Olympic marathon runner clocks 13:42 on the roads as we bring you our latest UK-wide endurance racing round-up

QUAYSIDE 5km & 10km, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, August 5

Ben Connor, the 2021 Olympic marathoner and 2024 English National cross-country second placer, dominated with a 42-second victory over the 5km route with a personal best of 13:42, after improving from a third here last year.

The Derby man went on to post a 13:47 clocking at Barrowford in November and, after a 2:14:07 marathon in Seville back in February, returned to the 5km distance with three 14 minutes and bits outings.

Second placed Hamish Hickey from Central AC had no answer and wound up with a one second margin over Ed Bovington in 14:25. In fifth, another Scot, James Alexander, the Inter-Counties cross-country runner-up, who had run 14:31 in Edinburgh back in May, for second on the 2025 under-17 lists, ran 14:34

The women’s section saw another Scottish invader, Brogan Wallace, come out on top after a 15:59 effort to win by 26 seconds from Megan Stenhouse. This smashed the Shettleston runner’s previous best by well over a minute and was her third road race victory and came after a 16:05.79 5000m lifetime best two weeks earlier.

Overall (5km): 1 B Connor (Der) 13:42; 2 H Hickey (Central) 14;25; 3 E Bovington (Leeds) 14:26; 4 C Avery (Morp) 14:30; 5 J Alexander (Garscube, U17) 14:34; 6 J Beattie (Leeds) 14:37; 7 C Hanlon (Leam) 14:31; 8 C Harding (Salf) 14:43; 9 L Howard (Shett) 14:47; 10 F Fearn (Edin U) 14:56; 11 S Flannagan (Leeds) 14:57; 12 J Hall (Leeds) 14:58; 13 D Green (NSP) 14:59; 14 D Richardson (Gate) 15:09; 15 M Hedley (Tyne Br) 15:12

M40: 1 J Anderson (NSP) 15:41

M45: 1 D Heslop (NE Proj) 15:36; 2 A Heppel (Gosf) 15:40

M50: 1 A Johnson (Gosf) 16:34; 2 D Milligan 17:00

M55: 1 J Allen (Alnw) 16:32

M60: 1 G Penn (NSP)19:20

M70: 1 G Bayne (Morp) 20:01

U17: 2 O Calvert (Morp) 15:16

Women: 1 B Wallace (Shett) 15:59; 2 M Stenhouse (R&N) 16:25; 3 G Steyn (SAF, W35) 16:34; 4 G Malir (Leeds) 16:41

W40: 1 S Pikett (Elsw) 17:09

W45: 1 A Dixon (Sund Str) 17:39

W50: 1 D Foster (T’dale) 18:39; 2 L Turnbull 20:56

W60: 1 F Smith 20:45

Overall (10km): 1 C Marshall (Morp) 31:48

Women: 1 C Murdoch 39:46

BURTON 10km, Staffordshire, August 10

Overall: 1 C Horton (Badgers, M50) 34:49

Women: 1 A Van Dijk (Run 4U, W35) 36:29

CAERNAFON 10km, North Wales, August 10

Dewi Griffiths led his club mate and namesake, Josh to a Swansea one, two, when winning by well over a minute in 29:28.

Whilst Dewi was running in his Swansea colours, Josh and third placed Luke Burgess were part of a North Wales badged squad that were headed in a special team contest by a Staffordshire squad.

Overall: 1 D Griffiths (Swan) 29:28; 2 J Griffiths (N Wales) 30:54; 3 L Burgess (N Wales) 31:02

M50: 1 R Grantham (Cheshire Team) 34:37

M60: 1 M Whyatt (Eryri) 36:28

Women: 1 E O’Dea (N Wales) 36:28; 2 D Morris (Builth, W40) 36:55

W40: 3 L Flynn (Les C) 37:12; 4 A Hollingworth (Staffs Team) 37:16

GREAT YARMOUTH HALF-MARATHON, Norfolk, August 10

Overall: 1 C Bowen-Jones (NEB) 71:34; 2 H Allcock (Norw) 72:16

Women: 1 R Nicholson (Waveney, W40) 81:49

PRESTON 5, Lancashire, August 10

Overall: 1 J Doherty (Liv) 25:44

M60: 1 M Hall (Ilk) 30:16

Women: 1 E Renondeau (Vale R, W40) 30:16

W50: 1 S Dixon (Glaxo Hoad G) 33:46

W60: 1 G Kinloch (Burnden RR) 36:47

SOLIHULL HALF-MARATHON, Warwickshire, August 10

Overall: 1 J Bennett 72:10

M55: 1 D Williams 79:18

M75: 1 R Cattle 1:41:52

Women: 1 N Robinson (BRAT 78:02

STICKER 5, St Austell, Cornwall, August 9

Overall: 1 S Reynolds (Truro) 26:13

M65: 1 J Eldon (Hayle) 33:38

Women: 1 G Leyland (Corn) 29:41

W50: 1 A Matthews ((Perran) 34:25

W55: 1 Z Morrall (Truro) 34:42

W70: 1 A Simmons (Hayle) 39:52

COLCHESTER FAST FRIDAY NIGHT 5km, Essex, August 8

Evening 5km races have proved popular in recent years and here was another as half-a-dozen men were running at sub-14:10 pace before Nathan Mapperley got away to win by four seconds in 14:06, a comfortable personal best.

This was ahead of Cambridge & Coleridge club mate Jonathan Escalante-Phillips, as Logan Smith and Josh Grace followed.

The elite women had their own race and Annabel Gummow prevailed, by ten seconds, over Holly Archer in 16:23, a time just three seconds outside her personal best. Lizzie Wellsted narrowly took third from top W45 Ellen Leggate.

There was also an open race for slower men and women, where M70 David Butler continued a long string of success in the east with a 19:40 clocking, which secured a third spot on this year’s rankings.

Elite Men: 1 N Mapperley (C&C) 14:02; 2 J Escalante-Phillips (C&C) 14:06; 3 C Brisley (NEB) 14:07; 4 L Smith (Norw) 14:09; 5 J Grace (AFD) 14:11; 6 D Jones (C&C) 14:12; 7 J Carr (C&C) 14:33; 8 J Grange (Chelms, U20) 14:36; 9 T Jones (S’end, U20) 14:37; 10 C Gibbens (Ton) 14:43; 11 N Bester (best A) 14:47; 12 A Richards (Ilf) 14:49; 13 J Bowley (Lough Tri) 14:51; 14 B Jones (C&C) 14:52; 15 B Barber (Ips H, U20) 14:53

M40: 1 P Coates (Brain) 15:08

M45: 1 G Crush (Norw) 15:56

M50: 1 M Waller (S’end) 15:56

U17: 1 S Horsley (Hav’g) 15:40; 2 A Kelly (Chelms) 15:52

Elite Women: 1 A Gummow (Herts P) 16:23; 2 H Archer (C&C) 16:33; 3 L Wellsted (Col H, U20) 16:36; 4 E Leggate (C&C, W45) 16:40; 5 Millie Jordan-Lee (AFD) 16:44

W45: 2 Z Oldfield (LOught) 18:19

W50: 1 M James (S Lon) 18:14; 2 E Prideaux (S’field) 19;15; 3 B Aldridge (Bill’cay) 19:54

W55: 1 V Simpson-Thomas (Bill’cay) 20;16

U13: 1 M Kindler (B’wood) 17:55

Open 5km, selected

M50: 1 C Holmes (S’end) 16:35; 2 J Lawler (High) 16:38; 3 N Shasha (Orion) 16:40

M60: 1 O Dare (Witham) 18:08; 2 C Ridley (Col H) 18:12; 3 P Spowage (Col H) 18:32

M70: 1 D Butler (Bill’cay) 19;40; 2 I MacKie (E Lon) 21:16

Women selected

W55: 1 C Hayes (Grange F&D) 20:59; 2 K Gibson (Col H) 21:34; 3 D Moreley (Col H) 21:56

W65: 1 A Cook (B Stort) 23:32; 2 S Spong (Hav 9) 25:18

W70: 1 T Tranter Sudbury) 26:03

YORK 5km SERIES, August 8

Overall: 1 S Bolland-Cage (York) 15:16

M50: 1 J Bailey (Mansf) 16:17

M55: 1 W Pearson (Elvet) 17:20

Women: 1 J Elgood (Nidd) 16:24; 2 G Malir (Leeds) 16:48; 3 C Knowles (Abbey) 16:52

W50: 1 N Whittaker (CoH) 19:25; 2 J Herring (Steel0 20:53; 3 A Smith (Abbey) 21:02

W55: 1 T Fearn (Roth) 20:10

W65: 1 G Boynton (York A) 24:08

ALCHESTER 5km, Oxfordshire, August 6

After racing in the fourth race of the Motavation series at Combe six days earlier, Matthew Lock, who won comfortably then and Marcus Shantry again battled things out in an Oxfordshire race but this time it was Shantry who got home by a tick in 15:01.

Overall: 1 M Shantry (Head RR) 15:01; 2 M Lock (Wit) 15:02; 3 D Moffett (Head RR) 15:52

M50: 1 J Bolton (W’stock) 16:37; 2 L Newell (Abing) 16:49

Women: 1 C Hill (Read) 17:45

W50: 1 S Howard (Wit) 20:52

JOY CANN 5, Enderrby, Leicestershire, August 6

Overall: 1 M Scarsbriik (Badgers) 25:01

M45: 1 T Medeiros (W End) 26:58

M50: 1 C Horton (Badgers) 27:24; 2 M Makin (Herm) 27:58

M60: 1 A Green (Hunc) 30:41

Women: 1 C Frankland (W End) 28:11; 2 R Nealon (Hunc) 30:14; 3 C Nurse (W End) 30:15

W40: 1 K Hillier (Barrow) 31:43; 2 G Bland (Hunc) 31:45

W45: 1 E Wideman (Ivanhoe) 32:39

W55: 1 N Nealon (Hunc) 32:45; 2 L Insley (S Der) 34:30

W60: 1 E Whittlestone (Birst) 36:16; 2 P Masser (Hinck) 37:05

W65: 1 B Owen (Fleck & K) 38:11

PETERBOROUGH GRAND PRIX 5km, Cambridgeshire, August 6

Overall: 1 J Moynihan (Ely) 15:29; 2 S Haw (P’boro &NV) 15:29

M50: 1 B Corleys (B’field) 16:32

M60: 1 I Sells (R’side) 18:28

Women: 1 K Vargeson (L Goat) 17:44

W45: 1 H Buller (R’side) 18:46

RUN EXE SUMMER 5km, Exeter, Devon, August 5

Overall: 1 O Thorogood (SWRR) 15:23

M60: 1 P Monaghan (Torbay Tri) 18;13

Women: 1 A Gidey (Ex’mth) 17:07

W60: 1 C Newman (Ex’mth) 20:43; 2 S Capstick (R F’ever) 23:20

W65: 1 C Benstead (Oke) 21:31; 2 J Reay (Ex’mth) 22;12

SRI CHINMOY HASTY HARE 5km, Battersea Park, Lon don, August 5

Overall: 1 T O’Neill (Kent) 15:18; 2 M Rose (Herne H) 15:19; 3 W De Cothi (Lon H) 15:19

M50: 1 O Gosden (G&G) 16:21; 2 B Wilder (Herne H) 16:28

M55: 1 T Booth (G&G) 16:29

Women: 1 H Pullen (AFD, W35) 16:41; 2 A Lasne (Win RC) 16:50; 3 A Lawson (Clap) 16:50; 4  H Gaunt (Ton, W45) 16:54

W50: 1 M James (S Lon) 18:36; 2 K Sung (M&M) 19:03; 3 H Rochester (Ealing E) 20:25

W60: 1 K Flikschuh (VP&TH) 20:54

W75: 1 R Tabor (Dulw R) 27:13

BILL ELDER 10km, Greenock, August 10

Overall: 1 J Bell (I’clyde) 30:38; 2 T Connelly (Bella R) 32:16; 3 C Smith (Garsc, U20) 33:05; 4 L McCrae (G’nock, U20) 33:15; 5 C Drummond (Giff N) 33:23; 6 S Trainer (G’nock) 33:51

M40: K Osborne (Bella R) 34:39

M50: D Tamburini (I’clyde) 35:14

M60: C Holden (Dumf RC) 38:45

Women: J Cox (G’nock, W40) 38:56

W60: P Henderson (Bella H) 47:17

FORFAR 10km, Forfar, August 10

Overall: 1 D Webster (Dund R) 34:00; 2 M Taylor (Arb) 34:33

M70: T Martin (Fife) 43:38

Women: 1 M Littleson (Dund R) 37:29; 2 M Davie (Forres) 38:12; 3 A McNeilly (Dund R, W40) 39:12; 4 C Cook (Metro) 39:53

W60: M Taggart (Dund R) 46:30

W70: A Reed (Perth R) 53:54

SKYE BRIDGE 10km, Kyleakin, August 9

Overall: A Claxton (Col) 34:44

DALBEATTIE 10km, Dalbeattie, August 5

Overall: 1 D Aikman (Croyd) 34:23; 2 J Ovens (Dumf RC) 34:40; 3 Jan Keeley 34:58

Multi Terrain

LOWTHER LAKELAND FELL AND TRAIL RACE, Penrith, August 10

Overall (21km/430m): 1 S Stead (Kesw) 80:48; 2 C Larkin (N’land F) 82:54; 3 J Douglas (Bord, M40) 83:19; 4 J Cox (Kesw) 89:56; 5 M McGleenan (Kesw) 91:08; 6 S Green (Wharf) 92:49

M60: C Roberts (Kend) 1:41:40

M70: N Lancaster (Derw) 2:05:16

TEAM: 1 Kesw 10; 2 Eden 53; 3 N’land F 86

Women: 1 R McGleenan (Kesw) 1:50:06; 2 K Ward (Eden, W40) 1:51:11; 3 Natasha Coveney 1:51:16;4 Laura Garvey 1:51:32

W50: Louise Goddard (Bowl) 1:57:21

W60: S Budgett (Horw) 2:16:07

TEAM: 1 Eden 33; 2 Garst 110; 3 Skelm RC 142

BALMULLO TRAIL RACE, Balmullo, August 7

Overall (9km): 1 D Webster (Dund R) 29:25; 2 T Robertson (Fife, U20) 29:43; 3 N Bennett (Dund R) 29:49

M40: M Bell (Dund R) 32:16

M70: T Martin (Fife) 40:04

Women: 1 Freya Hotson 34:58; 2 E Konig (Fife, U20) 35:28; 3 M Littleson (Dund R) 35:43

W50: R van Rensburg (Fife) 36:40

Fell

BOULSWORTH, Trawden, August 10

Overall (7M/1400ft): 1 C Miller (Wharf, M40) 43:22; 2 A Whittem (Calder V, M40) 44:49; 3 S Godsman (Calder V, M50) 45:02; 4 S Watson (Wharf) 45:24; 5 D Mirfield (Barl) 45:31; 6 M Driver (Clay) 46:58

M60: A Berry (Barl) 49:31

M70: R Banks (Barl) 69:31

U20: L Wrench (Clay) 53:13

Women: 1 M Ralphson (Traw) 51:18; 2 M Hindle (Bing) 52:49; 3 R Crawshaw (Bowl, W40) 57:54; 4 L Craig (Barl) 58:35

W60: C Tregaskis (Ross) 63:43

U20: G Kenniford (Traw) 64:19

LURIG CHALLENGE, Cushedall, August 9

Overall (3.8M/375m): 1 J Steede (Glens, M45) 30:30; 2 P Goss (N Belf, M40) 30:35; 3 G Johnston (BARF, M45) 30:50; 4 J Marr (Glens, M45) 32:45; 5 S Connolly (Annad) 33:16; 6 R McKnight (PACE, M45) 33:21

M50: W Fleck (B’mena) 35:06

M55: M Walker (Spr’well) 36:22

M60: P Connolly (B’mena) 40:06

M65: Gerard McAlister 44:49

M70: Martin Kane 48:15

U20: Daniel Eames 34:14

Women: 1 N McCurry (Glens) 37:06; 2 K Mcauley (Glens) 38:10; 3 N Marrs (Glens, W45) 38:37; 4 J Lonnen (Annad, W45) 40:55

W55: C Hamilton (PACE) 46:33

W60: Christine Nagle 49:07

U20: Eimear O’Doherty 42:30

CRACKEN EDGE, Hayfield, August 6

Overall (7M/1450ft): 1 T Perry (Dark Pk) 43:13; 2 Jack Barber 43:29; 3 J Wiliams (G’dale) 43:54; 4 S Soles (Penn) 44:10; 5 H Kneen (Manx F) 46:35; 6 M Taylor (Penn) 46:49

M50: M Burton (Calder V) 47:00

M55: M Robinson (Penn) 56:07

M60: C Leith (Start2J) 58:46

M70: M Moorhouse (Mat) 65:25

Women: 1 A Whelan (Bux) 52:10; 2 Grace Longden 58:04; 3 H Elmore (Dark Pk, W50) 58:18; 4 C Walker (Dark Pk, W40) 59:28

W60: C Tregaskis (Ross) 67:09

W65: N Boot (Chorlton) 68:09

STEEL FELL RACE, Thirlmere, August 6

Overall (3M/1115ft): 1 T Simpson (Amble) 20:54; 2 D Lewis (Dark Pk) 21:28; 3 K L Cattenach (Eryri) 22:06; 4 C Tinnion (Kesw) 22:15; 5 H Cooling (Howg) 22:24; 6 H Bolton (Kesw) 22:24

M40: R Brown (Kesw) 25:06

M50: J Simon (Helm H) 25:34

M60: S Pyke (Dark Pk) 28:06

M70: N Hewitt (Bowl) 33:34

Women: 1 H Russell (Helm H) 24:25; 2 K Marriott (Kesw) 26:11; 3 H Havelock-Allan (Kesw) 27:17; 4 B Halcrow (Amble) 27:32

W50: J Darigala (B Combe) 34:39

W60: G Libby (Eden) 39:10