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The greatest team in historyONE of the biggest clichés in athletics is that it’s an “individual sport”. This is true to a point but there is also a lot to be said for the team element.

In the Dip Finish column of last week’s issue we presented what could be the greatest club team in the history of British athletics. Coventry Godiva’s national road relay winning side of the late 1960s featured two world record-breakers in the marathon (Basil Heatley and Brian Kilby) and five Olympians in total (Heatley, Kilby, Bill Adcocks, Dick Taylor and Colin Kirkham).

We challenged our readership to name a stronger squad and AW reader Graham Bell reminds us of the great Portsmouth team of the early 1960s. The photo (below), which was published in the AAA book Long Distance Running, shows Portsmouth winning the English National cross-country title with European 5000m champion Bruce Tulloh (far left) and Martin Hyman (far right) – both Olympians in 1960 – while Tim Johnston (runner-up in the 1967 International cross country and Olympic marathoner) was also a regular member of Portsmouth teams.

Distance runners aside, my favourite relay team has to be the British 4x400m quartet of Roger Black, Derek Redmond,

John Regis and Kriss Akabusi, who beat the Americans to the 1991 world title in Tokyo. Hot on their heels for me are Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis-Francis, who took 4x100m Olympic gold in 2004.

As for my favourite all-round team? I have a soft spot for the British squad that won the 2000 European Cup title at Gateshead. After a spate of big-name drop-outs close to the event, it was dubbed a ‘British B-team’ in the press but rose spectacularly to beat Germany by a mere half a point.

As for the greatest team that never was? Imagine if Seb Coe, Steve Cram, Steve Ovett and Peter Elliott had got together in a middle-distance relay?

What’s your favourite team of all time? Let us know on social media or via [email protected]

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runners aside, my favourite relay team has to be the British 4x400m

John Regis and Kriss Akabusi, who beat the Americans to the 1991 world title in Tokyo. Hot on their heels for me are

COVER: Steph Twell and, insets, Sophie Hahn and Joe DugdaleImages: Victah Sailer, Luc Percival Photography for the International Paralympic Committee & WMRA/Marco Gulberti

DIGEST6 Joe Dugdale wins world mountain running title7 Katarina Johnson-Thompson is the fans’ favourite8 Painful lessons for Andy Vernon in New York Marathon9 Nick Butter runs a marathon in 196 different countries10 Inspirational official raises awareness for Cancer Research11 Athletics writer Vikki Orvice’s life celebrated12 Mel Watman pays tribute to Olympic legend Harrison Dillard

ACTION14 WORLD PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Sophie Hahn, Kayleigh Haggo and Gavin Drysdale among the

British winners in the final four days of the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai

20 BRITISH & IRISH MASTERS INTERNATIONAL English veteran runners dominate the annual cross-country

fixture at Aintree Racecourse on Merseyside

THE BIG INTERVIEW26 STEPH TWELL After her big marathon PB in Frankfurt, the Aldershot athlete

chats to Jessica Whittington and looks ahead to Tokyo 2020

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SPOTLIGHT30 STAN GREENBERG Former BBC athletics statistician and GB selector picks

some of his most memorable hurdles and steeplechase moments from a lifetime of watching the sport

34 JEAN PICKERING SCHOLARSHIPS In another in our six-part series, we profile one of the Jean

Pickering scholars, 800m man Markhim Lonsdale

PERFORMANCE39 Warm-ups – latest training-related news40 Details on studies that show running even a small amount

helps your health enormously42 Former English Schools 100m champion Aidan Syers on

his transition into coaching44 Product reviews – Garmin’s latest GPS watch and an

interesting new sodium bicarbonate cream on test

RESULTS & FIXTURES48 Results round-up includes news of Letesenbet Gidey’s

huge world 15km record in the Netherlands59 What’s On fixtures guide

PREVIEW46 EUROPEAN CROSS TRIALS Contenders to look out for as the British Athletics Cross

Challenge hits Liverpool’s Sefton Park

REGULARS36 YOUNG ATHLETE Sprints and multi-events talent Kaliyah Young is profiled

by Steve Roe

62 DIP FINISH Meet Alf Tupper Harriers, a Norwich-based ‘run gang’, plus a

novel event in Somerset with naked ambition (literally)

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JOE DUGDALE has been on top of the world this week in more ways than one as he claimed a global gold medal

in mountain running in Argentina, writes Jason Henderson.

The Copeland AC runner won the junior men’s race at the World Mountain Running Championships in Villa La Angostura last weekend and with team-mates Matthew Mackay and Matthew Knowles in fourth and fifth place it meant Britain won the team title too.

It adds to the European title he won in Zermatt, Switzerland, back in July and last week’s trip to Argentina was his first-ever trip outside Europe.

These are remarkable performances from a runner who struggles to find hills to train on at the moment as he is in the second year of a geography degree at Loughborough University – an area of the East Midlands that is hardly known for its undulations.

However, he grew up in the Lake District – his family live on the west coast of Cumbria in St Bees – and he has enjoyed fell running since he was eight years old.

AW caught up with Dugdale as he emerged from a lecture on Tuesday morning. “I think all my hill work is left over from the summer really,” he says. “When I’m in Loughborough I have to travel a bit to find some hills. Beacon Hill is really the only place and it’s several miles jog from my house, so it’s pretty hard (to find hills).”

In Argentina he clocked 32:44 to hold off Sebih Bahar of Turkey by six seconds. It looked like a close race on paper but Dugdale says he was confident he had the race in the bag with about one kilometre to go.

“I wasn’t really expecting to win,” he adds. “I wanted a podium place because I was fourth last year.”

A pre-race downpour also caused mild havoc to the organisers but it played into Dugdale’s hands. It meant the course was re-routed at the last moment to avoid a river crossing (although senior runners later had to negotiate the river) but it meant the dry and dusty ground became muddier and slippier.

“The course had a lot of descents in it and I usually do better on big climbs but the rain really helped us because I don’t think many of the other teams were used to running in such heavy rain.

“I’m used to doing descents on really slippy ground. Other teams

were struggling and I was able to pull away,” he adds.

This week Dugdale is taking a short rest from training and competition but he plans to get stuck into the cross-country season later this winter. “I’m nowhere near as good at cross country but I’d like to get better and start climbing up in some of the bigger competitions,” he says.

Next summer he will focus again on the mountain running scene but is preparing to move up into the senior ranks for the first time.

“The British (senior) team is so strong and I don’t know many who have made the jump into the team from juniors to seniors in the first year, but I’ll give it a try.” n See Results, p49

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PICTURES: WMRA/MARCO GULBERTI

JOE DUGDALE WINS DOUBLE MOUNTAIN GOLD IN ARGENTINA

Matthew Mackay and Matthew Knowles won junior team gold along with individual winner Joe Dugdale (right and, far left, crossing the finish line)

Sprinter Gemili leads from the frontADAM GEMILI is leading a group of athletes that include Mo Farah, Laura Muir and Katarina Johnson-Thompson in a bid to take legal action against the British Olympic Association over sponsorship rules. The athletes are angry with the restrictive

nature of the BOA’s ‘Rule 40’ guidelines around marketing at next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo.

“The BOA generates a huge amount of money,” said Gemili.

“We are not asking to be paid to go to

the Olympics, we aren’t even asking for prize money, which many other countries provide. We are just asking for a bit of flexibility to go out and create our own sponsorship opportunities around the biggest moment in our careers.”

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THE British Athletics Supporters’ Club members voted Katarina Johnson-Thompson as their athlete of the year in the closest ballot and biggest turnout in the club’s history.

The result was announced at the club’s annual dinner in Coventry last weekend. Johnson-Thompson, who won the world heptathlon title in Doha, was at the event to accept the award and also tweeted: “It means so much to me as these are the fans that travel the world to each and every stadium to support and cheer British athletes no matter the result!”

Johnson-Thompson and Dina Asher-Smith shared 90% of the votes, with Johnson-Thompson edging it by 2% as Callum Hawkins came third in the vote.

Elsewhere, Amy Hunt and Max Burgin were voted under-17 young athletes of 2019. As for top under-20 athletes, the Katharine Merry award went to Isabelle Boffey and the Ron Jewkes trophy to Oliver Dustin.

Finally the Susanna Ingram Award for para athletes was won by Sophie Hahn in

recognition of her two gold medals and two world records at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai.n For more about the BASC, see basclub.org.uk

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IAAF Diamond League decision criticisedTHE Austrian athletics federation is the latest to criticise the IAAF’s decision to trim the number of events in the Diamond League final next year. In an open letter to the global governing body, they wrote: “We are very concerned because our first medallist at World Championships for men was Lukas Weisshaidinger (above), a discus thrower in Doha. He also had a successful DL season this year with a wide media coverage in our country too. With the help of his successes we are on a serious way to increase the status of our sport in Austria’s public and media. Your decision of cancelling discus hits our efforts very hard.”

Austrian Athletics added: “The decisions which are made by your team seems to be made without asking athletes, coaches or managers.”

Scare for SharpLYNSEY SHARP is recovering from a cancer scare. The 800m runner recently had surgery to remove pre-cancerous cells and is slowly getting back into full training.

RPMF grants deadlineTHE deadline to apply for the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund grants is November 30. Go to rpmf.org.uk/apply-grant/ for more information.

Midlands race wash-outLAST weekend’s Midlands 5 and 7 miles Cross Country Championships in Halesowen was postponed due to flooding and organisers are trying to rearrange the event on November 30.

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CHARLES VAN COMMENEE, former GB head coach, defends his blunt performance-driven style

to the Telegraph

KJT is fans’ favourite

Paulding takes the hot seat

MARK SHEARMANMARK SHEARMANSTEVE PAULDING is to manage British

Athletics’ performance programme following the departure of Neil Black, while Tommy Yule has been given a similarly temporary role as director of performance support in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics.

Paulding joined British Athletics as

national performance institute director in Loughborough in 2016 having previously been head coach to the GB Olympic track cycling team at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, performance director at Scottish Golf and HiPAC director at Brunel University from 2008-2009.

KJT: BASC award in Coventry

Steve Paulding (left) and Tommy Yule: part of UKA’s interim performance leadership structure

PICTURES: MARK SHEARMAN


ANDY VERNON says he learnt some important lessons when making his marathon debut in New York recently,

adding that he will not make the same mistakes again when he next tackles the 26.2-mile event in London, writes Jessica Whittington.

Leg problems and stomach issues forced the European track and cross country medallist to drop out after 18 miles but he has already refocused on the April event in the UK capital, with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in his sights.

“To start with I had a really sore IT band that started coming on about 10 miles in. By 13 miles I could really notice it was there,” Vernon explained.

“I got to 16 miles and you come off Queensboro Bridge and you go down a hill and going down that hill, it was starting to really aggravate. You go on to First Avenue through mile 17 and 18 and it’s kind of rolling and it was just really uncomfortable.

“I also took on gels at 20km and 25km and they didn’t sit right with my stomach,” added the 33-year-old, who was unable to make his marathon debut in London this year as originally planned due to injury. “I was getting stomach problems, I had to stop for the toilet and it just started to go a bit downhill.

“My leg was starting to get more and more painful as it went on. I got to 18 miles and I was thinking, the last five miles has been pretty horrendous, so going on for another eight … What I didn’t want to do was risk doing damage that might take a couple of months to come back from and then risk London

and that risks Tokyo. It was better, in my mind, just to call it a day and come off.”

He then used knowledge of the city gained during training runs to make his way across to the finish line area, having missed the sweep vehicle for elite athletes.

“I still learnt things with the gels and I learnt a lot about doing it (the marathon), the prep and all that sort of stuff,” added Vernon, who was speaking at a launch event for the new On Cloudflow running shoes. “It was a valuable experience still but yeah, it just wasn’t my day unfortunately.

“I’ve never taken a gel on in a race before. I practiced in training but when I’ve done a 23-mile long hard run, I’d take on maybe two gels and they are spaced out, whereas in the marathon I was taking them on every 5km and that’s something I’ve learnt – don’t take on so many gels in a race! But it’s hard to replicate what you plan to do in training. You do need to do the races to experience the real thing.

“I know I won’t make the same mistakes in London and hopefully that will go a lot better. It’s not quite as hilly, as well!”n See on-running.com

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Vernon learns NYC lessons


BRIT SAYS SORE IT BAND AND STOMACH PROBLEMS LED TO DNF AT NEW YORK CITY MARATHON

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Andy Vernon: looks forward to making amends in London

Dina Asher-Smith with Blackheath & Bromley president Julian Golding and chair Nic Corry

DINA ASHER-SMITH was welcomed back to her home track at Bromley’s Norman Park recently.

The world 200m champion, who has just returned to training after a well-deserved end-of-season break, arrived at the track for a session with her coach John Blackie and the rest of his training group, only to be greeted by a large crowd of fellow Blackheath & Bromley club members, as well as youngsters from the BEES Academy, who had all gathered to congratulate her on her success in Doha and to see her officially re-open the track after its recent refurbishment.

Surprise for Dina at Bromley home track


MARATHON running is not without its challenges but Nick Butter has taken things to the extreme by overcoming muggings, being hit by a car, shot at and crossing the Congo River in his bid to become the first person to complete the iconic distance in every country in the world, writes Jessica Whittington.

The Briton ran the 26.2-mile event in 196 different countries in 674 days having been inspired to raise money and awareness for Prostate Cancer UK after meeting Kevin Webber, who had been terminally diagnosed with the disease, at the Marathon des Sables in 2016.

After two years of planning, Butter left London in January last year, with his marathon mission starting in Toronto and ending in Athens. While it is a world first, Butter is also applying for a Guinness world record for ‘the fastest time to run a marathon distance in all sovereign states as identified by the UN’. The 196 figure comprises the 193 member states of the United Nations, plus three others not currently officially recognised. So far, donations to his fundraising page at justgiving.com/fundraising/runningtheworld have totalled more than £78,000.

Butter used to run as a break from his job in finance but Webber

told him most people were just ‘existing’ instead of going out and making their dreams reality.

“As soon as I realised it (running a marathon in every country) had never been done, a switch had been flicked and I was going to do it,” he says.

During the trip, the 30-year-old faced many difficult environments including war zones and areas of political unrest, crossing the Congo River, plus extreme climates such as the Sahara Desert and Antarctica.

He also understandably had to deal with physical and mental struggles. “The physical side was mostly illness,” says Butter, whose marathon PB is 2:55.

“I ran in Bangladesh in 44C with something like nearly 90% humidity and I had a kidney infection. Every step was horrible, I was throwing up every mile or so.”

Mentally, he says it was tougher than he expected, adding: “It was stressful. Going into Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iran, I was scared,

sometimes physically shaking, because I was thinking not only do I not want to get shot, kidnapped or killed but I actually need to run this marathon today because otherwise I won’t get to the finish line in time.”

His next marathon effort will be the school and theatre tour he has planned, as he travels the UK and Europe to share his story.n See runningtheworld196.com or @nickbutterrun on Instagram

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Amazing multi-marathon featNICK BUTTER RAN 26.2 MILES IN 196 COUNTRIES TO RAISE CANCER RESEARCH AWARENESS

DUE to the dates of the World Para Athletics Championships, we are now able to add the para-athlete contenders to our AW readers’ choice athletes of 2019 poll. n Female para athlete of the year• Hannah Cockroft – wheelchair racer won T34 100m and 800m world titles in Dubai with a world record in the shorter sprint.• Sophie Hahn – T38 100m and 200m golds in Dubai in world record times.

• Sabrina Fortune – F20 shot put gold in Dubai.• Maria Lyle – sprint double in Dubai with T35 100m and 200m titles.• Hollie Arnold – added another title to her growing list with F46 javelin gold in Dubai.n Male para athlete of the year• Thomas Young – silver in the T38 100m in Dubai but with a European record.

• Jonathan Broom-Edwards – F64 high jump gold at the World Champs.• Aled Davies – another shot put title for the F63 thrower in Dubai.• Gavin Drysdale – Race Running 100m gold and world record in Dubai.• Paul Blake – T36 800m world gold in Dubai.

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Inspirational officialbacks cancer campaignO

NE of Britain’s top officials, Paul Rutter, is backing a new campaign which urges people to act ‘right

now’ in the fight against cancer.It was shortly after the IAAF World

Championships in London when Rutter was told he had just weeks left to live after a small lump on his neck led to a diagnosis of the disease.

But now, more than two years later, the 63-year-old continues to astound his doctors and is helping to raise money and awareness alongside Cancer Research UK.

Starting his career as a field official for Ipswich Harriers in 1999, Rutter’s role has taken him around the world and to the London 2012 Olympic Games.

He received the inspirational official of the year award at the 2018 Officials’ Conference and was named official of the year for the east region by England Athletics.

Reflecting on his diagnosis, Rutter said: “The doctor who delivered the news couldn’t quite believe what I had as I looked so fit and healthy. It was such a shock.

“I’ve never smoked, never been ill and I have no family history of cancer, but I was told I had stage 4 cancer. My wife and my daughter just fell on the floor.”

Rutter received treatment at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, where he went on a clinical trial to inject a new cancer-fighting drug directly into the tumour.

“My experience means I understand all too clearly why the work of organisations like Cancer Research UK is so important,” said Rutter, with the charity’s new campaign aiming to show how actions taken right now can make a real difference to people’s lives.

“Two years ago, I was told I had just weeks to live, but research has given me more precious time with my loved ones and I’m so grateful for that.

“If someone had said to me two years ago that I would have throat

cancer I would never have believed them. If you suspect something is not normal get yourself checked out.

“It’s not good news that my tumour has grown but I live each day at a time. My doctor thinks if they can target the tumour successfully with radiotherapy there’s hope.

“Psychologically I have good times and bad times, but no one sees the bad times.”

Reflecting on some of the top times in his career as an official, he recalled the Invictus Games in 2014 and said: “I was there in front of thousands of people and the pressure was just enormous. I was measuring the distance on the shot put and put my white flag up to indicate a good throw when I heard a voice behind me saying ‘good decision’.

There were loads of cameras and I couldn’t work out what was happening but then I looked behind me and saw it was Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry.”

He added: “One of my favourite athletes would be Greg Rutherford. I have been on many events with him and off the track he always says hi. Renaud Lavillenie – the professional way he performed to win (2012 Olympic pole vault) gold was amazing to watch and also be part of.

Also, Jessica Ennis-Hill for what she achieved in 2012 and beyond – every time I have judged her she has always been so focused but also very respectful to officials which is always nice.”n See cruk.org

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PAUL RUTTER HAS DEFIED MEDICAL VERDICTS ON HIS HEALTH SINCE LONDON 2017

Officials embark on a fund-raising walk at this year’s Anniversary Games in London

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PAUL RUTTER HAS DEFIED MEDICAL VERDICTS ON HIS HEALTH SINCE LONDON 2017

ATHLETICS AND FOOTBALL PEOPLE GATHER TO REMEMBER THE JOURNALIST VIKKI ORVICE

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MANY stars from the world of sport and beyond came together at Lord’s cricket ground last week to share an evening celebrating Vikki Orvice, who passed away earlier this year.

Orvice, one of Britain’s most experienced and admired athletics and football writers, received treatment for her cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London and the event was held in aid of the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, with thousands of pounds raised from

the event, raffle and auction.Prizes in the auction included Mo

Farah’s 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon vest and number, signed by the four-time Olympic track champion, plus an experience to run with Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes and a place in the 2020 London Marathon.

Among those taking to the stage to share his fond memories of Orvice was Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth

long jump gold medallist Greg Rutherford, who recalled her smile and presence in the mixed zone, as someone who always knew the right questions to ask.

Also among those in attendance were Tony Currie of Orvice’s beloved Sheffield United FC, 2000 Olympic 400m medallist Katharine Merry, former England cricketer Monty Panesar, BBC athletics presenter Gabby Logan and running greats Brendan Foster and Wendy Sly.

Orvice’s life is celebrated

THE documentary Bannister: Everest on the Track has claimed the top prize – the Golden Achilles – at the second international athletics film festival in San Sebastian, Spain.

The film about the first sub-four-minute mile, which was produced by Kimbia Athletics, follows the inaugural winner, Town of Runners, which focused on the Ethiopian running capital of Bekoji.

Previously named one of the best sports documentaries of all time by IndieWire, the film gained much critical acclaim after its initial release in 2014. The first full version of the Bannister film was released in 2016 with a revised version completed in 2018 following the death of Bannister.

Directed by Tom Ratcliffe and Jeremy Mosher and edited by Becky Paige, the film includes interviews with figures in the

sport such as Sebastian Coe, John Landy, Chris Chataway and of course Bannister himself.

Speaking after the announcement, director Ratcliffe said: “We first started thinking about the film in 2013 as the

60th anniversary of the four-minute mile approached. It’s a feat that has a heritage and legacy unlike any other in athletics and perhaps sport as a whole. Roger Bannister’s achievement is one that still resonates today.

“We were very lucky as one of the first people we interviewed was Chris Chataway. He was incredibly accommodating, entertaining and enthusiastic even though he was very ill with lung cancer and sadly died not long after the interviews.

“When we first met to plan the film, we agreed to view Roger as our target audience, in a sense as an audience of one. We did this, as Roger had high expectations for himself and those around him, so we felt that if Roger was happy with the film, it would be a success. And we’re happy to report that he was indeed very pleased.”

n The film will be broadcast on the BBC and is available on iTunes and Amazon. See bannisterdocumentary.com for more information

Bannister film wins prize at Spanish festival

Film about the first-sub-four-minute mile wins award in San Sebastian

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ONE of the classic Olympic fairy tales involved Harrison Dillard, who died from the effects

of stomach cancer in his native Cleveland, Ohio on November 15, aged 96.

Born on July 8, 1923, he went to the same school in Cleveland, Ohio, as Jesse Owens and as a 13-year-old, after cheering his hero in a post-Olympic victory parade, ran back home and excitedly told his mother: “I just saw Jesse Owens and I’m going to be just like him”.

Indeed, it was the hero of the 1936 Olympics who recognised the youngster’s hurdling possibilities, taught him the basics and persuaded Dillard to change to a left foot lead over the hurdles. Nevertheless, the chances against Dillard growing up to become a multiple Olympic gold medallist also must have been millions to one ... and yet it came to pass.

Dillard had shown promise with a 9.8 100 yards and 14.8 120 yards hurdles in 1943 and in May 1945, having served in Italy with the racially segregated crack 92nd infantry division, he was recruited for the Fifth Army team for what was dubbed the “GI Olympics” in Frankfurt. The sergeant who selected him was Roscoe Lee Browne, who in 1951 would become the world’s fastest 800m runner of the year with 1:49.3 and develop into one of America’s most distinguished actors.

Dillard won four gold medals at that meeting and the spectating legendary General George “Old Blood and Guts” Patton, who back in 1912 had finished fifth in the Olympic modern pentathlon, called him the best athlete he had ever seen.

Nicknamed “Bones” from an early age because he was so skinny, Dillard set his first world record of 22.5 for the straight 220yds hurdles in 1946 and in 1947 improved that mark to 22.3 at altitude as well as clocking a 10.3 100m. But it was as a sprint hurdler that he really made his name. Between May 1947

and June 1948 he chalked up 82 consecutive victories, including a world 120yds hurdles record of 13.6.

It looked a foregone conclusion that he would take the Olympic crown until, at the US Trials, he slammed into several hurdles and walked slowly off the track, all his hopes and dreams shattered. It was a measure of his outstanding sportmanship that at this moment of personal tragedy he jogged to the finish to hug Bill Porter, the winner. First three past the post made the team, so Dillard had lost his chance of Olympic glory. Or had he? The day before he had scraped into the 100m team by finishing third to Barney Ewell and Mel Patton.

Although he clocked the fastest first round time of 10.4 at Wembley, repeated that time in the second round (with Patton also running 10.4) and won the first semi in 10.5 (Patton took the other in 10.4), Dillard was not expected to beat his two team-mates in the final, which – unlike many later events which were held in rain-sodden conditions – was staged in gorgeous weather. Patton was

away to a ruinous start, as was an out-of-sorts McDonald Bailey of Britain, and it was Dillard who led all the way in 10.3, equalling Owens’ Olympic record. Ewell, a 30-year-old who had been American junior 100m champion back in 1936, closed fast at the end and broke into a joyous dance, convinced he had won, but when the official result came through he was the first to congratulate the 25 year-old Dillard – the man who had become Olympic champion in the ‘wrong’ event.

This was the same “Bones” Dillard who suffered from rickets as a child and couldn’t stand up until he was 16 months old and who had been turned away by his junior high school track coach as unsuitable sprinting material!

Later, he took sprint relay gold with team-mates Ewell, Lorenzo Wright, and Patton as they beat Britain by seven metres in 40.6.

Fast forward four years, and this time the world’s finest 110m hurdler made no mistake. At the 1952 Olympic Trials he remained ice cool while his rivals melted under the strain of six false starts and in Helsinki, now aged 29, he took the Olympic crown after a tremendous battle with team-mate Jack Davis as both were timed in 13.7 although the electrical times show Dillard won by 9/100ths.

“Good things come to those who wait”, he told reporters with a smile.

He had become the first and only man to win Olympic titles at both the 100m and 110m hurdles and gold medal No.4 (equalling his hero Owens’ tally) came in the sprint relay in which he teamed up with Dean Smith, Lindy Remigino and Andy Stanfield.

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Harrison Dillard: Olympic 100m champion in 1948 and 110m hurdles winner 1952

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ACTION WORLD PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS DUBAI, NOVEMBER 12-15

THE decision to hold the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was

as controversial as the IAAF’s award of its World Championships to Doha. One consequence was the need for the event to take place in November when temperatures were more reasonable. The event featured 1359 athletes from about 120 nations. These included Russia, which is not banned from para sport. A record total of 528 women competed, while the host country had 17 athletes, one of whom won three medals.

The event took place in the Dubai Club for People of Determination. In the UAE, people with special needs or disabilities are referred to as ‘people of determination’ in recognition of their achievements in different fields. The 2000-seater stadium was largely empty with tickets not on sale online and with no evidence of marketing of the event. This was my fourth IPC World Championships and the most underwhelming. With ticket sales of

300,000, London 2017 was always going to be a hard act to follow but Dubai did seem a step backward for disability sport.

The event was saved by the large number of athletes attending sessions and creating noise and atmosphere. At times, though, one felt for an athlete winning a gold medal and setting a world record in an empty stadium, then walking through an empty mixed zone with no journalists there to interview the athlete in their career highlight moment.

Doha 2019 was criticised for its lack of souvenirs. Dubai had outdoor cafes and merchandise and bric-a-brac stalls. One was playing music and running competitions throughout the evening, offering spectators the chance to win prizes.

There were a number of British and some American visitors. All those I spoke to were related to a

competing athlete. The Brits would have felt at home listening to Geoff Wightman as stadium announcer and groaned with me hearing yet again that a green card shown to athletes allowed them to work in the USA!

Among the spectators I saw Ed Warner, former UKA chairman and still involved at the IPC, Niels de Vos, the former UKA CEO now working for the IAAF 2021 Worlds, and Anne Wafula Strike, UKA board member and former Paralympic wheelchair racer.

IPC para athletics is a complex sport with the different classifications hard for the non-expert to penetrate. There are, for example, 33 different 100m races for amputee, visually impaired, race-runners who run holding a frame, cerebral palsy and wheelchair classes. What shines through it all is what magnificent

athletes are competing, such as leg-amputee Markus Rehm of Germany winning the long jump with 8.17m – which would have got him sixth place in Doha.

One of the events that amazes me is the blind long jump, where an athlete sets off at full speed down the runway before taking off and jumping into the sand, landing nearly five metres away. Imagine the courage it must take to launch yourself without being able to see where you’re going – talk about a leap in the dark!

Another amazing event is the amputee high jump, where some athletes remove a prosthetic and literally hop to the bar and dive over it. It’s just a shame there were not more spectators there to see it.

n Coverage of the first five days from Dubai was in last week’s issue of AW

HANNAH COCKROFT, SOPHIE HAHN AND MARIA LYLE AMONG THE WINNERS AS WE BRING YOU REPORTS FROM THE FINAL FOUR DAYS IN DUBAIREPORT: STUART WEIRPICTURES: LUC PERCIVAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE

Dubai delightCelebrating success: Brazil finished second on the medal table behind China and ahead of GB

Final medal tablePos Country G S B Total1 China 25 23 11 592 Brazil 14 9 16 393 Great Britain 13 9 6 284 United States 12 10 12 345 Ukraine 11 8 8 276 Russian Federation 10 16 15 417 Australia 8 6 9 238 Tunisia 7 3 3 139 Germany 7 2 2 1110 Uzbekistan 4 2 2 8

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Day sixAHEAD of competing at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, Sophie Hahn told AW that her focus was on maintaining her grand slam of major titles by gaining another gold and that a world record would be a bonus.

On the sixth day of the championships she achieved both, storming to a time of 12.38 to improve her own global best of 12.43 recorded in May and gain a fourth consecutive T38 100m title.

“It was incredible. I did not expect to run that time,” she said. “I wanted to win the gold but I didn’t know if the world record was possible.

“I’m so happy that all the work I have put in has paid off,” added the 22-year-old, who has been coached by 2010 Commonwealth 200m champion Leon Baptiste for the past year. “It is just amazing.

“This medal is very special to me. I need to rest up now to be ready for my 200m and make that final. It’s going to be another tough challenge but I’ll give it my all.”

Hungary’s Ekler Luca was second in 12.89 and Australia’s Rhiannon Clarke third in 12.94 as Hahn’s British team-mates Olivia Breen and Ali Smith finished fourth and sixth respectively.

Another world record-breaker on day six of the championships was Brittni Mason as she ran 11.89 to win the T47 100m and improve on the record mark of 11.92 set by her fellow American and T46 class athlete Deja Young in the heats.

This time Young ran 11.94 to take the silver as South Africa’s 400m winner Anrune Weyers was third in 12.36.

Both world record-holders got gold in the T53 800m events as Canada’s Brent Lakatos claimed his 13th world title in 1:40.59, while Australia’s Madison de Rozario broke the championship record with 1:52.15 to win the women’s final.

Tunisia’s Yassine Gharbi won

the T54 400m in 46.06 as GB’s Richard Chiassaro claimed bronze in 47.58.

“I’m just happy to be here after everything I’ve been through,” said Chiassaro. “To come out with a medal from it is good.

“There are some really fast guys in that race, any one of them could have come out in the medal position, so I’m really pleased with third.

“It just shows I am still medal potential after issues last year. I went from setting European records to pulling out of Europeans with illness. I’m going to relish every minute on that podium.”

Earlier in the day, Vanessa Wallace had also added to GB’s medal tally with a bronze in the F34 shot put, secured after a PB throw of 7.66m in a competition won by China’s world record-holder Zou Lijuan with a championship record of 8.76m.

Brazilian athletes claimed a clean sweep in the men’s T47 100m, with Petrucio Ferreira following up his 10.42 world record in the heats with a 10.44 performance to get gold ahead of Washington Junior (10.58) and Yohansson Nascimento (10.69) as GB’s Ola Abidogun was sixth.

“This is a moment of total happiness for our country and for us,” said Ferreira. “Top three podium for Brazil and all three of us qualified to Tokyo 2020, can’t ask for more.”

Another gold for Brazil was won by Jerusa Geber dos Santos (11.80) in the women’s T11 100m, while Cuba’s Omara Durand won her 11th world title with victory in the T12 200m in 23.57.

Norway’s men’s world T12 100m record-holder Salum Ageze Kashafali, who ran 10.45 in June, broke the championship record with 10.54 to get gold.

Born in Congo, Kashafali and his family left the country in 2004

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Sophie Hahn: more world records and gold medals for the British sprinter

Brent Lakatos (right): Canadian wins the T53 800m

Deja Young, Anrune Weyers and Brittni Mason race in the T47 100m


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and settled in Norway and his para athletics debut came in May when he also set a world record.

Making her return to global competition after the birth of her son, Edward, in April, Britain’s double Paralympic champion Libby Clegg and her guide Thomas Somers ran 26.69 in their T11 200m heat to qualify for the semi-finals.

“It was very ropey but I’m very happy with it,” said Clegg. “It was hard work. Because I’ve not been on the international scene for so long, I was really worried going into it.

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure if I would make it through to the semi-finals. Just to be here is just amazing. Edward is seven months old tomorrow, so I didn’t think seven months ago I would be here. It has taken a lot of hard work to get here. It’s all pretty bonkers.

“I’m hating being away from home right now but there is a goal and that is the Paralympics. At least I know I can leave him and I don’t get horrendously emotional, just a bit moody.”

Germany’s Irmgard Bensusan won the T64 100m in 12.86 as GB’s champion from London 2017, Sophie Kamlish, was sixth, while German-born Vanessa Low won the T63 long jump with a best of

4.68m while making her major championships debut for Australia.

“Australia is my new home and it’s amazing to be part of the team and celebrate now as part of this team,” said Low, who is married to fellow athlete Scott Reardon. “Competing now for the same country as my husband, representing the country where we live, is amazing.”

Ireland’s Niamh McCarthy threw 29.70m to claim bronze in a F41 discus competition won by Tunisia’s Raoua Tlili with a championship record throw of 34.48m.

Day sevenSOPHIE HAHN had not raced 200m all year but she stormed to gold in the T38 event in a world record of 25.92. It was the Briton’s second title of the week – adding to the 100m gold she won the previous day – and the seventh world title in her career so far.

“That was absolutely incredible,” she said after clipping one hundredth of a second off her own world record.

“I have no idea where that world record came from. I didn’t think I could run it for 200m so it’s really

surprising. It’s been a perfect couple of days.”

The 22-year-old was helped by a small tailwind of 1.2m/sec and added: “I got out hard. I’ve been working a lot on coming off the bend fast and I’m glad the hard work has paid off. To match what I did in London (two years ago) is incredible,” she added on retaining her title.

As in the T38 100m, Hahn was followed home by runner-up Luca Ekler of Hungary and Rhiannon Clarke of Australia.

Jason Smyth, the world’s fastest para-athlete, broke his own championship record in the T13 100m with 10.54. It was the visually-impaired Irish sprinter’s seventh world title.

Chinese wheelchair racer Zou Lihong won her fourth gold of the championship in the T54 5000m with 12:12.73 as Prawat Wahoram of Thailand beat a strong field to win the men’s T54 5000m in 10:33.00 as Marcel Hug was a close second and recent New York City Marathon winner Daniel Romanchuk fourth.

Markus Rehm, one of the world’s best known para-athletes courtesy of his 8.48m T64 world long jump record, won his event for Germany with 8.17m as Mpumelelo Mhlongo

Irmgard Bensusan:T64 100m win in 12.86

Salum Ageze Kashafali: Norwegian athlete stormed to a T12 100m championship record

T38 200m: Sophie Hahn (centre) with runner-up

Luca Ekler of Hungary and Rhiannon Clarke

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of South Africa set a T44 world record of 7.07m in third.

Elsewhere, world records were also set by Alessandro Da Silver of Brazil in the men’s F11 discus with 46.10m, Vladimir Sviridov of Russia with 16.32m in the men’s F36 shot put, Karisma Tiarani of Indonesia with 14.72 in the women’s T63 100m and Liu Li of China with 12.05m in the men’s F32 shot put.

Championship records were set by Deja Young of the United States with 24.47 in the women’s T47 200m, Peter Genyn of Belgium

with 37.90 in the men’s T51 200m, Ranki Oberoi of the Netherlands with 7.39m in the men’s T20 long jump, Hamed Amiri of Iran with 29.77m in the men’s F54 javelin and Xiaoyan Wen of China with 13.20 in the women’s T37 100m.

Earlier in the day Britain’s visually-impaired sprinter Libby Clegg was disqualified from her T11 200m semi-final but said she was pleased to get back into championship action after giving birth to her first child seven months ago.

Day eightHANNAH COCKROFT stormed to her second gold in Dubai as she set a championship record of 1:57.27 in the women’s T34 800m.

Behind her, Kare Adenegan made it a British one-two as she clocked a 2:01.32 PB to hold off Alexa Halko of the United States by three hundredths of a second in the battle for silver.

The race unfolded during the early hours of Thursday morning for Cockroft’s fans in the UK and on the penultimate day of the

championships as she added to a GB medal tally and also the 100m gold that Cockroft won herself earlier in the championships.

Adenegan led the early stages but Cockroft powered down the back straight on the final lap and built on her lead as she surged away.

“The 800m is such a game. It is so tactical, and it is all about playing off the other girls’ strengths,” said Cockroft. “I thought, I don’t want to leave this until 100m to go, I knew Kare or Alexa could do anything

Jason Smyth: the world’s fastest para-athlete broke his own championship record in the T13 100m

Markus Rehm: 8.17m leap

Hannah Cockroft (centre) celebrates

her T34 800m win with Kare Adenegan

and Alexa Halko


Day nineKAYLEIGH HAGGO and Gavin Drysdale struck gold for Britain in the new Race Running discipline at the World Para Athletics Championships during the final session in Dubai on Friday.

It means Britain ends the championships with 13 gold medals and 28 medals in total as China topped the medals table with 25 golds and 59 medals altogether from runners up Brazil.

Haggo and Drysdale won titles in the RR3 100m category for the Race Running event which was making its debut at these 2019 championships.

Drysdale took more than half a second off the world record with 16.72 as he beat GB team-mate Rafi Solaiman, while Haggo clocked a world record of 18.32 to beat GB team-mate Ellie Simpson.

Athletes in the category use a ‘Race Runner’ which is a three-wheeled frame where the athlete’s body is supported.

The gold medals on the final day in Dubai added to titles won by Hollie Arnold (F46 javelin), Paul Blake (T36 800m), Jonathan Broom-Edwards (T64 high jump), Hannah Cockroft (T34 100m and 800m), Aled Davies (F63 shot put), Sabrina Fortune (F20 shot put), Sophie Hahn (T38 100m and 200m) and Maria Lyle (T35 100m and 200m).

“Wow, I cannot believe it. I knew I would probably have to break the world record to win it,” said Drysdale. “I want to dedicate this gold medal to my late coach, Janice Eaglesham. She would have been so proud.

“It is absolutely amazing to have race running in the world championships for the first time. It gives the opportunity for people like me to compete at the highest level. I remember watching London two years ago wishing I could compete, so to be here two years later is a bit surreal.”

Haggo, who is only 20, beat team-mate Simpson and said: “My start wasn’t very good so after that I just had to run fast and put my head down. To represent Great Britain is amazing and to represent them and do well is a great honour.”

Ihor Tsvietov of Ukraine won the T35 men’s 100m in 11.77 as the top

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then. I just needed to get out of a sticky place. My favourite event is the 400m so I knew I could hold the speed a little longer.”

Adenegan, 18, said: “It was scary on the line. I was thinking ‘no, no, no, I’m not letting you pass.’ I really had to work hard in that final 100m and had to keep digging deep.”

There was more success for Britain as Maria Lyle won the T35 women’s 200m in 30.33 by a nearly two-second margin to add to the 100m title she won earlier in the week.

And Sabrina Fortune captured the F20 women’s shot put title as the day’s action came to a close with a 13.91m championship record.

“It shows how far I have come from last year when I was depressed and suffering with lots of anxiety,” said Lyle. “I now enjoy life and enjoy training and racing. So, from that perspective, it’s a really good achievement for me.

“The main focus of the 2019 was to get to the world championships, not about medals, so to do that and get two gold medals is the icing on the cake.”

Fortune said: “After two long long weeks of being here (in Dubai), I wanted to throw long. This is the best outcome I could ask for. This is one of the days I’ll remember for the rest of my life.”

The T61 men’s 200m final saw

a battle of the generations with 17-year-old Ntando Mahlangu of South Africa running 23.23 to beat Britain’s 43-year-old veteran Richard Whitehead to the title.

James Turner of Australia won the T36 400m for athletes with cerebral palsy in a world record of 51.71 as Britain’s Paul Blake, the world 800m champion, was fifth in 55.91.

Karolina Kucharczyk of Poland won the women’s T20 long jump with a world record of 6.21m as Britain’s Martina Barber, featured in AW earlier this month, was eighth with 5.20m.

World records were also set by Cicero Lins Nobre of Brazil with 49.26m in the men’s F57 javelin, Elizabeth Rodriguez Gomes of Brazil with 16.89m in the women’s F52 discus and Denis Gnezdilov of Russia with 10.88 in the men’s F40 shot.

RESULTSMEN Track: T11: 100: L Prado (BRA) 10.95. 5000: 1 S Kimani (KEN) 15:42.32. T13: 100: SF2 (0.8): 5 ZAK SKINNER 11.36T12: 100: 1 S Kashafali (NOR) 10.54T13: 100: 1 J Smyth (IRL) 10.54.5000: 1 J Clifford (AUS) 14:40.40T20: 1500: 1 A Rabotnitskiy (RUS) 3:57.28; 6 OWEN MILLER 3:59.87T34: 800WC: 1 M Alhammadi (UAE) 1:44.36; 6 ISAAC TOWERS 1:48.02; 7 BEN ROWLINGS 1:48.46. r1: 3 TOWERS 1:47.79. Ht2: 2 ROWLINGS 1:51.71T35: 100 (0.4): 1 I Tsvietov (UKR) 11.77 (WR) (12.19 ht (WR); 5 JORDAN HOWE 12.86. Ht2 (0.1): 2 HOWE 12.94T36: 400: 1 J Turner (AUS) 51.71 (WR); 5 PAUL BLAKE 55.91. ht: 2 BLAKE 55.85.T37: 200: 1 A Vdovin (RUS) 22.60T38: 1500: 1 N Reich (CAN) 4:02.04T44: 400: 1 N Alsana (KSA) 53.22 T47: 100 (0.8): 1 Dos Ferreira (BRA) 10.44; 6

OLA ABIDOGUN 10.98. SF2 (0.3): 4 ABIDOGUN 10.92T51: 200: 1 P Genyn (BEL) 37.90T52: 100: 1 R Martin (USA) 16.88. 1500: 1 T Soko (JPN) 3:39.99T53: 800: 1 B Lakatos (CHN) 1:40.59 T54: 400WC: 1 Y Gharbi (TUN) 46.06; 3 RICHARD CHIASSARO (M35) 47.58. SF1: 2 CHIASSARO 48.00. SF2: 7 MAGUIRE 48.84. Ht1: 2 CHIASSARO 48.44. Ht2: 3 NATHAN MAGUIRE 48.74. 5000: 1 P Wahoram (THA) 10:33.00T61: 200 (0.7): 1 N Mahlangu (RSA) 23.23; 2 RICHARD WHITEHEAD (M40) 23.82T62: 400: 1 J Floors (GER) 45.78 (WR)T63: 100: 1 D Wagner (DEN) 12.32 RR3: 100RR: 1 GAVIN DRYSDALE (U20) 16.72; 2 RAFI SOLAIMAN 17.38 Field: F11: DT: 1 A Da Silva (BRA) 46.10T13: LJ: 1 B Chevarov (UZB) 7.23; 5 ZAK SKINNER 6.86/0.6F13: JT: 1 B Azizi (IRI) 65.04T20: LJ: 1 R Oberoi (NED) 7.39F32: SP: 1 Liu Lu (CHN) 12.05 (WR)

F33: SP: 1 A Khrupin (RUS) 11.21F34: SP: 1 A Hindi (JOR) 12.17. JT: 1 M Valencia (COL) 35.25T36: LJ: 1 E Torsunov (RUS) 5.73F36: SP: 1 V Sviridov (RUS) 16.32 (WR)F37: DT: D Teixeira (BRA) 52.76T38: LJ: Zhu Dening (CHN) 6.61F40: SP: 1 D Gnezdilov (WUS) 10.88 (eq WR)F41: JT: 1 Sun Pengxiang (CHN) 44.35 (WR)F46: SP: 1 J Cinnamo (USA) 16.80 (WR)T47: HJ: 1 R Townsend-Roberts (USA) F54: JT: 1 H Amiri (IRI) 29.77F57: JT: 1 N Lins (BRA) 49.26 (WR)T63: HJ: 1 S Grewe (USA) 1.86F64: DT: 1 J Campbell 61.04T64: LJ: 1 M Rehm (GER) 8.17

WOMEN: Track: T11: 100: 1 S Geber (BRA) 11.80. 200: 1 Liu Cuiqing (CHN) 24.89. SF1 (0.7): - LIBBY CLEGG DQ. Ht4 (0.8): 2 CLEGG 26.69. 1500: 1 S Rodriguez (MEX) 4:52.36T12: 200: 1 O Durand (CUB) 23.57.T13: 200: 1 L Adzhametova (UKR) 24.35.

1500: 1 F El Idrissi (MAR) 4:39.62T20: 400: 1 B Clark (USA) 56.35. T34: 800WC: 1 HANNAH COCKROFT 1:57.27; 2 KARE ADENEGAN (U20) 2:01.32 T35: 200 (1.5): 1 MARIA LYLE (U20) 30.33T36: 100: 1 Shi Yiting (CHN) 13.62T37: 100/200: 1 Wen Xiaoyan (CHN) 13/20/27.11 (WR)T38: 100 (1.0): 1 SOPHIE HAHN 12.38 (WR); 4 OLIVIA BREEN 13.22’ 6 ALI SMITH 13.69. 200 (1.2): 1 HAHN 25.92 (WR); 6 KADEENA COX 28.08. 400: 1 M Goncharova (RUS) 62.08; 2 COX 62.20; 4 ALI SMITH 65.45.T47: 100: 1 B Mason (USA) 11.89. 200: 1 D Young (USA) 24.47T52: 100: 1 K Morgan 21.16T53: 800: 1 M de Rozario (AUS) 1:52.15T54: 400; 1 Zou Lihong (CHN) 53.28. 5000: 1 Zou Lihong (CHN) 12:12.73T63: 100: 1 K Tiarani (INA) 14.72 (WR)T64: 100 (1.0): 1 I Bensusan (GER) 12.86; 6 SOPHIE KAMLISH 13.29. Ht2 (1.2): 3 KAMLISH 13.26RR3: 100RR: 1 KAYLEIGH HAGGO 18.32; 2

ELEANOR SIMPSON 18.87 Field: F11: DT: 1 A Legnante (ITA) 37.89 (Eur rec)T20: LJ: 1 K Kucharczyk (POL) 6.21 (WR) 5 MARTINA BARBER 5.20/-0.6 F20: SP: 1 SABRINA FORTUNE 13.91F33: SP: 1 L Kornobys (POL) 7.81 (WR)F34: SP: 1 Zou Lijuan (CHN) 8.76; 3 VANESSA WALLACE (W40) 7.66F35: SP: 1 M Pomazan (UKR) 12.94; 4 ANNA NICHOLSON 8.47F36: SP: B Kober (GER) 11.19F38: DT: 1 Mi Na (CHN) 37.50F40: SP: 1 R Jebali (TUN) 8.63F41: SP: 1 R Tlili (TUN) 10.33. DT: 1 Tuli 34.48F53: DT: 1 G Rodrigues (BRA) 16.89 (WR)F54: SP: 1 S Mardones (CHI) 8.19 (WR)F55: DT: 1 S Castano (COL) 23.97F57: SP: 1 H Ortiz (MEX) 10.61T63: LJ: 1 V Low (AUS) 4.68F64: SP: 1 Yao Juan (CHN) 10.90Univ: 4x100: 1 USA 46.94. Ht1: 2 GREAT BRITAIN T35-38 49.48


Maria Lyle: double champion


three all broke the former world record and Britain’s Jordan Howe was sixth.

World records on the final day also came from Joshua Cinnamo of the USA with 16.80m in the F46 men’s shot put, Lucyna Kornobys of Poland with 7.81m in the women’s F33 shot put, Xiaoyan Wen of China with 27.11 in the women’s T37 200m and Johannes Floors of Germany with 45.78 in the men’s T62 400m.

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DUBAI DIARY■ AN innovation at Dubai 2019 was the universal relay 4x100m including, in order, athletes in the following categories: visual impairment, amputee, cerebral palsy and wheelchair. The athletes must include two men and two women but the running order is open to the decision of each team.

The event did not quite get off to the start of the organisers were looking for. There were to be four heats with no automatic qualifying places but the four fastest teams progressing to the final. Heat one saw South Africa absent, so then there were three. France finished first, but were disqualified. Britain finish second, but were also disqualified. This left Romania, who had finished third, as the only one of the four entrants to post a legal time!

It was a shame that the time was too slow to get them into the final, but it did give them a

championship record. In a later heat, Germany set a world record before being disqualified. The final was uneventful with USA winning from China.

■ RUNNERS with visual impairment are allowed to run with a guide and in the T13 5000m, the winner Jaryd Clifford ran with not one but two guides.

At the halfway point Tim Logan was replaced by Philo Saunders – a change which was made without breaking pace and was made to look seamless.

■ ONE unusual feature of para athletics is the age spectrum. There were three 14-year-olds competing in Dubai whereas the oldest athlete was 71.

At 63, Ito Tomoya, a wheelchair racer from Japan, was the oldest medallist.

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Gavin Drysdale: Race Running win in a world record time


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THE British and Irish Masters International has been staged at many notable venues since it debuted

in 1988 in Wrexham, but Aintree Racecourse, the home of the Grand National, broke new ground.

Considering it is the venue of the world’s most famous steeplechase with notorious fences such as Beechers Brook, the Canal Turn and The Chair, the course itself was rather modest, held on a flat, slightly muddy 2km lap within the renowned circuit with a couple of out and backs each lap to at least break the monotony of the straights,

The event was originally scheduled for Southport, where all the teams and the presentations were based, but a lack of available courses in the area meant athletes were bussed to what proved to be an expensive but iconic venue.

In the four main races there were wins for Nigel Gates, Kirsty Longley, Tim Hartley and Mark McKinstry.

Gates and Hartley have established themselves as all-time greats and joining them with age group wins within the races were Angela Copson who won a record 12th title and Claire Martin who collected her eighth.

M75 Peter Giles had the biggest win of the day while W70 Copson, W55 Clare Elms (ahead of all the W50s) , M60 Alastair Walker, M40 Matt Barnes, W50 Annette Kealy and M55 Andrew Leach, showed the quality of the event by completing a Masters internationaI and European double within a few

months, though only Elms did it on the country, the others gaining track or road titles out in Italy.

With both home and population advantage, England were a safe bet to dominate overall and that they did, taking 12 of the 17 team wins and 10 of the 18 individual titles on offer, although that was well down on their 2018 results though and Northern Ireland, Scotland and Ireland all had big wins that were wildly celebrated. Wales struggled and were not helped by a clash with their Inter-Counties event.

M65 plus and W65 plus raceALL-TIME great Nigel Gates, who was second in the M65 race last year, went one better this time, pulling clear on the last lap from his team-mate David Butler to win the inaugural M65 plus race which was held up 15 minutes after the English team coach only arrived quarter of an hour before the scheduled start.

It was Gates’ sixth title but his first for 15 years. His first win was in 1995 and he became the first runner to win both a M40 and M65 gold.

Butler, who won three titles as an M55 himself and has made a good recovery from a broken leg;a few years ago, led from Gates, Ireland’s former M60 winner Paul Elliott and

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A Grand dayat the races

M65 Nigel Gates (6506): first win since 2004 to defeat David Butler (6505)

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Scotland’s Paul Martin, and this quartet had a five-second gap at the end of lap one from England’s Stan Owen.

At the end of the second lap, Gates had assumed control with Butler hanging on a few seconds

back with Elliott a further 10 seconds adrift but in the final lap, Gates, showing the smooth style that saw him set numerous records on the track, accelerated further and moved away to win by 14 seconds as Elliott was a clear third.

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Ireland’s European champion Brian Lynch, another former M60 winner here, was only seventh as England dominated.

Northern Ireland had a great day at Aintree and their 2014 M65 champion Terry Eakin dominated the last lap of the M70 race having admitting training hard on the sand in recent weeks on the Ulster coast.

The towering Eakin sat in behind behind a group of M70s led by Scotland’s Alex Sutherland until the final circuit and opened up a 12-second gap by the finish with a good change of pace.

Peter Giles, who was once in a band with famed guitarist Robert Fripp, was the day’s biggest winner as he won the M75 title by almost two minutes, clinging on to the top M70s including Eakin until late on and also spearheading an England team win – their ninth in succession in the age group.

The W65 plus race was previously lost amongst the younger women

but sensibly splitting the field and easing pressure on the officials, allowed Ann White of Scotland more attention as she, like Gates, went one better than in 2018. White also led Scotland to a very easy team win as team-mate Jane Waterhouse followed her home.

England’s silver medal-winning team included Zina Marchant, who made a welcome reappearance in the event, winning the W40 title way back in 1990 and also won W45,

W50 and W55 titles in latter years and will be in the W70s next year.

That title predictably went to Angela Copson, who was only a few seconds back at the end on White as she won her 12th successive title, having debuted in 2008.

She was followed in by European champion and Olympian Penny Forse who outsprinted Ireland’s Margaret Glavey and with European 1500m champion Ros Tabor fourth, England won easily

Northern Ireland won a second gold in the race as Brigid Quinn took the inaugural W75 title from former England team manager Elaine Statham, who had won the W50 title way back in 1994.

Wales would have won the team title had there been one but the lack of competitors meant just individual medals were awarded

Gates opens big lead on last lap to take the title

Angela Copson: record 12th win

Terry Eakin: big win for the giant Northern Ireland

M70 athlete

The start of the 2.15pm race won by bookie’s favourite Mark McKinstry (3525)


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W35-W60 raceTHE women’s race saw a repeat of the great battle between last year’s top two. Teresa Doherty of Ireland and England’s Kirsty Longley, as the W40 pair left the opposition well behind.

After a lap Longley narrowly led Doherty and then there was a 10-second gap to the pursuers and that gap had almost doubled at the end of lap two with Longley beginning to edge clear.

While last year it was Doherty who proved the strongest, this time Longley, buoyed by her recent 33:40 10km PB at Leeds, moved away she won by 11 seconds from Doherty, who admitted she was not quite as fit as in 2019.

Best of the rest and third overall and retaining her W35 title was Scotland’s Michelle Sandison but Ireland led by Fiona Kehoe took the next three places and won the team race easily.

England, who have recently struggled to get youngest age group runners to enter the masters ranks, and failed to boost their team from reserves from the strong W40 age

group, were the last of five teams though they won all the other five age groups within the race.

In the W40s, Longley had support from Elizabeth Renondeau in third and, with Kelly Edwards and former W35 champion Louise Rudd in sixth, England won their 10th successive title.

Claire Martin used to dominate the open race and here won her eighth title, but first in the W45s, as she led England to their 12th team success in the last 13 years.

She crossed the line exhausted 25 seconds ahead of her team-mate, 2:32:40 marathoner Emma Stepto.

A few years before Martin was at her peak, the overall race used to be dominated by Ireland’s Niamh O’Sullivan.

Back in 2005, O’Sullivan won the overall race taking the W40 title ahead of W35 winner Annette Kealy and 14 years later both were to the fore here but beaten by Clare Elms, who had not started running then.

European 5000m champion Kealy won the W50 title here,

just as she had in the World Championships in Poland from England’s Sue McDonald, but just as in Torun, the pair were behind W55 winner Elms, who was competing in her 73rd race of the year.as she uniquely took titles on the country at European, World and the international in the same year.

The three-time W50 champion debuted in the older age group and cheered home by her parents who 87 and 84, she finished just behind Stepto as she won her 18th individual or team medal.

Ireland also took second and third through Kay Byrne and O’Sullivan but good packing from Wendy Roethenbaugh and Monica Williamson in fourth and fifth and Caroline Wood in seventh, ensured England won their 21st title in the 22 times it has been run in this age group.

European 5000m champion Kealy took the W50 crown ahead of England’s Sue McDonald to replicate their world masters positions from Torun, where Elms also headed the pair.

Sue Cordingley, who like so many, is a regular in the event has won four individual medals, but debuting in the W60s, she won her first ever title in comfortably defeating 2017 and 2018 winner Pauline Moran of Ireland. With Jane Davies fourth and Gail Duckworth fifth, England won the team race easily.

British woman masters athlete of the year Elms was chosen to collect the overall women’s title for England over the eight age groups with Ireland and Scotland in second and third.

Front-runner Longley breaksher duck by winning first title

Claire Martin: eighth individual title for the W45 runner

Kirsty Longley (4002): battles with Teresa Doherty

Clare Elms:W55 title and 18th medal

Michelle Sanderson: W35 winner


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M50-M60 raceIN the third race M50 Tim Hartley was another to hold back before easing away on the final lap

He became the second most successful male athlete over all races in the history of the event behind Mike Hager’s 12 titles as he won his eighth gold in style, well over 100 metres clear of Northern Ireland’s Eamon White.

With White’s team-mate Steve Cairns third, Northern Ireland enjoyed a clear win over England as they packed their four scorers in the top eight.

While they have had plenty of individual success, according to event historian Martin Duff, this is the first time Northern Ireland have won any team competition in any age group, men or women, in the event.

Third overall in the race was European M55 10,000m champion Andrew Leach who was another coming off a fast 32-minute Leeds 10km, where he almost broke the British record.

He won the M55 by half a minute from Ireland’s Tommy Hughes, who had a sensational road result of his own recently when he ran a world 59 age best 2:27 in Frankfurt.

World champion and former overall M50 winner Ben Reynolds was third as England won easily

with Simon Wright and Steve Watmough all finishing in the top seven.

Ireland took silver and amongst their scorers was Pat Malone who was no stranger to the venue as he was a jockey in the 1990 Grand National!

He got all the way this time and finished eighth – his horse Thinking Cap fell at the third 29 years ago.

The M60 race was the closest

of the day and saw another good tactical battle with Northern Ireland’s Dave Clarke to the fore

Defending champion Alastair Walker, who is the reigning world and European champion at 10km on the road, moved clear on the last lap and seemed destined for another clear win but Robert Atkinson finished fast and was just a second down at the finish.

Atkinson has a long distinguished

record in the event, having won the M40 title in 2000, the M50 crown in 2011 and the M55s in 2014 and 2015 and he narrowly failed to win his fourth different age group title by a few metres.

He did win an M60 team gold as he got good back up from Dave Ogden in fifth and Paul Muller in seventh. Muller is worried his future race preparation may be affected in coming months as he is about to become a father at the age of 62!

Hartley takes M50 win as Northern Ireland triumph

Front-runner Longley breaksher duck by winning first title

M55 top three: Tommy Hughes, winner

Andrew Leach and Ben Reynolds

Alastair Walker (6035) retained his M60 title seen just ahead of former Grand National jockey Pat Malone (5518)

Tim Hartley (5006): plays the waiting game before winning his eighth gold


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M35-M45 race and open raceTHE final international race of the day was different from the other three as the result was never in doubt with Mark McKinstry making his intentions clear from the beginning.

The defending M35 winner and current Northern Ireland senior champion blasted away at the start and any hope the opposition had that he had gone too fast proved fruitless as his lead grew from 10 seconds on the first lap to eventually around half a minute by the end of the fourth.

His time was a sensational 24:51 for the 8km and the five-minute miling was quite remarkable given the mud and very rough ground and he admitted he would have been happy with that time on the road.

He said he had trained differently for this flat event compared to the tough hills in Swansea last year.

In the M35 race, it was Scotland’s Stuart Gibson, Richard Mair and Colin Reilly who followed and led their team to a big win over Ireland with McKinstry’s first place ensuring Northern Ireland pipped England for a bronze by a single point.

The hosts traditionally struggle in the youngest event and have won just twice in 13 attempts.

Second overall was European M40 1500m champion Matt Barnes who took gold in his age group with a controlled race, ignoring McKinstry’s pace up front and focused on his race.

Ireland took the next two places through Paul Moloney and Alan O’Brien which ensured they had a very easy team win over England.

English M45 Terry Scott headed the M40s on the first lap and though slowing on later laps, held on well to easily win the age group and while England had disappointment

in some age groups that wasn’t the case in Scott’s event as they packed all six runners in the first eight (with European 10km champion Simon Baines the last of these) for the most dominant team display of the day.

Scott was given the honour of collecting the overall men’s trophy at the presentation of the events.

There was an open race at the end of the programme where European masters W40 1500m champion Zoe Doyle, an England reserve, won the women’s race in

time that would have got her fourth in her age group in the international.

Mike Barker was first man but the best-known competitor was M70 Ian Thompson. The 1980 Olympian was there supporting his wife Margaret, who was in the W65 category and the 1974 European and Commonwealth marathon champion, who when he ran his European and Commonwealth record of 2:09:12 in Auckland was the second fastest man in history, enjoyed his three laps around the course.

McKinstry makes his mark again

Mark McKinstry: front ran to easily defend M35 title

Zoe Doyle: open race winner

Matt Barnes: M40 winner was second

overall

Terry Scott: fast start for M45 winner

Ian Thompson: 2:09 marathoner completes open race


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RESULTSRace 1: M65/W65 + Overall (6km): 1 N Gates (ENG, M65) 22:28; 2 D Butler (ENG, M65) 22:42; 3 P Elliot (IRL, M65) 23:02; 4 T Martin (SCO, M65) 23:13; 5 A McLinden (SCO, M65) 23:30; 6 S Owen (ENG, M65) 23:33; 7 B Lynch (IRL, M65) 23:41; 8 F Hurley (SCO, M65) 23:55; 9 M Jordan (IRL, M65) 23:58; 10 S Thorp (ENG, M65) 24:10; 11 E Lepore (WAL, M65) 24:12; 12 K Hesketh (WAL, M65) 24:24; 13 E McEvoy (IRL, M65) 24:30; 14 P Gray (NIR, M65) 24:58; 15 T Eakin (NIR, M70) 25:05; 16 R Homyer (SCO, M65) 25:09; 17 S Roberts (WAL, M65) 25:14; 18 A Sutherland (SCO, M70) 25:17; 19 P Giles (ENG, M75) 25:22; 20 M Casey (ENG, M70) 25:26; 21 A Daley (ENG, M70) 25:47; 22 C Mason (ENG, M70) 25:48; 23 P Spick (NIR, M65) 26:01; 24 J Davies (WAL, M65) 26:14; 25 M Weir (ENG, M70) 26:35; 26 R Curran (NIR, M65) 26:46; 27 R Marshall (SCO, M70) 27:11; 28 A White (SCO, W65) 27:18; 29 B Young (SCO, M75) 27:19; 30 A Copson (ENG, W70) 27:24; 31 E Davies (WAL, M75) 27:31; 32 J Waterhouse (SCO, W65) 27:35; 33 D Kesterton (ENG, W65) 27:39; 34 N Baillie (SCO, M70) 27:40; 35 M Ford (ENG, M75) 27:42; 35 J Craig (SCO, W65) 27:42; 37 J Horton (ENG, M75) 27:49; 38 P Forse (ENG, W70) 27:59; 39 M Glavey (IRL, W70) 28:02; 40 L Nicholson (SCO, W65) 28:08; 41 S McCrae (SCO, M70) 28:10; 42 L O’Hare (IRL, M70) 28:15; 43 E Kenny (IRL, W65) 28:19; 44 B Stewart (NIR, M65) 28:35; 45 K Higgs (IRL, M70) 28:37; 46 R Mullins (IRL, M70) 28:47; 47 B McCabe (IRL, W65) 29:08; 48 J Georghiou (ENG, W65) 29:30; 49 P Brennan (ENG, M75) 29:40; 50 T Gray (NIR, M70) 29:43; 51 P Cartwright (SCO, M75) 29:53; 52 J Stewart (IRL, M75) 29:54; 53 B Gough (WAL, M75) 29:58; 54 P Walker (WAL, M70) 30:10; 55 M Duggan (IRL, M75) 30:11; 56 M Smith (IRL, M70) 30:12; 57 O Philips (IRL, W65) 30:16; 58 R Tabor (ENG, W70) 30:20; 59 P Price (WAL, M70) 30:27; 60 P Healy (IRL, M75) 30:35; 61 Z Marchant (ENG, W65) 30:38; 62 H Davies (WAL, W65) 30:40; 63 J Scobie (SCO, M75) 31:05; 64 C McDomhnaill (IRL, W65) 31:15; 65 A D’Albuquerque (WAL, W70) 31:17; 66 G Hughes (WAL, M70) 31:22; 67 C Birch (WAL, W70) 31:27; 68 P Moody (WAL, M75) 31:45; 69 R Lynch (IRL, W70) 31:53; 70 J Coyle (IRL, W70) 31:57; 71 L Corbett (SCO, W70) 32:05; 72 D Evans (WAL, M70) 32:14; 73 A James (WAL, W70) 32:47; 74 J Comiskey (IRL, W70) 33:41; 75 M Robertson (SCO, W70) 33:49; 76 B Quinn (NIR, W75) 33:50; 77 D Fairweather (SCO, M75) 33:57; 78 A Docherty (SCO, W70) 33:59; 79 M Moody (ENG, W70) 34:05; 80 E Statham (ENG, W75) 34:10; 81 L Bowcott (ENG, W75) 34:20; 82 H Matheson (WAL, W65) 34:22; 83 M Thompson (ENG, W65) 35:17; 84 M Oliver (WAL, W70) 35:30; 85 E Gilchrist (SCO, W75) 35:34; 86 M Keane (IRL, M75) 36:26; 87 W Forsythe (NIR, W65) 37:44; 88 B Jones (WAL, W75) 38:30; 89 A Conroy (WAL, W70) 39:20; 90 M Lewis (WAL, M75) 39:36; 91 M Cavanagh (SCO, W70) 39:45; 92 M Singleton (WAL, W75) 42:14; 93 C Johnson (WAL, W70) 42:17; 94 P Thomas (WAL, W75) 42:24

Individual medal and team summaryM65: 1 N Gates (ENG) 22:28; 2 D Butler (ENG) 22:42; 3 P Elliot (IRL) 23:02TEAM: 1 England 9; 2 Scotland 17; 3 Ireland 19; 4 Wales 39; 5 N Ireland 50M70: 1 T Eakin (NIR) 25:05; 2 A Sutherland (SCO) 25:17; 3 M Casey (ENG) 25:26TEAM: 1 England 12; 2 Scotland 17; 3 Ireland 33; 4 Wales 47M75: 1 P Giles (ENG) 25:22; 2 B Young (SCO) 27:19; 3 E Davies (WAL) 27:31TEAM: 1 England 10; 2 Scotland 21; 3 Wales 25; 4 Ireland 29W65: 1 A White (SCO) 27:18; 2 J Waterhouse

(SCO) 27:35; 3 D Kesterton (ENG) 27:39TEAM: 1 Scotland 7; 2 England 21; 3 Ireland 22; 4 Wales 40W70: 1 A Copson (ENG) 27:24; 2 P Forse (ENG) 27:59; 3 M Glavey (IRL) 28:02TEAM: 1 England 7; 2 Ireland 18; 3 Wales 21; 4 Scotland 34W75: 1 B Quinn (NIR) 33:50; 2 E Statham (ENG) 34:10; 3 L Bowcott (ENG) 34:20TEAM (nonscoring): Wales 18

Race 2: W35 women (6km): 1 K Longley (ENG, W40) 21:00; 2 T Doherty (IRL, W40) 21:11; 3 M Sandison (SCO) 21:25; 4 F Kehoe (IRL) 21:33; 5 C McGuigan (IRL) 21:37; 6 K O’Neill (IRL) 21:53; 7 K White (SCO) 21:54; 8 E Renondeau (ENG, W40) 21:58; 9 C Martin (ENG, W45) 22:02; 10 K Edwards (ENG, W40) 22:08; 11 M Kenny (IRL, W40) 22:24; 12 S Green (SCO) 22:26; 13 E Stepto (ENG, W45) 22:27; 14 L Rudd (ENG, W40) 22:28; 15 C Elms (ENG, W55) 22:31; 16 H McGready (IRL) 22:39; 17 J Maclean (SCO, W45) 22:44; 18 N Hall (NIR) 22:46; 19 A Kealy (IRL, W50) 22:49; 20 J Carty (IRL, W45) 22:51; 21 A Bulman (NIR) 22:52; 22 K Byrne (IRL, W55) 22:53; 23 K Beecher (WAL, W40) 22:54; 24 J Smylie (SCO) 22:57; 25 G Moore (WAL) 22:59; 26 L Tait-Harris (ENG, W45) 23:01; 27 B Gaffney (IRL, W45) 23:02; 28 G McDonald (NIR) 23:04; 29 S McDonald (ENG, W50) 23:09; 30 R Fairclough (ENG) 23:11; 31 W Chapman (ENG, W50) 23:13; 32 A Richardson (SCO, W50) 23:15; 33 N O’Sullivan (IRL, W55) 23:21; 33 K Hughes (ENG, W45) 23:21; 35 M Lannon (IRL, W45) 23:24; 36 L Ross (SCO, W40) 23:25; 37 A O’Reilly (IRL, W40) 23:28; 38 S Chipper (WAL, W45) 23:29; 39 S Higgins (NIR, W40) 23:33; 40 W Roethenbaugh (ENG, W55) 23:38; 40 M Wright (SCO, W45) 23:38; 42 P Taylor (ENG, W50) 23:39; 42 M McCutcheon (SCO, W50) 23:39; 42 E Crowe (WAL, W45) 23:39; 45 M Johnson (IRL, W50) 23:43; 46 P Lindsay (NIR, W50) 23:44; 47 J Smith (NIR, W40) 23:47; 47 L Jones (WAL) 23:47; 49 J Etherington (SCO, W40) 23:49; 50 A Robin (SCO, W40) 23:51; 51 J Donnelly (WAL, W45) 23:52; 52 E Magee (IRL, W50) 23:54; 52 S O’Kane (NIR, W50) 23:54; 52 K Roy (WAL) 23:54; 55 D Campbell (ENG) 23:57; 56 J McMonagle (IRL, W50) 23:59; 57 L Gawthorne (ENG) 24:00; 58 K Kennedy (SCO, W45) 24:04; 59 D Logue (NIR, W40) 24:06; 60 H Davies (WAL, W40) 24:10; 61 E Palfrey (WAL) 24:18; 62 S Kearney (WAL, W45) 24:20; 63 V Tester (ENG) 24:29; 64 M Williamson (ENG, W55) 24:33; 65 E Dan (IRL, W45) 24:35; 66 S Avery (ENG, W50) 24:37; 67 A Howie (SCO, W55) 24:39; 68 L Gibson (NIR, W40) 24:40; 69 N Morgan (WAL, W50) 24:41; 70 S Cordingley (ENG, W60) 24:42; 71 C Wood (ENG, W55) 24:43; 72 G Dando (WAL, W40) 24:47; 73 H Kelly (NIR, W50) 24:51; 74 S Ridley (SCO, W50) 24:54; 75 M Western (SCO, W55) 24:55; 76 M Holiday (WAL, W50) 24:58; 77 R Anderson (SCO, W55) 24:59; 78 J Redpath (NIR, W45) 25:00; 79 P McCrossan (SCO, W55) 25:07; 80 P Moran (IRL, W60) 25:09; 81 A Chong (SCO, W45) 25:10; 82 S Donnelly (SCO, W50) 25:11; 83 W Price (WAL, W40) 25:13; 83 Y Burgess (SCO, W40) 25:13; 85 H Williams (NIR, W45) 25:28; 86 C Cook (WAL, W50) 25:33; 87 A Perry (NIR, W45) 25:41; 88 M O’Mahoney (IRL, W55) 25:46; 89 D Matchett (NIR, W50) 25:48; 90 E Collins (WAL, W55) 25:49; 91 J Davies (ENG, W60) 25:53; 92 M Anthony (WAL, W50) 25:55; 93 G Quigley (NIR, W45) 26:04; 94 G Duckworth (ENG, W60) 26:11; 95 I Clements (NIR, W55) 26:23; 96 I Burnett (SCO, W60) 26:24; 97 M Watters (IRL, W55) 26:27; 98 E Kitchen (NIR, W40) 26:31; 99 M Diskin (IRL, W60) 26:41; 100 P Brown (NIR, W60) 26:44; 101 N Bonner (IRL, W60) 26:54; 102 P O’Brien (SCO, W60) 27:10; 103 L Eynon (WAL, W55)

27:17; 104 N Heaney (SCO, W60) 27:22; 105 I Bracegirdle (SCO, W60) 27:24; 106 S Phillips (WAL, W55) 27:32; 107 L Petticrew (NIR, W55) 27:49; 108 B Regan (NIR, W60) 28:04; 109 J Scholey (WAL, W60) 28:15; 110 S Ellen (ENG, W60) 28:18; 111 R Perioli (NIR, W60) 28:29; 112 H Imeson (NIR, W60) 28:36; 113 M Jennings (IRL, W60) 28:46; 114 S Davies (WAL, W55) 29:04; 115 D Kenwright (WAL, W60) 29:36; 116 A Webster (WAL, W60) 30:39; 117 B Byrne (NIR, W55) 31:05; 118 U Gavin (NIR, W55) 31:35; 119 K Jervis (WAL, W60) 34:00

Individual medal and team summaryW35: 1 M Sandison (SCO) 21:35; 2 F Kehoe (IRL) 21:33; 3 C McGuigan (IRL) 21:37TEAM: 1 Ireland 9; 2 Scotland 12; 3 N Ireland 29; 4 Wales 40; 5 England 46W40: 1 K Longley (ENG) 21:00’ 2 T Doherty (IRL) 21:11; 3 E Renondeau (ENG) 21:58TEAM: 1 England 8; 2 Ireland 16; 3 Scotland 33; 4 N Ireland 35; 5 Wales 393W45: 1 C Martin (ENG) 22:02; 2 E Stepto (ENG) 22:27; 3 J MacLean (SCO) 22:44TEAM: 1 England 8; 2 Ireland 18; 3 Scotland 26; 4 Wales 32; 5 N Ireland 53W50: 1 A Kealy (IRL) 22:49; 2 S McDonald (ENG) 23:09; 3 W Chapman (ENG) 23:13TEAM: 1 1 England 11; 2 Ireland 18; 3 Scotland 25; 4 N Ireland 32; 5 Wales 47W55: 1 C Elms (ENG) 22:31; 2 K Byrne (IRL) 22:53; 3 N O’Sullivan (IRL) 23:21TEAM: 1 England 10; 2 Ireland 16; 3 Scotland 23; 4 Wales 43; 5 N Ireland 49W60: 1 S Cordingley (ENG) 24:42; 2 P Moran (IRL) 25:09; 3 J Davies (ENG) 25:53TEAM: 1 England 8; 2 Ireland 16; 3 Scotland 24; 4 N Ireland 34; 5 Wales 50Overall Women TEAM: 1 England 35; 2 Ireland 32; 3 Scotland 26; 4 Wales 14; 5 N Ireland 11

Race 3: M50 (8km): 1 T Hartley (ENG) 26:06; 2 E White (NIR) 26:26; 3 A Leach (ENG, M55) 26:58; 4 S Cairns (NIR) 27:08; 5 A Mitchell (ENG) 27:14; 6 D Gardiner (SCO) 27:18; 7 A Weir (THH) 27:20; 8 T Hughes (IRL, M55) 27:26; 9 G Henderson (NIR) 27:30; 10 B Reynolds (THH, M55) 27:36; 11 J Reid (NIR) 27:42; 12 P Glynn (IRL, M55) 27:46; 13 F Marsh (IRL) 27:48; 14 L Aherne (WAL) 27:55; 15 S Wright (ENG, M55) 28:01; 16 S Allen (SCO) 28:04; 17 A Doherty (IRL) 28:10; 18 D Bell (NIR) 28:15; 19 J Wherlock (WAL) 28:16; 20 N Carty (NIR) 28:17; 20 S Herring (ENG) 28:17; 22 A Walker (SCO, M60) 28:18; 23 R Atkinson (ENG, M60) 28:19; 24 A Edge (THH) 28:22; 25 N Glenn (IRL) 28:25; 26 L Bennett (ENG) 28:28; 27 D Clarke (NIR, M60) 28:33; 28 S Watmough (ENG, M55) 28:34; 29 S Robertson (SCO) 28:35; 30 P Malone (IRL, M55) 28:53; 31 D Ryan (SCO) 29:02; 32 A Burke (IRL, M55) 29:03; 32 I Egan (IRL) 29:03; 34 M Thompson (ENG) 29:07; 35

I Lloyd (WAL, M60) 29:09; 36 I O’Leary (IRL) 29:10; 37 I Johnston (SCO) 29:23; 38 C Upson (SCO, M55) 29:24; 39 W Henderson (SCO) 29:26; 40 R Farrington (WAL, M55) 29:28; 41 D Ogden (ENG, M60) 29:35; 42 M McDonald (IRL, M60) 29:41; 43 P Muller (ENG, M60) 29:43; 44 T Gourley (SCO, M55) 29:48; 45 E Keville (IRL) 29:50; 46 D Williams (SCO, M55) 29:51; 47 G Jones (WAL, M60) 29:53; 48 P Coles (WAL, M55) 29:59; 49 R McLennan (SCO, M60) 30:03; 50 G Williams (WAL) 30:07; 51 L Johnston (NIR, M60) 30:09; 52 G Jones (WAL, M60) 30:22; 53 J Farquhar (SCO, M60) 30:34; 54 J Oates (SCO, M60) 30:39; 55 A Wetherill (ENG, M60) 30:45; 56 D Eckersley (SCO, M55) 31:14; 57 M Connolly (IRL, M60) 31:29; 58 R Sheen (WAL, M55) 31:33; 59 J Collins (IRL, M60) 31:34; 60 J Randell (WAL, M55) 31:36; 61 T Cuddy (IRL, M60) 31:40; 62 S Davies (WAL, M60) 31:44; 63 N Mawhinney (NIR, M60) 32:38; 64 P Brines (NIR, M55) 32:50; 65 D Allen (NIR, M55) 32:56; 66 G O’Doherty (NIR, M60) 33:44; 67 S McAllister (NIR, M55) 35:04; 68 W McAllister (NIR, M55) 35:17

Individual medal and team summaryM50: 1 T Hartley (ENG) 26:06; 2 E White (NIR) 26:26; 3 S Cairns (NIR) 27:08TEAM: 1 N Ireland 20; 2 England 27; 3 Scotland 57; 4 Ireland 61; 5 Wales 69M55: 1 Andrew Leach (ENG) 26:58; 2 Tommy Hughes (IRL) 27:26; 3 Ben Reynolds (ENG) 27:36TEAM: 1 England 9; 2 Ireland 13; 3 Scotland 32; 4 Wales 38; 5 N Ireland 54M60: 1 A Walker (SCO) 28:18; 2 R Atkinson (ENG) 28:19; 3 D Clarke (NIR) 28:33TEAM: 1 England 14; 2 Scotland 22; 3 Wales 23; 4 N Ireland 32; 5 Ireland 37

Race 4: M35 (8km): 1 M McKinstry (NIR) 24:51; 2 M Barnes (ENG, M40) 25:21; 3 S Gibson (SCO) 25:24; 4 P Moloney (IRL, M40) 25:25; 5 R Mair (SCO) 25:26; 6 A O’Brien (IRL, M40) 25:27; 7 T Scott (ENG, M45) 25:37; 8 C Reilly (SCO) 25:41; 9 T Lupton (IRL) 25:42; 10 C McCauley (IRL) 25:50; 11 S Brember (SCO, M45) 25:54; 12 G Baillie (SCO, M40) 25:55; 13 G Donnelly (IRL) 25:58; 14 J Craig (NIR) 26:00; 14 R Edgar (ENG) 26:00; 16 C Franks (ENG) 26:01; 17 A Grant (ENG, M45) 26:02; 18 S Jackson (ENG) 26:04; 19 P Geoghegan (IRL) 26:08; 20 D Hastie (SCO) 26:09; 21 S Wylie (NIR) 26:11; 22 A O’Brien (ENG, M45) 26:12; 23 B Geraghty (IRL, M45) 26:14; 23 B Conroy (IRL) 26:14; 25 M Joyeux (ENG) 26:15; 26 P O’Toole (IRL, M40) 26:17; 27 D McElchar (IRL, M40) 26:21; 28 N Phillips (ENG, M40) 26:23; 29 C Prior (WAL, M40) 26:25; 30 M Burrett (ENG, M40) 26:26; 31 K Watson (ENG) 26:29; 32 G Crush (ENG, M40) 26:31; 33 J Lennox (SCO, M40) 26:39; 34 S Lewis (WAL, M40) 26:45; 35 B Kearney (IRL, M40) 26:46; 36 J Kinsella (IRL) 26:49; 37 B McElvanna (NIR, M40) 26:51; 38 J Herbert (ENG, M45) 26:52; 39 T Iveson (WAL) 26:53; 40 K Campbell (SCO, M40) 26:54; 41 S McGeachy (SCO, M40) 26:58; 42 A Bond (ENG, M45) 27:00; 42 T Twomey (IRL, M40) 27:00; 44 C Devine (SCO, M40) 27:01; 45 S Baines (ENG, M45) 27:06; 46 D Weston (WAL, M40) 27:07; 47 M Davis (IRL, M45) 27:08; 48 J Hockin (WAL) 27:12; 49 T O’Gorman (NIR) 27:15; 50 B Butler-Madden (WAL) 27:16; 51 D Leahy (IRL, M45) 27:18; 51 M Lang (SCO, M40) 27:18; 51 P Coon (ENG) 27:18; 54 J Scott-Buccleuch (ENG, M40) 27:19; 55 C Costello (IRL, M45) 27:25; 56 S Cassidy (NIR, M40) 27:34; 57 M Jacklin (WAL, M40) 27:39; 57 G Brown (WAL) 27:39; 59 G Barrie (SCO, M45) 27:40; 60 D Muir (SCO, M40) 27:43; 61 D Mulligan (IRL, M45) 27:45; 62 S Campbell (SCO, M45) 27:47; 63 M Green (WAL, M45) 27:52; 64 K Scullion (NIR, M40) 27:54; 65 S Hayes (WAL, M40) 27:55; 66 J Coyle

(SCO, M45) 27:58; 67 K Swann (NIR) 28:04; 68 J Gomes (WAL) 28:07; 69 S Rees (WAL, M40) 28:10; 70 C McVeigh (NIR, M40) 28:13; 71 G Gavin (IRL, M45) 28:28; 72 N Curran (NIR, M40) 28:35; 73 D Scroop (SCO, M45) 28:39; 73 M Boucher (ENG, M40) 28:39; 75 A Cole (NIR, M45) 28:48; 76 J Carter (SCO, M45) 28:51; 77 J Brown (WAL, M45) 28:55; 78 G Briggs (NIR, M45) 28:57; 79 S Brown (SCO) 29:11; 80 N McKibbin (NIR, M45) 29:24; 81 G Dane (NIR) 29:32; 82 M Willcox (NIR, M45) 29:35; 83 N Napier (NIR, M40) 29:36; 84 A Brennan (NIR, M45) 29:49; 85 S Roberts (WAL, M45) 29:56; 86 G Norgrove (WAL, M50) 30:27; 87 T Carson (NIR, M45) 30:33

Individual medal and team summaryM35: 1 M McKinstry (NIR) 24:51; 2 S Gibson (SCO) 25:24; 3 R Mair (SCO) 25:26TEAM: 1 Scotland 22; 2 Ireland 36; 3 N Ireland 45; 4 England 46; 5 Wales 86M40: 1 M Barnes (ENG) 25:21; 2 P Moloney (IRL) 25:25; 3 A O’Brien (IRL) 25:27TEAM: 1 Ireland 16; 2 England 27; 3 Scotland 46; 4 Wales 61; 5 N Ireland 86M45: 1 T Scott (ENG) 25:37; 2 S Brember (SCO) 25:54; 3 A Grant (ENG) 26:02TEAM:1 England 14; 2 Ireland 35; 3 Scotland 44; 4 Scotland 44; 5 N Ireland 88Overall Men TEAM: 1 England 40; 2 Scotland 33; 3 Ireland 28; 4 Wales 18; 5 N Ireland 15Overall Combined TEAM: 1 England 75; 2 Ireland 60; 3 Scotland 59; 4 Wales 30; 5 N Ireland 26

Open racesM35 (8km): 1 M Barker (Sun) 26:59; 2 D Robinson (BRAT) 27:16; 3 S Dickens (Rush, M40) 27:59; 4 C Auld (Crook, M50) 28:08; 5 M Murray (New M, M50) 28:26; 6 R Dewshurst (Liv H, M40) 28:29; 7 C Cook (St Ed, M55) 28:37; 8 R Dando (B’end, M40) 28:59; 9 R Kearns (IRL, M40) 29:02; 10 J Mcgrath (IRL, M45) 29:03; 11 A Robertson (Wirr, M40) 29:26; 12 C Ross (Bella RR) 29:44; 13 R Whittington (Giff N, M45) 30:37; 14 M O’Donnell (Chor ATC, M55) 31:13; 15 F Flood (IRL), M45) 32:41; 16 D Mclaughlin (G’nock, M60) 32:59; 17 M Western (Falk TR, M50) 33:01; 18 A Law (VPCG, M60) 33:29; 19 G Lui (S’pt W, M50) 34:02; 20 A Conway (Liv PS, M50) 34:02; 21 C Pedder (Liv PS, M60) 34:05; 22 I Fitzpatrick (S’port W, M55) 34:26; 23 R Johnson (S’port W, M60) 34:30; 24 24 D Connolly (Derry, M60) 34:56; 25 R Wilson (Willow, M60) 36:34; 26 T Beyga (Kirkby M, M60) 36:41; 27 G Hilton (M45) 37:42; 28 G Pierce (Liv RC, M50) 39:03W35+/M65 (6km): 1 Z Doyle (Wyc P, W40) 22:06; 2 K Harris (QPH, W50) 23:47; 3 A Stepanchuk (Roth) 23:59; 4 J Charlton (Eryri, W40) 24:39; 5 C Dooley (Vale R, W45) 25:06; 6 J Horler (Chep, W45) 25:22; 7 J O’Kane (Ennis, W45) 25:25; 8 H Smith (Vale R, W50) 25:27; 9 D Michael (Barn, M65) 25:30; 10 J Plumb (NBH, W50) 25:46; 11 G Nixon (P’atyn, M65) 25:51; 12 A McNeil (IRL, W50) 26:03; 13 P Davies B&B, M65) 26:07; 14 C Constable (S’port W, W45) 26:37; 15 P Barber (Tip, W60) 26:51; 16 J Campbell (Cambus, W45) 26:53; 17 M Smedley (Mid M, M70) 27:02; 18 C Findlay (D&T, W55) 27:18; 19 B Knox (Sco Vets, W55) 27:26; 20 P Kennedy (Swan, W50) 27:28; 21 C Clark (NIMAA, W50) 27:34; 22 B Todd (Orangegrove, M65) 27:35; 23 A Wilkes (Aycliffee RC, M70) 27:44; 24 S Jackson (Penny L, W40) 27:57; 25 J Cashel (W40) 28:09; 26 E McGeachy (C’town) 28:38; 27 I Thompson (Devizes, M70) 28:47; 28 J Hackett (W&B, W50) 28:57; 29 M Fleming (Pit, W65) 29:47; 30 G Whitmarsh (Croft A, M75) 30:05; 31 M Bough (Denb, W60) 30:54; 32 J Moorekite (Larkf, W60) 33:03

W75 winner: Brigid Quinn


THE BIG INTERVIEW STEPH TWELL

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STEPH TWELL describes her year in three words: ‘organic, intuitive and liberating’. “I had to go a lot more with the flow, be very intuitive with what I know about

myself and it was just quite liberating, being quite free.”

Her methods have clearly worked. When we meet for coffee and cake in the historic market town of Farnham in Surrey, Twell is enjoying a well-deserved break and the chance to reflect on a series of successes. It has been a busy year and she is expecting more of the same in 2020, so the Aldershot, Farnham & District athlete is making the most of time with family and friends before her focus fully turns to Tokyo.

When it comes to what would be her third Olympic Games, Twell’s ambition to double up in the 10,000m and marathon has been complicated by plans to move the road events to Sapporo 800km away due to heat concerns. But while the finer details are yet to be decided, the 30-year-old knows that her foundations have been well laid this year, with confidence that there is much more to come, too.

Self-coached since spring, Twell guided herself to victory at the Highgate Night of the 10,000m PBs, clocking 31:08.13 for a PB which ranks her sixth on the UK all-time list. She then ran a half-marathon PB of 70:51 at the Simplyhealth Great North Run. Making her international debut over 10,000m, she finished 15th at the IAAF World Championships in Doha before returning to the roads and setting a Scottish marathon record in Frankfurt just one month later.

Her time of 2:26:40 in only her second ever marathon was also an Olympic qualifying mark as she improved on the 2:30:11 run on her debut in Valencia last December. It took 12 seconds off Liz McColgan’s 22-year-old Scottish record and moved her from 23rd to fifth on the British all-time rankings, behind only Paula Radcliffe, Mara Yamauchi, Charlie Purdue and Veronique Marot.

It helped to build belief in her marathon ability and confirmed that the work she had done had been right for her.

“Before I might have thought ‘is this the event for me?’ or ‘is this the distance that I want to continue to sign myself up to?’ Because it’s a big investment!” says Twell.

“Some people told me it was a distraction to have Doha and I still decided I don’t believe what you think, I believe this is right for me.

“People said if I did more mileage maybe I could have had a bigger performance. But for me, my marathon career is still in its infancy and

I feel that’s the right way to be about marathon training.

“It was super fun, a relaxed environment and a solid performance – I think there’s more to come.”

On racing the Doha 10,000m just a month before the Frankfurt Marathon, she adds: “I always saw that as quite a feasible option, after seeing the likes of Americans such as Emily Sisson and Molly Huddle doing that in Stanford and then London. I was really inspired by that. I couldn’t quite shift that out of my mindset.

“In the back of my head it was definitely a niggling unknown as to what my potential

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over 10km would be. I haven’t necessarily fully concentrated on thinking I’m a 10km runner yet but there was that unknown niggling in the background, thinking ‘what if’?”

Twell was a teenager when she made her Olympic debut in the 1500m at the 2008 Beijing Games, with that performance coming the month after her world junior gold.

She always knew that she would end up as a marathoner, however, thanks in part to her first coach, Mick Woods.

“I think the really good thing when I was coached by Mick was that he always planted that seed in my mind that I could one day be a good

marathon runner, so I’m really grateful to him for letting me believe that,” she says.

“The early years of his coaching probably have stood me in good stead for being the athlete that can tolerate training. Because that’s the hardest bit – it’s not the actual race, it’s tolerating the repeated load of the week-to-week mileage. If you can get through that then you can get through the race. The race is the most enjoyable part.”

After working with Woods, Twell was guided by Geoff Wightman – father and coach to European and Commonwealth medallist Jake – before deciding to take matters into her own hands.

Now she has support from a small group, including physiologist Charlie Pedlar, physio Alex O’Gorman and her husband Joe Morwood, a 2:20:52 marathoner who paced her in Frankfurt (“I’d give him about a seven out of 10!”), but she enjoys being her own boss.

“I have turned ‘me’ into ‘we’,” she says. “Because at first it did feel like I was starting from scratch, just me going with my gut. I thought, who can I bring along on this journey with me because I’m going to need to tap into some knowledge?

“Early on I actually decided to look on The Power of 10 at all of our British history. I looked

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On track: Twell has focused on both the 10,000m and marathon in 2019


at Paula Radcliffe’s data, Mara Yamauchi’s data, Jo Pavey’s data. I looked at Callum Hawkins’ data for some male reflections as well and just tried to join the dots – what was their natural progression?”

General conversations with the likes of Yamauchi and Robert Hawkins, coach and father to Callum, followed.

“I tapped into a bit of informal knowledge and very broad, general questions like ‘what’s a typical marathon mileage?’ That sounds crazy but when you’re already in a coaching relationship you automatically fall into the belief system of that coach and I wasn’t able to question other people’s views which would align more with my own.”

On the lessons she has learned about the 26.2-mile event so far, she says: “Not to predict pain. To have an open mind as your body can do amazing things.

“I was expecting to feel tired at certain points but I had already planned that I was going to be tired rather than actually feeling tired, because your body responds to the fitness.

“There’s so much to learn about it but it can also be very simple as well. It’s that beauty of the juxtaposition of overthinking and learning everything but also keeping it very simple.”

Her advice to those considering self-coaching is to not be afraid to ask questions but also to listen to your own body and mind. “Try to stay balanced in taking advice but also knowing what works for you because deep down I think you know,” she adds.

While Twell’s development in athletics has seen her step up in distance, her career away from the track and road has also evolved. She qualified as a teacher after the Rio Olympics, where she raced the 5000m, and was later headhunted by her local council to devise a family fun running club.

“We’re trying to maintain healthy weights in our borough,” she says. “I think I’m an example of someone who understands the importance of physical literacy from a young age and to try and create an aspirational intervention for the community is so important.

“Running is the most simplistic entry to any sport. For me, it’s huge. I get to design the programme, I get to engage in my local community and now I’m evaluating it on behalf of the council for Public Health England, which is fantastic and I’m feeling so proud of it.”

When it comes to her own next steps in athletics, Twell intends to return to competition with some low-key cross country races before deciding on her Tokyo plan.

“I would love to double,” she says. “If it was a possibility, I absolutely think that we should. We only have a history of Paula Radcliffe trying it in Athens but many European athletes do it. I actually do believe people are probably in the shape of their lives after the marathon, if they recover and come out of it with a positive experience.

“People might say that might sacrifice your ultimate performance but I’ve also got to be realistic about my competition. Maybe I might not be one of the top three but I’d like to have the best impact I can for Britain, that’s my key aim. If I can then be top European that would be fantastic, and then as close as I can to winning a race would be amazing.

“I’ve just got to be realistic about what impact I can have but I’ll only really find that out closer to the time and that will be based on the world rankings and people’s performances. I’m going to have to keep my cards close to my chest.”

For now, Twell knows what she needs to do.

“It’s really enormous actually that I’ve laid these foundations so well,” she says. “I’m feeling super pleased with the position I’m in at the moment. I’m where I want to be, really.

“I’ve just got to get my head down this year and stay happy and healthy – that’s the foundations for a big year.

“A fast runner is a happy runner so that’s what I’ve got to do.”

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Scottish record: Twell impressed with her 2:26:40 at the Frankfurt Marathon

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n Club Aldershot, Farnham & Districtn Coach Self

n PBs 1500m 4:02.54, 3000m 8:40.98, 5000m 14:54.08, 10,000m 31:08.13, half-marathon 70:51, marathon 2:26:40

n Achievements 2019 World Champs 10,000m 15th, Euro 10,000m Cup gold; 2018 British Champs 5000m gold; 2017 British Champs

5000m gold; 2016 European 5000m bronze, Olympics 5000m heats, British Champs 5000m gold; 2015 World Champs 5000m

12th, 2013 British Champs 5000m gold, 2010 Commonwealth 1500m bronze, 2008 World Juniors 1500m gold, Euro Cross

junior gold, Olympics 1500m heats; 2007 Euro Cross junior gold, Euro Juniors 1500m silver; 2006

Euro Cross junior gold


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THE first top-class high hurdles (then 120 yards) I saw was in the 1948 USA versus The British Empire (as

it was then) match at the White City, when the Olympic champion Bill Porter of the USA broke the UK all-comers’ record with 14.0.

I had watched the greatest hurdler of his time, Harrison Dillard of the USA (see Digest, p12), at the 1948 Olympics, but winning the 100m, so it was a great pleasure to see him finally get his Olympic hurdles title in 1952.

Speaking of great hurdlers, I am pleased to recall Britain’s remarkable Group Captain Don Finlay gaining his ninth AAA hurdles title in 1949 at the age of 40 after 20 years in which he won Olympic, European and Commonwealth medals and fought as an RAF fighter pilot in World War II.

It is fair to say that we had to wait until Colin Jackson for a high hurdler to match Finlay’s career. Jackson’s world record of 12.91 when winning the 1993 world title at Stuttgart wasn’t beaten for nearly 13 years and complemented his European and Commonwealth gold medals.

Harry Whittle won seven national 440 yards hurdles titles, held the British record, with 52.7, gained a bronze medal in the 1950 European Champs and I watched him finish fifth in the 1952 Olympics. He was known among aficionados as someone who “couldn’t run fast and couldn’t hurdle well”. However, he was the perfect example of a man who maximised what abilities he had. Incidentally this amazing athlete also won AAA long jump and decathlon titles.

At the 1972 Olympic Games it

was a shock when the little-known Ugandan, John Akii-Bua, coached by Britain’s Malcolm Arnold, broke David Hemery’s world 400m hurdles mark with 47.82. Then four years later at Montreal came the superb Ed Moses, who won 140 races during a nine-year career of 145 (including 109 consecutive victories). He looked so smooth as he brought the record down to 47.64 and eventually to 47.02 at Koblenz in 1983.

Nevertheless, I was staggered when Kevin Young totally smashed the record with the still-standing mark of 46.79 at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, despite knocking down the last hurdle.

The first hurdles record I saw was by the Australian, Shirley Strickland, at the Helsinki Games in 1952, when she broke the 80m hurdles (yes

80m, the standard female distance in those days) with 10.9. The 100m distance didn’t come into being until the mid-1960s. I was non-plussed when Yordanka Donkova broke her own world 100m hurdles record with 12.35 at Cologne early in the afternoon in August 1986 and then watched the Bulgarian break it again about two and a half hours later with 12.29.

I can truly state that I had the same shock emotions at the 2012 Olympics as I acknowledged the outstanding time clocked by Jessica Ennis in the first event of her fabulous gold medal heptathlon.

My colleague Mel Watman and I had hoped for a fast time, but never expected the UK record 12.54 that she produced. It is perhaps unfair to say that the expected world record

run of 12.20 by American Kendra Harrison at the same venue four years later was almost run-of-the-mill after that.

From 1974 to 1993 athletes from Eastern Europe brought the record for the women’s 400m hurdles down from 56.51 to 52.84, but then at the World Champs our own Sally Gunnell won magnificently in 52.74. There is a piece of BBC film showing me leaping around like a lunatic, but I like to think that I can take some small credit, as only a few days earlier I had questioned her about her habit of stuttering at the last hurdle in her races, pointing out that as the British record-holder in the 100m hurdles she was probably the best actual hurdler in the longer event. At Stuttgart she showed I was right and didn’t stutter.

STAN GREENBERG, VETERAN OF MORE THAN 60 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, CONTINUES HIS SPRINT DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH A LOOK AT MOMENTOUS HURDLES RACES

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Sally Gunnell: brilliant hurdling ability compared to rival 400m hurdles athletes

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Steeplechase brilliancePerhaps some people forget that the steeplechase is a hurdles event really, so I have included it here. The first events that I saw were run over two miles (3218m) and were not very good, but in the 1951 AAA Peter Seged of Yugoslavia ran 9:58.6 – probably the first ever sub-10 run – and in 1952 John Disley improved the AAA mark to a world best of 9:44.0.

So the first race at 3000m for me was actually the 1952 Olympic final, when Horace Ashenfelter won the final in a world best of 8:45.4. Much was made by the media of the fact that he apparently worked for the FBI, by the way, and that he was “followed” home by a Soviet runner.

In third place was John Disley and back in 11th was his GB team-mate Chris Brasher, who took the gold medal four years later in Melbourne. Having not witnessed that race I was especially pleased to watch Mark Rowland smash the British record with 8:07.96 and a bronze medal at the Seoul Games in 1988. I never dreamed that as good as it was, that mark would still be standing 31 years later.

The fastest race I had the privilege of seeing was by Moses Kiptanui of Kenya at the Weltklasse in Zürich in 1992, when he led virtually from start to finish in 8:02.08.

At the same meeting three years later he cracked the eight-minute barrier, but I fear I wasn’t there and have still not witnessed a sub-eight-minute race which has become almost common.

The fastest and most memorable women’s steeplechase I have seen was that in the 2017 World Champs in London, when almost everything unusual that could happen in a race did happen. With one of the pre-race favourites and future world record-holder, Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya, missing a water jump, getting thoroughly disoriented and later falling over a barrier and the Rio Olympic champion Ruth Chebet (a Kenyan representing Bahrain) fading after setting too fast a pace early on, we watched an extraordinary sight at the bell, as the above mentioned and two other Kenyans were joined by two American runners, who unbelievably ended up with the first two places – Emma Coburn breaking the championships record with 9:02.58 and Courtney Frerichs improving her best by 15 seconds to 9:03.77.

As a point of interest, Chepkoech demolished the world record with an outstanding 8:44.32 the following year.

n In coming issues of AW, Stan Greenberg looks at jumps, throws and combined events

Mark Rowland: UK record in the 3000m steeplechase from 1988 of 8:07.96

Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs: surprised the Kenyans in the 2017 world 3000m steeplechase final

Kevin Young: world 400m hurdles record from 1992 still stands

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SPOTLIGHT JEAN PICKERING SCHOLARSHIPS

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MARKHIM LONSDALE HAS FACED SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL CHALLENGES DURING 2019, BUT HE HAS COME OUT THE OTHER SIDE STRONGER, HE TELLS ASHLEIGH SPILIOPOULOU

WHILE the physical demands of being an athlete are numerous, with brutal track

sessions and hours in the weights room to overcome, the mental side of the sport is something often underappreciated until it affects you.

For Markhim Lonsdale, 2019 has been about fighting psychological battles which have kept him away from the track. An undeniably talented 800m runner, Lonsdale made the final of the World Under-20 Championships in Tampere in 2018, so naturally he expected his upward trajectory to continue this season.

Due to a knee injury hampering his winter training, his outdoor campaign began late. Given his disrupted winter, outsiders would consider 1:49.72 a respectable performance (his PB of 1:46.97 was set when he was 18). However, it left the Crook & District athlete with gnawing feelings of self-doubt.

“It got way on top of me to the point where I didn’t see myself improving although training was going well,” he says. “I went into every race not wanting to be on the start line as I just didn’t believe in

myself anymore. I slowly felt very sad and depressed.”

To others it may be hard to understand how an athlete who has had so much success could lack confidence. But current form means everything in sport and the mind can torment you to the point where the successes feel meaningless and the failures become everything. For Lonsdale, it came to a point where he had to take a step away from the track during the season.

It was at this point that the 800m

runner credits the support systems around him for aiding his return to the track. As part of the British Athletics Futures and Jean Pickering Olympics Scholarship programmes, he had people and resources to help him.

One of the most profound discoveries Lonsdale made during this period was through talking to British 400m hurdler, Jack Green, who has suffered with depression himself. “He helped me loads, telling me I’m much more than just an athlete,” he says.

Maximising other parts of his identity, such as his friendships and his YouTube channel, has been an important step in Lonsdale becoming a happier athlete, because it has meant that when his athletics form is faltering, he doesn’t feel that his whole life is falling apart.

The Jean Pickering Olympics Scholarship has assisted the budding YouTuber in developing his passion for media, by introducing him to advisors at Loughborough College, where he can take a course.

Mind overmatter

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Markhim Lonsdale: world and European

under-20 800m finalist in recent years

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BIOG■ Born January 9, 1999,

Philippines ■ Club Crook & District. ■ Coaches Paul Bradshaw and Alison Wyeth.

■ Event 800m ■ PB 1:46.97■ Achievements 2018 World U20 Champs 800m

7th; 2017 European U20 Champs 800m silver; 2016 European U18 800m 5th; 2015 Commonwealth Youth 1500m 5th; World U18 Champs 1500m heats;

2014 English Schools 1500m gold; English National Cross silver; Mini London

Marathon gold

JEAN PICKERING was often called the fairy godmother of British athletics and served the sport in so many ways over her lifetime, particularly through her work for the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund. She passed away in 2013 and it is in her memory that the fund decided to create the Jean Pickering Olympic Scholarships.

This builds on the success of the Great 12 Olympic Fund, where 21 athletes were selected for support three years ahead of London 2012. An extraordinary total of nine of the 16 age-eligible athletes were chosen for the 2012 GB Olympic team, with five of these making their event final and one, high jumper Robbie Grabarz, winning a bronze medal. An initial five athletes were similarly supported in their journey toward Rio 2016.

The Jean Pickering Olympic Scholarships have been established to support athletes in their progress to Tokyo 2020. The £75,000 fund will be distributed to the six selected athletes over a three-year period leading up to Tokyo.

When selecting the recipients, it was important that the award

makes a real difference to their development and focused on athletes from less financially strong environments or with a specific need to help them or their coach in order to get to the next level. The funds will be used to support athlete and coach development with further support from the RPMF in the form of guidance, advice and mentoring on their individual journeys.

About the Jean Pickering Olympic Scholarships

Olympic Scholarship athletesAlicia Barrett – 100m hurdlesMarkhim Lonsdale – 800mTom Gale – high jumpTaylor Campbell – hammerNiamh Emerson – heptathlonMartina Barber – F20 long jump■ Still to come: heptathlon talent Niamh Emerson

Moreover, the financial support provided by the scholarship has enabled him to rent a flat in the East Midlands market town where he will train with new coaches Paul Bradshaw and Alison Wyeth. However, the 20-year-old himself should be credited for his maturity and bravery in making these life changes to improve his mindset.

After being in the same coaching set-up for his entire athletics career so far, making the move to Loughborough is a bold decision. Promisingly, there is already the sense that things have taken a positive turn.

He explains that “for the past 10 years I have trained by myself so to start training in a group makes things more competitive and I can push myself more. It has got to the point where I am excited to go training. I have never done gym, plyometrics or hurdles drills and Paul has already mentioned these things for winter 2019.”

Ultimately, while the 2019 season on the track may not be much to speak of, away from the track the 2017 European under-20 silver medallist has tackled and succeeded in facing one of the greatest challenges of his career.

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In his words: “This year started roughly, mentally and physically, but now I’m happy and ready for a solid winter of work.”

He adds: “The scholarship is so helpful to me financially, as well as providing me with advisors and people to talk to. Next summer

I strongly believe anything can happen, and the 2020 Olympics is never off the cards!”■ Next week: Niamh Emerson

A knee injury has hampered Markhim Lonsdale’s progress but he is now

working hard with a new coaching team’‘This year started roughly, mentally and physically, but now I’m happy and ready for a solid winter of work

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KALIYAH YOUNG was as delighted as she was proud when Great Britain won two gold medals at the IAAF

World Championships in Doha.Quite apart from anything else,

she could identify with the two winning athletes. Katarina Johnson-Thompson claimed the heptathlon title and, like KJT, Kaliyah is a multi-eventer.

As for Dina Asher-Smith blazing her way to 200m victory, it was another, almost personal success. For, like her fellow Kent athlete, Kaliyah is a sprinter who has excelled at the same distance.

Earlier this year she ran 23.93. Not only was this the top ranked time by an U17 in the UK but also the fifth fastest (for U18 women) in Europe.

It seems as if, at least for now and based on 2019, sprinting (particularly 200m) will be Kaliyah’s principal discipline. “Yes, well I had done everything previously as a multi-eventer,” she says, “but this year decided to focus on the 200m because I thought there was room for improvement.”

Considering she began the year with her PB at 24.72 you have to say Kaliyah’s instincts were right.

She gives an interesting insight into thoughts both prior to and during the 200m (at the Kent championships) when her personal best was set. “Before the race I went through everything in my head with regards how I wanted it to go.

“Everything went to plan and as I ran I ticked all the stages, the start … the bend … transitioning … the straight.”

Looking on at the Julie Rose Stadium, Ashford, that day was Dave Spavins. He was the first of Kaliyah’s three current coaches after she joined Medway and Maidstone.

“I was with M&M for three years but when David left for Dartford Harriers I went as well,” recalls the 16-year-old.

“Moving with him was the best decision,” she says. “First of all he has a lot of experience, having been a good sprinter and multi-eventer himself.

“Because he’s done it all I know he has a good understanding of what I go through – the mental as well as the physical.”

Kaliyah and Dave train at Central Park in Dartford on Tuesday and Thursday nights, but on Saturday her folks drive her to Mile End in East London and there she takes her coaching from Lloyd Cowan and Clarence Callender.

Cowan, a former world-class hurdler who would go on to coach Christine Ohuruogu to world and Olympic 400m titles, looks after the strength and conditioning element of Kaliyah’s training, while Callender, a sprint relay gold medallist for England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, gives her specialist sprinting advice. “He breaks everything down, so understanding is easy,” she says.

The Saturday training group, adds Kaliyah, is of a high standard. Among the athletes are the Dubarry-Gay twins, Kiah (English Schools 200m champion this year) and Nayanna (English Schools 100m champion last year).

Once the training is over, Kaliyah

goes back through the Blackwall Tunnel to Kent and there does a shift in a local Primark as a floor assistant. Following that it’s back home to Rochester.

All the driving, the ferrying around, is down to her parents Rhea and Paul. “It’s what you do for your kids,” insists Paul. “You have to be there for them.” Mr and Mrs Young certainly are there for their eldest child. As Kaliyah puts it: “They bend over backwards for me.”

Another keen supporter of Kaliyah is a teacher at her school. “The head, Mr Jackson, is an avid follower of my daughter,” says Rhea. “And I know he would dearly love to see her taking part in a major championship.

“Also I must add that whenever Kaliyah needs time off, for, say, the English Schools, he always agrees that she can go without any trouble.”

The question – for Mr Jackson as much as for her parents – is ‘can Kaliyah make a global championship event?’

“Well, my ultimate goal is to reach the Olympics,” she answers without too much hesitation. “If I can follow Dina, or even compete with her, and further boost British women’s sprinting, that would be fantastic.”

Clearly, Asher-Smith is often in Kaliyah’s thoughts and it’s worth pointing out that as an under-17 the new world champion had a 200m PB of 23.49, whereas Kaliyah’s best, as we have seen, is 23.93 – so there wasn’t much between them at a similar age.

Furthermore, Kaliyah is already an international. She competed for England at the SIAB Schools International in July (with 200m silver and 4x100m gold) and won another vest a month later when England faced Ireland in Dublin. This time she won the 200m and was on the second leg of the winning 4x100m team.

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YOUNG ATHLETE KALIYAH YOUNG

KALIYAH YOUNG, 17, IS SHOWING TALENT OVER A RANGE OF DISTANCES AND DISCIPLINES, WRITES STEVE ROE

Life in the fast lane

Kaliyah Young: hopes to follow in the footsteps

of Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Dina

Asher-Smith

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Taking everything into account – her medals for 60m, 100m, 200m and long jump, her various PB’s and her international call up – 2019 has been quite the most satisfying year so far for this modest teen.

But then she started winning years ago. Like the time she was on holiday In Gran Canaria and her hotel staged a limbo dancing contest. “There were kids and adults

taking part. Kaliyah joined in – and she won! Just shows you how flexible she is,” says Dad.

Back to the future and the last words are from Callender. “Kaliyah joined our group just over a year ago following a consultation between myself and Dave. She has thrived under CALCO training system and together we have devised a programme that takes

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BIOG■ Born July 20, 2003. ■ Club Dartford

Harriers. ■ Coaches Dave Spavins/Lloyd Cowan/Clarence Callender. ■ PBs 60(i): 7.70, 100: 12.04, 200: 23.93,

80H: 11.74. LJ: 5.67. HJ: 1.59. Pent: 2954■ Achievements: 2019 (U17) 60: 2nd England indoor champs; 3rd

Tricounties champs. 100: 1st Kent Schools. 200: 1st England indoor champs; 1st Tricounties champs; 1st Kent champs; 1st Kent Schools; 2nd English Schools; 2nd SIAB Schools; 2nd South of England champs. LJ: 1st Tricounties champs; 2nd

England indoor champs2018 (U17) 60H: 1st Kent indoor champs. 80H: 1st Kent champs. 100: 2nd Kent champs.

200: 1st South of England champs; 1st Kent Schools; 2nd Kent indoor champs; 2nd Kent champs; 2nd South East Schools inter-counties.

2017 (U15) 60H: 1st Kent champs. 75H: 1st Kent champs; 3rd Southern inter-counties. 60: 1st Kent indoor champs. 100: 2nd Kent champs. 200: 1st Kent indoor champs; 3rd Kent champs. LJ: 1st Kent champs. HJ: 3rd Kent

indoor champs; 3rd Kent champs2016 (U15) 200: 3rd Kent schools. HJ: 3rd Kent champs;

3rd Kent schools. Pent: 1st Kent champs2015 (U13) 100: 3rd Kent Schools. LJ:

2nd Kent Schools

into consideration her current lifestyle.

“The programme has allowed her to develop and progress both physically and mentally.

“She has a great hunger for the sport, and is determined,

enthusiastic and intelligent.

“Playground to podium is the goal and between Dave, Lloyd, her parents and myself we have become the A-team. The journey has begun.”

With coaches (left to right) Lloyd Cowan, Dave Spavins and Clarence Callender

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more than one type of power/strength is being worked on at the same time – so, you could combine, for example, plyometrics and sprints with a hypertrophy session and then have a light day or rest day between this and subsequent sessions. Doing this may enable better adaptation to take place.

To add further thought the

researchers said: “These findings indicate that to maximize speed-strength in the short term (peaking), elite athletes should perform strength-power training twice per week.”

They added: “It is possible to perform a single strength-power session with the method of maximum explosive strength actions moving high-weight loads (90% one repetition maximum [RM]) at least 1-2 days before competition because of the shorter regeneration times and potentiation effects.”

This is something that some top athletes do. That’s to say perform short low rep heavy weight training sessions prior to a competition. Christian Taylor is one such athlete. As the researchers write: “Compared with ballistic strength training (30% one RM), this method has been shown to provide statistically superior gains in maximal strength, peak power, impulse size, and explosive strength during tapering in track-and-field throwers.”

RESEARCHERS in Sports Medicine considered different types of periodisation models

relating to strength and power and how they could produce peak performance across the training year.

Interestingly a number of sports and levels of sportsmen and sportswomen (including athletes) were considered. Step-wise (more traditional periodisation) and undulating periodisation types were considered. The research was a meta-analysis of other studies.

Strength endurance was dismissed as a viable option for more experienced athletes looking to increase their speed and power. In fact, the researchers went so far as to say: “In high-performance sports, high-repetition strength training (>15 reps) should be avoided because it does not provide an adequate training stimulus for gains in muscle cross-sectional area and strength performance.”

It was also discovered that for those with relatively poor levels of strength, that daily undulating periodisation sessions of strength and power units produced superior gains in maximal strength compared to step models. However, due to a lack of inclusion of the specific sport the sportsmen and

sportswomen were training for, this approach can be questioned. It might, however, be of use in a pre-season period when gains in strength and power could be needed quickly.

It was also discovered that competitive athletes maintained or improved strength and/or speed-strength with the use of both undulating and step periodisation across all cycles in the training year. The team specifically pointed out that to achieve this loads of and in excess of 80% of one rep max should be used with weights.

In-season the researchers noted that rotating hypertrophy strength sessions with power sessions spaced 72 hours apart produced the best net gains in speed, power and strength. They did note that this is “only valid if the muscle is not trained otherwise during the regeneration period”.

This therefore is something that competitive athletes would probably not be able to do, due to the “other” training needed to maintain and produce peak performance – such as speed work and technical work. However, it could be possible to produce composite sessions where

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Powerful planningTRYING TO BALANCE ALL ASPECTS OF AN ATHLETE’S TRAINING PROGRAMME CAN BE DIFFICULT. JOHN SHEPHERD TAKES A LOOK AT RESEARCH THAT CONSIDERS STRENGTH AND POWER PERIODISATION

EXERCISE FOCUS REVERSE HURDLE WALKExercise type: Mobility (balance/hip region strength).Suitable for: All athletes.Difficulty level: Moderate to easy.Benefits: Improves hip flexibility and strength.How to: Step backwards between suitable height and positioned hurdles by lifting one leg up and extending over the hurdle. Place the foot on the floor and then pick the other leg’s foot up to clear the subsequent hurdles. Try to keep the torso relatively upright.How many: Four reps over 6-7 hurdles.

Christian Taylor: uses weights to potentiate

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PERFORMANCE RUNNING HEALTH

EXERCISE has long been promoted as a way to stay healthy and live longer. Indeed, we recently

looked at the benefits of exercise for masters athletes (AW, Oct 31) and on all markers of physical performance, including strength, speed and aerobic capacity, masters were seen to be in superior health to the sedentary. Of course, this is not surprising, as many of these athletes have been training throughout their lives, or if not potentially 3-5 times a week in middle and later life once bitten by the athletics bug.

Research in Progress Cardiovascular Disease said of the benefits of running: “In general runners have a 25-40% reduced risk of premature mortality and live approximately three years longer than non-runners.”

Compelling reasons to start and continue to run then. But how much running is enough to gain the health-giving benefits?

Research in Archives in International Medicine looked at this question. This US survey considered over 8000 recreational runners who ran less than 16km a week with long distance runners who ran circa 80km a week. The cohorts were then evaluated against risk of coronary heart disease factors, such as cholesterol levels, hypertension and blood lipid levels.

The team discovered that the long-distance runners had an 85% reduced prevalence of high-density lipoprotein (the “worrying” for health reasons type of cholesterol when elevated). These runners’ levels were in fact indicated to be “clinically low” and overall their cholesterol

levels were seen to be protective against coronary heart disease. The higher mileage runners also had a near 50% reduction in hypertension and a more than 50% reduction in the use of medications to reduce blood pressure.

The researchers stated: “Each 16km incremental increase in weekly distance run up to 64km to 79km/week was associated with significant increases in high-density

lipoprotein cholesterol levels and significant decreases in adiposity, triglyceride levels, the ratio of total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, and estimated CHD risk.”

So, we have a case of more running being better than less.

However, research (specifically a meta-analysis) in the British Journal of Sports Medicine which reviewed 14 worldwide studies,

including circa 232,000 subjects has questioned the above research findings – at least in part the amount of running required to reduce health issues and improve longevity.

These sports scientists state: “Any amount of running, even just once a week, is better than no running, but higher doses of running may not necessarily be associated with greater mortality benefits.”

Run for your lifeCAN ANY AMOUNT OF RUNNING – EVEN LESS THAN AN HOUR A WEEK – LEAD TO A LONGER, HEALTHIER LIFE? JOHN SHEPHERD DISCOVERS IT CAN

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It was discovered of the near 26,000 people in the study who ran that they reduced their risk of early death during the length of the surveys included by 5.5 years to 35 years.

More specifically 27% benefited from a lower risk of early death from cardiovascular problems and 23% from cancer.

In terms of sex it was discovered that female runners had a 34% reduction in all-cause mortality compared to 27% in male runners.

Less is moreIn terms of how much running was of benefit the smallest amounts seemed to offer great returns, as the researchers stated: “Even the smallest amount of running that were examined in the available studies (that is, <1 time per week, <50min a week, <6mph and <500MET-min/week) were found to confer significant all-cause mortality benefits.”

The team then added: “We found no evidence that mortality benefits

increase with greater amounts of running.”

The team speculated, when comparing the mortality and health benefits of running with swimming and cycling, that as the intensity of running tends to be greater than that of swimming and cycling that running conferred the greatest benefits. (Higher intensity exercise has been seen to provide

greater health and fitness benefits than lower intensity exercise).

Considering intensity in more detail, the researchers postulated that because 80% of the runners in their survey ran at a pace faster than 6mph that these runners could achieve mortality benefits with less than 50min of running a week. The researchers pointed out that this was less than the 25min minimal amount that is normally recommended for vigorous weekly activity.

Running keeps the doctor away – implications for cliniciansAlthough it is possible that doctors, for example, may worry about prescribing exercise and therefore running for certain populations, the British researchers state: “Our results provide meta-analytic evidence that, in the general population, the mortality benefits of running out weights the risk.”

The team added: “This may

be encouraging for people who struggle to find the time to exercise, given that a perceived lack of time has been consistently identified as a key barrier to physical activity participation.”

Of course, there are limitations with the survey and its findings, for example, it is likely that those that became ill or suffered injuries from running (or otherwise) would not be able to continue to run and would thus lose the health benefits – only two of the studies included looked at continued running over time and mortality.

Also, the surveys relied on self- reporting of running levels and this may reduce the rigour of cross survey comparisons.

Nevertheless, the findings are thought-provoking and could have huge benefits on the health of the nation.

AW readers, whether runners or field eventers, should encourage others to just get out and run … it seems that less than an hour’s effort a week could add years to life.

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Health benefits of runningTHE British Journal of Sports Medicine researchers showcased the benefits of running by forwarding the following researched benefits of the activity (albeit from research on greater levels of running than they ultimately advocated).Running around 3-4 times a week for 2-3 hours around 60%-90% of maximum heart rate for one year:n Reduced body fat by 2.7% on averagen Reduced resting heart rate by 6.7BPMn Reduced triglycerides by 16.9mg/dln Increased VO2max by 7.1mlL/min kgn Increased HDL cholesterol by 3.3mg/dl

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Less running may well be enough for health benefits however more will be

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PERFORMANCE COACHING

Full circle AIDAN SYERS, ENGLISH SCHOOLS 100m CHAMPION IN 2001, TELLS JOHN SHEPHERD HOW HE COMBINES SPRINTING WITH COACHING

MISSING out as British junior athlete of the year to Mo Farah was no bad thing for Aidan Syers. The talented

sprinter has combined his own training with that of training many other sprinters and sportsmen and sportswomen across a number of sports for many years, while also being an England Athletics coach educator.

AW: How did you get involved in athletics?Aidan Syers: I started in primary school. I remember winning a race in the playground. We would run from the wall at one end of the playground and back. One day I got there and back before anyone had even made it to the first wall!

When I was 11 my mum took me down to Croydon Harriers and I always did the 100m, 200m and long jump. Occasionally, I’d throw a javelin or make up the numbers in the shot.

AW: You’ve moved into coaching?AS: I made the move by happy accident really. I recall doing a coaching module during my time at Loughborough University. I absolutely hated it! I was adamant that I would never coach. The irony was that I did get a very good grade.

After getting injured year after year I decided I should take ownership of my training programme. Having gained a lot of knowledge through my sports science degree and also through my experience as an athlete, I thought I should implement it. Soon after that the injuries stopped occurring so frequently and I was able to start building some momentum again myself as a sprinter.

When it comes to coaching

others, I was asked by a member of the Team GB beach volleyball team to help them with their plyometric training. Shortly after that I worked with some academy footballers. In a matter of weeks one player signed his first professional contract and another was called up to represent England schoolboys in the Victory Shield. That was 12 years ago, so I’ve been coaching for quite some time now and it’s just grown from there.

AW: You work with footballers, rugby players and other sports. What’s your approach to speed training for these?AS: The first thing for me is to have a good understanding of each sport. It’s important to discern the

nature of the sport, the physical requirements, the biomechanics and energy systems involved. Then we have to figure out how an increase in speed will affect performance. For example, if we improve a footballer’s acceleration but they’re unable to decelerate effectively, then that may be detrimental to their performance in a game.

Also, the increase in speed can affect the player’s ability to manipulate the ball, for example.

We don’t have to turn a cricketer into a 100m sprinter – we can apply the principles of acceleration and good running mechanics to any sport. Ultimately, the faster you are the better you will be.

AW: You also coach sprints. What are your key drivers?AS: The ability to produce and apply force has to be there. You can have the best technique and mechanics, however, if you’re unable to produce enough force then the speed won’t be there.

We then need to make sure athletes are taught good technical skills and efficient running mechanics. Energy systems need to be developed and stimulated. Then it’s really about the art of bringing all these elements together so the performance comes out when we need it. There are lots of ingredients to the recipe. It’s important to have a well-balanced training programme. Finding just the right amount of training stimulus at the right time can be difficult to judge. It takes time to refine the process.

AW: Would you have coached yourself differently?AS: The simple answer “yes”. That’s not to say I didn’t take plenty of good things from the coaches I worked with in the past. For example, Paul Weston at Croydon Harriers taught me the basics so well. Devon Wright, also at Croydon Harriers, inspired me to become more confident in my abilities.

Mike Macfarlane showed me what hard work looked like. His experience as a world class athlete and coach was a big influence on me. And Dave Lease taught me a lot about setting up training programmes and the importance of recovery. I see Steve Fudge for some technical coaching from time to time now, so I’m still learning new things.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I’d have actually done some conditioning as a young athlete and increased training volume. I barely

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trained twice a week until I was 18. More technical work, especially acceleration mechanics would have been helpful too.

AW: How did you cope with the injuries?AS: Much better as the years have gone by. I’m significantly more patient now and take far less risks with my body. Some of the injuries were hard to deal with. I missed the best part of three years in my early career. Inaccurate diagnosis can be extremely frustrating. Now I do the utmost to make sure I see the best physios possible.

It’s important also to investigate why the injuries occurred … were you overtraining, undertraining, is it a mechanics issue and so on? That being said, when you are pushing your body to extreme limits there’s a very good chance you may pick up an injury. It’s a risky business.

AW: Where do you coach? AS: I do most of my one-to-one coaching in south London. Yet, coaching takes me all over the UK and sometimes abroad. I do a lot of health and wellbeing workshops for 7Futures which takes me across England. I also lead sports science for the Unique Football Academy based in Beckenham, Kent. I also work on the Met-Track scheme mentoring and coaching young people across London. Annually I manage the Let Me Play Athletics Camp in Loughborough where we have young athletes attend from all over the world. At the first ever camp, just 10 young athletes attended. Now 10 years later we are up to 120 and oversubscribed.

AW: You also coach for the Daley Thompson Athletics Academy (AspiretoGreatness.co.uk). What does that involve?AS: I deliver sprint masterclasses and also their coach education.

AW: Tell us about your achievements as a sprinter?AS: To start with, winning five

consecutive county schools championships and English Schools 100m gold. But to have run for Great Britain and England has to be the biggest achievement! I’ve been fortunate enough to win international competitions and European grand prix. Being nominated for British junior athlete of the year was cool but I think Mo Farah won it ahead of me!

I think the fact that I’ve been able to run at such a high level for so long is an achievement in itself. The wheels just seem to keep turning!

The experiences and friendships I’ve made along the way are really special to me … some of my best friends have been met through athletics. Long after the medals are dusty I’ll still have those experiences and connections with some amazing people. Also, to have raced some of the world’s best sprinters has been a huge honour.

AW: What are your strengths as a sprinter?AS: Being fast helps and also being incredibly resilient mentally. A good work ethic is a talent in itself. When I was younger, if my coach told me to run through a brick wall then over hot coals I’d have done it. I’m not advising anyone to do that by the way … you have to be careful with a mentality like that because you can push yourself too much. I make more sensible decisions now.

AW: And weaknesses? AS: My transition from my start to my top speed has at times been inconsistent. Staying fit at the right time has been my major issue. At times, I’ve probably raced too much on the European circuit so I’d be a bit too fatigued going into trials. You have to stay healthy if you want to run fast when it counts.

AW: Do you think the approach to sprint coaching has changed over the years? AS: I don’t think it has as much as people may lead you to believe. If you look at the work of Tom Tellez

and Charlie Francis for example, many of their ideas and theories are still relevant today. A lot of information is the same just dressed differently.

However, I believe that coaching in the UK has improved in recent years and we’ve seen that bear fruit with improvements in the standard of British sprinting. We have a good number of sprinters with the potential to make global finals on a regular basis in the 100m and 200m.

I think there’s been great advances in recovery and regeneration strategies. Coaches have access to so much more information and that opens up the scope for new innovation.

AW: What are your key exercises for sprints?AS: The key exercise would be sprints! Gym-wise there are many exercises I find can be really helpful. I’m fond of a power clean, yet it takes quite some time to learn how to do it correctly and effectively. For me that’s where a trap bar jump can come in. Back squats are always good, as is a deadlift, if you want to move big loads.

I always ensure there’s a single leg exercise in the programme. Bulgarian split squats are a very good exercise, barbell step ups are also very effective. A standard

pull-up is a great exercise for upper body strength. Also, never neglect your core.

Athletes need to spend time learning what exercises work for them. You have to ask yourself are you getting what you need, for example, from the weights room?

Plyometrics are also important – for example, bounding and box jumps. Running drills also – as they’re such a functional form of movement and conditioning.

AW: Tell us about your work for England Athletics.AS: I work as a speed consultant, this involves delivering sprint workshops at athletics clubs for athletes and coaches but mainly coach education work. I tutor on the Event Group Coach Integration Day Module. Basically, I take coaches through their final module as part of their British Athletics Sprint Coaching Qualification. It’s work I really enjoy. I feel as though by helping to educate coaches I can also indirectly influence more athletes that way.

AW: How long will you continue to sprint?AS: For as long as I can run good times and my race agents KZ-Sports can get me into decent competitions. I like to think once I retire I’ll continue to do some sprint training.

AW: Have you any aims as a potential masters athlete?AS: I don’t ... I’d rather do a Leon Baptiste and start boxing. Or I’d be keen to become an athletics pundit, if the BBC are hiring!

BIOGn Club Newham &

Essex Beagles n Age group M35

n PBs 60m: 6.72, 100m: 10.32/10.31w, n Achievements

English Schools 100m gold 2001, England and GB

international

Aidan Syers: helps educate sprint

coaches and athletes to improve


INITIALLY, I was a little dubious about the accuracy of the Garmin fēnix 6 series watches. While running a track work-out

this month, I programmed the watch to time and measure me over 10 efforts of a quarter of a mile with 90sec recovery. Years ago, I would have continually started and paused a stopwatch and even had to try to remember the splits myself. Yet now, I could run on auto-pilot as the watch issued a five-bleep countdown at the start and finish of every effort. The only problem was, the watch frustratingly bleeped to end each effort a few metres after the finish of each 400 metres circuit.

‘Hmm, not 100% accurate, is it?’ I thought to myself. But then I realised that a quarter of a mile is slightly longer than 400 metres!

A mile is 1609m in total, so the watch was in fact spot on and I had effectively been outsmarted by the smart watch.

When the session ended there was further proof that the watch was far cleverer than myself, or indeed any of the watches I have worn in the past, when I synced

the device to the Garmin Connect app on my phone and I began to soak up the statistics. In addition to every repetition being measured for time, there were details of my heart rate (the average and maximum), cadence (average and maximum plus average stride length), together with details such as the temperature, elevation and so on.

It has become a bit of a cliché to describe a smart watch as the perfect training partner, but the Garmin fēnix 6 series (I tested the fēnix 6S) really is.

The following day I did a steady run at dusk and discovered the watch’s ‘PacePro’ feature, which kept my speed on track as it took into account gradients on the course. This is handy for training but could be vital in a race.

There were nice little surprises, too, such as the watch lighting up

automatically as it grew dark when I raised my wrist up to look at my time, distance, speed and heart rate

(you can customise the features shown on the watch’s screen).

Of course some of these features such as the light will burn the battery, but the fēnix has a ‘Power Manager’ which allows you to disable certain features to prolong the battery life. On top of this, more adventurous runners will enjoy the TopoActive maps, while others will make good use of an on-device music storage of up to 2000 songs.

The watch was launched at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc at the end of the summer and has been promoted by Ant Middleton from Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins. This is certainly a watch for outdoor active people who take part in a variety of sports, but it is also a brilliant training tool for serious middle and long-distance runners.

There are even options to measure your activity skiing, open

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Adventurous and ambitious athletes

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watch the statistics come rolling in

Garmin fēnix 6S: out-smarted AW’s editor with its accuracy and range of abilities


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Neutralise that muscle acidOVER the years middle-distance runners have tried to improve their performance by drinking a little sodium bicarbonate diluted in water a couple of hours before a race.

It does not break anti-doping rules and the theory is that the alkali in the sodium bicarbonate helps to neutralise the lactic acid that builds up in muscles toward the end of an 800m race in particular.

It might stop you tying up a little and save you a few metres – which could be the difference between first and third – but the downfall is that it acts as a laxative and can cause pre-race diarrhoea.

Now, a new substance called AMP Human PR Lotion (right) provides similar sodium bicarbonate for the muscles but in the form of a cream. So it basically buffers the acid in your muscles without the unpleasant toilet-related side effects.

Not only does it neutralise the acid in muscles, but this alkalinization helps reduce post-training soreness, commonly known as DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness).

A few months ago Lance Armstrong gave it a glowing review on one of his cycling podcasts.

“It’s a game changer!” he said.The seven-time Tour de France

winner is a disgraced figure in sport now, so you can take his opinion with a pinch of salt. However, you can also argue that he knows better than most the kind of products that can improve your performance. (At this point it’s important to mention that AMP Human PR Lotion has been tested and approved under the Informed-Sport supplement testing programme).

Studies have backed up its effectiveness too. A San Diego State University experiment, for example, found that cyclists and triathletes who applied the lotion displayed a much lower heart rate (3.1% lower) and lower level of perceived exertion (2.6% lower) at the 15min mark of a 60min time trial when compared to a control group under the same training loads.

What’s more, they found those using the cream experienced 53% reduction in DOMS compared to a continued rise in pain of 34% when

the same athletes used a control lotion.

I enjoyed testing this product for AW although it is always hard to tell with many products like this as to how much of a difference it actually makes. Certainly there was at the very least a psychological element of knowing your legs are fully covered in an acid-buffering cream before embarking on a hard session of intervals.

The cream is heavily marketed to long distance runners, triathletes, mountain bikers and road cyclists but due to the anti-acid buffering qualities I would recommend that 400m, 800m, 1500m and 5/10km runners who are looking for a PB might give it a try. It is, however, not cheap. It is also a little sticky and gloopy to apply. So it depends how much you want that advantage.■ Prices start at $20 for five sachets or $35 for a standard tube plus shipping from the US. See amphumanperformance.com

Recovery shoes from OofosSORE after a long race? Or are you an older athlete who is stiff in between training sessions? If so, the Oofos range of recovery shoes will suit you.

AW tried out the new OOahh Sport Flex model recently and found it to be super-comfortable footwear to use after training or races.

Well padded, the shoes are great for loafing around the house when your body is trying to recover from its last work-out. They are light, easy to wash, adjustable with a Velcro strap, moisture and bacteria resistant. Perfect for taking the pressure off sore feet, joints or back.■ Cost: £65. See oofos.co.uk

water swimming, indoor rowing, elliptical training and a range of other things. Naturally, it acts as a fine fitness tracker too with a wrist-based heart rate monitor, stress tracking, VO2 max estimates and Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation to support sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation.

Finally, for runners who don’t want to carry their phones, credit

cards or cash to training or races, the fēnix 6 series of watches receive alerts for calls, texts and emails and with ‘GarminPay’ you can buy things contactless with the device.

Upgrade a little and you can even get a model that maintains its charge with solar energy.■ The Garmin fēnix 6 series of watches start at £529.99. See garmin.com

Sync the fēnix 6 to Garmin Connect and analyse your post-workout figures

Post-training shoes: Oofos Ooahh Sport Flex


WHILE cross-country has been under way since early October, it only seems to kick in

fully with this classic day’s racing at Liverpool.

The reason for the extra quality and tension compared to earlier Cross Challenge events is the inclusion of the European Championships trials.

Such is GB’s success in the European event, with likely team medals on offer at the very least, many see this as one of the most important cross-country races of the winter and the incentive to get back to action as soon after the track season as they can.

The top four finishers in the senior and under-23 men’s and women’s events will automatically book a spot in Britain’s team for Lisbon next month with a further two discretionary selections being made in each.

The top five in the under-20 races qualify with one further place available.

Last year’s women’s race saw Charlotte Arter gain a narrow win from Verity Ockenden, Jess Piasecki, Melissa Courtney and Kate Avery and a similar high quality line-up is expected again in Liverpool.

Arter won the Cross Challenge in Cardiff and was seventh in Atapuerca recently although it is her 31:35 10km in Leeds that shows she is in the form of her life.

At Cardiff she won by 27 seconds from Inter-Counties champion Jenny Nesbitt with Iona Lake third.

Avery, a two-time European runner-up, won at Milton Keynes, just four seconds up on Amy Griffiths, Bronwen Owen and National champion Emily Hosker-Thornhill, who impressed in the National cross-country relays.

World Championships 5000m representative and former National

winner Jess Judd is entered and clearly in good form judging by her 10km PB in Leeds.

Abbie Donnelly and Sam Harrison

are others in form judging by their Leeds performances while World Cross representative Mhairi Maclennan, Sonia Samuels, Nicole Taylor and Rebecca Murray are others who could be packing their bags for Portugal.

Some athletes will be focusing on under-23 selection and these include Amelia Quirk, who though she dropped out at Milton Keynes, will be keen to make the team, having led home the under-20 squad in the Europeans last year. World Championships steeplechaser Aimee Pratt is another under-23 contender

The favourite for the men’s race, should he run, is 2016 winner Andy Butchart but he was not among the listed entries on Monday.

Since just failing to make the Doha 5000m final, the Scot has

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Athletes in Lisbon targetTHE FIGHT FOR EURO CROSS PLACES IN LIVERPOOL THIS WEEKEND PICTURES: MARK SHEARMAN

One year ago: Emily Hosker-Thornhill, Melissa Courtney, Jess Piasecki, winner Charlotte Arter, Kate Avery and Verity Ockenden battle it out in the 2018 Euro trial

Amelia Quirk: making her mark as an

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Mhaira Maclennan: contender

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won his East District League and the national short course championships

Last year’s men’s race saw Ross Millington lead home Nick Goolab, Marc Scott, Charlie Hulson and Dewi Griffiths – and Millington will again be one of the favourites.

Former National champion and 2017 winner Ben Connor is coming off running the 5000m in Doha and is bound to be a major factor.

In earlier Cross Challenge action in Cardiff, Scott won from Mahamed Mahamed with Michael Ward third. Mahamed went one better in Milton Keynes ahead of Sam Stabler and Tom Evans, Jack Gray and Alex Teuten, who will all be in contention.

Former National champion Adam Hickey is another potential team member, as is former European under-23 champion Jonathan Davies and Leeds third-placer Adam Craig.

Carl Avery, double National junior champion Ellis Cross and Olympic 1500m runner Tom Lancashire are others in contention.

The race incorporates the under-23 race with places available for Portugal.

Last year Emile Cairess led home the age group narrowly ahead of Mahamed and Paulos Surafel and all three are young enough to make the team for Lisbon.

However, the athlete that stands

out as favourite among entries in this age group is 2018 British 10,000m champion Alex Yee.

Because of triathlon commitments, the Kent AC athlete has not run on the country for a year but at his best, he could win the overall title and not just take the under-23s.

Birmingham League winner Will Richardson, Sol Sweeney and Tom Mortimer are other age group contenders.

In the under-20s last year, Jake Heyward won from Isaac Akers and Mortimer, who are all now too old.

Matthew Willis was fourth and he was followed by Jack Meijer and Zak Mahamed and that trio are entered and should be to the fore again

Willis was first in Cardiff and followed home by Mahamed, Rory Leonard and Joshua Dickenson

Willis also won in Milton Keynes where he was followed in by Joe Wigfield, Matthew Stonier, Hamish Armitt, Oliver Barbaresi and Will Barnicoat, who should all place highly.

Meijer, who ran with Willis in last year’s Europeans, took part in the NCAA last weekend, where he was a respectable 76th, but is expected to return to the UK.

Other junior entries include European under-20 800m

champion Oliver Dustin and European under-18 3000m champion Thomas Keen.

Sam Charlton, who at under-17 level won the National, Inter-Counties, English Schools and Northern titles earlier this year, was only seventh at Cardiff but should be a factor as he adjusts to going into the older age group.

Last year’s junior women’s race was won by Cari Hughes, who like all bar Grace Brock have moved up into the under-23s.

Brock however competed in the NCAA regional Championships last weekend.

In Cardiff, Saskia Millard won from fellow Herne Hill Harrier Charlotte Alexander and Beatrice Wood and Eloise Walker was victorious at Milton Keynes from fellow World Cross team-mate Olivia Mason and this quintet should be among the contenders,

Dublin winner Grace Carson, Becky Briggs, Izzy Fry, Erin Wallace and Holly Page are among the other contenders.

Cross Challenge winners in the younger age groups so far this winter include under-17 Flynn Jennings (who was first at Cardiff), under-15s Lewis Sullivan and Kiya Dee (winners in Cardiff), Chris Perkins and Dee (winners at Milton Keynes), under-13s Henry Sheffield and Zoe Gilbody (Cardiff) plus Alden Collier and Gilbody (Milton Keynes).

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Race timetableRace 1 10.45 U11 boys’ 2kmRace 2 10.55 U11 girls’ 2kmRace 3 11.05 U13 girls’ 3kmRace 4 11.20 U13 boys’ 2kmRace 5 11.35 U15 boys’ 3kmRace 6 11.50 U15 girls’ 3kmRace 7 12.05 U17 girls & IAAF junior women 4.4km Race 8 12.25 U17 boys’ 5.5kmRace 9 12.45 IAAF junior men’s 6.7kmRace 10 13.05 Senior women’s 8.1kmRace 11 14.05 Senior men’s 9.8km

Ross Millington (1148) won the men’s trial race at Liverpool 12 months ago

Emile Cairess: one of the strongest

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Jake Heyward: U20 winner last year

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AUSTRALIAPoint To Pinnacle, Hobart, November 17Men HM (Uphill): 2 NICK EARL 69:11.Victorian 5000m Championships, Box Hill, November 14Men: 5000: A: 14 FRANKIE CONWAY 14:37.26. B: 13 JACK MAXWELL 15:22.63

CHINAShanghai International Marathon,November 17KENYA’S course record-holder Paul Lonyangata won the men’s race in 2:08:11 while Ethtiopia’s Yebrgual Melese retained her women’s title in 2:23:19 while teenager Obse Abdeta (2:27:47), who was making her marathon debut at the age of 19, was third.Men: Mar: 1 P Lonyangata (KEN) 2:08:11; 2 H El Abbassi (BRN) 2:08:58; 3 L Getachew (ETH) 2:09:14. Women: Mar: 1 Y Melese (ETH) 2:23:19; 2 W Mekasha (ETH) 2:25:37; 3 O Abdeta (ETH) 2:27:47

FRANCE Semi Marathon Boulogne Billancourt, Boulogne Billancourt, November 17NANCY JELAGAT broke the women’s course record with her winning time of 68:24, while

her fellow Kenyan Felix Kipkoech won the men’s race in 60:12.

Finishing fifth was Wales’ Jake Smith, who placed eighth in the European U23 Championships 10,000m over the summer, as he ran a big PB of 62:02 to break the British under-23 record. and moves him to fourth in the UK 2019 lists behind Mo Farah, Callam Hawkins and Dewi Griffiths.Men HM: 1 F Kipkoech (KEN) 60.12; 5 JAKE SMITH 62:02; 10 JOSH LUNN 65:08. Women: HM: 1 N Jelagat (KEN) 68:24

GERMANY SCB Grunewald Marathon, Grunewald, November 16Men Mar: 1 GEORGE HOWARD (M40) 2:43:39.Sparkassen Cross, Pforzheim, November 16Men 9km:: 15 PETER COOK 36:18

IRELANDTurkey Trot 5, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, November 17Overall: 5M: 1 R Zakis 27:07. .Women: 5M: 1 K Tideswell (W35) 34:12; 2 PHYLLIS FLYNN (W55) 34:32

ITALYVerona Marathon, ZeroWinds Cangrande Half Marathon and Bridgestone Last 10k, November 17

MAKING his marathon debut in damp and blustery conditions, Kenya’s Luka Kimutai Lagat won in 2:18:55, while Croatia’s world 100km champion Nikolina Šustić retained her title in 2:41:11 for her third win at the event overall.

The men’s runner-up was Kenya’s Jonathan Kipkosgei Cheruiyot in 2:24:20 ahead of Italy’s Marco Ferrari in 2:27:42, while Sweden’s Anna Jonsson finished second in the women’s race in 2:49:12 ahead of Tunde Szabo of Hungary in 2:52:30.

Kenya’s Moses Kemei won the half-marathon in 63:14 ahead of his compatriot Solomon Koech with 64:31 and Jonas Leandersson of Sweden who ran 65:40. Switzerland’s Andrea Meier clocked 78:56 to win the women’s title ahead of Slovenia’s Laura Guzelj Blatnik in 80:08 and Italy’s Marta Fabris in 84:26.

The winners of the 10km were Italy’s Giovanni Gualdi in 31:29 and Linda Benigni in 37:34.Men Mar: 1 L Kimutai Lagat (KEN) 2:18:55; 70 CHRISTIAN POULTON (M50) 2:57:52. Men: HM: 1 M Kemei (KEN) 63:14

JAPANKobe, November 17UGANDA’s Geoffrey Kusuro won in a course record of 2:08:46 by nearly four minutes while Haruka Yamaguchi won the women’s

race in a course record of 2:27:39 by an even greater margin.Men: Mar: 1 G Kusuro (UGA) 2:08:46; 2 E Barngetuny (KEN)2:12:23. Women: Mar: 1 H Yamaguchi 2:27:39; 2 S Meseret Gola (ETH) 2:31:30; 3 T Merga (ETH) 2:31:43

NETHERLANDS Zevenheuvelenloop, Nijmegen, November 17LETESENBET GIDEY ran just over four minutes in the last 1500m of the World Championships 10,000m but had to settle for silver behind Sifan Hassan.

The Ethiopian arguably showed even greater form as she shattered the world 15km record with one of the greatest road runs in history.

The two-time under-20 world cross-country champion obliterated Joyciline Jepkosgei’s world 15km record with 44:20.

Jepkosgei, who won the New York City Marathon impressively this month, ran 45:37 two years ago during a half-marathon in Prague, but Gidey took the mark to another level in Nijmegen.

Gidey, who won a world cross-country senior bronze in Aarhus in March this year, looked on for a record as she passed 5km in 15:08, but that time was nothing compared to the rest of her race.

A stunning 2:44 10th kilometre meant she reached 10km in 29:44, having taken just 14:36 for her second 10km. She then slowed a little over the next two kilometres before producing closing final kilometres of 2:49, 2:52 and 2:50.

Having already run at an unprecedented pace in a road race, she had then produced a final 3km of 8:31. Her last 10km was covered in a stunning 29:12, which is even faster than the 29:17.45 world track record held by Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia.

Gidey said: “I am so, so happy to have won here in a new world record. I felt I was in good form in preparation to the NN Zevenheuvelenloop and my legs felt good all race.

“I was quite surprised to see how much time I was able to get off the previous world record to be honest but I had great legs and it was a really nice race. To finish with this result makes me so proud and so happy.”

Gidey won by two minutes from Evaline Chirchir.

STEVE SMYTHERESULTS EDITOR

Going GideyTHERE are no notable 15km races in Britain, so

Letesenbet Gidey’s performance at the weekend

was not maybe given the attention it deserved.

Had she run a further kilometre at that pace

for a sub-48 10 mile then even more jaws would

have dropped. Simply put, it is almost too good

to believe.

Between 5km and 15km, she covered 10km

in 29:12, faster than any woman in history on

the road or track, having already had a fairly

fast 5km warm-up at world record pace.

But for Sifan Hassan, Gidey would have won

spectacularly in Doha at 10,000m but this 15km

performance was even more impressive.

Performance of the week: Letesenbet Gidey

TALKING POINTS Mastering AintreeOVER 50 years ago my favourite event was not the marathon but the Grand National.

I can remember watching the 1966 and 1967 Nationals and seeing Anglo and Foinavon win and it wasn’t until the early 70s that Brendan Foster, Dave Bedford and Ian Stewart replaced Red Rum in my interests.

Therefore it was great to attend the Masters International at Aintree.

Another of my running heroes, Ian Thompson, was participating and he was the world’s best in 1974, the year which saw Red Rum win his second National.

Late LeaguesTOO many of this weekend’s cross country race results were unavailable as AW went to press.

We appreciate organisers want to get their results right but in this day and age of computers and the thirst for instant information, these should surely be finalised by Monday night so competitors can see their results in AW.

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Competitors in the Verona Marathon

Letesenbet Gidey covered the last 10km

in 29:17

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ARGENTINAWorld Mountain Running Championships, Villa La Angostura, November 16JIM WALMSLEY captured the men’s long-distance title, with the American’s victory forming part of a busy weekend which included shorter-distance championship races and a gold medal for British runner Joe Dugdale in the junior men’s race.

During a superb 2019 season, Walmsley improved his course record in the Western States 100 earlier this year and set a world best for 50 miles. Competing in the South American area of Patagonia last weekend he covered a 41.5km course that included high river crossings and a total ascent of 2184m in 3:12:16 to beat Italy’s Francesco Puppi by almost one minute as the top British runner and world trail running champion, Jonathan Albon, finished in fourth place. The team prize went to Spain.

Cristina Simion of Romania took the women’s long distance title in 3:49:57 to beat France’s Adeline Roche by nearly two minutes.

Friday’s races saw more victories for the United States as Joe Gray won the

men’s classic distance over 14km on an up-and-down course and Grayson Murphy the women’s event at the same distance, with runners battling through heavy rain and winds.

Gray took the title in 65:13, just eight seconds ahead of Maestri as Britain’s Andrew Douglas finished seventh after a mid-race fall and GB team-mate Jacob Adkin eighth.

Murphy, a 9:48 steeplechaser before she moved to mountain running, won in 75:20 with Elise Poncet of France 21 seconds behind and Britain’s Philippa Williams in third in 76:45 as she led the GB team to team bronze too.

Dugdale’s junior men’s win came in some of the worst of the weather as he ran 32:44 to hold off Sebih Bahar of Turkey by six seconds (see Digest, p6).

With Dugdale’s team-mates Matthew Mackay and Matthew Knowles in fourth and fifth, it meant Britain also won the team title.

Angela Mattevi of Italy won the junior women’s title in 37:12 from Barbora Havlickova of the Czech Republic and Jade Rodriguez of France as Italy also took team gold.Men 14.02km: 1 J Gray (USA) 65:13; 2 Maestri (ITA) 65:20; 7 ANDREW DOUGLAS

66:22; 8 JACOB ADKIN 66:33; 27 JOE STEWARD 71:25; 35 Z Hanna (IRL) 72:52. 41.5km: 1 J Walmsley (USA) 3:12:16; 2 F Puppi (ITA) 3:13:04); 3 O Cardona (ESP) 3:20:24; 4 JONATHAN ALBON 3:22:10; 5 A Simon (ESP) 3:25:00; 18 NICK SWINBURN 3:33:46; 26 SEBASTIAN BATCHELOR 3:37:08; 43 JACK WOOD 3:52:34; CHRISTOPHER HOLDSWORTH DNF. U20: 6.6km: 1 JOSEPH DUGDALE 32:44; 4 MATTHEW MACKAY 32:58; 5 MATTHEW KNOWLES (U17) 33:01; 12 JOE HUDSON 33:29. Women: 14.02km:1 G Murphy (USA)

75:20; 2 E Poncet (FRA) 75:41; 3 PHILLIPA WILLIAMS 76:45; 9 EMILY COLLINGE 79:03; 12 S McCormack (IRL) 80:43; 19 SARAH TUNSTALL 81:48; 25 HEIDI DAVIES 82:35. 41.5km: 1 C Simeon (ROU) 3:49:57; 2 A Roche (FRA) 3:51:56; 3 B Uhrirondel (FRA) 3:52:07; 7 CHARLOTTE MORGAN (W40) 3:58:54; 11 SARA WILLHOIT 4:01:49; 32 KIRSTEEN WELCH 4:33:32; 36 A Speight (IRL) 4:40:04; 47 N Duncan (IRL/W35) 4:47:03. U20 : 6.6km: 14 EDEN O’DEA (U17) 40:12; 16 EVE PANNONE 40:58

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Stephen Kissa of Uganda took victory in the men’s race in 41:49 to go No.7 on the world all-time lists as he won by just two seconds.Men 15km: 1 S Kissa (UGA) 41:49; 2 E Kiptoo (KEN) 41:51; 3 M Koech (KEN) 42:06; 4 T Akainew (ETH) 42:21; 5 V Kibet (KEN) 42:25; 6 S Koech (KEN) 42:50; 7 D Kiplangat (KEN) 43:03; 8 M Wasihun *ETH) 43:03; 28 JONATHAN MELLOR 45:51; 89 BEN PARKES 49:33. Women: 15km: 1 L Gidey (ETH) 44:20; 2 E Chirchir (KEN) 46:33; 3 E Cherono (KEN) 48:15; 4 Y Suzuki (JPN) 48:48; 5 S Krumins 49:38; 6 C Buscomb (NZL) 50:37Eindhoven Half Marathon, Eindhoven, October 13Men HM: 17 JONATHAN KETTLE (M45) 79:48

SPAINCampo a Través Internacional De Soria, Soria, November 17UGANDA’S Maxwell Rotich won the men’s 10km and Portugal’s Mariana Machado the women’s 8km in respective times of 29:16 and 27:49.

Machado won after a sprint finish against Bahrain’s 2017 world marathon champion Rose Chelimo, who ran the same time as the winner.Women 8km: 1 M Machado 27:49; 19 CHARLOTTE COTTON (W35) 31:49.

SWITZERLANDCorrida Bulloise, Bulle, November 16Men 8km: 19 NEIL BURTON 24:44

USAHumana Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon, Las Vegas, November 17Men: HM: 1 T Day 63:48; 9 RHYS PARK 72:02. Women: HM: 11 ELLIE STEVENS-MEANY (W35) 82:21Veterans Day 10km, Washington, November 10Men 10km: 19 ROBERT EVESON 33:57NCAA Division i Mid-Atlantic Region Championships, Bethlehem, November 15

Men: XC: 17 HARRY POWELL 30:41. Women: XC: 9 JULIA PATERNAIN (U20) 20:32; 22 MILLIE HOWARD 20:46NCAA Division I Northeast Region Championships, Buffalo, November 15Men: XC: 3 WILLIAM BATTERSHILL 28:52; 29 HUGO MILNER 29:40; 42 JAMIE DEE 29:49; 162 HUGH SADLER (U20) 31:39. Women: XC: 30 FIAN SWEENEY 20:22; 38 GEMMA SHEPHERD 20:34; 76 KOSANA WEIR (U20) 21:04.NCAA Division I Southeast Region Championships, Charlottesville, November 15Men: XC: 73 JAYMEE DOMONEY 31:48; 87 MAX PEARSON (U20) 31:59; 104 GRANT ANDERSON 32:17; 112 JAKE LONSDALE 32:28; 169 CALLUM WILSON 33:35. Women: XC: 160 RHIAN PURVES (U20) 22:59; 182 TESS MASSELINK 23:11; 204 AMBER SCOTT (U20) 23:40.NCAA Division I West Region Championships, Colfax. November 15Men: XC: 22 JAMES WEST 30:09; 52 LOGAN REES 30:45; 52 JONATHAN SHIELDS 31:00; 62 SAM STEVENS 31:09; 86 NATHAN DUNN (U20)

31:33. Women: XC: 38 GRACE BROCK (U20) 20:49; 43 PHILIPPA BOWDEN 20:57; 58 ANNA TAIT 21:08; 113 DANIELLE ROWLINSON 21:46; 162 VICTORIA WEIR 22:26.NCAA Division I South Central Region Championships, Fayetteville, November 15Men: XC: 8 JORDAN ROWE 30:26; 18 JACK GOOCH 30:54; 32 LIAM BURTHEM 31:21; 49 DECLAN NEARY 31:43; 83 JOEY CROFT (U20) 32:38; 101 HARRY HALFORD 32:59; 106 THOMAS COE 33:02. Women: XC: 14 KATY-ANN McDONALD (U20) 21:22; 37 JULIE EMMERSON 22:16; 45 KATY WHITEOAK 22:26; 116 JESSICA FOX 24:02; 121 KATIE ASTIN 24:16; 129 MYA TAYLOR (U20) 24:43; 133 HOLLY ROBERTS (U20) 24:50NCAA Division 1 Great Lakes Region Championships, Madison, November 15 EUAN MAKEPEACE continued his good form with a fine second place.Men: XC: 2 EUAN MAKEPEACE 30:06; 59 BALDVIN MAGNUSSON 31:55; 76 JACK MEIJER (U20) 32:14; 77 RYAN SHARKEY 32:16; 121 DANIEL

LAWTON 33:03. Women: XC: 47 EMILY SMITH 21:29; 139 ESME DAVIES (U20) 22:57NCAA Division 1 Mountain Region Championships, Salt Lake City, November 15Men: XC: 100 MAX WHARTON 33:37; 112 TOBY COOKE 34:04. Women: XC: 12 POPPY TANK 20:20; 17 BELLA WILLIAMS 20:28; 25 HANNAH NUTTALL 20:43; 98 SCARLET DALE (U20) 22:27.NCAA Division I Midwest Region Championships, Stillwater, November 15Men: XC: 2 THOMAS GEORGE 30:43; 3 PATRICK DEVER 30:47; 8 ISAAC AKERS 31:04; 9 CAMERON FIELD 31:06; 11 SCOTT BEATTIE 31:10; 63 BEN POTRYKUS 32:18. Women: XC: 17 SARAH CHAPMAN 21:11; 57 ALICE NEWCOMBE 22:02NCAA Division I South Region Championships, Tallahassee. November 15Men: XC: 62 DECLAN MCMANUS 32:00; 117 FINN BIRNIE (U20) 33:13. Women: XC: 12 JODIE JUDD 20:36; 88 CHARLOTTE CROOK (U20) 22:08; 135 BETHAN EVANS 22:54

DONAD MIRALLE

Jim Walmsley: American win in the men’s long distance race

PICTURES: WMRA/MARCO GULBERTI

Las Vegas provided a colourful backdrop to its marathon

Joe Dugdale: under-20 gold


CROSS-COUNTRY

NOVEMBER 17BERKS, BUCKS & OXON CROSS-COUNTRY ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS, Reading, BerkshirePROSPECT PARK saw the re-launched event, for clubs within the boundaries of the three counties, attract a bigger entry than in recent years, Martin Duff reports.

For the second time in successive weekends, Reading’s Jess Gibbon had a runaway victory in a women’s race. First it was in the Hampshire Women’s League while here the 23-year-old led team mate Anna Boniface by well over a minute as their club took the team medals too.

Alex Muir of Newbury had a much narrower win in the men’s race as he moved up from sixth last year to win by around 100m from Reading’s Daniel Thorne.

The younger age groups saw Windsor’s Will Barnicoat again lead his club to a team victory. Following their English cross-country relays win at Mansfield, victory was his here by more than a minute. Such was Windsor’s domination in this age group that hat took all three sets of team medals.

Ethan Scott, who was fastest on the final leg at Mansfield, comfortably added the U15 boys’ event but his team lost out to Bracknell on last scorer.Men: 1 A Muir (Newb) 32;21; 2 D Thorne (Read) 32:44; 3 J Gregory (Read RR) 32;49; 4 A Miell-Ingram (Radley) 34:12; 5 S Sirillo (WSEH) 33;19; 6 C Gillett b(Read) 33;20; 7 C O’Neill (Newb) 33:21; 8 H Read (Abing) 33;35; 9 S Fisher (Abing) 33:51; 10 J Knight (Newb, M45) 33:53; 11 D Clark (Wyc P) 33:54; 12 S Briggs (Read RR, M40) 33;58; 12 A Rennie (Read, M45) 33:59; 14 J Craggs (Newb) 34:02; 15 R O’Brien (Read) 34:06; 16 M Borgnis (Brack, U20) 34:10; 17 K Gilfedder (Wyc P) 34:19; 18 P Cullar (WSEH, U20) 34:36; 19 L Bushby (Wyc P) 34;49; 20 R Morris (Read RR) 34:50U20: 3 O Hall (Brack) 35:01; 4 T Draper (T Kennet) 35:08; 5 T Nike (Read) 35:08; 6 C Todd (W Horse) 35:36M40: R Hallifax (Head RR) 37:55. M45: 3 P Jegou (W Horse) 38:17. M55: P Jewell (Read RR) 38:55TEAM: 1 Newbury 96; 2 Reading 109; 3 Read RR 123; 4 Wycombe P 130; 5 Abingdon 249; 6 Bracknell 262; 7 Newbury B 279; 8 Read RRB 331; 9 Head RR 332; 10 Newbury C 436U17: 1 W Barnicoat (WSEH) 16:27; 2 S Hodgson (WSEH) 17:33; 3 D Spencer (WSEH) 17:45; 4 B Cumberland (Radley) 17:48; 5 D Connolly (WSEH) 17:56; 6 L Hynes (WSEH) 17:57; 7 A Spear (WSEH) 18:08; 8 C Broadbent (Brack) 18:11; 9 R Miell-Ingram (Radley) 18;16; 10 E Henderson (WSEH) 18:18TEAM: 1 WSEH 6; 2 WSEH B 18; 3 WSEH C 33; 4 Radley 38; 5 Bicester 45; 6 Bracknell 46 U15 TEAM: 1 E Scott (WSEH) 10:50; 2 W D’Arcy (Radley) 10:55; 3 S Marney (Brack) 10:56; 4 E Enser (Brack) 11:03; 6 L Birdseye (WSEH) 11:03; 7 S Johnson (WSEH) 11:08; 8 A Dias (Brack) 11:13; 9 C Parker 11:4; 10 O Snoxall (Read) 11:20TEAM: 1 Bracknell 13; 2 WSEH 13; 3 Reading 32; 4 Bracknell B 40; 5 Radley 41; 6 WSEH B 45U13: 1 B Dewer (WSE) 10:33; 2 D Lewis (Brack) 10:27; 3 J Titmas (Brack) 10:40; 4 N Rollins (WSEH) 10:45; 5 G Branston (WSEH) 10:46; 6 M Hibbins (WSEH) 10:51; 7 C Morgan (Abing) 11:09; 9 F Walton (Radley) 11:16; 10 C Cumberland (Radley) 11:18TEAM: 1 WSEH 10; 2 WSEH B 30; 3 Radley 31; 4 Bracknell 37; 5 Reading 40; 6 Reading B 61Women: 1 J Gibbon (Read) 18:51; 2 A Boniface (Read) 20:11; 3 M Jones (WSEH, U20) 20:19; 4 S Unwin (Mann (Read, W45) 20:23; 5 L Marlow (Brack) 20:44; 6 L Street (Wyc P, W35) 20:55; 7 A Wills (Brack, U20) 21:08; 8 J Franklin (Newb,

W40) 21;13; 9 C Percival (Read RR) 21:33; 10 E Savory (WSEH, U20) 21:24; 11 Y Ryder (Newb) 21;49; 12 L Rycroft (W Horse, U20) 22;15; 13 r Allen (Newb, W45) 22:26; 14S Holmes (Read) 22:27; 15 L Ambridge (Brack) 22:28; 16 H Walker (Read) 22:31 W45: 2 H Pool (Read RR) 22:59. W60: J Davies (Read RR) 23:53TEAM: 1 Reading 7; 2 Bracknell 27; 3 Newbury 32; 4 WSEH 39; 5 Reading B 47; 6 Read RR 50; 7 Read RR B 82; 8 Head RR 82; 9 Reading C 90; 10 Newbury B 117U17: 1 J Young (WSEH) 19:22; 2 A Young (WSEH) 20:06; 3 A Baines (Brack) 20:33; 4 N Harris (Read) 20:44; 5 K Clutterbick (WSEH) 20:53; 6 L Robertson (Newb) 21:36; 7 E Van Heerde (WSEH) 21:42; 8 N lee (Read) 21:51; 9 N Bedlington (Abing) 21;55; 10 H Landon (WSEH) 22:24TEAM: 1 WSEH 8; 2 Reading 25; 3 Abingdon 34; 4 WSEH B 34; 5 Bracknell 34; 6 Reading B 55U15: 1 C Dewar (WSEH) 11:49; 2 O Martin (Abing) 12:02; 3 R Clutterbck (WSEH) 12:08; 4 J Robertson (Newb) 12:29; 5 F Ruffels (WSEH) `12:31; 6 E Newman (Read) 12:33; 7 H Haldane (Read) 12:35; 8 T Westbrook (Abing) 12:46; 9 E Elson (Read) 12:54; 10 F Willcox (WSEH) 12:59TEAM: 1 WDSEH 9; 2 Reading 22; 3 WSEH B 33; 4 Abingdon 47; 5 WSEH C 49; 6 Bracknell 52 U13: 1 I Martin (Abing) 11:03; 2 I Thorpe (Brack) 11:13; 3 K Fraser (Brack) 11:14; 4 S Chapman (WSEH) 11:26; 5 M Fieldsend (Brack) 11:29; 6 E Powell (Abing) 11:43; 7 E Symonds (WSEH) 11:58; 8 R Davies (Radley) 12:11; 9 H Thomson (WSEH) 12:18; 10 E Ryan (Read) 12:20 TEAM: 1 Bracknell 10; 2 WSEH 20; 3 Reading 37; 4 Abingdon 37; 5 Radley 41; 6 Reading B 56

LINCOLNSHIRE RUNNER LEAGUE, Match 3, GranthamJAKE RICHARDSON led his Lincoln Wellington club to a team victory in a league where their seniors usually give the event a miss, Martin Duff reports.

The women’s race saw an inaugural win for Grantham junior Savannah Brooks.Men: 1 J Richardson (Linc W) 32:07; 2 J Dalmer (Granth) 32:53; 3 J Carlisle (Clee) 33:03 4 D Hunter (Linc & D) 34:33; 5 W Tucker (Granth, U20) 34:42; 6 D Allworthy (Linc W, M40) 35:28; 7 C Limmer (Granth RC) 35:43; 8 M Skelton (Clee) 36:07; 9 S Roberts (Newark, gst) 35:13; 10 L Holloway (Bev, M45) 36:23M45: 2 M Sands (Skeg) 37:34. M50: N Coney (Linc W) 37:04TEAM: 1 Linc W 19; 2 Grantham RC 20; 3 Cleethorpes 26 U17: 1 R Rodell (Granth) 25:12; 2 E Rodell (Grath) 25:43; 3 M James (Bourne) 26:36TEAM: Grantham 9U15: 1 J Humphries (Linc W) 16:51; 2 O James (Bourne) 17:03; 3 J Pemberton (Granth) 17:59U13: 1 O Cooney (Linc W) 12:03; 2 J Humphries (Linc W) 12:15; 3 T Morris (Linc W) 13:24; 4 L Barker (Bourne) 13:41; 5 F Picher (Linc W) 13:43; 6 T Broadley (Granth) 14:27TEAM: Linc W 6U11: 1 A Hutton (Slea) 4:31; 2 J Lane (Granth) 4:39; 3 C Proudlove (Bev) 4:42TEAM: Sleaford 13Women: 1 S Brooks (Grath, U20) 27:03; 2 C Cooney (Linc W, W35) 27:06; 3 P Downing (Mable, W35) 28:02; 4 E Thorpe (Linc W) 29:02; 5 I Hobday (Granth, U20) 30:33; 6 B Harris (Linc & D) 31:36; 7 L Warnes (Linc & D) 31:43; 8 A Cooper (Bourne, U20) 32:32W45: L Hobson (Slea) 32:38. W50: E Hindley (L&D) 33:52TEAM: 1 Grantham 22; 2 Linc W 24; 3 Linc & D 29U17: 1 H Williams (Linc W) 27:14; 2 T Gorry (Humb Tri) 29:14; 3 H Braybrook (Granth) 30:25U15: 1 H Taylor (Bourne) 19:25; 2 L Hirst (Slea) 19:35; 3 I Walby (Barton) 19:40; 4 N McBride (Linc W) 19:47; 5 S Timms (Grath) 19:49; 6 A Frick (Boston) 20:30

U13: 1 E Richardson (Barton) 14:17; 2 J Frick (Bost D) 14:41; 3 E Barker (Barton) 14:59; 4 E Holloway (Bev) 15:07; 5 O Marshall (Granth) 16:00; 6 R Clarke (Clee) 16:10TEAM: Sleaford 37 U11: 1 I Panter (Linc W) 4:59; 2 C Fields (Linc W) 5:0H Jackson (Granth) 5:09TEAM: Linc W 7

SCOTTISH BORDERS SERIES, GalashielsOverall (4M approx): 1 E Lennon (C’thy) 23:25; 2 R Anderson (Tev) 23:44; 3 C Fordyce (U20) 24:04; 4 O Chepelin (HBT) 24:29; 5 C Smith 24:39; 6 R Gardiner (U20) 24:52; 7 A Mcvey (C’thy) 25:03; 8 M Wilkinson (Lauder) 25:06; 9 C Bullen (E Loth, U20) 25:18; 10 C Donnelly (Cambus, M60) 25:24M70: M Goddard 33:51TEAM: 1 C’thy 25; 2 HBT 35; 3 Lauder 47; 4 Gala 55; 5 Muss 66Women: 1 S Barr (Lauder, W40) 27:19; 2 R Halliday (Dunb) 28:01; 3 K Maxwell (Gala) 28:05; 4 G Carr (Moorf, W40) 30:09; 5 J Johnstone (Gala, W40) 30:13; 6 C Moss (Moorf, W50) 30:40W60: H Spenceley (C’thy) 37:57TEAM: 1 Gala 21; 2 Lauder 22; 3 Moorf 50; 4 C’thy 56; 5 Tweed S 67

WEST MIDLAND YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUE, Warley WoodsU17 men (4.8km): 1 W Kay (Merc) 17:28; 2 P Clisham (Cov) 17:42; 3 T Tyler (R&N) 17:47; 4 H Mayne (B&R) 17:48; 5 A Veloso (SSH) 17:50; 6 R Shields (Bir) 17:50; 7 S mcFall (Bir) 17:51; 8 J Cooper (Bir) 17:52; 9 D Murphy (SSH) 17:58; 10 J Hope (R&N) 18:15U15 (3.2km): 1 A Adams (Strat) 12:03; 2 H

Faizey (SSH) 12:13; 3 F Robins (Bir) 12:21; 4 A Dickson (Bir) 12:28; 5 J O’Leary (SSH) 12:32; 6 T Hawley (Bir) 12:38; 7 B Papworth (Hale) 12:48; 8 G Hope (RSC) 12:49; 9 D Evans (R&N) 12:54; 10 J Wakefield (RSC) 12:54U13 (2.5km): 1 O Ulfig (W&B) 9:33; 2 T Lucas (Tip) 9:34; 3 A Tilt (R&N) 9:41; 4 M Bevins (B&R) 9:42; 5 K Fellows (Tip) 9:43; 6 A Burgess (Bir) 9:48; 7 O Cresswell (Bir) 9:50; 8 T Scrivens (Nun) 9:58; 9 C Smith (Bir) 10:00; 10 N Sanders (B&R) 10:03U11 (1.6km): 1 F Jones (W&B) 6:35; 2 N Homer (RSC) 6:53; 3 Z Tisdale (RSC) 6:57U17 women (4km): 1 G Campbell (Strat) 16:44; 2 L Hackett (W&B) 17:01; 3 L Carey (RSC) 17:11; 4 E Taylor (Bir) 17:36; 5 N Hatfield (B&R) 17:50; 6 L Semple (Bir) 17:54; 7 O Bailey (Nun) 17:55; 8 L Roberts (Hale) 18:02; 9 S Hill (R&N) 18:05; 10 M Davies (W&B) 18:08U15 (3.2km): 1 I Price (W&B) 13:34; 2 M Jacks (R&N) 13:43; 3 G Golinski (SSH) 13:48; 4 A Hartshorn (Hale) 13:53; 5 C Marshall (Strat) 13:56; 6 O Robinson (Strat) 14:03; 7 S Duval (RSC) 14:04; 8 T Searle (Bir) 14:10; 9 I Plant (D&S) 14:12; 10 J Charlton (Tip) 14:15U13 (2.5km): 1 I Jones (W&B) 10:03; 2 R Kind (W&B) 10:19; 3 S Williams (W&B) 10:37; 4 M White (W&B) 10:39; 5 A Hamilton (Bir) 10:42; 6 O Allen (RSC) 10:47; 7 N Hillard (Strat) 10:50; 8 C Sharman (Tam) 10:57; 9 A Kind (W&B) 10:58; 10 Z Asbury (W&B) 11:00U11 (1.6km): 1 T Latham (RSC) 7:28; 2 T Parkin (Strat) 7:32; 3 M Beeton (RSC) 7:43

NOVEMBER 16CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CUPPERS, Gog Magog HillsMen (10km): 1 P Crout (SB) 30:59; 2 N Shreeve

(C&C) 31:14; 3 J Massingham (Roth) 31:17; 4 J Smith (Camb U) 31:31; 5 G Gathercole (AFD) 31:42; 6 W Ryle-Hodges (SB) 31:52; 7 J Carr (THH) 31:58; 8 J Edgerton (Camb U HH) 32:06; 9 L Hollom (Camb U HH) 32:31; 10 J Gray (Camb U) 32:33; 11 A Rigby (New M) 32:37; 12 T Kearns (SB) 32:43; 13 R Waddy (Camb U HH) 32:57; 14 J Cara (Kett) 33:17; 15 M Ramsay (Norw) 33:25; 16 H Silverstein (HW, U20) 33:35; 17 S Lee (Kent) 33:52; 18 R Brown (THH) 34:27; 19 A Harrington (B&B, U20) 34:35; 20 M Harris (Camb U) 34:36U20: 3 M Poynting (Camb U) 34:49Women (6.4km): 1 P Barker (Ton, U20) 22:30; 2 N Bridson Hubbard (B&B) 22:31; 3 E Ruane (Herts P) 23:02; 4 N Scott (AFD) 23:05; 5 L Shanahan (Camb U) 23:52; 6 F Bunn (Abing) 24:24; 7 H Greenwood (MKDP) 24:56; 8 E Fennelly (Camb U) 25:01; 9 F Wiggins (Camb U) 25:07; 10 E Bradley (Camb U HH, U20) 25:17; 11 R Temple (Camb U) 25:35; 12 G Miles (Camb U HH) 26:13; 13 H Corden (Stock H, U20) 26:18; 14 I Harrison (Camb U) 26:47; 15 L Thompson (Camb U) 26:51

EASTERN COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS, Keysoe, BedfordshireTIA WILSON, the South of England champion and Inter-Counties silver medallist, was the stand out athlete in a meeting that also included the Eastern Veterans championships, Martin Duff reports.

The Bedford & County runner, who was third in the Milton Keynes round of the British Cross Challenge earlier in the month, comfortably took the women’s race from Basildon U17 twins Megan and Madison Harris.

Whilst Rob Elmore won the men’s race,

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RESULTS CROSS-COUNTRY

Georgina Campbell: winning at Warley Woods

DAVID GRIFFITHS


LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS, Parliament HillYOUTH triumphed over experience in the men’s race while the women’s contest was one of the closest in recent years, Steve Roe reports.

The women went first and at the top of the first hill Jackie Skinner and Holly Dixon were leading the field of over three hundred.

Rebecca Piggott had made, by her own admission, a slow start but then took over at the front midway through the first lap, and at the end of it just held the lead from Dixon and Yasmin Goater.

All three tried to go clear in the closing stages. Piggott’s first attempt did not really shake off the others and her next on the final downhill – by which time Dixon had lost ground – was not enough to see off Goater.

So it was down to the closing straight, the last few hundred yards, and there a final big effort from Piggott, who had finished fifth in the two previous years, clinched her the title.

London Heathside won the team race – as they did both last year and in 2017.

The men’s race quickly developed into Seyfu Jamaal, who is 19, versus 42-year-old Chris Smith.

Jamaal, from north London via Ethiopia, led Smith by three seconds after one lap. Former winner Dean Lacy was third both then and throughout but never really threatened the leaders.

Smith, who has won this race four times, got to within a second of Jamaal at one stage, but the younger man used the third lap to open a decisive lead. He then cruised the final lap and in due course won handsomely.

Jamaal also took the U20 title, in fact he won it for the second year, and with Tom Aldred, Charles Hardy and Roger Maidment was a team winner for Heathside. Smith, who as an individual has stood on the podium eight times in this event (four wins, twice second and twice third) led silver medal winning Thames Valley Harriers.Men (10km): 1 S Jamaal (Lon Hth, U20) 36:10; 2 C Smith (TVH, M40) 36:38; 3 D Lacy (Camb H) 36:47; 4 T Aldred (Lon Hth, M40) 36:52; 5 S Renfer (High) 37:16; 6 F Slemeck (HW) 37:27; 7 B Massey (Camb H) 37:30; 8 T Clyde (TVH) 37:43; 9 C Hardy (Lon Hth) 37:51; 10 A McGrady (VP&TH) 37:59; 11 F Johnson (HW) 38:08; 12 J Ramm (Dulw) 38:10; 13 O Newton (TVH) 38:30; 14 A Penney (HW) 38:40; 15 M Cameron (TVH) 38:47; 16 R Henderson (Bed C) 38:50; 17 P Chambers (High) 39:03; 18 R Maidment (Lon Hth, M45) 39:18; 19 A Barrington (VP&TH) 39:20; 20 J Hotham (VP&TH) 39:26; 21 H Ahmed (HW, M35) 39:27; 22 J Cordwell (VP&TH, M40) 39:31; 23 J Clark (HW, M35) 39:37; 24 X Gruot (HW, M35) 39:40; 25 H Bedhiafi (Fulham) 39:46; 26 J Frias (Serp) 39:47; 27 J Vogel (Serp) 39:53; 28 A Butler (Herne H) 39:55; 29 H Torry (Serp, M40) 39:57; 30 J Dickenson (Herne H) 39:58; 31 A Millbery (Lon C AC) 40:00; 32 B Tolputt (Serp) 40:02; 33 T Grimes (E Lon, M35) 40:06; 34 P Wright (Rane, M35) 40:07; 35 L Laylee (Herne H) 40:09; 36 A Falconer (SoC) 40:14; 37 N Monroig (Serp) 40:15; 38 J Meiklejohn (THH) 40:17; 39 C Mason (W4H, M35) 40:24; 40 M Branco (Serp, M35) 40:26; 41 D Brewer (B&B) 40:27; 42 S Cornforth (VP&TH) 40:27; 43 S Wurr (Herne H, M40) 40:29; 44 O Edwards (SB, M40) 40:29; 45 A McCarron (QPH, M40) 40:30; 46 J Slingsby (Lon C AC) 40:31; 47 A Chau (High) 40:32; 48 J Lane (Lon C AC) 40:35; 49 E Gault (Lon Hth,

M35) 40:37; 50 M Ismail (Herne H, M35) 40:40; 51 M Prior (Ilf, U20) 40:41; 52 S Fabes (VP&TH, M35) 40:41; 53 T Gardner (Ilf, M35) 40:47; 54 C Selya-Hammer (VP&TH, M35) 40:47; 55 D Isaacs (High) 40:49; 56 P Brown (E Lon) 40:50; 57 E Catmur (THH, M35) 40:59; 58 P Dyson (VP&TH) 41:07; 59 D Kennedy (B&B) 41:09; 60 F Melloni (Lon Hth) 41:11; 61 M Hughes (VP&TH) 41:13; 62 E Brown (E Lon) 41:19; 63 K Doulis (Lon Hth) 41:19; 64 T Crowley (High) 41:20; 65 J Pewter (Herne H) 41:24; 66 O Garner (Strag) 41:25; 67 J Laybourn (High) 41:27; 68 G Coombes (Ilf, M45) 41:30; 69 P Lighting (Kent, M35) 41:31; 70 J Hutchison (Eton M, M35) 41:34; 71 A Petrescu (Morn) 41:34; 72 R Vallance (TVH) 41:36; 73 J MacDonald (Camb H, M35) 41:37; 74 A Hutchison (Hill, U20) 41:37; 75 M Cartwright (Herne H) 41:49; 76 D Jones (VP&TH, M35) 41:51; 77 J Horrex (TVH) 41:53; 78 J Elliott (Herne H) 41:59; 79 J Cooper (Harrow, M45) 42:00; 80 B Donnelly (Newc) 42:02; 81 P Gould (Lon Hth) 42:03; 82 M Gupta (LFR) 42:05; 83 B Allen (Trent P) 42:08; 84 L Baynton (Ben) 42:10; 85 G Low (TVH, M50) 42:11; 86 C Jones (Harrow) 42:11; 87 J Bartram (THH) 42:17; 88 J Bewley (VP&TH, M35) 42:22; 89 A Sweet (Lon Hth, M35) 42:25; 90 J Brotchie (Herne H) 42:27; 91 J Abel (W4H, M35) 42:28; 92 D Lewin (HW) 42:28; 93 T Stottor (Lon Hth) 42:29; 94 J Deane (High) 42:29; 95 B Boxer (Barn) 42:29; 96 R Macdonald (Rane) 42:32; 97 C Bayliss (Tri Lon) 42:32; 98 L Ercolani (B&B, M45) 42:34; 99 J Whitebury (Eal E) 42:35; 100 M Bell (Clap C) 42:47

M45: 5 S McAndie (Fulham) 43:09; 6 D Reader (Camb H) 44:09. M50: 2 K Klidzia (SoC) 43:50; 3 M Potter (Lon Hth) 44:02; 4 J Ratcliffe (Herne H) 44:31;. M55: 1 M Stone (SoC) 44:46; 2 A Abrha (Lon Hth) 45:03; 3 R Rigby (SB) 46:09; 4 M Constantinou (Coll) 46:35. M60: 1 M Quirke (QPH) 51:37; 2 J Black (Eton M) 51:54; 3 M Fletcher (Strag) 53:00;. M65: 1 A Roberts (Serp) 52:02; 2 J Lockspeiser (Serp) 53:08. M70: 1 M Mann (Dulw) 56:34TEAM: 1 London Heathside 32; 2 Thames Valley H 38; 3 Hercules Wimbledon 52; 4 Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets 71; 5 Serpentine RC 114; 6 Highgate H 124; 7 Herne Hill H 143; 8 Cambridge H 221; 9 Thames Hare & Hounds 225; 10 London City AC 288 Women (6km): 1 R Piggott (Lon Hth) 23:12; 2 Y Goater (High) 23:15; 3 H Dixon (Camb H) 23:19; 4 J Skinner (Fulham, W40) 23:34; 5 E Butcher (High) 23:48; 6 L Bromilow (Mil K, W35) 23:50; 7 I Franco (TVH, U20) 23:55; 8 C Baker (TVH) 24:01; 9 L Ashe (Harrow) 24:05; 10 E Headley (Clap C) 24:08; 11 E Jeanes (Trent P) 24:12; 12 R Penfold (Fulham) 24:16; 13 M Simmonds (Tri Lon) 24:21; 14 E Mace (Dulw, W35) 24:25; 15 O Desborough (Lon Hth) 24:34; 16 E Divetain (Lon Hth) 24:44; 17 N Sheel (Serp) 24:47; 18 J Wedmore (Herne H) 24:47; 19 C Grima (HW, W40) 24:50; 20 R Serafini (Lon Hth) 24:52; 21 F de Mauny (Herne H, W35) 24:55; 22 M Barnes (Lon Hth) 24:56; 23 S Ainley (TVH) 25:00; 24 G Bailey (Have) 25:13; 25 V Walker (High) 25:20; 26 E Reichert (Lon Hth, W35) 25:21; 27 S Flanagan (Eton

M, W40) 25:23; 28 H Somani (VP&TH) 25:24; 29 L Thompson (Fulham) 25:25; 30 H Wells (Hill) 25:30; 31 A White (Lon C AC) 25:30; 32 J Saunders (Fulham) 25:33; 33 M Gibson (Eal E, W35) 25:35; 34 A Critchlow (W4H, W50) 25:36; 35 S Winter (Strag, W45) 25:36; 36 J Hall (VP&TH) 25:37; 37 K Clark (VP&TH, W35) 25:38; 38 L Wenninger (High, W35) 25:43; 39 E Stavreski (THH, W45) 25:44; 40 A Leach (B&B, U20) 25:49; 41 M Maddick (QPH, W35) 25:51; 42 H Cooper (Clap C, W35) 26:01; 43 M Miaskiewicz (Dulw, W35) 26:02; 44 S Sinclair (Herne H) 26:03; 45 K Balme (Herne H, U20) 26:13; 46 S Finnigan (Fulham) 26:14; 47 F Ross (Rane) 26:17; 48 R Dervan (Clapham Pioneers) 26:19; 49 L Walland (Fulham, W35) 26:21; 50 A Buchanan (THH, W40) 26:24W40: 5 H Weir (VP&TH) 26:34; 6 F Lynam (Fulham) 27:14; 7 S Cant (Strag) 27:18. W45: 3 D Norman (E&E) 26:59; 4 E Harris (Rane) 27:07; 5 A Flack (Fulham) 27:56. W55: 1 A Purnell (HW) 27:39; 2 A Norris (Dulw) 27:56. W60: 1 L Conway (Hill) 30:01; 2 C White (Lon Hth) 30:34; 3 P Fischer (Hill) 32:43. W65: 1 M MacDonald (Camb H) 38:55TEAM: 1 Lon Hth 52; 2 High 70; 3 Fulham RC 77; 4 TVH 111; 5 Herne Hill 128; 6 VP&TH 153; 7 Clapham Chasers 199; 8 Dulwich Runners 218; 9 Thames H&H 240; 10 Tri London 257

LONDON YOUTH GAMES, Parliament HillU17: 1 A Samuels (Red) 16:47; 2 O Bright (Lewis) 16:56; 3 M Musa (Barn) 17:08; 4 T Archer

(Hack) 17:19; 5 J Kramer (Cam) 17:24; 6 T Brash (Brom) 17:33; 7 L Hodge (Rich) 17:36; 8 J Evans (Hack) 17:37; 9 J Harrison (South) 17:46; 10 J Brook (Rich) 17:48TEAM: 1 Richmond 33; 2 Southwark 67; 3 Hackney 67U15: 1 J Taylor (South) 10:34; 2 S Nesbitt (Rich) 10:36; 3 S Greenstein (Barn) 10:36; 4 C Norman (Croy) 10:40; 5 S Maund (Rich) 10:40; 6 M Smith (Brom) 10:45; 7 A Hamud (Hill) 10:46; 8 C Chilton (South) 10:48; 9 A Ferrari (Enf) 11:05; 10 J Prince (South) 11:07TEAM: 1 Southwark 19; 2 Bromley 37; 3 Richmond 46U13: 1 T Harmer (Croy) 7:25; 2 G Stubbs (Barn) 7:29; 3 Z Jones (Barn) 7:37; 4 A Middleton (Brom) 7:41; 5 O Buchan (Lamb) 7:43; 6 J Lee-Baum (Lamb) 7:44; 7 A Lennon (Sutt) 7:44; 8 B Moss (H&F) 7:47; 9 K Sriskandarajah (Wand) 7:51; 10 J Healy (Brom) 7:53TEAM: 1 Bromley 27; 2 Barnet 31; 3 Southwark 68U11: 1 L Pearson (Brom) 6:07; 2 F McLaren (Hav) 6:09; 3 A Phillips (Barn) 6:13TEAM: 1 Wandsworth 21; 2 Havering 31; 3 Richmond 34U17: 1 A Ives (Hav) 11:42; 2 E Weir (Mert) 11:49; 3 M Radus (Barn) 11:57; 4 M Blake (Har) 12:05; 5 G Clarke (Wand) 12:06; 6 A Barnes (South) 12:08; 7 Z White (Brom) 12:12; 8 N Toft (K&C) 12:13; 9 S Foley (Hav) 12:14; 10 A White (K&C) 12:17TEAM: 1 Barnet 39; 2 Bromley 46; 3 Wandsworth 53U15: 1 L Mannes Diaz De Carl (K&C) 7:53; 2 A Smith (K&C) 7:54; 3 P Bowen (South) 7:57; 4 A Weightman (Barn) 8:00; 5 L Weisz (Mert) 8:07; 6 I Chadwick (Har) 8:15; 7 L Meers (Brom) 8:16; 8 R Higgins (Hav) 8:17; 9 M Maeda (Red) 8:19; 10 M Coleman (CoL) 8:19TEAM: 1 Havering 35; 2 Kensington & Chelsea 35; 3 Bromley 41U13: 1 A Reid (Red) 7:44; 2 A Abdirahman (Hill) 8:03; 3 S Sahai (South) 8:05; 4 F White (Sutt) 8:14; 5 V Marshall (Lamb) 8:18; 6 A Richards (Green) 8:20; 7 H Munday (Har) 8:20; 8 I Fornasari-Watkins (Har) 8:21; 9 M Mooney-Clarke (Brom) 8:22; 10 M Slattery (Brom) 8:23TEAM: 1 Bromley 31; 2 Haringey 31; 3 Havering 54U11: 1 L Jones (Hav) 6:43; 2 V Varden (Har) 6:43; 3 E Smith (South) 6:45TEAM: 1 Havering 36; 2 Lambeth 39; 3 Wandsworth 61

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The women climb the first hillPICTURES: CHRIS D’MAUNY

Seyfu Jamaal leads from Chris Smith and Dean Lacy


RESULTS CROSS-COUNTRY CROSS-COUNTRY / FELL

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it was second-placed Simon Coombes who annexed the masters title.Men (12km): 1 R Elmore (L Buzz) 41:25; 2 S Coombes (Bed C, M45) 41;40; 3 A Bowler (NHRR) 42:49; 4 S Williams (Stow) 43;15; 5 A Southward (St Ed, M40) 43:23; 6 P Farmer (Ampt, M40) 43:31M45: 2 T Farmer (Hunts) 44:16. M50: 1 R McKee (Hunts) 45:13; 2 J Bell (L Buzz) 45:39. M55: R Mangham (LoS) 51:56Eastern Vets Champs: 1 Coombes; 2 P MacKarell (L Buzz, M35) 44:08; 3 FarmerM50: McKee. M55: ManghamM60 (7km): 1 P Thompson (C&C) 24:23; 2 D Darnell (Hunts) 25:00; 3 D Frampton (Bed C) 26:30U20: 1 C Bowen-Jones (Dere) 27:42; 2 J Orrell (BRJ) 28:29; 3 C Hiscock (Hunts) 31:15U17: 1 T Henson (St Ed) 27:41; 2 T Bridger (C&C) 21;14; 3 O Mills (Hunts) 22:02U15: 1 L Sullivan (St Ed) 12:52; 2 M Berry (St Ed) 13:46; 3 N Campton (Bed C) 13:48U13: 1 C Barnes (Bed C) 31:02; 2 J Tragmar (W Suff) 11:03; 3 J Dorbin (Thet) 11:21 Women: 1 T Wilson (Bed C, U20) 22:47; 2 Megan Harris (Bas, U17) 23:22; 3 Madison (Harris (Bas, U17) 23;48; 4 J Smith (Bed C) 24;45; 5 G Buchanan (N Norf, U17) 26:08; 6 S Godfrey (W50) 26:28 W50: 2 K Cameron 29:30. W55: M McCarthy (W Suff) 28:25Eastern Vets Champs: 1 Godfrey; 2 McCarthy; 3 CameronU20: 3 N Perry (St Ed) 26:29U15: 1 N Simmons (Bed C) 15:30; 2 M Webb (Bed C) 16:25; 3 I Chesterton L Buzz) 16:38U13: 1 V Valentine (St Ed) 11:43; 2 L Farr (Bed C) 11:47; 3 R Foster (Bed C) 13:02

SCHOOLS INTER COUNTY, LilleshallCUMBRIA retained the Dave Sunderland Trophy for the best overall county at the nine-county meeting hosted this year by Shropshire at the National Sports Centre at Lilleshall.

They won three of the six age groups, with Cheshire second overall ahead of third-placed Merseyside. The Dave Sunderland Trophy was first awarded five years ago in memory of the former GB international coach, Staffordshire Schools team manager and county secretary.

Conditions underfoot were very heavy for much of the course after days of heavy rain, but that did not seem to affect Surrey’s Felix Vaughan who was an impressive winner of the intermediate boys’ race, with last year’s runner-up Fraser Sproul of Cumbria again finishing second with his team-mate Ben O’Dowd improving from seventh last year to take the bronze medal. A strong Merseyside

team who had all six scorers in the first 21 places comfortably took the team race from local rivals Cheshire.

Grace Roberts from Cheshire pulled off one of the shocks of the day as she won the intermediate girls’ race with 35 seconds to spare over her Cheshire team-mate Holly Weedall, the English Schools 1500m and National cross-country champion. Grace was third in the junior girls’ race at this meeting last season behind winner Weedall, who only moved into second place in the final 400m after she overtook Shropshire’s Beth Rawlinson who was eventually third. Despite Cheshire packing three girls in the top seven, they had to settle for second place in the team race to Cumbria.

Zoe Gilbody gave the home fans plenty to cheer about as she romped to a 22-second victory in the junior girls’ race ahead of a trio of Cheshire runners, who won the team race ahead of Surrey. She won the Year 7 girls’ race in this fixture last year and last week won the British Cross Challenge under-13 girls’ race at Milton Keynes.

The junior boys’ race was won by Surrey’s Matthew Pickering by five seconds ahead of Merseyside’s Liam McCay. Charlie Almond in third led Cumbria to the team title by just 2 points from Cheshire.

In the closest race of the day, Oliver Cresswell from West Midlands won with a second to spare over Merseyside’s Obi Kearney who in turn was a further second ahead of third-placed Seb Mason of Cumbria, who led Cumbria to their first team title.

Shropshire’s Beth Trow gave the home county an impressive start to the meeting as she was an impressive 24-second winner in the Year 7 girls’ race. West Midlands packed four girls into the first 11 places which really helped them win the team race ahead of Cumbria.U17 men (XC): 1 F Vaughan (Surrey) 20:14; 2 F Sproul (Cumb) 20:18; 3 B O’Dowd (Cumb) 20:34; 4 W Strickley (Mers) 20:51; 5 T Jones (Mers) 20:58; 6 J Wilson (Ches) 21:07; 7 R Rivero-Stevenet (Surrey) 21:10; 8 W Sutcliffe (Mers) 21:15; 9 D Murphy (W Mids) 21:18; 10 J Richardson (Ches) 21:22; 11 D Hayes (Mers) 21:25; 12 D Galloway (Shrop) 21:28; 13 H Cutler (Shrop) 21:31; 14 W Singleton (Shrop) 21:36; 15 G Loska (Staffs) 21:41; 16 S Mannings (W Mids) 21:42; 17 D Carney (Ches) 21:56; 18 Z Russell (Mers) 21:57; 19 R Kite (W Mids) 22:01; 20 J Bowen (Cumb) 22:03; 21 M Henderson (Mers) 22:07; 22 M Sunderland (Surrey) 22:10; 23 E Clowes (Staffs, U15) 22:12; 24 J Hale (Mers) 22:13; 25 T Tyler (Warks) 22:14; 26 T Roberts

(Ches) 22:15; 27 J Sispal (Warks) 22:19; 28 F White (W Mids) 22:20; 29 T Peters (Staffs) 22:22; 30 H Ross-Hughes (Mers) 22:23U15 (XC): 1 M Pickering (Surrey) 13:48; 2 L McCay (Mers) 13:53; 3 C Allmond (Cumb) 14:16; 4 J Spark (Ches) 14:27; 5 J O’Leary (W Mids) 14:30; 6 E Marshall (Ches) 14:31; 7 J Barker (Surrey) 14:32; 8 J Kinrade (Shrop) 14:41; 9 T Renwick (Cumb) 14:46; 10 M Bevins (Here & W) 14:47; 11 A Whitlock (Ches) 14:48; 12 A Edwards (Shrop) 14:50; 13 D Slaven (Surrey) 14:52; 14 J Redmond (Mers) 14:55; 15 A Lamb (Cumb) 14:56; 16 J Bernham (Mers) 14:56; 17 J Valkenburg (Surrey) 14:59; 18 K Hatcher (Cumb) 15:04; 19 L Bigland (Cumb) 15:06; 20 H Mclain (Ches) 15:11; 21 L Bradley (Staffs) 15:11; 22 J Barker (Cumb) 15:15; 23 R Price (Ches) 15:16; 24 J Williamson (Ches) 15:17; 25 K Fellows (W Mids) 15:20; 26 B Stret (Surrey) 15:22; 27 T Lucas (W Mids) 15:23; 28 W Walker (W Mids) 15:24; 29 T Scrivens (Warks) 15:24; 30 C Smith (Warks) 15:25U13 (XC): 1 O Cresswell (W Mids) 11:07; 2 O Keraney (Mers) 11:08; 3 S Mason (Cumb) 11:09; 4 O Kewley (Mers) 11:10; 5 J Bradley (Staffs) 11:12; 6 B Cronshaw (Mers) 11:19; 7 T Jackson (Shrop) 11:20; 8 W McNally (Cumb) 11:22; 9 P Moilliet (Surrey) 11:33; 10 S Hembry (Warks) 11:36; 11 S Rigby (Cumb) 11:37; 12 L Roberts (Cumb) 11:40; 13 N Wadsworth (Cumb) 11:41; 14 W Hembry (Warks) 11:43; 15 B Williams (Mers) 11:44; 16 H Hughes (Cumb) 11:49; 17 H White (Here & W) 11:50; 18 M Jewell (Cumb) 11:51; 19 D Garnett (W Mids) 11:52; 20 J Aitken (Ches) 11:53; 21 J Bevins (Here & W) 11:53; 22 W Etheridge (W Mids) 11:54; 23 G Tiffen Lowe (Cumb) 11:55; 24 A Mcnab (Ches) 11:57; 25 N Farmer (Surrey) 11:58; 26 A Bentham (Shrop) 11:58; 27 R Mack (Warks) 11:59; 28 J McCabe (Ches) 12:01; 29 G Bromley (Staffs) 12:04; 30 M Dawson (Staffs) 12:06U17 women (XC): 1 G Roberts (Ches) 14:30; 2 H Weedall (Ches) 15:05; 3 B Rawlinson (Shrop) 15:10; 4 K B. Jones (Mers) 15:20; 5 T Smyj-james (Warks) 15:37; 6 O Winder (Cumb) 15:38; 7 O Gregory (Ches) 15:40; 8 J Bowen (Surrey) 15:43; 9 E Kearney (Mers) 15:56; 10 L Lewis (Cumb) 16:04; 11 C Marshall (Warks) 16:07; 12 G Golinski (Warks) 16:08; 13 G O’dowd (Cumb) 16:13; 14 N Cannon (Cumb) 16:14; 15 I Ashcroft (Ches) 16:15; 16 I Downes (Shrop) 16:16; 17 B Taylor (Surrey) 16:17; 18 L Saxon (Here & W) 16:20; 19 L Bednall (Staffs) 16:21; 20 B Jones (Shrop) 16:24; 21 S Lomas (Surrey, U15) 16:25; 22 A Hartshorn (Here & W) 16:32; 23 K Valkenburg (Surrey) 16:36; 24 B Dyall (W Mids) 16:37; 25 I Hadley (Surrey) 16:46; 26 E Hudson (Ches) 16:47; 27 G Heath (Cumb) 16:49; 28 E Fildes (Mers) 16:53; 29 J Charlton (W Mids)

16:59; 30 E Ranger (Here & W) 17:01U15 (XC): 1 Z Gilbody (Shrop, U13) 13:18; 2 C Roberts (Ches) 13:40; 3 H Smith (Ches) 13:43; 4 R Dilworth (Ches) 13:52; 5 T Brown (Surrey) 13:55; 6 P Wells (Surrey) 14:12; 7 G Bell (Cumb) 14:15; 8 A Aberley-Barker (Staffs) 14:16; 9 Z Girling (Surrey) 14:17; 10 S Smith (Cumb) 14:21; 11 S Cowan (Cumb) 14:22; 12 A Hamilton (W Mids) 14:24; 13 F Evans (Cumb) 14:24; 14 E McMutrie (Mers) 14:28; 15 S Osborn (Surrey) 14:30; 16 H Bain (Ches) 14:31; 17 L McLaren (Staffs) 14:35; 18 A Gale (Ches) 14:36; 19 L Newell (Shrop) 14:42; 20 K Pomerleau (Warks) 14:43; 21 V Isaacs (Surrey) 14:44; 22 G Monkhouse (Cumb) 14:45; 23 M Jacks (Warks) 14:48; 24 L Mico (Here & W) 14:51; 25 N Hillard (Warks) 14:53; 26 G Fordham (Surrey) 14:53; 27 F Cooke (Ches) 14:53; 28 A George (Warks) 14:59; 29 T Searle (Warks) 15:02; 30 K Bennett (W Mids) 15:04U13 (XC): 1 B Trow (Shrop) 7:44; 2 M McGuigan (Staffs) 8:08; 3 K Collins (Cumb) 8:09; 4 C Nee (W Mids) 8:11; 5 M Hoshiko (Mers) 8:12; 6 M White (W Mids) 8:15; 7 R Gildaley (Cumb) 8:16; 8 E Barker (Cumb) 8:17; 9 E Bierton (Shrop) 8:22; 10 Z Asbury (W Mids) 8:23; 11 F Brusch (W Mids) 8:24; 12 E Karalius (Ches) 8:25; 13 K Ealdon (Surrey) 8:26; 14 E Jha (Ches) 8:28; 15 E Milner (Surrey) 8:31; 16 O Houlston (Shrop) 8:32; 17 S Haslam (Mers) 8:33; 18 M Pugsley (Shrop) 8:33; 19 A McIntosh (Cumb) 8:33; 20 C Mccarney (Staffs) 8:34; 21 C Brook (W Mids) 8:35; 22 C Lunt (Staffs) 8:36; 23 F Cole (Staffs) 8:36; 24 L Robins (Here & W) 8:36; 25 P Sneider (Ches) 8:39; 26 F Lee (Ches) 8:40; 27 S Grundy (Mers) 8:41; 28 L Smith (Cumb) 8:43; 29 Z Brouhton (Ches) 8:46; 30 J Henderson (Surrey) 8:47

LIVINGSTON AAC OPEN SERIES, Dechmont Law ParkOverall (3.8km): 1 F Holman (Living, U17) 13:10; 2 M Mclure (Dunf, U17) 13:29; 3 M Johnston (C’thy) 13:41; 4 M Newton (Kinr, M45) 13:53; 5 L MacIver (Living, U17) 13:59; 6 J Marshall (Living, U17) 14:02; 7 F Morris (Living, U17) 14:33; 8 K Craig (Living, W) 14:54; 9 B Hobbs (Moorf, W) 14:55; 10 E Maciver (Living, U17) 15:24; 11 A Bennet (PH Racing, U17) 15:25; 12 C Tweedie (Living) 15:33; 13 R Arthurs (Living) 15:34; 14 D Scott (Lass, M40) 15:34; 15 J Macdonald (PH Racing, U17) 15:37; 16 A Taylor (Unatt) 16:28; 17 G Gilhooley (Tm E Loth) 16:32; 18 D Burns (Aird, U17W) 16:44; 19 S Prevost (Living, U17W) 16:48; 20 A Morris (Living) 16:50; 21 A Murray (Tm E Loth) 17:01; 22 Z Dunn (Living, U17W) 17:29Women: 1 Craig 14:54; 2 Hobbs 14:55; 3 Burns 16:44; 4 Prevost 16:48; 5 Dunn 17:29U15 (2.4km): 1 E Frame (Living) 8:22; 2 R Russell (Fife, U15W) 8:54; 3 J Scott (Aird) 9:02; 4 O Meikle (Lass, U15W) 9:03; 5 R Simm (Living) 9:30; 6 E MacFarlane (Pit, U15W) 9:44; 7 H Todd (Law, U15W) 10:04; 8 M Kyle (Dunf, U15W) 10:09; 9 D Drylie (Dunfermline T&F) 10:48; 10 S Foster (Lass, U15W) 11:01; 11 M Turnbull (Dunfermline T&F, U15W) 11:13; 12 R Small (Living, U15W) 11:5U13 (1.7km): 1 R Whitworth (Living) 5:45; 2 R Taylor (Lass) 6:01; 3 D Cuthbert (Dunfermline T&F) 6:03; 4 E Stark (Perth) 6:06; 5 G Cook (Dund H, U13W) 6:16; 6 A Baillie (Pit, U13W) 6:20; 7 C Newton (Dunf) 6:21; 8 J Collings (Tm E Loth) 6:22; 9 M Butler (Living) 6:25; 10 M Harley (Dunf) 6:26; 11 G Wilson (Aird, U13W) 6:28; 13 A Foster (Lass, U13W) 6:30;; 15 E Scott (Lass, U13W) 6:39; 16 J Donnelly (VPCG, U13W) 6:43U11 (1.3km): 1 S Robertson (Living, U11W) 6:01; 2 T Fish (Unatt) 6:15; 3 K Adam (Living) 6:16U11 (1.3km): 1 R Laing (VPCG) 5:19; 2 D Fletcher (Tm E Loth) 5:22; 3 J Macleod (C’nauld, U11W) 5:23; 5 L Buchan (Harm, U11W) 5:30; 6 N Corrie (Harm, U11W) 5:31; 7 J Anderson (Falk, U11W) 5:33

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY BRAID HILLS RACES, Edinburgh

Overall (10km): 1 K Jones 29:58’ 2 K Wood 32:42; 3 E Brown 32:04 MEN’S TEAM: 1 Edin U 55; 2 Dur U 68; 3 C’thy 70Women 1 J Elgood 36:19; 2 J Stephen 27:58; 3 H Stroud 39:30TEAM: 1 Leeds U 525; 2 Edin U 631; 3 Dur U 647

NOVEMBER 13LONDON UNIVERSITY & COLLEGES LEAGUE, Wimbledon CommonSt MARY’S students Izzy Fry and Ellis Cross used this race as part of their preparations for the European Championships cross country trials this coming weekend and both posted impressive wins, Tom Pollak reports.

Fry, 19, a second year sports science student, repeated the win she achieved on her inaugural colleges league appearance in last season’s final race at Wormwood Scrubs in February. She dominated the race to gain a comfortable win over second race winner Georgia Curry (Imperial).

Fry, who finished fourth in the European U20 Championships 5000m in Sweden last July on her GB debut, was running on Wimbledon Common for the first time in what was also her first colleges league race of the winter.

After finishing 100m clear she said: “I liked the course. It was very hilly and quite muddy.” Fry, who under her experienced coach Mick Woods is covering around 50 miles a week in training, was given special permission to race as was the winner of the men’s event, Ellis Cross, also a student at St Mary’s and coached by Woods.

In the men’s race over two laps, Cross shared the early pace with first race winner Tom Butler (St Mary’s) before pushing on to win by almost 100m, repeating his success over the same course in 2016.

He did this after putting in a 70-minute 11 miles training session in the morning.

“It was a bit churned up and dodgy underfoot,” said the 2016 England junior champion, adding: “It was very challenging, up and down most of the way with a fair bit of mud - typical cross country.” He finished 15th in the European under-23 championships in Italy in 2016 and the following year was fifth in the European under-23 1000m championship in Poland.Reuben Hoyte (Royal Holloway College) and Madelyn Huston (University College) on the London University men’s and women’s titles decided in conjunction with the league races.Men (9.4km): 1 E Cross (AFD) 31:29; 2 T Butler (SB) 31:47; 3 S Johnson (Bir) 32:08; 4 W Stockley (Belg) 32:32; 5 O Newton (TVH) 32:44; 6 J Lyne (S Lon) 32:57; 7 H Hart (TVH) 33:05; 8 N Faulkner (High) 33:12; 9 J Pomfret (Sun, U20) 33:31; 10 R Hoyte (Phoe) 33:40; 11 M Ormay (Imp C, U20) 33:45; 12 S Atkins (Have, U20) 33:59; 13 T Bayley (Exe) 34:08; 14 J Dickenson (Herne H) 34:12; 15 J Fox (Read, U20) 34:33; 16 M Snowdon (SMU) 34:45; 17 W Marshall (Kings C) 34:52; 18 L Maisonobe (Imp C) 34:59; 19 E Bell (Imp C) 35:11; 20 O Dickins (Lud) 35:17; 21 M Hamilton (Imp C) 35:22; 22 C McFadzean (TVH) 35:28; 23 S Wilkinson (SMU) 35:29; 24 L Vandamme (Barts) 36:17; 25 J Cai (UCL) 36:28; 26 W Sawtell (Wey SP) 36:45; 27 J Ulrich (Reading) 36:46; 28 J Warren (Imp C) 36:46; 29 W Mclean (UCL) 36:58; 30 H Stiff (S Lon, U20) 37:14TEAM (5-to-score): 1 St Mary’s University 983; 2 Imperial College 965; 3 Imp C B 912; 4 Reading Univ 907; 5 University College 853; 6 Imp C C 836; 7 St Bartholomew’s Hospital 812; 8 Imp C D 772; 9 King’s College 744; 10 St George’s Hospital 736Standings after 3 matches: 1 SMU 2931; 2 Imp C 2904; 3 Imp C B 2735; 4 Read U 2663; 5

The first three in the inter boys’ race at Lilleshall: Fraser Sproul, winner Felix Vaughan and Ben O’Dowd

JEFF MANSON


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NOVEMBER 17ARNSIDE KNOTT, Far ArnsideOverall (6M/1093ft): 1 S Harrison (Bowl)39;05; 2 M Briggs (N’land F, U21) 39:14; 3 S Swarbrick (Bowl, M40) 39:52; 4 M Gregory (Leven V, M40) 40:01; 5 P Mather (Lons) 40:11M60: D Griffin (Helm, H) 45:10. M70: A Kenny (Ach ClC) 63:02Women: 1 A Conway (Kend) 44:00; 2 J Darigala (P’stone FPR, W50) 46:52; 3 J Oates (Helm, H) 47:08W60: C Kevan (Kend) 60:45. W70: M Rosen (L&M) 70:55

NOVEMBER 16RUN THE LINE, Lamb Doyle’sOverall (13km/350m): 1 J McAuley (Crus) 58:35; 2 W Swords (Crus, M40) 58:46; 3 B Campbell (Sp’world, M40) 59:42; 4 O Fletcher (Rah Sham, M40) 59:47; 5 J Benson (Tallaght) 59:55; 6 T Gray 62:30M50: E Flood 71:18. M60: J Durham 89:33Women: 1 S McConnon (DSD) 62:49; 2 M O’Sullivan 69:42; 3 J Wilson (Sp’world, W40) 70:59; 4 A Ni Mhaoileoin 73:50W50: C O’Connell 80:12. W60: Y Mulreid (Trim) 1:52:26Overall (13km/350m): 1 B Cronin 2:10:47; 2 K Lane (M40) 2:10:54; 3 A Hennessy (K’finane, M40) 2:11:03; 4 D Foley 2:11:04; 5 M McConnell 2:12:48; 6 M Drozdziok (M40) 2:13:54M50: E Keith (Sp’world) 2:16:01Women: 1 E Wheeler (Glens, W40) 2:34:22; 2 P McLoughlin (Le Cheile, W40) 2:35:30; 3 J Algar (Mullingar) 2:39:22; 4 R Burgess (W40) 2:46:29

TWO RIGGS, KeswickOverall (9km/300m): 1 Billy Cartwright (Mat) 39:51; 2 B Townshend (Kesw) 39:56; 3 C Bell (Kesw) 40:06; 4 R Regan (Eden) 42:15; 5 M

Atkinson (Kesw) 42:42M40: M Reedy (Amble) 44:28M50 C Knowles (Edin) 48:44. M60: P Pearson (N Fells) 50:42. M70: J Downie (Kesw) 60:03Women: 1 N Jackson (Ribb) 45:46; 2 S Adkin (Amble) 46:17; 3 S Taylor (Helm ,H, W40 48:24W50: J Darigala (P’stone FPR) 52:51. W60: M Ockenden (Bowl) 66:06. W70: L Malarkey (Kesw) 73:03

BINGLEY HARRIERS V CYCLISTS, Dowley GapOverall (5.5M/827ft, runners’ positions): 1 N Edmondson (Ilkley) 36:02; 2 J Cummings (Ilkley) 37:15; 3 M Malyon (Bail)

38:39; 4 O Beilby (Wharf, M40) 39:29; 5 M Dillon (Tm OTE) 40:01M50: G Devine (P&B) 44:47. M60: M Ayers (N’land F) 53:14Women: 1 A Wall (Horsf) 43:44; 2 C Murphy 46:46; 3 L Stuart (Horsf) 47:28W40: N Benson (Ilkley) 48:33. W60: B Weight (Bing) 57:23

PENMAENMAWR, GwyneddOverall (16.1km/594m): 1 J Hartley (B Combe) 74:09; 2 G Roberts (Eryri) 74:42; 3 O Williams (Eryri) 75:46; 4 D Griffiths (Rhed Heb) 77:43; 5 D Appleton (Anabas MC) 78:12M45: C Near 84:14. M50: M Reynolds (Mercia)

90:52. M55: J Emberton (Calder V) 95:57. M60: I Edgar (Rhed Ery) 99:35. M65: A Duncan (Bowl) 1:50:33. M75: G Fielding (Eryri) 2:12:49Women: 1 M Grant (Eryri) 82:29; 2 S Williams (Rhe Heb, W40) 88:42; 3 A Rowlands (Eryri, W45) 90:26W55: J Scarf (Calder V) 1:47:55. W60: J Leonard (Tod) 2:03:09

NOVEMBER 10RUN BOLTON ABBEY, BoltonOverall (21.08km/502m): 1 S Shaw 93:32; 2 C Garvey (Knave) 94:10; 3 A Shuttleworth (M45) 94:19; 4 S Ellison 95:09; 5 E Evans 95:38; 6 A Cairns (Skip) 97:10

M50: P Taylor 1:44:07. M55: J Gunnee 1:52:03. M60: M Westman (Bing) 2:06:50Women: 1 A-S Pierre (UYTC) 1:47:05; 2 R Leary (Norf G) 1:57:04; 3 T Marshall 2:01:31; 4 M Goodall 2:02:12W40: J Steele 2:03:02. W50: S Hargreaves 2:12:24. W55: H Powell 2:32:38. W60: V Anslow (Welling) 2:47:13. W65: D Newton 2:52:45Overall (16km/370m): 1 T Brook (N’ram P) 71:05; 2 T Chadwick (Skip) 71:08; 3 M Peck (Spen) 73:07; 4 J Stephenson (Gosf) 73:20; 5 N Wilson 73:51M45: M Blakeley (R’hay) 75:59. M55: D Lord (Traw) 78:44. M60: M O’Brien (Stain) 90:04. M65: I Smith (Bolt) 98:52Women: 1 J Lorento 80:36; 2 A Young (Hyde P) 81:43; 3 F Swann (Traw, W45) 82:28W50: J Bryant (Ilkley) 95:19Overall (10km/203m): 1 J Ridding 44:39; 2 S Headley (K&C, U20) 46:30; 3 T Richards (Shrews, U20) 46:43; 4 R Godwin-Suttie (UYTC) 47:10; 5 L Appleyard (Wharf) 47:31; 6 S Barker 49:04M40: D Peel (Holc) 49:08. M45: G Irvine 49:44. M50: R Douglass 55:43. M55: B Ford 56:10. M65: J Wheldon (Bail) 58:24Women: 1 A McKechnie (Q’bury) 53:11; 2 N Jackson (R’hay) 53:16; 3 L Dockerty 53:51; 4 M Allen 56:13W40: J Cole (N’wram P) 59:56. W50: S Pritchard 62:12. W60: J Gribbin 69:51. W65: J Holmes 71:53

NOVEMBER 9KNOCKFARREL HILL RACE (inc. North District Championships), StrathpefferOverall (8km/365m): 1 R Gollan (E Suth) 4:21; 2 G Bee (I’ness) 42:51; 3 J Ward (HHR) 43:25; 4 D Rowe-Leete 43:52; 5 A Comber (Dees R, M40) 45:43M50: D Gallie (HHR) 47:14Women: 1 C Morrison (HHR, W40) 48:12; 2 C Marwick (I’ness) 49:01; 3 B Nadin (HHR) 53:48

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Imp C C 2537; 6 UCL 2501; 7 Barts 2328; 8 Imp C D 768; 9 KCL 2297; 10 UCL B 2194Women (4.7km): 1 I Fry (Newb, U20) 17:32; 2 G Curry (TVH) 17:58; 3 L Wright (Card, U20) 18:08; 4 G Juknyte (AFD) 18:19; 5 C Baker (TVH) 18:27; 6 M Huston (UCL) 18:35; 7 L Ponziani (Lag V, U20) 18:37; 8 A Wisking (UCL) 18:42; 9 N Edmunds (Hast) 18:54; 10 A Vermeulen (Imp C) 19:00; 11 R Male (UCL) 19:14; 12 I Van Den Bossche (Imp C) 19:14; 13 N Jain (Barts) 19:22; 14 Y Ryder (Newb) 19:27; 15 R Pease (VP&TH) 19:31; 16 L Nichols (Bed C, U20) 19:50; 17 A Leach (SMU) 19:54; 18 Z Stiby (Poole R, U20) 20:02; 19 C Tevendale (Hallam) 20:13; 20 M Nutt (UCL) 20:19TEAM (4-to-score): 1 Imp C 584; 2 SMU 578; 3 UCL 570; 4 Barts 520; 5 Imp C B 506; 6 Read U497; 7 UCL B 487; 8 London School of Economics 476; 9 KCL 425; 10 St George’s 423Standings after 3 matches: 1 Imp C 1754; 2 SMU 1709; 3 UCL 1687; 4 Barts 1542; 5 Imp C B 1539; 6 Read U 1525; 7 UCL B 1427; 8 LSE 1423; 9 Imp C C 1321; 10 Royal Veterinary College 1277LONDON UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS (in conjunction)Men: 1 Hoyte; 2 Dickenson; 3 Marshall; 4 Vandamme; 5 Cai; 6 Sawtell; 7 McLeanTEAM (4-to-score): 1 UCL 26; 2 Barts 38; 3 UCL B 64; 4 Royal Holloway College 68; 5 St George’s 75; 6 KCL 77Women: 1 Huston; 2 Wisking; 3 Edmunds; 4 Male; 5 Jain; 6 Pease; 7 Stiby

TEAM (3-to-score): 1 UCL 6; 2 Barts 22; 3 UCL B 24; 4 LSE 41; 5 UCL C 53; 6 KCL 63

NORTHERN POLICE LEAGUE, DalemaineOverall: 1 G Scott (Pol, M40) 31:59; 2 G Wynn (Pol) 33:57; 3 J Graham (Pol) 34:22; 4 R Jenkin (Pol) 34:50; 5 K Hazeleer (Pol, M40) 35:24; 6 A Baglee (Pol, M45) 35:30; 7 P Slingsby (Pol) 35:39; 8 W Marshall (Pol) 36:43; 9 R Mavin (Pol, M50) 36:47; 10 P Johnson (Pol, M45) 37:31M45: 3 S Kirkpatrick (Pol) 38:48. M60: 1 R Unwin (Pol) 39:30. M65: 1 A Brown (Pol) 48:09. M70: 1 D Needham (P’stone) 64:19Women: 1 N Iddon (Pol) 39:08; 2 N Paxon (Pol) 40:37; 3 H Mcpeake (Pol) 41:19; 4 R Love (Pol, W50) 42:15; 5 L Winter (Pol, W40) 42:23; 6 C Samuel (Pol) 43:16; 7 K Wedgewood (Pol, W35) 43:35; 8 H Mavin (Pol, W50) 44:08; 9 S Morrison (Pol) 49:57; 10 J Brown (Pol, W50) 50:03W65: 1 H Mitchell (Dews) 57:22

NOVEMBER 10CHARLES STANLEY WESTWARD LEAGUE (Inc CORNWALL COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS), NewquayOverall (5.04km): 1 J Ponter (Taun, U17) 17:08; 2 I Murray (Corn, U17) 17:35; 3 E Mitchell (Corn, U17) 17:50; 4 L Hamley (N Dev, U17) 17:55; 5 N Burton (Corn, U17) 18:03; 6 B McCartney (N&P, U17) 18:15; 7 T Heal (Taun, U17) 18:16; 8 S Ponter (Taun, U17) 18:22; 9 A Leworthy (N Dev,

U17) 18:38; 10 L Ratcliffe (Corn, U17) 18:42; 11 W Russell (Tav, U17) 18:43; 12 S Priday (Okehampton, U17) 18:49; 13 L Chamberlain (Exe, U17) 18:55; 14 H Tregenza (Corn, W) 18:57; 15 D Dayman (N Dev, U17) 18:59; 16 I Wood (Corn, U20W) 19:04; 17 C Howard (Exe, U20W) 19:24; 18 M Lambourne (Exe, U17) 19:30; 19 E O’Grady (Harrow, W) 19:46; 20 J Milsom (Bide, U17) 19:48; 21 M Begley (Torb, U17) 19:51; 22 D Parkin (N Dev, U17) 19:52; 23 H Blair (Ply, W) 19:56; 24 C Olford (N Abb, U20W) 19:57; 25 C Perry (Erme, W45) 20:05; 26 E Stepto (Corn, W45) 20:15; 27 S Hoskin (Mile H, W35) 20:22; 28 L Downing (Corn, U17) 20:26; 29 J Meek (Win, W40) 20:29; 30 F Corrick (S Molt, U20W) 20:33Women: 1 Tregenza 18:57; 2 Wood 19:04; 3 Howard 19:24; 4 O’Grady 19:46; 5 Blair 19:56; 6 Olford 19:57; 7 Perry 20:05; 8 Stepto 20:15; 9 Hoskin 20:22; 10 Meek 20:29; 11 Corrick 20:33; 12 R Malthouse (TRP, W35) 20:39; 13 W Chapman (Corn, W40) 20:47; 14 S Reed (Yate, U20) 20:48; 15 J Fisk (Tav, W35) 20:55; 16 S Munday (W’bury, U20) 20:57; 17 A Yetton (Ply H, W35) 20:59; 18 L Mitchell (Corn, U20) 21:00; 19 K Higginson (Ply U) 21:01; 20 P Pitcarin-knowles (Corn) 21:04W40: 3 H Anthony (Teign) 21:14. W45: 3 J Allison (Ply H) 21:22. W50: 1 Z Morrall (Corn) 21:47; 2 S Crozier (Torb) 24:49; 3 H Ratcliff (Torb) 25:08. W55: 1 R Crowle (E Corn) 22:15. W60: 1 M Blair (Torr) 24:51; 2 J Duncan (Newq RR) 27:15. U20: 8 E Burt (N&P) 21:16; 9 M O’Hanlon (Hean) 21:32; 10 T Sullivan (Ply) 21:45.. U17: 1

I Leigh (Corn) 21:12; 2 C Lister (Corn) 21:29; 3 T McDowell (Tav) 21:46; 4 C Brown (Taun) 22:00; 5 S Pirie (N Dev) 22:34; 6 E Kedzior-MacDonough (Tav) 23:00; 7 H Leman-Liberal (Torb) 23:06; 8 K Phillips (Ply) 23:10; 9 L Parrott (Wadebridge Sch) 23:23; 10 R Benney (Corn) 23:33Men (9.44km): 1 T Merson (Exm H) 31:00; 2 A Richmond (Bide) 31:01; 3 M Jenkin (Bide, M40) 32:03; 4 T Brewer (Mile H, M35) 32:30; 5 J Gilby (Ply H, M40) 32:40; 6 S Goodchild (Corn, U20) 32:56; 7 T Chamberlain (Holm, U20) 32:57; 8 B Neale (TRP) 33:07; 9 M Yates (Corn) 33:09; 10 J Andrews (TRP) 33:21; 11 R Hanley (Corn) 33:25; 12 C Rimmer (TRP) 33:32; 13 R Ellis (Exm H) 33:39; 14 H James (N Dev, U20) 33:41; 15 B Hadera (Exm H) 33:51; 16 P Smith (Corn, M45) 33:53; 17 J Barnett (Corn) 34:01; 18 A Tripp (Exeter University) 34:08; 19 J Dry (Corn) 34:16; 20 C Snook (Corn, M40) 34:32; 21 A Hatchard (Exm H, M40) 34:46; 22 J Cutlan (StA RR) 34:52; 23 A Gupta (Corn, U20) 34:56; 24 D Angell (Mile H, M35) 34:58; 25 A Martin (Mile H, M35) 35:00; 26 C Crawford (Exe) 35:05; 27 J Morant (Hayle) 35:07; 28 M Smerdon (TRP) 35:08; 29 T Carthey (Corn) 35:09; 30 P Whear (Corn, M50) 35:11M45: 2 K Walker (Newq RR) 35:21; 3 I Gooding (Bide) 35:31.. M50: 2 T Wright (Corn) 35:42; 3 A Ball (Corn) 37:40. M55: 1 M Exley-Deane (Tav) 37:29; 2 N Cookson (Hayle) 37:37; 3 S Anderson (Ply) 38:02. M60: 1 R Drage (Tav) 39:34; 2 H Marsden (Exm H) 41:26. M65: 1 K Summers (Erme) 46:30; 2 I Page (Okehampton) 47:41;. U20: 5 H Mier (Corn) 35:15; 6 L Cotterill (N&P)

35:34; 7 A McCartney (N&P) 35:43; 8 O Randall (S’end) 35:48; 9 M Railton (Corn) 36:17; 10 J Alcock (Torb) 37:09U15 (3.64km): 1 Z Clemens (Corn) 12:56; 2 T Jones (Ply) 12:58; 3 W Pengelly (N Dev) 13:08; 4 B Williams (N&P) 13:28; 5 A Reid (Tav) 13:38; 6 L Mills (Corn) 13:45; 7 M Richards (Okehampton) 13:46; 8 E Dix (Tav) 14:00; 9 J Hardy (Hayle) 14:09; 10 S Oakshott (Erme) 14:11U13 (2.94km): 1 C Oliveira (N Dev) 10:42; 2 T Capps (Exe) 10:59; 3 M Standen (N Dev) 11:00; 4 J Webb (Corn) 11:04; 5 A Smith (Exe) 11:06; 6 R Bowden-Inoue (N&P) 11:18; 7 H Birchall (Exe) 11:32; 8 N Heal (Taun) 11:38; 9 A Mallett (Corn) 11:40; 10 L Trubridge (Bodmin Dragons TC) 11:42;U11 (1.64km): 1 W Birchall (Exe) 5:59; 2 B Hutchings (Ply) 6:18; 3 J Peters (Corn) 6:24U15 girls (3.265km): 1 M Luke (Corn) 12:22; 2 A English (Corn) 12:57; 3 K Shanley (N&P) 13:00; 4 I Farquharson (Torb) 13:06; 5 K Harries (Exe) 13:08; 6 A Jose (Corn) 13:17; 7 A Riggott (Tav) 13:32; 8 L Broomby (Exe) 13:44; 9 M Lister (Corn) 13:46; 10 C Walker (Tav) 13:49U13 (2.94km): 1 M Shorey (Ply) 11:16; 2 H Reid (Ply) 11:24; 3 G Clarke (SPD) 11:31; 4 F Woodhead (Bide) 11:33; 5 M Gilbey (Ply) 12:00; 6 N Harris (Corn Sch, U15) 12:09; 7 M Jones (Ply) 12:18; 8 J Eccleston (Corn) 12:26; 9 V Tank (Ply) 12:31; 10 B May (Erme) 12:36U11 (1.64km): 1 S Clarke (Bodmin Dragons) 6:33; 2 E Foster (N Dev) 6:43; 3 N Tamblyn (N&P) 6:45

Edmondson and Wall win Harriers v CyclistsNathan Edmondson: wins at Dowley Gap

DAVE WOODHEAD


EAST SUSSEX SUNDAY LEAGUE, Black Cap, Lewes, East SussexOverall (8km): 1 M Edmonds (Hast R) 28:24; 2 T Meanwell (Lewes, M40) 28:40; 3 J Teece (Central P) 28:42; 4 M Barry (Central P, U20) 28:59; 5 M Bradford (Lewes, M40) 29:41; 6 P Woodward (Crow, M35) 30:19; 7 D Bradford (Lewes) 30:26; 8 J Keddie (Uck, M40) 30:30; 9 B Pepler (Lewes) 30:59; 10 G Berry (Wimb W, M40) 31:25; 11 T Clewley (Phoe) 31:29; 12 J Bryant (Crow) 31:39; 13 A Vaughan (Lewes, M40) 31:42; 14 M Britton (W’hurst) 31:44; 15 M Goodman (Hast R, M45) 31:54M45: 2 A Perkins (W’hurst) 32:43; 3 A Mclennan (Lewes) 32:43. M50: 1 J Clarke (W’hurst) 32:00; 2 D Barzee (Hast R) 32:29; 3 R Curtis (Lewes) 33:11. M55: 1 I Fines (Lewes) 34:16; 2 C Brant (Hast) 35:00; 3 R Marriott (Uck) 35:20. M60: 1 A Buckle (W’hurst) 34:01; 2 G Purdye (Hail) 36:22; 3 A Lee (Hast R) 36:58. M65: 1 A Chitty (Lewes) 40:36. M70: 1 B Hughes (Lewes) 42:49; 2 A Kemp (W’hurst) 47:20; 3 B Archer (Crow) 51:36Women: 1 S Clusker (Hast) 32:46; 2 A Ellis (Hail, W40) 33:29; 3 L White (TTemp, W35) 33:45; 4 S Fry (E’bne, W45) 34:32; 5 A Tolmachova (Crow, W35) 35:32; 6 L Lumber (Eastbourne Rovers and Bodyworks, W50) 36:29; 7 L Goldsmith (Hail, W40) 36:40; 8 H Sida (Lewes, W50) 36:42; 9 M Lailaw (Unatt, W35) 36:51; 10 A Johnson (Central P, W45) 37:02W40: 3 C Harvey (Crow) 38:52. W45: 3 G Wheeler (Meads Runners) 38:30. W50: 3 J Coles (Hast R) 39:38. W55: 1 S Morris (H’field) 38:02; 2 J Hughes (Arena) 40:35. W60: 1 A Ingram (Lewes) 46:01. W65: 1 M Austin-olsen (Polegate Plodders) 47:39. W70: 1 S Huggett (Hast R) 50:21TEAM (M&W combined): 1 Lewes 1266; 2 Crowborough 1378; 3 Hailsham 1700; 4 Heathfield 1752; 5 Bex Tri 1898; 6 Eastbourne 1978; 7 Wadhurst 1982; 8 Central Pk 2020; 9 Hast R 2021; 10 PR Seaf 2119; 11 Tempo Tri 2661; 12 Meads 2917; 13 Bexhill 2993; 14 Hastings 3270; 15 BRF 3488; 15 Arena 3862Standings after 2 matches:: 1 Lewes 2; 2 Crowborough 3 Hailsham 6; 4 Bex Tri 10; 5eq Cent Pk/ Heathfield 12; 7 eq Eastbourne/Hast R/PR Seaf/Wadhurst 16; 11 Bexhill 24; 12eq Meads/Tempo Tri 25; 14 Hstings 26; 15 Bright Tri 30; 16 Arena 32U17 (3.8km): 1 F Jones (Phoe, U15) 15:08; 2 I Guirdham (Uck, U15W) 15:09; 3 H Sankey (E’bne, U15W) 17:33; 4 E Ayden (Crow, U15W) 17:42; 5 B Smith (Central P, U15) 18:04; 6 M Brant (Hast, U15W) 18:19; 7 R Coppard (Crow) 18:44; 8 C Hannam (Eastbourne Rovers and Bodyworks, U15W) 19:16U13 (2.2km): 1 F Goodman (Hast) 7:06; 2 I Korchev (E’bne) 7:45; 3 J Greenwood (Central P) 8:01; 4 J Wakefield (Meads Runners) 8:04; 5 J Stiles (Crow) 8:08; 6 L Alexder-pye (Crow) 8:14; 7 F Lumber-fry (Eastbourne Rovers and Bodyworks, U11) 8:26; 8 B Collins (Bexhill, U13W) 8:41; 9 D Pring (Lewes, U13W) 8:41; 10 D Coppard (Crow, U11W) 8:52

EAST YORKSHIRE LEAGUE, Drewton WoodsMen: TEAM: 1 E Hull 74; 2 CoH 90; 3 Brid 152; 4 Pock 168; 5 Bev 194; 6 Driff 28; 7 Selby 239; 8 Goole 257

LORD WANDSWORTH SERIES, HookOverall (8km): 1 A Hamilton (BMH, M45) 31:11; 2 B Gray (Unatt, M50) 33:35; 3 M Howard (Hart RR, M40) 33:49; 4 H Fieldsend (Brack, U17) 35:14; 5 P Pensegood (Black W) 36:21; 6 P De Luca (Litledown Harriers, M40) 36:35; 7 B North (Black W, W) 36:42; 8 R Sutcliffe (Unatt, M50) 37:40; 9 S Scott (Hart RR, W35) 39:11; 10 R Jackson (Fleet, M40) 39:28M50: 3 A Freestone (Black W) 40:36. M60: 1 D Hamed (Black W) 43:25Women: 1 North 36:42; 2 Scott 39:11; 3 N

Shaylor (Alton, W35) 42:04; 4 L Joyce (Black W) 42:13; 5 P May (Hart RR, W35) 43:15; 6 I Soljak (Trail Running Association) 43:20; 7 R Scott (Fleet, U17) 44:08; 8 B Howard (Unatt, U17) 45:28; 9 C Howard (Hart RR, W35) 48:13; 10 D Duncalf (Fleet, W45) 48:2U15 (4.5km): 1 O Webb (Fleet) 18:38; 2 C Kirkby (G&G, U15W) 19:17; 3 B Richards (Fleet) 21:04; 4 M Brucciani (BMH) 22:57; 5 J Fieldsend (Unatt, U15W) 25:46U13 (3km): 1 L Roots (West London Track & Field, U13W) 12:34; 2 A Richards (Fleet) 12:58U11 (1.5km): 1 C Wilson (Win) 5:56; 2 P Taylor (Win, U11W) 6:00; 3 B Stearm (Unatt) 6:05; 4 S Murray (Win) 6:14; 5 K Scott (Walton, U11W) 6:17; 11 E Richards (Fleet, U11W) 7:02

RYSTON RUNNERS OPEN LEAGUE, Shouldham WarrenOverall (9km): 1 R Simmonds (Ryst) 30:13; 2 J Kaiser (Norw, M45) 30:27; 3 R Ebbs (Ryst, M45) 30:46; 4 B Keeley (Ryst) 31:02; 5 A Metcalfe (Ely, M35) 31:09; 6 K Vaughan (Thet, M55) 32:02; 7 L Wade (Norw, M45) 32:13; 8 C Holland (Dere) 32:16; 9 M Stone (B’ville, M45) 32:20; 10 W Winter (Unatt) 32:27M40: 1 T Levinson (Ely) 33:18; 2 S Burge (Unatt) 33:43; 3 R Hill (Ely) 33:46. M50: 1 A Mcdonald (LonelyGoat) 34:20; 2 C Dunsmore (C&C) 34:48; 3 S Hardy (KLTC) 35:33. M55: 2 S Holmes (Camb T) 35:01; 3 T Savage (Ryst) 35:54;. M60: 1 R Morgan (St Eds) 39:09; 2 C Ritchie (C&C) 39:26; 3 K Howlett (Ryst) 40:03. M65: 1 N Dickins (PNV) 41:02; 2 M Brentnall (C&C) 41:06; 3 M Tayler (N’hant RR) 42:17. U20: 1 K McFarlane (Norw) 32:40Women: 1 C Cummings (Norw, W40) 34:27; 2 B Holland (Dere) 34:51; 3 R Cousins (W Norf) 34:58; 4 E Daly (Dere, W35) 35:43; 5 N Roger (Unatt, W45) 36:27; 6 L White (Thet, W40) 36:31; 7 S Schaefer (Thet, W40) 36:59; 8 K Guneratne (Unatt, W35) 37:18; 9 C Anthony (W Suff, W55) 37:27; 10 D James (KLTC, W45) 39:12W35: 3 C Wilshaw (Camb Tri) 40:19. W40: 4 L Paterson (B’ville) 39:31. W45: 3 S Stubbs (Norw) 40:50. W50: 1 J Packman (C&C) 40:12; 2 G Jordan (KLTC) 41:13; 3 L Marshall (Ryst) 41:46. W55: 2 D Marshall (St Eds) 48:07. W60: 1 J Morgan (St Eds) 46:22; 2 P Sparrow (Ryst) 49:37; 3 J Ashby (Ryst) 49:37U17 (5km): 1 C Wakefield (St Ed) 15:15; 2 A Banfield (Wym) 16:25; 3 H Packman (C&C) 17:51; 4 M Short (Norw, U17W) 17:53; 5 J Koulman (Ryst) 18:04; 6 O Burge (Ryst) 18:07; 7 R Booth (Ryst, U17W) 18:40; 8 A Gingell (W Norf, U17W) 19:06; 9 T Moore (Ryst, U17W) 21:17; 10 D Burge (Unatt) 21:33U15 (3km): 1 M Symonds (Norw, U15W) 11:24; 2 A Mukuya (Gt Yar, U13W) 11:49; 3 C Wing (Thet, U13) 11:52; 4 B Wilson (Thet, U13W) 11:53; 5 L Preston (Dere) 12:03; 6 E Abbott (Norw, U15W) 12:06; 7 I Williams (Norw, U15W) 12:14; 8 I Winslow (Harling, U15W) 12:16; 9 P Baddeley (Ely, U13W) 12:17; 10 A Findlay (Thet, U13) 12:31; 11 B Jordan-butler (Team Huub, U13W) 12:37; 12 C Pearman (Renegade Run, U13) 12:47U11 (2km): 1 J Linstead (Norw) 8:05; 2 F Kaiser (Norw) 8:06; 3 A Rowe (Ryst) 8:16; 4 O Best (St Martin) 8:37; 5 K Walpole (NNorfolk) 8:45; 6 L Kidman (KLTC/Greyfriar, U11W) 8:46; 7 K Mann (N’hant RR) 8:53; 8 S Allott (Wicklewood) 8:56; 9 L Heather (Norw, U11W) 8:57

SCUNTHORPE ANNUAL OPENMen (10.2km): 1 E Stones (Unatt) 34:25; 2 J Carlile (Clee) 35:44; 3 D Robinson (Scun, M35) 36:04; 4 S Spencer (Fitmums) 36:50; 5 J Skelton (Unatt) 38:00; 6 A Weaver (OTCF, M35) 38:14; 7 M Skelton (Clee, M40) 38:24; 8 B Plumpton (Clee) 38:48; 9 R Morris (Unatt) 39:04; 10 G Mann (Scun, M40) 39:40M40: 3 L Smith (Grim) 41:01. M65: 1 R Burton (Caist) 48:19U17 (6.4km): 1 C Stephenson (Clee) 23:09; 2 O Donkin (Bart D) 24:21; 3 W Parker (Clee)

29:57; 4 B Smith (Scun) 35:26U15 (4.5km): 1 E Vickers (Lincsquad) 16:33; 2 C Rielly (Bart D) 16:35; 3 L Walton (Goole Y) 16:58; 4 R Smith (Clee) 18:08; 5 L Trippit (Scun) 19:27U13 (2.7km): 1 G Wilson (Cleethorpe AC) 9:17; 2 K Davies (Scun) 9:51; 3 T Muir (Scun) 10:08; 4 T Sweeting (Gainsborough Morton Striders) 10:20; 5 Z Spencer (Gainsborough Morton Striders) 10:40; 6 L Trippit (Scun) 10:42; 7 J Wright (Clee) 10:46; 8 A Ryan (Bev) 10:59; 9 N Whiting (Bart D) 11:15; 10 F Gibbs (Ancholme Valley Triathlon) 11:22U11 (2km): 1 M Drummond (Gains) 8:13; 2 R Davies (Unatt) 8:26; 3 B Goodhand (Lincsquad) 8:31; Women (7.5km): 1 A Scales (Scun) 33:02; 2 B Taylor (Unatt) 34:07; 3 P Downing (Maplethorpe AC, W35) 34:48; 4 C Walsh (Goole Y, W40) 36:53; 5 R Eddison (Louth, W35) 38:56; 6 S Richardson (Barton + District AC, W35) 39:10; 7 T Mackie (Wolds Vet, W35) 39:42; 8 S Bainbridge (Bart D, W35) 39:43; 9 S Atkin (Bart D, W40) 40:38; 10 Z Goude (Scun, W35) 41:08U17 (6.4km): 1 H Reid (Clee) 26:54; 2 L Howden (Clee) 28:25; 3 O El Rakshy (Scun) 30:16; 4 J Foster (Scun) 31:44U15 (4km): 1 G North (KuH) 17:01; 2 A Campbellk (KuH) 17:49; 3 L Wright (Scun) 18:16; 4 M Whittaker (Scun) 18:51; 5 D Betts (Scun) 20:47U13 (2.7km): 1 E Richardson (Barton + District AC) 10:36; 2 O Althoft (Scunthorpe and District) 10:48; 3 E Bradley (Grim) 11:03; 4 I Stevens (Goole AC) 11:07; 5 L Greenwood (KuH) 11:28; 6 E Barker (Bart D) 11:32; 7 T Justice (Clee) 11:42; 8 E Cressey (Scun) 11:48; 9 R Clarke (Clee) 12:24; 10 A Peart (Clee) 12:31U11 (2km): 1 K Betts (Scun) 8:20; 2 J Betts (Scun) 9:51; 3 I Unswarth (KuH) 9:53

THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE, The BrocasOverall: 1 N Kevern (Brack) 32:20; 2 G Sobczyk (Burn J, M40) 33:25; 3 P Young (Windle Valley, M40) 33:49; 4 G Winning (Brack, M40) 34:00; 5 R Baylis (Datch) 34:12; 6 D Lee (Datch, M40) 34:32; 7 G Robinson (Sand J, M35) 34:42; 8 A Bennett (M’head) 34:53; 9 C Burt (Read RR) 35:00; 10 G Mead (Brack) 35:16M45: 1 M Ferguson (Datch) 35:36;Women: 1 C Rees (Wind VR, W35) 36:41; 2 B Atkinson (M’head, W40) 38:19; 3 T Neale (Burn J, W35) 39:13; 4 L Baylis (Datch, W35) 39:40; 5 J Peters (Windle Valley, W35) 39:42; 6 J Raw (Datch) 40:12; 7 C Hatchett-walker (Warg, W35) 40:20; 8 D Godwin (Wind VR, W45) 40:29; 9 A Vance (Burn J) 40:43; 10 L Faunch (Windle Valley) 41:21W45: 2 J Dodwell (Datch) 41:35. W50: 1 L Hales (Woking) 42:29

NOVEMBER 9MANCHESTER AREA LEAGUE, Kenworthy WoodsAdditionalMen: TEAM: 1 Salf 66; 2 Sale 125; 3 Traff 155; 4 Chorlton 235; 5 Horw 243; 6 Stock H 249; 7 E Ches 306; 8 Manc U 345. VETS: 1 Chorlton 48; 2 Horw 82; 3 Stock H 88. U20: 1 Traff 21; 2 Manc U 24; 3 Salf 31; 4 Warr 31U17 TEAM: 1 Stock 36; 2 Warr 37; 3 Traff 40; 4 Macc 42; 5 Sale 44; 6 Bux 47U15 TEAM: 1 Wirr 9; 2 Macc 25; 3 W Ches 40; 4 Stock H 42; 5 Sale 51; 6 Liv H 71U13 TEAM: 1 Sale 13; 2 Liv H 24; 3 Wirr 28; 4 Stock H 45; 5 Traff 51; 6 E Ches 74U11 TEAM: 1 Sale 10; 2 Wirr 18; 3 Liv H 23Women: TEAM: 1 Macc 78; 2 Cholrotn 112; 3 Traff 136; 4 Sale 139; 5 Salf 142; 6 Stock H 147; 7 Manc TC 166; 8 E Ches 217. VETS: 1 Macc 26; 2 Chorlton 38; 3 Stock H 43. U20:: Stock H 22U17 TEAM: 1 Sale 28; 2 Stock H 28; 3 Salf 32; 4 E Ches 42; 5 Sale B 48; 6 O&r 69U15 TEAM: 1 Sale 16; 2 Liv H 32; 3 Warr 37; 4 Sale B 44; 5 W Ches 45; 6 Salf 63

U13 TEAM: 1 Stock H 8; 2 SAlf 21; 3 W Ches 28; 4 Warr 37; 5 Stock H B 52; 6 E Ches 55U11 TEAM: 1 Wespa Fire 12; 2 Liv H 26; 3 Sale 31

MID LANCS LEAGUE, HyndburnAdditionalU17 men/snr women (6km): 1 M Ramsden (B’burn, U17) 21:48; 2 R Ashton (L&M, U17) 21:56; 3 C Harding (Eden, U17) 22:42; 4 O Sutcliffe (Liv PS, U17) 22:44; 5 L Eichmeyer (L&M, U17) 23:10; 6 S Hodkinson (B’burn, U17) 23:16; 7 J Teare (B’burn, U17) 23:20; 8 L Messengerjones (Barrow & Furness St., U17) 23:35; 9 J Dickinson (Liv PS, U17) 23:39; 10 M Roberts (Liv PS, U17) 23:49; 14 N Jackson (RVH, W) 24:37; 16 R Johnson (Liv PS, W) 25:08; 18 S Taylor (Helm, W40) 25:19; 22 C McKeown (Bord H, W45) 26:20; 23 A Blessington (L&M, U17) 26:25; 25 M Hodgson (L&M, W) 26:43;; 27 R Woodhams (Kend, U20W) 26:58; 30 D Brearton (Wig D, W40) 27:19M70: 1 A Appleby (Prest) 31:18; 2 D Howie (Walney) 37:27; 3 P Ion (Kend) 37:48;Women: 1 Jackson 24:37; 2 Johnson 25:08; 3 Taylor 25:19; 4 McKeown 26:20; 5 Hodgson 26:43; 6 Woodhams 26:58; 7 Brearton 27:19; 8 J Goorney (Lyth, W50) 27:25; 9 A Ralph (B’burn) 27:32; 10 E Mather (Sedbergh) 27:59; 11 B Dowsett (Lancaster Uni RC, U20) 28:08; 12 B Holt (Clay, U20) 28:18; 13 K Foster (Prest, W35) 28:28; 14 C Carrdus (Lyth, W45) 28:38; 15 A Philps (Lancaster Uni RC) 28:42; 16 H Fletcher (Sedbergh, U20) 29:01; 17 S Pilkington (R Rose) 29:10; 18 M Koth (Lyth, W45) 29:13; 19 M Lucas (Liv H, W35) 29:16; 20 A Singleton (Walney, W35) 29:19; 21 S Edwards (R Rose) 29:29; 22 C Constable (S’port W, W45) 29:33; 23 K Jackson (Lev V, W35) 29:38; 24 B Holmes (Lyth, W60) 29:40; 25 L Varney (Kend, W50) 29:40; 26 L Goddard (L&M, W50) 29:42; 27 N Simpson (S’port W, W35) 29:52; 28 E Mcnally (Lev V, W45) 29:54; 29 H Eccles (Eden, W35) 29:59; 30 S Treble (Kirkby Milers) 30:05W55: 1 B Wright (BWF) 30:50; 2 J Jones (Wig D) 31:45; 3 A Cooke (Hoad) 33:13. W60: 2 K Wallis (Clay) 30:32; 3 C Kevan (Kend) 33:04. W65: 1 D Priestley (Kend) 33:54. W70: 1 K Goss (Clay) 41:54. U20: 5 A Hollings (Sedbergh) 30:10; 6 J Cooper (Lanc U) 31:20; 7 R Frankland (Sedbergh) 31:33; 8 A Standring (Lancaster Uni RC) 32:27; 9 I Wilson (Lancaster Uni RC) 32:29; 10 R Fraser (Lancaster Uni RC) 36:15Men (10km): 1 D Bebbington (Prest) 34:19; 2 J Cann (Horsh BS, U20) 34:31; 3 M Elkington (Glaxo Hoad Hill H) 35:25; 4 B Smith (L&M) 35:34; 5 R Campbell (Barr) 35:57; 6 A Russell (Kend) 36:16; 7 J Wright (Glaxo Hoad Hill H) 36:24; 8 R Copley (Kend, U20) 36:56; 9 M Briggs (Lancaster Uni RC, U20) 37:03; 10 B Sache

(L&M) 37:27; 11 M Perry (RVH) 37:32; 12 N Treitl (Barlick, M35) 37:54; 13 T Marper (Kirkby Milers) 38:06; 14 C Shearer (Barlick) 38:09; 15 B Akin (Prest) 38:19; 16 S Collins (Prest, M35) 38:26; 17 A Dorrian (Glaxo Hoad Hill H) 38:58; 18 S Swarbrick (B’land F, M45) 39:01; 19 L Parrington (L&M, M35) 39:23; 20 R Jones (Kirkby Milers) 39:26; 21 O Heaton (Prest) 39:33; 22 P Mather (Sedbergh) 39:54; 23 M Gregory (Lev V, M40) 39:55; 24 M Chippendale (B’burn, M50) 39:57; 25 D Taylor (Wesh) 39:57; 26 A Laycock (Clay) 39:58; 27 P Peters (Lancaster Uni RC) 40:10; 28 J Corbishley (Hoad, U20) 40:23; 29 T Nicholson (Bord H) 40:28; 30 M Magee (Clay) 40:34M40: 2 C Corless (L&M) 40:43; 3 S Bolland (L&M) 40:46. M45: 2 J Tuck (Lyth) 43:25; 3 J Dalgleish (L&M) 43:28. M50: 2 G Butler (Prest) 42:04; 3 S Woodruffe (R Rose) 43:36. M55: 1 P Roome (S’port W) 42:35; 2 J Sprackland (S’port W) 43:21; 3 M O’Donnell (Chor ATC) 43:54. M60: 1 N Hume (BWF) 47:31; 2 D Wilkinson (Kend) 49:24; 3 G Pendlebury (Wesh) 50:13;. M65: 1 K Hesketh (Prest) 48:24; 2 J Collier (Wesh) 50:48. U20: 5 T Colhoun (Sedbergh) 42:15; 6 P Johnstone (Sedbergh) 42:32U15 boys (3.6km): 1 L Rawcliffe (BWF, U15) 13:01; 2 D Thompson (B’burn, U15) 13:09; 3 H Hunter (Kendal-Helm Composite, U15) 13:21; 4 D Holman (B’burn, U15) 13:25; 5 B Winnermore (BWF, U15) 13:39; 6 T McGrattan (L&M, U15) 13:43; 7 J Collett (L&M, U15) 13:53; 8 S Burton (B’burn, U15) 13:57; 9 E Sargent (Lev V, U15) 14:00; 10 H Mercer (B’burn, U15) 14:01; U17 women (3.6km) 1 O Logan (S’port W) 14:06; 2 L Lewis (Kendal-Helm C) 14:39; 3 G Heath (Kendal-Helm C,) 15:11;U15 girls/U13 boys (3km): 1 M Barr (S’port W, U13) 11:19; 2 S Smalley (Prest, U13) 11:19; 3 J Bailey (Lev V, U15W) 11:20; 4 J Brassington (L&M, U13) 11:28; 5 O Winder (Lev V, U15W) 11:31; 6 J Brindle (B’burn, U13) 11:45; 7 L Townley (Prest, U13) 11:47; 8 G Ballantyne (BWF, U13) 11:47; 9 W Moorhouse (Prest, U13) 11:54; 10 B Ham (B’burn, U13) 11:55;; 16 M Betmead (BWF, U15W) 12:24; 20 M Mcintosh (Bord H, U15W) 12:36; 21 L Hoole (B’burn, U15W) 12:50; 24 K Haxton (B’burn, U15W) 12:55; 25 K Sutcliffe (Liv PS, U15W) 12:56U11 (2km): 1 S Aspey (B’burn) 8:19; 2 B Brassington (L&M) 8:26; 3 H Shaw (Amble) 8:27; U13 girls (2.5km): 1 G Bell (Lev V) 10:40; 2 S Cowin (Kend) 10:48; 3 K Collin (Kendal-Helm Composite) 10:54; 4 P Watson (Prest) 11:02; 5 G Scott (BWF) 11:03; 6 A Mallalieu (Leigh) 11:55; 7 E Dean (S’port W) 12:05; 8 G Wells (Sedbergh) 12:09; 9 E Robinson (L&M) 12:10; 10 M Reynolds (Prest) 12:19;U11 (2km): 1 A Nicholson (L&M) 9:00; 2 S Burton (Hynd) 9:03; 3 Z Brannon (Keswick Aac) 9:17

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RESULTS CROSS-COUNTRY MULTI-TERRAIN

Olivia Logan: first under-17 woman

at Mid Lancs

MID LANCS LEAGUE


MULTI-TERRAIN

NOVEMBER 17BECKBURY TRAIL 5.6, BeckburyOverall: 1 D Maskew (W&B) 34:37; 2 B Nutley ( M40) 36:31; 3 K Quiney 36:31 Women: 1 L Tait-Harris (Tel, W45) 41:13; 2 E Sanders 43:55; 3 B Houston 44:38

BEDGEBURY FOREST HALF MARATHON, GoudhurstOverall: 1 C Gibbons (Inv EK, U20) 85:18; 2 L Cooper (Larkf) 87:44; 3 C Chambers 93:45 Women: 1 A Berquez 95:10; 2 Y Dore (Dulw, W45) 1:40:53; 3 M Lennon (Dulw, W50) 1:43:28Overall (10km): 1 D Ives (S’oaks, M40) 38:15; 2 A Stevens (Thanet, M45) 38:51; 3 V Weinberg (Coretriathlon, M40) 40:16 Women: 1 C Pluckrose (Cant, W50) 47:28; 2 C Anthony (W Suff, W55) 48:14; 3 J Wilton (Ashf, W45) 51:31

BROADWAY MARATHON, BroadwayOverall: 1 A Siggers (Kenil) 3:25:51; 2 G Price 3:36:57; 3 N Wicks (Strat, M40) 3:43:00 Women: 1 B Gwynn (Spa) 4:30:06; 2 R Beecham ( W45) 4:45:59; 3 P Jones (Calne RC, W45) 4:46:52Overall (HM); 1 C Mckeown (Spa) 98:32; 2 S Marks (R&N, M40) 99:54; 3 M Mumford (Eve, M40) 1:40:46 Women: 1 L Leach (Eynsh) 1:55:54; 2 R Miller (Kenil, W40) 1:56:50; 3 O Selby ( W40) 2:09:32

COB HOUSE HALLOWEEN 10km, WorcesterOverall: 1 M Teague (Worc) 39:49; 2 R Bowery (Bla PJ, M40) 40:24; 3 T Hunt (Bla PJ) 40:35 Women: 1 C Wilesmith (Worcester TRI Club, W35) 46:56; 2 S Davies ( W35) 49:15; 3 H Ciancio (Bla PJ, W35) 50:06

FRASERBURGH HALF MARATHONOverall: 1 J Kelly (Metro) 72:49; 2 T Doney (Metro) 74:13; 3 C Richardson (Metro) 75:08 Women: 1 F Brian (Metro) 78:07; 2 C Bruce (Metro) 83:15; 3 L Allan (Fraser, W40) 87:16

HERBERT’S HOLE CHALLENGE 10km, CheshamOverall: 1 N Hughes (Chilt, M50) 39:13; 2 J Marris 39:25; 3 T Grimes (E Lon) 39:32 Women: 1 R Nkoane (Chilt, W45) 44:42; 2 E Bates (Chilt) 45:37; 3 T Reason (Gade V, W45) 48:17

LULLINGSTONE 10km, LullingstoneOverall: 1 R Paone (Central P) 42:39; 2 O Macknelly 45:04; 3 N Varley (Dartf) 46:14 Women: 1 A Pearson (Orp, W40) 49:04; 2 N Bonnet (Plum, W40) 51:00; 3 K Curran (SLGR) 51:17

PHOENIX RIVERSIDE HALF-MARATHON / MARATHON, Walton-on-ThamesOverall (HM): 1 K Ocallaghan ( W) 89:59; 2 I Shaw 90:48; 3 M Seston 95:06 Women: 1 Ocallaghan 89:59; 2 C Constantine 1:40:14; 3 G Hellings 1:47:58 Overall (Mar): 1 A Ismaili 2:54:32; 2 A Beaumont 2:58:56; 3 B O’boyle 3:04:43 Women: 1 L Cash 3:40:19; 2 O Watkins 3:46:39; 3 L Mcmanus 3:49:58

RICHMOND 10km, RichmondOverall: 1 R Keane 35:46; 2 T Ziegel 37:14; 3

S Cordon 37:18 Women: 1 A Matthews ( W40) 40:33; 2 L Farrell ( W40) 42:10; 3 H Anstead 43:49

PEAK DISTRICT AUTUMN SERIES 16.3km, BuxtonOverall: 1 B Templeman (Vegan) 72:15; 2 L Luscombe (Liv H) 72:32; 3 A Coleman (Poplar Running Club) 76:05 Women: 1 L Wasinski (G’dale) 86:26; 2 L Goy 88:10; 3 L Deacon (Notts, W40) 90:19 Overall (6.8km): 1 D Gibbs ( M50) 36:33; 2 S Krizmanics 38:46; 3 P Dawes 39:20 Women: 1 C Leggat 47:53; 2 K Weedon (Holme P) 48:20; 3 A Howard ( W40) 49:59

SOSPAN ROAD RUNNERS MT10, PembreyOverall: 1 J Breslin ( M35) 59:34; 2 E Clements (Tenb A) 59:48; 3 D Summers (L’nelli, M35) 60:11 Women: 1 S Howells (Amman) 68:45; 2 S Munro (Port T, W35) 71:59; 3 J Williams ( W45) 74:52

THE 666, AshfordOverall: 1 J Allchin (Kent) 41:03; 2 B Williams 45:23; 3 N Lynch (MedwayTri) 48:27 Women: 1 N Lilley (MedwayTri) 52:59; 2 B Macey (Ashf D) 55:48; 3 D Hope 58:38

TWEED VALLEY ULTRA TRAIL RACES, PeeblesOverall (65km): 1 S Paterson (C’gie) 5:11:59; 2 A Bryce (Navy) 5:23:22; 3 L O’Boyle (Mallusk) 5:50:10Women: 1 F Watt (5 Star Act, W40) 6:28:19; 2 A Banks (Jers Spar, W40) 7:04:29; 3 A Rutherford (Harm) 7:06:50Overall (50km): 1 D Mcpartlin (Garsc) 3:45:25; 2 M Bird (P’bello) 3:56:36; 3 S Mullins (Fife, W) 4:22:18Women: 1 Mullins 4:22:18; 2 A Moore (Stag Lp) 4:34:07; 3 A Mcgill (PHRC) 4:39:23

NOVEMBER 16GLENTRESS NIGHT TRAIL RACESOverall (HM): 1 W Simmons (Ilkley) 82:18; 2 R Boswood 83:05; 3 S Feltbower (Ochil) 85:58Women: 1 N Duncan (P’bello) 98:45; 2 S Noon (C’land F) 1:40:09; 3 A McGill (Fife) 1:43:26Overall (10km, all M40): 1 K Ross (Race Fitn) 40:18; 2 A Ramsay (Race Fitn) 43:01; 3 M McGovern (Moorf) 44:03Women: 1 N Duncan (P’bello) 44:24; 2 J Ryan (Race Fitn, W40) 49:37; 3 R Dockerty (W40) 44:24

DIRT HALF MARATHON, Leighton BuzzardOverall: 1 M Sims 76:49; 2 H Smith (Ampt) 77:58; 3 J Noblett 78:34 Women: 1 C Jacobs-conradie (Lut, W35) 85:53; 2 D Godwin (Wind VR, W45) 93:04; 3 J Sangster (Redway, W45) 94:35

KIRKSTALL ABBEY TRAIL RUNNING FESTIVAL, KirkstallOverall (8.8M): 1 S Jones 58:48; 2 M De Wolf 64:57; 3 J Reynolds 65:01 Women: 1 E Chadwick (South) 68:55; 2 K Pearse 69:46; 3 C Williamson (Derw) 73:34 Overall (32.5M): 1 K Harper-Bingham ( W) 5:14:30 Women: 1 Harper-Bingham 5:14:30 Overall (HM): 1 I Ward 83:01; 2 D Gell 83:02; 3 D Lane 88:18 Women: 1 H Staff (Bing) 90:11; 2 H Nancolas

(Vall) 92:21; 3 H Lloyd-henry 94:01 Overall (Mar): 1 A Ogilvie 3:08:58; 2 W Langler Watts (100MC) 3:09:16; 3 P Brown 3:21:18 Women: 1 A Kershaw 4:13:38; 2 J Jackson (Irv) 4:13:41; 3 S Jiggins 4:15:04

LITTLE STRETTON TO STIPERSTONESOverall (14.5km approx): 1 P Wilkinson (Mercia) 67:34; 2 O Parry (Mercia) 67:43; 3 H Webb (Mercia) 68:50; 4 C Atherton (Amble) 69:44; 5 D Moxon (M40) 73:34M50: M Agnew (Mercia) 78:07. M60: L Jones (Mercia) 85:21Women: 1 J Davis (Osw O, W50) 1:41:01; 2 E Hartley (Mercia) 1:49:30; 3 a Bartlett (Mercia, W40) 1:50:40W60: J Hill (Spr’field) 2:3:10Pairs: E Gould/W Laye (Mercia, mixed) 69:58Women: M Price/R Parker (Mercia) 76:00 (rec)

PHOENIX DAY AT THE MOVIES 6-HOUR, Walton-on-ThamesOverall (HM): 1 A Barnes 93:23; 2 A Piller 1:47:40; 3 A Bradbury ( W) 1:54:02 Women: 1 Bradbury 1:54:02; 2 B De Smedt 2:04:24; 3 V Smith 2:11:52 Overall (Mar): 1 T Dionisio 3:31:35; 2 K Luxon 3:31:35; 3 G Martin 3:37:54 Women: 1 S Deamer 4:35:35; 2 A Bruneau 4:46:12; 3 E Dean 4:52:55 Overall (6H): 1 B Carroll 73.9; 2 G Wayman 52.8 Women: 1 S Chambers 31.7

ROUNDWAY REVENGE, DevizesOverall: 1 S Holloway (City of Salisbury Athletics and Running Club) 52:28; 2 B Mees (Avon VR) 54:00; 3 J Reed (Warm) 54:09 Women: 1 S Kingston (Soton) 59:24; 2 E Haley (Chipp) 60:01; 3 M Maxwell (Chipp, W45) 65:38

RUN FOREST RUN – DRUM MANOR 10km, CookstownOverall: 1 C Heron 35:01; 2 W Mcdowell 36:37; 3 S Mccusker 39:25 Women: 1 J Murphy 42:16; 2 C Gillard 42:46; 3 N O’connell 44:41 Overall (5km): 1 G Graham 19:02; 2 P Hannan 21:50; 3 L Madine ( W) 21:52 Women: 1 Madine 21:52; 2 A Gardiner 21:52; 3 E Connor 22:01

TAIL HILL TRAIL RACE, TainOverall (11M): 1 M Weir (Tain, M55) 1:53:57; 2 G Shread (U18) 1:54:37; 3 F Donald (W) 1:54:51Women: 1 Donald 1:54:51; 2 A Mackay (Tain, W50) 1:55:09; 3 H Abraham (W50) 1:58:00Overall (7M): 1 F Paterson (Lynx, M65) 73:49; 2 G Nimmons (JogScot, W55) 74:55; 3 G Telfer-Wilkes (HHR, W45) 76:39

VERMUYDEN CHALLENGE, EpworthOverall (21M): 1 S Hynatsyn 2:32:49; 2 C Payne 2:32:49; 3 P Barnard (Scun) 2:51:37 Women: 1 N Wilkinson (Danum) 3:59:29 Overall (42M): 1 S Fenwick (LonelyGoat) 5:25:20; 2 J Frary (Donc) 5:31:10; 3 S Portess 5:32:39

WINGERWORTH WOBBLE 4.66, WingerworthOverall: 1 D Preece (Had H) 30:00; 2 M Martin (Clowne) 32:12; 3 H Kay (N Der) 32:29 Women: 1 H Barnett (N Der, W45) 36:11; 2 E Broughton (Ripley, W45) 37:59; 3 S Allcard (Steel, W45) 38:34

NOVEMBER 2CHATELHERAULT 6-HOUR ULTRA, HamiltonOverall: 1 J Duffy (M50) 71.6km; 2 A Tait (M40) 67.4km; 3 S Stewart (W35) 65.6km; 4 A Robertson (M40) 64.9km; 5 M Wheeler (M40) 64.9kmWomen: 1 Stewart 65.6km; 2 C McArthur (W35) 62.8km; 3 C Mutch (W45) 58.9km

OCTOBER 26HUBBLE BUBBLE, LeedsOverall (5km): 1 M Plant (Dan) 20:21; 2 A Laidler (Roth, W) 23:01; 3 J Heseltine (Roth, W) 25:11 Overall (10km): 1 R Aubrey 44:37; 2 L Pereira 48:05; 3 L Saddler 48:06 Women: 1 C Leeson 52:49; 2 J Angelidou 54:09; 3 J Wild 56:43 Overall (10M): 1 T Tate ( W) 63:18; 2 K Conlon ( W) 89:45; 3 A Holmes ( W) 96:05 Women: 1 Tate 63:18; 2 Conlon 89:45; 3 Holmes 96:05 Overall (HM): 1 J Crabtree 92:01; 2 D Percy 92:30; 3 C Dawson (Hal) 97:01 Women: 1 A Carveth 2:01:22; 2 M Rushforth 2:01:26; 3 S Cartwright (LonelyGoat) 2:07:25 Overall (20M): 1 A Hartley 2:26:16; 2 J Cresswell 2:49:15; 3 G Ellis (S Liv) 3:08:49 Women: 1 E Sowter (Swaled) 3:16:55; 2 C Connor (Tadcaster) 3:29:49; 3 D Avery (Tadcaster) 3:40:38 Overall (Mar): 1 J Garside (Trawd) 3:11:58; 2 M Utley 3:20:47; 3 C Johnstone (UKRunChat) 3:24:48 Women: 1 J Garside (Trawd) 3:54:06; 2 H Rutherford 4:54:10; 3 J Bracchi (HPH) 4:57:59

OCTOBER 19HALDON NIGHT 5km/10km, KennfordOverall (5km): 1 S Hart (U17) 19:33; 2 C Hubble (Plymouth Musketeers, M40) 20:01; 3 C Whitehill (S Molt, W) 20:23 Women: 1 Whitehill 20:23; 2 H Partridge (U17) 21:51; 3 J Courtney (Exe, U15) 21:52 Overall (10km): 1 A Holland (Tav) 41:22; 2 P Waumsley (Storm Plymouth, M45) 44:06; 3 N Saulitis (Wildnightruning, M50) 44:06 Women: 1 C Haines 47:04; 2 L D’allen 50:48; 3 H Kirby (W40) 53:29

KINORD 10km, DinnetOverall: 1 A King 37:23; 2 S Pringle (Dees R) 38:07; 3 S Watters (Stone) 39:11 Women: 1 S Wallis (Dees R) 43:12; 2 J Hoyle (Jog Scotland Kintore RC, W40) 45:09; 3 K Davies (Jog Scotland Kintore RC, W40) 45:44

PHOENIX LEVIATHON 50, Walton-on-ThamesOverall: 1 S Staples (100MC) 7:35:32; 2 P Stock 8:07:50; 3 G Martin (W) 8:30:46 Women: 1 Martin 8:30:46; 2 P Philpot 9:52:46; 3 C Braine 10:16:16

WARRINGTON 5 SERIES, WarringtonOverall: 1 C Bishop (Warr, M55) 30:35; 2 J Antrobus (Warr RC, M35) 30:38; 3 L Gayter 30:41. Women: 1 L Gawthorne (Liv PS, W35) 34:40; 2 P Guess (Lymm) 36:31; 3 A Begbie (Wrunning Club) 38:07

PHOENIX RUNNING MAN, Walton-on-ThamesOverall (HM): 1 P Gibson 86:26; 2 J Coleman 88:36; 3 S Smith 95:10

Women: 1 E Castelnuovo (Clap C, W50) 1:40:29; 2 A Bradbury 1:41:15; 3 T Rasho 1:49:17 Overall (Mar): 1 L Parke (W) 3:09:31; 2 C Ellyatt 3:24:09; 3 M Durrant 3:25:05 Women: 1 Parke 3:09:31; 2 V Nott 3:36:54; 3 M Moran 3:38:48

OCTOBER 16TARMAC TWISTER TRAIL 6, ChelmsfordOverall: 1 N Woodyard (Spring S, W40) 42:12; 2 C Dawson (Mid E) 46:36; 3 A U’glow Jones 46:50 Women: 1 Woodyard 42:12; 2 J Stretton (Spring S) 46:50; 3 L Higgs (Mid E) 49:40

OCTOBER 5CONISTON TRAIL 15kmOverall: 1 C Holdsworth (Inov-8) 55:00; 2 J French (Eden) 61:14; 3 J Egleston 61:26; 4 A McCarron (QPH, M40) 61:37; 5 J Arkle (Eden) 62:40M50: B Rothera (Osw O) 68:39. M60: M Allison (Eden) 71:42Women: 1 S Fauset (Smiley) 71:28; 2 K Hamilton (St H Strid) 73:00; 3 R Fairclough (St H Strid) 73:12W40: M Fowler (USA) 77:26. W50: E Knowles (Amble) 81:38. W60: D Kesterton (Smiley) 86:43

DARTMOOR 3-IN-1 5-TORS 9.75, TavistockOverall: 1 S Osborne 75:39; 2 S Childs (RN, M40) 78:40; 3 J Heatley 79:15 Women: 1 C Haines (Plyms) 86:50; 2 B Williamson (Ilfracombe) 92:44; 3 A Waldron (Vegan, W40) 96:07Overall (5.25): 1 S Osborne 44:48; 2 D Taylor-jones 45:36; 3 N Percival (M50) 47:09 Women: 1 C Haines (Plyms) 54:25; 2 B Williamson (Ilfracombe) 56:18; 3 T Elphick (Teign, W40) 57:55 Overall (7.5): 1 S Osborne 59:53; 2 D Taylor-jones 63:14; 3 S Childs (RN, M40) 63:20 Women: 1 C Haines (Plyms) 70:47; 2 B Williamson (Ilfracombe) 75:19; 3 T Elphick (Teign, W40) 79:22

DUNOON ULTRA TRAIL MARATHONOverall (53km): 1 S Paterson (C’gie) 3:57:51; 2 P Monaghan (G’nock) 4:10:15; 3 S Craighead (C’thy) 4:17:30; 4 K O’Donoghue (G’nock) 4:26:33; 5 A Mccoll 4:36:45Women: 1 C Black (Shet’d) 5:04:32; 2 H Falconer (Harm) 5:20:10; 3 K Sims (D’oon HR) 5:40:01

LONG COASTAL RELAYS, Kincardine to NewburghOverall (16.8M-20.8M-20.8M-21.8M-20.9M-15.6M): 1 Dund H 14:50:04 (L Strachan 1:44:13, G Irons 2:52:20, R Tully 3:00:07, M Herron 2:48:05, G Simpson 2:17:34, G Bruce 2:07:45); 2 Pit 14:54:48; 3 P’bello 15:08:31; 4 C’thy 15:17:55; 5 Lom 16:07:07Fastest – Leg 1: Strachan 1:44:13Leg 2: A Coakley (C’thy) 2:35:43Leg 3: A McGill (Pit) 2:39:33Leg 4: Herron 2:48:05Leg 5: S Livingstone (Cors) 2:10:03Leg 6:M Bird (P’bello) 1:50:12

GOYT VALLEY 10km, BuxtonOverall: 1 L Ashwood (Disley Runners, M45) 41:29; 2 J Atkinson 42:16; 3 P Targett (Holc, M50) 42:39 Women: 1 R Pettit 48:27; 2 A Ryder 50:58; 3 R McVitie (Chorlton) 51:13

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NOVEMBER 17ADNAMS SOUTHWOLD 10km, SouthwoldOverall: 1 P Miller (Haver) 33:42; 2 D Oliver (Norw) 34:10; 3 J Chevin (S’mkt, U20) 35:02 U20: 2 E Turner (Fram) 35:18 Women: 1 J Watkinson (Wym, W35) 39:03; 2 C Huckstep (Trent P, W35) 42:11; 3 J Convey (Serp, W40) 42:17 W55: 1 C Brown (Wym) 45:27

BRAMPTON TO CARLISLE 10, CumbriaCHARLIE HULSON finished strongly to win the 68th version of this popular autumn race, as ever supported by William Coulthard & Co Ltd, Les Venmore reports.

Alison Lavender won the women’s title. In ideal conditions, dry, with little wind, a field of over 680 runners set out from the William Howard School in Brampton to the Sands Centre in Carlisle.

Phil Sesemann, making his debut over the distance, soon headed the field, passing through the first mile in 4:47.

Following close behind were Hulson and Marc Brown. Sesemann increased the pace in the second mile and the lead after five miles (23:29) was 150m over Hulson with Brown just ahead of a chasing group. Passing through 10km in a fast 29:18, Sesemann’s lead was down to 14 seconds and approaching 8M (37:58), Hulson had caught his rival, who was feeling the effects of his earlier efforts.

Hulson increased his advantage at the finish line to 21 seconds over Sesemann, who finished nearly two minutes ahead of third-placed Brown. The winner was running his first official ten miles race, though he has competed over a half-marathon in the past.

There have been many variations to the course over the years, but arguably the winning time of 47:24 betters Brian Rushworth’s old figures for the current course, set in 1993 by 13 seconds.

Matthew Shaw was the leading veteran in 10th position while a strong Leeds City squad easily won the team competition.

Lavender finished in 34th position overall and smashed her previous PB of 58:12 by over two minutes with her 56:00 clocking,.

Over two minutes adrift in second place was Annabel Simpson, who occupied this position for the third successive year. Leading veteran, Tracy Millmore took third place. Host club Border took the team honours. Overall: 1 C Hulson (Liv H) 47:24; 2 P Sesemann (Leeds C) 47:45; 3 M Brown (Salf) 49:41; 4 K Darcy (Salf, M35) 50:22; 5 J Monk

(Prest) 50:50; 6 M Grieve (Leeds C) 51:36; 7 A Bailes (Birt) 52:05; 8 T Charlton (Tyne Br) 52:11; 9 R Lightfoot (Ellen) 52:24; 10 M Shaw (Chorlton, M40) 52:35; 11 J McKenzie (Heat) 52:59; 12 S Stead (Kesw) 53:02; 13 J Meader (Heat) 53:02; 14 A Gudgin (Fife) 53:06; 15 S Curley (Chorlton, M35) 53:06; 16 D Norman (Alt, M40) 53:25; 17 D Falford (Hoad, M40) 53:29; 18 R Johnson (Morp) 53:48; 19 P Graves (DH Runners, M40) 53:50; 20 L Chare (C’nauld, M45) 53:54; 21 C Tinnion (Kesw) 53:56; 22 G Bracken (NSP, M55) 53:58; 23 T Marper (Kirkby Milers) 54:08; 24 J Prest (Traff, M45) 54:14; 25 G Wallace (Black B, M35) 54:16; 26 J Ashcroft (Leeds C) 54:24; 27 N Gray (Bord) 54:27; 28 M Benson (Netherhall, M35) 54:44; 29 K Richardson (Tyne Br, M35) 55:37; 30 G Poulton (Birt) 55:39; 31 R Hodgson (Bord, M35) 55:41; 32 A Heppell (Gosf, M40) 55:46; 33 Z Anderson (C’land F, U20) 55:54; 34 A Lavender (Osw, SW) 56:00; 35 A Bell (Els, M35) 56:02; 36 N Postill (Bord, U20) 56:03; 37 D Young (Salt, M45) 56:05; 38 M Emmerson (DH Runners) 56:07; 39 S Beckett (Crook, M35) 56:12; 40 S Bowyer (Black B, M40) 56:32; 41 L Gifford (Tyne Br) 56:38; 42 J Robertson (Tyne Br) 56:41; 43 B Hardy (Derw C, M40) 56:42; 44 S Weston (DH Runners, M40) 56:45; 45 T Kelso (Tyne Br, M40) 56:47; 46 G Watt (Elv, M40) 56:59 M45: 4 M Littlewood (Elv) 58:30; 5 K Wallace (C’land) 58:32; 6 S Allan (C’nauld) 58:45. M50: 1 R McEachem (C’nauld) 60:08; 2 A Chalmers (Gars) 60:20. M55: 2 R Tailford (Tyne Br) 60:45; 3 P Hearn 61:28; 4 I Norman (Heat) 61:57; 5 G Arthur (SSh) 63:04; 6 K Hull (Bord) 63:11; 7 K McCaig (Dumf) 63:52; 8 G Thorpe (Amble) 64:16. M60: 1 G Bayne (Morp) 62:35; 2 A Gibson (Fife) 63:14; 3 P Sloan (Els) 67:35; 4 P Mullarkey (Salt) 67:53. M65: 1 R Booth (N Der) 71:34. M70: 1 D Chadderton (Stock H) 72:28 TEAM (3 to score): 1 Leeds City 34; 2 Heaton H 75; 3 Tyne Bridge H 77; 4 Keswick 81; 5 Border H 93; 6 Salford H 93. Veterans: 1 Cumbernauld 44; 2 DH Runners 44; 3 Tyne Bridge H 59 Women: 1 Lavender 56:00; 2 A Simpson (Fife) 58:09; 3 T Millmore (Birt, W35) 59:25; 4 G Campbell (J&H) 60:05; 5 L Gibson (Fife) 61:32; 6 N Shaw (C’land) 61:53; 7 G Frost (Sun, W35) 63:29; 8 K Anderson (Tyne, W45) 64:26; 9 R Brown (Bord) 64:30; 10 J Wilkinson (Sun) 64:48; 11 C Price (Birt) 64:58; 12 R Adamson (Tyne Br) 65:02; 13 J Beckett (Crook, W35) 65:04; 14 G Harcombe Moore (N Marske) 65:51; 15 H Fletcher (Sedbergh) 66:50; 16 L McEwan (Elv, W45) 66:58 W45: 3 A Banner (Els) 67:45; 4 F Todd (Bord) 68:46; 5 J Lee (Tyne Br) 69:29; 6 A Basu (Elv) 70:32. W50: 1 K Bridge (Eden) 67:55; 2 V Winter (Tri Lakeland) 68:20; 3 H Davies (Bodyfit) 69:11; 4 S Enhard (Eden) 72:11; 5 N Cameron (Heat)

73:16; 6 S Stephenson (Els) 73:49; 7 P Adams (RM Port) 74:06; 8 Y Thiru (Tyne Br) 74:22; 9 S Wilson (Blyth) 74:58. W55: 1 A Macfarlane (Dumf) 76:48. W60: 1 M O’Connor 70:54; 2 S Cain (C’land) 74:11; 3 J Bradley (Elv) 76:33. W65: 1 B Ingman (NSP) 87:33 TEAM (3 to Score): 1 Border H 61; 2 Tyne Bridge H 83; 3 Elvet Striders 85; 4 Cumberland 89; 5 Elswick H 109; 6 Birtley 115. Veterans: 1 Elvet Striders 42; 2 Eden Runners 63; 3 Keswick 65

BRIGHTON 10kmFINN McNALLY followed up his second spot in the Cabbage Patch 10 with a comfortable victory over Michael Kallenberg, who was representing Wales in an inter-area match.

Women’s winner Beth Kidger was also on home territory as she took the women’s race from Chloe Richardson.Overall: 1 F McNally (Phoe) 30:23; 2 M Kallenbrg (Card) 30:44; 3 A Davis (Phoe) 31:14; 4 P Navesey (Craw) 31:22; 5 C Thomas (M50) 31:42; 6 G Dollner (G&G) 31:44; 7 B Short (Craw) 31:44; 8 M Bradford (Lewes, M40) 31:59; 9 A Stokes (B&W) 31:59; 10 A Woodman (WTH) 32:05; 11 J Skinner (Hay H) 32:13; 12 N Faulkner (High) 32:22M50: S Mills (Uck) 35:13Women: 1 B Kidger (Phoe) 34:20; 2 C Richardson (Bir) 35:10; 3 M Trafford (Arena) 35:31; 4 A Joel (Bill’cay, W35) 35:47; 5 R Mulvey (Hast) 36:12; 6 E Harrison (G&G) 36:30; 7 R Dunlop (Ports) 36:40; 8 R Orchard (Vegan, W35) 36:45; 9 G Curry (TVH) 36:56; 10 S Johnson (TVH) 37:01; 11 S Winsone (Soton) 37:17; 12 E Proto (Arena) 37:21W45: 1 T Shanahan (Arena) 37:23; 2 D Tarleton (Arena) 37:39; 3 L Schofield (B&H) 38:11

CHORLEY FIRE 10km, ChorleyOverall: 1 S Croft (R Rose) 32:54; 2 K Hodgson (R Rose) 34:41; 3 D Starr (M40 35:05M40: 2 J Ferguson (Ross TC) 35:18. M60: M Pauley (Bent Eag) 39:48Women: 1 S Stuart (Lancs Fire) 41:26; 2 S Pilkington (R Rose) 41:31; 3 A Caufield (Hali) 42:04W60: J Jefferson (R Rose) 43:25

CO DOWN 5km, DownpatrickHAVING won the British and Irish Masters International M55 silver medal the previous afternoon, Tommy Hughes was back in action with a fast 16:13 5kmOverall (5km): 1 E Hughes (Acorns) 15:09; 2 E Mullan (Omagh, M35) 15:10; 3 G Lyons (NBH, M40) 15:46; 4 C Curran (NBH, M40) 15:56 M40: 3 D Conliffe (PACE) 16:16; 4 A O’Hagan (Acorns) 16:31; 5 N Irvine (N Down) 16:52; 6 C O’hagan (Keep Er Lit) 16:59. M55: 1 T Hughes (Leic C) 16:13. U20: 1 J Courtney (Ballym R)

16:47. U17: 1 T Kelly (Carmen R) 16:45 Women: 1 R Gibson (N Down) 16:50; 2 C O’Connor (E Down) 17:50; 3 M Troeng (Newc) 18:44 Overall (5km): 1 S Ferguson (Unatt) 22:22; 2 I Hillsdon (Down TC) 22:50; 3 S Andrews (Unatt) 24:16 Women: 1 C Rice (Tels Fitness Studio) 24:33; 2 M Crawford (TELS) 24:38; 3 C Burke (E Down) 25:07 Overall (5km): 1 B Atkinson (Down TC) 17:53; 2 N Goodman (Unatt) 18:07; 3 K Montgomery (VP&Conns, M35) 18:22 Women: 1 C Lagan (Finn Valley AC) 19:14; 2 A Murray (Unatt) 19:17; 3 A Gosling (Newc, W35) 19:24 W40: 1 C Quigley (N Down) 19:53

CONWY HALF-MARATHON, ConwyOverall: 1 G Priestley (Salf) 68:25; 2 A Bull (A’dare) 68:50; 3 T Roberts (Meirionyddshire Running Club) 72:35; 4 D Morris (S Ches, M35) 74:07; 5 D Soltys (Stone MM, M35) 74:08; 6 M Green (N Wal RR, M45) 74:47 M40: 1 B Rothery (Eryri) 76:53. M45: 2 J Kettle (N Wal RR) 77:14; 3 A Taylor (Salf) 78:54; 4 R Grantham (Pens) 79:49. M50: 1 C Hollinshead (C&S) 81:19; 2 P Hancock (S Ches) 82:09. M55: 1 J Nathan Vengdasalam (Kirkby Milers) 82:16; 2 S Marklew (RSC) 86:34. M60: 1 I Cannings (W’sey) 89:48. M65: 1 D Alcock (Trent) 91:55. U20: 1 A Leonard (Unatt) 78:33 Women: 1 A Bracegirdle (Unatt) 81:02; 2 A Mackenzie (Eryri) 88:18; 3 M Hanby (Unatt) 89:46 W45: 1 C Green (N Wal RR) 92:16. W55: 1 M Wilkins (Stock H) 1:44:44. W60: 1 S Greaves (Osw) 1:45:09. W65: 1 M Rees (W’sey) 1:55:35

EMER CASEY LONDON 10km, Herne HillOverall: 1 A Inglis (Camb H, M40) 33:20; 2 L Laylee (Herne H) 33:27; 3 A Warburton (Notts) 34:34 M40: 2 A Perfect (Herne H) 35:22. M50: 1 J Ratcliffe (Herne H) 37:00. M55: 1 G Ironmonger (Herne H) 37:14 Women: 1 D Ansbro (Youg, W40) 42:16; 2 N Gaudillat (Beck, W45) 42:44; 3 S Casey (Youg, W45) 42:53 W50: 1 K Marchant (Beck) 43:31; 2 D Mewis (Beck) 44:20

GOSPORT HALF MARATHON, GosportFORMER National cross-country champion Louise Damen won the women’s race in a time of 76:52.Overall: 1 D Eckersley (K&P) 69:41; 2 E Robinson (Unatt, M45) 69:54; 3 M Costley (Soton) 70:14; 4 A Young (Run Fast, M35) 71:24; 5 P Concannon (Unatt) 72:07; 6 K Spielmann (Marl S, M45) 72:41; 7 P Dickens (Camb H, M40) 72:53; 8 B Day (Kent, M35) 73:11; 9 A Wilkins (Unatt) 73:15; 10 P Thompson (B’mth, M35) 74:13; 11 S Begg (G&G) 74:16 M40: 2 M King (Unatt) 76:34; 3 L Shearring (Has B) 76:50; 4 D Reid (Liss) 77:29. M45: 3 S Holmes (Over) 78:06. M50: 1 C Oosthuizen (Tone Z) 78:49; 2 S Stevens (Win) 79:05; 3 M Stileman (Roms) 80:51; 4 T Randell (Unatt) 81:30; 5 M Saker (Farn) 82:44. M55: 1 R Adams (New FJ) 84:01; 2 B Sansom (Exm H) 85:58. M60: 1 K Murray (Serp) 84:37; 2 M White (Stubb G) 88:24. M65: 1 G Rhimes (Ports) 94:47; 2 S Connolly (Swin) 97:48. M70: 1 P Young (Ryde) 92:53. U20: 1 B Saunby (Salis) 77:11 Women: 1 L Damen (Win, W35) 76:52; 2 J Granger (Soton) 78:34; 3 S Kingston (Worth, W45) 81:05; 4 T Simmonds (Win, W40) 81:24; 5 M Neal (N Abb) 81:35; 6 E Jolley (Ports, W35) 81:42; 7 R Hattersley (B&W) 84:23; 8 L Cass (Unatt, W40) 87:00 W40: 3 S Shedden (Win) 88:54; 4 H Knight (CLC) 89:42; 5 A Brown (Craw) 91:22; 6 K Aked (Denm) 92:22. W45: 2 V Buck (Kent) 88:46;

3 S Gurney (Win) 89:54; 4 B Hollowbread (Unatt) 93:37; 5 J Payze (Unatt) 93:38. W50: 1 K Rushton (Win) 87:56; 2 L Hales (Woking) 90:27; 3 T Lake (Liss) 92:42; 4 E Prinsep (Roms) 97:22. W55: 1 T Phillips (New F) 1:40:55; 2 L Tyler (Farn) 1:41:54. W60: 1 J Curtis (Win) 1:46:53; 2 J Hodge (Hard

JOHN CHISNALL HADLEIGH 5Overall: 1 L Barber (Fram, M35) 27:46; 2 G Cullum (Felix, M40) 29:13; 3 J Scaife (Had H, M45) 29:13 Women: 1 K Dennett 33:38; 2 J Gooderham (St Ed) 33:57; 3 C Ward Sell (Vegan) 35:06

LONG SUTTON 10km, Long SuttonOverall (10km): 1 I Bailey (Slea, M40) 33:16; 2 A Oliver (Slea) 33:17; 3 R Davidson (Bure) 33:31; 4 J Uff (Helpston, M35) 34:38; 5 R Farrant (BRJ, M45) 34:55 M40: 2 N Shorten (Riv) 35:14; 3 R Brownlee (Corby) 35:23. M50: 1 G Southern (Slea) 35:44; 2 A Pendred (Unatt) 35:44; 3 R McKee (Hunts) 36:22; 4 J Morris (Helpston) 36:26; 5 J Siddens (Unatt) 37:16. M70: 1 J Stocker (Unatt) 45:30 Women: 1 J Potter (Charn, W35) 35:37; 2 E Foran (Slea, W40) 38:50; 3 S Duffy (Helpston, W40) 39:13 W45: 1 E Sennitt Clough (P’boro) 42:02. W65: 1 P Sparrow (Unatt) 52:26. W70: 1 J Ashby (Ryst) 53:14; 2 G Woodhouse (Dere) 57:52 Overall (10km): 1 C Connon (C&C, W) 39:22; 2 P Downing (Unatt, M65) 59:21; 3 S Etheridge (BRJ, W) 64:44 Women: 1 Connon 39:22; 2 Etheridge 64:44 LOPWELL LOOP 12km, Tamerton FoliotOverall: 1 A Holland (Tav) 46:12; 2 G Bale (Plyms, M50) 47:26; 3 S Childs (RN) 49:40 Women: 1 J Fisk (Tav, W35) 51:29; 2 L Knox (Storm Plymouth) 55:38; 3 H Orme (Tav, W45) 59:31

MO RUN 10km, Milton Keynes, BuckinghamshireOverall: 1 K Barber 34:14; 2 E Blythman 34:58; 3 A Green 38:49Women: 1 O Solonenko (W40) 47:34; 2 J Hone 47:49; 3 C Rowe 49:08

PRESTON 10, PrestonANDREW DAVIES won the men’s race in 49:10 and Elinor Kirk the women’s in 55:51.Overall: 1 A Davies (Stock H, M40) 49:10; 2 M Crehan (SHS) 49:32; 3 M Cayton (RVH,

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NOVEMBER 16NORTHERN ATHLETICS OPEN MEETING, SheffieldU15 mixed events: 60: r1: 1 R Rawlinson (Amber) 7.65; 2 M France (Roth) 7.66; 6 F Dockerty (Stock TF, U15W) 8.12. r2: 5 R Hickling (York, U15W) 8.27. r3: 4 S Slater (Slea, U13W) 8.69; 6 E Bond (NSP, U13W) 8.73. 600: r1: 1 L How (York) 1:33.60; 2 Z Ferguson (Roth) 1:34.57; 5 A Tolley (Hallam, U15W) 1:44.70 U17: LJ: A: 1 E Lobley (Hallam, U17W) 5.17 Mixed events: 60: r1: 1 B Whitehead (R&N, U20) 7.15; 7 J Minshull (Cov, U17) 7.44. r13: 2 T Wells (Corby, M70) 9.41; 3 D Casson (Long, W50) 9.55; 5 S Hearnshaw (now Richardson) (York, W55) 9.95; 6 G Bobb (York, M80) 10.15. r2: 1 L Russell (CleS, U17) 7.36; 4 M Corcoran (Bing, U17) 7.40; 5 Z Collins (None, U17) 7.44. r7: 2 J Wright (Chor ATC, M60) 8.05; 3

R Shonibare (Sale, U20W) 8.05. r8: 2 J Waters (SinA, U20W) 8.10. 150: r1: 1 B Whitehead (R&N, U20) 16.84; 2 J Trotman (E Ches, U20) 17.00; 4 L Russell (CleS, U17) 17.18; 5 D Morgan-Harrison (KuH, U20) 17.45. r10: 1 I White (Long, U17W) 19.48. r11: 1 N Latibeaudiere (Donc, U17W) 19.82; 2 E Fedzin (Wake, U17W) 20.12. r14: 1 A Watson (Hart Youth, U17W) 20.26. r15: 2 G Di Pasquale (Shef/Dearn, U15W) 20.77. r2: 1 J Jennings (Gt Yar, U20) 17.15; 2 D Zoldowicz (Linc W, U20) 17.33; 3 J Minshull (Cov, U17) 17.52. r3: 1 D Curtis (Donc, U20) 17.19; 4 M Corcoran (Bing, U17) 17.66. r4: 1 D Chapman (Shef/Dearn, U17) 16.90. r5: 1 B Pearson (York, U17) 17.59. r7: 3 J Waters (SinA, U20W) 18.85. r8: 5 R Shonibare (Sale, U20W) 19.47. r9: 1 B Mooney (Shef/Dearn, U17W) 19.38; 2 B Ostick (Tam, U17W) 19.87; 3 L Bentley (Worc, U17W) 20.04. 1000: r1: 1 M Ferguson (A’deen) 2:28.95; 2 J Morrison (W Ches) 2:29.14; 3 F Murray (E Suth) 2:31.07; 4 L Edwards (Liverpool P) 2:32.34; 5 J Fiddaman

(Blyth, U20) 2:39.58. r2: 1 H Cullen (Donc, U17) 2:39.55; 8 M Hendry (VPCG, W) 2:50.30. r4: 3 C Witcombe (Soton, W) 3:05.04; 5 I Barwell (Linc W, U17W) 3:10.74. r5: 1 E Hulley (Stock H, U17W) 3:08.24. 2000: r1: 1 S Mackay (Glas C) 5:30.39; 3 S King (Notts) 5:43.69. PV: A: 1 R May (Shef/Dearn, U15) 3.10; 2 L Pinchess (Notts, U17W) 2.80; 2 K Warhurst (Amber, U17W) 2.80; 4 E Hunt (Wake, U17W) 2.70; 5 H Moody (C’field, U17W) 2.70; 9 L Hall (C’field, U15W) 2.40; 13 F Williams-Stein (Leam, U13) 2.30; 15 H Fox (Linc W, W45) 2.20. B: 1 G Heppinstall (Shef/Dearn) 4.60; 2 C Williams-Stein (Leam, U20) 4.10; 3 W Foot (C’field, U17) 3.90; 4 K Afirifah-Mensah (Notts, U17) 3.70; 5 L Michalowski (Charn, U17) 3.70; 6 W Lane (Shef/Dearn, U17) 3.40; 9 A Hunt (Wake, U17W) 3.20; 10 L Green (C’field, U20W) 3.10; 11 A White (Linc W, M45) 3.10; 12 I Crameri (Tam, U17W) 3.00 Men: TJ: 6 J Gittens (Leeds C, M55) 10.98 U17: SP: 1 I Delaney (Prest) 12.10 Women: TJ: 1 M Lasseter (Stock TF, U20)

10.81; 2 C Earl (Morp, U17) 10.58. SP: 1 E Lobley (Hallam, U17) 12.61; 2 D Adebayo (Shef/Dearn, U17) 12.13; 3 H Benson (Stock H, U20) 10.25; 4 A Cawley (Donc, U20) 10.24; 8 S Hearnshaw (now Richardson) (York, W55) 8.10

NOVEMBER 3WELSH ATHLETICS/WELSH SCHOOLS COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS, CardiffU18 men: PenI: 1 Z Wall (Card Arch, U17) 3152 (24.01, 2:25.31, 8.82, 5.91, 11.28); 2 P Morgan (Here, U17) 2836 (25.65, 2:08.79, 9.85, 5.58, 9.79); 4 W Lovejoy (Here, U17) 2730 (23.52, 2:17.28, 10.62, 5.67, 8.74); 5 G Harrhy (Here, U17) 2530 (25.25, 2:40.37, 9.16, 5.40, 8.34); 6 T Davies (Rhon, U17) 2214 U16 Men: PenI: 6 O Roberts (Carm, U15) 2504 (25.93, 2:35.15, 9.35, 5.32, 8.91); 11 E Cole (Swan, U15) 2165 (26.29, 2:39.97, 9.62, 4.66, 7.53)) U18 women: PenI: 1 E Isaac (Card Arch,

U17) 3350 (2:35.44, 9.15, 1.62, 5.17, 9.25); 2 G Dickinson (Card, U17) 3285 (2:32.89, 8.92, 1.56, 5.01, 8.78); 5 E Jackson (Card Arch, U17) 2813 (2:36.57, 10.17, 1.44, 4.59, 9.75); 6 S Brooks (N Som, U17) 2722 (2:33.06, 10.32, 1.38, 4.66, 8.85) U16 Women: PenI: 1 S Lisk (Card Arch, U15) 3022 (2:38.73, 9.28, 1.59, 4.55, 8.27); 2 L Wintle (P’broke, U15) 2954 (2:22.65, 9.75, 1.47, 4.40, 8.25); 6 J Lee (Carm, U15) 2832 (2:45.14, 9.65, 1.38, 5.26, 8.26); 7 G Fielder (Taun, U15) 2512 (2:43.81, 10.74, 1.47, 4.44, 8.03); 9 S Griffiths (Card Arch, U15) 2370 (2:44.10, 10.86, 1.38, 4.32, 8.13); 10 E Tyler (Here, U15) 2351

OCTOBER 25WARM UP TO WORLDS OPEN LoughboroughAdditionalWomen: LJ: 2 S Reid (Charn) 5.19; 3 M Barber (SNH) 4.94; 4 O Breen (Ports) 4.70

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M35) 49:35; 4 J Kay (Bolt) 49:46; 5 A Benson (Prest) 50:57; 6 J Bowie (Shrews, M40) 51:46; 7 R Danson (Wesh) 51:56; 8 T Davies (Leeds C) 51:59; 9 D Rigby (Salf) 52:44; 10 W Beauchamp (Salf) 53:15; 11 C Standidge (Vale R, M35) 53:19; 12 M Reid (Bolt, M35) 53:27; 13 J Hickinbottom (Shrews, M35) 54:05; 14 B Coop (Bury) 54:31; 15 B Costello (B’burn) 54:34; 16 M Toft (Lyth) 54:40; 17 N Malone (Prest) 54:43; 18 R Affleck (Prest, M45) 55:32; 19 T Kennedy (Sale, M35) 55:36; 20 A Haney (Chorlton, M40) 55:38; 21 E Kirk (Swan, W) 55:52; 22 M Leadbeatter (L&M, M40) 55:57; 23 S Matthews (E Ches) 56:34; 24 T Blaney (B’burn) 56:42; 25 E Japp (BWF, W) 56:47; 26 U Datavs (Wesh, M40) 56:50; 27 S Collins (Prest, M35) 56:53 M40: 6 A Cowin (Penny L) 57:17; 7 A Smith (Aire) 57:56. M45: 2 R Walsh (Chor ATC) 57:54. M50: 1 D Hamilton (S’port W) 57:47; 2 R Johnson (Alt) 61:06. M55: 1 M Wolstencroft (Bolt) 61:12; 2 D Chrystal (Bolt) 62:20; 3 D Lord (Trawd) 62:26; 4 A Metcalf (Prest) 64:50. M60: 1 M Ward (Warr) 65:13. M65: 1 P Pickwell (Alt) 68:53. M70: 1 M Fairs (Wilm) 70:14; 2 M Walker (S’port W) 71:05; 3 E Ranicar (Bolt) 74:16. M75: 1 J Owen (Barn) 77:39 Women: 1 Kirk 55:52; 2 Japp 56:47; 3 L Hesketh (Clay, W35) 59:08; 4 L Candioli (Sale) 61:08; 5 N Squires (RVH) 61:20; 6 S Martin (Wharf) 62:48; 7 F Royle (Chor ATC, U20) 64:35; 8 T Johnson (Dews, W55) 64:44; 9 J Knass (Stock H, W35) 64:54; 10 F Morne (Unatt, W40) 66:15; 11 K Hamilton (St H Str, U20) 66:24; 12 C Andrew (Spec, W40) 66:56 W40: 3 L Blizzard (Warr) 67:48. W45: 1 J Counsell (Horw) 71:06. W50: 1 S Stevens (Chorlton) 68:07. W55: 2 B Wright (BWF) 69:21; 3 K Sinkinson (Holm) 74:30. W60: 1 B Holmes (Lyth) 75:57. W65: 1 S Exon (Traff) 85:02

CHELMSFORD 10km, ChelmsfordOverall: 1 J Mayer (With RC, W) 65; 2 M Watt (Unatt, M50) 67; 3 A Charsley (Unatt, W35) 68; 4 M Munday (Unatt, M40) 68; 5 M Newton (Spring S, M35) 32:30; 6 C Bloomfield (B’cay, M40) 32:47; 7 Z Bridgeland (Chelm, U20) 32:51; 8 C Burgoyne (Unatt) 33:15; 9 M Major (Unatt) 33:53; 10 J Sullivan (Spring S, M35) 34:04; 11 A Houchell (Bas) 34:33; 12 G Allen (Hals, M45) 34:48; 13 L Davies (Spring S, W40) 34:54 M45: 2 H Mizon (With RC) 35:11. M50: 2 K Marley (Col H) 36:40. M55: 1 C Ridley (Col H) 38:40. U20: 2 M Houchell (Bas) 35:40 Women: 1 Mayer 65; 2 Charsley 68; 3 Davies 34:54; 4 R Wiseman (Bas, W35) 35:42; 5 J

Stretton (Spring S) 37:46; 6 M Campbell (Have) 38:05; 7 S Bilbie (Spring S, W45) 38:52; 8 C Bishop (Bas) 39:15 W45: 2 C Hall (GFD) 40:24; 3 A Jenkinson (S’end) 42:33

ROTHER VALLEY RUNNING FESTIVAL (DAY 2), Wales BarOverall (5km): 1 G Lewis (E Ches) 20:08; 2 M Lewis (E Ches, U17W) 20:12; 3 J Neilson (Hatt D) 21:50 Women: 1 Lewis 20:12; 2 A Heath Cook (Unatt, W50) 32:14; 3 H Wright (P’stone) 32:18 Overall (10km): 1 J Arkle (Knaves) 34:00; 2 N Keith (Unatt) 37:20; 3 L Smith (Steel) 37:48 Women: 1 N Curtis (Scun, W35) 38:05; 2 B Coomber (Denb DT, W55) 40:30; 3 J Mangham 44:59 W55: 2 M Westley (Caist) 46:59

SNETTERTON RACE TRACK MARATHON, SnettertonOverall: 1 S Proctor (Dartf RR) 2:31:56; 2 P Martin (P’boro) 2:40:57; 3 D Clarke (Dav RR) 2:44:26; 4 M Alastair D Bloore (E&E, M50) 2:46:30; 5 M Slater (C&C, M35) 2:49:06; 6 D Staite (Unatt, M40) 2:49:16 Women: 1 C Spooner (Unatt) 3:49:24; 2 L Smith (Gt Yar RR, W45) 3:51:08; 3 K Rix (Norf G, W50) 3:57:51Overall (HM): 1 M Eccles (Bure, M35) 71:29; 2 J Holman 72:31; 3 J Last 74:42; 4 S Partridge (Bure, M35) 74:45; 5 J Ashford (Ryst, M50) 74:49 M55: 1 C Thomas (Col H) 84:14 Women: 1 N Griffith (Unatt) 76:22; 2 L Thomas (Ips J) 79:13; 3 G Garvin (Ips J) 89:15 W50: 1 C Bruneau (Unatt) 91:49; 2 K Archbold (Low) 97:48; 3 G Clarke (Fram) 99:13

SUTTON BENGER FLYER 5, Sutton BengerOverall: 1 K Taylor (B&W) 25:03; 2 J Suttle (B&W) 26:08; 3 A Wilson (Yate) 26:25; 4 J Hinton (B&W, M35) 26:32; 5 R Ayling (Unatt) 26:36 M45: 1 C Walker (Wells) 28:11 Women: 1 L Sanigar (Bitt, W35) 31:59; 2 R Stowell (Bitt, W40) 32:20; 3 F Blackmore (Bitt, W45) 32:51 W40: 2 G Taylor (Swin S) 33:26. W55: 1 M Derrick (Hogw) 36:57. W60: 1 F Russell (B&W) 39:32. W65: 1 B Avery (Chep) 40:51; 2 R Barber (Avon VR) 43:50

SYD QUIRK HALF MARATHON, CastletownOverall: 1 O Smith (Western, M40) 72:36; 2

J Okell (Manx) 73:25; 3 C Varley (Unatt, M35) 73:25; 4 A Nash (Manx TC) 73:36 M40: 2 J Newton (Manx) 75:40; 3 D Bignell (Western) 77:33; 4 C Reynolds (Manx FR) 77:50. M50: 1 M Garrett (Manx) 78:26. M70: 1 J Bateman (Road Runners Club) 1:44:06 Women: 1 S Webster (Nthn (IOM), W40) 80:28; 2 E Miklos (Manx FR, W35) 86:53; 3 D Atherton (Western, W35) 97:00

TADCASTER 10, TadcasterOverall: 1 J Wills (Roundhay Runners, M40) 53:29; 2 C Jones (R&Z, M45) 53:59; 3 S Melber (Weth, M40) 56:52; 4 L Suddaby (E Hull) 56:57 M40: 3 J Ball (Vall) 57:24; 4 S Grace (St Th) 57:56; 5 S Pinn (Roundhay Runners) 57:59. M45: 2 A Pickford (Alt) 57:47; 3 D Smithers (Knaves) 58:46; 4 G Cooper (Unatt) 59:56. M60: 1 C Fletcher (Easin) 64:56. M70: 1 C Gibson (Unatt) 77:50 Women: 1 C Lambert (RVH) 57:40; 2 H Oldroyd (RVH) 60:50; 3 S Barlow (H’gate, W40) 61:51; 4 S Louise Cumber (Hal, W45) 62:44; 5 R Winter (Ack, W35) 63:32; 6 H Mercer-Jones (H’gate, W40) 66:13; 7 A Smith (P’fract, W35) 66:30 W50: 1 J Smith (Crossg) 71:12; 2 R Beaumont (Hal) 72:29; 3 A Spencer (Vall) 73:46. W55: 1 G Boynton (York A) 74:18; 2 S Gill (H’gate) 75:18; 3 H Armitage (Stainl) 75:59; 4 S Francis (Ack) 76:22; 5 D Broom (P’stone) 76:40; 6 F Deacon (Nidd) 77:42. W60: 1 S Ann Polkey (Tadcaster) 80:47; 2 J Harriman (T’ley) 82:20. W65: 1 J Holmes (Harrogate TC) 78:45; 2 A Long (E Hull) 80:35; 3 M Stansfield (Dews) 85:01; 4 Y Skelton (Nidd) 89:46; 5 G Tombs (Cald V) 90:10

TURNERS BLINDS AND SHUTTERS HADLEIGH 10, HadleighOverall: 1 D Rock (Felix, M35) 54:00; 2 S Ramsey (Had H) 55:20; 3 J Calvert (Ips J, M40) 57:29 M45: 1 A Howlett (Fram) 58:23. M55: 1 W Campbell (Ips J) 64:28. M65: 1 S Mead (S’mkt) 68:16 Women: 1 E Drury (Sud J) 67:33; 2 K Creak (Unatt) 67:53; 3 M Lewis (Harw, W40) 72:47 W55: 1 V Jennings (Ips J) 73:10

WIMBORNE 10, DorsetOverall: 1 C Alborough (Poole) 54:22; 2 D Willmore (Poole R) 54:32; 3 l Dempster (Lytch) 55:07; 4 J Cieluszecki (B’mth, M40) 55:22; 5 <M Smith (Twemlow, M40) 55:25; 6 R Doubleday (Poole) 56:55M40: 3 A Clark (B’mth) 57:44. M50: 1 R

Swindlehurst (Twemlow) 57:53; 2 D Ward (Dors D) 58:143 D Hayward (RMP) 59:42; 4 B Campbell (Eg H) 61:55. M55: A Barnett (Poole) 61:33. M60: A Clements (Poole) 62:43. M65: H Murray (Purb) 68:21. M70: D Cartwright (Poole) 70:07TEAM: 1 Poole 3:49:28; 2 Bournemouth 3:51:32; 3 Lytchett 3:51;38Dorset League Team: 1 Poole AC; 2 Egdon Heath; 3 Poole RunnersWomen: 1 C Stanzel (Poole R, W35) 64:42; 2 C Bunch (Poole R) 64:56; 3 H O’Neill (B’mth) 66:07W45: H Gilbert (L’down) 71:41. W50: P Barker (Poole R) 73;39. W55: H Khoshnevis (L’down) 73:47TEAM: 1 Poole R 3:20:20; 2 Poole R B 3:38:44; 3 Littledown 3:38:57Dorset League Team: 1 Poole Runners; 2 Littledown; 3 Egdon Heath

NOVEMBER 16BIRMINGHAM MO RUN 10km, Sutton Park, Sutton ColdfieldOverall: 1 C Sharp 35:25; 2 J Simpson (W) 36:57; 3 E Ware (M40) 37:38Women: 1 Simpson 36:57; 2 K McBrien (W50) 43:12; 3 I Davies (K&D) 43:28

NORTHERN MASTERS 5km CHAMPIONSHIPS, LeedsOverall: 1 D McKeown (Ilkley, M40) 16:58; 2 I Jacso (Ilkley, M40) 17:12; 3 C Bishop (Warr, M55) 17:35 M50: 1 D Burrows (N Masters) 17:48. M60: 1 B Greaves (O&R) 19:13; 2 K McGhie (Spen) 19:27. M70: 1 B Lucas (N Masters) 21:51; 2 J Rowland (N Masters) 22:48 Women: 1 H Thurston (Ilkley) 18:50; 2 C Laking (Barns, W35) 18:55; 3 A Chinoy (Sale, W45) 19:40 W40: 1 S Armitage (Ilkley) 19:46. W45: 2 S Robson (Bing) 20:21; 3 B Massey (Ilkley) 20:25; 4 K Storrar (Barns) 20:52. W50: 1 J Halloran (Sky) 20:23. W60: 1 D Gibbs (York A) 21:09; 2 C Kevan (Kend) 23:27. W65: 1 L Connors (N Masters) 22:41; 2 D Priestley (Kend) 24:09; 3 J Needham (Roch H) 24:17

TAVY 5km, TavistockOverall: 1 S Fletcher (Ply H) 16:43; 2 J Beaton (Tav, U20) 17:08; 3 W Russell (Tav, U17) 17:33 Women: 1 R Ezra (Tamar) 18:22; 2 K Hedgethorne (Ply H) 18:24; 3 C Perry (Erme, W45) 18:53

W45: 2 J Allison (Tamar Trail Runners) 20:07. W55: 1 J Hynes (Laun RR) 22:59

WINDSOR & ETON AUTUMN CLASSIC HALF MARATHON, EtonOverall: 1 P O’Callaghan (Tadw, M40) 72:46; 2 G McKivett (Arena, M35) 74:47; 3 J Smith (Read RR, M35) 75:35 M40: 2 T Mockett (Rane) 75:57. M55: 1 G Bull (Reig) 84:04

NOVEMBER 13DERBY MIDWEEK RACES, Rainesway, DerbyTHE 2018 world junior semi-finalist and 2017 Euro U20 silver-medallist Markhim Lonsdale headed a group of Loughborough athletes and triathletes as the popular evening series saw 15 men under the 16-minute standard, Martin Duff reports.

The 20-year-old’s 14:57 comfortably bettered his four-year-old personal best as second placed Fynn Batkin was just outside his own best with 15:06.Overall (5km): 1 M Lonsdale (Crook) 14:57; 2 F Batkin (Kett, U20) 15:05; 3 K Coleman-Smith (Charn) 15:17; 4 C Bentley (Stoke) 15:20; 5 V Dawson (Charn) 15:23; 6 S Hart (Newb) 15:25; 7 S Wardle (Horw) 15:37; 8 E O’Shea (Charn) 15:38; 9 T Hugmin (Lough) 15:39; 10 J Lund (K&C) 15:41; 11 W Crudgington 15:41; 12 N Tweedie (Nene V) 15:52; 13 L Nuttall (Charn) 15:57; 14 R Elston (Charn, U20) 15:57; 15 H McGuire (Tip) 15:58U20: 2 S Hurst (Charn) 16:14Women: 1 A Morton (Horsh, U20) 17:41; 2 L Atkinson (Camb H) 18:11; 3 R Allen 18:23W70: V Lindsay (L Eaton) 28:29Overall (1M): 1 P Harmer (Charn, M40) 4:54; 2 M Kerr (Shelt) 4:56; 3 J Dakin (Der) 5:04Women: 1 D Booth (Derw) 5:51; 2 V Smith (Ivan, W40) 7:08; 3 A Trickett (Ivan) 7:12

NOVEMBER 10REMBERANCE RUN HALF-MARATHON & 10km, Debden Airfield, EssexOverall (13.1M): 1 M Jeffries 70:22; 2 C McInerny (M40) 78:23; 3 J Bethell 79:05M50: S Thompson (Kett) 81:52Women: 1 C Borg (Lon H) 95:12; 2 S Switzer (Saffron) 95:32; 3 L Fell (W40) 96:12W50: T Peasgood (Waldon Tri) 98:56 Overall (10km): 1 S Lines (W) 37:49; 2 P Roberts (Royst) 39:31

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Saturday November 23BRITISH ATHLETICS CROSS CHALLENGE (Inc EUROPEAN TRIALS, LIVERPOOL & DISTRICT & MID LANCS LEAGUES)Sefton Park, Liverpool.britishathletics.org.ukCHINGFORD LEAGUETrent Park. 2.30pm.chingfordleague.co.ukFRATERNITY/SORORITY CUPTrent Park.barnetadac.com/racing/club-races/fraternity-cupLANARKSHIRE AAA CHAMPIONSHIPSDrumpellier Park, Coatbridge.facebook.com/LanarkshireAAALEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ LEAGUEPrestwold Hall, Loughborough. 9.30am.funtorun.co.uk/running-leagues/lsxcMALCOLM CUP OPENSix Mile River Park, Ballyclare.athleticsni.orgNORTH WALES SENIOR LEAGUEDolgellau. 2pm.northwalesxc.comNORTH WEST LONDON YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUETrent Park, Cockfosters. 1pm.NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY SCHOOLS’ LEAGUESherwood Pines. 10am.nottsaaa.org/schools.htmlRENFREWSHIRE AAA CHAMPIONSHIPSTower Hill, Gourock.bellahoustonroadrunners.co.uk/eventsRUN4IT SCOTTISH NORTH DISTRICT LEAGUEGrant Park, Forres. 1.15pm.northleague.co.ukSCOTTISH EAST DISTRICT LEAGUEBroxburn Academy, Broxburn. Noon.bit.ly/2nBqPQTbit.SOUTH EAST LANCASHIRE LEAGUEHeaton Park, Manchester. 12.30pm.selcc.co.ukSOUTH OF THAMES CCA 5 CHAMPIONSHIPSMorden Park. 2pm.sotcca.org.uk/events.htmSTART FITNESS NORTH EASTERN HARRIER LEAGUEAykley Heads. Noon.harrierleague.com

THAMES HARE & HOUNDS v RANELAGH H 7.5 MOB MATCHRoehampton Vale. 2.30pm.thameshareandhounds.org.uk

Sunday November 24CC6 LEAGUEDibden Inclosure, Dibden Purlieu. 9.30am.cc6.co.ukGLIDDON & SQUIRE NORTH DEVON LEAGUEWest Buckland School, Barnstaple. 10am.northdevonxcleague.weebly.comMCGRADY FINANCIAL SERVICES JUNIOR SERIESDromore Community Centre. 1pm.newcastleac.org/?page_id=915NORTH YORKSHIRE & SOUTH DURHAM LEAGUEFox Rush Farm, Redcar. 11am.nysd.org.ukPECO LEAGUETemple Newsam, Leeds.pecoxc.co.ukTHAMES VALLEY LEAGUELord Wandsworth College. 11am.tvxc.org.ukTHREE COUNTIES LEAGUECottesloe School, Aylesbury Road, Wing. 10.30am.threecountiesxc.co.ukWESSEX LEAGUEAldon Country Park, Yeovil. 11.45am.teamdorsetathletics.btck.co.uk/Competition/WessexLeague-CrossCountry

Wednesday November 27NORTHERN POLICE LEAGUEDoncaster. 1.30pm.slateman.co.uk/npcclSOUTH WEST UNITED SERVICES LEAGUESt Agnes. 2.30pm.facebook.com/dsfrsrunningclubWEST MIDLANDS SERVICES LEAGUEKeepmoat Stadium, Doncaster. 2pm.csaa.org.uk

Saturday November 30ALTON SPORTS HAMPSHIRE LEAGUEWellesley Woodlands, Aldershot. Noon.hampshireathletics.org.uk/events/hxcl.htmlCUMBRIA LEAGUEKeswick. Noon.facebook.com/groups/114674541912211ESSEX U13/U15/VETS’ CHAMPSWrittle College.essexroadrunning.org.uk

FNB GUERNSEY LEAGUEBordeaux. 2pm.guernseyathletics.org.ggKENT MASTERS’ CHAMPIONSHIPSCentral Park, Dartford.kcaa.org.ukNORTH WALES JUNIOR LEAGUETreborth Track, Bangor. 10.30am.northwalesxc.comOXFORD v CAMBRIDGE VARSITY II-IV’sShotover Park, Oxford.RED ROSE LEAGUEMarl Pits, Rossendale. 12.15pm.redrosecrosscountry.co.ukSUSSEX LEAGUEStanmer Park, Brighton.sussexathletics.net

Sunday December 1BOOTH DECORATORS LEAGUEIlkeston. 11am.BORDERS WINTER SERIESSpittal Beach. 11.30am.bordersxc.co.ukCHARLES STANLEY WESTWARD LEAGUEExeter Arena, Exeter. 12.15pm.city-runs.co.uk/westwardDEVON CHAMPIONSHIPSExeter Arena, Exeter.devonathletics.co.ukDOWNS LEAGUETattenham Corner, Epsom. 10.45am.HEREFORDSHIRE LEAGUEQueenswood. 11am.facebook.com/groups/WyeValleyRunnersKENT FITNESS LEAGUEOxleas Wood, Eltham.kfl.canterburyharriers.orgLAW TRUST ISLE OF MAN LEAGUENunnery. 2pm.iomaa.infoNEWBURY BORDER LEAGUELightwater Country Park.maidenheadac.org/xc/border-leagueNTH ESSEX & STH SUFFOLK LEAGUEEast Newhall Farm, Ramsey. 10am.nessxc.org.ukOXFORDSHIRE LEAGUECirencester Park, Cirencester. 9.55am.oxonxc.org.ukPIRIE 10Farthing Downs. 10am.southlondonharriers.orgSHROPSHIRE YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUEWilliam Brookes School, Much Wenlock. 1pm.oswestryolympians.com

SUNDAY LEAGUETrent Park, Cockfosters. 10.30am.runherts.comTHAMES VALLEY LEAGUEBradenham Woods. 11am.tvxc.org.ukTRI-COUNTY CHAMPS (Inc AVON, SOMERSET & WILTSHIRE CHAMPS)Bath University, Bath. 11am.somerset-athletics.co.ukWEST YORKSHIRE WINTER LEAGUEDewsbury. 10am.westyorkshirewinterleague.blogspot.co.uk

Wednesday December 4ARMY RE CHAMPIONSHIPSMinley.armysportcontrolboard.com/fixtures

Saturday December 7BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE1: Stoke. 2: Stratford-upon-Avon. 3: Droitwich.birminghamccleague.co.ukCHILTERN LEAGUEStopsley Common, Luton. 11.30am.chilternccl.co.ukCUMBRIA LEAGUEWorkington. Noon.facebook.com/groups/114674541912211ESAA ENGLISH SCHOOLS CUP FINALMount St Mary’s College, Spinkhill.esaa.netLIVERPOOL & DISTRICT LEAGUEBeacon Park, Skelmersdale. 11am.lps-athletics.co.uk/ld-cross-countryMANCHESTER AREA LEAGUEArrowe Park, Wirral. Noon.maccl.co.ukMIDLAND WOMEN’S LEAGUE1: Stratford upon Avon. 2: Droitwich.midlandathletics.org.ukMIGHTY OAKS OPENMid Ulster Sports Arena, Magherafelt. Noon.acornsac.comNORTH MIDLANDS LEAGUEShipley Park, Heanor. 1pm.northmidsxcleague.co.ukNOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY SCHOOLS’ LEAGUESherwood Pines. 10am.nottsaaa.org/schools.htmlOXFORD v CAMBRIDGE VARSITY MATCHWimbledon Common. 1pm.thameshareandhounds.org.ukSCOTTISH EAST DISTRICT CHAMPSPiperdam Leisure Resort, Dundee.

SCOTTISH NORTH DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPSGordonstoun School, Moray.scottishathletics.org.ukSCOTTISH WEST DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPSDumbarton.scottishathletics.org.ukSOUTH OF ENGLAND MASTERS’ & INTER COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPSHorspath, Oxford.seaa.org.ukSTART FITNESS GWENT LEAGUEBlaise Castle, Bristol.gwent-league.org.ukSTART FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUEHillingdon House Farm Sports Grounds, Uxbridge.metleague.co.ukUNIVERSITY OF LEEDS RELAYSBodington Playing Fields, Leeds.luu.org.uk/cross-country

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Sunday November 24LONDON UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES LUCA INDOORLee Valley.london-athletics.comNOTTINGHAMSHIRE AAA OPEN GRADED OPEN & QUADKIDS MEETINGSheffield. 12.30pm.nottsaaa.org

Wednesday November 27MANCHESTER CUPSportcity.

Saturday November 30SIAB COMBINED EVENTS INTERNATIONALEmirates Arena, Glasgow.ssaa.co.uk

Sunday December 1LEE VALLEY DECEMBER OPENLee Valley.visitleevalley.org.uk/athleticsSALE HARRIERS OPEN SERIESSportcity. 10.30am.saleharriersmanchester.comSCOTTISH ATHLETICS INDOOR LEAGUEEmirates Arena. 9.30am.scottishathletics.org.ukSOUTH YORKSHIRE OPEN SERIESSheffield EIS. Noon.sycaa.co.ukWELSH ATHLETICS JUNIOR OPEN (Inc SOUTH, EAST & WEST WALES REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS)Cardiff.welshathletics.orgWINDSOR, SLOUGH, ETON & HOUNSLOW AC WINTER SERIESEton. 12.30pm.wseh.info

Tuesday December 3GRANGEMOUTH GRADED POLE VAULTGrangemouth.online-entries.co.uk

Wednesday December 4GRANGEMOUTH OPEN GRADEDGrangemouth. 6.30pm.online-entries.co.ukMIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY OPEN STUDENT CHAMPIONSHIPSLee Valley.

Saturday December 7NORTHERN ATHLETICS OPENSheffield EIS. 10am.northernathletics.co.uk

MULTI-TERRAIN

Saturday November 23BLACKPOOL MO 5km/10kmHerons Reach, Blackpool. 9.30am.mo-running.comHARDWOLDS 80Hessle Rugby Club, Hull, E Yorkshire. 8am.hardmoors110.org.ukIPSWICH MO 5km/10kmChantry Park, Ipswich. 9.30am.mo-running.comLENCHES LAKES AED DOUBLE HALF-MARATHON/MARATHON (DAY 1)Lenches Lakes, Church Lench, Evesham, Worcestershire. 9am.broadmeadowruns.co.uk

PEAK DISTRICT SOUTH & NORTH 93kmWater Meadows, Hope Road, Edale,. 8am. Until Sunday November 24.rangerultras.co.ukRUN FROM THE ROMANS 5/10Ham Hill Country Park, Yeovil. 6.30pm.flyingfoxrunning.co.ukSWINSTY & FEWSTON MARATHON DAY 3Timble, North Yorkshire. 9.30am.itsgrimupnorthrunning.co.ukVIGILANTES CLEETHORPES MARAVAN MARATHON DAY 1Thorpe Park Holiday Park, Humberston, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. 9am.vigilantesrunning.co.uk

Sunday November 24ACTION HEART 6Sedgley, Staffordshire. 11am.actionheartrunning.comAVEBURY 8Village Hall, High St, Avebury, Wilts. 10.30am.marlboroughrunningclub.co.ukBASSINGBOURN BELLE 10Bassingbourn Village College, Bassingbourn, Hertfordshire. 10am.fit4thechallenge.co.ukBEDDINGTON PARK 10kmBeddington Park, Wallington, Surrey. 10am.mccpromotions10kseries.comBELFAST MO 5km/10kmStormont Park, Belfast. 9.30am.mo-running.comBICTON BLISTER 4.5/10.5Bicton College, East Budleigh, Devon. 11am.bictonblister.co.ukBOB STARK MEMORIAL 5kmFalkland Community Hall, Falkland, Fife.fifeac.orgBRENT KNOLL 5.75BASC Sportsground, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. 11am.burnham-on-sea-harriers.comCHESTERFIELD AVENUE RUN 5kmThe Avenue Washlands, Mill Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. 10am.cannonevents.co.uk/events/the-avenue-5k-1500-metersCOLWORTH HARE & TORTOISE 26.3Colworth House, Sharnbrook, Beds. 9am.colworthstriders.org.ukCOMBE CRAWLER 8Ilfracombe FC, Ilfracombe, Devon. 11am.ilfracomberunningclub.co.ukCROOME CAPABILITY CANTER 10kmCroome Park, Severn Stoke, Worcestershire. 9am.blackpearjoggers.org.ukFESTIVE FLASH 5Pennington Flash Country Park, Leigh, Lancashire. 10am.penningtonevents.orgGAVIN DUFFY’S MEMORIAL 5kmSeal Sands Link Rd, Stockton-on-Tees. 10am.muddyroads.co.ukHEREWARD RELAYPeterborough, Cambridgeshire. 9am.marchac.co.ukHOWLING BULL RUN 6Village Hall, Walford, Herefordshire. 11am.howlingbullrun.wixsite.com/websiteLEEDS MO 5km/10kmRoundhay Park, Leeds, W Yks. 9.30am.mo-running.comLENCHES LAKES AED DOUBLE HALF-MARATHON/MARATHON (DAY 2)Lenches Lakes, Church Lench, Evesham, Worcestershire. 9am.

NICE WORK BUSHY PARK CHRISTMAS 5km/10kmBushy Park, Hampton, London. 10am.nice-work.org.ukSATURN RUNNING FROZEN A-RUNDELLE 7-HOURBurys Bank Rd, Thatcham, Berks. 9.30am.saturnrunning.co.ukSOUTH SHIELDS WINTER TRIAIL SERIES 5kmMarsden Old Quarry, South Shields. 9am.runeatsleep.co.uk/wintertrails2019SWINSTY & FEWSTON MARATHON DAY 4Timble, North Yorkshire. 9.30am.iTRAIN TRACK 10kmPeel, Isle of Man. 10am.VIGILANTES CLEETHORPES MARAVAN HALF-MARATHON/MARATHON DAY 2Thorpe Park Holiday Park, Humberston, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. 9am.WESTON PARK 5km/10kmWeston Park, Weston under Lizard, Shropshire. 10am.kickassendurance.co.ukWHITSTABLE MO 5km/10kmHampton Pier Recreation Ground, Whitstable, Kent. 9.30am.mo-running.comWINTER FESTIVE FROLIC 6-HOURStauton Country Pk, Havant, Hants. 9.30am.onthewhistle.co.uk

Thursday November 28OAK CHALLENGE 6-HOURHicks Lodge, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. 9am.bigbearevents.net

Saturday November 30CHASEWATER CHRISTMAS PUDDING DASH 5km/10kmChasewater Country Pk, Burntwood. 10.30am.nice-work.org.ukGREENWICH PARK MO 5km/10kmGreenwich Park, London. 9.30am.mo-running.comKELLY’S HERTS RAG RUN 5km/10kmDe Havilland Campus, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. 10.30am.charity.kellystorage.co.ukMAVERICK USE EXPOSURE LIGHTS DARK HAMPSHIRE 5km/10km/15kmQueen Elizabeth Country Park, Horndean, Hampshire. 5pm.maverick-race.com/races/thedarkhampshire2019WILD NIGHT RUNNING 5km/10kmAshton Court, Bristol. 6pm.wildnightrun.co.uk

Sunday December 17 RS HALF-MARATHONThreipmuir Reservoir, Mansfield Road, Balerno.pentland7reservoirs.org.ukBLAIRADAM BADASS 5Blairadam Forest, Kelty, Fife. Noon.entrycentral.com/blairadamBLYTH SANDS 5South Beach, Blyth, Northumberland. Noon.blythrunningclub.org.ukCENTURION GRAND PRIX 5John Henry Newman Catholic College, North Solihull, Birmingham. 11am.centurionrc.org.ukCOOMBE 8Coombe Country Park, Coventry, Warwickshire. 10am.sphinx.org.ukDOWNLAND DEVIL 9Church Farm, Coombes, West Sussex. 10am.runacademy.co.uk

EDWINSTOWE CHRISTMAS 10kmEdwinstowe Forest Corner, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire. 10.30am.run2u.uk/edwinstowe-10k.htmlENDURANCELIFE CTS DORSET 6.1/16.1/27.2/33.3/45.5Lulworth Cove, Wareham, Dorset.endurancelife.comFULL MONTY CUTE 10Ham Hill Centre, Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset. 10.30am.fullmontycute.btck.co.ukMANCHESTER XMAS PUDDING 5Wythenshawe Park, Manchester. 10.45am.nice-work.org.ukMAPLEDURHAM 10km/10Mapledurham House, Mapledurham, Berkshire. 10am.mapledurhamten.co.ukNEWCASTLE DALES DASH 10kmApedale Community Country Park, Chesterton, Staffordshire. 11am.newcastlestaffsac.org.ukRACE FOR WILDLIFE 7.5Penwith College, Penzance, Cornwall. 10am.mountsbayharriers.co.uk/mbh-events/race-for-wildlifeRUN THE WILD WOMENS 8kmMusette Cafe, Aldbury, Herts. 8.30am.runthewild.co.uk/adventures/detail/trail-run-for-womenSANTA VS RUDOLPH 5km/10kmLydiard Park, Swindon, Wiltshire. 11am.swindonsanta.org.ukSOUTH SHIELDS WINTER TRAIL 5kmMarsden Old Quarry, South Shields. 9am.runeatsleep.co.uk/wintertrails2019WATLINGTON XK 10kmShirburn St, Watlington, Oxon. 10.30am.en-gb.facebook.com/watlingtonhillbashers

Wednesday December 4GATO SPORTS HEAD TORCH 10kmHartwell, Northamptonshire. 7pm.bigbearevents.net

Thursday December 5QUEENS OF THE CASTLE 6-HOURScout Hut, Haywards Mead, Windsor, Berkshire. 9am.runningmiles.co.uk/queens-of-the-castle-nov19STARLIGHT RELAY (4x2M)Shipley Park, Heanor, Derbyshire. 7pm.peakrunning.co.uk

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Saturday November 23RUNTHROUGH BATTERSEA PARK 5km/10kmBattersea Park, London. 9.30am.runthrough.co.ukVICTORIA PARK RELAYSVictoria Park, Leicester. 1pm.uolrac.com/relaysfacebook.com/events/517267392436142/?ti=iclWINTER CHASE 6-HOURRye Harbour, Rye, East Sussex,. 9am.weruntheyrunirun.co.uk/wc

Sunday November 24BOSCOMBE 10kmKings Park Athletic Stadium, Bournemouth, Dorset. 10.30am.bournemouthjoggers.co.ukBRETT OWLER WINTER 10km/HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONJulie Rose Stadium, Ashford, Kent. 9am.trispiritevents.com

CANNOCK ROTARY 10kmCannock Chase Visitor Centre, Hednesford, Staffordshire. 11am.cambaevents.co.ukCASTLE COMBE CHILLY 10kmCastle Combe Race Circuit, Wilts. 10am.dbmax.co.ukCHERTSEY HOUSE SERIES 10kmPembroke, Guersnsey. 10am.guernseyathletics.org.ggCITY OF SALFORD WOMEN’S 5.25Swinton FC Clubhouse, Barton Road, Swinton, Manchester. 10.30am.swintonrunningclub.org.ukCLOWNE HALF-MARATHONCommunity Centre, North Rd, Clowne, Derbyshire. 10am.clowneroadrunners.co.ukCROWBOROUGH 5km/10kmBeacon Community College, Crowborough, East Sussex. 10am.crowboroughrunners.org.ukDONCASTER 10kmDoncaster Racecourse, S Yks. 10.30am.curlysathletes.co.ukEAMA WYMONDHAM 10kmLady’s Lane, Wymondham, Norfolk. 10am.south-norfolk.gov.uk/wymondham-10k-entries-now-openEYNSHAM 10kmBartholomew School, Eynsham, Oxfordshire. 10am.eynshamroadrunners.org.ukFALMOUTH MOB MATCH 5Falmouth, Cornwall. 10.30am.falmouthroadrunners.co.ukHATFIELD 5University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. 10am.hatfield5.co.ukHERTFORDSHIRE HALF-MARATHONKnebworth House, Knebworth, Hertfordshire. 9am.hertshalf.comI CAN RUN IPSWICH WINTER 5kmChristchurch Park, Ipswich, Suffolk. 10am.nice-work.org.ukJIGSAW RUN 10kmDunsfold Park, Cranleigh, Surrey. 10.30am.jigsawrun.co.ukKINGSTON 10kmHawker Centre YMCA, Kingston Upon Thames. 9.15am.runuk.co.uk/kingston-10kMALLORY PARK FAST MILE/5km/10km WINTER SERIESKirkby Mallory, Leicestershire. 9.30am.racerapid.co.uk/members/events/#!event-listNASH AND BORASTON 10km DASHNash Church, Nash, Shropshire. 11am.entrycentral.comPRESTON THE BEST 5kmMoor Park, Preston, Lancashire. 11am.ukroadraces.infoRISBOROUGH RUN IN THE PARK 5kmWades Pk, Princes Risborough, Bucks. 9am.risboroughruninthepark.weebly.comRUN HEATON 5km/10km/HALF-MARATHONMiddleton Rd, Higher Blackley. 9.30am.runheaton.comRUN NORTHUMBERLAND BIG 10Kirkley Hall, Ponteland. 9.45am.runnation.co.ukRUN SILVERSTONE 5km/10km/HALF-MARATHONSilverstone Grand Prix Circuit. 9am.runsilverstone.comTEMPO 10km SERIESMickleton Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. 10.30am.tempoevents.co.uk


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WILMSLOW FESTIVE 10kmRectory Fields, Wilmslow, Cheshire. 9.30am.runnorthwest.co.ukYORK BRIGANTIA HOGSHEAD CHALLENGE 6-HOURYork Sport Village, Heslington East, York. 12.30pm.seeyorkrunyork.co.uk/events

Tuesday November 26POMPHREY 5kmPomphrey Pavilions, Mangotsfield, Bristol, Avon. 7.30pm.bristolandwestac.org

Wednesday November 27EVEN SPLITS 5km SERIESBrownlee Centre Cycle Circuit, Leeds, West Yorkshire. 7.15pm.evensplits.events

Thursday November 28GRAVESEND CYCLOPARK WINTER 5km/10km SERIESCyclopark, The Tollgate, Gravesend, Kent. 7.30pm.nice-work.org.uk/races

Friday November 293km ON THE GREEN SERIESMcLellans Arch, Glasgow Green, Glasgow. 12.30pm.3konthegreen.comHARBOUR CLUB LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5kmThe Bandstand, Hyde Park, London. 12.30pm.serpentine.org.uk

Saturday November 30CHEDDLETON CHRISTMAS PUDDING DASH 10kmCheddleton Community Centre, Cheddleton, Staffordshire. 2pm.cheddletoncommittee.co.uk/pudding-runDARLINGTON HARRIERS CROFT 5kmCroft Racing Circuit, Dalton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire. 11am.darlingtonharriers.co.uk/croft-5kNORTHERN MASTERS 5km CHAMPISLeeds.northernmasters.co.ukNOTTINGHAM CHRISTMAS 5km/10km/HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONNational Water Sports Center, Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. 9am.time2runevents.co.ukRAVENSTONEDALE RED 10kmKirkby Stephen, Cumbria. 1.30pm.howgillharriers.co.ukRUN FOREST RUN – LOUGHGALL 5km/10kmLoughgall Country Park, Armagh. 11am.born2runevents.comRUNTHROUGH LEE VALLEY VELOPARK MILE/5km/10km/10M/HALF-MARATHONLee Valley VeloPark, London. 9am.runthrough.co.ukSEELEY CUP 10kmOzone Centre, Ormeau Pk, Belfast. 2.30pm.willowfieldharriers.co.ukSELF TRANSCENDENCE 10kmBattersea Park, London. 8.30am.uk.srichinmoyraces.org/races/londonST ANDREWS DAY 5km/10kmLakeside 1000 North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire. 7pm.fitprorob.biz

WESHAM 10kmSt Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Lea Town, Preston, Lancashire. 11am.wesham10k.co.uk

Sunday December 13-1-5 LANCASTER 5km/HALF-MARATHON3-1-5 Heath Club, Caton Road, Lancaster. 11am.lancaster-race-series.co.ukBEDFORD HARRIERS HALF-MARATHONWootton Upper School, Bedford. 10am.bedfordharriers.co.ukBORDERS LEAGUEWallasey. 11am.bordersleague.org.uk/fixturesBROMHAM PUDDING RUN 10kmSocial Centre, Bromham, Wiltshire. 11am.bromhampuddingrun.co.ukCHATHAM MARITIME REINDEER RUN 5kmDockside Square, Chatham, Kent. 10.30am.sportingeventsuk.comDARTFORD BRIDGE CHRISTMAS PUDDING 5km/10kmMarsh Street, Dartford, Kent. 10.30am.bridgetriathlon.co.ukEXETER SANTA RUN 5kmExeter, Devon. 9am.exetercityfitc.co.ukHOAD HILL HARRIERS CHRISTMAS PUDDING 10kmGlaxo Sports Club, Ulverston, Cumbria. 11.30am.hoadhillharriers.co.ukMONMOUTH SANTA DASH 2.1kmMonnow Bridge, Monmouth. 10am.spiritofmonmouth.co.uk/races/santa-fun-runMORNINGTON CHASERS REGENT’S PARK 10km WINTER SERIESRegents Park, London. 9am.chaser.me.uk/tenk/tenk.phpMYERSCOUGH 10Guy’s Thatched Hamlet, Garstang, Lancashire. 10am.garstangrc.co.ukNOTTINGHAM CHRISTMAS 5km/HALF-MARATHONNational Water Sports Center, Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. 10am.time2runevents.co.ukPERCY PUD 10kmLow Bradfield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. 9.30am.steelcitystriders.co.ukPERIVALE 5Athletics Stadium, Perivale, Middlesex. 10am.esm.org.uk/wpPUTNEY RIVERSIDE 10kmBarn Elms Sports Centre, Queen Elizabeth Walk, London. 9.15am.runuk.co.ukRISBOROUGH RUN IN THE PARK 5kmWades Park, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. 9am.risboroughruninthepark.weebly.comRUGBY SANTA MILE/5kmRugby, Warwickshire. 10.45am.randnac.orgRUN DURHAM DALTON PARK WINTER 5km/10kmDalton Park Outlet Shopping Centre, Murton, Co Durham. 10am.runnation.co.ukRUNNING GRAND PRIX 5km/10km/HALF-MARATHON/16/20/MARATHONOulton Park, Little Budworth, Tarporley, Cheshire. 9.30am.runninggrandprix.com

RUNNING GRAND PRIX OULTON 16/20Oulton Park, Tarporley, Cheshire. 9.30am.runthrough.co.uk/event/running-grand-prix-oulton-park-december-2019SKEGNESS COASTERS 10kmSouthview Leisure Park, Skegness, Lincolnshire. 10am.skegness10k.com/results.htmlSOUTHAMPTON COMMON 10kmCemetery Road, Southampton, Hampshire. 11am.mccpromotions.comTHANET ALAN GREEN MEMORIAL 10Palm Bay School, Cliftonville, Kent. 9.30am.thanetroadrunnersac.comVICTORY 5Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, Hampshire. 11am.portsmouthathletic.co.uk

Tuesday December 3SANTA DASH FOR BRAINWAVE 5kmOld Spitalfields Market, Whitechapel, London. 5.30pm.brainwave.org.uk/Event/london-santa-dash-2019

Wednesday December 4EAMS SANTA 6-HOURLoughshore Park, Newtownabbey. 8.30am.eastantrimmarathonseries.co.uk/?q=node/3NOTTINGHAM 5km WINTER SERIESVictoria Embankment, Nottingham. 7.30pm.nice-work.org.ukOXFORD CITY/COUNTY COUNCIL CHRISTMAS 2.25Oxford. 12.45am.oxford.gov.uk/info/20035/eventsSOUTH SHIELDS MONTHLY MILESouth Shields Ferry Landing, Ferry Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear. 7.15pm.themonthlymile.co.ukmetroaberdeen.co.uk

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Sunday November 24IOM WINTER LEAGUE #2Andreas Village.

Saturday November 30DICK MAXWELL MEMORIAL 10kmSimister.

OVERSEAS

Saturday November 23DUBLIN MO 5km/10kmPhoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland. 9.30am.mo-running.comNCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIPSTerre Haute, USA.NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIPSSacramento, USA.ncaa.com NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPSLouisville, USA.ncaa.com

Sunday November 24EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY PERMIT MEETINGTilburg, Netherlands.european-athletics.orgLOTTO CROSS CUPRoeselare, Belgium.sport.be/crosscup


NOT only did Rosie Kind (below) anchor Wolverhampton & Bilston AC to the English cross-country relays under-13 girls title in Mansfield this month, but her sister, Ava, ran in the same race for the Wolves B team and was one of the national road relay champions from earlier this year.

A SMALL group of runners calling themselves the Alf Tupper Harriers have emerged in Norwich with

informal training get-togethers finished off in typical Tupper style with fish and chips.

The group calls itself a ‘run gang’ and is not an official running club. Instead, it is for runners in the area who do not want to be part of a traditional club but still enjoy training with other people and are especially interested in using technology to share goals, performances and running routes.

Tessa Jones, who formed the group in 2016, explains that a ‘run gang’ is a “concept where runners use social media to share and open up their sessions to anyone wishing to join, without the commitment of club membership”.

As many AW readers will know, Tupper is a cartoon character from a working-class background, known as the ‘Tough of the Track’, and who appeared in The Victor and The Rover – and even AW for a spell (pictured right), about five years ago.

On the Alf Tupper Harriers, Jones explains: “Our aim is to be club agnostic, free for everyone and made up of like-minded individuals

who want to train, have fun and improve.

“Some join because ‘it’s around the corner from where I live’, or it’s at a time that works, or because it’s a chance to run with friends who are members of clubs other than their own, or not club members at all.

“In a short time we have built up to a group of over 120 runners of all ages and abilities and the idea

just keeps growing. We run a grass circuit clockwise/anti-clockwise, to ensure everyone has someone to chase and nobody finds themselves adrift of the group.”

In addition to fish and chips, the group has their own group clothing, dubbed ‘Tupperwear’!

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Alf Tupper Harriers: a modern-day ‘run gang’

ATHLETES at the ancient games in Greece famously competed nude or wearing just a loincloth, and there is now an event in Somerset where modern runners can do the same.

Nudefest is organised by British Naturism at Thorney Lakes caravan park every summer and includes various exercise classes, music sessions and a 5km and 10km running event.

Organisers say: “Entry is not

limited to festival guests. We always welcome a healthy number of outsiders who are bored of pounding the same old pavements and seeking a new experience.

“It’s all done properly and with safety in mind. The course is plotted with a measuring wheel; there are water stops, first-aid provision, accurate timings and even medals and certificates for all competitors. The route takes in farm land, crop

fields, woodlands and the site’s idyllic fishing lakes. For those that are wondering, everyone wears running shoes and many of the women choose to wear a sports bra.”

Eighty naked runners competed in the event this year, with the 10km winner clocking 41:48. If you are interested in taking part, keep an eye on nudefest.co.uk for more information.

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