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.
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