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English Schools' Championships

The 75th English Schools' Championships at Gateshead had 7 athletes from the Harriers competing at this year's event. Previous winners of this historic event include Steve Ovett, Steve Cram, Sally Gunnell, Paula Radcliffe and interestingly British boxer Joe Bugner was a former junior champion in the discus and footballer Bobby Charlton competed in the hurdles.

Four qualified through the heats on the Friday for Saturday's finals; Ben Styles senior 800 metres, Claire McMurdock senior 800 metres, Luci McLoughlin intermediate 1,500 metres, Ross Millington intermediate 1,500 metres and Greg Watkins intermediate discus.

Joining them in Saturday's finals were Jess Coulson and Leah Kay competing in the intermediate girls' 3,000 metres straight final involving 20 athletes.

Jess Coulson won the 3,000 metres with six seconds to spare and gained selection for England at this weekend's home international at Grangemouth in Scotland, so did Ross Millington after finishing 3rd in the intermediate boys' 1,500 metres in 3-55.

Elsewhere Steve Vernon was in action at the Gallway Games in Ireland where he ran in the Mile in gale force conditions to win the race in 4-11.

Steve's girlfriend Becky Lyne got over her disappointment at the Europa Cup where she was tripped and fell, with a 4th place in the 1,500 metres in Lucerne at the IAAF meeting in a new personal best of 4-06.85, smashing her previous best by 7 seconds.

Becky competes for a place at this year's European Championships in Gothenburg in August at this weekend's televised AAA's European Trials at Sportcity, Manchester.

Sefton Triathlon

Hannah Wilkins and Aimee Aikin

Hannah Wilkins and Aimee Aikin

Report: Pete Torrence

On a windy Saturday morning four young athletes from Stockport Harriers turned out at Crosby in the Sefton Triathlon to compete in there first triathlon covering a swim, bike and run, this being the top triathlon in the Northwest, covering all age groups from eight to 88-year-olds.

In the junior event Aimee Aikin and Hannah Wilkins took on a field of four hundred athletes and both came out with outstanding results.

Aimee who is in great form having a great run and swim and a very good bike ride to finish in the girls' race in eight place and not very far behind Hannah had a very good swim and bike ride but had a foot injury in the run but finished in 31st place, last weekend both girls ran the Race for Life at Stockport and came in the top half of the finishes.

In the intermediate event Sam Bowdon took on the field with a 100 metre swim and a 4km bike ride and finish of with a 2km run and came though the field very strongly to finish in 18th place.

The last race of the day the mini-triathlon event Dan Lawton came into this race with a run that was one of the fasted on the day and had very strong bike and swim to back that up took him to 12th overall in the field of two hundred.

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