Galway athletes travel to Belfast this weekend to compete at the second Irish Milers Club event of the season.
Many of the country’s top middle-distance athletes will compete in high quality races., and Galway will have strong representation from GCH, Craughwell and other clubs at Saturday's event.
Some names to watch out for include Keith Fallon of GCH who will go over 800 metres, Ellen Moran also GCH is racing in the 5000m, while Ella O'Connor of GCH and Sinead Gaffney of Craughwell also look to start their track seasons well.
Galway 5k Series
Stephen Casserly of Castlegar AC won the second leg of the 2022 EY sponsored Galway 5k Series held on a hilly circuit in Loughrea. He finished in a fast time of 16.48, ahead of Michael Ryan of Donore Harriers in second, and Adrian Grogan also of Castlegar in third
Grainne Ni Uallachain of GCH won the women's section in a fast time of 18.32, ahead of clubmates Kathryn Casserly in second and Julie Bradshaw third.
This week’s event is in Caltra with race four in Craughwell next week.
Connacht Schools
Some 700 students took part across a full day’s programme of events at minor and junior levels. as the south and north Connacht schools athletics events kicked off last week for postprimary schools.
Dangan hosted the south Connacht event last week, while Athlone IT hosts this week’s races, with all roads leading to the Irish schools' finals on June 4 in Tullamore.
Dingle Marathon
Catherine Thornton of GCH was second in the women's half marathon in 1.26 in Dingle on Saturday, continuing her impressive season, after her third place in Limerick the previous week.
