Leaving the dark times behind
The event, which has 5km and 10km distances at each location, is so-called because it takes place at night, but for the race’s inspiration Mark Pollock, the term is slightly more literal.
Having gone blind in 1998, Pollock, from Holywood, Co. Down, became an adventure-racer, undertaking various extreme activities to raise money for charity. When he became paralysed from the waist down two years ago, the initial Run in the Dark was held to aid his rehabilitation, and now the aim is to expand the race.
