Connemarathon 2007 - Preparations Already Being Made Many runners in the West of Ireland look forward from year to year to the Connemara Marathon races held each year in the spring. One of the hallmarks of these races has been their ability to evolve over time, adapting each year to changed...

Two-time Connemara Ultramarathon Champion (2005 & 2006) Thomas Maguire from Fermanagh produced one of the best Irish athletic performances of the year last Sunday in Korea at the IAU World 100k Championships. Thomas was the sole Irish representative amongst the cream of international ultra-distance...

Next Sunday will see the resumption of serious cross-country action in County Galway with the Galway Senior, Intermediate, Novice and Veterans Championships all up for decision as well as a range of competitive juvenile races. The Galway County Board have agreed to revamp the County senior...

Thomas Porter In Action Galway Bay ‘10’ Action On a day of high winds and good spirits nearly 1,000 runners took part in the Galway Bay ‘10’ in Galway last Saturday. Sponsored by Galway Bay FM this race is a fundraiser in aid of Cancer Care West. A number of Athenry runners took part in this year’s...

Group Pic.JPG 400 Start.JPG Thanks to Martin O'Driscoll (again) we have hundreds of excellent photos from our Club Championship at Dangan track. A sampler is now available in the PHOTO section. There are three galleries - prize giving, a picture of each athlete and a few general pics to capture the...

The AAI have arranged an interesting looking 'National Endurance Development Workshop' for Dublin on the 21st of October next. The superb list of speakers includes Ingrid Kristiansen, Sean Kyle and Lindsay Dunn.

Cross Country Sunday, 15th October Palace Grounds, Tuam - Juvenile Races start at 1pm Entries to Sarah Finnegan, Kilquan, Craughwell, Co. Galway or by email to [email protected] Entry fee: €2.50 per individual per category Top 6 automatically selected for Galway team for All-Ireland Inter...

Looking to The Future - Have Your Say The statement below has just been released by the AAI and gives details of a series of meetings which are being run throughout the country to discuss Irish Athletics with those who matter most - the people involved at the 'grass roots'. This is you chance to...

One of the best little road races in the West of Ireland will take place next Sunday in the picturesque countryside around Killimor in East Galway. This race is organised each year by Thomas and Mary Porter who have both been central to the development of athletics in Galway for many, many years...

Dave Dunne Club stalwart Dave Dunne emerged from a highly competitive Athenry AC Club Championship on top of the heap in Dangan yesterday. The Championship was decided over 5,000m with handicaps awarded to all entrants based on their previous racing form during this summer. The result was a closely...

And They're Off... New Galway Athletics Website Launched The Galway County Board of the AAI have recently revamped and relaunched their website (www.GalwayAthletics.com). The site now contains much useful and up to date information on Athletics in the county at all levels. Mike Tobin of Craughwell...

From http://www.derrycity.gov.uk/halfmarathon/index.htm Gee’s Waterside Half Marathon 2006 ***Urgent Message for Participants*** Waterside Half Marathon on the 09th September 2006 has been postponed until Saturday 14th October at 11.00am due to safety considerations on the course. There is no need...

Loughrea 2005 There are two fine local road races coming up soon that deserve the support of all athletes. The Killimor Four Mile Road Race (Co. Galway) is a superbly organised road race in the heart of the beautiful East Galway countryside and it takes place on the 24th of September next at 1:30pm...

Destination Letterkenny Just under four years ago, Mick Rice, James Lundon, Dermot McNamara and I met in my kitchen to re-start the senior branch of Athenry Athletic Club. In the interim it has been a joy to watch the club grow, to share in the successes, to play a part in the rejuvenation of adult...

Athenry Team Letterkenny 2006 Athenry AC had quite a day at the races in Letterkenny yesterday at the AAI National Half Marathon Championships. Led home by club stalwart Paul McNamara (1:07:48) in a superb individual third position the remaining Athenry team bunched well behind him. Brian O’Connor...

Congratulations to the Longford Marathon Organisers and Sponsors on another outstanding set of races yesterday. Extracted results are below and a link is given to the event site where full detailed results can be accessed. Congratulations also to our own competitors on the day, Ray and Johnny O...

Runners Enjoying Last Year's Longford Marathon One of the most keenly anticipated running events on the Irish Athletics Calendar takes place this weekend in Longford. The www.RunRepublic.ie sponsorred event will include a marathon and a half marathon option and looks set to be another huge success...

Malmo Stadium (Story from The AAI Website) http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=565#more-565 Paul Hession produced one of the finest performances ever by an Irish sprinter when running 20.56 (+1.0) for the 200m in Malmo, Sweden tonight. Paul was 4th in a close race which was won by Australian...

Paul Hession - Helsinki 2005: Paul Hession - Helsinki 2005 (Story from The AAI Website) AAI Story Here Paul Hession was in sparkling form today at the Resisprint International in La Chaux de Fonds in Switzerland. The Athenry native clocked a magnificent personal best of 10.42 when coming first in...

In ideal weather conditions, many PBs were set by Athenry athletes including this reporter. Brian O' Connor 3rd Claregalway Brian O Connor lead home the Athenry team and this performance was good enough for 3rd place on the County Galway 10km. Mick Rice wasn't far behind, with yet another PB. This...

Next Saturday evening the 19th of August at 6:00pm will see Clare River Harriers host their annual 10k road race, which for the second year will double up as the County Galway 10k Championships. Athenry managed to snaffle second place here last year and will be all out to defend or improve upon our...

On a perfect night for running, Seamus Power continued his return to good form by winning the Future sponsored Streets of Galway 8K Road Race last Saturday night. The usual flawless organisation by host club GCH saw nearly 1,500 runners lined up and ready to go at the advertised starting time of 7...

Athenry sprinter Paul Hession bowed out of the European Athletics Championships last evening at the semi-final stage. Paul never recovered from an unusually slow start to finish seventh in his semi-final race and posted a time of 21:09. Undoubtedly Paul will be dissapointed with this run, as he had...

Paul Hession produced a season's best performance in the second round of the 200m at the European Championships in Gothenburg yesterday in qualifying for the semi-finals. Paul placed third in his heat and his time in the heat ranks him 11th out of the remaining 16 competitors going into the semi...

Half Marathon Championships of Ireland and Fun Run 2006 Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Sunday 3rd September 2006 @ 11:15am. Check in & changing at St Eunan's GAA Club Entries must be in by Aug 25th. Entry fee 12-euro Note that for both male and female there is a V35 category. (Also V40, V45, V50 ...)...