LSARRC News 6th September 2107

Terry Hellings and Charlotte Thomson at Lytham Hall parkrun

At the Lytham Hall parkrun held on Saturday 2nd September LSARRC secured the first 3 spots, with Andrew Draper, Jo Greenwood and Paul Veevers.  All 3 ran under 18 minutes and the competition for the first two spots was hotly contested making the dual a very entertaining watch.   The Lytham ladies not to be overshadowed also gained the first 3 female spots and three pb’s with Gill Draper, Jennifer Hill and Emily Balshaw.  Altogether 28 Lytham runners completed the course, 5 achieved pb’s and 6 reached their 50th run milestone.


Results:  Andrew Draper (17:24), Joe Greenwood (17:33), Paul Veevers (17:41), Mark Selby (19:45), Gill Draper (20:54), Mark Hughes (20:52), Jennifer Hill (21:01), Morgan Pritchard (21:12), Emily Balshaw (21:20), Darran Ames (21:31), Sophie Bohannon (21:44), Chris Bowker (22:08). G Browne (22:35), Neil Tate (22:51), Robert Parker (24:19), Eric Wrigley (24:27), Lucy Bohannon (26:12), Claire England (26:22), Jacqui Murray (27:15), Laura Byrne (29:37), Jake Balshaw (29:42), Ian Balshaw (29:43), Charlotte Thomson (29:56), Terry Hellings (29:57), Jeremey McCandless (32:19), Michelle Sheridan (33:16), and Sarah Bagshaw (35:49).

Gill Draper followed by Jennifer Hill

Catherine Carrdus completed the Preston parkrun on Saturday and was the first female home in 19:36. Rebecca Willets ran Highbury Fields in 27:26, Ian Tate Warrington in 21:09 and Graham Webster was at Exeter Riverside, finishing the 5k in 20:56

Paul Veevers at Lytham Hall parkrun

On Sunday in the Golden Ball 20-mile race Felicity Wolohan smashed her pb by a full nine minutes with a time of 2:21:41. Held on a network of paths around the Lancaster area, the course is fast and flat and runners use these races when building up to a marathon. Mike Toft also represented the club, finishing fifth with an excellent time of 2:01:43 while Felicity was the 22nd overall and the second lady.

Morgan Pritchard at Park View junior parkrun

On Sunday 3rd September 12 Lytham juniors completed the 2k parkrun at Park View in Lytham.   Morgan Pritchard finished 6th in 8:15, closely followed by Eric Wrigley in 8:19.   They were joined by Finlay Hughes (8:38), Billy Breakell (9:19), Charlotte Thomson (9:39), Jayden Richardson (9:47), Holly Anderson (9:48), Charlotte Fisher (10:20), Lucy Whiteside (10:38), Jack Greaves (10:39), Reef Breakell (11:52) and Sophie Tate (14:32).

Also on Sunday 4 Lytham members ran the scenic and undulating Garstang half marathon.  Alex Tate was 13th in 1:26 and Ian 50th in 1:38. Jacqui Murray and Kirsten Burnett also ran the race as a warm up to the Great North run in 2:11.  The runners will have been glad of the gentle drizzle through the steeper sections of the course.

The fifth race of the club’s annual handicap competition took place on Thursday with 28 members racing the 4.3-mile summer course. Twelve earned extra points for personal or season best times, while Andy Draper and Paul Veevers entered the men’s all-time top twenty list with their performances.

Paul was the winner on the night with father and son Steve and Ian Tate second and third respectively. Catherine Carrdus was the first lady back, with a pb of just fourteen seconds off the ladies’ course record. Bob Clough still leads the field with seven races to go but his lead has been cut to just nine points.