NBH Race Report, 4th – 10th June 2018
Whether it was the flat Craigavon Lakes or the mountainous Hills and Dales, the hot weather made most races more difficult than usual. This didn’t deter the North Belfast Harriers from putting in a great performance. Well done to all our runners.
Wed 6th June Fairhill 5 mile Road Race
Congratulations to Mark McKinstry who retained his Fairhill 5 mile road race title this evening with an impressive performance. For good measure, Gladys Ganiel made it a North Belfast double claiming the ladies title.
Photo Credit: NI Running
| Pos | Bib | Firstname | Lastname | Gender | Category | Finish | Chiptime |
| 1 | 335 | Mark | McKinstry | M | M35 | 00:25:14 | 00:25:14 |
| 8 | 148 | Gladys | Ganiel | F | F40 | 00:28:52 | 00:28:52 |
| 17 | 152 | James | Wallace | M | M55 | 00:29:23 | 00:29:21 |
| 76 | 151 | John | Steele | M | M50 | 00:34:11 | 00:34:07 |
| 271 | 150 | Jason | Reid | M | MO | 00:44:06 | 00:43:18 |
| 335 | 147 | Linda | Beggs | F | F35 | 00:48:06 | 00:47:51 |
Wed 6th June Craigavon Lakes 10k & 5k
Starting and ending at the front of Craigavon Civic Centre, this race took runners along the pathways around the picturesque Craigavon Lakes and City Park. The course was fairly flat – great for those pursuing a PB!
| Pos | Bib | Firstname | Lastname | Gender | Finish | Chiptime | Lap1 | Lap2 | |
| 120 | 586 | Joanne | McAllister | F | 00:51:37 | 00:51:20 | 00:25:48 | 00:25:50 | |
| 154 | 601 | Lynn | McKenna | F | 00:56:02 | 00:55:43 | 00:27:19 | 00:28:43 | |
| 192 | 502 | Paul | Armstrong | M | 00:59:17 | 00:59:00 | 00:28:15 | 00:31:03 | |
| 224 | 577 | Laura | Lovett | F | 01:05:37 | 01:05:20 | 00:31:18 | 00:34:19 |
Thurs 7th June Hill & Dale Series (Race 8 – Loughshannagh)
This race series is definitely not for the feint-hearted. The 8th in the series began at Ott car park (400m), ascending to the top of Carn Mountain (590m), before descending to the banks of Lough Shannagh. The route then took the runners up Doan (590m), followed by Slieve Loughshannagh (620m) and finally Ott Mountain (520m) before returning to the start – a gruelling 6.5 kms.
| Pos | Name | Category | Finish Time | |
| 21 | Simon Reeve | MV40 | 00:48:35 | |
| 130 | Colin Simpson | MV50 | 01:04:32 |
Sat 9th June Mourne Way Marathon and Half Marathon
Whilst many of us enjoy a gentle ramble through the foothills of the Mourne Mountains, not so for these intrepid runners of the North Belfast Harriers, Thomas McKinstry and Sandy Carr, who ran a gruelling 26 miles through them!
Thomas (Tucker) remarked: “I have never drank so much fluids or ran in so much heat as yesterday at Mourne Way Marathon”.
I think we can all raise a glass to them!
| Pos | Bib | Athlete | Time | |
| 133 | 219 | Thomas McKinstry | 5:57:18.4 | |
| 134 | 118 | Sandy Carr | 5:57:18.4 |
Marstje Hell represented the club in the Half Marathon event. Marstje was the first lady home in 8th position with an outstanding result
| Pos | Bib | Athlete | Time | |
| 8 | 582 | Marstje Hell | 1:36:49.7 |
Sat 9th June NI & Ulster Senior Track & Field Championships
Whilst many of us basked in summer sunshine, athletes at the NI & Ulster Senior Track & Field Championships braved torrential downpours in the Mens 5000m race. Weather aside, the Harriers claimed 5th, 6th and 7th positions.
Photo Credit: NI Running
| Pos | Bib | Athlete | Run Time | |
| 5 | 281 | Conan McCaughey | 15.07.99 | |
| 6 | 310 | John Black | 15:15.32 | |
| 7 | 254 | Mark McKinstry | 15:23.79 |
Sat 9th June PARKRUNS
Seventy North Belfast Harriers were represented in 12 parkruns, with six runners achieving PBs. Congratulations to Nat GLENN, Andrew MILLIGAN and Joe DRAIN who came first in their respective races. Philip McILWRATH takes the prize for the farthest Parkrun: Massachusetts, USA!
Waterworks Parkrun marked the 70th anniversary of the NHS with NHS staff stepping into the volunteering role. Some volunteers and runners got into the spirit by donning NHS-themed fancy dress.
| Waterworks parkrun, Belfast (274 Runners) | |||||
| Position | parkrunner | Run Time | Notes | ||
| 1 | Nat GLENN | 00:17:15 | Overall Winner | ||
| 2 | Piaras MCSHANE | 00:18:10 | |||
| 4 | Simon REEVE | 00:18:56 | |||
| 5 | Thomas SIMMONS | 00:19:17 | |||
| 7 | Luke KELLY | 00:19:32 | |||
| 11 | Drew KNOX | 00:20:20 | |||
| 14 | John STEELE | 00:20:32 | |||
| 23 | Janice PLUMB | 00:21:14 | |||
| 24 | Greg MCCLURE | 00:21:16 | |||
| 26 | Eamon MCCAMBRIDGE | 00:21:22 | |||
| 32 | Paddy MCCAMBRIDGE | 00:21:59 | |||
| 34 | Ita MCCAMBRIDGE | 00:22:05 | |||
| 43 | Ray CAMERON | 00:22:46 | |||
| 44 | Gerry ANDERSON | 00:22:49 | New PB! | ||
| 59 | Maurice PALMER | 00:23:36 | |||
| 65 | Robert IRVINE | 00:23:54 | |||
| 66 | Katrina MCAULEY | 00:23:55 | |||
| 67 | Sarah Jane STEWART | 00:23:55 | New PB! | ||
| 73 | Tony REID | 00:24:08 | |||
| 84 | Kevin MCCANN | 00:24:53 | |||
| 98 | Paul SOMERVILLE | 00:25:38 | |||
| 101 | Jim CLINTON | 00:25:47 | |||
| 107 | Joanne MCALLISTER | 00:26:00 | New PB! | ||
| 113 | Matt SHIELDS | 00:26:21 | |||
| 131 | Harry PLUMB | 00:27:21 | |||
| 132 | Lynn MCKENNA | 00:27:22 | |||
| 135 | Catherine SEAWRIGHT | 00:27:25 | |||
| 140 | Louise WARDE HUNTER | 00:27:37 | |||
| 152 | Padraigin BINGHAM | 00:28:07 | |||
| 153 | Lyle CARLETON | 00:28:14 | |||
| 154 | Sandy PLUMB | 00:28:14 | |||
| 166 | Stella HARRISON | 00:29:01 | |||
| 167 | Gordon GLENN | 00:29:03 | |||
| 170 | Linda BEGGS | 00:29:07 | New PB! | ||
| 184 | Joanne CURRAN | 00:30:01 | New PB! | ||
| 195 | Matthew HIGGINS | 00:30:34 | |||
| 203 | Mick MURRAY | 00:30:58 | |||
| 220 | Orla YOUNG | 00:32:45 | |||
| 221 | Claire BRADY | 00:32:51 | |||
| 222 | Lynn MCCULLOUGH | 00:33:10 | |||
| 223 | Jacqueline LAWLOR | 00:33:11 | |||
| 226 | Elaine CRAWFORD | 00:33:36 | |||
| 227 | Margaret STEPHENS | 00:33:37 | |||
| 228 | Megan BEGGS | 00:33:37 | |||
| 230 | Grainne STEPHENS | 00:33:51 | |||
| 231 | Pauline MCKEATING | 00:34:09 | |||
| 234 | Maeve CUSHNAHAN | 00:34:25 | |||
| 235 | Donna MCLAUGHLIN | 00:34:25 | |||
| 238 | Gabrielle MALLAGHAN | 00:34:59 | |||
| 239 | Kerry MCSHANE | 00:35:00 | |||
| 249 | Angela ROGAN | 00:38:01 | |||
| Durham parkrun (339 Runners) | |||||
| Position | parkrunner | Run Time | Notes | ||
| 1 | 1 | Andrew MILLIGAN | 00:17:01 | Overall Winner | |
| Belfast Victoria parkrun (285 Runners) | |||||
| Position | parkrunner | Run Time | Notes | ||
| 2 | 2 | Kent SWANN | 00:16:44 | New PB | |
| 47 | 41 | Paul WILLIAMS | 00:21:07 | ||
| 56 | 48 | Colin SIMPSON | 00:21:46 | ||
| Queen’s parkrun, Belfast (184 Runners) | |||||
| Position | parkrunner | Run Time | Notes | ||
| 2 | 2 | Neil CARTY | 00:17:33 | ||
| 27 | 25 | Vincent BRADLEY | 00:21:54 | ||
| 43 | 40 | Ciaran HUNTER | 00:23:05 | ||
| Wallace parkrun, Lisburn (367 Runners) | |||||
| Position | parkrunner | Run Time | Notes | ||
| 24 | John MCCONNELL | 00:22:24 | |||
| Ormeau parkrun (454 Runners) | |||||
| Position | parkrunner | Run Time | Notes | ||
| 55 | Anthony FLEMING | 00:22:52 | |||
| Castlewellan parkrun (218 Runners) | |||||
| Position | parkrunner | Run Time | Notes | ||
| 16 | Max REID | 00:20:37 | |||
| 202 | Rosy RYAN | 00:41:20 | New PB | ||
| Letterkenny parkrun (72 Runners) | |||||
| Position | parkrunner | Run Time | Notes | ||
| 5 | John Gerard MURPHY | 00:20:02 | |||
| Valley parkrun, Newtownabbey (157 Runners) | |||||
| Position | parkrunner | Run Time | Notes | ||
| 31 | Joe WILSON | 00:25:45 | |||
| 100 | Gemma LOWE | 00:32:47 | |||
| Stormont parkrun (257 Runners) | |||||
| Position | parkrunner | Run Time | Notes | ||
| 81 | Patrick MCSHANE | 00:24:35 | |||
| 82 | Sean MCSHANE | 00:24:39 | |||
| Dungloe parkrun (21 Runners) | |||||
| Position | parkrunner | Run Time | Notes | ||
| 1 | Joe DRAIN | 00:21:10 | Overall Winner | ||
| 7 | Siobhan DRAIN | 00:23:29 | |||
| Jamaica Pond parkrun [Massachusetts, USA] (67 Runners) | |||||
| Position | parkrunner | Run Time | Notes | ||
| 48 | Philip MCILWRATH | 00:28:41 | |||
