Sefton Park – Saturday 27 November

Liverpool Cross Challenge 2010

Runners’ HQ

U17 & u20 Females going to start area

At 2 minute hooter, they line up at the pre-start line… … then they’ll move

forward to the actual start line

Ellie Hume (left) and Emily Hosker Thornhill sorting out the start

Now they’re on the pre-start line…. Eventual race winner is 3rd from right (435)

Now forward to the actual start line…. Note them focusing on where they’re going

Ellie has a clear racing line

the race winner (the little one)is getting a bumpy

ride…

Emily HT in the thick of things

Ellie completing her first lap

…

….cheered on by mum, Lisa

Emily keeping focus

2nd lap complete, 600m to go

The Poole girl and Ellie finish 27th & 28th ……in identical

time

2nd Kent u-20 Female

Emily is 46th u-20

Kieran shadowing Tonbridge’s Ryan Driscoll as U-17 Men complete 1st lap

Jake tussles with a Liverpool Harrier

Kieran will finish 21st …2 seconds ahead of Fergus Roberts (Yorkshire)

2nd lap done – 800m to go

Jake will be pipped by the Bristol lad right on the line….

Race finished – one more thing to do……

Sponsored by McCain – you’d think you’d get free chips…

The Gateshead Harrier (LEFT, half hidden by the marshall) got Kieran’s target 20th place… by just 5 seconds

Looks as though the U-20 Men have their race taped…

Jason will pip all 3, plus the Derby runner just in front of this quartet

1km to go

This view looks a lot like the finishing field of Parliament Hill…..

Jason races past our tent

Jason and the black vested Poole runner will overtake the Aldershot man and finish 12 secs ahead

600m to go

Jason (64th) outsprints the rival from Derby to conclude the red campaign

• Question….

• What was Jason’s race number…?

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