Big turn out of 250 competitors for annual Galway Resolution Run
OVER 250 competed in the Resolution Run 5K which was held on New Year’s Day. Organised by GCH and Galway Athletics, the event proved a great success.
The race at the front was an exciting affair, with a lead group of five athletes breaking away early on – David Carter of GCH, Abbas Edris of Castlegar and the Craughwell trio of Sean Cotter, Oisin Davis and Ross McGuinness.
Carter pushed on into the lead after the 1k mark, establishing a 20-metre gap at the half-way mark. The second half of the race was like a different event, however, as the wall of wind along Grattan Road saw the lead change hands, with the tactical running of Sean Cotter paying dividends.
Cotter took the lead at just past 3k with a big move, storming passed GCH’s Carter, and drove onwards to claim victory in 15.45. Carter held on gamely for second in 15.47, with the consistent Edris of Castlegar third home in 15.49, ahead of the young duo of Davis and McGuinness .
The women’s section saw Kathryn Casserly of GCH take an impressive victory, clocking 17.44, as she overhauled Catherine Thornton of Crusaders AC in the final kilometre. Thornton ran on for second in a time of 17.51,with the returning Regina Casey third home in 18.41
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