CCU Galloper Thompson 5k

🎭💀 TEAM UP… IF YOU DARE! 💀🎭

The Elliotts Fancy Dress Best Group Costume Competition is here!

💰 £100 PRIZE FOR THE BEST GROUP COSTUME! 💰

Last year brought some brilliant group costumes to Grove Park, and we’re expecting even bigger things this Halloween! 👻

🎃 Teams of 4 or more
🧙 Pick your theme & get creative
📸 Strike a pose on race night
👍 Winner decided by Facebook reactions
🏆 £100 winning prize

Think your squad has what it takes to steal the crown? 👑

Tag your team, start planning those costumes and get ready for another unforgettable night at the Galloper! 🎃👻

📅 Friday 16 October
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 Grove Park, North Belfast
🎟️ Enter if you dare: GT5K.com

Proudly sponsored by:
🏦 CCU Credit Union
🎃 Elliot’s fancy Dress
🎤 Cavehill Comedy Club
🌾 Thompsons Feeding Innovation
💇‍♀️ Franklins Retail
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🎃 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON… 👻

Entries close in just 4 weeks! ⏳

The Galloper will soon ride again as North Belfast gets ready for another unforgettable Halloween night at Grove Park! 🐎💀

Whether you’re chasing a fast 5K, taking on the fancy dress competition or coming along for the atmosphere, now’s the time to get your name on the start line.

📅 Friday 16th October
⏰ 7:30pm
📍 Grove Park, North Belfast

👻 Entries close in 4 weeks, don’t get left in the dark!

👉 Enter if you dare: GT5K.com

Proudly sponsored by:
🏦 CCU Credit Union
🎃 Elliotts Fancy Dress
🎤 Cavehill Comedy Club
🌾 Thompsons Feeding Innovation
💇‍♀️ Franklins Retail
🛋️ All Direct Furniture

🏆 CAN YOU BREAK THE GALLOPER COURSE RECORD? 👻

💰 £50 COURSE RECORD BONUS

A £50 bonus will be awarded to any male or female athlete who sets a new CCU Galloper Thompson 5K course record on race night!

🔥 Current Course Records

👨 Men: Jordan Heron — 15:29
👩 Women: Holly Taggart — 17:31

Think you’ve got what it takes to rewrite the record books? 👀

The Course Record Bonus is proudly sponsored by 🙌

📅 Friday 16th October
⏰ 7:30pm
📍 Grove Park, North Belfast

⚠️ Less than 400 entries remain!

⚡ Chase a PB. Chase the record. Enter if you dare… 👻

👉 www.GT5K.com

Proudly sponsored by:
🏦 CCU Credit Union
🎃 Elliotts Fancy Dress
🎤 Cavehill Comedy Club
🌾 Thompsons Feeding Innovation
💇‍♀️ Franklins Retail
🛋️ All Direct Furniture

🖤🎃 Sponsorship Announcement 🎃🖤

We’re thrilled to welcome back as a proud sponsor of the CCU Galloper Thompson 5k! 👻

Starting as a small family business, All Direct Furniture has grown to become one of Northern Ireland’s largest independent retail furnishing outlets, and now they’re backing Belfast’s Spookiest Halloween 5k. 🪑✨

With their support, we can’t wait to bring runners, families, and the community together for a night of frightful fun, fast racing, and plenty of Halloween spirit! 🎭🐎

🎃 LESS THAN 400 ENTRIES REMAIN! 👻

Go bananas this Halloween! 🍌🐒

Last year’s Galloper brought out some brilliant costumes including this monkey and his two bananas making their way to the finish! 😂🍌

This year, we can’t wait to see what you come up with. Whether you’re chasing a PB, taking on the fancy dress competition, or simply coming for a brilliant night out, the Galloper is waiting… 👻

⚠️ LESS THAN 400 ENTRIES LEFT!
📅 Friday 16th October
⏰ 7:30pm
📍 Grove Park, North Belfast

Gather the squad, get the costumes sorted and enter if you dare… 🎃

👉 www.GT5K.com

Proudly sponsored by:

🏦 CCU Credit Union
🎃 Elliotts Fancy Dress
🎤 Cavehill Comedy Club
🌾Thompsons Feeding Innovation
💇‍♀️ Franklins Retail

🎃 THE GALLOPER IS CALLING… WILL YOU ANSWER? 👻

This October, the streets of North Belfast come alive once again for the CCU Galloper Thompson 5K! 🐎💀

Whether you’re hunting a fast 5K, chasing a PB, racing your mates or simply looking for a brilliant Halloween night out, the Galloper awaits. 🌙

⚡ Fast 5K course
🎭 Fancy dress encouraged
🏆 Podium prizes
👻 Team & individual fancy dress prizes
🎃 An atmosphere like no other
📅 Friday 16th October 2026
⏰ 7:30pm
📍 Grove Park, North Belfast
🎟️ Entry: £20

Places are disappearing into the darkness… 💀

👉 Enter if you dare: www.GT5K.com

Proudly sponsored by:
🏦 CCU Credit Union
🎃 Elliotts Fancy Dress
🎤 Cavehill Comedy Club
🌾 Thompsons Feeding Innovation
💇‍♀️ Franklins Retail

🎃😂 RUN. LAUGH. REPEAT. 😂🎃

We’re teaming up with our brilliant sponsor Cavehill Comedy Club to bring CCU Galloper Thompson runners a little extra treat! 👻

🎤 Jo Jarvie headlines Ben’s Laughter Lounge on Friday 11th September, with MC Sean Hegarty plus support from Pete Giffen and Matthew Dinsmore.

🎟️ Everyone entered into this year’s CCU Galloper Thompson 5K will receive access to a special discounted ticket rate!

Not entered yet? There’s still time…

⏰ ENTER BY 6PM THIS TUESDAY to make sure you’re included and get access to the discounted comedy tickets!

🏃 Enter if you dare: www.GT5K.com 🎃

A massive thanks to Cavehill Comedy Club for continuing to support the CCU Galloper Thompson 5K! 👏

👻 DON’T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT… 👻

Last year, hundreds of runners took on the Galloper Thompson 5K for the very first time and judging by the reviews, they had a frightfully good night! 🎃🔥

⭐ “The best possible start to spooky season!”
⭐ “Brilliant event. Really well run.”
⭐ “Best night’s craic, still buzzing from it!”
⭐ “Spookily fantastic!”

And to answer Fiona’s question…

YES! WE’RE DOING IT ALL AGAIN! 😈

Bigger. Spookier. And ready for another unforgettable night in North Belfast. 🐎💀

📅 Friday 16th October
⏰ 7:30pm
📍 Grove Park, North Belfast
🏃‍♀️ 5K

🎃 Will you be joining us this year?

👉 Enter if you dare: GT5K.com

Proudly sponsored by:
🏦 CCU Credit Union
🎃 Elliotts Fancy Dress
🎤 Cavehill Comedy Club
🌾 Thompsons Feeding Innovation
💇‍♀️ Franklins Retail

💀 THE HAUNTED COURSE: FAST, FIERCE & FRIGHTFULLY FUN! 💀

The CCU Galloper Thompson 5K is back this Halloween… and the course is ready to unleash the Galloper! 👻

A fast, PB-friendly route through North Belfast, with plenty of atmosphere along the way. Whether you’re chasing a new PB or just looking for a frightfully good night out, this one is not to be missed! 🎃🏃‍♂️

📅 Friday 16 October 2026
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 Start: Jellicoe Avenue
🏁 Finish: Grove Playing Fields

👻 THE HAUNTED PATH AWAITS:
➡️ Jellicoe Avenue
➡️ Skegoneill Avenue
➡️ Somerton Road
➡️ Innisfayle Road
➡️ Waterloo Gardens
➡️ Antrim Road
➡️ Skegoneill Avenue
➡️ Jellicoe Avenue
➡️ Grove Playing Fields

Fast feet. Frightening fun. One hell of a 5K. 💀🔥

🎃 Enter if you dare: www.gt5k.com

Proudly sponsored by:
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🎃👻 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊! 👻🎃

Think you’ve got the best costume at the Galloper? 👀💀

We’ll be keeping an eye out on race night for the most creative, funniest and downright spookiest costumes, and there’ll be spot prizes up for grabs! 🏆🎃

So get creative, get spooky and get ready to turn heads as you race through the night! 🧙‍♀️🧛‍♂️👻

Need a costume? Our brilliant sponsors Elliotts Fancy Dress have got you covered! 🎭 From classic Halloween horrors to completely hilarious outfits, they’re the place to go to get your Galloper look sorted!

🎟️ Entries are open now!
📅 16th October 2026
🏃‍♂️ Galloper Thompson 5K
👉 www.GT5K.com

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩! 👀🎃

Proudly sponsored by:

🏦 CCU Credit Union
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🎤 Cavehill Comedy Club
🌾 Thompsons Feeding Innovation
💇‍♀️ Franklins Retail