It was another busy and successful Saturday for Lostock AC, with members representing the club across a number of parkrun events and delivering some excellent performances and age category placings.
At Bolton parkrun, Rachel Hancock led the way for the green vests with a time of 30:10, securing 3rd place in her age category. Close behind was Bev Atherton-McKenna, who finished in 30:55 and also claimed 3rd in her age group, continuing her consistent run of strong performances.
Over at Fell Foot parkrun, Sheila Garewal put in a solid effort, completing the scenic course in 32:33.
Haigh Woodland parkrun saw a fantastic turnout from Lostock AC, with a host of impressive results. Chris Baker ran 24:49 to take 2nd in his age category, while Brian Halton went one better, finishing in 25:15 to claim 1st in his age group. Nikki Hammerton delivered an outstanding performance, clocking 26:27 to finish as 3rd female overall and 1st in her age category.
They were supported by a strong team showing from Andy Laycock (26:02), Matt Carney (27:10), Lee Burns (28:23), Antony Sutton (29:17), Ian Burns (31:22), Katie Edern (32:34), Gill Baker (32:34), and Markus Stevens (33:23), highlighting the club’s depth and camaraderie.

Further afield at Tooting Common parkrun, Sally McCoy produced an excellent run of 25:43, earning 2nd place in her age category.
Meanwhile, at Worsley Woods parkrun, Mark Shuttleworth led the charge with a time of 23:26, finishing 3rd in his age category. He was followed by Jay Smith (25:02), Dougie Ainsworth (29:09), George Iveson (29:59), and Terri Aldred (30:00), rounding off another strong showing for the club.
Race report by Jo M: Today I headed to Lancaster with the intention of running the half marathon, but after not fuelling particularly well and getting very little sleep following a trip to see SIX, I decided the 10K was the better option. I figured I’d use it as a training run ahead of the ... Lancaster 10k
Race report by Jo W: Matt and I ran round Oulton Park racetrack this morning. Matt did the half marathon and I did the 10k. There was also a 5k, a metric marathon (26.2k), 20 miles and a marathon! There were staggered starts with differing numbers of laps (mine was an out and back plus ... Oulton Park 10k & 1/2 Marathon
Race report by Sally: On Saturday evening Bev, Janet, Lynda and myself took part in the 4th Carrebirras Mil Palmeras 6k road race. The race started at 8pm to allow the temperature to drop from 92 to 89 degrees 🥵🌞 My plan was to take it steady, enjoy the scenery, take some pics, and don’t ... Carrebirras Mil Palmeras 6k