The first race of nirunning was a fast course . There was a large cross section of members from different running clubs. It was great to see new clubs there that I was never even aware of, until today.
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7 Forest Challenge
We decided to organise a club Forest Trail challenge covering 7 Forest Park lands in the Greater Belfast area, running them back to back, and using vehicle transition between locations. The date was set as Sunday 2nd February 2014 with a 08.30am briefing and gear check prior to a sharp start at 9am.
A fine bunch of BARFers ready to go at Barnett Demesne.
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Thursday evening training – January
02/01 Church rd + Glencreagh hills
09/01 Pyramids around Ormeau Park
16/01 Shaws bridge hills
23/01 Hill reps Newtownbreda Road
30/01 Church rd + glencreagh hills
Meeting at the Ozone, Ormeau Embankment 7pm for 7.15 start. Approx 2 hours. All welcome.
2013 Turkey Trot Race Report
Boxing Day is capable of producing an array of winter conditions, most of them tending towards the unpleasant end of the scale, but this year we enjoyed a lovely winters day with sunshine, blue skies and light winds. Given the stormy weather which had preceded Christmas and the horrendous day which followed Boxing day we were indeed lucky to have raced in the lull between two storms.
A cold frosty morning with beautiful blue skies.
As usual at the start line there was a flurry of activity as we checked that everybody was carrying the correct gear and tried to deal with those who always turn up unprepared for the potential dangers and consequences of an accident in the hills in winter. We managed to get everybody kitted out one way or the other and a record number of 95 runners were sent on their way up the Trassey track.
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2013 BARF Turkey Trot Results
Here are the official results for the 2013 BARF Turkey Trot. A full race report will follow. Well done to all runners, and a big thank you to all involved.
Place Name Club Cat TIME
1 Johnny Steed Ballymena MO 00:46:11
2 Seamus Lynch Newcastle AC* MO 00:46:36
3 Neill Carty North Belfast Harriers V45 00:47:12
4 Eoin Lennon Olympians MO 00:48:27
5 Jack Millar LVO MO 00:50:16
6 Dale Mathers Newry City Runners* V50 00:51:31
7 Alex Brennan Ballymena Runners V40 00:51:34
8 Emmet McAlister Ballymena Runners* MO 00:51:46
9 Cathal McGreevy Team Purple V45 00:52:00
10 Pete Grant Newry City Runners* V45 00:52:24
RunTheLine 25k Trail Race
Saturday 30th November saw an assortment of BARFers decent on Lamb Doyle’s Pub (53.26593, -6.24177) for the Run The Line trail race. Now in its second year, the Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue fundraiser has two courses to choose from, an 11.5k short or a more appealing 25k long course. We all signed up for the main event!
The weather on the day was perfect, with bright clear skies, little or no cloud, and a crispness that a thin frost brings to the air!
December Training
Thursday Evening Training
5th Church Road & Glencregagh Hills
12th Ring Road
19th Shaws Bridge Hills
We will meet at the reception area of the Ozone Complex, Ormeau Embankment at 7pm for a 7.15 start. All comers welcome.
Climbers can also meet from 5pm for 2 hours of climbing before the run sets off!
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Winter Training
B.A.R.F. winter training starts on Thursday 3rd October. We will be meeting at the reception area of the Ozone Complex, Ormeau Embankment at 7pm for a 7.15 start. All comers welcome.
October Schedule
3 Oct. Bridges and Hills
10 Oct. Church Rd & Glencreaghy Hills
17 Oct Ring Road
24 Oct. Shaws Bridge Hills
31 Oct. Pyramids around the park
As is our want at the start of any month, a pizza and beer frenzy follows training on Thursday 3rd – venue to be decided on the night.
The Fallows
This morning saw 44 fell runners assemble in Kilbroney Park for the Mourne Runners race ‘The Fallows’. The race, a fast 17.5km run with 895m of climbing was not to be missed!
The race started at the forestry hut (G.R. 185176) beside the park entrance and proceeded straight along forest track, past the path for Fiddlers Green, and out onto open mountainside – effectively running parallel to the road below. Around the 3km mark runners entered Ballyedmond Wood, which was the start of a short steep climb, before passing through a gate (G. R. 208161) and onto an easier climb on open mountainside. This continued all the way to the mast (G.R. 204176). Runners then descended on a popular mountain bike track before re-entering Kilbroney Forest (G.R. 211181). The race then proceeded along fast undulating tracks before a steep zig-zag forest climb to a track close to the Slieve Martin – Slievemeen col. The remaining 2.5km was the very fast descent past Fiddlers Green, taking the infamous Hill & Dale race route!
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New B.A.R.F. Website!
I’m pleased to announce the completion of the long overdue revamped BARFNI.co.uk website. This site will be used in conjunction with our Facebook Page and Twitter account to give BARF an updated online presence. So go right ahead Like, Tweet and Share our wonderful content!
See you in the mountains,
Aaron
BARF Webmaster!