Top class athletics action moves to Switzerland tonight and Athletissima 2008 in Lausanne. Fresh from a strong race in Gateshead at the weekend Paul will take his place tonight in his specialist event the 200m alongside such sprinting luminaries as Usain Bolt, Wallace Spearmon and Shaun Crawford...

Jane-Ann Healy gives us her personal account of the Longford Half Marathon below, which took place last weekend. Congratulations on a great run Jane Ann. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary...

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...

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...

At the Huntsman yesterday, I was telling anybody who would listen [including anybody listening to Galway Bay FM!] that 9 men would be in the 200m final. We watched the second semi to see in Pauls time of 20:38 would be quicker than the 5th place runner in that semi. As it turn out it wasn't. But...

Another Update! He's through! Paul won his second round heat in some style posting 20.32. We'll be back to the Huntsman to roar him on! Dan's bar and Ray Glynn's bar in Athenry will the place to be from 2pm! Paul has a good draw and the easier[!] of the semis . [Not that it will be easy at all!] 19...

Just one week after claiming first place in his age category over 8km in the Streets of Galway, Mick Rice claimed second place in a prestigious 100km event in Germany this morning. See http://www.100kmleipzig.de/en/index.html for more details. Time was 7:50:56 Seb Locteau was the bagman, and bearer...

The fella can't lift his leg at The Streets without some snapper taking a picture of him. T'was the Irish Times three years ago and now it's the Galway Independent this time. In fact that Irish Times image finished up in their book of that particular year, 2004 or, perhaps, 2005. Yes, I'm jealous...

The amazing story of how Athenry AC and Predator Tri Club member Seb Locteau saved the day for the Irish Olympic Swim Team in Beijing. Seb is the editor of Irish Running website www.runIreland.com You'd have to take your hat off to the man...! We'll let Seb tell the story in his own words, "On...

Athenry runners were very much in evidence at this weekend's Future Streets of Galway road race. A record entry of 64 runners for any single event from our club was an indication of the high esteem in which this fine race is held by Athenry AC runners and indeed all runners in the West of Ireland...

When the photograph at the top of this article was being taken before the Streets of Galway in Eyre Square back in 2001 we were able to get almost our full contingent into the picture although, from what I remember, one or two were busy ogling the fitness instructors who were doing a disco-dance...

Noreen Cooley was in touch to let me know that one of our Fit 4life runners has well and truly caught the running bug and is looking for bigger thrills! not sure if you aware that assumpta feeney, a january fit for life recruit just completed the New York half marathon on 27th July, her net time was...

It hasn't escaped the attention of the people of Athenry that one of their own will be repesenting town, club and country in Beijing in a few short weeks. The juvenile section of Athenry AC have led the charge and put it long hours to put up some great signs, and to let everyone know that a couple...

Athenry AC juvenile members will be undertaking to raise much needed funds with a bag packing exercise this weekend. The juvenile section put in a huge amount of work providing training and competition for young athletes in the community and could really use whatever support you can offer. The clubs...

Paul Hession claimed the national 100m title, in his last run in Ireland before the Olympics. On a beautiful Sunday morning in Santry, he cruised to a stunning 10.21 in the heats, which was marginally outside the legally accepted wind speed at 2.1 m/s. He returned later on to run 10.26 in the final...

Athenry AC's juvenile athletes enjoyed three successful days out over the course of the Athletics Ireland All-Ireland Championships for U13's to U19's culminating in an All-Ireland silver medal for Katelyn Duane in the u18 Girls 200m. Katelyn clocked 25.99 to win the silver medal marginally ahead of...

Paul Hession had another great race in Greece last night posting a fastest ever 20.26 seconds for 200m in what was unfortunately an illegal wind of (+3.0 m/s). Paul will return from Greece to take on both the 100m and 200m at the Cork City Sports this weekend and we obviously wish him well. Although...

Paul Hession continued his Olympic buildup with a fine victory at a low key Spanish meeting last evening. In a six man field Paul came home first and was a clear winner over Christian Malcolm of Great Britain and Arnaldo Abrantes of Portugal. Everything seems to be heading in the right direction for...

Interesting interview with Paul here: http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/sprinter-hession-has-final-ambition-1420698.html

Paul Hession was in superb form yet again when representing Ireland in the European Cup of Athletics in Tallin, Estonia on Saturday. Paul ran the 100m and won, easing down, in 10.30 seconds. The wind reading was marginally over the legal limit but this is yet another pointer to what will hopefully...

Paul Hession finished a creditable second to US sprint sensation Jeremy Wariner in the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting in the Czech Republic tonight in a time of 32:47. Warriner's winning time was 31:72. Paul Hession's fellow Irishman Paul McKee finished fourth in 33:33. Paul's time is considerably...

Athenry AC sprint star Paul Hession will take on some of the best sprinting talent the world has to offer over the unusual distance of 300m in Ostrava (Czech Republic) tomorrow the 12th of June. Paul's race is previewed on the event website here http://www.zlatatretra.cz/default.asp?lng=1&sektion=a...

Athenry AC has a long-standing association with Croi, The West of Ireland Cardiology Foundation, and their Event Co-Ordinator Seona Joyce has been in touch looking for volunteers to run some of the summer's big races on their behalf. If you're thinking of taking part in these events anyway, why not...

Paul Hession got his outdoor season underway this evening in Oslo with a very respectable race over 200m in the Gloden League meeting. His time of 20.48 seconds was only 0.18 of a second outside his Irish record for the distance. We'll publish more details as they become available. Meanwhile...

Athenry were well represented at the community games athletics county finals which were held in Ballindereen over the bank holiday weekend. We had participants in near all events with over sixty children from Athenry competing who all be very proud of there performances. Athenry won gold medals in...