Burnden Road Runners

Race Report May 31st

Created by Suzi Walmsley

Burnden Race Report May 31st

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, Mark Butler and Steven Bate ran at the Harrock Hill Race. A 5.2-mile course, mostly off-road. Results -

Mark Butler 57:13, Steven Bate 1:06:25.

On Friday 29th May, Simon Marland took part in one of his bucket list races, the DNF (Do Not Fail) FCF Backyard Ultra race. The requirements are to do a yard of 4.167 miles on the hour, to complete within the hour, then again on the next hour for as many yards as you feel able. The course was made up of two laps for the yard on trail and grass surfaces, with a couple of hills thrown in. The weather conditions were hot. Simon managed to complete six yards before the heat and a ni**le in his right knee brought him to the decision to ring the bell to signal his finish. Simon completed 25.002 miles altogether. Sue (his wife) had the much-needed support role of fuel delivery girl, a job she did fabulously. Well Done, Simon.
On May 31st, a selection of Burnden runners ran the AJ Bell Great North Run.

Natasha Clarke completed her half marathon in 2:25:02, Erin Marsh finished in 01:56:46, Rich Burnett finished in 1.57.52 and Ravi Patel smashed his pb & got sub-90cial time of 01:29:37. Jordan Hulme completed the 10k race and finished in 1:10:21.
Emma Beardwell completed the 10k in 52:40 and Gregg Beardwell completed the half in 1:55:06.

Paul Cox completed a half marathon at Wirral on 31st May also and finished in 1:56:37.

Burnden Duo Andrew and Kath Berry completed a cycle sportive also on 31st May - York Lincoln York. Andrew did 168 miles in 8 hours 48 mins, and Kath Berry did 105 miles in 6 hours 46 mins.

Parkrun mentions
Julie and David Morrison completed the Milton Country parkrun in Cambridge on Saturday morning. A course described as a lovely trail course that twists and loops around the park. Times were 30:35 for David and 49:03 for Julie.

Jake Quinn and Megan Mcloughlin did Penrhyn park run in Wales in 23:02 and 37:44, respectively.

An honourable mention to Katherine Baines for her 500th parkrun at Bolton this morning! An amazing feat that she should be incredibly proud of.

Bolton Parkrun had their 700th anniversary and Burnden showed up to celebrate.

Results for Burnden members are: -



Lee White: 20:27, Andy Dunleavy: 22:24, Mark Cannon: 22:30, Richard Marlton: 22:56, Tom Stratton: 22:58, James Deveney: 24:01, Martin Whitehead 24:57, Lawrence McDonald 25:43, Neil Counsell 26:28, Robert Moran-Hetherington 26:34, Richard Blake 26:39, Gregg Beardwell 26:50, Stephen Roberts-Wardle

27:10, Vicki Hamer 27:17, Clair Marland 27:24, Nicola Halsall 29:07, Kathryn Baron 29:08, Steven Bate 29:33, Liz Dawson 30:35, Paul Andrew Johnson 31:15, Sarah Brown 33:42, Katherine Baines 33:49, Kelly Johnson-Owen 35:44, Steven Snape 36:08, Rebecca Fisher37:10, Luke Newell 38:09, Cheryl Dunleavy 41:05, Joyce Tyldesley 46:36, Philip Glassbrook 48:50, Vivienne Bentley 52:49, Andrew Mann 1:05:22, Julie Mann 1:05:23.

Burnden Race Report 29th May

Report by Jen Forkin - Well done everyone!

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 followed by Whippet-quick Mark Whittington in 40:51 and Michael Fast Kermode in 41:17.

First lady was Power Paula Pilling in 46:30, next in was Gwen Geronimo Kinloch in 48:38 and third home was Katie Kwikstep Walsh in 48:47.

Other results – Lee White 41:46, Paul Duke 42:24, Steve Nolan – 44:14, Steve Horsman – 46:34, Mark Cannon – 47:35, Ryan Moore – 48:31, Jake Quinn – 48:41, Gareth Doherty – 48:57, Lyndsay Darbyshire – 50:02, Gayle Gerrard – 51:38, David Smith – 52:09, Gareth Lowe – 52:56, Richard Blake – 53:53, Anne Ferguson – 54:26, Neil Counsell – 54:32, Jenni Partington – 55:48, Paul Cox – 55:59, Kathryn Baron – 56:25, Andy Warburton – 56:36, Mark Butler – 57:06, Paul Christie – 58:43, Elaine Roper – 59:50, Justin Bones – 1:03:13, David Morrison – 1:03:15, Tess Riley – 1:03:22, Steve Holt – 1:03:31, Liz Dawson – 1:03:41, Louise Bentley – 1:04:26, Nia Bell - 1:04:40, Amy Smith – 1:06:51, Emma Walker – 1:07:24, Finley Coyne – 1:09:58, Sarah Brown – 1:10:02, Jordan Hulme – 1:15:32, Gillian McGowan – 1:18:48, Cheryl Dunleavy – 1:18:48, Tony Fulop – 1:25:12.

RETURN OF IAN HESKETH

Staged over many years in various formats, the Ian Hesketh Memorial Duathlon event is a held in tribute to Ian, a member of Horwich RMI Harriers, who died tragically at 27 in 2005. Now run jointly between Tony Hesketh and Burnden Road Runners, the event is a 12 mile cycle sandwiched between two 5Ks set around Ian’s favourite training area, Rivington.

This year, over 50 competitors, including 10 Burndeners, took up the multisport challenge, which tackles a tough route featuring a pedal up hilly Dryfield Lane.

First home for Burnden was Gareth Doherty who took 3rd MV40 in 1:29:46 with his first run coming in at a speedy 23:39, the bike in 42:00 and the second run in 24:07.

Second in was Martin Cullen with 1:46:08 and times as follows – 5K – 25:38 – Bike – 50:57 – 5K – 29:33. Third back was Tony Woodiwiss in 26:56-55:32-29:39 making a finish time of 1:52:07.

Sarah Woodiwiss and Anne Ferguson came 2nd in their respective categories of FV50 and FV60. Sarah stuck with husband Tony – achieving almost identical results in 26:55 – 55:35 – 29:37 – making another 1:52:07. Anne’s first 5K was finished in 28:37, the bike in 1:00:14 and the second 5K in 30:04 – bringing a time of 1:58:55.

Gillian Morris completed the Burnden individuals in her trio of times – 31:10 – 58:24 – 34:31 – bringing her to the finish line in 2:04:05.

The relay teams were both made up of Burnden members and coming first was Team Carolisa – Carol Richardson on the bike and Lisa Berry on the runs. With Lisa back from the run in 32:59, Carol then smashed the bike in 53:58 before Lisa again set off for her second 5K – completing in 35:22 and totalling 2:02:19 for the pair.

In their first Duathlon, Ian Mann and Sarah Brown AKA the BRR Bees finished in 2:27:55 with Sarah completing the two 5Ks in 33:40 and 36:40 and Ian cycling the course in 1:17:35.

Super efforts from all 10 Burndeners at this tough event!

BOILING BOWLEY BANK HOLIDAY

Gwen Kinloch, Andy Warburton and Kathryn Baron took in a toasty treat on Bank Holiday Monday as they ran the Bowley Hill Fell race.

In Gwen’s words, “Mad Scots and English men went out in the midday sun..!” She was super right - it was a scorching day – well into the 30s but in true Gwen speed, she finished the scenic 5.5 miles under the hour in 59:34! Andy finished in 1:09:02 and Kath finished in 1:11:16. Gwen named the free entry to the Great Harwood agricultural show with its very cute pygmy goats as a highlight.

SOUTHPORT TRI – written by Triathlon Captain Mike Caine

Organised by Epic Events, the Southport Standard Triathlon is one of the North West’s most popular triathlon events. Set around the scenic Southport Marine Lake at Waterside Lodge, the standard-distance race consists of a 1,500m open-water swim, a fast 40km bike course on fully closed roads, and a flat 10km lakeside run.

Martin Fielding came in first with a time of 2:44:13.

Josh Palmer who has rejoined Burnden this year made a great comeback with a time of 3:31:52

PARKRUNS EVERYWHERE

Bolton – Tom Stratton – 21:25, Nathan Platt – 22:12, Jake Quinn – 26:40, Rob Moran-Hetherington – 26:48, Nicola Halsall – 29:08, Paul Johnson – 30:36, Howard Sparke – 30:50, Mark Cannon – 30:53, Emma Walker – 35:01, Julie Mann – 35:25, Andrew Mann – 36:50, David Allen – 38:38, Philip Glassbrook – 49:27

Haigh Woodland – Richard Marlton – 22:31

Pymmes – Simon Marland – 23:17, Sue Marland – 33:57

Peel – Kelly Johnson-Owen – 31:25, Mark Turner – 33:48

Worsley Woods – Michael Kermode – 20:37, Gayle Gerrard – 23:28, Linda Coffey – 32:42

Kagerzoom – Steven Snape – 32:38, Joyce Tyldesley – 41:36

Wythenshawe – Katie Walsh – 24:24, Nia Bell – 30:26

Philips Park – Ally Marland – 21:01

Central parkrun, Plymouth – Andy Norman – 23:20

Heaton Park – Alexander Shield – 19:24, Catherine Shield – 26:55, Paul Cox – 27:51, Luke Newell – 37:23

Roundhay – Tony Fulop – 37:59

Whinlatter Forest – Steven Walsh – 32:22

Skipton – Phillip Fryer – 23:39

Burnden Race Report 17th May 2026

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 D**e 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 21:28, Michael Caine 21:32, Stephen Horsman 21:36, Gareth Doherty 23:47, Tony Woodiwiss 25:09, Martin Cullen 25:53, Sarah Woodiwiss 28:35, Gillian Morris 28:39, Sandra Caine 31:26, Linda Doherty 31:26, Cheryl Dunleavy 38:56, Emma Louise Walker 39:13, Alyson Cullen 53:34.
St Helens Parkrun
A family affair at St Helen’s parkrun, where Erin, John and Chris sped to the finish line.
Erin Marsh 25:02, John Marsh 27:47, Chris Marsh 34:33.

Burnley Parkrun
A quartet of Burndeners ventured over to Burnley.
Michael Kermode 18:37, Alexander Shield 18:57, Luisa Shield 28:13, Catherine Shield 28:19.

Couch to 5k graduates at Bolton Parkrun

Couch to 5k ran by Burnden run leaders Sarah Brown and Jennifer Entwistle, there were 6 graduates, supported by 3 Burnden members.
Three of the Couch to 5k graduates then went on to tackle Cruella on Saturday and won. Saturday parkrun graduates were Vivienne Bentley 47:07, Toni Sagar – Fulop 42:45 and Megan McLloughlin 38:04.
They were supported by Anthony Fulop 42:47 and Sarah Brown 42:48.
Lands' End
Nicola Berry (another Couch to 5k graduate) did parkrun at Lands' End and finished in 39:46.
Other Bolton Parkrun results are: -
Mark Cannon 22:13, Paula Pilling 22:23, Martin Whitehead 24:11, David Smith 25:01, Ivan Brown 25:18, Andrew Norman 25:34, Phillip Fryer 25:35, Richard Blake 26:02, Anne Ferguson 26:15, Stephen Roberts-Wardle 26:19, Mumtaz Patel 26:20, Helen Bury 26:21, Jenni Partington 27:08, Kathryn Baron 27:35, Paul Andrew Johnson 28:07, Marcus Simon Chester 32:42, Rebecca Fisher 36:06, Julie Mann 36:41, Jake Quinn 38:05, Luke Newell 38:28, Tracy Jane Cameron 39:12, David Allen 39:30, Anthony Fulop 42:47, Sarah Brown 42:48, Michelle Livesey 42:49, Ian Mann 44:23 and Vivienne Bentley 47:07 (This was Vivienne’s 200th run at Bolton Parkrun).

Other tourism parkrun ventures for our fabulous Burdeners
Millom Parkrun - Richard Marlton 21:08. Stretford Parkrun - Ryan Moore 21:18.
Stamford Park Parkrun - Tom Stratton 20:32, Katherine Baines 24:21.

Carlingwalk Loch Parkrun - Simon Marland 23:36, Sue Marland 33:02.
Kingsway Park Parkrun - Louise Bentley 29:56, Nia Bell 30:07. Peel Parkrun -
Mark Jackson 27:10, Steven Snape 32:22, Mark Turner 36:22, Joyce Tyldesley 40:54.
Rothay Park Parkrun - Gayle Gerrard 24:24. Worsley Woods Parkrun - Gary Avison 23:06, Sarah Jane Wells 53:29. Heaton Parkrun - Suleman Badat 18:39, Adrian Ashburn 22:49, Steven Bate 27:13. Haigh Woodland Parkrun - Tracey Lowe 33:59. Alexandra Parkrun - Kimberley Lowe 22:36.

What a fabulous display of weekend running.

Burnden Race Report May 10th

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 – 28:56

Welsh trips for long distances

Steven Walton visited the Welsh mountain Snowdonia to tackle a half marathon; he finished with the time of 1hr 48mins 20 seconds.
Steven came 79th out of 690, and 8th in his age group.

David Morrison and Mark Jackson completed the Excalibur marathon.

Mark got a PB knocking 59 mins and 26 seconds off his previous attempt with a time of 5:22:29. With accolades of P12 and first vet for 40 – 50.

David got a finishing time of 07:51:54, this was despite taking a wrong turning and running to a dead end and back. He says he will not return again.

Leeds Marathon and Half Marathon
Marathon

Jenni Partington – 4:25:40
Andy Norman (guiding Katy) 4:36:30
Josh Palmer (guiding Andy) - 5:18:38

Half Marathon
Rachel Norman – 1:59:15

A race reported to be brilliant, if not undulating and lumpy.

A club championship race and a prize of cheese, what a day on 10th May.

On Sunday 10th May, several Burnden runners made their way over to Longridge to complete BlackSticks 10k race. A great hilly race with fabulous views and brilliant volunteers along the way.
Instead of a medal, a packaged slice of blue cheese was provided to runners.

Results

Suleman Badat 00:39:42
Lee White 00:40:30
Gareth Doherty 00:41:32
Mike Caine 00:42:33
Gary Avison 00:43:19
Andy Dunleavy 00:44:07
Ravi Patel 00:44:12
Jake Quinn 00:46:28
Gayle Gerrard 00:47:48
Lyndsay Darbyshire 00:47:53
Alistair Marland 00:47:58
Marie Parkinson 00:49:04
Simon Marland 00:49:17
Linda Doherty 00:50:05
Sarah Woodiwiss 00:51:06
Kimberly Lowe 00:51:31
Tony Woodiwiss 00:51:49
Anne Ferguson 00:52:34
Richard Blake 00:53:04
Kathryn Baron 00:55:35
Clair Marland 00:56:07
Ciaran Marland 00:56:14
Emma Beardwell 00:56:20
Paul Christie 00:56:22
Elaine Roper 00:56:31
Julia Hall 00:57:35
Gillian Morris 00:57:38
Mark Butler 00:58:20
Steve Holt 00:59:34
Steven Bate 00:59:55
Justin Bones 01:00:08
Louise Bentley 01:03:39
Lisa Berry 01:05:36
Natasha Clarke 01:06:33
Ann Butler 01:09:08
Carol Richardson 01:11:01
Joanne Eddleston 01:11:01
Sue Marland 01:11:19
Gillian McGowan 01:14:32
Lyndsay Berisford 01:15:52
Anthony Fulop 01:18:46
Cheryl Dunleavy 01:20:30
Maz Matthews- Wyatt 01:24:42
Ian Mann 01:30:36
Suzi Walmsley 01:58:25
Vivienne Bentley 01:58:25

Parkrun Tourism

Sue and Simon Marland have managed to attend an inaugural parkrun No. 1 event, at Drumlanrig Castle parkrun that started on May 9th, 2026.

It is described as, a beautiful one lap through the woodland and trails of the grounds, plus an out and back in front of the castle to finish.

This is very much a recommended trip up to Scotland to complete this one.
Simon finished in 25.00 and Sue finished in 35.18

Blacksticks Blue 10k ☀️
Great route, amazing views and a block of cheese for all finishers 🧀
A wonderful morning. Well done Burnden 👏

Race Report 3rd May

Completed by Suzi Walmsley (triathlon report by Mike Caine)

Burnden race report 3rd May

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 Championship 10k in Catania, Sicily on May 1st. Gwen finished 3rd in LV65 with a time of 44.16, this is fourth fastest time by a UK runner in her category this year.
There is no stopping Gwen on this fabulous bank holiday weekend, where Gwen also completed the half marathon for European Masters Championship, finishing 2nd in LV65 category with time of 1:40:41 and getting a silver medal. She then also won a gold medal as GB team came in first place. Gwen was also 7th fastest LV65 of this year, and in the heat too.
This was a very hot race both in temperature and achievements. What a superstar Gwen.

Justin Bones, who states he is now broken, completed the Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge 109k on May 2nd with a finish time of 18:19:53. A trooper all the way, who I am sure we will see running very soon.

On May 2nd, we saw a collection of Burnden runners give Chorley 10k a go.
Results -
ANDREW DUNLEAVY 43:40.17
Alistair Marland : 44.32.94
SIMON MARLAND 49:36.76 Male Vet over 65: 3rd
RICHARD BLAKE 52:41.63
KRIS WORSLEY 58:28.57
CRAIG PHILPOT 58:29.52
CAROL RICHARDSON 1:07:16
SUE MARLAND 1:09:54.98
CHERYL DUNLEAVY 1:17:44.87
Another fantastic bout of running from Burnden.

It’s a Piece of Cake 10k, Manchester on 2nd May saw two of our runners Jordan Hulme and Tony Fulop race and finish in 1:08:43 for Jordan and 1:22:56 for Tony. Brilliant times. On a secondary note, a race with a chance to eat cake at the end, I’m in for 2027!

Paula just keeps those accolades coming. On May 3rd, Paula and another burnden runner Susan Sumner did Worsley Woods Ladies Trail, in which Paula came 5th lady.
Paula Pilling – 36.12
Susan Sumner – 53.16

Report provided by Mike Caine re Horwich Triathlon

The Horwich Triathlon, widely known as the “Kona of the North,” delivered a challenging and memorable race that tested athletes across every discipline. Competitors tackled a 500m pool swim before heading out onto a tough 40k, undulating bike course through Belmont and Chorley.

The 8.6k run course proved equally relentless with a race to the Pike and back, pushing athletes to dig deep in the final stages of the race. Despite the difficulty and challenging weather conditions, performances across the field were commendable.

This year the event also expanded out into multiple options such as a Sprint Distance Triathlon, Aquathon, Duathlon, Aquabike and pure running races.

Results

(Standard Distance)

Jonny Sangster 01:57:22 (5th overall and age category winner)

Mike Caine 02:25:28

Stephen Horsman 02:29:00

Andrew Horrocks 02:29:04

Martin Cullen 02:47:59

Leon Horrocks 02:48:59

Sarah Woodiwiss 02:59:51

Gillian Morris 03:14:24

(Standard Aquabike)

Lyall Mew 01:40:32

(Standard Aquathon)

Lisa Berry 01:23:04

Race Report - 26th April 2026.

Created by Suzi Walmsley

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

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 April, another day of proud moments for our runners . I don’t think any of them found themselves between a rock (Blackpool) and a hard place.

Andy Norman – Marathon - 3:39:36
Phillip Fryer Marathon - 03:55:19
01:45:52.60 Patrick filio - Half Marathon – 1:45:52

Rachel Norman - Half Marathon, 1:59:04 – a PB for Rachel in distance, that she is incredibly proud as punch about.

Sunday 19th April
Simon and Sue Marland took the streets of another seaside town in Sunderland and completed the Pier2Pier race, approximately 7 miles, starting from South Shields pier on the beach, up onto the cliff tops following the coastline before dropping back onto the beach for the final stretch to Roker pier. It was reported to have amazing views.

Simon finished in 56.36 and Sue in 1hr 20mins 51 secs.

Parkrun Tourism – notable mention

Paula Pilling 22:09 Clarence Parkrun
Paula was 1st Lady & highest age grade of the day. On a course known for it’s challenges of mud, rain and the general trials & tribulations of winter, Saturday 25th parkrun was super dry and pleasant to run.

Burnden runners at Bolton Parkrun

Pete GARDNER
23:26

Lawrence MCDONALD
24:15

Phillip FRYER
24:38

Anne FERGUSON
26:07

Ivan BROWN
26:32

Paul Andrew JOHNSON
28:52

Liz DAWSON
29:04

Kathryn BERRY
29:17

Steve HOLT
30:07

Kathryn BARON
30:19

Mark CANNON
30:38

Howard SPARKE
30:42

Marcus Simon CHESTER
30:52

David ALLEN
35:04

Rebecca FISHER
35:37

Tracy Jane CAMERON
42:01

Gregg BEARDWELL
47:46

Philip GLASSBROOK
48:44
Vivienne BENTLEY
52:42

Luke NEWELL
1:01:48

A great week for running,

On Wednesday 22nd April, there was a collection of our Manchester Marathon runners, with the support team, our fabulous Burnden Bee board created by Cheryl Dunleavy.

Our amazing Manchester Marathon superstars! 👏🎉🏅

We’re so proud of all the Burndeners who ran on Sunday - you did the club proud and smashed it out there! 🤩

This one definitely deserves a spot on the grid! 💪🔥

Big shout-out to the support crew who were out in force on the course too! 🙌

Updated Race Report with missed races! By Suzi Walmsley

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.



L*D (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 his marathon distance and to complete an ultra.

Rivington 10-mile race – Sunday 12th April

A tough course, but great results.

Results -

Michael Kermode - 1:18:15

Lee White - 1:18:29

Paul Duke - 1:20:23

Steve Nolan - 1:21:05

Phillip Fryer - 1:25:05

Paula Pilling - 1:28:47

Stephen Horsman - 1:31:05

Gwen Kinloch - 1:34:20

Gregg Beardwell - 1:38:49

Marie Parkinson - 1:41:42

Gayle Gerrard - 1:43:42

Anne Ferguson - 1:44:04

Andy Warburton - 1:45:19

Alistair Marland - 1:45:26

Jane Forrest - 1:47:01

Elaine Roper - 1:51:49

David Morrison – 1:52:28

Kathryn Baron - 1:54:00

Colm O’Brien - 1:55:40

Julia Hall -1:58:22

Liz Dawson - 1:58:36

Steve Holt - 2:00:09

Mark Butler - 2:08:07

Teresa Riley - 2:08:55

Nia Bell - 2:09:29

Amy Smith - 2:10:23

Carol Richardson - 2:11:15



Tatton Park 10k

Erin Marsh- 52:29

Boston (UK) Marathon 12th April

Kimberly Lowe completed her race in 04:11:08 with Marcus Chester being Kimberly’s pacer with time of 04:1110

Half Marathon -

Ravi Patel 01:34:15



Enschede Marathon and Half (Netherlands) 12th April

Andy and Rachel had a little rendezvous with friends for a special birthday and managed to throw in a bit of running too. Andy’s time with Marathon was 03:27:09 and Rachel’s half marathon time was 02:00:30.



Parkrun Shout out



Phil Glassbrook after an injury has returned to Parkrun with a smile on his face – 51:56





Parkrun Tourism

Paula Pilling – 2nd overall at Pont y Bala and 1st female – PB of 20:40.

Sue and Simon Marland – Worsley Woods - Simon 24:10 Sue 33:05

Jennifer Entwistle – Pendle - 35:10

Nia Bell – Zamek w Malborku - 29:06

Louise Bentley – Stamford Park - 30:23

David and Julie Morrison – FellFoot Parkrun – David 29.25 Julie 37:06



Fell Race Wednesday 15th April

Jocelyn Chadderton and Kath Baron stumbled along the Ostwaldtwistle moors fell race on Weds eve and got a delight at the end of a 1000ft climb with amazing views. They did this in around 1hour 20 minutes.



West Lancs Spring Triathlon – Sunday 19th April

Sarah Woodiwiss – 01:28:28



Manchester Marathon 19th April 2026



The sun was shining bright for our Burnden runners on Sunday 19th April, as some of our club runners paved the streets of Manchester.



Results:

Phil Fryer – 03:29:38

Jacek Rzeszutek – 03:20:09

Andy Horrocks – 03:07:27

Leon Horrocks – 03:07:50

Marcus Chester – 04:24:40

Ravi Patel – 03:13:32

Alexander Shield – 03:28:59

Lawrence McDonald – 04:15:10

Kelly Johnson-Owen – 06:06:16

Francesca Caine – 03:51:02

Connor Barrett – 03:59:04

Ryan Moore – 05:20:52

Martin Fielding – 03:23:32

Kimberly Lowe – 04:21:58

Jake Quinn – 04:03:08

Linda Doherty – 03:47:08

Gregg Beardwell – 04:33:49

Martin Whitehead – 05:09:56

Vicki Hamer – 04:10:28

Hamad Ali – 04:47:44

Emma Beardwell – 04:36:44

Justin Bones – 04:39:38

Luke Newell – 06:51:37

Amy Smith – 05:05:12



A great running week that everyone should be truly proud of.

Created by Suzi Walmsley

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

Alot 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 Pilling: 26:16

121. Phillip Fryer: 26:18

125. Stephen Horsman: 26:28

147. Richard Marlton: 27:41

172. Katie Walsh: 28:44

182. Gregg Beardwell: 28:43

186. Lyndsay Darbyshire: 29:08

207. Anne Ferguson: 29:56

209. Ryan Moore: 29:58

226. Jessica Lee: 30:39

245. Marie Parkinson: 31:27

246. Jane Forrest: 31:38

265. Colin Obrien: 32:34

267. Chris Greenall: 32:35

273. Justin Bones: 33:09

274. Kathryn Baron: 33:11

275. Elaine Roper: 33:16

286. Gayle Gerrard: 33:45

295. Liz Dawson: 34:13

299. David Morrison: 34:41

301. Steve Holt: 34:45

306. Louise Bentley: 35:11

319. Nia Bell: 36:31

326. Jenni Partington: 36:51

327. Amy Smith: 36:55

338.Kathryn Berry: 39:19

340. Teresa Riley: 39:42

344. Sarah Brown: 40:43

350. Anthony Fulop: 46:24

351. Gillian McGowan: 49:01



A tremendous turnout and terrific times gained!



Darwen Half Marathon

On Sunday 5th April, our Burnden quartet ran in style without even a thought of Easter Eggs hot crossing their minds.



Andy Dunleavy crossed the line in position 37 and time of 01:44:43,

Alistair Marland closely following in position 52 and time of 01:51:57, Justin Bones followed in position 135 and time of 02:34:47 and finally Cheryl Dunleavy, our very own Burnden cheer captain came in at position 144 finishing in 02:52:40.



Burnden here, there, and everywhere for Parkruns

On Saturday 11th April, as well as a few Burnden members either volunteering or partaking at Bolton.





Details and results noted below: -

Philip Fryer: 23:04

Martin Whitehead: 23:25

Andrew Crawford: 23:43

Martin Cullen: 25:49

Ivan Brown: 27:18

Neil Counsell: 28:13

Simon Irving: 29:37

Marcus Simon Chester: 30:24

Louise Bentley: 31:23

Julie Mann: 33:02

Luke Newell: 35:23

Mark Turner: 38:34

Greg Beardwell: 39:06

Maz Matthews-Wyatt: 41:31

David Allen: 43:02

Tracy Jane Cameron: 48:52

Vivienne Bentley: 53:17

Suzanne Walmsley: 1:11:48



Burnden Volunteers present -

Mark Butler – Timekeeper

Sue Thalange – Finish Tokens

Phillip Fryer – Barcode Scanning

Ian Mann – Barcode Scanning

Suzanne Walmsley – Tailwalker

David Allen – Pre event set up

Luke Newell – Pre event set up

Kathryn Berry – Marshal

Anthony Fulop – Marshal

Philip Glassbrook – Marshal

Paul Andrew Johnson – Marshal

Andrew James Parkinson - Marshal



We also had a small number going further afield in Amsterdam, Torbay, Cardiff,

Newbiggin-by-the-sea and Hyndburn. An array of weather showed itself across all these places.



Amsterdamse Bos – Andy Norman: 23:36

Rachel Norman: 29:30

Torbay Velopark - Susan Sumner: 31:03

Grangemoor Parkrun Cardiff -

Simon Marland: 24:09

Sue Marland: 32:46

Newbiggin-by-the-sea –

Sarah Brown (and Alfie the dog): 41:54

Hyndburn - Jennifer Entwistle: 35:05



An overall busy and blustery week of running.