Fanore Walking Events

FANORE BURREN 10K ON 30 DECEMBER 2011: THE RESULTS

The Fanore Burren 10K (or 10.3K to be precise) on 30 December of last year was a great success. In spite of the bad weather, more than 90 participants walked, ran or jogged the route, with a few also practising their speedwalking skills. The first ten runners who arrived at the finish were:

 

Paul Fitzgerald, Westbury, Co. Clare (46 minutes)
Brendan Fahy, Loughrea, Co. Galway (46 minutes)
Brian Forde, Ogonolloe, Co. Clare (46 minutes)
Mark Daly, Ennis, Co. Clare (47 minutes)
Jason Moloney, Ennis, Co. Clare (47 minutes)
Justin Keating, Dublin 8 (48 minutes)
Ken Gorman, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath (51 minutes)
Joe Crosse, Ennistymon, Co. Clare (51 minutes)
Brendan Garrihy, Ennistymon, Co. Clare (52 minutes)
Ronan English-Leahy, Inagh, Co. Clare (52 minutes)

 

The Fanore Events Group would like to thank all the brave participants for taking part, and also the staff at O’Donohues and the volunteers who helped with the catering before and after the event.

Our next big event will be the Fanore Burren Half Marathon and 10K on Saturday, 18 August. Details, including route maps and entry forms, will be posted on our website in due course, but it is already possible to book early via www.runireland.com!

 

 

Get rid of the winter blues by entering the 10K Walk, Jog or Run event in Fanore on Friday, 30 December 2011!

Start and finish at O’Donohue’s Pub, Fanore at 12 o’clock. Please click here for the entry form and the route map. Alternatively, you can also enter via www.runireland.com. The entry fee (20 Euro) includes insurance and refreshments before, during and after the event at O’Donohues and at the water stations along the route. A locally-themed commemorative medal will be presented to each participant.

For further information and enquiries, please contact Kevin McCormack (086 3272472) or Pat Howard (086 8519977) or by email: patrickghoward@hotmail.com

You may also be interested to know that our annual summer events, the Fanore Burren Half Marathon and the 10K Walk, Jog or Run will take place on Saturday, 18 August 2012.

To download the application form please click here.

Declan Hayes Memorial

Doonbeg

20 August 2011: The second Fanore Burren Half Marathon!

 

On Saturday, 20 August, the second Fanore Burren Half Marathon will take place; it will also include a 10K Run (jog, run or walk).

Both events will start and end at O’Donohue’s Pub in Fanore. Starting time is 11.00 am. Each participant will receive a commemorative medal. There will be water stations and light snacks along the route, and refreshments will be available at O’Donohue’s after the event.

The Half Marathon will take you across the beautiful beach, where you will ford the Caher River (appropriate footwear is essential!) and into Caher Valley, taking in parts of the famous Green Road before returning to the starting point via the (downhill) tar road through Balliny.

The 10K Run will take you up the slopes towards Slieve Elva and down Bóthar na hAillte, from where you will get an amazing view of Galway Bay, the Aran Islands and the Pins of Connemara. You will return to O’Donohue’s Pub via the Coast Road.

You can find the entry application form here. You can download and/or print it, fill it in and send it, together with your cheque for the appropriate amount, to the address mentioned. Please use one entry form for each participant. Family rates are also available, please phone Kevin McCormack (086 3272472) for more information. Alternatively, you can enter via the RunIreland website: www.runireland.com.

10K Fanore Burren Run 2011

The date for the 10K Run has been changed: it will now take place on Saturday, 19 March, starting at 11 am, with an extra event added: on Sunday, there will be a 3-hour guided walk, either to Murrough Head or Black Head, at no extra charge. Meanwhile, a route map for the 10K Run has been added to the website (click here), as well as an entry form (click here); the charge for the 10K Run will be 20 Euro, and family rates are available on request.

Start and finish at O’Donohue’s Pub, Fanore, where refreshments, including soup and sandwiches, will be available after the run. Participants can either walk, run or jog the route, and a commemorative medal will be available for each participant. For further information, please phone Kevin McCormack at 086 3272472.

Other coming events in Fanore:

Sunday, 13 March: St. Patrick’s Day Parade through Fanore village
Saturday, 20 August: Fanore Burren Half Marathon!!
Sunday, 4 September: Vintage Run

 

21 August 2010: The first ever Fanore Burren Half Marathon!

On 21 August, the first ever Fanore Burren Half Marathon took place; it also included a Mini Marathon (jog, run or walk). The event started and ended at O'Donohue's Pub in Fanore, at 11.00 am. Each participant received a commemorative medal. Below, you can find the route maps: as you can see, both Marathons took you across the beautiful beach, where you forded the Caher River (appropriate footwear was essential!). The Half Marathon also took you along the famous Green Road and up the hills towards Black Head, from where you had an amazing view of Galway Bay, the Aran Islands and the Pins of Connemara. See the route maps for more details.

"Walk the day, sing the night"

The Marathon was followed by a songnight, the seventh in the successful FANORE SONGNIGHTS series. For more information, visit the 'Songnights' page on our website.