Seapark AC runners stay the course at London Marathon

First up was Ian Clelland, who completed Saturday’s Carrickfergus Parkrun in 21:05 despite recovering from an injury.

Five Seapark members took part in Born2Run’s Castleward challenge, also on Saturday. Hundreds of athletes descended on the stunning Castle Ward Estate in County Down for the event, which offers both 10k and half marathon options.

In the half-marathon, Mark Welsh crossed the line in 1:53:23, while in the 10k Roisin McConnell was first home for Seapark in an impressive time of 57:33.

This was followed by Gillian Grant in 59:10 while Alison Welsh, running her first trail run, crossed the line in a fantastic 1:04:13.

Also taking part in the 10k course was Karen Poag; at the time of writing results were not available.

Further afield, father-and-son duo Bobbie and Gavin Irvine ran the Camperdown Parkrun in Dundee, Scotland on April 12. Gavin crossed the line in 27:30, followed by Bobbie a mere one second later in 27:31.

The following day, both Bobbie and Gavin took part in the ‘Chariots of Fire’ half-marathon in St Andrews,.

Set amidst stunning scenery, the event is run along the iconic West Sands and is a challenging course for any runner.

On Sunday, three Seapark members ran the famous Virgin London Marathon among a field of 40,000.

The marathon starts at Greenwich and runs past iconic landmarks including Tower Bridge, the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament, before finishing on The Mall at Buckingham Palace .

First home for Seapark, and running her 50th marathon was, Gillian Cordner, who crossed the line in 3:18:33 and achieved a personal best by almost seven minutes.

Despite incurring an injury at mile five, which affected his performance, Gary Connolly crossed the line just outside of the four-hour mark in a time of 4:00:43.

Running her first London Marathon was Karen Waring, who maintained a consistent pace throughout to finish in a super time of 4:37:11.