41ST COILTE 10K

RACE PREVIEW 41st Coillte 10k Road Race Dundrum Wednesday 1st July The ever-popular road race enters its 5th decade with the 41st consecutive running of the race on Wednesday the 1st of July at 8pm in Dundrum Co Tipperary organized by the local Dundrum Athletic Club. The race which started as part of a local weekend festival which was so popular back in the eighties is still going strong 41 years later. This year’s official race starter is Michael Guinan. Michael has been involved in athletics all his life and managed many Irish teams over the years on the international scene. He was also involved in setting up the very successful St Catherines club in Killenaule and during that time would have brought National Senior Cross Country and Road Races to Tipperary. He is still going strong keeping us all informed of the local and international athletics news on his weekly athletics slot every Saturday morning on Tipperary Mid-West Radio. The club is delighted to have Coillte once again as our main sponsor. Dundrum is surrounded by trees and forest trails for running and walking developed by Coillte over the years. It is appropriate that Coillte are involved with us in the healthy sport of running. The Company’s managed forest trails around Dundrum and indeed around the Country are a haven for people to get out for a bit of fresh air and exercise. The semi-state company has been involved in this race every year since it was set up in 1988, which is appreciated by the Dundrum club. The race also incorporates a 5K for juniors (age between 13 years old on day of race and 19 years or under on 31/12/2026) one lap ran with the 10k two lap race. Headquarters for the race is the Dundrum Community Hall Centre Complex E34 EY28 in the village where the club has its athletics facilities. The race has prizes in every category from Senior to over 70 years for both men and women. With the Master categories at the standard five-year intervals from Over 40 years plus. There will be the special Embroidered Souvenir Hand Towel for all online entrants to be collected with race number from 6pm on the evening of the race. For Tipperary athletes there is the added incentive of Tim Crowe Memorial trophy (kindly donated by Dominic Moore) for the first Tipperary athlete to finish the 10k.The present holder is Brendan Neary Moycarkey Coolcroo athletic club. This year the club has linked up with Ronan Wogan’s My Run Results for entries and result data to manage the ever-increasing number of runners every year. Entries are online via the link https://eventmaster.ie/event/m5VdsyVFM8. The club would appreciate it if participants could enter at least a week or two before the race date. Early entry gives the organizers an idea of the number of embroidered dated towels required, plus the food requirements for the big spread afterwards. Also, it is a big help to Ronan for him to get to work on his system early. The layout of the two-lap course makes it ideal for spectators to see the race and encourage the athletes as the race progresses. One section of the course in the village allows viewing of the race at four different stages by moving about one hundred meters. For an excellent guided tour of the course road by road Google the Running in Munster Ireland Website. Michael Hassett St Catherines has the best number of men’s victories with six wins. While in the women’s race Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane is in a class of her own with twelve wins. The following are all the winners since the event first ran in 1986. 1986 John O'Halloran Tipp Town, Kathleen Maher Ballytrasna, 1987 John Fitzgerald Clonmel, Mary Lonergan Reenavana, 1988 Toddy Finn Raheny Shamrocks, Kay O'Sullivan Upperchurch, 1989 Bernard Feery Clonmel, Martina Dorney Thurles Crokes, 1990 Robert Costello Limerick, Kay O'Sullivan Upperchurch, 1991 Michael Hassett Thurles Crokes, Mary Sheehan East Cork, 1992 Robert Costello Limer­ick, Mary Sheehan East Cork, 1993 Michael Hassett St. Catherines, Mary Sheehan East Cork, 1994 Michael Hassett St. Catherines, Gaile Culleton Thurles Crokes, 1995 Michael Hassett St. Catherines, Marcella Moloney Tullamore Harriers, 1996 Michael Has­sett St. Catherines, Siobhan McCormack Emerald A.C., 1997 Daniel Gidumbanda Tanzania, Mary Shee­han Grange Fermoy, 1998 Michae1 Hassett St. Catherines, Mary Sheehan East Cork, 1999 Colm Burke St. Abbans, Mary Sheehan Grange Fer­moy, 2000 William Harty K.C.K., Mary Sheehan Grange Fermoy, 2001 Robert Wade Waterford A.C., Mary Sheehan Grange Fermoy, 2002 Pat Byrne Tinryland, Mary Sheehan Grange Fermoy, 2003 Tom Carey Limerick A.C., Rosemary Ryan Bilboa, 2004 Mick Kelly Gowran A.C., Siobhan O'Doherty Borrisokane, 2005 Sandis Bralitis Ballynonty A.C., Siobhan O'Doherty Borrisokane, 2006 Tom Carey Limerick A.C., Rosemary Ryan Bilboa, 2007 Dermot Kearns West Limerick, Madeline Dorney Thurles Crokes, 2008 Jason Fahey Olympic Harriers, Rosemary Ryan Bilboa, 2009 Tommy Evans Gowran, Siobhan O'Doherty Borrisokane.2010 Seamus Power Kilmurray Ibrickane, Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane. 2011 Kenneth Rogers St John’s, Rosemary Ryan Bilboa. 2012 Michael Shannon Kilnaboy, Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane. 2013 Christopher Bracken Thurles Crokes, Siobhan O'Doherty Borrisokane. 2014 Kevin Moore Dundrum, Siobhan O'Doherty Borrisokane. 2015 Stephen Hunter St Michael’s, Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane.2016 Declan Moore Bilboa, Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane.2017 David Mansfield Clonliffe Harriers, Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane.2018 Freddy Keron Sittuk Kenya, Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane.2019 David Mansfield Clonmel, Siobhan O’Doherty Borrisokane. 2020 Virtual Kevin Moore Dundrum, Dymphna Ryan Dundrum. 2021 Sergiu Ciobanu Clonliffe Harriers, Lizzie Lee Leevale.2022 Michael Harty East Cork, Sinead O’Connor Leevale.2023 Kevin Moore Dundrum, Mary Mulhare Portlaoise.2024 William Maunsell Clonmel, Niamh O’Mahoney An Riocht. 2025 Karl Fitzmaurice Shannon, Sinead O’Connor Leevale.