1. What running shoes do you train in? Saucony Omni 9 2. How many miles did you run last week? 42 3. What’s your favourite racing distance? Half Marathon 4. Where’s your favourite place to train? Quiet country roads in East Galway 5. What’s your favourite event or race each year? Only running for 2...
She put her arms around her husband’s neck, kissed him and thanked him for all of his support - then quickly slipped out into the dark silent night. Driving up the boreen, only a dim moon for light, the palms of her hands grew clammy. She could hear her heart thump in her chest, her stomach felt...
Dungarvan 10 Miler - Race Report by Marie Curran I travelled to Dungarvan - my hometown - on Saturday with my husband; he was on chauffer duty for the weekend! We arrived mid-afternoon and chilled with my parents for the day (I did ditch Donal for a bit as I caught up with an old school pal, nothing...
1. It’s (almost) never too hot to run I would have begged to differ with this before spending a summer paddling in my own perspiration, in the high heat and humidity of a Minnesotan summer. At first I tried to dodge the heat – running early (still pretty sweaty) or even on the treadmill. Eventually...
Fields of Athenry 10km Race Report by Maire Curran Photographs Courtesy of Francis Kennedy - www.eirefoto.com The start of a new year and what better way to kick start it than a 10k race in perfect weather conditions? Heading into the race my aim was to finish it and if my time was just over the...
From Deirdre Hassett.. This Sunday, we're going to do the first ever Athenry AC Christmas Fatass Run at Kilbrack Woods. Yes, I'm showing the effects of a summer spent in the US - this is an American concept (but a great one, I think). The idea of a fatass run is to get a gang of people together for...
Having being bitten early in the year with the jog in the bog and Gaelforce adventure races I decided to finish the year with the Sea 2 summit in Westport which is quickly establishing itself as the home of adventure racing. The event was organised by Padraig Marrey winner of Gaelforce and Achill...
At the British and Irish Masters International Cross Country, held at Santry on Saturday 13th Nov, Athenry athlete Paul McNamara won silver in his M35 age category in his first outing at Masters level representing Ireland. Paul was fourth overall in the race, just beating Craughwell's Gerry Ryan...
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Moose Mountain Marathon Trail Report (Superior Hiking Trail, North Minnesota) Oh God. Well, there are only so many ways to say ‘I ran twenty six miles and I ate a lot of gels’. For a trail marathon report, this extends to ‘I ran twenty six miles up...
The six Athenry athletes who made the trip to Glasson Hotel for the first running of the 19.66 mile race found the organizer's description "an undulating course" to be the euphemism of the year. This is a tough course, up and down all the way, with the ups seeming to predominate to an extent that...
Tomas Mangan's - Dublin Half-Marathon Report As I waited at the start, my mind turned to time. Two minutes to go. Where is the 1:50 pace balloon gone? Did I have to get up at 5.15am this morning - I made Dublin in less than two hours. Why had my wife not reset the Garmin (my Garmin) from her run...
By Martina McShane and Marie Curran 19 th September 2010 - The day marked on our training plan as race day. The plan was devised eight weeks ago with a little help from magazines, Google and the greatest contributor - Maeve Noone. Neither of us would have contemplated taking on a half marathon had...
Good to see Lyall back on form after a very rocky start for 2010. The full report can be found at: http://www.lyallguiney.com/2010/09/blarney-half/ .
National Half Marathon, Race Report by Janet Clancy I found the route of this half fairly good, although, of course it felt much tougher while running it! But, looking back on it afterwards, even though there were hard up-hills there were two nice long downhill stretches on it also. As I was trying...
National Half-Marathon 2010 Race Report by Deirdre Quinn, Athenry AC I set off from Athenry at 8.50am SHARP travelling with my chauffeur Owen Curran and co-pilots Frank Burke and Maeve Noone. We arrived at St.Abban’s AC in Monavea in Co.Laois in good time - 11.30am - for start time of 1:00pm - just...
by Martina Passman Hello to all you fellow running people out there! Maybe you read the piece that I wrote about how, where, when and why I started running? Well, I'm nearly six months a 'Fit for Lifer' now,and I'm going to send in a report to this site every now and then about how all this running...
One of the things I miss about working in Galway is the lunch and tea rituals. Lunch tends to be rushed or desk affairs in the US, and while the Irish abroad normally make time to go to the canteen here, I miss the long (and often frankly ridiculous) conversations over cornflakes. One long discussed...
Afton 25km Trail Run July 3 rd A Race Report by Deirdre Hassett A few years ago on a road trip in Cuba, my friend and I used to play a game tactfully called ‘Spot the Big Irish Potato Head’. This involved sitting in a bar and picking out people with hearty peasant features, milky white legs and...
MEMORIES OF A RECENT BALLA 10K BY RUNNER 202 The sun was still high in the sky as I drove towards Balla for their annual 10k run and walk. A gentle northerly wind would ensure it was an ideal evening for running, training had been going well and I would be happy with anything under forty minutes...
