In spite of poor conditions at Preston for the second of the Mid-Lancs Track and Field League matches there were some astonishing performances from Liverpool Pembroke Sefton athletes. Under 15 Joe Milton ran a superb 400m in 53.2 which propels him straight to the top of the current UK rankings. The Birkdale schoolboy is in [...]
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Isle of Man League Match, Halewood 5k, British Universities Champs and sunny Sefton Park all in busy weekend
Six clubs in the Northern T & F League assembled in the Isle of Man for the first of the seasons` matches. Clearly most clubs had treated this seriously and some had gone to extraordinary lengths to be there. Sadly LPS was an exception with a depleted squad and late withdrawals. However, those that made [...]
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Lauren quick at Wavertree
Liverpool Pembroke Sefton track and field athletes gathered at Wavertree for the Liverpool Harriers Open meeting, the first outdoor opportunity to test themselves for the imminent summer campaign. Victories are welcome but times were all important and Under 13 Lauren Lewis provided two stand-out results. She easily took the 75m in a scintillating 11.1 and [...]
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New Course Record for Kirsty at Halewood 5k
Making a last minute decision to compete Kirsty Longley was rewarded with a new course record of 17.40 at the Halewood 5k on Saturday 6th April. In a good standard field Kirsty came home 23rd closely followed by Liverpool Harrier Rachael Burns who was also inside the old record. Only 10 seconds outside Kirsty’s pb [...]
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On the road with Kirsty, Lisa and Toby
The gap between the cross country and track and field season presents a relaxed opportunity for distance runners to stretch their legs over various road distances. Liverpool Pembroke Sefton`s most loyal senior, Kirsty Longley, was in action in the Halton Run-the-Bridge 5 miler. Having already in the last 6 months picked up an England O35 [...]
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Stunning international debut for Rosie
Rosie Johnson, Liverpool Pembroke Sefton`s cross country star, has really come of age this winter season. Her impressive efforts carried her to an English Schools selection for the Home Countries International at Carmarthen. While most of the country was under snow the conditions here were clear with the course firm, well grassed and slightly undulating. This [...]
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Inter County Cross Country Championships
Ten LPS athletes competed for Merseyside or Lancashire at a very muddy Cofton park in Birmingham. The best individual performance came from Rosie Johnson (U15G)who was 29th & the first Merseyside runner home, but conditions didn’t suit Rosie and although in contention in the first half of the race she couldn’t maintain her position. Toby [...]
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Ladies Day
Liverpool Pembroke Sefton were co-hosts of the final Mid-Lancs Cross Country League match at a sunny Beacon Park, Skelmersdale. The dramatic backdrop saw some fiercely contested races in spite of eventual league positions being largely per-determined. It was a particularly good day for the club’s females. The Under 15s were without star Rosie Johnson resting [...]
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Super-controlled Rosie
There was only a scattering of Liverpool Pembroke Sefton athletes prepared to trek to Sunderland for the National Cross Country Championships. Rosie Johnson produced the best performance. Running a completely controlled race she finished fifth in the Under 15 event. After a relatively poor result in the Northern Championships her expectations might well have been [...]
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Rimmer resurgent
After a disappointing Olympics Michael Rimmer is back with a bang. At the British Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham he lined up with some formidable 800m opponents including Abubaker Kaki(Sudan) twice winner of the World Indoor title and Andrew Osagie, Olympic finalist and the man who in 2012 took away from him his outdoor national [...]
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