Running Clinic With David Gillick
Members of Carrick AC and Clonmel AC enjoyed a runners' clinic with two-time European 400m Indoor Champion and Celebrity Masterchef winner, David Gillick, at the Clonmel Park Hotel recently. This evening was organised by Alan Treacy of Outfield Sports, Carrick-on-Suir, and proved to be of great interest to all who attended. David began by taking the runners for a 5k run and then shared some of his culinary skills and knowledge of running nutrition. He also gave a very enlightening insight into the level of training and preparation required to compete at the very highest level.
Recent Results
Carrick AC's Brian Murphy won the Island 5km Run in Waterford with a time of 16:44 ahead of Waterford Ac's Frank Quinlan (17:03). Patrick Roche represented Carrick AC at the All-Ireland Masters' Track and Field Championships in Tullamore. Patrick clocked a time of 17:51 in the O/35 5,000m and finished in seventh place.
The Boston Scientific Half-Marathon in Clonmel saw a large field of 547 runners line up for the 13.1 miles and the race was won by the in-form Philip Harty in a time of 1:10:14. Carrick AC had four runners in action with James Fox (1:25:18) and Andrew Downey (1:28:53) both competing well in the men's race. Emer O' Brien (1:49:09) and Eileen Skelly (2:03:39) also ran very well in the ladies' race.
At the GSK Dungarvan 5-mile race last Friday Tommy Falconer represented the club and finished in a time of 31:01. Well done to all our runners.