This article is a slightly expanded version of that published in the 2007 Fields of Athenry 10k booklet.
Clarification 1: I did not include the 4M race out in Dunmore in August as it's closed to Dunmore natives or people living out there. Our own Brian O'Connor has had some success there, even though he only qualified through his mother, if my information is correct.
Clarification 2: I did not include a number of Athenry AC events that took part during the year due to their semi-closed nature too.
Request 1: Of the races listed below, I have been unable to establish whether a result or a finishers' list was published for the Aer Arann Half, the Inishbofin Half, the Inis "Iron" Meain 10KM, the CCA Children's Summer Camps 10KM or the Suileen races. Help?
Request 2: Would love to see similar lists from our neighbours in Mayo and Clare? Hint, hint...
The full list of races in 2007 in Galway was again:
Sunday, 14 January - Tuam 8KM
Sunday, 1 April - Connemarathon Half/Full/Ultra
Saturday, 21 April - Aer Arann Half Marathon
Tuesday, 1/8/15/22/29 May - Galway May 5KM series of five races
Saturday, 19 May - Inishbofin Half Marathon
Saturday, 19 May - CCA Children's Summer Camps 10KM (Salthill)
Sunday, 27 May - Roundstone 5M
Friday, 15 & 29 June/27 July/7 September - Craughwell AC 5KM series of four races
Thursday, 21 June - Annaghdown 10KM
Saturday, 4 August - Headford 8KM
Saturday, 11 August - Streets of Galway 8KM
Saturday, 18 August Connemara Breakfast Run (4.2M)
Saturday, 25 August - Claregalway 10KM
Sunday, 9 September - Killimor 4M
Saturday, 29 September - Loughrea 5KM
Sunday, 30 September - Suileen (Tuam) 8KM
Saturday, 6 October - Galway Bay 10M
Sunday, 10 November - Inis "Iron" Meain 10KM
Wednesday, 26 December - Fields of Athenry 10KM
Road Races
Christian Camp of the Arts 10k Salthil race missing? May 07
Hi, The Aer Arann Half
Hi,
The Aer Arann Half Marathon took place last year in April,a couple of weeks after the Sonny Murphy in Kilnaboy.
It is organsed in conjunction with Temple Street Childrens Hospital and all runners raise money for a chosen charity.
This year it is for Cystic Fibrosis,the minimum amount to raise is €750 and only those who raise these funds take part in the walk or the run.
I ran for the first time last year and will be looking for funding again this year,an extremely worthy cause,places are limited but I got in last year on a standby listing.
Details are on Temple Street website.
If anyone feels like contributing let me know.
Regds,
Sean.