Author: Richard Cowan

There was no two ways about it – the NIMRA financial situation was a bit stressed, and somewhat dependent on the bank of Ian Taylor, who provided overly generous terms for credit. There was...

By Jared Martin On Sunday 3rd May, ten hardy athletes donned Northern Ireland kit to take on the UKIntercounties Mountain Running Championship in Sedbergh, Cumbria. The weekend began on Saturday 2nd May. In something...

Saturday 25 April saw BARF hosting race 2 of the NIMRA championship and this year’s first long race – the classic Annalong Horseshoe, in its toughest incarnation yet. New this year was the addition...

Team N.I & Ulster set off for Keswick, Lake District, England, from Glenavy on the morning of Friday 10th April 2026. Spirits. Alan Stretton, Ciaran Goss, Ashley Crutchley and Paul Brennan were N.I’s hopefuls for...

On 9 May NIMRA will host the Watertown Wander 10k at Silent Valley in the Mournes, as well as a trial day for VJ Shoes. This race has been added to the NIMRA League...

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...

IF ANYONE WHO EMAILS DOES NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE WITHIN 5 DAYS FROM ANNE SANDFORD PLEASE WHATS APP ANNE ON 07779254808 TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT SENIOR HOME INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – UP & DOWN HILL 11th...

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...

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...

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...