Weekend Report – May 2nd
The weekend itself was a rather quiet one. However, there was the usual fare of Hill and Dale on the preceding Thursday evening and the May Bank Holiday Monday itself…
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Weekend Report – April 24th
ATHLETICS NI GRADED MEETING, MARY PETERS TRACK Sprinters were in action last Tuesday night. The first race of the night was the women’s 100m and competing for OAC were Sophia…
Hill and Dale Race 1: Castlewellan
Castlewellan Forest Park is home to all sorts of outdoor activities with its lake, maze, play structures and forest offering 27km of scenic mountain bike trails, walking trails and a…
Hill and Dale Race 10: Meels
Thursday evening is traditionally Hill and Dale evening at this time of the year. This week it was race 10, the penultimate gallop of the eleven race series. Named ‘Meels’…
Hill and Dale Race 9: Hen and Cock
You have got to hand it to Newcastle A.C. Week after week the club has mounted its Hill and Dale series races in the Mournes in almost perfect weather conditions.…
Hill and Dale Race 8: Millstone
There has been a lot of bluster about Hill and Dale recently but the real thing happened in Newcastle on Thursday evening, June 4th. This week was the eighth round…
Hill and Dale Race 7: Loughshannagh
For various reasons there was a slightly smaller than usual turnout on Thursday evening for the seventh race in the Hill and Dale series. This week the race was termed…
Hill and Dale Race 6: Rocky
There are two Rocky Mountains in the Mournes, but it was the one in the vicinity of Leitrim Lodge which provided the usual small group of Orangegrove masochists with their…
Weekend Report – May 18th
I have the honour of writing this week’s race report. Fear not, this is just a temporary arrangement and normal service will resume next week. Brian Todd is merely in…
Hill and Dale Race 5: Slieve Donard
Two intrepid OG’s headed to Newcastle for Saturday’s Hill & Dale number 5 – Michael O’Donoghue and Robin Montgomery. Donard is the toughest of the H&D series with a route…