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Pat Sheehy received his Parkrun Hero award recently at the Town Park.
A TRALEE man has been named a VHI Parkrun Hero as he picked up the award for November.
Pat Sheehy is a core member of the Tralee parkrun team and has volunteered 250+ times for both parkrun and junior parkruns that take place on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
The monthly award recognises and rewards inspirational, hardworking and dedicated members of the parkrun community who embody the ethos of parkrun or have made an outstanding contribution – be they participants or volunteers.
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If you think someone from your local parkrun deserves to be celebrated as a Vhi parkrun Heronominate them using the online application form. Winners will be announced monthly and will receive a €250 One4All voucher and plaque courtesy of Vhi.
The Tralee Parkrun is a hugely popular weekly event in the Town Park on Saturday mornings at 9.30am which regularly attracts participants in their hundreds. The Junior Parkrun is on Sundays at the same time.
Originally launched in the UK in 2004, parkrun is the single biggest participation running event globally with nearly three million registered participants and an average of 165,000 weekly participants.
Nominate your Vhi parkrun Hero at www.vhi.ie/running or register for a parkrun near you at www.parkrun.ie. New registrants should select their chosen event as their home location. You will then receive a personal barcode which acts as your free entry to any parkrun event worldwide.
