LSARRC News 7th January 2020

LSARCC compete at Lancashire Cross Country Championships

Senior Ladies - 3rd vet team at Lancs Champs

On Saturday 4th January 2020 perfect conditions greeted the runners at the Lancashire Cross Country Championships, held once again at Witton Park in Blackburn. Coming so soon after the Christmas break it was a good opportunity to get rid of any cobwebs going into the New Year.

The ladies were first up to tackle their 6.7km course, taking in three visits to The Saucer. Joanna Goorney was first back for Lytham, 13th overall and 1st in the L50 category, in a time of 28m10s. Next home for Lytham was Barbara Holmes, 42nd overall and 1st in the L60 category (31m51s). Julia Rolfe saw the Lytham trio home, 63rd overall and 4th in the L55 category (35m33s). The ladies results also meant that they finished 3rd in the Veterans category. Good running all round and well-done ladies.

Joe Greenwood

The final event of the day saw the three Lytham men tackle the 9.8km course, taking in four laps of The Saucer. First back for Lytham was Joe Greenwood, 45th overall in a time of 38m40s. Next across the line saw Tom Howarth finish 78th overall in a time of 41m23s, with Neil Tate bringing home the Lytham trio, 85th overall in a time of 42m03s.

Other news, on Sunday Barbara Holmes and Melanie Koth completed the Central Lancashire Half Marathon.  Melanie placed 2nd lady overall in 1:31:39 and Barbara was 2nd FV60 in 1:47:46.

New Year’s Day was an opportunity for some runners to do a double parkrun.   Joanna Goorney headed over into Yorkshire to the other side of Wakefield for a double parkrun.  First up was Nostell parkrun held in the parkland surrounding Nostell Priory.  She finished in 20th place and 3rd female in a time 22:02.  Next up was Frickley Country parkrun (held in Frickley Country Park, an Open Space created on the site of the former Frickley Colliery) where she completed the course in 21:34 for 17th place and 1st female.

On Saturday 4th January, due to the cross-country fixture not as many LSARRC attended parkruns, however several runners were in attendance. First home for LSARRC and 3rd overall, with a new personal best time was Alistair Leivers.  Full Results are as follows:   Alistair Leivers 17:13 (3rd), Paul Veevers 18:37 (4th), Darran Ames 21:43 (21st), Jonathon Mark Ladd 21:53 (24th), Stephen Wise 23:03 (53rd), Kathy Gaunt 24:19 (77th), Kev Murray 24:43 (88th), Peter Thomson 25:02 (95th), Simon Smith 25:47 (114th), Roy Stevens 26:16 (120th), James Buckley 26:48 (133rd), Jen Trohear 27:29 (146th), Ross McKelvie 27:52 (153rd), Elizabeth Canavan 28:13 (166th), Maria Tierney 28:21 (171st), Adrian Sargent 28:22 (172nd), Kirsten Burnett 29:11 (198th), Claire England 29:30 (205th), Karen Lanigan 29:32 (207th), Jeremy McCandless 30:38 (232nd), Robert Parker 32:11 (259th), Michelle Sheridan 34:44 (284th), Ella Wiseman 45:16 (325th), Sue Henry 49:33 (336th), and Julie Wiseman 49:52(338th).  Additionally, Jennifer Hill completed the Blackpool parkrun.

Junior news. 

The Lancashire County Cross Country Championships were held at Witton Park Blackburn on Saturday 4th. Lancashire XC and 10 of Lytham St Anne’s RRC junior athletes competed.  Nicholas Holton was Lytham’s only representative in the first race of the day completing the 1.8k under 11 boys’ race in 10:56 for 58th place.  Cassie Houlihan and Lucy Andrews both making their debut for Lytham completed the 1.8k under 11 girls race in 9:43 and 10:29 respectively for 39th and 44th places.

Lytham had 2 representatives in the 3.2k under 13 boys’ race with Mathew Holton running well to take 19th place in 11:38 and Finlay Hughes finishing 54th in 14:56.  James Andrews completed the 3.8k under 15 boy race in 17:21 for 41st place.  In the 3.8k under 15 girls race Sophie Bohannon was Lytham’s highest place finisher taking 8th place in 15:08 to earn selection for Lancashire despite losing a shoe in the mud and running the last half mile with one shoe.  Also running for Lytham in the under 15 girls’ race were Brogane Murphy (37th in 17:10) and Evie Houlihan (46th in 18:22).  Adhamh Holton was Lytham’s only representative in the under 17 men’s race and completed the 5.5k course in 26:14 for 29th place.

Just 4 of Lytham’s junior athletes took part in the Lytham Hall parkrun on New Year’s Day with Maddy Markham first home in 46th place and 1st in her JW15-17 age group in 21:32.  Also representative Lytham were Oliver Thomson (77th in 22:32), Morgan Pritchard (88th in 23:02) and Eric Wrigley (194th in 26:59).  All 4 of Lytham’s juniors immediately made their way to Stanley Park to take part in the Blackpool parkrun.  Maddy Markham was again 1st home for Lytham juniors in 77th place and was again 1st in her JW15-17 age group.  Freddie Markham was next home in 25:56 for 158th place and 1st JM10.  Oliver Thomson, Morgan Pritchard and Eric Wrigley all in their 2nd park run of the day finished in 27:09, 27:27 and 29:37 for 201st, 214th and 309th places respectively.

Oliver Thomson was back at Lytham Hall for Saturday’s parkrun finishing 36th in 22:29 just ahead of teammate Charlie Ormerod 40th in 22:36.  Ella Wiseman finished 325th in 45:16.

13 of Lytham’s junior athletes took part in the Park View junior parkrun.  Finishing 1st overall in a personal best time of 7:59 was Oliver Thomson with Jayden Richardson 2nd and 1st JM10 in 8:09.  Adam Jackson and Roman Holmes finished i7th and 8th with identical times of 8:42 a personal best for Roman.  Freddie Markham outsprinted Eric Wrigley to finish 10th just 1 place and 1 second ahead in 8:58th.  Also representing Lytham were Joe Alker (13th in 9:23), Finlay Hughes and Georgina Andrews who finished 21st and 22nd both in 10:04, Lewis Ames (27th in 10:37), James McAfee (37th in 10:51), Evie Alker (45th in 11:35) and Joshua McAfee (56th in 12:42).