Athletics news from the Lancashire Telegraph

Blackburn Harriers ace Holly Bleasdale bids to defend UK pole vault title

8:10am Saturday 11th February 2012

BLACKBURN Harriers star Holly Bleasdale insists breaking the pole vault world record is not her top priority in 2012 as she bids to defend her title at this weekend’s Aviva UK Indoor Trials and Championships.

Athletics what's on guide - February 9

8:54am Thursday 9th February 2012

* The Blackburn Road Runners Winter Warmer 10K was cancelled last weekend due to poor conditions and has now been rescheduled for Sunday, February 19.

Bleasdale craves rivalry with ‘best’

8:53am Thursday 9th February 2012

BLACKBURN Harriers’ pole vaulting sensation Holly Bleas-dale is determined to strike up a long-standing rivalry with Russian great Yelena Isinbayeva with London 2012 on the horizon.

Blythe is a huge hit at Leyland

8:51am Thursday 9th February 2012

NEW kid on the block Blythe Fourie was the star of the show at a freezing Worden Park in Saturday’s Lancashire Schools Cross Country Championships.

Legend Bubka backs Bleasdale

8:46am Tuesday 7th February 2012

POLE vault legend Sergey Bubka has tipped Blackburn Harriers’ Holly Bleasdale to secure a medal at this year’s London Olympics.

Fish batters field in Chernobyl 10k romp

8:47am Thursday 2nd February 2012

BLACKBURN Harriers’ England international Ben Fish got his 2012 campaign off to a flying start by demolishing the 500-plus field at Sunday’s Chernobyl 10k.

Elizabeth takes silver in top northern event

8:46am Thursday 2nd February 2012

READ’S rising star Elizabeth Greenwood continues to make her mark on the long-distance running scene after a silver showing at the Northern Cross Country Champ-ionships in Pontefract.

Dashers see light with night-time fell event

8:47am Thursday 2nd February 2012

DARWEN Dashers have seen the light by staging their first night-time fell race for those looking to step into the unknown.

Athletics what's on guide - February 2

8:48am Thursday 2nd February 2012

* The Lancashire Schools 2012 Cross Country Championships are being held at Leyland’s Worden Park this Saturday.

Holly's on a high rise

8:54am Friday 27th January 2012

BLACKBURN Harriers pole vaulter Holly Bleasdale has catapulted herself ahead of some of Great Britain’s athletics greats by leaping to fourth in her sport’s all-time world rankings.

Bleasdale smashes her British record

10:02am Monday 23rd January 2012

BLACKBURN Harriers athlete Holly Bleasdale has smashed her own British pole vault record with a clearance of 4.87 metres in Lyon.

Samme turns back time at Witton Park

1:50pm Thursday 12th January 2012

A WET and windy Witton Park staged the 2012 Lancashire Cross Country Championships on Saturday – with a blast from the past stealing the show in one of the final races of the day.

Davies is pick of best

9:03am Thursday 5th January 2012

CLAYTON-le-Moors Harrier Kevin Davies was the pick of East Lancashire’s runners at Monday’s Central Lancashire Half Marathon.

Buttery opens up year with a bang

9:02am Thursday 5th January 2012

THERE are plenty of opportunities for athletes across the county to blow off the New Year cobwebs and bring in 2012 with a bang – not least the very popular Joe Salt Awakener Race at Whitworth.

Athletics what's on guide - January 5

9:05am Thursday 5th January 2012

* The Lancashire Athletic Association’s Cross Country Championships will be held at Blackburn’s Witton Park on Saturday.

Athletics what's on guide - December 29

8:57am Thursday 29th December 2011

* The Joe Salt New Year’s Day Awakener Race takes place on the first day of 2012 from Red Lion Inn in The Square, Whitworth.

Members vote for Chorley merger

8:52am Thursday 29th December 2011

CHORLEY’S two athletic clubs will form into one ‘super club’ in 2012 after members from both associations voted for the merger.

Pace ace Mellor’s Ribble Valley joy

8:50am Thursday 29th December 2011

BIRTHDAY boy Jonny Mellor showed he is the king of speed after taking the men’s title in Tuesday’s Ribble Valley 10K road race.

It’s turkey delight for record breaking duo

3:30pm Thursday 22nd December 2011

A BITTERLY cold day did not prevent new course records from being set during the Hurst Green Turkey Trail Race on Sunday.

Athletics what's on guide - December 22

9:40am Thursday 22nd December 2011

* The Rudolf’s Red Nose Five-Mile Race takes place in Blackpool on Christmas Eve at 11am. The race is organised by Lancashire Fire Athletics Club and Wesham Road Runners, with headquarters at Blackpool Fire Station in North Park Drive. Entries for the event close tomorrow, however, with more information available at ukresults.net.

Holmes helps duo to a new high

9:35am Thursday 22nd December 2011

EAST Lancashire duo Alison Leonard and Leigh Lennon were handed the opportunity to experience training in an altitude chamber during their latest session with Dame Kelly Holmes.

Leonard has backing from Kelly Holmes

10:10am Saturday 17th December 2011

WHEN a double Olympic gold medallist puts her faith in your athletic ability it is almost impossible not to start believing.

Norman beats the fog at Longridge 7-mile race

4:10pm Thursday 15th December 2011

A TOTAL of 233 competitors turned out for a foggy 28th Longridge 7 mile Christmas Pudding run on Sunday morning, with several East Lancashire runners on show.

Accrington Road Runners show their class at Chorley's Astley Park

10:15am Thursday 15th December 2011

ACCRINGTON Road Runners’ women can enjoy their Christmas knowing they are halfway to clinching two titles in the Mid Lancs Cross Country League.

Vaulter Holly owes it all to the Harriers

8:50am Saturday 10th December 2011

London 2012 is just seven months away – and three Blackburn Harriers stars are ready to impress on the biggest stage. Here ANDY CRYER chats to Chorley-born Holly Bleasdale, who has taken British pole vaulting by storm over the past 12 months ...

Athletics what's on guide

9:14am Thursday 8th December 2011

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Wong completes clean sweep at Marl Pits

9:12am Thursday 8th December 2011

ROBERT Wong completed the clean sweep at the fourth and final Red Rose Cross County League meeting at muddy Marl Pits on Saturday.

Cornthwaite wins on home soil yet again

9:12am Thursday 8th December 2011

IT was home from home for Tom Cornthwaite after winning the 25th Bolton-by-Bowland Fell Race for the sixth time in nine years – though the event’s course record still eludes him.