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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