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Sneem JFK
50 Mile
Challenge
The 2012 Sneem
JFK 50 Mile Challenge
will take place on the
weekend of the 25th, 26th
& 27th May 2012. The
Challenge is to complete
50miles (80km) in less
than 20 hours. The walk
will start and end in
Sneem village on the Ring
of Kerry. It is a loop
walk on national,
secondary, regional and
minor roads with three
gradual inclines which
are highlighted on the
route map.
The challenge starts at
05.00am sharp on Saturday
morning 26th May and
continues right through
until 01.00am on Sunday
morning 27th
May.
Final Closing
Date for Registrations is
Tuesday 1st May
2012. The
registration fee is
€40 per person.
There will be a mandatory
briefing in Sneem Hotel
at 8.00pm on Friday
evening (25th May) on
safety
requirements.
The Festival promises to
be a fun filled weekend
with street
entertainment,
traditional sessions in
the local pubs and live
entertainment with Awards
ceremony on the Sunday
night to celebrate the
challenge being
completed.
Enquiries are being
taken by the Kerry
Geopark Information
Office in Sneem.
About the
Challenge
The JFK 50 Mile Walk
first came about in the
1960s in the USA when
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
announced that an
endurance test of walking
50 miles was to be
performed by U.S.
servicemen to prove they
were in ready military
condition. To
everyone's amazement,
a willing public took up
the challenge and extreme
walking quickly became a
national obsession.
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