BLACKBURN Road Runners held their six-monthly presentation evening at the Queen Victoria at Tockholes when 23 athletes were presented with certificates after beating club standards for the first time.

Anne Harwood won the highest honour, a diamond standard, for her performance in January's Four Villages Half Marathon when she ran 1:57:13 at the age of 55. Cloth badges are awarded to runners who reach a standard in four of the five distances from 5 miles to marathon. Brenda Fullard and Sandra Snape won gold badges while Julian Markham and Claire Eastwood won silver and bronze respectively.

Award Winners were: Adrian Batson, Mike Corrigan, Peter Demaine, Christine Dixon, Claire Eastwood, Joanne Fitzgerald, Brenda Fullard, Dave Hammer, Chris Hartley, Anne Harwood, Michelle Holden, Geraldine Huddleston, Bernie Johnson, Heather Joss, Elaine Kemp, Julian Markham, Andy McAllister, Idoia Rodriguez, Ronnie Shattock, Norma Smith, Sandra Snape, Andrea Timperley, Maureen Wilcock.