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Larne Athletic Club
Larne Athletic Club is Larne’s leading athletics club, we are a friendly club who welcomes all levels of ability be it for competition or keeping fit.
On Saturday the 17th May Larne AC member, Sinead Mcallister, ventured on her bike Bibet across the water to Scotland to Arran Island for the Goat fell mountain race. Having been to the island twice prior but not made it up the mountains this has been a race of interest for a while. With the weather gloriously hot and not a hint of a breeze you could have been abroad and the gin bar on the beach was forefront of her mind upon finishing. Lucky number 13, Sinead finished the 10miles 2887ft (15.6km 880m) race in a time of 2hours 6mins, 10th female 56th overall and was very pleased with this.
Well done Sinead 👏
Excellent Sinead 👏👏
Well done Sinead.
Fantastic Sinead, well done…I've walked it, so know the terrain… tough one x👏
Brilliant Sinead🎉
There’s no end to your madness. Well done excellent running
Brilliant Sinead 🤩
Excellent well done👌👏👏
Well Done Sinead!
On Saturday 10th May for the first race of the IMRA championship league ‘Log na Coille’, Sinead Mcallister travelled down with two other BARF members to the gloriously sunny Wicklow Hills. A good omen, the start was close to a very appropriate sign. The race was 10.5km and 700metres of climb going over Ballineddan and Slievemaan, to Lugnaquilla, returning back to the start the same way. A tough course as it was very steep but runnable, so no pause for hiking the ground, not too dissimilar to our local Scawt route made for a very fun and fast decent.Sinead finished 5th female time in a time of 1:25 and 1st in age cat 32nd overall. Followed by a refreshing pint outside at O’Keeffe’s after and a welcomed icecream on route home. A good day had all round.
Fantastic, well done Sinead
Well done 👏
Well done Sinead 🎉
Brilliant Sinead! 🤩🎉🎊
Great work Sinead 👏👏
Well done Sinead 👏🏻
Well done Sinead
Well done Sinead.
Fantastic well done sinead 🥰
AnnalongOn the 27th April, Sinead Mcallister took to the Mournes for the NIMRA Annalong Horse Shoe race hosted by BARF . The race of 20km 2000m takes on Chimney Rock, Donard, Commedagh (summit), Cove, Lamagan, Binnian (north tor) with the finish and start at Carricklittle.
A very low cloud throughout made it a difficult navigation completely contrasting to last year’s sunshine and clear skies, so Sinead was very pleased to have finished 3mins faster in a time of 3hrs 51mins.
Winning a prize for 2nd female and finishing 25th overall.
Brilliant Sinead🎉
Incredible Sinead, great time! We both know how hard that race is 🤩🥳
Fantastic Sinead 👌
Awesome Sinead well done 👏👏
Brilliant Sinead-marie! Well done. Xx
Brilliant Sinead, massive well done
Belfast City Marathon On Sunday 4th May, Larne AC excelled at Belfast City Marathon with members participating in both the the full marathon and the relay events.
The 26.2 mile distance is gruelling, and even with the best of training, marathons don’t always go to plan on the day. However, all our runners achieved times to be proud of and the camaraderie and teamwork of club members supporting each other through the tough parts of the course made this marathon even more memorable.
Showing grit and strength of character after suffering a setback around mile 20 and believing his marathon was over, William Thompson continued on ( with the support of club members Ciara, Ashlynn and Megan) to finish in what is still a superb time of 3:35:09. Great Teamwork!
What a week for Dom Dorris! Following a great run in London the previous Sunday, Dom then went on and achieved his second marathon PB of the week, finishing Belfast in a time of 3:35:18. Congratulations Dom, great to see all your hard work paying off!
Well done also to Andy Gregg and Emmett Woods, who also taking on the full distance, finished in super times of 3:41:59 and 3:45:00 respectively.
Matthew Johnston competing in his first marathon achieved a sub 4 hr time of 3:58: 22. Fantastic Matthew!
Mark Todd, despite dealing with a series of niggles during training and even enjoying a two week holiday prior to the day, still took on the race and completed it in 4:14:13, another marathon under his belt!
Moving on to the relays, and what a performance by Larne AC runners.
Mixed Team A (Will Barham, Jordan Heron, Ashlynn Rodgers and George McKinley) finished 6th overall ( 4th place mixed team), in a time of 2:40:27.
Our male relay team (George McKinley, Ollie Reid, Mackenzie Lynch, Phil McNeill, Will Barham ), finished 12th overall in 2:48:08.
Mixed Team B ( Megan McMurray, Alan Lockington, Ciara Darragh, Paul Tilson), finished 31st overall in 3:10: 12.
Superb running by all our teams, finishing so high up the leader board out of 2597 relay entries!
Well done to all our competitors and supporters on yet another great day of running for the club.
Fabulous LAC, always ready to support & encourage one another. What a Team! ❤️
Amazing…well done LAC…just the best bunch of people and runners 🏃♀️🏃♂️
PURPLE LADIES 5KFour Larne AC ladies travelled to the Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre in Ballymoney to take on the all female Purple Ladies 5K. What turned out to be a beautiful and balmy evening, 249 runners managed to cross the line. The results for the Larne AC ladies were as follows:
1. Michelle Mcintosh – 28:43
2. Melissa Shields – 29:17
3. Pearl Henry – 31:32
4. Gail Montgomery – 31:44
A special thank you to Springwell Running Club for hosting the event and for the elaborate spread at the end (which was the best part of the evening!) 😊
Well done ladies 💖 xx
Well done girls 👏👏👏
Back to running Group 3 will be starting next week Tuesday May 6th at 6.30 meeting Ballygally car park. Come along if you want to get back to running 🏃♂️ all welcome.
Congratulations to our three members who completed London Marathon yesterday.Fantastic running from Dale Smith in a time of 3.36.32 and Dom Dorris 3.38.47!!!!
But especially to Juliane Keane who is now the Guinness world record holder for a female MS sufferer in a fantastic time of 3.53.02 !!!’
Well done to you all.
Well done everyone 👌🍾🎉
Outstanding 👍👍👍
Congratulations everyone 👏🏻 🌟
Fabulous running, well done Juliane, Dom and Dale🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations 👍
Great work everyone. Well Done. 👍🏻💪🏻
Well done all
Well done everyone 👏🏃
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Superb everyone well done 👏
Brilliant
Super running everyone
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Super well done everyone 👏🤩🥳
Well done everyone great running
Great pictures!!! Well done everyone!!!
Whitehead Road RaceThe 101st Easter Monday Whitehead Road race saw four members in the distinctive red & black vests of Larne AC, take on the challenging 5 mile course. The weather decided to clear up for runners, spectators and marshals, ensuring that everyone had an enjoyable outing. Well done to all runners, especially Jordan Jordan B Heron finishing in a fantastic 3rd place, with a great run by John Wright and finishing together Michelle Mcintosh and Diane Hawthorne.
Well done everyone 👏👏👏
Thanks to everyone who took part in last Saturday’s 10 Miler 2025! Also, thank you to those who uploaded photos of the day. We look forward to seeing you all again next year 🏃♀️ 🏃&zwj#run📷#running##runners##10miles##10miler##runningcommunityo#antrimcoastr#larnet #larne
Coast Road 10 Mile Race (Larne AC Results)On Saturday 12th April, 25 Larne AC members joined over 700 runners in glorious sunshine to run in the club’s Coast Road 10 Mile Race. All members performed well, reflecting the hard work and effort put into their training.
A big thank you to Larne AC marshals and the various teams of volunteers from the community who worked together as a team to make this event such a great success.
Club Podium Spot!
First home for the club and a claiming a podium spot was Jordan Heron. Jordan finished in 2nd place overall in a fabulous time of 55:48. This also secured the award for fastest local male.
Next home for the club, and great to see training hard to get back in the action, was Martan Keane in a time of 1:06:33.
Alan Lockington, putting in another strong run to complement his Derry 10 miler, was 3rd home for the club, in a time of 1:07:51
Juliane Keane (1:14:23), Kirsty Sharrat (1:17:16) and Megan McMurray (1:21:34) were the first three club females to cross the finish line.
Full Club List Results:
Jordan Heron 55:48
Martan Keane 1:06:33
Alan Lockington 1:07:51
Mackenzie Lynch 1:08:08
Philip Rennix 1:08:34 PB
Paul Tison 1:11:16
Jose Leal 1:12:32
Juliane Keane 1:14:23 PB
Matthew Johnston 1:16:23
John Steele 1:17:12
Kirsty Sharrat 1:17:16
Mark Todd 1:17: 40
Colin McVicker 1:18:43
Thompson Crawford 1:18:44
David Johnston 1:21:09
Megan McMurray 1:21:34
Ashlynn Rodgers 1:21:39
Tommy Linton 1:23:38
John Wright 1:24:30
Emma McKeen 1:24:36
Laura Brennan 1:24:51 PB
Michelle Mcintosh 1:36:20
Emmet Woods 1:38:07
Dom Dorris 1:38:08
Gayle Montgomery 1:46:48
Well done everyone 👏👏👏
Well done everyone
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Sinead back taking on the hills!During March and April, Sinead-marie Mcallister was back in action taking on the hills. The first two consecutive race weekends were both set in glorious weather with a welcome return to wearing the race vest.
First up was the Spud Run in Glenariff, held by Glens Runners on the 8/3 covering 5.80miles 1200ft. Sinead finished in a time of 1:05 and was 8th female, 69th overall.
Next up on 15/3 was Slieve Gullion, 3.9miles 1115ft. Sinead completed this race in a time of 43:28 and was 5th in the FV35 category and 73rd overall, a bit faster than last year.
With a dramatic change in weather, with strong winds and rain saw the Pat Dunbar race on 29/3 of 8miles 2240ft. Sinead set a time of 1:40, 8th female and 78th overall, same time as last year.
On Saturday the 12th April, Sinead headed up the coast in search for giants and instead just found hills, plenty of them! Taking on the Giants Causeway 20mile race with 2000ft elevation. The route started down in Carrick-a-rede and then went along the coastline on trails to Ballintoy the Giants Causeway and finishing in West Strand, Portrush. The route was off-road, through trails, two beaches and around cliff edges, through the sea, a technical terrain route and one that took the legs from you. Sinead was using this race as part of her training for Scotland and although felt her time could have been better, running off heavy legs is good training and the scenery worth it. Sinead finished in 113th and a time of 3:40 16th FO..
Amazing Sinead, well done 👏🏻
Superb Sinead, great running 👏🏃♀️
Well done Da,s daughter 👏 👍
Brilliant Sinead🎉
Great effort Sinead. Keep at it
Well done Sinead, you always love a challenge 👏
Super pic 👏🏃♀️
Well done daughter
Brilliant as always Sinead 🤩
Well done Sinead
Well done sinead 👏👏
Well done Sinead 👏👏👏
Brilliant Sinead, tough races! 👏🤩🥳
Ballymena Belles 5 Mile Race On a beautiful spring evening and perfect running conditions, 9 Larne AC "Belles" travelled to Galgorm for the annual 5 mile road race hosted by Ballymena Runners. With 357 runners crossing the finish line, the results were as follows:
1. Emma Mckeen – 39:35
2. Megan McMurray – 39:52
3. Beverley Gaston – 40:07
4. Michelle Mcintosh – 46:59
5. Sharon Bell – 47:10
6. Melissa Shields – 47:29
7. Susan Nicholson – 47:40
8. Gail Montgomery – 50:03 PB
9. Pearl Henry – 54:17
Well done to all and a big thank you to Ballymena Runners for another great night.
Well done girls 👏👏👏