A&L Goodbody has today been announced as the new sponsor of the Corporate 5K Team Challenge, ALG5K (previously known as the GT5K) for the next three years.

The docklands run, is a mainstay in the social running calendar each year.

The ambassadors for the ALG5K this year, will be Olympian runner, Catherina McKiernan and Dublin GAA star, Dean Rock.

I know the ALG5K team has some great plans over the next few months, to encourage participants of all fitness levels to register,” said McKiernan. “We can all expect a great buzz on the night of the 10th of September around the city so I urge everyone to get their entry form in early.

“After competing in a semi-professional sport for over 15 years, I am proud to be involved in an initiative that promotes a health and fitness focus in the workplace,” added Rock.

“It also promotes some healthy and fun competition, (which I am no stranger to) with participants from across different departments and from across different businesses challenging each other to take on the ALG5K challenge.”

The ALG5K will be open for registrations from the 20th of March, with an early bird fee of a €100 per team until the 30th of April.

The event welcomes participants from across the city and country of all abilities, from seasoned runners to complete beginners. Primarily a team event with four participants on each team, the run can also be completed individually. Team members’ times are combined to determine the winner in each category. There are three categories; male, female and mixed.

“We are delighted to be sponsoring an event that helps promote health and wellbeing, and some fun, across the business community,” said David Widger, Managing Partner at A&L Goodbody.

“The run has grown from strength to strength over the years, and we’re looking forward to building on that success.”

“This team event is so beneficial for co-workers giving them the opportunity to get away from the desk – day to day, build a team and focus together on staying active.  The ‘challenge’ part of the run will hopefully encourage some friendly and healthy competition within businesses and even across the business community.”

“We are thrilled to be working with A&L Goodbody on the Corporate 5K team challenge,” added Hamish Adams, Chief Executive of Athletics Ireland.

“ALG’s sponsorship of this event allows for it to support DePaul as well as supporting our Junior High-Performance Athletics programmes. These programmes provide support and expertise to close to 100 of our emerging young athletes to help them fulfil their potential.”

All participants will receive a virtual goodie bag and the first ever ALG5K T-shirt with a chipped numbered bib that will digitally track their performance. They will also receive a social media ‘ALG5K challenge image’ allowing them to announce their participation on their social media platforms and tag who they want to ‘challenge’ to participate in the 5k too.

 

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