LSARRC News 16th March 2022

 

LSARRC runners at th Trimpell 20

Marathon training reached its peak for four of Lytham’s runners this weekend, as they headed to Lancaster to tackle 20 miles.  Gill Draper, Barbara Holmes, Lewis McAfee and Kate Price Edward all headed north for the Trimpell 20 on Sunday. And it was Draper who recorded the fastest time for the club, storming home in 2:22:06 to finish 3rd lady.  Holmes was 1st FV60 in 3:02:01, with Price Edward and McAfee just behind in 3:17:28 and 3:17:30 respectively.

On the other side of Lancashire it was a shorter distance but an enormous hill for another five Lytham St Annes Roadrunners.  The Red Hot Toddy 10km, organised by Todmorden Harriers, features a steep uphill in the first half before a scenic downhill section.  Sue Hawitt finished first for the club in 59:12, followed by Kirsten Burnett in 1:00:11.  Sylvia Gittins was first FV75 in 1:07:22, with Michelle Sheridan and Kathy Gaunt in 1:15:29.

Red Hot Toddy 10km runners

On Saturday, 14 of the club’s members travelled to Townley Park, Burnley for the final fixture of the Mid-Lancs Cross Country League season.

For the ladies, Maddy Markham finished in 24:13 for 14th senior woman and 5th under-20.  Barbara Holmes (24:55) and Catherine Carrdus (25:07) joined Markham to place 4th team on the day.  Helen Rennie (26:32), Claire Markham (27:22) and Kirsten Burnett (29:48) were 14th team on the day, while Julie Wiseman (32:23), Pam Binns (34:42), Sylvia Gittins (36:18) also raced.

Lytham ladies at Burnley XC

Overall, the ladies FV35 and FV45 teams took home the season championship, while the FV55 team finished second in a tie-break.  Holmes is the outright FV55 champion, while Joanna Goorney finished champion FV45 and 2nd FV35.

In the junior races, Georgina Andrews finished 12th in the 2k under-11 girls race in 7:56, leaving her 8th overall for the season.

Archie Belfield just missed out on a medal for the under-11 boys, ending the season 4th overall after finishing 19th with a 2k time of 7:28. In the same race Reuben May ran 7:52 in his first cross country.  Freddie Markham ran the 3.2k under-13s race in 13:02, to finish 14th.

In the senior mens race the club had five competitors, but couldn’t save themselves from relegation from the top division for next season.  Ross McKelvie finished 14th in 34:42, Joe Greenwood 21st in 36:21, followed by Jonathon Tuck (33rd 37:16), Dan Gregson (121st 44:31) and Peter Thomson 153rd 52:22.

Lytham Men at Burnley XC

At parkrun for the club, G Cunliffe ran a new personal best of 22:16 at Fleetwood Promenade, where he was joined by Graham Webster (21:50).  Chris Cottam was the club’s first finisher at Lytham Hall (21:56, 6th), followed by Mark Selby (22:19, 10th). There were 12 other club members running, including junior Evie Alker who finished in 27:22.

Finally at Sunday’s junior parkrun Jayden Richardson again finished first in 7:20, Joe Alker fourth in 8:15 and Reuben May 5th in 8:35.  Jessica McNiven was first girl in 9:12.  Also representing Lytham were Kiefer Richardson (7th in 9:13), Evie Alker in her second park run of the weekend (9th in 9:34), Jack McNiven (13th in 10:14) and Lewis Ames (30th in 13:30).