As the year draws to an end, it’s a good opportunity to think about the many accomplishments that members of the club have achieved in 2015. There are so many accolades to choose from which goes to show what a tremendous year it has been.
It is always a worry creating a list of achievements due to the fear of missing somebody out, but below is a ‘shortlist’ of some of the many achievements throughout the year.
- Jonny Smith for completing the Loch Ness marathon in sub-3 hours
- Jane Burton for completing the Moscow marathon
- Claire Berry for completing her first marathon in memory of her Mum
- Jenny McClelland achieving a ‘good for age’ time at the Manchester marathon
- Katy O’Connor for completing the Lanzarote half marathon
- Germaine Holmes for completing her first marathon in London
- Jim Dawson for achieving a gold standard at the Stockport 10
- Mary Burton for achieving a PB at the Dublin marathon after a long injury period
- Jo Sparkman for completing the Gritstone Grind
- Pete Burton for completing three ultra marathons (Gritstone, WW and Hardmoors) and the London marathon
- John Croall for completing the Snowdonia half marathon and the Matterhorn Ultraks
- Samantha Tennant for completing the Nantwich Sprint Triathlon
- Kieran Walshe for completing the Lakeland 100
- Rachel Davis for completing the Chester Diva Sprint Triathlon
- Steve Davis and Mark Lancaster for completing the Ironman UK
- Jason Rowbottom for completing the Sandstone Trail Challenge
- Andy Holland for completing the Lakeland 50
- George Bainton for completing the Blackpool marathon
- Lee Shears for completing his first marathon in London
- Colin Oakley for achieving a sub-3.45 at the Manchester marathon
- Anthony Burke for running a gold standard at the Wilmslow Half marathon
- Lynn Moseley for running a gold standard at the High Legh 10K
- Julian Dickinson for achieving a 19:03 at Warrington parkrun
- Stuart Berry for completing the Warrington Way
- Jamie Bradbury for achieving a PB at the Chester marathon
- John Sheldon for achieving a sub-40 minutes at the High Legh 10K
- Georgina Walker for achieving a sub-1.40 at the Wilmslow Half marathon
- Emma Nunnerley for achieving a sub-50 minutes at the Cheshire 10K
- Lee Hughes for consistently achieving sub-18 minutes at 5K events
- Phil Rowen for completing his first marathon in Dublin
- Lydia Wilson for completing two half marathons
- Jose Perez for completing the Chester half marathon
- Fiona Eaton for getting a PB at the Cheshire 10K
- Amanda Pemberton for completing her first marathon in London
- Paul Bagan for consistently achieving sub-18 minutes at 5K events
- Anthony Hilton for achieving a sub-1.40 at the Wilmslow half marathon
- Andrew Skett for consistently achieving a sub-23 minutes at Warrington parkrun
- Tony Sala for completing his first marathon in Manchester
- Jonathan Hock for running a sub-40 minute 10K
- Ian Pike for completing the Warrington Way
- Anna Worsley for completing the Great North Run
- Jo Wadsworth for completing the EHM
- Kirsty Vis for completing the Sandstone Trail B Race
- Tim Martland for completing the Warrington Way
- Katie Lomax for completing the Lymm Trail Races 10K
- Yasmin Hussain for completing the Warrington Way
- Matt Harle for running a sub-1hr at the High Legh 10K
- Rachel Henderson for completing the EHM
- Wendy Gamlin for completing the Chester Metric marathon
- Lisa Fothergill for completing the Liverpool Rock n Roll marathon
- Emma Davies for running three half marathons
- Dominique Crompton for completing the EHM
- Louise Croall for running five 10Ks
- Jon Sheehy for acheiving a gold standard at the EHM
- Helen Bennett for running two 10Ks
- Vic Begent for running the London marathon
- Jane Oakley for completing the EHM
- Kat Howard for completing three 10Ks
- Stephen Worrall for completing the EHM
- Greg Wilson, Mike Smith and Matt Ashcroft for participating in the cross country races for the first time
- Paul Roper for completing the Warrington Way
- Nick Fogarty for completing the Chester half marathon
- Amy Cooper for running her first half marathon
- Mark Hamill for completing the Mourne Mountain two day marathon
- Jen Emmess for completing her first marathon in London
The above list could go on and on….
Roll on 2016 Lymm Runners!