Lytham All Stars Report 26/11/18

 

It has been a busy weekend for the junior squad from Lytham St Annes  Road Running Club.  Main event of the weekend was the second fixture in The Mid Lancs. Cross Country League where Lytham had 16 athletes.  The fixture was incorporated into the British Athletics Cross Challenge held at Sefton Park, Liverpool which acts as a selection race for the British team for the European Cross Country Championships and consequently attracts some of the best athletes in the country.

First race of the day was the under 11 boys where Lytham had 5 representatives.  First home for Lytham was Eric Wrigley finishing the 2500m race in a time of 8:01 for 35th position.  Lewis Bentley (8:10, 44th), Archie Bellfield (8:15, 49th) and Finlay Hughes (8:23, 59th) were close behind.  Curtis Da’Vols in his first race for Lytham finished in 89th in a time of 10:16 with the team finishing in 10th place.  The Lytham under 11 girls were also well represented finishing as 13th team.  First home for Lytham was Clemmie Tierney in 43rd place with a time of 9:15 just out sprinting team mate Isabel Tuck (9:16, 44th).  Also competing for Lytham were Ellie Francis (51st in 9:30), Leoma Gill (59th in 9:47),
Ella Wiseman (67th in 10:52) and Rosa Gill (68th in 11:07).  In a very competitive close fought under 13 girls race Sophie Bohannon finished 5th in a time of 12:01 for the 3000m race.   Oliver Thomson was Lytham’s only representative in the under 13 boys race and finished 48th in a time of 13::05 for 3000m.  Maddy Markham in her first cross country event for the club ran well to finish 14th in 12:16 for the 3000m race.  The 3000m under 15 boys was the last race including Lytham juniors.  Louis Eunson finished 42nd in 11:49 with Ben Gregson also in his first ever cross country race for the club finishing 59th in 13:02.

Saturday also saw 8 year Max Walker in only his second biathlon competing in the national final of the British Biathlon Championships in Leeds.  The extra training Max has been putting with his coaches at Blackpool Aquatics and at Lytham St Annes Road Runners paid off as he achieved huge personal bests in his 50m swim (49.02s) and 400m run (86:21s) taking 17th place overall.

On Sunday two Lytham juniors took part in a 1 mile Fun Run in Moor Park, Preston.  Lewis Bentley finished comfortably first in a time of 5m 27s with Ella Wiseman 3rd overall and first female in 6m 47s.

With many Lytham juniors busy elsewhere just 3 Lytham Athletes competed in the Park View junior parkrun.  Jayden Richardson finished 2nd 7:59 with James McAfee (32nd in 13:59) and Joshua McAfee (36th in 15:24) also running.

LSARRC News 27th November 2018

Lytham Ladies impress at the mid-Lancashire Cross Country in Sefton.

LSARRC ladies' team at Liverpool XC

On Saturday 24th November 2018 the British Athletics Cross Challenge took place, which also included, within the race, the 2nd fixture of the mid-Lancashire cross country league.    The venue was Sefton Park, Liverpool.  The weather was perfect, dry and not too cold not like in previous years.  Several senior and junior athletes from Lytham took part.

One of the highlights was the performance of the Ladies team who manged to secure 4th team place overall, 1st team in the V35 category and 1st V45.  Lytham lady, Liz Abbot led the way finishing 6th overall (2nd L35) in a marvellous time of 29:01.  Catherine Carrdus was 16th overall and 2nd L45 in 32:32. Joanna Goorney also impressed with a tie of 33:30 and claimed 3rd overall spot in the L45 category.  Melanie Koth ran well and finished the course in 34:31 coming 5th in her respective age category and Claire Markham completed the Lytham Ladies team, running the course in 41:28.  Full Results:6th LizAbbotL35/2  29:01 (first XC), 16th Catherine carrdus L45/2 32:32, 21st Joanna Goorney L45/3 33:30, 28th Melanie Koth  L45/5. 34:31 and 106th Claire Markham L45/27. 41:28.

LSARRC men's team at Liverpool XC

Eight men represented Lytham in the senior division.  Joe Greenwood was the first to finish, coming 53rd in 34:48.  Next was Thomas Howarth in 36:54 for 100th overall position, next 101st was Neil Tate 3 seconds behind Howarth in 36:57.  Other Results included:  Jonathon Tuck 37:16 (110th), Graham Webster 42:18 (228th), Terry Hellings 43:24, Mark Hughes 45:16 27snd, and Greg Oulton 53:30 for 316th overall position.

Lytham was also well represented in the junior section.  The highlights were Sophie Bohannon coming 5th in the girls under 13 race in a time of 12:01 and Maddy Markham came 14th in 12:16 (first xc) .  9girls represented the club in the under 11 girls race they were Clemmie Tierney in 9:15 for 43rd, Isabel Tuck 44th in 9:16, Elli Francis 9.30 for 51st and Leoma Gill in 9:47 for 51st, 59th position went to Leoma Gill in 9:47, Ella Wiseman 67th in 10:52 and Rosa Gill 68th in 11:07.

In the under 11 boys the results were 35th Eric Wrigley 8:01,44th Lewis Bentley 8.10,49th Archie Belfield 8:15 59th, Finlay Hughes 8:23 89th and Curtis Da’Volls 10:16 (first xc).

U13 boys the only representative was 48th Oliver Thomson 13:05.  In the under 15 boys race Louis Eunson came 42nd in 11:49 and Ben Gregson was 59th in 13:02 which was his first cross country race.

Also, on Saturday 24th November, thirteen club members took the short trip over to Wesham to join a total of 491 participants in one of the North West’s oldest continually running 10k road races.  In more pleasant conditions than previous years, the slightly undulating course took runners around the lanes of Salwick and Lea Town.  First back for the club was Andy Unsworth in 37:32 (p14 and 4th V45), followed by Darran Ames in 42:41 (p59 and 6th V40) who set a new 27s PB around the course.  James Hartley was third junior male back 44:07 (p79).

Full results: P14 Andy Unsworth 37:32, P59 Darran Ames 42:41, P79 James Hartley 44:07, P91 Alan Elstone 44:43, P114 Dez Appleton 46:15, P135 Kev Murray 47:36, P174 Lewis McAfee 49:43, P185 Kathy Gaunt 50:22, P205 Adrian Sargent 51:23, P318 Laura Byrne 57:06, P319 Jacqui Murray 57:06, P397 Ruth Bye 62:40, andP466 Sarah Bagshaw 73:24.

At the Lytham Hall parkrun there weren’t as many Lytham club members completing the course because of the cross-country fixtures and a local 1oK race however Gavin Stanfield and David Dunn gained new personal best performances.  Neil Bayntun-Roberts was the first to finish for 4th position overall in 20:23 for 4th.  Gavin Stanfield was 7th in 21:19 and David Dunn 15th in 22:16. Other results included:  Susan Hawitt 24:20 40th, Jason Sheridan 26:37 69th, Pamela Binns 29:16 97th, Sylvia Gittins 30:26 106th, Sue Henry 30:33 107th, Paula McCandless 30:54 112th, Jeremy McCandless 30:55 113th, Robert Parker 34:57 131st and Julie Wiseman 31:51 for 160th.

Julia Rolfe of Lytham attended at the Cassiobury parkrun and ran the course in 26:37 and at the Knocknacarra parkrun G Browne ran the course in 23:24. Ian Tate travelled to the Pennington Flash parkrun and was 15th in 22:08.

Sunday saw the junior parkrun take place in Lytham.  Jayden Richardson was first home in 7:59 for 2nd, and James and Joshua McAfee also completed the course.

LSARRC News 20th November 2018

Liz Abbott smashes 12-year-old record.

Liz Abbott at the Preston 10 Mile Road Road

LSARR were represented by 10 members at the 37th Preston 10-mile road race on Sunday 18th November.  Almost perfect, albeit a slightly chilly running conditions greeted the 508 runners for the fast and flat 2-lap course around Hutton.  Andy Draper was first club runner back in 14th position with a time of 57:32. Liz Abbott was second back for the club in 28th, completing the course in 59:30.  By doing so, Abbott broke a long-standing club record, knocking 1:17 off Sue Samme’s 12-year-old record, set at the same race back in 2006.  Furthermore, Abbot was first lady back, Lancashire Champion and Lancashire FV35 Champion.  Further down the field, Darran Ames was paced round by Ross McKelvie to achieve a sub-70min PB.  Results:  P14 Andrew Draper (57:32), P28 Liz Abbot (59:30), P40 Joe Greenwood (1:00:54),P53Thomas Howarth (1:02:44), P64 Alex Tate (1:03:50),P102 Catherine Carrdus (1:07:09),P146 Darran Ames (1:09:58), P147 Ross McKelvie (1:09:58),P222 Chris Bowker (1:17:03),P370 Greg Oulton (1:29:19).

Saturday saw the 35th running of the very popular Tour of Pendle Fell Race. The route starts in Barley and takes a meandering route over and around Pendle Hill managing to cover 16.8 miles and 4800 feet of ascent.  Although mainly blue skies, a strong easterly wind added to the fun in the tough second half.  Joanna Goorney and Debbie Cooper were both in action. Joanna was 258th in 3:33:22 and Debbie was 347th in 3:51:00.

On Sunday Elfyn Gittins ran the Conway Half Marathon, completing the course in 2:25:56, coming 3rd in the over 70 category.  Also, Heidi Haigh Ran 2 days of hell of a hill marathon. 1st lady finisher both days 5.12 Wednesday time 4.49 Sunday. 4000 ft of climbing each day.

As usual several LSARRC members completed parkruns, with Lytham Hall parkrun not going ahead several runners attended the Blackpool parkrun at Stanley Park.  Ross McKelvie was first home for the club, and second overall in 20:45.  Maddy Markham was the 1st female, 7th overall in 20:45, Neil Tate 19th in 21:45.  Other Results:  Gavin Stanfield 21:54 (24th), Lewis McAffee 23:51 (53rd), Jennifer Hill 23:58 (66th), Stephen Tate 24:21 (66th), Claire Markham 24:40 (77th), Adrian Sargent 25:54 (95th), Greg Oulton 26:19 (106th), Bob Clough 29:11 (144th), Jeremy McCandless 29:59 (162nd).

At the Fleetwood parkrun Terry Hellings was 11th in 22:03, Kev Murray was next in 23:09, Jacqui Murray 26:34 and Laura Byrne 27:45.  Rebecca Willetts ran the Lancaster parkrun in just over 30 minutes.  Alistair Leivers ran the Lancaster parkrun in an impressive 19:19 for 13th position.

Three LSARRC members ran the Preston parkrun Kirsten Burnett (25:27), Julie Wiseman (30:47) and Michelle Sheridan (36:12).

Six juniors completed the junior parkrun which is held on Sunday in Lytham.  Jayden Richardson was first home in 7:48 for first position overall.  Archie Belfield was 3rd in 8:31.  Next was Clemmie Tierney in 9:24 for 7th overall and 1st female.  Other finishes included: Leoma Gill, James and Joshua McAffee.

LSARRC News 13th November 2018

Toft breaks 10K club record at Arley Hall.

At the Arley Hall 10K in Cheshire on Saturday Mike Toft shaved 4 seconds off the previous Senior Men’s 10K record, finishing in 33:45.  Graham Webster also impressed with a finish time of 43:11, the first V65, coming 205th overall out of 1347 runners.  Other runners who attended the event were Catherine Carrudus and Tom Howarth.

LSARRC at Windmill 10k

The Windmill 10k took place on Sunday, a local race starting with a moving 2-minute silence beside Lytham Windmill. The race is a fast and flat one and with great weather conditions saw some excellent performances from club runners.

Andrew Draper ran exceptionally well to finish 5th in a time of 35:18:17. Paul Veevers wasn’t far behind in 13th in a time of 38:11:66.  Neil Tate of Lytham came 28th in 40:42:92.  James Hartley ran 44:00:86 for 72nd place and Alan Elstone was 99th in 45:01:83.  James Hartley is the first junior member to complete the 10k course.

Other results included:  Mark Hughes (46:09:33, 122nd), Gerard Browne (46:21:38, 131st), Susan Hawitt (49:32:08, 22nd – first female to finish of Lytham and a new personal best time), Kathy Gaunt (50:22:59, 254th), Kirsten Burnett (50:28:54), Gill Draper (50:45:82, 273rd), Jason Sheridan (52:19:81, 273rd), Laura Byrne (56:25:01, 511th and a new pb), Ruth Wheatley (56:28:32, 514th), Louise De Gier Flood (59:39:02, 667th), Olivia Allen (1:28:45, 700th), Julie Wiseman (1:42:98, 744th), Graham Young (1:04:21, 842nd), Michelle Sheridan (1:12:05, 1061st), and Nicola Wiseman (1:14:20, 1103rd).

At the Lytham Hall parkrun on Saturday there were several runners who completed the course.  Andy Unsworth was first to finish for Lytham, coming 3rd overall in a time of 18:59.  Chris McCarthy from Lytham managed 5th overall in 19:27 followed by junior Maddy Markham who was second female, and 7th overall in 20:16.  Ross McKelvie was 8th in 20:17, followed by Ben Gregson (20:39, 10th), and Andrew Draper (20:42, 11th).  Ben Gregson, Oliver Thomson and Stephen Tate all gained new personal best times. Darran Ames was 16th, 1st VM40 in 21:01.

Other runners included:  James Buckley (21:50, 23rd), junior Oliver Thomson (21:56, 25th), Neil Tate (21:56, 26th), Kev Murray (22:54, 35th), Stephen Tate (23:25, 40th), G Browne (23:41, 47th), Finlay Hughes (24:39, 70th), Mark Hughes (24:41, 72nd), Claire Markham (24:57, 77th), Adrian Sargent (26:05, 92nd), Greg Oulton (26:31, 100th), Jacqui Murray (26:46, 107th), Pamela Binns (28:41, 140th), Jeremy McCandless (29:18, 146th), Bob Clough (29:24, 147th), Sarah Bradshaw (32:51, 179th), Claire England (32:52, 180th), Maria Tierney (35:26, 202nd), Jason Sheridan (36:57, 208th), Pamela Hardman (37:42, 211th), Michelle Sheridan (38:30, 215th), Daniella Neggiora (46:03, 223rd), Ruth Bye (46:06, 225th), Laura Byrne (01:10:29, 227th), and Julie Wiseman (1:10:30, 228th).

Paul Veevers and Rae Willougby made the short journey to Stanley Park to complete the parkrun.  Veevers ran the course in 18:49 for 3rd place.   Terry Hellings attended the Princes parkrun and came 74th in 22:35. Joanna Goorney was a tourist park runner at Hyndburn and she managed to be the first female finisher in 22:40.  Finally Alistair Leivers completed the Coventry parkrun in 18:49 for 5th.
On Sunday a number of junior completed the Lytham parkrun.  Jayden Richardson finished first in 8:02.  Archie Belfiled was 3rd in 8:43, Finlay Hughes was 4th in 8:49.  Leoma Gill ran the course in 9:53 for 10th and sister Rosa Gill managed 11:26 for 23rd.  Other runners for Lytham included Sophie Tate, James McAfee, and Joshua McAfee.

On a different note the club held its annual ballot for the London Marathon and Sue Hawitt is representing the club in 2019.  There were 7 members who met the criteria and Lauren Burnett did the draw which was recorded live at the club for members to watch.

LSARRC News 6th November 2018

The Saucony National Cross-Country Relay Championships was staged in Berry Hill Park in Mansfield on Saturday. The was the 30th year that the English Cross-Country Association have held the event at this venue and there were over one thousand teams entering the ten races.

Lytham St Anne’s Road Running Club entered a full team of four in the senior men’s event, each running a 5K leg. The event always attracts the country’s top cross-country athletes, and the bone-dry conditions led to fast times with several competitors running their legs in under 15 minutes. 

Chris Bowker, Graham Webster, Jonathan Tuck and Neil Tate ran each leg in turn with Jonathan putting in the fastest time for Lytham. Out of 153 full teams to finish Lytham’s men finished 117th , no mean feat when competing against such a high standard.

Greg Oulton and Nigel Simpkin also made the 300-mile round trip to run in an incomplete team.
Lytham results from Mansfield. A Team: Leg 1, Chris Bowker 22:19. Leg2, Graham Webster, 22:21. Leg 3 Jonathan Tuck, 18:56 and leg 4, Neil Tate 19:25. Total team time 01:23:02. Also, Greg Oulton 27:42 and Nigel Simpkin 28:13.

On Sunday 4th November three intrepid Lytham runners headed up the motorway to Keswick for the Derwentwater 10, a rather hilly ten-mile race starting in Keswick. Going clockwise round Derwentwater and with a total climb of about 800 feet, it's certainly not a pb course, but hugely enjoyable. After all the rain the night before many of the roads had streams running down them with icy cold water straight off the mountain side.  The fine rain greeted the runners for the first 4 miles and then the sky became clear, the runners getting great views of Derwentwater whilst climbing to the top.

Pam Hardman was first home for Lytham in 1:30:20 (269th, 1st FV60, a new club record), Julia Rolfe finished in 1:32:07 (284th) with Greg Oulton in 350th place in 1:39:13.

Also, on Sunday it was the “35th through the villages” race, a very rural and tough 8.5miles around/ through the villages of wheelton, Brinscall and Abby village with some brutal inclines/ hills to test the stamina of the runners.
Perfect weather and great support around the course helped immensely to tackle the hills.

Melanie Koth and junior James Hartley represented Lytham.

Melanie Koth finished 51st overall, 4th lady and first V45 in a time of 59:47 (a course PB).

James Hartley finished 131st overall, 115th male and 2nd Junior Male in a time of 1:07:58.

Over the weekend several Lytham members completed parkruns around the country.  At the Lytham Hall Park parkrun Andrew Draper was first home securing 3rd place in 18:18 and Paul Veevers a second later for 4th.  Alex Tate was 7th in 19:14. Jennifer Hill was first female in 21:59 and junior Oliver Thomson impressed with a new pb of 22:16 for 31st spot.  Other Results included:  Neil Bayntun-Roberts 21:09 (16th), Darran Ames 21:11 (17th), James Buckley 21:24 (21st), Ben Gregson 21:55 (27th), G Browne 22:49 (39th), Gill Draper 24:03 (56th), Adrian Sargent 26:36 (100th), Laura Byrne 27:50 (112th), Bob Clough 27:53 (115th), Jeremy McCandless 27:56 (116th), Rebecca Willetts 28:44 (138th), Karen Lanigan 29:52 (156th), Graham Young 30:20 (167th), Julie Wiseman 30:29 (168th), Michelle Sheridan 34:44 (197th) and Kirsten Burnett 45:08 (219th).

At the Blackpool parkrun Andy Unsworth was 3ed in 18:49. Other attendees from Lytham were junior Clemmie Tierney, Pamela Binns and Maria Tierney.  Liz Abbott was the second female at the Preston parkrun and at the Basildon parkrun Terry Hellings was 17th.

Morgan Pritchard attended a parkrun whilst on holiday in America and attended the Clermont Waterfront parkun and finished the course in 24:09.

At the junior parkrun on Sunday Jayden Richardson was second, next home for the club was Archie Belfield who was 3rd and Finlay Hughes 6th.  Clemmie Tierney was first female and Sophie Tate also completed the course.