Fit N Running athlete James earns call-up for NI squad

Fit N Running athlete James Wallace earned a call up to the Northern Ireland Masters squad for the forthcoming British and Irish championships to be held in Cardiff in November.
Fit N Running athletes James and Paula Wallace who are coached by Gregory Walsh.Fit N Running athletes James and Paula Wallace who are coached by Gregory Walsh.
Fit N Running athletes James and Paula Wallace who are coached by Gregory Walsh.

The call up came after the trials at Barnetts Demesne on Saturday when James claimed 7th place in his age category over the 5mile course.

Improving James bettered his time on the same course from last year by 2mins to finish in 29mins 53secs.

Also in action was Paula Wallace who finished eighth in her age category, with a 28sec improvement on the previous years performance. Paula completed the 6k coursin 28mins 32secs.

Meanwhile, the beginners group are continuing to make rapid improvement on Monday evenings, as the aim of 40 minutess running within eight weeks is now only two weeks away – with all participants well on track to reach their goal.

Wednesday evenings weight loss group are also achieving great results with an average of 2 – 4lb per person being lost each week.

CLASSES

Fit N Running – who are based at the Michelin Athletic Club – have a variation of classes taking place throughout the week, offering the full complement of quality training.

On Monday at 6.15pm is an easy paced run with three different levels of groups; Tuesday at 615pm is advanced level; while on Wednesday at 6pm is Circuit training.

There is also a weight-loss group which runs on Wednesday evenings, while the Saturday morning sessions are dedicated to long runs and start at 9.15am.

There is now a juvenile group, which takes place on Tuesday evenings.

New members are always welcome.

All sessions are held from the Michelin Athletic Club in Ballymena.

For further information, vlub coach Gregory Walsh can be contacted on 07952 168016 or [email protected]

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