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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
