This weekend the inagural Cork City Marathon kicks off, and we have a strong entry from the craughwell side. Val, Derbhla and Wally are all running it for the Club. However there's no sense letting them have all the fun. This is an ideal time for us to run a little side-bet. In the time-honoured tradition of betting on two flies running up a wall, we are going to run a competition to see who can guess the closest to…
On another sunny evening, athletics powerhouse Paul McNamara brought home the troops in the final race of the 2007 Galway 5K Series. It was a fitting end as Paul was one of the principle drivers behind this years series. There was an excellent showing from Craughwell AC – special mention must go to Shane O'Halloran who put in an exceptional run. It was basially a cross-country run, and this terrain is home turf to Shane. Another strong run was put in by…
Following is a summary of the days on which the National Juvenile Track & Field will be held. All of this information is contained in the AAI's Juvenile Competition Handbook at:- http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/2007JuvenileBooklet.pdf I am summarising it here to help athletes see more clearly when each event is on. Note there have been some amendments since the booklet was first published so if in doubt please go by the list below and if still in doubt, please contact Michael Tobin @…
The program for the U10 and U12 two-person team events and the U9, 10, 11 and 12 relay events has been made available. The competition takes place at Sligo track on Saturday 9th June. The program of events is as follows. Note the program is subject to change on the day of the competition so please arrive before the first event starts!
Remember folks – the next in the highly successful Galway 5K series is taking place in Loughrea on Tuesday, where I'm sure the Loughrea runners below, Erno and Darragh will be geared up for another good run. Some of the photos from last Tuesday's highly successful Craughwell AC 5K are in the Gallery Section. Thanks to the Porter girls for doing the photography while our regular photographer, Julie Gallagher took part in the race. What a great series – roll…
There was a large turnout of almost 240 runners and walkers for the 3rd race in the Galway 5k series which was held Tuesday evening in Craughwell. Well done to all the participants. Thankfully the weather held fine for the evening and hopefully everyone enjoyed the occasion. Provisional results have been compiled by James Lundon from Athenry AC: http://www.athenryac.com/files/07Galway5KM_Cra070515.txt Thanks James!
Hi all – just a reminder that the third in the Galway 5k series of races is on at 8:00 PM. Please arrive at or before 7:40 if you haven't registered. 5K is 3.1 miles, and is a great distance for people for both serious and not-so-serious runners. The route is the same as last year and the registration is at St Michaels hall which is on yor right as you enter the village from the galway side. There were…
What motivates someone to run 26 miles? That is a question that I asked myself repeatedly during the 31st running of the Marathon De Paris, on Sunday 15th April 2007. 35,000 of our closest friends waited nervously with Dervilla Darcy and I on the Champs-Elysees for the 8.45am start.
