Northern Veterans' Championships Hyndburn 27 September

Garry Ireland competed in the above championships winning the javelin with a throw in excess of 41 metres, finishing second in the hammer and shot and contesting the discus. Full details - and details of other competitors - once the results are published.

Medicine & Chernobyl Belarus Aid 10k, Parbold 27 September

John and Pam Appleton tackled this event, John taking twelfth place in 41.37 (2nd M55) while Pam was first F55 in 50.02 finishing 46th overall.

Medal Meeting - Blackpool 27 September

Four athletes took part in the final track and field meeting of the season at Stanley Park. Liane Bibby won the javelin (34.32) and threw the discus (16.95). Sprinter Bethany Baxter was third in the long jump with a pb 4.32 and was in the top six in both the 100 (14.1) and 200 (29.1). Taylor Caton-Hand was second in the 100m and completed the 200 in 29.8. Tricia Spark was fourth in the discus (19.09), set a season's best 14.0 in the 100 and recorded 28.9 (200). Information from Colin Sparks. Results.

Northern Road Relays, Young Athletes- Leeds 27 September

Northern Road Relays, Seniors - Leeds 26 September

The club finished two teams at the road relays this year in Leeds on a day that was more like summer than autumn. The organisers did a good job of hiding the venue, and set out an undulating, slightly longer (6k) course than last weeks NW relays. The A team qualified for the nationals with some great performances, the highlight being Dave Forrester's run, 8th fastest overall on the day.

Matt Crehan (24th position, 18:32) led the A team off well giving Dave Forrester (5th, 17:18) plenty of people to chase, although he only managed to catch 19 of them! Danny Griffiths (11th, 19:04) was next up holding on well.  Jake Healey (18th, 21:05) and Ian Costello (23rd, 21:36) put in solid performances before Greg Williams (24th, 19:52) produced a fine run on last leg.

 Mark Davies (72nd, 21:00) led the B team out before Barry Graney (61, 20:37) moved nicely through the field, both legs good enough for an A team spot showing good depth to the squad.  Steve Tate (65, 22:12) handed over to Ian White (66, 21:46) who somehow managed to combine a morning training session with a good race! Alan McNally (68, 23:54) and Steve Clague (68, 24:01) completed the team.

Thanks to the reserves (Tony Raffle, Pete Johnson) and Parents for great support on the course. The only disappointment on the day was lack of a senior women's team again, come on ladies where are you?  Report by Barry Graney.   Results 

Yorkshire Veterans Championships - Cleckheaton 20 September

Michael Hughes travelled across the Pennines to compete as a guest, recording 29.50 (Hammer -ninth), 8.46 (shot - 12th), 25.40 (discus - 12th) and 21.17 (javelin -tenth). Unfortunately, Michael was unable to enter the Northern Veterans Championships as he received the entry form too late to do so.

Guilden Sutton 10k -Chester 20 September

John Appleton completed this event in 67th place in a time of 41.26.

Great North Run - Newcastle - 20 September

 At the last count seven runners from Sutton raced in the Great North Run. Dennis Wharton was first home finishing in 1hr27, 7th V50.  He was followed by Jim Crehan  in 1hr34mins, 20th in his age group.  Julian Corfe sneaked under the two hour mark (1:59), followed by Sarah Hattersley & Cherryl Orrick finishing together in (2:00). Dorothy Fairhurst (2:13-ish, non chip time) and Joanne Keogh (2:18) completed the turn out for the club. Results

Arnold Seddon Memorial Meeting - Wigan 19 September

Chelsea Jarvis set a new club record of 42 seconds for the 300m at Robin Park and collected a second gold by winning the 1500m in 4.51.9. Taylor Caton-Hand was second in the long jump (4.43), finished fifth in the 100m final in 13.9 and seventh in the shot with 7.13.

North West and Merseyside Road Relays - Blackpool - 19 September

 Results

Throws and Jumps Meeting - Wavertree - 19 September

Liane Bibby achieved a Grade 1 in the javelin (31.45) and set a personal best in the discus (21.76) while Tricia Spark put the shot 8.92 and threw the hammer 33.97.

Nightly Subscription:

At the AGM the membership approved an increase in the nightly subs.  The club has held off increasing this rate but must now match the increase in the track hire costs. Starting from 1st October, the subs will be Juniors 70p, Seniors 80p.  Family subscriptions are still capped at the cost of two members.

Stretton Skyline Fell Race 13 September

Top racer Mark Davies travelled to Church Stretton in Shropshire to run the Stretton Skyline Fell Race. The 18.7 mile race took in five hills forming the skyline around Church Stretton with a combined ascent of approximately 4500 feet. Mark finished 46th out of 85 in a time of 3:35:45. Results

Blackpool Medal Meeting 13 September

A small group of motivated athletes travelled to Blackpool for the first of the two September medal meetings. Taylor Caton-Hand and Daniel Elston contested three events each. Taylor won the long jump (4.65) and shot putt (7.38) and finished second in the 100m (14.2). Daniel recorded 3.81(long jump), 5.09 (shot) and 2.41.5 (800) finishing seventh, fifth and eighth respectively.

Michael Hughes won the hammer (30.78) and finished fourth in the shot (8.70). Danny Hughes was second in the shot (9.42) and 400 (58.4). Bethany Baxter took second in the shot (6.59), third in the 100 (13.9) and ninth in the 800 (2.48.9). Heather Drillingcourt was fourth in the 100 (13.6) while Patricia Spark won the hammer (36.31), finished fourth in the shot (8.60) and eighth in the 200 (28.8).