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Read more › News - 28th October 2020

People of parkrun brought to you by Vhi

Name: Pádraig O’Sullivan Age: 57 Occupation: Retired teacher Local parkrun: Glengarriff Number of parkruns completed: 111   How did you get involved in parkrun? I had heard about the parkrun phenomenon, so when parkrun started in Glengarriff, I got involved.   What do you love about parkrun? The community spirit that it brings every week. I love meeting the…

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Read more › News - 14th October 2020

People of parkrun brought to you by Vhi

Name: Connor Jennings Age: 50 Occupation: Commercial Insurance Underwriter Local parkrun: St Anne’s Park Number of parkruns completed: 327     How did you get involved in parkrun? I did my first parkrun  in 2012 when the first parkrun in the Republic of Ireland started in Malahide. It became a habit on a Saturday morning…

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Read more › News - 23rd September 2020

People of parkrun brought to you by Vhi

Name: Clare Noone Age:  37 Occupation: Secondary School Teacher Local parkrun: Lough Key parkrun Number of parkruns completed:   89 plus a few!     How did you get involved in parkrun? I went for the first time with my Dad, Anthony – he used to be faster than me! I had been running around my…

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Read more › News - 26th August 2020

People of parkrun brought to you by Vhi

Name: Marian Fagan Age: 54 Occupation:  Running my busy household! Local parkrun: Castletown, Co. Kildare Number of parkruns completed: 121   How did you get involved in parkrun? I did my first parkrun in Griffeen in April 2015 but it wasn’t until November that year that I did my next one. At that stage I…

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Read more › News - 19th August 2020

People of parkrun brought to you by Vhi

Name: Jason Le Masurier   Occupation: Professional speaker and civil engineer   Local parkrun: Buncrana, Co Donegal   Number of parkruns completed: I have taken part in 21 different parkruns locations all over the world. A great experience!   How did you get involved in parkrun? My wife and I were involved in setting up…

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Read more › Uncategorized - 29th July 2020

People of parkrun brought to you by Vhi

Name: Aoife Kelly Age: F40 category Occupation: Bank Official Local parkrun: St Anne’s, Dublin Number of parkruns completed: 102, I was lucky to complete my 100th just before Covid-19. Volunteered 58 times to date. 1 Freedom run.   How did you get involved in parkrun? I did my first parkrun in Malahide in 2013. 2014…

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Read more › News - 1st July 2020

People of parkrun brought to you by Vhi

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…

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Read more › News - 15th April 2020

People of parkrun brought to you by Vhi

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…

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Read more › News - 8th April 2020

People of parkrun brought to you by Vhi

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…

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Read more › News - 31st March 2020

People of parkrun brought to you by Vhi

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…

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