On Friday Lostock AC members Tony Marlow and Josie Greenhalgh headed to the Darwen Moors to compete in the Mr Sparkles Dark Un Fell Race.
The race started at the Royal Arms on Tockholes Road at 7:30pm so headtorches are required. This is a very popular 5.2mi/890ft race with only 100 entries available. The route passes Slipper Lowe before crossing the Tockholes road and climbing the Whitton Way up onto Darwen Moors. The wind was so strong across the moors which assisted participants along the route until it turned sharply and headed uphill along Duckshaw Clough into a strong headwind towards the moors. Thankfully, from here, we headed out of the wind and down a rough track and finished at the bottom of a field near the pub.
Marlow had a fantastic race finishing 35th in 47:39. Greenhalgh arrived shortly after as 4th Lady and 1st in her age category in an epic 48:11.
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