running

Bury’s teenage middle-distance runner secures third place in first full international athletics competition

Bury AC’s Anna Gisbourne represented England for the 800-metre race at the International Flanders Athletics Meeting (IFAM) indoor meeting in Gent, Belgium. The 16-year-old finished third in her heat against experienced competitors, the youngest of which was still almost eight-years her senior. Anna achieved a spectacular time of 2:09:23, which was the 19th fastest time […]

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Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge one of the many ‘Endurance Events’ being run by Greater Manchester organisation this Summer

The Sunnywood Project is running a range of non-competitive events over the summer to improve people’s wellbeing through experiencing the natural world and completing challenges together.   The first endurance event is the Irwell Sculpture Trail Challenge and will take place on Saturday April 1. The route spans over 33 miles, starting in Rossendale and […]

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