Boiling Frogs Slowly Race Report, Leipzig 100k, 16th Aug, 2008 Ultra-marathons fascinate me. I enjoy marathons more, but I just can’t seem to escape from the dark lure of running really long distances. In the same way as a young child wonders how far they can bend their ruler before it will break, I...

NOW UPDATED WITH "OFFICIAL" RESULT... The inaugural Boston Scientific 5km Charity Road Race took place in Maree last Wednesday night in ideal, balmy conditions. As the sun set on Galway Bay, over 200 runners and walkers crossed the line and managed to raise €3300 for Galway Cystic Fibrosis. It was...

Ngong Hill Run By Tony Daley - Athenry AC and Predator Tri Club Athenry When I knew I was heading out to Africa, I knew that my triathlon training would not be able to carry on. The thing I did know was that my running would. I’ve been to Africa a few times and always found some fantastic places and...

Although she lives and works in England many Athenry AC members will be familiar with marathon and ultramarathon runner Selina D Silva (aka Shades) from her adventures at the Connemara Marathon, Longford Marathon, Cork Marathon and various other Irish races. Last May our very own Ray O'Connor became...

Once upon a dark and dreary day, in the middle of last year as I drove to work, I wished I was out running rather then dragging my sorry arse in the direction of the office. Inspiration hit and a few phone calls later I had arranged to run from Louisburgh to Leenaun in Connemara the following week...

Pauline Mulqueen was one of at least eight Athenry AC members who participated in the Clare People 10k last weekend. By all accounts it was a great race. Pauline is one of a number of Athenry members who's running has improved dramatically over the first half of this year and she has been good...

Athenry AC member recently took on the challenge of one of the most difficult triathlons in the country which is organised by Limerick Triathlon Club, namely, 'The Hell of the West'. Where have we heard that name before? Ruth had a fantastic race and tells her story below. Normally the report starts...

This week we have a report from the Biboa 10k back in June 2008 I’ve always been very fond of the Bilboa 10k. It’s a race that has a lot going for it. The course is interesting, well stewarded and very quiet from a traffic point of view. In fairness it’s not a particularly fast route as it gets...

Both Galway County Men’s and Women’s teams have comfortably secured qualification for the National League Finals on July 27th in Tullamore after a highly successful day at Round 2 in Tullamore on Sunday June 15th. Our Men’s team won an incredible 14 individual events on Sunday blowing the opposition...

Carramore in South Mayo is well hidden. At least that’s my excuse for not arriving at Race HQ until 20mins before the off. I ‘navigated’ as Mick drove us in increasingly erratic patterns in search of Carramore. One signpost at a lonely crossroads was passed a number of times before I acknowledged...

1. What shoes do you train in? ASICS. 2. How many miles did you run last week? 95. 3. What's your favourite racing distance? Marathon. 4. Where's your favourite place to train? Wild guess - endless laps of Dangan. 5. What's your favourite race or event each year? Dublin Marathon. 6. What annoys you...

This is an open invitation to everybody who took part in the National Championship 10k, to write your experience in a race report for publication here. We'd love to hear how you got on and to post the best ones on our website. Even if it's just a few paragraphs, it could be the start of a whole new...

Mother Nature talked to me at the weekend! I went to Wicklow on the 12th of April 08, with my Friends Enda, Mark, Martin and Aoife. I went to Wicklow in the past and did some cycling and running around the mountains. I went there with the thought of testing my core capacity after my surgery 10...

The Toughest Foot Race on Earth – The Marathon des Sables Diana Hogan-Murphy, a pharmacist from Cork living in Galway, recalls what was on the menu last week: 245 kilometres of Saharan dunes, rocky river beds, salt flats, stony valleys, steep mountain ascents, 50 degree heat, instant oats for...