Abbey 10KM Result and Report

Published on 17th March 2013

Gerry Larkin and his enthusiastic band of helpers from the hinterland of Abbey did themselves and their village & parish proud with their organisational efforts today (17 March) in running the first Abbey 10KM Road Race.

Over 150 toed the line with the men's winner coming home a little under 37 and a half minutes later, Stuart Moloney of Mooreabbey Milers, but originally from much closer to Abbey I'm reliably told.  The women's winner was a few minutes after that, Caroline Whiriskey of Loughrea AC, another child of a neighbouring parish.

Conacht Indoor Track and Field Championship March 3rd 2013 Athlone IT

Published on 7th March 2013

Athenry Juvenile AC athletes had a great day out recently at the wonderful new indoor athletics arena at Athlone IT where Athenry athletes competed with the very best juvenile athletes in Connacht and came home with a very impressive total of 18 medals – 4 gold, 9 silver and 5 bronze. In addition we had very strong performances from several other Athenry athletes who were very close to winning medals if it were not for the very high number of entrants on the day- all there to perform at a venue worthy of a top class European event.

Sinéad Hits the Mark

Published on 6th March 2013

It must be a great feeling to see a young athlete you've coached over many years make a breakthrough at national level. Dermot McNamara of Athenry AC has seen a few and his latest is Sinéad Tuohy who recently won a silver medal in the All-Ireland Under 23 High Jump competition, held in the new indoor stadium in Athlone.

Ballycotton 10

Published on 5th March 2013

One of the most historic races in Ireland, the Ballycotton 10, took place last Sunday, 3rd March. It used to be one of THE races of the year for Athenry AC but despite a nearby 10 miler in Craughwell and many other local alternatives we still got eight runners to the starting line this year.

Kinvara rocks the road

Published on 4th March 2013

Now in their third year, the Kinvara Rock And Road Half Marathon and 10k have thrived as very successful event races. The 2013 versions stopped the traffic for a while in the village last Saturday 2nd of March to let through the 531 finishers in the Half, and the fairly astonishing 713 finishers in the 10k race.

There is currently serious demand for all kinds of footraces at this juncture in time in the West of Ireland; long may it continue.

Photo: Tim O'Mahoney in the 10k.

Kilconieron 5 Mile Road Race

Published on 26th February 2013

Brilliant sunshine blessed the Kilconieron 5 Mile race on Sunday 24th February. It combined with a cooling wind to theoretically make a perfect day for running. However, judging by the pained expressions on runners' faces as they progressed up the hill near the end, maybe we need to revisit our calculations.

Ray Completes His Helsinki 24 Hour

Published on 25th February 2013

Congratulations to Ray O'Connor who completed what I believe is his 3rd go at the Helsinki 24 Hour Ultra race on Sunday 24th Feb.

Ray covered a distance of 113.11 km, which converts to 70.28 miles. He finished 58th out of 80 in the male category. The race is run indoors on a track that is not quite 400m.

See full results at http://www.endurance.fi/24/2013/VI_Endurance24h_Results.pdf.

Ray will post his own report in time.

Juvenile Inter County Cross country Relay Championship

Published on 24th February 2013

Congratulations to Athenry Juvenile athletes who were selected to run for their county today in the beautiful surroundings of Charleville Estate, Tullamore in the national cross country relay championship on today Sunday (24 February 2013). On the Galway Girls U12 team, we had Sarah Gilhooley, Danielle Collins and Freya Bohan, who all ran really well against some very tough opposition. Well done girls you did great at a national event!

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