LSARRC News 26th February 2019

Graham Webster shines at the English Masters AC indoor athletic championships and Terry Hellings runs an impressive 10K at Oulton Park.

LSARRC at Stanley Park 10k

The English Masters AC held their inter area indoor athletic championships at Lee Valley Athletic Centre, London this weekend. This event attracts some of the best veteran athletes (anyone over 35) in England.  Lytham's Graham Webster was representing Northern Masters AC.  Webster's first race was the M60 800m where he finished 5th in a time of 2;42.92.  Webster also competed in the M60 3000m where he finished 11th in a time of 12:02.71

Also, over the weekend Terry Hellings and Greg Oulton made their way through the fog to Oulton Park in Cheshire to run around the motorcycling race track.

Terry chose the 10k, finishing in 44:37, just 7 seconds outside club diamond standard for a Vet 65. He was first V60+, finishing 26th overall.

Greg Oulton on home turf!

Greg Oulton chose the half marathon, finishing 180th in 1:58:30, his fastest time since setting a pb back in April 2015 and his 3rd fastest time ever.

Running around the 2.2m track, Terry had to complete just under 3 laps and Greg had to complete 6. With heavy fog clouding the ground the entire race it was impossible to gauge where you were on the course, see most of the other runners or take in any scenery, but it did mean the damp air kept them cool and there was no sun beating down to sap their energy. A slightly lumpy course, there was a short, sharp shock of a killer climb right at the end of each lap to slow them, with plenty other climbs elsewhere.

As usual several club runners attended parkruns. The Cuerden Valley parkrun was attended by Julie Wiseman, Sue Henry and Michelle Sheridan who all ran well.  At the knocknacarra parkrun G Browne tan 25:36.   At the Lytham parkrun Paul Veevers impressed coming 1st in a time of 18:04, with Andrew Draper in 3rd in 18:48.  Michelle Hook was 2nd female in 20:42, and Darran Ames finished the course in 21:10 for 15th.  Kev Murray was 38th in 23:12, other runners included, Jennifer Hill 23:50, Jason Sheridan 24:02, Adrian Sargent 26:21, Kirsten Burnett 28:18, Bob Clough 28:30, Susan Hawitt 28:52, Claire England 28:53, Pamela Binns 29:04, Sylvia Gittins 30:13, Graham Young 32:44 and Jeremy McCandless 34:54

Junior News

In excellent running conditions six junior athletes from Lytham St Anne’s RRC made their way to Lytham Hall for the Lytham parkrun on Saturday.  Fifteen-year-old Maddy Markham ran excellently and was first of the Lytham juniors home finishing in a time of 20:16 to take 10th place overall from 255 runners and 1st female.  Ben Gregson was next of the Lytham juniors finishing 1st in his JM11-15 category and 22nd overall in a time of 22:10 just out sprinting team mate Morgan Pritchard who finished 1 second behind in a time of 22:11 for 23rd place overall.  Oliver Thomson was next home in 26th place in a time of 22:18.  At the age of just 10 Eric Wrigley was taking part in his 50th parkrun and ran well to finish 39th in a time of 23:20.  11 year old Clemmie Tierney continued her good recent form to achieve her second personal best time in 4 weeks finishing in 25:34 for 79th place and 2nd in her age category of JW11-14.

 

 Sunday’s junior parkrun on Park View saw 7 Lytham juniors take part.  10-year-old Jayden Richardson was first home for Lytham juniors finishing 2nd overall in 7:39 for the 2k run.  Oliver Thomson in his second parkrun of the weekend was next home for Lytham in a new personal best time of 8:18 for 3rd place overall.  Next home for Lytham was Archie Belfield finishing 7th in a time of 8:39 with Joe Alker 9th in 8:47.  Freddie Markham finished in a time of 9:54 for 20th position.  Evie Alker ran well for a new personal best time of 11:00 for 31st place with James McAfee the last of the Lytham contingent finishing 60th in 12:49.