Athletics: Lauren goes third in national call-up
Todmorden runner, Lauren Jeska represented England at the Snowdon International Mountain Race on Saturday and gained an excellent third place on her first call up to the national team.
Scotland's Catriona Buchanan won the ladies race in wet and windy conditions but, along with Pippa Maddams in second and Emma Clayton in seventh, Lauren's performance meant that England Ladies narrowly took the team prize.
Closer to home, Todmorden Harriers comfortably took the men's team prize at the Turnslack Fell Race.
Starting from Calderbrook the eight- mile race followed a circular route over Freehold's Top, and included two tough climbs on the return.
Andrew Wrench finished in third place, shadowed three seconds behind by Sean Carey in fourth, with Alistair Rhodes Dawson seventh and Dwane Dixon in eighth.
Todmorden Ladies, Chris Preston, Sue Roberts and Kathy Bridger also won the team prize at the Oxenhope Fell Race.
Elise Milnes and Julie Wyant took on the Lakeland 50-mile ultra race at the weekend along with more than 300 other competitors.
They traversed their way along the off road route from Penrith to Coniston that included over 10,000 feet of ascent.
Starting at midday on Saturday they successfully completed the challenge shortly after dawn on Sunday morning having travelled throughout the night in a time of 17 hours and 59 minutes.
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Saturday 11 February 2012
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