MARK Swannell was the leading Burnden runner at the Blackleach 5-Mile mixed terrain race in Walkden, finishing fourth overall and third in the M40 age group in 30mins 36secs.

There were also superb performances which saw a clutch of age-group successes.

Steve Nolan was first M55 and seventh overall in 31:19, while Lee White took the M45 category in 16th overall with 32:28.

Keith Thomas was first M60 with a time of 34:12 and Phil Glassbrook took the M70 prize with 43:54.

Gwen Kinloch was first F55 in 36:02 and Lyndsay Darbyshire came first F50 in 36:27 to complete six age-group victories for the club.

Paula Pilling was the first female Burnden member to finish, the third female finisher overall and second F40 in 35:16.

Marcus Taylor was 17th overall and second M45 in 32:36, while Martyn Pollitt was third M55 in 33:18.

Isaline Pollitt secured second F50 with her time of 38:48 and there were second places too for Jane Forrest in the F55 category with 42:25 and Lucille Corrigan in the F45 class with 40:06.

Mumtaz Patel was third F40 in 40:01 and Katy Thompson third F45 in 40:13.

Other results: Paul Duke (32:23), Rob Short (32:59), Mark Jackson (34:25), Laurence Keighley (34:27), Ed Ashton (35:02), Pete Hopley (35:08), Andy Duffy (35:40), Sarah Watton (35:50), Gareth Doherty (36:13), Vicki Hamer (37:59), Don Nichol (38:19), Adrian Ashburn (38:19), Mike Caine (38:44), Richard Blake (39:35), Colm O’Brien (39:52), Tim Taylor (40:15), Tony Wall (40:36), Andy Warburton (40:54), Phil Holden (41:33), Linda O’Byrne (41:51), David Broadhurst (42:11), Don Taylor (43:10), Dave Aulton (43:13), Emma Walker (43:59), Elaine Roper (44:04), Mark Kenny (44:21), Jeff Pendlebury (44:26), Nadia Raza (44:45), Sarah Woodiwiss (45:06), James Orchard (46:27), Carolyn Barker (46:32), Louise Fox (48:04), Joanne Darby (48:55), Jackie Cairns (49:02), Debra Hennessey (49:21), Karen Taylor (49:29), Denise Hodgkinson (50:55), Julie Morrison (54:38), David Morrison (54:38), Dawn Evans (55:06), Susan Wood (55:08), Sandra Caine (55:36), Gemma Chapman (55:43), Louise Geoghegan (55:50), Sue Blackburn (56:29), Fiona Ashton (56:50), Liz Hopley (56:50), Gillian McGowan (58:40), Tracy Hindley (61:59), Peter Whiteside (61:59), Johnny McGowan (65:17).

David Morrison led home a trio of members at the Hades Hill Fell race.

He completed the five-mile course, which involves just under 1,200 feet of climbing, in 1:01:03. Emma Walker and Louise Fox finished together in 1:13:54 and 1:13:55 respectively.

Lorraine Halwood ran her first standard distance triathlon at the Handepay St Helens Tri.

She completed the1500m swim in 36:29 and covered the 40K bike course with some gruelling hills in just under two hours before clocking 52:36 for the 10K run, giving her a total time of 3:38:56, ninth overall in the women’s race.