It is now time to return all Annual Trophies received at last year's Presentation Night. Please bring them to the cabin next to the track on Tuesday or Wednesday evening or to the Club championship this coming weekend (11 and 12 Sept.) Alternatively phone Philippa Waslh on 01772 716939. All trophies MUST be returned by Wed 15 Sept.

The final race for the 2010 season, is on Saturday 11th September and is the HODDER VALLEY race. The race venue is the Showfield, Newton in Bowland and entry is paid to the show, with the race free. Distance is 7.5 miles and 1500` of climb. There may be more information at bowlandfellrunners.org.uk - We are presently in a good position in the Open event and (after final scrutiny of the Pendleton race) should be leading the Ladies event. Please run if you can and the appeal is for as many ladies as possible to run, as the team will be missing Nichola.

Latest positions with team and individual placings after Pendleton race on 28/8/10 – results subject to scrutiny. (We are aware of a few errors regarding the InterClub placings and these have been notified. As soon as the results are updated, they will appear here but for now the first set of results will be here for a short spell.)

Preston Harriers junior track & field team had to take part in a promotion play-off match at Wigans Robin Park arena last Sunday. Harriers had competed in the highly competitive Northern Premier Division, but this division also involved four Scottish composite teams too. But a second to bottom placing in the clubs first season at this higher level meant that Harriers had to face a play-off with the regional feeder division top teams from the Humber, Mersey and Pennine leagues.

The winners and runners-up of the play-off would then take their places in the Northern Premier for 2011, so it was all to gain for Harriers who were determined to retain the status achieved at the end of the 2009 season.

The result was never really in doubt though at a sunny, but windswept track. Prestons team took hold of the match from the first few events and kept adding the points on. Despite the loss of the pole vault, because of the wind, all other events took place, even though the high jump bar had to be kept hold of until the last moment by the officials, as the athletes came in for their jump! Those on the track running into the teeth of the wind down the back straight really had to work hard too.

All the team contributed and were extremely supportive of each other and the team, ensuring events were filled as the day went on and the lead steadily grew. Harriers can take confidence from this final meeting and, with the club being able to host a home fixture at the UCLan (Preston) arena in 2011 this should hopefully reduce the commitment of the trips to Scotland in next years` fixtures. Promoted clubs are unable to host in their first season and this can put clubs at a disadvantage with the travel commitment.

The final result saw Preston achieve 550 pts, and 2nd were Wakefield Harriers, with 496 pts and therefore promoted. Doncaster were 3rd with 472 pts, City of York 4th with 283 ptsand Leeds City 5th with 188 pts.