A multi-award-winning solidarity-through-sport movement founded in Cork and proudly supported by Cork City Council will bring over 1,700 people to the virtual start line of the Cork City Marathon on Sunday, June 6th.
The Sanctuary Runners has built a team of 1,700 people who will take part across the world from Tokyo to Paris and Cork and on to San Francisco.
While many will take on the full or half marathon distance the majority will run, jog or walk a symbolic relay leg of 8.5 kilometers in what’s being dubbed the ‘Light at the end of the (Jack Lynch) Tunnel Run’.
Around 250 asylum seekers and refugees will also take part at the weekend.The Sanctuary Runners was established in January 2018 to enable Irish residents to run alongside, and in solidarity with, people living in Ireland’s Direct Provision system.
Given the virtual nature of the run those taking part will do so individually or in small pods mindful of Covid19 restrictions on exercising outdoors.