Great Ireland Run
| Great Ireland Run | |
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The Wellington Monument in Phoenix Park – the race venue
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| Date | Mid-April |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | 10 km |
| Established | 2003 |
| Official site | www |
The Great Ireland Run is an annual 10-kilometre road running competition which is held in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland in mid-April.[1] It is part of the Great Run series of athletics competitions and it also holds IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status.[2] It is sponsored by SPAR and features both an elite race and a popular race.[3]
The 10 km race course begins at Chesterfield Avenue and loops around in a clock-wise circuit to finish on Furze Road.[4] A 2.5 km fun run for 8–15-year-old runners is also featured on the programme of events.[5] Over 11,000 people took part in the day's events in 2010.[6] The elite races in 2010 also doubled up as the Irish 10K Championships.[7]
Past participants have included former marathon world record holder Paul Tergat,[8] and World Championship medalist Craig Mottram, as well as some of Ireland's foremost athletes such as 1995 World Champion Sonia O'Sullivan and cross country specialist Catherina McKiernan. The course record holders are both Ethiopian – Kenenisa Bekele with his 27:49-minute run in 2012 and Meselech Melkamu with her record of 31:41 set in 2006.[9]
Past winners
Key: Course record Irish championship race
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (m:s) | Women's winner | Time (m:s) |
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| 13th | 2015 |  Japhet Korir (KEN) |
28:15 |  Gemma Steel (GBR) |
33:03 |
| 12th | 2014 | Japhet Korir (KEN) |
29:12 |  Iwona Lewandowska (POL) |
33:39 |
| 11th | 2013 |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
28:51 | Lauren Howarth (GBR) |
33:36 |
| 10th | 2012 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) |
27:49 | Gemma Steel (GBR) |
32:06 |
| 9th | 2011 |  Jesús España (ESP) |
29:26 | Charlotte Purdue (GBR) |
32:42 |
| 8th | 2010 |  Martin Fagan (IRL) |
29:17 | Freya Murray (GBR) |
32:30 |
| 7th | 2009 |  Rui Pedro Silva (POR) |
28:45 | Ana Dulce Félix (POR) |
32:18 |
| 6th | 2008 | Abraham Chebii (KEN) |
28:48 | Doris Changeywo (KEN) |
32:15 |
| 5th | 2007 | Abraham Chebii (KEN) |
28:47 |  Victoria Mitchell (AUS) |
33:06 |
| 4th | 2006 | Craig Mottram (AUS) |
28:51 | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) |
31:41 |
| 3rd | 2005 | Craig Mottram (AUS) |
28:35 |  Amy Rudolph (USA) |
32:16 |
| 2nd | 2004 | Craig Mottram (AUS) |
29:11 | Catherina McKiernan (IRL) |
33:39 |
| 1st | 2003 | Craig Mottram (AUS) |
28:36 | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
32:24 |
Statistics
Winners by country
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Multiple winners
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References
- ↑ Race History. Great Ireland Run. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
- ↑ IAAF Road Race Label Events 2010. IAAF (2010). Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
- ↑ Fagan and Murray nab 10Km victories in Dublin. IAAF (2010-04-19). Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
- ↑ Great Ireland Run Course Map. Great Ireland Run. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
- ↑ Junior Great Ireland Run. Great Ireland Run. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
- ↑ Great day for a run as 11,000 take over park . The Irish Independent (2010-04-19). Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
- ↑ SPAR Great Ireland Run. Athletics Ireland (2010-04-18). Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
- ↑ Cullen comes second in Dublin run . BBC Sport (2009-04-05). Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
- ↑ Martin, David (2012-04-15). Bekele sparkles with 27:49 10km in Dublin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-21.
- List of winners
- Race History. Great Ireland Run. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
