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 […]
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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Icing on the Cake
For those with a sweet tooth you can feast your eyes on this lovely birthday cake made for Lauren Ramsey 12th Birthday. An excellent example of how art and food can go hand in hand. Happy Birthday Lauren
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Double Delight at Gingerbread 10k
The annual Gingerbread 10K took place on Sunday around the streets of Ormskirk and attracted 240 entries A well organised race started & finished at the cricket club and it was a double delight for LPS athletes. First home was 17 year old James Loftus (34.47)who is rapidly developing into an excellent middle distance athlete. […]
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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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Track Fees and Membership
TRACK FEES As of Tuesday October 1st the payment of track fees is to change. Sporting Edge is now charging the club an annual fee for use of the track which means the club now has to recoup that fee from athletes, rather than athletes buy a ticket from reception. It was agreed at the […]
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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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Bronze medals in the Lancs Road Relays
Atrocious weather greeted runners at the traditional start of the winter season, the North West Relays at Lancaster that incorporate both the Merseyside and Lancashire Championships. Liverpool Pembroke Sefton straddle boundaries so have interests either way. First up for Lancashire was the club’s Under 15 Girls led by Charlotte Mawdsley who gave her usual fighting […]
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Jumps and Throws Meeting
In the twilight of the Track and Field season there were some good performances at the Liverpool Harriers Open Jumps and Throws meeting. Evelyn Smalley(U15) continues to improve finishing a healthy second overall and beating her personal best twice in the Long Jump. She is now at 4.76m, the longest jump of the season by […]
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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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