Athlete interview – Ed Byrne

This month’s interview and extended profile is with senior athlete Ed Byrne. When/how/why did you take up running? I took up running nearly five years ago, thanks to my son Shane. Around 2014, Shane joined Togher AC’s Little Athletics programme, which had just been set up by Aidan Hartnett, who was looking for parent volunteers to help out with Little

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Athlete interview – Denis Hickey

This month’s interview and extended profile is with Fit4Life athlete Denis Hickey. When/how/why did you take up running? I actually honestly never liked running, I believed it was to hard. I much before hiking or walking. My sister encouraged me to start running it was a long and slow process and I was glad I continued. I took up running 3

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Athlete interview – Alison Donnelly

Alison Donnelly This month’s interview and extended profile is with senior athlete Alison Donnelly. When/how/why did you take up running? Did some cross country races in school – thought it was the worst form of torture ever invented at the time but anything to get out of class!  When and why did you join Togher AC? When I was 15 a

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