Clare Constable was busy flying the club flag at the European indoor master championships in Madrid this week were she won a bronze medal. Despite having problems training for the past 6 weeks due to hamstring injury, Clare dug deep and produced a special performance of 2.23.55 which was enough to get her on the […]
English School Cross Country Championships
This year’s event were held at Temple Newsam Park near Leeds and is the most eagerly anticipated event of the winter for young athletes. Runners had to battle against the elements as bitterly cold winds, occasional showers of sleet and deteriorating conditions underfoot, provided the challenge before them. They got very little sympathy from the […]
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Frank Wilson
It with sadness we report the death of one of Pembroke’s outstanding track runners of the 1950s Frank Wilson. Frank started out as sprinter and was part of the 4×440 yards relay team that won the AAA title in 1956 along with JimRailton, Harry Connor, Frank Wilson, Ian Keith. The recorded a time of 3.19.6 which compares […]
Jimmy Green
Jimmy Green, a long standing supporter of Liverpool Pembroke AC, has sadly died. Funeral Details Widnes Crematorium, Cemetery Lodge, Birchfield Rd, Widnes. WA8 9EE at 1pm on Thursday 22nd March 2018. Family Flowers only and donations please to Alzheimer’s Society. The family have asked if those attending would like to join them at Birchfield Park […]
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Kirsty Impresses Again
Club captain, Kirsty Longley, continued her fine run of form when competing in the inter county cross country championships at Loughborough on Saturday. Held in perfect weather conditions, although muddy underfoot, Kirsty was competing, not only against the best runners in England but in the other home countries as well. Representing Merseyside, Kirsty had an […]
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Disappointing finish to cross country season
The final Mid-Lancs cross country race of the season took place at Ulverston in the southern Lake District. It was however, a disappointing finale to the season for LPS runners, with only 11 making the journey north. The adverse weather conditions of the previous week, together with the 3 hour round trip, seemed to deter […]
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LPS Runners Travel Far & Wide
This weekend saw LPS runners travel far & wide in search of competition. Women’s captain Kirsty Longley made the journey to London to compete in the Thorpe Park half marathon. On a windy, but sunny day, temperatures were only just above freezing. On an undulating course, Kirsty stayed with the leaders for the first 8 […]
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Ryelands Park Cross Country / Parbold Hill Race
Although the cross country season draws to a close in the coming weeks, there was still plenty to run for in the latest Mid-Lancs race, held at Ryelands Park in Lancaster. Conditions were ideally suited for cross country. The best individual performances on the day were by Thomas Corlett who was 5th in the U17m […]
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Outstanding Run From Kirsty
There was an outstanding run from Kirsty Longley to win the women’s title at the Liverpool & District Cross Country Championships held at Clarke’s Gardens in Woolton. It was typical cross country weather with a mixture of strong winds, wintry sunshine and the odd outburst of hail stones. Conditions underfoot were heavy in parts of […]
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Dan makes it 5 in a row
Dan Slater made it five in a row, when he won the senior boy’s title at Calderstones Park in this year’s Merseyside schools cross country championships. Dan has now claimed victory in all age groups since he started secondary school. Representing Sefton, he was a comfortable winner ahead of Joe Wigfield (Wirral), as he was […]
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