Castlewellan Christmas Cracker 2023

Featured

Posted on by

This year’s Castlewellan Christmas Cracker will be held Saturday 30 December 2023. 1pm start.

Online Registration will open on Monday 25th September 2023 at 18:00.

Further information and to enter online:

Christmas Cracker 2023

Christmas Cracker Medal 2023

This year all finishers will receive a medal. The medal was designed by students at Shimna Integrated College.

Soup and rolls are available in the hall after the race for all participants!

Cash prizes for first three teams, Men, Women & Mixed.

Cash prize for first team outside top three in following age categories (combined age on day of race): 80 -99, 100-119, 120-139 and 140+ Men, Women & Mixed.

Spot prizes for best fancy dress.

 

 

Junior Cross Country Series Incoming

Posted on by

Report by Siobhán Grant

This weekend, The Spring Gardens in Castlewellan Forest Park will host Race 1 of the ever popular McGrady Financial Service, Junior Cross Country Series. At 10am, October 1st, Murlough AC will kick off the first race of the Series, playing host to the junior runners at the the popular figure of eight course in Castlewellan.

Continue reading →

Superb Newcastle & District Road Relay Championship Victory

Posted on by

Report by Bogboy

Congratulations to Newcastle & District AC’s senior men’s team who took victory at the Road Relay Championships in Victoria Park, Belfast on Saturday. Each leg was two laps of the park covering a total of 3,380m (2.1miles). Conditions were dry with a blustery southerly win in the face of runners for about 350 metres on each 1,654m (1.05miles) lap. Continue reading →

Mourne Mountain Marathon 16 & 17 September 2023

Posted on by

After all the hard slogging done through spring and summer, the Mourne Mountain Marathon is the culmination of the season for all grades of orienteers, fell runners and hikers to one event over the weekend in the middle of September. Generally the weather conditions would be favourable for such an event, however in typical fashion after last weeks heatwave, the dish was served best cold, foggy, wet, muck and gutters for the near 200 teams that toed the line starting at the Tollymore Mountain Centre on Saturday morning. Continue reading →