title The Annascaul 10k Run, Abha na Scáil, Kerry, Ireland - 5th August 2017 intro Whilst chatting to someone about the two donkeys and Alpaca near our cottage in Lios Póil, Isobel got the word that there happened to be a six mile run (or 10k as runners like to call it because it sounds further) in the nearby town of Annascaul. Which was handy, as Isobel fancied a run anyway. It's not that long to wait, so Nosher and the boys poke around a bit until Isobel finishes, then it's back to the GAA club house for some squash and super-salty but abundant sausages on sticks. After the running, we stop off at Inch Beach - an epic long and wide sandy strand which you can even park on, which is kinda cool. Finally, we stop off in Dingle for a spot of tea. imgp0452 A view of mountains imgp0455 The car in a lay by imgp0460 Harry runs up a rock imgp0461 Fred and Harry on a rock imgp0465 Long grass in a valley imgp0467 A family photo imgp0473 Harry and Louise imgp0490 The boys find another rock to climb on imgp0493 An old dude sells pictures by the path imgc7260 Stickers on a pole imgc7261 A derelict house with its own turret imgp0495 A view from the kitchen window imgp0498 Our Lios Póil cottage imgp0501 The boys at the front door imgp0503 Isobel walks up the drive with a flower imgp0504 The road up to O'Sullivan's bar imgp0505 Isobel picks some of the hedge flowers imgp0506 On the road to Lios Póil imgp0507 Lios Póil school imgp0509 Harry jumps around imgp0511 There's a rainbow over the road imgp0512 Fred meets the donkeys imgp0513 Harry waves at the Alpaca imgp0515 More donkey interaction imgp0519 An out-of-service post box imgc7265 Harry and Fred in the evening gloom imgc7266 Isobel and Fred at the bar at O'Sullivans imgc7267 Isobel has a glass of Guinness imgc7268 Isobel and the boys imgp0520 The mountains of Kerry imgp0521 Isobel queues to sign up imgp0522 Runners in the sports hall imgp0523 Signing life away for a chance to run imgp0528 Isobel warms up imgp0529 More warming up imgp0535 Isobel meets up with the woman who gave her the tip imgp0538 Runners gather at the starting line imgp0544 A bunch of kids are the first to go imgp0553 The serious runners head off imgp0554 Finally, the walking pushchairs pass the start line imgp0560 The runners and tag-alongs head off up the main road imgp0567 The boys find a water pump imgp0568 The sponsors of the race: Ashe's food store imgp0569 The least pub-looking bar ever: Falvey's imgp0570 Joan's Caifé Nua imgp0571 The slight more pub-like Dan Foley's imgp0573 The South Pole Inn at Annascaul imgp0574 A Scary Mary imgp0575 The finishing line imgp0576 Isobel runs down the hill imgp0577 Isobel passes the half-way mark imgp0578 Isobel heads off alone imgp0579 Relatives wait for finishing runners imgp0580 At the finish line imgp0583 The PA RoadCaster van hangs around imgp0588 Fred and Harry sit on a wall imgp0590 Everyone crams under the gazebo when it rains imgp0594 A solitary dog trots down the hill imgp0595 Walkers and people with dogs head down to the finish imgp0601 Isobel comes in on the final straight imgp0602 Isobel gets a hug from Harry imgp0611 A melée at the finishing line imgp0612 A river runs through it imgp0613 Harry and Isobel walk up the road imgp0614 Rustic out-house imgp0615 What looks like an old cinema imgp0616 Fred scopes out the cake and sausages imgp0617 More sausages are brought out imgp0620 The buffet is crowded imgp0623 In the sports hall with a sausage on a stick imgp0625 Prizes are given out imgp0630 Another prize is awarded imgp0635 This guy has won the race about five times imgp0637 Isobel checks her place imgp0638 Fred hangs on a railing imgc7274 Fred in the dunes down at Inch beach imgc7275 Inch beach and the car park imgc7289 Harry runs around imgc7295 A lifeguard roams around imgc7298 The boys run through the waves imgc7304 Fred kneels down in the shallow water imgc7308 Harry's found something in the sea imgc7310 Endless vistas of sea imgc7311 The boys get a hug imgc7312 We eat a picnic in the dunes imgc7319 Fred's got a collection of sea things imgc7320 The surf-hire vans on the beach imgc7321 Waling around on the beach imgc7323 The car on the beach imgc7324 The view from the driver's seat imgc7330 Inch beach from up on the cliffs imgc7334 Paddy Bawn Brosnan's in Dingle imgc7335 Back in Dingle imgc7336 We stop in a café for lunch imgc7337 Colourful shops in Dingle imgc7338 Fred liked the dolphins stuck to the wall imgc7339 Dingle street scene imgc7340 The boys look like angsty teenagers imgc7342 More Guiness art work imgc7343 Outside An Droichead Beag imgp0639 A house and a hill imgp0650 The sun sets over the mountain