1.   Pancake races have been run across the region to mark Shrove Tuesday.

2.   For instance a pancake race in Stockton was just what the doctor ordered.

3.   In Middlesbrough, the whole of a school for children with severe learning difficulties enjoyed a pancake race.

4.   Once, he donned an apron and a kerchief, grabbed a skillet and ran a practice leg in the annual pancake race in Liberal.

5.   There are also separate non-international pancake races for men and children.

6.   Defying snow and a biting wind, Dawn Gallyot beat seven other women to the finish line in the annual Shrove Tuesday pancake race.

7.   She ran the pancake race two years ago, and finished in third place.

8.   Thomas must now wait to see if her time is beaten by the winner of a parallel pancake race held later Tuesday in the western Kansas town of Liberal.