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At the challenging Wigan Half Marathon, featuring nearly 1,000 feet of elevation, Lostockers delivered a series of strong results against a testing course. The course starts in Menes Wigan Town centre, it then loops to football stadium before heading along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, before joining the Whelley Loop line heading to Haigh Woodland … Wigan Half Marathon and 5K

Race report by Shutters: Date & time: Wed 25 Mar 2026 at 19:30 Category: BSDistance: 9.2 km / 5.7 miles Climb: 350 m / 1148 ft Venue: Barley Village Hall, BB12 9J I had seen this race advertised on the Fellrunner website for a number of years but I never really made any effort to … Pendle Mountain Rescue Dark Dash fell Race

Race report by Rachel H: The event is held at the leisure centre of a caravan park so parking wasn’t an issue, I was in the 8:35 wave which went off slightly behind schedule but I enjoyed the none rushed atmosphere, helped to settle race day nerves. Swim was great although I did get held … Ribby Hall Triathlon

Race report by Gill: Yesterday 5 lostock runners took part in the Trotters 5 mile trail race at Smithills this race is always a surprise as the course changes slightly each year it was a cold start near Smithills Hall this year and a fairly flat start but not for long before you start the … Trotters 5 mile trail race

Bolton: Rachel Hancock 30:50 Haigh Woodland Park: Gregg Kilshaw 24:25 Brian Halton 25:44 (first in age category) Andy Laycock 26:29 Lee Burns 28:04 Ian Johnson 28:34 (first ever Parkrun) Janet Rhodes 28:36 (2nd in age category) Ian Burns 30:03 (3rd in age category) Bev Atherton-McKenna 30:53 Katie Edern 31:45 (3rd in age category) Lynda Hardman … Parkrun Results 7 March 2026

Race Report by Gareth: A golly gargantuan gathering of 21 members of the green army grappled the glorious Garstang Gallop yesterday. Right that’s enough alliteration, on with the race report! Again a fantastic turnout, up from a very respectable 14 last year, we made up a big proportion of the field of 153. This is … Garstang Gallop

Race report by Shutters: Advertised as a category BM fell race and 9.4 miles and 1780 ft of ascent this is a personnal favourite and a race i have run at least 7 or 8 times before in all sorts of different weather conditions. Fortunately, this year the conditions were spot on, dry, not too … Stan Bradshaw Fell Race

Lostock Athletic Club gathered to celebrate a year of remarkable performances and personal milestones, as members came together for the annual awards evening. The event highlighted the depth of talent across disciplines ranging from cross country and road running to fell racing and multi‑event competitions. The club’s cross-country accolades reflected strong performances across age categories. … Lostock AC Award 2026

Lostock AC delivered a strong showing at the first ever Bolton Half Marathon and 10K organised by Epic Events, with runners taking on a challenging new course that showcased some of the town’s most recognisable landmarks. Both races started in Queen’s Park, sending runners out on a route that mixed steady climbs, fast descents and … Bolton 10k and 1/2 Marathon

Bolton Parkrun Rachel Hancock            53:58 Haigh Woodland Parkrun Chris Baker                     25:27 Andy Laycock                 26:26 Brian Halton                    26:31 (1st in age category) Antony Sutton                26:48 Sally McCoy                    27:16 (1st in age category) Matt Withers                   27:41 Lee Burns                        29:15 Jeanette Brandon          31:17 Ian Burns                         32:01 Gillian Caldwell             34:15 (1st in age category)   Heaton Park Carol … Parkrun Results – Carol’s 100th