One of the most anticipated fixtures in the Lostock AC calendar, the Chair’s Road Race, took place on Wednesday evening, drawing a superb turnout from across the club.
The route starts at the corner of Victoria Street and Church Street in Horwich before climbing steadily up Chorley Old Road to the Bob Smithy Inn, where runners turned for a fast and flowing return leg. The mix of uphill grit and downhill speed once again made for a thrilling test of fitness and pacing.
Phil Holland took the honours in a winning time of 30:35, followed by Greg Kilshaw in 31:48 and Mark Shuttleworth in 31:56, rounding off a fiercely contested top three.
There were strong performances throughout the field, with Gaz Foulkes (32:20), Evan Burrell (32:55), and Chris Baker (33:17) all impressing. Gareth Pratt (33:35) and Rachel Hancock (33:52) were next home, showing great consistency.
Andy Laycock (34:55), Mike Berry (35:05), Sally McCoy (35:48), and Bev Atherton-McKenna (35:56) all delivered solid runs, while Paul Lacey and Hazel Hatfield who ran the race together finishing in 36:20, just ahead of Jon Tunson and his dogs Hope and Huxley (36:23).
Rachel Stevens (36:54), Louise Jeffrey-Read (37:36), and Terri Aldred (37:36) ran strongly together, with James Jackson (40:24) and Ian Johnson (42:26) rounding off the results with determined efforts.
A shorter two-mile race also took place, with David Wilcock (22:30) and Colin Holdcroft (27:34) putting in fantastic efforts on the testing course.
The evening concluded with smiles all round, as members celebrated another successful club event that perfectly captured Lostock’s blend of friendly rivalry and supportive spirit.
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