Last weekend saw the Northern area outdoor championships at Sport City, Manchester. With spectacular lack of forethought and planning Coldplay and Elton John both decided to put gigs on that clashed with ours. To complete the travel and parking carnage Man City and Man Utd were playing the FA Cup final at Wembley; at least […]
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I feel the need for speed …
Our very own set of Mavericks started the week off with supersonic performances at the Trafford Open Meeting. Adam Jones continuing his strong comeback completed another sub 2 minute 800m finishing in 1:58.95. Tony O’Brien competing in 1500m set himself a target of 4:20 for the season opener and achieved this in 4:19.56. Top Gun, […]
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Ross Lights up the Beacon
Cross Country at Beacon Park is a distinct love/hate affair to most athletes with its year long mud patches, narrow pathways and a gradient that baffles runners into believing that whats goes up, keeps going up. Despite missing some of the more experienced members of the team to injury and masters commitments, LPS still turned […]
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Senior men turn in solid performance at National 6 stage road relay
A group of LPS athletes took a coach to Sutton Park in Birmingham on Sunday to represent the club in the English National Relay Championships. First up were our U17 men and they produced an excellent performance, finishing 20th in the 3.88k three man relay. Fletcher Foster ran our fastest leg (32nd in 12:49) and […]
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More success for LPS Senior Men
The Northern Combined Relays were again held at Manchester`s Sport City. Following the previous week’s success at the North West Relays, where overall second and first in the Merseyside Championships was secured by Liverpool Pembroke Sefton’s men, the question was how well would this figure in the wider, tougher Northern context. The answer became clear […]
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Fast times at Mid Cheshire 5k
Fifteen LPS athletes toed the start line for this popular and very fast 5k Mid Cheshire 5k on Thursday 29th August. In what proved to be almost ideal racing conditions some very impressive times were recorded. Young Dan Slater (Under 21) lead the club home in 28th place in 15.24. He was closely followed by […]
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Kirsty jumps to No 1 in National rankings, Mark Wynne takes age group record
At Capenhurst 5k on the 21st August Kirsty Longley set a new course and club record and also jumped to number 1 on the national rankings with a excellent run of 16.37. To put Kirsty’s excellent run in perspective not only is she number one in the country this year buts she now jumps to […]
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Another great run from Tiffany
The climax of the winter season is the National Senior 12 and 6 Stage relays at over the legendary demanding course at Sutton Park, Birmingham. Over 50 teams faced the starter for the Women’s six-stager with Debbie Campbell shouldering again the responsibility of lead-off. Demonstrating the courage she has displayed all season, she ground out […]
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Splendid day at Birkenhead Park
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 […]
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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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