Magherafelt Five mile road race

ON Thursday 23rd February Sperrin Harriers launched the second running of the Magherafelt 5 Mile Classic which again will be Sponsored by Sportique & Asics and will be held on the 14th of Apirl and will be on the same course as last year, So it will start at the Rainey Rugby Club and finish on the Meadowbank track. Registration will start at 10-00am till 11-45 with the race starting at 12-00 Sharp,

So let’s see you getting the trainers on and getting ready for the 14th for a great 5 mile run and don’t forget the after race buffet, Athletes of all abilities are welcome, Entry fee Aff £10, U/Aff £12

On Sunday Morning Sixteen Sperrin Harrier athletes were at the starting line for the 2012 Barcelona Half Marathon and before 11-00 all of our sixteen athletes had crossed the finishing line in a race where temp had soared to 23 degrees Celsius.

But the heat didn’t stop our athletes recording great times, These are the Sperrin Harriers time,

Glenn Donnelly 1-18-55, Aidan O’Hagan 1-27-26, Darran Warnock 1-40-46, Brendan Corr 1-45-21, Jeremy Dobson 1-46-31, Joanne Bell 2-52-59, Russell Bell 1-55-05, Gareth Cardwell 1-58-54, Adele McNally 2-04-10, Francis C.W. 2-0716, Louise Kelly 2-11-48, Hannah Su 2-14---, Michelle Murphy 2-15-40, Deirdre Conway 2-17-59, Kerian O’Hagan 2-23-26

Bernie McNally 2-26-16, Well done to Everyone and now the Party begins,

This Saturday 3rd March will see the end of our very Successful winter league so all roads will lead to Lough Fea for the final race which will be held over a distance of 10 mile which is 4 full laps of the Lough, the race will start at 12-00 sharp with Reg from 11-00am,

Training continues every Tue/Thur at 6-30pm from the Rainey Rugby Club Magherafelt & Loughry College Cookstown ,also from the Meadowbank Arena at 7-30pm