Waterford Half-Marathon
Twenty-one of our club runners took part in the Waterford AC Half-Marathon on Saturday last with some excellent performances and many personal best times.Our first finisher was Brian Murphy in sixth place while Martina O' Dwyer was our first lady home taking fifth ladies' prize with a fantastic run.Congratulations to our friends in Waterford AC on their superb organisation of a most enjoyable race.The feedback from all our runners was hugely positive and we are already looking forward to next year's event.
Carrick AC results:
6th Brian Murphy 1:12:05 39th Tommy Falconer 1:22:07 49th James Fox1:24:00 61st Martina O' Dwyer 1:25:53
63rd Mark Connolly 1:25:58 96th Andrew Downey 1:28:10 99th Brendan Cronin 1:28:14
101st Patrick Roche 1:28:27 136th Anthony Grace 1:31:09 182nd Tom Egan 1:34:03
329th Liam Wells 1:42:05 355th Jackie Power 1:43:01 370th Ann Power 1:43:51
468th Paddy Brunnock 1:47:20 530th Mick O' Dwyer 1:50:34 541st Marion O' Neill 1:50:48
655th Mark Corcoran 1:55:26 672nd Tara O' Donnell 1:55:57 690th Jimmy Power 1:56:46
914th Aoife Conway 2:29:49 918th Mary Conway 2:34:21
Christmas Party Night
A very enjoyable night was had by all on Saturday last at our annual Christmas Party in the Strand Bar.With many having earlier run the half-marathon there was much talk of race tactics,split times and possible future marathons.Thanks to Alan and Susan for organising the evening. Daragh Byrne was named as this year's Club Person of the Year in recognition of his tremendous work on behalf of the club,particularly in establishing and updating our website. Daragh also found time to represent the club in many races and enjoyed a most successful cross-country season.Well done Daragh and keep up the good work!
Brian's All-Ireland Run
Brian Murphy produced another very impressive performance on Sunday week last when finishing 26th at the All-Ireland Novice Cross-Country Championships in Coleraine.Brian's run helped the Tipperary team to take a very solid fifth place in the inter-county team category.
Goal Mile
Don't forget the annual Goal Mile from Ormonde Castle on Christmas morning at 11am. This year will see 82 such mile runs take place around the country in aid of this most deserving cause.We would also be very grateful for any help with collecting on Christmas Eve- just let any of the committee know if you are willing to lend a hand.
On behalf of the committee we'd like to wish all our members and supporters a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.