Borders League - Race 6 - Frodsham organised by Helsby on 06/04/2008 (Seniors)
Snow covered the fields around Frodsham for the penultimate race of the Borders League series. Fortunately the roads were clear and Helsby Running Club had set out a challenging course setting off from the Forest Hills Hotel. Several hills tested the Wallasey runners and the men's and ladies teams again performed excellently. First home for the club in 23rd place was Tony Barbat and hot on his heels running his first 'Borders' since returning from Australia was Jamie Pullin (24th). Connor McArdle continued his improvement by moving up to 29th place. Greg Jones, Keith Simpson, Mark Beckett, Colin Palmer, Bob Brimage, Colin Benson and Steve Lampkin were the other counters as Wallasey's top ten finished inside the first 80 for their best performance of the season (443 points). The ladies were led home by Tricia Jones (13th). Ann Taylor-Kilbane made a welcome return to record 21st with Vicky Kehoe third counter (30th). The ladies team finished with 64 points. Both teams now hold strong leads at the top of their divisions. John Cottrell faces a tough fight to win the over 60 category, Pete Lonsdale lies second in the over 65 category as does Trica Jones in the over 45 ladies. Men's club captain Dave Walton enthused "Absolutely brilliant set of results. I believe both the women and men are now in an unassailable position at the top of each division. On Sunday's race only two teams out of the fourteen competing beat Wallasey!! Fantastic Let's ensure we get a strong team out for the final race and then relax and have a very enjoyable presentation evening."