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NIMRA "Dan Whites Dander" - Kilbroney Forest Park
On Saturday, Newry AC in conjunction with NIMRA organised the inaugural "Dan Whites Dander" mountain race.
Despite the forecast threat of a stormy morning the final round of the NI mountain racing championships was held in glorious weather. The six mile route took the runners past the Cloughmore Stone and on to the summit of Knockshee mountain, then to the Nurses Cottage near Kilfeaghan and the steep return leg to the summit of Sl Martin overlooking Rostrevor and to the finish line at Cloughmore car park.
Newry AC athletes were in the thick of the action right from the start and at the finish Maurice Harte, Rory Mulvaney and Esther Dickson came home in third, fourth and fifth places and all within 2 seconds of each other and just 2 minutes behind the overall winner, Oisin Brennan from Springwell Running Club.
Esther's fine run was enough for her to take the ladies prize and seal her position as NI champion and the preeminent mountain runner in NI. Despite a navigation error, Warren Cartmill came home in 20th place, Ciara Coffey did enough to finish second in her category and Charles Burns completed the course in 49th place.
The overall male and female winners were presented with the Pat Dunbarr trophies. Pat who was a local outdoor legend passed away last year and Newry AC were delighted to host this race in his memory and were further delighted when Pats wife, Winifred, attended the prize giving and presented the trophies to the overall winners. Newry AC would like to thank the army of volunteers that assisted and made this inaugural race a success and to club sponsor Mulvaney Corporate Services for their continued support. Results for the race can be found onwww.nimra.org.uk
Newry Triathlon
Congratulations to Ethan and Martin Patterson who last week (Sunday 25th August) took part in a tough Newry Triathlon Team Relay event at the Albert Basin and obtained a 3rd place on the podium.
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LILLIAN RUNS THE FRANK DUFFY 10 MILE
Lillian O'Hanlon ran again in Dublin following on from the success of taking part in the Irish Runner 5 Mile and Irish Runner 10 Miler already this season ,Lillian was back for the Frank Duffy 10 Mile race in the Phoenix Park on Saturday. Lillian had another strong run with a great time of 01:17:16 in Dublin and all the training in Slieve Gullion is paying off with great results.
SGR TAKE ON IRONMAN & NEWRY TRIATHLON
It was another busy weekend of SGR members combining their running with swimming and biking. Brian Muckian and Martin McShane racing at Ironman Dun Laoghaire 70.3 on Sunday - a foggy 1.9km swim at dawn before a scenic 90.1km cycle around the Wicklow mountains and a seafront half marathon in beautiful sunshine before cruising down the red carpet to their finish line.
Brian Muckian 5hrs 54:05
Martin McShane 7hrs 21:06
Lawrence Malone stayed local this weekend and secured a top 50 finish at Newry City Triathlon. Blue skies and sunshine blazed down on the competitors and Larry ran an outstanding 22:58 5k - no mean feat after a speedy 750m canal swim and leg sapping 20km cycle, finishing in 1hr 15:48
Well done to all three guys #TeamSGR
ARMAGH CITY RUNNING FESTIVAL
Well done to the team of SGR who took part in Armagh City Running Festival over the weekend. SGR Brian Evans and Tina Crawley ran at the Marathon event in great times with Brian in 17th and Tina in 18th place over all. Stephen Quinn once again finished strongly by getting on the podium with a 3rd placed finish in the Half Marathon event. In what was a very tough lapped course and on what was a very hot day well done to all our team. This looked like a great event and i'm sure we'll see more members at it next year.
Marathon Results :
Brian Evans 04:18:42 17th Place
Tina Crawley 04:20:38 18th Place
Half Marathon Results;
Stephen Quinn 01:29:50 3rd Place
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GOOD LUCK ROBBIE
We would like to wish the best of luck to SGR Robbie Marsh has he sets off soon to take part in the CCC that takes place on Friday 30th August a unique race that is one of the most prestigious in the world. The start line at the centre of Courmayeur in Italy running to the passage of the Grand col Ferret (2537m) marks the entrance of the race in Switzerland, , before discovering after an incredible ascension the Vallons des Chezerys, a true corner of paradise with a magnificent view on the Mont-Blanc chain. It is then time that Robbie will reach the world famous arrival arch in the heart of Chamonix.
SIGNED UP FOR G819 YET ?
.The G819 8k /8 Mile run and 8K Walk is back for 2019 and will take place at the Slieve Gullion Forest Park on Sunday 3rd November ,online registration is now open at www.eventbrite.co.uk just type G819 on search bar and please sign up, help us celebrate our clubs 5th birthday celebrations in style by taking on the G819. More details to come on the event leading up to the G819. We would like to thank our Main sponsor Mulkerns EUROSPAR for their continued support and we will also be helping to support the Fight-For-Alfie at the event. Thank you to the Taste of Gullion for supporting the 3 Mile in the G819 8 Mile event.
MONDAY CLUB RUN
Come join us for our clubs Monday run at Slieve Gullion Forest Park for a 6.45pm start time .Meeting point will be at Slieve Gullion car park .Everyone welcome.
UPCOMING EVENTS
You can check all details on upcoming events both near and far on the SGR Online Events Guide 2019/20 ,this is updated daily ,a click away from your next run here https://www.tockify.com/sgr09/pinboard . Please support our many running events in your area. #supportrunningevents
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SGR RUN AT ALL EVENTS AT RUNNING FESTIVAL
The biggest SGR turnout of the weekend involved those who took part in this year’s Hillsborough Castle Running Festival in which a team of four SGR took part in all events at the festival.Stephen Quinn and Seamus Loughran ran in the Half Marathon that seen Stephen finishing in 8th place over all . Malachy Rafferty ran in the 10k event and Sharin Byrne ran again this weekend by taking part in the 5k. In true SGR spirit they all came away with great times and this well organised race is well worth a trip by even more SGR next year.
Half Marathon Results
Stephen Quinn 8th place 01:27:20
Seamus Loughran 01:38:51
10K
Malachy Rafferty 00:58:45
5K
Sharin Byrne 00:53:55
EXTERN DAMBUSTER 5K
SGR Sharin Byrne was the the lone representative for the club at this years Dambusters 5k at the silent Valley and yet another back to back 5k event this weekend for Sharin that seen her also run at the 5k event at the Hillsborough Castle Running Festival the following day. Sharin crossed the finish line in a great time of 48 mins. Well done Sharin..
RYAN 12TH AT SEVEN SEVENS CHALLENGE
Well done to SGR Ryan Carson who finished 12th in the Seven Sevens Challenge 2019 the 18 Mile mountain event in the Mournes last week.Ryan came in with an amazing time of 05:00:42 Well done Ryan from everyone at club
SIGNED UP FOR G819 YET?
The G819 8k /8 Mile run and 8K Walk is back for 2019 and will take place at the Slieve Gullion Forest Park on Sunday 3rd November ,online registration is now open at www.eventbrite.co.uk just type G819 on search bar and please sign up, help us celebrate our clubs 5th birthday celebrations in style by taking on the G819. More details to come on the event leading up to the G819. We would like to thank our Main sponsor Mulkerns EUROSPAR for their continued support and we will also be helping to support the Fight-For-Alfie at the event. Thank you to Master Choice for supporting the 2nd KM in the G819 8 KM event.
MONDAY CLUB RUN
Come join us for our clubs Monday run at Slieve Gullion Forest Park for a 6.45pm start time .Meeting point will be at Slieve Gullion car park .Everyone welcome.
UPCOMING EVENTS
You can check all details on upcoming events both near and far on the SGR Online Events Guide 2019/20 ,this is updated daily ,a click away from your next run here https://www.tockify.com/sgr09/pinboard . Please support our many running events in your area. #supportrunningevents
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The Irish pairing of Craig Breen and Paul Nagle lived up to their favourites billing with a resounding victory on the Today’s Ulster Rally which this year was based in Newry.
The result saw them confirmed as Irish Tarmac champions. Quickest times on five of the event’s nine stages in a Hyundai i20 were the building blocks needed to make it win number five of an unforgettable campaign, and put the title out of the reach of their rivals with one round of the Championship remaining.
Breen persevered with early set-up issues that affected the handling of his car to cross the finish ramp with 20.5 seconds in hand over top British Rally Championship finishers Matt Edwards and Patrick Walsh. “I grew up watching the Irish Tarmac Championship as a kid,” said a champagne soaked Breen, “and had you told me at the age of five that one day I would be an Irish Tarmac Champion I would never have believed you. It is a great feeling!”
Last year’s Ulster Rally winner Edwards was content with second place. Maximum points coupled with a non-finish for title rival Tom Cave, who crashed on the penultimate stage while holding third place, inches him closer to consecutive British Championship crowns. “It has taken a bit of pressure off us,” said the Ford Fiesta R5 pilot. “It was unfortunate what happened to Tom, but we look forward to another fight with him in Scotland next month.”
The final podium spot went to County Derry’s Callum Devine. Like Breen, the Ford Fiesta R5 driver was hampered by handling issues early in the event and an iffy fuel pump, but strong times over the closing miles saw him equal his best result of 2019. Welshman Meirion Evans (Skoda Fabia R5) and Alastair Fisher (Ford Fiesta R5) completed the top five.
Also decided on the Today’s Ulster Rally was the Junior British Rally Championship title. Knowing that a win would suffice, Josh McErlean stormed through the third and final loop of three stages to overhaul James Williams at the wheel of his Peugeot 208 R2. For his efforts, as part of the Peugeot UK and TOTAL prize fund the 20-year-old earned himself £2,500 in money. “It’s hard to believe and it will take time to sink in,” he admitted. “I can’t put it into words.” Claudy’s Jordan Hone (Opel Adam R2) was the third JBRC finisher home.
There were also wins for Andy Davies and Michael Gilbey in the Production Class, Damian Toner in the Modified Section and Stanley Orr who was the leading light in the Historic battle at the wheel of his Ford Escort Mk1. “I like the Ulster but it hasn’t liked me!” said Orr of previous struggles. “This year we have had a bit of luck for a change.”
Meanwhile, on only their second appearance in a R5 car, Stuart Biggerstaff and Anthony Nestor guided their Ford Fiesta to success in the National Rally despite a late engine scare.
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Championship Dates
U16.5 Championship Semi Final
28th August
Craobh Rua v Killeavy Naomh Monnina
U18.5 Championship Semi Final
21st August
Keady Red Hands v Craobh Rua
Underage training (Primary 1 to Primary 7 age range) takes place Monday night’s 6:30 to 7:30pm at Craobh Rua Playing Field & Clubrooms.
Coaches will inform their players and parents of any changes etc.
Current Underage Coaches & Coordinators
U6.5 Orla McCaul, Majella Bradley & Caroline O Callaghan
U8.5 John Kelly & James McCartan U10.5 Joe McEldowney & Sean Cunningham
U12.5 Miceal Bradley, Eamon McCann, Paul Elshaw
U14.5Fiachra Bradley & David O’Brien
U16.5 Gareth Matthews, Paul Elshaw, Henry McCloy, Eamon McCann & Pearse McLaughlin
U18.5 Paul Cunningham
Anyone wishing to help in a coaching or support capacity with our Underage Activities is welcome to approach a team coordinator or Committee member to discuss. We welcome any support or help with all our club activities.
Craobh Rua Hurling Club encourage anyone who wishes to help with any aspect of our Club Activities to speak to an under age mentor or Committee member.We will be happy to give all appropriate support to any individual who wishes to become involved in our activities.
Dates For Diary
Hooley Around Cooley Cycle
The date for this annual Cycle has been confirmed as Sunday the 29th September.
Shop
Club shop is now open and has deals on hurls, helmets, grips and sliotars. This will be available every Monday.
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5MT 5 MILE RELAY, FIVEMILETOWN
On Friday evening Lee Maginnis took part with friends in the 5 x 1 Mile Team Relay Event held in Fivemiletown.
The race took in road, trail and boardwalk and of which the teams had to complete a 5 mile course consisting of 1 mile per person.
Lee’s team flew round the course and were successful in lifting first prize in the team relay.
BORN2RUN DAMBUSTERS EXTERN 5k TRAIL RACE
On Saturday, Sarah Jane Beattie competed in the annual Born2Run 5k Trail Race held in the beautiful setting of Silent Valley.
Sarah Jane completed the race in 15th overall position and 5th Female with a time of 23:54.
IRISH MASTERS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, TULLAMORE, Co. OFFALY
In wet and windy conditions Joanne McCauley competed in the Irish Masters Nationals Championships at Tullamore.
In a competitive F45 category, Joanne lifted Gold in the long jump, Silver in the 400m and 4th in the 200m.
UP AND COMING EVENT - 'DAN WHITE’S DANDER’ - 31 August
Newry AC in conjunction with NIMRA have organised a 6 mile mountain race to include Slieve Martin and Knockshee ON SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST and sponsored by Mulvaney Corporate Services. Registration is through WWW.NIMRA.ORG.UK or on the day between 09:30-10:30 with a start time of 11AM from the Big Stone Car Park in Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor. Get entering with what will be a great day of mountain running on a fabulous route with prizes and refreshments.
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Fresh from a seventh place finish at round nine of the World Rally Championship in Finland, Craig Breen and Paul Nagle turn their attention to matters closer to home with the Today's Ulster Rally revving into town this weekend.
The ceremonial start takes place at the Albert Basin in Newry tomorrow night Friday16 August from 8.45pm with the grounds of Newry High School the backdrop for the finish ramp celebrations on Saturday afternoon (5.30pm). A free spectator programme containing stage maps and a full entry list will be available to download from the Today’s Ulster Rally website (www.ulsterrally.com) and the event’s official Facebook page
Saturday’s rally comprises three special stages, repeated three times, with the first going live at 8.30am. In-between each loop of stages, Banbridge will host three regroups at Solitude Park car park. During these, fans and families will get the chance to meet various drivers and see their favourite cars at close quarters.
Craig and Paul are the top seeds for Saturday’s Today’s Ulster Rally, the penultimate round of the Irish Tarmac Championship. They currently head the standings courtesy of four victories from five rounds, with a win on the Ulster guaranteed to hand them the Irish Tarmac crown.
Breen – who last made an appearance at the Northern Ireland Motor Club event in 2012 with Nagle when they performed safety car duties in Peugeot Sport’s new 208 R2 rally car –is making the surprise switch from a Ford Fiesta R5 to a Hyundai i20 R5 for the Ulster Rally.
Running behind Breen is last year’s Ulster Rally winner, Matt Edwards (Ford Fiesta R5). The Welshman is also the defending British Rally champion and jointly leads that series with fifth seed Tom Cave (Hyundai i20 R5). The pair make the trip across the Irish Sea tied on points and know how decisive a perfect score on the Ulster could prove in their bid for silverware.
Separating the two visitors on the road is Alastair Fisher – the nephew of Bertie Fisher – and Callum Devine, two drivers who also have experience of competing at the sport’s top level. Josh Moffett – the reigning Irish Tarmac champion – starts at six ahead of his older brother Sam. Desi Henry, Jonny Greer and Marty McCormack start at eight, nine and 10 respectively.
A strong line-up of front-wheel-drive crews from the British and Irish series will also take part, including William Creighton and Josh McErlean (Peugeot 208 R2), Marty Gallagher and Johnnie Mulholland (Ford Fiesta R2T), and Jordan Hone (Opel Adam R2).
This weekend’s Today’s Ulster Rally is also a counting round of the FUCHS Lubricants British Historic Rally Championship, which Simon Webster leads by two points from Rudi Lancaster, and the FUCHS Lubricants Historic Asphalt Rally Championship where Dick Mauger and Paul Smith share the lead on 90 points apiece.
Ulster Rally Event Director, Richard Swanston, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have attracted such a strong line-up of leading drivers for the Today’s Ulster Rally. There is real strength and depth in the top ten which makes picking a winner incredibly difficult. Each and every single one of them has a chance as the crews and cars are all so evenly matched.”
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SGR TRIO TAKE ON MOURNE'S SEVEN SEVEN'S CHALLENGE
Well done to the SGR team of Barry Mccarroll, Colm Murphy and Robbie Marsh who ran at the Mourne Seven Sevens Challenge on Saturday. The Seven Sevens which is a 18 mile, 8100ft test of endurance and mountain skills tested the men to their limits but these guys are use to this gruelling mountain running and over came both the weather and the mountains. This event was the last training run for our Robbie Marsh who had great support from SGR teammates Barry and Colm . Robbie who is taking on the world famous UTMB Mont-Blanc in 2 weeks with over 20,000 runners in Chamonix on a tough route that will see Robbie take on the French, Italian and Swiss mountain range in a unique experience. Well done to all the SGR team in the Mourne's this weekend ,great to see our members take on these kind of events and encourage others members to give it ago someday. Safe travels to Robbie and Good Luck from all your SGR teammates .
Results
Barry McCarroll : 06:37:53
Colm Murphy : 06:37:56
Robbie Marsh : 06:37:59
RONAN & CATHAL ROCK IN DUBLIN
SGR duo of Ronan Halpenny and Cathal O'Brien travelled to Dublin for the Rock n Roll Half Marathon on Sunday. This event has always seen SGR take part over the years and great to see the lads keep this going. The two men did the club proud and represented the club with flying colours as always, with both men coming in with great times on the day. Ronan Halpenny ran an excellent 01:40:40 and had an overall position 679th out of 5495 finishers ,like wise Cathal ran an outstanding 01:46:48 and an overall position of 1121th place out of 5495, Well done to both men from everyone at SGR .
TINA & NUALA AT MONAGHAN 10 MILER
Sunday saw two of our SGR Tina Crawley and Nuala Higgins run at the Monaghan 10 Miler around the streets of Monaghan town in a large field of runners. Tina and Nuala ran excellent times at the event in the SGR colours.This race is a great test of were you are in the season and both ladies have shown with their times that they are both right on target with their training. Well done to Tina and Nuala and to our good friends at the Monaghon Town Runners on a another great event.
Results
Tina Crawley 01:27:46
Nuala Higgins 01:35:36
MULLAGHBAWN 10K/5K RESULTS UPDATE WITH 3 SGR ON PODIUM
We have updated times for all our runners for the Mullaghbawn 10k /5k from last weeks report , which saw 3 SGR on the podium with Joe McKevitt in 1st place in the 10K , Aisling Martin 3rd placed Female in the 10K and young Josh Muckian 3rd Place in the 5K event who also ran with his brother James and young sister Freya and young Niall Martin the future stars of running in our area.
Results
10K
Joe McKevitt : 00:37:51 1st Place
Ronan Halpenny : 00:44:23 4th Place
Hugh Morgan : 00:44:54 5th Place
Keelan McCabe: 00:48:14
Aisling Martin: 00:50:42 3rd placed Female
Stephen McCabe : 01:00:42
Martin Mc Shane : 01:02:22
5K
Josh Muckian : 00:23:53 3rd Place
Niall Martin 00:33:44
James Muckian :00:42:09
Freya Muckian : 00:42:09
SIGNED UP FOR G819 YET?
The G819 8k /8 Mile run and 8K Walk is back for 2019 and will take place at the Slieve Gullion Forest Park on Sunday 3rd November ,online registration is now open at www.eventbrite.co.uk just type G819 on search bar and please sign up, help us celebrate our clubs 5th birthday celebrations in style by taking on the G819. More details to come on the event leading up to the G819. We would like to thank our Main sponsor Mulkerns EUROSPAR for their continued support and we will also be helping to support the Fight-For-Alfie at the event. Thank you to eb gas services ltd for supporting the 2nd Mile in the G819 8 Mile event.
MONDAY CLUB RUN
Come join us for our clubs Monday run at Slieve Gullion Forest Park for a 6.45pm start time .Meeting point will be at Slieve Gullion car park .Everyone welcome.
UPCOMING EVENTS
You can check all details on upcoming events both near and far on the SGR Online Events Guide 2019/20 ,this is updated daily ,a click away from your next run here WWW.TOCKIFY.COM Please support our many running events in your area. #supportrunningevents
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Senior Men
Our senior men were in championship action away to Eire Óg on Sunday evening but at the time of going to press the result was unknown.
Senior Ladies
Following the defeat of Armagh Senior Ladies on Saturday our own senior ladies are scheduled to play at home next Saturday evening against Lisummon at 7.00pm. However, the date and time of this fixture clashes with our senior men’s championship game at home to Grange. At the time of going to press there has been no resolution to the issue so please keep an eye on social media over the coming days for updates.
U16 Girls
Despite putting in a decent performance last Monday night at home to Silverbridge our U16 girls came out on the wrong side of the result.
U14 Boys
Our U14 boy’s amalgamation of Patrick Rankins maintained their winning form with an excellent win away to Dromintee last Tuesday evening, 5 – 12 to 1 – 5.
The Rankins led by two points early on courtesy of points from Caolan O’Hare and Ruairi O’Brien but two in a row from Dromintee had them level. However, the Rankins dominated the remainder of the opening half, scoring a further 2 – 6 without reply to take a comprehensive lead into the break with the scores coming from Ethan Campbell (1 - 0), Michael McNally (1 – 0), Ruairi O’Brien (0 – 2), Adam Canavan (0 – 2), Daragh McNulty (0 – 1) and Conor Magennis (0 – 1).
Dromintee got the opening point of the second-half but the Rankins continued to boss proceedings and registered further scores through Ethan Campbell (2 – 1), Jamie McAnulty (1 – 0), Ruairi O’Brien (0 – 2) and Adam Canavan (0 – 1). Dromintee scored 1 – 2 in closing stages of the game but by that stage the Rankins had secured the win.
U14 Girls
Our U14 girls have a league game on Monday evening at home to Middletown.
U12 Girls
Our U12 girls are at home to Clan na Gael on Thursday evening in the quarter-final of the championship.
Congratulations
Congratulations to our senior footballer Damian Doyle and his wife Shauneen on the birth of their beautiful baby boy Oisin. Congratulations also to our former senior footballer Kieran Murphy and his new wife Sinead who tied the knot at the weekend.
Tidy Club Grounds
Whilst it is great to see everyone spending the long evenings enjoying our club facilities, we would ask that people use the numerous bins dotted around the club to dispose of their rubbish. We want to keep our grounds clean, safe and tidy for all and would greatly appreciate everyone’s cooperation with this.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 1, 3, 19 & 21. There were no jackpot winners and 1 x match three winner. The lotto jackpot now stands at an impressive £4,200.
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