A total of 419 runners turned out for this years Rose of Tralee 10k in Co.Kerry on Sunday the 20th of August 2017. While this is a really good number for a race in Kerry, it's still down 23% on last year. As the chart shows above, it has been on a downward slide since 2014 when the numbers were over double what they were this year.
1 Mark HANRAHAN 00:30:38 M (1) Leevale AC
2 Derek GRIFFIN 00:34:15 M (2) Tralee Harriers AC
3 Gary EGAN 00:34:39 M (3) An Bru AC
7 Laura CROWE 00:35:46 F (1) An Riocht AC
21 Sharon CAHILL 00:40:06 F (2)
23 Rachel STOKES 00:40:20 F (3)
Results... https://www.myrunresults.com/events/the_rose_of_tralee_10k/2393/results
Photos...
1) Adrienne McLoughlin has an album HERE
I think a lot has to do with the price, €25/€27 is too expensive on a route that had open roads and traffic. I would have expected price to drop and participation to increase as this is now a club run. Hopefully lessons learned for next year.
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