IF anyone finds any running shoes stuck in the mud at Walton Gardens, then it is likely they are leftovers from Saturday's second round of Warrington Athletics Club's Neville Jones Schools Cross Country League.

Adult volunteers running at the rear of the races as part of the child safety protocols were also kept busy as shoe collectors with the sticky muddy conditions resulting in youngsters losing their footwear at various points of the course – but carrying on to earn valuable points for their teams.

There was an amount of slipping, sliding and falling for a number of competitors too as the terrain proved to be tricky and testing in places.

As with the first round in October and previous years of this popular event, the start and finish areas of the course were packed with spectators as children took part in boys and girls' races in various primary and secondary school age bands.

The individual and team results from the second round are still awaited and will be published here as soon as is possible.

Third-round races at Walton Gardens on Saturday, December 10, will conclude the series and presentations will be made to the top three individuals and team champions in each event.

Second round results:

Year 4/5 girls: 1 Emilia Gandy (Christ Church) 5mins 44secs; 2 Esme Wiles (Broomfields) 5mins 47secs; 3 Bethany Roberts (Ravenbank) 6mins. Team: 1 St Monica’s 23pts; 2 Ravenbank 27pts; 3 Cherry Tree 50pts.

Year 4/5 boys: 1 Toby Harrison (Cherry Tree) 5mins 22secs; 2 Alex Farrell (Ravenbank) 5mins 36secs; 3 Luke Barnes (Cherry Tree) 5mins 40secs. Team: 1 St Monica’s 21pts; 2 Cherry Tree 50pts; 3 Moore 63pts.

Year 6 girls: 1 Pippa Wall (Culcheth) 7mins 45secs; 2, Grace Rashud (Christ Church) 8mins 01secs; 3 Beth Lowe (St Monica’s) 8mins 11secs. Team: 1 Statham 49pts; 2 St Monica’s 50pts; 3 Appleton Thorn 60pts.

Year 6 boys: 1 Harry Millar (Croft) 7mins 03secs; 2 Eddie Walker (Cherry Tree) 7mins 09secs; 3 Max Povey (Broomfields) 7mins 18secs. Team: 1 Broomfields 23pts; 2 Culcheth 35pts; 3 Stockton Heath 43pts.

Year 7 girls: 1 Evie May Williams (Lymm) 11mins 37secs; 2 Ellie-Grace Stuart (Lymm) 12mins 28secs; 3 Lulu Horner (Lymm) 12mins 34secs. Team: 1 Lymm 6pts.

Year 7 boys: 1 Oliver Davenport (Culcheth) 10mins 54secs; 2 Ben Shaw (Lymm) 12mins 11secs; 3 Jasper De Glopper (Lymm) 12mins 17secs. Team: 1 Lymm 9pts.

Year 8/9 girls: 1 Ellie Barker (Sir Thomas Boteler) 11mins 28secs; 2 Emily Kinsey (Kings Leadership) 11mins 31secs; 3 Sophie Parkinson (Lymm) 11mins 48secs. Team: 1 Lymm 12pts.

Year 8/9 boys: 1 Tyreece Swinton (Bridgewater) 10mins 08secs; 2 Felix Horner (Lymm) 10mins 27secs; 3  Luke Appleton (Lymm) 11mins 06secs. Team: 1 Lymm 11pts.
Year 10/11 boys: 1 David Baker (Lymm) 12mins 07secs.