Laganside 10km – Kids 1 mile race
The club held its annual marquee event on Sunday with record numbers registered for both the kids 1 mile race and the 10km race.
First of all, a huge well done and thank you to the organising committee and army of volunteers who made this event happen.
The rain was threating events on the day but thankfully it held off and what followed was a well organised, fun filled afternoon that celebrated the running of all of our juniors and the 100+ kids from other clubs as well as those running for the first time.
This is a race that celebrates every kid regardless of age and speed and the reception that greeted every single one of them as they approached the finish line made them all feel like Olympic champions! Every kid left with a shiny medal and some treats with smiles all around, hopefully creating lasting memories and fuelling their love of running for the future.
In total 142 kids took part in the race with 39 Junior Stags taking part. Their results are below and what fantastic running by all of them. Big praise to the coaches!
| Cormac Leheny | 1 | 4:36 |
| Thomas Coy | 2 | 4:38 |
| Cassie Curran | 5 | 4:53 *1st Girl |
| Leila Jones | 8 | 5:03 *2nd Girl |
| Alex Reid | 10 | 5:07 |
| Lucas Mooney | 13 | 5:20 |
| Cillian McLoughlin | 14 | 5:21 |
| Mason Mercer | 15 | 5:22 |
| Tom McLoughlin | 19 | 5:25 |
| Tanoj Reddy | 21 | 5:27 |
| Isaac Mooney | 25 | 5:36 |
| Erin McAuley | 30 | 5:48 |
| Pearse Leheny | 31 | 5:51 |
| James O’Shaughnessy | 32 | 5:51 |
| Thomas Weiniger | 35 | 5:56 |
| Dualta McGleenan | 36 | 5:57 |
| Luke O’Shaughnessy | 37 | 5:58 |
| Nola Rafferty | 41 | 6:00 |
| Milo Purvis | 45 | 6:19 |
| Eva McLoughlin | 54 | 6:35 |
| Sophie Doris | 55 | 6:37 |
| Jessica Murray | 58 | 6:50 |
| Eva Murray | 60 | 6:55 |
| Sophie Weiniger | 62 | 7:00 |
| Erin O’Regan | 66 | 7:08 |
| Etain McLoughlin | 68 | 7:11 |
| Katie-Louise Goodfellow | 69 | 7:12 |
| Georgia O’Shaughnessy | 72 | 7:16 |
| Aoife Lemon | 74 | 7:17 |
| Fintan Leheny | 76 | 7:18 |
| Ruby Mae McLoughlin | 78 | 7:20 |
| Ronan O’Neill | 91 | 7:33 |
| Lucy Dickson | 92 | 7:41 |
| Luke Doris | 93 | 7:46 |
| Fola O’Kane | 96 | 7:55 |
| Betsy Taylor | 107 | 8:18 |
| Eva Mooney | 108 | 8:19 |
| Eva MCarney | 109 | 8:20 |
| Lucy Cronie | 113 | 8:25 |
Laganside 10k race
Also well done to the seven juniors who took on the 10k race – Dara Cassidy, Neve Johnston, Niamh McAuley, Eoin McConnell, Holly Collins, Oscar Purvis and Aodh Rafferty. Great running guys.
Congratulations Eoin
Well done to Eoin McConnell who’s been selected to the NI & Ulster U20 mountain running team. Eoin will be competing at the British & Irish mountain running championships in Wicklow on 14th September. Good luck Eoin from everyone at the club and yet another young club runner who shows the younger kids that competing at the highest level is possible when you listen to the coaches.
2km Waterworks Junior Parkrun – Sunday 1st September 2024
Unsurprisingly with our own 1 mile race taking place across in Ormeau a few hours later, it was a quieter Junior Parkrun with regards to junior stags participating. Well done to the three who made the effort!
| Olivia Boyd | 6 | 9:20 |
| Dara McLaughlin | 25 | 12:24 |
| Katie-Louise Goodfellow | 39 | 16:28 |
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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5k Parkruns – Saturday 31st August 2024
Waterworks:
Again, with possibly one eye on the next day, Saturday was a quieter day for our juniors taking on the 5km parkrun.
| Oscar Purvis | 4 | 18:57 |
| Milo Purvis | 57 | 24:14 |
| Senan Steele | 164 | 29:18 |
| Katie-Louise Goodfellow | 193 | 30:59 |
Future Events
TJ McElmeel XC – 22nd September
Its time to dust of those XC spikes and dig the wellies out of the garage because Cross Country is back!! (you’re meant to cheer) This is a great event for youngsters with boys and girls races for U9 (500m), U11 (1000m), U13 (1500) and U15 (3000). Hosted at the Palace Demesne in Armagh it has a great course and is a good introduction to XC for younger runners.
Entries close on 13th September and you can find details and registration at: TJ McElmeel XC Raceday | Athletics Fixtures in Northern Ireland | Athletics Northern Ireland (athleticsni.org)
Training
Training as normal every Tuesday and Thursday at Girls Model track at 6pm
As we are approaching the Autumn nights, it would be great if any parents can help the coaches set up and take down the mobile flood lights once they are required in the weeks ahead.