LSARRC News 4th February 2020

3 of LSARRC juniors will represent there school at the indoor athletics Lancashire County Finals and Sophie Bohannon breaks her own club record.

The final of the Wyre and Fylde school sports hall athletics was held at Blackpool sports centre on Thursday and 3 of Lytham St Anne’s RRC junior members (Joe Alker, Evie Alker and Freddie Markham) were part of the winning Heyhouses School team.  Heyhouses School will now go on to represent the borough in the Lancashire county finals in March.  Thursday was also Lytham St Anne’s RRC monthly handicap race and 3 of Lytham’s juniors took part.  14-year-old Sophie Bohannon finished the 3.45-mile course around South Park in 23:06 for 2nd place breaking the junior course record that she had set in December by a further 13 seconds and moving her up to 6th fastest female in the 21-year history of the club.  Matthew Holton and Laura Bremner both ran the race for the first time finishing in 24:01 and 25:53 respectively a time that makes Laura Bremner the 16th fastest female ever at the club.

On Sunday Maddy Markham took part in the Blackburn Winter Warmer 10k and ran well to finish in 44:17 taking the prize for 1st junior female. 

LSARRC juniors at Blackburn Winter Warmer 2k

10 of Lytham’s junior athletes took part in the Blackburn Winter Warmer junior 2k.  Matthew Holton ran well to finish first overall in an excellent time of 7:16.  Running well to win their age categories were Jayden Richardson (4th overall and 1st M8-10) and Georgina Andrews (37th overall and 1st F5-7).  Also representing Lytham were (Joe Alker 17th in 8:28), Archie Belfield (18th in 8:33), Max Walker (22nd in 8:40), Freddie Markham (26th in 8:54), Finlay Hughes (33rd in 9:06), Kiefer Richardson (58th in 10:18), and Evie Alker (81st in 11:07).  Just 3 of Lytham’s junior athletes ran the Lytham Hall 5k parkrun and all did well to win their age categories.  Maddy Markham was 10th and 1st JW15-17 in 21:00, Ben Gregson 18th and 1st JM15-17 in 21:46 and Morgan Pritchard 19th and 1st JM11-14 in 21:50.  5 of Lytham’s junior athletes took part in the Park View junior 2k parkrun on Sunday with Oliver Thomson taking 1st place in 7:54.  Oscar Drysdale ran well to finish 3rd overall and 1st JM10 in 8:29.  Jessica McNiven also finished 1st in her age category crossing the line in 15th place and as 1st JW10 in 9:41.  Also representing Lytham were Lewis Ames (29th in 11:10) and James McAfee (30th in 11:11).

Other news, several senior club runners completed parkruns over the weekend.  Liz Abbott and John Graeme Bertenshawe ran the 3 loop Preston Parkrun.  Liz was the first female to complete the course in 18:12. Paul Veevers ran well at the York parkrun for 11th spot overall and Kev Murray attended the Dunfermline parkrun.  Kirsten Burnett ran the Blackpool parkrun.

Lots of LSARRC runners completed the Lytham Hall parkrun:  Ross McKelvie, Gill Draper, Jonathon Ladd, Mark Selby, Darran Ames, Chris Bowker, Dan Gregson, Andrew Mullaney, James Buckley, Adrian Sargent, Maria Tierney, Elizabeth Canavan, Claire England, Pamela Binns, Sylvia Gittins, Sarah Cook, Sue Henry, Paula McCandless, Jeremy McCandless, Robert Parker, Graham Young, and Michelle Sheridan.

The highlights were that Ross McKelvie (17:31) and Gill Draper (20:18), were first male and female finisher.  Jonathon Ladd and Mark Selby also finished in the top ten places.