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Race Report by Shutters: The Moors The Merrier 21 Fell Race – Saturday 14th December 9am This race is organised by CraggRunner who organises about 8 races around the Hebden Bridge/Todmorden area including The Lost Shepherd and Windy Hill. The race is advertised as 21 miles long with 4000ft of ascent, starting at Hebden Bridge ... The Moors The Merrier 21 Fell Race

Bolton Parkrun: Tony Maxwell 26:13 (Second in age category) Sheila Garewal 30:40 (second in age Category) Rachel Hancock 54:54. Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Andy Laycock 23:35 (first in age category) Chris Baker 23:34, Brian Halton 24:48 (third in age category) Luke Baker 25:10 (third in age category) Greg Kilshaw 26:44 Ian Burns 29:12 Katie Edern 30:12 ... Parkrun results 14 December 2024

Lostock AC member Jo took part in the CancerCare Christmas Cracker 10k. The event encourages families to adorn their finest Christmas outfits and run either 1 mile, 10k or a ½ marathon. The race also raised money for a local Cancer Charity.   Jo opted for the 10k. The race started at the side of ... CancerCare Christmas Cracker 10k

Lostock AC collaborated with Cutacre Running club to support their Santa Dash. Cutacre Running Club founder Melonie Goodall arranged the race to raise money for local charities and the community.   The dash took place In Cutacre Park, the day following storm Darragh. It was a cold and windy day, but this did not damper ... Cutacre and Lostock AC Santa Dash

Race report by Gill: 5k Jingle bell jog today at Buxton on the park run course 3 laps of the park on traffic free roads the weather was kind to us most unusual for Buxton were nearly six hundred runners were supporting Blythe House Hospice nice to see the snow dogs about the park bit ... Jingle Bell Jog

Race report by Andy: Sorry folks I got to do the write up again. Should get away with just a brew this time. Marl pits cross country, the very name strikes dread into the hearts of those who have previously done it. So infamous is it’s reputation, a meagre team of four hardy Lostockers went ... Cross Country number 3

Hoad Hill Harriers (Ulverston) Xmas Pudding 10k race report by Tony:  Christmas pudding seems to be one of those love-it-or-hate-it foods. I’m firmly in the love-it camp and a bit of a sucker for any race that gives one away just for finishing. Sheila and I entered this race last year but heavy snow the ... Hoad Hill Harriers (Ulverston) Xmas Pudding 10k

Bolton Parkrun Rachel Hancock 56:17   Haigh Woodland Parkrun Chris Baker 24:21 (2nd in age category) Luke Baker 26:25 (2nd in age category) Brian Halton 27:08 Andy Laycock 27:20 Rachel Stevens 27:35 (9th female and 1st in age category) Ian Burns 31:51 Matt & Grainne Carney 32:39   St Helens Parkrun Lynda Hardman 29:17 (2nd ... Parkrun Results 30 November 2024

Jo completed the Wilmslow 10k. This is a fast a popular race starting in Wilmslow town centre, the route completes a loop around the town returning to the centre. The weather did not deter runner with 4,854 runners taking part. Jo had an excellent race finishing in 47:13.

Race report by Andy Laycock: Benidorm half report. This is why I don’t do race reports. You’ll need a bottle of wine never mind a brew. Read time about an hour😀 Saturday saw ten adventurous Lostockers doing the Benidorm half marathon. The travel arrangements were wide and varied. Five of us were in the Hotel ... Benidorm 1/2 Marathon

As part of our Wednesday social run, we completed a Foodbank run to Horwich Foodshare. Lostockers took food and supplies that will be donated to local families in Horwich.

Lostock AC fell runners also had a busy weekend. 5 fell runners completed the tour of Pendle. This is a tough race cover 17miles and a dizzying elevation gain of 4500ft. Tom lead the way and finishing in just under 3 ½ hours. He was joined by Josie, Mark S, Mike and Kerry . The ... Tour of Pendle

Race report by road captain Gareth: Yesterday saw 14 Lostockers (I’m including honorary youngster Luke Baker, who ran because his dad Chris entered twice by accident lol) take part in the beautiful Last Drop Village 5K race. This is North Bolton Runners event & the last on this years Central Lancs Grand Prix circuit. And ... Last Drop 5k

Saturday saw the second instalment of the South EastLancashire Cross Country. The ladies race starts at 13:20 and sees participants completing 3 laps of a very muddy and undulating field. The laps cover 5 miles with an elevation gain of 460ft. It was a wet and cold day which made the laps more challenging.   ... Cross country #2

Race report by Tony Marlow: 2024 started off as a good year race well for me. Several new races (to me) under my belt and feeling back on it after a lean couple of years. Then I pick up a foot injury, started major house renovations on top of the usual work! This meant 4 ... Dave Staff Memorial fell race

Bolton Parkrun Rachel Hancock 32:46 Haigh Woodland Parkrun Greg Kilshaw 27:21 Andy Laycock 28:01 Chris Taylor 33:05 Sandringham Parkrun Tony Marlow 24:53 Selby Parkrun Ian Burns 27:47 Stratford Parkrun Natalie Godfrey 26:49 (1st in age category) Tim Lippett 26:50 (1st in age category) Winslow Parkrun Lynda Hardman 29:39 (1st in age category)

Dunnerdale Fell race. This is short race covering just 5 milesbut it was still tough covering an epic 1,900ft elevation gain. The race covers the rugged fells between the Lickle and the Duddon valleys. It is a beautiful but tough course with varied terrain. Checkers had a fantastic time, stopping to take photographs and enjoying ... Dunnerdale Fell Race

Lostockers headed to Lytham St Annes to join 1,361 runners for the annual Windmill Remembrance Sunday 10k. The race starts on Lytham Green with a 2 minute silence at 11am to remember and honour fallen heroes. The race then follows a scenic route along the coast towards Fairhaven, before completing a u-turn and concluding at ... Windmill Remembrance Day 10k

Bolton Parkrun Stephen Davies 38:07 Bramhall Parkrun Rachel Hancock 25:58 (third in her age category) Haigh Woodland Parkrun Chris Baker 23:36 Tony Maxwell 25:27 (first in age category) Rachel Stevens 27:46 (first in age category) Ian Burns 29:24 Sheila Garewal 30:24 (second in age category) Lancaster Parkrun Andy Laycock 24:01 Penrith Katie Edern 28:15 (a ... Parkrun Results 9 November 2024

Race report by Shutters: Shepherds Skyline Fell Race – 2nd Nov 2024, 1pm. This race is a personal favourite of mine having run this at least 11 times over the past 18 years. At 6 mile/10k 1150ft/350m ascent it is a typical short race and consists of an uphill start, a flat bit to Stoodley ... Shepherds Skyline Fell Race

Jo travelled to Lancaster to compete in the Lancaster ½ marathon. Due to flooding on the route, there was a last-minute course change. The new course stared at Salt Ayre athletic track and was an out and back following the river Lune. This was a beautiful trail route on tarmac before finishing the last 300m ... Lancaster 1/2 Marathon

Lostock member David Gregson travelled to New York to take part in the world famous, New York marathon. This iconic race starts on Staten Island, heads through Brooklyn, up to Queens before crossing the Queensborough Bridge in toManhatton. The race then heads north into the Brox, runners then head south running the final 3 miles ... New York Marathon

Bolton Parkrun Melonie Crompton 29:40 Rachel Hancock and her dog Loki 49:49 (both in Halloween fancy dress). Fell Foot Parkrun Anthony Maxwell 25:08 (first in age category) Sheila Garewal 30:25 (third in age category) Haigh Parkrun Andy Laycock 23:12 (second in age category) Chris Baker 23:42 Lee Burns 28:10 Ian Burns 29:39 Keswick Parkrun Rachel ... Parkrun Results

Report by Janet: On Saturday 26th October myself and Greg took part in a 10 mile off road Charity Bike Ride in Settle into raise funds for Sue Ryder. The charity supports families and their loved ones with end of life care. It’s a fantastic annual event and there’s no excuse not to do it ... Sue Ryder 10 mile challenge

Bolton Parkrun Rachel Hancock 25:43 (5th female and first in age category) Stephen Davies 37:11 Haigh Woodland Parkrun Andy Laycock 23:17 Chris Baker 24:21 Brian Halton 25:42 (second in age category) Jo McManus 26:03 (second in age category) Rachel Stevens 28:29 Ian Burns 29:45 Lurdes Corlett (and Denis the dog) 32:25 Heaton Parkrun Beverley Atherton-McKenna ... Parkrun Results 27 October 2024

Saturday saw the start of the cross-country season with 5 Lostock AC members heading to Heaton Park for the first instalment. This is always a tough event with lots of mud on an undulating difficult course. The course consists of 2 gruelling laps. The ladies’ race is first, covering 5 miles. The first female home ... Cross Country 1

Rachel S braved the weather and headed to the Welsh coast to take part in the Abergele running festival. The festival consists of both a 5k and a 10k. The 5k race commenced at 9.30am. Storm Ashley was making herself known to runners with strong wind and rain. The race was a flat and straight ... Abergele 5k & 10k

On Wednesday, the Lostock AC’s usual social run was replaced by the annual Chairs Road Race. This is a friendly competition for club members in which participants can pick a short or long course. The long route covers 4 miles, starting at Victoria Road in Horwich, runners run along Chorley Old Road to the Bob’s ... Chair’s Road Race

Bolton Parkrun: Anthony Maxwell 27:07 (1st in age category) Sheila Garewal 31:25 (1st in age category) Rachel Hancock 54:11 (walk)   Haigh Woodland Parkrun Matt Carney 23:55 Chris Baker 24:00 (2nd in age category) Johanna McManus 26:46 (1st in age category) Andy Laycock 28:45 (3rd in age category) Ian Burns 30:11 Nova Prestatyn Parkrun Rachel ... Parkrun Results 19 October 2024

On Sunday, 5 Lostockers joined 18,500 runners at the Manchester 1/2 marathon. The race starts at Old Trafford then heads towards Manchester City Centre, before entering the city participants completed a u-turn and heading out to Sale. The course then headed back to Old Trafford via Chorlton. Celebrating his birthday by running the race, Dave ... Manchester Half Marathon

Gaz and Rachel travelled to London to take part in the iconic Royal Parks Half Marathon. The race starts in Hyde Park before heading out the park, through Wellington Arch and Green Park, past Buckingham Palace and then along St James Park. Runners then see some fantastic sights including the Houses of Parliament, 10 Downing ... Royal Parks 1/2 Marathon

Bolton Parkrun: Rachel Hancock 37:29. Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Chris Baker 24:33 Ian Burns 30:36. Lough Key Parkrun: Matt Carney 25:25. Pennington Flash Parkrun: Mark Checkley 28:44.

Lostockers were out in force for the penultimate race in the Central Lancashire Grand Prix series, the Gin Pit 5 mile Trail Race. The race is organised by local running club, Astley and Tyldesley Road Runners. The race consists of laps around the old Gin Pit Colliery and Nook Pits Wood. Due to the weather ... Gin Pit 5 Mile Trail Race

Race report by Gareth: An amazing Saturday morning at the Rivington Trail Half Marathon 💚🖤. Six Lostockers took on the challenging course which is always long! I clocked 13.5 miles 🤮. But what a great event & course, a proper challenge and test of a runner on what turned out to be a glorious sunny ... Rivington 1/2 Marathon

Race Report by Checkers; Always wanted to run up this hill.  You can see it from Pendle Hill it’s the one with the mast on it and the road that goes over the top from Clitheroe. The main problem with the Bowland hills is that there is a lot of restricted access. So it’s quite ... Waddington Fell Race

Bolton Parkrun: Rachel Hancock 35:03   Carlisle Parkrun Andy Laycock 23:54 (1st in age category)   Haigh Woodland Park: Mark Shuttleworth 24:10 (3rd in age category) Nikki Hamerton 25:29 (2nd in age category and 3rd in age grade position) Jo McManus 26:31 (11th female and 2nd in age category) Mary White 27:13 (1st in age ... Parkrun Results 5 October 2024

Lostockers at the Worsley Woods 5 mile Trail Race on Sunday. This was the final instalment of the Road/Trail Championship so there was a fantastic Lostock turn out. The race is organised by Swinton Running Club and it is part of the Central Lancashire Grand Prix. It has a fast start, downhill along the Roe ... Worsley Wood 5k Trail Race

Amanda embarked on an epic adventure, completing the 5 Valley Ultra. This race form part of the 13 Valley Ultra series and covers a gruelling 55k (34 miles). The race covers 5 valleys in the Lake District, starting at Waterhead in Ambleside and finishing in Keswick. Amanda had an excellent race, finishing in 11 hours ... 5 Valleys Ultra

Louise took part in the Lakeland Cartmel 18k Trail Race. Starting in Cartmel the race heads out over the fells covering over 11 miles and an elevation gain of 1,250ft. louise had a fantastic race, finishing in 2:04:50.

Kath and Mel took part in the Team Dean, Alison Brady 10k in Lostock. This was an out and back race along the Middlebrook Cycle Path. Kath finished in 54:19 and Mel in 54:26.

September saw the final instalment of the Runthrough Media City 5k. Lostockers Jo and Rachel braved to cold weather to complete the 2 laps of Media City. The rain stayed at bay but it was a freezing cold evening. The pair had a good finish to the season with Jo finishing in an epic 23:17, ... Media City 5k September

Bolton Parkrun Rachel Hancock 27:18 (2nd in age category)   Crosby Parkrun Matt Carney 24:25 (2nd in age category)   Haigh Woodland Parkrun Andy Laycock 23:22 (3rd in age category) Janet Rhodes 24:21 (5th female and 1st in age category) Jo McManus 25:46 (2nd in age category) Sally McCoy 26:21 (2nd in age category) Karen ... Parkrun Results – 28 September 2024

Gill completed the Chatsworth 10k. It was a wet and windy day when Caldwell faced a tough course starting with an uphill 5k. Despite the elements, she finished in 1:09:51.

Paul E took part in the City of Preston 10k. The race starts in the City centre and then headed to Avenham Park, where the route followed the twist and turns of the park, crossing the River Ribble, through Upper Farm Nature Reserve before heading back to the start. Paul had an amazing race finishing ... Preston 10k

Lostock AC members travelled to Warrington to take part in the Runthrough Warrington Running Festival. Participants could compete in a range of events covering different distances. Rachel H completed the 1/2 marathon. The race started in Bank Park in the centre of Warrington and snaked around the streets in the city centre, cutting through Victoria ... Warrington Festival of Racing

Bolton Parkrun: Melanie Crompton 29:24 Rachel Hancock 29:31 (3rd in age category) Ford Parkrun: Tony Maxwell 26:10 (2nd in age category) Sheila Garewal 31:04 (1st in age category) Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Chris Baker 24:36 (2 in age category) Gareth Pratt 24:50 Louise Jeffrey-Read 26:06 (New Haigh Parkrun PB and first in her age category) Jo ... Parkrun Results – 21 September 2912

Checkers competed in the Strange Struggle Fell Race, organised by Fat Boys Running club. This is a fun and friendly 9.9km fell race on a beautiful route, in Hathersage, west of Sheffield. The race includes a tough climb of 1,250ft. After a brief shower just before the start, it stayed dryish, except for a lot ... Strange Struggle Fell Race

Fell Captain Josie had a busy weekend of racing. On Saturday she completed the Three Shires Fell Race. This is a tough race, starting in Ambleside, covering 20k (12.4 miles) and 4000ft elevation gain. Greenhalgh completed the gruelling race in 3:44:18. On Sunday she took part in the Achille Ratti Club Race to Lingmoor. This ... Josie’s Busy weekend

Lostock AC members headed to Bury to compete in the Bury 10k for the latest instalment of the Road Runners Championship. 7 Lostockers lined up with over 1,000 runners in the rain to complete the 10k route. Starting in Bury Town Centre, the race headed towards Tottington for approximately 2.5 miles. Participants then completed a ... Bury 10k

Bolton Parkrun Volunteers: Sheila Garewal and Tony Maxwell Haigh Woodland Park: Louise Read 27:41 (first in age category) Chris Taylor 31:18 Karen Taylor 33:42 Pennington Flash: Hazel Hatfield 23:38 (first female) Mark Checkley 29:06

Race Report by Stephen: “ The things we runners do just to complete a race “ I certainly had a few little challenges on the eventual arrival at the GNR 2024 start line but this is exactly why I pretend to be a runner as it runs parallel with life itself for me ; overcoming ... Great North Run

Member took part in the latest instalment of the Central Lancashire Grand Prix, the Quays Blackleach 5 mile trail race. The race takes is 2 laps Blackleach Park. The first Lostock member to finish was Andy in 39:46, followed by Jo 40:05 who was 2nd in age category, Tony in 40:56 who was 3rd in ... Quays Blackleach 5 mile trail

Gareth and Louise headed to the Lake district take part in the Lakeland Trails Keswick challenges. It was an extremely hot day which impacted runners performances. Gareth defeated the 10k, the includes 1000ft of climbing in 1:00:46, achieving 3rd in his age category. Despite 2 nasty falls, Louise was able to complete the 15k in ... Keswick Trail Challenges

Lostock AC members embarked on another challenge, the gruelling Yorkshire Man. This is an off-road marathon across the South Pennines. The 26.2 miles covers a dizzying elevation gain of 3,300ft. The rain was not kind, and this made the race even more demanding. Some paths had turned to rivers and participants were required to wade ... The Yorkshire Man Marathon

On Sunday 3 members headed to Newcastle to take part in the iconic Great North Run. The race sees 60,000 participants run from 13.1 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne to South Sheilds. The race is famous for it’s fantastic support all along the course and the red arrows flying over the Tyne Bridge. Jo was ... Great North Run 2024

Bolton Parkrun Anthony Maxwell  26:46 (1st in age category) Sheila Garewal 32:10 (1st in age category) Rachel Hancock 35:11   Haigh Woodland Parkrun Ian Burns 30:01   Pennington Flash Parkrun Mark Checkley 30:53   Rothay (Ambleside) Parkrun Andy Laycock 24:21   Sale Water Parkrun Lynda Hardman 29:35 (2nd in age category)    

Saturday 31st August 2024 – The Grisedale Horseshoe Fell Race Race report by Shutters: This was the 3rd Lakes race in the 3 race series and is approx. 10 miles long and has 5000ft of ascent. Starting in Glenridding and visiting Birkhouse Moor, Catstye Cam, Helvellyn, Grisedale Tarn, St Sunday Crag, in short it is ... The Grisedale Horseshoe Fell Race

Lostocker Rachel Stevens competed in the August instalment of the Runthrough Media City 5k. The race takes place at the iconic Media City in Salford. The race commences outside the BBC studios and participants by following the Manchester Ship canal, before completing a loop, running across a bridge and past the Lowry Theatre. The race ... Media City 5k

Wednesday night saw the annual Chair’s Fell Race. This is a race for club members that commences at Rivington Hall Barn and traverses the fells of Rivington, The race covers 5 miles and an elevation gain of over 100ft. The race requires runners to run to the top of the Pike and also to the ... Chair’s Fell Race

Sunday saw the next instalment of the Central Lancashire Grand Prix race service. 6 members headed to Leigh to take part in the Pennington Flash 5 Mile Trail Race organised by local club Leigh Harriers. It was perfect weather for the race with the rain staying away.   The race started on the club’s running ... Pennington Flash 5 Mile Trail Race

Rachel H competed in the West Lancs Summer Triathlon. This event takes place at Edge Hill University. It starts with a 400m swim in the University pool which is proceeded with a 21.5k cycle and a 5k run, around the university grounds. Rachel had an amazing race finishing in 1:24:45.

Husband and wife duo, Jenna and Paul, took part in the Smithy’s Charity Trail Run. The race commences in Rainy’s Deakins Park, heading past DunscarGolf Club, past Springs Reservoir before heading along Belmont Road. Participants then turn back towards the park. Running the race together, they finished in 50:52. Their daughter Edie also completed the ... Smithy’s Charity Trail Race

Bolton Melonie Crompton 26:44 (1st in age category) Rachel Hancock 36:03 Sheila Garewal (Volunteer)   Kings Lynn Tony Marlow 22:09   Haigh Woodland Park Nikki Hammerton (4the female and 1st in age category) Rachel Stevens 28:59 (1st in age category) Ian Burns 30:21 Katie Edern 31:55 Martha McDonald 34:14 (new PB) Kathryn Orrell 34:15   ... Parkrun Results 24 August 2024

Bolton: Tony Maxwell 26:07 Sheila Garewal 31:05 (1st in age category) Peter Noble 31:55 Rachel Hancock 33:57 Stephen Davies 34:05   Haigh Woodland Parkrun Gareth Pratt 24:28 Andy Laycock 24:40 Matt Carney 25:01 Brian Halton 25:08 (1st in age category) Rachel Stevens 28:27 (1st in age category) Ian Burns 29:49   Pennington Flash Parkrun Lynda ... Parkrun Results 17 August 2024

  Road runners, Rachel S and Stephen headed to Knutsford to take part in the Tatton Park Midweek 10k. This is a beautiful run around the park, starting at the north end of the park, near the Tatton Park Mansion. The race mostly follows the main path through the park, with some minor diversions to ... Tatton 10k

Race report by Checkers: Pilgrims Cross. Another race in the Fell running Championship. Just me and Mark turned up for this one.  Didn’t feel good before doing this , so wasn’t looking forward to it , just expecting to endure it rather than enjoy it.  After going backwards at the start. Once on the climb ... Pilgrims Cross Fell Race

Lostock AC would like to say a huge congratulations to Liz Turner-Allen. Liz took part in the Blackpool Run the Lights 10k. The race takes place at 9pm and participants run along Blackpool Promenade under the Town’s famous illuminations. This is the first 10k that Liz has completed, and she was able to run the ... Blackpool Run the Lights 10k

Josie Greenhalgh headed to the Lakes for the Steel Fell TrailRace. This is a challenging 5k run with a dizzying elevation gain of 1312ft. The race starts with a steep up hill to the summit of Steel Fell. It is then a steep descent and participantsare rewarded with beautiful views of Thirlmere. This is a ... Steel Fell Race

Road Captain, Gareth Pratt completed the City of Preston 10 mile Road Race. This a fast, two lap course starting in Walmer Bridge Village. The course is a mixture of fast straight roads with a scenic lakeside loop towards the end of the lap.   The race is on shared paths and just 1½ miles ... Preston 10 Mile Road Race

Lostockers headed to Ramsbottom to take part in the Ramsbottom Mile, for the later instalment of the Central Lancashire Grand Prix. This is a fantastic event, taking place in Nuttall Park in which runners run in different waves and try to run the fastest mile they can achieve.   As participants run just 1 mile ... Ramsbottom Mile

Bolberry Down Parkrun Karen Taylor 30:46 Bolton Parkrun Matthew Carney 29:31 Stephen Davies 36:10 (new PB)   Haigh Woodland Parkrun Chris Baker 24:59 (3rd in age category) Ian Burns 32:49 Pendle Parkrun Greg Kilshaw 25:01 (2nd in age group) Andy Laycock 25:32 (1st in age category) Rachel Hancock 25:47 (1st in age category)   Penrith ... Parkrun Results 10 August 2024

Lostock AC member Mary completed her 100th Parkrun at Haigh Woodland Parkrun this weekend. White completed the course in 27:02 winning her age category.   Other Parkrun results: Bolton Parkrun: Melonie Crompton 27:04 (1st in age category), Peter Noble 32:56 (3rd in age category) and Rachel Hancock 36:18. Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Gareth Pratt 24:28, Ian ... Parkrun Results- Mary’s 100th!

Shutters and Checkers completed the Chip Chase Fell Race. The race take place in the Peak District. This is an undulating race, covering 5.59 miles and an elevation gain of 1,352ft.  Shutters was the first to finish in 1:05:33, he was followed by Checkers who experience a trainer malfunction and was required to tie his ... Chip Chase Fell Race

On Sunday 2 Lostockers headed to Southport to complete the Southport 10k. Given the events unfolding in Southport this week, the race saw the running community unite. There was a tribute to the three children that lost their lives and runners left flora tributes.   The race is a flat and fast race. Runners start ... Southport 10k

Race report by Fell Captain Josie Greenhalgh: On Saturday, I arrived at Rosthwaite for the 50th running of the fell race, ‘Borrowdale’.  This is a classic AL race with a distance of 17miles and 6500ft elevation which summits Englands highest mountain, Scafell Pike and the mighty Great Gable another giant of the Lake District. I ... Barrowdale Fell Race

5 Lostock AC members headed to Preston to take part in the Dockland Marina 10k in Preston. This is a scenic and flat 10k race which starts at the Ribble Pilot Pub on the side of Preston Marina. The race starts with participants completing a partial lap of the marina, then turning left to complete ... Docklands Marina 10k

The July instalment of the Media city 5k took place on Wednesday. The race series organised by Runthrough, takes place in the evening from April to September and competitors are encouraged to chase the sun as they complete two laps around media city. I was a beautiful evening for the run and Lostock AC members ... Media City 5k

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 ... Mountane Lakeland 50 Mile challenge

Bolton Parkrun Mel Crompton 26:32 (1st in age category) Clarence Parkrun Rachel Hancock 24:41 (3rd female and 1st in age category)   Haigh Woodland Parkrun Greg Kilshaw 23:02 Andy Laycock 24:18 Brian Halton 24:22 Ian Burns 29:26   Pennington Flash Mark Checkley 32:06   Seaton Parkrun Karen Taylor 30:30 Chris Taylor 34:33   St Helens ... Parkrun Results – 27 July 2024

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

Bolton Parkrun: Rachel Hancock 26:19 (4th female and first in her age category) and Stephen Davies 37:10 (New Parkrun PB). Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Andy Laycock 24:09, Brian Halton 24:49 (2nd in his age category), Chris Baker 25:12, Gareth Pratt 25:28, Jo McManus 26:51 (2nd in age category), Karen Taylor 31:33 and Francesca Corcoran 34:32. Pennington ... Parkrun Results 20 July 2024

Lostock AC members enjoyed a fantastic weekend in Ambleside in the Lakes District taking part in a number of the Lakeland Trails challenges. The event sees participants taking part in a numbers of races including 100k, 55k, 23k and 14k. Josie and Greg opted for the epic 55k challenge. The course covers an epic 35miles ... Lakeland Trails – Ambleside

Jo completed the Blackpool Music 10k. The race takes place on Blackpool Promenade and runners complete 2 flat circuits along the costal path. Jo was the 6th female across the finish line and 2nd in her age category in an awesome 48:47.

Race report by Checkers: Always had this race on my calendar. Having previously done the tour of Bradwell I remembered what the terrain was like. Even though it was damp today I still chose trail shoes. As the grass trods are like a carpet and fantastic to run on. I also had my tour of ... Peak Forrest Fell Race

The Wilmslow 10k took place on Sunday. This is a popular race with world class athletes taking part. They were joined by Lostock AC members Gaz, who finished in 48:47 and Stephen,  completing his first race as a Lostock AC member in 1:11:44.

Haigh Woodland Parkrun Andy Laycock 23:56 Brian Halton 24:54 (2nd in age category)   Pennington Flash Mark Checkley 30:03

The final race in the Lostock AC Road and Trail Midweek Championships took place this week with 17 members heading to Chorley for the final instalment of the Astley Park Race Series. This was the final of 3 races. Paul E had an amazing series and completed the 3.8 mile run in 23:51, followed by ... Astley Park Trail Series 3/3

Lostockers took part in the first ever Scarecrow Festival Race in Blackrod. The race was part of the hugely popular Scarecrow Festival that takes place in Blackrod every July. The race commenced at The Hilltops and then headed down Manchester Road, through the centre of Blackrod, then back along Vicarage Road, down the side of ... Blackrod Scarecrow Festival 10k

Fell Runners, Josie and Tony travelled to the Lake District to compete in the 2024 Edition of the Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon. The event takes place over 2 days and participants have 12 hours to find controls, they must navigating the fells with a partner, carrying all theyneed for the weekend on their backs back. ... Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon

Haigh Woodlands Parkrun: Andy Laycock 24:19 Brian Halton 24:42 (3rd in age category) James Jackson 29:18 Cathy Stratton 32:27 Ian Burns 32:57 Peel Parkrun: Rachel Hancock 24:38 (2nd in age category) Lynda Hardman 27:51

Bolton played host to the world famous Ironman competition and Lostock AC members were keen to join the action. Paul Lacey, Melonie Crompton and Lurdes Corlett all competed in the Ironman 70.3. This epic endurance event commences with early morning 1.2 mile in Pennington Flash. After a quick transition, participants complete a 56-mile bike ride. ... Ironman Bolton 70.3

Lostock AC members competed in the Bolton Night Run, the Friday prior to the main event. Participants could compete in either a 5k or 10k. The race routes started in Bolton Town Centre, went out to Queens Park and back to the finish line.   On the 10k, Paul Edwards had a fantastic run and ... Bolton Night Run

Lostockers participated in the club’s annual treasure hunt. This is one of the highlights of the club calendar. This is a friendly competition, with some members taking the event more seriously than others! This year’s hunt took place around Westhoughton, Aspull and Borsdane Woods. Members were given a map and clues expertly prepared by Mark ... Treasure Hunt 2024

Race report by Greg: Thanks everyone what a race tonight . I was running really well until I decided to make an overtaking manoeuvre to pass 4 runners mid way. Got sick of single file traffic 🤣 Big Mistake I dive bombed into the ditch and fell flat on my chest winded myself. This happened ... Aggies Staircase

Bolton Parkrun: Rachel Hancock 26:03 (2nd in age category).   Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Greg Kilshaw 23:28 Andy Laycock 23:56 Gareth Pratt 24:26 (3rd in age category) Brian Halton 24:39 (2nd in age category) Matt Carney 27:26 (3rd in age category) Rachel Stevens 28:27 (2nd in age category) Ian Burns 29:18 Sinead Carney 35:10   Heaton ... Parkrun Results – 29 June 2024

Lostock AC members excelled at the annual Leo Pollard Duathlon. The duathlon is for Lostock AC members, family and friends. It is a friendly competition and both beginners and seasoned professionals can take part. Participants can complete the duathlon solo or be part of a relay. The Duathlon begins with a 5k bike ride starting ... Leo Pollard Duathlon

Bolton Parkrun: Ellie Fortune 40:08 Haigh Hall Parkrun: Andy Laycock 23:49 (3rd in age category) Chris Baker 24:13 (3rd in age category) Brian Halton 24:30 (Parkrun PB) Tony Maxwell 25:50 (3rd in age category) Ian Burns 29:41 Katie Edern 30:16 (2nd in age category) Sheila Garewal 30:50 (3rd in age category) Heaton Parkrun: Rachel Hancock ... Parkrun 22 June 2024

Mike completed the Dr Ron Hyde 7 Mile Road Race in Hyde. The race takes runners in and around the city of Hyde. Mike had a great race and finished in 1:00:59.

Andy, Sally, Nikki and Mary took part in the Walsh Two Lads Fell Race. The race commences at the Bridge Inn on Church Street, Horwich and as the name suggests, ascends through Rivington and over Two Lads, before returning to the pub. This is a tough midweek race, covering 5 miles and an elevation gain ... Walsh Two Lads Fell Race

Chris and Rachel H headed to Bury to compete in the Madbull Race the Train event. This is tough multi terrain race, taking in trails, roads, running tracks, fields and steps! The race covers 10 miles starting at Bury Train station,to the whistle of the train. As the train departs the station runners set off ... Race the Train

The Lostock AC club championships are in full swing this week with another midweek race. The road runners competed in the Haigh Hall 4 mile Trail race organised by Wigan Pheonix. This race is also the 5th race of the Central Lancashire Grand Prix. Lostockers lined up on the start line with 300 other runners. ... Haigh Hall 4mile Trail Race

Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Mark Shuttlworth 23:59 Ian Burns 30:02   Pennington Flash: Sally McCoy 26:44 (1st in age category) Bev Atherton McKenna 27:58 (2nd in age category) Lynda Hardman 29:44 ( Greg Kilshaw 33:35 (following completing 4 loops instead of 3)   Princess Parkrun Rachel Stevens 27:19   South Manchester Sinead Carney 34:11

Seven Lostockers headed to Coniston in the Lakes to compete in the Lakeland Trails 16k challenge. This is a beautiful run starting at Coniston Sports and Social club. The event has a festive feel with live bands and several events taking place over the weekend. As this was a challenge and not a race, runners ... Coniston 16k Trail Challenge

Lostockers headed to Chorley for the second instalment of the Astley Park Race. This is the third race in the road/trail midweek champs. There were some fantastic results, Paul Edwards had an amazing run, covering the 3.7 miles in 24:15. He was closely followed by Dave Parry in 26:52 and Greg Kilshaw was the third ... Astley Park race 2 of 3

The Horwich Festival took place at Rivington on Monday 3 June 2024. This is a 5k route through Rivington starting at the top barn. The race heads along Royton Lane with a steep climb at Royton Road, the remainder of the race is down hill back to the barn.   Lostock AC was represented by ... Horwich Festival of Racing

Race report by Race Director Mark Shuttleworth: Leo Pollard Memorial Fell Race This was the 4th running of the race which is named after Lostock AC’s late President Leo Pollard who was also a prominent member of Achille Ratti Climbing Club and a very accomplished Fell runner. And it was good to see Leos family ... Leo Pollard Race Report

Parkrun results Gurnsey: Mark Checkley 31:20 Haigh Woodlands Parkrun: Andy Laycock 23:20, Chris Baker 23:37 (3rd in age category), Brian Halton 24:33 (2nd in age category), Mike Berry 25:11, Karen Taylor 29:44 and Ian Burns 31:54. Peel Parkrun: Lynda Hardman got a new PB of 28:37. Worsley Woods Parkrun: Markus Shuttleworth 25:05.

Hi, last minute info for tomorrows race, 6th June 19:30. Please park on the approach road up to the top Barn at Rivington see map. Follow the signs to registration. Unfortunately i have not been able to extend the toilet closing time at the Lower Barn Visitor Centre, there are toilets at Tesco at Horwich ... Leo Pollard Race Update!

Bolton Parkrun: Rachel Hancock 26:17 (1st in age category). Fell Foot Parkrun: Tony Maxwell 25:58 (3rd in age category), Karen Taylor 30:15 (3rd in age category), Sheila Garewal 30:25 (2nd in age category) & Chris Taylor 36:23. Haigh Parkrun: Andy Laycock 23:53 & Chris Baker 24:32. Highbury Fields Parkrun: Rachel Stevens 26:59. Pennington Flash: Ian ... Parkrun Results 1 June 2024

On Saturday Paul Edwards embarked on an epic challenge, completing the Ultra Loop in Wythenshawe. Participants have 6 hours to run around the track and complete as many laps as possible within the time. Paul had a fantastic run, achieving 9th place, after covering 150 laps of the track equalling 62k or 38.57miles. Paul has ... Ultra Loop Wythenshawe

The Runthrough Media City race series returned on Wednesday for 2024. The series runs across the summer months and participants can run either 5k or 10k. As the name suggests the race consist of loops around Media City, Salford with 5k runners completing 2 loops and the 10k is 4 loops.   Rachel completed the ... Media City 5k & 10k

Race report by Checkers: Birthday weekend day 2 Edenfield near Ramsbottom . A very long time since I have last done back to back races 10:30 am start and 40 mins travel away. Porridge for breakfast and a little cooler. Did a little warm up. My legs already felt loose and no aches. This race ... Enfield Fell Race

Race report by Checkers: A great way to celebrate my birthday. With a trip up to Horton to do the Pen Y Ghent fell race being chauffeur driven by Mark. A bit difficult getting food and drink right for a 3pm start at the warmest part of the day. I was a bit apprehensive before ... Pen Y Ghent Fell Race

On Sunday, Louise and Tim 3:54:24 headed North to compete in the Edinburgh Marathon. This is a popular race, described as one of the fastest marathons in the world. The race starts on Potterrow by Edinburgh University and then continues through the city centre, taking in iconic sights. The marathon then heads along the coast ... Edinburgh Marathon

On Sunday, the Manchester half Marathon and 10k was held in Manchester City Centre. This saw 25,000 runners head to Manchester to take part in the event. David G and Jenni completed the half marathon. The half starts on Portland Street, travelling along the A56 towards Old Trafford, participants then head back towards the city ... Manchester 1/2 Marathon and 10k

On Saturday 9 Lostock AC members competed in the Ian Hesketh memorial Duathlon. The duathlon starts at Rivington Primary School and participants complete a 5k run, 22k cycle followed by a 5k run. The 5k run takes place around the tracks of the Lower Barn, passing Lever Castle and back to the Primary School. The ... Ian Hesketh Memorial Duathlon

Report by Jon: What a fabulous bank holiday weekend at Glamis Castle, Scotland for the final leg of the Fur Nations international Canicross event After 3 days of brilliant racing on fabulous courses, it was England that eventually took the trophy, with Scotland second and Wales third. The sport was the real winner though. The ... Fur Nations International Canicross Event

Parkrun results: Bolton Parkrun: Bev Atherton-McKenna 28:38 (3rd in her age category) & Lynda Hardman 30:38. Haigh Parkrun:  Hazel Hatfield 23:50 (1st in age category), Chris Baker 24:04 (3rd in age category) & Kath Johnson 35:35. Pennington Flash Parkrun: Mark Checkley 33:48. Worsley Woods Parkrun: Mark Shuttleworth 23:00.

Leo Pollard Memorial Fell Race Vouchers will be presented for 1st 2nd and 3rd Male and Female plus Wine for Male and Female Vet categories, as usual all proceeds are donated to Bolton Mountain Rescue. • Date & time: Thu 6 Jun 2024 at 19:30 • Country: England • Region: South/West Pennines • Category: BS ... Leo Pollard Fell Race Details

Wednesday 15th May 20204 saw the second race in the Lostock AC Road and Trail Midweek Championship.  Lostock AC headed to Rivington to compete in the Coronation Trail Race. This a fantastic race organised by Horwich RMI Harriers and is the 4th race in the Central Lancashire Race series.   The race starts at the ... Coronation Trail Race

Not content with completing the Coronation Race on Wednesday, Gill completed the Carsington Water 7+ Trail Race in Derbyshire. This is a 7 ½ mile clockwise circuit of the Carsington Water reservoir. The race is mainly on cycle tracks and is described as ‘flat in places’ however the race includes undulating sections and these see participants ... Carsington Water 7+

Mel completed the Chester ½ Marathon on Sunday. The race started at Chester Racecourse and participants ran through Chester City Centre and out to the beautiful Chester countryside before heading back to Chester for the finish. Mel ran with her daughter Erin and they had a fantastic race finishing in 02:01:36.

Parkrun Results: Bolton Parkrun: Rachel Hancock 26:29 (1st in age category), Tony Maxwell 26:55 (1st in age category) and Sheila Garewal 31:24 (1st in age category). Haigh Woodlands Parkrun: Andy Laycock 23:27, Hazel Hatfield 23:50 (2nd in age category), Brain Halton 24:39, Greg Kilshaw 28:10, Rachel Stevens 28:23, Katie Edern 29:49 and Karen Taylor 29:51. ... Parkrun Results 18 May 2024

Round up by Sally: Another fabulous Lostock cycling weekend in beautiful weather pedalling from Oswestry to Bala, Bala to Llandrindod Wells and back to Bala – 180 miles. Quite a hilly route 😳🥵 with lots of gorgeous scenery….and lots of sheep 🐑. We stunned Bala with our Karaoke stars, had a few popped tyres and ... Cycling weekend

Parkrun Results: Haigh Woodland Parkrun Chris Baker 23:55 Rachel Stevens 28:14 (2nd in age category) Karen Taylor 30:58 Matt Withers 31:54 Bolton Parkrun Sheila Garewal 31:47 (2nd in her age category)

Race report by Tony: Saturday saw the Ambleside AC organised Fairfield Horseshoe fell race take place from the beautiful Rydal Hall in the Lake District. 5 intrepid ‘geen vests’ made the trip north for the latest round of the club fell champs. Advertised as 9 miles and 3000 feet of climb the race took place ... Fairfield Horseshoe

Report by Jon: Race Weekend Report – Fur Nations, Cannock Chase. Fur Nations is an international Canicross event pitting England, Scotland and Wales against each other. Each nation hosts a long bank holiday weekend of racing. Each weekend has the same format, with a 5k on Saturday, another 5k on Sunday and a 10k on ... Fur Nations Cannock

Not content with just racing on Wednesday, 7 Lostock members who returned to Chorley on Sunday to take part in the Chorley 10k. They were joined by fellow member Tommy Smith. The race started in Chorley town centre and members enjoyed a familiar run around Astley Park. This again was 2 loops finishing on Market ... Chorley 10k

On Sunday 3 Lostock AC members competed in the Horwich Triathlon. This is also known as ‘The Race to The Pike’ and is one of the oldest triathlon events in the Northwest. The Lostockers completed the standard distance race. This starts at Horwich Leisure Centre with a 500m pool swim. Campetitors then take on a ... Horwich Triathlon

Parkrun results: Lostock AC members celebrated 2 milestones at Parkrun this weekend with members Lynda Hardman and Katie Edern celebrating their 50th Park run. The results are as follows: Bolton Parkrun: Lynda Hardman (31:03); Haigh Woodland Park: Brian Halton (26;47), Andy Laycock (27:09), Katie Edern (30:23), Matt Withers (30:50), Karen Taylor (33:24) and Lurdes Corlett ... Park Run Results 4 May 2024

Wednesday 1st May saw the first of the mid-week championship trail/road races. 19 Lostock AC members headed to Chorley to complete in the Astley Park trail race. This is a 3½ mile trail race covering two laps of the park. It was a beautiful evening for a run and the sun had dried the ground ... Astley Park Race 1

Some great news – we can confirm that this year the Leo Pollard Memorial Fell Race will be held in Conjunction with Horwich Festival of Racing. Horwich Festival of Racing Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/horwichfestivalofracing.co.uk/ You can find the Leo Pollard Fell Race Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092142715605

The Lostock AC annual Trail race took place on Wednesday 24 April 2024. This is a fun race for Lostock members only.   The race covers 5 miles, starting at Dicconson Lane, Westhoughton. The race heads along Dodd Lane into Borsdane Wood. Participants complete a loop and then head back in the same direction.   ... Chair’s Trail Race

Amanda completed the Howgills 13 Trail Race. This is a beautiful race taking place in Sedbergh in the Lakes. As the name suggests, the race takes in the summit of Howgills. Amanda had a fantastic race finishing in 3:44:08

Lostock members joined a further 1,200 Boltonians, taking part in the Bolton Community 10k. This was a fantastic local race starting at the Tough Sheet’s arena, heading along Chorley New Road towards Bolton, turning around at Heatonand heading back. This was an undulating course enjoying the rise and fall of the road.   Chris was ... Bolton Community 10k

Bolton Parkrun: Rachel Hancock 38:50   Haigh Woodland Parkrun Andy Laycock 24:01 Brian Halton 24:59   Pennington Flash Lynda Hardman 31:30 (3rd in age category) Gillian Caldwell 31:59 (1st in age category)

Lostock AC members Janet and Rachel joined 50,000 to complete the London Marathon. This iconic race starts in Greenwich and ends on the Mall outside Buckingham Palace. Janet and Rachel were in the Blue Wave and started at 11am. The first land mark the pair passed was the Cutty Sark at mile 6. The race ... London Marathon

Jo headed north to Blackpool to complete the Blackpool 1/2 marathon. This is a flat route, starting on the promenade. Runners initially head north to Little Bisham, completing a u-turn and heading south, past Blackrod Tower, the pleasure beach and towards the airport. Following another u-turn runners head back to the promenade to finish. Jo ... Blackpool 1/2 marathon

On Sunday 14th April Jo took part in her second race of the weekend, completing the Mersey Tunnel 10k. As the name suggests, the race starts in Liverpool City Centre and then travels through the Kingswsy tunnel to New Brighton and then back through the tunnel to centre of Liverpool.  Jo had a fantastic race, ... Mersey Tunnel 10k

Parkrun Results Bolton: Tony Maxwell 26:56 and Sheila Garewal 31:09 (1st in age category). Clarence: Rachel Hancock 29:09 (3rd female and first in age category) and Lynda Hardman 33:34 (2nd in age category) Edinburgh: Kate Rotheram 34:16 Fletcher Moss: Mark Shutteworth 23:47 Haigh Woodland Park: Chris Baker 23:23 (3rd in age category) and Gillian Caldwell ... Parkrun Results 20 April 2024

Teenager with Altitude Fell Race Report by Josie. After spending all week in sliders at work to not irritate my achilles, I thought a 16.7mi race with almost 7000ft ascent in the Lakes would do it a world of good!🙄😬 Thankfully, it didn’t give me any trouble until after the race 😩 It was a ... Teenager with Altitude Fell Race

Race report by Dave Parry: My Marathon Journey After seeing how well Lostock did at last year’s Manchester Marathon, I had to sign up for this year. My training went pretty well helped by motivation and tips from seasoned marathon runners in the club. I had only one case of seized muscles, sorted out by ... Manchester Marathon- Race report by Dave P

Race report by Greg: My First Marathon yesterday. Started really well. Things began to slip at 17 mile marker. My heart sank when the 4hr pacer went past. I managed to keep with it for a while but i couldn’t keep it going. My first encounter with the dreaded wall. Definitely the hardest run to ... Manchester Marathon – Race Report by Greg

Race report by Road Captain Gareth: Saturday saw a fantastic turnout out of 17 Lostockers taking part in the 5th race of the road/trail champs….the extremely muddy Worden Parkrun 🙂 With 132 taking part, we made up a fair percentage of participants! This event is a relatively new addition to the Parkrun family with the ... Worden Parkrun – Club Champs

On the roads, Jo McManus and Rachel Stevens competed in the Race to the Castle 10k in Manchester. This is a beautiful 10k in which competitors run along the River Lune towards Lancaster Castle. The route is mostly flat but the hill up to the castle is extremely steep with most participants opting to walk ... Race to the Castle 10k

Lostock AC members headed to Haigh Woodland Parkrun to celebrate member, Andy Laycock’s 250th Parkrun. Andy was the first Lostocker to cross the finish line in 23:40 followed by Chris Barker 24:04, Nikki Hamerton 24:28 (1st in age category), Brian Halton 24:45 (2nd in his age category), Ian Johnson 25:30, Greg Kilshaw 26:54, Janet Rhodes ... Andy’s 250th Parkrun (06/04/2024)

Race report by Fell Captain Josie: This afternoon, 4 Lostockers headed over to Barley to do the Pendle Fell Race, 4.5mi/1499ft. For 3 of us, this was the second fell race in 5 days with this one tipping the scales on elevation! Starting at Barley village hall, runners head up the lane for half a ... Pendle Fell Race

Race report by Fell Captain Josie: Tuesday evening was the  Pete Hartley Memorial Fell Race. The first of our midweek races making the most of the longer days. Starting at Marl Pitts Leisure centre in Rossendale, the race climbs up some muddy bankings to the moors and gradually climbs over moorland and farm fields until ... Peter Hartley Memorial Fell Race

Haigh WoodlandParkrun Chris Baker 23:22 (2nd in age category) Andy Laycock  23:29 Brian Halton 25:53 (3rd in age category) Katie Edern 28:35 Karen Taylor 33:25   Bolton Parkrun Mel Crompton 26:37 (4the female and 3rd in age category) Rachel Hancock 27:50 (2nd in age category)   Fell Foot Parkrun Anthony Maxwell 27:07 (1st in age ... Parkrun Results 30 March 2025

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 ... Grassmere Duathlon

Parkrun results Haigh Woodland Parkrun – Chris Barker 23:18 (second in age category) Andy Laycock 25:02 Katie Edern 28:51 (first in age category) Karen Taylor 33:28 Selby Parkrun Ian Burns 28:01

Chicken run in Hayfield. Race report by Mark (Checkers). A bit of a rough day, windy a bit chilly and squally hail showers. In some warped way I enjoy these conditions. Not a true fell race mostly on trails and a well marked and marshalled course. Almost didn’t make the start time. Still checking out ... Chicken Run in Hayfield

Race report by Road Captain Jo. This morning saw 8 Lostockers take on the annual Wigan Half Marathon on St Patrick’s day. Not the easiest of Half Marathon with 194m (637ft old school) of climbing all condensed together between 10k -15k (old school again 6.2m – 9 and a bit miles). The course started downhill ... Wigan 1/2 Marathon

Haigh Woodland Parkrun Andy Laycock 23:54 (2nd in age category) Chris Baker 24:01 (2nd in age category) Matt Carney 27:14 Sinead Carney 29:10 (3rd in age category) Rachel Stevens 29:24 (3rd in age category) Alexander Park Rachel Hancock 24:42 Bolton Ian Burns 30:18 Gillian Caldwell 32:25 (1st in age category) Peel Louise Read 29:04 (3rd ... Parkrun 16 March 2024

Josie Greenhalgh and Tony Marlow competed in the SROC night street orienteering finale in Lancaster on Wednesday. They had a fantastic season, winning the pair trophy 🏆. Well done both.

Rachel Stevens headed to Lancaster to compete in the Trimpell 20. This is a 20 mile race that follows the River Lune, the race is a must for runners preparing for a Spring marathon. Rachel completed the race in 3:37:30.

Johanna McManus headed to Lancaster to compete in the Mother’s Day 10k. Jo crossed the finish line as the third female in an impressive 48.29.

Tony Marlow completed the Black Combe fell Race in the Lakes. The race covers 8 miles and 3,800ft of elevation gain. Marlow finished the race in 1:54. Marlow was not presented with a medal at the end of the race but was rewarded with a pie and unlimited cups of tea.

Following the awards, Lostockers had a very busy weekend racing. On Saturday Janet Rhodes, Greg Kilshaw and Sally McCoy headed to Haworth to complete the Haworth Hobble Ultra. This a tough race covering 31.7 miles and an elevation gain of 4,396ft. The race starts at Haworth Primary School. The course traverses gritstone moors around Haworth, Todmorden and ... Howarth Hobble

Race Report by Captain Rachel Hancock 2UP FireFighters Duathlon After keeping an eagle eye on the weather this week I was disappointed with the forecast for today, wet and windy 🙄 Queued up at registration then racked our bikes, 8am and we were off, cheered on by Greg Kilshaw and his air horn. A mile ... 2Up FireFighters Duathlon

Lostock AC held its annual award ceremony on 8 March 2024. The awards celebrates the achievements of the member over the previous 12 months. This year’s awards took place at Spice Valley in Horwich. The first awards were presented for Cross Country with Captain James winning his age category. Other awards were presented to Paul ... Lostock AC awards 2024

Parkrun results – 9 March 2024 Bolton: Mel Crompton 25:31 – first female 🥇🏆 Ian Burns 31:12 Haigh Woodland Park: Chris Baker 24:22 Andy Laycock 25:04 Gareth Pratt 30:21 Watergrove Rachel Hancock 36:42

Haigh Woodland Parkrun Andy Laycock 24:39 Ian Burns 30:15   Chatterton Hall Parkrun Matt Carney 29:22

Lostock AC members joined the Rivington Heritage Trust to collect litter around Rivington. Members spent 2 hours collecting a range of items, including a fishing pole, t-shirt, glasses and lots of empty alcohol containers. Lostockers filled 6 rubbish bags with items that we found.

Race report by Fell Captain Josie STAN BRADSHAW PENDLE ROUND Advertised as 10.4mi/1936ft A great team of 6 Lostock Fellrunners headed over to Pendle Hill this morning for the Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round in blissful ignorance of the weather forecast! Starting at Barley Village Hall, the race begins with a mile of road to the ... Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round

Race Report by Road Captain Gareth Sunday saw the 3rd event on the road/trail championships , the Trotters 5 miles community trail race. There was another great turnout of 11 Lostockers took on this challenging, varied, sometimes brutal route, yet another new route for this well established and well run race. Starting in ankle deep ... Trotters Trail Race

On Saturday, 6 hardy Lostock fellrunners headed up to the North Pennines to compete in the first club fell champs race, High Cup Nick.  Starting at the quaint village of Dufton, a total of 412 runners set off on the 9.3mile race with 1509ft ascent.  The route heads out of the village along a road section ... High Cup Nick Fell Race

Lostockers were out in force at the club’s annual race, the Lostock 6. This is always a popular race around Lostock starting at the old Barnstormers pub, the race completes a loop around Lostock. This is a fast race with clubs from all over the Northwest competing. The first Lostocker to cross the finish line ... Lostock 6

Parkrun Results – 24 February 2024 Bolton – Rachel Hancock 28:35 (second in her age category) Haigh Woodland Park – Andy Laycock 24:56 and Matt Carney 28:26. Pennington Flash – Mark Checkley 33:28

Congratulations to Lostock AC member Tony who won his age category in the Central Lancashire Grand Prix. Tony was awarded his trophy at our social run on Wednesday. Well done Tony. An amazing achievement!

Rachel Stevens completed the Great North West Half Marathon. This race takes place every February in Blackpool. Participants are usually faced with storms and high winds. However, the 2024 race was a pleasant surprise and runners were welcomed by a dry and sunny day. The race route commences at Wilton Promenade, starting with runners heading ... Great North West Half Marathon

Saturday saw the final race of the cross country season. In the male race Paul Edwards was the first Lostocker home, completing the muddy laps oh Heaton Park in an impressive 44:35. The next to finish the 10k was James Jackson in 50:38, followed by Mark Shuttleworth in 52:58, Andy Laycock in 56:29 and Greg ... Cross Country #4

Parkrun results for 17 February 2024 Haigh Woodland – Chris Baker 24:03 volunteer – Karen Taylor Bolton – Rachel Hancock 27:39 Pennington Flash – Hazel Hadfield 24:52 (first in age category)

A huge congratulations to Rachel Hancock who won her age category in the 2023 Central Lancashire Grand Prix race series. Rachel was awarded her trophy after the Bolton 5k on Sunday.

Janet completed the Anglezarke Amble. This is an epic event organised by West Lancashire Long Distance Walking Association, the event is open to both runners and walkers. The route taken by Janet covered 16.5 miles and over 2,500ft of elevation gain. The event starts close to Rivington Tea Rooms and participants summit Rivington Pike, Brown ... Anglezarke Amble

write up by Road Captain Gareth  Sunday saw 9 Lostockers take part in the first race on our road/trail club champs and the first in the Cental Lancs Grand Prix – the Bolton United Harriers 5K. You don’t see many road 5K races these days so this one is a must!. It’s a cracking good ... Bolton United Harriers 5k

Bolton Parkrun – Rachel Hancock 27:41 (first in her age category) Haigh Woodland Parkrun – Gareth Pratt 29:49 Hilly Fields Parkrun – Mark Checkley 31:49

Rachel Hancock and Rachel Stevens joined 1,266 runners and completed the Mad Dog 10K in Southport. The race is known for having a different theme every year. This year the theme was Barkbie (based on Barbie), and participants are encouraged to engage with the theme.   The race started at Stanely High School and then ... Mad Dog 10k

Husband and Wife duo, Martin and Amanda Smith headed to Grizedale to compete in the Grizedale Trail 13 & 26. The race begins at Grizedale Forest Visitor Centre. The half marathon course is the first 13 miles of the marathon route and takes place on forest tracks. The route is undulating, with an elevation gain ... Grizedale 1/2 marathon and full marathon

Not content with just racing on Friday Tony and Josie competed in the Loughrigg Silver Howe Chase on Sunday. They were joined by fellow Lostocker, Mark. This is another tough race covering 8.7 miles and 2,887ft.   The race started in Ambleside in the Lake District and climbs the tough Longhrigg Fell and then heads ... Loughrigg Silver Howe

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 ... Mr Sparkles Dark in Fell Race

Bolton Parkrun’s 13th Birthday Parkrun: Matt Carney (30:03), Sinead Carney (30:45) second in her age category and Rachel Hancock who was dressed as the Riddler from Batman (30:49). Haigh Parkrun: Any Laycock (24:43) and Ian Burns (30:18). Pennington Flash: Mark Checkley (31:54) The Cinder Track: Paul Edwards (19:20), finishing 4th overall and securing 1st in ... Parkrun Results 3 February 2024

Lostock AC members Rachel and Ste  joined 1313 other runners taking part in the Stockport Daffodil 10k. This is the 4th year the race has taken place. The race starts at Richmond Rovers Junior Football Club on Jacksons Lane, turning onto Chester Road/Woodford Road. It then joins the path at the side of the A555 ... Stockport Daffodil 10k

Parkrun results 27 January 2024 Bolton Melonie Crompton 25:49 (4th female and first in age category) Rachel Hancock 27:12 (5th female and first in age category)   Haigh Woodland Park Andy Laycock 24:22 Chris Baker 24:39 Ian Burns 29:25 Karen Taylor 34:07 Volunteer: Rachel Stevens- course check   Burnage Mark Checkley 31:47

It was initially presumed that the race would be cancelled but despite the mud, the race was on! The muddy conditions made this a tough race and participants described the route as ‘brutal.’ The ladies were the first to race, starting at 1.35pm, they completed 3 laps of a water logged field, covering 5k. The ... Cross country

Due to the icy conditions, many of the local Parkruns were cancelled but Lostocker Kath Johnson travelled to Poolsbrook Parkrun, finishing in an awesome 36:02.

Mark Checkley completed the Stanbury Splash. This race is 6.7 miles covering a tough elevation gain of 1200ft. Starting from Penistone Hill Country Park, the race circuits the upper reaches of Ponden Clough and Stanbury Moor. Mark had a fantastic race, finishing in 1:29.

Lostock AC member Tony travelled to Marsden to compete in the Trigger Fell Race. This a point to point race and runners must navigate their way from Marsden over Black Hill, Bleaklow and Kinder to Edale visiting three trigs points on route. The linear route is measured at 21 miles with 1650m feet climb. However, ... Trigger Fell Race

Lostock AC tried something different on Saturday and went Curling!

Parkrun results 13 January 2024 Haigh Woodland Parkrun Andy Laycock 24:13 (1st in age category) Ian Burns 28:52 ( Rachel Stevens 29:23 Bolton Rachel Hancock 27:00 (6th female- 2nd in her age category) Pennington Flash Mark Checkley 31:57

Lostock AC member Jo completed her first race of 2024 by competing in the Runthrough Tatton Park 10k. It was a misty start to the day and Jo joined 253 runners who were ready to race. This is a lovely run around the beautiful park but the icy conditions did make the course slippery. Jo ... Tatton Park 10k

Parkrun results 6 January 2024 Bolton Parkrun Tony Maxwell 27:34 Rachel Hancock 29:04 Sheila Garewal 31:59 Haigh Woodland Parkrun Ian Burns 29:04 Worsley Woods Parkrun Mark  Shuttleworth 32:51 Conwy Karen Taylor 31:34 Chris Taylor 43:23

Mark ended the year by completing the Wormstones Fell race in Glossop. This race is 5 miles with an epic climb of 1300 ft. The race started at the Beehive, Hague Street and then follows a mixed terrain. Participants run along country lanes, woods lands, cross a stream and then head out on to the ... Wormstones Fell Race

Lostock AC members said goodbye to 2024 by taking part in the Madbull Events Trails and Ales New Year’s Day Fell Race. The race takes place at Rivington and is started to the sound of the bag pipes. This is a challenging race that covers 7 miles and 1,200ft elevation gain. Participants run along Roynton ... Trails and Ales New Years Day Fell Race

Lostock AC members started 2024 is a positive manner, taking part in Parkrun. The results are as follows: Haigh Woodland Parkrun: Andy Laycock 24:55 Tony Maxwell 25:51 (1st in his age category) Brian Halton 26:01 (1st in his age category) Jo McManus 26:08 (1st in her age category) Janet Rhodes 27:14 (3rd in age category) ... Parkrun Results 1 January 2024

Parkrun results for 30 December 2023 Haigh Hall  Andy Laycock 24:44 Greg Kilshaw 26:58 Ian Burns 30:17 Bolton Rachel Hancock 47:06 (walk) Roding Valley Parkrun Louise Read 27:56

The Lostock AC annual Haggis Run took place today (30/12/2022) with Lostockers enjoying a lovely social run to Rivington Pike and two lads.

Congratulations to Lostock AC member Jo who completed the Worden Boxing Day 10k. She finished in an impressive 49.12.

The races for the 2024 Road Club Championship are now live! Please add these to your diary if you want to be in with a chance of winning. Championships

Christmas Day Parkrun Bolton Andy Laycock 25:43 Tony Maxwell 26:56 Rachel Hancock 27:21 Janet Rhodes 28:49 Rachel Stevens 30:13 Volunteer: Sheila Garewal   Worsley Woods Louise Read 24:25   Sligo Matthew Carney 25:28   Alexandra Park Dave Parry 22:17

Parkrun Results Haigh Woodland Park Andy Laycock 24:30 Greg Kilshaw 26:21 Volunteer: Rachel Stevens Bolton Tony Maxwell 26:56 Rachel Hancock 28:01 (2nd in age category) Sheila Garewal 31:56 (1st in age category) Worden Matt Turner- Allen 29:07 Rothay Park Gareth Pratt 29.01 (2nd in age category) Sligo Sinead Carney 27:36 (2nd in age category) Matthew ... Parkrun results 22 December 2023

For the final Wednesday social run before Christmas, Lostock AC ran to Horwich Foodshare. We took chocolates, biscuits, mine pies and other items to be shared to less fortunate residents in Horwich and Blackrod. Following dropping off all the treats, we ran around the streets of Horwich to admire all the wonderful Christmas lights. The ... Christmas Food bank Run

It was the final boot camp for 2023 on Tuesday 19th December. Lostock AC would like to thank Mel for all her hard work for this year. If you would like to join us, please email membership@Lostock-ac.co.uk

Lostock AC were feeling festive this weekend, taking part in a Santa Dash arranged by Madbull Events. This is a tough 4 mile run with an elevation gain of 700ft. 12 Lostockers joined 111 festive runners in fancy dress at the start line outside Curlys Restaurant. Runners then headed up through wilders wood, continuing up ... Madbull Santa Dash

Parkrun news for 16 December 2023: Bolton: Tony Maxwell 26:27 – 1st in age category Rachel Hancock 26:50 – 4th female and 2nd in age category Sheila Garewal 31:34 – 4th in age category Haigh (Route B) Mark Checkley 33:46 Karen Taylor 34:19

Congratulations to Lostock AC member Tom who won the Lakeland Challenge trophy in 2022. Tom and another runner won the trophy. They have shared the trophy over the year.

Not happy with just running Cross Country on Saturday Andy headed back to Heaton Park on Sunda with Gareth and Jo to complete the Heaton Park races series. This was the final race of 2023 in the club road championship. It was a cold and wet day and many runners had embraced the Christmas spirit ... Heaton Park 5k and 10k

Saturday saw the second instalment of cross country series. They had previously been cancelled due to bad weather but storm Elin and Ferguson did not deter 8 Lostockers who headed to Heaton Park. The females run first.  Louise, Karen and Gill braved the 2 1/2 laps around the muddy wet park. The males were next ... Cross Country

On Sunday 3 Lostockers travelled to Ribble Valley to tcomplete the Longridge 7 mile race. This was a tough race with an elevation gain of 810ft. Tony was the first to compete the course in 1:02:22, followed by Mike in 1:04:00. Sheila had an outstanding race finishing in 1:13:05,  winning her age category. Sheila was ... Longridge 7 Miles Race

Lostock members started the festive season by getting involved in Christmas races. Tony and Sheila headed to Langdale in the Lakes to take part in the Christmas Pudding 10k. This was a wet, muddy and hilly race with an elevation gain of 510ft.  As the name suggests, finishers were presented with a Christmas pudding. Tony ... Christmas Pudding 10k

We had a fabulous time at the Lostock AC Christmas Party on Friday. We had a wonderful 3 course at Harvester with a quiz and disco. The quiz brought out members competitive side! Congratulations to the RoadRunners who came first, A Rose between 2 thorns who came second and Cutacre Crew who came third. A ... Lostock AC Christmas Party

Lostock AC members took to the streets of Lostock and Heaton to take part in the South East Lancashire Orienteering street league. Members could select 60 minutes or 75 minutes to follow a map and answer the clues. Members ran between 4 to 6 miles trying to find the controls. Bev, Janet, Rachel H and ... SELOC – Street Orienteering in Lostock and Heaton

Despite going on holiday, Lostock AC members Rachel and Ste, still found time to race. They completed the Benidorm 10k. The race starts at 5pm in the evening and runners enjoy the beautiful views of Benidorm, starting with running through the town and then along the costal path. The final push to the finish was ... Benidorm 10k

Parkrun results for 25 November 2023 Haigh Woodland Parkrun  Ian Burns 29:18 Sinead Carney 33.18 Karen Taylor 35.18 Volunteer: Rachel Stevens- course check   Worsley Woods Parkrun Hazel Hatfield  23.10 (first in her age category)   Bolton Parkrun Tony Maxwell 26.24 (second in his age category) Matt Withers 37.10   Widnes Parkrun Andy Laycock  22.38 ... Parkrun Results – 25 November 2023

WEEKEND FELL ROUND UP by Josie On Saturday, the penultimate race on our Fell Calendar was none other than Tour of Pendle. For a hill that covers a relatively small area, it manages to pack in a distance of 16.8 miles and 4833ft of climb making it a tough category A-Long race. Starting at the ... Week Fell Round Up

Paul Lacey completed the Cumbrian Cracker, this is a 60 mile bike ride which starts and finishes in Grasmere village. The is a tough race and climbs Red Bank within the first mile, over the course cyclists cover an elevation gain of a dizzying 4,450ft. The route continues round the back of Coniston Water to ... Cumbrian Cracker

Rachel Hancock and Janet Rhodes completed the 4th week of the Sunnywood Project’s Stranger trails series. This week’s run started at Helmshore and runners discovered the story of the Mystery of the Man in the Barn. Please visit the Sunnywood Project’s website for further details of these amazing events – https://www.thesunnywoodproject.co.uk/

Lockstock AC member Johanna McManus travelled to Conway to take part in the annual half marathon. This is a gruelling 13.1 mile with an epic elevation gain of 850ft. It was a wet and miserable day when runners set off from Conway, across the river towards the Great Orme. Runners loop the Great Orme enjoying ... Conway Half Marathon

Lostock AC headed to Haigh Woodland Park to stage a Parkrun takeover. Lostockers marshalled, scanned bar codes, were time keepers and tail walkers. Due to a tree being down on route A, runners were required to complete the more challenging route B. This route starts in front of Haigh Hall and is a steady down ... Haigh Parkrun Takeover

The Lostock 6 is back in February 2024. The race will take place on Sunday 25 February 2024, the race will start at 10am. Race headquarters will be Barnstomers, Lostock Lane, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4BL. The Lostock 6 will form part of the Central Lancashire Grand Prix. To enter, please go to https://www.madbullevents.com/events-1/lostock-6-road-race-2024 The race ... Lostock 6

Lostock AC member Hazel Hatfield completed an epic challenge on Saturday 11 November 2023 by completing the Warrington Way. The race, organised by Lymm Runners, is a 40-mile trail ultramarathon that starts and finishes in the lovely Cheshire village of Lymm, Warrington. Runners follow a route which is mostly on tracks, footpaths, field crossings and ... Warrington Way Ultra Marathon

Rachel Hancock and Janet Rhodes took part in the third of the Sunnywood Project Stranger trails series. As part of the trail run, runners learned about the Gristlehurst Boggart. Runners enjoyed the stunning trails through woodlands and fields in search of the precise location for where the boggart is said to have been laid to ... The Sunnywood Stranger Trails Part 3

Lostock AC member Jo, who despite the awful weather on Sunday, completed the Windmill Remembrance Day 10k in Lytham St Anne’s. This is a fast and flat course on the coastal front of Lytham, starting on Lytham Green next to the Windmill itself. A two minute silence is observed before the start of the race ... Windmill Remembrance Day 10k

Mark Shuttleworth and Josie Greenhalgh travelled to the Lake District to compete in the Grisedale Horsesh0e Fell Race. This race is organised by Achille Ratti Climbing Club of which some Lostockers are also members. The race starts from Glenridding Village Hall in the Lake District and takes in the peaks of Catstye Cam, Helvellyn, St ... Grisedale Horseshoe Fell Race

6 Lostock AC members completed the Blackleach 5 miles Trail Race. The race is organised by Quays Running club and involving 2 laps around Blackleach Country Park with beautiful views of the lake. Tony Maxwell was the first to finish in an epic 40:33, winning his age category. Janet Rhodes followed in 41:12, Rachel Hancock ... Blackleach 5 Miles Trail Race

Six Lostockers joined 1624 runners at the Wigan 10K. The race started from Mesnes Park in the centre of Wigan. Lostockers spent too long standing around chatting and as a result, got stuck in the middle of the pen with the 70-75 minute pacers, the front runners made it a challenge to see how many ... Wigan 10k

Congratulations to Rachel Hancock who celebrated her 250th Parkrun, completing the 5k course at Bolton.

Lostock AC members competed in the world’s first closed road running festival in Warrington. According to Runthrough the organisers of the event there were 6000 free places over the 3 distances which saw over 20,000 people enter the ballot. 3 Lostockers took on the longest distance in the event covering the Half Marathon distance. The ... Warrington 1/2 Marathon

Four Lostock AC members travelled to Worsley to compete in the Worsley Wood 5 mile Trail Race. The race is organised by Swinton Running club and as the name suggests, takes in the scenic trails of the woods. It is mixed terrain making this a beautiful but challenging run. The first Lostocker to cross the ... Worsley Woods 5 mile Trail Race

Janet Rhodes, Sally McCoy, Beverly Atherton-McKenna, Heather Soden and Greg Kilshaw travelled to Cartmel in the Lakedistrict to complete an 18k Trail Challenge.   Starting and finishing at Cartmel Racecourse, the challenge travels along footpaths and bridal ways, giving panoramic views of Morecambe Bay and the surrounding parks. This was a tough run due to ... Cartmel 18k Trail Challenge

Lostock AC member, Johanna McManus joined 783 runners as the 2023 Bury 10k. This race has increased in popularity since it started in 2016. The race starts and finishes at The Rock. The race heads out of Bury across the River Irwell to Tottington. Runners complete a U-turn and head back in to the centre ... Bury 10K

On Saturday 2 September 2023, Lostocker headed to Haigh Woodlands Parkrun to celebrate member Karen Taylors 100th Park run. The results included Greg Kilshaw 23:41; Andy Laycock 25:00, Chris Taylor 29:31, Rachel Stevens 29:36, Janet Rhodes 29:39,  Matt Turner-Allen 29:46, Karen Taylor 39:09.

Rachel Hancock completed the Lancaster University Triathlon. The Triathlon takes place on the university campus and consists of a 400m swim, a 20k bike ride and 5k run. The event is organised in memory of Dr Andy Bailey with all proceeds going to St John’s Hospice & Cancer Care. Hancock had a fabulous race and ... Lancaster University Triathlon

Heather Soden, Rachel Stevens and Mary White headed to Yarrow Valley Park on Sunday to take part in the Yarrow Splash 10k. This is a 10k race, with an elevation gain of 650ft, around the picturesque Yarrow Valley Country Park and Duxbury Woods. It was a tough race taking place on the hottest day of ... Yarrow Valley Splash 10K

Johanna McManus headed to Newcastle to take part in the iconic Great North Run. She joined 60,000 people on the start line in Newcastle on Tyne to complete the half marathon, running the exciting course out to South Shields. Due to the hot weather, McManus decided to enjoy the atmosphere of the race and the ... Great North Run

On Wednesday 6 September 2023, Lostockers held a joint race with Cutacre Running club. Participants completed a 5k run around Cutacre Country Park. It was an extremely hot run but Lostock members put in a fabulous performance. Paul Edwards crossed the finish line in pole position in 20.01, followed by Tom Grundy in 22:52. Third ... Cutacre 5k

Anthony Maxwell and Sheila Garewal headed to the Lakes to take part in the Ulleswater Lakeland 14k Trail Challenge. This is a beautiful and scenic run, starting in Howtown, runners enjoy stunning views of Ullswater as the head along the Lake to Glenridding. Despite the scenery this is a tough race with runner achieving an ... Ulleswater Lakeland 14k Trail Challenge

Lostock fell runners travelled to the Beautiful Bronte Country for the Withins Skyline Fell Race. Starting at the quarry bottom of Penistone, the race covers 6,2mi/830ft of rough moorland up onto the Pennine Way above Haworth.   Mark Checkley, Josie Greenhalgh and Rob Sharkey paid their £5 entry, collected the complementary CurlyWurly and headed down to ... Withins Skyline Fell Race

Seven Lostock members headed to Manchester to compete with 12,976 people taking part in the Manchester Half Marathon. The 13.1 mile race starts at Old Trafford and runners head along Bridgewater Way towards Manchester City Centre. Following a U-turn on Deansgate, participants head back towards Old Trafford, passing the stadium and travelling through Stretford and ... Manchester Half Marathon

Bolton: Anthony Maxwell            25.59    1st in his age category Rachel Hancock               27.59 Shelia Garewal                31.22 Stephen Hancock            36.39   Haigh Woodland Park Andy Laycock                   24.06 Gareth Pratt                     27.29 Ian Burns                          28.28   Worden Parkrun Tony Marlow                   24.03

As part of our Wednesday night social run, we ran to meet the fantastic people of the @boltonmountainrescue to present them with a cheque for £400. This was the money raised at the Leo Pollard Fell Race. All the money raised from this race is donated to this vital charity.

Tony Maxwell, Sheila Garewal and Mark Checkley took part in the Gin Pit 5. The race starts and finishes at the Marker Stone for the Gin Pit mine in Tyldesley. The race is three laps around Nook Pits Wood. Again, this was a muddy race making racing conditions difficult. Anthony Maxwell crosses the finish line ... Gin Pit 5

Johanna McManus and Dave Parry took part in the West Coast Half Marathon. The race started at Preston Docks and headed down Preston New Road through Freckleton into Lytham and finishing at Fairhaven Lake in Lytham St Anne’s. A lovely flat point to point half. Parry was the first back in an impressive time of ... West Coast Half Marathon

Cross County season started on Saturday 8 October 2023 and saw 9 members travel to Heaton Parks for a hot and muddy start to the season. The ladies completed their race first, covering 4.2 miles with an elevation gain of 463ft. Melanie Crompton-Goodall was the first Lostocker home in 439.22. She was followed by Heather ... First Cross Country Race of 2023

Gareth Pratt, Rachel Hancock, Andy Laycock and Janet Rhodes completed the Rivington Half Marathon. This is an extremely tough half marathon with an elevation gain of over 1,300ft. This is a marathon of mix terrain with hills, mud, ankle deep water, fields, steps, styles, gates and rocky trails making this an interesting and challenging race. ... Rivington Half Marathon

Lostock members had an epic weekend of racing. Paul Lacey travelled to Chicago, Illinois to take part in the prestigious Chicago Marathon. This is a beautiful marathon, starting and ending at the Chicago lakefront. Participants run north following Lake Michigan for a long run to Pine Grove. Runners then head back towards Chicago and through ... Paul Lacey runs the Chicago Marathon

Fellrunning duo Tony Marlow and Josie Greenhalgh travelled to Snowdonia to compete in the 55th Original Mountain Marathon better known as The OMM. Held at the end of every October since 1968, ‘The OMM’ is a self-reliant 2-day race over some of the UK’s toughest mountain terrain, a true test of mountain craft and resilience.  ... Original Mountain Marathon

Lostock AC member Sinéad Carney has completed an epic charity event by running 5k everyday in October. Sinéad set herself the challenged to motivate her to get back in to running following the birth of her daughter but also to fundraiser for the amazing Tommy’s charity, which was such a source of information and comfort ... Sinead Runs 5k everyday for 1 month for Tommy’s

As part of Lostock AC’s Wednesday evening social run, we completed a Foodbank Run. With the number of food banks on the rise and the number of people using them also increasing, the running community has joined forces to assist. The purpose of the run is to encourage local running clubs to collect items for ... Lostock AC Foodbank Run

Rachel Stevens travelled to North Wales to take part in the Abergele 5k and 10k. Both races started on Pantri Beach, with runners running along the coastal path taking in the beautiful views of the Irish Sea and wind farms. Both were an out and back route with the 10k heading out to Llanddulas. Stevens ... Abergele 5k and 10K

6 Lostockers took part in the 20 mile village link challenge organised by the Sunnywood Project. The route was actually 22 miles with an elevation gain of 2,600ft.  Participants started at Burrs Country Park, travelling to Ramsbottom, Peel Tower, Redisher Wood, Tottington and back to the beginning. Sally McCoy, Janet Rhodes and Beverly Atherton McKenna ... 20 Mile Link Challenge

The Lostock AC annual Chairman’s Road Race took place this week. The annual race sees members race either 2 or 4 miles. Both routes start at Horwich Leisure Centre, runners completing the shorter route run to the Jolly Crofters and back, the longer route is to the Bob Smithy Inn covering and elevation gain of ... Chair’s Road Race 2023

Gareth Pratt took part in the Langdale Marathon, this billed as the UK’s toughest road marathon with over 3,400 ft of climbing & a do not finish rate of 15%. This event is a 2 lap course starting and finishing at the New Dungeon Ghyll Pub. The first mile is lovely and flat along the ... Langdale Marathon

Lostock AC members Rachel Hancock, Janet Rhodes and Beverly Atherton-McKenna took part in the Sunny Wood Projects second Stranger Trails Halloween run. As they ran around the Jumbled and Turton Golf course, they enjoyed learning about the Timberbottom skulls.

Mark Shuttleworth and Mark Checkley travelled to Todmorden to complain the Shepherds Skyline fell race on Saturday 4 November. This is a 10k race with an epic elevation gain of 1,300ft. Shuttleworth is a veteran of the race having completed the race approximately 10 times previously. The race starts on an  uphill on a very ... Shepherds Skyline Fell Race

Pos Name Club Age Category Time 1 Michael Cayton Ribble Valley Harriers M 45:08 2 Rob Hope Pudsey & Bramley AC M45 47:54 3 Nick Leigh Horwich RMI M40 48:44 4 Jon-Jo Doherty St Helens & Sutton AC M 50:10 5 George Martindale Unattached M 50:50 6 Julian Goudge Horwich RMI M45 50:57 7 John ... Leo Pollard memorial Race 2019 – Results

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Read all about Club Member Josie’s ultra marathon – penned as one of the toughest – here