Dublin City Marathon
Well done to all who completed the 2015 Dublin City Marathon on Bank Holiday Monday. Carrick AC were represented by three members who all ran very well. Our first finisher in a super time of 2:50 was Brian Murphy who has run several times in this event, never failing to break the 3-hour barrier. Our next finisher was Johnny Brunnock who clocked a time of 3:18 despite suffering a foot injury with 10k to go. Seamus Ward ran the race as a member of the 'Car For Cillian' team, and finished in a time of 3:46. Well done also to the other members of this team -Michelle Russell, Michelle Foley, Emer O' Brien and Melanie Ward - on a great fundraising effort and superb performances on the day.
Cross-Country
Three of our members made the trip to Moyglass for the Tipperary Novice Cross-Country Championships. Patrick Roche finished in ninth place and both Andrew Downey and Barry Torpey had fine runs behind the winner, Tom Hennessy (Nenagh Olympic). At the recent Munster Novice Championships in WIT,five Carrick AC runners took part in the men's race. Patrick Roche led home the Carrick team with a 22nd place finish. Aaron O' Donnell, Tom Egan, Eoghan Coughlan and Ger Murphy all enjoyed good runs in the club colours. Tom Egan also competed in the open cross-country event in Dungarvan where he finished in 22nd place overall.
Other Road Races
At the Eilis Ni hAodha Memorial 5-mile road race in Ballyduff recently, Johnny Brunnock finished in eighth place in a time of 31:24. Ger Murphy (33:50) was our only other representative in the men's race while Mary Molloy (34:47) and Geraldine Houlihan (42:22) both ran very well in the ladies' race. The Tipperary Women's Mini-Marathon saw a large field of over 600 runners line up in Clonmel. The race was won by Siobhan O' Doherty (Borrisokane) in 35:52. Carrick AC's Mary Molloy put in a great run to finish in fifth place in 42:48. Maura O' Neill also ran very well to finish in 49:15. Well done to all our runners.
SuperValu Winter League
Week 3 of the SuperValu Winter League will take place in Kildalton College, Piltown on this Tuesday evening, November 3rd with a 7pm start for all runners. It is still not too late to join the league - just remember that it is essential to wear a hi-viz bib/jacket. The results of the first two weeks' runs can be found on the club website http://www.carrickroadrunners.ie/