by Dennis Wall

BEN NEWALL celebrated a double success story at Oldham on Sunday.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club teenager grabbed glory in the under 17 men’s 3,000m with a time of 10:22.0 and then won the 1500m in 4:50.1 at the final round of the Cheshire Track and Field League.

He was joined in the winners’ circle by team mates Alan Littler, Nathan Owen, Daniel Hughes-Shaw, Dan Hooker, George Grimsditch, Seb Whiteley, Leon Betteridge, Harvey Elliott, Jack McWilliams, Finlay Edwards, Xavier Slinn, Niall Betteridge, Ellie Robinson, Joy Hickman, Harriet Beattie, Eleanor Wheeler, Amelia Snowden, Rosie Grimsditch, Amber Cogan, Sophie Baker, Amelia Clarke, Felicity Snowden, Saskia Keresturova, Abby Gamble, Evelyn Edwards, Mollie Cooke, and Heidi Anstey.

Alan cleared a winning height of 1-58m in the senior men’s high jump, while Nathan (24.4 seconds), Daniel (26.1), and Dan (27.8) won their respective under 15 boys 200m races, and George won the C long jump.

Seb powered his way to a winning mark of 27.44m in the under 15 boys hammer, while Leon rounded the under 13 boys 1500m in a winning time of 5:18.1.

Harvey (22.2 seconds), Jack (23.9), Finlay (25.0) and Xavier (27.9) won their respective under 11 boys 150m races, and Niall won the B soft javelin competition.

Ellie rounded the senior women’s 800m in a winning time of 2:45.4, while Joy clocked a winning time of 13:14.4 in the senior women’s 3,000m race, while Harriet (5:23.5) and Eleanor (5:36.5) won the A and B under 15 girls 1500m.

Amelia Snowden won the under 13 girls B 200m in 29.9 seconds, while Rosie won the D shot, Amber won the D long jump, Sophie won the B 800m, and Amelia Clarke won the B shot.

Felicity (2:00.6), Saskia (2:01.8), Abby (2:08.6), and Evelyn (2:13.7) completed a cleansweep of victories in the under 11 girls 600m.

Mollie won the under 11 girls long jump with a final round leap of 3.14m, and Heidi won the under 11 girls B 75m race with a time of 11.6 seconds.

Other important West Cheshire AC point scorers at Oldham included Alessio Solinas, Amelia Owen, Imogen Bryant, Louisa Cogan, Erin Barnard, and Lucy Caldwell.

TEAM RESULTS

UNDER 11s: 1 Warrington AC 106 points; 2 West Cheshire AC 104; 3 Oldham and Royton AC 44; 4 Wrexham AAC 30; 5 Vale Royal AC 8.

MEN’S: 1 Warrington AC 179 points; 2 West Cheshire AC 138; 3 St Helens Sutton AC 103; 4 Wrexham AAC 101; 5 Oldham and Royton AC 80; 6 Vale Royal AC 62.

WOMEN’S: 1 Warrington AC 220 points; 2 West Cheshire AC 149; 3 Wrexham AAC 65; 4 Vale Royal AC 54; 5 Oldham and Royton AC 50; 6 St Helens Sutton 47.

JAMIE RICHARDSON won the Ellesmere Port Running Club 5k Road Race at Capenhurst.

The Hallamshire Harriers runner, who is a second claim West Cheshire AC member, posted 14 minutes 47 seconds to finish six seconds clear of runner-up Thomas Charles (Chorlton Runners).

Graham Wells of West Cheshire AC won the over 50 men’s title in 16:54, while Sam Hollins was second in the under 20 men’s age group with 15:49, ahead of Grant Davies (17th in 15:57), Scott Wells (ninth under 20 man in 17:41), Lewis Morris (10th under 20 man in 17:49), Ian Paul Flanders (17th over 40 man in 18:00), Henry Robinson (12th under 20 man in 18:01), Neil Hershaw (second over-60 man in 18:07), Jeff Gifford (third over-60 man in 18:29), Richard Hayes (eighth over-50 man in 19:28), Mark Davies (12th over-45 man in 19:37), Jodi Bemand (third under 20 lady in 20:04), Emma Nutt (11th senior lady in 20:17), David Morris (30th over-40 man in 20:22), Ian Pritchard (13th over-55 man in 20:56), Andy Carter (14th over-50 man in 21:02); Anest Muller (sixth over-40 lady in 21:54), and Debra Bemand (seventh over-50 lady in 23:25).

FIXTURES this weekend include the Mid Cheshire 5k Road Race at Kingsley, on Friday (August 30).

ENTRIES are still being accepted for next month’s Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race.

Host club West Cheshire Athletic Club will be staging the popular fixture which will come under starter’s orders at 11am on Sunday, September.

15.

Further details and the online entry link can be found at: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/Guilden-Sutton-10k1

ORMSKIRK and Blackpool are the venues for this Autumn’s two road relay championships.

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk is the setting for the Cheshire and North West Road Relay Championships being held on Sunday, September 8, and Stanley Park will be the setting for the Northern Championships on Saturday, September 21.

THE four-round series of Wirral Multi-Terrain League fixtures has been published. They are: Tuesday, September 3, at Royden Park, Frankby (7pm start); Tuesday, September 10, at Wirral Country Park, Thurstaston (7pm start); Tuesday, September 17, at Harrison Drive, Wallasey (6.30pm start), and Tuesday, September 24, at Arrowe Park (6.30pm start).

The online entry link is: https://wirralmultiterrain.niftyentries.com

HELSBY is the venue for the first round of the Borders Road Running League on September 29.

Other provisional dates and venues are: November 3 at Tattenhall; December 8 at Cybi Striders; January 26 at Deestriders; March 16 at Ellesmere Port; April 6 at Buckley Runners; May 7 at either Prestatyn, Chester Tri, or West Cheshire (Presentation Evening).

All races are on Sundays and start at 11am except for the final race which is on a Wednesday evening with a 7pm start and is a relay event.

FORTHCOMING fixtures include the Wirral Multi-Terrain League, at Royden Park, Frankby, on Tuesday, September 3 (7pm start); the North West and Cheshire Road Relay Championships, at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, on Sunday, September 8; the Wirral Multi-Terrain League, at Wirral Country Park, Thurstaston on Tuesday, September 10 (7pm start); the West Cheshire AC Junior Multi-Events Competition, at Ellesmere Port Sports Village, on Saturday, September 14; the English National Cross Country Championships, at Weston Park, on Saturday, September 14; the Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race, on Sunday, September 15 (11am start); the Wirral Multi-Terrain League, at Harrison Drive, Wallasey on Tuesday, September 17 (6.30pm start); the Northern Athletics Road Relay Championships, at Stanley Park, Blackpool, on Saturday, September 21; the Wirral Multi-Terrain League at Arrowe Park on Tuesday, September 24 (6.30pm start); the North Staffs Cross Country League first round, at Betley Hall Farm, near Crewe, on Saturday, September 28; and the Borders Road Running League first round on Sunday, September 29, at Helsby (11am start). 

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

by Dennis Wall

WEST CHESHIRE ATHLETIC CLUB capitalised on home advantage on Saturday to retain their place in the Northern Track and Field League West Premier Division.

The purple and gold-vested outfit finished in second place at Ellesmere Port Sports Village, just two points adrift of team winners, Blackburn Harriers & AC, at the final round of the four-round campaign.

Ruby Wisbey (5.30m) and Danielle Erskine (4.75m) combined for a double success story in the long jump, and Danielle won the triple jump with 10.07m.

Emma Nutt grabbed glory in the high jump with a clearance of 1-41m, while Kelly Baker powered her way to victory with a put of 10.87m in the shot.

Megan Kettle launched the B hammer to a winning mark of 36.87m, and Will Scott spun the B discus to a winning mark of 28.80m hit 36.77m to win the B javelin.

And the quartet of Danielle Erskine, Ruby Wisbey, Carys Manson and Niamh Le’Gall combined to clock a winning time of 51.7 seconds in the 4x100m relay.

Christian Holcombe broke the West Cheshire AC over-40 men’s triple jump record by one centimetre with a distance of 11.69m.

Graham Wells posted a new over-50 men’s 5,000m club record of 17:01.7 which bettered Andy Starkey’s mark by 40 seconds.

And Joy Hickman created a new over-55 women’s 2,000m steeplechase record of 10:17.1.

Other important point scorers included Alex Rutherford, Jacob Gardner, Josh Stirling, Bradley Spurdens, Matthew Jones, Daniel Walker, Sammy Hollins, Paul Morrison, Fraser Campbell, Henry Robinson, Victor Oyesola, Dave McKay, Alan Littler, Andrew Gore, Cosette Wearden, Kate Moulds, Nancy Farmer, Hannah Cowley, and Kara Stoll.

ROUND FOUR RESULT: 1 Blackburn Harriers & AC 6 league points (376 match points); 2 West Cheshire AC 5 (374); 3 Sale Harriers Manchester 4 (359); 4 Southport Waterloo AC 3 (342); 5 Wirral AC 2 (292); 6 Bury AC 1 (248).

OVERALL FINAL STANDINGS: 1 Blackburn Harriers & AC 24 league points (1578.3 match points); 2 Sale Harriers Manchester 19 (1523.8); 3 West Cheshire AC 16 (1457.5); 4 Southport Waterloo AC 12 (1368.5); 5 Wirral AC 9 (1296.5); 6 Bury AC 4 (1037.3).

CHARLES RYDER represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the World Masters Track and Field Championships in Gothenburg.

The West Cheshire AC sprinter clocked 15.09 seconds to finish seventh in the over-75 men’s 100m final, 24 hours after posting 15.23 seconds in his qualifying heat.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Terry Davies Memorial Open Track and Field Meeting at Warrington on Saturday, and the final round of the Cheshire Track and Field League at Radclyffe Sports Centre, Hunt Lane, Chadderton, Oldham. OL9 0LS, on Sunday.

ENTRIES are still being accepted for next month’s Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race.

Host club West Cheshire Athletic Club will be staging the popular fixture which will come under starter’s orders at 11am on Sunday, September 15.

Further details and the online entry link can be found at: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/Guilden-Sutton-10k1

ORMSKIRK and Blackpool are the venues for this Autumn’s two road relay championships.

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk is the setting for the Cheshire and North West Road Relay Championships being held on Sunday, September 8, and Stanley Park will be the setting for the Northern Championships on Saturday, September 21.

THE four-round series of Wirral Multi-Terrain League fixtures has been published. They are: Tuesday, September 3, at Royden Park, Frankby (7pm start); Tuesday, September 10, at Wirral Country Park, Thurstaston (7pm start); Tuesday, September 17, at Harrison Drive, Wallasey (6.30pm start), and Tuesday, September 24, at Arrowe Park (6.30pm start).

The online entry link is: https://wirralmultiterrain.niftyentries.com

HELSBY is the venue for the first round of the Borders Road Running League on September 29.

Other provisional dates and venues are: November 3 at Tattenhall; December 8 at Cybi Striders; January 26 at Deestriders; March 16 at Ellesmere Port; April 6 at Buckley Runners; May 7 at either Prestatyn, Chester Tri, or West Cheshire (Presentation Evening).

All races are on Sundays and start at 11am except for the final race which is on a Wednesday evening with a 7pm start and is a relay event.

FORTHCOMING fixtures include the Cilcain Mountain Race on Monday, August 26; and the Mid Cheshire 5k Road Race at Kingsley, on Friday, August 30.

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

As at the end of June, Emma Nutt, Clare Mallon and Anest Muller remain 1, 2 and 3 in the women’s endurance league standings at the end of July. Michael Young leads David Shearer and Mark Davies in the men’s table. See the Races page for full tables.

As per previous posts, this year’s league will run from January 1st to September 30th, to ensure that the Endurance League champions receive their awards at the WCAC Presentation Evening, which will take place in October this year. In future years, it will run from October 1st to September 30th, in line with other leagues and athletics seasons.

SEB WHITELEY, Kara Stoll and Nia Manson secured podium places at Derby’s Moorways Stadium.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club trio impressed at the Northern Athletics Under 13s, Under 15s and Under 17s Track and Field Championships.

Seb powered his way to a new personal best put of 13.77m in the shot to celebrate a gold medal performance in the under 15 boys competition.

Kara bagged a bronze medal after hitting a mark of 48.25m in the under 17 women’s hammer competition.

And Nia rounded the under 13 girls 800m B final in a new personal best time of 2:27.29 for victory ahead of Amelia Snowden in 2:39.03.

Ruby Billington cleared 1-45m for fourth position in the under 15 girls high jump alongside Evie Whittaker (sixth with an equal personal best of 1-40m), and Freya Whittaker (1-25m).

Cosette Wearden clocked 11:12.62 for fourth spot in the under 17 women’s 3,000m, and her sister, Satine, delivered a personal best of 39.48m for fifth position in the under 15 girls hammer.

Nathan Owen clocked 23.88 seconds for fifth position in his under 15 boys 200m final and 12.08 seconds for seventh spot in his 100m.

Dylan Gledhill nailed 33.12m for fifth place in the under 15 boys javelin and clocked a new 800m personal best of 2:27.41 for eighth spot in the 800m final.

Maya Jennings (43.13 seconds) and Beth Manson (43.36) finished fifth and sixth respectively in the under 15 girls 300m final.

Harriet Beattie posted 5:15.15 for fifth position in the under 15 girls 1500m B final and a new personal best of 2:28 for fifth spot in the 800m B final.

Nancy Farmer rounded the under 17 women’s 1500m in 5:04.69 for seventh place, while Holly Bosworth clocked a new personal best of 42.85 seconds in the under 17 women’s 300m, and 26.71 for seventh position in the 200m final.

Lydia Walker finished third in her under 15 girls 100m semi final with 13.22 seconds after qualifying with 13.04, while Jacob Gardner posted 12.31 in his under 17 men’s 100m and 24.77 in his 200m.

And Mollie Garratt clocked a personal best of 28.73 seconds in her under 13 girls 200m heat.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Northern Track and Field League final round, at Ellesmere Port, on Saturday, and the Birchwood 10k Road Race on Sunday.

ENTRIES are still being accepted for next month’s Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race.

Host club West Cheshire Athletic Club will be staging the popular fixture which will come under starter’s orders at 11am on Sunday, September.

15.

Further details and the online entry link can be found at: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/Guilden-Sutton-10k1

ORMSKIRK and Blackpool are the venues for this Autumn’s two road relay championships.

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk is the setting for the Cheshire and North West Road Relay Championships being held on Sunday, September 8, and Stanley Park will be the setting for the Northern Championships on Saturday, September 21.

THE four-round series of Wirral Multi-Terrain League fixtures has been published. They are: Tuesday, September 3, at Royden Park, Frankby (7pm start); Tuesday, September 10, at Wirral Country Park, Thurstaston (7pm start); Tuesday, September 17, at Harrison Drive, Wallasey (6.30pm start), and Tuesday, September 24, at Arrowe Park (6.30pm start).

The online entry link is: https://wirralmultiterrain.niftyentries.com

HELSBY is the venue for the first round of the Borders Road Running League on September 29.

Other provisional dates and venues are: November 3 at Tattenhall; December 8 at Cybi Striders; January 26 at Deestriders; March 16 at Ellesmere Port; April 6 at Buckley Runners; May 7 at either Prestatyn, Chester Tri, or West Cheshire (Presentation Evening).

All races are on Sundays and start at 11am except for the final race which is on a Wednesday evening with a 7pm start and is a relay event.

FORTHCOMING fixtures include the Northern Track and Field League, at Ellesmere Port, on Saturday, August 17; the Birchwood 10k Road Race on Sunday, August 18; a Trafford AC Open Meeting on Sunday, August 18; a North Wales Endurance Open Meeting at Deeside on Tuesday, August 20; the Terry Davies Memorial Open Meeting at Warrington on Saturday, August 24; a Cheshire League match at Oldham on Sunday, August 25; the Cilcain Mountain Race on Monday, August 26; and the Mid Cheshire 5k Road Race at Kingsley, on Friday, August 30.

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.u

The funeral service for John Driscoll, founder member of West Cheshire AC, and long-time official, statistician and all-round enthusiast, will be at Chester Crematorium, Blacon Avenue CH1 5BB on Tuesday August 20th at 10:40.

Family flowers only please, however a donation in aid of Blood Cancer UK would be gratefully received.

Afterwards all are invited to The Woodcote Hotel, Hooton Road CH66 1QU (less than ½mile from Junction 5 M53/A41).

by Dennis Wall

ENTRIES are still being accepted for next month’s Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race.

Host club West Cheshire Athletic Club will be staging the popular fixture which will come under starter’s orders at 11am on Sunday, September 15.

West Cheshire AC will be hoping to repeat the success they enjoyed when the event was held last year when the purple-vested men’s team grabbed glory and the fixture attracted 225 entries.

Graham Wells (first over-45 man in 35:42), Jon Park (eighth man in 35:50), Steve Fernyhough (second over-40 man in 36:50), and Andrew Clague (second over-55 man in 39:30) combined for success.

Ellis Hancock won the under 20 man’s age group category with a time of 40:04, while Andrew Barratt was third under 20 man in 43:05 and Joy Hickman secured second spot in her over-55 age group with 46:02.

Robert Weston (Shrewsbury AC) won the title with a time of 34:12, ahead of runner-up Mike Fryer (Helsby RC) in 34:25, and third-placed Will Kozer (34:54), while Sarah Hunter (Ackworth Road Runners) won the ladies title in 36:31, ahead of Joanna Marsden (Cheshire Dragons) in 36:51, and South Cheshire Harriers won the ladies team title.

The 10K start is about 500 metres from Guilden Sutton Village Hall (Race HQ, number/chip collection and where the finish is). 

The course consists of two loops, the first 3.2km followed by a larger loop. The first 4.2km undulates, passing twice under and once over the A55 bypass, after which the course is fairly flat.

There is a drinks station at approximately 6.8km where the footpath is wide and, the footpath then takes runners to the lowest point of the course at 8km. There are then a couple of short rises to the finish at the Village Hall. 

The main race is supplemented by a 1.5 miles fun run around the village which starts at 12.15pm and entries will be accepted on the day inside Guilden Sutton Village Hall.

Further details and the online entry link can be found at: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/Guilden-Sutton-10k1

FIXTURES this weekend include the Northern Under 13s, Under 15s, and Under 17s Track and Field Championships at Derby, on Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11; and a Trafford AC Open Track and Field Meeting on Sunday; the Welsh Junior Under 13, Under 15, and Under 20 Track and Field Championships, at Swansea Bay Sports Park, on Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11; and the Preston 5 Miles and 10 Miles Road Races on Sunday, August 11.

ORMSKIRK and Blackpool are the venues for this Autumn’s two road relay championships.

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk is the setting for the Cheshire and North West Road Relay Championships being held on Sunday, September 8, and Stanley Park will be the setting for the Northern Championships on Saturday, September 21.

THE four-round series of Wirral Multi-Terrain League fixtures has been published. They are: Tuesday, September 3, at Royden Park, Frankby (7pm start); Tuesday, September 10, at Wirral Country Park, Thurstaston (7pm start); Tuesday, September 17, at Harrison Drive, Wallasey (6.30pm start), and Tuesday, September 24, at Arrowe Park (6.30pm start).

The online entry link is: https://wirralmultiterrain.niftyentries.com

HELSBY is the venue for the first round of the Borders Road Running League on September 29.

Other provisional dates and venues are: November 3 at Tattenhall; December 8 at Cybi Striders; January 26 at Deestriders; March 16 at Ellesmere Port; April 6 at Buckley Runners; May 7 at either Prestatyn, Chester Tri, or West Cheshire (Presentation Evening).

All races are on Sundays and start at 11am except for the final race which is on a Wednesday evening with a 7pm start and is a relay event.

FORTHCOMING fixtures include the Trafford AC Grand Prix Meeting on Thursday, August 6, at Bury; the Northern Under 13 and Under Championships at Derby on Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11; – Northern Under 13 and Under 15 Track and Field Championships, at Derby; the Welsh Junior Under 13, Under 15, and Under 20 Track and Field Championships, at Swansea Bay Sports Park, on Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11; the Preston 5 Miles and 10 Miles Road Races on Sunday, August 11; the Capenhurst 5k Road Race on Wednesday, August 14; the Northern Track and Field League, at Ellesmere Port, on Saturday, August 17; the Birchwood 10k Road Race on Sunday, August 18; a Trafford AC Open Meeting on Sunday, August 18; a North Wales Endurance Open Meeting at Deeside on Tuesday, August 20; the Terry Davies Memorial Open Meeting at Warrington on Saturday, August 24; a Cheshire League match at Oldham on Sunday, August 25; the Cilcain Mountain Race on Monday, August 26; and the Mid Cheshire 5k Road Race at Kingsley, on Friday, August 30.

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk