Rudolph on the Run as Santa drops Mega Sale Hints at An Ríocht

Celebrating the completion of the annual Run Rudolph Run 5K at An Ríocht AC on Sunday morning were from left: Rosarie O’Shea, Milltown; Jackie Kehoe, Ballyhar; Marguerite Whitely, Milltown and Siobhán Murphy, Ballydesmond. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Yvonne Quill and Anne Greene, Tralee celebrating after the annual Run Rudolph Run 5K at An Ríocht AC on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Locals festively attired for Sunday’s annual Run Rudolph Run 5K at An Ríocht AC on Sunday morning were, from left: Michelle O’Sullivan, Anna Bergin, Nora Butler, Áine, Gráinne and Anne Bergin. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Knocknagoshel and Brosna athletes: John Bell and his dad Liam from The Mall and John Paul Curtin from Brosna just home after the annual Run Rudolph Run 5K at An Ríocht AC on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Ready to Run athletes pictured after the annual Run Rudolph Run 5K at An Ríocht AC on Sunday morning. Included are: Nora Butler, Monica O’Sullivan, George and Joan Glover, Cathal King, Catherine Conroy, Anne O’Leary, Micheál Donovan and Sheila Curtin. ©Photograph: John Reidy

The Brosnan family from Tralee: Jesse, Betty, George and Zach pictured after the annual Run Rudolph Run 5K at An Ríocht AC on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy

A Tralee and Castlegregory group pictured after the annual Run Rudolph Run 5K at An Ríocht AC on Sunday morning. Included are: Bríd O’Sullivan and Dylan McDermott, Loretto O’Sullivan, Mary Daly and Tom Browne. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Chilla Vamossy of St. Brendan’s Athletic Club, Ardfert delighted with her lot after the annual Run Rudolph Run 5K at An Ríocht AC on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy

The first three women home in the annual Run Rudolph Run 5K at An Ríocht AC on Sunday morning were from left: Sharon Cahill, An Riocht AC 2nd; Carol Finn, Lee Vale AC 1st. and Mary Barrett, An Ríocht AC. 3rd. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Jennifer and Denis O’Mahony pictured with their children Lauren and Ronan after the annual Run Rudolph Run 5K at An Ríocht AC on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Owen McSweeney from Scartaglin in the middle of plenty after the annual Run Rudolph Run 5K at An Ríocht AC on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Moyvane family: Don, Cillian and Catherine Hannon pictured after they completed the annual Run Rudolph Run 5K at An Ríocht AC on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Cool, overcast but otherwise ideal conditions greeted the 145 runners of widely varying abilities at the starting line for the annual An Ríocht AC Run Rudolph Run 5K at Rice’s Height at 11am on Sunday morning.

There in the mix were the people who set out to win and the people who set out to complete the course. Both types set their watches at the start and stop them at the finish.

Both types got medals and their own kind of satisfaction from the same race over the same ground. Both are equally valued by the race organisers and there was as much applause, maybe more, for the last as there was for the first home.

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No Difference

And there was no difference in the mince pies or the porter cake both types ate or in the tea or coffee they drank in the clubhouse afterwards.

A bit like the line from the song The Red Rose Cafe: ‘all there were so happy to the there.’

And some slightly sad that a great year of camaraderie and effort and participation had come to an end.

Hectic Happy Weekend

But glad at the news that their efforts and participation was all going towards the resurfacing of the track in the new year.

The club members had just come through a hectic happy weekend with their Snowed In and they were all out in force again on Sunday morning looking after their valued, road pounding 5K club members and participants.

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Mega Sale 2017

There’s more to do: On this Thursday, December 8th the club’s Mega Sale for 2017 membership will take place. For that one day only, adult membership for the 12 months will be cut to €250 and students/oap’s to €200.

“This will include membership to the gym, track and relaxation suite as well as a range of free and discounted classes.

To guarantee a great start to 2017 the club instructors will design a personalised first programme for you which can be updated every six weeks,” said manager, Kate McSweeney.

“Member’s class rates have also been cut with no class now costing over €5 and morning classes at 7am and 9.30 totally free of charge to those who sign up for this great deal.

Exciting Year Ahead
“It should be a very exciting year to be a member of An Ríocht AC as we hope to push through with the track resurfacing project, which will see Europe’s third dual tone track coming to Castleisland,” said Ms. McSweeney.

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