Congratulations to friend-of-the-club Enda Doley on his excellent 29th place in the Amsterdam half a few weeks ago. You can see him finishing the race really strongly here . And view his final placing here . Also similar footage of Rolls-Royce Ray O'Connor finishing his marathon here or along with...
Following in the footsteps of James Lundon Last week [but not during the race of course!] Mick Rooney collects his hard won medal earned at the County Galway Cross Country. Well Done Mick, the first of Many medals, we hope.
"Men, today we die a little." Emil Zatopek at the start of the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Marathon Many people have interpreted Zatopek's words in 1952 to be some sort of macho statement about the pain and suffering which would inevitably be involved in the race to come. To speak them he had stood ahead...
1. What running shoes do you train in? Mizuno Wave rider 8, which are just so comfortable for run over four hours. 2. How many miles did you run last week? Well, 0 as I am injured at the moment. 3. What’s your favourite racing distance? Marathon and Ironman Triathlon . 4. Where’s you favourite place...
Early this Saturday Morning, James Lundon was presented with his medal that he won as part of the Galway Cross Country winnning team. Well Done James!
National Cross Country Uneven Ages and Novices - Changes Announced Word has reached us that both the date and venue previously announced for the National Cross Country Uneven Ages and Novice Championships have been changed. Instead of Dundalk on the 10th of December these races will now be held in...
Galway Cross Country 2006 Results 15/10/2006 Tuam
Athenry Men's Team Minus The Photographer James Lundon The Galway men’s senior, intermediate, novice and masters cross country championships took place yesterday in Tuam and all were decided as part of a single race. This innovation along with a superly laid-out course in the heart of Tuam went...
Connemarathon 2007 - Preparations Already Being Made Many runners in the West of Ireland look forward from year to year to the Connemara Marathon races held each year in the spring. One of the hallmarks of these races has been their ability to evolve over time, adapting each year to changed...
Two-time Connemara Ultramarathon Champion (2005 & 2006) Thomas Maguire from Fermanagh produced one of the best Irish athletic performances of the year last Sunday in Korea at the IAU World 100k Championships. Thomas was the sole Irish representative amongst the cream of international ultra-distance...
Photos here http://www.athenryac.com/image/tid/56 Updated Results attached below
Next Sunday will see the resumption of serious cross-country action in County Galway with the Galway Senior, Intermediate, Novice and Veterans Championships all up for decision as well as a range of competitive juvenile races. The Galway County Board have agreed to revamp the County senior...
St Cronans A. C. Juvenile Cross Country and Open Road Races in Kilmaley 08-10-06 Senior Men. 1. Pat Nugent Ind. 21 : 51 2. Donal Howley Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare 22 : 18 3. Padraig Landers St Cronans 22 : 54 4. Iggy Landers St Cronans O/45 22 : 58 5. Pat Hogan Ennis Track Club 23 : 05 6. Mick...
Thomas Porter In Action Galway Bay ‘10’ Action On a day of high winds and good spirits nearly 1,000 runners took part in the Galway Bay ‘10’ in Galway last Saturday. Sponsored by Galway Bay FM this race is a fundraiser in aid of Cancer Care West. A number of Athenry runners took part in this year’s...
Group Pic.JPG 400 Start.JPG Thanks to Martin O'Driscoll (again) we have hundreds of excellent photos from our Club Championship at Dangan track. A sampler is now available in the PHOTO section. There are three galleries - prize giving, a picture of each athlete and a few general pics to capture the...
Tarmonbarry Athenry athletes were in action in Longford and in Cork at the weekend and with considerable success. Gary Doherty continued his nomadic ways while taking part in the ever popular Cork To Cobh 15 Mile road race, organised by the Cork BHAA. Gary had to be on the road early from Galway to...
The AAI have arranged an interesting looking 'National Endurance Development Workshop' for Dublin on the 21st of October next. The superb list of speakers includes Ingrid Kristiansen, Sean Kyle and Lindsay Dunn.
Cross Country Sunday, 15th October Palace Grounds, Tuam - Juvenile Races start at 1pm Entries to Sarah Finnegan, Kilquan, Craughwell, Co. Galway or by email to [email protected] Entry fee: €2.50 per individual per category Top 6 automatically selected for Galway team for All-Ireland Inter...
This is a video taken at the finish line of our 10km handicap race on 14th July 2006. The Cameraman was James Lundon. and the lunactic who was roaring and shouting in the background was myself [in my defense I assumed the camera was switched off!] For those easily offended, there is one TINY piece...
Quin 10k Seisuin Na hEireann road race in Quin Co. Clare 30-0906 Results 1. James Mc Intyre Tulla 30 : 17 2. James Liddane Tulla 32 : 44 3. John Farrelly Rathfarnham 33 : 00 4. Thomas Walsh Tulla O/40 33 : 56 5. Ivan O Connell Tulla 33 : 58 6. John Galvin St Johns O/40 34 : 28 7. Martin Clancy...
Provisional results of first 108 finishers are attached as JPGs. Full results will be posted here soon after they are released officially.
Looking to The Future - Have Your Say The statement below has just been released by the AAI and gives details of a series of meetings which are being run throughout the country to discuss Irish Athletics with those who matter most - the people involved at the 'grass roots'. This is you chance to...
Provisional results attached as a PDF
Killimor Winners A large field took to the roads around Killimor yesterday for a hugely successful four mile road race promoted by Portumna Athletic Club and directed by Thomas and Mary Porter. For once the weather gods smiled on all those assembled and the conditions were perfect for fast running...
One of the best little road races in the West of Ireland will take place next Sunday in the picturesque countryside around Killimor in East Galway. This race is organised each year by Thomas and Mary Porter who have both been central to the development of athletics in Galway for many, many years...