SPAR Great Ireland Run - Elite Entry Criteria
Any Irish athlete wishing to compete via an elite entry for the Great Ireland Run must meet the following criteria:
| Distance | Men | Women |
|---|
| 10km | 31.00 | 36.00 |
| 10 mile | 53.00 | 62.00 |
| Half M | 69.00 | 80.00 |
| Marathon | 2.24.00 | 2.45.00 |
Other standards considered:
- 20 placing at National Senior XC Championships
- Any athletes (Junior/ U23 / Senior) that have represented Ireland at XC/ road or track (at 1500 and above) over the last 3 years will also be offered elite free entry.
We offer overall prize money and Irish only prize money. Prize money for the women will be awarded to Elite women only not women who run fast times from the mass start. Prize money will also not be awarded past 32:00 mins for men and 36:00 mins for women.
*An Irish athlete can collect both prize structures.
| Position | Overall (Euros) | Irish (Euros) |
|---|
| | Men | Wmn | Irish Men | Irish Wmn |
| 1st | €500.00 | €500.00 | €500.00 | €500.00 |
| 2nd | €300.00 | €300.00 | €300.00 | €300.00 |
| 3rd | €200.00 | €200.00 | €200.00 | €200.00 |
| 4th | | | €100.00 | €100.00 |
| 5th | | | €50.00 | €50.00 |
| 6th | | | €50.00 | €50.00 |
| 7th | | | €50.00 | €50.00 |
| 8th | | | €50.00 | €50.00 |
| 9th | | | €50.00 | €50.00 |
| 10th | | | €0.00 | €50.00 |
Both Elite fields are restricted to numbers so apply early to avoid disappointment.
Email peter.riley@nova-international.com with details of qualifying performances, name, address, DOB and club.
The Elite Management reserve the right to refuse any entry whether an athlete meets criteria or not. This is a guide and does not guarantee elite entry into any Great Run Event!
If you have any further queries please contact Peter Riley at peter.riley@nova-international.com
| Position | Overall (Euros) | Irish (Euros) |
|---|
| | Men | Wmn | Irish Men | Irish Wmn |
| 1st | €500.00 | €500.00 | €500.00 | €500.00 |
| 2nd | €300.00 | €300.00 | €300.00 | €300.00 |
| 3rd | €200.00 | €200.00 | €200.00 | €200.00 |
| 4th | | | €100.00 | €100.00 |
| 5th | | | €50.00 | €50.00 |
| 6th | | | €50.00 | €50.00 |
| 7th | | | €50.00 | €50.00 |
| 8th | | | €50.00 | €50.00 |
| 9th | | | €50.00 | €50.00 |
| 10th | | | €0.00 | €50.00 |
Men
| BIB # |
BIB Name |
Athlete Name |
Country / County |
Club |
Biography |
| 1 |
ROTHLIN |
VIKTOR ROTHLIN |
SUI |
N/A |
2007 WORLDS CHAMPS MARATHON BRONZE; 2006 EUROPEAN CHAMPS MARATHON SILVER; 2008 OLYMPIC MARATHON 6TH; 2.07.23 MARATHON AND SWISS NATIONAL RECORD HOLDER |
| 2 |
FAGAN |
MARTIN FAGAN |
IRE / WESTMEATH |
MULINGAR |
IRISH RECORD FOR HALF M 60.56; 7TH PLACE 2007 EURO XC CHAMPS |
| 3 |
SILVA |
RUI SILVA |
POR |
N/A |
3 TIME EUROPEAN INDOOR 1500M CHAMPION '98, '02, '09; 2004 OLYMPIC 1500M BRONZE MEDALIST; 2001 WORLD INDOOR 1500M CHAMPION; 2004 WORLD INDOOR 3000M SILVER MEDALIST |
| 4 |
FEITEIRA |
LUIS FEITEIRA |
POR |
N/A |
10TH PLACE 2009 WORLD CHAMPS MARATHON, PB 2.11.57; 8TH 2006 EURO XC CHAMPS; 1.46 800M, 3.34 1500M, 28.50 10K |
| 5 |
KENNEALLY |
MARK KENNEALLY |
IRE / DUBLIN |
CLONFIFFE H |
2010 AAI INTER CLUB XC CHAMPION; 8TH PLACE 2009 EURO XC CHAMPS IN DUBLIN; 2010 INTER CLUBS XC CHAMPION; 13.36 5000M, 29.17 10K |
| 6 |
LEDWITH |
ANDREW LEDWITH |
IRE / MEATH |
FR.MURPHY AC |
REPRESENTED IRELAND AT 2 WORLD XC CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 5 EURO XC CHAMPIONSHIPS; 2009 IRISH INTER COUNTIES CHAMPION |
| 7 |
MURRAY |
GARY MURRAY |
IRE / DONEGAL |
ST. MALACHY'S |
4 TIMES NATIONAL XC CHAMPION, TWICE 5K NATIONAL CHAMPION. 28.45 10K; 12TH EURO CROSS 2006 |
| 8 |
BENE |
BARNABAS BENE |
HUN |
N/A |
2 TIMES EUROPEAN JUNIOR XC CHAMP; FORMER EUROPEAN U23 XC CHAMPION; EUROPEAN INDOOR 1500M REPRESENTATIVE 2009 |
| 9 |
VILLALOBOS |
PABLO VILLALOBOS |
ESP |
N/A |
REPRESENTED SPAIN AT 2009 WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPS. 7TH PLACE 2006 EUROPEAN CHAMPS 5000M. 28.48 10K |
| 10 |
HUMPHRIES |
TOM HUMPHRIES |
GBR |
N/A |
2008 ENGLISH NATIONAL XC CHAMPION; REPRESENTED GB AT WORLD & EURO XC CHAMPS |
| 11 |
CLARKE |
WILL CLARKE |
GBR |
N/A |
2 TIMES BRITISH NATIONAL TRIATHLON CHAM '08 & '09, BEIJING OLYMPIAN, 2006 WORLD & EURO U23 TRIATHLON CHAMPION |
| 12 |
LICHT |
DENNIS LICHT |
NED |
N/A |
REPRESENTED THE NETHERLANDS AT THE 2009 EUROPEAN INDOORS 1500M; EURO XC CHAMPS REPRESENTATIVE |
| 13 |
MINNOCK |
BARRY MINNOCK |
IRE / OFFALY |
RATHFARNHAM |
2.24 MARATHON; |
| 14 |
THRELFALL |
MARK THRELFALL |
GBR |
N/A |
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES TRIATHLON CHAMPION '09, EUROPEAN DUATHLON SILVER '07 |
| 15 |
CLOHISEY |
MICK CLOHISEY |
IRE / DUBLIN |
RAHENY |
29.20 10K, 14.12 5K. WORLD CROSS REPRESENTATIVE 2008, 5 TIMES EURO CROSS PARTICIPANT; 29.24 10K |
| 16 |
FORD |
ANTHONY FORD |
GBR |
N/A |
29.02 10K |
| 17 |
DUNLEAVY |
EMMETT DUNLEAVY |
IRE / SLIGO |
SLIGO AC |
2010 IRISH INDOOR 3000M BRONZE MEDALLIST; 2009 IRISH STEEPLECHASE SILVER MEDALLIST |
| 18 |
ZAKIS |
RAIVIS ZAKIS |
LAT |
WEST WATERFORD |
|
| 19 |
HARRIS |
AARON HARRIS |
GBR |
N/A |
REPRESENTED GB TRIATHLON AT EUROPEAN U23 AND WORLD JUNIORS |
| 20 |
HAMILTON |
PADDY HAMILTON |
IRE / ANTRIM |
ANNADALE |
10TH PLACE 2010 AAI INTER CLUB XC CHAMPS; 14.17 5K, 23.54 5 MILES, 49.45 10 MILES |
| 21 |
FARRELL |
BRIAN FARRELL |
IRE / WICKLOW |
SLI CUALANN |
|
| 22 |
HEHIR |
SEAN HEHIR |
IRE / CLARE |
RATHFARNHAM |
8TH PLACE 2009 AAI INTER CLUB CROSS COUNTRY |
| 23 |
O'SHEA |
ALAN O'SHEA |
IRE / CORK |
BANTRY |
|
| 24 |
FLYNN |
EOIN FLYNN |
IRE / DUBLIN |
RATHFARNHAM |
|
| 25 |
FLEMMING |
PAUL FLEMMING |
IRE / DUBLIN |
RATHFARNHAM |
26TH PLACE 2010 AAI INTERCLUB XC CHAMPS |
| 26 |
RYAN |
MARK RYAN |
IRE / DUBLIN |
RATHFARNHAM |
|
| 27 |
McKINNEY |
PAURIC MCKINNEY |
IRE / DONEGAL |
LETTERKENNY AC |
22ND PLACE 2010 AAI INTERCLUB XC CHAMPS |
| 28 |
O'LEARY |
CILLIAN O'LEARY |
IRE / CORK |
RAHENY SHAMROCKS |
13TH PLACE 2010 AAI INTERCLUB XC CHAMPS |
| 29 |
HANRAHAN |
MARK HANRAHAN |
IRE / CORK |
LEEVALE AC |
|
| 30 |
COUGHLAN |
GARRET COUGHLAN |
IRE / DUBLIN |
CRUSADERS AC |
|
| 31 |
RYAN |
GERRY RYAN |
IRE / GALWAY |
CRAUGHWELL AC |
|
Women
| BIB # |
BIB Name |
Athlete Name |
Country / County |
Club |
Biography |
| 101 |
YELLING-HIGHAM |
HALEY YELLING HIGHAM |
GBR |
N/A |
2 TIME EUROPEAN XC CHAMPION, DUBLIN '09 & HERINGSDORF '04 |
| 102 |
WILLIS |
BENITA WILLIS |
AUS |
N/A |
3 TIME OLYMPIAN '00, '04, 08. WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION '04. BRONZE WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS '03. 17TH 2010 WORLD XC CHAMPS |
| 103 |
PROKOPCUKA |
JELENA PROKOPCUKA |
LAT |
N/A |
3RD PLACE 2009 GREAT IRELAND RUN; NYC MARATHON CHAMPION '05 & '06; BOSTON MARATHON 2ND PLACE '06 '07 & 4TH PLACE '04 '08 |
| 104 |
KALOVICS |
ANIKO KALOVICS |
HUN |
N/A |
3 TIME OLYMPIAN '00,'04,'08; FORMER EUROPEAN XC BRONZE MEDALLIST |
| 105 |
BYRNE |
DEIDRE BYRNE |
IRE/WICKLOW |
SLI CHULAINN AC |
REPRESENTED AT 2010 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPS AT 3000M AND 2009 WORLD CHAMPS AT 1500M; 6TH PLACE 2009 GREAT IRELAND RUN |
| 106 |
BLOMME |
LISA BLOMME |
SWE |
N/A |
REPRESENTED SWEDEN AT 2006 EUROPEAN CHAMPS IN THE MARATHON & EUROPEAN XC CHAMPS '07 '08 & '09; 33.20 10K |
| 107 |
MURRAY |
FREYA MURRAY |
GBR |
N/A |
2010 UK INTERCOUNTIES XC CHAMPION; 9TH PLACE 2009 EURO XC CHAMPS, DUBLIN; 2009 GREAT YORKSHIRE RUN CHAMPION |
| 108 |
DRUMM |
ORLA DRUMM |
IRE / LIMERICK |
UCC AC |
REPRESENTED IRELAND AT 2006 EURO XC CHAMPS; 10TH PLACE 2007 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES 1500M |
| 109 |
PIDGEON |
EMILY PIDGEON |
GBR |
N/A |
EUROPEAN JUNIOR 5000M CHAMPION '05, BRONZE MEDALLIST '07; BRONZE MEDALLIST EURO U23 5000M '09; |
| 110 |
GRIMMET |
KAT GRIMMET |
GBR |
N/A |
34.19 10K; 73.08 HALF M |
| 111 |
CURLEY |
PAULINE CURLEY |
IRE / OFFALY |
TULLAMORE |
REPRESENTED IRELAND AT WORLD AND EUROPEAN XC; REPRESENTED IRELAND IN THE 2008 OLYMPIC MARATHON |
| 112 |
FULLERTON |
FAYE FULLERTON |
GBR |
N/A |
REPRESENTED GB AT 2009 WORLD XC CHAMPION; 2008 WORLD STUDENT XC CHAMPION |
| 113 |
WLODARCZYK |
PATRYCJA WLODARCZYK |
POL |
RAHENY |
|
| 114 |
KEALY |
ANNETTE KEALY |
IRE / DUBLIN |
RAHENY |
NATIONAL MARATHON CHAMPION; 4TH PLACE 2010 NATIONAL XC CHAMPS |
| 115 |
AVIL |
HOLLIE AVIL |
GBR |
N/A |
2009 U23 WORLD TRIATHLON CHAMPION, 2008 BRITISH TRIATHLON CHAMP & BEIJING OLYMPIAN, 2007 WORLD JUNIOR TRI CHAMPION |
| 116 |
MAHON |
DONNA MAHON |
IRE / DUBLIN |
RATHFARNHAM |
REPRESENTED IRELAND IN THE 2008 & 2009 EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 117 |
INGRAM |
KATIE INGRAM |
GBR |
N/A |
REPRESENTED GBR AT THE 2008 & 2009 EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 118 |
O DOHERTY |
SIOBHAN O DOHERTY |
IRE / TIPPERARY |
BORRISOKANE |
2ND PLACE 2010 AAI INTERCLUB XC CHAMPS |
| 119 |
CURLEY |
ANNE CURLEY |
IRE / DUBLIN |
DONORE H |
|
| 120 |
MAHON |
FIONA MAHON |
IRE / MEATH |
DONORE H |
23RD PLACE 2010 AAI INTERCLUB XC CHAMPS |
| 121 |
LEE |
LIZZIE LEE |
IRE / CORK |
LEEVALE |
|
| 122 |
LYNCH |
RHONA LYNCH |
IRE / CORK |
EAGLE AC |
|
| 123 |
JORDAN |
ADRIENNE JORDAN |
IRE / DUBLIN |
DONORE H |
|
| 124 |
McGLOIN |
TERESA McGLOIN |
IRE / DONEGAL |
FINN VALLEY AC |
7TH PLACE 2010 AAI INTERCLUB XC CHAMPS |
| 125 |
SANCHEZ |
BARBARA SANCHEZ |
IRE / DUBLIN |
RAHENY |
WINNER OF THE 2010 BALLYCOTTON 10 |