On Wednesday, the Lostock AC’s usual social run was replaced by the annual Chairs Road Race. This is a friendly competition for club members in which participants can pick a short or long course. The long route covers 4 miles, starting at Victoria Road in Horwich, runners run along Chorley Old Road to the Bob’s Smithy Inn before turning around and heading back. The shorter route covers 2 miles and runners turn around at The Jolley Crofters.
This is always a challenging race as the first mile is up a steep hill. The 2024 race was made more challenging due to torrential rain, making Chorley Old Road more like a waterfall.
In the 2 mile race, Rache Hancock was victorious, completing the run in 18;10, followed by Mary White in 18:46 and David Wilcock in 20:48. Other results include Clive Worthington, Jennifer Donnellan 22:12, Gillian Caldwell 24:36 and Colin Holdcroft 29:49.
In the longer race, Evan Burrell had a fabulous run, finishing in 31:50. He was shortly followed by Any Laycock in 31:57 and Gareth Pratt in 32:46. Janet Rhodes was the first female to finish in 34:28, followed by Jo McManus in 35:22 and Beverly Atherton-McKenna in 37:58.
Other results include: Mike Berry 36:15, Tony Maxwell 36:47, Rachel Stevens 39:17, Ian Burns 40:40 and Mark Checkley 41:43.
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Bolton Parkrun: Rachel Hancock 29:02 (2nd in age category) Ian Burns 30:37 (3rd in age category) Fish Hoek (Cape Town) Tony Maxwell 26:05 (1st in age category) Sheila Garewal 32:23 (1st in age category) Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Gareth Pratt 24:23 Greg Kilshaw 25:23 Mary White 27:47 (1st in age category) Rachel Stevens 28:27 (2nd ... Parkrun Results 8 February 2025
Lostocker, Rachel S completed the Blackburn Winter Warmer 10k. The race is organised by Blackburn Road Runners and starts on the running track at Witton Park. The race route completed a loop around Witton Park. The race starts with a lap of the track before heading out of the park on to Buncer Lane. This ... Blackburn Winter Warmer 10k