A huge thanks to everyone involved in our Treadmill Challenge. Whether you walked, jogged or rand on the treadmill, or worked behind the scenes, your efforts helped us raise £1,000 for the NI Children's Hospice. Well done and thanks.
We are delighted to announce that Ballymena Runners is organising a Treadmill Challenge in aid of the Children’s Hospice. Last year we raised £866 for the Children’s Hospice.
This years challenge will be on Thursday 19th September and Friday 20th September at Lifestyle Fitness in Ballymena. Everyone is welcome to join us to run, jog or walk. Find out more and book you place now....
Out and about as always with outstanding performances, and prizewinners, in Portrush, Donegall and Scrabo mountain race. And our club BBQ and Quiz raises £360 for the Friends of the Cancer Centre.
Entries for Race over the Glen 2025 are now open. This iconic trail race will be on New Years Day 2025 at Glenariff Forest Park. A special discounted Early Bird Entry is available until the end of September so secure your place early.
Its been another great week for the Club. As well as winning the Broughshane 5 Mile Ladies race Kathleen has set a new club record for 800m. Our Runners have also been in action at The Stanley Reid Memorial, The tough Carnlough Quarry race and the gruelling Seven Sevens in the Mournes…
his week send say club runners in Cross Country action at the ‘Irwin Speirs Memorial XC’ was held at the Mid Ulster Sports Arena, in Cookstown. Just up the road at Lough Fea club runners too part in the first race in the Sperrin Harriers Winter Train Series. Meanwhile Race over the Glens training continues with friends from Springwell joining the training this week.
Saturday saw an excellent turnout at the Seeley 10k in Belfast. Our ladies led by Paula Worthington took 8th team place in the NI Championship with our men led in by James Hamilton claiming a creditable 11th team place. Sunday morning saw a fantastic start to the club’s three week training programme for the Race over the Glens. See the pics and the video of whats its like out training in the course with BRAC..
Ballymena Runners are pleased to announce that our ‘blue ribbon’ club race returns to the traditional date of New Year’s Day. The ‘Race Over the Glens’ will be held at Glenariff Forest Park, on Saturday January 1st 2022 with a noon start. There will be a new route for 2022 and we now have a stunning preview of what its like to run this iconic race showing the Queen of the Glens in all its glory.
This weekend the club fielded a men’s and women’s team at the Malcolm Cup. Every one running put in a brilliant performance including Paula Worthington and Brigid Quinn who won their respective age categories and James Hamilton who finished 8th and Kieran Scullion who finished 7th in their respective races.
As winter sets in with dark evenings, poor weather and more hazardous road conditions its important that everyone running in the club is aware of the many steps we can all take to make running with the club safe. Our running safely page gives many tips on running safely in groups and in winter. Everyone, runners and leaders, should take time to familiarise themselves with these tips and put them into practice.
