Bobby Irvine travelled to Stranraer on Saturday 7th November to take part in their annual 10K race.
It was an early start, checking in for the ferry at 7:00am but the crossing was calm and the weather turned out great for the race.

The race started at 12 noon and was mostly on rural roads on the outskirts of the town. The course is mostly
flat except for a half mile hill at about half way which is pretty steep but the views along the ridge at the top were well worth the climb. The last few kilometers bring you back down hill with the finish on the athletics track at the Stranraer Academy.

Bobby finished in 40:37, 16th place over all (out of 203 finishers) and 3rd in the M45 category, picking up a trophy and £10 in vouchers also.

The event was well organised, with the start and finish within walking distance of the ferry terminal and there are good changing and showering facilities.

Bobby would recommend the race to anyone looking to take on the challenge of running somewhere different

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The members of seapark have been busy taking part in various races lately, so had a well deserved night off on Friday and went to the Odyssey in Belfast for a night of Bowling and a meal.

Best score on the night was Gary Connolly, will not embarass Donal by revealing the lowest score!!!

Check out some pictures taken on the night in our Gallery

The Bangor Classic 10k was held on Saturday 26th September. It was another good day a big entry to the chip timed race with over 700 finishers.

4 runners from seapark took part in this event, with new member Stephen McNeil finishing with an excellent time of 40:16, next home was Bobby Irvine in 40:59, Stephen Hamilton 46:55 and then Pauline Smyth 52:51.

Check out some photographs taken on the day in our gallery.

[singlepic=412,320,240,,center]The Embankment 5K road race (organised by Northern Ireland Veteran Athletes Association) was held on Saturday 19th September. The route was just over two circuits of traffic free paths entirely within Ormeau Park. It was a beautiful warm sunny afternoon with a good turnout of 167 finishers.

Three Seapark AC runners took part - Stephen McNeill (19mins 13secs), Bobbie Irvine (19mins 28secs) and Stephen Hamilton (20mins 50secs) - well done to everyone.

There was very welcome support again from Seapark AC members Vicky Hamilton and Alan Rinchey.

Check out more photographs in our  gallery

6 seapark runners took part in the Laganside 10k on Sunday 6th September.

The course covered a large and small lap off a circuit which took in Ormeau Embankment, Ravenhill road, Short Strand, Queens Bridge, Oxford Street, Mays Meadow, Maysfield, Lagan towpath and Ormeau Bridge.On the second lap runners went over the Albert Bridge to Maysfield were they rejoined the big lap.

It was a damp drizzly day with a bit of a breeze but the turnout was fantastic with over 740 official finishers and the support from the Seapark AC non-runners was very much appreciated.

Results are Gary Davison 40:07 who ran a personal best by over 30 seconds, Bobbie Irvine 40:12, Rob Gordon 41:20, Stephen Hamilton 43:36, Vivean Davidson 52:50 and Marie Nicholson 01:04:56

Congratulations to Rob Gordon who took part in the 2009 Rathlin Run on 29th August. This is a tough course and on the race day there was a strong head wind which made all those hills seem even worse! The course length is 10.8 miles and Rob completed it in 1:16:34. Well done!

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9^th August saw the Lurig Challenge take place in Cushendall as part of the Heart of the Glens’ Festival.  This is a tough course over a distance of 3.75 miles and is part of the NI Grand Prix mountain running series. One of our members, Gary Davison completed the race in 39:33

The third race in the NI 10 Mile Grand Prix series took place in Ballyclare on 15^th August, the Scott & Gault 10 Mile Road Race organized by East Antrim Harriers.  148 runners took part in the undulating course which was won in a time of 55:10. Seapark’s Gary Davison completed the course with a quick  time of  70:15

Well done everyone, the hard work at training is paying off with these great results!

As of 1st September 2009, Seapark AC will be permanently based at Carrickfergus Ampitheatre (formerly Carrickfergus leisure centre). For directions click here

Training, as usual will be Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7pm.

Hope to see everyone at training soon!

The annual club xmas dinner will be held on 27^th Nov at The Point, Carrickfergus at 7.30. Please confirm to Jenny asap if you want to attend as numbers may be limited. Approx cost for the dinner will be £25.00

There will also be a club outing to the Odyssey arena on 25th September for bowling followed by a meal, again we need to book so confirm to Jenny asap if you want to attend.

The next club handicap race (3rd out of 4) is on Tuesday 25th August, this will be a 5 mile race starting at the top end of Oakfield Drive at 7pm.

The final race will be next Tuesday, 1st September this will be 2.5 miles in the top forest at Woodburn.

Don’t forget your club vests!