Dundalk 10k to take place on April 22nd

We will all probably overindulge in some way over the Christmas period but if you want to motivate yourself to get fit in the New Year then what better way than to get into training for the Dundalk 10k.

Organisers have confirmed that the annual road race will be officially launching on January 14^th, with the event pencilled in for Wednesday April 22^nd.

Earlier this year Dundalk IT were the major sponsor and organiser of the race, which started and ended on the campus.

Darragh Greene retained the title in a time of 31.10, pipping Gary O’Hanlon and Brian McCloskey to the title.

Donna Evans was the first woman home, with 695 people in total taking part.

Further details on how to register for the 2015 event will be published in the New Year.

Greene retains Dundalk 10k title

Darragh Greene winning last year’s Dundalk 10k

Local athlete Darragh Green retained his Dundalk 10k title by winning the race in a time of 31.10 last night.

The Dunleer AC athlete shaved more than two minutes of his winning time from 12 months ago as he pipped Kilkerley man Gary O’Hanlon to first place.

O’Hanlon finished in a time of 32.02, with last year’s runner-up Brian McCloskey of North East Runners in third in a time of 33.23.

Once again the first female home was Donna Evans, who was 32nd overall in a time of 40.35. Donna was also the first female finisher 12 months ago and has now won the race on numerous occasions.

In total 695 people took part in the race, which this year started from Dundalk IT, with over 100 volunteers cheering them on despite the heavy rain.

Full results can be found here.