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Santa Claus is coming to town. In face, several hundred Santa’s, Mrs Claus, elves and reindeer are coming to town for the 2013 Kilkenny Santa Run that takes place on December 14th. The family friendly event has been a well loved and much anticipated start to the festive season in Kilkenny, with over 400 taking part last year. This will be the 4th Kilkenny Santa run and it promises to be the biggest to date. Organiser of the event, Roisin Hickey said that "Along with our 5km fun run, we have added a 10km timed race to the programme this year to cater for those who want to squeeze in a personal best time before the year ends. We are have also added a 10k Corporate Challenge that will give the winning company huge bragging rights for the next 12 months".
All the proceeds from the Santa run goes to charity each year the money raised from this years run is going towards the Kilkenny Skate park Campaign. Spokesperson from the Skate park campaign in Kilkenny, Mick Greene told the Reporter that "we are extremely thankful to Roisin and the Santa Run committee for selecting our group this year. This will make a significant difference in our campaign and will further increase the chances of an indoor skate park opening in 2014.
The event will be on Saturday the 14th of December, with a 10am start for the 10km and 10.30am start for the 5km. To enter just log onto https://www.runireland.com/active/all-events and look up Kilkenny Santa Run 5km & 10km on the 14/12/2013. The entry fee for the 5km fun run is – €5 for children, €10 for adults and €20 for families. The 10km time run costs €15 for individuals. Companies who are interested in taking part in the Corporate Challenge 10km team event should contact Mick Greene on 0851668149 or Roisin Hickey on 0868828801 for further details. All participants in the run need to be dressed as Santa, Mrs. Claus or in a suitable festive theme. Limited number of costumes will be available for sale on the day or can be purchased in James Choice store on James Street