The athletes of North Belfast Harriers managed to incorporate some racing into their Christmas preparations, and with mild weather for the time of year some fine performances resulted and great fun was had by all.
EAMS Black Eye Friday Marathon (Friday 21 December)
The latest event in the popular East Antrim Marathon Series took place in good running conditions on Friday morning. Competitors completed multiple loops from the Loughshore car park at Jordanstown to Gideon’s Green and back. Options were available to run a 10k, a half marathon or a marathon. Greg McClure and Gordon Glenn represented the Harriers, with Greg completing his 97th marathon and Gordon completing the half. Results were:
| Distance | Name | Time |
| Full | Greg McClure | 3:51:08.8 |
| Half | Gordon Glenn | 2:26:03.5 |
Born 2 Run Kilbroney 5km/10km (Saturday 22 December)
This event was originally scheduled for the previous weekend but was postponed due to the risk of bad weather. Conditions were much better on Saturday morning in Rostrevor as 131 runners tackled the 5km race and 235 raced the 10km. Three athletes represented the club and their results were:
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 26 | Paul Manton | 0:45:59 |
| 165 | Francesca McAreavey | 0:59:11 |
| 168 | Catherine Seawright | 1:00:05 |
Leg-It Events Hazelbank 5 mile Christmas Run (Sunday 23 December)
The festive spirit combined with some fairly serious racing on Sunday at Hazelbank where nearly 300 runners completed the 5 mile course. 15 club athletes took part, with the fastest being Simon Reeve who claimed 4th place in 30:33 and Una McConnell who claimed a podium place as third lady in 34:56. Full results were:
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 4 | Simon Reeve | 0:30:33 |
| 21 | Una McConnell | 0:34:56 |
| 45 | Lorraine Hibburt | 0:38:29 |
| 61 | Jason Reid | 0:41:00 |
| 104 | Matthew Higgins | 0:45:54 |
| 141 | Karen McClean | 0:48:54 |
| 146 | Sile Hannon | 0:49:16 |
| 159 | Jennifer Clements | 0:51:05 |
| 160 | Claire Browning | 0:51:05 |
| 194 | Cliodhna Lynch | 0:53:27 |
| 215 | Cathy McKillen | 0:55:04 |
| 257 | Angela Greenhill | 1:00:09 |
| 274 | Ita Weir | 1:09:55 |
| 275 | Elisabeth French | 1:09:56 |
| 276 | Fergus Jamison | 1:09:56 |
Photos from Leg-It Events facebook page.
parkrun (Saturday 22 December)
The weekly parkrun events were well attended on Saturday with new PBs for Max REID and Joanne CURRAN at Waterworks and for Padraigin BINGHAM at Victoria.
| Waterworks parkrun Belfast # 426 – 22/12/2018 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 4 | Max REID | 19:12 | New PB! | 57 |
| 16 | Ray CAMERON | 20:26 | PB stays at 00:19:15 | 129 |
| 17 | John Gerard MURPHY | 20:29 | PB stays at 00:18:49 | 388 |
| 19 | Patrick MCAULEY | 20:44 | PB stays at 00:18:48 | 40 |
| 22 | Drew KNOX | 20:56 | PB stays at 00:18:42 | 262 |
| 59 | Katrina MCAULEY | 24:37 | PB stays at 00:23:17 | 51 |
| 66 | Philip MCILWRATH | 24:57 | PB stays at 00:24:47 | 170 |
| 69 | Maurice PALMER | 25:12 | PB stays at 00:23:11 | 58 |
| 73 | Lyle CARLETON | 25:24 | PB stays at 00:21:22 | 108 |
| 74 | Anthony FLEMING | 25:25 | PB stays at 00:21:12 | 53 |
| 75 | David CURRAN | 25:26 | PB stays at 00:18:42 | 97 |
| 88 | Thomas Peter NORTON | 26:06 | PB stays at 00:25:50 | 33 |
| 91 | Paddy MCCAMBRIDGE | 26:14 | PB stays at 00:20:36 | 88 |
| 92 | Orla MCCAMBRIDGE | 26:16 | PB stays at 00:23:22 | 52 |
| 95 | Eimear NUGENT | 26:28 | PB stays at 00:25:41 | 50 |
| 96 | Tony REID | 26:35 | PB stays at 00:21:50 | 394 |
| 109 | Joe DRAIN | 27:00 | PB stays at 00:19:54 | 94 |
| 110 | Greg MCCLURE | 27:01 | PB stays at 00:18:41 | 351 |
| 118 | Joanne CURRAN | 27:09 | New PB! | 16 |
| 123 | Thomas MCKINSTRY | 27:18 | PB stays at 00:23:09 | 198 |
| 124 | Matt SHIELDS | 27:19 | PB stays at 00:17:44 | 312 |
| 133 | Stella HARRISON | 27:40 | PB stays at 00:26:30 | 275 |
| 136 | Coleen THOMPSON | 27:50 | PB stays at 00:23:51 | 24 |
| 137 | Sandy CARR | 27:51 | PB stays at 00:22:55 | 221 |
| 146 | Una MCCONNELL | 28:10 | PB stays at 00:21:07 | 13 |
| 154 | Gordon GLENN | 28:58 | PB stays at 00:21:04 | 70 |
| 158 | Fergus JAMISON | 29:27 | PB stays at 00:28:03 | 21 |
| 163 | Gerry ANDERSON | 29:44 | PB stays at 00:22:13 | 113 |
| 178 | Lynn MURRAY | 31:58 | PB stays at 00:23:37 | 132 |
| 181 | Bernadette DUFFY | 32:14 | PB stays at 00:29:29 | 191 |
| 199 | Grainne STEPHENS | 33:43 | PB stays at 00:31:09 | 26 |
| 200 | Margaret STEPHENS | 33:44 | PB stays at 00:28:23 | 221 |
| 207 | Gabrielle MALLAGHAN | 34:27 | PB stays at 00:27:25 | 117 |
| 216 | Eadaoin DONALDSON | 36:56 | PB stays at 00:24:26 | 171 |
| 217 | Philomena DONALDSON | 36:57 | PB stays at 00:27:50 | 195 |
| 230 | Rosy RYAN | 50:27 | PB stays at 00:36:00 | 169 |
| Belfast Victoria parkrun # 397 – 22/12/2018 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Note | Total runs | |
| 67 | Colin SIMPSON | 21:39 | PB stays at 00:19:23 | 229 |
| 161 | Padraigin BINGHAM | 27:56 | New PB! | 90 |
| Queen’s parkrun, Belfast # 348 – 22/12/2018 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Note | Total runs | |
| 140 | Damien GILL | 31:38 | PB stays at 00:20:03 | 242 |
| Falls parkrun, Belfast # 325 – 22/12/2018 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Note | Total runs | |
| 19 | Jim CLINTON | 25:05 | PB stays at 00:22:16 | 402 |
| Antrim parkrun # 244 – 22/12/2018 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Note | Total runs | |
| 46 | Brian STEWART | 23:06 | PB stays at 00:20:59 | 69 |
| Larne parkrun # 256 – 22/12/2018 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Note | Total runs | |
| 2 | Nat GLENN | 18:41 | PB stays at 00:17:48 | 93 |
| 7 | Sarah-Jane MCFADDEN | 21:21 | First Timer! | 6 |
| 14 | David CLARKE | 23:12 | PB stays at 00:18:11 | 38 |
| 25 | April CLARKE | 26:04 | PB stays at 00:21:44 | 22 |
| 26 | Carol CLARKE | 26:04 | PB stays at 00:21:54 | 55 |
| Valley parkrun, Newtownabbey # 223 – 22/12/2018 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Note | Total runs | |
| 8 | Stephen WALKER | 20:26 | PB stays at 00:19:36 | 77 |
| 25 | Paul WILLIAMS | 22:42 | PB stays at 00:21:53 | 284 |
| 40 | Joe WILSON | 26:16 | PB stays at 00:25:32 | 73 |
| Colin Glen parkrun # 156 – 22/12/2018 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Note | Total runs | |
| 33 | Elaine HOLMES | 29:41 | PB stays at 00:25:45 | 73 |
