The Claregalway leg of the Galway 5k Series again brought out big numbers with just over 600 runners completing the run. The winning time was considerably better than last week's Athenry leg as Peter O'Sullivan recorded a great 16:02 to win by a good margin from Billy King with Enda Mannion in third...

East Galway Athletic Club sponsored the first & successful running of the Killererin 10K (St. Mary's Ladies GFC) road race on Bank Holiday Monday 6th of May in Barnaderg. The race took place on a new course this year. Congratulations to Ian Egan and Siobhan Healy on winning the men's and women's...

Every marathon has its bad luck and Athenry AC seemed to be affected strongly at the Great Limerick Run on Sunday 5th May. We won't dwell on the misfortune but instead we'll note the seven in our colours who did finish the full marathon, with nine more completing the Half marathon. Jim and Frances...

The new route of the Athenry race in the Galway May 5k Series proved very popular with contestants and spectators last night (Tuesday 30th April). As well as everything else, it's nice to have a route that is actually close to Athenry and that one can jog to. Thanks to Tony Killarney and Frank Burke...

** Official Result attached ** The second annual Labane/Ardrahan/Galway Sports Partnership 10KM took place yesterday (Saturday, 20 April 2013) around the pan-handled course, starting and finishing in the interesting village of Labane, midways between Ardrahan and Gort, off the main Galway/Limerick...

A lovely but windy & dry day greeted the multitudes who turned up in New Inn for a second year in a row. Well done to all who organised and competed in the race. Full result attached.

(Photo by Don Nyhan) Lennane seemed strangely empty in the hour or so before the Half Marathon start on Sunday. However closer inspection revealed the whereabouts of the 2000+ starters behind every available wall, truck, pub, outsized runner, etc., trying to get shelter from a gusty wind blowing...

Some races have a special buzz and the Craughwell 10 Mile race certainly presses that button. Many targeted this race as their main Spring outing and nervous tension along with vigorous arm waving were all there in abundance before the 1 pm start. No one -- and I mean no one -- missed their warm-up...

Gerry Larkin and his enthusiastic band of helpers from the hinterland of Abbey did themselves and their village & parish proud with their organisational efforts today (17 March) in running the first Abbey 10KM Road Race. Over 150 toed the line with the men's winner coming home a little under 37 and...

One of the most historic races in Ireland, the Ballycotton 10, took place last Sunday, 3rd March. It used to be one of THE races of the year for Athenry AC but despite a nearby 10 miler in Craughwell and many other local alternatives, we still got eight runners to the starting line this year. Their...

Now in their third year, the Kinvara Rock And Road Half Marathon and 10k have thrived as very successful event races. The 2013 versions stopped the traffic for a while in the beautiful village last Saturday 2nd of March to let through the 531 finishers in the Half, and the fairly astonishing 713...

Congratulations to Ray O'Connor who completed what I believe is his 3rd go at the Helsinki 24 Hour Ultra race on Sunday 24th Feb. Ray covered a distance of 113.11 km, which converts to 70.28 miles. He finished 58th out of 80 in the male category. The race is run indoors on a track that is not quite...

The 2nd iteration of the Gorgeous Gort 4M Road Race went well on Sunday last (17 February 2013)! South Galway AC got a great day for the race and a rush of late entries took the number competing over 110. Well done to Declan Belton and his crew of helpers on a well-run event. Only one Athenry AC...

Fantastic day for the 3rd Resolution Run in and around Galway City this lunchtime. Over 300 finished. See here for PDF result. W40 and W50 prizes came to Athenry AC in the form or Miriam Wall and Bernie Mulryan as did the women's team prize - see article image. Congrats to Tony Killarney on a...

The following participated in the juvenile race (~ one KM) around the streets of Athenry before the main event on St. Stephen's Day. Congratulations to all who started and/or finished...! Saoirse Healey Amy Coyne Calum Holly Ciara Courtney Roisin Courtney George Curran Ben Fahye Sarah Gilhooley...

A soft day in Carnmore saw a total of 204 runners go to the line for the 3rd. Annual Carnmore Annual Turkey Trot. Competition was very keen with Matt Bidwell of GCH taking the honours in the mens race in a swift 16mins 01 secs and the Ladies winner by a good margin was Emer O'Leary from MSB. All the...

See attached a full race result from the recent Hollymount series of races. Congrats to Seamus Coyne of GCH on breaking 40 for the first time! I know the effort and luck it take to break, sorry get close, to 40. See also here for all details on the event.

Clarenbridge Charity 10K Run/ Walk, November 25 th 2012 Last Sunday was one of the colder days of Winter, however such conditions turned out to be perfect for what was to be the fourth annual Clarenbridge Charity 10K Run/ Walk. A record number of more than 300 participants found their way to...

(Congrats to Bernie Mulryan on another overall win!) The 2nd Annual East Galway 4M Road race took place yesterday (18 November 2012) on a wet & miserable Sunday afternoon. 119 Runners braved the elements and it was a great credit to all concerned to see almost all Galway ACs represented. With...

I am a person of few words but I would like to thank all from Athenry AC who helped out and to the following who sponsored the race and for making it possible at all: The Civil Defence Galway Crystal Londis/Subway, Newcastle Road, Galway Hip Kidz ladies Gym Galway Water Natalie Hehir for taken the...

Despite the day starting with rain, numbers were up this year for the “Winning Ways” 8k held today (Sunday, 4 November 2012) in Corofin. Local clubs were again well represented as were all age groups. First place went to Niall Cunningham with Bernie Mulryan of Athenry AC the first lady to finish...

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** Official result attached - 6 November 2012 ** The square in Gort was bathed in unseasonably warm October sunshine when 160 hardy souls took off for the inaugural Gort RFC 10k run on Sunday last (21 October), in aid of the club & Spinal Injuries Ireland. The route took runners around the square...

Moylough woke up to the sounds of hundreds of runners shuttling up and down an otherwise pretty deserted main street yesterday morning (14 October), from the hours of 10AM 'til after 2PM. It was the occasion of the second North East Galway 10KM road race, organised by Linda Cummins and a veritable...

Spanish runner, Jaime Lobo, set a new course record at the Conamara 10k on a glorious day in Carna last Saturday. Lobo won in 34:17 on a very scenic coastal course, the second year of a race that saw much faster race times than 2011. He was followed to second by Gearóid Hynes, and Richard Farnan of...