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
Lostockers were out in force at the club’s annual race, the Lostock 6. This is always a popular race around Lostock starting at the old Barnstormers pub, the race completes a loop around Lostock. This is a fast race with clubs from all over the Northwest competing. The first Lostocker to cross the finish line … Lostock 6
Rachel Stevens completed the Great North West Half Marathon. This race takes place every February in Blackpool. Participants are usually faced with storms and high winds. However, the 2024 race was a pleasant surprise and runners were welcomed by a dry and sunny day. The race route commences at Wilton Promenade, starting with runners heading … Great North West Half Marathon
Saturday saw the final race of the cross country season. In the male race Paul Edwards was the first Lostocker home, completing the muddy laps oh Heaton Park in an impressive 44:35. The next to finish the 10k was James Jackson in 50:38, followed by Mark Shuttleworth in 52:58, Andy Laycock in 56:29 and Greg … Cross Country #4
Janet completed the Anglezarke Amble. This is an epic event organised by West Lancashire Long Distance Walking Association, the event is open to both runners and walkers. The route taken by Janet covered 16.5 miles and over 2,500ft of elevation gain. The event starts close to Rivington Tea Rooms and participants summit Rivington Pike, Brown … Anglezarke Amble
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
