LUCAS SAWYER celebrated success at Colwyn Bay on Saturday.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club youngster won the under 13 boys race at the second round of the North Wales Cross Country League held at Eirias Park, five seconds ahead of his nearest challenger.

Lucas was backed up by Morgan Edwards (eighth in 12:08), Finley Edwards (15th in 13:03), Atharva Ganesh (16th in 13:15), and Henry Cobb (17th in 13:23) to earn the club second team position on the day and second overall after two rounds.

Nia Manson secured second spot in the under 15 girls race with a time of 11:06, ahead of club mate Rose Sheppard (14th in 13:16).

Rose Grimsditch (sixth in 10:37), Florence Hain (ninth in 10:49), Saskia Keresturova (10th in 10:55), Heidi Wetherall (11th in 10:55), Poppy McKenna (17th in 12:21), and Isla Lambert (19th in 13:25) completed the under 13 girls event to earn West Cheshire AC top spot in Saturday’s team event and joint first position with Deeside AAC overall after two rounds.

Abby Gamble (second in 6:09), Heidi Anstey (fifth in 6:21), Arianwen Setters (10th in 6:53), and Mia Rees (20th in 7:25) combined in the under 11 girls race for second place in the team race on Saturday and second place overall after two rounds.

Lewis Morris rounded the under 17 men’s course for second spot in a time of 16:04.

Claire Harris headed the club’s women’s team to the finishing line, achieving third spot in her over 35 age group and 10th place overall in a time of 19:48, supported by Emma Nutt (19th in 21:00), Joy Hickman (second over 60 lady in 23:33), Ellie Robinson (fourth over 50 lady in 24:19), Debra Bemand (sixth over 50 lady in 25:36), and Alex Duffey (15th over 50 lady in 28:20).

Paul Morrison completed the men’s race in 46th place with a time of 32:51, backed up by Jeff Gifford (third over 60 man in 35:10), Andrew Clague (third over 55 man in 35:55), and Ian Pritchard (fourth over 55 man in 37:31).

Finley Stewart (fourth in 14:27) and George Grimsditch (fifth in 14:39) combined in the under 15 boys race, while Max Molloy rounded the under 11 boys course for eighth spot in a time of 10:33.

MICHAEL YOUNG clocked two hours 43 minutes 58 seconds for fifth position in the men’s race at the Snowdonia Marathon, while Anest Muller posted 4:03:49 to finish 66th in the women’s race.

HENRY ROBINSON completed his first-ever Marathon on Sunday in Dublin and clocked 2:53:07.

FIXTURES this weekend include the second round of the North West Sportshall Athletics League at Crewe Lifestyle Centre, on Sunday (12 noon start).

WEST CHESHIRE AC coaches are delivering Sportshall Athletics in the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Sportshall between 6-8pm on Fridays, with the aim of helping youngsters prepare for North West League fixtures. Please come along and support the sessions.

FORTHCOMING fixtures include: Saturday 8 November – UK Cross Challenge, in Cardiff; Sunday, 16 November – Borders Road Running League Round Two, at Delamere Forest; Manchester Cross Country League and UK Cross Challenge, at Sefton Park, Liverpool; North Wales Junior and Senior Cross Country League, at Bala; Dave Sunderland Inter County Schools Cross Country Races, at Himley Hall, Dudley; North Staffs Cross Country League, at Park Hall, Longton; Northern Indoor Track and Field Open Meeting, at Sheffield; Saturday, 29 November – West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series Round Two, at Ellesmere Port Sports Village; Sunday, 30 November – North West Sportshall League Round Two, at Crewe Lifestyle Centre; Sunday, 30 November – Sale Harriers Indoor Open Track And Field Meeting, at SportCity, Manchester.

THE Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for 2026 will take place at EIS Sheffield on the following dates:

Seniors, Under 20 and Under 17 on Saturday and Sunday, January 10 and 11, while the Under 15 and Under 13 fixture will be held on Sunday February 1.

FIXTURES for this season’s Borders Road Running League are: 16th November, Delamere (West Cheshire AC); 7th December, Trac Mon, Anglesey (Cybi); 1st February, TBC (Pensby); 1st March, Wallasey; 22nd March, Promenade (Wirral AC); 6th May, Prestatyn, Relays.

THIS winter’s Manchester Indoor Track and Field Open Meetings will be held on Sundays, 30 November 2025; 21 December 2025; 18 January 2026; 8 February 2026; 22 February 2026; 15 March 2026.

WEST CHESHIRE AC members are invited to attend the Club AGM, which is taking place at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Trackside Room on Tuesday, November 25, (8:15pm start).

DAVE McKAY pocketed a silver medal at the European Masters Track and Field Championships.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club member represented Great Britain in Madeira and posted second place in the over-45 men’s Throws Pentathlon with 3,392 points, achieving club records in all events apart from the javelin.

He hit 46.39m in the hammer, 11.08m in the shot put, 32.61m in the discus, 46.30m in the javelin, and 13.06m with the weight throw.

Dave also registered a club record of 50.44m for sixth position in the individual javelin competition and was joined in Madeira by club mates Alan Littler and Charles Ryder.

Alan made his international debut and cleared a new personal best and club record of 1-70m for eighth position in the over-35 men’s high jump, and Charles reached the over-75 men’s 400m final.

JOY HICKMAN won her over-60 age category in the Palma Mallorca 10k on Sunday with a time of 45 minutes 35 seconds.

MICHAEL YOUNG regained the outright 10k over-35 men’s club record at the Trafford 10k with 31:38, faster than his senior men’s time in 2022 and Jamie Richardson’s under 20 men’s time in 2023.

DUTCH Olympian sprinter, Lisanne de Witte, was a special guest at the opening round of Saturday morning’s West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series held at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.

Amelie Grant (St Martin’s) won the year three girls race in a time of 4:47, ahead of second placed Willow Parry (Upton Heath), and Emily Cocking (Newton).

Lucas Cairns (Woodfall Lane) posted a winning time of 4:02 in the year three boys race, ahead of Albie Potter (Christleton) and Austin Steele (Farndon) who finished second and third respectively.

Lyra Allison (Whitby Heath) won the year four girls race in a time of 4:29, ahead of Farndon duo Jessica Quinton and Hattie Miller who finished second and third respectively.

Oliver Purdy (Chester Bluecoat) clocked a winning time of 4:20 in the year four boys race, ahead of Little Sutton’s Zach Bywaters and Dash Clarke (Farndon).

Arianwen Setters (Hoole) won the year five girls race ahead of Evie Jones (Abbeygate) and Chloe Golightly (Oldfield).

Toby Honeybourne-Kelly (Abbeygate) clocked a winning time of 6:40 in the year five boys race, ahead of Farndon’s Blake Robinson and third-placed Arthur Jones (Kings).

Polly Morait (Farndon) won the year six girls race ahead of Evelyn Edwards (Saighton) and Heidi Anstey (Olverleigh St Marys) in second and third places respectively.

Niall Betteridge (Hoole) posted a winning time of 6:19 in the year six boys race, ahead of Max Molloy (Ysgol Y Waen) and Magnus Ravaozzolo Jones (Acresfield).

Alice Roberts-Page (Bishop Bluecoat) won the year seven girls race ahead of runner up Zara Evans (Bishop Heber) and third placed Maisy Roberts-Page (Bishop Bluecoat).

Jack Arnold (Bishop Bluecoat) won the year seven boys race ahead of Daniel Kuzia (Queens Park) in second spot and Blair Easton (Christleton) who was third.

Freya Winward (Abbeygate) won the year eight girls race ahead of Helsby’s Heidi Wetherall in second place and Beth Jones (Mold Alun) who was third, while Zach Dowdeswell (Ellesmere Port CoE) won the year eight boys race.

The next round of the West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series will be held on Saturday, November 29, at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.

THE North Wales Cross Country League second round will take place at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay (Ll29 7SP), this Saturday, (October 25). The Junior races start at 10.30am and the Senior races start at 1pm.

WEST CHESHIRE AC coaches are delivering Sportshall Athletics in the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Sportshall between 6-8pm on Fridays, with the aim of helping youngsters prepare for North West League fixtures. Please come along and support the sessions.

FIXTURES for this season’s Borders Road Running League are: 16th November, Delamere (West Cheshire AC); 7th December, Trac Mon, Anglesey (Cybi); 1st February, TBC (Pensby); 1st March, Wallasey; 22nd March, Promenade (Wirral AC); 6th May, Prestatyn, Relays.

THIS winter’s Manchester Indoor Track and Field Open Meetings will be held on Sundays, 30 November 2025; 21 December 2025; 18 January 2026; 8 February 2026; 22 February 2026; 15 March 2026.

THE Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for 2026 will take place at EIS Sheffield on the following dates:

Seniors, Under 20 and Under 17 on Saturday and Sunday, January 10 and 11, while the Under 15 and Under 13 fixture will be held on Sunday February 1.

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

Well done to all who took part in the opening round of the West Cheshire AC Schools’ Cross-country Series at Ellesmere Port Sports Village last Saturday. Provisional results are available near the bottom of the Off-road page of the club website.

by Dennis Wall
WEST CHESHIRE Athletic Club celebrated its annual awards evening on Friday night.

The purple and gold-vested outfit attracted more than 100 members, parents and friends to the successful event held at Cheshire View, Christleton.

Sabrina Fortune, who won a gold medal in the women’s shot put with a new world record at the World Paralympic Games in India, was the guest speaker.

Mia Johnson was named winner of the women’s cup, and Lewis Parsons was the winner of the men’s cup.

Lewis Morris was presented with the Chris Goodwin Cup by Claire and Phil Goodwin, while Dylan Gledhill won the Wright Trophy, and Jane Palmer was named Club Person of the Year.

Emma Nutt, Claire Harris, and Joy Hickman were presented with first, second and third-placed awards respectively for the women’s Endurance Points Competition, and Michael Young, Mark Davies, and Jeff Gifford were the top three men respectively in their Endurance Points Competition.

Abby Gamble and Arianwen Setters won the under 11 girls awards, while Max Molloy and Logan Blackburn were presented with the under 11 boys trophies.

Poppy McKenna and Evie Whittaker collected the under 13 girls awards, and Lucas Sawyer and Tristan Lee won the under 13 boys cups.

Evie Whittaker and Rose Sheppard were recipients of the under 15 girls awards, and Louis Grimes and John Velasquez collected the under 15 boys trophies.

Alba March and Immy Fives won the under 17 ladies awards, while Jacob Gardner and Nathan Owen secured the under 17 men’s trophies.

Kara Stoll and Holly Bosworth won the under 20 ladies’ awards, and Dun Xue and Alessio Solinas collected the under 20 men’s cups.

Imogen Pughe and Megan Kettle won the senior ladies awards, while Paul Morrison and Matthew Douglass were the senior men’s winners.

Fiona Cook and Claire Harris were the veteran ladies winners, and Brian Wright and Steve Fernyhough secured the veteran men’s awards.

NIA MANSON produced a top-10 finish in the opening round of the Manchester Area Cross Country League on Saturday.

The West Cheshire member clocked 18 minutes 38 seconds for seventh spot in the under 15 girls race at Stockport’s Woodbank Park.

Julie Douzant finished seventh in her over-35 age category with a time of 39:03, and was backed up in the women’s race by Emma Nutt (20th senior lady in 41:46), Anest Muller (10th over-40 lady in 44:01), Angela Tegg (24th over 50 lady in 49:36), and Debra Bemand (28th over 50 lady in 50:33).

Abby Gamble posted 10:37 for 10th place in the under 11 girls race, supported by Heidi Anstey (18th in 11:33), and Arianwen Setters (28th in 12:15), while Sam Arnold clocked 11:19 for 53rd position in the under 11 boys race. 

Max Henderson posted 16:32 for 13th position in the under 15 boys race, while Jack Arnold (20th in 13:13) and Finley Edwards (58th in 15:41) completed the under 13 boys event.

Poppy McKenna (20th in 14:05), Florence Hain (49th in 15:23), Heidi Wetherall (71st in 17:30), and Isla Lambert (79th in 18:43) teamed up in the under 13 girls race.

Paul Morrison clocked 42:12 for 78th spot in the senior men’s race, ahead of Andrew Clague (fifth over 55 man in 44:32), and Julian Tegg (48th over 50 man in 55:19). 

FIXTURES this weekend include the West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series first round being held on the EPSV field (behind the leisure centre), on Saturday, from 10am. Other fixtures will be held on Saturdays, November 29, January 31, and March 7.

WEST CHESHIRE AC coaches are delivering Sportshall Athletics in the Ellesmere Port Sports Village Sportshall between 6-8pm on Fridays, with the aim of helping youngsters prepare for North West League fixtures. Please come along and support the sessions.

FIXTURES for this season’s Borders Road Running League are: 16th November, Delamere (West Cheshire AC); 7th December, Trac Mon, Anglesey (Cybi); 1st February, TBC (Pensby); 1st March, Wallasey; 22nd March, Promenade (Wirral AC); 6th May, Prestatyn, Relays.

THIS winter’s Manchester Indoor Track and Field Open Meetings will be held on Sundays, 30 November 2025; 21 December 2025; 18 January 2026; 8 February 2026; 22 February 2026; 15 March 2026.

THE Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for 2026 will take place at EIS Sheffield on the following dates:

Seniors, Under 20 and Under 17 on Saturday and Sunday, January 10 and 11, while the Under 15 and Under 13 fixture will be held on Sunday February 1.

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

MICHAEL YOUNG delivered an impressive victory in Sunday’s Chester Metric Marathon.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club member clocked a winning time of one hour 30 minutes 15 seconds for the 26.2km course, more than three minutes ahead of his nearest rival, Sam Stratford (1:33:30), with Daniel Sutton in third spot with 1:33:41.

Keely Smith, who was second in the women’s race with a time of 1:47, claimed first position in her over 40 age category, ahead of West Cheshire team mates Chris Shaw (first over-50 man in 1:49:17) and Lindsay Fisher (second over-35 lady in 1:52:39).

Other West Cheshire finishers in the Metric Marathon included Anest Muller (2:15:04), Peter Kerestur (2:17:57), and Angela Tegg (2:25:17).

Matthew Douglass was the first finisher for West Cheshire AC in the Chester Marathon, negotiating the 26.2 miles course in 2:46:05, ahead of Carolyn Pollard (3:43:16), David Irving (3:55:00), and Andrew Barratt (3:56:39).

Saskia Keresturova and Heidi Anstey, both representing West Cheshire AC, finished first and second in the Chester Mini Marathon.

EMILIA PYPER celebrated success representing West Cheshire AC at the opening round of the North Wales Cross Country League on Saturday in wintry weather conditions at St Asaph.

Emilia clocked a winning time of 27:40 in the under 17 women’s age group race and finished ninth overall in the women’s race which featured Emma Nutt (sixth lady in 30:13), Anest Muller (seventh over-40 lady in 32:30), Ellie Robinson (fifth over-50 lady in 32:46), Joy Hickman (fourth over 60 lady in 34:03), Debra Bemand (ninth over-50 lady in 35:53), and Alex Duffey (14th over-50 lady in 42:22).

Abby Gamble (fourth in 7:47), Heidi Anstey (fifth in 7:49), Evelyn Edwards (sixth in 7:55), Arianwen Setters (seventh in 7:59), Ivy Bowden (ninth in 8:11), and Olivia Gregory-Phimister (21st in 10:00) combined for a team victory in the under 11 girls event.

Niall Betteridge (second in 8:33), Max Molloy (sixth in 9:33), Toby Honeyborne-Kelly (seventh in 9:41), Sam Arnold (21st in 10:46) and James Thomas (26th in 11:36) delivered joint first team position in the under 11 boys race.

Lucas Sawyer (third in 9:51), Leon Betteridge (fourth in 10:21), Morgan Edwards (13th in 11:50), Jack Arnold (15th in 12:00), and Henry Cobb (20th in 13:09) combined for second team position in the under 13 boys race.

Poppy McKenna (fifth in 9:23), Rosie Grimsditch (sixth in 9:25), Saskia Keresturova (eighth in 9:35), Florence Hain (ninth in 9:38), Heidi Wetherall (11th in 9:49), and Isla Lambert (24th in 12:14) teamed up for second team place in the under 13 girls race.

Nia Manson finished second with a time of 10:41 in the under 15 girls race ahead of team mate Rose Sheppard (13th in 12:29).

George Grimsditch (fifth in 17:27) and Finlay Stewart (eighth in 18:06) completed the under 15 boys race.

Paul Morrison (53rd in 35:07), Neil Hershaw (first over-60 man in 36:09), Andrew Clague (first over-55 man in 37:09), Jeff Gifford (third over-60 man in 38:56), and Mark Davies (39:16) combined for fourth team spot in Division One.

The next round takes place at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay, on Saturday, October 25. 

LEWIS MORRIS (11:38), Dan Walker (13:17), and Ben Newall (13:38) combined to finish 31st for West Cheshire AC in the under 17 men’s race at Sutton Park, Birmingham, in Saturday’s English Road Running Association National Autumn Road Relay Championships.

WEST CHESHIRE AC was represented on Sunday at the opening round of the North West Sportshall Athletics League held at Crewe Lifestyle Centre.

Leo Haseler, Gabriella Senbanjo, Heidi Anstey, Abby Gamble, Louisa Cogan, Hermione Allison, Lyra Allison, Amber Cogan, Florence Tran, and Harriet Oliver all teamed up for the club in the first of four fixtures this winter.

FIXTURES this weekend include the West Cheshire AC Awards Evening at Cheshire View, Christleton, on Friday; the Manchester Area Cross Country League first round on Saturday at Woodbank Park, Stockport), while the Chester District Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships will be held at Bishop Heber on Monday for boys, and on Tuesday at Christleton on girls.

FIXTURES for this season’s Borders Road Running League are: 16th November, Delamere (West Cheshire AC); 7th December, Trac Mon, Anglesey (Cybi); 1st February, TBC (Pensby); 1st March, Wallasey; 22nd March, Promenade (Wirral AC); 6th May, Prestatyn, Relays.

THE dates for the four-round West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series being held on the EPSV field (behind the leisure centre), this winter are: Saturdays, October 18, November 29, January 31, and March 7.

THIS winter’s Manchester Indoor Track and Field Open Meetings will be held on Sundays, 30 November 2025; 21 December 2025; 18 January 2026; 8 February 2026; 22 February 2026; 15 March 2026.

THE Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for 2026 will take place at EIS Sheffield on the following dates:

Seniors, Under 20 and Under 17 on Saturday and Sunday, January 10 and 11, while the Under 15 and Under 13 fixture will be held on Sunday February 1.

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

Draft end of season results show Emma and Michael as champions, Claire and Mark in 2nd place, and Jeff and Joy in 3rd.

See the Races page for full tables. Please can anyone who believes we have missed a race result contact [email protected] by Monday October 6th.

FIONA COOK celebrated success at the Cheshire Ring 100 miles Race.

The West Cheshire Athletic Club member won the inaugural fixture starting and finishing in Manchester and forging together the Bridgewater Canal, Macclesfield Canal and Trent and Mersey Canal.

Fiona clocked a time of 16 hours 32 minutes 54 seconds to win the women’s title, nearly three hours ahead of her nearest rival, and finished third overall behind men’s winner Charles Thull (16:07:36) and runner-up, Benj Akyol (16:29:40).

KEELY SMITH pointed West Cheshire ladies team to top spot at the opening round of the Borders Road Running League.

Keely posted 37:52 for the undulating 9.8km course at Tattenhall, on Sunday, for second place in the women’s race and was supported by Claire Harris (eighth in 39:29), Julie Taillard (ninth in 39:48), Lottie Rowedder (10th in 40:05), Emma Nutt (18th in 42:13), Joy Hickman (27th in 43:46), Anest Muller (52nd in 47:12), Sallyann Harper (59th in 48:25), Eleanor Williams (64th in 48:45), Deb Bemand (65th in 48:48), Agnieszka Shaw (73rd in 49:35), Amy Mills (76th in 50:08), and Claire Williams (97th in 52:37).

Lewis Morris headed the West Cheshire men to the finishing line, posting 31:44 for fifth position.

He was backed up by Michael Young (seventh in 32:04), Steve Fernyhough (52nd in 36:11), Neil Hershaw (86th in 37:37), Chris Shaw (88th in 37:40), Wullie McGarrell (102nd in 38:21), Luke Pearson (103rd in 38:26), Paul Morrison (107th in 38:35), Rob Little (111th in 38:43), Andrew Clague (144th in 40:18), Ian Pritchard (175th in 42:10), Paul Cain (188th in 42:36), Mark Robinson (192nd in 42:59), Matt Gutteridge (202nd in 43:56), Brian Cremin (222nd in 45:22), and Tony Kennedy (296th in 59:17).

TEAM RESULTS

WOMEN’S DIVISION ONE: 1 West Cheshire 74; 2 Helsby 111; 3 Deeside 125; 4 Chester Tri 191; 5 Wallasey 305; 6 Buckley 312; 7 Eryri 473.

MEN’S DIVISION ONE: 1 Helsby 343 points; 2 Buckley 359; 3 Chester Tri 365; 4 Wallasey 507; 5 Wrexham 933; 6 Ellesmere Port 1009; 7 Wirral 1061.

WOMEN’S DIVISION TWO: 1 Ellesmere Port 136; 2 Prestatyn 149; 3 Pensby 185; 4 UTS 196; 5 Wirral 248; 6 Deestriders 278; 7 Wrecsam Tri 334; 8 Wrexham 344; 9 Tattenhall 413; 10 Birkenhead 453; 11 Cybi 800.

MEN’S DIVISION TWO: 1 Deeside 132; 2 Prestatyn 397; 3 West Cheshire 443; 4 UTS 873; 5 Pensby 938; 6 Birkenhead 1119; 7 Deestriders 1130; 8 Eryri 1213; 9 Wrecsam Tri 1525; 10 Tattenhall 1618; 11 Cybi 2245.

The next fixture will be hosted by West Cheshire AC at Delamere Forest on Sunday, November 16, (11am start).  

JACK ARNOLD and Noah Booth grabbed glory in the North Wales Junior Fell Running series.

Jack won the under 13 boys race series title and Noah secured the under 15 boys series crown.

The West Cheshire pair were joined by Jack’s brother, Sam, who finished fourth under 11 boy, while Nia Manson finished second in her under 15 girls age group, and Thomas Booth finished third in his under 13 boys event.

ALAN LITTLER produced a morale boosting victory ahead of the European Masters Track and Field Championships.

The West Cheshire over-35 sprinter clocked a winning time of 55.60 seconds for his 400m on Sunday at Trafford’s Open Medal Meeting before focusing his sights towards a championship appearance in Madeira between October 8 and 19.

Alan was joined at Trafford by training partner, Nathan Owen, who clocked 11.54 seconds for his under 17 men’s 100m, and a 200m personal best of 23.60.

Poppy McKenna and Freya Whittaker posted under 13 girls 70m hurdles personal bests of 11.66 and 12.99 respectively, while Freya added a new 75m best of 11.69.

And Freya and Poppy both cleared 1-36m in the high jump, while Poppy long jumped 4.04m.

Freya’s sister, Evie, posted a new under 15 girls 200m best of 29.05, cleared a winning height of 1-41m in the high jump, and long jumperd 4.12m.

Saskia Keresturova clocked new under 13 girls 150m (21.59) and javelin (18.34m) personal bests and long jumped 3.90m.

Heidi Anstey clocked a new under 11 girls long jump best of 3.55m, clocked 11.13 in her 75m and 22.29 for her 150m.

Violet Thorne celebrated a hat-trick of victories in the under 15 girls hammer (27.31m), discus (25.12m), and shot put (8.28m).

Arwen Thorne clocked 12.94 in her under 17 women’s 80m hurdles, and her younger sister, Merryn cleared 1-21m in the under 13 girls high jump, hit 11.17m in the discus, and 13.68m in the javelin, while Isla Lambert finished third in the under 13 girls discus with a throw of 14.35m.

FIXTURES this weekend include the opening round of the North Wales Cross Country League at Llanerch Hall, St. Asaph, on Saturday; the 

English National Road Relay Championships on Saturday at Sutton Park, Birmingham; the Chester Marathon, Metric Marathon, and Mini Marathon at Chester Racecourse on Sunday; and the North West Sportshall Athletics League first round at Crewe on Sunday.

FIXTURES for this season’s Borders Road Running League are: 16th November, Delamere (West Cheshire AC); 7th December, Trac Mon, Anglesey (Cybi); 1st February, TBC (Pensby); 1st March, Wallasey; 22nd March, Promenade (Wirral AC); 6th May, Prestatyn, Relays.

THE dates for the four-round West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series being held on the EPSV field (behind the leisure centre), this winter are: Saturdays, October 18, November 29, January 31, and March 7.

THIS winter’s Manchester Indoor Track and Field Open Meetings will be held on Sundays, 30 November 2025; 21 December 2025; 18 January 2026; 8 February 2026; 22 February 2026; 15 March 2026.

THE Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for 2026 will take place at EIS Sheffield on the following dates:

Seniors, Under 20 and Under 17 on Saturday and Sunday, January 10 and 11, while the Under 15 and Under 13 fixture will be held on Sunday February 1.

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

WEST CHESHIRE ATHLETIC CLUB capitalised on home advantage on Sunday.

The purple and gold vested outfit won the men’s team prize at the Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race organised by the club.

Lewis Morris (first under 20 man and second overall in 32 minutes 55 seconds), Matthew Douglass (third in 33:30), Michael Young (fourth in 33:38), and Steve King (first over 50 man and ninth overall in 36:05) combined for the team victory.

Joy Hickman knocked 26 seconds of her June 2025 time to improve her club record for 10k to 44:45, and the time is also a new over-60 age group record time for the Guilden Sutton 10k, slicing more than two minutes off the previous time set in 2011.

Wullie McGarrell and Jeff Gifford were first and second in the over-60 men’s age group with times of 39:01 and 40:49 respectively.

Steve Fernyhough was second over-45 man in 36:55, while Rob Little clocked 38:39 for third place in his over-45 age category.

Andrew Clague was sixth in his over-55 age group with 41:13, while Paul Cain finished eighth in his over-55 age group with 43:35.

Joseph Boden (Wallasey AC) won the race in 31:52, and Fay Hughes (Wirral AC) won the women’s race in 36:36.

LUCAS SAWYER (8:54) and Abby Gamble (10:33) were first boy and first girl in the 1.5 miles Guilden Sutton Fun Run.

ARWEN THORNE represented Merseyside in the Intermediate Women’s heptathlon at the English Schools Combined Events Championships at Chelmsford, Essex, and finished 15th with 3,964 points.

Arwen posted 12.91 seconds in the 80m hurdles, high jumped 1-56m, hit 10.75m in the shot, clocked 29.05 seconds in the 800m, long jumped 4.60m, launched the javelin 36.26m, and rounded the 800m in 2:55.31.

LEWIS MORRIS, Dan Walker and Ben Newall teamed up for ninth spot with a time of 28:48 in the under 17 men’s race at the Northern Road Relay Championships held in Saturday’s challenging weather conditions at Leigh Sports Village.

Eleanor Wheeler, Emilia Pyper and Sophie Mulcaster combined for 16th place with a time of 36:12 in the under 17 women’s event.

Nia Manson, Margaux Schmidlin, and Lauren Higgins teamed up for 30th spot in the under 15 girls race with a time of 11:44.

The quartet of Claire Harris, Emma Nutt, Anest Muller and Joy Hickman teamed up to clock 1:50:51 for 42nd position in the Senior Women’s race.

FIXTURES this weekend include the North Staffs Cross Country League first round at Betley Court Farm, near Crewe, on Saturday; the Final Fling Competition at Wrexham, on Saturday and Sunday; a Trafford AC Open Medal Meeting on Sunday; and the Borders Road Running League first round at Tattenhall, on Sunday (11am start).

A RECORD 51 West Cheshire AC members are entered for this season’s North Wales Cross-country League, beginning on Saturday, October 4, at St. Asaph.

The first fixture is a new venue at Llanerch Hall, St. Asaph, LL170BD, situated between Denbigh and St. Asaph, just off the A525.

Other fixtures for the season are: Saturday, October 25 at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7SP; Saturday, November 22, at Bala, LL23 7NG; Saturday, January 31, at Shrewsbury, SY4 3AP; Saturday, February 14, at Marches School, Oswestry, SY11 2AP.

The race order is: Under 15 Boys (10-30am start), followed by: U13 Boys/U15 Girls; U11 Boys/U13 Girls; U11 Girls.

In the afternoon the races are: 1pm – U17 Men/Women-U17 through to 80+/M65+; 2pm – U20 Men through to M64. 

WEST CHESHIRE AC will be competing in this season’s North West Sportshall Athletics League catering for under 11s, under 13s, and under 15s. Fixtures are scheduled to be held on Sundays, October 5, November 2, November 30, and January 18.

FIXTURES for this season’s Borders Road Running League are: 28th September, Tattenhall (hosted by Chester Tri); 16th November, Delamere (West Cheshire AC); 7th December, Trac Mon, Anglesey (Cybi); 1st February, TBC (Pensby); 1st March, Wallasey; 22nd March, Promenade (Wirral AC); 6th May, Prestatyn, Relays.

THE dates for the four-round West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series being held on the EPSV field (behind the leisure centre), this winter are: Saturdays, October 18, November 29, January 31, and March 7.

THIS winter’s Manchester Indoor Track and Field Open Meetings will be held on Sundays, 30 November 2025; 21 December 2025; 18 January 2026; 8 February 2026; 22 February 2026; 15 March 2026.

THE Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for 2026 will take place at EIS Sheffield on the following dates:

Seniors, Under 20 and Under 17 on Saturday and Sunday, January 10 and 11, while the Under 15 and Under 13 fixture will be held on Sunday February 1.

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk

WEST CHESHIRE ATHLETIC CLUB won a fistful of medals at the Cheshire and North West Road Relay Championships.

The purple and gold-vested outfit impressed at the event held at Birkenhead Park on Sunday in challenging weather conditions.

Nia Manson (nine minutes two seconds), Rose Sheppard (10:20), and Margaux Schmidlin (9:19) combined to celebrate gold medals in the under 15 girls Cheshire fixture and 15th spot in the North West fixture.

Lewis Morris (14:37), Dan Walker (16:50), and Ben Newall (16:06) teamed up for first position in the Cheshire under 17 men’s competition and 12th place in the North West event.

George Grimsditch (8:24), Max Henderson (8:01), and Finley Stewart (8:37) combined for silver medals in the Cheshire under 15 boys fixture and 12th spot in the North West competition.

Logan Blackburn (7:13), Sam Arnold (7:39), and Max Molloy (7:18) grabbed silver medals from the Cheshire under 11 boys event and were 17th in the North West fixture.

Heidi Anstey (7:57), Ivy Bowden (8:25) and Abby Gamble (7:46) teamed up for bronze medals from the Cheshire under 11 girls event and finished 18th in the North West fixture.

Jack Arnold (9:07), Xander Whelan (10:19), and Finley Edwards (10:16) combined for bronze medals in the under 13 boys Cheshire competition and were 27th in the North West fixture.

Heidi Wetherall (10:17), Rosie Grimsditch (9:33), and Poppy McKenna (9:41) teamed up for fourth place in the under 13 girls Cheshire event and 15th spot in the North West Competition.

Ella Teheri (9:30), Hermione Allison (8:43), and Evelyn Edwards (9:01) combined for fifth place in the under 11 girls Cheshire fixture and 28th spot in the North West event.

And Matthew Douglass (15:23), Steve King (16:28), Henry Robinson (16:16) and Paul Morrison (17:13) teamed up for sixth position in the Cheshire senior men’s event and 33rd spot in the North West competition.

WEST CHESHIRE AC members secured a hat-trick of podium places at the British Masters Track and Field Championships held at Derby’s Moorways Stadium.

Second claim member, Charles Ryder, clocked a winning time of 32.11 seconds in the over 75 men’s 200m, while Alan Littler pocketed a silver medal in the over 35 men’s High Jump with a clearance of 1.65m, and Dave McKay hit 48.95m for a silver medal in the over 40 men’s javelin.

POPPY McKENNA finished sixth with 2,214 points in the under 13 girls pentathlon at the Trafford AC Combined Events Competition with 12.04 seconds in the 70m hurdles, 1-39m in the high jump, 6.46m (shot), 3.96m (long jump), and 2:42.22 (800m).

Freya Whittaker was ninth with 1,833 points (13.14 seconds, 70m hurdles; 1-42m high jump; 5.22m shot; 3.96m long jump, and 3:05.56 for the 800m), while Felicity Snowden finished 16th with 1,563 points (13.13 seconds 70m hurdles; 1-21m high jump; 4.67m shot; 3.34m long jump; and 2:53.99 for the 800m).

Amelia Snowden compiled 2,343 points for eighth place in the under 15 girls event with 13.30 seconds in the 70m hurdles; 1-36m in the high jump; 6.56m shot; 4.22m long jump; and 2:32.02 for the 800m, while Evie Whittaker was 10th with 2,224 points after posting 13.35 seconds in the hurdles; high jumping 1-51m; shot putting 5.60m; long jumping 4.42m; and rounding the 800m in 2:55.89.

NATHAN OWEN and Louis Grimes grabbed end of season 100m personal bests at Trafford.

Nathan clocked a new under 17 men’s 100m best of 11.41 seconds and posted 23.69 for the 200m, while Louis celebrated a new under 15 boys 100m best of 12.68 seconds and added 41.03 seconds in the 300m.

FIXTURES this weekend include the Guilden Sutton 10k Road Race on Sunday (11am start) and Fun Run (12.15pm start) being organised by West Cheshire Athletic Club; the English Schools Combined Events Championships Finals at Chelmsford on Saturday and Sunday; and the Northern Road Relays at Leigh Sports Village, on Saturday.

ENTRIES for September’s final race of the Tuesday night Multi-terrain series at Arrowe Park, Birkenhead, on September 23 are open. The online entry link is: https://wirralmultiterrain.niftyentries.com/

FIXTURES for this season’s Borders Road Running League are: 28th September, Tattenhall (hosted by Chester Tri); 16th November, Delamere (West Cheshire AC); 7th December, Trac Mon, Anglesey (Cybi); 1st February, TBC (Pensby); 1st March, Wallasey; 22nd March, Promenade (Wirral AC); 6th May, Prestatyn, Relays.

THE dates for the four-round West Cheshire AC Schools Cross Country Race Series being held on the EPSV field (behind the leisure centre), this winter are: Saturdays, October 18, November 29, January 31, and March 7.

THIS winter’s Manchester Indoor Track and Field Open Meetings will be held on Sundays, 30 November 2025; 21 December 2025; 18 January 2026; 8 February 2026; 22 February 2026; 15 March 2026.

THE Northern Indoor Track and Field Championships for 2026 will take place at EIS Sheffield on the following dates:

Seniors, Under 20 and Under 17 on Saturday and Sunday, January 10 and 11, while the Under 15 and Under 13 fixture will be held on Sunday February 1.

FURTHER details about West Cheshire Athletic Club can be found at: www.westcheshireac.co.uk