The second annual Run Armagh 10K Challenge will be hitting the streets of the city at 2pm on Sunday.  And a local charity is set to benefit, with all of the money raised going to Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).  Race organiser Matthew Nicholson anticipates a large entry following the success of last year's event.  He has been kept very busy over the last few months.  "It's been a lot of hard work," he said. 

"Organising something of this magnitude has been time consuming but the final pieces of the jigsaw are falling into place.  "Interest has been huge, but there are still spaces available.  "There is an entry form of the official Run Armagh 10K Challenge website - www.runarmagh.com - as well as all the information about race day, training plans and anything else you could want to know.  "Last year's event proved to be a great success and entry numbers for this year are even bigger." 

The headquarters for the event will be at the Royal School, Armagh, which will also be used as a registration area where runner will be required to sign in and collect their bib number and timing chip. 

Toilet facilities will also be available within the school both before and after the race; the school grounds will be available for the closest car parking to the College Hill starting line. 

From College Hill the course takes athletes onto the Portadown road, heading towards the Drummanmore and Ballybrannon Roads before moving onto the Loughgall Road, along Railway Street and on to the finishing line on Mall East.  Generous money prises are on offer for the top three finishers in both the Open Male and Open Female races, and there will be additional spot prizes on the day.  Participants must be aged 15 and above on race day and be in good physical health.