Dermot Coy

This week was another quiet week for our most of Juniors but 2 of our juniors raced doing themselves and their club proud. U18 International Mountain Running Cup Eoin McConnell represented the club at the 17th International U18 Mountain Running Cup in Aguilar de Campoo, Spain. Eoin had a nasty fall near the start of the race but recovered and had an excellent race. Onwards and upwards Eoin. North Down AC primary school meets Congratulations to Tanoj who got first place in …

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In a week where we saw both summer and winter, we had another exciting week of running for our North Belfast Harriers juniors. Lagan Valley AC Fab 5 Meeting 3 600m UNDER 10 GIRLS 8 1020 Georgia O’Shaughnessy North Belfast harriers 02:39.8 10 267 Lucy Dickson North Belfast Harriers 02:48.5 150m UNDER 12 BOYS RACE 1 5 974 Cillian McConnell North Belfast Harriers 25.37 150m UNDER 12 GIRLS RACE 1 2 1024 Nola Rafferty North Belfast Harriers 24.21 5 1007 Jessica Murray …

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After a grim winter, the great weather we were all hoping for finally arrived, right on time for the exam period. The lighter and warmer evenings must be helping as there were a huge number of achievements this week with many personal bests. Fab 5 – Meeting 2 U10 – Well done to our youngest group and special mention to Isaac for his 1st and 3rd places. 60m UNDER 10 GIRLS RACE 1 Place BIB   w-0.9 Time 6 812 Etain McLoughlin …

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Only Parkruns to report this week, but it is worth reporting that the track season will soon be upon us with the first meeting of Fab 5 at Mary Peter’s Track on 11 April. Waterworks Parkrun 5K 4 Thomas COY Male JM11-14 North Belfast Harriers 17:53 9 Dara CASSIDY Male JM15-17 North Belfast Harriers 19:55 10 Leila JONES Female JW11-14 North Belfast Harriers 20:09 15 Lucas MOONEY Male JM11-14 North Belfast Harriers 21:05 19 Isaac MOONEY Male JM10 North Belfast Harriers 21:18 …

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This was a huge week for many of our NBH junior runners who succeeded in qualifying for the All-Ireland Schools Cross Country. Even though they were running for their respective schools, the background and training they have received with their club has undoubtedly helped them along the way to compete at the absolute highest level nationally. Fantastic results all round – well done everyone, you did your schools and your club proud. All Ireland National Schools XC 2024 (Tymon Park – Dublin): …

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East Coast AC Junior XC (Race 2) With a touch of spring in the air, a good bunch of the North Belfast Harriers juniors made their way to Larne to participate in the 2nd cross-country race of the series. It was a great day for running with very nice conditions outside for this time of year. There was great running all round. Well done to the juniors who made it to Larne and who might have raced their first XC. May it …

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