Notice: Coillte 10k road race, Dundrum, Tipperary - Wed 3rd July 2024

This popular 10k race in coming up in the village of Dundrum, Co.Tipperary on Wednesday the 3rd of July 2024. In terms of fast 10k courses, this must surely be one of the fastest in Munster if not the country.

ENTRIES - You can enter online HERE

From Dundrum AC... "Our 38th Annual 10k Road Race returns on Wednesday, 3rd July at 8pm. Quality Embroidered Souvenir Hand Towel for all Online Entries. €20 online entry: https://eventmaster.ie/event/JlVmfpvHRk "

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Dundrum is a small village just 9 miles / 15kms or so west of Cashel in the south of Tipperary...

Organised by Dundrum Athletic Club, this race is noted for being a flat fast course. As well of there being no hills, the course consists of multiple long straight sections rather than the more usual twists and turns. I've previewed many courses on this site but this one is really fast.

The map below shows where everything is. For spectators...note the points A, B and C. If you move between these points which are just over 100m apart you can see the athletes at approx. 0.25miles , 2.4miles, 3.2miles and again at 5.4miles.

Course Preview......The 10k course is essentially two laps of a 5k loop. A full preview of the course with maps, description, photos, etc can be seen HERE

Many races have different traditions. Some give out t-shirts, some mugs. In the case of the Coillte 10k, they give out a quality embroidered hand towel given to every finisher. and they have been doing this for over 20 years. Even on years where they had run out of towels on the night, they hand delivered them to these people in the following weeks.

The Tim Crowe Trophy is presented on the night to the first Tipperary Athlete in honour of his 24 national titles won in the early 1900s, who was from the village of Dundrum.

There is also a large spread of refreshments after race.

Useful links...
Updates on club Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DundrumAthleticClub

and on the club Twitter page https://twitter.com/DundrumAC

Course Record Holders

Senior Men Daniel Gidumbanda Tanzania 1997 29:45

O/40 Men Michael Harty East Cork 2022  30:13

O/45 Men Kieran McKeown Watergrasshill 2021 33:39

O/50 Men Vivian Foley Eagle AC 2023 32:58

O/55 Men Michael Hassett St Catherines 2015 35:51

O/60 Men John Collins Leevale 2019 39:38

O/65 Men  Joe Gough West Waterford 2022 39:12

O/70 Men  Joe Gough West Waterford AC 2023 41:40

Wheelchair  Cillian Dunne Borrisokane 2019 28:20

Junior Men 5k Darren Dunne Nenagh Olympic 2016 15:12

Senior Women Lizzie Lee Leevale 2021 33:45

O/40 Women Lizzie Lee Leevale 2021 33:45 National R

O/45 Women Rosaleen Mackeown Leevale 2021 38:56

O/50 Women Angela McCann Clonmel 2021 37:21 National R

O/55 Women Dorothy Ryan Country Club 2016 45:01

O/60 Women Kathleen Cronin Mallow 2022 47:06

O/65 Women  Sally Jeyes Ivanhoe 2018 56:47

Junior Women 5k Niamh Cunneen Nenagh Olympic 2022 18:28

5 Fastest Times

Male

29:45 Daniel Gidumbanda  Tanzania 1997

30:13 Michael Harty East Cork AC 2022

30:19 Sergiu Ciobanu Clonliffe Harriers AC 2021

30:26 Evan Fitzgerald Clonmel AC 2022

30:33 Evan Fitzgerald Clonmel AC 2021

Female
33:45 Lizzie Lee Leevale AC 2021

33:47 Sinead O'Connor Leevale AC 2022

34:05 Mary Mulhare Portlaoise AC 2023

34:28 Rosemary Ryan Bilboa 2003
34:43 Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane 2010

List of Previous Winners
1986 John O'Halloran Tipp Town // Kathleen Maher Ballytrasna,
1987 John Fitzgerald Clonmel // Mary Lonergan Reenavana,
1988 Toddy Finn Raheny Shamrocks // Kay O'Sullivan Upperchurch,
1989 Bernard Feery Clonmel // Martina Dorney Thurles Crokes,
1990 Robert Costello Limerick // Kay O'Sullivan Upperchurch,
1991 Michael Hassett Thurles Crokes // Mary Sheehan East Cork,
1992 Robert Costello Limerick // Mary Sheehan East Cork,
1993 Michael Hassett St. Catherines // Mary Sheehan East Cork,
1994 Michael Hassett St. Catherines // Gaile Culleton Thurles Crokes,
1995 Michael Hassett St. Catherines // Marcella Moloney Tullamore Harriers,
1996 Michael Hassett St. Catherines // Siobhan McCormack Emerald A.C.,
1997 Daniel Gidumbanda Tanzania // Mary Sheehan Grange Fermoy,
1998 Michae1 Hassett St. Catherines // Mary Sheehan East Cork,
1999 Colm Burke St. Abbans // Mary Sheehan Grange Fermoy,
2000 William Harty K.C.K // Mary Sheehan Grange Fermoy,
2001 Robert Wade Waterford A.C // Mary Sheehan Grange Fermoy,
2002 Pat Byrne Tinryland // Mary Sheehan Grange Fermoy,
2003 Tom Carey Limerick A.C // Rosemary Ryan Bilboa,
2004 Mick Kelly Gowran A.C // Siobhan O'Doherty Borrisokane,
2005 Sandis Bralitis Ballynonty A.C // Siobhan O'Doherty Borrisokane,
2006 Tom Carey Limerick A.C // Rosemary Ryan Bilboa,
2007 Dermot Kearns West Limerick // Madeline Dorney Thurles Crokes,
2008 Jason Fahey Olympic Harriers // Rosemary Ryan Bilboa,
2009 Tommy Evans Gowran // Siobhan O'Doherty Borrisokane,
2010 Seamus Power Kilmurray Ibrickane // Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane,
2011 Kenneth Rogers St John’s // Rosemary Ryan Bilboa,
2012 Michael Shannon Kilnaboy // Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane,
2013 Chris Bracken Thurles Crokes // Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane.
2014 Kevin Moore Dundrum // Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane.
2015 Stephen Hunter St. Michaels // Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane.
2016 Declan Moore Bilboa AC // Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane.
2017 David Mansfield Clonliffe Harriers // Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane.
2018 Freddy Keron Sittuk Kenya // Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane.

2019 David Mansfield Clonmel AC // Siobhan O'Doherty Borrisokane AC

2020 Kevin Moore Dundrum AC // Dymphna Ryan Dundrum AC (Virtual)

2021 Sergiu Ciobanu Clonliffe Harriers AC  // Lizzie Lee Leevale AC

2022 Michael Harty East Cork AC // Sinead O'Connor Leevale AC

2023 Kevin Moore Dundrum AC // Mary Mulhare Portlaoise AC

Press Release: Records to break at Coillte 10k Road Race ...by Dundrum AC

Records to break at Coillte 10k Road Race

Wednesday the 5th of July at 8pm the Coillte 10k Road Race in Dundrum Co Tipperary will
be run for the 38th consecutive year by the local Dundrum Club. The race which started out as
part of a local long weekend festival which was so popular back in the eighties is still going
strong 38 years later.

This year’s official race starter is John Kelly, and it could not have been a more appropriate
choice. John been one of the founder members of the club back in 1960 and a top-class
sprinter winning County, Munster, and National titles in his day.

Race HQ is Dundrum Community Hall Eircode E34 EY28 where the club has its athletic facilities.
Race numbers can be collected there on the evening of the race. The race HQ is only 200
metres from the start and finish lines.

For an excellent guided tour of the course road by road Google the Running in Munster
Ireland Website.

For Tipperary athletes there is the added incentive of the Tim Crowe Memorial trophy (kindly
donated by Dominic Moore) for the fastest Tipperary athlete to finish the 10k.Since this trophy
was introduced in 2010 in memory of an iconic athlete who hailed from Dundrum it has been won
by Danny Smith Ballynonty five times, Christopher Bracken Thurles Crokes once, David
Mansfield Clonmel twice, Kevin Moore Dundrum three times, Sergiu Ciobanu Clonliffe Harriers
once and present holder Evan Fitzgerald Clonmel. A cracking Tipperary County scoring six if you
had all of them togged out together.

The race which also incorporates a 5K for juniors (age between13years old on day of race
and19 years or under on 31/12/2023) one lap ran with the 10k two lapper. The race has prizes
in every category from Senior to over 70 years for both men and women. With the Master
categories at the standard five-year intervals from Over 40 years plus, with a specially
Embroidered Souvenir Hand Towel for all online entrants.

This year the club has once again linked up with Niall O’Sullivan’s Premier Timing Systems
for entries and result data to manage the ever-increasing numbers of runners every year.
Entries are online via the link https://eventmaster.ie/event/w752IPySRQ. The club would
appreciate it if participants could enter at least a week or two before the race date. Early
entry gives the organizers an idea of the number of embroidered dated towels required, plus
the food requirements for the big spread afterwards. Also, it is a big help to Niall for him to
get working on his system early.

The club is delighted to have Coillte once again as our main sponsor. Dundrum is surrounded
by trees and forest trails for running and walking developed by Coillte over the years. It is
appropriate that Coillte are involved with us in the healthy sport of running. The Company’s
managed forest trails around Dundrum and indeed around the Country are a haven for people to
get out for a bit of fresh air and exercise never more appreciated than during the recent Covid
lockdown. The semi-state company has been involved in this race every year since it was set up
in 1988, which is appreciated by the Dundrum club.

The planned village of Dundrum from the old Estate era and the two-lap course make it ideal
for spectators to view the race and encourage the athletes as the race progresses. One section
of the course in the village allows viewing of the race at four different locations by moving
about one hundred meters.

The race will be run over the usual flat two lap circuit with the lap consisting of a series of
five straights where one or two records are broken every year. Tanzanian international Daniel
Gidumbanda incredible time of 29:45 course record for the 10k has stood since 1997 which is
now over a quarter of a century ago. Irish Olympian Lizzie Lee Leevale smashed the
women’s course record in 2021 when running a super 33:45 for the classic distance.
Indeed, Lizzie’s great run that year and Angela McCann Clonmel super run and time of 37:21
in the same race set two National Irish Records for Over 40 and Over 50 women respectively.
A tremendous achievement by the two women and a confirmation of the two-lapper circuit
been a fast course.

For the record, the following are the course record holders over the Dundrum course.

Senior Men Daniel Gidumbanda Tanzania 1997 29:45, O/40 Men Michael Harty East Cork
30:13 2022. O/45 Men Kieran McKeown Watergrasshill 33:39 2021, O/50 Men Paul Moran
Rathfarnham 2016 34:12, O/55 Men Michael Hassett St Catherines 2015 35:51,0/60 Men John
Collins Leevale 2019 39:38, O/65 Men Joe Gough West Waterford 2022 39:12,
 O/70 Men Andrew Jeyes Ivanhoe 2018 44:04, Junior Men 5k Darren Dunne Nenagh Olympic
2016 15:12, 

Senior Women Lizzie Lee, Leevale 2021 33:45, O/40 Women Lizzie Lee, Leevale 2021
33:45, O/45 Women Rosaleen Mackeown Leevale 2021 38:56, O/50 Women Angela McCann
Clonmel 2021 37:21, O/55 Women Dorothy Ryan Country Club 2016 45:01,O/60 Women
Kathleen Cronin Mallow 2022 47:06,O/65 Women Sally Jeyes 2018 Ivanhoe 56:47, Junior
Women 5k Niamh Cunneen Nenagh Olympic 2022 18:28,Wheelchair Cillian Dunne Borrisokane
2019 28:20.

Race info for 2023... https://munsterrunning.blogspot.com/2023/06/notice-coillte-10k-road-race-dundrum.html

Tipperary: Results & photos of the Dundrum 10k - 7th July 2021

As the restrictions are gradually beginning to ease, some road races with limited numbers are beginning to start up again. The Dundrum 10k in Tipperary is one of the best 10k races in the country with a really flat and fast course.

This year, it was held on the 7th of July and due to the limit on numbers, it sold out very quickly. There were a total of 146 finishers.

Place Athletes name Club Location Gun Time Category Bib
1 Sergiu Ciobanu Clonliffe Harriers AC     30:19 SM 19
2 Evan Fitzgerald Clonmel AC     30:33 SM 39
3 Niall Shanahan An Bru AC     30:39 SM 169
4 Mick Clohisey Raheny Shamrocks AC     30:47 SM 20
5 Colin Maher Ballyfin AC     31:15 SM 83
15 Lizzie Lee Leevale AC     33:45 SF 77
24 Claire McCarthy Leevale AC     35:37 SF 87
25 Ciara O Neill Clonmel AC     35:44 SF 138
29 Niamh Moore Leevale AC     36:22 SF 104
37 Dymphna Ryan Dundrum AC     37:19 SF 156

The full results can be found HERE

Photos...

1) Susan Parker Laste has a gallery HERE

2) John Kenrick has a gallery HERE