News

29th November 2021

Race report 29/11/21

Radcliffe Athletic Club runners posted sizzling performances in chilly temperatures. Eight members braved the weekend’s cold weather to run the Wilmslow Festive 10k. Rob Shiels was first home for the club in a speedy 39:46 followed ...more

14th November 2021

Race report 14/11/21

Radcliffe Athletic Club’s Gary Adkins described completing the Athens Marathon as an “amazing experience”. He completed the tough route in 3:00:23, finishing a great 162nd out of a field of 29,059. Closer to home, six Radcliffe ...more

7th November 2021

Race report 7/11/21

Jenny Yates took a superb silver medal at the British Masters 5k Road Championship. In blustery conditions, the Radcliffe Athletic Club member was second FV55 in a new Vet PB of 20:13. The event in Nelson, Lancashire also incorpora...more

1st November 2021

Race report 1/11/21

There was some animal magic for two Radcliffe Athletic Club members who took on a race with a difference. Natalie Hitchen and Sarah Rushton received fantastic animal-themed medals after completing the Chester Zoo 10k in 1.04:58 and ...more

24th October 2021

Race report 24/10/21

Radcliffe Athletic Club runners were back in cross country action at Heaton Park. They took part in the first South East Lancashire Cross Country fixture of the season, which featured a tough new course around the park. In the ...more

18th October 2021

Race report 18/10/21

Radcliffe Athletic Club had a strong turnout at the second cross country fixture of the season. Members were out in force at the Red Rose Cross Country races at Leverhulme Park, with the men running approximately 10k while the women ran ...more

11th October 2021

Race report 11/10/21

Several Radcliffe AC athletes were among the tens of thousands of runners who took part in the Manchester Marathon. Neal Emmerson clocked 2:37:05 to finish a superb 26th, just a week after winning the Rochdale Half Marathon. Also ...more

3rd October 2021

Race report 3/10/21

Radcliffe Athletic Club’s Neal Emmerson won the Rochdale Half Marathon in 1:16:10. He took victory by more than a minute on the out-and-back course which started in the town centre before heading along the Rochdale Canal and taking in ...more

26th September 2021

Race report 26/9/21

Sheila Jones continued her great form with a superb age group win at the Great Manchester Run Half Marathon. She was first F65 in 1:49:48 over the course which started in Portland Street before heading out to the Etihad Stadium and ...more

20th September 2021

Race report 20/9/21

Radcliffe Athletic Club's Andy Wheeler ran a great 54:46 in his longest race since suffering a heart attack May. He was pleased to finish in well under an hour at the Blackleach Five Mile Trail Race. Team-mate Karen Doherty also ...more

13th September 2021

Race report 13/9/21

Three Radcliffe Athletic Club members were among the tens of thousands of people who took part in the iconic Great North Run. In a busy weekend of racing for the club, Elaine Bailey finished the world’s largest half marathon in ...more

6th September 2021

Race Report 6/9/21

There was a hat-trick of wins for Radcliffe Athletic Club at the Ian Hesketh Memorial Duathlon. Husband and wife Donna and Mark Cartwright were the first relay team at the event which comprises a 25k bike ride sandwiched by two 5k trail ...more

29th August 2021

Race report 29/8/21

Radcliffe Athletic Club’s Craig Norman finished fifth in the Overload obstacle and mud run in Derbyshire. He raced in the elite championship wave of the tough 10k course which is packed with 40 obstacles. Despite struggling at times, ...more

23rd August 2021

Race report 23/8/21

Radcliffe Athletic Club’s Rob Shiels was in fine form when he clocked 2:22:14 at the Trimpell 20 Mile Race. He finished 32nd out of a field of 255 in the race which takes in the historic city of Lancaster and the stunning Lune Valley. ...more

16th August 2021

Race report 16/8/21

There was a fantastic turnout from Radcliffe Athletic Club when 19 members took part in the popular Ramsbottom Summer Mile. Gary Adkins was the club’s first finisher and a great seventh overall in 5:07 over the mile course which is ...more

9th August 2021

Race Report 9/8/21

Seven Radcliffe Athletic Club runners fought their way through torrential rain at the Trotters five-mile race in Bolton. Ian Swan was first home for the club, and a great 35th overall, in 38:38 on the popular course which is a mixture ...more

2nd August 2021

Race report 2/8/21

A quartet of Radcliffe Athletic Club runners notched up four races in four days when they completed the Tour Of Tameside. Gary Adkins, Alex Pullan, Julie Robertson and Karen Doherty ran a trail 10k, a six-mile fell race, a half marathon ...more

26th July 2021

Race report 26/7/21

Two Radcliffe Athletic Club members completed the challenging Lakeland 50 ultra race. Helen Andrew and Michelle Hincks took on the popular 50-mile event in the Lake District which has around 10,000ft of climbing. Andrew finished in ...more

19th July 2021

Race report 19/7/21

Jenny Yates set a new 3,000m Northern Masters record in soaring temperatures in Yorkshire. The mercury hit 27C as the Radcliffe Athletic Club member clocked 11:58 on the track in the Masters Grand Prix at Sheffield Hallam University ...more

12th July 2021

Race report 12/7/21

Radcliffe Athletic Club’s Donna Cartwright put in a superb performance to be the first woman across the line in the Lakeland Trails 14k. In hot and humid conditions, she ran to victory in the Lakeland Trails 14k in 1:23:00. Cartw...more

4th July 2021

Race report 4/7/21

Donna Cartwright flew the flag for Radcliffe Athletic Club at the Blencathra English Championships Fell Race. In her first fell race since breaking her ankle on a hill race three years ago, and her first race of any kind in 18 months, ...more

28th June 2021

Michelle shows backbone to complete Spine Challenger

Radcliffe Athletic Club’s Michelle Hincks said she was “amazed to get to the finish” after battling brutal conditions in the 108-mile Spine Challenger Race. She completed the non-stop race from Edale in the Peak District to ...more

21st June 2021

Race Report 20/6/21

Radcliffe Athletic Club’s Neil Greenhalgh completed his second marathon in less than a week. Running with his mum Julia, a member of Prestatyn Running Club, he finished the scenic Ladybower Trail Marathon in the Peak District in ...more

7th June 2021

Race Report 7/6/21

Two Radcliffe Athletic Club runners were in long-distance action in the Lake District. Neil Greenhalgh was pleased with his time of 4:14:06 in the Lakeland Trails Marathon. Billed as “the most scenic trail marathon in Britain”, ...more

31st May 2021

Piece of cake for Radcliffe runners

Three Radcliffe AC runners took to the Saddleworth hills for the popular Cake Race. The 10-mile course with 1,700ft of climbing is the first race in this year’s Run the Moors Fell Grand Prix. Neil Greenhalgh was first home for the ...more

24th May 2021

Marathon effort for Natalie Hitchen

Radcliffe Athletic Club’s Natalie Hitchen raised more than £1,000 when she completed the virtual Bolton Marathon. She ran the challenging 26.2 mile course, which started and finished in Queens Park, in aid of Bolton Hospice. The ...more

9th May 2021

Winning return for Jenny Yates

IT was a return to racing and a return to winning for Radcliffe AC’s Jenny Yates. She described the conditions as “character building” when she was first F55, and 11th woman overall, in 44:07 at Tatton 10k. It was Yates’s ...more

25th April 2021

RAC runners back in race action

A quartet of Radcliffe Athletic Club runners were back in race action after the Covid-19 break. Alison Howarth said it was “great to be back” after clocking 02:12:43 in Sunday’s Run Tatton Half Marathon. Three of her teammates ...more

22nd March 2021

RAC runners complete virtual Lake District challenges

Radcliffe AC member Kathryn Davies notched up an incredible 250k when she took on a virtual running challenge. She completed the Virtual Lakeland Trails 250k – running the equivalent distance of all the regular Lakeland Trail races ...more

14th February 2021

Ultra success for RAC members

Three Radcliffe AC members have completed a virtual ultra running challenge. Kath Davies, Michele Hincks and Sheila McNulty all finished the 108-mile Montane Challenger Spine Race. The Spine Race is a famous non-stop ultra race along ...more

1st December 2020

Poppy half marathon

Two Radcliffe AC members have completed a half marathon in aid of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Natalie Hitchen and Sarah Rushton did the virtual Poppy Run, raising more than £430. The pair ran a 13-mile route through ...more

18th October 2020

Jones impresses in Cheshire

It was a winning return to racing for Radcliffe AC’s Sheila Jones at the Cheshire 10k. She was first Vet-65 in a personal best of 46:29, in what is one of the fastest 10ks in the UK. The race starts and finishes at Arley Hall and ...more

29th September 2020

Caroline Malone dives into racing

Radcliffe AC’s Caroline Malone made a splash when she returned to racing action. She took part in the UswimRun event at Media City, Salford, which combined open water swimming and running. Malone completed a 750m swim, a 1-mile ...more

16th September 2020

Runners "line up" for charity

More than 70 runners took part in a 24-hour challenge on the Totty Lines to raise £3,700 for a community defibrillator. They ran continuously up and down the 2.14-mile length of the former railway line from Greenmount to Brandlesholme ...more

7th September 2020

Michelle's virtual US challenge

A Radcliffe Athletic Club member has described how running helped her mental wellbeing after she ran the length of a US state during lockdown. Michelle Hincks completed the 1,000km Virtual Great Run Across Tennessee after the Covid-19 ...more

24th August 2020

Race report 24/08/20

Radcliffe AC runners have raised £875 after one of their young members was diagnosed with a brain tumour for a second time. They were inspired to go the extra mile by 17-year-old Matthew Pullan who is undergoing radiotherapy following ...more

5th August 2020

Radcliffe AC athletes rack up the miles

Three Radcliffe AC runners chalked up more than 200 miles when they completed virtual ultra-running challenges. Helen Andrew took on the Virtual Montane Lakeland 100 – which despite its name is actually 105 miles – while Sheila ...more

28th July 2020

Alex's fundraising effort for his brother

A Radcliffe AC member  is going the distance to support his twin brother during his treatment for brain cancer. Alex Pullan (17) is running at least 5km every day for the entire duration of his sibling’s radiotherapy treatment. ...more

28th July 2020

Terry Nortley Relays

Hundreds of runners enjoyed some lockdown racing action when they took part in the Terry Nortley Relays. The event, named in memory of the much-respected former Radcliffe AC president, is normally held in Close Park, Radcliffe. But ...more

16th June 2020

New club badge unveiled

Radcliffe AC have unveiled a new club badge which reflects the town’s heritage. The logo, in the club’s yellow and black colours, has been designed by the company which created Radcliffe Borough FC’s badge. It incorporates images ...more

4th June 2020

Virtual Race Report 04/06/2020

Radcliffe AC members haven’t let the cancellation of the racing calendar due to coronavirus slow them down. They have been taking part in virtual races and challenges, earning themselves an impressive array of medals and raising money ...more

7th April 2020

James runs a garden half marathon

Runner James Higginson beat the coronavirus blues by completing a half-marathon in his parents' back garden. The Radcliffe AC athlete admitted he felt "a little dizzy" after completing around 1,300 lengths of the garden path in 3 hours 15 ...more

23rd March 2020

Weekly update 23/03/2020

Radcliffe AC has set up virtual running sessions and a hardship fund to help members during the coronavirus crisis. The club announced the moves because of the restrictions on people socialising and the financial impact that coronavirus ...more

23rd March 2020

*** All Radcliffe AC races for 2020 postponed ***

*** All Radcliffe AC races for 2020 postponed *** Following guidance from both England Athletics and the UK Government, we have taken the decision to postpone all Radcliffe AC races planned for 2020, to help slow the spread of COVID-19. ...more

15th March 2020

Race Report 15/03/2020

Neal Emmerson was a superb fourth in the tough Spen 20 in West Yorkshire in a busy week of racing for the club - despite the running calendar being hit by coronavirus fears. He was among more than 150 runners who tackled the challenging ...more

8th March 2020

Race Report 08/03/20

Radcliffe AC had a strong turnout of 22 runners at the tough Roddlesworth Roller. Robert Short was 19th out of a field of 324 in the undulating 9k race, the first fixture in the Central Lancashire Grand Prix which is contested by local ...more

2nd March 2020

Race Report 02/03/2020

A trio of Radcliffe runners took on the trails around Smithills in Bolton in the popular Trotters Five Mile Race. Mark Williams was the club's first finisher, coming 39th out of 241 runners in 36:41. He was joined in the cold conditions ...more

25th February 2020

Race Report 25/02/2020

RADCLIFFE AC athletes battled gruelling conditions at the English National Cross Country Championships. The club took a nine-strong team to the event at Wollaton Park in Nottingham. One of the muddiest ever national courses, they also ...more

17th February 2020

Race Report 17/02/2020

It was a double race weekend for Andy Haines when he took to the hills for Radcliffe AC. He contended with high winds and several river crossings in Sunday’s New Chew Mountain Marathon in Saddleworth. A test of running and orienteering ...more

10th February 2020

Race Report 09/01/2020

Runner Vince Ashton, who became a 'parkrun tourist' after being diagnosed with MS, has bagged his 90th location. The Radcliffe AC member notched up the milestone where he clocked 29:14 at Woodhouse Moor parkrun in Leeds,  the world's ...more

3rd February 2020

Race Report 03/02/2020

Radcliffe AC's Olivia Whittaker represented Bury at the Greater Manchester Primary Schools Cross Country Championships at Heaton Park. She battled through the pain barrier to finish 90th out of around 200 competitors in the under-11 girls ...more

26th January 2020

Race report 26-1-20

It was another good week for Radcliffe AC members who took part in a variety of races across several North West counties. Mark Williams was 49th out of a field of 352 at the St Annes 10 Mile Run. He completed the flat course, which ...more

21st January 2020

Race report - 21/01/20

Fiona Lynch conquered one of the world's most brutal endurance races – the 268-mile Spine Race along the entire length of the Pennine Way. The superhuman Radcliffe AC athlete battled Storm Brendan, freezing temperatures, snow, strong ...more

12th January 2020

Race Report 12/01/2020

It was a tough day out for Radcliffe AC’s Lisa Carter when she completed the 21-mile Trigger Race in horrendous weather despite falling and hurting her knee. She was ‘chuffed’ to complete the route with around 1,650 ft of climbing ...more

5th January 2020

Race Report 05/01/2020

Radcliffe AC members got the new year off to a winning start at the Holcombe Howler Trail 10k and Half Marathon races. Katie Percival was the winning woman and a fine eighth overall in the half marathon, completing the testing course ...more

1st January 2020

Race Report 30/12/19

  Radcliffe AC’s Jenny Yates rounded off the year on a high when she was among the prize winners at the Ribble Valley 10k in Clitheroe. Her gun time of 44:33 saw her claim third Vet-50, though her chip time of 43:22 was ...more

24th December 2019

Race Report 23/12/19

Radcliffe AC members enjoyed the red carpet treatment at their movie-themed Christmas party and annual presentation. They dressed up as an array of colourful film characters for the event at the Bolholt Country Park Hotel, Bury. The club ...more

10th December 2019

Race Report 09/12/2019

Olivia Whittaker won the Jim Rhodes Junior of the Year Award at Radcliffe AC’s junior presentation ceremony. She was presented with the cup, which is named in memory of the former club member who died in January aged 78 and was ...more

1st December 2019

Race Report 01/12/2019

Radcliffe AC’s Donna Cartwright finished a fantastic sixth in the Red Rose Cross Country league and has been crowned first Vet-40. Cartwright, who started running at the age of ten, was taking part in her 32nd cross country season. ...more

25th November 2019

Race Report 25/11/2019

Radcliffe AC members posted great cross country performances in the mud at Heaton Park. Donna Cartwright ran 31:44 to finish fourth out of 105 ladies, and Junior Olivia Whittaker came a great 12th in 7:26 in the under-11 girls’ ...more

19th November 2019

Race Report 19/11/19

It was a hugely successful weekend for Radcliffe AC who picked up a raft of awards at the Central Lancashire Grand Prix presentation ceremony. The club won the team title in the competition which is contested over ten races ranging from ...more

10th November 2019

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 ...more

4th November 2019

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 ...more

28th October 2019

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 ...more

22nd October 2019

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 ...more

14th October 2019

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 ...more

6th October 2019

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 ...more

30th September 2019

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 ...more

22nd September 2019

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 pictures...more

15th September 2019

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 ...more

8th September 2019

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 ...more

2nd September 2019

Race Report 02/09/2019

Neal Emmerson represented England Masters when he finished a superb 26th at the Maidenhead Half Marathon. He ran 74:30 at the event where the country’s top age group runners took on those from the Celtic nations. Emmerson was seventh ...more

26th August 2019

Race Report 28/08/2019

THERE were great results for two Radcliffe AC runners when they battled tough obstacles in a race with a difference in Derbyshire. Craig Norman and Mark Gardner pushed themselves to the limit over the 6k Overload course which had 40 ...more

19th August 2019

Race Report 18/8/2019

There was team victory for Radcliffe AC’s Paula Abernethy, Amanda Hey and Sheila Jones at the Riverside Half Marathon. The winning women’s team also picked up a hat-trick of age group wins on the flat and fast course along the Lune ...more

11th August 2019

Race Report 11/08/2019

Neal Emmerson was a thrilling second in the Ramsbottom Summer Mile and led Radcliffe AC’s men’s team to victory in a great week of racing for the club. He clocked 4:58 on the course in Nuttall Park in an exciting race in which just ...more

5th August 2019

04-08-19 update

Radcliffe AC’s Chris Whittaker knocked more than two minutes off his time from last year to finish a superb 22nd out of thousands of runners at a hot and humid York 10k. He was among the 5,200 people who completed the course around ...more

28th July 2019

Race Report 28/07/2019

Three Radcliffe AC runners battled horrendous weather when they notched up their latest ultras. Head coach Ian Warrington completed the challenging Lakeland 100 in 31 hours 23 minutes and 19 seconds, coming a superb 87th out of 265 ...more

21st July 2019

Race Report 21/07/2019

  THREE Radcliffe AC runners lined up against athletes from around the world when they took on the highest peak in England and Wales. Lisa Carter, Mark Wolfenden and Paul Swyers joined ...more

14th July 2019

Race Report 14/07/2019

  Radcliffe AC’s Scott Baxter combined his running and climbing skills when he took on what is billed as England’s most extreme race. He finished 20th man in the inaugural Pinnacle Ridge Extreme in the Lake District - approxim...more

8th July 2019

Race report 8/7/19

Radcliffe AC’s Lisa Carter and Fiona Lynch took on tough terrain in the two-day Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon. They paired up to finish fourth woman vets team in the event’s Carrock race, completing approximately 61 miles and ...more

1st July 2019

Race report 01/07/2019

The memory of Radcliffe AC stalwart Jim Rhodes lived on when athletes of all ages competed in Radcliffe. Twenty four runners lined up in Radcliffe AC’s annual Joan Rhodes and Fred Norris 5k on Sunday while around 30 juniors competed ...more

24th June 2019

Race Report 24/06/2019

RADCLIFFE AC’s Sheila Jones was named the female runner of the decade at Heaton Parkrun’s 10th anniversary event. The Vet-60 said she was “overwhelmed” after receiving a trophy at Saturday’s event. Jones has run 398 of the ...more

16th June 2019

Race Report 16/06/2019

  Three Radcliffe AC runners completed four races in four days when they took part in the Tour of Tameside. Mark Garner, Sharon Peterkin and Karen Doherty ran the X Trail 10k on Thursday and the six-mile Hell on the Fell race the ...more

10th June 2019

Race Report 10/6/19

Radcliffe AC runners Sheila Jones and Neal Emmerson have earned England Masters vests after great marathon and half-marathon performances. Vet-35 Emmerson has qualified to represent his country in his age group at Maidenhead Half-Mara...more

3rd June 2019

Race Report 02/06/2019

Jenny Yates was crowned the woman’s champion at the Hollingworth Lake 5k Series in Rochdale in a week of great results for Radcliffe AC. Held over five Wednesdays, the event proved successful for the club with Sheila Jones winning the ...more

26th May 2019

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 ...more

19th May 2019

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 ...more

12th May 2019

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 ...more

28th April 2019

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 ...more

22nd April 2019

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 ...more

15th April 2019

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, ...more

8th April 2019

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 ...more

31st March 2019

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 champions...more

24th March 2019

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 ...more

18th March 2019

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 ...more

11th March 2019

11-03-19 Update

Craig Norman battled snow, hail, strong winds and rain to win The Jackals 10k race. The Radcliffe AC runner said it was the worst race conditions had faced after taking victory on the trail course in Darwen in 56:30. It topped his ...more

3rd March 2019

03-03-19 Update

Neal Emmerson led home a strong contingent of 27 Radcliffe AC runners to finish fourth in the Trotters Five-Mile Race in Bolton. He clocked 29:02 in Sunday’s event in Bolton, helping the men’s team to claim second place, while Katie ...more

24th February 2019

24-02-19 Update

Radcliffe AC had a record turnout for its Terry Nortley 10 Mile Multi-Terrain Race. A total of 281 people finished the popular course around the trails, roads and paths of Ringley. In glorious weather, Bury AC dominated the results ...more

17th February 2019

17-02-19 Update

Jenny Yates continued her great form when she was first Vet-50 in the Great North West Half Marathon in Blackpool. She said that she had “nothing left in the tank” after clocking a personal best of 1:38:50 in windy conditions, ...more

11th February 2019

11-01-19 Update

Fiona Lynch notched up another win when she was first woman in the Pendle Way in a Day ultra. She completed the 30-mile course and 4,600ft of ascent in 5:47:50, taking ninth place overall. Radcliffe AC teammate Sinead Maguire also ...more