Mick Clohisey heads entry in 3,000-runner Ballycotton field

Over 3,000 runners will fill the narrow street of an east Cork village on Sunday next as the Ballycotton ‘10’ celebrates its 40th birthday.

The entry is the second biggest in those four decades while there is a welcome return to the high standards of early years with a top-class line-up making for an exciting contest. Heading the contenders is Mick Clohisey from the Raheny Shamrock club, a man who has won Irish titles on the track, cross-country and road. The 31-year-old ran the marathon for Ireland at the Rio Olympics and is now targeting the London Marathon on April 23, in which he has secured a place on the elite start line.

“It’s been a few years since I done Ballycotton so I’m looking forward to it,” says Clohisey, who finished second in the race back in 2010.