Gemma Steel wins the Great Birmingham Run 10km
AJ BELL GREAT BIRMINGHAM RUN, West Midlands, May 5
Gemma Steel, the 2014 European cross-country champion, took the women’s 10km in 34:06, more than a minute clear of fellow W35 Carla Davies.
There was no competition in the half-marathon as Omar Ahmed won overall by almost seven minutes.
Overall (10km): 1 S Blake (AFD) 31:16
M50: 1 A Mussett (Col H) 32:05
M55: 1 S Mugglestone (Bide) 35:36
Women: 1 G Steel (Charn, W35) 34:06; 2 C Davies (Preston, W35) 35:22; 3 H Gaunt (Ton, W40) 35:36; 4 S Winstone (Soton, W35) 35:59
Overall (13.1M): 1 O Ahmed (Bir) 65:35; 2 T Scruton (Warw U) 72:31; 3 E Lynch (Birm U) 74:18
Women: 1 A Van Dyck (Run 4U) 81:17; 2 L Cooper (Shrews) 83:20
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AYLSHAM 10km, Norfolk, May 5
Overall: 1 S Bacon (NNBR, M40) 33:57
M50: 1 C Bullock (Wym) 36:42
Women: 1 A Horney (Norw RR) 38:14
CHORLEY 10km, Lancashire, May 5
Overall: 1 C Leeming (Western) 31:51
M40: 1 C Livesey (Preston) 33:58
Women: 1 R Ward (B’burn) 45:33
GATESHEAD 10km, Half & Full Marathon, Tyne & Wear, May 5
Overall (10km): 1 M Watson (High) 31:45
M60: 1 I Norman (Heaton) 38:13
Women: 1 R Cole (NE Project, W35) 38:25
Overall (13.1M): 1 T Wilcock (Tyne Br) 75:41
Women: 1 E Reed (Heaton, W40) 85:02
Overall (26.2M): 1 M Graham (Kirk) 2:39:49
Women: 1 C Griffiths 2:58:32
BELFAST MARATHON, May 5
Kenyans Mathew Kemboi and Beatrice Kepkemei came out on top where the best UK runners were Cardiff’s Dan Nash in 2:18:32 and Gladys Ganiel with 2:40:21
Overall: 1 Mathew Kemboi (KEN) 2:14:44; 2 A Yimer 2:14:52; 3 M Tuyange 2:15:10; 4 D Nash (Card) 2:18:32; 5 Matthew Kemboi (KEN) 2:19:36; 6 J Nixon (C&C) 2:20:04; 7 A Gladley 2:20:33; 8 W Strangeway (Linc W) 2:21:52; 9 E Turkiosman (Anna) 2:22:22; 10 A Bowden (B’end, M40) 2:23:04
Women: 1 B Kepkemoi (Ken) 2:35:03; 2 L Aziza 2:35:20; S Woldemescal 2:39:58; 4 G Ganiel (N Belf) 2:40:21
HITCHIN TOWN CENTRE 10km, Hertfordshire
Overall: 1 B Hadman (NHRR) 34:20
Women: 1 H Kealy (Herts P) 37:27
MELMERBY 10km, Ripon, May 5
Overall: 1 M Thackwray (Ilk) 32:45
Women: 1 D Ellis (H’gate, W40) 37:57
MID SUSSEX HAYWARDS HEATH 10, West Sussex, May 5
Overall: 1 G Tomlinson (Horsh J, M45); 57:05
Women: 1 A Denning (Hails) 66:14
LANGTOFT 10km, Lincolnshire, May 5
Overall: 1 B Heron (Help) 32;12; 2 T Preston (P’boro &NV) 32:45
Women: 1 K Longfoot (Yax) 40:06
RECIPHARM GREAT EAST ANGLIAN 10km, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, May 5
When winning in 35:09, W35 Claire Jacobs bettered her previous best by 14 seconds.
Overall: 1 M Eccles (Bure, M40) 32;10
M50: 1 S Mead (Hunts) 35:11
M60: 1 M Griffin 38:53
Women: 1 C Jacobs (H’leigh, W35) 35:09
W50: 1 L Robbins (Ryst) 43:53
VICTORIA PARK 10km & half-marathon, London, May 5
In fourth overall and in her first recorded run over the distance, Gemma Kersey won the half-marathon in 76:56.
Overall (10km): 1 H Woods (Swin) 32;10
Women: 1 T Telecemian 41:36
Overall (13.1M): 1 T Zheng (W4H) 69:40
Women: 1 G Kersey (Bas) 76:56
EMGP SILVERSTONE 10km, Northamptonshire, May 1
The eight-race series kicked off around the famous motor racing circuit and Will Beeston and Rachel Doherty came out on top.
Overall: 1 W Beeston (Ton) 32:09; 2 L Morgan (Kenil) 32:14; 3 H Arnell (R&N) 32:26
M50: 1 M Aldridge (Woott RR) 32:58
M60: 1 B Benson (Hunc) 36:49
TEAM: 1 R&N 2:15:28
M40 TEAM: 1 R&N 2:20:16
WOMEN: 1 R Doherty (Higham, W35) 37:26
W50: 1 R Cooke (Bucks & Stowe) 39:15
TEAM (3 to score): 1 R&N 1:59L33
W35 TEAM: 1 Bucks & Stowe 2:03:24
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KENDAL 10km, Cumbria, May 1
Overall: 1 F Barker (Amble) 33;39
Women: 1 K Maltby (Border) 36:37
NEPTUNE RELAYS, Sedgefield, Tyne & Wear, May 1
Men (4x1.7M): 1 N Marske 33:58 (J Gallagher 8:45, T Aspin 8:13, Z Gibbon 8:28, M Downes 8:32); 2 Durham 34:53; 3 Elvet 35:36
Fastest: Aspin 8:13
M50 (4x1.7M): 1 Crook 38:31; 2 Elvet 39:30
Fastest: L McEwan (Elvet) 9:38
Women (4x1.7M): 1 Crook 41:33 (K Storey 9:59, L Donaldson 10:14, A fotherington 10:42, J Raine 10:38); 2 Durham 42:07; 3 Stockton 42:47
Fastest: S Ismail-Sutton (Durham) 9:35
W45 (4x1.7M): 1 Crook 50:57; 2 Elvet 51:36
Fastest: P Browsell (Elvet) 11:32
NORTH EAST MASTERS ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP, Bedeswell, Tyne & Wear, May 1
Campbell Park hosted the event and Sunderland Harriers came out on top for the men and Heaton Harriers for the women.
Fastest overall among the masters’ women was former three-time English Schools champion Justina Heslop, who anchored for the winning W45 team, Elswick Harriers.
Men
M35 (3x3km): 1 Sunderland 26:45 (L Taylor 8:37, S Thurlbeck 9:20, S Jackson 8:48); 2 Gateshead 27:06 (D Alexander 8:56, D Richardson 8:55, P Jamieson 9:15); 3 N Shields P 28:47
M45 (3x3km): 1 Gosforth 28;48 (A Johnson 9:09, S Boddy 10:35, A Heppell 9:04); 2 Darlington 29:37
M55 (3x3km): 1 Sunderland 31:52 (T Field 10:11, M Cherrington 10:59, P merrison 10:45); 2 Elswick 32:31
M65 (3x3km): 1 Jarrow &H 37:54 (B Weightman 12:25, R Kidger 12:40, M Joyce 12:49); 2 Crook 38:07
Fastest: Taylor 8:37
M40: Thurlbeck 9:20
M45: A Heppel (Gosf) 9:04
M50: A Johnson (Gosf) 9:09
M55: J Clifford (Darl) 9:37
M60: G Bracken NSP) 9:45
M65: P Merrison (Sund) 10:45
M70: D McGucking (Morp) 12:55
Women
W35 (3x3km): 1 Heaton 32:22 (E Reed 10:39, R Barnes 10:43, C Redhead 11:10); 2 Sunderland Strollers 33;19 (W Chapman 10:43, H Khanom 11:32, J Pescod 11:04); 3 S Shields 34:43
W45 (3x3km): 1 Elwick 32:00 (H Bough 10:33, F Smith 11:08, J Heslop 10:19); 2 Gosforth 35:24
W55 (3x3km): 1 S Shields 37:00 (J Murdy 10:47, M Minchella 12:24, M Slack 13:49); 2 Gateshead 39:56
Fastest: J Heslop (Elsw, W45) 10:19
W40: J Pescod (Sund St) 11:04
W45: Heslop
W50: J Denholm (Gosf) 11:47
W55: J Murdy (S Shields) 10:47
W60: M Minchella (S Shields) 12;24
W70: P Woodcock (Morp) 15:38
MK HALF, FULL MARATHON & 5km, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, May 6
Overall (13.1M): 1U Altan (Belg) 73:12
Women: 1 G Tongue (Charn) 83:10
Overall (26.2M): 1 T Hollis (L Goat) 2:37:18
Women: 1A Dixon (W40) 3:03:04
Overall (5km): 1 A Holland (Tav) 15:19
Women: 1 K Sharman (Higham, W45) 19:25
SHINFIELD 10km, Berkshire, May 6
Overall: 1 I Farnworth (Read) 32:13; 2 J Lyne (Read) 32:18
M70: 1 N Hoult (Read RR) 45:59
M80: 1 D Waterman (M’head) 63:59
Women: 1 R Wallace (AFD, W40) 39:21
WHITSTABLE 10km, Kent, May 6
Overall: 1J Teece 32:55
Women: 1 R Weston 38:28
WITHAM MAY DAY 5, Essex, May 6
Overall: 1 P Whittaker (RRC) 24:34
Women: 1 D Glover (Fram) 28:34
THORNHILL 10km, Thornhill, May 5
Overall: 1 Gregor Yates (M40) 32:20; 2 Stephen Feltbower (M40) 35:16; 3 Evan Andrews 36:31
Women: 1 Katie Philips 38:21; 2 Alison Berwick (W40) 41:18; 3 Lorraine Macpherson (W40) 42:51
BELLAHOUSTON PARK HALF-MARATHON, Glasgow, May 5
Overall: 1 Oscar Coetzee (M40) 1:13:04; 2 Grant Jeans (M40) 1:16:46; 3 Archie Caldwell 1:19:52
Women: Chloe Main 1:34:58
EDINBURGH TO NORTH BERWICK 20, May 4
Overall (age under 50 not declared): 1 T Martyn (HBT) 1:48:45; 2 E Cameron (Edin) 1:51:07; 3 C Houston (HBT) 1:54:48; 4 Antony Buchanan 2:00:40; 5 T Gray (Corst) 2:01:27
M50: S Campbell (Corst) 2:11:34
M60: J J Duffy (Shett) 2:14:59
Women (age under 45 not declared): 1 J Wetton (Centr) 2:12:04; 2 Alison Rowatt 2:18:22; 3 L Tyler (D’blane, 2:24:25; 4 J Gordon (Kinross, W45) 2:26:23
W55: S Beattie (Muss) 2:40:36
SRI CHINMOY 5km, Edinburgh, May 3
Overall: 1 S Stirling (Falk V) 14:17; 2 F Ross-Davie (Edin U, U20) 14:25; 3 B Sandilands (Fife) 14:25; 4 L Hannigan (Kilb) 14:26; 5 M Warsame (A’deen) 14:30; 6 R Good (Giff N) 14:34
M40: S Livingstone (Cors) 15:09
M50: J Coyle (Garsc) 16:32
M60: C Upson (Cambus) 17:25
M70: E Norton (PHRC) 20:22
Women: 1 S Pennycook (Fife) 15:55; 2 M Millar (Centr) 16:09; 3 S Tucker (Cambus) 16:18; 4 J Selman (Fife) 16:21
W40: S Green (Gala) 16:56
W50: M Senior (Garsc) 19:16
W60: F Matheson (Falk V) 18:39
W70: S Branney (VPCG) 21:51
U20: N Phillips (Dund H) 16:22
TROON 10km, May 1
Overall: 1 Sam Rice (U20) 33:16; 2 Conor Drummond 33:51; 3 P Drummond (Hsh, M40) 34:09; 4 C Hendry (Str’ven) 34:24
M40: 2 Iain Tomb 34:56; 3 D Sherrington (Kil’k) 35:23
M50: C Holden (Dumf RC) 36:55
M70: N Baillie (Garsc) 45:24; 2 P Taylor (Irv) 47:11
Women: 1 K Kelly (Kil’k, W40) 38:00; 2 Y McNairn (Kil’k) 38:15; 3 G McGrath (Bella R) 39:23; 4 Naomi Watt 39:39; 5 Alison Dunsmuir (W40) 39:56
W40: 3 Alison Berwick 40:11; 4 H McEwan (Str’ven) 40:57
W50: 1 S Lewis (Giff N) 43:05; 2 C Wharton (Bella R) 43:45; 3 G Henderson (Fenw) 44:08
W60: 1 Arlene Dunlop 42:15; 2 C McKay (Bella H) 48:28
CONISTON, Coniston, May 4
Overall (14km/1065m): 1 M Elkington (Amble) 1:13:11; 2 M Atkinson (Kesw) 1:13:33; 3 T Simpson (Amble) 1:15:07; 4 S Dixon (Hel,m H) 1:17:04; 5 T Watt (Amble) 1:19:54; 6 S Leckey (Amble) 1:19:59; 7 B Gard-Storry (Eden) 1:20:00; 8 I Holmes (Bing, M50) 1:20:20; 9 H Stainton (B Combe) 1:20:27; 10 K Hodgson (Helm H, M40) 1:21:04
M60: D Parkington (Prest) 1:51:40
M70: K Holmes (Dark Pk) 2:22:32
Women: 1 A Whitaker (Amble) 1:28:43; 2 C Taylor (B Combe) 1:34:19; 3 S Andrew (G’dale, W40) 1:43:50; 4 R Simpson (Helm, H) 1:52:33; 5 K Wood (Wharf) 1:52:51; 6 Rosy Temple 1:52:55
W50: J Murdy (SSh) 1:54:14
W60: C Musetti (Amble) 2:06:34
COINERS, Mytholmroyd, May 6
Overall (11.3km/335m): 1 E Hyland (Calder V) 47:05; 2 B Coop (Bury) 47:07; 3 S Hall (Calder V) 49:59; 4 A Mellor (Ross) 50:02; 5 T Holroyd (Holm) 50:41; 6 S Fairhurst (Horw) 50:43
M40: P Brennan (Ross) 51:49
M50: G Hull (Bing) 557:29
M60: Kieran Horrigan 66:31
M70: K Taylor (Ross) 1:12:18
Women: 1 K Walshaw (Holm) 53:28; 2 Hannah Fletcher 56:48; 3 N Jackson (N Leeds F, W40) 60:19; 4 L Hesketh (Clay, W40) 61:13
W50: S Brewer (Melt) 69:39
W60: J Scarf (Tod) 1:14:13
W70: A Baldwin (Stain) 1:20:53
GREAT HAMELDON, Accrington, May 5
Overall (6M/1100ft): 1 O Murphy (Ilkley) 38:50; 2 J Watson (Traff, U20) 40:45; 3 A Wale (Clay, M40) 40:59; 4 D Hope (Horw, M45) 41:39; 5 D Mirfield (Barl, M40) 41:52; 6 M Greenwood (Traw) 42:57; 7 S Hall (B’burn, M45) 43:11; 8 D Shackleton (Tod) 43:13; 9 G Goodwin (Acc RR, M55) 44:08; 10 I Duffy (Ross, M45) 45:11
M60: J Wilcock (Clay) 51:19
M70: M Moorhouse (Mat) 56:58
M75: K Taylor (Ross) 59:12
Women: 1 L Powell-Smith (B’burn, W45) 47:06; 2 M Ralphson (Traw, W50) 51:51; 3 E Law (Barl, W40) 52:22; 4 J Collins (Barl, W40) 55:17; 5 L Brown (Barl, W40) 55:30; 6 R Crawshaw (Bowl, W40) 55:39
W55: C Tregaskis (Ross) 58:54
W60: L Whittaker (Wharf) 63:26
W65: I Roche (Clay) 68:41
U20: G Kenniford (Traw) 62:10
STUC A CHROIN, Strathyre, May 4
Overall (14M/5000ft, age not declared): 1 A Douglas (W’lands CC) 2:10:16; 2 F Roberts (Ochil) 2:11:05; 3 R Downie (L’aber) 2:13:33; 4 A Thornton (Ochil) 2:16:02; 5 A Chaepelin (C’thy) 2:16:25; 6 S Fisher (Howg) 2:17:26
Women: 1 C Graves (HHR) 2:47:06; 2 C-J Irvine (Dees R) 2:58:38; 3 H Fallas (C’thy) 3:01:11; 4 R Heron (C’thy) 3:02:30
MOEL EILIO (Welsh championships counter), Snowdonia, May 4
Overall (12.8km/915m): 1 O Perratt (Mercia) 66:52; 2 Gavin Roberts 67:55; 3 R Jones (Rhed Heb) 69:22; 4 S Edwards (Eryri, M50) 70:02; 5 D Hughes (Col B) 70:42; 6 B Fanshawe (Mercia) 71:12; 7 Wyndham Turner 72:31; 8 J Gomes (Mercia, M40) 72:37; 9 A Hughes (Wrex, M40) 74:43; 10 T Wood (Denbigh) 76:08; 11 I Pugh-Jnes (Meirion) 76:15; 12 T Leather (Tatten) 77:15; 13 Jez Brown (M50) 77:35; 14 T Turner (Mynydd D) 78:24; 15 Lawrence Ramsay 79:18
M60: R Owen (Erri) 84:21
M70: G Gunner (Croft A) 2:06:53
TEAM: Mercia 32
Women: 1 J Henderson (Denbigh, W40) 79:23; 2 A Rowlands (Eryri, W40) 84:29; 3 T Vinks (Eryri) 85:16; 4 R Probert (Mynydd D, W50) 86:08; 5 Kerry Riley 89:43; 6 K Osipowicz (Eryri, W40) 90:16; 7 J Toone (Mercia, W40) 94:51; 8 M Gwilym (Hebg) 95:11; 9 A Hockley (Eryri) 95:55; 10 J Miller (Eryri, W40) 98:55
W60: E Collins (Denbigh) 1:47:04
TEAM: Eryri 11
RAINOW, Rainow, May 1
Overall (5M/750ft): 1 E Clowes (Newc Stffs) 33:05; 2 Matthew Cleave 34:31; 3 N Booker (Macc) 34:46; 4 S Whitehead (Vale R) 34:49; 5 B Hobson (Chorlton) 35:06; 6 Andre Lamont (M40) 35:26; 7 P Carpenter (Stock H, M40) 35:49; 8 M Wood (Macc) 36:07; 9 P Larratt (Chorlton) 36:11; 10 JackWalton 36:28
M50: D Ratcliffe (BNoall) 39:23
M60: P Chrisp (Delam) 46:18
M70: M Moorhouse (Mat) 48:30
TEAM: Macc 35
Women: 1 H Wall (Staffs M) 39:50; 2 R Hall (Macc, W40) 41:17; 3 H Thompson (Poyn, W40) 41:57; 4 L Wasinski (G’dale, W40) 43:05; 5 K Gill (Macc, W40) 43:33; 6 A Markley (Macc, W40) 44:07
W50: A Lynes (Macc) 49:22
W60: M Edgerton (Penn) 52:23
W70: M Huyton (Macc) 58:38
BINNIAN TO THE TOP, Annalong, May 2
Overall (1.7M/1740ft): 1 Tom Crudgington 24:28; 2 Matthew Mcconnell 25:05; 3 A McGrady (E Down) 25:43; 4 A Crutchley (Newc) 26:20; 5 E McMullan (Newc) 27:29; 6 D Hicks (Newc, M40) 28:02; 7 Paul Rooney (M40) 28:19; 8 R Mayne (L’view, U20) 28:28; 9 Paul Brennan 28:37; 10 E O’Kane (BARF) 28:38
M45: D McKeague (N Down) 29:36
M50: D McDaid (Newc) 31:41
M55: S Hoey (Jog Lis) 32:16
M60: Stephen Begley 33:52
M65: J Brown (BARF) 35:08
M70: P McGuckin (Lunch L) 42:30
Women: 1 A Gosling (Newc, W40) 30:56; 2 M Hell (N Belf) 32:03; 3 D Wilson (Drom, W55) 33:07; 4 T Cumming (Newc, W40) 33:38; 5 Rachel Quinn 34:02; 6 K Wilton (Jog Lis, W50) 34:23
W65: M Mackin (Drom) 41:23
LORDS SEAT, Whinlatter Centre, May 1
Overall (5M/1400ft): 1 G Dale (Amble) 32:02; 2 J Battrick (Kesw) 32:27; 3 M Lamb (Kesw) 32:28; 4 J McAtear (Eden) 34:15; 5 M Likeman (C’land F, M40) 34:25; 6 C Lowther (Eden, M40) 34:45
M50: J Davies (B’dale F) 37:17
M60: C Knowles (Ellen) 39:52
M70: P Morris (Kesw) 46:51
U19: M Jewell (C’land F) 37:36
TEAM: 1 Kesw 14; 2 Eden 35; 3 C’land F 39
Women: 1 C Lambert (Kesw) 35:50; 2 H Wootten (Kesw) 38:28; 3 A Kelland (Eden) 39:47; 4 C Spurden (Kesw) 41:09
W50: H Robinson (Amble) 42:43
W60: I Graham (Derw) 49:37
TEAM: 1 Kesw 7; 2 Eden 42; 3 Amble 57
ULTRA X 50, Inverness, May 5
Overall (50km/1381m): 1 Jan Mitacek (CZE) 4:37:31; 2 George Hinkley 4:41:04; 3 Callum Anderson 4:46:10; 4 Harold Heymans (BEL) 4:53:30; 5 Mark Jennings 4:53:54; 6 Finn Newall 4:54:06
M40: Stephen Gill 5:22:36
M50: Donald Miller 6:06:07
M60: Dominique Sauvage (BEL) 6:35:02
Women: 1 Kirstin Soroy 4:55:10; 2 Olivia Dejonghe (BEL) 4:56:43; 3 Anne Turner (W40) 4:57:34; 4 Eilidh Miller 5:09:20
W50: Jessica Findlay 6:07:20
W60: Marianne Wood 7:51:09
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