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Great Ireland Run
The Wellington Monument in Phoenix Park – the race venue
DateMid-April
LocationDublin, Ireland
Event typeRoad
Distance10 km
Established2003
Official siteGreat Ireland Run

The Great Ireland Run is an annual 10-kilometre road running competition which is held in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland in mid-April.[1] It is part of the Great Run series of athletics competitions and it also holds IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status.[2] It is sponsored by SPAR and features both an elite race and a popular race.[3]

The 10 km race course begins at Chesterfield Avenue and loops around in a clock-wise circuit to finish on Furze Road.[4] A 2.5 km fun run for 8–15-year-old runners is also featured on the programme of events.[5] Over 11,000 people took part in the day's events in 2010.[6] The elite races in 2010 also doubled up as the Irish 10K Championships.[7]

Past participants have included former marathon world record holder Paul Tergat,[8] and World Championship medallist Meselech Melkamu, as well as some of Ireland's foremost athletes such as 1995 World Champion Sonia O'Sullivan and cross country specialist Catherina McKiernan.

Past winners

Key:   Course record   Irish championship race

Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
9th 2011  Charlotte Purdue (GBR) 32:42  Jesús España (ESP) 29:26
8th 2010  Martin Fagan (IRL) 29:17  Freya Murray (GBR) 32:30
7th 2009  Rui Pedro Silva (POR) 28:45  Ana Dulce Félix (POR) 32:18
6th 2008  Abraham Chebii (KEN) 28:48  Doris Chepkwemoi Changeywo (KEN) 32:15
5th 2007  Abraham Chebii (KEN) 28:47  Victoria Mitchell (AUS) 33:06
4th 2006  Craig Mottram (AUS) 28:51  Meselech Melkamu (ETH) 31:41
3rd 2005  Craig Mottram (AUS) 28:35  Amy Rudolph (USA) 32:16
2nd 2004  Craig Mottram (AUS) 29:11  Catherina McKiernan (IRL) 33:39
1st 2003  Craig Mottram (AUS) 28:36  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) 32:24

Statistics

References

  1. ^ Race History. Great Ireland Run. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
  2. ^ IAAF Road Race Label Events 2010. IAAF (2010). Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
  3. ^ Fagan and Murray nab 10Km victories in Dublin. IAAF (2010-04-19). Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
  4. ^ Great Ireland Run Course Map. Great Ireland Run. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
  5. ^ Junior Great Ireland Run. Great Ireland Run. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
  6. ^ Great day for a run as 11,000 take over park . The Irish Independent (2010-04-19). Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
  7. ^ SPAR Great Ireland Run. Athletics Ireland (2010-04-18). Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
  8. ^ Cullen comes second in Dublin run . BBC Sport (2009-04-05). Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
List of winners
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