Armagh Athletic Club

A huge well done to our Armagh A.C. Juniors who competed at Day 3 of the 123ie National Juvenile Athletics Championships in Tullamore on Saturday! 👏🎉

⭐️Reuben 5th, 400m Hurdles
⭐️Owen 7th, 1500m
⭐️Jude 10th, Javelin
⭐️Katie 18th, 200m

These were fantastic performances on a brilliant (but scorching!🌞) day of competitive athletics with the best young athletes on the island of Ireland.💪🏼

Being able to qualify for the All-Ireland Championships in the first place & performing so well on the national stage is a great reflection of all the hard work & hours of effort & determination that our young people put in every day of the year, and we are really proud of their skills, spirit and sportsmanship. Well done! 🫡💚💙

Congratulations to the Armagh A.C. mountain runners who on 4th July took on the Spelga Skyline races, expertly organised by BARF 😃

✨️Championship Race: 20km
Paul McAnespie 1st 🥇MV50,
6th overall, 2:49:29

✨️League Race: 11 Miles
Keith Johnston 3rd overall 🥉 1:14:35
Lorcan Vallely 4th overall, 1st MV45🥇1:15:55,
Alan Stretton 5th overall, 1:16:55
Gareth Kelly 14th overall, 2nd MV45🥈1:28:19

This was the first time the Spelga Skyline had been split into two separate events: the grueling Championship Race and the fast and furious League Race.

Thank you to Race Director, Vicky Ward and all the marshals and volunteers who kept everyone safe and fueled on the route!

Well done to the men from Armagh! 🏃🏼‍♂️⛰️💚💙

NIMRA

✨️We are so proud of our Junior athletes who competed at the weekend & performed brilliantly in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, at the National Juvenile Track and Field Championships! 💪🏼🏃‍♀️🎽

An event officially described as a "thrilling showcase of Ireland's emerging athletic talent", this weekend provided real high-quality contests, and the girls from Armagh A.C. stepped up to the challenge and showed their mettle! Congratulations to Aoibhe, Sadie and a fantastic club debut from Zoe! 💚💙

⭐️Aoibhe, 6th, U17 Girls 3000m: 11:02:92
⭐️Zoe, 7th, U16 Girls High Jump: 1.50m
⭐️Sadie, 10th, U14 Girls 75m Hurdles: 12:66

These were brilliant performances and a big thank you to all families, coaches & supporters for encouraging & nurturing the talent of our Junior athletes!

Well done girls! 👏👏👏

Huge congratulations to three of our Armagh A.C. athletes for another very successful Northern Ireland Masters Track & Field Championship at the Mary Peters Track this weekend! 💙💚
There were medals galore for Michelle O'Neill, Julianne Keys and Michelle McMullan in the 100m, 200m and 800m races where they sped towards the finish to secure well-deserved rewards for all their hard training!

100m W35
Michelle O'Neill 2nd 🥈 17.35
100m W45
Michelle McMullan 2nd 🥈 18.14
200m W35
Michelle O'Neill 2nd 🥈 35.66
200m W45
Julianne Keys 2nd 🥈 34.87
800m W45
Julianne Keys 3rd 🥉 2.38.93
Michelle McMullan 4th, 3.04.21
800m W35
Michelle O'Neill 4th, 2.53.46

Well done everyone!

Well done Gary on running 100 Saturday Parkruns!!

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📅 Save the Date – Saturday 5th September 📅

Six months on from the tragic accident involving our dear friend and colleague, Mrs Lisa McKeever, we are now in a position to support a fundraising effort in aid of the fantastic work carried out by Air Ambulance Northern Ireland.

Please save the date and join Lisa, her friends and family, on Saturday 5th September in The Grange, Armagh. More details will follow in the coming weeks, and we hope to see as many of the Abbey community there as possible as we come together to support this very worthwhile cause.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could share this post far and wide. Together, let’s spread the word and show our support for our girl, Lisa. Every share can help make a difference. 💙🚁

Thank you for your continued support. ❤️

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Well done to the Armagh A.C. men who competed last night in the final race of the Hill & Dale mountain running series at Drinnahilly! & congratulations to all our prizewinners! 💚💙

⛰️Results (322 runners)
Keith J - 5th/ 2nd M35
Lorcan - 8th/ 2nd M45
Alan - 10th / 3rd M35
Gareth - 41st / 4th M50
Keith Mc - 156th / 14th M50
Declan McCrory - 299th / 18th M60

⛰️Final Series results:
Keith Johnston - 4th /2nd M35
Lorcan Vallely - 7th / 2nd M45
Alan Stretton - 14th / 4th M35
Cillian Reid - 16th / 3rd M35
Gareth Kelly - 47th / 3rd M50
Keith McAree - 135th / 16th M50
Declan McCrory - 254th /16th M60

Well done to all who ran and thank you to all the organiers and volunteers for another great series!
📸Thank you to Richard Cowan for so many fantastic action shots at these events!

A huge well done to Armagh A.C.'s Upe Spelskaite who ran for the N.Ireland & Ulster Mountain Running Association team in the International WMRA U18 Mountain Running Cup in Gagliano del Capo, Italy, on Sunday! 🇮🇹

A really fantastic performance, achievement and experience for Upe, running against teams from all over the world, from Poland to Mexico, on a boiling hot day on a very tough hilly but beautiful course by the sea! Congratulations Upe! 🥳👏👏😃💚💙

⛰️ Official NIMRA Report by Phil Hodge:
"The Northern Ireland and Ulster U18 team travelled to southern Italy for the 19th edition of the U18 International Mountain Running Cup. Set in Gagliano del Capo, perched between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, the course offered a very different style of race for world’s best young mountain runners.

Athletes took on a 4.6 km course with 191 meters of ascent, racing along rugged Mediterranean paths with panoramic sea views. This was all the more challenging due to the blistering 30 degree temperatures, not to mention the cruel twist of a last minute climb up and then down a steep canyon AFTER the athletes got sight of the finish line.
Thankfully athletes were able to avail of a quick dip in the sea after their races, which gave them a much welcome respite from the searing mid-day heat.

All of our athletes raced amazingly and did their team, NIMRA, clubs, and families proud. A special mention must go to Abby Smith who achieved a spectacular top 10 finish.

Well done everyone!

Girls
Abby Smith 7th
Upe Spelskaite 47th
Maia Johnston 51st
Katie Napier 52nd
Team 12th
Boys
Luc Le Blanc 36th
Conan O’Doherty 56th
Caleb Lewis 62nd
Aaron Agnew 63rd
Team 15th
Team Managers: Jared Martin, Nikki Graham"
www.nimra.org.uk/index.php/u18-international-mountain-running-cup-2026-report/

Well done to Armagh A.C. runners who navigated, climbed & ran in the NIMRA Championship & IMRA Leinster Championship Flagstaff to Carlingford mountain race on Sunday! Lorcan Vallely came 3rd, Paul McAnespie 4th, Gareth Kelly 24th, Gary McNamee 44th, Bob Gallagher 53rd. 💚💙

🌞It was a blistering hot day with not much of a breeze and plenty of ferns, water holes and ticks to avoid as they scrambled their way to the finish!

Thank you to all the Armagh A.C. members and family members who volunteered: Lorcan as race director, Grainne, Eithne, Julie, Keith, Evanna, Jamesy, Fearghal, Brenda, James, Alan, Nico, Tracey and Brian.

Thank you once again to for their sponsorship! 🏕🥾🕶🧤

Flagstaff to Carlingford 2026 Foy Summit Part 3