Kelly’s Of Fantane Four County Challenge
2018 promises to be a very busy year for Track-Attack with plenty of challenges and races planned for all our members. In 2017, we organised a very successful Three County Challenge with races in Tipperary, Offaly and Waterford.
This year we have added Limerick to the list of counties and Kelly’s of Fantane have again kindly come on board to sponsor the challenge. Last year the Tipperary race was our own Borrisoleigh 5km but this year it will be the Brendan Kinane 5km in Dundrum. This race will kickstart our challenge on Wednesday 2nd May and we intend to make every effort to get as many Track-Attackers as possible to participate in this highly popular event. This is a brilliantly organised event on a course that you will do well to find a flatter one anywhere.
Next up is a trip to the Deise County where we will participate in the Touraneena 5km which is part of the West Waterford Summer Road Racing Series. Organised by James Veale and his team, it is a very enjoyable event where the proceeds go to the local St. Mary’s National School. It’s a course that provides its participants with a bit of everything from uphill, flat and downhill terrain. Touraneena is the home parish of Irish International athlete David McCarthy who won the race last year and Pro Golfer and Irish Olympian Seamus Power.
On Friday 1st of June, we cross over the Provincial boarder to Co. Offaly where we will participate in the Ballyskenach 5km. This is the home race for our own Track-Attack member Anne McCormack. It’s another brilliantly organised event and one of the striking features of the event is the array of club colours displayed as its part of the Offaly Road Running Series. It has a real team atmosphere to it which isn’t easy to achieve in a mainly individual sport.
Its destination Limerick for our fourth race. 3 nights after our own Borrisoleigh 5km, we head to Bruff to compete in the An Bru 5 mile race on Friday 29th June. It’s a new venture for us and no doubt it will be a hugely enjoyable one. An Bru are a club making great strides in all grades of athletics with some excellent athletes and we look forward to making new friends along the way.
