Ballymena Runners success at the ‘Great Rossa Run’
The Great Rossa Run returned after a hiatus of two years, and Ballymena Runners were out in force to make up for the break and ‘blow the cobwebs off’. As usual Ballymena had athletes competing in the Half Marathon, 10k and 5k runs.
Club members at the race
Eimear Nichol took second female in the half marathon in a time of 1:27:08
Eimear takes 2nd place
John Hasson 1:27:08, Jim Moore 1:27:40, John Robinson 1:29:06, Ian McCracken 1:34:26, Aine Hasson 1:45:22 (personal best), Claire Martin 1:50:33, Lisa Ewart 1:56:34, Paddy Millar 1:57:20 and Brigid Quinn 2:28:54 (first Over 60 Female winner.
Claire and Paddy
Debbie
Jim, Tony, Eimear and John
Tony Scullion won the 10k in a very impressive time of 35:58. Tony was followed buy club members Debbie Watters 48:51 (first Over 50 Female winner), Jim Stewart 49:25, Peter Faith 56:48 and Annette Ewing 58:02.
William Dunseath, Paul Murphy and Aidy Dodds completed the 5k event.
Ballymena Runners in the Mournes for the ‘Spelga Skyline’
Congratulations to Duncan Millar and Tim Lowry on completing this year’s Spelga skyline course.
Duncan and Tim
The route begins at Spelga Dam and follows a circular route taking in twelve peaks of the Mourne Mountains, highlights include a first ascent of Slieve Meelbeg, Slieve Muck, Pigeon Rock, Pierces Castle, a character building descent off Rocky Mountain and finishes with two delightful climbs up Hen and Cock Mountain before finishing again at Spelga.
Approximately 13 miles and 5800ft of climbing (depending on route choice) this is a ‘must-do’ for any mountain running enthusiast!
Kathleen Law runs Goodwood!
Kathleen represented Ballymena Runners at the world famous Goodwood Motor Circuit, home to the Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival. The course allowed runners to race their way to a new chip timed personal best on this smooth traffic free tarmac motor racing circuit.
Kathleen did not disappoint! She smashed her 5k ‘personal best’ finishing sixth overall in a time of 18:48.
Coast Road 10k
Larne Athletic Club hosted a brand new 10K race on Saturday 2nd July to follow the success of the 10 Mile & 5K Runs held in March 2022.
BRAC runners at Coast Road 10k
The ‘pancake flat’ out & back road race promises to be a ‘personal best’ course with the gradient altering only 14 feet (4.27 m) over the entire distance.
The race started and finished at Ballygally Castle Hotel, with the turning point at Drumnagreagh.
With some of the most stunning scenery in any road race throughout Europe, the event catered for the newest of beginners through to seasoned Internationals.
James and Sean
Ballymena Runners had an impressive turnout with some very fast finishing times:
James Hamilton 33:26, Jason Wilson 34:52, Stephen Gage 38:00, James McCann 39:17, Sean Hasson 39:54, Timothy Balmer 41:59, Hall Booth 42:12, Robert Clyde 42:28, Peter Fleming 42:47, John Hughes 46:19, David Crowe 46:22, Billy Balmer 49:38, Roy White 56:44, Lorraine Craig 59:31, and Laura McMullan 1:03:03.
Father and son Timothy and Billy
Jason