Northern Ireland Mountain Running Association Blog

Helpers Required for Mountain Marathon.

Helpers Required for Mountain Marathon.

The Mourne Mountain Marathon always requires quite a few helpers to ensure the success of the event and this year is no exception. If anybody would like to marshal on either the Saturday or...

Locals take part in the North Face UTMB events

Locals take part in the North Face UTMB events

by Ryan Maxwell Over the last few days (Wednesday 27th August to Sunday 31st August 2014), a number of Northern Ireland runners have taken part in events at the notoriously difficult Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc...

Bearnagh Race 2014 Report

Bearnagh Race 2014 Report

The Mourne Runners hosted the Bearnagh race on Saturday August 23rd. This classic race takes on the unholy trinity of hills: Meelbeg, Bearnagh, Meelmore. In the short distance of four miles runners encounter every...

Team NI 8th Place at Pike’s Peak

Team NI 8th Place at Pike’s Peak

Congratulations to the NI men who finished 8th team in the World Mountain Running Long Distance event, held on Pike’s Peak, yesterday. It was the first time running on the peak for any of...

Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace

Today the NIMRA press department found a disposable BBQ abandoned at the side of the Bann Road with a bunch of food containers ‘cleverly’ hidden under a rock beside it. Needless to say, being...

Wet and Windy Sevens Sevens, 2014

The real stars of this year’s event were the marshals who had to endure a torrid time of it to ensure that both the runners and walkers progress was recorded accurately. They were lashed...

Snowden Race Report 2014

Snowden Race Report 2014

by Allan Bogle On the lead up to this year’s Snowdon Race the forecast did not look good. After a week of hot weather, thunder storms were forecasted for across the UK. On the...