High fives for Burnden aces

1:10pm Thursday 28th August 2008

THREE members of Burnden Roadrunners completed the final race of the Horwich Jubilee five-mile series.

Izzy Hughes was third F40 on the night in a time of 34mins 36secs and finished fourth lady overall in the series.

Hughes also claimed second place in the ladies vets for the series.

Shirley Staveley was fourth F40 in 37.05, finishing fifth lady and third vet overall in the series.

Andy Staveley was fourth V45 in 30.00 to finish the series as fifth man overall and fourth vet.

Radcliffe AC runners had to contend with torrential rain and boggy conditions when they took part in the tough Whittle Pike Fell Race from Cowpe, Rawtenstall.

Donna Cartwright took sixth place among the women in 56.50 – only eight seconds behind the first of Radcliffe’s runners, Peter McNulty. Cartwright’s husband, Mark, ran 59.56, while Sheila McNulty clocked an impressive 1.08:28 to take the over-60 prize.

The event, which covered 4.5 miles and 1,400 feet of climbing, was one of four in a midweek series run by Rossendale Harriers.

Mark Cartwright, getting back to form after injury, was the only runner from Radcliffe to complete the series.

The weather was so bad during the Cowpe race that back runners were struggling to finish before it went dark.