Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton athletes clinched individual and team medals as they contested the county cross country championships on Saturday. The Merseyside event took place at Arrowe park where conditions were soft underfoot, but with no wind and winter sunshine for most of the day, conditions were perfect for running. Kirsty Longley claimed the senior […]
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Kirsty takes Northern bronze medal
Liverpool Pembroke Sefton star, Kirsty Longley, is having a series of remarkable runs at the age of 41. In the highly popular New Year`s Eve Ribble Valley 10K she battled winds to finish 84th overall and 7th Female behind international Laura Weightman. This gave her the first Over 40 prize in a time of 35.47 […]
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Beacon Park Report
‘Old but not obsolete!’, It was a day for the super-vets in the third L&D cross country fixture at the often avoided Beacon Park course! The cold and sunny conditions rapidly deteriorated into sleet and a heavy snow flurry as the race progressed. The team finished third behind Sutton St Helens and Liverpool Harriers. Kevin […]
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Testing Conditions at Leigh
Freezing temperatures and muddy conditions greeted those athletes who ventured out to compete in the third Mid-Lancs race at Leigh Sports Village. Kirsty Longley continued her fine run of form by winning the senior women’s race. She was well supported by Tiffany Penfold (8th and 2nd junior) and Maxine Thompson (13th) and their team score […]
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Record turnout for cross challenge at Sefton Park
There was a record turnout of LPS athletes for the annual Cross Challenge event held in Liverpool’s Sefton Park. This event gave all local youngsters the opportunity to compete against the best athletes in the 4 home countries. Persistent rain during the week ensured the ground underfoot was extremely soft and the early races soon […]
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Virgin London Marathon 2018
The club is entitled to one guaranteed place at next year’s Virgin London marathon which takes place on 22nd April. If you would like to be considered for this place, then you need to let club secretary, Wally Bridson () know by Friday 1st December. The criteria required is that you must be a fully […]
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English Schools Cross Country Cup Success
Formby HS U13 Boy’s team qualified for the regional round of the ESAA Cross Country cup which was held at the Sedbergh School in Kirby Lonsdale. This was a demanding cross country course & not one for the feint hearted. The event was keenly contested with schools from Merseyside, Greater Manchester & Cumbria all competing […]
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Kirsty wins gold for england
Club cross country captain, Kirsty Longley was selected to represent England at this year’s British & Irish Masters Cross Country international held in Londonderry at the weekend. Kirsty went off aggressively and led for the first half lap, but she was competing against a quality field. She made a determined effort to catch the leaders […]
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LPS ‘Dad & Lad’ Win Lakeland trail Series
There was a double family celebration in the Foster household as a result of the 2017 Lakrland Trail Series of races. Fourteen year old, Fletcher, a pupil at The Ormskirk school, was clear winner of the 5K races with victory at 3 of the 4 races held at Cartmel, Stavely, Keswick & Helvelwyn. Dad, Andrew […]
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Kirsty wins at Tatton Park
After stepping up her training to 50K a week, Kirsty Longley saw the benefits when she was a comfortable winner of the women’s race(35.44) at the Tatton Park 10K, knocking 75 sec. of the women’s course record in the process. An undulating course, not conducive to fast times, proved no barrier to Kirsty who actually […]
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