Pilgrims And Pioneers At The Rocky Race
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Altataggart, or the mountain of the priest, in the townland of Leitrim just outside Hilltown is well known locally for its stone altar where masses where celebrated during the penal times. Less well known is the timed pilgrimage to Rocky, Tornamrock and Pierce’s Castle, a tradition which has been growing in popularity over recent years. Continue reading
Eddie triumphs at Loughs’hanna’h
The increased popularity of the Hill and Dale series, sponsored by Up and Running, has led to each and every race being fiercely competed right through the ever growing fields. This has in turn led to the increasing regularity of another fast growing aspect of the event, namely having a run over the course on the Monday evening before the race. Continue reading
In all 18 young people competed in the latest round of the NIMRA Junior Championships Series. The U17 course was a shortened version of the main course, although from the positions of some of the juniors when they turned off I suspect the oldies were very relieved to see them go. Continue reading
Haugh Storms to Hill & Dale Title
And so it came to pass… Race 7 of the Hill & Dale Series is normally the Monument Race in the beautiful surroundings of Tollymore Forest Park but this year because of a much anticipated Prodigy gig in Donard Demesne, the Series’ ender, the Donard Forest Race, was brought forward to Race 7. Continue reading
Hooray for Haugh!
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The recent poor weather was the determining factor as many seasoned campaigners and novices alike made their decision about competing in the sixth race of the Up and Running Hill and Dale series – Hen and Cock. Add to this a NIMRA championship race over the arduous Annalong Horseshoe less that 48 hours later and it becomes clear why a reduced number, 123 – the lowest of the series so far registered for this steep out and back course.
David is ‘King’ in the horizontal hail
Conditions could not have been any worse for the fifth race of the Up and Running sponsored Hill and Dale series. At 5.30pm as the race organisers left calm and sunny Newcastle nothing could have prepared them for the conditions that would face the runners at 7.30pm. Continue reading