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Athenry AC Athenry AC Founded in 2002 with 3 original members, the club has now grown to over 200 senior members with a separate Juvenile section.

Noted for its relaxed, open door policy the club has always welcomed new runners of all capabilities & gains a large number of new members yearly from the Fit4Life programme whilst still encouraging & assisting more accomplished athletes to achieve their goals. The club is a great supporter of local & national athletics, the maroon & white singlets are regularly seen pounding the roads around Galway City & County and further afield with the Dublin City Marathon being the highlight of many members racing calendar. The club also has had some international runners amongst its ranks with Paul Hession representing Ireland at the Bejing & London Olympics in the 200m sprints & also becoming the first Irish man to qualify for a 200m European Athletics final in 2010 at Barcelona. We currently have two national record holders with Valerie Glavin the holder for longest distance covered in 24hrs indoors (217.8km) & Ruthann Sheahan the holder for longest distance covered in 24hrs outdoors (229.3km). Ruthann set this record whilst representing Ireland in the 2012 World & European 24hr Championships where she finished as 5th European & 7th in the World. The club holds its flagship race, the Fields of Athenry 10km, every St Stephens Day & it has grown to become one of the top 10km road races in the country, drawing in excess of 1400 runners from across the country every year. Club members meet at various locations & times throughout the week although the Saturday morning club run at 9.00am from the Church Car Park is a long tradition which is open to everyone of all fitness levels. We also have weekly Speed sessions which take place every Tuesday with Tempo sessions on Thursday. Both begin at 7pm and start from the Church car park.

Great photo of Peadar Nugent 🙌👏
16/10/2026

Great photo of Peadar Nugent 🙌👏

Next up, for Reason We Move #29, is Peadar Nugent of Athenry AC, who began his journey into running by running barefoot in West Clare. At 83, he has done every single Dublin Marathon since the first one and is doing his 45th this year.

16/10/2026

We're loving Richard Peyton Photography series 😍 great to see our own Peadar Nugent featured 😀 🙌

16/10/2026

Reason We Move #29 is Peadar Nugent, of who is 83 this year and has run every single since the first and is running his 45th this year.

Motivation Monday!! You are another week closer to your goal Tickets are flying out make sure you sign up www.athenry10k...
12/10/2026

Motivation Monday!!
You are another week closer to your goal
Tickets are flying out make sure you sign up

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We're very international this weekend Good luck Shane Begley in Chicago and Jim, Frances and Tom in Bruge 😁😁😁
10/10/2026

We're very international this weekend
Good luck Shane Begley in Chicago and Jim, Frances and Tom in Bruge 😁😁😁

See you there!!
10/10/2026

See you there!!

Athenry AC officially launched the 25th Fields of Athenry 10k under the town's iconic arch.

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10/10/2026

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️
Lets go www.athenry10k.com

I used to have podium dreams.

I kept pace with the lads for approximately a mile at Athenry AC’s Stephen’s Day 10k in 2014.

To this day, it’s my fastest ever mile. The next 5 weren’t too pretty 🙈.

📸: Mr Mooney

The Galway Advertiser know tickets won't stick around they are flying out be sure you dont miss out!👏☺️www.athenry10k.co...
08/10/2026

The Galway Advertiser know tickets won't stick around they are flying out be sure you dont miss out!👏☺️

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We're you spotted at speed 👀 😏
06/10/2026

We're you spotted at speed 👀 😏

The 25th Fields of Athenry is officially launched!! We were delighted to gather under Athenry's iconic arch to launch a ...
05/10/2026

The 25th Fields of Athenry is officially launched!!

We were delighted to gather under Athenry's iconic arch to launch a special year for the Fields - and officially welcome our new sponsor Arch Health!

Theres alot to look forward to this St Stephen’s day with our new cash prize for course records, our finishers t-shirt extended from top 50 to top 100, the return of the famous hat and of course that unbeatable atmosphere and sense of accomplishment!

25 races, one special tradition!

Make sure you're booked in www.athenry10k.com

Photos John S O Connor 📸

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