Gareth has been a member of Lostock since 2018 and is the men’s road co-captain, a qualified Leader in Running Fitness & Wednesday night route planner!
He enjoys racing & running over all distances and terrains ranging from flat road 5K’s to 50 mile trail races in the Lake District and has competed 17 marathons (and counting!)
Gareth is a sports massage therapist and spends most of his day trying to undo the knots, pain & strains caused by running! He loves spending time in the Lakes with his wife, Claire and adorable springer spaniel, Zippy.
There were some outstanding results at Parkrun. At Bolton Parkrun, Lostockers celebrated Heather Soden’s 25th Parkrun. Soden finished in 28:16 securing 2nd in her age category. Andy Kirks had an awesome run, finishing in 22:57 for a Bolton PB. Other Bolton results include: Lee Burns 28:51, Bev Atherton-McKenna 29:00, Dougie Ainsworth 30:26 and Lynda Hardman ... Heather’s 25th Parkrun
Race report by Greg: Today me and Janet travelled to Lancaster to take part in the Golden Balls run. There’s a Ten mile and 20mile option. 2 laps out and back for the 20. It’s a flat fast route along the river Lune using the old railway lines . Janet chose this as its great ... Golden Balls 20 Mile Run
Race report by Josie; Whilst on holiday in the Langdale, I took the opportunity to do The Hartsop Hop Fell Race. A challenging 12-mile (19.5 km) race through some of the wildest and most spectacular terrain in the Lake District. Organised by Clayton-le-Moors Harriers, the race was first run last year and has quickly become ... Hartsop Hop Fell Race (22/8/26)