London Marathon 2020 The club is entitled to one guaranteed place at next year’s Virgin London marathon which takes place on Sunday 26th April. If you would like to be considered for this place, then you need to let club secretary, Karen Brown (karenprobert@yahoo.co.uk) know by Friday 13th December. The criteria for consideration are that […]
Archive | 2019
Kirsty does England proud with a new pb
The amazing Kirsty Longley did herself proud yet again with another pb in her first senior international. Running for England at the Abbey Dash 10k in Leeds she was second home for England and won her age category in a very impressive 33.40 which helped England to the team silver. Running your first senior international […]
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Three get England call up for international masters cross country
Three LPS athletes Kirsty Longley V40, Debbie Campbell V35 and Tony O’Brien V45 have all been called up to represent England in the British and Irish Masters Cross Country International on the 16th November. This annual cross country masters international is contested each by teams from England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland, and […]
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International call up for Kirsty
The amazing and inspirational Kirsty Longley continues to defy all conventional logic regarding growing old and getting slower. After a record breaking season on the roads which has seem her turn in some excellent road performance from 5k to half marathon she was rightly award her first senior England international vest at the age of […]
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All eyes on Milburn & Conway
Whilst the eyes of the sporting world watched on in unified celebration with two feats of greatness over the marathon distance with Eluid Kipchoge entering the immortal running folklore alongside Roger Bannister followed by the long standing womens record broken the following day by Kenya’s rising star Brigid Kosgei at the 2019 Chicago marathon. At […]
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Senior men turn in solid performance at National 6 stage road relay
A group of LPS athletes took a coach to Sutton Park in Birmingham on Sunday to represent the club in the English National Relay Championships. First up were our U17 men and they produced an excellent performance, finishing 20th in the 3.88k three man relay. Fletcher Foster ran our fastest leg (32nd in 12:49) and […]
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LPS dominate with local podiums
With the Senior runners having an elect representation at the National Road Relays, the fight for the headline grabber took place across the local races. Aintree racecourse was the first up on Saturday hosting the run through events 5km/10k/Half marathon on the looped course. Mike Gall started the ball rolling taking 3rd place overall in […]
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Fine run by Jake at Muddy Mawdsley
Three LPS athletes headed to Mawdesley for the 3rd annual 10k trail race, in testing wet muddy conditions around the fields and farm tracks of the village of Mawdesley. Young Jake Dickinson finished in a magnificent 3rd place in a time of 38.53, he was followed by Greg Callaghan in 6th place 41.23 while last […]
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Jamie Hopkins sets new PB at English Schools Multi Events
For the 4th year running, Jamie Hopkins represented Lancashire in the Octathlon at the English Schools Combined Events Championships in Exeter (21/22 Sept), and he put in both an outstanding and inspirational performance. Forty of the best multi-eventers in the country attended and the standard this year was extremely high. A number of barriers were […]
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Weather fails to dampen as LPS Storm at Seaside 10k
Sunday saw a contingent of LPS athletes aiming to battle with some of the North’s finest runners at the ever damp and breezy seaside town of Southport. Chris Maher lead the team home with an excellent 33:07 taking fourth spot closely followed by Kirsty Longley who enhanced her reputation with a dominant 34:51 to take […]
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