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 …
Quick off the back of Strangford 10k (the 11th race in our series) last Tuesday night saw our fourth Club race (and 12th Super Series race) of the year, the President’s Cup. This race is traditionally a four mile trail race, and this year a new venue was selected to take in the fantastic new trails at …