Cross-country gets the points in for the top three in both men’s and women’s competitions at the end of February , with Ellie, Ellen and Alex all level, and Andrew nosing ahead of Andy and Dave.
Cross-country gets the points in for the top three in both men’s and women’s competitions at the end of February , with Ellie, Ellen and Alex all level, and Andrew nosing ahead of Andy and Dave.
EWAN BRADLEY catapulted himself to memorable performances north of the border.
The teenager cleared a new West Cheshire Athletic Club pole vaulting record and personal best height of 4.59m to pocket a silver medal in the Under 20 men’s event at the Scottish Indoor Championships in Glasgow.
Bradley also cleared a new high jump personal best clearance of 1.88m and powered his way to a bronze medal in the shot put with 11.28m.
STEVE FERNYHOUGH achieved sixth spot at the Chester Ultra 50 miles Race.
The West Cheshire AC member clocked a time of seven hours 23 minutes for the testing course which was completed by 297 competitors.
Fernyhough had to navigate a well-marked ultra-marathon trail along the River Dee, the North Cheshire Way and the Sandstone Trail taking in the Old Dee Bridge, Chester Racecourse, Helsby Hill, Frodsham and Delamere Forest.
The Race was hosted by the GB Ultras team with live online GPS tracking and six checkpoints supporting runners spanning some of the very best and most beautiful natural trails in the region with 849 metres of ascent.
West Cheshire AC team mates Tom Cable, Rhiannon Robson, and Eloise Eccles were also in action at the weekend.
Cable posted 38:47 at the Trafford 10k Road Race, while Robson completed the Anglesey Half Marathon in a time of 1:52:34, and Eccles clocked 1:35:13 at the Run GP Oulton Park Half Marathon.
SEVERAL West Cheshire AC members are preparing to represent Cheshire and Merseyside at this Saturday’s Inter Counties Cross Country Championships.
Lily Moorhouse and Lucia Pyne will represent Cheshire in the under 20 and under 17 ladies age groups, while Matthew Douglas, Will Wright, and Isaac Tait represent Cheshire in the under 17 men’s race, Sion Roberts will represent Cheshire in the under 20 men’s race.
Jamie Richardson and Sammy Hollins will line up for Cheshire in the under 15 boys race,and Carys Roberts will represent Cheshire in the under 15 girls event.
Luke Parker will run for Cheshire in the under 13 boys race, while Jessica Lark will line up for Cheshire in the under 13 girls event alongside Sophie Haslam who will wear the Merseyside vest.
And many West Cheshire AC members will be in action at this Sunday’s Chester 10k Road Race (9am start).
TWO popular West Cheshire Athletic Club road races are now open for entries.
The Chester Spring Five Miles Road Race is taking place on Wednesday, April 8, and the online entry link is here.
The Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race is being held on Sunday, September 20, and the online entry link is here.
WEST CHESHIRE AC will host the Cheshire Track and Field Championships at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Athletics Track on Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31.
The Club will also host the first round of the Under 17 and Under 20 Youth Development Track and Field League on Sunday, April 26; the second round of the Under 13 and Under 15 Youth Development Track and Field League on Saturday, June 6; the final round of the Northern Track and Field League on Saturday, August 1; and the final round of the Cheshire Track and Field League in September.
The Ellesmere Port Sports Village Athletics Track will also be the setting for the County Round of the English Schools Track and Field Cup on Wednesday, May 6; the Regional B Final South of the English Schools Track and Field League on Wednesday, June 3, and the Chester Primary Schools Championships on Monday, July 13.
GEORGE HYDE powered his way to a podium place for the second time in as many weeks.
The talented West Cheshire Athletic Club thrower pocketed a bronze medal in the under 20 men’s shot put at the England Athletics Indoor Championships held in Sheffield with a club record distance of 15.87m.
Hyde also bagged a bronze medal with a put of 15.23m the week before when he represented Loughborough University at the British Universities and Colleges Indoor Championships at Sheffield.Β
Hyde was joined in Sheffield at the weekend by West Cheshire AC members Ruby Wisbey and Maddi Mercer.
Wisbey achieved a new under 15 girls 60m hurdles personal best time of 9.42 seconds, long-jumped 4.83m, and posted 8.34 seconds in her 60m heat, while Mercer clocked 8.38 seconds in her 60m heat.
JOSEPH MORRISON represented West Cheshire Athletic Club at the British Indoor Championships at Glasgow and posted a time of 1:51:07 for third spot in his 800m heat.
LUKE PARKER produced a top-20 finish at the English National Cross Country Championships.
The youngster battled his way around the tough wet and muddy 3km course at Nottingham’s Wollaton Park for 13th position in the under 13 boys race with a time of 15:09, supported by West Cheshire AC team mates Reece Munro (144th in 16:52), and Daniel Walker (225th in 17:38).
Carys Roberts achieved 23rd position with a time of 20:16 in the 4km under 15 girls race, while Lily Moorhouse was 120th with 36:47 in the 6km under 20 women’s race.
Jessica Lark clocked 17:23 for 91st position in the 3km under 13 girls race, backed up by Sophie Haslam (105th in 17:36), Ruby Phillips (169th in 18:23), Aimee Phillips (201st in 18:52), and Ruby Carlile (276th in 19:56) to earn 15th team position.
Sion Roberts clocked 42:25 for 94th spot in the 10km under 20 men’s race, backed up by Jac Goodall (161st in 47:06), and Rory Willson (189th in 51:35).
Sammy Hollins posted 19:08 for 126th position in the 4km under 15 boys race, while Will Wright was 176th with 27:17 in the 6km under 17 men’s race.
Dave Alexander rounded the 12km senior men’s race for 598th spot in 56:09, supported by Andrew Clague (823rd in 59:49), Andy Carter (1084th in 63:53), and Jon Moorhouse (1662nd in 83:23).
NEIL HERSHAW was first over-55 man in a time of 66:22 at the Rhyl 10 Miles Road Race, ahead of West Cheshire AC team mates Cathryn Whalley (fifth over-50 lady in 88:17), and Isabel Robertson (sixth over-55 lady in 94:49).
MEGAN WHITE and Sara Pearson posted new personal bests at the Sale Harriers Indoor Open Meeting.
White rounded the under 15 girls 600m in 1:52:48, and West Cheshire AC team mate Pearson hit a new under 15 girls shot put best of 9.61m, as well as adding a 4.44m long jump, and 1:57.19 for 600m.
Other West Cheshire AC members in action included Fergus Garland who posted 25.47 seconds for his under 15 boys 200m and Uzezi Onomerike who clocked 1:58:37 for his 600m.
TWO popular West Cheshire Athletic Club road races are now open for entries.
The Chester Spring Five Miles Road Race is taking place on Wednesday, April 8, and the online entry link is: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/Chester-Spring-51
The Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race is being held on Sunday, September 20, and the online entry link is: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/Guilden-Sutton-10k?fbclid=IwAR39TPuOanCo269l75Za4CEBk1zM9I-y_VXJCa8kLn0Y8bABsTrqSkv1qnY
FIXTURES this weekend include the Marches School 10k Race at Oswestry on Sunday (9am start); the Trafford 10k Road Race at Partington Leisure Centre, on Sunday (9.30am start), and the Cloud Nine Hill Race at Congleton on Sunday (11am start).
JOSEPH MORRISON and George Hyde delivered podium performances at the British Universities and Colleges Indoor Athletics Championships.
The West Cheshire Athletic Club members both impressed during the three-day fixture held at the English Institute of Sport Arena, in Sheffield.
Morrison, representing the University of Chester, clocked a new personal best time of one minute 50.67 seconds to pocket a bronze medal in the 800m final.
He also smashed the club indoor and outright 800m record, having bettered the record 24 hours earlier in his semi-final, and he achieved the qualifying time for the British Athletics Championships being held at Manchester in June.
Hyde, representing Loughborough University, powered his way to a bronze medal in the shot put with a new Under 20 men’s club record of 15.23m.
Beth McMahon, representing Sheffield University, clocked a new 400m personal best of 62.05 seconds, while Chester University students in action included Freddy Newberry (4:37:38) and Adam Poole (5:00:78) who both ran 1500m pb’s, Megan Bould (2:52:02 in the 800m), Emmanuel Fatimehin (7.48 in the 60m), Ilka Jose Maria (9.03 in the 60m), Niall Thomas (56.17 in the 400m), and Ollie Roberts (long jump pb of 5.42m).Β
MICHAEL YOUNG broke the West Cheshire AC Male 20-34 record at the Austin, Texas Marathon, with a time of 2:43:18 for eighth place overall.
EWAN BRADLEY cleared a new under 20 menβs pole vault personal best height and new West Cheshire AC record of 4-41m in the Vault Manchester event held at SportCity, Manchester.
SEVERAL West Cheshire AC members represented their county at the North West Regional Sportshall Athletics Championships in Manchester.
Maddi Mercer, Jessica Brown, Teresa Arvidsson, Emily Owen, Macy Brett, Sophie Haslam, and Flora Plass combined for Cheshire in their Under 13 team victory against Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and Lancashire, and they now qualify to compete in the UK Sportshall Athletics Final at Sheffield, on Saturday, April 18.
Matthew Jones, James Haslam and Luke Haslam represented Cheshire in the Under 13 boys competition, while
Eleanor Neve, Esme Graham, Isla Entwistle, Mae Grant, Ursula Archer, Daniel Walker, Theo Shepherd and Will Rawson competed for Cheshire Under 11s.
TWO popular West Cheshire Athletic Club road races are now open for entries.
The Chester Spring Five Miles Road Race is taking place on Wednesday, April 8, and the online entry link is here.
The Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race is being held on Sunday, September 20, and the online entry link is here.
FIXTURES this weekend include the English National Cross Country Championships at Wollaton Park, Nottingham, on Saturday; the England Athletics Under 15s, Under 17s, Under 20s and Senior Indoor Championships at Sheffield, on Saturday and Sunday; and the Sale Harriers Indoor Open Meeting at SportCity, Manchester, on Sunday.
WEST CHESHIRE AC will host the Cheshire Track and Field Championships at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Athletics Track on Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31.
The Club will also host the first round of the Under 17 and Under 20 Youth Development Track and Field League on Sunday, April 26; the second round of the Under 13 and Under 15 Youth Development Track and Field League on Saturday, June 6; the final round of the Northern Track and Field League on Saturday, August 1; and the final round of the Cheshire Track and Field League in September.
The Ellesmere Port Sports Village Athletics Track will also be the setting for the County Round of the English Schools Track and Field Cup on Wednesday, May 6; the Regional B Final South of the English Schools Track and Field League on Wednesday, June 3, and the Chester Primary Schools Championships on Monday, July 13.
Congratulations to the 397 runners who took part in this winter’s Essar West Cheshire AC Schools Cross-country series. Provisional results are now available near the foot of the Off-road page.
CARYS ROBERTS and Ruby Phillips secured podium places in this season’s Manchester Area Cross Country League.
The West Cheshire Athletic Club pair finished second and third in their respective age groups after the fifth and final round held at Heaton Park on Saturday.
Roberts claimed third place at the final round in the under 15 girls race with a time of 20 minutes to establish second spot overall, supported by Jodi Bemand (27th in 23:31),Β Georgina Duffey (33rd in 24:16), andΒ Henrietta Duffey (42nd in 26:03).
Phillips clocked 12:12 for seventh position at Heaton Park and finished third overall in her under 11 girls age group.
Jessica Lark completed her league campaign with fifth spot overall in the under 13 girls age group after posting 14:10 for 12th position at Heaton Park, just three seconds behind club mate Sophie Haslam who was 11th, and backed up by Cerys Rowlands (16th in 14:30) and Aimee Phillips (27th in 14:58).
Dave Alexander was seventh in the over-50 men’s age group after posting 40:37, and Andrew Clague was 10th over-50 man in 41:44).
Sammy Hollins (11th in 18:48), Henry Robinson (20th in 19:42) and Dan Willetts (27th in 20:38) teamed up in the under 15 boys race, and Reece Munro clocked 13:31 for 17th spot in the under 13 boys race.
Anest Muller (17th over-35 lady in 42:31) was backed up by Debra Bemand (26th over-45 lady in 47:50), and Alex Duffey (33rd over-45 lady in 49:27) in the senior ladies event.
BRIAN BEATTIE of West Cheshire AC completed his 150th Chester parkrun on Saturday. The over-75-year-old clocked 30:41 for the 5k event held at the Countess of Chester Country Park course.
MOLLY BRENNAN and Ruby Carlile completed a double celebration for Christleton High at the final round of the Essar West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series.
Brennan won the year seven girls event in a time of 8:40, ahead of runner-up Eleanor Williams (Kings), and Rebecca Smith (Chester Catholic High) in third spot, while Carlile won the year eight girls race.
Zak Ireland (Bishop Heber) won the year eight boys race ahead of second placed Andrew Barratt (Bishop Bluecoat) and Matthew Jones (Upton) was third.
Camren Booth (Upton) won the year seven boys race ahead of runner up Oliver Mallon (Kings).
Daniel Walker (Tarvin) posted a winning time of 4:55 in the year six boys race ahead of Tom Yates (Newton) and Noah Woolgar (Boughton Heath).
Holly Coates (Kings) claimed victory in the year six girls race ahead of runner up Holly Cooke (Saighton) and third placed Mollie Kerr (Helsby Hillside).
Thomas Rimmer (Overleigh St Marys) celebrated success in the year five boys race ahead of runner up Hugo McLintock (Mill View) and Joshua Evans (Farndon) in third spot.
Ruby McIlveen (Bishop Wilson) won the year five girls race ahead of Miley McNab (St Clares) and Sophie Taylor (Kings).
Logan Sefton (Kings) won the year four boys event ahead of runner up Leo Anstey (Boughton Heath) and third placed Dylan Chandler (Christleton).
Anna Birkett-Evans (The Firs) won the year four girls race ahead of Florence Harte (Tarvin) in second spot, and Lowri Phoenix (Tarporley) in third place.
Ben Brassington (Newton) won the year three boys race ahead of Noah Booth (Upton Heath) and Sidney Carr (Acresfield) in third position.
Emma Gauller (Willaston) won the year three girls race in front of Olivia Zarac (Upton Heath) in second spot and third placed Amelia Snowden (Tattenhall).
FIXTURES this weekend include the Parbold 6.75 miles Hill Race on Saturday (2pm start); the Village Bakery Half Marathon on Sunday at Wrexham (10am start); and several West Cheshire AC members will be representing their county on Sunday at the North West Regional Sportshall Athletics Championships at SportCity, Manchester.
ENTRIES are now open for the Chester Spring Five Miles Road Race being held on Wednesday, April 8. The online entry link is here.
Familiar leaders Andy and Ellie, followed by Andrew, Dave, Julian, Ellen, Claire and Clare, as at the end of January. See near the bottom of the Races – Road Running page for league tables at the end of January.
