NBH Race Report, 18th – 24th June 2018
It is clear that the NBH runners were resting up last week so they could put on tremendous performances across the UK this week. The hot weather has not held back any of our athletes and runners have covered the breath of competitive racing from hill and dale, track and field, road races and trialathons.
Lisburn Half Marathon & 10k 2018:
These two races are one of the biggest running events in Northern Ireland and it takes over the city of Lisburn every year. Over 3000 runners took part in both events on Wednesday 20th June 2018 with a large club turnout and many NBH runners undertaking their first 10k race.
There were winning performances from North Belfast Harriers athletes in both the half marathon and 10Km with the weather being kinder this year than the last two years. The runners welcomed the breeze and cooler running conditions helping many to achieve personal bests at their chosen distance. There were many impressive personal bests at Lisburn this year but special mention has to go to Anthony Fleming who took 22:50 minutes off his time last year!
Half marathon: We are very pleased to have Conal McCambridge back in Northern Ireland after his time in the United States and he certainly returned with an outstanding performance finishing just 44seconds behind the winner and gracing the second spot on the podium.
There were also age category for Matt Shields & Ita McCambridge.
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Cat | Finish Time | Chip Time |
| 2 | 857 | Conal | McCambridge | MO | 01:11:12 | 01:11:11 |
| 26 | 839 | Matt | Shields | M60 | 01:23:54 | 01:23:53 |
| 93 | 838 | Arran | Rutledge | M40 | 01:31:24 | 01:31:15 |
| 102 | 330 | Frankie | Smyth | MO | 01:31:49 | 01:31:32 |
| 127 | 1055 | Paul | Butcher | M40 | 01:33:06 | 01:32:55 |
| 176 | 749 | Ita | McCambridge | F55 | 01:36:14 | 01:36:08 |
| 252 | 1278 | Vincent | Bradley | M55 | 01:39:58 | 01:39:47 |
| 302 | 363 | Jeanclaude | Bourgeois | M45 | 01:41:50 | 01:41:39 |
| 310 | 950 | Anthony | Fleming | M45 | 01:42:09 | 01:41:51 – New PB |
| 539 | 76 | Terence | McAtamney | MO | 01:50:26 | 01:50:02 |
| 543 | 809 | Paul | Carlin | M45 | 01:50:38 | 01:49:55 – New PB |
| 577 | 219 | Gerry | Anderson | M50 | 01:51:44 | 01:50:44 – New PB |
| 733 | 1326 | Philip | McIlwrath | M40 | 01:56:39 | 01:55:37 – New PB |
| 759 | 245 | Jim | Clinton | M50 | 01:57:17 | 01:56:31 |
| 880 | 165 | Thomas | Norton | M40 | 02:01:02 | 02:00:31 |
| 1041 | 978 | John | Higgins | M45 | 02:10:49 | 02:09:50 |
| 1075 | 824 | Joe | Wilson | M55 | 02:12:06 | 02:11:00 |
| 1171 | 974 | Dirdre | Murphy | F50 | 02:19:29 | 02:18:15 |
| 1195 | 520 | Robbie | Speers | MO | 02:23:28 | 02:22:30 |
10Km: This was a very tight finish to the 10K finish line with Andrew Annett, being scooped to the top spot by a hare’s breath of three seconds behind the winner.
There were also Age Category wins for Eamonn White who also came in 4th place and David Clarke who was 16th across the line.
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Cat | Finish Time | Chip Time |
| 2 | 1622 | Andrew | Annett | MO | 00:31:39 | 00:31:38 |
| 4 | 1937 | Eamonn | White | M45 | 00:33:48 | 00:33:47 |
| 16 | 679 | David | Clarke | M55 | 00:36:15 | 00:36:15 |
| 20 | 1906 | James | Wallace | M55 | 00:36:51 | 00:36:50 |
| 21 | 1036 | Vernon | Shiels | M35 | 00:36:54 | 00:36:52 |
| 93 | 1072 | Claire | McCorry | FO | 00:42:08 | 00:42:06 |
| 121 | 753 | April | Clarke | FO | 00:43:30 | 00:43:26 |
| 228 | 680 | Carol | Clarke | F50 | 00:47:09 | 00:47:03 |
| 240 | 550 | Orla | McCambridge | FO | 00:47:18 | 00:46:49– New PB |
| 323 | 563 | Catriona | McCambridge | FO | 00:49:17 | 00:48:47– New PB |
| 324 | 562 | Brendan | McCambridge | MO | 00:49:18 | 00:48:48 |
| 542 | 877 | Brian | Wallace | M55 | 00:53:14 | 00:52:59 – New PB |
| 562 | 722 | Catherine | Seawright | F40 | 00:53:28 | 00:53:13 – New PB |
| 602 | 124 | Fiona | Magill | F35 | 00:54:10 | 00:53:40 |
| 668 | 1308 | Lynn | McKenna | F45 | 00:55:08 | 00:54:38– New PB |
| 772 | 767 | Francesca | McAreavey | F35 | 00:56:35 | 00:56:20 |
| 825 | 226 | Pádraigín | Bingeam | F40 | 00:57:20 | 00:56:59 – New PB |
| 838 | 1040 | Eimear | Nugent | F40 | 00:57:31 | 00:57:01 – New PB |
| 955 | 1446 | Philomena | Donaldson | F60 | 00:59:22 | 00:58:31 |
| 982 | 979 | Ciará | Magennis | F35 | 00:59:44 | 00:58:49 |
| 1100 | 69 | Joanne | McAllister | F40 | 01:01:35 | 01:01:06 |
| 1102 | 1474 | Laura | Lovett | F35 | 01:01:35 | 01:01:06 – New PB |
| 1141 | 1873 | Kate | O’Neill | F50 | 01:02:21 | 01:01:42 |
| 1142 | 951 | Christina | Knox | FO | 01:02:22 | 01:01:44 |
| 1187 | 560 | Jennifer | Clements | F50 | 01:02:52 | 01:01:56 |
| 1256 | 632 | Cailein | Curley | FO | 01:04:14 | 01:02:48 |
| 1323 | 596 | Megan | Beggs | FO | 01:05:37 | 01:04:12 |
| 1324 | 597 | Joanne | McGurk | F35 | 01:05:37 | 01:04:11 |
| 1328 | 1513 | Joan | Grieve | F55 | 01:05:42 | 01:04:17 |
| 1332 | 1439 | Monica | O’Kane | F55 | 01:05:44 | 01:04:18 |
| 1363 | 1133 | Chara | Clarke | F35 | 01:06:40 | 01:05:45 |
| 1403 | 1966 | Gordon | Glenn | M45 | 01:07:34 | 01:06:14 |
| 1427 | 542 | Mick | Murray | M50 | 01:08:00 | 01:07:05 |
| 1430 | 1134 | Anthea | Fisher | F40 | 01:08:01 | 01:07:06 |
| 1598 | 1153 | Angela | Greenhill | F45 | 01:14:15 | 01:13:20 |
| 1690 | 1547 | Rosy | Ryan | F40 | 01:25:09 | 01:24:35 |
North Down AC Open Track & Field Meeting:
Tuesday 26th June on a rainy day in Bangor Paul Horan finished in 5th Place at the 3000 metres at the Track and Field meeting.
| Pos | First name | Last name | Cat | Finish Time | Race |
| 5 | Paul | Horan | M40 | 9:51.39 | 3000m |
Randalstown 10k:
Thursday 21th June saw the 5th year St. Benedict’s College has held there 10k and 5k run. The runners were again blessed with exceptional weather conditions and the wonderful scenery of Shane’s Castle along the route.
Kent Swan however, was not distracted by sightseeing along the route and he ran a personal best and took the second spot on the podium for another strong performance.
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Cat | Finish Time |
| 2 | 260 | Kent | Swann | Male 10K | 00:34:14 – New PB |
| 19 | 256 | Patrick | McCambridge | Male 10K | 00:42:55 |
Hill & Dale Series (Race 10 – Drinahilly):
Friday 22nd June. Neil Carty won his age category MV50 for the entire series which consists of completing 6 of 10 races organised by Newcastle AC and taking place from April to June this year. The races can consist of anything up to 5 miles as well as 2,000 feet of climbing with the potential of very changeable weather conditions.
Well done Neil!
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Cat | Finish Time |
| 8 | 84 | Neil | Carty | M50 | 00:23:21 |
| 135 | 872 | Colin | Simpson | M50 | 00:31:51 |
Energia 24hr Challenge:
This is an exciting and impressive challenge which took place over a 24 hour period from 1:00 o’clock on Saturday 22nd to 1:00 o’clock Sunday 23rd June at Victoria Park with athletes running repeatedly around the park. Conditions were hot from the outset but support from the club members was ever present to support, encourage and cheer the remarkable undertaking from our athletes.
Four NBH runners signed up for the race in the 24 and 12 hour running categories with Greg McClure finishing in 3rd place overall and winning his age category of first M60. Both Greg McClure and Frankey McGivern completed over 100km with impressive performances by all of the runners.
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Cat | Distance |
| 71 | 129 | Frankey | McGivern | F50 | 110.52K |
| 93 | 105 | Thomas | McKinstry | M50 | 79.24K |
| 102 | 92 | Robbie | Speers | MS | 53.2K |
12K Challenge:
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Cat | Distance |
| 3 | 178 | Greg | McClure | M60 | 109.186K |
JCP Swansea Half Marathon:
Sunday 24th June. This was the fifth anniversary of this extremely popular half marathon in Swansea which has again been voted as the UK’s best half marathon. With the city basking in sunshine and a scenic route this fast, flat course attracts around 10,000 runners.
Gladys Ganiel was third lady across the line and finished and 22nd overall. Gladys will represent Ireland in the marathon at the European Championships in August.
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Cat | Finish Time | Chip Time |
| 22 | 24 | Gladys | Ganiel | F35 | 1:17:23.6 | 1:17:22.7 |
Twin Peaks Challenge, South Armagh Half Marathon:
23rd June 2018. The half marathon starts at Slievegullion and finishes at Carrickcruppin and the runners not only covered 13 miles but they climbed the equalivent of the tallest building in the world with a 3,000 foot climb.
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Cat | Finish Time |
| 105 | 142 | Padraigin | Bingeam | F | 3:35:09 |
Carrickfergus Castle Triathlon:
On Sunday 23rd June Carrickfergus Sprint Triathlon, try a Tri and Triathlon relay took place on a hot and sunny morning. Conditions were perfect for the swim with few jellyfish to divert the swimmers on their 750m swim. The swim was followed by a 20km cycle and a 5km run with Piarais McShane recording the fastest run split, achieving an overall 2 minute personal best and taking 7th place in a very strong field. Sean McShane was not far behind recording a very strong finish time at the top of the field.
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Cat | Finish Time |
| 7 | 96 | Piarais | McShane | M | 01:09:21-New PB |
| 26 | 95 | Sean | McShane | M | 01:15:51 |
Two NBH members took place in the triathlon relay in team Andy’s Army. Rosy Ryan undertook the 750m swim and Philip McIlwrath did the 5k run achieving an overall 5k personal best time.
| Pos | Bib | Team name | Cat | Finish Time |
| 5 | 2 | Team Andys Army | R | 01:34:19 |
Parkruns
Waterworks
Waterworks parkrun celebrated its 400th event. Many parkrunners wore their milestone shirts. Jog Belfast and Edmund Rice did their graduation run today with fantastic performances by everyone. 56 NBH runners took part in parkrun with many more volunteering.
Well done Carol Clarke on her 50th milestone parkrun.
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 4 | Patrick | McAuley | 00:18:58 – New PB |
| 7 | John Gerard | Murphy | 00:19:17 – New PB |
| 9 | Roise | Roberts | 00:20:06 |
| 10 | Drew | Knox | 00:20:12 |
| 18 | Joe | Drain | 00:20:57 |
| 20 | April | Clarke | 00:21:22 |
| 21 | David | Clarke | 00:21:24 |
| 24 | Thomas | Taylor | 00:21:45 – New PB |
| 46 | Orla | Cash | 00:22:53 |
| 50 | Carol | Clarke | 00:23:09 |
| 51 | Ray | Cameron | 00:23:10 |
| 54 | Maurice | Palmer | 00:23:25 |
| 58 | Tony | Reid | 00:23:35 |
| 64 | Siobhan | Drain | 00:23:50 |
| 80 | Katrina | McAuley | 00:24:26 |
| 102 | Anthony | Fleming | 00:26:02 |
| 103 | Thomas Peter | Norton | 00:26:03 – New PB |
| 108 | Lyle | Carleton | 00:26:12 |
| 120 | Jim | Clinton | 00:26:52 |
| 121 | Catherine | Seawright | 00:26:56 |
| 128 | Kevin | McCann | 00:27:18 |
| 135 | Orla | McCambridge | 00:27:32 |
| 144 | Louise | Warde Hunter | 00:27:54 |
| 155 | Stella | Harrison | 00:28:10 |
| 157 | Matt | Shields | 00:28:17 |
| 173 | Nuala | Mahon | 00:29:25 |
| 174 | Kathleen | O’Neill | 00:29:25 |
| 175 | Tanya | Conway | 00:29:29 |
| 192 | Joanne | Curran | 00:30:26 |
| 196 | Michael | Lawlor | 00:30:53 |
| 197 | Lynn | McCullough | 00:30:56 |
| 209 | Jacqueline | Lawlor | 00:31:19 |
| 211 | Heather | Wilson | 00:31:27 |
| 216 | Dirdre | Murphy | 00:31:52 |
| 218 | Ita | McCambridge | 00:31:56 |
| 220 | Emma | Toner | 00:31:57 |
| 223 | Maeve | Cushnahan | 00:32:17 |
| 231 | Megan | Beggs | 00:33:02 |
| 232 | Joanne | McGurk | 00:33:05 |
| 246 | Grainne | Stephens | 00:34:19 |
| 268 | Deirdre | Murray | 00:36:04 |
| 269 | Philip | Mcilwrath | 00:36:05 |
| 274 | Angela | Rogan | 00:36:35 |
| 292 | Eadaoin | Donaldson | 00:37:28 |
| 302 | Trisha | Murray | 00:37:37 |
| 305 | Gemma | Lowe | 00:38:07 |
| 309 | Paddy | Mccambridge | 00:38:24 |
| 314 | Sandy | Carr | 00:39:14 |
| 340 | Eimear | Nugent | 00:41:17 |
| 343 | Helen | Grimley | 00:41:37 |
| 344 | Catriona | Mccambridge | 00:41:55 |
| 346 | Matthew | Higgins | 00:42:00 |
| 349 | Elaine | Crawford | 00:42:14 |
| 359 | Mick | Murray | 00:44:55 |
| 365 | Margaret | Stephens | 00:47:35 |
| 374 | Rosy | Ryan | 00:52:52 |
Belfast Victoria
| 2 | Kent | Swann | 00:16:32 – New PB |
| 52 | Colin | Simpson | 00:23:45 |
Queens
| 6 | Philip Patrick | Donnelly | 00:18:28 – New PB |
| 40 | Ciaran | Hunter | 00:21:46 |
| 153 | Damien | Gill | 00:26:36 |
| 258 | Vincent | Bradley | 00:32:22 |
| 265 | Paul | Williams | 00:32:40 |
Castlewellen
| 22 | John | McConnell | 00:22:41 – New PB |
Larne
| 1 | Paul | Hutchinson | 00:20:53 |
| 3 | Penny | Lindsay | 00:21:43 |
| 4 | Janice | Plumb | 00:21:48 |
| 31 | Harry | Plumb | 00:27:11 |
| 36 | Sandy | Plumb | 00:29:10 |
Carrickfergus
| 59 | Alicia | Kuchocha | 00:28:32 – New PB |
| 60 | Alexis | Kuchocha | 00:29:13 |
Valley
| 1 | Andrew | Milligan | 00:17:34 – New PB |
| 16 | Helen F | Weir | 00:21:31 |
