On the 12th of November 2014, 21 CBC TY students took part in this year’s annual ‘Run in the Dark’ for Mark Pollock Trust. This is a foundation that raises money to fund research to cure paralysis around the world.We met in CBC at 6pm and were given candles by our teacher Mr Corcoran to light at the start and the end of the race. However, giving candles and a lighter to a group of 15-16 year olds may not have been the best of ideas because most of us ended up with wax on our legs before we even started running! We had the option of running either 5K or 10K and there was about an even split between the two. I did the 10K and I can speak for most of theother lads when I say my legs were quite sore after the race! The race route brought us all around the Dublin quays from the Aviva past the Clan na Gael GAA club to the Convention centre at Grand Canal Dock. It was a hilly course and I overheard someone saying it wasmore difficult than last year!When we finished we all met up back at the finish line, after getting a picture with Mark Pollock himself, and made our way home on the DART. All in all it was a really good experience and we all had lots of fun. Thanks to Mr. Corcoran for bringing us in to the race and taking part. I think we all beat him!!
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