NBH Harriers Race Report, 2nd – 8th October 2017
A busy weekend for North Belfast Harriers which saw runners compete in the NI and Ulster Road Relay Championships at Victoria Park on Saturday. Further afield, several Harriers travelled to Galway to take part in the Galway Bay Marathon and Half Marathon. On Sunday the Cultra Charity Challenge took place in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. There was success on the podium for North Belfast Harriers in the Gaeltachta 10K on Sunday too. As ever, the Harriers were out in force at various Parkrun venues in Northern Ireland and as far away as Jersey and Sydney, Australia.
NI AND ULSTER ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS, VICTORIA PARK
On Saturday 7th October the 7th NI and Ulster Road Relay Championships took place in Victoria Park, Belfast. The event was hosted by Orangegrove Athletic Club. Athletes from all across the province travelled to Victoria Park in the hope of competing for championship titles. North Belfast Harriers fielded several male and female teams in the various relays. In the Senior Men’s race, a 4 strong North Belfast Harriers team was narrowly beaten by Newcastle Athletic Club on the 3380m course. Newcastle AC Senior Men claimed top spot on the podium in 39:46. North Belfast Harrier Mark McKinstry came very close to overtaking his Newcastle AC counterpart Zak Hanna. In the end, just 3 seconds separated the two teams with North Belfast Harriers taking second position on the podium in 39:49. City of Derry AC completed the podium line-up taking 3rd spot in 40:04. Harriers results below:-
Position Male Team Time
2 NBH A Male 0:39:49
9 NBH B Male 0:42:07
27 NBH D Male 0:49:37
Position Female Team Time
19 NBH A Female 0:48:19
Position Male Masters Team Time
34 NBH A Male 0:52:35
48 NBH C Male 0:58:07
52 NBH B Male 0:59:44
Position Female Masters Team Time
24 NBH A Female 0:44:26
42 NBH B Female 0:52:31
44 NBH C Female 0:54:12
Relay Teams at the NI and Ulster Road Relay Championships
GALWAY BAY MARATHON
The Galway Bay Marathon and Half Marathons took place on Saturday 7th October. Several North Belfast Harriers made the journey to compete in the events which started on Claddagh Quay on the edge of Galway City. The flat course saw runners begin at Claddagh and finish on the longest seaside promenade in Europe taking in views of the Atlantic Ocean. Congratulations to Margaret Stephens and Colleen Thompson who both got PBs. Results below:-
Half Marathon
Position Name Race Time Chip Time
13 Matt Shields 1:22:25 1:22:19
432 Gary Blythe 1:56:14 1:55:51
670 Claire O’Hara 2:06:20 2:05:09
720 Irene McGreevy 2:08:51 2:07:39
1087 Gail Mallaghan 2:36:35 2:35:24
Marathon
Position Name Race Time Chip Time
130 Sandy Carr 4:00:36 3:59:56
174 Colleen Thompson 4:18:06 4:17:26
179 Margaret Stephens 4:20:04 4:19:23
279 Trish Murray 5:20:49 5:20:09
North Belfast Harriers ready for Galway Bay Marathon
GAELTACHTA 10K
There was success at the Gaeltachta 10K in West Belfast on Sunday 8th October for the Harriers. Philip Goss took first place on the podium. He was closely followed by Kent Swann with only 20 seconds separating the two men. Results below:-
Position Name Time
1 Philip Goss 00:34:09
2 Kent Swann 00:34:29
33 Maurice Palmer 00:50:23
CULTRA CHARITY CHALLENGE, ULSTER FOLK AND TRANSPORT MUSEUM
The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Cultra hosted the Cultra Charity Challenge on Sunday 8th October 2017. The Born 2 Run and Macmillan Cancer Support Northern Ireland 10k and 5 K runs were undertaken by several North Belfast Harriers with each competitor receiving a DeLorean themed medal for their efforts on the hilly course. Results below:-
10K
Position Name Race Time Chip Time
56 Terence McAtamney 00:50:21 00:50:08
86 Kathleen Diamond 00:52:22 00:52:16
123 Richard Rogers 00:55:56 00:55:24
179 Thomas McKinstry 00:58:34 00:58:20
196 Fiona Magill 00:59:31 00:59:19
245 Thomas Norton 01:01:31 01:01:07
5K
Position Name Race Time Chip Time
116 Sonia Millar 00:35:08 00:35:07
117 Gail Hill 00:35:08 00:35:07
222 Loretto Hawkins 00:41:41 00:41:42
229 Leeanne Magee 00:42:15 00:42:12
231 Caroline Hill 00:42:16 00:42:10
IRISH 3/4 MARATHON, LONGWOOD, ENFIELD, COUNTY MEATH
On Sunday 8th October 2017, North Belfast Harriers Jim Clinton competed in the Irish 3/4 Marathon in Longwood, County Meath. Close to 1200 runners took part in the race. Jim finished in 02:59:49. Results below:-
Position Name Category Finish Time
517 Jim Clinton M50 02:59:49
NORTH BELFAST HARRIERS AT PARK RUN EVENTS 07 October 2017
North Belfast Harriers were out in force again at several Parkruns across Northern Ireland and the UK.
Close to 280 people ran at Parkrun, Waterworks. John Sloan was the first Harrier home in 6th place in 18:44. David Curran was 7th in 19:30. Results for North Belfast Harriers as follows:-
WATERWORKS
Position Name Time
6 John Sloan 18:44
7 David Curran 19:30
14 Drew Knox 20:38
22 John Gerard Murphy 21:10
24 Sam Carr 21:17
38 Greg McClure 22:16
50 Orla Cash 23:18
65 Conor Mulvenna 24:39
69 Jim Clinton 24:53
96 David Johnston 26:29
108 Lynn McCullough 27:00
109 Jack Carberry 27:03
121 Philip McIlwrath 27:30
130 Lyle Carleton 27:55
131 Gerry Anderson 27:56
156 Leona Knox 29:26
157 Thomas McKinstry 29:32
169 Monica O’Kane 30:55
178 Michelle Flood 31:26
184 Niamh McAuley 32:02
191 James Toal 32:44
199 Dirdre Murphy 33:18
249 Sinead Toal 40:31
269 Rosy Ryan 48:00
275 Kerry McShane 52:44
BELFAST VICTORIA PARK RUN
Position Name Time
8 Joe Drain 20:21
15 Colin Simpson 20:59
22 Siobhan Drain 21:58
55 Kevin McCann 24:27
LARNE PARK RUN
Position Name Time
1 David Clarke 18:15
4 Penny Lindsay 21:19
8 John Steele 22:07
11 Carol Clarke 22:58
12 Harry Plumb 23:42
15 Sandy Plumb 24:17
QUEEN’S PARK RUN
Position Name Time
11 Ciaran Hunter 21:23
CITYPARK
Position Name Time
6 Gerard McNamara 20:00
ORMEAU
Position Name Time
16 Mark Shields 20:28
34 Paul Williams 22:05
KNOCKNACARRA
Position Name Time
58 Marian Hayes 28:34
OLDBRIDGE
Position Name Time
22 Tony Reid 23:37
PARAMATTA, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Position Name Time
– Mick Lawlor 31:52
– Jackie Lawlor 31:52
ST.BRELADE PARK RUN, JERSEY
Position Name Time
308 Marilyn Foster 35:31
Jackie and Mick Lawlor at Parkrun in Sydney, Australia
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