Record Turnout at AutoPower '5'
Rathgormack was the venue for the annual AutoPower 5-mile road race on Friday evening last and the entry of 153 runners was a record for this event. This year's race was the third of four races in the Outfield Sports Three-Counties Challenge. There were some very impressive performances over what is a challenging course. The men's race was won in fine style by West Waterford AC's Sandis Bralitis in an excellent time of 25:46. Niall Sheil from St. Killian's AC was runner-up for the second consecutive year, bettering last year's time by18 seconds when clocking 26:54. In third place was James Sullivan in 27:08. Carrick AC's first man to finish was the always consistent Patrick Roche in sixth place. Brendan Cronin was our next finisher, taking first prize in the O/50 category with a time of 31:02. In the ladies' race there was a very clear-cut victory for Angela McCann (Clonmel AC) in a superb time of 29:48. Angela's club-mate Aine Roche took second place ahead of Diane Behan (Waterford AC). Carrick AC's ladies were led home by Emer O' Brien in 37:00. This earned Emer the first prize in the O/40 category.Carrick AC would like to thank all who helped to make this year's race such a success.T hanks to all who undertook stewarding duties and who assisted with race registration and results.Thanks also to Carrick-on-Suir Red Cross for once again providing their first aid expertise.A special word of thanks to the Brunnock family for the huge contribution they make to the organisation of this race every year. The club is also very grateful to AutoPower for their continued generous sponsorship of the race. The final race in this year's series will be the MorrisOil.ie Piltown 10k race on Friday, August 3rd at 7:30pm. Online registration is available on http://www.runireland.com/ or on the evening of the race in Piltown GAA Club from 6pm.
AutoPower Rathgormack '5' winners :
Senior Men : 1. Sandis Bralitis (West Waterford) 25:46
2. Niall Sheil (St. Killians) 26:54
3. James Sullivan (WAterford AC) 27:08
O/40 : 1. Alan Ryan (West Waterford) 29:51
O/45 : 1. Paul Deegan (Gowran AC) 28:08
O/50 : 1. Brendan Cronin (Carrick AC) 31:02
O/55 : 1. Tommy Cahill (Clonmel AC) 33:56
O/60 : 1. Con Kelleher (Waterford AC) 36:10
Junior : 1. Damien Murphy (West Waterford) 29:01
Team : 1. Clonmel AC (Eoin McGrath, Brian Long, Vasiliy Neumerzhitskaya)
Senior ladies: 1. Angela McCann (Clonmel AC) 29:48
2. Aine Roche (ClonmelAC) 33:46
3. Diane Behan (Waterford AC) 35:00
O/35 : 1. Aine Doocey 39:53
O/40 : 1. Emer O' Brien (Carrick AC) 37:00
O/45 : 1. Gabrielle Blair (Waterford AC) 37:39
O/50 : 1. Una Ui Mhuirithe 35:39
O/55 : 1. Terri Gough (West Waterford) 50:55
Junior : 1. Niamh Tebay (Waterford AC) 39:24
Team : 1. West Waterford AC (Josie Ui Chuirrin, Andrea Gaffney, Anne Massey)
Carrick AC finishers :
Patrick Roche 28:34 ; Brendan Cronin 31:02 ; Michael O' Sullivan 31:04 ; Andrew Downey 31:19 ; Michael O' Connell 31:31 ; Keith Barry 32:17 ; Johnny Brunnock 32:56 ; Tom Doherty 33:39 ; Paddy Kerwick 33:59 ; Tom Egan 34:58 ; Andrew O' Meara 36:20 ; Vincent Murray 36:24 ; Jeff Brophy 36:32 ; Gordon Collins 36:50 ; Emer O' Brien 37:00 ; Paddy Brunnock 37:11 ; Eamonn O' Meara 37:15 ; Patrick Harte 37:34 ; Alan Treacy 39:58 ; Geraldine Houlihan 41:27 ; Catherine O' Donovan 43:11 ; Valerie Doyle 47:46 ; Geraldine Cleary 49:11 ; Sinead Dunne 51:31 ; Mary Flynn 61:06 .
County Medals for Carrick AC Athletes
The County Senior and Masters Track and Field Championships were held in Templemore on Wednesday last. Carrick AC's Shane Prout took gold in the Senior Men's Long Jump and silver in the High Jump. Cormac Fahey won silver in the Senior Men's 100m while Patrick Roche took bronze in the 1500m. Cornelius MacFadden won gold in the O/45 100m and Shot Putt. In the county 10-mile road race held in Ballynonty on Saturday evening last,Theresa Cunningham won the bronze medal in 69:20. Well done to all our athletes.
Fit-4-Life
The fit-4-life meet 'n train evenings will afford runners an opportunity to try out the route for the upcoming MorrisOil.ie Piltown 10k over the next two Tuesday evenings, July 17th and 24th. Runners will meet at Kildalton College gates at 7pm (parking available at Piltown GAA Club across the road). All are welcome