IT wasn’t all fun and games at the Killarney Mountain Festival this weekend and while many opted to sit back, keep warm and enjoy listening to some of the guest speakers indoors, the more daring braced the icy weather this Sunday to take part in the festival Hardman Ireland 10k run in the park. It… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Athletics
Super Ciara leaps to new heights
SUPREMELY talented Killarney athlete Ciara Kennelly has achieved the qualifying standard for the European Youth Olympics. The high jump specialist produced a fantastic leap of 1.75m at the Munster Junior High Jump Championships in Nenagh last Sunday and, in the process, added another Munster record to her ever increasing list of achievements. The European Youth… Continue Reading
Over 2,000 endurance athletes to hit town
MORE than 2,000 super fit endurance athletes will take Killarney by storm next Saturday, October 6, for the seventh annual Quest Killarney event that will see them traversing hills, pathways and lakes, starting and finishing at the Gleneagle Hotel. An event expo will take place on the Friday from 5-9pm, with stalls, samples and talks… Continue Reading
Rainbow warriors take to the Kerry hills
IT was more than tough but those that took part were actually tougher and really up for the incredible task at hand as they took to the hills for this year’s gruelling Kerry Way Ultra Marathon. The 200km non-stop endurance race saw over 70 athletes depart from Killarney, enduring heavy downpours during nightfall and glorious evening… Continue Reading
Killarney’s Kevin in the top three
MORE than 250 hardened adventurers took on Kerry’s nature at its rugged best at the weekend for the Quest 12/24 endurance length adventure race, with two distances of 146km and 253km. The aim was to complete it in the allotted time of 12 or 24 hours respectively. Winners of the 24-hour, 253km event were Paul… Continue Reading
