This page lists the runners that have earned the chance to represent their country. Some of the accolades listed were achieved when the runner wasn’t a member of Clayton-Le-Moors Harriers
All runners listed represented England, unless stated otherwise
| Road Running | Maureen Laney | 1984 Berlin Marathon 1984 Paris Marathon 1984 Miami Marathon 1984 Dublin Marathon 1984 Guernsey Marathon 1987 World Cup Marathon, Seoul, South Korea 1987 Swiss Alpine Ultra Marathon |
| Roger Brewster | 1985 The Hague Half Marathon, Holland | |
| Brian McKenna (Northern Ireland) | 1985 Bridgend Marathon, Wales | |
| John Hartley | 2017 Celtic Nations Marathon, Chester | |
| Irene Roche | 2018 Malaga Half Marathon, Spain 2019 Celtic Nations 10K, Birmingham | |
| Dave Edmondson | 2019 Celtic Nations 10k, Birmingham | |
| Cross Country | Ray Lees | 1994 Aldershot, England |
| Mark Aspinall | 2004 Cardiff, Wales (reserve) 2005 Dublin, Ireland 2006 Swansea, Wales | |
| Ted Orrell | 2011 Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Fell Running | Steve Breckell | 1984 Bergamo, Italy (with Blackburn H) |
| Vanessa Peacock | 1987 Lenzerheide, Switzerland | |
| Graham Huddleston | 1989 Die, France (reserve) 1990 Telfes, Austria | |
| Garry Wilkinson | 1990 Telfes, Austria (reserve) | |
| Cheryl Cook | 1990 Telfes, Austria 1991 Zermatt, Switzerland | |
| Ruth Pickvance | 2000 Bergen, Germany 2001 Arta Terme, Italy | |
| Mike Wallis | 1999 Knockdhu, Northern Ireland 2000 Knockdhu, Northern Ireland 2003 Zell, Germany | |
| Maureen Laney | 2005 Snowdon, Wales 2005 Keswick, England | |
| Candice Taylor | 2008 Zell, Germany | |
| Jacob Boyle | 2015 Betws Y Coed, Wales | |
| Chris Holdsworth (Some with Ribble Valley H) | 2017 Sedbergh, England 2017 Snowdon, Wales 2017 Premana, Italy (GB vest) 2017 Morbegno, Italy (GB vest 2018 Snowdon, Wales 2018 Morbegno, Italy (GB vest) 2019 Moel Eilio, Wales | |
| Briony Holt | 2017 Peebles, Scotland 2019 Moel Eilio, Wales | |
| William Walker | 2021 Newcastle, Northern Ireland 2022 Saluzzo, Italy | |
| Track Running | Mark Brown | 1994 Berlin, Germany. World Disabled Athletics Championships – 5,000m and 10,000m 1996 Atlanta Paralympics, USA – 5000m and Marathon 2000 Sydney Paralympics, Australia – Marathon 2004 Athens Paralympics, Greece – 5000m |
| Orienteering | George Brass | |
| Alistair Patten | ||
| Laser Run | Helana White | 2019 Weiden, Germany (GB vest) 2019 Budapest, Hungary (GB vest) |
| Alfie White | 2019 Weiden, Germany (GB vest) 2019 Budapest, Hungary (GB vest) |
And then there is the phenomenon that is Ron Hill OBE
All of Ron’s greatest athletic achievements were before he joined Clayton-le-Moors Harriers, but as an Accrington lad, he is very much one of our own. Here are just some of the highlights from his staggering running career.
4 World Records – 10 miles (twice) – 47.02 & 46.44, 15 miles – 72.48, 25 Kilometres – 75.22
3 Olympic Games – Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968, Munich 1972 (10,000m + Marathon)
3 European Championships – Budapest 1966, Athens 1969 (Marathon Gold medal), Helsinki 1971 (Marathon Bronze medal)
Commonwealth Games – Edinburgh 1970 (Marathon Gold medal)
First British winner of the Boston Marathon (1970) breaking the course record by 3 minutes
Marathon PB of 2.09.28.
Took part in 115 Marathons, winning 21 of them.
Ran at least one mile EVERY DAY for 52 years, 39 days.
Incredible!