2000 raise funds for Limerick’s Milford Care Centre and TLC4CF in ‘Midnight Run’ at Shannon Airport

Another finisher was Tipperary All-Ireland hurling title winner and Bank of Ireland Area Manager for the Mid-West Region, Liam Sheedy, “It’s a typical Shannon Airport event; something new and different and it’s suited to all ages and fitness levels.  We’re delighted to be involved as sponsors at Bank of Ireland and not least because it is an event that promotes healthy activity and that the proceeds go to two great local charities.”

Shannon Airport CEO Neil Pakey said, “Our biggest difficulty this year was telling people we could not accommodate them as the event was fully booked in 36 hours.  If we had three times the capacity we would still have booked out. After just two years now this fixture is a really popular one on the events calendar,” he said.

“It was great also to see that the event has not just national but international appeal.  We had 14 people alone on a Heathrow flight who came in especially for the event.  We had registrations from up and down the country; from the likes of Counties Down, Cork, Galway, Mayo, Kerry and, of course, big numbers from Clare and Limerick”.

The event winner was well known Limerick athlete James Liddane, who completed the course in 15:57.  First lady home was Cushla Hehir from Ennis in a personal best for the 5km of 17:58.