Enjoy running the Wild Atlantic Way when you join us on Bere Island for our weekly, timed 5k parkrun!
The views across Bantry Bay towards the Beara and Sheep’s Head peninsulas are spectacular, and the event is suitable for all abilities: walk, jog, or run and test yourself against your best time … It’s up to you!
What is parkrun?
Parkrun is a not-for-profit organisation which works with local communities to provide free weekly timed runs.
Their popularity has grown because the community events are so welcoming to runners of all abilities. Runners find the timed 5k events are ideal as part of a training plan, or just as a fun challenge. Participants also like the fact that they can keep track of their progress using their official times as a benchmark of their progress, particularly over the winter months when there are few other running events available to keep a training programme on course.
The event takes place at the GAA club Rerrin village, Bere Island, Beara, Co. Cork, and it’s free to enter. To collect your time, you’ll need to be a registered parkrunner, and bring your barcode. You can register online here.
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Bakehouse cafe, Rerrin village, on the island – please come and join us!
Travel to the Bere Island parkrun
Two ferries run to Bere Island. One runs from the pontoon, just outside Castletownbere on West Cork’s Beara peninsula, into Rerrin village, just 5 minutes walk from the parkrun startline. It leaves at 8am during June, July and August only. See here for details.
The other leaves Castletownbere for the island’s West End at 9am each Saturday throughout the year. From there, you can join the weekly parkrun bus service. Call Colum on 086 2423140 to book the ferry and bus for a special deal of €10.
Accommodation
To find out more about accommodation available on Bere Island, see http://bereisland.net
| Event Name | Bere Island parkrun |
|---|---|
| Event Type | Run (timed) |
| How to Register | Register at http://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/. Once you have registered you will be sent a confirmation email which will contain your barcode and further useful information. |
| Event Price | Free |
| Is Ferry Price Included | No |
| Start / Finish Times | 9:30am-11am |
| Website | http://parkrun.ie/bereisland |
| Insurance | Runners participate at their own risk. |
| Level of Difficulty | Moderate. |
| Accessibility | Open to walkers and runners of all abilities. |
| Ferry Price | Pontoon to Rerrin - €8 return (foot passenger). Castletownbere to West End inc bus (special parkrun deal) - €10. Call Colum on 086 242 3140 to reserve your bus place. |
| Ferry Information | Pontoon - murphysferry.com 8am ferry. Castletownbere - bereislandferries.com 9am ferry. |
| Date | Every Saturday at 9:30am |