NBH Race Report, 14th Dec – 20th Dec 2020

By Maurice Palmer Race Report December 22, 2020

Despite the pandemic, three race meetings took place in the past week, testing the mettle of the North Belfast Harriers.

Athletics NI two day Winter Track series, Mary Peters Track

Wed 16^th Dec Day 1: Athletics NI Winter Middle Distance Track Meet

Eight Harriers took part in the 3000m event which was split into 5 races due to social distancing protocols. Our own John Black won race 4 with a time of 08:43.8, making him the overall winner. Well done John

Day 1: Athletics NI Winter Middle Distance Meet

Place	Bib No	First Name	Last Name	Age Cat	Results

	3000m Race 1: 7:10pm
4	43	Róise	Roberts	FJ	10:39.67

	3000m Race 3: 8:00pm
3	79	Jack	Steenson	MO	9:51.72

	3000m Race 4: 8:25pm
1	66	John	Black	MO	8:43.03
6	63	Matthew	Lavery	MJ	9:01.88
7	48	Cathaoir	Purvis	MO	9:02.13

	3000m Race 5: 8:50pm
2	76	Gerard	Heaney	MO	8:57.16
7	78	Mark	Cornett	MO	9:23.61
8	52	Isaac	McCollum	MO	9:25.76

Sat 19^th Dec Day 2: Athletics NI Winter Sprints and 10,000m Track Meet

Two Harriers competed today, including Mark McKinstry who set a NI M35 record! Well done Mark!

Day 2: Athletics NI Winter Sprints and 10,000m Track Meet

Place	Bib No	First Name	Last Name	Age Cat	Results

	10,000m Race 1: 11am
11	51	Mark	McKinstry	M35	31:31.51

60m Race 3 Wind Speed (-0.2)
6	100	Darragh	Andrews	FO	10.35

Sun 20^th Dec Bobby Rea Memorial Cross Country 2020

The Bobby Rea Memorial Cross Country marked the first race of the season at the Billy Neill MBE Country Park, hosted by Athletics NI.

Due to the pandemic, races were split into three, with runners started in waves of 15 to allow for social distancing. The course was 4k for all, taking in two laps of the scenic Billy Neill MBE Country Park.

North Belfast Harriers’ Mark McKinstry broke the tape with a time of 12:04

The complete results were:

Race 1
	Pos	Bib	Firstname	Lastname	Event	Cat	Finish	Note
	1	87	Mark	McKinstry	Senior Men	M35	00:12:04	Winner
	12	141	Cathaoir	Purvis	Senior Men	MJ	00:13:14
	22	140	Brendan	McCambridge	U20 Men	MJ	00:14:16


Race 2
	Pos	Bib	Firstname	Lastname	Event	Cat	Finish
	8	361	Laurence	Johnston	Masters Men 60+	M60	00:14:47	First in age group
	29	320	Ray	Cameron	Masters Men	M45	00:16:59
	34	360	Joseph	Gallagher	Masters Men 60+	M60	00:17:35

All photos from Athletics NI website

Sun 20^th Dec (Not) PARKRUNS

The good folk at Parkrun have introduced the (not) Parkrun.

North Belfast Harriers would encourage all of it’s members to take part in the (not) Parkrun. Remember, there’s no need to re-register to take part in (not) Parkrun, your existing parkrun profile will allow you to log and view your (not) Parkruns.

Fourteen Harriers took part in the (Not) Parkrun this week.

Day	Parkrunner	Gender	Age Group	TIME
Mon	Karen McCLEAN	Female	VW50-54	27:01
Mon	Tony REID	Male	VM55-59	24:30
Mon	Philomena DONALDSON	Female	VW60-64	31:12
Tue	Joseph GALLAGHER	Male	VM60-64	22:37
Tue	Maurice PALMER	Male	VM60-64	25:08
Wed	Rosy RYAN	Female	VW45-49	01:05:45
Wed	Philip McILWRATH	Male	VM45-49	01:05:45
Sat	Gillian RODEN	Female	VW40-44	31:41
Sat	Ruth MURPHY	Female	VW50-54	29:30
Sat	Lyle CARLETON	Male	VM55-59	24:52
Sat	Bernadette DUFFY	Female	VW60-64	33:45
Sat	John Gerard MURPHY	Male	VM50-54	23:55
Sun	Michelle McLOUGHLIN	Female	VW35-39	26:13
Sun	Matt SHIELDS	Male	VM65-69	22:36