Sunny Blackpool was the venue for the club’s third fixture in this season’s northern league. The club was deprived of many senior athletes for a variety of reasons, so it was left to the club’s youngsters to fill the breach, with thirteen under 17’s stepping up to the mark. It was the field athletes who […]
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Congratulation to Phil Taylor & Sophie Hine.
Former 400m international Phil Taylor recently married Sophie Hine in Lucca, Italy, Sophie is herself a former international high jumper. Phil collected a European Indoor 4 x 400m relay gold medal at Birmingham in 2007 and a silver in 2009 in Turin. He is now a successful business man based in Birmingham. We wish them well for […]
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Record turn out at Litherland, British champs, Southport half & 10k
There was a record turnout of Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton athletes at the fourth Mid-Lancs League meeting held at Litherland Sports Park. Eighty youngsters took advantage of the glorious sunshine to put on an impressive display which saw both male and female teams record comfortable victories. The girl’s team’s total of 195 points beat Preston […]
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The Magnificent 7
Seven Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton athletes have been selected to represent their respective counties at this year’s English Schools Track & Field championships which are being held at Birmingham’s Alexander stadium on July 13th & 14th. Five athletes are representing Merseyside schools and these include, Kai Finch (Senior Boy) – High Jump, Owen Southern (Inter […]
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Kirsty wins Tour of Tameside
The ‘Tour of Tameside’ series of races is the brain child of Dr. Ron Hill and involves 4 races over 4 consecutive days, over different distances & different terrains. It began with a 10K Multi-terrain race over woodland steps in Oldham on Thursday, before a 6 mile ‘hell on the fell’ race in Staleybridge on […]
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Top Performances at County school Champs
For many youngsters, Saturday was the final day for them to achieve the qualifying standards for this year’s English Schools Track & Field Championships. LPS athletes were mainly split between Bebington Oval (Merseyside) and Stanley Park, Blackpool (Lancashire) as the venues for this year’s county schools championships. Conditions at both venues were ideal, so the […]
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Kirsty – England’s number 1
Four LPS runners made the short journey across the river to compete in the Birkenhead park 5 mile race. On what is traditionally a fast course, Kirsty Longley demolished the course record when she won the women’s race in a time of 27.46. Her run was so impressive that she beat the second runner by […]
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LPS clinch third place
The second fixture in the Northern League division 2W took place at sun drenched Leigh Sports village on Sunday. Despite fielding a depleted team LPS(356) clinched third place, behind Leigh Harriers (405) and Team Isle of Man(368). Liverpool Harriers were 4th (322), Manchester Harriers were 5th, with Blackpool in 6th place (301). The hot conditions […]
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High Jumpers Shine In Hyndburn Sun, and Matt Ingram in good form at Bedford
There were some strong personal performances despite the breezy conditions at the Mid Lancs League fixture at Hyndburn. This 3rd meeting of the season fell on a sunny Bank Holiday Saturday which no doubt contributed to a low turnout of LPS athletes at this pleasant Lancashire setting. Arguably the most exciting event of the day […]
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Harrock Hill Race
Ten club members made the short trip to Lancashire on the 23rd May for the first race in the four race series of the Harrock Hill series, this popular 5 and a bit miles race takes in some lovely countryside as well as being a testing course for those who like of off road events […]
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