Race locations and dates
Donagh 10k - Sun 29th at 2pm. Registration from 12.00 onwards in Donagh Club house.
•Carmen 10km Carrickmore – March 12th
•Run Altamuskin – March 17th
•Enniskillen 10km – June 11th
•Dromore 10km – June 18th
•Strabane 10km – July 2nd
•Felix 10km Dungannon – Sept 17th
•Drumragh 10k – Sept 24th
•Sallys 10km Omagh– Oct 8th
•Eskra 10km –Dec 10th
•Lough 5 Loughmacrory– Dec 31st
WELCOME
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Monday, 26 December 2011
Christmas Morning Jog 2011?
Rumour has that a large number of our members gathered at Castlecoole on Christmas morning for a festive run but there is no evidence that this actually took place. However, a large group of people were seen assembling at the rear of Peter Littles car, parked at the entrance. Peter can be seen below distributing drinks and nibbles before serving up a delicious 3 course Christmas dinner.
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Lisbellaw 10k - 3rd December 2011
Michael Walsh 3rd - Derek Sommerville 1st - Joe Swarbrick 2nd
(click here for full results)
Michael Walsh Dermot Nolan
Dessie Elton Brian Johnston
Saturday, 29 October 2011
Enniskillen Spooktacular 5k - 28th October 2011
Almost 300 participants of all ages and abilities took part in the Spooktacular 5k last Friday night.
Leading runners from Down, Donegal, Antrim and Tyrone all made the trip to Fermanagh in a bid to take the first Spooktacular title but it was local lad Mark Hoy who crossed the line first. Mark bided his time after a leading pack broke clear from the rest of the field before making a perfectly timed dash for home, holding off a strong challenge from North Down vet Francis Marsh, breaking the tape in a time of 16.21- good going on a windy night on a course with a number of short though testing hills. Marsh finished four seconds back with clubmate Michael Dyer taking third in a time of 16.56.
The womens race was also hotly contested with a very high quality field lining up. It was always likely to come down to a tussle between Finn Valleys Teresa McGloin and Cathy McCourt of North Belfast Harriers, and that was how it proved. It was the Finn Valley athlete who took the honours in a time of 17.40, good enough for ninth spot overall. McCourt finished two places back in 17.59. Third spot was claimed by Monaghan's Donna Evans in 19.25.
One of the performances of the night came from the under-18 winner Ryan Davidson from Enniskillen Running Club. As well as romping to victory in the junior standings, his time of 17.40 was good enough for eighth overall. Adam Cooke from the club was also well to the fore, placing sixth in a time of 17.21.
Ryan was followed in the junior standings by Winston Moran in 19.54, with Ryan Ballentine third in 20.30.In the female junior race, the Club's Edel Monaghan, despite only being 13, was a convincing winner as she crossed the line in 22.55. Sarah Britton followed in 23.44, with Rachel Hume taking third spot in 23.46.
In the vets categories, Proinsias McCaughey took the M40 in 19.05 while Finn Valley's Mark Connolly capped a very successful night for his club by taking the M50 title in a swift 18.30. Owen McPhilips was the first over 60 male in a time of 24.41.
In the womens events, Mary Lipsy was first F40 in an impressive 20.51, Gloria Donaghey clocked 23.04 to take the over-50s honours while Hazel Keys was the fastest F60.
The results can be found on the ANI website http://www.niathletics.org/filestore/default.asp?itemId=500
Professional photos are also now available at http://www.alisonhillphotocart.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=10004#page=1
We must say a big thank you to all who turned out for the race. We were overwhelmed by the support from everybody. Nearly 300 took part which was way above our expectations. We had runners from all over the country and even had a few from Australia.
All the volunteers did an exceptional job and could not be faulted so a big thank you to all.
We intend to make this an annual event in the running calendar and would like the race to grow and make it more enjoyable for you the runner. If you have any comments please send us an email to enniskillenrunningclub@rocketmail.com and let us know your thoughts. We welcome all feedback both good and bad so please let us know and we will do our best to make this an event you will come back to.
Leading runners from Down, Donegal, Antrim and Tyrone all made the trip to Fermanagh in a bid to take the first Spooktacular title but it was local lad Mark Hoy who crossed the line first. Mark bided his time after a leading pack broke clear from the rest of the field before making a perfectly timed dash for home, holding off a strong challenge from North Down vet Francis Marsh, breaking the tape in a time of 16.21- good going on a windy night on a course with a number of short though testing hills. Marsh finished four seconds back with clubmate Michael Dyer taking third in a time of 16.56.
The womens race was also hotly contested with a very high quality field lining up. It was always likely to come down to a tussle between Finn Valleys Teresa McGloin and Cathy McCourt of North Belfast Harriers, and that was how it proved. It was the Finn Valley athlete who took the honours in a time of 17.40, good enough for ninth spot overall. McCourt finished two places back in 17.59. Third spot was claimed by Monaghan's Donna Evans in 19.25.
One of the performances of the night came from the under-18 winner Ryan Davidson from Enniskillen Running Club. As well as romping to victory in the junior standings, his time of 17.40 was good enough for eighth overall. Adam Cooke from the club was also well to the fore, placing sixth in a time of 17.21.
Ryan was followed in the junior standings by Winston Moran in 19.54, with Ryan Ballentine third in 20.30.In the female junior race, the Club's Edel Monaghan, despite only being 13, was a convincing winner as she crossed the line in 22.55. Sarah Britton followed in 23.44, with Rachel Hume taking third spot in 23.46.
In the vets categories, Proinsias McCaughey took the M40 in 19.05 while Finn Valley's Mark Connolly capped a very successful night for his club by taking the M50 title in a swift 18.30. Owen McPhilips was the first over 60 male in a time of 24.41.
In the womens events, Mary Lipsy was first F40 in an impressive 20.51, Gloria Donaghey clocked 23.04 to take the over-50s honours while Hazel Keys was the fastest F60.
Mark Hoy and Teresa McGloin receive their prizes from Thomas Maguire
Our congratulations to all the prizewinners who received their prizes from our very own ultra running champion Thomas Maguire.
The results can be found on the ANI website http://www.niathletics.org/filestore/default.asp?itemId=500
Professional photos are also now available at http://www.alisonhillphotocart.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=10004#page=1
We must say a big thank you to all who turned out for the race. We were overwhelmed by the support from everybody. Nearly 300 took part which was way above our expectations. We had runners from all over the country and even had a few from Australia.
All the volunteers did an exceptional job and could not be faulted so a big thank you to all.
We intend to make this an annual event in the running calendar and would like the race to grow and make it more enjoyable for you the runner. If you have any comments please send us an email to enniskillenrunningclub@rocketmail.com and let us know your thoughts. We welcome all feedback both good and bad so please let us know and we will do our best to make this an event you will come back to.
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Derrygonnelly 10k 24th September 2011
Jimmy Renfrew wins the Derrygonnelly 10k for the second time in succession after a battle with fellow club runner Michael Walsh. Karen Dolan took first place in the ladies event.
More photos to follow.
Monday, 12 September 2011
Waterside Half Marathon 11th September 2011
A few of our runners made the trip to Derry on Sunday morning for the 30th Anniversary of the Waterside Half Marathon and despite the dreadful weather conditions produced some solid performances. Although this is the official Northern Ireland Half marathon championship, attracting some of the Norths top runners, the route, which took runners through car parks, industrial sites and along dual carriageways proved very dissappointing.
Despite the difficult conditions Stephen Duncan from Omagh Harriers completed his third win in a row in a time of 67m 56s. He was followed by Stephen Scullion of North Belfast Harriers in 69m 31s. Fergus McGirr was first home for Enniskillen Running Club in a time of 82m 30s followed by Eustace Tierney in 90m 33s. Dermot Nolan produced a PB of 95m 11s despite taking a short detour and he was followed by Stephen Clawson whose Summer diet of long Sunday runs helped him to a new PB of 107m 31s. Mark Burns was next home in a time of 107m.
Stephen Clawson, Dermot Nolan & Eustace Tierney
who managed to brave the conditions for just a few more seconds.
Monday, 15 August 2011
Kesh 10k 15th August 2011
Ther was an impressive turnout of around 200 runners at the annual Kesh 10k & 4K road race on Monday evening despite heavy rain.
Enniskillen Running Club were well represented with Adam Cooke producing a fantastic race, taking first place in a time of 35.09. Greencastle’s Pierce McCullagh was a close second, in a time of 35.30. Eamonn Monaghan was the next club member home finishing in 37.34 followed by Ewan Ballentine in 40.10. Darell Irvine, Peter Jones & Martin Dillon battled hard in the wet conditions and just missed out on a sub 40 finish.
Karen Dolan took the ladies title in a time of 40.29 with clubmate, Tara Malone second in 43.19.
Linzi Davidson took the over 40 female prize with an excellent run in 45.31 and the over 40 male category was won by Derek Sommerville from Omagh Harriers.
Dessie Elton took minutes of last years time for the event, finishing in a time of 44.40 in a well contested over 50 category which was won by Joe Swarbrick from England.
There were also great runs from Brian Johnston and Dermot Nolan who were using the event to add a little speed to their legs as they prepare for the Dublin Marathon in October. Both runners posting impressive times despite having completed energy sapping long runs the day before.
Enniskillen Running Club were well represented with Adam Cooke producing a fantastic race, taking first place in a time of 35.09. Greencastle’s Pierce McCullagh was a close second, in a time of 35.30. Eamonn Monaghan was the next club member home finishing in 37.34 followed by Ewan Ballentine in 40.10. Darell Irvine, Peter Jones & Martin Dillon battled hard in the wet conditions and just missed out on a sub 40 finish.
Karen Dolan took the ladies title in a time of 40.29 with clubmate, Tara Malone second in 43.19.
Linzi Davidson took the over 40 female prize with an excellent run in 45.31 and the over 40 male category was won by Derek Sommerville from Omagh Harriers.
Dessie Elton took minutes of last years time for the event, finishing in a time of 44.40 in a well contested over 50 category which was won by Joe Swarbrick from England.
There were also great runs from Brian Johnston and Dermot Nolan who were using the event to add a little speed to their legs as they prepare for the Dublin Marathon in October. Both runners posting impressive times despite having completed energy sapping long runs the day before.
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