Race Report created by Suzi Walmsley A quiet week of racing over the last few weeks, which has gradually picked up pace again. On July 5th, Paula Pilling completed the Deva Divas triathlon today, it was Paula’s first open water swim. Paula described this as a great event for any ladies who want to give an open water triathlon a go. Super friendly, ladies only, quiet roads and a flat run. On July 11th, Jake and Megan ventured over Lancashire way for their running. With Jake

A busy week of tough racing for our Burnden Road Runners. This started at Harrock Hill on 25th June 2026. Results shown below - Mark Whittington 00:43:39, Jake Quinn 00:46:10, Gareth Lowe 00:53:34, Keith Thomas 00:54:57, Andy Warburton 00:55:07, Mark Butler 01:03:37, Stephen Holt 01:11:19, Anne Ferguson 00:57:59, Marie Parkinson 00:58:56, Elaine Roper 00:59:23, Jane Forrest 01:00:55, Kathryn Baron 01:01:15, Jenni Partington 01:04:29, Nia Bell 01:06:55, Liz Dawson 01:08:31, L

BURNDEN SMASHES TOUR OF TAMESIDE A sixth of Burnden’s speedies were super busy this week as they took on the (in)famous Tour of Tameside. Comprising over 50km of running, it explores routes, trails and tough terrain from Thursday to Sunday – making it a very active long weekend away! The Tour has been adapted from the original 7 day founded by Ron Hill in 1981. Thursday’s offering is the X-Trail 10K through Daisy Nook and Park Bridge County Parks in Oldham. The mix of woodlan

Created by Suzi Walmsley. No rest for the wicked or in our case, Burnden runners. On the evening of Wednesday 10th June, just under 60 Burnden Runners took on the Haigh Hall 4 miler run. Results - Suleman Badat 00:24:37, Lee White 00:25:41, Andrew Horrocks 00:26:05, Alexander Shield 00:26:51, Ravi Patel 00:26:55, Gary Avison 00:27:04, Andy Dunleavy 00:27:40, Mark Cannon 00:27:53, Andrew Norman 00:27:56, Paula Pilling F50 (001/016) 00:28:07, Jake Quinn 00:28:36, Martin Whit

Painstakingly completed by Suzi Walmsley :-D Another week of brilliant achievements by Burnden. Gayle Gerrard on 31st May completed Great Manchester Run completing this in 01:41:54, and then on 4th June did the second of three races at Astley Park trail race finishing in 00:29:51. It is reported by Gayle, that as well as her, 5 others also completed this. These were Gwen Kinloch 00:28:28, Lyndsay Derbyshire 00:28:44, Shirley Staveley 00:31:37, Anne Ferguson 00:32:43 and Andy

What an amazing turn out - nearly 60 Burndeners at a mid-week race - amazing! The weather stayed fine and great results for everyone. Shout out to those who turned out to support, too! Well done everyone! Results here

Created by Suzi Walmsley A week of heat and not only the weather 2 Burndeners completed a race in Cornwall on Wednesday 27th May. Rachel and Andy Norman did The Gribbin 10km. This was reported as a tough, hilly, but stunning coastal trail race. Temperature gauge - super hot. Rachel and Andy finished together in 1:05:09. On May 28th, the marsh family did the media city 5k and their results were - Erin Marsh: 25:17, John Marsh: 28:09 and Chris Marsh: 34:05. Also on 28th May

Well done everyone. Results here

Report by Jen Forkin BADAT FIRST HOME AGAIN AT HORWICH It was a double whammy as the Horwich Coronation trail ticked off a race on both the Off-Road Championship and the Central Lancs Grand Prix. The trail saw a torrent of Burndeners traversing the fells for the midge-feast challenge - navigating 6 miles of the lesser known Rivington paths around the source and route of the River Yarrow. Over to the results and first home again for us was Super Speedy Suleman Badat in 40:29 f

Well done everyone. Results are now available, here

Created by Suzi Walmsley On May 14th our very own Nia Bell completed her final day of her 12-day solo walk along Offa’s Dyke trail route, this was a total of 177 miles. What a fantastic achievement. On Sunday 17th May, Katie Walsh ran a 10k in Chesterfield in 47:45, a PB by 2 minutes. Katie kicking out milestones like pebbles on a path. Parkrun proud as punch moments Dalby Forest Parkrun A selection of Burnden runners had a tourism trek to Dalby Forest Parkrun. Andy Dunleavy

Created by Suzi Walmsley On May 6th, a few of our Burnden Road Runners ventured over to Astley to take part in a 3-part series of races. These races are held over a few months and led to some cat win results for Lyndsay Darbyshire and Shirley Staveley. Results - Gareth Lowe – 28:32 Lyndsay Darbyshire – 28:56 Cat award for F50 Gayle Gerrard – 29:22 Shirley Staveley – 31:12 Cat award for F60 Jenni Partington – 31:13 Clair Marland – 32:35 Gareth Lowe – 28:32 Lyndsay Darbyshire –

Blacksticks Blue 10k ☀️ Great route, amazing views and a block of cheese for all finishers 🧀 Lots of category and team wins, too! A wonderful morning. Well done Burnden 👏 Results here

Completed by Suzi Walmsley (triathlon report by Mike Caine) Starting in chronological order, our first running jaunt of the week was Paul Duke, who did Foe Edge Fell Race in 42:42. He was the only Burnden runner running finishing in 44th place, whilst enjoying the pleasant views. Moving on to May Day, Erin Marsh got a new PB of 22:47 at Media City’s 5k run and was proud as punch and rightly so. Gwen’s weekend of events and achievements Gwen Kinlock ran in the European Masters

On Sunday 26th April, four of our fabulous Burnden runners ran London Marathon. A warm day taking in the sights of London and doing pretty good running, if I do say so myself. Results below – Tom Stratton - 3:11:04 Gary Avison 3:36:55 Gareth Lowe 4:16:54 Nicola Halsall 5:01:44 :44 This was an event they were all immensely proud of, and rightly so. Blackpool Running Festival Another quartet of Burnden runners found themselves at Blackpool Running Festival, also Sunday 26th Ap

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

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

Another amazing Burnden turnout for the latest race in the Off Road Champs. Well done everyone. Results here

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

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