Our Club

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

Radcliffe AC Juniors and Seniors hit the city for the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run 
31/05/2026 7:45 PM
 

Radcliffe AC’s Jack Porter ran the Stockholm Marathon on Saturday, taking runners through the beautiful capital of Sweden, hurtling towards the finish in a very impressive 02:59:46.  

On Saturday, three juniors headed to the Manchester Regional Arena for the first events of the Great Manchester Run. Skyler (22:04) and Benjamin (22:10) enjoyed a chat round the 2.5k Junior race followed by Grace running the 1.6km Mini race in 9:57.  

Six senior members ran the half marathon the next morning through the streets of Manchester, with Cameron Sharples first back for the club in just 1:38:43, followed closely by Mark Garner (1:41:32), Alex Field (1:44:27), Lucie Tighe (1:54:50), Daniel Hunt (1:56:38) and John Szubert (2:17:23). 

Four then took on the 10k, with Rebecca Chambers-Nolan finishing her first race as a new member in 1:10:11, along with Bev Quinton (1:21:36), Mike Scott (1:21:36) and Iain Harris (2:38:12). Mike was also running for the charity Campaign Against Living Miserably, and raised £270 - well done Mike! 

 

Paul pelts past Panopticons
24/05/2026 10:01 PM

Paul pelts past Panopticons  

On Tuesday, Radcliffe AC’s Tracy Wroe headed to Cheshire for the Quarry Bank Mill, a 10km one lap course within the National Trust grounds of Quarry Bank Mill and the surrounding village. Tracy completed this popular scenic race in 1:14:31.  

The second mid-week race had a solid turnout of 26 members over in Horwich for the Coronation Trail Race, a challenging 6-mile route near the river Yarrow. Neil Swithenbank was the first back for the club in just 43:14, followed by Mark Williams (44:44), Chris Mihalyi (45:54), Neil Greenhalgh (46:59), Mark Garner (49:03), Nathan Walker (49:45), Paula Abernethy (52:18) (1st FV60), Paul Stevens (52:18), Dominic Parry (54:21), Jack Connor (55:09), Ethan Holden-Malone (57:05), Laura Aiken (57:39), Karen Doherty (1:00:12), Kathryn Davies (1:01:02), Stephen Crowe (1:00:49), Alison Howarth (1:02:49), Peter Warr (1:02:59), Charlotte Holden-Malone (1:03:42), Lisa Riley (1:04:48), Elaine Bailey (1:05:48), Helen Kay (1:10:49), Tracy Wroe (1:12:51), Sheila McNulty (1:16:29), Natalie Hitchen (1:25:37), Bev Quinton (1:30:32) and Mike Scott (1:30:33). 

Seven juniors also took on the one-mile junior event of the evening – with special mention to future junior Owen who, despite being the youngest of the group, came flying in first for the group, joined by Isla, Jack, Kian, Skyler, Benjamin and Gracie.  

On Saturday, Paul Stevens braved the heat for the Panopticons Ultra, a brand new 52km trail race with 1,430m of climb. The route took runners through the towns of East Lancashire’s industrial heritage and along the Pennine Way, the Rossendale Way and the Pennine Bridleway, passing the four art installations of ‘The Panopticons’ by Mid Pennine Arts. These included Colourfields, The Halo, The Singing Ringing Tree and Atom. Paul completed the route in 9:27:39.  

Members also hit various parkruns this weekend. Junior Lexi (22:18) was at Alexandra Park, Mark Williams (35:02) at Bolton, Alex Field (28:06) and Stephen Crowe (30:47) at Clarence Park, Richard Parkinson (21:05), Alison Howarth (28:16), Elaine Bailey (29:06), Mia Derbyshire (31:23), Laura Aiken (33:40) and Sheila McNulty (35:54) at Heaton Park, Daniel Hunt (24:47), Graham Beales (33:03), Helen Kay (33:04) and Bev Quinton (43:28) at Kingsway Park, Urmston, Tracy Wroe (33:13) at Peel, Kath Biddle (25:49) at Somerdale Pavillion, Sheila Jones (25:55), Karen Doherty (28:31), Kathryn Davies (29:35), Dominic Parry (23:24), Emma Wolstencroft (29:32), Sara Parry (43:27) and Junior Skyler (43:28) at Woodlands, Scarborough, and John Szubert (33:49) at Worsley Woods.  

 

 

Radcliffe AC's Sheila Jones shines at the Haxby 10k
17/05/2026 10:48 PM

Kath Biddle headed to the Jurassic Coast 100K Ultra, a gruelling endurance event taking runners across the rugged UNESCO World Heritage coastline in Dorset. The route has over 2,300 meters of elevation, combining steep ascents and rugged coastal paths, but was no match for Kath, who finished the race in 17:46:29.  

 

Stephen Crowe took part in two parkruns in Denmark this week, first at Faelledparken, unusually held on a Thursday, where he hit a 3 year PB of 27:41, and then Amager Faelled, beating that again in only 27:31. Laura Aiken was first VW35-39 at Heaton Park in 24:29, and junior Grace scored a PB of 31:46. Khama Banda was third overall at Kingsway Park in just 18:03.  

 

In a show of teamwork and camaraderie that Radcliffe AC is best known for, John Szubert was paced to a PB of 1:57:57 at the Chester Half Marathon by Andrew O’Donnell (1:57:58) and Daniel Hunt (1:56:21).  

 

Junior Isla and sister Cora also did the 1-mile fun run of the event, around Chester Racecourse, finishing together in 9:07.  

 

Sheila Jones attended the Haxby 10k on Sunday for the race’s second year, placing first FV70 in a speedy time of 48.47.