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Race Saturation point

Testosterscone

Looking at the race calendar this year is it becoming untenable?

Few examples;

7th July - Roscommon 10
14th July - Irish Road Runner 10 mile
August 12th - Monaghan 10
August 19th - Kilcock 10 mile
August 26th - Frank Duffy 10 mile

Also seeing the way the K Club 10k is bouncing around the calendar (moved from clashing with Dunboyne 4 mile to clashing with Clontarf 10 mile.

Is this killing competitive racing in this country through the proliferation of fields?

Edit: Mullingar 10 now been moved to 28th of July as well :rolleyes:

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Bananaleaf

average_runner wrote: »

Never heard of kilcock 10 miler, any good?

Kilcock 10 mile is being organised by St Coca's.

It's a new one - first year of it this year.

I've done their 5k in June and that was really good so looking forward to this one. AII permit too.

I don't know about all the new emerging road races being a bad thing though. I think it's a good thing. None of the heavy-hitters would ever really clash I'd imagine and I guess that new locations and new routes can be nice for those of us who might get a bit bored returning to the same routes year on year.

I would think that in terms of it killing competition, maybe it won't. Maybe what it might do is spread it out a bit more, thus increasing some people's chances (not me. Never me :P) of placing higher.

OOnegative

dublin runner wrote: »

Interestingly I think that reignited the 10 mile road race scene. It probably was the catalyst behind some of the recently new 10 mile races announced.

2019: The 8km race is going to be so 'on point' next year.....it's sooooo due a comeback!! So 2019.....

No it will just get like continental Europe instead,15km are all the rage here by looks of things!!!

Testosterscone

average_runner wrote: »

Really sad to see dunboyne 4 miler and 10k club clashing.

Never heard of kilcock 10 miler, any good?

They aren't. K Club been moved to 31st now (Clashes with Clontarf 10 mile)

Organised by St. Coca's AFAIK

jamule

dublin runner wrote: »

Interestingly I think that reignited the 10 mile road race scene. It probably was the catalyst behind some of the recently new 10 mile races announced.

2019: The 8km race is going to be so 'on point' next year.....it's sooooo due a comeback!! So 2019.....

Not sure about that, was thinking the next big thing will be 16k

dublin runner

Testosterscone wrote: »

kinda of ironic when what was once regarded as one of the best road races in Europe went by the wayside only last year.

Interestingly I think that reignited the 10 mile road race scene. It probably was the catalyst behind some of the recently new 10 mile races announced.

2019: The 8km race is going to be so 'on point' next year.....it's sooooo due a comeback!! So 2019.....

average_runner

Really sad to see dunboyne 4 miler and 10k club clashing.

Never heard of kilcock 10 miler, any good?

Testosterscone

dublin runner wrote: »

10 Milers just happen to be in vogue at the moment - so 2018!

kinda of ironic when what was once regarded as one of the best road races in Europe went by the wayside only last year.

dublin runner

All depends on how we view a race; how we judge it's level of 'success'. Most people, including organisers, simply look at the bottom line - participation levels. That is obviously very understandable as races live and die by numbers and entry fees.

Does race saturation kill competition? By and large, yes. Does Ireland, much like the GAA, need a Master Fixture Plan, properly implemented? Absolutely. There is no logic to the calendar in the main. Take a look at the calendar, so many races clash (expect a lot more after the recent weather) but on the otherhand, there are so many weeks of very little activity.

10 Milers just happen to be in vogue at the moment - so 2018!

jamule

Testosterscone wrote: »

Looking at the race calendar this year is it becoming untenable?

Few examples;

7th July - Roscommon 10
14th July - Irish Road Runner 10 mile
August 12th - Monaghan 10
August 19th - Kilcock 10 mile
August 26th - Frank Duffy 10 mile

Also seeing the way the K Club 10k is bouncing around the calendar (moved from clashing with Dunboyne 4 mile to clashing with Clontarf 10 mile.

Is this killing competitive racing in this country through the proliferation of fields?

And your missing the blaney 10m around the 20th of july. Its getting a bit out of hand. The bubble will have to burst.