Weekly Report – June 20-26 2016
In, out, shake it all about. Northern & Republic of Ireland out of the Euros; NI, Wales, Scotland and England out of EU but Republic in and; Netherlands in Victoria…
Energia 24-hr Relay 2016
Introduction courtesy of NI Running website. Over the course of Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June 2016 hundreds of athletes will descend on Victoria Park in Belfast for the popular…
NI Masters Track and Field Championships 2016
Despite NI’s masterly performance in the Euros it was up to the OAC Masters to ensure no premature brave Euro or EU exit at Mary Peters’ Track and…indeed…on this occasion bravery…
Ards Half Marathon 2016
On Friday, over 500 athletes from all of Northern Ireland (and beyond) took to the streets of the County Down town of Newtownards for the annual Ards Half Marathon, which…
Weekly Report – June 13-19 2016
By recent standards this wasn’t a particularly busy week (lucky me!), but it was busy enough! It all started on the Tuesday evening with Round 3 of the North Down…
2016 Coca-Cola Lisburn Half Marathon & 10K
The combined Lisburn Half Marathon and 10k road race (sponsored by Coca Cola) is one of the premier events of the running year and literally thousands are entered. There is…
Weekly Report – June 6-12 2016
Cork Marathon Monday 6th June The week started off in fairly traditional Orangegrove fashion, members new and old contemplated meeting in Victoria Park either to ‘run to the fish’ or…
OAC ladies donate prize money to local charity Homestart
The Orangegrove Ladies came 5th this year in the XC league and were awarded £100 for their valiant efforts. It was decided that we would donate our winnings to a…
Weekly Report – May 30-June 5 2016
‘Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up’ –Dean Karnazes VITALITY LONDON 10K, 30TH May Chris and Nicola Downey represented the…
Falls parkrun – Club Championship Round 8
The course consists of an undulating and short first lap, followed by two longer hillier laps. The air felt thinner up at the top of the park, or was I…