Outlook for Mallow 10 Sunday March 24th 2019
Mallow 10 2019 Weather & General Info
Mallow
Sunday March 24th 2019
Weather as at 17:30pm Friday March 22nd
As at 17:30pm, Friday March 22nd, Weather for Sunday's Mallow 10 is looking pretty good
- No Rain
- Light Winds - 10kph, gusting 12kph
- Temperatures around 10C
Sounds pretty much ideal, so should make for both fast and enjoyable runs!
Elite Entries
While the main race is full, Mallow AC has reserved a few places for elite entries, with recent 10 mile times of sub 56 minutes for Men, or sub 61 minutes for Women.
Any Elite Man or Woman planning to run on Sunday should Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Phone 0863849159
Forename | Surname | Club |
Sergiu | Ciobanu | Clonliffe Harriers AC |
Alan | O'Shea | Bantry AC |
Michael | Power | West Waterford A.C |
David | Mansfield | Clonmel AC |
Rory | O'Connor | North Cork AC |
Colin | Merritt | |
John | Meade | St Finbarrs AC |
Forename | Surname | Club |
Linda | Byrne | DSD AC |
Aoife | Cooke | Youghal AC |
While some of the elite entries listed above have yet to confirm, it looks like it will be an interesting battle up front, in both the mens and womens races. On form, one would expect Sergiu Ciobanu to be the man to beat, however Sunday's expected near-perfect conditions should mean that he won't have it all his own way, and fast times should ensue.
Aoife Cooke, Youghal AC
In the women's race, it looks to be a head-to-head between Youghal AC's Aoife Cooke and DSC AC's Olympian, Linda Byrne. Aoife Cooke has been in tremendous form for the past few months, and ran 56:47 in the Duhallow 10 recently. In perspective, this equals Laura Shaughnessy's 56:47 Dungarvan 10 time from last year, which proved to be the fastest time by an Irish woman during 2018
Number & T-shirt Pick Up - Mallow Red Cross Centre
Race number collection will take place at Mallow Red Cross Centre, (at the entrance to Mallow Youth Centre (Race HQ) & Mallow Swimming Pool, at the following times:
Saturday 23rd 12:30pm to 4:30pm
Sunday 24th 09:30am to 12 noon
See town map, below, for directions to race number pick up and Race HQ
General Mallow Map
Key Mallow 10 Locations
Getting to the Start Line
The start line is within walking distance, about 400m from Race HQ, Mallow Youth Centre. See town map above for directions to the Race Start Line.
Toilets
Portaloos will be available outside the Registration Hall, Mallow Red Cross Centre, and in the town centre, close to the Start area.
Bag Drop:
There are two areas you can leave your bags.
1) Mallow Youth Centre (Race HQ)
2) Fitness Solutions (Sponsors of Start & Finish line) are offering a ticketed bag drop for any runners wishing to avail of it. Fitness Solutions is located in the centre of Mallow and close to the start line.
Chip Timing
The race will be chip timed by MyRunResults. This means that you will be able to see your exact finish time, from when you cross the start line, until you cross the finish line, immediately after you finish the race.
Your personal timing chip is embedded into your race number.
Please attach your race number to the FRONT of your OUTER layer, using the safety pins provided. Please Do NOT fold or bend the number, or insert pins into/through the timing chip part of the number, as doing so may mean the chip will not work properly, and be picked up by the sensors on the finish gantry.
Your race number MUST be clearly visible at all times, especially when crossing the start and finish lines. This is essential for several reasons:
- Most importantly, to identify you quickly in the event of an incident
- It will also help identify you quickly as you cross the start and/or finish line, so that in the event of a chip malfunction...so you get an accurate finish time.
Race Pacers
Mallow AC will have pacers for the following Target Times:
- 65 minutes
- 70 minutes
- 75 minutes
- 80 minutes
- 85 minutes
- 90 minutes
The pacers will run at an even pace throughout the race, so you are advise to stick with them, if one of these is your target time. This will reduce the likelihood of you running off the start, full of enthusiasm, and feeling great, over the first few miles, only to crash and burn before the finish. If you have any energy to spare burn it up over the last mile and not the first. The pacers will be easily identifiable at the start line and will line up in order, so the 65 minute pacer will be towards the front of the pack and the 90 minute pacer will be further back.
Course Details
The Start Line is just 400m from the Youth Centre, while the Finish Line is just beyond the church, on the south side of the River Blackwater. Race HQ, Mallow Youth Centre, is just a kilometer from the finish line. Full course description can be found on the Mallow 10 Website and Cork Athletics Mallow 10 2019 Event Page
Mallow 10 Course Map
Mallow 10 Elevation Profile
Water Stations
There will be two water stations on the course at approximately 3.5 miles and 7.5 miles and more water available at the finish area.
Post Race Refreshments
Refreshments will be available in Race HQ, Mallow Youth Centre after the race
Showers
There are limited showers available in the Youth Centre (Race HQ). Mallow Swimming Pool, located beside the Youth Centre (Race HQ), offer the use of pool showers for €3
Results
All results will be available after the race on:
Mallow 10 Website
For more details about race day, course details and prizes please log on to the Mallow 10 website