Great Ireland Run facts for kids

The Great Ireland Run is an 10-kilometre road running competition which is held in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland in mid-April. It is held every year since 2003.

It is part of the Great Run series of athletics competitions. It has IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status. It is sponsored by SPAR and features both an elite race (for sportspeople) and a popular race (for the general public). There is also a 2.5 km fun run for 8–15-year-old runners.

The 10 km race course begins at Chesterfield Avenue. It goes around in a clock-wise route to finish on Furze Road. Over 10,000 people took part in the day's events in 2011.

People who have run the race include former marathon world record holder Paul Tergat, and World Championship medallist Meselech Melkamu, as well as some of Ireland's foremost athletes such as 1995 World Champion Sonia O'Sullivan and cross country specialist Catherina McKiernan.

Past winners

Key:       Course record       Irish championship race

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (m:s)	Women's winner	Time (m:s)
9th	2011	Charlotte Purdue (GBR)	32:42	Jesús España (ESP)	29:26
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 Chepkwemoi 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 Country Men's race Women's race Total  Australia 4 1 5  Kenya 2 1 3  Ireland 1 2 3  Portugal 1 1 2  Ethiopia 0 1 1  United Kingdom 0 1 1  United States 0 1 1

People who won it more than once Athlete Country Wins Years Craig Mottram  Australia 4 2003–2006 Abraham Chebii  Kenya 2 2007, 2008

List of winners