Connemarathon 2009 Launch You are invited to the launch of the 2009 Connemarathon and the announcement of our new title sponsor, Buitoni. Please join the Connemarathon team in welcoming Buitoni aboard! Where: The Marriott Hotel, Galway When: Tuesday 24th February at 6pm Buitoni have enjoyed a long...

GTC - Lecture Series - Sports Psychology. Speaker: Karen Weekes, Sports Psychologist Venue: Menlo Park Hotel, Mon 23rd Feb, 7:30pm. Karen Weekes, a sports psychologist who specialises in working with ultra-endurance athletes, will give an outline of sports psychology and its relation to sports...

GOAL Kayathalon is a novel fundraising event in aid of GOAL’S Famine appeal. It is a triathlon consisting of a hike, a cycle and a paddle and will be held in Gleann an Mháma, Conamara on April 25 2009. The route is attached below. In this increasing time of financial difficulty for many, charities...

From Saturday, 7 February 2009 Irish Examiner, which I cannot find on-line... See attached JPG (773 KB)

It was great to see Loughrea AC's Olive Loughnane profiled on the IAAF site recently. If you want to catch up with what Olive has achieved in her career so far and indeed what she plans for 2009 and beyond this is a good place to start. http://www.iaaf.org/WRC09/news/kind=103/newsid=49229.html

Photo Credit: Alan Cowzer (http://www.cowzer.com/athletics/) Many athletics fans in Ireland will easily recognise the name Lezan Kimutai. Lezan has been a frequent visitor to Ireland over the last decade and his competitive record is impressive. In 2003 Lezan won the Belfast Marathon and he also...

See: http://www.ballycottonrunning.com/Entries%20%2851-3366%29.pdf Athenry AC: Number Name Team Race Age Category 204 BURKE, Alan Athenry AC M 205 O'CONNOR, John Athenry AC M 755 GLAVIN, Valerie Athenry AC F 756 RICE, Mick Athenry AC M40 764 DELMER, Peter Athenry AC M40 831 MYCROFT, Liam Athenry AC...

Message just received from Martin Keane: The website for the 2009 European Veterans road racing weekend (Friday 29 May to Sunday 31 May) is http://www.aarhus1900.dk/evacns2009/ . Michael Fennell - (087) 1351134 - expects at least 30 to travel from Ireland and would love to hear from any others...

Tuam Masters Swimming Club Interested in improving your swimming and fitness? Join Tuam Masters Swimming Club. Training sessions run from 8.00pm-9.00pm every Sunday. Classes are for adults and cover all swimming abilities, from competitive swimmers to those who can swim a number of lengths of the...

Interesting reading in Magill from around the 1981 Dublin City Marathon 8110Magill.pdf - 1.25 MB. 8111Magill.pdf - 1.81 MB. Courtesy of www.village.ie!

A brilliant run but still five seconds off John Treacy's long-standing Irish record, amazingly. More information here: http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=5629 .

For many years Athenry AC members have taken part in Croi fund raising trips all over the world. Ray O'Connor and his brother Johnny have led the way and the path they have blazed has been followed by Club Person of the year 2008 Maire T. Beatty, Larry Kelly, Mick Rice, Jane Ann Healy and many, many...

The BHAA, in both Dublin and Cork do fantastic work for runners and yet can remain unknown to many athletes outside of their immediate catchment areas. If you have the opportunity I'd highly recommend that you take part in one of the many superb races they organise each year. I cut my own running...

In 2007 and 2008 we asked people to nominate their athletic targets for the year ahead and you can view those predictions here; (2008) http://www.athenryac.com/time-set-goals (2007) http://www.athenryac.com/you_gotta_have_goals This year we have collectively invited public ridicule by predicting the...

Photo: - Sponsor Mr Mel Shanley Quantum Life Ireland presents Pascal Proctor with number one for the upcoming Quantum Life Dungarvan 10 mile road race. Pascal was the very first entry received on line at www.westwaterfordathletic.org for the event on Sunday February 1st at 1:00pm QUANTUM LIFE...

Beginners and New-comers welcome to Galway Triathlon Club lecture series. Galway Triathlon Club launches its lecture series this weekend, which is open to all athletes involved in the sports of swimming, cycling, running and triathlon. This series is designed to give you the best advice on how to...

From the AAI Site at http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=5399 Athletics Ireland ‘Athlete of the Year’ Paul Hession, who has brought Irish sprinting to a new level, has ended 2008 with yet another accolade. The prestigious Track & Field News, the ‘Bible of the Sport’ has ranked Paul at Number 8...

Many of us will know that Frank Greally has edited the Irish Runner's 'bible', Irish Runner Magazine, for many years now. Well, today Frank launches his latest book, "Running Commentary" which is a wonderful collection of his thoughts and recollections of Irish athletics over many years. I was lucky...

It's back to the future as regards the National 10k Road Race and the National Half Marathon for 2009. Both the National 10k and the National Half Marathon return to their 2007 venues in Navan and Ballybofey respectively after a break of only a year. Both of these venues produced fine races in 2007...

Seven brave Galway souls made the slippery journey to Cavan at the weekend to take part in the National Novice Cross Country Championships. The team was deprived of the services of our own Brian Bruton after Brian cracked some ribs in a fall on Friday. Undaunted Brian travelled to Cavan to cheer on...

Worried about what gift to get for the runner in your life this Christmas? Here's a great idea! Ian Egan of Sportspoint Massage and Galway City Harriers has been in touch to say.. "Looking for that ideal and practical Christmas gift for the active, sporty person in your life, or maybe a treat for...

The Mayo Road race series has proven immensely successful this year and has attracted many Athenry and other Galway runners 'north of the border' to Mayo this year and others. The success of the series has not been an overnight phenomenon as Michael McGrath of mayo AC explains below. by Michael...

Tommy McCarthy has been in touch to remind us all about the 34th running of the Bernie Meany Memorial 5k Road Race which will take place on Sunday December 14th next at 01:30pm. Registration is at St. Mary's Athletic Club, Kilmurry McMahon, Co. Clare - Sunday, 14th December. Start-time: 1:30pm Entry...

SPORTING PASSIONS/ PAUL HESSION ON HURLING AND AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Mark Rodden In today's Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2008/1126/1227486582507.html

The Burren Cycling club has announced details of the Burren Charity Challenge which will take place on Saturday the 27th of December next in the usual venue of Carron, County Clare, stunningly set in the heart of the Burren. As is the custom for the last number of years, registration, along with hot...