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Tony Marlow completed the Black Combe fell Race in the Lakes. The race covers 8 miles and 3,800ft of elevation gain. Marlow finished the race in 1:54. Marlow was not presented with a medal at the end of the race but was rewarded with a pie and unlimited cups of tea.

Following the awards, Lostockers had a very busy weekend racing. On Saturday Janet Rhodes, Greg Kilshaw and Sally McCoy headed to Haworth to complete the Haworth Hobble Ultra. This a tough race covering 31.7 miles and an elevation gain of 4,396ft. The race starts at Haworth Primary School. The course traverses gritstone moors around Haworth, Todmorden and … Howarth Hobble

Race Report by Captain Rachel Hancock 2UP FireFighters Duathlon After keeping an eagle eye on the weather this week I was disappointed with the forecast for today, wet and windy 🙄 Queued up at registration then racked our bikes, 8am and we were off, cheered on by Greg Kilshaw and his air horn. A mile … 2Up FireFighters Duathlon

Lostock AC held its annual award ceremony on 8 March 2024. The awards celebrates the achievements of the member over the previous 12 months. This year’s awards took place at Spice Valley in Horwich. The first awards were presented for Cross Country with Captain James winning his age category. Other awards were presented to Paul … Lostock AC awards 2024

Parkrun results – 9 March 2024 Bolton: Mel Crompton 25:31 – first female 🥇🏆 Ian Burns 31:12 Haigh Woodland Park: Chris Baker 24:22 Andy Laycock 25:04 Gareth Pratt 30:21 Watergrove Rachel Hancock 36:42

Haigh Woodland Parkrun Andy Laycock 24:39 Ian Burns 30:15   Chatterton Hall Parkrun Matt Carney 29:22

Lostock AC members joined the Rivington Heritage Trust to collect litter around Rivington. Members spent 2 hours collecting a range of items, including a fishing pole, t-shirt, glasses and lots of empty alcohol containers. Lostockers filled 6 rubbish bags with items that we found.

Race report by Fell Captain Josie STAN BRADSHAW PENDLE ROUND Advertised as 10.4mi/1936ft A great team of 6 Lostock Fellrunners headed over to Pendle Hill this morning for the Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round in blissful ignorance of the weather forecast! Starting at Barley Village Hall, the race begins with a mile of road to the … Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round

Race Report by Road Captain Gareth Sunday saw the 3rd event on the road/trail championships , the Trotters 5 miles community trail race. There was another great turnout of 11 Lostockers took on this challenging, varied, sometimes brutal route, yet another new route for this well established and well run race. Starting in ankle deep … Trotters Trail Race

On Saturday, 6 hardy Lostock fellrunners headed up to the North Pennines to compete in the first club fell champs race, High Cup Nick.  Starting at the quaint village of Dufton, a total of 412 runners set off on the 9.3mile race with 1509ft ascent.  The route heads out of the village along a road section … High Cup Nick Fell Race