Podium Classic wins for Hauger-Thackery and Okrafo-Smart
With the Podium Classic in Barrowford on Saturday (June 15) being graded, Calli Hauger-Thackery just made it into the sub-15-minute event but ended up just outside that mark with 15:04, as 41 men finished in front of her.
She was easily the fastest woman on the day, though, and her time was just outside her 14:58 best, set over this course in 2022, for the Paris Olympic marathon-bound runner, whose 2:22:17 last October in the United States secured selection.
Hauger-Thackery's run came less than a week after she took individual bronze when leading the GB women's team to gold at the European Championships in the half-marathon.
Up ahead and in his first recorded pure running event of the year, triathlete Solomon Okrafo-Smart improved his best by two seconds when just getting the nod here in 14:18.
The triathlete set his previous best here last August after placing seventh in the under-20 Inter-Counties at Prestwold over a year ago.
It was another under-20, Scotsman Reiss Marshall, who was just headed, but who also set a personal record as 11 more piled in after a close race, under 14:30.
There was also a personal best for Stacey Smith in the B race with a 15:51 clocking. The 2006 and 2008 English Schools 800m silver medallist went on to win the England junior 1500m title in 2009 before taking time out, then returning in 2018 for a British 1500m indoor silver. Smith then returned to competition again last year.
A Race Overall: 1 S Okrafo-Smart (Abs Tri, U20) 14:19; 2 R Marshall (Fife, U20) 14:14; 3 B Kebede (CleM) 14:20; 4 G Taylor (Valley St) 14:21; 5 F Brodie (Morp) 14:23; 6 B Alcock (Bed C) 14:24; 7 A Durant (Sheff & D) 14:24; 8 J Fallon (Craughwell) 14:25; 9 G Chalmers (Leeds) 14:25; 10 E Jennings (Dundrum) 14:26
U20: 3 A Thompson (Fife) 14:56
Women: 1 C Hauger-Thackery (Hallam) 15:04
B Race Overall: 1 A Royle (Corst) 15:23
M40: 1 B Butler (Wake) 15:24
Women: 1 S Smith (NSP) 15:51; 2 K Olding (TVH) 16:12; 3 H Townsend (Leeds) 16:16; 4 G Lynch (Dundrum) 16:21; 5 S Latham (Harrow, U20) 16:25; 6 C McKnespiey (Leeds); 16:25; 7 S Potter (Leeds) 16:26; 8 K Hawkins (Tip) 16:26; 9 K Wood (York) 16:35; 10 M Ryan (Dundrum) 16:38
C Race Overall: 1 T Brown (Alt) 16:08
M60: 1 J Convery (Bing) 17:23; 2 S Watmough (Warr) 17:54
Women: 1 I Holt (B’burn) 16:27; 2 J Patel (SB) 16:40; 3 Millie Jordan-Lee (AFD) 16:43
W40: 1 R Burns (Liv) 16:42; 2 E Raven (K&C) 18:13
D Race
W40: 1 L Brown (Barlick) 18:00
W45: 1 V Robertshaw (B’burn) 19:26
W50: 1 S Cumber (Hali) 19:35
E Race
W60: 1 J Rushton (CleM) 23:22
W65: 1 S Burns (CleM) 21:24
U17 overall (3km): 1 F Vidler (Ross) 10:01; 2 J Wood (B’burn) 10:18; 3 R Watmough (Settle) 11:07
Women: 1 H Nicholls (Ross, U15) 11;17; 2 R Cleaver (Burnley, U15) 11:42; 3 C Smith (B’burn) 12:00
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COLSHAW HALL 10km, Knutsford, Cheshire, June 16
After winning the Podium 5km the previous day, Calli Hauger-Thackery was back in action as part of her Olympic marathon preparations, by taking back-to-back victories and, here, heading Lauren Heyes in 32:05 in equal sixth overall.
Both performances built on her 68:58 half-marathon time, for a bronze medal, in the Euro half-marathon just a week earlier.
Husband Nick was also in action to win the race overall by 26 seconds from Matt Clowes, in 30:23.
With a 10 miles best of 47:41 and marathon time of 2:12:59, Hauger-Thackery’s time was some way off of his track 10,000m best of 28:42.30.
Heyes’ 32:47 was a few seconds down on her best for the year but built on her fifth spot in this year’s Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships.
Behind, there was another in-form run from 45-year-old Sonia Samuels, whose 33:35 was only 24 seconds outside her lifetime best set in London in 2022, some 23 years after winning the English National under-20 cross-country title in 1999.
Overall: 1 N Hauger (USA) 30:23; 2 M Clowes (Card) 30:49; 3 T Charles (Chorl, M40) 31:08; 4 N Barry (Sale) 31:11; 5 B McIntosh (Vale R) 31:43; 6 J Hart (W&B, M40) 32:05
M40: 3 M Ward (Chesh Dr) 33:39
M45: 1 C Gidlow Stoke) 32:26
M50: 1 R Grantham (Vale R) 34:12; 2 G Wells (W Chesh) 34:56
M55: 1 B Park (S’port W) 36:46
M60: 1 W McGarrell (W Chesh) 36:47
M65: 1 A Whitby (Tewk) 39:36
Women: 1 C Hauger-Thackery (Hallam) 32:05; 2 K Heyes (Hallam) 32:47; 3 S Samuels (Sale, W45) 33:35; 4 L Small (AFD) 33:53; 5 S Dufor-Jackson (Sale) 34:14; 6 R Hodgkinson (Liv) 34:24; 7 K Longley (Liv PS, W45) 34:36; 8 A Hunter (Ack, W35) 36:10; 09 A Smith (Chesh Dr) 37:40;10 K Latham (N’wich, W35) 37:56
W65: 1 C Wyn-Jones (Dees) 48:57
W75: 1 S Swinnerton (Chesh Dr) 61:08
ALRESFORD 10km, Hampshire, June 16
Overall: 1 F Slemeck (HW) 32:21; 2 A Greenleaf (Win, M40) 32;40
Women: 1 K Gunn (B’mth) 39:41
W50: 1 S Gurney (Win) 40:31
W60: 1 L Tyler (Farn R) 47:11
BAMBURGH 10km, Northumberland, June 16
There was class at the head of this Run Nation event as the top four all broke the 30-minute barrier, with the rest of the field over four minutes down.
In a close race, Kenyan Timothy Kibet Koskei just got the nod on Spain’s Hamid Ben Daoud by a second, in 28:54, after these two had got away from Tanzania’s Josephat Gisemo and local favourite Calum Johnson, who finished in that order.
Koskei’s time was just three seconds outside his best set in Berlin in 2019 but does have a 10,000m track best of 27:41.41 from 2021.
Daoud has the faster road time of 28:07 as well as a marathon best of 2:06.35, also from 2021.
The race was a bit of a reality check for Johnson, who usually has things much his own way in these parts.
Overall: 1 T Kibet Koskei (KEN) 28:54; 2 H Daoud (ESP) 28:55; 3 J Gisemo (TZA) 28:51; 4 C Johnson (Gate) 29:59
Women: 1 V Simpson (NSP) 39:32
W60: 1 C Page (Alnw) 43;27
Dr RON HYDE 7, Greater Manchester, June 16
Overall: 1 D Barratt (Salf) 35:35; 2 R James 38:29; 3 G Browne (E Chesh) 38:35
M45: 1 D Norman (Alt) 39:15; 2 D Cottle (P’wich) 40:57
M50: 1 M Collier (Salf) 41:38
Women: 1 M Tibbot (S’worth) 41:18
W45: 1 B Brennan (B’hall) 45:49
FRECKLETON HALF-MARATHON, Lancashire, June 16
Overall: 1 B Fish (B’burn) 71:42
M60: 1 K Davies (CleM) 82:39
Women: 1 Rozhdestvenskya (Sale) 85:24
HIGH EASTER 10km, Essex, June 16
Havering’s James Connor continued his two-year-long veteran unbeaten streak with a victory in 30:41.
Overall: 1 J Connor Hav’ng, M40) 30:41; 2 D Williamson (Col H) 31:00; 3 J Nixon (Ilf) 31:11; 4 O Ededeji 31:26; 5 P Coates (Brain) 31:45; 6 P Robinson (S’field, M40) 31;49
M50: 1 C Holmes (S’end) 34:20; 2 N Shasha (Orion) 35:00; 3 L Martin (helm) 35:00; 4 H Mizon (Witham) 35:58
M60: 1 P Mingay (Col H) 36:10
M70: 1 D Butler (Bill’cay) 41:34
Women: 1 E Baverstock (Orion) 36:15; 2 R Vickers (Col H) 36:20
W40: 1 S Williams (Grange F&D) 38:46
W50: 1 A Oakman (ol H) 42:09
W70: 1 D Wooler (Col H) 51:02
BARMOUTH 10km, Gwynedd, June 15
Overall: 1 T Roberts (Merr’ydd) 32:01
M50: 1 J Shingler (Ludlow) 35:30
M55: 1 P Williams (Aber’wth) 37:33
M60: 1 M Whyatt (Eryri) 35:58
Women: 1 A Bracegirdle (Salf) 34:26
W45: M Beever (Stain) 39:09
W50: 1 J Cook (Shrews) 39:31
W70: 1 E Evans (COG Tri) 54:04
BATTERSEA PARK 10km, London, June 15
Overall: 1 M Parker (Hales) 31:58
HERO HALF-MARATHON, Derby, June 15
Overall: 1 D Barratt (Salf) 68:52
Women: 1 M Tibbott 84:23
OFFA’S DYKE 15 MT, Knighton, Powys, June 15
Overall: 1 S Juson (Croft) 99:38
Women: 1 L Cooper (Shrews, W35) 2:02:46
TORBAY TWILIGHT 10km, Paignton, Devon, June 15
Overall: 1 J Landers (Tamar) 32:06; 2 M Wilsmore (Tamar) 32;20
Women: 1 N Kelly (Tavi) 38;43
CHARING 10km, Ashford, Kent, June 14
Overall: 1 W Zerom (Ashf) 32;20
M55: 1 S Male (Folk) 36:38
Women: 1 B Norrish (Padd W, W35) 41;19
KIRTON FRIDAY 5, Suffolk. June 14
Overall: 1 B Barber (Ips, U20) 35:17
M60: 1 C Ridley (Col H) 30:00
Women: 1 K King (St Ed) 30:13
W60: 1 D Broom (Peni) 36:12
CIRENCISTER PARK SUMMER SIZZLER 10km, Gloucestershire, June 12
Overall: 1 B Robinson (B&W) 31:32
M55: 1 H Bampton (Chelt) 37:39
Women: 1 S Lane (Chelt) 37:53
W45: 1 K Jacobs (Ciren) 39:01
W55: 1 N Shoemark (Bourt) 42:52
W65: 1 A Lewis (Durs) 48:48
W70: 1 S Smith (Run SE) 45:48
OTLEY 10, West Yorkshire, June 12
Overall: 1 G Rush (Leeds, M40) 53:18
M60: 1 D West (H’gate) 64:34
Women: 1 G Malir (Leeds) 60:21
W45: 1 S Armitage (Ilk) 66:35
W55: 1 T Oldroyd (Nidd) 73:52
EVEN SPLITS 5km, York, June 14
Overall: 1 T Smales (Barton) 15:13
M55: 1 A Irvine (Danum) 17:57
Women: 1 R Flaherty (Bing) 17:10
W55: 1 K Wood (York) 20:41
W70: 1 S Haslam (Scarb) 21:24
SCOTTS MIDWEEK LEAGUE 10km multi-terrain, Div 1, Race 3, Chingford, Essex, June 12
Katie Harbon, notched up a hat-trick of wins in the women’s section over this multi-terrain course.
Overall (10km MT): 1 W Lindsay (St Alb) 34:04
M40: 1 S Buckle (St Alb) 34:10
M50: 1 R Maidment (Orion) 35:25
M60: 1 P Cates (Orion) 41:04
TEAM: 1 Orion 232; 2 St Albans 277; 3 Trent P 398
M40 TEAM: 1 Orion 56; 2 Trent P 89; 3 St Albans 121
Women:
1 K Harbon (NHRR) 38:24
W55: 1 P Habbick (St Alb) 41:12
W65: 1 C Kennedy (Orion) 45:51
W70: 1 Y Gordon (FVS) 49:42
TEAM: 1 St Albans 82; 2 Orion 142; 3 NHRR 167
W35 TEAM: 1 NHRR 33; 2 St Albans 33; 3 Trent P 41
SOUTH WEST 5km PB SERIES, Bath, Somerset, June 12
Harry Maxwell went top of the UK under-17 rankings for the year with a 14:33 personal best when finishing seven seconds clear of junior Johnny James’ inaugural 5km.
Overall: 1 H Maxwell (T Bath, U17) 14:33; 2 J James (Rad, U20) 14;40; 3 M Downey (Belg) 14:43
M50: 1 P King (T Bath) 17:08
Women: 1 M Smith (Chelt) 17:13
W50: 1 J Rockliffe (T Bath) 18:11; 2 J Carter (T Bath) 19:25
W55: 1 A Martin (Tewk) 21:45
SWANSEA BAY 5km, June 12
Overall: 1 J Griffiths (Swan) 14:55
Women: 1 M Phillips (TROT) 19:48
YEOVIL 5km SERIES, Yeovilton, Somerset, June 12
Overall: 1 T Webb (Wells) 15:16
M55: 1 S Mugglestone (Bide) 16:44
Women: 1 S Nicholls (Wells) 17:13; 2 K Booth (Taunt, W45) 18:00
W55: 1 S Capstick (R Forever) 22:19
CLEVEDON MIDSUMMER 10km, Somerset, June 11
Overall: 1 B Robinson (B&W) 30:55; 2 T Gostelow (N Som) 31:35; 3 A Grigg (B&W) 33:05
M40: 1 C Selman (Weston) 34:53
M50: 1 K Summers (Weston) 34:56; 2 C Newby (GWR) 36:00
M70: 1 S Ellis (Portis) 44:33
Women: 1 P Guess (S’ville) 38:22; 2 R Stowell Bitt, W45) 38:53
W50: 1 N Davies (Weston) 42:13
W60: 1 M Sawa (W’bury) 47:45
HARBOROUGH 5, Northamptonshire, June 11
Rachel Nealon took the women’s section from previous series race winner W35 Rachel Doherty, in 29:28, as mother Nikki, the 2005 International Masters cross-country winner, was first W55 in 33:08.
Down in the field, the all-time individual top runner in that International, with 14 victories, Angela Copson, posted yet another W75 age group victory in 41;28.
Overall: 1 A McDonnell (R&N) 26:35
M45: 1 H Davies (McCarkiss) 27:53; 2 S Marks ((R&N) 27:54
M60: 1 A Green (North Tri) 30:20
M75: 1 D Pettifer (Kenil) 40:35
TEAM: 1 R&N 1:49:31
M40 TEAM: 1 R&N 1:51:09
WOMEN: 1 R Nealon (Hunc) 29:28; 2 Doherty (Higham, W35) 29:48
W45: 1 K Godof (Olney) 30:35
W50: 1 R Cooke (Bucks & Stowe) 31:07; 2 H Heley (Silson) 32:53
W55: 1 N Nealon (Hunc) 33:08; 2 A Cobb (R&N) 35:30
W60: 1 K Bond (Dav) 36:42
W65: 1 J Hill (Squirrels) 39:42; 2 J Baum (Spa) 40:29
W75: 1 A Copson (R&N) 41:38
TEAM (3 to score): 1 R&N 93;24
W35 TEAM: 1 R&N 97:59
ROSE INN 4, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, June 11
Overall: 1 K Taylor (B&W) 19:15; 2 M Lewis (P Bryn) 20:35
M40: 1 M Edmonds (Newp) 21;30
M50: 1 H Evans (P Bryn) 21;39
Women: 1 L Flynn (Les C, W40) 23:24
W45: 1 C Patterson (P Bryn) 24:55
W50: 1 C Fowler (Chep) 25:20; 2 E McMillan (Sev) 26;10
W65: 1 S Masters (W’bury) 28:06
SPROATLEY 7, Hull, Humberside, June 11
Overall: 1 L Suddaby (E Hull) 37:59
M40: 1 G Clarkson (KuH) 39:21
M50: 1 V McGowan (E Hull) 41:29
M60: 1 J Harlock (CoH) 43:35
Women: 1 K Park (W Hull, W55) 50:27
SRI CHINMOY 5km, Battersea Park, London, June 11
Sayfu Jamaal improved his personal best by two seconds when winning in 14:12.
Overall: 1 S Jamaal (Lon H) 14:12; 2 N Bester (Best A) 14:56; 3 E Chuck (Dulw R) 15:02
M50: 1 D Williams (S Lon) 16:46; 2 T Webb (Kent) 17:03
M55: 1 M Symes (AFD) 16:18
M60: 1 K Myazaki (AFD) 17:43; 2 D Ogden (S Lon) 18:27
Women: 1 M Smith (S Lon) 16:45; 2 H Gaunt (Ton, W40, W35) 16:46; 3 B Proctor (Kent) 17:17
W50: 1 S Swinhoe (Lon H) 19:05; 2 A Smith (S Lon) 20:12
W55: 1 S McDonald (S Lon) 20:02
W60: 1 K Flikschuh (VP&TH) 20:14
WESTBURY 5km, Wiltshire, June 11
Emily Davies was a narrow winner over under-15 Sophie Maxwell in 17:48.
Overall: A Holland (Tav) 15:31
M60: 1 P Reddaway (Corsh) 18:06
Women: 1 E Davies (Lon H) 17:48; 2 S Maxwell (T Bath, U15) 17:51; 3 I Gray (Salis, U17) 17:54
W50: 1 J Maddocks (hipp) 21:14; 2 J Hatt (Chipp) 21:18
W60: 1 D Hier (Avon VR) 21:42
SHETLAND SIMMER DIM HALF-MARATHON, Cunningsburgh, June 16
M50: Matthew Cox 1:31:36
Women: Michelle Sandison (W40) 1:23:17
LOCH LOMOND 10km, Balloch, June 15
Overall (chip times only): 1 T Ghafari (Shett) 30:31; 2 J Bell (I’clyde) 30:33; 3 M Turner (Shett) 31:47; 4 T Connelly (Bella R) 33:23; 5 T Porter (S’clyde U) 33:45; 6 J Carr (Bella H) 33:48
M40: P Sorrie (Shett) 35:23
M50: D Tamburini (I’clyde) 35:24
TEAM: 1 Shett 13; 2 I’clyde 20; 3 R Rhaw 82
Women: 1 A MacLean (Garsc, U20) 36:31; 2 V Riddell (Shett) 39:18; 3 Clare Langan 40:10
W50: L Tyler (D’blane) 40:28
W70: S Boyd (Kil’k) 54:06
TEAM: 1 Wee C 161; 2 L’grove 369; 3 G’nock 460
KIRKINTILLOCH 10km, Kirkintilloch, June 13
Overall: 1 M Graham (Kirkin) 32:16; 2 J MacInnes (Cambus, U20) 33:47; 3 J Bisset (Kirkin) 34:06; 4 J Wotherspoon (Harm, U17) 34:13; 5 S Houston (Shett) 34:37; 6 C Strachan (SBF Ass, M40) 34:54
M50: M King (Cambus) 35:44
M60: C Upson (Cambus) 37:21
Women: 1 C Gillen (Springb) 38:57; 2 M Gairn (Aird, U17) 39:40; 3 E Hogg (Kirkin, W50) 41:09
W60: F Ferguson (Calderg) 48:04
W70: J Binnie (Wee C) 57:24
Fell running
SEVEN HILLS OF EDINBURGH, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, June 16
Overall (14.3M/2200ft, age under M50 or W45 not declared): 1 J Barrable (Cors) 1:39:32; 2 C Houston (HBT) 1:41:17; 3 F Thomson (A’deen) 1:41:56; 4 P Neilson (Shett) 1:46:43; 5 A Luetchford (HBT) 1:47:05; 6 R Umpleby (C’thy) 1:48:43
M50: Michael Smith 2:07:59
M60: J Mayers (Muss) 2:09:51
M70: Jimmy Hudson 2:58:10
Women: 1 M McClelland (HBT) 2:00:59; 2 Katie Carter 2:07:55; 3 L Wastnedge (HBT) 2:22:20; 4 J Sanders (C’thy, W55) 2:22:38
BUTTERMERE SAILBECK (English championships counter), Buttermere Village, June 15
Overall (15km/1315m): 1 F Grant (Dark Pk) 1:25:53; 2 B Rothery (Ilkley) 1:26:15; 3 T Lamont (Helm H) 1:29:03; 4eq H Bolton (Kesw)/ G Cunliffe (Ross) 1:29:45; 6 D Haworth (Mat) 1:31:15; 7 B Sharrock (Amble) 1:31:34; 8 J Wright (Amble) 1:31:39; 9 S Holding (C’land F) 1:31:41; 10 G Dale (Amble) 1:32:10; 11 T Simpson (Amble) 1:33:08; 12 C Larkin (N’land F) 1:33:19; 13 D Clarke (Tod, M40) 1:33:35; 14 M Lamb (Kesw) 1:33:42; 15 S Stead (Kesw) 1:33:44; 16 J Battrick (Kesw) 1:33:49; 17 J Collier (Kesw) 1:33:50; 18 M Atkinson (Kesw) 1:33:53; 19 M Howard (Calder V) 1:34:08; 20 S Dixon (Helm, H) 1:34:29
M50: R Hope (P&B) 1:37:12
M55: I Holmes (Bing) 1:40:07
M60: P Cornforth (Amble) 1:53:06
M65: M Wallis (Clay) 2:11:42
M70: B Thompson (Helm H) 2:28:46
TEAM: 1 Amble 62; 2 Kesw 67; 3 Helm, H 127; 4 Mat 185; 5 Dark Pk 198
M40+ TEAM: Calder V 40
M50+ TEAM: Calder V 13
M60+ TEAM: Dark Pk 41
Women: 1 N Jackson (Kesw) 1:42:25; 2 E Pannone (Amble) 1:43:31; 3 P Williams (Dark Pk) 1:46:17; 4 A Fan (Amble) 1:48:36; 5 A Whitaker (Amble) 1:48:59; 6 J Hickman Dunne (Helm H) 1:52:13; 7 R Mather (Knave) 1:52:18; 8 A O’Neil (C’thy) 1:53:09; 9 C Lambert (Kesw) 1:53:33; 10 A Pearse (Steel) 1:57:10
W45: P Wakefield (Kesw) 1:57:32
W50: L Osborn Amble) 2:00:56
W55: E Batt (Dark Pk) 2:13:19
W60: J Meeks (B’dale F) 2:13:34
W70: W Dodds (Dallam) 2:47:35
TEAM: 1 Amble 11; 2 Kesw 22; 3 Helm, H 49; 4 Dark Pk 53; 5 B Combe 86
W40+ TEAM: Dark Pk 37
W50+ TEAM: Tod 25
MEELS, Trassey, June 13
Overall (3.5M/1800ft): 1 A Crutchley (Newc) 37:10; 2 D Hicks (Newc, M40) 38:20; 3 J Mcatee (Mourne) 38:57; 4 E O’Kane (BARF) 39:34; 5 Paul Brennan 39:55; 6 Paul Rooney (M40) 40:00
M50: D McGrellis (BARF) 44:54
M55: M Dugan (B’drain) 47:03
M65: D McGreevy (Newc) 47:05
M70: P McGuckin (Lunch) 59:50
U20: P McDaid (Newc) 43:48
Women: 1 E Dickson (Newry) 44:42; 2 D Wilson (Drom, W55) 45:54; 3 T Cumming (Newc, W40) 45:55; 4 N McCurry (Glens) 46:07
W60: P Shields (Murl) 58:09
W65: M Mackin (Drom) 61:08
GRINDLEFORD, June 13
Overall (7.7km/220m): 1 M Kenyon (Dron) 32:35; 2 M Noble (H&R) 35:53; 3 A Watson (Notts, M40) 36:23; 4 D Green (Sheff UOC) 36:34; 5 Tom Stringer 36:47; 6 J Halse (Dark Pk, M40) 36:55
M60: Mike Thomson 40:02
M70: T Mackey (Dark Pk) 55:35
Women: 1 C Brock (Steel) 39:30; 2 L Lacey (H&R) 40:31; 3 S Young-Alls (Steel) 40:40; 4 C Griffith (CGCC, W40) 41:09
W50: N Neville (H&R) 45:51
W60: J Langham (Smiley) 49:55
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