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Future Races

Thu 14 August 2008 - Ian Taylor

Scrabo

You are reminded that Scrabo Hill Race takes place this evening over the new course starting at the Golf Club car park.  Like the recent Lurig race, it provides a chance for road runners to mix it with  more specialist hill runners.  Last year the first four finishers, led by Paul Pollock, were more normally seen on the road or track - can the mountain men grab the title back?

Equally important the race is one in the junior Championship series, with under 20 athletes running in the senior race and under 14, 16 & 18 in a shorter one.  The latter event will be the basis of selection for the NI team taking part in the British & Irish Junior Championsahips taking place in Scotland on 11th/12th October.  So if you missed your chance to get on our World Trophy team, heres your opportunity to get representative honours.  The first two places in under 16 & under 18 will be selected for teams with the remaining places discretionary.  Under 14s will be considered for individual non-team places.  However not all eligible places will necessarily be filled.

The final junior Championship race will be at Slieve Gallion on 27 September.

Slieve Bearnagh

The final senior Championship event takes place this Saturday over the short Slieve Bearnagh course - see the web calendar for route details.  Note that the race start time is 11 am and not as in the printed calendar.

While the race is only over 4 miles, it involves three climbs, one being steeply up Bearnagh.  Currently the Mournes are streaming with water so descents, especially off Meelbeg, are likely to be quite slippery - bring your newest fell shoes!

Current records are

41.16   Rob Hope      (2006)

47.57  Angela Mudge  (2003)

The above were set when the race was used as a British Championship counter.

Best local results have been:

Robbie Bryson 42:55 (2003) and Brian Ervine 47:04 (2006)

Fiona Maxwell 53:51 (2007) and Shileen O?Kane 61:55 (2006)