LATEST INFORMATION

Lancashire Championships

For those that may be interested in the Lancs Championships on 12/13 May we are hoping to send a team. Do you want to travel and compete or simply go as a spectator? Please pass on you details to Tom Melvin as soon as possible if you are interested. Travel out on the Friday afternoon ferry and return on the Sunday evening one. The Championships take place at Stanley Park in Blackpool.

Club Training Sessions

The next training session to be held at Blue Point, Andreas, will be on Sunday 5th February starting at 10:30. The session takes place in the Sand dunes around Blue Point and focuses on developing endurance. The Session will be led by NAC Club Coaches. Under 11s and upwards are welcome.

Coaching Skills Course

The Isle of Man Athletics Network have organised two short courses to help develop your coaching skills. If you are not currently coaching but would like to help at your local club then these course will give you some key skills and confidence when working with athletes before going on to a formal athletics coaching course.

An application form can be downloaded here.

Fireman's Runs 4th Round Results

The results of the Ramsey Bakery Fireman's Runs 4th round are now available. Go here for the 1 lap results and here for the 3 lap.

U11 Cross Country Championship Date Change

The Isle of Man Cross Country Championships sponsored by Medis take place at Ballannette on Sunday 22 January 2012. However, many of the Island's top under 11 athletes will be away that weekend competing in the North West in a Sports Hall athletics competition representing the Isle of Man. As such, the Championships in this one age group will be greatly depleted. The race for under 11s on the 22nd January will be a normal league race and the Under 11 Championship race (only) will take place on Sunday 12 February 2012 at Glen Lough. All other age group Championships races will take place on 22 January 2012. The IOMAA apologise for any inconvenience caused - the intention here is to try and be fair to all athletes in what can be a congested fixture list.

Alan stars in Cross Country

It was a win for Alan Corlett in the 3rd round of the Cross Country league held at Glen Lough on Decemeber 4th. He finished in first place with a time of 31 minutes 30 seconds, over a minute ahead of his nearest rival.

In the under 11 girls race it was a win also for Jessica Hill, who has won all 3 of her races so far in the competition.

There were plenty of other good performances from our athletes in the races and well done to all.

Fireman's Runs 3rd Round Results

The results of the 3rd round Ramsey Bakery Fireman's Runs are now available. Go here for the 1 lap results and here for the 3 lap.

Michelle Wins Ladies Half-Marathon Walk

Following on from recent successes in the One Hour Walking Challenge and Winter Walking League, Michelle Turner was the ladies winner in the Syd Quirk Half-Marathon Walk. Her time of 2 hours 11 minutes 36 seconds gave her 5th place overall. The above photo shows Michelle with her running shoes on at the end of the Peel Hill race held during the No Rest For the Wicked week.

Five Northern athletes took part in the half marathon run and there was another great performnace in the ladies race, this time from Judith Quane who took 2nd place with an excellent time of 1 hour 31 minutes 49 seconds.

Other Northern AC performances:

Club Championships Results

Results from the track (17th July - NSC) and field (30 June - RGS) club championships are now available:

• Track Results
• Field Results

SCS Relay 2011

Anyone wishing to take part in this year's event can find details at the Manx Harriers site. An entry form can be downloaded here and the race rules here.

Fireman's Runs 2nd Round Results

The results of the 2nd round Ramsey Bakery Fireman's Runs are now available. Go here for the 1 lap results and here for the 3 lap.

Well done to all took part on the night but especially so to Oliver Lockley who broke the course record for the 3 lap race with a time of 27 minutes 20 seconds.

Northern Shine in Inaugural Peel to Douglas Trail Run

There were some great performances from Northern athletes in the first ever Peel to Douglas Trail Run. Held over a 10.5 mile course along the Heritage Trail, Kevin Deakes finished 3rd overall just 3 days after recording the fastest time in the Veterans Autumn Handicap 10K. It was another 1st for Rachael Tewkesbury in the ladies race whilst Judith Quane repeated her performances in the Western 10 and the End-to-End Walk, finishing as 2nd lady.

Other Northern Athletes performances:

Newsletter #4

The club's latest newsletter is now available here.

Isle of Man MSR Coaches Association

Follow this link for an information leaflet about the Isle of Man MSR Coaches Association.

It details the many benefits of being a member many of which are extrinsic and very tangible. It would also enable you to be paid for coaching if you desired to do so on any MSR schemes or Sports Camps. Gianni Epifani who administers and promotes the association would be happy to visit any club committee meeting to discuss the association and how it can benefit your coaches, club and your athletes.

Northern AC featured on England Athletics

The Isle of Man Athletics Network is featured on the England Athletics web site detailing how Northern have benefitted from the programme. For the full article click here.

Firemans Race Round 1 Results

For the Fireman's Runs results Click Here.

Some Photos From the Firemans Run Rd1

Photographs by Steve and Cal Partington Click Here.

First for Rachael in Manchester

Well done to Rachael Tewkesbury who won the ladies race in the Swinton 10 mile Road Run in Manchester at the weekend (25th September). Not only did she win the race but posted a new PB for the distance of 66 minutes 27 seconds.

Training Sessions Begin in September

Over the next couple of weeks new winter training sessions will begin.

For the U9s and U11s there is Sportshall training at the grammar school. These begin on the 24th with a 2pm start time.

Athletics training begins on the 16th for U11s and above. These sessions will be held every Friday at the National Sports Centre starting at 6pm.

Finally, circuit training begins at the grammar school on the 21st and continuing every Wednesday at 7pm.

Weeks 10, 11 & 12 Track League Results

Results from the final 3 track league meetings can be found through these links:

• Week 10 (U7s, U9s and U11s)
• Week 11 (U13 and over)
• Week 12 (U7s, U9s and U11s)

Six complete No Rest for the Wicked

Congratulations to the six club members who managed to tough it out and complete the No Rest for the Wicked series this week. Nikki Boyde repeated her feat of last year by finishing as first lady and third overall, this time in the marathon series. But it was close! After a full week of running over a distance of almost 50 miles, only two seconds separated her and clubmate Tom Melvin.

Northern Finishers (Marathon Series):

Northern Finishers (Half-Marathon Series):

In the final race of the week, the Peel Heritage Trail, Nikki Boyde (1) and Rachael Tewkesbury (3) once again both finished in the ladies medal positions. There was another great turnout from the club and their results are listed below:

Full results can be found here.

Ladies shine again

Not content with 1-2 finish in the Northern 10K Nikki Boyde and Rachael Tewkesbury finished joint 1st in the Anna Maria Cutillo Foxdale 6. That makes 5 wins between them in 4 races in the No Rest for the Wicked series!

Northern Finishers:

Full results can be found here.

Northern 10K Results 17th August 2011

Click here for the Northern 10K Results.

Well done to Nikki Boyde with her second win of the week, with a winning time of 39:43 in the ladies race. A great run also from Rachael Tewkesbury who followed up Monday's win with second place, just 25 seconds adrift.

In the men's event Andy Cannell was third finishing in 36:37.

Rachael wins in Peel

There was a great turn out from Northern AC at the No rest for the Wicked Peel Hill run. The rain stayed away just long enough for the race which saw Rachael Tewkesbury take 1st place in the ladies event in a time of 27 minutes 42 seconds. Nikki Boyde claimed 3rd place in the same event just over one minute behind her team-mate.

Other placings:

Full results can be found here.

Success in Marathon and Half-Marathon

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the annual Isle of Man marathon and half-marathon.

There was success for Nikki Boyde who won the ladies marathon and Isle of Man championship titles. Meanwhile Kevin Deakes was 3rd overall and 2nd in the championships. Also in the marathon, the team championship went to Northern AC, made up of Nikki, Kevin and Tom Melvin with a combined time of 9 hours 40 minutes and 36 seconds, 10 minutes ahead of 2nd placed Billingham Marsh House Harriers & AC.

In the half-marathon, Rosy Craine was 1st in her age category and Michelle Turner 3rd. Richard Radcliffe was also fastest in his category.

Northern runners placings:

• Marathon

• Half Marathon

Full results of the marathon can be found here and half-marathon here.

Park Run 2011 Final League positions

Click here for the 2011 Up & Running/Ramsey Town Commissioners Park Runs final league positions.

Park Run Round 5 Results 22nd July 2011

Click here for the 2011 Up & Running/Ramsey Town Commissioners Ramsey Park Run round 5 Results. League positions will be listed shortly.

Newsletter #3

The club's latest newsletter is now available here.

Week 9 Track League Results

Results from week 9 of the track league; U13 and over, can be found here.

Week 8 Track League Results

Results from week 8 of the track league for U7s, U9s and U11s can be found here.

Park Run Round 4 Results 8th July 2011

Click here for the 2011 Up & Running/Ramsey Town Commissioners Ramsey Park Run round 4 Results.

International Success for two club runners

Congratulations to Ryan Fairclough and Lawrence Dyer who have both enjoyed success at respective international events this week.

In the Natwest Island Games held in the Isle of Wight, Ryan achieved a very creditable 5th place in the 800m final with a time of 1:55.93. He then followed this up with two medals as part of the Isle of Man 4 x 400m relay (Silver) and 4 x 100m relay (Bronze) squads.

Meanwhile in Athens, Greece, Lawrence was part of the Isle of Man team taking part in the Special Olympics. In extreme conditions, where the temperature was around the 40ºC mark, he took Bronze in the 10,000m. This was followed up three days later, in a mere 35ºC, with two more medals, a Silver in the 5000m and a Gold medal in the 4 x 100m relay to complete the set.

Park Run Round 3 Results

Click here for the 2011 Up & Running/Ramsey Town Commissioners Ramsey Park Run round 3 Results.

Week 7 Track League Results

Results from week 7 of the track league; U13 and over, can be found here.

Week 6 Track League Results

Results from week 6 of the track league for U7s, U9s and U11s can be found here.

Park Run Round 2 Results

Click here for the 2011 Up & Running/Ramsey Town Commissioners Ramsey Park Run round 2 Results.

Week 5 Track League Results

Results from week 5 of the track league; U13 and over, can be found here.

Newsletter #2

The club's latest newsletter is now available here.

Northern 10 results

There was a record turnout for this year's Up & Running sponsored Northern 10. A quality field of 65 runners took to the road in warm but blustery conditions, with a number of Island Games competitors using the event as part of their preparation and who dominated the race.

The winner was Kevin Loundes of Manx Harriers in a time of 53:43; the second fastest time recorded over this course, just over a minute outside Steve Kelly's 1983 record. Second and third went to the Manx Harriers pair of Martin Malone (56:01) and Ed Gumbley (56:02). Manx Harriers runners also took 4th and 5th; Chris Bracken (57:01) and Mike Garrett (58:32). Rob Sellors (Manx Fell Runners) finished strongly to take 6th in 1:01:03 in front of Kevin Deakes of the host club who crossed the line in 1:01:24. Stuart Christian (MH) was next home in 1:01:43 followed by Paul Sykes (MFR) in 1:01:57. Paul Renshaw (NAC) rounded out the top 10 completing the course in 1:02:18.

The ladies race was won by Gail Griffiths of Manx Harriers setting a new Manx record over 10 miles for her age group with a time of 1:04:21. Second was Nikki Boyde (NAC), just 36 seconds adrfit in 1:04:57; another Manx record for her age group. Third lady was Rebecca Wallace who came home in 1:07:23. Northern runners Rachael Tewkesbury and Rosy Craine completed the top 5 with times of 1:08:20 and 1:09:58.

Other Northern runners finished as follows:

The full list of results can be found here.

Week 4 Track League Results

Results from week 4 of the track league for U7s, U9s and U11s can be found here.

Northern race the sun

A number of Northern athletes formed a team for this year's 'Race The Sun' competition organised by The Children's Centre, held to raise money to support vulnerable children and young people on the island. The aim is to run around the Isle of Man coastline in a relay of ten people between sunrise and sunset.

This year saw a record 22 teams enter the event, handicapped for the first time. The team surpassed its own expectations and were first home and recorded the fastest time of the day finishing in 12hr 43min 11sec. Taken at the end of the race the picture above shows the runners, from left to right, Alan Corlett, Tom Melvin, Rosy Craine, Kevin Vondy, Nikki Boyde, Rachael Tewkesbury, Glen Hamilton, Kevin Deakes, Ian Melvin and Richard Radcliffe.

Team manager Nikki receives the winners award from race organiser Mark Eastham.

Week 3 Track League Results

Results from week 3 of the track league; U13 and over, can be found here.

NSC Open Meeting 2nd May

Well done to our Northern AC athletes Abbie Melvin, Amber Sibbald, Jessica Hill, Sarah Melvin, James Strickett and Angus Macleod who all competed brilliantly in the 1st Open Meeting of the season at the NSC. The 100m & 800m were run on the track plus long jump & shot put.

Exceptional performances on the night came from Jessica Hill, winning all 3 of her events in the U11 girls age group, Amber Sibbald winning U13 girls long jump with a p.b of 3.76m and Angus Mcleod who showed great form in a closely run race to win the U11 boys 100m. It was a great experience for all & we hope even more of you can compete in the next event on the 13th June.

Pictures from Round 1 of the Park Runs

The 2011 Up & Running/Ramsey Town Commissioners Ramsey Park Runs got off to a great start in humid conditions.

Race Results & Write Up Here

Photos & Video Here

Week 2 Track League Results

Results from week 2 of the track league for U7s, U9s and U11s can be found here.

Newsletter #1

The club's latest newsletter is now available here.

Week 1 Track League Results

Results from week 1 of the track league for U13 and upwards can be found here.

Rosy is top Veteran Lady in Easter Festival

Well done to new club member Rosy Craine who took part in the recent Easter Festival. She finsihed as top Veteran Lady in the competition, having taken part in 3 races over the holiday period. A 12th place finish in the 10K over the Great South Run course on Friday was followed by 11th in the Peel Hill race the next day. She completed the event on Sunday morning with another 12th place over a 5K course on Douglas Promenade.

London marathon results

Six club members took part in this year's London Marathon, in what turned out to be very warm conditions. First Northern AC athlete home was Nikki Boyde with a new PB of 3:11:25. Next to finish was Tom Melvin who made a last minute decision to take part following surgery earlier in the week. Tom's time was 3:13:36. Close behind was Richard Radcliffe finishing only 22 seconds later in 3:13:48; a time which means he has qualified for next year's race. If he takes part in that it will be his 19th London marathon. Rachael Tewkesbury was the 4th club member home, completing her third marathon in 3:27:08, a few minutes outside her best set in Florida in 2009. Ian Melvin finished his first ever marathon in 4:15:56, slightly outside his target time but an excellent debut nevertheless. Pauline Smith was also attempting the marathon for the first time and will be pleased with her time of 5:35:21.

Congratulations to them all.