EAMS Woodburn Forest Series B2B (Fri 11th-Sat 12th)
Woodburn Forest Park was the venue for the EAMS B2B marathon event on Friday and Saturday. Gordon Glenn completed the marathon on day two in a time of 5:09:56.
NI Masters Cross Country International Trials (Sat 12th)
The annual trials for the NI cross country international team took place at the DUB, Upper Malone on Saturday morning. This year’s international will take place in November at the Aintree racecourse (without the jumps !). Competition was intense and good running conditions made for some fast times. The harriers were represented in most of the age categories with several athletes gaining selection when the teams were announced on Monday. The ladies were joined by the 65-69 men to compete over 3 laps (6km) with the rest of the men competing over 4 laps (8 km). Full results were:
| Race | Posn | Athlete | Time | NI Team |
| F50-54 | 2 | Penny Lindsay | 24:41 | Selected |
| 5 | Janice Plumb | 26:31 | Reserve | |
| 7 | Carol Clarke | 28:03 | ||
| M35-39 | 1 | Mark McKinstry | 25:22 | Selected |
| 5 | Kent Swann | 28:09 | Selected | |
| M40-44 | 3 | Gareth Lyons | 27:34 | Selected |
| M50-54 | 1 | Eamon White | 26:38 | Selected |
| 6 | Neil Carty | 29:09 | Selected | |
| M55-59 | 4 | John Steele | 35:12 | |
| M60-64 | 1 | David Clarke | 29:03 | Selected |
| 2 | Laurence Johnston | 30:44 | Selected | |
| M65-69 | 3 | Brian Stewart | 26:10 | Selected |
Running Scared 5 Mile (Sun 13th)
The Halloween themed Running Scared run took place on Sunday morning in wet conditions on the Loughshore with runners starting at Hazelbank Park then heading out to Jordanstown Park, and back again. Three NBH athletes took part and their results were:
| Posn | Athlete | Time |
| 5 | Lorraine Hibburt | 39:15 |
| 24 | Fergus Jamison | 49:38 |
| 25 | Ita Weir | 53:17 |
Saintfield 5k / 10k (Sun 13th)
The latest event in the Novosco series took place on Sunday morning in Saintfield. Undeterred by the wet weather 200 runners completed the 10k and 80 completed the 5k. The 10k was won by NBH man Gareth Lyons in 33:14, taking the tape a full minute ahead of 2nd placed athlete Colin Heron (Keep Er Lit). Davey Clarke had a super run to take 4th place overall in 36:16, with April Rose taking the 3rd lady prize in 42:!3. In the 5k, Mark McCallion showed fine form to take 8th place in 20:55. Full results for club athletes were:
| Posn | Athlete | Time | Race |
| 8 | Mark McCallion | 20:55 | 5km |
| Posn | Athlete | Time | Race |
| 1 | Gareth Lyons | 33:14 | 10km |
| 4 | David Clarke | 36:16 | 10km |
| 19 | April Rose Clarke | 42:13 | 10km |
Chicago Marathon (Sun 13th)
This was a truly remarkable weekend in the history of marathon running with the first ever sub 2 hour marathon by Eliud Kipchoge in Vienna on Saturday morning and a new women’s world marathon record set in Chicago by Brigid Kosgei on Sunday. Also racing in Chicago was harrier Ray Cameron who posted a super time of 3:25:34.
Armagh 10 Mile Road Race (Sun 13th)
This year is the 20th Anniversary of the Armagh 10 Mile Road Race which offers an undulating course starting and finishing at Navan Fort. Two harriers made the trip with evergreen Louise Smith taking 2nd place in the ladies race, well supported by Fionnuala O’Hare who finished 5th in the FO category. Full results were:
| Posn | Athlete | Time | Note |
| 30 | Louise Smith | 1:03:15 | 2nd lady |
| 111 | Fionnuala O’Hare | 1:16:43 | 5th FO |
Leeds Abbey Dash 10k Inter-Area Team
Congratulations to John Black who has been selected in a team of 4 men and 4 women to represent Northern Ireland and Ulster in the Leeds Abbey Dash 10k Inter-Area competition on 27th October. This is the first year that NI & Ulster have taken part in this competition and they can expect stiff opposition and a high standard of racing. Full details are in the News section of the Athletics NI website.
parkrun
Saturday saw 61 harriers participating at various parkrun events. Their results were:
| Rostrevor parkrun # 129 – 12/10/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 48 | James TOAL | 31:54 | First Timer! | 32 |
| 56 | Sinead TOAL | 37:52 | First Timer! | 23 |
| Waterworks parkrun, Belfast # 470 – 12/10/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 9 | Patrick MCAULEY | 19:43 | PB stays at 00:18:48 | 52 |
| 14 | David CURRAN | 20:03 | PB stays at 00:18:42 | 113 |
| 26 | Greg MCCLURE | 21:21 | PB stays at 00:18:41 | 388 |
| 32 | John Gerard MURPHY | 22:08 | PB stays at 00:18:49 | 432 |
| 44 | Gerry ANDERSON | 22:51 | PB stays at 00:22:13 | 145 |
| 48 | Martin MC NICHOLL | 22:57 | PB stays at 00:22:09 | 12 |
| 49 | Fionnuala O’HARE | 22:58 | PB stays at 00:21:38 | 163 |
| 51 | Ita MCCAMBRIDGE | 23:05 | PB stays at 00:20:55 | 149 |
| 59 | Orla MCCAMBRIDGE | 23:31 | PB stays at 00:22:25 | 63 |
| 65 | Laurence ROGERS | 23:46 | PB stays at 00:21:23 | 35 |
| 85 | Jack CARBERRY | 24:41 | PB stays at 00:21:14 | 259 |
| 89 | Tony REID | 24:44 | PB stays at 00:21:50 | 438 |
| 90 | Terence MCATAMNEY | 24:47 | PB stays at 00:21:45 | 30 |
| 94 | Lyle CARLETON | 24:52 | PB stays at 00:21:22 | 146 |
| 98 | Philip MCILWRATH | 25:10 | PB stays at 00:24:47 | 208 |
| 99 | Catriona MCCAMBRIDGE | 25:14 | PB stays at 00:23:37 | 54 |
| 102 | David HURST | 25:33 | PB stays at 00:25:30 | 26 |
| 118 | Stella HARRISON | 26:03 | New PB! | 306 |
| 140 | Catherine SEAWRIGHT | 27:18 | PB stays at 00:25:28 | 50 |
| 152 | Matthew HIGGINS | 27:56 | PB stays at 00:24:26 | 138 |
| 171 | Michael LAWLOR | 29:12 | PB stays at 00:25:44 | 138 |
| 172 | Thomas MCKINSTRY | 29:12 | PB stays at 00:23:09 | 225 |
| 191 | Fergus JAMISON | 29:41 | PB stays at 00:28:03 | 42 |
| 209 | Tom MAGEE | 31:30 | PB stays at 00:29:16 | 22 |
| 219 | Aaron MCCANN | 32:12 | PB stays at 00:23:18 | 93 |
| 220 | John BURNS | 32:12 | PB stays at 00:21:37 | 139 |
| 226 | Gillian RODEN | 32:50 | PB stays at 00:30:07 | 74 |
| 229 | Philomena DONALDSON | 33:16 | PB stays at 00:27:50 | 215 |
| 230 | Bernadette DUFFY | 33:16 | PB stays at 00:29:29 | 216 |
| 233 | Jacqueline LAWLOR | 33:23 | PB stays at 00:28:48 | 171 |
| 238 | Sile HANNON | 34:03 | PB stays at 00:32:00 | 37 |
| 265 | Rachel BLYTHE-STONE | 44:45 | PB stays at 00:34:20 | 15 |
| 271 | Ivan MCALLISTER | 50:38 | PB stays at 00:21:38 | 69 |
| Belfast Victoria parkrun # 439 – 12/10/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 71 | Paul WILLIAMS | 23:59 | PB stays at 00:20:36 | 318 |
| Queen’s parkrun, Belfast # 389 – 12/10/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 47 | Ciaran HUNTER | 24:09 | PB stays at 00:20:24 | 303 |
| 185 | Mannix MCALISTER | 41:22 | First Timer! | 85 |
| Falls parkrun, Belfast # 363 – 12/10/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 44 | Jim CLINTON | 28:12 | PB stays at 00:22:16 | 446 |
| Wallace parkrun, Lisburn # 317 – 12/10/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 26 | John MCCONNELL | 23:01 | PB stays at 00:18:24 | 299 |
| Citypark parkrun, Craigavon # 361 – 12/10/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 21 | Martsje HELL | 21:32 | PB stays at 00:19:23 | 27 |
| 209 | Gemma LOWE | 34:44 | New PB! | 76 |
| Ormeau parkrun # 321 – 12/10/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 10 | Rory KANE | 19:45 | PB stays at 00:18:57 | 18 |
| 319 | Lynn MURRAY | 30:24 | PB stays at 00:23:56 | 155 |
| 321 | John BEGGS | 30:30 | PB stays at 00:27:32 | 43 |
| 322 | Trisha MURRAY | 30:33 | PB stays at 00:29:02 | 108 |
| Antrim parkrun # 285 – 12/10/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 1 | Gavin MCCAFFREY | 17:25 | PB stays at 00:16:21 | 146 |
| 16 | Robert IRVINE | 20:55 | First Timer! | 37 |
| 18 | Helen F WEIR | 21:17 | PB stays at 00:20:39 | 139 |
| Valley parkrun, Newtownabbey # 267 – 12/10/2019 | ||||
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Note | Total runs |
| 3 | Stephen WALKER | 20:34 | PB stays at 00:19:36 | 81 |
| 9 | Paddy MCCAMBRIDGE | 22:54 | PB stays at 00:21:53 | 110 |
| 33 | Paul MURPHY | 26:23 | PB stays at 00:24:20 | 14 |
