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 Andy K: Worsley Woods 5 Mile Trail Race The penultimate race of the season saw another great turnout for team green as 14 Lostockers made the short trip to Salford and the leafy Worsley Woods for the 5 mile trail race. The course is a mix of flat paved tree line paths, ... Worsley Woods Trail Race
Race report by Tony; Inaugural Preston half marathon. Following on from yesterday’s 3 shires Fell race I decided that I would start this very steady and try not to get caught up in any ‘racing battles’. I bumped into clubmate Matt Withers at registration, also competing in yhe half and his wife Jo. The race ... Preston 1/2 Marathon and 10k
Race report by Tony: 3 shires fell race. Two lostockers, josie greenhalgh and Tony Marlow ventured to Tilberthwaite in the lake district to take part in the 3 Shires Fell race by Ambleside AC. The race is over 40 years old however due to access issues a couple of years ago the organisers had to ... Three Shires Fell Race