Photo Credit: Paul Cummins Athenry AC athlete Paul Hession has this morning qualified from his first round heat of the men's 200m. at the European Athletics Championships in Sweden. Paul ran a time of 20:81 in finishing second in his heat and therefore qualifies automatically for the next round...

Celebrate the life of a loved one, a friend, a colleague, a golfing partner, a bridge partner”¦.. by participating in the Galway Memorial Walk. Sunday September 10th 2006 Commencing at 2pm from the Claddagh Hall to Blackrock and return. To Register and receive your sponsorship cards and to order...

Kildysart Map The organisers of the Kildysart Cultural Festival would like to invite runners and walkers to their four-mile road race and fun walk on the evening of Friday the 4th August 2006. Starting time is 7:00pm for the walkers and 7:30pm for the road race. Dermot Power was one of the finest...

I suppose we should have known that you couldn’t plan the weather in Ireland. Even in the middle of an Irish summer we had no insurance against a filthy day. This was always going to be an organisational challenge but driving wind and rain made even simple tasks seem so much more difficult. The most...

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Results Listed Below By Event for Track Races Only Results for Field Events Will Follow Shortly Invitational 5,000m Men Pos Number Name Club ElectronicTime 1 139 Issac Kiprop Uganda 14:07.83 2 140 Joe McAllister St Malachy's AC (Belfast) 14:31.75 3 135 Dave Mitchinson Newham & Essex Beagles 14:35.24...

East African Cross Country champion Isaac Kiprop showed his class with a blistering display in winning the invitational 5000m at the High5.ie twilight track meet. Full Report to Follow.

Final Preparations Being Made Preparations are in their very final stages for a great night’s athletics in Galway on next Saturday evening the 8th of July starting at 5:00pm. Some of the best runners from both home and abroad will be traveling to Galway for the www.High5.ie Galway Twilight Track and...

The last five days have seen a number of fine performances from Athenry runners all across the country. Paul McNamara led the charge last Wednesday in winning the Rathowen 5k road race near Mullingar. This was Paul’s second victory on the road racing circuit in less than a week and there was more...

Strong International Fields Athenry Athletic Club, www.High5.ie and The Irish Milers Clubare pleased to announce strong fields for the invitational races at their co-sponsored track and field meeting scheduled for Saturday the 8th of July next. These fields are not final as organisers are still in...

Calling on ladies who would be interested in starting a Meet and Train Group in Claregalway. It will be aimed at females who would like to get and keep fit. All levels are welcome - runners/walkers and especially all who have previously run/walk with a meet & Train group. As a group we will prepare...

What a fine weekend for road running. Friday night saw five Athenry runners visit Bilboa in Limerick for their annual 10k road race and another of our number travel to Bohermeen in County Meath for their twenty-first running of the Patrick Bell Memorial 5k. In Limerick Mick Rice, Alan Burke, James...

A 5k Fun Run is planned for Loughrea on Friday the 7th of July next at 7:30 in the evening. TJ Beatty has organised this run for many years to accomodate a small group of American runners who tour Ireland and it alway turns out to be a highly enjoyable event. This is an opportunity to meet, greet...

With numbers of course! 4 Races in the series 4 different courses 4 sets of conditions 158 People took part 29 People ran all four races 27 People ran three races 32 People ran two races 69 People ran one races 1 Person did not complete a race (injured) 81 Finishers in Athenry 75 Finishers in Tuam...

The Peach 10k and Fun Run will take place next Sunday the 4th of June. This event was won last year by Seamus Power and won priase from all who took part. There's something for everyone at this race from the elite to the fun-runner. This is the second Peach 10K, last year being a major success with...

Alan Duigan from the Creative Arts Kids Summer Camp 2006 has passed on details of a fundraising venture which is scheduled for next Sunday afternoon. Full details of this race can be found in our events section HERE Good Luck to Alan and all those involved for a good day out.

The second in the Galway 5k Series was held last night on a fast course that started and ended close to the new swimming pool complex adjacent to the town’s Catholic Cathedral. Although runners and walkers were not blessed with the same fantastic weather as in Athenry a week previously it was a good...

UPDATE: Carramore 10k Results Now Available HERE UPDATE2: Craughwell Handicap 10k Results Now Available on the Craughwell AC Site at HERE Now that we’ve had a few days of sunshine mixed in with the more usual rain and cold, perhaps we can say that the summer is upon us in the west of Ireland. The...

See attachments for what is an excellent race. The course has been 'Jones Counter' certified and is organised by very serious people, who know what it takes to put on a good show.

Run, jog or walk and enjoy being active! The Midland Running League is a series of 3 mile road races combined with family fun runs and walks taking place in Mullingar on the Wednesdays during May. It is an all-inclusive event aimed at increasing participation in running, jogging and walking in the...

South African distance running icon Wally Hayward passed away on Friday at the age of 97. Over a 60 year athletic career Wally (Wallace Henry) Hayward became a hero not only of the South African public, but also of athletics aficionado’s throughout the world. Wally attributed his introduction to...

Paul McNamara retained his AAI 10k Road Race Championship of Ireland in Tinryland Co Carlow yesterday, which he had won in Limerick last year. Paul ran strongly with the lead pack in the early stages and as one by one the pretenders to the throne dropped off the pace Paul found himself in a tussle...

The following dates have been announced for this year's Mayo Road Racing League. We'll publish more details as and when they become available. Race dates in Mayo are as follows: Carramore 10k Saturday May 13 @ 6.45pm - Christy Heneghen 087-1259435 Claremorris 8k Saturday June 17 @ 6pm -Mairead...

Mick Rice takes pride of place in this week's notes due to his excellent 7th place overall finish in the Anglo-Celtic Plate 100K road race, which took place on Sunday, 2 April in Gloucester. Yes, 100 kilometres or 62 miles - two full marathons and 10 more miles for good measure! Mick completed the...