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From Headwinds to Highs: Newcastle Deliver at Leitrim Lodge and Larne

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Larne AC Coast Road 10 Miler

A small but strong group of Newcastle AC runners made their way to Larne on Saturday morning to compete in the Larne 10 Miler.

Conditions were windy and cold but that didn’t stop some impressive results. Francis Tumelty was 2nd V55, Sinead Murtagh was 2nd V40 and Ernest Hall was 1st V70. There were 723 finishers.

Newcastle AC Results (finish time and 5mile split):

  • 50th – Francis Tumelty (2nd M55)  –  1:03:51 / 0:27:47
  • 76th – Frank Cunningham (M40)  – 1:06:05 / 0:27:23
  • 78th – Sinead Murtagh (2nd F40)  – 1:06:41 / 0:28:07
  • 226th – Ernest Hall (1st M70)  – 1:18:45 / 0:33:27
  • 423rd – Joe McCann (M55)  –  1:29:57 / 0:39:08

Pat Dunbar NIMRA Race

Newcastle AC athletes were out in force on Saturday 11th April for the Pat Dunbar Memorial Race at Leitrim Lodge, expertly organised by Newry AC. This marked the second race in the new NIMRA League, attracting a strong field of 104 runners to take on the challenging 13km / 680m course.

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Niall Goodman Wins Jimmy’s 10K

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On Sunday, attention turned to the roads for Jimmy’s 10K, hosted by East Down AC, where blustery conditions made for a challenging race. Despite the wind, Niall Goodman delivered a commanding performance to win the race in 33:08, leading home another strong showing from Newcastle runners. Continue reading →

Dundalk Half Marathon and 10k 2026

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In addition to the folks running at Trim 5 members also travelled to Dundalk to take part in the Dundalk Half Marathon and 10k.

The half marathon was two laps of the 10k course through the streets of Dundalk. Conditions in the morning were windy with steady rain. Thankfully the rain stopped just after the half marathon kicked off a 10am. Newcastle AC had 3 runners taking on the half. First home was Sinead Murtagh in 1:26:51 (73rd overall, 6th female, 1st F40), closely followed by Frank Cunningham in 1:26:54 (74th overall) and Anthony Young in 1:38:33 (312th).

The 10k started at 10.20am. First home for the club was 10k Sam McNeilly ran a time of 41:32 (51st and 6th female) and Ciara Savage completed the course in 46:51 (133rd and 21st female). There were 1,576 finishers in the half marathon and 972 finishers in the 10k.

From All Poised to Not Present: Newcastle AC Still Board the Bus for the Trim 10-Miler

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By The Head Chef – Trim, Co. Meath | 1 February 2026

According to Bogboy, during a very early start at Drumiskin Applegreen Services while sipping his double-shot flat white, there are exactly 140 days to the longest day of the year. The days are on the turn, yes — but the long summer evenings still feel a fair bit off yet.
On Friday 7 November 2025, at exactly 10:00am, forty Newcastle AC members were poised and glued to computer screens, fingers twitching, caffeine levels high — all determined to secure a coveted place in the famously sold-out Trim 10 Mile.
Newcastle Crew at Trim

Newcastle Crew at Trim

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NAC Goes Metric.

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Bogus boy reports from the Dundrum Road.

A movie character was once asked why a quarter pounder with cheese was called a Royale with Cheese (other burgers and franchises are available!) in Paris. He was told that because of the metric system they would not know what a quarter pounder was (the words in the movie may have been a tad stronger). In a reversal of this, Newcastle AC went ‘old school’ for the annual club handicap and the metric 5k became an imperial 3 miles. Why was this the case – well obviously it was to facilitate the parking of the van in a convenient location and not because the telegraph pole with the yellow sticker could not be located!

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A plane full of definites – NAC Shine in Lanzarote: Winter Racing in the Sun

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Bogusboy reports from Costa Teguise

Newcastle Athletics Club swapped the winter chill for the Lanzarote sunshine as a determined squad took on the island’s famous endurance festival. When the trip was first mooted there was a lot of enthusiasm. In typical fashion this dissipated quickly with all but the stalwarts fading one by one. The club chairman was a definite to the bitter end until he realised that he had to source a diamond tipped spark plug for the Jag, thus rendering him unavailable. Others could not leave their underlings to manage change and transform lives and so they could not go, though the FOMO was hanging out of them!!!

Newcastle AC in Lanzarote

Newcastle AC in Lanzarote

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