Clare...Results of the Kilnaboy 10 mile road race - Sun 10th Apr 2016

A large crowd of 422 runners turned out for this years Kilnaboy 10 mile road race. As can be seen from the chart below, it's a drop on last years numbers but still a very good turnout for a 10 mile race in Co.Clare.

This is very much in line with the other races in the Run Clare series which were down this year.

One thing that the chart doesn't show is how much the race has changed in the last two years. Prior to 2015, the race attracted a lot more of the faster runners. For example in 2011, 37 out of 195 ran sub 65 mins....about 19%.

In the last two years, it has become more of a mass participation event with larger numbers but with a lot of the faster runners missing. In 2016, just 8 out of 422 runners broke 65 mins....just 2%.

There is nothing right or wrong about this, it is what it is. Larger numbers mean that the host club earns more money which in turn helps fund its activities. As you can see from the chart about, the race has a long history and would have been considered in the past to be one of the serious 10 mile road races in Munster along with Dungarvan, Ballycotton and Mallow. That's no longer the case.

1 JULIO     CESAR CASTRO     57.02     MS     KILMURRY IBRICKANE
2  LARRY     ARTHUR     58.38     M40     DERG AC
3 WILLIE     DEVITT     60.21     MO     Kilmurry Ibrickane
11 SHARON     RYNNE     65.08     FS     KILMURRY IBRICKANE
17 DEE     GRADY     66.42     FS     ATHENRY AC
37 MARY     CAHILL     70.42     F35     ENNIS TRACK

Full results

Photos...
1) John O'Neill has a gallery HERE