The annual Liverpool Cross Challenge and European Trials at Sefton Park is a joyous cross country celebration bringing to together the best in the country. Liverpool Pembroke Sefton youngsters took advantage of the occasion to show in force as their Mid-Lancs League was incorporated in the various races. The Under 11’s started in a heavy […]
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Memories… of the way we were
When I hear complaints about the severity of a cross country course note should be taken of what our predecessors considered `proper’ cross country. A 1951-52 Liverpool Pembroke fixture card gives some idea of what the season looked like. The Calendar Throughout the country the season traditionally began with a massive social run or Monster […]
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Dan shows the way
Cuerden Valley Park was an ideal venue for the second Mid-Lancs’s race of the season, with its steep slopes providing a demanding cross country course. It made little difference to Dan Jones who put in a commanding performance to win the U17M race by 14 sec. Brother, Adam was 3rd and with Ross Harrison in […]
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Opening match of the cross country season
The first of the Mid-Lancs Cross Country League matches was held in the Astley Park , Chorley, although runners had little time to admire the magnificent Hall. In excellent weather the Liverpool Pembroke Sefton athletes performed strongly, none more so than Under 17 Adam Jones who ran a mature race beating off the challenge of […]
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Senior Women find a silver lining
This year’s North West Road relays were held on the woodland trails of the Delamere forest in Cheshire. With younger athletes taking a month’s break before the start of the cross country season, LPS teams were in short supply. This event also incorporates the county championships and the U13 boys team of Jack Hitchmough, Thomas […]
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Club Veterans Triumph in Birmingham
Club veterans, Gary Ireland and Dave Brown, competed in the Throws Pentathlon at Solihull at the weekend. The event, which is very popular with throws veterans, consisted of Hammer, Shot, Discus, Javelin and a Weight Throw (thrown like a hammer but much heavier with a short handle). Gary won the V45 category with a good all […]
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The Girls Lead the Way
There was a double success for Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton at the Mid-Lanc’s meeting held at Ormskirk on Saturday, with both male & female teams finishing in first place. It was however, the girls who lead the way with a points total of 225, the highest in the league this season. The high jumpers secured first […]
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Kai makes England debut
Saturday was the highlight of Kai Finch’s season when he made his England debut at the Ashford track in Kent, competing against the best that Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland had to offer. He will be disappointed with his clearance of 1.87m which was well below his season’s best and put him in 6th place overall. However,he […]
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Rio calls for Michael
Michael Rimmer has been selected to compete in the 800 metres for GB in next month’s Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro. In doing so he has become the first athlete in the history of the club to be selected for three Olympic Games which is a tremendous achievement. He had faced an anxious wait following […]
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Tour of Merseyside
Four LPS athletes took on the challenge of the gruelling series of 6 races that make up the Tour of Merseyside. From a 5 mile Raging Bull race, a 6 mile cross country race in Knowsley, a 5.9 mile race in Thurstaton, a Sustrans 10 miler, a 12 mile trek on the Wirral coast to the […]
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