RADCLIFFE AC's Simon Bruton showed a return to form with a superb second place in the latest Haigh Hall 5 at Wigan. He is now in overall lead with only one race to go in the series.
Simon also finished an excellent fifth in the Burden 10k Challenge road race at Bolton with a great time of 35mins 56secs.
Veteran 50 runner Adrian Harris, in fine form throughout the season, finished a superb 14th out of 103 runners in the Burnden event in a time of 39.17. And to top off the club success both the men's and women's teams took third place.
The event was a club road race championship for Radcliffe and Dave Bartlett was third out of the 13 strong local contingent in 42.16. Kevin Fox (V50) ran 42.25 followed by another vet 50, Stephen Davies in 45.26. Michael Cunliffe clocked 47.08; Steve Hamer (V45) 47.18; Jim Sutcliffe (V40) 49.00; Paula Abernethy (V40) 50.49; Yasmin Parapia 54.11; Rachel Stoney 54.56; Denise Sutcliffe (V45) 1.04.27, and Charlotte Byrne 1.06.06.
Combining her running with swimming Anna Lupton took top place among the women in the Salford Quays Aquathlon, completing a 750m swim in 14mins 44secs and a 5k run in a personal best time of 19mins 39secs.
Recently several members travelled to the Lakes to support former Radcliffe runner Mick Howard in his successful attempt on the 24-hour Bob Graham Round.
The gruelling ultra-distance challenge covers 65 miles and more than 25,000 feet of climbing and is the supreme challenge for runners in the Lake District. Mick, who had been a Radcliffe member for many years and now lives in the Rossendale Valley, completed the run in a staggering 21 hours despite some nasty conditions.
Six members took to the fells in the Lakes to take part in the 11.9-mile Kentmere Fell Race, covering 3,300 feet of climbing.
Danny Appleby was first among the local runners in 65th position out of 245 with a good time of 1hr 57mins 19 secs.
Anna Lupton was sixth woman with 2.03.38; Donna Cartwright ran 2.14.48; Mark Cartwright (V40) clocked 2.17.26; John Young (V55) 2.22.22, and Sarah Massey 2.27.02.
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