GREENOCK Glenpark Harriers were impressive at Sunday's Renfrewshire Road Race Championships at the Battery Park, winning their first team title since 2003.

With a full strength squad, they went into the race confident there would be no repeat of the disappointment of last year, when they fell short by just two points to Bellahouston Road Runners.

In a real team effort Stephen Trainer, inset, led the Glenpark charge close behind Inverclyde AC pair Ruddy and Pollard, with team mates Davie Henderson, Shaun Lyon, Steven Campbell, Alan Henderson and Mick McLoone, securing the final counting places. And with the Harriers filling six of the top 12 spots the result was never in doubt.

It is a massive confidence boost leading up to the National cross country championships at Falkirk in a fortnight knowing that five of the six ran personal bests. only McLoone, was slightly down, but can be excused as the day before he raced at the Veterans cross country championships, narrowly missing out on a bronze medal, but he made up for that by retaining his County vets title. The other pleasing aspect was that the Orangefields club's top 11 finishers all broke 30 minutes for the five-mile course.

It was an impressive turnout from both Glenpark's senior men and women, but despite their strength in numbers, the women couldn't quite clinch a medal place. Although the signs are encouraging for the future as right throughout the squad they showed considerable improvement. The leading ladies were Jillian McNee who came through strongly after half way, ahead of Lorna Coyle and Suzanne Coyle, all finishing in quick succession making up the counting team who finished fourth. Behind them providing strong back up, and separated by only a minute were Rhonda White, Silke Loehndorf, Donna Clark and Heather Kangley .

A number making their first appearance in Glenpark colours who didn't disappoint were Grace Harrison, Jane Dolan, Ross Slater, Duncan Anderson, Martin McDowell, and James Campbell.

In the junior races Megan Rodgers led the under 13 girls along with Shelby Morrison and Mia Forrest to a well deserved bronze team medal. Evan Warwick and Gerard Smith both came close, just missing out on individual honours both finishing in fourth.

It was an encouraging display from all the under 15s with Luthais Arthur and Ross Forbes evenly matched finishing sixth and seventh, with Calum Johnston in 15th, and Luisa Davies making a one minute improvement over her 2011 time.

All the Under 11s were very closely packed, with Tom Forrest the top boy, but there was nothing to separate Lucy McFarlane and Sian McMinn in their sprint to the line, both given the same time.

Senior Men: S. Trainer 25.23, D. Henderson 26.48, S. Lyon 26.50, S. Campbell 27.39, A. Henderson 27.59, M. Mcloone 28.03, A. Harkins 28.52, F. McKnight 28.59, T. Loehndorf 29.10, R. Davidson 29.36, A. O'Rourke 29.42, G. McGrattan 30.19, M. McDowell 30.31, R. Dolan 30.54, P. Russell 31.57, A. White 32.00, S. McVicar 32.01, R. Neilson 32.22, M. Dunn 32.43, K. Pryde 32.53, R. Slater 33.12, B. McCluskey 33.24, D. Anderson 33.57, D. Carruthers 34.02, S. McDade 34.21, R. Dolan 34.30, K. Gill 34.32, R. McAuslan 34.57, J. Cuffe 34.58, J. Campbell 40.25, T. Knight 45.03, R. Hodelet 45.03.

Senior Women: J. McNee 35.06, L. Coyle 35.30, S. Coyle 35.51, R. White 36.40, S. Loehndorf 36.55, D. Clark 37.09, H. Kangley 37.36, J. Dolan 38.44, V. Wilkinson 38.48, J. MacLean 40.19, K. Arthur 40.48, L. McAuslan 41.17, G. Harrison 45.24.

Junior results: (U17B) G. Smith 17.41, (U15B) L. Arthur 11.23, R. Forbes 11.33, C. Johnston 14.59 (U15G) L. Davies 13.34, (U13B) E. Warwick 11.35, D. Higgins 16.49, (U13G) M. Rogers 12.40, S. Morrison 12.47, M. Forrest 13.29, K. Kilpatrick 14.17, R. McFarlane 16.17, (U11s) T. Forrest 7.42, L. McFarlane 7.58, S. McMinn 7.58, J. Slater 8.01, E. Ferguson 8.03, M. McColl 8.03, A. White 8.38.