FOR most of our local clubs the cross country season starts on Saturday with the first Mid Lancs fixture at Barrow.
The start times for this and all subsequent rounds are: Under 11 Girls 12:30pm, U11Boys 12:45pm, U15 Girls/U13 Boys 1:20pm, U17 Ladies/U15 Boys 1:40pm, U20 Ladies/Senior Ladies/Vet Ladies/ U17 Men 2:00pm, U20 Men/Senior Men/Vet Men 2:30pm.
Pendle Forest Orienteers have organised a series of informal orienteering events in and around East Lancashire on Saturday mornings.
Open to anyone interested in taking part in an orienteering event, they are ideal for first timers, for school and youth groups and for those with some experience who want to develop their skills. You do not have to be a member of a club.
This Saturday's offering is at Spring Wood in Whalley which is signed off the A671, 1.5K east of the town centre. Registration is from 10am, and there will be instruction for first timers at 10am.For further details call Geoff Dickinson 01282-456990.
The Jim Rhodes 5M Road and Trail Race will be raising money for St Anne's Hospice. It is on Sunday at 11:15am from the Falcon Inn, Littleborough. The Green Drive 5M at Lytham St Annes is a fast and flat course. With an 11am start this Sunday, parking is at St Bede's School, Talbot Road.
The Withins Skyline Fell Race is a seven miler from Penistone Hill Country Park, near Haworth, Keighley. Start is 11:30am on Sunday. For those wanting a longer run, the record time for the Settle Scramble is 3:48:00. It is 25m long and starts at 9am on Sunday from Settle Primary School. For late entry check first with organiser Ian Parker 01729-822348.
TheBolton Blast Biathlon includes a 600m swim at Turton Leisure Centre, Bromley Cross, followed by a 10.5K run. Race is pre-entry only so check for late availability at
cormack@freenetname.co.uk. Race Calendar
October
Sat 21st Mid Lancs League - Barrow Cross Country
Sat 21st Spring Wood - Whalley Orienteering
Sun 22nd Jim Rhodes 5M - Littleborough Trail and Road
Sun 22nd Bolton Blast Biathlon 600m swim/ 10.5K run Biathlon
Sun 22nd Green Drive 5M (Lytham) Road
Sun 22nd Withins Skyline 7M/1000' - Haworth Fell
Sun 22nd Settle Scramble 25M/2200' Fell
Sun 22nd Great North Run - Newcastle Road
Sat 28th Red Rose League - Bolton Cross Country
28th/29th Karrimor International Mountain Marathon-2 days Fell
Sun 29th Gale Race 4.5M/800' Littleborough (S Penn 11) Fell
Sun 29th Accrington 10K Road
Sun 29th Lancaster 3 Bridges 10K Road
Sun 29th Snowdonia Marathon
Sun 29th White Coppice Orienteering
November
Sat 4th Mid Lancs League - Blackburn Cross Country
Sat 4th Shepherds Skyline 6M/1150' (S Penn GP12) Fell
Sat 4th Reebok Cross Challenge - Birmingham Cross Country
Sun 5th Black Lane Ends 5M/1000' - Colne Fell
Sun 5th Thro' the Villages Wheelton (Millennium GP 10) Road
Sun 5th New York Marathon Road
Sun 12th Llandudno 10M Road
Sun 12th Habergham 1/2 Mar - Burnley Road
Sun 12th Charlotte Slater Memorial 3.5M/800' - Kelbrook Fell
Sat 18th Tour of Pendle 17M/4250' - Barley Fell
Sun 19th Burnden 10K - Bolton Road
Sun 19th Preston 10M Road
Sun 19th Reebok Cross Challenge-Margate (Europe Trial) Cross Country
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