CONFIRMED: Belfast City Marathon will have new route and race day as proposed changes are ratified!

Posted by Ryan - NiRunning
On July 3, 2018

Belfast City Marathon for 2019 update: Further to a Belfast City Council meeting held on Monday 2nd July 2018, the Belfast City Marathon Management Team are delighted to confirm the new route for the Belfast City Marathon and a move to the Sunday before the Bank Holiday in 2019 will go ahead. These changes were […]

Leon Reid smashes his own NI 200m record at British Athletics Championships!

Posted by Ryan - NiRunning
On July 1, 2018

British Athletics Championships 2018: Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Leon Reid (Birchfield Harriers / James Hillier) twice bettered his own Northern Ireland 200m record on his way to a podium finish at the British Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England (Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July 2018). Megan Marrs (City of Lisburn AC / Jerzy Maciukiewicz) […]

#DreamRunDublin18 team take their first competitive step towards Dublin Marathon 2018!

Posted by Ryan - NiRunning
On June 22, 2018

#DreamRunDublin18 team compete at Lisburn 10k: Nine of the ten #DreamRunDublin18 team, who are all coached by Olympian Paul Pollock, were in action at the Lisburn 10k road race (Wednesday 20th June 2018) as they continue their training towards the Dublin Marathon in October (2018). Five of the group recorded new personal best for the […]

Jim Patterson and Gillian Wasson pick up individual medals at World Masters Mountain Running Championships!

Posted by Ryan - NiRunning
On June 3, 2018

World Masters Mountain Running Championships 2018: Jim Patterson (Newcastle AC) and Gillian Wasson (Ballymena Runners) picked up individual medals as a number of local athletes raced against the best veteran athletes in the world at this weekend’s WMRA / WMA World Masters Mountain Running Championships in Zelezniki, Slovenia. A picture-perfect day awaited the nearly 400 […]

Ciara Mageean races to victory at British Milers Club Watford Grand Prix!

Posted by Ryan - NiRunning
On May 27, 2018

BMC Watford Grand Prix 2018: Northern Ireland’s Ciara Mageean (UCD AC / Team New Balance Manchester) won the highly competitive Ladies 1500m ‘A’ race at the BMC Watford GP last night (Saturday 26th May 2018), running 4:09.11. Kelly Neely (City of LIsburn AC) recorded 4:25.08 in the same race! In the 800m, Callum Crawford-Walker (Annadale […]

Kerry O’Flaherty records Euro ‘B’ standard as NI athletes impress in Belgium!

Posted by Ryan - NiRunning
On May 27, 2018

IFAM Flanders International Track & Field Meeting (Belgium): NI athlete Kerry O’Flaherty (Newcastle AC) kicked off her 3,000m Steeplechase season last night (Saturday 26th May 2018) with a podium place and a European Athletics Championships ‘B’ standard in Belgium. The Rio Olympian impressed with a 9:53.00 finish for 3rd place at the prestigious meet, which […]

NI record holder Emma Mitchell hits Euro standard in London!

Posted by Ryan - NiRunning
On May 20, 2018

Northern Ireland record holder Emma Mitchell hits Euro 10,000m standard in London: Northern Ireland record holder Emma Mitchell (QUB AC / Eamonn Christie) hit another European Athletics Championship standard as local athletes impressed at the prestigious Highgate Harriers Night of 10,000m PB’s in London (Saturday 19th May 2018). The prestigious event also incorporated the European […]

NI ladies secure team medals at Inter-Counties Mountain Running Championships!

Posted by Ryan - NiRunning
On May 19, 2018

Inter-Counties Mountain Running Championships 2018: Northern Ireland’s ladies team secured a podium place at the Inter-Counties Mountain Running Championships, at Lads Leap, Derbyshire(England) today (Saturday 19th May 2018). Esther Dickson (Newry AC), Shileen O’Kane (Lagan Valley AC), Martsje Hell (North Belfast Harriers) and Sarah Graham (Mourne Runners) produced excellent performances in soaring heat to claim […]

Special Preview: Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon 2018!

Posted by Ryan - NiRunning
On May 6, 2018

Joel Kipsang Kositany and Caroline Jepchirchir favourites for BCM 2018: Kenyan stars Joel Kipsang Kositany and Caroline Jepchirchir will lead a 17,000 strong field at the 37th annual Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon this Bank Holiday Monday (7th May 2018). The event, which kicks off at Belfast City Hall includes the 26.2 mile race, a Team Relay, […]

William McKee – Mourne Man, Who Also Runs! (by Lee Maginnis)

Posted by Ryan - NiRunning
On April 18, 2018

William McKee – Mourne Man, Who Also Runs! (by Lee Maginnis) As the mountain running season swings into action, Lee Maginnis took a brief look at the career to date of William McKee, one of our best mountain specialists. A man who did not discover the Mournes through running, but a native of the region, […]