Name: Darina Hynes Age: 40 Occupation: Scientist Local parkrun: Tymon Number of parkruns completed: 102 How did you get involved in parkrun? My friend recommended her local parkrun but was a little far away for me so I decided to check out Tymon parkrun on my own one Saturday morning in October 2017 and…
Name: Shane O Doherty Age: 18 Occupation: StudentNurse Local parkrun: Sligo Number of parkruns completed: 46 How did you get involved in parkrun? I started from couch to 5K and parkrun was one of the first 5Ks I ever ran. I ran the Dublin City Marathon last year at 18. What do you…
Name: Murt Ó Séaghdha (aka O’Shea) Age: 70 Occupation: Retired IT professional and college lecturer Local parkrun: Dundalk Number of parkruns completed: 104 How did you get involved in parkrun? Shortly after parkrun began in Dundalk in June 2015, my wife heard about it, tried it out and persuaded me to give it a…
Name: Darina Hynes Age: 40 Occupation: Scientist Local parkrun: Tymon Number of parkruns completed: 102 How did you get involved in parkrun? My friend recommended her local parkrun but was a little far away for me so I decided to check out Tymon parkrun on my own one Saturday morning in October 2017 and…
Name: Claire Ryan Age: 30 Occupation: Trainee Solicitor Local parkrun: Waterstown Number of parkruns completed: 14 How did you get involved in parkrun? My running guide, Nanda, first alerted me to parkrun a few years ago. She thought it would be a good way for me to incorporate another training session into the week…
Name: Brendan Branigan Age: 53 Occupation: Nurse Local parkrun: Oldbridge, Drogheda. Number of parkruns completed: 53 How did you get involved in parkrun? parkrun was mentioned by a few of my friends and neighbours over a time. I was slow to try it because I knew nothing about it. Now, we all do…
Name: Lucy Lambe Age: 61 Occupation: Foster Carer Local parkrun: Marlay, Cabinteely, Bushy Number of parkruns completed: 90 How did you get involved in parkrun? I did my 1st parkrun in Marlay on 9th March 2013 after having breast cancer and needed to try and lose the weight that I had put on during…
Name: Olaf Dennison Age: 41 Occupation: Retail assistant Local parkrun: Navan Number of parkruns completed: 125 How did you get involved in parkrun? I had been running for a while and a friend told me about parkrun. I attended Oldbridge parkrun to see how it was, really enjoyed it there and afterwards I got…
Name: Ken Landy Age: 50 Occupation: Driver Local parkrun: Navan parkrun Number of parkruns completed: 40 How did you get involved in parkrun? My wife, who works in health promotion, was asked by a work colleague if she would be interested in starting up a parkrun in Navan. After a meeting was held in Navan…
Name: Brighid Smyth Age: 54 Occupation: Head of Corporate Communication, Vhi Local parkrun: St Anne’s parkrun Number of parkruns completed: 83 in 16 locations How did you get involved in parkrun? I ran my first parkrun on the 28 September 2013. At the time I was training for the 2013 Dublin City Marathon…
