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County award for Chorley javelin thrower
4:38pm Wednesday 18th November 2009
A javelin thrower from Chorley has received a trophy at the Lancashire Sports Awards.
Golden girl Katie leads GB triumph in Keswick
10:24am Thursday 24th September 2009
KATIE Ingram and Sarah Tunstall gave England a 1-2 finish in the women’s Up-and-Down Race at the Commonwealth Cham-pionships for mountain and ultra distance runners in Keswick.
Chorley walker takes Masters’ crown
11:06am Tuesday 25th August 2009
CHORLEY AC’s chairman, international race walker John Payn, devastated the field in the 30k British Masters Race Walking Championships held at Warwick University.
Chorley athletic Katie Ingram on top of the world
11:05am Tuesday 25th August 2009
CHORLEY athlete Katie Ingram has won the senior women’s Great Britain and Northern Ireland trial for the 25th World Mountain Running Championships and will take her place at Campodolciono in Italy on September 6.
Gold rush for Chorley athletes
9:46am Monday 24th August 2009
Chorley athletes returned from a Mid Lancashire medal meeting in Wigan with an impressive medal tally.
Juniors lead the way for Chorley AC
10:04am Tuesday 21st July 2009
Two Chorley Athletic Club juniors finished with impressive results at the English Junior Fell Championships this week.
Chorley's Alison Leonard focused on European mission
4:21pm Wednesday 15th July 2009
CHORLEY’S Alison Leonard has vowed to take her Aviva World Trials and UK Championship exploits with a pinch of salt despite making the 800m final in Birmingham.
Valentine’s day in the park night series race
1:35pm Wednesday 13th May 2009
Chorley Harriers had to abandon their popular night series races around Astley Village for safety reasons so re-organised the series on a different route in Astley Park.
Dame Kelly helps put Clayton-le-Woods runner on fast track
3:27pm Wednesday 25th March 2009
An aspiring teenage runner is on the fast track to becoming one of Britain's top athletes thanks to mentoring by Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes.
Club honours shared in tough village race
1:16pm Wednesday 11th March 2009
Intrepid Chorley Harrier Jenny Wyles took part in the Wye Ultra 30 mile trail race at Ross on Wye which consisted of four laps of 7.5 miles.
Chorley sprinters in Olympic doubt
9:55am Thursday 26th February 2009
Paralympians Graeme Ballard and Michael Churm are facing the toughest challenge of their careers to reach the London 2012 Games after losing their funding from UK Athletics.
Chorley AC retains lead after strong showing in race
4:42pm Thursday 19th February 2009
Chorley AC put in an excellent team performance in the Mid Lancashire Cross-Country League race at Hyndburn to ensure the club retain their lead in Division Three by two points, with the vet 40 and vet 60 teams in second places in their leagues and the vet 50s slightly off the pace in tenth place.
Raby shows way in fell race
3:35pm Wednesday 7th January 2009
Eight Chorley Harriers were among the almost six hundred runners who took part in the Auld Lang Syne Fell race in temperatures of minus five degrees and freezing fog.
Fine run for Chorley Harrier girl Blackwell
10:01am Monday 15th December 2008
Chorley Harriers stalwarts turned out to represent their club in the third race in the Mid Lanc’s Cross Country League got under way at Blackpool.
Eight place finish for Chorley AC
10:28am Monday 15th December 2008
Chorley AC finished eighth overall in the South East Lancashire cross-country race at Lilford Park, Leigh.
Johnston first Chorley Harrier home in cross country race
9:34am Monday 8th December 2008
Chorley Harriers had 18 runners taking part in the Mid Lancs Cross Country League race in Liverpool.
Father pips son to be first Chorley AC home in cross country race
9:12am Monday 8th December 2008
Chorley AC sent a team to Liverpool’s Sefton Park to compete in the Reebok UKA Cross-Country Challenge running against the best in Britain in a race also doubled as a Mid-Lancs league fixture.
Two races in a day for Chorley runner Iddon
10:13am Monday 1st December 2008
Chorley Harrier Phill Iddon had a busy day on Saturday running in the the Wesham 10k race finishing twith a personal best time of 37.38, before leaping into his car and driving to Liverpool, where he competed in the Mid Lancs XCross Country League event.
Wheelton athlete on mend after heart attack
5:53pm Thursday 27th November 2008
ATHLETE Terry Dickenson is making a good recovery at his Wheelton home after suffering a heart attack the weekend before last.
Ruth is top performer for Chorley AC in Red Rose race
9:24am Wednesday 26th November 2008
Ruth Whipp, with a magnificent fifth place (5:36) finish in the U11s race, was the best Chorley AC performance of the day third Red Rose Cross Country event Leverhulme Park, Bolton.
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.
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.
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