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.

Norman Kernaghan sets off in the 2010 event.

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Norman Kernaghan sets off in the 2010 event. Photo: Tim Cully

The organisers pictured at Whitehead Road Race on Easter Monday 2010.

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The organisers pictured at Whitehead Road Race on Easter Monday 2010. Photo: Tim Cully

Kris Beattie and Bobbie Irvine pictured during Easter Monday's Whitehead Race in 2010.

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Kris Beattie and Bobbie Irvine pictured during Easter Monday's Whitehead Race in 2010. Photo: Tim Cully

John and Michael McCann with Rhonda Brady in their Larne colours in 2011.

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John and Michael McCann with Rhonda Brady in their Larne colours in 2011. Photo: Ronnie Moore

Whitehead Community Association Ireland