It was an eventful weekend for running. On Saturday, we witnessed Eliud Kipchoge make history to become the first person ever to run the marathon distance in less than 2 hours : 1:59:40.2, to be precise on a lapped course in perfect conditions in Vienna. Equally impressive on Sunday, Brigid…
Cross Country
Margaret, your XC Captain, has received the times for the Liverpool race on Saturday 23rd November 2019. You can find them on the website calendar here. We have also been asked if any member would like to help out volunteering/marshalling for the Hyndburn cross-country on 9th November. The organisers need…
Red Rose News
A large contingent of Red Rose Road Runners travelled to Chester for the Marathon and the Metric Marathon.Plenty of excellent well paced races were recorded with very satisfying times. Dave Foolkes 3.16.49., Michael Oddie 3.17.02, Steve Tingle 3.23.48, Scott Jackson 3.24.36, Gary Corcoran 3.25.55, Vicky Ardern 3.43.24, John Wood 3.45.07,…
Red Rose News
An octet of Red Rosers ventured out in the extremely inclement conditions of Sunday morning to compete in the Mawdesley 10k race. With 30% of the course on tarmac lanes and the rest on farm tracks and across fields, the excess of rain created a very muddy challenge with plenty…
REd Rose News
Michael Turner won his first prize as a wheelchair athlete at the Southport Seaside 10k with a time of 52.19. Also competing were Chris Bibby 42.13, David Park 44.18, Matt Ashton 51.58, David Hindle 53.08, Julie Longdon 68.47, Lauren Hatton 70.14, Catherine Furesz 72.10, Susan Beardsworth 72.53(PB). [Weekly Roundup 24…
Red Rose News
The latest championship race was the Padiham multi terrain 10K. With about 30 Red Rose Road Runners appearing on the start line it was soon clear that the club were going to have a successful day. Simon Croft finished in first place in 35.17 followed in second place by Karl…
Red Rose News
The Fairhaven Flyer 10K attracted 23 Red Rose with prize winning performances from Michael Oddie first V45 in 40.50, Peter O’Grady first V60 in 50.01 and David Hindle first V65 in 52.05. Other results. Andrew Stell 43.31, Steve Murphy 45.21, David Bayliss 46.29, Natalie Croft 48.55, Paula Stell 52.00, Helen…
Red Rose News
The Ribble Way Festival of Running Trail ran along the scenic Ribble Way between Longton Village and Preston.The Half Marathon route was won by Philip Marsden in 1.26.30. Our other finishers were Chris Charnley 1.38.34, Andrew Stell 1.46.00, John Carruthers 1.57.38, Steven Gibson 1.58.33, Sam Edwards 1.59.57, Lee Burton 2.08.18,…
Red Rose News
Stuart Smith was the only Red Rose at Para’s 10 Catterick, taking on the challenging 10 mile off-road route, finishing in a time of 73:00.Two Rosebuds tackled the juniors Para’s 2 event, with Holly Smith finishing in 15:19 (winning the 14-15 female trophy) and Dan Smith marking his return from…
Red Rose News
The latest club championship race was the Golden Ball 10 miler in Lancaster. With 25 out 106 runners, Red Rose dominated the prizes. Simon Croft won the race in 55.31 followed by Phil Marsden in 4th place in 59.32 claiming the first V45 prize. David Parkinson took the V50 prize…