Rachel Stevens

As part of our Wednesday night social run, we ran to meet the fantastic people of the @boltonmountainrescue to present them with a cheque for £400. This was the money raised at the Leo Pollard Fell Race. All the money raised from this race is donated to this vital charity.

Tony Maxwell, Sheila Garewal and Mark Checkley took part in the Gin Pit 5. The race starts and finishes at the Marker Stone for the Gin Pit mine in Tyldesley. The race is three laps around Nook Pits Wood. Again, this was a muddy race making racing conditions difficult. Anthony Maxwell crosses the finish line … Gin Pit 5

Johanna McManus and Dave Parry took part in the West Coast Half Marathon. The race started at Preston Docks and headed down Preston New Road through Freckleton into Lytham and finishing at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham St Anne’s. A lovely flat point to point half. Parry was the first back in an impressive time of … West Coast Half Marathon

Cross County season started on Saturday 8 October 2023 and saw 9 members travel to Heaton Parks for a hot and muddy start to the season. The ladies completed their race first, covering 4.2 miles with an elevation gain of 463ft. Melanie Crompton-Goodall was the first Lostocker home in 439.22. She was followed by Heather … First Cross Country Race of 2023

Gareth Pratt, Rachel Hancock, Andy Laycock and Janet Rhodes completed the Rivington Half Marathon. This is an extremely tough half marathon with an elevation gain of over 1,300ft. This is a marathon of mix terrain with hills, mud, ankle deep water, fields, steps, styles, gates and rocky trails making this an interesting and challenging race. … Rivington Half Marathon

Lostock members had an epic weekend of racing. Paul Lacey travelled to Chicago, Illinois to take part in the prestigious Chicago Marathon. This is a beautiful marathon, starting and ending at the Chicago lakefront. Participants run north following Lake Michigan for a long run to Pine Grove. Runners then head back towards Chicago and through … Paul Lacey runs the Chicago Marathon

Fellrunning duo Tony Marlow and Josie Greenhalgh travelled to Snowdonia to compete in the 55th Original Mountain Marathon better known as The OMM. Held at the end of every October since 1968, ‘The OMM’ is a self-reliant 2-day race over some of the UK’s toughest mountain terrain, a true test of mountain craft and resilience.  … Original Mountain Marathon

Lostock AC member Sinéad Carney has completed an epic charity event by running 5k everyday in October. Sinéad set herself the challenged to motivate her to get back in to running following the birth of her daughter but also to fundraiser for the amazing Tommy’s charity, which was such a source of information and comfort … Sinead Runs 5k everyday for 1 month for Tommy’s

As part of Lostock AC’s Wednesday evening social run, we completed a Foodbank Run. With the number of food banks on the rise and the number of people using them also increasing, the running community has joined forces to assist. The purpose of the run is to encourage local running clubs to collect items for … Lostock AC Foodbank Run

Rachel Stevens travelled to North Wales to take part in the Abergele 5k and 10k. Both races started on Pantri Beach, with runners running along the coastal path taking in the beautiful views of the Irish Sea and wind farms. Both were an out and back route with the 10k heading out to Llanddulas. Stevens … Abergele 5k and 10K