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frontrunnerscork

🌈 AKA Frontrunners Cork A.C. 🇮🇪
🏳️‍🌈 An LGBTQ+ inclusive running & walking group based in Cork City 🏳️‍⚧️
🏆2025 Galas Sports Award Winner🏆

New year, new runners! 🏃 Last night, after 8 week New year, new runners! 🏃

Last night, after 8 weeks of training our couch to 5K participants have officially graduated to runners. They say time flies when you're having fun! 😉

We had a little graduation ceremony to celebrate our new runners with some well earned pizza. 🍕 

We're so proud of our graduates and all the progress they've made and they should be more proud of themselves for the time, effort, and energy they've put into this program. 💪 

Those 2026 new year's resolutions can be ticked off as completed successfully! 🙌

Special thanks to @corksportspartnership for sponsoring the program this year which has seen 33 new runners graduate from the couch!

Thanks also to the @idlehourbarcork for hosting us! No finer establishment in all of Cork!

Thanks as well to our coaches, Cormac, Jack, Zrinka, and especially Aisling and Sineád. (Also thanks to Emma for the support!)

Next up, we prepare for our graduates first official race at @tramore_valley_parkrun 🥳
Happy international Women's Day! 💜 Yesterday our Happy international Women's Day! 💜

Yesterday our club celebrated with a new tradition we're calling the Rose Run, a 5K dedicated specifically to International Women's Day. 🌹

The idea came from our Croatian Women in Sport Officer, Zrinka, who shared a tradition from Croatia. 

In the early celebrations of International Women’s Day in the 20th century, when the day was closely tied to the labour and women’s rights movements, giving flowers, often roses, became a way to show appreciation to mothers, teachers, coworkers, and friends while still recognising the importance of the day’s message about equality and women’s contributions to society.

To celebrate, we started the morning with a 5K. Afterwards, each of our female members received a rose as a small token of appreciation for everything they bring to the group, from encouragement on runs, to friendship and community off the route. 🌹

A huge thanks to Zrinka for bringing this lovely tradition to the club! ❤️

To all the incredible women in our community: thank you for the energy, positivity, and strength you bring every week. Our club wouldn’t be the same without you. 💜🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🥳
Women's+ Wednesday is back back back again! 💜 ​We Women's+ Wednesday is back back back again! 💜

​We are so proud to announce that the First Wednesday of every month is officially our dedicated Women’s+ run! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

​After a successful kickoff, we’re making this a permanent fixture to ensure our LBQ women, trans, and non-binary members have an extra space to train and grow.

Our mission is to remove the barriers that might keep queer women and non-binary people away from sports. Whether it’s concerns about safety, gendered environments, or simply not seeing yourself represented, we want this to be the place where those hurdles disappear. 🥳

Our weekly regular Monday and Saturday runs remain open to everyone, every orientation and gender identity! 😎  With this additional monthly run on the first Wednesday of every month, we want to be able to build a stronger, more inclusive home for our women+ members. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Time for your weekly "Run Down" from the Frontrunn Time for your weekly "Run Down" from the Frontrunners!

- Monday ➡️ Evening run and brisk walk followed by some refreshments in the Idle Hour
- Thursday ➡️ Track Sessions in UCC's Sonia O'Sullivan track with coach Richard Mullins
- Saturday ➡️ Morning run and brisk walk at the Marina Market followed by some treats 

This marks week 7 out of 8 of our Couch to 5k program and our participants are doing fantastic!

The graduation run looms ever closer... 👀
COMMITTEE 2026 Allow us to introduce our fabulous COMMITTEE 2026

Allow us to introduce our fabulous committee for Frontrunners & Briskwalkers Cork 2026! These are our volunteers who dedicate their time to keeping our club up and running and instantly improving!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Chairperson - Kieran O'Callaghan
Secretary - Rónan Murray
Finance Officer - Stephen Hannon
Public Outreach Officer - Vince Florish
Race Officer - Emma Harrington
Social Media Officer - Jack Mulcahy
Women in Sport Officer - Zrinka Prcela
Events Officer - Cormac Brennan

This year we are also refining our ambassador program, these are our members who are willing to act as dedicated helpers for the club. Aiding in warm-ups and helping new members get acclimated. This year we are giving our ambassadors expanded and specified rolls to help out our committee members to make Frontrunners Cork even better this year!

Run Ambassadors - Tim O'Leary and Sineád Hurley
Events Ambassadors - Adrijana Kovacevic and Patrick Guinane
Race Ambassador - Richard Mullins
Briskwalkers Ambassador - Brian Dailey
Women in Sport Ambassador - Aisling Gray

Together we're hoping to make 2026 another fantastic year for Frontrunners & Briskwalkers Cork! 🥳
Absolutely stellar performances by everyone repres Absolutely stellar performances by everyone representing Frontrunners today in the Kinsale 10 Mile for our February Club Race. 🥰 🥳 

Rounded off the day with a lovely sauna and sea swim at Sandycove beach after and all! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏊‍♀️
Cold nights make for great runs! 🙌 Some snaps fro Cold nights make for great runs! 🙌

Some snaps from our last 2 Monday runs. We start from the Idle Hour at 7pm every Monday and finish inside with a lovely libation. 😉

This brings us into week 6/8 of our Couch to 5K program and our participants are flying it! 🐦

Care to join? Drop us a message here and come along. Newcomers are always welcome and it's never to late to make 2026 the year you start running with the friendliest club in Cork. 🥰
Great times at @runthenightseries in at the @marin Great times at @runthenightseries in at the @marinamarketcork on Wednesday! 😎

No better motivation for a race than running with your friends... Or trying to place ahead of them 😅

Well done to everyone who came out and ran 5 miles in the dark and well done to the organisers for a fantastic event! 🙌
Always a super Saturday with this gang! 😎 Half th Always a super Saturday with this gang! 😎

Half through our Couch to 5K program and by the looks of it everyone is having a fabulous time! 🌈
Yesterday was a new first for Frontrunners Cork as Yesterday was a new first for Frontrunners Cork as we had our first women's+ run! 💜

​We entered this year with the goal of accommodating a monthly women's+ run on the first Wednesday of every month to be able to build a stronger, more inclusive home for our women+ members. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ This is in addition to our regular runs on Mondays and Saturdays which are open to everyone of any orientation and gender identity. 🥰

Our mission is to remove the barriers that might keep queer women and non-binary people away from sports. Whether it’s concerns about safety, gendered environments, or simply not seeing yourself represented, we want this to be the place where those hurdles disappear. 🥳

We're so excited to see this chapter of the club grow and here's to many more Wednesdays together. 😎
Happy imbolc everyone! 🍃 No better way to begin t Happy imbolc everyone! 🍃

No better way to begin the spring than a healthy run with some fabulous people.

Spring will bring us the remaining 5 weeks of our Couch to 5K program where we're going to get 40 new runners to their first 5K run. 😍

For our beloved regulars, we're also continuing our track sessions at the Mardyke track, where our trained coach is aiming to help members push themselves to greater speeds. Some of us have already seen fantastic results from these sessions so we're going to spring to even greater heights this coming season.

As Cork marathon season gets closer we've got plenty planned to help our Frontrunners grow and thrive, including our upcoming Strength & Conditioning classes which were a raging success last year. 💪

A reminder that newcomers are always welcome to join us. Just drop us a DM here and make 2026 your year of community and fitness combined. 😁
A little January roundup as the month comes to an A little January roundup as the month comes to an end.

Some great runs and walks with some great people ✅
A successful  start of our couch to 5K with 40 sign ups ✅ (thanks @corksportspartnership for their support of the program)
Some rain ✅
More laughs ✅ 

All in all, a recipe for a great start to the month. 2026 is looking bright for the Frontrunner family! 🥳
Great day out with the Frontrunners crew in West C Great day out with the Frontrunners crew in West Cork. 😁

​Well done to everyone who made the trip down to Clonakilty this morning for the Clonakilty 5 Mile race. 🙌

Some great times put in and even better company! 👏
First Saturday Run of 2026 ✅ No better way to sta First Saturday Run of 2026 ✅

No better way to start the weekend then a run or a walk followed by a well-earned treat at the Marina Market, especially when that treat is a @nosin.ie smoothie! 💙

A special shoutout to our Couch to 5K participants for getting out there and smashing another session! 💪 

#frontunners #runclub #cork #lgbt #frontrunnerscork
Lovely day to get a chance to check out the new So Lovely day to get a chance to check out the new Sonia O'Sullivan athletics track in UCC. ❤️☔

#running #track #frontrunners #runclub #lgbt
Great start to 2026 for Frontrunners & Briskwalker Great start to 2026 for Frontrunners & Briskwalkers Cork! 🙌🏃

​We had our first session back yesterday after a short winter break, and it was incredible to see 75 people join us, including our returning members and a fantastic new cohort of Couch to 5K participants! 🎉

​Afterwards, following our Monday tradition, we headed to @idlehourbarcork for some post-run refreshments. We were so grateful to receive a generous donation from the team there. A massive thank you to the staff and to @idlejohn1 for their unwavering support of our club year after year. 😍

Here's to even bigger and brighter things for the rest of 2026! 🥳
Still looking for a new year's resolution? Look no Still looking for a new year's resolution? Look no further! 💪

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to start running, this is it. Our Couch to 5K program is back this January and designed specifically with beginners in mind! 

🏳️‍🌈 Who we are
Frontrunners & Briskwalkers Cork—an LGBT+ inclusive crew where everyone is welcome.

✅ What you get
- ​Two coached sessions every week.
- ​A zero-pressure, super-friendly atmosphere.
- ​A step-by-step plan (no experience needed!).
- ​Guaranteed laughs and community support.

​Ready to give it a go?

🔗 To Sign up either scan the QR code or visit frontrunnerscork.ie/Cto5k/

​Let’s kick off 2026 feeling strong and supported. One step at a time! 👟

​#FrontrunnersCork #C25K #CorkRunning #LGBT #RunClub
Turkey: Gone. 🦃 Quality Street: Finished. 🍫 Togher Turkey: Gone. 🦃
Quality Street: Finished. 🍫
Togher 5K: Smashed. ✅ 🏃‍♂️

​No better way to shake off the festive slump than the annual @togherathleticsclub 5K. 😎

The air was chilly, but the atmosphere in Togher was electric as always! We had our Frontrunners out in full force, trading the sofa for the pavement and chasing down those post-Christmas PBs! 🥇

#running #runclub #lgbt #Frontrunners #frbwcork
Merry Christmas from your favourite running club! Merry Christmas from your favourite running club! 🎄🎅🦌

We didn't let the atrocious weather dampen our spirits for the annual Christmas Jumper run! We kept it festive with jumpers, lights, and every bit of tinsel we could find. ❄️

​A massive thank you to Andrew for the beautiful homemade mince pies that warmed us right up! 🥧☕️ 

​Congratulations to our 'Best Dressed' prize winners Oisín, Eglantine, and Christopher for snatching the top spots! 💅

Honorable mentions to Clare and J who served some incredible holiday haute couture. 🎅✨

​Wishing you all a joyful festive season filled with family, friendship, and well earned rest! ❤️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️
❄️ Winter Wellness 2025 ❄️ We spent the last thre ❄️ Winter Wellness 2025 ❄️

We spent the last three weeks leveling up our post-run recovery at @hocosauna. There’s nothing like a soak to melt away the winter chill and soothe the legs! 🏃🦵🧖
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