Greencastle 5 Mile Road Run

07/11/2024

Where has the year gone? Only 7 weeks until the 39th edition of the Greencastle 5mile.
Online registration is open at www.Greencastle5.com

23/09/2024

We as a club are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Sarah Bradley RIP dear mother of our valued club friend and supporter Brian. We extend our deepest sympathies to Sarah's family, Brian, Sean, Paddy, Roisin (Danny), Ann (Mac RIP), Mary, Patricia and Kevin (Rosemary) to her loving Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren, her Brother, Sisters and to the entire extended Bradley and McKeegan family circle.
May Sarah's gentle soul rest in perfect peace

31/07/2024

From all the team at “Greencastle 5” we would like to wish Jude Gallagher Good Luck & Best Wishes as he steps into the ring today at the Paris Olympics.

Pictured below is Jude who took part in last year’s Greencastle 5.

02/01/2024

29/12/2023

Some excellent photos by Keep Fit Ireland

27/12/2023

Finish line video

27/12/2023

Well Done Omagh Harriers

26/12/2023

26/12/2023

2023 Provisional Results

26/12/2023

The moon is setting and perfect running conditions await you all here in Greencastle for our 38th Annual Run
Some walkers have already completed the course and the rest start between now and 11am
Run starts at 12noon
Registration is open for last minute entries from 10am
Look forward to welcoming you all…wishing you all a safe and speedy run today

25/12/2023

Online Entry closing 7pm
Limited t-shirts remaining

5 mile road run held in Greencastle, County Tyrone. Irelands current longest consecutive running road run.

24/12/2023

Irish News Report

We have 700 T-shirts and they are going fast...
ENTER ONLINE: www.Greencastle5.com

21/12/2023

Entries are really starting to come in now

If you're running the race this year, remember t-shirts for the first 700 entered.

Enter online ASAP, might as well get one of our high quality technical tees 😀

www.Greencastle5.com

12/12/2023

2 WEEKS TO GO...😀
38th Annual Greencastle 5 Mile Road Run

T-shirts available for the first 700 entered

Enter Online: www.Greencastle5.com

03/12/2023

Well done to everyone who ran round the Greencastle 5 this morning

See you all again on the 26th December 🏃🏻‍♂️

02/12/2023

‼️Tomorrow morning we will do our annual trial run round the “Greencastle 5”‼️

Anyone looking to check out the course is welcome to join us. Meeting at Greencastle Community Centre @ 9am.

28/06/2023

It is with the deepest sadness that we reflect once more on another sad and sudden passing connected to the Greencastle 5.
We send our deepest sympathy to the dear family of Pat McBride RIP. We were shocked and saddened to learn of Pat's sudden passing when news emerged yesterday morning.
Pat was our 1989 event winner and brother in law of the Greencastle 5 event founder Oliver McCullagh. He was a keen road runner and marathoner often seen training on the scenic routes and steep hills around his beloved home village of Cranagh.
Pat always made the trip to Greencastle for the annual Boxing Day 5mile road run and took part in the most modest way, enjoying every mile.
Carrickmore runner Dominic McCartan recalled how he and Pat had a close running rivalry during the eighties, very close in ability, often pipping each other.
In the 1989 Greencastle 5, Dominic says he had a good look around on the line and thought "I could take this". Pat was his only competitor both having finished closely the previous year around the 28 minute mark, "Finish time was not important that year, we both wanted the win", both men fancied their sprint finish, running the whole race saving a bit for the end, Pat sat on Dominic's shoulder all the way until the sprint started, "McBride got me on line"!
Both men have been loyal regulars in Greencastle over the years, Pat was always a category prize winner most recently finishing 1st M70 in 2017, 2nd M70 2018 & 2019.
In recent years, Pat's sons have taken part, keeping up the tradition.
We offer our deepest sympathy to Pat's beloved wife Johanna, his daughter Lucy Maria, sons, Raphael, Pascal, John Patrick and grandson, George. We also remember dearly his daughter Anne-Marie RIP who has gone before him and all the McBride and McCullagh family connections. Pat was a loving husband, father and grandfather and a dearly loved brother, uncle and friend. This world is certainly a poorer place today for his passing but we are so lucky to have known him and we will take comfort in all the wonderful memories that Pat has left us with. We will never forget his gentle friendship, he was too good in life to be forgotten in death. May Pat's gentle soul and working hands rest in perfect peace 🙏

16/06/2023

It's with the heaviest of hearts that we learned of Claire McGill's (nee Devlin) passing this morning. Claire is originally a local Greencastle lady and to many in our area was known as Mrs McGill, being one of the best teachers of English and PE at St Joseph's High School Plumbridge where she taught with her late husband (Jackie) Mr McGill. Claire taught many of the local children, not only from the curriculum, she had a special presence about her and she listened to the pupils and taught them much more than what could ever be covered in the classroom. She had time for people and a style that was way beyond her time.
Jackie and Claire (RIP), along with the families of the 'Crossroads' have been at the forefront of our long established Greencastle Boxing Day 5 Mile Road Race event helping each year with the much appreciated water stop just over the half way mark.
Below you can see a picture of both Jackie & Clare distributing the water at the 3 mile mark at the Crossroads in 2013. They faithfully turned up each year to take on this task without ever having to be asked and the Devlin family along with their neighbours still continue to do this.
We feel privileged and delighted that we have had their loyal support over the past 37 years. How lucky we are to have had them in our lives and learned from them over the years.
We as a Club extend our deepest sympathies to Claire's brother, Colum (Josie) and Sister, Sheena (Sean) and to her Nieces and Nephews and indeed to the entire extended McGill and Devlin familes at this lonely time.
Writing this I am thinking about the many mistakes that Mrs McGill (RIP) would find in it if she was to read it, she had a great ability of finding grammer errors in even the most thoroughly checked piece of work that you would hand in.
Mrs Claire McGill may your gentle soul rest in perfect peace, our thoughts and prayers will remain always with you.
Ar dheis lámh Dé go raibh a hanam uasal. Inár gcuimhne go deo.
Far too good in life to be ever forgotten in death. 🙏❤️☘️📖