Ngetich and Gebreslase enjoy Great Manchester Run wins
Vincent Ngetich scored a comfortable 10km victory at the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run on Sunday (May 26) in a personal best of 27:25 with Jack Rayner of Australia runner-up as Adel Mechaal of Spain sprinted past Bashir Abdi of Belgium for third.
The Kenyan cruised through the first half in 13:54 before injecting pace and running the second half in 13:31 as he won by 19 seconds.
“It was good to run a PB today,” said Ngetich, whose marathon best is a sizzling 2:03:13 from Berlin last year. “After not being selected for the Olympics, I was determined to train hard to run a PB.”
Racing just over a month after clocking 2:06:46 in the London Marathon, Britain’s Emile Cairess was back in action finishing fifth in 27:57.
Cairess said: “I’m just building back after London and have only done a few weeks training so wasn’t expecting much today. I’m injury free and healthy, which is great, though.”
Gotytom Gebreslase became the first Ethiopian winner of the women’s race since Tirunesh Dibaba in 2018 as she clocked 30:32 to finish half a minute clear of Britain’s Calli Hauger-Thackery.
“It’s my first time in Manchester so I’m very happy to win,” said Gebreslase, who is a reserve in the Ethiopian team for the Olympic marathon.
Like Cairess, Hauger-Thackery has been selected for the Olympic marathon team but plans to race the half-marathon at next week’s European Championships in Rome. She said: “I really like this race a lot and did it for the first time last year and I remembered the final few miles are hard.”
Rose Harvey is another Olympic marathon-bound Brit and after finishing ninth in Manchester she said: This was very much the start of my training block for Paris. This 10km is not my distance. I’m a marathon runner through and though but it was good to test my speed.”
In the associated half-marathon, Crawley’s James Westlake came out on top in 66:34, more than a minute clear of Belgian Laurens Vanderlinden. This was a personal best by nearly two minutes for the Crawley runner.
Sadly, however, organisers reported a 40-year-old man collapsed on the course and later died in hospital. "The entire team involved in organising the Great Manchester Run extends their heartfelt condolences to the participant’s family and friends," said the organisers.
Overall (10km): 1 V Ngetich (KEN) 28:25; 2 J Rayner (AUS) 27:44; 3 A Mechaal (ESP) 27:46; 4 B Abdi (BEL) 27:46; 5 E Cairess (Leeds) 27:57; 6 S Moen (NOR) 27:57; 7 P Tiernan (AUS) 28:09; 8 S Hassan (SWE) 28:15; 9 B Kipruto (KEN) 28:17; 10 D Griffiths (Swan) 28:20; 11 M Geremew (ETH) 28:43; 12 J Mellor (Liv) 28:47; 13 F Tesu 28:51; 14 H Welday 29:06; 15 S Yonei 29:08; 16 H Armstrong (Balina) 29:13; 17 S Jamaal (Lon H) 29:14; 18 D Nilsson 29:21; 19 T Hinterdorfer 29:29; 20 L Bouchikhi 29:36; 21 C Avery (Morp) 29:45; 22 C Perry (Vale R) 30:03; 23 D Studley (B&W) 30:10; 24 D Bishop (Der) 30:14; 25 N Torry (Kent, M45) 30:15; 26 J Mehieu 30:16; 27 L Hannigan (Kilb) 30:18; 28 D Barratt (Salf) 30:39; 29 M Ferguson (A’deen) 30:31; 30 D Haynes (Der) 30:52
M40: 1 J Phillips (B’end) 33:05; 2 P Marsden 33:10
M45: 2 R Smith (Cov G) 32:04; 3 F Okumu (Army) 33:24
M50: 1 G Raven 33:26; 2 N Grinnell Neath) 34:42; 3 B Archbold (Wilm) 34:59
M55: 1 P Brame (Liv) 37:46
Women: 1 Gotytom Gebreslase (ETH) 30:32; 2 C Hauger-Thackery (Hallam) 31:02; 3 A Beriso (ETH) 31:13; 4 C Evans (P’pridd) 32:10; 5 B Saina (USA) 32:11; 6 L McNeill (Hallam) 32:14; 7 J Thomas 32;44; 8 L Partridge (Bir) 32:43; 9 R Harvey (Clap) 32:59; 10 N McLennan (I’ness) 33;10; 11 J Gruppen 33:23; 12 H Maridal 33:23; 13 J Holterman 34:07; 14 H Townsend (Leeds) 34:17; 15 R Hodgkinson Liv) 34:48; 16 K Olding (Army) 35:23; 17 S Wood (Sale) 35:41; 18 A :Pearce (Steel) 35:46; 19 F O’Hare (Liv) 35:49; 20 A Howarth (Vale R) 35:50
W40: 1 R Barcia-Cabrera (Sheff Tri) 38:17
W45: 1 V Wright North M) 37:14
W60: 1 J Wray (S’bach) 47:51
Overall (13.1M): 1 J Westlake (Craw) 66:34; 2 L Vanderlinden (BEL) 67:56; 3 D Eckersley (Ryde) 68:25; 4 T Roberts (Meir’d) 68:42; 5 B Stephenson (Dart, M40) 69:20; 7 J Horman (Liv, M40) 70:34; 8 B Kruze (Strat, M40) 70:43; 9 C Hannan (ST Hel) 70:55; 10 S Campbell Liv) 70:56
M45: 1 R Coen (Wilm) 73:26
M50: 1 S Shaw (ESM) 74:25
M55: 1 S Mugglestone (Bide) 74:41
M60: 1 A Marshall (Mid M) 78:40
Women: 1 E Baker (W40) 74:50; 2 E McLeod (Roth) 78:17; 3 J Briscoe (Wake, W45) 79:23; 4 R Vicker (Col H) 79:28; 5 E Hilliar (Poole) 80:04; 6 D Morris (W40) 80:43; 7 S Delderfield (VoA, W40) 80:49; 8 L Cooper (Shrews) 81:00; 9 J Donaldson (A’deen) 81:31; 10 R O’Kill (S’end) 82:08
W40: 4 R Cole (Linc W) 83:29
W45: 2 T Anderson (Win) 83:08; 3 A Halton-Hanley (Chipp) 83:12
W50: 1 J Cook (100 Mara) 84:38; 2 T Hinxman (Glouc) 85:47; 3 J Fairburn (Chelt) 87:25; 4 E Hines (Swin) 88:19
W55: 1 T Jenkins (P’cawl) 86:11; 2 K Neesam (N Marske) 88:12; 3 K Noyce (And) 91;59
W60: 1 F Usher (Linc &D) 90:39; 2 G Richardson (Stock) 98:56; 3 M Norman (Run4U) 1:40:03
W65: 1 L Hembury (Tring) 1:40:39; 2 B Strevens (Mansf) 1:43:46; 3 N Mowatt (Wilm) 1:44;45
EXETER’S GREAT WEST RUN 10km, Devon, May 26
Overall: 1 J MacDonald (Ton) 32:14
Women: 1 M Porter (Exe U) 36:40
FOLKESTONE COASTAL 10km, Kent, May 26
Overall: 1 N Collins (Ashf, M45) 33:36
M55: 1 R Tomlinson (M&M) 36:11
Women: 1 L Smith (Hallam) 35:13
LIVINGSTON RELAYS, Mallory Park, Leicestershire, May 26
The day after the site hosted the British Masters Championships there was more relay action over the same 5km lap, but this time predominately for seniors.
Masters runner Gemma Steel chose this race and her 17:02 anchor, for her winning Charnwood senior women’s team, bettered the best W35 times from the previous day.
Similarly, Huncote’s W55 Nicki Nealon’s 19:22 would have been second best W55 time at the Masters event.
Men (4x5km): 1 Wreake & SV 64:52 (L Paddington 16:23, M Bloxham 16:13, J Matthews 16;15, H Dadd 16:00); 2 Hinckley 65:54; 3 Barrow 67:48
Fastest: G Hodgkins (Nun) 14:55
M40 (4x5km): 1 Wigston P 72:02
Fastest: L O’Connor (Shepshed) 16:29
U15 (3x5km): 1 Wreake & SV 54:00 (F Sharpe 17:35, B Moore 17:34, H Speed 18:50); 2 Wreake B 55:23
Fastest: Moore 17:34
Women (3x5km): 1 Charnwood 52:21 (G Tongue 17:55, E Smith 17:23, G Steel 17:02); 2 Wreake 56:48; 3 Huncote 60:17
Fastest: Steel 17:02
W35 (3x5km): 1 Birstall 61:20
Fastest: K Blount (Birst, W40) 19:00
W55: N Nealon (Hunc) 19:22
U15 (3x5km): 1 Wreake 63:18 (H Jackson 19:42, A Walzack 21;16, E Brotherton 22:19; 2 Wreake B 64:18
Fastest: A Drage (Wreake B) 19:33
NORTHALLERTON 10km, N Yorkshire, May 26
Overall: 1 R Scott (R&Z) 32:00
M50: 1 M Ellis (Quakers) 36:48
M60: 1 M Hall (Lk) 37:18
Women: 1 C Knowles (Abbey) 37:27
W50: 1 B Massey (Barns) 42:12
NORTHAMPTON 10km, May 26
Overall: 1 G Phillips 31:47
M60: 1 A Green (North Tri) 38:24
Women: 1 S Hawkins (Lawley) 38:24
RACE FOR MEN, Salisbury, Wiltshire, May 26
Overall: 1 C Green (Wells) 33:06
Women: 1 H Stables (B Trail, W45) 39:02; 2 J Sanzo (B&W, W45) 39:36
NEWTOWN 10km, Shropshire, May 25
Overall: 1 C Rogers (Wrex) 32:29
Women: 1 H Thomas (Maldwyn) 40:13
RUN AINTREE TOP FLIGHT 5km, Merseyside, May 25
Omar Ahmed kept up his unbeaten streak on the road with a comfortable victory over Sam Stabler, in 14:12, while there was a personal best of 15:30 for Amy-Eloise Neale, the 2021 European indoor 3000m champion who had paced at the Night of the 10,000m PBs a few days earlier.
Overall: 1 O Ahmed (Bir) 14:12; 2 S Stabler (Wreake) 14:47; 3 L Jackson (Liv) 15:11
Women: 1 A Neale (Wake) 15:30; 2 A Bracegirdle (Saf) 16:33; 3 M McKnespiey (Leeds) 17:04
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CHERTSEY HOUSE ROAD SERIES 10km, Granges Roques, Guernsey, May 24
Overall: 1 J Priest (Guern) 32:46
M45: 1 M Jamieson (Guern) 34:05
M60: 1 G Merfield 38:11
Women: 1 N Whitty (Guern, W35) 37:08
RUN EXE RELAYS, Exeter, Devon, May 24
Men (4x2.2M approx): 1 Exeter U 47:30 (H Hewitt 11:35, M James 12;27, T Maloney 12:02, T Crockett 11:26); 2 Exeter U B 50:24; 3 Worth a Tri 50:32
Fastest: Crockett 11:26
M50 (4x2.2M approx): 1 Teignbridge 58:01
Fastest: E Pickering (SWRR) 13:13
U17 (4x2.2M approx): 1 Newquay & Par 51:49
Fastest: W Pearce (N&P) 12:26
Women (4x2.2M approx): 1 Exeter U (M Porter 13;20, B Wallis 13;50, E Davies 14:54, E Powell 13:37); 2 SWRR 58:56; 3 Exmouth 62:03
Fastest: A Murray-Gourlay (Taunt) 14:11
W40 (4x2.2M approx): 1 Teignbridge 61:07
Fastest: H Anthoney (Teign) 14:53
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GREAT YARMOUTH PROMENADE 5, Norfolk, May 22
Overall: 1 M Bath (Norw RR) 26:34
M60: 1 J Moore (Norf G) 31:18
M75: 1 K Youngs (Norf G) 36:57
Women: 1 L Finch (Bure) 29:04
W45: 1 C Cummings (Norw) 31:00
W60: 1 C Brown (Wym) 35:15
W65: 1 A Ellen (Norf G) 40:05
LEEDS 5km Series, May 22
Overall: 1 H Butler (Bord) 16:06
Women: 1 R Jones (Leeds) 17:35
W50: 1 B Massey (Barns) 20:51
W55: 1 A Spencer (Valley St) 20:22
LIGHTNING BOLT FAST 10km, Chippenham, Wiltshire, May 22
Overall: 1 A Bampton (High) 31:57
M45: 1 A Fooks (T Bath) 33;57
Women: 1 F Bradley (W’bury, U217) 35:28; 2 A Gascoigne (T Bath, W40) 36:35; 3 J Rockliffe (T Bath, W50) 37:44
W65: 1 A Lewis (Durs) 48:35
PHOENIX FLYER 5km, Telford, Shropshire, May 22
Overall: 1 M Scott (R&Z) 14:57; 2 L Vine (Tip) 15:19; 3 T Bentley (Trip) 15:35
M50: 1 P Jones (Shrews) 16:32
M70: 1 P Hough (Shrop) 20:50
M75: 1 I Day (Shrop) 25:37
Women: 1 B Taylor (W&B) 18:07
W45: 1 S Hawkins (Lawley) 19:32
W50: 1 N Shipp (Osw) 20:32
W60: 1 Y Hill (Osw) 22:34
W65: 1 P Barber (Tip) 24:29
W70: 1 S Johnson (Mercia) 27:06
EASINGWOLD 10km, North Yorkshire, May 21
Overall: 1 J Firth (Tad) 32;38
M40: 1 J Eaton (Tad) 33:43
Women: 1 C Mason (York) 36:06
EMGP BANBURY 5, May 21
The hosts Skip Nelson headed first match of the series winner Hayden Arnall, to win by 11 seconds in 25:29 as W35 Rachel Doherty added further to her winning streak in the women’s race with a 29:32 clocking.
Overall: 1 S Nelson (Banb) 25:29; 2 H Arnall (R&N) 25:40
M60: 1 A Green (North Tri) 30:29
TEAM: 1 R&N 1:46:54
M40 TEAM: 1 R&N 1:51:36
WOMEN: 1 R Doherty (Higham, W35) 29:32
W45: 1 K Godof (Olney) 30:12
W50: 1 R Cooke (Bucks & Stowe) 31:06
W55: 1 A Cobb (R&N) 35:04
W60: 1 K Bond (Dav) 36:23
W65: 1 J Hill (Squirrels) 40:41
W75: 1 A Copson (R&N) 41:27
TEAM (3 to score): 1 Higham 91:26
W35 TEAM: 1 R&N 1:40:43
THRUXTON 10km Series 10km, Hampshire, May 21
Overall: 1 A Holland (Tav) 32;19
M40: 1 A Wilson (Salis) 33:39
Women: 1 S Ibrahim (W40) 39:17
MIDWEEK LEAGUE multi-terrain 10km, Div 2, Race 2, Ware, May 23
Alex Lepretre won for Barnet, as junior Tabitha Woodhouse ran out a narrow winner of the women’s section.
Overall (9.6km):1 A Lepretre (Barn) 31:43
M40: 1 B Beecroft (Dac) 33:01
M50: 1 K Sambridge (Ware) 33:32
M60: 1 R McCormick (Barn) 37:10
Div 2 TEAM: 1 Dacorum 328
M40 TEAM: 1 Ware 57
Women: 1 T Woodhouse (Herts P, U20) 37:04; 2 Z Hewitson (Royst) 37:10
W45: 1 H Turner (Dac) 39:17
W55: 1 K Murphy (Barn) 42:39
W65: 1 S Roberts (Dac) 45:15
Div 2 TEAM: 1 Garden City R 121
W35 TEAM: 1 Garden City R 36
STORNOWAY HALF-MARATHON, Stornoway, May 25
Overall: 1 L MacAlpine (Storn) 1:11:00; 2 G Lennox (E Suth) 1:15:27; 3 S Burnstone (Helm H) 1:16:29
M60: H Maciver (Storn) 1:24:13
TEAM: Storn 25
Women: 1 M Macleod (Storn, W40) 1:27:44; 2 F Robertson-Riley (Bris U&R) 1:35:56; 3 G Carr (Moorf, W40) 1:36:30
W60: J Heilbronn (Dund R) 1:49:28
TEAM: Storn 10
BABCOCK DUMBARTON 10km, Dumbarton, May 23
Overall: 1 J Burns (Shett) 30:37; 2 T Ghafan (Shett) 30:50; 3 R Thomson (Cambus) 30:54; 4 S Donnachie (Cambus) 31:32; 5 C Reilly (Cambus) 31:58; 6 J Wilkes (Garsc) 32:28
M40: O Coetzee (Bella R) 32:58
M50: N Gemmell (Garsc) 34:32
M60: S Elliott (Kirkin) 40:23
TEAM: 1 Garsc 10; 2 W End 53; 3 Dumb 85
Women: 1 N Mulholland-Stummer (I’clyde) 35:10; 2 K McKenzie-Tait (Cors) 36:20; 3 M Blair (Garsc) 36:28; 4 R Russell (Bella R) 36:36; 5 E Creasey (Giff N) 36:57
W40: J Cox (G’nock) 37:42
W50: M Senior (Garsc) 41:30
W60: J Thomson (Cambus) 41:51
W70: J Binnie (Wee C) 58:56
TEAM: 1 Garsc 14; 2 Dumb 45; 3 VPCG 52
LAND O’BURNS 10km, Ayr, May 22
Overall: 1 J Downey (Kil’k, U20) 32:51; 2 E Webster (Ayr S) 32:58; 3 David MacKintosh (Bella H) 34:23
M40: D Sherrington (Kil’k) 35:08
Women (all W40): 1 K Kelly (Kil’k) 39:21; 2 K Allen (C’glen) 41:12; 3 J Beveridge (C’glen) 42:30
W60: F Ferguson (C’glen) 48:22
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ILKLEY FELL TRAIL RACE, Ilkley, May 27
Overall (11.1km/247m): 1 M John (N Leeds F) 41:18; 2 C Reilly (Ilkley) 41:58; 3 J Cummings (Ilkley) 42:12; 4 P Boynton (Horsf) 42:41; 5 Roger Camellas 42:43; 6 T Midgley (Bing) 43:24
M40: D McKeown (Ilkley, M40) 44:46
M50: Brian Shaw 47:26
M60: Dean Wilson 56:16
M70: G Howard (Ilkley) 57:24
Women: 1 R Carter (Ilkley, W40) 49:09; 2 A Smith (Horsf) 49:38; 3 E Lavelle-Wood (Felland, W40) 53:19; 4 L Williams (Otl, W40) 53:30
W50: S Malir (Ilkley) 55:12
W70: Ruth Wylde 63:35
ISLE OF JURA RACE, Craighouse Distillery, May 25
Overall (28km/2370m): 1 J Wright (Amble) 3:18:58; 2 T Saville (Dark Pk) 3:20:18; 3 L Taylor (HHR) 3:21:38; 4 A Graves (Ochil) 3:24:03; 5 H Bolton (Kesw) 3:24:18; 6 M Atkinson (Kesw) 3:25:14; 7 B Nikolich (Penn) 3:26:27; 8 A Chepelin (C’thy) 3:28:13; 9 T Simpson (Amble) 3:30:19; 10 H Pulham (Shett) 3:31:34
M40: E Tresidder (L’ber) 3:42:06
M50: I Holmes (Bing) 3:47:38
M60: S Whitlie (C’thy) 4:22:09
TEAM: 1 Amble 10:38:16; 2 C’thy 10:42:08; 3 Dark Pk 10:53:44
Women: 1 C Graves (HHR) 4:01:08; 2 E Johnstone (Penn) 4:09:30; 3 B Halcrow (Amble) 4:11:40; 4 E Foreman (W’lands CC) 4:20:47; 5 E Downs (W’lands CC) 4:21:47; 6 C-J Irvine (Dees R) 4:22:48
W40: S Richmond (Penn) 4:39:03
W50: B Dyer (Helm H) 4:57:31
W60: H Dean (Ochil) 5:39:02
TEAM: 1 W’lands CC 13:16:35; 2 HHR 13:28:17; 3 Penn 14:04:52
LUKES MOUNTAIN, Meelmore, May 23
Overall (5M/2000ft): 1 T Crudgington (Newc) 37:22; 2 A Crutchley (Newc) 38:56; 3 Joshua Mcatee 39:33; 4 A Tees (BARF, M40) 39:56; 5 E O’Kane (BARF) 40:14; 6 Mark Stephens 41:05
M45: L Vallely (Armagh) 41:51
M55: S Hoey (Jog Lisb) 48:04
M65: J Brown (BAF) 49:18
M70: P McGuckin (Lunch L) 56:05
M80: J Adgey (N Down) 69:04
U20: L O’Doherty (Mid Uls) 43:32
Women: 1 E Dickson (Newry) 47:04; 2 D Wilson (Drom, W55) 49:11; 3 R Quinn (CrossF) 49:53; 4 C Edington (Annad) 49:58
W65: M Mackin (Drom) 61:30
TOTLEY MOOR, Totley, May 21
Overall (5.5M/1100ft): 1 S Franklin (Totley) 43:08; 2 T Perry (Dark Pk) 43:38; 3 J Rutherford (Totley) 45:09; 4 L Beresford (Mat, M40) 45:28; 5 J Lane (Totley) 46:01; 6 K Allanson (Mat) 46:35; 7 E Pannone (Amble, W) 48:19; 8 M Roberts (Dark Pk) 48:52; 9 C Player (Steel) 49:21; 10 Daniel Dunn 49:39
M50: J Millen (Helm H) 51:12
M60: C Earl (K’worth) 55:04
M70: A Whitehouse (Totley) 60:58
Women: 1 Pannone 48:19; 2 F Collett (Dark Pk) 52:31; 3 L Lacey (H&R) 53:24; 4 S Evans (Steel) 54:16; 5 A Walker (SHUOC) 55:19; 6 R Lundgren (Totley) 55:33
W40: E Smith (Totley) 56:46
W50: N Neville (H&R) 61:42
W60: J Langham (Smiley) 67:25
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