The annual Ballydehob 10k road race in West Cork was held on Sunday the 20th of March 2016. Despite the dry weather, there was a huge drop of 54% in numbers this year with just 60 runners in the 10k. This is a big change from a few years back when it used to attract about 200 runners.
1 Cillian O'Tuama Male 35 - 44 35:50.6
2 Michael Coakley Male 19 - 34 36:35.2
3 Patrick Mccarthy Male 45 - 54 38:05.3
6 Ronnie Barry Female 35 - 44 42:23.3
9 Margaret Murphy Female 35 - 44 42:48.7
16 Julie O'Brien Female 19 - 34 45:56.9
The full results can be seen HERE
Photos...(Updated 13th Apr 2016)
1) The organisers have a gallery HERE
Any idea why there has been such a huge drop in the numbers John? 60 this year down from near 240 in 2012. Could having on the same day as the mallow 10 be the min reason?
ReplyDeleteI'd say easter being so early this year meant a lot of folks were away with the kids.
ReplyDeleteThe popularity of running, triathlon etc, always waxes and wanes. Something becomes popular, it booms, it loses popularity until the next cycle. Cycling, which is my thing, does that too.
ReplyDeleteThe 4 main reasons for the drop are probably
ReplyDelete1) Lack of publicity
2) €15 entry fee
3) New parkruns in the West Cork area.
4) 10k not suitable for beginners (Couch to 5k).
I did BallyDeHob for the last 2 years. It was the Mallow 10 miler that stopped me going.
ReplyDeleteFairplay to the marshalls........it was cold day to be standing around. Good event, see you in 2017
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