A busy weekend of racing started with the final meeting of the six-race Mid Lancs XC League, at Hawcoat Park in Barrow. The Mid Lancs is one of the most competitive leagues in the north of England -fields in excess of 300 runners with the prizes commonly contested by a few athletes of a decent standard. Saturday's race saw Gary Priestley (Horwich RMI) win the 2010 League, while Sarah Ridehalgh (Accrington) took the senoor ladies title. Just one Keswick AC runner, in the senior men's race:
1. Peter Huck (Barrow & Furness Striders) 28:55
2. Gary Priestley (Horwich RMI) 29:05
3. James Douglas (Border Harriers) 29:13
4. Russell Maddams (Horwich RMI) 29:58
12. Steve Hebblethwaite (Keswick AC) 30:47
Full results
BLACK COMBE
A fine day for this years race over Black Combe from Silecroft nr Millom. The hill, who's summit is so often capped with cloud, was bathed in spring sunshine for the 9m/3000' race which was the English Fell Running Championship season-opener two years ago. Rob Jebb (Bingley) posted a good time of 1:08:09 for 1st place, Natalie White leading the wommen in 1:31:51. Again, one Keswick AC runner made the trip to the sunny south Lakes for the race:
1. Rob Jebb (Bingley) 1:08:09
2. Ricky Lightfoot (Ellenborough) 1:09:57
3. Jim Davies (Borrowdale) 1:14:46
33. Colin Valentine (Keswick AC) 1:32:03
Full results and split times
HAWESWATER HALF MARATHON -KESWICK AC CLUB ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE#1
A great race to open the 2010 Keswick AC Club Road-Championship filled up early, which looked as though it was going to deny a fully open battle for early season championship points. In the week leading up to the race however race entries were changing hands and by Saturday there were a number of Keswick runners on the start line that had not appeared on the entry list, and some good battles ensued over the 13.1 mile route along the length of a scenic and sunny Haweswater. A number of runners achieved PBs for the distance, on what is a hilly half-marathon course so well done to those folks, while Rob Wynne ran a gold road-standards time -well done Rob.
Men
1. Steve Hebblethwaite -1:21:53
2. Rob Wynne -1:21:56
3. Nick Ogden -1:23:30
4. Mark Rutherford -1:28:20
5. Quentin Merritt -1:30:32
6. Mike Beechey -1:36:40
7. John Dawson -1:37:39
8. Chris Clark -1:47:25
9. Rainer Burchett -1:55:46
10. David Leary -2:23:15
Ladies
1. Gillian Conroy -1:37:49
2. Hayley Hodgson -1:40:14
3. Rachel Slattery -1:40:50
4. Sue Wilkinson -1:41:17
5. Annabel Holmes -1:45:09
6. Anne Downie -1:47:10
7. Nicola Davison -1:49:40
8. Alison Cutts -1:59:45
9. Jenny Butler -2:03:39
Full results, and some great race photos on www.sportsunday.co.uk
Photograph: Quentin Merritt on his way to a new half-marathon PB of 1:30:32 -www.edenrunners.co.uk
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