Club BBQ and Quiz raises £360
Club Captains Catherine and Robert were delighted to present £360 to Friends Of The Cancer Centre.
The donation made on behalf of Ballymena Runners came from a collection among club members at the recent Captains' BBQ and quiz.
Robert and Catherine
Friends Of The Cancer Centre relies entirely on the generosity of the local community and all money donated to the charity stays in NI, directly benefiting patients and their families.
For more info on the work of the Centre, visit www.friendsofthecancercentre.com
Portrush 5 Mile Road Race
On a wet and windy Friday evening nine Ballymena Runners set of beside the West Strand Beach and climbed the hill onto the Portstewart Road reaching half way on the edge of Portstewart then turning and retracing their steps back to the promenade on West Strand.
Kathleen Law had another super race winning the ladies section as well as taking a top ten overall finish in 31 minutes 25 seconds. Great run too from Sam Stewart winning his age category. ️ Well done all
Kathleen Law 31.25
Sam Stewart 33.39 (v65)
Tony Scullion 34.46
John McClelland 34.46
Daniel McClelland 36.34
Judith Worthington 36.55
Ray Curran 38.25
Rodney Livingstone 39.17
Sara Beggs 43.05
Home to Donegal
Susanna returned to her roots in Donegal to complete the Donegal Half Marathon in Letterkenny on Sunday. it was wet throughout as the route traced the Swilly in full spate. This was a very friendly event with great support from the marshals despite the conditions.
Susanna finished in a great time of 1:50:13 and won her F60 age category. Wells done Susanna.
Susanna Allen
Scrabo
On Thursday 15 August the 13th and penultimate round of the Northern Ireland Mountain Running NIMRA Championship took place in Newtowards at Scrabo Tower.
This race is categorised as a NIMRA short and would see athletes race over 4 miles with 1,100 feet of climbing. Competitors raced two figure of eight laps in and around the woods and slopes of Scrabo Tower.. This fast and technical course was punctuated with stunning views of the Ards penninulsa.
Ballymena fielded four athletes for this race. Emma Donnelly, Mark Alexander, William Fleck and Jason Wilson.
Thank you to Andrew and Ballydrain Harriers for another fantastic Scrabo event.
BRAC runners at Scrabo