Road run poses a Twilight challenge

DUNDRUM South Dublin Athletic Club and sponsors Spirit Motor Group are inviting teams and individuals to take on the Twilight Team Challenge 5k Road Run.

Participants can walk, jog or run the challenge when it returns to Sandyford Business District on September 29.

This is the second year of the Twilight Team Challenge 5k Road Run.

Last year almost 1,000 people from the Sandyford Business District took part and applications for this year’s run are expected to exceed this number significantly. People can take part individually or as part of a team.

The event offers an opportunity for team building and light-hearted rivalry between staff from offices in the area.

Gerard O’Farrell, Managing Director of the Spirit Motor Group, event sponsors, said: “We are delighted to see this event return for its second year.

“The enquiries are already coming in, so we are expecting a significant turn out of individuals and teams for this year’s challenge.

“We are supporting the Ross Nugent Foundation for this event, although entrants can also fundraise for their own chosen charity.

“It’s great to see the community come together socially for what will be a fun event in the Sandyford Business District calendar.”

Due to the success of last year’s event, Total Physio and The Beacon Hotel have come on board as support sponsors this year and will be fielding teams to take on the 5K challenge.

Leopardstown-based Live Work Grow has also joined in with the Sandyford Business District Association supporting the event, as are the gardai and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.

Registration is open at www.twilightteamchallenge.com and the entry fee is €25.

Entrants will receive a specially commissioned technical performance race t-shirt.

Teams of four and individual runners will be accepted. Race headquarters is the Spirit Skoda Showroom on Rowan Avenue in Sandyford Business District.

Each entrant will be given an electronic chip device to track their progress. The team score will be determined by the total time of the team’s four runners.

Each finisher will be rewarded with a beautiful, one-of-a-kind race medal, and there will be prizes for the best time for a group and individual. 

The route is predominantly flat and will loop the Blackthorn Avenue, road and drive routes. Entrants can tweet their pic on the night to @SpiritMotorGrp with the hashtag #SpiritChallenge.