The Bob Burke 4 mile Road Race 2025

The Bob Burke 4 mile race and the 1 mile juvenile race will be held on Friday 18th of July at 7.30pm for the mile race and 8pm for the 4 mile race.

Online registrations are open from 19th of May to 18th July at 12 midday.

Minimum age for participation in 4 mile: born in 2008. Children must be born between 2009 and 2018 to take part in the mile race.

The timing will be done by POPUP RACES.

Race numbers can be collected on the evening of the race from 6pm onwards at our HQ which is Grange NS: Eircode P61K240
Parking will be opposite the school.

The race is run on a one lap loop course, starting 200m from Grange NS, the runners will head towards the main R512 road, turning left at school and right straight away after. After mile 1, at Ballyarthur Cross, they will turn left, pass mile 2 and turn left again at the next cross, Ballinahown Cross. After mile 3 they will turn left at Labbacallee T Junction and will head back to the school on the R512. The finish line will be outside the school.

Prizes for 4 mile are as follows:

First 3 male and female

First wheelchair male and female

First 2 junior male and female: U20

First 2 in each age category, male and female: 35/40/45/50/55/60/65/70/75/80

The male winner of the race will receive the Bob Burke Perpetual Cup and the female winner will receive the Ray O’Sullivan Perpetual Cup.

Prizes for juvenile 1 mile race are as follows: medals for all and prizes for first 3 boys and first 3 girls.