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Senior Race Reports (60)
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On Sunday April 16th the popular 3 Bridges 10k race was again organised by Lancaster & Morecambe Athletic Club.
Lancaster & Morecambe AC members Carole and David Wilkinson celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary by travelling to Malta to compete in the annual half marathon.
Last weekend Sunday 2nd October saw 9 club members taking part in two of most popular marathons in UK
Successful return of the 3 Bridges 10k
Lancaster and Morecambe AC Members Carole and David Wilkinson made a long awaited return to racing on Sunday 4th July when they competed in the Run Harrogate 10K.
After five months of cancelled races, Lancaster & Morecambe AC’s runners were excited to return to racing action two weeks ago
As we all start to live in a ‘New Normal’ world it was interesting to see how running event may be able to take place post Lockdown.
5 ladies turned out for Mid Lancs Cross Country at Burnley on Saturday 11th Jan.
Didcot parkrun in Oxfordshire was our warm-up for our “proper” race on Sunday 24th November. Muddy grass 3 laps round a field – I could maybe one day get myself a pair of trail shoes and join the LMAC Senior ladies XC team…..I did say maybe! Yes, I did actually enjoy the parkrun. Moving on…………
Well on Sunday, 3rd of November, I experienced my first trail marathon with IGUN, ( it's grim up north).
I wrote an article last year on my account of completing the Lakeland 50 and thought I ought to follow this up with a brief account of my successful completion of the Lakeland 100 this year.
Several months ago Lancaster and Morecambe AC member David Wilkinson decided to take up a 60th birthday challenge by entering the St Anton Arlberg marathon in the Austrian Alps.
Father and Daughter team David Wilkinson (Lancaster and Morecambe AC), Nadine Parsons (Garstang RC) travelled to Cyprus to compete in the 21st Paphos Marathon on Sunday 17th March 2019.
Lancaster & Morecambe AC’s road runners have got off to a flying start in 2019, with 28 of the club’s runners taking part at the Garstang 10km last weekend,
Well, here we are, another year down the line.
Father and daughter team up again for the Chester Marathon.
Whilst on holiday in Scotland Senior Road Race Member David Wilkinson decided to enter the long established Highland Games Half Marathon at Nairn
Montane Lakeland 50,Saturday 28 July 2018,
Lancaster and Morecambe Athletic Club senior men’s team decided to tackle the notoriously difficult but beautiful North Wales Half Marathon on Saturday 21 July.
Father and daughter team David Wilkinson and Nadine Parsons
On Sunday, 20th May, 2018, I completed the Liverpool Rock and Roll Marathon. Annes Story
On Sunday 8th April a few of our club runners took on the 26.2 miles of the Manchester Marathon...you can read the reports below.
I can’t honestly believe the weekend I’ve just had.
Lancaster & Morecambe AC's road runners have got 2018 off to a successful start, with great performances from many runners at local events.
So the senior road running championships are now over
Last weekend saw the National Cross Country Relays at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield. As well as a small junior section taking part the club also entered a Senior Men's team which would take on the challenging 4x5km cross-country route.
My name is Linda Walker and I am 54 years of age. I began running in January 2016 when Lancaster parkrun was born.
There were a good number of Lancaster & Morecambe AC runners taking part in the the Wigan 10k, which attracted a big field of 3000 finishers. The race was the first in the club's road race championships and four of the runners took advantage of the fast course to achieve personal best times.
The road runners of Lancaster & Morecambe AC have been busy racing around the region in the past month.
April and May Road Race Reports
Staveley Lakeland Trail 17K 6th May and Wigan 10K Trial 7th May
The 37th London Marathon took place last Sunday and among the record 39,487 finishers tackling the 26.2 miles were six Lancaster & Morecambe AC runners.
I went down to London on Saturday to run the London Marathon.
Lancaster and Morecambe Athletic Club Members Carole and David Wilkinson were on holiday in Shropshire and entered the Lilleshall Monumental Multi Terrain 10K Race.
Almost 62 = Older and Wiser ????
Having been brought down to the club at 9 years old in 1988 I’ve been very lucky to see the club move from the old cinder track at the College to Salt Ayre.
January
Lancaster & Morecambe AC road runners started the year well with a large turnout at the popular Garstang 10k.
Road runners from Lancaster & Morecambe AC enjoyed some excellent performances in local events throughout December to round off a great year.
Lancaster & Morecambe AC road runners were out in force at the Windmill 10k in Lytham St. Annes last weekend,
Senior road runners recent reports round up......
Lancaster & Morecambe AC runners travelled to Newcastle last weekend to take part in the Great North Run,
On Saturday July the 9th I went up to Keswick to take part in the Borrowdale 21k Trail Run, part of a series of trail races that weekend, including a 5k along the shores of Derwentwater, and a marathon taking in Scafell Pike.
If someone said to me five years ago would you run a marathon I would have said no. I love running and love the improvements I have made.
Held on Ilkley Moor this classic 8.4 km navigational fell race was established in 1985 to commemorate the life of an acclaimed Yorkshire sportsman.
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This was to be my first ever marathon at grand old age of 52 although I've run 3 half marathons. I did run marathon distance with Ben Smith (the 401 guy) a few weeks back around Morecambe but this doesn't really count as we had stops for cake and bacon butties! In the run up I hadn't run in 3 weeks because of a niggling calf injury so thought total rest would give me fresh legs for the day.
Six Lancaster and Morecambe athletes took part in the Darwen Heritage Half Marathon on Sunday 3rd April 2016.
The day started with Ben visiting Heysham St. Peters Primary school for a morning assembly, about the 401 challenge, his reasons for doing it and the shear scale of the challenge in numbers such as the length of the day’s marathon being 786 times around their playground and the total mileage for the challenge being over 10,500 miles or Morecambe to Sydney.
Lancaster and Morecambe Athletics Club runners Carole and David Wilkinson celebrated their 33rd Wedding Anniversary in Paphos, Cyprus.