Road race results from the UK at the end of May
The winners were Liviu Ionita (34:34) and Jade Hutchison (41:54).
Overall:
1 L Ionita (Darl) 34:34; 2 I Harding (Morp) 34:45; 3 J Clifford (Darl)
Women:
1 J Hutchinson (Darl) 41:54; 2 R Blain (Tyne B) 42:38; 3 S Norman 43:08
HOGWEED TROT 10km, inc Avon Championship, Yate, May 29
Overall:
1 A Glover (W’bury) 34:29; 2 W Massey (W’bury) 34:51; 3 T Bower (T Bath) 34:58
M50: 1 T Wood (Cleve) 35:14; 2 E Paton (W’bury) 36:52
M55: 1 P Parry (B&W) 35:51; 2 N Faye (W’bury) 37:44
M60: 1 J Curtis (Hogweed) 38:47
M70: 1 N Langridge (Thorn) 44:42
Women:
1 L Wilson (Thorn) 40:42; 2 E Pitcher (Emer) 40:30; 3 P Atherton (Cleve) 43:07
W55: 1 A Parfit (B&W) 45:43
W60: 1 S Davies (B&W) 44:07; 2 S Masters (W’bury) 45:08
W65: 1 P Curtis (Hogweed) 45:32
Overall:
1 R Scott (R&Z) 31;29; 2 T Cornthwaite (Salf) 32;17; 3 T O’Mahoney (R&Z, U20) 33;44
M55: 1 A Hardy (Bill Marsh) 37:55
M75: 1 J Mowatt (E’wood) 55:13
Women:
1 C Williamson (Loft, W40) 37:50; 2 H Scott (M&C, W40) 40:14; 3 D Ellis (H’gate, W40) 40:56
W55: 1 P Brown (Darl) 44;14
W60: 1 G Smith (R&Z) 46:47; 2 A Waller (NE Proj) 48:56
Overall:
1 L Smith (Norw) 31:14; 2 N Adams (NNBR, M45) 34:21; 3 J Hudson (Norw RR) 35:04
M45: 2 T Gannon (Norw RR) 35:43
M50: 1 A Baker (Orion) 35:44
M55: 1 C Hollinshead (C&S) 35:52
M60: 1 J Moore (Norf G) 38:17
M65: 1 P Hurr Bure) 41:13
M70: 1 S Dady (Wym) 45:02; 2 G Walsh (Wym) 47:14
Women:
1 J Watkinson (Wym) 39:06; 2 M Ellice 40:28; 3 L McDonnell (Wym, W40) 41:13
W50: 1 C Welch (S Lon) 45:01
W55: 1 L Hurr (Norf G) 46:00
W60: 1 A Coulborn (G Yar) 48:46; 2 J Yardy (Norw RR) 49:38
W65: 1 A Ellen (Norf G) 49:19; 2 L Cusack (Thet) 51:13; 3 R Jackson (Colt) 51:28; 4 J Freeman 52:40
W70: 1 J Ashby (Ryst) 53;29; 2 G Woodhouse (Dere) 59;26
W75: 1 E Letzer (NNBR) 66:47
Overall:
1 S Richards (P'pridd R) 33:08; 2 J Astley (Parc BB, M35) 34:48; 3 L Winfield Young (Card) 34:49
Women:
1 D Morris (Builth, W35) 36:41; 2 A Griffiths (Les C) 39:10; 3 N Morgan (Chep, W55) 39:55
WEST END 8, Leicestershire, May 29
Overall:
1 M Scarsbrook (Badgers) 40:57; 2 M Hussein (R’hoggs) 41:09; 3 A Woodward (Poplar) 41:17; 4 S Allen (OWLS) 44:06; 5 B Darlow (W End) 44:30; 6 S Lynch (W End) 44:38; 7 J McDonald (R;hoggs, M40) 44:53; 8 S Martin (Poplar) 44:57; 9 D Hill (Badgers) 45:06; 10 K Powell (Leic Tri) 45:31
M45: 1 M Couldwell (Charn) 45:40
M50: 1 P Critchlow (Beau) 45:53; 2 R Whitelegg (Hinck) 48:37
M55: 1 B Benson (Hunc) 48:47
Women:
1 C Sparrow (Hinck) 49:44; 2 S Horner (W End) 51:07; 3 N Stephenson (Poplar) 52:13
W40: 1 K Matthiae (Barrow) 53:05
W45: 1 C Shea-Simmonds (R’hub) 54:19; 2 S Taylor (R’hub) 54:21
W55: 1 E Whittlestone (Birst) 60:15; 2 H Mercer (Hunc) 61:09
EGDON EASY 10km, Dorset, May 28
Women’s section winner Molly Rasch notched up her fifth open race win of the year in a PB 36:54.
Overall:
1 M Parrott (R Time) 32;44; 2 R McTaggart (B’mth) 32;47; 3 A Corbin (B’mth) 34:05
M40: 1 D Hull (Eg H) 35:23
M50: 1 J Bassinder (Poole) 36:152 S Cook (Tremlo) 36:35
M60: 1 J Critchlow (Purb) 36:48
M70: 1 R Seward (Axe V) 37:52
Women:
1 M Rasch (Dors D) 36:54; 2 A Hallett (R Time) 40:24; 3 H Martin (Eg H) 41:22
W50: 1 J Wargent (Eg H) 43:05; 2 K Perrett (Wey) 44:58
Overall:
1 F Donnelly (Shett, M35) 9:22; 2 O Walpole (Sun) 9:26; 3 D Lowe (Shett) 9:46
Women:
1 L Mckenna (Glasgow Uni Hare & Hounds) 9:50; 2 F Matheson (Falk, W60) 10:58; 3 G Blee (Gars, W40) 11:06
Top master and coach James Thie won but just failed to break ten minutes.
Overall:
1 J Thie (Card, M40) 10:01; 2 T Whitmarsh-Knight (Les C) 10:08; 3 T Keating (Les C) 10:24
Women:
1 R Harries (Cardiff ) 11:53; 2 G Tutton (Swan) 12:10; 3 K Beecher (Les C) 12:23
After a foray into a longer race for the series opener, the second event of the series was back to its normal distances with this four miles 451 yards outing, Martin Duff reports.
First round winner Duncan Lawrence was relegated to third behind the Vale of Aylesbury’s Peter Huck who won by well over a minute, in 21:12, from Matt Lock.
This was only the 31-year-old’s second race of the year and just his fifth in four years, for the 2016 Northern cross-country silver medallist.
The women’s section saw Emily Strathdee reverse her defeat by Olivia Martin, the South of England under-17 women’s fifth placer, to convincingly take the women’s section in 25:46.
One of the closest battles was in the over-60 class where two M65s battled it out, with Paul Gregory just getting home ahead of Brian Green in 26:35.
Overall (4M 451yds):
1 P Huck (VoA) 21:12; 2 M Lock (Wit) 22:27; 3 D Lawrence (Oxf C) 22:29; 4 J Bolton (W’stock, M45) 22:36; 5 A Herbert (Cher) 22:43; 6 H Read (Abing) 22:59
M45: 2 T Jones (Wit) 23:25; 3 L Newell (Abing) 23:29
M50: 1 J Richardson (Oxf C) 24:40; 2 F Campbell (Head RR) 25:05
M60: 1 S Dales (Head RR) 27:05; 2 M Lewy (Abing) 27:22; 3 J Nelson (Alch) 28:16
M65: 1 P Gregory (VoA) 26:35; 2 B Green (Oxf C) 26:36
M70: 1 S Thorp (Oxf C) 28:17
U20: 1 H Jinks (Wit) 23:11
TEAM (6 to score): 1 Abingdon 76; 2 Witney 108; 3 Oxford C 136; 4 Woodstock 161; 5 Abingdon B 224; 6 Head RR 247; 7 Alchester 287; 8 Cherwell 228
Standings after 2 matches:
TEAM: 1 Abingdon 151; 2 Witney 235; 3 Oxford C 261; 4 Woodstock 376; 5 Head RR 411; 6 Cherwell 552
Women: 1 E Strathdee (Head RR) 25:46; 2 O Martin (Abing, U19) 26:17; 3 A Scrivens (Wit, W35) 26:38; 4 L Hawtin (Oxf C) 27:07; 5 E Georgiades (Oxf Tri) 27:07; 6 I Stubbs (Wit) 27:40
W45: 2 S Davies (Oxf C) 28:27; 3 S Rendell (Abing) 29:19
W50: 1 K Allread (Eynsh) 29:16
W55: 1 S Kerswell (W’stock) 32:03; 2 C Curnow (Cher) 32:44; 3 N Hunter (Eynsh) 32:35
W60: 1 K Bates (Eynsh) 33:59
W65: 1 G Hueter (Oxf C) 35:21; 2 W Millatt (Abing) 35:43; 3 K Shaw (Cher) 36:09
W75: 1 K Williamson (Eynsh) 36:27
TEAM (6 to score): 1 Witney 81; 2 Abingdon 101; 3 Head RR 123; 4 Oxf C 49; 5 Eynsham 245; 6 Cherwell 281
Standings after 2 matches:
TEAM: 1 Abingdon 174; 2 Witney 175; 3 Head RR 267; 4 Eynsham 453; 5 Alchester 497
Men (4x1M): 1 Mandale 18:08 (M Creasey 4:29, J Creasey 4:33, J West 4:35, J Cowperthwaite 4:31) 2 NE Project 19:03 (K Walker 4:31, L Davies 4:41, P Sharpe 5:02, J Wilson 4:49); 3 Darlington 19:16 (J Clifford 4:59, J Largey 4:32, S David 5:07, J Johnson 4:38); 4 Sunderland 19;16; 5 N Marske 19:50; 6 TS Harriers 20:02
Fastest: M Creasey 4:29; Cowperthwaite/Walker 4:31
M200 (total age of runners, 4x1M)): 1 N Marske 21:47 (T Danby 5:03, M Murray 5:14, C Thornton 6:01, P Cleasby 5:29); 2 NY Moors 21:52; 3 Darlington 22:28
Fastest: Danby 5:03; N Kemp (NYM) 5:05; Murray 5:14
Women (4x1M):
1 Darlington U20 22;28 (Z Jones 5:12, S Tarn 5:49, M Boon 5:56, F Talman 5:42); 2 Mandale 22:54 (L Creasey 5:28, E Creasey 5:32, J Iceton 5:56, I Wilson 5:58); 3 Allerton U20 23:48 (G Derrry 5:50, I Wilson 5:51, P Crane 6:26, L Boot 6:01); 4 Midd & C 25:37; 5 Allerton 28;29
Fastest: Jones 5;12; L Creasey 5:28; E Creasey b5:32
W160 (total age of runners, 4x1M):
1 N Marske 24:27 (K Neesan 5:51, T Speedie 6:17, S Hunter 5:58, G Harcombe-Moore 6:21); 2 Richmond 25:31; 3 Darlington 25:52
Fastest: S Robinson (Rich) 5:31
The second round of this popular midweek series saw James McMurray win by more than a minute in his St Albans club's promotion, in 31:28, Martin Duff reports.
McMurray had won the club’s open 10km just over a year ago in 30:00 and was under the half hour in the 2021 Leeds Abbey dash. A regular 1:50-ish 800m runner and twice inside 3:40 for 1500m, the 27-year-old has yet to make his outdoor track debut this year.
Cyn Cano moved up from second in the first round 6-miles race to post a big new personal best of 37:42 for a narrow victory over Katie Harbon.
Overall:
1 J McMurray (St Alb) 31:28; 2 D Burrows (Trent P) 32:44; 3 T Webb (NHRR) 32:51; 4 S Fererici (St Alb) 33:11; 5 S Buckle (St Alb, M40) 33:14; 6 M Cooper (St Alb) 33:24; 7 O Hill (Wat J) 33;29; 8 B Hadman (NHRR) 33:41; 9 A Leach (NHRR, M50) 33:44; 10 C Wolpert (Trent P) 33:47; 11 J Bell (Wat J) 33:49; 12 S Collom (Wat J) 33:51; 13 M Roberts (NHRR) 33:59; 14 P Adams (St Alb, M40) 34:02; 15 A Ferrari (Trent P, U20) 34:06; 16 S Jackson (FVS, M40) 34:08; 17 P Evans (St Alb, M40) 34:10; 18 T Squires (WQat J) 34:16; 19 T Grimdes (Orion) 34:34; 20 J Arrowsmith (Trent P, M40) 34;40
M40: 7 S Overton (NHRR) 35:15; 8 E Price (NHRR) 35:29
M50: 2 J King (St Alb) 35:50; 3 M Vaughan (NHRR) 36:32; 4 S Aiken (Trent P) 36:43; 5 R Brown (Orion) 36:51
M55: 1 N Malpeli (NHRR) 36:15
M70: 1 A Thompson (St Alb) 47:12
TEAM: 1 St Albans 238; 2 NHRR 325; 3 Trent P 386; 4 Watford J 475; 5 FVS 710; 6 St Albans B 740
M40 TEAM: 1 St Albans 61; 2 NHRR 65; 3 Trent P 98
Standings after 2 matches:
Men TEAM: 1 St Albans 12; 2 NHRR 10; 3 Trent P 8
M40 TEAM: 1 St Albans 12; 2 NHRR 10; 3 Trent P 8
Women:
1 C Cano (Trent P), W35) 37:42; 2 K Harbon (NHRR) 37:48; 3 H Mussen (Wat J, W45) 37:49; 4 E Jeanes (Trent P, W35) 38:10; 5 J Pryor (Trent P) 38:45; 6 K Alpe (Trent P, W35) 38:58; 7 A Baird (Trent P, W35) 39:06; 8 J Huckstep (Trent P) 39:10
W50: 1 P Habbick (St Alb) 40:37; 2 S Hawkins (FVS) 40:59; 3 W Walsh (St Alb) 41:07
W55: 1 S Harris (St Alb) 43:52
TEAM: 1 Trent P 68; 2 St Albans 130; 3 NHRR 168; 4 St Albans B 294; 5 Orion 367; 6 St Albans C 397
W35 TEAM: 1 Trent P 13; 2 St Albans 43; 3 NHRR 52
Overall (M&W combined) TEAM: 1 St Albans 368; 2 Trent P 454; 3 NHRR 493
Overall masters TEAM: 1 St Albans 104; 2 Trent P 111; 3 NHRR 117
Standings after 2 matches:
Women: 1 St Albans 12; 2 NHRR 10; 3 Trent P 8
W35 TEAM: 1 Trent P 12; 2 St Albans 10; 3 NHRR 8
Overall Open TEAM: 1 St Albans 22; 2 Trent P 20; 3 NHRR 18
Vets Overall: 1 St Albans 22; 2 Trent P 20; 3 NHRR 18
Michael Waddington moved up from second in the previous week’s match to lead hosts Ware Joggers to a narrow team win over Garden City Runners, Martin Duff reports.
Hannah Turner came out on top of the women’s section with a 37:06 clocking, as Juliet Vine and Hannah Ward relegated first match winner Katie Woodward to fourth spot. The top nine women were all classed as masters being over-35.
Men (10km):
1 M Waddington (Ware J) 31:39; 2 H Chatfield (Hitchin) 32:36; 3 B O’Connor (Royst, M40) 32:47; 4 A Mynott (Ware, M45) 32:36; 5 P Goodwin (Harp, M40) 33:42; 6 S Prosser (B Stort, M40) 33:48; 7 K Sambridge (Ware J, M45) 33:55; 8 I Bryson (Harp, M45) 34:32; 9 T Beach (Royst) 34:53; 10 D Pudner (Gard CR) 34:58
M40: 4 H Hopkins (Gard CR) 35:16
M50: 1 P Harvey (Gard CR) 35:23; 2 B Judge (Gard CR) 37:33
M60: 1 J McGeehan (Gard CR) 38:07; G Morris (Ware) 39:07; 3 M Russell (Gard CR) 39:48; 4 R Eddershaw (B Stort) 40:30
TEAM: 1 Ware 257; 2 Garden CR 279; 3 Royston 515
M40 TEAM: 1 Garden CR 63; 2 Harpenden 90; 3 Ware 109
Div 3: 1 Barnet 303; 2 Dacorum & T 385; 3 Harlow RC 456
M40 TEAM: 1 Harlow RC 69; 2 Dac & T 78; 3 Edmonton 84
Standings after 2 matches:
Men TEAM: 1 Garden CR 11; 2 Ware 10; 3 Royston 9
M40 TEAM: 1 Gard CR 12; 2 Harpenden 10; 3 Ware 7
Women:
1 H Turner (Harp, W35) 37:06; 2 J Vine (Gard CR, W35) 37:11; 3 A Ward (Gard CR, W45) 37:22; 4 K Woodward (Ware J, W40) 37:53; 5 M Hall (Gard CR, W45) 39: 14
W50: 1 V Simpson (B Stort) 40:50; 2 C Hale (Gard CR) 42:01; 3 L Oliver (Ware) 44:29; 4 B McLees (Ware) 44:31
W55: 1 JA Patterson (Harp) 44:43; 2 R Barden (B Stort) 44:49; 3 V Shadbolt (Gard CR) 46:39
W60: 1 J Morris (Harp) 48:59
TEAM: 1 Garden CR 86; 2 B Stortford 113; 3 Ware 160
W35 TEAM: 1 Garden CR 18; 2 B Stortford 42; 3 Ware 45
Combined Overall TEAM (M&W): 1 Garden CR 365; 2 Ware 417; 3 Royston 768
M40/W35 TEAM: 1 Garden CR 81; 2 Ware 164; 3 B Stortford 222
Standings after 2 matches:
Women TEAM: 1 Garden CR 12; 2 Royston 8; 3 Ware 6 (459)
W35 TEAM: 1 Ware 12; 2 Gard CR 8; 3 Royston 6.5
Combined Overall TEAM (M&W): 1 Garden CR 23; 2 Royston 17; 3 Ware 16
M40/W35 Combined TEAM: 1 Garden CT 24; 2 Ware 15; 3 Harpenden 13.5
Overall:
1 O Schiavone (Card, M40) 16:38; 2 C Edwards (Maldwyn) 17:03; 3 P Morris (Builth, M40) 17:22
Women:
1 D Morris (Builth, W35) 18:02; 2 S Cook (Builth, W40) 20:14; 3 K Jones (Builth) 20:34
W65: 1 L Slater 25:36
There were firsts for Nick Hardy (15:47) and Rebecca Flaherty (17:25).
Overall:
1 N Hardy (Tip) 15:47; 2 A Humphries (Aire) 15:50; 3 G Ravenhall (N Leeds) 15:57
M50: 1 M Fillingham (Salt) 17:16
M60: 1 J Convery (Bing) 17:52
U15: 1 A Budding (Ilkley) 17:12
Women:
1 R Flaherty (Bing, U17) 17:25; 2 S Flaherty (Bing, W45) 19:07; 3 R Sheppard (Wake) 19:36
W50: 1 A Spencer (Vall) 20:23
W60: 1 A Bennett (Ilkley) 22:03
Overall:
1 J Williamson (BRAT) 16:52; 2 D Miller (Western Tempo) 17:39; 3 L Hill (K&S, U15) 18:04
Women:
1 C Broadhurst (Croft A, U20) 19:08; 2 A Hawkes (K&S, U13) 20:53; 3 R Davey (Cleobury, W40) 21:15
Luke Shaw (15:39) and under-15 Laila Hayter (18:08) were the winners.Overall:
1 L Shaw (AUS, U20) 15:39; 2 T Epton (Soton U) 15:55; 3 J Baker (Chich, M45) 15:57
Women:
1 L Hellyer (Worth, U15) 18:08; 2 L Hellyer (Worth, U15) 18:11; 3 H Bliss (Over) 19:13
W60: 1 J Harrop (Chich) 21:19
W65: 1 H Dean (Chich) 21:51
Overall:
1 A Russell (Kend) 32:26; 2 G Johnson (Ulverstor tri club) 32:40; 3 R Wilson (Kend, M40) 36:04
Women:
1 K Percival (Bolt) 43:42; 2 L Mcnally (Lev V, W50) 43:58; 3 K Bridge (Eden, W50) 45:38
Overall:
1 A Watkin 35:46; 2 J Taylor (S'port St, M35) 38:03; 3 M Birkett 39:50
Women:
1 E Duckers 48:00; 2 T Allan (S'port St, W40) 48:22; 3 S Hayes 48:54
W75: 1 S Stewart 56:39
Overall:
1 G Horan (M40) 18:55; 2 S Major 20:45; 3 L Guyett (Liv H) 20:46
Women:
1 D Mckenna (Penny L, W45) 22:01; 2 S Treble 23:06; 3 S Pickerill (S'port St, W45) 27:22
Rob Danson led home the men’s race by over two minutes in 32:08 with W35 Carla Davies equally dominant in the women’s race with a 36:03 clocking.
Overall:
1 R Danson (Wesh) 32:08; 2 M Hartley (B'burn, M35) 34:11; 3 K Hodgson (R Rose) 34:13
M50: 1 N Gaskell (B'burn) 34:35
M60: 1 D Lord (Trawd) 39:52
M70: 1 G Webster (Lyth) 45:53
Women:
1 C Davies (Prest, W35) 36:03; 2 J Robinson (Prest) 38:07; 3 S Pilkington (R Rose) 39:32
Junior athletes Ethan Brady-Jones (15:12) and Ellen Mary Kearney (17:54) gained impressive victories.
Overall:
1 E Brady-Jones (Wirr, U17) 15:12; 2 T Cornthwaite (Salf, M35) 15:25; 3 A Poulston (Wirr, U17) 15:32
M60: 1 B Benson (Hunc) 17:42; 2 D Norman (Warr) 18:28
M70: 1 M Cortvriend (P'atyn) 20:47
U15: 1 J Heap (Wirr) 17:09
Women: 1 E Kearney (Wirr, U20) 17:54; 2 K Brady-Jones (Wirr, U17) 18:34; 3 E Smith (Wirr, U15) 19:18
W70: 1 R Rogers (W Ches) 27:52
In the second race of the series and on a warm evening, Alastair McDonnell (25:44) led Rugby & Northampton to a team win as Alice Belcher scored a repeat victory and took the women’s section, Martin Duff reports.
According to the Power of 10 site, Belcher is only in her second year of running and her 28:30 was her best by nearly two minutes.
Overall: 1 A McDonnell (R&N) 25:44; 2 J Chennell (Kett) 26:08; 3 D Lawrence (Oxf C) 26:21
M40: 1 L Delderfield (Tring) 26:28
M45: 1 S Marks (R&N) 27:59
M60: 1 B Whitehead (Kett) 30:03
M70: 1 S Khennas (R&N) 37:16
M80: 1 G Billis (Woot RR) 54:30
Men TEAM: 1 R&N 1:50:40; 2 Kettering 1:52:45; 3 Bucks & Stowe 1:56:06
M40 TEAM: 1 Kettering 1:59:39; 2 W;boro 2:02:25; 3 Higham 2:02:42
Women:
1 A Belcher (W'boro) 28:30; 2 R Doherty (Higham) 30:54; 3 A Sarkies (R&N, W40) 31:20
W45: 1 H Heley (Sils) 32:30
W50: 1 R Cooke (Buck&St) 31:22
W65: 1 D Baldwin (Mil K) 38:36
TEAM (3 to score): 1 Higham 97:19; 2 Bucks & Stowe 1:40:19; 3 Spa 1:41:08
W35 TEAM: 1 Bucks & Stowe 1:40:19; 2 Spa 1:43:10; 3 Silson 1:43:25
Overall:
1 S Peck (Harw, M45) 16:28; 2 G Buck (C&T, M35) 16:57; 3 M Friend (Harw) 17:17
M65: 1 T Back (Ips J) 19:52
Women:
1 K King (St Ed) 18:18; 2 R Cooke (Col H) 19:32; 3 H Hogan-Steele (Col H) 19:33
W70: 1 E Knott (Harw) 27:37
Overall:
1 J Howe (York P) 32:13; 2 J Tucker (York) 32:56; 3 D Tate (Selby, M40) 33:18; 4 J Eaton (Tad, M40) 33;47; 5 J Yoward (York A, M40) 34:16; 6 N Dickinson (York) 34:25; 7 W Wetherill (Tad) 34:29; 8 D Todd (Tadd, M40) 34:58
M40: 5 C Poulton (York A) 35:26
M60: 1 S Wright (York) 40:56
Women:
1 C Mason (York) 36:06; 2 H Cross (Knaves, W35) 36:31; 3 J Rawes (Knaves) 37:23; 4 E Baines (Knaves) 38:21; 5 R Mather (Knaves) 38:56; 6 Thomas (Knaves) 39;12
W45: 1 H Hall (Knaves) 41;49
W55: 1 J Derry (Tad) 45:45
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