Mid Lancs League and Greater Manchester Marathon

The Mid Lancs League Track and Field got underway on Saturday at Blackpool. There were several excellent performances which included victories for Ethan Statham in the U14 boys 1500m (4.36.7); Matilda Knott in the U14 girls 100m (12.6 a huge PB); Mylah Collier in the U14s discus and javelin (13.89 and 18.93) and Evelyn McDonald in the U12 girls shot (4.50). Second places went to Matthew Wheatley in the senior men’s 100m (11.0) and Mylah Collier in the U14 girls 800m (2.31.9). Violette Overlunde took 3^rd place in the U14 girls 100m with a huge PB of 13.3. The junior girls sprints are going from strength to strength with Emily Urquhart placing 8^th in the 100m (13.5 PB), Agatha Wragg 6^th in U16 girls 300m (45.3) and Lydia Katz 16^th overall in the under 16 girls 100m (14.2). Sammy McBride-Duerden also ran well in the U14 boys 100m, placing 5^th with a PB of 13.1.

Lucy Dent  competing in the Greater Manchester U16s steeplechase competition, held in Warrington as part of an open meeting. She placed an excellent third place in 5.31.27 in her debut at the event.

Bury had six competitors in Sunday’s Greater Manchester Marathon. The stand out performance came from Alia Braithwaite who placed 15^th female overall and 4^th in the F35 category with 2.54.54, just outside her PB for the distance. Patrick Babb ran strongly to record 2.43.36 on his debut over the distance. Callum Gaunt crossed the line in 2.51.39, his second fastest time for the distance. Tom Breeton recorded 3.11.55 on his marathon debut and Rob Butterworth, also making his marathon debut, clocked 3.20.22. Irfan Qureshi completed the course in 4.55.51.