Andy Ginty competed in the Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round Fell Race. Starting at Barley Village Hall, the race begins with a mile of road to the fell before a lungbusting climb to the summit of Pendle Hill. It then takes an unmarked course along trails and open moorland to several checkpoints and covers 9.4mi/1788ft. Andy had … Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round Fell Race
Josie competed in the Saddleworth 10 Reservoirs race. The event organised by Craggrunner provides participants with the choice of visiting 5, 10 or 15 of the local reservoirs along a set, unmarked route. Josie opted to visit 10 and the course covered 27 miles of high moorlands and valleys around the Saddleworth area with an … Saddleworth 10 Reservoirs
Despite a night of celebrations at the annual Awards celebration, this did not deter members from running across the weekend. 13 Lostockers headed to Smithills Sports Centre to compete in Burden Road Runner’s Trotter Trails Race. This is the third race in this seasons Central Lancashire Grand Prix series. The race saw a … Trotters Trail Race
Lostock AC held their annual awards ceremony last week at Spice Valley in Horwich. It is always a fantastic night and is the opportunity to celebrate the club members achievements. The first awards were presented to the Fell team with Tony Marlow and Nikki winning the Midweek Championship. In the Main Championships Rob won … Lostock AC Awards 2025
Race Report by Josie Tony & I traveled to the Lake District today for his first race of the year & we weren’t disappointed. What a fantastic race! Two stiff climbs up to Black Combe’s two summits from almost sea level . The reward was 360deg views! The descents were equally tough and rough depending on … Black Combe Fell Race
The Lostock 6 returned for its 42nd year on Sunday 23rd February. The race was another sell out and from 8.30am runners started to gather on the car park on the corner of Lockstock Lane. Sadly, the weather was against us this year and it was a cold a rainy day but this did not … Lostock 6
Bolton Parkrun Rachel Hancock 30:22 Haigh Woodland Park Andy Laycock 24:01 (second in age category) Gareth Pratt 24:52 Nikki Hamerton 26:13 (10th female and first in age category) Rachel Stevens 28:09 (second in age category) Katie Edern 30:47 Gill Caldwell 31:46 (first in age category) Pennington Flash Hazel Hatfield 24:26 (first female) Mark Checkley 33:15 … Parkrun Results 22 February 2025
Race report by Gareth: Yesterday saw a mega turnout of 18 Lostockers out of a field of 287 runners take part in the first race of this year’s club championships and Central Lancs Grand Prix, the super fast & competitive Bolton 5K. For context on how fast this race is, the first 5 finishers were … Bolton Harriers 5k
Race report by Jo: The Media City Half Marathon this morning didn’t start off the best for Paul and me. Paul was on a course of antibiotics, and I was single-handedly keeping Sudafed in business. Despite this, just over 2000 runners lined up at the start outside the BBC, ready to tackle the course. The … Media City 1/2 Marathon
Lostockers were on tour at Parkrun this weekend: Katie Edern ran 31:33 at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh to finish third in her age category, while Rachel Stevens produced an excellent run at Oosterplas Parkrun in the Netherlands, finishing in 26:45 to place eighth overall, second female and first in her age category.
On the international stage, Paul Edwards represented the club at the Paris Marathon, completing the iconic race in 3:09:52. The Paris course is widely regarded as one of the most scenic marathon routes in the world, beginning on the famous Champs-Élysées and passing some of the city’s most recognisable landmarks, including the Place de la ... Paris Marathon
Race report by Andy K Yesterday I ran my first ever marathon which is something even 6 months ago I’d never thought I’d write Between the ever increasing long runs, the hill reps, the strength training and trying to actually put thought into what I eat, the training has been long and brutal. Over the ... Boston UK marathon
