Wesham won the overall team in the fourth fixture of this year’s Inter Club Grand Prix hosted by Thornton at Anchorsholme as Rob Danson scored another runaway victory. The Wesham masters’ team were also winners in a good result for the club. Full results and report next week.

There were four Wesham runners in the Sabden 6 Mile Trail Race, the next fixture in the Wesham Trail Championships, with Paul Gregory finishing 25^th and 4^th M40 in 43:03. Elliot Costello finished 120^th with a plucky run in 54:10. Kath Hoyer was 21^st woman and 2^nd W55 in 152^nd place over all in a time of 57:57. Dave Young finished 3^rd M70 in a tough field in 209^th place overall in 66:53.

Wednesday evening saw the third round of this year’s Inter Club Grand Prix hosted by Preston from Avenham Park in the centre of Preston across the river with a revised two-lap course around the old East Lancs railway line and the Old Canal Tramway. Wesham’s Rob Danson assumed the lead from the start, running the first lap with Blackpool’s Luke Minns before easing away on the second lap to win by 36 seconds in 19:27 for the 3.9 miles. Gareth Booth finished 3^rd in 20:29 but as a guest without a bib number. David Taylor was 10^th in 21:24 with a great run and Neil Harrison 25^th with 22:27. Paul Gregory was 28^th and 7^th M40 in 22:29 and Thomas Crabtree 32^nd with 22:40. With great packing Andrew Harling and finished Chris Hastwell 34^th and 35^th in 22:49; and Steve Abbott was 39^th in 23:11. Steve Myerscough came in 62^nd in 24:37 and Jason Parkinson 66^th with 24:56.

It was a busy week for athletics but quiet for Wesham members. In the Catforth 10k on Sunday Chris Hastwell finished 7^th in 38:39 with a great run on a fine sunny if a little windy morning. Steve Abbott was 9^th in 39:55 finishing 3^rd M40.  Steve Myerscough came in 14^th and 1^st M45 with 41:56. Peter Cruse was 3^rd M55 and 22^nd overall in 43:34, with Finlay McCalman 70^th in 51:52. Sharlan Butcher placed 30^th woman and 99^th in 60:09.

There was a select few in the Marsden 10 Mile Trail race on Sunday across the Yorkshire moors, the latest fixture in the Wesham Trail Running Championship. Paul Gregory took it all in his stride and finished 8^th and 2^nd M40 in 1:14:46, with two severe climbs over the moorland circuit. Steven Gore found it challenging but he came in 18^th in 1:19:59 with a good performance for 4^th M35. Elliot Costello finished well in 68^th place in a time of 1:28:47.

The Wesham squad were away over the weekend for their annual trip to Ambleside for the Grasmere Gallop. In the 10km trail race along the shores of the lake James Mulvany finished an excellent 2^nd place and 1^st M40 in 39:09 with winner a little way ahead in 37:45. Jason Barlow ran well for 16^th place and 5^th M50 in 44:47. Ryan Azzopardi was 49^th in 53:32, and Alan Taylor finished 266^th in 20:32 having had a late night. There were 289 finishers in the 10k.