Manchester Area Cross Country League, Saturday 10th January, Tatton Park.
Alice Wright broke the winning streak of Emily Haggard- Kearney with an impressive display of front running, at a chilly yet sunny Tatton Park, Stephen Green Reports.
Wright, who has a 78:26 half-marathon best from Copenhagen last September, was at the head of affairs after the first of two large laps, holding a 30 lead over Irish Euro – Cross international Haggard-Kearney and Bethaney Reid running in tandem.
Powering up the final hill by the lake and into the long finishing straight the Sale Harrier was able to stay three seconds ahead of the fast-finishing Kearney, to also lead Sale Harriers to the team win. Reid was around 100m down in third, ahead of U20 Jasmine Wright of Salford Harriers.
The men’s race was an even closer affair with several athletes in the mix until the final half mile of running. Freddie Roden was one of the early leaders on lap one of three, with Nigel Martin leading into the final lap around the interlocking fields.
George Ogden (8:13 for 3k on the track in 2025) had followed every move like a ‘hawk’, and it was the Cambridge and Coleridge athlete who edged Martin in the straight by one second.
George Beardmore ‘outsprinted’ fellow Salford Harrier Callum Davidson to take third, in turn leading Salford Harriers to team spoils. First U20 home was Bryn Lawrence of Bury AC in sixth place.
The Under 17 Ladies, were led home by Isla Pastor of Warriors two seconds ahead of Oonagh McManus, with Elizabeth Lees third.
The Under 17 Men were led home by Lewis Morris of West Cheshire, who was over 100m clear of Pio Aron and Emmas Finlay Dobson.
In the Under 15 Boys race Tullius Arlo Mander (Trafford AC) broke the tape two seconds ahead of Harry Shatwell, with Fred Reese in third.
Beatrix Soper of Sale Harriers’ crossed the line seventeen seconds ahead of Isobel Beddow with Megan Boyer the third U15 girl home.
The Under 13 Boys race was won convincingly by Ethan Statham of Bury AC, 75m clear of Arthur O’Hare, and Isaac Taylor-Unitt in third place.
The first Under 13 Girl home was Warriors’ Roni Kohring, who had a margin of five seconds over Bleu Bailey, with Daisy McVicar close behind in third.
The Under 11 Boys were led home by Sale Harrier Joshua Leong, with Alex Bailey-Hall and Jacob Renshaw second and third.
The Under 11 Girls event was won by Melia Ferendenus (Salford Met) with Sophia McCready second, and Sorcha Torhill in third.
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