Congrats to all who took part yesterday especially David Noone who ran a 2:59 Marathon, while our esteemed secretary, Kieran, ran a 4:05 50k! Results have been posted to the race web site and are attached below too!
From the race director: The Running of the 5th Annual Milltown 10k "Run for Ollie" took place last Saturday the 14th June. We had 675 register for the run with 569 enthusiastic participants took to the roads of Milltown on a hot humid day. Dan O’Rourke from Tuam AC won the men’s event in a time of...
Please find attached schedule of events for Connachts June 14 in Sligo. Please arrive an hour before your event is du to start
A big well done to our juvenile athletes that travelled to Sligo on Saturday June 7 for Connachts. All the athletes did very well in all their chosen events. In the pairs events the following go on to represent Athenry in the All Irelands on June 21 in Tullamore, sprint Calum Healy and Adam Molloy...
The 5th Annual Mayo AC Summer 5k Series sponsored by C&C Cellular commences on 17th June. All races start at 8pm. Race Schedule, registration location and contact as follows: 17 June Ballyhaunis Rugby Club, Martin 0872455989 24 June Castlebar, Harlequin Hotel, Ann 0868635534 1 July Ballinrobe...
Results of the annual 4 mile 'Guess Your Time' race, held in glorious sunshine in Ballindine. Well done to David Huane and his crew of helpers on another great event!
There was success for the Athenry women again on Saturday in both the 5k & Half Marathon distances in Monivea. On another glorious day for running (How does Tony K manage it??) Mairead Sullivan took her maiden win of the year in the 5k with a time of 21.43 & a deserved reward for her increased...
A lovely evening for the third running of this event around Tonabrucky, starting and finishing at the Rahoon/Newcastle Hurling Club complex! Athenry AC had one athlete competing, running his second race of the day. Result is attached as a PDF. Report of race follows: Record crowds for fourth...
Athenry AC athlete Assumpta Feeney has just been crowned World Powerlifting Champion for the Squat. On Sunday morning Assumpta once again triumphed in the Deadlift, with a lift of 155Kg, which for those of you still working in imperial, is over 24 stone. Assumpta Feeney, Athenry AC athlete and now...
There has been some debate over the last few weeks about whether or not Maree had ousted Tuam as the PB course of the series but after last night’s event that debate is certainly put to bed. Athenry had another great turn out for the race with 79 members racing, 64 of whom set seasons bests times...
Result from last weekend are here ! Gallery of podium images are here ! Thanks to Michael Tobin for an excellent set of results, to Trish Cosgrove for an outstanding job as competition secretary, and to all the others who helped out on the day, but especially to the 10 clubs who competed, all of...
Whilst most members seemed to be saving themselves for the known flats of Tuam next week, there were still a few who took the opportunity that the perfect weather afforded them with 10 members running their fastest time of the series in last nights Leg 5 in Ballybrit. After hovering the wrong side...
Congratulations to Mick Rice on his recent age group win during his travels to the States. Mick took part in the Boston Run to Remember Half Marathon alongside over 7000 other competitors. In a very competative field, where a sub 90 mins would just about get you into the Top 150, Mick placed 8th...
With the 5k series ongoing for the month of May, the weekends racing has been quiet of late in Galway. This weekend saw the renewal of the Mayfly 10k in Oughterard with just shy of 100 entrants. Galway City Harriers were triumphant in both the mens & womens races with Matt Bidwell & Sinead Brody...
With lovely routes through the bogs & forests around Monivea this is another set of races that is always well supported by Athenry AC. Organised by club Chairman, Tony Killarney, he even managed to arrange for fantastic sun last year. Entries available here.
Entries now open......... A good flat half marathon & 10k that's always well supported by the club. The Athenry AC womens team have a title to defend this year in the half, will you be joining them?? Entries available here.
Please find attached timetable for Saturday May 24.
After the thunder, lightning & stormy showers died down early in the evening, leg four of this years series was held in a wet Claregalway on Tuesday last with over 570 runners braving the elements for another PB attempt. Galway City Harriers continued their dominance of the series again this week...
A crowd of almost 200 runners took to the start line for the RNLI Roundstone Bay 8K in Connemara on Saturday. The rain held off for the duration of the race and a small breeze along the course ensured none of the participants overheated as they wove along the scenic coastal roads that are a feature...
There were some great times posted yesterday in the River Moy Half Marathon in Ballina with a handful of PB's in the process. Ray Somers was 5th person home with a new personal best of 1.18.44 with Mick Duane narrowly missing out on the sub 90mins with a 1.31.33. Mairead Sullivan & Maria Lambe also...
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There's something pleasing about running alongside the sea on a mild evening with the smell of the salt air & the coastal vistas which greeted us on the 5k Series' first vist to Maree this evening (13 May). Unfortunately, when you're racing eyeballs out in a 5k race you are aware of absolutely none...
Forget bearded ladies and no Irish entry in the Eurovision final over the weekend, Athenry AC were making a somewhat more successful competetive attempt at the World Drug Free Powerlifting Federation European Championship in Belfast. Assumpta Feeney yet again powered her way to top spot in her...
Well that was hard! With the inclement weather all day prior to this race we were guaranteed a smaller entry than last week but still had 640 starters in Loughrea for the second leg of this years series. Whilst the rain stayed away for the race the runners faced into a tough wind for the first 2.5km...
Please find attached provisional results from Day 1 (Saturday 3 May). Well done to all our juvenile athletes! Also a full set of podium images from the day are here . See www.galwayathletics.com for the final set of results etc.