LSARRC News 21st July 2014

This week saw members from Lytham St Anne’s Road Runners compete on road, fells and track from Lancaster to Perth, Australia.

LSARRC at Caldervale Supper Run

Thursday evening saw 6 members from Lytham head to Caldervale.

A lovely evening with the countryside looking at its best attracted the largest turnout for many years and some quality runners to the Calder Vale Supper Run held on a mid-week evening in this pretty
traditional Lancashire village.

Nominally a fun run, its four-mile length and hilly nature makes this by no means an easy race.  From the village centre there's an unrelenting climb for the first two miles, stiff at first; levelling somewhat before climbing steeply once again to reach the high point from where tail-enders are treated to distant views of race leaders climbing the hill beyond Oakenclough Mill.

Numbers at this year's race surprised even the organizers with supper pies nearly running out.  Winner, Lancaster & Morecambe AC's Raymond Edgar, crossed the finishing line in 20:53. 

Six LSARRC members ran with Graham Webster first back and first MV60.  Webster overtook next placed Lytham runner Neil Tate to finish 15th in 24:40, to Tate's 18th in 25:03. Fiona Geldard was 64th in 33:42 and Jeremy McCandless and Bill Lock in adjacent places 87th and 88th, took
36:21 and 36:28.  Dawn lock finished 116th in 48:29.

Warton Crag fell race (3rd of 4 in the Lytham fell race championship) was held on Saturday 19th.  Greg Oulton was first home for Lytham covering the 6 miles with 180m of climbing in a time of 61:14 for 48th place clinching the Lytham fell race championship with one race still to go.  Colin Laidlaw also represented Lytham but took a wrong turn and eventually finished in 1:31:24 for 62nd position.

Felicity Wolohan

Sunday 21st saw Felicity Wolohan toe the line in the Penny lane Striders 10k in Liverpool.  Disappointed with her performance but still recovering from a chest infection Felicity ran well to complete race in 48:09 for 131st place (23rd female). 

Graham Webster

Meanwhile 100 or so miles south at Tudor Grange leisure Centre, Solihul Lytham’s Vet 60 Graham Webster had been selected to represent Northern Vets to compete in an inter region track and field meeting.  The best veteran athletes from the whole of England compete for their region scoring points to decide eventual top region.

In scorching heat Graham ran in three events finishing 4th in the 800m in 2m 34.3s and 4th again in 3000m 11m 21.30s.  Graham donned his spikes again to compete, in a rare event for him, the v60 4*100m relay.

On the other side of the world Pam Hardman, Debbie Cooper and Bec Willets have been flying the Lytham flag.

On the 14th Pam and Debbie ran The Swan River 14k race, a lovely course running the length of the Swan River then through Kings Park with views of all of the city, beautiful, and a nice medal to finish. Debbie & Pamela finished in 1h 17m 17s and 1h 17m 18s respectively.

Rockingham Perth was the venue for a 5k race for Pamela Hardman, Debbie Cooper & Rebecca Willetts.  The race includes running along the Rockingham promenade overlooking the Indian Ocean. Debbie Cooper finished 24.50 5th in age category (V35-39), Pamela Hardman 25.30 (1st V55-59).  Rebecca Willetts jogged round with a sling on her sore shoulder.