Ballydrain Harriers were delighted to host and compete in another successful Comber Cup on Saturday 19 October but while some 600 athletes raced round the hilly and muddy course at Billy Neil, four Harriers took on the mammoth challenge of the 6th annual Garmin Mourne Skyline Mountain Trail Race (MTR). The Garmin Mourne Skyline MTR …
On Tuesday 3rd September, Jared Martin, the sole Ballydrain competitor, finished 3rd in the annual Mill Hill Race. This is a 1 mile uphill race in Castlewellan. Jared covered the mile in 6 minutes, what an amazing time! Saturday 7th saw the 100th East Antrim Marathon Series (EAMS) event. Donna Cleary was 1st lady in …
From Ballydrain to Berlin : Coach Sam smashes his marathon PB in Berlin The running started on Saturday morning with the annual Bangor 10k, organised by our neighbours North Down Athletic Club. It was also the final run in Ballydrain’s Super 15 Series and well done to the ‘Magnificent 7’ (William Alexander, Shirley McCloskey, Denise …
What a week of racing for Ballydrain last week starting with their traditional President’s Cup, a four mile trail race that was held over the new trails at Billy Neill. The much tougher course than in previous years did not deter a great club turnout in what was the 13th race out of 15 in …