RADCLIFFE AC had plenty of yellow vests on show when they joined hundreds running the popular Bury 10k on Sunday with Chris Whittaker coming 25th in 38mins 1sec and  Sheila Jones finishing first vet-60 in 48:21.

Club juniors also joined in the youngsters’ 1.4k fun run afterwards in the town centre in a great atmosphere despite some damp and breezy conditions. And for the second year running, club coach Ian Warrington was carrying the flag guiding those runners aiming for 40 minutes.

Following Whittaker on an undulating course was Chris Paxton in 31st, clocking 38:52, beating last year’s time, and he was followed by Craig Norman with another personal-best time in 39:47.

Other results: Mark Williams (sixth vet-50) 40:14, John Gibbs 41:43, Nicholas Bennett 42:38, Katie Percival (eighth woman) 42:47, John McNicholl (V50) 44:09, Stephen Birtwistle 46:59, Stephen O’Hagan 47:02, Amanda Callan 47:08 (PB), Ken Smith (fourth vet-60) 47:24 (PB), Lee Turner (V50) 49:18, Sarah Turner (V40) 50:16, Jennifer Taylor 53:02, Deborah Barrington (V40) 53:42, Peter Warr (V40) 58:32, Grace Williams (junior) 58:32, Debi Warrington (V40) 59:15, Amanda Darbyshire 59:34, Hayley Wilcox 1:01:19, Lucy Tetler 1:02:07, Lisa Donnelly (V50) 1:03:56, Sharon Peterkin (V40) 1:03:07, Tracey Wroe (V50) 1:04:05, Bev Quinton 1:06:14, Iain Harris (V65) 1:06:29.

Some youngsters ran with parents in the fun run afterwards and received goodie bags and medals.

Michelle Hincks notched up a fine success when she took on an ultra, the challenging Hardmoors 60 which runs along the Cleveland Way from Guisborough to Filey.

The event is approximately 63 miles with 8,850 feet of climbing and she completed it in 17:36:00 – a real achievement.

She described the ultra, famous for being tough because of the many steps cut into the cliffs, as “brutal”.

She said: “It had more steps and elevation than I care to remember but I arrived at the finish with two new running pals and lots of great memories.”

John Wrigley travelled to Little Langdale for his first Lakeland fell race, the Three Shires covering 12.5 miles and 4,000 feet of climbing.

He loved the race and finished in 3:06:00 contending with clag and a tricky descent off Pike O’ Blisco.

Andy Haines was 15th out of 69 competitors when he took on an orienteering event at Edale in the Derbyshire Peak District.

The Peak Raid Mountain Marathon was a three-hour score event on hills, moors and paths.

He said: “It was a top event with some really awkward checkpoints and more hills than you could shake a stick at.”

Lee Cooper ran the 10th English Half Marathon in Warrington and clocked 1:40:33, getting himself an impressive medal showing off the spectacular golden gates that stand outside Warrington town hall.

Three members travelled to the Fylde Coast for the inaugural running of the Fairhaven Flyer 10k with Dave Rushton flying home in 22nd place out of 267 in 44:54 and third vet 50.

His wife Sarah (V45) clocked 1:00:47 and Wayne Holden 1:05:29.

The event, from Fairhaven Lake, Lytham St Annes was on a flat, one-lap course.

Rob Lister was in Bangor, Northern Ireland on Sunday and ran the Tower of the Lake 10k, clocking 45:10.

The day before he ran the Ormeau parkrun in Belfast in a time of 20:45.

In the 5k parkruns, Mike Kontowtt ran at Ganavan in Scotland and was ninth in 22:05.

There was no run at Heaton Park but at Bolton Kris Booth clocked 23:21 and Paul Barrington 23:44.

Caroline Malone (V45) came 11th woman and eighth in her age group in the Fylde Trilogy Triathlon Series with events at Ribby Hall, St Annes and recently Fleetwood.

There was a good turnout for some track training when Adrian Webb, a middle-distance performance coach from Liverpool Harriers visited Radcliffe to take a session along with club coach Ian Warrington at the Nellie Halstead Track in Cams Lane, and then a full session himself at the Bury Track.

He will take a third session in two week's time.

The programme had been set up in conjunction with England Athletics.