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…
Name: Celine Buckley Age: 48 Occupation: Teacher Local parkrun: Castlehaven Number of parkruns completed: 151 How did you get involved in parkrun? A meeting was held at Castlehaven GAA Club, discussing the possibility of starting a parkrun. I had never heard of parkrun before this. I was drawn in immediately when the ethos…
Name: Paul Richardson Age: 52 Occupation: Technology Programme Manager Local parkrun: Griffeen parkrun, Lucan, Co. Lucan Number of parkruns completed: 119 How did you get involved in parkrun? I heard about parkrun in a business blog article in 2012. I thought it was a great idea, and that it would be fantastic to…
Name: Kenny Franks Age: 37 Occupation: Operations Manager Local parkrun: Templemore Number of parkruns completed: 18 How did you get involved in parkrun? I lived in Kildare for a number of years and moved back home in 2014. Having attended parkruns in Marlay Park, Naas and Clarisford I was keen to setup a parkrun in…
Name: Patricia Kelly McGarry Age: 42 Occupation: Teacher Local parkrun: Lough Key parkrun Number of parkruns completed: 29 volunteers: 149 How did you get involved in parkrun? I had heard about parkrun through friends and after moving to my husband’s home town of Boyle and discovering the beautiful Lough Key, I got in touch…
Name: Shona Ní Fhloinn Age: 25 Local parkrun: Limerick parkrun Number of parkruns completed: I have run 111 parkruns and volunteered 67 times. How did you get involved in parkrun? I was living in the UK and heard about parkrun through a running group that I joined. What do you love about parkrun? What’s…
Name: Barry Hurley Age: 36 Occupation: Global Demand Planner Local parkrun: Avondale Forest Number of parkruns completed: six How did you get involved in parkrun? Once we heard a parkrun was going to be set up in Avondale my family and myself – have immediately started attending. It’s a lovely way to start a…
Name: Máire Kinsella Age: 42 Occupation: Occupational Health Advisor Local parkrun: St Anne’s parkrun Number of parkruns completed: 15 parkruns – 13 St Anne’s & 2 Kilkenny How did you get involved in parkrun? I initially commenced the parkrun when Operation Transformation highlighted the event in 2016. I took a break for maternity reasons and…
Name: Garrett Hynes Age: 41 Occupation: Software Developer Local parkrun: Kilkenny Number of parkruns completed: I have completed 65, 63 in Kilkenny and two in Cabinteely (Although I forgot my barcode once in Cabinteely so the official record is only 64. Lesson learnt, don’t forget your barcode!). I’ve volunteered 12 times. How did…
Name:Rachel Phelan Age:25 Local parkrun: I’m quite the well-travelled parkrunner – having attended the likes of Wexford, Ennis and Galway before, however Kilkenny and Dublin are my local and most frequent courses. Number of parkruns completed:12 How did you get involved in parkrun? My boyfriend has always had a passion for running and suggested it…
