
Registration/Number Collection 9.15->10.30 on Sunday morning in the car park beside the castle
Walkers start at 10.45
Runners start at 11.00
Entries still available on the day
Any queries 086 3344306
The John Davis Run is a 5km run race taking place on Sunday March 29th at 11am in the grounds of Malahide Castle. John Davis was a huge figure in Irish athletics over the past 20+ years who sadly passed away in 2007.
John worked with many clubs throughout his time in the sport and we are staging the race to honour his incredible input and commitment. All money raised from entries and sponsorship will go to the Irish Cancer Society. Last years event saw 250 people partake and this year we are looking to double that figure and our aim is to raise over €10,000 for the Irish Cancer Society.
Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enuao4_fD3Q
The Location
Malahide Castle, set on 250 acres of park land in the pretty seaside town of Malahide, was both a fortress and a private home for nearly eight hundred years. The Talbot family lived here from 1185 to 1973, when the last Lord Talbot died.
The Course
The course is a mixture of trail, path and road around the perimeter of the Castle grounds. It will begin and end in front of the castle itself. The route has no major hills, but is rarely flat as it winds around the grounds. You can see the course map here (attached)
Entries are limited to 500
You need to be over 16 to enter.
How to Get There:
By bus: Bus 42 from city centre. By train: Suburban rail and DART from Connolly Station to Malahide.
By car: From Dublin Airport – on leaving at the roundabout take the second exit. At the Airport roundabout take the first exit onto the R132 (signpost for Belfast here). At Cloghran roundabout take the second exit onto the Dublin Road – R132 (signpost for Belfast here). Continue straight onto the R132. At Pinnock Hill Roundabout take the second exit onto the R132 (signpost for Belfast here). At the Malahide Road roundabout take the third exit onto the Swords Road – R106 (signpost for Malahide here). Continue straight on this road and take the first exit on the next roundabout onto the Swords Road. Continue straight along this road for approx one mile, turn right at the traffic lights onto the R107. Take the next turn left onto the Back Road and the next turn left into the grounds of Malahide Castle.
From city centre – start at the Daniel O’Connell monument on O’Connell Street, turn left onto Amiens Street – R105 (signpost for Malahide, Howth and Fairview here). Go straight through traffic lights onto North Strand Road R105, continue on this road for approx .5 miles then turn left at the traffic lights onto the Malahide Road – R107, continue straight on this road until you reach your first roundabout. Take the second exit on this roundabout onto the Malahide Road, continue straight until you reach another roundabout, take the second exit onto the Malahide Road (signpost for Malahide here). Go straight through the traffic lights continuing on the Malahide Road, you will reach Kinsealy, keep going straight and you will reach Feltrim and then Malahide. Turn right onto the Back Road and take the next turn left into the grounds of Malahide Castle.
Sponsors
We are currently recruiting sponsors for the event. If you are interested please contact us at our e-mail above. A big thank you to all the sponsors currently on board and for those that generously helped us out last year!
What do I get for entering ?
The entry fee is €20 which will include your race entry, t-shirt and drinks/snacks at the finish line. All proceeds from the event will go directly to the Irish Cancer Society, and you can raise further money by downloading and filling in a sponsorship form for the event. The aim is for each athlete to raise another €30 to bring it to €50 for everyone taking part. There will be prizes for the most sponsorship money raised as well as for the race winners.