Irish National Intermediate and Masters Cross Country Championships (Sunday 03 February)
The club was well represented at the Irish National championships on Sunday, with 6 competitors in the Intermediate race and another 6 contesting the Masters. In a highly competitive Intermediate race the Stags packed well to finish well up the field and secure the overall team title for the club and in the process to also secure the County title for Antrim ! Full results were:
| Place | Name | Club | County | Time |
| 5 | Conan McCaughey | North Belfast Harriers | Antrim | 0:24:07 |
| 7 | Conal McCambridge | North Belfast Harriers | Antrim | 0:24:23 |
| 8 | John Black | North Belfast Harriers | Antrim | 0:24:33 |
| 10 | Philip Goss | North Belfast Harriers | Antrim | 0:24:44 |
| 15 | Gareth Lyons | North Belfast Harriers | Antrim | 0:25:20 |
| 26 | Joe Malone | North Belfast Harriers | Antrim | 0:26:12 |
In the 7km masters race, Mark McKinstry continued his fine form over the ‘country’ to win the race outright and take the O35 title to boot. The strength in depth in the club’s masters athletes was demonstrated by fine runs from Laurence Johnston (2nd O60), Eamon White (3rd O50) and David Clarke (3rd O55). In the team race, the O50 team secured first place overall, and, combining with Michael Magee (Beechmount Harriers) took 2nd place in the County championship for Antrim. Full results were:
| Place | Name | Club | County | Time | Category | Club Team | County Team |
| 1 | Mark MCKINSTRY | North Belfast Harriers | 0:21:19 | 1st O35 | |||
| 23 | Eamon WHITE | North Belfast Harriers | Antrim | 0:23:27 | 3rd O50 | 1st Men O50 | 2nd Men O50 |
| 52 | Neil CARTY | North Belfast Harriers | Antrim | 0:24:23 | 5th O50 | 1st Men O50 | 2nd Men O50 |
| 74 | David CLARKE | North Belfast Harriers | Antrim | 0:25:10 | 3rd O55 | 1st Men O50 | 2nd Men O50 |
| 107 | Laurence JOHNSTON | North Belfast Harriers | Antrim | 0:25:58 | 2nd O60 | 1st Men O50 | 2nd Men O50 |
| 143 | Andrew SHIELDS | North Belfast Harriers | Antrim | 0:26:56 | 2nd Men O50 | ||
| 196 | Michael MAGEE | Beechmount Harriers | Antrim | 0:28:36 | 2nd Men O50 |
Trim 10m Road Race (Sunday 03 February)
This popular race took place on Sunday with a capacity 1,500 runners competing in cold conditions on the rural roads of Co. Meath. A headwind in the second half added to the challenge but didn’t deter the club’s sole representative, Nat Glenn, who claimed the O50 title with a sub 60 minute clocking to boot, finishing in 59:06.
Born2Run Antrim Castle 5k/10k (Saturday 02 February)
A posse of NBH athletes made the short trip to Antrim Castle for the latest race of the Born2Run series on Saturday morning. The cold overnight temperatures created some slippy sections but the otherwise perfect running conditions saw fine performances by the North Belfast athletes. In the 10km race, the ever improving Mark McAvoy took a fantastic 2nd place with a speedy time of 34:51; Paul Manton also ran strongly to claim 32nd place in 40:43. In the 5km, first finisher for the club was Irene Graham in 25:26. Full results were:
| Pos | Athlete | Race | Time |
| 2 | Mark McAvoy | 10k | 0:34:51 |
| 32 | Paul Manton | 10k | 0:40:43 |
| 308 | Karlene Graham | 10k | 0:53:33 |
| 323 | Catherine Seawright | 10k | 0:53:55 |
| 332 | Francesca McAreavey | 10k | 0:54:15 |
| 377 | Emma Carroll | 10k | 0:55:55 |
| 445 | Jennifer Clements | 10k | 0:58:41 |
| 530 | Maeve Cushnahan | 10k | 1:03:26 |
| Pos | Athlete | Race | Time |
| 41 | Irene Graham | 5k | 0:25:26 |
| 138 | Cliodhna Lynch | 5k | 0:31:52 |
| 182 | Robbie Speers | 5k | 0:34:44 |
AAI Indoor Games (Saturday 02 February)
Congratulations to Caitlin Maguire who travelled to the National Sports Campus at Abbotstown on Saturday and claimed 3rd place in the women’s 60m sprint in a time of 7.74s.
parkrun (Saturday 02 February)
The local parkruns were able to go ahead on Saturday morning despite some wintry conditions and the latest new event started up at Stranmillis College. Full results for NBH athletes were:
| Bushy parkrun # 774 – 02/02/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 576 | Matt SHIELDS | 27:08 | PB stays at 00:18:03 | 317 |
| Waterworks parkrun, Belfast # 434 – 02/02/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 2 | Thomas SIMMONS | 18:34 | PB stays at 00:17:07 | 36 |
| 3 | Paul CURLEY | 18:56 | PB stays at 00:17:40 | 134 |
| 5 | Simon REEVE | 19:47 | PB stays at 00:17:48 | 223 |
| 7 | David CURRAN | 20:03 | PB stays at 00:18:42 | 99 |
| 13 | John Gerard MURPHY | 20:49 | PB stays at 00:18:49 | 396 |
| 32 | Fionnuala O’HARE | 23:08 | PB stays at 00:21:38 | 140 |
| 38 | Kevin MCCANN | 23:54 | PB stays at 00:21:54 | 96 |
| 52 | Greg MCCLURE | 24:37 | PB stays at 00:18:41 | 359 |
| 54 | Orlagh MCCOMB | 24:56 | PB stays at 00:24:36 | 4 |
| 69 | Tony REID | 25:48 | PB stays at 00:21:50 | 402 |
| 80 | Gerry ANDERSON | 26:17 | PB stays at 00:22:13 | 121 |
| 109 | Padraigin BINGHAM | 28:18 | PB stays at 00:26:38 | 98 |
| 130 | Gordon GLENN | 30:00 | PB stays at 00:21:04 | 72 |
| 131 | Stella HARRISON | 30:05 | PB stays at 00:26:30 | 282 |
| 132 | Thomas MCKINSTRY | 30:06 | PB stays at 00:23:09 | 205 |
| 161 | Jay CRAWFORD | 32:05 | PB stays at 00:29:20 | 7 |
| 168 | Gemma LOWE | 32:38 | PB stays at 00:28:59 | 67 |
| 178 | Margaret STEPHENS | 33:17 | PB stays at 00:28:23 | 228 |
| 179 | Fergus JAMISON | 33:24 | PB stays at 00:28:03 | 29 |
| 182 | Lyle CARLETON | 33:34 | PB stays at 00:21:22 | 115 |
| 185 | Mick MURRAY | 33:57 | PB stays at 00:28:38 | 79 |
| 186 | Sile HANNON | 34:01 | PB stays at 00:33:11 | 18 |
| 208 | Elisabeth FRENCH | 47:03 | PB stays at 00:41:10 | 43 |
| Belfast Victoria parkrun # 404 – 02/02/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 42 | Paul WILLIAMS | 20:57 | PB stays at 00:20:36 | 290 |
| 94 | Jason REID | 24:24 | PB stays at 00:21:36 | 105 |
| Ormeau parkrun # 288 – 02/02/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 265 | Lynn MURRAY | 30:43 | PB stays at 00:23:56 | 136 |
| 266 | Coleen THOMPSON | 30:44 | First Timer! | 27 |
| 267 | John BEGGS | 30:44 | First Timer! | 29 |
| St Anne’s parkrun # 270 – 02/02/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 336 | Trisha MURRAY | 29:20 | First Timer! | 92 |
| Larne parkrun # 262 – 02/02/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 11 | Nat GLENN | 23:57 | PB stays at 00:17:48 | 97 |
| Umhlanga parkrun # 226 – 02/02/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 234 | Paula O’REILLY | 34:49 | First Timer! | 24 |
| Stormont parkrun # 181 – 02/02/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 161 | Philip MCILWRATH | 32:02 | PB stays at 00:25:31 | 177 |
| Stranmillis College parkrun # 1 – 02/02/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 22 | Ray CAMERON | 20:39 | First Timer! | 132 |
| 29 | Helen F WEIR | 21:30 | First Timer! | 126 |
| 49 | John MCCONNELL | 22:31 | First Timer! | 274 |
| 139 | Damien GILL | 25:20 | First Timer! | 251 |
| 177 | Jim CLINTON | 26:52 | First Timer! | 410 |
