Race Report 26/05/19

Radcliffe AC’s Fiona Lynch became the first person in the club’s history to complete the world’s toughest five-day mountain race. She described it as “the experience of a lifetime” after finishing eighth woman and second female veteran at the legendary Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race. The mum-of-three climbed ... More

Race Report 19/05/2019

Radcliffe AC head coach Ian Warrington completed the 100-mile Chester Ultra in a great week of running for the club. He finished a brilliant ninth in 23:32:22 on some of the region’s very best trails. The tough course included the River Dee, the North Cheshire Way, Helsby Hill, Frodsham Hill, the Sandstone Trail, ... More

12/05/2019 Race Report

James Hall took on a mountain of a challenge at the Great Lakeland 3 Day event. He completed three consecutive days on the fells in the mini-mountain marathon which has a choice of three courses for runners and walkers. Known for its relaxed and friendly atmosphere, participants start and finish each day at the same ... More

28/04/19 Update

Five Radcliffe AC members joined more than 40,000 runners at the 39th London Marathon – while others took to the hills for their own marathon efforts. John Wrigley was first home for the club at the world-famous event, crossing the finishing line in The Mall in 03:28:16. Kate Holden was next in 04:00:39, followed ... More

21/04/19 Update

Radcliffe AC’s Lisa Carter travelled to the Lake District for the challenging 11.5-mile Newlands Memorial Fell Race. With around 3,609ft of climbing, the course covers the peaks of Robinson, Hindscarth, Dale Head, High Spy and Cat Bells. In sweltering conditions, Carter felt dizzy and sick approaching Cat Bells but ... More

15/04/19 Update

RADCLIFFE AC had 171 finishers at its annual Multi-Terrain 10K Race on Sunday. First place in the popular event went to unattached runner Cameron Ronaldson in 37mins 29secs while Hannah Price from Bury AC was first woman in 42:47, adding to her victory at Radcliffe’s 10-mile race in February. Second overall in ... More

08/04/2019 Update

Neal Emmerson set yet another club record when he led home a great field of 16 Radcliffe AC runners at the Greater Manchester Marathon. He ran a fantastic 2hrs 34mins 25secs, knocking more than four minutes off his previous personal best, to finish 32nd out of the thousands at Sunday’s event. It was a record time ... More

31/03/19 Update

Radcliffe AC junior Samuel Howard beat around 200 runners to finish on the podium at Bury’s primary school cross country competition. He was presented with a trophy and a certificate after finishing second in the four-race championship for Year 5 and 6 pupils. The 11-year-old was one of several Radcliffe runners ... More

24/03/19 Update

It was ‘happy families’ as father and daughter Chris and Olivia Whittaker notched up great performances for Radcliffe AC. Chris claimed his second personal best in six days when he finished 41st out of 1,245 runners at Cheshire 10k. He clocked 35:05 in perfect conditions on his favourite course at Arley Hall, ... More

20/03/19 Update

Neal Emmerson finished a superb fifth at the Wigan Half Marathon, helping Radcliffe AC to win the team prize. There were huge personal bests galore as he led home a strong contingent of 11 Radcliffe AC runners at Sunday’s race in an impressive 01:14:25. In a great day for the club, Emmerson knocked nearly five ... More