Sunday 25th June, saw Tralee Bay Wetlands become a hive of activity as it played host to our Club for our annual running event. Building on the the success of our Club series last year, this year the incoming committee decided to do it different this year and hold all three runs on the same day, with staggered start times for each of the distances to ensure that runners across the different distances would come across the finish in close proximity of each other, this proved to be highly successful with entrants remarking that it really added to the atmosphere on the day.
The success of the day was down to the the hard work of the committee and the many volunteers dotted around the course and at the finish line.
We had runners taking part not only from Kerry, but from right across the country, with even some who were home on holidays from the UK and USA taking part.
In the lead up to the day we held a competition whereby anyone who signed up for one the the runs by the 23rdJune would win back the cost of their entrance fee – the lucky winner was Liz O’Donnell who took part in the 10k.
The first three men home in the Half Marathon were:
Brendan Sheehan 1:17:05
Gary Mills 1:21:53
Ken O’Mahony 1:29:49
The first three women home in the Half Marathon were:
Mary O’Shea 1:35:02
Mary Reynolds 1:42:22
Liz Leonard 1:57:28
The first three men home in the 10k were:
Niall O’Riordan 36:13
Tom Carey 37:37
George Bastible 39:48
The first three women home in the 10k were:
Catherine Fogarty 43:10
Charlotte Costello 45:41
Doreen Moore 46:41
The first three men home in the 5k were:
Philip O’Dwyer 18:40
Danny O’Sullivan 18:46
Frank O’Connor 21:10
The first three women home in the 5k were:
Ann McGlynn 25:45
Anna Falvey 27:32
Ciara Daly 28:27
Full results can be found https://www.myrunresults.com/events/born_to_run_tralee_half_marathon10k_and_5k/4881/results
On Thursday 22nd June our volunteers ran the courses for each of the distances to ensure that everything was in order for the day.
The Born to Run Committee would like to thank all the volunteers, photographers, lead cyclist for the half marathon, the first aider, the timing company and all those who helped to ensure that the day ran smoothly. We would also like to thank all our wonderful home bakers who provided the treats at the refreshment table at the finish-line.
We would also like to Thank Tralee Bay Wetlands for providing the fabulous facilities and the Kerry County Council for ensuring that all Health and Safety measures were met on the day.
Born to Run Tralee 