Athletics news from the Lancashire Telegraph

Hyndburn make most of home meeting

8:22am Thursday 15th November 2012

HYNDBURN duo Josh Boyle and Blythe Fourie maintained their 100 per cent start to the Red Rose Cross Country League at their own club on Saturday.

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Mark breezes to 12th in Windmill 10k race

8:24am Thursday 15th November 2012

EAST Lancashire had a presence among a 553 runner-strong field in the Windmill 10k race in Lytham on Sunday.

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Nuttall delighted with dream Ironman debut

8:22am Thursday 15th November 2012

MATT Nuttall admits his debut in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii was ‘beyond his wildest dreams’ – and is already eyeing up a return.

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Sky’s the limit for duo

1:10pm Thursday 8th November 2012

ROSSENDALE Harriers’ duo Phillip Taylor and Andrew Corbishley were celebrating double delight at Todmorden’s Shepherds Skyline Fell Race on Saturday.

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Chipper Chorley conquer Cumbria course

9:26am Thursday 11th October 2012

CHORLEY runners competed in the prestigious Ian Hodgson Fell relays on Sunday and achieved their best performance ever.

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Orienteers have it mapped out at Hapton

9:25am Thursday 11th October 2012

PENDLE Forest Orienteering club (PFO) played host to a weekend of elite action, with more than 650 competitors in action over two days.

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Matthew leads way at Mid Lancs Cross Country

9:24am Thursday 11th October 2012

EAST Lancashire had a strong presence at the Mid Lancs Cross Country League opener at Towneley Park on Saturday.

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Clayton Harriers impress

10:03am Thursday 4th October 2012

Five Clayton Harriers ladies made the trip to Kielder Forest in Northumberland for the final race in the FRA English Championships – Kielder Blast, a six-mile course, with 1,500ft of ascent on steep forest paths and trails. Jean Brown, Alison Dugdale and Anna Kelly, ably supported by Wendy Dodds and Katy Thompson, were second lady veterans’ team, securing a silver medal for the team in the veteran ladies’ championships.

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Relay trio step up to take under 17 crown

10:01am Thursday 4th October 2012

DON Lennon has praised a Ribble Valley trio of athletes after they recently won the under 17 North West and Lancashire road relay title.

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East Lancs girls conquer the fells

10:00am Thursday 4th October 2012

EAST Lancashire boasted three champions at the England School Fell Championships in Cockermouth, Cumbria on Sunday.

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Pendle host a record field at open meeting

10:29am Thursday 6th September 2012

PENDLE Athletic Club dominated the under 15 boys’ 1500m and long jump on Sunday as they hosted record numbers for their own open meeting at the Seedhill track.

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Brown takes the glory in Cumbria

1:20pm Thursday 23rd August 2012

SUNDAY’S Sedbergh Hills race was packed with the usual high number of fell runners from Cumbria – yet it was East Lancashire’s improving Andy Brown that stole the show with a comfortable victory.

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Chew ends campaign in style

12:00pm Thursday 16th August 2012

CHAMPION Stephen Chew sealed his Burnley and Pendle Grand Prix 2012 title by winning the final race of the calendar in the shape of Sunday’s Boulsworth Fell Race.

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Hyndburn girls lead way again

11:00am Thursday 16th August 2012

HYNDBURN AC president Norman Mitchell has hailed his club’s female athletes as they defended their Mid Lancs Track and Field League title in fine style – while their men were pipped at the post as they attempted to make it a double victory.

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Rob’s fine run in Snowdonia

8:56am Friday 3rd August 2012

Long distance specialist Rob Hope came 11th at the Snowdon International Mountain Race.

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Records are smashed at Cliviger run

10:04am Thursday 2nd August 2012

CLAYTON Le Moors Harriers veteran Marion Wilkinson smashed her age group record at the 34th Cliviger 6 Road Race on Sunday.

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Nathan hurls PB for medal

10:04am Thursday 2nd August 2012

BLACKBURN Harrier teenage hammer thrower Nathan Billington continued his fine 2012 campaign after achieving a superb personal best at the North of England Championships.

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Hawaii isn’t any old Iron for Matt

12:00pm Thursday 26th July 2012

MATT Nuttall is Hawaii bound after qualifying for the World Ironman Championships.

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Andi's handy on Hurst Green trail

10:13am Thursday 19th July 2012

ANDI Jones surged to victory in Sunday’s Hurst Green Trail Race by a margin of almost two minutes.

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Fogarty has his eyes on Hawaii

10:12am Thursday 19th July 2012

BLACKBURN Harrier Brian Fogarty already has big ambitions after completing his second ever Ironman triathlon.

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Hartley in top form at Towneley

2:00pm Thursday 12th July 2012

BURNLEY’S Marc Hartley was back in his home town last week to prove he is a cut above the rest by running away with the inaugurul Towneley Park 5k race.

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Jason cooks up a storm to win Coniston Marathon Challenge

10:08am Thursday 5th July 2012

BLACKBURN Road Runner Jason Cook raced his first marathon at the age of 44 last weekend – and won by 10 minutes!

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Six of the best youngsters represent Lancashire at Crewe

12:00pm Thursday 5th July 2012

SIX East Lancashire youngsters represented their county at the English Schools North West Combined Events Regional Finals at Crewe last weekend.

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Chew roars to victory at re-arranged Burnley Lions 10k

10:13am Thursday 5th July 2012

Stephen Chew roared to victory at last Friday’s Burnley Lions 10K road race in Colne.

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Hitchon qualifies for hammer final at European Championships

11:33am Friday 29th June 2012

BLACKBURN Harrier Sophie Hitchon has qualified for the hammer final at the European Championships in Helsinki.

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East Lancashire quintet off to English Schools Championships

11:27am Thursday 28th June 2012

FIVE of East Lancashire’s top teenagers have been selected to represent their county at the English Schools Track and Field Championships at the Gateshead International Stadium on July 6-7.

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Three in a row for Fish after Warrington 10k victory

11:29am Thursday 28th June 2012

DARWEN’S Ben Fish maintained his fine winning streak by dominating the field at last week’s Warrington 10k.

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Burnley's Hitchon seals London spot

11:43am Sunday 24th June 2012

The honour of being the first athlete of the Team GB trials weekend to seal their place on the Olympic team fell to Burnley's Sophie Hitchon in the women's hammer.

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