Northern Ireland Mountain Running Association Blog

British Championships: The Mourne HighLine

BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 The Mourne Highline strikes back. Last year NIMRA put on a feature presentation of the Mourne Mountains. This cinematic epic started in the west and traversed a series of grandiose granite...

NIMRA AGM Jan 21st – All Welcome

Annual General Meeting  – Monday, 21 January 2019 in the Market House, Ballynahinch Members and Non-Members welcome. Please come along if you want to learn more about what NIMRA plan to do in 2019...

Selection Criteria 2019

INTER COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS – Saturday 11th May or Sunday 12th May 2019 (date still to be confirmed). Flower Scar Fell Race, Todmorden, West Yorkshire 13.3 k(8.3miles) 660m up and down, course has steep climbs,...

Lynch and Wilson take victory at Turkey Trot

With Christmas Day behind everyone and the turkey and ham devoured the time had come to burn off those calories so there would be room for round two of the eating. This year the...

Knockdhu Christmas Classic 2018

Forget giving love at Christmas; just give me a pair of running shoes and some hills to run rampage over. This Saturday saw the first fixture in the ever busy festive hill running calendar....

Knockdhu Christmas Classic Fell Race

Saturday 22ndtDecember, 11am, Carincastle, Larne. This is a short but tough race, just over 4 miles, with plenty of short sharp climbs (approx. 1630 ft) and descents. Start at Linford Car park, Feystown Road...

NIMRA Prize Giving Dinner 2018

The NIMRA end of year shindig took place recently in O’Hares, Newcastle. As always there was good eating, banter and an extra helping of Ricky Cowan. More importantly the prizes were given out. They...

Turkey Trot 2018 – New Route

by Jim Brown This year’s Turkey Trot will start and finish at the rear of the Northern Ireland Mountain Centre in Tollymore Forest Park, (grid ref 328 324).There is parking space but if you...

Podium4Sport NIMRA Championship Final Standings 2018

Thanks to Denise Mathers for compiling the stats this year. Here are the final standings for 2018: Womens Championship Standings – FINAL Mens Championship Standings – FINAL If you have any queries about the...

NIMRA Awards Dinner 2018

Start Time: 7:30 Venue: O’Hares Bar, Newcastle Date: 23rd November Tickets are available here. As with previous years there will be a 2 course buffet meal. This will be followed by a word from...