Saturday night saw 1,700 runners brave a cold winter’s night to take part in the inaugural ‘A Lust For Life Runway 5K’ at Cork Airport.
 
It was not an evening for the faint hearted as temperatures dropped to 5C with nowhere to hide from the cutting wind.
 
This was a new experience for Cork Airport, one in which it was delighted with to share with Cork Athletics members.
 
"The entire crew here at Cork Airport were proud to provide our world class facilities and support our partners at Lust For Life and the Irish Independent to stage a really successful 5K run on our runway. Hopefully this is not a once-off event but rather the start of a great journey of self-discovery for everyone at Cork Airport for this inaugural runway run,” said Ciaran Carton, General Manager Operations, Cork Airport.
 
Leading the way home was Michael Bruton, who came first with an impressive time of 15.54. Katie Hickson was named the fastest female finisher, completing the run in 20.03.
 
The run itself was in aid of two local charities, Cork City Hospital Children’s Club and Cork Mental Health Foundation.
 
Niall Breslin’s (Bressie) mental wellbeing initiative A Lust For Life was the inspiration for the run and the key message for the evening was to focus on your mental wellbeing.
 
You can view a short video from the evening on YouTube here.
 

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