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Irish Girl Guides prepare to run with 2x Guinness World Record Athlete, Dr. Sinead Kane
Dublin, 29/04/2022 – Members of the Irish Girl Guides (IGG) from across Ireland train and prepare to run a 5k with Dr. Sinead Kane on Saturday, 14 May 2022. Dr. Sinead Kane was named Irish Girl Guides’ Honorary Ambassador for 2021/2022; a title and role given to those who are well-known in their field and serve as a positive role model for young girls and women.
“Move With Sinead” is an event aimed at getting fitter and happier as we come out of an intense two-year period – the aim is to get girls, leaders, and their community at large to get active and have fun with Sinead Kane, multi-marathon runner and motivational speaker on the topics of resilience, mindset, and teamwork.
In preparation for the 5k on 14 May, Sinead and her training coach [John O’Regan] supplied IGG with an eight-week training programme with the goal running a 5k by the event date. In addition to this, Sinead is providing IGG with motivational videos that encourage the girls to have fun and look at fitness as an important aspect of mental wellbeing.
On the actual day of the event, 14 May, Sinead will join a lucky group of girl guides in Fernhill Park and Gardens, Stepaside at 11:30am to run the 5k and meet some of the IGG community. In addition, different IGG units all over Ireland will be coming together at different parks to run and connect with one another after two years with limited in-person interaction.
Maureen Murphy, the national President of Irish Girl Guides, has recognised how important ambassadors like Sinead and events like this one are for young girls and women, “In Guiding, our goal is ‘giving girls confidence;’ gaining confidence enables us to believe in our own potential. Our participation in challenges and new experiences like Move with Sinead supports this. In “Move with Sinead” we have been motivated and inspired by Sinead to train and stretch ourselves literally!” she says,
“It is hard not to be inspired by Sinead as she has challenged herself, persevering to reach her goals and overcome barriers. On May 14th we will not achieve only achieve 5k status but each of us will have the satisfaction of reaching personal goals.”
And Maureen is right. Sinead has overcome many challenges as a young Irish woman; she has two PhD’s, is a qualified lawyer and lectures on the topics of disability law and policy. She is an athlete who has represented Ireland at ultra-distances. She is a double Guinness World Record holder. She i the first Irish female to compete in the World Marathon Challenge which is 7 marathons on 7 continents within 7 days. Sinead is also registered as legally blind, only having 5% vision.
Dr. Sinead Kane provides true inspiration for the IGG community to reach their goals and aim for the stars.
IGG Chief Executive Officer Claire Barkey says, “Move with Sinead represents the community of Irish Girl Guides coming together at a time when mental wellbeing has been a challenge for all and supporting each other in some outdoor physical activity that will stimulate our mind, our body, and our spirit.
To all the Units, Staff and Leaders currently participating in the training programme, well done! You are showing up for each other. We are so appreciative for Dr. Sinead Kane’s leadership and motivated support to keep us moving! Looking forward to participating and watching everyone reach their goal on the 14 May.”
Irish Girl Guides welcomes youth members from age five-plus and adult volunteers from age 18+. No previous Guiding experience is necessary and ongoing training and support is provided. For further information, see www.irishgirlguides.ie or Tel: 01 6683898.
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Notes for Editors:
Irish Girl Guides has approximately 11,000 members. Guiding started in Ireland in 1911 and operates throughout the 26 counties with 1,600 volunteer leaders providing an informal educational programme of fun and challenging activities that foster confidence and leadership skills in girls and young women, enabling them to develop to their full potential and to become responsible citizens. Girls from age 5+ can choose to earn a wide range of badges, including Community Action, Climate Action, Cultural Diversity, Disability Awareness, Drug Awareness, Engineering, Europe, Science Investigator, STEM and Global Traveller. www.irishgirlguides.ie