Shelbourne junior parkrun

An overcast sky and perfect running/walking temperatures leant to another fantastic event at Shelbourne junior parkrun this morning. With our participant numbers going over the half century for the second consecutive week, we thought it might be easier to focus our run report on the smaller groups either side of the peloton.

Our front runners throughout were the impressive Caragh, Lily and Noah and they really pushed each other for every one of those two thousand metres! Noah pipped the other two on this occasion but needed to dig deep and match his PB to do so! Hats off also to Lily for her third consecutive PB. On that subject, no less than 17 of our budding athletes crossed the line with PBs today. Incredible!

A small number of our youngest participants were nestled just in behind the main group and looked like they, along with several parents, were having a ball throughout! Special mention to Mira and Róisín who persevered and never gave up, finishing their first of many parkruns. Bualadh bos 👏 👏

Shelbourne junior parkrun only ever happens through the work of our volunteers so it was a very welcome sight to see an increase in the number of those who contributed today. Thanks to all of you and to those of you who put your names in our little notebook for next week, we are very appreciative.

We look forward to seeing you all next Sunday.

Well done to all of our first time participants, you are all very welcome to Shelbourne junior parkrun 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

We love our milestones at Shelbourne junior parkrun and this week we were lucky enough to have two to celebrate 🎉

Maith thú Tom on picking up your Half Marathon wristband! Tom captures the essence of parkrun every week by running with a wide smile at all times. 😁

Alex goes about his business quietly and contentedly every Sunday morning. Fantastic achievement for you Alex on completing a marathon of parkruns in less than a year 👏

Event #190, on Sunday 1st September, turned out to be another cracking event. Our 55 enthusiastic participants included 7 first timers, who we hope to see again in the coming weeks, and 8 new PBs. Well done to all of our young runners, you should be very proud of yourselves!

A special mention to the Doody family, visiting Shelbourne junior parkrun for only the second time, with all four siblings completing our 2.5 laps with ease, including Maeve & Diarmaid as first and second finishers on the day 👏 👏

With our increasing numbers of late, we remind all parents/guardians that we are on look out for some new volunteers to allow for extra marshals on the course. Along with our WhatsApp group and parkrun emails, we will now have a volunteer notebook with us each week, giving you all the opportunity to put your name down for one of the upcoming weeks. With that, go raibh míle maith agaibh to all who helped on Sunday, we are very appreciative of your ongoing support.

Looking forward to seeing you all again this Sunday as we begin the countdown to our 6th birthday and 200th parkrun in the very near future 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Dreary, wet conditions on the north side of Limerick did not deter the crowd at Shelbourne Park yesterday morning. Our regular crew of budding athletes, along with several newcomers to our parkrun, were out in force for their weekly 2km fix.

Céad míle fáilte to our first timers Ailbe, Nicholas and Ruairí, we hope you enjoyed your first visit to Shelbourne junior parkrun and that you left with an appetite to return. This week we would like to give a special mention to Bobby, Fiadh, Jules & Shane who completed their 2.5 laps of the park with a smile and a new PB!

Yesterday’s event was made possible by the work of 13 volunteers, including Ailbe, Caoilfhionn, Gareth & Nemone who were visiting us from Rosslare Harbour. We express our heartfelt gratitude to all our volunteers for their time and efforts.

See you all next Sunday for event #190 🥳

Another glorious morning in Shelbourne Park last Sunday, 18th August. Well done to all of our 48 fantastic young runners and walkers who participated, not to mention the committed moms, dads and volunteers!

Special mention goes to our milestoners. This fantastic five completed 2 marathons and 3 half marathons between them! Aoibhinn, Ciarán & Oisín have completed 11 parkruns each, the equivalent of a half marathon for each of them!Meanwhile Bobby & Paddy crossed the line on Sunday to complete their marathon of parkruns!! Keep up the good work guys and start working towards your next amazing milestone and new wristband 👏

We look forward to seeing you all Sunday morning to do it all again 😀

Pictures from our parkrun on Sunday 18th August 📸 ☀️

A few more from last weeks run that we nearly missed. Well done everyone.

Well done to all our superstar runners and volunteers this morning. Results are up. If anyone would like to volunteer over the next few weeks please let us know.

Well done at all our volunteers and participants who keep the show on the road week in week out. Always space for new faces on the roster. Enjoy the pictures.

A selection of snaps from this morning's run. Well done to all.

A warm welcome to all our first time parkrunners and our milestone achievers. Big thank you to all our volunteers with Pauline taking the helm as run director for the first time. Well done everyone.

Pictures from last Sunday. We need some marshals and a tailwalker this week..if your child enjoys our parkrun please consider volunteering, we always need the help, full training provided. Please message us if you can help!

Well done to all our volunteers and participants last Sunday.

Happy running from shelbourne junior parkrun. 😀

Some lovely snaps from Sunday at [email protected]

Congratulations to all our athletes on their milestones this week. Keep up the good work eveyone.

Lovely pics from last weekend. Volunteers needed for next Sunday please. Without our volunteers we will have to cancel.

A number of volunteer roles need to be filled at [email protected] this Sunday, please message us if you can help in any way. Training provided. We encourage all parents and guardians to get involved to keep the run going.

A few more pictures from sunny Sunday from another volunteering stalwart Maire.

A fabulous morning at [email protected]. Congratulations to all our runners on their milestones and a special mention to Ann for her 100 volunteer milestones. Well done all.

A great selection of pics from our regular photographer. See everyone next Sunday.

A lovely sunny morning at last weeks run at shelbourne junior parkrun.

Well done to all our volunteers and runners last Sunday. We are taking a break tomorrow and wish all our volunteers and athletes the best of good luck in the great limerick run and glr kids race.

Beautiful sunny morning last Sunday, looking forward to next Sunday, new runners and supporters always welcome, come along at 09.20am to shelbourne park limerick and join in the fun.

A lovely selection of pictures from last Sundays parkrun. As always we need parents to volunteer in the coming weeks please let us know if you can help out.

Shelbourne junior parkrun is cancelled for tomorrow April 7th due to safety concerns with storm Kathleen and a poor uptake for volunteers. Hope to see everyone Sunday 14th April. Please spread the word.

Volunteers needed for this sunday please. We need several roles filled.

A selection of pictures from last weekend. Happy Easter everyone, we are cancelled tomorrow but hopefully back next week Sunday April 7th.

Event cancelled on Easter Sunday 31.3.24 due to unavailability of volunteers.