LSARRC News 11th November 2013

The Windmill 10k at Lytham on Sunday attracted a strong turnout of twelve LSARRC members. The race proved a popular draw for competitors with a field of nearly 700 in total. In the crisp November sunshine prior to the start of the race a two minute silence was observed for all fallen soldiers. Conditions were clear and mild, and the flat course followed a coastal route which encircles Lytham Windmill and Fairhaven Lake. Joe Greenwood was the first Lytham man to finish in a creditable 8^th position, in 36.27. Pam Hardman was first Lytham lady, finishing in 286^th position, 51.25, and claiming 1^st FV55. Hardman had a particularly energetic week, including runs at the Derwentwater 10 mile race and then on Thursday, alongside Rebecca Willett, running 14.3 miles to support Dave Moretta, an ex-solider raising money for the British Legion. Moretta’s fundraising challenge was to run 18 marathons in 18 days. His Thursday marathon finished at Blackburn Cathedral. Also in the Windmill 10k, Pam Binns nailed the time she required to achieve the impressive V65 Diamond Standard Award. Binns completed the race in 55.13.

Windmill 10k Full Results: Joe Greenwood, 36.27, 8^th, Thomas Howarth, 38.09, 15^th, Peter Cruse38.16 19^th (3rd MV50), Roy Upton, 41.21, 52^nd, Colin Laidlaw, 43.58, 93^rd, Pamela Hardman, 51.25, 286^th (1^st FV55), Greg Oulton, 51.41, 287th, Liz Hedgecock, 51.49, 295^th, Vicky Cummings, 52.14, 328th 295^th, Kyle Lloyd, 53.43, 373^rd, Graham Young, 54.58, 402^nd, Pamela Binns, 55.13, 411^th.

The Lytham Juniors at
The Lancashire Sportshall League.

Five members of Junior LSARRC represented the club which was competing in the Lancashire Sportshall League for the first time at Stanley Sports Centre. The entrants were Chloe & Georgia Norman, Hannah Riley, Carmen Cole and Thomas Shuttleworth. They competed in varied selection of events: Triple & Long Jumps, Vertical Jump, Speed Bounce, Hi Stepper, Running races of various distances and a Relay.  All the children competed with skill and enjoyment.  Scoring points is a challenge as only the first five places score and in some events there can be 30 or more in competition for the point scoring places. Despite this all the club juniors scored points.  This is particularly commendable as apart from participating in the annual competition against Kirkham Grammar School, all are relatively new to this type of event.