Janet Rhodes, Sally McCoy, Beverly Atherton-McKenna, Heather Soden and Greg Kilshaw travelled to Cartmel in the Lakedistrict to complete an 18k Trail Challenge.
Starting and finishing at Cartmel Racecourse, the challenge travels along footpaths and bridal ways, giving panoramic views of Morecambe Bay and the surrounding parks. This was a tough run due to the weather leading up to the event, participants had to dodge puddles and navigate deep mud.
All members ran together, crossing the finish line, hand in hand, in an epic time of 2:07. Not only were participants rewarded with a fabulous finishing t-shirt but they received a famous Cartmel sticky toffee pudding.
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)