TEN West Cheshire Athletic Club members will be competing for their county at this weekend’s English Schools Track and Field Championships.

Imogen Pughe (300m), Lara Battersby (300m), and Isla Shillington (discus) will be representing Merseyside at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium on Friday and Saturday.

While club mates Stephanie Jones (long jump), Fatoumatta Bojang (300m), Ewan Bradley (110m hurdles), George Hyde (shot put), Carys Roberts (800m), Evie Tipping (hammer) and Emma Howe (javelin) will be representing Cheshire.

Pughe is currently ranked fifth in the UK under 15 girls ranking lists for the 300m, while Battersby is 19th, and Shillington is ranked 23rd in the discus.

Jones is 20th on the UK under 15 girls long jump ranking list, while Bojang is 22nd for the under 15 girls 300m, Bradley is 16th in the under 20 men’s 110m hurdles, Hyde is third in the under 20 men’s shot put, Roberts 38th in the under 15 girls 800m, Tipping is fourth in the under 17 women’s hammer, and Howe is third in the under 20 women’s javelin.

WEST CHESHIRE AC finished second overall in the six-club Cheshire Track and Field League fixture hosted at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.

The overall combined men’s and women’s scores were: 1 Crewe and Nantwich AC 639 points; 2 West Cheshire AC 539; 3 Warrington AC 418; 4 Bury AC 323; 5 East Cheshire 299; 6 Halton and Frodsham 220.

Under 11s: 1 Crewe and Nantwich 151 points; 2 West Cheshire 136; 3 East Cheshire 110; 4 Warrington 103; 5 Halton and Frodsham 84; 6 Bury 24.

WEST CHESHIRE AC youngsters Lewis Parsons, Flora Plass, Jessica Lark, Luke Parker, Aimee Phillips, Alex Rutherford, Sara Pearson and Reece Munro represented their county at the Cheshire v Merseyside Year 7 Track and Field fixture held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.

GEORGINA DUFFEY, Claire Harris, Ellie Robinson, Joy Hickman, and Richard Hayes all won prizes at the Langley Fete Race.

Duffey won the under 11 ladies title in 36 minutes 20 seconds, while West Cheshire AC team mates Harris (30:53) and Robinson (30:56) were first and second ladies respectively, Hickman was first over-50 lady in 36:44, and Hayes won the over-40 men’s title with 28:11.

Andy Carter (33:05), Alex Duffey (39:18), Henrietta Duffey (43:23), and Mark Duffey (49:15) completed the West Cheshire AC contingent at the Macclesfield fixture. 

STEVE FERNYHOUGH represented West Cheshire AC at the Birmingham Black Country half marathon and clocked 86:29 to finish 25th.

DAVE BISH represented West Cheshire AC at the Tenby 10k where he won his over-70 age category, posting 60:24.

MARK DAVIES (28:44), Tony Woodall (29:33), Tony Kennedy (38:08), and Mark Povey (41:04) represented West Cheshire AC at the Deestriders Off Road Grand Prix Race at Shotton.

FIXTURES this weekend include the English Schools Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium.

Forthcoming fixtures include the Under 13 and Under 15 Youth Development Track and Field League Plate Final at Sheffield on Saturday, July 20; and the Northern Track and Field League match at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Sunday, July 21.

ERYRI will host the opening round of the Borders Road Running League on October13, and other dates and hosts clubs include November 10 (Deeside 9.30am); December 1 (Wallasey); January 12 (Abergele); March 15 (Helsby or Wrexham); April 5 (Ellesmere Port); April 22 (Helsby or Wrexham).

WINSFORD will be the venue for the opening round of the North Staffs Cross Country League on September 28, before round two at Stafford on October 26; round three at Park Hall, Stoke on Trent, on November 16; and round four at Rodbaston College on December 14.

THE British Cross Challenge Cross Country fixture at Sefton Park, Liverpool, will be held on Saturday, November 23, and the Inter Counties Cross Country Championships will be at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, on Saturday, March 7. 

Nine purple vests, including two juniors and the entire Duffey Quartet, added to the colour of the sunny Langley Fete at Sutton near Macclesfield on Sunday.

No prizes for guessing who most enjoyed which of the varied attractions promised by the organisers, including “family fun, pet show, BEER and CAKE tents, BBQ, tug of war”, but all deserved for bolstering the numbers of a small field tackling a short, tough race.

League first-timers Claire and Joy were first woman and first Vet50 woman respectively, with ever-present league leader Ellie second woman on the day, and similarly ever-present Alex consolidating her league second place.

Richard Hayes was first purple vest home and first Vet40 man, moving up to equal 2nd in the league standings. Likewise, Andy and Mark made huge strides up both the hill and the league table, to 4th and joint 6th respectively.

A special well done to Georgina and Henrietta Duffey who, although not counting in the league, ran well and both beat at least one parent 😉

Standings are now up at the bottom of the off-road page. There’s a two-and-a-half week breather before round 6, the midweek Green Green Grass of Home at Llangynhafal on Wednesday July 24th.

THIS WEEKEND
West Cheshire AC members are being urged to represent their club at this Saturday’s Cheshire Track and Field League match at Ellesmere Port Sports Village which kicks off with a 3,000m race at 11.45am.

WEST CHESHIRE Athletic Club’s teenagers are celebrating promotion.

The Ellesmere Port Sports Village-based outfit’s under 17 and under 20 Youth Development League squad secured a top-two finish in the final round of their North West Two Division fixture at Blackpool’s Stanley Park.

(photo by Steve Brace)

THIS WEEKEND

West Cheshire AC will be represented in the latest Summer Off Road League Fixture at Wepre parkrun on Saturday (9am start), a Quadrathlon Competition at Manchester on Saturday (11.10am start); and in this Sunday’s Under 17 and Under 20 Youth Development Track and Field League Fixture at Stanley Park, Blackpool, (11.15am start).

EWAN BRADLEY and Jac Goodall were class acts at the North West Round of the English Schools Combined Events Championships.

(photo of Alex, counting the remaining number of climbs on her thumbs, courtesy of Chris Morgan)

Twelve WCAC runners – the most so far in the off-road league – found out why the Wobbler is so named. The women’s team were a mere point behind the winners Chester Tri. while the scoring men packed well, inside the top 20.

Ellie, Kerry and Alex head the female rankings, with league first-timers Keely, Eloise Clare and Deb next in line. Chris, Dan, Mark, Tony, Richard and Andy are all close in the men’s league, with newcomer Steve now off the mark. Standings are now up at the bottom of the off-road page.

No dash from work for the next one, just drag yourselves out of bed for the 2nd(?) hilliest parkrun in the country, Wepre. For those of you who didn’t get enough of hilly woodland at the Wobbler, here’s your second helping, with four uphills (and two slopes) packed into 5k. More details to appear on the West Cheshire AC Road Running Facebook page….

THIS WEEKEND

West Cheshire AC will be involved in this Saturday’s Under 13 and Under 15 Youth Development Track and Field League Fixture at Bebington Oval; the England Athletics Under 20 and Senior Track and Field Championships at Bedford on Saturday and Sunday; and the North West Round of the English Schools Combined Events Championships at Crewe on Saturday and Sunday. Best wishes to everyone involved!