Yes we Canty: Graham launches Bantry Bay Run:

Local Leeside Legend GRAHAM CANTY launches Banty Bay Run

         The 6th annual Bantry Bay Run, a half Marathon, will take place on the May Bank Holiday weekend, Sunday, May 1st 2011, from the beautiful village of Glengarriff, along the coastal route to Bantry , and was launched this week at the town’s Maritime Hotel .

          Cork Senior Football Captain and local legend , Graham Canty and members of the Bay Run’s chosen charity, the Bantry Division of the ‘Special Olympics’ movement were there in support of the initiative which is expected to give a huge boost to the local economy as it has done in previous years.,as well as support the charity.

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         Over 1,300 runners, joggers and walkers took part in Bay Run ’10 amongst them many well-known celebrities including internationally renowned long distance runner Catherina McKiernan. Catherina has been the official starter of the Bay Run in recent years and will again send the runners off on their 13km race from Glengarriff to Bantry.

            Registration at www.bayrun.ie costs €50 – though this may be ‘expensive’ at this time remember that it's the local division of “Special Olympics” that will be the main beneficiary.