Another successful week for Seapark

Julie-Ann Mitchell and Karen Waring celebrating after running the 'Surf'N'Turf' half marathon at Benone Strand. INCT 21-722-CON

On Saturday, athletes from the club put in superb performances at the Carrickfergus parkrun, with six members in total completing the course. Charlie McCormick crossed the line in fifth place, with a fantastic time of 20:33 (PB). McCormick was followed by Richard Heatherington in 21:03 (PB), Andrew Smyth in 24:51, Neil Harper with a time of 25:11 (PB), Marie Nicholson in 28:31 (PB) and Karen McMaster with 31:58 (PB).

Further afield, Ian Cleland ran the Harrogate parkrun. The three-lap course is set in The Stray – 200 acres of open grassland and verges - and Cleland finished in an impressive 20:46.

Bobbie Irvine chose the Londonderry parkrun course this week, putting in a sterling performance to cross the line in second place overall with a time of 19:16.

Irvine then travelled to Benone Strand to join fellow Seapark AC members in the Born2Run Surf’N’Turf half-marathon event. The multi-terrain event treated runners to a mixture of road, beach and boardwalk and included a hill definitely not for the faint-hearted. At the time of writing results are not available.

Seapark AC meets Tuesday and Thursday at 7 pm at Carrickfergus Cricket Club, Middle Road. Runners of all abilities are invited to come along and will be given a warm welcome.

The club also currently runs a Jog Carrickfergus beginners’ programme. This programme is suitable for all levels – those new to running, recovering from injury or returning from a break. The programme runs on Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6 – 7 pm at locations around Carrickfergus.

For further details please see: www.seaparkac.com, or the Seapark AC Facebook page.