Finn Valley AC

Some of the Finn Valley AC Fit3Life crew who competed at the Donegal Half Marathon today.

Don’t forget that a new 8-week Couch to 5k programme with the Finn Valley AC Fit4Life group will begin on Monday evening, August 31.

The group will meet at the Finn Valley Centre for 7.30pm and the sessions are led by Finn Valley AC Fit4Life coach Brendan Patton.

Get active and stay active!!

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Finn Valley AC athlete Ceola McGlinchey won silver in the U13 pentathlon at the Ulster Combined Events Championships.

In her first ever combined events, Ceola scored 2132 points to take second spot.

Ceola threw a 6.38m shot and jumped a 4.36m long jump. Ceola clocked 12.77 for the 70m hurdles and got over a 1.39m high jump before going 2:49.74 in the 800m.

Well done, Ceola!

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What a morning for Finn Valley AC at the Donegal Half Marathon around the streets of Letterkenny.

FVAC’s Diarmait Keogh was the overall winner in 71 minutes, with his clubmate Oisin Toye second in 73 minutes.

Nuala Bose continued her good year by taking the women’s title, crossing the line in around 82 minutes.

Well done guys!

Some of the past recipients of the McGonagle Champions Cup at Finn Valley AC - who will take hold of this year’s?

The McGonagle Champions Cup Cross Country event returns at Finn Valley AC on Sunday, September 20 at 11am- a perfect competitive start to the cross country season.
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Clubs across the north west take part and participants have come from Galway, Leitrim and Down in past editions.

Races go from U9-U18 with the top club on the day to be presented with the McGonagle Champions Cup, named in honour of FVAC founder and former Irish athletics team manager Patsy McGonagle.

Entries open here: https://hub.klubfunder.com/FinnValleyAC/payit/eventregistration/champions-cup-open-cross-country-2026/detail

A group shot from a previous edition of the McGonagle Champions Cup at Finn Valley AC.

The McGonagle Champions Cup was inaugurated in 2018 and has been held every year since, apart from during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

Clubs across the north west take part and participants have come from Galway, Leitrim and Down in past editions.

The 2026 version takes place at Finn Valley AC on September 20 with an 11am start - and entries are open here: https://bit.ly/46kEihC

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝟓𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐕𝐀𝐂

A new 8-week Couch to 5k programme with the Finn Valley AC Fit4Life group will begin on Monday evening, August 31.

The group will meet at the Finn Valley Centre for 7.30pm.

The sessions are led by Finn Valley AC Fit4Life coach Brendan Patton and is open to people of all abilities - no matter whether you’re a complete beginner or someone looking for an avenue back into running.

The Fit4Life group meets at 7.30pm every Monday and Wednesday at FVAC and offers an encouraging environment for all.

Get active and stay active!!

T-minus three weeks: the countdown is firmly on to the annual secondary schools cross country at Finn Valley AC!

On Thursday, September 17, action gets underway at 11.30am with entry costing only €4.

The day beforehand, our primary schools cross country challenge takes place and the annual McGonagle Champions Cup Cross Country takes place on September 20.

Registration is opened here for the Champions Cup: https://hub.klubfunder.com/FinnValleyAC/payit/eventregistration/champions-cup-open-cross-country-2026/detail

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Little Athletics is back for another term, which will kick off on September 9 at Finn Valley AC.

Little Athletics will run in two blocks each Wednesday under the the direction of FVAC schools coach Ann Slevin.

Bookings can be made through the Finn Valley AC page on Klub Funder: https://hub.klubfunder.com/club/FinnValleyAC