Last October Bank Holiday Monday was a lovely fine day and many club members were in Dublin for the marathon. Since then, weather has dictated there weren't many such get togethers. Last Sunday morning was another fine sunny day and was on my own for the day. By late morning I had the papers read...

The second Galway Cross Country Workshop will take place in Dangan next Saturday the 16th January 2010 at 12.00 noon at the University Sports Grounds in Dangan, Galway. This workshop is being organised as part of the Galway County Board's effort to encourage participation on Galway representative...

Hope everyone had a good New Year and welcome back to the 9+ ages we hope to see you tonight in the vocational school Gym 7 to 8.30.

The 2010 Galway Triathlon Club lecture series will kick off next week with a talk by club coach Ray Glynn on training programs. This will be a great way to plan your pre-season training and get motivated. It will also be an excellent oppotunity for new members to come along and find out more about...

James Lundon Sub 20:00 5km (failed in 2009 with two 20:09s) Sub 41:00 10km (failed in 2009 - 10 sub-41s lifetime) Sub 70:00 10 Mile (sub-70 in Ballycotton in my last four attempts) Sub 1:35 half marathon (1:36 PB from 2009, which is still soft enough) Sub 3:50 marathon (failed over the last five...

The County Indoor Athletics has been cancelled due to the weather conditions. Keep up the training.Our mini athletes are back on Monday the 11th at 7.00 in the Vocational gym with the senior athletes straight after at 8.00. Please keep an eye on the website and we will update you with any changes as...

Galway indoors for Juvenile Athletes is on this Saturday in Nenagh. The first event is the relays and these will start at 11.00 am sharp. All athletes will need to be there for 10.00 am. Please ensure you bring plenty of warm clothes and hot drinks. Due to the weather situation and the conditions on...

Welcome back to all our athletes we hope to see those eligible for competing in Nenagh Indoors in the Vocational School Gym tonight for 7.00 sharp. Please bring back your membership and entry forms with you for competition. Last chance..

Unfortunately we've had to cancel our race once more. Foremost in our minds is the safety of our runners and the organising committee. The course is still very icy today and there is no significant thaw forecast between now and tomorrow. We have provisionally rescheduled the race for Sunday the 24th...

The Fields of Athenry will now take place on Sunday 24th January at 1:30pm. Registration will be open from 12 noon in Presentation college Athenry. The kids race will take place at 12:30, runners should gather outside the Byne Mech factory. We have to use a slightly modified course that we used for...

Update: RACE CANCELLED Unfortunatey we've had to cancel the race for today. Ice on both the course and approach roads is not melting fast enough. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, but safety is priority. The race has been PROVISIONALLY rescheduled for Sunday January 3rd at 1:30pm. The date...

Sorry Kids the Fun Run has been called off for today, as soon as we have new date we will inform you keep an eye on the website. Merry Christmas.

Or what if he disappoints you with his gifts this year? Well then, you'll have take matter into your own hands and get yourself something you really want. So we at Athenry AC are doing our bit to help. We'll have a "mini-expo" at our Race HQ in Presentation College Athenry. The team from Run Ireland...

Keith Duggan, GAA writer with the Irish Times, gives a mention to the Fields of Athenry 10km in todays column. The race itself was not really a race – some guy won it in 29 minutes and everyone else trundled along behind, exhibiting a flabbergasting range of running styles. A few K in a man in a...

Craughwell-based athletics photographer John O'Connor has just shared another set of his fabulous photographs with us which we have now uploaded to our photo gallery. The set in question was taken at the Loughrea Athletics Seminar and Road Race in September this year and there are some beauties...

Entries for the Juvenile fun run are open on the day. All runners should be in the Arch car park for 10:00am, where entries will be taken. To make life easier, please enter in advance using this form. Race starts at 10:15am. Athenry's own Paul Hession will present medals afterwards. Entrants to date...

12 months later and last year's winners look like the athletes to beat in this year's running of the Fields of Athenry 10km. Gary Thornton has had a mixed year, with some fantastic performances over the county, finishing 4th in the Inter-clubs in March and 6th in the inter-counties, narrowly missing...

It might be of interest to anyone travelling from Galway City to the Fields of Athenry 10k on St.Stephen's Day that Galway City Harriers are organising a bus to the race on that day. Aside from saving the planet, taking the bus helps out with parking congestion and allows you to relax after the race...

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Training times for all Juvenile members are as follows Monday Night Raheen Pitch 7.30 to 8.30 all ages Monday Night Little Athletics Vocational School Gym 7 o clock to 8 o clock Wednesday Night Newcastle Community Centre 7 o clock Friday Night Athenry Soccer Club on the Astro Turk 6.45 to 8.00

Legendary American athletics coach to give insight into Preparation of Top Athletes A 70 year-old Co. Mayo man, who has coached 26 Olympic athletes in a glorious athletics career stretching over four decades, is to give an insight into preparation of top athletes in an informative and practical...

Again a case where a picture is worth a thousand words...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmagnier/sets/72157622754935257/show/

Juvenile AGM rescheduled for Thursday 3 rd December at 8.30pm in the New Park Hotel. Everybody is welcome to attend.

Our man Peadar Nugent got a lovely "lift-up" in the Connacht Tribune last week. The article can be found on-line at the following location: http://www.galwaynews.ie/opinions/athenry%E2%80%99s-marathon-man-stilll-going-strong-66