NI and Ulster Ladies Take Stirling by Storm

The Women’s team came 1^st ahead of the teams from the North of England and Scotland, with Fionnuala Ross (Armagh AC) leading the way in 33.38s, just short of her PB of 33.30s to take the individual 1^st place in the Inter Area competition.

Mourne Runners’ Laura Graham followed her in 4^th place in the competition in a time of 35.01s, with Sinead Sweeney finishing in 8^th place in a time of 35.44s, just 2 secs from her PB of 35:42s. Sarah Lavery (Beechmount Harriers) rounded out the team in a new PB time of 36.02s taking 11^th place.

The Men’s team took 3^rd place, behind Scotland and the North of England. North Belfast Harriers’ Conan McCaughey led the team home, finishing in 11^th place overall in a time of 30.29s, a new season’s best.

Close behind him was Acorns AC’s Eoin Hughes who finished in 16^th place in a new PB time of 30.52s, followed by City of Lisburn AC’s Chris Madden in 18^th place in a time of 31.12s. Foyle Valley AC’s Scott Ranking finished in 27^th place in a time of 31.30s to complete the team.

Full results can be found here

This is the first year that the NI & Ulster team have competed in the Inter Area Road Race Series, which offers a great opportunity for athletes who are transitioning to longer distances to compete against teams from the North of England, South of England, Midlands, Armed Forces, Scotland and Wales. This was the 3^rd race in the series, with teams already having competed at the TQ10k in Belfast and the Race to Victory 5k in Cardiff.

More information on the Inter Area Road Race series and the selection policies can be found here: https://athleticsni.org/Athletes/Competition-Opportunities

Elsewhere this weekend…

Torque Racing Club’s Andrew Greer had a terrific weekend at the BWAA Stoke Mandeville Grand Prix on Saturday 7^th and Sunday 8^th September. Andrew gained 3 new PB times in the 100m, 200m and 400m wheelchair events.

Andrew completed the 100m in a time of 16.77s and the 200m in 30.85s. He then finished his weekend with the 400m event in a time of 60.78s.