Springwell's Sally Brown selected for Aviva Great Britain and NI team

 

Springwell's Sally Brown has been selected for the UKA IWAS World Junior team over the 100m and 200m. Sally is a member of the  18-strong Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team  which will travel for the annual event in Olomouc, Czech Republic, from 20-26 August 2010

UKA’s Paralympics Performance Manager Paula Dunn, Team Leader, said:  “Following a series of high quality domestic events with this year’s UKA Disability Athletics Challenge series and a number of Aviva Parallel Success events, our under-23 athletes have now got the chance to compete against the world’s best in their age group at the IWAS Juniors. “With the IPC World Championships only five months away, the event also presents the last major competition opportunity for many of these athletes to secure qualifying standards. “Selection for this event was very competitive this year with 22 qualifiers going for limited slots, so congratulations to all of those who have made the team.”

 

A spokesman for Springwell RC said: “We are delighted for Sally as she is a dedicated athlete who loves running, never complains, trains hard and is now reaping the rewards. We all wish her well in the Czech Republic.

 

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A record 225 runners competed in this year's Lurig Run, which took place on Saturday as part of the Heart of the Glens Festival 2010.
Joe McAlister won in a very impressive time of 28:50 with Shileen O'Kane the first female home in 35:21.

Springwell had three runners competing. David Jackson 34:40 (1st MO40), Gerry O’Doherty 37:05 (1st MO55) and Gillian Wasson 40:13 (1st FO35)

 

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Five Springwell athletes travelled to Ballyclare on Saturday for the Scott & Gault 10 Mile Road Race.

The major prize winners were Alan McCullough (54:42) and Lisa Tracy (67:05).

First home for Springwell was Bryan Edgar 62:59 followed by Hugh Boyle 66:10 (1^st MO55) Linda Gillen 78:14, Joe McEvoy 90:02 and Kenny Bacon 91:17.

 

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Over 200 athletes descended on Loughry College, Cookstown on Friday 6 August for the 5th running of Sperrin Harrier's Classic 5 Mile Road Race. The undulating course takes place on the roads around the College, these are challenging for the best of runners but despite this produced good times.

 

The first male athlete to cross the finish line was; Joe McAlister in 24:40 and followed by Stephen Duncan in 24.46 and Jarlath Falls third in 24:57. The first female home was Cathy McCourt in 29:17 followed by Anne Paul in 30:28 and Julie Butler in 31:22. Omagh Harriers, won the Male Team Race with Springwell RC winning the Female Team.

Springwell were well represented with 23 runners in the field and came home with some age category prizes.

Stephen Joyce 28:12, Bryan Edgar 29:14, Jim Breen 30:23 (1st MO55), Leslie Ashe 30:59 (1st MO50),  Marcus Devine 31:18, Johnny Wilson31:19, Gerry O’Doherty 31:30, Hugh Boyle 31:31 (2nd MO55), Gemma Turley 33:04 (3rd FO), Johnny Goldie 33:44, Thomas Moore 33:50, Michael Devine 34:29, Hugh Deighan 34:53, Robert Workman 34:56, Karen McLaughlin 34:58 (PB), Thomas McDonald 38:31, Betty Deighan 39:06 (2nd FO45) (PB), Julie-Ann Little 40:42 (PB), Brendan McLaughlin 41:02, Kealan Getty 41:04, Kenny Bacon 43:07, Fiona Walls 51:14 and Rebecca Clarke 51:14.

Well done to Sperrin Harriers on an excellent race and the welcome cup of tea at the end which set the runners up for the journey home.

 

 

Conditions were perfect for the first running of the NFU Mutual 5 Mile Road Race in Ballymoney on Friday night.  The race was organised by Springwell Running Club in association with Ballymoney Sports Development Unit and sponsored by the Ballymoney agency of NFU Mutual.

 

Before the main race got under way over 50 children took part in the two children’s races. The Primary school children ran 1000m and Secondary School ran 1500m.

 

Results Fun Run

Primary school 1000m:  Boys 1st, Patrick McNiff, Bandbridge, 3.47, 2nd Ross Moore, Springwell 3.54, 3rd Andrew Gordon, Unattached 3.59. Girls 1st Holly Woodhead, Springwell 3.57, 2nd Leah Gilfillan Springwell 4.01, 3rd Molly Brennan, Unattached 5.20.

Secondary school 1500m: Boys Ryan Ennis Springwell 5.29, 2nd Robb Mathew McAdoo, Unattached 5.58, 3rd Stephen Taylor, Unattached  6.26. Girls 1st Niamh Tweedie, Springwell 6.07, 2nd Robyn Ennis, Springwell 6.24, 3rd Mairead McKeague, Springwell 6.29.

 

The Mayor of Ballymoney Alderman Bill Kennedy got the main race under way at 7 pm. The Garryduff Road was a mass of colour as the 176 runners set off on their five mile journey. The first mile was easy downhill, the second mile was flat through the Riverside Park and onto the Bravellan Road. The next two miles were the toughest mostly uphill on the Bravellan and Lislagan roads. They then turned back on to the Garryduff Road with just over a mile to go downhill to the finish at the Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre.

 

City of Derry’s Richard Johnston led the field home followed by Jonny Steede, Ballymena Runners and Matt Wray of Ballymena & Antrim. The ladies race was won by North Belfast’s Geraldine Quigley with Diane McNeill second and Springwell’s Gemma Turley third, less than a minute separated the first five ladies.

 

Results

Male Open 1st Richard Johnston, City of Derry 25:50, 2nd Jonny Steede, Ballymena Runners 26:21, 3rd Matt Wray, Ballymena & Antrim 27:11. MO40 Nat Glenn Larne AC 27:55, MO50 Laurenace Johnston, Unattached  29:55. MO60 Irwin Spiers, Sperrin Harriers 33:42. Male Junior Conor Christie, Springwell 28:17 (PB).

Female Open 1st Geraldine Quigley, North Belfast 32:28, 2nd Diane McNeill, Unattached 32:44, 3rd Gemma Turley, Springwell 32:51. FO35 Hazel McLaughlin, Lagan Valley 36:30.  FO40 Christine Murray Co Antrim Harriers 33:25. FO50 Ruth Magill, Lagan Valley 32:54, FO60 Bridgit Quinn, Ballymena Runners 42:28. Female Junior Natalie Costello, Springwell 39:13 (PB).

 

Springwell had a large entry in the race with their first runner home Stephen Joyce 28:01, Philip Tweedie 29:10, Dave Sexton 31:08, David Jackson 31:10, Leslie Ashe 31:13, Johnny Wilson 32:07, Alan McKeeman 33:40, Johnny Goldie 33:46, Nigel Simpson 34:12 (PB), Robert Workman 34:21 (PB), David Carton 34:51, Karen McLaughlin 35:31, Jim Platt 36:54, Lynn Montgomery 37:44, Robert Ennis 38:50, Brendan McLaughlin 40:26, Cathy Barr 40:41, Kealan Getty 40:44 (PB), Jacqueline O’Connor 43:36, Lisa Boyle 46:05, Angela Dickson 46:35 and Ruth-Ann Wilkinson 49:11.

The club would like to thank the sponsors NFU Ballymoney agency (Gregg, Calvin and Lennox),  John Fall of Ballymoney Sports Development Unit, Paul Lynas and the staff at the Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre, PSNI, St John Ambulance and all the club members who helped out for making the event a success.

• NFU Mutual 5 mile road race, Ballymoney- Results are available here

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Springwell Juniors travelled to the Mary Peters Track Belfast on Thursday evening for meeting 4 in the Edwards & Co Super 5 series organised by Lagan Valley AC.

 

Helen Tweedie competing in the 99/01 age group finished 2nd in the Cricket Ball throwing 19.11m and had a go at the 60m hurdles finishing 9th in 12.55.

Holly Clarke won the 93/94 Girls 300m in 45.10 with Miaread McKeague second in 48.25. Miaread also finish third in the 80m hurdles in 15.06.

Isaac Kerr won the 95/96 Boy’s 400m in 57.32 with Brian Tweedie finishing in 72.66.

Ashley Cairns won the 93/94 Boy’s 400m in 53.36.

It was a good night for the juniors and they gained experience competing at distances and events they normally don’t compete in.

 

Springwell Runners in top form at the KK McArthur Half Marathon

 

The Kennedy Kane McArthur Half Marathon sponsored by Centra Dervock & the Smak 10K Run took place on Saturday. The event was organised by Dervock & District Community Association in association with Springwell Running Club. The race attracted a lot of local interest with nineteen Springwell Runners among the field. The generous prize fund attracted some of the top runners from across the province. Starting in Dervock the undulating course took the runners through neighbouring villages of Stranocum, Moss-side, Liscolman and Toberdoney before returning to Dervock to finish in the playing fields.

 

Delfim Pimental and Ryan Holt were together until the 10 mile mark when the more experienced Pimental made his move pulling away from Holt to go on and win the race. Springwell’s Kieran O’Neill ran a personal best time to come home in third position. North Belfast’s Breege Connolly had a comfortable win in the ladies race with Springwell pair Gillian Wasson finishing second and Linda Gillen third.

 

Prize Winners: Male Open - 1st Delfim Pimental, Sperrin Harriers, 1:14:38; 2nd Ryan Holt, Willowfield 1:14:50; 3rd Kieran O’Neill, Springwell, 1:17:31 (PB). Junior Male Gary Stitt, Ballymena & Antrim 1:35:54. MO40 - Stephen Hoey, Glasgow, 1:24:11. MO50 - Dave Sexton, Springwell, 1:28:40. MO60 - Brendan McLaughlin 2:03:50. Local Male – Paul Thompson 1:26:54.

Female Open – 1st Breege Connolly, North Belfast, 1:23:43; 2nd Gillian Wasson, Springwell, 135:26; 3rd Linda Gillen, Springwell,  1:40:02. Local Female - Pamela McGlade, Springwell, 1:49:39.

 

Springwell Results - Stephen Joyce 1:19:57, Johnny Wilson 1:32:50, Kenny Coulter 1:34:30 (PB), Johnny Goldie 1:35:20, Gerry O’Doherty 1:35:27, Gerrard Mullan 1:37:07, Rickey McMaster 1:37:50, Nigel Simpson 1:37:50 (PB), Philip Given 1:37:55, Alan McKeeman 1:38:53, Robert Workman 1:40:05 (PB), Karen McLaughlin 1:40:10 (PB), Joe McAvoy 2:22:28.

 

The Smak 10K Run was won by Willowfields Brian Barron (36:15) ahead of last year’s winner Ballymena’s James Turtle (37:24) with Francisco Silva third in 39:27. Springwell’s Gemma Turley (45:00) finished first lady ahead of Co Antrim Harriers Christine Murray (45:37) and Irene Downey (52:37). 

 

Prize Winners: Male Open - 1st Brian Barron, Willowfield, 36:15; 2nd James Turtle 37:24; 3rd Francisco Silva, Monaghan Px, 39:27. Junior Male Samuel McCaul 43:12

 

Female Open - 1st Gemma Turley, Springwell,  45:00; 2nd Christine Murray, Co Antrim Harriers, 45:37; 3rd Irene Downey, Co Antrim Harriers, 52:37. Female Junior - Gracious Philips, 63:00.

 

Springwell Results - David Jackson 4:33, Leslie Ashe 42:01, David Carton 46:29.

Thanks to all the volunteers, marshals, water stop helpers, time keepers, PSNI, Raynet, St. John Ambulance and all who helped make Saturdays races a success.

 

The results of the Dervock half marathon event are now available here in .xls format

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Four members of Springwell travelled to Cookstown for the sixth race in the NI Half Marathon Grand Prix series.

Omagh Harriers Owen Gahan led the field of almost 400 runner’s home in 1:12:39 with North Belfast’s Lisa Tracey winning the ladies race in 1:28:40.

Bryan Edgar was the first Springwell Runner home in 12th position in 1:22:41 followed by Jim Breen 1:26:43, Hugh Boyle 1:29:59 and Kenny Bacon 2:07:54.

       

Jim Breen was Springwell’s sole representative at the Brackareilly 5 Mile Road Race on Wednesday evening. Jim completed the course in 31:19. Martin Rea led the field home in 27:37.

 

Conditions were wet and windy for finale to the 2010 Furey Insurances 5K Series on the Baliniskea circuit last Wednesday evening. One hundred and fifty runners braved the elements and treated the spectators to a thoroughly entertaining and exciting contest.
There was another tense duel between Richard Johnston and Scott Rankin in the men’s race, with a head to head battle won in the end by the red vested Johnston whose 15:47 finish time saw him home and clear of Scott in 15:56 with Emmet McGinty taking third in 16:00.
Richard Johnston’s win was his third in the six race Series and gave him the added award of Overall Series champion with Scott Rankin deservedly taking the runners up prize.

The ultra consistent Innishowen athlete Helena Crossan posted another individual womens race victory with an 18:26 clocking to finish just ahead of City of Derry Master Anne Paul in 18:37 and Springwell’s  Gemma Turley third in 19:23. Helena Crossan also took the women’s overall crown with Springwell’s Gemma Turley finishing second.

 

Also competing from Springwell were Gerry O’Doherty and Julie-Anne Little. Gerry finished in 18:23 Julie-Anne 24:37 (PB).