SHEELIN CHALLENGE coming up
Posted by Ciaran Tobin on 29 March 2016
The Celtic Media Lough Sheelin Challenge 2016 is the third annual 16 mile run/walk around the beautiful lake of Lough Sheelin.The Lough Sheelin Challenge 16 mile and the NEW 10k races will take place on Saturday the 16th of April, and both races will start at The Crover House Hotel at 10am SHARP. The 10k will Finish in Finea with all participants transported back to Crover House Hotel by bus, while the 16 mile race will finish back at Crover House Hotel where hot refreshments will be laid on for all.
| Sheelin Challenge 16mile |
| Online Entry €23 |
| On the Day €25 |
| There will be a T-Shirt for the first 100 online entries for this race. |
| Sheelin Challenge 10K |
| Online Entry Adults €14 |
| On the Day Adults €15 |
| Online Entry Under 18 €7.50 |
| On The Day Under 18 €8 |
The course of sixteen miles around the lake is ideal for walkers joggers and aspiring marathon runners. It combines relatively flat sections to some challenging hills that offer magnificant views of the countryside. For the more leisurely participants there are four logical resting points, Finea, Crover, Mountnugent and an area near Ross Castle. The organisers have a dedicated group of members and volunteers to marshall the route, provide refreshments and the logistics of catering for the needs of many hundreds of walkers and runners. For serious runners looking forward to the Dublin City marathon the sixteen mile run is the ideal preparation. Locally however the runners from Cavan Meath and Westmeath will race to win the Challenge and "Claim Lough Sheelin" for their county.
