What a great way to kick off 2016! Medals galore at the Lancashire Cross Country Championships from U11s to Vet runners. A great turnout of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers with runners in all categories and a successful day for the club. That’s not all; you have also been out on the roads, parks and fells as always.
Saturday 9 January
Lancashire Cross Country Championships
We had an excellent turnout for the Lancashire Cross Country Championships at Witton Park in Blackburn. We put in some excellent performances and left with plenty of medals and smiles from an enjoyable championship competition.
We had Gold medals for both the U11 Girls and Boys events for Dexta Thompson and Ella Dorrington. Katy Thompson was 1st lady Vet 60.
Silver Medals for U20 Jordan McDonald, Louisa Powell- Smith (2nd L35), Karin Goss (2nd L65), U11 Boys Team and the Vet Mens Team. Jordan McDonald nd Louisa Powell-Smith earning themselves a Lancashire Vest.
Bronze medals for Susan Allen (3rd L55), Christine Leathley (3rd L65) and the Clayton Ladies Team
U11 Boys
Team Position – 2nd place (D Thompson | R Smedley | F Stubbs | L Guest
U11 Boys at the start line. Photo by Nicola Thompson
A superb run from Dexta Thompson made him the U11 boys champion and with strong performances from his clubmates there was a second place finish for the team. Well done to new members Robbie Smedley and Luke Guest.
Dexta Thompson, U11 Champion. Photo by Nicola Thompson
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Dexta Thompson | 7:00 |
| 8 | Robbie Smedley | 7:38 |
| 18 | Finlay Stubbs | 7:59 |
| 25 | Luke Guest | 8:21 |
| 28 | Matthew Jackson | 8:25 |
| 35 | Joshua McKay | 9:11 |
U11 Girls
Team Position – 5th place (E Dorrington| H White | S Hargreaves | K Thompson)
U11 Girls ready for the off. Photo by Alan Dorrington
Another champion in the U11 girls race with Ella Dorrington putting in a very self-assured performance to take first place. Solid backup from her team mates gave the girls 5th team position.
Ella Dorrington, U11 Champion. Photo by Alan Dorrington
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Ella Dorrington | 7:26 |
| 19 | Helana White | 8:07 |
| 35 | Summer Hargreaves | 8:53 |
| 41 | Kady Thompson | 9:10 |
U13 Boys
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 10 | Jackson McKay | 12:56 |
| 34 | Lennon Jackson | 15:52 |
U13 Girls
Team Position – 4th place (M Stubbs | L Thompson | S Ashworth | N Olszewska)
U13 Girls at the start line. Photo by Nicola Thompson
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 15 | Millie Stubbs | 14:51 |
| 19 | Liberty Thompson | 15:36 |
| 22 | Sophie Ashworth | 15:50 |
| 35 | Natasha Olszewska | 17:24 |
| 38 | Claudia Bentham | 17:32 |
| 44 | Roanna Holdsworth | 19:34 |
| 46 | Bronia Olszewska | 22:10 |
U15 Boys
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 21 | Thomas Bradley | 16:12 |
U15 Girls
Ellie Root in the U15 Girls Race. Photo by David Belshaw
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 6 | Briony Holt | 16:06 |
| 18 | Eleanor Root | 17:45 |
U17 Men
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 23 | Curtis Holt | 24:24 |
| 25 | Ryan Clarke | 26:26 |
U20 Men
A strong run from Jordan McDonald gave him a second place finish and a Lancashire vest.
Jordan McDonald, silver medallist, at the Lancashire Cross Country Championships. Photo by David Belshaw
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 2 | Jordan McDonald | 37:58 |
U20 Ladies
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 10 | Bethany Quinn | 37:27 |
Ladies Race
Team Position 3rd Place (L PowellSmith | L Hesketh | H Leathley)
Vets Team 5th Place (L PowellSmith | A Shian | R Todd)
Bronze Medallists, L-R Louisa Powell-Smith, Laura Hesketh, Helena Leathley. Photos by David Belshaw
A great set of results for our ladies with new member Louisa Powell-Smith storming to a 7th place finish and first Clayton Lady. She was the 2nd L35 and earned herself a Lancashire vest to boot. Laura Hesketh and Helena Leathley gave the ladies team third place. Katy Thompson claimed 1st L60 with awards for fellow lady vets Karin Goss, Susan Allen and Christine Leathley.
| Pos | Name | Cat | Time |
| 7 | Louisa Powell Smith | L35 | 27:32 |
| 13 | Laura Hesketh | L | 29:09 |
| 21 | Helena Leathley | L | 30:50 |
| 42 | Angela Shian | L35 | 34:17 |
| 45 | Elizabeth Mullan | L | 34:36 |
| 52 | Bianca Bennett | L | 35:57 |
| 58 | Bethany Quinn | L | 37:27 |
| 59 | Rachel Todd | L40 | 37:30 |
| 62 | Katy Thompson | L60 (1st) | 38:50 |
| 69 | Sarah Helliwell | L | 42:15 |
| 70 | Karin Goss | L62 | 42:34 |
| 73 | Susan Allen | L55 | 45:25 |
| 75 | Christine Leathley | L65 | 57:05 |
Mens Race
Team Position 5th (C Holdsworth | J McDonald | A Stubbs | B Holdsworth | D Motley | P Hall)
Vets Team 2nd Place (A Stubbs | B Holdsworth | P Hall | C Helliwell)
Top twenty finishes for Christopher Holdsworth and Jordan McDonald helped the team to a respectable 5th place finish. Our vet men were very strong and finished in 2nd place overall.
Silver Medallist Vet Men Carl Helliwell and Andrew Stubbs. Photo by Sarah Helliwell
| Pos | Name | Cat | Time |
| 14 | Christopher Holdsworth | M | 37:14 |
| 19 | Jordan McDonald | U20 | 37:58 |
| 36 | Andrew Stubbs | MV45 | 39:12 |
| 49 | Breton Holdsworth | MV40 | 40:47 |
| 59 | Dave Motley | M | 41:51 |
| 63 | Philip Hall | V50 | 42:23 |
| 74 | Carl Helliwell | MV40 | 43:23 |
| 75 | Garry Wilkinson | MV50 | 43:38 |
| 93 | Jon Cleaver | M | 45:29 |
| 99 | Alan Life | MV50 | 46:31 |
| 116 | John Wilcock | MV50 | 50:25 |
| 119 | Andy Quinn | MV40 | 51:02 |
| 122 | James Hickie | MV55 | 52:20 |
| 126 | Andrew Howarth | MV55 | 53:05 |
| 135 | Richard Briscoe | M | 55:39 |
| 146 | Doug Monroe | V65 | 1:05:44 |
http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2016/lancs.pdf
Sunday 10 January
Garstang 10K
A trio of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers took part in this 10K in Garstang in a field of over 500 runners. Some last minute pumping out on the waterlogged course enabled the event to go ahead. First Clayton finisher was Jacob Watson who finished in 15th place with a time of 37:47. Newcomer Daniel Isherwood was 50th in 40:39 and the trio was completed by Colin White who finished 195th with a time of 47:30.
| Pos | Name | Cat | Time |
| 16 | Jacob Watson | M | 0:37:47 |
| 50 | Daniel Isherwood | M | 0:40:39 |
| 195 | Colin White | V40 | 0:47:30 |
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Parkrun roundup
Burnley parkrun – A total of 291 runners took part.
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Age Cat | Note |
| 1 | Richard STEVENSON | 19:15 | VM40-44 | |
| 2 | Jonathan PYE | 19:33 | SM25-29 | |
| 5 | Kevin DAVIES | 20:27 | VM50-54 | |
| 7 | Gareth BERRY | 20:43 | VM35-39 | |
| 15 | James BOULT | 22:41 | SM20-24 | |
| 18 | Donna RILEY | 23:04 | VW50-54 | |
| 31 | Martin BRADY | 24:05 | VM50-54 | |
| 43 | Julie DAWES | 24:36 | VW45-49 | |
| 52 | Ian HARGREAVES | 25:19 | VM50-54 | |
| 53 | Reece Adam LAWRENCE | 25:25 | JM15-17 | |
| 60 | Nathan KEWIN | 25:48 | JM10 | |
| 68 | Andrew TAYLOR | 26:14 | VM55-59 | |
| 72 | Charlie BIRTWISTLE | 26:36 | JM10 | New PB! |
| 79 | Carl CAREY | 26:58 | VM45-49 | |
| 80 | Annabel WILCOCK | 26:59 | JW15-17 | |
| 82 | John WILCOCK | 27:03 | VM50-54 | |
| 83 | Donna AIREY | 27:03 | VW35-39 | |
| 115 | Ron CHAPPELL | 28:53 | VM65-69 | |
| 117 | Toby BIRTWISTLE | 28:58 | JM10 | |
| 118 | Justin BIRTWISTLE | 28:59 | VM40-44 | |
| 127 | Heidi KEWIN | 29:29 | JW11-14 | |
| 128 | Keira STEVENSON | 29:30 | JW10 | |
| 129 | Philip NAYLOR | 29:30 | VM35-39 | |
| 161 | Robert HIRST | 31:14 | VM65-69 | |
| 162 | Stuart BARKER | 31:15 | VM45-49 | |
| 173 | Rachel STEVENSON | 32:19 | JW10 | |
| 194 | Judith CAREY | 33:26 | VW35-39 | |
| 257 | Mike HOLDEN | 39:13 | VM50-54 | |
| 282 | Christine Jennifer EGERTON | 43:50 | VW65-69 |
Pendle parkrun – A total of 79 runners took part.
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Age Cat | Note |
| 3 | John HARTLEY | 21:35 | VM55-59 | |
| 17 | Paul HESKETH | 24:36 | VM50-54 |
Bolton parkrun – A total of 259 runners took part.
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Age Cat | Note |
| 69 | Nerina GILL | 26:06 | VW45-49 |
Heaton parkrun – A total of 616 runners took part.
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Age Cat | Note |
| 113 | Stephen GREEN | 24:07 | VM60-64 | |
| 233 | Julie TOMAN | 27:34 | VW45-49 |
Woodhouse Moor parkrun – A total of 425 runners took part.
| Pos | parkrunner | Time | Age Cat | Note |
| 3 | David BAGOT | 17:31 | SM20-24 |
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