North Belfast Harriers Junior Run Report: 19th – 25th February 2024
A short run report this week with only Parkruns to report on. Those who took part ran brilliantly and there are a few new PB’s outlined below so well done to all of the kids (Believe in the training!!).
The Cross Country season will soon be a distant memory, we have a few of our Juniors racing in the All-Ireland Schools XC finals next Saturday 9th March in Dublin so good luck to those Juniors in their preparations over the coming days. The final Junior XC is in Larne this Sunday (details below).
With the longer evenings gradually coming in, it won’t be long until we are swapping the wellies and coats of XC season for the t-shirts and shorts of track season, roll on Spring.
Before we go through the parkun results, a special mention to Cillian McLoughlin who finished in an outstanding 5th place at the Flahavans NI Primary Schools XC final last week!
2km Waterworks Junior Parkrun – Sunday 25th February 2024
Eight wee Stags ran the Junior parkrun at the Waterworks on Sunday morning in what was great conditions for a run. Huge congratulations to Leila and Nola on both recording new PB’s!
Leila shaved 3 seconds off her previous PB while Nola smashed 13 seconds off her previous PB, great running girls!
| Cormac Leheny | 1 | 6:54 |
| Leila Jones | 3 | 7:16 *PB* |
| Nola Rafferty | 7 | 9:00 *PB* |
| Eimear Coy | 9 | 9:01 |
| Pearse Leheny | 13 | 10:16 |
| Eva McLoughlin | 19 | 11:06 |
| Fintan Leheny | 31 | 12:54 |
| Dara McLaughlin | 43 | 15:14 |
The Junior Parkruns are a great way for the juniors to put their training to the test in a friendly environment. If you haven’t registered yet, then please check out the following link:
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Waterworks 5k Parkrun – Saturday 24th February 2024
Well done to the 5 Juniors who took on the 5km Parkrun in the Waterworks with fantastic running and congratulations to Cassie and Nola on both getting new PB’s!
Cassie took 16 seconds off her previous best time while Nola beat her previous best by 19 seconds, great running girls!
Maybe Nola needs to share what she is having for breakfast with two PB’s over the weekend 😊
| Thomas Coy | 24 | 21:59 |
| Cassie Curran | 48 | 23:47 *PB* |
| Nola Rafferty | 89 | 26:18 *PB* |
| Matthew Purvis | 156 | 29:35 |
| Milo Purvis | 253 | 41:32 |
Sixmile Water 5k Parkrun
Excellent running by Holly who was the first runner overall to cross the finish line!
| Holly Collins | 1 | 19:08 |
Future Events
East Coast AC Junior XC Series – Race 3: Sunday 3rd March
The final of these very enjoyable XC events takes place this weekend and entries are still open for race 3 taking place at Larne Grammar School
http://www.eastcoastathleticclub.co.uk/
Queens 3km Open Race – Wednesday 13th March
Two races take place at this well-run event with large crowds with the 3km race an option for some of our Juniors. The course is around the lagan embankment and good experience for some of the older Juniors.
Queens 5K | Athletics Fixtures in Northern Ireland | Athletics Northern Ireland (athleticsni.org)
Training
Training for the Juniors continues at the Girls Model Track on Tuesdays and Thursdays – 6:00 start for the Primary school kids and 6:15 for the older kids. Please ensure the kids bring layers with them for the colder evenings and are dressed accordingly. If any parents can assist with putting up or taking down the floodlights that would be appreciated by the coaches.