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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

On the roads, Jo McManus and Rachel Stevens competed in the Race to the Castle 10k in Manchester. This is a beautiful 10k in which competitors run along the River Lune towards Lancaster Castle. The route is mostly flat but the hill up to the castle is extremely steep with most participants opting to walk … Race to the Castle 10k

Lostock AC members headed to Haigh Woodland Parkrun to celebrate member, Andy Laycock’s 250th Parkrun. Andy was the first Lostocker to cross the finish line in 23:40 followed by Chris Barker 24:04, Nikki Hamerton 24:28 (1st in age category), Brian Halton 24:45 (2nd in his age category), Ian Johnson 25:30, Greg Kilshaw 26:54, Janet Rhodes … Andy’s 250th Parkrun (06/04/2024)

Race report by Fell Captain Josie: This afternoon, 4 Lostockers headed over to Barley to do the Pendle Fell Race, 4.5mi/1499ft. For 3 of us, this was the second fell race in 5 days with this one tipping the scales on elevation! Starting at Barley village hall, runners head up the lane for half a … Pendle Fell Race

Race report by Fell Captain Josie: Tuesday evening was the  Pete Hartley Memorial Fell Race. The first of our midweek races making the most of the longer days. Starting at Marl Pitts Leisure centre in Rossendale, the race climbs up some muddy bankings to the moors and gradually climbs over moorland and farm fields until … Peter Hartley Memorial Fell Race