It’s the third year of the annual Kinvara Half marathon and 10k and my second time to run the half marathon. I did the10k last year. It was another glorious day in March for the organisers to show off Kinvara to the nearly 1500 die hard athletes who ran today. The quay looked very well decked out with its sponsors named along the finishing line. I started the day with the kid’s race. My kids were running 2k which was…
Club stalwarts Josephine and Gabriel Gardiner have a key role to play in the organization of the below race. The new parents have enough on their hands these days without worrying about attendance figures, so if you are looking to set this fast 10k course as a target, head on over to runireland and sign up and save them some stress 🙂
[Note provisional results of top 4 in each age available at end of article.] Craughwell AC enjoyed remarkable success at the fantastic new indoor facility in Athlone IT at the weekend on the occasion of the Connacht Indoor Track & Field – taking home a huge haul of 36 Connacht titles, 21 silver medals and 20 bronze medals – the strongest performance of any Connacht club. Over 120 athletes made the short trip to AIT to experience the thrill of…
For those of us that find it easier to run in a group – which is pretty much all of us, it’s great to have regular local training sessions available. Niall Callanan has just set up a session on Monday nights in Carrabane. The group leaves at 7:45 sharp, will cover about 6 social miles, and all are welcome!.
Leading the entries so far in this year’s Craughwell 10 mile road race is our very own neighbours in Athenry AC. Hot on their heels though is Galway City Harriers, Galway Tri Club and our very own Craughwell AC. We also have representation from the following clubs – Ballina AC, Mayo AC, Mullingar Harriers, Predator Tri Club, Carrick on Shannon AC, Clare River Harriers, Crusaders AC, Portumna AC, Sligo AC, T3, Ballincollig AC, Coolquill AC, Cork Tri Club, Doomoha AC,…
Hot off the press … Conor Gillen ran two back-to-back 1500s today at the Scottish U18 Indoor Chmpionships to place 2nd in his heat and 4th in the final. Running in in the last heat around 3.40pm, Conor had to place in the top 2 for an automatic qualifing place in the final. Running a superb race, Conor placed 2nd in a PB time of 4.19.38 – only marginally outside Peadar Harvey’s club record of 4.17.41. With the final less…
WOW… Just got an update on entries for the Craughwell 10 mile on March 24th. We had up on 150 entries last week alone. The Craughwell 10 mile is filling up fast. Enter online today at http://www.activeglobal.com/running/craughwell-ireland/craughwell-10-mile-galway-2013 to guarantee your entry and your cool C10 technical t-shirt.
Timetable Entries Championship Bests (note U15 girls omitted from above entries – its being corrected!) Craughwell AC will have a bumper attendance next Sunday with over 120 athletes entered in the Connacht Indoor Track & Field in Athlone IT’s fabulous new indoor facility. Athletes and parents should be prepared for a relatively long day but have the added advantage of the college’s excellent canteen facilities and nearby shopping centres if parents get bored! The…
