County Masters Cross-Country
Carrick AC athletes enjoyed a very successful day at the Tipperary County Masters Cross-Country Championships in Thurles last Sunday. The ladies' race over 3km was won in fine style by Martina O'Dwyer who came home clear of Angela McCann (Clonmel AC) and Frances Long (Moyne). This was an ideal run for Martina as she prepares to represent Ireland at the British and Irish Masters Cross-Country in Cardiff next weekend. In the men's race, Brian Murphy made it a double for Carrick AC as he stormed home over the 7k course. The silver medal went to Mark Gleeson (Nenagh Olympic) and Danny Smith (Ballynonty) took the bronze. With Patrick Roche finishing in sixth place, Tommy Falconer in eleventh and James Fox in twenty-ninth, there was further delight for the Carrick AC team when it emerged that they had secured the team gold with a total of 47 points. Well done to all five of our runners whose performances made this one of the most successful days for our club in the cross-country sphere.
SuperValu Winter League
Eighty-seven runners completed the 5km course in Kildalton College last Tuesday as this year's SuperValu Winter League reached the half-way mark. There have been very significant improvements by many of the runners as they continue to lower their times each week. The first runners to finish last week were Will O' Reilly, Colin Tobin and Christina Crowley. Mary Molloy's time of 20:25 was the fastest recorded by a lady runner and Pat O' Sullivan was quickest of the men in 16:54. As usual, the clock will start at 7pm and groups will set off at two-minute intervals. Runners are reminded to wear a hi-viz bib and to make sure that race numbers are clearly visible to the finish-line recorders.