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Duo make their mark in Malta
10:28am Tuesday 13th May 2008
Eleanor Markendale and Leigh Lennon were winning members of the first ever Northern Track and Field team to travel abroad.

Youngsters begin season
1:29pm Tuesday 13th May 2008
The Young Athletes League started last weekend for our highest ranked clubs Blackburn Harriers and Ribble Valley AC while Burnley, Hyndburn and Pendle will have to wait another fortnight for their first taste of action.

Bradshaw helps students to bronze
12:05pm Tuesday 13th May 2008
Paul Bradshaw has helped the University of Wales in Cardiff to the bronze medal in the 4x400 metres relay at the British Universities (BUSA) Championships.

Davina celebrates the roaring fortiesDavina celebrates the roaring forties
11:17am Tue 6 May 08
Davina Raidy was one of the surprise packages at this year's Flora London Marathon where she returned a sub 3:20 time to be the third fastest woman from the East Lancashire region.

Big turnout for Fell race
12:05pm Tuesday 29th April 2008
There was a magnificent turnout of more than 30 from East Lancashire when the English Junior Fell Championship Series got underway at Newlands in the Lake District.

Orienteers are on the lookoutOrienteers are on the lookout
12:04pm Tue 29 Apr 08
If you have a free Saturday, there are still three more chances to try the sport of orienteering with our local club Pendle Forest Orienteers.

Grand Prix ready to go
1:44pm Thursday 24th April 2008
THE Pendle and Burnley Grand Prix is an 11-race series, which runs from May until August.

LLiona takes Blackburn honour
12:43pm Thursday 24th April 2008
Liona Riding has won Blackburn Road Runn-ers' Club Championship for the first time in her career, and received her trophy at the club's recent awards night held at Cherry Tree Cricket Club.

Chorley's Graham and Blackburn's Carien give marathon effortChorley's Graham and Blackburn's Carien give marathon effort
11:41am Thu 24 Apr 08
Chorley Harrier Graham Schofield was looking for a new challenge after compl-eting 12 marathons, including eight Londons', and so to celebrate his 55th birthday, he signed up for the 2008 Marathon des Sables.

Harriers romp in
2:07pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008
Rossendale Harriers' women were the team winners at the Bolton 10K Road Race with Emma Flanagan, Jacqueline Howard and Marie Rolli the counters.

Chorley athlete runs Great Wall of ChinaChorley athlete runs Great Wall of China
2:05pm Tue 22 Apr 08
Terry Dickenson has long harboured an ambition to run on the Great Wall of China, and last month he finally managed it, meeting up with his daughter Tammy who is a trainee lawyer in Hong Kong.

Hope off to a flier
1:06pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008
Reigning champion Rob Hope has opened his defence of the British Fell Championship in the best possible way.

London Marathon: Local results
12:37pm Thursday 17th April 2008
How East Lancashire athletes fared at the London Marathon.

Ridehalgh breaks club's Marathon recordRidehalgh breaks club's Marathon record
12:36pm Thu 17 Apr 08
Jon Ferguson and Sarah Ridehalgh were East Lancashire's first finishers in the 2008 Flora London Marathon held last Sunday.

Lindsay homes in on Commonwealth dream
2:57pm Wednesday 16th April 2008
BRIERFIELD middle distance star Ben Lindsay has vowed to take a leaf out of European silver medallist Mo Farah's book after rubbing shoulders with Dame Kelly Holmes.

Dasher Pete's best London Marathon yet
1:41pm Wednesday 16th April 2008
Pete Murphy, from the running club the Darwen Dashers, raised £500 for Darwen Macmillan Cancer Support after completing the London Marathon in a personal best time.

Wilkinson just misses recordWilkinson just misses record
12:40pm Thu 10 Apr 08
Clayton-le-Moors Harriers attracted 200 athletes to their second race of the season on Pendle Hill, and there were also 75 juniors from six to sixteen taking part in their own series of events.

Winners in Mid Lancs Cross Country presentation nightWinners in Mid Lancs Cross Country presentation night
10:41am Thu 10 Apr 08
Karl Billington and Barry Mitchell were individual winners in this winter's Mid Lancs Cross Country League, which covered six races at Leyland, Burnley, Liverpool, Lancaster, Hyndburn and Blackburn.

Lindsay hits the heights on camp
1:28pm Thursday 3rd April 2008
Ben Lindsay is one of 10 of the country's best young middle distance prospects who are set to become the first men to join the On Camp with Kelly' programme.

Talent on show as Pendle kicks off summer season
2:31pm Thursday 3rd April 2008
Pendle Athletic Club signalled the start of the summer season with the first Track and Field Meeting in East Lancashire on Sunday.

Harriers scoop the bronze in Banbury
12:10pm Thursday 3rd April 2008
Clayton-le-Moors Harriers have won a team bronze medal at the British Masters Cross Country Championships at Banbury.

Karl is top of the class in schools meet
10:33am Thursday 3rd April 2008
Karl Billington has played a full part in a dominant display from the English Schools' Team at the SIAB Schools' Cross Country International in Perth, Scotland.

Witton on track for 50th birthday
8:57pm Thursday 27th March 2008
The first weekend in June of this year will bring the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Blackburn track at Witton Park.

Flanagan keeps GB call-up in the familyFlanagan keeps GB call-up in the family
7:58pm Thu 27 Mar 08
Roy Flanagan has become the second member of his family to earn international honours in little more than a year.

Chorley Harriers Junior winners
9:59pm Thursday 27th March 2008
Chorley Harriers recently held their annual awards evening to celebrate the achievements of their young athletes during 2007. The overall winners of the club's Junior Grand Prix were Ella Crabtree and Mark Brown.

Ben in England squadBen in England squad
3:44pm Thu 20 Mar 08
PENDLE'S Ben Lindsay has been chosen to represent England in a Home International match to be held on the course of the World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh.

Sophie’s smashing success at hammerSophie’s smashing success at hammer
3:43pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Sophie Hitchon has smashed the United Kingdom U20 women's hammer record in only her second meeting of the season.

Big Break for Nicola as she takes President’s AwardBig Break for Nicola as she takes President’s Award
3:42pm Thu 20 Mar 08
NICOLA Breaks received the President's Award when Hyndburn Athletic Club held its annual presentation evening at Enfield Cricket Club.

Longshaw take Sportshall Athletics titleLongshaw take Sportshall Athletics title
6:39pm Tue 18 Mar 08
LONGSHAW Junior School are the Sportshall Athletics champions of Blackburn and Darwen thanks to some strong arm' tactics.

Blackburn runner gets England call
2:35pm Thursday 13th March 2008
Blackburn's Karl Billington has been chosen to represent England Schools at the SIAB Cross Country at Perth in Scotland following a tremendous run at the English Schools Cross Country Championships in Sefton Park, Liverpool.

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