Race Report 10/11/2019

Radcliffe AC junior Olivia Whittaker retained her ladies’ crown at the Run Heaton Park 5k, knocking 52 seconds off the time she ran when winning the same race in July. She ran a course personal best of 25:27 to finish first woman and a superb 15th out of 118 runners in Sunday’s race. She said: “It was really ... More

Race Report 04/11/2019

RADCLIFFE AC’s Neal Emmerson has been crowned the Central Lancashire Grand Prix men’s champion, and the club has won the team title. The results were confirmed after Radcliffe fielded a fantastic 21 runners in Sunday’s testing Through the Villages race, the culmination of the 10-race championship which is contes... More

Update 28-10-19

Donna Cartwright continued her great cross country form with a superb fifth place in the second race in the Red Rose league. The club had a strong turnout of 25 seniors who took on the muddy, strength-sapping courses at Leverhulme Park in Bolton, which included slippery hills and a thigh-deep stream crossing. Cartw... More

Update 22-10-19

Radcliffe AC's Sheila Jones and Jenny Yates celebrated with superb marathon times when they represented England. The pair competed for their country at the Celtic Nations Masters Marathon Championship which was incorporated into Sunday's Yorkshire Marathon. They were joined in the regular marathon by Neal Emmerson who ... More

Race Report 14/10/2019

Neal Emmerson made it two wins in a row when he led home a strong contingent of 18 Radcliffe AC runners at the Gin Pit 5 Mile Trail Race on Sunday. He clocked 28:39 to take the victory by more than a minute -  a week after winning the Rochdale Half Marathon - and was part of the winning men's team with Robert Short who ... More

Race Report 06/10.2019

Radcliffe AC members notched up a string of victories in distances ranging from ultra marathon to 10k. The flying Fiona Lynch was the first woman finisher in the gruelling Three Towers Ultra Marathon, covering the 44-miles and 8,000 ft of climbing in 9 hours, three minutes and 52 seconds. Five from the club took on ... More

Race Report 30-9-19

Radcliffe AC's Donna Cartwright didn't let the bad weather rain on her parade when she was third woman at the Worsley Woods Five Mile Trail Race. She also clinched first Vet-40 in a superb 34:51 in the new race which had a strong contingent of 29 runners from the club. They turned out in the rain - negotiating muddy ... More

Race Report 22/09/2019

Newly-wed Peter Hunter took on the Mykonos Run 10k while on his honeymoon in Greece. The Radcliffe AC athlete, who tied the knot last month, finished 52nd in 56:52 on the course which took in some of the historical sites of the picturesque Aegean island. He said: “It was hot and hilly and had a strong headwind but the ... More

Race report 15/09/19

RADCLIFFE AC’s women took a clean sweep of the podium places at Bury 10k. The versatile Vet-40 Fiona Lynch was the first woman in a new personal best of 39:57. Vet-50 Jenny Yates knocked 30 seconds off her PB to take second place in 42:32, just ahead of senior Katie Percival in 42:43. The great results continu... More

Race Report 08/09/2019

There were peak performances from Radcliffe AC athletes who conquered everything from the UK’s highest mountain to the world’s biggest half marathon. Four from the club joined the 57,000 people who took part in the iconic Great North Run on Sunday. For Vince Ashton, it was his first half marathon since he was ... More