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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

Bolton Parkrun Volunteers: Sheila Garewal and Tony Maxwell Haigh Woodland Park: Louise Read 27:41 (first in age category) Chris Taylor 31:18 Karen Taylor 33:42 Pennington Flash: Hazel Hatfield 23:38 (first female) Mark Checkley 29:06

Race Report by Stephen: “ The things we runners do just to complete a race “ I certainly had a few little challenges on the eventual arrival at the GNR 2024 start line but this is exactly why I pretend to be a runner as it runs parallel with life itself for me ; overcoming … Great North Run

Member took part in the latest instalment of the Central Lancashire Grand Prix, the Quays Blackleach 5 mile trail race. The race takes is 2 laps Blackleach Park. The first Lostock member to finish was Andy in 39:46, followed by Jo 40:05 who was 2nd in age category, Tony in 40:56 who was 3rd in … Quays Blackleach 5 mile trail

Gareth and Louise headed to the Lake district take part in the Lakeland Trails Keswick challenges. It was an extremely hot day which impacted runners performances. Gareth defeated the 10k, the includes 1000ft of climbing in 1:00:46, achieving 3rd in his age category. Despite 2 nasty falls, Louise was able to complete the 15k in … Keswick Trail Challenges

Lostock AC members embarked on another challenge, the gruelling Yorkshire Man. This is an off-road marathon across the South Pennines. The 26.2 miles covers a dizzying elevation gain of 3,300ft. The rain was not kind, and this made the race even more demanding. Some paths had turned to rivers and participants were required to wade … The Yorkshire Man Marathon

On Sunday 3 members headed to Newcastle to take part in the iconic Great North Run. The race sees 60,000 participants run from 13.1 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne to South Sheilds. The race is famous for it’s fantastic support all along the course and the red arrows flying over the Tyne Bridge. Jo was … Great North Run 2024

Bolton Parkrun Anthony Maxwell  26:46 (1st in age category) Sheila Garewal 32:10 (1st in age category) Rachel Hancock 35:11   Haigh Woodland Parkrun Ian Burns 30:01   Pennington Flash Parkrun Mark Checkley 30:53   Rothay (Ambleside) Parkrun Andy Laycock 24:21   Sale Water Parkrun Lynda Hardman 29:35 (2nd in age category)