FINISH (Batch 1): Fields of Athenry 10KM Road Race 2018

The is a photograph from a set of photographs of the 17th running of the Fields of Athenry 10KM took place on Wednesday, St. Stephen's Day, December 26th 2018 at 11:00 in Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland. Just under 1,200 participants started at Athenry Railway station and finished the race today under the beautiful Medieval Arch in the town. The weather was almost perfect for road running. Conditions were very favourable with little or no breeze and cool crisp air. The winter sun also appeared. All in all this was probably the best weather for many years at the race.

This is one of the leading 10KM road races in Ireland. It would seem it has been around for much longer but the race in terms of history is sill rather young at its 17th year. The superb organisation, atmosphere, and great course gives it the characteristic of a race that is many years older. The credit for this goes to the wonderful athletics club in Athenry AC and the team of volunteers. The attention to every detail in the race which this year attracted over 1,200 participants means that the race has earned its stripes as one of the leading road races in Ireland. To attract such a big field on St. Stephen's day with so many Christmas festivities and other road race events jostling for attention is a serious achievement.

The race started at the Railway station and then took in a loop of the famous fields of Athenry where it turns left and begins it's return to the town, passing the soccer club, over the railway lines, and finishing under the medival arch in Athenry town for a fittingly atmospheric finish to the race. The route as it passes around the fields and outskirts of Athenry are wonderful country road running surroundings. Race HQ is in the Presentation College in Athenry. Post race showers, prize giving ceremony, and refreshments were provided in the College after the race.

We have a very extensive set of photographs from this year's event. The link to the full set of photographs on this Flickr photostream is here: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157705013920945. There are some photographs of the race start at 800m and photographs of the race finish from the 1st across the line until the 45 minutes finish time.

Some useful Internet links:

The Athenry AC Website: www.athenryac.com

Official Race Timing from local company RedTagTiming: www.redtagtiming.com/

The Athenry AC Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/athenryac?fref=ts (Requires Facebook Login)

The official website for the Fields of Athenry 10KM 2018 Website: www.athenry10k.com (This also provides access to the complete archive of results for the entire series of Fields of Athenry races)

The Finish of the 10km under the Medieval Arch on Google Streetview: goo.gl/maps/O2Sv1

Our Flickr set from the Fields of Athenry 2017: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157691471650345

Our Flickr set from the Fields of Athenry 2016: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157676673218051

Our Flickr set from the Fields of Athenry 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157649881213766

Our Flickr set from the Fields of Athenry 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157639022727644/

Our Flickr set from the Fields of Athenry 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157632343684441/

Our Flickr set from the Fields of Athenry 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157628575384797/

Edenhill77 also posts excellent sets of photographs from road race events in Galway to Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/edenhill77/sets/

Garmin Connect GPS trace of the 10KM Race Route: connect.garmin.com/player/61755378

Wikipedia Page on 'The Field's of Athenry' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fields_of_Athenry

The defacto definitive version of the famous song as sung by Paddy Reilly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9InnXP64To

The fields of Athenry as sung by the fans of the Republic of Ireland soccer team at Euro 2012 against Spain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdZqpYX9eNk

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Taken in: Ireland / Galway / Athenry (show map)

Taken on: December 26, 2018

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