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News January - March 2003


Monday 17th March 2003:  The Lincoln Tri group are staging two triathlons aimed at newcomers to the sport.  The first is for people aged 15 upwards and will take place at Woodhall Spa on 1st June.  The second is for children aged 8 to 14 and will be held in Horncastle on 15th June.  For more details go to the Lincoln Tri web site.
Sunday 16th March 2003:  Many happy returns to Dave Humberstone, who today is celebrating the fact that he has become a 'Master' - that's 'Veteran' to the non-PC athlete.
Saturday 15th March 2003:  Rob Lewis reports on two events from last weekend - the European Veterans Indoor Championships in Spain and the English Schools Cross Country Championships at Stanmer Park in Brighton.
Wednesday 12th March 2003:  The LWAC Summer 5k Road Race Series will run again this year at Yarborough Leisure Centre in Lincoln.  Click here for more details and here for an entry form.
Tuesday 11th March 2003:  Read Anne Gilroy's report of the recent London Half Marathon.  Full results of Saturday's English Schools Cross Country Championships are now available on the English Schools AA web site.
Monday 3rd March 2003:  Results for yesterday's London Half Marathon are now available.  Well done to LWAC's five representatives in the race.
Monday 3rd March 2003:  The programmes for this year's Lincs League Track and Field matches are now available.  The rules for the league have also been updated and are available on the Lincs League web site.  Click here for more information.
Monday 24th February 2003:  Rob Lewis reports on last week's BMAF Indoor Championships in Glasgow and also Saturday's National Cross Country Championships in London.
Wednesday 19th February 2003:  Race for Life dates are now available.  There is no Lincoln race this year.  The nearest races are at Boston, Cleethorpes, Stamford or Nottingham.  Find out more on our Road Race Fixtures page or go direct to the Race for Life website.
Tuesday 18th February 2003:  Results from Sunday's St. Valentines 30k Relay are now available on the Katcsys results site.
Tuesday 11th February 2003:  Report on how Wellington athletes performed at the Reebok Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships.
Sunday 9th February 2003:  Results from yesterday's Reebok Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships are now available on the UK Athletics web site.
Monday 3rd February 2003:  Lincoln Schools Sports Federation results from the Lincolnshire Schools Cross Country Championships on South Common in Lincoln.
Friday 31st January 2003:  Tomorrow's Anglian Schools Cross Country Championships have been cancelled due to the bad weather.
Wednesday 29th January 2003:  Read Rob Lewis's report on last Saturday's North of England Cross-Country Championships.
Saturday 25th January 2003:  Full results from today's North of England Cross-Country Championships are now available on the SportSoft results site.
Friday 24th January 2003:  Rob Lewis has written a brief obituary for Ken Barnsdale.
Tuesday 21st January 2003:  It is with great sadness that we report that Ken Barnsdale passed early away this morning.  He will be sadly missed by all involved in athletics across Lincolnshire and beyond.  His funeral will take place at Lincoln Crematorium at 3.10pm on Thursday 30th January.
Monday 20th January 2003:  Click here for the timetable for next Saturday's NoEAA Cross Country Championships.
Sunday 19th January 2003:  Rob Lewis reports on last weekend's North of England Indoor Combined Events Championships in Manchester and the 4th Lincs League XC match in Louth.
Sunday 19th January 2003:  Results from the Cleethorpes New Year's Day 10k are now available on the Wolds Vets club site.
Saturday 18th January 2003:  Well done to all of the Lincoln Wellington athletes who competed for the various districts in today's Lincolnshire Schools XC Championships.  Today's races will be used as the principal means of determining qualifiers for the Anglian Schools XC Championships at South Common on 1st February and the English Schools XC Championships in Brighton on 8th March.  Click here for a photo of the winning Lincoln Intermediate Boys team.
Thursday 16th January 2003:  The Lincolnshire Schools XC Championships will take place on South Common this Saturday.  The timetable for the races is:- 12:00 U13 Girls (yr 7), 12:01 Senior Boys (yrs 12/13), 12:30 U13 Boys (yr 7), 12:33 Senior Girls (yrs 12/13), 13:00 Junior Boys (yrs 8/9), 13:15 Junior Girls (yrs 8/9), 13:35 Intermediate Girls (yrs 10/11), 13:50 Intermediate Boys (yrs 10/11).
Thursday 16th January 2003:  Entry forms for the Lincoln 10k race on 6th April are now available.  Download one from the City of Lincoln Council site.  For other forthcoming road races, go to our Road Fixtures page.
Tuesday 14th January 2003:  Results from the final Lincs League Cross Country are now available on the Lincs League site.
Sunday 12th January 2003:  Check out a couple of photos of last month's Lincs League race on West Common.  The first shows the U11s lining up for the start of their race.  The second show Alice Thomas, Emily Taylor and Sarah Coates running together at the front of the U17 Women's race.  Many thanks to Boston & District AC for letting us use these photos.
Friday 10th January 2003:  Well done to all of the Lincoln Wellington athletes who competed in today's Lincoln Schools XC Championships.  Runners who finished in qualifying positions will now go forward to compete in the Lincolnshire Schools XC Championships on Saturday 18th January at South Common in Lincoln.
Wednesday 8th January 2003:  The Lincoln Schools XC Championships will take place on South Common this Friday.  The timetable for the races is:- 12:30 Senior Boys (yrs 12/13), 12:31 U13 Girls (yr 7), 13:00 Senior Girls (yrs 12/13), 13:01 U13 Boys (yr 7), 13:20 Junior Boys (yrs 8/9), 13:25 Junior Girls (yrs 8/9), 13:45 Intermediate Boys (yrs 10/11), 13:50 Intermediate Girls (yrs 10/11).
Wednesday 8th January 2003:  Read Rob Lewis's report on Sunday's Lincs County XC Championships.
Sunday 5th January 2003:  The 2003 Lincs League T&F dates have now been set.  Check out our T&F Fixtures page for details.
Sunday 5th January 2003:  Results from today's Lincs XC County Championships are now available on the Boston & District web site.  Dave Humberstone took a few photos of the U15 Girls race today (it's possible that my daughter may never speak to me again because of the photo of her at the finish).
Thursday 2nd January 2003:  Dates for the 2003 Louth AC Wolds Dash series have been set.  Find them on our Road Fixtures page.
Wednesday 1st January 2003:  Profiles for the 2003 track and field season have now been loaded.

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