December 11, 2017 at 10:20 am

PHOTOS: Hundreds Brave The Rain For Santa 5k Fun Run (Part 1)

Louise Porter and Stephen Byrne at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

IT was cold. It was wet. There was lots of red.

The annual Tralee Santa 5k Fun Run went ahead on Sunday morning and fair play to the hundreds who turned out to raise much needed funds for the children’s ward at University Hospital Kerry.

It was a sea of red too as participants made a great effort to dress up in festive gear, which lifted the mood on a cold and showery morning.

Over 500 registered for the run and organisers thanked everyone who showed up making for a fun morning at Tralee Bay Wetlands.

Each year the run is held in memory of Fiona Moore who passed away at the age of 16 in May 2013 from Pulmonary Hypertension, while waiting on a lung transplant.

Previous beneficiaries of the run were Make-a –Wish, Heart Children Ireland, Barretstown and Ronald McDonald House and just under €40,000 has been collected for these charities. Many more thousands were raised after yesterday’s event. Scroll down for photos (we’ll have more photos from the event later)…

Nuala Horgan with James and Jackie Treanor at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Lyn Curtin, Val McGinley, Maurice and Mary O’Brien with ‘Jack Shalvey’ the dog at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Eileen Welsh, Mags Relihan, Joan Keane and Margaret Cahill at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Martin Moore and Buzz at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

James O’Connor at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Damien Ginty, Killian Ginty, Feidhlim McGinty and John Counihan at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Carol Daly and Sharon Cronin at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Marie Kevane and Catriona O’Halloran at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Christina O’Callaghan, DJ O’Callaghan and Helen Lynch at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

The O’Sullivan clan and friends at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Poshey Aherne, Ashley O’Shea, Brendan and Ben O’Keeffe at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Richard McBride at the Santa 5k Fun Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean