This Saturday 6th October almost 5,000 runners, joggers, walkers and spectators will descend on Galway City for the annual Run Galway Bay 10k, Half Marathon and Marathon which starts and finishes at Nimmo’s Pier, The Claddagh. The popularity of the event has surpassed all expectations with the full marathon selling out in July, followed by the 10k and Half Marathon, … [Read more...]
Fantastic Finish for McFlynn on Finale of Extreme North Quadrathon
Belfast's Brian McFlynn pushes himself to the limits to win the Extreme North Quadrathon, one of Ireland's most challenging running races. With the flattest terrain and fairest weather conditions of the four days, the final route from Buncrana through Muff to Moville produced the fastest times of the four day event. However, while competitors were challenged by … [Read more...]
Conquering The Connemara 100
The 10th edition of the Connemara 100 took place last weekend and, as expected, the milestone anniversary of the 100-mile road running event did not disappoint. Thirty-two courageous runners took to the roads of Connemara at 6am on Saturday morning with 100 miles of road ahead to be completed within 30 hours. Starting with a lap of Clifden town the runners made their way to … [Read more...]
Love Beer and Love Running? The Craft Half – A Half Marathon With Half Pints Of Craft Beer – Is The Race For You!
Street Child are delighted to announce that after a successful inaugural event in February this year, The Craft Half will be taking place in Lee Valley Regional Park on 2nd September 2018. The Craft Half is the perfect half marathon for beer lovers - runners will be rewarded with half pints of craft beer at fuelling stations every two miles. Runners can also opt for … [Read more...]
Vhi and the Irish Youth Foundation encourage young people to ‘Run for Fun’
Vhi Healthcare, in partnership with the Irish Youth Foundation rolled out a pilot programme, ‘Run for Fun’ which was developed to encourage young people living in disadvantaged communities in Ireland to embrace the benefits offered through running. ‘Run for Fun’ has been created to encourage more young people to get involved in running both for fitness and for recreation. The … [Read more...]
Judge Craig Mitchell, star of inspirational documentary Skid Row Marathon, completes his 74th marathon in London at the age of 62
Skid Row Marathon will be in UK Cinemas on 9th May for one day only including an exclusive short film about the transformative powers of running. Tickets can be bought here: www.skidrowmarathontickets.co.uk Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Craig Mitchell, the star of the critically acclaimed and inspirational documentary, Skid Row Marathon, completed the London … [Read more...]
Marathon Recovery: Tips From The Experts
Over 40,000 people took part in the hottest London Marathon in history, with many participants feeling the ‘burn’ the following morning. 386,050 people applied to take part in the 2018 London Marathon, which consisted of 26.2 miles. It was the biggest race in its history, however, with the high temperatures of 24.1°C (75.3°F) and participants running without proper training, … [Read more...]
Garmin® are the ‘Official Wearable Technology Partner’ of The Great Run Series for a second year
Global technology brand Garmin are gearing up for their second year collaboration with the UK’s biggest mass participation running event series, Great Run. The three-year partnership covers all Great Run events across the country for both adults and children including the Simplyhealth Great Newham London Run, Europe’s biggest 10K - the Simplyhealth Great Manchester … [Read more...]
Garmin® introduces the Forerunner 645 Music, a GPS running watch with integrated music and Garmin Pay contactless payments
Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced the Forerunner® 645 Music, a GPS running watch with integrated music that gives athletes the freedom to enjoy their favorite tunes on a run or during a workout without having to take a phone along. Additionally, when in need of a bottle of water or a quick bite to eat, it’s Garmin … [Read more...]
12th Annual Aware Christmas Run 2017
Phoenix Park: Saturday 9th December 2017 Over 2,000 runners to take part in 5K and 10K runs With one month to go, Aware is urging people to register today for the 12th annual Aware Christmas Run which will take place in the Phoenix Park, Dublin on Saturday, 9th December 2017. The Christmas Run is Aware’s flagship fundraising event, seeing over 2,000 people take … [Read more...]