The Preston 10-Mile on Sunday was the event of the area, with a fine open race incorporating the Lancashire and the Northern Athletics Championships. Wesham had a small but effective team present, with Ugis Datavs taking 30^th place in 59:04 for 7^th M40. Alek Walker finished 41^st in 63:05, 8^th M35. John Collier placed 2^nd M65 in 75:54, 87^th overall with a great run. The Men were third Northern Team behind Salford and Preston, but 4^th Lancashire with Ribble Valley placing third. Peter Rooney was 117^th and 7^th M60 in 1:23:25. For the women, Sharlan Butcher and Antoinette Holton finished together in 24^th and 25^th places in 1:31:13, 8^th W45 and 5^th W35, and 146^th and 147^th overall. Dawn Biggs was 27^th scorching round to take 4 minutesoff her personal best in 1:32:37, 6^th W50 and 150^th. The three ladies won the 2^nd women’s team silver medals. The women were also the only Northern Athletics and Lancashire ladies’ team and so won both of those categories, gold medals apiece! Emma Wright placed 39^th in 1:45:29, 173^rd overall and 3^rd W40.

On Sunday morning Louise Lord ran the Stanley Park 10k in 55:28 to finish in 46^th place, and Finlay McCalman 55:51 for 48^th. No Wesham members ran the Saturday version of the race.