George Davies, Secretary of Blackburn Harriers, contacted us to publicise their Pennine Lancashire 5k, which will take place on Sunday July 11th, from Witton Park (Blackburn). The race follows on from the Pennine Lancashire 10k being held on the same morning at 9:30am. The 5k Race starts at 11:30am on…
Rivington Pike Race – 3.25 miles 700ft ascent This race seems to be a must do fixture after our debut here last year as James is a good climber and excellent downhill ( definately does not get the latter from me!!!). James managed to come third and knock 30 secs off…
Salford 10k – Good Friday 1 Mark Buckingham 29:59 62 Trevor Morris 36:06 569 finishers Just a slight breeze for this flat race with a quality field. Results at this link Trevor
Excellent day for the Half, cold but sunny, some breeze but a following wind on the second half of the course, good atmosphere and no disasters as far as I am aware. Winner was Andi Jones in 1:04:45 for the men, and Michelle Ross-Cope in 1:12:02 for the ladies, setting…
An undulating, sometimes hilly but always entertaining course that was made to look very easy by the winner. Very well organised and supported with an exciting town centre start and finish. I managed to pull through to my traditional sub podium position. 1 Ben Gamble (Tipton) 1:08:524 Rob Downs 1:13:59 1616…
20th March 2010 Jim was out for a nice easy run but Malcolm made him work for it as the mud thickened on the second lap. Stuart was as usual racing speedy guys less than half his age and all the while Olivia Walwyn looked capable of catching all of them. …
National Road Relays 21/3/10 Wythenshawe Park A spring like day for the relays with support from Martin,Roy,Simon,Carolyn Hirons and the Green Family. Women 6 x 4.8K Team position 21st Katy Green 20:30 25th Kate Sutton 21:59 25th Clare Hawkes 21:30 24th Christine Geraghty 21:25 23rd Sarah Waite 20:53 23rd Nicky…
Spen 20, Sunday 14th March It has taken a week for the final results of the Spen 20 to be posted – about the same time it has taken me to recover! I knew it wasn't going to be pleasant when Phill laughed nervously at the map of the course &…
13th March 2010 It is still a bit cold at 9am but with the recent dry weather the parkrun action is hotting up and it is a great way to get a bit of fun speed training into your weekend. It is still too early for Simon Fenton who failed…
Trimpell 20 Mile – 14th March On a weekend where the marathon runners were spoilt for choice with at least 4 20+ mile races, four of us tried our luck up the M6 at the Lancaster venue. On a bright but breezy day, we joined the other 383 runners at…
