The Lakeland 50 is one the greatest ultra trail challenges in Europe, perhaps the world. It is run over the second half of the Lakeland 100 Ultra Tour of the Lake District, completing the final 50 miles of the 100 course. We had 12 competitors, all who finished the course.…

The Penwortham By -pass Running Festival was a great success with a massive turn out form Red Rose. Sophie Pilkington had a great run in the 5k taking 13th place and 1st lady in a time of 20.25. John Wiseman was 2nd M55 in 22.20. Neil Houghton took the V65…

The Lostock Carnival 5K has become a very popular race with many runners seeing it as a PB course. Over 40 Red Rose Runners took part with our first three ladies, Sophie Pilkington (20.14), Janette Rayton (23.06) and Anneke Crosby (23.55) taking the Ladies team prize. Our first four men…

A merry bunch of RRRRs took part in The Lancaster Christmas Cracker 10K, a festive scenic route along the River Lune and were blessed with perfect weather (after Saturday’s storm Deirdre). Some good results were achieved – Simon Croft won the race in 33.46 Stuart Smith was 10th in 42.03.…

This is the time of year when runners face the Longridge 7 in the hope of winning a Christmas Pudding! About 40 Red Rose Runners were hungry enough to accept the challenge. Success came as the club won both Ladies and Men’s team prizes with performances from Sarah Chippendale 51.50,…

A the Myerscough 10 miler, Andy Birkbeck was our first runner home in 70.12. Gail Bristo was our first woman home in 85.08 and Carol Douglass finished as the first V70 in 86.28. Our other runners were: Richard Field 77.05, Steve Murphy 78.12, Doug Bryden 81.25, Brian Hanley 86.58, Wendy…

The Preston 10 mile race hosted by Preston Harriers took place on Sunday starting and finishing at Hutton Grammar School. Bright skies but a forceful breeze greeted the runners. Red Rose made up about 10% of the 508 runners and in a very strong field produced some excellent results. Simon…

Reuben’s Retreat, in the Glossop countryside, is an amazing Charity which provides a sanctuary that is a home-from-home for families coping with the serious illness of a child, providing respite breaks and the chance to build happy memories. Steve Bullows has run tirelessly this year for Reuben’s Retreat and this…

The final race in the Red Rose Grand Prix was the classic ‘Through the Villages’ race, celebrating its 35th anniversary. Starting in Wheelton and going through Brinscall, Abbey Village and back through Brinscall it is as tough as any road race in the North West. Measuring 8 miles 781 yards…

A mighty crowd of 37 Red Rose Runner hired a coach and descended on Chester to take part in the Marathon and Metric Marathon. Brilliant performances and plenty of personal bests were achieved as a result of the camaraderie and support along the course. Twenty one of the group completed…