Medieval Full and Half Marathon…Slieve Gullion Runners News

(Nuala Higgins)
TWO RACES IN A DAY FOR KEVIN …..
 
Well done to SGR Kevin Mc Sherry who took on the massive task of two events in a day last Saturday .starting in the morning with  Eva’s Adventure Run  in which he ran the  Half Marathon event in Tassagh  ,then it was on to Dromiskin village in County Louth for the Dromiskin 5k later that evening. Kevin not  only took part but his times for both events were amazing.
DROMISKIN 5K……..
Saturday saw two SGR travel to  Dromiskin village in County Louth for this very popular event ,with Tina Crawley and Kevin Mc Sherry proudly  represented the club  over the 5K distance. Tina came 4th in her age category and finished in a great time of 00:23:42 while Kevin who already ran in an event earlier that day came away with a great time of 00:24:23.
EVA’S ADVENTURE RUN …………..
We had two SGR at the Eva’s Adventure Run on Saturday with Sharin Byrne running in the 5k and Kevin McSherry running in the Half Marathon event . This was Kevin’s second outing  of the day and going by his time ,you would not think it ,as he came away with a great time of 01:52:45 . Sharin also came away with a great time in the 5k run with  00:51:48 and well done to Sharin’s mum who took on the walk in the event on Saturday.
 
Sharin Byrne ,Sharin’s Mum and Kevin Mc Sherry at   Eva’s Adventure Run 
MEDIEVAL HALF MARATHON……….
SGR Nuala Higgins  travelled to  Kilkenny for Saturdays  event that started at the  Kilkenny Castle that provided the historic backdrop for Ireland’s 4th Medieval full and half marathon. Nuala took part in the Half Marathon event on what was a hot day of running in  Kilkenny  and coming in with a great time of 02:06:56
 
GOOD LUCK JOELEEN…….
Good luck to fellow SGR Joeleen Brogan as she prepares to take on the gruelling 2 day Mourne Mountains Marathon this Saturday and Sunday that will see Joeleen carry all her gear for camping etc over the Mourne Mountain’s. Joeleen has been training hard for this and really looking forward to this event ,we all at SGR wish her the best of luck and look forward to hearing all about it.

 

SGR BUS TO DUBLIN MARATHON ……..
Slieve Gullion Runners will have a bus going to the Dublin Marathon on Sunday 27th October,Leaving Mulkerns Eurospar at 7am Sharp.Please contact Eamon Murphy at 07549663777 to book your place or PM us at SGR Facebook page . SGR Members and non Members ,Families, friends (other run clubs) non-runners are all welcome. £15 return …Please be quick folks as this will book up fast.

ENTER THE G819  WITH A CHANCE TO WIN A NIGHT IN KILLEAVY CASTLE ESTATE  ……..
If you needed another incentive to enter this years G819…all online entries for the event will be entered into a competition to win this amazing prize.
The recently opened Killeavy Castle Estate have given us an amazing prize, which all ONLINE ONLY participants have a chance to win. A one night stay ( For 2 people) including breakfast could be yours. Get online and sign up today…8 Mile run, 8KM run or 8KM Walk.
The G819 8k  /8 Mile run and 8K Walk is back for 2019 and will take place at the Slieve Gullion Forest Park on Sunday 3rd November ,online registration is now open at www.eventbrite.co.uk just type G819 on search bar and please sign up,  help us celebrate our clubs 5th birthday celebrations in style  by taking on the G819. More details to come on the event leading up to the G819. We would like to thank our Main sponsor Mulkerns EUROSPAR for their continued support and we will also be helping to support the Fight-For-Alfie at the event. Thank you to Damian McCann of DMC Bookkeeping Newry for sponsoring the G819 event.
MONDAY CLUB RUN ……………………………………….
Come join us for our clubs Monday run at Slieve Gullion  Forest Park for a 6.45pm start time .Meeting point will be at Slieve Gullion car park .Everyone welcome.
UPCOMING EVENTS …..
You can check all details on upcoming events both near and far on the SGR Online Events Guide 2019/20 ,this is updated daily ,a click away from your next run here https://www.tockify.com/sgr09/pinboard  . Please support our many running events in your area. #supportrunningevents
 
SGR MEMBERS EVENT TIMES ……
Please fill in our SGR members events time form ,the form is to record all members race times from all events ,so we can record not only your time but event  and photos. Form here https://forms.gle/KmvvgrhLoNr5mbwy9 or please PM us at SGR Facebook page.
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