The ladies also had to run 5km legs against other counties from the north west. The ladies team finished 31st in 01:11:04, Sue Reynolds started the ladies off and returned in 23:51, Jan McArd was out next and finished in 22:38. Helen Anne Stansfield brought the team home in 24:35. The team finished 9th Merseyside team. The second team were 41st in 01:21:14 - Sharon Lamont (27:16), Susie Cosgrove (28:34) and Maria Hunter (25:22).