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.