The Schools’ Athletics Association is the governing body for Post-Primary Schools Athletics. The association is a cross-community organisation with over 650 affiliated schools.
Masters athletes form the biggest cohort of AAI membership and the IMAA continues to do superb work in promoting athletics as a sport for life.
Irish Mountain Running Association (IMRA), is the governing body of the sport of Mountain Running in Ireland. IMRA is affiliated through Athletics Ireland to the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) for the purposes of competing in International Events.
The core objective of the association is to promote and develop Irish Universities Athletics at National and International level.
Ultra Running relates to races of a longer distance than the standard Marathon and includes races covered on track, road and trail over an official distance. The governing body is called the International Association of Ultra Runners.