The Rundonegal 5k takes place next Sunday 2nd April, at the Finn Valley Centre, Stranorlar at 11.00am.
The Rundonegal Women’s 5k commenced in 2007 as a Women’s 3k.
The founders, Grace Boyle and Bridgeen Doherty wanted to encourage women to run, jog, walk or stroll with their buggies. Since then it has gone from strength to strength and is now a 5k event known as Rundonegal Womens 5k.
It is a massive event for women all over the North West and beyond with all funds raised going to Women/Childrens charities.
Registration is open each day at the Finn Valley Centre and will start at 9.00am on the morning of the event. Entry Fee is €10 which includes a t-shirt and refreshments afterwards.
The first 400 entries are guaranteed a lovely Rundonegal t-shirt. Almost 200 have already registered for the event.
The beneficiary this year is The Brid Carr Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. This is the second year to be selected and we are delighted to be offered this opportunity again. In 2015 this was one of our main fundraising events which helped us to raise over €63,000 for Ovarian Cancer Research.
As a result of the generosity of so many people, in volunteering and fundraising, we were is a position to co-fund, together with Breakthrough Cancer Research, a 3year PhD scholarship in Ovarian Cancer Research in The Cork Cancer Research Centre. The successful student, Jennifer Quinn has now almost completed her first year. A donation was also made to Professor Jonathan Ledderman, University College Hospital London for Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials, where Brid was a patient.
Brid passed away in October 2014 after a long illness, aged only 54. Her wish was that her friends and family would create an awareness of this disease and support Ovarian Cancer Research. Ovarian Cancer is one of the silent cancers, is usually too advanced when diagnosed and very resistant to Chemotherapy. She wanted every woman to be aware of the symptoms and if they are in any doubt to contact their GP and have the relevant blood tests and scans done.
The BEAT Ovarian Cancer Campaign is telling women across Ireland that they can BEAT Ovarian Cancer by knowing their bodies, knowing the signs and getting help at an early stage if they have any of the following signs for 3 weeks or more:
Bloating that is persistent and doesn’t come and go
Eating less and feeling full more quickly
Abdominal and pelvic pain you feel most days
Talk to your GP about your symptoms
A special word of thanks to Patsy McGonigle for his endless support in promoting this event every year and to the Finn Valley Centre for their facilities. Patsy is forecasting sunshine and a very enjoyable day for everyone taking part.
Looking forward to seeing as many ladies as possible there.
If you are unable to take part, and you would like to support this great cause, you can do so by visiting the bridcarrfund page on justgiving.com. Every donation, no matter how small will be appreciated.
For further details follow Rundonegal Womens 5k and Brid Carr Ovarian Research pages on facebook
