LSARRC 17th March 2020

Another record-breaking performance by Liz Abbott at the Trimpell 20 Mile race.
 
The Trimpell 20 Mile race, an event often used as part of the training for the now cancelled London Marathon was held on Sunday 17th and 6 of Lytham’s athletes took part.  Liz Abbott was first home for Lytham finishing 16th overall and 2nd female in 2:06:16 breaking the club record in the process.  Liz now holds the club record for every distance from 5k to marathon.  Also running for Lytham were Andrew Draper (22nd in 2:11:13), Neil Tate (59th in 2:24:16), Gill Draper (62nd in 2:24:44), Sarah Cook (328th in 3:19:45) and Susan Hawitt (355th in 3:25:16).

Parkrun news, Ross McKelvie was first home at the Lytham Hall parkrun with a new personal best time of 16:54.  Paul Veevers was 3rd in 18:48.  The next senior athlete home for Lytham was Mark Selby, in 20:25 for 12th.  Other Results:  Darran Ames 21:20 (21st), Chris Bowker 21:49 (27th), Stephen Wise 23:56 (59th), Mark Hughes 24:43 (76th), Finlay Hughes 25:13 (87th), Peter Thomson 25:18 (89th),  Kirsten Burnett 25:21(90th), Claire Markham 26:33 (111th), Jen Trohear 27:43 (131st), Elizabeth Canavan 27:53 (135th), Claire England 28:17 (140th), Vicki Richardson 28:36 (146th), Maria Tierney 29:47 (170yh), Robert Parker 29:51 (174th), Adrian Sargent 29:52 (175th), Pamela Binns 29:53 (176th), Bob Clough 30:26 (182nd), Sarah Cook 30:47 (187th), Laura Byrne 30:48 (188th), Sylvia Gittins 30:59 (191st), Julie Wiseman 46:56 (264th), and Sue Henry 46:56 (265th).

At the Blackpool parkrun Catherine Carrdus was first female home in 19:36 and Heidi Haigh was 4th at the Fleetwood Promenade parkrun in 25:06.  Further a field at the Storthes Hall parkrun Joanna Goorney ran the course in 23:37 for 1st female spot, and Jennifer Hill rant the Witton Park parkrun in 57:44 for 52nd.

Junior news

Lytham’s Sophie Bohannon was selected to represent Lancashire in the English Schools Cross Country Championships held at Sefton Park, Liverpool on Saturday 14th, and an event that attracts the best young athletes in country.  Sophie finished as 8th counter in the Lancashire junior girls team completing the 3000m course in 12:45 and ensuring Lancashire won the Stedman Trophy for the highest placed 8th counter.

Lytham’s junior athletes were out in force and producing some excellent performances at Saturday’s Lytham Hall 5k parkrun.  First home for Lytham’s junior athletes was Matthew Holton finishing 8th in 20:01 and 2nd in his JM11-14 age group with Oliver Thomson 3rd same age group and 15th overall in 20:48.  Jayden Richardson 1st in his JM10 age group and 20th overall in 21:17.  Ben Gregson ran well to finish 31st in 22:18 and as 2nd JM15-17.  Maddy Markham incorporated parkrun as part of a long training run but still finished as 1st JW15-17 in 22:38. Making their parkrun debuts were Oscar Drysdale (75th in 24:43) and Kiefer Richardson (145th in 28:35).  Also representing Lytham were Oscar Holmes (47th in 22:56), Morgan Pritchard (40th in 22:42), Adhamh Holton (80th in 24:59), Finlay Hughes (87th in 25:13), Freddie Markham (110th in 26:31) and Nicholas Holton (216th in 33:13). 

Lytham juniors also put in some excellent performances at Park View junior 2k parkrun with 8 from the 1st 9 finishers and with the first 3 of Matthew Holton (1st in 7:09), Jayden Richardson (2nd in 7:19) and Oliver Thomson (3rd in 7:38) all producing personal best performances.  Also producing personal best performances were Kiefer Richardson (12th in 9:13), Georgina Andrews (13th in 9:14), Evie Alker (22nd in 10:22) and Joshua McAfee (30th in 11:15).  Also representing Lytham were Joe Alker (4th in 8:09), Finlay Hughes (6th in 8:34), Oscar Drysdale (7th in 8:36), Adam Jackson (8th in 8:41), Roman Holmes (9th in 8:47) and Jessica McNiven (17th in 9:42).