Saturday: Mid Lancashire Cross Country League round four, Barrow.

Sunday: 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 January 26: Welcome Tavern 10k, Preston.

The race starts at 11am from Hennel Lane in Preston and the entry fee is £10.

See www.ukroadraces.info January 25: The Northern Cross Country Championships.

The event features and takes place at Knowsley Safari Park.

Online entry is now open through Sport Soft with male and female races from under 13 to seniors.

February 1: Lancashire Schools Cross Country Championships February 2: Northern Athletics Indoor Championships – U13 and U15 Februay 8: Mid Lancashire Cross Country, round five at Lancaster University.

February 9: Winter Warmer 10k, Witton Park.

The event starts at 11am and this year will include chip timing. The race fee for attached runners is £11.40 and for unattached is £13.70.

There is a minimum age of 15 for entrants and for details visit www.blackburnroadrunners.net February 16: Central Lancashire 5k, Leverhulme Park, Long Lane, Bolton The cost of entry is £8 and for more information visit www.boltonunitedharriers.co.uk February 22: Standish Hall Trail race starting at 2:30pm.

The 10k race, which starts from the Venue Britannia Hotel in Wigan, is limited to 300.

The entry fee is £4 and for more details and information visit www.wiganphoenix.org.uk February 23: The 32nd Lostock 6 at 10am in Horwich. The entry fee is £8. For details visit www.lostockac.co.uk February 23: Terry Nortley 10 Mile Multi Terrain Race. Entry fee is £6 for details visit www.radcliffeac.org.uk