 New
Club Record from Michael Rimmer 31 May
In his only his third outing over 800 this season Michael Rimmer set a new
club record with 1:50:00. This beats his own record of 1:50:55 set last
August. Michael who won the Northern Under 20s 800 at Wavertree on the 25
May has once again this season shown the type of form that has made him
one the most promising talents over this distance in the country.
Results
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Host of PBs at Trafford 20
May
In the first Trafford open meeting of the season LPS athletes came away
with a host of personal best. In the under 17s 3,00 Robert Stocks ran
9:08:4 and
Carl Williams 9:24:3. In the under 20 3k David Phillips ran 9:25:8. The
1500 saw Ben Jones run 4:00:52 in the under 20 race , while Adam Clansey
ran 4:13:0 in the senior race. Mark Leicester turned in a 2;01:69 in the
under 17's 800 and Andrew Donaldson 2:01:42 in the under 20 race. Mike
Rimmer made his first outing over 800 this season with a 1:53:35 |
Young Athletes second at Stockport
18 May
In their second outing of the season LPS young athletes made
the short journey to Stockport, with a number of gaps in the girls section
we did well to beat our local rivals SWAC when we finished second behind
Leeds. It is important that you leave as few gaps as possible if you are
to compete with the best at this level. Our girl's throwers made up for
some of these gaps with some well needed points. The boys also had
problems with most of our sprinters be unavailable for one reason or
another. After two fixture we have made a steady if unspectacular but will
need to have full teams if we are to progress. |
Disappointing Entries at Merseyside
Champs 10 May
Merseyside
Officials must wonder which way to turn next after having explored most
options in a bid to stimulate interest in their T&F Championships at
Wavertree. A single day of events and entries on the day failed to pull in
the athletes. LPS once again came away with yet another haul of medals. A
very relaxed Michael Rimmer cruised to an easy victory in the Under 20
400m in an excellent 49.4. Other winners included Ben Jones at 1500m, also
in the Under 20s, Carl Williams taking the Under 17 Steeplechase and Joe
McKenna the Under 15 800m. Additionally Andrew Wignall collected the Under
20 100m hurdles title and Kerry Massey the Javelin title in her age group.
Results
There were excellent performances at Blackpool in the Lancashire
Championships. Particularly outstanding was another rising star in the
local colours. Adam Morris, a pupil at Croston`s Bishop Rawsthorne School,
leapt an excellent winning 6.44m in the Under 17 Long Jump and also
collected a silver in the 200m, demonstrating his sprint potential. He
will be one to watch at the English Schools Championships later in the
season. Natalie Walsh was a winner of the Discus. Together with numerous
second and third placings this was a thoroughly satisfying weekend for the
local club.
No Results as yet
Report Charles Gains
Photos Karen Doyle |
Young Athletes open with a 3rd place
4 May
In their opening fixture under the new format of combined boy & girls
teams LPS finished third behind Sale and Blackpool. I have no report so I
will give what I have at this time, Adam Morris won the under 17 long jump
and 200 and Robert Stock ran a bp in the 1500 with 4.11. Can someone send
me a report please. |
Great start to the 2003 track season!
3 May
 The
Senior men set out on their season's trek. A few weeks earlier Blackpool
had proved the setting for a resurgence in club distance running as our 12
man team raced along the promenade to finish 15th in the North. Now
Stanley Park a few miles away was the venue for a demonstration of our
emerging track and field power. Even after a controversial
disqualification in the 4 x 100m relay the club ended up winners(361)
comfortably clear of Derby(329) and Leeds(296). The team was a mixture of
young emerging talent and experienced `old timers'. Star performer was the
now greying Mark Line who rattled up 4 victories...A Discus(38.6) and B
victories Hammer(36.19), Javelin(45.44), Pole Vault(3.60) and Triple
Jump(10.43). Lending a hand was Steve Rogers who flew in yet again from
Frankfurt to win the Javelin(53.81) and also take several other minor
placing. With Merrik Bousfield stalking around and scoring well in the
throws LPS were clearly dominant in the field.
Not to be outdone our young track stars were also all over the place
scoring points with Phil Taylor running a very dominant 200m in 22.6 to
win and gleefully watching as Danny Holland repeated the task in the B
event in 23.3. Earlier Michael Zaim had taken the B 100m in 11.6. Another
double came in the 3000m as Henry Stewart and Mark Donoghue stretched the
field and finished close together in fast times. At 1500m Michael Rimmer
ran even quicker than the previous week in 4.01.8 but could only finish
3rd. Ben Jones, however, was dominant in the B event in 4.10.7. In spite
of the disappointment of the short sprint relay the afternoon was capped
with a very convincing win at 4 x 400. Everywhere there were numerous
excellent performances. The Premier League title looks there for the
taking and (dare I say?) another shot at BAL qualification.
Not to be outdone our Senior Women went to Trafford and repeated the
story. Nicola Gunderson's 400/800m double in 61.0 and 2.18 was impressive.
Katy Green took two firsts in the B 200m and 400m in 28.7 and 62.6. Kiera
Vogel and Marie Barrett teamed up in the 3000m to take both prime spots in
10.05.1 and 10.11.29. As in the men's matches there were stacks of good
placing. Particularly nice though was the return of Debbie Janson (Rankin)
who with Kerry Massey accumulated masses of points in the throws. After an
exciting count LPS won on 187.5 points to Trafford's 184.5 and West
Cheshire 178.5.
Results
 May 3rd 2003 will be remembered for sometime. Not only were our Senior men
victorious at Blackpool the B team equivalent were destroying the
opposition at Bebington. Covering most events there were numerous wins
including Adam Clancey in the B 800m in 2.05.3 and Alan Woods an A 5000m
in 16.21. David Phillips(10.28.6) and Dan Taylor(10.47.0) were 3000m
Steeplechase winners...how many clubs can get `chase doubles at different
venues on the same day? Mark Barrow(63.6) and Joseph Cooper(64.3) also
triumphed in the 400m Hurdles and Mark reappeared in the 100m Hurdles
B(21.5) to win with Dan Taylor taking the A event in 19.2. Elsewhere first
placers were Joseph Cooper leaping 5.25 in the long jump and evergreen
Mike Dandy 1.45 in the high. After mopping up numerous seconds and thirds
the club finished on 344 points ahead of Barrow(262) and Chorley(208).
Charles Gains |
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