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Galway athletes are preparing for the start of the 2015 Galway 5k Series which is open to 700 athletes, an increase of 100 over previous years. .

All roads led to Tuam for the final event of the 2014 Galway 5k series, and Galway City Harriers continued their dominance, taking seven of the top 10 places.

A new book on the history of successful Galway athletic club Derrydonnell AC will be launched tomorrow in the Rahoon Woods Hotel, Athenry.

County Galway’s Valerie Glavin has set a new Irish indoor record after running more than 200km.

Galway athletes were among of the winners of the inaugural Portumna Marathon, 50km and 100km races which were held under ideal conditions at the weekend.

Some 700 places for the upcoming Galway 5km Road Race Series were sold out within a day, reflecting the growing popularity of the event.

The Streets of Galway 8k road race continues to be a success story on the Irish athletic calendar.

• If you are looking for a good night out or would like to buy jerseys belonging to a host of well know stars, Raftery’s of Corofin is the place to be on Saturday night where the local soccer club is holding a Racenight to raise funds for the club. Established in 1980, Corofin United FC has recently purchased land and developed two playing pitches, plus a training pitch at Myles Park in the village. This is the first phase of a five-year plan which also includes the development of a clubhouse and all-weather playing facilities. In addition to the usual races, there will also be an auction, including a signed T-shirt belonging to Pádraig Harrington, and a host of signed jerseys that include soccer greats Eric Cantona and Ronaldo, an Irish soccer jersey signed by a number of the players plus manager Giovanni Trapattoni, a Connacht Rugby jersey, a Galway football jersey, and a Wexford football jersey signed by Mattie Forde.

Former title holder, Galway’s Gerry Ryan, had to settle for second in this year’s Streets of Galway 8k Road Race which took place on Saturday evening.

•The next instalment of Galway Triathlon Club’s lecture series will take place next week with a talk on long-distance racing by some of Galway’s most experienced athletes. The open-forum will be hosted by Athenry AC’s ultra distance runner Mick Rice, multiple Ironman competitor Reilly Dibner, and stage race cyclist Nigel Forde. The session will be chaired by GTC coach Ray Glynn and will give an insight into long distance running, cycling, and triathlon. The talk will take place in the Radisson Hotel on Monday January 25 at 7pm.