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| Ross Harte |
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| George Rowley |
Rock-hard ground and icy sleet were the demanding conditions facing young competitors in Saturday's Lancashire Schools Cross-Country Championships. Held for the first time at Worden Park, Leyland three junior members of Lytham St. Annes Road Runners braved the weather to represent the Fylde schools' team.
George Rowley excelled in the junior boys finishing in 16:34, just nine seconds behind the winner. As well as winning the individual silver medal George also earned selection for he Lancashire schools’ team.
Ross Hart did well in the year 7 boys with a time of 8:40 and 21st position out of a large field of 77.
Kirsty Fraser ran in the older Inter Girls' race finishing 15th in 18:37 and, as the third counter for Fylde, won a team gold.
The weather was the cause of several road race cancellations but this did not stop prolific racers Pam Hardman and Bec Willetts. Both travelled to Cheshire to enter the popular Alsager 5 mile road race. They joined over 500 others to run through snow and ice in what is billed as the UK’s top five-miler.
The race attracts a quality field and is normally good for personal bests. This wasn’t possible with all the snow but Bec and Pam both ran well to finish 77th and 81st respectively in the ladies results. 42:45 and 42:47 were good times for the conditions, and they also recorded 45th and 48th positions in the vet ladies.
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