ENGLAND’S largest body of water proved no match for Radcliffe Athletic Club’s Neil Greenhalgh and Simon Foulkes.

They took on The Lap ultra marathon, a 47-mile clockwise lap of Lake Windermere with around 7,500 feet of climbing.

Run on picturesque and challenging trails, the pair completed the race in 13hrs 27mins 57secs and received locally-made wooden medals.

Foulkes has gone from “couch to ultra marathon” in two years and said: “My feet are blitzed, I feel like I’ve been run over by a steam roller but it was worth every minute!”

Elsewhere, Emma Wolstencroft described the conditions as “hot, humid and hilly” in her first half-marathon. She ran a fantastic 2:15:33 in the Chester Half Marathon.

Radcliffe runners were once again in action at a variety of parkruns. At Heaton Park, Rob Shiels was 18th in 19:23, Robbie Parkinson was third JM11-14 in 23:38, Alison Howarth ran 26:15, Helen Kay clocked 31:55 and Iain Harris finished in 37:18.

In the club’s other local parkrun, at Bolton, Kathryn Davies ran 29:27 and Natalie Hitchen clocked 32:29.

Sheila Jones was first VW65 in 22:56 at Alexandra parkrun in Moss Side, while Rob Lister ran 20:34 to finish sixth at Myrtle parkrun in Bingley.

Other results: Bramley - Vince Ashton 33:17; Chadderton Hall - Stephen Crowe 30:49, Bev Quinton 40:03; Fell Foot in the Lake District - Elaine Bailey (third VW60) 28:25; Stamford Park, Stalybridge - Cheryl Gallagher 34:26; Worsley Woods - Chris Paxton (14th) 20:23, Andy Haines 21:08, Peter Hunter 21:55.