Although they turned out on Saturday for the Mid Lancs Cross Country series, these stalwarts were up for donning their vests again to represent their club in these races.  In these quarry runs, all the older age groups run together.  Jack Villiers is ever improving and he came home 6th overall and 5th U15.  The results below show everyone in their own age categories.

5 James Villiers (U15) 7:08
6 Jenna Boothman GU15) 8:53
6 Lucille Pickles (GU11) 9:41
14 Chloe Boothman 11:34

It does not seem four years ago that we first joined this league and put a team out in Division Four.  We gained promotion that year and in each of the subsequent years and  after only four races in this season, we are already Mid Lancs Cross Country Champions.  Quite an achievement which says a lot about the team spirit within the club.

But our success is not just confined to the men.  After another brilliant performance today from our women left them leading division two, having taken maximum points in every race this season, and they also cannot now be beaten and they are Division Two Champions and assured of promotion to Division One next year.  The strength and spirit of the ladies squad is perhaps best illustrated by the fact that the ladies 'B' team is heading Division Three and the ladies V35 team are 2nd, but on equal points with the top club Wigan. 

 Finally, it was only last year that we started a junior section and yet our U11 boys are leading their league.  However, there is more work for them to do finish top at the end of the season.

Great all round individual performances and great team spirit today.  The individual finishing positions were:

Men

2 Tom Corrigan 33:16
12 Marc Hartley 34:49
14 Jimmy Craig 35:05
19 Stephen Chew 35:38
22 Nick Treitl 35:57
35 Mark Holgate 37:26
40 James Tingle 38:12
47 Lucas Payne 38:45
49 Virgil Barton 38:51
68 Lee Parrington 39:45
79 Lee Edwards 40:36
84 Dan Taylor 40:48
93 Andrew Carson 41:10
121 Scott Boardman 42:23
137 Gary Bradley 43:17
142 Derek Walkden 43:36
145 Scott McCredie 43:47
157 Paul Elcock 44:25
158 John Boothman 44:27
219 David Cockell 50:57
244 Daren Holdsworth 56:39

Women

7 Sarah Tipler 22:28
15 Lorraine Slater 23:19
21 Rachel Villiers 24:05
26 Emma Bailey 24:31
29 Leanne Dinsdale 24:59
36 Laura Craig 25:31
45 Karen Brindle 26:23
63 Paula Clark 27:37
74 Hannah Newbold 28:49
98 Nicola Muller 30:55
111 Sally Scothem 32:09

U20 Women

3 Hannah Newbold 28:49

U13 Boys

12 Jack Villiers 11:12
43 Aaron Slater 13:00
52 Connor Fitzpatrick 13:40
56 Oliver Whipp 14:23

U13 Girls

25 Emily Shuttleworth 11:12
39 Jenna Boothman 11:58

U11 Boys

27 Harley Treitl 8:13
34 Jack Latham 8:21
45 Arran Byrne 8:43
47 Logan McCredie 8:43
57 George Fitzpatrick 9:12
72 Alex Byrne 10:59

U11 Girls

30 Lucille Pickles 8:59
61 Chloe Boothman 9:53
63 Maddison Parrington 9:58
64 Annabelle Hoyle 10:01
71 Evie Scott 10:30

Great to see one of our juniors already out racing this year.  Maddison Parrington went up to Kendal for this opening race of the new Winter League season.  In the U13 girls race, she came home in 31st position with a time of 10:18.

It was pretty mild up at Kielder and made for perfect race conditions.  David Poole went up on Saturday and camped over with race winner David Murphy and new member Michael Harluow.

5 David Poole2:18:30
22 Michael Harulow 2:42:23

111 took part.