Entries to the Christmas Cracker are available through SiEntries. Entries open 6pm Monday 29th September 2025.
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Pairs Team Race – Saturday 27th December 2025, Start 1pm
Mill Hill Mile 2025: A Fast Finish on a Serene September Evening – McMullan does not Dilly Dally
Bogusboy reports from the Market House
The 38th running of the Mill Hill Mile took place on Tuesday, 2 September 2025, under calm skies and dry conditions—ideal weather for the North’s most iconic uphill sprint. First held in 1987, the race has become a staple of the local athletics calendar, with only one interruption in its history: the 2020 cancellation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some of the Newcastle AC members who ran on the night
Glassdrumman 5K – The Dunnywater Dander
By the PM’s Plenipotentiary Correspondent
If you ever find yourself thinking, “Ah sure, a 5K can’t be that bad”, then you clearly haven’t met the Dunnywater Dander — a brute of a course with just under 250 feet of elevation gain packed into its opening climb. It claws uphill for a punishing 1.5 miles to the Dunnywater before whipping you round for a wild, 1.5-mile downhill dash back to Glassdrumman Gaelic Club. It’s the kind of race that makes you question both your training plan and your life choices. Continue reading
British Transplant Games 2025
Paul Fegan at the British Transplant Games
Congratulations to Newcastle AC’s Paul Fegan who travelled to the British Transplant Games held in Oxford. Paul took the win in the 5,000m race walk (38:19) and finished third in the 800m (3:58).
Paul who received a life-saving heart transplant in November 2023 has been a valued member of the club for many years. Paul has completed many marathons and ultras over the years and he continues to give his time generously as the club photographer at events such as the Hill & Dale Series and the Christmas Cracker.
Paul follows in the footsteps of fellow Newcastle AC member Ian Brannigan who also competed in the British Transplant Games in 2011 and 2012.
Newcastle AC Christmas Dinner 2025
Date: Friday 12th December 2025
Time: 7pm
Venue: Burrendale Hotel, 51 Castlewellan Road, Newcastle BT33 0JY
Bookings are now open: Book Here
Please book as soon as possible – we need to confirm numbers by 6th November as seats are limited.
123.com National Track and Field Championships
Huge congratulations to Patrick Sheridan for a phenomenal performance at the 123.ie National Senior Track & Field Championships in Dublin this weekend!
On Saturday, Patrick booked his spot in the 800m final with a commanding run of 1:53.16, finishing 2nd in his heat and securing automatic qualification.
In Sunday’s final, he showed fearless front-running from the gun, going stride for stride with Ireland’s top middle-distance talent — Mark English and Cian McPhillips — and delivered an outstanding 1:51.28 to finish 6th overall in a stacked national final.
Wishing Patrick all the very best as he heads to the NI & Ulster Senior Championships this weekend in Belfast.
Patrick ran an outstanding 1:51.28 to finish 6th overall in a stacked national final.