It was a busy week for NBH runners, with a huge participation in Lisburn and a worthwhile trip south. With memories of damp, uncomfortable winter training firmly at the back of peoples’ minds, success in the sun came thick and fast.
Lisburn half marathon and 10km, Lisburn.
Always a highlight of the racing calendar, the Lisburn half marathon regularly attracts a huge number of runners for the good course, great organisation, competitive field and the uncannily reliable good summery weather.
With a coach full helpfully organised by Rosy, the NBH headed to Lisburn city in their droves. A huge number of runners competed in both the 10km and the half marathon, and were well rewarded with some stellar results.
The half marathon event was the NI Athletics championship race and was also a part of the Pure Running half marathon series. The race was won by Freddy Sittuk from Raheny Shamrock AC (01:11:35) and the women’s race was won by NBH own Gladys Ganiel (01:20:17). Not far behind Freddy Sittuk was NBHs’ own John Black who sealed a fantastic 2nd place in what was a defining race for him. That meant that both John and Gladys secured the NI & Ulster Half Marathon titles in their respective genders, a fantastic result for both. But it wasn’t just those two stellar performances that stood out this week, a culmination of efforts throughout the field meant that NBH also secured gold in both the ladies’ and men’s teams. And further to that when you drill down into the results, Gladys, Greg and Ita took age category wins, with Helen and Simon taking third and second in their respective age categories.
Aside from those performances above that are highlighted in the results lists, there are no doubt numerous impressive athletic performances throughout the wider field from NBH runners. While we are not able to mention them all, there’s no doubt a lot of well deserved praise amongst the below finishing times. Well done guys!
Half marathon
| Pos | Firstname | Lastname | Finish |
| 2 | John | Black | 01:12:19 |
| 5 | Edward | Cooke | 01:15:37 |
| 8 | Philip | Goss | 01:16:42 |
| 14 | Gladys | Ganiel | 01:20:17 |
| 24 | Simon | Reeve | 01:22:49 |
| 30 | Vernon | Shiels | 01:24:45 |
| 62 | John | MISKIMMIN | 01:29:21 |
| 115 | Greg | McClure | 01:36:28 |
| 135 | Helen F | Weir | 01:38:32 |
| 170 | Ita | McCambridge | 01:40:48 |
| 221 | Gary | Blythe | 01:43:30 |
| 360 | Una | McConnell | 01:50:19 |
| 418 | GORDON | GLENN | 01:53:15 |
| 444 | Paddy | McCambridge | 01:54:18 |
| 445 | Lyle | Carleton | 01:54:20 |
| 570 | Thomas | Mckinstry | 01:58:47 |
| 674 | Christopher | Lennon | 02:02:02 |
| 702 | Paul | Carlin | 02:03:06 |
| 760 | Anthony | Fleming | 02:05:53 |
| 763 | John | Beggs | 02:05:54 |
| 829 | Philip | McIlwrath | 02:08:56 |
| 1092 | Anne Marie | Clarken | 02:23:53 |
| 1241 | Robbie | Speers | 02:40:27 |
| 1258 | Dermot | McGrath | 02:44:15 |
Lisburn 10km race
Alongside the half marathon the 10km race was another competitive fixture, with the race being won by James Edgar from City of Lisburn AC (32:49) and Donna Mone from Monaghan Town Runners leading the ladies race home (38:57). NBH Andrew Annett clinched third spot on the podium in what was a close finish at the front end. Paul Curley and Nat Glenn also took 3rd place in their age groups. While we can’t practically mention all the performances, within the below mentioned 55 finishes are no doubt a lot of fantastic stories of grit, determination and well deserved success.
| Pos | Firstname | Lastname | Finish |
| 3 | Andrew | Annett | 00:33:15 |
| 10 | Nat | Glenn | 00:36:15 |
| 19 | Paul | Curley | 00:38:20 |
| 44 | Rory | Kane | 00:40:39 |
| 90 | Orla | McCambridge | 00:43:57 |
| 105 | John | Steele | 00:44:52 |
| 131 | Frankie | Smyth | 00:45:50 |
| 267 | Katrina | McAuley | 00:50:17 |
| 285 | Andrew | Taylor | 00:50:50 |
| 303
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Orla | McCambridge | 00:51:27
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| 364 | Terence | McAtamney | 00:52:39 |
| 439 | John | Hamilton | 00:54:12 |
| 446 | Catriona | McCambridge | 00:54:21 |
| 481 | Sandy | Plumb | 00:54:49 |
| 579 | Diane | Taylor | 00:56:41 |
| 674 | Paul | Lavery | 00:58:24 |
| 700 | Fiona | Magill | 00:58:45 |
| 876 | Magdalena | Bisewska | 01:01:15 |
| 886 | Bernard | Lynn | 01:01:21 |
| 943 | Cailein | Curley | 01:02:13 |
| 952
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Megan | Beggs | 01:02:19
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| 958 | Eimear | Nugent | 01:02:22 |
| 1009 | Kevin | Curran | 01:03:09 |
| 1016 | DAVID | JOHNSTON | 01:03:16 |
| 1027 | Heather | Wilson | 01:03:22 |
| 1092 | Gail | Johnston | 01:04:17 |
| 1119 | Sonia | Millar | 01:04:40 |
| 1180 | Ciara | Seymour | 01:05:36 |
| 1185 | Nial | O’Neill | 01:05:38 |
| 1186 | Lynn | Mckenna | 01:05:38 |
| 1189 | John | Higgins | 01:05:48 |
| 1284 | Philippa | Curran | 01:07:29 |
| 1335 | Bronagh | Scullion | 01:08:19 |
| 1337 | Carolanne | McDonald | 01:08:20 |
| 1361 | Elaine | Crawford | 01:08:43 |
| 1465 | Carrie | McAtamney | 01:10:27 |
| 1488 | Phil | Curran | 01:10:47 |
| 1489 | Monica | O’Kane | 01:10:49 |
| 1490 | Pat | Curran | 01:10:49 |
| 1544 | Emma | Toner | 01:11:53 |
| 1597 | Lorna | McGrath | 01:13:06 |
| 1610 | Clare | Morgan | 01:13:41 |
| 1643 | Lindsay | Walker | 01:14:19 |
| 1654 | Catherine | Carleton | 01:14:33 |
| 1684 | Catherine | O’Boyle | 01:15:06 |
| 1738 | Andrew | Grimley | 01:16:46 |
| 1784 | Leeanne | Magee | 01:18:13 |
| 1785 | Sinead | Toal | 01:18:13 |
| 1827 | Matthew | Carleton | 01:20:01 |
| 1828 | Martine | McAnoy | 01:20:01 |
| 2068 | Eileen | Keenan | 01:30:12 |
| 2069 | Helen | Grimley | 01:30:12 |
| 2358 | Rosy | Ryan | 01:42:36 |
| 2359 | Gemma | Lowe | 01:42:36 |
| 2360 | Patricia | Braniff | 01:42:36 |
Pure Running Half marathon series
The completion of the Lisburn half marathon marked the half way stage in this year’s Pure Running Half marathon series, NBH has three runners in this series. Louise Smith is striding away at the front of her age category, with more than an hour between her and the second place lady. Peter McClelland has held third place in his age category. Greg McClure has held on to top spot at the half way point in his age category.
Iris
h Milers Club Belfast Grand Prix 2017, Mary Peters Track, Belfast:
On Saturday a large number of athletes from all over the island of Ireland descended upon a windy Mary Peters Track, and with the trees blustering in the wind the runners were hopeful of a welcome breeze on their back. The NBH runners at the meet certainly performed well, with 2 podium positions and PB times achieved by Andrew and Conor over the 800m distance. Maybe the windy MPT reminded them of the normal conditions at the mountainside NBH track training….
| Race | Name | Time | Position |
| 1500m B Women | Lauren Cox | 7th | 5:12:10 |
| 800 E Men | O’Rawe, Conor | 3rd | 2:11:63 |
| 800m D Men | Bamisile, Amando | 7th | 2:06:73
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| 800 C Men | Andrew Millegan | 1st | 1:58.29 |
| 1500 A Men | Micheal McKillop | 18th | 4:09:80 |
| 3km men | Conal McCambridge | 19th | 9:09.88
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Dunshauglin AC 10KM, Co Meath
On Saturday evening a number of NBH runners headed to the Royal County to take part in the 38th annual Dunshaughlin 10km, the oldest 10km in Ireland. They were well rewarded with some fantastic times and a team prize to take up the road. With 3 runners in the top 10 and a raft of PBs it certainly was a successful evening. See the cracking times below:
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 5 | Mark MCKINSTRY Senior Male (5) Male (5) | 00:31:36 |
| 7 | Lindsay GORDON Senior Male (7) Male (7) | 00:31:49 |
| 9 | Andrew ANNETT | 00:32:27 |
| 20 | Conor CURRAN | 00:33:11 |
Parkrun @ various locations:
As ever the NBH attended parkrun events in their droves. This Saturday saw 5 new PBs.
Antrim
5th Martsje HELL 18:57 – New PB
Belfastvictoria
11th Piaras MCSHANE 19:22
120th Kerry MCSHANE 27:15
121st Sean MCSHANE 27:17
Falls
14th Paul WILLIAMS 22:44
Larne
1st Nat GLENN 18:40
3rd Ethan GLENN 20:08
4th Janice PLUMB 21:11
11th John STEELE 22:36
24th Harry PLUMB 24:47
34th Sandy PLUMB 25:33
Ormeau
4th Martin REA 17:55
39th Eva KISSENPFENNIG 21:28
319th Jim CLINTON 36:32
Queens
11th Ciaran HUNTER 21:43
Valley
7th Helen F WEIR 21:32
Wallace
6th John MCCONNELL 20:00
101st Philip MCILWRATH 27:38
207th Rosy RYAN 41:13
Waterworks
1st Kent SWANN 17:37
2nd Thomas SIMMONS 17:42
3rd Colin WILLETTS 18:44
8th John Gerard MURPHY 19:34
9th Ray CAMERON 19:50
20th Colin SIMPSON 21:46
21st Martin O’NEILL 21:57 – New PB
24th Sam CARR 22:16
26th Greg MCCLURE 22:28
29th Odhran MOAN 22:51 – New PB
31st Tony REID 23:05
32nd Daniel O’CALLAGHAN 23:08
44th Terence MCATAMNEY 24:06
52nd Katrina MCAULEY 24:27
64th Joe WILSON 25:21
76th Maurice PALMER 26:05
85th Cailein CURLEY 26:33
90th Sandy CARR 26:54
92nd Michael LAWLOR 26:57
95th David JOHNSTON 27:12
97th Roisin HUGHES 27:14
106th Joanne MCGURK 27:48 – New PB
115th Simon REEVE 28:32
123rd Geraldine MURPHY 29:22
127th Trisha MURRAY 29:41
129th Jacqueline LAWLOR 29:56
132nd Margaret STEPHENS 30:19
142nd Joan GRIEVE 31:27
143rd Bronagh CONLON 31:28
144th Monica O’KANE 31:28
147th Dermot MCGRATH 31:42
152nd Philomena DONALDSON 32:10
155th Mick MURRAY 32:19
156th Michele FLOOD 32:20
167th James TOAL 33:45
170th Gemma LOWE 33:49
177th Sinead TOAL 34:27 – New PB
178th Dirdre MURPHY 34:29
183rd Gabrielle MALLAGHAN 35:29
184th Marian HAYES 35:30
All photos from NBH Facebook page
