Forest Park Women’s-only 5K

Wednesday 1st July 2026 at 7:30pm

Online entries are now closed. On the day entries will be available between 18.15 and 19.15 at Forest Park Ranger Centre.

Why not come and join in the fun and enter Warrington’s Premier women’s Only 5k race?  This race has been ever popular since its debut in 1993 with many runners bringing all the family and having a picnic afterwards.

This race attracts a wide range of abilities which can be seen from the finishing times, 17 mins to 1 hour!

Why not give it a go and even raise funds for a charitable cause at the same time?  What do you have to lose?

The best value Ladies only race in the North West by a mile (3.10686 miles?)

Race HQ

Race HQ is at the Ranger Centre in Birchwood Forest Park, turn Right at Mossgate roundabout, the nearest postcode is WA3 6UZ.

Toilets will be available by the Ranger Centre. 

We are unable to offer changing facilities or somewhere to store valuables.

Local parking is available at Forest Park, please try to car share. Race HQ is 2KM from Birchwood train station, if you are travelling by train

Race numbers will not be posted out – please collect your number from Race HQ on the night

Race Route

The race follows a mostly traffic free course along parkland paths, and it is fairly flat with just two small hills approaching footbridges, one of which the route crosses.

The route was re-measured by an accredited course measurer in 2015 and has remained unchanged since the first race.

The start is a little under ½ mile walk from Race HQ, under the subway into Birchwood Brook Park.  The finish is on the opposite side of the field from Race HQ.

The route follows the main footpath through Birchwood Brook Park, before passing Birchwood railway station and going up Birchwood Boulevard (the only road section of the course).  It then joins Oakwood Gate path, passing the pond and the walled garden before crossing Oakwood Gate footbridge and following the main path back past the Fire Station to the finish in the Forest Park. To see the race route, click here.

The race is run under UK Athletics rules, UKA Race Licence applied for.  The minimum age for runners is 12 years old on race day.

How To Enter

Pre-entry is online only, there is a race limit of 300.

Entry fees

Online fees:

Affiliated entry: £9.20 (includes BookitZone fee)
Unaffiliated entry: £11.40 (includes BookitZone fee)

On the day fees:

Subject to the race limit of 300

Affiliated entry: £11.00
Unaffiliated entry: £13.00

Online entry

Click here to enter the race online.

Postal entry

There are no postal entries this year, please use online entry.

Refund policy

Entry fees are not refundable in the unlikely event of cancellation in exceptional circumstances (e.g. weather). However if the race is forced to cancel due to national Covid guidelines, we will review this policy accordingly  

If you have entered the race and are unable to run for whatever reason, like most races we are unable to offer refunds.  Also, we are not able to defer your race entry to the following year.

However, we do allow you to transfer your race entry to another runner.

Transfer of Race Entries

Spectrum Striders will allow runners to transfer their race number to another runner provided they submit a completed entry form which is clearly marked:

“Transfer runner number XXXX from previous runner “

Please give as many details of the previous runner as possible; including “age on race day” and sex. We want to make absolutely sure we transfer the entry from the right person. The entry form for the new runner MUST be completed as normal with age, sex etc.

We would much prefer all changes to get to us before the closing date, but we will accept changes on the day at Race HQ.  If you want to do this, please arrive early!

We will not charge a transfer fee to do this unless we incur a cost. We want to see the right names against the runners in the results.

You can transfer your entry via the form HERE

Results

  We aim to have provisional results available on the evening of the race.

Pos	Bib	Name	Club	Cat	Time
1	169	LEES, Elizabeth	Warrington AC	Junior (under 21)	0:19:18
2	66	RASHUD, Grace	Warrington AC	Junior (under 21)	0:19:54
3	108	BIRKETT, Lilly	St Helens Sutton AC	Junior (under 21)	0:20:14
4	48	DAWSON, Bronwyn	Helsby RC	Senior (21-34)	0:20:32
5	70	HALSALL, Alison	Helsby RC	Vet 55-59	0:20:39
6	138	LANG, Sophie	St Helens Sutton AC	Junior (under 21)	0:20:49
7	127	MANSON, Nia	West Cheshire AC	Junior (under 21)	0:20:50
8	105	JOHNSON, Susan	St Helens Sutton AC	Vet 45-49	0:20:50
9	8	MOORE, Jazzmyn	St Helens Striders	Senior (21-34)	0:21:31
10	10	FAIRCLOUGH, Rachael	St Helens Striders	Vet 40-44	0:21:33
11	117	CALLERY, Emma	St Helens Striders	Vet 35-39	0:21:42
12	119	FOREMAN, Clare		Vet 45-49	0:21:43
13	171	BLIZZARD, Louise	Warrington AC	Vet 50-54	0:21:44
14	132	DAVIDSON, Katie	Run Sandymoor	Vet 40-44	0:21:51
15	65	BAYNHAM-HUGHES, Laura	Helsby RC	Vet 45-49	0:22:10
16	9	MAGUIRE, Kylie	St Helens Striders	Vet 35-39	0:22:15
17	46	LOMAX, Bobbie		Vet 50-54	0:22:28
18	52	KING, Charlotte	Helsby RC	Senior (21-34)	0:22:38
19	107	BIRKETT, Sarah	St Helens Sutton AC	Vet 40-44	0:22:51
20	40	LAWTON, Faye	Warrington AC	Vet 35-39	0:22:55
21	59	WHITEHEAD, June	Helsby RC	Vet 35-39	0:22:58
22	1	WALKER, Georgina	Lymm Runners	Vet 50-54	0:23:14
23	5	TWITE, Izzy	Run Sandymoor	Junior (under 21)	0:23:29
24	82	HOLMES, Germaine	Lymm Runners	Vet 50-54	0:23:37
25	42	MCCAFFREY, Kirstie	St Helens Striders	Vet 35-39	0:23:40
26	54	KILBANE, Catherine	Helsby RC	Vet 35-39	0:23:46
27	150	GODDARD, Melissa	St Helens Sutton AC	Junior (under 21)	0:23:48
28	146	MCKEEGAN, Lily	St Helens Sutton AC	Junior (under 21)	0:23:49
29	60	GRIFFITHS, Vanessa	Helsby RC	Vet 60-64	0:23:51
30	134	SAMS, Catherine	Warrington Running Club	Vet 45-49	0:24:11
31	130	SAVAGE, Stephanie	Widnes RC	Vet 40-44	0:24:18
32	153	RICHARDSON, Sophia	St Helens Sutton AC	Junior (under 21)	0:24:34
33	51	COOKE, Lauren	Helsby RC	Vet 35-39	0:24:55
34	151	MCCOY, Sarah	Beyond Miles	Vet 35-39	0:25:01
35	53	GARNER, Steph	Helsby RC	Senior (21-34)	0:25:02
36	147	FORSTER, Suzannah		Senior (21-34)	0:25:10
37	176	MASTWELL, Rachael	Lymm Runners	Vet 40-44	0:25:20
38	167	POTTER, Becky	Widnes RC	Senior (21-34)	0:25:25
39	56	LITTLER, Jan	Helsby RC	Vet 65-69	0:25:29
40	137	HAYES, Gillian		Vet 50-54	0:25:37
41	73	EATON, Fiona	Lymm Runners	Vet 55-59	0:25:44
42	162	MURPHY, Andrea	Lymm Runners	Vet 50-54	0:25:47
43	148	FORSTER, Karon	Rossendale Harriers	Vet 60-64	0:25:57
44	135	CALDWELL, Helen	Spectrum Striders	Vet 55-59	0:26:00
45	94	PARRY, Elaine	St Helens Striders	Vet 45-49	0:26:09
46	170	CHERRETT, Kelly		Vet 40-44	0:26:17
47	29	ADEN, Gemma	St Helens Striders	Vet 40-44	0:26:23
48	57	MILLS, Lucy	Helsby RC	Vet 35-39	0:26:25
49	120	RICHARDSON, Jen	Bramhall Runners	Vet 40-44	0:26:34
50	27	CAHILL, Brenda	St Helens Striders	Vet 65-69	0:26:44
51	95	COWEN, Michelle		Vet 40-44	0:26:44
52	126	HOLLICK, Ruth	St Helens Striders	Vet 45-49	0:26:45
53	55	MILLS, Sarah	Helsby RC	Vet 35-39	0:26:47
54	142	HALLIGAN, Tracy	Helsby RC	Vet 55-59	0:26:51
55	175	CLINE, Emma	Lymm Runners	Vet 50-54	0:26:52
56	106	COLLINS, Sarah	St Helens Striders	Vet 45-49	0:26:53
57	15	LINDSAY, Michelle	Widnes Wasps	Vet 65-69	0:27:00
58	34	JOYNSON, Kate	Run Sandymoor	Vet 50-54	0:27:04
59	71	RUDGE, Hayley	Lymm Runners	Vet 35-39	0:27:07
60	158	MACKAY, Lisa	Spectrum Striders	Vet 55-59	0:27:09
61	47	FENTON, Joanna		Vet 45-49	0:27:24
62	128	OATS, Elizabeth	West Cheshire AC	Vet 50-54	0:27:28
63	101	DAVIES, Alison	Helsby RC	Vet 45-49	0:27:29
64	49	READ, Debbie	Helsby RC	Vet 65-69	0:27:31
65	31	HERRIOTT, Jo	St Helens Striders	Vet 45-49	0:27:34
66	28	HALL, Anita	St Helens Striders	Vet 55-59	0:27:39
67	50	KELLY, Laura	Helsby RC	Senior (21-34)	0:27:40
68	80	ARBER, Carolyn	Lymm Runners	Vet 65-69	0:27:50
69	81	CHIAPPA, Nicola	Lymm Runners	Vet 50-54	0:27:50
70	114	MARSH, Jess	Helsby RC	Senior (21-34)	0:27:52
71	74	WILD, Tania	Lymm Runners	Vet 40-44	0:28:19
72	104	APPLETON, Jenny	St Helens Striders	Vet 45-49	0:28:54
73	155	GILBERT, Cathy	Widnes RC	Vet 50-54	0:28:55
74	87	HARRISON, Ursula	Spectrum Striders	Vet 60-64	0:29:01
75	61	HOUGH, Alison	Helsby RC	Vet 60-64	0:29:05
76	99	CHRISTIAN, Carole		Vet 50-54	0:29:05
77	85	BAILEY, Laura		Vet 40-44	0:29:06
78	72	GREEN, Cassie	Helsby RC	Vet 35-39	0:29:09
79	23	JOHNSON, Vicky	St Helens Striders	Vet 35-39	0:29:10
80	89	HANCOCK, Judith		Vet 60-64	0:29:11
81	163	WELLS, Larissa	Hinkley Running Club	Vet 45-49	0:29:13
82	98	JARMAN, Sara		Vet 55-59	0:29:27
83	93	SHAW, Victoria	Helsby RC	Senior (21-34)	0:29:28
84	67	SYKES, Imogen	Helsby RC	Senior (21-34)	0:29:39
85	75	BREAR, Laura	Lymm Runners	Vet 55-59	0:29:46
86	149	TICKLE, Rachel	St Helens Striders	Vet 40-44	0:29:57
87	161	SIMPSON, Alexandra	Victoria Park Running Club	Vet 40-44	0:29:58
88	64	SMITH, Tilly	Helsby RC	Junior (under 21)	0:29:59
89	63	SMITH, Elizabeth		Junior (under 21)	0:30:00
90	62	SMITH, Emily	Helsby RC	Vet 45-49	0:30:02
91	116	KAPOOR, Eve	Widnes RC	Vet 55-59	0:30:07
92	100	BARLOW, Katie	Helsby RC	Vet 55-59	0:30:10
93	165	BENNETT, Helen	Lymm Runners	Vet 60-64	0:30:19
94	45	JONES, Clare		Vet 50-54	0:30:21
95	172	NORCROSS, Louise	Run Sandymoor	Vet 35-39	0:30:24
96	157	MCADAM, Louise	Run Sandymoor	Vet 60-64	0:30:24
97	156	HIGNETT, Dawn	Widnes RC	Vet 55-59	0:30:29
98	109	CAPPER, Danielle		Vet 40-44	0:30:30
99	113	MCGOLDRICK, Helena	St Helens Sutton AC	Vet 60-64	0:30:32
100	3	WOODS, Tracy	Helsby RC	Vet 45-49	0:30:45
101	4	TWITE, Gaynor	Run Sandymoor	Vet 45-49	0:30:49
102	145	FAIRHURST, Joanne	Wigan & Dist H and AC	Vet 45-49	0:30:50
103	121	RICHARDSON, Jo	Spectrum Striders	Vet 65-69	0:30:52
104	154	FERGURSON, Vicky	Widnes Wasps	Vet 50-54	0:30:52
105	160	RIGBY, Carolyn	Widnes RC	Vet 55-59	0:30:52
106	173	VICKERS, Amy	Run Sandymoor	Senior (21-34)	0:30:54
107	112	DARBY, Gill		Vet 65-69	0:30:55
108	18	LYSONS, Alison	Widnes RC	Vet 60-64	0:30:57
109	174	BENTLEY, Liz		Vet 45-49	0:31:03
110	17	HAWGOOD, Jan	Widnes RC	Vet 55-59	0:31:14
111	2	WADSWORTH, Joanne	Lymm Runners	Vet 55-59	0:31:50
112	14	JOSEPHS, Laura		Senior (21-34)	0:31:52
113	38	BRITLAND-JONES, Sue	Warrington Running Club	Vet 50-54	0:31:54
114	143	SEDDON, Sarah	Warrington Running Club	Vet 60-64	0:32:44
115	166	LANGTON, Alison	Run Sandymoor	Vet 45-49	0:32:49
116	92	OWEN, Lexi Rose		Junior (under 21)	0:33:02
117	141	SPRIGGS, Frances	Helsby RC	Vet 60-64	0:33:18
118	90	BESWICK, Samantha	Lymm Runners	Vet 55-59	0:33:18
119	103	HINCHCLIFFE, Victoria		Vet 40-44	0:33:20
120	139	BALDOCK, Clair	Warrington Running Club	Vet 50-54	0:33:38
121	144	FINCH, Rachel		Vet 35-39	0:33:38
122	164	BOWDEN, Michelle	Victoria Park Running Club	Vet 50-54	0:33:41
123	13	HARDING, Amy		Senior (21-34)	0:33:42
124	24	GORDON, Mary		Vet 60-64	0:33:49
125	168	BUCHANAN, Lianne	Warrington Running Club	Vet 45-49	0:33:53
126	97	YOUNG, Andrea	Warrington Road Runners	Vet 60-64	0:34:54
127	91	GIBSON, Nicola	Lymm Runners	Vet 45-49	0:35:03
128	79	ODELL, Jennifer	Lymm Runners	Vet 40-44	0:35:03
129	124	BUTLER, Heather	Victoria Park Running Club	Vet 70-74	0:35:25
130	118	HEATLEY, Debbie	Widnes Wasps	Vet 50-54	0:35:46
131	35	BROOKS, Narelie	Run Sandymoor	Vet 40-44	0:36:48
132	30	MEDLICOTT, Alison	St Helens Striders	Vet 60-64	0:36:51
133	41	RUDD, Michelle		Vet 45-49	0:36:51
134	110	DAVIDSON, Natalie		Vet 35-39	0:37:08
135	159	DODD, Catherine	Run Sandymoor	Vet 45-49	0:37:23
136	140	BLIGHT, Anna		Vet 40-44	0:38:08
137	26	NAPIER-HEMY, Louise		Vet 65-69	0:39:00
138	36	MOGG, Louise	Run Sandymoor	Vet 35-39	0:39:18
139	37	DONAGHY, Aileen		Vet 40-44	0:39:18
140	152	MCCOY, Alison		Vet 65-69	0:45:40
141	133	HEWITT, Anne	Spectrum Striders	Vet 75+	0:50:57

Prizes & Presentation

The prize presentation will be as soon as possible after the end of the race, once race results are available.

We offer prizes to the first three finishers as well as to veteran categories and to the first team.

Finally, there will be a spot prize draw but you can only claim your prize if you stay for the post-race presentation.

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More information

If you need any information about the race that you cannot find on the sheet or this web page, please contact us using the form below.

Not sure if you’ve entered? Enter your surname in the ‘Search’ box below (last updated 30-June-2026).

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