Post Tagged with: "Born to Run"

Little Rose O'Flaherty and family with members of the  Tralee Born To Run Club launching the Virtual 5k fundraiser. Photo by Dermot Crean

Born To Run Club To Hold Fundraising 5k Virtual Event For Rose

July 26, 2021 at 11:07 am Comments are Disabled

THE Tralee Born to Run Club are to hold a fundraising run next month to help a little girl from Ballymac. The Help Rose Bloom 5k Virtual Run is being held in aid of four year old Rose O’Flaherty who lives with Type 1 Spinal Muscular Athrophy (SMA). Currently there […]

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Mary Holly, Lorraine, Sebestova, Claire O'Connor, Brenda Lynch and Carmel Foran at the finale of the Born To Run Couch To 5k programme. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Born To Run Club’s ‘Couch To 5k’ Programme Finally Concludes

August 28, 2020 at 10:28 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Born to Run’s hugely popular ‘Couch-to-5k’ programme finally came to a conclusion this week, as its participants completed their 5km graduation runs. The programme started back in January, however just hours before the participants were set to undertake their final graduation run in March, it had to be called off […]

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Michelle Greaney of MG Coaching with Martin O'Sullivan and Con O'Connor of Pieta House launching the challenge in memory of Conor Cusack.

Michelle’s Running Challenge Fundraiser To Remember Conor

June 24, 2020 at 10:48 am Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE woman is hosting a fundraiser in memory of a friend who passed away last week, which encourages people to get moving to help their mental health. Conor Cusack from The Kerries was a popular member of the local Born To Run Club and an avid runner who completed […]

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Principal of St Ita's and St Joseph's School Grace Sheahan, accepts a cheque from the Born To Run Club on Friday morning. Also included are pupils of the school and  Majella Milward of The Ashe Hotel, Maria Moynihan, teacher Aoife O'Connor, Marilyn O'Shea and Tom Foley of Born To Run. Photo by Dermot Crean

Born To Run Club’s Marathon Effort To Help Local School

September 7, 2018 at 9:54 am Comments are Disabled

IT was “back to school” for members of Born To Run Tralee Marathon Club on Friday as they presented a cheque for over €2,000 to students and staff at St Ita’s and St Joseph’s primary and post primary special school. The popular running club raised €2,058 from their sell-out 40 […]

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PHOTOS: Born To Run Club Enjoys Christmas Party And Awards

PHOTOS: Born To Run Club Enjoys Christmas Party And Awards

December 2, 2017 at 11:11 am Comments are Disabled

YOU probably recognise them around town in their running gear, but on Friday night, members of Born To Run Tralee Marathon Club swapped their Lycra for their glad rags for their Christmas bash at The Ashe Hotel. The event marked the end of another successful year for the club, which […]

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Tralee Man Features In International Running Magazine Profile

Tralee Man Features In International Running Magazine Profile

October 7, 2015 at 11:55 am Comments are Disabled

A WELL KNOWN local runner has been featured and profiled in a recent online article of the popular Runners World magazine. Tralee’s Randall Wharton is certainly one of the most experienced and accomplished runners on the local scene presently and has been recognised for these achievements with a feature article […]

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PHOTOS: Born To Run Flags Flying Proudly All Over The World

PHOTOS: Born To Run Flags Flying Proudly All Over The World

September 29, 2015 at 11:53 am Comments are Disabled

THERE’S two members of the Born To Run Club that can testify to being some of the most travelled members of the group without ever having laced up a pair of running shoes. The BTR club flags are the members in question and since their arrival into the tight knit group […]

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Tralee Man Conquers The Mammoth 200km Kerry Way Ultra Marathon

Tralee Man Conquers The Mammoth 200km Kerry Way Ultra Marathon

September 8, 2015 at 10:45 am Comments are Disabled

ONE Tralee man has certainly earned the right to put his feet up over the next few days/weeks/months after he completed the gargantuan challenge that is the 200km Kerry Way Ultra Marathon. Terence O’Connor, who is a member of the local Born To Run Tralee Marathon Club, completed the run […]

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Members of the Born To Run club who decided to run the Rose Of Tralee 10k dressed as Roses and Escorts at Denny Street on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean

VIDEO: Don’t Forget To Sign Up For The Rose Of Tralee 10km Run

July 15, 2015 at 12:43 pm Comments are Disabled

THE countdown to the ‘Rose of Tralee International Festival’ has well and truly started with less than a month to go until it all kicks off. With the festival comes a whole host of different activities that will take place throughout the week, including the ‘Rose of Tralee 10km’ run which has quickly […]

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On The Run: My Five Great Miles Around Fantastic Scenery

On The Run: My Five Great Miles Around Fantastic Scenery

June 27, 2015 at 10:17 am Comments are Disabled

  TraleeToday.ie’s Fergus Dennehy writes about his favourite running route around town…  AS only a recent convert to the running phenomenon, this writer never thought that he’d be writing about his favourite route to run. My current favourite  is an approximate five-miler that starts from the Aqua Dome car park […]

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Members of the Born To Run club who decided to run the Rose Of Tralee 10k dressed as Roses and Escorts at Denny Street on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean

New To Running? Get Help And Train For The Rose Of Tralee 10k

May 26, 2015 at 11:12 am Comments are Disabled

A NEW training group is starting up on June 16 that will help new runners compete in the ‘Rose of Tralee 10km’ on August 16. The new ‘novice’ training programme will be aimed at those just starting to run or who have little or no experience of the sport. The programme has […]

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Blennerville Pupils Get Even More Active With Born To Run Club

Blennerville Pupils Get Even More Active With Born To Run Club

February 26, 2015 at 11:38 am Comments are Disabled

BLENNERVILLE National School and the ‘Born to Run’ running group have joined forces in order to promote a healthy active lifestyle for young people. “Basically over the school year our 6th class will be running 100 miles in total,” said Principal Terry O’Sullivan. “We will be running on average five […]

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Road Closures On Sunday Morning To Facilitate Valentine’s 10 Mile Run

Road Closures On Sunday Morning To Facilitate Valentine’s 10 Mile Run

February 12, 2015 at 12:44 pm Comments are Disabled

  IF you’re travelling around town early on Sunday morning you’ll need to be aware that the Council will be closing off a number of roads for a time. The reason is to facilitate runners in the Valentine’s Weekend 10 Mile Road Race which is starting from Tralee Wetlands at 10am. […]

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Den Braves The Elements And Shaves Head For Charity

Den Braves The Elements And Shaves Head For Charity

February 9, 2015 at 12:48 pm Comments are Disabled

  WHILE most people right now are looking for extra layers to put onto our heads, there’s one man in town who’s gone and done the opposite! Denis ‘Den’ McCarthy, originally from Tipperary, but now living in Ballyrickard,  bravely took the decision to have his head fully shaved for ‘Today […]

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