Press Report: Brassington and Brian Bag Gold
NATHAN BRASSINGTON grabbed a team gold medal in Glasgow at the weekend.
The West Cheshire Athletic Club multi-eventer represented England in the Schools International Indoor Pentathlon Championships at the Emirates Arena.
Nathan clocked 10.14 seconds in the 60m hurdles but then pulled out of the event and watched his team mates Luke Pilcher, Ruben Stovell, and Sam Newton progress to secure team gold against Ireland, Wales and host nation, Scotland.
BRIAN WRIGHT had a day to remember on Sunday at the Preston 10 miles road race which incorporated the Northern Masters 10 miles Championships.
The West Cheshire AC chairman clocked a new personal best time of 76 minutes 10 seconds to win the over-70 men’s age group prize, the Northern Masters MV70 10 miles Championship title, and posted a new club age group record.
WEST CHESHIRE AC duo Claire Harris and Joy Hickman grabbed podium places at Newtown in Saturday’s Welsh Inter-Regional Cross Country Championships.
Claire finished second in her over-35 age group with a time of 24 minutes eight seconds, while Joy, who posted 29:23, was a member of the North Wales over-55 women’s team who secured bronze medals.
SEVERAL West Cheshire AC youngsters represented Cheshire Schools in Saturday’s annual Dave Sunderland Cup Inter-Counties Cross Country Match held at Himley Park, Dudley.
And West Cheshire AC trio Poppy McKenna (5th), Amelia Snowden (7th) and Florence Hain (31st) helped Chester King’s School team qualify for the English Schools Cross Country Cup Final to be held at Leeds on December 7 having won the Cheshire round and finished second in the regional round.
FIXTURES this weekend include the UK Cross Challenge at Sefton Park, Liverpool, on Saturday; the North Wales Indoor Open Track and Field Competition at Cambria College, Connah’s Quay, on Saturday; and the Northern Indoor Open Track and Field Meeting in Sheffield on Saturday.
WEST CHESHIRE AC coaches will be delivering Sportshall Athletics in the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Sportshall between 6-8pm on Fridays, with the aim of helping youngsters prepare for the Schools Sportshall Athletics fixtures early next year. Please come along and support the sessions.
FORTHCOMING fixtures include the Oulton Park 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, 20 miles, Marathon, at Timperley, on Sunday, November 24; and the North Wales Cross Country League, at Aberystwyth, on Saturday, November 30.
THE Cheshire County Cross Country Championships will be held at Betley Court Farm, near Crewe, on Saturday, January 4, while the Northern Cross Country Championships, will be held at Tatton Park, on Saturday, January 25; and the English National Cross Country Championships, will be held at Parliament Hill, London, on Saturday, February 22.
ENTRIES are now being accepted for the Northern Senior, Under 20 and Under 17 Indoor Track and Field Championships taking place at Sheffield on January 11 and 12, as well as the Northern Under 15 and Under 13 Indoor Track and Field Championships taking place at Sheffield on February 2. The online entry link is: northernathletics.co.uk/events/
DATES and venues for this season’s Borders Road Running League are: 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.
THIS winter’s Sale Harriers Manchester Indoor Open Meetings will be held at the Regional Athletics Centre, Sportcity, Manchester. M11 4FF, on the following Sundays, December 1 and 22; January 12; February 2; February 16; and March 9. The online entry link is: https://www.saleharriersmanchester.com/index.php/events-fixtures/winter-indoor-series
THE West Cheshire AC AGM will be held in the EPSV Trackside Room on Tuesday, November 26, at 8.15pm.
FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk
