Larne Athletic Club

2 weeks ago

Befast City Half Marathon (21,9,25)Fifteen Larne AC members joined 7000 runners last Sunday to compete in the Moy Park Belfast City Half Marathon.Great running by all members with no less than six achieving a Personal Best!Jordan Heron, who was recently awarded club male athlete, finished in 5th place overall and with a fabulous new PB of 1:11:25Martan Keane, using the race as amarathon training run, was 2nd home for the club in a time of 1:24:10Club male vet athlete of the year, Billy Thompson, was third male home for the club, in 1:27:23 and a superb 4th place in his age category.Club female vet winner, Juliane Keane, was first Larne AC lady home, in1:39:26 and 6th place out of 230 in her age category.Fabulous running by Sharon Kelly, who was second female home for the club with a PB of 1:58:10! Joint third females home were Anna Jackson and Erin Millar crossing the line together in a time of 1:59:23, this also earned Anna a shiny new PB!Congratulations also to Phil Rennix, Michelle Mcintosh and Diane Hawthorne who have all been training consistently hard, putting in the long miles and achievied well deserved PBs. This was also Michelle’s first half marathon!Gail Montgomery ran close to a PB whilst Megan McMurray was on target for a PB but unfortunately had to pull out of the race with just 5k to go.Super times were also achieved by Paul Tilson Mark Todd and Thomspon Crawford.Great day out for the club and great to see such amazing running by all members!!Jordan Heron 1:11:25 (PB) 5th overall Martan Keane 1:24:10Billy Thompson 1:27:23 4th M60Phil Rennix 1:27:56 (PB)Paul Tilson 1:36:11Mark Todd 1:37:26Juliane Keane 1:39:27 6th F50Thompson Crawford 1:46:07Sharon Kelly 1:58:10 (PB)Anna Jackson 1:59:23 (PB)Erin Millar 1:59:23Michelle Mcintosh 2:08:14(PB)Gail Montgomery 2:12:15Diane Hawthorne 2:14:06 (PB) … See MoreSee Less

Larne Athletic Club

1 month ago

Congratulations to all the winners at LAC prize giving last night. Male J Heron Female S Mcallister Vet Male B Thompson Vet Female J Keane Most imp Male D DorrisMost imp Female S BellClub person P Tilson Glenlough handicap E Millar Hastings Financial Services series winners 1st A Gregg 2nd K Sharratt 3rd D Johnson … See MoreSee Less

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Larne Athletic Club

1 month ago

Superb Turnout for Larne AC at GRC Coastal 5k!On Friday evening, 29th August, 35 Larne AC members arrived in Carnlough to race the flat and fast 5k back to Glenarm. A favourite local race, with a great atmosphere and even a burger to look forward to at the finish line.Hat-trick for Jordan 🏆🏆🏆Making it three years in a row, Larne AC’s Jordan Heron, once again, was the fastest overall athlete, finishing on top of the podium in a fabulous time of 15.17.👏👏👏Second and third males home for the club were Ollie Reid (23rd) and Philip Rennix (25th), both with speedy new PBs of 18:28 and 18:33 respectively. Great to see all their hard work and training paying off. Philip had also just competed in the recent Antrim Coast Half Marathon!Juliane Keane, in the same week as competing in The Warriors Run, was first female for the club with her 2nd fastest 5k time of 20:43, (19th female). Second female for the club, was Kirsty Sharratt with a very strong time of 21:50( 29th female), followed closely by our third female Erin Millar 21:51 (30th). This also secured top spot for Erin in our club’s final handicap race of the year.Big congratulations also to Phelim McAllister who won the award for fastest local male.🏆Well done to all runners for their superb times, efforts and PBs. Also, to our supporters who helped make this such a great night for the club. Thank you to Glenlough Running Club for yet another amazing event!Club Results:Jordan Heron 15:17 🏆 1st Place OverallOllie Reid 18:28 🎉PBPhilip Rennix 18:33 🎉PBMackenzie Lynch 19:01Phelim McAllister 19:07 🏆 1st Local MaleWilliam Thompson 19:21Bobbie Garratt 19:24 Paul Tilson 20:35John Steel 20:39Juliane Keane 20:43 Dale Smith 20:49Dom Dorris 21:12Sean Mcalllister 21:27Kirsty Sharratt 21:50Erin Millar 21:51🏆Larne AC Club Race WinnerMark Todd 21:56Thompson Crawford 22:31Megan McMurray 22:35Emma Mckeen 23:35Ruth Wilson 23:44Anna Jackson 24:32 🎉PBJulie Allen 24:37Laura Brennan 25:37Sharon Kelly 26:28Paul Magill 27:00Susan Nicholson 28:11Diane Hawthorne 28:15Marie Hagan 28:32Ian Brennan 29:25Pearl Henry 30:55Rhonda Wallace 31:08Jackie Wallace 31:08Shiree Brennan 33:22Catherine Todd 35:15Photos courtesy of Glenlough Running Club FB page and Catherine Todd … See MoreSee Less

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Larne Athletic Club

1 month ago

McAllister takes on the world masters mountain championship Over the weekend one Larne ac member Sinead-Marie mcallister headed with other team Ireland competitors to the Dolomites in Italy which was hosting the 24th World Masters Mountain Running Championships in Meduno. Her first year of turning 35 and eligible to compete the weekend had a host of three events two of which Sinead competed in.On Friday the 29th Sinead raced the uphill-only race which consisted of 5 km/3.1miles of 800m/ 2624ft of elevation. Sinead finished under the hour in a time of 54:17 and placed 5th overall in the Fo category and second amongst her team members this saw Ireland f35 team win gold.Saturday saw her supporting other Irish team members on the long course race before then competing again a day later on the Sunday 30th for the classic race. A 15.3km/9.25miles of 2400ft which was made longer due to heavy rainfall and course being stirred up on the previous days made the route a whole mix of terrain from steep forest narrow climbs, open mountain, fire track, fast forest descents and a fast road finish. Finishing in a time of 1:37 placing 9th in the Fo overall category and second amongst her team members saw the F35 team take another podium place winning silver.Coming home fuelled by cheese, coffee, banter and some bling a great weekend in the mountains all round. … See MoreSee Less

Larne Athletic Club

1 month ago

Warriors Run On Saturday 23rd August Juliane Keane competed in the challenging Warriors Run, Co.Sligo. A 15k multi -terrain road/mountain race up Knocknarea Mountain, with an elevation of 1240ft. Out of over 1200 competitors, Juliane finished 23rd female overall and 5th Vet(45-54)female in a time of 1:23:57, not a PB on the course but 10 minutes faster than last year. … See MoreSee Less