A busy few weeks of running has saw some superb performances and PBs by many club members. We have been on 10k trail races in Tollymore, at the annual Seeley 10k in Belfast, at some very muddy Cross Country in Cookstown and soaking up the sun in Malaga over 5k, half and full marathon distances.

Ballymena Runners are delighted to announce that our ever-popular Cosy Sofa programme returns on 6th January 2026 at the new Northern Regional College (NRC) in Ballymena.

This 8 week programme is for everyone and costs just £25. Sign up now as numbers are limited. Don’t miss out - get off your Cosy Sofa and go running with us in 2026!

We are proud that 11 club members put in excellent performances at the British and Irish Masters XC in Leeds including an outstanding performance from Ray Curran as he helped his M70 team to 1st place. Elsewhere Mark Alexander was trail running in the Costa Blanca and our guys finished 6th at the NI + Ulster novice XC championships in Donegal. 

The cross country season has kicked off with races in Comber and Ballyclare and some of our runners have been selected for international duty at the XC 5 Nations Masters. Meanwhile 15 runners from the club took part in Dublin Marathon with Stephen Gage getting a PB and strong performances all round.

Its been a very busy few weeks with the Cardiff Half Marathon, Gr8 Dundrum Run, Mourne Sky Trail, Slieve Bearnagh Mountain Race, Chester Marathon, Belfast City Half Marathon, Great North Run, Armagh Cross Country, Trail Grigne Sud – Lake Como and at Annaghmore

Nena Cormican takes a podium place at Rock the Lough and at the Golden Mile Emmet Smith and Naomi McClelland win the Golden Mile