Father pips son to be first Chorley AC home in cross country race (From Chorley Citizen)

Father pips son to be first Chorley AC home in cross country race

9:12am Monday 8th December 2008 in

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Chorley AC sent a team to Liverpool’s Sefton Park to compete in the Reebok UKA Cross-Country Challenge running against the best in Britain in a race also doubled as a Mid-Lancs league fixture.

In the men's race Paul Wareing in 102nd (41:05) pipped son Sean 106th (41:28) while David Taylor 137th( 44:43) was ahead of Jim Cosgrove 143rd (45:39) with Henry Minorczyk 156th (47:59) leading Barry Chester 160th (49:08).

Michael Murray was 163rd (50:17), Eddie Murray 167th (52:18), John Swift 171st (54:42) with finally Mike Coppin 174th (65:05).

Lucy Croston ran early in the U13s in 39th place (13:35) followed by the U15s squad of Luke Betts 14th(10:35), Ryan Sciacca 25th (11:06) and Michael Murray 42nd(12:48).

Chorley AC finished 17th team overall, 16th and 17th in the Vet 40 category, 11th and 12th in the Vet 50 category and a good second Vet 60 team.

Best individual positions were Sean Wareing and Henry Minorczyk who were both eighth in Junior men and Vet 60s respectively.

Meanwhile club chairman John Payn was competing in a handicapped memorial 10K walking event at Simister finishing sixth (67:01).

Next Saturday the club are at Blackpool for the third Mid Lancs cross country and a week later on December 20 at Rossendale for the last Red Rose race.