LSARRC News 16th July 2019

7th July ETU Middle Distance European championships in Targu Mures, Romania

Mel Koth in Romania

After 10 months of hard training, race day for LSARRC athlete Mel Koth finally arrived.
SWIM- 1.2 miles (no wetsuit through warm water temperature 26C), weakest discipline but managed to get through it and actually enjoyed it without struggling.
BIKE- 56miles, beautiful roads (no potholes), very technical and hilly 4 lap course, lots of locals out to support, temperature was rising (34C)
RUN-13.2 miles,  finishing the bike downhill in a little village called Sangeorgiu de Padure, it was going on another 4 lap route, this time on foot. The sun still out with the max temperature of 36C, athletes struggling and a lot dropping out. Mel stuck to her plan, keeping it steady and making sure she kept hydrated.

Mel managed to run the 2nd fastest time in her age group (1:38:02) finishing in a time of 5:23:14, and came 8th out of 45 in her age group.

LSARRC at Caldervale

Lytham road runners competed in the annual hilly 4 mile Caldervale supper run. Alex Tate was on top form finishing third (24:20) in a field of 160 runners. Brother Neil Tate was 5 places behind in 8th (25:43) third back for Lytham was Lewis Mcafee in 25th (28.44)

Other Lytham runners: Chris Bowker 31st, 29:08; Dan Gregson 33rd, 29:28; Peter Reid 59th, 31:40; Sue Hawitt 60th, 31:41; Pam Hardman 69th, 32:16; Jason Sheridan 79th, 33:31; Michelle Sheridan 155th, 45:25; Kathy Gaunt 156th 45:25.

All ran well and collected their prize of a pie and peas !

After a fantastic Lytham Festival inspired run brief at Lytham Hall parkrun on Saturday Morning , 22 runners ran from LSARRC, 1st and 2nd place going to Alistair Leivers (18:31), Maddy Markham (19:53). Joanna Goorney (20:34), Ben Gregson (21:54), Darran Ames (21:55), Adhamh Holton (22:20), Gill Draper (22:29), Dan Gregson (22:36), G Browne (23:26), Kev Murray (24:00), Claire Markham (24:49), Greg Oulton (27:26), Matthew Holton (27:54), Jeremy McCandless (28:22), Maria Tierney (29:06), Karen Lanigan (29:37), Ruth Bye (31:46), James McAfee (33:06), Lewis McAfee (33.06), Rebecca Willetts (49:52), Juli Wiseman (49:530, Sue Henry (49:56)


Junior News

On Sunday sisters Rebecca and Charlotte Fisher travelled to Shropshire for the 133rd Wenlock Olympian Games. The first Wenlock Olympian Games were held in 1850 and are still held every July in Much Wenlock (after which the London Olympics mascot Wenlock was named). Under 15 girl Rebecca picked up a bronze medal in the discus finishing 3rd with a throw of 21:87 and also equalled her personal best in the high jump with a leap of 1.35m. In her first ever high jump competition under 13 girl Charlotte cleared 1.25m for 2nd place and a silver medal.

On Wednesday under 17 girl Maddy Markham was Lytham’s only junior athlete in Blackpool’s Race for Life. Markham ran well to finish 4th overall in a time of 44:30.

Maddy Markham was competing again at the Lytham Hall parkrun on Saturday and ran well to finish 2nd overall, 1st in her JW15-17 age group and as 1st female in a time of 19:53. Ben Gregson, returning from injury and in his 1st parkrun for 6 weeks finished 17th overall and 1st in his JM15-17 age group in a time of 21:54. Also representing Lytham were brothers Adhamh and Matthew Holton finishing 24th and 117th in 22:20 and 27:54 respectively and James McAfee 194th in 33:06. On

Sunday, Lytham had 7 of their junior athletes at the Park View junior parkrun. First home for Lytham was Archie Belfield finishing 3rd overall and equalling his pb with a time of 8:07. Freddie Markham finished 7th overall in a time of 8:28 reducing his pb by an impressive 24 seconds. Also flying the Lytham flag were Lytham Bobby Hastwell (9th in 8:42), Jessica McNiven (16th in 9:14), Joe Alker (18th in 9:37), Evie Alker (27th in 10:30) and Joshua McAfee (49th in 13:21)