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| Lytham's Men's Team at the ECCA Cross-Country Relays, Berry Hill Park, Mansfield - 1st November 20014 Will Richmond, Nigel Simpkin, Grahnam Webster & Greg Oulton |
ECCA NATIONAL
CROSS-COUNTRY RELAYS - SATURDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2014
It was left to the men of Lytham St Annes RRC to fly the
flag for the Fylde coast in the National Cross Country Relays at Berry Park,
Mansfield on Saturday 1st November.
On an unseasonably warm day and on a course in excellent
condition for some fast times the event attracted some of the best athletes in
the country including British and European champions.
Toeing the line for Lytham on the first leg was team captain
Graham Webster, clocking the fastest time of the day for Lytham Webster
completed the two lap 5k course in 20m 40.35s for 151st place. Will Richmond was second leg runner for
Lytham finishing in 21m 47.8s and moving the team up to 147th. Richmond handed
over to Greg Oulton who ran his best time for the course of 26m 2.65s. Final leg runner for Lytham was Nigel Simpkin
who moved the team up to 139th from 172 starters in a time of 25m 21.70s.
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| Pumpkin lantern competition entries |
THE OCTOBER
HANDICAP & HALLOWEEN - THURSDAY 30
OCTOBER 2014
The Club celebrated Halloween in its own inimitable way on
Thursday 30th with seasonal foods and a pumpkin lantern competition to round
off its 3.45 mile October Handicap.
A personal best of 26m 08s for Alex Wiggins gave him a
well–deserved victory just 16 seconds ahead of runner-up Kev Ashworth in a very
close-fought race. Ashworth, a stalwart
of the handicap and 2012 champion, is moving away from the Fylde shortly so was
determined to make his mark in his final race but still needed to make a resolute
charge for the finish line to hold off the twin challenges of veteran Graham
Webster and overall points leader Jeremy McCandless. The race also saw an
encouraging debut for new member Ruth Wheatley whose 27m 55 holds the promise
of good future performances.
With a substantial tally of 200 points Jeremy McCandless
continues to dominate the scoring for the year-long handicap championship and,
since his closest rival Kev Ashworth is leaving, effectively holds a lead of
more than 50 points over his nearest rivals.
Full October
Results: 1, Alex Wiggins, 26.08 PB; 2, Kev Ashworth, 23.39; 3, Graham
Webster, 22.01; 4, Jeremy McCandless, 31.35 PB; 5, Debbie Cooper, 28.08; 6,
Roy Stevens, 26.58; 7, Richard Storey, 25.13; 8, Joe Greenwood, 19.45; 9,
Fiona Geldard, 27.35; 10, Karen Lanigan, 34.31; 11, Greg Oulton, 29.23; 12,
Dawn Lock, 47.46; Ruth Wheatley(n/c), 27.55; Tim Armit (n/c), 26.53; Willie
Richmond (n/c), 23.23; Mark Selby (n/c), 23.34; Paul McCallister (n/c),
28.27; Derek Caborn (n/c), 31.33.
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Leading Points Totals:
Jeremy McCandless 200; Kev Ashworth 154; Alex Wiggins 144; Joe Greenwood 143;
Graham Webster 139; Karen Lanigan & Fiona Geldard 132.
OTHER RACES
Roving further afield, two Lytham members did the Cheshire 10K and one, the
well-established Derwent 10 Miles last weekend.
On a
rural one-lap course won by Mohammed Abu-Rezeq of Altrincham
And District AC in an impressive time 29:11 ahead of 1,147, Russ Chew, MV50, finished 319th in 47:16,
just 8 seconds short of his season's best and Felicity Wolohan, slowed by a
crowded start, was 384th in a chip time of 46.54.
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| Felicity Wolohan running the Cheshire 10K |
Peter
Cruse, also an MV50, travelled north to complete the 55th Derwent Ten. This tough scenic race circles Derwentwater
and attracts many annual returnees. Cruse
finished 44th out of 386 in 1:04:11, second in his age group, in a race won by
Russ Best of New Marske Harriers in 52:13.
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