This week's front & back pages
LAST weekend saw Acrons AC host their annual Blue Belles 5K event.
Thankfully, the rain held off and the runners who turned out for the event enjoyed a a glorious day fit to match the scenery of Lough Fea.
BlueBelles 5k
Winners: 1st Elaine Connor (Unattached) 19.46; 2nd Suzanne Higgins (Lagan Valley) 20.11; 3rd Joanne Taggart (Sperrin Harriers) 20.44
Age category winners: Fj Emily Cotton (unaffiliated); F35 Gemma Whitehouse (Acorns); F40 Lisa SImpson (Acorns)
F45 Karen devlin (Sperrin Harriers); F50 Yvonne Moran (Unaffiliated); F55 Elizabeth Speedy (Ballymena Runners); F60 Ann McGarvey (Termoneeny) F65 Valerie Whitesmith (Roxy Runners)
Other entrants: Lisa Simpson. 21.08 1st age/cat; Gemma Whitehouse. 21.11 1st age/cat; Ilze Pastare. 21.26; Kate Semple. 21.41; Nicola Sargent. 21.49; Annemarie McKernan. 21.55; Ciara Goddard. 22.10; Marsha Abbott. 22.43; Suzanne Bigmore 23.12; Paula Kelly. 23.21; Tracey Quinn. 24.23; Frances Quinn. 24.27.
Donna Patterson. 24.44; Wendy Wensley. 25.11; Donna Muldoon. 25.52; Joanne Irwine. 26.04; Janet Park. 26.04; Ciara Quinn. 27.00; Frances Spence. 27.17; Judith Black. 28.31; Andra McKeown. 28.37; Orlagh Darragh. 28.43; Roisin Mullan. 29.15; Julie Brodison. 29.16.
Helen McToal. 29.43; Paula Rooney. 30.38; Claire Cowden. 30.44; Lynn Moore. 31.13; Diane Carey. 31.17; Alanda Greer. 32.25; Stephanie Jones. 32.43; Laura Steele. 32.51; Sandra Smyth. 32.51; Alison Steel. 33.10; Caroline Kelly. 33.34; Jacqueline Moore. 33.36; Catherine Brown. 33.57.
Louise Donnelly. 34.18; Geraldine Mallon. 34.18; Victoria Slaine. 35.02; Nadine Morgan. 41.53; Jayne Hassin-Scott. 45.22; Samantha Gates. 45.22.
Glenullin Community Group 5k/10k
Well done to Dermot Mitchell who continued his fine form by taking third at Glenullin in a time of 20.52
South Dublin 10k
Well done Eoin Hughes who had a great run at the South Dublin 10k.
He finished sixth overall in a time of 31.59.
Portaferry 10 miler
Rowan park 1:31.15
Parkruns
MUSA: Enda McKaigue 16.57; Paul Conway 17.04; Eunan Murray 19.13; Johnathan Dempsey 19.19; Ian Hobson 21.05 (pb); Brian Thom 21.05; Ben Martin 22.01; Gary McGuckin 23.02; Conor Gillespie 23.33.
Martin Conway 25.20; Tanya Shaw 25.39; Pat Mallon 25.51; Sandra Mayne 26.56; Trevor Allen 27.42; Francis McDaid 28.29; Johnny Dowie 30.01; Marina Abbott 33.42.
Portush Parkrun: Darren irwin 20.44; Gordon Linton 22.43; Rosalin Bowman 27.56; Irene Irwin 40.14
Magherafelt Junior Parkrun: James McCuckin 8.02; Grannie McGuckin 9.30; Jack Devlin 11.12 (pb); Diana Pastare 16.17