Three local men are gearing up to run the canal, from Dublin to Longford, in aid of three charities

Three members of the Brendan Doyle running club are preparing to run the length of the canal, from Dublin to Longford.

This run is a fundraiser for three separate charities Paula Jordan, wife of a club member explains what the fundraiser entails.

“There are three local men, they’re from Brendan Doyle’s running club.

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“They decided they were going to take on the challenge of running the length of the canal.

“It’s 149. 7 kilometres and they’re going to run it from Dublin until they reach Clondra,” she explains.

The three men who will be undertaking the run are David McLynn from Ballymahon, Wesley Jordan from Lanesboro and Fintan Cruse from Roosky.

“They’re hoping to get it done within 24 hours,” she explains.

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The run will kick off at 8:45 PM from the CCD in Dublin on May 2 and hope to arrive in Clondra on May 3 by mid-afternoon.

“We’re hoping to have a big celebration down in Clondra,” Paula is helping to organise the celebration.

The lads won’t be alone on their journey however as a fourth man Liam Kiernan will be joining them for 100km of the run, as well others will be joining them to support them along the way.

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It is a non-stop run so water stations will be available to them along the way.

The three charities of their choice are LauraLynn, Cian’s Kennels and Bardet-Biedl Syndrome.

The fundraiser aims to raise as much as they can and split it between the three chosen charities.