Helsby RC Blog – 20th March 2025
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Helsby RC Blog – 20th March 2025

Welcome to the latest Helsby results roundup. Plenty to update on since the last edition…………

Borders League – Capenhurst

Sunday saw Helsby Men took a giant step towards winning the Borders League with a huge victory on the day at Capenhurst. We had Conor Sarsfield in 2nd place overall breaking the club 5 mile record with 25:01, backed up by Peter Taylor-Bray and Rhys Bowden also in the top 10 and all 10 of our counters home in the top 40.

It means we take a lead of 399 points into the final fixture at Buckley, knowing that 453 points or less will guarantee us our first Borders League title in 24 years!

Helsby Women also performed well, given several key absentees, scoring 303 points on the day. The chance of a womens’ league title has probably gone unfortunately, with Deeside stretching away into a commanding lead, but it’s still been an excellent season overall for the women, who still have a great chance to claim 2nd spot going into the final fixture.

Full individual results:

2nd – Conor Sarsfield – 25:01

5th – Peter Taylor Bray – 26:02

9th – Rhys Bowden – 26:28

17th – Mark Gittins – 26:50

24th – Andy Bromley – 27:12

25th – Mike Fryer – 27:14

28th – Andy Brookshaw – 27:22

35th – Ian Mayhew – 27:39

36th – Mark Amphlett – 27:42

40th – Ray Clark – 27:51

50th – Harry Walton – 28:28

52nd – Dan Lightfoot – 28:31

71st – Adam Gordon – 29:16

81st – Ben Tumilty – 29:38

83rd – Les Dash – 29:42

132nd – Rob Fernyhough – 31:50

134th – Matt Larkin – 31:51

159th – Chris Levick – 32:44

176th (26th F) – Anna Begbie – 33:14

181th – Steve Plester – 33:30

191st (31st F) – Alison Halsall – 33:46

195th – George Hawthorn – 33:55

238th ( 48th F) – Cora Kendrick – 35:59

246th – Trevor Lewis – 36:42

274th (58th F) – Kathryn Schofield – 37:58

294th (68th F) – Alison Williams – 39:08

301st (72nd F) – Lauren Cooke – 39:40

303rd (74th F) – Charlotte King – 39:42

318th (79th F) – Sarah Larkin – 40:33

322nd (81st F) – Steph Garner – 41:05

328th (84th F) – Leanne Jones – 41:58

336th (87th F) – Lucy Mills – 42:32

379th (110th F) – Alison Hough – 46:51

Current Standings: Borders League 2024-25 Team Standings after Race 5

Individual Results: Borders League 2024-25 Race 5 16th March 2025 Capenhurst – distance: 5 miles (certified)

Chester 50

We had several runners take on the gruelling Chester 50 last Saturday. Running 50 miles, some of it over tough terrain, is no mean feat, so well done to all who completed it. Helsby results are below, and there’s also some terrific post race portrait photos available via the following link: Facebook

Male

45th – Alan Lea – 9:05

182nd – Aidan Hughes – 11:13

215th – John Whitehead – 11:56

322nd – Stephen Wiggins – 14:53

Female

15th – Kate Mann – 10:22

20th – Gill Hill – 10:50

Full results here: Chester Ultra 50 Mile 2025, 15/03/2025 : : my.race|result

Chester 10k

We had a number of runners in the Chester 10k, including some representing Helsby for the first time. Club results are in photo below (plus James Shaw and Nigel Purvis, times 52:46 and 47:45 respectively, who’ve only joined Helsby since the race, so aren’t listed in the Helsby results):

Full results here: 2025 MBNA Chester 10K Final Results – niftyEntries.com

Nantwich 10k

Bex Cartwright and Michelle Purvis were the Helsby representatives in the Nantwich 10k, clocking 1:25:13 and 55:17 respectively.

Full results here: HSW Solicitors Nantwich 10k – 16th March 2025

Couch to 5k Graduation

We had a big group of couch to 5k runners graduating at Delamere Parkrun last Saturday. Thanks to all who helped with the C25k programme (we couldn’t run it without the volunteers) and we’re looking forward to seeing the graduates’ continued involvement with our club.

Volunteers for Sandstone Trail Race

A reminder that we need volunteers for our Sandstone Trail challenge race on Sunday 11th May. We work really hard at this every year but we cannot do it without your support and time, so if you can spare even a bit of time on the Sunday, please reach out to Dave Feakes at davidfeakes1234@btinternet.com

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