Thomas McStay and Edel Kelly, both of Galway City Harriers, were the winners of the recent Grant Thornton sponsored 5k on the Prom.
Held in superb conditions on Wednesday evening last, the Galway City Harriers showed their international class in this Athletics Ireland organised event,
McStay won easily in 14.52, clear of Adrian Grogan of Castlegar second, and Bryan Lalor in third place, while Edel Kelly won the women's event in 19.28, with Deirdre Moroney second and Cara Gleeson third.
Castlegar Cross Country
A huge crowd and beautiful sunshine heralded the start of the cross-country season at Galway Racecourse in Ballybrit, at the annual Castlegar AC hosted cross country events.
Ennis Track swept the boards in the men’s event with young star Niall Murphy winning the 6k ahead of clubmate Jose Jimenez after an enthralling battle. The returning William Fitzgerald impressed for Craughwell in third spot.
The women's race over 4km saw a dominant front-running performance by Ellen Moran of GCH. She raced home to victory ahead of Maria McCambridge of DSD in second, and Sara Doohan of Corran AC who finished third.
The juvenile events saw huge fields take part across a packed programme of events, with standout winners including Padraig Corduff of Westport and Adara Salvo of Craughwell at U17 level, and Emma Brennan of Longford and Luke Walsh of South Galway AC at U15/16 level.
