IN PICTURES: Springwell Running Club hold annual awards night in Coleraine

Springwell Running Club hosted their annual dinner dance and awards night at the Bushtown Hotel on the outskirts of Coleraine on Saturday evening. Runners swapped their running shoes for their dancing shoes as they met to celebrate their efforts on the roads, mountains and trails over the past 12 months.

There were members from all four of the club’s areas present, with Peter Jack as master of ceremonies for the presentation of awards. The area prizes were presented by Springwell’s Area Vice Captains, with Vice Chair Darren Walsh presenting the remainder of the awards.

Following the presentation of the awards, the club held the draw for their allocated London Marathon place. Gael Butcher was the lucky recipient of one of the club places in London Marathon for 2025, and Gael had the honour of drawing the name of the lucky recipient for 2026. Congratulations to Aaron Moffatt on getting this place. Aaron will be getting geared up begin training now early in the new year for this.

Full list of award winners: Club Person of the Year: Deborah McPhee; Female Athlete of the Year: Fiona Prue; Male Athlete of the Year: Ciaran Ferris; Road Runner of the Year: Christopher McNickle; Mountain Runner of the Year: Carolyn Crawford; Best Newcomer: Mark Gardiner; Female Club Championship: Deborah McPhee; Male Club Championship Winner: Adrian Finlay; Ballymoney Member of the Year: Dara Watterson; Coleraine Member of the Year: Cathy Adams; Garvagh Member of the Year: Leighann Barker; Limavady Member of the Year: Alison Duncan.

PICTURED BELOW: Springwell Members enjoying the club's dinner dance and awards night at the Bushtown Hotel

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