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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...

The 11th running of the Fields of Athenry 10km will take place on St. Stephen's day, December 26th at 11am. Over the last number of years this has has become one of the leading road races in the country, and this year we aim to raise the bar higher. The race returns to its now traditional route...

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...

Half result is here. 10KM result is here. Well done to all Athenry AC athletes who either ran of helped out at this fantastic event.

Frank Burke did a tremendous 10:45:17 in the Barcelona Ironman Triathlon last Sunday, 30th October. This is 30 minutes better than his time in Bolton a year ago and the main improvement seems to have been in the cycling, where he focused his training this year. The Ironman breaks down as follows...

Word reaches the AAC.com newsdesk of the Marathon Club Ireland Championships, which took place last Saturday morning (22 September) in Portumna. Ruthann Sheehan was first woman home (what deep well does this woman get her physical and mental strength from?) in 3:25’ish with Mick Rice first man home...

Claregalway 5KM in aid of Self Help Africa was held on Sunday 16th September in conjunction with Castlegar AC. Race organiser, Kathryn Casserly would like to thank everyone who turned out to support the race and to the wonderful group of volunteers who kindly helped before, during and after the race...

Paul Hession will be speaking at Croí House in Moyola Lane out in Newcastle on Wednesday, 19 September at 8PM. The topic will be: From Mosney to the Olympics. A Perspective on Fitness, Health & Wellbeing See attached PDFs etc. See also http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0905...

Saturday, 8 Setpember, dawned bright and very warm in South Galway for the second annual Kilcolgan Castle 4M road race sponsored by South Galway AC. Over 110 toed the line around the very scenic four mile pan-handled course. First home was local athlete, Peadar Harvey of the neighbouring club...

Over 100 runners took part in the Corrib/Mask half marathon challenge on Sunday the 26th of August last, in aid of the local Zambia Housing Project. The organisers were delighted with the turn out on this, the first year in holding the event. The weather was ideal for endurance running and the...

Athenry athlete, Ruthann Sheahan, did brilliantly to finish 38th overall out of 248 finishers when running for Ireland at the 2012 IAU 24H WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Katowice, Poland on the weekend of 8-9 September. Ruthann finished 7th among the women and was only just beaten by Irishman John O'Regan...

Juvenile Athletics training is back from Monday September 10. Children born 2004 and older Monday Wednesday Friday nights Raheen Picth at 6.45 to 7.45. Little Athletics children 5 years and older must be school going at Vocational school gym Monday nights at 7 to 8 oclock. Any questions contact...

NEW: Race booklet (3MB) is attached below. Photos (John O'Connor) at http://www.flickr.com/photos/edenhill77/. Race (Precision Timing) results at http://www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer?v=%252Fen%252Frace%252Fshow%252F997%253Flayout%253Dprecision_timing. These are the "real-time" results...

The bustling and vibrant tourist town of Clifden was the setting on Sunday the 3 rd of June 2012 for the 2nd annual Sky Road 10K Challenge. Over 160 participants were signed up for the big day. The route took participants on a tour of the famed SKY ROAD which is widely acknowledged as the most...

We had 51 runners at Newcastle for our 9th annual 5k handicapped Club Championships, we believe this to be a record turnout. It took us a while to figure some of the placings and times. Please let us know with a comment or a mail to [email protected] if you have any information to add...

Thanks to Mary Barrett, Sarah Finnegan and all their helpers on a super job earlier in the summer (late-June and early-July) getting through these championships in one piece :-). The results are attached below for posterity from the three days' competitions!

Renville 5KM Result (11 July): http://www.redtagtiming.com/results/Renville5km_2012_Provisional.pdf Keith Connolly 8KM Result (22 July): http://www.southgalwayac.com/12KeithConnolly8KM.pdf Salthill 5KM Relay Result (26 July): http://www.redtagtiming.com/results/Salthill_BayRun5km.pdf

Turloughmore Hurling Club held its inaugural 5k Run/Walk on Saturday (28 July) in Coolarne. Over 150 people – both young and old participated. The race got underway just after 6pm. Race conditions were quite blustery and the rain managed to stay away until one shower midway the race, which was...

The 2nd annual Roscommon 5k Series will kick off in County Roscommon on Wednesday August 22nd. Organised by the Roscommon County Board of Athletics Ireland, this event involves a series of 5km runs on four consecutive Wednesday evenings. Each race will take place in a different location around the...

You did yourself and all in Galway proud yesterday, Paul. See you back in Athenry very soon! See http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/olympics-2012/irish-news/after-a-good-run-its-back-to-the-books-for-aspiring-doctor-paul-3194318.html After a good run, it's back to the books for aspiring...

See http://galwayindependent.com/stories/item/3364/2012-31/Galway-athletes-going-for-gold ! See also the entire Irish team here: http://www.london2012.com/athletes/country=ireland/index,page=1.htmx .

Congratulations to our own Ruthann Sheehan who has been selected to represent Ireland at the 24H World Championships 2012 organized by the IAU (International Association of Ultrarunners. The event will be held at KATOWIICE, Poland on September 8th. Please see the attachment for more details, and...

A record entry and a lovely evening was had for the 6th running of the Athenry AC name-your-own-time 10K AKA 'The Burger Run' in Carnaun on Friday, 27 July 2012! Run over the old (give or take) Fields course, this year's event attracted 40 entries. We even had some guest women unlike last year! Many...