Archive for July 2026
Michael O’Donoghue
Club Secretaryhello@orangegroveac.co.uk
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Robin Montgomery
Chairperson
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Belfast City Half Marathon | Club Championship | Round 12
Sunday saw the 4th running of the Belfast City Half Marathon. With this being the 12th and final race of our club championship and also our home half marathon , there was always going to be a lot of OAC interest. The route was changed slightly this year, for the better I am told. As…
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Neal Killen
We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our Orangegrove AC club mate and dear friend Neal Killen. The club’s committee and members wish to extend their sympathies to Neal’s wife and fellow OAC team mate Deborah, their children Nathan and Julia and the entire family circle – you are in our thoughts…
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Jimmy’s 10K | Club Championship | Round 2
The second fixture on the OAC Club Championship is Jimmy’s 10k which took place on Sunday 12th March in Downpatrick. The well-loved race is in memory of Jimmy Murray, a Downpatrick school teacher and a founding member of race organiser East Down AC.Jimmy’s also kicks off this year’s Novosco Grand Prix which last year saw…
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Weekly Report | 20th – 26th May 2024
Ballyclare Mayfair 10k The main event last weekend for our runners was the Ballyclare Mayfair 10k, the latest instalment of our club championship series. This was an undulating course with many steep ascents and downhills so no surprise that there aren’t any PB points being handed out this time. To make up for the difficulty…
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Weekly Report | 27th May – 2nd June 2024
Mourne Way Marathon and Half-Marathon Michael O’Donoghue and Jenny Powell were representing Orangegrove AC at in the Mourne Way Marathon and Half-Marathon at the weekend. This event started in 2009, and was the first ever mass participation off road marathon in Ireland. Huge congrats to Michael and Jenny, a great achievement completing such challenging races.…
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Weekly Report | 3rd – 9th June 2024
CS Lewis 5 Mile Challenge Several members of OAC were taking part in the CS Lewis 5 Mile Challenge on Friday night. The race starts and finishes at CS Lewis Square with a few laps of Victoria Park in between. A lap of the island in Victoria Park is included meaning this is a mixed…
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Membership of Orangegrove AC is open to all abilities, on completion of an online application form and subject to acceptance by the Club Committee. New members – Click here to fill in the membership application form Existing Member Renewals – Click here to fill in the membership renewal form Membership types Senior MemberSenior members are those members above the…
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Gillian Sykes – Sprints Coach Gillian mainly specialises in coaching junior sprinters from the age of 15 through to U23 level. Her junior sprinters have obtained multiple national titles and selections to NI and Irish U20 relay teams, who have competed at European U20 level. Eoghan Rainey – Multi Events Coach Stephen Orr – Multi…
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