LSARRC News 27th January 2015

Team Lytham St Annes

The Northern Cross Country Championships were this year held at Pontefract Racecourse.  It was a very muddy course and although there was no rain, it was still windy.

Dawn Bloor

The Northern Cross Country Championships were this year held at Pontefract Racecourse.  Recent rain had created a very muddy course and although there was no rain, it was still windy.

Willie Richmond

Three junior girls made the trip over to Yorkshire and did the club proud. Hollie Winstanley finished 126th in the under 13 girls race in a time of 13:13.  In the under 15 girls, Ella Moulding was 10th in 16:16 while Chloe Norman was 140th in 20:39.

LSARRC got to run with internationals and even an Olympic Gold medalist in the senior races. The Senior men's race was won by  Andrew Davies of Stockport Harriers in 37:44 closely followed by Olympic Triathlon Champion Alistair Brownlee of Bingley Harriers in 37:50.  First home for Lytham was Tom Howarth in 339th and 49:56.  Graham Webster was pleased with his run finishing in 432nd and 52:52.  Terry Hellings was in 536th in 56:47, Willie Richmond was 558th in 57:42, Nigel Simpkin was 666th in 1:07:13 and Greg Oulton was 680th in 1:11:03. There were 697 finishers. With 6 runners, the men had a complete team and finished in 56th place

The senior women had an 2 lap 8k course which was also won by a Stockport Harriers althlete, Elle Vernon in 28:22.  First home for LSARRC was Dawn Bloor in 251st place and a time of 43:44.  Fiona Geldard was 272th in 45:10 and Sylvia Gittins was 317th in 49:22.  Sadly, Lytham ladies didn't have a complete team needing 4 runners to count.

Tom Haworth

On Saturday morning, Rebecca Willetts and Pam Hardman headed to Avenham Park for the 134th Preston Parkrun.  With over 300 runners, this event has really grown.  This was Pam's first time at the Preston Parkrun and completed the 5k course in 142nd place and 27:01.  Rebecca finished in 186th place in 29:02.  and was her first race back whilst still recovering from a frozen shoulder.  Last time she raced was at the Parkrun in Perth, Australia last July where she ran with her arm in a sling!

Colin Laidlaw ran for the civil service in a North Army XC race series match at Weeton Barracks on Wednesday afternoon. He finished 68th out of 138 runners. Colin was was quite amused to be called sir by the young army lads and wondered whether they thought he was a retired General or something.