This week delivered the perfect payoff for months of gritty winter miles, as Queens’ Race Around the River became a showcase of Newcastle AC strength from seniors to juniors — and PBs were flying everywhere!
Patrick McDaid stormed around the Lagan in the Elite 5K, proving once again that his Armagh heroics were no fluke. Only two weeks after clocking 16:03, 5k enroute to a 20:34 finish at Lusk 4 Mile, Patrick delivered the breakthrough we all knew was coming.
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
We’re delighted to unveil the 2025 Christmas Cracker Medal Design—a truly special creation crafted by the talented Newcastle AC Juniors! This year’s young designers produced an incredible range of entries, each one bursting with creativity and festive spirit, making the final choice no easy task.
After reviewing all the entries, Emily Kerr’s standout design was selected as the winner, and she was proudly presented with a Newcastle AC hoodie. Our fantastic runners-up also received club T-shirts in recognition of their brilliant work.
Everyone who completes the course on Saturday 27th December will earn one of these bespoke medals—an unforgettable keepsake from this year’s Christmas Cracker!
Newcastle AC Juniors presented with prizes for their winning medal designs
The club kit shop is OPEN.
Shop closes: 25th September 2025.
All orders will be delivered five weeks after the closing date.
Newcastle AC members presented £1000 to Newcastle Harbour Heritage Association, raised at the recent Mill Hill Mile Running event.
Date: Friday 12th December 2025
Time: 7pm
Venue: Burrendale Hotel, 51 Castlewellan Road, Newcastle BT33 0JY