North Belfast Harriers Race Report 13-19 April 2026

Tue 14th Ballymena Belles Ladies 5 Mile Race

The club was well represented by the 28 ladies who travelled to Galgorm for this popular ladies only race. This year there were 380 finishers, with Emily McRitchie taking a fine 2nd place overall (and breaking the old course record in the process). Congratulations also to Sarah-Jane McFadden the winner of the F40-44 category and to Carol Clarke, runner up in the F60-64 category. Full results were:

Posn	Athlete	Cat	Cat Posn	Time
2	Emily McRitchie	FOpen	2	0:30:09
6	Fionnuala O’Hare	FOpen	6	0:32:12
7	Sarah-Jane McFadden	F40-44	1	0:32:16
12	April Clarke	FOpen	8	0:33:55
22	Nuala Muldoon	F45-49	4	0:35:52
33	Carol Clarke	F60-64	2	0:38:01
43	Sandy Carr	F45-49	8	0:39:02
56	Alina Biskupska	F40-44	12	0:40:40
69	Estelle Lowry	F35-39	6	0:41:45
93	Rachel Aicken	F35-39	10	0:43:00
94	Clare Curran	F45-49	15	0:43:05
111	Catherine Seawright	F50-54	16	0:44:03
112	Joanne Curran	F50-54	17	0:44:04
116	Karen McClean	F55-59	9	0:44:30
122	Maeve Glover	F35-39	16	0:44:44
123	Joanne Boal	F50-54	20	0:44:51
146	Frances Stroud	F40-44	21	0:46:40
147	Maria Lynch	F35-39	19	0:46:41
150	Lisa Higgins	F40-44	23	0:46:52
166	Gillian Roden	F45-49	34	0:47:32
173	Nola Jamieson	F40-44	28	0:47:59
260	Elizabeth Faver	F55-59	52	0:52:43
300	Sarah Miskelly	F35-39	34	0:54:56
301	Fiona McLaughlin	F35-39	35	0:55:00
333	Leah Lamont	FOpen	78	0:57:23
361	Eleanor Morgan	F60-64	17	1:02:31
374	Denise Rainey	F50-54	4	1:08:24
375	Bertha McWhinney	F65-69	4	1:08:26

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Thu 16th Castlewellan Hill & Dale Race 1

Castlewellan Hill & Dale kicked off the new season on Thursday evening with an altered course from previous years that saw runners ascend to the summit of Slieve Na Slat before a largely downhill run to the finish. Conor Doris took a fine 9th place in a large field of 321 runners in 31:48.

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Sat 18th Gortin 5 Mile & 5k

The courses were advertised as fast and flat surrounded by the scenic hills and valleys of the Sperrins. Conditions were good with blue skies and light winds. Congratulations to Conor Fegan who took 3rd in the 5k in 17:51 and to Joe Gallagher who was first home in the M60 category in the 5m race. Full results were:

Posn	5 mile Race	Cat	Time
43	Gallagher, Joe	M60	0:35:34
56	Stewart, Brian	M70	0:36:50
117	Bradley, Niamh	SF	0:41:37
130	Hanna, Seamus	M50	0:42:57
131	Curran, Joanne	F50	0:42:57
159	Seawright, Catherine	JF	0:45:06
Posn	5 km Race	Cat	Time
3	Fegan, Conor	SM	0:17:51

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Sat 18th Binevenagh Mountain Race

After nearly 20 years, mountain racing returned to Binevenagh Mountain with it’s new course of 10km(ish) distance and 350m of ascent. Experienced mountain runner Simon Reeve took on the challenge, finishing in 33rd place in 1:05:41.

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Manchester Marathon

The club was well represented in Manchester on Sunday at the popular marathon which saw better weather than many of the runners have experienced during their recent training runs ! Full results were:

Posn	Athlete	Time
70	Chris Hutchinson	2:35:55
189	Matthew Mcnutt	2:43:18
12101	Ian Brennan	4:03:54
15918	Martin Rafferty	4:24:39
22660	Caitriona Bradford-McKeown	5:06:33
22662	Derek Goodfellow	5:06:33
22662	Katie-Loiuse Goodfellow	5:06:33
22664	Brendan Mcconnell	5:06:34

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Sat 18th parkrun

Harriers results from Saturday’s parkruns were:

	Lough Head parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#27
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
2	Matt SHIELDS	561	78.06%	22:52	First Timer!
11	Sandy CARR	453	64.35%	24:41	First Timer!
35	Grainne STEPHENS	266	47.44%	31:16	First Timer!
39	Margaret STEPHENS	529	61.97%	33:13	First Timer!
	Sixmilewater parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#241
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
26	Jason REID	285	59.13%	22:55	New PB!
34	Frances MCMULLAN	238	85.94%	23:35	New PB!
	Antrim parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#528
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
15	Paul CURLEY	154	67.38%	21:03	First Timer!
17	Nuala MULDOON	354	76.60%	21:09	New PB!
	Lurgan Park parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#45
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
109	Greg MCCLURE	625	44.62%	39:04
	Waterworks parkrun, Belfast		18 Apr 2026	#746
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
2	John BLACK	114	74.10%	18:09
19	Seamus LEHENY	401	67.96%	21:32
20	Frank HUGHES	241	71.87%	21:34
22	James OSHAUGHNESSY	17	65.41%	21:41
25	Dermot COY	133	66.06%	21:48
34	Séadna OHARE LYNCH	70	72.72%	22:29	New PB!
36	Jack MCCAMBRIDGE	41	57.74%	22:36
39	Donal SHERIDAN	93	56.74%	22:44
41	Una MCCONNELL	94	71.94%	22:45
45	Ita MCCAMBRIDGE	262	87.04%	23:17
52	Sean MCSHANE	351	62.99%	24:00
64	John Gerard MURPHY	707	63.34%	24:41
76	Georgia OSHAUGHNESSY	57	66.71%	25:35
78	Ryan MOORE	67	53.65%	25:49
80	Sophia KIELTY	22	65.94%	25:53
81	Paddy MCCAMBRIDGE	215	63.54%	25:55
82	Clare O’SHAUGHNESSY	116	62.39%	25:58
83	Brendan MCCAMBRIDGE	157	49.65%	25:59
84	Ciaran BEATTIE	25	55.83%	26:00
85	Conal MCCAMBRIDGE	164	49.65%	26:01
103	Lucy JONES	8	59.79%	27:14
109	Stephanie COY	108	58.94%	27:29
116	Michelle MCLOUGHLIN	254	56.36%	27:55
128	Patrick HAMILL	491	56.59%	28:36
151	Matthew PURVIS	172	44.54%	29:36
157	Stella HARRISON	568	69.67%	30:00
159	Ellen CULLEN	15	55.29%	30:05
160	Annie CULLEN	15	55.23%	30:07
169	Jim CLINTON	671	54.67%	30:40
176	David WAUGH	85	56.91%	31:22
178	Gerry ANDERSON	334	49.84%	31:38
185	Paul MC CUSKER	257	50.78%	31:52
188	Jack CARBERRY	475	69.40%	31:55
195	Catriona MCCAMBRIDGE	133	47.12%	32:07
196	Lyle CARLETON	352	51.24%	32:08
209	Liam DANIEL	116	45.24%	33:07
225	Kerry MCSHANE	170	46.20%	35:04
243	Jennifer GOODFELLOW	59	41.14%	36:57
248	Alison DICKSON	91	46.57%	37:52
253	Cathy SCULLION	132	42.53%	38:57
254	Katie KIELTY	4	46.47%	38:59
255	Bernadette DUFFY	423	55.04%	39:09
258	Conor HENRY	30	37.31%	39:13
259	Karen HENRY	6	40.12%	39:13
267	Eadaoin KELLY	372	36.87%	41:03
268	Aisling DOHERTY	41	39.46%	41:03
273	Paula O’REILLY	92	45.76%	43:01
274	Catherine CARLETON	176	47.11%	43:01
284	Denise RAINEY	193	33.16%	52:31
285	Denis LOUGHRAN	270	42.15%	52:33
288	Lindsay BELL	273	30.67%	54:01
289	Kathleen MONTGOMERY	292	39.23%	54:05
291	Maurice PALMER	236	31.30%	54:06
	Paisley Park parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#72
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
1	Marcel CORRY	82	70.78%	19:34
21	Mark BROOKS	111	59.22%	26:51
32	Thomas MCKINSTRY	403	53.81%	29:33
	Belfast Victoria parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#699
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
1	Mark SMITH	68	94.13%	16:28
36	Robbie GOULD	293	65.43%	19:43
94	Paul BUTCHER	35	65.93%	22:33
110	Kevin MCCANN	246	66.48%	23:19
275	Oscar PURVIS	161	41.18%	32:01
	Ormeau parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#581
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
219	Erin O’REGAN	40	60.63%	26:20	New PB!
337	Tony REID	712	56.17%	29:03
	Medina I.O.W. parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#702
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
36	Matthew CARLETON	242	54.66%	23:36	First Timer!
	Larne parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#541
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
1	April CLARKE	103	72.27%	20:37
7	Erin BEATTIE	131	63.66%	23:15
40	Carol CLARKE	101	72.61%	26:21
41	Janice PLUMB	195	68.69%	26:21
72	Greg LAVERY	95	31.59%	47:26
	Falls parkrun, Belfast		18 Apr 2026	#601
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
2	Colin MCDOWELL	324	71.65%	21:38
5	Bo MORRISON	52	59.01%	23:40
	Peel parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#222
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
360	Katie-Louise GOODFELLOW	84	57.72%	29:34	First Timer!
361	Derek GOODFELLOW	183	48.57%	29:39	First Timer!
438	Catriona BRADFORD-MCKEOWN	117	54.49%	31:32	First Timer!
	Valley parkrun, Newtownabbey		18 Apr 2026	#540
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
79	David JOHNSTON	217	49.61%	31:47
86	Colm SMYTH	150	44.87%	32:21
87	Liam SMYTH	132	50.41%	32:22
	Tramore parkrun, Waterford		18 Apr 2026	#441
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
81	Philip MCILWRATH	487	54.06%	27:43	First Timer!
160	Rosy RYAN	487	32.42%	52:20	First Timer!
	Queen’s parkrun, Belfast		18 Apr 2026	#646
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
216	Paul LAVERY	217	33.98%	51:18
	Portrush parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#653
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
3	Thomas MCLAUGHLIN	418	68.96%	21:03	First Timer!
	Wimbledon Common parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#941
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
8	Andrew NEWELL	212	68.62%	18:48	First Timer!
	Bangor parkrun, Northern Ireland		18 Apr 2026	#533
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
1	Michael LAMONT	86	75.31%	17:37	New PB!
285	Fergus JAMISON	220	47.91%	33:28	First Timer!
297	Ita WEIR	131	52.55%	34:00	First Timer!
350	Hollie BRENNAN	77	42.26%	37:47
362	Michelle HARKLEY	134	41.97%	39:00	First Timer!
	Castleblayney parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#443
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
30	Joanne BOAL	240	63.43%	27:48	First Timer!
43	Leah LAMONT	40	38.71%	38:14	First Timer!
	Carrickfergus parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#517
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
1	David FOSTER	127	74.69%	18:42
	Westpark parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#312
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
234	Glenn BEATTIE	214	21.19%	00:53
	Bundoran Promenade parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#63
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
9	Emmett SULLIVAN	91	60.77%	26:51	First Timer!
	Narin Beach parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#249
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
6	Niamh MCMILLAN	68	62.96%	24:18
	Colin Glen parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#436
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
21	Liz FAVER	76	51.94%	34:51
	Orangefield parkrun		18 Apr 2026	#331
Pos	parkrunner	parkruns	Age Grade	Time	Comment
34	Declan GORMAN	18	53.05%	24:19	First Timer!