Lostock members joined a further 1,200 Boltonians, taking part in the Bolton Community 10k. This was a fantastic local race starting at the Tough Sheet’s arena, heading along Chorley New Road towards Bolton, turning around at Heatonand heading back. This was an undulating course enjoying the rise and fall of the road. Chris was … Bolton Community 10k
Lostock AC members Janet and Rachel joined 50,000 to complete the London Marathon. This iconic race starts in Greenwich and ends on the Mall outside Buckingham Palace. Janet and Rachel were in the Blue Wave and started at 11am. The first land mark the pair passed was the Cutty Sark at mile 6. The race … London Marathon
Jo headed north to Blackpool to complete the Blackpool 1/2 marathon. This is a flat route, starting on the promenade. Runners initially head north to Little Bisham, completing a u-turn and heading south, past Blackrod Tower, the pleasure beach and towards the airport. Following another u-turn runners head back to the promenade to finish. Jo … Blackpool 1/2 marathon
On Sunday 14th April Jo took part in her second race of the weekend, completing the Mersey Tunnel 10k. As the name suggests, the race starts in Liverpool City Centre and then travels through the Kingswsy tunnel to New Brighton and then back through the tunnel to centre of Liverpool. Jo had a fantastic race, … Mersey Tunnel 10k
Parkrun Results Bolton: Tony Maxwell 26:56 and Sheila Garewal 31:09 (1st in age category). Clarence: Rachel Hancock 29:09 (3rd female and first in age category) and Lynda Hardman 33:34 (2nd in age category) Edinburgh: Kate Rotheram 34:16 Fletcher Moss: Mark Shutteworth 23:47 Haigh Woodland Park: Chris Baker 23:23 (3rd in age category) and Gillian Caldwell … Parkrun Results 20 April 2024
Teenager with Altitude Fell Race Report by Josie. After spending all week in sliders at work to not irritate my achilles, I thought a 16.7mi race with almost 7000ft ascent in the Lakes would do it a world of good!🙄😬 Thankfully, it didn’t give me any trouble until after the race 😩 It was a … Teenager with Altitude Fell Race
Race report by Dave Parry: My Marathon Journey After seeing how well Lostock did at last year’s Manchester Marathon, I had to sign up for this year. My training went pretty well helped by motivation and tips from seasoned marathon runners in the club. I had only one case of seized muscles, sorted out by … Manchester Marathon- Race report by Dave P
Race report by Greg: My First Marathon yesterday. Started really well. Things began to slip at 17 mile marker. My heart sank when the 4hr pacer went past. I managed to keep with it for a while but i couldn’t keep it going. My first encounter with the dreaded wall. Definitely the hardest run to … Manchester Marathon – Race Report by Greg
Race report by Road Captain Gareth: Saturday saw a fantastic turnout out of 17 Lostockers taking part in the 5th race of the road/trail champs….the extremely muddy Worden Parkrun 🙂 With 132 taking part, we made up a fair percentage of participants! This event is a relatively new addition to the Parkrun family with the … Worden Parkrun – Club Champs
Checkers competed in the Strange Struggle Fell Race, organised by Fat Boys Running club. This is a fun and friendly 9.9km fell race on a beautiful route, in Hathersage, west of Sheffield. The race includes a tough climb of 1,250ft. After a brief shower just before the start, it stayed dryish, except for a lot ... Strange Struggle Fell Race
Fell Captain Josie had a busy weekend of racing. On Saturday she completed the Three Shires Fell Race. This is a tough race, starting in Ambleside, covering 20k (12.4 miles) and 4000ft elevation gain. Greenhalgh completed the gruelling race in 3:44:18. On Sunday she took part in the Achille Ratti Club Race to Lingmoor. This ... Josie’s Busy weekend
Lostock AC members headed to Bury to compete in the Bury 10k for the latest instalment of the Road Runners Championship. 7 Lostockers lined up with over 1,000 runners in the rain to complete the 10k route. Starting in Bury Town Centre, the race headed towards Tottington for approximately 2.5 miles. Participants then completed a ... Bury 10k
