Results & Photos of the John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race - Sun 1st Feb 2026

In contrast to some previous years, the weather was stunning for this years John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race with blue skies and sunshine. Almost 3000 runners took to roads for this race in west Waterford, the largest of its kind in Munster.

Despite what the final times might suggest, there was a real tussle in the men's race for first place. From my elevated vantage point, I could see that at about 9.5 miles that both Jake O'Regan and Killian Moon were running together. However as you can see from the photo I took above with about 450m to go, Jake had opened up a commanding lead on the final hill.

In the women's race, Emily Sisson from the US was the clear winner with a time of 53m 22s. Emily has a marathon best time of 2h 18m.

Top 10 men & women...

1 Jake O'REGAN 48:47 2102 M MS St. John's A.C.
2 Killian MOON 50:04 2123 M MS Donore Harriers A.C.
4 Paul MOLONEY 50:41 2118 M M45 Mallow A.C.
5 Evan FITZGERALD 50:45 2122 M MS West Waterford A.C.
6 Kane COLLINS 51:07 2099 M MS Donore Harriers A.C.
7 Sergiu CIOBANU 51:32 782 M M40 Clonliffe Harriers A.C.
8 Damien MADIGAN 51:48 552 M MS North Cork A.C.
9 Sean DAVIN 51:56 298 M MS St. Finbarrs A.C.
10 Mark WALSH 52:09 2097 M MS Leevale A.C.
1 Emily SISSON 53:22 4458 F FS New Balance
2 Jessica COYNE 55:56 4140 F FS Leevale A.C.
3 Dee GRADY 56:41 4456 F F35 Ennis Track A.C.
4 Kealey TIDESWELL 59:22 3248 F F40 Clonmel A.C.
5 Lauren DERMODY 59:28 3015 F FS Castlecomer A.C.
6 Niamh STAUNTON 59:36 4257 F FS St. Abbans A.C
7 Elle O'DRISCOLL 1:01:20 4182 F FS Liffey Valley A.C.
8 Carol FINN 1:01:37 3601 F F35 Leevale A.C.
9 Caroline HASSETT 1:01:54 3189 F F40 Templemore A.C.
10 Mollie O'DONNELL 1:02:13 3565 F F35 Liffey Valley A.C.

Full results HERE 

Photos... (Updated 2nd Feb 21:13)

1) There are about 1600 photos up on the Running in Cork Facebook page...

a) Pre-race b) Just after the first loop - 1 of 3 c) Just after the first loop - 2 of 3 d) Just after the first loop - 3 of 3

e) Last hill 1 f) Last hill 2 g) Last hill 3 h) Last hill 4 i) Last hill 5 j) Last hill 6 k) Last hill 7 l) Last hill 8 m) Last hill 9 n) Last hill 10 o) Last hill 11 p) Last hill 12 q) Last hill 13 r) Last hill 14 s) Last hill 15 t) Last hill 16 u) Last hill 17

2) MyRunResults have a small gallery of some of the faster runners HERE

3) Mick Dooley has loads of high quality photos... a) 1-mile mark b) 3-mile mark c) Top finishers d) Finish line

4) Sportsphoto Ireland has about 500 photos HERE

5) John Troy has plenty of photos HERE

6) Maurice Cronin has a batch of photos... Start ... 9m mark ...

Video...

1) Anthony Foley has an aerial view of the start HERE

6.000 EURO DONATED TO CHILDRENS HEALTH FOUNDATION CRUMLIN BY RUNNERS OF THE DUNGARVAN 10

From West Waterford AC... "This year our charity partners at the John Treacy Dungarvan 10 was the Children’s Health Foundation Crumlin and we were delighted that you the runners through your generosity and also from the race organisers West Waterford AC donated 6,000 euro to this most worthy charity.

Our thanks to Catherine Sheehan Community Engagement Executive children’s foundation Crumlin came along on Sunday and was presented with the cheque on behalf of all who donated to the cause." 

Looking ahead to the 2026 Dungarvan 10-mile road race - Sun 1st Feb

The big race in Munster this coming weekend is of course the John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile on Sunday 1st of February.

Entry List... The race sold out back at the end of December 2025. The full list of the 3587 people who entered can be seen HERE

The gender split is 59% male and 41% female. 34% of the male field is under the age of 40 while 33.4% of the female field are under 40. 

I think a lot of people not involved in running think that it's a sport for young adults but the reality is very different. Most of the adults in road races and in athletic clubs are in the masters category.

Entries for this race opened on the 1st of Dec 2025 to Athletics Ireland club members only and there were 1,600 in the first week. When it opened to all on the 8th of December, the overall numbers swelled to 2600 by 5pm of that day. Overall, 48.5% of the entries are non-club entries.

Course... This is the 10-mile course...

There is a small loop at the start and then the route is mostly a big loop to the west of Dungarvan.

This is the start of the race...

The white line above show how the 3000 or so runners will be spread out for the start of the race. 

Once the race starts, the fast runners are off straight away but it will take a while before the back of the field will start moving. That's pretty normal and it doesn't matter because your time doesn't start until you run under the start line gantry.

However, it's important that the runners at the back stay on the right hand side of the road and clear the Collins Rd junction as soon as possible. A few minutes after the start of the race, the front of the race with cars, lead bikes and fast runners is going to come flying around the corner from Collins Road.

If you're going to use the portaloo then give yourself plenty of time. You don't want to be on the left hand side of the road a few minutes after the race has started and then find a wall of fast runners blocking you from getting to the start line.

This map shows the early and late stages of the race...

Early stages - Yellow arrows - You can see the loop at the start... then south on the Cork road until you turn right at about 1.9 miles and up a gradual hill. You then run past the finish line area... past the 3-mile mark and the start of the loop to the west.

Late stages - Pink arrows - There is a gradual climb up from the Brickey River to the 9-mile mark and then in along the flat towards Dungarvan. Before the roundabout, you turn left and up a slight hill and then around two corners to the finish line.

Overall there are a few small pulls along the route but it's a reasonably fast 10-mile route.

Weather Forecast... It looks pretty good. The isobars are well spread out so it's likely it will be cool but dry with light winds.

Addition info from West Waterford AC...

2026 Dungarvan 10-mile sold out

The John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race is coming up on Sunday 1st February 2026 and it's the largest 10-mile event in Munster. The race is organised by West Waterford AC and all 3,750 entries for it are now sold out.

There are still places available for elite runners and the criteria is sub 55 mins for men and sub 60 mins for women. These times must be achieved in the last two years.

Analysis... Let's have a quick look...

1) We need to remind ourselves that 3,750 entries is an amazing number for what is after all a 10-mile road race in west Waterford at the start of February.

2) Entries opened on the 1st of Dec 2025 for Athletics Ireland club members and for non-club runners on the 8th of Dec 2025. 

Considering that the vast majority of runners are not members of an athletics club then we can use the 8th as the de facto opening date for entries. It then took 3-weeks to sell all 3750 entries.

3) If we compare the entries for the 2026 race to entries for the 2025 race then it sold out about two to three days earlier last year.

To put this in context, we're talking about entries for a race about two months in advance so 2-3 days isn't much of a difference.

What it does suggest however is that perhaps we're not in some sort of growth phase in terms of numbers attending road races. It might suggest that numbers have indeed peaked or perhaps we might be just coming off the peak.

Notice: Dungarvan 10-mile road race - Sun 1st Feb 2026

The biggest 10-miler in Munster is the  hugely popular John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race which is organised by West Waterford AC and it's coming up on Sunday 1st February 2026. 

Dates & Entries...

1) Entries opened on the 1st of Dec 2025 for Athletics Ireland club members

2) Entries for everyone including non-club runners opens on Mon 8th Dec 2025.

Update 31st Dec 2025: Entries are now sold out. Open now only to elite entries.

The entry link is https://eventmaster.ie/event/nqdPsplH0v

Info... Note that there are 3,750 spaces for this race which is a huge amount. They expanded the entry number by 25% in 2023 to cater for the demand. This remains the level for the 2026 entries.

Remember that most runners are not members of an athletics club. Entries may open on the 1st of December for club runners but the main entry is on the 8th of December.

It took a few weeks to sell out last year so you don't need to panic. Just decide if you want to do this race and then enter as soon as possible.

Reminder about the 2026 Dungarvan 10-mile

The John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race which is organised by West Waterford AC will be held on Sunday 1st February 2026. 

This is just a reminder that entries will be opening in the next few weeks so be ready!

1) This is the biggest 10-miler in Munster.

2) Last year, they opened entries opened on the 2nd of Dec 2024 for Athletics Ireland club members

3) Last year, entries for everyone including non-club runners opens on Fri 9th Dec 2024.

4) Last year, they had 3,750 spaces for this race. 

They should be announcing the 2026 entry procedure soon so keep an eye out for that. If you want to do this race then there should be no problem entering but you need to stay in touch with what's happening.

Results & Photos of the Dungarvan 10-mile road race - Sun 2nd Feb 2025

Fearghal Curtin of Youghal AC, winner of the 2025 Dungarvan 10m road race

There was another huge turnout for this years John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race with 2840 runners crossing the finish line.

The weather was pretty much ideal for the race and no doubt helped the lead man and woman in setting brand new course records.

Top 10 men & women...

1 Fearghal CURTIN 47:42 2072 M MS Youghal A.C.
2 Jamie FALLON 49:56 2087 M MS Craughwell A.C
3 Sean DOYLE 50:26 2073 M MS Cork City A.C.
4 Ger FORDE 50:36 2089 M MS Kilkenny City Harriers A.C.
5 Even FITZGERALD 50:59 2088 M MS West Waterford A.C.
6 Sergiu CIOBANU 51:58 1828 M M40 Clonliffe Harriers A.C.
7 Pat FITZGERALD 52:12 626 M MS Waterford A.C.
8 Denis HEGARTY 52:19 610 M MS Leevale A.C.
9 Matthew MCCONNELL 52:25 1724 M MS Ballyroan Abbeyleix and District A.C.
10 Mossy BRACKEN 52:28 276 M MS Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C.
1 Niamh ALLEN 52:51 4028 F FS Leevale A.C.
2 Patricia JACKMAN 56:18 4156 F FS Waterford A.C.
3 Clara RYAN 1:01:14 3470 F FS St. Finbarrs A.C.
4 Katie WILSON 1:01:37 4292 F FS DMP A.C.
5 Leah LAWLER 1:02:12 4282 F FS St. L. O'Toole A.C.
6 Shona KEANE 1:02:26 3344 F F40 Dooneen A.C.
7 Caroline HASSETT 1:03:10 3433 F F40 Templemore A.C.
8 Catherine MURPHY 1:03:11 3013 F F45 Eagle A.C.
9 Emma BOLAND 1:03:27 3094 F F45 Newbridge A.C.
10 Becky COUGHLAN 1:04:18 3004 F F40 Ennis Track A.C.

Full results on the MyRunResults website

First place and a new course record for Niamh Allen of Leevale AC with a time of 52m 51s

Photos... Updated Tues 4th Feb 16:21

1) There will be around 1400 photos going up on the Running in Cork Facebook page over the next day or two.

a) Some pre-race photos     

After 1st loop ~1m  b) Album 1 of 3 c) Album 2 of 3 d) Album 3 of 3  

About the 9.5m mark e) Album 1 of 15 f) Album 2 of 15 g) Album 3 of 15 h) Album 4 of 15 i) Album 5 of 15 j) Album 6 of 15 k) Album 7 of 15  l) Album 8 of 15 m) Album 9 of 15 n) Album 10 of 15 o) Album 11 of 15 p) Album 12 of 15 q) Album 13 of 15 r) Album 14 of 15 s) Album 15 of 15 

2) Mick Dooley has a gallery HERE

3) DC Images has a large gallery HERE

4) John Troy has a big gallery HERE

5) MyRunResults has a gallery HERE

6) SportsPhotoIreland has a gallery HERE

Birthday girl Maggie Dunne, 80 last Monday and ran the Dungarvan 10-mile road race today!

Mick Dooley on the other side of the camera lens for a change

Two well known faces on the running scene... Ronan Wogan of MyRunResults and Leevale AC coach and former Olympian Donie Walsh

New running group from Cork...the Ballinora Blazers

A-list celeb Pat Walsh & the Eagle AC crew before the start of the race

Leevale AC coach Donie Walsh with race walkers Kate Veale & John Laste

Notice: Dungarvan 10-mile road race - Sun 2nd Feb 2025

The biggest 10-miler in Munster is the  hugely popular John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race which is organised by West Waterford AC and it's coming up on Sunday 2nd February 2025. 

Dates & Entries...

1) Entries opened on the 2nd of Dec 2024 for Athletics Ireland club members

2) Entries for everyone including non-club runners opens on Fri 9th Dec 2024.

The entry link is https://eventmaster.ie/event/wBARCPySRQ

Info... Note that there are 3,750 spaces for this race which is a huge amount. They expanded the entry number by 25% in 2023 to cater for the demand and the new limit stays at that limit.

Remember that most runners are not members of an athletics club. Entries may have opened on the 2nd of December for club runners but the main entry is on the 9th of December.

It took 3-weeks to sell out last year so you don't need to panic. Just decide if you want to do this race and then enter reasonably soon. 

The Trim 10-mile in Co Meath is on the same day and that sold out recently. That might dampen some of the demand for Dungarvan 10-mile entries from runners in Dublin.

From West Waterford AC... "West Waterford athletic club are delighted to announce that entries for our 33rd annual 10 mile event The John Treacy Dungarvan 10  entry will open online only on eventmaster.ie  on Monday December 2nd & 9th.

The event now in its 33rd year has established itself as a must run race on the Irish road running calendar with participants from all four corners of the country and beyond participating. The race has grown year on year from humble beginnings 33 years ago. 

This year the organisers due to the demand for entries for the race will keep the entry number to 3,750 entries, this we hope will see all runners wishing to run the event in 2025 getting an entry to do so. Please note that this event usually sells out well before closing date so do get your entry in if you intend running on Sunday February 2nd 2025.

The John Treacy Dungrvan 10 brings together the ideal race combination of fun runners, joggers, club athletes and top class internationals who compete over a fast flat 10 mile course around the historic town of Dungarvan as we all look forward to an even bigger and better event on Sunday February 2nd next. 

To stage such a big event of course requires good sponsor’s and we are fortunate to have the support many associate sponsors and many local businesses and individuals who are all giving valuable support helping to make the day a great occasion for the town of Dungarvan. 

All race details can be found at www.dungarvan10mile.org"

Top 10-mile races in Ireland for the Spring of 2024

For the last few months, I have been keeping an eye on the results of the 10-mile races in Ireland. You'll often see results posted on social media but it's not so obvious how big the races are and how they all  compare to each other.

With that in mind, I collected the data and here are the top ten 10-mile races in Ireland for the Spring of 2024.

As can be seen from the chart, the John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race was the largest 10-miler in Ireland for the Spring of 2024 and by some margin. Before I did this exercise, I knew that the Dungarvan race was one of the biggest but I was a bit surprised to see just how far it was ahead of the rest.

The Trim 10-mile was in second place and what's surprising here was that it was actually held on the same day as Dungarvan! I suspect if they picked another date then their numbers would have been even bigger.

As can be seen from the chart, Bundoran and Derry are in 3rd and 4th places with the remaining six tailing off from about the 1000 mark.

10-mile races in Cork... If we were to go back 15 years or so, the scene for the Spring 10-milers in Munster was somewhat different. Ballycotton was king with Dungarvan second, Mallow third and the Kilnaboy 10 in Co Clare fourth.

A lot has changed since then and one of the biggest changes was when the Ballycotton 10-mile was run for the last time in 2017. With the demise of Ballycotton, the Dungarvan race has now moved into it's place as the premier Spring 10-miler in Ireland.

The chart above shows the numbers for the Spring 10-milers in Cork since 2017.

As previously mentioned, 2017 was the last outing for Ballycotton and both the Mallow and Cobh 10-milers grew substantially the next year in 2018.

In 2019, Mallow hit its zenith with roughly 1500 finishers while Cobh eased back with the Kinsale 10-mile starting up in February of that year.

When looking at the numbers, it's worth noting that both the Clondulane and Duhallow 10-milers were also in the mix pre-2020.

When the races restarted in 2022 after the pandemic, the numbers for Mallow had really taken a dip and dropped by about a third. Compared to 2019, Cobh managed to hold it's own while Kinsale eased back.

If we look at 2023 and 2024, it's a story of Mallow staying about the same and both Kinsale and Cobh growing.

If we go back a decade then Mallow was certainly the second largest Spring 10-miler in Cork after Ballycotton and by some margin. In 2024, it's now a three way race for the top Spring 10-miler in Cork.

Caveat... Note that this post is about the top 10-milers In Ireland for the Spring of 2024 i.e. February, March & April. There will be more 10-milers coming up in the Autumn and it'll be interesting to see what the chart looks like by the end of the year.

Results & Photos of the John Tracey Dungarvan 10-mile road race - Sun 4th Feb 2024

Conditions were pretty much ideal for this years 10-mile road race in Dungarvan with mild dry weather. A total of 2835 runners crossed the finish line.

Loads of photos to follow but in the meantime, here are the results.

Top 10 men & women...

1 Oisín SPILLANE 51:57 2066 M MS Ennis Track Club
2 John KINSELLA 52:01 2077 M M40 Bilboa A.C.
3 Ieuan HOPKINS 52:32 30 M MS Brothers Pearse A.C.
4 Eddie O'CONNOR 52:44 255 M MS Brothers Pearse A.C.
5 Pat FITZGERALD 52:56 579 M MS Waterford A.C.
6 Mossy BRACKEN 53:27 232 M MS Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C.
7 Dermot GORMAN 54:22 554 M M40 Carrick-On-Suir A.C.
8 Trevor POWER 55:02 757 M M40 Waterford A.C.
9 John MEADE 55:14 1318 M M45 St. Finbarrs A.C.
10 Vivian FOLEY 55:16 462 M M50 Eagle A.C.
1 Ciara WILSON 59:15 4400 F FS DMP A.C.
2 Sally FORRISTAL 1:00:11 3388 F FS St. Joseph's A.C.
3 Cristin SCOLLARD 1:00:14 4018 F FS Dublin City Harriers A.C.
4 Dee GRADY 1:01:19 4351 F F35 Ennis Track A.C.
5 Noémie LEDUC 1:02:10 3582 F FS Grange Fermoy A.C.
6 Catherine MURPHY 1:02:39 3192 F F45 Eagle A.C.
7 Emma FUREY 1:02:45 3575 F F35 St. L. O'Toole A.C.
8 Evelyn TWOMEY 1:02:46 4376 F FS
9 Adele WALSH 1:02:46 3518 F F45 St. Senans A.C.
10 Nollaigh O'NEILL 1:03:37 4225 F F50

Full results HERE

Photos... Updated 6th Feb at 16:30

1) I took just under 1500 photos and they're up on the Running in Cork Facebook page. 

a) Pre-race 

b) Just after start 1 of 3 c) Just after start 2 of 3 d) Just after start 3 of 3

e) 400m to go 52:00 to 60:30 f) 400m to go 60:30 to 64:00 g) 400m to go 64:00 to 67:00

h) 400m to go 67:00 to 70:00 i) 400m to go 70:00 to 72:00 j) 400m to go 72:00 to 74:00

k) 400m to go 74:00 to 76:00 l) 400m to go 76:00 to 78:00 m) 400m to go 78:00 to 80:00

n) 400m to go 80:00 to 82:00 o) 400m to go 82:00 to 84:00 p) 400m to go 84:00 to 87:00

q) 400m to go 87:00 to 89:00 r) 400m to go 89:00 to 91:00 s) 400m to go 91:00 to 94:00

t) 400m to go 94:00 to 96:00 - That's the end of the photos as the card in the camera was full.

2) Sportsphoto Ireland has some great finishing photos in this album.

3) Maurice Cronin Photography has a nice album HERE

4) Mick Dooley has some pre-race photos HERE and some post race photos HERE 

5) Eddie Dee has one great aerial photo of the start HERE

6) DC Images as always has some great photos HERE

7) Adam Bending has 3 nice galleries... Album 1 ... Album 2 ... Album 3 

8) John Troy has a nice album HERE

9) Andy O'Rourke Photography has several albums... Pre-race 1 ... Pre-race 2 ... Early in race ... Finish 1 ... Finish 2 ...

Anthony Foley has an excellent video with an aerial view of the start of the race...

Looking ahead to the 2024 Dungarvan 10-mile road race on Sun 4th Feb

Let's have a look at some of the key points for the upcoming Dungarvan 10-mile on Sunday 4th Feb 2024

• The race will start at 11am. Allow plenty of time to find parking, warming up and getting to the start line. Remember there are about 3000 runners so that creates quite a few bottlenecks.

• No headphones!

• Wear the race number on the front of your running top, nowhere else.

• Any gear left at the START line will be bagged up straight away for recycling to charity. Don't leave anything at the start that you want again.

As for the weather, it's pretty much ideal for a road race at the start of February. There will be no rain and it's likely to be mild and overcast. The temperature will be around 11 deg C which means you can run with a singlet or a short sleeve top if you're running at a reasonable pace and putting in the effort.

There is going to be a strong westerly breeze which will be a factor in the first half of the race on the way out to the 5-mile mark. On the flipside, it's a tailwind for part of the second half.

In contrast to some previous years, this year is going to be very tame.

The main thing is to enjoy the big day out in the Déise.

2024 Dungarvan 10-mile sold out...

The 2024 John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race is coming up on Sunday the 4th of February and it has now sold out.

Anyone could enter as of the 8th of December and it took just under 3-weeks to sell all 3,750 places. It took about 3-weeks as well last year to sell out so demand seems as high as ever.

It's an amazing number of entries for what is a 10-mile race in a town in west Waterford at the start of February. There are plenty of other races on the calendar but this one really stands out.

The race is 5-weeks from next Sunday.

Notice: Dungarvan 10-mile road race - Sun 4th Feb 2024

The biggest 10-miler in Munster is the  hugely popular John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race which is organised by West Waterford AC and it's coming up on Sunday 4th February 2024. 

Dates & Entries...

1) Entries opened on the 1st of Dec 2023 for Athletics Ireland club members

2) Entres for everyone including non-club runners opens on Fri 8th Dec 2023.

The entry link is https://eventmaster.ie/event/bLoBh9AHjr

Info... Note that there are 3,750 spaces for this race which is a huge amount. They expanded the entry number by 25% last year to cater for the demand.

Remember that most runners are not members of an athletics club. Entries may have opened on the 1st of December for club runners but the main entry is on the 8th of February.

It took 3-weeks to sell out last year so you don't need to panic. Just decide if you want to do this race and then enter reasonably soon.

The Trim 10-mile in Co Meath is on the same day and that got 1650 runners last February. That might dampen some of the demand for Dungarvan 10-mile entries from runners in Dublin.

From West Waterford AC... "West Waterford Athletic Club are delighted to announce details of the event which has established itself as a must run race on the Irish road running calendar with participants from all four corners of the country and beyond participating.

The 32nd  Annual John Treacy Dungarvan 10 which will be held on Sunday February 4th 2024 with a  start time of 11am. The entry fee for this year’s race is €35. 

The race has grown year on year and is a pre-entry race which will close when 3,750 entries is 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 2024 is €6,000

THE KEVIN BELL REPATRIATION TRUST

West Waterford athletic club are delighted to announce our race benefactors for the 2024 John Tracy Dungarvan 10 mile road race KBRT. Monies donated by the runners and the club will be donated to this very worthy national cause. The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust aims to alleviate the financial hardship of bereaved families repatriating the body (bodies) of loved one(s) who have died abroad in sudden or tragic circumstances back to Ireland. KBRT was founded out of a family tragedy when, in June 2013, Kevin Bell died suddenly in New York. Following an outpouring of support from Kevin’s friends, family and colleagues, a significant amount of funds were raised to repatriate his remains back to Ireland.

As a permanent legacy to Kevin, the Bell family decided to use the funds to establish a charity to help other families who find themselves in a similar situation. Help comes in the form of financial support as well as advice and guidance on getting the remains of loved ones home as soon as possible.KBRT is a volunteer organisation, led by Colin Bell and a team of volunteer Trustees. KBRT is regulated by the Charity Commission in Northern Ireland (NIC100314) and Irish Charity Regulator (20102937).Since 2013, KBRT has repatriated the remains of over 1600 people back home to their families (as at January 2021)When entering the race online you will have the opportunity to donate any sum of money you wish. Website... https://kbrtrust.com/

We ask you to be as generous as possible for this very worthy cause when entries open."

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

Looking ahead to the 2024 Dungarvan 10-mile road race - 4th Feb 2024

West Waterford AC recently announced that they would be holding their hugely popular John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race on Sunday 4th February 2024. 

Update - 31st Oct 2023 : Entries will open on the 1st of Dec 2023 for Athletics Ireland club members. Entries for anyone open on the 8th of Dec.

Note that this is what happened last year.

1) They increased the number of entries to 3,750 which is a huge amount. That was a 25% increase on the previous year.

2) Members of athletic clubs could enter at the start of December. Note that most runners are not members of a club so it has no chance of selling out at this stage.

3) It opened up to everyone one week later. It then took 3-weeks to sell out.

It's worth noting that the Trim 10-mile in Co Meath is on the same day and that got 1650 runners last February. That might dampen some of the demand for Dungarvan 10-mile entries from runners in Dublin.

The key message to take away from this post is that if you're interested in doing the most popular 10-mile road race in Munster then just be aware that you will need to enter in the next few weeks. If you check for entries in January then it's likely to be closed at that stage. Just keep an eye open for news on the entries and you should have no problem getting in.

If anyone wants to be coached with a 14-wk training plan, I'll be starting Monday. Info HERE

Results & Photos of the Dungarvan 10-mile road race - Sun 5th Feb 2023

First place finish for William Maunsell

Over 2,700 runners took part in this years John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile race race and in terms of the weather, it was one of the best ever. There are loads of of photos to follow...

The first woman home in this years John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race was Irish international cross country runner Mary Mulhare of Portlaoise AC

Top 10 men & women...

1 William MAUNSELL 00:49:52 3496 M MS Clonmel A.C.
2 David MCCARTHY 00:51:04 3467 M MS West Waterford AC
3 Conor MCCAULEY 00:51:26 1855 M MS
4 Neil WIKTORSKI 00:51:39 684 M MS Solid Running
5 Jamie GAHAN 00:52:06 1836 M M40 Kilkenny City Harriers
6 Mossy BRACKEN 00:52:28 27 M MS Moycarkey Coolcroo AC
7 Pat FITZGERALD 00:52:31 437 M MS Waterford AC
8 Noel MURPHY 00:52:40 1699 M MS Waterford AC
9 Donal COAKLEY 00:52:40 410 M MS Leevale AC
10 John MEADE 00:53:25 3472 M M40 St Finbarrs AC
1 Mary MULHARE 00:55:48 3389 F FS Portlaoise AC
2 Sally FORRISTAL 00:59:34 2226 F FS St Joesphs AC
3 Aoife O'LEARY 01:00:19 3392 F F40 Sportsworld RC
4 Lauren DERMODY 01:00:56 2002 F FS Castlecomer AC
5 Angela MCCANN 01:01:49 2582 F F50 Clonmel AC
6 Adele WALSH 01:02:11 2372 F F45 St Senans AC
7 Catherine MURPHY 01:02:21 2040 F F45 Eagle AC
8 Linda O'SULLIVAN 01:02:24 2303 F F50 Watergrasshill AC
9 Shona KEANE 01:02:39 3268 F F40
10 Jean LUCEY 01:03:02 2989 F F35

Full results HERE

Photos... (Updated Tues 7th Feb)

1) There are loads of photos going up on the Running in Cork Facebook page
a) Some pre-race photos HERE
b) Just after the start HERE
c) Finishers under 59:18 HERE

d) Finishers 59:18 to 1:07:30 HERE

e) Finishers 1:07:30 to 1:12:00 HERE

f) Finishers - approx 1:12 to 1:17 HERE

g) Finishers - approx 1:17 to 1:21 HERE

h) Finishers - approx 1:21 to 1:27 HERE

i) Finishers - approx 1:27 to 1:33 HERE

j) Finishers - approx 1:33 to 1:41 HERE

k) Finishers - approx 1:41 to 1:50 HERE

l) Finishers - approx 1:50 plus HERE

2) John Troy and Waterford AC have a large gallery HERE

3) Derek Costello has a pre-race gallery HERE

4) DC Images has a gallery HERE

5) Sean Rowe of SportsPhoto Ireland has a large gallery of nice photos HERE

Looking ahead to the 2023 Dungarvan 10 mile road race...Sun 5th Feb 2023

The big race in Munster this weekend of course is the Dungarvan 10 mile road race and there are well over 1000 runners from Cork making the journey. 

The weather conditions for the race look like it will be mild with temperatures around 7 deg C with a gentle breeze from the south-east.

The forecast for the start of February is really about as good as it can get. Cool but not cold. A breeze but not too strong.

From miles 5 to 8, the wind will be into the face of the runners but it's not that big an issue. As it's so mild, I'd recommend a singlet or a short sleeve dry fit top. If you feel slightly cold at the start line then you're wearing just enough.

As for the course, it is the same as last year. The 'Old' in the graphics and text below refers to 2020.

First off, here is a preview of the old course which is more or less the same as the new course. The preview can be seen  here... http://munsterraceroutes.blogspot.ie/2013/03/waterford009.html

What has changed are the start and finish.

The Start...

As you can see, the start line has just moved up the road a bit so no big change.

The Finish...

This change is more substantial. On the 2020 course, runners turned off left near the 9 mile mark and ran up a hill which reached 20m ASL. Down right at the next junction... down a hill to the main road... through the roundabout ...and a sharp left to the run in to the finish line.

On the new course, runners will stay in the hard shoulder of the main road. Left at the junction before the roundabout and up a small hill... then two rights and the finish line.

The difference isn't huge but if anything, it might be slightly faster as the 20m hill is gone in the last mile.

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"

Results & Photos of the Dungarvan 10 mile road race - Sun 6th Feb 2022

The big race in Munster this weekend was of course the John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile road race with over 2,400 runners taking part.

Lead group near the 1-mile mark

In the women's race, Aoife Cooke from Youghal set a new course record with a time of 54m 19s.

Top 10 men & women...

1 Hugh ARMSTRONG 00:48:51 00:48:51 3119 M MS Ballina A.C.
2 Conor DUFFY 00:49:31 00:49:31 3117 M MS Glasbugh Harriers
3 Tim O'DONOGHUE 00:49:45 00:49:45 470 M MS East Cork A.C.
4 David MANSFIELD 00:50:06 00:50:06 3116 M MS Clonmel A.C.
5 David MCCARTHY 00:50:41 00:50:41 332 M MS West Waterford A.C.
6 Ger FORDE 00:50:52 00:50:52 3121 M MS Kilkenny City Harriers A.C.
7 Conor MCCAULEY 00:51:58 00:51:58 3115 M MS Leevale A.C.
8 Kane COLLINS 00:52:27 00:52:27 446 M MS Donore Harriers
9 John KINSELLA 00:52:28 00:52:28 3142 M MS Bilboa A.C.
10 Pat HENNESSY 00:52:55 00:52:55 3118 M MS West Waterford A.C.
14 Aoife COOKE 00:54:19 00:54:19 3132 F F35 Eagle A.C.
59 Ruth FITZGERALD 00:58:10 00:58:10 1157 F FS Waterford A.C.
65 Siobhan O'DOHERTY 00:58:44 00:58:44 1201 F F35 Borrisokane A.C.
70 Courtney MCGUIRE 00:58:58 00:58:58 1415 F FS Clonmel A.C.
88 Hannah STEEDS 00:59:30 00:59:30 1112 F FS Clonmel A.C.
158 Niamh DEVLIN 01:02:06 01:02:06 1231 F F35 Dundrum South Dublin A.C.
163 Angela MCCANN 01:02:14 01:02:18 1429 F F50 Clonmel A.C.
181 Linda O'SULLIVAN 01:02:48 01:02:53 1327 F F50 Watergrasshill A.C.
220 Julie KIRWAN 01:03:54 01:04:02 2130 F F40
250 Tara KENNEDY 01:04:48 01:04:49 1286 F F45 Raheny Shamrocks A.C.

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) There will be a large number of galleries going up on the Running in Cork Facebook page.
...a) A few pre-race photos HERE

...b) 1-mile mark - First half of the field HERE

...c) 1-mile mark - Second half of the field HERE

...d) Finish - 1st to 1h 01m HERE

...e) Finish - 1h 01m to 1h 07m HERE

...f) Finish - 1h 07m to 1h 12m HERE

...g) Finish - 1h 12m to 1h 18m HERE

...h) Finish - 1h 18m to 1h 21m HERE

...i) Finish - 1h 21m to 1h 26m HERE

...j) Finish - 1h 26m to 1h 30m HERE

...k) Finish - 1h 30m to 1h 35m HERE

...l) Finish - 1h 35m to 1h 40m HERE

...m) Finish - 1h 40m to 2h 08m HERE 

All eyes on Hugh Armstrong of Ballina AC as he crosses the finish line

2) DC Images Waterford has loads of nice photos.

...a) 270+ pre-race HERE

...b) 140+ race start HERE

...c) 180+ finish line HERE

3) John Troy has a large gallery HERE

4) Mick Dooley has a small gallery HERE

5) Derek Costello has a number of galleries

...a) Pre-race HERE

...b) Start HERE

...c) Mile 1 HERE

...d) Mile 3 pt1 HERE

...e) Mile 3 pt2 HERE

...f) Finish pt1 of 5 HERE

...f) Finish pt2 of 5 HERE

...f) Finish pt3 of 5 HERE

...f) Finish pt4 of 5 HERE

...f) Finish pt5 of 5 HERE

Aoife Cooke of Eagle AC crosses the finish line to take the women's title

Video...

a) Ritheoiri BAC has a a video below...

Categories & Teams...

Over 40: 1st Jeremy O’Donovan St.Finbarrs AC 53:08 // 2nd  Alan O’Brien Eagle AC 5.49    

Over 45: 1st Tony Harty Killarney Valley AC 55.59 // 2nd Fergal Whitty Donore Harriers AC 57.32

Over 50: 1st Vivien Foley Eagle AC 54.24 // 2nd John O’Brien IND 58.48

Over 55: 1st Willie O’Donoghue IND 62.17 // 2nd David Long ASPTT Lille Metropole 65.00

Over 60: 1st Cyrus Kavanagh Croghan AC 66.48 // 2nd Liam Lynch Donoughmore AC 67.49

Over 65: 1st Neil Holland Mallow AC 72.45 // 2nd Oliver Kearney Duhallow AC 77.22

Over 70: 1st Richard Piotroski  Eagle AC // 72.49 2nd Christopher O’Driscoll Wibbly Wobblers 93.16

Over 75: 1st Michael Dunne snr St.Finbarrs AC 84.29 // 2nd Nelius O’Leary Belgooly AC 99.28

MEN’S TEAM

1st: Leevale AC 59 points... 7 Conor McCauley, 13 Donal Coakley, 39 Jonathan Murphy  

2nd: West Waterford AC 74 points... 10 Pat Hennessey, 30 Marc Flavin, 34 Raivis Zakis

3rd: Waterford AC 113... 17 Noel Murphy, 36 Adam Porter, 60 Frank Quinlan

LADIES CATEGORY WINNERS.

Over 35: 1st Lorna Wolfe Leevale AC 1:06:47, 2nd Jean Lucy IND 1:07:12

Over 40: 1st Julie Kirwan IND 1:03:54, 2nd Joyce Wolfe IND 1:05:05

Over 45: 1st Tara Kennedy Raheny Shamrocks AC 1:04:48, 2nd Catherine Murphy Eagle AC 1:04:51

Over 50: 1st Angela McCann Clonmel AC 1:02:14, 2nd Linda O’Sullivan Watergrasshill AC 1:02:48

Over 55: 1st Orla O’Rourke Ballymore Cobh AC 1:09:24, 2nd Siobhan Kennedy UND 1:10:25

Over 60: 1st Mary Sweeney St Finbarrs AC 1:12:33, 2nd Ann Fitzgerald Waterford AC 1:15:34

Over 65: 1st Maragret Power Carrick On Suir AC 1:26:349, 2nd Betty O’Riordan N/A 1:32:20

LADIES TEAM: 

1st Watergrasshill AC – 96 points 22 Gwen Conroy, 24 Lisa Crowley, 50 Aileen O’Mahony

2nd Clonmel AC - 110 points 34 Anne Marie HALPIN, 37 Elaine HORGAN, 39 Ailish MANSFIELD       

3rd West Waterford AC - 146 points 26 Liz Nyhan, 52 Gillian McNamara, 68 Ciara Burke

JOHN TREACY TEAM CHALLENGE WINNERS 2022.

MENS TEAM: West Waterford AC – 2:39:36 - David Mc Carthy 50:41, Pat Hennessey  52:55, Marc Flavin  56:40

LADIES TEAM: Clonmel  AC – 3:00:02 - Courtney McGuire 58.58, Hannah Steeds 59.30, Angela Mc Cann 62.14