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Northern Inter Counties, Hull - 23.08.2008
Ashley Kay has been selected to represent Lancashire at the upcoming Norther Inter Counties Track Championships in Hull. He has been chosen to run the 1500m after recording the second fastest time in Lancashire.BOFRA, Farleton Knott - 03.08.2008
I didn't go to this one but junior results below; U9 Thomas Sumner 2nd, Max Haworth 4th, George Sumner 15th U12 Marcus Preedy 5th, Megan Solomon 2nd, Rebecca Flanagan 3rd, Eleanor Solomon 4th, Chloe Law 6th, Manon Dark 7th U14 Daniel Walsh 3rd, Pascal Dark 4th U17 Emma Flanagan 2nd, Rebecca Swindells 5th, Sam Walsh 11th
BOFRA, Ambleside Sports - 31.07.2008
In the U12 race Marcus Preedy ran well again to take 6th place in the U12 race, Megan Solomon fresh from her holidays finished 4th girl, followed by Rebecca Flanagan in 5th, Eleanor Solomon 10th and Chloe Law 12th. The U17 boys race saw the most controversy of the day, before the race got under way some of them were told the course had changed but weren't told the new course believing it would be flagged. Ashley Kay and Jonny Bradshaw from Wharfedale had opened up a gap on the rest of the field on climbing over the wall to run back down, they both followed the flags as usual (they were told after the flags finish choose your own route the rest of the course) the two athletes who eventually finished 1st and 2nd ignored the flag after the wall and headed straight down the hill. This meant that Ashley and Jonny ran further and couldn't catch the 2 new leaders, in the end having to finish in 3rd and 4th spot. After the race Ashley was told you could choose your own route from the wall but then the question is why was the course flagged for the first half of the hill. Ashley and Jonny did the right thing which was to follow the flags on the course, the 1st and 2nd placed runners also believed they were choosing the right route but with no firm guidelines on the route I don't think any runner was to blame, it was very dissapointing to these two young lads especially after doing the hard work up the hill. After an hour and half drive to get there and the high cost to gain entry to the gala I feel very let down. In the same race Jordan Beard finished in a good 5th place and Emma Flanagan finished 3rd girl.
BOFRA, Cracoe - 27.07.2008
The latest BOFRA race held at Cracoe near Skipton and there was no let up in the hot conditions for our juniors. In the U9 race Thomas Sumner finished 3rd only 10 seconds behind the winner with his little brother George storming down the finishing field to take 21st place. Marcus Preedy had another strong finish to take 5th in the U12 race, Rebecca Flanagan won the girl's section with Chloe Law probably a little tired from her 800m the day before to finish in a good 11th place. In the U14 boys race Pascal Dark closed the gap on the leaders to take a great 4th place. The U17's raced the same route as the seniors and Jordan Beard ran a great race to take 4th place, Ashley Kay struggled in the heat and after losing his shoe on the descent could only manage 5th, Joe Johnston had another good run in his first year at this age group to finish close behind in 6th. Phil Bolton competed in the senior race and finished in 8th place.
Mid Lancs T&F League, Preston - 26.07.2008
Hot and humid conditions were the order of the day for our junior athletes at the latest round of the Mid Lancs Track & Field League, held at Preston Sports Arena. In the Senior Men Aaron Barker finished 3rd in the 200m and Phil Bolton finished 2nd in the 3000m in 9m 50secs a respectable time considering the conditions. In the U17 men's races Ashley Kay won the 800m with a new personal best time of 2.02.00, finished 4th in the 400m with 55.60 and set another pb in the 200m with 25.70. Jack Stringfellow in his track debut ran a creditable time of 28.30 in the 200m. Joe Johnston ran 4m 47secs in the 1500m a little outside his best on the day. In the 3000m Jordan Beard braved the hot conditions to finish first U17 in a time of 10m 8secs. The U15 boys's Pascal Dark finished 11th in the 1500m with a time of 5m 16secs. U13 Boys Callum Davidson set a new personal best time in the 1500m with a time of 5.11.50. U13 girls Chloe Law ran her first ever competetive 800m finishing in a very good time of 3m 23secs. And in the Senior Women Sarah Yeomans finished 4th in both the 200m and the 400m.
Blackburn Harriers Endurance Evening - 23.07.2008
Ashley Kay struggled with the muggy conditions and could only run 4m 14secs in the 1500m. Jordan Beard faired better in the 3000m setting a new personal best time with 9m 41secs and Emma Flanagan also lowered her pb to 10m 24secs.
BOFRA, Hawkswick - 20.07.2008
Some of our juniors amazingly had the energy to travel back to North Yorkshire after their
great runs yesterday at the FRA race. Thomas Sumner missed winning the U9 race by 1 second with little brother George
finishing 13th. In the U12's race Marcus Preedy finished 5th, Rebecca Flanagan finished 3rd girl, Chloe Law
who is getting better as the series continues finished 10th with Manon Dark in 11th.
Pascal Dark had a great run in the U14's to take 4th place.
In the U17's race Ashley Kay had to battle hard again with Jonny Bradshaw from Wharfedale winning the race by only 2 seconds with Jordan Beard having a strong downhill
to take 3rd and Joe Johnston who also had a good run to take 5th. Emma Flanagan made it a Rossendale double winning
the girl's section and Rebecca Swindells finished in a good 6th.
FRA, Ingleborough - 19.07.2008
The fourth round of the FRA English fell championships at Ingleton. The younger juniors had to contend with fast and flat
what seemed more like cross country courses rather than fell. The little ones did 2 laps of the showfield with George Sumner, Thomas Sumner, Harry Stringfellow,
Beatrice Toman and Charlotte Waddington all competing well. The U12's left the showfield and did a small loop around a field and back along the road to finish in the
gala field. Callum Davidson finished 5th after a great sprint to the line, Marcus Preedy was close behind in 7th,
Rebecca Flanagan was first of the girls finishing 7th followed by Chloe Law in a very creditable 13th.
The U14's raced a similar route and Elliott Wylie finished in a great 6th place followed by Pascal Dark in 10th.
The U16 and U18's followed the senior route to Crina Bottom on Ingleborough, more of a road race than a fell race.
Ashley Kay struggled on the day but held on to 2nd place which now puts him top of the U16 Championship table,
Jordan Beard stormed down the lane to take a brilliant 4th place, Joe Johnston, Luke Gregory, and
Jack Stringfellow also competed well over the 4 mile course.
Emma Flanagan had a great run to win the girl's race and now leads the U18 girls championship.
Widdop Fell Race - 16.07.2008
Marcus Preedy and Shauna Williamson both set new course records winning the U10's race, with Shona Monks finishing in a great 2nd place. Leah Williamson finished 3rd girl in the U12 race despite losing her shoe.
Trafford Grand Prix - 15/07/2008
Joe Kelly ran another new personal best time in the 1500m finishing in a time of 4mins 5secs (Grade 2), Ashley Kay finished in 4mins 9secs only one second off a grade 1, Emma Flanagan finished with a grade 1 performance of 4mins 42secs.
BOFRA, Alva Games - 12.07.2008
Two juniors made the long trip to Scotland for this BOFRA Championship race, Rebecca Swindells finished in another great 3rd place in the U17 race and Marcus Preedy finished 6th in the U12 race.
Blackburn 5k - 13/07/2008
Jordan Beard ran in the open 5k race and finished in 8th (17.11) with a new personal best time. Emma Flanagan competed in the elite race and knocked a minute off her previous best with a time of 18.48. Rebecca Flanagan finished 3rd girl in the 1mile U12 race with Isabelle Lewis finishing 5th.
Cragg Vale Fell Race - 01.07.2008
Young Danny Walsh ran as an U16 in the senior race over 4miles and finished 2nd junior and only 1minute 50secs behing is Dad!! A great performance from this youngster well done!
Northern Track and Field League, Bury - 06.07.2008
Some great performances today with a few personal best times from our juniors. In the men's events there were double wins in both the 800m and 1500m. Michael Corbishly won the 800m 'A' in 1.59.00 with Ashley Kay winning the 'B' race knocking another 4 seconds off his personal best time with 2.02.30, and Ashley also knocked 4 seconds off his 400m time with 54.4 taking 2nd in the 'B' race. Joe Kelly lowered his 1500m personal best time again to win the 'A' race in 4.08.50 closely followed by Grant Cunliffe in 4.12.10 winning the 'B' race. Phil Bolton won the 5000m 'B' race in a time of 16.54 and then gained a new personal best in the pole vault with 2m 40. Our women's team was somewhat depleted on the day but Emma Flanagan as usual gave her best and won the 1500m & 3000m 'A' races. Full results HERE
BOFRA, Kirkby Gala - 05.07.2008
We saw some great battles in the U17 race at this BOFRA Championship counter, Ashley Kay set the pace early on but stopped briefly midway through the race with cramp but picked himself up and stormed after the leading pack and held off Jonny Bradshaw from Wharfedale in the sprint to the line to take his second consecutive win in the series. Emma Flanagan also had a battle with Melanie Hyder from Helm Hill but she showed her new found sprint finish to win the girl's section. Rebecca Swindells in her first year at this age group finished in a superb 3rd. Pascal Dark had his best finish yet in the U14 race taking 3rd place. Young Rebecca Flanagan made it a family double to win the U12 girl's race, with Megan Solomon 3rd, Eleanor Solomon 4th and Manon Dark 5th. Thomas Sumner finished 2nd in the U9 race with little brother George finishing 7th. Full results and photographs can be found at www.bofra.co.uk
FRA English Uphill Championships - 29.06.2008
The picturesque village of Patterdale hosted this year's Uphill Championships and there were great performances from our juniors. The very competetive U16/18 race started the proceedings and Ashley Kay lead for most of the
race but was just caught on the line and had to settle with 2nd place, Phil Bolton was next across the line
and won the U18 category, Emma Flanagan following on from her success in Italy last week finished 2nd U18 girl.
In the U12/14 race Rebecca Flanagan finished 3rd U12 girl and in the U10 race Eleanor Solomon
finished 2nd girl.
U8 George Sumner (8th)
U10 Thomas Sumner (6th), Eleanor Solomon (2nd)
U12 Callum Davidson (6th), Rebecca Flanagan (3rd), Megan Solomon (4th)
U14 Daniel Walsh (7th), Pascal Dark (10th)
U16 Ashley Kay (2nd), Joe Johnston (9th), Sam Lyons (10th), Luke Gregory (11th)
U18 Phil Bolton (1st), Emma Flanagan (2nd)
Mid Lancs T&F League, Bolton - 28.06.2008
In the U13 boys 1500m race Callum Davidson gained another new personal best time with 5.11.80. Pascal Dark ran a time of 5.08.30 in the U15 boys race. Rebecca Bevan in her first track race ran a fantastic 2.45.10 in the U13 girls 800m. Ashley Kay won the U17 mens 1500m with ease and Grant Cunliffe competed in the senior mens 1500m a little outside his best time.
Marco Germanetto Memorial Race, Italy - 22.06.2008
Emma Flanagan represented England at the Marco Germanetto Memorial race held in Susa, Italy and won a bronze medal and team gold for England. Well Done Emma!
Resevoir Bogs Fell Race - 22.06.2008
Shauna Williamson finished 1st girl in the U10 race with Shona Monks finishing 3rd girl and both beat the course record in the process, Leah Williamson also had a good run finishing 3rd U12 girl.
BOFRA, Helm Hill - 22.06.2008
BOFRA Championship race today at Helm Hill, Kendal. The weather was awful, terrential rain and gale force winds, but this didn't deter the hardy Rossendale youngsters. Thomas Sumner won the U9 race with Harry Stringfellow, Thomas Nelson and George Sumner braving the terrible conditions. Marcus Preedy seemed a little out of sorts in the U12 race only managing 13th place. Danny Walsh finished in a great 3rd place in the U14 race. Ashley Kay won the U17 race finishing 24 seconds quicker than last year's winner a noteable performance considering the terrible conditions, Joe Johnston finished in a great 4th place , Jack Stringfellow finished 12th and Sam Walsh in 15th. Full results HERE
Trafford Grand Prix - 17.06.2008 Full Results here
There were new personal bests for all of our juniors in the 1500m races at the Trafford Grand Prix. Joe Kelly recorded a time of 4.10.72 in his first 1500m race this year, Ashley Kay was trying for the English Schools entry standard after his win in the schools championships on Saturday but unfortunately he was just short with a time of 4.12.46, Grant Cunliffe knocked another 6 seconds off his pb with 4.14.93 and Emma Flanagan knocked 3 seconds off her best time with 4.54.97.
BOFRA Championships, Kettlewell - 15.06.2008
Lancashire Schools Track & Field Championships, 14.06.2008
This year's Lancashire T&F Championships were held at Stanley Park Arena, Blackpool. Elliott Wylie gained a new pb in the junior boys 1500m with 4mins 59secs and Pascal Dark was a little outside his best time with 5mins 12secs. Joe Moores gained a new pb and bronze medal in the junior boys 400m with a great time of 56.80. Ashley Kay became the new Lancashire schools 1500m champion winning the inter boys race with a county standard time of 4mins 18secs. Emma Flanagan knocked 8 seconds off her pb in the inter girls 3000m also with a county standard time of 10mins 44secs winning a silver medal. Full results will appear here when they are available. At the Greater Manchester Schools championships, Aaron Barker won a bronze medal in the senior boys 800m with a great new pb of 1.58.4 and Joe Kelly just missed out on a medal in 4th place with another new pb of 2.00.4
Northern Track League, Preston - 07.06.2008
Match 2 of the North of England Track & Field League some very good performances but we still only placed 4th overall on the day. Katie Ireland finished 1st in both the 800m and 1500m, Emma Flanagan finished 1st in the 1500m b race and 3rd in the 3000m. Sarah Yeomans won the 400m hurdles b race. Joe Kelly gained a new pb in the 800m with 2.00.80 and another pb in the 400m with 53.8. Ashley Kay finished 2nd in the 1500m and Grant Cunliffe won the 1500m b race. Phil Bolton finished 2nd in the 300m s/c with Tom Maden winning the b race. Full results will be available soon.
FRA & Lancashire Championships, Stacksteads - 08.06.2008
This year's Harry Aspinall memorial fell race incorporated the third round of the FRA English & Lancashire Fell championships, with 2 Lancashire champions and 13 medals won our juniors had a great day.
| Age Group | Name | FRA Pos | Lancashire pos |
| U10 | Thomas Sumner | 5th | |
| Max Haworth | 11th | ||
| Thomas Nelson | 14th | ||
| Eleanor Solomon | 2nd | ||
| Shauna Williamson | 3rd | ||
| Sophie Murphy | 5th | ||
| Shona Monks | 6th | ||
| Manon Dark | 7th | ||
| U12 | Callum Davidson | 6th | Silver |
| Marcus Preedy | 7th | Bronze | |
| Rebecca Flanagan | 5th | Silver | |
| Leah Williamson | 7th | Bronze | |
| Megan Solomon | 10th | ||
| Chloe Law | 12th | ||
| Savannah Haworth | 13th | ||
| U14 | Danny Walsh | 5th | Gold |
| Elliott Whylie | 6th | Silver | |
| Pascal Dark | 8th | Bronze | |
| Anthony Dalton | 9th | ||
| Rebecca Swindells | 7th | ||
| U16 | Ashley Kay | 2nd | Gold |
| Jordan Beard | 9th | Silver | |
| Joe Johnston | 12th | Bronze | |
| Luke Gregory | 17th | ||
| U18 | Phil Bolton | 5th | Silver |
| Grant Cunliffe | 8th | Bronze | |
| Emma Flanagan | 3rd | Silver |