05 June 2024
Seventy years ago, on the 6th May 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man in the World to run under 4 minutes for the one mile. Seven decades later the ability to run four laps of a track in under a minute per lap is a feat achieved by fewer men than have reached the summit of Everest. Locally only 14 men from Northern Ireland can call themselves a member of the sub four club and only two of those have been achieved this century.
06 May 2024
On Sunday 5th May, over 19,000 thousand people ran, walk or jogged in the 42nd Moy Park Belfast City Marathon.The event started at Stormont Estate and finished in Ormeau Park with an array of entertainment provided to support the spectators and visitors – relaying live streams from the race on the Big Screen by BBC NI.