Cllr Tomás Sharkey at last weekend’s Dundalk Parkrun
The second Dundalk Parkrun event takes place at Dundalk IT this Saturday morning at 9.30am.
Parkrun organise free, weekly, 5km timed runs around the world. They are open to everyone, free, and are safe and easy to take part in.
Local councillor Tomás Sharkey took part in the first event last weekend and was full of praise for the initiative.
He said: “Last Saturday morning was the first time that the Parkrun event was held in DKIT playing grounds. It takes place every Saturday morning at 9.30am and involves a 5km run, jog or walk which is timed.
“We had a brilliant time at the inaugural event. There was a fantastic atmosphere where everybody was encouraged to do their best.
“The true advantage of Parkrun is that everybody who registers online gets to print a barcode which is used to record your time each week. This means that you can track your progress.
“I want to praise the organisers and volunteers involved and all who took part and encourage everybody in the Dundalk area to come along on Saturday morning to enjoy a healthy start to the weekends.”
Further details are available at www.parkrun.ie/dundalk
