Weekend Report – August 2nd

Yes, it started early again, on Wednesday to be exact when a number of our runners travelled down to Downpatrick for the RGU 10k. Friday evening brought the much anticipated…

Giant’s Trail Race

Photo by NiRunning

Our friends at Dub Runners will host a very enjoyable Giant’s Trail 10k run on Friday evening, 31st July which we will be happy to support. Nessa Agnew and her…

Weekend Report – July 26th

As usual the weekend started early, very early! On Tuesday, seventeen Orangegrove runners gathered in the gloom at Portaferry for the Portaferry 10 mile race and relay, the longer distance…

Scott Snowdonia Trail Marathon

There was also a mini Orangegrove exodus to Wales this weekend for the Scott Snowdonia Trail Marathon which will take place on Sunday 26th July in the vicinity of Llanberis.…

Portaferry Gala 10 Mile Road Race

The Portaferry 10 mile race on Tuesday 21st July was the tenth round of the Orangegrove Club Championship and so a big turn out was to be expected. In the…

Weekend Report – July 19th

Recent weekends have been very busy. This one, less so, but nevertheless busy enough with the Sea2Sky 10k at Newcastle on Friday evening, the Dervock Half Marathon and 10k on…

Energia 24 hour relay race

After weeks of arduous training our Energia 24 four gathered at the Mary Peters’ Track in the early evening of Friday 17th July for the start of their twenty-four hour…

Dervock Half Marathon and 10k

The Dervock Half Marathon and 10k, part of the Kennedy Kane McArthur Festival of Running and a round of the Pure Running/ChampionChip Ireland Half Marathon Series, took place on Saturday…

Born2Run Sea 2 Sky 10k

The fourth annual Sea2Sky 10k race took place in Newcastle on the evening of Friday 17th July at 7.30pm. This was a Born2Run event which promised an ‘awesome route on…

Weekend Report – July 12th

First of all, grateful thanks to Rodney Corrigan for the last two reports during my period of absence. I hope to keep writing until the end of the year when,…