Chorley athletes brave the rain

6:15pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A typical summers day of rain greeted Chorley competitors at the second Mid Lancs Track and Field event in Preston.

'Golden girls' win ladies team prize

4:47pm Wednesday 20th March 2013

DESPITE an icy wind, nearly 200 runners ran in the 25th Roddlesworth Roller and Daffodil Doddle multi-terrain races.

Quiz-goers support young athletes with £1,000 donation

Paul Henry, Holly Brookes, head coach John Payn, Ron Heyes of St Joseph’s, and Teddy Henry

5:21pm Wednesday 13th March 2013

Chorley Athletic and Triathlon club's junior section are much better off after a donation of £1,000 from the regular quiz-goers at St Joseph's Club, Harpers Lane in Chorley.

Personal bests are order of the day for Chorley athletics team

5:57pm Wednesday 27th February 2013

After the regional finals where Evie Barclay, U13, took fourth and seventh place and Charlotte Walsh, U15, ranked tenth in North West, with third and seventh places in their individual events, the Chorley team completed their first Lancashire Sports Hall league in seventh place.

Chorley trampolinist wins medal in Australia

Harry Newbold-Cozens

5:33pm Wednesday 23rd January 2013

Harry Newbold-Cozens and Jess Leyden have medalled at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival – one of the biggest sporting events on the planet.

Athletes race in cross-country championships

5:35pm Wednesday 23rd January 2013

Five Chorley athletes chose to represent the club at the South-east Lancashire cross-country fixture at Leigh sports village.

Witton run for junior athletes

5:13pm Wednesday 9th January 2013

The club’s senior athletes had the joy of arriving at Witton Park, Blackburn to find their U11 juniors colleagues dancing in the car park having all won medals after securing a highly prized second team in the Lancashire cross-country championships.

Runners brave 'hardest fell face'

11:16am Tuesday 27th November 2012

Five Chorley athletes took part in arguably Lancashire’s hardest fell race, The Tour of Pendle 16.8mile and 4,800ft of climbing.

Pace hots up for race in villages

Olivia Walwyn-Bush won the women’s race. Photo: Simon Townsend

1:52pm Wednesday 7th November 2012

The 29th running of the annual Sweatshop Through the Villages race took place in uncharacteristically sunny conditions, if not somewhat cold over the hills.

Centenery year success for Chorley athletes

2:20pm Thursday 25th October 2012

A small band of Chorley athletes took on the first SE Lancs cross country at Heaton Park in its centenary year.

Veteran John takes two victories

5:39pm Wednesday 17th October 2012

International race walker and senior coach, John Payn, undertook the tortuous Macclesfield 10K in sunny but very chilly conditions.

Success on the fells for Chorley runners

2:52pm Wednesday 10th October 2012

Chorley runners competed in the prestigious Ian Hodgson Fell relays on Sunday and achieved their best performance ever.

Graeme aims for second sprinting medal

Sprinter Graeme Ballard

9:21am Thursday 6th September 2012

GRAEME Ballard is bidding to complete a memorable Paralympic double this evening – and he admits the partisan home crowd can act as an inspiration.

How Chorley sprinter Graeme Ballard overcame the odds to become a medal winner

Graeme as a tiny baby

1:33pm Monday 3rd September 2012

WHEN Paralympian Graeme Ballard was born his father Dennis could hold him in the palm of his hand.

Ballard wins Paralympic silver on the track

Sprinter Graeme Ballard

7:00am Monday 3rd September 2012

Chorley sprinter Graeme Ballard won a silver medal in the men's T36 100m tonight.

Athletes record personal bests, despite weather

1:25pm Wednesday 11th July 2012

A damp and windy day in Macclesfield, did not prevent personal bests by Chorley athletes at the North of England Track and Field competition.

Ian’s gold standard

5:09pm Wednesday 20th June 2012

An outstanding gold medal performance for Chorley Athletic and Triathlon Club

Young star Ben makes it to divisional finals

4:22pm Wednesday 25th January 2012

A keen group of eight Chorley AC U11 athletes descended on Blackpool

Rising Chorley star honoured at awards

Holly Bleasdale receives her award from David Haythornthwaite

10:39am Tuesday 30th November 2010

A POLE vaulter from Chorley was honoured at the Lancashire Sports Awards.

Tough week for Chorley athletes

1:55pm Monday 29th November 2010

Simon Townsend was the lone Chorley AC runner to join 139 other hardy runners for the annual David Staff Fell Race over the moors of Darwen.




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