It’s week 8 of the Cosy Sofa already! Superb progress is being made by everyone by running for 30 minutes in every session.
This week Karen tells us why she joined the Cosy Sofa and why she would recommend it to others.
Ballymena Runners is delighted to announce that entries for the Fairhill 5 Mile road race are now open.
The race, sponsored by the Fairhill Centre, will be on Thursday 5 June at 7pm. There will be no entry on the night so enter early to avoid disappointment.
It was standing room only on Tuesday night as around 70 Cosy Sofa Graduates and the brilliant Ballymena Runners Cosy Sofa Team met to celebrate the group completing their first 5k run on Saturday morning.
Congratulations to everyone!…
Ballymena Runners registration for existing and new members opens on Monday 10th March 2025 at 8:00pm. Membership runs from 1 April 2025 - 31st March 2026
Please register as soon as possible to help ease the admin burden on club officials.
In Week 8 of the Cosy Sofa Vincent tells us how his children inspired him to do the Cosy Sofa.
And after our Thursday session we had our last session of the week at the beautiful The Fisherman’s Walk parkrun in Glenone Forest.
30 Ballymena Runners descended on St Mary’s Parish Centre on the first Sunday of spring to take part in the annual Glens Runners Annual Charity Run / Walk with varying distances including the 15 miler from Ballycastle to Cushendall.
Well worth it for a great feed after running a wonderful route. Top morning out!
Strong performances in all distances in the Rabbit Run in Ballycastle with Dale Kirkwood wining the 10k. The Cross Country also saw strong performances including Kieran Scullion winning the Mens Veteran category.
Meanwhile over 50% of entries for the Ballymena Belles ladies only race have been snapped up - don’t miss out and book your spot now….