NI & Ulster Junior Cross Country Championships

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It seems Athletics NI have some unpublished agreement with the Weather Gods that every year the NI & Ulster Cross Country Championships will be accompanied by a named storm.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

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

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