Banter : The Joys Of Running

Banter presents...

The Joys of Running
Ian O’Riordan (Irish Times and author of “Miles to Run – Promises to Keep”)
Raedi Higgins (Runs Like A Girl)
Barry Redsettaz (POGO/Jam The Box)
& Jim Carroll on stopwatch duty

Look out your window and behold the sight of the Irish nation running, jogging, crawling and triathloning outside in the open air. The Irish running renaissance is one of the more welcome features of the recession as people decide to keep mind, body and soul together by putting one foot in front of the other and keeping going until they run out of breath or their shin splits or hamstrings tell them to stop.

This Banter panel rounds up everyone from 10k newbies to marathon veterans to discuss the joys (and pains) of running. Why do we do it? What do we get out of it? Where does it go from here? Will we be heading back to the gyms when we have money in our pockets again? Or is running now an addiction for life?

On the starting line: Ian O’Riordan (Irish Times and author of “Miles to Run – Promises to Keep”), Raedi Higgins (Runs Like A Girl), Barry Redsettaz (Pogo, Jam the Box). Man with the stopwatch: Jim Carroll

This Banter takes place at the Twisted Pepper (Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1) on Thursday January 19. Doors open at 7.30pm and the Banter starts at 8pm sharp. Admission is €5