Published on 8th May 2013
East Galway Athletic Club sponsored the first & successful running of the Killererin 10K (St. Mary's Ladies GFC) road race on Bank Holiday Monday 6th of May in Barnaderg.
The race took place on a new course this year. Congratulations to Ian Egan and Siobhan Healy on winning the men's and women's races.
Results attached. As the 5k race was unofficial only the placings are given.
Published on 7th May 2013
Every marathon has its bad luck and Athenry AC seemed to be affected strongly at the Great Limerick Run on Sunday 5th May. We won't dwell on the misfortune but instead we'll note the seven in our colours who did finish the full marathon, with nine more completing the Half marathon.
Published on 1st May 2013
Pearse Mulhall progresses along the Attymon road during the second kilometer of the Athenry race in the Galway 5k May Series.
UPDATE: The results have been updated, well done to Sinead Foran who is now ranked first among females. See http://www.redtagtiming.com/.
Published on 21st April 2013
** Official Result attached **
The second annual Labane/Ardrahan/Galway Sports Partnership 10KM took place yesterday (Saturday, 20 April 2013) around the pan-handled course, starting and finishing in the interesting village of Labane, midways between Ardrahan and Gort, off the main Galway/Limerick Road.
The organiers put on a super show again, including ensuring the weather stayed dry albeit a bit windy, which buffeted the runners constantly over the first half of the race.
A full provisional result and prize list is attached below.
Published on 21st April 2013
A lovely but windy & dry day greeted the multitudes who turned up in New Inn for a second year in a row.
Well done to all who organised and competed in the race.
Full result attached.
Published on 19th April 2013
Martina Passman writes about her run in Connemara recently.
Published on 15th April 2013
Folks, an awful thing happened in Boston today, innocent runners and spectators being killed and maimed. It's the first time I can remember a race being the target of terrorism. It's impossible not to think about it and realise that someone we know could have been there, could have been involved. As far as I know, no one from our club was running.
Hopefully the authorities will find and imprison the perpetrators very soon.
Published on 15th April 2013
I couldn’t sleep. The butterflies in my tummy were circling like the Hitchcock film The Birds. Clock finally went off at 5.50 and I got up – wrecked. This was going to be a day I was never going to forget for the rest of my life. It was Connemara Ultra Marathon day at last. Weeks and weeks of training and preparation led me to this morning – and I got up absolutely jaded – typical!
Published on 12th April 2013
I started running five years ago. After I finally gave up the GAA my weight soared so it was a suggestion by my wife Claire to see if I liked it. Well I loved it and haven't looked back. I joined Athenry AC a year later and am proud to be part of the best club in Ireland!
I've ran in Prague and Rome and in London and its wonderful to hear "Go on Athenry" where ever you are. With the farm and working evenings, I train mostly in the mornings around Dunsandle and generally have set plans leading up to big races. People don't wonder at this once regular lad now running around the woods in a pair of black tights, funny shoes, an orange top and wearing sunglasses in the rain, although they took a while! Its easy be conscious of what people think at first but you have to get over it. Biggest event so far was the recent Ultra Marathon [Connemara] which I completed in 6.20.
Published on 9th April 2013
Lennane seemed strangely empty in the hour or so before the Half Marathon start on Sunday. However closer inspection revealed the whereabouts of the 2000+ starters behind every available wall, truck, pub, shed, outsized runner, etc., trying to get shelter from a gusty wind blowing from the East.
