The Northern Ireland & Ulster Indoor Age Group Championships took place on Saturday in the magnificent new indoor Meadowbank Arena in Magherafelt which, along with the adjacent 6 lane outdoor track, should prove to be a huge asset for the sport in the province. In the 1990 Girls 800m (300m lap, no banking) Lauren Scott was 2nd in 2:23.1 min and Jessica Craig 3rd in 2:28.3 min, the winner being Breda McGinty of Finn Valley. In the 1990 Boys 800m Niall Robinson was 2nd in 2:01.5 min to Simon McCluney of Lagan Valley. In the 1991 1500m, Michael Patterson was 3rd in 4:30.0 min.
Also on Saturday but on completely different terrain Stephanie Hambling was 48th overall in the Glenariff Mountain Race over 5.9 miles and 1210 ft. Stephanie was 6th woman and 4th vet.