Green Drive Five
NOW IN IT'S EIGHTH YEAR:  we're working to make our race better every year.

2006
The Gazette of Monday 16th. carried a story and photos of the race "Course records tumbled on October 15th.as a high quality field took on the challenge of our fast five mile race through rural Fylde. ....The fine autumn day was just what was needed for record breaking and Salford Harriers Kenyan ace Tarus Elly took full advantage to set a scorching men's record of 25:01.... Equally exciting was another record breaking run by Blackpool's talented eighteen year-old Tom Cunningham whose 25:28 in third place trimmed his own junior record by over a minute....." wrote Race Director Bill Lock.

Special thanks to:
Guest: Lancashire AA President Alan Seddon, Timekeepers, Stan Taylor and Ian Gillhespie

Generous prizes of high street vouchers were awarded plus medals for the Lancashire Champions in all age groups.
Alan Seddon presented the prizes, Bill Lock made the announcements.




Gavin Brandie and Seamus O'Doherty dismantle the finish.


Sue Samme and Nigel Thompson take Lancashire gold medals in the over 40s
THIS YEAR'S RACE WAS AT
Lytham C.o.E. Primary School,
Park View Road, Lytham at

11a.m. Sunday 15th October, 2006

 


click here for a link to
John Schofield's website
www.ukresults.net

for full results and for
vet and team results

Ralph and Fiona Roberts with friends give out water.
RACE ORGANIZER: BILL LOCK AND 39 LYTHAM MEMBERS WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND MEMBERS FROM WESHAM RR AND BLACKPOOL, WYRE & FYLDE AC ORGANIZED, HELPED AND MARSHALLED
MANY THANKS TO ALL


Heather and Ceri Wells present tee-shirts

THE RACE HAD 378 ENTRIES AND 345 FINISHERS AND INCORPORATED THE LANCASHIRE 5 MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

The weather was warm and sunny. Every finisher and all marshals received a souvenir tee-shirt printed with the distinctive design.


Steve White and Elaine Bertenshaw on registration in the hall of Lytham CofE Primary

 

THE DAY IN PICTURES
Top 10:00am   Middle 11:00am   Bottom 1:00pm


Lancashire AA President Alan Seddon chats with
Timekeeper Stan Taylor and Lancashire Team Manager Brian Craig.

Tom Cunningham (215 - 3rd.) and Phil Leybourne (4th.) line up for the start in Green Drive at 11am.


Lancashire AA President Alan Seddon presents record-breaking junior Tom Cunningham with his prize

2005
 

2005 WINNERS: PHIL LEYBOURNE (3rd), PAUL FREARY (1st)  STEVE HALLAS (2nd)
2005 full results and vets and team results


2006 RACE: SUE SAMME (362), GRAHAM WEBSTER (185) AND COLIN LAIDLAW

COURSE RECORDS:

Men: Tarus Elly, Salford Harriers, 25:01 (2006)


Women: Liz Proctor, Bolton U H., 28:49 (2003)

Junior Men: Tom Cunningham, Blackpool & Fylde, 25:28 (2006)

Junior Women: Kiera Vogel, Liverpool P & S, 30.01 (2003)

THE RACE HAD 414 ENTRIES AND 369 FINISHERS AND INCORPORATED THE LANCASHIRE 5 MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Our race is fast, flat and on a largely traffic-free rural course. The weather was beautiful
and every finisher and all marshals received a souvenir tee-shirt printed with the distinctive design.


Special thanks to:
Guest: Lancashire AA President George Kirby,
Referee: Ron McAndrew and Timekeepers, Stan Taylor and Liz Airnes
Generous prizes were awarded plus medals for the Lancashire Champions in all age groups. Prizes were presented by Lancashire AA President George Kirby and Ron McAndrew presided over the Lancashire Championship.
RACE DIRECTOR: Bill Lock
STAGING THE SIXTH GREEN DRIVE FIVE INVOLVED A MAGNIFICENT EFFORT BY THIRTY-SEVEN LYTHAM MEMBERS HELPED BY FOUR FROM WESHAM, THREE FROM NORTH FYLDE AND TWO FROM BLACKPOOL & FYLDE TO MARSHAL, ORGANIZE AND OFFICIATE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO RACE DIRECTOR BILL LOCK AND ALL OUR MARSHALS!

Tee shirts at previous races were
8. Sunday 21st. October 2007
TEE SHIRT COULOR? + PRINTING COLOUR?
7.   Sunday 15th.October 2006
TEE SHIRT + BLUE-GREYPRINT
6.   Sunday 16th. October 2005
              TEE SHIRT - PALE GREY + BURGUNDY PRINT
5.   Sunday 17th. October 2004
             TEE SHIRT - BLACK + YELLOW PRINT
4.   Sunday 19th. October 2003
             TEE SHIRT - ROYAL BLUE +WHITE PRINT
3.   Sunday 20th. October 2002
             TEE SHIRT - RED  + BLACK PRINT
2.  Sunday 21st. October 2001
            TEE SHIRT - YELLOW + BLACK PRINT
1.  Sunday 22nd. October 2000
(Inaugural race)
           TEE SHIRT - WHITE + BLACK PRINT

Thanks to John Schofield for results at www.ukresults.net
2006 results         2005 results     
2004 results
 

THANKS TO ALL OUR SPONSORS

Booth’s Supermarkets, Statestrong Group, Tony Bolton Sports, Sweatshop,
and
First Coastal Tyre Service.

Lytham C of E Primary School and St. Bede's High School for the use of their facilities

 

Attracted over 400 runners last year!
 

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