About Robbie Wood

Joined Sefton Harriers in October 1969. Current website editor
Author Archive | Robbie Wood

LPS athletes do Merseyside Schools proud

A number of young LPS athletes representing Merseyside schools  made a trip to the Midlands on Saturday to take part in the Dave Sunderland Cup. fine runs by all in muddy conditions was enough to secure third place  for Merseyside. Well done to Karyn Hannaway and her squad which is showing great promise as well […]

Read full story Comments are closed

London Marathon 2020

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 […]

Read full story Comments are closed
Kirsty Longley

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 […]

Read full story Comments are closed

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 […]

Read full story Comments are closed
Kirsty Longley

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 […]

Read full story Comments are closed
Tony O'Brian

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 […]

Read full story Comments are closed
Jake Dickinson

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 […]

Read full story Comments are closed
Jamie Hopkins

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 […]

Read full story Comments are closed
Lisa Gawthorne

Lisa wins Northern Masters 10K

Lisa Gawthorne was flying the club flag at the Northern Master 10k road running championships at the Spen Greenway in Yorkshire on Sunday 15th September. Running her first race back since picking up an injury at the European duathlon champs in Romania last month Lisa ran a very good 40.37 which is not that far […]

Read full story Comments are closed
Mid Cheshire 5k 2019

Fast times at Mid Cheshire 5k

Fifteen LPS athletes toed the start line for this popular and very fast 5k Mid Cheshire 5k on Thursday 29th August. In what proved to be almost ideal racing conditions some very impressive times were recorded. Young Dan Slater (Under 21) lead the club home in 28th place in 15.24. He was closely followed by […]

Read full story Comments are closed