Barry Reid

Great to see the first track meet of the year up and running. Well done to all the young stags who made it across and stayed long into the night to ace their events. Here is a link to the results : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-vA4QDdG5Lz5Djhm0SszR8QXraJzWgizvpmEIq3uNhI/edit#gid=0 Special mention must go to our podiums on the night and first up was Nola in the U12 600m who flew home in 2.05 seconds. Next stag to reach the podium was Cormac in the U14 800m race. He …

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Just back up the road from the Cavehill Community festival and the place was buzzing.  Great to see many of our young runners in attendance and it wasn’t hard to spot the presence of the club gazebos. Well done to all involved. East Coast Athletics Club Cross Country Series Cross country season is coming to an end but the East Coast event in Larne gave some of our juniors a last chance to pull on the spikes and get after it. This …

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A very quiet week due to the artic weather conditions but everyone was glad to wake up to slighter warmer conditions on Saturday morning that made Parkrun an option. Waterworks Parkrun Big Oscar was the first junior to cross the line in 5th position with a new PB of 18.37. Thomas Coy was next home in 22.22. The wee man must be saving the legs before giving it stacks in the schools districts cross country later this week. Milo was next to …

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Quiet report after last weeks all Ireland cross country in Navan but if you read this early enough get the kids in front of the TV 1:05pm and cheer on current NBH star Matthew. He came up through the junior section of the club and just shows what can be achieved through consistency and dedication. Irwin Speirs Cross Country Well done to Eoin McConnell who was first home in the U18 race and by the look of his legs it would be …

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ANNOUNCEMENT! There will be no training at the Girls Model Track on the following dates: Halloween 26th and 31st October Xmas 21st, 26th, and 28th December New Year 2nd and 4th January Ulster Even Age Club Cross Country Championships After a week of wet weather and uncertainty the juniors showed up in style to compete in race one of the Ulster Championships.  The other club targeted race is in a few weeks’ time in Donegal. If youve been ignoring Margarets WhatsApp messages …

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Kids 1 Mile Run Firstly, a big thank you to all the organisers and volunteers that gave up time today to make the event happen.  A great afternoon made even better with the sun coming out. I arrived at the park at around 12.15pm and already could sense a buzz of excitement with nervous parents and kids going through some final preparations. I could hear conversations like what’s the route, should I warm up yet, and who has the pins as we …

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