Liversedge 1/2 Marathon 2011

The 13th February saw 10 senior Spenborough athletes take part in the 16th Liversedge 1/2 Marathon in which 421 runners took part.



Kevin Ogden and Tony Bradford were the first Spen runners home in 4th and 7th postion in the time of 78.39 & 81.41 respectivly followed by Gerard Skipins in 21st position with a solid time of 86.59 to collect the team prize for the first club home.



Dean Pearce enjoyed a time of 93.24 in 46th position -Dean has been fairly cautious over the past few weeks keen not to pick up any injuries in preperation for the Edinburgh Marathon in May.



This was Ian Ogden's first competitive half marathon and Ian certainly couldn't have picked a tougher course to make his debut, undertered by the difficult conditions Ian ran an excellent time 97.10 returning back in 80th position - a great effort and Ian's time will only go from strength to strength.



Oliver Carter ran a time of 100.46, hoping to dip under the 1.40 mark albeit over 13 mins quicker than last years effort, closely followed by James Kirkwood in a time of 101.50.



Three ladies representing Spenborough also now preparing for Edinburgh were Jackie Carter, Hazel Pike and Liz Bottomley, 112.34, 118.35 and 120.47 respectivly.



A very pleasing turnout and a big well done to all.



Jackie