Thursday 20 January 2011
26 Extreme Winter Race Series
Race 7:
Stormont Estate Race Report...
A FULL MOON and sub zero temperatures greeted
competitors in the second 26 Extreme Winter Race Series in Stormont
last Thursday evening. Over 80 competitors turned up to take part
in one of the tougher races of the calendar, braving the cold
to take on the challenge. With its steep climbs and challenging
descents, this off-road trail race around the famous Stormont
Grounds is not for the faint hearted. Add to this the fact that
the event tales place in total darkness and the trail in front
of competitor’s only illuminated by the headtorch on their
head, you have the perfect setting for a 26 Extreme race.
Runners from across Northern Ireland turned
up to compete against each other in one of the first trail races
of the 2011 season. This week saw a lot of new faces to the series
as well as the usual suspects from Newcastle AC, BARF, Newry City
Runners, Murlough AC, High Elbow Tri Club to name a few. Also
in attendance were the team from SoundfunctionDJs.com keeping
the vibe going, ChampionChip Ireland ensuring all times were accurately
measured, Surf Mountain outdoor retailer and Uberdog Magazine.
The route took an anticlockwise direction around Stormont estate,
along a fully marked and marshalled course. Despite the freezing
temperatures the ground conditions were fairly good allowing the
field to set a fast pace along the route, one again led out by
Newcastle AC.
With the first lap down it was the ever
present Newcastle AC grouping at the front, taking three of the
first four places. The race to the finish was now well and truly
on. The organisers were already wondering if anyone in the top
five would challenge the pace of MeNeilly, Quail or Flaherty on
lap two.
With all the runners clear of the 1st lap
the short wait was on to see who would emerge from the darkness
of the forest in first place. The first glimpse of head torches
where visible storming through the trees and it was Deon McNeilly
who exited the forest and broke the darkness in fist position
with an impressive lead in a time of 34:48, Brendan Quail took
second in 35:24 and Matthew Wilson took 3rd place over all in
35:48. In the ladies category it was Catriona McCorkell who took
first place followed home by Taryn McCoy in second and Mary Colvin
in third. All runners were across the finish line in just under
an hour and each and every one must be congratulated for braving
the elements to take place in the event.
Report by Michael Regan

Number 71 Deon McNeilly who lead the pack right
until the end...
More results, pictures and information
can be found
by visiting www.26extreme.com
and clicking on the relevant link.
For more race blogs from Michael
visit http://causewaymarathon.blogspot.com/
Results: Race 7
Pos |
Bib |
Name |
Category |
Finish |
Lap1 |
Lap2 |
1 |
71 |
Deon McNeilly |
MV40 |
00:34:48 |
00:17:09 |
00:17:39 |
2 |
21 |
Brendan Quail |
MO |
00:35:24 |
00:17:33 |
00:17:51 |
3 |
330 |
Matthew Wilson |
MO |
00:35:48 |
00:17:55 |
00:17:54 |
4 |
313 |
David O'Flaherty |
MO |
00:35:54 |
00:17:56 |
00:17:58 |
5 |
352 |
Gary Keenan |
MV40 |
00:36:39 |
00:18:36 |
00:18:04 |
6 |
91 |
Eamon McLaughlin |
MO |
00:36:52 |
00:17:56 |
00:18:57 |
7 |
52 |
Jim Brown |
MV40 |
00:37:24 |
00:18:38 |
00:18:46 |
8 |
333 |
Thomas Leitch |
MO |
00:37:44 |
00:18:41 |
00:19:03 |
9 |
100 |
Eugene Mccann |
MV40 |
00:37:51 |
00:18:40 |
00:19:11 |
10 |
316 |
Steve Begley |
MV40 |
00:38:00 |
00:19:07 |
00:18:53 |
11 |
2 |
Barry Tinnelly |
MO |
00:38:03 |
00:18:56 |
00:19:08 |
12 |
14 |
Pete Grant |
MV40 |
00:38:58 |
00:19:13 |
00:19:46 |
13 |
50 |
Colm Kelly |
MO |
00:39:15 |
00:18:58 |
00:20:17 |
14 |
218 |
Ian Steele |
MV40 |
00:39:22 |
00:19:49 |
00:19:34 |
15 |
124 |
David Smyth |
MO |
00:39:38 |
00:19:30 |
00:20:08 |
16 |
266 |
Frank Mckenna |
MV50 |
00:39:39 |
00:20:36 |
00:19:04 |
17 |
337 |
Declan Morgan |
MO |
00:40:14 |
00:19:55 |
00:20:20 |
18 |
196 |
Declan Teague |
MV40 |
00:40:41 |
00:20:33 |
00:20:09 |
19 |
180 |
Tim Dorman |
MO |
00:40:54 |
00:20:53 |
00:20:01 |
20 |
324 |
Larry Mcateer |
MV40 |
00:41:07 |
00:20:18 |
00:20:50 |
21 |
179 |
Phil Dorman |
MO |
00:41:10 |
00:20:14 |
00:20:57 |
22 |
325 |
Catriona Mccorkell |
FO |
00:41:12 |
00:20:22 |
00:20:51 |
23 |
355 |
Nick Irvine |
MO |
00:41:23 |
00:20:30 |
00:20:54 |
24 |
197 |
Paul Duffy |
MV40 |
00:41:33 |
00:20:37 |
00:20:57 |
25 |
340 |
Andrew Greenaway |
MV40 |
00:41:37 |
00:20:38 |
00:20:59 |
26 |
335 |
Aidan Hearst |
MV40 |
00:41:42 |
00:20:39 |
00:21:03 |
27 |
309 |
Craig Doherty |
MV40 |
00:41:44 |
00:20:49 |
00:20:55 |
28 |
308 |
Simon Caldwell |
MO |
00:41:45 |
00:20:51 |
00:20:55 |
29 |
76 |
Dermot Winters |
MO |
00:41:46 |
00:20:40 |
00:21:06 |
30 |
321 |
Peter Mcclenaghan |
MV40 |
00:41:53 |
00:20:56 |
00:20:57 |
31 |
331 |
David Stewart |
MV40 |
00:42:09 |
00:21:00 |
00:21:09 |
32 |
267 |
Jerome O'Loughlin |
MO |
00:42:50 |
00:21:08 |
00:21:42 |
33 |
338 |
Taryn Mccoy |
FO |
00:43:14 |
00:20:59 |
00:22:16 |
34 |
307 |
William Roberts |
MV50 |
00:43:17 |
00:21:07 |
00:22:10 |
35 |
238 |
Gary Warnock |
MO |
00:43:33 |
00:21:49 |
00:21:44 |
36 |
229 |
Craig Lloyd |
MO |
00:43:44 |
00:21:50 |
00:21:54 |
37 |
315 |
David Mckeague |
MO |
00:43:53 |
00:22:20 |
00:21:33 |
38 |
65 |
Andrew Hassard |
MO |
00:44:05 |
00:21:32 |
00:22:34 |
39 |
277 |
Nick Small |
M |
00:44:08 |
00:22:18 |
00:21:50 |
40 |
323 |
Robbie Moore |
MO |
00:44:27 |
00:22:17 |
00:22:10 |
41 |
332 |
Maurice Fitzmaurice |
MO |
00:44:28 |
00:22:43 |
00:21:45 |
42 |
326 |
Mary Colvin |
FO |
00:44:38 |
00:22:17 |
00:22:21 |
43 |
259 |
Gerard Donnelly |
MO |
00:44:44 |
00:22:13 |
00:22:32 |
44 |
342 |
Gavin Warden |
MO |
00:44:50 |
00:23:35 |
00:21:15 |
45 |
42 |
Hazel Mclaughlin |
FO |
00:44:54 |
00:22:10 |
00:22:45 |
46 |
314 |
Colin Duffin |
MO |
00:44:57 |
00:22:34 |
00:22:23 |
47 |
357 |
Colm Fearon |
MV40 |
00:45:04 |
00:22:44 |
00:22:21 |
48 |
317 |
Paul Cromie |
MO |
00:45:25 |
00:22:42 |
00:22:44 |
49 |
237 |
Peter Carr |
MO |
00:45:29 |
00:21:04 |
00:24:25 |
50 |
354 |
Andrew Mackenzie |
MO |
00:45:33 |
00:23:06 |
00:22:27 |
51 |
224 |
Mark Cassidy |
MO |
00:45:37 |
00:22:36 |
00:23:01 |
52 |
329 |
Stephen Mcilveen |
MO |
00:45:41 |
00:23:21 |
00:22:21 |
53 |
63 |
Daniel Young |
MO |
00:45:54 |
00:22:31 |
00:23:24 |
54 |
327 |
Michael Sloan |
MV40 |
00:46:18 |
00:23:00 |
00:23:18 |
55 |
358 |
David Garey |
MV40 |
00:46:28 |
00:22:45 |
00:23:44 |
56 |
328 |
Harriet Patterson |
FO |
00:46:30 |
00:23:23 |
00:23:07 |
57 |
336 |
Trevor Martin |
MO |
00:46:31 |
00:23:39 |
00:22:52 |
58 |
54 |
Gareth Young |
MO |
00:46:32 |
00:22:36 |
00:23:56 |
59 |
359 |
Gerry Patton |
MV50 |
00:46:36 |
00:23:07 |
00:23:30 |
60 |
356 |
Louise Lemon |
FO |
00:46:53 |
00:23:16 |
00:23:38 |
61 |
209 |
Clarke Campbell |
MV40 |
00:47:08 |
00:23:20 |
00:23:49 |
62 |
318 |
William Devlin |
MO |
00:47:16 |
00:23:27 |
00:23:50 |
63 |
351 |
Raymond Mcintyre |
MV40 |
00:47:30 |
00:23:15 |
00:24:15 |
64 |
174 |
James Fisher |
MO |
00:47:49 |
00:23:20 |
00:24:29 |
65 |
334 |
Fred Mcclenaghan |
MV40 |
00:48:00 |
00:23:18 |
00:24:43 |
66 |
344 |
Rosaleen Lennon |
FO |
00:48:30 |
00:23:51 |
00:24:39 |
67 |
187 |
Torrens Shearer |
MV40 |
00:48:32 |
00:23:52 |
00:24:41 |
68 |
250 |
Lloyd Crawford |
M |
00:48:54 |
00:23:52 |
00:25:02 |
69 |
345 |
James Lyons |
MV40 |
00:48:54 |
00:23:52 |
00:25:03 |
70 |
216 |
Fiona Cooke |
FV40 |
00:48:59 |
00:23:52 |
00:25:07 |
71 |
319 |
Stuart Mcchesney |
MO |
00:49:00 |
00:24:28 |
00:24:32 |
72 |
217 |
Steve Cooke |
MV40 |
00:49:02 |
00:23:52 |
00:25:11 |
73 |
349 |
Allen Corish |
MV50 |
00:49:16 |
00:23:48 |
00:25:29 |
74 |
310 |
Matthew Ohare |
MV40 |
00:50:25 |
00:25:00 |
00:25:25 |
75 |
343 |
Lindsay Fulton |
MO |
00:50:28 |
00:24:36 |
00:25:52 |
76 |
346 |
Rose Mcgovern |
FO |
00:51:13 |
00:24:38 |
00:26:35 |
77 |
348 |
Melvyn Adair |
MV40 |
00:51:23 |
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- |
78 |
189 |
John Neeson |
MV40 |
00:51:31 |
00:25:31 |
00:26:01 |
79 |
339 |
Anthony Bodell |
MO |
00:51:51 |
00:25:24 |
00:26:28 |
80 |
350 |
Carl King |
MV40 |
00:52:27 |
00:25:15 |
00:27:12 |
81 |
322 |
Deirdre Heatley |
FV40 |
00:54:42 |
00:26:59 |
00:27:43 |
82 |
347 |
Aaron Hewitt |
MO |
00:55:33 |
00:27:08 |
00:28:26 |
83 |
353 |
Margaret Mathieson |
FV40 |
00:56:31 |
00:27:59 |
00:28:33 |
84 |
341 |
Claire Mason |
FO |
00:56:50 |
00:27:59 |
00:28:52 |
85 |
360 |
Turlough Murphy |
MV40 |
00:57:55 |
00:27:59 |
00:29:56 |
86 |
312 |
Wendy Mark |
FO |
00:59:13 |
00:28:15 |
00:30:59 |
87 |
311 |
Anna Kennedy |
FO |
00:59:14 |
00:28:16 |
00:30:59 |
88 |
320 |
Breedagh Hughes |
FV50 |
00:59:57 |
00:29:10 |
00:30:47 |
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