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THE deadline for entries for the first ever Burren Marathon Challenge is fast approaching – and event organ- isers are expecting a great crowd to turn up for this historic walking event.
The marathon, which takes place on Saturday May 24, will take in some of Ireland’s most spectacular NEMA
Crossing the heart of the Burren, walkers will trek from Ballyvaughan to Fanore through the Cahir Valley before returning to Ballyvaughan via Blackhead.
The deadline for entries is this Sat-
urday, May 10.
“Preparations are all in place and we are delighted with all the support we are getting locally – from the resi- dents and the farmers to all the peo- ple who have come on board to do stewarding for the day,’ said Mary O’Brien from the Ballyvaughan-Fa- noe Walking Club.
“We need at least 30 stewards on the day and I’m delighted to say that we have the most of them already. We will be looking for help. To make this a success we will need lots of help on the ground on the day but we are getting great support.
“We’d love for as many people to get involved as possible – we really
want this to be a event for the whole locality.
“Entries have been coming in the whole time but in the last 10 days or so the pace has really upped. We will do our best to take any entries after the closing date but we really would like to avoid that if at all possible for logistics reasons – so that everyone can have a T-shirt and so that we can have everything ordered and printed Ko) mn na om eth VA
The marathon has been organised by the Ballyvaughan Fanore Walk- ing Club with the support of Clare Sports Partnership, the Atlantis Group including the Burren Coast Hotel and various local businesses.
Registration for the event takes place on Friday May 23 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm and on Saturday May 24 from 6.30am to 8.30am at the con- ference Centre of the Burren Coast sloroe
Each participant has a choice of full, half or mini marathon. All three challenges start at the Burren Coast Hotel in Ballyvaughan at 9am sharp and all three routes will take you back to the finish line at the Burren Coast Hotel for an evening of enter- Bb On eetes OL
For more information or to down- load an entry form check out www. ballyvaughanfanorewalkingclub. com.