Two Lostockers, Amanda and Lurdes completed the epic Mountane Lakeland 50-mile challenge at the weekend. This gruelling challenge commences at the northern end of Ullswater it covers tough terrain, visiting Haweswater, Long Sleddale, Kentmere, Ambleside, Tiblerthwait before a final climb and descent to finish at Coniston. Participants covered a dizzying climb of 3100m(10,170ft). The run started at 11.30am on Saturday and had a cut off time of 24 hours, resulting in some participants running and walking into the night.
Amanda had an awesome run finishing in 15 hours 5 minutes and was followed by Lurdes in 18 hours 20 minutes.

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)