Liverpool Pembroke Sefton senior men have not done well in the local district cross country league for many years which is dominated by Liverpool Harriers. As teams turned up at Arrowe Park for the first match of the winter season there was no reason to think things would be any different this time around. However, […]
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Wirral 10K and Half Marathon
Kirsty Longley is a prolific racer and operates outside the comfort zone of most athletes. She demonstrated this again at the Wirral 10K immediately establishing herself amongst the leading men`s group. A blustery wind slowed the field but it was only in the closing stages that four men managed to edge away from the Liverpool […]
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England Vest for Kirsty
On Sunday, Kirsty Longley was winning her almost weekly 10K race.This time it was the BeUrBest 10K at Rainford in in a time of 38:42.90 Twenty four hours later she was notified of her selection for England at the British & Irish Masters international Cross Country race at Bute Park in Cardiff on 16th November. […]
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Dynamic duo
Two of Liverpool Pembroke Sefton`s endurance athletes are setting the early pace for the coming winter programme. After taking the first female award at the Grand 10K at Aintree Kirsty Longley lined up for the DW Sports Fitness Southport 10K. This is a rugged mixture of mud, hard and soft sand plus a run in […]
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Grand National winner!
The new Grand 10K at Aintree starts and finishes at the Main Grandstand and is run entirely on the inner tarmac road of the race course. An attractive proposition for the dedicated road runner and Liverpool Pembroke Sefton star Kirsty Longley received a special invitation. She did not let the organisers down as she sped […]
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Kirsty at Salford and other road race performances
While it`s been a successful year for our track and field athletes those who took to the road have also enjoyed themselves. The highly rated Salford 10K attracted some 2500 runners. This was a race Kirsty Longley won last year but had to yield to Rachel Burns of the Harriers on this occasion. Nevertheless second […]
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The Great Escape…once more!
Once again there was more than a touch of drama as Liverpool Pembroke Sefton went into the last of their Northern League Track and Field matches at Manchester’s Sport City. A slip up and the club would have been humiliatingly relegated from this closely fought division. But as has happened before the members rose to […]
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Stunning weekend for LPS athletes
History was set for Liverpool Pembroke Sefton at the English School`s Track and Field Championships in Birmingham. Two LPS athletes collected the topmost honours. Intermediate Rosie Johnson has come off a highly successful winter programme which included gaining an international vest. She was 8th ranked in the country at 1500m at the start of the […]
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Northern Medals
The Northern Senior and Junior Track and Field Championships at Manchester’s Sport City provided Liverpool Pembroke Sefton with a trio of medals. The club’s highly regarded sprint squad was again prominent, even in the appalling conditions. Nathan Hilton controlled his 400m heat performance easing through to the final with 49.81 with team mate Danny Higham […]
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LPS athletes jump to success
It was another successful day for LPS athletes at Lancaster in the Mid-lancs league. The girls won their 3rd consecutive match (201) ahead of Lancaster & Morecambe (125.5), whilst the boys (159)finished 2nd, behind Lancaster & Morecambe (239). Dave McComb’s high jump squad excelled themselves, winning all 6 age groups that they competed in. The […]
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