LSARRC News 15th April 2013

Team LSARRC at the Interclub Grand Prix held
at Stanley Park in Blackpool. A record turnout of 35! 

There has been no shortage of activity within Lytham St. Annes Road Runners Club as Spring competitions and events get underway.  First-of-the-series fixtures for both the Interclub Fell and Grand-Prix Competitions took place this week; the latter attracting a record number of Club representatives with a tremendous 35 running. At Stanley Park on Wednesday, with Lytham's strongest available runners defending the Club, a good outcome was hoped for. The record 235 entry meant a competitive challenge from the other clubs and Lytham was pleased to hold on to fourth place in the Open, third in the Vet 50s and Vet 60s and fifth in the Women's and Vets categories.  Leading the Lytham contingent home was Joe Greenwood, who fought a tight competition with Andy Draper, finishing in 14th and 15^th  places respectively. In third position for the Club was Sam Banner, showing that his concentration on triathlon had not detracted from his running ability.  Fourth and first Vet 50 was Peter Cruse,  fifth was Thomas Howarth in 23:34 and in sixth, Simon Denye, another setting a course PB even after completing a gruelling marathon three days earlier.  Next in was Graham Webster, 2012 winner of his age category, and again first Vet 60.  Kevin Ashworth and Terry Hellings completed the Open team. The Lytham women were on good form, arriving back in the order Mel Koth, Katherine Hoyland and Laura Ashworth who, with Debbie Cooper and Pippa Hughes made up the team.The Vets' team consisted of Cruse, Webster, Ashworth, Hellings, Upton and Hirsh. Willie Richmond joined Cruse, Webster and Hellings for the Vet 50's and Roy Stevens and Janice Cobley, formed the Vet 60's with Webster.

Joe Greenwood and Andy Draper battle it
out for 1st LSARRC male home.

The Lytham Representatives at the
Wardle Skyline Interclub Fell Race.
L-R Greg Oulton, Dawn Lock, Tery Hellings,
Debbie Cooper. 

The first event in the Inter-Club Fell Racing series attracted five Lytham members to make up the team and attempt the seven-mile, 1300 foot climb around Wardle Skyline.  Boosted by leaders Sam Banner and Terry Hellings, the group achieved the surprising feat of counting in every category. LSARRC reached fifth in the Open, Vets and Vet 50s, fourth in the Women's and third in the Vet 60s. Of notable achievement and performance were members Sam Banner, who finished 6th in the Inter-Club and first Under 23 in 23rd position overall and Debbie Cooper who was 4th women in the Inter-Club, third counter in the Lytham Open team and 159th overall.  Terry Hellings returned to fell running after a break to secure 92nd place.

Roy Stevens competed in the Netherland’s Rotterdam marathon on Saturday in what could be described as Summer conditions – a very warm 21 degrees centigrade. He finished the 26.2 mile course in 4h 12m. Rob Goodall tucked yet another race under his belt as part of his ‘Farewell UK Tour’ as he prepares for life anew in Australia. This week, he ran the Flitwick 10k in Bedfordshire. He clocked a chip time of 53.50 and finished 408^th in a field of 786 runners. Goodall enjoyed the undulating course and is now in preparation for another challenge on the list: a marathon. Pam Hardman entered her 1st duathlon on Sunday - 5k run 20k bike 5k run which consisted of a lovely course in harsh weather conditions. She raced a great race, despite some technical difficulties with bike gears.

Lytham Juniors Report

Eight junior members of the club competed in Wigan Harriers track and field open meeting on Sunday. The first event was the U11 boys Long Jump and Simon Holt did well to finish 3^rd overall with a jump of 3.11m and Farron O’Higgins jumped 2.4m to finish 11^th. In the U11 girls Long Jump Rebecca Tate jumped 2.33m to finish 15^th. Chloe Norman was Lytham’s only U13 girl and she started with the 100m in which she ran 18.3 to finish 20^th and then later in the 200m she ran a great race to finish 9^th overall in 37.00. The Sprint event for the U11 age group was the 75m and in the boys races Simon Holt had a superb run to finish 1^st in 12.4. James Nichols was 7^th in 13.1 and Farron O’Higgins 15^th in 14.5. In the Girls races Georgia Norman finished 1^st in her heat and 11^th overall in 13.6, Hollie Winstanley was 15^th in 14.5, Rosie Taylor 24^th in 15.5 and Rebecca Tate 25^th in 15.6. In the 600m the wind played its part in slowing runners down and Simon Holt was the first Lytham runner across the line to finish 4^th in 2:11.4. James Nichols had a fantastic run to record a PB finishing 7^th in 2:17.8 and close on his heals was Farron O’Higgins in 8^th (2:18.6). Hollie Winstanley, who finished 9^th, was the first Lytham girl to finish in 2:32.2 with Rosie Taylor just a few seconds behind in 2:34.2. Rebecca Tate ran well to finish 12^th in 2:40.9 as to did Georgia Norman who finished 15^th in 2:50.7.

The club staged the first of its series of junior summer handicap races last week, in which eighteen young athletes contested the race and, running his first ever handicap race, Ari Diedrichs, was the winner with Stephan Matinousky finishing a close second. Simon Holt recorded the fastest time of 4:04 and Rebecca Tate was the fastest girl in 4:38.

LSARRC News 8th April 2013

All the hard work paying off: Simon Denye at the Blackpool
Marathon, on his way to a PB and Sub 3 hour finish.

Runners in the Blackpool marathon and half marathons on Sunday were given a timely burst of spring-time sunshine and the crisp and cool temperatures contributed to favourable racing conditions. Both races started and finished at the Bloomfield Road Football Stadium, fuelling a ceremonious atmosphere, and the 13.1 mile and 26.2 mile courses followed sections of the promenade. There was cause for celebration amongst the Lytham Road Runners competing. Simon Denye, the only Lytham member running the marathon, was the first local runner to finish in a highly creditable 22^nd place, out of 636 finishers. He successfully broke the three hour barrier finishing in 2:59:29, knocking 12 minutes off his PB in the process. Denye has now achieved silver standard in the U40 category - a goal successfully achieved before his 40^th Birthday in September. In the half marathon, Joe Greenwood strode home first for the club, finishing in 16^th place in a field of 1048, in 1:21:23. Mark Selby shaved a pleasing 21 minutes off his previous half marathon time by finishing in 1:40:40, completing the race in 188^th position. Lytham Lady Sylvia Gittens produced a great result with her 2:04:07 finishing time   

Awards night: The Lytham Ladies celebrate their success
at the Mid Lancs League Presentation.

A good season for Lytham was concluded fittingly with two of the Club's teams receiving awards at the Mid Lancs League's Cross-Country Presentation at Bamber Bridge Club on Friday. Silver medals were awarded to members of the Senior Men's Team, represented by Terry Hellings, Thomas Howarth, Greg Oulton and Graham Webster and the Veteran 55 Women's Team, of whom Janice Cobley, Pam Binns, Sylvia Gittins and Dawn Lock were in attendance at the ceremony. There was an additional honour for Graham Webster.  As strongest in his age group he had been first Veteran 60 Man in four of the six races - an excellent result for this outstanding athlete.  Webster was presented with an individual trophy to add to his silver team medal. 

Webster amasses the silver. Champion V60 and Team silver medallist
in the Mid Lancs XC League.

As club member Rob Goodall counts down his remaining weeks in the UK and gets ready for life in Oz, racing still has a firm place in his agenda. Goodall tied in the Lincoln 10k whilst visiting friends, and alongside fellow LSARRC member Mark Willett, joined 5000 entrants on the start line on Sunday. Bright and brisk weather conditions brought out a great support contingent for the two laps of Lincoln City, the race concluding with a stunning finish around the cathedral and into the Castle. Willett was first home in 157th with a chip time of 39:15 and a 27sec PB. Goodall clocked in with a chip time of 51:35, 1582^nd finisher, and netting 42sec PB.

Catherine French dropping down from
Mow Cop Castle at the annual fell race.

Catherine French crossed the Lancashire border into Staffordshire on Sunday to take part in the Mow Cop spring fell dash. The annual 6.5 mile race, involving 1300ft of climb, starts and finishes at the village hall. This year’s event had it all: climb, scramble, exciting decent, woods and trail, sunshine and snow, mud and boggy bits and amazing vistas on the tops. 100 runners competed in the event, with French finishing 92^nd in 1:19:42.

LSARRC News 1st April 2013

First three finishers in the March handicap, from L - R
Pam Binns, Bob Clough and Dawn Lock.

For keen Lytham runners Easter weekend's cool crisp sunshine provided ideal running conditions, in a range of events and races, in contrast to the extreme winter weather of last weekend which forced several north-western running events to be cancelled.

The Easter period was preceded by the end-of-month Club Handicap on Thursday with nineteen taking part.  The three fastest men finished just two seconds apart in a hard fought battle particularly between Thomas Howarth in eighth place and Joe Greenwood ninth, timed in at 42:10 and 42:11 and both setting PBs. The third fastest time was recorded by Sam Banner finishing a second ahead of Howarth.  The trio's times were Banner 20:39, Howarth 20:10 and Greenwood 19:26. Topping the competition for the first three finishing places were winner Bob Clough, followed closely by Pam Binns and Dawn Lock. Rob Goodall in 4^th place ran a PB to finish clear of runner-up Alex Wiggins in the annual competition for the Roy Stevens Plate.  These two have been heading the points table for some months and their awards are well-deserved.

Charming Caldervale Village in the heart of Bowland Forest on Good Friday was the site of

A power start, with a smile, for club visitor Emily Hargreaves

the Caldervale 10 mile race. Emily Hargreaves, a visiting member from her usual residence in Austria, took advantage of the ideal weather to complete the 10 tough hilly miles in an excellent 69:33 to finish second woman and fourth overall in a field 187.  Also challenging herself at the hills was Vet 65 Sylvia Gittins who was second in her age category and 160th overall.  She finished in 1:37:24.  Dawn Lock did the 4 mile fun run, part of the same event, in 43:29, 42nd out of 57.

Still Smiling! Emily in a sprint finish, first Lytham  lady home, 2nd lady finisher
and 4th place overall.

On Saturday Salford Harriers hosted the popular Salford 10k, starting from Salford sports village. 539 entrants ran and finished a fast, flat two lap course in bright conditions. Visiting club member Steve Hargreaves led the Lytham men home finishing 34^th in 34.03. Andy Draper followed closely, just missing out on a PB but still finishing a creditable 43^rd in 35.04. Peter Cruse came in next, 74^th in 36.35, and then Simon Denye in 82^nd place, breaking 37 minutes in 36.56 and achieving his 3^rd silver standard qualifying time. Graham Webster, coming in at 39.18 for 140^th place won the 2^nd V60 and Fiona Geldard made a commendable finish for the ladies, completing the race in 56.15, 492^nd finisher.

Four club members competed in the ‘Run the Bridge’ 5 mile race at Halton on Sunday. Janice Cobley netted a tremendous finish, easily clearing her gold standard target of 45 minutes in 44.11. Graham Webster took the prize for first V60 with his 31.32 finish, and Fiona Geldard and Greg Oulton finished in similar times around the 42 minute mark.

Dawn Lock raced the 9 mile ‘Muddy Bottoms’ which covers scenic countryside to the east of the M61, starting and finishing at Bamber Bridge leisure centre. She finished in 2hrs 19min.

Rob Goodall, Debbie Cooper, Pam Hardman and Bec Willetts spent Easter running sections of the West Highland Way from Milngavie to Fort William. Hardman and Cooper managed 80 miles from a total of 96 – with daylight and logistical issues only preventing them from completing the whole 96. Runners and supporters enjoyed the perfect crisp, clear conditions needed to enjoy the spectacular scenery.

LSARRC News 20th March 2013

The Haigh Hall Relay Squad: L-R:
Sylvia Gittens, Roy Stevens, Richard Storey, Willie Richmond,
Graham Webster, Jim Whitworth, Greg Oulton, Katharine Hoyland. 

 The Haigh Hall Relays on Saturday proved to be a tough test the Lytham competitors. Held under damp conditions and a scattering of hail, runners raced tough legs of 3.75 miles descending from the highest to the lowest level of the Park with a challenging upward return. However Haigh Hall's woodland setting is inspiring in all weathers and, once again, it was a satisfying day out for Lytham members. Competing in the Vet Men's Team were Roy Stevens, 30:40, Richard Storey, 32:29 and Willie Richmond, 27:34 with the fastest time coming from third-leg runner Graham Webster whose 25:15 was the fifth best time by a vet and an excellent performance for a Vet 60.  The team finished fourth vets' team and 13th overall. Really shinning in Lytham's squad was Katharine Hoyland.  Leading out the Mixed Team, Hoyland was not only good on the tough hill but came up with the second best Lytham time, a very creditable 27:30, on this her first attempt at this tough course.  Teammates Jim Whitworth, Sylvia Gittins and Greg Oulton finished in 38:16, 36:41 and 33:46 respectively for an accumulated 2:16:13 for 16th place. LSARRC was delighted and not a little surprised to take a prize of pear cider and wine for their team performances.

First Lytham gent in the St Annes 10 miler, Nigel Thompson.

Sunday morning saw 13 Lytham road runners racing in the Ultrafit St Annes 10 Mile road race. The race got underway from St Annes fire station and the clubs entrants produced a great set of finishing results. Nigel Thompson was first man home for the club, 18^th finisher in 1.00.22, and Fiona Geldard was first over the finish line for the Lytham ladies, 187th overall in 1.27.49. 255 entrants finished the race in total, the Lytham results as follows:

Men: Nigel Thompson, 18^th, 1.00.22, Joe Greenwood, 19^th, 1.00.31, 26^th, Pete Cruse, 1.01.29, Thomas Haworth, 31^st, 1.02.40, Graham Webster, 46^th, 1.06.16, Roy Upton, 78^th, 1.11.03, Mark Selby, 87^th, 1.12.19, Oliver Hirsh, 95^th, 1.14.00, Trevor Willoughby, 156^th, 1,22,53, Graham Young, 182^nd, 126.42, Gregory Oulton, 192^nd, 1.28.53. Women: Fiona Geldard, 187^th, 127.49, Slyvia Gittens, 213^th, 1.33.37.

Elsewhere on Sunday, more creditable performances were being notched up by club members at the Trimpell 20. Race HQ was the Lancaster and Morcambe AC building, and the course followed a flat, fast course. Andy Draper, Simon Denye, Rob Goodall and Mark Willett all raced in cold but near perfect running conditions. The course headed towards Morecambe and around Trimpell triangle, then headed back towards the historic city of Lancaster, with Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory and the Ashton Memorial in view. Once across the Millennium Bridge the route met the Quayside before stretching out along the cycle path away from the city, towards Caton. Scenic views awaited competitors in the Lune Valley, before the course turned at Bullbeck and looped back towards Lancaster. It concluded by heading back to the Salt Ayre sports centre, finishing on the track. Andy Draper, in his first road race of the year, came in a great 6^th with a PB of 2.02.50. Simon Denye, 30^th overall, finished in 2.14.10 – also a PB claimant, and Mark Willett was delighted with his time of 2.25.36, 70^th place and a considerable PB. Rob continued his rich vein of form and yet again blitzed his previous PB by over a quarter of an hour, with an excellent time of 3.13.32 (in 314^th).Inarguably a grand day for the Lytham Runners and excellent preparation all round for approaching spring marathons.

Proud Pam: 1st F50 in Cyprus Half Marathon.

Pamela Hardman entered the Cyprus Half Marathon 10^th March and won 1^st place F50 category. The warm weather made it a tough challenge but the great atmosphere made up for it.

LSARRC News 13th March 2013

The Lytham Road Runners have been out training and competing with their usual determination in multi-weather, multi-terrain conditions this week. Club activity has included road and fell racing as well as a residential training weekend. On Sunday Blackpool AC hosted 87 runners at the Stanley Park Spring 5k on a cold and blustery but sunny morning. Amongst Lytham representatives were Peter Cruse, first home for the Club in 16^th  place overall, clocking 18m 51s. Following closely was Graham Webster, winning the V60 category in a respectable 17th place, 19:12. Willie Richmond came in 27^th in a pleasing 20:31, and Lytham lady Fiona Geldard finished 50^th in 24:49: much improved and a seasons best.

Debbie Cooper competed in the Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round Fell Race on Saturday. The challenging course exceeded 10 miles and included 1936 feet of climb. The fog at top required a compass for navigation, however the weather cleared revealing beautiful views by the end. Cooper achieved a mighty PB by nearly 45 minutes, finishing the race in just under 1hr 50m. The event proved to have all the vital components of a good fell race: lots of tough climbs, deep bogs but stretches of scenic, runnable course also.

The Intrepid Malham Crew:
L-R Kev Ashworth, Laura Ashworth, Greg Oulton, Steve Quarmby,
Janice Cobley, Terry Hellings, Roy Upton, Catherine French, Pam Binns. 

Malham in Yorkshire was the site of activity for the first residential Club training weekend of 2013. The toughest conditions ever at such an event were endured by thirteen brave (or foolhardy) members of the club. During scheduled runs, attendees tackled a blizzard, sub-zero temperatures and a biting icy wind. Prior to the weekend organisers had issued warnings about severe conditions in the hills compared to the lower shelter of the village. How right this proved to be. Saturday’s long run led runners up and out of the village into the face of a strong blizzard. It proved to be a challenge worth pursuing however as the surroundings were indescribable in their beauty. On the Sunday long run, a 9.5 miler, 9 intrepid Club participants climbed even higher than the previous day, up and around the scenic and atmospheric Malham Tarn. Snow fall was light but still covered the ground and conditions were bitter. A strong Easterly wind made the temperature feel at least five degrees below the actual zero degrees. Some t-shirt weather over the weekend was observed however - inside the Lister Arms next to the YH where the log burners were scorching. The Buck Inn also proved to be a good site for rehydration, supplying a great standard of real ale for the thirsty sprinters.

Willie Richmond completed the Ballycotton 10 race near Cork last week. In chilly conditions he finished in a chip time of 1:09:11 just 12 seconds outside of gold standard time. Of 2591 runners he finished in 431st place and was 13th MV 50. Mark Willett ran race number 28 of his ‘40 half marathons before 40’ challenge. He completed the cold and hilly Newton's Fraction Half in Grantham in 1hr 33. Tom Haworth competed in the Trafford 10k on Sunday finishing in 38:01. 

LSARRC News 4th March 2013

Katharine Hoyland putting in the hard work
at Mid Lancs League XC.

On Saturday  at the sixth and final fixture of the Mid Lancs League Cross Country 2013, at Beacon Country Park, Skelmersdale runners were treated to the most favourable conditions of the season. This just a week after Sunderland's deep snow and icy conditions, the sun shone and spring really seemed to have arrived. Amongst the junior XC competitors Lytham had three running in the U11s. U11 girl Olivia Aberra finished 29th in 10:38.  U11 boys Simon Holt and James Nicholas ran the same 2k course finishing respectively in 19th place and 8:44 and 29th place and 9:32.  This marked a triumph for Simon by                earning him his first top twenty placing.  

In the Seniors' race the Women followed a small lap with one large lap while the men did a small lap and two large laps. Leading in the women's full team was Katharine Hoyland who has put some hard work in to keep Lytham's Senior Women in Division 1.  Hoyland, who finished in 23:18 to a winning time of 19:11, gained her highest position of the series, 22^nd, and having completed five of the six fixtures has finished in a well-deserved 20th place overall in the individual standings. Also scoring in the Senior Women's Division 1 team was Felicity Wolohan, 58th in 26:33, and Fiona Gelard, 70th in 28:46. Geldard together with Janice Cobley, 73rd in 29:22, and Pam Binns, 76th in 31:01 made up the WV35 team that came 13th and the WV45 team that came 13th. Another success for the Ladies came in the WV55 when Cobley and Binns teaming with Sylvia Gittins, 77th 31:20, finished second to the strong Southport Waterloo AC to take the first silver medal to be awarded in this age category for several years.  Dawn Lock, also a WV55, finished 85th in 38:51.

 The Senior Men scored a season success by taking second in the Senior Men's Division 4 and promotion to Division 3 for 2013 - 2014.  After a series of relegation slides they finally turned the tide. Running at Skelmersdale were Thomas Howarth, one of Lytham's strongest cross-country runners who finished 58th in 35:10 for an excellent 29th in the season's individual standings, his highest to date; Graham Webster, 82nd in 36:49, Colin Laidlaw, 128th in 40:30 and Colin Nelson, 137th in 42:14.  Webster, in his first year as a MV60, has run superbly.  Finishing 2nd WV60 at Skelmersdale to add to his four firsts and a second, he has easily taken the gold individual award scoring 4 to the next best competitor's 10.

The Northern Vets XC Championships were held at Victoria Park, Warrington on Sunday. This competition is open to men over 40 and women over 35 from the whole of the North of England. Lytham competitor Graham Webster finished the 10k course in 12th place overall. In the competitive Vet 60 category he finished 3rd MV60 in a time of 42.09.  Terry Hellings finished in 15th overall and 1st MV55 in a time of 42.46.

 

11 Lytham runners were amongst the 374 strong field of competitors at the Stanley Park 10k on Saturday, the course taking in 2 laps of the Blackpool park. Peter Cruse finished first for the club, crossing the line in 15^th position in 37.25. Oliver Hirsh, putting in an impressive performance for his debut 10k race, was next home in 44.26, for 88^th position. Neil Bayntun-Roberts finished in 47.22, 129^th followed by Adam Tostevin in 150^th place, 48.37. Rob Goodall’s stream of PB success charged on strong and unbroken in this race; his 52.17 time for 200^th place was his fastest by 1 minute. In close pursuit were Graham Young, 52.43, 205^th and Pippa Hughes, 52.59, 207^th.  Bec Willetts was 223^rd finisher overall in 53.43, Jeremy McCandless came in comfortably under his 55 min goal in 54.50 for 239^th place, James Whitworth finished 312^th in 1.01.25 and Paula Macandless, another 10k debutante, completed the race in a creditable 1.03.40.

LSARRC News 25th February 2013

Rob Goodall well on his way to smashing the 2 hour target to bits.
The smile says it all...

The Lytham runners have been out in force showcasing their aptitude and enthusiasm at a range of running events across the north of England this week. From a total field of 1140 finishers, 15 members took to Blackpool Prom on Sunday for the 24^th Great North West Half Marathon. The day stayed dry although there was a noticeably chilly and tough headwind north, into which runners headed at the start of the race opposite the Hilton hotel. The course returned southwards as far as North Pier, and followed another lap concluding the 13.2 miler at the start point. Joe Greenwood produced a brilliant performance, doing himself and the club proud with his 1.19.51 time, first home for Lytham and 28^th  to finish overall. Pete Cruse, Simon Denye, Mark Willett and Graham Webster all finished within 1.30, with prizes scooped by Cruse for first M50, and Webster for first M60. Carla Rademan was first Lytham lady to finish, in a very creditable 1.49.58. Fiona Geldard was close behind, running a fantastic time of 1.54.52 in her first half marathon with the club. The champagne corks were popping for Rob Goodall, who, two and a half years after completing his first half marathon in 2.35.44, smashed the 2 hour barrier on his 12^th attempt at this distance in a magnificent 1.57.09 – a PB of 4m 15s.

Joe Greenwood at Great North West Half Marathon

The Darwen moors were the site for a dark and icy 5 mile night-time fell race on Friday evening. Debbie Cooper, Catherine French, Rob Goodall and Greg Oulton  - by the light of head torch – braved the infamous ‘Mr Sparkles Dark Un’ hosted by the Darwen Dashers, all finishing around the 1.06 mark. Competitors were treated to a burst of disco and lights at the highest point and rewarded with a warming chip-butty at the finish.

1st Lytham lady at the XC Nationals at Sunderland.

Snowy Saturday saw the National Cross-Country Championships take place at Herrington Park, Sunderland. The terrain of this venue was challenging enough at the last championship held there in 2007 and this time, as the snow was churned to sludge, competitors were challenged to race through thick, grey mud.  The Club turned out full teams in both the men's and women's competition - the only Fylde club to achieve this standard. Senior members ran championship length courses of 8k for the women and 12k for the men.

Individuals contributing to the two teams were Mel Koth, 191st in 40:42, Katharine Hoyland, 203rd in 41:01, Fiona Geldard, 355th in 48:37 and Janice Cobley, 394th in 52:58 for the women and Thomas Howarth, 481st in 55:08, Graham Webster, 639th in 58:46, Terry Hellings, 669th in 59:34, Colin Laidlaw, 912th in 1:06:44, Colin Nelson, 918th in 1:06:57 and Willie Richmond, 924th in 1:07:25 making up the men's team. Especially good performances came from Koth, Hoyland and Geldard and Howarth, Webster and Hellings. Outside the teams but contributing to this spirited event were Pam Binns, 401st in 53:48 who increasingly is running the off-road well, Dawn Lock, 424th in 1:03:35 and Greg Oulton who completed two laps in 53:48.

Lytham's Nigel Thompson raced in the popular Pocklington Snake Lane 10, in his home county of Yorkshire, to clock 1:00:23 for 46th place. In the Buttermere 34k Peter Cruse finished 28^th in 2:56:38.

  

Great North West Half Marathon Full Results:- Men: Joe Greenwood, 28^th, 1.19.51, Pete Cruse, 38^th, 1.21.54, Simon Denye, 68^th, 1.24.28, Mark Willett, 116th, 1.28.37, Graham Webster, 148^th, 1.29.57, Roy Upton, 236^th, 1.35.34, Richard Lloyd, 287^th, 1.38.06, Steve Quarmby, 441st, 1.43.58, Stuart Henderson, 494^th, 1.46.11, Alex Wiggins, 722nd, 1.55.15, Rob Goodall, 758th, 1.57.09. Women:- Carla Rademan, 587^th, 1.49.58, Fiona Geldard, 672^nd, 1.54.42, Catherine French, 683rd, 1.55.03, Angelalynn Smith, 840^th 2.03.07.