The Northern Mens 12 Stage and Womens 6 Stage Road Relays are a highlight of the sporting calendar and returned again to the excellent surroundings of Birkenhead Park. The sun shone on competitors particularly the Liverpool Pembroke Sefton contingent. The combination of short and long legs tests the capacity and resilience of the numerous clubs […]
Archive | March, 2019
English Schools at Leeds
For many the English Schools Cross Country Championships are the height of the season. This year they returned to Temple Newsham Park, Leeds, normally a picturesque setting but not helped on this occasion by high wind and driving rain. Several Liverpool Pembroke Sefton athletes competed creditably for their counties. In the Junior Boys race Michael […]
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Northern Athletics 10,000m Championships
Northern Athletics are collaborating with the North East Counties to stage the Northern 10K track championship within the North East Counties event on 24th April. This is the ideal opportunity to host what should be a good quality 10K track race and NA are hopeful that athletes from throughout the North will enter. The event […]
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James wins Northern Bronze
Jamie Hopkins represented LPS in the U17 Heptathlon at the U17/U15 English/Northern Indoor Combined Events comp at Sheffield, and earned 3rd place in the Northern competition. The heptathlon takes two days to complete and consists of 60m, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Putt, 60m Hurdles, Pole Vault & 1000m Two days of very high standard […]
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County pride
The Inter-counties Cross Country Championships were once again held at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough. The course was undulating and good underfoot although the windy conditions were not entirely helpful. Liverpool Pembroke Sefton Harrier`s representatives were spread over three counties and abundantly demonstrated their selections. Early up Tiffany Penfold, unable to run in the Under 20 event, […]
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Challenging hills and record rankings
The Cuerden Valley cross country course is the most challenging of the series in the Mid-Lancs League. The continual ups and downs offer little opportunity for even paced running but it did suit many in the Liverpool Pembroke Sefton contingent The Under 17 Men looked strong with Oliver Sutcliffe(4), Tom Corcoran(8) and Daniel Howells(10) but […]
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