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Info on 5 or 10km

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  • 03-07-2015 11:47pm
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    Pecker31
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    hi I am wondering can someone recommend a website/Facebook page where I could see all the local 5 or 10ks coming up.

    I have recently started running and wanted to sign myself up for something to give me motivation!


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    libelula
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    Where are you based?

    Usually a few local clubs facebook would be a good place to start, after that there's runireland.ie which will give you a national calendar of events.


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    Ososlo
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    Check out www.parkrun.ie

    where are you living? There might be one near you.


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    Pecker31
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    libelula wrote: »
    Where are you based?

    Usually a few local clubs facebook would be a good place to start, after that there's runireland.ie which will give you a national calendar of events.

    Thanks, I am based near Killarney. I will look up run Ireland and see what they have


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    An_Reathai
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    Killarney has a 5k Parkrun every Saturday morning. Parkrun is perfect for people new to running. It's very welcoming and there'll be runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. And it's free!

    parkrun.ie/killarney


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    Pecker31
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    An_Reathai wrote: »
    Killarney has a 5k Parkrun every Saturday morning. Parkrun is perfect for people new to running. It's very welcoming and there'll be runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. And it's free!

    parkrun.ie/killarney

    Thanks for that! Does it matter that I can't actually run a 5km? If I walked it would I be looked at! Sorry!


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    An_Reathai
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    Pecker31 wrote: »
    Thanks for that! Does it matter that I can't actually run a 5km? If I walked it would I be looked at! Sorry!

    Most Parkruns will have people walking it or maybe walking a bit/ jogging a bit. If you look at results from last Saturday's Killarney Parkrun, the times ranged from 20 minutes to almost 42 mins.

    I know lots of people who started out with the walking / jogging strategy and then over weeks and months, gradually cut out the walking bit!

    parkrun.ie/killarney/results/latestresults/


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    Greenmachine
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    www.runireland.com lists race all over the country. You can search by distance and location.

    +1 on park run. Not been yet, but enough people have recommended it, to convince me it is well worth doing.


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    Notwork Error
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    Pecker31 wrote: »
    hi I am wondering can someone recommend a website/Facebook page where I could see all the local 5 or 10ks coming up.

    I have recently started running and wanted to sign myself up for something to give me motivation!


    Here's the most comprehensive site for Munster and Kerry

    http://munsterrunning.blogspot.ie/p/calendar.html?m=1


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    Notwork Error wrote: »
    Here's the most comprehensive site for Munster and Kerry

    http://munsterrunning.blogspot.ie/p/calendar.html?m=1

    Not necessarily for Kerry.

    Everything you need for anything in Kerry and Munster is contained in the Running in Munster site mentioned above, but you should also refer to...

    http://stbrendansac.blogspot.ie/p/road-races-in-kerry.html

    The Runireland calendar is poor, for example it shows neither the Ballinascarthy 10k or Bere Island 10k in the past 2 nights. It misses loads of the "local" runs and seems to just note the headliners around the country.

    The Running in Munster site is excellent, maps and photos of lots of routes, a description etc. But still omits some of the smaller ones in Kerry that the St. Brendan's Page picks up.


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