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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 hit double the fells this week 
5/04/2026 10:47 PM
 

 On Tuesday, two juniors headed out for another fell race, this time over at Marl Pits in Rossendale for the Pete Hartley Liver Hill Fell Race. Grace was third in the U10s, finishing in 12:27 with Benjamin covering the longer U12 distance in 18:16. 

There were even more hills on Wednesday, with three at the Curleys 5k trail race setting off from near the Jolley Crofters. Mark Taylor, the only member not to get lost on the course, was first back in a fantastic 23:54, followed by Lucie Tighe (27:54, 1st FV35) and Paul Stevens (27:55).  

On Saturday, four juniors entered the Rivington Pike Junior Fell Race, with Lola racing the U10 1.22km distance, George and Benjamin (for his third fell race since the previous Saturday!) the U12 2.19km and Skyler heading all the way up the pike as one of the youngest runners in the U14 3.1km, which covered an impressive 170 metres of climb.  

Seven members also set off from near the Crown Pub in Horwich to scramble for 5.2km up and back down the pike for the senior event. Chris Mihalyi flew back down to the start in just 26:09, followed by Neil Greenhalgh (27:41), Lucie Tighe (28:56), Mark Taylor (29:23), Mark Garner (29:58), Jack Connor (31:07) and Karen Doherty (33:34).  

 

John Szubert was at the Halifax 10k on Easter Sunday. Although a flat course, John had strong winds, hail and heavy rain to contend with. Despite the conditions, he was back in a very speedy 48:58.  

Rob Parkinson took on the first two races in the three-day Isle of Man Easter Festival of Running this weekend. Day one saw Rob complete a 10K road race on Good Friday in Port Erin in just 41:18. For day two, the Peel Hill race started near the quayside at the House of Manannan, with Rob finishing the challenging four mile course in 33:26.  

 

 

Radcliffe AC’s Oliver Swan raises funds for International Changemakers at Heaton Park 
29/03/2026 10:28 PM
 

This Sunday, Oliver Swan took on his first 10k at the RunThrough Heaton Park 10k, a very hilly course round the park, which he smashed in a brilliant time of 56:39. Oliver has been raising sponsorship for this race for International Changemakers, with whom Oliver will be volunteering in Thailand. Well done Oliver! 

Khama Banda was also at Heaton Park, winning the 5k event in just 17:54. 

Meanwhile, new member Phil Booth was the sixth finisher in a speedy time of 1:37:37 over at the Sir Titus March Mayhem Half Marathon, a trail race on the Leeds to Liverpool Canal. 

For her first race as a Junior, Grace braved challenging weather conditions and steep climbs in the U10 distance at the Pendle Hill Junior Fell Race, finishing in 6:17. She was also joined by her brother Benjamin who ran the U12 distance in 8:52. 

Mark Taylor hit the 4.5-mile Pendle Hill Fell Race with 1499 feet of difficult climbs, covering the challenging course in 1:01:20. 

Paul Stevens battled near sideways rain and 40mph winds at the Llandudno Half Marathon, completing the course in 1:53:28. 

Alex Field was at the Generali Berlin Half Marathon this weekend, rocketing round the capital in only 1:39:11. 

Members also joined Ethan Malone and Charlotte Holden who both finished in 29:11 to celebrate Charlotte’s 100th parkrun (and the couple’s last pre-wedding parkrun) at Peel. Junior Lexi also kept up her PB streak at the same event in 21:58! Other results - Marc Taylor (21:54), Steven Fawcett (21:59), Michael Kontowtt (22:30), Sheila Jones (25:31), Paula Abernethy (26:09), Chemane Thomas (26:09), Karen Doherty (27:43), Elaine Bailey (29:15), Kathryn Davies (29:52), Graham Beales (32:15), Helen Kay (32:16), John Szubert (35:04), Laura Aiken (36:13) and Caroline Malone (36:14). 

 

 

 

 

Two from Radcliffe AC Run the Runway in Doncaster
22/03/2026 11:12 PM

 

Junior Indie headed to Worsley Woods parkrun this Saturday, smashing a PB of 23:52.
 
Chris Mihalyi rattled out 10 challenging miles in Saddleworth over at the Dan Lee Mil Race in honour of former Royal Marine and Firefighter Dan Lee in just 1:27:56, before heading back to Bury to support his teammates at the Link Challenge.
 
Ran by Mark Garner, Laura Tracey, Phil Hopkins, Charlene Leyden, Dominic Parry, Mark Taylor, Chemane Thomas, Laura Aiken, Lisa Antrobus, Lucie Tighe and Amanda Callan, the Link Challenge is an endurance event held by the Sunnywood Project. Setting off and finishing at Burrs Country Park, this 21 mile route connects all of Bury’s historical villages and is mainly on trail path through the villages of Nangreaves, Holcombe, Hawkshaw, Affetside, Ainsworth and Greenmount.
 
Two members continued their regular race travels, this time heading to Doncaster for ‘Run the Runway’, a 5.8k race round Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Completing the total distance of this busy race in 22:40, Daniel Hunt also snuck in a 5k PB of 21 minutes, with John Szubert finishing the course in an also brilliant 25:32.
 
Sheila Jones was first in her age category (FV70) in 2:06:45 at the Conniston 14. Described as the most beautiful road race in Britain, Karen Doherty also took on this hilly 14 mile route, finishing in 2:14:10.
 
Khama Banda was somehow even faster than usual this week, achieving an exceptionally impressive PB of 34:19 at the Pulford 10k.
 
Three also hit the Wilmslow Festival of Running Half Marathon, with Ken Smith returning to racing for the first time this year with a brilliant time of 2:20:05, also joined by Natalie Hitchen and Mark Williams (both 2:44:47).
 
Tracy Wroe ran the Holly Prince 10 Miler in a time of 2:14:07. This race in Astley raises funds for Holly’s Hearts, a charity created by the parents of Holly Prince from Wigan who sadly died from cancer in April 2022 aged just 5 years old.
 
Lisa Riley was out enjoying the day’s sunshine at Smithy’s 5 Mile Trail Run, another race raising money for an excellent charity, Bolton Hospice, completing this undulating race in 1:01:31.