Update - June 2016
You can now find a list of all my road racing results at http://www.andyparkhill.co.uk/p/race-results.html.
Just to post a list of the races I plan on running this year. As you can see, I’m concentrating on 10K races (not surprising given my goals for the year), and a monthly attendance at my local Parkrun. I’m also hoping to run a few slightly longer runs.The races below marked in bold are races I have already signed up for:
| Date | Race | Distance | Result (Minutes) | Pace (MPM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | ||||
| Saturday 16th | Portrush Parkrun 5K | 5K | 20:13 | 6:30 |
| April | ||||
| Sunday 21st | Titanic Quarter 10K | 10K | 42:53 | 6:54 |
| May | ||||
| Saturday 4th | Portrush Parkrun 5K | 5K | 20:55 | 6:44 |
| Monday 6th | Belfast City Marathon | Team Relay C – 7.1 miles | 54:00 (approx.) | 7:36 |
| Friday 17th | Les Jones Memorial 10K | 10K (actually about 9.5K) | 39:42 | 6:44 |
| June | ||||
| Saturday 8th | Larne Half Marathon | 13.1 miles | 96:56 | 7:24 |
| Friday 14th | Active Antrim 5 Mile Road Race | 5 Miles | 33:34 | 6:43 |
| Sunday 23rd | Great North 10K | 10K | 43:38 | 7:01 |
| Thursday 27th | Jude Gallagher Memorial Round The Bridges 10 Mile Road Run | 10 Mile Road Run | 70:00 | 7:00 |
| July | ||||
| Saturday 6th | Portrush Parkrun 5K | 5K | ||
| Saturday 20th | Kennedy Kane McArthur Festival of Running | 10K | ||
| Friday 26th | NFU Mutual 5 Mile | |||
| August | ||||
| Sunday 4th | The World Police & Fire Games Half Marathon | 13.1 | ||
| Saturday 17th | Portrush Parkrun 5K | 5K | ||
| TBC | Dessie’s Run | 10K | ||
| September | ||||
| Sunday 22nd | Belfast City Half Marathon | |||
| December | ||||
| TBC | Seeley Cup 10K | |||
So far, the Athletics NI race calendar doesn’t go further than the end of August, but I would expect that the biggest race of the year will be the Seeley Cup 10K , which is normally held in November or December. As well as being the Northern Ireland championship event, it will be the race in which I hope to break the 40 minutes barrier.
Two other races of note – the Newcaste Parkrun in June. and the World Police & Fire Games Half Marathon in August. The first race will be when I visit Gateshead to be a spectator at the European Athletics Team Championships. I was lucky enough to be in London last year for the Olympics, and I am hoping that the Championships in Gateshead can be just as exciting.
I’ll continue to update this post with my planned races, and the times of the races I actually run. You can also check out my athlete profile on the Power of 10 and Run Britain sites.
