Roadrunners have the look of champions (From This Is Lancashire)

Roadrunners have the look of champions

8:00am Thursday 4th March 2010 in

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ATHLETICS: Burnden Roadrunners women’s squad launched the defence of their Central Lancashire Grand Prix title in impressive fashion when they won the ladies team and ladies vets categories at Sunday’s Lostock 6 road race.

The team consisted of Izzy Hughes (first F40), Kirsty Preece (second F35), Shirley Staveley (third F45) and Anne Ferguson (first F50).

Other notable Burnden finishers were Lesley Fisher (second F50) who made a welcome return, Jackie Beevers, who finished first F55 and, in one of the performances of the day, Ann Oliver claimed first F70 holding off the legendary Ron Hill for all but the last mile of the race.

Twenty-seven Roadrunners competed in the Lostock event, which in addition to being the first fixture in this year’s Central Lancs GP, counts towards the Burnden club championship.

Despite Martyn Politt’s third V45 and Neil Nuttall’s third place in the V65 category, it was the team performances which caught the eye in the men’s categories.

An excellent run by John Knowles helped the senior team into fourth out of the 10 competing clubs and the men’s vets team of Pollitt, Keith Thomas, Andy Staveley and Stewart Jones all ran strongly to win the team prize.

Pollitt, Thomas and Izzy Hughes all competed in a gruelling English Championship fell race the previous day.

Results: Martyn Pollitt 35:15; John Knowles 35:21; Keith Thomas 35:36; Andy Staveley 35:44; Chris Greenslade 38:05; Stewart Jones 38:09; Pete Hopley 38:19; Izzy Hughes 40:49; Dave Pearson 41:51; Peter Kearsley 42:17; Kirsty Preece 42:31; Shirley Staveley 42:59; Andy Duffy 43:04; Chris Greenall 43:24; Anne Ferguson 44:00; Jane Forrest 44:16; Lesley Fisher 44:37; Don Nichol 47:24; Sue Booth 48:41; Mark Butler 49:06; Kath Page 50:04; Claire Foster 53:35; Neil Nuttall 54:49; Sue Collier 55:52; Ann Oliver 57:04; Jacqui Beevers 58:08; Ken Beevers 1:02:06.