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Belfast Marathon
At the time of going to press, several Sperrin harriers will have been making preparations for the Belfast Marathon on the May Day Bank Holiday.
We wish them luck, and look forward to reporting on the results in next weeks club...

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This will be the second year running of the very successful ‘LADIES ONLY STUNNERZ IN RUNNERZ’ sponsored by JK Coaches. This event is due to take place on Saturday 15th June 2013 at Meadowbank Sports Arena Magherafelt at 12pm. This event covers a distance of 5 miles and gives all...

Colly and Niall Gallagher made the trip to sunny Spain, where they would join the other 10,000 competitors in the Madrid Marathon. Colly had a great run finishing in 3 hours 28 mins, and Niall crossed the line in 4 hours 2 mins.

Well done to Colly and Niall, it was great to see the...

4 Sperrin Harriers made the trip to Armagh on Sunday for the annual 10k event, which starts on College Hill, close to the Armagh City Planetarium. The course then leaves the city and takes competitors on a 6.2 mile journey across rural roads, before finishing back in the City Centre. Approx...

Aaron Meharg and Adele McNally attended the Randalstown run on Saturday morning, which took place through the Shane’s Castle estate. Weather conditions were ideal and Aaron picked up first place with a great time of 33.33, and Adele had a great run finishing with a PB of...

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The London Marathon took place on Sunday, with 9 Sperrin Harriers members making the weekend trip to the event. The last few months of hard work surely paid off once everyone was on the course and passing landmarks like the Millennium Dome, Tower Bridge and Big Ben, to name but a few. With...

Sperrin Harriers are proud to announce the second year running of the very successful ‘LADIES ONLY STUNNERZ IN RUNNERZ’ sponsored by JK Coaches. This event is due to take place on Saturday 15th June 2013 at Meadowbank Sports Arena Magherafelt at 12pm. This event covers a distance...

Well done to Eoin Loughlin who took part in the Gortin 10k and finished in 10th place in a time of 41.23.

6 Sperrin Harriers made the trip to Belfast for the annual TQ 10k, first Harrier home was Ashley Hughes in 39.29, followed by Russell Bell in 45.48. First lady home for the club was Ciara Coyle in 46.52, followed by Nicola Gillespie 51.59, Deidre Conway 52.33, and Louise Kelly...

On Saturday 20th April 2013, Karen Alexander travelled to Carlingford, County Louth (Ireland) for the Cooley Legends Half Marathon. This event is organised by the Setanta Triathlon Club and attracted participants from as far away as Germany, Algeria, the USA and Hungary. Karen continued on...

Martin McGirr and Gary McGuckin made the trip to Buncrana in Co Donegal on Sunday morning for the Inishowen Half Marathon. Conditions shortly into the race were storm like, with rain and hail coming in from the Atlantic, on top of this a testing course with quite a few hills was in front of...

In order to ensure that all race results and events are captured in time for our weekly press release, Members are advised to ensure that they send through their times, reports, updates etc.to Francis Purvis or Gary McGuckin – contact details are available on the club...

Harriers continue to train in Magherafelt at Meadow Bank Sports Arena on a Monday at 6.45pm, and a Wednesday at 7.30pm.

Cookstown training takes place at Loughry College on Tuesday's and Thursday's at 6.30pm.

Beginners and new members are welcome, as we cater for...

No one can every say road racing is not exciting, and the Magherafelt 5 Mile “Classic” lives up to its name!

With 150 athletes from across the province taking to the roads around Magherafelt, it was like a classic motorcycle race at times, with the lead runners swapping...

Well done to Karen Alexander who continues on her winning streak as she was 1st lady across the line in 1hr.29 mins, and also took 5th place overall in the Castleward Half Marathon.

Well done to Denise McCann who took part in the Beragh 10k and finished in a time of 44.25.

In order to ensure that all race results and events are captured in time for our weekly press release, Members are advised to ensure that they send through their times, reports, updates etc. to Francis Purvis or Gary McGuckin – contact details are available on the club...

Harriers continue to train in Magherafelt at Meadow Bank Sports Arena on a Monday at 6.45pm, and a Wednesday at 7.30pm.

Cookstown training takes place at Loughry College on Tuesday's and Thursday's at 6.30pm.

Beginners and new members are welcome, as we cater for...

Next Saturday 13th April, Sperrin Harriers will host their annual 5 mile race.

The race will again be sponsored by Sportique Magherafelt, and will be based at Meadowbank Sports Arena.

Registration will open on the day from 11am, with the race due to start at midday, and...

Well done to Jeremy Dobson, who took part in the Paris Marathon at the weekend, and completed in a time of 4.00 hours exactly.

The feedback from Jeremy was that the course was reasonably flat, however the last 6 miles very very tough, but the stunning Paris scenery along the way...

Oli (The Warrior) Murphy, Darren (Ramsey) Warnock and Bliadhan Glass took part in the Half Marathon on Sunday, Bliadhan had a great run in 1.28.15, Oli finished in 1.36.33 and Darren in 1.45.36.

Deidre Conway took part in the 10k event, and finished with a PB of...

In order to ensure that all race results and events are captured in time for our weekly press release, Members are advised to ensure that they send through their times, reports, updates etc. to Francis Purvis or Gary McGuckin – contact details are available on the club...

Harriers continue to train in Magherafelt at Meadow Bank Sports Arena on a Monday at 6.45pm, and a Wednesday at 7.30pm.

Cookstown training takes place at Loughry College on Tuesday's and Thursday's at 6.30pm.

Beginners and new members are welcome, as we cater for...

Sperrin Harriers take to the streets of Omagh for the Annual Half Marathon

The Omagh Half Marathon, Run, Walk and Fun run is one of the biggest supported events on the annual running calendar, with approx. 2500 participants taking to the streets of the town.

With the...

Karen Alexander was in action at the Ballyliffin Coastal run and finished in 12th place overall in a time of 1.04.36 and picked up the 1st place ladies award! Well done Karen.

Sperrin Harriers will host their annual 5 mile race on Saturday 13th April, which is only 2 weeks away!

The race will again be sponsored by Sportique Magherafelt, and will be based at Meadowbank Sports Arena.

Registration will open on the day from 11am, with the race due...

Harriers continue to train in Magherafelt at Meadow Bank Sports Arena on a Monday at 6.45pm, and a Wednesday at 7.30pm.

Cookstown training takes place at Loughry College on Tuesday's and Thursday's at 6.30pm.

Beginners and new members are welcome, as we cater for...

Attention all Harriers - with just over 3 weeks to the 5 mile classic in Magherafelt our races are always renowned for the 1st class hospitality and spread of post race buffet we put on for our runners. Would like to ask all members to be so kind as to bring nibbles and bites for the day, the...

Magherafelt 5m - volunteers needed urgently:
 There is now only 3 weeks left until the Magherafelt 5M on Saturday 13th April.

 It takes 60-70 people on the day to ensure the event runs smoothly. That is a lot of people but bear in mind that we had...

We are now open for On Line entries for the Magherafelt 5M on 13th Apr, sponsored by Sportique.

Click on Special Events tab, and in the drop down box click on Magherafelt  5 Mile Classic.

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Sperrin Harriers will host their annual 5 mile race on Saturday 13th April, which is only 5 weeks away!
The race will again be sponsored by Sportique Magherafelt, and will be based at Meadowbank Sports Arena.
Registration will open on the day from 11am, with the race due to...

On a cold, damp morning, approximately 30 Harriers made the trip to the annual Carmen 10k.
With a field of nearly 200 runners taking their place at the start line, it was obvious that the weather wasn't deterring anyone.
In the men's race, there were 3 harriers in the...

Also at the weekend the Brocagh 10k was held on Sunday and yet again another winner for Sperrin Harriers Aidan O'Hagan took first place in a time off 36.42 this certainly goes well for Aidan's build up for the London marathon next month after taking 2nd in the Lough Fea 10M last week...

Just 2 Sperrin Harriers turned out to the 10k run in Cookstown on Saturday which was organised by Cookstown Primary School.  It was no surprise that Karen Alexander took 1st Lady home (finishing time to be confirmed), but this time Deirdre Conway followed suit taking 3rd lady overall and...

Harriers continue to train in Magherafelt at Meadow Bank Sports Arena on a Monday at 6.45pm, and a Wednesday at 7.30pm.
Cookstown training takes place at Loughry College on Tuesday's and Thursday's at 6.30pm.
Beginners and new members are welcome as we cater for all...

Sperrin Harriers will host their annual 5 mile road race on Saturday 13th April.. Just 6 weeks away! The club would like to extend their thanks to Sportique, Magherafelt for sponsoring the race for the 3rd year in a row. Registration will open on the day at 11am in order for the race to start...

The Lough Fea 10 mile race on Saturday marked the end of another successful winter season for the Sperrin Harriers Winter League. Cool, favourable conditions were welcomed by over 80 athletes from all over the country.

Tommy Hughes was first home in a time of...

Thirteen Sperrin Harriers made the trip to Carlingford on Saturday for the start of the 2013 half marathon season. The scenic 13.1 mile route took in Cooley Peninsula with dramatic views of the Mourne Mountains. The cool and dry weather provided the 600 strong athletes with perfect conditions...

The 6th and final race of Sperrin Harrier’s Winter League will take place next Saturday at Lough Fea.

The biggest challenge for any runner is getting to the starting line, and in the Winter League that challenge is five times multiplied, as a participant must finish in at...

Training continues at Meadow Bank Sports Arena on Monday at 6.45pm and Wednesday at 7.30pm and also in Cookstown at Loughry College Campus at 6.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Beginners and new members are always welcome as we cater for all abilities.

A sure sign that spring is on its way... Yes folks its time for the final race of our winter league trail series.  The 10 mile race will take place at Lough Fea this Saturday 2nd March.  Registration will open at 11am until 11.45 and the race will start at 12 noon.  Tea/coffee...

The next Harriers weekend trip has now been confirmed to Killarney for July. The event will offer all 10k, half marathon and full marathon distances. Our 2013 Sponsors for our ladies race, J&K Coaches will pick everyone up on the morning of Friday 19th July. e will stay in the 5 star...

Jonathan Dempsey took on the Portrush Parkrun on Saturday for his first ever Parkrun.  Jonathan finished the 5k beach run in 20.03 which gave him second position.
 

A few Sperrin Harriers also attended a 10k run hosted by Christian Brothers Grammar School of Omagh on Saturday.  No results have been made available at the time of going to press.

Another bus load of eager Sperrin Harriers attended the final race of the Cross Country season on Saturday.  Set in a magnificent grounds of Stormount Estate, the course had to be altered again because of the soft grass.  The favouring weather was dry and bright although the...

Sperrin Harriers are pleased to announce its sponsors for 2013:

Third annual Magherafelt 5 Mile Road Race on Saturday 13th April 2013 will once again be sponsored by Sportique, Magherafelt.

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Saturday 2nd March will see the the final race of the 2012/13 winter season. Lough Fea will be the venue for the 10 mile run. Registration for the race opens at 11am until 11.45am for the race starting at 12 noon. £3 affiliated members and £4 to nonaffiliated. As usual, tea/coffee...

Hosted by 26 Extreme in the grounds of the Scenic Castlewellan Forest Park on Saturday, this 10k run was the final race of their winter series. Sperrin Harrier Karen Alexander was there for her share of the action. Karen did her usual thing claiming 1st lady to finish, but...

The "Tiso" Carnethy 5 is one of best known hill races in Scotland and involves climbing 5 mountains with a total assent of 2500ft. It commemorates the Battle of Roslin in February 1303, the day the Scots beat the English 3 times on the same day, which was fought at the foot of the...

Harriers Winter league hots up!
Saturday 16th feb brought Round 5 of the Winter League to An Creggan for the 5 mile forest race, which had been previously postponed in January due to bad weather. With only one race to go in a few weeks time, points are up for grabs,...

On Saturday 17 harriers (including 3 juniors) and The support team (Irwin, Sean and Francis) made the trip to the Roe Valley 8k Trail race. The course for the event was based on 3 laps through the roe valley park and alongside the River Roe, and due to the amount of rain over the last few...

Donal Gallagher ran his 19th Parkrun on Saturday at Citypark, Craigavon. As he claimed 1st place with 17.34, Donal had a clear 11 second lead.
 

This Saturday will see the rescheduled Winter League race at the An Creggan Centre since it was postponed in January because of adverse weather conditions. Registration for the 5 mile race opens at 11am until 11.45am for the race starting at 12 noon. £3 affiliated members and £4...

Another club trip is being planned for Saturday 23rd February to the Cross Country races at Stormount Estate. This is the final race of the Athletics NI XC League. Names are already being taken for the trip, so please register your interest with Francis Purvis.

On 19th January one of the Sperrin Harrier Winter League races was postponed, again because of heavy snow fall. The new date for the An Creggan race has been set for 16th February. Registration opens at 11am until 11.45am for the race starting at 12 noon. £3 affiliated members and...

After the "Run Forest Run" was postponed on 19th January because of the heavy snow, The Gosford 10k trail race was rescheduled for Saturday past. Four Sperrin Harriers made the trip to Co Armagh fr the race through the muddy forest trails. Over 340 runners turned out for the race as...

Spring was in the air on Saturday morning for over forty Sperrin Harriers who were joined by many athletes from no less than 14 Running clubs from all across the country and beyond at the picturesque Drum Manor Forest Park for the 4th race of the Winter League Trail Series. The race even had...

The Sperrin Harriers AGM will be held on Monday 4th February at Moneymore Recreation Centre. The meeting will start at 8pm, all members welcome.

Training continues at Meadow Bank Sports Arena on Monday at 6.45pm and Wednesday at 7.30pm and also in Cookstown at Loughry College...

The fourth race of the Sperrin Harriers Winter League race will be held this Saturday 2nd February at Drum Manor Forest Park. Again, this 10k will test even the most experienced runners. registration opens at 11am until 11.45am for the race starting at 12 noon. £3 affiliated members and...

On Sunday 27th January twenty Sperrin Harriers attended another club trip to Raheeny, Co Dublin for what has to be the flattest and fastest five mile road race in the Country.

Although the torrential rains poured down on the entire trip to Raheeny, the harriers were lucky as they...

Saturday saw Ni & Ulster XC Championchips 2013 take place at Lurgan Park, which is Ireland's second largest park. The Sperrin Harriers were extremely well represented with seven of the clubs top athletes taking part on the 5 mile / 8k course. Veteran Irwin Speirs...

Because off the adverse weather conditions the Winter League 5 mile race has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date

It's back to the An Creggan Centre this Saturday for the 4th race of the Sperrin Harriers Winter League. Registration opens at 11am and will close at 11.45. Entry is just £3.00 affiliated and £4.00 nonaffiliated. Any Harriers who are not planning on racing on the day and would...

The next club day trip will be to the AXA Raheny 5 miler, Co Dublin on Saturday 26th January. Since there has been a great response to this trip, please put your name forward to Francis Purvis ASAP at avoid disappointment. 

Over at Citypark Parkrun, Craigavon on Saturday morning was another story of success for newest Sperrin Harrier, Paul O'Callaghan. Paul took first place with a new PB of 17.13. Donal Gallagher claimed a close second with 17.18 

Following the success of the North West XC races in Derry last week, another bus load of eager harriers decided to give it a second try on Saturday. This time, it was the 36th Antrim IAAF International Cross Country Races which took place in the beautiful grounds of Greenmount College in...

Its that time of the year again folks were membership fees are now due - the cost for the year is £20 before the 1st of January 2013 and £25 after - £40 for all new members for the first year.

Karen Alexander was also in great form on Boxing Day when she traveled to Burren, Co Down for the annual 12 mile run. Karen claimed 1st lady runner to finish in 1.24.40 - Congrats Karen and well done!

The bitter cold air, heavy rains and bellies full of turkey didn't deter the Sperrin Harriers on Boxing Day from entering the infamous Greencastle 5 miler. Now celebrating its 27th year of success, Greencastle hosted the gruelling race with a very warm welcome. Hundreds of top athletes...

The next club trip is forecasted for the the famous Raheny 5 mile road race on saturday 27th January. Well renown for the fast & flat course, this is the prefect opportunity for anyone who thinks they might be in with a chance of gaining a new PB. Again, please register your interest with...

The Santa Run for the Members of Magherafelt will take place on Wednesday 19th December at 7.30pm from the Meadowbank Sports Arena car park.

The Cookstown side of the Santa Run will take place on Saturday the 22nd December and will leave from the car park of the Molesworth Church...

The next run where the Sperrin Harriers will offically put on a bus collection for all members, will be on Boxing Day for the Greencastle 5 mile road race. The bus will pick up first from St Pius College, Magherafelt at 10.30am, then at Dunleath Bar, Cookstown at 10.50. It is harriers duty to...

Meanwhile over at Mt Slemish, there was a gruelling run waiting for Sperrin Harrier Glenn Donnelly on Saturday morning. Organised by the Ballymena runners, there was nothing funny about the steep 1.5 mile climb. At 1pm, the start line altitude visibility was down to a measly 50m. As the...

Since the Sperrin Harriers first introduced a bus for days trips to the further away running events, the numbers of willing members who have made use of the valuable service has been overwhelming.

On Saturday over twenty Sperrin Harriers again made use of the club bus. This time,...

A sizeable team of Sperrin Harriers will be attending the North West Cross Country Races on Saturday at Gransha Park, Derry. This is a perfect opportunity for any harriers who have not yet done a XC race and wish to do so. Please contact Francis Purvis and put your name forward. The course is...

Three Sperrin Harriers made the long trip to Clonakilty, Co Cork for the marathon and half Marathon. The course had changed slightly from other years but still promised to be as challenging as other years. This was an great opportunity to test the course out before deciding if you would come...

Drum Manor was the venue on Saturday for the third race of the Sperrin Harriers Winter League Series. Again, what a turnout.. almost a hundred athletes, half of which were Sperrin Harriers, and seemed to have hit it lucky again as the winter sun shone on the bitter cold morning. Conditions...

Three Sperrin Harriers turned out to Citypark Parkrun in Craigavon on Saturday. Donal Gallager took second overall in the 5k race with 17.22, Mel Hughes took 3rd overall with 18.48 and Russell Bell on his 6th Parkrun took 16th overall with 23.06

Drum Manor 10K results are now available in the Events tab under Winter League.

This Saturday 8th December will see the next race of the Sperrin Harriers Winter League. Drum Manor will be the venue for what has to be one of the toughest 10k races in the Country. Registration opens at 11am and the race will start at 12 noon. £3 affiliated and £4...

Irwin Speirs, Alan Shaw and Tommy Harraghy made the trip to Sixmilewater Park, Ballyclare on Saturday for the Annadale Striders Malcolm Cup Cross Country races. Conditions were perfect as the large crowds gathered to watch the athletes race over the three lap, three mile course. The race was...

Now in the early stages of our long and harsh winter season, a few Sperrin Harriers have been graced with yet another bright, frosty and dry morning on Saturday. As of lately, each week, the Sperrin Harriers presence at the parkruns has been steadily growing.

Since his impressive...

Saturday 8th December will see in our 3rd winter league trail race at Drum Manor, this is a tough, challenging 10k trail route which will finish a years racing in style. Registration opens at 11am and the race will kick of at twelve noon, £3 affilated and £4 non-affilated,...

Also Congratulations are in order for Karen Alexander who ran the 10 miler at Annalong in aid of the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team. Karen was 1st lady to cross the finish of the hilly course.  

Saturday 24th November seen the biggest date in the Harriers calendar, 'The Annual Awards Night' was hosted in the Greenvale Hotel Cookstown and what a night this was from start to finish. With a crowd of Harriers all suited, booted and glammed till the nines all trainers were left at...

Saturday also saw a good few harriers competing in the very popular Park Runs, and yet again smashing through with great times -
Citypark Run in Craigavon results - 1st Donal Gallagher - 17.21, 4th Mel Hughes - 18.52 (first parkrun), 7th Neil Campbell - 19.31, 16th Darren Warnock -...

The third race of the Winter League will take place on 8th December at Drum Manor Forest Park. Aaron Meharg and Diarmuid O'Kane will both be there to battle it out over the challenging 10k course. Registration will open at 11am, and the race will commence at 12 noon. £3 affiliated...

On Saturday, Donal Gallagher was back in Craigavon again for his 10th round of the Citypark Parkrun. A total of 56 were entered into the free weekly 5k run. Donal finished in second position with 16.54 while setting a new PB.

After an impressive Dublin Marathon just three weeks ago, a great turnout of thirty recovered Sperrin Harriers attended the ever popular Joe Seeley 10k race in Ormeau Park, Belfast on Saturday. Again, the weather was very cool and bright leaving conditions excellent for a great race. The race...

The next Club Trip has just been confirmed for 24th April 2013.  The destination this time will be Spain's Capital, Madrid, for the half marathon.  Flight prices have been held by the travel agents for a short time. Please register your interest with Francis Purvis ASAP....

 A gathering of Sperrin Harriers will need for The Ozone Centre, Ormeau Park, Belfast this Saturday on a day trip to the Seeley Cup 10k Road Race.  The bus will collect the Cookstown branch at 11.30am outside the Dunleath Bar, followed by the Magherafelt Crew at 12 noon outside St...

Next Saturday the 24th November will see the Sperrin Harriers Annual Awards Night which will be held at the Greenvale Hotel, Cookstown.  The last remaining few tickets are availabe from Francis Purvis, Trevor Dallas or Wendy Walker.  Members are asked to pay particular attention...

 It was a day of complete pride for Irwin Speirs and Donal Gallagher on Saturday 10th November as they dressed in their sharp new strip and represented Northern Ireland in the British & Irish Masters Cross Country Races at the Queens University Playing Fields, Belfast. Read More »

 A fantastic turnout of over a hundred athletes arrived at Lough Fea on Saturday morning for the second race of the Sperrin Harriers Winter League Trail Series.  
 The 5k race is a new short, sharp distance which provided runners with the opportunity to up the tempo and...

Lough Fea 5K results are now available in the Events tab under Winter League.

The Sperrin Harriers will also host the second race of the 2012/13 winter league on Saturday 10th November at Lough Fea. Registration for the new 5k race will open at 11am, and the race will commence at 12 noon. £3 affiliated and £4 no affiliated. Large numbers are...

For those who have not already purchased their tickets for the Sperrin Harriers Annual Awards Night, please do so quickly as there are only a few left. On Saturday the 24th November, the night will kick off at 8pm sharp at The Greenvale Hotel Cookstown and music will be provided by...

Darren Warnock was invited to the Mary Peters Track in Belfast to collect an award for running all eight races in the Up & Running Half Marathon Series. Darren was one of only twenty seven athletes from all across Northern Ireland who ran all eight half marathons of the series.

Five Sperrin Harriers were at Six Mile Water Park in Ballyclare on Saturday for another Cross Country Event. Irwin Speirs was warming up for next week as he took 2nd in the O/60's of the very muddy 5k, while Maggie Devlin made her first XC race. In the seniors 5 mile Gavin Wylie and...

Husband and Wife team Gerard and Adel McNally attended the Ecos Parkrun in Ballymena on Saturday. Gerard took second place in a sprint finish with a time of 20.05 while Adel finished with 26.05 and secured her 4th lady.

Donal Gallagher was back at the Citypark Parkrun in Craigavon...

On Monday 29th October the long awaited National Lottery Dublin Marathon had arrived. For an eager group of Sperrin harriers, the time had come to test their seasons training and to push their endurance levels to the absolute limits. On Friday morning the harriers met in Cookstown where they...

Almost 100 athletes from all corners of the Provence gathered at the An Creagan Heritage Centre on Saturday morning for the first race of the Sperrin Harriers ever popular Winter League Trail Series which is now into its forth year. Unlike last year where the runners would have needed wellies...

An Creggan 5 Mile results are now available in Results tab and also in the Events tab under Winter League.

Sperrin Harriers will once again host their Winter League Trail Series which is now into its fourth year. Set in three venues which are perfect for runners of all abilities, the series which began as a small affair, has now grown into one of Northern Irelands premier trail race series and...

Sperrin Harrier's Hannah Su from Dungannon, was in Amsterdam for a weekend break while so took part in the 37th annual Amsterdam Marathon. Hannah took full advantage of the cool, overcast & drizzly conditions and finished with a great personal best time of 4.18.07

Donal Gallagher was in training this weekend at the Citypark Park Run, Craigavon. Donal finished the 5k time trial in second position with 17.05

Irwin Speirs and Donal Gallagher have both made the Team for representing Northern Ireland in the British and Irish masters XC championships which will be held on Saturday 10th November.

Following days of torrential rain, the venue has now been changed. Instead of the original...

Almost 800 runners turned out to Dundrum on Saturday for the 3rd annual Gr8 Dundrum Run. Karen Alexander who was in tip top form, was the only Harrier to make the trip to Co Down. The eight mile course lead along Downshire Bridge, Murlough Nature Reserve and two miles of beach. As usual,...

Now in its fourth year, the Sperrin Harriers will host their Winter League Trail Series. The first race of the League will be held at the An Creaggan visitor Centre on Saturday 27th October at 12 noon. Registration from 11 - 11.45am. £3.00 for affiliated members and £4.00 to those...

Dairmuid O'Kane was back in Ballymena on Saturday for the weekly 5k Parkrun. Dairmuid ran a time of 17.50 gaining 50 seconds on his previous park run and securing him 2nd place.

Fifteen Sperrin Harriers made the trip to The Navan Centre, Armagh for the 10 mile road race. An overcast day with cool temperatures made conditions perfect for running. Competition was fierce as many of the Northern Ireland's top athletes were entered. First harrier home was Aidan...

Two Sperrin Harriers enjoyed the weekend break in Liverpool for the marathon. Marty McGirr had a great run with a time of 03:42:48. Grainne Heaney also had a fantastic run and finished in 3 hour 58 min. 

There were 3 Sperrin Harriers competing at the DUB Lane Playing Fields, Belfast for the Open Masters XC Races on Saturday. The ladies race was a three lap 6k course. Despite the muddy and wet conditions, Karen Alexander lead the first two and a half laps before being overtaken close to the...

Good luck to those travelling to Galway next weekend. Here's hoping you all find that Galway girl (or guy) to bring home by the name of PB!! Safe journey & happy running!

The Sperrin Harriers Annual Awards Night has now been confirmed for Saturday 24th November, music by Hype. Tickets are limited to 100 & can be purchased from Francie, Wendy & Trevor. This event will celebrate the success of the members throughout the year. Remeber two extra awards are...

Yet another running event on Saturday was the annual Brackaville GAA 10k. The race kicked off at 12noon and lead the runners round the hilly country roads of Coalisland and Roughan. Harrier, Donal Gallager was the 1st overall winner to finish with the fantastic time of 34.50 closely followed...

Another Sperrin Harrier who ran a "blinder" this weekend was Dairmuid O'Kane who finished 3rd overall at Ecos Park, Ballymena. Dairmuid ran a very impressive time of 18.40.

Irwin Speirs, Alan Shaw and Ally Cupples were in Bangor, North Down on Saturday for the annual 10k where a massive turnout of over 800 participants were registered. The race started at 11am from Castle Park and followed the coastal route taking in both Bangor Bay and Ballyholme Bay, before a...

A big well done to Martin Donaghy who was one of the 40,000 athletes who took to the streets of Berlin for what is world renown as the fastest marathon course in world. Martin finished in 3hours 39mins, shaving 14 minutes off his old record.

Another Harrier doing a fine job of...

Saturday saw in the annual causeway coast half marathon, one of the most scenic and yet toughest multi-terrain races on the running calendar. Six sperrin harriers arrived to Portballintrae Village Hall for registration before being whisked off in buses to Larrybane Head where the starting...

Well done to Russell Bell who competed in the Craigavon 5K Park Run in a time of 23:54

Six Harriers made the trip to Newcastle for the Great North Run

At 10.40am the Harriers set off along with over 40,000 other runners with Alvin Taylor the first to make a move closely followed by Kevin Murphy, Francis Stewart, Paul McErlain, Darren Warnock and Paddy...

Twenty Two Sperrin Harrier athletes were competing in the Waterside Half Marathon and it was a great day for the Harriers with 15 of them having personal best runs. Over 1000 athletes gathered at the starting line for what was sure to be a great race and as the athletes set off it was a...

 Another great days running from the Harriers with Wins at the Castledawson 10K, The Silent Valley Dambusters 10 mile & Craigavon 5K park Run and also a 2nd & 3rd at Draperstown 10K. We will start at Castledawson where Christopher McPeake had another great win in a time of 35-05...

We had several Harriers that competed in the Portglenone 5k. After a bit of an error at the 1st mile when a few of the athletes were sent the wrong way, one of which was Christopher McPeake, who was leading the race at the time. Chris battled hard to take the lead but the extra effort he put...

Aaron Meharg had a great run today when he lead the Harriers home in the Laganside 10K, in a race with over 1000 athletes, Aaron started steadily and was was running not far behind club mate Christopher McPeake but at 3K Christopher pulled up with a injury so Aaron seized his...

Well done to Donal Gallagher, Gareth Cardwell and Russell Bell who competed in the Craigavon 5K Park Run, Donal finished in 2nd position in a time of 16-46 with Gareth running 19-04 and Russel 22-40

Sperrin Harriers stalwarts Kevin Murphy and Paul McErlain would like to thank all those who supported and helped to organise the run at Lough Fea last Tuesday night. Money raised from the event was contributed to the very worthy chairities of NSPCC and Alzheimers. While this was a non...

Sperrin Harriers had athletes competing at five races at the weekend,  Maghery 10k, Dungiven 10K, Downhill 5 Mile, Craigavon 5K & Moneymore 10K

McPeake wins at Dungiven
Only two Sperrin athletes made the trip to Dungiven for there annual 10k...

Six Sperrin athletes made the short trip to Dunamore for a five mile road race
The harriers were lead home by Brian McGarrity in 35-29, Dean Corey 35-59, Owen Loughran 36-24, John Loughran 37-38, Kevin Loughran 39-21, Gerard Loughran 43-02
Well done lads great...

Karen Alexander was in top form in the Ballinderry 10k last Saturday when she was a clear winner of the Ladies open race. At 12-00 around 100 athletes gathered at the top end of the Ballinderry Shamrocks pitch waiting for the whistle to go and they did't have long to wait till they were...

Well done to Donal Gallagher who is getting back into form
when he won the Craigavon 5k Park Run on Saturday, Donal finished
the 5k course in 17-05 

Well done to Marty McGirr who was the only Sperrin Harrier at
the Rathlin half marathon, Marty ran a great race on a very tough
course to finish in a time of 1hr-38min 

Five Sperrin athletes Mel Hughes, Christopher McPeake, Paul McLaughlin, Fergal Mulgrew & Barry O'Neill made the trip on Sunday to club member David O'Brien's former club Dunleer A.C. in Co Louth for the 2nd running of the clubs 4 mile road race. There was a top class...

We had 14 athletes at the Torrent Complex 5 mile road race in Donaghmore last Saturday where over 100 athletes went to the start.

We had plenty of podium finishers on the day with a 2nd & 3rd placing for sisters Pauline McGurrin 33-20 & Angela O'Neill 35-00 in...

The cost of the trip has been revised and is now £100. There are still 10 places up for grabs and a deposit of £50 is required. This can be paid this week at training in Cookstown or Magherafelt. Expressions of interest are welcomed before Friday - when they are gone, they're...

Joe McAlister of the Malachy's athlete club was the winner again of the Sperrin Harriers 5 mile Classic road race at Loughry College on Friday last with Gillian Wasson Springwell having her first win in the ladies, in a race that was a classic to watch with nearly 300 athletes from 20...

Full Results are available under the Cookstown 5 Mile Classic in the Events tab or by clicking Read More »

On Sunday afternoon 20 Sperrin Harriers made the trip to the Mid-Ulster-Sports-Arena for the Tri-Limits Cookstown half marathon, and all the harriers were well prepared for this one as it is regarded as the toughest half in the country,and as the athletes got ready to start,the conditions...

There was eleven Sperrin Harrier Athlete's in action at the Run For Ronan 10k road race in Coalisland on Saturday Morning and we had a great double with Christopher McPeake & Karen Alexander winning the respective categories. There was almost 200 runners that headed out at the start...

On Friday evening eight Sperrin Harriers made the trip to Ballymoney for the annual 5 mile road race organized by Springwell runners , Over a 150 athletes made their way downhill for a very fast first mile and as they headed through the park Joe McAlister St Malachys & Jarlath Falls...

Countdown is now on!! ONLY 2 weeks to the Annual 5 Mile Classic in Cookstown - Fri 3rd Aug; Fun run starts @ 6.30pm and the 5 miler @ 7.30pm. Have you entered yet???

ONLINE registrations coming in so be quick to guarantee your goodie bag and tech t-shirt. Race sponsored by...

On Saturday 21st July, Twenty Five Sperrin Harriers made the trip to Dervock for the Kennedy Kane McArthur festival of running which included a 10k,half Marathon and the main event of the day the Marathon, the marathon was been organised by the Springwell running club in honour of Dervock...

Christopher McPeake was a clear winner when he lead from Start to Finish in the annual Brackareilly 5 mile road race in a time of 27-21 he was followed home by Ballymena pair Kevin O'Boyle in 28-58 & Emmet McAllister 31-01 then in 4th place was Conan Glass U/a 31-50 with Sperrin's...

Eight Sperrin Harriers athletes made the trip to Strabane for there annual 10k road race, with a 12-00 start the harriers were on the road early for the race and with good weather conditions and a good course our athletes were looking for good times, and as the race headed out through the...

****  Online registration is now open for the Cookstown 5 Mile Classic in the Events tab *****

Saturday saw the 2nd running of the Tattyreagh five miler in Omagh. Four of the harriers made there way to the event which began and finished at the Tattreagh GAC club grounds. The results are as follows Karen Alexander 30.46 (1st lady), Ryan Tranior 31.54, Pauline McGurren 32.25...

On Friday the weather was yet again throwing us surprises with an evening more suitable for duck racing than a 10k road race, that didn’t stop the 3 harriers who braved the elements. Christopher McPeake led from start to finish with a time 34 mins, next harrier home was Colly...

A great turn out was had by club members on the first 5k time trial held on the track at Meadowbank Sports Arena Magherafelt last Wednesday evening. This is found to be great training especially for those planning to do up coming races, a chance to test your self on the track. The...

7 Sperrin Harriers made their way to the Lisburn Half Marathon/10k, despite the world wind of weather conditions we had been having, this had turned out to be a hot Wednesday evening. As the clock turned 6.50pm the race had began they were led by Darren Warnock, followed by Oliver...

Well done to all the Sperrin Harrier ladies who represented the club so well at the Stunnerz in Runnerz race. Times for club members are Karen Alexander 30.01, Pauline McGurren 32.51, Joanne Bell 38.18, Sharon Eastwood 39.24, Mairead Hughes 40.00, Nicola Gillespie 40.03, Mary Conway 40.25,...

Twenty-Eight Sperrin Harrier athletes took to the streets of Newry and surrounding areas for the Newry Marathon & Half marathon on Sunday 3rd May, on a dry but blustery day at 09-00 seven of the Harriers set off in the Marathon with David O'Brien leading then with Ian...

Stunnerz in Runnerz 5 Mile Road Race Results can be found in Stunnerz in Runnerz Page under the Event Tab or by clicking Read More »

This Saturday 2nd June will see the first running of the Ladies only Stunnerz in Runnerz which is been promoted by Sperrin Harriers and is been Sponsored by "DC" Contracts,

So Ladies your big day is here so let's see you all at the Meadowbank Arena. Registration will...

Well done to the three Sperrin athletes that ran in the Ecos Parkrun on Saturday where conditions were very hot.

Gerard McNally 20.21, Oliver Murphy 23.34 & Adele McNally 25.23, well done all

Six Sperrin Athletes were in action on Thursday in the Foyle Valley athlete clubs running of the Wilkie 5 mile road race, the race was held on a fast and flat course on the cycle path that runs along the Foyle river on a very warm and humid evening,the race ran for 2.5 mile along the river...

Over 30 Sperrin Harriers made there way to the local Maghera annual 10k road race and Sperrin's Christopher McPeake made up for his disappointing run the previous Saturday in Killyclogher when he lead from start to finish for a convincing win.There was over 200 starters when the whistle...

Julian Grimes was the only Harrier competing at the Dundalk Half Marathon and had a great race finishing with a PB in 1:24

Christopher McPeake led from start to finish in the 4th running of the Termoneeny 10k road race.
There was a large crowd of athletes that gathered at the crossroads in Gulladuff for the 10k and 5k road races and among them was about 25 Sperrin Harrier athletes. Just after...

Two Sperrin Harriers, Christopher McPeake & David O'Brien travelled to Camlough in Co Armagh for the first running of the of the Camlough 5 mile road race.

At 12pm the race set off it was McPeake that headed straight to the front of the race and had opened up a good lead at...

By clicking on the Stunnerz in Runnerz page you now have the option to enter the race online or download an application form.

On Sunday 29th April David O'Brien travelled to Belfast for the Belfast 1 World Run which started 25 years ago as the Third World Run. David ran a good Steady race to stay in 2nd Position behind Gary Keenan of Orangegrove throughout the race, there was no official timing on the day, So...

Karen Alexander was the only Harrier representing the club at they Ballynahinch 10k road race on Saturday 28th April, the race is held on a very hilly 2 lap course which suited Karen as she is more use to mountain running than road running. Karen ran a great to win the ladies race and she...

Two Harriers made the short trip to the Ecos park in Ballymena for the 5k Park-Run on Saturday 28th April Gerard McNally & Oliver Murphy had great run and have described the course as been flat & fast, Gerard ran a Pb of 19-51 while Oliver ran 23-46. Well done 

Three Sperrin Harriers made the trip to Belfast on Thursday 26th April for the annual Queens 5k road race, and it all nearly didn't happen, as due to heavy traffic they arrived at registration for the race, 400 runners were on the other side of the Lagan getting ready to start, but after...

Sperrin Harriers had four athletes competing at the London Marathon and it was great to have these athletes there in Olympic year. Paul Martin, Rodney Young, Alistair Ferguson & Barry Conway and they did themselves proud with all getting Pbs:

Alistair 03:16:58

Rodney...

Twenty-one Sperrin Harriers made the trip to Belfast for the Titanic Quarter 10K where over 1000 runners had gathered at the
Start of the race which is described as a flat and fast course and a lot of the top guns where there looking for the top Prize
Sperrin Athlete...

A mainly sunny day in Magherafelt provided perfect conditions for the annual Sperrin Harriers 5 mile road race. Whilst the host club enjoyed unprecedented success in the event, both the male and female open titles were claimed by visiting athletes. Adam Boyd set a new course record with his...

Six Harriers made the trip to Edinburgh for the 1st Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon on Sunday.

The course ran through of some of the most scenic areas of Edinburgh, including Holyrood Park and its glorious views of Arthur’s Seat, Scottish Parliament, The Queen’s...

Full times and placings for todays Magherafelt 5 Mile race are now online and can be found   Read More »

FAO All Marshalls

Meeting at Meadowbank Sports Arena @ 11am sharp, please bring your goodies a few minutes earlier so they can be left with the girlies upstairs in the complex.

Anyone free from 9.30 am?? You are more than welcome to help give a hand to get set up - lots...

On Line entry to Magherafelt 5 Mile Classic will close at 10.00pm on Thursday 12th April

Seven Sperrin Harriers made the long trip yesterday to The Ballyliffin 10mile Costal Challenge, first out of the block was Paul McLaughlin, followed by the inform Darren Warnock closely marshalled by Connor Martin who was just back from a year out due to injury, then came the rest bunched...

One final ask - short on a few marshalls for race day on Sat 14th April. All we need is a few hours of someone's time, family, friends or teenage kids from about 11am to 1.30pm - great tea, coffee and refreshments on offer

Darren Crozier, Gary McGuckin and Marty McGirr headed to Galway for the Connemara Marathon on Sunday 1st April.

And What a day!, the weather was top class with not a cloud in the sky at 10.30am, when approx 675 runners headed off from lake Innagh on thestart of the 26.2...

Fergal Muldrew lead 36 Sperrin Harriers home last Saturday at the Omagh Half Marathon in a new Pb time 0f 1-23-01 with most of the Harriers also having Pbs. Last Saturday 31st March over 2000 Athletes, Walkers & Joggers decended on Omagh for their annual Half Marathon & 5K fun run and...

The route for this years Magherafelt 5 Mile Classic can be found under the Magherafelt 5 Tab or by clicking here

Calling all you ladies!!!

Walk, jog, race YOU set the pace!! We are pleased to announce the launch of Mid Ulsters FIRST LADIES ONLY Event - Stunnerz in Runnerz, sponsored by DC Contracts!!

This 5 Mile Road Race will take place on Sat 2nd June 2012 @ 12 noon from...

The Harriers had 2 athletes competing in the annual Dunboyne 4mile road race Christopher McPeake made his way to the Co Meath Venue and was joined by our Dublin based athlete John Quinn who is from Cookstown ,This race has always been one of the top races in Ireland going back over 30 years,...

There is now just over two weeks to go to the 2nd running of the Magherafelt 5 Mile Classic which again is been Sponsored by Sportique Broad St. Magherafelt. The race will again be based at the Meadowbank Sports Arena with Registration starting at 10am with the race setting off at 12-00 sharp...

Last Saturday Morning 26 of the Sperrin Harrier club made their presence felt at the annual Larne Half Marathon and there was a bit of a change to the course with the start of the race down along the sea front and then up the hill by the old start and then a wee loop of the town centre before...

Christopher McPeake got back some of the form when he finished 2nd to Stephen Duncan of Omagh Harriers in the Altamuskin 5 mile road race,There was over 200 starters which included seven Sperrin Harriers at the starting line for the race and conditions were ideal for running, the only thing...

Meeting Wed 14th March @ 8.45pm in Meadowbank Sports Arena. This is for those members wishing to help out at the 5 Mile on 14th April. Any help is very welcome, lots to be done. Hope to see you there!!

Six Sperrin Harriers travelled to Carmen for there annual 10K road race, And there was plenty of top athletes there looking for the top prizes,There was over 200 athletes at the starting line for the race which was held on a very hilly course but this didn't stop the athletes producing...

Last Saturday 17 of the Harriers made there way to the Phoenix Integrated School for the 2nd running of the Phoenix 6 mile road race in Cookstown there was nearly a 100 starters for the run,the course was ran over some of the Cookstown half marathon course and then back to finish at the...

Sperrin Harriers Aaron Meharg had his best run since joining the Harriers a few months ago when he finished third in the final race in our Winter league which was held over a distance of 10mile at Lough Fea.

At 12-00 over 100 athletes stood on the shore of Lough Fea in what can be...

Full results of todays 10 Mile at Lough Fea can be found in the Winter League section.

A big congrats to all the Harriers who took part in the Barcelona Half Marathon on Sunday 27th Feb - results as follows; Glenn Donnelly 1.18.55, Aidan O'Hagan 1.27.26, Darren Warnock 1.40.46 PB, Brendan Corr 1.43.21, Jeremy Dobson 1.46.31, Joanne Bell 1.52.59, Russell Bell 1.55.05, Gareth...

Photo launch for the Magherafelt 5 Miler is tomorrow night @ 8.20pm - Meadowbank Sports Arena, followed by meeting @ 9.15pm. Hope to see as many there as possible

Well done to those who took part in Springwell RC's 8K Trail Race @ Roe Valley Country Park.

Official times as follows: Glenn Donnely 27.06, Archie McElhinney 27.29, Aaron Meharg 28.05, Johnny Dempsey 29.20, Alan Shaw 30.43, Doc Martin 33.36 & Ollie Murphy 38.04....

Full results of todays 10k at Drum Manor are now available and can be found in the Winter League Tab.

Well done to all and see you at Lough Fea in March.

David O' Brien was the only Harrier competing at the weekend when he travelled to Downpatrick for the Roller-Coaster 5k race that takes place on the road that goes around the home of Northern Irish horse racing; the famous Down Royal. It certainly lived up to its name as it was a...

Its really hard to believe where the last year has gone but its that time again - Magherafelt 5 Mile Classic Road Race.

We are holding our first meeting to discuss the organisation of this years race and would like to invite all club members along to contribute their views...

On a wet and blustery Saturday afternoon 114 Athletes gathered at An Creagan for the fourth race in the Sperrin Harriers winter league and it was great to see about 60 harriers among them. As you looked at the starting line the favourite had to be the Lough Fea 10 mile winner Pius McIntyre...

The results  of the latest race at An Creagan can now be found under the Winter League tab.

Karen Alexander & Alan Shaw travelled to Moira last Saturday for the City of Lisburn XC races. Karen was the first to run in a top quality ladies race which was held in ideal XC conditions over a distance of three mile. Karen ran a good steady race and was always up near the front and...

The annual AGM is due to take place on Mon 13th Feb @ 7.30pm in Moneymore Recreation Centre. All members welcome. This is a chance for you to have your say, its your club at the end of the day.
Please forward any items for the agenda to Gemma before Friday 10th Feb. We look forward to...

Saturday 21st January sees the beginning of the 2nd half of the Sperrin Harriers Winter League which will be held over a distance of 5 mile down in An Creagan which is 2 laps plus the finish,this year has seen a further increase in participation in our winter league races at every standard so...

The Harriers headed for the Glens of Antrim for the annual New Year's over the Glen 5.5 mile mountain race and if anyone can get me a harder course to start your New Year off let me know, there was over 300 starters and there was 12 Harriers among them and we ended the day with 2 winners...

28 Sperrin Harriers made the trip to Loughmacrory on New Year's eve for the Lough 5 mile road race this race was also the final race is the Run West Series that was held over 11 races and started back in March.There was a large field of over 400 athletes that went to the start and was...

Karen Alexander headed to Belvoir Forest for a 5 mile trail race, the race was held on a very mucky and tough course and Karen also had to try and avoid a lot of dogs that were on the course, but unfortunately at about half ways she came down when she tripped over a dog and was left rolling...

Forty-four Sperrin Harriers were part of over 700 athletes that made the trip to Greencastle Co Tyrone on Boxing day for there annual 5 mile road and conditions were so different from instead of Snow and freezing fog we had gale force winds.
While we did't get any prizes in the...

Karen Alexander had a great three days when she had two great wins, the first one came on Boxing day when she travelled to Burren in Co Down where she was 2nd overall in the race which was held over a distance of 12 mile. Then on Wednesday she travelled further afield when she went to Co...

Dear Club Member,
As we approach the Christmas season that is filled with all the joy, excitement and merriment which is part of the festivities at this time of year I am delighted to extend Season’s Greetings to all our club members, friends, associates and sponsors of Sperrin...

Once again we had another fantastic turnout from the Harriers who took part in the Santa Run Part 2 in Cookstown. There was a great atmosphere around the town with the hussle & bussle of last minute Christmas shoppers young and old being slightly shocked to see 40 odd Santa's running...

Loughry Campus have requested that members also use the parking spaces provided inside the security barrier on the left hand side. Members are asked to refrain from parking on the grass verge or from blocking the main thoroughfare obstructing outgoing traffic.

Many thanks...

Bogle Wins Winter League 10K At Drum Manor

Saturday 10 December was the third race in the Sperrin Harriers Winter League Trail Series sponsored by Purvis Stone Products. On a crisp afternoon and near perfect racing conditions 74 athletes who took part in the 10K race at Drum...

Sperrin Harriers would like to thank all its members who supported the Annual Santa Fun Run this year once again. Your very kind generosity raised £250 on the night for the Foyle Hospice. Many many thanks & well done to everyone!!

Alan Shaw & Ryan Trainor were our only athletes that made the trip to Ballyclare for the annual McConnell Shield XC races.

The weather was dry but conditions on the course by the time they got to the first main event were described as extremely mucky, Alan Shaw was the first to...

Full times and places for todays Winter league Lough Fea 10 mile trail race are now available in the Winter League or Results tabs.

**** Due to technical difficulties the last few finishers only have a finish time & no chip time *****

There were 13 Harriers racing the Podium 4 Sport Seeley Cup 10K in Belfast on Saturday afternoon, there times are as follows:

Martin McGirr 38:41

Paul McLaughlin 39:00

Alan Shaw 39:05

Rodney Young 39:33

Gareth Cardwell...

Nine Sperrin athletes made the trip to Ballyclare for East Antrim's running of the McConnell Shield XC races we had a few veteran XC runners a couple had ran a few and then a couple novices.Irwin Speirs was the first of our athletes to run in the O/60 which was combined with the Ladies...

After all the long hard miles the sweat the Pain and the injurers from running around the roads of Cookstown & Magherafelt and many other places, The big day had finely arrived, they Dublin Marathon was here, and 20 Sperrin Harriers were ready to give it there best shot, and with...

Congratulations to Karen Alexander, Athletics Ireland Mountain Runner of the Year 2011. What a fabulous achievement and a well deserved one at that.

Full times and places from An Creagan 5 mile can be found in the Results Section

Next Saturday 29th October the first of the 6 races in the Sperrin Harriers winter league series which is been Sponsored by Purvis Stone Products Castledawson will be held in An Creagan over a distance of 5 mile, there is a lot of talk about the winter league among athletes on the running...

Karen Alexander had to settle for 2nd position again to Cathy McCourt when she travelled to Dundrum Co Down for Murlough A.C. 8 mile road,trails & Beach while Karen said that the course was great you had 2 mile to run on the beach into a very strong headwind Karen finished the race in 55...

This year will be the third year Sperrin Harriers hold their Winter League Trail Series. What started out as a small event on humble beginnings has grown to become one of Northern Ireland's premier trail race series.

Set in three picturesque venues within the Sperrin's of...

The Virgin London Marathon is due to take place on Sunday 22nd April 2012 and Sperrin Harriers have been allocated three entries.
 Please let the club secretary know if you wish to be considered for a place before Monday 31st Oct 11.
 All those who respond will have...

The tickets for the dinner dance on Sat 19th Nov in the Greenvale Hotel are now on sale!! These can be purchased at training in Cookstown or Magherafelt from Committee Members - be quick as tickets are limited........... £25 per person, partners welcome

The club is pleased to announce that members can now pay into a 'Savings Scheme' on the first Tuesday/Wednesday of each month or via standing order. The money saved will go towards any official trips organised by the club. Cards along with terms and conditions can be obtained from...

A club trip has been proposed to Barcelona Half Marathon

Leaving Belfast International Airport on Fri 24th Feb & returning home Mon 27th Feb. Flights to be confirmed. Current cost based on 2-3 sharing is £240.00.

10 of the Harriers finest ladies headed for Stormont on Sunday afternoon for the RunHer 10/5K trail/road races,and there was a lot of ladies competing over 1500 running between the 2 races.At 2pm the 5K set off with the 10K going 10min later with all our ladies in the 10k Fiona Crozier,Tanya...

The Harriers had only 7 athletes running in the Armagh 10 mile due to so many of them doing the Dublin Marathon and were doing there last 20mile run before it but 5 men and 2 of the Ladies kept the colours flying and were lead home by Raymond Thom in Pb of 70mins and was followed by Gary Ward...

5 Harriers made the trip to Omagh last Saturday for the Sally10k road race which was held on a very tough course. First of the Harriers to finish was Paul McLaughlin in a time of 38-32 next over the line for the Harriers was Karen Alexander who had out run Julie Butler Omagh Harriers over the...

Harriers at the great North run
5 Sperrin Harriers made there annual trip to the Great North Run in Newcastle. Francis Stewart, Kevin Murphy, Paul McErlain, Alvin Taylor & Paddy Quinn were the Harriers that travelled this year and a great time was had by all and that included...

Christopher McPeake wins the first O'Brien Challenge 26Kilomathon

Almost 100 athletes gathered at Charis House for the First running of the O'Brien Challenge which was in aid of Charis Cancer Care on Saturday afternoon and included in that was 40 Harriers who...

Fifteen members from Sperrin Harriers made the long trip down to Galway last weekend for the Galway Bay Half Marathon & 10K Road Race. The party left Cookstown on Friday evening in what can only be described as torrential weather conditions. With visibility greatly reduced due to the rain...

Training contuinues every Tue/Thur Loughry College 6-30 pm
& Rainey Rugby club Tue/Thur 6-30pm & Sundays morning's 9am
also every Wednesday 7-30pm Ladies training at Meadowbank Track 

P.B's Galore in Derry despite the weather

Last Sunday the Harriers made the Journey to the Waterside Half Marathon in Derry and there was a feast of Pb's for the club members in-spite of the atrocious conditions. The weather didn't stop over 1500 competitors...

Next weekend 5 Sperrin Harriers will make their annual trip to the Great North Run in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This year Francis Stewart, Kevin Murphy, Paul McErlain, Alvin Taylor & Paddy Quinn are making the trip the race which is on Sunday 18th September. All the best in the race...

9 athletes took leave of their senses on Saturday past when they thought it would be a good idea to tackle the 5k road that leads to the top of Slieve Gallion. This road has in the past only been used by farmers and in more recent times by sheep & mountain goats . This however...

Last Thursday evening 10 Sperrin Harriers headed to Portglenone for their annual 5k road race. There was a big change to the course this year due to repair work in the forest. A top class field turned out for this race which is noted with the top finishers.1st Scott Rankin Foyle...

We had 1 athlete at the Eglish 10k.Pierce McCullagh had a great race to finish 2nd to top N.I. runner
Stephen Duncan who won in 31min with Pierce coming home in 35-34

Christopher McPeake continued his great form when he finished a good 2nd to top N.I. athlete Conor Magill of North Belfast Harriers in what was his 3rd race in a week following his previous two 10k's in Dungiven & the Lough Shore. 10 Harriers made the short trip Brackaville...

McPeake has another great win in Dungiven.
Christopher McPeake continued his great form when he had his 2nd win in as many days.Chris, Mel Hughes & David O'Brien made the journey to Dungiven and were joined there by Dermot McElhinney.As the race started at the end of the...

Alexander wins in the forests of Fermanagh
Karen Alexander & Oliver Murphy made the long trip to western Fermanagh for a 50k (32mile), which Karen was competing in and the 100k (64mile) which Oliver was running in. This event was organised by 26 Extreme and was ran aroud...

Gallagher back in Action with the Harriers
Donal Gallagher made a welcomed return to the club when himself, Irwin Speirs & Alan Shaw headed for the seaside village of Downhill for Springwell's running of a 5mile trail around Downhill Demesne. Our athletes said it may not...

Crozier & McGuckin have great races on Rathlin Island
Darren Crozier and Gary McGuckin took the 20min sea trip over to Rathlin Island for the annual 10.8 mile run. The boat trip over was rough as usual however as this was there third visit to the race they knew what to expect...

McPeake in peak form in 
Christopher McPeake showed some of his true potential on Saturday last when he was an easy winner of the Loughshore 10k in maghery. Chris went to the front from the start and was joined by Paul Finnagan Armagh ac and Alan Richie N.B.H, but shortly...

The club would like to congratulate Mark Reid on his run from Portrush to Cookstown in aid Charis Intergrated Cancer Care.Mark who is 40 this year decided to do the 40 mile run in Memory of his mother who died of cancer 30 years. Mark who only rejoined the Harriers after a long lay off was...

Sixteen Sperrin Harriers made the short trip to Ballinderry for the first running of the Ballinderry Bridge 10k road race which was run in conjunction with Ballinderry Shamrocks family fun day. On a very sunny warm day over sixty athletes gathered on the Shamrocks grounds waiting for the...

5 Mile Classic

There was a record entry of 250 athletes at Loughry College for the 6th running of Sperrin Harriers 5 mile Classic and with 58 competitors in the fun run/walk which meant we had 300 competing at Loughry
With weather conditions good for running it was great to...

On Saturday 18 June 2011, 405 runners of 18 Nations started at the 8th WMRA World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge in Podbrdo, Slovenia, a race of 37.5-kilometer mountain track with 5000 meters difference in altitude. One of those 405 runners was Sperrin Harriers very own Karen...

Ladies training continues every Wednesday evening at the Meadowbank Sports Arena from 7.30pm

New P.B. at Dervock Half Marathon
There were 7 Sperrin Harriers competing in the Dervock Half Marathon & 1 in the 10k on Saturday. We had 2 winners and 3 PB's
As the Harriers gathered at the start on a very warm day it looked like they were in. for another tough...

We had 2 athletes Oliver Murphy & Eamon Sheehan competing in this race.The race is held on the track and the winner of the race is the athlete that completes the most miles within 24 hours. The runners though do not have to run constantly for the 24hrs and can take a break when needed. So...

 On Wednesday 20th July 8 Harriers headed for Brackaghreilly for the 2nd running of their 5 mile road race. There was over 50 runners at the top of the hill outside the hall for the start of the race at 7-30. When the whistle went it looked more like a mile race than a 5 mile race with...

Mc Peake 3rd in Crossmaglen 10k
At the moment I don't have much about the race only that Christopher
was our only athlete at the 10k and that it was a very tough hilly course
Chris ran a great race to finish 3rd to top Irish runner Gary O'Hanlon in Read More »

Christopher McPeake was the only Harrier that made the journey to Derry for the last race in the 5K series and Chris had a great race to finish in 9th position in a very competitive race in a great time of 16-47
 

Harriers at Donaghmore 5 mile

13 Sperrin Harriers made the short trip to the first running of the Torrent Complex Donaghmore 5 mile road race and as the athletes started to warm up it was good to see former Harrier Donal Gallagher getting ready to compete in the race after a...

Harriers run in Strabane 10K

There were great runs from the 3 Harriers who travelled to Strabane for the annual 10k Race. Paul McLaughlin, Colly Gallagher & running in her home town, Natasha Henry. The weather was good and over 300 athletes lined up to tackle what is a...

Harriers run well around the bridges

On Thursday 30th June 18 of the Harriers finest athletes headed to Limavady for Springwell's annual 10 mile around the bridges road race. Conditions on the night were good for running and as the race started it was over the first...

Harriers in action at Ards Half Marathon
Last Friday on a wet and Windy evening 5 Sperrin Harriers made the trip to Ards for their annual half marathon. With the conditions being so bad there was never going to be any P.Bs. but this didn't stop them having great runs. The...

Tattyreagh 5 mile
Irwin Speirs, Alan Shaw & Gareth Cardwell travelled to Tattyreagh
Co Tyrone for their annual 5 mile road race on what was described
as a very tough course. This however didn't deter the Harriers when they all ran very goog races. Alan...

Aghyaran 5K

Paul McLaughlin made the trip to Aghyaran in Donegal
for their 5k road Race. Paul ran a very good time to win the o/45,
in a time of 18-30. Well done Paul and also well done to our good
Friend Oliver McCullagh who was also competing

Annaghmore 5 mile

Cheryl Cardwell was the only Harrier in Annaghmore
for their 5 mile road race and it was worth her while going as she had a great race to take the Ladies title in a time
of 45-20. Well done Cheryl great to see you back running

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Karen Alexander ran the race of her life on Saturday 18th June when she took the silver medal at the world mountain marathon championships which where been held in Podrdo in Solvenia.Karen who is from Cookstown and has been competing for the Harriers for about 6 years was the only lady...

NEWRY HALF MARATHON

The club had 6 athletes competing in the Newry Half Marathon Sunday last, the course is reasonably flat with a nice long climb at around half ways, while the wind was not as bad as last year it was still quite blusterly on parts of the course.
The first...

SHAW RUNS PB IN COLERAINE 5K

There is a saying about wine that it gets better with age and we think the same can be said about Alan Shaw who has now set 3 P.Bs in his last 3 races he got his 3rd one on Saturday when he was the only Harrier that made the trip to Coleraine for a 5k...

Harriers out in force in Maghera 10k
There were 31 Sperrin Harrier athletes in a crowd of over 200 runners at the starting line of the Maghera 10K road race on Tuesday 24th May.

We had 26 male and 5 Ladies competion and there was a lot of P.B.s with 11 of the Harriers...

HARRIERS RUN WELL IN EDINBURGH MARATHON

Four Sperrin Harrier's travelled to Scotland for the Edinburgh marathon on Sunday, the guys did themselves proud on a day as the weather conditions were not great for running 26.2 miles. The first Harrier across the finishing line was...

WILKIES 5 MILE ROAD RACE
Sperrin Harrier's Irwin Spiers and Alan Shaw made the trip to Derry on Thursday 19th May to compete in the Wilkie 5 Mile Road Race. The race was run on the Foyle cycle path and you had to run 2 1/2 miles out then back, the course was a flat and fast with...

RUNHER 10K
Well done to Deirdre Conway who ran a P.B time at the RunHer 10k race in Stormont last week. Deirdre ran a 55 minute 10k , she will produce many PB's in the coming weeks if she keeps up the hard work. Well done Deirdre

MCPEAKE WINS GORTIN 10K

On Saturday the 7th September Christopher McPeake had his first win in the Sperrin Harrier's colours winning the tough Gortin 10k road race.
There was 9 Sperrin Harrier athletes at the start of the race and it looked like Chris was going to make...

13 HARRIERS COMPLETE BELFAST MARATHON

13 of the Sperrin Harrier's finest headed up to Belfast on May Day to compete in the Belfast Marathon, on what turned out to be a very hot day. The first Sperrin Harrier across the line was Michael McGlade who has always had a great run in...

Sperrin Harriers Compete In The Cookstown 100

On Wednesday 27 April 2011 33 Sperrin Harriers & invited guests took part in the annual warm up race as part of the Programme of Events leading up to the Cookstown 100 Motorbike Road Race as organised by the Cookstown &...

Full results from the 1st Magherafelt 5 Mile Road Race can now be found in the results section.

Big thank you to all who helped in any way make the Magherafelt 5 Mile road race a fantastic success, will get full results and pics up when available

LONDON MARATHON
Congratulations to Sperrin Harriers Alvin Taylor, Julian Grimes, Paul McErlain and Adrian McCreesh on completing the London Marathon. All the guys ran a great race with excellent times to prove this. The London Marathon is a great marathon to run with plenty of support...

BALLYNAHINCH LIONS 10K
Well done to the 3 Sperrin Harriers that competed in the Ballynahinch Lion 10k this afternoon, they were Christopher McPeake who came 3rd overall with a new PB 34.30 followed by Nigel Davidson in 38.23 then close behind was Alan Shaw in a time of 39.10. Well...

CONNEMARA 39.3 MILE ULTRA MARATHON
Well done to Sperrin Harrier Eamonn Sheehan who competed in the Connemara 39.3 Mile Ultra Marathon in Galway on Sunday 10th April. Eamonn decided a normal marathon was not a challenge for him this year so signed up to his first ultra race that was a...

Congratulations to Colm Gallagher. Colly ran the Paris marathon in a superb 3hr : 17min :23secs in very warm conditions.

Sperrin Harriers Magherafelt 5 Mile Road Race is being held on Easter Saturday 23rd April, with the race starting just outside Meadowbanks Sports Arena. Registration opens at 10am at the Meadowbanks Sports Arena,with the race starting at 12 noon.

Entry Fee: £9 for affiliated...

Titanic Quarter 10K

Well done to the 3 Sperrin Harriers who took part in the Tianic Quarter 10K today:

Christopher McPeake 37.25

Mel Hughes 38.14

Gabriel Muldoon 44.36 

Full list of times can be found in Results...

OMAGH HALF MARATHON

18 Sperrin Harriers competed in the Omagh Half Marathon last Saturday. I am sure a few PB's were ran by club members as the race course had been slightly changed and it was quoted as being a faster course but still with many hills to challenge...

WICKLOW TRAIL RACE,

Sperrin's Karen Alexander was out in action again competing in the Wicklow Trail Race. Karen finished 2nd to a fellow international mountain runner. The race was 15.5 miles long and you had to run over two of Wicklow's main...

ROME MARATHON

Sperrin Harrier Thomas McDonald travelled to Rome, Italy on the 20th March to compete in the famous Rome Marathon. Thomas has ran marathons all over the world, he said the race was great and the spectator support was unreal. He competed the 26.2 mile...

Magherafelt 5 Mile Road Race Entry Forms are now available to download.

Magherafelt 5 Mile Entry Form (PDF)

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LARNE HALF MARATHON

29 Sperrin Harriers travelled up to Larne on Saturday to compete in the Larne Half Marathon. The weather was perfect for running and everyone was in great form before and after the race.The race started at the leisure centre and made it's way towards the...

ALTAMUSKIN 5 MILER

4 Sperrin Harriers took part in the 5 mile road race on St Patrick's Day. We at the club have heard that the race was very hilly and that you were either going up or down the hills at all times. Well done all you did great especially Christopher McPeake who...

CARMEN 10K
3 Sperrin Harriers tackled the Carmen 10k on Saturday past, the weather conditions were the same as the Church Islands race very cold and snowy. Harrier Paul McLauglin ran a great race in a of time of 39.26, followed by Eamonn Sheehan who had calf problems half way through...

CHURCH ISLAND 10K

13 Sperrin Harriers took part in the Church Island 10k on Saturday, these hardy athletes had to brave the cold and snowy elements that surprised us all over night. All the harriers ran a great race even though the roads were full of slush and i am sure everyone...

The Winter league Presentation will be held at the Mid Ulster Sports Arena, Cookstown on Monday 14th March at 7.00pm.

There will be light refreshments available for all prior to the prize giving.

Please see below for full list of...

WINTER LEAGUE - 

The final race in the Sperrin Harriers-Winter League Series was held at Lough Fea on Saturday, 93 athletes rose to the challenge to run the 10 miler that consisted of just under 4 laps around the lough. To start the day off the weather conditions were perfect...

Weekly training sessions continue as usual:         

Cookstown at Loughry College on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:30pm.

Magherafelt at Meadowbank Track, from 6:15pm to 7:15pm to cater for all abilities, and beginners are particularly...

A range of excellent quality Sperrin Harriers branded clothing is available - racing vests and shorts, hooded tops, long and short sleeve training tops and jackets.

Please contact Glenn Donnelly at training or contact him on 077 3664 1524 for further information.

Well done to the five Sperrin Harriers who took part in the 10k race in Dunganon on Sunday. Word has it that the course was tough but not tough enough for the harriers to sweep their way around the course in quick times. The weather wasn't the best with the rain and gusts of wind beating...

Two Sperrin Harriers - Nigel Davidson and Karen Alexander have run superb races on Saturday past, the women's race was 2 laps and the men's was 3 laps of the course, Karen has told me she felt the race was tight but felt strong with her team mate Nigel leading the way, Sadly Karen...

Seven Harriers set off on Saturday morning 26th Feb bound for Dublin airport to catch a 1:40 pm flight to Barcelona to compete in the Barcelona half marathon. The boys were in great spirits and on arriving at Dublin airport, interviews were given by Paul Martin and Irwin Spiers, unlike Glen...

The 5th race in this series took place on last Saturday, with a return visit to Drum Manor Park on the outskirts of Cookstown. Despite the heavy rain on the preceding days the course was in great shape, but one can never say that running in Drum Manor is easy, with its relatively steep...

If you have not already done so, please pay your renewal membership fee asap as the Club needs to register its members with ANI. Payment may be made to any committee member either in person or by post.

See contact details in the contact section on the club's website,...

On Tuesday 7th February the Sperrin Harriers held their AGM and the following members were elected to the club's new committee;

Chairman-Francis Purvis, Vice-Chairman-Glenn Donnelly, Secretary-Kevin Murphy, Asst. Secretary-Gemma Abbott, Treasurer-Brendan Corr, Asst....

Karen Alexander travelled up Stranorlar, County Donegal on Saturday to compete in the 6K X/C Championships. She sadly just missed out on a podium place as she came 4th place but knowing Karen she will use this race as a lesson some way and will run better next time round or at another...