407 laps of the Mary Peter’s Track secured 3rd female place for Gillian in the Energia 24 hour run which took place 17th & 18th July. This result also gave Gillian 3rd place in the AAI National 24 Hour championships. Gillian’s epic performance resulted in 101.2 miles (162,800 metres) being covered in the 24 hour period.
Well done Gillian!
On Sunday 12 July Seapark AC athletes took park in the Endurance Junkie 10k and Half marathon at Titanic Quarter, Belfast.
Jonathan Bell and Sara Johnston represented Seapark over the 10K discipline finishing in times of 47 mins and 59 mins respectively.
Over the half marathon distance, Ian Clelland continued his impressive form, narrowly missing out on a top 10 finish with a time of 1.24. Gillian Cordner,
endurance specialist, also finished high in the rankings with a time of 1.33. Glenda Murray, completed her first ever half marathon race, finishing strongly in a time
of 2.14. Other Seaparkers finished as follows, Colin McCrum, 1.41, Gary Connolly, 1.43, Neill Harper, 1.55, Phil Poag, 1.56 and Karen Poag who paced Jacqui
Coghlan around her first half in a time of 2.03.
Race Report: Angela McCormick
Gillian Barnhill from Seapark AC completed the Marathon Club of Ireland’s Phoenix Park Marathon in Dublin on Saturday 4th of July. This was Gillian’s 115th marathon!
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Pure Running HM Series update (by ChampionChip Ireland):
Six of the ten races in the Pure Running Half Marathon Series have taken place and a record number of athletes are vying for the valuable prizes across all the male and female categories.
A total of seventeen hardy runners, of which three are ladies, have completed all six to date and are on target for the special garment if they get round all ten this year.
The ladies who have completed all six races to date include our own Gillian Strudwick, pictured above at Larne Half in March this year.
Total entries to the Series races to date are just shy of 7,000 and the DUNE Half Marathon, Larne Half Marathon, Lisburn Half Marathon and Ards Half Marathon were all up on last year so the aim of over 8,000 entrants again should be achievable in 2015.
The next races are as follows:
Saturday 18th July 2015 – Kennedy Jane McArthur Dervock Half Marathon
Sunday 2nd August 2015 – Cookstown Half Marathon
Saturday 15th August 2015 – Groomsport Half Marathon
Saturday 22nd August 2015 – Born 2 Run Dambusters Half Marathon
An up to date version of the current overall Pure Running Half Marathon Series rankings can be found HERE.
Great results at Ards Half for Seapark runners.
Male:
Colin McCrum – 1:42:47 (PB)
Robert Murrsay 1:44:49
Mark Welsh 1:46:01
Gary Connolly 1:46:03
Phil Poag 1:58:58
Female:
Caroline Salters 1:46:00
Gillian Strudwick 1:57:35
Alison Welsh 2:13:28
Well done Gillian Barnhill, who won the Mourne Way Marathon two weeks ago and was second lady home at North Belfast Divis 10 mile run today despite taking a little tumble around mile 3 . 
Michael Kane, Karen McMaster and Trevor Lamb before Lisburn 10k
With the road racing season well under way Seapark AC athletes travelled to Lisburn on Wednesday to participate in the annual Lisburn half marathon and 10k disciplines. This half marathon is the 5th in the annual Pure Running Half Marathon series with Seapark AC athletes featuring well. Seapark AC runners from veteran endurance performers to newcomers participated. Featured results include another terrific performance from Ian Clelland finishing the half in another sub 1.30 in a time of 1.28. Brendan Rice, 1.38, Gillian Cordner and Gary Connolly 1.40, Caroline Salters 1.43, Gillian Strudwick 1.52 and another PB performance from Allan Grant in a time of 1.54.
Lots of PB’s and top results from the Seapark Liverpool trip.
Pictured : Phil Poag
Report to follow.
There was success again this weekend for Seapark AC’s Gillian Barnhill (centre) at the 26Extreme Mourne Way Marathon on Saturday. Gillian was the first lady over the line in a time of 4:17. The Mourne Way route takes athletes off road, crossing rough terrain, through the foothills of the mountains. Ian Cleland and Jonathan Beattie ran the half marathon distance in times of 1:40 and 1:50 respectively.
Richard Hethrington competed in his first ever sprint triathlon in Camlough in an impressive time of 1:26.
Race Report: Angela McCormick.
