News Update

Thu 25 March 2010 - Ian Taylor

Br Championship - Silent Valley

The next major race on the calendar is the Br Championship event over the new Silent Valley course in Saturday, 10th April. You have an opportunity to judge your standard against atheletes from all over the UK plus visitors from the South. Indeed the whole Br Championship series is very accessible this year with other races at Dollar (just North of Stirling), Sedburgh (Cumbria) and only South Wales at the end of September being some distance away.

Entries can be received online (preferred) or by post, using the application form on the website. The closing date for pre-entries is 3rd April, after which on the day entries are received at over twice the price. Entry spaces are filling up but we could do with some more local entries, especially from the veteran and female categories.

Membership

You can pay membership online or by sending a form and cheque to the treasurer. New members should also receive an updated calendar in the next week or so.

Events

Events coming up include

Wicklow Ultra (and shorter race) Saturday,, 27th March, with a strong northern group planning to take part

http://www.imra.ie/events/view/id/723/

(or do the Omagh half marathon)

Queen's 5K Wednesday, 31st March

http://www.queens5k.co.uk/shopEntryForm.htm?epId=85

Race over the Glens - Saturday 3rd April

http://www.raceovertheglens.co.uk/

or if thats a bit short

Maumturks Challenge, also Saturday 3rd April.

http://www.walkersassociation.ie/node/41

Then the Hill & Dales start with

Castlewellan on 8th April

Results

Quite a few mountain runners have been testing themselves on the roads -

Jimmy's 10K

Deon McNeilly - 34:55

Nat Glenn 36:28

Damian Branigan 36:49

Clive Bailey 37:29

Cathal McGreevy 37:32

Sam Herron 37:33

Kevin Murdock 40:31

Diane Wilson 43:42

Hugo Rodgers 45:24

Paul Fegan 45:25

Martina Elliot 46:20

Fred Hammond 46:40

Roma McConville 47:14

Maureen Oliver 49:35

Iryna Kennedy 51:50

First finisher was Paul Rowan (32:27, second Simon Taylor (33:16) and first female Gladys O'Neill 35:47

Larne half marathon

Cathal McGreevy 1:21:58

Clive Bailey 1:22:05

Stephanie Hambling 1:28:20

Francis Boal 1:35:30

Dale Smith 1:35:36

Brian Spence 1:36:03

Fred Hammond 1:38:43

Ed Smith 1:39:23

Jennifer Black 1:39:51

Hazel McLaughlin 1:39:49

Ian Taylor 1:48:11

Iryna Kennedy 1:52:56

Elaine Hall 1:55:34

First finisher was Robin Brown (1:12:33), second Simon Taylor (1:12:53) and first female Maria McCambridge (1:18:56).