Northern Ireland Mountain Running Association Blog
NIMRA JUNIOR SQUAD 2026
Trial to select N.I. & Ulster Junior Squad 2026 Squad consisting of athletes representing NIMRA in U16, U18 and U20 competitions. This date has been picked to select athletes shortly after Irish Schools XC,...
NIMRA Showcases Mountain Running at First-Ever NI Running Show
The Northern Ireland Mountain Running Association (NIMRA) made a strong impression at the first ever NI Running Show Exhibition, held at the Eikon Exhibition Centre on 7th and 8th February 2026. Over the two-day...
INTERNATIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA 2026
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NIMRA Championship & League 2026
NIMRA CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 The new 6 race championship will be the best 4 races to count, with at least one race to be completed at each distance and 1 other of any distance. To...
NIMRA Juniors Shine at the 25th British & Irish Mountain Running Championships, Wales 2025
Canolfan y Fron, Gwynedd hosted the 25th Junior British & Irish Mountain Running Championships on Saturday 13 September 2025, with Northern Ireland & Ulster’s young athletes delivering a string of outstanding performances. Although thundery...
World Masters Mountain Running Championships, Meduno 2025: NI Runners’ Report
Over the last weekend in August, the 24th World Masters Athletics (WMA) / World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) World Masters Mountain Running Championships were held in Meduno, Italy. It was the second running of...
Oisin Cassidy RIP
NIMRA and in particular, the junior team and managers, were very saddened to hear of the passing of Oisin Cassidy.Oisin had been a member of the U18 Mountain Running Squad, that competed in Susa,...
Scrabo Hill Race Delivers Fast Times, Big Smiles, and Towering Views
Date: Thursday 21 August 2025 Distance/Climb: 7.2 km / 365 m ascent Host Club: Ballydrain Harriers AC A summer’s evening of hill running at its best Scrabo Hill’s iconic tower once again kept watch...
Senior Home International Race 2025 Report
Senior Home International – Whinlatter Forest on 17th August 2025 Whinlatter Forest in the Lake District played host to the 2025 Senior Home International (SHI) – doubling up as the British trial for the World...
Snowdon Race Report 2025
The team selected for the event was Jared Martin (Ballydrain Harriers), Tom Crudgington (Newcastle AC), David Hicks (Newcastle AC), Joshua McAtee (Mourne Runners), Karen Wilton (Jog Lisburn Running Club), Tanya Cummings (Newcastle AC), Catriona Edington...



