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Manchester Area Cross Country League, Kenworthy Woods, February 8
Sale Harrier Arlo Ludewick emerged a convincing winner of the senior men’s race, on a cold and biting Saturday afternoon, at Kenworthy Woods, Stephen Green reports.
Freddie Roden from the University of Manchester set a searing pace in the first two miles with Ludewick comfortable in the chasing pack. Around mid-race, he employed his 3:41 1500m speed to pull away on the flat area before the ‘Chorlton Alps’ series of climbs.
The Sale Harrier extended his lead to 16 seconds by the tape over under-20 Roden, with Callum Rowlinson moving in third around 40 metres down. Sale Harriers were the team winners, with three in the top 10.
Emily Haggard Kearney (Harry Shakeshaft)
Emily Haggard Kearney continued her remarkable streak of victories in the league to score a resounding victory in the senior women’s race. Haggard Kearney, fresh from a recent win at the Northern 3000m indoors, took control from the gun, making light of the playing fields and wooded sections.
Her margin of victory was over 90 seconds, with under-20 Olivia Lloyd Jones in second, and Salford Harrier Laura Lombard (W40) coming in third around 200 metres down.
Chorlton Runners, led by Katherine Fitzpatrick in fifth, took the team spoils on the day.
Liam Johnson of St Helen’s Sutton was a runaway winner of the under-17 men’s race, with Jay Hutchinson second, around 250 metres, in arrears and Michael Wood in third. In the under-17 women’s race Holly Cross of Liverpool came home 150 metres clear of Isobel Hall, with Constance Johnstone third.
Isla Yorke, of Warrior’s pulled 10 seconds clear of Robyn Heywood-Young, with Caitlin Wetters third, in the under-15 girls’ race. Macclesfield Harrier Jake Ireland scored a runaway win, a minute clear of Thomas Wood, with Harry Shatwell, third in the under-15 boys’ event.
Eve Beddow led a one-two for Warrior’s in the under-13 girls’ race pulling clear of Daisy McVicar, with Imogen Weatherhead, third. In the under-13 boys’ race, Noah Phillips of Sale edged Alistair Riley on the tape by two seconds, with Ethan Statham, third.
Men: 1 A Ludewick (Sale) 32;37; 2 F Roden (Manch U, U20) 32:53; 3 C Rowlinson (Salf) 32:55; 4 C Harding (Salf) 33:00; 5 A Doyle (Vale R) 33:22; 6 N Barry (Sale) 33:41
M40: 1 C Hardman (Salf) 33;48
M45: 1 N Barnes (Sale) 35:23
M50: 1 G Raven (Salf) 35:45
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