December 16, 2019 at 1:10 pm

PHOTOS: Hundreds Set Off From The Wetlands On Santa 5k Fun Run

Louise Porter, Deirdre Moore and Morna O’Halloran at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

IT was a cold morning but spirits were high yet again for the eighth Santa 5k Run on Sunday where hundreds of people set off from the Wetlands.

This year the charity to benefit was the Jack and Jill Foundation and it was clear that thousands of euro would be raised thanks to the large crowd present.

Nearly everyone made a great effort in dressing in festive attires with elves, Santas and reindeers taking on the route before coming back for refreshments in the Wetlands with all receiving a special medal for their efforts.

Another successful Santa 5k then, which is organised annually in memory of Fiona Moore, of Caherslee who passed away in 2013 and raises much needed funds for deserving children’s charities. Scroll down for photos…

Trish Heneghan, Barry Heneghan Michael Keane and Susan Kelly at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Mary Deane, Cathy Quinn Lyne, Bridget Quinn and Majella Quinn at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Ursula Kennedy and Megan Kennedy with Benji at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Isabel Ryan, Eden Ryan, Helen Nolan Finn, Anna Sheehy, Nina Mansfield, Elaine O’Connell and Luke Mullins at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Jessica and Caoimhe Nammock at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Hazel, Carol Anne and Oran O’Donoghue at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

A happy group at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Carmel Howard, Trish Horan, Breda Quirke, Jack Kennedy, Denise Kennedy and Eileen Scanlon at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Conor, Fiona and Brian Reidy at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Molly Coffey and Dan McCarthy at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Ger O’Shea, George Glover, Joan Glover, Josephine O’Shea Trish Horan and Vincent Horan at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Catherine Whelan, Diarmuid Whelan, Sinead Deutrom and MacKenzie Deutrom with Brownie at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Carmel Howard, Noreen Quirke and Brenda Lynch at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Danny Riordan, Katie Moynihan, Maria Moynihan, Aoife O’Connor, Orla O’Byrne and Ciara O’Callaghan at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

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

Mike Broderick and Gary Kavanagh at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean