The club are proud to host the Slieve Donard Race and which has been held annually since 1945. For those interested in the history of the race we have created a Slieve Donard Race History page which can be found here: Slieve Donard Race History.
Mill Hill Mile Results 2024
Well done to everyone who took part in the Mill Hill Mile. Ethan McMullan (Newcastle AC) was first home in a time of 5:40. First lady home was Joanne Mills (Newcastle AC) in a time of 7:00.
Full results available here:
As always the club hosts the Mill Hill Mile to raise funds for a selected charity, with donations taken instead of an entry fee. This year £532 was raised and donated to Mourne Mountain Rescue Team to help fund their new base. For further details and to make a donation please see the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team’s website.
Mountain Season Round Up 2024
Two Towers
On Saturday the Two Towers race concluded the mountain running season for 2024. The race was hosted by Mourne Runners.
Six Newcastle athletes competed in the race with Tom Crudgington winning the race comfortably in a time of 01:13:59 and strong runs and category wins as follows:
National Masters Track and Field Championships
Last weekend, Siobhan Grant made the long trip to Tullamore again, this time as a competitor not coach, to the National Masters Track and Field Championships to compete in the V35 category. Continue reading
Cliona shows class at Fab 5
Report by Siobhan Grant
Rain of biblical proportions fell on Thursday night just as Fab 5 was about to kick off at Mary Peters Track. It didn’t dampen the spirits of the Newcastle AC squad though even if proceedings had to be postponed due to a deluge of rain that fell upon the track and made conditions tougher than usual once things got underway.
Top 10 at National Championships for Newcastle Athletes
Report by Siobhan Grant
It was a bumper weekend of action for the Newcastle AC Juniors as they headed to Tullamore for the 2nd weekend of the National Juvenile Track and Field Championships.
It’s a big ask to expect young athletes to maintain a high level of commitment and training at the start of their summer holidays with family trips away planned and the burn out from a tough year hitting the books kicking in. Though nothing was ever too much to ask from the Newcastle athletes as they trained around home and away, keeping their bodies and minds fresh for their trip to National championships to perform against the best in the country. Continue reading