G.C.H. juveniles return to training on Sunday 5th September in Dangan at 10.30am.

Training times are as follows:
Sundays 10.30am-12.00pm 7 years olds to 18 year olds
Wednesdays 7.00pm-8.30pm 10 year olds to 18 year olds
Fridays 7.00pm-8.30pm 9 year olds to 18 year olds

All the training is based at the Regional Sports Centre in Dangan. New members are welcome.

The cross country distances for juvenile age groups, seniors and masters have been published by Athletics Ireland and attached here.

Galway City Sports Partnership have provided details of the next courses for Code of Ethics & Good Practice in Children's Sport. These are scheduled for Monday 27th September and Monday 18th October - more details attached.

G.C.H. athletes had considerable success at the All-Ireland Community Games. Cliona Ni Chochlain, competing for Claregalway, defended her Under 10 Hurdles title in great style, winning her heat, semi-final & final. Kieran Molloy from Oughterard, who is an accomplished boxer, won the Under 12 boys ball throw. Kieran competes in the Shot Putt but also looks to have a bright future as a Javelin thrower.

The provisional National League results are in and GCH's division was won by Ferrybank from Limerick County and Tallaght. So, there was no promotion for GCH this year, but it was great to have a GCH team competing in the final of the League. On the day the ever dependable GCH throwers had the biggest performances. Sean Breathnach and Eanna O'Cathain carved up the throws events between them to maximise the points gained, winning two and claiming two bronzes also. Congrats to all the athletes and coach/manager Matt Lockett.

The senior men's team has qualified for the Division 1 National League T&F final, with the second highest points total of the qualifiers, behind Ferrybank. The team now has a chance of promotion to the 'promised land' of the Premier League. This would be great for the development of the club as we have a great crop of older juneniles coming through that would benefit from regular high class competition.

It’s full steam ahead for Saturday’s 25th Streets of Galway Road Race. Final preparations are being put in place by the organisers and the participants alike. A sell-out of over 2500 entries have been processed and race-packs prepared.

The Met Eireann forecast for Saturday in Galway is a mixed bag of sunny spells, cloud and scattered showers. Runners will be hoping for the prevailing wind, the South Westerly, to prevail on the night and help with some fast finishes through Salthill and down the Claddagh.

At the business end, this year’s race promises to be an exciting affair. Will we have two new champions in 2010?

Congratulations to both Ronan Kelly and Alanna Lally who have been selected to represent Ireland at the Celtic games on August 7th. Alanna has been selected for the U16 800m and Ronan for the U18 400m Relay team. This year, the competition is hosted in Ireland, taking place in Athlone on August 7th, and they will compete against teams from Scotland, Wales and Ulster.