An army of 38 Athenry AC athletes have been conscripted to join the ranks in the Connemarathon next Sunday. Athenry AC has been affiliated with this fantastic event since it’s inception but never before have we sent forth such an impressive rush of adrenaline. Thirty three will line up in Leenan for...

A belated brief summary of the Connacht Juvenile indoor championships, I do not have times or distances for each individual performance at the moment. A total of 42 athletes from Athenry Athletic club recently competed in the Connacht Indoor finals in Nenagh. We also had a number a athletes who were...

And the winner is TJ Beatty with his glorious observation... "I heard that the course was waterlogged, but this is ridiculous!!!!!" Much respect to Mr.Delmer for being such a sport about this. Given that this competition was so popular I'll have to repeat it again soon. If you see me with a camera -...

Peter Delmer led the Athenry AC contingent home in some considerable style yesterday at the Ballycotton 10 mile road race in Co. Cork. Peter, who has been in cracking form lately, was running his last race before entering the ranks of the over-forties. He ran a superb race to finish in 29th position...

The Annual Ballycottonfest is almost upon us. The final days of tapering have arrived, when every run feels like a drag, you catch a cold, the dog bites you and you just know you're not prepared well enough. Don't worry, if that's how you feel you can rest assured that everybody else feels the same...

by John O'Connor The 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland which takes place on 30 March 2008, looks to be heading for the greatest ever participation in the history of this the oldest of the IAAF World Athletics Series competitions. This event will be a huge spectacle...

The Athenry AC web site has been nominated for an Irish Blog award. See the awards shortlist here: http://www.richarddelevan.com/2008/02/11/irish-blog-awards-shortlist/ . Well done to all who've made this web site what it is...

A Report by John O'Connor A group of Athenry AC members and friends headed to the wonderful landscape of Connemara last Saturday morning to shake the legs and get a bit of real training marked down in the log books. The arranged bus was full of smiling faces at 8:30 as it left the Westwood and...

When I lined up for the Gloucester 50k last weekend, it felt like I hadn’t run one of these things in a long time. In fact, it was getting on for two years since I had last raced a distance of more than a standard marathon. I don’t know for how long you can remain an ultra runner after doing your...

Submissions for the proposed book are being solicited by both Tommy Madden (091-794429) and Jim Kennedy (087-2488845 or jameskaye at eircom dot net) at the moment from any/all interested parties. A note about same was distributed at their recent celebration night and is attached to this article. ++...

Sunday 27th Jan 2008 will go down in Galway road racing history as the day that 100 non competitive athletes took to the roads of Craughwell with one main goal get past the finishing line. Thanks to Tony Nevin from Craughwell ac who had the initiative and dedication to organise this race for all...

Congratulations to Johnny O'Connor, the Athenry AC "Club Person of the Year" for 2007. Johnny accumulated a total of 65 points over 28 races during the calendar year 2007 to win out over Paul McNamara on 57 points and Alan Burke on 56. This friendly intra-club competition consists of tallying every...

Last Saturday saw the resumption of the Fit 4life program in Athenry. We had a fantastic turnout with over 20 people taking part. We started out with a small warmup around Ard Aoibhinn and then did some warm-up drills at the top of the estate. The group split into 3, with a running group, and walk...

Congratulations to each and every Athenry AC athlete who completed the arduous course in today's Connaught Senior Cross Country Championships at the Dartfield Horse Museum near Loughrea. With the continuous rainfall of the past week this was never going to be pretty and 12 - 15mm spikes were the...

Running is jam packed full of legendary stories but this happens to be true. I was there: I have the evidence of my camera and my own eyes to depend on too. Peter Delmer ran in (and finished in a leisurely 31:44) the Tuam 8KM last Sunday afternoon, but not without having got there the hard way: he...

Connaught Senior and Junior Cross Country Championships This Sunday, 20th January Starting at 1pm The venue is verified as Dartfield just off the N6, about 3 miles on the Dublin Side of Loughrea. Fiollow the signs for Dartfield Horse Museum. There was some confusion over the venue due to a typo on...

An outstanding 32 Athenry AC athletes turned out in Tuam today. Both teams finished in 3rd place, with the Men's team missing out on a prize by just one point - 42 (Mayo) to 45 (GCH) to 46 (Athenry). In particular, it was great to see our Fit4life participants in Athenry AC colours. You have the bug...

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...

Word has reached us here in Athenry AC central that the Connemara Marathon races are almost full. For the last few years there has been weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth when this race closed and that was only James Lundon, other people were upset too. In previous years the experience has been...

Senior Race: http://www.athenryac.com/image-galleries/fields-athenry-10km-2007-joc (187 images - John O'Connor) http://www.athenryac.com/image-galleries/fields-athenry-10km-2007-ar (248 images - Adrian Ryan) http://www.athenryac.com/image-galleries/fields-athenry-10km-2007 (4 images - Andrew Talbot)...

We asked everyone in the club to set three goals in running for the next year. Here's what the ones that answered the call came up with. Brian Bruton 1. Run a Marathon in 2:39:00 2. Complete a 10 mile race in 0:57:00 min 3. Finish a 10k in less than 35 minutes. Philip Magnier 1. Enjoy training. 2...

Training gets a hard time. Usually it’s a real slog, drudgery, tough; rarely is it a joy. Winter Training gives more opportunity to be downright dismal – cold, dark, windy, dark, wet, dark and more darkness. Definitely a time to throttle back, go easy on yourself, enjoy the Christmas indulgences and...

Pictured above are the Athenry athletes who medalled in the shot putt Sarah Gaughran, Hannah Kindregan, Eilis Hynes, Niamh Grady, Joey Quinn, Emma Grady 2008 Galway Indoor Championships Nenagh 5th Jan Event U11 Girls 4x100m Name Club Performance 1st Craughwell 1:06.4 2nd Athenry 1:12.1 3rd...

Result of Wesport 5km Race - Series Result Below Posn. No. Time Name Category Club 1 69 15.32 Martin Conroy Senior Men Sligo AC 2 6 15.42 Robert Malseed Senior Men Clonliffe Harriers 3 62 15.49 John Byrne Senior Men Mayo AC 4 66 16.13 Tom O'Connor Male O 40 LiffeyValley AC 5 37 16.14 Michael Freeley...

Now that the turkey has been eaten and we’re all getting back to some sort of routine, it might be nice to consider what races are coming up over the next month of so. First up we have County Galway Indoor Championships. This even comprises races at all age levels, including senior, and takes place...