Bolton Parkrun: Melanie Crompton 29:24 Rachel Hancock 29:31 (3rd in age category) Ford Parkrun: Tony Maxwell 26:10 (2nd in age category) Sheila Garewal 31:04 (1st in age category) Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Chris Baker 24:36 (2 in age category) Gareth Pratt 24:50 Louise Jeffrey-Read 26:06 (New Haigh Parkrun PB and first in her age category) Jo … Parkrun Results – 21 September 2912
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
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
Race Report by Checkers: Whinberry Maze (Naze)🤔 Very foggy. Just me and Matty. Rubbish at fancy dress so just stuck with my Santa hat A great race for testing new gear. Certainly got my shoes and socks muddy. A very slow start from everyone. That’s the trouble with too much food and drink the day ... Whinberry Naze Fell Race
Bolton Parkrun – 271 runners 44 Andy Laycock 24:38 (2nd in age category) 63 Tony Maxwell 25:45 (2nd in age category) 133 Rachel Stevens 29:01 (3rd in age category) 159 Sheila Garewal 30:41 (1st in age category)
Parkrun results: Bolton Parkrun: Matt Carney 30:22, Lynda Hardman 32:12 and Rachel Hancock 58:57. Rachel’s 300th Parkrun 👏👏👏 Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Andy Laycock 24:03 (3rd in age category), Chris Baker 24:36, Brian Halton 24:50 (1st in age category), Greg Kilshaw 27:33, Katie Edern 33:28 (3rd in age category), Chris Taylor 33:40 and Karen Taylor 36:42. ... Parkrun Results
