Category Archives: Club Notes

NI & Ulster Junior Cross Country Championships

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Report by Siobhan Grant

It’s 3 in a row for Harry!

It seems Athletics NI have some unpublished agreement with the Weather Gods that every year the NI & Ulster Cross Country Championships will be accompanied by a named storm. After last year’s encounter with Storm Bibet, where provisional rerouting measures were in place, this year it was Storm Ashley who had participants refreshing social media and emails from Friday evening wondering if the event would even go ahead.

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Newcastle AC Athletes represent NI and Ireland at Snowdon

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On Saturday four Newcastle AC athletes were selected to represent NI and Ireland at  the Snowdon International Race on Saturday in Llanberis.
Zak Hanna was first home for the club in a time of 1:12:51, followed by Ashley Crutchley (1:16:40), Tom Crudgington (1:21:28) and Tanya Cumming (1:35:32). The race was won by Joe Steward in 1:05:41 and Naomi Lang 1:15:48.

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Portaferry 10 Mile Road Race

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Three Newcastle AC athletes took the ferry to Portaferry on Tuesday evening to compete in the Portaferry 10 mile road race. Frank Cunningham was 1st in his age category in a time of 102.40, Sinead Murtagh was 3rd lady in a time of 104.0 and Phil Murdock was 1st in his age category in a time of 105.11.
Frank Cunningham, Sinead Murtagh and Phil Murdock on the ferry back from Portaferry

Frank Cunningham, Sinead Murtagh and Phil Murdock on the ferry 

Spelga Skyline 2024

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Report by Hill Runner
Saturday 20th July saw the Spelga Skyline race take place over a slightly modified course due to the recent buzzard attacks which many of the runners when out for a recce of the course can testify to. After the checkpoint at Ott carpark instead of going directly to Meelbeg there was a checkpoint at the saddle between Carn and Slieve Loughshannagh. Whilst adding approximately 1.4km to the race most people didn’t mind as it made the climb up Meelbeg slightly easier. Several runners ran over Slieve Loughshannagh, which is the shorter distance, but most were happy to take the path around it which appears to have been the quicker line.

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