Olive Loughnane's monumental performance in last week's Olympic Women's 20KM Walk has somewhat flown under the radar when compared to the medal-winning performances of our boxers this past weekend.

Her 7th place finish (our best result in the track and field arena - Rob Heffernan was 8th in the equivalent men's event) around a rain-sodden Bird's Nest is the culmination of many years hard graft and personal disappointment at major championships.

Many runners in the West were dissapointed that the Louisburgh to Westport half-marathon didn't take place in August as usual this year - but fear not! The race is back on the calendar with a changed date and support from the Mayo Mountain Rescue Team (http://www.mayomrt.com/).

Full details of the rescheduled race can be found on their website and I've attached entry forms to this article in a couple of different formats.

This is a great race and raises funds for a great cause.

Paul Hession narrowly failed to make the final of the Olympic Games 200m.

While he said he had mixed motions in a post-race interview, when the dust settles he will surely realise that he has stepped up to another level, and is now part of the World sprinting elite.

Well done Paul - onwards and upwards!

Full results from the Claregalway 10KM are attached herein!

A record attendance of over 200 lined up. Just think of the crowd there would have been except for the utterly deplorable weather that afternoon, and more importantly, during the race itself.

A goodly number of PBs were recorded nonetheless.

Many thanks to the organising committee in Clare River Harriers for the race and the many refreshments afterwards.