LSARRC News 29th October 2019

LSARRC at the Fairclough 5

On Friday evening 2 Lytham athletes made their way to Salt Ayre, Lancaster to compete in the Power
of 5k race.  Both entered the A race with Ross McKelvie finishing 14th in 17:29 and Michelle Chadwick 26th and 4th female in 19:23. 

Barbara Holmes completed the Helvellyn Trail challenge 15k on Saturday in 1:21:10 to comfortably win the FV60 category.

The Fairclough 5 and associated junior I mile race were held at Stannah Country Park on Sunday and Lytham St Annes RRC were represented by 13 athletes including 5 of their junior athletes.  In the 1 mile race 14 year old Sophie Bohannon ran excellently to comfortably finish first with a time of 5:38.  Lytham’s 10 year old Freddie Markham finished 3rd overall and 1st boy inn 6:26 completing a successful weekend’s racing having run a personal best time of 22:30 in Saturdays Lytham Hall 5k parkrun to finish 22nd overall and  1st in his JM10 age category.  Also running a personal best time at parkrun of 22:26 was 11 year old Eric Wrigley who finished one place ahead of team mate Markham and 2nd in his JM11-14 age category.

Mike Toft

In the 5 mile race Mike Toft was 1st home for Lytham finishing 2nd in 26:52 breaking his own seniors men’s club record.   Despite missing the start by a few seconds and having to start at the back of the race Ross McKelvie made his way through the field to eventually finish 3rd in 30:10 and with Neil Tate (7th in 31:06) joined Toft to take the men’s team prize.  The next 3 home for Lytham were all juniors. 

First home for Lytham’s junior athletes was 16 year old Maddy Markham finishing 13th overall and as 1st female in a time of 33:24 beating many older more experienced athletes.. 15 year olds Ben Gregson and Brogane Murphy both in their first 5 mile races ran well to finish 28th and 33rd overall in 37:16 and 38:06 respectively.   Maddy Markham and Brogane Murphy were joined by Maddy’s mother Claire Markham (40th in 39:26 and 1st FV45) to take the prize for 1st female team.   Next home for Lytham was Pam Hardman finishing in 39:42 and picking up to prize for 1st FV60.  Lytham also took 1st and 2nd prize in the FV70 age category with Pam Binns (1st FV70m in 46:37) and Sylvia Gittins (2nd FV70 in 47:39).  Also representing Lytham was Greg Oulton (73rd in 45:32).  A very successful trip for Lytham St Annnes RRC with 1st girl and boy in the junior race and in the 5 mile race 2nd male,  1st female, 1st male and female teams,  and 3 age category 1st places.

Saturdays Lytham Hall parkrun returned to the previous 4 ½ lap course due to part of the current course being flooded but despite the conditions 16 of Lytham’s seniors took part.  Lytham athletes finished 1st and 2nd with Alex Tate (1st in 18:40) getting the better of team mate Paul Veevers (2nd in 18:51).  Also representing Lytham were Mark Selby (5th in 20:36), Chris Bowker (8th in 21:22), Gill Draper (20th in 22:25), Neil Tate (23rd in 22:30), Gerry Browne (29th in 23:32), Stephen Wise (31st in 23:42), Kev Murray (44th in 27:47), Adrian Sargeant (61st in 26:15), Jen Trohear (67th in 27:57), Calire England (73rd in 29:11), Kirsten Burnett (75th in 29:43), Robert Parker (83rd in 31:45), Julie Wiseman (104th in 39:32) and Sue Henry (105th in 39:33).  Julia Rolfe chose the Preston parkrun and finished 107th in 26:45 and Laura Byrne ran the Penrith parkrun in 27:55 for 137th place. 
    
In Sunday’s Park View junior parkrun Lytham’s juniors took the 1st two places with Jayden Richardson again finishing 1st in 8:17 and Joe Alker 2nd in 8:36.  It is over 6 months since Richardson failed to finish 1st in Park View’s junior parkrun.   Also representing Lytham were Evie Alker (19th in 10:49), James McAfee (28th in 12:23), Georgina Andrews (29th in 12:24) and Joshua McAfee doing the tail walkers job finishing in 22:52.