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Welcome to Radcliffe Athletic Club!

We are proud to have been established for 40 years, training, supporting and encouraging runners of all abilities.

At our club you are guaranteed a warm welcome, plenty of support and the opportunity to make friends with like-minded people.

The club is based at Bury Livingwaters Church (Close Methodist), Dumers Lane, Radcliffe, M26 2GB. We meet on Mondays and Wednesdays, 7pm-8.30pm.

There is a choice of training sessions, from beginners through to competition racing.

On Mondays there is normally a 5/6.5km run and two 10km runs, based on ability and choice, for adults (age 16 and over). Each group has a run leader to oversee the session and provide support.

On Wednesdays we alternate between a hill session, which leaves from the club, and a track session at Bury Track, Market Street, Bury, BL9 9FX.

There are also strength and conditioning sessions at the club at 7pm on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Our juniors (ages eight to 16) meet at the club at 7pm on Mondays.

Latest News

8/03/2026 10:19 PM

This Saturday, Radcliffe AC junior Isla celebrated her 10th parkrun at Northwich, walking the route this time, in 49:47.

Simon Foulkes, still in Japan following the Tokyo Marathon last week, represented the club all the way over at the Tsurumi Ryokuchi parkrun, finishing in 23:15.

Junior Lexi continues to go from strength to strength, this week taking 6th female and first in her age category at Heaton Park parkrun, beating her PB for another week in a staggering 22:20!

On Sunday, five members were at the MBNA Chester 10k, the only city based 10K in Chester. Daniel Hunt was the first of the club to the finish line in only 44:51 (PB), followed by John Szubert - 48:48 (PB), Sarah Wilson - 57:01, Craig Ward - 59:37 and Stephen Crowe 1:01:43.

The latest race in the club’s championship also took place on the same day, the Poynton Village 10k. This mixed terrain race took runners through and around the village of Poynton and along the surrounding countryside trails. Neil Swithenbank rocketed to the finish in 42:19 along with Nathan Walker - 48:42, Paula Abernathy - 48:45 (2nd FV60), Sheila Jones - 50:38 (1st FV70), Katherine Swithenbank - 1:00:36, Cath Jones - 1:00:55, Peter Warr - 1:03:04, Tracy Wroe - 1:09:05, Graham Beales - 1:11:20 and Helen Kay - 1:11:22.

Mark Taylor was further afield for the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon, one of the fastest half marathons in the world, where indeed a new world record was set this year. Mark finished this scenic race through the city in a fantastic time of 1:41:26.

Jack Porter also took on a half marathon this week, the TTP Cambridge Half Marathon. Speedy Jack made short work of this scenic race through the historic streets and college grounds in just 1:19:27.

Meanwhile, 13 from the club completed the Two Crosses, a local race organised by the East Lancashire LDWA, offering two distances for the course of 18 and 26 miles. Visiting the Roman Cross at Affetside and the Pilgrim's Cross on Holcombe Moor, Ian Swan was the first to conquer the challenging trail route on the marathon distance in 4:45:10, followed by Neil Greenhalgh – 5:16:20, Chris Mihalyi – 5:33:37, Lisa Antrobus - 7:02:59, Laura Aiken - 7:03:48, Lucie Tighe - 7:03:49, Paul Stevens – 7:10:09, Phil Hopkins – 7:39:20 and Lisa Riley 8:01:42. Karen Doherty was the first to complete the 18-mile route in 4:10:00, along with Emma Horner – 4:36:24, Amanda Callan – 4:36:27 and Charlene Leyden – 4:36:48.

1/03/2026 10:15 PM

This Saturday, Paul Stevens headed for the trails along the North Cheshire Way and the Sandstone Trail taking in Helsby Hill, Delamere Forest & Frodsham, at the Chester Ultra 50 mile race. Stevens completed this impressive challenge of a distance in a time of 14:18:34.

Christopher Mihalyi celebrated his 50th parkrun on the same day at a very muddy Clarence Park in 24:51. Junior Lexi also kept up her phenomenal streak of PBs, this week getting round Heaton Park in only 22:28, joined by Seth who completed his first parkrun in only 22:29. Freddie also bagged a Burrs Community Run PB in 26:33!

On Sunday, Gary Adkins and Simon Foulkes laced up for the first of this year’s seven World Marathon Majors, the Tokyo Marathon, which set off in Shinjuku and finished near Tokyo Station. Both achieved spectacular results with Adkins covering the course in 2:58:49 and Foulkes in 3:44:52.

Two also attended the inaugural XMiles Bolton Half Marathon from Queens Park, a 3-lap course passing by the Town Hall and Le Mans Crescent. Mark Williams was back in 01:34:41 and Natalie Hitchen in 02:44:32.

David Bartlett ran the Liversedge Half Marathon in North Yorkshire, a tough and hilly course, in 02:18:12.

22/02/2026 11:42 PM

With members now well and truly back into race season, Chris Mihalyi kicked off the week's races on Saturday at the Standish Hall 10k Trail Race. Having headed over to Wigan in search of a medal and the event’s free pie, Chris sped to the finish line to pick up the goods in only 48.28.

Chris Paknik–Riley celebrated the huge milestone of 250 parkruns over at Heaton Park in 37:05. Junior Lexi also set another PB at the same event in a fantastic time of 23:09, along with Oliver whose time was an also impressive 25:06!

Emma Wolstencroft took part in the York Half Marathon Winter Warmer comprising of four laps round York Racecourse, benefiting from some very muddy sections, finishing in 2:21:56.

Jack Porter flew to Italy for the Napoli City Half Marathon, a race through the most beautiful and historic parts of the city, running beside the sea with Vesuvius in the background. Jack completed the course on Sunday in a phenomenal time of 1:22:45.

21 members hit the year’s first fixture in the Central Lancashire Grand Prix, the Lostock 6 mile. First back for the club was Neil Swithenbank (41:00) followed by Mark WIlliams (1st MV60) (41:48), Rob Hall (42:59), Mike Kontowtt (44:27), Daniel Hunt (44:20), Paula Abernathy (46:48), Dominic Parry (47:01), Nathan Walker (47:24), David Bartlett (51:49), Sheila Jones (51:48), Sharon Bowden (56:37), Wayne Holden (57:58), Catherine Jones (58:47), Stephen Crowe (59:51), Elaine Bailey (1:01:20), Peter Warr (1:01:48), Ella Henry (1:06:42), Graham Beales (1:09:12), Helen Kay (1:09:16), Tracy Wroe (1:09:22) and Sara Parry (1:17:15).

Another of the races in the club championship, the Stockport Trail Half Marathon, saw 11 members race along the picturesque Middlewood Way and Macclesfield Canal, with Steven Fawcett back first for the club (3rd MV45) (1:29:10), joined by Neil Greenhalgh (1:52:04), Chemane Thomas (1:54:14), Jack Connor (1:57:53), Emma Horner (1:59:00), Amanda Callan (2:04:31), Lisa Antrobus (2:04:52), Laura Tracey (2:05:00), John Szubert (2:06:48), Kath Biddle (2:10:58) and Laura Aiken (2:11:54).