Masters runner impresses at the Hatfield 10km with 47:55 as a W75 athlete

HATFIELD 10km, Hertfordshire, January 12

Last autumn Sarah Roberts set a couple of all-time British W75 best performances at 5km and 10km and here put her first 2025 marker down.

In the freezing conditions it was no surprise that she was somewhat slower than her British best ever time but 47:55 was still a good return.

Overall: 1 J Baker (Assent) 33:02

M60: 1 M Taplin (Tri Force) 40:01

Women: 1 F Weddell (St Alb) 35:38

W75: 1 S Roberts (Dac) 47:55

RUN HEATON HALF-MARATHON, Heaton Park, Greater Manchester, January 12

Overall: 1 C Rowlinson (Salf) 70:00

Women: 1 S Brown 87:57

SERPENTINE NEW YEAR’S DAY 10km, Hyde Park, London, January 12

The postponed race finally got underway and London Heathside’s Seyfu Jamaal was out on his own to win in 31:11.

Overall: 1 S Jamaal (Lon H) 31:11

Women: 1 M Gibson (Ealing E, W40) 37:18

W55: 1 K Harris (High) 37:32

STOKE STAMPEDE 10km, Taunton, Somerset, January 12

Overall: 1 T Barnes (C Squad) 33:57

M50: 1 J McConnell (Taunt) 34:56

Women: 1 H Taunton (Taunt) 35:12

W40: 1 A Smith (Weston) 38:26

W70: 1 C Williams (Taunt) 56:25

STUBBINGTON GREEN 10km, Hampshire, January 12

Abinasir Elmi turned his attention to the road and won by over a minute from Matt Sharp with a 29:00 clocking.

Overall: 1 A Elmi (B’mth) 29:00; 2 M Sharp (Ryde) 30:05; 3 C Newnham (Ryde) 31:20; 4 C Walker-Powell (Ports, U20) 31:26; 5 J Copeland (SC Vets, M40) 31:29; 6 P Navesey (Ports) 31:30; 7 T Blake (Lough Tri) 322:32; 8 R McTaggert (B’mth) 31:39; 9 J White (Ports) 31:40; 10 M Port (Win RC) 31:43

M40: 2 D Hunt (Ryde) 32:29

M55: 1 D Atkins (AFD) 36:02

M60: 1 R Turner (Vict) 39:29

M65: 1 S Dunlop (Stubb) 38:51

Women: 1 K Natkiel (Phoe) 35:36; 2 R Lord (Stubb) 36:06

W40: 1 E Williams (Win RC) 37:11

W45: 1 N Densley (Camb’ly) 38:59

W50: 1 S Gurney (Win RC) 38:57

QE OLYMPIC PARK 10km, Stratford, London, January 11

Overall: 1 E Pierce (NEB) 31:58

M40: 1 B Stephenson (Dart) 32:23

Women: 1 C Sharp (B&B) 36:10

WESTON PROM RUN 5, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, January 9

Overall: 1 J Williamson (S’burn) 25:38

M50: 1 K Summers (Weston) 27:43

M70: 1 J Malone (Nailsea) 36:06

Women:1 A Hammersley (B&W) 30:13

W40: 1 V Ratcliffe (T Bath) 31:10

W50: 1 N Davies (Weston) 33:01

Fell running

COMMONDALE CLART, Commondale, January 12

Overall (8.3km/220m): 1 T Pilley (Pick, M40) 38:45; 2 J Cavill (Pick, M45) 38:55; 3 Kian Stead 39:56; 4 T Naislby (Esk) 40:02; 5 S Mcloughlin (N Yrk M) 40:05; 6 P Lawton (Scar) 40:23

M55: A Bushby (CoH) 41:55

M60: J Rogers (CoH) 44:05

M65: B Atkinson (Knave) 47:26

TEAM: Pick 17

Women: 1 K Richmond (Pick) 47:56; 2 K Struthers (N Yrk M) 51:45; 3 K Hall (Loft) 54:01; 4 L Havis (M’bro) 55:47

W60: K Farmer-Scott (Pick) 55:48

W70: S Haslam (Scar) 58:36

TEAM: Pick 14

MOONRIVER, Thorpe, January 10

Overall (9.5km/345m): 1 Finlay Grant 40:08; 2 H Holmes (Mat) 40:551; 3 L Piercy (Dark Pk) 42:38; 4 W Broad (Ashb) 42:55; 5 N Booker (Macc) 43:27; 6 D Warren (Badg) 44:44

M40: Paul Middlemas 44:50

M50: R Bradbury (Mat) 46:07

M60: B Foreman (Mat) 52:42

M70: K Holmes (Dark Pk) 71:18

TEAM: 1 Ashb 27; 2 Dark Pk 30; 3 Mat 39

Women: 1 S Willhoit (Mercia) 45:37; 2 K Houghton (Stilt, W40) 52:37; 3 E Batt (Dark Pk, W60) 57:12; 4 Jessica Piasecki 59:04

TEAM: 1 Belpr 32; 2 Ashb 51

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