Achill Island and Ballyglass RNLI in Co Mayo are among six charities that will benefit from the proceeds raised from the hugely popular annual 5k Runway Fun Run, which will take place on the runway at Ireland West Airport this September.
Ireland West Airport made the announcement about this year’s fun run on Thursday (22 June) in partnership with Portwest.
Runners and walkers will take-off down the runway at 7pm on Saturday 9 September and complete a 5km course with a difference.
All are welcome to attend what promises to be a fantastic evening for all the family, raising much needed funds for our charity partners in 2023.
The airport charity partners for 2023 are the RNLI lifeboat stations in Achill Island and Ballyglass, Breakthrough Cancer Research, Diabetes Ireland, Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Children’s Cancer Fund and Mayo Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Registration is now open but placs are limited. Entry costs €20 per adult and €5 for under-16s. A special family rate of €40 will be available for families of two adults and two kids.
All participants will receive a race T-shirt and complimentary car parking and refreshments at the airport will be provided on the day.
To mark the special event, all participants who register online to take part will be entered into a draw to win two return flights to London Heathrow with Aer Lingus — the airport’s newest daily service launched in March of this year.
A ‘virtual option’ will also be available again this year for those who wish to support the charities but are unable to make it on the day and would like to do a virtual run or walk.