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Parbold Hill Race

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St Helens Sutton A.C.’s leading men’s distance runner, Matt Crehan confirmed his recent good form at the weekend with a win over large field. Matt running in the 47th Parbold Hill Race, following in the footsteps of his father (Jim Crehan), mother (Susan Crehan) and Uncle (Neil Smart) all previous winners, lead from the gun to the finish, even with having to go back and find his running shoe that was sucked off in the muddy conditions. He won the testing 6.75 miles of what is described as “mixed terrain”. Matt’s time was 42 min.17 secs. with his nearest competitor in the 448 strong field 23secs. behind.
Picture shows Matt & Jim Crehan leading the fields in their Parbold Hill races.

 

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Winning streak for Gemma!

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Saturday 11th February 2017 saw the final Manchester Area Cross Country League match of the season. Twelve athletes from St Helens Sutton AC competed in the cross country at Woodbank Park, Stockport.

First off for the club were the under 13 boys and girls. This race saw Michael Dobson finish 28th overall in 12.57, followed by Max Young who completed the 3.1km race in 51st place in 16.51. Twin brother Charlie Young, brought the team home in 52nd place in 17.28 meaning the team finished 13th overall! Lucy Bridge went in this race too; she finished 22nd in 15.39.

Next were the under 15 boys and girls, they covered the distance of 4.2km and finished 7th overall. Michael Brussels led the boys home in 25th place in a time of 18.06, tracked by Charlie Roberts who finished 28th in 18.12. On the other hand, Scott Aldred finished 31st in 20.24 whilst Liam Houghton was 32nd in 20.30 and for the girls; Alyx Bridge finished 22nd in 20.30!

The club had 2 representatives in the senior ladies 8.4km. Gemma Connolly won the race, finishing in 33.25!! Meanwhile, Rachel McGoldrick finished 37th in 39.29.

Andy O’Connor was the only senior man competing for the club; he completed the 10.4km race in 52.33 in 263rd.

Well done to everyone who competed this season, hope to see you all next year!

Team manager: Helena.

 

 

 

 

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Southport Mad Dog 10k

Three of the club’s senior ladies took part in the Southport Mad Dog 10km. race held on a circular flat course on the front at the seaside town. The open nature of the course and the current wind weather made the going more difficult than might be expected. First of the trio to finish the race, in a time of 52 min.26 secs. for the 642nd. place, was Laura Bunting (F45). Collette Flaherty (F35)’s time was 63 min.32 secs. for 1,626th. place and Jane Makin (F45) ran 77 min.09 secs. for 2,334th..If the ladies finishing positions seem high it should be borne in mind that there were over 2,500 finishers in the race.
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Merseyside Schools Cross Country

Four of St Helens Sutton A.C.’s schoolboy members represented the town in the Merseyside Schools Cross-country Championships held on the parkland course of Birkenhead’s Arrowe Park. Michael Dobson continued his good form in taking third place in the Year 7 Under 13yrs. Boys group with a time for the 2.5km. course of 8 min.09 secs.. Jamie Ford. Charlie Roberts and Michael Brussels made up the town’s team in the Under 15yrs. Boys event over 4km.. Jamie finished a fine second place in 13 min.59 secs., Charlie was 13 th. in 15 min.36 secs. and Michael 23 rd. in 16 min.51 secs.. The club’s congratulations to all four.
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L&D Cross Country Championships

Some great performances at Sunday’s championship race from Matt who finished 4th, and Gemma who was the first female.

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Inter-Counties Selection

Congratulations to Michael Brussels on making the Merseyside team for the Inter-Counties and to Charlie Roberts and Matt Crehan for making the county squads.

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Mick Maleedy

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Mick Maleedy, the last surviving member of the Sutton Harriers team which dominated cross country running after the Second World War, has died aged 88 . Mick was the West Lancs junior champion in 1948 and 1949 when he was drafted into the senior team for the 1949 Northern and National teams leading the team home for the gold medals on each occasion.

Mick came from a running family and in the early years of the twentieth century contests between Sacred Heart and Sutton were often billed as matches between the Maleedy and Morris families. These continued until the 1930s when Sacred Heart disbanded and Sutton became the town’s dominant running club.
Mick is survived by his son and daughter, six grandchildren and five great-children. The funeral took place at  St Anne and Blessed Dominic Roman Catholic Church, Sutton, on Monday 30th January.
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Great run for Gemma at Northern Cross Country

The Northern Cross Country  Championship was held at Knowsley Safari Park on Saturday 28th January. The conditions were typically cold and wet.

Representing the club in the under 13 boys 3km, Joseph Byrne completed the race in 65th in 12.36 and unfortunately on this occasion, Michael Dobson was unable to finish the race however he illustrated true guts and determination.

Lucy Bridge completed the under 13 girls 3km in 186th place in 15.52. Sister, Alyx Bridge, for the under 15 girls, completed her 4km race in 160th in 21.22.

The under 15 boys, whom had a team, covered the distance of 4km. Michael Brussels led the team home in 124th place in 17.29, followed by Charlie Roberts in 140th in a time of 17.55. Scott Aldred finished in 163rd in 20.17 and Liam Houghton: 168th in 20.48. The team placed 19th in this event!

Under 20 lady, Rachel McGoldrick finished the 5.8km race in 45th place in 26.58.

Leon Hill ran in the under 20 men’s 8km, he finished 76th in 42.14.

Gemma Connolly placed her highest position to date in the northern cross country championships! She covered the distance of 8km in a time of 33.03 finishing in 17th place! Also in the senior ladies race, Rachel Beesley finished 151st in 41.06 and Louise Hogg 222nd in 44.58.

For the senior men’s 12 km race; Ste Anders finished 236th in 53.26 and Greg Williams 251st in 54.01. Jake Healy finished 462nd in 1.02.08 whilst Andy O’Connor placed 565th in 1.07.43 and Ray Vose 612th in 1.11.43.

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Well done to all those who raced in these championships!

Team manager: Helena / Matt

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4 Villages, Helsby Half Marathon

The club’s star road runner, Gemma Connolly, showed her quality by being the first lady finisher in the Four Villages half marathon run around the Frodsham area. Her time of 1 hr.19 min.18 secs. was good enough to make her the 23rd. finisher in the full field. Ian Pass (M45) was the club’s only finisher in the men’s section in 355th. place and a time of 1 hr.36 min.28 secs.  Wind and rain combined with the hills to make this a tough test so the times recorded should show there’s more to come.
 
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Manchester Area Cross Country League Match 4

For the first club event of 2017; Saturday 14th January  saw the fourth Manchester Area Cross Country of the season. The club had 13 representatives whom travelled to Kenworthy Woods, Wythenshawe, of which one raced for their first time!

Michael Dobson was first home for the club’s under 13 boys. He completed the 3.5km course in 11.43 in 18th place. He was followed by Joe Byrne who finished in 11.50 in 19th place. Finishing in 49th place, Max Young ran 15.48 whereas Charlie Young finished in 50th place in 16.02. These performances meant the team finished 9th overall.

Also in this race; Hollie Brussels led the under 13 girl’s team home, finishing 46th in 13.51. Lucy Bridge was next in- she finished in 14.07 in 53rd place and Maddie Forshaw ran in her first cross country and completed the race in 15.50 in 64th place. Overall the girls team was 15th.

Running in the under 15’s 4.2km race, Michael Brussels finished 23rd in 15.37 whilst Charlie Roberts finished 31st in 16.45 and Liam Houghton brought the team home in 34th place in 19.14 meaning the boys team was 9th overall.

Alyx Bridge was the only under 15 girl for the club; she finished 33rd in 19.20.

Senior lady Rachel McGoldrick was 32nd in the 6.9km race finishing in 30.28.

Senior man Any O’Connor finished the 9.7km race in 304th place in 48.49.

Well done to all who competed!

Many thanks to Chris Dempsey who acted as an official for the club!

Next match- Saturday 12th February at Woodbank Park, Stockport.

 

Team manager- Helena