Around 1600+ runners took part in the City vs. City 10k in Liverpool city centre on Sunday. The premise being, 3 teams, Liverpool, Glasgow and London compete over 6.21 miles, with the winning team being the city with the lowest average 10k time. This year, Glasgow were the victors, with Liverpool 2nd and last but not least, London.
Representing Liverpool were many of Ellesmere Ports finest runners. 1st home for the club and in 28th position overall in 39:21 was Matt Whitfield, astonishing on-lookers far and wide with his 2nd place in the V50 category not just from the Liverpool runners, but nationwide.
Following Matt home was Alison MacDonald in 45:53 and 544th position. Next home was Madeline Bird. Running a new personal best by 1 second, finishing in a time of 47:28. Just behind Madeline was the rarely seen Kevin Curtis in 47:55.
Debbie Hawker ran a great race, storming home close behind in 52:02. Just missing out on a PB was Nigel Crierie running a fine race to post a time of 52:54
Over in Lancashire, in the sun and heat was EPRC’s sole representative, Alan Durston in the popular Blackpool Marathon. Posting a solid time of 4:25:24 for 298th position Alan must’ve been feeling the heat with one of the hottest days of the year and one of the hottest of his now 20 full marathons. Well done Alan that will certainly be a record for the club that will be around for a long time.
Cheshire AA Road Rankings
The half yearly update to the Cheshire AA Road Race rankings was released this week, with six different Ellesmere Port male athletes and two female athletes featuring in the top 10 for different distances.
For Ellesmere Port Men, in the 5k, sitting pretty at the top is Steve Crowe. In the 5 Mile, both Steve and Mark Dodd are 2nd and 10th respectively. In the 10k, Steve is currently lying 4th in the county. In the 10 Mile, an outstanding four EPRC athletes are in the counties top 10 with Steve, Mark Dodd, Simon Jeffs and Matt Whitfield placing 1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th. Only Steve Crowe makes it into the competitive Half Marathon rankings with his 2nd place. In the marathon, EPRC have 3 men, Mark Dodd, Paul Robertson and Steve Laker in the top 10 in the county in 3rd, 7th and 8th positions respectively.
For EPRC Ladies, we have Nicola Bird and Alison Macdonald in the top 10 in various events. Nicky is currently ranked 6th in the 5k, 1st in the 5 Mile, and 7th in the 10k with Alison currently 9th in the Marathon.
