British runner stretches his legs with comfortable victory on Sunday as we bring you our latest UK-wide endurance running round-up
DARLINGTON 10km, County Durham, August 3
Marc Scott had things much his own way when winning by more than 200m in 29:47.
It was the 2022 world indoor 3000m bronze medallist’s first outing since a couple of top-class efforts in Spain earlier in the year. There, Scott ran a 28:15 10km in Valencia before a 61:00 half marathon in Barcelona in February.
The women’s section saw Heather Townsend win by around 100m in 33:48. It was the Leeds City runner’s fifth win on the roads this year, which included a 33:24 personal best at Dewsbury in February.
Behind South Africa’s 2:24:03 marathoner Gerda Steyn’s 34:10, top W45 Kirsty Longley took third in 35:47.
Overall: 1 M Scott (R&Z) 29:47; 2 M Brown (Salf) 30:31; 3 L Aldridge (Bill’m) 30;39; 4 L Davis (NE Proj) 31;41; 5 D Cheeseman 31;45; 6 S Jackson (Sund, M40) 31:50
M40: 2 B Stephenson (Dart) 31:04
M60: 1 R Williamson (Loft & W) 36:02; 2 P Kitson (Mand) 38:50
M70: 1 L Taylor (N York M) 44:12
Women: 1 H Townsend (Leeds) 33:48; 2 G Steyn (RSA) 34:10; 3 K Longley (Liv PS) 35:47
W40: 1 G Rutherford (Darl) 38:39
W50: 1 D Richardson (Quak) 41;58
W60: 1 P Brown (Darl) 46:24
W65: 1 V Clarke (Darl) 47:50
RUNNING GRAND PRIX, Bedford Autodrome, Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, August 3
Overall (5km): 1 J Holman 15:12
M65: 1 P Mingay 17:52
Women: 1 A Other (Leam) 17:05
W50: 1 C Carter 20:14
Overall (13.1M): 1 O Kovalchuk72:27
Women: 1 N Lawrence 85:47
W70: 1 Y Gordon 1:48:39
Overall (16M): 1 J Reep 91:47
Overall (26.2M): 1 S Evan2:45:01
M50: 1 J French 2:49:43
Women: 1 S Carter (W45) 3:13:02
Hookey 6, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, August 3
Overall: 1 M Lock (Wit) 32:43
M50: 1 J Bolton (W’stock) 33:11
M70: 1 P Gregory (VoA) 43:28
Women: 1 M Scott (Head RR) 38:20
W55: 1 K Wright (Strat) 38:51
INDIAN QUEENS HALF-MARATHON, Cornwall, August 3
Overall: 1 T Morton (N&P) 71:00
M55: 1 T Wright (Corn) 83:31
Women: 1 C Kendall (W35) 87:02
W50: 1 A Matthews (Perran) 94:53
W55: 1 J Jeeves (Tav) 1:40:37
W70: 1 A Symmons (Hayle) 1:47:02
SOUTH SHIELDS 10, Tyne & Wear, August 3
Overall: 1 J Anderson (NSP, M40) 56:19
Women: 1 C Redhead (Heaton, W35) 71:03
W60: 1 J Murdy (NSP) 71:18
STURMINSTER NEWTON HALF-MARATHON, Dorset, August 3
Overall: 1 L James (T Bath) 71:00
M60: 1 I Middlebrook (Eg H) 86:58
Women: 1 E Parkinson (Verwood, W45) 81:53
W55: 1 H Knoshnevis (L’down) 1:40:56
TRENTHAM 10km, Staffordshire, August 3
Overall: 1 C Gidlow (Stoke, M45) 33:09
M55: 1 T Chell (Stoke) 34:58
Women: 1 A Kelly (Stoke) 39:40
W55: 1 J Stanfield (Trenth) 41:00; 2 S Taylor (Trenth) 44:28
W60: 1 C Higgs (Trenth) 45:02
W80: 1 D Fellows (C&S) 59:19
YORK 10km, August 3
Overall: 1 J Cummings (Ilk) 31:18
M50: 1 D Smith (Knaves) 35:11; 2 T Leahy (Ripon) 35:45
Women: 1 G Elgood (Nidd) 34:05; 2 B Briggs (CoH) 34:48; 3 L Armoush (Leeds) 35:44; 4 T Boynton (Goole) 36:01
W50: 1 H Hall (Knaves) 41:27
BASSINGHAM BASH 5, Lincolnshire, August 2
After two second places here in the last couple of years, Edward Buck finally took a victory, in 23:57, a time just one-second outside his best, set here in 2023.
In doing so, the Newark AC runner put an end to a recent string of Lincolnshire wins, that included a third Lincoln 5km five days earlier, by Will Strangeway, whose 24:08 was comfortably a personal best.
Pat Jackman made in a Newark double by taking the women’s section in 28:14.
Overall: 1 E Buck (Newark) 23:57; 2 W Strangeway (Linc W) 24:08; 3 J Parkinson (Linc W) 24:18; 4 L Taylor (Leeds) 24:25; 5 R Richmond (Bide, M40) 24:31; 6 F Fearn (Edin U) 25:08; 7 J Woodcock-Shaw (Leeds) 25:25; 8 K Swainson (Sheff, M40) 26:07
M50: 1 J Bailey (Mansf) 27:36
Women: 1 P Jackman (Newark) 28:14; 2 L Crookes 28:28; 3 E Brookes (Linc W) 28:41; 4 C Allan (Hallam) 29:44
W50: 1 C Martin (Telf) 33:32
SOUTH DEVON Relays, Paignton, August 1
Men (4x3km): 1 Teignbridge 39:09 (A Sparkes 9:06, O Reynolds 9:38, T Pratt 11:00, D Brooks 9:25); 2 Plymouth Harriers 39:20; 3 City of Plymouth U20 40:44
Fastest: Sparkes 9:06; R Haynes (Erme V) 9:19; Brooks 9:25
U20: F Eyles (Plym) 9:50
M40 (4x3km): 1 Teignbridge 41:37. Fastest: B Akyot (Teign) 9:31
M50 (4x3km): 1 Torbay Tri 42:12. Fastest: J Parkinson (Torbay Tri) 10:12
Women (4x3km): 1 Teignbridge 45:17 (C Olford 10:59, H Anthony 11:06, L Nuttall 12:12, C Weekes 11:00): 2 SWRR 45:39; 3 Torbay Tri W40 48:48
Fastest: N Savill (SWRR) 10:35; A Jones (SWRR) 10:43; Olford 10:59
W40: D Burman (Torb Tri) 11:38
W50 (4x3km): 1 Teignbridge 50:40. Fastest: M Brookes (Teign) 11L37
MOTAVATION SERIES, Race 4, Combe, Oxfordshire, July 31
The series returned to Combe but over a longer course as Matthew Lock turned the tables on Marcus Shantry who had won five weeks earlier.
This time the race was over 4-miles, 370-yards and Lock’s winning margin was 26 seconds after a 21:35 clocking.
For the women, Lieben Dickens moved up from second in that June race to take the women’s section for Headington Road Runners.
Overall (4M 370yds): 1 M Lock (Wit) 21:35; 2 M Shantry (Head RR) 22:01; 3 C Jardine (Abing) 22:10; 4 T Syles (Radley, U17) 22:20; 5 M Marshall (Head RR) 22:21; 6 D Moffett (Head RR) 22:21
M40: 1 D Blake (Wit) 22:47
M50: 1 J Bolton (W’stock) 23:13; 2 P Fernandez (Abing) 24:17
M60: 1 B Reynolds (THH) 25:53
M65: 1 B Green (Oxf C) 27:46
M70: 1 P Gregory (Voa) 29:46; 2 B Vaughan (Oxf C) 30:49
TEAM (6 to score): 1 Head RR 94; 2Abingdon 103; 3 Witney 115
Women: 1 L Dickens (Head RR) 25:39; 2 E Butcher (High) 26:01; 3 S Giles (Alch) 26:18
W50: 1 S Davies (Oxf C) 28:55
W55: 1 J Pennington (Abing) 30:40
W60: 1 V Woodward (Abbey) 30:28; 2 K Angwin (Head RR) 30;47
W75: 1 K Williamson ((Eynsh) 41:33
TEAM (6 to score): 1 Head RR 90; 2 Oxford C 107; 3 Witney 125
RUN MEDIA CITY 10km, Salford, Greater Manchester, July 31
Overall: 1 M Scarsbrook (NEB) 31:57
Women: 1 A Barczak 39:11
W55: 1 S Stevens (Chorl) 43:20
SALE SIZZLER 5km, Wythenshawe Park, Manchester, July 31
Nigel Martin, a winner here back in 2018, won by four seconds from Chris Perry in 14:42 as, in third place Andrew Davies went second on the M45 rankings for the year with his 14:51 clocking. The Maldwyn Harrier sits second on the all-time M45 marathon listings after his 2:17:39 in Vienna back in April.
Overall: 1 N Martin (Sale) 14;42; 2 C Perry (V Royal) 14;46; 3 A Davies (Maldwyn, M45) 14:51; 4 C Rowlinson (Salf) 14:55; 5 M Clark (Bury) 14:56; 6 T Antcliff (Leeds) 14:57; 7 J Gilbert (Kent, M409) 14:59; 8 J Moores (Salf) 15:19; 9 T Charles (Chorl, M40) 15:23; 10 N Barry (Sale) 15:24
M40: 3 K Darcy (Salf) 15:26
M45: 2 M Gittins (Helsby) 15:52
M50: 1 S McCarron (Sale) 17:04
M55: 1 D Bennett (Roch) 16:50; 2 A Rose 16:50
M60: 1 S Watmough (Warr) 18:12; 2 B Park (S’port W) 18:27; 3 K Davies (CleM) 18:34
M70: 1 G Crewe (Wilm) 21:07
M75: 1 A Watts (Wilm) 24:21
Women: 1 A Wright (Salf) 17:18
W40: 1 A Hollingworth (newc St) 17:47
W45: 1 E Renondeau (V Royal) 17:48
W50: 1 L Dixon (Newc St) 19:45; 2 G Keane (Saddle) 19:48; 3 J Smith (Roch) 20:01; 4 S Harrison (Wilm) 20:28; 5 C Miller (Bux) 20:50
W55: 1 D Broad (V Royal) 21:28
W60: 1 K Sutton (Wilm) 22:20; 2 G Shaw (Royt) 22:42; 3 B Jackson (Alt) 22:55
W65: 1 J Cordingley (Sale) 22:22; 2 J Crewe (Wilm) 23:58; 3 N Mowat (Wilm) 24:22
W75: 1 A Dinsmore (Stock) 28:59
WIRRAL SEAIDE RUN 5km, Moreton, Merseyside, July 30
Overall: 1 A MacIlwee 15:32
M50: 1 R Grantham (Wirr) 16:30
Women: 1 I Yorke (Warriors, U15) 17:04
W40: 1 L Gawthorne (Vegan) 17:52
W50: 1 A Green (Pensby) 20:38
W60: 1 T Carr (Liv RB) 22:25
W70: 1 E Towersey (Warriors) 26:31
LINCOLN 5km SERIES 5km, July 29
Will Strangeway won his third straight race in the series and did so in a time of 14:52.
Overall: 1 W Strangeway (Linc W) 14:52; 2 R Weston (B&B (15:12; 3 T Morris (Linc W, U20) 15:41
M40: 1 R Porter (Linc W) 15:58
Women: 1 C Thornton (Linc W) 17:08; 2 N Curtis (Off Couch, W40) 17:12
W50: 1 C Martin (Tel) 19:52
DUNOON COASTAL 10km, Dunoon, August 2
Overall: 1 B Nicolson (Edin) 33:36; 2 J Fullerton (Cors) 34:17
M70: I Carrick 47:40
TEAM: G’nock 116
Women: H Andrejczuk (Fife) 36:16
W50: J Campbell (Cambus) 44:05
W70: Margo Turner 56:28
M60: D Nicolson (Skye) 40:14
TEAM: D’oon HR 147
ARDBEG ISLAY HALF-MARATHON, Bowmore, August 2
Overall: 1 Sam O’Neill 72:56; 2 Andrew Kirk 74:30
M40: Colin Whitby 77:16
SWIFTATHLON 10, Glasgow Green, August 2
Overall: Oscar Wainwright 34:06
DUNDONALD GAMES 10km, Dundonald, July 30
Overall: 1 J Downey (Kil’k) 32:51; 2 H Mitchell-Divers (SBF) 34:14
W60: A Noble (Troon) 49:47
KILMAURS GALA 5km, Kilmaurs, July 30
Overall: 1 C Drummond (Giff N) 15:47; 2 F Armstrong (Bella H) 15:54
M60: D Williams (Shett) 19:55
TEAM: Bella H 26
Women: 1 L Baird (Kil’k) 18:21; 2 K Glynn (Bella H) 18:52; 3 L O’Connor (Kil’k, W40) 19:09
W50: S Mulholland (Ron’s R) 21:22
W60: S Lewis (Giff N) 21:46
W70: L Bryson (Toni’s) 26:50
TEAM: Kil’k 16
Multi Terrain
ABERLOUR 10, Aberlour, August 2
Overall: J Wilson (Moray 56:25
Women: D Greig (Alfrd B) 65:27
Fell
TRUNCE SERIES, Oxspring, Sheffield, August 4
Overall (4.25M/550ft): 1 R Cottam (P’stone FPR, M40) 27:00; 2 K Ryder-Brown (Clowne) 27:58; 3 K Ball (Denb DT) 28:11; 4 G Parr (P’stone FPR) 28:28;5 G Booker (Clowne) 28:30; 6 M Cottam (Stadium) 28:32
M50: D King (Hallam) 28:34
M60: C Earl (K’worth) 34:39
M70: K Yewlett (Holm) 40:21
Women: 1 M Kunicka (Dark Pk, W40) 32:31; 2 Katie Rhodes 33:25; 3 Eloise Lee 34:48; 4 Kirsty Fairbairn-wint 35:01
W50: J Scrivens (P’stone FPR) 38:45
W60: S Brannock (P’stone FPR) 41:07
W70: B Haigh (P’stone FPR) 52:49
GLENSHEE 9 (SHR championships counter), Glenshee, August 3
Overall (21M/8775ft): 1 A Graves (Ochil) 3:07:59; 2 S Chepelin (C’thy) 3:10:04; 3 K Cooper (C’thy) 3:13:06; 4 J Espie (Dees R) 3:14:53; 5 H Pagett (S’earn) 3:17:54; 6 L Taylor (HHR) 3:20:19; 7 R Chebbout (Shett) 3:21:41; 8 F Davies (Shett) 3:22:52; 9 A Masson (C’thy) 3:23:14; 10 A Fallas (C’thy, M40) 3:25:45; 11 A Smith (C’thy) 3:29:04; 12 D Parrish (Dumf RC) 3:32:30; 13 L Mccomb (Centr) 3:34:32; 14 O Johnson (Dark Pk, M40) 3:38:46
M50: A Davis (Ochil) 3:59:48
M60: S Whitlie (C’thy) 4:18:51
TEAM: 1 C’thy 14; 2 Shett 31; 3 C’thy 36; 4 HHR 51; 5 Ochil 63
Women: 1 C Graves (HHR) 3:42:00; 2 Kirsty Oldham 3:56:49; 3 E Downs (W’lands CC) 4:07:34; 4 S Wallis Dees R, W40) 4:09:11; 5 C-J Irvine (Dees R) 4:10:06; 6 Z Barber (Shett) 4:17:00; 7 A Kennery (C’thy) 4:18:09; 8 H Fallas (C’thy, W40) 4:18:32; 9 A Mudge (Ochil, W55) 4:19:02; 10 H Gordon (W’lands CC) 4:20:26
W60: T Wilson (Fife) 5:51:02
TEAM: 1 Shett 33; 2 C’thy 35; 3 W’lands CC 35; 4 HBT 50; 5 W’lands CC 99
BORROWDALE (English championships counter), Rosthwaite, August 2
Overall (17M/6500ft): 1 F Wild (L’ber, M40) 2:49:26; 2 B Rothery (Ilkley) 2:55:03; 3 F Grant (Dark Pk) 2:55:16; 4 T Simpson (Amble) 2:57:35; 5 H Bolton (Kesw) 2:59:08; 6 C Larkin (N’land F) 3:04:15; 7 S Stead (Kesw) 3:04:37; 8 M Elkington (Amble) 3:07:16; 9 D Clarke (Tod, M40) 3:07:51; 10 C Tinnion (Kesw) 3:08:41; 11 O Murphy (Ilkley) 3:15:36; 12 A Thornton (Howg) 3:16:29; 13 J Mercer (Penn) 3:16:34; 14 B Garde-Storry (Amble) 3:16:53; 15 R Jebb (Helm, H, M50) 3:17:02; 16 W Barton (Amble) 3:18:52; 17 C Lambert (Sett) 3:19:09; 18 J Oldfield (Mat) 3:19:29; 19 R Greenwood (Dark Pk, M40) 3:20:34; 20 S Dixon (Helm H) 3:20:53
M55: K Gray (Calder V) 3:31:31
M60: P Cornforth (Kesw) 3:56:32
M70: S Morran (Calder V) 5:01:10
TEAM: 1 Amble 58; 2 Kesw 75; 3 Dark Pk 122; 4 Helm H 149
Women: 1 E Pannone (Amble) 3:39:16; 2 N Jackson (Kesw) 3:46:34; 3 G Culling (Helm H) 3:48:52; 4 E Cowper-Coles (Dark Pk) 3:51:35; 5 L Watson (Dark Pk) 3:52:38; 6 S Taylor (Helm H, W45) 3:59:03; 7 N Arthur (Manx F) 4:04:59; 8 M Browne (Wharf) 4:09:57; 9 H Havelock-Allan (Kesw) 4:10:50; 10 A L Forster (B Combe) 4:18:02; 11 R Ratcliffe (Sadd) 4:18:23; 12 C Lumsdon (Helm H) 4:19:53; 13 P McCrea (Kesw, W45) 4:20:43; 14 A Garside (Holm) 4:21:52; 15 J McCarthy (Ilkley, W50) 4:26:04
W55: J Powell (Wharf) 4:32:23
W60: S Hodgson (Kesw) 4:39:48
TEAM: 1 Helm H 21; 2 Kesw 24; 3 Dark Pk 36; 4 Amble 59
SALT CELLAR, Derwent, August 1
Overall (11.2km/393m): 1 M Kenyon (Dron) 50:10; 2 T Saville (Dark Pk) 50:28; 3 Thomas Harrison 51:46; 4 F Watts (Dark Pk) 52:11; 5 J Harding (H&R) 53:13; 6 J Dale (Haml) 54:25
M50: M Dawson (N Der) 58:17
M60: A Barnett (Dark Pk) 75:15
M70: C Horsfall (Hands) 93:41
Women: 1 A Whelan (Bux) 63:26; 2 T Raab (Dark Pk) 64:39; 3 A Walker (SHUOC) 66:11; 4 H Davies (Steel) 66:39
W40: H Wall (Staffs M) 66:58
W50: H Elmore (Dark Pk) 69:05
W60: J Crowson (Dark Pk) 80:06
STONEY MIDDLETON, Stoney Middleton, July 31
Overall (5M/700ft): 1 L Roberts (Dark Pk) 33:40; 2 M Sims (Totley, M40) 34:19; 3 D Finch (Bake, M40) 37:05; 4 Daniel Dunn (M40) 37:10; 5 Tom Spenceley 37:13; 6 S Dimelow (K’stone, M55) 37:33
M60: R Owen (Totley) 42:15
M65: Paul Burchell 49:48
M70: J Gorman (Totley) 50:09
M75: I Ankers (Staffs M) 57:53
Women: 1 Leah Gregory 39:00; 2 I-M Wilson (Dark Pk, U18) 39:29; 3 Mollie Brennan 43:16; 4 S Sangster (Long E, W45) 43:38
W50: A Yokoyama-Nichols (Mat) 47:41
W55: J Hackett (Macc) 48:17
W60: C Woodhead (N Der) 49:09
NORTH BERWICK LAW, North Berwick Harbour, July 30
Overall (3M/600ft): 1 A Wright (Edin U) 20:05; 2 D Murray (Edin) 21:39; 3 C Williamson (Cosmic) 21:54; 4 Hugh Downie 22:40; 5 D Gough (Fife) 22:41;6 F Kelly (Dund H) 22:43
M40: A Fraser (N Berw) 23:06
M50: J Thin (HBT) 24:51
M60: James Mayers 25:37
M70: Pete Higgins 31:41
U18: T Gornall (E Loth) 23:28
Women: 1 R Fishburn (C’thy) 25:55; 2 Mairi Wallace 26:23; 3 C Barber (Falk TR) 26:24; 4 I Turner (E Loth, U18) 26:46
W40: L Gibson (Newc) 28:09
W60: M Scott (W Edin) 29:36