Maree 8km Race Report (15th February 2009) by Miriam Wall I never knew when I joined Athenry AC that I needed to be a sports writer as well as everything else. (So be warned if you are thinking of joining up). With near perfect running conditions the Maree 8km race took place. A nice cool day with a...

I'd heard a lot about the first running of the Elverys-sponsored Maree 8KM Charity Road Race last year from Ann Carter & Mark and Grainne Breen. I made it my business to be there for the second running, yesterday, Sunday 15 February 2009 @ 1:00 PM. Rolled into Maree, with Martin Keane in tow, just...

Eight hardy couples dragged themselves from weekend lie-ins, post-party stupors, family committments, and frost-skating to participate in the first ever Sweethearts relay at Ballybrit at noon on Sunday 7th. We had a couple of withdrawals but Clara Burke and Mick Rice happily showed up to complete...

Inis "Iron" Meáin is a tough, or tougher if you take in the dunes, 10k(ish) run around the island, which was held on Sunday for the fourth year running. The event is organized in aid of Coláiste Naoimh Eoin, the island's school. One of our newest Athenry AC members, Sinead Foran, took part again...

Report and Pictures from this year's Hollymount Races From Tom Hunt of Mayo AC The 43rd Annual Hollymount Road Races took place on Sunday. Once again it was excellently organised by Sean Reilly and his team. It was the eighth race of nine in the C&C Cellular Mayo AC Road Race League. The weather was...

Dublin City Marathon 2008 Race Report by Mark Breen I can honestly say that I thoroughly enjoyed myself last Monday at the Dublin City Marathon. Meeting the other Athenry AC crew outside Tesco's at 8.00am and then "the rest of the West" throughout the Day. Craughwell, GCH, Tuam, Loughrea and from...

The Galway County Cross Country Championships were held in Tuam's Palace Grounds for juvenile uneven ages and the various adult categories. It wasn't a day for the beach and that was for sure. As the earlier juvenile races were run off in attrocious conditions it was impossible not to admire the...

Frank and Maeve near the finish in Cobh - Photo Credit Paudie Birmingham Race Report from this year's Cork to Cobh by Frank Burke This was Maeve’s longest race this year, you might say her marathon. Got to Cork Saturday evening and the weather was brutal, lashing rain and a good breeze to boot. Had...

Galway Bay 10 - Race Report by Miriam Wall What can I say? The Galway Bay 10 Miler just blew me away. Conditions were far from ideal for running. Winds that felt like gale force (I’m sure they were not) against me for the first 3 miles and rain that just did not stop. An abundance of surface water...

Berlin Marathon 2008 Report by Peter Strange I’ve never written a race report before but the Berlin Marathon last Sunday is worth a few words. I’d been looking forward to the run for a long time, not only had I never been to Berlin before but I had heard so much about the course that I couldn’t wait...

Back at the end of last year, during a very enjoyable 30th I was at, the subject of marathon running came up and, having had one or two beverages, I readily agreed to run Berlin with a friend Louisa. I quickly roped in another of the guests, a Mr. Alan Burke and we laid our plans for a showdown with...

Mick Rice has already posted Mike Tobin's report hereabouts so I will just add a few personal words on the event itself and its organisers here. ++ I was wrangled in to help Mike put some shape on the Galway Primary Schools Cross Country Championships (lunchtime on Tuesday, 30 September 2008). Four...