THE annual NI and Ulster Intermediate and Masters cross-country championships were held at Lurgan Park. The heavy rainfall during the week made underfoot conditions challenging but did not detract from a great afternoon of racing.
The master’s races started off the days programme, which ended with individual wins for Elisoa Crawford (North Belfast Harriers), Pamela Kirk (Roadrunners AC), Conan McCaughey (North Belfast Harriers) and John Black (North Belfast Harriers). North Belfast Harriers won both the team races.
In the Intermediate Championships, Emily Ritchie (North Belfast Harriers) won the women’s title and Mindaugas Balciaukis (Monaghan Town Runners) won the men’s. The women’s team title was won by Trafelta with North Down winning the men’s team title.
In the US, at the Stan Scott Invitational, Lauren Roy (Fast Twitch AC) continued her good run of form by bettering her NI 60m indoor record from last week running 7.23. She followed that up with an outstanding run in the 200m running 22.89 which places her second on the Irish all-time list behind Rhasidat Adeleke
There was also a win for Niamh Carr (DCH) at the Meeting Moniz Pereira 2000m in a pb of 6.01.91.
Closer to home at the National Indoor Arena, Rachel McCann (North Down AC) had an excellent win in the 400m running 52.89, which was a pb for her.
Individual podium: Elisoa Crawford (North Belfast Harriers) 1, Pamela Kirk (Roadrunners AC) 2, Karen Wilton (Jog Lisburn) 3
