Press Report: Success in Stockport and Seville
by Dennis Wall
FLYING Scotsman Wullie McGarrell has secured number one spot in the UK ranking lists.
The West Cheshire Athletic Club runner clocked a time of three hours three minutes three seconds at the Seville Marathon to achieved top position for his over-60 age group in the UK rankings for the Marathon.
He was join in Spain by Brian Wright, Sarah Hibbert and Victoria Hibbert who ran in the Seville Marathon 5k Race.
CLAIRE HARRIS, Tracy Rogers, Lucie Truett, Emma Nutt and Anest Muller combined to earn West Cheshire AC podium places in team events at the final round of the Manchester Area Cross Country League.
Claire (fourth over 35 lady in 38:37), Tracy (fifth over-35 lady in 39:00), Lucie (fourth lady in 40:19), and Emma (eighth lady in 42:05), claimed second team position in the Senior Ladies Competition at Stockport’s Woodbank Park.
And Claire, Tracy and Anest (10th over-40 lady in 45:20) secured second team place in the Veteran Ladies Competition, alongside Angela Tegg (17th over 50 lady in 51:40) and Debra Bemand (21st over-50 lady in 54:08).
Nia Manson achieved second position in the under 13 girls race with a time of 13:18, and Abby Gamble completed the under 11 girls event in 13th spot with a time of 11:46.
POPPY McKENNA, Amelia Snowden, and Flori Hain combined to help Chester King’s School finish 16th out of 27 teams in the junior girls race at the English Schools Cross Country Cup Final held at Leeds Grammar School.
Poppy posted 14th place, supported by West Cheshire AC team mates Amelia (33rd), and Flori (132nd).
FIXTURES this weekend include the UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships at Nottingham, on Saturday; the England Athletics Under 15 and Under 17 Indoor Combined Events Championships at Sheffield, on Saturday and Sunday; the Chester 10k Road Race on Sunday; and the Manchester Indoor Open Track and Field Meeting at SportCity, on Sunday.
THE English Schools Cross Country Championships will be held in West Sussex, on Saturday, March 15.
ENTRIES are now being accepted for the Chester Spring Five Miles Road Race being organised by West Cheshire AC on Wednesday, April 9. The online entry link is: wcac.niftyentries.com
ENTRIES close on March 16 for the Sale Harriers Over The Bales Races for Under 9s, Under 11s, and Under 13s, at Crossford Bridge, Sale, Manchester, being held on Sunday, March 23.
The online entry form link is: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScigk3DfHKIXl3JVBGwNxWcHqehb3xQZXGyhx1_PlILkn-V-w/viewform
WEST CHESHIRE AC will help organise the Chester Primary Schools Cross Country Championships at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Monday, March 24, and the Cheshire v Merseyside Year Seven Schools Cross Country Match at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Wednesday, April 2.
WEST CHESHIRE AC coaches will be delivering Sportshall Athletics in the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Sportshall between 6-8pm this Friday, with the aim of helping youngsters prepare for the Schools Sportshall Athletics fixtures. Please come along and support the sessions.
ONLINE entries are now being accepted for the Cheshire Track and Field Championships will be held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11.
The Championships will have full electronic timing and photo-finish for track events and EDM for field events. The Roster competition management system will be used, providing live start lists and results via the Roster App.
As usual, medals will be awarded for the full programme of track and field events for all age groups from under 13s to seniors, together with a small number of events for the Under-11 age group.
WEST CHESHIRE AC will host the first-ever Cheshire Grand Prix Track and Field Meeting on Saturday, April 26, at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Athletics Track.
The Cheshire Grand Prix will replace the Cheshire Track and Field League and will comprise of four fixtures in total being held at EPSV, Macclesfield, and Warrington.
DATES and venues for this season’s Borders Road Running League are: March 16 at Ellesmere Port; April 6 at Buckley Runners; May 7 at Prestatyn (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.
THE final winter Sale Harriers Manchester Indoor Open Meeting will be held at the Regional Athletics Centre, Sportcity, Manchester. M11 4FF, on Sunday, March 9. The online entry link is: https://www.saleharriersmanchester.com/index.php/events-fixtures/winter-indoor-series
FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk
