The buildup to this year's Longford Marathon continues apace with news from the race organisers of an interesting series of races that can be used as preparation for this year's main event which takes place on the 29th of August next. Full information about the Longford marathon can be found at http...

Day 1 - The Start Always a nervous start. One difference between doing ten marathons in ten days or doing one in one is the nervous start can last 2 days, before you know how it's all coming together. And then like mile 20 in a marathon, everything can fall apart on day 8, so strategy is very...

See http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/other-sport/sprint-star-hession-looking-forward-to-a-big-year-119010.html for the full article!

Good luck to Patrick Forde of Kilconienon parish but Athenry AC who is running the 26.2 in Prague this weekend. He has promised us a few words about his adventures upon his return and maybe even a picture or two.

Young Ray O'Connor is off on another of his mad-cap running adventures this weekend. He has braved volcanic ash clouds this morning to fly over to England to take part in one of marathoning's most gruelling multi day events. Starting tomorrow morning, Ray will be one of a select group of crazies to...

Provisional results for the Tuam AC leg of the Galway 5km series attached now - there are some small updates to be made over the next day or so but they're substantially correct. Thanks to all in Tuam AC for being perfect hosts. Hope everyone enjoyed the evening and ran/walked well. Pictures will be...

A few words from the race director last Tuesday evening out in Newcastle i.e. me! Over 550 finished, a series record, but one that will be broken later this month I've no doubt. Yes, it rained during the race (the first time in its 22 race history) but it didn't dampen the spirits of all those who...

The club eventually got these two auld lads together in one place only last week (before the Newcastle leg of the Galway 5KM Series) to make the necessary presentations of mementos regarding their respective successes in the 2009 Dublin City Marathon. It also served to celebrate their elevation to...

Courtesy of the senior club's co-president, Martin Keane. Answers are all names of Atheney AC members. Clues are in the surnames unless otherwise clearly stated. 1. Name of a town in Ireland? 2. Could get one in a book or a newspaper? 3. Capital City? 4. In the TV Series 'Keeping Up Appearances'...

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Women training for the Flora Women’s Mini-Marathon can now access a free online alignment regime that could give them a timely boost ahead of the June Bank Holiday event. Seán McCaughey, an expert in postural alignment, has put together a special Mini-Marathon stretching programme which can be...

What are you doing next Tuesday night? The 5km Series in Tuam, right? Well how about extending the fun for a couple of more hours. Tuam AC are hosting a post 5km table quiz in the Ard Ri Hotel, which is right at the start/finish line, right after the race. The quiz is to raise funds to support Tuam...

Updated results now attached - should reflect reality a little more closely. Please return all queries to Mick Rice at mick.rice @ gecas.com . Some images from last night (couresy of Francis Kennedy) can be found here: http://eirefoto.com/10_5k_series_A_home.htm .

A brilliant day on Sunday last in Raheen: weather, competitors, events, even the crowd. The less said the better about my attempts to lead from the front of the men's 3K. Congrats to the organisers on a fantastically-run event and good luck to all qualifiers for the county finals in Ballinderreen in...

A crack team of dedicated, well trained and completely focused Athenry athletes made the journey to Dublin last weekend to take part in the Spar Great Ireland Run which was 'host race' for the AAI National 10k Championships. Alan Burke also made the trip. Upwards of twenty of the Athenry AC faithful...

Here's a copy of the Spring newsletter, in PDF format. It has some local interest, including a photo of our head honcho, President Keane.

Congratulations to Aileen McNamara on her win in the AIT 5km yesterday. Report from: Gordon Brett, Sport and Recreation Manager, Athlone Institute of Technology Over 350 participate in South Westmeath Hospice 5K Fun Run Race expected to raise over €18,000 for South Westmeath Hospice The 2 nd annual...

The Connemarathon has come and gone for another year and the memories are still fresh. Perhaps most of all we'll remember it as a race that took place under blue skies and a very warm sun. There seemed to be Athenry AC singlets everywhere you looked. If our club has a 'home' marathon this is...

The Athenry Community Games sports day will take place on Sunday the 25th of April next at the Raheen pitch at 01:30pm. This is usually a fantastic day out for young and old alike and we'd really encourage all of our members, and indeed anyone living near Athenry to consider coming along. The day's...

Connemara Marathon race director Ray O'Connor blazed a trail around the Utrech Marathon in the Netherlands yesterday to set a new personal best time for the distance. Taking full advantage of the flat course to run an even-paced race, Ray came home in 3:16:52 to take a fair chunk off his previous...

From: http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/24242 "Galway athletes enjoyed a successful day at the Irish Juvenile Indoor Athletic Championships in Nenagh Stadium at the weekend, bagging a medal haul of three gold, seven silver and two bronze medals." ... "The second gold came from Athenry AC's...

Thanks to James Sexton for a set of results from this venerable road race - see attached DOC! Winners were Gary Thornton and Andrea Viger.

I recently had the pleasure of cycling the course for the forthcoming inaugural Kilmovee 10k Road Race which is being organised by members of the local GAA club (in association with Mayo AC) in support of some very worthy local charities. What struck me was that, as well as it being a particularly...

Prizewinners Senior men 1 Tristan Druet-McCarrick (Unnatt) 32.58 2 John Byrne (Mayo AC) 33.03 3 Roger Barrett (Ballina AC) 34.19 men o40 1 Neil Faulkner (Letterkenny AC) 34.31 men o50 1 Billy Gallagher (Mayo AC) 39.21 1st local: Tom Hunt (Mayo AC) 40.39 Team 1. Mayo AC (2 John Byrne, 5 Kevin Mellet...

Craughwell AC raised the bar in terms of race organisation with a fantastic 10 mile race yesterday, an event destined to become a classic. It was a great day out for Athenry AC to our nearest neighbours. There was even a special sign welcoming the over 50 memebers of the club who toed the line...