With the 5k series ongoing for the month of May, the weekends racing has been quiet of late in Galway. This weekend saw the renewal of the Mayfly 10k in Oughterard with just shy of 100 entrants. Galway City Harriers were triumphant in both the mens & womens races with Matt Bidwell & Sinead Brody...

With lovely routes through the bogs & forests around Monivea this is another set of races that is always well supported by Athenry AC. Organised by club Chairman, Tony Killarney, he even managed to arrange for fantastic sun last year. Entries available here.

Entries now open......... A good flat half marathon & 10k that's always well supported by the club. The Athenry AC womens team have a title to defend this year in the half, will you be joining them?? Entries available here.

No excuses... Enter here and more here.

In Longford today Siobhan Guinan was first lady home in a time of 45.34 in the 10k Cairn Hill Challenge, a well earned title. Down in Limerick Lezan Kimutai won the marathon & Peter Brandon won the half marathon as part of the Limerick Run. Chris Deakin dipped under the 90mins for the first time...

See attached courtesy of Peter Lyons, who with his helpers a few Sundys ago put on a brilliant show on a lovely day down in St. Mary's in Carnaun! P.S. Everyone was a winner in the adult race!

Move 2 Improve MAYO AC 2014 Series 2014 SERIES ROAD FIXTURES 1 KILMOVEE 10k, 19 April @ 1pm CONTACT JOHN 086 173 7111 2 IRISHTOWN 8k, 29 June @ 12pm CONTACT MICHAEL 086 853 4729 AFTER 7PM 3 BALLA 10k, 26 July @ 7pm CONTACT BRENDAN 087 294 1227 4 CHARLESTOWN 10k, 6 Sept. @ 12pm CONTACT CHRISTINA 086...

We have an embarrassment of riches in Galway with, not one, but two 10KMs in the county next weekend: Colemanstown [Easter Saturday] and Labane (Galway Sports Partnership) [Easter Monday]. Both are excellent events and deserve all local athletes' support. See attached for posters for both races.

The Athenry Community Games & Parish Sports are being held this Sunday 13th April at 1.30pm in Carnaun Pitch, Athenry. As always there is a Senior Mens 3000m & a Senior Womens 1500m race which are always well supported by Athenry AC. There wi ll be Perpetual Cups for the 1st Athenry Area or Athenry...

It's turning into a busy few weeks for Athenry members on the international stage with many of our members hitting the skies to take part in some of the biggest races worldwide. This Sunday, 06th April, Philp Magnier & George Livanos will be lining up alongside nearly 50,000 other participants in...

A good friend of the club, Loughrea AC stalwart, Jarlath Fitzgerald is launching his book in Loughrea this Friday evening at 8PM! See here.

The Galway 10M Road Race Championships will take place in conjunction with the Craughwell 10M road race this Sunday, 23 March. All local clubs are encouraged to ensure that they have teams of women and men competing. The results of these championships will based on the official result produced by...

Three Generations of Galway Athletics Launch Race Series http://www.5km.ie/ Galway’s Athletics Clubs came together at the Athenry Physiotherapy & Performance Clinic on Thursday night to launch the ‘Galway 5km Race Series’ for 2014. This hugely successful series of races, aimed mainly at new runners...

A short launch event for this year’s Galway 5km Series will take place on Thursday the 6 th of March 2014 in the New Health Centre in Athenry at 07:00pm, why not come along and get the inside scoop!! On the evening we’ll be joined by three very special guests representing three generations of Galway...

A full house turned out in Athlone this evening to witness a fantastic night’s athletics which saw three new stadium records and the star attractions Ashton Eaton, Brianne Theisen-Eaton and Tabarie Henry live up to their reputations. The Olympic decathlon gold medalist and world champion, Eaton, won...

This weekend brings us the Maree 8k race sponsored by Amphibian King & hosted by Maree AC. A lovely out & back route around Maree & Tawin which skirts Galway Bay and has a few small hills which will test you. But don't let that phase you as it's still a fast course. And the spread after is not to be...

It’s not too often that you get the chance to race down Shop Street in Galway (Unless it’s Saturday night & you have a few pints on you) but the 5km Resolution Run gives you that chance. Taking place at the Spanish Arch at 1.00pm on New Year’s Day what better way to start off the New Year & kick...

So it's six days to the off & if the rumour mill is correct we could be in for a grandstand finish as we have the possibility of former winner & current Dublin City Marathon title holder, Sean Hehir, lining up against five time Fields winner & course record holder, Gary Thornton. Gary made a return...

Looking for a Christmas present for that runner who has every little bit of the latest gear out there, well the long awaited History of Clonliffe Harriers entitled ‘Clonliffe Harriers 1886 to 2013’ by Dominic Branigan was launched at a reception held in the Teachers Club on Parnell Square in Dublin...

Although online entries have now closed for the Ballycotton 10mile road race, all AAI members have until Friday 20th December 2013 to enter this race via postal entry. A copy of the entry form will be available from tomorrow, 09th December 2013, at the following website; http://www...

Although online entries have now closed for the Ballycotton 10mile road race, all AAI members have until Friday 20th December 2013 to enter this race via postal entry. A copy of the entry form will be available from tomorrow, 09th December 2013, at the following website; http://www...

Heartiest congratulations to James Lundon and Mick Rice who have been short listed for a County Mayor’s Award 2013 as representatives of Athenry AC in the Sport category. The winners in all categories will be announced in the Claregalway Hotel on the night of Tuesday 19 th November. James and Mick...

Charity Race - Permit sponsored by Athenry AC Online entry here. (Problem with registration now resolved) This is the fourth year of the popular and successful Athenry F4L Charity 5 km Charity Run/Walk. Proceeds this year will be going to Western Alzheimer’s. The 5k f4L road race will be opened to...

On The Road Again (OTRA) is a Galway charity that aims to restore and instil positive self-esteem and empower clients to take control of their own lives for the better. It is a Personal Development Program whose remit is to advance the self sufficiency of the homeless populations and those suffering...

The semi-finals of the 23rd Galway AAI Primary Schools Cross Country took part on Tuesday last in perfect conditions around Nolan Park (the pitches) in Renmore. Over 1100 children and 60 schools from around the county were represented. For the first time, the county was split into two, EAST and WEST...