Blackpool Air Show 10k – Sunday August 13th

It was a warm day for the two hundred and forty seven runners competing in Blackpool yesterday in this seaside 10k won by Rob Webb in 33.11.

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Air Show 10k Results

Although the Harriers had two men in the first seven, honours on the day go to the Harriers women who won the Women’s Team Race led home by Victoria Mousley in 21st place overall – 1st Woman  and 1st V35 in a good time of 39.14. Maddie Elliott was 1st Junior Female in 57th spot with a time of 43.05 with Lindsay Davies running a new PB in 121st place in a time of 50.04.

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(Victoria with all the Prizes)

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Chris Davies was the leading Harrier in for the Club placing 4th in a time of 34.22 and 2nd V40. Ben Costello came in just three places behind in 7th position with a time of 36.34. In only his second race of 2017 V65 Evan Cook was home in 77th spot with a time of 45.08 followed by V50 Ian Clarkson in 80th running a new PB in 45.27 – well over a minute faster than his previous best. After the Race Ian Clarkson commented that it was a “A flat tarmac affair, up and down the Prom!!  A fast and hard race, made easier with Evan Cook pacing with me for 5 mile then the legs started to tire, but I crossed the line in 45:27 and got myself a PB. Happy days and many thanks to Evan Cook for the team work, appreciated”.

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Bofra – Arncliffe – Saturday August 12th

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Dexta and Felix Thompson raced at the final Bofra race of this years Championships at Arncliffe on Saturday. Dexta who went into the final fixture in 2nd place overall behind William Hall finished 2nd (6.51) to William (6.45), a duel between the two which has enlivened the entire Series and good to see such good competition. Felix finished 5th in his U9 Boys Race in a time of 5.55

(Photos courtesy of www.woodentops.org)

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Boulsworth Fell Race – Sunday August 13th

Boulsworth was the latest round in this years Burnley & Pendle Grand Prix series and was won by the Series leader to-date – Danny Collinge in 42.29 at the head of a 209 strong field of runners. Liz Greenwood had a pretty solid run to come home in 24th place overall, 2nd Woman and 1st WU21 in a time of 49.41.

Boulsworth senior Results

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Dexta Thompson has won the U13 Junior Boys Series so didn’t need to run at Boulsworth. It was a good day for brother and U9 Felix Thompson too as he won the U9 Junior Boys Race in 3.52 which gave him the runners up spot for the Series. He needed the win to clinch 2nd spot overall and he went out and did it so congratulations to the young lad. Kady Thompson also had a good run to finish 4th in the U11 Junior Girls Race in a time of 8.59.7 which means she will finish in 5th place overall for the Series and well done to her too.

Boulsworth Fell Race U9 Boys Results

Boulsworth Fell Race U11 Girls Results

Junior Boys Series Standings  –  Junior Girls Series Standings

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Catforth 5k – Saturday August 12th

This local 5k featured seventy runners won by Gareth Booth in 16.18. Andy Buttery (V45) is back on the road after a long period of injuries with another pretty solid run in 6th place in a time of 17.15. U15 Amy Davies also ran and was 1st female home in 23rd overall in a time of 20.09.

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Charnwood Open meeting – Wednesday August 9th

Kady, Dexta and Liberty Thompson were attending an athletics camp at Loughborough and took the opportunity to enter an Open Meeting at Charnwood on August 9th with very good results for all of them including three new personal bests.

Charnwood Results

U11 Kady knocked over two seconds off her previous best time for 150m with a new PB of 26.55 for 4th spot before going on to record another new PB in the Long Jump placing 10th with a leap of 3.06m. U15 Liberty was just outside her personal best in the 300m running a time of 50.84 in 6th and then equaled her High Jump personal best with a clearance of 1.35m finishing 11th out of the 18 competitors. U13 Dexta ran the 1500m which included U13, U15, U17, U20 athletes as well as a V35 which was a real mix, coming home in a very solid time of 4.56.4 to take 9th spot in the fifteen strong field. He then went on to throw a new PB in the Javelin (22.15m) finishing 2nd.

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(Liberty Thompson )

Pilgrims Cross Fell Race – August 9th

Callum Davidson was the winner of this local Fell race heading the one hundred and forty nine strong field home in a time of 38.48.

Results

V40 John Sutton took a top ten finish with a time of 44.43 and was 2nd V40 on the night whilst Andy Heys came home in 36th spot in a time of 51.37.