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Gill Caldwell donned her Santa suit to take part in the 5k Santa Run supporting Blythe House Hospice at Buxton. The run consisted of 3 laps around Buxton Park.  The race had an always a fantastic atmosphere despite the wet weather. It was a fantastic sight, seeing so many Santa’s in one place all supporting … 5k Santa Run

Marl Pitts Xcountry – Race report by Checkers: Fantastic weather today very rainy and windy I think 🤔 too much looking at where my feet were going 😮. Always look forward to this one it’s a real mud fest😃 Finished work Friday morning with no aches or pains.😃 Had an easy swim at dinner time … Cross Country – Marls Pit

Haigh Woodland Parkrun Greg Kilshaw 24:10 Janet Rhodes 24:39 (8th female and 2nd in age group) Hazel Hatfield 25:29 (2nd in age category) Andy Laycock 29:36 Brian Halton 26:09 (1st in age category) Chris Baker 26:14 Mike Berry 26:37 Rachel Hancock 27:27 (3rd in age category) Beverly Atherton-McKenna 28:10 (2nd in age category) Carol Ensol … Parkrun Results 29 November 2026

Race report by Emma: Blackburn 10K. Official Chip time 55.00. Beat last year’s time of 57.39. So a course PB and 10K PB by a very small 33 seconds. It’s always a cold one for Blackburn! The temperature was a chilly 0 as we set off. As we got off the motorway, the sun was … Blackburn 10k

Lostock AC would like to congratulate Josie on achieving 3rd place in the Lakes Grand Prix 2025. Josie’s year of running had not gone to plane and to keep herself motivated, she concentrated on competing in the Pete Bland Lakeland Grand Prix which is a race series taking part in the Lake District. The Grand … Well done Josie 🏆💚

t is also the start of the Santa Dash Season and Jay Smith did not disappoint with his snowman outfit at the Santa Dash organised by Cutacer Running Club. Despite knowing he had a race on Sunday, Smith had a fantastic run around Cutacre Park. It is just the start of the Christmas period and … Jay starts the Christmas period in style

Bolton Parkrun: Melonie Goodall 26:55 (5th female and 1st in age category). Haigh Woodland Park: Ian Burns 32:22 (3rd in age category) Dawn Francis 38:51. Heaton Park: Carol Ensor 51.14. Worsley Woods 25:16.

Race report by Gareth: Where to start…?….As captains we always try & keep races local to encourage as much participation as possible so obviously the best turnout of the year was in Benidorm on Saturday lol. An incredible 22 Lostockers took part in the Benidorm HM & 10K 😊. After a very sober Friday night … Benidorm 1/2 Marathon

Sunday saw the final race in the Central Lancs Grand Prix, the Last Drop 5k race. The race starts at the Last Drop village, starting up a steep tarmac hill before joining the trails around Turton Golf course. The race then has a steep descent down Charlestown Road before completing a loop at the bottom … Last Drop 5k

Race report by Karen: Saturday afternoon saw the second instalment of the South East Lancashire Cross Country League at Heaton Park. The weather was not as pleasant as the October race, fairly grey and bleak, but was at least dry and not too cold, and thankfully Storm Claudia had mostly worn herself out by then. … Cross Country number 2