The gap between the cross country and track and field season presents a relaxed opportunity for distance runners to stretch their legs over various road distances. Liverpool Pembroke Sefton`s most loyal senior, Kirsty Longley, was in action in the Halton Run-the-Bridge 5 miler. Having already in the last 6 months picked up an England O35 […]
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Joined Sefton Harriers in October 1969. Current website editor100m Gold for Graeme
News reaches us that Graeme Ballard competed in Dubai in the first of the Paralympic Grand Prix series that will subsequently move to China, Brazil, Italy, Arizona and Berlin. In his T36 category he took the gold in the 100m in 12.44, 200m in 25.72 and even ran a 400m in 58 seconds. A tremendous […]
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Stunning international debut for Rosie
Rosie Johnson, Liverpool Pembroke Sefton`s cross country star, has really come of age this winter season. Her impressive efforts carried her to an English Schools selection for the Home Countries International at Carmarthen. While most of the country was under snow the conditions here were clear with the course firm, well grassed and slightly undulating. This […]
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Rose of England
Rosie Johnson, Liverpool Pembroke Sefton`s star cross country runner, has had a somewhat up and down season but came out of the starting pen for Merseyside in the English School`s Championships in Derbyshire ferociously determined to seal the season with a good result. The mud sections were not to her style but she quickly covered the […]
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Vote for Graeme and Anna!
The Advertiser Sports Personality and Junior Awards for the year are open to public vote. LPS has nominated Graeme Ballard for the major award. Graeme is the Paralympic silver medallist and world record holder for 100m in his category. Anna Hulme is up for the Junior award having overcome a physical setback to make the […]
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Inter County Cross Country Championships
Ten LPS athletes competed for Merseyside or Lancashire at a very muddy Cofton park in Birmingham. The best individual performance came from Rosie Johnson (U15G)who was 29th & the first Merseyside runner home, but conditions didn’t suit Rosie and although in contention in the first half of the race she couldn’t maintain her position. Toby […]
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Ladies Day
Liverpool Pembroke Sefton were co-hosts of the final Mid-Lancs Cross Country League match at a sunny Beacon Park, Skelmersdale. The dramatic backdrop saw some fiercely contested races in spite of eventual league positions being largely per-determined. It was a particularly good day for the club’s females. The Under 15s were without star Rosie Johnson resting […]
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Super-controlled Rosie
There was only a scattering of Liverpool Pembroke Sefton athletes prepared to trek to Sunderland for the National Cross Country Championships. Rosie Johnson produced the best performance. Running a completely controlled race she finished fifth in the Under 15 event. After a relatively poor result in the Northern Championships her expectations might well have been […]
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Michael to represent GB and NI in the European Championships
Michael Rimmer has been selected to represent GB and NI for the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden on 1-3 March. Currently ranked No 1 in Europe he has a great opportunity of medalling once more at this level.
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Rimmer resurgent
After a disappointing Olympics Michael Rimmer is back with a bang. At the British Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham he lined up with some formidable 800m opponents including Abubaker Kaki(Sudan) twice winner of the World Indoor title and Andrew Osagie, Olympic finalist and the man who in 2012 took away from him his outdoor national […]
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