The Liverpool Cross Country Challenge was the setting for this round of the league, where the league club runners were not only competing with each other, but also with the top British Athletes who were themselves competing for International Team places. As a result, both the senior races set off like a veritable cavalry charge. This certainly had an effect on our ladies team who were swept along at the start of their race and all would probably admit to going off too fast, particularly as this year, the weather meant that the race was run on energy sapping soft muddy ground. However, all three ladies dug in and earned the team valuable points in the league.
The senior men, being the last race of the day had to endure the worse conditions of all, but discounting the Internationals at the front of the field came home in their usual closely packed formation. The following are the overall places and times and are not the league positions. That information will follow.
140 Matt Lalor 34:52
150 Marc Hartley 35:16
162 Ian Livesey 35:56
170 Nick Treitl 36:14
175 Luke Maude 36:27
215 Lee Parrington 37:40
220 Lucas Payne 37:58
226 Marc Sandamas 38:16
235 Andrew Chew 38:38
270 Ian Cocks 39:40
298 Andrew Carson 40:44
310 Gary Bradley 41:09
362 Marcus Payne 42:38
377 Des Walkden 42:59
378 Pete Beresford 43:03
467 Scott McCreadie 47:50
475 Richard Starkie 48:03
564 Rob Whipp 57:50
Ladies Race
118 Leanne Dinsdale 36:22
137 Angela Donlan 37:42
191 Hannah Newbold 43:05
U11 Boys
43 Harley Treitl 8:29
59 Jack Latham 8:56
65 Oliver Whipp 9:08
68 Logan McCreadie 9:22
U11 Girls
43 Jenna Boothman 9:08