Nakita Burke and Neil Johnston Race to Victory at Queens 5k

The 5k race began at 7.30pm on the Annadale Embankment and from the offset a group formed who would eventually decide the podium positions. After a close two laps, it was Springwell Running Club’s Neil Johnston who finished 1^st in a time of 14:51, securing the NI & Ulster title for the second consecutive year. He was closely followed by City of Derry Spartans’ Declan Reed in 2^nd in a time of 14:58 and City of Lisburn AC’s Chris Madden in 3^rd in a time of 15:02.

NI & Ulster Senior XC Champion, Mark McKinstry (North Belfast Harriers) just missed out on a podium spot finishing in 4^th position in a time of 15:04 with Conall McClean (St Malachy’s AC) coming in just behind him in a new PB time of 15:05.

In the Ladies event, Letterkenny AC’s Nikita Burke added to her week after a triumphant 3^rd place at the TQ10k on Sunday 31^st March, to take 1^st place and the NI & Ulster title in a time of 16:50. Following her was World Masters Champion, Kelly Neely (City of Lisburn AC) in a time of 17:06 and Beechmount Harriers’ Sarah Lavery in a time of 17:07.

NI & Ulster Intermediate XC Champion, Ciara Toner (Springwell Running Club) finished in 4^th place in a time of 17:11, closely followed by Jessica Craig (North Down AC) in 5^th place in a time of 17:18.

In the team prizes, the North Belfast Harriers men lead the way with a total of 41 points, while the Beechmount Harriers ladies won with a total of 28 points.

In the 3k Race, Tara McDonough (North Down AC) won the female event in a time of 10:37. In 2^nd place was Kirsti Foster (East Down AC) in a time of 10:43 and in 3^rd was Amelia Tyler (North Down AC) in a new PB time of 11:01.

In the Men’s 3k, Gary Crummy (Newry AC) won 1^st place in a time of 9:21, followed by Fionntan Campbell (St Malachy’s AC) in 2^nd in a PB time of 9:36 and in 3^rd, Oran O’Hare (Foyle Valley AC) in a time of 9:46.

Full results for both the 5k & 3k can be found here.