Christmas doesn't stop BWFAC's runners
Although the Stanley Park athletic track may have been closed, the track and field members met up at Stanley Park for a training session before tucking into their festive feasts.
Likewise, the Tickle family were running at the Preston parkrun Christmas Day run.
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Hide AdJack was first home in 19:32, followed by Lucy (22:47), Michelle (23:06) and 10-year-old Holly, running with her dad, Simon, with a PB of 25:58.
On the Saturday at the Blackpool parkrun, Jack finished in 18:51, Simon 22:50 and Michelle 24:05.
Other BWFAC runners working up an appetite for Christmas were Paul Beech (20:20), Paul Sparrow (20:29), Nick Hume (21:05), Steve Dunn (21:12), Nicola Unsworth 21:29), David Twizell (26:20), Thomas Wilkinson (27:13), Gina Whiteley (27:55), Amanda Fuller (30:50), Nickola Walke, Andy Hume (both 35:15) and Fiona Little (38:39).
Club president, Howard Henshaw, (32:50) was the lone BWFAC runner at the Lytham Hall parkrun.
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Hide AdThe following day, Christmas Eve, clubmates Gracie Scott (8:36) and Forest Leah took part in the 2K Park View Junior parkrun.
There was a good turnout for the Rudolf Red Nose 5 Mile race.
James Greenaway (30:54) led them home, followed by Peter Singleton (37:47), John Reason (42:32), Bernard Singleton (48:17), Clare Clark (48:22), Debbie Terras, Kirsty Holland, Rick Pinches (all 48:27), Bob Massey (52:01), John Winters (54:51) Amanda Fuller (55:58), Nickola Walker (56:59) and Fiona Little (66:14).
Nicola Unsworth was the first BWFAC runner to finish the muddy and undulating Boxing Day Worden Park 10K held in Leyland.
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Hide AdShe was followed home by three more members who competed in the race.
Next across the finishing line was Amanda Fuller, who was 378th in a time of 64:48.
Nickola Walker was the third BWFAC runner back as she was 394th in 66:13, with Fiona Little completin g the course in 80:45 to finish 441st.