Leading masters runner Kirsty Longley defies a doctor's warning she'd never race again to win at Birkenhead Park.

BIRKENHEAD PARK 5 MILES, Merseyside, July 22

New W50 Kirsty Longley, who holds the British W45 best time for five miles, took the women’s race overall in 29:05.

She said: “I am very happy as six months ago I was told I would never run again with arthritis and a torn meniscus. It was my first race in nine weeks after injury, so was a fantastic solid start on a slow slightly long course.”

Overall: 1 O Chadwick (Wallasey) 25:40

M50: 1 R Grantham (Wirr) 27:49

M60: 1 R Webster (Wallasey) 31:00

Women: 1 K Longley (Liv PS, W50) 29:05; 2 N Alleyn (Wirral) 30:06

W45: 1 D Mannhart (Warriors) 32:12

W50: 2 L Blizzard (Warr) 34:28

W60: 1 J Hickman (W Chesh) 35:25

MAGOR 10km, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, July 26, 2026

Overall: 1 M Rees (Swan) 32:11

Women: 1 D Morris (Builth, W40) 35:54

SOUTH CAVE 10km, East Yorkshire, July 26

Overall: 1 O Donkin (Barton) 30:48; 2 W Lewis (CoH) 31:00; 3 S Pearson (KuH, U18) 31:17

M60: 1 J Harlock (CoH) 38:44

Women: 1 B Briggs (CoH) 35:14; 2 N Curtis (Off Couch, W40) 37:21

HECKINGTON 10, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, July 25

Newark’s Edward Buck won by more than six minutes in a personal best 49:57.

Overall: 1 E Buck (Newark) 49:57; 2 S Simms (Newark) 56:01

M40: 1 T Hansen (Linc &D) 56:43

M50: 1 K White (Mil K) 59:37

Women: 1 C Thornton (Linc W) 58:39; 2 E Hodson (C&C) 61:37

W40: 1 N Burns (Linc W) 62:52

M SPORT 5km, Cockermouth, Cumbria, July 25

Kate Maltby, 41, won her fifth open race of the year and did so in 16:47.

Overall: 1 A Duncan (Cumb) 16:08

Women: 1 K Maltby (Border, W40) 16:47; 2 E Nielsen (Edem, W50) 20:00; 3 N McNally (Peni) 20:01

W70: 1 S Cain (N’hall) 24:50

NEWSTEAD ABBEY DASH 5km, Inc Notts Championship, July 24

Overall: 1 E Sankey (Mansf, U20) 14:54; 2 J Crutchley (Beest) 14:59; 3 J Lonsdale (Worksop) 15:00; 4 S McAlister (Mansf, U18) 15:06; 6 C McNally (Red RR) 15:17

M45: 1 D Magalela (L Eaton) 15:56

M55: 1 S Brinklow (L Eaton) 17:09

Women: 1 K Marsh (Notts) 17:49

W50: 1 H Gill (Mansf) 18:01l 2 S Combes (Worksop) 20:25

W55: 1 H Stout (L Eaton) 21:42

W65: 1 B Stevens (Mansf) 23:39

POWER of 5km, Lancaster, July 24

Overall (Race 1): 1 M Brown (Salf) 14:42; 2 W Wetherill (A’side) 14:58; 3 N Postill (Border) 15:04

M55: 1 P Freary (Belg) 16:59

Women: 1 E Navesey (Preston, W35) 17:57

W40: 1 N Sutton (Preston) 17:45

Overall (Race 2): 1 M Briggs (Helm) 15:45

M55: 1 J Ratcliffe (Herne H) 18:09

Women: 1 M Draper (Soton, U18) 18:48

WORSTEAD 5, Norfolk, July 24

Overall: 1 D Adams (Norw) 25:21

M45: 1 M Eccles (Bure) 27:29

M55:  T Marshall (R Next Sea) 28:26

Women: 1 L Finch (Bure) 29:43

W40: 1 H Carr (Wym) 31:20

W45: 1 L McConnell (Wym) 31:52

W60: 1 A Ransome (L Goat) 36:30

HEDDINGTON 5km SERIES Wiltshire, July 21

Overall: 1 B Cole (Swin, M40) 15:12

M50: 1 B Leggate (Ciren) 16:54

Women: 1 L Morrison (Swin) 17:30

W50: 1 J Rockliffe (W tempo) 20:04

W60: 1 D Hier (Avon VR) 22:05

STANDARD CHARTERED GREAT CITY 5km, London, July 21

Andrew Fyfe, who ran a 2:12:36 personal best in this year’s London Marathon, won by well over 40 seconds in 14:41.

Women’s winner Nancie Bowley was just one second outside her personal best, set in Battersea Park earlier this year, with a 16:09 clocking whilst, in third spot, 56-year-old Karima Harris ran 17:42.

Overall: 1 A Fyfe Belg) 14:41; 2 S Jinks (High) 15:23

M40: 1 C Busaileh (Kent) 15:45; 2 R McTaggart (B’mth) 15:46

Women: 1 N Bowley (Belg) 16:09; 2 D Smith (High) 17:30; 3 K Harris (High, W55) 17:42

W45: 1 Z Oldfield (Lought) 18:08

FRAMPTON 10km, Gloucestershire, July 20

Overall: 1 W Lewis 31:07

M60: 1 A Gardiner 35:42

Women: 1 A Tredgett (Sev) 37:14

W45: 1 K Jacobs (Ciren) 38:40