200 Club Winners
The 200 club winners for April 2008 are:
142 Mick McLoughlin - 1st
8 Dave Nicholson - 2nd
99 Mrs. A. Clayden - 3rd
If you want to join the Preston Harriers 200 Club, download an application form from the About Preston Harriers area.
Preston Harriers are now accepting Tesco's Sports vouchers. Please place vouchers collected into the box in the portacabin.
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The 2008 Track and Field Season will soon be upon us. The athletes who compete in the four leagues are reliant upon volunteers coming forward to run the events. There is a small group of graded Technical Officials attached to Preston Harriers who regularly officiate at matches, but volunteers are also required to cover the large number of events at most matches.
Technical Officials and volunteers are required in order that events can be run safely and within the rules. Volunteers do not need to have any experience and will of course be given support and training at the events. In addition the volunteers will gain valuable points for the Club at matches and hopefully enjoy being part of the team.
Many of you will be attending the track and field events to support your own family members and if you are willing to become a volunteer we would like to hear from you. The dates and venues for the 2008 meeting are listed in the calendar.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please contact Andy Parker,
by email at: andy.parker@blueyonder.co.uk
or by post at: 47 Glenluce Drive, Farringdon Park, Preston PR1 5TD
A number of Preston Harriers took part in the 2008 London Marathon on 13th April, although not as many as in previous years. The ever-green Alan Appleby finished 4th V60 in a very good time of 3:02.35. Alan went through the half-way point in 1:29.50. David Parkington was the first Preston Harrier home in 2:59.17 and Phil Morley was 46th in the V50 category with a time of 3:02.35. Derek Winsland finished in 3:58.31, Kathy Griffiths in 4:06.22. Ben Hulme in 4:17.51, Jenny Locks in 4:32.19, Domencio Cornacchlone in 5:23.37 and Kerry Stevens in 5:37.11.
The first Mid Lancs. track & field meeting took place at the Robin Park Arena, Wigan on 12th April on a cold afternoon, despite plenty of sunshine. With so many competitors, the times of the events slipped back extensively although that didn’t bother Simon Woan in the senior men’s 100 metre race as he took first place in his heat with 11.0s. Simon was also 4th in his 200m race, with 23.2s. U17 Richard Morrell was 5th in the 1500m with 4.41s
Neither the 9.00am start nor the heavy rain stopped nearly 600 runners take part in the Bolton 10k on the 13th April. The demanding course, with its many turns and twists, did not produce many personal bests with the exception of Marian Hesketh who ran a pb of 41.40 and finished as 1st V50 and 9th overall in the women’s race.
First home of the five Preston Harriers was Anne Sweeney, quickly regaining her fitness after a lay off, to finish in 40.51 as 1st V45 and 4th overall. A solid run by Barbara Gillies, who completed the course in 1.03.13, ensured Preston Harriers received the 2nd women’s team award. Dave Large and Paul Langan completed the Preston Harriers representatives with runs of 42.51 and 44.44 respectively.
The hugely popular Coniston 14, saw more than 1300 finish the 13.8 mile undulating run around Coniston lake in the Lake District. Alec Duffield (Loftus & Whitby) won in 1:14.15, over three minutes clear of second placed James Bulman (North York Moors) in 1:17.28. The course record stands at 69:25 for R.Dooney in 1989.
Alan Metcalf was an excellent 13th in 1:26.35 and other Harriers who completed the run were; 252nd Stephen Laker (1:45.22), 382nd Phil Lakeland (1:50.43) and 951st Janice Metcalf (2:13.41)
In the Lancaster Three Bridges 10k on 6th April, John Holland was 48th in 40:52 and Sue Wickham 163rd in 54:05. There were181 runners.
The Fighting Cancer 5k road race from the Anderton Arms, Fulwood was run on 6th April in wet and windy conditions. Preston Harriers: Jason Parker (16:59), Steve Hallas (17:01) and Dave Watson (18:07) finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively. Dave Watson also won the men’s V40 class. The race, on an undulating course, was won by Liam Thompson, from Warrington AC, in 16.38. Other Preston Harriers finishers were: David Carthy (18:59) in 8th, Phil Anderson (20:16) in 13th, Richard Broadbent (21:52) in 18th, Chris Varley (22:48) in 20th, Felicity Cross (26:01) in 28th, Michael Hogarth (26:19) in 29th, Brian Costigan (26:31) in 32nd, Adam Cross (26:53) in 35th, Paula Varley (28:07) in 37th, Karlyn Forest (28:33) in 39th, Bill Reeder (29:38) in 48th, Denise Cheetham (30:11) in 50th, L. Chapman (30:58) in 52nd, Philip Reeder (32:07) in 61st, Ian McKay (33:08) in 63rd, Karen Hain (35:35) in 65th and Louise Broadbent (36:39) in 66th.
The third race of Preston Harriers 2008 fell championship took place on Saturday 5th April from Barley and up Pendle Hill over a 4.5 mile and 1500ft. of ascent course. The race was won in 32:41 by Andy Peace of Bingley Harriers. Steve Bamber in 41st was the first Preston Harrier in 40:05; Steve having been first home at the long 21 mile Edale race the previous week (in 3:25.03). John Griffiths was 61st at Pendle in 42:08, Roger Taylor 63rd in 42:15 and Ash Nixon 82nd in 43:59. Karen Nash was 6th woman in 45:52. The other Preston Harriers finishers were:- Gordon Thompson (48:18), Mark Birkbeck (49:55), Robyn Anderson (50:15), Ben Higginson (52:39), Robert Nash (54:56), David Roberts (61:36) and George Arnold (65:38). In the junior races, at U16, Andrew Harrison was 3rd and Matthew Nash 6th.
The first 2008 race of the local Interclub series took place at Blackpool on the 2nd April and was dominated by a strong showing from the local club, Blackpool who were first in the open and women’s team races. Preston Harriers first finisher of the approx 4 mile course was Gethin Butler who was 7th in 21:17. Just behind, in 8th, was Jason Parker in 21:28. Gary Pennington was 10th in 21:36 and Steve Hallas 12th in 21:52. First woman (and 5th overall) was Philippa Walsh in 24:56. The remaining women's team counters were Anne Sweeney, Emma Deakin, Marian Hesketh and Caroline Collinson
A bright sunny day with increasingly warm conditions greeted runners for the Asics Wilmslow Half Marathon last Sunday (30th March.)
The race itself is well organised, has never attempted to build on its popularity by allowing more runners than its 4,000 limit and is well supported by the local community. It is a real favourite for those who have an early Spring marathon planned and the course is a fast one too.