Athletics

Cumbria record-breaker eyeing national big guns

Published 12 June 2009

Sandro Morganella photo In-form discus champ Sandro Morganella is aiming to throw aside the sport’s heavyweights to maintain his new ranking in the UK’s top 10 after smashing the long-standing county record.

Cumbrian athlete celebrates win in triathlon debut

Published 11 June 2009

An athlete from Wetheral is looking to compete in more competitions after winning in his first attempt at a triathlon last weekend.

Cumbrian athletics ace set to team up with legend McColgan

Published 10 June 2009

Teenage athletics prodigy Laura Park is set to move to Scotland to work with former Olympic medallist Liz McColgan – after bidding to get to the bottom of a mystery illness.

Stunning runs by Cumbrian teenagers

Published 30 May 2009

Two teenage Cumbrian athletes scaled new heights with stunning performances this week.

The first meeting of Harriers’ season proves a huge success

Published 29 April 2009

Border Harriers’ first meeting of the season brought a larger than expected entry to the Sheepmount, Carlisle.

Two hundred get ready for Keswick road race

Published 10 April 2009

Nearly 200 runners from all over Cumbria and the north will descend on Keswick for the annual Round the Houses road race on Wednesday night.

Wigton teen helps England to gold medal

Published 3 April 2009

Wigton athlete Abbie Hetherington struck gold on her international debut, helping England to Home Nation cross-country glory in Wales.

Fast start pushes Border Harrier Farrell into world’s top 60

Published 2 April 2009

Border Harrier Tom Farrell hailed his impressive top 60 finish in the World Cross Country Championships in Jordan as his best ever performance.

Farrell first Brit home in under 20s world cross-country championships

Published 30 March 2009

Carlisle athlete Tom Farrell shone in the World Junior Cross-Country Championships in Amman, Jordan, at the weekend.

Runner Park misses out on world championships medal

Published 30 March 2009

Laura Park narrowly missed out on a team medal in the World Cross Country Championships in Jordan.

Wigton teen earns England cross country call-up

Published 26 March 2009

WIGTON teenager Abbie Hetherington beat the odds against older athletes to win a call up to the England cross-country team.

Cumbrian teen runner in hunt for world glory despite collapsing during race

Published 17 March 2009

Laura Park feared she had missed out on selection for the World Cross Country Championships in Jordan after dramatically collapsing during the trial race.

Wigton teenager wins national cross-country title

Published 10 March 2009

Teenager Abbie Hetherington rounded off the cross-country season in style by taking the prestigious McCain Series in Nottingham.

Cumbria world champ hit by infection in quest for GB glory

Published 7 March 2009

Cumbria's World Fell Running Champion, Laura Park, will have to overcome the effects of a throat and chest infection in the Inter Counties Cross Country Championships and World Trials today.

Gold medallist vows to return to run again

Published 5 March 2009

A Cumbrian trail racing series has announced renewed sponsor support for 2009 when events will include the 14km Puma Derwentwater Trail and Challenge in Keswick.

Wigton teen wins UK cross-country championship

Published 27 February 2009

Top teenage athlete Abbie Hetherington was crowned English National cross-country Under-13 championship – in one of her final events before stepping up to Under-15 level.

Lakes fell race record broken after 50 years

Published 19 February 2009

A record that had stood for over 30 years was finally toppled on Sunday in one of the north’s most gruelling road races, the Buttermere Round which starts and finishes in Keswick.