On Wednesday the 1st of July, there is a 10k race in Dundrum in Tipperary which has been going now for 30 years. The organsers sent me an old race flyer from 1986 when things were a bit more basic than today. The top prizes back then were a Black & White portable TV and a Deep Fat Fryer! :o)
If you're interested in a flat fast 10k race in Tipperary on the 1st of July then you'll find details here... http://munsterrunning.blogspot.ie/2015/06/noticecoillte-10k-road-race-dundrum.html
Got a few frying pans and cutlery sets back in the day! Ye,re spoilt with todays prizes!
ReplyDeleteDeep fat fryer for the first lady - I wonder how many more races she won after winning that prize !
ReplyDeleteObvious gender discrimination with the prizes back then
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