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Local Charities Benefit From BBAR 2016!

December 23, 2016 by WhiddyRace

Bantry Bay Adventure Race

Thanks to everyone who took part in the first ever Bantry Bay Adventure Race – you helped us to raise funds for some amazing local organisations

Proceeds from the inaugural Bantry Bay Adventure Race were presented to Cancer Connect, Bantry Inshore Rescue Association, and the Whiddy Island Development Association at The Bantry Bay this December.

Each organisation benefitted from a donation of €1000, and the great success of the event means that plans are already in place to stage it again in 2017.

The adventure race drew over 100 enthusiastic runners, kayakers, and cyclists to Bantry in August 2016 to compete in a three-part challenge that took in Whiddy Island, Bantry Bay, and the Sheep’s Head peninsula. The route followed a new 5k Sheep’s Head Way walking route on Whiddy Island. After running on the island, participants kayaked a stretch of the Bantry Blueway before cycling a stretch of the Sheep’s Head Way cycling route.

The event was kindly sponsored by the Bantry Bay Port Company, The Edge Sports Shop, Cork Sports Partnership, and Zenith Energy, and it drew on fantastic support from local businesses, community groups, and volunteers too.

The second Bantry Bay Adventure Race will take place on 26th August 2017, and pre-registration for the event can be completed at http://bantrybayadventurerace.com/registration 

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Challenge elements - choose one or choose them all!

• Run 5k
• Cycle 22.5k
• Kayak 1,500m (or take any another activity of your choice, doesn’t have to be water-based)

And join us for our Adventure Racing Webinar
(2 hours) FREE (date & time tbc)


Our experts will share tips on Advanced Racing Preparation
– Personal Prep for Adventure Racing
– Nutrition/ hydration, tips on gear & kit
– All Things Bike
– Road & Mountain Biking
– Skills and training

The Bantry Bay Adventure Race is proud to be part of the  'Active Islands' event series.

Active Islands West Cork

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

Zenith Energy
Whiddy Island Ferry
Wordhoard Communications
West Cork Islands Federation
Sheep's Head & Bantry Tourism Co-operative
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