Author Archives: David Taylor

Details of Graham Vicker’s Funeral

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We have now received the details for Graham Vickers funeral which will be held on Friday 17th August at 11.00am at St. Teresa’s Church Queensway Penwortham PR1 0DS where everyone is welcome to pay their respects. It will be followed by a private burial at a different location for family and invited friends only.

There will be a celebration of Graham’s life for you to chat and catch up afterwards at St Teresa’s club which is next door to the church where again everyone is welcome.

Further details have been emailed to members.

Trail Championship

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The results, points scored and current standings for the Trail Championship after Witton parkun are now online.
8 of us tackled the undulating course around the trails of Witton Country Park in Blackburn.
The next race on the Trail Championship is Beetham Sports on Saturday 28th July at 15:30.
You can enter on the day and it’s only £3.
The race is 5.8 miles and has 928ft of climbing.
The venue is Beetham Sports Field, Beetham, Nr Milnthorpe, Cumbria LA7 7AR

Summer Handicap. Monday 4th June

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The next race in the Summer Handicap series is Monday 4th June. Register at the cricket club at 6.45 to set off at 7.00. Normally the handicap is held on the 2nd Monday of the month, however this month it has been brought forward so it doesn’t fall in the same week as the Preston Interclub.

For starting times and course map visit the handicap page.

Alex’s Newspaper Report.

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David Taylor ran in the first Horwich Jubilee 5 race of this year’s series, finishing 8th in 29:40 for the undulating 5 mile lap. Andrew Harling was 20th in 32:52. Helen Lawrenson was 1st W45 and 3rd woman in 34:41, finishing 28th overall. Rob Wallace was 47th in 37:25, just ahead of Martin Bates who finished 4th M60 and 48th overall in 37:30. Kay Twist came in 5th W45 and 19th woman with a time of 40:58, 64th overall. Vicky Gore finished 3rd W40 and 21st woman in 43:03 for 69th place with Steven Gore the same time in 70th. Kerry Eccles was 4th W55 and 28th woman in 45:35. The Wesham men’s and women’s teams both placed 3rd in a good evening out for the club. Continue reading →

Alex’s Newspaper Report.

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Glorious sunshine for the start of the Race 2 Remember

There was a lot of action this week with races all over the region and Wesham members were out and about. Steven Gore ran the Haigh Hall Night Race 5-mile on Wednesday evening, finishing the hilly course from the hall in 30th place with 27:48. Elliot Costello came in 114th in 31:15 and Ryan Azzopardi 123rd in 32:57. VickyGore was 8th W40 and 53rd woman in 37:36, 180th overall in this popular event. Debbie Myerscough finished 14th W40 and 90th woman in 46:17, 233rd overall.

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Blackpool Interclub 4th April 2018

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The opening Interclub fixture of the 2018 season is at Stanley Park, Blackpool, on Wednesday 4th April at 7pm. Full details about the series can be found on our interclub page. You must wear a vest or race tshirt in order to run at any interclub event. You can buy these from our club shop. To represent Wesham Road Runners you must be a member. Both first and second claim memberships are available online.