Annadale Striders were the winning team and retained the Seeley Cup in Ormeau Park and with it the Northern Ireland 10K Road Race Championship. Paul Rowan of promoting club Willowfield won the race and the individual title. Conditions were cold, wet and miserable but there were 320 finishers.
North Down results were Tony Wall 95th 37.55: Norman Wilson 145th 39.02: David Seaton 1263rd 39.30: Fred Murdoch 174th 42.45: Richard Belshaw 293rd 53.26: Allison Lindsay 297th 54.16