Mallow Athletic Club have been holding road races for as long as I have been involved in running and that goes back to 1981. In the earlier years i.e. around 1981, '82 etc. they held an interesting race which was called the Mallow Metric Marathon...i.e. 26 km's instead of 26 miles. It was quiet successful as it was usually run around September and at that time, the Dublin Marathon had just started in October 1980. As a results, the 'Metric Marathon' was very popular as a lead up to the Dublin Marathon itself. Unfortunately I don't have an results from those early days!!!!
The first 10 Mile that I have any information about was 1991 when there were 152 finishers Winners : Men...1st James O'Sullivan (Waterford AC ) 50.12 and Ladies 1st.Mary Sheehan, Grange-Fermoy AC 63.05
Here are some of the other results down through the years....
1992...........142 finishers ....Men..1st Mark Bickerdike , Blarney ...51.38 , Ladies 1st Liz Bullen, Villierstown ( sister of John Treacy ) 62.27
1993.....???
1994...........143 finishers.....Men .1st Ml. Cotter, Leevale...51.45 , Ladies 1st Mary Murphy , Mallow AC 62.13
After that there seems to have been a break until the re-start of the present day 10 Mile Race in 2000 and for the first 7 years it was sponsored by the local Irish Sugar factory.
2000 ...121 runners ....Winners ...Men ,Jamie Lewis , Finn Valley, 49.17,(.10 mile Mens Record for Mallow ), Ladies , Mary Sheehan, Gr-Fermoy,59.52
2001...157 runners...win....Men, William Harty, West-W'ford ,52.23...Ladies, Mary Sheehan, Gr-Fermoy, 63.23
2002...180 runners...Winners...Men, Martin McCarthy,Leevale, 50.47....Ladies, mary Sheehan, Gr-Fermoy, 63.04
2003...215runners...Men, Cathal O'Connel, StF'Barrs, 52.08.....Ladies, Mary Sweeney, St. F'Barrs,62.50
2004....283 runners...Men, George Murray, North Cork, 52.50....Ladies, Thresa Tuohy, Nenagh Olympic, 64.54
2005...303 runners.....Men,Gerry Ryan ,GalwayC.Harriers,49.40....Ladies,Orla Tuohy, Gr-Fermoy,62.57
2006...Postponed due to fog in Jan. and was held instead in May.....197 runners....Men, Wm. Reidy, RiochtAC, 56.05.....Ladies, Niamh O'Sullivan, Riocht AC, 58.47
2007...386 runners......Men, Ravis Zakis, West W'ford, 53.34.....Ladies, Lucy Brennan, Sligo, 60.24
2008...521 runners......Men,Ravis Zakis, West W'ford, 553.15.....Ladies, Madeline Dorney, Thurles Crokes, 63.41
2009...559 runners.....Men, Ciobanu Sergio,Clonliffe Hrs,50.51....Ladies, Rhona Lynch, Eagle AC,61.16
2010...postponed due frost etc. and held in Feb.....503 runners....Men,Colin Merrett, Carrignavaar,53.17.....Ladies, Lorraine Manning, Raheny Smrks, 60.53
2011...postponed due snow etc.and held in March....749 runners....Men,Sandis Bralitis,West W'ford,51.16...Ladies,Annette Kealy, Raheny S'rocks,58.40 ( Ladies record )
The Mens Record set in 2005 is 49:40 by Gerry Ryan of Galway City Harriers. The Ladies Record is 58:40 by Annette Kealy........John Holland, Mallow AC
The 2012 Mallow '10' mile road race is on Monday, the 19th of March 2012. More details HERE
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