Chris Coulson narrowly won the men's race in 31:05 from Adrian Bailes.
The women's race went to former Belgrave Harrier and Surrey League winner Sophie Pikett.
Former English National age-group champion Justina Heslop was first W40 in fourth overall and she was closely followed by first W45 Helen Waugh, who curiously has done just one other race in the last 12 months according to Power of 10 when running 2:50:45 in the London Marathon.
Ray Smedley, the 1972 Olympic 1500m semi finalist, was the first M70 athlete.
Overall: 1 C Coulson Hough 31:05; 2 A Bailes Birt 31:14; 3 L Taylor Sund M35 31:26; 4 A Brown Morp 31:35 ; 5 F Davies Heat 31:36; 6 J Anderson NSP M40 31:39; 7 C Larkin Heat 31:46; 8 M Hedley Tyne B 31:49
M45: 1 A Heppell Gosf 33:09
M50: 1 R Bee 34:30
M55: 1 W Pearson 35:46
M60: 1 G Penn 37:01
M70: 1 R Smedley 43:17
Women: 1 S Pikett Els 35:00; 2 M Pace 36:37; 3 G Weston 37:01; 4 J Heslop W40 37:10; 5 H Waugh W45 37:32
W50: 1 K Stevenson 38:10; 2 A Fletcher 39:33; 3 J Denholm 39:37
W55: 1 J Murdy 40:08
W60: 1 H Robinson 43:59
Overall (5km): 1 R Welsh (Gala) 16:36; 2 C Bullen 16:56; 3 R Umpleby (C'thy) 17:01
Women: 1 J Rowlands 19:15; 2 J Bullen (Tm E Loth, U17) 22:14; 3 Y Bogdanova (Unatt, U17) 23:21
W60: 1 K McAllister (Falk) 23:22
Overall (10km): 1 M Pryde (Loth) 31:26; 2 R MacNeil (C'thy) 32:59; 3 M MacIocia (Metro) 33:52
M60: 1 S Ingledew (Edin) 39:12; 2 J Mayers (Muss) 39:53
Women: 1 E Jackson 41:05; 2 J Gudgin (C'gie, W60) 44:39; 3 E Stahr (Unatt) 45:08
Overall: 1 D Carlisle (Anna) 19:19; 2 K Henderson (W) 20:30; 3 P Owens (W) 20:44
Women: 1 Henderson 20:30; 2 Owens 20:44; 3 C Frazer 22:31
SODBURY SLOG MT, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, November 12
Ben Rawlins, a regular in the home countries international 5km race, took this event which is described as ‘not for the faint-hearted’ in 61:41.
Annabell Granger, 50, who clocked 2:45:21 in this year’s London Marathon, ran 75:13 to head the women’s race.
Overall (v tough 10M MT):
1 B Rawlins (W’bury) 61:41; 2 W Massey (W’bury) 62:35; 3 D Shepherd (B&W) 64:05
Women: 1 A Granger (B&W, W45) 75:13; 2 C McAleese (Vegan) 75:58; 3 K Newcombe (Stroid) 77:53
Overall: 1 K Clements (SB) 34:16; 2 J O'Brien (M45) 39:47; 3 J Hayward (S'mkt, U20) 39:51
M55: 1 D Solomon (Felix) 42:25
Women: 1 E Moyes (AFD) 41:56; 2 K King (St Ed) 42:48; 3 K Creak (Col H, W35) 43:29
Oliver Prior narrowly won the men's race in 31:46 while Anna Culling was first woman in 34:08.
He only finished 31st overall but the best known sportsman in the race, Leo Hayter, did set a PB.
The professional cyclist who is with Ineos Grenadiers and who won a bronze medal in the world under-20 Cycling road race championships in the timetrial in 2022, ran 35:03.
Overall: 1 O Prior Bel 31:46; 2 B McIntosh Vale R 31:50; 3 N Bester Best 31:58
M70: 1 R Cattle BRAT 42:25; 2 J Lockspeiser Serp 45:59
Women: 1 A Culling Best Athletics 34:08; 2 H Freeman Candy RT 34:43; 3 A Birch Kent 35:21
Overall (5km): 1 J Lawler (EMAC, M45) 16:18; 2 O Velayos Hernando (SACL) 16:48; 3 A De Koning (Esx Sch, U15) 18:07
Women: 1 V Suett (Hals) 18:53; 2 T Wiley (Harl RT, W35) 20:07; 3 H McCart (Ips J, U15) 20:29
Overall (10km): 1 G Carey (Spring S) 34:18; 2 P Schofield (M40) 35:26; 3 J Preston (Belg) 35:50
Women: 1 S Wright (Harl, W40) 40:08; 2 G Bedford (Hunts, W40) 41:45; 3 K Williams (Royst, W35) 42:15
Overall (HM): 1 D Williamson (Col H) 71:03; 2 A Graves (T'tree, M35) 78:36; 3 C Dyce (Saff, M55) 79:16
M60: 1 O Dare (With RC) 83:36
Women: 1 L McDonnell (Wym, W40) 85:30; 2 A Eddery (Walden Tri, W40) 92:27; 3 D Mallows (T'tree, W40) 93:29
Overall (3km): 1 H Melrose (Loth, U13) 11:37; 2 R Dodds 12:16; 3 R Lennox (Shett, U11W) 13:04
Women: 1 Lennox 13:04; 2 R Collings (Loth, U11) 13:29; 3 E Campbell (Cambus) 15:06
Overall (10km): 1 R MacDonald (Law) 32:27; 2 C Drummond (Giff N) 32:45; 3 E Duernberger (Edin) 32:59
M60: 1 G Matheson (Falk) 39:23
Women: 1 N Wangler 37:22; 2 D Hughes (Edin) 39:15; 3 L Tyler (DunblaneR, W50) 40:04
Overall: 1 L Rodgers (Fife) 68:32; 2 D Webster (Dund R) 74:32; 3 M Sheridan (Dund R) 77:51
M40: 1 J McBain (Dund H) 79:01; 2 S Curran 80:13
M50: G McKinley (Dund R) 82:31
Women: 1 R Van Rensburg (Fife, W50) 88:05; 2 J Dickson (Fife, W40) 88:26; 3 A McNeilly (Dund R, W40) 89:46
W60: M Taggart (Dund R) 1:45:34
Overall: 1 A Ford (Have, U20) 15:01; 2 R Slater (Gosf, U20) 15:02; 3 K Sunman (Holm) 15:03
M65: 1 D I'anson (LonelyGoat) 19:39.
U17: 1 C McAndrew (York) 15:51; 2 B Jamieson Wannell (York) 15:54; 3 W Hardy (York) 16:20
Women: 1 R Sykes (Holm) 17:20; 2 H Foster (Win, U20) 17:58; 3 N Drakeford (Barns) 18:00
W50: 1 J McCarthy (Ilkley) 19:44
Overall (1M): 1 S Barker (N Som, U17) 5:19; 2 E Salter (Taun, U13) 5:48; 3 H Hughes Davies (Unatt, U11) 6:25
Women: 1 L Hawkins (Unatt, U20) 7:21; 2 E Salter (Taun, U11) 7:38
Overall (5M): 1 C Moore (GWR) 26:29; 2 A Holland (Tav, M35) 27:32; 3 D Stacey (Weston, M40) 28:23
Women: 1 H Taunton (Taun) 29:02; 2 V Ratcliffe (Somer, W45) 31:39; 3 E Gard (B&W) 31:43
W65: 1 J Harrison (B&W) 36:23
Overall (5km laps):
1 R Turner (Muss, M50) 5:46:16 (68.9km); 2 S Eydmann (W) 6:05:44 (63.6km); 3 J Logan (G’nock) 6:15:26 (63.6km); 4 H Robertson (Spr’burn, M40) 6:32:07 (63.6km); 5 A Aitken (W) 5:56:39 (58.3km); 6 G Flowerdew 6:01:38 (58.3km)
M60: R Toller (Dund R) 5:44:48 (42.4km)
Women: 1 Eydmann 6:05:44 (63.6km); 2 Aitken 5:56:39 (58.3km); 3 H Imrie (W50) 6:01:51 (58.3km); 4 M Young (Penic, W50) 5:59:27 (53km)
W70: R Toller (Dund R) 5:44:47 (37.1km)
Overall (11km/800ft): 1 J Cummings (Ilkley) 42:35; 2 O Murphy (Ilkley) 43:36; 3 H Kingston (NLFR) 44:26; 4 J Hall (Wharf) 45:29; 5 S Bentham (Ilkley) 46:29; 6 T Edwards (Leeds C) 46:43
M50: J Green (Ilkley) 51:22
Women: 1 S Bevan (W50) 58:32; 2 M Riglin (R’lagh) 60:04; 3 S Wilson (P&B) 60:37; 4 J Powell (Wharf, W50)
Overall: 1 S Allen (OWLS) 38:22; 2 M Martinez (Birst) 40:02; 3 M Couldwell (Charn, M40) 40:41; 4 L O’Connor (Shepshed, M40) 41:04; 5 J Harrison 41:30; 6 C Baxter (Shepshed, M40) 41:46
M50: 1 K Fitch 44:02
M60: 1 B Benson (Hunc) 46:29
Women: 1 C Nurse (W end) 45:38; 2 L Harper (Poplar, W35) 46:28; 3 N Stevenson (Poplar) 47:26
W55: 1 N Nealon (Hunc) 49:24; 2 K Ramsey (Charn) 51:22
In clear skies and sunshine, although on the chilly side, there was a start line quiet time of reflection for the fallen in the service of their country and the passing of the much respected Leaguer Noel Blatchford who died in Italy shortly after winning a European Masters W75 silver medal in Pescara in the 5000m walk.
Appropriately, as history was made with women dominating, Grazia Manzotti, who herself won two golds and a silver in Italy, became the first woman in the long history of the event (this was the 96th edition) to win the overall race, which she did in convincing fashion.
Additionally four other women crossed the finishing line before Mark Culshaw took the men’s title though multi world walks champion and M75 Ian Richards did go faster than Culshaw in the less restrictive category B standard.
Overall:
1W Grazia Manzotti Tonbridge AC 64:30 W50
2W Melanie Peddle Loughton AC 66:57 W55
3W Jacqueline Benson Ashford AC 69:53 SW
4W Penelope Cummings Herne Hill H 71:09 W45
5W Maureen Noel Belgrave H 73:28 W60
1M Mark Culshaw Cambridge H 74:14 M55
2M Stuart Bennett Ilford AC 75:26 M65
3M John Borgars Loughton AC 79:27 M75
6W Fiona Bishop Enfield HAC 81:14 W60
B category
1 Ian Richards Steyning AC 70:08 M75
2 Simon Morgan Ilford AC 76:07 M55
3 Tony Wilkinson 80:55 M60
Overall (7.1M/950ft): 1 D Haworth (Mat) 43:32 (rec); 2 L Beresford (Mat, M40) 47:32; 3 J Ratcliffe 48:49; 4 C Andrade (Dark Pk) 49:17; 5 M Burley (Macc) 49:28; 6 M Nobel (H&R) 49:44
M50: A Frost (Dark Pk) 54:27
M60: K Tomlinson (Millt Mil) 65:35
M70: J Gorman (Totley) 70:35
Women: 1 A Pearce (Steel) 51:56; 2 J Cart (H&R) 58:01; 3 J Mosley 58:33; 4 G Cox (Mat) 63:19
W40: S Maybanks (Beest) 65:14
W50: J Grant (Millt Mil) 66:05
W60: L Edmondson (WFRA) 80:53
Overall (18M/3700ft): 1 D Connolly (Mercia) 2:06:12; 2 H Webb (Dark Pk) 2:09:03; 3 S Harding (Macc) 2:14:19; 4 E Clowes (Newc TC) 2:18:12; 5 A Raffle (Alt) 2:24:58; 6 I Elkington (Staffs M) 2:26:26
M40: M Statham (Macc) 2:26:31
M50: L Ashwood (Disl) 2:29:06
M55: J Hunt (Dark Pk) 2:36:44
M60: N Hayhurst (Bowl) 2:39:49
M65: G Penttengell (Mow C) 3:15:37
Women: 1 S Wood (Macc, W50) 2:57:06; 2 D Watson (Chorlton) 3:02:21; 3 K Corinaldi-Knott (Ches D) 3:12:25; 4 A Buttle (Melt, M40) 3:18:27
W60: J Scarf (Tod) 3:32:06
Overall (16km/536m): 1 M Page (Exe TC) 66:40; 2 C Ayles 67:32; 3 S Minting (Exm, M40) 67:58; 4 M Lesniak (S Molt S) 68:32; 5 M Bruce-White (SWRR) 68:48; 6 T Landy (SWRR, M40) 69:14; 7 A Snook (Axe V, M40) 69:36; 8 R Easterbrook (Teign T, M50) 69:50; 9 S Pole (Dark Pk) 70:27; 10 S Charles-Jones (S Molt S) 71:17; 11 J Pullinger (SWRR) 71:23; 12 W Frewin 71:49
M55: S Scotthorne (L Goat) 78:50
M60: P Merrick 81:34
M65: S Hay (Torr) 87:31
Women: 1 C Walker (Tavis) 74:28; 2 A Jones (SWRR, W40) 76:28; 3 N Savill (SWRR) 76:28; 4 E Debenham (Heughs H, M40) 80:49; 5 C Olford (Teign T) 82:12; 6 C Watkins (Oke, W45) 83:48; 7 S Markwick (Erme V, W40) 85:56; 8 H Harbottle (S Molt S, W55) 86:06
W65: J Reay (Exm) 88:13
Overall (8km/550m): 1 G Dale (Amble) 39:39; 2 J Wright (Amble) 39:50; 3 M Lamb (Kesw) 40:45; 4 M Atkinson (Kesw) 40:47; 5 H Cooling (Howg) 40:55; 6 R Hope (P&B, M40) 41:07; 7 S Leckey (Amble) 41:36; 8 H Stainton (B Combe) 41:57; 9 A Thornton (Howg) 42:10; 10 S Burnstone (Helm H) 42:27
M50: I Holmes (Bing) 43:32
M60: D Griffin (Helm H) 50:51
M70: J Gomersall (Amble) 68:49
TEAM: 1 Amble 10; 2 B Combe 42; 3 Kesw 52
Women: 1 C Taylor (B Comne) 46:52; 2 I Steele 47:43; 3 J Hickman Dunne (Helm H) 49:37; 4 B Halcrow (Amble) 51:31; 5 K Sijpesteijn (R’hay) 51:43; 6 J Gray (Kesw) 52:34
W50: H Elmore (Dark Pk) 53:48
W60: M Ockenden (Bowl) 64:46
TEAM: 1 Amble 17; 2 Helm H 35; 3 Penn 51
Overall (8.8km/350m): 1 M Tame 38:20; 2 O Radford 39:11; 3 T James 39:36; 4 M James (Here) 39:54; 5 B Gibbison (Mynydd D, M40) 40:48; 6 A Tyler (Here, M50) 40:58
M60: A Moir (MDC) 54:53
M70: G Jones (MDC) 72:01
Women: 1 K Ironside 45:24; 2 R Duckworth (U20) 47:58; 3 A Mathew (U20) 48:15; 4 N Taylor (Mynydd D) 49:33
W40: E McWilliams (Mynydd D) 50:58
W50: N Morgan (Chep) 51:12
W60: R Davies (Mynydd D) 63:01
U17 mixed events: 60: r5: 1 C Obinna-Alo (Sun, U15W) 7.85
Mixed events: 60: B5: 5 C Kennedy (Gate, M55) 8.44. A12: 2 C Kennedy (Gate, M55) 8.32. PV: 1 T Hill (Darl, U17) 3.80
Men: SP: r1: 1 S Ryan (Gate, M60) 13.45
U15 girls: 60: r1: 1 C Obinna-Alo (Sun) 7.81
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