Hutchinson shines for Larne AC at Belfast’s Seeley Cup 10k
In perfect conditions Craig Hutchinson was first home for the club in 34:58, with Bernard Brady next over the line in 35:43. Nigel Kane also broke the 40-minute barrier coming home in 38:55; a superb result given Nigel’s limited training of late.
Raymond Bannon narrowly missed out breaking the 40 minutes with his 40:19 and was quickly followed over the line by David Noble in 40:36. Paul Tilson (41:05), Geraldine Quigley (41:22) and Martan Keane (41:35) all followed within 30 seconds of each other, while a further two minutes seperated Thomas Craig (42:17), Dan Magill (43:22 pb) and Rhonda Brady (44:26).
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Hide AdA strong candidate for run of the day was Derek Reid who clocked 45:30 to give him a new PB by over 10 minutes. Jane Liddle was next home for the club in 47:33, followed by Kerri-Anne Kearny who also recorded a new PB (50:29).
Julianne Keane was the penultimate Larne AC runner in 51:00, with Gillian Craig who was making her debut at the distance completing the club contingent in 61:08.
At the Glasgow University five-mile road race, Larne AC’s Ryan Stewart recorded a new personal best of 28:16.
Lyndsey Dillon took part in the Action on Hearing Loss Hazelbank five-mile run. Starting at the Portside Inn the runners followed a mostly flat course which followed the shore path towards Hazelbank Park in Newtownabbey before turning and returning along the same route. Lyndsey had a terrific run to complete the course in 45:00 - a new PB by over six minutes.
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Hide AdBack in Larne, 17 club runners took part in the town’s parkrun. Bryan Magee (19:51) who was third finisher overall, while first lady home was Patricia Blair in 23:17. First-timer Bobby Boal had an excellent run to finish in 23:29, followed by Heather Baxter who ran well to record a new PB for the course (24:20). Ian Brennan, badly hampered by a hamstring injury, completed the run in 25:01 followed by Bernie Regan (25:18). Next followed a string of first-timers: Janine Rainey (25:41), Elaine McKay (27:08), Elaine Hall (27:11), Helen Kane (28:29), Emily Boal (28:38), Erin Beattie (28:39), Irene Beattie (30:58).