Wirral A C Newsletter
No 208 Oct/Nov
2014
Editor: L J Carroll
First L&D Win since 2008!
A
t Beacon Park, the Senior Men scored their first win in a Liverpool&District League race since 2008,
curiously enough also at Beacon Park. True, the bulk of Liverpool Harriers and Southport Waterloo
opted for the Mid Lancs League but we not only placed our 6 counters in the first twenty for 69pts, we also had
15 in the first 50 for a convincing win from LPS (87pts) and Liverpool Harriers (95pts). Phil Robertson led
the Wirral charge in 4th, our highest individual place in the league since Matt Donnery’s 4th in 2010. Phil
Langan (8th), Kev Buxton (11), Joe Johnson (12), David Brockway (15) and Dave Norman (19) completed the
count. Tony Devoy showed a return to form in 20th with new captain, Simon Fox, in 22nd. Emily and Sarah
Kearney were 2nd and 3rd ladies home behind Laura Quine (Liv Har).
Sixteen Teams Close in the English CC Relays
Pride of place among the sixteen Wirral teams that finished at Mansfield was the 12th place by the U13
Boys A team. Given a fine start by Casey Woodworth’s 5th on the opening lap, Tom Clark and Jacob
Quarmby held on well, losing only 15 seconds on the 5th placed team. The B team finished 40th.
The individual performance of the day came from James Taylor who was second on the first lap of the U17
Men. Alex McBain and Matthew Green
brought the A team home in 23rd with the B
T&F Awards for 2014
team 62nd. For the U15 Boys A team, Joe
George Warburton Cup for the outstanding T&F performance.
Wigfield picked up 14 places on the last lap as
Emily Darroch (80mH, England U15, 2nd) *
the team closed in 23rd. Less than 16 seconds
Ability Squad Athlete of the Year : Chelsea Saunders
covered the times of the runners in our B and
C teams in this event, finishing 44th and 51st
Age group awards
out of 81 teams to close. Two teams finished Outstanding Athlete for U11 Girls Gina Nuttall
in the Senior Mens race in 74th and 99th out Bill Taylor Award for U11 Boys Jonny Lloyd
of the 171 that faced the starter, with Phil
Hunt Shield for U13 Boys
Harvey Darroch (LJ) *
Robertson producing their fastest time on the Hunt Shield for U13 Girls
Eve Mooney (HJ) *
opening leg for the A team.
Weston Trophy for U15 Boys
Patrick Delaney (80mH) *
Best plerformance among the seven fe- Waterson Plate for U15 Girls
Emma Johnson (Shot) *
James Taylor (1500m) *
male teams taking part, was 20th by the U15 Hinds Cup for U17 Men
Sophie Tarver (1500m) *
A team. Following Juliet Hodder and Lucy Le Hinds Bowl for U17 Women
Carroll
Shield
for
Jun/Sen
Men
Sam
Landsborough (100m)
Feuvre, Krystina Martindale gained 11 places
Bushell
Cup
for
Jun/Sen
Women
Amy
Tarver (HJ)
on the last lap. The B team placed 63rd.
Sophie Tarver came home 9th on the first lap
Wellock Shield
Eimear Corr
of the U17 event, Nicola Harris and Aileen
Gilbert Award
Will Leising
Kearney bringing them home in 27th. CatherEndeavour Vase and Plate Lauren Brett
Pat Carr Shield
Ieuan Kearney
ine Spencer had a storming last leg for the
Frank
Lathom
Plate
Julie Money
U13 Girls A team moving them up over 20
Phil
Keenan
Award
Sophie Money
places to 55th., with the B team 90th. The
Sportshall Trophy
Emma Rowlands
U20 team of Emily Kearney, Heather Nuttall
Athletes Choice
Will Ferguson
and Lauren Brett placed 30th and we finished
a team for the first time in the Senior Women
The starred winners, along with Casey Woodworth, Ben Lyon,
in 77th place.
Chloe Penketh, Erin Hedges, Blake Brown, Isacc Stewart. Zita
Full results are on the ECCA website:
Aspell, Aileen Kearneyand Emma Rowlands are awarded AAA
http://www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk/
Grade 1 Standard Badges and Certificates.
Club web site : www.wirralac.co.uk Web master : Liam Brick – email news to [email protected]
London Marathon 2015
The application process for club places has only just
opened and we have yet to be notified of the number of
places we will be given. Applicants should contact Leo
Carroll or sign the notice in the Gatehouse by Dec 15th
and will need to have represented the club in leagues or
championships at least 3 times in 2014. If there are more
qualifying applicants than places names, will be drawn
from a hat before Christmas.
CC Championships 2015
Coaches and team managers will have entry details for
the three Cross Country Championships after Christmas
within the next week. Young members wishing to be entered must let Pam Green (for the Boys) or Sarah
Kearney (for the Girls) know and pay the entry fee either
directly to them or through their coach before Christmas.
Seniors should contact Sarah (Women ) or Simon Fox or
Leo Carroll (Men).
Note that only members who have paid the England Athletics registration fee for 2014-15 can be entered. It is not
enough to have an EA number – this year’s fee must have
been paid.
Manchester Area CC League
Fixture clashes with schools events for the first two
matches reduced participation by Wirral runners. The
U15 Boys came 5th at Stockport and 4th at Sherdley with
Jonathan Head, Tom Rogers and Sam Tempest the counting three. The U13 Boys won at Sherdley with Jacob
Quarmby (2nd ), Casey Woodworth (4th) and Tom Clark
(10th).
Individually Sophie Tarver was 2nd at Sherdley in the
U17 Girls, as was Joe Fountain in the U11. In the U15
Girls, Krystina Martindale finished 4th at Stockport and
7th at Sherdley. Emily Kearney (13th and 17th) and
Sarah Kearney (15th and 19th) were are leading finishers
in the very large Womens fields – ove 200 in both races.
Sarah was 2nd in the F40 age groupat both venues.
The full results are on the Sportsoft web-site:
www.race-results.co.uk/
Stop Press – First Borders League
The Mens team won the first Borders League at Christleton by a comfortable 78 pts from Buckley with Wallasey third. Phils Robinson (4th) and Langan (5th) gave
the count a good start supported Callum Seymour (12)
and Mark Hulmston (13) and 4 more in the first 50. The
Ladies were just edged into 3rd by Ellesmere Port, both
well adrift of the winners Tattenhall. Sarah and Emily
Kearney who had run in the Manchester league the previous day led them home in 2nd and 5th, with Heather Nuttall ( 23rd) and Caroline Brophy (38th) completing the
count. The full results are on the Borders League website courtesy of Mike Stone: www.bordersleague.org.uk
Coming soon……
Nov 15 Merseyside Schools
Arrowe Pk 10.30am
NOTE! Change from original venue
Nov 29 Euro Cross/L&D League Sefton Park
Dec 6
Manchester CC League Bogart Hole Clough
Dec 7
Borders Road League
Tattenhall 11am
Dec 13 L&D CC League
Stadt Moers 2pm
Merseyside Schools
Stadt Moers 10.30am
Dec 26 Chester Walls
Chester 10.30am
No entries on the day : No Fun run this year
Jan 3
Merseyside County CC Sherdley Park
Champs including Wirral Club Champs in all
age groups below Senior
Jan 10 Merseyside Schools
Wavertree
Manchester CC League Heaton Pk
Jan 11 Borders Road League
Birkenhead Pk 11am
Jan 18 Helsby Half Marathon Helsby
Jan 24 Northern CC Champs
Pontefract
Feb 7
M/side Schools Champs TBC
Feb 8
L&DCCU Champs
Clarke Gardens
Feb 14 Manchester CC League Wythenshawe Pk
Feb 21 National CC Champs
Parliament Hill
Mar 1 Northern Vets Champs Warrington
Mar 3 Wirral Short Course CC Arrowe Pk 4.30pm
Mar 7 CAU Inter Counties
Cofton Park
Mar 8 Borders Road League
Prestatyn 11am
Mar 10 Wirral Short Course CC Arrowe Pk 4.30pm
Mar 14 English Schools
Blackburn
BMAF Champs
Ruthin
Mar 15 Club Senior CC Champs Arrowe Park 11am
Mar 17 Wirral Short Course CC Arrowe Pk 4.30pm
Mar 21 Northern Schools
Stretford
Mar 22 Borders Road League
Mold 11am
Mar 28 Northern 12/6 stage
Sefton Park
Apr 4
Merseyside Fell Champs Rivington
Athletic Shorts…..
♦ John Hunt was 2nd M45 in the Snowdonia Marathon
in 2hr 52 min 11sec.
Wirral 10K, Xavier Desse was first club
finisher in 3rd (2nd M40) in a PB of 33m 05s. Joe
Johnson (15th) and Simon Fox (23rd) took the first
two M45 spots. Maria Brockway was first F50 and
Ronnie Jones the leading M75.
♦ Kelvin Dickinson was 1st M40 in the Wirral Half
Marathon in 1hr 19min 17sec,. Caz Hall was our
leading lady in 11th place, 4th in the F40 group.
♦ Terry Roberts (4th) and Steve Spence (6th) were our
leading finishers in the Hoylake 10K
♦ In the
Club Vests
The official stockists of club vests are:
Runners Sport & Leisurewear
28, Birkenhead Road, Hoylake, CH47 3BW,
Vests : £15 ; Green shorts : £10.
They will deal by mail : 0151 632 3820