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