Tuam AC Juveniles are Shot Putt Champions

Posted on January 23, 2012 by brendan

Now that the excitement of the road race is over it was time for the juvenile section of the club to take centre stage and they did it in style at the Galway County Indoor Championships in Nenagh. The highlight of the day for Tuam AC was the boys Under 17 Shot Putt competition with a total clean sweep Tuam AC took the first 4 places when Abdul Wahab won the competiton and he was followed in 2nd place by the ever improving Darragh Finneran. Rory Monaghan was just a few centimeters back in 3rd place and Rory O’Connor completed the amazing result when he finished 4th. Abdul and Darragh also won medals in the long jump and Damien Finneran showed great class in the 60m sprint and the 600m where he finished in 4th place against very strong competition. Tuam also had a very good team in the Under 17 relay and were unlucky to finish outside of the medals on this occasion but their day will come.

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Tuam AC 8K Road Race

Posted on January 17, 2012 by brendan

A record breaking day for Tuam AC on Sunday when almost 600 runners, joggers and walkers completed our new single lap course around Cloonthue. Tuam AC had hoped for a record entry of 500 and we were blessed with good weather on Sunday and a nice cool breeze which encouraged over 600 to enter the race. The overall winner in the men’s race was well known Dublin based runner Sean Hehir who won the race in a fantastic 24.10 and he was followed just 4 seconds later in 24.14 by one of Northern Ireland’s best known runners Paddy Hamilton and we were truly honoured that he made the long journey from Belfast to Tuam on Sunday. Third place went to Roger Barratt of Ballina AC who was absolutely flying at the finish. Mayo AC made a clean sweep of the ladies race with Mary Gleeson winning in 29.35 followed by Colette Tuohy in 29.56 and Kathy Connolly in 31.27. There were also a number of category winners. The full results are available here.

Tuam did very well once again with Enda Mannion leading the way in 27.23 to win the Harold Campbell Cup and we would like to thank Angela Boyle for making the cup available to the club for the race. Enda was followed by last years winner Dan O’Rourke. Tuam AC also had category winners with Tommy Joe Whyte , Martin Hynes and Roger Rushe all making it onto the podium. Other local winners included Una Browne from Kilbannon who ran a great race.

Everybody returned to the Mercy Gym after the race for a well earned cup of tea, the prize giving and the traditional post race analysis which resulted in some very positive feedback on the new course.

Tuam AC would like to thank everybody who helped in anyway to make Sunday such a great success for the club and the town. It would not be possible to thank everybody here but a special mention must go to Sgt Pat Hastings and his colleagues in Tuam Garda Station, The Order of Malta and all the residents of Gilmartin Rd, Tirboy , Cloonthue and Athenry Rd for their very generous support of the runners. It was very much appreciated and we hope to see you all again in 2013.

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Record Attendance at Tuam 8K

Posted on January 15, 2012 by michael

A lovely dry bright day brought a record number of runners to Tuam for the annual Tuam AC 8K. While we had 400 runners entered online, a further 200 showed up on the day giving us a record 630 entrants, and 590 finishers on our new one-loop flat course.

The race was run by Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir in a blisteringly fast 24:10. Second place went to Belfast’s Paddy Hamilton of Annadale Striders in 24:14, and third man home was Roger Barrett of Ballina (25:51). Following them was the man who easily won his category, GCH’s Matt Bidwell in 26:18. Enda Mannion has had a great start to the new year, and was the first Tuam Athlete home in a time of 27:23. The men’s team prize went to Galway City Harriers.

Mayo AC’s Mary Gleeson took the ladies prize by finishing in 29:35, and she was closely followed by her clubmate Colette Tuohy in 29:56. Kathy Connolly made it a clean sweep for Mayo by finishing third in a time of 31:27. Not surprisingly, Mayo AC took the ladies team prize.

Tuam AC would like to thank everyone who participated today, we hope you enjoyed the race, and hopefully we’ll see you back again next year. The full results are available here.

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Important Road Race Information

Posted on January 14, 2012 by brendan

Registration / number collection is in the Mercy Secondary School Gym, Dublin Road, from 11.30 to 1.30 pm.

All numbers must be collected by 1.30pm.

Car parking at the Mercy Gym and Tuam Cathedral car park and St. Patrick’s Secondary School, Dublin rd.

Major road works on the N17 will result in long delays if you are coming into tuam from the galway direction.

Please allow plenty of travel time.

The race will start at 2.30pm sharp.

Thank you for supporting Tuam AC. We hope you all enjoy the race.

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Tuam AC January Juvenile Fun Run

Posted on January 12, 2012 by michael

In addition to our 8K which takes place on Sunday, we will be organising a fun run for children of all ages up to U-16 level.

This is a fun run, not a race, of about 1km and since we consider every child who takes part to be a winner, each one will get a medal (subject to availability, but we think we have enough to cover everybody).

Each child will also receive a goody bag as well.

To enter, please come to the Mercy Gym on the Dublin road anytime from 11AM onwards this Sunday. Entry is only 3 Euro. The run will start at 1:30PM sharp.

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Important Notice for the Tuam 8K

Posted on January 12, 2012 by brendan

Please allow plenty of time if you are travelling to Tuam on Sunday as major road works are taking place on all approach roads to Tuam including the N17 approach from Galway City and the Dunmore to Tuam rd.

Late entries will be taken until 1.30pm at the Mercy Secondary School gym, Dublin road (opposite the credit union)

The race must start at 2.30pm

Sincere thanks to everybody for the massive support of our race.

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The 8K on Facebook

Posted on January 3, 2012 by michael

The Tuam AC 8K has now got its own Facebook page! So why not take a look and show us how much you “like” it! You can find it here.

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Tuam takes centre stage

Posted on January 3, 2012 by michael

After a very successful Fields of Athenry, with over a thousand runners competing, all eyes are now looking towards the next big event which is the Tuam AC 8K race on Sunday 15th Jan 2012 and the entries are absolutely flying in. We are already ahead of the number we had at this stage last year so it now looks likely that we will have another record attendance in Tuam. Early entry is strongly advised as the first 300 entrants receive our fantastic 3-pack of top quality running socks and we are sure they will all be gone by race day so enter online now at the RunIreland Tuam 8K page.

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The 2011 Fields of Athenry 10K

Posted on January 2, 2012 by brendan

2011 ended on a high for Tuam AC as we had a great day at the Fields of Athenry 10K Race on St Stephens Day. Tommy Joe Whyte and Roger Rushe both won their categories amongst stiff competition from the massive crowd of over a thousand runners.

Dan O’Rourke and Martin Hynes both took second place in their own categories and Tuam AC were the 3rd team home on the day thanks to a superb team effort from Enda Mannion, Dan O’Rourke, Tommy Joe Whyte and Conor O’Rourke. We left Athenry with a car boot full of fine Galway Crystal trophies and some very happy runners. Other star performers on the day included Iarlaith O’Rourke, Michael McLoughlin, Fergal Byrne, John Fleming, Aiden Brady, Noel Murphy and John Mongan.

Andrea Ridge and Claire Murphy flew the flag for Tuam AC ladies and posted great times in the race. Andrea is considering once again going to Berlin for the half-marathon on April 1st. Anyone who is interested in joining her should let her know.

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GOAL Christmas Mile

Posted on December 21, 2011 by brendan

All members are asked to make every effort to attend the GOAL Christmas Mile which starts at 12 Noon on Christmas Day at Tuam Rugby Club. A great way to get ready for the dinner and more importantly help those who are much less well off than ourselves. Just turn up anytime between 12 Noon and 1.30pm, run a mile and make a donation-SIMPLE See you all on Christmas Day

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