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Almost 2,000 runners completed the 17th edition of the Connemara half, full and ultra-marathon series of races held on Sunday in the scenic surrounds of Maam Cross, Lough Inagh and Leenane.

Last Sunday saw the annual Belcarra 8k take to the roads around the west Mayo village, the winner was Moy Valley AC runner Michael Canty, with Mayo AC's Sarah Syron the first female to cross the finish line.

This year marks the the centenary of the death of one of Ireland's greatest Olympians and Bohola native Martin Sheridan.

World class athletics will return to Athlone Institute of Technology again on February 21 with the fifth AIT International Grand Prix.

The Galway Walking Club's marathon and half marathon will take place in Connemara on Saturday, August 12.

European U23 Championships

The Galway Walking Club’s marathon and half marathon will take place in Connemara on Saturday, August 12.

The first two races in the Mayo AC Vodafone C&C Cellular 5km Summer Series took place over the past few days with races in Foxford and Ballyhaunis. In the first race in the series in Foxford there were 160 competitors taking part. 

The walking and running team of the Manuela Riedo Foundation will hold an information night on Tuesday October 18 at 7pm in the Galway Bay Hotel.

All the work this year has gone into training for your main race, the Dublin City Marathon on October 30 which is just a few weeks away, so do not let it go to waste by not keeping those muscles maintained in the lead up to the race.