Guest Post: IRISH 10-MILE RANKINGS - End July 2025 ...by John Walshe

IRISH 10-MILE RANKINGS - End July 2025

What follows is a ranking list over the popular 10-mile distance for all men (under 55:00) and women (under 65:00) for the six months from February to July 2025.

The list shows the time (gun), name/club/category, the race and finishing position, along with the date. Where an athlete appears more than once, just the surname is used after the initial listing.

At the end of 2024 we mentioned the decline in standards compared to previous years - but what a difference a few months make.

In early April a new Irish record of 45:59 was established by Peter Lynch from Kilkenny at the Cherry Blosson race in Washington, while at Dungarvan in February two hugely impressive course records were set by Fearghal Curtin (47:42) and Niamh Allen (52:51).

This time last year, a total of 81 performances by men had been achieved inside the 55:00 cut-off, this year the number has risen to 108. Dungarvan can take the credit for this upsurge as a total of 31 broke 55 minutes there compared to just seven in 2024.

While Lynch’s Irish best was the standout performance (incidentally, he’s also credited with a 53:42 in his local Danesfort race - no doubt an easy tempo run!), Ryan Creech has three performances in the 49-minure range, one of which gained him the national title in the Phoenix Park.

Niamh Allen has certainly made her mark in the past year on track, cross-country and road and her 52:51 is the second fastest by an Irishwoman over the distance after Sonia O’Sullivan’s 51:00 at the Great South Run in September 2002.

The numbers of performances for women under 65:00 this year is 90, up slightly on last year’s 86 with Trim having the highest number at 17, the same as 12 months ago.

As usual, any additions or corrections are welcome and can be made on the comments section wherever this list appears.

MEN
45:59 Peter Lynch (KCH) Washington DC (7) Apr 06
47:42 Fearghal Curtin (Youghal) Dungarvan (1) Feb 02
49:16 Ryan Creech (Leevale) Kinsale (1) Apr 21
49:28 Hugh Armstrong (Ballina) Roscommon (1) Jun 28
49:35 Creech Cobh (2) Àpr 06
49:54 Creech Dublin (Irish Runner) (1) Jul 20
49:56 Jamie Fallon (Craughwell) Dungarvan (2) Feb 02
50:16 Michael Harty (East Cork, M40) Midleton (1) Feb 09
50:26 Sean Doyle (Cork City) Dungarvan (3) Feb 02
50:29 Doyle Midleton (2) Feb 09
50:36 Ger Forde (KCH) Dungarvan (4) Feb 02
50:39 Jake O’Regan (St Johns) Bundoran (1) Mar 01
50:53 Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe, M40) Midleton (3) Feb 09
50:59 Evan Fitzgerald (West Waterford) Dungarvan (5) Feb 02
51:04 Gary Crummy (Newry) Dublin (Irish Runner) (2) Jul 20
51:08 Stephen McAuley (Letterkenny) Dublin (Irish Runner) (3) Jul 20
51:10 Kyle Doherty (City of Derry Spartans) Bundoran (2) Mar 01
51:10 Kane Collins (Donore) Dublin (Irish Runner) (4) Jul 20
51:27 Ian Guiden (Clonliffe) Dublin (Irish Runner) (5) Jul 20
51:31 Forde Dublin (Irish Runner) (6) Jul 20
51:41 Michael Fox (Armagh) Dublin (Irish Runner) (7) Jul 20
51:51 Peter Somba (Ratoath) Trim (1) Feb 02
51:58 Ciobanu Dungarvan (6) Feb 02
51:58 Karl Fitzmaurice (Shannon) Dooneen (1) Apr 13
51:59 Martin Hoare (Celbridge) Trim (2) Feb 02
52:00 Doherty Derry (1) Mar 08
52:09 Eoin Mullan (Omagh, M40) Bundoran (3) Mar 01
52:12 Pat Fitzgerald (Waterford) Dungarvan (7) Feb 02
52:19 Denis Hegarty (Leevale) Dungarvan (8) Feb 02
52:23 Michael Bruton ((Leevale) Cobh (3) Apr 06
52:24 Paul O’Donnell (DSD) Dublin (Irish Runner) (8) Jul 20
52:25 Mathew McConnell (Ballyroan-Abbeyl) Dungarvan (9) Feb 02
52:28 Mossy Bracken (Moycarkey-Coolcroo) Dungarvan (10) Feb 02
52:29 John-Joe Doherty (Finn Valley) Mooreabbey (1) Jul 06
52:37 John Durcan (Togher) Cobh (4) Àpr 06
52:39 Conor McCauley (Leevale, M40) Midleton (4) Feb 09
52:39 O’Donnell Edenderry (1) Jul 13
52:45 Barry Twohig (St Finbarrs, M45) Dungarvan (11) Feb 02
52:46 Twohig Mallow (1) Mar 23
52:49 Alexander Wallace (St Cocas, M45) Trim (3) Feb 02
52:50 Patrick McColl (Roadrunners) Trim (4) Feb 02
52:53 Killian Mooney (DSD) Roscommon (2) Jun 28
52:58 Kristaps Liepins (Watergrasshill) Dungarvan (12) Feb 02
52:58 Shane Collins (Leevale) Mallow (2) Mar 23
53:03 Patrick McColl (Roadrunners) Portaferry (1) Jul 22
53:04 Eanna Ó’Brádaigh (DSD) Roscommon (3) Jun 28
53:07 Damien Madigan (North Cork) Mallow (3) Mar 23
53:14 O’Bradaigh Edenderry (2) Jul 13
53:15 James Treanor (Shercock) Dungarvan (13) Feb 02
53:16 Collins Dungarvan (14) Feb 02
53:16 Barry Donovan (Cork TC) Dungarvan (15) Feb 02
53:19 Andy Nevin (Mullingar) Trim (5) Feb 02
53:19 Wallace Dublin (Irish Runner) (9) Jul 20
53:21 Dermot Gorman (Carrick-on-Suir, M40) Dungarvan (16) Feb 02
53:22 Brendan Neary (unatt) Dungarvan (17) Feb 02
53:22 Dermot Guina (West Limerick) Dungarvan (18) Feb 02
53:24 Dermot O’Brien (unatt, M40) Dungarvan (19) Feb 02
53:25 Tim Murphy (Mullingar) Naas (1) Mar 02
53:25 Tony Forristal (East Cork) Dungarvan (20) Feb 02
53:25 Jordan Clay (unatt) Edenderry (3) Jul 13
53:27 Tadhg OSullivan (Bweeng TB) Mallow (4) Mar 23
53:29 Donal Coakley (Leevale) Dungarvan (21) Feb 02
53:30 Conor Tiernan (unatt) Naas (2) Mar 02
53:31 Madigan Dungarvan (22) Feb 02
53:31 Mark Walsh (Leevale) Midleton (5) Feb 09
53:31 Sean Davin (St Finbarrs) Mallow (5) Mar 23
53:32 O’Regan Cobh (5) Apr 06
53:33 Danny Mullins (Bantry) Dungarvan (23) Feb 02
53:33 Conor Duffy (Glaslough) Castleblaney (1) Jul 26
53:35 David Glynn (unatt) Dublin (Irish Runner) (10) Jul 20
53:37 O’Sullivan Dungarvan (24) Feb 02
53:37 Davin Cobh (6) Apr 06
53:40 Karl Nolan (Clonliffe, M40) Naas (3) Mar 02
53:40 Warren Roche (unatt) Dungarvan (25) Feb 02
53:41 Michael McMahon (North Cork, M40) Dungarvan (26) Feb 02
53:41 Barry Shiel (Longford, M40) Roscommon (4) Jun 28
53:42 Kieran Regan (unatt) Bundoran (4) Mar 01
53:42 Lynch Danesfort (1) Jun 06
53:45 Eoin Pierce (Cloniffe) Cobh (7) Apr 06
53:46 Davin Midleton (6) Feb 09
53:47 Liam Mulligan (Drogheda & Dist) Dublin (Irish Runner) (11) Jul 20
53:52 Michael Brady (Raheny) Dublin (Irish Runner) (12) Jul 20
53:54 Emmet Jennings (DSD) Dublin (Irish Runner) (13) Jul 20
53:56 Sean Husband (Monaghan Town) Trim (6) Feb 02
53:56 Peter Donnelly (Candour TC) Larne (1) Apr 12
53:57 Alexey Marchenko (Rath-WSAF, M40) Dungarvan (27) Feb 02
54:03 Shane Fitzgwrald (unatt) Dungarvan (28) Feb 02
54:08 John Lenehan (City of Derry Spartans) Dublin (Irish Runner) (14) July 20
54:14 Ashley Dixon (North Down) Portaferry (2) Jul 22
54:15 Nicky O’Donoghue (East Cork) Dungarvan (29) Feb 02
54:18 Kieran Regan (Brothers Pearse) Dublin (Irish Runner (15) Jul 20
54:20 Ronan Potterton (Fr Murphy) Naas (4) Mar 02
54:22 Colin Leonard (Drogheda & Dist, M40) Trim (7) Feb 02
54:25 Noel McNally (Roadrunners, M40) Trim (8) Feb 02
54:25 Paddy O’Donnell (C of Derry Spartans) Derry (2) Mar 08
54:27 Aidan Noone (Leevale) Dungarvan (30) Feb 02
54:28 Mullins Skibbereen (1) Feb 09
54:29 Daniel Squires (Annadale) Trim (9) Feb 02
54:29 John McKeogh (unatt, M40) Dooneen (2) Apr 13
54:30 Gavin Callery (DSD) Dublin (Irish Runner) (16) Jul 20
54:33 Terry Shanley (Clane) Trim (10) Feb 02
54:37 Cillian O’Leary (Raheny, M45) Dublin (Irish Runner) (17) Jul 20
54:40 Barry Hartnett (Dundrum, M40) Kilsheelan (1) Mar 17
54:45 John Meade ((St Finbarrs, M45) Cobh (8) Apr 06
54:53 Donovan Midleton (7) Feb 09
54:53 Sean Hehir (Croghan, M40) Raheny (1) Apr 21
54:56 David Cullinane (Ferrybank, M40) Dungarvan (31) Feb 02
54:56 Wayne Waldron (Donore) Dublin (Irish Runner) (18) Jul 20

WOMEN
52:51 Niamh Allen (Leevale) Dungarvan (1) Feb 02
56:09 Ciara Hickey (Brother Pearse, F40) Trim (1) Feb 02
56:18 Patriciia Jackman (Waterford) Dungarvan (2) Feb 02
56:39 Ann-Marie McGlynn (Strabane, F40) Roscommon (1) Jun 28
57:34 Hannah Steeds (Leevale) Midleton (1) Feb 09
57:42 Fionnuala Ross (Armagh) Cobh (2) Apr 06
57:57 Meghan Ryan (DSD) Dublin (Irish Runner) (1) Jul 20
58:06 Caitlyn Harvey (Roadrunners) Trim (2) Feb 02
58:22 Jessica Craig (North down, F35) Dublin (Irish Runner) (2) Jul 20
58:35 Elizabeth Carr (Mullingar) Naas (1) Mar 02
58:50 Niamh Moore (Leevale) Mallow (1) Mar 23
59:09 Dee Grady (Ennis TC, F35) Dublin (Irish Runner) (3) Jul 20
59:11 Catherine Whoriskey (C of Derry, F35) Derry (1) Mar 08
59:26 Mila Geldenhiys (GCH) Dublin (Irish Runner) (4) Jul 20
59:44 Kate McDonald (Ballyroan-Abbeyleix) Naas (2) Mar 02
59:52 Breege Connolly (CNRD, F45) Athone (1) May 17
59:56 Sharon Rynne (Leevale, F35) Midleton (2) Feb 09
60:02 Connolly Roscommon (2) Jun 28
60:03 Fiona Roche (Raheny) Raheny (1) Apr 21
60:27 Catherine Thornton (GCH) Trim (3) Feb 02
60:27 Niamh Clifford (Kilcoole) Raheny (2) Apr 21
60:34 Maria Ni Mhaolagain (Rosses) Bundoran (1) Mar 01
60:53 Pamela Kirk (Roadrunners, F40 Derry (2) Mar 08
60:54 Nicola Black (Roadrunners, F40) Trim (4) Feb 02
61:02 Moore Cobh (3) Apr 06
61:08 Gladys Ganiel (North Belfast, F45) Larne (1) Apr 12
61:09 Fiona Kehoe (Kilmore, F40) Raheny (3) Apr 21
61:14 Clara Ryan (St Finbarrs) Dungarvan (3) Feb 02
61:29 Fiona Stack (Raheny, F40) Bundoran (2) Mar 01
61:32 Sinead Whitelaw (Mullingar) Trim (5) Feb 02
61:32 Kealy Tideswell (Clonmel, F40) Mallow (2) Mar 23
61:37 Katie Wilson (DMP) Dungarvan (4) Feb 02
61:38 Elisoa Crawford (North Belfast, F50) Trim (6) Feb 02
61:39 Aedin Corr (Donore, F35) Dublin (Irish Runner) (5) Jul 20
61:57 Ciara Foy (Mullingar) Trim (7) Feb 02
62:02 Judith Storm (City of Derry Spart, F35) Derry (3) Mar 08
62:06 Isobel Oakes (Sligo) Trim (8) Feb 02
62:12 Leah Lawler (St Laurence O’Toole) Dungarvan (5) Feb 02
62:12 Grady Dooneen (1) Apr 13
62:18 Aimee Mullin (Galbally) Bundoran (3) Mar 01
62:19 Theresa McIlwaine (unatt) Derry (4) Mar 08
62:19 Crawford Larne (2) Apr 12
62:22 Maebh Brannigan (GCH) Dublin (Irish Runner) (6) Jul 20
62:26 Shona Keane (Dooneen, F40) Dungarvan (6) Feb 02
62:48 Ciara Cunnngham (Tir Chonnaill) Bundoran (4) Mar 01
62:53 Ryan Skibbereen (1) Feb 09
62:58 Nadine McIntyre (Enniskillen RC) Castleblaney (1) Jul 26
63:05 Ciara Toner (City of Derry Spart, F40) Derry (5) Mar 08
63:08 Black Portaferry (1) Jul 22
63:10 Caroline Hassett (Templemore, F40) Dungarvan (7) Feb 02
63:11 Catherine Murphy (Eagle, F45) Dungarvan (8) Feb 02
63:13 Kate O’Neill (MSB, F40) Trim (9) Feb 02
63:14 Laura Daly (unatt) Tralee (1) Feb 08
63:16 Emma Fitzpatrick (Leevale) Midleton (3) Feb 09
63:23 Murphy (Eagle) Mallow (3) Mar 23
63:27 Emma Boland (Newbridge, F45) Dungarvan (9) Feb 02
63:30 Edel Gaffney (Trim) Trim (10) Feb 02
63:31 Murphy (Eagle, F45) Kinsale (1) Apr 21
63:39 Ryan Mallow (4) Mar 23
63:50 Anna Dooner (Roscommon) Roscommon (3) Jun 28
63:50 Hassett Dublin (Irish Runner) (7) Jul 20
63:53 Collette McCourt (Roadrunners, F45) Portaferry (2) Jul 22
63:55 Julie O’Brien (Durrus, F40) Skibbereen (2) Feb 09
64:00 Eimear O’Leary (GCH, F40) Trim (11) Feb 02
64:00 Mollie O’Donnell (Liffey Valley) Dublin (Irish Runner) (8) Jul 20
64:05 Jessica Picone (Clonliffe) Dublin (Irish Runner) (9) Jul 20
64:06 Nadine Forde (Leelave, F40) Midleton(4) Feb 09
64:07 Sabina Williams (Croghan, F40) Trim (12) Feb 02
64:09 Neasa De Burca (GCH, F40) Roscommon (4) Jun 28
64:10 Marie Howard (Leevale) Mallow (5) Mar 23
64:10 Gaffney Edenderry (1) Jul 13
64:11 Becky Coughlan (Ennis TC, F40) Dungarvan (10) Feb 02
64:20 Sinead Murtagh (Newcastle&Dist, F40) Trim (13) Feb 02
64:22 Nicole Moorehouse (Slaney Oly) Dungarvan (11) Feb 02
64:28 Sharon Cantwell (Moyne) Dungarvan (12) Feb 02
64:29 Elaine McGuckian (Keep Er Lit, F40) Bundoran (5) Mar 01
64:29 Angela McCann (Clonmel, F50) Dungarvan (13) Feb 02
64:32 Kate Mulholland (St Peters) Trim (14) Feb 02
64:34 Anna Dooner (Roscommon) Trim (15) Feb 02
64:39 Ruth Wilson (DSD) Dublin (Irish Runner) (10) Jul 20
64:41 Adrienne Jordan (unatt, F45) Trrim (16) Feb 02
64:41 Niamh Cronin (St Finbarrs, F45) Dungarvan (14) Feb 02
64:41 Sarah Diamond (Kilcoole) Dublin (Irish Runner) (11) July 20
64:42 Susan Glennon (Mullingar) Roscommon (5) Jun 28
64:43 Linda Kelly (Watergrasshill, F50) Mallow (6) Mar 23
64:43 Breda Gaffney (Mallow, F50) Kinsale (2) Apr 21
64:45 Heather Dunlea (Leevale) Dungarvan (15) Feb 02
64:46 Eimear McCracken (Annadale, F40) Trim (17) Feb 02
64:49 Caoimhe Ui Fhearáin (Inishowen) Derry (6) Mar 08
64:54 Grace Kennedy (Donore) Trim (18) Feb 02