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.
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