There was loads of RRRR running action in the past week. At the last of the Lancaster 5k series on a course set up for fast times, Mark Billington ran a fine 19.37 with Nicola Bentley 31.37 and Gina Biggs 34.52. The Mid Lancashire Cross Country season kicked off early…
Weekly Roundup 31st August 2015
A large presence of Red Rose Runners at the Cuerden Valley Parkrun saw them involved in every facet of the increasingly popular and successful weekly event. Always well marshalled and supported, the club also made a big impression on the best timed runs. Four of the first five runners home…
Weekly Roundup 27th July 2015
A brilliant run by Red Rose Debbie Porter saw her conquer the Lakeland 50 miler with 10,000ft of ascent finishing in 15:21:08, at about 2am in the morning. She said “It was a fantastic event which I really enjoyed and still felt strong at Ambleside (34 mile mark), met some…
Weekly Roundup 29th June 2015
Red Rose Runner, Anthony Durkin competed in the Lewa Marathon in Kenya. His trip of a lifetime culminated in finishing 19th in this race with a time of 3.30.50. The undoubted effects of altitude and high temperatures make this a brilliant achievement and a memory to savour for the rest of…
Improvements at the Cuerden Valley Badger 10k
This week’s main event for Red Rose was the 3rd Cuerden Valley Badger 10k. 17 members took part with a field of 212. Joe Swarbrick went out quickly and recorded his best time of the series finishing 15th in 40.55. Ken Addison, placed 22nd in 42.01 for 3rd V55. Ben…
New PB’s for Runners
Three Red Rose runners headed up the motorway to the Lancaster Evening 5k race and in strong winds all three came back happy with good times and PB’s. First home in 9th place was John Shepherd in 17:38 closely followed by team mate Shane Cliffe in 17th place with a…
LEP Race Reports for 1st October 2011
At the tough hilly Garstang Half Marathon Mark Billington made an impressive debut running 1.34.48 well ahead of his club mates. Paul Woan clocked 1.39.20 with Simon Murphy just over a minute behind in 1.40.33. Three new members chose this difficult race as an introduction to competition with Nigel Pickles running 1.47.18, Natalie…
LEP Race Reports for 3rd September 2011
At the evening run of the Lancaster 5K, Phil Butler was first Red Rose home in 19:26 with Barry Wheeler finishing well in 20:29,benefiting from long runs in training for an upcoming marathon. Dave Earnshaw showed a clear margin between himself and his son, Luke, with 20:35 to Lukees 22:48.…
LEP Race Reports for 2nd July 2011
Red Rose Road Runners have taken to the fells in recent weeks with the promise of warm evenings and different challenges that these races present. At Harrock Hill a group ran with great success with John Shepherd and Ken Addison picking up their age group category prizes. 26th John Shepherd…