Tour win for Chorley Harriers Boys captain

11:40am Monday 23rd June 2008

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Chorley Harriers Boys captain Mark Brown produced three top five finishes in the space of five days to win the Horwich & Rivington Junior Tour.

In the final race however, club mate Tom Booth pipped him to the post with an excellent time of 5.50 for third place over the one mile course.

Matthew McDonald was tenth in 6.13 with James Shuttleworth continuing to make great progress when 11th in 6.14. Under 13’s runner Sally Riley led the girls from the club with a finish of 6.38.

In the senior tour, two Harriers completed five races over six days on the road, fells and cross country, which is always a test of stamina. Nicola Raby came through to finish 4th lady overall and showed a turn of speed in the final race over 5k with a time of 21.01. Paul Jackson also enjoyed a successful event when placed 14th overall and 9th in the veterans table, finishing strongly with a time of 18.41 in the 5k. Steve Thomas was also in the running for a good position in the veterans division after four races until a niggling injury forced him out of the final race.