Over 70 harriers took part in the annual “race around the river” midweek, some headed west for the half marathon and plenty ran around parkrun locations across Ireland, in England and as far afield as Germany at the weekend.
Deep RiverRock Queen’s 5K and 3K Race Around the River and NI and Ulster Championship. (3 April 2019)
A wet and slightly windy Wednesday did not deter the crowds of juniors and seniors from the club, nor did it dampen spirits or performances. Starting at the Annadale Embankment and finishing at the Queen’s Sport PEC car park, the course is always flat and fast. The club enjoyed success at both individual and team level, notably the abundance of course and distance PBs, in addition to the first and third spots in the Men’s Club Championship!
Pos First Name Surname Gender Category Chiptime
| 4 | Mark | McKinstry | M | M35 | 00:15:04 |
| 8 | Conan | McCaughey | M | MO | 00:15:11 |
| 12 | John | Black | M | MO | 00:15:25 |
| 17 | Philip | Goss | M | MO | 00:15:31 |
| 27 | Gareth | Lyons | M | M40 | 00:15:49 |
| 29 | Andrew | Milligan | M | MO | 00:15:53 |
| 33 | Conal | McCambridge | M | MO | 00:16:03 |
| 36 | Conor | Curran | M | M40 | 00:16:05 |
| 37 | Matthew | Lavery | M | MJ | 00:16:07 |
| 45 | Kent | Swann | M | M35 | 00:16:27 |
| 49 | Paul | Horan | M | M40 | 00:16:33 |
| 50 | Joe | Malone | M | MO | 00:16:32 |
| 60 | Neil | Carty | M | M50 | 00:16:48 |
| 70 | Mark | McAvoy | M | MO | 00:16:54 |
| 84 | Luke | Kelly | M | MJ | 00:17:03 |
| 100 | Vernon | Shiels | M | M40 | 00:17:24 |
| 120 | James | Wallace | M | M55 | 00:17:51 |
| 137 | Simon | Reeve | M | M40 | 00:18:05 |
| 149 | David | Curran | M | M45 | 00:18:17 |
| 159 | Paul | Butcher | M | M40 | 00:18:29 |
| 168 | James | Topping | M | MO | 00:18:41 |
| 169 | Patrick | McAuley | M | M40 | 00:18:38 |
| 189 | Sarah-Jane | McFadden | F | FO | 00:19:02 |
| 191 | Jonathan | Topping | M | MJ | 00:19:05 |
| 254 | Raymond | Cameron | M | M40 | 00:19:54 |
| 267 | April | Clarke | F | FO | 00:20:05 |
| 294 | Paddy | McCambridge | M | M55 | 00:20:48 |
| 347 | Gary | Blythe | M | M45 | 00:21:21 |
| 351 | Gerry | Anderson | M | M50 | 00:21:28 |
| 375 | Damien | Gill | M | M55 | 00:22:00 |
| 386 | Carol | Clarke | F | F50 | 00:22:13 |
| 398 | Orla | McCambridge | F | FO | 00:22:18 |
| 400 | Lorraine | Hibburt | F | F45 | 00:22:19 |
| 401 | Andrew | Taylor | M | M35 | 00:22:19 |
| 405 | Matthew | Carleton | M | MO | 00:22:24 |
| 408 | Lyle | Carleton | M | M55 | 00:22:26 |
| 415 | Diane | Taylor | F | F35 | 00:22:36 |
| 428 | Sandy | Carr | F | F35 | 00:22:49 |
| 448 | Maurice | Palmer | M | M55 | 00:23:02 |
| 449 | Katrina | McAuley | F | F35 | 00:23:00 |
| 453 | Catriona | McCambridge | F | FO | 00:23:07 |
| 454 | Ita | McCambridge | F | F55 | 00:23:19 |
| 540 | Thomas | Norton | M | M40 | 00:24:43 |
| 541 | Terence | McAtamney | M | MO | 00:24:44 |
| 543 | Catherine | Seawright | F | F45 | 00:24:45 |
| 555 | Fiona | Magill | F | F35 | 00:24:52 |
| 556 | Lynn | McKenna | F | 00:24:53 | |
| 573 | Eileen | Keenan | F | F55 | 00:25:12 |
| 594 | Karen | McClean | F | F45 | 00:25:38 |
| 603 | Francesca | McAreavey | F | F35 | 00:26:04 |
| 620 | Kathleen | O’Neill | F | F50 | 00:26:32 |
| 634 | Linda | Beggs | F | F35 | 00:27:02 |
| 650 | Sonia | Millar | F | F40 | 00:27:30 |
| 652 | Stella | Harrison | F | F55 | 00:27:32 |
| 654 | Philomena | Donaldson | F | F60 | 00:27:46 |
| 666 | Jennifer | Butcher | F | F40 | 00:27:57 |
| 667 | Elaine | Crawford | F | F40 | 00:27:57 |
| 682 | Gillian | Roden | F | F35 | 00:28:47 |
| 702 | Bernadette | Duffy | F | F60 | 00:31:14 |
| 709 | Gail | Hill | F | F40 | 00:32:36 |
| 713 | Elizabeth | Campbell | F | F50 | 00:33:05 |
| Mens Club Championship | ||
| Pos | Club | Points |
| 1 | North Belfast Harriers A | 41 |
| 2 | St Malachy’s AC | 87 |
| 3 | North Belfast Harriers B | 125 |
(photos courtesy of Brendan McCambridge – Facebook)
Omagh Half Marathon (6 April 2019)
The 30th SPAR Omagh Half Marathon and 5K Fun Run took place on Saturday morning. Another sell out event did not disappoint from start to finish, literally! Mark McKinstry ran an excellent time of 1h 8min:41, beaten to the top spot by Gary O’Hanlon after what he described himself as a “tough battle”. (Gary O’Hanlon Running; Facebook) Well done to all harriers on the results.
| Place | Name | Net Time | Gross Time | Cat | Sub Cat |
| 2 | Mark MCKINSTRY | 01:08:40 | 01:08:41 | M (2) | M35 (1) |
| 98 | Louise SMITH | 01:26:25 | 01:26:29 | F (10) | F45 (1) |
| 125 | Stephen WALKER | 01:27:55 | 01:27:57 | M (114) | M40 (38) |
| 218 | Arran RUTLEDGE | 01:31:55 | 01:32:01 | M (196) | M40 (64) |
| 625 | Vincent BRADLEY | 01:43:54 | 01:44:34 | M (527) | M55 (18) |
| 649 | Fionnuala O’HARE | 01:44:10 | 01:45:10 | F (104) | FO (31) |
(courtesy of SPAR Omagh Half Marthon FB page)
Parkrun
Harrier Elisabeth Hewitt French celebrated 50 parkruns at Waterworks on Saturday – Congratulations! And well done to all those who ran, achieved PBs or placed top in the various events .
Kingston parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 9 | 9 | Matt SHIELDS | 00:18:41 |
Waterworks parkrun, Belfast
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 1 | 1 | Idiris WABBE | 00:18:20 |
| 2 | 2 | Patrick MCAULEY | 00:19:53 |
| 6 | 6 | John Gerard MURPHY | 00:20:23 |
| 8 | 1 | Catriona DONALDSON | 00:20:48 |
| 14 | 13 | Laurence ROGERS | 00:21:23 PB |
| 20 | 19 | Greg MCCLURE | 00:22:03 |
| 21 | 20 | Ivan MCALLISTER | 00:22:05 |
| 26 | 24 | Sean MCSHANE JR | 00:22:17 |
| 29 | 26 | Gerry GRIBBON | 00:22:30 |
| 31 | 28 | Gerry ANDERSON | 00:23:04 |
| 36 | 33 | Luke KELLY | 00:23:35 |
| 39 | 4 | Caoilainn CURRAN | 00:23:44 PB |
| 48 | 43 | Patrick MCSHANE | 00:24:11 PB |
| 49 | 44 | Sean MCSHANE | 00:24:12 |
| 50 | 45 | Tony REID | 00:24:13 |
| 57 | 50 | Terence MCATAMNEY | 00:24:25 |
| 62 | 55 | Lyle CARLETON | 00:24:42 |
| 64 | 57 | Matthew CARLETON | 00:25:05 |
| 67 | 60 | Joe WILSON | 00:25:13 |
| 72 | 8 | Joanne CURRAN | 00:25:21PB |
| 81 | 71 | Gerard SOWNEY | 00:25:45 |
| 88 | 14 | Orla CASH | 00:26:00 |
| 91 | 77 | Chris O’DONOGHUE | 00:26:08 |
| 92 | 15 | Catherine SEAWRIGHT | 00:26:10 |
| 116 | 28 | Padraigin BINGHAM | 00:26:55 |
| 117 | 89 | Jim CLINTON | 00:26:57 |
| 131 | 34 | Nuala MAHON | 00:27:36 |
| 145 | 105 | Michael LAWLOR | 00:28:35 |
| 185 | 66 | Joan GRIEVE | 00:31:34 |
| 192 | 70 | Claire KELLY | 00:32:22 |
| 193 | 71 | Bronagh CONLON | 00:32:23 |
| 197 | 74 | Grainne STEPHENS | 00:32:31 |
| 199 | 76 | Margaret STEPHENS | 00:32:41 |
| 213 | 88 | Angela GREENHILL | 00:33:39 |
| 215 | 90 | Sile HANNON | 00:33:52 |
| 220 | 95 | Catherine CARLETON | 00:34:16 |
| 221 | 96 | Lorna MCGRATH | 00:34:17 |
| 249 | 110 | Elisabeth FRENCH | 00:45:01 50th |
Ecos parkrun, Ballymena
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 13 | 13 | Paul WILLIAMS | 00:20:51 |
Queen’s parkrun, Belfast
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 20 | 19 | Ciaran HUNTER | 00:21:49 |
| 92 | 73 | Kevin LAVERY | 00:26:23 |
| 145 | 95 | Damien GILL | 00:30:03 |
Falls parkrun, Belfast
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 11 | 9 | Ray CAMERON | 00:22:01 |
| 14 | 12 | John MCCONNELL | 00:23:31 |
| 28 | 22 | Thomas Peter NORTON | 00:25:47 PB |
Portrush parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 75 | 56 | Thomas MCKINSTRY | 00:31:04 |
Ormeau parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 149 | 131 | Philip MCILWRATH | 00:25:59 PB |
| 473 | 201 | Rosy RYAN | 00:48:26 |
Castlewellan parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 266 | 128 | Roisin RODGERS | 00:50:49 |
Larne parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Club | Run Time |
| 51 | 38 | Sandy PLUMB | North Belfast Harriers | 00:30:49 |
Letterkenny parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 31 | 27 | Liam SMYTH | 00:25:33 PB |
Stretford parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 232 | 188 | Colin SIMPSON | 00:25:13 |
Hasenheide parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Run Time |
| 11 | 1 | Martsje HELL | 00:19:52 |