Results of the Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series after 3 races...

Now that the Mallow '10' is over, the overall standings after the first 3 races in the Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series have been published. This popular series which is sponsored by John Buckley Sports has become very popular and has come a long way in the last few years.

Links to the results of the first 3 races and the overall standings can be found on the series website.

The last and final race in the series is on next Sunday in Kilnaboy, Co.Clare and is likely to attract in excess of 300 entries. The race website with flyer can be found at http://sites.google.com/site/kilnaboy10/

Next road race in Cork....the Mallow 10 mile on Sun 27th Mar 2011

The Mallow 10 mile road race on Sunday the 27th of March is the next big race in Cork and is likely to attract in excess of 700 runners. Most of the regulars will know that this race was supposed to be on at the start of January but had to be cancelled due to icy conditions at the time. This will be the 3rd race of 4 in the Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series.

Entries....You can enter on the day for €20 at the race HQ at Mallow Youth Centre between 10:00am and 11:30 am. If however, you enter online before 1pm on Friday the 25th, you will only pay €15.

You can enter online HERE. All on-line entrants can pick up their numbers at the Race HQ (Mallow Youth Centre) before 12:00 noon on Sunday.

The race starts at 12:30pm

More info.....In preparation for the race in January, I have already put up all the info required in earlier postings so there isn't much point in putting them up again. Just click on the links below...

Race HQ....How to get there....and more race details in this previous post.

Race Course.....See this previous post which should give you a good idea of what the course is like.

Changes from the January details.....

1) 60 Min pacers.......it looks like the 60 minute pacer picked up an injury so there won't be one on Sunday. If anyone would like to pace 60 minutes on Sunday then they should contact Paudie Birmingham of Mallow AC asap. Needless to say, to pace 60 minutes, your recent 10 mile time should probably be 58 minutes or below!

Updated....Sat 6pm
2) Pacing Balloons.....Balloon colours for tomorrow.

70 minutes will have a red balloon. / 80minutes will have a yellow balloon. / 90 minutes will have a green balloon.

Results of the Mallow 10 Mile Road Race...Sun 7th Feb 2010

Just over 500 runners turned out for this 10 mile road race in North Cork which is pretty impressive considering that it was only 1 week after the Dungarvan 10 and it had to be cancelled from it's original date in early January. Last year, they got 576 runners and if the weather had been kinder in early January, they may well have got somewhere in the region of 700 entries instead.

Despite a bit of a breeze, the conditions for the race were pretty good. A bit dull but it was cool and dry which was the main thing. A lot of the faces present today were also present in Dungarvan last week and judging from some of the times, the short gap of a week between the 10 mile races was enough for most people to recover and post some fine times in Mallow.

Results...

The full results are now available HERE.

(Sorry about the broken link earlier today. Mallow AC changed the name of the results file so the link had broken as a result. It should be ok now)

The category results are available HERE.

By the way, this was the 2nd race in the John Buckley Sports Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series and the results after 2 races should be available soon.

Photos...(Updated Tues 9th)

There were plenty of cameras out along the course and there should be loads of photos available soon.

1) To get the ball rolling, we have 3 short albums from Eddie Keogh of Eagle AC...

a) Near the Start line...

b) Near the 3 Mile mark...

c) Near the finish...

2) Another batch here from Paudie Birmingham...

a) Near the start line...

b) Near the 4 Mile mark...

c) Near the finish...

3) Loads of commercial photos of the finish line HERE.

4) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has a large gallery of 329 photos HERE.

5) Jorge Ruiz Villasante has an excellent gallery HERE.

Mallow 10 mile coming up...

Now that the Dungarvan 10 is out of the way, it's time to look forward to the Mallow 10 mile road race next Sunday, the 7th of February. This was originally supposed to be on the 10th of January but had to be cancelled due to the icy conditions back then.

This will be the 2nd race in the Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series. The remaining 2 races are the Ballycotton '10' in March and the Kilnaboy '10' in April.

If you are going to Mallow next Sunday then you should pre-register online...

1) If you registered already for the 10th of Jan race then there is no need to register again.

2) If you pre-register, the entry fee is only €12. You do NOT pay online. All you are doing is giving your details (name, club, age, etc) to Mallow AC so that they can get all the information into the race software beforehand rather than trying to do it on the day in a mad rush. On race day, you will just go to the pre-registered queue, pay your €12 and collect your number. Nice and quick.

3) If you don't pre-register, the entry fee is €15 on the day. So, it makes sense to pre-enter!

To pre-register for the Mallow 10, just go to this webpage and input your details.

A preview of the race coming soon...

The Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series starts next Sunday, the 10th of January 2010...

The next big event on the local scene is the Mallow '10' mile road race next Sunday, the 10th of January. This is also the 1st race of 4 in the increasingly popular Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series.

This series started back in 2003 and every year it has attracted more and more entrants. The sponsor for 2010 is John Buckley Sports and there will be a special series t-shirt for anyone completing all 4 races.

The 4 races in the series are...

Mallow '10'...Sunday 10th January 2010 (12:30pm)...Online entry and entry on the day

Dungarvan '10'...Sunday 31st January 2010 (1pm)...Online entry only!! No entries on the day.

Ballycotton '10'...Sunday 21st March 2010 (1:30pm)...Entries now closed.

Kilnaboy '10' (Co.Clare)...Sunday 11th April 2010 (2pm)...Enter on the day.

More details on the series later...

Just one extra note.......If you are interested in running the Dungarvan '10' then read on!

West Waterford AC will have an entry desk in the sports hall at the Mallow '10' next Sunday.

Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series...Positions after 3 races

A total of 243 runners have now completed the first 3 races in the Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series....the Mallow 10, the Dungarvan 10 and the Ballycotton 10. That's a big jump up from the figure of 177 at the same point last year.

The chart showing the overall positions after 3 races can now be seen HERE.....(compiled by Jerry McCarthy of Mallow AC)...(Updated Fri 10th April)

The last and final race in the series is the Kilnaboy 10 on the 12th of April. More details can be found at http://homepage.eircom.net/~corkrunning/Kilnaboy_10mile_Road_Race.html

Preview of the Mallow 10 Mile Road Race...Sun 11th of Jan, 2009 (12:30pm)
The Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series kicks off next Sunday with the Mallow 10 mile road race in North Cork. This is one of the major road races in the Cork Road race calendar.

Note that the registration point, the start and the finish are in 3 different parts of the town. This can and does catch out people who have never done this race before. See map above.....
A...this is where the Mallow Youth Centre is. You should park near here and register before 11:30am.. Prizes and refreshments are available here after the race as well.
B...this is the start point for the race. It's just under a mile from the Youth Centre. Just jog along with the other runners to the start and use it as part of your warm-up.
C...this is the finish point of the race. It's just a short walk back to the Youth centre from here.

How to get there...If you look at the map above, I have put in a series of RED dots showing a possible route. Just remember 2 things......
1) If you are coming from Cork, use the roundabout on the main Cork-Limerick road to enter the town centre. Don't follow the road to the right.
2) If you get lost, remember that the Mallow Youth Centre is on the North side of the Blackwater river. Stay on this side of the river and you'll find it ok.

Course...See map below for the course. While there are a few small hills and drags, there is nothing really bad. To be honest, I'd be more concerned about the wind. In general, for the first half of the race, you are running West and in the 2nd half, you are running East. A strong wind will probably impact you more than any of the hills. As for course itself, it starts in a residential area and heads out of town. Around the 1.5 mile mark, there is a slight uphill before you join the main N20 road. From here until the roundabout, you are running inside a pretty wide hard shoulder so you are not near the passing traffic. The only spot where you have to be careful is near the roundabout where the hard shoulder gets a bit narrow. After that, you turn left onto the main Killarney road. It's not the nicest of roads but the sheer number of runners makes the traffic slow down. Out around the 6 mile mark, you start the nicest part of the course with mostly quiet rural roads until you re-enter the town around the 9 mile mark. From here, you run as far as the bridge, cross over the Blackwater river and then run the half mile or so to the finish.If you want to have a closer look at the course, Mallow AC have put up the course on the MapMyRun website.

Registration...You will need to fill out an entry form at the registration point in the hall. If you want to save some time and just speed up the entry process, why not print out the form and fill it in before you go there? The link to the entry form is HERE.

Please note...and this in important!! Due to the increased numbers, Mallow AC ask all runners to try and register before 11:30am. This will help them get things ready so that the race can start on time.

Entry Fee...First of all, the entry fee for the Mallow 10 is €10. The guy's from West Waterford AC will be taking entries for the Dungarvan 10 on the day of the Mallow 10 at the Youth Centre. Remember that the Dungarvan 10 is the 2nd race in the Munster series and takes place on Sunday, the 1st of February. If you enter the Dungarvan race next Sunday, it will cost you €15 which is €5 less than if you enter on the race day in Dungarvan. So, if you are doing both races, bring €25.

New Runners...For any of you who have never done a 10 mile race before, my only advice for Sunday is to take it easy! You can't run it hard like a 5 mile race. Pace yourself, run about 30 to 40 seconds slower per mile than you would in a 5 mile race. You will probably have to work a lot harder to do the 2nd half of the race in the same time as the 1st half, so keep something in reserve.

Some stats on entries......
2002 = 190, 2003 = 215, 2004 = 285, 2005 = 303, 2006 = 199, 2007 = 386 and 2008 = 521.

Headphones / MP3 players / iPods....

Someone asked about these. Strictly speaking, they are not banned but you will be running on the main road for sections. You are only putting yourself at risk if you wear them.

And finally...They will probably get over 500 runners for this year's event. So, get there early and avoid the rush to the start.

See below for some additional information provided by Mallow AC...
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A) Registration is at Mallow Youth Centre. Directions to youth centre are as follows.....From Cork, Kerry, Limerick – when you come to main roundabout, follow directions for town centre, take the second left after the church. (O’Brien Street) and proceed up the hill past the shopping centre.From Dublin, Waterford take the first right after the Spa House, which will be on your left as you enter the town. Turn right at top of the hill.
Parking is not available at the Race HQ. This is for swimming pool users only.There are 4 other car parks within a 2-3 minute walk of the race HQ, these will be signposted.

B) Please come early, last entries are at 11:30. this is to help get all entries processed on a timely basis and enable us get the results out as soon as possible

C) There is a 10k walk starting at the main roundabout (4 mile mark) beginning at 12:00, entry €5

D) There are showers available at the youth centre, though we can't guarantee hot water for all runners …

E) Also if any spectators would like to help with marshalling and so forth, just contact any of the Mallow Athletic Club members on the day or drop an email to one of those listed on the Mallow AC website.

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Mallow AC have a special page on their website for the Mallow 10, here is the LINK.

Looking ahead to what races are coming up...

Now that we are in mid-November, it might be an idea just to pause and look ahead and see what is coming up in the near future...

Sun 16th Nov....There is the Cross Country event in Clonakilty. For anyone not attending that race, you might be interested in the Brickey 3 mile and 5 mile road race near Dungarvan in West Waterford. It's an unusual race in that you have a choice of distances and they give out prizes based on your weight! In fairness to West Waterford AC, they go to a lot of trouble to keep their races fun and interesting ;o) When I went to their Ardmore race during the Autumn, they had prizes for each star sign of the zodiac! All good fun. I have more information about the Brickey race on the Running in Munster website.

Sun 23rd Nov...There is a Cork BHAA 4 mile road race in Inniscarra. I'll preview that here next week.

Dec.....We have a selection of 4 and 5 mile races. Not too many but enough to keep you busy!

Jan 09........This is the one I really want to draw your attention to. The Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classic Series will be starting on Sunday, the 11th of January with the Mallow 10 mile road race. The other 3 races in this series are the Dungarvan 10 in February, the Ballycotton 10 in March and the Kilnaboy 10 in April.

If you have been doing short races up to now and you would like to get ready for the Mallow 10, then have a look at this 8 week training schedule. It just so happens that the Mallow 10 should be roughly 8 weeks from next Sunday ;o)