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British international cross country runner Rob Whalley grabbed glory at the Shell Chester Round The Walls Boxing Day men’s race.
The Bristol and West AC member, who has represented Great Britain five times at the World Cross Country Championships, posted a winning time of 23 minutes four seconds at the event which was organised from Chester Racecourse by West Cheshire AC.

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He finished well clear of last year’s Chester Walls Race winner, Bashir Hussain, representing Stockport Harriers, who clocked 23:56 for second spot.
Warrington AC’s Matthew Jackson secured third position and the first under 20 junior man prize after posting a time of 24:12, ahead of Adam Peers (Liverpool Harriers) who was fourth in 24:23, and Wirral-based Ben Reese who was fifth in 24:28.
Wrexham AC’s Darren Rowlands posted 24:28 for sixth position, ahead of former Walls Race winner, Mike Proudlove (City of Stoke AC), who clocked 25:19.
Deeside AC’s Jamie Wright completed the multi-terrain event in 25:51 for ninth spot, while Wrecsam Tri Club’s Gary Norgrove finished 11th in 26:15.
Bernie Jones (Wrexham AC) secured 13th position in 26:23, ahead of Tattenhall’s Peter Taylor (15th in 26:50), and Ken Begley (City of Chester Tri Club), who won the over-45 veteran prize with 27:25 and finished 17th overall.
Buckley Runners’ Stephen Bellis finished 18th in 27:36, while Wrexham AC’s under 20 junior, Tom Csizmadia, finished 24th in 28:40.
Jonathon Bradshaw, from Buckley Runners, grabbed 26th spot in 28:57, ahead of Deeside’s under 20 junior man, Tom Snowden, who posted 29th spot in 29:17.

Martha Hall won the women’s race, finishing 28th overall with a time of 29:15, and Jennifer Van Deelen, from Canterbury Harriers, finished runner-up in 29:45, while Joanne Stokes (Oswestry Olympians) clocked 30:42 for third position.

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Wrexham AC duo Tony Parry (38th in 29:57) and Philip Walker (39th in 29:59), finished ahead of Ellesmere Port’s Michael Burns (41st in 30:01), and City of Chester Tri pair Gareth Blizzard (42nd in 30:02) and Chris Hulse (51st in 30:20).
West Cheshire AC’s Chris Rhodes finished 52nd in 30:24, ahead of other purple-vested colleagues Tom Booth (77th in 32:05) after his fun run victory earlier in the day.
Ian Crozier was West Cheshire’s next finisher, posting 111th place in 33:53, ahead of Mark Povey (126th in 34:17), Aidan Stoakley (144th in 34:58), Amanda Scott (221st in 38:12), Kerry Riley (255th in 39:43), and Steve Russell-Ingram (259th in 39:58).

Dave Alexander battled his way home to a thrilling victory at Whitby Park, Ellesmere Port.
He clinched success in West Cheshire AC’s Cross Country Christmas Handicap following an exciting final lap over the four-lap, four miles course.
Dave was given a handicap of more than 10 minutes on the first competitors to start and managed to pick off his rivals one by one in an exciting final lap of the wet and muddy course.
He eventually clocked a net time of 24 minutes 23 seconds and an overall time of 44 minutes 33 seconds to win the overall event and the veteran over-40 plate award.
In close pursuit was Russell Kirk who achieved an overall time of 44:42 and a net time of 26:32, while Jeff Kettle, who posted an impressive run at Mold in the Borders Road Running League the week before, clocked 44:51 overall and a net time of 25:26.
Other four-lap finishers included Gary Withers who posted 46:20 for a net time of 28:10, while Olivia Beaney with 47:36 (net of 38:06) just edged home in front of Steve Russell-Ingram who achieved 47:42 (net of 38:12).
Ellen McMahon was the first member to finish in the one-lap junior race, posting 8:30 net off an overall time of 15:30, ahead of Alex Kirk with 16:19 (7:34 net), and Ryan Jones who posted 16:47 (6:47 net).

West Cheshire AC has won the Ellesmere Port and Neston Sports Club of the Year Award and will go forward to represent the county at the Cheshire and Warrington Sports Awards, to be held at The Park Royal Hotel, Stretton, Warrington, on Friday, November 28.

Eight West Cheshire AC youngsters receive county call-ups. They will represent Cheshire at the Aviva North West Under 11s Indoor Fun In Sportshall Athletics Meeting, to be held at Sports City, Manchester, on Sunday, November 23.Amy Williams, Olivia Williams, Georgia Barlow, Charlotte Williamson, James McMahon, Matthew Pagan, Daniel Vickers, and Elijah Montez-Brown will travel to the event.
West Cheshire’s under 11 girls currently lead their North West Sportshall League Competition after two rounds, and the under 11 boys squad are currently fourth after their two rounds.

Liam Renton clinched third position at the opening round of the Manchester Area Cross Country League held at Heaton Park, Manchester.The West Cheshire AC race ace posted 14 minutes 41 seconds for the 4,500m under 13 boys event, ahead of club mate Ryan Jones (26th in 17:05).James Ellis finished seventh with a time of 25:26 in the under 17 men’s race, while Robert Rogers (19th in 15:08)and MIchael Ellis (23rd in 15:34) completed the under 13 boys race.
Alec Beaney delivered 20th place in the men’s race, clocking 37:07 for the 9.6km course and helping to earn West Cheshire 14th team position. He was backed up by Andrew Clague (45th in 39:22), Simon Ellis(72nd in 40:58), Denis Duret (76th in 41:06), Louis Humphreys (98th in 42:07), Alan Littler (207th in 47:54), and Steve Russell-Ingram (253rd in 56:59).
Eleanor Robinson (58th in 40:52), Lisa Davies (72nd in 43:41), and Cathryn Rogers (77th in 44:28) completed the 8km women’s race to post 14th team position

West Cheshire AC head three age category tables after the second round of the North West Sportshall League at Crewe.Sophie Baker, Georgia Barlow, Charlotte Williamson, Gemma Chatterton, Erin McFadden, Eloise Edwards, Sophie Carter, and Neve Kelman secured West Cheshire’s under 11 girls top spot after the second round.
McFadden, Chatterton, Williamson, and Barlow combined to win the sprint relay race, while Williamson posted 24.8 seconds in her two lap, Barlow clocked 54.0 seconds in her four lap, Chatteron hit 5.25m in the chest push, and Baker scored 48 in the speed bounce.
Laura Rigby, Kelly Baker, Lydia Perry, Olivia Montez Brown, Abbie Ritchie, Lucy Earl, Laura Jones, and Ellen McMahon delivered top spot for West Cheshire’s under 13 girls after the second round.
Rigby (24.2) and Baker (24.6) won their two lap races; Perry (1:27.8) and Montez-Brown (1:30.1) won their six lap events; Baker (8.98m) and Ritchie (7m) won in the shot put; while Baker won the B standing triple jump (6.01m) and Earl won the B speed bounce (76), and the relay team of Montez-Brown, Baker, Perry, and Rigby posted a winning time of 1:39.7.
West Cheshire’s under 15 boys squad of David Donkin, Richard Farley, Sam Rimmer, Stephen Jones, Joseph O’Riordan, and Ryan Jones consolidated their position at the top of the table after two rounds.
O’Riordan won the speed bounce (88) and Donkin won the B event (77), while Jones won the standing long jump (2.48m).
The relay squad of O’Riordan, Donkin, Farley, and Jones combined to post a winning time of 1:32.0.
Alice Jennings, Alice McMahon, Lauren Darch, Jenni Potter, Jenna Sheehy, Chelsea Butler, Karry Broster, and Gemma Hale teamed up for West Cheshire’s under 15 girls who are third overall after two rounds.
Jennings putted a new shot best of 8.19m for victory alongside McMahon who was third in the B event (6.45m), and Potter was second in the B standing long jump (2.05m), while Broster (76) and Darch (64) were third in their A and B speed bounce events respectively.
Jack Johnson, James McMahon, Matthew Pagan, Elijah Montez-Brown, Daniel Vickers, and Jamie Pearson combined for West Cheshire’s under 11 boys who are fourth overall after two rounds.
Pagan won his two lap (24.4) and Vickers was second in the B two lap (24.7) and first in the B chest push (5.50m) alongside McMahon who was second A (5.75m), and second in the standing long jump (1.96m).
West Cheshire Under 13 boys were represented by Tom Kellett, Leon Langmead, and Chris McCartney at Crewe, scoring 97.5 points, which earns them fourth place overall after two rounds.
Kellett won his two lap (23.2), the six lap (1:18.5), and the shot (8.81m), while McCartney was second in both the B two lap (24.9), and B six lap (1:33.4), and Langmead secured second B in the shot (6.13m) and second A in the speed bounce (66), as well as second A in the vertical jump (42).
LEAGUE POSITIONS (after two rounds)
UNDER 11 GIRLS – 1 West Cheshire 268 points; 2 Halton and Frodsham 266.5; 3 Crewe 256.5; 4 Liverpool 245; 5 Deeside 242; 6 DASH 229.
UNDER 11 BOYS – 1 Crewe 285.5 points; 2 DASH 254; 3 Deeside 253.5; 4 West Cheshire 253.5; 5 Sutton St Helens 250.5; 6 Halton and Frodsham 249.
UNDER 13 GIRLS – 1 West Cheshire 278.5; 2 Liverpool 255; 3 Crewe 246; 4 Halton and Frodsham 236.5; 5 Deeside 222.5; 6 Southport Waterloo 184.5.
UNDER 13 BOYS – 1 Deeside 279.5; 2 Crewe 272; 3 DASH 250; 4 West Cheshire 237.5; 5 Halton and Frodsham 219.5; 6 Southport Waterloo 189.5.
UNDER 15 GIRLS – 1 Crewe 284.5; 2 DASH 267.5; 3 West Cheshire 253; 4 Sutton St Helens 242; 5 Deeside 155.5; 6 Southport Waterloo 137.
UNDER 15 BOYS – 1 West Cheshire 287; 2 DASH 238; 3 Halton and Frodsham 212; 4 Warrington 172; 5 Handforth 53; 6 Southport Waterloo 49.

Michael Lyness and Alice Jennings represented Cheshire at Birminghams’s Alexander Stadium. Michael scored 4592 points finishing 10th in the Inter Boys competition and Alice scored 2411 for the Cheshire Junior Girls team who finished in first place.

West Cheshire AC posted top-six places in this year’s Cheshire Track and Field League.
The club’s women finished sixth, the men’s squad finished fourth, while the under 11s posted third place, and the club finished in fifth place overall.

Alec claimed first place in the junior men’s category and seventh place overall with a time of 34 minutes 34 seconds at the Sutton Six 10k Road Race, organised by West Cheshire AC, at Guilden Sutton, Chester.Alec was West Cheshire’s first finisher at the third round of the Summer Multi-Terrain League race held at Harrison Drive, Leasowe. He covered the 4.3 miles course in a time of 25 minutes eight seconds for fifth place in the under 20 junior men’s category and ninth place overall.