Race report by Fell Captain Josie:
This afternoon, 4 Lostockers headed over to Barley to do the Pendle Fell Race, 4.5mi/1499ft. For 3 of us, this was the second fell race in 5 days with this one tipping the scales on elevation!
Starting at Barley village hall, runners head up the lane for half a mile before turning off through muddy farmland up onto the moors. The Lostockers started together at a sedate pace but were soon spread out along the road, Mark Shuttleworth taking the lead. The route climbs steadily uphill where I felt an opportunity to forge ahead and passed Rachel. Short of the summit, it drops off the side along a path almost to the foot of Big End on the Barley side. Here, it takes a direct off piste route sharply up the hillside to the trig point. It was here I spotted Shutters, fighting his way through the strong headwind which had blown a contact lens out! As close as I was to Shutters, the battle through the wind to catch him was extreme! It just stole your breath away and every step took a massive effort.
I eventually caught and passed Mark, waving to acknowledge him & made every effort to stay in the rough for traction. Unfortunately, the greasy surface beat me & I took a spectacular tumble worthy of a 9.5 in gymnastics!🙈🤣 . Back on the road, it was a short run in to the finish where it was good to see fellow Lostockers run in shortly after.
All the best fell races have cups of tea and cake at the finish, which we polished off during the presentation. The biggest disappointment of the day was the offer of £100 vouchers for the 100th finisher & Mark Shuttleworth finishing 102nd!🙈🙈😩 Doh!
A tough little race for just £5 with a great turnout. Results:
94th Josie Greenhalgh 52:09 (3rdLV50)
102nd Mark Shuttleworth 52:55
129th Rachel Hancock 57:51 (6thLV50)
178th Mark Checkley 1:13:00
Well done folks!
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
Bolton Parkrun: Rachel Hancock 37:29. Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Chris Baker 24:33 Ian Burns 30:36. Lough Key Parkrun: Matt Carney 25:25. Pennington Flash Parkrun: Mark Checkley 28:44.