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First 3 races of the Burnden Off Road Championship2026
Race reports - Jane Forrest Off Road Captain We had a fantastic turnout for our first 3 off road races of 2026. We saw several category prizes a men’s team prize and lots of brilliant running. Thank you to everyone who turned out. It’s great to see so many of you trying new races and hopefully enjoying the off-road experience. 1st April - Curley’s 5k 43 of the 76 runners in this race were from Burnden, a fantastic turn out for our first off road race of the year. We were

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Race Report 18th April 2026
A busy week for marathons, triathlons, ultras, a 10 miler, a 10k, A Fell Race and parkrun home and away this week. Burnden have shown no signs of wavering when it comes to putting their best feet forward. LSD (Last Standing Distance) Ultra Back Yard, Northumberland. 11th April 2026. Cheryl and Andy Dunleavy ventured to picturesque Morpeth in which they both challenged themselves. Cheryl did 4 loops in 4 tutu’s (16 + miles) and Andy did 7 loops (28+ miles), this was to best
Suzi Walmsley
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Off Road Championships - Rivington 10 mile Trail Race Results
Another amazing Burnden turnout for the latest race in the Off Road Champs. Well done everyone. Results here
Natasha Clarke
Apr 12


Race report 11th April 2026
Another busy week for Burnden with our runners taking on Rivington Pike Fell Race on Saturday 4th April and then a Burnden Quartet taking on Darwen Half Marathon on Sunday 5th April. Pike Fell Race A lot of perseverance was required to tackle the Pike, with Storm Dave biting at their feet. Not a problem for 32 of our Burnden runners, with times ranging from 24:38 to 49:01 to get to that blustery finish line. 83. Michael Kermode: 24:38 90. Paul Duke: 24:58 119. Paula P
Suzi Walmsley
Apr 12


Off-Road Club Championship - Pike Race Results
Another amazing turnout by Burnden! Great running out there. Result here David Morrison has also shared a great video of the event, which you can watch here
Natasha Clarke
Apr 5


Run Report – 2nd April 2026
When we are getting at least 4 seasons in a day this Spring to Summer week, our Burnden runners have gone further afield to Berlin and Prague, no less. Hamad Ali hurled himself into the heart of the Berlin Half Marathon on March 29th , giving him a finish line time of 1:44:56. The second of our dynamic duo devoting their time to half marathons this week is Paul Cox. Paul was proud in Prague on March 28th, as he powered through to get his spot, finishing with a time of 1:56:

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Apr 3

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.

We use Runtogether to book on our training runs, you can download at the links below
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