Danson races to Wesham victory

It was a quieter week for athletics with the local clubs preparing for the fifth round of the Inter Club Grand Prix at Wesham on Monday.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Jul 2017, 18:30 BST
Updated 11th Sep 2017, 12:45 BST
Garry Barnett earned a top-10 finish for Wesham when he competed at the Elswick Express 10-mile raceGarry Barnett earned a top-10 finish for Wesham when he competed at the Elswick Express 10-mile race
Garry Barnett earned a top-10 finish for Wesham when he competed at the Elswick Express 10-mile race

Rob Danson notched up another win for a continuing clean sweep with Joe Monk relinquishing a battle for second.

The women’s race saw Wesham come through for a team win with the open team second.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

There was a good entry despite a damp start to the fifth Elswick Express 10 mile race.

The two Robs, Affleck and Danson, ran as a fast workout with Danson finishing second in 55:09.

David Taylor was sixth in 59:59, ahead of Garry Barnett (10th, 62:05), Helen Lawrenson (28th, 70:30), Martin Bates (49th, 76:26), Phil Leaver (75th, 80:22), Finlay McCalman (92nd, 88:13), Pauline Eccleston (100th, 90:03) and Anne Berry (101st, 90:05).

Steve Myerscough was eighth at the Caldervale Supper Run in 25:10, leading in Dave Young (29th, 31:43) and Debbie Myerscough (34:18).

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

The Lancaster 10K took place with Alan Taylor 94th in 49:49.

Daniel Shaw finished 18th of 180 in the Scafell Pike Trail Marathon, completing the course in 5:32.03.

Carl Groome was the leading Wesham runner at Lytham Hall’s parkrun, clocking 20:03.

John Bertenshaw ran a PB of 20:08 to finish ahead of Ryan Azzopardi (22:23), Ben Wrigley (26:24), Stephen and Kay Twist (26:41), Debbie Bell (29:21), Emma Davies (30:00) and Sue Rigby (34:11).

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

In the Preston parkrun, Steve Myerscough ran 19:54 and Robert Brown 25:53, while at Glossop, Vicky Gore clocked 26:40 while Megan Gore and Steven Gore both finished in 35:59.

At Blackpool, James Mulvany was third fastest with 18:07 to lead in Nicola Unsworth (22:05), George Kennedy (22:12), Jonathan Lawson (22:47), Dave Young (25:42) and Anne Flanagan (28:44).

Related topics:Wesham