Our latest race in the calendar saw 14 of us making the trip to Oldham.  The weather on the drive down the M61 suggested it was going to be a soggy run and had me questioning, not for the first time, whether there were other hobbies I could get involved in.   Alexandra Park in Oldham is a lovely one for a parkrun, with nice wide paths, a few little slopes to dig your feet into, a beautiful pond complete with fountain, and a nice shelter to stow away post run clothing (the rai

It was an early start from the eastern side of the Pennines. Setting off with blue sky and a bit of breeze, I was thinking that the Met Office had maybe gone awry with their weather forecast of near zero degrees windchill and heavy showers. Indeed, the panoramic views of the Cat and Fiddle were fantastic, showing off the Cheshire plains at their spring best. Alas leaving Macclesfield, the weather then turned decidedly grey. Maybe these weather folk know what they’re talking a

After a relatively mild start to February, Saturday morning saw frost with temperatures dropping to -3 for the highly anticipated NWFPAC 2026 Championship opener: Wythenshawe Park Run.   Dave’s Friday email suggested a record turnout could be on the cards, though many initial acceptances appeared more likely tentatives.  However, the lure of the NWFPAC inaugural appearance at Wythenshawe was strong enough for 26 to brave the cold and in doing so set a new record turnout, beat

Overall stats: ·         40 people ran at least one of the 8 set races and another 7 did a marathon o   Excludes those marathons that people didn’t tell me about in advance. ·         Total points scored were 1,387 ·         89 people in total ran in the set races ·         Notable runs included: o   Alderley Park Parkrun §  We took 5 of the top 10 places, with NWFPAC runners coming in the top 4 male positions, including Steven Henderson winning it. §  The ladies had 2 of the

Despite the trip out West for most of us and 2 participant’s cars out of action (1 clamped!), Saturday 18 th  October saw 18 NWFPAC members head to Tawd Valley (aka Skem) Parkrun for the final race of the NWFPAC 2025 Championship.  Conditions were good for running with dry paths, middling October temperatures and light winds.   We were welcomed by a well-marked course and a friendly group of volunteers and witnessed the 10 year anniversary celebrations of local Primary School

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It was a stunning and very hot day in Ambleside on Saturday, just the day for relaxing by a lake, taking the odd dip, maybe a little...

Friday night saw the end of the warm weather of the week as it started to rain, and Saturday morning was damp and grey as I made my way...

The pre-race: The day started with great promise, blue skies, low chance of wind and a chance to try out our new run club race vests....

I began writing this race report prior to the official results being published.  However, considering only three NWFPACers turned...