Matt Wray began began a successful XC season with 7th overall and 5th in his agegroup at the Comber Cup XC. The top 6 placing ensured Matt selection for the Northern Ireland team to compete in the British & Irish Cross Country International at Falkirk in November. This will be Matt's first international vest, just reward for all the hard work and huge improvement he has put into his running in the last few years.
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1st Overall: Jarleth Falls - Ballymena & Antrim AC
2nd Male Open: Eddie King - Ballymena & Antrim AC
1st M40: Matt Wray - Ballymena & Antrim AC
1st local runner: Jarleth Falls - Ballymena & Antrim AC
1st Team: Ballymena & Antrim AC (1,3,6,12)
The Ballymena ECOS 5 mile road race was turned into the Ballymena & Antrim 5 mile race as BAAC athletes ran away with all the top trophies. In a close battle with the host club, the 4 athletes in Green, White & Black came out top in every contest.
Early on the top 3 broke away, with Jarleth Falls and Eddie King both in contention. As the race entered the last mile, Jarleth eaked out a lead to cross the line first in 25:30. Eddie crossed the line 3rd, enough to take home the 2nd Male open prize. Not far behind in the midst of the next bunch, Matt Wray was mashing his previous best and dominating the M40 category, 6th overall in 26:20.
With Ian Barrett providing back-up in 12th, the team prize was secured by 6pts over the host club.
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Race 2 of the 2006 East Antrim Harriers Forest Trail Series and after 5 consecutive 4th places, Ian Barrett reaped reward for his persistance with a victory. Despite trailing up the steep hills at the start, Ian hit the front about halfway round the 6.8km course, and held onto a 12sec advantage on the steep decent back to the start.
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Ballymena & Antrim debut in the Belfast Marathon with a creditable 4th place, just 2sec outside the 2h30m mark, despite some very challenging conditions and a tough new course taking in all four corners of the city.
Lee McGuinness was drafted in to carry the wrist band through the first leg, and passed on to Matt Wray within touching distance of the leaders. Matt battled the worst of the conditions to run across town into wind and rain. Passing over to Jareth Falls who had the longest leg, up to the highest point of the circuit at the top of the Antrim Road, before dropping down to the Loughside and passing the band to Stephen McGuinness in 3rd position.
Stephen, upping from his preferred distance of 800m to over 5miles, Stephen carried the band back into the city centre and passed over to Ian Barrett within site of the podium. Despite chasing the leaders, and passing the 4th and 3rd place marathon runners in the process, the team just missed out on the 2h30m barrier, and finished in 4th place overall.
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