Lupton on top of the world
11:00am Friday 27th August 2010 in Other By Staff Sports Reporter
RADCLIFFE AC's Anna Lupton is still on a high – the first woman home for England in a mountain race in Colorado.
Lupton, aged 32, had been selected to run for her country in the gruelling 13 mile World's Long Distance Challenge, the Pikes Peak Race, and showed superb form by being the fifth woman overall and first English competitor in a time of 2hr 46m 36secs.The event an uphill only race climbed 7,815 feet.
Sadly only two English girls finished and three were needed to qualify for a team prize but the English men's team came in second place.
In the Golf Ball Fell Race vet-50 Steve Hamer found himself the only Radcliffe runner but finished the 5.5 mile event ar Rossendale with 800 feet of climbing in a creditable time of 54m 42secs in muddy conditions.
And in the 6.8 mile Worsthorne Moor Fell Race near Burnley it was a family affair with Donna and Mark Cartwright taking on 900 feet of climbing and Donna clocking 56m 38secs and Mark (V40) 57m 52secs.
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