Ever wondered what you could run for a mile? Well, here is your chance to find out. On Saturday 7th July a series of mile races will take place at the Regional Sports Centre, Dangan as part of a nationwide event - the SPAR Mile Challenge. Starting at 11:00am, people from all over the country will...
Paul Hession ran magnificently at the Bislett Games in Oslo last Fridy night. On a night of high drama at the Norwegian track that included a new worlds record in the women’s 5,000m event, posted by Meseret Defar of Ethiopia, the pride of Athenry Paul ran faster than the current Irish record for...
On Thursday June 21st 2007, the first annual Annaghdown 'Summer Solstice' 10K road race will be held in scenic Annaghdown on the banks of Lough Corrib. The race is attracting lots of attention from far and wide, and if the recent success of the Galway 5K series is anything to go by, the organisers...
Caroline McLoughlin and Paul McNamara ran strongly in the first of the Craughwell handicap chase races for 2007. Recent Athenry AC recruit Caroline McLoughlin, fresh from the Women's Mini-Marathon in Dublin, showed that she has retained her fitness by being first home on handicap over the 5k course...
Juvenile athletics in Galway received a welcome boost this week with the receipt of a cheque for over two thousand Euros. The cash, which was raised during the recent series of 5k road races around the County, will assist in the development of athletics at county level over the next twelve months...
Athenry AC star Paul Hession has a big week ahead. On Wednesday he heads to Stavanger in Norway to take part in the Exxon Mobil Stavanger Games and then next Friday he moves on to Oslo to take part in their world famous Golden League meeting, the Bislett Games. With his brand new national record in...
2 June 2007 Update: Paul Hession breaks Irish 100m record at a meet in Athens. His time of 10.28 shatters the old record of 10.35 jointly held by Gary Ryan and Paul Brizzell. Paul beat quality fields to take a 100m & 200m double. http://www.athletix.org/Results07/Kalamata_out07.html http://www.rte...
Many of you will already have heard that the athletics track in Dangan will close soon for a major overhaul. AAI County Board Secretary PJ Coyle of GCH told us earlier today; “I just got confirmation yesterday that the contractors are moving into the track on Monday 11th June. This means that it...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=933030443788702809 (20 minutes 24 seconds) Done and dusted, almost! Everyone who did four or five races get their T-shirt? jameslundon at yahoo dot co dot uk
The Galway Senior Track & Field Series wound up with a flourish last night (Thursday) with some outstanding action. Highlights of Day 3 included a highly competitive senior men's 400m, an excellent series of jumps from former Moldovan national high jump champion Igor Muntean, and a top class discus...
Hard to credit but true that I almost once beat Gary in a race! I think that report is well hidden away in the Race Reports section of this web site. The toast of Headford, I'm led to believe. A full scan of the article is attached!
As many people will know 'super-photographer' John O'Connor has taken some fantastic quality pictures at the 5km series this year. His expertise has added greatly to people's enjoyment of the series. Although John was present for the series finale in Dangan his pictures won't be available for a...
Mayo AC Open Road League races will take place this year at the rate of one race a month - from the start on the streets of Claremorris in June, to the finish at the historic grounds of Westport House on the last Sunday in December. Details of the exciting new Mayo AC Open Road Race League have just...
May 2007 may well have been the busiest month ever in Galway adult athletics circles and what better way to bring the month to a close than by getting down to Dangan this Thursday evening for some great competition at the third and final day of the Galway Senior Track & Field Series. For those of...
The final race of this series was run last evening in Dangan. As with all of the other races we were very lucky with the weather and over 280 runners took part in the five kilometre run around the beautiful Dangan parkland track. We had our first celebrity runner on the evening, if you don't count...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7465552903780061781&hl=en (47 minutes 46 seconds) Full coverage of the Galway Track 10KM from last Saturday evening! Complete race result to follow! Ran 40:19, for my second fastest 10KM ever. I'm really hurting though as it was the first time I ever ran in...
The final Leg of the Galway 5km May Series takes place tomorrow evening Tuesday at 8:00pm in Dangan. The race route will be slightly different from last year and should enable everyone to take part in comfort and safety. There will be changing and toilet facilities available in the sports pavilion...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3420981980347452835&hl=en (16 minutes 55 seconds) Are Tom Monaghan or/and Orla ?ougal out there? All set for Tuesday night in Dangan. See you there... jameslundon at yahoo dot co dot uk
Due to popular demand a 10,000m track race has been scheduled for tomorrow evening, Saturday 26th May @ 7:30pm in Dangan, Galway. This race is be incorporated into the Galway Senior Track & Field Series Incorporating Galway Co. Championships. This is the only time slot available until next September...
Another thoroughly enjoyable Thursday evening in Dangan and for the second time we got lucky with the weather. Really tight finishes in both 1500m races with exciting battles for honours down the home straight, while both 200m races saw battles all the way to the line. The highlight of the evening...
The attached is my interpretation of the people who've run in at least one of the four races to date. At the moment, there are 176 people in with a chance of, or who have already qualified, for a series T-shirt of the type above. As before, queries of the back of twenty euro note to me at...
Day 2 of the Galway Senior T&F Series incorporating Galway Senior T&F Championships takes place this Thursday, 24th May commencing at 8pm at the Regional Sports Centre track, Dangan, Galway. The short programme of events sees action in the 200m, 1500m, Javelin and 4x400m. All athletes aged 16 and...
For anybody who is taking part is the 5km series, and is taking on the mini marathon, some useful information Maire Kelly from the Galway Meet and Train has booked a 29 seater bus for the Mini marathon on 4th June. We won't fill it ourselves so if you know anyone who would like to join us, you can...
The Galway 5Km Series visited Loughrea last evening for the penultimate race of the 2007 season. Once again over 230 runners and walkers took on the challenge of completing the course under the stewardship of the local club Loughrea AC. The local Loughrea AC membership deserve great credit for the...
19th May Update: Ireland win gold in the cross country relay in the M55 category. CRH's Andrew Talbot features on this team. Bronze Medal for Ireland in the M60 category, featuring Athenry's Martin Keane. Well done lads! ----------------------- Our representatives in the European Vet's Non-Stadia...