Dungarvan 10 mile entries open on Thurs 1st Dec 2022...

The John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race will be held on Sunday the 5th of February 2023 and now is the time to look at some key dates. 

Update 29th December 2022: Entries for the 2023 Dungarvan 10-mile have now closed.

It's interesting to look back at the demand for this race. Entries opened on the 1st of December for club runners. It opened for everyone on the 8th of December. The number of available entries increased this year from 3,000 to 3,750, a 25% increase.

Entries closed on the 27th of December which means that anyone that really wanted to enter could do so, there was no real advantage in being a member of a club other than saving the €2 'One-Day Licence'.

Entries are still open for elite runners. From West Waterford AC... "JOHN TREACY DUNGARVAN 10. IN A FEW DAYS OUR WAITING LIST WILL BE IN OPERATION AND NUMBERS WILL BE ALLOCATED ON A PRO RATA BASES AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. 

Elite entries will be accepted up to Friday 27th January 2023. The standards set down are Men 55 minutes and Ladies 60 Minutes. These times must have been posted within the last 2 years. Proof of these qualifying times may be required.

ELITE ENTRIES ENQUIRIES TO info AT westwaterfordathletics DOT org"

Thursday 1st December 2022: Entries open for athletic club members. You will need your AI membership number for this. The entry fee is €30 and there may be additional registration fees.

The entry link is via Event Master - Enter HERE

Thursday 8th December 2022: Entries open for everyone. The entry fee is again €30 but non-club runners will have to pay the new Athletics Ireland 'One-Day Licence' which costs an additional €2.

The entry link is via Event Master - Enter HERE

Entries will remain open until the limit of 3,750 is reached.

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Update 15th Dec 2022: The entries for all runners is open a week at this stage. Last years entry limit has been passed but there are still plenty of places left. Remember that the entry limit was increase by 750 this year, a 25% increase.

If you're interested in doing this popular 10-mile road race then I would recommend you enter in the next few days.

History & Analysis... The first thing is not to get in a panic about entering. In 2019, all 3,000 places were snapped up in 3-hours. 

In 2021, entries opened a week early for club runners with the non-club runners entering a week later. Even with that, it still took 27-hours to fill all 3,000 places.

This year, the numbers of entries has gone from 3,000 up to 3,750. Despite the impression some people might give, the vast majority of runners out there are not members of an athletics club.

As long as you're ready to enter on the morning of the 8th of December then you should have no problem getting in.

Training Programme: For anyone interested, I am currently running a training programme which started a few week ago. If anyone is interested in a shorter programme at a reduced price then let me know. We only have 9-weeks from the 4th of December so we don't have much time to work with. Info in this previous post HERE.

Statement from West Waterford AC... "31st annual John Treacy Dungarvan 10 Mile.

Club members online entry opens this Thursday 1st December. Race date Sunday 5th February 2023 11am start.

As and from December 1st entries will open for the 31st Annual John Treacy Dungarvan 10 which will be held on Sunday February 5th 2023, start time of 11.am.

This race is a permitted A.A.I. event and once again this year we will open on Thursday 1st December to AI club members.  You just need your Life Membership number to enter.  Remaining places will then go on offer on the 8th December.

 The entry fee for this year’s race is €30. 

The race has grown year on year and is a pre-entry race which will close when 3,750 entries have been reached.

 All race numbers will be posted out the week prior to the event, and there will be strictly no entry on the day. 

The prize fund for 2023 is €6,000"

Website... https://www.westwaterfordathletics.org/dungarvan-10-mile/