TONIGHT the second of the Bunny Runs takes place at Cliffe Castle, Skipton Road, Keighley.

Registration is at St Annes Social Club, about 100 yards from the Castle. Race distance is 3M and the start time is 7:15pm. All finishers will receive a Cadbury 5/8s Crme Egg. The remaining races in the series all start at 7:30pm. The third race is on Thursday 26th April.

The Salford 10K is on Good Friday at 11am. It is over a fast two lap course from Kersal High School, Kersal Vale, Salford.

The Southport 10K also starts at 11am on Friday at Victoria Park, Southport. There is also a 5K fun run at 10am.

The Phil Roberts Rochdale Hospice 4.3 mile road race is at 7pm on Wednesday. The start is at Springhill Hospice on Broad Lane, Rochdale (the A671 Oldham Road).

For the diary, the Bill and Janet Farrow race on Tuesday May 1st is now a 5K road race not a 5M road and trail event as previously advertised. Race HQ is still the Falcon Inn, Littleborough. A new event, the Sarah McPheat Memorial 10K will take place on Tuesday 8th May from Springfield Park, Bolton Road in Rochdale.

Chorley Harriers have confirmed that both of their springtime events are on. The 4 mile Night Race Series starts on Wednesday 2nd May, and the Bae Systems 10M Road Race incorporating the Lancashire Championship is on Sunday 27th May.

The Radcliffe 10K on 29th April, which was to have been a club race for Accrington RR, has been called off, but Radcliffe AC are expecting that their next trail race on May 10th will still go ahead.

Race Calendar:

Thurs, April 12: Bunny Run (2) 3M fell race (Keighley 2/3 new location)

Good Friday April 13: Southport 10K road race, Salford 10K road race

Wed April 18: Phil Roberts Rochdale Hospice 4.3M road race

Thurs April 19: Bunny Run (3) 3M fell race (Keighley 2/3 new location)

Sun April 22: London Marathon, Bolton 10K road race

Wed April 25: Steve Rothwell Memorial 4M road race (Rochdale)

Thurs April 26: Bunny Run (4) 3M fell race (Keighley 2/3 new location)

Tues May 1: Bill and Janet Farrow 5K Road Race (Littleborough)

Wed May 2: Chorley 4M Night Series (Race 1) Thurs May 3rd: Bunny Run Fell Relays (Keighley 2/3 new location)

Mon May 7: Cottam 10K, Southport Waterloo 15K Tues May 8th: The Sarah McPheat Memorial 10K (Rochdale) Thurs May 10th: Radcliffe Trail Race