See attached JPG from last weekend's Connacht Tribune...

Very much a labour of love and one I hope that some will enjoy... See PDF attachment (1.6MB) for a print copy!

Finishers from the Fields of Athenry Kiddies' Fun Run on 26 December 2008 at 10 AM. Conor Gillen Mark O'Connor Steven Gilmore Cian Walsh Daniel Rooney Ronan Hardiman Cathal Moran Finn Conerney Nial Keane Mathew Treacy Francis Stewart Grace Gilmore Blaine Kleenan Eimear Keane Jack Fitzpatrick Tiernan...

Almost Official Result - first 500 are below; the full list in the attached TXT file Direct any remaining comments to me at jameslundon @ yahoo . co . uk . txtPlace txtTime txtName txtTeam txtCat2 txtGrad txtEntrantNo 1 0:30:40 THORNTON, Gary Galway City Harriers MS 814 2 0:30:56 HEHIR, Sean...

Perfect running conditions led to to some fast times on the Fields of Athenry 10km race today. Many recorded PBs, thanks to the weather, and the carb-loading of the previous days! Gary Thornton of GCH continued his dominace of this event with a great performance t take the men's title, while...

The seventh running of the Fields of Athenry 10k will take place on the traditional date, the 26th of December 2008 at 11:00am. The race will be held over the same course as last year starting beside the railway line in Athenry and finishing under the Arch in the middle of the town. A map of the...

Anyone interested in availing of bus service to Athenry 10k? The Green Alternative! No Parking Worries Have a post-race beer with a clear conscience Subject to sufficient interest, a bus will depart Westside Library in Galway at 9.30am on the 26th with a pick up in Eyre Square and outside Huntsman...

23-12-08 All entries up to close of business 23-12-08 detailed below. Postal Entries Firstname Surname marie allen ruaridh allen Sharon Allen Aideen Allen Gary Allen James Applegate Louise Arrigan Danni Barrett Maire T Beatty TJ Beatty Claire Beatty Barry Beirne Barbara Bergin Kelly Bernie Denise...

Since its inception the fields of Athenry 10k Road Race has awarded specially engraved pieces of Galway Crystal to its winners. As the race has grown, and the number of participants in the event has grown, the number of crystal prizes we award has also increased. This year between the various...

What more can I say, really?

Tom Hunt sent on this very "interesting" image of last year's hat. I'm afraid to ask the history of this picture though.

Are you addicted to Facebook? Well, you can now add the Fields of Athenry 10km to your profile. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=31947421865 Invite all your friends to take part!

Jarlath Cloonan has done an excellent job of Joe Keating's camera work from the 2006 (not last year's) race. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF4P4j8_D4w

Here (at last!) are the Official Race results. We had an unbelievable 617 finishers on St. Stephen's Day. To put this in context we had 69 finishers at the inaugural race in 2002 and 171, 254, 351 and 470 finishers in subsequent years. We're still very much growing! Congratulations to each and every...

Please find attached a PDF copy of the Race Programme distributed to all pre-entries on the day and to many who rocked up on the morning itself. A very limited number of hardcopies are still available if you want your own piece of history :). Just let me know... A sincere thanks must go to Johnny O...

Race Finish: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5475768627675186665 (47 minutes) Race Start: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6299069079515413049 (1 minute) Well done to Maria Lundon who held her arms steady for those long 46 minutes of camera work at the finish :). Her father didn't do...

All I can say is that I know that feeling of almost getting there, Tony, having run 40:09, 40:18 and 40:22 in my time! http://www.craughwellac.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=211&Itemid=78

Here are the Provisional Results for the 2007 Fields of Athenry 10k You will see that the result sheets are not completely clean at this stage, but it is time to get a provisional posting up on the website. If you spot any errors please do let me know by posting a comment here or by e-mailing me at...

Photographs courtesy of Andew Talbot The members of Athenry AC who organise the Fields of Athenry Road Race don’t really have a chance to relax each Christmas until their 10k Race is over. Pulling together all of the elements that make this race happen is such a monumental task that each year we...

The very first running of the Fields of Athenry 1Km Juvenile Fun Run took place in advance of the Senior 10Km road race yesterday the 26th of December. There were almost one hundred young athletes taking part and they were led home by Linda Porter of Craughwell Athletics Club. There was a great...

In almost perfect weather conditions, Gary Thornton and Orla Ni Mhuircheartaigh capped off successful years by taking victory at this year's Fields of Athenry 10km. Almost 700 participants took to the roads and streets of Athenry, in the 6th running of the race. For the first time, a juvenille fun...

Entries are now open for the 2007 running of the Fields of Athenry 10k Road Race which will take place on the 26th of December next. The race will be run over the same course as last year, starting alongside the railway tracks in Athenry and finishing under the town’s medieval Arch. (See Route Map...

Donations of E500 to Croí and E250 to Friends of Belarus North Galway Group were recently successfully made from the proceeds of the recent Fields of Athenry 10KM Road Race.

I've been badgering Mike to do a race report - almost every other race in the country has been "reported" upon by Athenry AC personnel over the years - on our own little race since the day itself. And eventually it pays off, 21 days later... Here it is. Thank you! P.S. If anyone else wants to do a...

AVIs from _Google Video_ of the start and finish of the recent race. Start of the race. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2031202205781611425&hl=en (3 minutes 11 seconds) Finish of the race. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5453971663235549081&hl=en (30 minutes 20 seconds) Please note...