Cordner reaches 100 marathons milestone

Seapark Athletic Club welcomed the New Year in style, with members participating in a range of events and celebrating personal milestones along the way.
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Jan 2015, 06:20 BST
Seapark AC's Gillian Cordner celebrates completing 100 marathons.Seapark AC's Gillian Cordner celebrates completing 100 marathons.
Seapark AC's Gillian Cordner celebrates completing 100 marathons.

On New Year’s Eve, three marathon runners represented the club in the last event of the year hosted by East Antrim Marathon Series. The 26.2-mile course saw runners start at Jordanstown’s Loughshore Park, run to Holywood and then return to Loughshore.

Bobbie Irvine ran 3:46:31, Gillian Cordner 3:59:47 and Gary Connolly 4:02:47. This was a particularly special event for Cordner (inset) as it was her 100th marathon. Cordner, who only ran her first marathon in Belfast 2011, completed an amazing 69 marathons in 2014 alone and is the first female in Northern Ireland to become a member of the prestigious ‘100 Marathon club Ireland’, entitling her to wear the coveted ‘100 Marathon club vest’.

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Club members were out again at the ‘Race over The Glens’ on New Year’s Day. Results for Seapark: Ian Clelland (50:36), Bobbie Irvine (51:27), Lynda Shannon (52:41), Gary Connolly (57:27), Gillian Cordner (58:37), Alison Kelly Welsh (1:09:17) and Mark Welsh (1:09:18).

Titanic 5/10km race results: 5km - Sharon Nesbitt (37:56), Helena Perry (38:04) and Allan Grant (50:52). 10km – Tony Barclay (1:03:06) and Gareth Hamill (1:03:06).

On Saturday seven club members ran in the ‘Born2Run’ 10k event at Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor. Times: Bobbie Irvine (46:11), Gary Connolly (48:56), Mark Welsh (51:30), Gillian Cordner (53:38), Neill Harper (58:37), Karen Waring (60:22) and Alison Welsh (63:54).