THE annual Tralee 10 Miler and 5k Road Race was a sellout success on Saturday morning with over 300 runners taking to the roads around the town.

It was an especially poignant day for organiser Michelle Greaney, as it coincided with the six month anniversary of the passing of her dad Michael, with this year’s race dedicated to his memory.

Proceeds from yesterday’s event — where runners started and finished on the road behind The Rose Hotel — will be donated to the Kerry Hospice as Michael was cared for by the incredible staff in the palliative care unit before his passing.

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“I’m absolutely thrilled with the day, I couldn’t have asked for better conditions for running,” said Michelle.

“It’s the fourth time we’ve organised it and it’s turned out to be the biggest. We’ve had runners from Cork, Dublin, Limerick, Waterford, Tipperary, Belfast and of course Kerry. It’s a special event this year remembering dad, so it’s a poignant day in that regard,” she added.

The following were the results in various categories and scroll down for photos below:

10 Miler

Male

OISIN SPILLANE 00:51:45
DEREK GRIFFIN 00:54:07
SIMON NOLAN 00:55:16
NIALL O RIORDAN 00:58:50
MIKE NEVILLE 00:59:49

Female

NIAMH CLIFFORD 1:00:35
MARY O SHEA 1:06:27
GWEN CONROY 1:11:02
MICHELLE OR REGAN 1:13:54
MARY REYNOLDS 1:16:13

Category Winners

Male

1st 040 Bobby Tagney
1st 050 Robert Purcell
1st 060 Vincent Sheehy

Female

1st o40 Doreen Moore
1st o50 Jean Costello
1st o60 Les Galvin

5k

Male

TADHG O SULLIVAN 00:16:32
JACK CURRAN 00:17:03
GARY EGAN 00:17:13
JOSEPH CRONIN 00:17:29
PETER MC GOVERN 00:17:41

Female

CIARA EAGAR 00:18:59
AOIFE BARRET 00:20:15
EMILY TULLY 00:20:35
EMMA MCCARTHY 00:21:44
ANILA MUCAJ 00:22:51

Category Winners

1st o40 MOSES OLALDE
1st o50 WILLIE OR CONNOR
1st 060 MARTIN GILL
1st o40 MICHELLE MCKENNA
1st o50 NIAMH O’SHEA
1st o60 CARMEL CROWLEY

Junior u16
Eoin Tansley
Ciara Eager
1st wheelchair athelte
Jerry Forde
1st visually impaired
Ross Gallager

 

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