NBH Race Report, 2nd – 8th June 2025

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This week showed that the North Belfast Harriers is not just a great running club, they also excel in community volunteering.

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Tues 3rd June 2025: EPIC (Empowering People In Communities)
EPIC is completely free, and open to volunteers of all ages and for all types of volunteering. To qualify for an EPIC Award, volunteers must make a commitment of at least 50 hours, within any 12-month period. These hours can be gained through volunteering with one organisation, or with multiple organisations simultaneously.

Members of North Belfast Harriers are no strangers to volunteering and have clocked up many hours between them.

Some of the most prolific volunteers were honoured at the Landsdowne Hotel at an event coordinated by The Ashton Centre.

Well done to all.

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Thurs 5th June 2025: Fairhill 5 mile race.
North Belfast Harriers was very well represented at Ballymena Runners’ Fairhill 5 Mile race. Seven Harriers joined almost 500 runners on the start line at the Broughshane Road entrance to the Fairhill Shopping Centre to begin the race. From there the route took the runners down to the Ecos Centre, with the majority of the race meandering through the tree-lined trails and paths, before the runners’ strength was tested with a few challenging climbs over the last mile.

Five athletes were placed in their respective age categories with Elisoa Crawford taking overall second place for the ladies. Congratulations to all.

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Rank Bib Name   Gender Cat Cat Rk Gun Chip Note
7. 207 Edward Kearney Male 35-39 3. 28:15 28:15 3rd in Age Cat
11. 471 Mark Smith Male 55-59 1. 28:46 28:46 1st in Age Cat
13. 208 John Kearney Male Open 6. 28:56 28:56  
24. 78 Elisoa Crawford Female Open 2. 29:52 29:52 2nd Female Overall
39. 202 Laurence Johnston Male 65-69 1. 31:31 31:31 1st in Age Cat
116. 480 Brian Stewart Male 70+ 1. 36:29 36:23 1st in Age Cat
184. 430 Jason Reid Male 35-39 25. 39:34 39:27  

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Fri 6th June 2025: Hills and Dales.
The Loughshannagh Horseshoe is a challenging mountain race, the 8th in a series of 10 in Newcastle Athletic Club’s Hill and Dales series. The route takes runners over the peaks of Carn Mountain, Slieve Doan, Slieve Loughshannagh and Ott Mountain. The route is anti-clockwise, starting and finishing in Ott Car Park near Spelga Dam. It’s known for its varied mountain terrain, including forest trails and steep climbs.

Conor Doris represented the Harriers in this race coming 15th out of a field of 241 and 4th in his age category.

Well done Conor.

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Fri 6th June 2025: C.S. Lewis 5 Mile Challenge
Almost 500 runners enjoyed a varied terrain route along Connswater Greenway and around the trails of Victoria Park, before returning to C.S. Lewis Square. Congratulations to the eight Harriers who took part and many thanks to Victoria Park and Connswater Athletics Club for hosting the event.

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Pos Bib Firstname Lastname Gender Cat Finish Chiptime
31 539 Colin Willetts Male M40 00:31:34 00:31:30
63 79 Ray Cameron Male M45 00:34:39 00:34:32
261 203 Heather Griffiths Female F45 00:45:43 00:44:59
370 475 Gillian Roden Female F40 00:51:34 00:50:42
471 4 Alison Dickson Female F50 01:01:16 00:59:47
480 383 Eleanor Morgan Female F60 01:02:45 01:01:16
481 363 Bertha McWhinney Female F65 01:02:45 01:01:15
483 455 Denise Rainey Female F50 01:02:46 01:01:19

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Sat 7th Jun 2025: Glenmore Challenge
On Saturday morning Lorraine Hibburt and Joe Gallagher made the journey to Mullaghbuoy in the scenic Cooley peninsula of Co Louth, for the Glenmore Challenge. On a morning of intermittent showers and occasional sunshine, Lorraine completed the undulating and moderately challenging 10 mile course in 1hour: 37min: 43sec, finishing in 58th place. Joe Gallagher opted for the fast straight 5k course, finishing with a new PB of 20min: 20sec, in 28th place. In a well-coordinated event, organised by Glenmore Athletic Club, participants could opt for 5k, 10k, 10mile, half marathon and marathon races, all accompanied by breathtaking scenery, even if the weather provided extra challenge for the runners in the longer races. However, there were no complaints at the post-race hospitality.

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Sun 8th Jun 2025: Leinster U20, Senior + Master Champs 2025
David Clarke has done it again! Running at the SETU South Sports Centre in Co. Carlow, David competed in the 800m race and secured gold in his age category [M65] with an amazing time of 2:21.17, beating his nearest rival by over 26 seconds.

Well done Davy.

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And finally…
In other news, Michael McKillop participated in the Giants Hospice Hockey match at the SSE Arena, Belfast. The event raised over £109,000 for the NI Hospice.

Congratulations Michael.

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Sat 7th June 2025: PARKRUNS

A total of 96 Harriers took part in 17 parkruns, including the Waterworks which celebrated its 700th event.

Well done to this week’s First Lady Finishers: Fionnuala O’HARE (Waterworks parkrun) and Niamh McMILLAN (Narin Beach parkrun).

Congratulations to runners achieving milestones this week: Ryan MOORE (50 parkruns) and Cathy SCULLION (100 parkruns).

PBs were achieved by: Séadna OHARE LYNCH, Ruby Mae McLAUGHLIN, Ellen CULLEN, Michelle HARKLEY, Niall ARMSTRONG, John DAVIDSON, Jessie SMITH and Niamh McMILLAN. Well done all.

Finally, well done to everybody who took park in this week’s parkruns and a big thank you to the army of volunteers.

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Waterworks parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time   Notes
4 4 Zak WILSON   00:18:31    
3 3 Ryan MOORE   00:18:31   50 parkruns
9 8 John Gerard MURPHY   00:19:56    
19 18 Dermot COY   00:21:02    
26 25 Lucas MOONEY   00:21:28    
29 1 Fionnuala O’HARE   00:21:49   First Lady Finisher
30 28 Matthew CARLETON   00:21:51    
31 29 Simon REEVE   00:21:58    
39 36 Kieran QUINN   00:22:30    
46 41 Frank HUGHES   00:22:48    
50 45 Thomas McLAUGHLIN   00:22:56    
51 46 Colin WILLETTS   00:23:06    
55 49 Milo PURVIS   00:23:23    
69 60 Séadna OHARE LYNCH   00:23:51   New PB
72 6 Ita McCAMBRIDGE   00:24:03    
75 65 Sean McSHANE JR   00:24:08    
78 7 Georgia OSHAUGHNESSY   00:24:12    
80 68 Greg McCLURE   00:24:16    
94 8 Alina BISKUPSKA   00:25:11    
100 84 John CASEY   00:25:18    
115 94 Conal McCAMBRIDGE   00:25:39    
118 96 Chris CALLAGHAN   00:25:48    
121 15 Ruby Mae McLAUGHLIN   00:25:57   New PB
142 113 Emmett SULLIVAN   00:26:29    
154 26 Catriona McCAMBRIDGE   00:26:41    
167 129 Martin RAFFERTY   00:27:00    
179 31 Sophia KIELTY   00:27:23    
183 33 Rachel AICKEN   00:27:37    
199 38 Joanne BOAL   00:28:11    
201 39 Stephanie COY   00:28:20    
210 45 Joanne CURRAN   00:28:46    
211 46 Lynn McKENNA   00:28:46    
214 48 Annie CULLEN   00:28:51    
215 49 Grainne STEPHENS   00:28:53    
228 167 Colm SMYTH   00:29:24    
229 168 Tony REID   00:29:31    
234 171 Patrick HAMILL   00:29:57    
237 53 Stella HARRISON   00:30:07    
258 63 Katie-Louise GOODFELLOW   00:31:04    
260 181 Derek GOODFELLOW   00:31:05    
267 184 Liam DANIEL   00:31:10    
271 185 Jack CARBERRY   00:31:12    
274 71 Ellen CULLEN   00:31:18   New PB
294 88 Nola RAFFERTY   00:32:10    
297 192 Matthew PURVIS   00:32:11    
299 194 Maurice PALMER   00:32:27    
301 195 David WAUGH   00:32:29    
306 92 Eva McLOUGHLIN   00:32:47    
308 198 Jason REID   00:32:50    
311 94 Margaret STEPHENS   00:32:59    
312 200 Thomas McKINSTRY   00:33:03    
326 104 Cathy SCULLION   00:33:59   100 parkruns
327 105 Eadaoin KELLY   00:33:59    
333 109 Evelyn PALMER   00:34:11    
345 116 Michelle HARKLEY   00:35:01   New PB
346 208 Martin McLARNON   00:35:04    
352 210 Paul JENKINS   00:35:25    
359 214 Robbie SPEERS   00:35:46    
367 127 Bernadette DUFFY   00:37:07    
369 218 Paul Mc CUSKER   00:37:15    
376 135 Kathleen MONTGOMERY   00:38:15    
380 137 Denise RAINEY   00:39:45    
383 139 Catherine CARLETON   00:40:06    
384 140 Paula O’REILLY   00:40:11    
396 225 Lyle CARLETON   00:44:13    
397 226 Roy RAINEY   00:44:15    
398 227 Denis LOUGHRAN   00:44:17    
413 157 Philomena DONALDSON   00:51:45    
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Belfast Victoria parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time    
15 13 Matthew McCOMBE   00:18:38    
36 30 Paul McALLISTER   00:19:48    
161 114 Geoff SWANN   00:27:31    
162 40 Nichola SWANN   00:27:34    
235 72 Jennifer GOODFELLOW   00:33:50    
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Queen’s parkrun, Belfast
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time   Notes
2 2 Niall ARMSTRONG   00:19:17   New PB
99 70 John LAVERY   00:29:43    
143 87 Paul LAVERY   00:45:49    
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Falls parkrun, Belfast
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time    
9 9 Paul BUTCHER   00:21:36    
27 23 Kevin McCANN   00:27:41    
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Ormeau parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time   Notes
135 103 John DAVIDSON   00:24:52   New PB
295 195 Malachy McKENNA   00:29:43    
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Antrim parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time    
25 25 Brian STEWART   00:22:19    
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Carrickfergus parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time    
2 2 John BLACK   00:19:46    
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Valley parkrun, Newtownabbey
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time   Notes
37 7 Jessie SMITH   00:26:46   New PB
60 42 David JOHNSTON   00:30:08    
111 48 Aisling DOHERTY   00:55:05    
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Lowestoft parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time    
399 232 Alun ROLPH   00:42:35    
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Brickfields parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time    
13 11 Seamus LEHENY   00:22:52    
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Narin Beach parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time   Notes
4 1 Niamh McMILLAN   00:23:01   First Lady Finisher
New PB
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Sixmilewater parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time    
19 16 Mason MERCER   00:22:11    
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Amsterdamse Bos parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time    
3 3 Conor O’RAWE   00:17:41    
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Offenthal parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time    
5 5 Glenn BEATTIE   00:28:49    
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Hillsborough Forest parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time    
13 2 Martsje HELL   00:22:07    
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Zegerplas parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time    
263 130 Rosy RYAN   00:51:55    
264 133 Philip McILWRATH   00:51:55    
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Loughmacrory parkrun
Pos   parkrunner   Run Time    
3 3 Andrew NEWELL   00:19:33    
6 5 Ray CAMERON   00:23:13    

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