Northern League Police Cross Country

All members of GMP spors & Social Club are welcome to enter.  Just turn up on the day.

Please find below details of the 'new' GMP cross country venue which will be used to stage our Home leg of the NPCCL cross country league on Wednesdays 29th February. The race starts at 1400hrs, just turn up on the day to enter, free food provided post race at the Hough End Centre.

VENUE:

William Scholes Playing Field, Beech Avenue, Gatley, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 4LT.
From M60 Clockwise past Stockport, Come off at junction 3 (Signed A34, Cheadle) onto Kingsway itself and turn Right at the Main first set of Traffic Lights.

Then take the fourth junction on the left, Beech Avenue (just after the Railway Bridge).

Follow Beech Avenue and Keep Left at Oakwood Ave and to the end finding the Playing Fields.

From M60 Anti-Clockwise or M56 motorway, Come off at junction 3 of the M60 (Signed A34, Cheadle) onto Kingsway itself and turn Right at the Main first set of Traffic Lights.

Then take the fourth junction on the left, Beech Avenue (just after the Railway Bridge).

Follow Beech Avenue Keep Left at Oakwood Ave and to the end finding the Playing Fields.

For further information please contact
David WOOD
PS 6030
Ext 64999

National Competition - 10 mile road race.

1) we took a team of ten runners down to last week's PSUK 10 mile road race and had some success, Rick Lloyd was 2nd Vet 40, Kate Kelly 6th female overall and the Vets Team came 3rd, all those that ran had an enjoyable time, oh, apart from Stew Jones whose Achilles went on lap one. Thanks to all those that made the trip.

2) you may or may not be aware that GMP are staging next years Police Fell race, Dave Wood and Andy Wright are leading on the planning and have arranged the below recce, please join them if interested;

"We have planned a recce run of the Turnslack Fell route which we are proposing to use for the PSUK event next year. We are meeting at midday on Monday , 3rd October , 2011 , at Littleborough Cricket Club , Calderbrook Road , Littleborough. This is so anyone who so desires can have a look at the facilities there , as this is where we plan to base the event , and also have a taste of the terrain . It is intended to use the majority of the Turnslack event route , but with the addition of an interesting leg out and back ~ principly to facilitate the use of the Cricket Club. In total , the route will be approx 8 miles , so on 3rd October we could well be out for between 2 ~3 hours , any takers should come prepared !
As we will require plenty of help with the staging of the PSUK National Fell Race next year , I thought it might be worthwhile throwing out an open invite for Monday 3rd October to anyone who might wish either to be involved next year , or simply enjoy a 'bracing ' day on the Pennines !
For good measure , we may retire to the local hostalry to de~brief the recce , so please feel free to join us ! "

3) below is a list of the coming season's cross country fixtures, the first one is at Carlisle on Wednesday 12th October with a 1400 start time. The plan is to use the Sports & Social mini bus, Rick Lloyd will drive and depart Hough End 1045hrs, the bus will then pick up outside Middlebrook Police Station (next to the Reebok Stadium) at 1110hrs. If you intend to travel in the bus please can you let Bryan Lawton bryan.lawton@gmp.pnn.police.uk me know in order that I can collate numbers.

Further details on the cross country fixtures can be found at www.npccl.co.uk Please note that these events are not full of elite runners, if you can run five miles then you'll be OK, just give it a go!

Fixture 1 - 12/10/2011 - Cumbria - Rickerby Park, Carlisle (TBC)

Fixture 2 - 02/11/2011 - Cleveland

Fixture 3 - 16/11/2011 - Cheshire - Wilmslow Rugby Club (Date rearranged from 23/11/11 due to PSUK Challenge fixture)

Fixture 4 - 14/12/2011 - South Yorkshire - Doncaster

Fixture 5 - 11/01/2012 - West Yorkshire - Leeds Stadium

Fixture 6 - 01/02/2012 - Humberside - Hull Ionians Elloughton

Nationals - 22 February 2012 - Guildford - Surrey

Fixture 7 - 29/02/2012 - GMP

Fixture 8 - 14/03/2012 - Lancashire - Witton Park - Blackburn
 

Sharon wins PSUK title!!!

Sharon Harper from the ‘Q’ Division competing in only her second PSUK Athletic Championship won the womens shot put title at the PSUK Athletic Championship held at the Norman Green Athletic Stadium, Solihull Birmingham on 6th July.
Sharon competed in three events the shot putt the hammer and the discus. Sharon threw a personal best 28m 46cm in the hammer event. She was a little disappointed in her discuss throw of 20m 09cm. However she was able to putt 20m 09 in the shot putt to get her second personal best of the day and more importantly win the PSUK title.
Mark Evans from PMIT produced a seasons best time of 12.09.4 to finish fourth in the 3000m steeplechase.
Any one interested in competing for GMP in athletics, road running, cross country running or fell running should contact Superintendent Bryan Lawton ext 61192.

Results
Hammer - Female
1 Claire CAPON Kent 38m 63
2 Shirley QUINN Essex 29m 83
3 Claire CAMERON Strathclyde 27m 95
4 Sharon HARPER Greater Manchester 28m 46

Discus - Female
1 Rebecca SAUNDERS Kent 38m 88
2 Claire CAMERON Strathclyde 34m 08
3 Shirley QUINN Essex 31m 80
4 Jayne KIRKPATRICK Strathclyde 29m 03
5 Sharon HARPER Greater Manchester 20m 09

Shot Putt - Female
1 Sharon HARPER Greater Manchester 8m 81
2 Shirley QUINN Essex 7m 78
3 Victoria REED Lancashire 4m 91

3000m Steeplechase Final
1 Paul CARDY Hampshire 10.37.1
2 Kristin BARNARD Norfolk 11.41.8
3 Leon Ricketts West Yorkshire 11.47.7
4 Mark EVANS Greater Manchester 12.09.4
5 Charles QUAEY Essex 13.07.9
6 Mark PORTER Lancashire 16.55.2

2010 CROSS COUNTRY FINALS

For only the 2nd time in 16 years the GMP mens cross country team have topped the league table at the end of the winter Northern Police Cross Country League picking up the Veterans title at the same time. Over the eight races of the series GMP claimed four victories pushing reigning champions West Yorkshire Police into second place. Although it was a real team effort the team coordinator Supt Bryan Lawton gave special mention to Sgt Nick Schofield and Sgt Rick Lloyd who gave the team a real boost this season.

Below are the GMP runners that took part...and won....the Northern Police Cross Country finals in Blackburn.

Over the season the following runners represented GMP;

Rick Lloyd, Dave Fulton, Gary Corns, Matt Oldham, Dave Wood, Andy Wright, Bryan Lawton, Craig Morgan, Pete Woodbridge, Andy Cleworth, Dan Appleby, Mark Evans, Jim Bentley, Paul Frith, Nick Schofield, Stuart Jones, Mark Adams, Steve Chisnall, Kristan Kurmul, Paul Copplestone, Jim Corrigan, Matt Hill, Andrew Evans, Kate Kelly, Donna Hinsley.

The GMP Athletics Section takes part in many events up and down the country.

Take a look at the Police Sport UK (PSUK) athletics pages for more information on National and Regional events.

Police Sport UK Athletics Website

If you want to get involved please contact Dave Wood on email address dmattjoe@aol for more information