Storm Amy buffeted Ireland and northern parts of Britain causing the cancellation of numerous sporting events, including many races. However, as always members of North Belfast Harriers, undeterred by inclement weather, took advantage of whatever opportunities there were to test themselves against their peers on roads and parks locally and further afield.
North Belfast Harriers Excel with Category Wins and Podium Places at the Armagh 10 Mile Road Race, Sunday 5th October
In the aftermath of the storm, three Harriers took to the roads around the ancient monument of Emain Macha for the Armagh 10 Mile Road race and produced some outstanding performances. Michael Lamont was the first of the Harriers home in 59min: 55sec, second in the M35 category and in 17th place overall. Louise Smith ran a great race to finish first in the F55 category, 42nd overall in 1hour: 06min: 34sec. Janice Plumb finished third in the same category in 1hour: 13min: 08sec, in 70th place overall. Well done to all three runners on some exemplary running.
Armagh 10 Mile Race
| Place | Name | Category | Number | Time |
| 17 | Michael Lamont | M35 | 355 | 59:55 |
| 42 | Louise Smith | F55 | 594 | 1:06:34 |
| 70 | Janice Plumb | F55 | 566 | 1:13:08 |
Irish ¾ Marathon, Longwood, Co Meath, Sunday 5th October
Storm Amy was memory as nine North Belfast Harriers took part in the Irish Three-Quarter Marathon, starting and finishing in the Co. Meath village of Longwood. Perfect running conditions greeted the more than 1,200 athletes who took to the roads, enjoying scenic views throughout picturesque Royal Meath. Well done to all the runners, who seemed to revel in the not inconsequential challenge of running the 31.6km distance.
Irish ¾ Marathon
| Place | Name | Category | Number | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 925 | Maurice Palmer | M65 | 80677 | 3:24:04 | 3:24:58 |
| 1012 | Katie-Louise Goodfellow | FJ | 80769 | 3:33:00 | 3:33:00 |
| 1012 | Derek Goodfellow | M40 | 80769 | 3:33:00 | 3:33:00 |
| 1014 | Brendan McConnell | M40 | 80686 | 3:33:08 | 3:33:08 |
| 1050 | Ann Craven | F50 | 80687 | 3:39:04 | 3:39:04 |
| 1121 | Leanne McConnell | F40 | 80659 | 3:54:35 | 3:54:35 |
| 1122 | Eadaoin Kelly | FS | 80658 | 3:54:37 | 3:54:37 |
| 1134 | Orlaith Duffy | FS | 80683 | 3:55:57 | 3:56:33 |
| 1136 | Aoife McCaughey | FS | 80663 | 3:55:04 | 3:56:41 |
Groomsport 10k, Sunday 5th October
Mark Smith was the sole representative to make his way to north Down for this popular 10k race, that sold out very quickly. Mark ran a superlative race to finish in second place overall and first in his age category, in a time of 34 min:54sec. Congratulations Mark on a great performance.
Cardiff Half Marathon
Jason Reid made the journey to the capital of the principality, to take on the highly popular Cardiff Half Marathon. Jason was among nearly 25,000 runners taking on the 21.1km race. Jason crossed the finish line in 1 hour: 58 min: 46sec, in 11776th place. Well done Jason on completing another iconic half.
Groomsport 10k
| Place | Name | Number | Chip Time | Gun Time |
| 2 | Mark Smith | 101 | 34:54 | 34:54 |
Parkruns, Saturday 13th September
Locally the aftermath of Storm Amy left almost all of the Parkruns in this part of the island cancelled. However, there was a bumper turnout of runners at the couple of events left unaffected and there were many Harriers amongst the crowd.
Worth a special mention this week are Cathy Scullion, Zak Wilson, John Gerard Murphy, Ian Brennan, Matt Shields and Joanne Boal, who all recorded new PBs on their respective courses.
Well done to all those who participated, the runners and especially the volunteers, without whom the events could not be staged.
Antrim Parkrun
| Position | Name | Age Grade | Time | Remarks |
| 5 | Andrew Newell | 68.92% | 18:43 | |
| 8 | David Foster | 71.75% | 19:28 | |
| 100 | Paul Williams | 60.99% | 26:32 | |
| 130 | Brian Stewart | 66.79% | 27:54 | |
| 243 | Cathy Scullion | 43.96% | 37:13 | New PB |
| 251 | Michelle Harkley | 42.43% | 38:11 | First Timer |
Orangefield Parkrun
| Position | Name | Age Grade | Time | Remarks |
| 5 | Zak Wilson | 72.07% | 17:54 | New PB |
| 21 | Thomas McLaughlin | 71.33% | 20:21 | First Timer |
| 53 | John Gerard Murphy | 68.53% | 22:37 | New PB |
| 123 | Matthew Carleton | 51.84% | 24:53 | |
| 124 | Ian Brennan | 56.09% | 24:54 | New PB |
| 129 | Matt Shields | 71.50% | 24:58 | New PB |
| 180 | Alina Biskupska | 59.83% | 26:06 | First Timer |
| 183 | Greg McClure | 65.88% | 26:11 | First Timer |
| 244 | Georgia O’Shaughnessy | 62.72% | 27:59 | First Timer |
| 260 | Tony Reid | 58.07% | 28:06 | First Timer |
| 267 | Joanne Boal | 62.64% | 28:09 | New PB |
| 367 | Vincent Bradley | 53.49% | 31:04 | |
| 368 | Kevin Lavery | 53.00% | 31:04 | First Timer |
| 371 | Lindsay Bell | 52.65% | 31:05 | First Timer |
| 472 | James Trainor | 38.77% | 34:57 | |
| 479 | Fergus Jamison | 45.42% | 35:18 | |
| 509 | Paul Lavery | 38.79% | 44:28 |
Widnes Parkrun
| Position | Name | Age Grade | Time | Remarks |
| 88 | Ray Cameron | 60.04% | 24:34 | First Timer |
Barry Island Parkrun
| Position | Name | Age Grade | Time | Remarks |
| 126 | Jason Reid | 41.10% | 32:58 | First Timer |
Hasenheide Parkrun
| Position | Name | Age Grade | Time | Remarks |
| 321 | Glenn Beattie | 44.92% | 28:43 | First Timer |
Ziegelwiese Parkrun
| Position | Name | Age Grade | Time | Remarks |
| 35 | Philip McIlwrath | 53.77% | 27:39 | First Timer |
| 142 | Rosy Ryan | 35.72% | 47:30 | First Timer |