Frank Greally

Nov 1, 2024 | irishrunner.ie | Frank Greally

It’s been a busy and productive month of October for The Daily Mile promotions to Primary Schools. One highlight event of the month was the visit of the The Daily Mile team – Frank Greally and Valerie O’Brien – to the Connacht GAA Airdome in Mayo where there was a gathering of six primary schools from counties Mayo and Roscommon. The special guest  on the day was European 4x400m relay silver medallist Lauren Cadden – who was a huge hit with the children.

Jun 27, 2024 | irishrunner.ie | Frank Greally

By Frank GreallyDr George Sheehan is widely regarded as having been the first ‘Running Guru’ and  his writings are still as fresh and inspirational as when he wrote them back in the 1980s. Here’s a sample piece from George , writes Frank Greally. “I’ve been a distance runner for  almost 30 years, and I’m still trying to explain this self-renewing inner compulsion. The more I run, the more I live a life conditioned  and influenced and fashioned by my running.

May 28, 2024 | irishrunner.ie | Frank Greally

Everybody’s doing ‘The Daily Mile’ – health initiative for schools promoted by Athletics Ireland gets new theme song performed by Sina TheilChildhood obesity is on the rise; the average child spends less than 10 minutes a day outside. According to a study from 2023, 77.6% of boys and 84.7% of girls are insufficiently active. Initiatives like The Daily Mile – 15 minutes walk or run – promoted by Athletics Ireland, are vital to nurturing and developing healthy habits for children in primary schools.

May 13, 2024 | irishrunner.ie | Frank Greally

The Irish relay teams that competed at the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas last weekend delivered a series of wonderful uplifting performances that were a joy to witness and an inspiration for the nation!All team members showed excellent examples of confidence, purpose and execution for the thousands of young athletes and coaches in clubs all over the country – as well as for the general public, too.

May 2, 2024 | irishrunner.ie | Frank Greally

A great man was mourned and a milestone of athletics celebrated once again across the world on March 3rd 2018 with the announcement of Sir Roger Bannister’s death at the age of 88. On May 6th 1954 at the Iffley Road track in Oxford Bannister, helped by his friends Chris Brasher and Chris Chataway, shattered an historic barrier that many people thought could never be broken, when he ran 3:59.4 in a mile race. Monday next will mark the 70th anniversary of that historic event.