NBH Race Report 24 – 30 June – North Belfast Harriers

By Katrina McAuley Race Report July 2, 2019

Some very warm running conditions this week didn’t deter or adversely affect the performances of the NBH athletes who took part in track meets, 5Ks and half marathon distances. Well done to all involved!

Ards Half Marathon (28 June)

The 13.1-mile course involved a pretty tough 4-mile ascent up Scrabo Hill on a very hot sunny night. Gareth Lyons secured a podium spot as he finished 2^nd overall and in sixth position, Vernon Shiels won the M40 category. Well done to Helen Weir who was third lady home, also taking a well-deserved podium spot! Along with a few others tackling the distance, the club was well represented with three pacers, James Trainor, Paddy McAuley and Paul Williams. Congratulations to all.

(Information credit Vernon Shiels)

Pos	Firstname	LastName	Gender	Category	Chiptime
2	Gareth	Lyons	M	M40	01:17:06
6	Vernon	Shiels	M	M40	01:25:05
15	JAMES	TRAINOR	M	MO	01:29:12
53	Ray	Cameron	M	M40	01:38:27
57	Helen F	Weir	F	F45	01:39:09
61	PADDY	MCAULEY	M	M40	01:39:56
62	PAUL	WILLIAMS	M	M55	01:39:56
92	Colin	Simpson	M	M50	01:44:32
275	Terence	McAtamney	M	MO	02:05:59
334	Padraigin	Bingham	F	F40	02:13:59

Helen Weir – Third lady at Ards Half Marathon

(Credit Facebook – Ards Half Marathon 2019 and Sarah-Jane McFadden)

Newell 10K (28 June)

This 10K road run took place on Friday evening in Coalisland, County Tyrone. The four harriers who took part all had super individual performances. Well done to Mark, Conan, David and Carol on their excellent times and places.

(Information credited April Clarke. Photos Sean McAliskey – Facebook)

Place	Name	AG	Chip Time	Note
2.	Mark McKinstry	MO	31:08	2^nd overall
4.	Conan McCaughey	MO	31:28	4^th overall
17.	David Clarke	M55	34:57	New PB
176.	Carol Clarke	F50	45:37	1^st in age category

NI Masters Track & Field Championships (29 June)

Held at Mary Peters Track on Saturday, a number of athletes competed in the championships. Three podium finishes for Conor Curran (1^st), Kent Swann (2^ndin M35) and David Clarke (3^rd). Superb running from all. Considering Davy ran a PB with a sub 35 in the Newell 10K the night before, this is an even more impressive result. He is now 4th in the UK for his age group. Congratulations!

800m men M45-55
		Name	Time
	65	David Clarke	2:20.59	M55

5000m combined
	No	Name	Time
	170	Kent Swan	16:39.94	M35
	177	Laurence Johnston	18:36.39	M60

1500m men
	No	Name	Time
	182	Conor Curran	4:23.05	M40

Parkrun (29 June)

On Saturday morning, many NBH ‘parkrunners’ turned up at their local park or as visitors to 13 different venues. Joe Drain and Jack Carberry (our own Irish marathon champion no less!) celebrated their 100^th and 250^th parkruns at the Waterworks – a fantastic achievement for both. The club are very proud of you gents!

Well done also to all who achieved PBs this week also; Mark Mcavoy, Christopher Lennon, Alex Reid, Chris O’Donoghue and Philomena Donaldson.

Eastbourne parkrun

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
42	37	Greg MCCLURE	00:23:35

Hampstead Heath parkrun

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
4	4	Mark MCAVOY	00:18:24

Waterworks parkrun, Belfast

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	3	Luke KELLY	00:18:50
8	8	Max REID	00:20:19
11	11	Christopher LENNON	00:20:30
12	12	Joe DRAIN	00:20:31
23	20	Drew KNOX	00:21:33
27	24	Kevin MCCANN	00:21:59
32	4	Una MCCONNELL	00:22:22
45	40	Gerry ANDERSON	00:23:13
50	44	Alex REID	00:23:54
54	7	Diane TAYLOR	00:24:07
55	48	Gary BLYTHE	00:24:09
56	49	Tony REID	00:24:11
58	8	Fionnuala O’HARE	00:24:15
67	58	Matt SHIELDS	00:24:47
69	60	Lyle CARLETON	00:24:48
71	62	Patrick MCAULEY	00:24:53
80	10	Siobhan DRAIN	00:25:21
83	71	Laurence ROGERS	00:25:29
89	14	Emma SHEEHY	00:25:56
90	76	Jack CARBERRY	00:25:57
114	93	Sean MCSHANE	00:26:51
130	30	Catherine SEAWRIGHT	00:27:52
135	102	Matthew CARLETON	00:28:00
150	41	Michelle MCLOUGHLIN	00:28:25
155	44	Stella HARRISON	00:28:54
157	46	Nuala MAHON	00:28:59
173	53	Jennifer CLEMENTS	00:30:07
181	123	Jim CLINTON	00:30:50
187	60	Eimear NUGENT	00:31:22
190	62	Bernadette DUFFY	00:31:25
193	64	Heather WILSON	00:31:30
202	73	Maeve CUSHNAHAN	00:33:41
203	74	Grainne STEPHENS	00:33:58
206	77	Ita WEIR	00:34:05
210	80	Margaret STEPHENS	00:34:13
224	92	Claire BROWNING	00:35:29
228	94	Ita MCCAMBRIDGE	00:35:37
238	138	Paddy MCCAMBRIDGE	00:36:08
245	143	Matthew HIGGINS	00:37:33
256	109	Sandy CARR	00:40:22
257	110	Jacqueline LAWLOR	00:40:22
258	148	Michael LAWLOR	00:40:24
268	117	Orla MCCAMBRIDGE	00:43:03
270	152	David FRENCH	00:45:36
275	123	Elisabeth FRENCH	00:46:11
277	125	Catriona MCCAMBRIDGE	00:46:40
289	129	Joan GRIEVE	01:04:53

Belfast Victoria parkrun

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
88	68	Colin SIMPSON	00:25:49

Queen’s parkrun, Belfast

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
134	87	Vincent BRADLEY	00:47:39

Portrush parkrun

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
101	89	Thomas MCKINSTRY	00:25:42

Antrim parkrun

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
23	21	Brian STEWART	00:22:12

Larne parkrun

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	3	Nat GLENN	00:18:43

Valley parkrun, Newtownabbey

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
5	5	Paul WILLIAMS	00:22:38
8	8	Gerry GRIBBON	00:23:47

Lebone parkrun

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
30	23	Chris O’DONOGHUE	00:28:14

Stormont parkrun

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
242	135	Philip MCILWRATH	00:37:52
262	120	Rosy RYAN	00:56:45

Falcarragh parkrun

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
3	3	John Gerard MURPHY	00:21:12

Stranmillis College parkrun

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Run Time
11	11	Ray CAMERON	00:25:19
32	11	Philomena DONALDSON	00:32:22