LANCASHIRE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - SATURDAY - 9TH.JANUARY
On a day when most major sports events were cancelled because of the arctic conditions, I (number 603) tackled the county cross country championships at Witton Park, Blackburn where I managed to win the Bronze Medal in the Veteran Mens - over 65 age group category. As I regularly run along St.Annes beach with my pet alsation,Suki, I found running in the snow and ice at Witton Park relatively easy and completed the hilly 10KM.course in 66 mins. 33 secs. I managed to pull away from my clubmate, Norman Greenwood on the last lap although Norman was compensated by winning the gold medal for the over 70 years category. I was particularly pleased to win another county medal as it is now six decades since I won my first Lancashire Athletics medal at Stretford in 1958 as the lead off man in Blackpool and Fylde Athletic Club’s Junior Sprint Relay Squad.
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