Mel Koth has been relatively quiet on the road-racing front of late as she prepares for her assault on the London Marathon. But she is always one for a challenge so last week she tackled the Liversedge half-marathon in West Yorkshire. With a hilly course this has a reputation as a tough race and is definitely not one for personal bests.
The race also has a good quality field, and this year had a record entry of nearly 500. There were early concerns about the weather but these proved unfounded and the race took place in near perfect conditions; cold and dry.
The only competitor from Lytham St Annes Road Runners present, Mel excelled finishing first in the LV35 age category and the sixth lady from a large and strong field. Her time of 1:33:33 augurs well for London.
On Sunday Laura Ashworth was the third vet 35 lady in the Central Lancashire 5k, Bolton with a time of 23:13. Fellow Lytham club members Peter Cruse and vet 65 Jim Whitworth were 28th in 17:58 and 188th in 26:19 respectively.
Wigan Phoenix's twice annual Standish Hall Trail Race took place on Saturday. This is not an easy race as it is totally off-road with several long steep climbs. Out of nearly 250 entrants Lytham’s representative Kevin Ashworth did well to finish the 10k course 67th in 47:29.
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