From: Michael Tobin Subject: Results of today's Galway Primary Schools Cross Country finals Folks A big well done to all of the participants in today's primary schools cross country! The weather smiled on us again on a glorious day in Renmore. Thanks to Renmore GAA club for the use of their changing...
2015 Club 5KM Championship result attached from race that took place on Tuesday, 29 September 2015!
The Oranmore Coast Road 5km saw approx 114 athletes take part in this year's race. Matt Bidwell GCH won the race in 15.51 with Fergal Walsh just over 1 min behind crossing the line in 16.57. Michael Flanagan was third 17.21 and Athenry's James Corbett finished in 20.55. For the ladies Barbara Dunne...
Killeeneen is located outside Craughwell and this is the second year they have run this event. The back to school road race took place on Thursday 10th September. Monies raised go towards the Killeeneen National School building fund. Just over 80 athletes took part in the race. Jason Broderick won...
Many thanks to all who attended this year's Run in the Woods on Saturday, 5 September (eve of 2015 All-Ireland Hurling Final). With the 10km being a new addition, we figured numbers would be a little low but it certainly wasn't lacking in talent or spirit. A fabulous bunch of athletes entered what...
GENERAL RUNNING SAFETY TIPS Did you know that more than two-thirds of fatal pedestrian collisions happen at night? Although you can hear a car coming and see its lights, the driver may not see you (and certainly won’t hear you). We don’t want you to become another statistic so we have compiled a...
See RedTag result here .
We had 18 members taking part in the recent National Half Marathon Championships which were held alongside the Rock n Roll half marathon in Dublin. There was a strong showing too with two bronze medals making their way back across the Shannon from a notoriously slow course. Martin Keane proved that...
The 10th running of Athenry AC's Guess-Your-Own-Time/Handicap/Burger Run 10KM Championship took place on Friday, 24 July 2015. James Corbett and his now usual band of helpers clicked into action at race HQ, St. Mary's GAA grounds out in Carnuan. A record crowd of 45 toed the line at 8PM, to take in...
Page 22 of the Galway Independent of 22 July 2015 has a lovely feature on willie Morris, in the Talking History column by William Henry. See here for the electronic version of the newspaper - will be current until later this week then it becomes archived!
From Vincent Conway: East Galway Athletic Club and the Castleblakeney Charity Committee would like to express our sincere thank you to all who took part in our annual 5km and 8km races in aid of Galway Oncology Unit. Final figures still to be tallied but we will have made in the region of €4000 for...
Preparation on track for 50th running of the Hollymount International Road Race With just 4 months to go until the big day, major planning and preparation is making strides to ensure the 2015 Hollymount Road Race is the best ever in its distinguished 50th year history. Sunday November 15th will see...
Date for your diary... Claregalway 10km Road Race is on Saturday 22nd August at 6pm. Enter online at www.runireland.com Entry fee €20 (€5 from each entry goes to Galway Hospice) T-Shirt for all entrants. Race pack pick-up and late entries at Claregalway Community Centre. Race starts outside...
The Martin Egan 10KM in Beagh took part on Sunday, 12 July. The result and prizes are attached as PDFs. A set of photos are also to be found here .
Athenry AC are hosting their annual 10km Burger Run on Friday 24th July at St Mary's GAA Club House (approx 2.5 miles outside Athenry town). Registration is on the night and the race starts at 8.00pm. Our very own Master Chef Owen Curran is organising the BBQ again this year and there will be a...
There were great results from the Athenry AC athletes on Day 1 of the 2015 GloHealth National Juvenile Championships. Calum Healy continued a fine year with a silver in the long jump, and he still has two days of competition to go and high chances of further medals to bring back home. Thomas and...
Official result and medals attached! Congratulation to all who turned up in Monivea last Saturday, 27 June, for the first Galway AAI Half Marathon Road Race Championship. Jane Ann Healy, Clare Rowe and Mary Kealy were the first three women home (see above). Oliver Mullins, Adam Leadbetter and...
Day 2 of the County Track and Field took place on Sunday 28th June at the Regional Sports Centre, Dangan. A small but very active Athenry AC team took home 15 medals, including a massive haul of 6 medals for Anne Lyng who only decided on the morning of competition she was going to compete. Anne took...
A great evening for Day One. The results of all events are attached. They have an old-style 80s feel to them with a fixed-width Courier font and wide formatting. Sincere thanks to Iain Shaw and Brian Bruton for a good night's entertainment...sorry...sport. Onwards to this Sunday.
Congrats to all in Annaghdown on the 9th running of their 10KM on Sunday, 21 June!!!!! [It has always been on that day. What other road race in Galway runs on the exact same day every year?] Official result attached.
Congrats to Bid Kissane, fresh from her Kerry marathon exploits, on rceiving her PhD this afternoon (Thursday, 18 June) in NUIG. Lyall donned the hat but Bid wore the gown. The title of her thesis is, " Development of Rapid Spectroscopic Methods for the Analysis of Cell Culture Media ". Ya wha', Gay...
The 2015 Galway AAI Half Marathon Road Race Championships will take place in conjunction with the Monivea Half Marathon Road Race on Saturday, 27 June. Enter here (wufoo). Also entries on the day itself! All local AAI clubs are encouraged to ensure that they have teams of women and men competing in...
Tonight's launch of Moanbaun Sports Development Project was a great success and supported by members from both Athenry Football Club and Athenry Athletics Club. Iain Shaw (AAC) and Michelle Healy Leggett (AFC) welcomed everyone to the event and outlined the project to date. Thanks to Ciaran Cannon...
Galway Track and Field Championships 2015 The dates and programme have been announced for the Galway Senior/Masters and Junior Track and Field Championships and details are below. Entry can be made on Athletics Ireland online entry system, and on the night on Day One. Both days will be held in...