LSARRC News 22th January 2019

Lytham runners complete half marathons over the weekend.

On Sunday 20th January Melainie Koth and Ian Tate completed the 4 villages half marathon in Helsby.  The course was completely on closed roads.  The weather was perfect for running and there was great support all the way around with lots of scout groups handing water and sweets out.  Koth ran 3 minutes faster than she did in 2011 and finished in a time of 1:31:21, coming 247th overall and 26th lady and 5th V45.  Ian Tate managed the course in 1:37:01 coming 405th overall, 360th ae and 65th V40.

Also, on Sunday several Lytham members ran the Inskip half marathon. First was Chris McCarthy coming 10th in 76:33. Second home was Andrew Draper in 78:42 for 15th.  Next was Thomas Howarth in 82:06 for 25th, all of who ran a seasons best.  Jennifer Hill and Michelle Chadwick both ran 99:54 coming 89th and 90th respectively and both ran a seasons best.

At the Lytham parkrun on Saturday 19th January Lytham had 29 club members take part.  The first 4 finishers were from LSARRC.  Andrew Draper was first to finish in 18:14, one second later Paul Veevers completed the course.  Alistair Leivers and Andy Unsworth were 3rd and 4th respectively with only 3 seconds between them.  Chris Bowker, Claire Markham., Clemmie Tierney and Sylvia Gittins.

With no local races Lytham St Anne’s RRC junior athletes were out in force at the weekend at both Lytham Hall parkrun and Park View Junior parkrun and produced some excellent performances.

Lytham Hall parkrun

15-year-old Maddy Markham very well to finish 9th overall and was not only first of the Lytham juniors to finish but also first in her age group (JW11-15) and first female achieving a personal best time of 20:02 making her the 3rd quickest in her age group since Lytham parkrun began over 3 years ago.  Next home for Lytham was 13-year-old Sophie Bohannon 13th overall in 20:20, second female and 1st in her JW11-14 age group.  Ben Gregson 15th in 20:45 was not far behind and finished 1st in his JM11-15 age group.  Oliver Thomson ran very well to achieve a personal best time of 21:36 to finish 24th (1st JM11-14).  Finlay Hughes finished 75th overall in a time of 25:04 and 1st in his JM10 age group. Clemmie Tierney’s hard work in training is reaping rewards with Clemmie running her 4th personal best time in 5 weeks to finish 87th in 25:47 comfortably achieving her sub 26 minute target.   Francis Morrison ran his quickest time for five weeks finishing 91st in 25:59 and 3rd in his JM11-14 age group.   

Full Results
Andrew Draper 18:14 (1st), Paul Veevers 18:15 (2nd), Alistair Leivers 18:28 (3rd), Andy Unsworth 18:31 (4th), Maddy Markham 20:02 (9th overall, 1st female), Ross McKelvie 20:03 (10th), Sophie Bohannon 20:20 (13th overall, 2nd female), Ben Gregson 20:45 (15th), Chris Bowker 21:06 (19th), Darran Ames 21:15 (22nd),  Oliver Thomson 21:36 (24th), Jennifer Hill 21:52 (27th overall, 5th female), Claire Markham 23:30 (42nd overall, 7th female), G Browne 23:48 (45th), Kathy Gaunt 24:56 (70th), Jason Sheridn 24:59 (71st), Finlay Hughes 25:04 (75th), Mark Hughes 25:05 (76th), Clemmie Tierney 25:47 (87th), Terry Hellings 25:57 (90th), Francis Morrison 25:59 (91st), Adrian Sargent 26:48 (104th), Pamela Binns 28:09 (132nd), Maria Tierney 28:50 (146th), Sue Henry 29:30 (161st), Sylvia Gittins 29:42 (163rd), Bob Clough 29:57 (166th), Jeremy McCandless 31:45 (179th), and Gillian Oliver 34:32 (208th).

Susan Samme impressed at the Stanley Park parkrun, in Blackpool.  She finished in a time of 20:50, the first female to finish and coming 8th overall.  Joanna Goorney was also the first female to finish the Lancaster parkrun in 21:40.

At the kew Woods parkrun in Southport Graham Webster finished 10th in 22:18. James Buckley also completed the Preston parkrun in 24:08.

In Sunday’s Park View Junior parkrun Jayden Richardson led the way home finishing 1st for the 3rd consecutive week in 7:49 just holding off the fast finishing Charlie Ormerod finishing 2nd and just 1 second behind Jayden in 7:50.  Archie Belfield was next over the finish line for Lytham finishing 6th in 8:35.  Finlay Hughes in his 2nd parkrun of the weekend finished 7th in 8:50 with the rapidly improving Max Walker just 1 second behind running a personal best time of 8:51.  James McAfee ran well to finish 33rd also in a personal best time of 11:43.  Eleanor Collinge 43rd in 12:15 and Joshua McAfee 68th in 16:06 completed the Lytham contingent.