2018 Tipperary Women's Mini Marathon launched

Tipperary Sports Partnership have announced that the 2018 Tipperary Women's Mini Marathon will take place in Thurles on Sunday 30th September.

Now in its ninth year, this 10k Women's Mini Marathon has grown from strength to strength since the inaugural event in Thurles in 2010.

Samantha Lambert, Captain of Tipperary Ladies Football team launched the 2018 event with representatives from Tipperary Sports Partnership Isabel Cambie, Valerie Connolly, Elaine Cullinan & Marie Maher.

'I am very honoured to be launching the Tipperary women's mini marathon as captain of the Tipperary senior ladies football team,” said Lambert.

I was privileged to be asked to attend the launch in LIT Thurles and I have to commend all those involved in organising the launch and all the other wonderful events that are taking place highlighting the importance of being fit and active. The Women's mini marathon is going to be great event and its certain to be an extremely enjoyable day for everyone involved'.

Registration is now open on www.tippminimarathon.ie which gets underway at 11am on Sunday 30th September, and can be done both online and postal. The event provides a great opportunity for participants to raise funds for their own local charities and there is a charitable donation of €200 to the largest group to register that are raising funds for charitable causes. Details of local Meet and Train or Fit 4 Life running group are available on the website to help participants to train.

Participants will receive a technical tee-shirt sponsored by LIT Tipperary. All finishers will receive a specially designed race medallion. Spot prizes will also be distributed on the day. All participants will be chip timed and the event is AAI measured and certified.

Samantha Lambert also wished all the participants every success in the event and encouraged them to keep going and keep believing and to never give up. She stated 'Be proud of what you have achieved and accomplished once you have crossed the finish line. I would like to wish the Tipperary Sports Partnership continued success and commend you all on the amount of work you've done to date in organising such a wonderful event'.

The 2018 Tipperary Mini Marathon is funded through Sport Ireland's Women In Sport Programme and the 2018 committee comprises of members from Tipperary Sports Partnership, Thurles Crokes AC, Tipperary Athletics County Board, Tipperary County Council, Templemore-Thurles Municipal District, Thurles Gardai & Tipperary Civil Defence.