LSARRC News 31st December 2019

Ross McKelvie shines at the Lytham Hall parkrun and gains a personal best time as well as first finisher.

LSARRC at the Boxing Day Worden Park 10k

Over the Christmas period lots of LSARRC runners completed parkruns locally and further a field.

At the Lytham Hall parkrun on 28th December 2019, the last one of the year, Ross McKelvie ran a superb parkrun and gained a new personal best time of 17:06, coming 1st overall.  Alistair Leivers was the next Lytham runner to finish in a great time of 18:14, coming 4th.  In 8th was Paul Veevers in 18:52, junior Maddy Markham was the 2nd female finisher in 21:21, with Lewis McAfee not far behind in 21:58 coming 30th.  Darran Ames was next hoe in 22:03 for 33rd and Gill Draper ran well and finished in 22:12 for 6th female finisher spot.  Junior Oliver Thomson was 45th in 22:38 for 45th, and Gavin Stanfield was 50th in 22:53.

Other finisher included:  Charlie Ormerod (23:34, 64th), Andrew Draper (23:54, 73rd), Kathy Gaunt (24:17, 83rd), Claire Markham (24:25, 84th), Simon Smith (24:34, 89th), G Browne (24:44, 94th), Susan Hawitt (24:51, 97th), Peter Thomson (24:51, 97th), Holly Anderson (26:22, 125th), Freddie Markham (27:00, 137th), Morgan Pritchard (27:07, 139th), Clemmie Tierney (27:51, 152nd), Jen Trohear (27:51, 153rd), Maria Tierney (28:00, 157th), Elizabeth Canavan (28:55, 177th), Bob Clough (28:57, 178th), Trevor Roberts (29:03,184th), Jeremy McCandless (29:17, 192nd), Adrian Sargent (29:38, 196th), Ruth Bye (30:56, 215th), Claire England (31:47, 226th), Michelle Sheridan (33:35, 246th), Ella Wiseman (42:11, 272nd),  and Julie Wiseman (42:36, 276th).

At the Preston parkrun in Brighton Pamela Binns managed to complete the course in 32:08.  Pamela was 128th female finisher and 400th overall.  More locally Kirsten Burnett was a tourist runner at Cuerden Valley parkrun, coming 33rd female in 34:15 and 119th overall.
Further a field Kev Murray was a tourist at the Dunfermline parkrun coming 43rd in 24:13 and Sue Henry completed the Witton park parkrun in 37:45 coming 125th overall and 40th female.

Sylvia Gittins ran the Bushy parkrun on Christmas day, mulled wine and mince pies were served at the finish and there were over 2,500 participants.  Sylvia was also busy on the 26th December at the Cabbage Patch 4 miler and completed the course in 36:51.