Find attached the poster (PDF) for the 14th Mayo AC Road Race league! Well worth supporting...

The 2012 road racing season really starts in earnest in Galway this weekend with the Maree road race. It is quickly following by a slew of other races, almost one a weekend, until mid-April, from 5KM right the way up to 39M...and most distances in-between. Sunday, 12 February: 5th Maree 8KM - http:/...

Want to get faster? Fitter? Injury free? Lighter? Inspired to greater things this season? This year Athenry AC is hosting a series of talks aimed at runners from casual to high performance, to help you prepare for the best season ever. The talks will take place in the Raheen Woods hotel on the below...

Gerry Duffy Deca Ironman is coming West to inspire, motivate and energise the people of Galway To mark the establishment of City Life Galway, a new Financial Planning Company in the city, set up by the well known Financial Advisor and keen athlete Pat O Dwyer, a very special talk by Ireland’s Deca...

A piece of running travelogue from my recent trip to Vietnam... Deirdre There are nine million bicycles in Beijing. And possibly the same number of motorbikes in Hanoi. I’m not religious but it takes a certain Jesus-walking-on-water leap of faith to cross a busy road in urban Vietnam. The traffic is...

Here's stuff to ponder as you do your long runs. Add your own as a comment or send it on to me, [email protected]. "Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater" Emil Zatopek (pictured) Greatest long-distance runner of the 1950s "Training is everything. The peach was once a...

Marie Curran was in town on New Year's Eve to witness the final leg of Paul Fallon's thousand mile running journey to raise funds for On the Road Again, a charity set up to help the homeless through getting people running: Renmore Church at 3pm on New Years Eve was a hub of activity as a group of...

Following Paul's progress around the country this month at http://www.otra.ie .

Mullins issues apology over how closure of Belfield track was handled http://www.independent.ie/sport/horse-racing/mullins-issues-apology-over-how-closure-of-belfield-track-was-handled-2952432.html "Leo Varadkar’s casual trotting out of his road-running bona fides" http://www.irishtimes.com...

It was standing room only in the Raheen woods hotel last night, as a large crowd gathered to celebrate the launch of Mick Rice's book on the history of Derrydonnell AC. MC Frank Greally of Irish runner introduced and interviewed a number people with connections to the club and athletics in Ireland...

Plagiarised directly from the horse's mouth! The RunIreland website - in which three of our members - Ray O'Connor, Seb Locteau and Alan Burke are instrumental - recently won an award for their website: Galway owned website, RunIreland.com was last night presented with a prestigious Eircom Spider...

This December Paul Fallon will be running 1000 miles around Ireland to try to raise funds for the homeless charity which he started back in January, On The Road Again (OTRA). The target is to try to raise €100,000 for OTRA (www.otra.ie) To help the team reach this goal, they are holding events in 8...

Press Release Irish 200m Record Holder and Olympian Paul Hession (Athenry AC), has today announced that he will be moving from his current training base in Scotland to Dublin, to work with Coach John Coghlan. Coghlan gained his coaching expertise while working alongside leading speed coaches Loren...

The Galway Ladies team did very well to finish in 6th place in the Premier Division of the National League on August 20th last at Santry Stadium. The GCH men finished 2nd in Division One and are now promoted to Premier Division for 2012. See: http://www.tuamac.com/tuam-ac-notes-22-aug-2011 Full...

They say imitation is the best form of flattery. With that in mind, the inaugural Roscommon 5k Series will kick off in County Roscommon on August 31st. This event involves a series of 5km runs on four consecutive Wednesday evenings commencing August 31st. Each race will take place in a different...

Morton Mile - http://www.clonliffeharriers.com/ch_news_item.shtml?cmsitemnumber=_1310251710 Ciaran O`Lionaird 3:57.99 & Paul Robinson 3:59.99 Results - http://www.clonliffeharriers.com/ch_news_item.shtml?cmsitemnumber=_1310251710 Morton Mile 1. Jordan McNamara – USA – 3.56.83 2. Brandon Bethke – USA...

Articles from the Cork City Sports last weekend: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0704/1224300031729.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/orourke-seals-worlds-spot-2812238.html

See: http://www.galwaycityharriers.com/juvenile-information/2011-corrib-oil-streets-galway-8k or enter directly here: http://www.runireland.com/forms/streets-galway-2011

Last Friday night (17 June) marked the re-launch of the South Galway Athletic Club (SGAC) in the Lady Gregory Hotel in Gort. Over 60 people gathered to celebrate the re-launch of a club that had been dormant for a number of years. Under the direction of the executive of Siobhan Kelleher (chairperson...

Nice article by Ian O'Riordan - "Greally and magazine stand the test of time" http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0618/1224299152426.html Congrats Frank et al!

He might have a claim to be the most predictable runner in the west of Ireland. A few years after guessing his 10km time exactly at our own 'guess your own time' 10km, Brendan Monaghan of Tuam AC repeated the trick last Saturday night in Ballindine. Full report on Mayo AC

It was the starting ground for Sonia O'Sullivan and John Treacy, not to mention Paul Hession, who narrowly missed a trip to Mosney, placing second in the county championships at the age of 10 (http://www.therunningreview.com/?p=395). The Community Games gave so many of us (talent not always...

It was published late this time, but at the request of JAL, here is the latest Irish Masters Athletics Association newsletter. Please see the PDF attachment. Jim McNamara, pictured, is the subject of this issue's 20 Questions feature.

We are delighted to welcome you to Marathon Club Ireland. The club was formed to encourage all aspects of marathon running in Ireland, from participation to organisation. Our aim is to help, encourage and motivate as many people as possible to take on the challenge of completing the classic 26.2...

Team FreeWheelers are organizing an 8km Run through the scenic Cong Woods to raise money for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association. The FreeWheelers are a group of 7 lads who have undertaken the grueling challenge of cycling the L'Étape de Tour Alp d'Huez 2011 to raise funds for this worthy...