Kilconieron 5M Race Result - Provisional

Provisional Result of the Bothár 5M Charity Road Race at Kilconieron (28 February 2009)

Pos Num Time Name Club Category

1 3142 27:30 Kenneth Rodgers St Cronans MS
2 3146 27:59 Ian Egan Galway City Harriers M40
3 3163 28:56 Johnny Lane Craughwell AC MS
4 3143 29:04 Dan O'Rourke Tuam AC M40
5 3184 29:12 Brian Duffy Castlegar AC MS
6 3108 29:36 Alan Kearns Sligo AC MS
7 3216 29:37 David Mullins Tuam AC M40
8 3171 30:10 Noel Burke Bangor MS
9 3165 30:24 Paraic Raftery None MS
10 3122 30:31 Paddy O'Toole Westport MS
11 3186 30:37 Tim Rabbitte None MS

The More Things Change....

...the more they stay the same.

As many of us are training for a spring marathon and are by now well used to encountering the wit and wisdom of Galway's youth while we're out on the road, I thought the letter above might raise a smile.

Community Games News

The Community Games Art and Model making county Finals take place this year on the 21st March in the new venue of Holy Rosary College Mountbellew. It will commence at 11 am sharp. It is indeed great to see both competitions back in the same venue as last year they had to be hosted in different venues due to the large number competing in the art competition. This New venue is well equipped to hold both competitions and we are very grateful to the college for its help in arranging this.

Every Dog Has Its Day by Miriam Wall

Maree 8km Race Report (15th February 2009) by Miriam Wall

I never knew when I joined Athenry AC that I needed to be a sports writer as well as everything else. (So be warned if you are thinking of joining up).

With near perfect running conditions the Maree 8km race took place. A nice cool day with a little wind. No rain too, which is always a bonus in Galway!

Maree 8KM Official Results

Please direct all remaining queries to Fergal O'Neill at oneillf@gmail.com.

Maree 8K 2009 - Official Prizes

Category Time Number Name Club
Male Overall
1st 27:14 218 Tom Hall Hillingdon AC
2nd 27:59 254 Mike Rice Athenry AC
3rd 28:05 108 Dennis Shanahan
Female Overall
1st 31:51 245 Ann Carter Athenry AC
2nd 32:37 204 Eimear Butler
3rd 35:31 117 Miriam Wall Athenry AC
M50
1st 30:34 110 Jimmy Renfrew
2nd 31:48 228 Andrew Tolbot CRH
3rd 31:58 266 Thomas Porter Galway City Harriers
M40

Connemarathon Race Lauch Invitation

Connemarathon 2009 Launch

You are invited to the launch of the 2009 Connemarathon and the announcement of our new title sponsor, Buitoni.

Please join the Connemarathon team in welcoming Buitoni aboard!

Where: The Marriott Hotel, Galway
When: Tuesday 24th February at 6pm

Buitoni have enjoyed a long relationship with the Connemarathon and their pasta has been a welcome treat for the weary finishers every year since 2005. Buitoni's passion for good food and healthy living matches perfectly with the power and purpose of the Connemarathon.

Sports Psychology - GTC Lecture Series

GTC - Lecture Series - Sports Psychology.

Speaker: Karen Weekes, Sports Psychologist

Venue: Menlo Park Hotel, Mon 23rd Feb, 7:30pm.

Karen Weekes, a sports psychologist who specialises in working with ultra-endurance athletes, will give an outline of sports psychology and its relation to sports performance and specifically to triathlons, including how to cognitively overcome pain, fatigue and boredom with some practical suggestions and also how to maintain motivation for training and competition.

A must for all endurance athletes.

Ever Fancied a Kayathalon ?

GOAL Kayathalon is a novel fundraising event in aid of GOAL’S Famine appeal. It is a triathlon consisting of a hike, a cycle and a paddle and will be held in Gleann an Mháma, Conamara on April 25 2009. The route is attached below. In this increasing time of financial difficulty for many, charities are struggling to provide funding for projects in the developing world and the Irish Government has recently pulled 95million from Irish Aid. In this world of ever- growing global interdependence, it is the poorest of the poor in the developing world who suffer
most.