The Active Runner Magazine Issue #14 Nov 2021

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RUNNER Editor's note I’d like to welcome you all to the 14th issue of The Active Runner Fundraising Online Magazine. Please keep supporting us as we try to raise £3,000 for The Southern Area Hospice, all we ask is a one of £2 donation to the Southern Area Hospice. In this issue, we kick off our campaign called Help Keep Our Routes Clean in conjunction with our great friends at Virtual Run NI. We hope to get runners/walkers to help clean the routes they use and to help play our part in keeping our routes clean.

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Clive Nesbitt's Birthday Marathon 2021 (inc Half & 10K)

The Mall East,The Mall ,Armagh city

Saturday 27th

Nov 2021

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MALCOLM CUP CROSS COUNTRY

Queens University Malone Playing Fields, Dub Lane, Belfast

Sunday 28th November 2021

Races from

Belfast XC

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12.45 pm- 3pm

Promoted by Annadale Striders With thanks to Macfarlane & Smyth

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This meeting is part of the Cross Country League. Entries close at 12.00am on Monday 22nd November 2021. No entries on the day.Parking, registration and changing at Queens University Pavilion, Dub Lane, Belfast (to protect the environment and because parking space is restricted, could you please car share)

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Northern Ireland Does The Daily Mile Santa Run

Northern Ireland Schools

Friday 3rd December 2021

Races from

Northern Ireland Schools

9am - 3pm

The Daily Mile™ are hosting a NI Daily Mile Santa run day in schools & early years settings across social media, because we want pupils across Northern Ireland to get active together, and connecting the importance of being active for our mental health.

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Castlewellan 10km Night Race and Charity walk

Castlewellan Forest Park , Co Down

Friday 3rd December 2021

Race Starts: Walk 7:30pm

Co. Down 10K

10K Run 8pm

(10km race consists of two laps of the course) Parking will be in the main Castlewellan car park and will be clearly signposted on your arrival to Castlewellan forest park. Once parked pack collection will be at the start/finish gantry at the entrance to the car park.

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The Rudolph Run Eskra 5k and 10K

Eskra Community Centre, Eskra, Omagh, Co. Tyrone

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Races from

Co. Tyrone 10K

12 Noon

Online registration only. Rudolph Beanie for the first 250 entrants.

Ongoing updates on Facebook – The Rudolph Run & on Twitter @Rudolph_Run10k For more information contact Gerry McCaffrey on 07786730508 or alternatively via email or the Eskra Community Centre website: www.eskra.org

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Bling Hunters Wicklow santa dash 5k /10k run /walk

Jack White's Inn

Ballinapark, Brittas Bay, Co. Wicklow,

Saturday, December 04, 2021

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Our 5th annual Wicklow Santa dash 5k /10k run /walk will take place Saturday 4th December 2021, from Jack Whites Inn, Co Wicklow (A67HE06) This promises to be a fun day out for all the family, so why not come join us to start getting into the festive spirit this December! Routes The 5km is a very fast flat out and back open to athletes, fun runners, joggers and walkers. It's perfect for a pb 10km route is a little up and down in places but at least 7km is completely flat and we have been told in the past its a very fast 10k. The 10km is also open to athletes, fun runners, joggers and walkers Bespoke medal for all finishers

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The 2021 Kevin Heaney 5k Memorial Race

WIN Industrial Estate in Newry Co Down

Sunday 5th December 2021

Race Starts: 10.00am

Co. Down 5K

To register your interest please send an email to events@newrycityrunners.com quoting your name, address, DOB and expected time to complete the 5k. Registration is strictly online and there is no registration on the day.

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HAZELBANK 5 MILE CHRISTMAS RUN & 1 MILE FUNRUN

Hazelbank Park, Shore Rd, Newtownabbey BT37 9JQ

Sunday 5th December 2021

Races from 11am

Co. Antrim 5M

1M

Join us for our festive 5 mile run and/or bring the kids for the 1 mile Fun Run. Festive attire is encouraged, Santa Suits, Christmas Jumpers, Elf costumes.. etc £15 Main Run £6 Fun Run All finishers get a Santa medal. The Hazelbank Christmas 5 mile Run and 1Mile Fun Run will take place at Hazelbank Park on Sunday 5th December 2021.

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CRYS Jingle Bells Jog 2021

Carlow Rowing Club

The Quay, Graigue, Carlow

Sunday 5th December 2021

Race

Co. Carlow 5K

from 11.30am

The Annual CRYS Jingle Bells Jog will take place on Sunday 5th December, 2021 at 11:30am from Carlow Rowing Club. The 5km fun run/jog/walk is open to adults, children and families! The course is ideal for established runners and is also the perfect target for those starting their Couch to 5k training.

Prizes for fastest male & female, fastest U18 male and female. Spot prizes for the best Christmas outfits! All funds raised will go towards providing youth work supports to young people in Carlow.

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Co.Armagh

SUNDAY 5TH DECEMBER

Aghagallon Santa Run / WALK

lurgan park

Windsor Ave, Lurgan, Craigavon BT67 9BG

Sunday, 5th December 2021

10:30 AM

Are you part of a running club or group and planning on doing the Aghagallon Santa Run / Walk. As well as registering on the justgiving page you can get in touch and we can arrange for groups to register. This was well supported the last couple of years and saves time on the Sunday morning. We are expecting the race numbers to be delivered this coming week and will also arrange for a couple of pre registration days.

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Jingle 5k/10k - Your Way

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Sunday 5th December 2021

Virtual Event

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It wouldn’t be our Jingle 5k/10k event without the silliest Christmas outfits possible!

Every year local people get dressed up in Santa costumes, elf costumes, or simply their favourite Christmas jumper. It’s not just for grownups either, with three distances to choose from including a Virtual 1k Kids Reindeer Dasher for the little ones, or a Virtual 5k or 10k Race, both avid and amateur runners alike can take part together.

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Medieval Mile Run 2021

St. Francis Bridge

Kilkenny City

Friday 10th Dec 2021

Race from 7:30pm

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Run Kilkenny’s Medieval Mile, finishing at the city’s iconic Castle. Kilkenny City Harriers and Yulefest are inviting you to join this year’s run which will take place on Friday 10th of December. Register for a timed run and a race day shirt for €15 at www.kch.ie. There is also a Free Mile Run which is open to anyone who would like to participate, but pre-registration at www.kch.ie is essential.

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Irwin Speirs Memorial XC

Mid Ulster Sports Arena, Cookstown

Saturday, 11th December 2021

Races start

Co. Tyrone XC

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U10 Girls & Boys 400m 11 am / U12 Girls & Boys 800m 11:20am / U14 Girls & Boys 1 mile 11:40am / U16 Girls & Boys 2 Mile 12 noon / Senior & Masters Women; Male Vets 60+ and U18 Girls & Boys 3 Mile 12:30pm / Senior & Masters Men 4 Mile 1pm / For more information, contact Oliver Murphy (07749013642) or email: secretary.acornsac@gmail.com

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Have you that favorite running/walking route that you have seen over time had an increase in rubbish or flytipping issues?

Well, you are not alone as there has been a sharp rise in rubbish and flytipping gathering on roadsides both in cities, towns and country roads, we can play our part as runners and walkers by helping to keep the routes, we enjoy free from rubbish and flytipping.

As runners and walkers, we see more off the beaten track than most people do, but sadly for most of us, we are looking at rubbish and large flytipping in areas we love to enjoy that walk or run.

You may ask how can I help as I just want to enjoy my stroll or run, and I didn't throw the rubbish, etc.

Well, that is true but we can play our part and help not just us but our community and kids to see it can be done.

As editor of the magazine and as a runner and a father I have seen the countryside in different eyes now, as I have helped clean our local coastline here in County Down with the local group Love your Lough.

I now see rubbish more often as my eyes have been opened more to the issue and when visiting the shoreline with my children we take a bag or two and do our part and then enjoy the rest of the time at the beach after a little cleanup.

We all can play our part and help teach our children too as they will see you.

Neruja Srikantharajah After cleaning a running route Photo :Mark Gribbon The Campaign is officially launched from this issue of the magazine and with our good friends at Virtual Run NI , we hope to gather support with your help, not only to raise this issue but to help tackle it too.

We hope that all runners / Walkers will help and support this campaign by taking part in 2-minute clean-ups, to help clean our running/walking routes for everyone to enjoy, that's all we ask just 2 mins before, after, or during a run/walk so you can still enjoy your activity.

Please support the campaign by taking part in a 2 min clean-up with friends and taking a photo of your clean up and using the hashtag #cleanedmyroute on all social media and by posting them on The Active Runner Free Magazine at www.facebook.com/groups/212786134304369 and Virtual Run NI - Community Group at www.facebook.com/groups/577627819247313 We would like to also have your photos of your 2 minute clean up in issues of the magazines , so please use our upload form above.

HOW TO HELP How you can help support this campaign towards cleaning our running/walking routes.

1. Organize a clean up with your running club/group or walking group to do a 2 min clean up in your area and please share the photos with us and on your social media pages with our Campaign hashtag #cleanedmyroute

2. Take part in a solo clean up or with friends and do a 2 minute clean up on your route that needs it the most . Please take your bag home with you or put it in the nearest bin on your route. Please also share photos with us Here

4. Not only are you helping clean your area , but building a better stronger community who will support you along with future clean ups.. The younger generation will also take part more because you showed them the way, as someone who takes part in beach cleans I now see it with different eyes , you spot rubbish you never did before.

5. Your safety comes first never clean a busy traffic route , always wear gloves or use a litter picker , never clean at dark periods and only clean what you can at one time . We can play our part in reducing the rubbish on our routes and feel prouder we did our bit.

Thank you to Neruja Srikantharajah for her support and to her husband Mark Gribbon for the great photos

3. If you see larger rubbish like a flytip on your route , please report this to your local council so that it can be taken away and help deter this becoming a bigger problem. Please never engage someone Flytipping your safety comes first

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Co.Dublin

Ray D'Arcy's LauraLynn Half & 5K

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Phoenix Park Dublin City

Saturday 11th

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9:30:00 AM

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We are delighted to announce “Ray D’Arcy’s LauraLynn Half & 5k” is taking place on Saturday 11 December in the Phoenix Park. This is first physical running/walking event in the Phoenix Park of this size in over 2 years! On the day, there will be a Half Marathon and a 5km route, not to mention a chance to run alongside Ray himself who will be taking part.

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Christmas 5k Prosecco Run

Derrytresk Community Centre, BT71 4QZ

Sun 12TH December 2021

11:00 AM

Co. Tyrone

The Prosecco Run is back! Run 5k and get a bottle of Prosecco! There might be a sip available at the water station too. (Plus normal water of course). If you plan on drinking after the run, make sure you have a designated driver. All entrants must be over 18.

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EAMS BLACK EYE FRIDAY RUNS

Carrickfergus Castle

Marine Highway

BT38 7BG

Fri, 17TH December 2021

RaceS from 8:30am

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Who fancies a Black Eye Friday Run???? It's the last opportunity for a marathon, half, 10k before Santa comes down the chimney. The race starts from Carrick Castle at 8.30 am and loop out to Gideons Green. The course is measured for the full, half, and 10k.

Everyone gets the Black Eye Friday medal. Santa hats will also be available for runners or why not don the Christmas attire and run before you head out all glammed up for the office party.

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Tollymore 5K/10K Born2Run

Tollymore Forest Park, Bryansford Road, Newcastle Co. Down

Saturday, 18TH December 2021

Races start

Co. Down 10K

5K

from 11.am

Tollymore 5K/10K is the 3rd race in the Run Forest Run Series and a must do to get your Festive bling in the lead up to Christmas. The race route takes in panoramic views of the Mourne Mountains and follows the forest path alongside the Shimna River in a gradual ascent past the Hermitage and through the beautiful forest where scenes from Game of Thrones were filmed. (Only a 40 minute drive from Newry).

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K C I L C HERE STARTING STARTING AT AT 10AM 10AM

Race Around The Lake

Bespoke Bespoke medal medal for for all all participants participants

spot spot prizes.. prizes.. Cash Cash prizes prizes 1/2/3 1/2/3 m/f m/f

Tea/coffee Tea/coffee mulled mulled wine wine and and Refreshments Refreshments after after

Co.Louth

Drogheda & District AC Christmas 5k

Lourdes Stadium Track

Boyle O'Reilly Terrace, Drogheda

Sunday, 19th December 2021

11AM

This event is organised by Drogheda & District AC. The purpose of event is to host an athletic event that brings both the elite and fun runner together to celebrate all that is Christmassy while helping raise funds for the clubs new grounds. Expect to be part of a great event that brings an abundance of yuletide cheer. believing tech t-shirt for the first 400 people registered.

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Co.Cork

Duhallow AC Newmarket 5k

Hi-Land Lounge, Newmarket, Co. Cork

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Sunday 19th December 2021

1pm Sharp

‘’One of the Fastest 5ks in Ireland ‘’ Great race for a PB- All Fitness Levels Welcome 1st Athlete home wins the Jerh Murphy Perpetual Cup €4500 Prize Fund (ALL CASH) €300 1st Man and Woman Cash Prize for Breaking course Record – (Men’s- 14:11) (Women’s – 15.49)

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Co.DOWN Newry Catherdal / Warrenpoint / Rostrevor/ Killowen /Ballyedmund Castle / Rostrevor / Warrenpoint / Newry Cathedral

HOSPICE CHRISTMAS MARATHON

Newry Cathedral

38-40 Hill St, Newry BT34 1AT

SATURDAY 25TH DECEMBER 2021

5AM START

We welcome anyone to join in for all or any distance along the route, or if you cant join in please consider a donation to the Southern Area Hospice Services Newry.

Different route this year: 5 am Newry Cathedral / Warrenpoint / Rostrevor / Killowen Ballyedmund / back on same route to Newry Cathedral Contact Eamon Murphy 07549663777

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Titanic Festival of Running -Boxing Day 5K & 10K

Titanic Quarter Harbour Estate, BELFAST

Sunday, 26TH December 2021

10 AM

Are you ready to run off that Christmas turkey? Join us for the Titanic Festival Of Running at Belfast Harbour Estate on Sunday 26th December (Boxing Day) for a 5K, 10K and 10K wheelchair race! Our races will take place on a pancake flat, traffic free route, starting and finishing on Airport Road West in the Harbour Estate (across the road from Phoenix Natural Gas - maps and details to follow)

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Co.DOWN

Burren Townland Run/Walk

burren heritage centre , Co.Down

Sunday, 26TH December 2021

Further details on Entry TBA

We will be offering online registration this year for all our races which will help: - Our organisers on the day - Comply with social distancing - Our effort to reduce our paper consumption On 30th November our registration form will go live.

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36th consecutive Greencastle 5 mile Road Run

Greencastle Community Centre, Greencastle, Co Tyrone BT79 7RX

Sunday 26th December 2021

12noon

The Greencastle 5mile is the longest running Road Run in County Tyrone having taken part on the same course every December 26th since 1986, it may even be Ireland's current longest consecutively running road race.

The course is a unique road race in that it is a near perfect 5mile loop starting and finishing on the same spot.

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by Marissa Greene The Daily Mile- Making Big Strides

By Frank Greally

The former editor of Irish Runner magazine and currently Athletics Ireland's

Ambassador for The Daily Mile.

I would probably never have discovered my talent for running had I been depending on what we learned about health and fitness in the Primary School classroom in Ballyhaunis.

It took the arrival at our town of the charismatic Michael Nestor to provide the structures and incentives to get me started on a lifelong enjoyment of running.

Because I was born prematurely, it took me a long time to develop physically and I was by far the smallest in my class in primary school - too small to make any serious impact on the football field

Michael was, at the time, referred to by many as a blow in to our town. He arrived with his large family and set up a Barber Shop in a premises in the middle of town.

Siena Lacey, right, of St. Brigid's National School, holds the Daily Mile flag as her classmates run during the Daily Mile launch at St. Brigid's National School, Beechpark Lawn, Castleknock in Dublin. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

He was not long settled in before he set about reviving the boxing club that had been dormant for many years. He then set up an athletics club and encouraged a number of us to discover the joy of running.

I remember days when Michael would spin me around in what was then a state-of-the-art barber's swivel chair - all the while telling me that I had lots of running talent and assuring me that if I did the recommended training I could win county, provincial and even national titles.

Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht Jack Chambers TD with 6th class pupils from his former school St. Brigid's National School at the Daily Mile launch at St. Brigid's National School, Beechpark Lawn, Castleknock in Dublin. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Michael soon became a mentor and motivator to me and several pals, encouraging us, in sporting terms, to seize the day and follow our dreams. I followed Michael's training advice to the letter back then and a lot of his predictions forme did come true. The one big one that I fell short on was qualifying to run in the Olympic Games. I often think that if I was still being coached by Michael, I might have made the 1972 or ’76 Games - but that's a story for another day.

Michael (also known as Mick to his friends) Nestor brought a few of us young lads hope and light and it was a special day in 1972 when the late Padraig Keane and I both made the Irish Senior Men's team for the International Cross Country Championships in Cambridge. England. Michael had predicted that this would happen and by that time Padraig and I had emigrated to Dublin, where I joined Donore Harriers and Padraig signed up with Clonliffe Harriers. Later on, I was lucky to be offered an athletic scholarship to East Tennessee State University, but the happiest running days I ever had were back in Ballyhaunis - a time of lovely innocence, with Michael Nestor spinning me around in the swivel chair and encouraging me to train hard and dream big.

I often think of Michael when I am out and about visiting primary schools around Ireland in my role as Athletics Ireland's Ambassador for The Daily Mile.

The Daily Mile is free, simple and children love it. When it is implemented properly- according to its core principles - it quickly becomes embedded in a school's culture and is sustainable for years to come.

The Daily Mile has its simple origins in Scotland, where in 2012 former primary school headteacher Elaine Wyllie asked a class of 10-year-olds to run around the school playing field.

Elaine describes what happened: “By halfway round most children were exhausted and had to stop. Most of them were completely unfit - and they recognised this themselves. : I then sat down with the class and their teachers to discuss the situation. The children were keen to run around the field for fifteen minutes each day to see what level of fitness they could achieve within a month.

The Daily Mile aims to get primary school children engaged in daily physical activity to improve their mental and physical health. The Daily Mile Irish Ambassador Frank Greally with pupils from Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál during The Daily Mile Launch at Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Inchicore, Dublin. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

“The results were remarkable. The children looked better, felt better, and were much fitter. They were averaging five laps of the field in fifteen minutes, which, when measured, turned out to be a mile - so The Daily Mile was born. Despite the name, it's never a set distance. It's always 15 minutes a day with each child walking, jogging, or running at their own pace.

“The Daily Mile - which is now part of the school day in well over one thousand primary schools in Ireland - continues to deliver transitional change in participating children.

They are physically fit, more focused, more confident, and more resilient.”

Though many millions have been spent on complicated and expensive initiatives to tackle the problem of physical inactivity, not one of them has worked. No single initiative in the Western World has had any serious impact on childhood obesity; children continue to become overweight, younger.

There is a startling statistic that reveals that 20- 25% of children in Ireland today between the ages of two and five are already obese. The Daily Mile has stood the test of time and for the past three years, primary schools all over Ireland have been signing up and making The Daily Mile part of the school day.

It's a pure joy for me to be promoting The Daily Mile on behalf of Athletics Ireland. I have six grandchildren now and that gives me an extra spur to bring the message of The Daily Mile to the widest audience possible. We need to encourage our children to adopt a healthy lifestyle. It's vital that we continue to do that.

Three years ago I was invited by Physical Therapist Gerard Hartmann to witness The Daily Mile in action in London. I dared to dream that day in London. It occurred to me that The Daily Mile would be perfectly compatible with the Athletics Ireland Fit4Class Programme for secondary schools, and in my mind's eye I saw thousands of Irish youngsters learning and embracing the joy of movement as The Daily Mile rolled out in primary schools across the land. I got the go-ahead to have Athletics Ireland introduce The Daily Mile to primary schools in Ireland and it was one of the most fulfilling trips I have ever made.

The first part of my dream has already come true, with over one thousand primary schools signed up. The Daily Mile crusade continues, picking up pace and new schools all the time. See the dailymile.ie or contact: frank@thedailymile.ie

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THE 48 2022 Youth Sport Omagh Killyclogher Road Omagh BT79 7N

Fri 11TH /SUN 13TH MarCH 2022

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Jill McCann and like-minded Runkies will attempt to run for 48 Hours at the Omagh youth sport running track. You can share this experience by entering one of 7 different time options from 1 hour up to 48 hours!

All the proceeds will be going to support Autism NI and The Enda Dolan Foundations' great local work.

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Ireland's First Official Plogging Group

"A group of young Irish Runners has teamed up with the mindful running app, Lupa, to start a monthly Beach Cleanup group in Dublin. The idea is for locals to get together for a 5k run on a beach and clean up any rubbish that they find en route. The idea comes from a Swedish activity called Plogging (A mix of the words Jogging & Plocka Upp, 'to pick up' in Swedish) and this group will be Ireland's first official plogging group.

Their first two events were on Dollymount Strand in October and November and between the runs, 35 runners cleaned up over 12kg of rubbish from the beach. The event is a combination of promoting mental health, physical health, and the environmental health of our community, and will be taking place again on Dollymount Strand on the 12th of December at 10 am, meeting at Happy Out Cafe.

You can register for the event on Eventbrite

or email conor@wearelupa.com for more details."

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EVENT PICS ‘Hike for Aine Maney’ Sunday 14th November 2021 Photos From Hiking Hens

Hiking Hens had an amazing turnout for ‘Hike for Aine Maney’ on Sunday 14th November 2021. We fundraised a massive £2,267.00. The hike was led by the famous Banjo Bannon up Slieve Meelbeg and Slieve Meelmore and Team Dog at the back. We are all buzzing from the support from the local businesses and all the people that came out to join Hiking Hens. We were able to give all surplus donations to Rathore Special School and to Heartship.

Fidelma and Maria

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