Munster Masters
Carrick Roadrunners are delighted to act as host club for this year's Munster Masters Road Race Championships on Sunday, March 27th. The races (four miles for men and two miles for ladies) will be run over the very flat, fast route which has been used for the annual Champion Kiely 5k road race. Cornelius MacFadden and his team are already hard at work on preparations for this event and it is hoped that the club will have a strong entry on the day.
Get Fit For Life!!
Would you like to get fit ? Have you been finding excuses not to start ? Would you like to meet and train with people who have the same goals as yourself ? Would you like to jog or run your first 5k ? Well, the Fit4Life Meet 'N Train programme is back and gives you the ideal opportunity to start on the road to fitness. This programme will provide beginners with training tips and advice from our Fit4Life leaders and experienced club runners with the aim of participating in the summer series of events organised by Carrick AC. Over the fifteen-week programme, beginners will mix walking and jogging and gradually build up their running time and mileage. Participants will also receive a suggested programme which can be followed for each week. Most importantly, the emphasis will be on enjoyment and the benefit of training with people of similar ability.
Regular runners who wish to increase their mileage or do some speed training will also meet and train together. With the brighter evenings, there will be the option of taking many different running routes which are suited to all levels. This year's programme has been very kindly sponsored by Prestige Lighting and will commence on Tuesday, March 29th at Kildalton College, Piltown at 7pm. So come along and make a start - you won't regret it!
Munster Bronze for Martina
St. Patrick's Day 'Dash'
Kilkenny City Harriers held their 5k dash on St. Patrick's Day with a good turnout of 300 runners and walkers.The race was won by Tommy Evans (Gowran AC) in a time of 16:15. Some Carrick AC members made the journey to Kilkenny and were rewarded with some excellent performances. Martina O' Dwyer continued her fine form when winning the ladies' race in a time of 19:20. Jackie Power was the seventh lady home, clocking 23:08. Ann Cronin and Ann Power will be very pleased with their runs, timed at 25:15 and 25:31. In the men's race, Michael Murphy was sixth in 17:48 and Tommy Falconer eighth in 18:25. Well done to all our runners.
County Mens Novice "B" 6K Road Race
Patrick Roche was the club's sole representative at the county men's novice "B" championships on Sunday 20th March in Moyne and ran an excellent race to finish 5th in 21 minutes, 32 seconds.
SuperValu Winter League Prize-Giving Night
Prize-giving for this year's SuperValu Winter League took place in the Strand Bar, Carrick-on-Suir on Friday night last.PJ Guinan was on hand to present the prizes on behalf of SuperValu, Carrick-on-Suir, generous sponsors of the league since its inception. There were prizes for the top ten point-scorers over the course of the league. In the end, the battle for first place was between two ladies who showed huge improvement in their times over the winter. Only two points separated our 2011 winner, Clare Howlin,from runner-up Geraldine Clery. In third place was Vinny Murray, closely followed by club vice-chairman, Barry Torpey. Fifth to tenth places were filled by Michael Freaney, Antoine Brosse, John O' Meara, past winner Andrew Downey, Gordon Collins and David Foley. Many thanks to SuperValu for their continued sponsorship and to Kildalton College, Piltown for the use of their grounds and facilities. Thanks also to all who helped in organising and stewarding the league and to Johnny and Linda Brunnock for looking after the scoring. Well done to all runners who participated, in particular those who braved the elements on some very inclement Tuesdays!
Tuesday, 29th March: Prestige Lighting Fit4Life, Kildalton College, Piltown 7pm
Sunday, 3rd April : Tipperary Intermediate Road Championships, Dundrum
Sunday, 17th April: Tipperary Senior Road Championships, Two-Mile-Borris