North Belfast Harriers Race Report 29th Dec 2025 – 4th Jan 2026

Race over the Glen and the Lough 5 were the main race attractions this week and with an extra parkrun on New Year’s Day there was plenty of opportunity for harriers to keep on running.

Lough 5 (Wed 31 Dec 2025)

This popular race is a traditional end of year event in Loughmacrory in County Tyrone. The undulating course takes the runners out of the village for 4 miles before finishing with a lap of the lough itself. Results for NBH athletes were:

Posn	Bib	Athlete	Cat	Cat Posn	Time
27	217	Conor Fegan	M35	3	0:30:01
763	28	Vincent & Meabh Bradley	M60	21	0:46:20

Photos from the Lough 5 Facebook page

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Race Over the Glen (Thu 01 Jan 2026)

Another well established favourite is the Race over the Glen which takes place every New Year’s Day in the picturesque setting of Glenariff Forest Park. The course is never the same from one year to the next but always offers a tough challenge with the steep ascents and descents guaranteed to blow away any cobwebs from the previous night’s celebrations. Results for NBH athletes were:

Posn	Bib	Athlete	Cat	Cat Posn	Time
5	471	Eoin McConnell	Open	4	0:41:22
13	768	James Trainor	M40-44	2	0:44:07
15	374	Michael Lamont	M35-39	2	0:44:19
27	184	Conor Doris	M40-44	4	0:45:41
31	99	Sam Carr	Open	14	0:46:14
112	724	Ciaran Beattie	Open	29	0:52:31
118	591	Nuala Muldoon	F45-49	2	0:52:43
248	793	Helen Weir	F50-54	7	0:59:00
252	473	Una McConnell	F45-49	5	0:59:11
285	100	Sandy Carr	F45-49	9	1:00:35
362	65	Ian Brennan	M40-44	37	1:04:15
365	86	Chris Callaghan	M60-64	13	1:04:23
649	681	Jason Reid	M35-39	78	1:21:22

Photos from Ballymena Runners Facebook page

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parkrun (Thu 01 Jan 2026)

What better way to start the new year than with a parkrun ? A number of parkruns took place on New Year’s Day and attracted a good number of harriers:

	Riverfront parkrun		01 Jan 2026	#379
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
67	Alina BISKUPSKA	146	66.48%	23:40	First Timer!
	Waterworks parkrun, Belfast		01 Jan 2026	#730
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
2	Cormac LEHENY	69	81.91%	17:19
8	Adam MCCLEAVE	147	66.61%	19:22
10	Sion MCALLISTER	15	75.08%	19:48
11	Holly COLLINS	62	75.21%	19:54	New PB!
18	Thomas MCLAUGHLIN	405	71.16%	20:24
21	Matthew CARLETON	233	62.88%	20:31
29	John Gerard MURPHY	692	73.92%	21:09
46	Lucas MOONEY	25	62.48%	22:42
47	Seamus LEHENY	388	64.42%	22:43
59	Brendan MCCAMBRIDGE	145	54.97%	23:28
60	Barry ROONEY	40	61.96%	23:37
65	Diane TAYLOR	41	65.92%	23:52
67	Fionnuala O’HARE	372	61.92%	23:54
81	Ita MCCAMBRIDGE	251	82.83%	24:28
88	Catriona MCCAMBRIDGE	124	61.39%	24:39
91	Joseph EAGER	96	56.34%	24:42
92	Greg MCCLURE	611	70.44%	24:45
116	John CASEY	281	68.48%	25:45
120	Piaras MCSHANE	287	49.84%	25:53
125	Paul WILLIAMS	529	62.88%	25:57
127	Niamh MCMILLAN	56	58.85%	26:00
131	Michelle MCLOUGHLIN	245	59.90%	26:16
138	Mark BROOKS	100	58.87%	26:47
139	Paddy MCCAMBRIDGE	204	61.37%	26:50
150	Patrick MCAULEY	103	53.14%	27:19
151	Kevin MCCANN	239	56.71%	27:20
158	Nicky HAGAN	120	49.09%	27:36
159	Andrew TAYLOR	26	50.94%	27:37
162	Tony REID	696	58.80%	27:45
186	Joanne BOAL	226	61.30%	28:46
192	Donna MCLAUGHLIN	98	60.16%	28:57
196	Joanne CURRAN	89	57.55%	29:08
197	Lorraine HIBBURT	21	59.21%	29:25
199	Frank HUGHES	231	52.18%	29:27
209	Katrina MCAULEY	77	52.91%	29:44
217	Stella HARRISON	552	69.98%	29:52
233	Neil MERCER	39	48.47%	30:26
236	Liz FAVER	67	59.34%	30:30
238	Maria LYNCH	14	49.18%	30:36
239	Rachel AICKEN	37	49.16%	30:37
247	David JOHNSTON	205	50.76%	30:48
249	Jack CARBERRY	459	71.64%	30:55
254	Colm SMYTH	142	46.40%	31:02
258	Grainne STEPHENS	251	47.64%	31:08
267	Patrick HAMILL	477	50.79%	31:34
273	Leah LAMONT	31	46.15%	32:04
274	Zak WILSON	59	40.23%	32:04
296	Vincent BRADLEY	288	50.48%	32:55
297	Oonagh DONNELLY	6	57.95%	33:01
300	Martin MCLARNON	204	44.47%	33:10
305	Jim CLINTON	660	49.98%	33:33
323	Paul OREILLY	3	46.31%	35:14
326	Bernadette DUFFY	410	59.74%	35:31
330	Margaret STEPHENS	515	57.34%	35:54
346	Kerry MCSHANE	163	41.59%	38:33
347	Sean MCSHANE	338	38.75%	38:40
370	Philomena DONALDSON	388	43.67%	48:35
371	Paul JENKINS	189	30.25%	49:32
372	Matt SHIELDS	550	35.93%	49:41
382	Catherine CARLETON	167	35.68%	56:48
383	Paula O’REILLY	88	34.48%	57:05
384	Alison DICKSON	84	30.49%	57:07
386	Cathy SCULLION	121	29.00%	57:08
387	Lyle CARLETON	339	28.75%	57:17
	Portrush parkrun		01 Jan 2026	#637
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
315	Jason REID	273	39.31%	34:28
	St Anne’s parkrun		01 Jan 2026	#526
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
251	Ronan O’NEILL	5	50.53%	31:14	First Timer!
252	Gladys GANIEL	21	52.37%	00:31:15	First Timer!
	Comber parkrun		01 Jan 2026	#527
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
198	Ita WEIR	122	46.49%	37:56	First Timer!
199	Michelle HARKLEY	123	42.67%	37:58	First Timer!
	Valley parkrun, Newtownabbey		01 Jan 2026	#526
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
3	Andrew NEWELL	198	65.54%	19:41
4	Emily MCRITCHIE	32	75.72%	19:46
97	Heather GRIFFITHS	10	57.39%	28:52	New PB!
	Stormont parkrun		01 Jan 2026	#466
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
3	Colin MCDOWELL	318	86.51%	17:55	New PB!
47	Laurence JOHNSTON	138	79.70%	21:26
	Castlehaven parkrun		01 Jan 2026	#445
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
22	Philip MCILWRATH	471	45.88%	32:24	First Timer!
38	Rosy RYAN	471	30.18%	56:13	First Timer!
	Cirencester parkrun		01 Jan 2026	#324
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
104	Natasha HERSOM	168	55.23%	27:04
	Farfalle parkrun		01 Jan 2026	#309
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
35	Glenn BEATTIE	199	34.14%	37:47	Prima volta!
	Orangefield parkrun		01 Jan 2026	#315
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
100	Catriona BRADFORD-MCKEOWN	105	55.00%	30:51
101	Katie-Louise GOODFELLOW	74	55.29%	30:52
102	Derek GOODFELLOW	171	46.63%	30:53
	Illaunmanagh parkrun		01 Jan 2026	#196
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
7	Séadna OHARE LYNCH	58	66.19%	24:42
	Glenfarne Wood parkrun		01 Jan 2026	#81
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
62	Brendan MCCONNELL	46	48.67%	29:21	First Timer!
64	Leanne MCCONNELL	40	56.38%	29:23	First Timer!
	Belvoir Forest parkrun		01 Jan 2026	#16
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
18	Lois USHER	56	69.49%	22:37	First Timer!
61	Kevin LAVERY	174	60.50%	27:13	First Timer!

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parkrun (Sat 03 Jan 2026)

The wintry weather caused the cancellation of many parkruns on Saturday; the results from the ones that went ahead were:

	Waterworks parkrun, Belfast		03 Jan 2026	#731
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
1	Ruarcc SHERIDAN	12	76.74%	18:29
2	Cormac CARABINE	2	74.36%	19:30	First Timer!
6	David FOSTER	120	67.47%	20:42
13	Thomas MCLAUGHLIN	406	62.71%	23:09
32	Brendan MCCAMBRIDGE	146	51.29%	25:09
35	Piaras MCSHANE	288	51.19%	25:12
41	Oisin CALDWELL	16	57.59%	25:49
45	Ita MCCAMBRIDGE	252	77.90%	26:01
61	Ian BRENNAN	247	52.21%	26:45
69	Catriona MCCAMBRIDGE	125	55.91%	27:04
70	John Gerard MURPHY	693	57.76%	27:04
82	Séadna OHARE LYNCH	59	59.13%	27:39
90	Mark BROOKS	101	55.84%	28:14
96	Conor HENRY	21	50.52%	28:44
98	Paddy MCCAMBRIDGE	205	56.88%	28:57
99	Paul WILLIAMS	530	56.36%	28:57
116	Joanne BOAL	227	58.81%	29:59
123	David HURST	134	45.68%	30:19
131	Sean MCSHANE	339	49.15%	30:29
140	Patrick HAMILL	478	52.03%	30:49
142	Lindsay BELL	263	53.08%	30:50
149	Stella HARRISON	553	67.38%	31:01
161	Thomas Peter NORTON	125	45.33%	31:46
163	Rachel AICKEN	38	47.30%	31:49
165	Colm SMYTH	143	44.88%	32:05
183	Jack CARBERRY	460	64.33%	34:26
199	Bernadette DUFFY	411	56.63%	37:28
201	Philomena DONALDSON	389	56.05%	37:51
214	Kathleen MONTGOMERY	281	48.47%	43:07
217	Margaret STEPHENS	516	44.83%	45:55
218	Grainne STEPHENS	252	32.30%	45:55
221	Leah LAMONT	32	29.55%	50:05
	Mile End parkrun		03 Jan 2026	#650
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
202	Tony REID	697	61.11%	26:42
	Portrush parkrun		03 Jan 2026	#638
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
158	Brendan MCCONNELL	47	47.19%	30:16	First Timer!
	Orangefield parkrun		03 Jan 2026	#316
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
42	James TRAINOR	233	61.44%	22:13
161	Neil MERCER	40	53.19%	27:44	First Timer!
273	Jason REID	274	43.59%	31:05	New PB!
306	Katie-Louise GOODFELLOW	75	53.19%	32:05
307	Derek GOODFELLOW	172	44.88%	32:05
308	Martin DOHERTY	23	44.16%	32:07	First Timer!
309	Catriona BRADFORD-MCKEOWN	106	52.80%	32:08
347	Fergus JAMISON	209	45.57%	35:11
	Westpark parkrun		03 Jan 2026	#298
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
58	Glenn BEATTIE	200	42.04%	30:41
	Midleton Greenway parkrun		03 Jan 2026	#49
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
66	Philip MCILWRATH	472	54.26%	27:24	First Timer!
151	Rosy RYAN	472	36.19%	46:53	First Timer!