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Race report by Fell Captain Josie Greenhalgh: On Saturday, I arrived at Rosthwaite for the 50th running of the fell race, ‘Borrowdale’.  This is a classic AL race with a distance of 17miles and 6500ft elevation which summits Englands highest mountain, Scafell Pike and the mighty Great Gable another giant of the Lake District. I … Barrowdale Fell Race

5 Lostock AC members headed to Preston to take part in the Dockland Marina 10k in Preston. This is a scenic and flat 10k race which starts at the Ribble Pilot Pub on the side of Preston Marina. The race starts with participants completing a partial lap of the marina, then turning left to complete … Docklands Marina 10k

The July instalment of the Media city 5k took place on Wednesday. The race series organised by Runthrough, takes place in the evening from April to September and competitors are encouraged to chase the sun as they complete two laps around media city. I was a beautiful evening for the run and Lostock AC members … Media City 5k

Two Lostockers, Amanda  and Lurdes completed the epic Mountane Lakeland 50-mile challenge at the weekend. This gruelling challenge commences at the northern end of Ullswater it covers tough terrain, visiting Haweswater, Long Sleddale, Kentmere, Ambleside, Tiblerthwait before a final climb and descent to finish at Coniston. Participants covered a dizzying climb of 3100m(10,170ft). The run … Mountane Lakeland 50 Mile challenge

Bolton Parkrun Mel Crompton 26:32 (1st in age category) Clarence Parkrun Rachel Hancock 24:41 (3rd female and 1st in age category)   Haigh Woodland Parkrun Greg Kilshaw 23:02 Andy Laycock 24:18 Brian Halton 24:22 Ian Burns 29:26   Pennington Flash Mark Checkley 32:06   Seaton Parkrun Karen Taylor 30:30 Chris Taylor 34:33   St Helens … Parkrun Results – 27 July 2024

Checkers headed to Cracoe, north of Skipton, to compete in the Cracoe (BOFRA) Fell Race. This is a short but tough race covering 2.5miles of undulating fells with an elevation gain of 900ft. The conditions were extremely wet, and Checkers would refer to the first part of the run as a swim rather than a … Cracoe (BOFRA) Fell Race

15 Lostockers headed to Radcliffe to complete in the Radcliffe AC Multi Terrain 5k. This is a tough race, starting at Sedgley Park Rugby Club, the race heads along Philips Park Road, before turning on to trails as Waterdale. The first mile of the race is all down hill and participants use this to their … Radcliffe Multi-terrain 5k

Tribute by Josie: On Friday 19th July, the fellrunning community said goodbye to Joss Naylor MBE in one of the most heartwarming & colourful displays of respect for a man who inspired us all! It was an amazing send off that was a privilege to attend and I think Joss would’ve said ‘Aye, it was … Tribute to Joss Naylor MBE

Bolton Parkrun: Rachel Hancock 26:19 (4th female and first in her age category) and Stephen Davies 37:10 (New Parkrun PB). Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Andy Laycock 24:09, Brian Halton 24:49 (2nd in his age category), Chris Baker 25:12, Gareth Pratt 25:28, Jo McManus 26:51 (2nd in age category), Karen Taylor 31:33 and Francesca Corcoran 34:32. Pennington … Parkrun Results 20 July 2024

Lostock AC members enjoyed a fantastic weekend in Ambleside in the Lakes District taking part in a number of the Lakeland Trails challenges. The event sees participants taking part in a numbers of races including 100k, 55k, 23k and 14k. Josie and Greg opted for the epic 55k challenge. The course covers an epic 35miles … Lakeland Trails – Ambleside