LSARRC News 23rd April 2019

Maddy Markham sets a club record at local parkrun and Lytham Ladies win the team event at Caldervale.

Sue Hawitt and Morgan Pritchard
celebrating parkrun milestones

Lytham St Annes RRC junior athletes produced some excellent performances at Saturdays Lytham Hall 5k parkrun.  First home for Lytham juniors was 15-year-old Maddy Markham smashing her previous best time by 57 seconds to finish as first female and 15th overall in a time of 19:05.  Markham’s time makes her the second fastest ever in her JW15-17 age group at Lytham parkrun and Lytham’s fastest ever junior girl.  13-year-old Sophie Bohannon ran well to finish 20th overall and 1st in her age category equalling her personal best time of 19:39 a time which also places her 2nd in the all-time list for her JW11-14 age group at Lytham Hall parkrun.  Oliver Thomson ran his 3rd consecutive personal best time finishing 27th in 20:35.  Morgan Pritchard was celebrating his 13th birthday by running his 100th parkrun in his fastest time for 8 months to finish 34th in 20:58.  Also representing Lytham were 11 year old Clemmie Tierney finishing 147th in 26:11 and Joshua McAfee finishing 296th in a new personal best of 34:50.

5 Lytham Runners ran the Caldervale 10 miler on Good Friday.  A beautiful day in the country, with lovely views but a challenging undulating course.  Enjoyable refreshments were then served in the village hall. The results were as follows:  Catherine Carradus 1.11.12. First lady, Jennifer Hill 1.21.45, Pam Hardman 1.33.26. 1st Vet 60, Neil Tate 1.09.2, and Mark Hughes 1.40.29.  The ladies won the team event.

LSARRC at the Caldervale 10

Lots of LSARRC attended parkruns.  At the Lytham Hall parkrun Alex Tate was first home and Joanna Goorney was first senior lady home. Full Results: Alex Tate 18:22 (8th), Alistair Leivers 18:55 (11th), Ross McKelvie 19:05 (14th), Joanna Goorney 19:37 (18th), Darran Ames 20:58 (35th), Lewis McAfee 21:52 (40th), Terry Hellings 22:34 (51st), Kev Murray 22:52 (55th), Jennifer Hill 22:59 (57th), Claire Markham 23:07 (59th), Stephen Tate 24:46 (98th), Vicki Richardson 25:48 (137th), Adrian Sargent 26:17 (153rd), Kirsten Burnett 26:54 (166th), Susan Hawitt 27:56 (194th), Claire England 27:57 (195th), Kathy Gaunt 27:58 (196th), Greg Oulton 28:08 (198th), Rebecca Willetts 28:19 (204th), Pamela Binns 28:19 (204th), Jacqui Murray 29:20 (226th), Karen Lanigan 29:30 (229th), Sue Henry 30:05 (240th), Sylvia Gittins 30:49 (251st), Bob Clough 34:13 (289th), Robert Parker 34:27 (293rd), James McAfee 34:50 (296th), Michelle Sheridan 35:04 (300th), Jeremy McCandless 37:55 (327th) and Maria Tierney 38:30 (330th).

Olivia Johnson Allen ran the Blackpool parkrun in 31:07 and Graham Webster attended the Old Deer parkrun and completed the course in 21:55 coming 11th overall.

Lytham were also well represented at the Park View junior parkrun on Sunday.  First home for Lytham was 10-year-old Jayden Richardson finishing 3rd in a new personal best of 7:19 for the 2k run.  Joe Alker finished 6th also in a new personal best time of 8:16 just losing out to team mate Archie Belfield who finished 5th just 1 second ahead in 8:15.  Also representing Lytham were Bobby Hastwell (9th in 8:42), Freddie Markham (16th in 9:05), Evie Alker (33rd in 10:44), Emily Wrigley (34th in 10:52), Joshua McAfee (60th in 13:49) and Sophie Tate (71st in 15:53).

LSARRC News 16th April 2019

Junior News

Junior Rebecca Fisher earns a gold for discus throw


Saturday saw Nine of Lytham St Anne’s RRC junior athletes attend Witton Park, Blackburn for the first fixture of the Mid Lancs. Track and Field League.

Star of the day for Lytham was under 15 girls Rebecca Fisher who competed very well in three events.  Rebecca won the discus with a throw of 20.97m over 5m clear of second place, picking up 7 points and smashing her personal best in the process.  Rebecca went on to finish 2nd in division 2 in both the 75m hurdles with a time of 13.8s and the high jump with a height of 1.30m earning a further 10 points.

 The first event on the track was the 100m where Lytham had 3 under 13 girls competing.  Quickest of the trio was Amara Thorpe who finished  3rd in her heat in a time of 15.4s earning 2 points for the club with Clemmie Tierney was not far behind in 15.8s for 1 point.  Also, in the under 13 race and making her first appearance on the track was Charlotte Fisher finishing 6th in her heat in a time of 16.9s.  Tierney and Thorpe went on to compete in the long jump and the 200m.  Tierney jumped very well in improve her personal best by 21cm to 3.65m for 11th place and 2 points.  Thorpe also jumped well to take 13th place with a best jump of 3.54m.  In the 200m Thorpe and Tierney 33.3s and 34.4s for 3 and 2 points respectively.  Charlotte Fisher went on to compete in her first ever hurdle race and despite hitting the penultimate hurdle managed to finish in 16.6s for 2nd place in division for 5 points.  Lytham’s only representative in the under 13 boys’ race was Finlay Hughes also making his debut on the track finishing in 16.6s and picking up 1 point for the club.

Under 15 boy Frankie Ball was tackling the 400m for the first time and ran exceptionally well to finish in 65.5s taking 2nd place in division 2 for 5 points.  Ball went one better in the 200m finishing in a personal best time of 28.3s and taking 1st place and 7 points in division 2.

Oliver Thomson was also making his track debut and ran well in the under 13 boys 1500m finishing 2nd in division 2 in a time of 5m 32s for 5 points.  Under 15 girl Brogan Murphy ran a very good tactical 800m race to finish 1st in division 2 in a time of 2m 46.6s picking up 7 points.  In her first year in the under 15 age group Sophie Bohannon ran well in a competitive race to finish 2nd in division 2 in an excellent personal best time in windy conditions of  5m 8.6s for 5 points.
Lytham filled the first 5 places in Sunday’s Park View junior parkrun.  First home was Jayden Richardson in a new personal best of 7m 28s.  Finlay Hughes in his second race of the weekend finished 2nd in 8m 8s closely followed in 3rd, 4th and 5th by Archie Belfield (8m 18s), Joe Alker (8m 28s) an James McAfee in a personal best  time of 11m 34s. Morgan Pritchard (35th in 11m 38s) and Joshua McAfee (61st in 14m 16s) also represented Lytham.

Three Lytham junior athletes ran in the Lytham Hall parkrun on Saturday with Morgan Pritchard running his 99th parkrun first home in 21m 27s for 27th place with Ben Gregson close behind in 21m 30s for 29th place.  10-year-old Freddie Markham ran well in his first 5k parkrun finishing 103rd in 26m 32s.
 
Senior news 

Julia Rolfe at the Radcliffe MT 10k

On Wednesday 10th  April Lytham’s Graham Webster returned to his preferred discipline to race in the first Northern Masters AC track meeting of the season hosted by Spenborough AC at Cleckheaton.  Webster competed in 3 events in just over 2 hours.  First event of the meeting was the 800m and Webster finished as 1st M65 in a time of 2m 50.7s.  Webster also finished as 1st M65 in the 1500m in a time of 5m 57.2s and as 2nd M65 in the 3000m in 12m 17s.

Julia Rolfe took part in the Radcliffe multi terrain 10k on Saturday.  A route that covered the trails, canal, roads and paths of Ringley, with a sharp uphill towards the finish.  Julia finished 2nd FV55 in 56.12.

Lots of LSARRC attended local parkrun and parkruns further afield.  At the Lytham parkrun first male and female spot went to Lytham runners, Hoe Greenwood and Joanna Goorney.  Other notable performances were Ross McKelvie coming 4th in 18:00 and Alistair Leivers 9th in 19:19, chased down by Neil Tate and Paul Veevers for 10th and 12th spot.  Dan Gregson and Bob Clough ran personal best times.  The Fleetwood parkrun was completed by Jennifer Hill, Jamaica Pond by Heid Haigh, John Bertenshawe completed the Blackpool parkrun, Kirsten Burnett travelled to Lancaster, Pamela Binns did the Preston park run and James Buckley completed the Pennington Flash parkrun.

Lytham Hall parkrun race director Neil Tate celebrating his 40th birthday

LSARRC News 9th April 2019

Mel Koth 1st Lady at the Darwen Half Marathon

Gavin, Mel and Jennifer at Darwen Half Marathon

Sunday 7th April was the Darwen Half Marathon, with perfect weather conditions for a challenging race.  The course has very tough hills up and down but also the most beautiful scenery. It's not a pb course with its 1500feet of climbs but the great atmosphere and support made it a great race.
3 Lytham runners took part.  Mel Koth was the first 1st lady, 17th overall, 1:32:43, 16min faster than last year and 10min course pb.  Jennifer Hill 5th lady, 70th overall, 1:44:48 and Gavin Stansfield 79th overall, 1:46:02.

Also, over the weekend, Pendle interclub fell race took place on Saturday 6th April.  Pam Hardman & Julia Rolfe were the only LSARR members to attend the event.Hardman finished in 56.05 and Rolfe 58.27.  On a beautiful spring day where better than a race on. the fells, nice & dry under foot. A hard climb then a drop down to the valley to then climb up to a steeper climb but shorter and then downhill to the end, this was not easy but enjoyable.  A bottle of the local ale for all finishers.

As usual numerous club runners completed local parkruns.  Ross McKelvie was first home at the Lytham Hall parkrun coming 2nd in 18:32. Next senior was Alistair Leivers in 19:40 for 7th.  Graham Webster ran the course in 20:37 for 11th.  Neil Bayntun-Roberts came 21st in 21:21, and next to finish was Jennifer Hill who was the second female on the day to finish in 21:32.  Other finishers included:  Kev Murray, Susan Hawitt, Claire Markham, Trevor Roberts, Matthew Holton, Pamela Binns, Jeremy McCandless, Sue Henry, Julie Wiseman, Gillian Oliver, Robert Parker and Michelle Sheridan.    Catherine Carrdus was the first female finisher at the Preston parkrun and Joanna Goorney 2nd female at the Huddersfield parkrun.

Junior news

Ten-year-old Charlotte Fisher competed in the Lancashire Schools Combined Events Championships held at Hyndburn over Saturday and Sunday.  Fisher did particularly well in the vortex howler throw taking first place with a distance of 23.59m.  Thirteen-year-old Frankie Ball was also competing on the track on Sunday at Trafford open track meeting.  Ball’s first event was the 800m where in a fast run race he finished in 4th place.  Ball went on to compete in his first ever 300m and ran very well taking the lead with 100m to go but his lack of experience over the distance meant he just got pipped on the line for first place.

As usual Lytham juniors were well represented at Lytham Hall parkrun.  First home for Lytham was 13-year-old Sophie Bohannon who ran exceptionally well finishing 6th overall and 1st female from 219 finishers in a new personal best time of 19:39. Oliver Thomson also ran a new personal best of 20:41 for 12th position overall and 1st in his JM11-14 age category.  12-year-old Morgan Pritchard, in his 98th parkrun, finished 18th in 21:11.  Also representing Lytham were Adamh Holton 37th in 23:21, Clemmie Tierney 75th in 25:23 and Matthew Holton 107th in 24:16.

Lytham juniors also had 5 athletes in the Park View junior parkrun on Sunday.  Joe Allker was the first Lytham athlete home in a time of 8:30 for 2nd place.  Bobby Hastell finished 5th in a time of 9:07.  Also running for Lytham were Evie Alker 14th in 10:49 and brothers James and Joshua McAfee finishing 32nd in 12:42 and 43rd in 13:54 respectively.

LSARRC News 2nd April 2019

Junior Maddy Markham sets a 5K club record at Salt Ayre.

Junior News

LSARRC junior ladies at the Power of 5k race.

Friday evening saw four of Lytham St Anne’s RRC juniors make their way to Salt Ayre, Lancaster looking to run well competing in the Power of the 5k race.  They did not disappoint, first home for Lytham and running an excellent race to win the B race was 15-year-old Maddy Markham in a time of 19.16 smashing her previous personal best and currently ranking her 7th in the UK for 2019. Maddy also set a new LSARRC record for junior ladies and achieved a Gold club standard.

13-year-old Sophie Bohannon also ran very well to finish 3rd overall also in a huge personal best time of 19:27 ranking her 15th in the UK for 2019.  Sophie also achieved a Gold club standard.
Completing the Lytham junior contingent were 14-year-old Brogan Murphy finishing 14th in 22.03 just pulling away from team mate 16-year-old Laura Bremner who finished 16th in 22.17.  Both Brogan and Laura achieved Bronze club standards.

At Lytham Hall parkrun on Saturday not content with having ran a PB the night before Maddy Markham was the first LSARRC junior back in 17th place in a time of 21:03, Morgan Pritchard was 20th 21:16, and Clemmie Tierney 78th in a PB of 24:35,

At Park View junior parkrun on Sunday Jayden Richardson was in 1st place in 07:32, Finlay Hughes 3rd 08:04, Bobby Hastwell 7th in 08:39 a new PB, Jessica McNiven 10th a PB 09:04, Freddie Markham 11th 09:17, Joe Alker 17th 10.13 and James MacAfee 37th 13:09.

Senior news

LSARRC at  Power of 5k race.

Four Lytham athletes made the short trip up to Lancaster on Saturday for the Mother’s Day 10k. Conditions were fair, and times were fast throughout the field with the temperature being close to perfect for road racing.

Mother's Day 10k at Lancster

The race takes in the historic Lancaster quayside before heading out across the Millennium Bridge and along the river to the Morecambe Triangle before turning back to climb towards the finish in the shadow of Lancaster Castle.

Jennifer Hill was first lady home for Lytham in 44.30 after a fantastic start along the narrow first 400m. Jennifer was followed in by Susan Hawitt and Kathy Gaunt finishing in 49.57 and 50 minutes respectively, with Sue playing pacemaker. Ross McKelvie, running his third race in less than 24 hours, was 5th overall in a new personal best time of 36.45 for the distance
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Also, on 30th March Sylvia Gittins ran the Coniston 14 in a great time of 2:28:29.

Other news, Julia Rolfe and Pam Hardman ran the Muddy Bottoms 9 miler yesterday 31st March, setting off from Bamber Bridge leisure centre, this was a map reading/instruction race through farm fields and trail paths, not muddy this year nice & dry and they really enjoyed it with a bonus of pies & pies at the end.  Time finished 1.59.27.

Julia Rolfe at the Muddy Bottoms 9 miler

As usual Lytham members completed local parkruns. Joe Greenwood was first to finish at the Lytham Hall Park, parkrun finishing in 18:20, followed by Alex Tate for second in 18:39.  Joanna Goorney was the second female to finish the course in 19:56, Michelle Hook was 3rd female in 20:38.  Graham Webster was 14th overall in 20:57, and a second later Darran Ames.  Other results:  Mark Hughes 22:01, Claire Markham 23:29, Jason Sheridan 24:01, Trevor Roberts 26:56, Pamela Binns 27:47, Karen Lanigan 29:00, Sue Henry 29:25, and Jeremy McCandless 30:01.  Kirsten Burnett completed the Fleetwood parkrun, Gerry Browne travelled to Newby Bridge, Richard Storey completed the Hagley parkrun and Jonathon Tuck the Preston parkrun.