North Down AC Track and Field Open Meeting (Tue 02 July)
The Bangor Sportsplex was the venue for an evening of track and field action in this meeting hosted by North Down AC. In the field events, the club’s sole representative was Darragh Andrews who achieved 3.01m in the female long jump competition. Darragh also competed in the women’s 100m, running 17.93s to take 4th place.
The other NBH athletes all competed over the 5000m distance. In the second and faster race, Mark McKinstry took the win after a good battle with Conan McCaughey who finished only 2 seconds behind in 2nd place. NBH athletes also filled positions 6, 7, 8 and 9 as the club dominated in a classy field.
The 5000m results were:
| Pos | Race 1 : Athlete | Time |
| 7 | Laurence Johnston | 18:38.17 |
| Pos | Race 2 : Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Mark McKinstry | 15:11.71 |
| 2 | Conan McCaughey | 15:13.68 |
| 6 | Gareth Lyons | 15:45.36 |
| 7 | Conor Curran | 15:46.54 |
| 8 | John Black | 15:51.81 |
| 9 | Conal McCambridge | 16:06.35 |
Greyabbey 5k and 10k (Fri 05 July)
Friday night saw 360 runners descend on Greyabbey on the eastern shores of Strangford Lough to contest the annual 5k and 10k races. The course is a challenging 5k loop with a couple of testing climbs on the country roads. There was double success for the harriers in the 5k with the prolific Gareth Lyons taking 1st place and Sarah-Jane McFadden winning the ladies race. And there was further success in the 10k with Helen Weir taking 2nd place in the ladies race. Full results were:
| Pos | Athlete : 5k | Time |
| 1 | Gareth Lyons | 15:59 |
| 10 | Sarah-Jane McFadden | 19:01 |
| Pos | Athlete : 10k | Time |
| 22 | Helen Weir | 43:05 |
Glenarm Glen 5 mile (Fri 05 July)
Also on Friday evening, this event was hosted by Glenlough Running Club in the beautiful grounds of Glenarm Castle. It is held annually as part of the Dalriada festival and this year attrached nearly 200 runners, amongst them eight harriers. Philip Goss was the first athlete home in a fine time of 26:45 and Joe Malone also ran strongly to claim 3rd place in 27:58. With Kent Swann and Davey Clarke also breaking the 29 minute mark, the club had 4 of the top 8 finishers. April Clarke continued her fine run of form to claim 2nd place in the ladies race in 34:12. Full results were:
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Philip Goss | 26:45 |
| 3 | Joe Malone | 27:58 |
| 5 | Kent Swann | 28:43 |
| 8 | David Clarke | 28:54 |
| 22 | Jonathan Topping | 32:08 |
| 29 | Robert Martin | 34:06 |
| 30 | April Clarke | 34:12 |
| 67 | Pete McClelland | 39:38 |
The Great Rossa Run (Sun 07 July)
Conditions were warm and sunny for the competitors on Sunday morning as they competed over 5k, 10k or half marathon distances. The club was represented in both the 5k and half marathon races, with the standout performance coming from Louise Smith who won the ladies half marathon in a great time of 1:23:21. John McGuigan also ran strongly to finish just outside of the top twenty in 1:27:25. In the 5k, Brenadette Scott came home in 29:36. Full results were:
| Pos | Athlete : half marathon | Time |
| 14 | Louise Smith | 01:23:21 |
| 22 | John McGuigan | 01:27:25 |
| Pos | Athlete : 5k | Time |
| 148 | Bernadette Scott | 00:29:36 |
parkrun (Sat 06 July)
Around 70 club members participated in parkruns at 16 different venues on Saturday morning and the results were:
| Eastbourne parkrun # 399 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 47 | Greg MCCLURE | 22:21 | PB stays at 00:20:40 | 376 |
| Waterworks parkrun, Belfast # 456 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 2 | Mark MCAVOY | 17:48 | PB stays at 00:17:26 | 8 |
| 4 | Simon REEVE | 19:06 | PB stays at 00:17:48 | 231 |
| 7 | Joe NORNEY | 19:45 | PB stays at 00:17:48 | 58 |
| 24 | Drew KNOX | 21:37 | PB stays at 00:18:42 | 275 |
| 32 | Diane TAYLOR | 22:43 | New PB! | 17 |
| 33 | Gerry ANDERSON | 22:44 | PB stays at 00:22:13 | 135 |
| 38 | Fionnuala O’HARE | 22:58 | PB stays at 00:21:38 | 156 |
| 51 | Maurice PALMER | 23:51 | PB stays at 00:23:11 | 73 |
| 56 | Terence MCATAMNEY | 24:17 | PB stays at 00:21:45 | 25 |
| 57 | Gary BLYTHE | 24:25 | PB stays at 00:21:14 | 141 |
| 59 | Tony REID | 24:29 | PB stays at 00:21:50 | 424 |
| 67 | Jack CARBERRY | 24:52 | PB stays at 00:21:14 | 251 |
| 78 | Laurence ROGERS | 25:07 | PB stays at 00:21:23 | 23 |
| 83 | Niamh MCAULEY | 25:22 | New PB! | 19 |
| 84 | Katrina MCAULEY | 25:23 | PB stays at 00:23:17 | 60 |
| 91 | Catherine SEAWRIGHT | 25:38 | New PB! | 41 |
| 95 | John Gerard MURPHY | 25:50 | PB stays at 00:18:49 | 418 |
| 113 | Stella HARRISON | 27:17 | PB stays at 00:26:30 | 297 |
| 117 | Nuala MAHON | 27:39 | PB stays at 00:27:02 | 162 |
| 121 | Anthony FLEMING | 27:55 | PB stays at 00:21:12 | 55 |
| 124 | David HURST | 28:03 | PB stays at 00:25:41 | 17 |
| 127 | Orlagh MCCOMB | 28:13 | PB stays at 00:23:54 | 7 |
| 131 | Eimear NUGENT | 28:20 | PB stays at 00:25:41 | 61 |
| 132 | Treasa MCCONNELL | 28:20 | PB stays at 00:27:22 | 9 |
| 133 | Una MCCONNELL | 28:21 | PB stays at 00:21:07 | 24 |
| 159 | Matthew CARLETON | 29:30 | PB stays at 00:23:38 | 37 |
| 162 | Evelyn PALMER | 29:45 | New PB! | 7 |
| 163 | Leanne O’HARA | 29:45 | PB stays at 00:29:12 | 14 |
| 164 | Eimear CASH | 29:46 | PB stays at 00:27:47 | 16 |
| 165 | Casey SMITH | 29:55 | PB stays at 00:28:42 | 8 |
| 186 | Sile HANNON | 32:00 | New PB! | 30 |
| 190 | Clare MORGAN | 32:16 | New PB! | 18 |
| 192 | Catherine CARLETON | 32:39 | PB stays at 00:31:42 | 68 |
| 194 | Lyle CARLETON | 32:57 | PB stays at 00:21:22 | 135 |
| 207 | Heather WILSON | 34:06 | PB stays at 00:26:53 | 37 |
| 209 | Gordon GLENN | 34:29 | PB stays at 00:21:04 | 78 |
| 211 | Gabrielle MALLAGHAN | 34:49 | PB stays at 00:27:25 | 126 |
| 212 | John BURNS | 34:50 | PB stays at 00:21:37 | 137 |
| 214 | Angela GREENHILL | 35:43 | PB stays at 00:33:13 | 20 |
| 222 | Tom MAGEE | 36:50 | PB stays at 00:29:16 | 18 |
| 244 | Roisin RODGERS | 46:39 | New PB! | 9 |
| Queen’s parkrun, Belfast # 376 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 113 | Louise WARDE HUNTER | 31:28 | First Timer! | 21 |
| Falls parkrun, Belfast # 351 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 16 | John MCCONNELL | 23:53 | PB stays at 00:19:26 | 291 |
| 20 | Ciaran HUNTER | 24:07 | PB stays at 00:22:27 | 289 |
| 33 | Jim CLINTON | 27:50 | PB stays at 00:22:16 | 432 |
| Portrush parkrun # 363 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 141 | Thomas MCKINSTRY | 28:31 | PB stays at 00:24:37 | 216 |
| Kingsbury Water parkrun # 306 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 199 | Damien GILL | 24:58 | First Timer! | 265 |
| Ormeau parkrun # 309 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 8 | Idiris WABBE | 19:12 | New PB! | 10 |
| 61 | Lauren COX | 23:07 | PB stays at 00:20:26 | 70 |
| 172 | Thomas Peter NORTON | 26:46 | First Timer! | 43 |
| Antrim parkrun # 271 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 16 | Paul WILLIAMS | 20:51 | PB stays at 00:20:38 | 306 |
| 33 | Brian STEWART | 21:54 | PB stays at 00:20:59 | 76 |
| St Annes parkrun # 290 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 297 | Philip MCILWRATH | 34:18 | PB stays at 00:28:02 | 198 |
| 334 | Rosy RYAN | 47:47 | PB stays at 00:43:54 | 196 |
| Ardgillan parkrun # 280 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 17 | Sandy CARR | 24:05 | New PB! | 244 |
| 20 | Sam CARR | 25:56 | PB stays at 00:21:26 | 136 |
| Carrickfergus parkrun # 267 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 114 | Ita WEIR | 38:59 | First Timer! | 11 |
| Valley parkrun, Newtownabbey # 253 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 32 | Jack MCCREADY | 25:46 | PB stays at 00:20:35 | 81 |
| 68 | Paul MURPHY | 28:46 | PB stays at 00:24:20 | 6 |
| 179 | Maria MURPHY | 57:45 | PB stays at 00:32:11 | 23 |
| Colin Glen parkrun # 182 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 42 | Padraigin BINGHAM | 29:37 | First Timer! | 112 |
| Falcarragh parkrun # 181 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 7 | Gerard SOWNEY | 21:43 | First Timer! | 52 |
| Stranmillis College parkrun # 22 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 1 | Neil CARTY | 18:46 | PB stays at 00:18:30 | 16 |
| 28 | Coleen THOMPSON | 27:49 | First Timer! | 31 |
| 40 | John BEGGS | 30:52 | First Timer! | 35 |
| 43 | Lynn MURRAY | 32:01 | First Timer! | 148 |
| 44 | Trisha MURRAY | 32:02 | First Timer! | 99 |
| Holy Cross College parkrun # 4 – 06/07/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total Runs |
| 2 | Ray CAMERON | 21:41 | First Timer! | 148 |
