FOCUS by Andy Staveley

When I was training hard for a marathon a number of years ago, I asked three different coaches for some guidance on a specific aspect of my training. Two of them were top international runners and renowned coaches and the other was the legendary and wise Bruce Tulloh (if you don’t know who he is, look him up). One of the coaches said I should definitely do X and the other advised me to definitely do Y. So I then asked Bruce Tulloh. 

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NEW STARTERS TACKLE TOUGH TROTTERS 5 COURSE

Members of the Burnden's New Starters group tackled the tough Trotters 5 course on Sunday, the five mile route around the trails and paths around the Smithills estate was made more challenging by the change in weather, however the damp muddy conditions didn't put off the team supported by Gillian McGowan.

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BURNDEN FACEBOOK GROUP

Join the Burnden Facebook group, share your social runs, race entries, car sharing for events etc for all members to use.

#RUN AND TALK

Carolyn Barker is leading an initiative for the club to get involved in the rewarding program Run and Talk created by England Athletics and supported by the Charity Mind. The program has been created by EA with the aim of improving mental health t...

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RACE REPORT Tuesday 19th March 2019

BURNDEN enjoyed a double success at the Wigan Half Marathon. Andy Dunleavy won the V60 category with a time of 1hr 34mins 2secs and Anne Ferguson followed soon after, taking the F60 prize in 1:43:51.

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RACE REPORT Tuesday 12th March 2019

Read Dave Beevers latest round up from the weekends races.

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RACE REPORT Tuesday 5th March 2019

SHAY Walker led the way as Burnden scored a series of victories at the club’s annual race, the Trotters 5. The trail race around Smithills Country Park saw Shay claim the M45 prize, finishing fifth overall in a time of 30mins 29secs.

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OTHER LOCAL RACES