Four hundred teams registered in less than a week
An update on the 2019 Christmas Cracker by Bogusboy
The Castlewellan Christmas Cracker has become one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the NI running Calendar. This year, within one week of going live, over 400 of the 750...
Respectful Performances for Newcastle at Road Relays
By The Sheep Farmer
As the Newcastle and District AC contingent left home to travel to the 2019 NI and Ulster Road Relay Championships Buddy Hollys 'Maybe Baby' played loud and clear across the airwaves. Hosted by Oranagegrove AC at...
Christmas Cracker Race 2019
The 2019 Castlewellan Christmas Cracker Pairs Race will take place on Saturday 28th December 2019 at 1pm.
Entries will open this Monday 7th October at 7pm! There is a limit of 750 entries. No additional entries will be released after...
Newcastle AC success at the TJ McElmeel XC Cup
The first cross country race of the season kicked off in Palace Demesne in Armagh City, for the 2nd ever TJ McElmeel XC Cup. After a heavy night of rain, it provided perfect true and testing conditions. The McVeigh...
Frank runs through the Wall in Berlin
By Marathon Man
After trips to the expo the fearsome foursome of Murtagh, Troeng, Cunningham and Higgins travelled to the Hasenheide Parkrun on Saturday morning all recording times under 25 minutes- and the slowest 5k times of the weekend.
After last...
Mourne 2 Day – 40th Anniversary Year, Newcastle AC News
(Stevie Rice, Donna Daly, Sam McNeilly and Nigel McKinney 2019 Score)
By the Terminator
The Mourne 2 Day, or Mourne Mountain Marathon is the only 2 day mountain marathon in Ireland. The event comprises of 2 long days in the hills,...
McBurney’s 21st…Newcastle AC New
(Brian McBurney and Sarah Graham)
Saturday 7th September dawned bright and dry and as I looked from the bedroom window of our accommodation, on the outskirts of Fortwilliam, I could clearly see the upper slopes of Ben Nevis. Standing at...
Thirteen Runners Under Seven Minutes as McNeilly’s Record Holds for Another Year
(Zac Hanna, Newcastle AC)
By the Head Chef
On a damp yet relatively balmy evening runners from far and near descended on the former market town of Castlewellan for the 30th Mill Hill Mile race. This year Newcastle and District AC...
Lovely Day for a Dander
Race Report by Hill Runner
Saturday 31st August, saw the last race of the NIMRA series take place in Rostrevor. Not the usual Fallows race this time, but another new addition to the series this year, Dan Whites Dander. Starting...
Confusion Looms as Lynch, Troeng and Carson Take Top Spots For Newcastle at Rathfriland...
Race Report by The Head Chef
Newcastle and District AC members turned out in great numbers to participate in the annual Rathfriland 10k and 5k races. In total 13 members put their toes to the line with all taking part...
PHYSIO
Running Safely at Night
The nights are getting darker, the days shorter and winter is unavoidably hurtling fast towards us. Summer is soon becoming a distant memory and...
