Tuam 5k results etc
The fourth race in the Galway 5k series took place this evening in Tuam. Gary Higgins (GCH) won in 16:32. He finished third last Saturday in the Ballina Half marathon. Second overall and first woman was Shauna Bocquet (Craughwell AC) in 16:49, recording her second win in the series. Well done to our lone competitor Cormac Kearney – 21:21, 21:12 chip.That’s over a minute faster chip time than his time in the first race in Ballybrit. (23:09, chip 22:19). There were 588 finishers – 49% under 25 minutes. Results www.redtagtiming.comIt was good to see sprinter John Walkin take a few gentle strides last week on the road to recovery from the painful hamstring tear he suffered at the Masters Indoors in March. He hopes to gradually regain fitness over the next few months and be able to compete in the Masters Outdoors in August.
Just a week to go to the first race in Mayo AC Vodafone C&C Cellular 5k series. Entries are open online, see events calendar for details. Here’s a running related inspirational story for those attacking the gentle foothills at Ballyhaunis next week :
for information: Fell running, sometimes known as hill running or mountain running, is the sport of running and racing, off road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty.