Race report to follow http://www.redtagtiming.com/results/SoG2016.pdf

After 8 years in the planning, work finally commenced today on the construction of our new sports facility in Moanbaun. Work started on clearing the entrances onto the site, putting down a contractors' carpark and recovering gravel and sand from the spoil heaps on the site. Work was also started on...

In just a few days time we will all become experts in converting Irish time to Rio time so that we can plan our viewing around the upcoming Olympics. However, before we sit in anticipation to chart the progress of the Irish team in Rio there is a somewhat significant display of domestic elite...

The 11th iteration of the new infamous Burger Run successfully place around the old Athenry 10KM course last evening, Friday, 23 July 2016. Thirty six hardy souls toed the start line shortly after 8PM under the watchful eye of starter, Mick Rice. James Corbett again laid out the logistics...

Athenry AC Annual Burger Run takes place on Friday 22nd July at 8pm on the old 10km Fields of Athenry course. It starts about 200 meters from the gates of St. Marys GAA clubhouse in Carnaun and finishes just outside the gates of the complex - one full lap but not into the town, turning right before...

The latest in an occasional series... Congrats to Ailbhe Madden on her art win at the recent Athenry Agricultural Show. Look what she is wearing though!

Loughrea Athletic Club are hosting " An Evening with Steve Jones - Running Simplified" Time: 7pm Date: Saturday, 9th July 2016 Venue: Loughrea Hotel & Spa ( Slieve Aughty Suite) Entry: €10 Steve Jones, former British Olympian for 10,000 metres and World Record Breaker for a Marathon is in Loughrea...

Congrats to our neighbour, Olive Loughnane, on the latest addition to her medal haul.

Loughrea AC are hosting a table quiz on 21 July at 8PM - see attached flyer. Tables are limited so reserve now! Email Andrea Sellars at [email protected] for more details.

RedTagTime provided timing services for the 12th running of the Headford 8KM yesterday, Saturday 2 July 2016. See here and attached! Over 250 finished in what look like a decent evening's running, over what is not that easy a course. It is the exactly same route that was employed the first year out...

St Brendan's NS in Loughrea held a permitted 5KM on Thursday evening 23 June 2016 around the Masonbrook loop. The full result is below: Adam Cunney 17 MS 19:07 Greg Glynn 21 MS 19;21 Cathal Nugent 15 MS 19:32 Kenneth Colleran 45 MS 19:38 Caroline Whirskey 40 FS 20:32 Joseph Clancy 42 M40 20:40...

A fantastic day in Monivea, on Saturday 25 June 2016, for the first running of the Athenry AC Half Marathon. It also featured the Galway AAI Half Marathon championship. Both full provisional results are attached. Congrats to all in the club, especially Patrick Forde as race director, on an excellent...

Congrats to the organisers on reaching 10 with their running of a series of permitted races out in Annaghdown on Sunday, 19 June. I was very sorry to miss it, having competed in all previous 9. It was not to be on what looked like a really difficult day for racing - both my car and the Limerick...

The Forest Marathon event was a great success again in Portumna Forest Park on Saturday, 11 June 2016. Results for the various permitted events can be found at RedTagTiming here, here and here.

The Mayfly 10KM in Oughterard ran for a 6th year on Sunday, 22 May 2016, in the middle of 5KM series May. See attached result plus links to John O'Connor's Flickr sets here, here and here.

Congrats to Chris Deakin on his third place finish in the Bullaun 8KM on SAturday, 19 June 2016. The result is attached and Larry Morgan's photos can be found here.

David Huane got a great turnout for the latest iteration of the Ballindine 4M yesterday, Sunday 19 June.

The 2016 Galway AAI Half Marathon Road Race Championships will take place in Monivea on Saturday, 25 June. Enter via here. The event is being hosted and run by Athenry AC. All Galway clubs are encouraged to ensure that they have teams of women and men competing in this fabulous event. The results of...

Lots of races over the next few weeks! No excuses not to get out and about... Bullaun is in its second year and runs this Saturday around a panhandle 8KM course. Then there is a choice of two races this Sunday, the Ballindine 4M at Noon and then the 10th Annaghdown 10KM at 4PM. St Brendan's BNS have...

See here for an interesting breakdown (to the end of May 2016) of clubs and county athlete registrations with the AAI. It is produced monthly and is published on the AAI web site in its News section.

See here for one of the many articles done before & after the recent Cork Marathon regarding Kay and Joe O'Regan (ex-Kinvara) of Enniscorthy [both proud Slaney Olympic club stalwarts] and their finishing the full distance, both 80. I had the great pleasure of meeting them 5 or 6 years ago out in...

Jane Ann has been selected amongst the top female distance runners in the country for the marathon mission panel. This panel will see the coming together of the top distance runners in the country for some training sessions and guidance. The marathon mission was first launched in the run up to...

Results from tonight's race in Athenry. Well done everyone! See here for the full result. Also see there for the five other races' results...

The penultimate race of this year's 5km series brought us to Claregalway. A lovely warm and pleasant evening with 638 athletes turning out in force. This week 80 members of Athenry AC gathered along the starting line to take on the single lap race which started and finished at the Claregalway...

Ballyandreen '5' - May 26 Shanagarry '5' - June 23 Churchtown South '5' - July 28 Ballycotton '5' - August 25 Entry is E5 per event! Anyone interested in going down to one of them during the summer? See attached.