LSARRC News 9th February 2016

Zane Seddon

 Three members of Lytham St. Annes RRC's junior section represented their schools at the Lancashire Schools' Cross-Country Championships at Witton Park, Blackburn on Saturday. With the trails from last week's Northern Championships still in evidence and a week's more rain adding to the mud, it was a tough challenge for the youngsters.

Ella Moulding

In the Intermediate Girls race,  Ella Moulding representing Fylde Schools, finished second taking the  individual silver medal in 7:39 for 3.9k, 4 seconds behind the winner, and was selected to represent Fylde at the English Schools Championships in March.  Zane Seddon also representing Fylde schools and Simon Holt representing Wyre schools both ran in the boys Year 7 race. On the 2k one lap course, Zane finished 3rd overall in 9:08 and succeeded in being the  first counter for the Fylde Y7 team that came fourth just outside the medals.  He also took an individual bronze medal and gained selection to the final of English Schools.  Simon Holt finished 68th in 11:40.

With a weekends break between senior cross country fixtures, there were few local races around, the closest being in Blackburn for the Winter Warmer 10k organised by Blackburn Road Runners.  Sylvia Gittins was the club's sole representative for the race which starts on the track in Witton Park then follows an undulating course that takes in the stunning scenery over Pleasington.  The race was won by Rob Danson of  Wesham Road Runners in a time of 33:45 whilst junior Elizabeth Greenwood off Blackburn Harriers was 1st lady.  Sylvia finished just over the hour in 1:00:10 in 321st place and 2nd vet 70.  There were 440 finishers

Jeremy McCandless and fastest dog on the course, Ella

 Despite the wet conditions on Saturday morning, the Lytham Hall parkrun still attracted 155 participant and luckily the rain temporarily stopped for the duration of the race.  First home for the 4 and half lap 5km course was Simon Croft of Fylde Coast Runners.  There were some excellent runs from LSARRC runners with many recording PBs for the course.  Andy Draper was first home for the club in a new PB for the course of 18:45 in 5th place.  Joanna Goorney was first lady in 7th place in 20:12 closely followed by Mark Selby in 8th place and 20:14.  Sue Samme was second lady in 20:38 knocking 20 seconds off her PB and recording an age grade of 84.48% which is excellent.  Graham Webster was 14th in  21:11, Neil Bayntun-Roberts was 19th in 21:53, Colin Laidlaw was 33rd in 24:41 in his first time at the Lytham Hall parkrun and Roy Stevens was 35th in 24:44.  There were also PBs for the course for Claire England in 37th place and a time of  24:47, Greg Oulton in  67th place and 27:32 and Bob Clough in 68th place and 27:35.  Jeremy McCandless with his dog Ella also recorded a PB of 29:19 in 82nd place along with Graham Young in  85th place and a time of 29:34.

Neil Bayntun-Roberts

There were also 2 juniors member of the club taking part in the parkrun.  10 year old Charlie Ormerod ran an incredible 20:53 in his first ever parkrun to finish 12th whilst Francis Morrison knocked over half a minute off his PB for the course to finish in 44th place with a time of 25:40.

Francis Morrison