Kirsty Longley and Lisa Gawthorne keep the flag flying for Liverpool Pembroke and Sefton`s distance runners. Over 1300 runners lined up for the City of Salford 10K Road Race but Kirsty had no qualms and her forceful style carried her to victory in a near personal best time of 36.59. She was 27th overall. Meanwhile […]
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Joined Sefton Harriers in October 1969. Current website editorKirsty among the best
The Southport Waterloo Open Meeting also had some great track results. Pride of place goes to Kirsty Longlley who tackled the rarely run 1 mile race. A virtually solo effort saw her record 5.11.8 which carries her to second in the current UK Women`s Over 35 rankings and no less than fourth on the all time […]
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Pride Restored
After a disappointing Olympics it would have been understandable if Michael Rimmer had called it a day for the season. However, he bounced back in the Samsung Diamond League Meeting in Zurich. In a swift 800m that saw Olympic Champion and World Record holder, David Rudisha (1.42.81) narrowly beaten by Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia (1.42.53) […]
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Throwers shine at late-season open meet.
After a season that started with major difficulties imposed on our throwers through the withdrawl of facilities, they came good with a vengence at the Southport & Waterloo open meeting on Saturday. In the interests of expediency the organisers let all age groups, boys and girls throw together in one competition for each of the throws. This […]
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Rosie at St Mary`s Training Camp 2012
After finishing fifth in the 1500m (4.45.36) in the England Athletics U15 Championships at Bedford Rosie Johnson went on to the Endurance Summer Training Camp at St Mary`s University College, Twickenham. This is an invitation to extended to some of the country`s most promising athletes. Rosie had a superb time and additionally met some outstanding […]
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Harry on a high
Harry on a high Harry Doran is finishing the season with a flourish. After a splendid 21.9 200m at the Bebington Northern League match he went to Stretford for the BMC Gold Standard races to test himself once again at 800m. The result was a win in the A race with a stunning 1.49.42. One […]
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Michael offers `no excuse’
Michael Rimmer’s Olympic dream came to an abrupt end as he failed to survive the first round of the 800m in London. Taking the lead he displayed confidence but in the inevitable charge down the home straight he faded to fifth in what for him was the very modest time of 1.49.05. In spite of […]
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Oceania Olympic Update
Our friends from Oceania enjoyed performing in the wonderful atmosphere of the Olympic stadium on the opening day of the athletics events. Although the 5 sprinters were all eliminated in the preliminary heats of the 100m, they all managed to achieve their goal of achieving a PB. Mihter Wendolin (Micronesia) was 7th in 13.67 Ruby […]
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Kirsty… leader of the pack
While attention was naturally focused on the Olympic Games elsewhere Liverpool Pembroke Sefton were faced with the rather more mundane task of surviving relegation from Division 2W in the Northern League in the somewhat appropriate surroundings of the Oval in Bebington where the track scenes from Chariots of Fire were filmed. Nothing less than an outstanding team […]
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Tough choice for Harry
After running an excellent 800m at Stretford in 1.51.84 it looked like Harry Doran was about to announce his switch from 400m to two laps. He might have to revise that view. Running in the BAL Premiership League match at Hendon(for Liverpool Harriers) he set a new PB of 47.00 for 400m. The tantalising prospect […]
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