UK road results – mid-July 2022
Calli Thackery improved her 5km mark yet again, while the 10km saw Calum Johnson lead all 20 runners inside the par standard of 35 minutes as Ben Connor chased him home, Martin Duff reports.
After running 15:04 in the Saucony Podium 5km event in Leicester two weeks earlier, Thackery went inside 15-minutes for the first time.
The 29-year-old’s 14:58 placed her 12th in the A 5km as the select field saw all 17 runners inside 15:30.
Up ahead in the 5km, Alfie Manthorpe just got home ahead of Richard Allen in 14:12. It was just three seconds slower than his winning time from the March Podium event here which, oddly, was recognised by the Power of 10 rankings website.
In the 10km, Johnson, this year’s Inter-Counties and 2020 English National cross-country winner, was only just a few ticks slower than his 29:19 for second in the Great North 10km two weeks earlier, as he ran his second-best time of 29:15 to win by three seconds with Graham Rush third on 29:22.
The B 5km race saw 36-year-old Kate Maltby post her fastest time for five years. She set her PB time of 16:08 in Germany in 2017. Here the Bristol & West master ran 16:30 and she was the only female among the 21 starters.
In the 5km, Gemma Hillier-Moses placed fourth overall in 16:28, a time which, according to the Power of 10 rankings website is a PB. However, the alternative site of Tops in Athletics lists the 34-year-old as having run 16:20 in 2016.
The series of races had started with the one mile and Sunderland’s Michael Wilson just got the nod on Blackburn’s Dan Bebbington as both were given a manual 4:14 timing.
The mile also saw Eleanor Bolton who was the top woman in the June 5km in Barrowford when she won in 16:17, here take the women’s plaudits, with a narrow victory over Glasgow University’s Stephanie Tucker in 4:53.
Bolton then returned later in the afternoon to place ninth in the B 10km, in 34:57, 47 seconds clear of Georgia Malir.
There was perhaps the smallest ever field for a half-marathon but it provided a second big win in six days for Andrew Heyes when he got away from Mahamed Mahamed to get home 17 seconds clear in 64:06. In the Asics London 10km in Westminster, Heyes won in 29:02 and here there was another pay day, but neither will be recognised by the Power of Ten website, despite the quality of the performances.
Mahamed had run 62:52 in Cardiff in March but his 64:23 was good enough to beat third placed Phil Sesemann and yield another good pay day.
Overall (1M):
1 M Wilson (Sund) 4:14; 2 D Bebbington (B’burn) 4:14; 3 M Abshir (Leeds) 4:21; 4 A Douglass (Morp) 4:26; 5 H Sinclair (Traff) 4:28; 6 C Stanford (Warr) 4:28; 7 M Corbishley (R’dale) 4:38; 8 A Mellor (R’dale) 4:40; 9 S Walter (B’burn) 4:49; 10 S Hall (Barlick) 4:51
M45: 1 S Abbott (Wesh) 5:03
M55: 1 T Billington (Wilm) 5:36
Women:
1 E Bolton (Salf) 4:53; 2 S Tucker (Glas U) 4:56; 3 S Pilkington (R Rose) 5:35
Overall (5km, Race A):
1 A Manthorpe (Sheff & D) 14:12; 2 R Allen (Leeds) 14:13; 3 S Okrato-Smart Abs Tri) 14:20; 4 M Ferguson 14:25; 5 C Smith (Notts) 14:30; 6 E Bovingdon (I&I) 14:31; 7 D Green (NSP) 14:34; 8 S Addison (Corst) 14:52; 9 W Draper 14:53; 10 J Jones (Warr) 14:54; 11 D Song (Vall St) 14:57; 12 C Thackery (Hallam, W) 14:58; 13 J Eykebosch (Corst) 14:59; 14 J Dutton (Salf, U20) 15:01; 15 J Tucker (Stoke) 15:10; 16 K Harvey (Cambus) 15:11; 17 L Cairns (I’ness, U20) 15:28
Women: 1 Thackery 14:58
Overall (5km, Race B):
1 L Sutherland (Gate) 15:18; 2 A Humphries (Aire) 15:23; 3 G Ravenhall (N Leeds FR) 15:34; 4 C Gunn (Sund) 15:39; 5 J Polland (Wall’sey) 15:40; 6 R Johnson (Morp) 15:45; 7 L Buttrick (R’cliffe, U20) 15:46; 8 R Coen (Wilms, M40) 15:47; 9 R Greenwood (Wall’sey) 15:53; 10 P Bannister (Salf) 15:54
M45: 1 A Valentine (Bolt) 16:15
Women: 1 K Maltby (B&W) 16:30
Overall (5km, Race C):
1 R Pearce (Wall’sy, M45) 16:16; 2 S Knowles (Wake, M45) 16:27; 3 T Murphy (Chor, U20) 16:27
M50: 1 D Bennett (Roch) 17:01
Women:
1 G Hillier-Moses (Charn) 16:28; 2 L Hesketh (CleM, W35) 17:26; 3 K Ballantyne (Leeds) 18:29
Overall (10km, Race A):
1 C Johnson (Gate) 29:15; 2 B Connor (Der) 29:18; 3 G Rush (Leeds) 29:32; 4 R Thomson (Cambus) 29:53; 5 J Glen (I’clyde) 30;12; 6 J Sagar (Spen) 30:15; 7 B Fish (B’burn, M40) 30:45; 8 M Abernethy (Fraser) 31:18; 9 B Douglas (Leeds) 31:21; 10 R Bentley (Kent, M40) 31:29; 11 M Watson (Barlick) 31;30; 12 A Carey (Cambus) 31:47; 13 R Worland (Salf) 31:51; 14 A Odentz (A’deen) 31:52; 15 F Beresford (Otley) 31:58; 16 J Woodcock-Shaw (Leeds) 32:04; 17 M Parolin (BW&F) 32:38; 18 B Gillham (Sheff & D) 32:49; 19 P Robertson (Sale) 33:35; 20 S Bruton (Horw) 34;20
Overall (10km, Race B):
1 B Walmsley (Ribble) 33:53; 2 T Dart (Spen) 33;58; 3 N Gaskell (B’burn, M50) 34:09; 4 P Hodgson (Blay) 34;15; 5 J Carr (Macc, M45) 34:26; 6 P Freary (Belg, M50) 34:31; 7 B Rooney (Border) 34:42; 8 S Warburton (Salf, M45) 34:55; 9 E Bolton (Salf, W) 34:57; 10 G Rigal 35:21
Women:
1 Bolton 34:57; 2 G Malir (Leeds) 35:44; 3 L Armoush (Leeds) 36:17; 4 B Donnelly (Traff) 37:57
Overall (13.1M):
1 A Heyes (Hallam) 64:06; 2 M Mahamed (Soton) 75:23; 3 P Sesemann (Leeds) 64:56; 4 J Mellor (Liv) 65:12; 5 C Avery (Morp) 67:17; 6 R Braden (Kent) 67:40; 7 C Richards (Salf) 68:04; 8 G Tomlinson (Chorl, M40) 68:14; 9 C Rowlinson (Salf) 70:45
Tyne Bridge moved up from second, in the men’s race, the last time the event was held in 2019 to turn the tables on winners then Sunderland, as hosts Gosforth took second, Martin Duff reports.
However, they did it the hard way as their final leg runner, Michael Hedley had to pull back a sizeable Gosforth advantage established by Ethan Bond and Reece Slater.
It needed the fastest split of the day, 8:52 for the nearly 2-mile distance, in order to ensure victory.
Elswick retained the veterans title after Josh Thomas had given Low Fell a good first leg lead, before Mark Turnbull then closed for Elswick before Andrew Ball finished the job with the fastest M40 time of the afternoon.
Washington took the women’s race after Rebecca Cairns gave them a solid start with an 11:17 split and they held the lead for all three laps. Samantha Gair bettered that with an 11;10 for second placed Ashington Hirst on the last leg.
Elswick Veterans got home third but were chased home by the third placed senior women’s squad of Heaton Harriers, whose Rachel Mason slipped in the fastest women’s split of 10:54.
Sunderland Strollers were always behind in the W35 class but their final leg runner, Kirsty Lowery chased hard and was rewarded with the fastest masters split of 11:25.
Men (3x2M approx):
1 Tyne Bridge 28:06 (Z Kettle 9:29, P O’Mara 9:45, M Hedley 8:52); 2 Gosforth 28:14 (E Bond 9:14, R Slater 9:16, O Gabriel 8:44); 3 Sunderland 28:43 (J Pomfret 9:29, A Seed 9:40, S Rankin 9:34); 4 Elswick 29:53; 5 Sunderland B 30;20; 6 Jesmond 31:19)
Fastest: 1 Hedley 8:52; Bond 9:14; Slater 9:16
M40 (3x2M approx): 1 Elswick 31:22 (R Houghton 10:48, M Turnbull 10:28, A Ball 10:06); 2 Low Fell 32:45 (J Thomas 10:11, R Conder 10:49, P Iredale 11:45); 3 NSP 33:32 (J Boxshall 10:32, V Hemy (M55) 11;23, J Thompson 11:37); 4 Elswick B 34:12; 5 Blyth 34:23; 6 Ash Hirst 35:08
Fastest: Ball 10:06; Thomas 10;11; Boxshall 10:32
Senior women (3x2M approx):
1 Washington 35:28 (R Cairns 11;17, A Charlton 12:12, K Brennan 11;59); 2 Ash Hirst 36:10 (A Birchall 12;16, K Smith 12:44, S Gair 11;10); 3 Heaton 36:20 (N Cameron 13:14, L Percy 12;12, R Mason 10:54); 4 Gosforth 36L:51; 5 Jesmond 38:13; 6 NSP 39:49
Fastest: Mason 10:54; Gair 11;10; Cairns 11;17
W35 (3x2M approx):
1 Elswick 36:14 (F Smith 11:42, S Blight 12:21, A Arnott 12:11); 2 Sunderland Strollers 36:23 (W Chapman 11:54, K Pickersgill 13:04, K Lowery 11;25); 3 NSP 37:00 (C Burns 11;58, A Dixon 12;40, A Smith 12:22); 4 Tyne Br 38:03; 5 Ponteland 38:32; 6 Ash Hirst 40:32
Fastest: Lowery 11:25; K Stevenson (Tyne BR) 11;28; Smith 11:42
Overall:
1 W Strangeway (Linc W, M35) 52:28; 2 L Taylor (Leeds C) 56:07; 3 B Corleys (Bush J, M45) 57:02
M50: 1 G Southern (Slea) 59:22; 2 N Marsh (Linc W) 59:55
M65: 1 A Madge (Holme P) 69:30
Women:
1 E Hodson (Camb U HH, W35) 58:02; 2 R Gallop (Newk, W35) 61:15
W50: 1 A Thompson (Skegness & District) 69:49
W55: 1 P Downing (Mab) 68:14
W60: 1 A Barker (N Der) 76:06
Overall:
1 K Mcintyre (Fraser, M35) 9:24; 2 J Cardno (TrYthan) 9:51; 3 M Beagrie (P'head, M35) 10:13
Women:
1 K Cruden (P'head, W40) 12:11; 2 S Strachan (P'head, W45) 13:27
Overall (50km):
1 A Whearity (Read J) 3:20:03; 2 D Starly 3:49:09; 3 B Wilkins (Wimb W, M40) 3;50:47
M50: 1 K Spielman (Marlow) 3:55:20
Women:
1 L Walmsley (N Cots Tri, W50) 4:15:32; 2 Z Cresswell 4:29:22; 3 N Farrell (Brack, W40) 4:31:02
In a race with a high number of good masters athletes, Eva Osborn who set a British over-80 best for the distance of 47:44, in May, was back in action with a 51;15 clocking on a warm evening, Martin Duff reports.
Overall:
1 M Eccles (Bure, M40) 25:39; 2 J Reed (C&C, M40) 26:01; 3 J Molicone (Norw) 26:25; 4 G Crush (Norw, M40) 26:35; 5 B Spratling (Norw) 26:45; 6 C Stanforth (Ryst) 26:49; 7 M Bath 26:52; 8 I Beeden 27:00
M40: 3 J Hudson (Norw RR) 27:02; 3 S Partridge (Bure) 28:13; 4 C White (Bure) 28:16; 5 D Blake (Reep) 28:27
M50: 1 S Mann (Norw) 28:33; 2 A Baker (Norw) 29:22; 3 C Haylock (L Goat) 29:24; 4 D Easter (Rust) 29:54
M60: 1 J Moore (Norf G) 29:15; 2 Y ben-Aroya (Wym) 32:21
M65: 1 P Hurr (Bure) 32:34
M70: 1 S Dady (Wym) 36:02; 2 D Michael (Barn) 36:47; 3 J Stocker (Hunt) 37:23
M75: 1 N Anderton (Dere) 43:33
Women:
1 A Beck (Norw RR, W40) 29:52; 2 J Watkinson (Wym, W40) 30;14; 3 K Murrell (Tri Ang, W40) 31:05
W50: 1 V Simpson (B Stort) 33:15; 2 S Hurren (Wym) 34;22
W55: 1 A Ransome (L Goat) 36:14; 2 C Henery (Norw) 36:27; 3 S Roberts (Colt) 36:54
W60: 1 C Brown (Wym) 34:47; 2 J Clarke (Norw) 38:04; 3 J Yardy (Norw RR) 38:45; 4 A Coulbourn (G Yar) 38:47
W65: 1 A Ellen (Norf G) 39:00; 2 L Cusack (Thet) 40:25; 3 E Hudson (Norf G) 42;15; 4 A Millett (Norw RR) 42:42; 5 R Jackson (Colt) 42:43
W70: 1 J Ashby (Ryst) 42:51; 2 G Woodhouse (Dere) 46:30
W80: 1 E Osborn (Wym) 51;15 (50:32 chip)
Matt Lock repeated his victory from the third race of the series, which was also at Coombe but over a shorter route, Martin Duff reports.
The Witney runner had taken the final race of the 2021 series and after a fourth spot in this year’s opener and a second, now leads in the overall standings. Here, in a tight race, Lock had a narrow victory over Harrison Read with a 22:07 clocking for the 4-mile 470-yard trip.
After failing to complete a scoring team in some earlier matches, Oxford City’s women dominated as Melissa Hawtin led home team mates Felicity Hannon and Rebecca Frake, who had won the previous match.
The now 29-year-old, who excelled as a young athlete with a second place in the South of England under-15 cross-country championships, had a spell in the United States but has kept a low profile in recent years. Now, after a series of parkrun outings, Hawtin had a 2:50:09 clocking in the Manchester Marathon back in March and this race was her first outing since then and it saw victory by exactly 100 seconds.
Overall (4M 470yds):
1 M Lock (Wit) 22:07; 2 H Read (Abing) 22:10; 3 H Jinks (Wit, U20) 22;12; 4 M Matthieu (Oxf C) 22:15; 5 J Bolton (W’stock, M45) 22;22; 6 G Roberts (Oxf C) 22:43; 7 A Herbert (Cher) 22:55; 8 D Lawrence (Oxf C) 22:59; 9 B Morris (Abing) 23:13; 10 D Moffatt (Head RR) 23:14
M50: 1 C Colbeck (Wit) 26:28
M55: 1 G Bridges (Eynsh) 26:50; 2 C Gaden (Oxf C) 27:10
M60: 1 J Nelson (Alch) 28:06; 2 S Dales (Head RR) 28:44
M70: 1 J Exley (Oxf C) 35:44
TEAM (6 to score): 1 Abingdon 65; 2 Witney 105; 3 Head RR 128; 4 Alchester 191; 5 Oxf C 193; 6 Woodstock 229
Standings after 4 matches:
TEAM: 1 Abingdon 293; 2 Witney 491; 3 Oxf C 511; 4 Woodstock 761; 5 Head RR 763; 6 Cherwell 1174
Women: 1 M Hawtin (Oxf C) 24:23; 2 F Hannon (Oxf C) 26:03; 3 R Frake (Oxf C) 26:41; 4 E Georgiades (Oxf Tri) 26:53; 5 C True (Alch) 27:28
W45: 1 K Allred (Eynsh) 28:23
W55: 1 C Curnow (Cher) 32:44
W60: 1 K Bates (Eynsh) 29:49; 2 J Pinnock (Eynsh) 35:15
W65: 1 W Millatt (Abing) 35:41
W75: 1 K Williamson (Eynsh) 36:22
TEAM (6 to score): 1 Oxf C 91; 2 Head RR 117; 3 Witney 178; 4 Eynsham 188; 5 Alchester 207; 6 Abingdon 236
Standings after 4 matches:
TEAM: 1 Abingdon 504; 2 Head RR 555; 3 Witney 624; 4 Eynsham 867; 5 Alchester 941
Overall (5km):
1 A Clayton 19:34; 2 J Smith (Roundhay Runners, M45) 19:39; 3 R Kitchen (Ilkley, W) 19:51
Women:
1 Kitchen 19:51; 2 H Gravett (Leeds C) 20:44; 3 L Adams (Vall, W45) 21:03
W60: 1 A Bennett (Ilkley) 21:39
Overall (5km):
1 E Hobbs (Otl, U17) 16:25; 2 J Walker (Vall, U17) 16:49; 3 M Weston 16:53
M50: 1 M Fillingham (Salt) 17:07
M60: 1 J Convery (Bing) 17:21
U15: 1 L Carrington (Traff) 17:24
Women:
1 A Wall (Horsf) 18:15; 2 H Cairns (Wharf) 18:20; 3 S Robinson (R&Z, U17) 19:04
Overall:
1 J Baker (Chich, M45) 15:55; 2 M Houston (Inspire Chichester, M40) 16:20; 3 H Wood (B'burn, U20) 16:25
M60: 1 M Williams (Ports) 19:06
M65: 1 M Hargreaves (Ports) 19:31
U15: 1 J Pepin (Soton) 16:27
Women:
1 L Hellyer (Worth, U15) 18:05; 2 L Hellyer (Worth, U15) 18:15; 3 E Brammall (Ports, U13) 18:20
W65: 1 H Dean (Chich) 21:56
W70: 1 P Forse (Stubb G) 24:07
Overall: 1 J Thewlis (B&W, M35) 15:05; 2 O Thorogood (SWRR) 15:12; 3 C Green (Wells, M35) 15:30
M40: 1 M Ellis (W'bury) 15:37. M50: 1 P King (Bath) 17:10
Women: 1 J Matthews (Western Tempo) 16:42; 2 M Marchant (Camb H) 16:54; 3 C Baker (VoA) 17:09
W55: 1 R Mushens (B&W) 21:19
Men (3x1M):
1 Fulham 14:22 (J Houlton 4:45, A Pearce-Higgins 4:47, H Grantham-Wright 4:50); 2 Lon Heathside 14:35 (S Lewis 4:46, C Gracie 4:52, A Barnes 4:57); 3 L Front 14:35 (T Watson 4:44, C Hutton 4:51, V Murthy 5:00); 4 Clapham 14:40; 5 L City 14:47; 6 W4H 14:59)
Fastest: P Chambers 4:27; N Bester/C Sanderson 4:29; J English 4:31; R Doherty 4:40
M50 (3x1M): 1 L Heathside 16:49 (M Potter 5:29, M Cockerill 5:29, O Murray 5:51); 2 Lon H B 17:56; 3 Sutton 20:35
Fastest: Cockerill/Potter 5:29
M60: A Austin 7:22
M80: M Johnson 8:22
Women (3x1M):
1 Mike High 16:04 (A Culling 5:16, S Mare 5:23, A Neil 5:24); 2 16:25 (N Seymour 5:15, B Murray 5:17, K Hedgethorne 5:53); 3 Clapham 17:13 (R Dervan 5:27, C Hodge 5:50, R Clarke 5:56); 4 W4H 17:23; 5 Sutton 17:56; 6 THH 18:28
Fastest: M Chapple 5:06; Seymour 5:15; Culling 5:16; Murray/G Reynolds (Sutt) 5:17
Mixed: 1 Guernsey 15:51
Finn Brodie (14:41) won from Carl Smith (14:51) to also win the Northern title while Molly Pace won the women's race.
Overall: 1 M Pace NSP SW 17:49; 2 S Maclean-Dann NSP W40 18:17; 3 K Stevenson Tyne Bridge H W50 18:28; 4 S Haston Newcastle U SW 18:42
Race 2
1 F Brodie Morp 14:41; 2 C Smith NSP 14:51; 3 J McKenna B&W M40 14:56; 4 M Walsh Salf M40 15:06
M50: 1 J Clifford Darl 16:36
Overall:
1 S Roberts (Ret, U20) 26:43; 2 J Prest (Traff, M45) 27:31; 3 M Murray (New M, M55) 28:14
M70: 1 J Cole 35:47
M80: 1 R Sherwood (New M) 54:09
Women:
1 J Atkinson (M&C, W35) 34:29; 2 P Speedie (New M, W50) 34:44; 3 M Bentley (HPH) 34:57
W65: 1 L Valentine (Washington RC) 39:27
Sam Moakes set a course record for the 10km event of 31:35, Martin Duff reports.
Second -placed Dan Haworth also beat his own 10km course record with 32:33 and the leading four broke well clear of the rest on the ascent.
The event is described as an out and back course, with a long climb uphill to the Hardwick Inn before the descent back to Pilsley, with its 1km long downhill sprint.
Overall:
1 S Moakes (SinA) 31:35; 2 D Haworth (Mat) 32:33; 3 D Archer (Hallam) 32;49; 4 T Shaw 32:55
Women:
1 H Gill (Mat, W45) 40:30; 2 G Allen 40:46; 3 N Crofts (Clowne) 43:05
Overall:
1 H Mizon (With RC) 17:36; 2 D Griffiths (With RC) 18:34; 3 A Lager (With RC) 19:21
Women:
1 R O'Leary (With RC) 22:22; 2 S Read (With RC) 23:11; 3 F Collins (With RC) 25:24
Luton came from behind to take the open category after overcoming a big lead by Hertfordshire champions North Herts Road Runners, Martin Duff reports.
James Fox had led for NHRR on the opening 3km lap as his 8:55, which stood up as the second quickest of the evening, led home St Albans’ Josh Edwards and Luton’s Adam Hunt. Ben Hadman then extended the lead for North Herts by the mid-point before Luton threw in their big guns.
Firstly, Ian Kimpton tossed in a 9:03 split on the penultimate stage before 20-year-old Jed Noblett not only completed the job for Luton, but his 8:26 was comfortably the fastest time of the race.
NHRR made no mistakes in the women’s section after Katie Harbon produced the fastest split of the evening. The 27-year-old’s 10:10 was comfortably the quickest amongst the women but her club had to fight hard for the victory. They had lost the lead by the end of stage three, as Lily Seach led for St Albans before Anna Klucnika restored the North Herts advantage by the tape.
The second fastest women’s time came from elsewhere, as 41-year-old Katy Woodward posted a 10:33 split for Ware Joggers.
After serious trouble with the recording of times, the organisers results guru, Paul Holgate, who had to miss the event after recovering from an operation, managed to use his extensive knowledge to make some sense of the data and finally produced a result, albeit a week late.
Overall (4x3km):
1 Luton 36:37 (A Hunt 9:24, L MacNabola 9:44, I Kimpton 9:03, J Noblett 8:26); 2 NHRR 36:52 (J Fox 8:55, B Hadman 9:00, M Roberts 9:37, T Webb 9:20); 3 St Albans 37:08 (J Edwards 9:03, A MacDonald 9:29, M Holman 9:34, W Bowran 9:02); 4 St Albans B 38:10; 5 FVS 38:49; 6 NHRR M40 38:57
Fastest: Noblett 8:26; Fox 8:55; Hadman 9:00; Bowran 9:02; Edwards/Kimpton 9:03
M40 (4x3km): 1 NHRR 38:57 (S Overton 9:28, E Price 9:53, M Vaughan 10:09, D Sunter 9:27); 2 Ware J 41:13; 3 Ware J B 42:03)
Fastest: S Buckle (St Alb) 9:26; Sunter 9:27; Overton 9:28; B Riviere (Ware J) 9:30; K Francis (Ware J) 9:38; K Sambridge (Ware J) 9:40
Women (4x3km):
1 NHRR 43:42 (K Harbon 10:10, S Thrussell 11:02, P Holm 11:36, A Klucnika 10:54); 2 St Albans 44:10 (S McGrath 10:41, M Wilson 10:42, L Seach 11:13, L Waterlow 11:34); 3 Luton 45:36 (B Cooke 10:50, S Cooke 11:29, L Jeay 11:28, E Brown 11:49); 4 St Albans B 46:49; 5 NHRR W35 47:01; 6 FVS W35) 47:08
Fastest: Harbon 10:10; K Woodward (Ware J, W40) 10:33; McGrath 10:41; Wilson 10:42; J Gore (Free Tri) 10:46; B Cooke 10:50
W35 (4x3km): 1 NHRR 47:01 (R Botha 11:24, R Arnott 11:52, N Pitman 11:55, T Pitcairn 11:50) 2 FVS 47:08; 3 St Albans 50:43
Fastest: Woodward 10:33; M Hall (Gard CR, W45)/A Ward (Gard CR) 10:53; C Lathwell (Stops, W45) 10:57; C Currant (Dunst, W45) 10:58
112 teams finished
Overall:
1 C Emerson (Bed C) 15:39; 2 M Elbayan (Dunst) 15:57; 3 R Elmore (L Buzz, M40) 15:57
M40: 2 D Sunter (NHRR) 16:25
M45: 1 A Whitwam (Morp) 16:53
M50: 1 S Coombes (Herne H) 17:02
M55: 1 A Turnbull (Bed C) 17:06
M60: 1 S Stanley (Ampt) 19:55
M75: 1 C Tranter (Sudbury) 27:53
Women:
1 C Thurgood (C&C, W35) 18:03; 2 R Doherty (Higham) 18:34; 3 E Varley (Bigg) 19:22
W45: 1 A Turner (Bed H) 20:45
W55: 1 N McBride (C&C) 20:28; 2 P Downing (Mable) 20:29; 3 L Wells (Ampt) 22:01
W65: 1 N Haggart (Bed H) 23:09
W70: 1 T Tranter (Sudbury) 26:38
Overall:
1 D Connolly (Telf) 20:35; 2 O Blake (Ows,) 20:45; 3 T Bentley (Tip, U20) 20:59
M40: 1 M Williams (Tip) 21:19
M50: 1 P Jones (Shrews) 22:20; 2 D Wilkinson (Telf) 24:11; 3 D Smith (W&B) 24:14; 4 P Bowes (Shrews) 24:25
M55: 1 P Ward (Telf) 21:53; 2 D Hands (Telf) 24:40
M60: 1 H Jones (Shrews) 26:03
M65: 1 M Summers (B’north) 27:57
M75: 1 C Clarke (Shrop) 33:37
Women:
1 L Cooper (Shrews) 23:31; 2 B Tabor (W&B) 24:09; 3 C Martin (Telf, W45) 25:10
W50: 1 J Cooke (Shrews) 26:15; 2 R Coupe (Telf) 27:33
W60: 1 P Barber (Tip) 31:52; 2 J Grandfield (W’church) 32;30
W65: 1 B Cole 32:10
Alice Belcher completed a clean sweep with victory in this the eighth and final event of the evening series, Martin Duff reports.
The Wellingborough runner, who is only recorded as having started competing just over a year ago, was three minutes quicker at Rugby this year than in her third-place outing here in 2021. Belcher’s 34:52 was on a par with her 10km best of 36:13 set at both Weedon and Milton Keynes last month.
Haydn Arnall took the men’s race in 31:50 but third placed Jack Chennell, who won the previous race, had done enough to secure a series victory in the earlier rounds.
Back in place, Rachel Cooke also completed an eight-race clean sweep whilst retaining her over-50 top spot in the series.
Overall:
1 H Arnall (R&N) 31:50; 2 G Jones (Mil K, M35) 32:17; 3 J Chennell (Kett) 32:25
Women:
1 A Belcher (W'boro) 34:52; 2 K Barnett (W'boro) 36:58; 3 V Nealon (R&N, W35) 37:15
Men TEAM: 1 R&N 2:12:41; 2 Kettering 2:16:15; 3 Hgham 2:23:17
M40 TEAM: 1 R&N 2:21:57; 2 Wellingboro 2:30:26; 3 Huncote 2:30:55
Final standings (best 5 from 8)
Senior: 1 J Chennell (Kett) 10; 2 A McDonnell (R&N) 14: 3 G Jones (Mil K) 21
M40: A Siggers (Kenil) 6. M45: S Marks (R&N) 8. M50: D Impey (Dav) 8. M55: A Green (North Tri)) 5. M60: B Benson (Hunc) 5. M65: A Lack (North RR) 5. M70: S Khennas (R&N) 6. M75: P Courtney 5. M80: G Billis (Woott RR) 5
U20 (best 4 from 8: C Webb (Higham) 4
TEAM (best 5 from 8): 1 R&N 5; 2 Kettering 10; 3 Higham 13
M40 TEAM: 1 R&N 6; 2 W’boro 8; 3 Kettering 11
WOMEN
TEAM (3 to score): 1 W’boro 1:55:35; 2 R&N 1:58:43; 3 Spa 2:09:11
W35 TEAM: 1 R&N 1:58:43; 2 Daventry 2:16:45; 3 W’boro 2:3:00
Final standings (best 5 from 8)
Senior: 1 A Belcher (W’boro) 5; 2 L Balloch (Higham) 13: 3 A Lin (N’ton) 41
W35: H St Leger-Harris (Silson) 7. W40: Z Kemp (Human E 8. W45: K Sharman (Higham) 6. W50: R Cooke (Bucks & Stowe) 5. W55: H Jones (R&N). W60: K Munn (Kett)) 5. W65: D Baldwin (Mil K) 5.W70: P Dable (Kenil) 5
TEAM (best 5 from 8): 1 Higham 5; 2 W’boro 8; 3 Bucks & Stowe 9
W35 TEAM: 1 Bucks & Stowe 5; 2 Daventry 10; 3 R&N 12
Overall:
1 P Darroch (TS Harriers, M35) 16:15; 2 L Pettit (M'bro) 16:21; 3 M Murray (New M, M55) 16:49
M55: 2 D Watkins (N Yks M) 17:45
M60: 1 B Laverick (N Yks M) 18:57; 2 P Stockburn (H'gate) 19:08
M65: 1 L Taylor (N Yks M) 20:18
M70: 1 J Cole (Unatt) 21:07
Women:
1 K Neesam (New M, W55) 18:51; 2 P Speedie (New M, W50) 20:05; 3 P Brown (Darl, W55) 20:37
W55: 3 D Vaughan (Quak) 21:53
W65: 1 P Costello (Redc) 25:58
W75: 1 S Gibson (Darl) 29:48
Overall:
1 J French (Dac) 16:04; 2 A Edgeworth (Dac) 16:06; 3 L Peterson (Chilt, U20) 16:11
Women:
1 K Rennie (Dac, W45) 17:39; 2 C Baker (VoA) 18:04; 3 M Phair (Wyc P) 18:41
W60: 1 C Findlay (Dac) 22:13
W70: 1 S Roberts (Dac) 23:05
U15: 1 T Gray (Dac) 18:53
Overall: 1 D Bodman (Parc-Bryn Bach) 35:43; 2 S Jones (Parc-Bryn Bach) 37:16; 3 S Taylor (G'town, M40) 39:09
Women:
1 C Patterson (G'town, W40) 41:59; 2 N Jukes (Parc-Bryn Bach, W50) 43:35; 3 H Like (Parc-Bryn Bach) 45:29
Overall:
1 A Doherty (Western Tempo, M35) 33:18; 2 A Banfield (Wym, U20) 33:24; 3 S Turner (BRAT) 34:02
M50: 1 A Wilson (Malvern Buzzards) 34:26
Women:
1 B Timmings (BRAT) 38:36; 2 N Newton (B&R) 38:47; 3 J Peters (Worc, W40) 39:54
Overall:
1 T Jones (Wirr, U17) 26:44; 2 E Kearney (Wirr, W) 27:23; 3 A Poulston (Wirr, U17) 27:33
M45: 1 R Pearse (W'sey) 27:39
M50: 1 F Rafferty (S'port W) 28:00
M70: 1 M Walker (S'port W) 35:00
Women:
1 Kearney 27:23; 2 F Hughes (UTS, W35) 31:54; 3 L Truett (Dees) 32:19
Overall:
1 W Strangeway (Linc W, M35) 32:19; 2 R Page (Linc W) 33:35; 3 R Payne (Clee) 34:44
Women:
1 V Moverley (E Hull) 40:31; 2 P Downing (Mab, W55) 43:47; 3 S Parkinson (Linc W, W35) 45:12
Overall:
1 D Barratt (Salf) 32:22; 2 N Hockin (Unatt) 33:36; 3 G Browne (E Ches) 34:13
M60: 1 G Dale (Salf) 38:49
Women:
1 M Tibbot (S'worth) 37:45; 2 I Rea (W4H, W45) 41:06; 3 A Smith (E Ches, U17) 45:03
Overall:
1 J Bolton (W'stock, M45) 33:29; 2 C Weir (Abing) 35:27; 3 M Healey (Head, M45) 38:57
Women:
1 K Allred (Eynsh, W50) 43:15; 2 D Allen (Hook N, W35) 43:50; 3 C Court (Alch, W45) 48:13
Overall:
1 B Reid (Prest, U17) 4:49; 2 C Williams (Prest) 5:00; 3 D Potter (Prest) 5:09
Women:
1 J Perry (Garst, W40) 6:15; 2 M Houghton (R Rose) 6:19; 3 S Marsden (R Rose) 7:10
Overall:
1 C Sandison (Fulham) 31:11; 2 T Fairbrother (Clap C) 31:44; 3 J Poole (Serp, M35) 31:52
M40: 1 J Herrera (Leam) 32:43
M60: 1 A Davidson (High) 38:39
Women:
1 C Taylor (PNV) 34:13; 2 N Griffith (High, W35) 34:33; 3 H Gaunt (Ton, W40) 34:41; 4 A Culling (Best Athletics) 34:48
W40: 2 M Sandison (Spring) 36:54
Overall:
1 A Peyton-Jones (TRP, M40) 17:33; 2 S Hill (Ply H, M45) 18:20; 3 C Duffin (Unatt, U15) 19:04
Women:
1 K Prowse (Tav, W35) 21:24; 2 A Peyton Jones (Ply H, W40) 21:32; 3 C Steven (Unatt, W55) 21:42
Overall:
1 T Whitmarsh-knight (Les C) 20:50; 2 A Beynon-Thomas (Les C, W) 23:02; 3 T Henry (Llis, M35) 23:13
M55: 1 A Blair (Les C) 23:33
Women:
1 Beynon-Thomas 23:02; 2 K Beecher (Les C, W40) 26:12; 3 C Barker (Pen, W45) 26:56
Cameron Allan gained a clear men's win in 31:22.
Overall:
1 C Allan (H&P) 31:22; 2 L Aldridge (Bill MH, M35) 31:39; 3 K Walker (NE Project) 31:46
Women:
1 E Chong (CleS, U20) 39:47; 2 K Simpson (Unatt) 40:18; 3 E Bramley (Dur U) 41:04
Josh Cowperthwaite gained a narrow win over under-17 Chris Perkins.
Overall:
1 J Cowperthwaite (M'bro) 15:44; 2 C Perkins (Birt, U17) 15:51; 3 L McConnell (Birt, U20) 16:22
M75: 1 M McNally (Els) 23:55
Women:
1 C Dillon (Unatt) 18:37; 2 S Haston (Newc U) 19:06; 3 G Carter (Dur, U13) 19:40
Overall:
1 R Gardiner (Cors, U20) 15:26; 2 E Hobbs (Otl, U17) 16:10; 3 J Mudd-bowes (Unatt) 16:32
M60: 1 J Convery (Bing) 17:32
M75: 1 G Howard (Ilkley) 23:04
U15: 1 G Wallace (Shef/Dearn) 16:46
Women:
1 H Warburton (Gosf) 18:04; 2 N Robinson (H'gate, U15) 18:36; 3 S Tolkin (R'well, W35) 19:04
W55: 1 D Broom (P'stone) 21:47
CHUDLEIGH CARNIVAL ROAD RACE, Devon, July 15
Late on Friday evening after the high daytime temperatures had cooled down, the race began at 8:30 in the evening and resulted in a win for visiting Frenchman Pierre Devimeux, Martin Duff reports.
Incorporating one-and-a-half miles of climb, the race started and finished outside the Bishop Lacey Public House.
Overall
(tough 5M 905yds): 1 P Devimeux (FRA) 32:29; 2 J Howard (SWRR, M40) 33:26; 3 S Wyatt-Haines 33:51
M45: 1 R Easterbrook (Teign) 35:15
M55: 1 T Vialls (SWRR) 37:05
M60: 1 J Saunders (Teign) 37:48
Women:
1 F German (SWRR) 35:41; 2 M Wheeler (Teign, W50) 40:50; 3 S Daw (E Corn, W55) 41:29
Overall:
1 J Harrod (Thornbury) 34:50; 2 A Kirkup (L Goat) 34:55; 3 K Bale (Weston) 35:53
Women:
1 S Duncan (Weston, W40) 38:53; 2 F Rawlings (Cleve, W40) 39:15; 3 S Voller (W’bury, W40) 41:22
Overall:
1 O Garrod (S Lon) 31:42; 2 C Wolpert (Trent P) 32:17; 3 S Best 33:36
Women:
1 R Tuck (W35) 37:36; 2 S Gunning 39:45; 3 A Von Schoenberg 40:03
Overall:
1 D Lawrence (Oxf C) 16:02; 2 J Fellows (Clap C) 16:07; 3 D Collins (Lon Hth, M40) 16:12
Women: 1 K Brown 17:50; 2 J Hinton (Lon Hth, W35) 18:06; 3 E Bleasdale (Fulham) 20:20
W60: 1 J Chi Taylor 23:20
Overall:
1 J Douglas (Bord H, M35) 15:08; 2 B Riddell (Salf, M35) 15:18; 3 A Holliday (Bord H, M35) 15:54
U15: 1 M Jewell (C'land F) 17:01; 2 G Tiffin-Lowe (Bord H) 17:08
Women:
1 S Green (Gala, W40) 17:24; 2 K Maxwell (Cors) 18:10; 3 F Todd (Bord H, W45) 18:49
W55: 1 H Davies (Kesw) 20:42
Overall:
1 D Nugent (Mans, M45) 24:42; 2 K Watson (Mans, M35) 24:59; 3 R Haw (Long E, M35) 25:10
Women:
1 H Robinson (Mans) 27:00; 2 A Owens (Newk) 30:14; 3 C Bradbury (Beeston) 31:11
Overall:
1 E Stones (Linc W) 32:25; 2 S Geraghty (Scunthorpe & District RC, M35) 35:07; 3 E Vickers (Bart D, U17) 35:25
M60: 1 C Gibbs (Lincsquad) 39:20
Women:
1 R Holliday (OTCF) 44:01; 2 S Atkin (Bart D, W45) 44:22; 3 H Smith (Scunthorpe & District RC, W50) 44:52
Overall:
1 J Butler (Swan) 15:39; 2 M Hobbs (Swan, M40) 15:44; 3 M Roderick (Trihard Harriers) 15:53
Women:
1 S Howells (Swan) 17:51; 2 E Baxter (G'nock) 19:42; 3 H Davies (Swan, W45) 19:57
Overall: 1 H Smith (B'mth) 15:15; 2 A Weatherhead (Salis) 15:59; 3 P Grist (Bath, M35) 16:12
U15: 1 D Neale (Avon VR) 16:50; 2 T Dewey (Salis) 16:54
Women:
1 M Rasch (Dors) 18:12; 2 F Spruit (Bath, U20) 18:42; 3 E Hines (Chipp, W40) 19:01
W60: 1 J Harrison (B&W) 21:13
EAST MIDLANDS GRAND PRIX MILTON KEYNES 10km, Milton Keynes, July 12
Jack Chennell won the penultimate race of the series and now leads Alistair McDonnell, who missed this event, by four points, Martin Duff reports.
With five races from the scheduled eight to count, for McDonnell, who won the Banbury 5, with Chennell second, the game looks to be up, with just the series decider slated for Rugby on Wednesday 20th July.
Despite the series already being in the bag, Alice Belcher again came out on top in the women’s section with a 36:13 clocking and a 100 second victory over junior Ashley Walters. The time exactly matches her PB from the Weedon 10km last month.
Overall: 1 J Chennell (Kett) 33:08; 2 P Northall (Lon Hth) 33:32; 3 G Jones (Mil K, M35) 33:36
M60: 1 B Benson (Hunc) 36:59; 2 B Whitehead (Kett) 39:30
M70: 1 J Skelton (Mil K) 41:31
M75: 1 P Courtney 49:47
Men TEAM: 1 Higham 2:23:19; 2 R&N 2:26:15; 3 Mil K 2:26:43
M40 TEAM: 1 R&N 2:26:15; 2 Wellingboro 2:33:36; 3 Bucks & Stowe 2:36:03
Women:
1 A Belcher (W'boro) 36:13; 2 A Walters (Corby, U17) 37:53; 3 R Cooke (Buck&St, W50) 39:05
W60: 1 K Munn (Kett) 44:16
W65: 1 N Haggart (Bed H) 48:28
W75: 1 A Copson (R&N) 51:27
TEAM (3 to score): 1 Bucks & Stowe 2:07:54; 2 W’boro 2:19:22; 3 Woott RR 2:21:11
W35 TEAM: 1 Bucks & Stowe 2:07:54; 2 Daventry 2:23:08; 3 North RR 2:29:23
Overall:
1 B Day (Kent, M35) 16:23; 2 M Evans (B&B, M40) 16:39; 3 D Adams (B&B, M35) 16:43
M55: 1 T Booth (G&G) 17:34; 2 J Ratcliffe (Herne H) 17:54
M80: 1 M Johnson (THH) 28:03
Women:
1 K Harris (Vets, W50) 18:49; 2 A Critchlow (W4H, W50) 19:14; 3 K Carter (Wimb W, W45) 19:38
W60: 1 L Woolhouse (Vets) 20:58; 2 P Wilkins (Vets) 24:00
W65: 1 A Garnier (HW) 22:27
ASICS LONDON 10km, Westminster, July 10
Andrew Heyes retained his London title as the mass race processed through the heart of the capital before finishing on Whitehall, Martin Duff reports.
Last year, the 32-year-old Hallamshire Harrier won in 29:25, from Josh Griffiths but this time Heyes had Welsh Griffiths to push him to the faster time of 29:02. It was Dewi Griffiths who chased the Yorkshire man home with a 29:16 clocking as Dan Jarvis was third in 30:26.
The women’s section was headed by Ireland’s Kerry O’Flaherty, the Northern Ireland senior cross-country championship bronze medallist. The multi-Irish international was home in 35:09 as 2:43:38 marathoner Anya Culling was second in a PB 35:25.
More than 7000 others followed the more regular runners home after their start on Piccadilly and their tortuous wind through central London with its multiple U-turns, before the finish near the Cenotaph.
Overall:
1 A Heyes (Hallam) 29:02; 2 D Griffiths (Swan) 29:16; 3 D Jarvis 30:26; 4 A Saji 30:46; 5 T Austin (Poole) 30:47; 6 P Huck (VoA) 30:55; 7 O Chignell (NZL) 30:58; 8 Santana 31:13; 9 B Kailes 31:13; 10 N Bester (SAF) 31:33; 11 H Donovan (WSEH) 31:42; 12 A Dyez 32:09; 13 J McDowell (Vegan) 32;28; 14 A McCaskell 32:29; 15 M Lipinski 32:34; 16 S Fontana (Glas) 32:36; 17 N Kevern (Brack) 32:41; 18 J Houlton (Fulham) 32:43; 19 L Kalk (VP&TH) 32:46; 20 P Clark 32:47; 21 B Felton (Chelm) 32:58; 22 N Hooker (leeds) 33:04; 23 R Doherty (Best A) 33:05; 24 A Betems 33:27; 25 T McCusker (C&C) 33:34; 26 J Bradley (Thanet) 33:44; 27 L O’Driscoll (NEB) 33:51; 28 C King 33:57; 29 A Pauko 33:59; 30 S Fitzgerald 34:10; 31 C Sherwin (FoD) 34:12; 32 A Mills (Belg) 34:25; 33 S Lewis (Neath) 34:28; 34 O Teenan (B’mth) 34:28; 35 J Williamson BRAT) 34:43; 36 C Evans-Cowie 34:44; 37 M Stitch 34:46; 38 N Gemmell (I’clyde, M45) 34:49; 39 B Carrington (Brat) 34:52; 40 M Holman (St Alb) 34:53
M45: 2 R Carter 34:59; 3 M Thomas 35:06; 4 C Cassal-Perez 35:32
M50: 1 A Koikai (Ilf) 35:21; 2 M McDonagh (Best A) 36:16; 3 S Winderbank 37:57
M55: 1 P Doyle (Rane) 39:23
M70: 1 R Cattle (Mid M) 42:56
Women:
1 K O’Flaherty (WSEH/IRE, W40) 35:09; 2 A Culling Best A) 35:25; 3 B Popadiak (POL) 35:51; 4 H Pullen (Wav’ly) 36:02; 5 C Litiu (W4H, W35) 36:09; 6 A Pettitt (Vale R) 36:17; 7 J Roberts 37:01; 8 S Mar 37:29; 9 L Dimond (Llis, W35) 37:32; 10 J McKie (B&W, W35) 37:35; 11 F Harrison (Belg) 37:59; 12 C Buschung 38:43; 13 N Bunce (Holme P) 39:02; 14 A Parker 9;13; 15 E Green 39:18; 16 S Riceman (Belg) 39:25; 17 C Mendes 39:25; 18 B Evans 39:32; 19 B Munro (U20) 39:35; 20 M Patch (SB) 39:50
W45: 1 T Beloou (Best A) 40:21; 2 K Carter (Wimb W) 40:55
W50: 1 K Worrell (L City) 41:52
W60: J Chi-Taylor 47:33
Overall:
1 T Corrigan (Barlick) 33:41; 2 S Corbishley (R’dale) 33:55; 3 J Cleaver (R’dale, M40) 35:12
M55: 1 G Goodwin (Accr) 37:45
Women:
1 L Hesketh (W35) 38:04; 2 A Thorpe 42:00; 3 B Rimmington (CleM, W35) 43:01
W50: 1 A Hindle (R’dale) 43:30
LY 10
Overall:
1 M Roderick (Tri Hard Harriers) 33:22; 2 C Foley (Port T) 34:26; 3 G Davies (Unatt) 34:44
Women: 1 H Williams (Swan) 41:36; 2 E Baxter (G'nock) 42:17; 3 S Howard (Port T) 42:45
Overall:
1 A Wilding (Wesh) 36:26; 2 J Mcleod (Accrington Road Runne, M35) 37:27; 3 M Salisbury (Unatt, M40) 37:33
Women:
1 J Robinson (Prest) 40:11; 2 V Osten (Prest) 46:14; 3 J McManus (Lost, W40) 46:46
Overall: 1 L Gratton (Ruge, M35) 20:22; 2 C Moulton (Boalloy, M40) 21:39; 3 R Connor (Stoke) 22:21
M65: 1 D Hollins (Chead) 25:12. M70: 1 D Alcock (Trent) 28:35
Women:
1 K Butler (Stoke) 25:32; 2 D Thomas (Trent, W40) 26:15; 3 A Kelly (StokeF, W35) 26:46
Overall:
1 B Kruze (Strat, M35) 32:48; 2 L Morgan (Kenil) 34:05; 3 M Burdus-Cook (Strat, M45) 34:12
Women:
1 O Harris (RSC) 40:17; 2 J Fleming (Spa, W40) 42:24; 3 S Fowle (Kenil, W45) 42:37
Overall (HM):
1 M Green (N Wal RR, M45) 77:17; 2 R Hodgkinson (Liv H, W) 79:35; 3 A Steeple (Chorlton, M45) 81:03
Women:
1 Hodgkinson 79:35; 2 H Davies (Kesw, W55) 99:21; 3 M Patel (Time2Run, W45) 1:41:06
Overall (Mar):
1 M Gallagher (Unatt) 2:50:22; 2 L Bull (Unatt) 2:59:43; 3 A Malpas (Unatt, M40) 3:02:33
Women:
1 C Green (N Wal RR, W50) 3:11:40; 2 N Marshall (Lancs Pol, W35) 3:39:45; 3 H Holdsworth (Long) 3:47:04
Overall:
1 W Knight (Ashf) 25:56; 2 M Barry (Central P, U20) 27:01; 3 D St Martin (M&M, M35) 27:18
M70: 1 M Davies (Ashf D) 36:14
Women:
1 J O'Reilly (Padd W, W35) 33:28; 2 C Bates (M'stone) 33:46; 3 T McPherson (M&M, W45) 33:54
Overall (10km):
1 D Evans (DMV) 35:29; 2 S Allwood 36:02; 3 M Ellis 38:36
Women: 1 T Gleich (W50) 47:51; 2 H Sayers (W45) 51:53; 3 C Milton (W40) 54:37
Overall (HM):
1 B Howard (E&E) 72:33; 2 T Newman 91:39; 3 N Perry 92:57
Women:
1 G Carter (W50) 1:42:29; 2 S Grainger (W35) 1:44:35; 3 C Findlay (Dac, W60) 1:45:04
Overall: 1 D Fiteni (Emersons Green) 38:44; 2 L Price (Builth & District Running Club, M45) 39:44; 3 O Lovegrove (Unatt, M40) 40:33
Women: 1 A Alcock (Unatt) 42:37; 2 J Orme (Portis, W65) 49:58; 3 C Brooks (Portis, W50) 50:17
Overall: 1 J Sanders (Card, U15) 17:28; 2 S Boyce (Card, U15) 19:02; 3 P Jones (Unatt, M45) 20:26
Women: 1 D Phillips (Les C, W35) 21:32; 2 C Giles (Unatt) 24:11; 3 J Hartnell (Unatt) 25:45
Overall: 1 C Davis (Les C) 81:54; 2 A Marfell (Unatt) 96:02; 3 D Mccallum (David Mccallum, M55) 97:07
Women: 1 L Rycroft (Unatt) 98:18; 2 E Adamson-Woods (Boldmere Bullets) 1:46:21; 3 L Arthur (Unatt, W40) 1:57:27
Overall: 1 T Niitsuma (Unatt, M40) 35:43; 2 S Fraser (FVS, M35) 35:56; 3 T Vincenti (Ao Charenton) 37:17
Women: 1 A Farello (Unatt) 37:39; 2 S Hanley (Kent) 38:33; 3 L Fry (Chilt, W35) 39:43
Overall:
1 I Kehoe (Unatt, M35) 17:48; 2 J Graham (Vegan) 18:29; 3 A Crawford (Unatt, M35) 19:03
Women: 1 M Marshall (Serp) 20:17; 2 F English (Unatt) 22:58; 3 L Gojke (Unatt) 23:08
Overall: 1 N Martin (Sale, M35) 30:27; 2 T Power (Hallam) 31:00; 3 N Barry (Sale, M35) 31:09
M40: 1 S Harrington (Otl) 31:39; 2 M Peck (Spen) 32:49; 3 D Weston (Wrex) 32:52. M45: 1 J Arnold (Stoke) 31:25; 2 J Bailey (Newk) 32:47; 3 A Haney (Chorlton) 32:55. M50: 1 N Gaskell (B'burn) 34:10; 2 S Doyle (Vale R) 34:42. M60: 1 G Dale (Salf) 36:53. M70: 1 M Walker (S'port W) 43:26; 2 P Pickwell (Alt) 44:17. M75: 1 A Hillier (G'dale) 50:42. U20: 1 A Doyle (Vale R) 32:06
Women: 1 L Partridge (Bir) 33:48; 2 E Bolton (Salf) 34:30; 3 K Longley (Liv PS, W45) 35:13
W35: 1 C Clancy (Wilm) 35:51. W40: 1 J Marsden (Cheshire Dragons) 36:37. W45: 2 D Jepson (FCR) 38:31. W55: 1 A Fowler (Bux) 40:52
Overall (4x2.5M): 1 Team 1 57:25 (G Pepaj 14:01, C Lindsay 14:26, B Fairhall 13:50, W Shippin 15:08); 2 Team 2 61:48; 3 Team 3 64:20
Fastest: B Fairhall (Redway, M40) 13:50; G Pepaj (Redway M45 14:01; Lindsay (BRAT, M40) 14:26; S Bilenness (Redway, M50) 14:48; A Stone (Redway) 14:55; W Shippin (Redway) 15:08
Women (4x2.5M): 1 Team 1 74:58 (D May 17:08, A O’Leary 19:47, N Woolner 18:38, R Schofield 19:06; 2 Team 2 83:12
Fastest: D Yabsley (Redway, U17) 15:21; S Campbell 16:01; R Miller (Redway) 16:40; J Garner (Redway, W40) 16:47; W Clark (Shenley, W40) 16:58; May (Redway, W40) 17:08
Overall:
1 S Chalmers (I'ness) 14:15; 2 L Oates (Shett) 14:45; 3 M Abernethy (Fraser) 14:56
M70: 1 A Sutherland (I'ness) 21:19
U20: 1 L Cairns (I'ness) 14:58; 2 A Smith (I'ness) 15:35
U17: 1 B Evans (Forres) 15:54
U15: 1 A Baird (Ross C) 16:41; 2 A Young (Ross C) 16:42
Women:
1 C Fraser (I'ness) 17:47; 2 R Grant (High H, W35) 18:38; 3 R Pinder (Metro, W35) 18:40
Overall:
1 W Trew (Swin, M40) 34:19; 2 T Folan (Unatt) 35:00; 3 P Daniels (Calne RC, M35) 35:02
Women:
1 J Rockliffe (Avon VR, W50) 38:23; 2 A Hardie (Unatt, W45) 40:06; 3 J Eddy (Here C, W45) 42:29
Alice Belcher made it six EMGP wins on the bounce, after winning by two minutes from top W50 Rachel Cooke, Martin Duff reports.
The Wellingborough runner kept up her clean slate in this series with a 28:52 clocking after earlier winning the Banbury 5 in a personal best 28:30 back in May.
Up ahead there was also a two-minute victory as Dominic Jones repeated his earlier Grand Prix victories at Harborough and Weedon, with a 24:22 PB.
Overall:
D Jones (R&N) 24:22; 2 J Chennell (Kett) 26:42; 3 P Northall (Lon Hth) 27:15
M45: 1 J Wayland (W'boro) 27:33
M60: 1 B Benson (Hunc) 29:44
M80: 1 G Billis (Woot RR) 54:34; 2 L Corkrey (Unatt) 58:11
Women:
1 A Belcher (W'boro) 28:52; 2 R Cooke (Buck&St, W50) 30:47; 3 L Balloch (Higham) 31:30
W45: 1 K Sharman (Higham) 32:20; 2 A Deavy (N'brook) 32:29
W60: 1 K Munn (Kett) 35:25
Men TEAM: 1 R&N 1:52:48; 2 Kettering 1:54:13; 3 Higham 1:54:31
M40 TEAM: 1 W’bo 1:58:38; 2 R&N 2:01:07; 3 Bedford H 2:09:14
WOMEN
TEAM (3 to score): 1 Higham 99:50; 2 Bucks & Stowe 1:43:44; 3 Northbrook 1:47:51
W35 TEAM: 1 Buks & Stowe 1:48:44; 2 Northbrook 1:47:51; 3 Woott RR 1:52:01
Adam Millberry was a narrow winner of Victoria Park's home fixture in this league which began in 1976.
Milberry won by two seconds from British Masters cross-country champion Ed Chuck who leads the overall individual standings and keeps Dulwich in first team place though the hosts won on the night despite Dulwich's four in nine.
Kent AC continued their dominance in the women'[s contest as they had the first three fixtures.
Katie Rowland won by around 100 metres from W55 Clare Elms who also headed the men in her age group while Brighton Marathon third-placer Sarah Handley was a clear third.
Overall:
1 A Millberry (VPH) 17:28; 2 E Chuck (Dulw, M35) 17:30; 3 J Dale (VPH) 17:38; 4 J Simmonds (Kent) 17:40; 5 J Brotchie (Dulw) 17:42; 6 A Dickson-Bell (VPH) 17:42; 7 J Hotham (VPH) 17:44; 8 J Hailsworth (Dul) 17:47
M45: 1 A Bond (Dulw) 17:49; 2 T South (Dulw) 18:20; 3 B Shephard (Dulw) 18:26
M50: 1 K Howarth (Petts) 19:26
M60: 1 R Beardsworth (Kent) 20:53
M70: 1 M Mann (Dulw) 26:00
Women:
1 K Rowland (Kent) 20:10; 2 C Elms (Kent, W55) 20:31; 3 S Hanley (Kent) 20:35; 4 J Heymann (Eton M, W40) 20:53; 5 J Wedmore (Stock E) 20:53; 6 T Murphy (Kent, W45) 21:30
W50: 1 M Lennon (Dulw) 23:34
W55: 2 S Dixon (Camb H) 23:29
W70: 1 R Tabor (Dulw) 29:43; 2 C Steward (Dulw) 30:11
Overall:
1 D Nugent (Mans, M45) 27:21; 2 M Dunkley (Rush, M40) 28:31; 3 O Matharu (Holme P) 28:43
Women:
1 C Bradbury (Beeston) 34:00; 2 L Kelly (Holme P, W35) 34:21; 3 H Woods (Kimb, W40) 34:47
Daniel O'Boyle was a narrow winner ahead of under-20 Lewis McConnell who set a two-minute PB of 32:58.
W40 Claire Davies won the women's race in a PB 38:41.
Overall:
1 D O'Boyle (St Ed) 32:50; 2 L McConnell (Birt, U20) 32:58; 3 M Armstrong (Blay, M35) 33:05
Women:
1 C Davies (Stocksfield, W40) 38:48; 2 S Acey 40:47; 3 R Dadswell (Birt, W45) 40:48
Overall:
1 G Clements (B&W) 16:54; 2 R Early (Bitt) 16:55; 3 G Jackson (Bitt) 17:19
Women:
1 B Porter (Bitt) 18:57; 2 R McKean (T Bath, W45) 19:26; 3 N Doyle 21:20
W55: 1 C Dale (T Bath) 21;59
Overall:
1 M Mueller (Metro) 9:06; 2 L Nelson (Giff N, U20) 9:46; 3 K Garden (Metro, M35) 9:48
Women:
1 J Robertson (A'deen) 10:45; 2 E Wilson (Hidden Peak Running) 11:07; 3 L Kelly (Stone, W55) 12:52
Overall:
1 C Phillip (Centr) 25:07; 2 J Lenehan (Derry, M35) 25:30; 3 M Ryan (PH Racing, M40) 27:26
M70: 1 E Norton (PH Racing) 34:39
Women:
1 K Mcintosh (Dund RR) 31:20; 2 K Gibson (Fife) 31:47; 3 A McNeilly (Dund RR, W45) 32:35
W65: 1 I Burnett (C'gie) 35:54; 2 I Bracegirdle (Fife) 37:58
Overall:
1 P O'Mara (Tyne Br, M35) 6:47; 2 S Black (Unatt, M40) 7:55; 3 J Gilhome (Unatt, U20) 8:00
Women:
1 H Bagley (Unatt) 8:47; 2 J Bagley (Unatt) 9:11; 3 C Dixon (Unatt, W50) 9:37
Overall:
1 T Hodgson (Hal) 33:10; 2 N Hockin (Slaithwaite) 33:55; 3 B Crowther (Hal, M35) 35:38
M60: 1 S Dunbar (Salt) 39:35
Women:
1 F Davies (Roth, W45) 40:20; 2 J Sutcliffe (Unatt, W45) 40:55; 3 A Hall (Spen, W40) 43:20
Overall: 1 F Bowling (PNV, U15) 10:53; 2 O Albone (Hunts, U13) 11:36; 3 R Buswell (PNV, U15) 11:43
Women: 1 L Fletcher (Hunts, U15) 12:24; 2 M Doud (Werr J, U15) 13:29; 3 E Barratt (Stam S, U13) 13:58
Overall: 1 S Haw (PNV) 15:41; 2 A Jakeman (March) 15:54; 3 K Chilvers (PNV, U17) 16:36
U15: 1 T Goodwin (Thorn) 16:59
Women: 1 S Caskey (PNV) 18:51; 2 K O'Neil (March) 18:53; 3 S Duffy (Hunts, W40) 19:41
W55: 1 R Loutit (Yax) 21:08
Overall:
1 M Roderick (Tri Hard Harriers) 16:03; 2 F Hines (Swan, U20) 16:17; 3 L Jones (Run4All) 17:28
Women:
L Marland (Card, W35) 17:56; 2 B Clifford (Celtic Tri, U20) 19:46; 3 C Farley (Run4All) 19:57
Sam Hancox, who gained a top-30 place in the Northern cross-country championships, won easily in 24:47 ahead of Conrad Franks.
W45 athlete Stephanie Maclean-Dann won by around 100 metres just inside 30 minutes ahead of 16-year-old Imogen Bungay's 30:19.
Overall:
1 S Hancox (Morp) 24:47; 2 C Franks (Gate, M35) 25:31; 3 S Jackson (Sun, M35) 25:32
M55: 1 G Penn (NSP) 28:56
U20: 1 P Smallcombe (J&H) 26:01; 2 C Coulson (H&P) 26:06
Women:
1 S Maclean-Dann (NSP, W45) 29:55; 2 I Bungay (Els, U17) 30:19; 3 K Stevenson (Tyne Br, W50) 30:34
W35: 1 T Millmore (Birt) 30:47
W50: 2 J Brady (Tyne) 32:23
Overall:
1 S Clayton (C&T) 15:56; 2 N Lawrie (Harw, M40) 17:43; 3 T Hancock (Harw, M50) 18:02
M65: 1 T Back (Ips J) 19:37
Women:
1 A Ranson (LonelyGoat) 19:23; 2 K Stapleton (Harw, W45) 21:14; 3 K Pretty (Harw) 21:16
W65: 1 A Herbert (Harw) 25:43; 2 A Piercy (Harw) 25:56
W70: 1 E Knott (Harw) 27:09
Overall: 1 D Nugent (Mans, M45) 15:54; 2 M Dunkley (Rush, M40) 16:16; 3 M Nutt (Holme P, M35) 16:20
U15: 1 J Nugent (Mans) 16:21
Women:
1 M Rosier (Red, W35) 17:57; 2 N Bunce (Holme P) 19:04; 3 R Jones (Helpston, W40) 19:28
W65: 1 P Durance (Holme P) 25:24; 2 H Scott (Notts Women) 25:32
Overall:
1 O White (Exm H, M35) 16:40; 2 W Fielding (Hill) 16:48; 3 I Tyson (Torbay TC, M40) 16:51
Women:
1 F German (SWRR) 18:36; 2 F Taylor-tippett (Erme) 19:07; 3 S Lake (Tav, W40) 19:24
W60: 1 C Benstead (Orc Running Club) 20:27; 2 J Reay (Exm H) 21:45
Overall:
1 A Hurdman (S Der) 32:25; 2 W Lathwell (Linc W, M40) 33:31; 3 R Dyjak (Unatt, M40) 33:46
Women:
1 A Halcarz (Ivan, W35) 36:07; 2 A Lowe (Wash) 39:08; 3 E Pick (Peel) 40:38
Overall:
1 S Reason (BWF) 23:22
2 P Muller (N Mast, M65) 23:58
3 L Webb 24:09
Women:
1 K Price-Edwards (Lyth, W35) 27:44
2 T Mullan (Thorn Cleve, W45) 28:02
3 H Haworth (Thorn Cleve, W35) 28:29
Overall:
1 J Tucker (York) 31:45; 2 J Howe (York PH) 31:57; 3 D Tate (Selb, M40) 33:02
M60: 1 S Tomaszewski (Easin) 39:49
TEAM: Overall series placings - Men (best 5 of 6):
1 Tad 4; 2 Acorn 12; 3 Knave 14; 4 CoY 20; 5 York Postal 22; 6 Pock 24
Women:
1 B Penty (Knaves, W35) 35:44; 2 C Mason (York) 35:56; 3 H Cross (Knaves, W40) 37:24
TEAM:
1 Knave 5; 2 Pock 11; 3eq CoY/Selby 17; 5 Tad 20; 6 York Postal 30
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