LSARRC News 2nd October 2018

Liz Abbott dazzles at Preston 10 k to finish 2nd female.
Paul Veevers and Liz Abbott ran the City of Preston 10k on Sunday. Paul finished in 22nd position with a time of 39:27, and Liz ran exceptionally well and was 12th overall and 2nd female in a time of 37:20, a tremendous achievement.

A large event starting and finishing on closed roads in Preston city centre. Taking in Avenham Park and including one or two hills!

LSARRC pacers at the Lytham Hall parkrun

At the Lytham Hall Park run on Saturday saw Chris McCarthy finishing first in a great time of 17:19. Joe Greenwood wasn’t far behind in 3rd spot.  The two top spots for the females went to Sophie Bohannon and Maddy Markham both juniors, who battled it out and were only separated by 1 second.  Lots of Lytham Club runners also acted at pacers for the 5k run.

Full Results:  Chris McCarthy 17:19 (1st), Joe Greenwood 18:30 (3rd), Andrew Draper 18:36 (5th), Ross McKelvie 20:02 (9th), Sophie Bohannon 20:02 (10th overall, and 1st female), Maddy Markham 20:03 (11th overall, 2nd female), Neil Bayntun-Roberts 20:25 (13th), Morgan Pritchard 21:12 (19th), Darran Ames 21:18 (20th), Jennifer Hill 22:02 (27th, 5th female), Neil Tate 22:0s (28th), Oliver Thomson 22:17 (31st), James Buckley 22:22 (34th), Mark Hughes 22:27 (36th), Alan Elstone 23:12 (46th), Kev Murray 23:54 (55th), Claire Markham 23:59 (56th), Gill Draper 24:02 (58th), Clemmie Tierney 27:05 (104th), Laura Byrne 27:17 (109th), G Browne 27:33 (112th), Pamela Binns 28:22 (122nd), Jacqui Murray 29:08 (134th), Karen Lanigan 29:25 (134th), Maria Tierney 29:38 (136th), Ruth Bye 30:27 (150th), Graham Young 32:12 (174th), Julie Wiseman 33:51 (183rd), Sarah Bagshaw 33:57 (184th), Jeremy McCandless 35:11 (196th), Paula McCandless 35:24 (197th), Jason Sheridan 36:55 (210th) and Gavin Stansfield 40:45 (volunteer/tail walker).

Lots of Lytham club members were parkrun tourists around the country.  Graham Webster attended the Old Deer parkrun near Richmond and came 15th, first male v65 in a time of 21:20 on a flat all grass 3 lap course.  Alistair Leivers ran the Coventry parkrun and was 5th overall in a time of 18:43. Ian Tate was a tourist at the Warrington parkrun can completed the course in 21:11 for 41st position overall.  A regular at the Princes parkrun in Liverpool, Felicity Wolohan was 1st female to finish in 21:11.  At the Fountains Abbey pakrun Roy Stevens ran 26:54, and more locally Joanna Goorney was first female at the Blackpool parkrun in 20:33.

On Sunday several Lytham juniors attended the junior parkrun, Morgan Pritchard was first in a time of 7:37. Jayden Richardson was 3rd in 8:20 and with 8:51 Eric Wrigley was 6th.  Rosa Gill ran a new personal best time of 10:44.