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Striders Trail 5

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Despite racing the previous day four of the Senior Men ran in the second St Helens Striders 5 mile.  Matthew Crehan lead the race from start to finish, followed by Tom Griffiths and Steve Anders completing a Sutton clean sweep.  Karen Harrison was the only one of our women spotted but will confirm once results are available.

 

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Snowdonia Marathon

Two of St Helens Sutton A.C.’s  male veterans tackled the Snowdonia marathon at the weekend.  This challenging course begins just outside Llanberis and sees competitors climb 1,100ft to the top of Llanberis Pass before looping down through Beddgelert and Waunfawr.

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Participants also have to tackle a rapid climb of around 1,200ft at Bwlch y Groes before finishing back in Llanberis.

The marathon, first held in 1982, has grown to become one of the most iconic sporting events in Wales and entries this year sold out in 12 hours (Entries open Jan 1st).

This is definitely not a race to enter for a fast time with the winner only clocking 2 hrs. 35 min.. Andrew Wilson (V45) finished an excellent 21st in a field of 1500 runners in a time of 2 hrs.59 min.49 secs. and Ian Robert (V40) was 606th with a time of 4 hrs.2 min.3 secs..

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L&D XC Match 1, Arrowe Park

Matt Crehan’s clarion call for this to be Sutton’s year on cross country was emphatically answered when fifteen athletes competed at Arrowe Park in Birkenhead. Matt led the way opening a big lead until he was slowed down by a bad stitch but continued to finish tenth.  “Dropping out wasn’t an option” he said after the race. Tom Griffiths ran steadily for ninth and Steve Anders came home twelfth to lay the foundations for the place in the top three Matt had demanded. Peter Fairclough (17), John Greenall (29) and Ian Hayburn (31) completed the count which gave the club a four point advantage over Wirral for second place with Wallasey A C a further five points adrift.
Ian Costello (41st) led the second team with Rachael Fairclough (49th) second counter winning the women’s contest. Dave Twigg made a steady return to competition in 58th place, Barry Graney (64th), Andy O’Connor (105th) pushed all the way by Rachael Beesley (112th) and Amy Corfield (116th) who were ninth and tenth ladies respectively on their debuts in the League. The Liverpool and District President Ray Vose completed the course in 149th place at a venue where he won a team medal in the West Lancs Championships as a youngster. Rachael McGoldrick bravely attempted to do the same despite recent illness but was forced to stop after the first of the three laps.
With Greg Williams, Louise Hogg, Julia Eccleston, Jamie White, Gemma Connolly and Louise Hayes unavailable on this occasion there’s great optimism and encouragement for the coming season and the county championships in January.
Results: – http://www.lps-athletics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arrowe-Park-2016-Results-v1.pdf
Phil Thomas – Team Manager.
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Manchester Half Marathon

Two of the club’s senior ladies competed in the Manchester Half Marathon which starts on Chester Road near the Ship Canal and finishes in Old Trafford but is mainly run through Salford and Sale. Gemma Connolly ran her fastest half for five years being the fifth lady finisher with a time of 1 hr.19 min.43 secs.. Karen Harrison (L45) finished 31st in her class recording 2 hrs.08 min.56 secs..

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Manchester Area Cross Country League- Match 1

Saturday 15th October saw the first Manchester Area Cross Country match of the season, held at Wythenshawe Park.

The club had 9 representatives, including under 13 girl, Jasmine Scott who competed for the first time. She finished the 3225m course in 52nd in 16.46! Also representing the under 13 girls, Lucy Bridge finished 40th in 15.48. Under 13 boy, Michael Dobson finished 12th in 13.22 whilst Harley Chadwick was 41st in 15.28.

For the under 15’s; Michael Brussels was the first one home finishing 23rd in 18.15, Charlie Roberts completed the 4275m course in 30th place in 19.15 and Liam Houghton 36th in 21.13- meaning that the team finished 9th overall. Alyx bridge represented the under 15 girls and finished 33rd in 22.52.

Senior man, John Greenall completed the 9675m race in 148th place in 41.26.

Well done to everyone who competed!

Hope to see more athletes from the club next time!

Next match: Saturday 12th November at Boggart Hole Clough, Charlestown Road, Blackley, M9 7DH.

 

Team manager- Helena.

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2016 Presentation Evening

This years Presentation Evening is on Friday 18th November 2016. It is being held at Rainhill Ex Services Club on Rainhill Road. Starting at 7pm there will be the presentation of trophies and medals, raffles, games and our FREE hotpot, followed by a great disco. Tickets are available on training nights in the clubhouse, please see Jane or Chris. Ticket prices are £4 per ticket or £12 for a family of four, any additional tickets required after that will be £2 each.

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TrailFfest

3 senior men took part in the TrailFfest trail half marathon on Saturday 24th September. The event is a fund raiser for the Welsh air ambulance and South Snowdonia search and rescue team and starts with a pleasant train ride from the finish at Porthmadog Ffestiniog railway station to the start at Tanygriseau, beneath the Moelwyn peaks.
With the start at 700ft above sea level and the finish at the coast this looked, at least on paper a nice easy course. Well, only if you don’t read the description on the website:-
“The Trailffest half marathon is one of the most scenic you could hope to run, with dramatic changes of scenery and terrain the whole way to the finish line. With the start up in the mountains at 710 feet elevation and the finish down by the sea, it may sound easy – but don’t be fooled! There are some very steep and challenging climbs along the way”. Oh, and if you completely ignore the 1500ft of ascent.
I was made to eat my pre-race comment of “I cannot conceivably see how a trail half marathon can take more than 2 hours”.
A beautiful undulating route returned to Porthmadog via the the Vale of Ffestiniog. It was both much harder and much better than I expected, culminating in a mile run over the Cob with the finish in sight but seemingly never getting anywhere nearer. A couple of pints of post-race recovery drink were most welcome in Spooners Bar on the platform after the finish.
Andy Wilson finished in 6th place in 1:47:30. Mark Liptrot claimed 1st MV50 and 14th place in 1:55:21. I finished 35th in 2:08:10 – must do better next year!

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Rainford 10k

Nine members of St Helens Sutton A.C. took part in the Rainford 10km road race which starts and finishes outside Rainford Technology College. Steve Anders continues in his current good form taking second place with a time of 35 min.   19.3 secs.. There was also a second placing for veteran John Greenall (M50) for his run of 38 min.28.1 secs. and third in her group was senior lady Rachel Beesley who ran 45 min.3.9 secs.. Dorothy Fairhurst (F60)’s time of 62 min.18.1 secs. was good enough for her to take second place in her age group. Other club runners were Christopher Coatsworth (M40), 45 min.39.6 secs. (16th. in class), Amy Corfield (SL), 46 min.53.6 secs. (7th in class), Jane Ashcroft (F40), 56 min.42.2 secs. (11th in class), Sara Odonoghue (F40), 57 min.51.2 secs. (13th in class) and Jane Makin (F40), 72 min.43.8 secs..