Race report by Steve: Bala Legend 70.3 — Race Report This weekend I finally lined up for the Bala Legend 70.3 in Snowdonia — a race that’s been on the training plan for months, and one that lived up to its reputation as one of the UK’s toughest 70.3 courses. **Race morning** started with a … Bala Legend 70.3 in Snowdonia
Race report by Rachel H: Lancaster University Sprint Triathlon This event is for charity and your event fee is fully donated which makes it quite a fun and friendly triathlon. The pool swim was 400m and you work your way from 1 end to the other doing 2 laps in each lane then moving to … Lancaster Uni Sprint Triathlon
Race report by Sally: Yesterday Rob Sharkey and myself took part in the Ray McGloin duathlon organised by Tri Rivington held at Smithills school. Same run course for run 1 and 2 with an out and bike course. The event started at 8am, just as it started to rain. We left the school heading straight … Ray McGloin duathlon organised by Tri Rivington
There were some outstanding results at Parkrun. At Bolton Parkrun, Lostockers celebrated Heather Soden’s 25th Parkrun. Soden finished in 28:16 securing 2nd in her age category. Andy Kirks had an awesome run, finishing in 22:57 for a Bolton PB. Other Bolton results include: Lee Burns 28:51, Bev Atherton-McKenna 29:00, Dougie Ainsworth 30:26 and Lynda Hardman … Heather’s 25th Parkrun
Race report by Greg: Today me and Janet travelled to Lancaster to take part in the Golden Balls run. There’s a Ten mile and 20mile option. 2 laps out and back for the 20. It’s a flat fast route along the river Lune using the old railway lines . Janet chose this as its great … Golden Balls 20 Mile Run
Race report by Josie; Whilst on holiday in the Langdale, I took the opportunity to do The Hartsop Hop Fell Race. A challenging 12-mile (19.5 km) race through some of the wildest and most spectacular terrain in the Lake District. Organised by Clayton-le-Moors Harriers, the race was first run last year and has quickly become … Hartsop Hop Fell Race (22/8/26)
Race report by Tommy: Tonight was the final installment of the 4 race series and was run in much kinder conditions at 18°c – a full 14°c cooler than the June race! I did intend to run the July race however I found out that July this year had 5 Thursdays in it and the … Harrock Hill Fell Race 27 August 2026
On Saturday Lostock AC descended on Haigh Woodland Parkrun for a club takeover. The popular 5k event saw Lostock members fill every volunteer role, from timekeeping and barcode scanning to marshalling and tail walking, ensuring the morning ran seamlessly. As it was the 22nd, the club embraced the Parkrun tradition of wearing a tutu (two-two), … Parkrun Takeover
As part of our usual Wednesday evening run, Lostockers too a little detour and dropped off some provisions for the fantastic charity Fortalice. Fortalice are a Bolton based charity providing frontline services for people who are, or have been, affected by domestic abuse and violence. It is way to support our local community and not … Fortalice Charity Run
There was a fantastic turnout of Lostockers out of a super strong & competitive field of 147 take on the next race in the road/trail champs, the Pennington Flash 5 mile trail race. A very civilised start time of 10am, the race started on the track at Leigh Sorts Village. This is fast and flat … Pennington Flash Fell Race
The Cheshire Half Marathon, described as the North West’s answer to the Great North Run, took place at the beautiful Capesthorne Hall near Macclesfield. The event is renowned for its fast course and is a popular choice for runners chasing a personal best. The scenic one-lap route follows closed rural roads around Siddington and Lower ... Cheshire Half Marathon
Report by Josie: A Special Legacy – 26 Lakes, Meres and Waters Challenge Some running challenges carry a little more meaning than others, and this one was certainly special for three Lostock AC members who supported Rob Green in completing the 26 Lakes, Meres and Waters Challenge at the weekend. The challenge has a very special ... 26 Lakes Support
Race report by Terri: Jay and I took on the Defeat Delamere 16k yesterday. We got there early to register, which was lucky because after trekking back and forth to the car park 4 times to drop things off, pick things up, get ready etc. we’d already clocked 6k before the race even started. If ... Defeat Delamere 16k
