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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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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Results everywhere!
The British Universities Cross Country Championships were at Leeds. There is an oddity in the rules that allows in depth universities to nominate teams for both an A and B race. As a student at the successful St Mary’s University Toby Loveridge has now twice found himself relegated to a B race when he could […]
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Nail biting result for LPS Junior Men
While the South postponed their cross country championships because of inclement weather the Northern version went ahead at Knowsley Safari Park. It was a triumph of organisation for the Merseyside hosts, delivered in style. The venue, accessibility and organisation drew plaudits all round and only a handful of clubs failed to get there. From a […]
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Treble silver in Northern Indoors
The Northern Indoor Championships at Sheffield provided Liverpool Pembroke Sefton with three runner-up medallists. Under 15 Joe Milton grows in stature and here ran a superb 200m in 23.95, co-incidentally taking him to second overall in the UK rankings. Adam Thompson replicated this performance collecting silver in the senior 400m with 49.67 behind training partner, […]
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Double joy for LPS
Liverpool Pemboke Sefton pulled off an unusual sporting double taking the same cross country title in two different locations. The club’s Merseyside Under 20s were at Arrowe Park and were led by a rampant Jai Vernon-McGuigan who stormed to victory. Ben Costello, as sound as ever, took the silver and with excellent performances from Warren […]
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Rosie amongst the best
Liverpool’s Sefton Park was once again the venue for the McCain’s Cross Challenge series of races including the European Trials. The best in the country turn up for this one and it is a tough test for local athletes. Once again Liverpool Pembroke Sefton’s Rosie Johnson demonstrated her potential and was always in the leading […]
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Kirsty shatters club record
Hardly a week goes by without Kirsty Longley producing yet another outstanding performance. Following her great run in an international race in Belfast the week previous where she picked up an England vest and gold team medal, she made a last minute dash to Leeds for their Abbey 10K Road Race. This attracts some of […]
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