Burnden Race Report - 20th July 2026

As the summer break begins for most, so do the races. The first race being Radcliffe 5k, in which several Burnden runners took part. Results shown below -

Suleman Badat 00:19:46, Michael Kermode 00:20:17, Tom Stratton 00:21:01, securing 1st in his age range 01/45, Mark Cannon 00:22:17, Phillip Fryer 00:22:30, Paula Pilling 00:22:41, Andrew Norman 00:22:53, Stephen Horsman 00:23:00, Gary Avison 00:23:03, Neil Counsell 00:23:04, Martin Whitehead 00:23:24, Katie Walsh 00:24:12, Jacek Rzeszutek 00:24:43, Lyndsay Darbyshire 00:24:46, Gwen Kinloch 00:24:49, Gareth Lowe 00:24:59, Gayle Gerrard 00:25:37, Sadie Thompson 00:25:38, Katy Thompson 00:25:48, Marie Parkinson 00:25:58, Keith Thomas 00:26:35, Kathryn Baron 00:26:50, Shirley Staveley 00:27:04, Andy Warburton 00:27:25, Jenni Partington 00:27:37, Anne Ferguson 00:28:13, Paul Christie 00:28:19, Erin Marsh 00:28:29

Paul Cox 00:28:37, John Marsh 00:30:32, David Morrison 00:31:13, Liz Dawson 00:31:32, Louise Righini 00:31:44, Steve Holt 0:31:46, Kelly Johnson-Owen 00:33:13, Jordan Hulme 00:33:32, Anthony Fulop 00:40:23, Ian Mann 00:44:28.

Tom Stratton and Mark Cannon securing first place in their age ranges, Tom 01/45 and Mark 01/60. Katie Walsh and Paula Piling (50) also securing first in their age ranges too.

The next two races to mention are ones that take determination, grit and perseverance, something that Burnden has in spades, and this can be seen below.

A fabulous quartet of Burnden runners took on the Beyond Manchester 55km Ultra run and did fantastically well.

Emma Beardwell 06:48:20, Kimberley Lowe 06:31:45, Ravi Patel 06:31:45, Lyall Mew 06:31:44.

This was Lyalls longest run ever! Kimberley got a PB of 1 hour 5 mins and it was Ravi’s 7th marathon distance of the year, as noted by Kimberley.

Andrew Norman announced that “It must be a weekend for mental runs!”, Andrer completed the Manvers Dusk Til Dawn race, in Rotherham - starting at 6pm, until 6am, running 5km loops of a country park/lake. You can do as few or as many as you choose. Andrew managed 38.71 miles (12 loops) in 7 hrs 14, before deciding to call it a night.

It was noted to be a brilliantly organised race, by a local club, with great atmosphere and Andrew advised he would do it again.

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Two special parkrun mentions are noted by Mark and Ann Butler, and Sue and Simon Marland.

Mark and Ann were at Frogmary Green Farm parkrun that takes place on a working farm outside Yeovil in Somerset. Ann Butler 36.42, Mark Butler 36.43.

Sue and Simon were at Donaupark parkrun in Vienna and noted this to be a very warm 3 lap course around the lovely park. Sue Marland 34:09, Simon Marland 24:10.

Other Parkrun tourism to note

Aberdeen Parkrun - Linda Coffey 00:32:01. Hyndburn Parkrun - Vicki Hamer 00:31:53, Sarah Louise Watton 00:31:54, Ian Mann 00:46:20. Heaton Park Parkrun - Suleman Badat 00:18:21, Paul Cox 00:27:47, Chris Greenall 00:28:01. Rothamsted Park parkrun Tom Stratton 00:19:49, Katherine Baines 00:23:45. Worden Parkrun - Ryan Moore 00:22:03. Haigh Woodland Parkrun - Richard Marlton 00:22:04, Gareth Lowe 00:24:15, Jenni Partington 00:25:46, Carol Richardson 00:34:00