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BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE, Division 1, Match 3, Smethwick, January 11
The division one match at Warley Woods and hosted by Birmingham University, also saw the Midland Women’s League top flight join in the fun and it was Callum Hanlon who came out on top of a close race.
The race went ahead satisfactorily and although there was some snow that caused cancellations elsewhere there were no problems here.
The Leamington runner scored his first ever league win and had got away before the final shoot out for minor places behind. There, it was Loughborough Students’ Brandon Pye, the 2022 English National under-17 champion, who outsprinted half-a-dozen rivals to get the nod over Birmingham University’s Finlay Proffitt, who was second in the previous match.
Further back, Birchfield’s Ed Banks, champion last winter, continued his run as top veteran in the league.
Men: 1 C Hanlon (Leam) 31:51; 2 B Pye (Lough, U20) 31:58; 3 F Proffitt (Birm U) 31:59; 4 L Greer (R&N) 32:02; 5 5 G Mastrolonardo (Lough, U20) 32:02; 6 J Stevens (Lough) 32:03; 7 D Gillett (W Tempo) 32:05; 8 Q Miell-Ingram (Birm U, U20) 32:06; 9 M Taylor (Warw U) 32:10; 10 J Small (Lough) 32:19
M40: 1 E Banks (Bir) 33:44; 2 B Price (W Temp) 33:55; 3 D Geisler (Worc) 34:16
U20: 4 L Davis (W Tempo) 33:05
TEAM: 1 Loughboro 46; 2 Birmingham U 108; 3 W Tempo 145
B TEAM: 1 Loughboro 156
M40 TEAM: 1 W Tempo 30; 2 BRAT 66; 3 Bromsgrove & Redditch 74
B TEAM: 1 Western Tempo 148
BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE Div 2, Match 3, Holt Heath, Worcestershire, January 11
Hosts Black Pear Joggers used Top Barn Farm for both men’s and Midland women’s second flight matches.
The division has a new secretary and, as in the opening two fixtures, there were no results available.
BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE Div 3, Match 3, Atcham, Telford, Shropshire, January 11
Attingham Park, with its Regency Mansion was brought into action by hosts Telford and Dave Brewis moved up from third last time out to narrowly win from the hosts’ Jack Cole.
However it was Telford who again came out on top in the team standings and they now look set for a move up the divisions.
Men: 1 D Brewis (Sphinx, M40) 33:11; 2 J Cole (Telf) 33:13; 3 k Heeley (Amaz Ft, M40) 33:22
U20: 1 K Patterson (Telf) 33;53
TEAM: 1 Telford 52; 2 Bourneville 161; 3 Kenilworth 208
M40 TEAM: 1 Sphinx 54
CHILTERN LEAGUE, Match 4, Watford, Hertfordshire, January 11
The fourth match was held from Cassiobury Park and after crossing the Grand Union Canal went up the stony track into the woods as a venue that has been used by the league for more than 50 years.
The Luton pair of Jed Noblett and junior Herbie Johnson had things much their own way as third placed Marcus Shantry was nearly a minute down in a repeat of his third spot from the previous match.
Noblett, who ran a useful 14:03.56 for a track 5000m last summer had nearly 100m in hand over Johnson, the English Schools’ 1500m sixth placer,
Whilst Bedford & County retained control of the league overall, it was nearby St Albans who came out overall on top here mainly thanks to their men.
In the senior women’s event, it was Elle Roche who came out on top with her first league win in more than two years, whilst down the age groups there were repeat victories for most of the winners in the girls’ races
For the boys, Chiltern Harriers’ Tom Ford notched up his third win in the under-15 age group.
Number bounced back well after the lower turn out in the December match with much bigger fields and only the under-5 girls slightly down in finishers.
Men: 1 J Noblett (Lut)32;17; 2 M Johnson (Lut, U20) 32:38; M Shantry (Head RR) 33:22; N Jones (VoA) 34:00; 5 J Hampson-Wallce (Lut, U20) 34:16; 6 B Winfield (Lut) 34:22
M40: 1 M Innocenti (Tring) 34;36
M50: 1 P Williamson (L Buzz Tri) 38:07
M70: 1 A Jones I(Hazle) 43:13
U20: 3 J Edwards (Mil K) 34:47
Div 1
Senior TEAM: 1 Wycombe 2147; 2 St Albans 2097; 3 Headington RR 2078
M40 TEAM: 1 Chiltern 852
U20 TEAM: 1 Northampton 654
U17: 1 J Orchard (Dav) 17:42; 2 M Kotrys (Bed C) 17:46; 3 T Roberts (Mil K) 18:05
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Bed C 165; 2 Milton K 145; 3 Chiltern 138
U15: 1 T Ford (Chilt) 14:47; 2 E Langley-Aybar (Brack) 14:49; 3 F Hayward (Wyc P) 15:03
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Chiltern 157; 2 Bed C 138; 3 Wycombe P 128
U13: 1 L Dolan (VoA) 9:38; 2 E Gibbs (Bed C) 9:46; 3 C Treloar (St Alb) 9:48
TEAM
Div 1: 1 Milton K 183; 2 Bed C 180; 3 St Albans 174
Overall Men’s TEAM: 1 St Albans 2466
Women: 1 E Roche (Mil K) 19:50; 2 J Hoar (Dac) 20:03; 3 K Stern (St Alb) 20;14; 4 M Pearce (Mil K, U20) 20;27; 5 I King (Mil K) 20:28; 6 K Rennie (Dac, W50) 20:31
W45: 1 R Cooke (Bucks & Stowe) 21:52
W55: 1 S Barnard (QPH) 24:01
W65: 1 G Heuter (Oxf C) 29:35
Div 1
Senior TEAM: 1 Bed C 925; 2 St Albans 925; 3 Head RR 919
W35 TEAM: 1 Bucks & Stowe 535
U20/U17: 1 S Chapman (Mil K, U17) 17:37; 2 L Johnson (Dac, U17) 17:57; 3 K Webb (Mil K, U17) 17:58
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Milton K 154; 2 Dacorum 147; 3 Chiltern 130
U15: 1 I Bennetts (Northampton) 16:53; 2 A Lorimer (Oxf C) 16:54; 3 C Campbell (Oxf C) 17:49
Div 1 TEAM: 1 St Albans 86; 2 Watford 78; 3 Chiltern 66
U13: 1 J McDougall Chilt) 10:212; 2 A Rochester (Wat) 10;29; 3 Z Tate (Wyc P) 10;40
Div 1 TEAM: 1 St Albans 208; 2 Chiltern 208; 3 Mil K 175
Overall Women’s TEAM: 1 St Albans 1312
Overall TEAM (M&W): 1 St Albans 3778; 2 Chiltern 3587; 3 Bed C 3561
HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE, Match 4, Reading, Berkshire, January 11
With the league having clubs from five different counties, it was Berkshire’s turn to host with its two Reading clubs and Prospect Park, a venue that hosted the South of England championships 56 years ago, was again used.
Back then the league was used as a backdrop for the Michael Crawford film, The Games, and the movie star, who admittedly did get himself fit for the role, just managed to hold off the Southern winner, Tim Johnson, in a staged close finish.
Back to the present and this year, the women’s race saw the hosts’ Jess Gibbon repeat her win from the same match last year and notch up another massive victory after her Oxfordshire title the previous week.
The Euro 12th placer last month now goes into the South of England championships looking to retain her title.
Here, over a bone hard course that did soften a bit and was slippery in places, Gibbon’s winning margin was one of almost two minutes. This was over under-17 Katie Pye, who had won the two previous senior women’s races this winter.
In turn, the Aldershot runner was nearly a minute clear of third placed Jess Corbett as her team also again came out on top.
Pye, the Euro under-28 3000-metres champion, may have placed well in the senior women’s age group but there were only three takers for the actual women’s under-17 event.
There was a much better turn out in the under-15 girls’ race and it was Kitty Scott who took the honours from Aldershot team mate Naomi Walmsley and their club seem destined for major team medals in this age group in the upcoming championships.
Up the age groups, former double London Marathon W45 winner Sarah Gee continues her comeback after 14 years out of the sport and finished inside the top 20 as first over-60. This was despite being on anti-biotics following a hard training and racing few weeks.
The senior men’s event saw victory for Southampton’s Harry Smith gain his first ever league win and it was over the Alderhot pair of junior Matthew Pickering, the Inter-Counties eighth placer and Luke Prior.
There was a repeat under-17 men’s victory for Aldershot’s William Smith.
Men: 1 H Smith (Soton) 30:08; 2 M Pickering (AFD, U20) 30:23; 3 L Prior (AFD) 30:33; 4 R James (Soton) 30:39; 5 J Morwood (AFD) 30:40; 6 R Corney (Read RR) 30:41
M40: 1 A Greenleaf (Win) 31:07
M50: 1 B Paviour (Read RR) 33:53
M60: 1 P Spencer (E’leigh) 39:36
M75: 1 G Newton (B’mth) 52:53
U20: 2 A Marshall (AFD) 31:06
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Aldershot F&D 28; 2 Soton U86; 3 Soton 108
M40 TEAM: 1 Winchester RC 23; 2 Reading RR 30; 3 Basingstoke & Mid Hants 58
U17: 1 W Smith (AFD) 19:55; 2 J Titmas (Read) 20:39; 3 J Pepin (Soton) 20:53
TEAM: 1 AFD 10; 2 Reading 24
U15: 1 J Procopakis (AFD) 13:07; 2 T Saville (Win RC) 13:07; 3 T Cobley (Poole) 13:16
TEAM: 1 AFD 18; 2 Winchester & D 26; 3 Reading 44
U13: 1 J Tildersley (Ports) (;49; 2 L Moss (And) 9:51; 3 S Bryce (AFD) 10:04
TEAM: 1 Reading 21; 2 AFD 22; 3 Portsmouth 52
Women: 1 J Gibbon (Read) 20:48; 2 K Pye (AFD, U17) 22:43; 2 J Corbett (Soton U) 23:27; 4 E Stevens (AFD) 23:38; 5 B Homer (AFD, U20) 24:01; 6 S Crumley (Read) 24:23
W40: 1 R Wallis (AFD) 24:40
W50: 1 A Kerr (AFD) 27:35
W60: 1 S Gee (Read RR) 26:22; 2 C Wheeler (Over) 29:41
TEAM: 1 AFD 11; 2 Reading 25; 3 Southampton U 43
W35 TEAM: 1 Portsmouth 47; 2 Soton 55; 3 Hamwic 68
U20 TEAM: 1 AFD 6
U17: 1 I Edwards (BMH) 14:55
TEAM: no team closed in
U15: 1 K Scott (AFD) 13:29; 2 N Walmsley (AFD) 13:55; 3 T Robertson (AFD) 13:59
TEAM: 1 AFD 6; 2 Portsmouth 31; 3 Soton 34
U13: 1 H Robertson (AFD) 11:15; 2 E Fowler (Ports) 11:16; 3 A Moore (Poole) 11:17
TEAM: 1 Portsmouth 25; 2 Winchester & D 27; 3 BMH 30
MANCHESTER LEAGUE, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire, January 11
The match was cancelled and a spokesman said: “We were confident of holding the event at Tatton Park this Saturday. Following further snow in certain areas and the freeze now being forecast to last for longer at down to -7C, we have now made the decision to cancel Saturday. Apologies for any confusion, but we have to make the right decision and based on the most recent information.”
MID LANCS LEAGUE, Lawson’s Ground, Blackpool, January 11
Match cancelled following course inspection.
MIDLAND WOMEN’S LEAGUE, Division 1, Match 3, Smethwick, January 11
The women again joined up with the Birmingham men’s league’s top flight at Warley Woods and Megan Marchant scored a repeat win for Western Tempo.
Marchant successfully led her newish club to road relay wins in the Autumn and here, scored a narrow victory over Loughborough’s Elena Lynch.
However, it was the students of Loughborough University who again came out on top in the team stakes.
Women: 1 M Marchant (W Tempo) 26:06; 2 E Lynch (Lough) 26:08; 3 H Seager (Charn) 26:14; 4 E Muzio (Lough) 26:22; 5 C Muzio (Lough) 26:35; 6 G Campbell (Strat) 26:39
W40: 1 T Freeman (B&R) 28:32
W45: 1 D Sherwin (Stoke) 29:05
W50: 1 L Tait-Harris (W&B) 29:45
U20: 1 L Crossley (Birm U) 27:47
TEAM: 1 Loughborough U 19; 2 Birmingham U 48; 3 W Tempo 110
W35 TEAM: 1 Stoke 23; 2 Bromsgrove & Redditch 43; 3 Wolverhampton & Bilston 48
DIVISION 2, Match 3, Holt Heath, Worcestershire, January 11
The second flight joined forces with Birmingham League men’s Division 2 and Coventry Godiva’s Sophie Hurst notched up her third win of the campaign, albeit by just getting the nod over Kenilworth’s Amy Fuller.
In the team stakes Royal Sutton Coldfield again came out on top.
Women: 1 S Hurst (Cov G) 20:22; 2 A Fuller (Kenil) 22:23; 3 A Kennedy (Cov G. U20) 22:30
W45: 1 J Evans (Knowle & D) 22:34
W50: 1 J Stanfield (Trenth) 25:12
TEAM: 1 Royal Sutton Coldfield 36; 2 Spa 72; 3 Coventry Godiva 79
W35 TEAM: 1 Knowle & D 20; 2 Trentham 29; 3 Spa 38
START FITNESS MET LEAGUE, Match 4, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, January 11
On a 8100m course in Stanborough Park for the seniors, with two stiff climbs in the woods, Alex Lepretre made light of the tough terrain to come home first, Alastair Aitken reports.
Highgate Harriers go into the final league match on February , ahead of their nearest rivals Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets. They placed their 12 men within the first 48 places at Welwyn.
Junior Herts runner Luke Dunham has now won four Met League races consecutively. From the same club Khahisa Mhlanga burst away from a group to win the women's‘race followed by TV runners Chris Baker and Lisa Stern. London Heathside have crept ahead and look like taking the women's title again.
Men: 1 A Lepretre (High) 25:39; 2 F McGrath (Gst, U20) 26:00; 3 T Fawden (High) 26:21; 4 T Dugre (Harr) nt; 5 T Butler (SB) 26:40; 6 T Poolman (High) 26:49
M40: 1 J Eves (Herts P) 27:32
M45: 1 T Aldred (Lon H) 28:15
M50: 1 G Towers (Eton M) 30:48
M55: 1 M Weaver (High) 31:45
M60: 1 M Cursons (Harr) 32:43
U20: 2 G Stubbs (SB) 27:02
TEAM: 1 Highgate 1932; 2 VP&TH 1882; 3 London Heathside 1607; 4 WG&EL) 1442; VP&TH B 1403; 6 Shaftesbury 1279
U17/U15: 1 L Dunham (Herts P) 13:25; 2 L Moore (TVH) 13:30; 3 A Pflug (High, U15) 13:40; 4 H Stockhill (WG&EL) 13;52; 5 B Murphy (Herts P) 14:05; 6 D Lewis (Hill, U15) 14:08
TEAM: 1 Herts P 324; 2 WG&EL 313; Shaftesbury 284
U13: 1 J Maiden (Herts P) 11:24; 2 f Kounoupas-Prastalo (Lon H) 11:26; 3 A(High) 11:34
TEAM: 1 Shaftesbury 176; 2 VP&TH 163; 3 Herts P 127
Women: 1 K Mhlanga (Herts P) 31:35; 2 C Baker (TVH) 31:41; 3 L Sheffitt (TVH) 32:00; 4 T Woodhouse (Herts P, U20) 32:12; 5 K Casterton (Serp) 32:32; 6 L Thompson (VP&TH) 32;24
W40: 1 L Gibson (Ealing E) 32:45
W50: 1 J Singer (VP&TH) 36:59
W55: 1 D Rushman (Gerts P) 35:51; 2 K Murphy (Barn) 37:01
TEAM: 1 Lon H 435; 2 VP&TH 433; 3 TVH 382; 4 VP&TH B 349; 5 Herts P 324; 6 Harrow 322
W35 TEAM: 1 VP&TH 169
U17/U15: 1 A Johnson (ESM, U15) 16:11; 2 R James (VP&TH) 16:23; 3 P Shaw (SB) 16:35; 4 J Falkowska (Trent P, U15) 16:56; 5 L MacDonald (VP&TH) 17:05; 6 M Sherrin (WG&EL) 17:14
TEAM: 1 VP&TH 145; 2 Harrow 143; 3 London H 141
U13: 1 V Muralidhar (ESM) 12:32; 2 M Keam-George (TVH) 12;45; 3 E Prince (WG&EL) 12:49
TEAM: 1 WG&EL) 110; 2 ESM 100; 3 VP&TH 88
TRACKSMITH SURREY LEAGUE Div 1, Match 3A, West Horsley Place, Surrey, January 11
The top flight divisions in both the men’s and women’s sections returned to the grade one listed medieval manor house that proved popular last winter as Guildford and Godalming again hosted, Steve Smythe reports.
The venue where the BBC comedy Ghosts is filmed also hosted the South of Thames five-mile race in November.
On a shortened lap from 2023, which in icy conditions saw a number of fallers on the slippery bends, attracted a total of over 700 runners competing in the six races.
Thames Hare and Hounds' second claimer Jack Millar, who won the South West Championships the previous week, was a clear men's winner timing 22:54 for the short five-mile circuit.
Herne Hill's Sam Bramwell, who improved to 13:55.10 at 5000m this summer, had his best ever cross-country run to follow the English National eighth-placer home.
Thames had seven in the first 20 but unfortunately four of those were non scorers and that allowed Hercules Wimbledon to win for the third time and they have a 160-point lead going into the final fixture in February.
Phil Wicks, the 2008 English National runner-up, was first M40.
Men (4.65M): 1 J Millar (THH) 22:54; 2 S Bramwell (Herne H) 23:06; 3 J Sanderson (G&G) 23:11; 4 A Howard (THH) 23:14; 5 J Morrow (THH) 23:18; 6 J Cornish (HW) 23:19; 7 S Gebreselassie (Bel) 23:20; 8 D Jarvis (Bel) 23:24; 9 T Wood (THH) 23:27; 10 J Hancock (Bel) 23:29
M35: 1 J Ramm (Dul) 24:07; 2 A Wilson (Dul) 24:12
M40: 1 P Wicks (Bel) 24:16; 2 J Hutchins (Wok) 24:42
M50: 1 N Chisholm (THH) 26:07; 2 S Winder (E&E) 26:38
M60: 1 M Tennyson (G&G) 29:27
M65: 1 S Bean (E&E) 33:46
TEAM: 1 Hercules W 207; 2 THH 241; 3 Belgrave 252; 4 Kent 417; 5 Herne H 493; 6 G&G 521; 7 Dulwich R 552; 8 S Lon 721; 9 Wok 785; 10 E&E 871
STANDINGS after 3 events: 1 Herc W 559; 2 Belgrave 719; 3 THH 971; 4 Kent 1285; 5 G&G 1460; 6 Herne H 1586; 7 Dulwich 1711; 8 S Lon 1947; 9 Wok 2324; 10 E&E 2588
U17 (4km): 1 A Lennon (S&D) 13:03; 2 M Hudson (S&D) 13:16; 3 P Panchev (Herc W) 13:21
U15 (4km): 1 T Creed (Herc W) 13:28; 2 T Clerkin (Herne H) 13:42; 3 L Roch (Herne H) 13:56
U17/U15 TEAM: 1 Sutton & D 308; 2 Herc W 296; 3 Herne H 260
U13 (3km): 1 M Harrison (Herc W) 10:37; 2 I Derian (Herc W) 10:43; 3 T Hennigan (Herc W) 10:44
TEAM: 1 Herc W 168; 2 Herne H 139; 3 Reigate 125
TRACKSMITH SURREY LADIES LEAGUE, West Horsley Place, January 11
Lucy Jones, who won the 2013 English National under-15 race, gained her second League win of the season to take control of the individual standings.
It was an easy victory as Jones, who followed up her 16:12 5km PB on New Year's Eve had over a minute margin over her challengers on the slippery two lap circuit of the scenic grounds.
Second place went to clubmate Sophie Tooley as Herne Hill won easily on the day but third-placers Belgrave third have a clear lead going into the final fixture.
Isabella Harrison, who was sixth in the 2023 English under-13 English National, dominated the combined under-17 and under-15 race.
Women (4.65M): 1 L Jones (Herne H) 26:24; 2 S Tooley (Herne H) 27:34; 3 J Hodder (Bel) 27:36; 4 L Russel (THH, U20) 27:43; 5 E Apsley (THH) 27:44; 6 S Carter (THH) 27:45; 7 A Crane (DMV) 27:48; 8 G Revell (Clap) 27:53; 9 S Holt (Strag, M40) 28:00; 10 R Whyte-Wilding (Bel) 28:02
W40: 2 L Bailey (Strag) 28:17
W45: 1 C Grima (Herc W) 29:24; 2 M James (S Lon) 30:25
W50: 1 S Biggs (Strag) 30:42
W55: 1 A Riddell-Webster (Ful) 31:50; 2 S McDonald (S Lon) 32:46
W60: 1 C Elms (Kent) 30:54; 2 S Harrison (G&G) 35:57
W65: 1 P Iannella (S Lon) 36:40
TEAM: 1 Herne H 48; 2 THH 62; 3 Bel 70; 4 Stragglers 132; 5 G&G 218; 6 Kent 228; 7 S Lon 236; 8 Clapham C 274; 9 Rane 278; 10 Herc W 312
STANDINGS after 3 races: 1 Belgrave 136: 2 Herne H 204; 3 THH 275; 4 G&G 493; 5 Stragglers 604; 6 Kent 643; 7 Clap C 741; 8 Rane 892; 9 Herc W 960; 10 S Lon 1033
U17/U15 (4km): 1 I Harrison (Herc W, U15) 14:55; 2 I Kaur (S&D, U15) 15:22; 3 F Harper-Tee (Herc W, U15) 15:41
U17 TEAM: 1 Herc W 29; 2 Wok 71; 3 DMV 79
U15 TEAM: 1 Wav 36; 2 Herc W 42; 3 S Lon 78
U13: 1 J Wood (Herc W) 11:33; 2 S O'Brien (Herne H) 11:45; 3 S Johnson (S Lon) 11:52
TEAM: 1 Herc W 34; 2 Herne H 61; 3 E&E 81
SURREY LEAGUE, Match 3B, Oxshot Woods, January 11
There were three races for the lower divisions of the league, as the meeting opened with the men’s division 2 fixture, followed by a combined men’s division 3 and 4, then, finally the afternoon ended with a women’s division 2 and 3 race.
Holland Sports’ Jack Kavanagh continued his winning streak in the league, this time by well over a minute from his Holland Sports’ second claim club mate Kieran Barnes as third placed John Campbell, of league leaders Clapham Chasers was a similar distance further down.
The two Holland Sports men wheeled out a new signing in the shape of top veteran Andy Coley--Maud who has switched from Clapham and finished fifth overall, just ahead of another second claimer Lyndon Marshall.
It was plain then that Holland took the team award on the day to move ahead overall and both clubs remain on course to go up to the top flight. This means that former ever-present in Division One, Ranelagh Harriers, are condemned to another season out of the limelight.
In the other men’s race, the combined division three and four outing, it was Matthew Raeside from the other Clapham Club, Pioneers who came out on top
The second flight women’s race, which included their third division was taken by top W40 and former World Triathlon competitor Paula Rutherfoord, whose Ful-on-Tri club dominated,
Men Div 2
1 J Kavanagh (Holl Sp) 23:16; 2 K Barnes (Holl Sp) 24:52; 3 J Campbell (Clap) 25:04; 4 J Mitchell (Clap) 25:18; 5 A Coley-Maud (Holl Sp, M40) 25:55; 6 L Marfell (Holl Sp) 26:08
M40: L Davis (Holl Sp) 27:02; 3 J Local (Holl Sp) 27:18
M50: 1 C Blackburn (Holl Sp) 26:18
M60: 1 S Corfield (SoC) 31:43
TEAM Div 2: 1 Holland Sports 147; 2 Clapham 202; 3 Ranelagh 356
B TEAM: 1 Ranelagh 149
Men Div 3 and 4
1 M Raeside (Clap P) 27:06; 2 D Evans (DMV) 27:15; 3 M Shackleton (FoT) 27:30
M40: 1 P Wright (DMV) 27:36
M45: 1 T Harvey (Ling) 27:53
M50: 1 C Axe (Elmb) 28:14
TEAM Div 3: 1 Reigate Priory 280; 2 Dorking & MV 357; 3 Clapham Pioneers 429
B TEAM: 1 26.2 RRC 188
TEAM Div 4: 1 Lingfield 180
Women Div 2/3: 1 P Rutherfoord (FoT, W40) 30:43; 2 R Keddie (K&P) 30:58; 3 A mcClelland (Dulw R) 31:58
W50: 1 S Alexander (Ling) 33:22
W55: 1 A Critchlow (W4H) 35:28
W60: 1 L Woolhouse (Vets) 36:14
W70: 1 M Statham-Bwrry (Ling) 40:27
D2 TEAM: 1 Ful-on-Tri 26; 2 Dulwich R 79; 3 Wimbledon W 138
Div 3 TEAM: 1 26.2 RRC 46; 2 Elmbridge 68; 3 Epsom A 120
BIRTLEY SENIOR RELAYS, incorporating NE Counties and NE Masters Championships, January 11
The Lord Lawson Beamish Academy again hosted this combined fixture and Morpeth dominated the men’s race with the first two three-man teams home, with their opener, Finn Brodie fastest with 8:47 for the 3km lap.
Men (3x3km): 1 Morpeth 26:56 (F Brodie 8:47, G Lowry 9, J Fiddaman 8:58); 2 Morpeth B 28:49; 3 Darlington 29:01
Fastest: Brodie 8:47; Fiddaman/L McConnell (Birt) 8:58; M Linsey (Gate) 9:00; R Hart (Darl) 9:05
M35 (3x3km): 1 Wallsend 32:19. Fastest: D Alexander (Gate) 9:44
M40 (3x3km): 1 Blackhill 33:54. Fastest: J McKenna (Tyne Br) 9:38
Women (3x3km): 1 Jesmond 35:10 (L Chapman 11:34, C Sinclair 11:40, H Wilson 11:56); 2 Blaydon 35:53; 3 NSP 35:57
Fastest: S Smith (NSP) 10:24; M Pace (NSP) 10:58; G Carroll (Sund) 11:02; E Fellows (Blay) 11:21; Chapman 11:34
W40 (3x2km): 1 Crook 37:42. Fastest: S Attwood (Crook) 11:46
W45 (3x3km): 1 Darlington 38:40. Fastest: G Flloyd (Blyth) 12;17
W55: W Chapman (Sund) 12:13
WEST MIDLANDS YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE, Match 4, Wolverhampton, January 11
Racing around the same venue as used for the Midland cross-country relays at Aldersley,
Archie Lane, the Midland champion, made it three wins in a row.
Wolverhampton’s Fred Jones, the 2022 under-13 Midland champion, kept up his recent unbeaten record, whilst for the girls, Holly Turner made it four under-15 wins in a row.
The under-17 women were back in action after having a rest day during the previous round and Tilly Thursfield, the 2024 Midland bronze medallist, dominated for City of Stoke who filled the first three places.
U17 Men: 1 A Lane (Leam) 14:49; 2 B Allen (C&S) 14:55; 3 J Stockton 14:58
U15: 1 F Jones (W&B) 9:48; 2 C Egerton (B&R) 10:02; 3 J Smith (Leam) 10:10
U13: 1 Z Rush (S&SH) 8:11; 2 R Hawley (W&B) 8:14; 3 F Stanton (C&S) 8:17
U17 Women: 1 T Thursfield (Stoke) 8;46; 2 G Burge (Stoke) 15:14; 3 L Smith (Stoke) 15:25
U15: 1 H Turner (Stoke) 11:13; 2 M Blower (B&R) 11:15; 3 G Hendy (W&B) 11;29
U13: 1 L Pearce (W&B) 9:01; 2 B Lamb (R&N) 9:05; 3 H Parkes (DASH) 9:33
BORDERS SERIES, Paxton, Berwick-upon-Tweed, January 12
Overall (3.8M approx.): 1 C Houston (HBT) 23:22; 2 A Luetchford (HBT) 23:36; 3 S O’Neill (L’gow) 23:46; 4 F Weillaert (HBT) 24:13; 5 I Gilmore (C’thy) 24:22; 6 Thomas Laraia 24:26; 7 Joe Sunley 24:36; 8 M Young (Tev) 24:50; 9 W Crisp (HBT) 25:12; 10 L Ward (Lass, U20) 25:18
M50: D Sharkey (C’thy) 25:21
M55: J Thin (HBT) 26:52
M65: C Donnelly (Cambus) 26:58
M75: S Clough (Norham) 36:28
TEAM: 1 HBT 7; 2 C’thy 69; 3 Cors 76
Women: 1 C Gordon (HBT) 28:47; 2 M Eades (HBT) 29:00; 3 B Dijkman (Lauder, W40) 29:28; 4 R Heron (C’thy, W35) 29:36; 5 Louise Symons 29:42; 6 F Eades (Edin U, U20) 29:44
W55: S Ridley (Edin) 29:54
W60: C Moss (Moorf) 30:17
W65: A Craig (C’thy) 35:50
TEAM: 1 HBT 11; 2 C’thy 31; 3 Lauder 41
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