With success at least weeks NI & Ulster 10k Champs, this weekend saw Harriers target the Road Relay Champs in Victoria Park, race in Chicago, Cardiff and Cultra and parkrun.
NI & Ulster Road Relay Champs 2018
A record number of teams enjoyed the ideal racing conditions in Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon. North Belfast Harriers were represented in the Master Ladies 3 x 3,380m, Masters Men 3 x 3,380m and Senior Men’s 3 x 3,380m events as well as the junior races. The Senior Men’s team put in a great performance in an exciting race to claim the silver medals with a collective 41:10.
Senior Men: Mark McKinstry Philip Goss Kent Swann Joe Malone
Masters Men results: NBH B 12th 47:47 NBH C 49th 55:38 NBH A 52nd 56:42 NBH D 55th 58:16
Master Men: Lyle Carleton Joe Wilson Gerry Anderson Thomas Taylor
Simon Reeve Rory Kane Patrick McAuley Paul Butcher
Joe Smith Paddy McCambridge Damien Gill
Greg McClure Gary Blythe Lance Breen Thomas Norton
Masters Ladies results: NBH C 22nd 44:07 NBH H 29th 45:11 NBH D 45th 48:20 NBH B 52nd 51:23 NBH G 54th 51:53 NBH E 53:28
Masters Women: Kate O’Neill Elaine Crawford Kerry Coogan
Eileen Keenan Lorraine Hibburt Angela Greenhill
Una McConnell Emma Taylor Diane Taylor
Joanne Mcallister Lynn Mckenna Fiona Magill
Philomena Donaldson Frances Burgess Eimear Nugent
Ita McCambridge Sandy Carr Catherine Seawright
Louise Warde Hunter Cecilia Gourley Katrina McAuley
Junior Results: UNDER 17 Matthew Lavery 10:46, Brendan McCambridge 11:40, UNDER 15 Luke Kelly 05:37, Jack McCready 06:07, Holly Diamond 06:16
Commonwealth Half Marathon, Cardiff
Andrew Annett ran 01:09:28 representing Northern Ireland at the inaugural Commonwealth Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff on Sunday, finishing in 41st place in a quality field of runners.
Born 2 Run Cultra Charity Challenge
North Belfast Harriers were present on the podium at the Born 2 Run Charity 10k on Sunday. Placing 1st Mark Diamond 36:29 and 3rd Simon Reeve 37:15.
Chicago Marathon
Mo Farah won the Chicago Marathon on Sunday with a new PB, improving on London in the Spring. Having posted a new PB at Berlin only a couple weeks before, Philip McIlwrath knocked over 10 minutes off that at Chicago with 04:37:54. Rosy Ryan also completed the 26.2 miles adding another marathon medal to this years collection. Stephen Walker also took on the wind and rain to finish in 03:19:58 and Paul Williams recorded 03:34:13.
parkrun Results:
Over 50 Harriers turned out to parkrun at 14 different locations on Saturday morning.
Waterworks parkrun, Belfast
Simon REEVE 00:19:08
Joe NORNEY 00:19:38
Gerard SOWNEY 00:21:36
Greg MCCLURE 00:23:47
Orla CASH 00:24:14
Tony REID 00:24:33
Chris O’DONOGHUE 00:26:32
Natalie CLARKE 00:26:36
Sam CARR 00:28:28
Fergus JAMISON 00:28:43
Nuala MAHON 00:28:47
Siobhan DRAIN 00:28:59
Jack CARBERRY 00:29:00
Christopher LENNON 00:29:02
Joe DRAIN 00:29:04
Karen MCCLEAN 00:29:38
Jennifer BUTCHER 00:29:45
Gerry ANDERSON 00:29:48
Thomas MCKINSTRY 00:29:50
John Gerard MURPHY 00:30:06
Sandy CARR 00:31:22
Michael LAWLOR 00:31:24
Jacqueline LAWLOR 00:32:29
Bernadette DUFFY 00:32:30
Grainne STEPHENS 00:32:31
Margaret STEPHENS 00:32:34
Joanne MCGURK 00:33:03
Joan GRIEVE 00:33:08
Megan BEGGS 00:33:09
Lyle CARLETON 00:33:31
Emma TONER 00:36:24
David FRENCH 00:37:16
Sinead TOAL 00:39:21
Angela ROGAN 00:39:36
Jim CLINTON 00:50:33
Belfast Victoria parkrun
Kevin MCCANN 00:22:01
Queen’s parkrun, Belfast
Ciaran HUNTER 00:22:46
Damien GILL 00:27:10
John LAVERY 00:30:04
Falls parkrun, Belfast
Vincent BRADLEY 00:25:08
Elaine HOLMES 00:27:47
Wallace parkrun, Lisburn
Marc JENNINGS 00:18:58
Ormeau parkrun
Martin COX 00:19:46
Lauren COX 00:21:44
Antrim parkrun
Martsje HELL 00:18:57
Castlewellan parkrun
Helen F WEIR 00:21:45
Larne parkrun
Nat GLENN 00:19:08
Killarney parkrun
Maurice PALMER 00:24:02
Athlone parkrun
Matt SHIELDS 00:19:20
Stormont parkrun
Colin SIMPSON 00:24:27
Heritage Harbor parkrun, Ottawa
Philip MCILWRATH 00:26:25
Rosy RYAN 00:53:45
Dungannon Park parkrun
Ray CAMERON 00:20:40