Trail running and cross country events to see out November for Springwell Running Club

Springwell Ladies at the Malcom Cup. Credit David McGaffin

The last weekend of November continued the trend of trail running and cross country for Springwell Running Club.

Saturday (November 25) saw event two of this year’s Winter Trail Series, hosted by Sperrin Harriers, with the traditional lap and a bit of Lough Fea. Seven Springwell members made the trip with Nicky Frizelle first across the line in 42nd with a time of 21:23, followed by James Hughes who was 51st in 22:44.

Carolyn Crawford was 60th in 23:55 with Andrew Wilmot 99th in 27:30. Shirley McGaffin was 119th in 36:35, David McGaffin was 120th in 36:38, with Iris Wilson completing the magnificent seven in 121st with a time of 36:54.

On Sunday (November 19) it was the Comber Cup hosted by Ballydrain Harriers at the Billy Neill Playing Fields in Belfast on a testing course. Ciarán Ferris produced a very strong run to finish seventh in the men’s race.

Ciaran Ferris at the Comber Cup. Credit David McGaffin

Ladies Race - 79th Pauline Mullan 27:59, 94th Ashley McPhee 28:57, 96th Deborah McPhee 28:59, 106th Helena Dornan 29:20, 145th Alison Duncan 31:39, 167th Heather McLaughlin 33:35, 211th Ingrid Hamilton 39:45, 215th Linda McMichael 41:00. Masters Men - 16th Gary Kendall 27:18 Men’s Race - 7th Ciaran Ferris 28:47, 51st Ryan Galway Then it was off to the Queen’s University playing fields for the Malcolm Cup, hosted by Annadale Striders. A strong run from Ashley McPhee saw her finish second in the U20 age group.

Ladies Race - 36th Fiona Prue 21:42, 50th Judith Buchanan 22:02, 56th Fiona Martin 22:34, 102nd Pauline Mullan 24:29, 119th Deborah McPhee 25:09, 123rd Ashley McPhee 25:22, 124th Gael Butcher 25:25, 134th Helena Dornan 25:45, 141st Sarah Milligan 26:07, 161st Sinead Graham 26:56, 164th Alison Duncan 27:09, 172nd Karen Campbell 27 :23, 216th Ingrid Hamilton (TBC).

Men’s Race - 30th Ryan Galway 25:51, 49th Rodney McPhee 26:21, 57th Stephen McLaughlin 26:46, 58th John Butcher 33:22, 149th Jonny Rowntree 33:22, 151st Adrian Finlay 33:26, 175th Andrew Wilmot 38:35.

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Andrew Wilmot at Lough Fea. Credit David McGaffin

Waterworks - Majella MCATEER 24:17; Belfast Victoria - Andy WHITEFORD 17:43; Ecos - Reggie COLVILLE 20:55, Sonya COLVILLE 30:44, Kenneth BACON 41:20; Portrush - Rhys WALKER 18:55, Maurice WALKER 19:59, Fiona PRUE 20:57, Jonathan HUDDLESTON 21:27, Shaun CARTON 21:42, Paul LAVERTY 22:56, Cathy ADAMS 23:00, Mervyn THOMPSON 24:27, Peter JACK 24:43, Mervyn ADAMS 24:49, Heather SPENCE 25:40, Patrick MAGEE 25:52, Andrew WILSON 29:02, Roisin WALKER 29:23, Gemma WRAY 29:50, Fergal MACKLE 30:45, Amanda SCOTT 30:59, Reid JACK 31:29, Pamela HOWE 37:19, Caitriona MACKLE 38:29, Emer THOMPSON 42:47, Anne JACK 52:21.

Margate - Bernie HANNIGAN 30:39; Ormeau - Conor SHIELDS 22:18; Castlewellan - Gary KENDALL 22:07; Peckham Rye - Heather MCLAUGHLIN 28:57; Limavady - Chris DENTON 17:33, John BUTCHER 18:19, Ryan GRAY 20:11, Catherine PINKERTON 21:04, Kevin MCLEAN 21:27, Darren WALSH 21:53, Fergus THOMPSON 22:43, Pauline MULLAN 23:06, Leanne QUIGLEY 24:33, Janet PATRICK 25:16, Alison C DUNCAN 25:29, Sinead GRAHAM 25:33, Alan WHITE 26:53, John MCMICHAEL 29:51, Linda MC MICHAEL 29:51, Ingrid HAMILTON 32:02, Nicola WHITE 32:03, Adrian FINLAY 43:31.

Jamaica Pond - Ali SHAW 19:44; Avondale Forest - Elaine MONTGOMERY 34:11; Coldham’s Common - Catherine BYERS 34:25; Hay Lodge - Alanna MILLAR 28:42; Meadowmill - Colin CONNOLLY 32:37; Garvagh Forest - Laurence BLAIR 26:59, Annita MCNICHOLL 29:57, Karen ARMSTRONG 33:32, Kay HACK 35:39.