Valencia Marathon
The history of Valencia, one of the oldest cities in Spain, begins over 2100 years ago with its founding as a Roman colony under the name "Valentia Edetanorum" on the site of a former...
Tom Brennan New Years Day 5km
It was the night before the Tom Brennan 5km race and New Years Eve. The tension was mounting. I really wanted to start 2022 with a new PB and to run sub 23 minutes....
The Baldy Man 8km Beach Run
The Baldy Man Run takes place every year between Christmas and the New Year in Tramore. The race consists of a full loop of the peninsula at Tramore beach before returning to the prom...
Farranfore St Stephens day 5km
I signed up to the Farranfore St. Stephen’s Day 5k Race just a few days beforehand. The fear of racing after the Christmas day feast deterred me every other year, but after a couple...
Streets of Wicklow 2021
Report by Gary Murray
The Streets of Wicklow 5K takes place on St Stephens Day each year, around Wicklow town. I have been doing this race since 2009, managing to win a couple of times...
Dublin Masters XC 2021
What better way to haze the new people than to jump in front of them at the finish line of their first club race and ask for a race report. This week that duty...
Leinster Intermediate and Masters Cross Country 2022
It’s Saturday 15th January, the date for the Leinster Masters XC in Dunboyne. The Cow Field in Dunboyne has been mentioned from time to time during long Sunday runs so I’m a little nervous...
NIA Live indoor 400m race
The NIA Live events are held in winter through spring each year and offer a great variety of standards and distances for everyone to dip their toe into on the indoor track in Abbotstown....
Dungarvan 10 Mile February 2022
This year the 6th of February was a big day in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, with the John Treacy 10 Mile, hosted by West Waterford AC, back for its 30th anniversary. I’d wanted to run this...
IMRA Ticknock Winter Sunday February 13th
Distance: 9.09k Climb: 322m Terrain: Bog; Muck; Rocks; Rivers
Participants: Glenn Cahill (0:55:56); Tim Murphy, Race Reviewer (1:00:39); Eoin O’Brien, Photographer (1:02:23); Neil Purdy (1:04:38); Philip Kerr (1:05:18).
Race preparation - in the form of non-stop...
