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Born to Run were delighted to hand over a check for €2,058 to St. Ita’s and St. Joseph’s School of special education this week having raised it at this years Born to Run 40 Mile Ultra Marathon and Relay. See full story in Tralee Today

The forth annual Born to Run Tralee 40 Mile Ultra and Relay took place on the 28th July with both the individual and 4 person relay events selling out, while the 2 person tag team had only one place left unfilled.

It was a mixed day weather wise with everything from glorious sunshine to torrential down pours. But even the heaviest of rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of our participants as they went through mile after mile to collect that medal waiting at the finish line.

The men’s event was won by Alex O’Shea in a course record of 4:29:20, with Keith Whyte in second and David O’Keeffe finishing in 3rd. Meanwhile Catherine Guthrie was first home in the ladies event with Jill McCann and Liz Leonard finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively. The 2 person tag was taken by David Toomey and Catherine Hannon, with John and Nickolas Liddane coming second and Tina Curtin and William Brick finishing 3rd.  The 4 person relay was won by ‘The Relics and the Dream Team’ with ‘Team O’Shea’ finishing 2nd and ‘Scrambled Legs’ finishing 3rd.

Thanks to all our participants who combined to make this such a memorable event and to all our superb volunteers who once again have been singled out for special mention in the feedback we received from the runners.

Hears looking forward to next year.

Born to Run are please to welcome the Rose Hotel’s support of our 40 Mile Ultra and Relay event on July 28th. The Rose is a beautiful 4 star hotel that has been refurbished recently and is conveniently located near the start finish line. So if you intend to spend a little time in Tralee we would be delighted to recommend the Rose. Visit   https://www.therosehotel.com for more.

We were delighted with huge interest in the 2018 couch to 5k programme, a total of 45 new members registered and started their journey to running five kilometers nonstop. New members are always welcome at BTR and are essential in keeping our club as strong as inclusive as we always have been Over the next few weeks the mentors will run alongside them sharing their experience and encouraging and cajoling them along the way. We wish each and everyone of them success in achieving their goals and hope they enjoy their experience with our club. We look forward to having them with us for many years to come.

Well in the modern world of distance running strength training is pretty much a given so in an attempt to keep up with modern best practice BTR has partnered with Achieve Fittness to bring you a 8 week programme of Strength and conditioning classes every Monday night in their Gum on Monavally Industrial est. With the club subsidising  the classes the 8 week programme is only costing our members €15. There was great interest in the initiative and the classes filled up within 25 minutes. We had our first taste on Mondat 15th of May and I for one really enjoyed it (even if I struggled to move for 2 days after). Big thanks to Mairead and Deirdre for the welcome and the great work out. Were looking forward to the coming weeks now.

Not everyone finds training in the evening suitable so BTR has responded and now there’s training at 6:30am as well as 6:30pm. Like the standard BTR training the Early Birds leave from the Aqua Dome, but train on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Unfortunately though the couch to 5k  programme can not be facilitated at this time. However for the rest of our members if you want an early morning run why not join the guys one morning.

Born to Run Tralee Marathon Club are delighted to announce St. Ita’s and St. Joseph’s School as our charity partner for the 40 Mile Ultra Marathon and Relay. St. Ita’s and St. Joseph’s is a special school for students with mild learning difficulties. Pictured are the school’s principal Ms. Grace Sheehan and BTR ‘s volunteer coordinator Aoife O’Connor at the announcement earlier today. You can find out more about their work by visiting https://stitasandstjosephs.com/