Francis Boal, Ballydrain Harriers, getting ready for the 2011 race.

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Whitehead Road Race: 24 memory-jogging photos of 2010-11 runners

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Jan 2024, 18:49 GMT

Updated 7th Apr 2025, 15:27 GMT

Whitehead marked the centenary of the town’s annual Easter Monday Road Race in style in 2024.

Whitehead Community Association worked hard on a number of initiatives to make Ireland’s longest-standing road race extra special.

And with this year’s event coming up on Monday, April 21, here are 24 photos from the 2010 and 2011 events to whet the appetite.

Karen Balten, Tania Marshall, Ruth Clarke and Maggi Holmes at the 2011 event in Whitehead.

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Karen Balten, Tania Marshall, Ruth Clarke and Maggi Holmes at the 2011 event in Whitehead. Photo: Ronnie Moore

Former Whitehead resident Johnny Wilson and club mate Stephen Joyce at the 2011 race.

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Former Whitehead resident Johnny Wilson and club mate Stephen Joyce at the 2011 race. Photo: Ronnie Moore

Ruth Magill, Jenny McCourt and Finn McCourt at the 2011 Easter Road Race held in Whitehead.

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Ruth Magill, Jenny McCourt and Finn McCourt at the 2011 Easter Road Race held in Whitehead. Photo: Ronnie Moore

John Agnew competed in the over 50s class in 2010.

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John Agnew competed in the over 50s class in 2010. Photo: Tim Cully

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