Athletics Ireland have announced the appointment of Paul McNamara as Director of High Performance. Congrats Paul and we wish you all the best in your new post

Tempo sessions continue on Thursdays at 7pm. Members of Athenry AC are very welcome to join us!

The ever popular Galway 5KM series is back again this year. One notable change is that this year Tuam will not be hosting a leg this year due to roadworks on their route. Caltra will be taking their place. The Athenry race will once again be the final leg of the series and we are currently working...

Great to see more clubs writing down their history, Midleton AC and Ennis Track being the latest. They deserve all our support in these initiatives. The Midleton AC launch is here and their Facebook is here and here . The Ennis Track launch is here and their Facebook page is here .

Congrats to the Galway M65 mens who won Team Gold in Waterford IT yesterday, Sunday 12 February. Pictured, Georgina Drumm presenting the winning medals to our own Martin Keane, Andrew Talbot (CRH), Martin Hynes (Tuam AC) and Martin McEvilly (GCH). It as Martin's first time to don the Galway vest...

Fair play to a good friend of AAC, TJ Beatty (Loughrea AC), on his big award at last weekend's Galway Sports Stars Awards! He won the "Special Dedication" award in recognition of his lifetime’s involvement in athletics: competing, coaching and administratiion!

See here for an article on Ron Hill's sequence being broken over the weekend due to illness. We all wish his the very best and hope that the illness is not serious! The longest recorded running streak in history ended Saturday when England's Ron Hill completed a one-mile run. The 78-year-old former...

I first met Noel Henry in the early 1980s. Once you met him you'd love to meet him again and again. When I told him where I was from, he was anxious to know not alone the old Derrydonnell AC lads, but also all the Galway runners from early 1900s as he was writing on the subject at that time. Then in...

I was sad to hear of his passing last week. See here for a short tribute to a star of Irish running in yesterday year!

Welcome to the new members of Fit4Life! Membership is still available for one more week. The next intake of new members after that will be April 1st. The Fit4Life programme caters for walkers/joggers and its aim is to get you running 5km! If you are interesting in joining us please follow the link...

Fit4Life Just a reminder the first training session for 2017 is tomorrow! Meeting at the church car park in Athenry at 9:00am. You must become a member of Athenry AC Fit4Life before joining any run (insurances purposes). Please follow the link below. https://athenryac.wufoo.com/forms/join-athenry-ac...

This is an outline list of the races which are likely/have been permitted for the first half of 2017 in Galway. The list is not definitive and is likely to be added to or modified as time goes along. It might help some to plan their events for the first half of the year. 01/01/17 Galway (Resolution...

2017 membership for Athenry AC Fit4Life Is now open for the next few weeks. The cost for the year is €35. Please follow the link here . We will meet in the church car park in Athenry for the first training session on Saturday 7th January. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DAYS FOR 2017 - On Monday the 9th...

If you would like to become a member of Athenry Athletic Club in 2017 please follow this link! https://athenryac.wufoo.eu/forms/join-athenry-ac-2017/

The Fields of Athenry 10km - COMPETITION STARTS ST STEPHENS DAY for anyone who finishes the race! Race Sponsor HYGEIA are giving away a fabulous Garden Care hamper worth €250 (which includes a year's supply of lawn care products) to one lucky person who finishes The Fields of Athenry 10km. AFTER THE...