The highlights of the racing week were the NBH naked run on Friday evening at the Waterworks and Storming the Castle at Carrickfergus on Sunday afternoon, with Saturday morning’s parkruns chronologically sandwiched in the middle.
NBH Naked Run (Friday 15th August)
Friday evening saw the second naked run of the summer take place over the Waterworks parkrun course. Naked means that no watch or phone is allowed so runners are challenged to predict their finish times and then have to judge how to pace themselves to achieve that time. The closest runner to their prediction is declared the winner !
Martin McClarnon was the star performer on this occasion, with a spot-on prediction of 30:35, with runner up Clare Curran only 4 seconds away from her prediction of 29:10.
Thanks are due to SJ and her team of volunteers for organising the run as well as providing post-race refreshments which were very welcome on a warm evening.
Early front runners
Official Results
Storming the Castle 10k (Sunday 17th August)
Sunday afternoon was a bit of a scorcher for the annual ‘Storming the Castle’ 10k organised by Seapark AC. Nevertheless the NBH athletes did themselves proud with John Black and Elisoa Crawford both taking podium spots. John ran 32:20 for 3rd place in the men’s race while Elisoa took runners-up spot in the ladies race in 38:48. And there were age category wins for Elisoa, Mark Smith, Arran Rutledge and Brian Stewart while John Black and Sarah-Jane McFadden both took runners-up spot in their categories. To cap a successful day all round the NBH men also came away with the team prize. Full NBH results were:
| Posn | Athlete | Cat | Time | Note |
| 3 | John Black | M35 | 0:32:20 | 2nd M35 |
| 13 | Michael Lamont | M35 | 0:36:41 | |
| 15 | Mark Smith | M55 | 0:37:17 | 1st M55 |
| 25 | Arran Rutledge | M45 | 0:38:24 | 1st M45 |
| 32 | Elisoa Crawford | F50 | 0:38:48 | 1st F50 |
| 37 | Andrew Newell | MO | 0:39:06 | |
| 51 | Patrick McAuley | M45 | 0:40:12 | |
| 56 | Sarah-Jane McFadden | F40 | 0:41:02 | 2nd F40 |
| 182 | Brian Stewart | M70 | 0:47:55 | 1st M70 |
| 387 | Mark Brooks | M55 | 0:54:54 | |
| 423 | Derek Goodfellow | M45 | 0:55:32 | |
| 526 | Heather Griffiths | F45 | 0:58:49 | |
| 671 | Eadaoin Kelly | F35 | 1:05:27 | |
| 703 | Colm Smyth | M45 | 1:07:58 | |
| 704 | Martin McLarnon | M50 | 1:07:36 | |
| 891 | Alun Rolph | M50 | 1:28:28 |
Photos by Jason Reid and Derek Goodfellow:
parkrun (Saturday 16th August)
The results for NBH runners in Saturday’s parkruns were:
| Waterworks parkrun, Belfast | 16 Aug 2025 | #710 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 1 | Cormac LEHENY | 62 | 81.44% | 17:25 | PB 16:38 |
| 4 | Sam CARR | 156 | 66.90% | 19:17 | PB 17:55 |
| 9 | Ruarcc SHERIDAN | 6 | 71.33% | 19:53 | PB 19:27 |
| 10 | Tom MCLOUGHLIN | 40 | 72.93% | 19:53 | PB 19:31 |
| 15 | Fionnuala O’HARE | 354 | 71.96% | 20:34 | PB 19:44 |
| 19 | Adam MCCLEAVE | 140 | 61.19% | 21:05 | PB 18:49 |
| 22 | Frank HUGHES | 217 | 72.37% | 21:14 | PB 19:24 |
| 26 | Joseph GALLAGHER | 132 | 78.66% | 21:43 | PB 20:47 |
| 28 | Seamus LEHENY | 372 | 66.54% | 21:49 | PB 19:31 |
| 61 | Chris CALLAGHAN | 123 | 67.47% | 24:11 | PB 21:19 |
| 73 | Matt SHIELDS | 537 | 72.27% | 24:42 | PB 17:44 |
| 76 | Sean MCSHANE | 335 | 60.46% | 24:47 | PB 18:34 |
| 83 | Martin DOHERTY | 10 | 55.06% | 25:33 | PB 23:34 |
| 85 | Greg MCCLURE | 593 | 67.12% | 25:42 | PB 18:41 |
| 89 | Colin WILLETTS | 75 | 52.57% | 25:58 | PB 17:43 |
| 95 | Conal MCCAMBRIDGE | 144 | 48.90% | 26:25 | PB 15:59 |
| 97 | Sophia KIELTY | 7 | 65.81% | 26:40 | PB 26:32 |
| 98 | Georgia OSHAUGHNESSY | 29 | 65.77% | 26:41 | PB 23:58 |
| 107 | Orn STEELE | 138 | 50.21% | 27:17 | PB 24:15 |
| 109 | Michelle MCLOUGHLIN | 229 | 57.13% | 27:20 | PB 23:07 |
| 118 | Frances MCMULLAN | 229 | 72.34% | 27:36 | PB 22:27 |
| 120 | Oisin CALDWELL | 5 | 55.37% | 27:38 | PB 26:47 |
| 125 | Paul WILLIAMS | 509 | 58.25% | 27:47 | PB 20:23 |
| 129 | Katie-Louise GOODFELLOW | 63 | 60.81% | 28:04 | PB 27:11 |
| 130 | Derek GOODFELLOW | 158 | 50.86% | 28:05 | PB 24:19 |
| 157 | Jim CLINTON | 650 | 56.49% | 29:25 | PB 21:37 |
| 165 | Grainne STEPHENS | 234 | 49.55% | 29:54 | PB 27:32 |
| 171 | Clare O’SHAUGHNESSY | 87 | 53.44% | 30:19 | PB 25:04 |
| 172 | Mark BROOKS | 87 | 51.98% | 30:20 | PB 24:14 |
| 177 | Stella HARRISON | 532 | 67.38% | 30:33 | PB 26:03 |
| 179 | Nola JAMIESON | 52 | 50.49% | 30:42 | PB 25:39 |
| 180 | Ann CRAVEN | 95 | 61.42% | 30:43 | PB 26:43 |
| 181 | Joanne CURRAN | 80 | 53.93% | 30:43 | PB 25:21 |
| 183 | Jack CARBERRY | 439 | 72.03% | 30:45 | PB 21:14 |
| 195 | David WAUGH | 69 | 56.49% | 31:36 | PB 31:04 |
| 214 | Sandy CARR | 426 | 48.60% | 32:41 | PB 22:55 |
| 215 | Margaret STEPHENS | 497 | 62.95% | 32:42 | PB 28:23 |
| 226 | Leanne MCCONNELL | 32 | 47.93% | 34:09 | PB 30:42 |
| 235 | Kerry MCSHANE | 160 | 45.27% | 35:25 | PB 21:55 |
| 237 | Aisling DOHERTY | 26 | 44.70% | 35:52 | New PB! |
| 245 | Matthew PURVIS | 146 | 34.94% | 37:44 | PB 23:12 |
| 254 | Kathleen MONTGOMERY | 267 | 52.38% | 39:54 | PB 36:09 |
| 255 | Michelle HARKLEY | 107 | 40.60% | 39:54 | PB 35:01 |
| 256 | Martin MCLARNON | 188 | 36.95% | 39:55 | PB 29:25 |
| 276 | Philomena DONALDSON | 370 | 40.80% | 52:00 | PB 27:50 |
| 284 | Lyle CARLETON | 330 | 23.99% | 0:1:08:01 | PB 21:22 |
| Chester parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #395 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 330 | Paul JENKINS | 178 | 42.55% | 35:13 | First Timer! |
| Princes parkrun, Liverpool | 16 Aug 2025 | #666 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 359 | Lindsay BELL | 248 | 55.32% | 29:35 | First Timer! |
| Belfast Victoria parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #667 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 53 | Christopher LENNON | 46 | 67.64% | 22:21 | PB 21:06 |
| 222 | Jason REID | 260 | 38.08% | 35:19 | PB 21:36 |
| Queen’s parkrun, Belfast | 16 Aug 2025 | #614 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 4 | Neil CARTY | 40 | 80.37% | 19:37 | PB 17:13 |
| 173 | Vincent BRADLEY | 270 | 50.76% | 32:44 | PB 21:16 |
| 212 | Paul LAVERY | 189 | 38.81% | 44:27 | PB 32:33 |
| Falls parkrun, Belfast | 16 Aug 2025 | #569 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 10 | Kevin MCCANN | 228 | 55.14% | 27:52 | PB 24:14 |
| Portrush parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #617 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 354 | Ita WEIR | 112 | 47.15% | 37:24 | PB 33:38 |
| Clonakilty parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #493 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 26 | John CASEY | 268 | 67.79% | 25:43 | PB 25:11 |
| Ormeau parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #549 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 130 | Matthew CARLETON | 217 | 51.81% | 24:54 | PB 19:24 |
| Antrim parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #497 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 9 | Natasha HERSOM | 157 | 74.56% | 20:03 | PB 18:52 |
| 25 | April CLARKE | 91 | 67.27% | 22:06 | PB 19:26 |
| 58 | Carol CLARKE | 91 | 77.38% | 24:23 | First Timer! |
| Castlewellan parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #326 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 86 | John DAVIDSON | 192 | 57.58% | 27:09 | New PB! |
| 97 | Jessie SMITH | 27 | 56.74% | 27:42 | First Timer! |
| 108 | Mark SMITH | 49 | 54.80% | 28:17 | First Timer! |
| Larne parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #511 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 17 | Janice PLUMB | 180 | 73.83% | 24:31 | PB 20:34 |
| Comber parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #507 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 123 | James TRAINOR | 222 | 41.25% | 32:51 | PB 24:28 |
| Valley parkrun, Newtownabbey | 16 Aug 2025 | #506 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 63 | David JOHNSTON | 186 | 53.33% | 29:19 | PB 27:13 |
| New Ross parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #439 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 27 | Alina BISKUPSKA | 129 | 62.76% | 24:53 | First Timer! |
| Falcarragh parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #410 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 110 | Bernadette DUFFY | 390 | 58.53% | 36:15 | First Timer! |
| Poolbeg parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #331 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 110 | Tony REID | 677 | 58.76% | 27:46 | New PB! |
| Avondale Forest parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #264 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 50 | Laura CONNOLLY | 36 | 55.72% | 29:44 | PB 26:24 |
| Orangefield parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #295 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 91 | Fergus JAMISON | 189 | 45.08% | 35:34 | PB 28:17 |
| Dungannon Park parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #270 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 38 | Maurice PALMER | 214 | 57.16% | 29:20 | First Timer! |
| 63 | Evelyn PALMER | 106 | 40.16% | 50:28 | First Timer! |
| Westpark parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #276 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 123 | Glenn BEATTIE | 177 | 20.96% | 01:01:33 | PB 20:19 |
| Narin Beach parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #222 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 36 | Niamh MCMILLAN | 41 | 55.29% | 28:02 | PB 23:01 |
| Sixmilewater parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #212 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 2 | Andrew NEWELL | 181 | 68.92% | 18:43 | PB 17:49 |
| 3 | Emily MCRITCHIE | 26 | 76.36% | 19:36 | PB 19:30 |
| 9 | Holly COLLINS | 55 | 69.88% | 21:38 | PB 18:53 |
| 51 | Sarah-Jane MCFADDEN | 19 | 56.38% | 27:17 | PB 19:40 |
| Amsterdamse Bos parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #193 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 181 | Gerry ANDERSON | 307 | 31.65% | 49:24 | Nieuwe loper! |
| Paisley Park parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #39 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 13 | Joanne BOAL | 205 | 61.98% | 28:27 | New PB! |
| 19 | Lynn MURRAY | 231 | 54.72% | 33:32 | PB 30:47 |
| 25 | Thomas Peter NORTON | 115 | 27.88% | 51:39 | PB 25:58 |
| Lurgan Park parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #14 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 10 | Ray CAMERON | 330 | 69.47% | 21:14 | First Timer! |
| 11 | Lois USHER | 52 | 73.90% | 21:16 | First Timer! |
| 32 | Peter MCCLELLAND | 76 | 60.20% | 23:12 | First Timer! |
| Loughmacrory parkrun | 16 Aug 2025 | #14 | |||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 1 | Ian KEYS | 170 | 69.58% | 18:51 | First Timer! |
| 38 | Philip MCILWRATH | 449 | 48.82% | 30:27 | First Timer! |
| 71 | Rosy RYAN | 449 | 29.84% | 56:51 | First Timer! |