Author: Richard Cowan

Timmy and Martsje are top of the Tower

Thursday night would see Andrew Wallace and his Ballydrain Harriers team bring the return of a classic race at Scrabo Tower. The new course would start at the bottom car park at Killynether wood...

Senior Home Int Championship Team Selection

SENIOR HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS  DATE: Sunday 19th September  VENUE: Sedbergh, Cumbria  Teams have now been selected to represent Northern Ireland and are listed below: MENS TEAM Timothy Johnson – Mourne Runners Jonny Scott – Mourne Runners Adam...

Junior Trial Results

Congratulations to Tom Crudgington and Eimear McCarroll, winners of todays NIMRA Trial on Slieve Croob to select N.I. & Ulster U18 Athletes to compete at the U18 Mountain Running International in Ambleside, England on the...

Cairncastle Classic Fell Race – Racing is Back

On Saturday 12th June 2021, East Coast Athletic Club invited Northern Ireland’s fell running community to Ballygally, for the 2nd annual running of the Cairncastle Classic Fell Race.  The event was Race 1 of the NIMRA...

2021 NIMRA Championship and Internationals

The Northern Ireland Mountain Running Association Championship will comprise of 9 races – see below (hopefully all going ahead) but the criteria will be 1 of each distance and 1 other of your choice,...

Junior Mountain running news!

NIMRA is holding a trial to select the Mountain Running Teams to travel to Ambleside, to compete on the 24th July. The Trial will take place on Slieve Croob on the 26th June at...

Calendar Update

Mountain Events 2021 As you will be aware the calendar for 2021 has been changed frequently, with events cancelled or postponed.  Thanks to race organisers for continued efforts to rescue at least part of...

2021 NIMRA CHAMPIONSHIP & NIMRA TEAM EVENTS

The Northern Ireland Mountain Running Association is trying to organise a different championship given the current climate and, at the moment, propose four races to count, with one race to be completed at each...

Slieve Donard Race goes to the line

With the virus hanging over us like a dark cloud it was great to see Newcastle AC battle through the regulations to put on another Slieve Donard Race. To manage to get this race...