The course and conditions were good for the National Cross Country Championships at Wollaton Park, Nottingham. Unfortunately there was a poor turn out from Liverpool Pembroke Sefton runners. The best result came from Under 17 Rosie Johnson who was a good 23rd but there will be tinge of disappointment in this as Rosie had run confidently in claiming […]
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Solid results at Mansfield
The best in the country meet annually at Mansfield to test themselves in the English Cross Country Relays. Liverpool Pembroke Sefton sent four teams. There were two Under 20 Junior squads and James Loftus led for the A team. His time of 9.46 carried him to 51st followed by Warren Turner on 9.51 who powered […]
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Pride Restored!
Liverpool Pembroke Sefton senior men have not done well in the local district cross country league for many years which is dominated by Liverpool Harriers. As teams turned up at Arrowe Park for the first match of the winter season there was no reason to think things would be any different this time around. However, […]
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Bronze medals in the Lancs Road Relays
Atrocious weather greeted runners at the traditional start of the winter season, the North West Relays at Lancaster that incorporate both the Merseyside and Lancashire Championships. Liverpool Pembroke Sefton straddle boundaries so have interests either way. First up for Lancashire was the club’s Under 15 Girls led by Charlotte Mawdsley who gave her usual fighting […]
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The Great Escape…once more!
Once again there was more than a touch of drama as Liverpool Pembroke Sefton went into the last of their Northern League Track and Field matches at Manchester’s Sport City. A slip up and the club would have been humiliatingly relegated from this closely fought division. But as has happened before the members rose to […]
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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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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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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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Strong performances from Rosie and Toby
The National Cross Country Relays at Mansfield attract the best in the country and are a guide to the coming winter season. At Under 15 Rosie Johnson led for Liverpool Pembroke and Sefton and her class told as she crossed the line first in 7.23.55. She ended up 6th overall in the timings. It was […]
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Stunning run from Alistair Nelson
There was beautiful weather at Beacon Park for the first of the Liverpool and District Cross Country League matches. of Liverpool Pembroke Sefton was quickly up with the leaders in his first senior encounter and was showing no signs of intimidation. James Riley of Liverpool Harriers eased away but Nelson held on to second spot for two […]
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