Saturday: Red Rose Cross Country round four, Rossendale.

Sunday: The 30th annual Longridge Christmas Pudding Run (seven miles) from Longridge Civic Hall, Longridge, Lancashire, PR3 3HJ. Postal Entries to Steve Ashcroft, 36 Brook Place, Lea, Preston PR2 1TE. Online entries can be made via www.ukroadraces.info. Entries close on December 4.

December 14: Mid Lancs Cross Country League round three, Wilson Playing Fields, Hyndburn.

December 15: Sunday Hurst Green Turkey Trail Trot.

The trail race covers 4.95 miles and starts from the village hall on Avenue Road.

Entry is £6 and is pre-entry only. There are prizes for fancy dress and a bottle of Copper Drgaon ale to all finishers.

See: trawdenac.co.uk December 26: Worden Park 10k, Leyland. Accurately measured course which runs over two laps. All age groups with entry fees for attached runners at £10 and unattached runners at £12.

December 29: Ribble Valley 10K Roefield Leisure Centre, Clitheroe. Race starts at 10.30am and includes the northern athletics 10k championships.

Entry fees are £14.60 for an attached runner and £16.60 for an unattached runner.

www.ribblevalley10k.com December 31: Tuesday Auld Land Syne Fell race The race, which starts at 11.30am, covers 9.6km and climbs 300m from Penistone Hill Country Park near Haworth, Keighley. It is pre-entry only at a cost of £5.

January 4: Lancashire AA Cross Country Championships, Witton Park, Blackburn. ww.lancsaa.co.uk January 11: Mid Lancashire Cross Country League round four, Barrow.

January 12: Garstang 10K from Garstang High School.

Race entry fee is £12 and for more information call 07886 786246.

January 19: East Lancashire Hospice 10k, Great Harwood.

Race starts at 11am and is limited to 300 entrants. Entry fee is £8 and the venue (postcode BB6 7UF) has ample parking. For details call Nick Gaskell on 01254 829524