Blown away by the performances, as well as the actual gales at Mallusk, the Mathieson Cup was the main competitive event in the calendar this week. With only Stormont and Lurgan left in the cross country league, this latest fixture attracted an impressive NBH turnout. Parkrun featured as always.
Athletics NI Indoor Sprint and Hurdles Meet (12 January 2019)
Under 18, 19 & Senior Women – 60m
Caitlin Maguire represented North Belfast Harriers and was rewarded with a PB of 7.71s for her strong performance in the first round of Heat 1 of the 60m event. Her sprint earned her second place, beaten only marginally by the winner.
Mathieson Cup and Shield (13 January 2019)
The ladies 6K challenging course was tackled by 32 harriers. Overall the ladies team ranked second, testimony to their efforts and participation. Well done to all especially those who made their cross country debut. The race was won by Sinead Sweeney (Unattached), followed by Sarah Lavery of Beechmount Harriers in second and Jodi Smith of NDAC in third.
| Position
13 |
Time
00:24:43 |
Name
Roisin |
Surname
Hughes |
| 14 | 00:24:45 | Sarah-Jane | McFadden |
| 28 | 00:26:06 | Helen | Weir |
| 38 | 00:26:58 | Una | McConnell |
| 47 | 00:27:27 | Ita | McCambridge |
| 50 | 00:27:57 | Lorraine | Hibburt |
| 63 | 00:28:41 | Katrina | McAuley |
| 79 | 00:29:14 | Diane | Taylor |
| 89 | 00:29:54 | Elaine | Holmes |
| 108 | 00:30:54 | Eimear | Nugent |
| 109 | 00:30:57 | Mia | McDowell |
| 120 | 00:31:20 | Catherine | Seawright |
| 121 | 00:31:22 | Fiona | Magill |
| 137 | 00:32:18 | Ruth | Murphy |
| 144 | 00:33:10 | Lynn | McKenna |
| 147 | 00:33:18 | Karen | McClean |
| 148 | 00:33:18 | Holly | Bennett |
| 163 | 00:34:40 | Eileen | Keenan |
| 164 | 00:34:41 | Clare | Boyle |
| 165 | 00:34:41 | Kate | O’Neill |
| 167 | 00:34:45 | Christina | Knox |
| 171 | 00:35:06 | Philomena | Donaldson |
| 176 | 00:35:37 | Sinead | Russell |
| 184 | 00:36:01 | Stella | Harrison |
| 191 | 00:36:19 | Jennifer | Butcher |
| 193 | 00:36:27 | Lynda | Beggs |
| 194 | 00:36:45 | Elaine | Crawford |
| 198 | 00:37:58 | Gillian | Roden |
| 199 | 00:38:33 | Bernadette | Duffy |
| 201 | 00:39:39 | Sonia | Millar |
| 202 | 00:39:42 | Joanne | McGurk |
| 205 | 00:42:19 | Gail | Hill |
However, the men’s 8K undulating and blustery course didn’t stop the harriers taking home the silverware, as the winners of the Mathieson Cup. In addition, all three podium positions were filled by North Belfast; Mark McKinstry, John Black and Conal McCambridge. There was a total of five NBH finishers in the top ten. Outstanding performances and effort from all 32 harriers. All results listed below.
| Position
1 |
Time
00:24:31 |
Name
Mark |
Surname
McKinstry |
| 2 | 00:26:11 | John | Black |
| 3 | 00:26:24 | Conal | McCambridge |
| 6 | 00:26:59 | Philip | Goss |
| 10 | 00:27:24 | Kent | Swann |
| 14 | 00:27:54 | Neil | Carty |
| 15 | 00:28:01 | Joe | Malone |
| 17 | 00:28:10 | Mark | McAvoy |
| 34 | 00:28:46 | Paul | Horan |
| 39 | 00:29:16 | Colin | Willetts |
| 41 | 00:29:23 | Vernon | Shiels |
| 50 | 00:29:53 | John | McGuigan |
| 52 | 00:29:58 | Simon | Reeve |
| 66 | 00:30:58 | Paul | Butcher |
| 76 | 00:31:41 | Joe | Norney |
| 89 | 00:32:27 | Patrick | McAuley |
| 93 | 00:32:30 | John | Murphy |
| 95 | 00:32:31 | Ray | Cameron |
| 105 | 00:32:58 | David | Curran |
| 114 | 00:33:51 | Eamon | McCambridge |
| 119 | 00:34:01 | Paddy | McCambridge |
| 147 | 00:36:16 | Robert | Irvine |
| 159 | 00:37:31 | Greg | McClure |
| 160 | 00:37:34 | Andrew | Taylor |
| 168 | 00:38:05 | Gary | Blythe |
| 181 | 00:39:46 | Maurice | Palmer |
| 182 | 00:39:56 | Gerry | Anderson |
| 187 | 00:40:36 | Philip | McIlwrath |
| 193 | 00:41:47 | Robbie | Speers |
| 198 | 00:42:19 | Thomas | Norton |
| 204 | 00:43:37 | Lyle | Carleton |
| 207 | 00:43:53 | Matthew | Carleton |
(All photos courtesy of NBH News / Events Facebook page)
Parkrun – 12 January 2019
The weekly 5K timed event was attended by NBH members at various locations throughout the country.
Waterworks parkrun, Belfast
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time | |
| 4 | 4 | Simon REEVE | 00:19:16 | |
| 6 | 6 | Joe NORNEY | 00:19:31 | |
| 11 | 11 | John Gerard MURPHY | 00:20:32 | |
| 16 | 16 | Sam CARR | 00:21:10 | |
| 29 | 28 | Eamon MCCAMBRIDGE | 00:21:51 | |
| 35 | 34 | Ray CAMERON | 00:22:23 | |
| 37 | 36 | Greg MCCLURE | 00:22:29 | |
| 38 | 37 | Paddy MCCAMBRIDGE | 00:22:36 | |
| 42 | 3 | Ita MCCAMBRIDGE | 00:23:09 | |
| 60 | 56 | Kevin MCCANN | 00:24:11 | |
| 69 | 6 | Orlagh MCCOMB | 00:24:36 | |
| 97 | 88 | Tony REID | 00:25:48 | |
| 102 | 93 | Gordon GLENN | 00:25:55 | |
| 109 | 99 | Lyle CARLETON | 00:26:19 | |
| 110 | 11 | Diane TAYLOR | 00:26:20 | |
| 112 | 101 | Gerry ANDERSON | 00:26:21 | |
| 113 | 102 | Andrew TAYLOR | 00:26:21 | |
| 123 | 109 | Philip MCILWRATH | 00:26:45 | |
| 124 | 15 | Catherine SEAWRIGHT | 00:26:48 | |
| 138 | 19 | Karlene GRAHAM | 00:27:17 | |
| 149 | 125 | Thomas Peter NORTON | 00:27:33 | |
| 159 | 132 | Jim CLINTON | 00:27:56 | |
| 167 | 31 | Coleen THOMPSON | 00:28:26 | |
| 168 | 32 | Sandy CARR | 00:28:27 | |
| 169 | 33 | Stella HARRISON | 00:28:28 | |
| 185 | 148 | Fergus JAMISON | 00:29:12 | |
| 196 | 41 | Joanne CURRAN | 00:29:42 | |
| 197 | 42 | Ciará MAGENNIS | 00:29:42 | |
| 200 | 45 | Nuala MAHON | 00:29:58 | |
| 220 | 54 | Lynn MURRAY | 00:31:29 | |
| 221 | 55 | Trisha MURRAY | 00:31:30 | |
| 238 | 62 | Bernadette DUFFY | 00:32:54 | |
| 240 | 63 | Grainne STEPHENS | 00:33:10 | |
| 246 | 67 | Margaret STEPHENS | 00:34:00 | |
| 270 | 87 | Clare MORGAN | 00:38:23 | |
| 271 | 184 | Jay CRAWFORD | 00:38:24 | |
| 283 | 96 | Elisabeth FRENCH | 00:47:03 | |
| 284 | 97 | Rosy RYAN | 00:47:04 |
Durham parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 1 | 1 | Andrew MILLIGAN | 00:16:18 |
Belfast Victoria parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 16 | 15 | Laurence JOHNSTON | 00:18:36 |
| 75 | 64 | Colin SIMPSON | 00:23:04 |
Queen’s parkrun, Belfast
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 32 | 31 | Damien GILL | 00:22:36 |
| 39 | 38 | Vincent BRADLEY | 00:22:58 |
| 135 | 97 | Kevin LAVERY | 00:28:34 |
| 142 | 103 | John LAVERY | 00:28:46 |
Falls parkrun, Belfast
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 30 | 26 | Thomas MCKINSTRY | 00:27:50 |
| 42 | 9 | Padraigin BINGHAM | 00:28:47 |
Citypark parkrun, Craigavon
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 28 | 27 | John MCCONNELL | 00:21:14 |
MUSA Cookstown parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 120 | 48 | Philomena DONALDSON | 00:30:30 |
| 148 | 68 | Eadaoin DONALDSON | 00:38:31 |
Valley parkrun, Newtownabbey
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 2 | 2 | Stephen WALKER | 00:19:42 |
| 16 | 16 | Paul WILLIAMS | 00:22:22 |
| 51 | 44 | Maurice PALMER | 00:26:19 |
| 133 | 56 | Maria MURPHY | 00:47:42 |
Stormont parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 56 | 47 | Jason REID | 00:24:29 |
Dishley parkrun, Loughborough
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 7 | 7 | Conor O’RAWE | 00:18:36 |
