[Not a valid template]Provisional results from Newry on Sunday indicate that Julie Balmer was 2nd lady, 23rd overall in 83:48 min and Roberta Dornan was 3rd lady, 38th overall in 87:07 min It must have been seven up time for Francis Marsh who was 7th in 77:48 and 1st M45, back from a training-free holiday. Douglas Grant was 50th in 89:01 min. Sarah Benton ran 107:19 min in 267th. In the marathon itself Stephen Purdie ran 3:45.47 min in 65th. Hilary Kernaghan was 50th in 3:37.50 hrand Pat O’Driscoll in his 25th marathon (12 in Belfast) ran 5:48.01 hr.
Francesca Brown won the womens race at the ParkRun in Victoria Park on Saturday morning, running the 5K in 20:56 while Alison Downey was 3rd in 24:08 min. Half a n hour later across town at the Waterworks ParkRun Debbie Matchett was 3rd woman in 20:09 min
At the Bann 10K on Wednesday evening at the Bann 10K Terry Eakin was 1st M60 in a time of 39:45 min while Andrew Muir ran 43:57 min. Andrew subsequently represented North Down on Saturday in Dublin at the Donore Harriers Summer 5K in Phoenix Park. running 21:10min for 108th.