Report by Rory Morrow
Seventy-seven participants took part in the annual Mill Hill Mile race this week, Zak Hanna and Anna Gardiner running home as the respective male and female winners in Castlewellan.
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Castlewellan Mill Hill Mile Tuesday 5th September Preview
Report By Rory Morrow
Autumnal racing returns this week as Newcastle AC prepares to host the popular, annual, ‘Mill Hill Mile’ event in Castlewellan on Tuesday evening with a race start time set for 7pm.
Mill Hill Mile Race Tuesday 5th September 2023
The 2023 Annual Mill Hill Mile Race will take place on Tuesday 5th September 2023 at 7:00pm. Online entry now open.
Mill Hill Mile Race 2022
This years Mill Hill Mile took place in Castlewellan on Tuesday 6th September. Fifty Seven runners started the race in cool conditions. The race was won by Robbie Hagen, taking part for the first time, in 5.31, he was pushed all the way by Tom Crudgington in 5.34, who won the Laws Junior Boys Shield. Joanne Mills back to good running form winning the race for the 6th time in 6.51, last years winner Eve Welsh improved her time from last year by four seconds, in a time of 6.59 to win the Laws Junior Girls Shield. First Male over 40 Paul Rooney won the Veterans Shield.
Newcastle AC’s nominated charity this year was the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team, the free to enter race collected £388.29 of donations on the night with a further £612 donated by Newcastle AC making a total of £1000.29
Mountain Rescue Paul McCartan, Robbie Hagen, Tom, Joan, Paul Ronney, Deon (Newcastle Chairman) and Paddy McCartan MMR
Eve Welsh 1st Junior Girl
Mill Hill Mile 2021
Thirteen Runners under Seven Minutes as McNeilly’s record Holds for Another Year
By the Head Chef
On a damp yet relatively balmy evening runners from far and near descended on the former market town of Castlewellan for the 30th Mill Hill Mile race. This year Newcastle and District AC conducted the race with assistance from Aughlisnafin GAC, all proceeds raised for the Northern Ireland Air Ambulance with donations of £923.50 collected in lieu of entry, final total will be announced next week.
Quoted by some runners as the ‘death mile’ the race takes runners from a start in the former mill village of Annsborough up the gruelling incline along the main road to the library building in the centre of Castlewellan. It was welcoming to see so many local runners participate with local running clubs Newcastle AC (26 runners) and Murlough AC (40 runners) making up the impressive filed of 120. On the other hand the furthest distance travelled for the race appears to have been the 8th placed Bashir Hussain (6.36) who is from Stockport, England. Continue reading