Northern Ireland Mountain Running Association Blog

Mourne Mountain Marathon Volunteer Call out

This year’s event over the weekend of the 16th – 17th September is rapidly approaching and once againwe are looking to the mountain running community to help us out. We could do with volunteers...

Cunningham and Dickson win Seven Sevens

It is hard to believe that we are in August with this changeable weather but that didnt stop runners choosing to take on the Seven Sevens.At around 19 miles and 8700 feet of climbing...

Crutchley and Graham take the Tower

SCRABO HILL RACE REPORT 2023 This year’s Scrabo Hill Race represented the 10th round of the NIMRA championship and 103 athletes toed the line on Thursday night to do battle over the 4 mile...

Snowdon Race 2023 Report

Cancelled ferries, absent coach transfers & unforgiving rain. The NIMRA teams’ journey to the international Snowdon race in 2023. The team selected for the event was Adam Cunningham, Andrew Tees, Joshua McAtee, James Millar,...

A Tale Of Two Cities

NIMRA Juniors at U18 International Mountain Running Cup Last raced in the 2013 Tour de France, Semnoz less than an hour from the center of Annecy, France was to be the destination of the...

Drama At The Flagstaff

FLAGSTAFF TO CARLINGFORD 2023 RACE REPORT (FROM ARMAGH AC) The annual Flagstaff to Carlingford Mountain race this year wasn’t just a race with two halves but more a race that presented new challenges from...

International Mountain Running Selections 2023

NIMRA athletes will travel to Europe to compete in two International Mountain Running competitions this summer, representing NI & Ulster or Irish teams. U18 International Mountain Running Cup, France Link to website: https://www.u18wcup.maxi-race.org/ Congratulations...

Inter-Counties 2023 Race Report

The plan for the NIMRA team’s trip to Sedbergh for the British Inter-Counties Fellrunning Championship race was well laid… Six of us (Aine Gosling, Bernadette O’Kane, Ciara Coffey, John Marrs, Joshua McAtee and Andrew...