29 Jul - 25th July - Cookstown Half Marathon
3 Larne AC runners took part in round 6 of the ChampionChip Half Marathon series which was held in Cookstown on Sunday 25th July. With grey cloud overhead and the occasional shower to cool down the runners conditions were good for the 400-odd competitors.
24 Jul - Larne A.C. Has an "Ironman"
Congratulations must go to John mc manus who has recently completed an ironman triathlon in Germany. John who lives and trains in Belfast is a longtime member of larne a.c. John has recently started concentrating on the discipline of triathlon, after competing in many Olympic distance triathlons John decided to test the water with the massive challenge of the Ironman triathlon!! The Ironman consists of a 3.8km(2.5 mile) Swim followed by a 180km(112miles) cycle and finished off with a 42km(26 mile) run!!
22 Jul - Portaferry 10 mile road race
Two Larne AC representatives travelled to Portaferry on the evening of Tuesday 20th July to take part in the Portaferry 10 mile road race.
8 Jul - East Antrim Harriers' Trail Series
Judging by his reluctance to put pen to paper, Bert Brady is obviously much too modest a man to brag about his achievements. Of course, as Nat Glenn has always been quick to point out, so few are Bert’s achievements that it’s probably not modesty which prevents him from going into print but embarrassment. Whatever the reason, it wouldn’t be right to let the Club’s success in the recent East Antrim Harriers promoted Trail Series go without mention.
2 Jul - HILL CLIMB
Tuesday evening saw the tenth and final race in the Club’s 2009/10 Wine Bar-sponsored handicap series. With over seventy members taking part, this series rightly deserves the epithet of the most successful ever.
16 Jun - We Have Somewhere For Our Winter Training
Due to the hard work of Stephen Mills, Larne Borough Council have agreed to extend and widen paths in the Town Park. At the moment we are waiting for the Parks Department to finalise the funding and then the work can begin, we are hopeful that the paths will be ready for this winter.
14 Jun - Runher 5k & 10K
Four Larne AC Ladies took part in the Runher event on Sunday afternoon at Stormont Estate. The skies opened over Belfast minutes before the start of the race but this did not however dampen the spirits of the 1200 ladies who took part.
6 Jun - Peter Marrs Wins Moore Cup
	Peter Marrs was the winner on Tuesday evening, as thirty-three Larne Athletic Club runners competed for the Moore Cup, the penultimate round of this year’s Winebar sponsored Handicap Race Series.
6 Jun - Race Round-up
Larne Athletic Club runners have been in action in recent weeks in a wide range of events on the roads, over mountains and on forest Trails.
20 May - Greenwood Cup
	Bernie Regan collected her second handicap trophy of the season when she held off Ruth Wilson in Tuesday night’s race for the Greenwood Cup. Bernie’s winning time of 79.17 was over eleven minutes faster than the time she posted in last year’s race. Ruth, though starting four and three-quarter minutes behind Bernie, had closed the gap to just over a minute by the time she crossed the finish line in a corrected time of 75.39. Kieran Sharratt, benefiting from an excessively lenient handicap, finished third in 62.50, over two minutes behind Ruth.
16 May - Les Jones 10K
Larne AC had 7 runners who took part in this years running of the Les Jones memorial 10K held on Friday evening.
4 May - BELFAST MARATHON
	Congratulations to Paul Gaskell, who yesterday added his name to Larne AC’s ever-expanding list of sub-three hour marathon runners when he ran yet another PB to finish Belfast in a chipped time of 2.59.15. Paul’s racing and training is very much marathon oriented these days and it was good to see all his hard work paying off.
28 Apr - SEACOURT
	The eighth race in the Club’s Wine Bar sponsored handicap series took place on Tuesday evening. Run over a new course adjacent to The Cliff in Seacourt, the race attracted fifty runners, easily a record turnout for a handicap, with many of them presumably drawn to it because the course was flat(ish) and, at four miles, relatively short, for which we had Nat Glenn to thank. The fact that Nat’s been training regularly on the course for the past twelve months or more and knows every blade of grass on it like the little ginger hairs on the backs of his little pink hands was, he assured us, merely a coincidence.
25 Apr - Millisle 10k 2010
5 Larne Athletic Club members took part in the PSC 10K road race in Millisle on Saturday morning. With three 10K's scheduled for Saturday numbers were probably lower than the sponsors had anticipated but that didn't detract from some fine performances and fast times. The course consisted of a single circuit through the Co Down countryside, starting and finishing at the Prison Service College on the outskirts of Millisle.
21 Apr - SEACOURT HANDICAP
The next club handicap, to be run over a predominantly flat course adjacent to The Cliff, the new sports and leisure facility at Seacourt, is on Tuesday, 27 April, at 7 o’clock. Runners are asked to arrive in sufficient time to allow the race to start on schedule.
20 Apr - Mid Ulster Duathlon
	Saturday 17th April saw the inaugural running of the Mid Ulster Duathlon at the meadowbank sports arena in Magherafelt. In total there were 64 athletes signed in on the day and the sun was shinning and it was promising to be a great race.
18 Apr - Race Over The Glens
	Larne Athletic Club retained the team prize and took home a trio of Veteran’s prizes at the Race Over The Glens in Glenariff Forest park on Saturday afternoon. The race, promoted by Ballymena Runners had been called off twice before due to adverse weather conditions, but this time around runners were able to enjoy warm sunshine during the race and afterwards.
14 Apr - SCAWT HANDICAP
	It’s been quite a while since we last dipped our collective toe into hill racing and it’s good to report that nothing seems to have changed – it’s still bloody hard work. Nevertheless, thirty-six runners turned out for Tuesday evening’s Scawt Handicap, the sixth in the Club’s Wine Bar sponsored series. Included among the competitors were some members embarking on their first foray over the mountains and it will be interesting to see whether or not they turn out for another hill race after their experiences, although it must be said that all the competitors seemed to enjoy themselves on the night.
12 Apr - Superb Achievement for Justin Maxwell
Congratulations to Larne AC’s Justin Maxwell who completed the 39.3-mile Connemara Ultra Marathon in the superb time of 4:38:18. In hot conditions and in only his first ultra-long distance event, Justin finished 8th from over 150 competitors and in front of some far more experienced and well respected Ultra runners - an amazing achievement.
10 Apr - Places available for Belfast relay!!
The club have entered 3 male teams and 1 female team into the Belfast marathon relay, we are a few runners short to make up these fully!! 2 males and 1 female!!! So if you fancy taking part in this event please contact mark mc manus on 07968 715650 by Sunday afternoon!!
8 Apr - NIMRA Membership
This can be paid now online.
8 Apr - Race over the Glens
The date is now Saturday 17th April at 1200.
7 Apr - THURSDAY NIGHT TRAINING & MARATHON RELAY
Firstly, contrary to all the crap I was spouting on Tuesday evening, the meeting place for Thursday night’s training is actually Drains Bay car park. Like my running, the old memory isn’t quite what it used to be.
6 Apr - Whitehead Easter Monday Road Race 2010
Larne male veterans sweep the boards at the Whitehead Easter Monday Road Race.
29 Mar - LARNE RUNNERS ENJOY THE OMAGH HALF MARATHON
A total of 5 runners from Larne AC made the long trek to Omagh on Saturday to take part in the Northern Ireland Half Marathon Championship. There was another record turnout with over 1100 hundred finishers in this very well organised race.
29 Mar - Success for Stephen in the Sperrins
	Stephen Harkens chalked up his first win of 2010 at the weekend with a dominant performance in the Bike Dock sponsored Sperrin Duathlon in Cookstown.
22 Mar - Premier Power Larne Half Marathon
	A record entry of 1000 runners took to the streets of Larne last Saturday to compete for honours in the Premier Power Larne Half Marathon. With previous men’s winners absent, the race for 1st overall was wide open. Although none of the countries top stars turned out to race, the depth of field was the best ever. This was evident in the final results with over 120 athlete’s running under 1 hour 30 minutes, a standard seen by many as a very competitive club athlete. Although a bright sunny spring day with perfect running temperature, the coast road had the usual North wind, so the runners had it tough over the first 5 miles. It was Robin Brown who moved clear of the field early, battling the elements on his own, a decision which proved decisive as he went on to take the crown in a time of 1 hour 12 minutes and 33 seconds. Robin, who runs for North Down, was relatively unknown before the start of the race as he has been racing in England where he attends university. Simon Taylor of Abbey AC was next just 20 seconds behind holding off a late challenge from Robin’s North Down team mate Francis Marsh.
21 Mar - Enjoyed or Inspired by the Larne Half Marathon?
	Thanks from all at Larne AC to everyone who participated in the 2010 Premier Power Larne Half Marathon yesterday.
15 Mar - Dale Wins Vets Prize at Glenariff
	Five Larne Athletic Club runners took part in the annual Glenariff Mountain Race on Saturday 13th March 2010, the first event in this year’s NIMRA Grand Prix Series. In total, 51 runners lined up in almost perfect race conditions. The six-mile race which includes a 1200-foot climb was promoted by Ballymena Runners.
15 Mar - Larne Runners Start Road Racing Season
The road racing season officially started last weekend at the Albertville 5 miler but with the Larne AC prize giving the night before only 3 hardy souls made the line up. Bernard Brady, Paul Tilson and Danny Magill ran well despite looking a little pale from the previous night's celebrations.
7 Mar - Larne Athletic Club Annual Presentation Dinner
	Larne Athletic Club held its annual dinner and presentation of prizes on Friday evening in Chekker’s Wine Bar. Club chairman Andy Gregg welcomed club members and guests and gave a brief overview of the highlights of the club’s season. Special thanks were given to all those who have supported the club throughout the last year including sponsors Premier Power Limited, P&O Irish Sea and to The Wine Bar for their support of the Handicap Series. Thanks were extended to the club committee, members and friends without whose hard work events such as the Larne Half Marathon, the Knock Dhu Mountain Challenge Race, the Interclub Challenge Race or the Handicap Series could not have taken place.
3 Mar - Attention all Half Marathon Marshals
	Could all marshals please attend a meeting on Tuesday 16th March @ 7.30 in the club house to pick up their high visibility vests and receive marshalling instructions etc.
28 Feb - NI Civil Service Cross Country
	Glenn wins GOLD in Stormont Cross Country!!
28 Feb - Binevenagh Mountain Race
	The organiser’s had warned of snow – lots of it - and only decided to proceed with the race after an early morning course inspection. However, standing in sunny conditions in a snow-free car-park prior to the race, it was hard to predict what would be in store for runners at the top. As it turned out, once the runners left the shelter of the forest on the first climb they entered what felt like another world with up to 6 inches of snow around the normally runable base of the cliffs.
26 Feb - Premier Power Larne Half Marathon
	Click on the results link to view the latest entry list with categories and clubs. Please note that numbers for the Relay and Walk events will be assigned at a later date.
23 Feb - Track day at m.p.t CANCELLED!!!!!
Session cancelled!!! Sorry for any inconvenience caused!!!!
19 Feb - Premier Power Larne Half Marathon
	Numbers have now been assigned to the first 470 runners in the above event. Please note that this does not include the Relay or Walk events these numbers will be assigned at a later date. Click on t
18 Feb - Good Luck LAC at the Sports Awards
LAC has been selected for three different categories at the Larne Borough Council Sports Awards on Thursday 25th February in the McNeil Hall.
16 Feb - Sportsmans Duathlon Series Race 1
	Click on the heading to read the report from Setanta Tri Club.
15 Feb - Carnethy 5 Hill Race
Eight Larne Athletic Club runners enjoyed a change of scenery at the weekend, joining runners from other local clubs to travel to Edinburgh for the 40th Annual Carnethy 5 Hill Race. Almost 500 competitors, mostly from all over Scotland and the north of England ran in what were relatively mild conditions for the race, though there was still snow on the hilltops and some frozen ground underfoot.
15 Feb - NI and Ulster Senior Cross Country Championships
	A small team of Larne AC athletes made their way on Saturday 13th February to the Stormont Estate in Belfast for the annual running of the NI and Ulster Senior Cross Country Championships. Having locked horns with International cross country runners a few weeks earlier this was now opportunity for Larne's finest to test themselves against the cream of our local athletes.
15 Feb - Premier Power Larne Half Marathon
	Places have been filling up fast over the past few weeks and with 5 weeks still to go it looks like yet another record breaking year. So far we have 460 entries up to and incl. 14/02/2010 Click on the
7 Feb - BALLYGALLY HANDICAP
	The call of Ballygally on Northern Ireland’s very own Riviera coast, where the pewter sea meets a pewter beach and seabirds hang in a pewter sky (the good thing about writing about Ballygally is that you don’t have to waste too much time searching for adjectives) was too strong to ignore for the twenty-eight runners who turned out for the fifth race in Larne Athletic Club’s 2009/10 Wine Bar sponsored handicap series. Unfortunately, the louder call of a friend’s stag night celebrations on Friday was even harder to ignore so James Brown was in no fit state to defend the title he won so impressively last year.
30 Jan - Binevenagh Race - 27 February
This race is restricted to 50 entrants for environmental reasons. If you are interested there is online entry.
28 Jan - Larne Half Marathon
Just to reiterate that we are looking for all club members to either act as a marshal themselves or (if intending to run the race themselves) to supply an additional marshal from outside the club.
25 Jan - Track Day At M.P.T
This Sunday 31/1/10 Mark And Jenny have booked the Mary Peters Track for a Track Session.The session is from 11am - 1pm, All Runners are welcome and will be facilitated!! We will be meeting at Kilwaughter Garage at 10am to share cars! There will be a small charge of £2 per athlete to cover track costs
25 Jan - L.A.C 10Km Road Race
On Saturday 23rd of January 2010 Larne A.C hosted a 10Km Road Race, mainly aimed at our “novice” runners ( with a few exceptions), Designed to give our 7o’clock runners vital race experience before many of them tackle the Larne Half Marathon in March.
24 Jan - Antrim International Cross Country
Larne Athletic Club runners took their place among the elite on Saturday as they took part in the IAAF International Cross Country Races at Greenmount Campus in Antrim. Each lap of the well-prepared course offered variety as athletes tackled grassy straights, a short forest track, a small climb and given the recent wet conditions, lots of mud.
21 Jan - Club 10km Road Race
	This Saturday Larne A.C will be hosting a 10km Road Race for those athletes requiring race experience before taking part in the Larne Half Marathon!! The race is mainly designed for our Tuesday "7 o'clock" runners, but all other experienced club members are also welcome!! if you are not up for the challenge then maybe your encouragment on the day would be greatly appreciated!!
17 Jan - Marshal's for Larne Half Marathon
Could all Club members (including Beginners) who are running the Larne Half Marathon or who are available to marshal at the event please fill in the form on our notice board at the Club House.
16 Jan - Moira Cross Country
Two Larne AC runners competed in the 4 mile Open/Veterans Race at Moira Demesne on Saturday 16 January.
11 Jan - GLENARM HANDICAP 2010
	The Earl of Antrim’s estate in Glenarm once again played host to the Club’s annual cross country outing, the fourth race in our Wine Bar sponsored 2009/10 handicap series. Run over the same fields as last year, the course was virtually mud-free, but three weeks of hard frost meant that underfoot conditions were far from ideal, so it was with some trepidation that the sixteen runners foolhardy enough to commit themselves to the race took their places at the start. In fact, one runner was so concerned about his delicate legs that he almost tiptoed round the course, looking, in the process, about as elegant as an elephant in a tutu dancing a scene from the Nutcracker.
1 Jan - Carnethy 5 - Saturday 13 February 2010
There is a Larne AC group travelling to the Carnethy 5 Race on Saturday 13 February.

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