There are still some places left for the Connemara Breakfast Run which will take place next Saturday the 18th of August. Number pickup is at the Connemara Gateway Hotel in Oughterard and participants will be transported to the race start in Maum village by bus from there. As the race is scheduled to...
GCH produced another cracking race in Galway last Saturday night when seemingly every person west of the Shannon in possession of a pair of running shoes took to the roads for the Future ‘Streets of Galway’. As one GCH stalwart put it to me on the evening, it was a perfect night for running if not...
John O’Connor and a small, but select, group of other Athenry members continued an emerging club tradition in some style last Saturday by running a brace of races on the same day. The two races in question were the Coastal Charity Challenge (otherwise known as the Lousiburgh to Westport Half...
The Connemara Breakfast Run is a fundraising race aimed at supporting juvenile athletics in the County and will take place in the heart of scenic Connemara next Saturday the 18th of August along the closing miles of the famous Connemara Marathon Course. In order to ensure we fill all available...
Our very own Brian O’Connor defended the Garafrauns to Dunmore Road Race that is part of the annual Dunmore Festival. Although Brian’s time was a fraction slower than last year over the 6k course he did well to come home first once again. Like some others in the club Brian had struggled through...
Seamie Gilhooley of Athenry AC delivered a fine front-running performance in last Saturday's 3rd Annual Headford 8K Road Race to be first past the finish line. Seamus was first home in a very impressive finishing time of 27:15. Seamie's performance was all the more noteworthy given that the course...
Each year the Streets of Galway 8K, organised by Galway City Harriers, is the highlight of the summer for almost all of Athenry AC's runners. Our good friends and neighbours in Galway put on a fantastic show each August. The race organisation at this event is a model for any other race in the...
We’ve received a lot of positive feedback about our plans for the Connemara Breakfast Run but many people have pointed out to us that the race had been scheduled for the same weekend as both the Claregalway 10k and the Longford Marathon races. In order to avoid the clash of dates and to provide the...
The next race in the Mayo AC Open Road Race League is the 15th annual Balla 10k next Saturday July 28th @ 7pm sharp. For information contact Brendan on 087 2941227. This is one of the toughest courses in the league series as many participants over the years will testify, with regular 'up and down'...
It's every athlete's target to improve race on race, and Paul Hession is certainly doing that at the moment. He picked up his second national title in a new national record time, the best European performance this year. His time of 20.30 is world class and he can go into next month's World...
Athenry AC 10km handicap report. It's a brave man who plans a Bar B Que in this country in this weather, but I figured it couldn't rain ALL the time, and so it was that the rains held off for long enough for our club Bar B Que to take place. A BIG thank you to Derek Conerney who pulled out all the...
Our very own, BMW drivin', cross country runnin', beer drinkin', smoke smokin', all 'round good guy John O'Connor is running the Berlin Marathon next September to raise funds for the West of Ireland Cardiology Foundation which is much better known as Croi. As part of the dreaded fundraising process...
Paul Hession finally broke the Irish 200m record this weekend in Sheffield. He's been very close in the last while, and had beaten the time but the times were not wind legal. The tough opposition in Sheffield brought out the best in him, and he finished 4th in 20.44 More details at the AAI website...
Saturday the 25th of August next will see the first running of the Connemara Breakfast run. This great addition to the road racing calendar in Galway is being organised as a fundraiser for under-age athletics in County Galway and has the full support of the Galway County Board of the AAI and the...
Many Athenry AC members will know Gerry McIntyre. Gerry established the Shannon Injury Clinic a few short years ago, specialising in sports injuries, and is currently based in Peach House in the Shannon Town Centre complex. Gerry has also been one of the principal organisers behind the hugely...
Some photographs from the recent and highly successful Annaghdown 10k Road Race are now posted in our photo gallery. Link below, http://www.athenryac.com/image-galleries/anaghdown-10k-2007
The was a tremendous atmosphere in Galway this Saturday for the inaugural Spar Mile Challenge, organised in conjuction with the Athletics Association of Ireland. The citizens of Galway had been invited to the Dangan track to take on the challenge of running, jogging or walking four laps of the track...
For many club runners in and around Galway City the ‘HP’ Series lunchtime races have been a regular fixture for a few years now. Organised by a group of dedicated runners from the Hewlett Packard plant in the city these races are organised primarily to provide a low key competitive opportunity for...
Whilst the attention of many Irish Athletics fans was diverted towards the Cork City Sports last weekend a small but highly talented contingent of Irish athletes travelled to London to compete in the British Milers Club meet at the Watford track. Amongst their number was GCH runner Gary Thornton who...
Paul Hession continued his magnificent run of form at the Cork City Sports this weekend with victory over a top class international field at the Mardyke stadium. The quality of Paul's performance was underscored by the fact that he dipped under both the meet record by a considerable margin and also...
Representing Ireland at the European Cup in Vassa, Finland, Paul Hession has posted 10.16 breaking his own 100m record http://live.time4results.com/yu/2007/ecvaasa/17-1-r.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2007/0623/athletics.html Great stuff Paul, surely a new National 200m record in on the...
Congratulations to Brendan upon being selected as a member of Adidas's _Nothing Is Impossible_ Marathon team for Dublin 2007. See: http://www.galwayadvertiser.ie/content/ - Page 140 of 21 June 2007 edition for the full article with *L* picture or attached!
Do you want to take on the Streets of Galway! Athenry AC is here to help! Many people take on the annual Streets of Galway 8km road race as a good challenge to get themselves fit and have a bit of fun over the summer. There's less than 50 days to go and regardless of your level, Athenry AC can help...
Athenry Athletic Club had an immensely successful outing at the Athletics Ireland West Region Track & Field Championships for u13’s to u19’s in Sligo this past Saturday. The club brought home no fewer than nine Connacht titles, ten silver medals and nine bronze medals, possibly a record haul at a...
Ever wondered what you could run for a mile? Well, here is your chance to find out. On Saturday 7th July a series of mile races will take place at the Regional Sports Centre, Dangan as part of a nationwide event - the SPAR Mile Challenge. Starting at 11:00am, people from all over the country will...