NBH Race Report, 8th – 14th April 2019
North Belfast Harriers were representing in multiple events this week.
Ballymena Belles 5mile (Tue 9th Apr)
Almost 300 runners took part in this very popular event in Ballymena
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 166 | 449 | Sinead | Russell | 0:49:38 |
| 190 | 448 | Gillian | Roden | 0:50:49 |
| 295 | 281 | Elisabeth | French | 1:20:53 |
| 296 | 300 | Caroline | Hill | 1:20:53 |
Photo courtsey of Gillian Roden
Hill and Dale Castlewellan (Thu 11th Apr)
Race was held in Castlewellen forest park and was over 4.7miles with 1080ft climb.
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 87 | 464 | John | Murphy | 0:40:31 |
| 135 | 633 | Helen | Weir | 0:43:29 |
Firmus Super 5 Series (Thu 11th Apr)
This multi event Athletics serues took place at the Mary Peters track, Belfast. In the 1500m race for the U17 and Senior Men, Andrew Milligan won the race.
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 1 | 139 | Andrew | Milligan | 4:06:14 |
Lord Mayor of Dublin Awards (Fri 12th Apr)
The Lord Mayor of Dublin’s Awards has been honoring individuals and groups who have made a special contribution to Dublin and its citizens since 1989. parkrun Ireland was honoured with a Lord Mayor Award at a ceremony held at Dublin’s Mansion House where Matt and Ruth Shields accepted this great honour.
Photo courtsey of Parkrun Ireland
Glenarm challenge half marathon (Sat 13th Apr)
There was a half marathon, 10K and 5K challange at Glenarm in the scenic Glens of Antrim.
Mark McAvoy was the third finisher in the 10K.
Half marathon race
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Chip Time | Finish Time |
| 18 | 247 | Gerard | McNamara | 1:39:37 | 1:39:28 |
10K race
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Chip Time | Finish Time |
| 3 | 401 | Mark | McAvoy | 0:37:21 | 0:37:19 |
Photo courtsey of Born2Run
MS Subway Half and 10K (Sun 14th Apr)
Half marathon and 10K run at Hollywood exchange, Belfast.
Kent Swann was the second placed runner.
Half marathon race
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Chip Time | Finish Time |
| 2 | 459 | Kent | Swann | 1:16:17 | 1:16:18 |
| 15 | 307 | John | McGuigan | 1:24:57 | 1:25:02 |
| 16 | 376 | Paul | Butcher | 1:26:03 | 1:26:08 |
| 23 | 338 | Simon | Reeve | 1:28:22 | 1:28:28 |
10K race
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Chip Time | Finish Time |
| 16 | 14 | Ray | Cameron | 0:41:13 | 0:41:14 |
| 105 | 141 | Jennifer | Butcher | 0:58:40 | 0:59:10 – New PB |
Great Ireland run (Sun 14th Apr)
The North Belfast Harriers Senior team won 2nd place with a gross time 2:09:31.Conan McCaughey was the fourth placed finisher. Gareth Lyons was 2nd Male 40 category. Eamon White was 2nd Male 50 category. David Clarke was 2nd Male 55 category.
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Chip Time | Finish Time |
| 4 | 5402 | Conan | McCaughey | 0:31:12 | 0:31:12 |
| 18 | 5206 | John | Black | 0:32:26 | 0:32:27 |
| 20 | 5308 | Philip | Goss | 0:32:35 | 0:32:35 |
| 35 | 5368 | Gareth | Lyons | 0:33:17 | 0:33:19 |
| 37 | 5096 | Conor | Curran | 0:33:24 | 0:33:26 |
| 43 | 5493 | Eamon | White | 0:33:48 | 0:33:49 |
| 78 | 5227 | David | Clarke | 0:35:19 | 0:35:21 |
| 1934 | 2363 | Karen | McClean | 0:55:59 | 1:03:29 |
| 2395 | 2364 | Sinead | Russell | 1:01:21 | 1:08:51 |
Photo courtsey of North Belfast Harriers facebook
Craigavon lakes ¾ marathon (Sun 14th Apr)
Stella Harrison ran the event which put on as a long run before Belfast Marathon. Matt Shields paced at 3:45 marathon pace and Philip McIlwrath paced at 4:45 marathon pace over the 19.6mile distance.
| Pos | Bib | First name | Last name | Chip Time |
| 293 | 353 | Stella | Harrison | 3:36:25 |
Parkrun
Congratulations to Laura Connolly, Paul Horan and Helen Weir on achieving parkrun PB’s this week.
Waterworks
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 3 | Simon | Reeve | 00:19:10 |
| 7 | John Gerard | Murphy | 00:20:27 |
| 19 | Ivan | McAllister | 00:21:46 |
| 22 | Una | McConnell | 00:22:00 |
| 30 | Greg | McClure | 00:22:30 |
| 36 | Laurence | Rogers | 00:22:53 |
| 39 | Ita | McCambridge | 00:23:13 |
| 63 | Tony | Reid | 00:24:32 |
| 67 | Orla | McCambridge | 00:24:55 |
| 81 | Jim | Clinton | 00:25:45 |
| 83 | Donna | McLaughlin | 00:25:53 |
| 89 | Laura | Connolly | 00:25:57 – New PB |
| 99 | Lyle | Carleton | 00:26:37 |
| 100 | Gerry | Anderson | 00:26:38 |
| 116 | Nuala | Mahon | 00:27:38 |
| 125 | Kevin | McCann | 00:28:11 |
| 127 | Gordon | Glenn | 00:28:12 |
| 180 | Maeve | Cushnahan | 00:31:02 |
| 186 | Grainne | Stephens | 00:31:52 |
| 187 | Margaret | Stephens | 00:31:58 |
| 188 | John | Burns | 00:31:58 |
| 192 | Joan | Grieve | 00:33:02 |
| 193 | Bronagh | Conlon | 00:33:03 |
| 196 | Angela | Greenhill | 00:33:49 |
| 202 | Marian | Hayes | 00:35:23 |
| 244 | Elisabeth | French | 00:43:40 |
| 245 | Dirdre | Murphy | 00:43:42 |
| 250 | Lorna | McGrath | 00:52:40 |
Victoria
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 93 | Colin | Simpson | 00:23:46 |
| 94 | Ray | Cameron | 00:23:47 |
Queens
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 2 | Philip Patrick | Donnelly | 00:19:13 |
| 56 | Fionnuala | O’Hare | 00:24:37 |
| 82 | John | Lavery | 00:26:37 |
Falls
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 8 | John | McConnell | 00:22:56 |
Portrush
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 82 | Philip | McIlwrath | 00:27:01 |
| 229 | Rosy | Ryan | 00:46:42 |
Citypark
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 8 | Martsje | Hell | 00:19:38 |
Ormeau
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 3 | Paul | Horan | 00:17:18 – New PB |
| 75 | Lauren | Cox | 00:23:06 |
| 233 | Mannix | McAlister | 00:28:20 |
Antrim
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 60 | Liam | Smyth | 00:25:00 |
Castlewellan
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 15 | Helen F | Weir | 00:21:42 – New PB |
Valley
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 36 | Joe | Wilson | 00:26:23 |
Edinburgh
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 544 | Bernadette | Duffy | 00:32:14 |
Darndale
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 2 | Matt | Shields | 00:21:19 |
Jamaica Pond
| Pos | First name | Last name | Finish Time |
| 47 | Paul | Williams | 00:20:53 |
