Success for Graham Webster of Lytham at the World Masters.
With over 8200 athletes from all over the world descending on Malaga in Spain for the World Masters Athletics Track and Field competition, it was always going to be a challenge.
Graham Webster V65 took part in 5 races in total, over the 2 weeks from the beginning of September, starting with the cross country in which temperatures were high, in the 80s. Webster ran the undulating course of 8K to count as third team place to win a team bronze, even after taking a fall 2k from the finish line.
3 days later Webster competed in the V65 800m and finished in 2:41 to come 3 seconds short of qualifying for the final. Next was the 5000m race which took place in very humid conditions (84 degrees) at 9.30p.m. As there were 60 runners there were 3 finals Webster was in the fastest A race coming in 16th and 17th from 60 runners in 20:40:04.
On the last day of the competition was the half marathon which on a flat, windy course around Malaga’s roads saw over 1500-2000 runners’ race around the town, lots of runners dropped out however Webster managed to finish in 1 hour 42 minutes which meant he came 6th V65 for Great Britain.
Three hours later ester was asked by the Team Manager to compete in the 4x400m relay. With just 30 minutes to prepare Webster was asked to do the first leg and ran against USA, Poland, Germany, Australia and Spain. Coming in 5th in 74.4 seconds his team mates improved to finish 3rd, which was unexpected and a great achievement, only being beaten by USA and Germany.
Closer to home on Sunday, 16 Lytham runners taking part at the new Fairhaven Flyer 10k.
As typical it was heavy rain and very windy, but it didn’t put 267 runners off to take part.
It was a lap around Fairhaven lake before setting off towards St. Anne’s pier and running past the beach huts. Heading back to Fairhaven was running against the wind. It is a fast course.
Melanie Koth had a great run, finishing First Lady and first Lytham runner in a diamond standard time.
Results were as follows: Melanie koth 9th Overall, 1 Lady, 42:05, Darran Ames 10th OV. 42:09, C:41, Jennifer Hill 26th ov, 4th Lady, 45:27, Kev Murray 31hris Bowker 21st OV. 44st Ov, 46:24, Lewis Mcafee 32nd ov, 45:53,Ben McCabe 33rd ov, 46:54,James Buckley 38th ov, 48:09,Roy Upton 49th ov, 48:449,Gill Draper 63rd ov, 50:38,Mathew Hill 74th ov, 51:31,Susan Hawitt 77th ov, 51:44
Adrian Sargent 85th ov, 52:29, Jacqui Murray, 109th ov, 54,41,Juli Wiseman 148th ov, 58:40 and Sarah Bagshaw 199th ov, 1:05:07.
As usual lots of senior club runners and some juniors completed park runs over the weekend, with Lytham parkrun not taking place not as many runners took part. However, at the Fleetwood Promenade park run Neil Tate was 5th and at the Liverpool Parkrun Felicity Wolohan was first lady to finish the course. At the junior parkrun on Sunday Jayden Richardson and Morgan Pritchard secured the first 2 spots. With Oliver Thomson in 4th and Archie Belfield in 5th.
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