North Belfast Harriers Race Report 25th-31st March 2024

Spring has sprung, and some sunshine was a welcome sight this week as many Harriers explored Parkruns far and wide to kickstart the bank holiday weekend. Earlier in the week, some members also attended a celebration for the success of our Cross Country teams.

Athletics NI Awards Night

In recognition of the achievements of our club in the NI Cross Country League 2023/2024, members were invited to attend the Athletics NI Awards Night on Monday 25th February in the Hilton Hotel, Belfast. They were formally given prizes as Combined XC League Winners, Male XC League Winners and Female XC League Winners.

The male team were also presented with an award for Northern Irish Senior Team of the Year. Congratulations to all those who contributed to these incredible successes!

Parkrun

A sunny Saturday morning saw 95 club members take on their local, or not so local, Parkrun. A big thanks to the volunteers who made these events happen! Many PBs were achieved, and some noteworthy runs are also listed below:

John Murphy completed his 600th Parkrun in Falcarragh, celebrating with post-run cake!
Philip McIlwrath and Rosy Ryan each completed the Parkrun ‘alphabet challenge’ journeying to the remote Inis Meáin parkrun, which has a unique starting time of 11am just to allow boat travellers to make it on time!
They will be praised in the NBH Junior Report, however it is worth acknowledging superb PB runs from many of our junior runners. Well done!

**John Murphy and Ita McCambridge at Falcarragh Parkrun**

Waterworks Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
4	4	Thomas Coy	17:53	PB
9	9	Dara Cassidy	19:55	PB
10	1	Leila Jones	20:09	PB & First Female Finisher
12	11	Matt Shields	20:36
15	13	Lucas Mooney	21:05	PB
19	16	Isaac Mooney	21:18	PB
20	17	Thomas McLaughlin	21:18
32	4	Diane Taylor	22:41
33	28	Thomas Weiniger	22:43
34	29	Seamus Leheny	22:45
48	39	Conal McCambridge	24:18
56	44	Luke O’Shaughnessy	24:42	PB
69	55	Andrew Taylor	25:16
70	10	Eimear Coy	25:17
75	58	Peter McGarry	25:29
76	59	David Curran	25:30
80	63	Chris Callaghan	25:37
81	64	Sean McShane	25:38
92	73	Greg McClure	26:29
95	76	Joesph Gallagher	26:32
96	77	Nicky Hagan	26:32
97	78	Orán Steele	26:36
99	13	Sabrina Nulty	26:42
119	91	Gerry Anderson	27:31
126	96	Conor Mulvenna	27:51
128	98	Lyle Carleton	28:04
150	32	Stephanie Coy	29:11
153	111	Patrick Hamill	29:23
175	123	Vincent Bradley	30:20
178	43	Ann Craven	30:30
184	46	Gillian Roden	30:47
190	131	Derek Goodfellow	31:19
193	50	Eadaoin Kelly	31:26
194	133	Matthew Purvis	31:33
199	136	Martin McLarnon	31:54
211	58	Grainne Stephens	33:04
212	59	Sandy Carr	33:05
214	61	Margaret Stephens	33:21
224	145	Paul McCusker	34:46
234	73	Stella Harrison	36:13
235	74	Bernadette Duffy	36:18
238	77	Cathy Scullion	36:27
243	82	Jennifer Goodfellow	38:07
257	95	Kathleen Montgomery	39:52
260	148	Paul Lavery	42:35
266	100	Elisabeth French	45:40
272	152	Liam Daniel	48:02
274	154	Jim Clinton	48:15
276	155	Tony Reid	48:18
282	109	Philomena Donaldson	51:57

Belfast Victoria Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
19	18	Brandon McMinn	20:14
84	65	Peter McClelland	24:26
157	39	Neve Johnston	27:37	First Timer

Queen’s Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
5	5	Odhran Conal Rafferty	19:17	First Timer
13	12	Martin Rea	21:26
16	14	Paul Butcher	21:41	First Timer
55	44	Aodh Rafferty	25:01	First Timer
56	9	Nola Rafferty	25:02	First Timer
88	64	Kevin Lavery	27:56

Portrush Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
4	4	Matthew McNutt	20:30	PB
59	45	Ray Cameron	24:10

Citypark Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
15	1	Fionnuala O’Hare	20:16	First Timer & First Female Finisher

Kingsbury Water Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
2	1	Holly Collins	20:35	First Timer & First Female Finisher

Ormeau Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
9	7	Niall Armstrong	19:21
113	84	John Davidson	25:03	PB

Antrim Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
44	37	Brian Stewart	22:19
48	4	Natasha Henderson	22:33
168	118	Colm Smyth	28:45	First Timer

Larne Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
8	7	Nat Glenn	23:55
72	40	Greg Lavery	46:33

Carrickfergus Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
29	27	Jack Wasson	25:20

Bangor Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
16	15	Matthew Carleton	20:33	First Timer

Valley Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
8	7	Colin Willetts	21:08
29	27	Frankie Smyth	26:08
47	41	Maurice Palmer	29:16
57	49	Liam Smyth	30:22
72	12	Evelyn Palmer	34:26

Stormont Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
245	135	Thomas McKinstry	31:51

Colin Glen Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
52	21	Roisin Rodgers	50:07	PB

Falcarragh Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
3	3	Brendan McCambridge	18:54	Third Male Finisher
20	20	John Gerard Murphy	23:42
22	1	Ita McCambridge	24:04	First Female Finisher
51	40	Paddy McCambridge	28:21

Clonmel Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
4	4	Colin McDowell	19:09	First Timer

Fort William Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
1	1	Matthew McCombe	18:15	First Timer & First Male Finisher

Westpark Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
66	48	Glenn Beattie	27:46

Narin Beach Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
12	7	Tom McLoughlin	24:39	PB
35	7	Michelle McLoughlin	28:20	PB
75	22	Eva McLoughlin	41:02

Sixmilewater Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
5	1	Emily McRitchie	20:53	PB & First Female Finisher

Hillsborough Forest Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
9	1	Martsje Hell	20:47	First Female Finisher
148	88	Jason Reid	31:55

Inis Meáin Parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time	Notes
28	16	Philip McIlwrath	33:40	First Timer
51	33	Rosy Ryan	54:18	First Timer