NI & Ulster Senior XC at Lurgan
On Saturday Northern Ireland’s largest urban park, Lurgan Park in County Armagh played host to the NI & Ulster Senior Cross Country Championships. The picturesque park has proved a popular…
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Acorns AC ‘Mighty Oaks’ XC
Saturday saw the Acorns AC annual cross country, held at the Mid Ulster Sports Arena in Cookstown. The event is part of the ongoing Athletics NI XC League 2016/17 and…
82nd McConnell Shield
With the new skippers Jill and Stephen providing clear instructions and targets from the outset of the XC season and with a bun-filled cosy gazebo on offer, who could turn…
Comber Cup XC
As our most local XC event and the second race in the ANI XC league, we were hopeful for a big turnout from OAC, and we weren’t disappointed. Our minis…
Bobby Rea XC – Kilbroney
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and all that. When the crimson leaves begin to fall and the turf becomes a little softer underfoot it can only mean one thing…
Stormont XC – Club Championship
This was always going to be the biggest event of the weekend for OAC. The final race in the ANI XC league, the penultimate race in the NI Masters Athletics…
Weekend Report – January 17th
IAAF Antrim International Cross Country, Run Forest Run Series – Mount Stewart 10k, Hong Kong Half Marathon and Parkrun IAAF Antrim International Cross Country Undoubtedly the main event of the weekend on the…
IAAF Antrim International Cross Country
Undoubtedly the main event of the weekend on the local scene was the Antrim International Cross Country, staged again at the Greenmount agricultural college. One of only twelve international cross…
Mighty Oaks Cross Country
One big event for us at Orangegrove this weekend… the Mighty Oaks Cross Country extravaganza at Cookstown, courtesy of Acorns A.C. More enjoyable than usual this time because we are…
Malcolm Cup XC 2015
The main event on Saturday was the annual Annadale Striders’ Malcolm Cup cross country races at the Six Mile Water Park in Ballyclare, on a course roughly similar to the one…