Race Reports 2016

9BAR Sunrise to Sunset Challenge - - Tuesday 27 December 2016

The Annual 9BAR Sunrise to Sunset Challenge was held at the Shrewsbury Cycle Track in Sundorne (1km laps). The challenge was to run as far as you can between Sunrise (8:20) and Sunset (16:01) be it a 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon, or Ultra, your lap was card stamped after every lap. The idea of the race is for runners to run as far as the can (or want to) between the hours of Sunrise (8.20) and Sunset (16.01), the winner being the runner who records the furthest distance. Hayley McNicholas and Ollie, Dawn and Martin Hunt selected the half marathon with Ollie finishing the fastest in 01:47 and second place, with Dawn third, Martin fourth and Hayley ninth.

Position	Name	Gun time	Gender	Race Number
2	Ollie Hunt	01:47:22	M	69
3	Dawn Hunt	02:01:48	F	19
4	Martin Hunt	02:07:09	M	62
9	Hayley McNicholas	02:25:44	F	33

K42 Canarias Anaga Marathon - 28 Miles - Saturday 10 December 2016

Jez Fellick

Jez Fellick travelled to Tenerife for the K42 Canarias Anaga Marathon Jez said "Just over 28 miles so it's an ultra in my book. Stunning place to run and less muddy than beacon park! I was aiming for 5.30 so not sure why I'm slightly annoyed with 5.03. Would highly recommend to anyone that enjoys long trail races in the mountains". Jez finished in 24th place of over 700, a great effort.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
24	Jez Fellick	05:03:22				8	M	24	307

315 Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles - Sunday 04 December 2016

Dawn Hunt

Martin and Dawn Hunt travelled to Lancaster for the 3-1-5 Half Marathon, Martin completed the course in 01:55 and Dawn in 02:03. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
130	Martin Hunt	01:55:33			V50		M
153	Dawn Hunt	02:03:12			V45		F

Vale of Clwyd Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles - Sunday 27 November 2016

The Vale of Clwyd Half Marathon course was described as "Wonderfully scenic, the undulating route taking you to the villages of Llangynhafal, Gellifor, Llanychan and Llanynys before finishing where you started, in Llandyrnog village. Despite the undulations, there are some very fast sections which explains the many PB's that have been achieved on the route." The race attracted Caet Cuthbert who completed the course in 02:20 for 75th place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
75	Caet Cuthbert	02:20:03			F40		F

Benidorm Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles - Sunday 27 November 2016

Nicci Chapman, Louise Marsden, Claire Marsden, Jessikha Ellison, Katherine Holley and Sandra Ellison

6 of Wallasey A.C. ladies travelled to Spain for the Benidorm Half Marathon. The course took in the center and the coast of the city of Benidorm and had a high percentage of foreign visitors. Sandra Ellison was first home and Claire Marsden grabbed a personal best. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Race Number
1082	Sandra Ellison	02:14:24	02:12:26	VETERANAS E	17	F	736
1117	Claire Marsden	02:18:02	02:16:04	SENIOR FEME	38	F	795
1118	Katherine Holley	02:18:02	02:16:04	VETERANAS A	36	F	794
1119	Louise Marsden	02:18:02	02:16:04	SENIOR FEME	39	F	737
1133	Jess Ellison	02:20:17	02:18:20	SENIOR FEME	42	F	735
1134	Nicci Chapman	02:20:17	02:18:19	VETERANAS A	37	F	783

Tatton Park Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles - Sunday 20 November 2016

Elaine Opara

Claire Walton continued her rich vein of form with yet another win this time in the Tatton Park Half Marathon. Claire was first lady in 01:23 dead. Ray Clark set a personal best of 01:28:54. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
21	Claire Walton	01:23:01	01:23:00	23	Female	1	F	1	224
27	Bryan Stevenson	01:25:01	01:25:01	33	V35	7	M	26	211
51	Ray Clark	01:28:59	01:28:54	58	Male	24	M	48	91
75	Sallie Holt	01:31:50	01:31:45	84	V40	1	F	5	146
186	Vicky Kehoe	01:39:34	01:39:12	200	V40	5	F	16	463
357	Elaine Opara	01:47:37	01:47:14	384	V35	6	F	46	573
443	Sharon Lamont	01:51:02	01:49:53	463	V50	3	F	75	474
751	Alison Engle	02:02:41	02:02:06	837	V45	24	F	214	931
896	Rachael Graham	02:08:11	02:02:56	853	Female	105	F	290	985
1209	Claire Marsden	02:25:34	02:20:56	1196	Female		F	481	1167

Conwy Half Marathon - 13.21 Miles - Sunday 20 November 2016

Jack Poland

The Conwy Half Marathon started on Conwy Quayside next to the river Conwy and in front of the 700+ year old Conwy Castle, from here it proceeded along the road through to Deganwy and on to the West Shore in the Victorian Town of Llandudno then along Church Walks and past the pier. Next was the Great Orme then to the West shore and back to the finish on the quayside. Steve Smith was first home for the men in 01:29:51 although Jack Poland did beat him on chip time with 01:29:30. Jess Smith was first lady in 01:44. Martin Hunt completed his 50th half marathon and Jan McArd set a personal best. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
102	Steve Smith	01:30:00	01:29:51	105	45-49	15	M	94	2298
110	Jack Poland	01:30:22	01:29:30	100	21-34	44	M	101	2998
517	Jess Smith	01:46:00	01:44:17	508	35-39	12	F	66	2297
547	Ollie Hunt	01:46:45	01:42:49	436	21-34	151	M	470	3359
560	Sheila Rae	01:46:59	01:46:20	598	45-49	11	F	76	2163
668	Ian Reid	01:49:50	01:48:10	684	50-54	50	M	559	6287
730	Karl Bunnell	01:51:13	01:49:16	736	21-34	186	M	605	3159
1307	Jan McArd	02:04:08	02:00:12	1268	45-49	46	F	304	3289
1337	Martin Hunt	02:04:42	02:00:36	1286	50-54	112	M	1018	2940
1492	Dawn Hunt	02:08:08	02:02:23	1356	45-49	59	F	386	2939
1565	Louise Marsden	02:10:45	02:06:46	1533	21-34	129	F	424	2996
2037	Hayley McNicholas	02:26:45	02:22:47	2030	21-34	191	F	692	2118
2283	Keith Marsden	02:43:28	02:39:30	2283	55-59	103	M	1430	2997

Tatton Park 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 20 November 2016

Mike Green

Mike Green finished in 12th place in the Tatton Park 10k after completing the course in 37:38., Mike was second in his age category. Katie Bellew ran well to cross the line in 52:59. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
12	Mike Green	00:37:42	00:37:38	12	V40	2	M	10	64
286	Katie Bellew	00:54:01	00:52:59	302	V40	15	F	78	686

Penmaenmawr Fell Race - 10 Miles - Saturday 19 November 2016

Jez Fellick and Nick Holt headed to Wales for the Penmaenmawr Fell Race, the course incorporates 1950 feet of ascent and a bog. Our Wallasey A.C. runners overcame these obstacles to finish in 01:23 (13th) and 01:43 (63rd) respectively.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
13	Jez Fellick	01:23:21			V50		M		57
63	Nick Holt	01:42:27			V40		M		76

Morun 10k - 10 Km - Saturday 19 November 2016

Pete Barham finished the 10k Mo Run in Croxteth Hall, Liverpool in 51:55.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
107	Pete Barham	00:51:55	00:51:55		(M) Veteran40		M		16713
207	Louise Shields	00:59:35	00:59:28		(F) Senior		F		16618

Brecon Beacons Ultra - 46 Miles - Saturday 19 November 2016

The Brecon Beacons Ultra route is described as a very varied one that will test competitors strengths and weaknesses; flat land specialists will love the canal bits whilst the mountain goats will prefer the 'gap', and then of course there's all the 'in between' bits. The start of the Brecon Beacons Ultra took place in the heart of the Brecon Beacons starting and finishing in the delightful village of Talybont on Usk and consisted of 2 laps. 4 intrepid athletes from Wallasey A.C. participated in the event with bragging rights going to Ian Wilson.

Position	Name	Gun time	Gender	Race Number
44	Ian Wilson	09:34:58	M	291
48	Phil Dabner	09:38:17	M	71
77	Chris Bowers	10:20:55	M	32
94	Martin Pritchard-Howarth	10:51:38	M	223
136	Eddie Berry	12:03:10	M	25

Escape from Meriden Ultra - - Saturday 19 November 2016

In Meriden, a 500 year old cross marks the centre of England, runners had 24 hours to get as far from Meriden as they could travel on foot. Runners were supplied with a race drone gps tracker, any steps away from a direct route were wasted as they result was based on as the crow flies miles. Steve Armstrong took up the challenge at midnight and raced through to past midday before succumbing to injury, but not before he had covered 47.7 as the crow flies. Steve said "Just didn't seem to be my day!".

Morun 5k - 5 Km - Saturday 19 November 2016

Ray Clark

Ray Clark finished third in the 5k Mo Run in Croxteth Hall, Liverpool finishing in 19:04.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
3	Ray Clark	00:19:04	00:19:04		(M) Senior		M		3649

Windmill 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 13 November 2016

The Windmill 10k was run on a fast, flat and accurately measured course on the coastal front of Lytham, the runners took in some great sights of the town including the iconic Lytham Windmill and the stunning Fairhaven Lake. Over 900 took part and Ollie Hunt and Hayley McNicholas were amongst them.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
150	Ollie Hunt	00:48:44			Men		M		557
613	Hayley McNicholas	01:02:12			Ladies		F		709

Cheshire 10k - 10 Km - Saturday 12 November 2016

Colin Palmer

Nearly 1,400 runners contested the Cheshire 10k at Arley Hall near Warrington. The fast and flat course helped Joe Boden set an excellent personal best of 33:45 which gave him 22nd place. First lady home for the club was Sallie Holt in 40:33 and 12th lady. Claire Marsden knocked an impressive 6 minutes off her lifetime best returning in 54:46. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
23	Joe Boden	00:33:50	00:33:45	22	Male	11	M	23	155
66	Colin Palmer	00:37:34	00:37:30	67	V50	7	M	63	1163
102	Ray Clark	00:39:12	00:38:51	98	Male	41	M	96	297
113	Mike Kelly	00:39:36	00:39:18	114	Male	42	M	104	852
150	Sallie Holt	00:40:59	00:40:33	150	V40	3	F	12	726
309	Ollie Hunt	00:46:11	00:44:30	280	Male	91	M	279	774
560	Dave Hemmings	00:52:21	00:49:56	550	V35	107	M	462	683
641	Katherine Holley	00:53:52	00:51:29	619	V35	27	F	129	721
684	Stephen Hannam	00:54:39	00:50:59	587	Male	162	M	539	648
788	Keith Marsden	00:57:07	00:54:44	789	V55	24	M	589	984
792	Claire Marsden	00:57:09	00:54:46	792	Female	73	F	201	983
887	Hayley McNicholas	00:59:08	00:57:28	935	Female	89	F	252	1035
964	Sandra Ellison	01:00:42	00:58:18	990	V55	16	F	300	481

9BAR Sunset to Sunrise Challenge Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Saturday 12 November 2016

9BAR Sunset to Sunrise Challenge was run along the banks of the River Severn on the disused Ironbridge to Bridgnorth Railway line in the dark, the race started at 4.16pm on the 12th November and finished when ever the runners have had enough pain or at Sunrise on the 13th November at 7.33am. The race was open for half / full and ultra distances. Team Hunt took on the Half Marathon challenge with Ollie claiming second place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Gender	Race Number
2	Ollie Hunt	02:00:26	M	17
6	Martin Hunt	02:20:26	M	18
7	Dawn Hunt	02:25:05	F	19

Betws-y-Coed Trail Canicross Challenge 10k - 10 Km - Saturday 12 November 2016

Jess Smith took her dog Molly on the Canicross challenge 10k and they completed the course in 53:10.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
25	Jess Smith	00:53:10			FSEN	5	F	9	563

Betws-y-Coed Trail Challenge 10k - 10 Km - Saturday 12 November 2016

The Betws-y-Coed Trail Challenge 10k from the centre of Betws-y-Coed then headed up through the forest behind St Mary's Church, around Llyn Elsi, and finally emerged for the finish at the Waterloo Hotel after a gentle descent from the lake. 4 runners from Wallasey AC took on the challenge, Steve Smith was first home in 44:42 for 13th place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
13	Steve Smith	00:44:42	M45	3	M	14	260
86	Steve Armstrong	00:54:39	M45	11	M	66	6
202	Caet Cuthbert	01:06:20	F40	16	F	75	60
254	Kareen Porschke	01:17:13	F45	17	F	112	220

Lancaster Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 06 November 2016

Claire Walton returned victorious from the Lancaster Half Marathon with a win in the ladies race in 01:24.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Gender	Race Number
15	Claire Walton	01:24:04		F	615
261	Martin Hunt	01:57:06	V50	M	414
331	Dawn Hunt	02:06:15	V45	F	413

New York Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 06 November 2016

Paul Bradford had a great run at the New York marathon post a 02:58 on a difficult course. Paul said "What a day! I was delighted with 2:58 on the toughest course I've ever done.".

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
749	Paul Bradford	02:58:23			M40	120	M	693	3333

Spooky Halloween Night Run - 10 Km - Saturday 05 November 2016

The Spooky Halloween Night Trail Race in Delamere Forest was a 10k course that consisted of three separate loops. The first loop was run around Blakemere Moss, the second loop was the notorious forest warrior. The third loop was up Pale Heights before dropping back down and heading back into the forest towards the finish line. Steve Armstrong, Pete Brunt and Kareen Porschke donned their head torches and took up the challenge.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
157	Steve Armstrong	00:59:10	MV40	47	M	130	8
189	Pete Brunt	01:00:43	MV50	27	M	150	70
343	Kareen Porschke	01:14:17	FV40	48	F	117	349

November Nightmare Marathon Day 6 - 26.21 Miles - Friday 04 November 2016

Dawn and Martin Hunt returned to Shropshire for the sixth race in the November Nightmare series of marathons.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
13	Dawn Hunt	04:53:52					F		84
16	Martin Hunt	05:04:02					M		85

November Nightmare Half Marathon Day 1 - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 30 October 2016

The November Nightmare is a series of 6 Marathons (or Half marathons) in 6 day in Telford. Hayley McNicholas completed the course in 02:54.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
9	Hayley McNicholas	02:54:07					F		19

November Nightmare Marathon Day 1 - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 30 October 2016

The November Nightmare is a series of 6 Marathons (or Half marathons) in 6 day in Telford. Team Hunt travelled down to Shropshire for the race, Ollie Hunt was first back in 6th place in 04:29.

Position	Name	Gun time	Gender	Race Number
6	Ollie Hunt	04:29:05	M	20
10	Dawn Hunt	04:51:24	F	24
13	Martin Hunt	04:53:42	M	23

Snowdonia Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 30 October 2016

Steve and Jess Smith were first man and lady home for the club in the hilly Snowdon Marathon. Steve returned in 03:25 and Jess in 03:45. great efforts on a tough course.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
122	Steve Smith	03:25:39	03:25:21	124	M45	21	M	113	1775
331	Jess Smith	03:45:29	03:45:10	342	FSEN	17	F	31	2952
494	Martin Connell	03:56:18	03:56:01	512	M45	94	M	444	419
728	Steve Ellis	04:10:56	04:10:38	760	MSEN	230	M	626	615
733	Martin Pritchard-Howarth	04:11:22	04:09:47	740	M45	135	M	628	1557
1543	Pete Brunt	05:02:26	05:01:29	1562	M50	153	M	1216	297

NEWSAR Clwydian Hills Fell Race - 15 Km - Sunday 23 October 2016

Team gallery

The NEWSAR Clwydian Hills Fell Race was a 15km race with 3,000ft of ascent, over the Clwydian hills in North Wales including the summit of Moel Famau. Wallasey AC finished fourth in the team race with Jez Fellick first home in 14th and first in his age category. Sallie Holt was fist lady in 106th. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Race Number
14	Jez Fellick	01:26:58	O50	1	M	129
46	Steve Smith	01:36:56	O40	16	M	102
48	Rob Pearse	01:38:08	O40	17	M	123
58	Mike Kelly	01:40:01	U40	26	M	124
106	Sallie Holt	01:52:34	O40	34	F	125
110	Jeremie Le-Normand	01:53:26	U40	39	M	177
112	Phil Cuthbert	01:54:51	O40	37	M	109
114	Jess Smith	01:55:02	U40	40	F	104
139	Steve Armstrong	02:05:26	O40	47	M	103
150	Zoe Pearse	02:10:47	U40	46	F	122
170	Pete Brunt	02:45:06	O50	41	M	105
171	Caet Cuthbert	02:45:13	O40	50	F	110

Wirral Seaside Run - 5 Km - Sunday 23 October 2016

Running into a 20mph headwind did not deter Helen Anne Stansfield as she scored a victory in the last Wirral Seaside Run of 2016. Helen crossed the line in 21:53, most runners times were down due to the wind. Colin Palmer was first male in 18:46 for fourth place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Gender
4	Colin Palmer	00:18:47	M50	M
5	Tony Barbat	00:18:57	M55	M
10	Phil Bird	00:20:24	M50	M
13	Stephen Bird	00:20:40	SM	M
22	Helen-Anne Stansfield	00:21:53	SW	F
23	Ollie Hunt	00:22:01	SM	M
31	John Bassett	00:22:53	M50	M
40	Kate Ryan	00:24:45	W40	F
41	Martin Hunt	00:25:07	M50	M
42	Michelle Alty	00:25:08	W45	F
44	Sue Reynolds	00:25:35	W40	F
46	Katie Bellew	00:25:52	W40	F
51	Dawn Hunt	00:26:25	W45	F
57	Nicci Davies	00:27:23	W55	F
62	Jan McArd	00:27:58	W45	F
63	Claire Marsden	00:27:59	SW	F
64	Katherine Holley	00:28:00	W35	F
66	Hayley McNicholas	00:28:45	SW	F

Birmingham Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 16 October 2016

3 runners from the club travelled to Birmingham to join a large field for the Birmingham Half Marathon. Richard Saunders was the first back for the club in 01:40.

Position	Name	Gun time	Gender	Race Number
1441	Richard Saunders	01:40:48	M	571
4041	Rachel Saunders	01:54:33	F	2561
10061	Hayley McNicholas	02:26:43	F	14308

Manchester Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 16 October 2016

Nicci Chapman, Theresa Larkins, Katherine Holley and Sandra Ellison

The runners at the Manchester Half Marathon faced extremely wet conditions. This did not deter our runners as John Bassett led them home in 01:38.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
1145	John Bassett	01:38:16	V50	61	M	1033	9
4245	Katherine Holley	01:58:30	V35	211	F	1087	14299
4402	Theresa Larkins	01:59:13	SEN	562	F	1176	15027
4442	Dawn Hunt	01:59:25	V45	116	F	1205	15079
5624	Sandra Ellison	02:07:59	V55	39	F	1875	15133
7008	Nicci Chapman	02:20:42	V35	495	F	2755	15283

The Lakes Four Passes - 23 Miles - Saturday 15 October 2016

The Lakes Four Passes was a 23 mile trail race in the Cumbrian Fells with the route taking in four of the Lake Districts most scenic valleys and their adjoining passes. The route was circular route and started and finished at Rosthwaite Village Hall in Borrowdale, at the southern end of Derwent Water. The first pass was Sty Head Tarn situated between the Scafell Massif and Great Gable before the race dropped down to Wasdale with Cumbria's deepest lake. The second which was Black Sail Pass & the third Scarth Gap, which happened to be the easiest ascent of the day & gave views of Haystacks, Wainwright's resting place to the right. The fourth and final pass was an old miners path and was the hardest of the day to the top of Honister's Pass before returning down to the village hall. Caet Cuthbert was amongst the 112 strong field and said "Fab race, but very tough. Took me 6hrs 40 to finish".

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
83	Caet Cuthbert	06:42:39					F		25

York Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 09 October 2016

Martin and Dawn Hunt completed the York Marathon in personal best times of 04:15 and 04:14 respectively.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
1909	Dawn Hunt	04:23:04	04:14:46	1766	F45	63	F	416	4758
1942	Martin Hunt	04:24:06	04:15:48	1794	M50	153	M	1515	4759

Chichester Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 09 October 2016

The Chichester Half Marathon included a mixture of road, cross country and cycle path terrain, started at Chichester College and took in the historic sites of Chichester, including the Cathedral and the walls. It then led up to the pinnacle of the South Downs, the Trundle, before wending its way back down Centurion Way. Phil Bird and Grace Gibson made the trip returning in 01:39 and 01:54 respectively.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
66	Phil Bird	01:39:12	01:39:03				M		111
253	Grace Gibson	01:54:27	01:54:18				F		1109

Great Scottish Run Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 02 October 2016

The Great Scottish Run Half Marathon course started in the centre of the city, in George Square, and from there took runners past a selection of Glasgow's finest venues and buildings. As well as crossing over the River Clyde, runners will took a trip through Pollok Park and Bellahouston Park, before heading back for the grandstand finish on Glasgow Green. Hayley McNicholas completed the race in 02:09.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
6573	Hayley McNicholas	02:09:44					F		10378

Kielder Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 02 October 2016

Dawn Hunt

The Active Northumberland Kielder Marathon route followed an almost entirely off-road course around northern Europe's largest man-made lake, Kielder Water, in Northumberland. Organisers claim it is �Britain's Most Beautiful Marathon�. Ollie, Dawn and Martin Hunt made the trip, Ollie was first back in 04:13 and said "The most beautiful race scenery I've ever seen which helped take my mind off the fact it was the hilliest race I've ever done but still pulled out a marathon pb somehow. Mum and dad did great too especially after last week's marathon in the legs". Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
212	Ollie Hunt	04:13:42	04:13:04	216	Mara-MS	75	M	182	2899
380	Dawn Hunt	04:45:05	04:43:52	379	Mara-FV40	20	F	79	2399
424	Martin Hunt	04:51:46	04:50:34	419	Mara-MV50	56	M	330	2398

Chester Metric Marathon - 26 Km - Sunday 02 October 2016

Bryan Stevenson

Bryan Stevenson led the Wallasey AC runners home in the Chester Metric Marathon posting a 01:49, Jess Smith was the first lady back for the club in 02:05. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
16	Bryan Stevenson	01:49:38	01:49:36	16	MSEN	10	M	16	4638
17	Paul Bradford	01:49:43	01:49:41	17	MV40	3	M	17	4574
24	Steve Smith	01:52:37	01:52:23	24	MV45	4	M	24	5079
90	Jess Smith	02:05:30	02:05:22	92	FV35	4	F	12	5083
101	Vicky Kehoe	02:06:33	02:06:25	101	FV40	4	F	15	4570
216	Sharon Lamont	02:18:22	02:18:07	220	FV50	9	F	51	4633
243	Rachel Saunders	02:20:16	02:19:59	244	FV50	10	F	58	4637

Matalan Merseyside 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 02 October 2016

Ray Clark headed over to Aintree Racecourse for the Matalan Merseyside 10k, Ray completed the course in 01:03.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
815	Ray Clark	01:05:23	01:03:51	801	MSEN	307	M	548	780

Sandstone Trail Race A - 17 Miles - Sunday 02 October 2016

Caet Cuthbert

The Sandstone Trail A Race is 27.5km (17.1 miles) with 655m climb starting from Duckington following sections of the Sandstone Trail Path, finishing in Delamere Forest. The race had a timed-out road crossing at the A51, because of the heavy traffic on this road, competitors had to punch the electronic controls both before and after the road crossing. The time taken between the two controls was deducted from the overall time for the race. Jez Fellick was first back for the club in a creditable 8th place in 02:12. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Gender
8	Jez Fellick	02:12:30	MV50	M
30	Phil Dabner	02:25:24	MV40	M
40	Phil Cuthbert	02:29:25	MV40	M
99	Chris Bowers	02:52:36	MV40	M

Sandstone Trail Race B - 10.6 Miles - Sunday 02 October 2016

Phil Dabner

The Sandstone Trail B Race is 17.0km (10.6 miles) with 288m of climb starting from Beeston following sections of the Sandstone Trail Path, finishing in Delamere Forest. The race had a timed-out road crossing at the A51, because of the heavy traffic on this road, competitors had to punch the electronic controls both before and after the road crossing. The time taken between the two controls was deducted from the overall time for the race. Zoe Pearse and Caet Cuthbert completed the challenging course in 01:41 and 02:15 respectively. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
68	Zoe Pearse	01:41:25			L		F
153	Caet Cuthbert	02:15:34			LV40		F

Chester Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 02 October 2016

Mike Griffiths

Claire Walton was 7th lady overall in the Chester Marathon returning in 03:04. Steve Ellis was first male for the club in 03:54.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
120	Claire Walton	03:04:52	03:04:39	121	FSEN	4	F	7	1496
863	Steve Ellis	03:55:33	03:54:40	867	MSEN	370	M	743	1527
896	Steve Cole	03:56:41	03:55:51	901	MV45	129	M	765	1537
903	Nick Holt	03:56:49	03:55:59	906	MV40	133	M	771	1539
975	Mike Griffiths	03:59:25	03:58:38	991	MV60	19	M	824	1546
1137	Catherine Lucadello	04:08:39	04:06:41	1123	FV45	26	F	191	1504
1584	Rachael Graham	04:38:02	04:36:19	1591	FSEN	105	F	352	1467

Ormskirk 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 25 September 2016

Karl Bunnell, Jess McKinlay and Dave McKinlay

At the end of the Ormskirk 10k the runners were treat to a free pint of beer. Dave and Jess McKinlay and Karl Bunnell worked up a thirst on the course which started and finished on Ormskirk Cricket Club.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Gender	Race Number
32	Jess McKinlay	00:46:33	00:46:30	32	FS	F	221
38	Karl Bunnell	00:47:24	00:47:19	38	MS	M	168
94	Dave McKinlay	00:53:58	00:53:51	94	MS	M	222

Hoylake 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 25 September 2016

Joe Boden and Greg Jones

Wallasey AC runners bagged a 1,2 at the Hoylake 10k with Joe Boden (36:05) edging out Greg Jones (36:18) for first place. First lady for the club was Elaine Opara in 48:03 for 8th lady. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Gender	Race Number
1	Joe Boden	00:36:05	M	420
2	Greg Jones	00:36:18	M	223
17	Mike Kelly	00:40:26	M	463
27	Mike Green	00:42:24	M	402
40	John Bassett	00:43:29	M	401
48	Steve Ellis	00:44:13	M	435
105	Elaine Opara	00:48:03	F	397
179	Lisa Carney	00:52:33	F	376
205	Alison Engle	00:54:32	F	396
235	Katie Bellew	00:56:15	F	275
246	Andy Cotgrave	00:56:39	M	456
296	Sandra Ellison	00:59:53	F	518
305	Rolf Westrum	01:00:49	M	216
345	David Engwall	01:04:28	M	1
371	John Engwall	01:06:49	M	20
409	Hilary Engwall	01:13:03	F	19
418	Steve Cole	01:15:17	M	427

Llyn Alwen Trail Race - 12 Km - Sunday 25 September 2016

Jan McArd

Jan McArd joined the 186 runners in the Llyn Alwen Trail Race, Jan finished in 85th place in 01:05. Llyn Alwen is a small natural upland lake on Mynydd Hiraethog in Conwy 10km east of Betws y Coed. The trail course consisted of one loop around the lake in a clockwise direction.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
85	Jan McArd	01:05:18					F		65

Loch Ness Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 25 September 2016

The Loch Ness Marathon route went through breathtaking scenery, along the south-eastern shores of Loch Ness, across the River Ness, and into the centre of Inverness, capital city of the Highlands. Martin and Dawn Hunt travelled up to Scotland for the race and Dawn said "Loch Ness marathon - absolutely fantastic, if you do marathons you have to do this one, a bus takes you from the finish line, to Narnia, and then you run back to the finish line, breathtaking scenery, awesome, also a p.b. course.".

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
1188	Martin Hunt	04:21:39	04:18:05		M50		M		3154
1258	Dawn Hunt	04:24:47	04:21:13		F40		F		2904

Robin Hood Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Saturday 24 September 2016

Hayley McNicholas travelled to Nottingham for the Robin Hood Half Marathon, Hayley completed the course in 02:15.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
4620	Hayley McNicholas	02:33:05	02:15:44	4246			F		1635

Offa's Dyke Race - 185 Miles - Friday 23 September 2016

Steve Armstrong

The Offas Dyke Race is 185 miles in total, and features 9085M of elevation (Mount Everest is 8,848 metres). The race starts in Chepstow and finishes in Prestatyn and the end of King Offa's Dyke. Steve Armstrong took on this challenge along with 72 other ultra runners. Only 44 finished the race. Steve can be very proud of his achievement in finishing this monumental task in 90 hours 11 minutes for 38th place and said "Well stone me that was hard".

Wirral Seaside Run - 5 Km - Sunday 18 September 2016

Rob Pearse

Wallasey AC had two second places in the September Wirral Seaside Run with Rob Pearse representing the men and Helen Anne Stansfield the ladies. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Gender
2	Rob Pearse	00:17:39	M40	M
5	Pete Clarke	00:18:52	SM	M
6	Mike Kelly	00:18:56	SM	M
9	John Bassett	00:20:21	M50	M
11	Dave McAlister	00:20:29	M55	M
16	Helen-Anne Stansfield	00:21:04	SW	F
27	Andy Cotgrave	00:23:34	M40	M
36	Katherine Holley	00:25:14	W35	F
40	Alison Engle	00:26:04	W40	F
41	Katie Bellew	00:26:07	W40	F
47	Kate Render	00:27:51	W35	F
53	Sandra Ellison	00:28:24	W55	F
56	Claire Marsden	00:29:48	SM	F
60	Jess Ellison	00:32:55	SW	F
61	Jess McKinlay	00:33:35	SW	F

Scouse 5k - 5 Km - Sunday 18 September 2016

Jan McArd and Claire Marsden

Jan McArd and Claire Marsden completed the Scouse 5k in Liverpool City Centre. Mike Kelly and Ray Clark also took part. No results were published.

English Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 18 September 2016

4 runners from the club travelled to Warrington for the English Half Marathon. The race started and finished by Warrington Town Hall and was run in sunny and warm conditions. Jack Poland was first back for the club in 01:27:48.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
75	Jack Poland	01:27:58	01:27:48	74	M	45	M	75	3130
1268	Louise Marsden	02:04:55	02:03:26	1291	F	175	F	302	3137
1302	Keith Marsden	02:05:56	02:04:27	1323	M50	144	M	987	3138
1725	Rachael Graham	02:19:07	02:15:10	1699	F	278	F	519	2778

EHM 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 18 September 2016

Sandra and Jessikha Ellison completed the EHM 10k in Warrington, both runners crossed the line in 58 minutes and a few seconds.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
302	Sandra Ellison	00:59:52	00:58:02	325	F50	13	F	125	10753
303	Jess Ellison	00:59:52	00:58:03	326	F	69	F	126	10752

Self Transcendence Track 24 - - Saturday 17 September 2016

Nick Holt

A selection of 45 of the UK's most experienced and promising ultra runners took on the physical and mental challenge of covering the greatest distance they can in 24 hours, making as many loops of the track as possible in the Self Transcendence 24 Hour Track Race. Nick Holt was up for the challenge and with his wife Sallie as support crew headed off to London for the event which has been run since 1989. Nick said "At 12 o'clock on the 17th September, I started the Self Transcendence 24 Hour Track Race at Tooting Bec. 378 and a bit laps later, I finished (with Sal who'd been supporting me the whole time at my side), smiling, but very, very sore. 151.472km or 94.12 miles. I would have loved to get to the magic 100 but I quite simply wasn't good enough on the day. It's a raw, stripped down running event but it's brilliant, incredibly well supported and at �49 entry, I defy you to find a better value for money race anywhere in the world. I'm very glad I've done it, and no, I won't be back next year...happy to crew for a fellow Wallasyean if anyone fancies it though...". That's an amazing 378 laps, well done Nick. Photos

Wirral 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 11 September 2016

Theresa Larkins, Kate Render, Jessikha Ellison, Sandra Ellison and Thomas Fort

The conditions for the Wirral 10k were warm and sunny, Greg Jones was first past the post for the club in an impressive 34:25 and sixth place overall, first lady for the club was Zoe Pearse in a personal best 42:14 and fourth lady overall. Jessikha Ellison also achieved as personal best of 57:19. Elaine Opara was first in her age category category. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
6	Greg Jones	00:34:26	00:34:25	6	MOPEN	5	M	6	3575
14	Connor McArdle	00:36:32	00:36:31	14	MOPEN	8	M	12	3285
15	Rob Pearse	00:37:01	00:37:00	15	MV40	4	M	13	3698
32	Dave McAlister	00:41:47	00:41:39	35	MV55	2	M	29	3658
36	Zoe Pearse	00:42:21	00:42:14	36	FOPEN	3	F	4	3633
80	Elaine Opara	00:46:50	00:46:42	85	FV35	1	F	7	3605
214	Thomas Forth	00:56:35	00:55:09	228	MOPEN	92	M	172	3671
229	Theresa Larkins	00:57:02	00:55:42	246	FOPEN	23	F	50	3451
264	Katie Bellew	00:58:14	00:55:50	252	FV40	5	F	62	3321
278	Jess Ellison	00:58:44	00:57:19	290	FOPEN	32	F	68	3672
365	Kate Render	01:01:51	01:00:30	369	FV35	17	F	125	3686

Whistle Stop Tour of Wirral (Overall) - 26.11 Miles - Sunday 11 September 2016

10 runners from the club finished all three Whistle Stop Tour of Wirral races totalling over 26 miles. First male was Olly Hunt in 03:21 (35th) and first lady was Sharon Lamont in 03:44 (91st).

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
35	Ollie Hunt	03:21:05	MOPEN	24	M	32	222
50	John Bassett	03:28:26	MV50	5	M	46	26
68	Richard Saunders	03:35:17	MV55	3	M	61	63
75	Karl Bunnell	03:38:47	MOPEN	37	M	67	178
90	Sharon Lamont	03:44:41	FV50	4	F	12	117
91	Rachel Saunders	03:44:45	FV50	5	F	13	61
137	Pete Brunt	03:59:46	MV50	17	M	107	107
169	Keith Marsden	04:15:26	MV55	7	M	122	264
189	Louise Marsden	04:23:04	FOPEN	13	F	60	263
193	Hayley McNicholas	04:24:57	FOPEN	14	F	64	121

Montane Trail 13 - 13.1 Miles - Sunday 11 September 2016

The Montane Trail 13 in Delamere consisted of a lap of the Blakemere Moss Lake then headed over to the far side of Delamere forest, then descended the footpath known as Forest Warrior, climbed Old Pale before descending to the finish. Claire Walton excelled once again winning the ladies race in 01:29, John Armstrong also had a good run coming third in 01:28.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
3	John Armstrong	01:28:17	MV40	2	M	3	5
6	Claire Walton	01:29:07	F	1	F	1	250
9	Steve Smith	01:32:03	MV40	5	M	8	226
86	Jess Smith	01:54:52	F	7	F	11	222

Montane Trail 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 11 September 2016

The Montane Trail 10 in Delamere consisted of a lap of the Blakemere Moss Lake, headed over to Eddisbury Lodge for the second loop, then descended the footpath known as Forest Warrior, climbed Old Pale before descending to the finish. Rolf Westrum completed the course in 01:04 and won his age category.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
98	Rolf Westrum	01:04:01			MV60	1	M	67	462

Wirral Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 11 September 2016

Phil Walton

The Wirral Half Marathon was a point to point race on a flat course and started in Birkenhead Park, followed a path through the Birkenhead Docks to the River Mersey promenade at Seacombe Ferry and then on to New Brighton, then continued along the Wirral coastline as far as the Leasowe Castle Hotel where the course looped back and returned to the finish line on Coastal Drive. The race attracted 24 Wallasey A.C. runners, Phil Walton was first home for the club in an excellent 01:18:19 and 6th place overall, Vicky Kehoe was first lady back in a personal best 01:38:46 and 11th lady overall and second in her age category. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
6	Phil Walton	01:18:20	01:18:19	6	MOPEN	5	M	6	1411
20	Paul Bradford	01:24:27	01:24:25	20	MV40	2	M	20	1154
48	Ray Clark	01:29:45	01:29:21	48	MOPEN	36	M	48	1348
133	Helen-Anne Stansfield	01:38:55	01:38:47	136	FOPEN	4	F	10	1153
135	Vicky Kehoe	01:39:16	01:38:46	135	FV40	2	F	11	524
144	John Bassett	01:39:37	01:39:23	147	MV50	13	M	133	26
147	Jess McKinlay	01:39:46	01:39:16	144	FOPEN	5	F	12	516
161	Ollie Hunt	01:41:02	01:40:18	161	MOPEN	88	M	148	222
245	Karl Bunnell	01:46:02	01:45:17	249	MOPEN	120	M	219	178
279	Richard Saunders	01:47:57	01:47:19	287	MV55	10	M	247	63
341	Sharon Lamont	01:50:22	01:49:23	346	FV50	4	F	45	117
356	Rachel Saunders	01:51:31	01:50:32	357	FV50	5	F	51	61
390	Catherine Lucadello	01:53:35	01:52:27	391	FV45	6	F	56	919
427	Mark Humphreys	01:55:43	01:54:43	433	MV40	59	M	360	1433
498	Pete Brunt	01:59:07	01:58:08	516	MV50	46	M	404	107
596	Martin Hunt	02:04:15	02:02:40	593	MV50	56	M	461	149
606	Jan McArd	02:04:54	02:03:22	608	FV45	24	F	140	723
616	Rachael Graham	02:05:41	02:03:18	605	FOPEN	44	F	145	808
696	Hayley McNicholas	02:10:38	02:09:04	709	FOPEN	57	F	185	121
713	Keith Marsden	02:11:32	02:10:00	722	MV55	22	M	519	264
725	Dave McKinlay	02:12:06	02:09:49	717	MOPEN	258	M	524	1143
732	Michaela Kee	02:12:44	02:11:12	737	FV40	32	F	205	1375
737	Dawn Hunt	02:13:13	02:11:14	738	FV45	38	F	208	150
747	Louise Marsden	02:14:06	02:12:34	757	FOPEN	63	F	214	263
900	Kareen Porschke	02:28:05	02:25:42	908	FV45	52	F	312	994

WST Thurstaston 8 Mile - 8 Miles - Saturday 10 September 2016

The Whistle Stop Tour of Wirral's second race was held at Thurstaston over 8 miles. Olly Hunt was the first back for the club in 01:02 and 37th place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
37	Ollie Hunt	01:02:47	01:02:33	37	MOPEN	25	M	33	222
65	John Bassett	01:07:12	01:07:04	64	MV50	7	M	60	26
67	Richard Saunders	01:07:20	01:07:12	68	MV55	3	M	61	63
94	Rachel Saunders	01:10:14	01:10:07	96	FV50	3	F	14	61
108	Karl Bunnell	01:11:32	01:11:18	108	MOPEN	46	M	90	178
109	Sharon Lamont	01:11:47	01:11:40	111	FV50	5	F	19	117
133	Pete Brunt	01:14:37	01:14:31	134	MV50	17	M	107	107
163	Keith Marsden	01:19:29	01:19:20	165	MV55	7	M	123	264
197	Louise Marsden	01:22:52	01:22:43	199	FOPEN	17	F	60	263
227	Hayley McNicholas	01:25:41	01:25:07	221	FOPEN	20	F	77	121

WST Arrowe Park 5 Mile - 5 Miles - Friday 09 September 2016

The Whistle Stop Tour of Wirral's first race was held at Arrowe Park over 5 miles. Olly Hunt was the first back for the club in 37:05 and 42nd place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
42	Ollie Hunt	00:37:16	00:37:05	42	MOPEN	29	M	40	222
78	Richard Saunders	00:40:00	00:39:51	78	MV55	3	M	70	63
99	Karl Bunnell	00:41:13	00:41:04	99	MOPEN	46	M	89	178
105	John Bassett	00:41:37	00:41:29	105	MV50	12	M	92	26
119	Sharon Lamont	00:42:32	00:42:23	119	FV50	4	F	18	117
129	Rachel Saunders	00:43:00	00:42:51	129	FV50	5	F	21	61
152	Keith Marsden	00:44:25	00:44:16	159	MV55	6	M	116	264
178	Pete Brunt	00:46:02	00:45:54	178	MV50	23	M	132	107
179	Louise Marsden	00:46:06	00:45:57	179	FOPEN	10	F	47	263
212	Hayley McNicholas	00:48:38	00:48:09	210	FOPEN	11	F	62	121

Man vs Mountain - 20 Miles - Sunday 04 September 2016

Karl Bunnell fancied the Man vs Mountain challenge in North Wales, Karl said "I successfully completed Man Vs Mountain in some truly AWFUL weather conditions. Start was delayed by 1/2 hour after flooding, a downpour of rain that lasted over 7 hours and 'hurricane wind' at the summit of Snowdon meant the organisers chopped a mile off the course for safety. Apart from that I completed it in roughly 5 and a half hours way below the time I expected."

Halewood 5k - 5 Km - Saturday 03 September 2016

4 Wallasey A.C. runners were amongst the 149 finishers in the Halewood 5k. Zoe Pearse had a great race finishing as second lady in 21:19. Rob Pearse was first male for the club in a good time of 17:28 and 15th place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position
15	Rob Pearse	00:17:28	V40	3	M	15
23	Peter Bird	00:17:46	SM	10	M	22
66	Zoe Pearse	00:21:19	SF	2	F	2
99	Grace Gibson	00:23:23	SF	5	F	14

Cilcain Mountain Race - 7 Km - Monday 29 August 2016

Zoe Pearse

The Cilcain Mountain Race is run up Moel Famau and includes 392m of ascent and takes place on August Bank Holiday Monday. Steve and Jess Smith and Zoe Pearse took the short trip into North Wales to compete, Steve coming back first in 43:04. Photos courtesy of Phil Parsons at Delfryn Design Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Gender	Race Number
46	Steve Smith	00:43:04	M	114
83	Jess Smith	00:47:28	F	115
109	Zoe Pearse	00:50:34	F	98

Ellesmere 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 28 August 2016

Olly Hunt

The Ellesmere 10k in Shropshire was a mix of road and well surfaced flat trails, with very gentle undulations with just one sharp turn and a hump-back canal bridge to negotiate and offered some stunning scenery. Oliver Hunt and Hayley McNicholas made the trip and completed the course in 46:17 and 01:02:08 respectively. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
126	Ollie Hunt	00:47:13	00:46:17		Male Senior	113	M	27	289
414	Hayley McNicholas	01:03:03	01:02:08		Female Senior	42	F	155	367

Mid Cheshire 5k - 5 Km - Thursday 25 August 2016

The mid Cheshire 5k in Kingsley attracted a large number of runners, John Armstrong (17:50) and Dave McAlister (20:26) were amongst the 364 finishers.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
58	John Armstrong	00:17:53	00:17:50	51	Vet 45	4	M		12
137	Dave McAlister	00:20:30	00:20:26	121	Vet 55	4	M		211

Wirral Seaside Run - 5 Km - Wednesday 24 August 2016

Jessikha Ellison, Claire Marsden, Katherine Holley and Jan McArd

25 runners from Wallasey AC completed the August Wirral Seaside Run. First home for the men was Greg Jones in 17:20 (6th) and for the ladies Helen Anne Stansfield 20:49 (43rd). Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Gender
6	Greg Jones	00:17:21	SM	M
8	Rob Pearse	00:17:39	M40	M
21	Mike Kelly	00:19:08	SM	M
34	Phil Bird	00:19:59	M50	M
39	Ollie Hunt	00:20:34	SM	M
43	Helen-Anne Stansfield	00:20:50	SW	F
55	Zoe Pearse	00:21:29	SW	F
59	Stephen Bird	00:21:49	SM	M
62	Karl Bunnell	00:22:09	SM	M
64	Mary Rees	00:22:18	W60	F
67	Elaine Opara	00:22:21	W35	F
80	Martin Hunt	00:23:46	M50	M
83	Kate Ryan	00:23:55	W40	F
92	Lisa Carney	00:25:27	W35	F
95	Dawn Hunt	00:25:44	W45	F
98	Nicci Davies	00:26:00	W55	F
103	Keith Marsden	00:26:39	M55	M
104	Louise Marsden	00:26:39	SW	F
105	Sandra Ellison	00:26:40	W55	F
114	Rolf Westrum	00:27:45	M60	M
116	Tom Forth	00:28:07	SM	M
119	Claire Marsden	00:28:25	SW	F
120	Katherine Holley	00:28:26	W35	F
121	Jess Ellison	00:28:26	SW	F
122	Jan McArd	00:28:26	W45	F

Whirlow Hall Farm 10k Trail Challenge - 10 Km - Sunday 21 August 2016

Jan Mcard

With its stunning scenery the Whirlow Hall Farm 10k Trail race is considered tJan McArdo be a 'challenge', it was undulating, mostly uphill in various gradients for the first half and mainly downhill for the second, with a good last push uphill. The challenge attracted Jan McArd who did well to pick herself up after a nasty fall with 1 mile to go to finish in 1 hour 12 minutes.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
105	Jan McArd	01:12:28			Veteran Female		F

Nairn Road Runners Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Saturday 20 August 2016

Dawn and Martin Hunt

The Nairn Half Marathon is a part of the Nairn Highland Games. The race started and finished within the Games arena, it travelled by the beach and harbour before heading through open countryside along a fairly flat and scenic course. Martin and Dawn Hunt made the 400 mile round trip to Inverness to participate. Martin finished in 01:54 and Dawn in 2:04, Dawn said after the race "Our aim was to beat last years times and we both did plus it was stinking hot as well, so job done".

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
94	Martin Hunt	01:54:40			MSV		M		54
138	Dawn Hunt	02:04:55			FV		F		53

Ellesmere Port RC 5k Road Race - 5 Km - Wednesday 17 August 2016

263 runners completed the Ellesmere Port 5k Road Race. Wallasey A.C. were represented by Dave McAlister and Helen Anne Stansfield who finished in 20:14 and 20:43 respectively.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
112	Dave McAlister	00:20:18	00:20:14	109	Vet 55	3	M	101	184
127	Helen Anne Stansfield	00:20:50	00:20:43	128	Senior Female	6	F	13	259

Dublin 70.3 Triathlon - - Sunday 14 August 2016

The Dublin Triathlon consisted of a 1.9 km swim, a 90 km bike ride and a 21.1 km run. Claire Walton completed the challenge in 05:12.

Microgaming Isle of Man Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 14 August 2016

Phil and Ian Cuthbert headed to the Isle of Man for the Microgaming Half Marathon. The race was advertised as having stunning scenery and a challenging route and started and finished in Ramsey, ultimately at the Ballacloan stadium. Phil ran the course in 01:35 (42nd) with Ian returning in 01:54 (156th).

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
42	Phil Cuthbert	01:35:04			40-44	6	M		316

Wavertree Mystery 5k - 5 Km - Tuesday 09 August 2016

Rob Pearse

16 runners from Wallasey A.C. turned up for the Mystery Park 5k hosted by Liverpool Harriers. Husband and wife paring of Rob and Zoe Pearse were the fastest male and female with 17:28 (17th) and 20:37 (101st) respectively. Claire Marsden set a personal best dipping under 30 minutes for the first time. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Gender	Race Number
17	Rob Pearse	00:17:28	M	162
29	Bryan Stevenson	00:18:02	M	240
46	Nick Holt	00:18:35	M	161
64	Jack Poland	00:19:15	M	19
100	Dave McAlister	00:20:36	M	117
101	Zoe Pearse	00:20:37	F	163
115	Helen Anne Stansfield	00:22:04	F	100
121	Jess McKinlay	00:22:10	F	58
167	Mary Rees	00:22:52	F	101
203	Rachel Saunders	00:24:19	F	198
217	Sharon Lamont	00:24:58	F	197
219	Keith Marsden	00:25:06	M	23
225	Louise Marsden	00:25:50	F	24
226	Jan McArd	00:25:51	F	200
239	Alison Engle	00:26:35	F	202
262	Claire Marsden	00:29:58	F	22

Blackpool Air Show 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 07 August 2016

Dave McAlister ran the Blackpool Air Show 10k in 43:44 for 62nd place. The course was a flat one lap on the upper and lower promenade and included a Red Arrows show in the afternoon.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
62	Dave McAlister	00:43:44			M55	6	M	56	761

Ubaye Trail Marathon - 26 Miles - Sunday 07 August 2016

Jez Fellick

Jez Fellick headed to Barcelonnette in the south of France for the Ubaye trail marathon. Jez said "First race as V50 and probably best one yet. This was taken at the top and pretty much all down hill for next 10 miles. Worse case of jelly legs ever!!", Jez finished 29th and was second in his category as he crossed the line in 04:45. Described as a marathon in the mountains. Over 40% of the course was between 2000 and 2682 m above sea level with varied surfaces, fast sections, sharp climbs and technical descents, forests, alpine meadows, rocky passages where you will have to "trudge" with hands and feet, amidst beautiful mountain peaks and scenery. The challenging course crossed four mountain passes.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
29	Jez Fellick	04:45:08			V2	2	M		154

Wirral AC Endurance 5k - Race B - 5 Km - Wednesday 03 August 2016

The Wirral A.C. Endurance 5k track race was split into 2 races because of the number of entries. Sallie Holt finished in 20:06 for fourth place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
4	Sallie Holt	00:20:07			V40		F

Wirral AC Endurance 5k - Race A - 3 Km - Wednesday 03 August 2016

Nick Holt and Greg Jones

The Wirral A.C. Endurance 5k track race was split into 2 races because of the number of entries. Greg Jones finished second in the first race in 16:58.8

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
2	Greg Jones	00:16:59			SM		M
8	Nick Holt	00:18:32			V40		M

Helena Tipping 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 31 July 2016

Helen Anne Stansfield

Helen Anne Stansfield achieved a podium position in the Helena Tipping 10k in Wrexham. Helen completed the course in 42:56 and also wom her age category. Dave McAlister also won his age category when he came in 66th in 41:54.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Race Number
68	Dave McAlister	00:41:59	00:41:54	66	Vet 55	1	M	222
80	Helen Anne Stansfield	00:43:00	00:42:56	3	Senior Female	1	F	312
112	Sheila Rae	00:45:40	00:45:26	10	Vet 45	2	F	275
118	Ollie Hunt	00:46:05	00:45:45	107	Senior Female	5	M	390
211	Martin Hunt	00:52:41	00:52:15	173	Vet 50	19	M	182
311	Dawn Hunt	01:01:31	01:01:04	90	Vet 45	16	F	181

Snowdonia Triathlon Fest Legend Half - 13.11 Miles - Saturday 30 July 2016

Claire Walton headed off to Capel Curig in Wales for the Snowdonia Triathlon Fest Legend Half. Set in the heart of the beautiful Snowdonia National Park the race involved a swim of 1.2 miles, a cycle of 56 miles and a run of 13.1 miles. Claire did exceptionally well finishing in as third lady in 5 hours 47 minutes.

North Wales Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Saturday 30 July 2016

Advertised as a beach and Mountain challenge and set between the mountains & sea near Conwy, the North Wales Half Marathon race started and finished on the beach next to the Mulberry marina and crossed into the Snowdonia National Park along the way. Karl Bunnell said "Miles in soft sand, big ascents up steep hills and a combined elevation for the course equal to more than half the height of Snowdon. It did however have the best views of any race I've done and I'd love to come back and hike around instead of running up these hills. 358 runners completed the challenge including 3 from Wallasey AC.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
151	Karl Bunnell	02:02:19	02:02:14	151	MSENIOR	51	M	130	381
225	Martin Hunt	02:12:59	02:12:26	224	MV50	24	M	184	397
264	Dawn Hunt	02:18:17	02:17:43	262	FV45	6	F	60	396

Resnick Cup Handicap Race - 7 Km - Saturday 30 July 2016

Pete Bird had the fastest time in Wellington Harriers' Resnick Cup Handicap Race in New Zealand, the race was held in pelting rain and Pete covered the 6.6km course in 23:27.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
1	Peter Bird	00:23:27					M

EDF Alpe d'Huez Triathlon - - Thursday 28 July 2016

4 of Wallasey A.C.'s athletes completed the iconic EDF Alpe d'Huez Triathlon in the south of France. The long distance version of the triathlon took place in an exceptional setting and over a unique course near Nice. The swimming event took place in the crystal waters of the Lac du Verney. The bike race course had 3 mountain passes, the Alpe du Grand Serre (1375 m) and the Col d'Ornon (1371 m) as well as the climb of the 21 switching bends of the climb to Alpe d'Huez which is included in the Tour de France. The run course took place within the majestic setting of the resort of Alpe d'Huez and was a mixture of asphalted roads and mountain paths, and consists of three 7.3 km loops. The race distances were 1.36 mile swim, 75 mile bike and a 13.1 mile run, Jez Fellick came out on top for the club in 8 hours 50 minutes.

Scott Snowdonia Trail Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 24 July 2016

The Scott Snowdonia Trail Marathon ascends 1685m over 26 miles of iconic and spectacular trails the race circumnavigated and eventually climbed Wales' highest peak, Snowdon. The route explored the stunning trails, spectacular panoramic views, and tough climbs that make Snowdonia National Park such a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts. The course visited Rhyd Ddu, Beddgelert, Nant Gwynant, Pen y Pass and Snowdon itself. Claire Walton took on the challenge and returned as third lady in 04:53, a great effort.

Adidas Thunder Run - - Saturday 23 July 2016

Martin Connell

Steve Armstrong formed a one man team and Martin Connell, John Armstrong and Kareen Porschke formed part of an eight man team that competed in the Adidas Thunder Run. The race starts at noon on the Saturday and finishes at noon on the Sunday with the team members taking turns to run the 10k cross country loop around Catton Park, Walton on Trent. Steve Armstrong finished 33rd in is category after finishing 10 laps despite suffering from dehydration. Steve said "Struggled this year. Felt quite ill after 3 laps and plodded on to manage 10 laps and then retired. To explain the T-shirt - people running solo used to get little yellow solo signs but not any more so I made my own. The support you get as a solo runner is amazing and is really needed to get you round the course and through the night." Martin's team completed 25 laps and finished 66th in their category. A great effort in challenging conditions. Photos

Wirral Seaside Run - 5 Km - Wednesday 20 July 2016

Lisa Carney

28 runners from Wallasey AC were amongst the 171 finishers in the July Wirral Seaside Run. Competition was tough with the first 20 finishers going under 18 minutes. Bryan Stevenson, Rob Pearse and Nick Holt all achieved the feat with 17:13, 17:21 and 17:40 respectively. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Gender
12	Bryan Stevenson	00:17:13	SM	M
13	Rob Pearse	00:17:21	M40	M
17	Nick Holt	00:17:40	M40	M
34	Pete Clarke	00:19:00	SM	M
38	Phil Bird	00:19:14	M55	M
45	Sallie Holt	00:19:29	W40	F
49	John Bassett	00:19:57	M50	M
55	Dave McAlister	00:20:19	M55	M
58	Ollie Hunt	00:20:34	SM	M
67	Helen-Anne Stansfield	00:20:55	SW	F
69	Karl Bunnell	00:21:02	SM	M
72	Andy Cotgrave	00:21:11	M40	M
91	Elaine Opara	00:22:09	W35	F
100	Grace Gibson	00:22:51	SW	F
107	Martin Hunt	00:23:41	M50	M
109	Kate Ryan	00:23:48	W40	F
113	Katherine Holley	00:24:21	W35	F
115	Keith Marsden	00:24:32	M55	M
117	Jan McArd	00:24:35	W45	F
118	Katie Bellew	00:24:56	W40	F
122	Lisa Carney	00:25:12	W40	F
125	Mark Downie	00:25:16	M40	M
128	Alison Engle	00:25:31	W40	F
129	Rolf Westrum	00:25:53	M60	M
134	Sandra Ellison	00:26:12	W55	F
137	Dawn Hunt	00:26:40	W45	F
157	Claire Marsden	00:30:20	SW	F

Women's Running 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 17 July 2016

Over 500 runners finished the Women's Running 10k in Sefton Park. 2 Wallasey AC athletes were amongst them, Grace Gibson in 24th (50:19) and Lisa Carney in 46th (53:06).

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
24	Grace Gibson	00:50:25	00:50:19				F		3389
46	Lisa Carney	00:53:14	00:53:06				F		3373

Cheshire Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles - Sunday 17 July 2016

Jack Poland, Keith Marsden and Claire Marsden

8 runners from Wallasey AC went to Arley Hall in Warrington for the Cheshire Half Marathon, the race is considered flat and run around the rural roads of Arley. Ray Clark was first home for the club in 69th place in 01:33. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Category	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
69	Ray Clark	01:33:18	01:33:09	Male	M	63	115
82	Jack Poland	01:35:52	01:35:43	Male	M	75	501
145	Ollie Hunt	01:42:32	01:42:06	Male	M	133	322
351	Rachael Graham	02:02:21	02:00:56	Female	F	84	253
357	Martin Hunt	02:03:00	02:01:51	V50	M	270	323
429	Keith Marsden	02:10:08	02:09:00	V55	M	306	408
443	Dawn Hunt	02:12:09	02:11:00	V45	F	131	324
550	Claire Marsden	02:40:10	02:38:49	Female	F	196	409

Bolton Triathlon - - Sunday 17 July 2016

Jayne Treanor took on the Ironman challenge at Bolton. Jayne completed the 3 stages in a fantastic time of 13h 44 m. The 2.5 mile swim in 1h 16 m, the 112 mile cycle in 7h 43m, followed by a marathon in 4h 20m. Jayne says when she started the run she told herself that it wasn't a marathon it was just 26 miles. That's the mentality of a true endurance athlete. Those who have seen Jayne at club since the event will notice that she hasn't stopped smiling yet.

Sefton Park 5 miler - 5 Miles 8 Km - Sunday 10 July 2016

Rachael Graham and Louise Marsden

Anther large contingent of Wallasey AC runners completed the Sefton Park 5 miler in Liverpool. 2 of the 20 athletes had age category wins, namely, Dave McAlister and Mary Rees. Rob Pearse was first home for the club in 29:43 and 14th place, first lady was Helen Anne Stansfield in a personal best 34:20. Photos courtesy of Owen Burns Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Race Number
14	Rob Pearse	00:29:44	00:29:43	14	40	4	M	72
24	Bryan Stevenson	00:30:36	00:30:34	25		12	M	54
44	Mike Kelly	00:31:50	00:31:48	45		25	M	540
49	Jack Poland	00:32:21	00:32:19	49		30	M	467
54	Phil Cuthbert	00:32:36	00:32:34	54	40	11	M	352
69	Dave McAlister	00:33:33	00:33:32	71	55	1	M	477
89	Helen Anne Stansfield	00:34:22	00:34:20	90		5	F	76
106	Zoe Pearse	00:35:21	00:35:16	106		6	F	73
119	Jess McKinlay	00:36:07	00:35:59	119		8	F	275
190	Mary Rees	00:38:21	00:38:09	189	60	1	F	345
242	Martin Hunt	00:40:36	00:40:16	240	50	25	M	506
294	Keith Marsden	00:42:57	00:42:34	288	55	18	M	120
313	Louise Marsden	00:43:38	00:43:17	307		42	F	466
314	Rachael Graham	00:43:39	00:43:18	310		43	F	305
345	Jan McArd	00:45:02	00:44:41	341	45	12	F	158
362	Rolf Westrum	00:45:50	00:45:30	360	60	8	M	372
365	Ollie Hunt	00:46:19	00:45:59	364		88	M	508
371	Sandra Ellison	00:46:39	00:46:18	370	55	6	F	388
378	Dawn Hunt	00:47:04	00:46:45	377	45	18	F	507
458	Claire Marsden	00:53:27	00:53:06	457		62	F	121

Scafell Trail Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 10 July 2016

Jez Fellick

Jez Fellick competed in the Scafell Trail Marathon in the Lake District. The course started from Nichol End Marina just outside the village of Portinscale and led through woodland trails alongside the shores of Derwentwater and the headed up Scafell Pike and then returned to the finish in Keswick. (The elevation gained on the route is 1700 meters.). Jez completed the course in 4 hours 43 minutes for a creditable 9th place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
9	Jez Fellick	04:43:36			MV40		M

Tour of Merseyside Overall - 52 Miles - Saturday 09 July 2016

Oliver, Martin and Dawn Hunt completed the Tour of Merseyside which consists of 6 races over 7 days totalling 52 miles. A great endurance test so well done to all 3 runners.

Tour of Merseyside Wirral Coastal Run - 12 Miles - Saturday 09 July 2016

Vicky Kehoe and Mark Humphreys competed in the final race of the Tour of Merseyside series. Vicky was 10th lady and 3rd in her age category finishing the 12 mile run from Wallasey sea front in 01:38.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
93	Vicky Kehoe	01:38:35	01:38:22	94	F40+	3	F	10	10259
265	Mark Humphreys	02:09:18	02:08:50	266	M40+	37	M	179	10257

Tour of Merseyside Knowsley - 6 Miles - Friday 08 July 2016

Vicky Kehoe and Mark Humphreys competed in the final race of the Tour of Merseyside series. Vicky was 10th lady and 3rd in her age category finishing the 12 mile run from Wallasey sea front in 01:38.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
71	Ollie Hunt	00:45:39	00:45:24	70	MOPEN	39	M	67	44
195	Martin Hunt	00:55:06	00:54:41	191	M50+	21	M	152	253
225	Dawn Hunt	00:58:09	00:57:43	223	F45+	10	F	62	252

Tour of Merseyside Raging Red Bull - 5 Miles - Thursday 07 July 2016

Vicky Kehoe and Mark Humphreys competed in the final race of the Tour of Merseyside series. Vicky was 10th lady and 3rd in her age category finishing the 12 mile run from Wallasey sea front in 01:38.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
111	Ollie Hunt	00:39:04	00:38:47	110	MOPEN	49	M	101	44
194	Martin Hunt	00:44:36	00:44:20	197	M50+	20	M	156	253
273	Dawn Hunt	00:52:41	00:52:08	270	F45+	16	F	87	252

Endurance 10k - 10 Km - Wednesday 06 July 2016

Nick Holt and Greg Jones

Runners from Wallasey AC, Chester Tri Club, Penny Lane Striders, Ellesmere Port Running Club and hosts Wirral AC competed in the 10k track race at Bebington Oval. On a fine evening Greg Jones and Nick Holt had good runs crossing the finish line in 34:18 (second) and 39:20 (third) respectively. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
2	Greg Jones	00:34:18			SM		M
3	Nick Holt	00:39:21			V40		M

Tour of Merseyside Sustrans - 10 Miles - Tuesday 05 July 2016

Vicky Kehoe and Mark Humphreys competed in the final race of the Tour of Merseyside series. Vicky was 10th lady and 3rd in her age category finishing the 12 mile run from Wallasey sea front in 01:38.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
61	Ollie Hunt	01:14:19	01:14:07	61	MOPEN	38	M	57	44
155	Martin Hunt	01:26:26	01:26:03	153	M50+	16	M	133	253
233	Dawn Hunt	01:38:20	01:37:58	231	F45+	11	F	67	252

Tour of Merseyside Thurstaton - 5.9 Miles - Monday 04 July 2016

Vicky Kehoe and Mark Humphreys competed in the final race of the Tour of Merseyside series. Vicky was 10th lady and 3rd in her age category finishing the 12 mile run from Wallasey sea front in 01:38.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
66	Ollie Hunt	00:46:23	00:46:05	64	MOPEN	40	M	62	44
199	Martin Hunt	00:57:04	00:56:45	198	M50+	20	M	160	253
222	Dawn Hunt	00:59:17	00:58:59	222	F45+	8	F	51	252

Southport Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles - Sunday 03 July 2016

Helen Anne Stansfield

Claire Walton had another great run at the Southport Half Marathon on a warm and windy day. Claire completed the course in 01:24 placing second lady. Helen Anne Stansfield knocked 8 minutes off her personal best with a 01:34. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
45	Claire Walton	01:24:33	01:24:27	45	FOPEN	2	F	2	784
77	Nick Holt	01:29:13	01:29:07	79	MV40-49	11	M	72	864
84	Ollie Hunt	01:37:12	01:36:50	84	MOPEN	44	M	76	44
144	Helen Anne Stansfield	01:34:59	01:34:51	148	FOPEN	6	F	11	937
191	Pete Clarke	01:37:55	01:37:25	192	MOPEN	73	M	174	744
192	Martin Hunt	01:55:01	01:54:30	192	M50+	17	M	151	253
206	Richard Saunders	01:38:37	01:38:09	205	MV50-59	11	M	188	831
216	Dawn Hunt	01:59:39	01:59:08	216	F45+	10	F	56	252
311	Steve Ellis	01:44:08	01:43:39	316	MOPEN	117	M	270	916
331	Karl Bunnell	01:45:18	01:44:50	338	MOPEN	123	M	285	743
651	Rachel Saunders	01:59:40	01:59:06	671	FV45-54	16	F	150	830

Southport 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 03 July 2016

Jan McArd ran the Southport 10k in 66 minutes.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
224	Jan McArd	01:06:51	01:06:15	237	FV45-54	24	F	95	1523

Ultimate Trails 110km - 110 Km - Saturday 02 July 2016

Steve Smith

Steve Smith ran a tough race in the Lake District entitled "Ulltimate Trails". The course consisted of 3374 metres of ascent and 110km (52miles) in distance. The race started at midnight and Steve's race was run 16 hours and ten minutes later , his place was 39th.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
39	Steve Smith	16:10:04			V40		M		189

Robbie Webster Wobbler - 5.2 Miles - Wednesday 29 June 2016

Caet Cuthbert, Katherine Holley, Michaela Kee and Theresa Larkins

The Robbie Webster Wobbler race was over and around Frodsham hill. It was all trails, but with the sort of ascent you'd normally find in a fell race. The course length was 8.4km (5.2 miles) with 370m (1220ft) of ascent according to Helsby RC "It'll leave you wobbling!". 7 runners from the club found it tough with Rob Pearse coming out on top. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Race Number
29	Rob Pearse	00:48:32	M40	14	M	207
34	Mike Kelly	00:49:00	M	17	M	201
53	Nick Holt	00:50:47	M40	22	M	115
140	Katherine Holley	01:05:33	W	18	F	126
141	Theresa Larkins	01:05:38	W	19	F	122
144	Caet Cuthbert	01:08:31	W40	18	F	124
145	Michaela Kee	01:08:32	W40	19	F	123

Penny Lane Striders 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 26 June 2016

Joe Boden

Joe Boden led the club's runners home at the Penny Lane Striders 10k, Joe covered the course in warm conditions in 36:38 for 8th place. Helen Anne Stansfield was first lady for the club in 43:43 for an impressive 4th place. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
8	Joe Boden	00:36:38	00:36:38	M Sen	5	M	8	311
16	Rob Pearse	00:38:14	00:38:13	MV40	6	M	16	116
44	Jack Poland	00:40:33	00:40:30	M Sen	25	M	43	371
57	Mike Kelly	00:41:16	00:41:15	M Sen	33	M	55	293
64	Phil Cuthbert	00:41:51	00:41:47	MV40	14	M	62	294
91	Helen-Anne Stansfield	00:43:43	00:43:38	F Sen	3	F	4	42
94	Dave McAlister	00:43:55	00:43:51	MV55	5	M	89	357
101	John Bassett	00:44:18	00:44:11	MV50	6	M	95	231
106	Zoe Pearse	00:44:57	00:44:50	F Sen	5	F	7	117
124	Kevin Hall	00:46:19	00:46:12	MV45	19	M	114	413
153	Ollie Hunt	00:48:01	00:47:37	M Sen	63	M	138	206
197	Kate Ryan	00:50:43	00:50:24	FV40	9	F	28	240
227	Sharon Lamont	00:52:37	00:52:14	FV50	2	F	42	382
237	Martin Hunt	00:53:21	00:52:57	MV50	23	M	192	205
267	Keith Marsden	00:55:21	00:54:52	MV55	22	M	208	450
293	Alison Engle	00:57:35	00:57:05	FV40	19	F	72	383
297	Rolf Westrum	00:58:18	00:57:45	MV60	11	M	224	191
322	Nicci Chapman	01:00:00	00:59:31	F Sen	32	F	86	399
327	Louise Marsden	01:00:52	01:00:22	F Sen	35	F	91	379
367	Claire Marsden	01:09:13	01:08:42	F Sen	41	F	115	381

Moel Y Gamelin Fell Race - 10 Miles - Wednesday 22 June 2016

Jez Fellick

The Moel Y Gamelin Fell Race is in north-east Wales, the route takes you through the great scenery and includes nearly 3000 feet of climbing in its 10 mile route and unlike many other fell races it keeps the steepest climb until the latter stages of the race. Jez Fellick handled the course extremely well finishing in fourth place in 01:21:33.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
4	Jez Fellick	01:21:33		51			M		96

Wirral Seaside Run - 5 Km - Wednesday 22 June 2016

Katie Bellew

Another big field of 26 Wallasey A.C. runners competed in the June Wirral Seaside Run. First home for the club in an fourth place in 17:10 was Greg Jones. Hot on his heels were Pete Bird (17:40), Rob Pearse (17:53), Bryan Stevenson (18:04) and Nick Holt (18:20). Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Gender
4	Greg Jones	00:17:10	SM	M
6	Peter Bird	00:17:40	SM	M
7	Rob Pearse	00:17:53	M40	M
9	Bryan Stevenson	00:18:04	SM	M
11	Nick Holt	00:18:20	M40	M
13	Richard Webster	00:18:44	M45	M
22	Mike Kelly	00:19:51	SM	M
27	Phil Bird	00:20:01	M55	M
31	Dave McAlister	00:20:39	M55	M
34	John Bassett	00:20:50	M50	M
35	Stephen Bird	00:21:00	SM	M
36	Kevin Hall	00:21:03	M45	M
37	Helen-Anne Stansfield	00:21:05	SW	F
43	Ollie Hunt	00:21:44	SM	M
58	Elliot Jones	00:22:49	SM	M
67	Martin Hunt	00:24:17	M50	M
71	Katherine Holley	00:25:24	W35	F
77	Lisa Carney	00:25:57	W40	F
79	Katie Bellew	00:26:08	W40	F
80	Louise Marsden	00:26:10	SW	F
85	Nicci Davies	00:26:24	W55	F
95	Dawn Hunt	00:27:33	W45	F
99	Caet Cuthbert	00:28:39	W40	F
103	Claire Marsden	00:30:05	SW	F
104	Jess Ellison	00:30:05	SW	F
113	Kate Ryan	00:32:07	W40	F

Freckleton Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 19 June 2016

Mary Rees

Mary Rees came away from the Freckleton Half Marathon with an age category win. Mary completed the course in the pouring rain in 01:43:19 and was 17th lady.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
157	Mary Rees	01:43:31	01:43:19		F60 to 64		F	17	321

BTR Liverpool Tunnel 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 19 June 2016

Joe Boden

Wallasey AC had tunnel vision as 30 of our runners competed in the BTR Liverpool Tunnel 10k. First home was Greg Jones in 7th place, covering the course in an impressive 34:24. Not too far behind him was Joe Boden in 35:59 and 10th place. Helen Anne Stansfield did remarkably well to finish 5th lady in 43:16. Rob Pearse and Sheila Rae were second in their age categories. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
7	Greg Jones	00:34:25	00:34:24	7	MOPEN	6	M	7	2005
10	Joe Boden	00:35:59	00:35:59	10	MOPEN	9	M	10	2067
25	Rob Pearse	00:38:07	00:38:04	27	M40+	2	M	25	142
32	Bryan Stevenson	00:38:26	00:38:24	33	MOPEN	24	M	32	2539
81	Ian Cannings	00:42:01	00:41:52	87	M55+	4	M	77	624
84	Phil Bird	00:42:03	00:41:56	90	M50+	4	M	80	1051
94	Jack Poland	00:42:30	00:42:18	104	MOPEN	61	M	90	1714
115	Helen Anne Stansfield	00:43:23	00:43:16	135	FOPEN	4	F	5	1407
137	John Bassett	00:43:57	00:43:23	142	M50+	11	M	132	1033
141	Ray Clark	00:44:02	00:43:27	145	MOPEN	83	M	136	2148
165	Pete Clarke	00:44:42	00:43:56	167	MOPEN	94	M	157	919
167	Richard Saunders	00:44:46	00:44:22	185	M55+	9	M	159	1344
240	Vicky Kehoe	00:46:43	00:46:20	277	F40+	4	F	16	2850
251	Karl Bunnell	00:47:04	00:46:20	276	MOPEN	140	M	234	586
293	Sheila Rae	00:47:57	00:47:34	348	F45+	2	F	21	1372
316	Ollie Hunt	00:48:26	00:46:33	291	MOPEN	176	M	294	2294
352	Elliot Jones	00:49:14	00:48:49	444	MOPEN	191	M	328	1005
389	Grace Gibson	00:49:42	00:49:18	497	FOPEN	14	F	29	2905
484	Rachel Saunders	00:50:55	00:50:29	591	F50+	3	F	39	1343
554	Sharon Lamont	00:51:53	00:51:27	672	F50+	4	F	44	1345
659	Jan McArd	00:53:06	00:51:56	721	F45+	8	F	61	1546
813	Katherine Holley	00:55:24	00:54:30	946	F35+	18	F	95	524
965	Louise Marsden	00:57:02	00:56:37	1155	FOPEN	63	F	144	1833
1029	Rachael Graham	00:57:50	00:55:40	1068	FOPEN	75	F	167	1511
1246	Colin Benson	01:00:22	00:56:45	1168	M50+	100	M	1010	2200
1395	Nicci Davies	01:01:46	01:00:56	1586	F55+	4	F	299	2115
1450	Sandra Ellison	01:02:20	01:01:53	1659	F55+	6	F	317	2900
1505	Jenny Bradshaw	01:03:01	01:00:54	1581	F35+	55	F	341	2315
1529	Rolf Westrum	01:03:11	00:59:00	1417	M60+	36	M	1182	1417
1772	Claire Marsden	01:06:34	01:04:27	1825	FOPEN	202	F	460	1834

Salomon Trail Marathon Wales - 26.21 Miles - Saturday 18 June 2016

Andy Cotgrave took on the challenge of the Salomon Trail Marathon Wales in Snowdonia and he finished the challenging course in 5 hours 24 minutes.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
214	Andy Cotgrave	05:24:57	05:24:28	214	MV40	68	M	170	84

Salomon Trail Half Marathon Wales - - Saturday 18 June 2016

Claire Walton had an excellent run at the Salomon Trail Half Marathon Wales finishing as second lady. Claire took 01:38 to cover the course which is run through stunning trails and tracks of the world-renowned Coed y Brenin forest in the Snowdonia National Park.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
24	Claire Walton	01:39:00	01:38:53	24	FOPEN	2	F	2	1625
50	Mike Green	01:52:17	01:52:03	49	MV40	7	M	41	1230
51	John Armstrong	01:52:36	01:52:27	51	MV40	8	M	42	1009
55	Keith Simpson	01:53:13	01:53:04	56	MV50	7	M	46	1554
66	Steve Smith	01:56:00	01:55:46	66	MV40	11	M	56	1564
230	Jess Smith	02:21:20	02:21:06	231	FOPEN	40	F	71	1561
428	Caet Cuthbert	02:52:31	02:51:41	428	FV40	68	F	184	1114

Tattenhall Tough Team - 8.6 Miles - Friday 17 June 2016

Phil Cuthbert, Sallie Holt and Rob Pearse

Phil Cuthbert, Rob Pearse and Sallie Holt won the Mixed Vets prize at the Tattenhall Tough Team race. The "Naughty Forties" team ran together and completed the course in 74:22 for 19th place overall.

Hardmoors Rosedale Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 12 June 2016

Claire Walton won the Hardmoors Rosedale Marathon in the North Yorkshire Moors. Claire was also second overall, a great achievement.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
2	Claire Walton	04:10:26					F	1	179

Dysynni Trail Fest - 15 Km - Saturday 11 June 2016

Dave McAlister had a great run at the Dysynni Trail Fest 15K finishing in third place overall and winning his age category. The race takes place in the Dysynni Valley starting in Tywyn.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
4	Dave McAlister	01:11:07	01:11:05	4	M50+	1	M	3	1544

Brett Jones 10k - 10 Km - Saturday 11 June 2016

Paul Cubbins

The Brett Jones 10k is run along the seafront at Hoylake and helps raise money for the Pancreatic Research Fund and is run in memory of Wirral born boxer Brett Jones who sadly passed away after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Paul Cubbins managed a top ten finish in 40:15. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Gender	Race Number
10	Paul Cubbins	00:40:15	M	273
18	John Bassett	00:42:03	M	298
50	Pete McArdle	00:49:29	M	303

Urenco Birkenhead Park 5 mile - 5 Miles - Wednesday 08 June 2016

Ready for the off!

260 runners completed the Birkenhead Park 5 mile race on a warm and sunny evening. The club had a total of 26 runners in the 4 lap race, Greg Jones was first home in an excellent 27:47 for 7th place. Not far behind him was Joe Boden in 28:17 in 13th place, also dipping under 30 minutes was Pete Bird in 29:30 (19th). Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Gender	Race Number
7	Greg Jones	00:27:47	M	M	70
13	Joe Boden	00:28:17	M	M	213
19	Peter Bird	00:29:30	M	M	305
24	Richard Webster	00:30:03	M45	M	223
26	Rob Pearse	00:30:07	M40	M	215
33	Bryan Stevenson	00:30:53	M	M	222
40	Nick Holt	00:31:32	M40	M	225
60	Jack Poland	00:32:39	M	M	315
66	Ian Cannings	00:32:58	M55	M	224
82	Phil Bird	00:33:40	M50	M	306
85	Dave McAlister	00:34:06	M55	M	90
93	John Bassett	00:34:34	M50	M	255
102	Helen Anne Stansfield	00:35:01	F	F	91
120	Jess McKinlay	00:36:16	F	F	210
121	Kevin Hall	00:36:18	M45	M	289
124	Andy Cotgrave	00:36:27	M40	M	275
149	Mary Rees	00:37:54	F60	F	59
171	Elliot Jones	00:39:10	M	M	304
193	Jan McArd	00:41:05	F45	F	209
203	Keith Marsden	00:42:12	M55	M	303
215	Michelle Alty	00:43:31	F45	F	290
219	Louise Marsden	00:44:02	F	F	314
224	Nicci Davies	00:44:42	F55	F	294
229	Katie Bellew	00:45:15	F40	F	270
236	Jess Ellison	00:46:42	F	F	171
240	Caet Cuthbert	00:47:49	F40	F	180

Coniston Trail Half Marathon Race - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 05 June 2016

Rich Webster

Starting and finishing at Coniston Hall Landing Point, on the shores of Coniston Water, the Lakeland Trails Half Marathon is one the most scenic trail races in Britain. Rich Webster finished in 16th place in 01:43. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Gender	Race Number
16	Richard Webster	01:43:08	MV40	M	1618
164	Ian Reid	02:25:43	MV50	M	1548
165	Kevin Hall	02:25:44	MV40	M	1616

Coniston Trail Half Marathon Challenge - 13.1 Miles - Sunday 05 June 2016

Michelle Alty

Michelle Alty completed the Coniston Trail Half Marathon Challenge in 02:22. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
138	Michele Alty	02:22:49			LV35		F		1268

Coed Llandegla 24k - 24 Km - Sunday 05 June 2016

Steve Armstrong

Steve Armstrong completed the 24k Coed Llandegla trail race in 2 hours 29 minutes. The race started and finished at the Coed Llandegla Visitor Centre in Denbighshire and consisted of well established trail running routes. The 24km race is 2 loops of the 12km course and had a total elevation of 780 metres. The race was run in sweltering conditions. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
39	Steve Armstrong	02:39:47	02:39:41	3	MV40+	15	M	35	2

Coed Llandegla 12k - 12 Km - Sunday 05 June 2016

Elaine Opara

On the hottest day of the year so far 4 runners from the club went to Wales for the 12km version of the Coed Llandegla trail race. Elaine Opara was the first to complete the loop in 01:13:45. Mike Griffiths won his age category with a 01:17 run. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
41	Elaine Opara	01:13:55	01:13:45	41	FOPEN	8	F	10	606
55	Mike Griffiths	01:17:48	01:17:38	55	MV60	1	M	42	1065
79	Jan McArd	01:25:28	01:25:16	78	FV40+	8	F	28	592
122	Alison Engle	01:33:20	01:33:08	121	FV40+	17	F	58	534

Deestriders Off Road Race 1 - 4.5 Miles - Thursday 02 June 2016

Dave McAlister finished in 35th place in the first of the Deestriders Off Road series, Dave completed the 5 mile course in 33:34.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
35	Dave McAlister	00:33:34			MV55	4	M		124

Endurance 3k Race B - 3 Km - Wednesday 01 June 2016

The Endurance 3k hosted by Wirral AC at Bebington Oval was split into 2 races. 5 Wallasey AC runners competed with 4 achieving personal bests. Greg Jones had the fastest time on the night with 09:36.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Gender
3	Joe Boden	00:09:43	SEN	M
6	Richard Webster	00:10:23	V45	M
7	Nick Holt	00:10:41	V40	M

Endurance 3k Race A - 3 Km - Wednesday 01 June 2016

The Endurance 3k hosted by Wirral AC at Bebington Oval was split into 2 races. 5 Wallasey AC runners competed with 4 achieving personal bests. Greg Jones had the fastest time on the night with 09:36.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
4	Greg Jones	00:09:36			SENIOR		M
13	Helen-Anne Stansfield	00:11:54			SENIOR		F

Liverpool Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles - Sunday 29 May 2016

Ian Cannings led 13 Wallasey A.C. runners home in the Liverpool Rock'n'Roll Half Marathon. Ian finished in 01:28:15 and secured 2nd place in his age category. Zoe Pearse excelled in her half marathon debut posting a 01:35:42 for 22nd lady.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
125	Ian Cannings	01:28:15	2	M		1878
342	Zoe Pearse	01:35:42	6	F	22	4625
564	Vicky Kehoe	01:40:41		F	56	4540
841	Peter Bird	01:44:42	56	M	726	3898
867	Karl Bunnell	01:44:55	159	M	742	4792
918	Jess McKinlay	01:45:33	22	F	145	2839
976	Grace Gibson	01:46:26		F		3780
2080	Ian Reid	01:58:11		M	1530	4337
3450	Katherine Holley	02:09:44	247	F	1273	11222
3814	Kate Render	02:12:39		F		17181
3978	Jenny Bradshaw	02:14:05		F		9299
3979	Nicci Chapman	02:14:05		F		7923
5196	Claire Marsden	02:26:14	160	F		19340

Liverpool Rock'n'Roll Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 29 May 2016

Keith Marsden, Louise Marsden, Jessikha Ellison and Sandra Ellison

Several Wallasey A.C. runners completed their first marathon at the Liverpool Rock'n'Roll Marathon. In hot conditions the runners faced some challenging miles. Mike Kelly and Jack Poland returned first in around 03:45. Wallasey A.C. volunteers also helped out at the water station and marshalling.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
432	Mike Kelly	03:43:55	M30-34	65	M	383	1415
449	Jack Poland	03:45:27	M25-29	54	M	398	4311
1102	Steve Armstrong	04:16:06	M45-49	136	M	880	2208
1523	Rachael Graham	04:38:40	F30-34	65	F	361	7019
1598	Pete Brunt	04:42:12	M50-54	104	M	1209	5238
2205	Louise Marsden	05:21:04	F25-29	90	F	659	7364
2206	Keith Marsden	05:21:05	M55-59	59	M	1547	7363
2412	Jess Ellison	05:45:57	F25-29	101	F	759	6407
2413	Sandra Ellison	05:45:57	F55-59	33	F		6406

Comrades Ultra Marathon - 56.2 Miles - Sunday 29 May 2016

Martin Connell

Martin Connell travelled to South Africa for the Comrades Ultra Marathon for the third year running. Martin Martin Connellsaid after the race "Comrades ultra 2016, Tag line, "it will humble you". So true. 90k of the hills and roads in South Africa. This race challenges you, massive highs and equal lows, and will find out any weaknesses in you. Possibly went off too fast, still on target for sub 9hrs till 45-50k then sick. Something disagreeing with me. All plans for a sub 9 finish Bill Rowan medal off, had to adjust, grind for a bit, and put some hard miles in to finish. The downhill especially destroys your legs & quads, not pleasant. More than twice the distance of a marathon but feels much longer. Finished in 9hrs 40. But the race itself was magical, the best start of any race on the world, then amazing sights, sounds all the way... Crowds you would not believe, the whole 90k cheering you on, right till the end in a stadium finish. Everyone waits for the 12hr cut off when no one else is allowed to cross the line. No medal, no time. It really is the greatest foot race in the world. Humbled but loved it. In experiences, Comrades is worth 10 or 20 times any marathon, no other race like it. If you love running, one day you have to do this race."

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
3746	Martin Connell	09:40:57			M40		M		17614

Liverpool Rock'n'Roll 5k - 5 Km - Saturday 28 May 2016

Wallasey A.C. had 8 runners amongst the 2886 finishers in the Liverpool Rock'n'Roll 5k. The race took place around the docks on the Liverpool Waterfront. Karl Bunnell was first home for the club in 21:53. Some of the runners also competed in the half and full marathon's on the following day.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
200	Karl Bunnell	00:21:53	36	M	177	21145
267	Ian Reid	00:22:44	13	M		26451
1497	Claire Marsden	00:30:08	36	F	656	25286
1498	Jenny Bradshaw	00:30:08	121	F	659	22142
2205	Sandra Ellison	00:34:32	49	F	1168	24027
2206	Louise Marsden	00:34:32	129	F		25284
2207	Jack Poland	00:34:32	105	M	1041	25287
2458	Jess Ellison	00:36:54	151	F		24374

Halewood 5k - 5 Km - Thursday 26 May 2016

Ian Cannings and Jan McArd completed the Halewood 5k, Ian returned in 19:28 for 16th place and Jan in 25:50 for 148th.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
26	Ian Cannings	00:19:28					M	24	MV55
148	Jan McArd	00:25:50					F	31	FV40

Wirral Seaside Run - 5 Km - Wednesday 25 May 2016

20 Wallasey A.C. runners competed in the May Wirral Seaside Run. First home for the club in an excellent second place in 17:06 was Joe Boden. The runners faced a head on easterly wind which although not strong still slowed the runners.

Position	Name	Gun time	Gender	Race Number
2	Joe Boden	00:17:06	M	SM
4	Greg Jones	00:17:13	M	SM
6	Richard Webster	00:17:55	M	M45
8	Rob Pearse	00:18:18	M	M40
11	Matt B Wilson	00:18:24	M	M40
14	Mike Kelly	00:18:32	M	SM
15	Nick Holt	00:18:42	M	M40
26	Phil Bird	00:20:01	M	M50
31	Dave McAlister	00:20:31	M	M55
32	Pete Clarke	00:20:34	M	SM
33	Stephen Bird	00:20:37	M	SM
34	Helen Anne Stansfield	00:20:42	F	SW
40	Zoe Pearse	00:21:17	F	SW
42	John Bassett	00:21:24	M	M50
48	Karl Bunnell	00:21:46	M	SM
64	Katherine Holley	00:23:35	F	W35
66	Kate Ryan	00:23:41	F	W40
80	Jan McArd	00:25:10	F	W40
91	Caet Cuthbert	00:27:08	F	W40
101	Claire Marsden	00:29:48	F	SW

Brathay Lake Windermere Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 22 May 2016

Kevin Gorry completed the hilly Brathay Lake Windermere Marathon 04:01 for 157th and Andy Cotgrave returned in 04:20 (260th).

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
157	Kevin Gorry	04:01:06	04:00:51	156	MOPEN	55	M	129	629
260	Andy Cotgrave	04:20:56	04:20:41	262	MV40	38	M	208	430

Cheshire Triathlon - - Sunday 22 May 2016

Mike Green completed the Cheshire Sprint Triathlon in Nantwich in 01:16:56. The race consisted of 500m swim in an outdoor brine pool, a 20k cycle in the Cheshire countryside and a 5k run in Barony Park on a grass course. Mike's times for 89th place were 12:39 swim, (3:35 transition), 40:06 bike (01:07 transition) and 19:29 run.

Crazy Cow 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 22 May 2016

Keith Marsden

Keith and Claire Marsden completed the Crazy Cow 10k in Preston in 01:06.Keaith Marsden and Claire Marsden

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
436	Keith Marsden	01:06:38	01:06:00		M55		M	198	376
437	Claire Marsden	01:06:38	01:06:00		F S		F	239	377

Excalibur Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles - Saturday 21 May 2016

John Bassett completed the Excalibur half in 02:32.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
51	John Bassett	02:32:49	02:32:39	51	MV50	12	M	38	1063

Lanzarote Ironman - - Saturday 21 May 2016

4 of Wallasey A.C.s athletes headed off to the Canary Islands for the Lanzarote Ironman. Paul Cubbins was first home in just over 13 hours. The swim course took place at Playa Grande, Puerto del Carmen, the bike course, well known for challenging athletes with strong island winds, was all around the island with over 2551 m. of climbing and offered amazing views and the run was 3 laps along the seafront.

Excalibur Marathon - 26.2 Miles - Saturday 21 May 2016

Steve Armstrong

Jez Fellick had a great run at the Excalibur Marathon in the Clwydian range in North Wales finishing in second place in 03:53. The race had 5,500 feet of ascent and Phil Dabner, Chris Bowers and Steve Armstrong also completed the challenging course. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
2	Jez Fellick	03:53:18	03:53:18	2	MV40	2	M	2	69
27	Phil Dabner	04:55:17	04:55:11	27	MV40	10	M	21	110
64	Chris Bowers	05:39:36	05:39:29	64	MV40	23	M	53	62
69	Steve Armstrong	05:47:16	05:47:12	69	MV40	25	M	58	10

Christleton 5k - 3.1 Miles 5 Km - Friday 20 May 2016

Joe Boden

One of the fastest local 5k races took place on Friday night and several of the club members competed with some recording personal bests. An excellent run by Joe Boden saw him return in 16:26 for 49th place. Zoe Pearse ran well and also posted a personal best of 20:36 for 35th lady. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
50	Joe Boden	00:16:30	00:16:26	49	Senior Men	34	M	50	40
210	Ian Cannings	00:19:30	00:19:17	206	Over 55	4	M	190	59
258	Dave McAlister	00:20:33	00:20:22	260	Over 55	8	M	226	275
271	Zoe Pearse	00:20:52	00:20:36	270	Senior Women	16	F	35	339
280	Helen Anne Stansfield	00:21:01	00:20:48	279	Senior Women	17	F	38	414
387	Rolf Westrum	00:27:00	00:26:35	387	Over 60	14	M	305	465

Walton Hall Park 5 - 5 Miles - Tuesday 17 May 2016

A trio of runners from Wallasey AC were amongst the 372 finishers of the Walton Hall Park 5 hosted by Liverpool Running Club. Ian Cannings was first home in 32:32 and this time earned him an age category win. Helen Anne Stansfield was 12th lady.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position
55	Ian Cannings	00:32:31	00:32:29	MV55	1	M	52
80	Dave McAlister	00:34:13	00:34:10	MV55	4	M	73
97	Helen-Anne Stansfield	00:34:58	00:34:56	FV30	4	F	12

Chester Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 15 May 2016

Phil Walton was first home for the club at the Chester Half Marathon, Phil completed the 13.1 mile course in 01:19:08 for 29th place. Not far behind him was John Armstrong in 01:23:31 and Mike Kelly in 01:23:53.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Race Number
31	Phil Walton	01:19:11	01:19:08	29	Senior Male	22	M	4449
77	John Armstrong	01:23:38	01:23:31	73	MV45	9	M	4275
82	Mike Kelly	01:24:01	01:23:53	78	Senior Male	57	M	186
182	Ian Cannings	01:28:56	01:28:44	175	MV55	4	M	5941
407	Kevin Gorry	01:35:00	01:34:09	383	Senior Male	235	M	1799
747	Chris Bowers	01:40:45	01:39:52	682	MV40	108	M	4135
790	Richard Saunders	01:41:29	01:40:30	723	MV55	26	M	4470
1079	Karl Bunnell	01:45:34	01:44:35	968	Senior Male	560	M	6381
1647	Sharon Lamont	01:51:59	01:49:59	238	FV50	14	F	4471
2052	Rachel Saunders	01:56:43	01:53:45	349	FV50	18	F	4469
3866	Caet Cuthbert	02:17:08	02:12:01	1150	FV40	215	F	4474

Apocalypse 50 Ultra - 50 Miles - Saturday 14 May 2016

Steve Armstrong

The difficulty was notched up substantially in 2016 Apocalypse 50 Ultra. At registration participants received a passport and then followed the paths of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. To complete the course it was necessary to: Make Conquest, Fight Famine, Go to War and Escape Death - each of these was a loop on part of the course. In 2016 Apocalypse participants had to take on all four horsemen (two horsemen if you were doing the Marathon). Each apocalyptic loop starts and ends at the central HQ in Church Stretton, Shropshire. This meant the loops took full advantage of the extreme nature of the hills surrounding the valley, as a result, there was 10,000ft of ascent and 10,000ft of descent across the four Apocalyptic loops. Participants did not have to follow the course in traditional fashion, of mile 1 to 50, instead, when the horn blew you could go in any one of four directions to face each of the four distinct loops. Kareen Porschke said the start looked like a Monty Python sketch! Steve Smith and Steve Armstrong showed great resilience in completing the four loops. Photos

Wirral Summer Multi Terrain - 6 Miles - Tuesday 10 May 2016

Wallasey AC had no fewer than 24 representatives at the Wirral Summer Multi Terrain. Rich Webster and Mike Green battled it out at the front for the club with Rich just winning by 8 seconds. The runners picked up several age category prizes.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Category Position	Gender
9	Richard Webster	00:38:55	O45M	2	M
10	Mike Green	00:39:03	O40M	3	M
11	Mike Kelly	00:39:29	U40M	3	M
13	Bryan Stevenson	00:40:26	U40M	5	M
14	Phil Cuthbert	00:40:36	O40M	4	M
16	Tony Barbat	00:40:46	O55M	1	M
21	Nick Holt	00:41:35	O40M	6	M
31	Phil Dabner	00:42:26	O45M	4	M
33	Steve Smith	00:42:44	O45M	5	M
35	Ian Cannings	00:43:03	O55M	4	M
38	Peter Bird	00:43:07	U30M	7	M
44	Tom Murphy	00:43:51	U40M	12	M
46	Phil Bird	00:44:03	O50M	3	M
62	Stephen Bird	00:45:44	U30M	10	M
70	Andy Cotgrave	00:46:30	O40M	13	M
77	Zoe Pearse	00:47:15	U40F	4	F
99	Elaine Opara	00:49:27	U40F	5	F
100	Steve Armstrong	00:49:27	O45M	14	M
128	Katherine Holley	00:53:03	U40F	9	F
140	Andy Carragher	00:54:42	O55M	13	M
145	Jan McArd	00:55:13	O40F	12	F
147	Julie Barbat	00:55:54	O50F	6	F
161	Alison Engle	00:57:39	O40F	13	F
166	Pete Brunt	00:58:31	O50M	23	M

Endurance mile - 1 Miles - Sunday 08 May 2016

Joe Boden abd Greg Jones

Joe Boden and Greg Jones had impressive runs at the Wirral A.C. Endurance 1 mile race. Joe completed the four laps in 4:47 and Greg a shade over 5 minutes.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
4	Joe Boden	00:04:48			SENIOR		M
9	Greg Jones	00:05:00			SENIOR		M

Liverpool Spring 5k - 5 Km - Sunday 01 May 2016

Sallie Holt had a great run at the Liverpool Spring 5k winning the race in a time of 19:38. Jack Poland finished 13th in 18:45.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Gender	Race Number
13	Jack Poland	00:18:47	00:18:45	13		M	384
23	Sallie Holt	00:19:41	00:19:38	23	40	F	531
260	Jamie Carragher	00:30:35	00:30:08	261		M	439
329	Alison Engle	00:32:27	00:31:52	323	40	F	702

Liverpool Spring 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 01 May 2016

Wallasey AC were well represented at the Liverpool Spring 10k. The ladies ran exceptionally well and picked up the first team prize. The team was represented by Helen Anne Stansfield, Zoe Pearse, Mary Rees and Jess McKinlay. Jack Poland was first home in 38:46 completing an impressive double.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Gender	Race Number
84	Jack Poland	00:38:50	00:38:46	85		M	31
152	Helen-Anne Stansfield	00:41:38	00:41:35	167		F	494
226	Zoe Pearse	00:43:08	00:43:02	241		F	485
231	John Bassett	00:43:14	00:42:58	236	50	M	529
256	Richard Saunders	00:43:51	00:43:46	275	55	M	93
314	Mary Rees	00:44:58	00:44:36	324	60	F	427
333	Jess McKinlay	00:45:19	00:44:41	333		F	832
493	Steve Armstrong	00:47:58	00:47:27	524	45	M	364
494	Karl Bunnell	00:47:59	00:47:00	481		M	1086
647	Sharon Lamont	00:50:01	00:49:33	705	50	F	1112
718	Rachel Saunders	00:50:54	00:49:30	697	50	F	2127
922	Keith Marsden	00:53:03	00:51:53	975	55	M	1778
929	Dave Thomas	00:53:09	00:52:36	1056	55	M	1131
1071	Louise Marsden	00:54:43	00:53:33	1176		F	1777
1157	Alison Engle	00:55:32	00:54:32	1298	40	F	4203
1296	Jan McArd	00:56:41	00:53:03	1116	40	F	2226
1741	Rolf Westrum	01:00:56	00:58:24	1771	60	M	1868
2052	Claire Marsden	01:04:17	01:01:49	2116		F	3238

Three Peaks Fell Race - 23.1 Miles - Saturday 30 April 2016

Jez Fellick

The Three Peaks Fell Race in the Yorkshire Dales incorporates the Three Peaks of Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Whernside. Jez Fellick completed the route in an impressive 03:38:41 for 78th place. Photos

Mid Cheshire 5k - 5 Km - Thursday 28 April 2016

Mike Kelly headed off to Kingsley in Cheshire for what was billed by the organisers as a "lightening fast" 5k and the course suited Mike as he posted a personal best of 18:04.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
73	Mike Kelly	00:18:12	00:18:04			38	M	66	235

Warsaw Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 24 April 2016

Pete and Grace Bird

Pete Bird and Grace Gibson travelled to Poland for the Warsaw Marathon. After the race Grace said ""Run like Dave is watching!" Every time I saw a man on a bike it spurred me on! Thank you Wallasey for all your help and training.. we had a blast at the Warsaw marathon!!! Both PBs, 3:04, 4:11 and 3rd British man and 2nd British lady to cross the line!! What a day!".Pete Bird and Grace Gibson

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
440	Peter Bird	03:04:19	03:04:07				M		8181
4671	Grace Gibson	04:16:09	04:11:08				F		8180

Virgin Money London Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 24 April 2016

14 runners from Wallasey AC took to the streets of the capital for the Virgin Money London Marathon. Richard Webster (02:54) was first male and Claire Walton (03:15) was first lady. Joe Boden and Mike Green completed the course in under 3 hours. Vicky Kehoe set another personal best returning in 03:31.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
1217	Richard Webster	02:54:40	45-49	126	M	1181	825
1445	Joe Boden	02:56:32	18-39	867	M	1401	30811
1694	Mike Green	02:57:56	40-44	344	M	1631	30338
2153	Colin Palmer	03:00:49	50-54	124	M	2060	30759
3312	Rob Pearse	03:10:39	40-44	703	M	3070	21303
4030	Claire Walton	03:15:31	18-39	243	F	363	615
5475	John Armstrong	03:24:56	45-49	789	M	4790	29935
6367	Phil Dabner	03:29:17	45-49	891	M	5447	18102
6848	Vicky Kehoe	03:31:21	40-44	217	F	1065	26141
8045	Jess McKinlay	03:37:36	18-39	858	F	1441	28434
11087	Sheila Rae	03:49:59	45-49	286	F	2353	25469
11184	Steve Armstrong	03:50:23	45-49	1330	M	8796	21296
13466	Andy Cotgrave	03:57:46	40-44	2051	M	10376	13612
28222	Sandra Ellison	04:55:55	55-59	225	F	8982	4256

Madrid Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 24 April 2016

Keith, Claire and Louise Marsden and Jack Poland

The Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Half Marathon attracted some of Wallasey AC runners. The course took in some of the major sites of Madrid and was quite hilly. Jack Poland was first to cross the line in 01:33.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Gender	Race Number
588	Jack Poland	01:37:18	01:33:10	M	20582
6443	Keith Marsden	02:15:24	02:04:46	M	27279
6444	Louise Marsden	02:15:24	02:04:46	F	F22676
9579	Claire Marsden	02:48:45	02:35:56	F	F23718

Whitley Village 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 24 April 2016

Alison Engle

Alison Engle completed the Whitley Village 10k in 54:17 for 317th place. The race followed a course through beautiful Cheshire country lanes around Whitley.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
317	Alison Engle	00:55:00	00:54:17	314	F35	32	F	92	293

Port Sunlight 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 17 April 2016

Ian Cannings

Ian Cannings was first home for the club at the Port Sunlight 10k, Ian finished in 40:46 and was second in his age category.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
55	Ian Cannings	00:41:04	00:40:46	55	MV55	2	M	51	1000
112	Richard Saunders	00:44:50	00:44:11	108	MV50	5	M	99	810
268	Rachel Saunders	00:49:31	00:48:52	289	FV50	3	F	38	809
559	Colin Benson	00:56:16	00:54:25	531	MV50	43	M	421	863
762	Amy Beaumont	01:01:19	00:59:08	742	FV40	40	F	251	873

Port Sunlight 5k - 5 Km - Sunday 17 April 2016

Nicci Davies won her age category when competing in the Port Sunlight 5k, Nicci crossed the finish line in 26:01.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
88	Nicci Davies	00:26:12	00:26:01	89	FV55	1	F	18	5166
126	Jess Ellison	00:28:21	00:27:52	125	FOPEN	10	F	32	5346

Chester Spring 5 - 5 Miles - Wednesday 13 April 2016

Phil Cuthbert

First home for the club at the Trajan Chester Spring 5 was Phil Cuthbert in 32:22. Helen Anne Stansfield set a personal best of 34:31. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
76	Phil Cuthbert	00:32:22	00:32:07	73	Mv40	16	M	71	83
109	Ian Cannings	00:34:26	00:34:11	106	Mv55	5	M	100	53
112	Helen Anne Stansfield	00:34:31	00:34:26	112	SF	4	F	11	325
125	Dave McAlister	00:35:33	00:35:26	124	Mv55	9	M	114	222

Cheshire 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 10 April 2016

Sandra Ellison, Jessikha Ellison, Nicci Chapman, Caet Cuthbert, Katherine Holley, Zoe Pearse, Claire Marsden and Kate Render

8 of Wallasey A.C.'s ladies entered the Cheshire 10k at Arley Hall in Warrington and remarkably all the ladies came back with personal bests. First back was Zoe Pearse in 43:18. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Category	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
169	Zoe Pearse	00:43:42	00:43:18	Female	F	22	1043
538	Katherine Holley	00:53:52	00:51:54	V35	F	126	637
676	Caet Cuthbert	00:57:01	00:55:00	V40	F	197	343
678	Kate Render	00:57:02	00:55:03	V35	F	199	1118
759	Nicci Chapman	00:59:06	00:57:03	Female	F	239	246
760	Sandra Ellison	00:59:06	00:57:04	V55	F	240	431
793	Jess Ellison	00:59:49	00:57:47	Female	F	260	429
905	Claire Marsden	01:03:25	01:01:23	Female	F	334	849

Manchester Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 10 April 2016

John Bassett

Rich Webster was first home for the club in the Manchester Marathon, finishing in 02:56. Mike Kelly had a fine debut at the 26.2 mile distance recording 03:06.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
243	Richard Webster	02:56:49	V45	25	M	237	1810
578	Mike Kelly	03:06:15	SEN	216	M	562	8205
4037	John Bassett	03:57:32	V50	268	M	3385	2160
4642	Lisa Carney	04:04:18	SEN	507	F	840	3373

Rotterdam Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 10 April 2016

Nick and Sallie Holt competed in the Rotterdam Marathon in Holland. The course in Rotterdam is known as one of the fastest in the world with no fewer than three world records have been broken there in the past. Nick and Sallie did well to finish in 3:09 and 3:24 respectively.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
1051	Nick Holt	03:11:43	03:09:53		M40	180	M		11525
1897	Sallie Holt	03:26:06	03:24:06		V40	23	F		F3619

Vienna Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 10 April 2016

The Vienna City Marathon takes you to Vienna's most impressive modern and historic sights. It begins between the skyscrapers of the UNO complex, the site of the United Nations. Straight after the start, participants cross the 864 metre long Imperial Bridge (Reichsbr�cke) over the beautiful blue waters of the River Danube, accompanied by the world famous melody of the Danube Waltz by Johann Strau�. The race takes you past the Riesenrad or giant ferris wheel, through the green expanse of Prater Park. It then continues on Vienna's Ring Road, past the famous Opera House, through Vienna's River Valley to reach Sch�nbrunn Castle, the former imperial summer residence. On the way back runners can take in the greatest examples of Vienna's architecture along the Ring Road, from the numerous museums and the Town Hall to the Burg Theatre and the University. Kevin Hall took the trip to Austria for the Vienna City Marathon and completed the course in 03:45:19.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
2414	Kevin Hall	04:00:50	03:45:19		M-45		M	2173	6779

Endurance 5k - 5 Km - Wednesday 06 April 2016

Rich Webster competed in the Endurance 5k organised by Wirral A.C. at Bebington Oval, Rich completed the course in 17:55.2 for 6th place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
6	Richard Webster	00:17:55					M

Paris Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 03 April 2016

Pete Bird

Pete Bird and Grace Gibson headed off to France for the Paris Marathon. On a fine spring day both runners did well, Pete completed the course in 03:11 and Grace in 04:19.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
1845	Peter Bird	03:11:19					M		6256
21361	Grace Gibson	04:19:29					F		72546

Wilmslow Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 03 April 2016

Phil Cuthbert was first home for Wallasey AC at the Wilmslow Half Marathon. Phil completed the course in 01:33:25.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
409	Phil Cuthbert	01:33:40	01:33:25	420	M40+	74	M	385	277
1016	Paul Thelwell	01:46:19	01:45:06	1037	M60+	9	M	887	279
3096	Caet Cuthbert	02:16:50	02:14:04	3137	F40+	181	F	915	278

Glasgow - Edinburgh Ultra Marathon - 55 Miles - Saturday 02 April 2016

The Glasgow - Edinburgh Ultra Marathon starts in Ruchill Park, Glasgow and finishes in Edinburgh Quay (Lochrin Basin) a total distance of 55 miles. Martin Connell had a second attempt at the race and finished in a creditable 21st place knocking 20 minutes off his time for last year in 9h 14m.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
21	Martin Connell	09:14:00					M

Wirral Seaside Run - 5 Km - Sunday 27 March 2016

Greg Jones

Greg Jones and Helen-Anne Stansfield both picked up third positions in the first Wirral Seaside Run of 2016. With a favourable wind the runners were able to achieve some good times. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Gender
3	Greg Jones	00:16:44	SM	M
5	Rob Pearse	00:17:33	M40	M
8	Nick Holt	00:18:34	SM	M
16	Pete Clarke	00:19:28	SM	M
25	John Bassett	00:20:41	M50	M
27	Helen-Anne Stansfield	00:20:55	SW	F
37	Dave McAlister	00:21:36	M55	M
61	Katherine Holley	00:23:51	W35	F
73	Nicci Davies	00:25:27	W55	F
81	Sandra Ellison	00:26:14	W55	F
86	Alison Engle	00:26:52	W45	F
92	Jess Ellison	00:27:47	SW	F

Hale 5 mile - 5 Miles - Sunday 27 March 2016

Ian Cannings

Ian Cannings was amongst the 444 finishers in the Hale 5 mile road race. Ian completed the course in 35:33 for 86th place and second in his age category.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
86	Ian Cannings	00:35:33					M		266

Peel Hill Race - 4 Miles - Saturday 26 March 2016

Phil Cuthbert

Phil Cuthbert was amongst the 240 runners that completed the Peel Hill Race, the 4 mile race in 31:03 for 151st place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
151	Phil Cuthbert	00:31:03					M

Coniston 14 - 14 Miles - Saturday 19 March 2016

Caet Cuthbert took part in the 14 mile race around Coniston Water in the Lake District. Caet completed the course in 02:21:11 for 905th place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
905	Caet Cuthbert	02:21:00					F

Vitality Liverpool Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 13 March 2016

Mike Kelly

23 runners from Wallasey AC participated in the Vitality Liverpool Half Marathon. Many of the club's runners achieved personal bests including Pete Bird, Joe Boden and Mike Kelly to name but a few. Mary Rees continued her good form when she won her age category by finishing in 01:37. Photos. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
27	Peter Bird	01:17:48	01:17:43	29	MOPEN	18	M	27	4069
35	Joe Boden	01:18:48	01:18:45	35	MOPEN	25	M	35	3943
57	Richard Webster	01:20:25	01:20:23	59	M45+	7	M	56	5260
70	Colin Palmer	01:21:35	01:21:32	71	M50+	4	M	68	5817
83	Rob Pearse	01:22:38	01:22:32	85	M40+	10	M	80	294
84	Mike Kelly	01:22:42	01:22:38	88	MOPEN	56	M	81	5630
422	Phil Cuthbert	01:34:40	01:31:50	356	M40+	56	M	391	1197
591	Mary Rees	01:38:20	01:37:26	632	F60+	1	F	50	1123
612	Jack Poland	01:38:32	01:36:08	548	MOPEN	373	M	560	2015
627	Thomas Murphy	01:38:42	01:37:54	675	MOPEN	383	F	574	4858
656	Pete Clarke	01:39:01	01:36:37	576	MOPEN	399	M	600	1722
1674	Sharon Lamont	01:53:44	01:48:59	1574	F40+	37	F	262	2052
1695	Karl Bunnell	01:53:56	01:51:41	1834	MOPEN	908	M	1431	5243
1799	Andy Carragher	01:55:14	01:52:12	1892	M55+	61	M	1506	5142
1815	Grace Gibson	01:55:29	01:52:50	1939	FOPEN	158	F	298	3468
2079	Rachel Saunders	01:58:30	01:53:45	2044	F50+	19	F	381	5530
2936	Keith Marsden	02:09:12	02:03:44	2954	M55+	101	M	2259	2032
2943	Louise Marsden	02:09:17	02:03:50	2960	FOPEN	358	F	680	2030
2982	Katherine Holley	02:09:43	02:02:52	2892	F35+	108	F	697	605
3013	Dave Hemmings	02:10:06	02:03:15	2918	MOPEN	1405	M	2307	2074
3152	Jenny Bradshaw	02:11:56	02:05:05	3076	F35+	122	F	760	1846
3731	Theresa Larkins	02:20:14	02:13:23	3708	FOPEN	555	F	1061	2108
4445	Claire Marsden	02:39:05	02:31:32	4456	FOPEN	770	F	1474	2031

Vitality Liverpool 10 Miler - 10 Miles - Sunday 13 March 2016

Connor McArdle

Connor McArdle had a storming race at the Vitality Liverpool 10 miler, Connor won the race in a personal best time of 58:40 taking over 2 minutes off his previous best. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
1	Connor McArdle	00:58:41	00:58:40	1	MOPEN	1	M	1	8193
111	Kate Render	01:41:48	01:34:57	110	F35+	9	F	49	8222

Northern Masters Cross Country - - Sunday 06 March 2016

Dave McAlister came 26th in the Northern Masters Cross Country race in Victoria Park, Warrington. In cool but bright weather on a waterlogged 10km course Dave crossed the line in 50:39.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
26	Dave McAlister	00:50:39					M

Jones o Gymru Anglesey Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 06 March 2016

Described by the organisers as the most beautiful half marathon in the UK. The route is undulating yet quick but most of all it is incredibly stunning. Starting on the iconic Menai Suspension Bridge and running in front of the gorgeous Snowdonia backdrop. The race attracted John Basset and Jess McKinlay who completed the course in 01:37 and 01:46 respectively.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
164	John Bassett	01:38:47	01:37:55	157	MV50	6	M	143	64
305	Jess McKinlay	01:46:32	01:46:09	311	FOPEN	34	F	56	805

Wrexham Marathon Festival - Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 06 March 2016

John Armstrong and Martin Connell elected to run the full marathon distance at the Wrexham Marathon Festival. John was first back in 03:19 and Martin in 03:32.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
21	John Armstrong	03:19:47	03:19:44	21	MV45	5	M	18	74
32	Martin Connell	03:32:08	03:32:03	32	MV40	7	M	29	166

Wrexham Marathon Festival - 20 miler - 20 Miles - Sunday 06 March 2016

Starting and finishing in Wrexham town centre the Wrexham Marathon Festival included a 20 miler. Three of the clubs ladies were up for this race with Sheila Rae coming home first in 02:48. Not far behind her were Vicky Kehoe (02:54) and second in her age category and Lisa Carney (02:58) and third in her age category.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
42	Sheila Rae	02:48:15	02:48:04	42	FV45	5	F	9	2103
55	Vicky Kehoe	02:54:38	02:54:28	55	FV40	2	F	12	2052
60	Lisa Carney	02:58:33	02:58:22	60	FV35	3	F	15	2053

Wrexham Marathon Festival - Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles - Sunday 06 March 2016

Bryan Stevenson

The Wrexham Marathon Festival hosted a half and 4 club members completed the course. Bryan Stevenson set a personal best of 01:24:26 and was second in his age category. Sharon Lamont was 20th lady and third in her age category when she completed the course in an impressive 01:52.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
12	Bryan Stevenson	01:24:28	01:24:26	12	MV35	2	M	12	772
141	Sharon Lamont	01:52:17	01:52:05	143	FV50	3	F	20	605
218	Thomas Forth	02:07:04	02:06:28	218	MSENIOR	63	M	166	803
235	Jess Ellison	02:12:58	02:12:23	235	FSENIOR	16	F	58	802

Rhyl 10 miles - 10 Miles - Sunday 21 February 2016

Rich Webster and Joe Boden

The runners had to battle a headwind on their return along the promenade at Rhyl in the 10 mile race organised by Run Wales. Rich Webster was first home in 01:02:51 for 17th place, Joe Boden was 48 seconds behind him in 19th. Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
17	Richard Webster	01:02:53	01:02:51	17	MV45	3	M	17	465
19	Joe Boden	01:03:38	01:03:37	19	MSENIOR	10	M	19	414
45	Steve Smith	01:07:52	01:07:48	44	MV45	7	M	42	245
74	Phil Cuthbert	01:11:03	01:10:36	69	MV40	11	M	69	84
227	Jess Smith	01:25:45	01:25:40	231	FV35	5	F	42	238

Village Bakery Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles - Sunday 14 February 2016

Jess Smith

The Village Bakery Half Marathon took place on Valentine's Day from the club house on Wrexham Industrial Estate, the race is put on by Wrexham AC and Cute Fruit Events. 8 runners from Wallasey AC took part and first back was Steve Smith in 01:25:12 for 106th place. photos courtesy of Bryan Dale at RacePhotos Photos

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Race Number
111	Steve Smith	01:25:21	01:25:12	106	Vet 45	18	M	808
275	John Bassett	01:37:04	01:36:48	244	Vet 50	27	M	54
328	Sheila Rae	01:41:06	01:40:46	42	Vet 45	4	F	707
334	Kevin Hall	01:41:31	01:41:16	291	Vet 45	52	M	346
493	Jess Smith	01:50:13	01:50:01	100	Vet 35	23	F	802
543	Lisa Carney	01:54:14	01:51:53	124	Vet 35	28	F	122
579	Pete Brunt	01:57:04	01:56:49	439	Vet 50	54	M	9
730	Sandra Ellison	02:15:07	02:13:50	229	Vet 55	11	F	20

The Wiltshire 10 - 10 Miles - Sunday 14 February 2016

Mike Green

Mike Green travelled to the heart of rural Wiltshire to compete in the Wiltshire 10. Mike completed the course in a personal best time of 01:00:40 for 22nd place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
22	Mike Green	01:00:40					M

Mad Dog 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 07 February 2016

4 runners from Wallasey AC headed to Southport for the Mad Dog 10k. Pete Bird was first home for the club and achieved a top ten finish in 37:57.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
10	Peter Bird	00:37:59	00:37:57	10	M	4	M	10	41
167	Phil Bird	00:44:53	00:44:52	173	M50	22	M	150	99
387	Liz Danson	00:49:21	00:48:59	407	F55	2	F	65	294
1126	Jess McKinlay	00:59:09	00:57:47	1126	F	130	F	388	1784

Montane Trail 26 Grizedale Marathon - 26.21 Miles - Sunday 07 February 2016

The Montane Trail 26 Grizedale Marathon event took place close to Hawkeshead - nestled in between Coniston Water and Lake Windermere. The course consisted of 2 separate loops. The route on the first loop was a mixture of gravel, trail path and fire roads which wind their way through the pine trees of Grizedale Forest, together with some open grassy sections which provided a stunning view of Coniston Water. The route on the second loop had uneven terrain, boggy areas, open fields and some small sections of road and included a sight of Lake Windermere. The Grizedale trail running event was classed as "lumpy". Jez Fellick led the 6 Wallasey runners home finishing the course in 03:50 for 11th place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
11	Jez Fellick	03:50:39	MV40	5	M	11	77
22	Steve Smith	04:13:42	MV40	11	M	21	13
90	Jess Smith	05:04:15	F	7	F	9	210
111	Eddie Berry	05:14:44	MV40	50	M	97	16
129	Martin Pritchard-Howarth	05:30:46	MV40	56	M	112	178
132	Paul Cubbins	05:33:09	MV40	59	M	115	61

Nick Beer 10k - 10 Km - Sunday 07 February 2016

Richie Webster

The Nick Beer 10k Race starts on the promenade in Llandudno and follows Marine Drive around the scenic Rich WebsterGreat Orme , before returning to the promenade and finishing opposite Venue Cymru. Rich Webster and Nick Holt headed off to Wales for the race and finished in 18th and 59th place respectively.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
18	Richard Webster	00:38:59	00:38:59	18	M45+	2	M	18	363
63	Nick Holt	00:42:41	00:42:40	66	M40+	11	M	59	555

Essar Four Villages Half Marathon - 13.11 Miles - Sunday 17 January 2016

Michelle Alty

16 runners from Wallasey AC braved the cold and headed to Helsby for the Essar Four Villages Half Marathon. Mike Green had a splendid run coming home in 01:20:39 for 39th please. Not far behind him was Colin Palmer in 01:22:32 for 50th place and a V50 age category win.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Chip Position	Category	Category Position	Gender	Gender Position	Race Number
39	Mike Green	01:20:46	01:20:39	39	M40	5	M	39	64
50	Colin Palmer	01:22:37	01:22:32	51	M50	1	M	50	1812
61	Rob Pearse	01:23:10	01:23:03	60	M40	11	M	60	370
66	John Armstrong	01:23:38	01:23:32	67	M45	11	M	65	76
122	Bryan Stevenson	01:27:12	01:27:05	123	MSEN	60	M	118	707
202	Phil Dabner	01:30:42	01:30:22	207	M45	30	M	190	1799
226	Mike Kelly	01:31:45	01:31:38	240	MSEN	102	M	211	1815
273	Martin Connell	01:33:29	01:33:10	275	M40	51	M	249	737
280	Phil Cuthbert	01:33:46	01:31:27	234	M40	53	M	255	117
405	Kevin Hall	01:38:43	01:38:24	421	M45	54	M	358	555
724	Paul Thelwell	01:48:33	01:46:17	705	M60	16	M	615	1034
727	Jess Smith	01:48:36	01:46:45	724	F35	17	F	111	867
728	Vicky Kehoe	01:48:36	01:46:46	726	F40	33	F	112	255
994	Pete Brunt	01:54:56	01:53:58	1025	M50	119	M	806	899
1222	Michele Alty	02:01:49	01:59:08	1204	F45	43	F	263	553
1499	Caet Cuthbert	02:14:34	02:12:15	1494	F40	99	F	400	116

Liverpool Winter Run 10K - 10 Km - Sunday 17 January 2016

5 runners represented Wallasey AC in the Liverpool Winter Run 10k, first home was Jack Poland in 41:25 for 51st place.

Position	Name	Gun time	Chip time	Gender	Race Number
51	Jack Poland	00:42:33	00:41:25	M	2697
705	Louise Marsden	00:54:11	00:53:02	F	982
706	Keith Marsden	00:54:11	00:53:02	M	2695
1265	Jan Marsden	00:59:36	00:59:29	F	2698
1856	Claire Marsden	01:06:42	01:05:32	F	2696

Liverbird Double Marathon Day 2 - 26.21 Miles - Friday 01 January 2016

The Liverbird Double Marathon consists of two marathon races on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. 4 Wallasey AC runners completed the double.

Position	Name	Gun time	Gender	Race Number
23	Martin Hunt	04:37:45	M	44
31	Steve Armstrong	05:03:56	M	7
34	Dawn Hunt	05:10:23	F	43
43	Ollie Hunt	06:17:00	M	42