NBH Race Report 1-7 July 2019

By Greg McClure Race Report July 10, 2019

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

April Clarke 2nd lady : photo by Christine Hyndman

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

Louise Smith tops the podium: photo by CKP Social and Event Photography

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