About Robbie Wood

Joined Sefton Harriers in October 1969. Current website editor
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Circuit Training

Ray & Trisha will be holding their first circuit training session of the year this Sunday (23rd September) from 10.00 – 12.00 noon.The session is open to athletes from all disciplines, but they must be 14 years of age.Further sessions will take place on:- Sunday October 21st Sunday November 18th Sunday December 16t

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Slow start for LPS

The winter season got under way with the North West Relays at Marbury Country Park, Northwich. As usual Liverpool Pembroke Sefton made a modest start. In the Senior Mens race the club fielded four Lancashire runners and six Merseyside. The Lancashire quartet featured a strong first lap from Alistair Nelson(17.35) followed by Sean Kirkbride(18.29), Kyle Nicholls(19.14) […]

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Kirsty Longley and Lisa Gawthorne

Kirsty and Lisa sweep the board at Salford

Kirsty Longley and Lisa Gawthorne keep the flag flying for Liverpool Pembroke and Sefton`s distance runners. Over 1300 runners lined up for the City of Salford 10K Road Race but Kirsty had no qualms and her forceful style carried her to victory in a near personal best time of 36.59. She was 27th overall. Meanwhile […]

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Kirsty among the best

The Southport Waterloo Open Meeting also had some great track results. Pride of place goes to Kirsty Longlley who tackled the rarely run 1 mile race. A virtually solo effort saw her record 5.11.8 which carries her to second in the current UK Women`s Over 35 rankings and no less than fourth on the all time […]

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Pride Restored

After a disappointing Olympics it would have been understandable if Michael Rimmer had called it a day for the season. However, he bounced back in the Samsung Diamond League Meeting in Zurich. In a swift 800m that saw Olympic Champion and World Record holder, David Rudisha (1.42.81) narrowly beaten by Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia  (1.42.53) […]

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Rosie Johnson and Mo Farrah August 2012

Rosie at St Mary`s Training Camp 2012

After finishing fifth in the 1500m (4.45.36) in the England Athletics U15 Championships at Bedford Rosie Johnson went on to the Endurance Summer Training Camp at St Mary`s University College, Twickenham. This is an invitation to extended to some of the country`s most promising athletes. Rosie had a superb time and additionally met some outstanding […]

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Harry on a high

Harry on a high Harry Doran is finishing the season with a flourish. After a splendid 21.9 200m at the Bebington Northern League match he went to Stretford for the BMC Gold Standard races to test himself once again at 800m. The result was a win in the A race with a stunning 1.49.42. One […]

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Michael offers `no excuse’

Michael Rimmer’s Olympic dream came to an abrupt end as he failed to survive the first round of the 800m in London. Taking the lead he displayed confidence but in the inevitable charge down the home straight he faded to fifth in what for him was the very modest time of 1.49.05. In spite of […]

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Oceania Olympic Update

Our friends from Oceania enjoyed performing in the wonderful atmosphere of the Olympic stadium on the opening day of the athletics events. Although the 5 sprinters were all eliminated in the preliminary heats of the 100m, they all managed to achieve their goal of achieving a PB. Mihter Wendolin (Micronesia) was 7th in 13.67 Ruby […]

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Warren Turner(3) & Matt Thompson (33)successfully hurdle a barrier on there way to victory in the A & B steeplechase

Kirsty… leader of the pack

While attention was naturally focused on the Olympic Games elsewhere Liverpool Pembroke Sefton were faced with the rather more mundane task of surviving relegation from Division 2W in the Northern League in the somewhat appropriate surroundings of the Oval in Bebington where the track scenes from Chariots of Fire were filmed. Nothing less than an outstanding team […]

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