Wesham Road Runners

Wesham finished 2^nd team again at the fifth round of the Inter Club series on Wednesday evening held in Astley Park by Chorley Harriers. The Vets were third team, a great result, with the Ladies 6^th and Lady Vets 4^th. The full results and write-up will be in next week’s report.

Martin Bates ran the Summer Mile staged by Ramsbottom Running Club in Nuttall Park on Tuesday evening over the classic 1609 metres on a flat out-and-back course set off in waves based on their estimated finish time.

There were 4 Wesham members in the next race in the Trail and Fell Running Championship in the Hopwood Trot race on Wednesday evening. Alek Walker finished 6^th M40 and 22^nd in 35:36 for the 5.5 miles around the Hopwood College grounds. John Collier finished 94^th and 1^st M70 in 44:50 with James Danson 125^th and 16^th M55 in 48:19. Martin Bates was 133^rd and 7^th M65 in 48:50 for a good evening’s running and his second in three days.

The City of Preston staged a 5- and 10-mile road race on Sunday from Walmer Bridge Village Hall and there was a good team from Wesham taking part. Adam Wilding stormed the 5-miler to win in 27:24 with Tom Bamber 3^rd in 28:45 and Dan Bolton 4^th in 29:50 to win the men’s team. Nigel Shepherd finished 20^th in 35:04, 1^st Over-60 male. George Kennedy finished 33^rd in 41:12 to take 5^th M60; Bev Wilding was 10^th woman and 2^nd W60 in 43:09 placing 38^th overall. Aggie Woods came in 12^th woman and 4^th Over-50 in 44:41, 43^rd overall, with Dawn Biggs 50^th and 7^th Over-50 in 47:49 to finish 16^th woman. Sue Coulthurst ran the accompanying half marathon, coming 6^th woman and 1^st Over-50 in 31^st overall in 1:15:05.

Finlay McCalman finished 116^th in the Lowther Lakeland Fell & Trail Run from the Lowther Castle in 2:33:34, 13^th M60. Bradley Flatt ran the Windmill Half Marathon from the Lytham Windmill on the Green, finishing 36^th overall in 1:39:42. In the Preston Runfest Marathon at the weekend from Avenham Park John Naylor was pace-making to finish 23^rd in 05:39:46.

There were 21 Wesham members in 9 parkrun venues on Saturday morning at 9am for their 5km timed runs. In the Preston parkrun in Avenham Park David Taylor was 9^th fastest in 19:37 for an M35 age graded performance of 68.05%. Vicky Gore was 6^th fastest woman in 24:55 for a W45 age graded 65.69% with Steven Gore on 24:56 for M40 56.02%. Andy Moore finished 28:22 for M60 57.52%.  In the Sheffield run in Endcliffe park Mike Eyre ran 24:08 for M60 67.61% and Helen Eyre clocked 31:33 and W60 60.64%. Martin Bates was in Aireville Park for the Skipton run and he notched up 26:10 for an M65 grade of 65.29% in his first run there. Liz Sharrocks was in the West Country and ran the Bodmin run in the park around Lanhydrock House for a nicely rounded time of 35:00 for W60 57.90%. In Witton Park in Blackburn Steve Myerscough ran the challenging 3.1 miles in 23:58 for an M50 age graded 61.54% in his first visit, but the most Wesham runners were found in Stanley Park in Blackpool with the Lytham Hall event closed for two weeks. Chris Haines ran the 9^th fastest time of the day with 19:38 for M35 69.02% with Lee Barlow clocking in an M50 68.31% with his time of 21:56. Jonathan Lawson recorded 22:36 for M55 68.58%; John Naylor was on 22:57 for M40 60.86%; and Rob Wallace clocked 24:25 for an SM30 graded 53.11%. Kerry Eccles ran 33:38 for W60 58.52%; and Philip Leaver walk/jogged 42:21 for M70 42.15%. Up the road on Fleetwood Promenade parkrun Ian Nichols Hogg ran well for 7^th fastest place in a time of 20:26 for his age graded performance of 63.62% with George Kennedy was on 23:07 for M65 73.25%. Alex Rowe walked 39:44 for M65 42.99%. in the Rothay Park run inn Ambleside Stephen Twist clocked 26:18 for M55 59.44% and fellow M55 James Danson ran the Worden parkrun in Leyland in 27:18 for M55 58.24%.