Mid Lancs T & F League at Litherland – July 29th
The penultimate fixture of this years Mid Lancs League took place at Litherland at the weekend, the last fixture before the Medal meeting which takes place at Stanley Park, Blackpool on Saturday August 26th.
U15 Jonathan Gough had a pretty good day when he finished 2nd in the U17 Triple Jump competition with 11.31m, won the U15B Long Jump with 5.47m and took the 100m in a winning time of 12.30 which equaled his personal best. New member U15 Harvey Bradshaw also had a good day in his second outing for the Club running a time of 13.8 in the 100m (7th) and leaping to 4.41m in the Long Jump also in 7th spot. In other sprint races Paul Coffey took 4th place in the Senior Men’s 200m in a time of 24.00 – U17 Emily Warren ran 13.20 in Heat (1) of the 100m for 3rd place and placed 2nd in Heat (2) of the 200m in a time of 27.40. In the same Heat (2) Hannah Cookson finished 4th in 28.20. U15 Aysha Karolia ran 14.30 in Heat (2) of the 100m for 2nd position and backed that up with a 3rd place in Heat (2) of the 200m in 29.80 both of which were new PB’s for her – by a tenth in the 100m and a full second over the longer distance of 200m. U15 Myah Booth equaled her personal best in Heat (1) 0f the 200m with a 3rd placed clocking of 28.10 before going on to take 3rd in the Javelin (22.92m) and 2nd in the Shot Putt with a throw of 10.71m which was a big new PB by over half a metre.
Some of the U13 Boys were also involved in the Sprints which saw David Holman take 3rd place in Heat (2) of the 100m in 14.80, Issac Butler finish 2nd in the 200m Heat (2) in 31.50 in his first attempt over the distance and Codie Dewhurst who was also running the distance for the first time placing 5th in Heat (1) of the 200m in a time of 32.90. The U13 Boys entered a team in the 4 x 100m relay and came 2nd in a race of two teams in a time of 59.60 with the winners running one tenth faster in 59.50 – great effort by the lads. Kate Cookson ran 31.20 in Heat (1) for 4th place of the U13 Girls 200m with Keira Haxton running 33.80 in Heat (2) finishing 6th.
In the Throws events it was another good day for U13 Nicole Saunders winning the Shot Putt with a throw of 8.72m, the Discus with 28.32m and placing 2nd in the Javelin with a distance of 25.85m which was over a metre longer than she had thrown previously setting a new personal best. U13 Kyle Taylor-Pomfret came 2nd in the Hammer (16.09m) which was a new PB with the 4kg weight before going on to win the Discus with a throw of 17.61m. New member U15 Matthew Heywood was competing for the first time for the Club and started off pretty well with a 4th placed throw of 5.99m in the Shot Putt and another 4th place in the Discus with 21.96m. U17 Woman Emily Taberner earned two 2nd places in the Discus with 21.37m – a new PB by half a metre and in the Javelin with 28.86m which was also a new PB.
In the Middle Distance events David Holman finished 4th in the U13 Boys 800m in 2.34.9 in Heat (1) with Isaac Butler placing 6th in the same Race in 2.39.1 and Codie Dewhurst 7th in Heat (2) in a new PB time of 2.51.3, a time faster by four seconds than his previous best. In the U13 Girls 800m Kate Cookson ran 2.45.2 – a new PB by two seconds for 6th spot in the thirteen strong field with Keira Haxton 8th in 2.49.3 also a new PB by one tenth. Sophie Stanworth took 3rd spot in the U15 Girls 800m in 2.29.6 and Hannah Cookson who was the only athlete in the U17 Women’s 800m ran 2.45.1 followed by a 67.2 clocking (2nd) in the 400m. Kyle Taylor-Pomfret came in 3rd in the U13 Boys 1500m in 5.15.20 whilst Harry Wilkin came home in 3rd position in the U15 Boys 1500m in a time of 5.06.8 and Amy Davies won the U15 Girls 1500m in a time of 5.00.9. Chris Davies ran the 3000m to win it in a new PB time of 9.25.2 – a new personal best by a massive nine seconds. Nicholas Smith (U17) came 2nd in the race with a time of 9.54.9.
In the Jumps events U13’s Kate Cookson and Keira Haxton competed in the Long Jump which saw Kate in her first competition in the event finish 8th out of twenty two athletes with a distance of 3.59m and Keira 20th (2.61m) which was a new PB. U13 Isaac Butler came 6th out of nineteen in the Long Jump with 3.83m which was a new PB for him, the same event seeing David Holman have a go for the first time and placing 15th with 3.39m and Codie Dewhurst jumping 2.81m in 19th place.
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Pilling 10k – July 29th
One hundred and fifteen finishers in this local 10k Race won by Rob Danson in time of 31.54. Blackburn Harrier Joe Monk came 2nd in a time of 33.47 in a race which was very windy. Next up for Joe is the Sale Sizzler 5k this coming Thursday.
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Sabden Fell Race – July 30th
This was the second year running for this Race organised by Richard Taylor which resulted in a comfortable win for Grant Cunliffe (Rossendale Harriers) in a time of 40.52. Three Blackburn Harriers competed with the highest placed member John Horrocks placing 4th in a good time of 43.44 with Gary Pearse (V50) in 19th spot (51.53) and Ian Clarkson (V50) coming home in 26th with a time of 56.41. After the Race Ian spoke to the Club about the day commenting that it was “A quick, tough little fell race on our doorstep, 5.25 miles and approx 1500 ft of ascent and some decent fell running weather. An up and down and up and very fast down affair with thrills and spills on the way down ( another tumble, another limb) with 3 Blackburn Harriers having a go, John Horrocks, Gary Pearce and myself. John looking good up front, Gary back in race mode, looking good and myself looking good, bringing up the rear !! Managed to knock off about 4 1/2 minutes from last year, so very happy. Many thanks to Richard and the team of Marshalls for making this race happen, appreciated”
(Photos Courtesy of David Balshaw)
