Inaugral Harvest Run near Kildare/Laois border
Nicola Brennan, Lorraine Bennett, James Dooley and Claire Lisowiec
A COMMUNITY running club based near the Laois/Kildare border is holding its inaugural Harvest Run later this month.
Barrowhouse Running Club invites runners, joggers, and walkers of all abilities to take part in a chip-timed 5km on Wednesday 29 July raising funds for Barrowhouse GAA.
The Harvest Run will take place at 7pm, starting and finishing at Barrowhouse GAA clubhouse just outside of Athy.
The event is open to all abilities; runners, joggers, and walkers alike, and will be fully chip-timed on a flat, scenic course through the surrounding countryside. Entry is priced at €15 for adults, €10 for under-18s, and €30 for a family ticket (two adults and two children).
Barrowhouse Running Club was formed in February 2025 and, as the club’s own members will tell you, none of them planned for it to grow the way it has. What began as a Couch to 5K group, set up as a fundraiser for the local primary school, Shanganamore NS, has since grown into a community of almost 40 members The club is, in its own words, “just as much a social group as a running one.”
Barrowhouse GAA Club is where the group formed, and the Harvest Run is their way of giving something back to the GAA and the wider Barrowhouse community.
The organisers are keen to emphasise that the Harvest Run is not just a race for experienced runners. “If you’ve ever thought running isn’t for you, you’d fit right in with us,” the club’s event organiser, Nicola Brennan said.
Prizes will be awarded to first male, female, and juvenile finishers, with spot prizes on the night.
Online registration at bit.ly/BarrowhouseHarvestRun or in-person on the night.
