News reports - October 2011

29 October 2011: Beacon Park Cross Country (by Peter Roome)

The start of the cross country season each year marks my transition from triathlete to runner and so I decided to cycle to this first Liverpool and District fixture. Fortunately my swimming ability was not to be tested as the course wasn't as wet as it sometimes is.

Most of the senior men were off defending their Mid Lancs title at Burnley but there was still a good showing at Beacon Park with 8 senior men running and Brian Grice as cheerleader, photographer and administrator.

Although not as wet and muddy as it can be the slippery conditions meant that a couple of runners hit the ground soon after starting. Fortunately I managed to avoid getting blood on my new 15mm spikes which kept me upright around this 5.2 mile course. The course is one small and two large laps and includes 3 ascents of 'lactate hill' with the finish just beyond the final climb - testing the runners' powers of recovery.

The race was won in 30:10 by Ben Russel of Liverpool Harriers with John McCole second. Liverpool Harriers predictably dominated the race with their first 6 back in the top 9 positions.

I had a good race, finishing 23rd in 35:05 with Rick Bowker coming in 37:19 for 52nd place, followed by John Sprackland in 38:38 - and promising to do more than just the one XC race this season!  After that, Southport Waterloo runners packed in well with Gary Kenny 68th in 39:34, Matthew Nelson 71st in 39:56 and Andy Hudson 72nd in 40:06 which completed the team. Paul Cain came 76th in 40:37 closely followed by Paul Talbot 78th in 40:39

The team came 8th out of 11.

It was great to start the season and, even better, my ride home was all down hill and with a following wind - or maybe that was just the endorphins still in my system!

Full Results are on http://www.lps-athletics.co.uk/l&d/

29 October 2011: Six top ten individual finishes at first XC

Having to wait until the end of October for the first meeting of the season, there was much anticipation of the joys of cross country running as the first Mid Lancs League fixture approached. Towneley Park, Burnley, in the south Pennines, was the venue and it proved a very popular one with, for example, 329 finishers in the Senior Men's race, nearly 100 more than when we last visited the park.

Despite the fixture clash with the senior Liverpool & District League, the meeting was well supported by Southport Waterloo runners - about 56 in total - although participation by our girls was disappointing.

When we were last at Burnley, in January, conditions were icy, on frozen ground. On the previous visit, the park was covered in a couple of inches of snow. Today, conditions were much better; perhaps a little muddy in places but generally conditions were good, despite the gusting wind and squally showers in the morning.

Southport Waterloo has done well in this league in recent years, particularly the men who have been champions in the last two seasons. Today we made a good start with six individual top ten finishes by Jack Lenehan, Ellie Roberts, Michael Panes, Andrew Kershaw, Joe Vis and James Tartt. Team finishes were a little disappointing with the defending senior champions bumped into 2nd place by a very strong Barrow team. The Under 15 Boys were also a good 2nd but it is already clear which clubs are looking strong in the league this season. Regrettably, none of the junior girls managed to field a team at Burnley. At the other end of the age spectrum, both our senior women and senior men won their V60 competitions.

Ten minutes before the start of the first race, the Under 11 Girls, there didn't seem to be many runners around but as they emerged from cars and tents we had an excellent field of 70 girls! There were two girls in Southport Waterloo vests; Eleanor Horswell and Lilly Ann Grayson. Both girls finished their race almost together with Eleanor stopping the clock in 9:54 for the 2-lap 1.8 kms and Lilly Ann in 9:56.

We also had two runners in the Under 11 Boys' race. Over the same course as the girls, Ed Peacock was 24th of 48 finishers in 8:39 and Max Davies was 33rd in 9:13.

The most disappointing race from the club's point of view was the Under 13 Girls where Emma Alderson was our only runner. Surely there are more girls out there who like to run? Emma put in an excellent run, however, finishing 14th of 44 girls in 12:39 for her 2.8 kms medium lap.

in the Under 13 Boys' race we had 5 runners; an excellent turnout by the boys! Jack Lenehan led our boys home in what I think is his first cross country run for the club. He finished 9th in 12:18 for the 3.1 kms course. Harry Peacock was 18th in 13:01, Joe Gordon was 20th in 13:10, Fraser Garner was 39th in 14:20 and Andy Fallon was 40th in 14:34.

The team finished 4th, behind Pendle and Preston, both very strong at this first meeting, and Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton.

Only two of our Under 15 Girls travelled to Burnley. Ellie Roberts was well up with the leaders early on and finished a very good 6th of 40 in 12:51 for the 3.1 kms. Lizzie McKay produced another strong race, 29th in 14:39. Interestingly, the first runner home in this combined Under 13 Boys / Under 15 Girls' race was a girl; Molly Betmead of Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde, finishing very impressively in 11:47.

With a good mix of first and second years, seven lined up for the start of the Under 15 Boys' race in Southport Waterloo colours! Michael Panes had arguably his best cross country run for some time and finished our highest placed finisher today, 4th overall (or 3rd excluding a Wirral guest) in 14:54 for the 4 kms. Andrew Kershaw led Michael for much of the race but he had to settle today for 8th in 15:15. These were great runs from two good juniors in a quality field. Luke Tyson was 20th in 16:00 and Chris Fallon was our final team counter, 26th in 16:54. The team were 2nd behind a strong Preston team. Gregor Gordon was 34th in 17:34, with Tom Shearer, 35th in 17:38 and Matthew Tobin was 40th in 19:36.

Ellon Hart and Lauren Clarehugh were our only runners in the Under 17 Women's race. Initially led by Lauren, Ellon was the first home, 14th of 28 finishers, in 18:49 for 4 kms. Lauren was just two places behind, 16th in 19:05.

For the first time in some years, the club managed a team finish in the Under 17 Men's race. Jonathan Foster had a cracking start to the race, well up with the leading pack, but slipped back a little to finish 20th in 23:44 for 5.8 kms. Gary Clark was 33rd in 26:51 with Graham Boreham running to give us a team finish, 35th in 31:14.

Running with the senior men, Joe Vis was 5th of 19 in the Junior Men category, running 35:49 for 10K. We had no Junior Women running.

There was a very impressive turnout by our Senior Women, several of whom are new members and even more running their first cross country for the club. Team manager Carole James is doing an excellent job in getting numbers out. Clare Constable, who trains with the senior men at the Litherland track, was the first of our 11 finishers home, running 26:49 for 5.8 kms. She was 19th of 122 in this race and 2nd L40 (although that isn't a league vet award category). Sue Cooper, 40th overall and 2nd L55 (and that is an award category), was our second finisher in 28:41 with team manager Carole James 59th in 30:03. Our other finishers were Christine Cutner (31:20), Sarah Grayson (31:32), Helen Lavelle (32:27), Carole Wright (32:42), Sue Stewart (33:22), Jane Blacklin (34:51), Elaine Sutton (34:51) and Rebecca Dennehey (36:08).

Clare, Sue and Carole were our 'A' team today, with an 11th place finish, and 9th place L35. Christine, Sarah and Helen formed the 'B' team in 24th place. Sue, Carole J and Christine were 5th L45 team and Sue, Christine and Sue S were the winning L55 team.

With a championship to defend, Southport Waterloo's senior men turned out in good numbers - 21 running at Towneley Park. Clearly Steve James is another team manager doing an excellent job encouraging our seniors to compete in cross country. James Tartt was first home, 5th overall of 329 finishers, in 34:31 in a very competitive race at the front of the field. Junior Joe Vis was next in, 18th overall in 35:49, Ben Johnson just behind, 21st in 35:53, Richard Shearer, 24th in 36:10, Michael Evans, 29th in 36:32, and final first team counter Steve Wilkinson, 41st in 37:16. The 'A' team were 2nd behind Barrow.

Mark Clarehugh was 43rd in 37:28, Gerry Lenehan, 64th in 38:28, Steve McLean, 98th in 40:00, Steve Lewis, 111th in 40:45, Rob Ashworth, 113th in 40:48, and Phil Bailey, 139th and 2nd V60 in 42:07. The 'B' team were 13th overall and 1st 'B' team to finish.

Other finishers were Tom Peacock (42:35), Keith Lunt (43:10), Simon Tobin (44:27), Martin Sutton (45:36), Steve James (48:00), Phil Baxendale (48:24), John Vis (49:26), Mark Davies (49:39) and Rob Cosgrove (50:01).

Richard, Mark, Gerry and Steve McL were 3rd V40 team; Steve McL, Phil and Steve J were 11th V50 team; and Phil Bailey, Steve James and Phil Baxendale won the V60 team competition.

Burnley proved to be a great day of cross country running and hopefully all will have enjoyed it and come back for more. The next fixture is UKA Cross Challenge in Sefton Park, Liverpool on Saturday 26th November.

Thanks to all team managers and to Steve Boreham for sending in lots of photos.

Full results. More photos on Mid Lancs

23 October 2011:Young athletes turn out in force in Sportshall Round 2

Round 2 of the North West Sportshall Athletics League was held again at the Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, with lots of Under 11 and Under 13 boys and girls. In this match, we had 23 youngsters taking part; 13 girls and 10 boys.

This year there are four rounds in the League with each club competing in three matches. At Widnes this time around our Under 11 Girls came 4th with 130 points, just 6 behind West Cheshire, a strong competitor in this league. The Under 13 Girls came 3rd in their match with 132.5 points. The Under 11 Boys were 4th with 119.5 and the Under 13 Boys 3rd with 113 points. Based on points scored, the girls did best but it was great to see so many boys having a go at this form of winter indoor athletics. With some clubs having only competed in one match so far it is too early to predict if any age group will qualify for the regional final in Wigan on Sunday 12th February.

Our Under 11 Girls were Alex Bunclarke, Alice Delaney, Eleanor Kenny, Olivia Pines, Emily Tipping and Evie Webster. Alice Delaney won the 4-lap race and, although a non-scorer, was our fastest 2-lapper. She was also 2nd in the long jump clearing a best of 1m 88. Alex Bunclarke was our best in the chest push clearing 6 metres and was our 'B' scorer in the speed bounce with 42, just one less than Olivia Pines our 'A' scorer. Olivia was also 2nd fastest in both the 2-lap and 4-lap races. Eleanor Kenny was 'B' scorer in both the 2-lap race and the chest push, Evie Webster was our 'B' long jump scorer and Emily Tipping competed in 2-lap, vertical jump and speed bounce.

Our Under 13 Girls were Emma Alderson, Jessica Beasley, Lily Edwards, Sally Laughton, Charlotte Lockie, Leah Ward and Helena Webster. Emma Alderson won the 6-lap race, was our best speed bouncer and, although a non-scorer, was our fastest 2-lapper. Lily Edwards took the 'A' points in the 2-lap race and was our best long jumper clearing over 2 metres and best vertical jumper reaching 48 cms. Leah Ward was our 2nd fastest 6-lapper and was also fast in the 2-lap. She took 'A' points in the shot with a put of 6m 93 and took 'B' points in the vertical jump with 40 cms. Helena Webster was our 'B' scorer in the long jump with a best clearance of 1m 66. Charlotte Lockie was only just behind in the long jump with 1m 62. Finally, Jessica Beasley took the 'B' points in the 6-lap race and the shot and Sally Laughton took the 'B' points in both the 2-lap race and the speed bounce where her 72 was just one behind Emma Alderson's 73.

Our Under 11 Boys were Ben Apps, Harry Bond, Joseph Grimes, Shaun McKiernan, Josh Morgan, Luke Suarez and Charlie Warrington. Ben Apps had a great day at Kingsway winning both the 2-lap and the 4-lap races he was also our best long jumper, clearing 1m 55, and our best speed bouncer with 46. Luke Suarez was our 2nd fastest 2-lapper and took the 'B' points in both the 4-lapper and the speed bounce. Shaun McKiernan took 'B' points in both the triple jump, with a best of 4m 78, and the chest push. Charlie Warrington did best in the chest push with 5m 50 and took the 'B' points in the long jump. Regular competitor Joseph Grimes was our 'B' scorer in the 2-lap race. Harry Bond and Josh Morgan had a good introduction to the events of sportshall athletics and we hope to see them again at the next fixture.

Our Under 13 Boys were Harry Flanagan, Ethan Hughes and Jamie Tipping. Harry Flanagan was our fastest 2-lapper, 6-lapper long jumper and, although non-scoring, did best in the speed bounce with 62. Ethan Hughes was the 'B' scorer in the 6-lap and the long jump and was our best triple jumper clearing a best of 5m 18. Jamie was the 2-lap 'B' scorer, took max points in the speed bounce with 57 and was our 'B' triple jumper clearing 5m 03.

Thanks to team manager Chris Henders. Interested in competing in the next round on 11th November? Speak to Chris, details on Contacts page.

Club results for Round 1. Club results for Round 2.

23 October 2011: Rule changes may affect you!

Most athletes have only a limited knowledge of UKA's Rules for Competition, gleaned from what their coach, team manager or other athletes tells them. Very few will have taken the time and trouble to look at the Rules which are published on the UKA web site - see under Competition, Rules - and available as a book to buy. The Rules are published every two years and in between times there is always work going on in the background to review and revise them. The most notable rule change in the 2010 publication was the 'no false start' rule for seniors, introduced following a similar rule change by the international governing body, the IAAF.

Members might well be interested in proposals being considered currently, for inclusion in the Rule book from April 2012. These include:

1. Extend the 'no false start' rule to all ages, so that all athletes - and not just seniors - will be instantly disqualified if they false start. The thinking here is that athletes should be introduced to the rule when they start competing - hopefully sensitively - and not just when they reach senior level.

2. Ban Under 15 boys from competing at 400m, preferring to reduce their maximum sprint distance to 300m. The thinking here, by UKA Head of Coaching, is that the present rule encourages development of pre pubescent boys is a way that is disadvantageous to them reaching their full potential.

3. Under 15s should not be able to compete in two 1500m on the same day and Under 13s should not be allowed to compete in two 800m on the same day. This looks largely a tidying up exercise given that Under 15s cannot currently compete in an 800m and a 1500m on the same day. The rule change would avoid heats and a final at county championships, for example. Merseyside generally avoids such a possibility.

4. Under 17s should only compete in their own age group or be allowed to move up one age group. Currently, Under 17s can compete against Under 20s and seniors. The Under 17s are the most stretched in athletics and the current rule potentially allows a 14 year-old to compete against senior athletes, even using senior weights in throws. The sport's 'duty of care' suggests this is neither good for the athlete nor for the sport. However, if this change is adopted it could have devastating consequences for some leagues, including the North of England T&F League. Many clubs rely on their Under 17s to survive in these leagues.

5. For moving between clubs, it is proposed that athletes be allowed one club change per calendar year. If more than one, a referral to the Eligibility Committee would be required to decide the period of 'suspension' from team competition.

6. All T&F meetings to be permitted from 1st April 2012. Surprisingly, local open meetings for example don't currently require a permit.

7. Changes are being considered for endurance age groups. The competition year is currently 1 October to 30th September and age groups relate to the competition year. This works well for track & field and generally means that young athletes continue their summer age groups into the winter road and cross country season but can move up an age group for indoor competition from October. But there are anomalies. It is possible, for example, for the current rules to mean an athlete in under 17 in T&F in the summer, Under 15 for North West Road Relays in September and Under 17 again for National Road Relay Champs in October. Competition providers often apply 'common sense' but this could usefully be tidied up.

If you want to know more about these potential changes then refer to the UKA Rules web site, scrolling down to the downloads at the foot of the page. UKA are looking for comments by 7th November. If you feel strongly about any of these then I suggest you contact the Club Secretary. Comments by clubs are likely to carry more weight than individual comments.

22 October 2011: SWAC ladies take team prize at Standish (by Steve james)

21 club runners ran the Standish Trail Race on Saturday, on a course which is varied and interesting, but very muddy in parts. The SWAC women won the team race, and the men also won prizes for coming a close second.

Steve Wilkinson was 1st for the club in 7th place in a time of 41.53,  with Tracey Peters our 1st lady and 4th lady overall.

Among the prizewinners were Steve McLean, 1st M 50 (with Rick Bowker,  Neil Adshead & Matt Nelson 2nd,3rd and 4th), Carole James, 1st W45 and Carol Wright, 1st W55.

Next Saturday the senior men will not only  have a  team in  the Mid Lancs League at Burnley, with the rest of the club's cross country runners, but also a strong team  in Beacon Park, Skelmersdale, in the Liverpool & District League on the same day.    All members are welcome.

15 October 2011: SWAC seniors line up with the best

An 11th place finish in the Northern Athletics 6-stage relays in Birchwood in Warrington last month entitled Southport Waterloo's senior men to line up with the nation's best runners in the National 6-stage relays in Sutton Park in Birmingham on Saturday. With Ben Johnson, our 2nd fastest at Birchwood, unavailable, Steve Wilkinson stepped in but otherwise the team was the same. They finished 60th of 76. Barrow, the men's Mid Lancs rivals, were 56th and local rivals Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton were 63rd.

Joe Vis took the first stage finishing 62nd in 18:57, handing over to james Tartt who pulled back 8 places with our fastest run in 18:53. Steve Wilkinson was next, in 20:26, Richard Shearer, 19:44, David Hamilton, 20:36 and Patrick Vis 19:34.

Full results.

9 October 2011: Amanda 4th in Chester and Mark 8th in Liverpool

With two north west marathons scheduled for the same day, Amanda Crook chose MBNA Chester Marathon for her debut. On a fast course, she finished 4th woman in a remarkably fast time of 2:55:48. I don't think any Southport Waterloo female runner has run faster! Sam Dean-Howard ran 3:01 in Dublin in 2008 but I don't know of any sub 3 hour times. And the smart money in the club says Amanda has faster times yet to come! With a half marathon PB of 85:18, she ran 86:10 for the first split and 89:34 for the second split. Amanda's time would have won her the Liverpool Marathon where the first woman home - Alison Sedman of Belle Vue - ran 3:08.

Its 18 years since Merseyside last hosted a full marathon. The tender for this year's event was won by Run Liverpool who organise a series of successful events in Liverpool including the Tunnel 10K, the Liverpool Half Marathon, the Liverpool Women's 10K and the Santa Dash.

This year's race started on the Wirral, in Birkenhead Park, heading up to Wallasey and New Brighton before passing through the tunnel, over to Sefton park and back to the Liverpool Pier Head via Otterspool Promenade. There were over 5,000 finishers in this first year's race which, after a delay of about 45 minutes at the start, went ahead very successfully. The course was gently undulating but of course you can't avoid a steep drop under the Mersey and a tough climb out the other end.

The race was won by John McCole of Liverpool Harriers in 2:34:41, so not an impressively fast time by international standards. Mark Clarehugh was the first Southport Waterloo runner home, 1st Vet 40 and 8th overall, in 2:48:05. Mark only runs a couple of races a year but you can't dispute the quality! His marathon PB is 2:34:27 from London in 2006.

Overall, there was an incredible number of Southport Waterloo runners taking advantage of a local marathon. In fact, there were 28 finishers, only one less than the number completing the Seaside 10K last weekend. Well done to all these finishers.

Gerry Lenehan also ran under 3 hours - 2:59:49 - with veteran marathoner Mark Ashby finishing in 3:04:58. Terry Hanley deserves a special mention running 3:36 as a Vet 60! Many younger runners will envy that time.

Rachel Jacks was our first female finisher, in 3:58:59 with another vet 60, our 2nd finisher, Sue Stewart in 4:04:15. A complete list of club finishers follows:

(All times shown are gun times.)

Chester Marathon results. Liverpool Marathon results

9 October 2011: Sportshall Athletics season kicks off at Widnes

The first of this season's sportshall athletics competitions in the North West Sportshall League was held at the Kingsway Leisure Centre in Widnes today. Southport Waterloo was well represented with 18 youngsters turning out for their club - and having a great deal of fun in the process!

Under team manager Chris Henders, we had 4 Under 11girls, 3 Under 11 Boys, 9 Under 13 Girls and 2 Under 13 Boys. Our Under 11 Boys finished 4th behind Liverpool, Halton & Frodsham and Crewe & Nantwich; the Under 11 Girls were 3rd behind Crewe & Nantwich and Halton & Frodsham; the Under 13 Boys were 5th - not bad with just 2 boys competing! - ; and the Under 13 Girls were 3rd, again behind Crewe & Nantwich and Halton & Frodsham, two of the top teams in this competition.

Our Under 11 Boys were Joseph Grimes, Shaun McKiernan and Luke Suarez. Luke was our fastest on the indoor track, although Shaun equalled his 4-lap time of 1:07.9 as a non scorer. Joseph picked up good points in the triple jump and chest push.

Our Under 13 Boys were Harry Flanagan and Ethan Hughes. Both boys did well across both track and field events, Harry and Ethan scoring the same 62 in the speed bounce.

Our Under 11 Girls were Alice Delaney, Eleanor Kenny, Olivia Pines and Evie Webster. Alice was 2nd fastest in the 2-lap race in 28.3, Olivia was 2nd in the 4-lap in 1:03.5 and Eleanor was 2nd in the long jump with a best clearance of 1m 75. Evie was 3rd in the chest push, achieving a best throw of 3 metres.

Our biggest squad was in the Under 13 Girls where the team was Emma Alderson, Jessica Beasley, Nisha Kumari-Webster, Sally Laughton, Charlotte Lockie, Caitlin Pih, Rebecca Stephens and Alex Webb. Emma was outstanding, winning the 6-lap in 1:32.4 and taking 2nd place in the speed bounce achieving 77 bounces in the time allowed. Both Alex and Leah were our fastest 2-lap runners in 28.0 and, whilst a non-scorer, Jessica was our 2nd fastest 6-lap runner in 1:42.0 with Nisha and Charlotte running 1:49.2 and 1:49.3. Leah and Caitlin scored in the shot putt with 4m 31 and 4m 01 and Jessica and Charlotte scored 37 and 35 cms in the vertical jump. There wasn't much between Jessica and Rebecca in the long jump, Jessica clearing 1m 84 and Rebecca 1m 80.

Results for club athletes

2 October 2011: Seaside 10K attracts 29 SWAC runners

I was always taught that if you couldn't find a bin to dispose of your rubbish properly you took it home with you. Clearly, many of the visitors to Southport on Saturday night for the musical fireworks championships weren't of the same mind and Sefton Cleansing Services were busy clearing up the mess as the runners gathered for the annual Natterjack Southport Seaside 10K on Sunday morning.

The race, in and around Princes and Kings Gardens and running south of Marine Lake along the Promenade, has attracted a lot of regulars over the years and over 560 finished the 2-lap course on Sunday. The early rain helped to keep the runners cool but care was needed on the wet boards over the Marine Lake. And it wasn't so popular with the spectators, especially after a week of Indian Summer weather!

Nonetheless, the race was run in a good time with the winner Daman Nichols, Wilmslow, finishing in 33:09. Preston Harriers Gethin Butler (33:18) and Gary Pennington (33:55) took 2nd and 3rd positions.

Ben Johnson was first home for Southport Waterloo, holding on to 4th position to finish in 34:05. That puts him top of the club rankings this year by just a second over David Hamilton! It was also the first of several PBs for Southport Waterloo runners.

Steve Wilkinson was next in, in 36:33, and Steve Lewis was 3rd in 37:23, over 2 minutes faster than his best from last year. There were three more finishers under 40 minutes with Rob Johnson, 38:30, Phil Bailey, 38:53, and Rick Bowker, 39:00. Phil ran over 20 secs faster than last year, an excellent time for a 61 year-old!

Other male club finishers were Matt Nelson, 40:08, Andrew Hudson, 40:15, Tom Peacock, 40:29, Paul Ashby, 41:02, Neil Silcock, 41:39, Carl Pedder, 42:18, Peter Tinsley, 43:04, Alex Holt, 45:09, James Brooker, 46:08, Mark Davies, 47:13, Paul Warrington, 47:32, and Chris Jones, 47:53.

Once again, Trace Peters was first female home for the club, 5th female overall in 42:39, Sue Cooper was never far behind and finished 7th female overall in 43:12. Again, not bad for an LV55! Vicky Harvey was our third lady finisher, in 46:38. 48:03 was the fastest time recorded for Morag Rimmer with Under 17 Charlotte Rigby, running her first 10K, and finishing in 49:55, just ahead of Christine Cutner, 49:57, and Carol Handley, 50:05.

Other club finishers were Sue Stewart, 52:07, Sarah Reynolds, 57:43, Sheila Marshall, 59:20, and Gill Gillison, 60:25.

There were also a few Southport Waterloo runners in the 2K fun run through Kings Gardens. The race was won by the club's Lauren Deane, in 7:19. Harry Peacock was 7th in 8:05, brother Ed was 9th in 8:25, Eleanor Horswell, 5th girl in 8:30, Max Davies, 13th in 8, 36, Ellon Deane, 7th girl in 9:18, Samual Cain, 9:26, and Charlie Warrington, 9:41. Apologies if any junior runner has been missed.

Results | Updated Grand Prix table | Updated Southport 10K club rankings