It is a Radcliffe AC takeover at the Burrs Community Run

Thirty one senior Radcliffe AC members and seven juniors were out in Burrs Country Park at the weekend, taking on the Sunnywood Project’s Burrs Community Run.

Khama Banda was first home for Radcliffe and second overall, completing the 5k distance in an excellent time of 18mins 8secs. Banda was followed by Steven Fawcett, who was third overall in a time of 19:06.

Also running at Burrs were: Andrew O’Donnell 20:53, Rob Lister 20:57, Alex Field 21:36, Dominic Parry 21:46, Chris Mihalyi 21:46, Mark Taylor 21:55, Emma Horner 22:37, Neil Naisbitt 23:48, Paul Stevens 24:01, Ethan Malone 24:39, Jack Connor 25:03, Paula Abernethy 25:04, Sheila Jones 25:20, Chemane Thomas 25:33, Brennan Tighe 25:38, Alison Howarth 26:52, Lucie Tighe 26:55, Kathryn Davies 27:56, Sarah Wilson 28:02, Louise Shield 28:14, Wayne Holden 28:59, Peter Warr 28:53, Helen Kay 29:42, Charlotte Holden 29:58, Elaine Bailey 31:49, Stephen Crowe 32:14, Bev Quinton 39:30, Sara Parry 39:32 and Andy Wheeler 40:00.

For the juniors, Oliver was first for Radcliffe and third overall, covering the 2km distance in 10:58. Oliver was joined by team-mates William (12:09) Grace (12:31), Aoife (13:41), Skyler (14:32), Alex (14:53.9) and Benji (15:05).

Radcliffe AC continued their 40th year celebrations last weekend with the latest instalment of the 13 Arches Half Marathon race.

The biggest and most eagerly anticipated event in Radcliffe’s roster of races, the 13 Arches is a multi-terrain route taking in the trails of Philips Park, Drinkwater Park, Prestwich Clough, Hurst Woods, and Outwood Country Park.

Club chair, Donna Cartwright, was delighted with the fantastic turnout.

She also praised all the club members who volunteered on the day, including nearly 60 marshals, to ensure that the event was a great success.

Elaine Bailey also had reason to celebrate over the weekend, running her 300th parkrun, alongside her granddaughter, completing her very first at Heaton Park.