Beever finishes well clear of nearest rival in storming run
STAINLAND LIONS Mags Beever stormed to victory in the Liversedge Half Marathon women’s race, finishing two minutes ahead of her nearest rival.
Joining her in the overall top 20 was Darren Young, who won his age category, while fellow Lion Jan King was second in his.
Results: Darren Young 1:26:07, Margaret Beever 1:27:09, Leon Severn 1:35:47, Derek Parrington 1:36:01, Paul Corns 1:48:31, Tim Walker 1:58:16, Jan King 1:59:05, Paula Pickersgill 2:06:41, Sandy Gee 2:09:41, Alex Whyte 2:21:24, Jenny Walker 2:21:24.
Lions’ Gillian Jago clocked a personal best time of 1:48:08 in the sunshine at the Barcelona Half Marathon while Clayton Cutter was the sole Stainland runner in the Great North West Half Marathon, in Blackpool, finishing in 1:34:07.
Four Lions were presented with heart-shaped medals after completing the Lancaster Valentines 10k.
Results: Caroline Ford 61:15, Diane Thornley 61:15, Helen Shenton 61:15, Wendy Paulson 69:10.
■ A hardy bunch from Calder Valley Fell Runners braved the fells last weekend for the sixth instalment of the club’s Resolution Run.
Meanwhile, Valley’s Ben Mounsey bagged another win in Southern Spain, fighting off some of the finest trail runners in the region to claim the Gegant De Pedra crown.
The race is run over 21k with an equally challenging climb of 1,150m but Mounsey continued his good form by clocking a new course record.
Mounsey said: “It was my second race in less than 15 hours so the legs were tired and I had to work hard against some strong competition. It was a crazy route in parts with gnarly descents, steep climbs, make-shift wooden bridges and narrow drainage channels.”
■ Four members of Sowerby Bridge Snails ran the first leg of the Pennine Trails at Dunsop Bridge, a 12k run through farmland, open trails, tracks and Whitmore Woods.
Amanda Aveyard led the Snails home in 1:33:23, followed by Alice Austin-Howarth (1:34:19), Sandra Pinder (1:34:55) and Anne Molloy (1:40:49).
Meanwhile, the latest members of Snails’ C25K graduated at last weekend’s parkrun at Shroggs Park.
The runners have been training twice a week since the start of the year and after the graduation, Andy Mellor said: “I’m so chuffed with myself after managing to get round.
“Thank you to everyone who cheered me on. It’s been a great experience, with a wonderful group of people.”
Queensbury RC results from Liversedge Half Marathon: 36 Martin Firth 1:30:30 (1st MV60), 44 Carl Heron 1:32:12 (2nd MV55), 68 Simon Brady 1:36:03, 77 Chris Lane 1:36:52, 96 Graham Rhodes 1:40:10, 221 Philip Lickley 1:54:43, 239 Julie Hepworth 1:56:33, 282 Jo Fortune 2:00:48, 330 Terri Mason 2:07:11.
Northowram Pumas results from Liversedge Half Marathon: Matt Wilson 1:42:11, Andy Flynn 1:54:20, Paula Snee 1:56:23, Jodie Knowles 1:58:58, Matt Newton 2:02:42, Gabriella Kenny 2:05:27, Julie Snee 2:05:27, Craig Shaw 2:07:18.