Road Running |
 This page is primarily for Southport Waterloo's road runners. About half the club's membership is made up of senior road runners and they compete in cross country and road relays as well as road races.
The club organizes Grand Prix competitions for series of road, fell and trail races each year. See below for more details.
The road runners have training sessions on roads, in pinewoods and on the track. See the Training section of the About Us page for details.
(photo shows Terry Handley, Nick Hume and Steve James, the winning Southport Waterloo team in the Pembroke 20 mile race c1985.) |
Road Running Training sessions |
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| Tuesday |
Suitable for sub 26min 5km runners |
Ainsdale pinewoods |
Richard Talbot |
| 18.30 to 19.30 |
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100yds from Coastal Rd |
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| Wednesday |
Speed / Interval training |
Alternating locations every other week: |
Michelle Spencer
Helen Lodge |
| 18.30-19.30 |
Suitable for 8-11minute mile runners |
Ocean Plaza - Southport / |
Mari Lewis |
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PLEASE BOOK ONTO THESE SESSIONS IN |
Railway Station - Ainsdale |
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ADVANCE VIA RUN TOGETHER: |
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https://groups.runtogether.co.uk/SWACRunClub |
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| Wednesday |
Speed / Interval training |
Fisherman's Rest |
Rob McGrath |
| 18.30-19.30 |
Suitable for sub 22min 5km runners |
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All sessions are free to Southport Waterloo members so come along, join in, meet your fellow members and improve your running. Note: Wednesday sessions with Michelle, Helen & Mari are open to non-members on payment £1 per session so feel free to come along, meet new friends and enjoy a run with us all. |
SWAC Grand Prix series of Road races |
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 The Road GP Contacts are Francois Rafferty, 0780 884 1720, or Andy Veevers
The Club organises a members-only annual Grand Prix competition
linked to performances within a series of local road races. For 2024, 14 events have been selected for inclusion in the Grand Prix. The best 6 results will be totalled to decide the Grand Prix male
and female winners and the male and female veteran category winners.
Club colours must be worn unless race rules / conditions require otherwise eg guide vest.
A mixture of distances is included.
Trophies are presented at the annual awards evening at the end of the year.
The 2024 Road Grand Prix comprises:
| Sunday 4th February |
Southport
Mad Dog 10K |
| Sunday 3rd March |
New Longton 10K |
| Sunday 17th March |
Liverpool Half Marathon |
| Sunday 14th April |
Mersey Tunnel 10K |
| Saturday 4th May |
Southport parkrun |
| Tuesday 14th May |
Walton Park 5 Miler |
| Saturday 1st June |
Crosby parkrun |
| Sunday 16th June |
Penny Lane Striders 10K |
| Sunday 30th June |
Southport Half Marathon |
| Sunday 21st July |
Run Aintree Half Marathon |
| Sunday 28th July |
Docklands 10K |
| Sunday 4th August |
Southport Seaside 10K |
| Saturday 11th August |
City of Preston 10 Miler |
| Wednesday 14th August |
Knowsley 4 Miler |
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Nathans 10K |
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Congratulations to the 2024 winners Francois Rafferty & vet David Hamilton and Fleur Culshaw & vet Susan Cooper. .
Grand Prix results tables | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |2017 | 2016 | 2015| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
SWAC Grand Prix series of Trail races |
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GP Co-ordinator is Helen Lodge 0777 394 5524.
The Club added to its Road Grand Prix with a Trail Race Grand Prix from 2019. Like Road, it is members-only and linked to performances within a series of fairly local Trail races. The Grand Prix trail races for 2024 are set out below. These may may change or be added to, The best 5 positions will be totalled to decide the Trail Grand Prix male
and female winners.
Club colours must be worn unless race rules / conditions require otherwise eg guide vest.
A mixture of distances is included. Trophies are presented at the annual awards evening at the end of the year.
The 2024 Trail Grand Prix comprises:
| Saturday 24th February, 2.30pm |
Standish Hall Trail Race |
| Sunday 7th April, 10am |
Rimrose Runners 5 Miler, Chaffers Running Track |
| Sunday 21st April, 10am |
Rivington 10 Mile Trail Challenge
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Sunday 12th May, 10.30am |
Wigan Trail 10K |
| Wednesday 22th May, 7.30pm |
Harrock Hill Race; Farmers Arms, Bispham £4 enter on day |
| Saturday 1st June, 9am |
Crosby parkrun |
| Wednesday 24th July, 7.30pm |
Harrock Hill Race; Farmers Arms, Bispham £4 enter on day |
| Saturday 10th August, 9am |
Kew Woods parkrun |
| Sunday 8th September, 10am |
Yarrow Valley Splash 10K |
| Sunday 3rd? November. 9.30 am |
St Helens Striders Trail 5 |
| Saturday 23rd November. |
UKA Cross Challenge, Sefton Park |
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| Congratulations to the 2023 winner Francois Rafferty. No female managed the required 5 races. |
Trail Grand Prix tables 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
SWAC Grand Prix series of Fell races |
The Club organised a members-only annual Grand Prix competition for fell races from 2011 to 2023, except for the Covid years. It has now been dropped due to lack of participation..
Congratulations to 2023 female winner Michelle Spencer, the last winner of the Fell GP. No male runner completed the required 4 races.
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Fell Grand Prix tables 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
Merseyside Grand Prix series of road races |
A Merseyside Grand Prix of road races was introduced in 2013. Runners don't need to do anything to enter this. Southport Waterloo is registered with the Merseyside GP Co-ordinator and so our runners are automatically included.
The intention is to include a range of distances. Organisers
will prefer races organised by Merseyside clubs.
Awards are presented at the end of the season.
The races in the 2024 series are as follows.
| Sunday 3rd March |
St Helens
10K |
| Sunday 17th March |
BTR Liverpool 10-miler |
| Sunday 31st March |
Hale 5-Miler |
| Sunday 14th April |
Mersey Tunnel 10K |
| Wednesday 24th April |
Wirral Seaside 5K |
| Tuesday 14th May |
Walton Park 5 Miles |
| Wednesday 22nd May |
Knowsley Harriers 4-Miler |
| Saturday 25th May |
Aintree 10K |
| Sunday 9th June |
Port Sunlight 10K |
| Sunday 16th June |
Penny Lane Striders 10K |
| Wednesday 10th July |
Sefton Park 5 Miles |
| Sunday 21st July |
Aintree Half Marathon |
| Wednesday 24th July |
Birkenhead Park 5 Miles |
| Tuesday 6th August |
Wavertree Mystery 5K |
| Saturday 5th October |
Knowsley Harriers Halwood 5K |
Races, Individual & Team Standings |
London Marathon |
For those people who enter the London Marathon and are unsuccessful in obtaining a place in the open ballot, there is an opportunity to obtain a guaranteed entry. Some places are reserved by organizers for club entries and Southport Waterloo has one place available for which a ballot is held. Click here for the club ballot Rules.
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Road race analyses and rankings for Southport Waterloo races and runners |
The following statistical analyses were prepared by Brian Grice. They have been discontinued since 2017 and are included here as an archive.
Waterloo 15K Rankings
Southport 4 Mile Rankings
Southport 10K Rankings
Preston 10 Rankings
London
Marathon Rankings
Harrock Hill Rankings
Winners of SWAC &
other Local Races
Kew 5K Rankings
Torchlit 5K Rankings
Winners of Merseyside races |
Results from past Southport Waterloo races can also be seen on the Results page.
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