It is great to see more races starting up again and the harriers were represented in several across the country, from fast 5ks to mountain racing.
Crawfordsburn Trail race – Wednesday 11th August
Taking in a mixture of gravel, tarmac and grass the scenic route weaves through the country park and coastal path. Ray Cameron took part with a finishing time of 23:48 – well done Ray!
Connswater 5 mile – Friday 13th August
Organised by Victoria Park and Connswater AC this race takes in part of the Connswater Greenway and into beautiful Victoria Park before finishing back at CS Lewis Square. The following harriers took part – well done all!
| Position | Name | Chiptime |
| 12 | Ryan Moore | 0:28:11 |
| 23 | John McGuigan | 0:29:23 |
| 33 | David Curran | 0:30:37 |
| 39 | Paul Butcher | 0:31:21 |
| 77 | Joe Gallagher | 0:36:16 |
| 87 | Chris Callaghan | 0:37:18 |
| 128 | Sean Feighan | 0:41:10 |
| 134 | Kieran Callaghan | 0:41:58 |
| 137 | Lucinda McAvoy | 0:42:11 |
| 148 | Leah McAvoy | 0:43:10 |
| 159 | Jason Reid | 0:44:38 |
| 213 | Robbie Speers | 0:58:04 |
| 227 | Ita Weir | 1:04:58 |
Photos from Connswater 5 mile Facebook and Joe Gallagher
Dambusters – Saturday 14th August
Part of the Born to Run series this race takes place in Silent Valley, home to some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. Gladys Ganiel was the First Lady home in the 10 mile race with a time of 1:02:05- well done Gladys!
Photo from North Belfast Harriers Facebook
Prosecco 5k run – Saturday 14th August
This race takes place in the grounds of Castleward, combining road running with trail and rewarding all finishers with a mini bottle of Prosecco. The following harriers took part along with some of our recent Jog Belfast graduates – well done all!
| Position | Name | Chiptime |
| 29 | Catherine Seawright | 0:26:59 |
| 98 | Kate O’Neill | 0:32:56 |
| 99 | Gillian Roden | 0:32:58 |
Photos from Atlas Running and Gillian Roden
Seven Sisters Skyline and Sky Challenge – Saturday 14th August
This tough mountain race takes place in the Derryveagh mountains in Donegal. Two harriers took part – well done guys!
| Seven Sisters Skyline 55k | Name | Finish Time |
| Simon Reeve | 9:28:01 | |
| Seven Sisters Sky Challenge 27k | ||
| John Murphy | 5:38:53 |
Mourne Seven Sevens Challenge – Saturday 14th August
The Seven Sevens is an 18 mile, 8100ft test of endurance and mountain skills . The objective is to climb all seven peaks in the Mourne Mountains that are over 700m* above sea level following your own route between fixed checkpoints. Martsje Hell was the second lady home with a time of 5:01:39 – well done Martsje!
Photo from Martsje Hell
Parkrun
The harriers were represented at 17 parkruns this weekend. Congratulations to everyone who got PBs and a special mention to:
Neil Carty 2nd at Queens.
Isaac McCollum 1st and Brandon McMinn 2nd at Carrick.
Kent Swann 2nd at Sixmilewater.
Fionnuala O’Hare 2nd lady at Agnew.
Denise Rainey who achieved her 100th parkrun milestone.
Photo from Waterworks Facebook
| Waterworks parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 4 | Conor O’RAWE | 0:18:33 | |
| 5 | Max REID | 0:19:32 | |
| 18 | Sean MCSHANE | 0:21:47 | |
| 24 | Greg MCCLURE | 0:22:51 | |
| 25 | David CURRAN | 0:22:53 | |
| 52 | Lyle CARLETON | 0:24:50 | |
| 57 | Jack CARBERRY | 0:25:02 | |
| 58 | Sean FEIGHAN | 0:25:09 | |
| 59 | Orán STEELE | 0:25:20 | |
| 61 | Gerry ANDERSON | 0:25:30 | |
| 63 | Tony REID | 0:25:41 | |
| 75 | Laurence ROGERS | 0:26:25 | |
| 83 | Lucinda MCAVOY | 0:26:55 | |
| 90 | Gordon GLENN | 0:27:49 | |
| 99 | Stella HARRISON | 0:28:18 | |
| 111 | Lynn MURRAY | 0:29:02 | |
| 123 | Sandy CARR | 0:30:09 | |
| 124 | Gillian RODEN | 0:30:09 | |
| 135 | Bernadette DUFFY | 0:31:10 | |
| 136 | Philomena DONALDSON | 0:31:11 | |
| 138 | Grainne STEPHENS | 0:31:14 | |
| 139 | Coleen THOMPSON | 0:31:14 | |
| 161 | Martin MCLARNON | 0:36:36 | |
| 166 | Eadaoin DONALDSON | 0:39:22 | |
| 169 | Sile HANNON | 0:39:47 | |
| 179 | Denise RAINEY | 0:40:46 | |
| 180 | Roy RAINEY | 0:40:57 | |
| 185 | Denis LOUGHRAN | 0:44:20 | |
| 187 | Elisabeth FRENCH | 0:45:14 | |
| Victoria Parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 5 | Hugo REILLY | 0:17:46 | |
| 18 | Paul WILLIAMS | 0:19:57 | |
| 95 | Matthew CARLETON | 0:26:05 | |
| 114 | Joe WILSON | 0:27:56 | |
| Queens Parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 2 | Neil CARTY | 0:18:29 | |
| 42 | John LAVERY | 0:25:49 | |
| 72 | Vincent BRADLEY | 0:29:06 | |
| Ganavan Sands parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 20 | Dermot COY | 0:23:41 | PB |
| 30 | Thomas COY | 0:26:01 | PB |
| Musa Cookstown parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 43 | Philip MCILWRATH | 0:26:57 | |
| 83 | Rosy RYAN | 0:56:50 | |
| Ormeau parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 133 | Jim CLINTON | 0:26:08 | |
| Carrickfergus parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 1 | Isaac MCCOLLUM | 0:17:45 | |
| 2 | Brandon MCMINN | 0:17:46 | PB |
| Comber parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 16 | Ray CAMERON | 0:21:31 | PB |
| Valley parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 27 | Clare HOLMES | 0:26:04 | |
| Stormont parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 96 | Kieran CALLAGHAN | 0:26:46 | PB |
| Colin Glen parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 53 | Paul LAVERY | 0:39:26 | |
| Orangefield parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 17 | Chris CALLAGHAN | 0:23:47 | |
| 23 | Colin SIMPSON | 0:25:05 | |
| 58 | Fergus JAMISON | 0:31:17 | |
| 70 | Ita WEIR | 0:41:36 | |
| Sixmilewater parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 2 | Kent SWANN | 0:18:15 | |
| Agnew parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 6 | Fionnuala O’HARE | 0:22:24 | |
| Knockbracken Reservoir parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 51 | Peter MCCLELLAND | 0:24:16 | |
| Hillsborough Forest parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 65 | Paul JENKINS | 0:27:40 | |
| Garvagh Forest parkrun | |||
| Position | Parkrunner | Run Time | Notes |
| 51 | Jason REID | 0:32:05 | |
