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Mallow 10 Mile Road Race Sunday 20/03/2016

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    #2
    opus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,999 ✭✭✭opus


    Think I entered in Dec last year :)


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    overthebridge
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭overthebridge


    There's a car load of us coming down from Limerick for this.
    This for me is the best 10 miler out of the original Munster series.
    Well organised. Fast course. Good feed at the finish.


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    skeleton_boy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭skeleton_boy


    Can't make Ballycotten this year so I've opted for Mallow. Heard mainly good things and am very much looking forward to it.


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    Triangla
    Registered Users Posts: 818 ✭✭✭Triangla


    Just heard this was called off 3 or 4 miles in.

    Multi vehicle collision involving a horse box too, one fatality and horse dead too.


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    ncmc
    Registered Users Posts: 4,852 ✭✭✭ncmc


    Very sad news this evening, the truck driver involved in the crash passed away. It's a shame the race was cancelled but it's small fry in the scheme of things. This was my first time running it and have to say the organisation was spot on from the small portion we got to run. Start was well organised and it started bang on time which is a bugbear of mine when starts are delayed. Hopefully it can be rescheduled. RIP to the man involved.


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    opus
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    Doesn't bear thinking about what would have happened if it was ten mins later as there would have a crowd of runners (including me) going right along there. The group I was running with had almost arrived at the scene when the cancel notice went out, must say it looked like carnage. Absolutely the correct decision by Mallow AC & the Gardai to immediately call a halt.

    RIP to the driver of the truck.


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    ncmc
    Registered Users Posts: 4,852 ✭✭✭ncmc


    Absolutely Opus, it's terrible sad, but it could have been an absolute catastrophe. Hope all the other people injured will be ok.


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    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,365 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Heard it had been called off but didn't realise the race had started. How very tragic.
    RIP


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    ger664
    Registered Users Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭ger664


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Heard it had been called off but didn't realise the race had started. How very tragic.
    RIP

    From what I heard the lead runners where one of the first on the scene.


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    gilleek2
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭gilleek2


    ger664 wrote: »
    From what I heard the lead runners where one of the first on the scene.

    There were people already on the bridge spectating some of whom came running down the sliproad shouting for an ambulance. Lead runners were probably still 5/600 metres short of it when I heard the crash.


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    Extrasupervery
    Registered Users Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭Extrasupervery


    This is incredibly sad, I was so sorry to hear it. RIP to that poor gent and condolences to his family and friends.


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    #13
    psychozeb
    Registered Users Posts: 722 ✭✭✭psychozeb


    Statement regarding cancelled race:


    https://mallowtenmile.wordpress.com


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