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Harry Doran runs 1.52 in the British Championships

Liverpool Pembroke Sefton 400m star, Harry Doran, turned his attention to 800m in the British Indoor Championships at Sheffield. He has already shown promise at this distance and although unable to escape his heat came away with an eye-catching time of 1.52.61. He may yet discover this is his most successful distance. Danny Higham also […]

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Lisa Gawthorne on her way to second place in Southport 10k

Lisa top of the Knowsley Harriers 5k Grand Prix rankings

Lisa Gawthorne, one of LPS`s most consistent performers, has seen off the opposition in the North West Grand Prix 5K road series organised by Knowsley Harriers. Competitors have to compete in at least 6 out of 12 races and are ranked on position and time. Lisa had an aggregate time of 1.56.58 for her best […]

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Dan Jones, Daniel Slater and Matt Richardson 10th team at the English Cross Country Relays at Mansfield and second Northern club

Daniel and Rosie among the best!

The English Cross Country Relay Championships at Mansfield are always an exciting introduction to the season, attracting the nation`s very best. The Liverpool Pembroke Sefton duo of Daniel Slater and Rosie Johnson excelled in their respective age groups. Daniel led for LPS in the Under 15 race and handed over third(6.15.50) in a nail-biting finish […]

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LPS Under 15 Boys Matt Richards, Dan Slater, Dan Jones 4th place in National Road relays

LPS Under 15 Boys Top Northern Team

Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton under 15 boys team finished an excellent  4th in the national road relay championships held at Sutton Park in Birmingham. They were led off by Dan Slater who ran the 5th fastest time of the day (12.33)to finish in 3rd place. Debutant, Dan Jones maintained the  momentum with a fine run […]

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Dan Slater silver medal 3,000m at England Athletics Under 15s Championships

Dan Slater goes from strength to strength.

Another mature performance from Daniel Slater The Under 15 Liverpool Pembroke Sefton athlete was at Bedford for the England Championships for many an intimidating prospect. He had, of course, experienced a succession of outstanding performances at 1500m but here he was stepping up to 3000m. With a highly successful Triathlon background, including a recent second […]

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Vicky Jones, Maxine Thompson & Kirsty Mackenzie Kendal March 2014

More girl joy!

The final Mid-Lancs Cross Country League was run in splendid conditions at Kendal. The Liverpool Pembroke Sefton women`s team had to get a solid result to stay in the hunt for league medals. They did more than that with a terrific lead performance from Maxine Thompson who was 12th overall but first Under 20. Also […]

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A splendid occasion!

The recent weather conditions had reduced large sections of the Parbold Hill race to ankle deep mud. But this did not deter some 450 hardy harriers from tackling the six and a half miles course from the Farmer`s Arms in Bispham. The men`s race developed into a titanic struggle between local cross country champion, Richard Burney […]

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LPS 2nd team in 2014 L&D Champs (L to R) Ian Roberts, James Loftus, Ryan Blackwell, Ben Costello, Warren Turner and Stu Haw

Superb packing bags silver

Liverpool Pembroke Sefton have had a lean time in the Liverpool and District Cross Country Championships in recent years. But as 16 senior men toed the starting line at Clarke Gardens it was obvious this would be an infinitely better occasion. Quickly to the fore was Ben Costello, a trainee chef who has to fit training around […]

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Rosie rises to the occasion

The Northern Cross Country Championships held  at Knowsley Safari Park greeted visitors with sunshine but as the day wore on rain wind, hail and ankle deep mud provided competitors with the most challenging of conditions. Luckily for Liverpool Pembroke Sefton star Rosie Johnson she was on first in the Under 17 race. She was already well aware of […]

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Amelia McLaughlin Gold Medal winner at Northern Athletics Indoor Championships 2014

LPS Girls again in form

Liverpool Pembroke Sefton women had another great weekend. At the Cardiff Cross Challenge Rosie Johnson represented the North in an inter-Area match. Her controlled running helped her capture fifth place in a strong field. She was first in for the North, a particularly impressive performance as most of the field were in a higher age […]

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