Track, Field, Road and Mountain Success for Club Athletes NBH athletes achieved notable performances this week in a variety of competitions and there were the usual large turnouts at parkrun events north and south of the border. North Down AC Track & Field Open Meeting Round 2 (Tue 16 May) The second open T&F meeting took […]
Speedy rabbits and mountain hares An eventful week of races in a variety of running genres ensured plenty of opportunities for harriers to test themselves in the mountains, on the trails and on the streets. Also came news of selections to NIMRA teams for two of the club’s mountain runners. NIMRA Donard Challenge (Sat 8th April) On […]
On a busy weekend of racing where weather was always likely to have an influence on proceedings several of the North Belfast Harriers participated in races on the country, road and trail. Stormont Cross Country First up on Saturday morning was the annual Northern Ireland Civil Service AC cross country event at Stormont. The course […]
Trim 10 mile Road Race On Sunday 05 Feb the annual 10 mile road race took place in Trim in Co. Meath. With a total of 1264 finishers in this popular race, there were fine runs by Breege Connolly and Gladys O’Neill who finished in 1st and 2nd place in the ladies race, with Breege […]
In the first full week of the new year NBH runners were taking advantage of the unseasonably mild weather and recording fine performances at various events up and down the country. Race Over The Glens (Monday 2nd January) With New Year’s Day falling on a Sunday this year, the annual race over the Glens took […]
Born 2 Run ‘Run Forest Run’ Kilbroney 10k/5k On Saturday 17 December, well over five hundred athletes took part in the Kilbroney Forest Run Forest Run 10k and 5k races. The challenging 10k course, which consisted mainly of forest trails, saw an outstanding performance by Gladys Ganiel O’Neill who recorded 37:15 for 1st place in […]
Despite the onset of the colder weather NBH athletes were out in force at a number of events this week. The popular Run in the Dark race was first up at a wet and windy Stormont Estate on Wednesday 16th. On Saturday 19th, along with the usual parkrun events, options included the next round of the Athletics […]
British & Irish Masters Cross Country International, Glasgow, Scotland Saturday 12th November saw the 29th British & Irish Masters Cross Country Championships hosted by Scottish Masters in Tollcross Park, Glasgow. On a challenging course and in perfect running conditions the first race saw the ladies and M65 men competing over 6km. Paula Wallace (NI) ran […]
NI & Ulster Road Relay Championships The main event of the weekend was the NI & Ulster Road Relay Championships which took place at Victoria Park on Saturday 01 October. The club turned out in big numbers to compete at this well organised event. In fine conditions runners and supporters witnessed some excellent racing and fine performances […]
In another busy week for NBH athletes there were fine performances at a wide variety of distances in races far and wide. Dessie’s Run (10k) In the fast Dessie’s 10k at the Gransha grounds on Tuesday 23rd new course records were set in both male and female events. Judi MacAuley flew the flag for the […]