Due to the weather Lytham Parkrun was not on this weekend, although this didn’t stop Lytham Road Runners from running over the weekend. Liz Abbott was the first female back for the Blackpool parkrun in 17:44. Andrew Draper was third in 17:59, Jennifer Hill in 22:04, Neil Tate in 22:35 and James Buckley in 22:44. Morgan Pritchard was next back in 23:08, Claire Markham in 24:01, Jason Sheridan in 26:52, Michelle Sheridan in 34:26 and Sue Henry in 40:04.
Lytham St Annes RRC athletes Ross McKelvie, Pam Hardman and Terry Hellings made their way to Lancaster on Saturday to represent Lytham in the 3-1-5 Winter 5k. The course is a fast, flat out and back course run on a cycle path following the river Lune. First home for Lytham was Ross McKelvie running well to take 6th place in a time of 17:44. Terry Hellings finished in 19th overall and 1st in his MV65 age category with Pam Hardman taking 24th place in a time of 24:26 and also finishing 1st in her FV60 age category.
A record five junior athletes from Lytham St Annes RRC were selected to represent Fylde in the Lancashire Schools Cross Country Championships held at Witton Park, Blackburn on Saturday February 2nd.
In the junior girls race for years 8 and 9 Sophie Bohannon ran well to finish 6th overall, first home for Fylde and 1st of the year 8 girls to earn herself selection to represent Lancashire Schools in the English Schools Cross Country Championships. Brogan Murphy also ran in the junior girls’ race finishing 30th in 15:27 and fourth home for Fylde and helping them into 5th place.
In the Intermediate girls race Maddy Markham was second home for Fylde and finished strongly to take 11th place overall in 16:15 earning a reserve spot for the Lancashire team in the National finals. Lytham had two representatives in the year 7 boys race with Charlie Ormerod third home for Fylde finishing 27th overall in 9:06 and helping Fylde into fourth place. Oliver Thomson was not far behind finishing 55th in 9:37.
Fifteen junior Lytham athletes returned to Witton Park on Sunday for the Blackburn Winter Warmer 2k Fun Run. Jayden Richardson was first home for Lytham in a time of 8:14 and 2nd place in the 8-10 age category. Finlay Hughes 14th in 8:29 and Max Walker 19th in 8:47 were next home for Lytham taking 4th and 6th in the 8-10 age category. Lewis Bentley just out sprinted Archie Belfield to finish 20th in 8:47 with Archie 22nd in 8:51. Eric Wrigley completed the Lytham boys contingent finishing 25th in 9:08. Clemmie Tierney was the first of the Lytham junior girls finishing 35th overall in 9:29. Also competing for Lytham were Leoma Gill (56th in 10.23), Ella Wiseman (65th in 10:52), Kiefer Richardson (94th in 11:42) and Rosa Gill (97th in 12:06).
Just 3 Lytham athletes ran the Park View junior parkrun with new member Freddie Markham first home for Lytham in 5th place and a new personal best time of 9:02. Joshua McAfee and Sophie Tate finished 45th and 46th in 15:38 and 15:41 respectively.
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