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The front page of the Connacht Tribune of w/e of 31 March 2006! Where else have you seen one of our blue or maroon hats on your travels? Add as a comment?

Athenry AC runner Liam Mycroft has always produced fine race reports after many of his races. He has competed in events over all distances from 5K up to the marathon in the UK, Ireland and the USA over many years. His enthusiasm, dedication and experience ensure that his contributions are always...

Clubperson Of the year Update March 2006 Congratulations to Mick Rice on one of the greatest achievements in his running career to date, completing the 100k Anglo Irish Plate is something only a handful of people would think of undertaking. Well done Mick. March sees the welcomed return to racing...

Mick Rice completed the UK 100 kilometer Championships (Anglo Celtic Plate) in 8hrs 18mins today (Sunday 2nd April) to finish in seventh position overall. The race was held on a two-mile track at the RAF base in Innsworth, Gloucester. As if the distance was not enough to contend with, a strong wind...

This Sunday, April 2nd, our own Mick Rice will represent Ireland in the UK 100 kilometer Championships (Anglo Celtic Plate). The race starts at 8:00am and consists of a mind boggling number of laps around a track at the RAF base in Innsworth, Gloucester. All competitors, supporters and officials...

Results from National Juvenile Indoor Track and Field Championships, Nenagh held weekend of 25-26 March 2006. U17 Girls 1500m 1 Claire Rockall (Athenry) 4.46.81 2 Lorraine McCarthy (Ferrybank) 4.46.87 U9 Girls 400m 3 Michelle Sands (Athenry) 60.78 Congratulations to both Claire and Michelle!

Paul McNamara of Athenry AC (Senior) won the AAI national short-course cross country championship in Tymon Park, Dublin this Sunday (12 March). He held off Mick Clohessy of Raheny Shamrocks by two seconds in a ding-dong battle for the lead throughout most of the race. Paul now holds national titles...

John Walshe and his tremendous team in Ballycotton Running Promotions are yet again to be congratulated for another fantastic running of the famous 'Ballycotton 10' yesterday. In bright sunshine and the very odd hail shower almost 3,000 runners took their chances on the roads around the small Cork...

Fellow Comrades, As we head for the Ballycotton 10 and the Connemara International Marathon our latest club project is shaping up nicely. Between January and February, 12 Athenry AC members have attended 6 different events across the country. This is a great start to 2006 for the club as the...

Photo by Alan Cowzer (www.cowzer.com/athletics) Athenry AC's Paul McNamara ran superbly well in the National Inter Clubs Cross Country Championships in Santry last Saturday to finish in fourth place in the men's senior event. Paul, who's training has been badly hampered in the early part of this...

Tracy O'Mahoney who runs the 'Hot Yoga' Studio in Galway has extended an offer to all Athenry AC members to take part in her classes in Galway. Very frequently runners have difficulty with flexibility and Tracy's classes may be just the ticket for loosening up before your next Marathon or as part of...

James Corbett and Dave Dunne are organising a one mile race Ballybrit Racecourse on Sunday 12th March at 11am. One week after Ballycotton and two weeks before Connemara. Race is open to everybody. Entry fee will be 2 or 3 euro on the day and there'll be a few spot prizes. If your interested in...

The final list of entrants has just been published by the organisers of the 2006 Ballycotton 10 Mile Road Race on Sunday the 5th of March next. The final list reveals the largest ever entry from Athenry AC with at least eleven confirmed entrants. These are; Alan Burke Peter Delmer, David Dunne...

A small group of members visited the Connemara Marathon course on Saturday last, 11th Feb, for a preview of what Ray has in store for us at the end of March. The weather co-operated as much as it ever does in that part of the world and so we we mostly dry but a little rained upon and although the...

The Club’s AGM took place last night the 25th of January in the Western Hotel on Prospect Hill in Galway at 8:00pm. There was a huge attendance by all previous standards with around twenty-five people in attendance. It really was great to see so many familiar, and mostly friendly, faces looking...

The Connaught Masters, Junior & Senior cross-country championship, which had been scheduled for the 8th January in Ballina, has been moved to 21st January at the same venue. The indoor action next weekend, for Galway based athletes both young and old, will be at the indoor arena in Nenagh, Co...

Loughrea's Jason Broderick made further progress in confirming his great athletic potential in winning the Tuam 8k Road Race yesterday. Jason posted a fine time of 26:26 around an admitedly fast town-based course. GCH were ably represented at the front of the race on the day by Ian Egan. Ian, who...

Don't forget the closing date for receipt of Ballycotton 10' entries is Wednesday Jan 11th. You can get a form at http://www.ballycottonrunning.com/ Always great to have a large club entry for this one. We usually make a weekend of it.

(Nb. there are a few of Jame's pics in the photo's album) A distant view from the very back of the field! 2005 AAI Novice Cross Country Championship - Athlone IT, Co. Westmeath, 11 December 2005 This is a race I'd been looking forward to for a number of months. I'd been to the previous two Novice...

Philip Magnier continued his impressive return to form after injury last weekend in France while taking part in the La Rochelle Marathon. Phillip joined the high standard event wearing the Maroon and White of Athenry just four weeks after having completed his debut marathon in Dublin. On that day...

Athenry AC have entered the following team into the All Ireland Novice Cross Country Championships which will take place in Athlone on the 11th of December next. The team is... Gary Doherty John O'Connor Joe Morrissey Alan Burke Peter Delmer James Lundon Mick Rice Michael McMahon Mark Flannery Gary...

There has already been a steady stream of early entries for this year's Proactive Fields of Athenry 10k , Road Race which takes place on the 26th of December next. Organisers are very keen that as many people as possible pre-enter the race to avoid delays both at registration and in producing a race...

Our esteemed comrades Ray and Johnny O'Connor completed yesterday's ING New York City Marathon in fine style. Johnny lined up for this race with perhaps his best ever months of training behind him, while Ray had only run the Dublin City Marathon six day's previously. As it turned out both Athenry...

The Galway Senior Cross Country Championship took place in Dangan yesterday the 23rd of October. Despite injuries, late withdrawals and the fact that the race took place only a week before the Dublin City Marathon, the club fielded a strong team in the men's senior race. James Corbett, Peter Delmer...