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| Sprinting towards a PB Thomas Howarth. |
Icy roads
and continued snowfall has slowed down running activity this week; notably the
Helsby 4 villages half marathon on Sunday hit the skids, with runners choosing
to protect their limbs from slips and falls ready for future races! The
elements proved to be no match for the Inskip half marathon however, and on
Sunday seven Lytham runners bravely took to the roads of just north of Preston,
the race starting from HMS Inskip. Conditions remained wintry, with the
temperature around zero and the presence of a stiff north easterly wind,
however the roads were clear of snow and ice making the race safe to go ahead.
The race still attracted a field of 316 (finishers), amongst them the 7 LSARRC
competitors. Thomas Howarth is plotting a steady chart of improvement and
success and confirmed this with his 1.21.42 finish, 18th overall,
which brought him home first for the club and netted him another PB in the
process. MV50 Peter Cruse was in a few seconds later, 19th finishing
in 1:21:49. For the men, closely following were Joe Greenwood, 31st
in 1.24.25, Simon Denye, 52nd in 1.29.07, Mark Willett, 63rd
in 1.30.30. The 2 ladies, Janice Cobley and Pam Binns, competing within the
FV60 category, finished together in the very creditable time of 2.12.22 earning
them both Silvers in ladies race standards. Blackpool based Stuart Robinson
(Salford Harriers) won the race in 68.25, and Maria Kennedy (Penny Lane) was
first lady finisher in 89.10. Runners were only slightly hampered by some snow
on the road between miles 8 and 9, but the race went ahead successfully thanks
to good organisation, facilities and marshalling, and finishers were rewarded
with a goody bag and a warming after race nosh-up.
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