Lostocker Rachel Hancock competed in the Grassmere Duathlon on Saturday 23 March 2024. This is a beautiful race in the Lakes in which takes athletes around Grasmere Village and Water on paths and trails before riding around the roads towards Elterwater.
Rachel completed the sprint distance. This consisted of a 5k run, 20k bike ride and a 2.5k run. Hancock had an amazing race. She finished the duathlon in 1:44:08, crossing the finish line as the 4th female and 1st in her age category.
Tawd Valley Parkrun Paul Edwards 19:35 (2nd overall and 1st in age category) Antony Sutton 21:35 (7th overall) Andy Kirks 21:55 (10th overall) Luke Baker 22:57 (2nd in age category) Chris Baker 23:20 Rachel Hancock 24:21 (3rd female and 2nd in age category) Paul Lacey 24:48 Jo McManus 24:55 (6th female and 1st in age ... Parkrun Results 16 May 2026
Race report by Rachel H: Southport Triathlon – Standard Distance 1500m Open water swim, 40k bike & 10k run 🏊🏼🚴🏼🏃♀️ up at 5am to head over to Southport and register for the race, lots of walking to registration then transition, I was in wave 4 (ladies & relay wave) as this is a qualifying event ... Southport Triathlon
Race report by Jo: Yesterday brought round five of our Parkrun Championships, and this time we took on the wonderfully quirky Tawd Valley. I can honestly say it is one of the most bizarre parkruns I have ever done. The whole thing felt like stepping back into my childhood, with Philip Schofield and Gordon the ... Tawd Valley Parkrun
