Goal Mile 2015
Carrick AC would like to thank all who contributed so generously to making the 2015 Goal Mile in Carrick-on-Suir another great success. The total raised this year was €4,206. A special word of thanks must go to Mags Power and her many helpers for organising both the Christmas morning run and the collections at various points around the town on the Saturday before Christmas. Thanks also to all who braved the very inclement weather for the mile run around the town.
Recent Race Results
The Christmas and New Year period was quite busy on the road-racing circuit and there were many fine performances by Carrick AC runners. At the annual Baldy Man 8km Beach Run in Tramore, Brian Murphy (31:29) finished in second place behind Emmet Jennings (31:17) from Dundrum South AC. Patrick Roche (34:24) was also in fine form, finishing in fifth place. Mary Molloy had a good run to finish in 41:53 and Wayne Coady came home in 53:58. The Clonmel 4-mile road race on St. Stephen's Day saw a turnout of over 400 runners. Victory in the men's race went to Brian Maher of Kilkenny City Harriers (19:03) after a thrilling finish with Kevin Maunsell (Clonmel AC) and Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe Harriers). Carrick AC'sMichael O' Sullivan (24:12) and Andrew Downey (26:36) put in very good runs. The ladies' race was won in a time of 22:14 by Siobhan O' Doherty (Borrisokane AC).
The rescheduled Waterford Half-Marathon took place on Saturday last with victory in the men's race going to Mick Clohessy (Raheny Shamrocks) in a time of 1:04:25. The ladies' race was won in 1:16:45 by Claire Gibbons-McCarthy (Leevale AC) . Carrick AC's first finisher on the day was Aaron O' Donnell in 1:19:05. Michael O' Sullivan finished in 1:25:49 with Brian Graham clocking a time of 1:44:05. In the ladies' race, Sinead Nagle finished in a time of 2:18:03. Well done to all our runners.
Tuesday Night Training/Coaching
Training sessions for Carrick AC members will commence on Tuesday night next, January 19th at the Sean Kelly Sports Centre running track. These sessions will start at 7:15 pm each week. Expert coach, James Sullivan, will be on hand with the very best of advice for runners of all abilities. The sessions are free of charge to all members and club membership of €30 for the 2016 calendar year may be paid to any of the committee members.
Club AGM
The club's Annual General Meeting will be held in the Carraig Hotel at 8 pm on Thursday, 21st January. All members are asked to come along and air their views on club matters.