James Hamilton excels in Dublin!
James ran at the ‘Irish Runner 5 Mile’ race in Phoenix Park in Dublin on Saturday. James finished in overall 7th place in a time of 25:37 – just 6 seconds away from the Ballymena Runners 5 mile club record!!
British Athletics Paralympic Pathway team who reminded us that is still the T20 All Time Record holder over 5 Miles.
James
26 Extreme Mourne Way Trail 10k
Congratulations to Ruth Aiken who finished 3rd at 26 Extreme's Mourne Way Trail 10k in an impressive time of 53:13. The course was set in the Mourne Mountains and took in some of the best scenery and trail running Northern Ireland has to offer, with a mix of terrain from rocks and gravel trails to open mountain, mud and grass.
Ruth
Wild Atlantic Way!
The Donegal Wild Atlantic Marathon and Half Marathon is one of Ireland’s iconic road marathons, running entirely along the Wild Atlantic Way.
The marathon starts at Killybegs and finishes at Glencolmcille village, with the Half marathon starting and finishes at Glencolmcille. The finish line by the stunning Glencolmcille beach provided the perfect setting for the ice cream and beer refreshments for the hardly Ballymena Runners who made the trip to Donegal at the weekend.
Well done to Tim Hawksworth in the Marathon, and to Peter Faith and Francis McGuigan in the Half Marathon.
Peter and Francis
Tim
Carrickfergus Sprint Triathlon!
Congratulations to Alan O'Neill, Mairead Agnew, John Hasson and Leon Dorrity who completed the Carrickfergus Sprint Triathlon on Sunday.
The Sprint Triathlon started with a swim of 750m from the Castle to Fisherman's Quay, then a 20km cycle ride and finishing with a 5km run.
Alan Mairead and John
Leon
Ballymena Women supporting ‘Stunnerz in Runnerz’
After a Covid enforced break Sperrin Harriers ladies only ‘Stunnerz in Runnerz’ returned at the weekend. It has been 10 years since neighbour running club Sperrin Harriers had the first ‘Stunnerz in Runnerz’ Race back in 2012
The race was a tough 5k trail around the grounds of Drum Manor Forest Park.
All donations from the race went to the chosen charity, Superstars Cafe Cookstown, a local based charity that provides life enhancing opportunities for people with learning difficulties.
Vicki and Mandy
BRAC Ladies
Cairncastle Classic Fell Race!
Congratulations to Duncan Millar, William Fleck and John Hasson who completed the Cairncastle Classic Fell Race.
This stunning race over the Sallagh Braes, high above Ballygally, saw the mountain runners take in 10 miles and 2,000 feet of climbing.
Thank you to East Coast Athletics Club for a superbly staged event.
Duncan William and John
And finally . . . mountain running doesn’t always need to be serious!
Ballymena Runners continue to do well at the Newcastle AC ‘Hill and Dale’ race series but always enjoy some fun at the races.
Last week’s race was no doubt the the toughest and most technically challenging race, with athletes covering 8km and 800m as they ascended Carn, Doan, Slieve Loughshannagh and Ott before returning to the start near Spelga Dam.
Well done all ! Glad you enjoyed it!
BRAC mountain runners