BURNDEN members showed their prowess over a shorter distance with eight age-group wins at the Ramsbottom Summer Mile.

Paula Pilling won the women’s race and the F40 category with her time of 5mins 57secs.

Rob Short posted the fastest club time, finishing sixth overall in 5:05, with Marcus Taylor 13th overall and first M45 in 5:20, George Butler 16th in 5:25 and Lee White 20th and second M45 in 5:32 ensuring four finishers in the top 20 in the men’s race.

Mark Jackson (5:35), Gareth Doherty (5:43) and Martyn Pollitt, second M55 in 5:44, made it eight members under six minutes.

The other age-category successes were posted by Tony Wall, first M60 in 6:02, Sarah Watton, first FS in 6:15, Jackie Oakes, first F45 in 6:23, Gwen Kinloch, first F55 in 6:25, Anne Ferguson, first F60 in 6:50 and Phil Glassbrook, first M70 in 7:50.

Isaline Pollitt was second F50 in 6:21, Anthony Foster second M70 in 8:22 and Don Taylor second M65 in 7:14. Vicki Hamer was third FS in 6:25.

Other results: Ged Turner 6:27, Michael Caine 6:35, Gayle Gerrard 6:52, Paul Drew 6:59, Andy Warburton 7:01, Linda O’Byrne 7:13, Emma Walker 7:23, Sheila Christie 7:38, Kathryn Page 7:40, Julie Riddle 8:11, Louise Wall 8:33, Sharon Drew 8:39, Debra Hennessey 8:39, Louise Geoghegan 8:44, Sandra Caine 8:57.

Three members travelled to Penrith for the Lowther Show Trail Race, 13 miles of scenic but tough running with 1,400 feet of ascent.

Andy Staveley was 21st overall and second V50 in 1:46:10, followed by Pete Hopley, 28th overall in 1:49:47 and Shirley Staveley, 15th in the women’s race and second F50 in 2:07:05.

Lawrence McDonald tackled the Leigh 10k and came home in 48:32.

Paula Pilling won the Go Tri Tameside Duathlon women’s race and finished fourth overall.

She covered the first run of 2,400m in 9:49, followed that up with a time of 19:09 for the 10k bike ride and finished off with 4:52 for the 1,200m second run.