As part of our Session feedback at the club and an attempt to harness members ideas and input on improvements /ideas we are asking members who take part in events however varied to drop us a few lines detailing their experience.

Thanks to Edwina for her feedback.

“I started running June 28th I remember this date because I had not ran since a child and was both dreading it and looking forward to it. I signed up for 8 weeks to 8km with Act for Meningitis a Galway charity set up by fellow club members Noel & Siobhan Carroll. I began working with. So that was the plan in less than 8 weeks run 8km – that first Saturday I almost vomited on finishing just under 2km…

There were 50 of us signed up and through a group on Facebook kept each other motivated. Before I knew it I was running 3 times a week and ran the streets of Galway 8km in 55min. 

Last Saturday I did the Galway Bay 10km in 1:00:28 – thrilled is an understatement. I was not expecting to do it in that time. I had said if I did it in 1:20 I would be delighted.

I joined Craughwell Ac Fit4Life group a couple of weeks ago with Val and a great bunch of runners, I am finding it great -they are pushing me out of my comfort zone but the sense of personal achievement after the 10km makes it all worthwhile. In just over 3 months I am fitter, eating better and am more aware of me.”

Some recent events we have had members take part in include:

“Monaghan Marathon”

“Hell & Back”

“The Great North Run”

“Tough mudder”

“Killeeneen 5k”

“Loughrea 10k”

“Loughrea XC”

“Galway Bay Marathon”

“Galway Bay 10k”

“Galway Bay Half”

Any further input however short or detailed would be fantastic, send it to cacsessionfeedback@gmail.com we will do the rest.