8 Sept 2024, Ormskirk
On what turned out to be a very, very wet day a squad of 33 Senior Preston Harriers donned their vests to compete in the North West Relays (incorporating the Lancashire Championships) in Ormskirk.
First up where the Senior Ladies who had 3 teams competing in the Lancashire Championships as part of this very competitive event. Running Leg 1 for the A team was Carla Davies who had a great start running 17:52 (the fastest Harrier on the day). The B team first runner was Katie Littlefair, storming round in 20:09 and for the C team Catherine Mitchell put in a strong performance finishing in 24:37.]
Next up it was the turn of the 2nd leg runners. Zara Darkin in the A team ran the 2nd fastest Harrier time of the day in 18:45 with Grace Rayner representing the B team running an impressive 20:47 and Zowie Purnell running in the relays for the first time clocking a credible 26:42.
Finally, it was the turn of the 3rd leg runners. Chloe Reid clocked 20:36 to bring the A team home in a fantastic 2nd place, Emma Watson in a time of 21:27 brought the B team home in 5th (2nd B team) and Julie Tyrer followed for the C team, bringing the team home in 11th place in a time of 27:56.
The Senior Men had 6 teams competing in the Lancashire Championships. The A team comprised of Sam Evans (16:08), Adam Sciacca (16:07), Wesley Wilkinson (16:47) and Chris Livesey (16:10). A set of fantastic times which brought the A team home in an amazing 3rd place.
In the B team, Billy Reid (17:00), Jensen Warren (17:48), Martin Phillips (17:16) and Chris Russell (17:37) brought the B team home in a strong 6th place. In the C team, Ibraheem Kantharia (18:46), Simon Collins (18:52), Alex Venables (19:09) and Chris Miles (18:38) brought the team home in 12th position.
For the D team, Stuart Nixon (19:04), David Lea (19:45), Adam Eaves (19:01) and Mark Lea (20:06) finished in 15th position. Following in 16th position was the E team of Steve Tappenden (20:51), Gareth Fairclough (19:34), Brian Evans (18:56) and Dougie Potter (21:01). The final Harriers Senior Men’s team of James Hodson (20:15), Graham Topping (21:14), Craig Walker (22:31) and Paul Jeffries (22:23) finished in 17th.
Overall, a fantastic day, the weather did not dampen spirits too much and the team morale definitely showed. The amazing turnout of Harriers echoed the recent good performance in the Inter Club Series reflecting the strength and the depth that we currently have in the Senior section this year.
Photos: www.flickr.com/photos/148140721@N02/albums/72177720320179441