It was a big week for Wesham and the local clubs with the final of the Inter Club Grand Prix on Wednesday evening and the Lancashire Road Relays in Blackpool’s Stanley Park on Saturday.

Red Rose hosted the final Inter Club race of the year as usual in Worden Park in Leyland. Rob Danson was straightaway the leader for Wesham with already a big lead after 400m and he won the 4-mile 3-lap course in 22:50 with a 1min 39sec advantage. James Mulvany was 8th in 25:55 with Lee Barlow making a big finish with 26:16 for 13th place. David Taylor came in 21st in 26:47 with Steve Myerscough and Garry Barnett together in 26th and 27th with 27:12 and 27:13. Mark Belfield finished 36th in 27:43; Paul Gregory 43rd with 28:02; Arran Galvin 56th in 28:53; and Carl Groome bringing in Stuart Topping as the pair finished 62nd and 63rd in 29:04 and 29:05. A gallant effort but the Wesham men secured 2nd team and 2nd for the series, a good result.

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Carl Groome in a world of his own in the Lakeland Trails

Wesham had a good turnout at the Garstang Half Marathon on Sunday over a testing course from Bowgreave up and around Grizedale.

Garry Barnett was the fastest club member finishing 16^th and 2^nd M50 in 1:27:28 on a wet and windy day. Peter Cruse was 25^th and 2^nd M55 in 1:29:40 with a good run, and Steven Gore 37^th in 1:34:01. Mark Renshall came in 70^th in 1:42:18; Nicola Unsworth was 5^th woman and 2^nd W45 in a time of 1:47:43 in 82^nd place overall. Martin Bates was 88^th and 4^th M60 in 1:51:10; Lee Nixon finished 94^th with 1:53:55; Dave Young was 2^nd M65 and 99^th with 1:55:17. Sharon Cooper came in 116^th and 5^th W40 in 1:59:28; Finlay McCalman 140^th in 2:08:18; John Howorth 144^th and 3^rd M65 with 2:10:53; and Paul Carter 168^th in 2:30:38.

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   Rob Danson streets ahead with no-one going to catch him

The Great Eccleston Fast Four on Sunday morning was the latest race in the Wesham club championship and it brought out a good number of club members to race. Continue reading →