The following dates are known or suggested for important 2022 fixtures. This list will be updated as we know morethroughout the year… Schools events are relayed thru the schools so please keep them informed of your child’s interest.
January 2022
8th/9th County Indoors, AIT
15th/16th possible date for National Indoor Combined Events, TBC
February 2022
19th Connacht Indoors Day 1 AIT
20th Connacht Indoors Day 2 AIT
March 2022
12th All Ireland Schools XC, Mullusk, Belfast
13th National Junior & U/23 Indoor C’ships, Athlone
19/20th National Juvenile Indoors Day 1 & Day 2, Athlone
April 2022
2nd National Juvenile Indoor C’ships – Day 3, Athlone
May 2022
All TBC
County u9/10/11/12 Outdoor, Dangan
County u13-19 Outdoor, Dangan
County Relays Outdoor, Dangan
South Connacht Schools, Dangan (Minor & Junior)/AIT (Inter & Senior plus all hurdles)
Connacht Schools, AIT
June 2022
4th (Sat) All Ireland Schools Track & Field, Tullamore
11th (Sat) Connacht Children’s Games and Under 12/13s TBC
New Block of Strength & Conditioning Sessions with David Fitzpatrick – Monday the 8th of November at 6:30pm.
The block is 6 weeks long and will consist of only Monday sessions. However, it is not necessary to do all 6 weeks. There are are ticket sales for either individual days or for the entire block.
Mondays – 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th of October, and 6th and 13th of December.
Each session will be approximately 45 minutes in length. Monday’s session will be starting at the slighltly earlier time of 6.30pm.
These sessions are open to anyone, not just runners, but the sessions will be tailored towards getting stronger, more robust for running and exercising and general injury prevention. If you own or have access to equipment then great bring it along. If not do not worry just bring with you anything at all you can that can add an extra challenge to the workout. Examples of this could be a bag pack full of clothes or books or a mixture, a bag of potatoes etc.
Ellen Moran continued her stellar season when she was first home in the Senior Women category, while David Bohan ran superby again to be the second-placed Novice male. Olive Gleeson & Niamh Hennelly were a very impressive 1st & 3rd respectively in their 35+ Masters category.
GCH’s top placed under 18 performers were William McDonnell (2nd) and Isabella Burke (3rd), while Eoin Killeen (4th) & Ella O’Connor (8th) placed in the top 10. Well done to the organisers on a very well-rated event with great feedback from far & wide.
The following is a list of the participants from the club & finishing positions:
Senior/Masters/Novice categories:
Ladies Senior 1st Ellen Moran
Women 35+ 1st Olive Gleeson 3rd Niamh Hennelly
Novice Men 2nd David Bohan
Men 35+ 6th Malcolm Lloyd
Men 50+ 9th John Moran
Under 18 Girls 3rd Isabella Burke 8th Ella O’Connor
Under 18 Boys 2nd William McDonnell 4th Eoin Killeen
In the younger Juvenile age categories, the following competed:
Under 12 Girls 12th Emily Maloney 13th Lauren Foley 41st Sarah Donald
Emily & Lauren were scoring members of the Galway team that won team gold.
Under 14 Girls 32nd Caoimhe Lydon 51st Jessica Burke
Under 14 Boys 9th Oisin Maher 11th Odhran O’Driscoll 30th Eamon Lydon 38th James O’Connor GCH team were 5th
Oisin was a scoring member of the Galway team that won gold in the team competition.
Caitlin was a scoring member of the Galway County team that finished 2nd.
Congrats to our fellow Galway Athletics clubs who delivered many memorable performances across the programme. It is always a very nice feature of Connacht & National Cross Country that Galway athletes get to compete together as a team.
12:30: Race starts in Ballinderreen village (5 mins walk from the Community Centre/GAA pitch).
10.00-12.00: Race Number pick up for online registration (€20), & Day Registrations (€23), at Ballinderreen Community Centre (Car parking close by in the GAA pitch).
The course is AAI certified measured, CHIP TIMED, & qualifies as a 2021 Galway County Championship 10k event.
Prizes for various categories.
Water station close to the 5k mark.
Race finishes at community centre.
Toilets available at the community centre and GAA grounds.
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Galway Clinic Streets of Galway this morning. Well done to all the runners and the volunteers that make it happen
Galway Clinic Streets of Galway 2021 race results are now available on Red Tag Timing
Congratulations to our top 3 Ladies Galway & Limerick Clinic 35th streets of Galway 2st Lizzie Lee Leevale 2nd Regina Casey Galway City Harriers 3rd Ellen Moran Galway City Harriers
Our 3 Male winners for 2021 1st Donal Devane Ennis track 2nd Niall Shanahan An bru AC 3rd William Fitzgerald Craughwell AC
What a great morning we had for the Galway Clinic Streets of Galway 8K this morning. Thanks to the Race Director, Committee members, friends and neighbours who helped out to put on this great event.
Important Galway Clinic Steets of Galway race information regarding number pick up.
Pickup is at the Captains Deck area in Leisureland, Salthill See map link for location of Leisureland
Race-pack collection times are as follows this year:
12 noon – 6pm on Saturday October 23rd 8am to 9.15 am on Sunday October 24th There are no other options available so please do not message GCH looking for one.
Due to Public Health guidelines only a limited amount of people will be allowed into hall, please be ready to queue for short period and please follow relevant guidance for indoor settings.
Please note that the Claddagh Hall will be closed.
Covid Questionnaire – Athletics Ireland
This is a self-assessment from for your personal use. If you have answered “YES” or “UNWELL” to any of the questions or have indicated to us that you have symptoms of COVID-19 you should NOT attend the race.
NOTE: When on the race route, please adhere to our on-site standard processes/procedures regarding infection control, i.e., social distancing, mask wearing, hand washing/hand sanitising and general coughing/sneezing etiquette
Athletics Ireland fully supports the Government approach and the HSE best practice advice that your COVID-19 vaccine will offer you protection from COVID-19. We strongly encourage all eligible individuals involved in athletics to avail of the Government vaccine programme, mask wearing when required, regular hand washing and appropriate social distancing whilst participating in our sport.
SATURDAY : You can park at Leisureland, or along the prom or at Baily point or Salthill Prom Car Park
SUNDAY : Please park for pick up at Salthill Prom/Baily Point or Salthill Prom Car park opposite ie not Leisureland as it has other events on.
Note the start is 2km+ away from Leisureland.
NO PARKING available at Claddagh Hall or Grattan Road, or at GTI Start or Finish areas- Do not attempt to Park here!
Due to Public Health guidelines only a limited amount of people will be allowed into hall, please be ready to queue for short period and please follow relevant guidance for indoor settings.
Parking for Pick Up – Please follow marshal’s instructions for parking when picking numbers.
Well done to everyone who took part in the Croí Night Run 5K on Friday night. Great crew from Fit4Life on the prom. Many thanks to the leaders and Carol and Sarah for the post run treats
It was hard to get good photos in the dark, but it was a night run! A great time was had by all at the Virtual Croí Night Run 5K on the Prom. Thanks to Irish Life for their sponsorship and support of athletics in Ireland.
Great to see all the runners out racing on the Prom today (October 2) in Run Galway Bay. Well done to everyone who took part.
There were three separate start times. The races took runners on laps including South Park, the prom and around by the golf course.
10K
10k winner was Jake O’Regan St John’s AC 29:32. First woman Edel Gaffney Trim AC 36:46. 2021 Galway Bay 10km
Half Marathon
Half marathon: winner Greg Lundon South Galway AC 1:18.44 with GCH second and third – Diarmuid Hennesy 1:13:12 and Ray O’Connor 1:19:29. First woman was GCH’s Gráinne Ní Uallachain 1:24.07 with Sinead Foran third 1:26:56. 2021 Galway Bay Half Marathon
Full Marathon
Marathon winner: Andrew O’Neill 2:36.20; first woman Dolores Duffy Watergrasshill AC W50 3:21.47. Great running from GCH’s David McGurrin 2:57:39 and Shane Slattery 3:02:16. 2021 Galway Bay Marathon
Well done to all Galway City Harriers runners. Great running! Thanks to Jerome Debize for the videos and photos.
New date, new time for 2021 only. Run through the Streets of Galway and experience all the wonderful landmarks.
We can’t wait to welcome you on Sunday 24th October at 10.30am.
Included in your entry is this fabulous T shirt.
Important Galway Clinic Steets of Galway race information regarding number pick up.
Pickup is at the Captains Deck area in Leisureland, Salthill See map link for location of Leisureland
Race-pack collection times are as follows this year:
12 noon – 6pm on Saturday October 23rd 8am to 9.15 am on Sunday October 24th There are no other options available so please do not message GCH looking for one.
Due to Public Health guidelines only a limited amount of people will be allowed into hall, please be ready to queue for short period and please follow relevant guidance for indoor settings.
Please note that the Claddagh Hall will be closed.
Covid Questionnaire – Athletics Ireland
This is a self-assessment from for your personal use. If you have answered “YES” or “UNWELL” to any of the questions or have indicated to us that you have symptoms of COVID-19 you should NOT attend the race.
NOTE: When on the race route, please adhere to our on-site standard processes/procedures regarding infection control, i.e., social distancing, mask wearing, hand washing/hand sanitising and general coughing/sneezing etiquette
Athletics Ireland fully supports the Government approach and the HSE best practice advice that your COVID-19 vaccine will offer you protection from COVID-19. We strongly encourage all eligible individuals involved in athletics to avail of the Government vaccine programme, mask wearing when required, regular hand washing and appropriate social distancing whilst participating in our sport.
SATURDAY : You can park at Leisureland, or along the prom or at Baily point or Salthill Prom Car Park
SUNDAY : Please park for pick up at Salthill Prom/Baily Point or Salthill Prom Car park opposite ie not Leisureland as it has other events on.
Note the start is 2km+ away from Leisureland.
NO PARKING available at Claddagh Hall or Grattan Road, or at GTI Start or Finish areas- Do not attempt to Park here!
Due to Public Health guidelines only a limited amount of people will be allowed into hall, please be ready to queue for short period and please follow relevant guidance for indoor settings.
Parking for Pick Up – Please follow marshal’s instructions for parking when picking numbers.
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