Forthcoming Events
Date: 27-Mar-2011
Finn Valley 5k series, Ballyliffin Coastal Challenge, and more...
Encouraging Turnout for 3rd Valley 5k
Date: 26-Mar-2011
A beautiful evening and some 180 athletes turned out Friday evening.
Valley Three Strike Out for Gold
Date: 20-Mar-2011
Weekend 1 of the national underage indoor champs at Magherafelt saw a varied result for Valley.
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Donegal Town Open Invitational Meeting
Date: 20-Mar-2011
Details of the 2nd Annual Open Invitational meeting.
Ballyliffin Coastal Challenge 10
Date: 20-Mar-2011
Easter Saturday April 23rd 2pm is fast approaching and the focus event in Inishowen on that day is certainly the Ballyliffin Coastal Challenge.
Valley Coach Extends Business
Date: 20-Mar-2011
Ann Marie Mc Geehin is certainly not standing still. The Stranorlar native now married to John Gallagher and living in the area once again opened a new office on Ballybofeys Main Street Wednesday.
St Patrick's Day 5K
Date: 20-Mar-2011
Letterkenny AC's Michael Black was the winner of St Patrick's Day 5K road race..
Finn Valley Easter Camp
Date: 15-Mar-2011
Finn Valley have once again an Easter camp. Announced this week it has proved popular and well organised in previous years hence it may be desirable to check in at the earliest.
Paulas Run
Date: 14-Mar-2011
Declan Mc Carthy City of Derry and Mary Connolly Finn Valley AC are the overall open winners of Paulas run for 2011.
Finn Valley 5k Series Continues to Draw Good Support
Date: 07-Mar-2011
There was an excellent response to the second in the Finn Valley 5k Series.
Finn Valley Young Guns in Good Form
Date: 07-Mar-2011
John Kelly... Magherfelt...
Tori Jumps High in Paris
Date: 07-Mar-2011
Finn Valley athlete Tori Pena continues to jump higher and higher.
LYIT Sports Scholarship for Pauric
Date: 07-Mar-2011
Pauric McLaughlin was one of 14 lyit students to today be awarded a elite sports scholarship.
Spring 5k Series Results Round 1
Date: 27-Feb-2011
A large crowd turned out for the opening run in the Valley 5k Spring Series. Results... (pdf)
Tori Takes Record & Title
Date: 27-Feb-2011
Tori Pena received a serious positive boost ahead of this weekends European Championship in Paris when Saturday she cleared 4-31 to win the Scottish championship.
Mayor Launches 5k for Charity
Date: 24-Feb-2011
This week Cllr Cora Harvey, Mayor of Donegal, launched a new interesting initiative at Glenveagh, Co Donegal.
European selection for Tori
Date: 23-Feb-2011
Highlight of competition in the Odyssey last weekend was Tori Pena winning the pole vault at 4-10m.
Shane Laid to Rest
Date: 22-Feb-2011
Around 2,000 people attended the funeral in Convoy yesterday of Shane Bonner, the 20-year-old LYIT student who died on Friday from injuries sustained in a road traffic accident on the outskirts of Letterkenny in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Talented Finn Valley Athlete Loses His Fight for Life - R.I.P.
Date: 18-Feb-2011
Finn Valley AC issued a statement shortly after midday Friday confirming the tragic death of 20 year old Shane Bonner from Convoy.
Valley Enjoy Open Meet Donegal Town
Date: 15-Feb-2011
An enjoyable open competition was held Sunday morning, an opportunity to compete after all the training and the Valley children turned out in great numbers.
Valley Athletes Receive National Awards
Date: 14-Feb-2011
John Kelly and Dempsey Mc Guigan were the recepients of awards at the AAI national youth ceremony on Saturday night in Athlone both field athletes.
NI & Ulster Indoor Championships - Odyssey Arena information...
Valley Host Senior Cross Country
Date: 14-Feb-2011
Finn Valley hosted the 2011 Ulster Cross at Edenmore with a well prepared course, a good day but unfortunately a dissappointing turn out.
Valley and Donegal County Teams Lead Out
Date: 07-Feb-2011
Masters athletics has been a successful feature of Donegal athletics in the last decade and once again the lads rallied the venue on this occassion ALSAA, Dublin.
Under 11 girls... under 11 boys... under 13 girls...
Tori Betters National Record Again
Date: 05-Feb-2011
Finn Valley's Tori Pena once again bettered the national indoor pole vault record competing in New Mexico last night the previous mark standing to her also at 4-21m from Seattle a few weeks ago.
Success in Cardiff and Cork for Valley
Date: 30-Jan-2011
Action in both Cork and Cardiff on Sunday both early morning.
St Johnstone Athlete Takes County Award
Date: 24-Jan-2011
When your athletics discipline is throws it can be a long winter with the menu pre-Christmas simply training and yes you have guessed it more training. Nenagh Masters... Co Board annual awards...
Ballyliffin Coastal Challenge Race
Date: 23-Jan-2011
View route and promotional video.
Donegal Cross Country Relay Team
Date: 21-Jan-2011
Denver Kelly bounced back from an indifferent run last weekend in Tullamore to nail and lead the Donegal team in National Cross Country relays.
Juvenile Open Track and Field Meet
Date: 21-Jan-2011
Donegal Athletics Board will host an open Track and Field Meet for Juveniles in Donegal Town on Sunday February 13th. I have attached details of the event which will cater for athletes in the age categories Under 11, 13, 15, and Over 15.
The Cara Bundoran Run 10 Mile Challenge
Date: 21-Jan-2011
The Cara Bundoran Run 10 Mile Challenge is Ireland’s newest road race and will provide runners,joggers and walkers of all standards with a thrilling experience on breathtaking route. The course skirts Donegal’s Atlantic coastline around the holiday resort of Bundoran with a sweeping downhill finish towards the finish.
Glenfin Athlete Wins National Title
Date: 17-Jan-2011
Aaron Mc Glynn from Glenfin was the outstanding athlete from the national underage and novice cross country champs Sunday.
New Irish Pole Vault Record
Date: 16-Jan-2011
Tori Pena, Finn Valley AC, in clearing 4-21 at the University of Washington indoor meet Saturday set a new Irish indoor mark erasing the old mark of 4-20m from Zoe Brown.
Nationals in Tullamore for Valley this Weekend
Date: 10-Jan-2011
It's been a case of watching the weather whether on the tv, mobile, internet or listening intently to Mickey the Post to get a gauge of training or otherwise in recent weeks.
Ulster Championships at Stormont
Date: 10-Jan-2011
Last weekend our masters participated in the Ulster Championships at Stormont. To their credit finishing 5th.
Finn Valley Athlete Prepares for the Season Ahead
Date: 10-Jan-2011
Tori Pena Irish pole vault record holder and member of Finn Valley AC has her sights firmly set on the 2011 season and of course long term hopes to be amongst that elite group of Irish competitors on the start line London Olympics 2012 .
Finn Valley Spring 5k Series
Date: 05-Jan-2011
Finn Valley AC are repeating their successful Spring 5k road series once again in 2011. This proved popular last year and gave many participants the opportunity to get out and train/run/jog/walk with the advantage of being monitored in an organised event each fortnight over the same course.
Finn Valley 5k Beats the Weather
Date: 27-Dec-2010
The annual Stephens Day at Finn Valley beat the elements on the day and inded the snow which created doubt as to whether it would in fact go ahead . Its was a case of the show must go on and some 250 turned out a diminished start number but nevertheless a clear message that this event will go ahead regardlesss.
