As a club we would like to wish Anna Savage the very best of luck in the London Marathon 2026 this Sunday. We know you’ll give it your all- you’re a fantastic runner and have prepared brilliantly for this moment. Enjoy the experience and every step along the way!
Races
Our local dee mountain men are back. This time taking on Binevenagh Mountain Race. A 10k race with a climbing distance of 350 metres(1150ft). Amazing running by John Pugh and Andy Dainty with completing the challenge in 1.03 and 1.13. A well-earned meal was provided at the finish along with a lovely shiny mug to display proudly in recognition of all their hard effort that went into completing the very muddy race.
Our Neil Martin was also back at it again too, this time taking on a half marathon in Vienna. At this point Neil is going to need his own private jet the number of amazing races he takes on in various parts of the world. Cracking time Neil of 2.18 especially in the hot conditions.
Park Run
Congratulations to Jon who was the latest member of the gang to complete 150 park runs! The race is on now to see who will receive the famous green tee-shirt first! Big thanks to Mark Finlay for giving up his time and volunteering at Bangor Park run. Amazing running by Amy Burns on Saturday earning herself a PB and was the first dee runner to ring the new PB Bell they have installed at Bangor Park run. What a great moment! Also, massive shout out to Cara and Garys son Carter who came 1st in the Comber Park run. Finally lovely wee spot of dee park run tourism by Thomas who did his park run in Milton Country Park in Cambridge.
Also if you are recently a new member, please don’t forget to add dee runners to your park run name as it makes my job a whole lot simpler .
| Park Runner | Location | Time |
| Will Robinson | Bangor | 20.53 |
| Jonathan Gonzalez | Bangor | 26.33 |
| Rachel Lynn | Bangor | 27.08 |
| Kady Pritchard | Bangor | 28.43 |
| Anna and Nugget Savage | Bangor | 30.14 |
| Amy Burns | Bangor | 31.56 |
| Diane Finlay | Bangor | 34.08 |
| Gary Rolston | Comber | 23.00 |
| Cara Rolston | Comber | 28.20 |
| Thomas Dalby | Milton | 32.14 |
Training
This week’s training will be
| Date | Coach | Training | Meeting point |
| 22nd April 2026 | Ali | Hills | Commons |
Monday Night Social
( bring back Jonny Campbell Photography) LOL
Wonderful Monday sunny social with 13 dee runners attending. Lovely to see so many faces especially as the brighter nights continue. Great positive way to start off the Monday! Also strength and conditioning class, Tuesday, 6.15pm, Glow up gym Bangor
Future races the club have entered
| Date | Oncoming races | Signed up Runners |
| APRIL | ||
| 26/04/2026 | London Marathon | Anna Savage |
| MAY | ||
| 03/05/2026 | Worthington half Marathon | Jo Gault |
| 03/05/2026 | Belfast Marathon | Kady Kane, Gary Rolston, Lewis Getty |
| 03/05/2026 | Belfast Relay teams | 5 teams |
| 03/05/2026 | Dublin Half Marathon | |
| 08/05/2026 | Run the Runways 5K/10K | Rachel Lynn, Shelley Rolston, Will Robinson |
| 16/05/2026 | The Coast 10K/Half Marathon | |
| 23/05/2026 | Ballyclaire May Fair 5K/10K | |
| JUNE | ||
| 19/06/2026 | Comber 10K | Gary Rolston, Claire McBride, Tom Hind, Dave McCready, Andy Payne, Rachel Lynn, Will Robinson, Lewis Getty, Peter Kelly, Alastair Mc queen, Cara Rolston |
| 21/06/2026 | Ironman 70.3 Westfriesland (Holland) | Joanne Gillam |
| 21/06/2026 | Women’s only Belfast 10K | Shelley Rolston, Dianne Finlay |
| 26/06/2026 | Ards Half Marathon | |
| JULY | ||
| 17/07/2026 | Sea to Sky 10K | Amy Burns |
| 22/07/2026 | Donaghadee 5K | Everyone where possible to help Marshall |
| 29/07/2026 | Club 5K run for medal | Everyone |
Rachel Lynn
Dee Runners 
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