Chorley Citizen | Athletics

Young star Ben makes it to divisional finals

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:22:18 +0000

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

Rising Chorley star honoured at awards

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:39:00 +0000

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

Tough week for Chorley athletes

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:55:29 +0000

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.

Wheelton hosts almost 300 hill runners

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:45:01 +0000

The 27th running of the classic Through the Villages at Wheelton, held over a tough, hilly 8.45 miles was won in emphatic style by Bolton Harrier, Anthony Valentine.

Fell race success for Chorley junior

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:47:33 +0100

EIGHT members of Chorley Athletics Club contested the last Harrock Hill fell race of the year.

Busy August for Chorley AC athletes

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:00:50 +0100

August is a very busy period of the year for Chorley AC athletes with the track and field meeting at Lancaster where world veteran gold medallist John Wright was fourth in the 100m and Bolu Olufa fifth in the 200m before gaining sixth in the 400m.

Chorley paralympians to go head to head

Tue, 25 May 2010 08:36:32 +0100

Graeme Ballard and Michael Churm have been selected for the Great Britain team at the BT Paralympic World Cup, which starts today in Manchester.

Young Chorley AC athletes start the season well

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:27:33 +0100

The first 2010 inter-club race began at Blackpool's Stanley Park over four miles, with Chorley AC's youngsters coming to the fore. Luke Betts was 12th, with Adam Sciacca 27th, Ryan Sciacca 39th and Ben Ramsay 92nd.

Abbey Village attracts hundreds to compete in races

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:07:09 +0000

Abbey Village hosted the 22nd Roddlesworth Roller multi-terrain Race and two mile Daffodil Doddle race.

County award for Chorley javelin thrower

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:38:57 +0000

A javelin thrower from Chorley has received a trophy at the Lancashire Sports Awards.

Golden girl Katie leads GB triumph in Keswick

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:24:48 +0100

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

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:06:39 +0100

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

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:05:13 +0100

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

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:46:01 +0100

Chorley athletes returned from a Mid Lancashire medal meeting in Wigan with an impressive medal tally.

Juniors lead the way for Chorley AC

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:04:13 +0100

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

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:21:38 +0100

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

Wed, 13 May 2009 13:35:24 +0100

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

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:27:01 +0000

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

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:16:24 +0000

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

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:55:40 +0000

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.