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Irish Life Frank Duffy 10 Mile

09:009:00 AM Dublin
Phoenix Column
Phoenix Column. Photograph by Leimanbhradain, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The Frank Duffy 10 Mile starts on Chesterfield Avenue in Phoenix Park, loops out by Knockmaroon Road and Military Road, and finishes on Furze Road after a U-turn at Castleknock Gate.

The course in short 3 lines
  • A loop of Phoenix Park with a U-turn at Castleknock GateStart on Chesterfield Avenue, finish on Furze Road, U-turn at Castleknock Gate.
  • Rolling hills, most of the climb late onRolling hills, most of the incline in the latter stages.
  • Saturday 14 August 2027, entry 40 euros14 August 2027, 9:00; 40 euro entry from 10 February; transfers 1 to 17 July.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryA loop of Phoenix Park with a U-turn at Castleknock GateStart on Chesterfield Avenue, finish on Furze Road, U-turn at Castleknock Gate.

The organiser describes a scenic loop around Phoenix Park, Europe’s largest enclosed public park. On the 2026 route the race heads from Chesterfield Avenue towards Mountjoy Cross, turns left onto Ordnance Survey Road, then follows Knockmaroon Road, Upper Glen Road and Military Road. A climb takes runners onto Wellington Road, then the path beside Chesterfield Avenue and around the Fifteen Acres, and back by Acres Road to the Phoenix Monument. After the Phoenix Roundabout the route follows Chesterfield Avenue to Castleknock Gate, where it makes a U-turn, and returns down the avenue to Ordnance Survey Road and a final left turn onto Furze Road for the finish.

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Whole courseGradientRolling hills, most of the climb late onRolling hills, most of the incline in the latter stages.

Dublin Marathon Group coach Emmett Dunleavy advises runners to trust their instinct as well as their target pace and to adjust for the rolling hills, because most of the incline comes late. For fuelling he suggests one gel halfway for a time of 70 minutes or under, and two gels, a third and two thirds of the way, for anything slower.

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Whole courseConditionsSaturday 14 August 2027, entry 40 euros14 August 2027, 9:00; 40 euro entry from 10 February; transfers 1 to 17 July.

The organiser gives Saturday 14 August 2027, a 9:00 start, a 40 euro fee plus platform and payment processing fees and entries opening on Wednesday 10 February 2027, together with the other two Irish Life Dublin Race Series events. An official transfer option is new for 2027, with a window from 1 to 17 July and a 5 euro fee. The race can also be entered in a bundle of all three series events for 120 euros plus fees.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Dublin, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.6mile 4.7
  2. km 15.1mile 9.4

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
16.1 km10 mi

Race week

Timetable

Before race week 2 key dates

  1. 10 Feb 2027

    Entries open Entries for the whole Irish Life Dublin Race Series open together. The 10 Mile entry fee is 40 euros plus platform and payment processing fees.

  2. 1 Jul 2027

    Transfer window opens Open until Saturday 17 July. The transfer fee is 5 euros plus platform and payment processing fees.

Saturday 14 August Race day

  1. 09:009:00 AM

    10 Mile start Phoenix Park, Chesterfield Avenue

Times as published by the organiser, in Dublin time, checked .

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Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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