.Siobhan Daly, Cheryl Carmody and Colette Mallon at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE sun shone for the large number of runners taking part in the Tralee Summer Solstice 10K Run which started in the Town Park on Thursday night.
It was a glorious evening for the event which was started back in 2005 by Jim McNeice. Just under 150 runners finished the race with Derek Griffin taking first in 33:52. He was followed by Donal White and David Kennedy.
The first woman home was Siobhan Daly is 41:16 with Marie McKenna in second and Esther Murphy third.
It was a well-supported event with runners coming from all over the county and north Cork to take part. A prize-giving event and barbecue in the Abbey Inn took place after the race. Scroll down for photos…
Denise Shanahan and Sorcha Ryan at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Catherine Costello and Michelle Dempsey O’Connor at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanMartina Coffey and Patricia Fenix at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Paula Moloney, John Walsh, Kevin Crowley, Linda O’Loughlin and Gloria O’Connor at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanDenise O’Connor, Teresa O’Donovan and Helen Mehigan at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Eileen Been, Sorcha Ní Shuilleabháin, Niamh Abeyta, Pauline Walker and Loretta O’Sullivan at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanRichard McBride, Mike Brosnan and John Counihan at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Anne O’Shea, Louise Porter, Noreen Quirke and Rita Ryan at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanIn front; Charlene Tydings, Mags Molyneaux, Mags Relihan, Eileen Welsh. Back from left; Margaret Cahill, Nuala Horgan, Siobhan Dennehy, Catherine Kelly and Majella Stack at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Mary Toomey, Margaret Mahony and Kathleen White running to raise awareness of Lewy Body Dementia at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanStephen Griffin, Donie Sullivan, Ross Gallagher and Siobhan Falvey at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanLisa Quirke, Noelle Foley, Yvonne Murphy, Caroline O’Sullivan and Danielle Lyons from Mount Hillary AC at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Participants take off at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot CreanParticipants take off at the Summer Solstice 10k Race from the Town Park on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
.Linda O’Callaghan, Martina Conway, Michelle Greaney and Anne Kelliher at last year’s Summer Solstice 10k. Photo from Born To Run Facebook Page
LOCAL runners and organisers put the finishing touches to their preparations for the ‘Summer Solstice 10k’ run taking place this Sunday, June 21.
This will be the tenth anniversary of the run which was started back in 2005 by Jim McNeice as he looked to raise money for the ‘Irish Heart Foundation’.
Fast forward ten years and Jim is still at the heart and soul of the run as it prepares to welcome back past winners, who will be looking to take home another victory.
The Irish Heart Foundation is the national charity fighting stroke and heart disease, funded up to 90 per cent by public donations, the mission is to lead in improving the cardiovascular health of people living in Ireland so they do not experience disability or die from preventable heart, stroke and other blood vessel diseases.
The run will be starting on the Neil Armstrong way, outside Siamsa Tire, where it will then head up James Street to O’Rahillys Villas on to Lohercannon through Blennerville left at Tonevane cross, down pass the rugby club and back to the Brandon.
Number collection on the day will be between 4pm to 6pm in the Conference Centre of the Brandon Hotel.
Those looking to register can do so on the ‘Run The Kingdom’ website here.
