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will take place at the Lees Road, Drumcliff, Ennis.
Lees Road will have many side shows with set dancing, The Puppets, The Heads, face painting, and Skate Boarding so come along a make it a family day in the Lees Road.
This will see many charities ben- efit from this event. The Clare Haven and Clare Youth Services are the two main charities and with over 600 competitors taking part last year, this year this race will hopefully reach the 1,000 mark.
With the race starting in Lees Road via the main gate turning right and towards the Lahinch Road, onto the Maid of Erin roundabout which will be the three kilometre mark, pass the
Colaiste Mhuire, turning left at the Club Bridge, Kelly’s Corner, pass- ing the Hospital Gate (4k mark) on out the Gort Road via Sheils Garage, Cois na hAbhanna. This is the half way mark and there will be a water station at the Auburn Lodge Hotel.
Ohetwebertcas (Jame Ceum or DUNs-VOt-mr-NNCMO\Vos the narrow the bridge to Drumcliff, leaving Drumcliff graveyard on your left the course heads back onto Lees Road and back in the main gate.
The finish is at car park after the clubhouse in Lees Road.
Their will be a host of top class ath- letes taking part and the pre-race fa- vourite will be last years title holder Gerry Ryan, Galway City Harriers, and this time he will have the former World Marathon Record Holder Ste- ve Jones from Wales for company.
Jones broke the world record in 1983 for the marathon in Chigago with a time of 2.08.18 hours. He also
won the London Marathon and won a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Gra tlene
Brian Murphy, Marian, who has prepared very well over the last few weeks has this course completed on numerous occasions will be the man to watch along with the European Master Champion Eugene Moyni- han, Marian.
Also in contention will be Patrick Enright from Cratloe and Sports- world AC in Dublin the masters will be well contested with Pat Hogan, Ennis Track Club, Michael Harvey, James Kenny, Kilmurry I[brickane/ North Clare, Frank Garrihy, Ennis Track Club, and Dermot Moran, St Mary’s, will all contest their major OF NK xO) woe
The ladies race will be run over the Same distance and this will be a well contested affair between the Cork City Marathon Champion ‘Tracy
Guilfoyle, Kilnaboy, and last years champion Veronica Colleran, Ennis Track Club, and another big road runner Loretta Duggan, St Mary’s, winner of the Clare Mountain Hill Climb.
Also in contention will be Ciara Hassett from Quin now running with Rathfarnham AC Dublin, Marion O’Loughlin, Deirdre Daly, Ida Han- rahan, Hilda O’Connor Marie Carey all Ennis Track Club, Marie Fen- nessy, Michelle O’Halloran, Maura Falsey all Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, Marian Burke St Marys, Hil- lary Cunningham St Marys.
Their will be prizes for the first ten men and ladies; the first three mas- ters men O35, O40, O45, OS0 and O60; the first three junior men and ladies; the first three masters ladies O35, O40, O45, O50 and O60; plus Wheelchair. All Participants who finish the 10k will be presented with
a medal.