BURNDEN’S Mark Swannell again led home the club’s runners at the Gin Pit 5-Mile race in Tyldesley.

A massive contingent of 66 members took part, with Swannell 10th overall and third M40 in a time of 30mins 33secs.

Steve Nolan was next in 13th place overall and first M55 with 30:42, followed by Rob Short in 17th place (31:28).

Lee White was second M45 in 22nd place (31:58) and Paul Duke (32:03) ensured the club had five runners in the first 25.

There were several age-category victories. Keith Thomas was first M60 with a time of 33:49 and Gwen Kinloch was first F55 and eighth female finisher in 36:12.

Lyndsay Darbyshire was two places behind her, 10th overall and first F50 in 36:49, with Mel Walker first M70 in 42:17.

Paula Pilling was the first female member to finish, seventh overall and second F40 in 35:49. Sarah Watton was third FS in 37:58.

Again, Burnden dominated the F50 placings with Isaline Pollitt second in 39:29 and Sheila Christie third in 45:15. Anne Ferguson was second F55 in 38:25 and Lucille Corrigan third F45 in 39:15.

Martyn Pollitt was third M55, crossing the line in 33:14, and Tony Wall and Don Nichol had success in the M60 age group – Wall second in 38:00, just ahead of Nichol in third with his 38:08.

Pilling, Kinloch and Darbyshire earned Burnden the ladies’ team prize with Swannell, Nolan and Short combining to finish third in the men’s standings.

Other results: Mark Jackson (33:07), Ed Ashton (34:35), Gareth Doherty (35:13), Andrew Duffy (35:46), Adrian Ashburn (36:54), Ged Turner (37:02), Stewart Jones (37:37), Vicki Hamer (39:00), Mike Caine (39:23), Steven Bate (39:28), Colm O’Brien (39:37), Richard Blake (39:41), Ben Callaghan (39:50), Jackie Oakes (40:01), Katy Thompson (40:08), Andy Warburton (40:15), Mumtaz Patel (40:31), Gayle Gerrard (41:10), Jim Taylor (41:20), Linda O’Byrne (41:22), David Broadhurst (41:36), Marcus Taylor (41:49), Phil Holden (42:13), David Aulton (42:54), Elaine Roper (43:22), Jeff Pendlebury (43:37), Emma Walker (44:52), Nadia Raza (44:54), Jenna Leeks (45:07), Julie Newton (45:33), Denise Hodgkinson (46:22), Sarah Woodiwiss (46:42), Louise Fox (46:45), Mark Kenny (48:07), Sally Cottrill (48:11), Louise Wall (49:23), Nia Bell (50:13), Jackie Cairns (50:26), Joanne Darby (50:27), Fiona Ashton (50:41), Dawn Evans (54:13), Julie Morrison (55:51), David Morrison (55:52), Tracy Hindley (1:02:48), Johnny McGowan (1:04:50), Ann Hardman (1:04:54), Gillian McGowan (1:6:17), Christine Pendlebury (1:06:17).

Trevor Fishwick and Maria Parkinson travelled to St Helier in the Channel Islands for the Jersey Marathon.

Fishwick completed the picturesque course in 5:21:42, with Parkinson posting a time of 5:21:56.