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BEAUTY OF THE MARATHON BEAST PERHAPS because Eliud Kipchoge just makes it look so easy, or perhaps because so many people run the distance these days, there’s a danger of being blasé about the marathon, of not appreciating just how difficult a skill it is to perfect.

Doing so, however, would be a big mistake. With our growth in knowledge, developments in

training techniques and equipment, of course we’ve never been in a better position to take on the 26.2-mile challenge. Yet for every blisteringly quick and impressive performance there is another which emphatically underlines just how tough an undertaking it can be.

For example, the recent footage of Micah Herndon crawling over the finish line of the Boston Marathon went viral online as the former US Marine stretched every fibre in his body to cover the closing yards after his legs had given way.

Yet it’s not just the mere running mortals who can fall prey to the marathon gods. Even for those who make a living from running long distances, the marathon can bite – and bite hard.

No-one know this better than Callum Hawkins, who will be on a marathon start line in London this weekend for the first time since his alarming collapse in the Australian heat when he was on course for Commonwealth gold.

It’s an experience which the Scotsman admits he can’t forget but it was also an incident which has added to the rich tapestry and great depth of marathon legend. Marathon runners tread an acutely fine line between success and failure Hawkins is by no means alone in being on the wrong end of a bad day in the running office. It will be fascinating to see how he responds.

A top 10 finish and a Scottish marathon record are his aims and here’s hoping that being back on the familiar streets of London, where he was fourth at the 2017 World Championships, helps him to hit his stride once more. “I don’t want to be known as the guy who fell over on a bridge; I want to be known as the guy who wins medals and runs quick times,” he says.

Hawkins’ is one of thousands of running stories that will be written on a day which always captures the imagination. The marathon? Easy? Don’t you believe it.

PERFORMANCE42 Renowned jumps coach, Brazilian

Nelio Moura, talks through his approach and route to success

48 How they train – Michelle Thomas on life as a masters athlete after her international career on the track

NEWS6 Aly Dixon expects tough Tokyo test7 Asbel Kiprop given four-year ban8 Ron Hill backing “Dementia Revolution”

Above: Callum Hawkins returns to the Virgin Money London Marathon (Mark Shearman)

Cover: Mo Farah gives chase to Eliud Kipchoge in London last year (London Marathon) and, inset, Vivian Cheruiyot celebrates victory (Mark Shearman)

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For example, the recent footage of Micah Herndon crawling over the

Yet it’s not just the mere running

since his alarming collapse in the Australian heat when he was on course for Commonwealth gold.

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RESULTS & FIXTURES54 Full round-up and coverage of the Guernsey

and Isle of Man Easter Festivals 67 What’s On fixtures guide

REGULARS10 UKA VIEW Cherry Alexander writes about her new role

as Vice President of European Athletics

70 DIP FINISH There are over 80 Guinness Book of World

Records attempts in London this weekend

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LONDON MARATHON PREVIEW14 ELITE MEN’S RACE Can a fired-up Mo Farah overcome Eliud Kipchoge,

the world’s greatest marathon runner?

16 THE KEY MALE CONTENDERS We take a close look at each of the male athletes likely

to feature prominently on the streets of London

18 ELITE WOMEN’S RACE With a stacked field and a number of athletes on form,

this promises to be a memorable encounter

20 THE KEY FEMALE CONTENDERS An athlete-by-athlete guide to the elite women’s field

and those who will be vying for victory

22 COURSE MAP & LANDMARKS Steve Smythe takes you through every mile of

the London Marathon route

24 MINI MARATHON & MASTERS Athletes young and old who are looking to make their

mark this coming weekend

25 WHEELCHAIR RACES David Weir is hoping for a ninth win on what will be his

20th consecutive London start

26 LONDON MARATHON STATS Everything you need to know about the history of

this world-famous race

28 HUGH BRASHER INTERVIEW London event director Hugh Brasher on the

marathon’s enduring legacy

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NEWS

DIXON AIRS CONCERNS AS OLYMPIC ATHLETICS SCHEDULE IS ANNOUNCED

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ALY DIXON is expecting conditions to be “horrendous” for

competitors at next year’s Olympic marathon in Tokyo, despite start times having been confirmed for 6am to avoid the hottest temperatures.

The IAAF published the full 2020 Olympic athletics timetable last week and made official the start times for both marathons, as well as the 20km walks. The men’s 50km walk is to start even earlier at 5.30am.

However, with the mercury having reached an average of 25C at 6am on August 2, the day of the women’s marathon, over the last three years, British Olympian Dixon predicts the conditions could be tougher than for last year’s Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

The Sunderland Stroller, who was 28th in the marathon at Rio 2016, said: “From what I’ve read, even starting at 6am the

conditions are going to still be horrendous. Apparently the sun will have been up for over an hour by the start so it will already be warm.

“I’ve seen some stats for the weather over the last 10 years on the two days of the marathons and it shows that temperatures are high and the dew point is only slightly lower than the actual temperature so it will be pretty much unbearable humidity, even compared to Gold Coast and Rio.”

Several athletes in the Gold Coast race struggled severely due to the temperatures, with long-time leader Callum Hawkins collapsing.

“The tough thing for the athletes is that, no matter how much you train in humid conditions – either artificial or real, you can’t truly prepare your body to race in it,” said Dixon.

Last summer’s record heatwave in Japan caused organisers to consider moving the start time. The temperature

in the capital on August 2 last year at 8.30am, which is around the time the leading women are set to be finishing, was 30C.

“It’s a tough one though as, if you move it to an earlier start, you then have the complication of adjusting your body clock to cope with the unusual start time,” Dixon added.

With the marathons at the IAAF World Championships in Doha this year due to start at

midnight because of the hot weather there, the world’s top runners will be getting used to adapting their body clocks.

The Tokyo 2020 timetable threw up a number of talking points, with nine in-stadium finals taking place during the morning sessions and the addition of the mixed 4x400m relay to the programme. n For the full schedule, visit athleticsweekly.com

TOKYO WILL BE TOUGH

ELIUD KIPCHOGE might be getting ready for more marathon action in London, but his world record-breaking performance in Berlin will live long in the memory.

In celebration of the Kenyan’s amazing achievement, NN Running Team and his management agency Global Sports Communication worked with photographer Dan Vernon to create a stunning photo-led publication which highlights the journey and work that went into the record from Kipchoge and all those around him.

Starting with snapshots of Kipchoge training in Kenya, the book includes insight into his life and motivation

and goes on to show the 34-year-old in world record-breaking action on the roads of Berlin. Each page lists a kilometre of the marathon along with Kipchoge's time at that mark in Berlin. His average pace for the 2:01:39 marathon was 69.19 per 400m, 4:38.4 per mile and 14:24.9 per 5km.

The limited edition book is not available to buy but we've teamed up with NN Running Team and have three copies up for grabs for AW readers.

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KENYA’S 2008 Olympic 1500m champion Asbel Kiprop has been handed a four-year ban after testing positive for the banned substance erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition test in November 2017.

Kiprop has maintained his innocence but the Athletics Integrity Unit published its decision on the case, stating the 29-year-old would be banned for four years from the date of his provisional suspension on February 3, 2018 – with any results from November 27, 2017, to February 3, 2018, to be nullified.

In its decision document the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), acting on behalf of the IAAF, wrote that “at various times and in various formats he (Kiprop) has proposed a number of possible explanations for the adverse analytical finding” but after considering each of those points the panel said “the case against the athlete is convincingly made out”.

Among Kiprop’s claims were that the sample may have been tampered with and that he was notified about the doping test in advance, which is in breach of anti-doping rules.

The AIU response to each of Kiprop’s claims can be found in its decision document, which confirms that the athlete had been given advance notice of the planned test. “The panel was

… unable to conceive of any link between such advance notice and the adverse analytical finding in this (or any other advance notice) case,” added the AIU.

As well as his Olympic gold from 2008, which he claimed after his silver medal was upgraded to gold following the disqualification of winner Rashid Ramzi due to a doping offence, Kiprop won his three world titles in 2011, 2013 and 2015, while his PB of 3:26.69 puts him third on the world 1500m all-time list.

He also placed sixth at the Rio Olympics and ninth at the London 2017 World Championships.

“The panel … is aware that its order will interrupt and may even terminate the athlete’s sporting career and cast a shadow over his impressive competitive record,” added the AIU decision document in part.

“But in its opinion the laboratory results viewed in the context of the evidential record and the regulatory framework admit of no other conclusion than that the case against the athlete is convincingly made out.”

Kiprop has the right to appeal the decision.


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TWO changes have been made to the British team selected to compete at the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama from May 11-12.

European 400m champion Matthew Hudson-Smith has withdrawn with a calf injury and will be replaced by Alex Haydock-Wilson, while European 100m silver medallist and British champion Reece Prescod has withdrawn himself from the men’s 4x100m team as his individual plans limit his time practice the skills needed to compete successfully in Yokohama. He is replaced in the team by Sam Gordon.

PAULA Radcliffe has spoken of the online abuse she has received since backing plans to restrict testosterone levels of intersex athletes in the wake of the Caster Semenya case.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport will decide within the next month whether the IAAF can bring in rules forcing the South African runner to take testosterone blockers. Radcliffe recognised the situation was unfair on the athlete but said athletics needed to “look at the bigger picture”.

Radcliffe added: “I have had a lot of contact on Twitter,” she said. “It’s vicious, it’s really aggressive.”

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Asbel Kiprop: failed test in 2017



NEWS

DEMENTIA RE VOLUTIONIS BACKED BY RON HILL

FOR the first time in his life, Ron Hill admits he is facing a race that he

knows he will not win.However, the long-distance

running legend is confident that those charity fundraisers who are tackling the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon will instead win it for him.

The race of which Hill speaks is like no other he has taken part in – it is the race to find a cure for dementia.

The 80-year-old is one of the 850,000 people who are living with the condition in the UK and admits he does not expect a cure to be found in his lifetime.

But he is certain this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon will ensure a big step forward thanks to fundraisers who will test themselves for dementia

research. Hundreds of runners will hit London’s streets as part of the ‘Dementia Revolution’ campaign.

Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research have joined forces for the year-long campaign, as Charity of the Year for Virgin Money and the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon.

The campaign aims to change

attitudes towards dementia and raise millions of pounds for the most ambitious dementia research initiative the UK has ever seen, working to find better treatments and a cure – the UK Dementia Research Institute UK (UK DRI).

“I know that it would be a miracle if anyone found a cure for dementia or a way to reverse it in my lifetime because I’ve

been round the block a fair few times already,” says Hill.

“Dementia is causing havoc with my memory – usually I have to ask my wife (Pat) what day it is when I wake up and I have certain foods each day to help me keep track.

“It’s not nice at all to be living with dementia but I try not to let it get me down and it’s heartening to know that people are doing their best to beat it, especially with it affecting more and more people all the time.

“I’m sure that, with every day that passes, the scientists are getting closer to finding a solution but I’m a realist and I know it won’t arrive overnight. That makes me

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“I CAN STILL REMEMBER MY RUNNING DAYS AND THOSE MEMORIES ALWAYS MAKE ME HAPPY”RON HILL

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Champions crowned on streets of StirlingTHE Simplyhealth Great Stirling Run marathon returns on April 28 and will incorporate the Scottish marathon championships for the second successive year.

Last year, individual golds were won by Central AC’s Michael Wright (2:29:19) and Alison McGill of Fife AC (3:02:35). A new and improved course was used in 2018 which showcased the beautiful scenery and historic landmarks of central Scotland, starting and fi nishing in the city centre.

The introduction of a half-marathon to the programme, organised by The Great Run Company, proved popular and the 13.1-mile distance also returns for 2019.

Winnie Jordan passesBRITAIN’S longest lived female Olympian, Winnie Jordan, died last week at the age of 99. The former sprinter won two relay medals at the 1938 Empire Games, as well as European silver for both the 100m and 200m in 1946. She also competed at the 1948 Olympics in London, reaching the semi-fi nal stage of the 100m.

Dibaba baby news TIRUNESH DIBABA has revelead the reason behind her withdrawal from this year’s London Marathon – she is expecting her second child.

“I am very excited to announce that my husband and I are expecting our second child!” the three-time Olympic champion wrote on Twitter.

“This means that I won’t be competing for the rest of the year but I hope with God’s help that I will return to competition next year.”

Kobe to host WorldsTHE Japanese city of Kobe has been announced as the host of the 2021 World Para Athletics Championships, the fi rst time the country has staged the competition.

It will be the 10th edition of the World Championships with around 1300 athletes from 100 countries set to compete at the Universiade Memorial Stadium.

Ron Hill: takes comfort from the memories he has

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determined to do everything I can to help.

“For now the best I can do is to show my support for the ‘Dementia Revolutionaries’.”

Hill, who has high hopes for Mo Farah when it comes to this year’s elite race, adds: “I’d love to be able to take part in the marathon again, but now other people can for me. I’m getting on a bit so I doubt I’ll see a cure in my lifetime but I do know we will eventually end dementia with research.”

Hill still takes part in his local parkrun in Heaton Park, Manchester, but it is of course for his marathon exploits that he is best remembered.

European champion in 1969

and Commonwealth champion a year later after becoming the second person in history to run under 2:10 (he clocked 2:09:28), he also ran at least a mile a day for 52 years before stopping in 2017 due to ill health.

Ron also earned a PhD in textile chemistry and pioneered the use of synthetic fabrics for runners, creating a clothing brand bearing his name.

His dementia diagnosis came last year but he adds: “Sadly there are no ways to cure or slow down dementia right now but hopefully that will change soon.

“I keep forgetting things but I have plenty of old memories that bring me comfort.

“I can still remember my running days and those memories always make me happy.

“I still feel lucky that running took me all over the world and allowed me to make lots of friends.

“It’s great that all these fundraisers will be taking part in the London Marathon because it’s a really special event and this year it will mean even more to people like me and my family who are affected by dementia because every single runner represents hope and, most of all, progress.”■ To find out more about the Dementia Revolution visit: dementiarevolution.org


AS MANY followers of athletics will be aware, the weekend of April 13-14 was

an incredibly special one for me. I was fortunate, excited and proud to be elected as a vice president of European Athletics, sitting alongside the re-elected president Svein Arne Hansen.

For me there are two causes for celebration. As a ‘federation woman’ I am delighted that, after a lengthy absence, Great Britain and Northern Ireland have someone at decision-making level within European Athletics once again. UKA are huge fans of the European structure and innovation and excitement of their competitions. We’re delighted to be involved again and hope we can bring valued input to discussions.

The second point is of course one of personal celebration! I’m delighted that my speech to delegates inspired 50 of them to hit their ‘vote’ button for me but, more importantly, very excited to represent my country, having been inspired by watching our amazing athletes represent us so well over the years.

I’ve been very blessed to work in the sport for the best part of 40 years, 20 of which have been for UK Athletics. During that time I have seen so many parts of the sport change and

had some amazing challenges. As managing director of London 2017 I was very proud to be involved with the best-ever staging of the IAAF World Championships and World Para Athletics Championships and have had fun supporting and overseeing many of the other world and European level championships the UK has hosted over the last 20 years.

I remember 2017 seemed like much too big a job for me at one point and yet it became a massive highlight in my career. In fact, some of the biggest highs have come as a result of being brave and taking risks.

I’ve been fortunate to work alongside some great leaders in the sport and they’ve taught me how even the most rewarding achievements can mean seeing something through, even when it feels uncomfortable!

It’s natural to feel self-doubt,

most leaders do, but women probably feel it a lot more. I definitely had a moment of hesitation before allowing my nomination for vice president to be submitted. Yet athletics is full of people who work from the heart – and I know when it comes to enthusiasm and passion that I can match that!

I once read an article which explained why men and women differ in their approach to politics and it said that a male politician who is not elected blames the electorate for not voting for him, yet female candidates tended to blame themselves for not being voteable!

The key thing for me was to accept that, had I not been successful, there was no shame in that, and knowing that resilience and the ability to talk myself back up is something I had in my armoury in abundance!

As it was I had no need to call upon this skill and was excited to take my place at the top table for my first European Athletics council meeting the day after the election results.

I was literally straight into the deep end as I was appointed chair of the Events and Competitions Commission as one of my first duties, and I am looking forward to working with some familiar friends and colleagues across European Athletics on this vital project.

The weekend filled me with energy and I was excited to return into the office on the Monday already inspired and with new ideas to discuss with colleagues around our events and activities.

What is clear is that no one person or federation has all the answers, and only by working together can we ensure the sport thrives in the future.

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WHEN Eliud Kipchoge and Mo Farah met on the start line in London

12 months ago, Kipchoge’s official PB was a ‘mere’ 2:03:05 and track star Farah was yet to really make his mark as a marathon runner.

What a year it has been for both.

After completing a hat-trick of London Marathon titles, Kenya’s Kipchoge went on to obliterate the world record with his remarkable time of 2:01:39 in Berlin, while Farah made a strong statement by breaking the British record to finish third in the UK capital before a European record-breaking run in Chicago secured him a maiden

major marathon victory.Now they meet again, with

their credentials making for a mouth-watering clash.

With a total of seven sub-2:05 runners plus former winner Daniel Wanjiru in the field, it is unlikely to be a straightforward two-way battle for the title, but Kipchoge vs Farah is understandably being billed as

the big head-to-head in what could be a race for the ages.

Kipchoge is arguably the greatest ever male marathoner, but with the confidence gained from a major marathon win and a passionate home crowd behind him, Farah could prove a real force to be reckoned with. In last year’s race his decision to stick with the leaders despite the

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brutal early pace paid off, as he hung on to take third in 2:06:21, and the Briton has the benefit of more experience now.

Farah respects his rival but is not intimidated by him. The 10-time global track gold medallist does have experience of beating Kipchoge, after all. Back in 2007, Farah pipped Kipchoge in the Great North

Run weekend 3km road race, while the Kenyan was seventh when Farah won his first world track title over 5000m in Daegu in 2011.

Kipchoge has also enjoyed his own share of victories, however, having beaten Farah over two miles indoors in Birmingham in 2012 as well as in last year’s London Marathon.

That was just one of Kipchoge’s 10 marathon wins from the 11 he has contested in his career so far, including at the Rio Olympics, and the 2003 world 5000m champion also came close to a sub-two-hour clocking with his 2:00:25 run at the non-record-eligible Breaking2 time trial in Monza in 2017.

Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang is the only athlete to have ever beaten Kipchoge over 26.2 miles, when he broke the world record in Berlin in 2013 with his time of 2:03:23 ahead of Kipchoge’s 2:04:05 when runner-up. The former world record-holder and two-time London champion is one of those joining Kipchoge and Farah in the UK capital, with sights set on a third London win.

Also looking to make an impact once again will be Ethiopia’s Shura Kitata, who finished between Kipchoge and Farah in 2018 with a time of 2:04:49 as well as second in last year’s New York City Marathon.

Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum proved his speed by breaking the world half-marathon record with 58:18 in Valencia in October, while Ethiopia’s Mosinet Geremew was runner-up behind Farah in Chicago. Others with PBs faster than Farah’s 2:05:11 are Valencia

Marathon champion Leul Gebrselassie (2:04:02), world silver medallist Tamirat Tola (2:04:06) and Amsterdam runner-up Mule Wasihun (2:04:37).

Farah might be favourite for the incorporated British title, but behind him the domestic field is strong. A lot of the attention will be on world fourth-placer Callum Hawkins who makes a much-anticipated return to marathon action after his collapse when leading the Commonwealth Games race last year. He will be joined by 2:09 runner Dewi Griffiths, Tsegai Tewelde, Jonny Mellor, Josh Griffiths, Robbie Simpson, Andrew Davies and Jack Martin. Injury has prevented Andy Vernon from making his debut.

All will have their eye on the 2:13 World Championships qualifying mark, with the top two British athletes in London earning automatic selection for Doha provided they also run within the standard.

Athletes seeking Tokyo 2020 places will also have the tougher qualifying mark of 2:11:30 in mind, but securing a top-10 place in London, or any of the World Marathon Majors held during the qualification period, will count as a qualification standard.

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1 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)PB: 2:01:39After his wins in 2015, 2016 and 2018, another victory in London would see the world record-holder become the most successful elite male runner in the history of the event and continue his unbeaten record there. The 34-year-old hasn’t raced since his world record in Berlin and going by that performance, his 2:03:05 from 2016 might not remain the London course record for much longer.

8 Mo Farah (GBR)PB: 2:05:11The European record-holder warmed up for his third London Marathon by retaining his title at The Vitality Big Half in March, clocking 61:15 to beat his training partner Bashir Abdi and Daniel Wanjiru. The Briton has improved his marathon PB by more than three minutes since his debut 2:08:21 in the UK capital in 2014 and although London is now again his home city, the 2018 third-placer has been away training in Ethiopia in preparation for the race.

2 Wilson Kipsang (KEN)PB: 2:03:13Remains the only athlete to have beaten Eliud Kipchoge over the marathon distance when he broke the world record with 2:03:13 ahead of his fellow Kenyan’s 2:04:05 in Berlin in 2013.

The 2017 Tokyo champion returns to race the London Marathon for the first time since 2016 as he targets a third title after wins in 2012 and 2014. He placed sixth in The Vitality Big Half with 64:07.

3 Mosinet Geremew (ETH) PB: 2:04:00The Ethiopian won last year’s Dubai Marathon in 2:04:00, beating his compatriot Leul Gebresilassie by two seconds, and went on to finish runner-up to Mo Farah in Chicago in October. The 2017 Berlin Marathon saw him finish third behind winner Eliud Kipchoge and his most recent result is a Lisbon half-marathon win in 59:36.

4 Leul Gebrselassie (ETH) PB: 2:04:02The Valencia Marathon champion is the fourth-quickest in the field thanks to his 2:04:02 from Dubai last year, a mark which was the third fastest-ever marathon debut. He went on to run 2:04:31 to win in Valencia in December having placed 10th in 61:07 when the Spanish city hosted the World Half Marathon Championships in the March of last year.

5 Tamirat Tola (ETH)PB: 2:04:06The world silver medallist is now focused on road racing after a track career which included Olympic 10,000m bronze in Rio behind winner Mo Farah. He started 2018 with a marathon PB in Dubai before dropping out of a rain-soaked Boston Marathon and then finishing fourth in New York and his last race was a win at the new year’s eve Bolzano BOclassic 10km in 28:12.

6 Mule Wasihun (ETH)PB: 2:04:37Like his compatriots Mosinet Geremew, Leul Gebrselassie and Tamirat Tola, last year’s Amsterdam Marathon runner-up is making his London Marathon debut and his preparations included a half-marathon PB of 59:34 to finish sixth in Ras Al Khaimah in February.

7 Shura Kitata (ETH)PB: 2:04:49He might only be 22 but the Ethiopian’s marathon CV


MEN: ATHLETE BY ATHLETEA LOOK AT THE MAIN MALE CONTENDERS WHO WILL RACE IN THE UK CAPITAL

Mo Farah: broke the British record to finish third last year

ShuraKitata: runner-up in London and New York



already includes Frankfurt and Rome wins from 2017, plus a runner-up finish in New York in November after his second place between Eliud Kipchoge and Mo Farah in London. A half-marathon PB of 59:17 in Philadelphia in September was followed by a win in Houston in January.

9 Daniel Wanjiru (KEN)PB: 2:05:21Returning to the London Marathon for a third time, the 2017 champion – who beat Kenenisa Bekele to the title – will be looking for another strong run after suffering in the hot conditions last year and placing eighth. In March he ran 61:17 at The Vitality Big Half to finish third in a race won by Mo Farah.

10 Abraham Kiptum (KEN) PB: 2:05:26The Kenyan broke the world half-marathon record with 58:18 in Valencia in October, taking five seconds off the previous global mark set by Zersenay Tadese in 2010. He also ran a

fast marathon in Abu Dhabi in December but his 2:04:16 isn’t an official PB as the course was later deemed to be short.

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13 Dewi Griffi ths (Swansea) PB: 2:09:49Ran a 2:09:49 marathon debut in Frankfurt in 2017 to move to second on the Welsh all-time rankings behind Steve Jones but has struggled with injury since. Returning to top form, he was just 11 seconds off his half-marathon PB with 62:44 in Houston in January and ran 63:17 to fi nish fourth at The Big Half as he continued his preparations for a marathon comeback.

15 Callum Hawkins (Kilbarchan) PB: 2:10:17The Scot returns to the marathon for the fi rst time since his collapse at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, when he looked set to win before his fall with just 2km left. His CV so far is impressive, clocking 2:10:52 when debuting in London in 2016 which improved to 2:10:17 for fourth at the London 2017 World Championships the following year. The Olympic ninth-placer was due to run the Fukuoka Marathon in December but withdrew due to a hamstring niggle and ran 28:55 in Valencia in January for an offi cial 10km PB, though the 26-year-old has clocked faster 10km splits as part of a half-marathon.

21 Tsegai Tewelde (Shettleston) PB: 2:12:23Earned Olympic selection for Rio by being the second Briton to fi nish at the 2016 London Marathon, placing 12th overall in a time which remains his PB.

23 Jonny Mellor (Liverpool) PB: 2:12:57Returns to race London for the third

time after 2:18:48 for 23rd in 2017 and 2:17:55 for 14th in 2018 as the second Briton behind Mo Farah. Started the year with 13:46 5km in Armagh before a 64:31 for seventh at The Big Half.

8 Josh Griffi ths (Swansea) PB: 2:14:49Finished as the top British athlete in 14th when making his debut in London in 2017 despite racing from the championship, rather than elite, start. The Welshman ran a half-marathon PB of 64:54 in Barcelona in February before coming close to his 10km best with 29:33 in Cardiff in March.

30 Robbie Simpson (Deeside) PB: 2:15:04 The Scottish mountain runner claimed Commonwealth marathon bronze last year and was the second Brit in London the year before, his PB of 2:15:04 placing him 15th overall.

31 Andrew Davies (Stockport) PB: 2:15:11After running 2:17:45 for 20th in London in 2016, the world masters mountain running champion improved to 2:15:11 for 16th the following year and went on to race at the London World Championships and Commonwealth Games. In 2019 his results have included a half-marathon PB of 64:57 in Barcelona.

39 Jack Martin (Stockport) DebutWith a half-marathon PB of 63:45 set at the NN CPC Loop Den Haag last year, the Stockport Harriers runner steps up to make his marathon debut.

Others (with PBs)11 Henryk Szost (POL, 2:07:39); 14 Michel Butter (NED, 2:09:58); 16 Bashir Abdi (BEL, 2:10:46); 17 Ihor Olefi renko (UKR, 2:12:04); 19 Yassine Rachik (ITA, 2:12:09); 29 Mick Clohisey (IRL, 2:14:55); 37 Brett Robinson (AUS, debut); 38 Jack Rayner (AUS, debut)

Dewi Griffiths: back after injury

Josh Griffiths and Andrew Davies: among the British contenders

Callum Hawkins and Tamirat Tola: return to the streets of London

Daniel Wanjiru: looks to regain the title

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LONDON MARATHON PREVIEWSTRONG fields often lead to tactical battles, but Mary Keitany has had no desire to hang around and play games at the Virgin Money London Marathon for the last two years.

On both occasions, the Kenyan went out to try to break Paula Radcliffe’s world record, going through halfway in 66:54 in 2017 and only 22 seconds slower in 2018.

Although she held it together for an incredible 2:17:01 victory in 2017, the slightly tougher second half of the course found her out last year and she came in fifth.

The better pacing of Vivian Cheruiyot denied her compatriot, who was seeking to become only the second woman to win four London titles.

Both are back again, forming part of another stellar field which includes six women who have run below 2:24 – that’s despite the late withdrawal of Tirunesh Dibaba.

If the temptation of Radcliffe’s 2:15:25 from 2003 proves strong again, similar drama could ensue, especially as several other women will believe the once-thought impregnable mark is now attainable.

If any doubts existed about Keitany’s shape after last year, she dispelled them with her fourth victory in New York last autumn.

Cheruiyot, whose time of 2:18:31 here last year makes her the seventh-fastest in history, has recently shown she is in good shape with a 66:34 half-marathon.

However, a third Kenyan is the

favourite for many onlookers. Brigid Kosgei, who was second last year, clocked 2:18:35 to win Chicago last year and has only once in her nine marathons failed to place in the top two. She also has the best recent form, with two sub-66 half-marathons this year.

Gladys Cherono is yet another Kenyan who ought to be a contender, especially given her

Berlin win last September in 2:18:11.

Such is the standard in London and due to the unpredictability of the distance, the favourites rarely win. Especially if the leading quartet of contenders go off too quickly, the way could be clear for one of four great Ethiopians.

Roza Dereje, who was runner-up in Chicago in 2:19:17,

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already has an impressive marathon record at the age of 21. Meanwhile, watch out for last year’s third-placer Tadelech Bekele, twice Tokyo champion Birhane Dibaba and 2:20 runner Haftamnesh Tesfay.

Yuka Ando leads a group of strong Japanese, while Molly Huddle and Emily Sisson will be challenging from the States.

While the Brits are unlikely to

challenge, the domestic battle will be no less enthralling. World Championships representative Charlotte Purdue will start favourite for the incorporated British title after her recent sub-70-minute PB. However, Lily Partridge, who has been struggling with hip and glute issues, will be aiming to be top Brit for the second year in a row. Tracy Barlow and the consistent

Sonia Samuels also line up, having shown good recent form. The rapidly improving Hayley Carruthers looks set to make another step up from her 2:36 PB.

All will be chasing the World Championships qualifying mark of 2:31 and the first two home in under this time will be offered automatic selection. Steph Twell is the only British athlete

to have run below the standard within the qualifying window thus far, and the 2:30:11 she ran in December may be another target.

Selection for Tokyo next year may also be a consideration. The standard is a tougher 2:29:30 but placing top 10 here – as Partridge and Barlow did last year – will be deemed the equivalent of a qualifier.

WONDER WOMENWITH A STELLAR FIELD LINED UP AND A NUMBER OF ATHLETES IN TOP FORM, THERE COULD BE PLENTY OF DRAMA ON LONDON’S STREETS THIS YEARWORDS: PAUL HALFORD PICTURES: MARK SHEARMAN & VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON

Top field: Vivian Cheruiyot and Mary Keitany are both

back and part of another strong London line-up

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101 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)PB: 2:18:31The defending champion lies seventh on the all-time list with her time from 12 months ago when she passed Mary Keitany in the closing stages. Since making her marathon debut here two years ago with fourth, the reigning Olympic 5000m champion won in Frankfurt later that year and finished second in New York last autumn behind Keitany to show great consistency. She arrives here off the back of a half-marathon PB of 66:34 in Lisbon last month.

102 Mary Keitany (KEN) PB: 2:17:01When she took her third title here in 2017, she broke Paula Radcliffe’s record for a women-only marathon with 2:17:01. She struggled to fifth here last year after audaciously going below world-record pace for the first half, but she bounced back to claim her fourth New York Marathon title last autumn. The latter win secured her third World Marathon Majors series victory.

103 Gladys Cherono (KEN) PB: 2:18:11When winning her third Berlin Marathon title last September, she went to sixth on the world all-time list. Although making little impact globally until her thirties, the 35-year-old is making up for lost time since

winning the world half-marathon title in 2014. Last year’s quickest female marathoner was fourth here last year, although her most recent race resulted in just a sixth in the Houston Half in January.

105 Brigid Kosgei (KEN) PB: 2:18:35The 2018 Chicago Marathon champion comes into the race in great form, with a win in the Houston Half in January in 65:50 followed by one in Bahrain in 65:28. Last year’s London runner-up climbed into the all-time top 10 with her time in Chicago. With five wins and three seconds from her first nine marathons, she will be tough to beat.

106 Roza Dereje (ETH)PB: 2:19:17Since making her marathon debut at the age of 17, the

21-year-old has steadily progressed, posting her PB with victory in Dubai last year before placing runner-up in Chicago. With three seconds and four wins in her first nine marathons, she arrives for her London Marathon debut fresh from victory in the Barcelona Half-marathon in 66:01 in February.

107 Birhane Dibaba (ETH) PB: 2:19:51The double Tokyo Marathon champion lines up as one of the fastest in the field thanks to her victory in the Japanese capital last year. Although she makes her debut in this race, she was 10th when London hosted the World Championships in 2017.

108 Haftamnesh Tesfay (ETH) PB: 2:20:13After a stunning marathon debut of 2:20:13 in finishing fifth in Dubai last year, the Ethiopian



WOMEN: ATHLETE BY ATHLETEA LOOK AT WHO COULD BE CHALLENGING FOR THE TITLE THIS TIME AROUND

Mary Keitany: broke the record for a women-only race in 2017

Gladys Cherono: three-time

Berlin winner


followed up with second in Frankfurt in October in a time just 34 seconds slower. Despite her relative lack of experience over the marathon, she is a former African junior champion at 3000m. She was a non-starter for the scheduled defence of her Rome-Ostia Half-marathon title last month so has no 2019 results to her name.

110 Tadelech Bekele (ETH) PB: 2:21:40Third last year in a PB of 2:21:40, she has since won the Amsterdam Marathon, defending her title with her sixth sub-2:24 time.

111 Linet Masai (KEN)PB: 2:23:46The 2009 world champion and 2008 Olympic bronze medallist at 10,000m made her marathon debut in Amsterdam in October with 2:23:46 for fifth, although her 30:26.50 track speed suggests she can improve. No stranger to these shores, she was fourth at the Simplyhealth Great North Run last year and has previously placed third at the Great Birmingham Run.

115 Molly Huddle (USA)PB: 2:26:44The US half-marathon record-

holder (67:25) is looking to add to an extensive CV at a range of distances which includes two Olympics and three World Championships. She made her marathon debut with third in New York in 2016 and set her PB when finishing fourth there last autumn.


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LEADING BRITISH CONTENDERS116 Sonia Samuels (Sale) PB:2:28:04Long one of Britain’s top marathoners, the 2016 Olympian set her best in Berlin in 2015. Her half-marathon PB of 72:19 in February, following fifth at last year’s Commonwealths, shows the 39-year-old is still a contender, especially given her usually good conversion rate up in distance.

120 Charlotte Purdue (AFD) PB: 2:29:23The former junior prodigy at track and cross country has found her niche at this distance. She made her marathon debut three years ago here with 2:32:48 and improved to her current PB the following year. She set a PB of 69:46 in the Marugame Half-marathon in February and shortly afterwards won the Big Half in London.

121 Lily Partridge (AFD) PB: 2:29:24Last year’s UK No.1 achieved her PB when finishing eighth and top Brit in London last year. She was fifth in the Big Half, one of two 72-minute half-marathons for her this spring, although she should be in better shape if recent hip and glute problems subside.

122 Tracy Barlow (TVH) PB: 2:30:42The Thames Valley Harrier first competed in London eight years ago when she clocked 3:52:59, but after a steady progression she ran 2:30:42 here in 2017 and was top 10 12 months ago. Fifteenth in last year’s European Championships, she has shown solid form this spring with a 72:26 half.

126 Tish Jones (Belg) PB: 2:33:56Having run 2:36:13 to win in Cape Town in 2016, she set her PB here two years ago for 18th place.

127 Natasha Cockram (MMRT) PB: 2:34:18 Improving her PB by 10 minutes last year to 2:35:49, she advanced another minute in Houston in January.

129 Hayley Carruthers (GBR)PB: 2:36:48Having only started serious training in November 2017, she clocked her PB when representing England in Toronto last autumn. She was just 79 seconds behind Charlotte Purdue when clocking 71:57 at the Big Half.

Clara Evans (Cardiff) PB: 2:46:03*Looks likely to improve on her 2017 PB after her recent 72:52 half PB.* Non-elite start

Others (with PBs)110 Tadelech Bekele (ETH, 2:21:40); 112 Mao Ichiyama (JPN, 2:24:33); 113 Sinead Diver (AUS, 2:25:19); 114 Carla Salome Rocha (POR, 2:25:27); 119 Lilia Fisikovici (MDA, 2:28:26); 123 Ruth van der Meijden (NED, 2:31:15); 128 Brittany Charboneau (USA, 2:36:26); 133 Emily Sisson (USA, debut)

Charlotte Purdue: impressing on the roads

Molly Huddle: makes her London Marathon debut this weekend

Tish Jones: returns to the scene of her PB

Hayley Carruthers: making big

strides

Birhane Dibaba: two-time Tokyo winner

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Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

Bank

Aldgate East

Aldgate


Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall


Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square


Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

25

3020

35

15

10

5

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KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry Road

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Rot

herh

ithe

Tunn

el

Gre

enw

ich

Foot

Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City


Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road Woo

lwic

hC

omm

on

Charlton Park Road

Little

Hea

thHill R

eachArtillary Place

The Village


n Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower Road

Plough Way

Redriff Road

Surrey

Quays


S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road


Marsh Westferry R

oad

Heron Quays

Eas

t Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec Way

Brunel

Road

Jamaica

Tow

er B

ridge

The Mall

Finish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line G

reen

Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames StreetUpper

Victoria Embankment


O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

25

26

40

15

18

16 17

19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton



Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

Bank

Aldgate East

Aldgate


Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall


Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square


Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

25

3020

35

15

10

5

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Hyde Park

LS

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LSLS

LS

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ham

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KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry Road

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Rot

herh

ithe

Tunn

el

Gre

enw

ich

Foot

Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City


Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road Woo

lwic

hC

omm

on

Charlton Park Road

Little

Hea

th

Hill Reach

Artillary Place

The Village


n Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower Road

Plough Way

Redriff Road

Surrey

Quays


S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road


Marsh Westferry R

oad

Heron Quays

Eas

t Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec Way

Brunel

Road

Jamaica

Tow

er B

ridge

The Mall

Finish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line G

reen

Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames StreetUpper

Victoria Embankment


O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

25

26

40

15

18

16 17

19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton



Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

Bank

Aldgate East

Aldgate


Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall


Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square


Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

25

3020

35

15

10

5

N

Hyde Park

LS

LS

LSLS

LS

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WOO

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ham

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S

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2

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50m

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KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry Road

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Rot

herh

ithe

Tunn

el

Gre

enw

ich

Foot

Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City


Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road Woo

lwic

hC

omm

on

Charlton Park Road

Little

Hea

th

Hill Reach

Artillary Place

The Village


n Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower Road

Plough Way

Redriff Road

Surrey

Quays


S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road


Marsh Westferry R

oad

Heron Quays

Eas

t Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec Way

Brunel

Road

Jamaica

Tow

er B

ridge

The Mall

Finish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line G

reen

Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames StreetUpper

Victoria Embankment


O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

25

26

40

15

18

16 17

19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton



Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

Bank

Aldgate East

Aldgate


Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall


Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square


Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

25

3020

35

15

10

5

N

Hyde Park

LS

LS

LSLS

LS

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WOO

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S

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2

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T

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40m

50m

10m

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KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry Road

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Rot

herh

ithe

Tunn

el

Gre

enw

ich

Foot

Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City


Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road Woo

lwic

hC

omm

on

Charlton Park Road

Little

Hea

th

Hill Reach

Artillary Place

The Village


n Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower Road

Plough Way

Redriff Road

Surrey

Quays


S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road


Marsh Westferry R

oad

Heron Quays

Eas

t Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec Way

Brunel

Road

Jamaica

Tow

er B

ridge

The Mall

Finish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line G

reen

Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames StreetUpper

Victoria Embankment


O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

25

26

40

15

18

16 17

19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton



Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

Bank

Aldgate East

Aldgate


Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall


Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square


Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

25

3020

35

15

10

5

N

Hyde Park

LS

LS

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LS

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STEVE SMYTHE, WHO HAS RUN 37 LONDON MARATHONS AND LIVES LOCALLY, TAKES YOU MILE-BY-MILE THROUGH THE UK CAPITAL’S ROUTE

Miles 1-3: Blackheath-Woolwich (eastbound)The three starts are all fl at (8ft climb) as you leave Blackheath and head towards Charlton Park. Space is at a minimum and crowds are usually good. The second mile is slightly up (18ft climb) as the courses go either side of the Park, with the blue one heading towards Woolwich Common. Mile three is downhill (87ft descent) and the blue course passes Woolwich Barracks. The red course has a steep descent and ascent on Hillreach, making its start slower.

Miles 4-6: Woolwich-Greenwich (westbound)This fourth mile carries on the downhill (42ft descent) and the fi fth is slightly downhill (13ft drop) and passes close by Charlton football club’s ground as the sixth carries runners along some of the more drabber parts of the A206.

Miles 7-9: Greenwich-Surrey Quays (westbound)This is one of the most famous sections of the course as the seventh mile goes reasonably close to the start and passes Queens House and Royal Naval

College. Crowds are big as you do the loop around the Cutty Sark and through the centre of Greenwich. Mile eight is also fl at and is notable for runners having to cross two small bridges. The ninth mile has 19ft of ascent.

Miles 10-12: Surrey Quays-Rotherhithe (a loop in all directions)This is a fl at and quiet section with small pockets of spectator support close to Canada Water though at this point it is very important to keep concentration levels high.

LONDON COURSE GUIDE

FOLLOW THE ACTIONBBC coverage:08:30-10:00 & 14:00-14:30 – BBC Two10:00-14:00 – BBC One08:45-12:20 – Elite races, Red Button14:35-17:00– Finish line, Red ButtonDetails correct at the time of publication

Check out AW’s website and social media channels for updates, while next week’s magazine will include in-depth coverage.

KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry R

oad

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Roth

erhi

the

Tunn

el

Gre

enwich

Foo

t Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City

St James’s

Southwark

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road

Woolw

ich

Common

Charlton Park Road Little Heath Hill ReachArtillary Place

The VillageSt John’s Park

Charlton Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower R

oad

Plough Way

Redriff Road

SurreyQ

uays

West India D

ock Road

S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road

Narrow Street

Limehouse

Marsh

Westferry R

oad

Heron Quays

East

Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec W

ay

Brunel Road

Jamaica

Tower

Bridge

The MallFinish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line

Gre

en Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames Street

Upper

Victoria Embankment

Street

Poplar High Street

O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

2526

40

15

18

16

17

19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton

Westcombe Park

Cutty Sark forMaritime Greenwich

Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

BankAldgate East

Aldgate

Tower Gateway

Monument

Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall

Limehouse

Fenchurch St

Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square

PiccadillyCircus

Charing Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

2530

20

35

15

10

5

N

Hyde Park

LS

LS

LS

LS

LS

COURSE MAP

Buxton Natural Mineral Water

Mile Marker

KM Marker

1

Music on course

10

The Route

Lucozade Gel Station

Lucozade Sports drink

BRIDGE CLOSURE TIMES

TOWER BRIDGE

08:00 - 19:00

LONDON BRIDGE 06:30 - 19:00

SOUTHWARK BRIDGE 06:30 - 19:00

WATERLOO BRIDGE 06:30 - 19:00

WESTMINSTER BRIDGE 06:30 - 19:00

WOOLWICH (Thames Barrier)

CUTTY SARK

TOWER BRIDGE

WESTFERRY CIRCUS (Docklands)

CANARY WHARF

TOWER HILL

BLACKFRIARS UNDERPASS

BIG BEN

2

START

4

6

26

8

24

22

20

18

16

14

12

10

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30m

40m

50m

10m

ELEVATION PROFILE


KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry Road

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Rot

herh

ithe

Tunn

el

Gre

enw

ich

Foot

Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City


Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road Woo

lwic

hC

omm

on

Charlton Park Road

Little

Hea

th

Hill Reach

Artillary Place

The Village


n Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower Road

Plough Way

Redriff Road

Surrey

Quays


S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road


Marsh Westferry R

oad

Heron Quays

Eas

t Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec Way

Brunel

Road

Jamaica

Tow

er B

ridge

The Mall

Finish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line G

reen

Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames StreetUpper

Victoria Embankment


O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

25

26

40

15

18

16 17

19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton



Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

Bank

Aldgate East

Aldgate


Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall


Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square


Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

25

3020

35

15

10

5

N

Hyde Park

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KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry Road

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Rot

herh

ithe

Tunn

el

Gre

enw

ich

Foot

Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City


Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road Woo

lwic

hC

omm

on

Charlton Park Road

Little

Hea

th

Hill Reach

Artillary Place

The Village


n Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower Road

Plough Way

Redriff Road

Surrey

Quays


S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road


Marsh Westferry R

oad

Heron Quays

Eas

t Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec Way

Brunel

Road

Jamaica

Tow

er B

ridge

The Mall

Finish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line G

reen

Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames StreetUpper

Victoria Embankment


O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

25

26

40

15

18

16 17

19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton



Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

Bank

Aldgate East

Aldgate


Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall


Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square


Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

25

3020

35

15

10

5

N

Hyde Park

LS

LS

LSLS

LS

COURSE MAP



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ham

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r)

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KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry Road

MARSH WALL

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EAST SMITHFIELD

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Vauxhall Bridge

City


Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Greenwich High Road

Croom

’s Hill

Creek Road

The Avenue

Maze H

ill

Blackheath Hill

A2 - R

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Relief R

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Artillary Place

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Bugsby’s Way

Bla

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Millennium W

ay

A102 - Blackwall Tunnel Southern

Southern

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower Road

Plough Way

Redriff Road

Surrey

Grove Street

Grove Street

Quays


S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Preston’s R

oadP

reston’s Road

Commercial Road


Blackwall Tunnel

Blackwall TunnelMarsh W

estferry Road

Heron Quays

Manchester R

oad

Eas

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ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec Way

Brunel

Road

Jamaica

Tow

er B

ridge

The Mall

Finish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line G

reen

Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Approach

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames StreetUpper

Victoria Embankment


O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

25

26

40

15

18

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19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton



Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

Bank

Aldgate East

Aldgate


Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall


Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square


Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

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KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry Road

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Rot

herh

ithe

Tunn

el

Gre

enw

ich

Foot

Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City


Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road Woo

lwic

hC

omm

on

Charlton Park Road

Little

Hea

th

Hill Reach

Artillary Place

The Village


n Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower Road

Plough Way

Redriff Road

Surrey

Quays


S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road


Marsh Westferry R

oadHeron Quays

Eas

t Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec Way

Brunel

Road

Jamaica

Tow

er B

ridge

The Mall

Finish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line G

reen

Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames StreetUpper

Victoria Embankment


O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

25

26

40

15

18

16 17

19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton



Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

Bank

Aldgate East

Aldgate


Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall


Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square


Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

25

3020

35

15

10

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KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry Road

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Rot

herh

ithe

Tunn

el

Gre

enw

ich

Foot

Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City


Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road Woo

lwic

hC

omm

on

Charlton Park Road

Little

Hea

th

Hill Reach

Artillary Place

The Village


n Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower Road

Plough Way

Redriff Road

Surrey

Quays


S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road


Marsh Westferry R

oad

Heron Quays

Eas

t Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec Way

Brunel

Road

Jamaica

Tow

er B

ridge

The Mall

Finish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line G

reen

Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames StreetUpper

Victoria Embankment


O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

25

26

40

15

18

16 17

19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton



Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

Bank

Aldgate East

Aldgate


Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall


Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square


Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

25

3020

35

15

10

5

N

Hyde Park

LS

LS

LSLS

LS

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KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry Road

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Rot

herh

ithe

Tunn

el

Gre

enw

ich

Foot

Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City


Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road Woo

lwic

hC

omm

on

Charlton Park Road

Little

Hea

th

Hill Reach

Artillary Place

The Village


n Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower Road

Plough Way

Redriff Road

Surrey

Quays


S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road


Marsh Westferry R

oad

Heron Quays

Eas

t Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec Way

Brunel

Road

Jamaica

Tow

er B

ridge

The Mall

Finish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line G

reen

Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames StreetUpper

Victoria Embankment


O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

25

26

40

15

18

16 17

19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton



Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

Bank

Aldgate East

Aldgate


Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall


Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square


Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

25

3020

35

15

10

5

N

Hyde Park

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Miles 12-13: (Rotherhithe-Tower Bridge (westbound then northbound across the bridge)This section gives way to bigger numbers as you pass Rotherhithe station and you return to the main road close to Southwark Park. The 13th mile has a testing 33ft overall climb as runners go over the bridge, which traditionally is one of

the noisiest sections, and head towards halfway. Runners often speed up or increase their effort here and pay for it later.

Miles 14-16: Shadwell-Isle of Dogs (eastbound then south)The second half starts with runners going in both directions along the fl at and very wide highway. It then heads along the much smaller Narrow Street which hosts a 300-year-old pub

called The Drapers before a tunnelled section on the 16th mile takes you on to the Isle of Dogs.

Miles 17-20: Isle of Dogs (a loop in all directions)The 17th mile passes by the Greenwich foot tunnel before there is a section beside the Docklands Light Railway alongside Mudchute Park which hosts Europe’s biggest urban farm.

The 19th mile contains one sharp ramp up to Canary Wharf which has really grown as a supporter’s area in recent years as runners pass the base of the 800ft tower. As the runners leave this very noisy area, the atmosphere goes eerily quiet with a short descent and then there is a small out-and-back section along Aspen Way before before you make the fi nal turn towards central London.

Miles 21-24: Poplar-Blackfriars (westbound)As they pass the 20-mile mark, runners head straight and westerly towards the fi nish, going along what must be one of London’s quietest high streets, in Poplar, before crowds pick up in mile 22 along the A13

and Commercial Road. Mile 23 has runners around 10 miles apart going in both directions. Support is good along here and even better around the Tower of London to Lower Thames Street where there is a short descent and then the course goes through the spectator-free Blackfriars underpass.

Miles 25-26: Blackfriars – fi nish (mostly Westbound)The underpass climbs into big crowds along the Embankment and passes Cleopatra’s Needle.After passing the London Eye, there is a slight hill on to Westminster Bridge and there is a slight ascent in the last mile as runners pass in front of Buckingham Palace and fi nish along The Mall.

LONDON COURSE GUIDE

KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry R

oad

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Roth

erhi

the

Tunn

el

Gre

enwich

Foo

t Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City

St James’s

Southwark

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road

Woolw

ich

Common



Charlton Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower R

oad

Plough Way

Redriff Road

SurreyQ

uays

West India D

ock Road

S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road

Narrow Street

Limehouse

Marsh

Westferry R

oadHeron Quays

East

Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec W

ay

Brunel Road

Jamaica

Tower

Bridge

The MallFinish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line

Gre

en Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames Street

Upper

Victoria Embankment

Street

Poplar High Street

O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

2526

40

15

18

16

17

19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton

Westcombe Park


Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

BankAldgate East

Aldgate

Tower Gateway

Monument

Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall

Limehouse

Fenchurch St

Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square

PiccadillyCircus

Charing Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

2530

20

35

15

10

5

N

Hyde Park

LS

LS

LS

LS

LS

COURSE MAP


Mile Marker

KM Marker

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Music on course

10

The Route




TOWER BRIDGE

08:00 - 19:00






CUTTY SARK

TOWER BRIDGE


CANARY WHARF

TOWER HILL


BIG BEN

2

START

4

6

26

8

24

22

20

18

16

14

12

10

20m

30m

40m

50m

10m

ELEVATION PROFILE

KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry R

oad

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Roth

erhi

the

Tunn

el

Gre

enwich

Foo

t Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City

St James’s

Southwark

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road

Woolw

ich

Common



Charlton Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower R

oad

Plough Way

Redriff Road

SurreyQ

uays

West India D

ock Road

S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road

Narrow Street

Limehouse

Marsh

Westferry R

oad

Heron Quays

East

Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec W

ay

Brunel Road

Jamaica

Tower

Bridge

The MallFinish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line

Gre

en Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames Street

Upper

Victoria Embankment

Street

Poplar High Street

O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

2526

40

15

18

16

17

19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton

Westcombe Park


Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

BankAldgate East

Aldgate

Tower Gateway

Monument

Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall

Limehouse

Fenchurch St

Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square

PiccadillyCircus

Charing Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

2530

20

35

15

10

5

N

Hyde Park

LS

LS

LS

LS

LS

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Mile Marker

KM Marker

1

Music on course

10

The Route




TOWER BRIDGE

08:00 - 19:00






CUTTY SARK

TOWER BRIDGE


CANARY WHARF

TOWER HILL


BIG BEN

2

START

4

6

26

8

24

22

20

18

16

14

12

10

20m

30m

40m

50m

10m

ELEVATION PROFILE

KEY

Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry Road

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Rot

herh

ithe

Tunn

el

Gre

enw

ich

Foot

Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City


Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road Woo

lwic

hC

omm

on

Charlton Park Road

Little

Hea

th

Hill Reach

Artillary Place

The Village


n Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower Road

Plough Way

Redriff Road

Surrey

Quays


S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road


Marsh Westferry R

oad

Heron Quays

Eas

t Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec Way

Brunel

Road

Jamaica

Tow

er B

ridge

The Mall

Finish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line G

reen

Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames StreetUpper

Victoria Embankment


O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


London Eye


Cutty Sark

ThamesBarrier

Canary Wharf

25

26

40

15

18

16 17

19

20

24

23

12

21

22

13

14

11

10

9

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Woolwich Dockyard

Deptford Bridge

Woolwich

New Charlton

Charlton

Charlton



Island Gardens

Mudchute

Greenwich

Surrey Quays

Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Canada Water

Shadwell

Tower Hill

Bank

Aldgate East

Aldgate


Blackfriars

Southwark

Borough

Temple

St Paul’s

Green Park

Victoria

Pimlico

St James’sPark

Crossharbour

South Quay

Heron Quays

Canary Wharf

West IndiaQuay

East India

Poplar

Westferry

North Greenwich

Blackwall


Cannon St

MansionHouse

Leicester Square


Cross

Embankment

Lambeth North

Westminster

Elephant & Castle

London Bridge

Waterloo

All Saints

HALFWAY

25

3020

35

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10

5

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Greenwich

St James’sPark

Green Park

WEST

FERRY

Westferry Road

MARSH WALL

ROAD

EAST SMITHFIELD

Rot

herh

ithe

Tunn

el

Gre

enw

ich

Foot

Tu

nnel

Vauxhall Bridge

City


Bermondsey

Wapping

Rotherhithe

Deptford

Shadwell

THE HIGHWAY

Buckingham Palace

Creek Road Woo

lwic

hC

omm

on

Charlton Park Road

Little

Hea

th

Hill Reach

Artillary Place

The Village


n Way

Woolwich Road

Woolwich Road

Trafalgar Road


John Wilson S

treet

Lower Road

Plough Way

Redriff Road

Surrey

Quays


S Colonnade

N Colonnade

Commercial Road


Marsh Westferry R

oad

Heron Quays

Eas

t Fer

ry R

oad

Salter R

oad

Quebec Way

Brunel

Road

Jamaica

Tow

er B

ridge

The Mall

Finish Line

Westminster Bridge

Red Start Line G

reen

Start Line

Blue Start Line

Old Dover Road

Road

Road

Wall

Aspen Way

The Highway

Lower Thames

Thames StreetUpper

Victoria Embankment


O2 Arena

Tower of London

The Shard


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Mini marathon racesMO FARAH and David Weir are among the elites to have started their London Marathon careers by racing in the mini marathon. As they both get set to return to the full 26.2-mile event, a number of young athletes will be ahead of them, racing over the final three miles of the course from Old Billingsgate to The Mall.

The event is the official British Athletics three-mile road championships for 11 to 17-year-olds, with athletes representing nine English regions plus the home countries, while the top finishers from the London boroughs also score points for a united London team.

More than 2000 runners will race across three age groups – under-13, under-15 and under-17 – while the wheelchair events will be contested in under-14 and under-17 age-groups.

Last year Coventry athlete Kare Adenegan completed a highly-successful mini marathon career as the three-time

Paralympic and five-time world medallist broke the under-17 wheelchair race course record to claim her fifth consecutive win.

Athletes racing this weekend include last year’s under-15 runner-up Mohamed Ali, who moves up to the under-17 race for Ealing and faces English Schools cross country champion Oliver Smart for South West and runner-up Will Barnicoat for South East.

Scotland’s Cera Gemmell returns, looking to retain her girls’ under-17 title and will line up alongside South East’s world under-20 cross-country representative Charlotte Alexander, while another defending champion is Bea Wood, the recent Inter-Counties and SIAB Schools cross country winner whose under-15 winning time last year matched the under-17 winning mark.

She will be joined by fellow South West runners Kiya Dee and Maisy Luke and English Schools champion Bethany Cook, with the triathlete running for South East.

South East’s Inter-Counties champion Louis Small, English National winner Alexander Thompson for Yorkshire and Humberside, North West’s Fraser Sproul, English Schools champion Lewis Sullivan for East and Midland champion Joshua Robins for West Midlands contest the under-15 boys’ event.

The under-13 boys’ race features English National and

Inter-Counties winner Benjamin Peck for East and runner-up William Rabjohns for South West, while the girls’ entry list features English National winner Scarlett Livingstone for South West and East’s Inter-Counties champion Ruby Vinton.

British 10,000m champion Alex Yee will start this year’s races, with the 21-year-old having placed third in the boys’ under-17 race in 2015 before becoming an international runner and triathlete.

MASTERS runners in this year’s London Marathon will be hoping for kinder conditions than in 2018, writes Martin Duff.

One who insisted the hot weather mitigated against her improving upon the British over-75 best of 4:01:24 (3:57:21 chip) from last year’s Manchester event was Jackie Jenkins.

She returns once more, after running Manchester again, and will be looking for better fortune this time around.

One who was not so lucky when he set a PB in

Manchester, back in 2015, was the 2014 London M40 winner Chris Greenwood. He was frustrated when he found out the race was short but ran 2:23:38, which would have easily converted to a sub-2:25 for the correct distance.

The Kent runner said: “I am doing London as an M45 and hope to run sub-2:25 or at least a PB (sub-2:26).”

Another former winner Elspeth Turner said: “I’m in the W50 group and hope to improve on my 2017 time of 2:57:52 when I won the age category.”

In the men’s M50 race, Lee Aherne will be aiming to break the Welsh over-50 marathon record.

The W65 class could well see Yuko Gordon come out on top again after a 2:37:21 20-miler at Holme Pierrepont last month.

Colin Rathbone won the M65 London medal in 2011 and, now in the M75 group, is in good form.

Last year the veteran men were led home by Irishman Gary O’Hanlon in 2:21:14 and leading the British men this year could be Cambridge

Harriers’ Ben Shearer, who was second in London in 2017 and enjoyed a 2019 1:51:49 Lydd 20 victory. British M40 record-holder Steve Way is again in the fi eld.

With London only recognising veterans as over 40, Clare Grima led home the women masters in 2:53:13 last year and goes again.

At the age of 85 London Ever-Present Ken Jones is the oldest competitor after having got around in 7:50:24 last year. Eileen Noble is the oldest woman at 84.

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Wheelchair racesDAVID WEIR is the most successful athlete in the history of the London Marathon, having won the elite men’s wheelchair race an impressive eight times, and he returns to the start line for the 20th consecutive year.

With the event hosting the World Para Athletics Marathon Championships – where five medal events are on the programme – competition is again set to be fierce. But Weir will command the spotlight as he competes on home streets and looks to add to a highly-decorated CV which includes six Paralympic gold medals.

After announcing in 2017 that he would be retiring from international athletics, Weir later reversed that decision to target a sixth Paralympic Games in Japan and this year’s London Marathon offers the added incentive of Tokyo 2020 qualification.

“It has been an incredible journey from my first London

Marathon back in 2000 and I feel very proud that I have not missed a single race since that very first one,” said the 39-year-old, whose history with the race goes back even further, as he began his wheelchair racing career as an eight-year-old in the Mini London Marathon.

Weir – who finished fifth in 2000 before his wins in 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2017 and 2018 – faces some top competition as he goes for a ninth win, with the in-form Daniel Romanchuk among his rivals. The 20-year-old American added victory in Boston earlier this month to his wins in Chicago and New York last year.

Weir outsprinted Marcel Hug to win his eighth title in London and Switzerland’s two-time champion also returns

along with South Africa’s 10-time Boston winner Ernst van Dy, USA’s 2015 world champion Joshua George and the Japanese trio of Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Tomoki Suzuki and Hiroki Nishida.

Weir will be joined on the start line by fellow Brits Simon Lawson and JohnBoy Smith.

In the women’s race, Australia’s Commonwealth champion Madison de Rozario also defends her title against a strong field featuring Switzerland’s Manuela Schär, who has won in Berlin, Chicago, New York, Tokyo and Boston and heads to the race in London looking to make it six wins in a row in the Abbott World Marathon Majors.

They will be joined by USA’s four-time London winner Tatyana

McFadden, China’s Paralympic champion Zou Lihong, Switzerland’s former course record-holder Sandra Graf and American Susannah Scaroni.

This year’s race will also feature an additional ‘Flying 400’ point-to-point race to crown the fastest athletes on a specified 400m time trial section of the course just after 20km.

World Para Athletics Marathon Championships medal eventsT12: men’s and women’s (for visually-impaired athletes in categories T11 & T12)T46: men’s (for athletes with upper limb impairments in categories T45 & T46)T54: men’s and women’s (for wheelchair racers in categories T52, T53 & T54)


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WORLD TITLESUP FOR GRABSBRITAIN’S Derek Rae will be seeking further success in the T46 event after his World Cup victory last year but the Scot, who has a PB of 2:33:24, is set to face a strong challenge from Australia’s Michael Roeger, who broke the world record with 2:23:21 on his debut in Melbourne last year.

Japan’s two-time defending champion Misato Michishita is favourite in the women’s T12 competition but will have competition from Spain’s 2013 and 2014 World Cup winner Maria Paredes Rodriguez.

Para triathlete Charlotte Ellis makes her debut for British Athletics after running a PB of 3:25:55 in Manchester last year.

Spain’s 2018 World Cup winner Alberto Suárez Laso was second behind Morocco’s El Amin Chentouf in 2015 and the two athletes are set to battle for the men’s T12 title again.

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THE London Marathon was first held in 1981 and there have been six British men’s wins and seven women’s victories.

Though Kenyan men only won once prior to 2004, they have won 13 of the last 15 races.

Kenyan women have won it seven times in the last eight and 11 in total. Norway won it six times in succession from 1983 to 1988.

Fastest 10 Britons in LondonMen2:06:21 Mo Farah 20182:08:16 Steve Jones 19852:08:33 Charlie Spedding 19852:08:36 Richard Nerurkar 19972:09:16 Allister Hutton 19852:09:17 Mark Steinle 20022:09:18 Paul Evans 19972:09:24 Hugh Jones 19822:09:31 Jon Brown 20052:09:43 Mike Gratton 1983Women2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe 20032:23:12 Mara Yamauchi 20092:25:56 Veronique Marot 19892:26:51 Priscilla Welch 19872:26:52 Liz McColgan 19972:27:44 Claire Hallissey 20122:28:06 Sarah Rowell 19852:28:10 Freya Murray 20122:28:24 Jo Pavey 20112:28:33 Liz Yelling 2008

LONDON FACTS & FIGURESSTEVE SMYTHE HAS THE NUMBERS FOR THE ICONIC UK CAPITAL MARATHON

London Marathon winners down the yearsYear No. of finishers Men Time Women Time1981 6255 Dick Beardsley (USA)/Inge Simonsen (NOR) 2:11:48 Joyce Smith (GBR) 2:29:57 1982 16,116 Hugh Jones (GBR) 2:09:24 Joyce Smith (GBR) 2:29:43 1983 15,793 Mike Gratton (GBR) 2:09:43 Grete Waitz (NOR) 2:25:29 1984 15,675 Charlie Spedding (GBR) 2:09:57 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:24:261985 15,873 Steve Jones (GBR) 2:08:16 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:21:061986 18.067 Toshihiko Seko (JPN) 2:10:02 Grete Waitz (NOR) 2:24:54 1987 19.586 Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN) 2:09:50 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:22:481988 20,932 Henrik Jørgensen (DEN) 2:10:20 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:25:411989 22,701 Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN) 2:09:03 Véronique Marot (GBR) 2:25:561990 25,013 Allister Hutton (GBR) 2:10:10 Wanda Panfil (POL) 2:26:31 1991 23,435 Yakov Tolstikov (URS) 2:09:17 Rosa Mota (POR) 2:26:14 1992 23,833 António Pinto (POR) 2:10:02 Katrin Dörre-Heinig (GER) 2:29:391993 24,495 Eamonn Martin (GBR) 2:10:50 Katrin Dörre-Heinig (GER) 2:27:09 1994 25,242 Dionicio Cerón (MEX) 2:08:53 Katrin Dörre-Heinig (GER) 2:32:341995 25,377 Dionicio Cerón (MEX) 2:08:30 Małgorzata Sobanska (POL) 2:27:431996 26,806 Dionicio Cerón (MEX) 2:10:00 Liz McColgan GBR) 2:27:54 1997 29,189 António Pinto (POR) 2:07:55 Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) 2:26:51 1998 29,972 Abel Antón (ESP) 2:07:57 Catherina McKiernan (IRL) 2:26:26 1999 30,849 Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR) 2:07:57 Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) 2:23:22 2000 31,698 António Pinto (POR) 2:06:36 Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 2:24:33 2001 30,318 Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR) 2:07:09 Derartu Tulu (ETH) 2:23:57 2002 32,950 Khalid Khannouchi (USA) 2:05:38 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:18:562003 32,324 Gezahegne Abera (ETH) 2:07:56 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:15:252004 32,012 Evans Rutto (KEN) 2:06:18 Margaret Okayo (KEN) 2:22:35 2005 35,300 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:07:35 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:17:422006 33,250 Felix Limo (KEN) 2:06:39 Deena Kastor (USA) 2:19:352007 35,729 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:07:41 Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 2:20:38 2008 34,637 Martin Lel (KEN) 2:05:15 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:24:142009 35,404 Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 2:05:10 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:22:112010 36,666 Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) 2:05:19 Aselefech Mergia (ETH) 2:22:382011 34.872 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:04:40 Mary Keitany (KEN) 2:19:19 2012 36,812 Wilson Kipsang (KEN) 2:04:44 Mary Keitany (KEN) 2:18:372013 34,381 Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) 2:06:04 Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) 2:20:15 2014 35,977 Wilson Kipsang (KEN) 2:04:29 Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2:20:21 2015 37,793 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:04:42 Tigist Tufa (ETH) 2:23:21 2016 39,140 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:03:05 Jemima Sumgong (KEN) 2:22:582017 39.487 Daniel Wanjiru (KEN) 2:05:48 Mary Keitany (KEN) 2:17:01 2018 40,255 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:04:17 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:18:31

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World masters recordsM35 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 2:03:59 2008M40 Andres Espinosa (MEX) 2:08:46 2003M45 Kjell-Erik Stahl (SWE) 2:15:51 1991M50 Titus Mamabolo (RSA) 2:19:29 1991 M55 Piet van Alphen (NED) 2:25:56 1986 M60 Yoshihisa Hosaka (JPN) 2:36:30 2009 M65 Derek Turnbull (NZL) 2:41:57 1992M70 Ed Whitlock (CAN) 2:54:48 2004 M75 Ed Whitlock (CAN) 3:04:54 2007 M80 Ed Whitlock (CAN) 3:15:54 2011 M85 Ed Whitlock CAN 3:56.38 2016 M90 Ernest Van Leeuwen (USA) 6:46:34 2005W35 Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:19:19 2008W40 Marlya Konovalova (RUS) 2:22:27 2015W45 Tatyana Pozdnyakova (UKR) 2:29:00 2002W50 Tatyana Pozdnyakova (UKR) 2:31:05 2005W55 Rae Baymiller (USA) 2:52:14 1998W60 Claudine Marchadier (FRA) 3:02.50 2007W65 Emma Lüthi (SUI) 3:12:57 2009W70 Helga Miketta (GER) 3:35:29 2013W75 Yoko Nakano (JPN) 3:53:42 2012W80 Yoko Nakano (JPN) 4:11:45 2017W85 Betty Jean McHugh (CAN) 5:14:26 2012W90 Mavis Lindgren (USA) 8:53:08 1997

UK masters recordsM35 Mo Farah 2:05:11 2018M40 Steve Way 2:15:16 2014M45 Don MacGregor 2:19:10 1984M50 Derek Lawson 2:24:58 1986M55 Bill McBrinn 2:34:24 1986M60 Bill McBrinn 2:46:26 1991M65 Hugh Currie 2:51:39 1990M70 John Keston 3:00:58 1996M75 John Keston 3:19:01 2002M80 Gordon Porteous 3:47:04 1995M85 Alf Gibson 5:48:09 1993W35 Mara Yamauchi 2:23:12 2009W40 Priscilla Welch 2:26:51 1987W45 Joyce Smith 2:32:48 1984W50 Jo Thompson 2:52:33 2010 (chip 2:52:30)W55 Angharad Mair 2:55:03 2017 (2:54:49)W60 Lynda Hembury 3:15:05 2017 (3:14:37)W65 Angela Copson 3:19.05 2013 (3:17:10)W70 Angela Copson 3:36:30 2017 (3:35:11)W75 Jackie Jenkins 4:01:24 2018 (3:57:21)W80 Joyce Archibold 5:05:45 2016 (5:02:47)W85 Iva Barr 6:41:29 2013 (6:37:57)W90 Jenny Wood-Allen 11:34:00 2002

Records list (men)World/Commonwealth Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:01:39Europe/British Mo Farah (GBR) 2:05:11London Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2:03:05

Records list (women)World/European/Commonwealth/British/London Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:15:25

The best men’s race: 2003IN 2000 Gezahegne Abera had won the Olympics before taking the world title in Edmonton the following year by a single second following a sprint finish.

In London in 2003 he used his kick for victory once more, as just seven seconds covered the leading six.

That group, which also included defending champion and world record-holder Khalid Khannouchi, future Olympic champion Stefano Baldini, future record-setter and former track great Paul Tergat and two-time champion Abdelkader El Mouaziz, had hit The Mall

virtually in a line.Italian Baldini made the first

major move but Abera had the strongest kick and edged past. Both were given the same time.

Joseph Ngolepus was a second back, while Tergat was a further two seconds adrift.. Result: 1 Gezahegne Abera (ETH) 2:07:56; 2 Stefano Baldini (ITA) 2:07:56; 3 Joseph Ngolepus (KEN) 2:07:57; 4 Paul Tergat (KEN) 2:07:59; 5 Samson Ramadhani (TAN) 2:08:01; 6 Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR) 2:08:03; 7 Lee Bong-Ju (KOR) 2:08:10; 8 Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) 2:08:58

The best women’s race: 1997AT 20 miles, the German athlete Sonia Krolik had a lead of nearly a minute but, three miles further on, future world champion Lidia Simon and Kenyan Joyce Chepchumba had both passed her.

Chasing behind but looking like she was struggling was the defending champion Liz McColgan.

The Scot battled hard, though, and managed to get past both Simon and Chepchumba, triying to accelerate off the Embankment.

However Chepchumba, who was a distant second to the former world 10,000m champion in 1996, could not be shaken off and sprinted past just before the line to win by a second.Result: 1 Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) 2:26:51; 2 Liz McColgan (GBR) 2:26:52; 3 Lidia Simon (ROM) 2:27:11; 4 Sonja Krolik (GER) 2:28:02; 5 Ramilya Burangulova (RUS) 2:28:07; 6 Manuela Machado (POR) 2:28:12; 7 Christine McNamara (USA) 2:28:18; 8 Renata Kokowska (POL) 2:29:06

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Joyce Chepchumba: narrowly pipped

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Gezahegne Abera: Olympic champion

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LONDON’S LEG ACYLONDON MARATHON PREVIEW

HUGH BRASHER, THE LONDON MARATHON EVENT DIRECTOR, TELLS JESSICA WHITTINGTON ABOUT THE MANY EFFORTS GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES

FOR many people, running is much more than a hobby – it’s a way of life.

Similarly, for Hugh Brasher and his team, London Marathon Events is more than a series of races – it’s a force for change.

This year’s Virgin Money London Marathon will be the 39th edition of the event, which was founded by Brasher’s father Chris and fellow Olympic gold medallist John Disley following their experience of the 1979 New York City Marathon.

The campaign for the 2019 race is #ThanksABillion to celebrate the incredible level of charity fundraising from the event since its inception. Following Sunday’s race, the amount raised by runners and their supporters will break £1,000,000,000 – or £1billion.

“If you go back to 1981 and my father and John Disley, I don’t think they would ever have imagined that something like this

landmark would be a legacy of the event, to start with,” says Brasher, who became sole event director in 2013.

“In 1981 charity fundraising as part of marathons just didn’t exist. It is an incredible figure and to think that half of it has come in the last nine years is even more incredible. It really allows you a bit of time for reflection.

“When you’re looking at all of the inspiring stories, the reasons that people have to run, and what it does in bringing people together, the marathon does inspire everyone, from all walks of life, to achieve something that is a fantastic thing to have set your mind to.”

Another big focus is sustainability and London Marathon Events has committed to ensuring zero waste to landfill by December 2020

through improved procurement, maximising reuse and recycling.

“Working closely with our partners and local authorities, we have developed some truly innovative initiatives and plans to make this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon the most sustainable ever,” Brasher explains. “This challenge is huge as we are looking at sustainability across a myriad of factors. Just some of the areas we are currently working on include reducing CO2 emissions, transportation of runners both internationally and within the UK, a reduction in the use of generators and plastics together with more local procurement of event infrastructure.”

The London Marathon Events team is also aware of social purpose and the impact that running, and the events they

organise, can have.“We have a real purpose to

try and change society and I think that is incredibly powerful for everyone working here,” says Brasher, with the London Marathon Events series of mass-participation races also including The Vitality Big Half, Vitality Westminster Mile and Vitality London 10,000.

“Yes, we love putting on these great events, but it is much more than that. All our profit goes to the Charitable Trust, who are inspiring activity through their grant making, and we’re inspiring activity through our great events.

“Put the two elements together, the Charitable Trust and the events company, and we punch way above our weight in what we can achieve and we’re really looking to how we can do that even further.”

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The first of British Athletics’ outdoor showpiece events will be the Müller Anniversary Games, which takes place over the weekend of July

20-21 at the London Stadium and it promises to be another memorable occasion.

The 100m sprints tend to grab plenty of attention in the UK capital and there will be no change there after the announcements of top-quality fields in the both the men’s and women’s events for 2019.

Four of the world’s best male sprinters have been confirmed as taking their places on the start line at the iconic venue.

Having established himself as Britain’s current number one thanks to a best time of 9.91 seconds last year – the

joint-second quickest ever by a Briton – European champion Zharnel Hughes returns to London looking to go one better on his second-place finish at last year’s edition of the event.

Alongside Hughes, fellow Briton Reece Prescod is on the world radar following eye-catching performances and will relish lining up in his home city this July.

A world championships finalist in 2017 and European silver medallist last year, the 23-year-old Londoner has bold ambitions for 2019, with Linford Christie’s long-standing British

record of 9.87 one of the targets in his sights.

Two world-class stars with 11 Olympic and world medals between them, Canada’s Andre De Grasse and Jamaican Yohan Blake, complete the additions to the field at this stage.

De Grasse is looking to return from a spell of hamstring issues and claim further global medals. A triple Olympic medallist in 2016 with silver in the 200m and bronze medals in the 100m and 4x100m relay, De Grasse’s appearance at this summer’s Müller Anniversary Games marks his first race in London.


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The quartet’s confirmation comes just a few days after the announcement of a red-hot women’s 100m field. British record-holder Dina Asher-Smith will take on Marie-Josée Ta Lou of the Ivory coast, Elaine Thompson of Jamaica

and Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands – a quartet who own a combined 18 Olympic and world medals.

Thompson is the reigning Olympic 100m and 200m champion and Schippers is a two-time world 200m champion, while Ta Lou was world No.1 at the distance in 2018.

Fresh from her exploits in Berlin last summer where she won European golds over 100m, 200m and 4x100m, Asher-Smith will relish the 100m challenge on July 21.

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IT’S only a little over 150 days until the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships gets

under way – and the host city of Doha is preparing to throw open its doors to the world for the biennial showpiece.

It is expected that visitors from 205 countries, 3500 athletes, approximately 10,000 international guests, 30,000 spectators from outside Qatar and more than 2000 media personnel will descend on the

city for what is the third-biggest sporting event on the planet.

Having been handed the baton from London, the location for a memorable championships which unfolded at the Olympic Stadium two years ago, anticipation is building towards the event, which will take place at another highly impressive, state-of-the-art venue – the Khalifa International Stadium.

There is no doubting that this will be a world championships with a difference. For starters,

this will be the first time the event has been held in the Middle East.

With the temperatures in Doha in late September and early October high, all of the athletics sessions will start later in the day – particularly the marathon events, which will get off and running at midnight.

Yet, thanks to a three-year project, the Khalifa Stadium has been transformed into an ultra-modern venue equipped with cutting-edge features such

as air-conditioning technology, LED lighting and digital floodlights, providing optimal performance conditions for athletes and a great viewing experience for spectators.

With the stage set, this will be a world championships to remember.

Over the coming pages we’ll look at Doha’s credentials as hosts, as well as uncovering some of the best things to see and do in a city which has lots to offer.


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HAVING played host to events such as the Asian Games, as well as football’s

Gulf Cup and AFC Asian Cup, Doha is no stranger to staging high-profile sporting events. Things are certainly about to step up a level, however.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is on the horizon but, first, comes this year’s IAAF World Athletics Championships – a showpiece which will turn the world’s gaze towards the Qatari capital.

The sport of track and field athletics is a regular fixture on the sporting calendar in this part of the world, of course.

The Doha Grand Prix was first held in 1997, with only men’s events included in the programme, while women’s disciplines were added the following year.

The meeting’s profile rose quickly and it was elevated to Grand Prix II level just two years later while, by 2005, it was one of five meetings granted Super Grand Prix status. By 2010 it had grown to become a strong international early-season fixture, marking it as an ideal opening competition for the newly-formed Diamond League series.

The first ever Diamond League meeting was staged

at Qatar Sports Club Stadium in 2010 on May 14, only two months after Doha hosted the acclaimed IAAF World Indoor Championships.

After hosting last weekend’s Asian Athletics Championships, the next chapter in Doha’s athletics history will be written very shortly when the Diamond League season-opener celebrates its 10th staging at the beginning of May.

Given what lies in store later this year, there will undoubtedly

be extra significance and attention on the meeting as athletes look to make an early mark in world championships season.

Britain’s triple European champion Dina Asher-Smith gets to sample the Khalifa Stadium – the 2019 World Championships host venue

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out for in a packed programme. The fortunes of Qatari stars

Abderrahman Samba, the Diamond League winner who ran the quickest time for the 400m hurdles since 1992 (46.98) last year and has started

the year in fine form, as well as world champion high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim, will also be under the microscope in an international outdoor season which begins and ends in Doha. The climax of it all will

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Visitors can stroll through 14 centuries of Islamic history and see award-winning collections of paintings, metalworks, ceramics, textiles and manuscripts. MIA is also home to IDAM, a fine-dining restaurant run by highly acclaimed chef Alain Ducasse.

Stroll along the Doha CornicheThis 7km long waterfront promenade and park, stretching in a semi-circle around the entire length of Doha Bay, is one of the capital’s showpiece features. It not only offers spectacular views of the city but also provides a vehicle-free recreational oasis, ideal for a jog in the cool of the morning, a relaxing family picnic or a leisurely evening stroll.

Soak up the atmosphere in the Souq WaqifThe bustling alleys of Souq Waqif offer an authentic taste of Qatar’s local culture, architecture and history as a trading hub.

Its network of small shops and stores sell a rich variety of Middle Eastern fare, ranging from spices, dates and nuts to perfumes, jewellery, clothing and handcrafted souvenirs. Visitors can soak up the atmosphere while enjoying the traditional music, art and cultural shows which take place in the Souq.

An eclectic mix of restaurants and cafes offer traditional Qatari food as well as dishes with Asian and North African influences. The market is also home to art galleries, a traditional falconry

market, a visitor’s centre and Qatar’s first hotel, the Bismillah Hotel, built in the 1950s.

Visit the Katara Cultural VillageThe Katara Cultural Village and amphitheatre houses theatres, two mosques, art galleries and a venue which hosts year-round concerts, shows and exhibitions. The village also features a public beach offering a range of watersports and fine-dining restaurants.

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A day at the camel racesProfessional camel racing is traditionally known as the sport of the sheikhs and Qatar’s Al-Shahaniya camel racing track is located an hour’s drive into the desert north of Doha.

The track hosts domestic and international tournaments every Friday between October and February. The racing camels are ridden by remote-controlled robot jockeys dressed in colourful racing silks.

Explore Al Zubarah FortJust over 100km from Doha lies Al Zubarah, which was once a prosperous coastal town in the Persian Gulf before it was destroyed in 1811 and abandoned in the early 1900s.

Today it is one of the most extensive and best-preserved

examples of 18th-19th century settlements in the region.

After careful restoration, the town’s Fort was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2013, the first such place in Qatar. The site houses a visitor centre and is a leading tourism attraction.

Take a dhow boat cruiseCruise the Arabian Gulf’s calm waters and experience Qatar’s seafaring heritage aboard a traditional wooden dhow boat.

Typically sporting long thin hulls, dhows played an important role in Qatar’s trading history.

The traditional boats are decorated with fairy lights and cruises offer spectacular views of Doha’s skyline as guests tuck into an on-board BBQ buffet.


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Find the sea in the desertAround 60km from Doha in the south-eastern corner of the country lies one of Qatar’s most impressive natural wonders, the ‘Inland Sea’ or Khor Al Adaid.

A UNESCO-recognised natural reserve with diverse flora and fauna and its own ecosystem, this is one of the few places in the world where the sea encroaches deep into the heart of the desert.

The National Museum of QatarOpened this year, the museum makes a dramatic addition to the Doha landscape with its design inspired by the local desert rose. This unique building embraces the newly restored Palace of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al-Thani and provides visitors with many ways to participate, learn or to relax.

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W HEN speaking about racing and training with Wendy Sly, she

touches on a familiar theme that comes to the fore of athletes who competed prior to the dawn of heart rate monitors and GPS watches.

“Most of my training was done to feel, certainly my steady runs and recovery runs, it was simply a case of running easy when I felt tired and hard when I was feeling good,” she says.

“Of course, like everybody I may have been guilty of pushing

too hard when an easy recovery day may have been more beneficial, but I think that’s still probably the case today, even with experienced international athletes.”

Finishing second in the famous Mary Decker v Zola Budd clash at the Los Angeles Olympics of 1984, Sly also had some road running pedigree, being the winner of the IAAF world women’s road race championships over 10km in San Diego the previous year.

“I always enjoyed racing on the roads and I think it was that which helped make my decision to run a marathon,” she says. “Never having run one, yet being

involved in athletics for such a long time, I think I’m probably ticking the box and with the encouragement of my friend Sylvia Kerambrum we’re raising funds for the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund, as well as it being a joint celebration of our 60th birthdays!”

Specific training started in October when Sly teamed up with Polar UK and their coaching partners, Running With Us.

Helping to give Sly an insight into her training, she’d be using the Polar Vantage V multisport watch. Offering wrist-based heart rate measurement as well as GPS tracking, the watch is the most sophisticated around

and with its power recording, sophisticated app and online feedback it helps create an all-round picture of training and recovery.

“My training has been marathon specific and structured at running at certain paces. The Polar has been great for this with the GPS helping me keep an eye on pace, but also with the power and heart rate feedback letting me know how hard I was working,” she says.

“I’ve found that after using the Vantage for a few weeks I’ve become a little more tuned into my pace and effort and finding a balance of the two.

“The power function helps and that gives an easy and quick-to-understand display of how hard or easy I am working.”

The power function of the Vantage V pulls together information on speed, heart rate, barometric pressure and GPS data to calculate a power figure. Used effectively in cycling for many years, it gives instant data and effectively an overall view of how hard you are working.

“As my long runs have increased, I now find I am able to judge my effort very quickly into the run and, be it a tempo or threshold run the feedback, I get from the watch really helps,” adds Sly.

“Another aspect of the watch I’ve found really invaluable is the feedback on recovery. After each run, I can see the effect of the cumulative effect of my

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POLARRon Pickering Memorial FundRON PICKERING OBE was one of British sport’s great visionaries. A former physical education teacher and national athletics coach, he trained Lynn Davies to Tokyo Olympic long jump gold in 1964, but is best remembered as the voice of athletics on BBC commentaries and iconic programmes such as Superstars. He was awarded an OBE in 1986 for services to sport.

When he died unexpectedly in 1991, his wife Jean, herself an Olympic medallist from the 1952 Helsinki Games, and children Kim and Shaun, set up the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund to help young British athletes fulfil their potential.

Since then, supported by the Trustees and a network of volunteers, the fund has raised and awarded over £2million in small but significant grants to several thousand talented young British athletes.n See RPMF.org.uk

Running for Ron: Wendy Sly is fundraising for the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund

training, with feedback available on how best to proceed, be it with an easy day or continued effort.

“It’s like having a coach sat on your wrist constantly and I’m convinced that, by keeping an eye on this feedback, I’ve been much more conscious of the effect of my training and recovery.”

With regards to the marathon, injury has meant that Sly has had to adjust her targets.

“I’ve had a difficult time lately with a hamstring problem, so ultimately it looks like I’ll be setting my sights on a race later this year,” she says.

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NELIO MOURA is one of the world’s top jumps coaches. His position as such

was cemented into place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when he coached both long jump event winners – Maurren Higa Maggi of Brazil and Panama’s Irving Saladino.

Athletics Weekly: How did you originally get started in coaching?Nelio Moura: I was pretty young, 19 years old, and I had just finished college studying physical education. My former coach told me about a job opportunity four hours by bus from my home in São Paulo. I didn’t think twice.

Every Friday night I would take the bus, coach a young group of athletes on the Saturday and Sunday, leave a programme for the week and come back home. That routine repeated for a year, until other opportunities appeared in São Paulo.

AW: Were you an athlete yourself?NM: Yes, I used to be a triple jumper but I wasn’t very good, though! I was an age group national team member, but as an adult I realised my progress would not be enough to reach elite level so I decided to study and invest in a coaching career very early on.

AW: Have you always coached the jumping events? NM: As a former jumper myself, my main interest has always been in the jumping events. However, at the beginning, I used to coach

everything, from sprints to race-walking. As I matured as a coach, I was able to focus on a smaller number of events. Nowadays, I work mainly with horizontal jumpers and a few sprinters and hurdlers. AW: Where are you based and what’s athletics like as a sport in Brazil? NM: My base is in São Paulo. I work at Ibirapuera track which belongs to São Paulo state government and for a private club, E.C. Pinheiros.

Athletics is not so popular in Brazil and lately we are facing a lot of institutional problems at both the state and national federation level. We are seeing traditional sponsors leaving the sport and it has been

very difficult to replace them. Government support has also reduced drastically since the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.

AW: Brazil has had many talented jumpers – is there any specific reason for this?NM: It is difficult to say. Tradition, for sure, but there’s not really a “school” of horizontal jumps. Probably the likes of Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, Nelson Prudencio, João Carlos de Oliveira and, more recently, Maurren Maggi, make Brazilians believe they can be good jumpers. AW: I guess football and volleyball are far more popular Brazilian sports but how ‘big’ is athletics?

NM: Yes, football is the No1 sport in Brazil and although athletics has increased its popularity (particularly road races) we are far from where we could be even in this context. The potential is huge, but we lost a giant opportunity in the years leading up to Rio 2016 to consolidate a National Sports Policy in the country.

AW: How has your approach to coaching developed over the years?NM: Even though I was an athlete myself, I didn’t have any kind of mentor when I started my coaching career, so I made a lot of mistakes at the beginning. The positive side is that I was forced to learn how to get the right information, this was far


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more difficult in the 1980s than today. I grew up as a coach trying to find a balance between practical experience and the application of evidence-based knowledge. Actually, I keep trying!

AW: Are there significant things that you do differently now, compared to the past?NM: Certainly, many things but I am not able to identify a specific one. Maybe now I recognise more clearly the value of doing less in practice. AW: Tell us about being an IAAF coach.NM: The IAAF has a Coaches Education and Certification Programme. I used to be a lecturer at the courses in South America (at all levels). I am not involved in it anymore as it is too time-demanding.

AW: How do you become a coach in Brazil and are there enough coaches at the clubs?NM: First of all, we have to graduate in physical education. This is far from enough to become a proficient coach, so the federation offers some basic courses and the possibility to enter the IAAF system. We don’t have many clubs with athletics programmes in Brazil but, considering the size of the population, there aren’t enough coaches.

AW: Do you work with other coaches? NM: Yes, we are a team of three coaches working together – myself, my wife Tania and our daughter Larissa. It is like a family enterprise, isn’t it? I have been working with Tania for more than 25 years and Larissa (who is only 24) has just boarded the ship. I am a full-time coach, so I am at the track every day.

AW: What advice have you for someone wanting to become a jumps coach?NM: Be as good as you can at the basics of the events. Do not over-complicate. Enjoy teaching the jumping events and teach the athletes to enjoy jumping themselves. AW: You enjoyed great success in 2008 coaching both Maurren Higgi Maggi and Irving Salahdino to Olympic gold. Was this your greatest achievement?NM: Yes, definitely, what a week, unforgettable! But more important than the medals was the journey we had together and the respect we developed for each other. Maurren still does everything she can to help the athletes from our group, so much so that we nicknamed it “Maurren Maggi’s Team”. Irving is back in Panama, but we always chat.

AW: Any other athletes or occasions you are proud of?NM: There are many, for different reasons. Irving’s final at the World Championships in Osaka in 2007 obviously stands high (where he won a back-

and-forth competition with Italy’s Andrew Howe) – however, I am proud of not only each medal at world level, but also of each final.

We know how difficult it is to advance to the finals at World Championships and Olympic Games. AW: Who are you coaching at the moment, anyone that we should be looking out for?NM: Emiliano Lasa, Uruguayan national record-holder with 8.26m and an Olympic finalist, Eliane Martins, the best Brazilian long jumper in the last few years with 6.72m and a world championship finalist. I believe both still have their best seasons ahead of them.

Among other Brazilians, I have great confidence in the triple jumpers Kauam Kamal Bento and Gabriele Sousa Santos and long jumper Lucas Marcelino dos Santos will soon emerge among the best.

I also coach a small group of Chinese athletes with very good possibilities. Among them are long jumper Xinglong Gao and triple jumper Ruiting Wu.

AW: What do you think of the current state of men’s and women’s long and triple jump? Are the world records in danger? NM: Those records are huge! In 2007-2009 I thought Saladino could break the world record. Then we had a few lacklustre seasons, and then (Luvo) Manyonga appeared. Last year Juan Miguel Echevarria joined as another possible nine-metre jumper, so who knows?

If I had to bet, I would say Mike Powell’s record will remain for a while.

The women’s record is far more difficult and I don’t see anybody jumping that far.

In the triple jump I believe

we are closer to seeing a new world record-holder, particularly among the men.

AW: Following on, what’s required to break the men’s long jump world record?NM: That’s a difficult one. World records are for exceptional athletes, extremely well prepared athletes, competing with a high degree of motivation and under exceptional conditions, but this is true for every event and we don’t see world records at the long jump very often!

AW: You are known for your use of assisted plyometrics. Where did you get the idea from and how do you incorporate them into your training? Do you place more importance on plyometrics than weights?NM: The idea came from the sprinter’s assisted running, even though we now know it works differently.

I began using it at the end of the 1990s. I found some Japanese studies talking about it and I wanted to try. The results have been good so far.

The core of my programme is the strength training. Plyometrics develop strength in a very specific way, so I consider it extremely important. However, I also use weights (mostly free weights), whenever possible combining it with plyos.

AW: Please describe a couple of assisted plyo exercises?NM: The most discussed and studied is the double-leg assisted vertical jump. We use elastic ropes to “reduce” the weight (of the athlete) by around 20% and do sets of reactive vertical jumps.

One obvious progression is to do single-leg vertical jumps, but this is pretty intense and only for very advanced athletes.


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Irving Saladino: titanic battle for gold in Osaka in 2007



AW: What are your key 5-6 exercises for a long jumper? NM: Running (sprinting) skills are a top priority for long jumpers (and triple jumpers as well). I like running over small hurdles to teach them form and rhythm.

Preparation for the take-off and the take-off itself are probably the two most important phases in the long jump so the other exercises I use the most are related to these phases: 1: combinations of three consecutive take-offs, with one step between them. 2: combinations of three consecutive take-offs, with three steps between them. 3: long jumps with medium approach with a take-off from a 5cm high box. 4: long jumps with a medium approach, step onto the 5cm box at the penultimate support and take off from the board.

AW: If you were coaching a young, developing long

jumper, what are the key things you would focus on?NM: Sprinting mechanics, approach run take-off transition and the take-off itself. Board accuracy is also a big concern early on.

AW: You have written a book Plyometrics Jumping Farther with Plyometric Training: A Practical Guide. How long did this take and can you give us a brief overview of its contents? NM: From the moment I decided to write the book it took almost two years to get it printed, but the preparation actually began far before that.

I have been collecting material and studying plyometrics since the early 1980s in order to better apply its concepts into training. It is a huge amount of knowledge, both theoretical and practical, and I had to sit and organise it, otherwise I would get lost. Then I thought, if I am organising this information, why

not write a book? It is a completely independent publication, but the process was fun.

I tried to reach the coaches, using a language familiar to us and, at the same time, I tried maintain a minimum of scientific rigour.

AW: What type of periodisation model do you use, for example, for training a mature long jumper?NM: I do not follow a specific periodisation model, but I try to apply a few concepts:• Skill progression throughout the season.• Specificity all over the year.• Short cycles.• Monitoring (training load and the athlete’s training, health and recovery status).

AW: Do you train male and female athletes differently?NM: Not really. As I mentioned previously, monitoring is a

fundamental aspect of my programme. It is as important as planning (if not more). Good monitoring allows us to adjust individually the training load, regardless of the gender.

AW: What are your plans for the future?NM: I feel I still have a few Olympic cycles ahead of me working with athletes. This is my focus right now. Maybe in the future I will change a little bit of this focus, to work more closely with the coaches.

■ Follow Nelio Moura on Instagram: neliomoura.mmatletismo

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MICHELLE THOMAS had a very successful career as a younger

athlete. Now, being British W45 record-holder over 60m, she’s beating age and her rivals as a master. She also recently gained 200m silver in the World Masters in Poland.

Athletics Weekly: You’ve just come back from Torun with fourth in the W45 60m (8.05sec and a British record) and silver in the 200m (26.33) … tell us about the competition.Michelle Thomas: The competition was one of the best I have attended. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire meeting.

AW: What do you enjoy about masters athletics? MT: I enjoy the healthy competition and camaraderie between nations, as well as being driven to keep in excellent physical shape.

I am able to compete internationally and get to meet like-minded athletes who are driven to perform as well as they can. I also enjoy visiting different countries.

It’s great to mix and socialise with the athletes and British Masters is like a second family to me.

AW: How does competing as a master compare to when you were younger? MT: Mainstream athletics in my opinion is a lot more organised and there’s greater financial opportunity for the athletes. Masters is completely self-funded, athletes having

to pay for everything from the uniform, flights, accommodation, food, transfers and even the engraving of medals won. I get the same buzz only when I am competing well, but I think that I am a much better athlete now than when I was younger!

AW: What was your reason for wanting to do masters?MT: I retired from mainstream athletics and gave birth to my daughter in 2003. I used to watch the athletics on TV and realised that I missed the sport so decided to return to the track. I want to see what I can do for my age.

AW: Who coaches you and do you train with others?MT: When I began my masters

career I was 40 and I coached myself for seven years. This placed a lot of pressure on me and I therefore decided to find a good coach this year as I felt that my performance had plateaued.

I am currently working with Linford Christie Academy. Linford is my main coach and Margaret Adeoye assists him.

There is a range of athletes in the squad. Some are top flight internationals and some are students from Brunel University, others are very good club runners.

I train by myself in Birmingham during the week and then I travel down to Brunel University Sports Park every Saturday to work with the squad.

AW: How have you had to adapt your training?MT: Training has been adapted through increasing my recovery periods. For the past seven years I have been taking an active rest week coming off the main training programme, so that means no sprints and weight lifting and I have replaced this with other activities.

I have had to improve my physical conditioning to reduce and prevent injuries. In addition, I’ve had to stay on top of my sports therapy and have been looked after by Poora Singh’s team, Amrita

Beghal Jaz and Sang Gal at the Edgbaston Performance Clinic for several years.

AW: What advice would you have for someone taking up masters at a similar age?MT: Simply enjoy the experience, live the dream

and compete while you can.

AW: Are you taking advice from other master athletes on how to maintain longevity in the sport? MT: I don’t tend to take advice from anyone else except my coach. I read articles on how to maintain longevity, I study nutrition which helps to improve physical performance and I intend to do some online courses for coaching in the future so that I can understand and get some up to date knowledge and strategies on the strength and conditioning aspects and performance therapy.


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MICHELLE THOMASJOHN SHEPHERD CATCHES UP WITH THE FORMER INTERNATIONAL SPRINTER

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AW: What do you emphasise in training? MT: All aspects of sprint training are covered, and there is no difference in terms of when I was younger, except that I used to train for a different event – the 400m. The main difference relates to the recovery between sets, reps and training blocks, and this is extended so that I am able to adapt to the training load. Additionally, at the moment I am not running at the same pace I was able to when I was younger!

AW: With work and family is it harder now to fit it all in?MT: It’s not harder to fit it all in, I’m in a routine which works for myself and my family. In fact, my son, aged 23, and daughter (15) actually come to training with me so it’s even more fun. My daughter came to Torun and she enjoyed seeing me compete.

AW: What are your plans for the forthcoming year?MT: I intend to compete in the British Masters Outdoor Championships and also the European Masters Games in

Torino in July and then go onto the Venice European Masters Championships.

AW: Do you get frustrated that you can’t run as fast as you did? MT: The mindset of the international athlete is still there, as you are the same person, just a lot older. Therefore, when you don’t perform as well as you should there is some concern expressed. However, in order to get over this frustration you discuss it with your coach and work together to make the necessary adjustments to the training programme. This year I have proven to myself you can get better and this motivates me to keep training. I will strive to be the best I can be.

AW: Do you follow any specific diet? MT: I eat a West Indian diet, as I am of Jamaican origin. My coach always encourages me to eat clean and eat everything in moderation.

AW: In terms of strength and conditioning are there any

exercises that you would advise older athletes to do in order to reduce injury risk?MT: Everyone is different, therefore the strength and conditioning should be designed to suit the individual needs and demands of the sport. It should also include functional movements which are similar to the event itself.

My general advice is to ensure that you work with a PT/coach who can assist you to perform the exercises correctly.

AW: If you could have coached yourself when younger – and with the knowledge you now have – what would be the key differences (if any) and what would you change (if anything)?MT: To be truthful, I was fortunate enough to work with Linford Christie and he coached me to run 52.47sec. As I reflect back to those days I cannot fault his training sessions and the training environment and the climate was absolutely fantastic.

I was fortunate to have amazing training partners – Katharine Merry, Jamie Baulch, Paul Grey, Matt Elias, Emily Maher and Darren Campbell. Katharine went on to win 400m Olympic bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

These years were without question the best of my life – training was so much fun and all the squad members worked extremely hard.

If there was anything that I would have done differently it would have been to improve my basic speed as this may have helped me to run quicker than 52.47. I would have also focused on having more therapy and sports massage therapy each week to prevent injuries and receive guidance on my diet and nutrition.

AW: Do you think that enough is being done to promote master athletes/athletics?MT: I feel that masters athletics isn’t included enough in international competitions such as the Diamond League. It would be better if we could have a few selected masters races within the Birmingham and London Diamond League meets as this would inspire more people to keep active.

In addition, it would be great if there was a TV channel dedicated to masters sport and this would also promote athletics.

AW: Is there anything that you would suggest be done?MT: It needs to be more inclusive. This can be achieved by joining forces with British Athletics so that we can have one federation for athletics instead of two separate ones.

■ For more on Michelle Thomas, see Instagram: mthomas82


@athleticsweeklyHOW THEY TRAIN

JOHN SHEPHERD CATCHES UP WITH THE FORMER INTERNATIONAL SPRINTER

Typical training weekBuild-up phaseMonday: 2x30m, 4x60 x3, 4x30m, plyometrics and weights – bench press, squat, deadlift, leg extension, hamstring curl – all 3x8, core Swiss ballTuesday: bike or pool session 10x1min with 1min rec, Yoga or medicine ballWednesday: hurdle mobility over 10 hurdles various types. Sprint drills over 30mx3 x7 variants, plyometrics 3x5 high box jumps, hurdle bounds 10hx4 Thursday: blocks 4x30m, 3x3 broken 60m runs (20 easy, 20 fast, 20 easy). Weights: 3x5 reps high pull, deadlift, leg press, lunges, prowler walk, eccentric calf exercise, core 250 repsFriday: 6x200m with 200m walk recovery, body weight circuits 3x20 reps (press-ups, sit-ups, burpees, lunges, squats, triceps dip, sit-ups, leg raises, hyper-extension)

Saturday: hills, 2x30m, 4x60 x3, plyometrics, hurdle bounds. Weights: snatch, incline bench press 3x6, bell tower squats, monster walk, hip thrusters, single leg squats, leg extension – all 3x10, 300 abdominals Competition phase indoor focus:Monday: sprints 3x30m, 3x30m blocks, 4x60mTuesday: tempo runs 10x23sec 20sec rest, Woodway treadmill, steam, sauna, plunge poolWednesday: 6x60m accelerations, 4x30m standing, 4x10m blocks, 2x30m blocks, 2x200m easy Thursday: sports massage Friday: shake outSaturday: competition

• Workouts are provided for illustration purposes and refl ect Michelle Thomas’s age and training maturity. They were performed in the build-up to the Dageu World Indoor Masters before Thomas trained under Linford Christie

■ Born: October 16, 1971■ Club: Birchfi eld Harriers■ PBs: 100m: 11.89; 200m: 23.8/24.50; 400m: 52.47■ England and GB International: 1998 Commonwealth Games 400m: silver 4x400m ■ Masters athlete: W35: 60m: 7.96; 100m: 12.6; 200m: 25.36; 400m: 55.36. W40: 60m: 8.06; 100m: 12.86, 200m: 26.56. W45: 60m: 8.05; 200m: 26.33■ Selected masters achievements:2019: British Masters champion 60m and 200m, British W45 record 60m: 8.05sec; 200m: 26.33sec; Torun World Masters silver2017: 60m Daegu World Masters gold 2016: 100m Perth World Masters silver, Aarhus European Masters bronze 100m and 200m

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BALANCE is a hot topic in sports science and researchers at

Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) are leading the way in investigating how it helps athletic performance as we age. It is known that certain exercises are helpful, but which ones?

In January, a review by the Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group involving researchers from the University of Sydney and the Universities of Oxford and Manchester, looked at 108 randomised controlled trials into balance and falls involving 23,407 participants from 25 countries.

They reported that “dance, walking or resistance training performed on their own are not effective in preventing falls” but that activities incorporating standing and functional balancing moves – such as Tai Chi and some yoga postures – are far more beneficial.

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Yoga“A lot of yoga postures involve balancing on one leg, so yoga can be useful to improve it,” McPhee says. “Not so much the lying and sitting moves which aren’t really helpful, but the standing postures.”

Asanas such as the Tree Pose, the Eagle Pose and the Half Moon Pose are particularly beneficial. Exercise scientists from North-Eastern Illinois University looked at the effects of yoga on a group of young,

male athletes who did classes twice a week for 10 weeks. By the end of the trial, the men displayed better balance in tests such as holding the stork stand, a posture that involves standing on one leg, than a control group of male athletes who hadn’t introduced yoga.

Tai ChiWith its slow, flowing movements, Tai Chi might seem the antithesis of athletics training, but it entails moving from one pose to another by gently shifting your bodyweight and is a great way to challenge your balance.

In the 2019 Cochrane review, it was found to reduce the rate of falls by 19% in older people. There’s evidence that Tai Chi can help lower your blood pressure, heart rate and levels of the stress hormone cortisol, all of which can be implicated in balance and the risk of falling.


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“A Tai Chi class is an excellent prevention strategy for older athletes,” says McPhee. “Most of the moves involve balance and are performed standing up so are great for improving balance.”

Vibration platformsEquipment such as the Power

Plate is designed to move in different directions with micro-vibrations that are said to challenge balance.

Although the Cochrane review failed to unearth anything convincing in their favour when it comes to fall prevention, McPhee says they can offer a

bit of variety to your balance training. Try a single leg balance with foot reach – standing on one leg as you extend the other leg forward and backward while standing on the vibrating platform.

Stand on one legThis simple exercise is something we should be doing daily from our 40s onwards. Once you can master it for 20 seconds, try doing it with your eyes closed. In McPhee’s research, he has found that young adults easily stand on one leg, eyes closed, for 30 seconds whereas the average 70-year-old manages only four to five seconds.

“Even with the trained masters athletes, we found that those in

their 70s could hold the position only for around seven seconds, which is not significantly better than average,” McPhee says. “That shows us that the ability to balance this way is affected by factors other than strength and fitness and needs to be practised regularly to prevent a decline.”

Once you can do the eyes closed single leg stand, you can attempt balancing on a Bosu Balance Trainer (a dome-shaped gym training aid that provides a little instability as you stand on it).

Have a sight and hearing testHuman balance is affected by the efficiency of factors such as vision, proprioception, joint range of motion, reaction time and disorders of the vestibular system – including problems with eyesight, inner ear and brain health.

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AUSTRALIASydney, April 13-14CATRIONA BISSET set a world-leading 1:59.78 PB in the 800m – it was the fastest time by an Australian for 10 years and put her fourth in the Australian all-time lists. Michelle Jenneke competed in nine events, winning five gold medals. Women: 800: 1 C Bisset 1:59.78. 1500: 1 G Hansen 4:11.22. 100H: 1 M Jenneke 13.28

CHINADongying, April 20THERE were course records in both races with Ethiopian Afera Godfay excelling with a 2:22:41 victory while Felix Kimutai won the men’s race in 2:09:23.Men: Mar: 1 F Kimutai (KEN) 2:09:23; 2 F Kebede (ETH) 2:09:38; 3 D Ruto (KEN) 2:09:43. Women: Mar: 1 A Godfay (ETH) 2:22:41; 2 W Mekasha (ETH) 2:23:19; 3 T Chepchirchir (KEN) 2:27:52Zhaoqing, April 7-9additional: Men: HJ: 1 Guo Jinqi 2.24; 2 Ma Jia (U18) 2.20; 3 Chen Long (U18) 2.20. TJ: 1 Wu Ruiting 17.19/0.0; 2 Xu Xiaolong 16.87/0.3. JT: 1 Ma Qun 81.59. 4x100/ 4x400: CHN 39.64/3:05.90. Women: PV: 1 Niu Chunge (U20) 4.30; LJ: 1 Chen Shuiqing (U20) 6.47/ 0.1; 2 Xu Xiaoling 6.47/-0.4; TJ: 1 Xu Ting 13.83/0.7; 2 Li Ying 13.82/-0.7; 3 Zeng Rui 13.81/0.6. SP: 1 Song Jiayuan 17.53. DT: 1 Feng Bin 62.97; 2 Chen Yang 60.33. JT: 1 Lu Huihui 64.48; 2 Gu Xinjie (U20) 59.16Huangshi, April 12-14LU HUIHUI won the javelin with a world-leading Asian record of 67.72m.Liu Shiying was second with a 65.80m throw.Men: 110H: 1 Zeng Jianhang 13.67; 2 Sun Zhenjiang 13.75. LJ: Zhang

Yaoguang 7.98/ 0.2. TJ: 1 Wu Ruiting 17.07/0.3. Women: SP: 1 Gong Lijiao 18.78; 2 Bian Ka 17.50. DT: 1 Su Xinyue 63.18. JT: 1 Lu Huihui 67.72 (Asian rec) (61.82, 63.41, 62.64, 63.95, 64.78, 67.72); 2 Liu Shiying 65.80; 3 Yu Yuzhen 62.30; 4 Su Lingdan 60.42

FRANCEParis, April 14additional: Men: Mar: 189 BEN RENSHAW 2:41:52; 241 ANTHONY AIMON 2:43:56; 380 ANDREA PISCOPO 2:48:33; 388 MICHAL BLASZCZUK 2:48:40; 627 LEE SALTER (M40) 2:54:00 736 MARK MACKINTOSH (V55) 2:56:24; 925 JON CROSS (M60) 2:58:59; 1695 ROBERT BURN (M55) 3:04:26. Women: Mar: 29 JIHANE MAMOURI (W35) 3:05:01; 57 CORDULA HURCUM (W40) 3:12:48

GERMANYPaderborn, April 20Men: 10km: 1 Y Hajy (ETH) 27:54; 2 A Weldegiorgis (ETH) 27:55; 3 L Kosgei (KEN) 28:02. HM: 1 V Kiplangat (KEN) 61:45. Women: 10km: 1 A Kasegn (ETH) 31:39; 2 A Sisay (ETH) 31:50; 3 V Mateiko (KEN) 32:17; 10 G Krause 33:34; 30 SARAH METZ (W40) 40:31. HM: 1 B Sado (ETH) 70:34

JAPANKobe, April 20-21KENYAN Bernard Kibet ran an early season world-leading time of 27:36.24 to win the 10,000m while Rosemary Monica Wanjiru won the women’s race in 31:11.79.Men: 10,000: 1 M Ndirangu (KEN) 27:43.34; 2 P Mathenge Wambui (KEN) 27:44.22; 3 A Mutito (KEN) 27:44.814 J Bunuka 27:45.5; 5 C Ndungu (KEN) 28:12.34. GP: 1 B Kibet Koech (KEN) 27:36.24; 2 K Ledama (KEN) 27:45.62; 3 J Mwaura 27:46.21. Women: 10,000:

1 M Wanjiru 31:11.79; 2 A Hagiwara 31:58.52; 3 S Sato 31:59.64 ; 4 K Morita 32:01.74 5 G Kimanzi (KEN) 32:03.28 Yokohama, April 20-21Men: 5000: 1 D Langat 13:30.80. 10,000: 1 S Sidem 28:03.53 Izumo, April 21Men: 100 (3.4): 1 K Shiraishi 10.21; 2 S Tada 10.22; 3 D Tada 10.22. 300: 1 N Kitadani 33.01; 2 Y Imoto 33.07. Women: 100 (0.8): 1 S Pearson (AUS) 11.52. ht 1 (4.0): 1 Pearson 11.50

KENYAEldoret, April 21Women: Mar: 1 V Aiyabei 2:27:17; 2 V Kiplagat 2:28:06; 3 E Rumokol 2:33:00. Men: Mar: 1 M Kisorio 2:12:38; 2 D Kiplimo 2:12:51; 3 K Kemboi 2:15:43

NETHERLANDSUtrecht, April 16Women: 10km: 1 HANNAH OLDROYD 36:29

SOUTH AFRICAPotchefstroom, April 17Men: 200 (0.4): 1 A Simbine 20.39. 800: 1 T Tshite 1:46.66; 2 D Faro 1:46.67; 3 K Mohlosi 1:46.78. 110H (0.8): 1 R de Vries 13.56; 2 Tiaan . TJ: 1 G Mokoena 16.40. DT: 1 V Hogan 62.06. 4x400: 1 RSA 3:02.13. Women: 400: 1 M Galefele (BOT) 51.63; 2 C Botlogetswe (BOT) 52.23. r3: 4 SUSANNA BANJO 53.49Bloemfontein, April 13Men: 100 (0.1): 1 S Magakwe 10.06; 2 E Erasmus 10.15; 3 C van Wyk 10.25; 6 S Matsenjwa (SWZ) 10.31 (eq rec). 110H (0.0): 1 R de Vries 13.68. 400H: 1 L Hanekom 49.64; 2 C Fredericks 49.66. LJ: 1 Z Visser 8.13. SP: 1 O Cremona 20.19. 4x100: 1 RSA 38.88Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon, Cape Town, April 20Men: 56km: 63 GARY BROWN 3:48:04

SWITZERLANDDongio, April 22Men: 10km: 1 M Mengesha (ETH) 27:47; 2 T Haile Bekele (ETH) 27:53; 3 M Edris (ETH) 27:57. Women: 10km: 1 C Makandi (KE) 34:27

USAAmarillo, April 20Men: 110H: r1 (2.0): 5 HARRY MASLEN 14.91. 400H: r2: 2 MASLEN 55.30.Atlanta, April 19OLYMPIC long jump champion Tianna Bartoletta won the 100m with 11.44 (+0.9), but was only seventh in her speciality after four fouls and a best of 5.85m (+0.4).Women: 100 (0.9): 1 T Bartoletta 11.44. 5000: 1 EMILY KEARNEY 16:32.35; 18 KATIE CLARKE 17:43.62. HT: B: 2 LANA FULCHER 47.58. LJ: 7 Bartoletta 5.85/0.4Azusa, April 17-19WILLIAM PAULSON ran a 3:38.35 PB for 1500m and finished fourth hehind Oliver Hoare’s world-leading 3:37.20 while Thomas Staines sharpened up with a 47.57 400m.Men: 100: r6 (1.7): 4 ADAM CLAYTON (U20) 10.78. 200: r4 (1.6): 3 CLAYTON (U20) 21.55. 400: r1: 7 THOMAS STAINES 47.57. r7: 2 JACOB NESS 49.49. 800: r2: 6 MAX WHARTON 1:48.61. r8: 2 IAN CROWE-WRIGHT 1:51.41. 1500: r10: 1 O Hoare (AUS) 3:37.20; 2 C Villarreal (MEX) 3:37.22; 3 Y Nuguse 3:38.32; 4 WILLIAM PAULSON 3:38.35; 5 S Worley 3:38.64; 6 W Suliman 3:38.72; 7 G Beamish (NZL) 3:39.15; 8 L Grijalva (GUA) 3:39.52 (rec); 9 T Quax (NZL) 3:39.84; 10 C Griffith (AUS) 3:39.86. r2: 7 BEN POTRYKUS 3:51.05; 13 TOM RICHARDSON 3:56.09. r3: 5 PADDY ROBB 3:49.07; 11 FREDDIE HESSIAN 3:54.90. r5: 1 MICHAEL WILSON 3:43.96; 3 IOLO HUGHES 3:45.92. r7: 1 TOM FARRELL 3:44.87; 6 JORDAN ROWE 3:46.34. r8: 10 MICHAEL WARD 3:44.87. r9: 11 LIAM DEE 3:47.31. 5000: 20 MICHAEL WARD 14:17.11; 24 JAMIE DEE 14:21.63. r2: 32 SCOTT BEATTIE 14:56.99. r4: 14 ISAAC AKERS 14:39.20. 10,000: 7 JAMIE CROWE 30:06.55; 20 DANE BLOMQUIST 31:16.68. 3000SC: r4: 2 JONATHAN GLEN 8:57.60. r5: 4 MATTHEW ARNOLD 9:13.14. r6: 12 DECLAN McMANUS 9:24.00. TJ: r4: 3 AIDAN QUINN (U20) 15.02/3.5. Women: 800: r2: 4 CHARLOTTE CAYTON-SMITH 2:07.91. r5: 9 ELLIE LEATHER 2:12.71. 1500: r10: 6 ELLIE WALLACE 4:31.96. r3: 9 JODIE JUDD 4:22.09. r7: 13 LEATHER 4:37.87. r9: 11 KATIE BUCKLEY 4:35.77. 5000: 4 VERITY OCKENDEN 15:40.48. 33 KATY WHITEOAK 18:28.33; 34 JULIE EMMERSON 18:39.57. r4: 19 POPPY TANK 16:14.83. r6: 7 BELLA WILLIAMS 16:30.61. r8: 14 SCARLET DALE 16:50.34. HJ: eq1 ADA’ORA CHIGBO 1.71. Hep: 12 OLIVIA MONTEZ-BROWN 5020 (14.05, 1.55, 11.05, 25.81, 5.46, 35.92, 2:30.91)Baton Rouge, April 20Men: 1500: 9 NIALL HOLT 3:56.44. HT: 2 JAKE NORRIS 69.22. Women: 100: r2 (1.8): 4 OLIVIA OKOLI 11.91. 200: r2 (2.7): 7 OKOLI 24.49. 800: r1: 2 KATY-ANN McDONALD (U20) 2:06.47. 1500: r1: 1 HOLLIE PARKER 4:23.32. 100H: r1 (1.0): 2 LIVIA GAUNTLETT 14.15. 3000SC: 3 JORDAN WAINE (U20)

OVERSEASRESULTS

Steve Smythe, results editor

WORLD LEADERSTHERE was some top class action last weekend, highlighted by Michael Norman’s 43.45 400m.

Most of the world class marks came in the USA and were sufficient for us to run the first world outdoor lists of the year on these pages.

The sprints and field events were showing some respectable marks, some of which could last a few months.

We get the lists with help from the Tilastopaja website, though it sometimes takes a while to update and was not showing some of the superb Asian Championships results as we went to press.

While the sprints, at least on the men’s side, are respectable, the same cannot be said for the middle and long distance track events.

The 10,000m is not too shabby but the marks at the 1500m, mile, 3000m and 5000m heading the lists now will not rank in the world top 100 at the end of the year which suggests the middle distance runners are especially aiming for a late peak.

This does allow Australians to dominate many of the middle distance lists and the option is there for athletes normally well down the rankings to briefly sit on top of the world!


World outdoor leaders – 2019TIME MEN EVENT TIME WOMEN9.94 Divine Oduduru (NGR) 100m 11.10 Gabby Thomas (USA)19.76 Divine Oduduru (NGR) 200m 22.54 Anavia Battle (USA)43.45 Michael Norman (USA) 400m 50.96 Sharrika Barnett (JAM)1:44.33 Abubaker Abdalla (QAT) 800m 1:59.78 Catriona Bissett (AUS)3:37.20 Oliver Hoare (AUS) 1500m 4:06.98 Ajee’ Wilson (USA)3:57.45 Rorey Hunter (AUS) One mile 4:41.03 Chrystal Aluya (USA)7:51.63 Harry Summers (AUS) 3000m 8:56.55 Lonah Salpeter (ISR)13:29.47 Jordan Gusman (AUS) 5000m 15:20.88 Melissa Duncan (AUS)27:36.24 Bernard Koech (KEN) 10,000m 30:49.57 Emily Sisson (USA)8:25.87 John Koech (BRN) 3000mSC 9:39.4 Fancy Cherono (KEN)13:29 J Wanders (SUI)/ E Cheserek (KEN) 5km 14:44 Sifan Hassan (NED)27:13 Stephen Kissa (UGA) 10km 30:15 Tsehay Gemechu (ETH)58:42 Stephen Kiprop (KEN) Half-marathon 65:28 Brigid Kosgei (KEN) 2:03:34 Getaneh Tamire (ETH) Marathon 2:17:08 Ruth Chepngetich (KEN)13.28 Grant Holloway (USA) 110m/100m hurdles 12.63 Kendra Harrison (USA)47.51 Abderrahman Samba (QAT) 400m hurdles 54.18 Tia Adana Belle (BAR)2.31 Michael Mason (CAN) High jump 1.97 Vashti Cunningham (USA)5.82 Chris Nilsen (USA) Pole vault 4.91 Jenn Suhr (USA)8.41 Zarck Visser (RSA) Long jump 6.81 Naa Anang (AUS)17.68 Omar Craddock (USA) Triple jump 14.76 Shanieka Ricketts (JAM)22.74 Ryan Crouser (USA) Shot 19:67 Chase Earley (USA)67.78 Ola Stunes Isene (NOR) Discus 67.15 Valarie Allman (USA)78.97 Denis Lukyanov (RUS) Hammer 76.23 Gwen Berry (USA)86.72 Chao-Tsun Cheng (TPE) Javelin 67.72 Lu Huihui (CHN)8130 Ayden Owens (PUR) Dec/Hept 6293 Adriana Rodriguez (CUB)1:17:15 Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN) 20kmW 1:25:37 Qieyang Shenjie (CHN)3:38:02 Wang Qin (CHN) 50kmW 3:59:15 Liu Hong (CHN)38.34 Canada 4x100m 42.92 Pure Athletics (VAR)3:01.46 Pure Athletics (USA) 4x400m 3:26.29 USATF

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QATARAsian Championships, Doha, April 21-22QATAR’S Abderrahman Samba smashed the championship record in the 400m hurdles by more than one second as he won in 47.51 in his first hurdles competition of the season.

It was a world lead and the fastest time ever run in April.

Samba’s team-mate Abubaker Haydar Abdalla just missed the championship record in the 800m as he won in 1:44.33 after a 51.09 first lap as he too set a world lead.

China’s Wang Zheng’won the hammer with 75.66m while Chao-Tsun Cheng from Chinese Taipei’s javelin mark of 86.72m was also a world lrad.

Cheng was pushed hard by India’s Shivpal Singh, who set a 86.23m PB.

John Koech from Bahrain won the steeplechase in a world lead of 8:25.87.

World champion Gong Lijiao won the shot with a 19.18m throw while Lyu Huihui won the javelin with a meeting record 65.83m.

Ernest John Obienna from the Philippines was a surprise winner of the pole vault with a 5.71m clearance.

London Olympic medalist Ehsan Hadadi won the discus with a meeting record 65.95m while world medallist Salwa Naser from Bahrain easily won the 400m in 51.34.

The 100m golds went to Kazakhstan’s Olga Safronova, who set a championship record of 11.17, and Japan’s Yoshihide Kiryu, who won the men’s 100m title in 10.10.Men: 100 1 Y Kiryu (JPN) 10.10 (10.12 sf); 2 L Muhammad Zohri (IDA) 10.13 (rec). 400: 1 Y Karam (KUW) 44.84; 2 A Abubaker (BRN) 45.14; 3 M Litvin (KAZ) 45.25 (rec) 800: 1 A Haydar Abdalla 1:44.33. 10,000: 1 D Fikadu (BRN)

28:26.30; 2 H Chani (BRN) 28:31.30; 3 M Kumar Gavit (IND) 28:38.34. 3000SC: 1 J Koech (BRN) 8:25.87; 2 A Sable (IND) 8:30.19. 400H: 1 A Samba (QAT)

47.51; 2 Chieh Chen (TPE) 48.92; 3 J Madari Plliyalil (IND) 49.13. PV: 1 E John Obienna (PHI) 5.71 (rec); 2 Zhang Wei (CHN) 5.66; 3 Huang Bokai (CHN)

5.66. TJ: 1 R Kurbanov (UZB) 16.93. SP: 1 T Pal Singh (IND) 20.22. DT: 1 E Hadadi (IRN) 65.95; 2 B Shiri Jabilou (IRN) 60.89. JT: 1 Chao-Tsun Cheng (TPE) 86.72; 2 S Singh (IND) 86.23; 3 R Arai (JPN) 81.93. 4x100: hts: 1 Thailand 38.72 (rec). Women: 100 1 O Safronova (KAZ) 11.17 (11.21 ht); 2 Liang Xiaojing (CHN) 11.28. in ht: D Chand 11.26 (rec). 400: 1 S Naser (BRN) 51.34; 2 E Mikhina (KAZ) 53.19. 800: 1 G Marimuthu (IND) 2:02.70; 2 Wang Chunyu (CHN) 2:02.96. 5000: 1 W Yavi (BRN) 15:28.87; 2 B Rebitu (BRN) 15:29.60; 3 P Chaudhary (IND) 15:36.03. 400H: 1 Thi Lan Quach (VIE) 56.10; 2 A Yusuf Jamal (BRN) 56.39. LJ: 1 Lu Minjia (CHN) 6.38. SP: 1 Gong Lijiao (CHN) 19.18; 2 N Jasim (BRN) 18.00 (rec); 3 Song Jiayuan (CHN) 17.70. HT: 1 Wang Zheng (CHN) 75.66; 2 Luo Na 72.23. JT: 1 Lyu Huihui (CHN) 65.83; 2 A Rani (IND) 60.22


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11:32.05; 6 JESSICA FOX 11:55.44. TJ: 2 SIMI FAJEMISIN 12.89/4.3; 2 FAJEMISIN 12.74/1.0Charlottesville, April 19-20Men: 5000: 7 BRADLEY WATTLEWORTH 14:07.79. TJ: 2 DANIEL IGBOKWE 15.88/1.4. DT: Inv: 1 GREGORY THOMPSON 60.92. HT: Inv: 4 JOSEPH ELLIS 70.88. Women: 1500: r3: 11 GEORGIA FEAR 4:40.55. 5000: Inv: 2 JULIA PATERNAIN 16:00.10. LJ: r1: 8 ALIX STILL (U20) 5.31/3.4Clermont, April 20Men: 100 (3.6): 1 A Infantino (ITA) 10.06; 2 T Burnet (NED) 10.23; 4 CONFIDENCE LAWSON 10.29. B (3.1): 1 J Bacon 10.20; 2 K Williams 10.21; 3 D Locke 10.24. C (2.3): 1 EDMOND AMANING 10.27; 2 K Bledman (TTO) 10.28; 4 N Carter (JAM) 10.34. Ht 1: (3.6): 1 Bacon 10.19; 2 T Gay 10.27. Ht 2 (2.6): 1 I Young 10.01; 2 N Lyles 10.16; 3 Locke 10.27; 5 Carter (JAM) 10.40; 6 RORY ROBERTS 10.98, Ht 3 (3.8): 1 Infantino 10.12 2 LAWSON 10.30. Ht 4 (3.1): 1 A Edward (PAN) 10.09; 2 Bledman 10.27; 3 AMANING 10.33. Ht6 (2.5): 6 PHOENIX LYON (U20) 11.05. 200 (4.0): 1 A Quiñónez (ECU) 19.99; 2 B Baloyes (COL) 20.31; 3 Y Blake (JAM) 20.48; 4 T McQuay 20.49; 5 D Lima (POR) 20.68; 6 J Ali Harvey (TUR) 20.84. B (5.5): 1 Y Martinez (DOM) 20.16; 2 Infantino 20.27; 3 J Lyles 20.44; 4 AMANING 20.49; 5 DWAYNE COWAN 20.64; 6 Y Andujar (DOM) 20.73. C (5.0): 1 LAWSON 20.77; 4 R Dos Santos Soares (POR) 21.26. D (3.5): 1 KEANO-ELLIOTT PARIS-SAMUEL 21.49. E (3.7): 1 SAHID DIALLO 21.86. r4 (3.5): 5 LYON 22.09. 110H (1.6): 1 E Lovett (ISV) 13.66; 2 D Hill 13.70. B: 1 Hill 13.59; 2 Lovett 13.64. LJ: 4 E Ewulo (NGR) 7.22/3.6 (6.96/1.5). M60 WT: 1 GUY DIRKIN (M65) 16.95. DT: 1 DIRKIN 46.82. HT: 1 DIRKIN 44.38. Women: 100 (2.7): 1 J Smith (JAM) 11.19. B (2.9): 1 RACHEL MILLER 11.30; 2 N Landázuri (ECU) 11.32w; 3 BIANCA WILLIAMS 11.49. Ht 1 (3.4): 1 D Bryant 11.04; 2 Smith 11.09; 6 WILLIAMS 11.56. Ht 2 (6.8): 1 K Baptiste (TTO) 11.09; 2 MILLER 11.25. 200 (3.0): 1 A Tenorio (ECU) 22.59; 2 S Wimbley 22.67;

3 Baptiste 22.87. B (3.9): 1 L Klaver (NED) 22.96; 3 DESIREE HENRY 23.25; 5 AMA PIPI 23.52. C (4.0): 2 LOUISE EVANS 24.40. 400: 2 EVANS 55.15. LJ: 1 JAZMIN SAWYERS 6.59/5.3. SP: 4 MARYLYN NWAWULOR 13.20Columbia, April 19Women: HT: B: 2 REBECCA KEATING 56.95Daytona Beach, April 19Men: 800: r7: 1 MICHAEL PARRY 1:53.62Durham, April 19-20Men: 800: r7: 2 JAYMEE DOMONEY 1:54.97. 1500: r3: 7 JAKE LONSDALE 3:59.39. Women: 100H: r3 (1.2): 3 ISABEL WAKEFIELD (U20) 14.47. 3000SC: r2: 17 AMBER OWENS 12:10.98. HT: A: 9 CANDY LOCKETT 53.48. HT: 1 L Igaune (LAT) 71.61South Atlantic Champsionship, Hickory, April 19-20Men: 800: 1 SEBASTIAN ANTHONY 1:52.82; 2 DANIEL WALLIS 1:53.65. 1500: 1 WALLIS 3:59.81. 5000: r2: 1 LUKE GREER 14:55.50. 10,000: 1 GREER 30:43.73; 9 LLOYD-PERKS 32:40.98. Women: 400H: 2 HOLLY TALBUT-SMITH 65.34Honolulu, April 14Men: HM: 1 J Kimutai Tanui (KEN) 62:32. Women: HM: 1 C Anderson 81:42Houston, April 20Women: 200: r5 (-0.1): 3 VERA CHINEDU (U20) 25.07Lawrence, April 17-20Men: 100 (2.8): 1 T Wright 10.19. 200 (3.2): 1 R Campbell (JAM) 20.50; 2 M Kundai (ZIM) 20.56; 3 J Gray (JAM) 20.56w; 4 T Smith 20.72; 5 D Swint 20.77; 6 J Spicer 20.78. Ht 6 (6.2): 1 Smith 20.76. 10,000: 4 MARK SHAW 31:04.47. PV: 1 Z Bradford 5.77.SP: B: 5 GEORGE EVANS 16.45. DT: 1 M Finley 67.13; 2 R Brown 63.73; 3 NICHOLAS PERCY 62.09; 4 K Ferguson 60.85; 12 GEORGE EVANS 50.45; HT: 1 H Dudarau (BLR) 72.29. Women: 200 (2.8): 1 A Mitchell 22.81Long Beach, April 18/19OLYMPIC champion Ryan Crouser won the shot with a world-leading 22.74m, which is the longest throw for 29 years and moved him to sixth all-time.

He first achieved a 22.73m fourth round before improving in the fifth round.

There was also a world lead in the triple jump by Omar Craddock, who jumped 17.68m to defeat world and Olympic champion Christian Taylor, who achieved 17.18m.Men; 100: r6 (2.1): 8 ADAM CLAYTON (U20) 10.77. 200 (2.2): 1 J Trimble 20.63. HJ: 1 T Barry (BAH) 2.20; 2 Z Anderson 2.20; 3 K Schultz 2.20. PV: 1 C Nilsen 5.82; 2 M Ludwig 5.67. LJ: 1 J Latimer 8.02. TJ: 1 O Craddock 17.68/0.0; 2 C Taylor 17.18/1.6; 3 D Scott 17.11; 4 K Bates 16.97; 5 C Carter 16.85. SP: 1 R Crouser 22.74; 2 P Otterdahl 21.37; 3 Ti Nedow (CAN) 21.18; 4 A Piperi 21.01; 5 D Comenentia (NED) 20.78; 6 D Ogundeji 20.59; 7 J Jones 20.41; 14 J Boateng (GRN) 18.50 (rec). DT: 1 B Williams 65.04; 2 R Jagers 65.02; 3 P Otterdahl 62.64; 4 E Mason 60.65; 5 R Tuufuli 60.54; 5 D Ogundeji 60.54; 7 C Quirke (IRL) 59.38. HT: 1 S Donnelly 77.20; 2 A Young 73.68; 3 A Wolski (BRA) 73.33. Women: 100 (2.6): 1 J Davis 11.18. r2 (-1.5): 1 IMMANUELA ALIU (U20) 11.65. 200 (1.5)/400: 1 J Stepter 22.97/ 52.35. 200 r1 (-2.1): 1 ALIU 23.81. PV: 1 O Gruver 4.66; 3 LUCY BRYAN 4.31. SP: 1 A Wilson 18.02; 1 L Tausaga-Collins 18.02; 3 AMELIA STRICKLER 16.92. DT: 1 L Tausaga-Collins 62.28; 2 S Lawrence (JAM) 61.80; 3 R Dincoff 60.32; 4 KIRSTY LAW 57.66; 35 SHADINE DUQUEMIN 47.16. HT: 1 A Wilson 68.56; 2 C Rogers (CAN) 68.48; 7 AMY HERRINGTON 62.27. r3: 3 AMY HERRINGTON 62.24Norman, April 19-20Men: 100: r1 (-0.8): 7 JACOB FINCHAM-DUKES 10.93. LJ: B: 1 FINCHAM-DUKES 7.81/-1.1. HT: 1 EDWARD JEANS 61.54. Women: SP: 1 J Woodard 18.00Orange City, April 19-20Men: 200: r6 (3.8): 4 JOSHUA SNOOK 21.65. 400: r4: 2 SNOOK 48.97.Oxford, April 20Men: 800: r1: 1 FINLEY McLEAR (U20) 1:53.58. 5000: 3 RYAN SHARKEY 15:02.72. Women: 100H: r1 (-1.3): 1 CINDY OFILI 13.84

Palo Alto, April 19Men: 5000: Inv: 1 G Fisher 13:29.52; 15 JAMES WEST 14:08.33. Women 5000: Inv: 13 PHILIPPA BOWDEN 16:24.22. JT: 5 GAIA OSBORNE (U20) 39.39Princeton, April 20Men: 100: r3 (2.6): 3 JOE MCGRATH 10.89. 10,000: 1 CHARLIE JOSLIN-ALLEN 30:47.02. Women: 800: r3: 8 MILLIE HOWARD 2:12.93. 1500: r1: 7 SHELAYNA OSKAN-CLARKE 4:20.40. 3000SC: r2: 1 LUCY JONES 10:36.10. DT: A: 4 LUISA CHANTLER EDMOND 42.25. HT: 4 EDMOND 52.04Torrance, April 19-20MICHAEL NORMAN won the 400m in a stuning 43.45. It moved hm to fourth equal all-time and was the sixth best ever performance.

It was the fastest time ever set in April as behind him hurdler Rai Benjamin improved to 44.31.

There was also a world lead in the high jump as Vashti Cunningham cleared 1.97m while world record-holder Keni Harrison also set a world lead in the 100m hurdles with a 12.63 win.Men: Inv 400: 1 M Norman 43.45; 2 R Benjamin 44.31; 3 O Igbokwe 45.91; 4 M Harris 45.92. B: 1 M Cherry 45.36. 5000: r2: 1 S Hassan (SWE) 13:31.35; 2 F Bruno (ARG) 13:31.42; 16 EUAN MAKEPEACE 13:54.52. 110H: (0.9): 1 T Cunningham 13.47; 2 G Constantino (BRA) 13.57. 400H: 1 C Samuel 49.79. B: 1 A Lattin 49.98; 7 J Gordon (TTO) 52.13. HJ: 1 D Lovett (CAN) 2.30; 2 M Mason (CAN) 2.24; 3 K Laine 2.24; 4 E Sears 2.24; 8 D Drouin (CAN) 2.14. 4x100: 1 Brazil 38.76. 4x400: 1 USC 3:03.54. Women: 100(-0.3): 1 T Daniels 11.20; 2 T Terry 11.21; 3 J Prandini 11.33. Inv1 (-0.1): 1 L Thomas 11.27; 2 B McNeal 11.31; 3 JODIE WILLIAMS 11.44; 7 LORRAINE UGEN 11.81. 200: Inv2 (0.5): 6 JODIE WILLIAMS 23.37. 800: r1: 3 CHARLOTTE CAYTON-SMITH 2:05.96. 5000: 1 B Flores (MEX) 15:39.96; 4 ALICE WRIGHT 15:45.51. 10,000: 1 C Richardsson (FIN) 33:08.26; 15 REBECCA HOWARD 34:29.96. 3000sc:; 2 AIMEE PRATT 10:08.48. 100H (0.0): 1 K Harrison 12.63; 2 J

Camacho-Quinn (PUR) 12.93. B (1.1): 1 C Jones 12.82. C (1.1): 1 P Seymour (BAH) 12.88; 2 D Hall 12.96. HJ: 1 V Cunningham 1.97. PV: 1 A Johnigan 4.65. LJ: INV: 1 E Martins (BRA) 6.66; 2 Sha’Keela Saunders 6.58; 5 UGEN 6.48/-0.3; 9 JAHISHA THOMAS 6.29/0.5. DT: 1 F Raquel Martins (BRA) 64.16; 2 S Lawrence (JAM) 63.89 (rec); 3 S Love (JAM) 61.16. 4x100: 1 USC 42.93. 4x400: 1 Hayes all-stars 3:29.88 (S McLaughlin 50.1 leg 1)Waco, April 19-20NIGERIAN Divine Oduduru set world leads in both sprints with impressive wins in 9.94 and 19.76 within a hour.

The 200m time was a national record, and made him the third best African ever.Men: 100: r4 (0.8): 1 D Oduduru (NGR) 9.94, 2 A Hudson 10.13, 3 M Willis 10.21, 5 ROY EJIAKUEKWU 10.37. B (1.6): 1 K Hari (DEN) 10.26 (rec). 200 (0.8): 1 Oduduru 19.76 (rec0, 2 Hudson 20.47, 3 M Willis 20.71. 400: 1 W London 44.93, 2 D Mokaleng (RSA) 45.17, 3 M Moorer 45.97. 400H: 1 N Grimes 49.75, 2 I Tucker 49.78. HJ: 1 T Shankar (IND) 2.20. PV: eq1 J Wooten/K Lightfoot 5.71. SP: 1 B Neelly 20.06. DT: 1 D Kicinski 61.96. HT: B: 4 FELLAN McGUIGAN 62.40. Women: 100 (1.5): 1 M Akinosun 11.20. 200 (1.2): 1 P Francis 23.01, 2 S Nelvis 23.70. B (0.8): 1 B Thompson (GUY) 23.05. 400: 1 T Robinson-Jones 52.46, 2 J Reed 52.48. r2: 1 ASHLEIGH NELSON 53.98. r4: 4 LILY BECKFORD 52.71. 100H (2.1): 1 A Johnson 12.99. 400H: 1 R McKenzie (JAM) 56.11. HT: 5 MAGGIE OKUL 54.72.Wheaton, April 16-17Women: 400: r1: 2 MARY MARTIN 57.71. Hep: 1 LAURA DARCEY 4684 (15.39, 1.67, 9.84, 26.24, 5.40, 28.65, 2:32.82)Walnut, April 18-20Men: HT; 1 M Lomnický (SVK) 77.15; 2 D Comenentia (NED) 76.80 (rec); 3 S Donnelly 76.69; 4 D Del Real (MEX) 75.59; 5 C McCullough 74.41; 6 R Winkler 74.23; 7 A Wolski (BRA) 73.51. Women: HT: 1 B Andersen 75.05; 2 J Stewart 71.38; 3 A Wilson 68.29; 4 V Kanuchová (SVK) 67.21

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APRIL 22NORMAN FOWLER OPEN, TonbridgePHOEBE BARKER, who ran for Britain in the World Cross Country Championships in Kampala in 2017, was an easy winner of the women’s 1500m race.

Clare Elms, the only non-teenager in the race, worked her way through the field to finish second and her time of 4:48.65 took over two seconds off German Silke Schmidt’s world W55 outdoor record.

Elms already held the world indoor record of 4:50.75 and this was her first track race since winning the World Masters title in Poland after going down with a virus mid-Championships.

Elms, who has now set nine world marks this year, narrowly headed Lily Slack, who is 44 years her junior, and Slack went top of the UK under-13 rankings with her 4:50.51 PB clocking.

Tom Bosworth won the 3000m walk in 11:44.40, lapping the entire field as he enjoyed a hard, sharpening effort.

Additional results next week.Men: 3000W: 1 T Bosworth (Ton) 11:44.40. Women: 1500: r3: 1 P Barker (Ton) 4:39.60; 2 C Elms (Kent, W55) 4:48.65 (World W55 rec); 3 L Slack (Ton, U13) 4:50.51; 4 E Strevens (Eastb, U15) 4:58.86; 5 O Breed (Ton, U15) 4:58.93

BILL WHISTLECROFT SPRING FESTIVAL OPEN - DAY 2, YeovilU17 mixed events: 100 (-0.2): 1 B Ironside (B’mth, U17W) 12.50. 200 (-0.5): 1 B Ironside (B’mth, U17W) 25.87U13: JT: 1 H Dawes (Newp) 33.57Men: 100 (-0.3): 2 M Morant (Exe, M40) 12.12; 3 M Vallier (Poole R, M40) 12.27. 200: r1 (-1.0): 1 D Brooks (Yate, U20) 22.46; 3 M Morant (Exe, M40) 23.81. 400: 7 D Cooke (Yeov O, M60) 63.74Mixed events: 3000: 3 S Williams (StA RR, M45) 9:44.49; 7 H Taunton (Taun, W) 10:11.00. HJ: 1 S Brereton (N&P, U17) 1.95; 2 M Thomas (Exe, U20) 1.90; 8 F Barkley (Yate, U17W) 1.67. PV: 2 K Gilbert (Taun, U17) 3.40; 5 B Rason (N&P, U15W) 2.80. LJ: 5 S Harris (Ply, U20W) 5.58; 6 D Thomas (Exe, M45) 5.51; 7 J Blundell (Bath, U20W) 5.41. TJ: 2 D Thomas (Exe, M45) 12.01; 4 E Francis

(Bath, U15W) 10.29; 7 E Churchill (Exe, U15W) 9.62U20: 100: r1 (-1.4): 1 D Brooks (Yate) 11.05. JT: 1 T Dollery (Taun) 53.08U17: JT: 1 J Dibble (Mend) 48.40U13: 800: 1 H Dawes (Newp) 2:21.16Women: 100: r2 (-1.4): 7 C Powell (B&W, W65) 14.94. 200: r2 (-0.6): 4 C Powell (B&W, W65) 30.82. 800: 1 M Johnson (W’borne, U20) 2:17.54. 1500: 1 E Shaw (W’borne, U17) 4:46.99; 9 L Jeffries (Bath, W60) 6:05.61. JT: 1 S Hamilton (Mend, U17) 37.56; 2 L Wilkinson (Salis, U17) 36.33; 4 H Seager (Yeov O, W50) 26.77U20: 100 (-0.7): 1 J Blundell (Bath) 12.40U17: 200 (-0.8): 1 L Gifford-Groves (Thanet) 25.85. 300: 1 H Tuson (Yeov O) 41.51U15: 800: 1 A Honor (W’bury) 2:21.88; 2 F Buglass (Avon VR) 2:22.65. LJ: 1 A Watling (Salis) 5.13; 2 S Rodgers (Taun) 5.08. JT: 1 J Larsen (Soton) 32.92

APRIL 21READING AC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS, ReadingU20 mixed events: JT: 2 C West (Read, U20W) 36.95Mixed events: HJ: B: 1 J Cox (Read, U17) 1.85. PV: A: 2 T Irving (Read, U17) 3.31; 3 E Scrivener (Read, U17W) 3.31; 4 S Keys (Read, U17) 3.21; 5 R Harris (Read, U15W) 2.51; 7 N Sutton (Read, U15W) 2.51; 8 G Huskinson (Read, U15W) 2.41. B: 2 T Irving (Read, U17) 3.42; 3 E Scrivener (Read, U17W) 3.22; 5 R Harris (Read, U15W) 2.72; 6 T Splain (Read, U15) 2.62; 7 N Sutton (Read, U15W) 2.52; 12 C Huskinson (Read, U13W) 2.12

APRIL 20BILL WHISTLECROFT SPRING FESTIVAL OPEN - DAY 1, YeovilMen: 400H: 1 H Meredith (Bath, U20) 56.89. SP: A: 1 J Schlueter (Yeov O, U17) 14.31. DT: A: 1 M Plowman (Yeov O) 47.95Mixed events: 1500SC: 5 L Williams (Newp, U15W) 5:35.35. SP: B: 1 H Seager (Yeov O, W50) 10.58; 2 M Kendell (Taun, U15W) 10.22; 11 V Bovell (Yeov O, W70) 7.52. DT: A: 1 A Grosjean (Mend, W) 35.20; 3 E Sharpe (N Dev, U20W) 33.57. B: 1 H Seager (Yeov O, W50) 28.46; 3 V Bovell (Yeov O, W70) 21.43U20: 110H (2.3): 1 O Thorner (Wells) 14.90; 2 R Howorth (Bath) 15.94. 2000SC: 1 E Moran (Exe) 6:05.73; 2 B Lewis (Poole) 6:12.27; 3 L Harknett (Orion) 6:16.96. SP: A: 1 J Tyler (Exe) 14.05; 2 O Thorner (Wells) 12.30. DT: A: 1 J Turner (Exe) 42.82U17: 100H (0.2): 1 J Schlueter (Yeov O)

13.29; 2 O D’Rozario (Taun) 13.92; 3 E Wilson (B&W) 14.81. 400H: 1 K Welch (Taun) 59.30. 1500SC: 1 O Lee (Taun) 4:41.77; 2 J Day (Charn) 4:45.96; 3 T Heal (Taun) 4:46.13; 4 W Parry (Yeov O) 4:49.27; 5 S Clayton (Brec) 4:52.66; 6 E Urkola (Newp) 4:52.66U13: 75H (1.2): 1 N Maczugowski (Tav) 13.32Women: 400H: 3 O Willmore (Dor, U20) 67.68; 4 C Hunt (Yeov O, W40) 68.81. 3000SC: 1 H Page (Dartf, U20) 10:44.48; 2 E Thorner (Wells, U20) 10:47.72; 3 L Cooper (Parc BB) 11:16.40; 4 V Jackson (Card) 12:21.13; 5 D Chalmers (Bed C) 12:29.90. SP: A: 1 E Bee (Ply, U20) 10.33U20: 100H (2.8): 1 J Blundell (Bath) 13.67; 2 L Matthews (Soton, U17) 13.67; 3 S Harris (Ply) 13.99; 4 E Bee (Ply) 14.62; 5 I Breeden (Card) 15.23. 1500SC: 1 M Collings (Woking, U17) 5:08.39; 2 E Maylor (Bath, U17) 5:22.06; 3 M Hodgson (WSEH) 5:26.35; 4 E Parker (S’bridge, W35) 5:28.88; 5 L Ingram (Yeov O, U17) 5:35.27; 6 J Stone (Yeov O, U17) 5:40.36; 7 E Osmond (B&B, U17) 5:42.71; 8 M Foxcroft (WSEH, U17) 5:44.95; 9 L Thomas (Newp, U17) 5:48.61; 10 I Tanner (IIF, U17) 5:52.36; 11 N Smith (Ports, U17) 5:58.66. 2000SC: 1 F Higginson (B’end) 7:18.34; 2 K Higginson (B’end) 7:42.46U17: 80H (1.2): 1 W Gibb (SG) 11.86; 2 L Smith (Taun) 12.09; 3 O Bagg (Taun) 12.17. 300H: 1 L Chalmers (Slough J) 44.40; 2 A Lovering (W’borne) 44.94; 3 S Brooks (N Som) 48.30; 4 H Tuson (Yeov O) 48.41. SP: A: 1 S Hamilton (Mend) 11.02U15: 75H: r1 (1.5): 1 G Fielder (Taun) 12.23; 2 M Kendell (Taun) 12.39. r2 (1.2): 1 M White (Dor) 12.14; 2 S Rodgers (Taun) 12.34U13: 70H (1.5): 1 H Benton (W’borne) 12.31

CRAWLEY OPEN SERIES, CrawleyU15 mixed events: SP: 1 M Okorie (Craw, U15W) 11.57U13: JT: 1 D Yelling (B&H, U13W) 39.57; 2 L Opoku (B&H) 32.87Mixed events: 100: r1 (0.7): 1 B Wright (E’bne, U20) 10.82; 7 K Craven (Worth, M50) 12.39. r2 (0.3): 1 I Bryant (Soton, W) 12.12. r5 (0.5): 1 R Anning (B&H, U17W) 12.67. r6 (0.9): 1 B Smith (T Synergy, U15) 11.68. r7 (0.1): 1 N Maoundus (Craw, U15W) 12.72. 200: r1: 1 B Wright (E’bne, U20) 22.3. r2 (-1.0): 6 K Craven (Worth, M50) 26.34. r6 (1.5): 1 B Smith (T Synergy, U15) 23.76. r11 (1.0): 1 R Kornevall (Lewes, U13W) 28.45. 400: r1: 1 C Russell (Belg, U20W) 58.48. 800: r4: 1 C Wormley (Craw, U15W) 2:18.44. r5: 1 J Dickson (K&P, U17) 1:58.48. r7: 1 A Nerurkar

(Phoe, U20W) 2:19.04. 1500: r3: 1 L Wormley (Craw, U15W) 4:42.63. r4: 1 L Dunne (Chich, U17) 4:06.40; 2 C Sharp (Central P, M40) 4:11.36. r5: 1 C Sharp (Central P, W) 4:40.91; 2 L Dooley (B&H, U17W) 4:53.43; 3 H Bloor (Hail, U17W) 4:54.76. HJ: A: 8 J Wilding (B&H, W40) 1.35. B: 1 O Joint (Brack, U20) 1.95; 2 H Rienecker-Found (B&H, U20) 1.90; 6 J Morrish (Brack, W) 1.65; 7 J Machin (B&H, W45) 1.60. PV: A: 1 D Dearden (Horsh BS, U17) 3.70; 1 W Snashall (Craw, U17) 3.70; 3 N Purchas (Craw, U20W) 3.60; 4 C Wells (E Grin, U17) 3.40; 5 I Spencer (Lewes, U17W) 3.00; 5 N Clarke (Lewes, U17W) 3.00; 7 H Griffin (Craw, U20W) 2.90. B: 1 E Oakden (Lewes, U15W) 3.45; 2 A Hatchard (Lewes, U15W) 3.05; 3 I Lancaster (Lewes, U15) 2.75; 4 M Bullen (Lewes, U15W) 2.65; 5 M Powell (Lewes, U15W) 2.45; 5 B Osman-Allu (Lewes, U15W) 2.45; 5 C Sida (Lewes, U15W) 2.45. LJ: 7 R Jerges (Craw, U17W) 5.45; 8 J Machin (B&H, W45) 5.37Men: SP: 1 A Spratley-Kemp (Read, U20) 12.88; 2 R Leach (Craw, M50) 11.90. JT: 1 S Staples (Craw) 61.55; 2 P Gleadall (B&B, U20) 55.04. JT: 1 I Pitts (Ton, U17) 59.27; 2 C Taylor (Ports, U17) 55.49; 4 M Gibbs (Worth, M50) 35.38U20: 110H (-1.9): 1 K Mtshweni (Win) 15.17; 2 D Thomas (Win) 15.83U17: 100H (-0.1): 1 J Pavey (Suss Sch) 14.10; 2 S Wallace (B&H) 14.15. 400H: 1 P Lockwood (E’bne) 59.30. SP: 1 C Finnie (Craw) 12.61U15: 300: 1 J Palmer (Lewes) 38.95. 80H (0.9): 1 A Mckay (E&E) 11.71; 2 J Busari (Craw) 12.33; 3 J Nimmo (Craw) 12.59; 4 A Consiglio (B&H) 12.63. JT: 1 C Jones-Parker (Ports) 45.09U13: 75H (-0.3): 1 E Hanslow (Craw) 13.25. LJ: 1 J Stone (Padd W) 4.95M80: JT: 1 V Adcock (SC Vets) 28.03Women: 100H (0.9): 1 Z Austridge (B&B, U20) 15.60. 400H: 1 G Vans Agnew (Craw, U20) 64.58. SP: 1 B Crocker (Craw) 11.11U17: 300: r1: 1 J Smith (Sutt) 41.15; 2 J Lister (Craw) 41.43; 3 E Bracknell (Craw) 41.52. 80H (-0.4): 1 A Packham (Craw) 11.81. 300H: 1 P Oliver (Craw) 44.17; 2 M O’Hara (Craw) 45.96; 3 N Atherley (Craw) 46.26; 4 F Taylor (E&E) 47.10; 5 K Pullin (B&B) 47.49; 6 L Grant (Reig) 48.39. JT: 1 E Korczak (B&H) 45.23; 2 P Meekings (Horsh BS) 40.83U15: 75H (0.6): 1 N Maoundus (Craw) 11.60; 2 I Lehtinen (Craw) 12.13; 3 S Ajuka (Sutt) 12.24. JT: 1 R Wall (B&H) 32.90U13: 70H (1.3): 1 A Jonkers (Read) 11.82. LJ: 1 A Jonkers (Read) 4.58

DERBYSHIRE MINI LEAGUE, DerbyU15 boys: 200: r1 (1.5): 1 J Horvath-

Szovati (Der) 24.39. 800: r1: 1 B Stevenson (Der) 2:09.38U13: 75H (0.6): 1 K Masukume (Der) 12.47. HJ: 1 K Masukume (Der) 1.52U17 women: LJ: ns: 1 E Rush (Amber) 5.64U15: 75H (0.5): 1 P Nemanyte (Der) 12.46. HJ: 1 C Yates (Amber, U17) 1.62. SP: 1 P Nemanyte (Der) 10.12U13: 70H: r2 (0.8): 1 I Laugharne (Amber) 12.11. 4x100: r1: 1 C’field 57.8. LJ: 1 A Gordon (Amber) 4.57. DT: 1 I Fellows (C’field) 25.76

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE (inc LONDON COLLEGES LEAGUE), Lee ValleyMixed events: 100: I1 (-1.5): 3 T Wild (SBH, U17) 11.20. I2 (0.0): 4 A Tyrrell (Harrow, U15) 11.41. I3 (-0.2): 1 R Earle (TVH, U15) 11.17. I4 (1.5): 1 T Alaba (WGEL, U17) 11.10. I6 (0.8): 4 U Bennett-Tabi (St Mary, U15) 11.84; 5 C Jacinto (TVH, U15) 11.87. I7 (-0.1): 1 B Ukpetenan (SBH, U15) 11.91; 4 D Olusanya (Bedf, M45) 12.36. I8 (1.1): 2 M Watson (Herne Hill, W35) 12.77. U5 (-1.5): 1 D Kuypers (Brunel, W) 12.28. 200: r4 (1.2): 1 D Kuypers (Brunel, W) 24.80. r6 (2.0): 1 M Dobrescu (Ilford AC, U17) 21.73; 2 O Grant (Harrow) 21.77; 3 K Opara (Achilles) 21.94; 5 J Kumar (SBH, U20) 22.49. r7 (2.1): 1 T Alaba (WGEL, U17) 22.17; 2 D Davies (VPTH, U20) 22.41. r8 (1.4): 1 M Fusseini (E&H, U20) 22.39; 2 N Shaw (SBH, U17) 22.56. r9 (2.7): 2 A Fernando (WGEL, U17) 22.52; 3 R Earle (TVH, U15) 22.90. r10 (1.6): 5 N Wedderburn-Goodison (Harrow, U15W) 24.49; 6 H Foster (SBH, U20W) 24.52. r11 (3.1): 1 B Ukpetenan (SBH, U15) 23.98; 2 C Jacinto (TVH, U15) 24.09; 3 D Olusanya (Bedf, M45) 24.54; 7 M Green (Harrow, U17W) 25.74. r12 (2.0): 1 T Eyiowuawi (Bexley AC, U20W) 25.48; 2 R Tapper (Harrow, U15W) 25.73; 6 M Watson (Herne Hill, W35) 26.70. 400: r1: 1 D Ryan (Brunel, U20) 49.69. r4: 1 J Rhoden-Stevens (SBH) 46.79; 2 T Harries (Brighton Phoenix) 48.02; 3 N Atwell (TVH) 49.39; 4 C Bain (Achilles) 49.69. r5: 1 S Palmer (E&H) 49.98. r6: 7 S Harry (Belgrave, W) 56.53. r7: 3 N Allin (E&H, W) 57.22; 5 R Nelson (Radley AC, M55) 59.23. 800: r3: 2 J Gaston (VPTH, U17) 1:57.03; 3 W Brown (Jersey Spartans, U20) 1:57.11; 7 M Abichi (E&H, W) 2:13.27. r4: 3 T Cadwallader (SBH, U13) 2:22.79; 5 T Killilea (Lon H, M55) 2:23.33. r5: 4 P Crockford (Lon H, M60) 2:33.90. 1500: r2: 4 J Miranda (SBH, U17W) 4:52.40. 5000W: 1 D Annetts (North Herts, M50) 23:24.67; 2 G Wilkinson (EHAC, U20) 24:47.47; 3 M Shott (Belgrave, W) 25:06.04; 4 F Reis (Surrey Walking Club, M55) 26:14.28; 5 M Martin (Surrey Walking Club, M60) 28:44.40; 6 J Benson (Ashford AC, U20W) 28:56.20; 7 C Hobbs (Ashford AC, M60) 29:04.87; 8 S Allen (Barnet and District, M60) 29:36.28; 9 S Bennett (Ilford, M60) 30:03.61; 10 S Uttley (Ilford, M60) 30:37.15. HJ: 4 K Walters (CambridgeH, U15W) 1.65. PV: 6 G Morris (E&H, U15) 3.20. LJ: A: 9 S Ager (Brunel, W) 5.52/2.3; 10 J Hay (Wycombe PhoenixH, U17W) 5.37/2.0. TJ: A: 1 J Bright-Davies (Achilles) 15.15/2.8; 3 A Barrett (TVH, W) 13.09/1.7; 4 E Richardson (SBH, W) 12.79/1.9; 7 M Smith (Achilles, W) 11.67/2.3; - M Smith (Achilles, W) 11.61/0.2; 8 J Browne (Brunel,


TRACKRESULTS

The women’s 1500m at Tonbridge won by Phoebe Barker (221) from W55 record-setter Clare Elms (284) and UK U13 leader Lily Slack (550)

Tom Bosworth: lapping the field at Tonbridge




W) 11.33/2.3; - J Browne (Brunel, W) 11.20/1.6. SP: A: 5 J Hopkins (Chelm, U20W) 12.51; 6 Z Grinsted (Luton AC, U15) 12.28; 7 A Holder (WSEH, W) 11.35; 8 N Harrison (SBH, W35) 10.20. JT: B: 1 D Bromfield (N&EB, W) 44.59; 2 L Davies (AFD, W) 37.23Men: 110H: r1 (0.0): 1 D Ryan (Brunel) 14.86; 2 H Hillman (Brunel) 15.33; 3 T Akeredolu (Kingston) 15.81. r2 (2.8): 1 E Gomes (SBH) 14.17; 2 B Reed (Chelm) 14.92; 3 H Salt (Achilles) 16.00. 400H: 1 G Vaughan (WGEL) 54.57; 2 S Shore (Belgrave) 55.31. 3000SC: 1 A Sharif (SMU) 9:22.92. SP: A: 1 D Cork (RVC) 14.92. DT: A: 1 D Ryan (Brunel) 40.15. B: 1 C Linque (WGEL) 48.04. HT: 1 J Paget (Achilles) 54.13U17: 100H (0.4): 1 O Early (Chelm) 14.05; 2 G Zoppos (TVH) 14.10. HT: 1 O Merrett (Yate and District) 50.46. JT: B: 1 M Trajkovic (SBH) 49.59M50: SP: A: 1 G Grinsted (Luton AC) 10.43Women: 100: r1 (1.0): 1 N Wedderburn-Goodison (Harrow, U15) 11.96; 3 M Green (Harrow, U17) 12.53. r2 (2.0): 1 H Foster (SBH, U20) 12.29; 2 C Iwunze (SBH, U20) 12.44; 3 R Tapper (Harrow, U15) 12.54; 4 S Vincent (WGEL, U15) 12.62. 100H: r1 (1.7): 1 A Davies (Kingston U) 13.71. r2 (0.4): 1 J Hopkins (Chelm, U20) 14.75. 400H: 1 M Chantree (Chelm, U20) 67.48. DT: A: 1 A Holder (Brunel) 49.93. B: 1 A Holder (WSEH) 51.93; 2 T Tunstall (WatfordH, U20) 42.61; 3 T Jones (SBH, U20) 37.79. HT: 3 M Larkins (Col H) 52.41; 4 E Beardmore (Harrow) 45.29U17: 80H (0.0): 1 M Jessop (SBH) 11.77. HT: 1 S Sikiru (WGEL) 48.39; 2 J Larkins (Col H) 38.04U15: 75H (0.0): 3 A Cofie (SBH) 12.39. SP: A: 1 M Hopkins (Chelm) 10.11

APRIL 19GAA BMC REGIONAL RACES (Inc SCOTTISH 10,000M CHAMPIONSHIPS), CrownpointMen: 10,000: A: 1 L Oates (Shett) 29:40.79; 2 J Donald (Dund H) 30:14.18; 3 R Thomson (Cambus) 30:19.54; 4 M Pearce (SB) 30:32.04; 5 M Christoforou (E&H) 30:37.46; 6 S Gibson (Cambus, M35) 30:49.29; 7 L Rodgers (Loft) 30:53.31; 8 D Selman (Cors) 30:53.68; 9 M Deason (Shett) 30:57.03; 10 F Stewart (Cambus) 30:57.25; 11 W Mackay (Bed C) 31:32.54

Mixed events: 10,000: B: 1 C Reilly (Cambus) 31:52.86; 2 J Dunn (Edin U) 31:56.43; 3 T Cunningham (Cors) 32:55.81; 4 S Johnston (Edin, M40) 32:56.44; 5 M MacLarty (Centr) 33:13.43; 6 A Gudgin (Fife) 33:17.54; 7 L Cheskin (Shett) 33:23.42; 8 A Hoyle (Cors) 33:23.75; 9 A Brockie (Cors, M35) 33:27.19; 10 D McQuade (Bella H) 33:43.01; 11 S McDonald (Moorf, M50) 33:45.92; 12 F Ross (Shett, W) 33:50.86; 13 R Carr (Cambus) 34:04.71; 14 D Tamburini (I’clyde, M45) 34:04.94; 15 J Harrison (Cors, M35) 34:10.56; 16 K Neill (Ayr S, M40) 34:21.04; 17 D Hall (Cors, M35) 34:35.13; 18 E Curran (Kilb, W) 34:47.82. C: 1 H Burton (USA, U20) 33:51.23; 2 D Houston (Shett) 33:51.81; 3 G Templeton (Bella H) 33:55.08; 4 G Barrie (Dund H, M45) 34:50.59; 5 A Mason (Shett, W40) 35:07.28; 6 C Greenhalgh (Giff N, M45) 35:16.86; 9 S Potter (VPCG, W) 35:47.55; 12 M Sandison (Spring, W35) 36:23.74. D: 6 J Smylie (Giff N, W35) 38:50.18; 7 K Kennedy (PH Racing, W45) 39:36.18

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE / LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND 10,000m CHAMPIONSHIPS, NuneatonMixed events: 10,000: 1 G Lee (Leic C, M50) 33:18.3; 2 M Couldwell (Charn, M40) 33:24.7; 3 S Hall (W End) 33:40.4; 4 S Allen (OWLS) 33:43.7; 5 C McMillan (OWLS) 33:44.5; 6 A Green (Tm East H, M55) 38:03.0

SHEFFIELD RUN JUMP THROW OPEN SERIES, SheffieldMixed events: 200: r1 (-1.4): 3 E Barrett (C’field, W) 24.97. 800: 3 G Moffatt (Dark Pk, M50) 2:15.71; 6 K Scott (Steel, W55) 2:45.57. 1500: 7 D Kesterton (Steel, W65) 6:21.02. PV: A: 1 J James (Shef/Dearn, U17) 3.51; 2 W Lane (Shef/Dearn, U15) 3.41; 3 L Green (C’field, U17W) 3.11; 4 A Hunt (Wake, U15W) 3.06; 5 E Hunt (Wake, U15W) 2.91; 6 I Crameri (Tam, U17W) 2.91; 7 R May (Shef/Dearn, U13) 2.61; 8 L Pinchess (Notts, U15W) 2.61; 10 M Turner (Notts, U15W) 2.46; 14 L Hall (C’field, U13W) 2.16. B: 1 J James (Shef/Dearn, U17) 3.60; 2 J Simms (Wake, U17) 3.50; 3 G Dyson (Wake, U20W) 3.20; 5 J Waters (Shef/Dearn, U20W) 3.10; 6 I Crameri (Tam, U17W) 3.00. DT: 1 M Duncan (Sheff TC, W50) 47.14; 2 A Cawley (Donc, U17W) 34.97;

3 C Rimmer (Shef/Dearn, U17W) 32.19; 5 B Renshaw (Roth, M65) 27.85; 6 N Saunders (B’burn, U15W) 27.68. JT: 1 J Rowland (Craw, W) 39.62. JT: 1 L Foletti (Hallam, U17W) 38.30; 2 J Charlton (Shef/Dearn, M70) 27.93Men: SP: B: 1 C Osamoor (Shef/Dearn, U20) 14.17; 2 T Atkin (N Masters, M55) 11.36. DT: 1 T Atkin (N Masters, M55) 41.62; 3 S Atkin (N Masters, M55) 33.06U20: DT: 1 C Osamoor (Shef/Dearn) 48.86U17: 400H: 1 L Morrison (Traff) 57.82U13: 75H (-0.7): 1 R May (Shef/Dearn) 13.41; 2 A Reilly (Shef/Dearn) 13.42Women: 100H (-1.8): 1 J Rowland (Craw) 15.27; 2 K Robinson (Shef/Dearn) 15.47; 3 M Vaz Carvalho (Hallam Un) 15.50. 400H: 1 S Wyn-Jones (SSH) 59.86. SP: B: 1 M Vaz Carvalho (Hallam Un) 13.31U17: SP: A: 1 D Adebayo (Shef/Dearn, U15) 11.40

APRIL 17ABERDEEN AAC OPEN GRADED MEETING, AberdeenMixed events: 3000: r1: 1 M Ferguson (A’deen) 8:40.90; 8 K Crawford (A’deen, U15) 9:46.07. r2: 2 K Purcell (A’deen, U17W) 10:25.45; 3 C Purcell (A’deen, U17W) 10:43.70. r3: 4 P Armstrong (A’deen, U15W) 10:51.57. TJ: 2 E Creamer (Banc, U15W) 9.75; 7 B Masson (A’deen, M70) 7.88

TRIANGULAR MATCH, NeathU13 girls: JT: 1 E Aitchison (Neath) 26.61

WATFORD OPEN GRADED MEETING, WatfordMixed events: 400: r4: 4 A Gellion (Roth, U20W) 57.28. r6: 1 T Pitkin (Have) 48.28; 2 C Baldwin (Worth) 49.50; 3 D Howells (AFD, U20) 49.54. 800: r5: 2 A Okoh (Chelm, U13) 2:22.59. r6: 1 F Baxter (Chilt, U13W) 2:23.53; 2 L Slack (Ton, U13W) 2:23.90. r7: 1 E Rattenbury (Norw, U13) 2:24.76. r8: 7 A Abdirahman (Hill, U13W) 2:25.02. r9: 2 C Terry (Cookham, U15W) 2:20.54; 3 A Henderson (Chilt, U15W) 2:22.27. r10: 4 E Robinson (Saff, U15W) 2:20.52; 10 S Judd (Herts P, W40) 2:27.88. r11: 4 A Bennett (Kett, U15W) 2:19.71; 7 E van Heerde (WSEH, U17W) 2:21.30; 9 R Horton (AFD, U17W) 2:21.65; 10 J Palmer (TVH, U17W) 2:21.80. r12: 3 O Williams (Chilt, U17W) 2:17.57; 4 C Dewar (WSEH, U15W) 2:20.05; 5 E Harris (WSEH, U17W) 2:20.12; 8 T Crane (Norw, U15W) 2:21.57; 11 B Dewar (WSEH, U13) 2:22.51; 12 Z Malcolm (WG&EL, U15W) 2:22.89. r13: 7 P Bailey (St Alb, W) 2:17.10; 9 A McMurtrie (R&N, U17W) 2:17.52; 12 N Rollins (WSEH, U13) 2:22.61. r14: 2 G Douglas (Trent P, M45) 2:12.30; 4 K Walker (Read, W) 2:14.66; 6 K Willis (Norw, U17W) 2:15.32; 8 A Casey (TVH, U20W) 2:16.52; 9 M Dickinson (Phoe, U17W) 2:17.03; 10 E Fryer (SMR, U17W) 2:17.57; 11 E Minshull (Cov, U20W) 2:19.60. r15: 7 C Crossman (G&G, W) 2:12.92; 8 A Harray (TVH, U20W) 2:13.33; 13 B Cooke (Lut, U17W) 2:19.57. r16: 2 T Wannerton (SNH, U15) 2:09.70; 4 E Williams (Kett, U20W) 2:11.12; 9 H Roberts (Brack, U17W) 2:13.34; 10 S Tarver (Wirr, W) 2:13.51; 11 N Bretherton (C’ley, W) 2:14.61. r17: 5 H Dover (C&T, U15) 2:06.42;

6 E Maxwell (VoA, U15) 2:06.87; 9 E Enser (Brack, U15) 2:08.23; 11 A Clark (WG&EL, W) 2:10.30. r18: 7 T Gaunce (D&T, U15) 2:02.74. r19: 1 A Johnson (Chilt, U17) 1:58.31. r20: 1 A Aherne (SMR, U17) 1:57.21; 2 O Newman (C&C, U20) 1:58.00; 4 A Aldred (Chilt, U17) 1:58.92; 6 J Minshull (Cov, U15) 1:59.50. r21: 2 O Hall (Brack, U20) 1:56.85; 3 D Brookling (WSEH, U20) 1:57.23; 4 C Enser (Brack, U17) 1:57.68; 5 D Bowley (Kett, U17) 1:57.96. r22: 2 J Hulse (Ips, U20) 1:55.79; 3 C Reid (Chilt, U20) 1:56.30; 5 H Cox (Chilt, U20) 1:57.05; 6 H Tullett (Chelm, U20) 1:57.55. r23: 1 T Patrick (SB, U20) 1:53.08; 2 A Yabsley (Bed C) 1:53.83; 3 T Ralph (Oxf U) 1:54.35; 6 H Richardson (BMH, U20) 1:56.13

APRIL 16DADA FLAT OPEN GRADED SERIES, DerbyMixed events: 200: r2: 2 J Horvath-Szovati (Der, U15) 24.4. 1500: r2: 11 M Hudson (Der, U20W) 4:44.9. r3: 7 T Hinxman (Der, W45) 5:12.50

APRIL 14EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUE, BedfordMATCH: 1 Chelmsford 807; 2 Bedford & County 567.5; 3 Watford 520; 4 Beds Lions 470.5; 5 Herts Phoenix 350.5; 6 Harlow 271.5U17 men: 100H: A: 1 S Simmons (Bed C) 14.1; 2 O Early (Chelm) 14.4. 4x100: 1 Chelm 46.1; 2 Harl 46.8. PV: 1 S Tremelling (Chelm) 3.90. TJ: A: 1 J Ogunfolaju (Chelm) 13.54U15: SP: A: 1 Z Grinsted (Lut) 12.44U13: 200: A: 1 M Ajayi (Wat) 26.9. 1500: A: 1 G Martin (Chelm) 4:53.7. B: 1 A Okoh (Chelm) 4:58.6U17 women: LJ: A: 1 F Witheat (Wat) 5.23. SP: A: 1 K Soyei (Bed C) 11.64. JT: A: 1 F Witheat (Wat) 35.60U15: 100: A: 1 E Maughan (Bed C) 12.6. 200: A: 1 E Maughan (Bed C) 25.9. 75H: A: 1 E Maughan (Bed C) 11.7. B: 1 G Wall (Bed C) 12.4. 4x100: 1 Bed C 52.4. HJ: A: 1 G Wall (Bed C) 1.58

GraysMATCH: 1 Shaftesbury Barnet 748.5; 2 Thurrock 691.5; 3 Basildon 688; 4 C & C 398; 5 CATS 270; 6 Braintree 244; 7 Hawcs 213.U17 men: 200: A (-0.5): 1 T Wild (SB) 22.57. B (-0.5): 1 R Jokosenumi (SB) 22.52. 400: A: 1 M Oshiyemi (Bas) 51.01. 100H: A: 1 J Harding (Bas) 13.43. 4x100: 1 SB 45.28. HJ: A: 1 C Ellis (Bas) 1.93; 2 K Jack (SB) 1.85. LJ: A: 1 C Ellis (Bas) 6.38. TJ: A: 1 K Stephens (SB) 13.22U15: 1500: A: 1 I Rothwell (C&C) 4:23.0. HJ: A: 1 O Segal (SB) 1.74. SP: A: 1 B White (C&C) 12.19U13: 200: A (-0.3): 1 E Nwokeji (SB) 26.98. 1500: A: 2 G Christmas (C&C) 4:57.34. JT: A: 1 T Rutter (HAWC) 43.71U17 women: 800: A: 1 H Freegard (Bas) 2:19.97. 1500: A: 1 D Eves (Thurr) 4:48.22. 80H: A: 1 H Lawrence (Bas) 12.03. 4x100: 1 SB 52.43. SP: A: 1 K Baymakova (E&H) 11.74. DT: A: 1 K Webb (SB) 34.04U15: 100: A: 1 N Akintokun (SB) 12.70. 200: A (-0.7): 1 N Akintokun (SB) 26.07. 300: A: 1 S Forbes-Laird (SB) 42.81. 75H: A (-1.7): 1 A Cofie (SB) 12.32; 2 J

Self (Thurr) 12.49. HJ: A: 1 R Wheeler-Henry (SB) 1.58U13: SP: A: 1 D Oladele (Thurr) 9.53 PeterboroughMATCH: 1 City of Norwich 783; 2 Colchester H 610; 3 Stevenage 503; 4 St Albans 482; 5 Peterborough 444.5; 6 Team Norfolk 376.5U17 men: 100H: A: 1 W Lawler (SNH) 14.2. B: 1 J Evans (SNH) 14.2. PV: 1 J Brown (Norw) 3.50. SP: A: 1 A Williams (W Norf) 12.97U15: 300: A: 1 C Smith (Norw) 38.1. 80H: A: 1 J Liczbinski (Ryst) 12.7U13: 200: A: 1 C Fairey (SNH) 27.0. 1500: A: 1 M Nicholls (St Alb) 4:52.5. HJ: A: 1 E Rattenbury (Norw) 1.47U17 women: 100: A: 1 S Grace (Norw) 12.6. 800: A: 1 J Norkett (Thet) 2:18.7. 80H: A: 1 K Sait-Stewart (Norw) 11.7; 2 C Dunstone (P’boro) 12.4. HT: A: 1 J Larkins (Col H) 41.82U15: 1500: A: 1 A Daniels (Norw) 4:58.5. 75H: A: 1 M Bailey (Norw) 11.8. PV: 1 A Taylor (SNH) 2.50. SP: A: 1 L Oakley (Ryst) 11.29. HT: A: 1 O Simon (Col H) 41.71U13: 800: A: 1 P Gill (St Alb) 2:25.0. 1500: A: 1 C Easter (Norw) 5:05.3. 70H: A: 1 I Mardle (Norw) 11.7. 4x100: 1 Norw 57.8. LJ: A: 1 I Mardle (Norw) 4.81

EXETER GREAT WEST OPEN & KEN TRICKEY MEMORIAL OPEN, ExeterU13 mixed events: 800: 1 C Oliveira (N Dev) 2:24.67U20: PV: 1 K Gilbert (Taun, U17) 3.30; 3 B Rason (N&P, U15W) 2.40Men: 2000SC: 1 P Norman (WG&EL) 5:39.03. HJ: 1 J Anderson (B&W) 2.00. DT: 1 D Dawson (Exe, M35) 40.14Mixed events: 3000: 4 M Canham (Exe, U20W) 9:58.02; 8 M Luke (Corn, U15W) 10:18.54U20: SP: 1 J Tyler (Exe) 13.92U17: 100H (-2.9): 1 O D’Rozario (Taun) 14.71. SP: 1 B Foster (Ply) 13.70; 2 C Moncur (Exe) 12.97U15: 1500: 2 C Hague (Exe, U13) 4:44.27U13: 75H (-5.2): 1 J Taylor (Torb) 13.02; 2 N Maczugowski (Tav) 13.94Women: 800: 1 S Reid (C&C) 2:17.11U20: 100H (-2.9): 1 E Tyrrell (Exe) 15.29. LJ: 1 L Smith (Taun, U17) 5.58; 2 E Tyrrell (Exe) 5.49; 3 O Dobson (Exe) 5.49. DT: 1 E Sharpe (N Dev) 34.96. HT: 1 A White (W’borne) 40.62; 2 K Weston (Ply) 36.68; 3 E Sharpe (N Dev) 34.26U17: HJ: 1 E Isaias (Erme, U15) 1.55. HT: 1 H Gellatly (Tav) 39.50U15: LJ: 1 S Rodgers (Taun) 5.16

INVERNESS OPEN GRADEDU17 mixed events: JT: C: 1 D Russell (Law, U15W) 31.85Men: JT: C: 1 A McFarlane (Ross C, U20) 58.62Mixed events: SP: A: 1 M Porterfield (VPCG, W35) 12.88; 2 J Rollo (I’ness, U15) 11.93; 3 S Hopper (Centr, U15) 11.53. SP: A: 1 M Porterfield (VPCG, U15W) 11.43; 2 H Berry (VPCG, U17W) 11.30. B: 1 C Cameron (VPCG, W60) 8.99. DT: B: 1 H Berry (VPCG, U17W) 34.23; 2 M Porterfield (VPCG, U15W) 28.49; 4 C Cameron (VPCG, W60) 25.68. HT: B: 1 R Hunter (N Ayr, W) 58.50; 2 M Porterfield (VPCG, W35) 50.34; 3 R MacLennan (I’ness, U20W) 42.69; 4 H Welsh (Nairn, U20W) 36.23U20: SP: A: 1 A Mackay (I’ness) 12.50U17: HT: B: 1 V Jude-Eze (I’ness) 42.05

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U15: DT: B: 1 J Rollo (I’ness) 38.17 Women: HT: A: 1 S Dyer (Kilb, U15) 30.26; 3 L Fernandes (I’ness, U15) 25.75; 4 C Cameron (VPCG, W60) 25.31. B: 1 A Colliar (I’ness, U17) 43.72; 2 S Coutts (C’nauld, U17) 41.02; 3 D Russell (Law, U15) 40.46; 4 M Porterfield (VPCG, U15) 38.59 U13: SP: A: 1 C Fraser (W’moss) 9.14

KETTERING TOWNH OPEN, KetteringU15 mixed events: 150 (0.0): 1 A Thomas (N’pton, U13W) 21.42. 600: 1 D Locker (Charn, U15W) 1:41.61 Mixed events: 100: r8 (0.3): 1 V Duah (Tel, U20) 11.04. 800: r3: 9 Z Gilbody (W&B, U13W) 2:29.90. 2000: r2: 4 E Williams (Kett, U20W) 6:21.83. HJ: 1 D Duruaku (Notts, U20) 1.90. SP: 1 L Foster (RSC, W55) 8.62 Men: DT: 1 K Brown (SB, M50) 45.60 Women: DT: 1 A Sharples (Linc W, U20) 32.68; 3 L Foster (RSC, W55) 21.93. HT: 1 K Gibson (Kett, U15) 44.31; 2 L Foster (RSC, W55) 23.45 U20: LJ: A: 1 F Matthews (R&N, U15) 5.09 U13: 70H (2.4): 1 M Howard (Hunts) 12.39

OXFORDSHIRE JUNIOR LEAGUE, HorspathU17 men: JT: A: 1 B East (Team K) 69.30 U13: 1500: ns: 1 F Walton (Rad) 4:36.9 U17 women: DT: A: 1 S Wheadon (Team K) 30.48. JT: A: 1 P Hoaen (Team K) 42.05 U15: 75H: A: 1 E Hind (Oxf C) 12.1. LJ: ns: 1 E Hind (Oxf C) 5.28 U13: JT: A: 1 E Brown (Team K) 24.03

WIGANH SPRING OPEN, WiganU17 mixed events: 100: r2: 1 A Pawlett (Stock H, U17W) 12.7 U15: 200: 1 B Sinclair (Manx) 24.2; 2 J Carrott (Charn) 24.3; 3 G Pritchard (Wig D, U15W) 25.7 U13: HJ: 1 R Corrin (Manx) 1.45 Men: 200: 1 Z Price (Menai, U20) 22.5 Mixed events: TJ: 6 K Mitchell (Wig D, W) 11.23; 7 K Shingler (Wig D, U20W) 10.72 U17: 100H: 1 E Flaherty (Liv H) 14.7; 2 H Burrow (Prest) 14.7. HT: 1 M Heywood (B’burn) 50.35. JT: 1 C Harris (B’burn) 52.72 U15: 300: 1 B Sinclair (Manx) 37.6. 80H: 1 B Boocock (B’burn) 12.6. LJ: 1 S Sgouraditis (Manx) 5.72. DT: 1 I Delaney (Prest) 32.31 Women: 300H: 1 L Robinson (Stock H, U17) 47.3. SP: 1 F Dooner (Wig D) 11.11; 2 T Simpson-Sullivan (Wig D, U20) 10.78. DT: 1 T Fayle (Manx, U17) 32.45; 2 C Rimmer (Shef/Dearn, U17) 30.89; 7 L Baker (Pend, W55) 20.38. HT: 1 T Simpson-Sullivan (Wig D, U20) 55.29; 2 H Blood (Sale, U20) 49.01; 3 B Lishman (Wig D, W35) 41.48; 4 K Buckley (Traff, W35) 33.36 U20: LJ: 1 L Robinson (Stock H, U17) 5.51; 2 J Jolly (Bir) 5.38; 3 G Goodsell (Stock H, U17) 5.29; 4 K Shingler (Wig D) 5.23; 9 N Coates (Bury, U13) 4.57. JT: 1 Z Doyle (Hal) 34.43 U17: 80H: 1 E Misantoni (Stock H) 12.5. HT: 1 B Roche (S’port W) 52.69; 2 T Fayle (Manx) 43.04 U15: 100: r1: 1 G Pritchard (Wig D) 12.7; 2 R Bowie (C&N) 12.9. 75H: r1: 1 H Mason (Sale) 12.2; 2 G Donald (C&N) 12.3

U13: 150: r1: 1 C Allen (Prest) 20.5; 2 H Garner (Sale) 21.2. 70H: r1: 1 T Brown (Sale) 12.4

WEST YORKSHIRE LEAGUE, CleckheatonMen: DT: 2 S Linsell (Leeds C, M55) 27.70. HT: 1 S Linsell (Leeds C, M55) 28.45. JT: 1 E Hinchliffe (Holm) 54.05 U17: 3000: 1 A Thompson (Wharf) 9:17.19 Women: 3000: 1 S Cumber (Hal, W45) 10:53.31. SP: 1 L Holmes (Wake) 11.67; 3 J Ibbitson (Wake, W60) 7.11. DT: 1 J Ibbitson (Wake, W60) 24.63. HT: 1 M Ascough (Hal) 42.56; 2 J Ibbitson (Wake, W60) 28.68 U17: HJ: 1 Z Tyas (Holm) 1.60 U15: 1500: 1 S Bairstow (Keigh) 4:58.28. HJ: 1 E Fedzin (Wake) 1.57 U13: 80: r2: 1 C Newsome (Wake) 11.43. 800: 1 N Harrison-Sargent (Hal) 2:28.42; 2 M Bellwood (Keigh) 2:28.85

APRIL 13LIVERPOOL THROWS & JUMPS OPEN, LiverpoolU15 mixed events: LJ: 1 M Liu (Liv H) 5.76/1.9 Men: HJ: 4 C O’donnell (LiffordStabaneAC, U13) 1.55; 4 R Corrin (Manx, U13) 1.55. TJ: 1 L Guest (Liv H) 13.83/2.6; 2 M Ingram (Liv PS, U20) 13.79/2.5; 3 A Williams (Card) 13.76/2.3. DT: 1 T Dobbs (Wig D) 47.61. JT: 1 S Dean (Sale) 61.73; 2 C Brown (Liv H, U20) 48.65 U20: SP: 1 G Hyde (W Ches) 16.42. HT: 1 J Turner (C&S) 51.25 U17: DT: 1 S Tarbit (Der) 38.74; 2 H Miles (Bord H) 38.48. HT: 1 A Bernstein (Prest) 60.19; 2 J McCrossan (Lifford) 45.62; 3 D King (Bord H) 43.84 U15: HT: 1 A Holliday (Cope) 38.48 Women: LJ: 1 E Gargan (Gate) 5.82/3.1. TJ: 1 J Lawler-Rhodes (Bing) 11.13/1.5. SP: 1 Z Price (Liv H, U20) 10.49; 2 T Simpson-Sullivan (Wig D, U20) 10.24. HT: 1 T Simpson-Sullivan (Wig D, U20) 56.70; 2 H Blood (Sale, U20) 48.59; 3 Z Price (Liv H, U20) 47.50; 4 C Price (Liv H) 42.75. JT: 1 B Rees (C&S) 48.88 U20: DT: 1 N Saunders (B’burn, U15) 27.25 U17: HJ: 1 E Crowe (Nthn (IOM), U15) 1.55. SP: 1 B Roche (S’port W) 13.00; 2 R Gallen (LiffordStrabane, U15) 10.88; 4 U O’donnell (LiffordStrabane, U15) 10.12. HT: 1 B Roche (S’port W) 54.86; 2 A Gallen (IRL, U15) 46.00; 3 T Fayle (Manx) 39.74; 4 A McBride (NI Schs) 39.68; 5 N Owen (Menai) 38.90; 6 U O’donnel (LiffordStabaneAC, U15) 35.56; 8 N Saunders (B’burn, U15) 32.62; 9 I Shillington (W Ches, U15) 31.45; 10 E Harrison (Prest, U15) 29.05; 11 G Scott (W Ches, U15) 28.52. JT: 1 H Pemberton (Wrex) 42.72

MID LANCASHIRE LEAGUE, BlackburnMen: 400: r1: 1 H Flanagan (S’port W) 49.8. HJ: 2 O Southern (Liv PS, U20) 1.90. SP: 3 D Brown (Liv PS, M50) 10.15. DT: 2 D Brown (Liv PS, M50) 29.62. HT: 3 J Edwards (Burnley, M65) 30.24 Mixed events: 3000: 1 M Jam Ramsden (Blackburn H & AC, U17) 9:01.6; 7 M Bonner (Hoad, M45) 9:43.8 U17: HT: 1 M Heywood (B’burn) 48.07 U15: 80H: 1 J Brammer (B’burn) 12.0; 2 B Boocock (B’burn) 12.3; 3 J Ince (Prest) 12.9. DT: 1 I Delaney (Prest) 35.28

U13: 75H: 1 C Rigby (Prest) 13.5. HJ: 1 T Harfield (Chor ATC) 1.50. JT: 1 T Harfield (Chor ATC) 34.94 Women: 100: r1: 3 A Saunders (Pend, W45) 13.2. SP: 1 N Rutter (BWF) 11.08. DT: 1 A Peers (B’burn) 35.26; 4 L Baker (Pend, W55) 21.85. JT: 1 A Peers (B’burn) 37.45; 2 A Baker (Pend, U20) 37.08 U17: 100: r1: 1 K Watson (Carl) 12.7; 2 T Mustapha (L&M) 12.7. HT: 1 A Leigh (Burnley) 44.84; 2 T Dickinson (Prest, U15) 28.75; 3 G Bontoft (B’burn, U15) 26.64 U15: 75H: 1 A Hughes (S’port W) 12.2. LJ: 1 E Noblet (Prest) 4.99. SP: 1 A Hughes (S’port W) 10.44

SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE DIVISION 1, GillinghamMATCH: 1 Blackheath & BromleyH 230.5; 2 Medway & Maidstone 203; 3 Crawley 167; 4 Southampton 148.5Men: 100: A (-1.2): 1 K Awe (B&B) 10.91. B (-1.2): 1 M Knight (B&B, U20) 11.10. 200: A: 1 D Putnam (B&B) 21.80. B: 1 M Knight (B&B, U20) 22.08; 2 L Olowe (Soton, U20) 22.49. 400: A: 1 D Putnam (B&B) 48.08; 2 L Olowe (Soton, U20) 49.50. 800: A: 1 B Gardiner (B&B, U20) 1:57.11. 5000: A: 1 T Menges (M&M) 15:30.31. 400H: A: 1 B Stickings (B&B) 53.99; 2 J Webster (Craw) 54.24. B: 1 A O’Callaghan-Brown (B&B, U20) 55.42. 2000SC: B: 2 B Creed (Craw, M55) 8:01.15. 4x100: 1 B&B 42.55; 2 Soton 43.58. 4x400: 1 B&B 3:20.83. PV: A: 1 E Kitteridge (B&B, U17) 3.30. TJ: A: 1 M Hayward (Craw, U20) 13.51. DT: A: 1 D Aladese (B&B) 44.99; 2 M Callaway (Soton) 42.00. JT: A: 1 S Staples (Craw) 62.19; 2 S Nash (M&M) 54.44 Women: 100: A (-1.3): 1 D Kuypers (M&M) 12.23; 2 L Matthews (Soton, U17) 12.36. B (-1.3): 1 Z Thomas (B&B, U17) 12.58. 400: A: 1 K Galley (B&B) 56.34; 2 E Bracknell (Craw, U17) 58.75. 800: A: 1 E Jenkinson (Soton) 2:16.45. B: 1 J Neal (B&B, U17) 2:21.38. 100H: A (-2.6): 1 A Davies (B&B) 13.99. 400H: A: 1 J Lambert (Craw, U20) 62.37; 2 E Featherstone (M&M, U20) 67.54. 2000SC: A: 1 M Smith (B&B, U20) 7:30.40. 4x100: 1 B&B 49.59; 2 M&M 50.83. 4x400: 1 B&B 3:40.54; 2 Craw 4:04.53; 3 M&M 4:08.07. HJ: A: 1 E Bracknell (Craw, U17) 1.65. LJ: A: 1 A Scott (Soton, U20) 5.73; 2 M Tabe (M&M, U20) 5.53. SP: A: 1 S Brown (B&B) 13.89; 2 V Hannam (M&M, W45) 10.24; 3 M Noyce (Craw, U17) 9.96. DT: A: 1 S Brown (B&B) 43.84; 2 V Hannam (M&M, W45) 36.33. HT: A: 1 S Brown (B&B) 51.55; 2 L Hoare (Craw) 42.36; 3 G Adeleye (M&M, U20) 37.41. ns: 1 C Lipscomb (Craw, U17) 41.69. JT: A: 1 E Locke (B&B, U20) 37.64; 2 A Scott (Soton, U20) 33.41; 3 V Hannam (M&M, W45) 25.87

DIVISION 1, PeterboroughMATCH: 1 Nene ValleyH 226; 2 Harrow 197; 3 Thames ValleyH 169; 4 Reading 127Men: 100: A: 1 I Kitchen-Smith (TVH) 10.9; 2 R Rawlings (Nene, U20) 11.1. B: 1 R Carr (Harrow, M35) 11.1. ns: 1 O Johnson (Read, U17) 11.1. 200: B: 1 R Carr (Harrow, M35) 22.6. ns: 5 N Andrews (Harrow, M45) 25.9. 800: A: 3 N Andrews (Harrow, M45) 2:10.3. B: 1 D Brown (Nene, M40) 2:05.2. 5000: A: 1 M Booth (Read) 15:43.8; 2 S Yusuf (TVH) 15:44.9. 400H: A: 2 S Reidy (Nene,

M35) 57.3. 4x100: 1 TVH 42.6; 2 Harrow 43.3. HJ: A: 1 H Sempala (Harrow) 1.95. PV: ns: 1 R Phelan (Nene, M55) 2.60. TJ: A: 1 L Stanisci-Brown (Harrow, U17) 13.41. B: 2 R Phelan (Nene, M55) 9.91. SP: A: 1 M Tinkler (Nene) 14.66; 2 D Moolman (Harrow) 14.56. B: 1 S Achurch (Nene, M40) 12.06. DT: A: 1 D Moolman (Harrow) 51.57; 2 M Tinkler (Nene) 41.05. HT: A: 1 I Park (Harrow, M40) 44.69. B: 1 S Achurch (Nene, M40) 42.12. JT: A: 1 D Sketchley (Harrow, M40) 47.85; 3 S Achurch (Nene, M40) 40.68 Women: 800: A: 1 K Walker (Read) 2:16.5; 2 E Odlin (Nene, U17) 2:21.6. 1500: A: 1 I Dye (TVH) 4:34.5; 2 S Crumly (Read) 4:42.6. B: 2 S Francis (Read, W45) 5:25.7. 3000: A: 1 S Crumly (Read) 9:54.6; 2 L Ashe (Harrow) 9:56.9; 3 M Peel (Nene, U17) 10:33.0. 100H: A: 1 Z Lucas (Nene) 14.6; 2 J McCallum (Read, U20) 15.9. 400H: A: 1 H Cooke (Harrow) 64.4. 2000SC: A: 1 S Ainley (TVH) 7:31.1. 4x400: 1 Nene 4:15.0. HJ: A: 1 S Arewa (TVH) 1.65; 2 F Fenwick (Nene, U17) 1.60. PV: A: 1 M Bailey (Harrow) 3.40. TJ: A: 1 A Barrett (TVH) 12.92. SP: A: 1 B Hall (Nene) 12.36; 2 D Adebayo (Harrow, U20) 12.07. B: 1 L Church (Nene) 11.45; 2 D Mihalcea (Harrow, U20) 10.82; 4 J Wilson (Read, W55) 7.80. ns: 1 A Jenkins (Nene, W40) 9.69. DT: A: 1 D Mihalcea (Harrow, U20) 39.05; 2 A Jenkins (Nene, W40) 37.06; 3 J Wilson (Read, W55) 26.28. B: 1 B Fryer (Harrow) 37.32. HT: A: 1 A Jenkins (Nene, W40) 46.11. B: 1 K Lawrence (Nene) 42.06; 2 J Wilson (Read, W55) 29.04. ns: 1 D Pusey (Nene, U17) 35.59. JT: A: 1 D Mihalcea (Harrow, U20) 41.21

DIVISION 2E, BasildonMATCH: 1 Tonbridge 214.5; 2 Basildon 210; 3 Ashford 179.5; 4 Bexley 150Men: 100: A: 1 S Bennett (Bas, U20) 11.1; 3 K Samwell-Nash (Ash, U17) 11.2. B: 1 Z Nwogwugwu (Tonb, U17) 11.1. 200: A: 1 S Bennett (Bas, U20) 22.5; 2 K Samwell-Nash (Ash, U17) 22.6. 5000: A: 1 J Bryant (Tonb) 15:18.8. B: 1 M Ellis (Tonb) 15:25.7. 110H: A: 1 J Broadbent (Bas, U20) 15.4; 2 P Davey (Ash, M45) 18.2. 400H: A: 1 P Davey (Ash, M45) 66.9. B: 3 K Gediz (Bex, M55) 73.0. HJ: ns: 2 I Crawley (Tonb, M55) 1.50. PV: B: 2 I Crawley (Tonb, M55) 3.00. LJ: A: 1 C Ellis (Bas, U17) 6.67. SP: A: 1 L Church (Tonb) 13.14; 2 J Ward (Ash, M50) 11.54; 3 G Holder (Bex, M45) 10.86; 4 E Peters (Bas, M50) 9.89. HT: A: 1 G Holder (Bex, M45) 48.81; 3 J Ward (Ash, M50) 33.13. ns: 1 A Rushbrook (Bex, M55) 28.14. JT: A: 1 J Everard (Bas, M35) 52.34 Women: 1500: A: 1 H Freegard (Bas, U17) 4:53.8. ns: 2 C Horden (Bas, W50) 5:33.9. 3000: A: 1 G Burrell (Bas, U20) 10:36.5. 2000SC: A: 1 N Thomson (Tonb, U17) 7:25.2; 2 M Rapley (Bas) 7:47.9. 4x100: 1 Ash 51.9. LJ: A: 1 S Teale (Ash, U17) 5.24. B: 2 W Masters (Bex, W50) 3.81. TJ: A: 1 V Oshunremi (Bas) 11.45. B: 3 W Masters (Bex, W50) 8.30. ns: 1 M Okenla (Bas, U17) 10.46. SP: A: 1 M Berndt (Bex, W40) 9.57. DT: A: 1 K Ebbage (Tonb, U20) 32.82; 2 M Berndt (Bex, W40) 31.14. HT: A: 1 K Ebbage (Tonb, U20) 36.06

DIVISION 2E, Finsbury ParkMATCH: 1 London Heathside 211.5; 2 Victoria Park H & Tower Hamlets 187; 3 Brighton & Hove 181.5; 4 Woodford Green with Essex Ladies 149

Men: 100: A (-0.5): 1 E Amo-Dadzie (WGEL) 10.93. 1500: B: 1 T Archer (LonHeath, U17) 4:10.23. 5000: A: 1 J O’Flaherty (LonHeath, U20) 15:01.83; 2 E Cameron (VP&TH, M35) 15:13.65; 3 T Tarragano (B&H, U20) 15:41.73. B: 1 S Jamaal (LonHeath, U20) 15:03.74. 3000SC: ns: 1 D Jones (VP&TH, M35) 7:24.23. 4x100: 1 WGEL 43.55. ns: 1 WGEL (U17) 45.05. HJ: A: 1 H Rienecker-Found (B&H, U20) 1.90. LJ: A: 1 P Garcia (VP&TH) 6.86. TJ: A: 1 D Morson (VP&TH) 13.61. HT: A: 2 F Harford (WGEL, M50) 32.87. JT: A: 1 E Cole (B&H, U20) 55.04 Women: 100: A (-1.1): 1 K Dubarry-Gay (VP&TH, U20) 12.20. 200: A (-1.1): 1 K Dubarry-Gay (VP&TH, U20) 24.77. 400: A: 1 N Dubarry-Gay (VP&TH, U20) 57.71. 3000: A:1 J Hinton (LonHeath) 10:29.80. 4x100: 1 WGEL 51.02; 2 LonHeath 51.55. 4x400: 1 LonHeath 4:14.15. HJ: A: 2 J Wilding (B&H, W40) 1.45. LJ: A: 2 D Mapamboli (VP&TH, U20) 5.20. ns: 1 K Sutherland (B&H, U17) 5.19. TJ: A: 1 D Mapamboli (VP&TH, U20) 12.31; 2 D Rocastle (WGEL, U20) 10.86. ns: 1 K Sutherland (B&H, U17) 11.02. SP: B:1 S Hewitt (B&H, W45) 9.35. DT: A: 1 S Hewitt (B&H, W45) 31.76. HT: A: 1 A Golban (WGEL, U20) 44.87; 2 S Hewitt (B&H, W45) 29.73. B: 1 S Howe (WGEL) 43.86. ns: 1 S Sikiru (WGEL, U17) 40.97. JT: A: 1 M Aroujo (WGEL) 38.94

DIVISION 2E, StevenageMATCH: 1 Eastbourne Rovers 208; 2 Stevenage & North Herts 207.5; 3 Havering 202; 4 DartfordH 117.5Men: 100: A: 1 B Smith (East’bne, U20) 10.80. 200: A: 2 B Smith (East’bne, U20) 22.39. 800: A: 4 C Westcott (SNH, M45) 2:08.53. 1500: A: 3 C Westcott (SNH, M45) 4:32.81. B: 3 M Grayson (SNH, M50) 4:48.99. 5000: A: 2 J Rolls (Dartf, U20) 16:13.55. 110H: A: 1 B Eisnor (East’bne) 15.51. 400H: B: 1 J Evans (SNH, U17) 59.97. 2000SC: B: 1 M Chester (Have, M45) 7:45.85. HJ: A: 1 E Harris (SNH) 1.95. PV: A: 1 N Gardner (SNH) 4.40; 2 P Brinton-Quinn (Have, U17) 3.30. LJ: A: 1 D Gardner (SNH) 6.88; 2 S Taylor (Have) 6.85. TJ: A: 3 G Stirling (East’bne, M40) 12.36. HT: A: 1 J Goss (SNH, M45) 41.79. B: 1 S Feely (SNH, M50) 29.82. JT: A: 1 N McLellan (SNH, M40) 64.49; 2 M Law (Have, U20) 62.87 Women: 100: A: 1 S Farrell (Dartf, U17) 12.61. B: 3 K Taylor (Dartf, W40) 13.75. 800: A: 1 K Sutton (Dartf) 2:14.55. B: 2 C Feely (SNH, W55) 2:43.27. 1500: A: 1 K O’Neill (Have, U20) 4:46.86. 400H: A: 1 F Clarke (Have) 63.83. 2000SC: A: 2 C Feely (SNH, W55) 9:25.20. LJ: A: 1 M Hughes (Have, U20) 5.72; 2 E Harvey (Dartf, U20) 5.66. TJ: A: 1 M Hughes (Have, U20) 12.52; 2 E Harvey (Dartf, U20) 12.10. SP: A: 1 C Okpalauko (Have, U20) 11.00. HT: A: 1 L Aldridge (SNH) 48.53. B: 1 L Taylor (SNH, U20) 42.95. JT: A: 1 L Lacy (Have) 42.18

DIVISION 2W, BedfordTHOUGH Frankie Johnson achieved a 5.15m pole vault at this fixture, it is not eligible for a qualifying mark at the European Under-20 Championships, as we stated last week.

DIVISION 2W, Tooting BecMATCH: 1 Epsom & Ewell 189; 2 South LondonH 183; 3 Aldershot Farnham & District 177; 4 St. Albans 111.LINE SHORT



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Men: 100: A: 2 B Green (AFD, M40) 12.25. 200: ns: 1 B Green (AFD, M40) 24.78. 400: A: 1 D Howells (AFD, U20) 50.17. ns: 2 B Green (AFD, M40) 55.78. 800: A: 1 A Gill (AFD, U17) 1:59.3. 5000: A: 1 A Pointon (AFD) 14:52.0; 2 R Evans (S Lon) 15:36.7. B: 1 P Sewell (AFD) 14:58.6. ns: 8 J Wiles (S Lon, M35) 21.38; 1 L Van Oudtshoorn (AFD, U20) 14:53.1. 2000SC: A: 3 S Rowe (St Alb, M45) 7:48.51. B: 1 A Tindall (S Lon, M55) 7:48.07. PV: A: 2 J Andrews (Epsom, M55) 3.10; 3 N Walker (St Alb, M55) 2.50. B: 1 D Blunt (Epsom, M65) 2.70. SP: A: 1 N Fergus (S Lon) 13.96; 2 A Leiper (AFD, M55) 11.33. B: 1 T Bullen (S Lon) 13.10. DT: A: 1 T Bullen (S Lon) 41.28; 3 A Leiper (AFD, M55) 30.30Women: 100: A: 1 A Obijiaku (S Lon, U17) 12.61; 3 L Boland (Epsom, W35) 13.27. 200: A: 1 A Obijiaku (S Lon, U17) 25.94. 400: A: 1 A James-Welsh (S Lon, W40) 61.13. 800: A: 1 L Pearson (Epsom, U17) 2:20.48. 1500: A: 1 P Roessler (AFD, U17) 4:47.49. 3000: B: 1 R Gillett (AFD, U17) 10:44.70. 4x100: 1 S Lon 51.94. HJ: A: 1 D Norman (Epsom, W40) 1.55; 4 L Kelly (St Alb, W40) 1.35. PV: A: 1 S Yeomans (St Alb, W65) 2.20. LJ: A: 1 A Ekoku (Epsom, U20) 5.31. B: 1 A Ayimba-Golding (Epsom, U17) 5.28. SP: A: 1 D Norman (Epsom, W40) 11.55. DT: A: 1 J Barnaby (S Lon, U20) 33.56; 4 W Dunsford (Epsom, W55) 19.83. HT: B: 2 K Workman (AFD, W65) 17.54. JT: A: 2 D Norman (Epsom, W40) 30.76. B: 4 K Workman (AFD, W65) 17.76

DIVISION 2W, WaltonMATCH: 1 CroydonH 224; 2 Newbury 193.5; 3 Walton 177.5; 4 Hillingdon 167Men: 100: A: 3 S Channon (Walt, M40) 12.1. 200: A: 3 S Channon (Walt, M40) 25.0. 2000SC: A: 3 C Ness (Walt, M45) 7:36.6; 4 A Del Nevo (Croy, M50) 8:17.7. B: 1 M Lane (Newb, M45) 7:38.7. 3000SC: ns: 5 M Kiernan (Croy) 8:21.7. 4x100: 1 Croy 44.0. HJ: A: 1 J Ennis (Croy, U20) 1.90. PV: A: 1 M Franklin (Walt, M50) 2.90. SP: B: 1 B Broadbridge (Newb, M55) 10.52. DT: A: 1 R Vaughan (Croy, U20) 39.16; 2 B Broadbridge (Newb, M55) 31.94. HT: A: 1 S Mace (Walt, U20) 56.27; 2 O Hewitt (Newb) 54.94. B: 2 B Broadbridge (Newb, M55) 33.94. JT: A: 2 B Jongejan (Walt, M45) 40.20. ns: 1 K Seldon (Hil’don, M60) 31.10Women: 200: B: 1 S McLoughlin (Walt, W40) 27.0. 400: A: 3 J Flowers (Walt, W50) 67.6. 4x100: 1 Croy 48.9; 2 Walt 50.3. HJ: A: 1 C Ridd (Walt, W35) 1.40. B: 1 J O’Connor (Newb, W45) 1.35. PV: A: 1 J O’Connor (Newb, W45) 2.00. LJ: ns: 1 A Rowley-Jones (Croy, W55) 3.62. TJ: A: 1 O Olufemi-Krakue (Croy, U20) 10.95. DT: A: 1 H Broadbridge (Newb) 39.62. HT: A: 1 H Broadbridge (Newb) 50.22; 2 N Bell (Walt, U20) 38.08. JT: A: 1 N Bell (Walt, U20) 40.02; 2 G Floyd (Hil’don) 38.37. B: 1 H Hall (Hil’don, U20) 33.66

DIVISION 2W, YeovilMATCH: 1 City of Salisbury 225.5; 2 Yeovil Olympiads 185; 3 Basingstoke & Mid Hants 171.5; 4 Kingston & Polytechnic H 120Men: 400: A: 1 J Dickson (KP, U17) 50.16. 800: A: 1 D Ragan (BasMH, M35) 1:57.72. LJ: A: 1 N Clements (Yeov) 6.92. SP: B: 2 N Groves (Yeov, M60) 8.37Women: 400: A: 1 A Clare (BasMH, U20)

58.64. B: 1 I Pinder (BasMH, U17) 58.48. 1500: A: 1 M Deadman (BasMH, U20) 4:47.28; 2 C Hunt (Yeov, W40) 5:14.92. 400H: A: 1 C Hunt (Yeov, W40) 69.70. 2000SC: A: 1 M Deadman (BasMH, U20) 7:53.11. PV: A: 1 K Saha (BasMH, W40) 2.40. SP: A: 1 P Wingate (KP) 12.05; 2 A Miell (Salis, U20) 10.08; 3 H Seager (Yeov, W50) 9.38. ns: 1 V Bovell (Yeov, W70) 7.44. JT: A: 3 C Thrush (KP, W50) 22.22. B: 1 H Seager (Yeov, W50) 26.72

DIVISION 3SE, BromleyMATCH: 1 CambridgeH (Kent) 249; 2 Herne HillH 233; 3 St. Marys Richmond 190; 4 Paddock Wood + Folkestone © 111; 5 Medway Park Phoenix 13Men: 100: ns: 3 W Odele (Camb H, M50) 12.80. 200: A (1.4): 1 R Klein (SMR, U17) 22.89; - W Odele (Camb H, M50) 26.09; 5 M Woods (PWood+F, M55) 27.61. 400: B: 1 W Odele (Camb H, M50) 57.87. 800: A: 1 A Keane (SMR, M45) 2:06.22; 3 S Coombes (HHH, M45) 2:11.12. 1500: A: 3 A Keane (SMR, M45) 4:30.26. 5000: A: 1 J Cunningham (HHH, M35) 15:43.90; 2 R Eveson (SMR) 15:44.96. 400H: A: 1 F Vainio-Doiseul (Camb H) 55.44. SP: A: 1 A Kruszewski (Camb H, M60) 10.69. B: 1 P Derrien (SMR, M45) 10.21. DT: B: 1 A Kruszewski (Camb H, M60) 35.49; 2 P Derrien (SMR, M45) 33.42. HT: A: 1 P Derrien (SMR, M45) 40.83. JT: A: 1 C Lacy (Camb H) 55.70; 3 P Derrien (SMR, M45) 35.55Women: 200: A (2.1): 2 M Watson (HHH, W35) 27.18. 2000SC: A: 1 K Balme (HHH, U20) 7:56.19. SP: A: 1 S St Luce (HHH, W60) 10.32; 3 J Agyepong (Camb H, W50) 7.94. DT: A: 1 A Stewart (Camb H, U17) 31.29; 3 S St Luce (HHH, W60) 21.26. HT: A: 3 K Weir (SMR, W55) 25.65

DIVISION 3SE, HastingsMATCH: 1 Horsham Blue StarH 241; 2 East Grinstead 182; 3 Worthing & DistH 164; 4 Swale Combined 159Men: 100: ns: 5 R Whiting (Worth, M50) 12.3; 8 K Craven (Worth, M50) 12.5. 200: B: 2 B Zelechowski (Horsh BS, M50) 25.7. ns: 5 K Craven (Worth, M50) 26.8. LJ: B: 1 B Zelechowski (Horsh BS, M50) 5.27; 2 W Gadd (E Grin, M45) 5.19. DT: A: 1 S Brown (Horsh BS) 41.02. HT: A: 1 S Evans (Worth) 46.79. B: 1 M Evans (Worth) 45.29Women: JT: A: 1 C Garratt (Worth, W55) 28.25. B: 3 C Lynch (Swale, W60) 14.08

DIVISION 3SE, HastingsMATCH: 1 Hastings 297; 2 London City 173; 3 Thanet 122; 4 Lewes & Haywards Heath © 71Men: JT: B: 1 R Phipps (Hast, M50) 32.53Women: 1500: B: 1 R Maslen (Hast, W50) 5:36.0. HT: A: 1 L Carter (Lew&HH, U20) 40.34. B: 1 J Denyer (Lew&HH, W60) 19.30

APRIL 11GREAT YARMOUTH WARM-UP OPENWomen: 60: 2 C Fielding (Gt Yar, W45) 9.5U17: 60: r1: 1 S Grace (Norw) 8.2

APRIL 6PITREAVIE AAC & DUNFERMLINE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, DunfermlineMixed events: 400: 1 W Doyle (Pit, U20) 49.25Men: 100 (1.9): 6 D Agnew (Dunf, M40) 11.86. 200: r1 (-0.1): 1 W Doyle (Pit,

U20) 22.43U15: 300: 1 F MacGilp (Pit) 38.65. 80H (0.2): 1 F MacGilp (Pit) 12.68. LJ: 1 F MacGilp (Pit) 5.80U13: 75H (1.0): 1 C Newton (Dunf) 12.88U20 women: 100H (1.2): 1 B McAndrew (Pit) 14.91U15: 100: r1 (1.2): 1 R Grieve (Pit) 12.57; 2 S Wallwork (Pit) 12.75U13: 800: 1 K Thomson (Pit) 2:29.71

APRIL 3BATTLE OF THE NORTH (MANCHESTER MET V LEEDS BECKETT UNI), LeedsMen: 100: r1: 1 K Metzger (Sale) 10.88. 1000: 1 A Botterill (York, U20) 2:28.44; 2 J Habergham (Hal) 2:32.87. 3000: 1 D Mullarkey (Manx, U20) 8:32.54; 2 L Rabjohn (R&Z) 8:34.66. 4x800: 1 Leeds MU 8:13.50. JT: 1 C Lever (Shef/Dearn) 54.20Women: 3000: 1 E Curran (Shef/Dearn) 10:13.91. 4x100: 1 Leeds MU 51.49. SP: 1 K McLennon (R&N) 11.25; 2 F Dooner (Wig D) 11.05. DT: 1 F Dooner (Wig D) 39.37; 2 J Pyatt (Liv PS) 38.61. JT: 1 Z Kidney (Pend, U20) 39.22

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APRIL 20NEWLANDS MEMORIAL, NewlandsOverall (18.5km/1100m): 1 R Jebb (M40) 1:40:50; 2 J Battrick 1:45:05; 3 S Franklin 1:46:46; 4 O Heaton 1:47:36; 5 M Mcgoldrick (M40) 1:47:50; 6 J Pownall 1:49:16M50: D Milliken 1:54:17. M60: P Crompton 2:09:32. M70: B Grant 2:19:28Women: 1 S Taylor 1:54:00; 2 K Roberts 1:58:58; 3 A Lupton (W40) 2:07:07W50: J Brown 2:22:36. W60: A-M Jones 2:28:01

TEENAGER WITH ATTITUDE, NewlandsOverall (15.4M/7600ft): 1 D Mills 3:06:25; 2 A Schofield (M50) 3:17:57; 3 A Chepelin 3:19:30; 4 J Butters (M40) 3:19:40; 5 B Wilkinson (M50) 3:22:22M60: G Bradshaw 3:59:20Women: 1 N Spinks (W50) 3:44:58; 2 S Richmond (W40) 4:01:50; 3 G Lindsey (W50) 4:02:48W70: L Malarkey 5:01:30

RIVINGTON PIKE, HorwichOverall (3.2M/700ft): 1 M Cayton (Ribb) 17:20; 2 D Haworth (Mat) 17:39; 3 B Bergstrand (M’bro, U20) 18:25; 4 R Hope (P&B, M40) 18:50; 5 J Doherty (SHS) 19:11; 6 M Driver (Holc) 19:44U17: E Beaumont (K&C) 20:03M45: G Booth (Horw) 20:22. M50: J Hunt (Pens) 20:47. M55: C Roberts (Kend) 21:26. M60: D Houlsworth 24:04. M70: K Taylor (Ross) 26:23. M75: J Parker (Horw) 32:48TEAM: 1 Horw 54; 2 Ross 95; 3 Chorlton 124VETS TEAM: Horw 11Women: 1 S McCormack (Amble) 20:11; 2 R Robinson (Kend) 21:12; 3 N Squires (Ribb) 21:48; 4 B Bergstrand (M’bro, U17) 23:22W40: C Byrne (B’burn) 24:26. W55: J Rashleigh (Horw) 24:32TEAM: 1 CHorlton 55; 2 Horw 65; 3 Chorley 73VETS TEAM: Chorlton 34

MANX MOUNTAIN MARATHON AND HALF, St JohnsOverall (51km/2500m): 1 T Gibbs (Amble, M40) 5:23:35; 2 T Bush (Penn) 5:51:10; 3 A Huxham (Manx F) 5:55:49; 4 C Hind (Holm) 5:58:42M50: R Sellors (Manx F) 6:08:22. M60: I Callister (Manx H) 8:32:21Women: 1 E Miklos (Manx F) 6:08:18; 2 E Stuart 6:40:37; 3 R Craine (Manx F, W40) 6:49:00W50: J Gledhill (Manx F) 7:54:04Overall (20.5km/1200m): 1 O Smith (Western) 1:50:40; 2 T Hughes (Manx F, M40) 2:03:53; 3 A Forster (Manx F, W) 2:12:29; 4 M Murphy (Manx F) 2:16:45M60: M Cubbon (KOTH) 2:52:54Women: 1 Forster 2:12:29; 2 J Lloyd (Mercia) 2:30:00; 3 H Davies 2:39:04W60: K Thompson (Clay) 3:00:40

APRIL 18HILL AND DALE SERIES, Tollymore ForestOverall (4.8M/950ft): 1 S Lynch (Newc) 29:28; 2 T Johnston (Mourne) 29:41; 3 J Scott (Mourne) 29:47; 4 M Stephens (Newc) 29:53; 5 J Martin (B’drain, U20) 31:22; 6 C Murtagh (Newc) 31:59M40: C McVeigh (Newc) 33:36. M45: J O’Hare (Newc) 35:16. M50: J Kelly (Newc)

35:16. M55: Deon McNeilly (Newc) 36:19. M60: D McGreevy (Newc) 37:14. M65: P McGuckin (Lunch L) 41:53. M70: B Hamilton (E Down) 46:34Women: 1 E Dickson (Newry) 34:31; 2 K Wilton (Jog Lisb, W45) 36:04; 3 S Graham (Mourne) 36:25; 4 M Troeng (Newc) 36:50W50: A McNeill (Drom) 40:48. W55: A Lacey (B’drain) 49:45

SCOLTY HILL RUN, BanchoryOverall (7.2km/396m): 1 H Wolfe (H-Watt U) 33:39; 2 K Greig (Metro) 33:40; 3 H Battle (Metro) 33:49; 4 S Worms (A’deen U TC) 35:32; 5 O Chepelin (HBT) 35:55M40: D Barclay (Gari R) 36:56. M50: D Kerridge (Dees R) 42:02. M60: P Kammer (Cosmic) 48:06. M70: B Duff (Falk TR) 56:21Women: 1 M Davie (Forres) 41:26; 2 V Oldham (Cosmic, W50) 42:48; 3 F Mcdoanld (Cosmic, W40) 44:02W60: G Clunas (Cosmic) 56:16

APRIL 17KAIM HILL RACE, FairlieOverall (5.5km/380m): 1 N McAlinden (W’lands CC) 28:45; 2 G Stewart (W’lands CC) 29:23; 3 H Stubbs (W’lands CC) 29:43; 4 G Hyett (I’clyde) 30:36; 5 J Bowden (HBT) 30:44M40: J Warman (HBT) 31:28. M50: A Smith (Dees R) 32:38. M60: D Reid (W’lands CC) 35:22Women: 1 R Crewe (W’lands CC) 34:18; 2 M Hetherington (C’thy, W50) 36:57; 3 S Nakamura (W’lands CC) 37:05

APRIL 16MOEL LUS, CapeluloOverall (5.1km/273m): 1 O Williams (Eryri) 23:19; 2 T Roberts (Meirion) 23:21; 3 M Corrales (Dark Pk) 23:25; 4 S Soles (Penn, U17) 23:26 (U17 rec); 5 M Fortes (Eryri, M40) 24:52M60: R Owen (Eryri) 27:19 (rec). M75: J Morris (Buck) 36:51 (rec)Women: 1 J Charleton (Eryri, W40) 29:58; 2 B Law (Eryri) 31:17; 3 J Sharpe (Cani) 31:41W50: S Barnwell (Eryri) 32:52. W60: M Baigh (Denbigh) 35:40 (rec). W70: M Oliver (Eryri) 40:36 (rec)

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EASTER FESTIVALS

APRIL 19-22INTERTRUST GUERNSEY EASTER FESTIVALReport by Martin Duff Pictures by Mark ShearmanTHE revamped short form of the festival was used once again as the 38th staging of the event got under way with the 5km road race before continuing over the holiday weekend.

The morning starts ensured that the runners were spared the warmest temperatures that developed as the day progressed but all contests were held in glorious Channel Islands sunshine.

City of Portsmouth’s Jacob O’Hara regained the overall men’s title he won as a 16-year-old in 2017, while local Louise Perrio took the overall women’s award, as well as doing the results compilation.

Race 1: 5km, St Peter Port, April 19WHILE the leading men diced at the front of the race, Guernsey’s own Sarah Mercier was pacing herself not too far back before finishing strongly in 16:38. The 28-year-old’s time was a new Guernsey national record.

“I wanted to get a really good test out of myself and to get stuck in from the start,” said Mercier, who headed Isabel Morris by about 150 metres.

Based at the National Triathlon Performance Centre in Wales, Morris’ 17:16 is the junior international’s first recognised mark for the distance, as Jenny James followed in 17:34.

38-year-old James only began running with a 1:47 half-marathon less than five years ago and, trained by Lee Merien, posted a 22-second improvement on her previous 5km best.

Up ahead, the men’s race was a much more competitive affair and it was another international triathlete who came out on top.

Guernsey’s Commonwealth Games competitor Josh Lewis is also based at the Performance Centre, trains with Morris and here he just scraped home ahead of O’Hara, in 15:32.

It was O’Hara and Will Woodcock who shared the early lead as they took just three minutes to cover the first 1km,

despite its slightly uphill sections. After initially trailing, Lewis closed on the downhill towards that 1km mark, before O’Hara made a break.

Woodcock and Lewis were then playing catch-up and it was Lewis who, from the 4km mark, began to bridge the gap to leader O’Hara. Finally, on the Footes Lane track, he outkicked his rival to win.

“I was not expecting that,” said the delighted Lewis, whose final km was timed at 3:03.

18-year-old O’Hara’s 15:32 bettered his 2017 victory in this race by 33 seconds and his personal best by five seconds.

Overall: 1 J Lewis (Unatt) 15:32; 2 JO’Hara (Ports, U20) 15:33; 3 W Woodcock (VP&TH) 15:36M40: 1 D Holmes (Guern) 16:18. M50: 1 A Rowe (Guern) 17:33. M55: 1 M Halls (B&H) 17:53. M60: 1 M Goodison (T’ley) 19:33. M65: 1 R Ball (Ports) 20:18; 2 C O’Neill (Guern) 20:33. M70: 1 I Graham (B’mth) 22:49. U20: 2 A Rowe (Guern) 16:25; 3 E Mason (Guern) 16:33Women: 1 S Mercier (Guern) 16:38; 2 I Morris (National Triathlon Performance Centre Wales) 17:16; 3 J James (Guern, W35) 17:34; 4 L Perrio (Guern, W35) 18:40

Race 2: Keith Falla Memorial 4.75 Cross-country, L’Ancresse Common, April 20RACING flats were the order of the day as the dry weather continued on this mixture of grass, dirt tracks and tarmac roads as the runners again had to negotiate the gates across the course.

With his main rivals from the previous day’s 5km race opting out, it was left to Jacob O’Hara to dominate, just as he did two years ago when he won the race over the common.

By half-distance he was already nearly 20 seconds clear and nearly doubled his advantage in the second half to beat his 2017 time by 10 seconds with 25:36. Valiantly trying to remain in contact was Will Woodcock but his was a lonely run as he was well ahead of the rest of the field.

O’Hara said: ‘I was trying to save my legs for the 10km but the conditions were lovely and very hot, but I bet they caught out a few, because it was quite sapping.”

Louise Perrio took the women’s race honours from a bevy of triathletes, led by Megan Chapple who will be representing Guernsey in July’s Island Games.

Emily Squire and Amy Critchlow followed and they are doubling up in the Guernsey Velo Club’s Easter Cycling Festival, which is being held concurrently.Overall: 1 J O’Hara (Ports, U20) 25:36; 2 W Woodcock (VP&TH) 26:15; 3 R Bartram (Guern) 26:44; 4 E Mason (Guern, U20) 27:09; 5 M Batiste (Guern) 27:23; 6 D Emery (Unatt) 28:15; 7 A Ohara (Ports, M40) 28:23; 8 J Travers (Guern) 28:42; 9 S Galpin (Guern, U20) 28:49; 10 S Lesley (Guern) 28:51; 11 L Garland (Guern, M40) 28:51; 12 A McArthur (Guern) 29:18;


GUERNSEY EASTER FESTIVALRESULTS

The start of the 5km race

O’HARA AND PERRIO TRIUMPH AT GUERNSEY

Louise Perrio: leading the cross-country race

Joe Yeaman: leads Guernsey team to victory

in the relay




13 S Galpin (Guern, M50) 29:20; 14 A Hurrell (Unatt) 29:23; 15 M Long (Unatt, M35) 29:24M40: 3 J De Garis (Guern) 29:35. M50: 2 N Hynes (Guern) 30:48. M55: 1 M Halls (B&H) 29:32; 2 M Peters (Over) 30:58; 3 P Ingrouille (Guern) 32:18. M60: 1 M Goodison (T’ley) 31:55. M65: 1 R Ball (Ports) 33:42. M70: 1 I Graham (B’mth) 37:29. M75: 1 T Jefferies (Unatt) 41:18Women: 1 L Perrio (Guern, W35) 30:45; 2 M Chapple (Guern) 32:03; 3 E Squire (Guern, W40) 32:30; 4 A Critchlow (Guern, W35) 32:37; 5 M Nicolle (Guern, W35) 33:05; 6 M Billins (Ports, U17) 33:21; 7 A Matthews-Smith (S’end) 34:49; 8 E Beardsell (Guern, W45) 35:15; 9 L Quayle (Guern, W35) 35:39; 10 N Holmes (Unatt, W40) 36:11W45: 2 V Joyce (Guern) 37:37. W50: 1 A Gavey (Guern) 39:51. W55: 1 S Curnow (Guern) 37:24

Race 3: 4x1M cross-country relay, Stonecrusher, April 21THE event has always been a bit of relaxation before the longest race of the programme which follows and it gives the competitors a loosener for the 10km.

Scratch teams were made up to make for a more competitive race but 16-year-old Chris Bain ‘won’ the opening leg and his Guernsey ‘Wolf Pack’ squad of young middle-distance runners maintained their advantage to the end. Bain is in contention for an 800m call up for Guernsey’s Island Games team.

Jacob O’Hara’s father Adam led off for his family-named team but the eventual champion went slightly off-course on the final relay leg which cost him a few seconds. But, nevertheless, he was still able to just post the quickest lap with 4:47, as Will Woodcock clocked 4:49.

Fastest among the women was Hampshire U15 cross-country runner-up, Summer Woodhead with a 5:28 clocking. Overall (4x1M): 1 Wolf Pack 20:16 (C Bain (U17) 4:52, I Powers (U17) 5:00, M Ingrouille (U20) 5:27, J Yeaman (U20)

4:57); 2 Louise to the rescue 21:41 (Sam Galpin 5:07, Sean Galpin 5:36, L Perrio (W35) 5:53, E Mason 5:05); 3 Jacob’s Crackers 21:45 (A O’Hara (M40) 5:16, O Purser 5:43, M Billins (W) 5:59, J O’Hara 4;47); 4 Makers Team 21:57; 5 Guernsey Press 21;59; 6 T Ingebrigtsen 22:05Fastest: 1 J O’Hara 4:47; W Woodcock 4:49; Bain/M Batiste 4:52; J Yeamann 4:57; Powers 5:00Women: S Woodhead 5:28; Perrio (W35)

5:53; L Smith 5:54; K Bain 5:57; M Billins 5:59. 44 teams finished

Race 4: 10km, Grandes Rocques Northside, The Bridge, April 22IN SLIGHTLY cooler conditions and with a stiff headwind for much of the way, Jacob O’Hara notched up his third overall fastest time to comfortably regain his title.

Wearing his Hampshire county vest,

O’Hara was slowed by the nagging breeze and so was limited to a 33:05 final time.

San Domenico’s Luke Williams was along for the ride at the mile point but was beginning to drop off as O’Hara went through 5km in 16:20, before consolidating in the second half of the race.

After catching his breath, he said: “I just wanted to do as little as possible today, as I’ve been really tired and my feet have been at me all week.

“I knew, after 2km, that the wind was going to be a bit of a problem to run a fast time, even though we went out quite fast. I just kicked away from 5km and then relaxed a bit for the last 2km.”

Running his first race of the festival, it was Jersey-based Daniel Romeril who pushed Will Woodcock back into third spot, but the Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets visitor comfortably took the runner-up position in the overall series.

O’Hara’s father Adam took the veteran series award.

Not far behind the leaders at the 1km mark, Sarah Mercier was chasing her second Guernsey record but was thwarted by the windy conditions which limited her to a 35:37 clocking, 10 second faster than her previous best on the Island but nearly a minute down on the national record. Jenny James took second and her 37:22 was her road best by nearly a minute.

Louise Perrio ran in third to secure the series award and said of her four days: “It’s been quite a busy weekend and running was often a last-minute decision.

“I think the week’s gone well, the weather’s helped and everyone seemed to be having fun and enjoying themselves.”Overall: 1 J O’Hara (Ports, U20) 33:05; 2 D Romeril (Jersey) 33:13; 3 W Woodcock (VP&TH) 33:43; 4 R Bartrum (Guer) 34:28; 5 R Friedrich (Guer) 34:30; 6 E Mason (Guer) 34:33; 7 C Holden (Guer) 34:55M40: A O’Hara (Ports) 37:07. M55: M Halls (B&H) 38:20Final standings: 1 J O’Hara 4; 2 W Woodcock 8; 3 R Bartrum 13 M40: A O’Hara. M50: M Halls. M60: M Goodman. M70: I Graham Women: 1 S Mercier (Guer) 35:37; 2 J James (Guer) 37:22; 3 L Perrio (Guer, W35) 39:23Final standings: 1 L Perrio 91; 2 M Nicolle 146; 3 M Chapple 150. W40: E Squire. W45: E Beardsell

Guernsey winners: Louise Perrio and Jacob O’Hara

The 10km start


APRIL 19-21ISLE OF MAN EASTER FESTIVAL OF RUNNING 10km, Port Erin, April 19Report by Bill Dale and David GriffithsFOR THE first time in the history of the Isle of Man Easter Festival of Running, local athletes retained the overall festival titles in both the men’s and women’s classes.

Manx athletes Rachael Franklin and Ollie Lockley claimed the titles for the second year in succession, beating top class runners from across the British Isles in a highly competitive weekend held in what has been described as the warmest Easter Festival ever.

Lockley won the 10km in Port Erin and the 5km on Douglas promenade, and finished third in the hill race, while Franklin won all three of her races, breaking the hill race record. It was the first record in the festival for seven years and her time of 16:38 took 11 seconds off the previous women’s record set by GB fell running international Olivia Walwyn-Bush in 2012.

A spokesman for the festival said: “We had outstanding weather, another outstanding entry and the quality of the running was outstanding. The Isle of Man festival now attracts the best runners from across the British Isles and the event is now being seen as one of the top weekends in the athletics year.”

The Isle of Man Festival features three different events, starting on Good Friday with the traditional 10km race on roads in Port Erin and Port St Mary in the south of the Island. It then moves to the west of the Island in Peel where runners climb a steep hill in the shadow of a castle which has history going back to the Vikings.

The festival ends each year with a 5km event in the island’s capital Douglas, with competitors running the length of its Victoria promenade and back.

In Port Erin Lockley’s time of 30:40 made him the fourth-fastest athlete since the 10km was first held on the course in 2006. Franklin’s time of 35:40 made her the third-fastest women on the course since 2006.

Men’s runner-up Jack Leitch (Edinburgh University) was a Festival debutant this year and third place finisher in the men’s Festival Max Milarvie (Edinburgh University) is an under-20. The women’s runner-up Naomi Lang (Edinburgh University) is also an under-20.

Gail Griffiths (Manx Harriers) finished ninth overall as a V50 and has completed more Easter Festival races (34) than any other athlete since the Festival has been held in its current format since 2006.

Edinburgh University men won their first ever Festival team title while Manchester University women won their first Festival team title since 1993, breaking a run of four successive wins by Leeds University.

Manx Harriers women (Rachael Franklin, Elissa Morris, Gail Griffiths, Ciara Hardisty) finished third overall – their second successive top-three finish after finishing second last year.In the Peel Hill races, Edinburgh University were the convincing winners of the men’s team race.It was really close in the women’s team race with Manchester University winning on 19 points, Edinburgh Uni second on 21 points and Manx Harriers third on 22 points.In the 5km, Franklin’s winning time of 17:18 was the fifth-fastest time recorded at the Festival since 2006 but only five seconds outside the record.The second-place finisher Lang beat the U20 Festival record by 21 seconds with her time of 17:32.Lockley’s winning time of 14:44 was the second-fastest run at the Festival, eight seconds down on the record of Jonny Mellor set in 2007.Overall: 1 O Lockley (Leeds C) 30:40; 2 J Leitch (Edin U HH) 31:01; 3 J Hoad (THH) 31:14; 4 M Milarvie (Edin U HH, U20) 31:39; 5 R Ollington (THH) 31:42; 6 C Elson (Dur U, U20) 31:46; 7 A Corlett (Manx) 31:47; 8 P Aste (C&C) 32:00; 9 N Renault (Edin, M35) 32:11; 10 S Costley (Soton, U20) 32:20; 11 F McGrath (Newc S) 32:25; 12 A Barron (Manx) 32:26; 13 W Draper (Manx Tri Club, U20) 32:30; 14 A Sciacca (Manc U) 32:44; 15 J Vis (Manc U) 32:50; 16 M Costley (Soton) 33:00; 17 P Roddy (Cambridge Uni Greyhounds) 33:01; 18 K Cooper (University of St Andrews, U20) 33:10; 19 C Thomas (Manc U) 33:13; 20 S O’Meara (Traff) 33:13; 21 R Lightowler (Leeds Uni DOSS AC) 33:15; 22 A Ludewick (Manc U, U20) 33:22; 23 B Mccawley (Sheff U) 33:23; 24 J Chettle (Cambridge Uni Greyhounds) 33:32; 25 H Poole (Manc U) 33:38; 26 T Goulding (Cambridge Uni Greyhounds) 33:39; 27 J Moroney (Dublin Uni Harriers and AC) 33:43; 28 D Norman (Manc U,

M40) 33:53; 29 L Piper (E Ches) 33:55; 30 G Malcolm (Edin U HH, U20) 34:00; 31 A Odentz (A’deen U, U20) 34:09; 32 D Jaques (Cambridge Uni Greyhounds) 34:10; 33 A Nash (Manx Tri Club) 34:13; 34 M Bartram (Sheff U) 34:17; 35 A Gooch (Manc U) 34:19; 36 A Cook (Dur U) 34:22; 37 J Bartram (Cambridge Uni Greyhounds) 34:26; 38 N Bennett (Edin U HH) 34:35; 39 P Gierjatowicz (Edin U HH) 34:38; 40 S Sommerville (Yeov O) 34:47; 41 B Standage (Sheff U) 34:51; 42 E Webster (Granite City Harriers) 34:58; 43 O Garner (Cambridge Uni Greyhounds) 35:00

U20: 9 J Battershill (Edin U HH) 35:24; 10 J Barton (A’deen U) 35:40; 11 M Dailey (Edin U HH) 35:54 Women: 1 R Franklin (Manx) 35:40; 2 V Cronin (Traff) 36:36; 3 N Lang (Edin U HH, U20) 37:16; 4 A Frankland (Edin U HH) 37:26; 5 P Keen (Nun) 37:40; 6 B Ansell (Shef/Dearn) 38:00; 7 E Morris (Manx) 38:04; 8 A Pettitt (Vale R) 38:12; 9 H Stroud (RVH) 38:35; 10 A Mackenzie (Manc U) 38:42; 11 G Griffiths (Manx, W50) 39:12; 12 E Matt (Cambridge Uni Greyhounds) 39:29 W45: 1 N Boyde (Northern AC) 41:57; 2 H Taylor (Western) 42:59

Peel Hill Race, Peel, April 20Men (4M): 1 F McGrath (Newc S) 20:34; 2 J Leitch (Edin U HH) 20:39; 3 O Lockley (Leeds C) 20:46; 4 A Ó Donnghaile (Cambridge Uni Greyhounds) 20:58; 5 A Corlett (Manx) 21:04; 6 E De Mello (R&N) 21:26; 7 K Cooper (University of St Andrews, U20) 21:36; 8 M Milarvie (Glas C, U20) 21:43; 9 S Costley (Soton, U20) 21:43; 10 R Ollington (THH) 21:44 Women (3M): 1 R Franklin (Manx) 16:38; 2 N Lang (Edin U HH, U20) 16:50; 3 A Frankland (Lass) 17:42; 4 B Ansell (Shef/Dearn) 17:52; 5 B Garland (Chich) 18:02; 6 P Keen (Nun) 18:10; 7 V Cronin (Traff) 18:13; 8 H Stroud (RVH) 18:14; 9 E Morris (Manx) 18:19; 10 E Strathdee (Edin) 18:33

5km, Douglas, April 21Men (5km): 1 O Lockley (Leeds C) 14:44; 2 D Mullarkey (Manx, U20) 14:52; 3 J Leitch (Edin U HH) 15:05; 4

R Ollington (Cambridge Uni Greyhounds) 15:11; 5 J Hoad (Cambridge Uni Greyhounds) 15:19; 6 M Milarvie (Edin U HH, U20) 15:20; 7 F McGrath (Newc S) 15:24; 8 A Corlett (Manx) 15:26; 9 S Costley (Soton, U20) 15:30; 10 N Renault (Edin, M35) 15:33; 11 E De Mello (Edin U HH) 15:38; 12 A Sciacca (Manc U) 15:39; 13 S O’Meara (Traff) 15:41; 14 A Ludewick (Manc U, U20) 15:48; 15 P Roddy (Cambridge Uni Greyhounds) 15:49; 16 D Norman (Manc U, M40) 15:54; 17 G Malcolm (Edin U HH, U20) 15:55; 18 K Cooper (University of St Andrews, U20) 15:56; 19 P Aste (Cambridge Uni Greyhounds) 15:58; 20 M Costley (Soton) 15:59 U20: 7 J Battershill (Edin U HH) 16:27. U17: 1 I Owen (Western) 16:38 Women (5km): 1 R Franklin (Manx) 17:18; 2 N Lang (Edin U HH, U20) 17:32; 3 V Cronin (Traff) 17:54; 4 A Frankland (Edin U HH) 18:06; 5 B Ansell (Shef/Dearn) 18:12; 6 B Garland (Chich) 18:17; 7 S Cumber (Hal, W45) 18:23; 8 A Mackenzie (Manc U) 18:26; 9 H Stroud (RVH) 18:30; 10 E Morris (Manx) 18:34; 11 A Pettitt (Vale R) 18:34; 12 K Lowery (Edin U HH, U20) 18:38; 13 G Griffiths (Manx, W50) 18:42; 14 E Strathdee (Dur U) 18:44; 15 P Hofman (Edin U HH, U20) 18:48; 16 C Mayers (Manx, W45) 18:56 W45: 3 N Boyde (Northern AC) 20:16; 4 H Taylor (Western) 20:41. W50: 2 K Rushton (Win) 19:10. W55: 1 C Anstead (IOM Vet) 21:59

Overall series: Men: 1 O Lockley (Manx H) 5; 2 J Leitch (Edin U) 7; 3 M


ISLE OF MAN FESTIVALRESULTS

Runners tackle the Peel Hill race

The first three men at the 10km with winner Ollie Lockley (centre)



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Milarvie (Edin U, U20) 18; 4 J Hoad (Camb U) 19; 5 F McGrath (Keele U) 19; 6 R Ollington (Camb U B) 19; 7 A Corlett (Manx H) 20; 8 S Costley (S’mpton, U20) 28; 9 N Renault (Edin) 38; 10 P Aste (Camb U) 41M40: S Norman 73. M50: S Chambers (Hyde V) 310. M55: R Lee 452TEAM: 1 Edin U 4; 1 Camb U 5; 3 Manc U B 11; 4 Manc U 12; 5 Camb U B 15; 6 Sheff U 19Women: 1 R Franklin (Manx H) 3; 2 N Lang (Edin U, U20) 7; 3 A Frankland (Edin U) 11; 4 V Cronin (Manc U) 12; 5 B Ansell (Manc U) 15; 6 E Morris (Manx H) 26; 7 H Stroud (Manc U) 26; 8 A Mackenzie (Manc U) 32; 9 G Griffiths (Manx H, W50) 36; 10 E Matt (Camb U B) 48W60: D Gimbert (IOMV) 316TEAM: 1 Manc U 3; 2 Edin U 7; 3 Manx H 8; 4 Dur U 12; 5 Manc U B 16; 6 Leeds U 18

CROSS COUNTRY

MARCH 31WEST YORKSHIRE WINTER LEAGUE V PECO LEAGUE AND OPEN RELAYS, MiddletonOverall (3x5km): 1 PECO 52:50 (T Forrest 17:11, R Howie 17:24, M Hallam 18:15); 2 WYWL 54:39 (E Hyland 17:44, C Williams 18:50, M Malyon 18:05); 3 PECO (M40+) 55:30 (C Holmes 17:46, S Gott 19:14, W Kerr 18:30); 4 WYWL (M40+) 56:50M50+: PECO 60:09 (A Brown 19:33, J Forey 20:36, S Dunbar 20:00)Club: K’stall (mixed) 60:27 (A Moger 21:25, E Ballantyne 20:49, J Young 18:13)Fastest: Forrest 17:11. M40: Holmes 17:46. M50: Brown 19:33: Women: 1 PECO 62:13 (A Rogers 19:34, M Padilla 21:07, I Rowe 21:32); 2 PECO (W40+) 64:24 (K Ball 20:41, S Lewis 21:22, J Say 22:21); 3 WYWL 69:03 (M Beever 20:35, A Buttle 24:35, D Gozalex 23:53)W50+: WYWL 69:16 (S Cleal 22:04, J Butterworth 23:59, T Johnson 23:13)Club: N’wram P (W40+) 76:11 (E

McDonnell 25:03, J Bowman 25:26, J Cole 25:42)Fastest: Rogers 19:34. W40: Ball 20:41. W50: T Johnson (Dews) 21:55

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APRIL 22ESSEX EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA 6 (DAY 4), Great WalthamOverall: 1 A Goodall (Spring S, M40) 43:08; 2 M Newton (Spring S, M35) 43:41; 3 D Reynolds (Grange Farm & Dunmow) 43:41 Women: 1 N Brockbank (Spring S, W40) 45:12; 2 D Cattermole (CHAC) 50:26; 3 L Ferguson (Mid E) 50:45

PHOENIX X-PHOENIX 6-HOUR, Walton-on-ThamesOverall (Mar): 1 L Field (Unatt) 3:21:22; 2 S Staples (Unatt) 3:29:57; 3 J Levasier (Unatt) 3:38:44 Women: 1 C Walker (Unatt) 4:06:17; 2 A Lomax (Unatt) 4:07:18; 3 R Viane (Unatt) 4:18:49 Overall (6H): 1 I Ni Chonaill (Unatt) 58.1; 3 G Allen (Unatt) 52.8 Women: 1 S Marshall (Unatt) 47.5; 2 M Fookwe (Unatt) 26.4; 3 V Fakkel (Unatt) 21.1

SHAPWICK BUNNY HOP 7.5, ShapwickOverall: 1 S Holloway (Salis) 41:45; 2 N Golding (Unatt) 45:55; 3 W Bailey (Unatt) 46:41 Women: 1 R Thom (Salis, W35) 52:23; 2 L Meech (Cleve) 54:30; 3 L Tothill (Cleve) 55:58

WEST WIGHT THREE HILLS 8, FreshwaterOverall: 1 S Metcalf (IoW, U20) 49:14; 2 J Grundy (Teamspy) 50:42; 3 C Polwart (Newcastle (Staffs) Tri Club, M40) 54:42 Women: 1 N Martin (BMH, W40) 59:34; 2 H Newton (Isle Of Wight Road Runners) 61:14; 3 L Thompson (Lond, W40) 61:36

APRIL 21ESSEX EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA (DAY 3), DunmowOverall (7.5M): 1 A Goodall (Spring S, M40) 51:59; 2 G Chandler (Spring S, M50) 53:40; 3 B Leeds (Mid E) 58:23 Women: 1 L Ferguson (Mid E) 62:48; 2 M Dowell (Chac ) 63:15; 3 L Giggs (Mid E) 63:15 Overall (3.6M): 1 R Frost (Hals) 27:50; 2 J Smith (Spring S) 28:10; 3 L Martin (Spring S, M45) 33:26

Women: 1 S Bannister (Spring S, W45) 43:23; 2 T Roberts (Unatt) 43:25; 3 S Frost (Hals) 47:13

HANHAM HORROR, Bitton, AvonOverall (tough 10km): 1 N Brookland (B&W, W40) 38:07; 2 R Farley (Bitt) 38:32; 3 M O’Donnell (M40) 38:59Women: 1 Brookland 38:07; 2 S Colman (Arena) 40:25; 3 S Voller (W’bury, W45) 43:48

GUISELEY GALLOP 10km, Guiseley Overall: 1 M Hallam (Vall) 36:54; 2 N Edmondson (Ilkley) 37:15; 3 M Malton (Bail) 37:48 Women: 1 H Oldroyd (RVH) 40:14; 2 E Clayton (Leeds C) 40:51; 3 A Mason (Wakefield & Dist. Harrs. ) 44:33

PHOENIX RUN TO THE PUB 6-HOUR, Walton-on-ThamesOverall (Mar): 1 N Flear (Unatt) 2:59:11; 2 S Staples (Unatt) 3:33:33; 3 M Agus (Unatt) 3:54:54 Women: 1 R Viane (Unatt) 4:08:10; 2 A Lomax (Unatt) 4:14:24; 3 R Farnell (Unatt) 4:35:41 Overall (6H): 1 G Allen (Unatt) 52.8; 3 N Nicholson (Unatt) 52.8 Women: 1 S Marshall (Unatt) 47.5; 2 H Lonergan (Unatt) 31.7

APRIL 20ESSEX EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA (DAY 2), Little BaddowOverall (11M): 1 M Duncan (Lbrr) 96:42; 2 M Lawes (T’tree, M50) 97:51; 3 G Abbott (Mid E) 98:56 Women: 1 L Higgs (Mid E) 98:58; 2 S Harper (Lbrr) 1:47:49; 3 C Howard (B’cay) 1:52:13 Overall (5.2M): 1 N Brockbank (Spring S, W40) 37:45; 2 G Chandler (Spring S, M50) 41:35; 3 B Leeds (Mid E) 43:18 Women: 1 Brockbank 37:45; 2 L Ferguson (Mid E) 48:18; 3 S Colbert (Mid E) 49:32

ISEL CROSS 5.5, CockermouthOverall: 1 C Bell (Kesw) 29:16; 2 T Durcan (Derwent AC) 31:13; 3 S Hall (RVH, M40) 32:55 Women: 1 L Stobbart (C’land) 36:47; 2 J Mattinson (Kesw) 38:12; 3 E Illman (Bord H) 40:01

NEWPORT TO RYDE 7, NewportOverall: 1 M Sharp (TEAMSPY) 45:09; 2 G Marshall (Unatt) 45:19; 3 G Hughes (Serp) 45:30 Women: 1 C Metcalfe (Ryde, W40) 50:32; 2 N Sheel (Serp) 53:48; 3 J Wilmott (IOW, W35) 56:10

PHOENIX MARMALADE MOOCH 6-HOUR, Walton-on-Thames Overall (Mar): 1 S Staples 3:27:46; 2 A Heaney 3:37:42; 3 V Meers 3:40:15 Women: 1 R Viane 4:00:59; 2 A Lomax 4:19:36; 3 B De Smedt 4:22:46 Overall (6H): 1 K Bennett (Unatt, W) 58.1;

APRIL 19KILMINGTON CANTER 7, DevonOverall: 1 T Merson (Ex’mth) 39:00; 2 J Green (Axe V) 42:33; 3 C Gillespie (Axe V, U17) 45:34M45: T Lenton (Axe V) 45:51Women: 1 F German (SWRR, U20) 56:01; 2 J Pearce (SWRR, W45) 56:23; 3

P Ferris (Honi, W40) 57:29W60: E Wood (Axe V) 57:46

EAST HULL HILL RACE 7, BrantinghamOverall: 1 J Frost (E Hull) 47:10; 2 G Clarkson (KuH, M35) 47:56; 3 A Deyes (E Hull) 49:09M45: N Sissons (E Hull) 50:26. M50: J Rogers (CoH) 52:13. M60: P Cartwright (CoH) 55:23Women: 1 T Roberts (CoH) 58:56; 2 S Bandembos (Barton) 59:30; 3 R Love (CoH) 65:31. W65: S Oglesby (E Hull) 70:59

APRIL 17BILLY KNOX COWM RESERVOIR 5km, WhitworthOverall: 1 H Johnson (Hali, U20) 17:04; 2 C Holmes (Wharf, M45) 17:10; 3 S Hall (RVH, M40) 17:15Women: 1 E Richardson (Ross) 21:08; 2 D Fiddling (W50) 22:45; 3 J Smith (Warr, W35) 22:48

APRIL 6WINTON TRAIL RACES, PencaitlandOverall (10km): 1 M Sharkey 34:01; 2 O Chepelin 37:00; 3 J McManus 38:42M60: W Jarvie 40:39Women: 1 F Watson 47:08; 2 C Fox 48:43; 3 R Warren 49:37Overall (5km): 1 N Wilson 17:40; 2 A Wilson 17:55; 3 A Bulloch 18:24Women (all U16): 1 R Russell 19:16; 2 O Robbins 21:28; 3 A Hughes 22:10

APRIL 4CHACEFIELD WOOD TRAIL SERIES, DennyOverall (6km, age not declared): 1 C Russell (Leven LV) 25:47; 2 M Webster (Falk TR) 27:09; 3 D Downey (D’blane) 27:23Women: 1 C Banks 27:55; 2 A McCaig 32:58; 3 I Burnett (C’gie) 33:10

APRIL 3JOE SALT BIRTHDAY COWM RESERVOIR 5km, WhitworthOverall: 1 I Grime (Salf, M45) 16:44; 2 W Smith (Hali, M40) 16:49; 3 H Johnson (Hali, U20) 16:51M45: 2 C Merchant (Roch) 16:52. M60: J Roche (Clay) 19:44Women: 1 H Smith (Ribb) 18:26; 2 J Cook (Salf, W50) 19:49; 3 C Corrigan (Hund, U20) 20:11W65: 1 A Baldwin (Stain) 23:51; 2 S Exon (Traff) 25:14

UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING 5km, StirlingOverall: 1 H Hickey 17:42; 2 D Stretesky 17:42; 3 C Phillip 17:44U16: R Elder 18:18Women: 1 C Kane (U16) 21:22; 2 T Takacs 21:54; 3 C Tschesche 22:00

MARCH 23HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY ROUND THE GROUNDS 5km, EdinburghOverall: 1 L Braby 16:31; 2 A Bisott 16:57; 3 S Macneill 17:41M60: 1 J Farquhar 18:31MEN’S TEAM: P’bello 17Women; 1 A Goddard 19:13; 2 J Holden 20:23; 3 S Saunders 21:26TEAM: P’bello 57

Hannah Oldroyd: on her way to a win at Guiseley

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APRIL 22ACKWORTH HALF MARATHONOverall: 1 S Knowles (Wake, M40) 77:42; 2 S Lowe (P’fract, M40) 78:29; 3 P Johnson (Barns H) 79:33M60: 1 S Boynton (York A) 89:25Women: 1 J Sutcliffe (Hal, W40) 87:02; 2 C Laking (Barns, W35) 91:21; 3 K Storrar (Barns, W45) 92:48W50: 1 G Colville (Barns) 93:11. W55: 1 J Masterman (GVS) 94:13; 2 S Gill (H’gate) 1:40:29; 3 G Boynton (York A) 1:42:02. W65: 1 M Stansfield (Dews) 1:56:13

BUSHLEY MILE, Tewkesbury, GloucestershireOverall: 1 D Owen (Chelt) 4:35; 2 J Dickenson (Herne H) 4:49; 3 A Kazghin (Chelt) 5:05Women: 1 K Dee (H’worth, U20) 5:21; 2 K Sheppard (Chelt, U20) 5:29; 3 T Dee (H’worth, U20) 5:42

LONDON EASTER 10km, Regents ParkOverall: 1 G Layboirne (S Lon) 32:17; 2 S Strange (Bas) 34:21; 3 L Mideksa 35:49Women: 1 G Fenn (Belg) 37:52; 2 C Cotton (AD Mara, W35) 38:01; 3 J Braithwaite (Fulham) 41:02W55: N Hayes (Kent) 44:30 MASSEY FERGUSON EASTER TRACTOR 10km, StoneleighOverall: 1 B Taylor (Kenil) 32:59; 2 C Hanlon (Leam) 33:12; 3 S Doxey (Kenil) 34:31; 4 C Sharp (K&D, M35) 34:34; 5 S Hazell (Mass F, M35) 34:45U20: 1 D Priest (Leam) 35:17Women: 1 K Edwards (Leam, W35) 37:32; 2 N White (N’brook, W35) 38:51; 3 N Bhangal (Leam) 39:49W35: 3 H Winters (Glouc) 40:08. W45: 1 J Jeeves (Leam) 41:13; 2 E Garnett (Kenil) 42:21. W55: 1 T Woolley (Centu) 46:28

STANWICK 10km, WellingboroughOverall: 1 M Hill (R&N) 33:39; 2 L Montgomery (Corby) 34:03; 3 J Uff (BRJ) 34:18; 4 L Taylor (S’end, M40) 34:54U17: T Barnett 37:03Women: 1 R Doherty (Higham) 37:44; 2 S Duffy (BRJ, W40) 41:08; 3 L Smith (W’boro, W35) 41:25

72nd ANNUAL TREDWORTH 4.3, GloucesterOverall: 1 S Kenyon (Glouc) 23:52; 2 M Shepherd (Glouc, M40) 25:31; 3 B Hope (Sev) 25:35M50: D Howells (Sev) 27:24. M65: G Layshon (Sev) 32:28Women: 1 B Moor (Glouc, U20) 28:11; 2 K Martin (W35) 31;10; 3 A Walker (Glouc, W35) 34:26

YEOVILTON EASTER BUNNY 10kmOverall: 1 B Lloyd (Yeovil Olympiads Athletics Club (YOAC)) 34:01; 2 C Green (Wells) 34:20; 3 Z Hurrell (Wells) 34:37M50: 1 J James (Wells) 35:17. M60: 1 J Shapland (Bide) 40:28; 2 D Kitcher (Wells) 40:36Women: 1 S Stone (Tiv, W35) 38:22; 2 R Astington (Running For Time) 39:48; 3 S Pemberton (Serp) 40:04W45: 1 A Thorn (Erme) 40:32; 2 G

Pearson (Running For Time) 42:25. W55: 1 J Woon (Teign) 45:27

APRIL 21ACTIVE FAKENHAM 5km, FakenhamOverall: 1 J O’Neill (Ryst, M35) 16:35; 2 C Stanforth (Ryst) 16:44; 3 N Adams (N Norf, M40) 16:58M55: 1 J Moore (Norf G) 18:13Women: 1 E Gaskins (Colt) 20:46; 2 M Symonds (Norw) 20:52; 3 H Edmonds ( ) 20:55W55: 1 R Robson (N Norf) 21:21

AIR PRODUCTS 10km, CreweOverall: 1 J Hiley ( ) 31:24; 2 K Darcy (Salf, M35) 31:28; 3 B Russell (Liv H) 32:12; 4 C Moulton (Boalloy) 33:41; 5 S Hayes (Dee Striders , M40) 33:41; 6 S Doyle (Vale R, M45) 34:12; 7 M Mccormack (C&N) 34:17; 8 S Ford (Newc S, M40) 34:20; 9 A White (Long E) 34:56M55: 1 P Swan (Stone MM) 37:35; 2 T Taylor (Sandb) 38:39Women: 1 K Crickmore (Stock H, W40) 36:16; 2 S Chesher ( , W35) 38:51; 3 J Evans (Sale) 39:56W35: 2 G Barnett (Vale R) 40:10. W45: 1 L Dawson (Stoke) 40:41; 2 R Coupe (Tel) 41:36. W50: 1 A Fowler (Buxton & District Ac ) 43:01. W55: 1 C Bird (Congle) 43:49. W65: 1 P Davies (Stone MM) 50:30; 2 L Clutton (Chead) 51:59. W70: 1 D Fellows (C&S) 49:17

BRIGHAM 10km, BrighamOverall: 1 A Holliday (Leeds C) 33:13; 2 R Maddams (Kesw, M45) 35:59; 3 P Coon (Netherhall, M35) 36:14Women: 1 N Shaw (C’land) 40:41; 2 K Smith (St Bees) 42:21; 3 B Smith (C’land) 45:08

GALA HARRIERS EASTER CHALLENGE 5km, TweedbankOverall (Gala unless stated): 1 C Wylie (Giff N, M40) 18:46; 2 I Paterson (U13W) 19:39; 3 R Christie (U13) 20:51Women: 1 Paterson 19:39; 2 K Rankin (U13) 22:03; 3 A Jewitt (W40) 23:52

HALE VILLAGE 5, HaleOverall: 1 C Pownell (Knows) 26:43; 2 R Owens ( ) 27:35; 3 J Clarke (Penny L) 28:08M70: 1 M Walker (S’port W) 34:06Women: 1 E Renondeau (Vale R, W35) 29:09; 2 E Gray (Liv H, U20) 31:38; 3 C Edwards (Kirkby Milers) 32:47W55: 1 M Tavener (Vale R) 37:43. W60: 1 P Horsfall (St H Str) 36:59; 2 P Helsby (Kirkby Milers) 39:12; 3 E Mountford (Warr RR) 39:45

NORTH TYNESIDE 10km, North ShieldsDAVID GREEN was a clear winner of this popular Easter Sunday race, which attracted a field of 1850 runners, Les Venmore reports.

Local Jacqueline Penn improved on last year’s third position to win the women’s race.

In the warm, sunny and almost windless conditions, Daniel Alexander took an early lead which had increased up to the four-mile mark. The chasing group closed after this point and it was at five miles that Green took the lead, increasing his advantage to 23 seconds at the finish line.

Green, the winner of the Kielder Half-marathon in 2016 and second in this race two years ago, took 32 seconds off his previous best for the distance.

Alexander bettered his previous time by 43 seconds, while third-placed George Rudman and fourth-placer Matthew Alderson also clocked PB times.

Kevin Connolly was the leading veteran (M40+) in ninth position.Penn, a student at Sheffield University, finished in 40th postion overall, coming home 35 seconds ahead of Sophie Marr with Rachel Adamson another 74 seconds adrift in third. Rachel Breheny, in fourth, was the leading veteran.North Shields Poly were successful in both team competitions.Overall: 1 D Green (NSP) 32:36; 2 D Alexander (Gate) 32:59; 3 G Rudman (Blay) 33:43; 4 M Alderson (Blay)

33:51; 5 M Snowball (Morp) 33:57; 6 J McKenzie (Heat) 34:15; 7 G Crammond (NSP, M35) 34:16; 8 W Hogg 34:43; 9 K Connolly (Gate, M40) 34:55; 10 M McGillivray (Heat, M35) 35:10; 11 P Turner (Els, M45) 35:32; 12 I Walton (M35) 35:37; 13 P Waller (Gate) 35:52M55: 1 G Penn (NSP) 38:00; 2 R Tailford (Tyne Br) 38:05. M70: 1 W Doidge (Low F) 48:37; 2 A Jobling (J&H) 49:48TEAM (4 to score) (unofficial): 1 North Shields Poly 39; 2 Blaydon H 67; 3 Heaton H 82Women: 1 J Penn (NSP) 38:31; 2 S Marr (Tyne Br) 39:06; 3 R Adamson (Tyne Br) 40:20; 4 R Breheny (SSh, W35) 40:33; 5 R McIntyre (NSP) 41:13; 6 C Dixon (Gate) 41:28; 7 R Oldham (W40) 41:30; 8 M Thompson (NSP, W35) 41:36; 9 E McKechnie (Gosf, W40) 42:35; 10 C Parkin (Low F, W35) 42:46; 11 L Hayes (NSP, W45) 42:49W50: 1 V Steinson 44:29. W55: 1 H Robinson (J&H) 44:04. W60: 1 E Waters (Heat) 44:59; 2 A Cummings (NSP)) 48:04. W65: 1 J Davis (Ack) 53:12. W70: 1 A Roberts (Salt) 59:35TEAM (4 to score) (unofficial): 1 North Shields Poly 25; 2 Gosforth H 116; 3 Tyne Bridge H 134

TEIFI 10, LampeterOverall: 1 R Johnson (Aberys, M40) 57:11; 2 G Davies (Aberys) 57:49; 3 J Collier (West Coast Triathlon ) 58:57Women: 1 T Sextons (P’broke, W45) 71:24; 2 C Wyn Davies (Sarn H) 74:57; 3 L Eynon (TROTS, W45) 77:35

APRIL 20RUN THROUGH BATTERSEA PARK 10km, LondonOverall: 1 A Nogales 34:05; 2 R Giles (Kent, M40) 34:54; 3 J Houlton 35:41Women: 1 G Ryan (W35) 36:01; 2 I Ahmedani 38:12; 3 J Day 38:16; 4 G Findlay 38:54

BERAGH 5, BeraghOverall: 1 E Hughes (Acorns) 26:24; 2 C Mcguiness (Foyle V) 26:40; 3 E Mullan (Omagh) 26:48Women: 1 P Donnelly ( ) 32:01; 2 A Murray (Carmen R) 32:09; 3 H Ballard (Omagh) 33:24Overall (5km): 1 M Cox ( ) 15:48; 2 E Dunn (Loughview AC, U20) 17:49; 3 T Kelly (Carmen R, U17) 18:13Women: 1 C Lagan (Finn) 19:08; 2 L Molloy (Omagh, U17) 19:52; 3 A Donnelly (Clones) 21:49

TAVY 5km, TavistockOverall: 1 B Neale (TRP) 16:05; 2 A Holland (Tav) 16:42; 3 T Brew (Tav) 17:17M55: 1 A Ryder (Plymouth Musketeers) 18:03Women: 1 R Ezra (Tamar) 18:26; 2 J Sabine (TRP) 20:20; 3 E Warren (Mudcrew Trail Runners) 20:26W55: 1 T Oxborough (Tav) 22:51

APRIL 19ELSWICK HARRIERS GOOD FRIDAY RACES, Newburn Riverside Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & WearMORPETH HARRIERS won both the senior relays, retaining the men’s title and regaining the women’s prize, Les Venmore reports.

Relay runners competed in bright

sunshine and rising temperatures, though the youngsters’ races were held in the early cool and misty conditions.

There were record fields throughout, with well over 200 teams competing in the relay events.

Morpeth led all the way in the women’s race, with Laura Weightman destroying the opposition on leg one.

Her time of 10:53 missed her course record set in 2017 by just a single second.

Not surprisingly, she was easily the fastest athlete in the event.

Catriona MacDonald and Jane Hodgson maintained the advantage, crossing the finish line almost two minutes ahead of Gosforth, with Jarrow & Hebburn in third position.

Morpeth had set the course record of 35:46 two years ago but surrendered their title to Gateshead in 2018.

In the incorporated veterans Relay, the Elswick team of Judith Nutt, Gillian Howarth and Justina Heslop broke Jarrow & Hebburn’s 2013 record by 23 seconds.

Tyne Bridge and North Shields Poly took the minor awards.

First leg runner, Tracy Millmore of Birtley, was the quickest on the day.

Morpeth had to wait until leg three to take the lead in the men’s relay.

Finn Brodie led for Tyne Bridge on leg one, clocking the day’s fastest time.

Adam Pratt of Morpeth came home fifth just behind B Team runner Thomas Straughan.

Veteran Terry Scott retained the lead for Tyne Bridge on leg two, after being overhauled at one stage by Morpeth’s second runner James Young.

Durham University student Joe Armstrong took the lead for Morpeth on leg three, with Phil Winkler on the final leg crossing the line 11 seconds ahead of Tyne Bridge. Gateshead took third place.

Sunderland won the veteran men’s relay ahead of Tyne Bridge and Gateshead.

The Wearsiders last won the event in 2017.

Gosforth’s second-leg runner Alan Johnson clocked the fastest time.

Two course records were set in the young athletes’ races. Ines Curran bettered her previous figures from last year by 21seconds to win the U15 girls’ contest. Zac Brannon broke the year-old record by six seconds in the U11 boys’ event.

Schools Cross-Country Internationals Chris Perkins and Josh Blevins occupied the first two places in the U15 boys’ race.Other victories went to Tom Slane (U13 boys), Jessica Milburn (U13 girls) and Poppy Wilde (U11 girls).Senior men relay (4x2.2M): 1 Morpeth H 42:57 (A Pratt 10:45, J Young 10:44, J Armstrong 10:36, P Winkler 10:52); 2 Tyne Bridge H 43:08 (F Brodie 10:34, T Scott 10:37, K Reay 11:15, M Fenwick 10:42); 3 Gateshead H 43:31 (M Linsley 10:43, E McGlen 10:55, J Cripwell 10:59, D Alexander 10:54); 4 Morpeth H B 43:50 (T Straughan 10:44, S Hancox 10:49, T Innes 11:16; A Lawrence 11:01); 5 Morpeth H D (U17) 44:41 (D Melling 11:05, R Charlton 10:39, R Bennett 11:33, T Balsdon 11:34); 6 Tyne Bridge B 44:48; 7 Durham City H 44:52; 8


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Laura Weightman: fastest leg at Elswick

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Blackhill Bounders 45:17; 9 South Shields H 45:31; 10 Sunderland H 46:12; 11 Morpeth H C 46:21; 12 Blaydon H 46:25; 13 Houghton H 46:32; 14 Tyne Bridge H C 47:06; 15 Jarrow & Hebburn 47:18; 16 Heaton H 47:22; 17 Birtley 47:44; 18 Gosforth H 47:52; 19 Durham City H B 48:08; 20 North Shields Poly 48:24 Fastest: Brodie 10:34; Armstrong 10:36; Scott (M45)/D Jenkin (Dur) 10:37; Charlton (U17) 10:39; A Bailes (Birt) 10:40; Fenwick 10:42; Linsley 10:43; Young/Straughan 10:44; Pratt 10:45; J Bell (Black B)/L Adams (SSh) 10:48; Hancox 10:49; Winkler 10:52; Alexander 10:54; McGlen (U15) 10:55Veteran men relay (4x2.2M): 1 Sunderland H 46:02 (R Walker 11:19, M Thompson 11:42, S McMahon 11:34, I Dixon 11:27); 2 Tyne Bridge H 47:37 (P Turnbull 11:24, K Smith 11:41, D Wright 11:45, D Moir 12:47); 3 Gateshead H 48:26 (S Medd 11:26, K Connolly 11:36, M Slater 12:32, S Wellings 12:52); 4 Gosforth H 44:38; 5 Elswick H 49:04; 6 Morpeth H 49:33; 7 South Shields H 51:10; 8 Sunderland H B 51:25; 9 Jarrow & Hebburn 51:26; 10 Blaydon H 51:31; 11Morpeth H B 51:41; 12 Houghton H 52:38; 13 Low Fell 53:16; 14 Birtley 53:20; 15 Morpeth H C 53:51Fastest: A Johnson (Gosf, M45) 11:07; A Heppell (Gosf, M40) 11:18; Walker (M45) 11:19; Turnbull (M40) 11:24; Medd (M40) 11:26; Dixon (M40) 11:27; McMahon (M40) 11:34; Connolly (M40)/L Bennett (Morp, M50) 11:36; Smith (M55) 11:41 U15 (1.6M): 1 C Perkins (Birt) 7:52; 2 J Blevins (NSP) 8:11; 3 T Barron (Gate) 8:20; 4 B Waterfield (Morp) 8:25; 5 R Eden (NSP) 8:26; 6 Z Old (NSP) 8:30; 7 D Davies (Morp) 8:30; 8 J Anderson (Gosf) 8:31 TEAM (3 to score): 1 North Shields Poly 13 U13 (1.6M): 1 T Slane (Black B) 8:32; 2 B Marr (Morp) 8:34; 3 J Dixon (Morp) 8:35; 4 R Davies (Morp) 8:38; 5 E Bond (Gosf) 8:48; 6 A Boyer (Darl) 8:49; 7 G Beevers (Birt) 9:08; 8 D Richardson (Darl) 9:19 TEAM (3 to score): 1 Morpeth H 9 U11 (1.1M): 1 Z Brannon (NSP) 6:10

(rec): 2 A Turner (NSP) 6:21; 3 O Makepeace (NSP) 6:22 TEAM (3 to score): 1 North Shields Poly 6 Senior women relay (3x2.2M): 1 Morpeth H 36:07 (L Weightman 10:53, C MacDonald 12:53, J Hodgson 12:21); 2 Gosforth H 38:00 (K Mellor 13:09, R Purves 12:49, H Warburton 12:02); 3 Jarrow & Hebburn 38:10 (G Rutherford 13:05, G Campbell 12:18, S Pattinson 12:47); 4 Morpeth H B 38:57 (H Peck 12:56, L MacDonald 13:09; R Bennett 12:52); 5 Houghton H 39:48 (E Hardie 12:43, L James 13:37, A Pigford 13:28); 6 Tyne Bridge H 39:54; 7 Elswick H 40:34; 8 Claremont 40:54; 9 Gateshead H 41:03; 10 Sunderland H 41:07; 11 Tyne Bridge H B 41:18; 12 Birtley 41:34; 13 Wallsend H 41:36; 14 Morpeth H C 42:05; 15 Low Fell 42:15; 16 Blaydon H 42:23; 17 Chester Le Street 43:01; 18 Heaton H 43:35; 19 Tyne Bridge H C 43:54; 20 Gosforth H B 44:21 Fastest: Weightman 10:53; Warburton 12:02; S Burnett (Birt) 12:07; Campbell 12:18; Hodgson (W35) 12:21; C Wellings (Gate, U17) 12:29; H Wood (Low F) 12:39; S Marr (Tyne Br) 12:41; Hardie (U17) 12:43; E Chong (CleS, U15) 12:44; Pattinson 12:47; Purves (U20) 12:49; Bennett (U20) 12:52; C MacDonald 12:53; Peck (U17) 12:56 Veteran Women relay (3x2.2M): 1 Elswick H 39:28 (rec) (J Nutt 13:14, G Howarth 13:24, J Heslop 12:50); 2 Tyne Bridge H 40:19 (A Dargie 13:10, R Gill 14:09, K Stevenson 13:00); 3 North Shields Poly 40:27 (C McManus 13:06, S Thew 13:37, C Maley 13:44); 4 Birtley 41:11; 5 Morpeth H 41:38; 6 Gateshead H 42:37; 7 Gosforth H 42:49; 8 South Shields H 43:26; 9 Blaydon H 43:38; 10 Elswick H B 43:46; 11 Sunderland Strollers 43:58; 12 Heaton H 44:18; 13 Morpeth H B 44:30; 14 Sunderland H B 44:44; 15 Wallsend H 44:47 Fastest: T Millmore (Birt, W35) 12:42; Heslop (W40) 12:50; G Floyd (Morp, W40) 12:57; S Seymour (Gosf, W40) 12:59; Stevenson (W45) 13:00; Dargie (W40) 13:10; Nutt (W40) 13:14; H King (Morp, W40) 13:15U15 (1.6M): 1 I Curran (Gate) 8:32 (rec); 2 K Francis (Birt) 8:59; 3 H Waugh (NSP) 9:00; 4 W Morris (NSP) 9:22; 5 R Hughes (Gate) 9:28; 6 K Nash (NSP) 9:34; 7 E Van Der Merwe (NSP) 9:41; 8 A Thwaites (Birt) 9:42 TEAM (3 to score): 1 North Shields Poly 13 U13 (1.6M): 1 J Milburn (Gate) 9:32; 2 F Landless (Gosf) 9:35; 3 A Lewis (Gosf) 9:42; 4 K Joslyn (NSP) 9:43; 5 P Old (Els) 9:45; 6 H Wightman (Gosf) 9:46; 7 H Bowyer (Black B) 9:51; 8 M Thursby (Gosf) 9:55TEAM (3 to score): 1 Gosforth H 11 U11 (1.1M): 1 P Wilde (Els) 6:36; 2 K Otterson (NSP) 6:41; 3 G Carter (Dur) 6:59 TEAM (3 to score): 1 North Shields Poly 13

MAIDENHEAD EASTER 10DESPITE all of her travails with trying to oversee Brexit, Theresa May once again donned her yellow vest to act as a course marshall in this traditional Good Friday race, Martin Duff reports.

The local MP, who has been helping out here for about a dozen years, seemed completely unfazed by good hearted banter.

This year, Mrs May oversaw winners Phil Sewell and Sophie Delderfield as they won their respective sections in 52:07 and 62:04.Overall: 1 P Sewell (AFD) 52:07; 2 C Busaileh (Kent) 52:49; 3 J Weaver (Kent) 53:38; 4 S Woolley (W4H) 54:38; 5 J Bolton (W’stock, M45) 55:00; 6 A Lee (M40) 55:15; 7 J Tuttle (Mil K) 55:21; 8 B Paviour (Herne H, M40) 55:23; 9 J Bradford (Bir) 55:40; 10 L Delderfield (VoA) 55:42TEAM: 1 Kent; 2 Witney; 3 SoCWomen: 1 S Delderfield (VoA, W35) 62:04; 2 S Hartley (Kent) 64:36; 2 B Atkinson (M’head, W35) 65:04; 4 M Gibson (Ealing, W35) 65:13; 5 A Wright (VoA) 65:56; 6 K Matthews (Notts Trent U) 66:11W45: 1 K Sargeant (Tread RR) 67:01; 2 T Neale (Burn J) 67:56 TEAM: VoA

CALDERVALE 10, CaldervaleOverall: 1 J Beech 55:33; 2 A Stokes (B&W) 58:47; 3 S Clarl (Bux) 62:17 Women: 1 C Carrdus (Lyth, W45) 71:12; 2 E Bailey (Barlick, W40) 72:25; 3 S Ridehalgh (Acc, W40) 73:08

CHIPPENHAM GOOD FRIDAY 10Overall: 1 A Brecker (Stoke) 50:52; 2 J Turner (C&C) 53:30; 3 M Towler (Avon VR) 54:54 M40: 1 G Dunstone (Bath) 57:11; 2 S Gilbert (Devizes) 57:19. M50: 1 S Bartlett 61:55. M60: 1 D Wright (Ciren) 63:59 Women: 1 E Bell (Bath) 60:36; 2 N Morgan (Chep, W45) 67:08; 3 G Lawton (Avon VR) 69:41 W45: 2 L Cronin (B&W) 70:40. W65: 1 B Avery (Chep) 89:14

EXETER FAST FRIDAY 10km, ExeterOverall: 1 J Bancroft (Wells) 32:35; 2 S Hopton (SWRR) 33:29; 3 J Barnett (Teign) 33:42; 4 R Ellis (Exm H) 33:46; 5 G Gibson (SWRR) 34:47; 6 L Turner (Torbay Tri, M40) 34:59 M50: 1 P Monaghan (Torbayac ) 35:27; 2 M Musgrove (Exm H) 36:18 Women: 1 K Synge-Curtis (Here C) 38:26; 2 M Neal (N Abb) 39:38; 3 N Savill (SWRR) 39:55 W45: 1 D Raggett (Cornwal Ac ) 42:39. W50: 1 C Parkinson (Torbay Tri) 44:44. W55: 1 C Benstead 41:43; 2 J Woon (Teign) 43:49; 3 K Baddeley (Torb) 45:55. W60: 1 J Reay (Exm H) 45:48. W70: 1 J Richardson 59:15

FOLKESTONE 10, HytheOverall: 1 W Munday (MedwayTri) 56:05; 2 A Jackson (Sitt) 58:45; 3 C Rampling (M&M) 58:58 M50: 1 S Male (Folk) 60:39; 2 J Ashworth-Beaumont (Serp) 61:26. M70: 1 D Winch (Than) 72:16 Women: 1 L Weeks (Ton, W35) 67:27; 2 C Day (Ton, W35) 68:12; 3 E Creasey (Folk) 69:18 W45: 1 A Johnson (Central P) 71:45. W65: 1 B Ockendon (I&I) 88:52. W70: 1 S Marzaioli (Hast R) 97:50

NEW MARSKE MERMAID 10km, Marske by the SeaOverall: 1 M Joyeux (Quak, M35) 32:30; 2 A Mitchell (Darl) 33:03; 3 P Allan

(Darl) 33:08; 4 P Brown (New M, M40) 33:40; 5 S Middleton (R&Z, M40) 34:27; 6 M Murray (New M, M50) 34:37; 7 C Rumsey (M&C, M35) 34:40; 8 C Taylor (Darl, M40) 34:57 M45: 1 A Pearson (N Yks M) 35:16. M55: 1 N Walker (New M) 38:18. M60: 1 B Martin (Quak) 38:09. M65: 1 L Taylor (N Yks M) 39:35 Women: 1 A Smith (P’fract, W35) 39:16; 2 J Halloran (Sky, W45) 41:05; 3 G Harcombe-Moore (Hart) 41:51 W50: 1 J Atkinson-Tait (Sedge) 44:59. W55: 1 S Phillips (Darl) 43:21

NEWTOWN CHOCOHOLICS 5kmOverall: 1 M Hall (Shrews) 15:47; 2 P Jones (Shrews, M45) 16:13; 3 P Butler-davies (Osw) 16:27 M40: 1 T Heard (Osw) 16:55. M60: 1 E Davies (Maldwyn) 19:45 Women: 1 M Griffiths (Maldwyn, U13) 19:30; 2 S Livett (Menai) 19:50; 3 D Morris (Builth, W35) 20:18 W65: 1 L Bowers (Worc) 23:15

SALFORD 10km, SalfordOverall: 1 N Shreeve (C&C) 31:03; 2 J Douglas (Bord H) 31:26; 3 C Richards (Salf) 31:29; 4 R Danson (Wesh) 31:33; 5 T Smith ( ) 31:40; 6 E Banks (Bir) 31:43; 7 J Ashcroft (Leeds C) 31:52; 8 G Hill (Sale) 31:57; 9 J Massingham (Roth, U20) 32:02; 10 M Hill (Leeds C, M40) 32:05; 11 M Lockyer (Leeds C, M35) 32:12; 12 C Smith (Leeds C) 32:47; 13 S Littler (Wesh, M45) 32:49; 14 G Cooke (P’stone) 32:52; 15 M Dawson (N Der, M40) 32:52; 16 B Coop (Bury) 32:53; 17 A Bellew (Leeds C) 33:06; 18 J Watson (B’burn, M35) 33:10; 19 J Holgate (B’burn) 33:15; 20 C Fell (Ross, M40) 33:21; 21 P Speake (Wilm, M40) 33:24; 22 E Mallett (Clap C) 33:26; 23 A Johnson (Roth, M35) 33:32; 24 J Prest (Traff, M45) 33:33; 25 J Hobbs (Vall, M40) 33:34; 26 D Brown (L&M) 33:40; 27 L Minns (BWF) 33:43; 28 I Grime (Salf, M45) 34:00; 29 S Crook (Stock H, M40) 34:06; 30 S Watmough (Warr, M55) 34:07; 31 M Magee (Clay) 34:10; 32 M Shaw (Chorlton, M40) 34:14; 33 T Blaney (B’burn) 34:16; 34 D Bundred (Wilm, U20) 34:17; 35 T Collinge (Queensb) 34:18; 36 D Potter (Mid M, M45) 34:21; 37 W Wilkinson (Prest) 34:27; 38 T Midgley (Bing, M35) 34:29; 39 R Wilson (Kend, M40) 34:31; 40 B Walmsley (RVH) 34:32; 41 P Hoole (Roth, M35) 34:33; 42 B Crowther (Hal) 34:36; 43 B Hobson (Chorlton) 34:38; 44 B Owen (Leeds C, W) 34:41; 45 B McIntyre (Sale, M40) 34:43; 46 G Mallett (Clap C) 34:47; 47 D Russell (Traff, M40) 34:53; 48 S Croft (R Rose, M35) 34:54; 49 M Russell (Salf, M50) 34:56; 50 I

Carruthers ( ) 34:57 M40: 11 A Haney (Chorlton) 35:01; 12 P Bagan (Warr) 35:29. M45: 5 B Edwards (Bury) 35:33; 6 J Knowles (Bolt) 35:47; 7 M Wilson (Kend) 35:58. M50: 2 C Batho (Stock H) 36:58; 3 T Flanagan (Swint) 37:24. M55: 2 R Downs (Wilm) 35:20. M60: 1 P Muller (Horw) 36:34. M65: 1 S Owen (Salf) 41:10. M70: 1 G Cumber (Hal) 44:50; 2 R Hall (Hal) 47:15 Women: 1 Owen 34:41; 2 G Malir (Leeds C) 35:03; 3 L Hesketh (Clay, W35) 35:22; 4 J Elgood (Ilkley, U20) 35:36; 5 E Bolton (RVH, U20) 35:58; 6 S Hughes (Roth) 36:39; 7 R Friend (Leeds C) 36:53; 8 F Davies (Roth, W45) 37:30; 9 E Downs (Sale) 37:32; 10 H Glover (RVH) 38:00; 11 H Buswell (Leeds C) 38:30; 12 E Crowe (Wrex, W45) 38:33; 13 J Sutcliffe (Hal, W40) 38:48; 14 K Sharp (G’dale) 38:51; 15 A Bagnall (P’atyn) 39:21; 16 S Ratcliffe (AFD) 39:23 W45: 3 K Geelan (Bury) 41:18. W50: 1 J Cook (Salf) 40:36; 2 F Price (Avon VR) 43:11; 3 K Oddy (Hal) 43:20; 4 S Malir (Ilkley) 43:31. W55: 1 B Wright (BWF) 41:51; 2 B Jackson (Alt) 45:11. W60: 1 J Jefferson (R Rose) 44:13. W65: 1 C Douglass (R Rose) 52:35

ST ALBANS EASTER 10kmOverall: 1 T Grimes 34:56; 2 G Mangan 36:00; 3 S Jennings (Active T) 36:52 Women: 1 J Conway (St Alb S) 40:31; 2 T Francova (Wimb W, W35) 41:37; 3 L Pearson (Harl RC, W40) 41:46 W50: 1 C Hale (Gard CR) 42:08; 2 D Steer (St Alb) 44:43. W55: 1 S Turner (Tring) 45:59

SUDBURY FUN RUN 5, SudburyOverall: 1 A Ridley (Bir) 27:22; 2 C Burgoyne (Spring S, M35) 27:47; 3 D O Boyle (St Ed) 27:53 M45: 1 A Howlett (Fram) 28:56. M55: 1 C Ridley (Col H) 30:11; 2 S Langley (EMAC) 30:26; 3 P West (Col H) 30:35 Women: 1 D Glover (Fram) 29:04; 2 O Robson (St Ed, W45) 32:02; 3 J Gooderham (St Ed) 32:27 W40: 1 J Kading (S’mkt) 33:54. W50: 1 G Leathers (St Ed) 35:19. W55: 1 D Cattermole (Col H) 36:37

WESTONBIRT HOUSE EASTER 10km & HALF-MARATHON, Overall (10km): 1 F Hawker (B&W) 38:09; 2 S Henderson (T Bath) 39:46; 3 C O’Donoghue (B&W, W) 39:49Women: 1 O’Donoghue 39:49; 2 C Jolliffe (B&W, W50) 41:06; 3 S Barter 43:52Overall (13.1M): P Hocking (Durs, M40) 79:34Women: C McAleese (Vegan, W40) 95:57

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Saturday April 27SATURN RUNNING MIDWEEK CHASING NUMBERS 7-HOUR (DAY 3)Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey. 9.30am.saturnrunning.co.ukBLACKBURN BUBBLE RUSH 5kmPleckgate High School, Blackburn. 9am.bubblerush.co.ukBUTCOMBE ULTRA 48Cider Barn, Cheddar, Avon.butcombetrailultra.comENDURANCELIFE CTS PEMBROKESHIRE 12.2km/15.1/27.7/34.5Little Haven, Haverfordwest, Pembs. 9am.endurancelife.comEXMOUTH CLINIC MAER 10kmSea Front Exmouth, Devon. Noon.letsdothis.com/e/the-clinic-maer-10km-half-marathon-159263HIGHLAND FLING 53Bytheway Hostel, Tyndrum.highlandflingrace.orgLEEDS BUBBLE RUSH 5kmHarewood House, Leeds. 9am.bubblerush.co.ukMALVERN HILLS TRAIL HALF-MARATHONElim Arts Centre, West Malvern, Worcestershire. 10am.davetalbot.net/malvern-hills-trail-half-marathonSHROPSHIRE WAY ULTRA 50Ellesmere, Shropshire.shropshirewayultra.runTHE FOX 21km/40km/60kmWilfred Noyce Centre, Godalming, Surrey.aat-events.com/race/the-foxTWYFORD TRAIL RUN 5km/10kmHunter Park, Twyford, Hampshire. 2pm.muddyrunners.org.uk

Sunday April 28BAGGERIDGE 5km/10kmBaggeridge Country Park, Sedgley, Worcestershire. 9am.kickassendurance.co.ukBLACKDOWN HILL CHALLENGE 8kmFernhurst Rec Ground, Sussex. 9am.pavilion2022.org.ukBLUEBELL TRAIL RUN 5km/10kmDalkeith Country Park, Dalkeith.bluebelltrail.co.ukBURNTWOOD ROTARY 5km/10kmChasewater Country Park, Burntwood, Stafforshire. 11am.cambaevents.co.uk

CHESTERFIELD AVENUE RUN 5kmThe Avenue Washlands, Mill Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. 10am.cannonevents.co.uk/events/ the-avenue-5k-1500-metersCUPCAKE CAPER 8-HOURExeter Riverside Park, Exeter, Devon. 9am.jollyrunning.ukEXMOUTH HALF-MARATHONSea Front Exmouth, Devon. Noon.letsdothis.com/e/the-clinic-maer-10km-half-marathon-159263GRASS SNAKE 12/VIPER 15Admirals Park, Chelmsford, Essex. 2pm.multisport-management.co.ukHAGLEY HALL RESOLUTION 5km/10km/15kmHagley Hall, Hagley, Worcs. 11am.stroke.org.ukJURASSIC TRAIL 5km/10km/HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONMarsh Barn, West Bay, Dorset. 9am.beyondeventsinfo.org.uk/jurassic_trail.htmlLONGHORN 5km/10km/HALF-MARATHON/MARATHON/60km ULTRAThorseby Hall, Ollerton, Notts. 8.30am.sbrevents.co.ukPEAK DISTRICT SPRING SERIES 5km/16kmTideswell Sports Complex, Tideswell, Derbyshire. 8.30am.trailrunningpeaks.co.uk/spring-seriesPENSFORD TRAIL 6Publow Lane, Pensford, Bristol. 11am.pensford.fullonsport.com/event/pensford-10k-trail-run-2019RUN BALMORAL 3/15Balmoral Estates, Crathie, Aberdeenshire. 1pm.runbalmoral.comRUN THE CLAYDONS 7Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire. 9.30am.facebook.com/RuntheClaydonsRUN WYRE FOREST 5km/10kmWyre Forest Visitors Centre, Callow Hill, Bewdley. 10.30am.runnation.co.uk/r/wyreforest10k_2019SWALEDALE RUNNERS EASTER 2.5Richmond, North Yorkshire. 10.30am.facebook.com/swaledaleroadrunnersTISSINGTON MARATHONParsley Hay, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 10am.nice-work.org.ukWASHINGTON 10kmBiddick Academy School, Washington, Tyne and Wear. 10am.urbantrails.co.uk/washington

YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE PARK RUN FOR WILDLIFE 5kmYorkshire Wildlife Park, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. 9am.curlysathletes.co.uk

Tuesday April 30ANDEMS RUNNERS GEOFF DOGGETT MEMORIAL COWM 5kmCock & Magpie, Whitworth, Lancashire. [email protected] FOREST CHALLENGE 6-HOURSalcey Forest, Hartwell, Northamptonshire. 9am.bigbearevents.net

Wednesday May 1ASTLEY PARK 4.5 SERIESHall Gate, Chorley, Lancashire. 7.30pm.chorley-athletic-and-triathlon.org/ astley-trail-series.phpBEDGEBURY PINETUM SUMMER 5km/10km SERIESBedgebury National Pinetum & Forest, Goudhurst, Kent. 7pm.nice-work.org.ukDOWN TO THE WYRE 10kmWyre Forest Visitors Centre, Callow Hill, Bewdley. 10.30am.toughrunneruk.com/events/down-to-the-wyre-10k-west-midlandsHUNDRED ACRES SUMMER 5 SWERIESWest Walk, Hundred Acres Wood, Wickham, Hampshire. 7pm.ruralrunningevents.com/event/hundred-acres-summer-xc-series-cxJOHN CARR RACE SERIES - THE TRIG 4Titus Salt Sch, Shipley, W Yorks. 7.15pm.racebest.com/races/6fc65KIRKBY GET YOUR ROCKS OFF 5Kirkby, Merseyside.kirkbymilerevents.comPOOLE RUNNERS SUMMER 3.5 SERIESUpton Country Park, Poole, Dorset. 6.45pm.poolerunners.comRUN RICHMOND PARK 5km/10kmRichmond Park, Richmond, Surrey. 10am.thefixevents.comSTRATHKINNESS TO BLEBOCRAIGS 7kmStrathkinness Church Hall, Strathkinness Fife.fifeac.orgWIMBLEDON TRAIL SERIES 5Wimbledon Common, London. 7pm.goodrunguide.co.uk

Thursday May 2KIRKBY FINE TIME TRAIL 5Kirkby, Merseyside.kirkbymilerevents.comSTEEPLE ASHTON 5X5 5km SERIESSt Mary’s Recreation Grounds, Steeple Ashton, Avon. 7pm.avonvalleyrunners.org.uk

Friday May 3KIRKBY PRESSURE POINT 5Kirkby, Merseyside.kirkbymilerevents.comTORRINGTON ROUND THE TREE 2.75Torrington, Devon. 6.45pm.torringtonaac.org

Saturday May 4ABNEY CHEADLE RUN 5kmAbney Hall, Cheadle, Cheshire. 9.30am.abneycheadlerun.co.ukBRIGHTLINGSEA 10km/HALF-MARATHON/MARATHON/ULTRABrightlingsea Marsh Nature Reserve, Brightlingsea, Essex. 9.30am.eventbrite.co.uk/e/may-the-fourth-be-with-you-half-marathon-marathon-and-ultramarathon-registration-47146209582EAST DEVON ROUND 62Village Hall, Offwell, Honiton, Devon.eastdevonround.comHURSTBOURNE 5George V Playing Fields, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire. 11am.hurstbourne5.org.ukISLE OF WIGHT CHALLENGE 25km/50km/106kmChale Rec Ground, Chale, IOW. 7am.isleofwightchallenge.comKIRKBY MERSEY PARADISE 10kmKirkby, Merseyside.kirkbymilerevents.comLETCHWORTH FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 5kmLetchworth Outdoor Pool, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire. 9am.firstsaturday5km.org.ukMAY THE FOURTH 6-HOURStation Road, Wickham, Hants. 9.30am.onthewhistle.co.uk/may-the-fourthMAY THE FOURTH TRAIL HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONCardimill Valley, Church Stretton, Shropshire. 10am.codrc.co.ukMID SUSSEX EAST GRINSTEAD MILE/10Saint Hill Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex. 10.30am.nice-work.org.uk

OMM FESTIVAL HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONTackeroo Site, Cannock Chase, Rugeley, Staffordshire. 10.30am.theomm.com/omm-festivalPECKHAM 10kmRye Park, Peckham, London. 10.30am.mccpromotions.comRAMSEY BUBBLE RUSH 5kmMooragh Park, Ramsey, Isle of Man. 9am.bubblerush.co.ukRED KITE 10km/HALF-MARATHONWoodlands Caravan Site, Ponterwyd. 1pm.redkite-barcudcoch.org.ukSATURN RUNNING THE DARK SIDE STRIKES BACK 7-HOURWokingham Waterside Centre Earley, Berkshire. 9.30am.saturnrunning.co.ukTAYNISH RUN FESTIVAL 6.8Village Hall, Tayvallich, Argyll. Noon.m.facebook.com/thetaynishrunTOUR OF THE FYLDE BEACH 4 (DAY 1)South Parade, Lytham St Annes. 11am.bookitzone.com/ron_mcandrew/xSjFFXUP THE ODDA 10kmHawksworth, West Yorkshire. 10am.facebook.com/uptheodda

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Saturday April 27BALLYNAHINCH LIONS 5km/10kmThe Square, Ballynahinch. 1.30pm.ballynahinchlionsclub.co.ukBLACKPOOL FESTIVAL OF RUNNING 5km/10kmNorth Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire. 9.30am.fyldecoastrunning.orgCORMAC RUN 5km/10kmEglish GAA, Eglish, Co Tyrone. 10am.cormacrun.orgRUN BALMORAL CONOCOPHILLIPS 5kmBalmoral Estates, Crathie, Aberdeenshire. 12.30pm.runbalmoral.comRUN BALMORAL STENA DRILLING TARTAN 10kmBalmoral Estates, Crathie, Aberdeenshire. 2pm.runbalmoral.comRUN DURHAM HAMSTERLEY 10kmHamsterley Forest, Hamsterley, Co Durham. 11am.runnation.co.ukRUNTHROUGH LEE VALLEY VELOPARK MILE/5km/10km/10M/ HALF-MARATHONLee Valley VeloPark, London. 9am.runthrough.co.ukWRAY SCARECROW 10kmMain Street, Wray, Lancashire. 1.15pm.wrayvillage.co.uk

Sunday April 28BLACKPOOL FESTIVAL OF RUNNING HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONNorth Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire. 9.30am.fyldecoastrunning.orgBRIDGE 5kmRecreation Ground, Bridge, Canterbury, Kent. 10.30am.sportingeventsuk.comCORSHAM ST GEORGE’S 10kmLacock Road, Corsham, Wiltshire. 9.15am.corshamrunningclub.co.ukDRAGON’S LAIR 10kmResevoir Hill, Moira, Swadlincote, Derbys.jackrabbitevents.co.ukFORDINGBRIDGE FIRE STATION 10kmFordingbridge Fire Station, Hants 11am.fordingbridgefirestation.comFRENCHAY 10kmUWE Glenside Campus, Stapleton. 11am.frenchay10k.co.ukHARBOUR VIEW 5kmSt Helier, Jersey. 2.15pm.run.je/eventsISLE OF ARRAN ORMIDALE 10kmOrmidale Sports Pavilion, Brodick, Isle of Arran. Noon.arranrunners.weebly.comLEICESTER’S BIG 10kmAbbey Park, Leicester. 9.30am.tempoevents.co.ukMORECAMBE 5kmMorecambe, Lancashire. 11am.lancaster-race-series.co.ukRISBOROUGH RUN IN THE PARK 5kmWades Pk, Princes Risborough, Bucks. 9am.risboroughruninthepark.weebly.comROTARY SHAKESPEARE HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONChurch St, Stratford-upon-Avon. 9am.shakespearemarathon.org.uk

RUN ARMAGH 5km/10kmRoyal School, Armagh. 2pm.runarmagh.comRUN DC 10kmTobermore Road, Draperstown. 11am.draperstownceltic.co.ukSILLY HILLY HALF-MARATHONPort Haverigg, Millom, Cumbria. 9.30am.facebook.com/lighthouse10k/posts/371650526994127SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT STIRLING RUN HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONKing’s Park, Stirling. 9am.greatrun.org/great-stirling-runTERRY O’GARA MEMORIAL 5kmSegedunum Museum, Wallsend. 10.30am.wallsendharriers.orgVIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHONGreenwich, London.virginmoneylondonmarathon.comWIMBLEDON 10km/HALF-MARATHONWimbledon Common, Wimbledon. 9am.runuk.co.uk

Tuesday April 30EHH SUMMER LEAGUE SPROATLEY 6Constable Arms, Sproatley, East Yorkshire. 7.15pm.easthullharriers.comYORK AND DISTRICT SUMMER 10km LEAGUEPocklington, East Yorkshire. 7pm.roadraceleague.org.uk

Wednesday May 1ABERAVON SEAFRONT 5km SERIESAberavon Promenade, Port Talbot. 7pm.run4allneath.co.ukCROXBY 4.44Croxby Crossroads, Croxby, Lincs. 7pm.cleethorpesac.co.ukDUDLEY KINGSWINFORD LCP 10kmSwindon Road, Wall Heath, Kingswinford, West Midlands. 7.15pm.dkrunningclub.co.uk/lcp-10kHOLLINGWORTH LAKE 5km SERIESLittleborough RUFC, Lancashire. 7.30pm.cannonballevents.co.ukNORTH EAST MASTERS AA OPEN RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS (3x3km)Bedeswell Park, Jarrow. 6.30pm.northeastmastersathletics.weebly.comRUNTHROUGH CHASE THE SUN VICTORIA PARK 5km/10kmVictoria Park, London. 7pm.runthrough.co.ukSOUTH SHIELDS MONTHLY MILESouth Shields Ferry Landing, Ferry Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear. 7.15pm.themonthlymile.co.ukSPENCERS ARMS DASH 3.75Spencers Arms, Barugh Green, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. 7pm.barnsleyac.co.uk

Thursday May 2BUXWORTH 5Navigation Inn, Buxworth, High Peak, Derbyshire. 7.30pm.goytvalleystriders.org.uk/pages/buxsworth.htmlKIDLINGTON AC MOTA-VATION SERIES (5.19)Recreation Ground, Charlton-on-Otmoor, Oxfordshire. 7pm.kidlingtonrunning.org.ukLANCASTER SUPPER RUN 4Ripley St Thomas High School, Lancaster. 7.30pm.ukroadraces.info

Friday May 3DALTON CHARTER 10kmDalton CC, Dalton in Furness. 7.15pm.ukroadraces.infoDAVE PHILLIPS MEMORIAL 2.1 SERIESPeel promenade, Peel, Isle of Man. 7pm.westernac.orgEALING MILELammas Park, Ealing, London. 12.30pm.ealinghalfmarathon.com/the-mile-seriesNAKED MILENinesprings Country Pk, Yeovil. 6.30pm.runningfortime.co.ukSELF TRANSCENDENCE 5km (Inc SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS)Silverknowes, Edinburgh. 7.30pm.uk.srichinmoyraces.org/races/edinburgh

Saturday May 4CHESTERFIELD NO WALK IN PARK 5kmQueens Pk, Chesterfield, Derbys. 9.30am.northderbyshirerc.jimdo.comIT’S A PIECE OF CAKE 10kmBoggart Clough Park, Blackley, Greater Manchester. 11am.facebook.com/itsapieceofcake10kmQEOP SUMMER 10km SERIESQueen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. 9.30am.theraceorganiser.comRUN FOR SPARKLE 5kmChurch Lane, Remenham, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire. 10am.racespace.com/cactus-events/run-for-sparkle-henleyTAYNISH RUN FESTIVAL 10kmVillage Hall, Tayvallich, Argyll. Noon.facebook.com/thetaynishrunWILLOWBROOK HALEWOOD 5km SERIESEnvironment Centre, Okell Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside. 10.30am.knowsleyharriers.com

Sunday May 55TH MAY 5kmRoe Valley Country Park, Limavady, Co Londonderry. 11am.northernvelocity.co.ukABP NEWPORT WALES 10km/MARATHONNewport Centre, Newport, Gwent. 9am.newportwalesmarathon.co.ukABP SOUTHAMPTON 10km/HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONGuildhall, Southampton, Hampshire. 9am.abpsouthamptonhalf.co.ukASDA FOUNDATION GEAR 10kmHigh Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk. 10.45am.runforall.comBHGE 10kmAberdeen Beach Promenade, Aberdeen.sportaberdeen.co.uk/Pages/Category/bhge-running-festivalBIG ROCK 10kmPenmaenmawr, Conwy. 10am.runwales.comCARDIFF RACE FOR VICTORY 5kmMerthyr Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 7pm.cardiff5k.comCIDERTHON HALF-MARATHONLongrun Meadow, Taunton. 11am.ciderthon.comDEEP RIVER ROCK BELFAST CITY MARATHONStormont Estate, Belfast. 9am.belfastcitymarathon.comGLASTONBURY ROUND TOR 5km/10kmGlastonbury Abbey, Somerset. 10.30am.glastonburyroadrun.info

HIGH EASTER 10kmHigh Easter Village Hall, The Street, Chelmsford, Essex. 10am.essexinfo.net/higheaster10kKESWICK HALF-MARATHONPortinscale, Keswick, Cumbria. 11.30am.keswickhalfmarathon.co.ukKIRKBYMOORSIDE 10kmMemorial Hall, Kirkbymorside, North Yorkshire. 2pm.kirkbymoorside10k.co.ukLANGTOFT 10kmManor Close, Langtoft, Lincs. 10.15am.langtoftroadrun.btck.co.ukLEEDS SPRING CHALLENGE 2-HOURBodington Cycle Circuit, Leeds. 11am.seeyorkrunyork.co.uk/eventsLIVERPOOL SPRING 5km/10kmHope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside. 10am.merseyraces.co.ukMK MARATHON WEEKEND ROCKET 5kmStadium Way, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire. 9am.mkmarathon.com/enter-eventsNORTH DORSET VILLAGE MARATHONBath Road, Sturminster Newton, Dorset. 8.30am.ndvm.co.ukNORTH LINCOLNSHIRE HALF-MARATHONGlanford Park, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. 9am.northlincshalf.co.ukOLDHAM 7kmOldham, Lancashire. 11am.muirs-miles.co.ukRANELAGH RICHMOND HALF-MARATHONKew FC, Petersham, London. 8.30am.ranelaghhalfmarathon.webs.comREGENT’S PARK SUMMER 10km SERIESThe Hub, Regent’s Park, London. 9.30am.regentsparkraces.orgRISBOROUGH RUN IN THE PARK 5kmWades Park, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. 9am.risboroughruninthepark.weebly.comRUN FRIMLEY 10kmFrimley Park Hospital, Frimley, Surrey. 9.30am.frimleypark.nhs.ukRUN HEATON 5km/10km/ HALF-MARATHONMiddleton Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester. 9.30am.runheaton.comSHERRIFF 10kmThe Sqaure, Scorton, Preston, Lancashire. 10.30am.ukroadraces.infoSIMPLYHEALTH GREAT BRISTOL 10kmAnchor Road, Bristol. 9am.greatrun.orgSLEAFORD HALF-MARATHONEslaforde Park, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. 9.45am.sleafordhalf.comUTTOXETER 10km/HALF-MARATHONRacecourse, Wood Lane, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. 9.30am.uttoxeterroadrunners.clubWINGS FOR LIFE WORLD RUN 3kmChiswick Park, Chiswick. Noon.wingsforlifeworldrun.comWYMESWOLD WADDLE 5Brook Street, Wymeswold, Leicestershire. 10.30am.facebook.com/wymeswoldwaddle

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Saturday April 27ATHLETICS NORTHERN IRELAND OPENAntrim.athleticsni.orgCUMBRIA LEAGUEWhitehaven.LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS BUCS TRIALS & OPEN (Inc BUCS 10,000m CHAMPIONSHIPS)Loughborough. Noon.loughboroughsport.com/au-athletics/fixturesMIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUEPerivale.myal.org.ukSCOTTISH ATHLETICS U17 CHALLENGE1: Grangemouth. 2: Kilmarnock.scottishathletics.org.ukSOMERSET COUNTY SCHOOLS COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPSStreet. Until Sunday April 28.somersetschoolsathletics.org.ukSOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE1: UEA Norwich. 2E: Cambridge.southernathletics.org.ukUK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT U13/U15 LEAGUEMidland NE 1A: Leicester. Midland NE 1B: Derby. Midland NE 1C: Tipton. Midland NE 1D: Tipton. Midland Premier NE: Birmingham. Midland Premier SW: Swansea. Midland SW 1A: Braunton. Midland SW 1B: Hereford. Nth E 1: Doncaster. Nth E 2: Doncaster. Nth Premier East: Hull. Nth Premier West: Sportcity. Nth West 1: Trafford. Nth West 2: Blackpool. Nth West 3N: Carlisle. Nth West 3S: Wrexham. Northern Ireland: Antrim. Scotland 1: Grangemouth. Sth Central 1: Harrow. Sth Central 2: Crawley. Sth E 1: Woodford Green. Sth E 2: Ashford. Sth Premier 1: Tooting Bec. Sth Premier 2: Southampton. Sth W 1: Walton. Sth W 2: Portsmouth.ukydl.org.ukWELSH ATHLETICS LEAGUENewport.welshathletics.org

Sunday April 28BMC REGIONAL RACESBirmingham. 4pm.britishmilersclub.comCORNWALL AC WARM-UP OPENCarn Brea.cornwallac.org.ukCORNWALL & COUNTY SCHOOLS’ COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPSCarn Brea.cornwallathletics.orgDEVON OPEN SERIESPlymouth.tavistockathletics.co.uk/devon-open-series-2ESSEX 5000m CHAMPIONSHIPSBraintree.essexcountyaa.org.ukESSEX MULTI EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS (Inc OPEN EVENT)Thurrock.essexcountyaa.org.ukHUNTINGDONSHIRE AC CHAMPSSt. Ives.huntsac.org.ukINTERTRUST CHALLENGE OPENSt. Peter Port.guernseyathletics.org.gg



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MEDWAY & MAIDSTONE AC OPENGillingham.mandmac.orgNORTH EASTERN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE1: Middlesbrough. 2N: Whitley Bay. 2S: Jarrow.necaa.infoORKNEY OPENKirkwall.orkneyathleticclub.co.ukSCOTTISH ATHLETICS U17 CHALLENGENE: Aberdeen.scottishathletics.org.ukUK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT U13/U15 LEAGUEScotland 2: Kilmarnock. Scotland NE: Aberdeen.ukydl.org.ukUK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT U17/U20 LEAGUESOUTH 2A :Stevenage. 10.15am.ukydl.org.ukYORKSHIRE & DISTRICT YOUNG ATHLETE LEAGUEPremier/1/2: Cudworth.yadal.co.uk

Monday April 29BLACKHEATH & BROMLEY OPENBromley. 6.30pm.bandbhac.org.ukBMC REGIONAL RACESLeeds. 7pm.britishmilersclub.comSOUTHERN COUNTIES VETS’ LEAGUEHampshire: Portsmouth. South London: Wimbledon.scvac.org.uk

Tuesday April 30BMC REGIONAL RACESExeter. 8pm.britishmilersclub.comEXETER HARRIERS EVENING OPENExeter.exeterharriers.org.ukTRAFFORD AC GRAND PRIX OPEN (DISTANCE/THROWS)Stretford. 6.15pm.traffordac.co.uk

Wednesday May 1AFAN NEDD TAWE SECONDARY SCHOOLS/COLLEGES CHAMPIONSHIPSSwansea.BMC REGIONAL RACESWormwood Scrubs. 8pm.britishmilersclub.com/fixturesEASTERN MASTERS AC LEAGUECentral: Stevenage. North: St. Ives. South: Bury St Edmunds.emac.org.ukGRANGEMOUTH GRADED OPENGrangemouth. 6.30pm.falkirkcommunitytrust.orgHERCULES WIMBLEDON AC SPRINT/MIDDLE DISTANCE OPENWimbledon.herculeswimbledonac.org.uk/sprint-middle-distance-nightISLE OF MAN LEAGUEDouglas.iomaa.infoMDAL MIDDLE DISTANCE OPENCwmbran.welshathletics.orgMIDLAND VETERANS’ LEAGUEEast: Nuneaton. North: Telford.mvtfl.wordpress.com

ROSENHEIM LEAGUE DIVISION WESTSutton. 6.30pm.herculeswimbledonac.org.ukTVH OPEN GRADED SERIESWormwood Scrubs.thamesvalleyharriers.comULSTER SCHOOLS DISTRICT A CHAMPIONSHIPSBelfast.ussaa.co.ukULSTER SCHOOLS DISTRICT B CHAMPIONSHIPSBelfast.ussaa.co.ukWARWICKSHIRE OPEN GRADEDCoventry.warwickshirecountyaa.co.ukWATFORD OPEN GRADED MEETINGWatford. 7pm.watfordharriers.org.ukWEST YORKSHIRE LEAGUECleckheaton. 1pm.wakefield-harriers.co.uk/wytfl/wytfl.htm

Thursday May 2ACHILLES SCHOOL RELAYSOxford.x.achilles.org/siteCUMBRIA COUNTY SCHOOLS COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPSBarrow. Until Friday May 3.SHROPSHIRE YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUETelford. 6.45pm.oswestryolympians.co.uk

Friday May 3BERKSHIRE SCHOOLS COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPSBracknell.berkshireathletics.org.ukSOUTHERN COUNTIES VETERANS’ LEAGUEKent: Eltham.scvac.org.uk

Saturday May 4ALDER VALLEY BOYS’ LEAGUEBracknell. 11.30am.wseh.info/aldervalleyboysATHLETICS NORTHERN IRELAND OPENBelfast. 10am.athleticsni.orgBMC PB CLASSICStreet. 5.30pm.britishmilersclub.comBUCS CHAMPIONSHIPSBedford. Until Monday May 6.bucs.org.ukCHESHIRE LEAGUEAshton under Lyne, Warrington, Wrexham.cheshireaa.comDWARF SA NATIONAL GAMESBirmingham.EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUESt Albans, Watford.eyal.org.ukHUMBERSIDE LEAGUE & OPEN SERIESHull.MID LANCASHIRE LEAGUEClayton.midlancs.org.ukNOTTS MINI LEAGUEBingham.notts-minileague.co.ukSCOTTISH ATHLETICS MENS LEAGUE1/2: Grangemouth. scottishleague.org.ukWELSH JUNIOR LEAGUEEast: Hereford. West: Haverfordwest.welshathletics.org

Sunday May 5CUDWORTH SUMMER SERIES OPENCudworth.EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUEIpswich, Peterborough.eyal.org.ukEBBISHAM BOYS’ LEAGUE1/2: Carshalton. GRAMPIAN LEAGUEEast: Perth. North: Inverness.grampianathleticsleague.synthasite.comHUNTINGDONSHIRE AC CHAMPSSt. Ives.huntsac.org.ukINTERTRUST CHALLENGE OPENSt. Peter Port.guernseyathletics.org.ggNORTH LANARKSHIRE LEISURE/LAAA OPEN GRADED MEETINGWishaw.q-buster.co.ukSOUTH WEST LEAGUEBraunton.swathletics.org.ukTEAM EAST LOTHIAN OPEN GRADEDMeadowmill. 11am.teameastlothian.org.ukUK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT U17/U20 LEAGUEMidland NE 1A: Stourport. Midland NE 1b: Stourport. Midland NE 1C: Tipton. Midland NE 1D: Tipton. Midland Premier NE: Birmingham. Midland Premier SW: Swansea. Midland SW 1: Hereford. NE 1: Middlesbrough. NE 2: Spinkhill. Nth Premier: Carlisle. Nth West 1: Preston. North West 2: Leigh. Nth West 3: Blackburn. Sth 1A: Harrow. Sth 1B: Tonbridge. Sth 2B: Walton. Sth 2C: Medway. Sth Premier: Reading.ukydl.org.uk

WALKS

Saturday April 27ALLEN TROPHY 7Chorley.

Sunday April 28RWA 10kmCoventry.

OVERSEAS

Saturday April 27IAAF COMBINED EVENTS CHALLENGE MEETINGLana, Italy. Until Sunday April 28.iaaf.orgROCK ‘N’ ROLL MADRID MARATHONMadrid, Spain.runrocknroll.com/madrid/en

Sunday April 28IAAF WORLD CHALLENGE MEETING INC IAAF HAMMER CHALLENGEBragança Paulista, Brazil.iaaf.org

Wednesday May 1DUBLIN ATHLETIC BOARD OPENDublin (S), Ireland. 7pm.dublinathletics.com

Friday May 3IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUEDoha, Qatar.diamondleague.com


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IT IS NOT just the elite athletes who will have a place in the history books in their sights at

the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon – a grand total of 84 Guinness World Records are being attempted, featuring 95 runners.

A team of Guinness World Records adjudicators will be on hand this Sunday to verify and confirm records which range from fastest man carrying an iron and ironing board to fastest marathon in ice skates.

Here’s a closer look at some of those hoping to make their way into the 2020 Guinness Book of World Records.

n Fastest marathon dressed as a three-dimensional animal (male): Record: 5:15:00Anyone who has seen the London Marathon in recent years will be familiar with the rhino costumes which are an annual fixture of the event.

Harry Vowles, 25, will be donning exactly that attire when he runs for Save the Rhino,

having decided to help the charity after visiting Kenya twice and learning how rapidly rhino species are declining. Harry’s three-dimensional rhino costume will add an additional 10kg and he has been completing his training in a weighted vest to help him prepare for the extra strain. n Fastest marathon by a pair of siblings (mixed): Record: 4:50:00 (combined time)Siblings Tom and Harriet Woolley, aged 39 and 30 respectively, are keen runners and no strangers to marathons,

with this year’s being Tom’s third, and Harriet’s fourth. Both currently run for Tunbridge Wells Harriers and Harriet became the Kent Grand Prix running league champion in 2018. n Fastest marathon dressed as a shoe: Record: 4:14:18Paul, 42, is a shoemaker with a degree in footwear, and met his wife at shoe college while they were both studying. Paul is a highly experienced runner and no stranger to a challenge with around 70 marathons and a handful of ultra-marathons under his belt.

n Fastest marathon in a six-person costume: Record: 6:20:49Charlie, Cey, Rob, Dave, Helen and Andy, who have a collective 16 marathons under their belts, are teaming up to attempt this record, all dressed as Thunderbirds and carrying ‘Thunderbird 2’. The group all work within the Metropolitan Police Service, at various ranks. Cey was part of the team who achieved the same record at last year’s London Marathon and was keen to return to beat his own record, this time with new team-mates. They will be raising money for Clic Sargent and Tanyel’s Smile in honour of Cey’s late daughter Tanyel, who passed away from cancer in 2016 aged 20. Since her diagnosis he has raised thousands of pounds for CLIC Sargent who helped him and his family deal with the impact. Cey and his wife have since set up ‘Tanyel’s Smile’ in her memory and the Thunderbirds team will be raising money for both this year.


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DIP FINISH CRAZINESS AND CONTROVERSY IN THE WORLD OF ATHLETICS

Save the Rhino: Harry Vowles hopes to break a record wearing the animal suit

EIGHTY-FOUR ATTEMPTS AT MAKING HISTORY WILL TAKE PLACE IN LONDON

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ATTEMPTS 2019SOME of this weekend’s offerings:n Fastest marathon dressed as a ... shoe (male), a classic brownie (female), stationary item (female), golfer (male), zombie (male), crustacean (male), mythical creature (male), scout (male), fairy tale character (female), Christmas tree (male), mummy (male), love heart (male), landmark building (male), caveman (male), videogame character (female), car (male), tooth (female), postman (female), piece of cutlery (male), snowboarder (male), toiletry item (female), an egg (female), glass (male), music player (male), three

dimensional animal (male), tree (male), football/soccer kit (male), fruit (female), candy confectionery item (female), chef (female), chef (male), in a wedding dress (male), DNA double helix (female), an astronomical body (male), post box (male), film character (female), robot (male), harlequin (male), nun (male), scientist (male), scientist (female), nut (female), an emoji (male), skeleton (male), hospital patient (female), doctor (male), referee (female), dragon (male), Elvis (female), in a tent (male), cavewoman (female) and an awareness ribbon (male)

n Fastest marathon wearing ... ski boots (male), handcuffs, a three-person costume, military dress uniform (male), a sleeping bag (male), the most T-shirts worn during a marathon (female), highland dress (male), ice hockey kit (male), a six-person costume, full body animal costume (female), a flight suit (female), a field hockey goalkeeper kit (male), handcuffs (two runners together – mixed). As well as these, there are awards for running the fastest marathon ... carrying an ironing board and iron (male), by a pair of siblings (mixed pair), in a four-person costume

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4 DOS AND DON’TS How to build a training regime that’s right for you and will help you progress

10 FEET FIRSTWhy treating your feet the right way will lay the foundations for success

14 FUEL UP PROPERLY Get your nutrition right

16 ELITE TRAINING TIPS What motto do you use when the going gets tough?

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AW TRAINING GUIDE DOS AND DON’TS

4 A W T R A I N I N G G U I D E

DON’T chop and change your regimeYou need a training regime that’s suited to your age, level of ability and training maturity. This may take some time to get right and this is where your experience, reflection and feedback – and that of your coach, if you have one – comes into play.

Once this programme is established and it’s getting results then unless there is very good reason (eg injury, change in the amount of time you have to train), then your training plan is best only tweaked, rather than revised wholescale.

This does not mean that your training plan shouldn’t cycle through various phases (‘micro’, ‘meso’ and ‘macro’ phases as they are called), your training has to evolve and change to create long-lasting adaptation.

But that’s just it. If you are a ‘training programme butterfly’ then you’ll not derive the adaptation that adhering to a systematic, but cyclical, regime will achieve.

DO plan your competitions and know your peaks Competitions are what you train for. All those miles and effort will be a bit of a waste if you don’t line up against your peers to test your mettle. However, competitions are stressful – they drain you not only physically but mentally.

Do too many and you run the risk of burning yourself out. Conversely, do too few and you may never reach peak and PB busting levels.

So plan the main competitions or races you will be focussing on for the winter and then for the summer. It’s best to work back from the main event and fit your training plan into this, so that it leads and guides you to your goals.

Having that focus back in January will enable you to motivate yourself to push toward that August target. It will also make that target meaningful so that, on the day of the important competition, you will be fired up and ready to put all that training into practice.

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DO tailor your training to your needs alone Blindly copying someone else’s training is unlikely to bring you their results. Why? They aren’t you! There may be some things that you can learn, however.

Perhaps you are a 100m sprinter and you see that ‘X’ very rarely sprints over 120m, whereas you’re doing 300s and 250s regularly.

They train very much in the ‘speed zone’ – indeed many elite sprinters do focus down on what will make them fast and fit and not what will just make them fit.

There may be some lessons to learn, therefore, but make sure you learn them first and also make sure that those ‘wonder’ sessions you’ve heard about and are now doing don’t leave you wondering why you’re injured and not getting the performances you had hoped for. Your regime has to work for you.

DO follow an appropriate off-track lifestyleWhat you do off the track can affect your training regime. If you don’t get sufficient sleep and have too many late nights, for example, then your training will suffer.

Make sure that you develop regular and consistent ‘sleep hygiene’ habits. Get those eight hours of shut-eye every night.

DO include rest and recovery ‘sessions’At his peak, champion long jumper Greg Rutherford had to train relatively infrequently due to his injury potential. However, with his coach Dan Pfaff, he scheduled active recovery days into his training.

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should include massage, recovery workouts such as swimming and other low intensity cardiovascular work, and the odd yoga or Pilates class. Don’t forget that you also need complete rest days, where you do no training whatsoever.

It’s not when you’re training but when you are recovering that your body adapts to become faster, fitter, stronger and more enduring.

DON’T neglect techniqueTechnique is at the centre of all athletic events, whether you’re a javelin thrower or a race walker.

You can be as strong as you like, even as fast as you like, but if you cannot apply force optimally then you will not be the best athlete you can be.

Technique is crucial and it’s well worth attempting to optimise it in the earlier stages of your career, refining it as the years pass.

DO include strength and conditioning workTo run, jump and throw as fast or as far as you can you need to be optimally conditioned and able to withstand injury.

Strength and conditioning is crucial – so include weights, body weight exercises, plyometrics (jumping exercises), balance and core work and so on in your warm-ups.

DON’T isolate yourselfIf you’re a runner your training regime will call for mileage and it’s very easy to get caught in that “loneliness of the long distance runner” syndrome.

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pace and the banter! Making your training regime sociable applies to all athletic disciplines.

DO train sensiblyMost athletes will fit their training around work and study, so your training regime needs to work around these.

Plan accordingly. That may mean that your

weekend becomes the mainstay for your training from a time perspective.

You could fit in three good sessions over the time period of Friday evening to Sunday evening, as well as a further session in the week when you may be more time pressed.

DO understand your eventReally understanding the physiological (and technical) requirements of your event will optimise your training regime.

A little understanding of muscle fibre adaptation and how the cardiovascular system responds to training will help you construct a training programme that works. Read up on these subjects, ask experts and keep up with AW Performance section content!

DON’T neglect your dietGood, real food should be the foundation of your nutrition. Without carbs, proteins and fats, you won’t optimise your training.

An endurance runner may need

4000kcal a day – don’t deprive your body, you will pay for it literally in the long run.

DO understand what works for youYour training regime has to work for you. Most of the previous dos and don’ts are based on that. They consider your time, your event, how you train, when your most important competitions will be and so on.

Always reflect on how your training is going and be prepared to change it every now and again to reflect progress or changing circumstances. Do this and your training regime will get better and better as the years pass – as will your performances.


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WATCH FOR WARNINGSNiggles are a common occurrence in running as your body continually adapts to the load. A recovery period allows your body to respond by increasing muscle mass and building stronger bones. A fine balance exists between too little and too much load.

Niggles that are not going away are an early warning sign, so seek help or don’t be afraid to have an extra recovery day to get you back on track.

RECHARGEIf you are indoors most of the day and either run early morning or in the evening, then it is likely that you will have low Vitamin D levels.

Frequent muscle and joint pain, tiredness and low mood are all associated with low Vitamin D and can all be associated with an injury, too.

Ensure you get outdoors for a minimum of 15 minutes at lunchtime for a walk, and have your Vitamin D levels checked by your doctor if in doubt.

SEEK ADVICESometimes it’s not what you want to hear but it’s what you need! Seek out a physiotherapist used to treating runners, as it can make a big difference to the advice given – especially on the type and amount of training to do if you’re injured.



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Your feet are the foundations of your body. Weaknesses there can reduce performance and potentially lead to injury elsewhere, writes John Shepherd

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THE muscles, ligaments and tendons of the foot are crucial to athletic performance.

The arch and Achilles Tendon, for example, create elasticity. They store and return energy on impact. The Achilles can contribute over 70 per cent of the energy generated on foot-strike when running and jumping.

Many athletes suffer foot problems – from blisters to plantar fasciitis, sprains, heel spurs and bruises and Achilles issues. The good news is that there are simple strength and conditioning and footcare options that can keep these problems at bay.

By working on this regime you are likely to benefit from performance improvement, too.

— Triangle hopHow to: stand on your right leg. Hop about 75cm forward and then immediately straight across to the left, about the same distance.

On landing, immediately hop back to your starting position. You are basically hopping a right-angle triangle pattern. Keep your torso upright and your landings on your forefeet.How many? 4x6 reps on each foot. Change the direction of the hops for each set.

— Catch, return and throw medicine ball from one legHow to: stand on one leg, holding

the foot of the non-grounded leg a couple of centimetres from the floor. Have a partner stand at right angles to you and get them to throw a medium weight medicine ball (2-5kg) to you.

Catch the ball and control the impact (don’t wobble too much!). Throw the ball back to your partner and repeat.

How many? 2x10 reps from each leg with your standing leg to the outside and 2x10 from each leg with your standing leg to the inside of the direction of throw.

Don’t have a partner? Throw the ball against a wall and catch the return.

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Plantar fasciitisPlantar fasciitis affects the bottom of the feet, where the tissue thickens and causes restriction and pain. The consequences of the condition are reduced ankle movement and ability to absorb force through the feet, making it difficult to train.

Research has indicated that reduced ankle dorsi-flexion (toes up position) is a potential cause of plantar fasciitis, while research in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine noted that sufferers tend to “hit” the ground harder with more vertical “ground reaction force load rates”.

Runners with a history of the condition often have lower arches (the arch is a shock absorber and energy returner).

Exercises to beat Plantar fasciitis– Towel curlsThis exercise is designed to strengthen the muscles that support the foot’s arch. How to: place your feet on a towel then, using your toes, pull the towel in towards you. Hold for a few seconds and then push it back.How many? 3x5 reps

– Toe strengthening/ foot stretch

How to: Take hold of the toes of one foot while sitting and

gently pull them toward you to stretch the arch of your foot. Hold for five seconds, release and repeat. How many? 5x5 for each foot

– Calf stretchingTight calf muscles can also

cause plantar fasciitis so regular calf stretching can help to guard against the condition developing.

How to: face a wall and lean against it with your outstretched arms. Move the leg with the calf muscle to be stretched back, keeping your heel on the ground to stretch the calf.How many? 4 holding for 20-30secVariation: do as previously described but with the rear knee bent. This will place emphasis on the smaller calf muscle (soleus) rather than the larger one (gastrocnemius).

Shoeless exercisesThere has been a move toward minimalist running shoes and barefoot running in recent times, with the claimed benefits being improved running form and reduced injury due to the resulting forefoot strike.

However, minimalist shoes or barefoot running is not for everyone and needs a carefully controlled introduction. What might be more relevant is the use of other barefoot exercises and very controlled, short bouts of barefoot running to strengthen the foot and thus tackle conditions such as plantar fasciitis, as well as a myriad of other possible injuries.

Barefoot running introduction for all eventsHow to: run 40m gently in socks on dry grass or an athletics track, walk back and repeat.How many? 4-6 Increase reps and speed as your body gets used to the activity. You should naturally forefoot run.

Barefoot run drills Many common running drills can be performed without shoes – marching high knees, lunges, various height cycling drills etc. How many? 3-4 drills 2 x each over 20m

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OUR body’s ability to balance is among the most important, yet often overlooked,

aspects of training. In groundbreaking research

being led by exercise scientists at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), physiologists are beginning to understand how and why it is essential we maintain and improve our powers of equilibrium.

Here we uncover some of the surprising facts that underpin your ability to stay upright:

Your brain, not your muscles, controls balanceIt’s widely assumed that poorer powers of balance as we age are down to the loss in muscle mass and strength that occurs with age. But the brain plays a more important role.

In our twenties and thirties, we each have about 70,000 specialised nerve cells – motor neurons – in the lower part of the spinal cord that connect with our leg muscles to control balance and movement.

By the age of 75, 40 per cent of these motor neurons have been lost, resulting in lower levels of co-ordination and balance in people with all levels of physical fitness.

“It’s as much a part of ageing as greying hair,” says Jamie McPhee, professor of musculoskeletal physiology at MMU. “And there’s no evidence at all that staying fit, even as a top level masters athlete, will prevent the decline.”

Hard training won’t prevent balance lossesIn MMU research funded by the European Union and the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and conducted with members of the British Masters Athletics Federation, McPhee and his team have identified a simple exercise

as the most important in balance preservation.

They showed that young adults – even those who are not very athletic – can easily stand on one leg, eyes closed, for 30 seconds. By the time the average person is 70 years old they manage only four to five seconds doing the same test. In theory, the masters athletes who participated in the studies, some of whom were training for up

to 14 hours a week, should have managed more than the general population of their peers, their superior muscle strength perhaps expected to provide a stronger base. But that was not the case.

Even with well-trained masters athletes, they found that those in their seventies could hold the position only for around significantly better than average.

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regular exercise and training might prevent the death of motor neurons during ageing. Unfortunately, we found no evidence to support this idea,” McPhee says. “All older athletes (endurance and sprinters alike) showed signs of a similar degree of motor neuron loss.”

You should start balance training nowAccording to the MMU findings, the

only way to hold on to balance and prevent falls is to practice balance-specific training.

Encouragingly, while the loss of motor neurons that control balance is irreversible, the master athletes studied by McPhee and his colleagues appeared better able to “rescue” muscles that had lost their nerve connection.

“This rescue is realised by the sprouting of nearby, healthy nerves,

that can establish a new connection between the muscle and nerve,” McPhee says. “And athletes can also learn to better control the nerves that remain by practising new balance and co-ordination exercises.”

Starting balance training as early as possible provides the best protection. “We recommend you include it in your warm-up and cool-down,” says McPhee.

Try standing on one leg every dayBalance is needed in every aspect of sports performance, from spatial awareness (being aware of your body’s position in relation to what’s around you) to proprioception (the body’s sense of movement and position).

It aids jumping and prevents falls since our ability to stay upright is down to the brain knowing the precise position of the body, even when our eyes are closed.

“The brain knows what’s stable and what’s not,” McPhee says. “One of the most effective balance training exercises is to stand on one leg, eyes closed, every day. It sounds simple – until you try it.

“Once you can do the eyes closed single leg stand for several seconds, you need to challenge yourself more. Try moving your centre of mass by swaying on one leg with eyes closed and then try tying your shoelaces on one leg.”


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The way you fuel your body before, during and after training and competition can have a huge impact on performance. Andrew Hamilton looks at nutritional strategies to help achieve success

Sprints, jumps and throws v enduranceYour chosen event will have a significant impact on your nutritional requirements. That’s because different events tend to draw on different energy systems in the body and have different recovery requirements.

In terms of energy, the very short, highly intensive/explosive events such as flat-out sprinting, jumping and throwing rely heavily on the ‘ATP/phosphocreatine’ energy system. Slightly longer events such as the 200m and 400m rely increasingly on the ‘lactate/anaerobic’ energy system.

As the event duration increases further, the prime source of energy switches more and more to the aerobic system.

Before and during an eventOnly those running the marathon distance and beyond need to be good at burning fat to derive energy. That’s because it’s difficult to store enough carbohydrate in the muscles (glycogen) to fuel the entire event.

For all other distances and events, energy will be mainly derived from carbohydrate. There is a subtle difference, however. As the distance/duration increases, it becomes increasingly important to ensure that:l Your muscles are fully ‘loaded’ (topped up) with carbohydrate before you go to the start line. This means tapering and consuming a high-carbohydrate diet in the two to three days prior to your event.l When racing in events lasting more than an hour, consider

replenishing carbohydrate (in the form of drinks and gels) while on the move. Aim for 60-80g of carbohydrate per hour taken as a 2:1 glucose:fructose formula.

Pre-event meals and snacksThese should be light, easily digestible and consumed at least two hours beforehand (depending on how cast iron your tummy is!). Ideally, foods should be low in fat while providing decent amounts of carbohydrate and some protein.

Research shows that slower releasing carbohydrates, such as oats, pasta, beans and so on are superior for subsequent

performance, producing fewer blood sugar spikes and helping maximise fat oxidation during exercise.

Hydration before and during an eventStarting an event fully hydrated is also important, especially in hot conditions. Even relatively mild dehydration has been shown to impair strength, motor skills and co-ordination.

In practice, this means all athletes should drink plenty of fluid in the two to three hours leading up to a race or training session. If you’re adequately hydrated, your urine will be no darker than a pale straw colour.

If it isn’t, drink more! Water or low-carbohydrate electrolyte drinks are best to hydrate with.

The four pillars of nutrition recovery,

whatever your eventCarbohydrate – needed to replenish muscle glycogen. Protein – needed to repair muscle fibre damage and to promote muscle hypertrophy (growth) and adaptation.Water – to replace fluid lost as sweat and to aid muscle glycogen replenishment.Electrolytes – to replenish minerals lost in sweat (sodium, chloride, calcium, magnesium).

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Stay patientWhen it gets tough in a running training session I always think pain is inevitable and you only improve when you’re out of your comfort zone! For lactic training and reps I tend to break down the session into mental chunks so it’s less scary!

For technical sessions my best advice is to be patient because you will have good weeks and bad weeks. Take into consideration your energy levels and fatigue when being critical if it goes wrong.

Also try to focus on technical cues rather than throwing or jumping high because when your technique is good in competitions you’ll perform!

On the whole I am patient with my progress in training and not too hard on myself when it goes wrong. Remember it’s a long-term process and things happen with time!– Niamh Emerson

Get uncomfortableWhen training it is very easy to settle when you aren’t feeling good or the going gets tough but to keep myself motivated I say “get comfortable with being uncomfortable”... it makes the racing so much easier!– Marc Scott

Stay in the momentFocus on each moment you’re in. Take one minute or rep at a

time and think of smooth, relaxed movements.– Hayley Carruthers

Hard work is worth itWhen the going gets tough in training I know that working hard

will be worth it in the end and that each training session is a lesson in itself. I’d rather have a bad session than not even trying at all.– Naomi Ogbeta

RelaxI just try and focus on being relaxed and efficient with my effort, which is obviously challenging during harder training but is something I come back to. I also think about any shorter or long-term goals to try and focus my attention.– Ross Millington

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G ETTING the most out of each workout and making performance gains is a lot easier

when you recover quickly after exercise. Tart cherry juice is rapidly gaining a following among endurance athletes as an exercise recovery aid.

It’s not just what you eat or drink after you exercise that affects your recovery, though. While post-workout refuelling is essential to rehydrate and replenish your muscles, what you do before working out is vital, too.

Studies have shown that drinking U.S. Montmorency tart cherry juice for multiple days leading up to intense exercise may help aid recovery.

Tart cherries contain natural compounds called anthocyanins, which contribute to the fruit’s ruby red colour and distinctive taste.

Studies have also shown that U.S. Montmorency tart cherry juice helped aid recovery and reduce strength loss in runners and cyclists who consumed it twice a day in the week leading up to a race, as well as during and after a race.

Researchers suggest using tart cherry juice daily for at least a week before an intense event. How much do you need?

Most of the studies have provided participants with two eight-ounce servings of tart cherry juice a day. Each serving is equivalent to nearly 100 U.S. Montmorency tart cherries.

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DRINK UP: Not only is tart cherry juice delicious, drinking one eight-ounce serving before your workout and another afterwards packs a nutritious punch equivalent to nearly 100 U.S. Montmorency tart cherries in each serving! ON THE GO: Carry some dried tart cherries in your bag or try an easy, do-it-yourself trail mix using dried cherries, almonds, pistachios and wholegrain cereal.IN A SMOOTHIE: Also try a tart cherry smoothie – blending tart cherry juice and Greek yoghurt with frozen tart cherries.STRAIGHT UP: Look for tart cherry juice or concentrate in your local supermarket or buy it online. You can mix it with water or drink it straight as a shot.

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COMBINING the most advanced GPS and heart rate monitor on the market with

the ability to measure power as you train – not mention a great software user interface – means the new Polar Vantage V watch is a very useful training tool indeed.

The Vantage series of watches offer the latest in heart rate monitoring from the wrist (and can pair with a chest strap if you wish), combining both optical and skin contact measurement.

This means they offer the very best wrist-based measurement around, with none of the spikes in readings we’ve previously experienced.

This accuracy ensures reliable feedback that’s measurable session to session, day to day – even in demanding conditions.

Link this accuracy to the built-in GPS, as well as the features in the accompanying app and website – such as training load tracking and running index – and you can

quickly build an easy to understand picture of how your training and, importantly, recovery is progressing.

With 130 sport profiles built into the watch, any activity you undertake can be tracked for effort and performance with easy to read feedback being shown on the clear, colour screen.

Wear the watch all day and night and the information it can collect continues, with 24-hour activity tracking, continuous heart rate and sleep tracking all combining to build a complete picture of your day, your training and your rest and recovery.

The software takes a few weeks to build a database of your usual activity levels and understand you as an individual. It’s this feature which gives you confidence in the feedback which the watch begins to give you.

Having used it for a few months during a marathon training block, I found these details very informative and did take note of the advice to perhaps train a little easier on certain days, whereas on others it

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gave me the confidence to push on.The Vantage V model has all the

features of the M, with the addition of added Power to the equation.

A long-time metric used in cycling; power essentially provides a measurement of the load on your muscles from running. It’s important to remember that this works with the measurement of heart rate and not instead of. This way you get a more complete picture of the effort and effect of your training.

Whist power is a very complex metric to explain I try to think of it as a ‘complete figure’ to represent a collection of data.

So it’s a number to combine heart rate and speed, together with GPS and barometric data.

The watch is looking at the effort used in relation to the course you

are running. Again, this helps give it the ability to measure your effort and help with recovery. The power metric also reacts to change much quicker than heart rate, allowing you to maintain sustained effort more easily.

The V watch also has the ability to upload routes and follow them, should you wish to explore unknown territory and venture into the wilds, along with a barometric sensor which will give more accuracy to altitude and assist with the calculation of power.

These are both amazing watches offering an almost overwhelming amount of feedback but, used effectively, they’ll certainly give you an advantage.

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FINDING the best running shoes to suit your particular style may be a daunting task, but it

needn’t be and with the help of your local running specialist store you’ll find a shoe that will make your running more efficient, comfortable and enjoyable.

Dynamic movementIt’s important to remember that running is a dynamic movement and as such places lots of stress on the legs and feet.

The impact forces placed on your feet can be around three to five times that of your body weight, so the correct shoes are very important. Your running shoes will reduce the effect of impact on your joints and help stabilise your feet.

Also consider that it’s difficult, if not impossible, to assess how the feet move when you are standing still. Don’t let someone tell you ‘your feet roll in’ simply by looking at you stood in your bare feet. Whilst your feet may look like they lean in, a dynamic assessment is the best way to check.

The 26 bones of the foot form an arch shape and it’s this arch that flexes as you walk and run to help absorb impact. The amount of flexibility you have will dictate how much your foot rolls inwards - its pronation.

The foot will naturally strike the ground on its outside (lateral) edge. In doing this it creates more space under the arch of the foot on the inside (medial) side. This space

gives the foot more space in which to flex to absorb impact.

It’s this flexibility which is important and can be encouraged or reduced by different shoes.

Gait analysisThis is a readily available system found in many specialist running stores. By running on a treadmill for a few minutes, the way in which your feet move as you hit the ground can help staff find the most suitable shoes for you.

Whilst the ‘wet foot test’ has often been referred to as a useful

means of deciding on your foot shape, it only shows the shape of your feet when stood still, not running, so don’t let this mislead you.

FlexibilityIt’s the foot’s flexibility that will decide how it moves when you run. A more flexible foot will roll inwards, over-pronating; a more rigid foot will remain on the outside edge of the foot, supinated.

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observe the way in which your foot lands and rolls forward, checking for any sideways motion.

The basics Essentially if the foot rolls inwards a supportive or control shoe will reduce this roll and if the shoe is keeping to the outer, lateral edge of the foot a more flexible or neutral shoe should help.

Heel dropThe difference in the amount of cushioning in the heel of a shoe compared to that in the forefoot is often referred to as heel drop. A shoe with 30mm of cushioning in the heel and 20mm in the forefoot therefore has a 10mm drop.

For many years shoes had around a 10-12mm drop but more recently there has been a trend to reduce this to anything from 8mm to zero!

For many a typical shoe with an 8mm drop will feel quite normal but if you’ve had injuries, particularly to the Achilles or calf muscles, take care.

A lower drop shoe may aggravate this. A deeper midsole

cushioning can also be misleading as many of the more maximal cushioned shoes have very low drops. Don’t immediately think more cushioning will reduce injury by reducing impact, so if in doubt speak to your footwear specialist about this.

PronationThis is the natural movement of the foot when it strikes the ground. After the initial impact, it rolls inwards, through the space created by the arch, to absorb the impact of the body’s weight.

Depending on the flexibility of the foot (there are 33 joints, so lots of room for flexibility) the foot will vary in the amount it rolls.

Over-pronationAfter landing on the outside edge of the heel, the foot rolls inwards and due to the higher degree of flexibility in the foot, it rolls inwards.

Under-pronationIn a more rigid foot, as it hits the ground on the outer side of the heel, the foot stays on this outside edge as it rolls forward.

Neutral The foot lands on the outside edge of the heel then rolls inwards until it is in a relatively straight line with the lower leg.

Other factorsYou’ll also want to consider where you’ll be running when choosing your shoes. The road, trails the fells or even a mixture of everything.

Different shoe types offer varying levels of cushioning, flexibility, control and grip. But above all else, the shoes should feel comfortable as soon as you put them on. Modern shoes benefit from years of research and developments in technology that you should be able to put them on and run in almost immediately.

In the right shoes your running should be a more pleasurable and enjoyable experience giving you many happy miles ahead.

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PAUL FREARY’S REVIEWS OF THE

LATEST FOOTWEAR MODELS ON THE

MARKET


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Saucony – Ride IS0 2 (above)Price: £120.00Stockist: saucony.comThe update to this popular model gives it a lighter, softer and more responsive feel. Due for launch next month, we’ve been using a preview pair for a few miles now and, while it remains familiar enough for regular users, those new to the style will be pleased by the smooth, luxurious ride it offers.

It feels a little more fl exible than before and it’s a no nonsense, well-cushioned model in a lightweight package that is happy at any pace.

New Balance – 1080v9 (below)Price: £135.00Stockist: newbalance.comWith almost maximal levels of cushioning in a lightweight package, this shoe uses a one-piece injection-moulded midsole engineered to absorb heel strike yet remain stable throughout the runner’s gait. It’s this one piece sole that gives it a remarkably smooth feel, soaking up every lump and bump in the road, feeling like it could go on forever.

The simplicity of the shoe hides how accomplished

it feels, making it great for the high mileage athlete. The timely London Edition featured here is a limited edition version, priced at a slight premium over the regular version at £140.00.

On – Cloudswift (right)Price: £135.00Stockist: on-running.comDescribed as having the ‘ultimate cush-ioning’, we think this is certainly the best cushioned shoe from the brand so far.

The new ‘Helion’ foam used in the sole creates large clouds that cover the entire sole of the shoe offering the familiar ‘running on cloud’ feel, albeit in this model gives a softer overall ride than others in the range.

The shoe does have a slight rolling sensation to it, propelling the foot forwards and feeling responsive and suited to faster paced running. It’s our favourite shoe to date from On.


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HOKA – Clifton 5 (above)Price: £115.00Stockist: hokaoneone.euGood news for fans of the shoes is that this season’s update is mainly comestic rather than involving any signifi cant changes.

The familiar ride that comes from the maximal cushioning and rocker sole shape is unchanged and the shoe remains as good as ever. It’s a soft ride and best for those with a very neutral gait as the cushioning can feel a little too soft and unstable for some.

ASICS – Gel Nimbus 21 (right)Price: £155.00Stockist: asics.comCelebrating its 21st edition, the new Nimbus is updated throughout. Its midsole features a dual layer construction of the brand’s latest midsole foam technologies; Flytefoam Lyte to absorb shock and impact and Flytefoam Propel to help push the foot forwards. These sandwich the famous GEL cushioning in the heel and forefoot, making it the

brand’s most cushioned model. It’s a stable ride, too, keeping the foot

under control no matter how far you go. The overall fi t and feel justifi es its honour of being the brand’s fl agship model.

Brooks – Ricochet (above)Price: £120.00Stockist: brooksrunning.comCombining the trend for Polyurethane (TPU) based midsoles, this shoe does this in the form of DNA AMP, with a layer of the brand’s usual BioMoGo DNA.

Together we have a shoe that offers a familiar

cushioned feel with a slightly livelier toe-off. It’s a nice combination – where full TPU shoes can feel too soft and springy or even unstable, here you get the best of both worlds.

The knitted upper is seamless, while a unique heel collar and lining gives the shoe

a barely noticeable feel around the rear of the foot. It’s a very comfortable

fi t, meaning that training should be no

problem.

NEUTR A LFor the biomechanically effi cient runner and those simply looking for a comfortable, well-cushioned shoe, neutral models are the way to go. These are some of the best around, all featuring great cushioning that promises to soak up the impact of every step

brand’s most cushioned model. It’s a stable ride, too, keeping the foot It’s a stable ride, too, keeping the foot

under control no matter how far you go. under control no matter how far you go. The overall fi t and feel justifi es its honour The overall fi t and feel justifi es its honour of being the brand’s fl agship model.

Brooks – Ricochet (above)

Combining the trend for Polyurethane

cushioned feel with a slightly livelier toe-off. It’s a nice combination – where full TPU shoes can feel too soft and springy or even unstable, here you get the best of both worlds.

The knitted upper is seamless, while a unique heel collar and lining gives the shoe

a barely noticeable feel around the rear of the foot. It’s a very comfortable

fi t, meaning that training should be no

problem.

NEUTRFor the biomechanically effi cient runner and those simply looking for a comfortable, well-cushioned shoe, neutral models are the way to go. These are some of the best around, all featuring great cushioning that promises to soak up the impact of every step


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Saucony – Guide IS0 2 Price: £120.00Stockist: saucony.co.ukThis update sees just minor changes from the previous version. These add to the cushioning but don’t detract from what runners already like about the shoe.

It offers good levels of control for over-pronators and manages to do that while still being relatively soft and well cushioned. Cushioning comes from the PWRFOAM midsole and a layer of EVERUN foam placed directly under the shoes foot bed.

Whilst only a slim layer of additional cushioning, it does give the shoe an improved feel and certainly adds a little ‘spring’ to the ride.

It’s light, well cushioned and works well in providing good support.

ASICS – Gel Kayano 25 IS0 2Price: £155.00Stockist: asics.comIt may be the most expensive of the shoes featured here, but there’s no denying its quality. The Kayano is feature-packed with the brand’s key technologies for controlling over-pronation.

The midsole is made up of multiple components to provide cushioning and support, with additional motion control features incorporated into the sole and heel counter of the shoe.

Together these features do an exceptional job of keeping the foot stable as well as offering lots of smooth riding cushioning, making the shoe feel luxurious from the fi rst step. The fi t and feel live up to the price tag so is worth considering if price isn’t an issue.

Brooks – Ravenna 10Price: £110.00Stockist: brooksrunning.comRolling out the guiderail control system to another model in their line-up, Brooks now have their proprietary system installed in all their control shoes.

Whilst we fi rst looked at the guiderails with a little trepidation, our fears were very quickly dispelled as it works incredibly well.

The most popular model featuring guiderails is the Adrenaline GTS, offering the stability system combined with lots of great, plush cushioning. The Ravenna offers a familiar feel, albeit in a slightly lighter and more responsive package.

Competitively priced, it’s worth considering for anyone looking for a light and responsive support shoe.


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ASICS – Gel Kayano 25 IS0 2 Brooks – Ravenna 10Brooks – Ravenna 10Price: £110.00Stockist: brooksrunning.combrooksrunning.com


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Mizuno – Wave Inspire 15 (top)Price: £125.00Stockist: mizuno.comStable yet with a very smooth ride, the Inspire continues to deliver a good balance of cushioning and control that has made it so popular over its 15-version history.

Support comes in a dynamic nature from the Wave plate, which runs the width

of the rearfoot. Being ‘stronger’ on the me-dial side of the shoe and tapering across to the lateral edge means the shoe can handle over-pronators of various degrees. It feels light, too, and is great for faster-paced runs or even as a race day shoe for heavier runners requiring a little control.

New Balance – 860v9 (above right)Price: £120.00Stockist: newbalance.co.uk

Now into its ninth update, the 860 is fi rmly established as a go-to shoe for

those seeking dependable support from a high mileage shoe.

The support in this version has been increased a little, with the medial post running a little further from

the heel towards the front of the arch.

This increase ensures plenty of control for even the most severe over-pronators, whilst at the same time the overall weight hasn’t increased noticeably. Improvements in cushioning and the outsole design mean it still performs very well and fl exibility is good, even at faster speeds. This is a solid, reliable performer that delivers every time.

HOKA – Arahi 3 (left)Price: £114.99Stockist: hokaoneone.euThis update brings an upper which has a new lightweight engineered mesh design that’s neat, functional and fi ts well.

Control comes from the ‘J Frame’ dual density construction of the midsole. This J-shaped support essentially cups the rearfoot on impact and aims to reduce over-pronation as the foot rolls forward.

It works relatively well and, in this update, feels considerably fi rmer than in previous version of the shoe. The cushioning is still in the maximal category, and, combined with the rocker design, it helps to roll the foot forwards smoothly and effi ciently.

Many runners still fi nd themselves intrigued by the brand, so for those using support type shoes, this would be the shoe to look at.


Support, control, stability or motion control – these are all terms used by various manufacturers to describes models that aim to reduce an excessive amount of pronation (the inwards rotation of the foot and ankle). There’s no right amount of control required, just what feels right to help your running gait feel most comfortable.

SUPPORTof the rearfoot. Being ‘stronger’ on the me-dial side of the shoe and tapering across

handle over-pronators of various degrees. It feels light, too, and is great for faster-paced runs or even as a race day shoe for heavier

HOKA – Arahi 3 (left)

control required, just what feels right to help your running gait feel most comfortable.

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ASICS – Roadhawk FF2 Price: £105.00Stockist: asics.comWith a familiar ASICS feel, these shoes offer the perfect blend of race day lightweight performance and training shoe cushioning.

We wouldn’t use them as an everyday trainer but, for speedwork, tempo runs and racing they are a great option. The cushioning comes from the Flytefoam Propel, so gives a little spring to your step, with a snappy toe-off that encourages a quicker turnover. The upper is a seamless, breathable mesh, feeling soft and sock-like around the foot.

Brooks – Launch 6Price: £95.00Stockist: brooksrunning.comLargely unchanged from previous versions, the Launch is a versatile, lightweight model that’s made for faster paced running without compromising on cushioning quality.

A perfect racing shoe for the heavier runner or those that don’t want the lower drop design offered by many lightweight models, this is also happy in everyday use.

The new upper is in-keeping with many of this year’s shoes in the brand’s range and has a one piece upper for a seamless fi t. It’s an uncomplicated, lightweight trainer that’s happy at any speed.

New Balance – 1500v5Price: £100.00Stockist: newbalance.co.ukNot only does this shoe look fast, it feels fast and it’s a rare beast too, being a lightweight racing model with the addition of a medial post for support.

It’s not going to stop excessive over pronation, but it will provide a little control and it certainly helps such a light shoe feel more stable, helping the foot plant and giving a more powerful toe-off.

We like the outsole too; it offers a nice amount of traction to help you attack tight bends in any conditions. This is a shoe built for out and out speed.

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ASICS – Metaride (right)Price: £225.00Stockist: asics.comThis shoe focuses on efficiency, cushioning and fit. It must be said, it feels radically different in all areas.

The deep, cushioned sole has a zero-drop construction, although that cushioning does taper from the ball of the foot in order to give the shoe its very distinctive rocker feel. The dual layer cushioning has a softer bottom layer with a firmer layer on top.

The difference in shape between the two layers exaggerates the foot’s roll significantly, almost throwing you forwards into toe-off. It’s very strange at first but, after a few miles, it does feel really quite natural and easy to progress in. It’s beautifully made and racks up the miles with a distinctive and smooth feel that pushes the boundaries of design and performance.

New Balance – Fresh Foam More (below) Price: £125.00Stockist: newbalance.co.ukAfter the success in recent years of Hoka’s maximal cushioned shoes, it was a surprise that other manufacturers didn’t venture into similar territory.

Well, now this model promises some real competition in the market. Taking the maximal cushioning principles and combining them with their lightweight Fresh Foam material, we have a shoe that

offers great cushioning in a stable and light shoe with a great fitting upper.

A cleverly engineered midsole adds stability to the relatively light material, making it feel very secure and maximising the deep cushioning without any wobble. It’s a refreshing alternative for runners seeking a maximal type shoe.

Vivo Barefoot – Primus Lite (right) Price: £100.00Stockist: vivobarefoot. com ‘Barefoot’ shoes are still around, and this new model offers truly minimal experience. The sole is incredibly thin, placing the foot close to the ground for a connected and naturally balanced feel. These aren’t the type of shoes you can immediately run in and minimalist constructions require an extended period of adjustment, yet for those

accustomed to the design these are one of the lightest and most flexible

options we’ve tried.

NEW KICKS There are a few newcomers to the market that aim to give you more (or less) with radical designs



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INOV-8 – Roclite 290 (above)Price: £120.00Stockist: Inov-8.comThis lightweight shoe is made for moving quickly over diffi cult terrain. It safely ticks that box, feeling great right out of the box and offering a comfortable, fl exible and responsive ride.

The 4mm drop allows the foot to really feel the contours of the ground and where this model really excels is when plenty of grip is required.

The 6mm lugs do just that and, with the outsole impregnated with the brand’s much talked about Graphene, this shoe will give the all the purchase you need to tackle the ups and downs of the hills and trails with real confi dence.

Mizuno – Diachi 4 (below)Price: £119.99Stockist: mizuno.comWith a Michelin rubber outsole and a design looking similar to that of a mountain bike tyre, this shoe offers fantastic grip without being too bulky.

The shoe feels similar to a lightweight, performance trainer, fl exible and able to pick up the pace, but with the added benefi t of grip that lets you go anywhere.

The outsole pattern features lugs at various angles right across its surface which ensure traction on any terrain or contours.

The upper offers a light, soft, comfortable fi t more like that of a regular road shoe, but it’s reinforced in key areas to give it the necessary protection and durability.

As an off-road shoe with road shoe comfort, this model delivers.

Mizuno – Diachi 4 (below) The outsole pattern features lugs at



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TRAIL These go-anywhere shoes will allow you to take the road less travelled, with traction and cushioning to ensure grip and comfort.

These go-anywhere shoes will allow you to take the road less travelled, with traction and cushioning to ensure grip and comfort.

Hoka – Speedgoat 3 (right) Price: £124.99Stockist: hokaoneone.euThe addition of a Vibram outsole is essentially what now separates the Speedgoat from the other popular off-road models in the brand’s line-up.

The shoe still features the maximal cushioning design Hoka has become known for but it’s the sole that gives it the best traction and durability in the range.

The upper is redesigned this season and really brings the shoe up to date, with a modern feel and design using premium materials for a great fi t.

One nice touch is the broad toe bumper and reinforced upper of the toe-box, which should make this shoe especially durable regardless of the conditions.

The deep cushioning is really made for ultra-distance events and although we haven’t yet ventured quite as far in the shoes it’s easy to see that they’ll handle that punishment with ease.

For everyday use they feel well cushioned and able to soak up anything in terms of impact. For those looking for shoe with endless cushioning and the reliable grip of Vibram this is the one to go for.

ASICS – Gel FujiRado (left)Price: £120.00Stockist: asics.comIt’s the BOA fastening that immediately makes these shoes stand out from the crowd. Offering quick and easy adjustment of the shoe, the system allows you to make tiny changes, tightening or loosening by as little as a millimetre at a time for a totally customised fi t.

The system is also great should the shoes be covered in mud – simply release the fastener and slip them off.

The multi-directional grip offers confi -dence on steep descents and enough bite to dig in on soft, loose surfaces.

The cushioning is light and fl exible with a feel similar to that of a lightweight performance trainer, making it great on the varying trail terrain you’ll encounter.


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