Lostockers headed to Chorley for the second instalment of the Astley Park Race. This is the third race in the road/trail midweek champs. There were some fantastic results, Paul Edwards had an amazing run, covering the 3.7 miles in 24:15. He was closely followed by Dave Parry in 26:52 and Greg Kilshaw was the third male in 28:00. The first female to cross the finish was Hazel Hatfield in an awesome 28:14. Second female was Rachel Hancock who finished 3rd in her age category in 30:30 and third was Heather Soden in 30:58.
Other results include: Chris Baker 29:26, Andy Laycock 29:44, Brian Halton 30:12 (3rd in age category), Tony Maxwell 31:18, Gareth Pratt who is returning from injury had a fantastic run finishing in 33:42, Rachel Stevens 34:59, Lynda Hardman 35:43, Karen Taylor 36:53, Sheila Garewal 36:53, Ste Hancock 37:32 and Gillian Caldwell 39:57 securing 3rd in her age category.
Race report by Jon: Had a fantastic weekend of bikejor racing at Thetford Forest at the 4 Paw Challenge. The format was 4 races over 3 days – Friday night (3.6k), Saturday morning (same 3.6k), Saturday night (2.2k) and Sunday morning (the 3.6k in reverse). Remarkably, the course organisers managed to find the only hill ... Thetford Forest 4 Paw Challenge
Race report by Andy K: On Sunday four Lostockers headed to Chester to tackle the 16th annual MBNA Chester Marathon. This course is a favourite for a number of team green and it was easy to see why. Janet, Greg, Dan, and Andy joined 5776 other runners gathered at Chester Racecourse for 9am to be ... Chester Marathon
The October instalment of the Lostock AC Parkrun Championships took place at Worsley Woods Parkrun, with an impressive 22 Lostockers turning out for the 5k event. Set amongst the picturesque woodland and trails of Worsley, the course provides a mixture of paths, woodland sections and undulating terrain, making it a popular challenge for local runners. ... Worsley Woods Parkrun Championship