Annevalley 5
The Annevalley 5-mile road race has traditionally been one of the more popular early-season races and this year's renewal saw a total of 379 runners compete. The men's race was won by Trevor Power from Waterford AC in a time of 26:35. Noel Murphy (27:19) and Frank Quinlan (27:32) made it a 1-2-3 for Waterford AC. Carrick AC's Aaron O' Donnell ran a superb race to take fourth place in a time of 28:40, continuing his good form as the season begins to get into full swing. Derek Walsh also put in a fine performance to finish in seventh place, clocking 29:23. Brendan Cronin won the O/50 category with a speedy 31:39 on the undulating course. The ladies' race was won in a time of 30:27 by Orna Murray. Carrick AC's ladies were led home by Mags Power (40:57), with Ger Houlihan (43:25) and Jackie Dunne (46:12) also running good races. Well done to all our runners.
Spring Interval Training
The interval training sessions at the Sean Kelly Sports Centre are proving very popular as many runners see the benefits of this method of training. Expert fitness coach, James Sullivan, is on hand with advice for runners of all levels. Special attention is given to novices and beginners. Sessions commence with stretches and a warm-up at 7:15pm each Tuesday night and the intervals begin at 7:30 pm.
Sunday Morning Run
Some club runners continue to meet each Sunday at the library in Carrick-on-Suir at 11 am. All are welcome to join in. Further details from Mark (086-1608165)
Fixtures
Sun. 15th Feb : County Intermediate Road Championships, Galbally, 12 noon
Sun 22nd Feb : County Masters Road Championships, Fethard, 12 noon