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Larne Athletic Club is Larneβs leading athletics club, we are a friendly club who welcomes all levels of ability be it for competition or keeping fit.
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Amazing Sinead-marie Mcallister! π― times better runner than your ole da now!!! π
Fab Sinead, great opportunity πππ
Congratulations Sinead, delighted to read this. Well deserved π
Congratulations Sinead πππ
Excellent Sinead πππ
On Saturday the 5th July Sinead Mcallister, along with other NIMRA members, travelled down to Donegal for the ‘Carnaween’ mountain race which is the fourth race following on from the local Cairncastle race as part of the ulster championship series.The race is 4.7miles and 1700ft a lot of bog, mist and mud made for a good course. Sinead finished 5th female and 29th overall in a time of 1:05. This race sees sinead still holding her overall placing within the championship series with two more races to go.
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Fantastic Snead well done
Well done Sinead-marie Mcallister! Seem to be saying this quite a lot lately π!
Awesome Sinead πππ
Good running Sinead
Well done Sinead
Carnlough Quarry 5KOn Friday 27th June, a sizeable contingent of Larne Athletic Club runners made the short trip up the Coast Road to Carnlough to take part in the Quarry 5K race, superbly organised and marshalled by Glenlough Running Club. The route started in the heart of the village, travelled up a concrete lane for under a mile before hitting the quarry with its loose limestone paths under foot. This is where the real climbing started with epic views of the coastline. From here participants descended down the other side of the quarry and out onto the Largy Road, with a short out and back before a fast descent under one of the iconic limestone bridges to the finish line.
Martan Keane was first finished for Larne AC, starting strongly and finishing in 6th place with a time of 20:45. Phelim McAllister next for the club in 10th place and a time of 21:19, while Philip Rennix was very close behind in 11th place and a time of 21:26.
Fresh from her mountain running successes, Sinead McAllister was first Larne AC Lady finished in 26th place and a time of 24:42. Charlotte English had a fast finish for 35th place and a time of 25:46, followed home by Beverley Gaston, 38th in 26:21.
The full list of Larne AC finishers is:
6, Martan Keane, 20:45
10, Phelim McAllister 21:19
11, Philip Rennix, 21:26
23, Andy Gregg, 23:16
24, Dom Dorris, 23:22
26, Sinead McAllister, 24:42
29, Mark Todd, 24:57
33, Matthew Johnston, 25:19
34, David Johnston, 25:43
35, Charlotte English, 25:46
38, Beverley Gaston, 26:21
41, Emma McKeen, 27:22
43, Tommy Linton, 27:54
47, Eddie Finn, 30:37
Many Thanks to Glenlough Running Club for a very well organised and enjoyable event.
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Way to go! Larne AC….
Well done everyone
Well done everyone. Great to see yous there
Well done everyone. Was it wee bit hilly? π
Thanks for supporting Larne Athletic Club π
Well done all
Well done everyone ππ
Lisburn 10kOn Wednesday 18th June, Juliane Keane joined over 1350 runners to compete in the Lisburn 10k.
A very pleasant evening along an undulating route starting and finishing at the Lagan Valley Leisure Centre.
Although, disappointed with her time of 47:21,Juliane was happy to complete the course, finishing as 30th female overall and winning an age category prize.
Photo courtesy of Belfast Sports Photos
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Great effort…well done…
Well done
Well done Juliane π
Amazing ππͺ
Well done Julianne πππ
Well done Juliane! π
Well done Juliane
Well done Juliane Keaneπ
Well done Juliane Keane π
Fantastic Juliane, well done π
Well Done Juliane!
well done Julianne
On Saturday the 21st June Sinead Mcallister travelled down to County Mayo for the third race of the IMRA championship series. A race of 766m and 10.70km. Mweelrea Mountain is the highest in the western province of Connacht. A misty, wet race with little visibility on the peak, a fun fast muddy decent and a sunshine finish perfect for a quick sea dip before the drive home.
Sinead finished in a time of 1:28 5th female and 2nd in age cat.
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Great run….well done…
Well done Sineadπ
Well done Sinead ππ
Well done Sinead.
Congratulations Sinead
Hill & Dale, DrinahillyOn Friday 20th June, Andy Gregg travelled to Newcastle, County Down, to take part in the Drinahilly Race, the final round of this year’s Hill and Dale Series. Taking place on the gravel and forest paths through Donard Wood, the three-and-a-half mile course included some 260 metres of climbing.
Andy ran well, competing in his only Hill and Dale race this year, finishing in a time of 31:47 and placing 81st in a field of almost 280 runners.
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Well done Andy
Well done Andy ππ
well done Andy.
NI Masters Track and Field ChampionshipOn Saturday the 21st of June one member of LAC travelled to The Mary Peters Track for the N
Ireland Masters Track and Field Championship.
Sean Mcallister, dropping down from his normal distance, raced in two events.
First up was the 800 metres, in blistering heat, Sean finished in 2nd position receiving a Silver Medal in 2.48
Next up was the 400 metres, a first time for Sean off the blocks with the experienced 400 metre men… Sean took a standing start! An explosive flat out race from the off, Sean was third in the heats overall and first in his race earning a first ever Gold which has evaded him over the years .
Well done Sean !
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Super running Sean πππ
Super results Sean, well done.π
Outstanding Sean Mcallisterπͺπͺ
Well done Sean π super stuff
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Well done Sean ππ
That is brill mate, well done
Well done Sean
Brilliant Sean Mcallister! And a gold at last!!! β€οΈ
Fantastic Sean Mcallister ππ
Well done Sean πππ
well done Sean
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Well done Sean Mcallisterππ
Awesome Sean π€©
Woohoo….fabulous Sean Mcallister ππ
Sunday the 15th June saw Larne ac member sinead-Marie mcallister head down to the border for the nimra championship race flagstaff to carlingford. Trying her hand at this race for the first time, a race starting on the border and making its way along the Cooley mountains finishing in carlingford a point to point race with route between of own choice. A misty low visibility start with a mix of rain and fog then brightening up as the race went on, A race of 10.3miles and over 3400ft elevation.Sinead had a very strong race just shortly after the first checkpoint sinead was then leading the females throughout until just seconds before the final dibber at checkpoint 6. Descending side by side saw sinead and Naomi from glens runners see which line was best down to the forest upon hitting the track a race to the finish which saw sinead finish close but taking second place female Just 17seconds behind and placing 21st overall in a time of 2hrs 35. Good fun all round.
A great day out and finishing up a good week which also saw sinead place as reserve for the nimra team for the 48th international snowdon team selection.
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So close to taking the win too! Great running Sinead. Xx
Well done π fabulous photos πͺ
Excellent Sinead ππ
Amazing π
Well done Sinead .
Congratulations Sinead ππππ
Cairncastle Fell RaceOn Saturday, 7 June, three Larne AC runners joined our friends at East Coast Athletic Club, as they held their annual Cairncastle Classic Fell Race.
The Cairncastle Classic Fell Race is a medium distance fell race run over 10 miles with around 2,200ft (670m) of climbing. Starting at Cairncastle Primary School the runners climbed both on road and open mountainside to the top of Knock Dhu. From there it was a sharp descent to the valley and then straight back up for an out and back section along the Sallagh Braes. A swift descent to Linford car park was a short breather before the steady climb up to the top of Scawt. From there it was a fast descent through fields and paths back to the Coast Road, where a road section took them back to Ballygally.
The race was also part of both the NI Mountain Running Association (NIMRA) Championship and Irish Mountain Running Association (IMRA) Ulster Championship.
First home, and fresh from her recent adventures in Scotland and in the Mournes, was our perennial, and ever-smiling mountain stalwart, Sinead-marie Mcallister. Sinead ran strongly throughout to finish in 51st place (4th Female) in an excellent time of 1:45:09.
Returning to the hills after his Spring marathon exploits on the roads was Dom Dorris, who finished in 60th place at 1:51:38.
Sean Mcallister, undertaking his regular role of tail runner at this event, was the third Larne AC runner home, seeing all the runners off the mountains and safely back to the finish.
Special mention goes to Sinead, who also finished third in this round of the IMRA Ulster Championship.
As usual, this was an extremely well organised and well marshalled event by East Coast AC, and is an important local addition to the provincial and national mountain running calendar.
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Well Done Everyone!
Well done all! And what an achievement Sinead-marie Mcallister you are just going from strength to strength! pb’s galore at the minute. Xx
Well done folks
Well done all ππ
Well done π
Well done everyone π
Well done folks
Well done Sinead-marie Mcallister πͺ
Fairhill 5 Mile RaceOn Thursday 5th June, Larne AC runners took part in Ballymena’s Fairhill 5 Mile Race. A pleasant evening along a beautiful course, winding through the ECOS Park, with a testing little hill in the last mile to keep us on our toes!
Well out in front, with a fab time of 26:11, our very own Jordan Heron, in the red vest of Larne, led a field of 500 runners to the finish line on Trostan Avenue to win the Fairhill 2025 title in great style!πππ
Next home for the club, and great to see getting closer to his old self, was Martan Keane, finishing in a great time of 31:11, 35th place overall ( 3rd Vet 45)
Our third athlete home was Billy Thompson, running superbly, 44th overall and winning the Male Vet 60 category prize in 32:06 π
Erin Millar was our first female home, earning a top 10 spot as 10th female overall! Erin completed the course in a cracking time of 34:19, pretty speedy considering she had just ran a marathon at the weekend!!
Next female home for the club was Juliane Keane, 18th female overall, pleased with her run, achieving a 5mile PB and winning the Female Vet 50 category prize in a time of 36:10.π
Beverly Gaston was 3rd female for the club, 33rd place female overall, completing the course in another great time of 38:57. Well done Beverly!
Well done to all Larne AC runners, another evening of great running and camaraderie.
Thank you to Ballymena Runners for such a fantastic and well organised event! Beautiful course and we look forward to it next year!
Club Results:
Jordan Heron 26:11 (π1st overallπ)
Martan Keane 31:11 ( π₯3rd Vet 45)
Billy Thompson 32.06 (π Vet 60 1st Prize Winner)
Philip McNeill 32:38
Erin Millar 34:19 (10th female overall)
Juliane Keane 36:10 PB (π Vet 50 1st Prize Winner)
Mark Todd 37:21
Beverly Gaston 38:57
Tommy Linton 39:14
Laura Brennan 41:34
Anna Jackson 42:48 PB
Diane Hawthorne 45:37 PB
Michele Mcintosh 45:38 PB
Melissa Shieds 46:46
Gail Montgomery 51:20
Pearl Henry 53:17
Pictures courtesy of Ballymena Runners and Gail Montgomery
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Well done everyoneππ
Well done everyone ππ
Well done everyone ππ
Well done everyone πππ
Fantastic running, well done everyone π
Slieve Donard Mountain RaceOn Saturday 31st May, two Larne Athletic Club runners took part in the 80th annual Slieve Donard race, organised by Newcastle Athletic Club and included in this year’s Irish Mountain Running Championship. Starting in Newcastle town centre, the 160 runners ran along the Glen River to The Saddle, climbed to the top of Slieve Donard and descended back via the quarry, a distance of just under 6 miles and a demanding 2796 feet of climbing.
Sinead McAllister, fresh from her experience last weekend on Jura, climbed steadily and was first finished for Larne AC in 101st place overall with a time of 1:29:53. This saw Sinead place as 14th female, 4th in the F35 category and should see her sitting in a superb Top-3 position in the Irish Mountain Running Championship after two races.
Andy Gregg, competing in his first mountain race in 11 months, finished in 107th place in 1:30:51 with a time of exactly 1:00:00 to the summit of Donard.
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Well done to you both π
Amazing.. well done Sinead and Andy Gregg π
Excellent running folks πͺπͺπͺ
Well done Andy, Sinead
well done Andy and Sinead