3 mins read

20 Jan 2025

Personal Bests for Lynch and Akinola

There was plenty of action lasta week as athletes opened up their 2025 season. Peter Lynch (KCH) recorded 61.15 at the Houston Half-Marathon to move into fifth on the Irish all-time list. Meanwhile at the National Indoor arena in Dublin Bori Akinola (UCD) was shaking up the Irish sprinting world with his new personal best of 6.65. Click on the link below for more updates.
Perri Williams
Track & X-Country

3 mins read

19 Jan 2025

Irish Racewalkers dominate the English National Indoors

Irish racewalkers produced 14 medals (5 of them gold) at the England Indoor National Championships today in Sheffield. There were some superb performances and a multitude of personal bests which augers well for the forthcoming Irish Indoor Championship season.
Perri Williams
Track & X-Country

7 mins read

17 Jan 2025

Coping with Injuries

This is a must-read article for injured athletes and their coaches, that offers practical coping strategies used by top professional athletes like Jake Wightman, Sonia O’Sullivan and Ciara Mageean. Athletes are so highly driven and when an injury, particularly one that sidelines them for a longer period, occurs, it can have a devastating effect. Initially there is hope, then frustration and anger, sometimes depression can set in too. An athlete can feel empty without their running and experience a loss of identity. Whether you are currently injured or not this is an essential read for any athlete or coach involved in the world of athletics (or sport in general).
Perri Williams
Track & X-Country

3 mins read

12 Jan 2025

Eifrem Gidey sets new Irish 10k record in Valencia

At the Valencia 10km this morning Ireland's Efram Gidey set a new Irish record of 27:43 to eclipse John Treacy's 40 year old record by 3 seconds. The race was won by Sweden’s Andreas Almgren who set a new European 10k record of 26:53 and became the first European to run under 27 minutes for the distance.
Perri Williams
Track & X-Country

9 mins read

10 Jan 2025

Altitude Training - Where will you go?

Training at various altitude locations around the world is a popular January choice by many athletes. These days it is not just the elite that access these altitude locations. Scores of Irish athletes are in various locations such as South Africa and Kenya at the moment. Thus marking a shift from the traditional January warm-weather locations of Portugal or Spain. But why should you train at altitude, and where should you go? Temperatures are below zero right now and there are many altitude locations you can opt for to avoid this icy January weather. With further options opening up as Spring appears. Read on to explore the world of altitude training and see who is training where.
Perri Williams
Track & X-Country

12 mins read

23 Dec 2024

2024 – Looking back at our exceptional year

As we look back on 2024 we reflect on the importance of Irish Athletics on our sporting lives. We lived the athlete's high's and felt their lows. From Glasgow to Rome, the hot seats of Europe and back to Paris - it was a summer of track and field and a winter of Cross-Country that has us all rocking in our seats or following their trails of success from filled stadiums. 78 national records, five european Senior medals, five u18 European medals, an u20 World medal, a World Relays medal and finally a Euro-cross silver. 2024 you rocked!
Perri Williams
Track & X-Country

8 mins read

20 Dec 2024

2024 – THE YEAR THAT THAT SAW 78 NATIONAL RECORDS BEING SMASHED

From u18 to Senior level 2024 has seen the landscape for national records change a staggering 78 times. A solid testament to the elevated performances of our athletes, in what has generally been a magnificent year for Irish athletics.
Perri Williams
Track & X-Country

8 mins read

16 Dec 2024

Olympic Medallists Shine at World Athletics Racewalking Tour in Dublin

It was a decisive victory for the Olympic Gold Medallist Massimo Stano at today’s World Athletics Racewalking Tour final in Raheny, Dublin. Competing over 35km the Italian dropped long time leader Ricardo Ortiz (Mexico) over the final 5km to take the World Athletics Tour by a margin of two minutes. A further minute behind Caio Bonfim (Brazil) the 2024 Olympic silver medallist from Paris, sealed his World Athletics Tour victory with a third-place finish. Spectators lined the course from start to finish, to witness the feats of over 250 athletes from 30 countries compete across the various distances. The World Athletics Tour finale was without a shadow of doubt an astounding success.
Perri Williams
Track & X-Country

9 mins read

12 Dec 2024

World Athletics Tour Event Set for Dublin This Weekend

This weekend over 250 athletes from 30 countries and 4 continents will descend upon St Anne's Park in Raheny for the final leg of the World Athletics race-walking Tour and the Irish National race-walking championships. Two Olympians, a host of World, European, Asian, American and African Championship medallists will be amongst those competing. It is seldom that such a congregation of international medallists congregate in one place in the Irish capital. Leading the Irish contingent will be former u23 silver medallists David Kenny (Farranfore/Maine) who is back from an injury that sidelined him for 2024. Kate Veale (West Waterford) will be aiming to secure yet another Irish championship victory.
Perri Williams
Track & X-Country

4 mins read

08 Dec 2024

Silver Individual for Nick Griggs as Irish u23 team finishes 4th.

Silver for Nick Griggs as the u23 team finished in 4th place. Briton Will Barnicoat (GB) wins back to back Euro-cross titles with the irish man fast closing in. Elsewhere there were excellent performances by Niamh Allen (Leevale) who just three months after giving birth to her daughter, she finished 11th in the senior ladies. Laura Mooney gave her best euro-cross performance yet in finishing 7th in the u23s ladies race.
Perri Williams
Track & X-Country

11 mins read

05 Dec 2024

European Cross Country Preview. How will Team Ireland do?

This year’s SPAR European Cross Country Championships takes place in Antalya, Turkey, on 8 December and will be the 30th edition of the championships. It will be the first time that Turkey has hosted the Euro-Cross and the most southerly venue in the events 30-year history. A 36 strong Irish team heads to Turkey today with athletes competing across six competitions; Men and Ladies -u20, u23 and senior. High hopes will rest on our u20s and u23s to produce podium places where our reputation for team placings over the past few years has been strong. In the Senior race Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen has made no secret of his intention to add another European title to his growing bank of accolades. He will head a strong Norwegian team consisting of his older brother and 2018 champion Filip and last year’s silver medallist Magnus Tuv Myhre. The ladies’ race will be an interesting dual between the winner of the last three editions Norway’s Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal and the inform Nadia Battocletti (Italy). Grøvdal will be making a bid for her fourth successive title but can double European 5000m and 10,000m and Olympic silver 10,000m athlete Battocletti stop her on her tracks? Read on for a full preview analysis of each event.
Perri Williams
Track & X-Country

6 mins read

01 Dec 2024

All-Ireland Novice Titles for Sean McGinley (Finn Valley) and Abbie Sheridan (St Peters) at Tramore

Sean McGinley (Finn Valley) showed a return to his brilliant 2022 form as he took the National Novice Cross-Country gold in Tramore Racecourse Co. Waterford today. In the ladies race it was a surprised Abbie Sheridan (St Peters) who was the winner. Elsewhere Lorraine O'Connor took the u19 ladies title as she moved past long time leader Dearbhla Allen (St Peters) in the final lap. Caolan McFadden (Cranford) upserped Cillian Gleeson (Celbridge) as the two ran side by side for the majority of the race. Emily Bolton overturned her less than normal performance in Enniskillen as she recorded an impressive win in the girls u17. As expected Darragh Whelan (Limerick) and Freya Renton (Westport) both completed the double as the won their u15 races.
Perri Williams
Track & X-Country
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