Burnden Race Report - 4th August 2026

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Burnden were busy bees across the borough and beyond this week

On July 26th, it was the Northern Masters Track Championship at Longford Park Stretford. In the first event, the 5000 metres, Steve Nolan won silver in a time of 19:44 (the 3rd fastest time in the UK over this distance this year in Steve's MV65 category). In the same race, Francis Mackin won gold being first home in his MV75 category in a time of 25:45. Francis is already the fastest MV75 in the country, due to his time of 52:18 which he ran in April.

The 400-metre race followed, and Paul Christie (MV70) won a gold in this event in a time of 1 minute 17 seconds. Paul also collected a silver medal later in the day in the 800 metres, running a time of 3:06.

On July 30th, Erin March completed 23:52 for me at Media City 5k tonight.

On Saturday 1st August 2026, Kathryn Baron, David Morrison, Phillip Fryer, Andrew Norman and Justin Bones completed Anglesey coastal marathon CYBI. The results were Kathryn Baron 8:21:38, David Morrison 8:21:40, Phillip Fryer 4:40:11, Andrew Norman 05:26:50 and Justin Bones 06:58:27. Rachel Norman also completed the 25k at Anglesey Coastal Marathon CYBI in 03:17:49.

Report from Mike Caine (Tri Captain) provided an update for Sunday 2nd August for the Salford Triathlon. The details are below -

The 2026 Salford Triathlon was a fast, spectator-friendly event held at the iconic MediaCityUK and Salford Quays, offering both Sprint (750 m swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run) and Standard/Olympic (1,500 m swim, 40 km bike, 10 km run) distances, as well as Aqua bike and relay options. Athletes began with an open-water swim in the sheltered waters of Dock 9 before tackling a flat, draft-legal bike course on quiet public roads through Salford and Trafford, finishing with a scenic run around Salford Quays. Renowned for its welcoming atmosphere, excellent organisation and suitability for both first-time triathletes and experienced racers chasing personal bests, the event combined a challenging race in one of Greater Manchester’s most recognisable waterfront locations.

Our results were: -

1. Standard distance

Female - 12th Sarah Woodiwiss 2:52:58

Male - 3rd Jonny Sangster 2:10:29, 19th John Dover 2:23:30, 39th Martin Fielding 2:35:49, 55th Gareth Doherty 2:39:03, 131st Jacek Rzeszutek 2:58:26, 147th Martin Cullen 3:04:32, 172nd Josh Palmer 3:19:44

2. Sprint distance female

28th Gillian Morris 1:42:29, 30th Kath Berry 1:43:22.

Male

21st Ste Horsman 1:21:52

On August 4th, Burnden did their one-mile race named the S-miler. The results are below -

Suleman Badat 00:05:43, Jim Gartland 00:05:43, Adam Booth 00:05:50, Mark Whittington 00:05:51, Lyall Mew 00:05:56, Paul Duke 00:06:03, Martin Fielding 00:06:05, Ryan Moore 00:06:11, Gary Avison 00:06:14, Lawson Bates 00:06:14, Jake Quinn 00:06:16, Mark Cannon 00:06:16, Andrew Crawford 00:06:20, Steve Nolan 00:06:20, Andrew Norman 00:06:32, Paula Pilling 00:06:36, Richard Marlton 00:06:37, Stephen Horsman 00:06:41, Erin Marsh 00:06:42, Ahmad Badat 00:06:43, Sadie Thompsom 00:06:45, Andrew Dunleavy 00:06:46, Martin Whitehead 00:06:48, Kimberly Lowe 00:07:04, Martin Cullen 00:07:05, Katy Thompson 00:07:08, Marcus Hamer 00:07:13, Lyndsay Darbyshire 00:07:15, Keit Tomas 00:07:23, Gwen Kinloch 00:07:24, Paul Christie 00:07:32, Shirley Staveley 00:07:37, Richard Blake 00:07:44, Robert Moran-Hetherington 00:07:46, Steven Bate 00:07:51, Ciaran Marland 00:07:56, Simon Marland 00:08:00, Clair Marland 00:08:01, John Marsh 00:08:06, Mark Butler 00:08:13, Anne Ferguson 00:08:16, Jane Forrest 00:08:18, Jenni Partington 00:08:22, Julia Hall 00:08:26, Louise Bentley 00:08:45, Emma Walker 00:08:49, Justin Bones 00:08:53, Elaine Roper 00:08:54, Steve Holt 00:08:55, Phillip Fryer 00:09:00, Kelly Johnson-Owen 00:09:00, Ann Butler 00:09:04, Fin Coyne 00:09:19, Kathryn Berry 00:09:20, Nia Bell 00:09:27, Jennifer Entwistle 00:09:30, Teresa Riley 00:09:34, Aimee Sharples 00:09:39, Chelsea Entwistle 00:09:40, Natasha Clarke 00:09:59, Gillian McGowan 00:10:53, David Morrison 00:11:01, Julie Morrison 00:11:01, Sue Marland 00:11:08, Shirley Robinson 00:11:22, Anthony Fulop 00:12:38, Ian Mann 00:13:16, Vivienne Bentley 00:15:01.

A great week of racing