Oliver Stack
Some years ago this member was turning up every week to run the Racecourse 5k parkrun. He got to know some of our members and was ahem 'asked' if he wanted to join up and so he did what he was told and never looked back. Meet Oliver Stack, another of our Masters members ...
Name : Oliver
Age : 50
Work/School/College : Principal in Coláiste Chraobh Abhann, Kilcoole, Co Wicklow since 2019. /Salesian College Boarding School Ballinakill Co. Laois / College of Art and Design Limerick
How long have you been a member of Menapians AC : 2 years
Interests & achievements outside athletics : Most sports especially GAA and boxing (Qualified boxing coach), Photography, and all art (art teacher for 21 years)
Events you have competed at : competition level only community games / 5k, 10k, half marathon and marathon
Favourite event : Paris Marathon
Least favourite event : Anything with hills
Biggest athletics achievement : Completing 7 marathons
Other athletics achievements : getting under 24min for 5km
Do you hold any records : Loads of Adam and the Ants and have the Rolling Stone sticky fingers vinyl
Favourite moment of your athletic career : Being able to run any distance but crossing the line on first marathon was special. Saying “never again” and signing up a few weeks later for the following year and repeating this every year for 6 years until the knees said “never again” after completing two in 2013 six months apart.
Favourite track you have competed on : never competed on a track but love the open road on a summers day.
Least favourite track : Going up Whiterock Road or Glenville Road on a wet winters evening or any evening !
Who has been your inspiration both in athletics & outside athletics : Inspired by my dad and outside athletics John Wooden the basketball coach whose quotes I use regularly at work; “Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”
Favourite food/drink : Haribo fizzy cola bottles and Guinness
Post training snack : Protein Shake and an orange.
Some unusual facts about yourself : Leinster boxing champion 48kg 1983, a trained ceramic potter, Graduate craft designer of the year 1992.