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celebrating 40 years 1985-2025
CLUB NEWS
EXCELLENT XC CHAMPS
The Burnden Cross Country team were out two weekends in a row and represented over in Runcorn for the Sunday League and at Heaton Park in the South East Lancs League. Six runners made the trip over to Runcorn’s Town Park, an undulating and muddy home to the infamous Ski Slope Hill, which makes for a fantastic course alongside a well-supported and organised race. Running for Burnden were Captain Paul Duke, Michael Kermode, Gareth Lowe, Jenni Partington, David Smith and Chair
Jen Forkin
24 hours ago
HORSMAN PULLS IN THE NEW YEAR
The final day of 2025 saw Burnden revellers celebrating the New Year early with Trail Blazing Events and the Trails and Ales 10K, which finishes with a pie, a pint and a party. Before the clock struck midnight on a freezing Bolton, the sounds of a bag piper could be heard as runners set off to tackle the Horwich trails. It’s a tough course with ups, downs, more ups, boulders, rivers, mud, bogs, gates, monuments and more but with the pleasing strains of Auld Lang Syne to pipe
Jen Forkin
24 hours ago
WE WISH IT COULD BE PARKRUN EVERY DAY!
Christmas Day for runners starts with Christmas Parkrun! Perfect for making room for that big meal, 9am on the 25th December brought freezing weather and festive cheer to Leverhulme Park. A total of 35 Burndeners donned their Santa hats, elf ears and more to run the 5K course with 185 others. Mark Whittington was first in and fifth overall with 20:25 followed by Andy Norman in 23:55 and Stephen Horsman in 24:31. First Burnden lady home was Vicki Hamer in 25:24 followed by Ann
Jen Forkin
1 day ago
PARKRUN CHRISTMAS
A host of Christmas characters stepped into parkrun this weekend as festivities were ramped up in the last weekend before the big day. Presents and trees, elves and Scrooge, snowmen and reindeer all gathered for a colourful photo before heading out for the 5K route. There were reasons to be merry as many members received their medal for completing 50 runs to Christmas, organised by Lawrence McDonald – full write up below. Top of the tree was Michael Kermode in 5th overall pos
Jen Forkin
Dec 24, 2025
PEELY GOOD TIMES AT FINAL CLUB CHAMPS
Peel parkrun in Salford was the hotspot this Saturday for a horde of Burndeners looking to improve their times. Back in February, Burndeners gathered at Peel to unzip their best 5K efforts - in the hope of being the best improved and to win a prize. While that result is yet to be announced, here are the times for Peel parkrun with Suleman, Michael and Lee leading the top 3 males. Ladies were shown home by top 3 - Gwen Kinloch, Katie Walsh and Gayle Gerrard. In full, here are
Jen Forkin
Dec 19, 2025
SAY CHEESE TO ‘GRATE’ RESULTS AT MYERSCOUGH!
When it’s a cheese prize at the end of a race, you know it’s time for a platter of puns and it was a ripe selection of members who parme-ran along the beautiful routes of Lancashire’s Myerscough 10 Miler! As the Club Championship serves its final few slices, the Myerscough makes a repeat appearance in the race list – a sneaky long run for the end of the year where racers are counting down the miles from 10 to cheese. Looking gouda at the front was Suleman Badat who received h
Jen Forkin
Dec 10, 2025
TRAIN WITH Burnden
MONDAY
We meet at Smithills Sports Centre every Monday evening (except Bank Holidays) We have a variety of sessions each week from effort sessions, muster runs, trail runs and Beginner groups
TUESDAY
Free Community Track session, with focus on the session being open to anybody in the community. The sessions are for all abilities and everyone is supported.
WEDNESDAY
Our popular 1 foot on the track at Leverhulme Park is a well established and organised track session, perfect if you are focusing on a personal running target.
WEEKEND
Come and join us at our local Bolton parkrun.
Or check our race list to see where Burnden are racing this weekend, or join us on a social Sunday run you are welcome to join us .
We use Runtogether to book on our training runs, you can download at the links below
LATEST RACE REPORTS FROM JEN
Burnden Jukebox
Strava Corner
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