Rachel Stevens

Two Lostockers, Amanda  and Lurdes completed the epic Mountane Lakeland 50-mile challenge at the weekend. This gruelling challenge commences at the northern end of Ullswater it covers tough terrain, visiting Haweswater, Long Sleddale, Kentmere, Ambleside, Tiblerthwait before a final climb and descent to finish at Coniston. Participants covered a dizzying climb of 3100m(10,170ft). The run … Mountane Lakeland 50 Mile challenge

Bolton Parkrun Mel Crompton 26:32 (1st in age category) Clarence Parkrun Rachel Hancock 24:41 (3rd female and 1st in age category)   Haigh Woodland Parkrun Greg Kilshaw 23:02 Andy Laycock 24:18 Brian Halton 24:22 Ian Burns 29:26   Pennington Flash Mark Checkley 32:06   Seaton Parkrun Karen Taylor 30:30 Chris Taylor 34:33   St Helens … Parkrun Results – 27 July 2024

Checkers headed to Cracoe, north of Skipton, to compete in the Cracoe (BOFRA) Fell Race. This is a short but tough race covering 2.5miles of undulating fells with an elevation gain of 900ft. The conditions were extremely wet, and Checkers would refer to the first part of the run as a swim rather than a … Cracoe (BOFRA) Fell Race

15 Lostockers headed to Radcliffe to complete in the Radcliffe AC Multi Terrain 5k. This is a tough race, starting at Sedgley Park Rugby Club, the race heads along Philips Park Road, before turning on to trails as Waterdale. The first mile of the race is all down hill and participants use this to their … Radcliffe Multi-terrain 5k

Tribute by Josie: On Friday 19th July, the fellrunning community said goodbye to Joss Naylor MBE in one of the most heartwarming & colourful displays of respect for a man who inspired us all! It was an amazing send off that was a privilege to attend and I think Joss would’ve said ‘Aye, it was … Tribute to Joss Naylor MBE

Bolton Parkrun: Rachel Hancock 26:19 (4th female and first in her age category) and Stephen Davies 37:10 (New Parkrun PB). Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Andy Laycock 24:09, Brian Halton 24:49 (2nd in his age category), Chris Baker 25:12, Gareth Pratt 25:28, Jo McManus 26:51 (2nd in age category), Karen Taylor 31:33 and Francesca Corcoran 34:32. Pennington … Parkrun Results 20 July 2024

Lostock AC members enjoyed a fantastic weekend in Ambleside in the Lakes District taking part in a number of the Lakeland Trails challenges. The event sees participants taking part in a numbers of races including 100k, 55k, 23k and 14k. Josie and Greg opted for the epic 55k challenge. The course covers an epic 35miles … Lakeland Trails – Ambleside

Jo completed the Blackpool Music 10k. The race takes place on Blackpool Promenade and runners complete 2 flat circuits along the costal path. Jo was the 6th female across the finish line and 2nd in her age category in an awesome 48:47.

Race report by Checkers: Always had this race on my calendar. Having previously done the tour of Bradwell I remembered what the terrain was like. Even though it was damp today I still chose trail shoes. As the grass trods are like a carpet and fantastic to run on. I also had my tour of … Peak Forrest Fell Race

The Wilmslow 10k took place on Sunday. This is a popular race with world class athletes taking part. They were joined by Lostock AC members Gaz, who finished in 48:47 and Stephen,  completing his first race as a Lostock AC member in 1:11:44.