LSARRC News 17th February 2015

Lytham St Annes Ladies Team

Saturday saw the fifth round of the Mid Lancs Cross Country series from Herons Reach, Blackpool.  The weather was perfect and course free of mud.  Since it was being hosted in Blackpool, the local clubs provided the marshalling including Lytham St Annes and did an excellent job.

The Junior section of the club was out in abundance with 14 runners, a few making their debut.  There were 6 LSARRC runners out of the 52 finishers in the under 11 girls.  First home for the club was Georgia Norman in 21st place in 9:17.  Rebecca Tate was next in 25th place in 9:25,  Emma Savidge was 27th in 9:34, Sydney Ramsden was 28th in 9:40,  Natasha Hart was 31st in 9:52 and Jessica Addy was 38th in 10:18

Zane Seddon had another great run in the under 11 boys to finish 2nd in 7:21.  Louis Eunson was 15th in 8:25, George Denye was 17th in 8:37, Spencer Winsworth was 39th in 9:23 and Cathal Jabbur was 48th in 10:49.

In the under 13 girls, Isla Gordon was the sole LSARRC representative finishing in 31st place in 12:31.

Ella Moulding kept up her fine winning streak in the under 15 girls clocking 11:04 whilst Chloe Norman was 14th in 13:25.

In the 6k Senior Ladies race, first home for Lytham St Annes was Joanna Goorney in 7th place overall in 24:32 and 1st Vet 45.  Not far behind was Layla Foley in 24:53 and 11th overall, also finishing an excellent 2nd in the under 20 category.  Layla has had an excellent season, improving at each race.  Mel Koth was 37th in 27:46, Dawn Bloor was 76th in 30:43, Julia Rolfe was 96th in 32:16, Pam Hardman was 101st in 33:20, Sylvia Gittins in 118th in 35:56 and Pam Binns was 126th in 37:11.  There were 142 finishers.  The ladies team finished 4th overall, the vet 35 team finished 6th, the vet 45 team finished 5th and the vet 55 team were first. 

Lytham St Annes Men's Team

The Senior Men's course took 4 large laps of the park totalling 10k.  Neil Tate was first home for LSARRC  finishing in 76th place in 40:29.  Terry Hellings was 134th in 44:42, Colin Laidlaw was 154th in 46:16, Mark Selby was 163rd in 47:38 and Oliver Hirsh, making his cross country debut was 176th in 50:12.  Unfortunately, there were only 5 runners, 6 being required for a team position.

The annual Central Lancashire 5k was held at Leverhulme Park, Bolton on Sunday morning.  The race organised by Bolton United Harriers took in a slightly revised course from previous years but was still very enjoyable and held in perfect calm conditions.  Joanna Goorney was 51st  and 1st lady in 19:56 whilst Barbara Holmes was 136th and 3rd vet 55 in 22:41.

Barbara Holmes and Joanna Goorney
at the Central Lancashire 5k

The Valentine's Weekend 10k Duet was held up in Lancaster over the weekend and Peter Cruse completed the race on Sunday.  Peter finished in 5th place and was 1st vet 50 in 37:42.  There were 127 runners.

Pam Hardman and Rebecca Willetts ran the Muddy Shoes 5 miler starting from Caldervale Village Hall completeing the course in about an hour.  It was a beautiful sunny, still day for running, and the dry weather meant the undulating course through Caldervale fields wasn't too muddy, but still somebody managed lose a shoe!  Great pie and peas were enjoyed by all in the Village Hall afterwards.

On Saturday morning, Mark Willett ran the Ceurden Valley Parkrun.  It was the first time that he had done this particular Parkrun and finished in 8th place in at time of 21:19.

Felicity Wolohan did the Village Bakery Half Marathon in Wrexham on Sunday.  She completed the course in 1.42.40 just outside her PB. It was a very fast field being a fast and flat course and also incorporating the North Wales Half Marathon championship.  Felicity was pretty happy with 40th female and 273rd overall.