The was a busy weekend of racing for Lostockers with members also competing in the Wigan ½ marathon and 5k. The Wigan half is a tough race, starting in Mesnes Park, it heads out to the Brick Community Stadium before heading out of the busy centre to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The race follows … Wigan Festival of Racing
Race report by Gareth: Great pics courtesy of Sheila & Rachel Susan Hancock, results provided by Johanna, now it’s time for the race report.. Another great turnout of 14 Lostockers made the journey up the M6 to the lovely town of Garstang for the magnificently titled Garstang Gallop over the seldom raced distance of 7 … Garstang Gallop
Race report by Josie: Beater Clough Fell Race – 6.8mi/2070ft Myself, Mark S & Mark C headed over to Todmorden this morning for this superb little race. Formally a midweek race that proved difficult for many to get to, race organiser Dan Taylor moved it to Saturday for a better turnout. With 82 runners on … Beater Clough Fell Race
Race report by Janet: Three Lostockers completed the Two Crosses Challenge event on Sunday in glorious running weather. Greg Kilshaw, Sally McCoy and Janet Rhodes completed the 18 miles together in 3 hours and 43 minutes and finished joint 25th out of 254 competitors. The event is organised by the East Lancashire Long Dustance Walkers … Two Crosses Challenge
Report by Checkers: What a brilliant day. Lake District fells with no rocks😀 usual steep climb to start. Just a few rocks on Carrock Fell top then a longish meander to High Pike negotiating the boggy bits a bit like the fells near Howarth. Then what seems like a long descent to the finish. It … Carrock Fell Race
Bolton Parkrun Tony Maxwell 27:08 (first in age category) Lynda Hardman 31:47 (second in age category) Gillian Caldwell 32:53 (first in age category) Rachel Hancock 34:35 Haigh Woodland Parkrun Andy Laycock Brian Halton Katie Edern Karen Taylor Pennington Flash Parkrun Hazel Hatfield 26:27 (9th female and second in age category) Mark Checkley 32:11 Sutton … Parkrun Results 8 March 2025
Bolton Parkrun Rachel Hancock 33:19 Haigh Parkrun Dave Wilkes 22:33 (New Haigh PB and second in age category) Andy Laycock 23:56 (third in age category) Brian Halton 25:23 Greg Kilshaw 27:10 Matt Carney 29:22 Pennington Flash Mark Checkley 29:55 Sale Water Parkrun Tony Maxwell 25:51 (second in age category)
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
Bolton Parkrun Dougie Ainsworth 29:45 (new Bolton PB) Emma Chadwick 32:30 (2nd in age category) Terri Aldred 32:34 (3rd in age category) Jay and Olivia Smith 36:43 Rachel Hancock 43:02 Haigh Woodland Parkrun Greg Kilshaw 22:46 (Haigh PB) Brian Halton 24:28 (3rd in age category) Matt Withers 24:31 Janet Rhodes 24:48 (2nd in age category) ... Parkrun Results 20 June 2026
On the hottest day of the year so far, Lostockers Rachel S and Janet headed to Lancashire to compete in the Freckleton 1/2 marathon. The race boasts that it is the oldest 1/2 marathon in the UK and this event was extra special as it was the 50th anniversary of the ladies race. The race ... Freckleton 1/2 Marathon
Race report by Sheila: A return visit to Sydling St Nicolas, Dorset, for Tony and me to run in the 10k trail race on Saturday morning. (We’re keeping the earlier morning marathon and Sunday morning half marathon in reserve!) Couldn’t see the hills as it was muggy and cloudy when we set off from the ... Giants Head 10k
