There was success for the Athenry women again on Saturday in both the 5k & Half Marathon distances in Monivea. On another glorious day for running (How does Tony K manage it??) Mairead Sullivan took her maiden win of the year in the 5k with a time of 21.43 & a deserved reward for her increased...

A lovely evening for the third running of this event around Tonabrucky, starting and finishing at the Rahoon/Newcastle Hurling Club complex! Athenry AC had one athlete competing, running his second race of the day. Result is attached as a PDF. Report of race follows: Record crowds for fourth...

There has been some debate over the last few weeks about whether or not Maree had ousted Tuam as the PB course of the series but after last night’s event that debate is certainly put to bed. Athenry had another great turn out for the race with 79 members racing, 64 of whom set seasons bests times...

Result from last weekend are here ! Gallery of podium images are here ! Thanks to Michael Tobin for an excellent set of results, to Trish Cosgrove for an outstanding job as competition secretary, and to all the others who helped out on the day, but especially to the 10 clubs who competed, all of...

Whilst most members seemed to be saving themselves for the known flats of Tuam next week, there were still a few who took the opportunity that the perfect weather afforded them with 10 members running their fastest time of the series in last nights Leg 5 in Ballybrit. After hovering the wrong side...

Congratulations to Mick Rice on his recent age group win during his travels to the States. Mick took part in the Boston Run to Remember Half Marathon alongside over 7000 other competitors. In a very competative field, where a sub 90 mins would just about get you into the Top 150, Mick placed 8th...

After the thunder, lightning & stormy showers died down early in the evening, leg four of this years series was held in a wet Claregalway on Tuesday last with over 570 runners braving the elements for another PB attempt. Galway City Harriers continued their dominance of the series again this week...

A crowd of almost 200 runners took to the start line for the RNLI Roundstone Bay 8K in Connemara on Saturday. The rain held off for the duration of the race and a small breeze along the course ensured none of the participants overheated as they wove along the scenic coastal roads that are a feature...

There were some great times posted yesterday in the River Moy Half Marathon in Ballina with a handful of PB's in the process. Ray Somers was 5th person home with a new personal best of 1.18.44 with Mick Duane narrowly missing out on the sub 90mins with a 1.31.33. Mairead Sullivan & Maria Lambe also...

There's something pleasing about running alongside the sea on a mild evening with the smell of the salt air & the coastal vistas which greeted us on the 5k Series' first vist to Maree this evening (13 May). Unfortunately, when you're racing eyeballs out in a 5k race you are aware of absolutely none...

Well that was hard! With the inclement weather all day prior to this race we were guaranteed a smaller entry than last week but still had 640 starters in Loughrea for the second leg of this years series. Whilst the rain stayed away for the race the runners faced into a tough wind for the first 2.5km...

A huge crowd of 699 finished this evenings opening leg of the 2014 Galway 5k Series in Athenry in perfect running conditions. Galway City Harriers had the first three runners home with John Greaney taking the win in a time of 16.13. Regina Casey, also of GCH, was first female home in a time of 18.11...

As always there was a large club turnout for the annual Colemanstown 10k on Saturday. Known for its flat & fast course, the windy weather kept the fast times away last year but there was no such problems this time around with summer-like conditions on offer. 34 members completed the course with Jane...

Congratulations to all of Claregalway and the surrounding areas for the massive turnout on Tuesday last for the Claregalway 5K fun-run/walk in aid of the Claregalway and District Day Care Centre. Over 360 participants took part in the 5K and raised over 5,500 euro for the Claregalway and District...

In typical Connemara weather, where after 4 hours I still couldn’t figure out which way the wind was blowing (and it was blowing), there were some very impressive times posted across the three distances on offer in Sunday’s Connemarathon. The club took three titles home from Maam Cross with Ruthann...

Congrats to Corrib AC on the first running of their Killannin 8KM last Saturday afternoon. Full result is here .

Another great turnout by Athenry in New Inn for their 3rd annual 5k. It was a cracking day out there & the heat caught a few of us by surprise but there were still a few PB's produced. Gearoid Rohan, Ruth Ann Sheahan, Jane Ann Healy & Ronan McCarthy all improved on their 5k times. Tiernan Burke...

Congrats to Mairead Blake on her very first podium finish with a third place in the Abbey 10km at the weekend. Find attached the provisional result from the weekends action in Abbey. Congrats to Declan Donnelly, Gerry Larkin and their crew on a fine, fine race in dry conditions out in deepest East...

Nine Athenry AC members made the annual trek to Ballycotton over the weekend for their famous 10mile event. Lyall Guiney made the most of being back on home soil with a 59.26 to be first member home & bag himself a Top 100 t-shirt. Mick Rice was next home & just missed out on a t-shirt by 5...

Last Saturday saw the return of the brilliant Kinvara Rock & Road series of races in south Galway. Only in its fourth year, this race has firmly established itself as one of the most popular & well organised events west of the Shannon. With a sell out crowd of 1500 a big congratulations must be...