http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=940816970425887033 (17 minutes 45 seconds) The video camera at the finish was invaluable to help tie up the few loose ends from last Tuesday evening. Hopefully everyone is now correctly identified and recorded. Any further queries can still be dealt with...
The Peach 10K was held on Sunday the 13th, and again was a great success with over 300 registering for the Fun Run. The rain which was promised, held off for the day and the weather conditions were as close to ideal for the competitive runners. The 10K is officially certified. Jason Fahy...
Dig out your runners! Dust off your shorts and get running... A series of 5km races will take place around Galway on Tuesday evenings during May, as follows: * Athenry, 1st May [Venue, Newcastle Community Centre] * Tuam, 8th May [Venue, Palace Grounds] * Craughwell, 15th May [Venue, Community Hall]...
The Galway 5Km May Series continued to go from strength to strength last evening in Craughwell. Last evening's 5Km Fun Run and Race was hosted once again by the local members of Craughwell AC and was a resounding success. Over 235 runners and walkers reported for 'duty' on the night which...
Thanks again to John O' Connor for some great photos taken at the Tuam 5km. http://www.athenryac.com/image-galleries/tuam-5km-2007 Have you made the cut?
Please let me know if there are any remaining problems. I was able to square some of the circles but not quite all of them perfectly. jameslundon AT yahoo . co . uk !
A small group comprised of some of the best veteran athletes in the West of Ireland travel to Germany this week to compete in the European Veteran’s Athletics Championships which are being held in Regensburg, Germany from the next Thursday the 17th until Sunday the 20th. (Championship website is at...
Results attached for Day 1 of Galway T&F Series Incorporating Galway Co. Championships. Very promising turnout and some quite impressive results. Thanks to all who helped out on the night, particularly Mick, Andy, Paddy, Patricia, Nicola and Brian for officiating and Tom and Ray for medal...
The first evening of the revamped Galway County AAI Track and Field Championships got the series off to a fantastic start in Dangan last night. In almost perfect weather a strong field of competitors enjoyed the revised format enormously. Of particular note was the standard of the Shot Put...
Almost 200 people turned up in Tuam last evening for the second in the Galway 5KM series. The weather also smiled on us, again, even though things were very much touch-and-go for a while before and after the race. The race itself went off without incident with the local Gardai doing a fine job in...
Maeva Kyle, the legendary Irish woman Olympian, has recently released a book about her and her family's exploits in Irish and world athletics. More details of the book and how to order it are available directly from her at maevekyle at tinyworld dot co dot uk . I have also come across a little...
Congrats to Ray O'Connor (3:47), Rory Brennan (4:11), Paul Keane (4:12) and Ed Egan (4:23) for completing Belfast yesterday, especially Ed [see image] who was attempting the distance for the first time.
Ever wondered how you could become involved with one of the many athletics clubs or meet and train groups around the county? Well, on this sheet we’ve tried to draw together details of all of the main groups that organise Athletics in Galway, their contact details and training sessions so that you...
Official results from the Galway Series 5KM - Athenry event are attached as XLS, DOC and TXT files. PHOTOS FROM THE RACE ARE HERE: http://www.athenryac.com/image_galleries/athenry_5km_2007 .
Over 200 lined up in the small hamlet of Newcastle, about four miles outside of Athenry this evening for the first of the Galway May 5KM series. The sun split the bog out there though it was also noticeably breezy. By race start the sun had momentarily gone in but it didn't damp the international...
The coaches, mentors and supporters of Athenry's juvenile section are delighted to have completed work on a brand new long jump run-up and landing pit. The facility, in the grounds of Athenry FC, has an astroturf run-up and is built to international competition standard. This new facility will be of...
A Level 1 Coaching Course will commence this Saturday in Dangan from 9am until 4:30pm. Level 1 introduces the coach to the fundamentals of track and field athletics and is a mix of practical and theory sessions. Places on this course are still available. The Level 1 qualification is a 4 day course...
AVIs from _Google Video_ of Eamonn Coghlan's appearance on _Play It Again, Des_ with Des Cahill. Eamonn's World Championship 5000M victory in Helsinki in 1983. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=915187413084771488&hl=en (7 minutes 56 seconds) Eamonn's successful attempt to be the first man over...
This week's suggested weblink has been provided independently by two members, Alan Burke and James Lundon. For some runners this will be a familiar site to visit but for others it's a treasure just waiting to be uncovered. The McMillan Running Calculator is a masterpiece of extrapolation. From a...
Athenry Community Games will hold the Athenry Parish Sports in Kenny Park Athenry on 29th April starting at 1.30pm. As this is a Community Games qualifer, competitors must reside in Athenry Parish. This does not apply to the senior, novelty (sack race etc) or toddler events. We are hoping as many as...
The sun has been shining for so long now it feels like August, but yes it's still April, and May is almost upon us. Tuesday the 1st of May is the date for the start of our five-race May series. We'll be ready to rock at 8pm. Read on for details and a downloadable map. Five Galway Athletics Clubs...
The Athenry 5km will held this year on my home turf, the half parish of Newcastle to the east of Athenry. Our resident cartographer, Peter Delmer, has yet again produced an excellent map to help everybody find their way there. The High res version is attached for download.
Athenry AC's under-age athletes had further outstanding success at the second weekend of the All-Ireland Indoor Championships this past weekend, the highlight of which was an incredible gold medal in the U16 boys 4 x 200 metre relay. Conor Caulfield had the honour of anchoring the team across the...
This week's contribution comes from Philip Magnier. I don't think there's a runner amongst us who stretches as much as we should and so I suppose it's important to get the best out of whetever time we do devote to this activity. Philip is a big fan of AIS (Active Isolated Stretching) as proscribed...
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