LSARRC News 4th June 2013

The LSA Road Runners monthly handicap competition continues and Thursday saw the second of the summer series underway. A determined Oliver Hirsh is making his mark with successive wins and PBs, a feat unprecedented in the handicaps.  Inevitably these two wins give Oliver the overall lead on the points table but another fine run and PB by Joe Greenwood, following his second place last month, keeps him well in touch and only four points behind.  Others to be congratulated on their PBs are Greg Oulton, Alex Wiggins and Pam Binns while Bec Willetts ran a season’s best to finish third. Katharine Hoyland making her handicap debut had an excellent run and Paula McCandless did well to finish sixth on her first run on the summer course.  It was also pleasing to have Karen Lanigan running again after some months’ absence and to welcome back Ben Proctor. An ample chip supper and buffet awaited hungry competitors back at Club HQ.

Full Handicap Results: (Time taken to race 4.35m distance + points scored)

1^st Oliver Hirst, 27.59, 30 + 2 PB points, 2^nd Greg Oulton, 34.10, 29 + 2 PB, 3^rd Bec Wiletts, 35.00 28 + 2 PB, 4^th Joe Greenwood, 24.24, 27 + 2 PB, 5^th Mark Willett, 27.58, 26, 6^th Paula McCandless, 45.34, 25, 7^th Mark Selby, 30.53, 24, 8^th Tom Howarth, 27.19, 23, 9^th Alex Wiggins, 35.02 22 + 2 PB, 10^th Pam Binns, 42.13, 21 + 2 PB, 11^th Karen Lanegan, 42.49, 20, 12^th Dawn Lock, 55.47, 19, 13^th, Laura Ashworth, 40.10, 18, Ben Proctor (est) 30.16, Katharine Hoyland, 30.52. 

Lytham club members Peter Cruse and Steve Quarmby travelled to Cumbria for some mid-week racing at the Levens 10k on Wednesday. The road race whose course follows the Lyth Valley and goes through Brigsteer attracted a field of 76 runners. Cruse crossed the finish in 13^th position in a time of 40m 01s, Quarmby following in 35^th position, clocking 46m 45s.

Greg Oulton at the start line
of the 'Run the Lanes'
10 miler.

Lytham members were out competing at several events over the weekend. Julia Rolfe, Lytham’s singular representative in this race, ran the Catforth 5k race along with 67 other competitors last Saturday evening. Rolfe finished in exactly 25 minutes, 2^nd female V50, in 50^th place. The pleasant rural course followed traffic free lanes, with runners sighting the occasional scarecrow; Catforth has its own scarecrow display of superheroes!  76 competitors toed the line for the ‘Run the Lanes’ 10 miler, amongst them 3 Lytham runners. Peter Cruse, Trevor Willoughby and Greg Oulton raced, setting off from Lea town north of Preston. Cruse was home first for LSARRC, 2^nd M50 in 13^th place in 1.03.08. Willoughby was next to finish in 54^th position, in a time of 1.22.44 and Greg Oulton crossed the finish line clocking 1.33.06, 61^st finisher overall. Bec Willetts and Laura Ashworth took on the Longridge 7 road race, with Laura proudly scooping the 2^nd lady prize and taking £15 home with her.