Athletics Ireland has issued an apology after runners in the Great Ireland 10km Run were misdirected over the course of the race and ended up finishing some 1.5km short of the distance (via IrishTimesSport)
“Athletics Ireland and the event organiser Dublin City Harriers wish to apologise to all participants for the unforeseen circumstances that led to today’s Great Ireland Run being less than the specified distance.
“Athletics Ireland will continue to engage with the race organisers on the matter and update national 10k championship participants when further information becomes available.” The event, which had a 10am start and went off in three waves, at three-minute intervals, also had several of the top clubs in Ireland racing for the National 10km team title.
It was clear once the lead runners reached the finish that something had gone embarrassingly wrong as Jake O’Regan from St John’s AC was the first man home in 26 minutes and eight seconds, which would have smashed the World 10km road record of 26:42 set by Kenya’s Rhonex Kipruto last year. O’Regan, however, had only raced around 8.5km.
Likewise with the first woman home, Karen Blaney from Navan AC, who finished in 29:12, a time which also would have improved the World 10km road record of 29:14.Ian O'Riordan is an Irish Times sports journalist writing on athletics
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