Race photos available on our FB page https://www.facebook.com/athenryac/posts/10154321517166024 Results http://www.sportsplits.com/Home/QuickResults?clientId=74&raceId=253&culture=en-US Report to follow
Results from today's (Sunday, 26 February 2017) race - its 9th iteration - are attached and here . Images courtesy of Edenhill77 are here . A tough day over the new course. Kudos to everyone who completed the course, and very well done to the organisers, with the race excess going to local Athenry...
Great to see more clubs writing down their history, Midleton AC and Ennis Track being the latest. They deserve all our support in these initiatives. The Midleton AC launch is here and their Facebook is here and here . The Ennis Track launch is here and their Facebook page is here .
Congrat to South Galway AC on a superb 8KM race and organisation yesterday, Sunday 12 February. The full result can be obtained here and attached. Mary Kealy was the W50 winner. Conditions were bitterly cold, windy but dry over a challenging course. It idid'nt stp quite a number of people running...
Congrats to the Galway M65 mens who won Team Gold in Waterford IT yesterday, Sunday 12 February. Pictured, Georgina Drumm presenting the winning medals to our own Martin Keane, Andrew Talbot (CRH), Martin Hynes (Tuam AC) and Martin McEvilly (GCH). It as Martin's first time to don the Galway vest...
Congrats to Claire Feeney on raising E5,700 for the Galway Hospice by running in the recent Fields of Athenry 10KM. Extra kudos for wearing the 2016 hat when taking the photo, which appeared in this weekend's Connacht Tribune!
Fair play to a good friend of AAC, TJ Beatty (Loughrea AC), on his big award at last weekend's Galway Sports Stars Awards! He won the "Special Dedication" award in recognition of his lifetime’s involvement in athletics: competing, coaching and administratiion!
Patryk Woleniuk was the sole representative for Athenry AC at this year's Irish LIfe National Junior and U23 Indoor Championships held at the Athlone International Arena today, Sunday, 29 January. Patryk has been consistently chipping away at his times for 60m Hurdles and today was reward for the...
See here for an article on Ron Hill's sequence being broken over the weekend due to illness. We all wish his the very best and hope that the illness is not serious! The longest recorded running streak in history ended Saturday when England's Ron Hill completed a one-mile run. The 78-year-old former...
A good turnout from Athenry AC graced the roads around Coldwood today, Sunday 29 January! The weather was not very kind but it did not stop over 200 people from toeing the start line outside the school. Fergal Walsh was third in an excellent 22:05, followed closely by Dave Meehan, who dipped under...
Athenry AC came away from Athlone IT International Arena with a bumper haul of medals at the recent Galway Indoor Championships. This was our most successful year since the championships moved to Athlone, taking 33 medals including 9 gold which placed us third in the overall medal table. There were...
I first met Noel Henry in the early 1980s. Once you met him you'd love to meet him again and again. When I told him where I was from, he was anxious to know not alone the old Derrydonnell AC lads, but also all the Galway runners from early 1900s as he was writing on the subject at that time. Then in...
I was sad to hear of his passing last week. See here for a short tribute to a star of Irish running in yesterday year!
http://www.myrunresults.com/events/tuam_ac_8k_road_race/1983/results
Official result and prize list attached. We believe all errors have been squeezed out of this large data set. Onwards to 2017...
Welcome to the new members of Fit4Life! Membership is still available for one more week. The next intake of new members after that will be April 1st. The Fit4Life programme caters for walkers/joggers and its aim is to get you running 5km! If you are interesting in joining us please follow the link...
Fit4Life Just a reminder the first training session for 2017 is tomorrow! Meeting at the church car park in Athenry at 9:00am. You must become a member of Athenry AC Fit4Life before joining any run (insurances purposes). Please follow the link below. https://athenryac.wufoo.com/forms/join-athenry-ac...
This is an outline list of the races which are likely/have been permitted for the first half of 2017 in Galway. The list is not definitive and is likely to be added to or modified as time goes along. It might help some to plan their events for the first half of the year. 01/01/17 Galway (Resolution...
The Allianz 5km Resolution Run which takes place on the 1st of January is a popular annual event. Numbers have grown since the inaugural race in 2010. This year 291 athletes ran the 5km route, starting at Nimmos Pier and finishing under the Spanish Arch after completing two 2.5km loops. The weather...
2017 membership for Athenry AC Fit4Life Is now open for the next few weeks. The cost for the year is €35. Please follow the link here . We will meet in the church car park in Athenry for the first training session on Saturday 7th January. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DAYS FOR 2017 - On Monday the 9th...
Wishing everyone in Athenry Athletic Club a Happy New Year!
Registration for Athenry Half Marathon and Monivea 5km now open. You can register on our dedicated website. http://www.athenryachalfmarathon.ie/
If you would like to become a member of Athenry Athletic Club in 2017 please follow this link! https://athenryac.wufoo.eu/forms/join-athenry-ac-2017/
This years race was sponsored by Hygeia and we are very grateful for their support. Race Director Jim Leahy and his committee organised yet another very successful event. Now in its 15th year The Fields of Athenry 10km attracted 1031 athletes who took on the single loop of the 10km route which...