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Johnson first Chorley Harrier in cross country
9:53am Monday 10th November 2008
Chorley Harriers' senior men had a good turn out at the Mid Lancs cross country meeting in Burnley’s Townley Park.
Minorczyk magnificent for Chorley AC
9:36am Monday 10th November 2008
Chorley AC turned out a team of 13 senior athletes to contest their newly promoted status in the first Mid-Lancashire Cross Country fixture of the new season at Townley Park, Burnley.
Goosd time for Chorley AC's Payne in championship race
3:51pm Friday 7th November 2008
Chorley Athletic Club chairman and race walking international John Payn produced his best 5K time of the season at Simister, Manchetser last weekend in a time of 33 minutes two seconds.
Comments (0)Valentine romps to victory in Wheelton
12:10pm Thursday 6th November 2008
LOCAL racers have a lot to thank Terry Dickenson for – after all he has been organising events for 30 years.
Bolton Harrier wins Chorley villages race
10:04am Monday 3rd November 2008
Anthony Valentine, of Bolton United Harriers came home first in 25th Through the Villages Race at Wheelton near Chorley.
Wareing lead man for Chorley AC in cross-country race
9:25am Monday 27th October 2008
An awful day greeted the Chorley AC runners for the second cross-country meeting at Chesham Park, Burnley.
Good times for Harriers in Blackburn race
9:54am Monday 20th October 2008
Blackburn's Witton Park saw the first competitive cross country sace for Chorley Harriers with 33 athletes turning out to represent their club.
Bass sets tone for Chorley AC in St Annes
10:07am Monday 13th October 2008
Chorley Athletic Club had three representatives in the Championship 10 miler at St Annes.
Bass sets tone for Chorley AC in St Annes
10:05am Monday 13th October 2008
Chorley Athletic Club had three representatives in the Championship 10 miler at St Annes.
Strong runs by Chorley Harriers
9:45am Monday 13th October 2008
Chorley Harriers Paul Edmondson and John Smith were both pleased with their runs in the Asics Liverpool 10k race completing the event in 40.46 and 42.18 respectively.
Brown first Harrier home in Great North Run
11:09am Monday 6th October 2008
Four Chorley Harriers were among the almost 53,000 runners who set out on a journey from Newcastle to South Shields, better known as The Great North run on Sunday, with Andy Brown giving a good account of himself taking 1.43 26 the complete the course.
Chorley AC Park Series race dates announced
10:10am Friday 3rd October 2008
Chorley Athletic Club have announced the dates for the popular Park Series for 2009.
Best time for Raby in Shires race
2:17pm Tuesday 30th September 2008
Chorley Harrier Dominic Raby carved a huge seven minutes off last year's time in the Three Shires race finishing in two hours 16 minutes.
Iddon first Chorley Harrier in Boggart Chase race
9:07am Tuesday 23rd September 2008
Phil Iddon led home the three Chorley Harriers who competed in the Boggart Chase 10k on Sunday finishing in twelfth place with a time of 39.37.
Chorley runner in England race disappointment
3:37pm Thursday 18th September 2008
Chorley runner Katie Ingram was a member of England's team at the 24th – and final – edition of the World Mountain Running Trophy which was held last weekend at Sierre-Crans Mantana in the Swiss Alps.
Harriers' Thorn is happy in the mud
9:08am Tuesday 16th September 2008
Chorley Harriers faced the muddiest course in the history of the race for the Yorkshire Off Road Marathon.
Chorley runner eyes Paralympics sprint medals
9:29am Friday 12th September 2008
Chorley Paralympian Michael Churm is aiming to qualify for the 100m and 200m finals in his T37 runner class.
Learning curve for Chorley Paralympian
5:29pm Thursday 11th September 2008
Paralympian Graeme Ballard is hoping to learn from his Beijing experience so far as he targets a medal in the T36 200m this weekend.
Ballard targets gold in Beijing
11:12am Monday 8th September 2008
Paralympics GB sprinter Graeme Ballard is on the hunt for gold medals as they approach the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
Double gold for veteran race walker
6:08pm Friday 29th August 2008
Veteran race walker John Payn continued his phenomenal success in the over 75 class by winning two gold medals at the British Master’s Race Walking Championships in Northampton.
Chorley youngsters in seventh heaven
11:44am Tuesday 26th August 2008
With the track and field leagues having ended, many clubs are staging open meetings where athletes compete on an individual basis, and often there are medals at stake.
Double gold for Chorley race walker
1:31pm Monday 25th August 2008
Chorley Athletic Club's much travelled international race walking champion John Payn secured double gold in the British Master's Race Walking Championships .
European Masters win for Chorley walker
8:20pm Wednesday 6th August 2008
Chorley Athletic Club chairman, John Payn achieved another success in the European Masters Athletic Championships in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Chorley athlete hits the peak in Wales
9:15am Wednesday 6th August 2008
Chorley’s Katie Ingram answered a last minute call up to run for England in the Snowdon International Mountain Race – and then shocked her rivals by winning the race.
Sutton first Harrier in Hill race
9:30am Wednesday 30th July 2008
Despite the hot conditions Chorley Harrier Paul Jackson knocked two seconds of his previous best time in the third Harrock Hill Race of the series with a great finish in 37.20 for 16th place in a field of 114 runners.
Points haul for Raby in fell race
9:08am Wednesday 23rd July 2008
Chorley Harriers' fell runners were in excellent form at the Kentmere Horseshoe race in Cumbria amongst a field of nearly 400 runners.
Alison sets personal best at World Junior Championships
11:29am Monday 14th July 2008
Chorley's Alison Leonard set a new personal best time of 2:02.15 to finish fourth in the 800m final at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on Friday.
Chorley's Alison Leonard denied by photo finish agony
9:04pm Monday 14th July 2008
CHORLEY athlete Alison Leonard had to settle for a hug from Dame Kelly Holmes after her bid for a World Junior Championship medal ended in heartbreak yesterday.
Chorley's Leonard aiming to make history
2:31pm Friday 11th July 2008
ALISON Leonard could make history tonight by becoming the first British female to win a medal at the World Junior Champion-ships.
Final place for Chorley's Leonard
12:52pm Thursday 10th July 2008
Chorley's Alison Leonard stormed into tomorrow’s 800m final as the fastest qualifier after a highly impressive run at the World Junior Championships in Poland yesterday.
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