Harriers enjoyed more summer running on the track, in the park and by the sea and mountains this week.
Born 2 Run Sea 2 Sky 10k, Newcastle
Friday evening saw over 1000 people take part in the 5k and 10k events in Newcastle, Co. Down. Racing from the promenade (Sea) to above the trees of Donard Park (Sky) the multiterrain route gradually climbs to reach the open hillside of The Mournes before a fast descent to the flat finish straight. Three Harriers ran in the 10k.
Simon Reeve 0:44:23
Chris Callaghan 0:59:49
Eadaoin Kelly 1:19:41
Annadale Striders Summer Track Meet, Mary Peters Track, Belfast.
800m Men A Niall Armstrong 02:11:90
1500m Men A Matthew Lavery 04:05:73 Hugo Reilly-Stewart 04:06:90
1500m Men B Che MaAllister 04:53:60
5000m Men B Mark Cornett 16:10:59 James Trainor 16:23:84 Colin McDowell 17:39:98
Home Nations Last One Standing Championship 2025
The home nations LOS championship took place this weekend in Blair Atholl estate near Pitlochry in Scotland. The 4.1mile loop proved a good test, with 640ft of ascent /descent per loop and the forest trails getting trickier especially in the hours of darkness due to the incessant rain.
Greg McClure captained team Ireland whose 10 members had a combined total of 114 loops, a respectable total but only good enough for the wooden spoon this year. Greg himself ran a total of 15 loops (62.5miles), timing out on his last loop
Biofreeze Irish Runner 10 Mile Race, Sunday 20th July, Phoenix Park, Dublin
Joe Gallagher was the sole representative of North Belfast Harriers to make the journey to Phoenix Park, Dublin, for the Biofreeze Irish Runner 10 Mile Race. Joe finishers in 1 hour: 12 min: 42 secs, 302nd overall, 5th in the M65 category.
This event was the third in a series of 5k, 5 mile and 10 mile races, organised by Athletics Ireland and incorporating the Irish National Championship. There were over 2,500 runners entered in the race, which started and finished in Chesterfield Avenue, in the centre of Phoenix Park. Despite the damp conditions in Dublin, there weren’t too many complaints, with some runners saying that they preferred the rain to the heatwave, that challenged the runners in previous weeks.
parkrun Results:
Waterworks parkrun, Belfast
1 1 Ryan MOORE 00:18:16
3 3 Dara CASSIDY 00:19:46
5 5 Adam MCCLEAVE 00:20:34
19 18 Seamus LEHENY 00:22:02
21 20 Kieran QUINN 00:22:08
29 27 Frank HUGHES 00:22:45
44 41 Ian BRENNAN 00:23:37
45 42 Patrick MCAULEY 00:23:38
48 45 Owen SMYTH 00:23:56
60 57 Nicky HAGAN 00:24:55
61 58 John CASEY 00:24:58
69 63 Conal MCCAMBRIDGE 00:25:12
75 69 Simon REEVE 00:25:34
97 87 Oisin CALDWELL 00:27:07
103 92 Sean MCSHANE 00:27:37
104 93 Piaras MCSHANE 00:27:38
109 11 Ruby Mae MCLAUGHLIN 00:27:59
113 13 Lindsay BELL 00:28:05
114 14 Sophia KIELTY 00:28:06
116 98 John Gerard MURPHY 00:28:19
118 17 Laura CONNOLLY 00:28:26
127 104 Patrick HAMILL 00:28:55
129 105 Tony REID 00:28:57
132 22 Frances STROUD 00:29:07
133 108 Gerry ANDERSON 00:29:08
136 111 Jim CLINTON 00:29:12
147 119 David HURST 00:29:42
149 121 Maurice PALMER 00:29:50
152 26 Grainne STEPHENS 00:29:59
154 124 Martin MCLARNON 00:30:27
155 125 Jack CARBERRY 00:30:28
162 33 Evelyn PALMER 00:30:42
163 34 Gillian RODEN 00:30:49
173 133 Joseph GALLAGHER 00:31:35
182 136 Liam DANIEL 00:32:21
191 46 Ellen CULLEN 00:32:55
207 57 Margaret STEPHENS 00:33:52
211 148 Derek GOODFELLOW 00:34:38
210 58 Katie-Louise GOODFELLOW 00:34:38
212 59 Bernadette DUFFY 00:34:38
218 151 Matthew PURVIS 00:35:28
222 65 Stella HARRISON 00:36:31
226 68 Michelle HARKLEY 00:37:10
227 69 Kerry MCSHANE 00:37:17
236 75 Kathleen MONTGOMERY 00:42:09
237 76 Ann CRAVEN 00:42:10
241 156 Denis LOUGHRAN 00:43:47
Belfast Victoria parkrun
3 3 Thomas COY 00:16:29
8 6 Michael LAMONT 00:17:32
9 7 Mark SMITH 00:17:39
30 1 Emily MCRITCHIE 00:19:27
93 73 Paul MCALLISTER 00:22:47
143 36 Stephanie COY 00:25:21
148 39 Jessie SMITH 00:25:35
214 133 Paul WILLIAMS 00:28:28
Queen’s parkrun, Belfast
135 86 Vincent BRADLEY 00:35:18
Falls parkrun, Belfast
7 7 Bo MORRISON 00:22:10
Wallace parkrun, Lisburn
30 28 John PATIENCE 00:23:11
Omagh parkrun
36 11 Joanne BOAL 00:28:18
Antrim parkrun
16 14 Brian STEWART 00:22:37
180 113 Mannix MCALISTER 00:32:25
Larne parkrun
17 1 Janice PLUMB 00:23:57
90 56 Greg LAVERY 00:57:55
Carrickfergus parkrun
106 64 Alun ROLPH 00:42:50
Valley parkrun, Newtownabbey
24 4 Alina BISKUPSKA 00:24:52
44 32 Peter DOLAN 00:27:49
52 37 David JOHNSTON 00:29:02
92 34 Aisling DOHERTY 00:39:17
Vicarstown parkrun
26 22 Matt SHIELDS 00:23:54
Stormont parkrun
101 81 Kevin MCCANN 00:26:43
Colin Glen parkrun
53 21 Eadaoin KELLY 00:39:49
62 28 Elisabeth FRENCH 00:46:20
71 34 Philomena DONALDSON 00:56:50
Falcarragh parkrun
120 54 Paul LAVERY 00:45:19
Buncrana parkrun
2 2 Thomas MCLAUGHLIN 00:19:35
Poolbeg parkrun
210 115 Colm SMYTH 00:31:11
Oughterard parkrun
27 12 Cathy SCULLION 00:36:05
Lower Drummans parkrun
3 3 Ray CAMERON 00:21:42
Orangefield parkrun
3 3 Laurence JOHNSTON 00:20:00
90 34 Ita WEIR 00:37:30
92 52 Fergus JAMISON 00:37:38
Westpark parkrun
167 102 Glenn BEATTIE 00:40:18
Narin Beach parkrun
16 2 Niamh MCMILLAN 00:26:12
Sixmilewater parkrun
11 11 Mason MERCER 00:22:15
127 69 Jason REID 00:39:49
Deerpark Forest parkrun, Virginia
35 13 Rosy RYAN 00:56:28
36 22 Philip MCILWRATH 00:56:28
Illaunmanagh parkrun
28 24 Séadna OHARE LYNCH 00:27:57
Paisley Park parkrun
8 7 Neil MERCER 00:21:44
7 1 Fionnuala O’HARE 00:21:44
19 16 Thomas MCKINSTRY 00:27:19
32 9 Lynn MURRAY 00:34:09
Lurgan Park parkrun
36 28 Colin MCDOWELL 00:23:31
Christie parkrun
15 14 Matthew CARLETON 00:21:41
Newry Greenway parkrun
78 53 Gordon GLENN 00:30:10