Skyracing comes to Northern Ireland
Our friends at NIRunning are part of the Skyrunning UK team who have been trying to introduce this type of running to these shores. Today they have launched their own race weekend which will...
Northern Ireland Mountain Running Association Blog
NIMRA Champs Race 4: Loughshannagh Horseshoe
This Thursday sees Newcastle AC hosting the forth round of the NIMRA championship. This falls into the short category. The race will the Loughshannagh Horseshoe which is also race 7 in the Hill and...
Bailey and O’Kane win on Rocky Mountain
by Ryan Maxwell from NIRunning On Thursday 22nd May 2014, Newcastle AC welcomed the local mountain running fraternity to the sixth race of their popular and well-organised Hill & Dale Series. On this occasion,...
Donard Race 2014
The Donard race took place this weekend. This was the first round of the Irish Champs and Hill and Dales race 5. Nearly 200 enthusiastic runners took on the challenge of running from the...
Inter Counties Champs – Captains Report
by Allan Bogle While Northern Ireland was shrouded in cloud and rain yesterday the rest of the UK basked in glorious sunshine. I am not sure what weather conditions the 100s of mountain runners...
NIMRA team head for the Inter Counties Champs
by Team Captain This weekend 4 of Northern Ireland’s top mountain runners head across to Witton Park in Blackburn to compete in the Inter Counties Mountain Running Championships. The strong team is made up...
Races in the Belfast Hills
Chain Reaction Cycles Belfast Hills 10K First up we have the Chain Reaction Cycles Belfast Hills 10K. This takes place on Saturday May 24th. Runners will take on a fast, twisty, course on paths...
Denise Mathers Completes Bob Graham Round and Annalong Horseshoe
Bob Graham Round This weekend Denise Matthers completed the Bob Graham Round in 23.47 hours. Apparently the weather was horrendous which makes this great achievement even greater. A few NIMRA members went over to...
Upcoming Events This Week
Hill and Dales: Binnian On Thursday we have the only hill top finish of the series. This race sees runners jostling for position on the starting lane, before sprinting to the foot of Binnian...
Maxwell storms the HOKA Highland Fling 2014
Report by Ryan Maxwell On Saturday 26th April 2014, a number of athletes from Northern Ireland took part in one of the UK’s best known ultra-distance events, the HOKA Highland Fling in Scotland. The prestigious...
