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Contact us Blackpool athlete pipped at post in Great North Run
12:32pm Monday 6th October 2008
Blackpool’s Shelly Woods was agonisingly denied a third Great North Run victory, finishing less than a second behind the winner.
Blackpool athlete set to defend Great North Run title
8:30am Sunday 5th October 2008
Blackpool Paralympic heroine Shelly Woods may is gearing up for domestic glory as she defends her Great North Run title on Tyneside today.
Double gold medallist Lucy is Kirkham sprint sensation
9:53am Wednesday 1st October 2008
Kirkham's sprint sensation, Lucy Mansfield, was the club's only double gold medallist in the end of season medal meeting at Stanley Park, last weekend.
Athletes shine at Stanley Park Arena
9:24am Wednesday 24th September 2008
Kirkham's No 1 sprinter, Lucy Mansfield and Taegan O'Hara were the star performers of the penultimate track and field meeting of the season when both athletes won two events at the Stanley Park Arena, last weekend.
Paralympic hero Shelly Woods to get home honour medal
1:15pm Monday 22nd September 2008
Paralympic hero Shelly Woods has come home with two well deserved medals from Beijing and now Blackpool Council is set to add to her haul by striking a special civic medal in her honour.
Juno is the star again
1:12pm Thursday 18th September 2008
Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Athletic Club finished in a highly creditable fourth position in the Northern Athletics Inter-Club Cup Final at the Sports City Stadium, Manchester.
Medal miss for Blackpool paralympic hero
11:04am Wednesday 17th September 2008
Blackpool paralympic hero Shelly Woods narrowly failed to secure her third medal of the games finishing an agonising fourth in the marathon.
Second silver for Blackpool athlete Shelly
1:39pm Tuesday 16th September 2008
Blackpool athlete Shelly Woods claimed her second medal of the Paralympics this afternoon.
Blackpool athlete Shelly prepares for next race
3:51pm Monday 15th September 2008
Shelly Woods will go for her second medal of the Paralympics when she competes in tomorrow’s 1,500metres final.
ParalympicsGB pledges support for Blackpool athlete
3:32pm Thursday 11th September 2008
Following the protest around the women’s T54 5000m race in Beijing which saw Blackpool athlete, Shelly Woods, forced to hand back her silver medal, ParalympicsGB have pledged to ensure her interests are protected.
Fylde star runs at Bedford International Stadium
4:04pm Wednesday 10th September 2008
Lytham's middle distance ace, Jono Prowse, and multi-eventer, Nia Rutter were Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Athletic Club's star performers at the British Athletics League 10 in 100 Plate Final at the Bedford International Stadium, last weekend.
Paralympian Shelly to hand back silver medal
9:11am Tuesday 9th September 2008
Blackpool paralympian Shelly Woods has been forced to hand back her silver medal after a day of high drama in Bejing.
Blackpool's Shelly scoops silver in Paralympics
1:54pm Monday 8th September 2008
Blackpool athlete Shelly Woods has won a silver medal in her first race of the Beijing Paralympics.
Fleetwood run hailed success
8:40am Saturday 30th August 2008
The return of the Fleetwood half-marathon has been hailed a great success after more than 250 runners ran the course last Sunday.
Podium position for Fylde athletes
10:26am Wednesday 27th August 2008
Ten Blackpool Wyre and Fylde athletes were chosen to represent the North of England in the Inter-Counties track and field championships, last weekend, with all ten achieving a podium position at the Costello Stadium in Hull.
Athletes qualify for league final
5:11pm Wednesday 20th August 2008
Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Athletic Club's senior track and field squad qualified for the Northern League Final at Sports City Manchester next month with an outstanding performance at the Stanley Park Arena, last weekend.
Nia is star performer at Mid Lancs fixture
11:53am Thursday 14th August 2008
Nia Rutter was once again the star performer for Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Athletic Club who were runners-up in the latest fixture of the Mid Lancs track and field league with sixteen winning performances at the Litherland Stadium, Merseyside.
Club extends lead with home win at Stanley Park
1:24pm Thursday 7th August 2008
Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Athletic Club extended their lead at the top of the North of England track and field league with a convincing win on home soil at Stanley Park last weekend.
Double sprint wins for young Fylde runners
1:05pm Thursday 31st July 2008
Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Athletic Club did emerge as runners-up to Blackburn Harriers in the National Young Athletes league match at the Stanley Park Arena with 390 points behind Blackburn Harriers 418 with Wakefield AC a distant third on 344 points.
'Stunning' show from BWFAC athletes
2:38pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
Blackpool Wyre and Fylde senior athletes produced a stunning performance in the British Athletetics League Semi-Final at the Stanley Park Arena, last weekend.
Fylde athletes hold strong
4:50pm Thursday 17th July 2008
Carl Myerscough, the club's British shot putt record holder, who lives at Knott End, Over Wyre, reaffirmed his standing as the country's No1 shot putter at the Aviva National Championships and Olympic Selection Trials at Birmingham, last weekend.
Athletes consolidate top league position
10:18am Wednesday 9th July 2008
Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Athletic Club consolidated their lead at the top of the North of England League Division 2 in the third match of the season at Spring Hall, Halifax, last weekend.
BWFAC's Antony clocks second fastest UK time
3:00pm Wednesday 25th June 2008
Blackpool,Wyre and Fylde Athletic Club's International distance runner, Antony Ford, ran the second fastest 10,000m in the UK this year, at the British Milers Club(BMC) Nike Elite Olympic Trial meeting at the Woodside Stadium, Watford, last weekend.
Lytham schoolgirl wins Lancashire sprint championships
1:25pm Saturday 21st June 2008
A Lytham schoolgirl has burned off the opposition to become the Lancashire 100m sprint champion.
Athlete Shelley is aiming for four medals
1:14pm Thursday 19th June 2008
St Annes athlete Shelly Woods will be one of the busiest athletes in Beijing later this summer when she represents Great Britain in four events at the Paralympic Games.
Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Athletic Club hold Northern League top position
10:38am Monday 16th June 2008
Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Athletic Club maintained their position at the top of the Northern League Division 2WC with another storming performance at Cleckheaton, last weekend.
Clean sweep for young athletes
11:10am Wednesday 11th June 2008
Antony Ford,the Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Athletic Club's international distance runner, was the only senior athlete in action on the track, last weekend Antony, who is in strict training for the Olympic Trials next month, took on the cream of the country's distance runners in the BMC Nike Grand Prix at Sports City Manchester.
Winning women in weekend fixture
12:00pm Friday 6th June 2008
Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde AC ladies romped home easy winners in the latest fixture of the Mid Lancs track and field league match at Hyndburn at the weekend.
Sprint queen Laura wins 100m crown
3:14pm Wednesday 28th May 2008
The club's sprint queen, Laura Davies of Kirkham, was the toast of Scotland, at the weekend, when she took the 100 metres crown at the Scottish Athletics East and West District Closed Senior Championships, at the Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, in a winning time of 12.36 secs.
Big medals win for Blackpool athletes
7:41pm Friday 16th May 2008
Blackpool athletes amassed an amazing 79 medals during the Lancashire track and field championships at Stanley Park last weekend comprising 25 gold,29 silver and 25 bronze.
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