REECE MUNRO remains on course for success at the Essar West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series.

The youngster won the year six boys race and was one of 206 juniors to brave the wintry conditions on Saturday at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.

Munro, a pupil at Eccleston, who posted three minutes 49 seconds to finish ahead of Ben Grantham (Bishop Wilson) and Leo Ferdenzi (Acresfield), is aiming to extend his impressive form when he represents West Cheshire AC at the final round of the North Staffs Cross Country League this Saturday at Staffordshire University.

Aimee Phillips (Sutton Green) clocked a winning time of 4:26 in the year six girls race, two seconds in front of runner-up Holly Sutcliffe (The Firs) and third placed Jaida Nicholls (Acresfield).

Dan Willetts (Tarporley) won the year seven boys race in 7:05, just one second in front of Louis Tegg (Wirral Grammar), and Max Telford (Upton) was third, while Georgina Duffey (Birkenhead Academy) and Emma Robson (Neston) were first and second respectively in the year seven girls race.

Imogen Pughe (Wirral Grammar) won the year eight girls race ahead of Jodi Bemand (Christleton) and Grace Scott (Neston) who were second and third, while Sammy Hollins (Upton) won the year eight boys race ahead of Ted Bolton (Christleton) and Ryan Cooke (Bishops).

Benjamin Williams (Willaston) posted a winning time of 4:06 in the year five boys race, one second clear of second placed Joshua Oates (Newton) and Joseph Ireland (Mill View) was third.

Ella Hims (Childer Thornton) clocked 4:12 for victory in the year five girls race ahead of runner-up Eleanor Williams (Kings), and third placed Macy Brett (Little Sutton).

Grace Henderson (Kings) won the year four girls race in 2:47, ahead of runner-up Jemima Blackwood (Upton Heath) and third placed Martha Clarke (Saighton).

Ruby McIlveen (Bishop Wilson) won the year three girls race in 2:40 ahead of second placed Edith Carr (Acresfield) and Isabelle Falkingham (Mill View) in third spot.

Newton pair Jonathan Gordon and Charlie Boyce tasted success in the year three and four boys races respectively, with Gordon beating Joe Williams (Kings) and Thomas Rimmer (Overleigh St Marys) who were second and third, and Boyce finishing clear of Charlie Larkin (St Lukes) and Tom Hackett (Saughall All Saints) in second and third places.

IAN BULLOCK represented West Cheshire AC at the Tatton Park Yueltide 10K Yomp and clocked 55 minutes 25 seconds for the multi-terrain event to finish 23rd in his over-45 age group.

FIXTURES this weekend include the final round of the North Staffs Cross Country League at Staffordshire University on Saturday (12 noon start). Further details can be found at: http://www.nsccl.org.uk/staffordshire-university.htm

The Sale Harriers Indoor Open Track and Field Meeting will take place on Sunday at Sportcity, Manchester (10am start). Further details can be found at: http://www.saleharriersmanchester.com/pages/5889/winter-indoor-series-sportcity

THE Cheshire AA County Cross Country Championships will be held at Delamere Forest on Saturday 6th January. Details of the event can be found at: http://www.cheshireaa.com/ > WCAC members can enter free of charge if they enter via the club – please contact [email protected] if you definitely want to run.

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WEST CHESHIRE Athletic Club capitalised on home advantage at the final round of the North West Indoor Sportshall Athletics League.

The Ellesmere Port Sports Village-based outfit celebrated five age group team victories and were represented by 62 juniors in a thrilling competition.

Matthew Webb, Nathan Partington, Michael Maxwell, Alfie Baker and Ben Rutherford combined for success in the under 15 boys team event.

Abigail Cartwright, Ambre Richards, Ceris Gaffney, Emma Ashcroft and Sophie Cribb teamed up for victory in the under 15 girls competition.

Alex Rutherford, Ben Whittlestone, Ellis Hancock, Joseph Watkins, Matthew Jones, Milo Halliday, Murphy and Healy Smyth, Oliver Wells, Oliver Edwards, Robert Austin, and Tom Shillington combined for top spot in the under 11 boys team event.

Abigail Jeavons, Aimee Phillips, Alexa Byrne, Cerys Rowland, Charlotte Austin, Freya Renshaw, Hannah Rowland, Harriet Wheeler, Jessica Brown, Jessica Lark, Lillie Collins, Lily Edwards, Macy Brett, Maddie Mercer, Madhuvanti Guruprasad, Ruby Phillips, Sara Pearson and Chloe Whitfield combined for victory in the under 11 girls team competition.

Ava Byrne, Lara Battersby, Elizabeth Jones, Fatoumatta Bojang, Imogen Pughe, Lauren Williams, Kelly Ocenaskova, Olivia Catherall, Ruby Wisbey, Eva Renshaw, Grace Scott, Evelyn Hogan, Isla Shillington, and Darcy Smyth secured a team victory in the under 13 girls event.

And the under 13 boys squad of Casper Armstrong, Gabriel Mikoleizik, Harry Weetch, Nolan Heller, Ted Williams, Uzezi Onomerike, Regan Stubbs and Leo Hewitt finished in third team position.

ETHAN GREENLAND headed West Cheshire AC’s charge at the second round of the Borders Road Running League.

Greenland clocked 30 minutes 17 seconds for the 5.5 miles course in Birkenhead Park to finish 11th overall and first in his under 20 mens age group.

He was supported by Tom Booth (16th in 30:55), under 20 junior Sion Roberts (32nd in 32:08), Mark Davies (33rd in 32:13), under 20 juniors Dave Dentith (39th in 32:33), and Jac Goodall (41st in 32:38), Graham Wells (46th in 32:49), Neil Hershaw (first over 50 man in 32:53), under 20 junior Greg Jones (65th in 33:38), and Andrew Clague (69th in 33:44) to earn third team place on the day and third team spot overall.

West Cheshire’s other men in action included John Parlevliet (70th in 33:45), Tony Woodall (83rd in 34:19), Tom Cable (87th in 34:25), Luke Ellis (94th in 34:54), Stuart Thomas (128th in 36:17), Ian Gloyne-Phillips (144th in 36:52), Steven Fernyhough (147th in 37:01), Gerrard Elliott (153rd in 37:20), under 20 junior Jackson Sloan (162nd in 38:07), Julian Tegg (170th in 38:18), under 20 junior Rory Willson (195th in 40:10), Bob Benson (197th in 40:20), under 20 junior Patrick Tait (207th in 40:54), Darren Shillington (214th in 41:16), Stephen Ball (218th in 41:32), Phil Howe (235th in 43:44), and Peter Smith (243rd in 44:17).

Claire Harris spearheaded West Cheshire AC’s ladies team by posting a time of 36:04 for eighth spot ahead of first under 20 junior and team mate Katie Clarke who was ninth lady overall in 36:08, ahead of her younger sister Issy (11th lady in 36:21), and final team counter Ellie Robinson (20th lady in 38:12).

Kerry Riley (31st in 39:41), Clare Mallon (53rd lady in 42:22), Angela Tegg (56th lady in 42:50), debutant Brygida Gorecka (62nd lady in 43:43), Su Baird (83rd lady in 46:15), and Claire Gloyne-Phillips (99th lady in 48:22) were West Cheshire’s other female finishers.

TEAM RESULTS (after round two):

MENS Division One: 1 Buckley 619 points); 2 Wallasey 682; 3 West Cheshire 885; 4 Wirral 1202; 5 Helsby 1454; 6 Chester Tri 1886; 7 Wrexham 2573.

MENS Division Two: 1 Prestatyn 630; 2 Deestriders 952; 3 Ellesmere Port 1013; 4 Abergele 1449; 5 Cybi 1973; 6 Wrecsam Tri 2038; 7 Birkenhead 2393; 8 Eryri 4105; 9 Deeside 4181; 10 Tattenhall 4893.

LADIES Division One: 1 Ellesmere Port 77; 2 West Cheshire 141; 3 Wallasey 182; 4 Buckley 199; 5 Helsby 206; 6 Deestriders 273; 7 Wirral 280.

LADIES Division Two: 1 Chester Tri 113; 2 Prestatyn 120; 3 Abergele 202; 4 Eryri 256; 5 Wrexham 394; 6 Cybi 511; 7 Wrecsam Tri 519; 8 Tattenhall 558; 9 Deeside 705; 10 Birkenhead 710.

JESSICA LARK represented West Cheshire at Wythenshawe in the Manchester Area Cross Country League and finished 14th in the under 11 girls race in a time of 7:56.

Brygida Gorecka made her West Cheshire debut in the womens race and clocked 37:46, while Tony Woodall (40:49), Stuart Thomas (45:07), and Peter Smith (52:25) completed the mens race.

STEPHANIE JONES and Jodi Bemand of West Cheshire both clocked new under 15 girls personal bests at Sheffield in the Northern Indoor Open Meeting.

Jones posted 21.05 seconds in her 150m and long jumped 4.47m, while Bemand clocked 12.36 seconds in the 60m hurdles and cleared 1-38m in the high jump.

Luke Illidge posted a new 60m personal best of 7.93 seconds, while club mate and fellow University of Chester student Tom Roberts clocked 37.47 seconds in the 300m, and Adam Poole rounded the 3,000m in 13:29.05.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Essar West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Saturday (10am start first race).

Santa mostly knows where to deliver this year’s awards to, although the third-placed man award may be dependent on who’s been naughty or nice at today’s Borders and the North Staffs Cross-country League on December 16th (other races are available). See halfway down https://www.westcheshireac.co.uk/races/road/

ANEST MULLER spearheaded West Cheshire Athletic Club women’s push for promotion at Bangor.

The purple-vested distance runner was first in her over-35 age category and finished 13th overall with a time of 26 minutes 45 seconds at the latest round of the North Wales Cross Country League.

Muller was backed up by Claire Harris (15th in 26:55) and Ellie Robinson (second over-45 lady and 21st overall in 27:35) as the trio combined for second team spot on the day and earn third position overall in Division Two.

Tony Woodall (seventh over-45 man in 39:08) headed West Cheshire AC’s charge in the men’s race and helped earn his club fourth team spot on the day and fifth place overall in Division Two.

Woodall was supported by Neil Hershaw (third over-50 in 39:24), John Parlevliet (17th over-40 man in 40:07), Richard Hayes (eighth over-45 man in 40:36), Andy Carter (12th over-45 man in 42:22), and Peter Smith (11th over-55 man in 51:05), while Jackson Sloan finished fifth in 25:36 in the under 17 men’s race.

The next round of the North Wales Cross Country League takes place at Walford College, Baschurch, Shrewsbury, on Saturday, January 20.

CARYS ROBERTS helped secure Cheshire Schools a team victory in the West Midlands.

Roberts finished sixth with a time of 8:50 to earn the county Minor Girls a cross country team success in the Dave Sunderland Trophy at Sandwell Valley against Surrey, Shropshire, Cumbria, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and host county the West Midlands.

Other West Cheshire AC members in action included Sophie Grainger who was sixth in the Junior Girls race with 11:36 and Jodi Bemand (13:10), while Jamie Richardson (24th in 15:21), completed the Junior Boys race, and Sion Roberts was 11th in the Intermediate Boys race in 18:10, ahead of Matthew Douglass (20:38).

JESSICA LARK and Imogen Pughe were top-20 hits at the latest round of the British Cross Country Challenge.

Lark represented West Cheshire AC in the under 11 girls race at Sefton Park, Liverpool, and finished in 10th spot with a time of 8:25, ahead of clubmate Macy Brett (47th in 9:25).

And Pughe posted 15th position in 12:16 ahead of clubmate Grace Scott (124th in 15:03) in the under 13 girls race.

Sam Hollins (38th in 11:55) represented West Cheshire AC in the under 13 boys race ahead of clubmates Elliott Bujac (90th in 13:21), while Lucia Pyne (48th in 12:39) and Abigail Cartwright (114th in 14:44) completed the under 15 girls race.

Tyr Bujac (114th in 12:10) and Aaron Scott (127th in 12:40) rounded the under 15 boys event, while Issy Clarke (40th in 17:59), Eve Duret (63rd in 19:33), and Lily Moorhouse (84th in 23:23) completed the under 17 ladies race.

Ethan Ackroyd (66th in 20:08), Dave Dentith (74th in 20:46), Jac Goodall (77th in 20:52), and Rory Willson (106th in 22:56) represented West Cheshire AC in the under 17 men’s race, while Ethan Greenland finished 101st in 24:26 in the under 20 men’s race, and Hannah Moorhouse clocked 49:02 for 284th spot in the womens race.

ENTRIES close on December 15 for the Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for Under 17s, Under 20s and Seniors, which take place at Sheffield on January 13 and 14.

And entries close on January 19 for the Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for Under 13s and Under 15s, which take place at Sheffield on February 4.

FIXTURES this weekend include the West Cheshire AC AGM at Cheshire County Sports Club Pavilion, Upton, Chester, on Friday, December 1, (7.30pm start).

The Manchester Area Cross Country League third round takes place at Kenworthy Woods, Manchester University Playing Fields, Wythenshawe, M23 0BD, on Saturday (12 noon start), while West Cheshire AC will host the final round of the North West Sportshall Athletics League at the old Stanney Sportshall and Gymnasium, Ellesmere Port, on Sunday (11am start), and the second round of the Borders Road Running League will be held on Sunday, at Birkenhead Park (11am start).

ISSY CLARKE enhanced her title aspirations with a victory at Stafford Common.

The talented West Cheshire Athletic Club teenager won the under 17 ladies race at the penultimate round of the North Staffs Cross Country League.

Clarke produced her second successive league race win of the season with a time of 15 minutes 18 seconds after a second placed finish at the opening round and will be aiming to wrap up the four-round campaign by completing a hat-trick of victories when the final round takes place at Stafford University on Saturday, December 16.

Clarke will also be hoping to add a team gold medal to her collection after receiving solid support at Stafford from Beth McMahon (fourth in 16:27), Eve Duret (seventh in 16:48), and Lily Moorhouse (14th in 19:49) who secured a team victory.

Jessica Lark secured second spot in the under 11 girls race with a time of 6:08 and received back-up from team mates Aimee Phillips (eighth in 6:24), Macy Brett (17th in 6:42), Ruby Carlile (34th in 7:25), and Ingrid Tait (44th in 7:45) to earn second team position.

Sophie Grainger and Carys Roberts finished fourth and fifth respectively, both with 5:54 in the under 13 girls race ahead of Grace Scott (31st 7:15) to earn third place in the team competition.

Reece Munro earned fourth place with 5:33 in the under 11 boys race ahead of Oliver Wells (27th in 6:58) and Oliver Mallon (45th in 7:55) to earn sixth team position.

Ryan Cooke finished seventh with 10:30 in the under 13 boys race, ahead of Henry Robinson (20th in 11:09), Leo Green (21st in 11:11) and Dan Willetts (30th 11:51) to earn sixth team position.

Will Wright headed the West Cheshire AC contingent in the under 15 boys race with 14:01 for a seventh placed finish ahead of Edward Woodhead (12th in 14:21), Matthew Douglass (19th 14:48), Harvey Tegg (22nd in 15:04), Liam Farrell (27th in 15:28) and Aaron Scott (32nd in 15:57) to secure second team spot.

Siôn Roberts finished seventh with 17:42 in the under 17 mens race and was backed up by Paul Morrison (23rd in 20:13) and Rory Willson (29th in 22:42) to earn sixth team position.

The Under 20 trio of Ethan Greenland, Joseph Morrison, and Greg Jones headed West Cheshire AC’s men home in 14th (26:11), 30th (26:56), and 67th (28:29) places respectively ahead of cross country debutant Neil Hershaw (73rd in 28:49), Andrew Clague (76th in 29:05), Phil Woodley (104th in 30:13), Richard Hayes (106th in 30:19), John Parlevliet (112th in 30:35), cross country debutant Gerard Elliott (193rd in 33:15), Julian Tegg (195th in 33:22), and Peter Smith (264th in 38:25) to earn fourth team position in Division Two.

Claire Harris was West Cheshire AC’s first finisher in the women’s race with 19th spot (21:37), ahead of Ellie Robinson (29th in 22:01), Angela Tegg (86th in 24:39), Pam Ackroyd (92nd in 24:58), and Hannah Moorhouse (155th in 28:46) for seventh team spot in Division Two.

TONY WOODALL completed the Conwy Half Marathon in a time of one hour 27 minutes 59 seconds for 11th place in his over 45 age category.

He was joined at the event by West Cheshire AC team mates Stuart Thomas (1:30:16), Andy Carter (1:34:44), Clare Mallon (1:46:54), Lorrie McFaul (2:01:52), Sarah Hughes (2:07:39), and Isabel Robertson (2:07:39).

STEPHANIE JONES, Jodi Bemand and Victor Oyesola represented West Cheshire AC at the first Northern Open Track and Field Meeting of the season at Sheffield.

Jones posted a new under 15 girls 60m personal best of 8.98 seconds and long jumped 4.49m, while Bemand clocked 3:38.65 in the under 15 girls 1,000m, long jumped 4.06m, and hit 5.83m in the shot put, and Oyesola posted 7.29 seconds in the under 23 mens 60m, and 16.87 in his 150m.

FIXTURES this weekend include the British Cross Country Challenge Races at Sefton Park, Liverpool, on Saturday (11am start), and the North Wales Cross Country League at Bangor (2pm start).

THE West Cheshire AC AGM will be held at Cheshire County Sports Club Pavilion, Upton, Chester, on Friday, December 1, (7.30pm start).

ENTRIES are still being received for the Essar Chester Round The Walls Race being organised by West Cheshire AC on Boxing Day.

Runners who are not yet entered for the popular festive fixture are being urged to complete their online entry sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment. Further details can be found online at: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/Essar-Chester-Round-The-Walls-2017

ENTRIES close on December 15 for the Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for Under 17s, Under 20s and Seniors, which take place at Sheffield on January 13 and 14.

And entries close on January 19 for the Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for Under 13s and Under 15s, which take place at Sheffield on February 4.

KEELY SMITH celebrated success at the Warrington Way 40 Miles Ultra Race.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club distance runner won the ladies title at the challenging multi-terrain fixture with a time of six hours 15 minutes 40 seconds.

Smith covered the challenging course via Houghton Green, Widnes and Hatton, to finish 13 minutes ahead of runner-up Melanie Edwards.

The 34-year-old clocked a new West Cheshire AC womens marathon club record of 3:12:46 at last month’s Chester Marathon, just 20 days before posting 3:40:13 at the Snowdonia Marathon.

Smith has completed five marathons so far this year, including the Wrexham Festival event in March when she finished third lady, the London Marathon in April, and the Liverpool Rock N Roll event in May.

WEST CHESHIRE AC won four out of six age group team competitions at the second round of the North West Sportshall Athletics League.

The Ellesmere Port Sports Village-based outfit impressed at the penultimate league fixture held at the Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes.

Abigail Jeavons, Aimee Phillips, Alexa Byrne, Cerys Rowland, Charlotte Austin, Daisy Cooke, Freya Renshaw, Hannah Rowland, Harriet Wheeler, Helen Tenner, Holly Bosworth, Isla Entwhistle, Jessica Brown, Jessica Lark, Kara Stoll, Lily Edwards, Lowri Blockley, Macy Brett, Maddie Mercer, Ruby Prince, and Sara Pearson combined to earn the under 11 girls a team victory.

Ava Byrne, Lola Byrne, Lara Battersby, Lauren Williams, Imogen Pughe, Stephanie Jones, Jodi Bemand, Fatoumatta Bojang, Evelyn Hogan, Kelly Ocenaskova, Olivia Catherall, Eva Renshaw, Ruby Wisbey, and Elizabeth Jones won the under 13 girls team competition.

Emma Ashcroft, Abigail Cartwright, Sophie Cribb, and Karishma Thottempudi secured success in the under 15 girls team competition.

Matthew Webb, Michael Maxwell, Nathan Partington, Ben Rutherford and Alfie Baker combined for a team victory in the under 15 boys event.

Alexander Rutherford, Ellis Hancock, Joseph Watkin, Matthew Jones, Milo Halliday, Oliver Wells, and Robert Austin teamed up for the under 11 boys who finished second.

Casper Armstrong, Uzezi Onomerike, Harry Weetch, Ted Williams and Gabriel Mikolekle combined for the under 13 boys who finished second in their team event.

UNDER 11 GIRLS: 1 West Cheshire 188.5 points; 2 Wirral 174;3 Halton & Frodsham 136; 4 Warrington 130.5; 5 St Helens Sutton 75.

UNDER 13 GIRLS: 1 West Cheshire 185..5; 2 Wirral 179.5; 3 St Helens Sutton 145; 4 Warrington 123; 5 Halton & Frodsham 92.

UNDER 15 GIRLS: 1 West Cheshire 172; 2 Wirral 165; 3 Halton & Frodsham 103; 4 St Helens Sutton 96.

UNDER 11 BOYS: 1 Wirral 181.5; 2 West Cheshire 173; 3 Halton & Frodsham 168; 4 Warrington 116.5; 5 St Helens Sutton 77.

UNDER 13 BOYS: 1 Wirral 179; 2 West Cheshire 172; 3 Warrington 130; 4 Halton & Frodsham 127; 5 St Helens Sutton 24.

UNDER 15 BOYS: 1 West Cheshire 184; 2 Halton & Frodsham 60.

ETHAN ACKROYD and Rory Willson represented West Cheshire AC at Milton Keynes in the latest round of the British Cross Country Challenge Series.

EVE DURET clocked 28 minutes 13 seconds for 13th position in the under 17 ladies race at Boggart Hole Clough in the latest round of the Manchester Area Cross Country League.

Andrew Clague finished 12th in his over 45 mens age group 9.8km race with a time of 40:35, ahead of Tony Woodall (19th V45 in 41:27), Richard Hayes (23rd V45 in 42:33), Stuart Thomas (45:45), and Peter Smith (57:15).

WILL WRIGHT of West Cheshire AC finished eighth representing Calday Grange in the intermediate boys race at the English Schools Cross Country Cup North West Regional Final staged at Kirby Lonsdale.

West Cheshire AC’s Thomas Dougherty was 31st in the junior boys race, while Neve Kameen finished 29th and Emily Bowes was 49th in the junior girls race representing West Kirby Grammar.

FIXTURES this weekend include the penultimate round of the North Staffs Cross Country League at Stafford Common on Saturday (12 noon start).

A Northern Open Track and Field Meeting takes place at Sheffield on Saturday (10.45am), while the Conwy Half Marathon (10am), and the Northern 10 miles Road Race Championships (Brampton to Carlisle), both take place on Sunday.

ENTRIES close this Friday, (November 17), for the British Cross Challenge Cross Country event at Sefton Park, Liverpool, being held on Saturday, November 25. The online link is: https://www.entryhub.co.uk/british-athletics-cross-challenge-liverpool-2017

ENTRIES are still being received for the Essar Chester Round The Walls Race being organised by West Cheshire AC on Boxing Day.

Runners who are not yet entered for the popular festive fixture are being urged to complete their online entry sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment. Further details can be found online at: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/Essar-Chester-Round-The-Walls-2017

A LEVEL ONE course for field judges, track judges and timekeepers is being held at Macclesfield on Saturday, November 25. The day starts at 10am with a Health and Safety course followed by discipline specific modules. Details of the courses and booking can be found on the England Athletics website at: https://www.englandathletics.org/courses

ENTRIES close on December 15 for the Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for Under 17s, Under 20s and Seniors, which take place at Sheffield on January 13 and 14.

And entries close on January 19 for the Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for Under 13s and Under 15s, which take place at Sheffield on February 4.

MARY RADFORD is proving age is no barrier after achieving a podium place finish at Arley Hall.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club veteran distance runner established a new over-70 womens age group club record time of 74 minutes 32 seconds at the Cheshire 10k Road Race to earn third spot overall in her age category.

Radford was joined at the event by Rob Little who clocked 35 minutes 58 seconds for sixth position in his over 40 age group, while Alex Staniforth posted 38:04, and Chloe Venables clocked 49:27.

DAVE ALEXANDER, Henry and Ellie Robinson completed the Dovedale Dash 4.75 miles Race in Derbyshire.

The West Cheshire AC trio negotiated steep hills, deep water, and muddy fields around the challenging course.

Dave and Henry crossed the finishing line together in a time of 38 minutes six seconds, and Ellie posted 42:06.

JAMIE RICHARDSON posted a new personal best time of 19:34 for seventh spot at the Delamere 5k parkrun, ahead of Andy Carter (20:11), Rory Willson (21:35), and Abigail Cartwright (new pb of 24:10).

Bradley Spurdens won the Chester 5k ParkRun in a time of 18:04, ahead of third-placed Andrew Clague (18:57), Vince Hodges (21:06), Anne-Marie and Isaac Tait (26:42), Brian Beattie (27:24), David Irving (28:46), and Ian Gloyne-Phillips (31:48).

Rob Freeman (21:42) was West Cheshire AC’s first finisher at Whitby Park in the Ellesmere Port 5k parkrun, ahead of Julian Tegg (24:13), Darren Shillington (25:02), and Angela Tegg (25:43).

West Cheshire AC’s Dave Alexander finished second with a time of 20:06 at the Wepre 5k parkrun, ahead of Edward Woodhead (fourth in a new pb of 20:33), Tony Woodall (seventh in a new pb of 21:17), and Stuart Thomas (eighth in 21:43).

A SQUAD of West Cheshire AC members continued their preparation for the cross country campaign with a trip to Talacre sand dunes at the weekend.

The Ellesmere Port Sports Village-based club have made a pleasing start to their season in the North Staffs Cross Country League and North Wales Cross Country League series.

Members aged nine years old and above are focusing their sights on the next round of the North Staffs Cross Country League at Stafford Common on Saturday, November 18, followed by the Liverpool Cross Challenge fixture at Sefton Park, on November 25, and then the Cheshire AA County Cross Country Championships at Delamere Forest, on Saturday, January 6.

ENTRIES close on Friday, November 17, for the British Cross Challenge Cross Country event at Sefton Park, Liverpool, being held on Saturday, November 25. The online link is: https://www.entryhub.co.uk/british-athletics-cross-challenge-liverpool-2017

NEARLY 300 entries have so far been received for the Essar Chester Round The Walls Race being organised by West Cheshire AC on Boxing Day.

Runners who are not yet entered for the popular festive fixture are being urged to complete their online entry sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment. Further details can be found online at: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/Essar-Chester-Round-The-Walls-2017

ENTRIES close on December 15 for the Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for Under 17s, Under 20s and Seniors, which take place at Sheffield on January 13 and 14.

And entries close on January 19 for the Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for Under 13s and Under 15s, which take place at Sheffield on February 4.

FIXTURES this weekend include the second round of the Manchester Area Cross Country League at Boggart Hole Clough, Moston, Manchester, on Saturday, while the second round of the North West Sportshall Athletics League takes place on Sunday at Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, (12.30pm start).

The next round of the Essar West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series is scheduled to be held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village on Saturday, December 9, (10am start).

And Birkenhead Park is the setting for the next round of the Borders Road Running League being held on Sunday, December 3, (11am start).

Abergele will be the venue for race three on Sunday, January 14, and Chester Tri Club MAY host round four at Chester Football Club on Sunday, February 18, (9am start; venue, time and date to be confirmed).

Tattenhall will stage race five on Sunday, March 4, (11am), before Wrecsam Tri Club host round six on Sunday, April 8 (11am), and Deestriders will stage the final round on Wednesday, April 25, (7.30pm).

A LEVEL ONE course for field judges, track judges and timekeepers is being held at Macclesfield on Saturday, November 25. The day starts at 10am with a Health and Safety course followed by discipline specific modules. Details of the courses and booking can be found on the England Athletics website at: https://www.englandathletics.org/courses