26/08/2026
The Centre for Pain Research at University of Galway is delighted to invite you to join us for the ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป on
๐ Saturday, 29 August 2026, at the University of Galway parkrun.
The Global Walk Against Pain brings people together around the world to raise awareness of chronic pain and highlight the fact that pain is often invisible.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: University of Galway parkrun, Dangan Sportsgrounds
๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ-๐ถ๐ป: 9:15am
๐ถ ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐: 9:30am
๐ฃ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ: Walk as little or as much as you like, up to 5 km, at a pace that feels comfortable for you.
Before and after the walk, our ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ will be there to give participants an opportunity to connect with pain researchers at the University of Galway and find out more about our work.
There will also be ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ.
The event is open to everyone, so please feel free to bring along ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐, ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ. Please complete the registration form via this link:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=hrHjE0bEq0qcbZq5u3aBbD4ZmIyT3nNNpMFP88j2yolUN0ZZWEpYMVc4QjQzTUlQNVdMQjY1OTA4Vy4u&route=shorturl
or using the QR code on the poster.
For further information, please contact Rebecca at [email protected]
We would love to see as many people as possible there - whether you walk 500 metres, the full 5 km, or just come along to share your pain knowledge with the public!