TEENAGERS Marc Hartley of Burnley, Jade Hartley representing Pendle and Rachel Curran from Hyndburn were all class winners in the New Year's Day Joe Salt 5K Road Race at Littleborough.

Lee Passco of Clayton returned a brisk 16:37 to finish sixth out of exactly 100 starters while Blackburn Road Runner Bernie Johnson was 23rd in 19:04.

Frequent winner Christine Navan was first F55 for Rossendale Harriers.

Giant run

BUSY George Ehrhardt raced five times over the Christmas period, and the hard work paid off when he won the Giant's Tooth Fell Race on New Year's Day.

The Todmorden Harrier crossed the line in 18:39 to register a tight five second victory over Holmfirth 's Andy Shaw in the three miler.

Rossendale's Thornton Taylor held off West Pennine Runner Neil Holding for third M40 and sixth overall while in eighth was Robert Glover of Todmorden. Ninth spot and the over 50 title was won by Ken Taylor of Rossendale.

Ken's challenge

KEN Chadwick of Chorley Harriers is hoping to beat his lifetime best of 3:59 in this year's London Marathon, but at 17 stone 8lbs he feels drastic measures are needed.

He is aiming to lose two stones before the race and is going on a sponsored slim in aid of Derian House.

The sting in the tail is that if he fails to hit his target weight he will match all the pledges personally and pay the money from his own pocket.

Ken can be contacted on kenchadwick@blueyonder.co.uk.

Vets shine

KATY Thompson and Christine Leathley were both Lancashire Cross Country Champions as veterans from the club won five individual medals.

Katy was the winning F45, Christine took the F50's and there were silvers for F35 Anna Kelly and M60 Harry Manning while M55 Barry Mitchell won a bronze.

The veteran ladies and senior men's teams both finished second.

Chorley veterans also tasted success with the Harriers' Claire Goulden third F35, and AC's Janet Pound 3rd F45.