Fell Runners, Josie and Tony travelled to the Lake District to compete in the 2024 Edition of the Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon. The event takes place over 2 days and participants have 12 hours to find controls, they must navigating the fells with a partner, carrying all theyneed for the weekend on their backs back. This years’ edition was held in the far eastern fells with an event centre near Askham.
Josie and Tony were running for 7 hours on Saturday and 5 hours on Sunday seeking out as many controls as possible.
Poor route choice decisions resulted in Josie and Tony sitting in 78th position at the end of the first day. However, they had a much improved performance on Sunday they finished 16th, providing an overall position of 40th over the weekend. During the weekend, they covered an epic 33miles and an elevation gain of 11000ft.
Bolton Parkrun: Anthony Maxwell 27:07 (1st in age category) Sheila Garewal 31:25 (1st in age category) Rachel Hancock 54:11 (walk) Haigh Woodland Parkrun Matt Carney 23:55 Chris Baker 24:00 (2nd in age category) Johanna McManus 26:46 (1st in age category) Andy Laycock 28:45 (3rd in age category) Ian Burns 30:11 Nova Prestatyn Parkrun Rachel ... Parkrun Results 19 October 2024
On Sunday, 5 Lostockers joined 18,500 runners at the Manchester 1/2 marathon. The race starts at Old Trafford then heads towards Manchester City Centre, before entering the city participants completed a u-turn and heading out to Sale. The course then headed back to Old Trafford via Chorlton. Celebrating his birthday by running the race, Dave ... Manchester Half Marathon
Gaz and Rachel travelled to London to take part in the iconic Royal Parks Half Marathon. The race starts in Hyde Park before heading out the park, through Wellington Arch and Green Park, past Buckingham Palace and then along St James Park. Runners then see some fantastic sights including the Houses of Parliament, 10 Downing ... Royal Parks 1/2 Marathon