May Fair 5k & 10k Races 2023

On Saturday 27^th May 2023, the May Fair Races return! Racers of all levels will once again have the opportunity to run the roads of Ballyclare, over a distance of either 5k or 10k.  You don’t want to miss it!

1 Event Details
2 How to Enter & Entry Fees
3 What’s Included In My Entry Fee
4 Registration & Pack Collection
5 Water Stations
6 Race Day Parking
7 Post Race Arrangements
8 Prize Giving
9 Course Safety
10 Refunds
11 Further Information
12 Course Records & Previous Winners
13 May Fair Race Sponsors

1 Event Details

The Annual May Fair 5k and 10k races on Saturday 27^th May 2023 will commence at 10:00 from Ballyclare Rugby Club, The Cloughan, Doagh Road, Ballyclare, BT39 9JD.

 

2 How to Enter & Entry Fee

Online Entry is now open via Clubforce.

Early Bird rate will apply until midnight on Friday  31st March 2023.

Full rate will apply from 1st April 2023.

Entries will close at 11.45pm Sunday 21^st May 2023

On the Day entry –  there will be a limited number of on the day entries. These entries will not receive a personalised bib number or technical t-shirt.

ENTRY FEES

Early Bird rate available until midnight on Friday 31st March 2023

10K (15 years minimum age)
ANI Registered Athlete – £18*
Unregistered Athlete – £20*

5K (11 years minimum age)
ANI Registered Athlete – £13*
Unregistered Athlete – £15*

Full rate will apply from 1st April 2023

10K (15 years minimum age)
ANI Registered Athlete – £20*
Unregistered Athlete – £22*

5K (11 years minimum age)
ANI Registered Athlete – £15*
Unregistered Athlete – £17*

* PLEASE NOTE A CLUBFORCE REGISTRATION ADMIN FEE OF £1 WILL BE APPLIED IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE AND IS CLEARLY DISPLAYED WHEN ENTERING.*

3 WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH YOUR ENTRY

• Officially measured courses
• Technical race t-shirt
• Chip timing 
• Personalised race number
• Water stations on each route
• Water at the finish line
• The famous and “worth racing for” May Fair Races post-race refreshments
• Prompt uploading of results to Race Facebook Event page 
• Prompt uploading of race day photos to Race Facebook Event page

4 Registration & Pack Collection

Packs can be collected at Ballyclare Rugby Club on Friday 26^th May from 6-8pm and on the day from 8-9:30am.

The first 400 entries are guaranteed to receive a technical t-shirt. 

Your race pack will include your personalised race number (which includes your timing chip). Race numbers must be worn on the front of vests/T-shirts  and should be worn the at all times during the race. The loss of a number will mean that your time and position will not be recorded.

As per Athletic NI rules race entries cannot be transferred. This will lead to runners being disqualified.

5 Water Stations

There will be ONE water station on the 5k route; and TWO water stations on the 10k route (at approximately 3k and 8k).

6 Race Day Parking

There will be FREE parking available at the Rugby Club, but access in and out of the lane will be closed at 9:30am for the commencement of the race, so please plan to arrive early to allow plenty of time to park and collect packs.  

YOU MUST NOT PARK AROUND POLICE CONES or obstruct areas of the race course.

7 Post Race Arrangements

• Male and Female changing facilities available
• Water and fruit
• Probably one of the best post-race refreshment spreads in the country (tea, coffee and plenty of treats!)

8 Prize Giving

Prize giving will be at approximately 11.30am at the Rugby Club.

In both the 10k & 5k prizes will be awarded to:

9 Course Safety

The course routes, which are both one complete lap, will be available to view on www.athleticsni.org.  Both the 5k & 10k courses are certified by an ANI measurer; and both 5k and 10k routes have duly been risked assessed and approved by PSNI and Licence approved and duly insured under UK Athletics Registered in England No.3686940.  

The surrounding roads will be closed for the start of the race, after which the traffic will be allowed through, so for your safety you must follow all marshal instructions and remain within the course at all times. 

Runners are asked to use footpaths where available, or when directed to do so by a marshal, and to keep to the left hand side of the road except when otherwise directed.  Failure to obey a PSNI officer or race official/marshal at any point may lead to disqualification.

Please be aware that leading 10k athletes may catch the tail end of runners entering the finishing rugby club lane, so please follow the marshals’ directions and 5k/10k markers, and do not obstruct athletes. 

Headphones, Buggies & Dogs

In line with UK Athletics Rules, the wearing of headphones is NOT permitted. The rule applies to in-ear or over-the-ear headphones (with the exception of those medically prescribed). Bone conducting headphones which sit on the cheek are permitted as they transfer sound through the cheekbone and do not block other sounds through the ear. 

Please note for Health & Safety reasons, runners will not be allowed to compete pushing buggies or prams.

In line with UK Athletics Rules runners must not be accompanied by a dog in the race.

First Aid

First aiders will be present at the end of the race. If assistance is required, please contact one of the marshals or a first-aider.

10 Refunds

Please note no refunds will be given once a registration is completed.  There will also be no refunds if the race has to be cancelled or postponed due to circumstances outside our control, for example due to adverse weather conditions or on police advice.  In such cases we will endeavour to inform participants as quickly as is possible.

11  Contact for Further Information

For further information please contact Margaret Beattie via caharriers.info@gmail.com

12 Course Records & Previous Winners

10k COURSE RECORDS

• Dan Taui 30:30 (2016)
• Heather Foley 36:51 (2016)

5k COURSE RECORDS

• Peter McGarry – 15:17 (2022)
• Rachel McCloskey – 19:24 (2022)

PREVIOUS WINNERS 

May Fair 10k Past Winners – Men

2015	Brian Campbell	Willowfield Harriers	32.57
2016	Dan Taui	Project Africa Athletics	30.30
2017	Dan Taui	Project Africa Athletics	30.33
2018	Mark McKinstry	North Belfast Harriers	33.06
2019	Eric Koech	Project Africa Athletics	31.06
2022	Steven McAlary	North Belfast Harriers	31.01

May Fair 10k Past Winners – Women

2015	Gemma Turley	Springwell Running Club	40.43
2016	Heather Foley	Unattached	36.51
2017	Gladys Ganiel	North Belfast Harriers	37.14
2018	Gladys Ganiel	North Belfast Harriers	37.02
2019	Gemma Turley	Ballycastle Runners	39.22
2022	Gemma McDonald	Ballycastle Runners	38.40

May Fair 5k Past Winners – Men

2015*	Martin Agnew	Larne Athletics Club	18.46
2016*	Matan Keane	Larne Athletics Club	18.21
2017*	Ethan Dunn	Ballydrain Harriers	17.29
2018*	Arron Callaghan	East Coast AC	17.54
2019	Gareth Lyons	North Belfast Harriers	16.13
2022	Peter McGarry	North Belfast Harriers	15.17

*not accurately measured course

May Fair 5k Past Winners – Women

2015*	Alanah McCombe	Seapark AC	22.33
2016*	Rhonda Brady	Larne Athletics Club	22.59
2017*	Laura Maxine	East Down AC	19.47
2018*	Jana Ross	County Antrim Harriers	20.34
2019	Ann Terek	City of Belfast	19.31
2022	Rachel McClosky	Beechmount Harriers	19.24

*not accurately measured course

13 Race Sponsors

County Antrim Harriers would like to thank the generous support of all our race sponsors – the races would be possible without them.

SUBSIDIARY SPONSORS

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS