It was a week of random weather – from 21 degree humid heat one day to torrential rain the next, we didn’t know what to expect from one run to the next. However, it didn’t stop the harriers turning out in force, from parkruns to marathon distances this week.
Portaferry Gala 10 Mile Race
The Portaferry 10 mile race took place on Tuesday 16th July. Runners start off in the town, passing beautiful views along the seafront and finishing back in the town again. The hilly route and humid weather didn’t put the five Harriers off and Gareth Lyons was the second male home with a time of 54:49 and Helen Weir the eighth woman with a time of 01:12:27 – well done folks! Full results:
| Position | Name | Chiptime |
| 2 | Gareth Lyons | 00:54:49 |
| 69 | Ray Cameron | 01:11:23 |
| 78 | Helen F Weir | 01:12:27 |
| 96 | Greg McClure | 01:14:40 |
| 125 | Paul Carlin | 01:19:05 |
Photos courtesy of Portaferry Gala Festival Facebook page.
Sea to Sky Newcastle
The 8th Annual Sea 2 Sky race was held on Friday 19th July in Newcastle. The race includes a mix of road and track before heading up through the foothills of the Mournes. Runners experience stunning views over Newcastle, finishing on the promenade.
Five Harriers took part in the 10k race and Gladys Ganiel was the first woman home with a time of 38:41 – well done Gladys!
| Position | Name | Chiptime |
| 8 | Gladys Ganiel | 00:38:41 |
| 226 | Lorraine Hibburt | 00:53:00 |
| 430 | Catherine Seawright | 01:01:29 |
| 525 | Francesca McAreavey | 01:05:59 |
| 647 | Ita Weir | 01:14:01 |
Tony Barclay race
Located in the historic town of Carrickfergus, the course is a one mile loop around The Mill Ponds and Shaftesbury Park. Runners can run or walk their chosen distance – 5K (3 loops), 10K (6 loops), Half Marathon (13 loops) or Full Marathon (26 loops). All proceeds from these races go to Tony Barclay, a blind runner who is raising money to buy vision augmented goggles (£2048 was raised). There were no official chip times at the time of the writing the report but the following runners took part:
| Name | Distance |
| Rosy Ryan | 5k |
| Phil McIlwrath | 10k |
| Catherine Seawright | Half Marathon |
| Fiona Magill | Half Marathon |
| Gordon Glenn | Full Marathon |
Photos courtesy of Joanne McAllister
The McCambridges continued their running tour of Donegal this week, starting with the 5k at Church Hill. First home was Brendan in 6th place overall and 1st Junior in a time of 18:07, next home was Paddy 2nd M50 in 21:09, next was Catriona in a new PB of 22:07, Ita finished 2nd F50 in a time of 20:29 & then Orla in a time of 22:44. Well done all!
Danny McDaid 15k
The annual Danny McDaid 15k race took place on Sunday 21st July in Letterkenny. This unusual distance race takes runners on a rough, hilly first half and then a downhill treat with a two mile rise at the end. It was a McCambridge family effort again:
| Name | Chip Time |
| Conal McCambridge | 00:57:46 |
| Brendan Mc Cambridge | 01:03:14 |
| Paddy Mc Cambridge | 01:12:18 |
| Ita Mc Cambridge | 01:13:44 |
Parkrun
North Belfast Harriers were represented in 12 parkruns this weekend. We had two milestones – Trisha Murray completed her 100th run and junior Treasa McConnell completed her 10th run – congratulations to you both! Congratulations to everyone who got PBs this week and a special mention also goes to Andrew Milligan who set a new course record of 16:22 in Carrickfergus – well done Andrew!
Photos courtesy of Waterworks Parkrun Facebook page and Carrickfergus Parkrun Facebook page.
| Waterworks Parkrun #458 | |||||||
| Position | Park Runner | Run Time | Note | Total Runs | |||
| 5 | John MCGUIGAN | 00:19:12 | PB stays at 00:17:13 | 59 | |||
| 7 | Ryan MAGUIRE | 00:19:24 | New PB! | 7 | |||
| 20 | Drew KNOX | 00:20:52 | PB stays at 00:18:42 | 277 | |||
| 26 | Eoin MCCONNELL | 00:21:50 | PB stays at 00:19:46 | 12 | |||
| 29 | Eamon MCCAMBRIDGE | 00:21:58 | PB stays at 00:19:46 | 12 | |||
| 30 | Greg MCCLURE | 00:22:01 | PB stays at 00:18:41 | 378 | |||
| 44 | John Gerard MURPHY | 00:23:16 | PB stays at 00:18:49 | 420 | |||
| 58 | Ivan MCALLISTER | 00:23:58 | PB stays at 00:21:38 | 57 | |||
| 64 | Jack CARBERRY | 00:24:14 | PB stays at 00:21:38 | 57 | |||
| 71 | Sean MCSHANE | 00:24:35 | PB stays at 00:18:34 | 188 | |||
| 72 | Terence MCATAMNEY | 00:24:36 | PB stays at 00:21:45 | 26 | |||
| 79 | Dara CASSIDY | 00:24:50 | New PB! | 2 | |||
| 80 | Laurence ROGERS | 00:24:51 | PB stays at 00:21:23 | 24 | |||
| 81 | Tony REID | 00:24:52 | PB stays at 00:21:50 | 426 | |||
| 93 | Matthew CARLETON | 00:25:39 | PB stays at 00:23:38 | 39 | |||
| 94 | David HURST | 00:25:41 | PB stays at 00:25:30 | 19 | |||
| 96 | Thomas Peter NORTON | 00:25:51 | PB stays at 00:25:24 | 45 | |||
| 101 | Michelle MCLOUGHLIN | 00:26:04 | PB stays at 00:24:00 | 109 | |||
| 102 | Anthony FLEMING | 00:26:06 | PB stays at 00:21:12 | 56 | |||
| 103 | Lyle CARLETON | 00:26:07 | PB stays at 00:21:22 | 137 | |||
| 105 | Gordon GLENN | 00:26:14 | PB stays at 00:21:04 | 80 | |||
| 122 | Caolan DUFFY | 00:27:09 | New PB! | 2 | |||
| 124 | Catherine SEAWRIGHT | 00:27:10 | PB stays at 00:25:28 | 43 | |||
| 125 | Jason REID | 00:27:11 | PB stays at 00:21:46 | 110 | |||
| 132 | Treasa MCCONNELL | 00:27:21 | New PB! | 10 | |||
| 133 | Una MCCONNELL | 00:27:22 | PB stays at 00:21:07 | 26 | |||
| 139 | Stella HARRISON | 00:27:37 | PB stays at 00:26:15 | 299 | |||
| 140 | Thomas MCKINSTRY | 00:27:38 | PB stays at 00:23:09 | 218 | |||
| 144 | Chris O’DONOGHUE | 00:27:49 | PB stays at 00:24:31 | 53 | |||
| 146 | Jim CLINTON | 00:27:58 | PB stays at 00:21:37 | 434 | |||
| 153 | Orla CASH | 00:28:19 | PB stays at 00:22:32 | 74 | |||
| 158 | Jennifer CLEMENTS | 00:28:33 | PB stays at 00:27:44 | 48 | |||
| 165 | Trisha MURRAY | 00:28:42 | PB stays at 00:28:39 | 100 | |||
| 166 | Lynn MURRAY | 00:28:43 | PB stays at 00:23:37 | 150 | |||
| 186 | Joanne CURRAN | 00:29:56 | PB stays at 00:25:21 | 23 | |||
| 209 | Sharon HOBBS | 00:31:57 | PB stays at 00:30:30 | 23 | |||
| 219 | Claire BROWNING | 00:33:21 | PB stays at 00:29:39 | 63 | |||
| 223 | Margaret STEPHENS | 00:33:45 | PB stays at 00:28:23 | 251 | |||
| 225 | Grainne STEPHENS | 00:34:06 | PB stays at 00:30:59 | 51 | |||
| 229 | Eimear CASH | 00:34:28 | PB stays at 00:27:47 | 18 | |||
| 230 | Casey SMITH | 00:34:29 | PB stays at 00:28:42 | 9 | |||
| 232 | Clare MORGAN | 00:34:39 | PB stays at 00:32:16 | 20 | |||
| 243 | Lorna MCGRATH | 00:36:01 | PB stays at 00:30:16 | 49 | |||
| 244 | Paula O’REILLY | 00:36:02 | PB stays at 00:31:49 | 29 | |||
| Victoria Parkrun #427 | |||||||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Note | Total Runs | |||
| 32 | Paul WILLIAMS | 00:21:19 | PB stays at 00:20:36 | 308 | |||
| Queens Parkrun #377 | |||||||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Note | Total Runs | |||
| 40 | Kevin LAVERY | 00:25:10 | PB stays at 00:20:55 | 114 | |||
| 66 | Vincent BRADLEY | 00:27:17 | PB stays at 00:21:37 | 78 | |||
| 71 | John LAVERY | 00:27:53 | PB stays at 00:20:04 | 191 | |||
| Falls Parkrun #353 | |||||||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Note | Total Runs | |||
| 10 | Ciaran HUNTER | 00:22:42 | PB stays at 00:22:27 | 291 | |||
| Citypark Parkrun, Craigavon #350 | |||||||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Note | Total Runs | |||
| 3 | Peter SAVAGE | 00:18:13 | PB stays at 00:17:23 | 15 | |||
| Marlay Parkrun #311 | |||||||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Note | Total Runs | |||
| 93 | Sam CARR | 00:23:49 | PB stays at 00:19:42 | 137 | |||
| 180 | Sandy CARR | 00:26:38 | PB stays at 00:24:29 | 245 | |||
| Ormeau Parkrun #311 | |||||||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Note | Total Runs | |||
| 5 | Idiris WABBE | 00:18:47 | New PB! | 11 | |||
| Antrim Parkrun #273 | |||||||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Note | Total Runs | |||
| 26 | Brian STEWART | 00:21:45 | PB stays at 00:20:59 | 78 | |||
| Larne Parkrun #285 | |||||||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Note | Total Runs | |||
| 7 | April CLARKE | 00:21:12 | New PB! | 25 | |||
| 18 | Carol CLARKE | 00:23:32 | PB stays at 00:21:54 | 58 | |||
| Carrickfergus Parkrun #268 | |||||||
| Position | Run Time | Note | Total Runs | ||||
| 1 | Andrew MILLIGAN | 00:16:22 | New PB! | 133 | |||
| 23 | Padraigin BINGHAM | 00:28:00 | New PB! | 114 | |||
| 70 | Rosy RYAN | 00:52:48 | PB stays at 00:38:23 | 198 | |||
| Orangefield Parkrun #51 | |||||||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Note | Total Runs | |||
| 10 | Claire CONNOR | 00:22:21 | New PB! | 38 | |||
| Sixmilewater Parkrun #1 | |||||||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Note | Total Runs | |||
| 2 | Paul HORAN | 00:17:26 | First Timer! | 29 | |||
| 7 | Patrick MCAULEY | 00:19:38 | First Timer! | 49 | |||
| 24 | Penny LINDSAY | 00:20:54 | First Timer! | 37 | |||
| 28 | Helen F WEIR | 00:21:11 | First Timer! | 135 | |||
| 48 | Jack MCCREADY | 00:22:34 | First Timer! | 82 | |||
| 59 | Ray CAMERON | 00:23:13 | First Timer! | 150 | |||
| 89 | Alex REID | 00:24:24 | First Timer! | 17 | |||
| 107 | Katrina MCAULEY | 00:25:17 | First Timer! | 62 | |||
| 110 | Joe WILSON | 00:25:27 | First Timer! | 95 | |||
| 228 | Evelyn PALMER | 00:29:31 | First Timer! | 9 | |||
| 229 | Maurice PALMER | 00:29:31 | First Timer! | 75 | |||
| 266 | Bernadette DUFFY | 00:30:54 | First Timer! | 210 | |||
| 275 | Philomena DONALDSON | 00:31:13 | First Timer! | 208 | |||
| 298 | Gillian RODEN | 00:32:06 | First Timer! | 69 | |||
| 415 | Ita WEIR | 00:36:49 | First Timer! | 12 | |||
