North Belfast Harriers

These are the words that North Belfast Harriers’ junior athlete Conal McCambridge used when he spoke about Coach Jimmy Nolan at his memorial service on 7 January 2014. Jimmy Nolan as Remembered by Conal McCambridge When I realised that I would have this opportunity to speak about Jimmy I immediately tried to think what can […]

The highlight of the week was the annual IAAF International cross country race held at CAFRE Greenmount Campus in Antrim on Saturday. The race which attracts some of the best international cross country runners to Northern Ireland each year once again had an impressive lineup including the current World cross country champion Japhet Korir (Kenya) […]

Jimmy Nolan (16 April 1943 – 1 January 2014), a much-loved and longstanding member of North Belfast Harriers (NBH), died on New Year’s Day after a lengthy illness. Best known in his later years as the lead junior coach for NBH, Jimmy served the club and the community for more than a quarter-century in capacities […]

North Belfast Harriers were well-represented on the road and trails over the holiday period, with the biggest turn-out from the club coming at the Christmas Cracker in Castlewellan on Saturday 28 December. It was the 30th running of the popular race, which features teams of pairs challenging themselves on the trails and roads of the […]

It was the last cross country race of the year in Gransha on Saturday  and with the race counting towards the cross country league several harriers made the journey. Both the men and the women were in one race this time. Up front Alan O’Hara was the first harrier across the line finishing in 3rd. […]

AAI Uneven & Novice XC Championships On Sunday the annual running of the Woodies DIY Novice & Uneven Age Cross Country Championships took place in W.I.T Sports Campus in Waterford. This event is the Athletics Ireland Juvenile cross country event of the year and eleven Harriers made the journey to the multi-race event to represent the […]

It was another busy weekend for people involved in the club with Jog Belfast parkrun graduations going on in addition to the Malcolm cup and Mr parkrun Ireland making his milestone 100th parkrun appearance back at the waterworks. In the Malcolm cup at Ballyclare there was a big turnout across junior, senior and vets races. […]

North Belfast Harriers made history Saturday at the Seeley Cup 10km road race in Ormeau Park in Belfast, running away with both the men’s and the women’s Northern Ireland & Ulster 10km Championships. It was the first time in Athletics Northern Ireland history that a club has won both the men’s and women’s championships, and […]

The Seeley cup is only one week away and with a total of forty-three Harriers set to take part it is going to be one of the largest participated events by the club this year. With that in mind I’m sure many of those taking part decided to give racing a miss this weekend in […]

North Belfast Harriers were awarded the Athletics Northern Ireland 2013 Junior Club of the Year at the Athletics Northern Ireland Awards on Wednesday 20 November. The award builds on other recent achievements, including junior coach Jimmy Nolan winning Volunteer of the Year in 2012, Matt Shields winning Services to Coaching in 2011, and the club […]