Feb 8, 2018
Despite a typically dank, wet and cold February morning, spirits and hopes were high amongst our junior athletes as they donned their spikes and tackled a tough, muddy, Heaton Park course. Last year’s junior girls performances had been excellent with very impressive...
Jan 28, 2018
For this year’s Northern XC we went to Harewood House, north of Leeds. Little was known about the course beforehand, but we should have been able to guess – lots of hills and mud! It was a good course for spectating, providing opportunity for non-runners...
Jan 14, 2018
I’m coming to the conclusion that Woodbank Park is the toughest of the Manchester XC League courses for the juniors. This year not only did it have the killer hill and ‘the cliff’, but it was full of mud. Several of our athletes lost their footing...
Jan 8, 2018
2018 has begun brilliantly for our juniors with a great turnout for the Greater Manchester XC Championships, particularly from our U13 girls. The clear highlight was the performance of Aisling McHale, who managed to beat tough competition to win the U13 girls crown. ...
Dec 3, 2017
We had 18 juniors in action at Wythenshawe Sports Ground this weekend. We managed to field full teams in four age categories, despite illness and conflicting events claiming a few of our athletes. A mention must go to Aisling McHale who continues to rise up the ranks...
Nov 14, 2017
Aisling McHale produced another stunning Cross Country performance at the weekend to win the inter schools North West regional final. She claimed the scalps of several runners who had been faster than her over the course of the track season. This is inherently a team...
