On Monday 7th March, Olympian David Gillick came to St. Mary’s to share his wealth of experience in athletics.
The children in 5th Class are taking part in the Marathon Kids eight week programme – they take part in four running sessions per week for eight weeks, learn about the benefits of sport and health and well-being. At the end of the eight weeks the children will have ran the equivalent of a marathon 26.2 miles!
David, an ambassador for Marathon Kids, is one of Ireland’s most successful sprinters. He led the warm up session and the 800m run with the children around our pitch. He also took the time to answer questions and sign autographs.
Great fun was had by all and we would like to extend a huge thanks to Martina from Westmeath Sports Partnership for organising the visit.
