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A true endurance legendEDITOR’S LETTER
REGULARS06 NewsAnti-doping campaign launchedRobinson opts out of 2012 marathonTomlinson’s outrage at track plansRunner takes bus during marathon28 CommentWill Cockerell on unsung road heroes30 Your SayHannah England’s Daegu tactics
32 Young AthleteDiscus and hammer thrower Nick Percy interviewed62 Dip FinishGrizzly sells out in record time
ACTION12 Bupa Great Yorkshire RunGemma Steel beats Jo Pavey in 10km14 Chicago Marathon Shobukhova and Mosop impress
SPOTLIGHT16 Fabiana MurerProfi le of world pole vault champion22 False starts controversyTom McNab examines the history24 Endurance conferenceSeb Coe among the speakers
PERFORMANCE33 PeriodisationBreak your year into distinct parts36 E� ects of ageingWhat happens when athletes grow old38 Marathon dietPre-race nutrition examined
EVENTS42 ResultsRound-up of the weekend’s action56 What’s OnForthcoming fi xtures on all surfaces, plus athletics on TV guide53 National relays previewClubs at the ready for the England six-stage and four-stage champs
Cover: World pole vault champion Fabiana Murer (Jorge Lepesteur)
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Contents October 13, 2011
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FIVE years ago I sat up until the early hours on the internet watching Chrissie Wellington become the fi rst Briton to win the world ironman title in Hawaii. Inspired by the performance, I called the Guardian and off ered them a few paragraphs. After a little hesitation, they took 300 words and it ended up being pretty much all you could fi nd in the newspapers that week.
A few days later, Wellington was a guest at the British Athletics Writers’ Association awards. Still relatively unknown, she sat quietly near the back of the room with her friend Jo Mersh, the 800m international, while more familiar track and fi eld names Christine Ohuruogu and Marlon Devonish scooped the main awards.
Now, while Wellington is not quite a household name yet, at least the sporting world has woken up to what a phenomenal athlete she is. Last weekend she claimed her fourth win in Hawaii – a brutal event consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run.
Athletics Weekly, of course, does not formally cover triathlon. But I have no qualms about singing her praises here. Like many endurance athletes, she cut her teeth in the London Marathon and last weekend in Hawaii she managed to burn through the run stage in 2:52, which is impressive by anyone’s standards.
» AS WE enter the end-of-year awards season, Wellington is a front runner for sportswoman of the year. But in the world of track and fi eld, the contest is very tight.
No.1 British male athlete of 2011 is clearly Mo Farah, with Dai Greene a solid runner-up. When it comes to deciding the top woman of the year, though, it’s a tough choice between world silver medallists Hannah England and Jessica Ennis.
Throw in the wild card of ultra-distance runner Lizzy Hawker and results at events such as the athletics writers’ awards on October 28 are going to be fascinating.
Jason Henderson, Editor
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JUST DAYS after the crucial LaShawn Merritt case dealt a blow to the British Olympic Association’s maintaining its tough anti-drugs stance, leading fi gures in sport hit back on Tuesday with the launch of the “Win Clean: Say No to Doping” awareness campaign.
Paula Radcliff e and Samson Oni were among those lending support to the UK Anti-Doping led message, which is designed to help ensure London 2012 is a clean Games.
Radcliff e said: “I welcome the fact it is being made clear athletes visiting the UK are expected to meet the highest anti-doping standards. UK athletes put so much into the process we deserve to know others are too. ‘Win Clean’ has always been my way and my mantra. I really hope all athletes looking to compete in London in 2012 get behind Win Clean and we do have the fairest games ever.”
Win Clean is a joint initiative between the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and
Paralympic Games, the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Department of Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport. It off ers advice and warnings to athletes, including a hotline telephone number for them to report doping.
The launch was well-timed given that the Court of Arbitration for Sport last Thursday declared as unenforceable the IOC’s barring of athletes from the
Olympics any athlete who has served a drugs ban of at least six months since the previous Games.
The case was triggered by Olympic 400m champion Merritt’s 21-month ban in 2009-11 for taking an over-the-counter product containing a banned substance.
The CAS decision makes it more likely that sportsmen and women like Dwain Chambers
and cyclist David Millar could successfully take similar legal action against the BOA. The association’s bylaws prevent athletes who have served a doping ban of six months or more from representing Britain at the Olympics, though several athletes have won appeals in the courts.
Chambers served a ban in 2003 for testing positive for banned drug THG.
Olympians Sir Steve Redgrave and Karen Pickering are among those who have backed the BOA’s bylaw, which also last week received support from the IOC.
» A NEW test that can detect the use of human growth hormone for up to 21 days has been approved by the US Anti-Doping Association and could soon gain international approval.
The World Anti-Doping Association could introduce the new process, which would improve on the current three-day detection test, in time for next year’s Olympics.
Radcli� e backs ‘win clean’
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Hugh Robertson, minister for sport and the Olympics, at the launch of the ‘Win Clean, Say No to Doping’ campaign in Trafalgar Square
UKA PLAN to send full teams to this winter’s Spar European Cross Country Championships in Velenje, Slovenia on December 11.
The first three eligible seniors, under-23s and under-20s at the trial in Liverpool on November 26 will gain automatic selection. A further three in each category will be selected on known form up to that point.
Under-23s who finish in an automatic qualifying position for the senior team in the combined race in Liverpool will be selected for the under-23 race in Slovenia if they are considered a strong medal contender.
UK athletes based in the United States will be expected to return home to compete in the trial.
As was the case last year, Britain will select a senior and under-20
team for the Great Edinburgh International Cross Country on January 7.
The Britain versus United States versus Europe fixture set-up at the meeting, which began last season, will be increasingly important this year as the now biennial World Cross is not being staged in 2012.
Nine seniors and six juniors will be selected for each race based on form and the team will be announced after the Euro Cross.
Winter selection policies announcedHAILE GEBRSELASSIE has become the latest top-class athlete to support London’s bid for the 2017 World Championships.
The double Olympic 10,000m champion (pictured right), who at aged 38 is unlikely to be still competing whether it takes place in London or Doha, said: “I have competed and trained in London for many years and always had great support from the public and the athletics family in the UK. I am planning to compete in London in 2012 and by being part of the extended bid team hope to enable future Ethiopian athletes to have the same great experiences in the Olympic stadium in front of a London crowd in 2017.”
After the IAAF evaluation commission visited both bid cities last week, the world governing body announced that it would not consider handing one the 2017 event and the other the
2019 edition, when it meets to vote in Monte Carlo next month.
Meanwhile, the deal to award West Ham Football Club the Olympic Stadium post-Games has fallen through, although the track will still remain, the BBC reports.
In light of the ongoing legal dispute with Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton Orient, the Olympic Park Legacy Committee has decided the facility will stay in public ownership. It could still be leased out to West Ham.
Geb supports London 2017
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DAN ROBINSON has ruled himself out of contention to qualify for a third successive Olympic Games in London next year, writes Kevin Fahey.
The 36-year-old Stroud & District AC international, one of Britain’s most consistent marathon runners in recent years, stepped back from formally announcing his retirement but admitted the desire and commitment needed to qualify for London 2012 just wasn’t there any longer.
“I feel there is something missing at the moment and the motivation is simply not there any longer. But I’m fi ne with the decision,” said Robinson.
“In a way it is a bit of a shame because I’m sure London 2012 will be an amazing experience for British athletes and if I hadn’t already run in two Olympics then maybe I would be thinking diff erently.
“But if I can’t get motivated to do the training for the Olympics in London then that is really telling me something!”
A latecomer to the sport, his breakthrough came in 2004 when he smashed his personal best with a time of 2:13:53 in the London Marathon to earn himself place in the British team for the Olympic Games in Athens. He placed a very creditable 23rd (2:17:53) in the searing Greek heat.
He has since completed a full
set of two World Championships, a European Championships, one appearance in the Commonwealth Games and another Olympics in Beijing.
Outside the Olympics the highlights were a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, the year after a highly creditable 12th at the World Championships in Helsinki. He was also twice UK champion and set a personal best of 2:12:14 in 2009.
Since a disappointing 2:19:11 in Brighton in April, illness and a few niggling injuries have prevented him from returning to full training and that absence from the sport, plus a young family, clearly made him think of his running future.
“Both boys are at playschool and seem to catch everything going and pass it on to me!” added Robinson. “It is also
taking longer to recover from all the niggles and my routine is now completely diff erent.
“It is not just one thing that has made me give up on London, but a lot of things. I think I could get into shape to run 2:15 or 2:14 and may be even 2:13 if it went well, but that is not good enough for London.”
“The ‘A’ qualifying standard is 2:12, which is very hard. Until Scott Overall’s great debut in Berlin only Mark Steinle and Jon Brown have run quicker than that in recent years. I would have to be in PB shape and I don’t think that is going to happen.
“I’m not retiring because I’ll always run and who knows, in six months I may get fi t and run a 10km or half. But for the moment running is on the back-burner and the London Olympics won’t be happening for me.”
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Cross relaysENTRIES for the Saucony English Cross Country Relays close on Friday October 14. On-line entries can be made via englishcrosscountry.co.uk
BMC awardsMO FARAH and Bud Baldaro were announced as athlete and coach of the year respectively last weekend by the British Milers’ Club.
Northern RelaysCONTRARY to the AW report on the under-17 women’s race at the Northern Cross Relays (October 6), it was Hannah Fletcher on leg two not Natalia Hackett who finally took Hallamshire Harriers into the lead.
Also Hackett scored the second fastest leg of the race not Sheffield’s Eve Pound.
NEWS BRIEFS
Dan Robinson: has decided not to try to qualify for his third Olympics
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UK LONG jump record-holder Chris Tomlinson has said the proposed closure of Clairville Stadium in his home town of Middlesbrough would be a devastating blow for athletics in the area.
The idea is one of 78 plans announced last week by the Mayor of Middlesbrough to slash £10.5 million from the town’s budget.
After a recent meeting between the council’s director of planning and offi cials from Middlesbrough AC, the possibility has arisen of a new sports village, including a 400m track, being built.
However, this would likely not be open until some time after the proposed closure of Clairville Stadium, which was built back in 1963.
Tomlinson is the most successful current export from the Teesside town which has produced a wealth of talent, including walker Johanna Jackson, Olympic hurdler Anthony Borsumato and former European under-23 400m champion Allison Curbishley.
He was so outraged on hearing the news that he phoned back AW while on holiday abroad last week.
“It would be good for a
separate track to be built, however the problem is that you lose so many people,” said the former world indoor silver medallist. “When the track was renovated for nine months (about fi ve years ago for a refurbishment) many coaches and athletes were lost during that time. It’s important that we keep athletics running constantly in the area so it really is an athletics town.”
Tomlinson, who began using the track aged 11 and still trains there once or twice a month on his returns from his current
home in London, called it a “hub of the community”. He said: “I would go so far as to say that nearly every child has run on that athletics track whether it’s for the school or for the club. Every school has its athletics sports day at the track.”
Among the more recent Middlesbrough successes are English steeplechase champion Jonathan Taylor, 20.53 200m man Richard Kilty, world trials bronze medallist triple jumper Ade Babatunde and national medallists in the younger age groups such as Charlie Myers (pole vault), Jason Blackburn (800m) and the multi-talented Jack Crosby.
“You’ve only got to look at the junior successes we’ve produced at English Schools level. For a relatively small town, the success we’ve produced at national level is incredible,” said Tomlinson.
The next nearest track is 15 miles away in Darlington and Tomlinson said using that would not be an option for many. “For there not to be a track in that town would be an absolute disgrace,” he said. “It’s not like in London where they shut one track and there’ll be another one fi ve minutes down the road. It’s the only track within a 10 to 15-
mile radius and public transport in Middlesbrough doesn’t operate like it does in London. So youngsters who don’t have parents with cars will just be lost.”
The timing of the proposals one year before the Olympics is particularly unfortunate, noted Tomlinson.
“We’ve got hopefully myself and Johanna Jackson going to the Olympics, both trained as youngsters at Clairville Stadium,” he said. “There are people there that youngsters can see and be inspired by just as when I was a youngster I’d see people like Anthony Borsumato and Allison Curbishley running around the track and I was inspired to go and pursue my athletics dreams.”
Unlike many tracks too, Clairville Stadium is open all day, in the week from 7.30am-9pm. Other than Middlesbrough AC, it is used by Middlesbrough & Cleveland Harriers and New Marske Harriers, as well as extensively by individual athletes.
The proposals are subject to a six-week public consultation process which will run until November 18. Comments are invited by the council to [email protected]
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Track news shocks Tomlinson
Chris Tomlinson: outraged at potential disappearance of his home town track
THE date for the opening round of next year’s British Athletics and UK Women’s League has been changed following complaints about a clash with the county championships weekend.
A meeting held last weekend set the dates for round one of the national leagues to May 5.
BAL had planned to hold the meetings on the weekend of May 12-13. However, Surrey County Athletics Association wrote a letter of complaint to UKA on the basis that
this would adversely aff ect participation in the county championships taking place around the country.
“I’m pleased and relieved by this commonsense decision,” said Surrey County AA chairman Tom Pollak. “Hopefully Surrey’s writing to UKA expressing our serious concern at this possible unfortunate clash and the publicity secured in AW helped see off this clash, which would have set a most unfortunate precedent.”
National league clash avertedDawson’s 55th year in leagueALTHOUGH Southend AC’s Adam Hickey scored a convincing win at the opening Essex League fi xture of the winter at Great Notley last Saturday, it was his club’s cross-country coach, Ron Dawson, that received most of the attention.
Finishing 162 places behind Hickey, 69-year-old Dawson ensured he started his 55th consecutive season in the Essex League.
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LIZ YELLING admits making the team in the women’s marathon at next year’s Olympics will be tough despite her making a solid return to form last weekend.
The Bedford & County AC athlete, who was 26th at the 2008 Games, is yet to gain the ‘A’ standard of 2:31:00 for 2012.
Yelling, who was disappointed with her 2:41:34 at the Virgin London Marathon in April, is rediscovering her fi tness after a nine-week problem-free period.
She won the Perkins Great Eastern Run half-marathon on Sunday in 72:14 and will attempt to gain the qualifying mark in an as-yet unspecifi ed marathon later this year.
“I’m moving on up with my fi tness and I was quite pleased to fi nish without any niggles,” she said.
After taking time post-London to work on fi xing her injuries
and improve her stability, she is positive about her fi tness, but knows she will have to return to her best to reach her third consecutive Olympics.
Speaking before Claire Hallissey had become the
fourth British woman to gain the Olympic ‘A’ mark, Yelling – whose PB of 2:28:33 dates to 2008 – said: “I know I’m capable of running the time, but it’s whether I’m capable of being in the three fastest. We’re all getting on and struggling with various niggles and really it’ll come down to who’s running well next spring, so it’s about staying injury-free and it’s quite a juggling act.”
World record-holder Paula Radcliff e is in pole position to become the sole female athlete named in the fi rst round of selections in December, following her 2:23:46 in Berlin.
Jo Pavey ranks second with 2:28:24 and Louise Damen has clocked 2:30:00 to also go inside the mark.
Only three can be selected in total and Mara Yamauchi, who was sixth at the last Olympics,
is also expected to challenge for the place.
It means next year’s European Championships in Helsinki may have provided a fall-back option for some.
However, with the championships now two-yearly and taking place under a revised format next summer in Olympic year, no marathon or walks events will be staged.
Alyson Dixon, a GB representative at this year’s World Championships, was surprised to learn that this week. Though she could understand the reasons behind it, she said: “It’s a hard enough task to try and make the Olympic team with so many girls promising to run fast times, but most, I believe, were in the same boat as me and were looking at the Euros as a kind of opportunity if they didn’t make it.”
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Liz Yelling clocking 72:14 last weekend
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A RUNNER who crossed the line third in a marathon last weekend was subsequently disqualifi ed for jumping the course.
Rob Sloan, a new member of Sunderland Harriers, was quoted in the press denying accusations of cheating at the Salomon Kielder Marathon, yet he later admitted to not having completed the course.
The controversy emerged after Annadale Striders’ Steve Cairns, who was eventually awarded third place, was told after fi nishing that he was fourth despite knowing throughout the race that he was in third.
Cairns, a leading Northern Ireland runner who is among the top veterans in Britain, later told Athletics Weekly: “I originally informed the organisers, who had also been told by two other people that he had been seen getting on a bus saying he had an injury and had been seen getting dropped off near the fi nish! He was then seen hiding behind a tree and rejoining the race.”
He added: “My prize will get forwarded to me, but he has stolen my glory and my moment on the podium!”
Sloan, who had legitimately won the Salomon Kielder 10km in 38:10 the day before, told the Sunderland Echo in an article published Monday: “I categorically deny this accusation. I ran the whole race. I have been in touch with the organisers saying I have proof that I ran the complete course. I was wearing my Garmin and
that covers every stride I ran.” However, organisers later
released a statement confi rming the disqualifi cation and saying that Sloan had “apparently made the decision to withdraw from the race at approximately 20 miles due to fatigue and after returning to the Leaplish Park area he decided to run the closing section of the course and crossed the fi nish line in third place.”
» MEANWHILE, AW has just learned that at the BMW Berlin Marathon held late last month, Britain’s Jo Thompson, who ran 2:58:47, was initially denied fi rst place in the over-50 category after someone in front of her apparently cut the course. Her husband, Mike, had noted in results an over-50 clocking 2:37:00 and alerted the organisers. He said he worked out that fi ve of the top 50 women must have cut off 27km of the route and he added that they had since been removed from the results.
Bowland fells claim legend of the sport
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Runner admits he cheatedRob Sloan:claimed the third spot
THE fell running community is mourning the loss of revered fell runner and author Bill Smith at the age of 75.
His body was found in a peat bog in the Lancashire hills and could have been lying there up to three weeks, reports suggest.
Bill wrote the book Stud Marks On The Summits, which was a renowned work on the history of fell running.
He was the fi rst press offi cer of the Fell Runners Association and a prolifi c writer on the sport.
In his running days back in 1973 the Liverpudlian became the 15th person to complete the Bob Graham Round, the circuit of the 42 highest peaks of the Lake District, in 24 hours.
Graham Breeze, chairman of the FRA wrote in tribute: “Fell running has a history of great characters but, as someone
who has tried to write about fell running over the years, the only person I ever really wanted to meet was Bill and I will always be humbly grateful that I was able to have met him and talked with him and corresponded with him.
“Fell runners come and go, champions come and go, but no one will ever be as important to the development and history of fell running as the man who died in September on the Bowland fells.”
Fell running photographer Peter Hartley said: “Bill was a greatly respected man, the most selfless individual I have ever met, whose book on fell running was written for no fi nancial gain but in the interests of the sport he loved. In his later years when he wasn’t able to compete he often travelled to far flung races by public transport to help
marshal the event and meet his friends – he didn’t own a car. He was a wonderful, quietly knowledgeable Liverpudlian who came into his own when out on the hills and fells he loved.”
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Kirui for Great South RunABEL KIRUI, who has won gold in the last two world championships marathons, is set to compete in the Bupa Great South Run in Portsmouth on October 30.
Kirui, who has already been selected by Kenya for the Olympic marathon, will face Chris Thompson in Britain’s premier 10-miler.
Kiplagat misses NYCKENYA’S Edna Kiplagat has been forced to withdraw from next month’s ING New York City Marathon because of the knee injury she sustained in a fall en route to winning the world title in Daegu in August.
Kiplagat, who is the defending New York champion, fell to the ground 5km from the finish in South Korea when she collided with team-mate Sharon Cherop at a drinks station.
De Lima plans comebackVANDERLEI DE LIMA, the Brazilian who took bronze in the 2004 Olympic marathon after being knocked to the ground by a spectator while leading, is set to make a comeback next year at the age of 42.
The 2:08 marathon runner says he will start training in January.
ROAD BRIEFS
Bill Smith: did more for the sport than anyone
Missing New York: Edna
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A MONTH later than its usual date in the racing calendar, the annual 10km road
race in the steel city of Sheffi eld enjoyed two dominating victories and thrilling fi nish-line battles in mild and breezy conditions.
WomenUK HALF-MARATHON champion Gemma Steel caused a stir when taking the notable scalp of 2012 Olympic marathon hopeful Jo Pavey in winning by 20 seconds, clocking 32:52.
The 25-year-old Charnwood AC runner stepped up from placing third in the 2010 event to storm clear in the fi nal two kilometres and capture her most impressive victory to date.
The John Nuttall-coached athlete said: “It was brilliant. I can’t believe I was running with Jo Pavey and beating her is a great achievement!”
Steel, who won the Bristol
half-marathon and fi nished third in a below-par 33:47 in the Swansea Bay 10km recently, added: “My legs were still tired in Swansea after doing the half-marathon so I’m really pleased with the time today. It’s only four seconds off my PB.”
Arguably one of the biggest breakthrough athletes on the female domestic distance-running circuit in recent seasons, Steel will next tackle the national road relays in Sutton Coldfi eld next weekend before moving to the half-marathon at the Bupa Great Birmingham Run the following week.
“I want to do well there and I want to win the Run Britain Grand Prix road series,” explained Steel. “I also want to do better than 27th from last year in the European Cross (in Slovenia) this December.”
Pavey, meanwhile, was disappointed to clock only 33:12 in fi nishing second but cited the heavy mileage of marathon training as the understandable cause of her fatigue.
Focused on a strong performance in the New York Marathon on November 6, the 38-year-old Exeter Harrier managed to share the lead with
Steel for much of the race but was left wanting for a turn of speed in the fi nal mile.
“I didn’t feel very good as I’m in hard marathon training and I’m feeling it quite tough to race, but that’s not taking anything away from Gemma as she ran really well and a good race,” she revealed.
Having already gained the Olympic marathon qualifying time from the London marathon, Pavey is keen to make up for the frustration of being forced to withdraw from the World Championships in Daegu in August because of a foot injury.
Placing fourth in a solid 70:49 in the Bupa Great North Run last month will have gone some way to boosting her confi dence and the former track star insists on looking at the bigger picture.
“It wasn’t a great run because I’m not easing down so I’m a bit disappointed, but it’s a new scenario for me, not being able to prepare for races en route to the marathon,” she said.
“Hopefully today’s been a good blow-out, though and training’s been going really well so I’m still positive for New York.”
Also on the medals podium was Ireland’s 36-year-old Maria McCambridge. The 2004
Olympic 5000m representative registered 34:39 for third place ahead of Kendal AC’s Rebecca Robinson.
The 28-year-old 2010 European Championships marathon runner clocked 35:08 on her return from a spell of injury as she juggles the sport with a busy life in medicine.
Men UK ALL-COMERS’ record-holder Micah Kogo ensured Aldershot’s Chris Thompson was reduced to the runner-up position for a second-consecutive year. The Kenyan sped to a fi ne 28:45 victory, with the European 10,000m silver-medallist 18 seconds adrift.
Replacing last year’s winner, Craig Mottram of Australia, a fortnight before, the former 10km road world record-holder at 27:01 established a strong pace from the outset with 2:50 and 2:56 splits, as Thompson and fellow Brits Andrew Lemoncello and Stuart Stokes joined him for company.
At the 3km mark, Kogo and Thompson forged clear and enjoyed a 20m advantage before reaching halfway in 14:36.
By the 6km point, Kogo, the Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist, had broken clear on his own as the 30-year-old Thompson settled in 10m behind, 200m clear of Lemoncello and Stokes.
As Kogo reached 8km in 22:51 after a 2:42 split – the fastest of the race up to that point, the damage was complete despite slowing in the fi nal mile.
A delighted Kogo said
ACTION For more action, go toathleticsweekly.comBupa Great Yorkshire Run, She� eld, October 9
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Steel springs surpriseGEMMA STEEL SHOCKS JO PAVEY ON THE SHEFFIELD STREETS
“It was brilliant. I can’t believe I was running with Jo Pavey and beating her is a great achievement!”Bupa Great Yorkshire 10km winner GEMMA STEEL
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Gemma Steel: beat Jo Pavey by 20 seconds
Micah Kogo and Gemma Steel: winners in
Sheffi eld
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afterwards: “I’m really happy especially as I watched Sheffi eld Wednesday win 3-1 yesterday (against Chesterfi eld).
“Today was a fantastic moment for me. I thought Chris Thompson would give me a tough challenge so I pushed on and he followed me until around 6km. The weather conditions and course made it a tough run.
“I’m going back to Kenya tomorrow to have a two-week break then do some cross-country and road and I hope to make the Kenyan Olympic team for 2012. It’s very hard but my focus is to be the fastest.”
Thompson, meanwhile, was annoyed to lose out on the top spot again, but he was philosophical about the rest of the winter season.
“I’ve got to win one of these things, geez!” he exclaimed.
“I was second last year, and fi fth and sixth the years before so I’m disappointed to miss out on the win again.
“I’ve got a lot of crap in my legs and didn’t feel particularly great but tried to conserve as much energy as I could.”
Coached by John Nuttall and Mark Rowland, the latter while basing himself in the United States, Thompson continued: “He (Kogo) broke away at exactly the same time as (Haile) Gebrselassie did in Manchester (Bupa Manchester Run 10km in May) and I don’t have the fi tness and oomph to go with it so I held back and tried to fi nish strongly, hoping he would tire.
“I started to come back at him with 2km to go, but he looked at me then pushed again. He was the better runner on the day and I did everything I could with the fi tness I had. It was really windy in our faces the whole way.”
He will next compete in the Bupa Great South Run in three weeks’ time before heading back to America to begin the hard graft of winter training with an eye on an Olympic berth in London next summer.
Clocking 29:57 each, former steeplechasers Lemoncello and Stokes provided the most nail-biting fi nish of the morning with
each dipping on the line after running the majority of the race together.
Getting the verdict for third place, Fife’s Lemoncello gave himself an early 29th birthday present and improved on fourth position last year to pip Stokes for the second consecutive week.
Placing seventh in the Bupa Great Edinburgh 10km the weekend before, Lemoncello was three seconds quicker here and was content with his run after returning from injury.
“It’s good as last week was my fi rst race. It’s a good fi tness test,” said Lemoncello, who was
forced to withdraw from the World Championships marathon in Daegu in August.
“I’ve had a hamstring tendon injury since March, which got worse just before the marathon in Daegu. I tried to go with Chris but couldn’t match it, but it was good to run with Stuart. I tried to put a burst in at 6km and we worked together from there.”
The Scot now turns his attentions to gaining the Olympic marathon qualifying time in the Fukuoka marathon two months from now, but will fi rst use either a 15km road race in Oklahoma or the Bupa Great South Run to prepare.
Sale Harriers’ Stokes, meanwhile, improved from seventh position in 2010 and was four seconds quicker than in Edinburgh. The 34-year-old Commonwealth 3000m steeplechase fi fth-placer heads into the winter with the aim of making his Olympic debut as he approaches the end of a long career in athletics.
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Steel springs surprise
The men’s leaders stretch out through the streets of Sheffi eld
Overall: 1 M Kogo (KEN) 28:45; 2 C Thompson (AFD) 29:03; 3 A Lemoncello (Fife) 29:57; 4 S Stokes (Sale) 29:57; 5 S Connolly (IRL) 30:15; 6 M Ionescu (Alt) 30:21; 7 R McLeod (Tip) 30:39; 8 I Hudspith (Morp, M40) 30:55; 9 T Cornthwaite (N’land) 31:09; 10 S Naylor (W’stock) 32:06;
11 M Dalkins (Tel, M40) 32:22; 12 M Burrett 32:33; 13 A Thake (Hallam) 32:38; 14 C Coleman (WSEH, M40) 32:49; 15 J Franklin (Met P) 32:50; 16 D Archer 32:51; G Steel (Charn, W) 32:52; 17 J Bull (Der, U20) 33:08; 18 P Lockwood (Wake) 33:09; J Pavey (W35) 33:12; 19 A Valentine (Bolt)
33:21; 20 N Beer 34:03; 21 J Tighe (N’land) 34:18; 22 J Rodgers (Cleve) 34:28; M McCambridge (IRL, W) 34:39; 23 P Simons (Salf, M45) 34:43; 24 M Sprot (Hallam) 34:47; 25 D Allinson (M45) 34:50; 26 A Abdulrahman (Bir) 34:52; 27 K Lilley 34:55; 28 J Marshall (M40) 34:58
M40: 3 M Gvero (Keigh) 35:01; 4 D Furniss (Hallam) 35:30. M60: 1 K Souyave (Ilkley) 40:59
Women: 1 Steel 32:52; 2 Pavey 33:12; 3 McCambridge 34:39; 4 R Robinson 35:08; 5 L Jeska (W35) 35:33; 6 S Gaunt (Charn) 36:37; 7 F Milton 37:08; 8 N Squires
(Hallam) 37:12; 9 H Howard (E’leigh) 38:14; 10 J Horne (Sheff RC) 38:41; 11 T Spillings 39:51; 12 P Wilkie (Hallam, W45) 39:54; 13 L Gray (K’worth) 39:55W40: 1 L Hales (Woking) 41:33; 2 N Sykes (Denb DT) 41:34. W50: 1 C Wheelhouse (Donc) 41:45. W55: C Beattie (Steel) 46:33
RESULTS
“I was second last year, and � fth and sixth the years before so I’m disappointed to miss out on the win again”Runner-up CHRIS THOMPSON, on not winning the race
Micah Kogo: 18 seconds
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THE Bank of America Chicago Marathon continued the trend set this year in the other
events in the World Marathon Majors series of having the men’s course record rewritten.
Kenya’s Moses Mosop rebounded from his second-place fi nish in Boston in April to take victory in Chicago with a course record of 2:05:37.
But the outstanding performer of the day was Russia’s Liliya Shobukhova, who became the second-fastest woman of all time as she took two minutes off her PB and won the race for the third year running.
While British interest was down on past years, there was one major UK performance from Claire Hallissey who smashed her PB and gained an Olympic A standard of 2:29:27, throwing her hat well and truly in the ring for selection for next year’s London Olympics as she is the third fastest Briton in 2011.
Though it was the fourth fastest-ever performance, it wasn’t a course record as Paula Radcliff e ran faster on the same course in 2002 when setting her fi rst world record of 2:17:18.
Conditions weren’t entirely perfect, being slightly on the warm side with temperatures of 18C at the start, and nearly 21C at the fi nish for the leaders.
In the women’s race, through 5km, debutante and 2004 Olympic 10,000m medallist Ejegayehu Dibaba led in 16:19 in the company of the Russian and Japan’s Kayoko Fukushi. The pace continued at sub-2:20 through 10km with the Ethiopian
leading the trio through in 32:46, and Maria Konovalova leading the chasers in 33:03. Hallissey was lying 10th in 35:16.
Through 15km, the Russian showed ahead of the three with 49:19 and the margin on the pursuers was nearing a minute with the Briton splitting 53:11. Another sub-16:30 5km took
Shobukhova through 20km in 65:48 with Ethiopia’s Belaynesh Gebre an isolated fourth in 67:10.
The leading trio passed halfway bang on the Russian’s schedule in 69:25, though the Ethiopian and Japanese were showing it wouldn’t be just a timetrial. Hallissey, who passed 20km in 70:57, was now up to
ninth and on target for sub-2:30 with a 74:50 split at half way.
While the pace was already sub-2:19, Shobukhova was clearly coasting and she upped the speed to complete the 5km up to 25km in a brisk 16:20. In passing in 82:08, she now had a six-second lead over Dibaba with a further 15 second gap
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Fast times in Windy CityLILIYA SHOBUKHOVA RAN THE FASTEST MARATHON FOR SIX YEARS WHILE MOSES MOSOP SET A COURSE RECORD IN CHICAGOPictures: Press Association
Liliya Shobukhova ran away from her opponents in the second half to go to No.2 on the world all-time list with 2:18:20
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to a fading Fukushi. Hallissey had moved up another place in timing 88:36 and was moving notably faster than the two runners in front who were more than two minutes ahead of her.
Shobukhova now just had the time to worry about and her next 5km of 16:15 was the fastest of the race. As she passed 30km in 1:38:23, her lead was almost a minute over Dibaba.
Though now well over 2km down on the leader, Hallissey was also moving well and her 17:37 split was on a par with all bar the leading two. Reaching 30km in 1:46:12, she had taken more than 400 metres off the pair ahead of her and by 35km (2:03:58) she was a minute to the good of them in sixth and showing no signs of slowing.
Up ahead, Shobukhova had reeled off another sub-16:30 split with 16:26 and was now two minutes ahead of Dibaba who had a minute on Fukushi.
The defending champion ran her slowest split of the race to 40km (16:40) but it opened up a further minute and a sub-2:20 was guaranteed. It all depended on her last 2195m and that was a swift 6:52 – 12 seconds quicker than the men’s winner managed!
Shobukhova stopped the clock with a time of 2:18:20, having covered the second half in a remarkable 68:55.
Running in her fi rst road race farther than 10km, Dibaba timed a notable 2:22:09 – the fourth-fastest marathon debut of all time.
Fukushi’s 75-minute struggle in the second half may have cost her an Olympic place as her
2:24:38 puts her narrowly behind the three leading Japanese in 2011. But she would have been relieved to fi nish in a respectable time, having famously and spectacularly fallen apart on her marathon debut in Osaka three years ago, clocking 2:40:54.
Hallissey, who passed 40km in 2:21:48, covered the fi nal section in 7:39, which only Shobukhova bettered. But her Olympic prospects may well depend on what time Mara Yamauchi – who showed great form over 10km in Germany – does on her return to the marathon distance.
“My coach (Igor Shobukhov, also her husband) said to run
sub-2:20 you have to change your tactics,” said Shobukhova. “We decided to go out fast right away. I could have gone faster, but it wasn’t necessary. Igor has had me on a training programme that focuses on gradual improvement and small adjustments, not major changes and it is the best way to get results without getting injured. For Chicago the training was geared towards running 2:19, but never be afraid to run faster if your training shows you are ready to run that fast.”
Apart from winning the World Marathon Majors, this run will guarantee her a place in Russia’s Olympic team for 2012, where she will now be one of the favourites.
“I have been to the Olympics, but this time I want a medal,” said Shobukhova.
In the men’s race, the pacemakers ran a little unevenly through the fi rst half of the race even if the splits looked relatively uniform with 14:54 at 5km, 29:41 at 10km, 44:40 at 15km and 59:35 at 20km.
“Our splits were pretty much all over the place,” commented USA’s Ryan Hall afterwards.
A big pack was still together at halfway in a relatively disappointing 62:54 and fi ve Kenyans and two Ethiopians were away by 25km in 74:14.
The next 5km of 14:31 with Wesley Korir ahead in 88:49 was the fastest of the race and Mosop followed with a slight gap to Ethiopian Bekana Daba. Mosop then threw in a 14:29 split and in passing 35km in 1:43:16, he was now 26 seconds clear as Bernard Kipyego was his nearest pursuer.
Mosop, who considered himself just 80 per cent fi t, couldn’t maintain that pace and slowing to a 15:18, he still passed 40km in 1:58:33, almost a minute to the good.
A late surge by Korir as Mosop slowed badly towards the fi nish of the race saw the gap reduce to 38 seconds but Mosop’s 2:05:37 gave him the all-important course record bonus, breaking the mark that had been previously held by the late Sammy Wanjiru.
Korir and Kipyego timed respectable 2:06:15 and 2:06:29 clockings with Hall fi nishing well for fi fth with 2:08:04.
The win was sweet redemption for Mosop, who missed out on not only the victory in Boston earlier this year, but also on an offi cial PB as his 2:03:06 marathon debut performance was set on Boston’s point-to-point course.
It is also the second big city win for the family as Mosop’s wife, Florence Kiplagat, came out on top in the women’s race in Berlin two weeks earlier.
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Men: 1 M Mosop (KEN) 2:05:37; 2 W Korir (KEN) 2:06:15; 3 B Kipyego (KEN) 2:06:29; 4 B Daba (ETH) 2:07:59; 5 R Hall 2:08:04; 6 E Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:10:29; 7 K Gokaya (JPN) 2:12:15; 8 H Arai (JPN) 2:13:17; 9 T Horiguchi (JPN) 2:14:48; 10 M Shimoju (JPN) 2:17:49M40: J Ryf 2:21:40GB: 80 DUNCAN MARSDEN 2:31:23; 197 RYAN PROUT 2:42:25; 203 JAMES O’SHEA 2:43:12; 224 RICHARD EDMONDS (M40) 2:44:39; 281 MICHAEL DUFFY 2:47:35; 1132 BOB WELLS (M65) 3:08:31;
Women: 1 L Shobukhova (RUS) 2:18:20; 2 E Dibaba (ETH) 2:22:09; 3 K Fukushi (JPN) 2:24:38; 4 B Gebre (ETH) 2:26:17; 5 C Daunay (FRA) 2:26:41; 6 CLAIRE HALLISSEY 2:29:27; 7 Y Chao (CHN) 2:32:57; 8 A Tafa (ETH) 2:33:35; 9 N Da Silva (BRA) 2:35:35; 10 J Faber 2:36:58. Other GB (mixed posn): 831 TONI MINNITI (W35) 3:02:51; 1640 MAIRI BURFOOT (W40) 3:15:59; 2728 PATRICIA FAIRLAMB (W50) 3:27:26; 4751 BALKESH KAUSHAL (W55) 3:41:33
RESULTS
Claire Hallissey: Briton achieved Olympic qualifi er with big PB of 2:29:27
Moses Mosop: set a course record of 2:05:37
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EDUARDO BISCAYART LOOKS AT THE INEXORABLE RISE OF WORLD INDOOR AND OUTDOOR POLE VAULT CHAMPION FABIANA MURERIMAGES: MARK SHEARMAN
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Fabiana Murer
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OPPOSITE PAGE: Fabiana Murer celebrates adding the world outdoor pole vault title to her world indoor gold from 2010
LEFT: Fabiana Murer is the only athlete from Brazil to win a gold medal at the IAAF World Championships
ÉLSON MIRANDA DE SOUZA is a former pole-vaulter, once a national champion of Brazil, who never made it past the South American scene. He reached a personal best of 5.02 metres in 1989, the same year he became his nation’s champion, while still only 24 years old. Modest
as an athlete, de Souza later became an ambitious coach, and one day, in 1997, in Campinas, met a 16-year-old girl who was on her way out of gymnastics, but wanted to remain in sport. That girl was Fabiana de Almeida Murer.
“Pole-vaulting is a very special event,” explains de Souza. “You need all the materials in order to do it well: the vaults, the pit, and a certain standard of competition. It isn’t like the long or triple jump, events that have great tradition in Brazil, which you can win in just one jump. This is much more complex.
“When Fabiana started, we practically had to build all that from scratch. She made the impossible possible, by reaching technical excellence in an event dominated at the time by one of those very special athletes, filled with records and medals, like Yelena Isinbayeva.”
De Souza, who would later marry his protégé, continues: “At the beginning of Fabiana’s career, one of the first difficulties of women’s pole-vaulting was to obtain the actual vaults. Until then, all materials were designed for men, and as we know, each vault should be very specific for the height of each jump, and for the athlete’s weight.
“At the time, Brazil wasn’t even at the top of pole-vaulting in South America. Those were the days of Alejandra García (Argentina), Deborah Gyurcsek (Uruguay), and a couple of good Chilean vaulters.
So, when we first sat down, I told her my idea: to start getting better at youth, junior levels, at South American level, and then to aim to qualify for Pan-American and world-level competitions. And that’s how it all begun.”
Murer was born in Campinas, the second largest city in the State of São Paulo, on March 16, 1981. “It was a big change when she moved to the big city of São Paulo, and although Campinas isn’t exactly small, she was quite ‘provincial’. We took good care of her in those days. From tips about how to get around places, to more important steps, such as learning how to drive, for example,” says de Souza.
In 1998 Murer reached her first World Championships, coinciding with her future rival and role model: Isinbayeva. Yelena, aged 16 and a year younger than Fabiana, reached the final of the Annecy World Junior Championships, ending ninth with 3.90m. Murer was happy herself with a 3.65m PB that wasn’t enough to go beyond the qualifying round.
In that year Murer also became the Brazilian record-holder for the first time, ending the campaign with 3.66m, and the
South American junior title. She would repeat that title in 1999 (also reaching the bronze medal at the South American Championships) and in 2000, elevating her PB to 3.81m in 1999, and to 3.90m in 2000.
Another meet with Isinbayeva at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Santiago proved how the evolution of both vaulters was different: Isinbayeva was the champion at age 18 with 4.20m, and Murer was tenth with a modest 3.70m.
In 2001 Vitaliy Petrov became assessor of the Brazilian Confederation, and de Souza changed the philosophy of his training
“Fabiana made the impossible possible,
by reaching technical excellence in an event dominated at the time
by one of those very special athletes,
Yelena Isinbayeva” Murer’s coach and husband,
Elson dE souza
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ABOVE: Fabiana Murer with her coach and husband, Elson de Souza
INSET: Fabiana Murer met Elson de Souza when she was still a junior athlete
methods; more importantly, the vaulting techniques. “We had been previously working with Earl Bell, but I remember that Earl didn’t see much talent in Fabiana,” the coach remembers.
Results were modest at the beginning. Murer progressed to 3.91m in 2001, had a setback year in 2002 (3.70m), but then cleared four metres for the fi rst time in 2003, in São Paulo, on August 30. She ended 2003 with 4.06m, regaining a Brazilian record that was changing hands constantly. However, her marks weren’t even enough to reach the podium at the South American Championships. Patience was a key in those days and de Souza recalls: “Without the patience and knowledge of Petrov, we wouldn’t have been able to obtain what Fabiana has later obtained.”
He adds: “I believe Vitaliy isn’t just one of the greatest coaches in pole vault, he is perhaps one of the more brilliant minds in the athletics world and he remains extremely updated. He coached Sergey Bubka to his fi rst world title in 1983 by developing a technique and mastering that with Sergey. He showed us that a good technique was even better than the two elements that coaches look for in pole-vaulters – strength and speed.
“Fabiana is neither strong, nor fast; but he taught us where we needed to be stronger, and faster, in order to vault higher.
We intensifi ed our sessions, in order to be able to improve technically; sometimes to the point of having sessions of six hours of training. At some point I felt that my younger athletes would be able to reach a world title, and not Fabiana, but all that eff ort from her ended up paying back greatly.”
The 2004 season showed further improvement for Murer. She took her personal best to 4.25m but she was second at the Brazilian Nationals – the “Troféu Brasil” – behind Joana Costa, and fi nished in a modest eighth place at the “Campeonato Iberoamericano”. By then Isinbayeva had obtained her fi rst Olympic title, elevating later the world record to 4.92m in Brussels, so the contrast between the two athletes was big.
The gap, though, began to close, even as Isinbayeva jumped fi ve metres for the fi rst time in 2005. Murer qualifi ed for her fi rst World Championships in 2005, repeating her PB of 4.40m in the qualifying round (not enough to reach the fi nal). She also was silver medallist at the South American Championships. All that was just setting up her breakthrough season of 2006.
On May 21, 2006, in Belém, at the Brazilian Grand Prix, Murer vaulted to her fi rst South American record of 4.45m. But in an inspired performance she elevated it further to 4.50m,
ABOVE: Fabiana “Vitaliy isn’t just one of the greatest coaches in pole vault, he is perhaps one of the more brilliant minds in athletics. He showed us that a good technique was better than the two elements that coaches look for in pole-vaulters – strength and speed”
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ABOVE LEFT: Vitaliy Petrov emphasised technique over speed and strength
TOP RIGHT: Fabiana Murer feels that she is only just starting to reach her peak
ABOVE RIGHT: Fabiana Murer set a South American indoor record of 4.82m in Birmingham last year
and then to 4.55m on the same day. Five days later she took it to 4.56m while capturing the victory at the “Iberoamericano”.
By then Murer wasn’t unknown anymore on the international scene. After finishing seventh in Lausanne and sixth in Paris, Murer won the Herculis meet in Monaco in another day of multiple records: 4,56, 4.61, and 4.66 metres. Later that summer, the Brazilian confirmed all those good performances at the IAAF World Cup with an impressive silver medal.
The following year, 2007, brought a gold medal at the Pan-American Games, and more than that, a place in the World Championships final in Osaka (a tie for sixth). However, her season’s best was 4.66 metres – again.
After this, 2008 and 2009 were supposed to be crucial years, and things seemed to be heading in the right direction after the bronze medal at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, and South American records of 4.71 and 4.80 metres in São Paulo. Still, bad luck (the disappearing of her vaults in Beijing after the qualifying round of the 2008 Olympic Games), and a bad day at the 2009 World Championships (fifth with 4.55m), meant that Murer couldn’t cement it when it mattered the most: at a global event.
“It was frustrating to go home with our hands empty from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin,” says de Souza. “And it was
frustrating because the results obtained by Fabiana during each one of those years weren’t repeated in those competitions. We later saw that marks that were very much within her reach would have been enough for a medal,” he adds.
Yet, for Murer, the future seemed clearer: “That was encouraging: I needed to train more and mend some technical issues. Doing that I knew I would soon be on the podium of a major competition.”
She wasn’t wrong. The 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha gave Brazil (and South America) its first gold medal at the event, with a 4.80m vault. And the rest of the season merely confirmed that, in Isinbayeva’s absence, Murer was
taking control of women’s pole-vaulting. Her victories in Zürich, Rome and Eugene gave her the
Diamond League title, and the status of the best pole-vaulter of 2010. The year was capped by another South
American record: 4.85 metres, which made Murer fourth in the all-time world rankings.
Yet, 2011 didn’t present itself as a perfect season, but that’s the better known part of Murer’s story. “At some point I thought that a medal in Daegu was impossible,” explains de Souza. “Her training wasn’t great. But after the London Grand Prix, where she jumped well, I began to believe a bit more in a good performance. Petrov was with us all that time, and we ended having a marvellous World Championships. I only remember one mistake at the foul at 4.80m, because she used a soft pole.
“At that point, Fabiana looked at me and told me that she
“After Bubka, Fabiana has performed Vitaliy’s technique better than anyone else”
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would try again with a harder pole, even when Martina Strutz had already cleared 4.80 in her fi rst attempt. She was full of confi dence, and proved at 4.85m, when she got ahead again with her fi rst attempt clearance that landed the world title. She had an amazing day, where all her hard work paid off .
“She has been such a great pupil of Petrov, that I believe that after Bubka, Fabiana is the athlete who has performed
Vitaliy’s technique better than anyone else. I know I can only affi rm such a thing now, with the medal in our hands. Before, they would have told me I was crazy,” says de Souza laughing.
“I know my evolution has been a long one, instead of an explosive one,” says Murer. “It’s because I took my growth as a step-by-step process. I never had huge dreams, and I never felt, in my whole career, from my days at 3.70m until now, that I was getting close to my limits. I believe that approach has been very important, and because of that, I feel that I am at my peak at my 30 years of age.”
Next year has only one goal for the Brazilian: the London Olympics. Because of that, Murer will not compete indoors, as she has ended her 2011 season in October at the Pan-American Games in Guadalajara.
As London may defi ne Murer’s already illustrious career, de Souza knows that his pupil and wife has already obtained something that compatriots such as Joaquim Cruz, José Luiz Barbosa, Robson da Silva or Maurren Maggi have not: a World Championship title.
“Fabiana reached something that didn’t seem possible, in a country where pole vault wasn’t exactly the strongest event. And she won that title beating great champions, such as Isinbayeva, (Jenn) Suhr, (Anna) Rogowska, (Svetlana) Feofanova. That has an incredible added value, because we were so used to fi ght for just two medals, assuming that Isinbayeva would always win the gold,” explains de Souza.
“Amazingly, that has changed, and I believe that the scenario for London will be similar, since Yelena seems to be now at everybody else’s height. So, now we must continue to work for 2012. First will come the fi ght for the podium, and then will come the fi ght for the gold.”
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FACTFILE FABIANA MURERBorn March 16 1981, Campinas, São PauloCoach Élson Miranda de Souza.Progression1998 3.66m 2005 4.40m1999 3.81m 2006 4.66m2000 3.90m 2007 4.66m i (4.65m)2001 3.91m 2008 4.80m2002 3.70m 2009 4.82m2003 4.06m 2010 4.85m (4.82m i)2004 4.25m 2011 4.85mAchievements1998 World Juniors 14th q.1999 Pan-American Games 9th.2000 World Juniors 10th.2005 World Champs 15th q.2006 World Indoors 15th q. World Cup silver.2007 World Champs 6th. Pan-American Games gold.2008 World Indoors bronze. Olympic Games 10th.2009 World Champs 5th.2010 World Indoors gold.2011 World Champs gold.
“My evolution has been a long one, instead of an explosive one. From my days at 3.70m until now, I never felt that I was getting close to my limits, and I believe that approach has been very important.”
ABOVE LEFT: Fabiana Murer has had a steady rise to the top and is now one of the favourites to displace Yelena Isinbayeva as Olympic champion next year
ABOVE RIGHT: Moving on to a harder pole was key behind Fabiana Murer’s victory at the Daegu World Championships
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Spotlight Sprint starts
ON MAY 12, 1888 when Charles E. Sherrill placed his right knee on the cinders of the Rockaway Hunt Club track at the start of a 100 yards race, he was promptly ordered by the starter to stand up at the line like the other runners. But Sherrill quite literally
stood his ground and successfully argued his case. This was in eff ect the fi rst crouch start in athletics history.
The crouch start was created by the American coach Mike Murphy and brought to starting a greater stability than the various forms of crouch start, but more importantly, greater velocity. A look at the 1896 Olympic 100m start shows some standing starts and even one in which the runner used wooden supports.
The rules of starting (a gun had only been introduced in the mid-19th century) did not change until deep into the 20th century, but starting blocks appeared as early as 1928, the invention of American coach George Bresnahan. He patented them on February 5, 1929 as “foot supports”, but they only appeared in the Olympic Games in 1948.
Pressure-sensitive blocks (and with it the ruling on 1/10th second reaction time) appeared in the Moscow Olympics of 1980. The two-start rule was changed in 2003 to one start followed by a blanket ban, and the present sudden-death rule only last year.
But hold on. There was always one special case, the decathlon, where two false starts and out remained until last year. Even as late as 1946 there was a strange aberration in decathlon rules, in that false starts (up to four) were simply punished by handicaps, with the athletes being placed at one hundredth of the distance behind the line for each false start. I have no knowledge if this rule was ever actually applied. It may well have been in the 1938 European Championships and I am fairly certain it had gone by the time the 1948 Olympics were held in London.
I have described the background to starting procedures in relation to the furore in Daegu in the 100m over Usain Bolt, as well as Britain’s Dwain Chambers and Christine Ohuruogu. Incidentally, I doubt the same debate would have raged after the 100m fi nal had some lesser mortal been excluded. “This must not be allowed to happen in 2012,” exclaimed one leading football journalist. It was not clear whether he simply didn’t want it to happen again to Bolt, or if this clemency was to be extended to the other runners?
Another journalist observed that all rules were arbitrary, so it didn’t really matter what the rules were; they simply had to be observed. But this is only partly true, for some
IN LIGHT OF RECENT CONTROVERSIES, TOM MCNAB LOOKS AT THE HISTORY OF SPRINT STARTS AND HOW THE RULES COULD BE CHANGED IN THE FUTURE
BELOW: an upset Christine Ohuruogu is comforted by her agent Ricky Simms after her disqualifi cationin Daegu
“Even as late as 1946 there was a strange aberration in decathlon rules, in that false starts (up to four) were simply punished by handicaps, with the athletes being placed at one hundredth of the distance behind the line for each false start”
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rules relate specifically to safety. There aren’t many such rules in athletics, but one such was hastily created in 1956, when rotational javelin throwing was banned, if only to ensure a regular supply of spectators! Similarly, somersault long jumping was banned around 1973, in this case for the protection of athletes.
But although athletics events themselves are arbitrary, their rules always relate to their essence – what they attempt to test. Thus, runners must not contact each other or trespass into each other’s lanes, not only for reasons of safety, but because this would attack the real meaning of the event, which is to determine the fastest man. It would be wrong to ignore the influence of television on the present rules, however vigorously administrators may deny it. This being said, one argument against the present rule is that it is too severe, relative to the rules relating to other events. After all, all long jumpers can have six jumps and foul five (as Brittney Reese of the USA did at this year’s World Championships) and still win, and the vertical jumper has (at least theoretically) an infinity of attempts.
All of this is to ignore two things: The first is that neither fouling in horizontal jumps and throws nor failing to clear a bar is an attempt to gain a competitive advantage. False-starting could be. And the second is that to remain still for less than two seconds is hardly an exceptional technical demand.
So what is the answer? What would retain or enhance the event as a spectacle? We could go back to the rules of 2010, or even back to pre-2010, though the latter would be poison to TV. Or let’s be really radical. We could modify the 1946 decathlon rule, with the first false start penalised by a one metre penalty, the second resulting in automatic expulsion for all. So that would have meant Bolt running 101m. But perhaps that might prove to be a bridge too far?
ABOVE: time seems to stop as 100m favourite Usain Bolt false-started in Daegu
LEFT: German Jurgen Hingsen false-started in the very first event of the 1988 Olympic decathlon in Seoul, virtually handing the gold to rival Daley Thompson
“I don’t think the same debate would have raged had some lesser mortal been excluded”
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Spotlight Endurance conference
HELD OVER two days at the Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow, and building on the success of the UKA/England Athletics Coaching Masterclass Series and the inaugural European Sprints and Hurdles Conference in 2010, this event formed part
of the European Athletics Coaching Summit Series. The key speakers included Wynn Gmitroski, Jack Daniels,
Andy Jones and Thomas Rowland. Five workshops with three options at each were also integrated into the programme with Barry Fudge, John Rogers, Toby Smith, Martin Rush, George Gandy and Dave Sunderland adding their expertise. Around 200 delegates attended, including 33 coaches from 16 diff erent European countries. Before the conference began, a cross-section of the coaches were asked what they expected from the weekend and the general consensus was they wanted to be a better coach for their athletes, Head of endurance in Finland and former Olympian, Tommy Ekblom explained: “I want to develop myself as a coach and improve Finnish distance running.”
The whole weekend was full of world-class presentations and workshops that were designed so that the coaches could gain as much knowledge as possible from an array of topics. The day started early for many with early morning runs and these were an opportunity to catch up on many things in a relaxing atmosphere.
The fi rst presentation was from Gmitroski, who has been to fi ve Olympic Games and 12 world championships in a coaching capacity and is the former coach to 2007 World Championships 800m silver medallist Gary Reed, who boasts a best of 1:43.68. The current head coach at the Canadian National Endurance Centre, he has also coached Angela Chalmers who won Olympic 3000m bronze and Commonwealth gold and Diane Cummins, twice a world championships fi nalist and Commonwealth Games 800m silver medallist.
As a qualifi ed physiotherapist, his presentation showed that his coaching skills also used his knowledge of preventive measures to ensure athletes got the best out of themselves. After coaching for 31 years, he said: “It’s all about being around at the right time, the right place, the right person and having a good mentor relationship.” With his therapy background, he is a great believer in prevention and stressed that training and treatment needs to be individualised with good communication and education for the coach and the athlete. He said any increases in loading need to be progressive with the integration of recovery and that any ineffi cient habits had to be corrected.
He is a great believer in a good postural balance and said that any imbalance would ultimately cause problems. Many of these were “lifestyle affl ictions” related to sitting incorrectly and too long at computers. He added: “An
THE FIRST EUROPEAN ENDURANCE CONFERENCE TOOK PLACE LAST WEEKEND AND DAVID LOWES WAS THERE TO LISTEN TO THE EXALTED SPEAKERS
RIGHT: Wynn Gmitroski, the head coach of the Canadian Endurance Centre, starts the weekend’s talks
“It’s all about being around at the right time, the right place, the right person and having a good mentor relationship” WYNN GMITROSKI, coach to Canadian athlete Gary Reed
PICTURES: MARK SHEARMAN
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efficient movement is one done with minimal movement and this is what makes better runners with energy expenditure being minimised.”
He emphasised the need for athletes to take responsibility and be accountable for their performance and that included being self-aware, trustworthy, honest, good communicators and having the will to work. Included in the coach’s responsibility was deemed to be asking the right questions, observing, implementing change and doing as little harm as possible. He added that it was important to make the athlete independent.
One of the highlights of the weekend was an enlightening talk by Seb Coe, who enthralled the audience with an insight into his rise from a talented youngster into an all-time great with some humorous tales, including his experiences with his father. There was the time when he asked him how he should run the 1978 European Championship 800m final. He said: “You’re not going to win, so your best chance is to run as hard for as long as you can.” After a first lap of 49.3 seconds, the plan was working well until 100m to go when Steve Ovett went past him with a smile and he struggled just to finish. However, Ovett’s smile quickly disappeared when the East German Olaf Beyer went past him to take the title. His father said afterwards: “Next time just run the second lap as fast as the first!”
His training methods at the time took a different approach and included VO2 max, lactate testing and gym work. “It was voodoo then, but it’s bread and butter now,” he added. He broke the world record the following year which was testament that it worked. He revealed, surprisingly to some, that he trained four or five times with Ovett and sometimes did the odd session with Peter Elliott.
In a short interview with Dave Sunderland, Coe agreed that cross country was an essential part of a middle-distance runner’s repertoire. However, his thoughts were that 800m was no longer just an endurance event. When he ran, there were four consecutive rounds in an Olympic Games, but now that one round has been replaced with a rest day, it is possible to come from a 400m background. His training consisted of running every day even at the age of 15. He had a rest day every 10 days and by 18 he was training twice a day, but not all these were running sessions.
One of the sessions he did was 8x300m in 36 seconds with a rolling 100m recovery and if he felt comfortable he knew he was in good shape. Perhaps surprisingly, one of his early season sessions done in trainers was 40x200m in around 28-29 seconds.
Flagstaff-based Daniels – author of Daniels' Running
ABOVE: top American coach Jack Daniels brought his knowledge to London
LEFT: speakers at the conference John Rogers, Toby Smith and Martin Rush
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Formula, one of the most highly respected and widely read books in athletics – is an Olympic medallist in the modern pentathlon.
His impressive CV includes a six-year period working as an exercise physiologist with Nike’s Elite Athletics West Programme, teaching and coaching for more than 15 years at the State University of New York at Cortland and in 2005 moving to Flagstaff to continue his ongoing research on the eff ects of altitude.
He hosted three workshops – one on the marathon and the training year, another on the foundations of training and a third reflecting on a coaching career. His marathon presentation gave an insight into how to train for the distance and what to look for in the training programme and build-up races. His training units were broken down into: quality, long runs, marathon pace, threshold pace, interval pace, repetition pace and easy days. He said the long run should be around 25 per cent of the weekly total, although he emphasised that you don’t have to do 80 per cent of the marathon distance in training to be successful.
One of his adages is that athletes should “try to get the
maximum benefi t out of the least possible eff ort” and that meant understanding training principles. His presentation on the foundations of training gave the coaches much food for thought with many illustrations and equations into working out VO2 max levels and running at exactly the right pace for any type of session, which would give athletes the maximum benefi t from any workout.
Dr Thomas Rowland, a paediatric cardiologist at Baystate Medical Centre and professor of paediatrics at Tufts University, gave an in-depth presentation on iron defi ciency in young athletes and adults. He stressed the importance of iron for health and the immune system, temperature regulation, cognitive abilities, effi ciency of energy metabolism, working capacity and performance.
He talked about the iron defi ciency levels in females and males and stressed that VO2 max would decrease along with endurance during prolonged exercise. However, he said anaemia had a less than two per cent incidence in athletes, while non-anaemia iron defi ciency was more common.
The causes of a defi ciency were: gastro-intestinal
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ABOVE (left to right): Professor Andy Jones, Dr Thomas Rowland and George Gandy. Jones discussed Paula Radcliff e’s success story; Rowland talked about iron defi ciency; while Gandy explained marathon training
RIGHT: UKA’s main coaching staff , Charles van Commenee, Kevin Tyler (centre) and Ian Stewart soak up the lectures
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bleeding, haematuria, sweat loss and the breakdown of red blood cells. It was therefore important to have routine screening for haemoglobin and ferritin levels. Those that were at high risk were female endurance runners with an unexplained poor performance, vegetarians and those with a history for iron deficiency.
Professor Andy Jones, a key member of the UKA/London Marathon altitude programme team, also took to the stage. Along with Dr Barry Fudge, the pair ensure that all athletes involved in the UKA/LM altitude training camps follow the physiological monitoring protocol set up for altitude training to ensure they are best prepared to go to altitude, adapt to altitude once there and are reviewed when they return to sea level.
His presentation covered the many aspects of the physiological assessment of the elite endurance runner. Some of the points that came across were that the runner who can maintain the highest average pace will usually win. The determinants of this were: anaerobic contribution, the rate of aerobic energy expenditure, economy, VO2 kinetics, VO2 max and fractional utilisation. VO2 max alone isn’t enough and is influenced by anthropometrics, physiology, biomechanical and technical factors. He showed in detail how Paula Radcliffe had improved physiologically from 1992 as a junior athlete. He had worked with her to show her where training had worked and where it hadn’t and after each testing protocol her training was modified.
Her huge improvements were not due to her VO2 max readings, but her economy improved 20 per cent over 11 years and her vVO2 max showed a 15 per cent improvement. The performance prediction figures for her were amazingly accurate with a two second differential over 5000m (vVO2 max), five seconds over 10,000m (lactate turn-point) and 35 seconds at the marathon (lactate threshold). It was decided that the reason why she was so good were: talent, 20 years of training, gradual progression, commitment and dedication, willingness to improve, fitness measures and a team of experts behind her. She was also one of the first to use altitude extensively. Some of the benefits of physiological testing were that it identified strengths and weaknesses, offered greater event potential,
monitored health and fitness, predicted performances and could offer advice on various aspects including nutrition.
The weekend wasn’t all work though, and most of the coaches attended a gala dinner on the Saturday evening, which included the BMC presentation awards and a speech by Ian Stewart, UKA head of endurance, on the progress of endurance in this country and the way that coaches are valued.
Kevin Tyler, UKA head of coaching and development, and Richard Wheater, England Athletics head of coaching, were in agreement when they said: “We were proud to host the first European Coaching Conference with a world-class line-up of domestic and international speakers. The rise of British endurance running at the moment goes absolutely hand in hand with opportunities such as this for coaches to learn.
“We look forward to many more such events in the future and will be hosting the sprints and hurdles conference again next year. This has been a huge team effort between the BMC, Ron Pickering Memorial Fund, England Athletics and UKA. We offer our huge thanks to all those coaches who gave up their valuable time to attend.”
The final word, though, goes to some of the coaches who were asked what they thought of the weekend. Nearly all were in unison with their response and one said: “It’s without doubt the best endurance conference I’ve attended and I’ve been going to many over the last 20 years.”
A female coach said: “Apart from all the great presentations in which I learned a lot, it was encouraging to hear that more female endurance coaches are needed.”
“The rise of British endurance running at the moment goes absolutely hand in hand with opportunites such as this for coaches to learn” KEVIN TYLER and RICHARD WHEATER
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FAR LEFT: Seb Coe talked about the virtues of cross country and revealed he had trained with Steve Ovett and Peter Elliott
LEFT: Dr Barry Fudge talked about UKA’s altitude camps
LEFT: Ian Stewart, UKA’s head of endurance, spoke of the importance of coaches
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1 MARTIN ROSCOE(Leeds City)
A legendary fi gure with possibly the most consistent and relentless National Cross record in history – and who all but won yet another team gold this year. Still going great guns at age 47, with back-to-back recent winning turns in the Northern road and cross-country relays.
I AM constructing a list of the fi nest male road and cross-country club servants in
British athletics in the 25 years between 1986-2011, and request the help of AW’s readers. We have all known many of those ever-dependable types, who year in, year out produce quality races for their clubs from September to April.
The prerequisites for consideration are: must have a minimum of eight years of service [to the same club], must have very regular attendance over both the road and country, and should be of above average standard (sub-32:30 for 10km]. What I’m looking for are the runners who have inspired or taught you the most in your association with the club scene. Please could you send me your fi ve nominations, in order of preference, from the years 1986-2011 to [email protected]. Votes in by October 31 please.
Here are my fi ve nominations in order of preference. I have left out some real juggernauts, who will no doubt be swept up by other voters:
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Martin Roscoe: impressive record at National Cross
THE Southern running community is being pretty snooty about the new area cross-country relays, and I don’t get it. The two key reasons the doubters give are that the calendar is over-congested and that the race is too new. The latter reason is merely cynical distrust for anything pioneering and fresh, and the passage of time will see to that. As for the former reason, I strongly believe the race has a slot, even if some of the best runners decide to give it a miss and focus on Mansfield. This gives the subs bench, who are unable to get into their club’s national relay squads for Mansfield and Birmingham, a chance for championship racing.
I don’t agree with the congestion argument, as being a women’s TM I have nothing really to offer the squad between October 15 and December 3, and then nothing again till the new year. Hardly congestion.
There is Mansfield on November 5, but that’s a big jump for squads which are on the fragile side. Surely it makes sense to offer athletes a regional event where they won’t get massacred, and is an hour’s travel, as a stepping-stone to the National event where they could get swallowed up, and is three hours to get to.
So come on everyone, we train to race, so let’s race. I’ve attended both Southern editions, and low numbers aside, they have been splendid fare.
Area cross relays should stay
2 DAVE MITCHINSON(Newham & Essex)
Does this man ever have a bad run? The “enforcer” for Bob Smith’s strong squads for the last decade, a near ever present, and had one of the greatest years anyone’s ever had in club athletics in 2006: Individual Southern cross winner, 9th at the National, and won team gold in both the National 6 and 12 stages.
3 DAVE NORMAN(Altrincham)
A remarkable 14 straight National crosses, and no sign of him waning, indeed this year was his fi nest ever return [12th]. Terrifi c on the roads as well, and along with brother Andy, the glue that holds Alty together.
4 DARREN DEED(Bedford & County)
One of team manager Tony Forrest’s “go to” men. Superb cross-country runner who consistently punches above his weight, ever present in Bedford’s hat-trick of Mansfi eld titles, and always a good bet for a strong road relay leg.
5 NIGEL STIRK(Tipton Harriers)
A Whippet for over 20 years, he ran a stomach-churning penultimate leg on the 2001 12-stage, to set up Tipton’s famous 6-second win. A decade later he was still there in the thick of it when they won again, with only a couple of editions missed in between. Less sighted over the country these days, but at the turn of the century could be counted on for top 30 National returns.
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» Wheely smart?JENNY MEADOWS was featured in AW in relation to using cycling as a form of cross training. However, I am not sure whether cycling regularly is the best thing for a runner to do.
Sure, I can understand why she would want to enjoy some additional aerobic training while at the same time minimising the pounding on her legs. Running, say, 50 miles per week and supplementing that work with lots of cycling does sound, in theory, better than simply running 70 or 80 miles per week – mainly because it sounds less likely to cause injury.
But I have heard so many stories about cycling potentially tightening the hamstrings and the iliotibial band – with the latter leading to knee problems – that I would worry about any runner who believes cycling will benefi t them.
Put it this way, did Seb Coe, Steve Ovett, Steve Cram, Wilson Kipketer, David Rudisha, Hicham El Guerrouj etc supplement their training with cycling? I would be surprised if they did.
When Paula Radcliff e was frantically trying to improve her fi tness with cross-training in the build up to the 2008 Olympics, following her fracture of the femur, did she do much cycling? Or did she instead focus on using techniques that mimic the running action such as a Nordic ski machine, step machine, anti-gravity treadmill and aqua jogging? I believe it was more of the latter.
I say all this in the knowledge, too, that triathletes like the Brownlee brothers are still able to run quickly despite all their cycling training and ironman champion Chrissie Wellington regularly knocks out sub-three-
hour marathons at the end of triathlons – so obviously the combination of running and cycling works for her.
Meadows has improved hugely in recent years from a good 400m runner to an 800m runner on the verge of greatness. Daegu 2011 aside, she has proved adept at winning medals at major championships, so she is clearly doing lots ‘right’.
The question of whether cycling will help or hinder her, though, leaves me dubious to say the least.Richard MacIntosh, via email
» O� the paceI CANNOT disagree more with Chris Sowden’s comments on pacemaking (Your Say, AW, Oct 6). Perhaps he would advocate striking Roger Bannister’s fi rst four-minute mile from the records as Roger clearly used his own team of pacemakers.
Without pacemakers most marathons would see a procession to the 15-mile mark before the real race begins. At least the pacemakers signify the intent of the main contenders and anybody in the race is free to join in.
This was the case when Paula Radcliff e used male pacemakers in her world record performance. She did not receive an unfair advantage. Every woman in the race that day could use the same pacemakers and simply stay on Paula’s shoulder to outsprint her at the end. But the truth was that none of them were capable.
I’m sure Paula would have used women if enough fast ones were available but they simply are not there. Ultimately Chris would be advocating record attempts similar to the hour record in cycling where only one
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» Golden athletes from a golden eraIS IT really almost half a century since Ann Packer won the Olympic 800m? Because that day in 1964 is still so clear in my mind. Not so much because the race impressed me, but I also loved the way she looked around for her future husband, Robbie Brightwell. She ran straight to him and they embraced at the side of the track. It was a beautiful and genuine moment and nice to know they are still together (AW, Oct 6).
Another reason I liked Ann was because she seemed so sweet and gentle, yet came good against all expectations in what seemed like an eff ortless run to the fi nish. Her win was one of the most remarkable and unexpected of any British athlete and watching it again still brings a lump to my throat.
Her winning time stands the test of time, as does Robbie’s best 400m. I used to train at Tooting Bec back then and one evening I saw Robbie, John Cooper and Adrian Metcalfe walking to the track to do some training and I said, ‘Hello Robbie,’ and he replied with a nice smile. It made my day.
Maybe some of today’s best 200m and 400m runners should take a leaf out of Ann Packer’s story and be inspired to move to the 800m. If I had to choose one of Britain’s best ever Olympic gold medal winners, it would Ann’s.Ray O’Donoghue, Herne Hill Harriers and Lauriston Runners’ Club» Robbie Brightwell and Ann Packer also wrote this week to thank AW for our coverage ± a gesture few modern athletes bother to do ± Editor
person is allowed on the track for the whole duration of the attempt.
Instead, perhaps we should be creative about pacemakers. Currently UKA has a much more stringent qualifying time for the marathon at 2012 than the Olympic body does. Instead of sending one or two athletes that make the grade, why don’t we reward some young talent that had near misses (but achieved Olympic qualifying times) with a place on the team where they can help pace our main contenders? They would gain incredibly valuable experience for the future and help spread inspiration in our young athletes as well as giving valuable moral support to our main contenders. That’s what the Kenyans and Ethiopians will probably do.
If you are the sole runner for your country in a race at the Olympics, inevitably the whole world is against you. If you have a solid team, you will not feel so alone and your performance is likely to be stronger.
One last point is that the pacemakers in Berlin were outstanding athletes in their own right and some continued to the end where they were placed very highly. They are not an embarrassing spectacle but an outstanding example to all of us. Last year I ran 2:41 for my marathon at London and was third fastest M50 in the UK, but if you look at my 400m reps it shows that I can only stay with these guys for 400m when they run at their marathon pace and I run flat out.
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They certainly inspire me and it is a pleasure to watch them any time even though it is usually from a long way behind!Henry Szwinto, New Forest Runners
» Terrible tacticsI WOULD like to respond to the letter in AW about Hannah England’s Daegu performance (Your Say, AW, Sept 22) and the wider issue raised about the best tactics for distance races.
Firstly, well done to Hannah. I was very happy to see her win the 1500m silver medal, but surely everyone watching that race saw that she got the silver in spite of the way she ran, not because of it?
For virtually all the race she was out of contention, in the wrong place, trapped on the kerb, and she would likely have remained that way if those two athletes had not fallen and opened up a gap for her.
Looking objectively at that 1500m and the fi nishing kick she produced, if Hannah had been on the outside of the pack and anywhere near the lead with 200m to go, she would surely have won the gold medal
instead of the silver medal.The writer of that letter in AW
can’t really believe these tactics
as the right way to compete in a distance event, can he?
Finishing a race having run in the inside lane all the way – and so running the shorter distance – isn’t much consolation when at least three people fi nish in front, which is what would have happened to Hannah if those two women hadn’t accidentally given her a doorway into the race. Surely the fi lm of the race should be used as a training example of how not to run a race?Ken Moore, Belfast
» Mystery marathonerPETER LOVESEY and myself are researching the life and running career of Miss Violet Piercy (or Piercey), the fi rst British woman to complete a marathon run, who lived in the Battersea and Clapham area in the 1930s and perhaps later. And I would be grateful for any readers of AW who could help us track down details about her life.
The Dictionary of National Biography plan to include her in their May 2012 edition
on Olympic-related sports. Some details of her running performances between 1926 and 1936 have been researched, but there is still uncertainty about her dates of birth and death, and details of her life.
Her fi rst and most famous run was from Windsor to London on October 2, 1926, ending at Battersea Town Hall, and she also was an unoffi cial runner in several Polytechnic Marathons. She was also a pioneer of women’s long distance road running, running 10 miles at the British Games of 1927.
Violet Piercy (or Piercey) was thus a key fi gure in the development of the women’s marathon and deserves to be honoured by inclusion in the DNB in Britain’s Olympic year. We believe she was born between 1890 and 1901. Any additional information would be gratefully received by me at 3 Bellefi eld Crescent, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8SR.Andy Milroy, Road Runners Club Statistician
Hannah England: has divided some
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Excerpts from the discussion on the IAAF Athlete of the Year awards.
“In the men’s category it should be Bolt vs Blake (I think it’s totally 50/50) followed closely by Makau and Rudisha. I don’t see Makau or Rudisha winning the award, as one didn’t compete in Daegu and the other slightly missed the world record, but I have no idea how much they value championship golds or world records, so it could be very close indeed.
“In the women’s category my guess is Pearson vs Cheruiyot as heavy favourites. They were very consistent throughout the whole season, topped by bright results and impressive golds in Daegu. It probably comes down to Pearson’s 12.28s vs Cheruiyot’s hard Daegu double (plus her 14:20, which is an amazing time I think). Heidler could be the joker here though, afterall, she did set a world record, but is it enough?”musimusi
“All nominated athletes are worthy of the accolade for one reason or another. It depends on how each achievement is viewed. We all
have our favourite events, a certain amount of bias comes into it from an outsider’s point of view. I am no exception there!
“If I had to pick a men’s winner it would be between Koji Murofushi and David Rudisha. In the women’s I think Cheruiyot’s double win nudges out Pearson’s excellent performance. No doubt others will beg to diff er.”GBSupporter
“For me, it’s between Rudisha and Harting. Rudisha has posted very high quality marks throughout the year (it can’t be 1:41 every time, folks!) but suff ered that loss; Robert went undefeated. As for the women, surely no-one is looking beyond Vivian or Sally? How to weigh Cheruiyot’s double against Pearson’s 12.28?
“I’m really deadlocked in both cases.”trevorp
“Sally Pearson’s 12.28 was the performance of the year, but Vivian Cheruiyot is the athlete of the year, because she was so completely dominant.”sidelined
“I wouldn’t be at all suprised if Mo got the men’s award. The women’s award goes to Vivian for me, as she won the World Cross as well.”mump boy
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LAWRENCE OKOYE, Brett Morse and Abdul Buhari have led a golden year
for discus throwing, occupying spots one, three and four on the UK all-time list, writes Emily Moss.
However, 16-year-old Nick Percy looks set to continue this trend, having broken the UK record with the under-17 implement with 62.96m.
This throw earned him the silver medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games last month, to go with a surprise bronze in the hammer. His discus throw was a four-metre improvement and came at the end of a season which has seen the young athlete win all 30 of his domestic discus competitions. His only defeats
came internationally, including a seventh at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Lille and a third against under-20 athletes at the European Champion Clubs’ Cup in Spain. He sits over 11m clear of his nearest rival in the UK 2011 age-group rankings.
The Shaftesbury Barnet athlete is also ranked second for his age group in the UK in hammer and fi fth in shot, boasting PBs of 66.94m and 16.99m respectively. Both of these performances came at the England Athletics Championships, where Nick won discus and hammer and fi nished second in shot.
Looking back at his season, he recalls: “I would have been disappointed if I hadn’t won discus at the England Athletics Championships, but I didn’t expect a gold and silver in hammer and shot. Breaking the British record was my best moment. It was a world-class competition with four athletes over 60 metres and the winner threw a world lead. We had all competed against each other at
the world youths, which made for a great atmosphere. The bronze in the hammer was a bonus. Being able to perform so well on my debut for Scotland made it extra special, as they made me feel very welcome and have really helped my development.”
Nick qualifi es to compete for Scotland by birth and has dual nationality. He has contested the Scottish Championships on numerous occasions and wanted to represent them at Commonwealth level. Living on the Isle of Wight, Nick has not been short of international experience in the past, having benefi ted from two appearances in the World Island Games. In 2009 he won silver in discus and bronze in hammer before winning the shot and discus and gaining silver in hammer and bronze in the relay at the 2010 edition.
Unusually for a thrower, Nick is also a useful sprinter. His 11.7 100m speed enables him to generate tremendous speed in the circle.
Nick credits his coach
Bill Bushnell and his top-class training group, which incorporates four other UK 2011 age group No.1s, for his success.
As evidence of his commitment, he makes a fi ve-hour round trip two or three times a week to Southampton and also sometimes throws in his garden. He says: “I have been training with Bill for four years and he has improved my discus PB by over 30 metres during that time, so it is hugely benefi cial to make the trip to train with him. This year I focused more on discus in training, which has led to my improvement and also helped my other throws, as I learned to use more of my body.”
His targets next year include a place on the Great Britain team for the World Juniors and a move up to under-20 level. He has no plans to specialise yet, although says discus is his favourite. “I feel inspired by the current depth in men’s discus and I hope one day I can be up there with them,” he says.
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Born December 5, 1994Coach Bill BushnellClub Shaftesbury Barnet/Isle of WightPBs Shot 5kg: 16.99; Discus 1.5km: 62.96 (UK record); Hammer 5km: 66.94; Discus 1.75km: 50.58Achievements2011 Commonwealth Youth discus 2nd, hammer 3rd; World Youth discus 7th; England Athletics discus and hammer 1st, shot 2nd; UK School Games 1st; South shot and discus 1st; Scottish Champs discus 1st2010 UK School Games discus 1st; World Island Games shot and discus 1st, hammer 2nd 4x100m relay 3rd, English Schools discus 3rd2009 (under-15) English Schools 1st; England Athletics 1st; Scottish Championships 1st; South 1st and hammer 1st ; World Island Games discus 2nd and hammer 3rd
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PERFORMANCE
Programmedto succeed
TECHNIQUE, endurance, speed and resistance training options and progressions will all be factored into what becomes the “periodised” plan.
Often it’s the track workouts that will be planned with meticulous precision, in terms of distance, rest, recovery and heart rate. However, such prescription does not always apply to what can be called the conditioning (resistance oriented) elements of the programme, such as weights, circuits and plyometrics. These aspects can be as important, if not more so, in terms of the successful outcome of the periodised training programme, dependent on the athlete’s training maturity and their event.
Coaches in the not too distant past would often send their athletes to the local weight-lifting coach to learn the Olympic lifts and develop strength for athletics. Although with its merits, such an approach often led to the development of strength for strength’s sake and not specifi c strength for athletics.
Today, specifi cally trained strength and conditioning coaches are relatively plentiful and this has provided athletes with relevant conditioning training programmes – where time and resources permit. However, I believe it is vitally important for coaches and athletes to understand the process of how to structure a periodised conditioning programme.
The conditioning components must be intertwined as the athletic parts and failure to view the whole process as one runs the risk of a disjointed and less than performance optimising training programme.
Training variablesThe training variables of quantity, quality, duration, intensity, load and rest are fundamental to constructing a progressive conditioning training plan. They will inform and shape individual workouts and the overall plan. Coach and athlete need to constantly reference these variables when producing the optimal plan.
QuantityQuantity refers to the amount of training done, whether in a particular workout or as part of a particular training phase. It
can be measured by the total weight lifted, repetitions or sets completed in the weights room or the number of ground contacts during a plyometric session.
QualityQuality usually reflects the intensity of a workout. For weight training the amount of rest allowed between repetitions and sets and the speed of lifting reflect quality. The longer the recovery, the greater the quality, and this will enable more powerful, more fade-resistant lifting to ensue.
LoadSpecifi cally, load references – the resistance that has to be overcome - is most applicable to weights sessions but also applies to vibration training (where the load is measured by the vibrational frequency
and amplitude of the machine). Load can also be used on a more general basis to reference the magnitude of the training cycle. Microcycles (a period of training lasting usually a week to 10 days) should be progressed through light, medium and heavy load phases, in order to cycle the progressive adaptation of the athlete systematically and progressively. Failure to factor in suffi cient recovery will compromise training progression.
DurationDuration applies in the context of this article to the length of a training session on the more general level or on one much more focused to the lifting and lowering phases of a weights exercise or time of hold of an isometric muscular action (when muscles work against each other to produce force
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Periodised planning
Helen Clitheroe: good example of an athlete who builds strength, speed and stamina throughout
the year before hitting their peak in summer
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but no movement). The speed of lift of a weights exercise, like recovery, can signifi cantly aff ect training response. FrequencyFrequency refers to the number of times an athlete trains over a week, a month or other designated time span or performs a certain workout.
RestRest is often neglected as a training variable, but it’s just as important as the actual training an athlete performs. Micro and mesocycles (training units normally of four to six weeks length) should include designated rest periods. Without their inclusion, optimum adaptation to training will not happen. This is a particularly important consideration for the out-and-out power athlete (sprinter, jumper, thrower) from a physiological adaptation basis and in terms of the demands placed on the central nervous system. These athletes need their organism to be able to express quick-release and incredibly powerful muscular contractions. Insuffi cient rest and constantly high conditioning loadings can mitigate against this.
The rest variable (within workouts and between them) also strongly influences androgen (stimulatory) hormone release. Generally speaking, the shorter the rest, the greater the release of growth hormone and testosterone.
The importance of intra-set rest and recoveryWhen an anaerobic activity, such as weight training or plyometrics, is performed, high energy producing chemicals are released in the muscles to create the chemical reaction that produces powerful muscle contractions. As a guide, in 30 seconds about 50 per cent of these stores will be replenished. However, it can take upwards of more than three minutes for these to be fully restored, hence the need for full recoveries.
The central nervous system (CNS)The CNS is crucial in terms of producing powerful muscular contractions in training and competition. The system sends nerve impulses to muscles, which are interpreted and acted on by the muscular system.
The greater the magnitude and speed of these impulses and response, the more forceful the contraction. This results for
weights lifting in the ability to lift heavier loads and the commensurate production of more power, which if channelled properly will be available for increased athletic performance. With fatigue the strength of these impulses is reduced. Failure to consider CNS drain can result in a reduced transference of the training objective into actual performance.
Why periodise strength?It is possible to argue that a more general strength training programme (such as one that might be designed by a weights coach) that accompanies the overall athletic training plan will probably result in improved strength and event performance.
However, with too much of the wrong type of weight training, this may not maximise athletics performance, particularly in training mature athletes.
For example, lifting weights at 80 per cent of 1RM, over four to six sets of eight to 12 reps with two minutes recovery between sets could be detrimental to sprint performance. Many will argue that this is a typical power-developing weights workout. It is and it does have its use in the training programme of sprinters and throwers, for
From January to March, Helen Clitheroe enjoys some
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example, however this type of workout produces the greatest androgen release.
With the athlete’s body awash with these hormones, the result could be unwanted weight gain through increased muscle mass. Such an outcome could reduce the power-to-weight ratio of the athlete and slow them down.
The conditioning plan must account for the training maturity of the athlete, the types of strength (see panel), speed and reactivity they require and allow for often neglected factors such as CNS drain (and boost) and hormonal response and muscular actions.
Strength types Maximum strength can be defi ned as the ability to overcome a very heavy resistance. In the weights room this would involve lifting in excess of 85 per cent of 1RM and using very low reps and sets and long recoveries. These workouts are now being seen as the most crucial in terms of athlete conditioning, for virtually all events (and sports for athletes in the widest sense). They form a key element of what’s often known as the maximum-strength method.
PowerPower is traditionally trained in the weights room using loads in the region of 60-80 per cent of 1RM, over sets of six to 10 reps performed rapidly, but with control and with one to two minute recoveries between sets. Additional power-developing methods would include plyometrics and medicine ball throwing as examples. These methods do and will generate powerful muscular contractions and should therefore form a cornerstone of all athletes’ conditioning (see plyometric section).
However, contemporary training theory has it that this training outcome (and therefore the ultimate, speed, jumping and throwing potential of the athlete) cannot be maximised without maximum strength being developed. This should be achieved through a thorough series of specifi cally periodised training phases which transition the strength generated into enhanced performance.
Power enduranceRowers need to sustain high power outputs over sustained periods of time – around six minutes in the case of their 2000m eff orts. However, so do marathon runners.
Power endurance development for athletes typically comprises of circuit training – with and without weights. Both these types of training comprise of high repetitions (20 to 50 or more) and short recoveries. They target the slow-twitch
and transitional (type-IIa) fast-twitch muscle fi bres. Transitional fi bres when trained appropriately can become either more enduring or more power and speed-oriented.
It has been argued that it’s not possible to generate increased speed and power for greater endurance without maximum strength being developed commensurately. However, there are potentially more problems in terms of achieving the desired training outcome for the middle and long -distance runner. The interference eff ect states that when training opposing energy systems such as the aerobic one and the anaerobic one, physiological adaptations will be compromised. Basically, one type of conditioning is seen to cancel out the other. Consequentially planning a periodised conditioning programme for an endurance athlete has more complications than for an out-and-out speed and power one. However, a growing body of research indicates that developing maximum strength will boost endurance performance.
Muscle � bre and the maximum strength methodNote has been made of types of muscle fi bre, such as slow twitch and fast twitch. Understanding how conditioning methods aff ect these fi bres is a further must when it comes to designing an optimum conditioning plan.
The out-and-out power producing muscle fi bres – known as type-IIb fast-twitch
fi bres are bundled together and controlled by motor units that recruit them. The recruitment of the relevant motor units relies on a plentiful supply of neural energy – the athlete therefore needs to be focused and in the zone.
This is especially the case as fast-twitch motor units are recruited according to their size. The more neural energy that is supplied, the larger the power-producing units that will be recruited. Current thoughts on developing maximum strength and speed and power place place emphasis on the development of maximum strength. This requires a conditioning programme with progressive workouts that maximise the recruitment of the relevant motor units, neural energy supply and speed of movement.
The maximum strength method has it that lifting heavy loads as fast as possible in training will achieve this goal. In doing so, the athlete will teach their body to recruit optimum (if not maximum) amounts of fast twitch muscle fi bre, which they will then be able to utilise when sprinting, jumping or throwing.
» Look out for an article coming soon on a periodised conditioning plan and details of the training phases along with selected workouts that can be incorporated into the maximum strength methodology. John Shepherd is a former international athlete, coach and the editor of Ultra-FIT magazine
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PERFORMANCEThe ageing process
Growing old gracefully
THERE are answers to a few burning questions that older athletes are always seeking to know:
How does ageing aff ect our running performance? What causes our performance to decline? Is performance loss inevitable in distance running as we age? If so, when does the rot set in? Does running increase our lifespan and slow ageing? How can performance losses from ageing be minimised? How should we modify our training as we age?
Some interesting phenomena emerged when I looked at the research. First, the rate of decline in running performance varies tremendously from runner to runner, indicating that genetics play a large role in
our ability to stave off the eff ects of ageing. Secondly, the diff erent systems in our body age at diff erent rates, which may explain some perplexing research data. Aerobic capacity, for example, declines at a faster rate than muscular strength.
The list of detrimental eff ects of ageing on running performance looks formidable. The inexorable passage of time does indeed slow us down – yet the same research also shows
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System Effects of Ageing on Running Performance
Cardiovascular system Heart becomes less efficient and works against increased resistance. A decrease of 8-10 per cent per decade in the ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to the muscles occurs with ageing. There’s a decline in maximal heart rate, maximal cardiac output and leg blood flow to exercising muscles of 10-15 per cent.
Aerobic capacity Moderate decline in maximal heart rate and stroke volume. Oxidative enzyme activity decreases by 10-15 per cent in older runners.
Lactate threshold May actually increase with age when expressed as a percentage of VO2 max.
Respiratory system Less efficient, primarily due to stiffening and loss of elasticity of lung tissue and chest wall. Decreased ability to clear air passages. Maximum breathing capacity
decreases by about 60 per cent between ages 30 and 80. Vital capacity and forced expiratory volume decrease linearly with age, starting between ages 20-30.
Muscular system Progressive loss of muscle tissue starting at age 40. Rate of muscle protein synthesis is reduced. Changes in muscle fibre composition: decrease in number and size of type-II muscle fibres of 10 per cent after age 50 and reduction in size of type-I muscle fibres – therefore decreased strength and endurance.
Running economy Stays approximately the same, but we have to run with faster leg turnover to maintain our racing pace because of shorter stride length.
Body composition Muscle tissue declines, fat percentage increases. 8-12 per cent decrease in basal metabolic rate.
Flexibility Decreases with age. Connective tissues between muscles and bones become more rigid with ageing – thus our stride length decreases.
some amazing counter-eff ects of running on ageing.
Endurance athletes begin to slow in their mid to late-thirties and, sadly, performance declines more as we age. Many exercise scientists claim that 20-40 per cent of physiological deterioration from ageing is not inevitable as long as we keep exercising. Dozens of studies have quantifi ed the reduction in running performance times from ageing. A reduction of 0.5-1.0 per cent per year in racing performance from age 35 to 60 in distance events from the mile to the marathon is the norm. For those runners who continue to train and compete vigorously into later life, this decline in performance slows drastically.
Aerobic capacity decreases with ageing. From age 30 to 70 we can lose 40 per cent of our VO2 max potential, primarily caused by a reduction in our maximal heart rate of one heartbeat per year, and a decline in stroke volume. Interestingly, a study by Rogers et al found that endurance training slows this drop in maximal heart rate. And more good news for runners – research shows that VO2 max declines only half as quickly, or less, in runners as in sedentary individuals. Runners’ VO2 max only declines by 0.5 per cent per year as long as some higher intensity running is included in the training programme. One study found no decline in VO2 in runners who maintained their training for 10 years. Additionally, highly trained ageing runners maintain their stroke volume for longer and extract more oxygen from circulating blood to compensate for the lower volume of blood being distributed.
Less encouraging for the runners who completely give up their sport is their much larger decline in VO2 max – up to 43 per cent between ages 23 and 50, at a decline of 15 per cent per decade, or 1.5 per cent per year. Perhaps more encouraging for older people contemplating taking up running or jogging for exercise is that people over 65 years can experience a 20-30 per cent increase in VO2 max after taking up running.
Despite these clear physical advantages that running gives us over non-runners, most of us will still have to cut back on our training volume (reported by 39 per cent of older runners) and intensity (reported by 73 per cent of older runners) due to age-related physiological factors, according to a survey by Jaff ee et al.
Our muscles and joints feel the ageing pinch before our aerobic capacity does –
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more aches and pains are reported by 53 per cent of older runners. Many of us face signifi cantly reduced running with the onset of osteoarthritis to the point where we can only do one to three training runs per week. Weight gain is reported by 47 per cent of older runners. We seem to have less energy (reported by 48 per cent of older runners). Thus our training and racing distance and pace slows down. Does running help us live longer and can the eff ects of ageing be reduced by continuing to train intensely?
Simply, the longer we live, the longer we can run and, of course, healthy runners perform better and stay in the sport longer. The evidence suggests that this is indeed the case, but it should be added that much of our training adaptability depends as much on genetic heredity as what we do in our training.
Research on the question of the possibility of running delaying ageing is promising, but not conclusive yet. Several studies
suggest life expectancy can be lengthened by exercise. They show that generally, fi t individuals experience death rates 25-50 per cent lower than unconditioned people. One such study of 2613 Finnish male world-class athletes who competed between 1920-1965 compared to 1712 non-athletes found the endurance athletes lived six years longer than the non-athletes.
Ralph Paff enbarger’s Harvard Alumni study (1986) found that people expending 2000-3500 calories per week on exercise experienced a 32 per cent reduction in all-cause death rates. People who exercise enough to burn 3500 calories per week have half the death rates of sedentary Harvard University alumni and life expectancy is two years longer in people who exercise enough to burn 2000 calories per week.
A recent study by Chakravarty et al (2008) matched 500 runners over age 50 from around the USA with non-runners over age 50 in northern California and found that runners have a much higher survival rate than non-runners. The older runners (now aged 70-80 years) had fewer disabilities, a longer life span, and were only half as likely as non-runners to die early deaths. Only 15 per cent of the runners had died between 1984, when the study began, and 19 years later, compared with 34 per cent of the non-runners.
These runners averaged four hours of running each week at the beginning of the study (1984) and 76 minutes per week 21 years later. However, despite their signifi cant reduction in running time, they still experienced other great health benefi ts such as lower rates of heart attacks, strokes, cancer, infections and other diseases. Furthermore, contrary to what orthopaedic physicians had predicted, the older runners did not have a higher incidence of joint problems, knee replacements or osteoarthritis.
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Growing old gracefully “One study of 2613 Finnish male world-class athletes compared to 1712 non-athletes found the endurance athletes lived six years longer than the non-athletes”
Training advice Past the age of 50 you will not be able to maintain your elite level of training, so set realistic goals. Cross-train by participating in other activities you enjoy. Develop a balanced running fitness programme that incorporates cardiovascular exercise, strength training and flexibility. Modify your endurance activities to accommodate your various aches and pains. If your hips are sore from osteoarthritis, for example, do some swimming or cycling, or other low impact or non-weight bearing activities to supplement your running. Make sure you progress the exercise intensity and duration of your running at a slower pace
than you did in your twenties and thirties. Use the 10 per cent rule – when changing your activity level, increase it in increments of no more than 10 per cent per week. It takes longer for your musculo-skeletal system to adapt to rigorous exercise. Use a heart-rate monitor to find your heart-rate training zones. Establish your personal heart rate zone for low-intensity running (like a warm-up), moderate-intensity running (comfortable, but working quite hard), and high-intensity running (cannot maintain this for more than 10 minutes). Interval training works extremely well with older runners. Work hard for a minute or two, and then back off your pace until you recover. Use how you feel as a gauge.
Health aspects of running for older athletes Have a yearly physical check up by your doctor. Get the best running shoes for cushioning and motion control. Maintain a healthy bodyweight as you age, and keep your body fat low. Listen to your body. Do not push past the point of pain, and likewise if you feel a strain or sudden muscle pain or tear, stop immediately. Start a mild stretching programme. Hold each stretch for 10-20 seconds that you can hold comfortably. Always warm-up and cool-down. Your ability to tolerate extreme heat and humidity is not as efficient as you age. Your tolerance to cold conditions is also impaired, so wear more layers of breathable clothing. Eliminate unhealthy habits now! This means cutting out excessive alcohol consumption and over-eating. This advice is aimed more at the person contemplating taking up running later in life.
A vigorous level of running intensity needs to be included in your running programme as you age. The frequency and duration of your training eff orts can be reduced, but you should still maintain some intensity. A good way to keep the intensity high is by introducing other endurance cross-training activities into your regime – activities like cycling, rowing or swimming that are low impact or non-weight bearing.
If ever there is a time when strength training should be done, it is in older age, to overcome the strength losses and muscle atrophy that accompany ageing. A flexibility programme should also be implemented as we age to combat the increasing inflexibility in our joints and muscles. The importance of a sound nutritional diet in older age is as crucial as it was in our infancy, to fuel our running and stave off nasty diseases such as hypercholesterolemia that beset us in older age.
» Roy Stevenson has a master’s degree in exercise physiology and coaching from Ohio University and teaches exercise science at Seattle University. To view some of his running articles, go to roy-stevenson.com
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Fuel for the journeyTHE MARATHON SEASON IS IN FULL SWING AGAIN AND GETTING THE NUTRITIONAL BALANCE RIGHT IS VITAL FOR A TOP PERFORMANCE. LUKE STOTT HAS A LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE
IT HAS long been known, by athletes and scientists alike, that diet can vastly change an athlete’s level of endurance heading into an important race. It can
mean the diff erence between hitting the dreaded wall in a marathon or producing a super-fast time to justify all the heavy mileage.
One of the best known diets for marathon running is known as the “Ron Hill Diet”. The world fi rst became aware of Hill and his special diet when he won both the 1969 European and 1970 Commonwealth titles. Slowly the diet gained credibility with athletes who could see both the burgeoning number of scientifi c studies supporting the diet’s use and the startling results it was responsible for on track and roads worldwide.
Upon closer study it became apparent to the running community that the diet – a form of carbohydrate (or glycogen) loading, off ered a negligible performance boost over the fi rst part of a marathon or other long distance race. It did, however, signifi cantly improve the time it took athletes to complete the latter portion of the race. For those athletes it seemed that the dreaded wall never quite came.
Various theories began to be hypothesised as to the possible reason for this occurrence. One of these suggested that a constant high-carbohydrate diet allows the muscles to become lazy in terms of converting glycogen (a molecule created by the body from carbohydrate) into fuel. This in turn led to wastage which could be fatal in a marathon as glycogen stores are depleted.
This theory suggested that a muscle deprived of excess glycogen would become more effi cient at converting the little glycogen it does have access to into fuel for movement. In eff ect, the muscle would be trained to become more effi cient. When the muscle subsequently fi nds itself having access to larger qualities of carbohydrate (and therefore glycogen), it allows for a big increase in endurance due to the reduction in wastage.
In 1994 Professor Tim Noakes helped administer a study in Cape Town, South Africa, that sought to validate this theory. The study called for two groups of trained cyclists to be given diff ering diets – one diet high in carbohydrate and the other high in fat – for two weeks before subjecting both groups to periods of high-intensity and moderate-intensity exercise, both of which were carried out to exhaustion. The time it took for the cyclists to reach exhaustion was then measured and recorded. In the high-intensity exercise the study found no variation in the time it took for each group to become exhausted. However, in the moderate-intensity exercise a huge diff erence was discovered. The high-carbohydrate group, on average, lasted about 43 minutes when they attempted the moderate-intensity exercise. By comparison the high-fat group lasted almost 80 minutes before exhaustion set in.
The study concluded “two weeks of adaptation to a high-fat diet would result in an enhanced resistance to fatigue and a signifi cant sparing of endogenous carbohydrate during low to moderate-intensity exercise”.
Since long-distance running is perhaps the archetypical low-to-moderate intensity exercise, the results would seem to interest marathon exponents and their coaches greatly, but other studies have since suggested that this might not be the entire story.
A subsequent study conducted in Copenhagen found that a high-carbohydrate diet was much more conducive to improving performance during training periods than a diet high in fat. Once again subjects (untrained athletes beginning a training programme) were divided into two groups – one with a high fat diet and the other with a high-carbohydrate diet. Before their new diets were implemented both sets were put on an exercise bike and worked out until exhausted, with both groups lasting about 35 minutes. After seven weeks of their diet and training both groups were tested again. The high-fat diet group now averaged 65 minutes, but the high-carbohydrate group, when tested could now achieve 102 minutes.
This indicates that a high-fat diet isn’t going to help you improve during training phases as much as one high in carbohydrate. Add this to the feelings of tiredness reported by those who had undergone a high-fat diet and a possible increase in injury risk if you train with low levels of muscle glycogen plus a higher chance of getting ill, it seems that using a high-fat diet all year round would be a bad move.
Separate studies into diet and endurance have shown very diff erent fi ndings. The scientists started examining what was actually happening out on the roads. A pair of Swedish scientists, after conducting various studies with athletes as subjects, fi nally felt they were in a position to explain why the diet worked so well. When you begin the diet’s deprivation phase, you deplete your glycogen stores below normal as you aren’t replacing the glycogen used up with new carbohydrates. When you then switch to the carbohydrate-rich diet you get a super-compensation eff ect as your glycogen stores replenish. This means that they will in eff ect bounce back to even higher levels than they were before you started depleting them. What these scientists also found was that if you continued to deprive your muscles of glycogen for around three days, as the Ron Hill diet stipulated, then the glycogen super-compensation eff ect was even more pronounced when you began adding carbohydrate back to your diet. Finally science could explain why the diet worked so well. But there was a problem.
Many athletes who used the diet greatly detested the carbohydrate-depletion phase owing to the severe side eff ects it had on their bodies. These side-eff ects were broadly
Good marathon performances
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“In the race I felt supercharged and even though I began to tire at 20 miles, I still managed around 31:58 for the � nal 10km, including the climb from the coast to the stadium”RON HILL on his 1970 Commonwealth Games marathon victory in Edinburgh
Marathon pioneer Ron Hill popularised the
carbo-loading diet and his times from 40 years
ago would lead the UK rankings today
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similar to the high-fat diet as both rely on a reduction in carbohydrate. Some of the more unpleasant symptoms of glycogen depletion include increased feelings of tiredness and a craving for carbohydrate – neither of which are particularly desirable just days before a major race. In addition to these, the changing from the depletion to the loading phases can result in various gastro-intestinal issues such as bloating and trapped wind. The side-eff ects can be so uncomfortable that many athletes sought to modify the diet to avoid the depletion phase.
In the 1980s, American scientists experimented with eliminating the depletion phase and simply marrying the carbohydrate loading phase with a tapering down of the training volume. This trend continued throughout the 1990s and early part of this century with athletes tending to avoid the depletion phase entirely. While this modifi ed diet still resulted in a super-compensation eff ect, after extensive study, the eff ect was discovered to be weaker than when the deprivation phase is included in the training diet. It seems that the maxim of “no pain, no gain”, where this is concerned at least, is entirely true.
Yet the story doesn’t end there. Recently research has focused on further amplifying the super-compensation eff ect using a surprising ingredient – one far more familiar to sprinters and throwers than endurance athletes – creatine.
Paul Greenhaff from the University of Nottingham has conducted several studies into the eff ects of creatine on athletics performance. One of these studies involved taking two groups of subjects and exercising them to exhaustion before measuring their
glycogen levels. After exercise both groups switched to a high-carbohydrate diet and one other substance – one group had a placebo while the other was given creatine.
After 24 hours Greenhaff ’s team measured the glycogen levels in the muscles of the participants again and made a surprising discovery. The group that had been given creatine in addition to the high-carbohydrate diet now had glycogen levels that dwarfed those of the placebo-taking group. They continued with the experiment and took further samples at three days and six days. Each time the creatine group’s levels of glycogen stored in their muscles were much greater than the placebo group. The levels recorded by the team were the highest on record.
Clearly these kinds of startling results require further studies to examine Greenhaff ’s fi ndings, some of which are already taking place, but it may be that the next big thing in marathon running nutrition might almost be upon us.
The Ron Hill Diet PlanDay 1: Known as the “depletion phase”. This is where you deprive your body of glycogen. After completing your last long run prior to competing, eliminate all forms of carbohydrate in your diet while keeping hydration levels high. Persevere and carry this on to day 5.Day 5: Known as the “loading phase”. This is where you replenish your body’s stores of glycogen to levels unobtainable before the depletion phase. After doing a much shorter run of perhaps fi ve miles, immediately start eating large quantities of complex carbohydrates while maintaining a high level of hydration. Continue this until day 8.Day 8 (race day): Have a normal pre-race breakfast.
Foods for the depletion phaseMeat, fi sh, eggs, cheese, butter, salads.Foods for the loading phasePasta, rice, whole grain foods, fruits like fi gs, apples and oranges, beans, potatoes.
Hill’s viewRON HILL TELLS AW ABOUT HIS INNOVATIVE MARATHON BUILD-UP DIETWHEN I started the diet I always believed in a low-carbohydrate depletion stage and did this for four days with each night having a bedtime drink of one pint of cocoa, made with milk with two tablespoons of Complan added. I was doing twice-a-day running with at least one hard speed session. In my best marathon, the 1970 Commonwealth Games at Edinburgh where I won in 2:09:28, I covered 90 miles in the preceding seven days and also did two miles on the morning of the race.
The fatigue which ensues when glycogen levels are run down to zero is diffi cult to handle, but should be expected and shows the diet is working. On the fi rst day of high carbohydrate intake I used to eat loads of sweets, desserts, cakes and the like and indigestion does happen.
In Edinburgh on the fi rst of the three days of “high” carbohydrate I ran 7.5 miles in the morning with another 7.5 miles in the afternoon. I felt tremendous! In the ensuing days I then did 5 miles plus 4 miles easy on one day followed by 4 miles plus 2 miles easy, which led in to the actual race. On those fi nal two days I went back to more or less my normal diet, which was normally high in carbohydrate. In the race I felt supercharged and even though I began to tire at 20 miles, I still managed around 31:58 for the fi nal 10km, including the climb from the coast to the stadium.
The science behind the diet was not understood. In the 1972 Munich Olympics I reasoned that the harder you did the depletion stage, the better the outcome would be, and essentially I went on a zero-carbohydrate diet.
I realise now that if you are not providing carbohydrate and your glycogen levels go down to zilch and you are still running relatively long distances, the body has to fi nd energy from somewhere to live. The body gets this energy from its stores of fat, normally fuel for the end of the race and protein from the body’s muscles.
I felt awful from the start of the race and ended up sixth after being one of the favourites. I now recommend, if asked, going down to 40 per cent of normal carbohydrate intake on the depletion stage. Ron Hill: starved body of carbs before later loading
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ARGENTINABuenos Aires, October 9Men: Mar: S Njoroge (KEN) 2:10:29
AUSTRALIAMelbourne, October 9Women: Men: Mar: 1 J Kipkorir (KEN) 2:11:12; 3 P Nowill 2:19:23 (Australian champion) Mar: 1 I Mogaka (KEN) 2:35:12; 24 AMY STAFFORD 3:06:23
CANADAVictoria, October 9Men: Mar:T Omwenza (KEN) 2:14:33. Women: Mar: L Njeri (KEN) 2:37:56. HM: 24 MARY WILKINSON 78:27
FRANCELa Roche-sur-Yon, October 9WORLD 200m bronze medallist Christophe Lemaitre ended his season in style at the under-23 club championships with a 10.12 100m into a headwind.Men: 100 (-1.2): C Lemaitre 10.12Rennes, October 9Men: 10km: 1 P Limo (KEN) 27:42; A Kuma (ETH) 28:10. Women: 5km: M Muriuki (KEN) 15:29; 2 G Yalew (ETH) 15:36Toulon, September 25 Women: HM: 4 LIZ BOWERS (W55) 1:42:52
GERMANYBERLIN 10km, Berlin, October 9MARA YAMAUCHI showed an encouraging return to fitness after a disappointing year so far.
Yamauchi, who missed the 2011 World Championships in Daegu through injury, won in a course record time of 32:19, her fastest time over the distance in six years, as she moved to second on the UK rankings for the year.
She said: “I am so happy to be back racing well again after a long time out through injury, and a poor comeback race at the Great North Run where I failed to finish feeling unwell. This time I felt much better and more like myself again. The crowds and organisers in Berlin were first-rate and we also enjoyed fantastic sunny autumn weather.
“I flew through the first half in 15:45 – not far off my PB for 5km – before paying a bit for the fast early pace in the second half. But I’m really happy with my overall time and of course with winning the race!”
The Briton won by almost five minutes and was the only woman inside 37 minutes. The men’s race was of a far higher quality.
The world record-holder at the distance, Kenyan Leonard Komon, won in 27:15 to equal the world lead of Micah Kogo. Josphat Bett and Henry Kiplagat 27:52 also broke 28 minutes.Men: 10km: 1 L Komon (KEN) 27:15; 2 J Bett (KEN) 27:46; 3 H Kiplagat (KEN) 27:52;4 A Gabius 28:58; 26 CHUNKY LISTON 32:59; 33 PAUL FAULKNER (M40) 33:44. Women: 10km: 1 MARA
YAMAUCHI (W35) 32:19; 2 S Boitz (W35)37:03Munich, October 9Men: 10km: 3 PETER BUTLER 33:07. HM: 149 CHRIS MASON (M60) 87:06. Mar: 10 DAVID KEHOE) 2:39:51; 17 KENNETH CAMPBELL 2:42:50; 22 ANDREW COONEY (M40) 2:44:48; 94 ALEXANDER McPHERSON (M50) 2:57:36
GREECESpartathon (246km), Athens-Sparta, October 1 Men: 65 MATT MAHONEY 1:09:57:31; 102 MARTIN ILOTT (M45) 1:10:53:59; 112 NEIL BRYANT 1:11:14:39; 127 SAMUEL KILPATRICK (M50) 1:11:30:52. Women: 246km: 3 MIMI ANDERSON (W45) 1:08:33:23
ITALYCarpi, October 9Men: Mar: 1 Ni Kurgat (KEN) 2:08:36; 2 B Keter (ETH) 2:09:27; 3 G Belete (ETH) 2:10:34. Women: Mar: D Godana (ETH) 2:32:22
JAPANNiigata, October 10 Men: 10,000:1, Y Matsuoka 28:03.46. Women: 10,000: M Yoshikawa 31:55.06Yamaguchi, October 7/9Men: 100 (1.8): 1 M Eriguchi 10.14; 2 S Kawatsura 10.22; 3 R Yamagata 10.23 (U20 rec). Women: 100 (1.6): C Fukushima 11.24. LJ: S Okayama 6.50/1.0
KOREAGoyang, October 8/9Men: 20kW: K Hyun-Sub 1:21:35
NETHERLANDSEindhoven, October 9JAFRED CHIRCHIR KIPCHUMBA and Georgina Rono set course records and personal bests.Men: Mar: 1 J Chirchir Kipchumba (KEN) 2:05:48; 2 N Kipkosgei (KEN) 2:06:28; 3 M Kipyego (KEN) 2:06:48; 4 T Tola (ETH) 2:07:13. Women: Mar: 1 G Rono (KEN) 2:24:33; 2 S Bedaso (ETH) 2:25:09; 3 F Tadese Boru (ETH) 2:25:20; 4 R Kiyara (KEN) 2:25:33; 5 H Kibet (KEN) 2:26:36Gronigen, October 9VINCENT YATOR set a world best over four miles as his 17:06 took one second off the mark which had been jointly held by Yenew Alamirew and Eliud Kipchoge.
Kenenisa Bekele, taking part in just his fourth ever road race, was second ahead of another Kenyan Gideon Kipketer with Alamirew in fourth.Men: 4M: 1 V Yator (KEN) 17:06 (world best); 2 K Bekele (ETH) 17:11; 3 G Kipketer (KEN) 17:15; 4 Y Alamirew (ETH) 17:22. Women: 4M: 1 S Kibet (KEN) 19:40; 2 E Anteneh (ETH) 19:42.Utrecht, September 2Men: 3000SC: 1 IAIN MURDOCH 9:13.04
SPAINAvila, October 91M (rd): M Olmedo 4:27; 2 J Higuero 4:27; 3 A Casado 4:30. Women: 1M: I Fuentes-Pila 5:11; 2 I Macias 5:12.Barcelona, July 24 Women: 800: 2 MARIA THOMAS 2:15.20 Fuenlabrada, July 21Women: TJ: 5 LARA RICHARDS 12.08/1.1
USABoston, October 9Men: HM: A Abdosh (ETH) 63:36.
Women: HM: J Cherobon-Bawcom 71:58New England Championships, Boston, October 8 Men: 4.95MXC: 4 RICHARD PETERS 24:45; 52 JAMES MEE 25:58Farmingdale, September 3 Men : 1M: 1 HARRY NORTON 4:20Indianapolis, September 3 Women: HM: 18 LISA BUOHLER (W40) 87:51 Dallas, August 14 Men: HM: 1 ANDREW LEMONCELLO 67:48 Camp Hill, August 6 Women: 5km: 1 EMILY McGREGOR 18:00Newburyport, August 2Women: 10M: 6 KATH HARDCASTLE 64:31
TRACK
OCTOBER 8-9HAMMER CIRCLE REUNIONBedford(a) = 8th;(b) = 9thMen: HT: (a): 1 A Smith 64.52; 2 P Smith 63.69; 3 C Shorthouse 63.26; 4 J Bedford 62.68; 5 P Clarke 53.27; 6 D Kerr 48.20; 7 S Chappell 44.58. (b): 1 M Dry 64.17; 2 J Bedford 61.63; 3 C Shorthouse 60.81; 4 R Martin 45.42. WT: A (b): 1 M Dry 19.71; 2 P Smith 18.76; 3 R Martin 12.89. B: P Smith 18.55M40: Wt (a): D Kerr 12.52M50: HT (a): 1 B Broadbridge 47.27; 2 D Gibson 41.12. (b): D Gibson 40.48. WT (a): 1 R Earle 18.38; 2 B Broadbridge 16.35M55: WT (b): M Fenton 17.13M60: HT (a): R Earle 55.47. WT (b): B Hawksworth 16.24M65: HT (a): C Melluish 40.74. WT (a): C Melluish 14.69M70: HT (a): J Kee 43.39. WT (b): J Kee 16.29U20: HT (b): 1 M Painter 60.26; 2 S Ridgeway 55.23; 3 L Doran 45.54; 4 J Vickery 45.01. (a): 1 S Ridgeway 58.71; 2 H Clarke 52.58; 3 G Jones 49.75; 4 L Doran 46.41; 5 J Vickery 40.58. HT7 (a): A Elkins 58.42. WT11.34K (a): 1 S Ridgeway 19.88; 2 A Elkins 18.59; 3 G Jones 15.67. (b): 1 S Ridgeway 19.31; 2 L Doran 15.47; 3 J Vickery 14.97U18: HT (a): C Brown 70.10. A (b): C Brown 68.41. B: C Brown 68.29U17: HT (a): 1 T Campbell 62.21; 2 M Painter 60.53; 3 N Percy 60.19; 4 T Head 56.40; 5 L Barnes 42.29. A (b): 1 T Campbell 60.57; 2 T Head 55.77; 3 L Barnes 46.58. B: T Head 51.91. WT9.08K (b): 1 N Percy 22.78; 2 M Painter 22.62; 3 T Campbell 18.25; 4 L Barnes 16.14. (a): 1 N Percy 23.66; 2 M Painter 23.03; 3 C Brown 22.47; 4 T Campbell 20.49; 5 T Head 18.54; 6 L Barnes 16.92U15: HT (a): 1 E White 44.44; 2 D Howe 43.67; 3 J Kuehnel 41.15; 4 W Kerr 27.80. (b): 1 E White 46.03; 2 J Kuehnel 42.87. WT (b): J Kuehnel 14.69. (a): J Kuehnel 14.43U13: HT (a): B Campbell 31.07. (b): B Campbell 30.69. WT (b): B Campbell 9.83Women: Wt (b): S Hitchon 16.41W40: HT (b): J Harry 38.45. (a): J Harry 38.05W50: HT (a): D Smith 41.06U20: HT (a): 1 L James 55.41; 2 S Stanhope 43.45; 3 G Howe 42.76; 4 H Gibson 29.30. (b): S Stanhope 43.12. WT: 1 L James 15.41; 2 S Stanhope 13.67U17: HT (a): 1 S Jane Anthony 39.85; 2 K Presswell 35.63. r1 (b): 1 K Presswell 38.33; 2 H Searing 37.08. r2: H Searing
36.80. WT (b): 1 S Jane Anthony 14.82; 2 K Presswell 13.69U15: HT (b): L Impey 34.72. (a): L Impey 35.22. WT (b): L Impey 10.00U13: HT (a): K Head 31.11
OCTOBER 8SECTA WEIGHT PENTATHLON, EwellM35 men: PenWt: P Mayfield (Belg) 2468 (32.20, 10.46, 33.97, 42.18, 10.58)M50: PenWt: C Privett (Belg) 3222 (45.12, 11.68, 34.18, 30.02, 15.71)M55: PenWt: 1 K Bricis (Worth) 2420 (28.24, 10.02, 26.34, 24.80, 9.83); 2 M Bale (Hay H) 2354 (30.44, 7.82, 26.92, 20.58, 11.79)M60: PenWt: J Eastwood (Walton) 2448 (21.50, 9.47, 25.70, 37.44, 10.23)M65: PenWt: J Gilbert (Inv EK) 2613 (30.57, 9.03, 23.12, 27.16, 10.02)M70: PenWt: H Thomas (Lewes) 2586 (30.87, 7.78, 24.40, 16.80, 12.42)M75: PenWt: 1 C Brand (B&B) 3591 (27.48, 10.10, 32.73, 33.12, 10.10); 2 G Hickey (B&B) 2770 (23.43, 9.37, 22.10, 22.10, 9.78); 3 N Fullick (Has B) 2046 (20.74, 7.00, 17.45, 18.38, 6.81)M80: PenWt: J Hanus 2333 (23.88, 7.41, 17.53, 12.50, 7.60)W35 women: PenWt: M Davies (Serp) 1679 (24.10, 6.83, 17.72, 16.29, 8.30)W40: PenWt: S Lawrence (Thurr) 3218 (32.99, 10.36, 36.49, 27.49, 11.73)W45: PenWt: J Wilson (Read) 3230 (33.24, 9.15, 33.32, 24.60, 10.72)W50: PenWt: W Dunsford (E&E) 2473 (29.28, 9.04, 22.46, 10.91, 9.34)W55: PenWt: J Piercy (E&E) 2173 (24.33, 6.75, 14.46, 14.21, 8.11)W65: PenWt: 1 L Sissons (E&E) 3780 (25.43, 9.41, 23.02, 22.78, 10.82); 2 B Terry (B&B) 3205 (24.23, 7.94, 20.46, 16.66, 9.89)
OCTOBER 5LEEDS MET CARNEGIE V UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, LeedsALEX WRIGHT set a UK one-mile walk record to break Andy Penn’s 14-year-mark with 5:58.4.
Wright set the early pace, but Bosworth closed the gap to a few metres on the third lap. However, Wright was able to move away on the last lap, while Tom Bosworth set a PB of 6:06.7 in second.Men: MileW: 1 A Wright (Leeds Carn) 5:58.4; 2 T Bosworth (Leeds Carn) 6:07.3; 3 J Higgins (Leeds C) 6:31.1; 4 B Casey (Leeds Carn) 8:17.1. 4x100: 1 Leeds U 44.3; 2 Leeds Carn 46.9. SP: 1 R Martisauskas (Leeds Carn) 17.14. DT: 1 R Martisauskas (Leeds Carn) 41.47. JT: 1 F Hatton (Leeds Carn) 64.10; 2 A Crawford (Leeds Carn) 62.98; 3 J Carter (Leeds Carn) 57.73; 6 A Mimmack (Leeds Carn) 57.53; 7 P Dowding (Guest) 54.58. Women: SP: 1 H Evenden (Leeds Carn) 11.62. DT: 1 H Evenden (Leeds Carn) 46.06; 2 J Scott (Leeds Carn) 39.74
SEPTEMBER 18ST MARY’S OPEN, Twickenham AmendmentWomen: PV: 1 A McGovern (Bexley, U15) 3.40.
AUGUST 21HEART OF ENGLAND LEAGUE 2: Tipton MATCH: 1 Tipton 15.5; 2 Leicester 14.5; 3 Tamworth 10.5; 4 Newcastle 9; 5 Wreake Runners 7; 6 Dudley & S’bridge 6; 7 Witney 6; 8 Daventry 3.5U15 boys: 100: A Nettleford (Tip) 11.9. 200: A Nettleford (Tip) 24.0U13: 200: J Woolley (Tam) 26.7. 75H: J Woolley (Tam) 13.1. HJ: 1 J Woolley (Tam) 1.53; 2 K Hinds (Leic) 1.45U15 girls: LJ: E Horne (DASH) 5.00U11: 75: O Ogunnowo (Tam) 10.8
AUGUST 17WIRRAL ENDURANCE RACE 5000, BebingtonMixed events: 5000: 2 G Ratcliffe (Wirr, M55) 17:21.8; 6 T McDevitt (Wirr, M55) 18:02.2; 7 E Parry (Wrex, W35) 18:23.8
42 Overseas, track43 Cross countryTop league action
48 Road
50 Multi-terrain, parkrun and fell
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ARGENTINABuenos Aires, October 9Men: Mar: S Njoroge (KEN) 2:10:29
AUSTRALIAMelbourne, October 9Women: Men: Mar: 1 J Kipkorir (KEN) 2:11:12; 3 P Nowill 2:19:23 (Australian champion) Mar: 1 I Mogaka (KEN) 2:35:12; 24 AMY STAFFORD 3:06:23
CANADAVictoria, October 9Men: Mar:T Omwenza (KEN) 2:14:33. Women: Mar: L Njeri (KEN) 2:37:56. HM: 24 MARY WILKINSON 78:27
FRANCELa Roche-sur-Yon, October 9WORLD 200m bronze medallist Christophe Lemaitre ended his season in style at the under-23 club championships with a 10.12 100m into a headwind.Men: 100 (-1.2): C Lemaitre 10.12Rennes, October 9Men: 10km: 1 P Limo (KEN) 27:42; A Kuma (ETH) 28:10. Women: 5km: M Muriuki (KEN) 15:29; 2 G Yalew (ETH) 15:36Toulon, September 25 Women: HM: 4 LIZ BOWERS (W55) 1:42:52
GERMANYBERLIN 10km, Berlin, October 9MARA YAMAUCHI showed an encouraging return to fitness after a disappointing year so far.
Yamauchi, who missed the 2011 World Championships in Daegu through injury, won in a course record time of 32:19, her fastest time over the distance in six years, as she moved to second on the UK rankings for the year.
She said: “I am so happy to be back racing well again after a long time out through injury, and a poor comeback race at the Great North Run where I failed to finish feeling unwell. This time I felt much better and more like myself again. The crowds and organisers in Berlin were first-rate and we also enjoyed fantastic sunny autumn weather.
“I flew through the first half in 15:45 – not far off my PB for 5km – before paying a bit for the fast early pace in the second half. But I’m really happy with my overall time and of course with winning the race!”
The Briton won by almost five minutes and was the only woman inside 37 minutes. The men’s race was of a far higher quality.
The world record-holder at the distance, Kenyan Leonard Komon, won in 27:15 to equal the world lead of Micah Kogo. Josphat Bett and Henry Kiplagat 27:52 also broke 28 minutes.Men: 10km: 1 L Komon (KEN) 27:15; 2 J Bett (KEN) 27:46; 3 H Kiplagat (KEN) 27:52;4 A Gabius 28:58; 26 CHUNKY LISTON 32:59; 33 PAUL FAULKNER (M40) 33:44. Women: 10km: 1 MARA
YAMAUCHI (W35) 32:19; 2 S Boitz (W35)37:03Munich, October 9Men: 10km: 3 PETER BUTLER 33:07. HM: 149 CHRIS MASON (M60) 87:06. Mar: 10 DAVID KEHOE) 2:39:51; 17 KENNETH CAMPBELL 2:42:50; 22 ANDREW COONEY (M40) 2:44:48; 94 ALEXANDER McPHERSON (M50) 2:57:36
GREECESpartathon (246km), Athens-Sparta, October 1 Men: 65 MATT MAHONEY 1:09:57:31; 102 MARTIN ILOTT (M45) 1:10:53:59; 112 NEIL BRYANT 1:11:14:39; 127 SAMUEL KILPATRICK (M50) 1:11:30:52. Women: 246km: 3 MIMI ANDERSON (W45) 1:08:33:23
ITALYCarpi, October 9Men: Mar: 1 Ni Kurgat (KEN) 2:08:36; 2 B Keter (ETH) 2:09:27; 3 G Belete (ETH) 2:10:34. Women: Mar: D Godana (ETH) 2:32:22
JAPANNiigata, October 10 Men: 10,000:1, Y Matsuoka 28:03.46. Women: 10,000: M Yoshikawa 31:55.06Yamaguchi, October 7/9Men: 100 (1.8): 1 M Eriguchi 10.14; 2 S Kawatsura 10.22; 3 R Yamagata 10.23 (U20 rec). Women: 100 (1.6): C Fukushima 11.24. LJ: S Okayama 6.50/1.0
KOREAGoyang, October 8/9Men: 20kW: K Hyun-Sub 1:21:35
NETHERLANDSEindhoven, October 9JAFRED CHIRCHIR KIPCHUMBA and Georgina Rono set course records and personal bests.Men: Mar: 1 J Chirchir Kipchumba (KEN) 2:05:48; 2 N Kipkosgei (KEN) 2:06:28; 3 M Kipyego (KEN) 2:06:48; 4 T Tola (ETH) 2:07:13. Women: Mar: 1 G Rono (KEN) 2:24:33; 2 S Bedaso (ETH) 2:25:09; 3 F Tadese Boru (ETH) 2:25:20; 4 R Kiyara (KEN) 2:25:33; 5 H Kibet (KEN) 2:26:36Gronigen, October 9VINCENT YATOR set a world best over four miles as his 17:06 took one second off the mark which had been jointly held by Yenew Alamirew and Eliud Kipchoge.
Kenenisa Bekele, taking part in just his fourth ever road race, was second ahead of another Kenyan Gideon Kipketer with Alamirew in fourth.Men: 4M: 1 V Yator (KEN) 17:06 (world best); 2 K Bekele (ETH) 17:11; 3 G Kipketer (KEN) 17:15; 4 Y Alamirew (ETH) 17:22. Women: 4M: 1 S Kibet (KEN) 19:40; 2 E Anteneh (ETH) 19:42.Utrecht, September 2Men: 3000SC: 1 IAIN MURDOCH 9:13.04
SPAINAvila, October 91M (rd): M Olmedo 4:27; 2 J Higuero 4:27; 3 A Casado 4:30. Women: 1M: I Fuentes-Pila 5:11; 2 I Macias 5:12.Barcelona, July 24 Women: 800: 2 MARIA THOMAS 2:15.20 Fuenlabrada, July 21Women: TJ: 5 LARA RICHARDS 12.08/1.1
USABoston, October 9Men: HM: A Abdosh (ETH) 63:36.
Women: HM: J Cherobon-Bawcom 71:58New England Championships, Boston, October 8 Men: 4.95MXC: 4 RICHARD PETERS 24:45; 52 JAMES MEE 25:58Farmingdale, September 3 Men : 1M: 1 HARRY NORTON 4:20Indianapolis, September 3 Women: HM: 18 LISA BUOHLER (W40) 87:51 Dallas, August 14 Men: HM: 1 ANDREW LEMONCELLO 67:48 Camp Hill, August 6 Women: 5km: 1 EMILY McGREGOR 18:00Newburyport, August 2Women: 10M: 6 KATH HARDCASTLE 64:31
TRACK
OCTOBER 8-9HAMMER CIRCLE REUNIONBedford(a) = 8th;(b) = 9thMen: HT: (a): 1 A Smith 64.52; 2 P Smith 63.69; 3 C Shorthouse 63.26; 4 J Bedford 62.68; 5 P Clarke 53.27; 6 D Kerr 48.20; 7 S Chappell 44.58. (b): 1 M Dry 64.17; 2 J Bedford 61.63; 3 C Shorthouse 60.81; 4 R Martin 45.42. WT: A (b): 1 M Dry 19.71; 2 P Smith 18.76; 3 R Martin 12.89. B: P Smith 18.55M40: Wt (a): D Kerr 12.52M50: HT (a): 1 B Broadbridge 47.27; 2 D Gibson 41.12. (b): D Gibson 40.48. WT (a): 1 R Earle 18.38; 2 B Broadbridge 16.35M55: WT (b): M Fenton 17.13M60: HT (a): R Earle 55.47. WT (b): B Hawksworth 16.24M65: HT (a): C Melluish 40.74. WT (a): C Melluish 14.69M70: HT (a): J Kee 43.39. WT (b): J Kee 16.29U20: HT (b): 1 M Painter 60.26; 2 S Ridgeway 55.23; 3 L Doran 45.54; 4 J Vickery 45.01. (a): 1 S Ridgeway 58.71; 2 H Clarke 52.58; 3 G Jones 49.75; 4 L Doran 46.41; 5 J Vickery 40.58. HT7 (a): A Elkins 58.42. WT11.34K (a): 1 S Ridgeway 19.88; 2 A Elkins 18.59; 3 G Jones 15.67. (b): 1 S Ridgeway 19.31; 2 L Doran 15.47; 3 J Vickery 14.97U18: HT (a): C Brown 70.10. A (b): C Brown 68.41. B: C Brown 68.29U17: HT (a): 1 T Campbell 62.21; 2 M Painter 60.53; 3 N Percy 60.19; 4 T Head 56.40; 5 L Barnes 42.29. A (b): 1 T Campbell 60.57; 2 T Head 55.77; 3 L Barnes 46.58. B: T Head 51.91. WT9.08K (b): 1 N Percy 22.78; 2 M Painter 22.62; 3 T Campbell 18.25; 4 L Barnes 16.14. (a): 1 N Percy 23.66; 2 M Painter 23.03; 3 C Brown 22.47; 4 T Campbell 20.49; 5 T Head 18.54; 6 L Barnes 16.92U15: HT (a): 1 E White 44.44; 2 D Howe 43.67; 3 J Kuehnel 41.15; 4 W Kerr 27.80. (b): 1 E White 46.03; 2 J Kuehnel 42.87. WT (b): J Kuehnel 14.69. (a): J Kuehnel 14.43U13: HT (a): B Campbell 31.07. (b): B Campbell 30.69. WT (b): B Campbell 9.83Women: Wt (b): S Hitchon 16.41W40: HT (b): J Harry 38.45. (a): J Harry 38.05W50: HT (a): D Smith 41.06U20: HT (a): 1 L James 55.41; 2 S Stanhope 43.45; 3 G Howe 42.76; 4 H Gibson 29.30. (b): S Stanhope 43.12. WT: 1 L James 15.41; 2 S Stanhope 13.67U17: HT (a): 1 S Jane Anthony 39.85; 2 K Presswell 35.63. r1 (b): 1 K Presswell 38.33; 2 H Searing 37.08. r2: H Searing
36.80. WT (b): 1 S Jane Anthony 14.82; 2 K Presswell 13.69U15: HT (b): L Impey 34.72. (a): L Impey 35.22. WT (b): L Impey 10.00U13: HT (a): K Head 31.11
OCTOBER 8SECTA WEIGHT PENTATHLON, EwellM35 men: PenWt: P Mayfield (Belg) 2468 (32.20, 10.46, 33.97, 42.18, 10.58)M50: PenWt: C Privett (Belg) 3222 (45.12, 11.68, 34.18, 30.02, 15.71)M55: PenWt: 1 K Bricis (Worth) 2420 (28.24, 10.02, 26.34, 24.80, 9.83); 2 M Bale (Hay H) 2354 (30.44, 7.82, 26.92, 20.58, 11.79)M60: PenWt: J Eastwood (Walton) 2448 (21.50, 9.47, 25.70, 37.44, 10.23)M65: PenWt: J Gilbert (Inv EK) 2613 (30.57, 9.03, 23.12, 27.16, 10.02)M70: PenWt: H Thomas (Lewes) 2586 (30.87, 7.78, 24.40, 16.80, 12.42)M75: PenWt: 1 C Brand (B&B) 3591 (27.48, 10.10, 32.73, 33.12, 10.10); 2 G Hickey (B&B) 2770 (23.43, 9.37, 22.10, 22.10, 9.78); 3 N Fullick (Has B) 2046 (20.74, 7.00, 17.45, 18.38, 6.81)M80: PenWt: J Hanus 2333 (23.88, 7.41, 17.53, 12.50, 7.60)W35 women: PenWt: M Davies (Serp) 1679 (24.10, 6.83, 17.72, 16.29, 8.30)W40: PenWt: S Lawrence (Thurr) 3218 (32.99, 10.36, 36.49, 27.49, 11.73)W45: PenWt: J Wilson (Read) 3230 (33.24, 9.15, 33.32, 24.60, 10.72)W50: PenWt: W Dunsford (E&E) 2473 (29.28, 9.04, 22.46, 10.91, 9.34)W55: PenWt: J Piercy (E&E) 2173 (24.33, 6.75, 14.46, 14.21, 8.11)W65: PenWt: 1 L Sissons (E&E) 3780 (25.43, 9.41, 23.02, 22.78, 10.82); 2 B Terry (B&B) 3205 (24.23, 7.94, 20.46, 16.66, 9.89)
OCTOBER 5LEEDS MET CARNEGIE V UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, LeedsALEX WRIGHT set a UK one-mile walk record to break Andy Penn’s 14-year-mark with 5:58.4.
Wright set the early pace, but Bosworth closed the gap to a few metres on the third lap. However, Wright was able to move away on the last lap, while Tom Bosworth set a PB of 6:06.7 in second.Men: MileW: 1 A Wright (Leeds Carn) 5:58.4; 2 T Bosworth (Leeds Carn) 6:07.3; 3 J Higgins (Leeds C) 6:31.1; 4 B Casey (Leeds Carn) 8:17.1. 4x100: 1 Leeds U 44.3; 2 Leeds Carn 46.9. SP: 1 R Martisauskas (Leeds Carn) 17.14. DT: 1 R Martisauskas (Leeds Carn) 41.47. JT: 1 F Hatton (Leeds Carn) 64.10; 2 A Crawford (Leeds Carn) 62.98; 3 J Carter (Leeds Carn) 57.73; 6 A Mimmack (Leeds Carn) 57.53; 7 P Dowding (Guest) 54.58. Women: SP: 1 H Evenden (Leeds Carn) 11.62. DT: 1 H Evenden (Leeds Carn) 46.06; 2 J Scott (Leeds Carn) 39.74
SEPTEMBER 18ST MARY’S OPEN, Twickenham AmendmentWomen: PV: 1 A McGovern (Bexley, U15) 3.40.
AUGUST 21HEART OF ENGLAND LEAGUE 2: Tipton MATCH: 1 Tipton 15.5; 2 Leicester 14.5; 3 Tamworth 10.5; 4 Newcastle 9; 5 Wreake Runners 7; 6 Dudley & S’bridge 6; 7 Witney 6; 8 Daventry 3.5U15 boys: 100: A Nettleford (Tip) 11.9. 200: A Nettleford (Tip) 24.0U13: 200: J Woolley (Tam) 26.7. 75H: J Woolley (Tam) 13.1. HJ: 1 J Woolley (Tam) 1.53; 2 K Hinds (Leic) 1.45U15 girls: LJ: E Horne (DASH) 5.00U11: 75: O Ogunnowo (Tam) 10.8
AUGUST 17WIRRAL ENDURANCE RACE 5000, BebingtonMixed events: 5000: 2 G Ratcliffe (Wirr, M55) 17:21.8; 6 T McDevitt (Wirr, M55) 18:02.2; 7 E Parry (Wrex, W35) 18:23.8
CROSS COUNTRY OCTOBER 9BROOKS WESTWARD LEAGUE, RedruthMen: 1 K Heywood (Bide) 25:32; 2 J Cole (Tav) 26:38; 3 M Jenkin (Bide) 26:49; 4 K Toher (N&P) 27:08; 5 D Alsop (St Aust) 27:22; 6 A Thomas (Corn) 27:32; 7 D Nash (E Corn) 27:36; 8 J Denne (Exe) 27:37; 9 J Ward (Bide, M40) 27:40; 10 M Wilsmore (Tamar) 27:49; 11 J Porter (Ply H) 27:55; 12 N Kingdon (Corn) 28:03; 13 C Snook (Corn) 28:07; 14 S Anderson (Ply, M45) 28:13; 15 A Humphreys (Exe) 28:16; 16 J Thomas (Corn) 28:22M45: 2 D Buzza (Corn) 28:23. M50: 1 R Drage (Tav) 29:47; 2 T Symons (Tav) 29:52; 3 M Exely (Tav) 30:30. M60: 1 P Wilsmore (Tamar) 33:45TEAM: 1 Cornwall AC 1441; 2 Bideford 1436; 3 Exeter 1403M40 TEAM: 1 Tavistock 777; 2 Cornwall AC 765; 3 Newquay & Par 718U17: 1 C Jones (Corn) 16:31; 2 D Weir (Ply) 16:36; 3 A Worden (Corn) 17:16; 4 T Rawet (Corn) 17:27; 5 K Rowe (N&P) 17:34; 6 L Honey (Erme) 17:41TEAM: Cornwall AC 295U15: 1 J Blackford (Ply) 15:22; 2 D Old (N&P) 15:28; 3 S Lane De Courtin (Tav) 16:24; 4 J Channon (Tav) 16:54; 5 B Parham (E Corn) 17:06; 6 J Chamberlain (Exe) 17:19TEAM: 1 Tavistock 285; 2 Cornwall AC 273U13: 1 F Aldred (E Corn) 10:34; 2 T Blackford (Ply) 10:38; 3 S Parham (E Corn) 10:47; 4 M Caddy (Corn) 11:03; 5 F Birnie (N&P) 11:22; 6 M Pearce (Tav) 11:25TEAM: 1 East Cornwall 288; 2 Cornwall AC 280U11: 1 F Bareham (Corn) 4:57; 2 T Fisher (Corn) 5:00; 3 L Dart (Tiv) 5:01Women: 1 A Gummow (Corn, U20) 16:47; 2 E Stepto (Corn, W40) 17:42; 3 M Heathcote (N&P, W35) 17:53; 4 L Hodgson (N&P, W35) 18:11; 5 A Yetton (Ply H) 18:48; 6 I Steele (Corn, U17) 18:51; 7 N Tier (Corn) 18:53; 8 K Humphreys (Exe) 19:31; 9 D Barnes
(N&P) 19:47; 10 J Nash (E Corn, W45) 20:01; 11 R Crowle (E Corn, W45) 20:04; 12 A Sweet (N&P, U17) 20:10; 13 J Almey (Corn) 20:45; 14 M Blair (Torr, W50) 20:47; 15 K Cook (SWRR, W50) 20:48; 16 S Martin (N&P, W40) 20:51; 17 H Gray (N&P) 21:00; 18 L Bayley (Exe, U17) 21:08; 19 L Bowden (N&P, U17) 21:16; 20 J Knowles (Corn, W35) 21:16W40: 3 D Raggett (Corn) 21:16. W50: 3 S Richards (Ply) 22:05. W55: 1 A Darby (N Abb) 22:54. U17W: 5 T Gummow (Corn) 21:19TEAM: 1 Cornwall AC 294; 2 Newquay & Par 287; 3 Cornwall AC B 263W35 TEAM: 1 Newquay & Par 290; 2 Cornwall AC 283; 3 East Cornwall 276U15: 1 C Cayton-Smith (N&P) 14:35; 2 V Weir (Ply) 14:55; 3 E Ackford (Ply) 15:12; 4 A Trotter (N&P) 15:41; 5 C Waters (Corn) 16:09; 6 L Hawkey (N&P) 16:45TEAM: 1 Newquay & Par 292; 2 Cornwall AC 276U13: 1 L England (N&P) 11:22; 2 K Hughes (Corn) 11:23; 3 E Attfield (Tav) 11:40; 4 Y Barnsley (Corn) 11:54; 5 J Gray (Tav) 11:55; 6 E Ringwood (Mt Bay) 12:10TEAM: 1 Newquay & Par 287; 2 Cornwall AC 287; 3 Newquay & Par B 270U11: 1 J Milburn (Tav) 5:10; 2 I Wood (Mt Bay) 5:12; 3 S Wilson (Corn) 5:27 COMPLETE RUNNER WEST YORKSHIRE LEAGUE, YeadonMen (9km approx): 1 S Deakin (Leeds C) 29:33; 2 M Pierson (Holm) 30:22; 3 I fisher (Otl, M40) 30:38; 4 A Buckley (Leeds C) 30:49; 5 T Adams (Ilkley) 30:58; 6 M Gostling (Leeds C) 31:08; 7 D Worton (Leeds C, U20) 31:18; 8 M Kaye (Holm, U20) 31:24; 9 M Roscoe (Leeds C, M45) 31:49; 10 M Hilton (Leeds C) 31:54; 11 M Lockyer (P&B) 32:01; 12 J Mercer (Skip) 32:04; 13 K Critchely (Knave) 32:12; 14 S Bradbent (Bing) 32:14; 15 A Peace (Bing, M40) 32:18; 16 B Crowther (Hali) 32:21; 17 T Midgley (Bing) 32:23; 18 R Smith (Holm) 32:33; 19 S Body (Leeds C)
32:35; 20 S Kerfoot-Roberts (Hali, U20) 32:41; 21 B Pinder (Skip) 32:47; 22 F Meade (Leeds C) 32:57; 23 Q Lewis (Bail) 33:00; 24 R Buck (York, U20) 33:01; 25 S Bucknall (Leeds C, U20) 33:05M50: J Watson (Vall) 35:00TEAM: 1 Leeds City 37; 2 Holmfirth H 148; 3 Bingley H 173; 4 Halifax H 289; 5 Wakefield H 360U17 (4.5km approx): 1 M O’Connor (Wake) 15:35; 2 J Hall (Wharf) 15:51; 3 M Wharton (Hali) 15:56; 4 B Travis (Hali) 15:57; 5 L Stedman (Spen) 15:59; 6 B Pye (Weth) 16:12TEAM: 1 Halifax H 14; 2 Wakefield H 26; 3 Wharfedale H 27U15 (4km approx): 1 L Byram (Holm) 14:14; 2 E Cairess (Bing) 14:27; 3 D Owens (Leeds C) 14:55; 4 K Savage (Leeds C) 15:02; 5 W Ingram (Wake) 15:04; 6 J Allison (Leeds C) 15:07TEAM: 1 Leeds City 36; 2 Wakefield 38; 3 Holmfirth H 41U13 (3.5km approx): 1 S Waterman (Holm) 13:47; 2 T Hutchinson (York) 13:54; 3 J ambler (R’well) 14:00; 4 C Lowrie (Wharf) 14:05; 5 E Dunbravin (Wake) 14:06; 6 M Merrick (Bing) 14:06TEAM: 1 Wharfedale H 33; 2 Holmfirth H 40; 3 Bingley H 93U11 (2km approx): 1 F Westhead (Ilkley) 7:13; 2 J Dickinson (York) 7:17; 3 M Crorken (Spen) 7:21TEAM: 1 Ilkley H 39; 2 Holmfirth H 58; 3 City of York 69Women (5km approx): 1 K Walshaw (Holm) 22:18; 2 J Buckley (Bing, W35) 22:37; 3 C Duck (Leeds C) 22:37; 4 L Kirk (Skyrac) 22:42; 5 R Bamford (Otl) 22:59; 6 H Berry (Holm, W35) 23:20; 7 G Smith (K’stall) 23:25; 8 S Becconsall (Bing, W50) 23:27; 9 S Morley (Ilkley, W35) 23:41; 10 L Mawer (Weth, W40) 23:48; 11 K Farquhar (Holm, W40) 23:56; 12 S Dugdale (Skip) 24:39; 13 G Myers (Wharf, W50) 24:43; 14 J Guard (Leeds C) 24:45; 15 E Barclay (Ilkley, W40) 24:47; 16 L Needham (Holm) 24:49; 17 C Demaria (Leeds C) 24:52; 18 L Pickles (Wjarf) 25:06; 19 R Cesar-Da-Sa (Skyrac, W35) 25:12; 20 A Dennison (Bing, W45) 25:16TEAM: 1 Holmfirth H 34; 2 Leeds City 62; 3 Bingley H 65; 4 Skyrac 80; 5 Ilkley H 87U17 (4km approx): 1 G Malir (Ilkley) 15:36; 2 E McGarry (Weth) 16:00; 3 H Brown (Skyrac) 16:16; 4 E McArthur (Weth) 16:24; 5 H Wood (Skyrac) 16:49; 6 T Lowther (York) 16:59TEAM: 1 City of York 21; 2 Skyrac 24; 3 Spenborough 52
GWENT LEAGUE, BridgendMen: 1 D Griffiths (Swan) 33:19; 2 C MacLean (B&W, U20) 34:05; 3 P Matthews (Swan) 34:14; 4 M Hobbs (Swan) 34:21; 5 A Hunt (Card, M35) 34:28; 6 R Gardiner (A’dare, M35) 34:37; 7 B Nagy (E&H) 34:46; 8 A Hains (Card) 34:52; 9 A Marriott (Wells, M35) 35:07; 10 A Humphries (Swan) 35:19; 11 J Thie (Card) 35:28; 12 G Halliwell (Yate, U20) 35:30; 13 A Jones (Aberys) 35:35; 14 W Evans (Carm) 35:39; 15 J Dalgleish (Stroud) 35:44; 16 L Hobbs (Swan) 35:49; 17 R Atkin (B’end) 35:53; 18 M Ellis (W’bury) 35:55; 19 M Roberts (Swan, M40) 36:00; 20 D Gurmin (Swan) 36:04M50: 1 I Lloyd (Swan) 39:11; 2 R Bullen (Les C) 39:22; 3 N Frost (P’pridd R) 39:52. M55: 1 D Davies (Brec) 41:28; 2 D Wintle (GWR) 42:26. M60: 1 T Davies (AFD) 43:13; 2 S Johnston (Les C) 43:21TEAM: 1 Swansea 1641; 2 Cardiff 1565; 3 Univ of Wales 1546; 4 Westbury 1490Women: 1 R Randell (B&W) 25:45; 2
D Rees (Card) 26:18; 3 C Arter (Card) 26:30; 4 D Marsden (W’bury) 26:45; 5 K Roberts (B’end) 26:59; 6 S Knill (Brec) 27:04; 7 G Brown (Card) 27:18; 8 A Beynon-Thomas (Swan) 27:25; 9 L Richens (S’ville) 27:26; 10 V Tester (W’bury) 27:30; 11 S Voller (W’bury) 27:32; 12 A Grady (Roth) 27:34; 13 S Leech (Carm, W40) 27:51; 14 V Ockenden (Poole R) 27:54; 15 A Davies (Carm, U20) 27:57; 16 S Haikala (Brec, W40) 28:02; 17 E Loveland (Card) 28:09; 18 D Kennedy (WG&EL) 28:10; 19 E Bayliss (Myn) 28:17; 20 M Watson (TROTS, W45) 28:19W50: 1 A Nixon (FoD) 28:41TEAM: 1 Westbury 854; 2 Les Croupiers 784; 3 Cardiff 772; 4 TAF 755
LEN MULLEN MEMORIAL OPEN, StockportMen: 1 S Vernon (Stock H) 27:08; 2 A Nixon (Stock H) 28:18; 3 J Morris (Stock H, U20) 30:15; 4 D James (Stock H) 30:40; 5 J Loxam (Stock H) 31:13; 6 J Dance (M’ton) 31:48; 7 R Lloyd (Stock H, M40) 32:34; 8 K Acton (Stock H, U17) 32:52Women: 1 N Berry (Stock H, U17) 21:17; 2 I Nutter (Stock H, U17) 21:56; 3 H Walch (Stock H, W45) 21:58; 4 J Loxam (Maldwyn) 22:35; 5 L Marsden (Swint, W35) 23:59
HAYWARDS HEATH HARRIERS OPEN, HicksteadOverall: 1 R Mullen (Hay H) 28:41; 2 T Gedin (Arena) 29:08; 3 L Taub (B&H) 29:16; 4 R Watts (Hay H) 29:31; 5 S Ferrous (B&H) 30:00M50: 6 P Lay (Worth) 30:55. M65: 1 J Killick (Steyn) 38:02Women: 1 J Hesketh (Steyn, W40) 35:21; 2 S Fenmor-Collins (Chich) 35:53W50: 1 J Lennon (Steyn) 36:36; 2 J Hughes (P’slade) 39:02U15 Overall: 1 S Cousins (Hay H, U15) 6:21; 2 W Russell (Phoe, U15) 6:23Women: 3 B Croydon-Kempster (Hay H) 6:27; 4 N Scott (Hay H) 6:28
EAST YORKSHIRE LEAGUE, Bishop WiltonOverall (6M approx): 1 P Gulc (Brid) 38:44; 2 J Kraft (Scar) 38:49; 3 J Rogers (CoH, M45) 39:56; 4 P Baker (CoH) 40:12; 5 R Tomlin (Bev) 40:28; 6 N Riggs (Bev, M40) 40:42; 7 B Hamilton (Selby) 40:43; 8 M Chadwick (Bev) 40;53; 9 J Trelfa (Scar, M45) 41:03; 10 S Rennie (CoH, M55) 41:08; 11 C Duck (Scar) 41:23; 12 C Adams (CoH) 41:55; 13 J McGivern (Bev, M45) 42:08; 14 S Buchan (CoH, M50) 42;16; 15 A Morrell (Bev, M40) 42:17M60: N Scruton (Scar) 44:00. M65: B Eyre (Brid) 54:34.TEAM: 1 Beverley 66; 2 Hull 70; 3 Scarborough 84; 4 Pocklington RR 182Women: 1 C Edge (Scar) 46:52; 2 E Brown (Brid, W35) 48:42; 3 S Morgan (Driff, W45) 49:02; 4 K Pearson (CoH) 49:42; 5 A Crellin (Driff, W45) 50;17; 6 A Campbell (CoH, W35) 50:23; 7 S Allen (Bev, W40) 51:25; 8 T Cream (CoH, W45) 52:11; 9 L Khan (CoH, W40) 52:32; 10 K Ladell (Bev) 53:23W55: J Potter (Brid) 54:22. W60: J Allison (Brid) 55:50TEAM: 1 City of Hull 18; 2 Bridlington RR 25; 3 Driffield Striders 28
NORTH YORKSHIRE & SOUTH DURHAM LEAGUE, Bishop WiltonMen: 1 M Scott (R&Z, U20) 37:08; 2 P Bentley (N Yks M, M35) 37:53; 3 D Moore (N Yks M) 38:04; 4 D Hardy (Shild, U20) 38:10; 5 S O’Grady (New M, M35) 38:23; 6 A Piggford (New M)
38:41; 7 J Askew (Aycliffe Running Club) 38:53; 8 A Mitchell (M’bro) 39:04; 9 A Pearson (N Yks M, M40) 39:18; 10 R Hunt (R&Z, M35) 39:33U17: 1 W Parker (New M) 21:11; 2 D Overin (R&Z) 21:15; 3 M Bleasby (Shild) 21:25; 4 W Crossen (N Ayc) 22:27; 5 T Hodgson (New M) 29:47U15: 1 H Johnson (CleS) 10:56; 2 J Bell (Shild) 11:25; 3 P Wilson (New M) 11:29; 4 C Dummett (Darl) 12:01; 5 J McMillan (New M) 12:08; 6 C Race (M’bro) 12:25U13: 1 J Allen (M’bro) 9:22; 2 J Jardine (M’bro) 9:43; 3 J Wood (Darl) 10:04; 4 I Suleman (Middle MM) 10:10; 5 A Mcmillan (New M) 10:11U11 mixed: 1 J Cowperthwaite (Middle MM) 7:18; 2 A Carter (New M, U11W) 7:25; 3 E James (Unatt) 7:29; 4 E Parkerhack (R&Z, U11W) 7:35; 5 J Kent (Loft, U11W) 7:39Women: 1 T Waller (Hart, W40) 22:07; 2 J Adams (R&Z) 22:21; 3 A Etherington (Shild, U17) 23:26; 4 A Owen (Loft) 23:50; 5 Z Hewitson (Shild, U17) 24:02; 6 N Kent (Loft, W40) 24:08; 7 K Aspin (New M, W40) 24:56; 8 K Hall (New M, U17) 25:02; 9 S Phillips (Darl, W45) 25:22; 10 L Jefferies (Quak) 25:26U15: 1 B Owen (Scar) 10:18; 2 P Stone (M’bro) 11:36; 3 E Wortley (M’bro) 11:48; 4 L Taylor (Scar) 11:52; 5 R Findlay (Shild) 12:17; 6 G Clark (M’bro) 13:04U13: 1 R Kitchener (M’bro) 10:27; 2 H Featherstone (Sedge) 10:36; 3 M Mastrolonardo (Loft) 10:40; 4 N Kent (Loft) 10:49; 5 L Kirkham (R&Z) 10:54; 6 F Bell (New M) 11:23
RYSTON RUNNERS OPEN LEAGUE, Shouldham WarrenMen: 1 D Rogers (Norw, U20) 16:02; 2 J O’Neill (Ryst) 16:08; 3 N Grimer (Nene V, M40) 16:27; 4 R Simmonds (Ryst) 16:33; 5 M Tuff (Ryst, M45) 16:36; 6 J Trow (Fen, U20) 17:06; 7 K Vaughan (St Ed, M45) 17:08; 8 S Atterwill (Dere, U20) 17:12; 9 C Balmer (Ryst) 17:14; 10 M Rogers (Norw, U20) 17:15U17: 1 S Watson (Norw) 16:04; 2 S Greeves (Norw) 16:21; 3 K Pywell (GYDAC) 18:21; 4 T Hemingway (Riv) 18:29; 5 A Raine (Ryst) 20:47U15: 1 A Waterson (Norw) 10:04; 2 M LePoidevin (St Ed) 10:30; 3 T Brown (CONTC) 11:36; 4 I Alldis (St Ed) 11:50; 5 D Crowe (Norw) 12:03U13: 1 A Linstead (Norw) 10:32; 2 F Barnes (C&C) 10:45; 3 L Robertson (Bost) 10:52; 4 R Coates (W Norf) 11:58; 5 M Cross (Gt Yar) 12:47U11: 1 T Greenacre (Norw) 8:02; 2 A Try (Thet) 8:21; 3 W Jeffrey (King Tri) 8:23Women: 1 M French (Ryst) 17:45; 2 A Dungar (Wym) 19:08; 3 L Emmett (Bung, W40) 19:45; 4 H Grant (C&C, W45) 20:35; 5 L Robins (Ryst, W35) 21:02; 6 N Neill (W Norf, W35) 21:26; 7 A Wilson (C&C, W40) 21:41; 8 S Owen (Thet) 21:53; 9 S Wing (Thet) 21:55; 10 K Wastenay (W Norf, W35) 21:5715 D Brown (Tri-Anglia, W40) 23:28W50: 1 S Bower (Thet) 23:14. W55: D Pamplin (Gt Yar, 24:21. W75: 1 M Holmes (C&C) 28:06U17: 1 H Wright (Norw) 18:29; 2 C Lee (GYDAC) 19:47; 3 F Mullany (Norw) 25:58; 4 B Blakie (Ryst) 28:52U15: 1 C Tara-Murphy (C&C) 10:51; 2 C Wilson (C&C) 10:56; 3 D Chalmers (C&C) 11:13; 4 M Soames (Norw) 11:16; 5 E Watts (St Ed) 11:32U13: 1 A Chalmers (C&C) 11:44; 2 C Longe (Norw) 12:06; 3 A Newcombe (C&C) 12:08; 4 A Rooks (Ryst) 12:19; 5 L Murphy (C&C) 12:38U11: 1 A Cooper (Norw) 8:45; 2 L Emmett (Bung) 8:54; 3 T Howlett (Ryst) 9:01
Cross Country
Alex Wright:on his way to a UK record in the mile walk
AW Oct 13 Results 42-48.indd 3 11/10/2011 18:54:05
OCTOBER 82.09 EVENTS HAMPSHIRE WOMEN’S LEAGUE, WinchesterEMELIA GORECKA led her young Aldershot team to victory.
The 17-year-old, who also won the senior race in the final match of last season, said: “I went to the front from the start but only started to pick up the pace after the first lap. It was my first cross-country race (of the winter) and I really enjoyed it and felt good. I really can’t wait for the rest of the season now.” Women: 1 E Gorecka (AFD, U20) 22:02; 2 C Mitchell (Soton) 22:19; 3 G Bruinvels (AFD) 22:32; 4 C Thorpe (Ports) 22:44; 5 B Proctor (AFD) 23:12; 6 R Robinson (AFD) 23:24; 7 G Baker (AFD, U20) 23:42; 8 L Elliott (Win, W45) 23:56; 9 L Brenton (Soton) 24:21; 10 N Blandford (Soton, W35) 24:34; 11 A Jones (Poole R, U20) 24:34; 12 S Elder-Higham (AFD) 24:47; 13 R Howard (AFD, U20) 24:54; 14 R Phillips (Read) 24:55; 15 R Stewart (AFD, U20) 25:05; 16 M Jones (AFD) 25:16W40: 1 K Hazlitt (Win) 25:51; 2 S Francis (Read) 25:53. W45: 2 M McCallum (Win) 25:40. W50: 1 J Harrop (Chich) 25:45; 2 C Wheeler (Over) 26:06.TEAM: 1 Aldershot, FD 9; 2 Southampton 21; 3 Winchester 48; 4 Reading 53; 5 City of Portsmouth 60W35 TEAM: 1 Winchester 11; 2 Aldershot 48; 3 Reading 48U20 TEAM: 1 Aldershot 7; 2 Winchesgter 37; 3 Reading AC 37U17: 1 A Mundell (Salis) 20:06; 2 C Chalwin (BMH) 20:40; 3 F Arnott (Soton) 20:57; 4 C Aitken (Read) 21:03; 5 L Fenwick (Win) 21:09; 6 D Bennett (Soton) 21:21; 7 B Taylor (Read) 21:21; 8 R Bishop (Read) 21:30; 9 J Helyar (BMH) 21:31; 10 J Maw (Win) 21:46TEAM: 1 Reading 19; 2 Southampton 22U15: 1 D D’Santos (AFD) 16:36; 2 E Hood (Poole) 16:41; 3 H Knapton (Win) 16:50; 4 L Rochford (And) 17:26; 5 A Spiers (Soton) 17:27; 6 M Pocock (AFD) 17:29; 7 S Hutchings (Wimb) 17:44; 8 E Stoodley (Win) 17:46; 9 G Wildash (BMH) 17:49; 10 E Butterworth (Poole) 17:53TEAM: 1 Aldershot 18; 2 Winchester 33; 3 Southampton 38; 4 City of Portsmouth 44; 5 Andover 55U13: 1 H Willis (Readac) 12:12; 2 N Gilfrin (AFD) 12:14; 3 K Holt (Readac) 12:21; 4 B Dence (B’mth) 12:22; 5 G Copeland (Wimb) 12:25; 6 L Payne (Soton) 12:25; 7 L Wildash (BMH) 12:28; 8 S Burrows (AFD) 12:40; 9 H Froud (N For J) 12:52; 10 R Jefferies (Poole) 12:54TEAM: 1 Aldershot 23; 2 Reading 27; 3 Southampton 53; 4 Winchester 66; 5 Camberley 72; 6 City of Portsmouth 74
2:09 EVENTS HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE, Farley MountTHE WINCHESTER pair of Tom Anderson and Phil Berntsen took first and second but they could not prevent local rivals Aldershot from easily taking the team race as they were led home by Steve Connor in third.Men: 1 T Anderson (Win) 32:10; 2 P Berntsen (Win) 32:13; 3 S Connor (AFD) 32:27; 4 J Grace (AFD, U20) 32:42; 5 H Carter (Ports) 33:11; 6 N Phillips (AFD) 33:20; 7 M Bennet (Soton) 33:22; 8 A Teuten (Ports, U20) 33:25; 9 H Dixon (AFD, U20) 33:32; 10 J Partridge (Poole R, U20) 33:34; 11 I Habgood (B’mth) 33:42; 12 R Horton (Poole, U20) 33:46; 13 S Phillips (Soton) 34:01; 14 R McTaggert (B’mth) 34:08; 15 N Shrubb (Poole R) 34:10; 16 F Bailey (Poole, U20) 34:36; 17 S Way (B’mth) 34:43; 18 D Ragan (BMH) 34:50; 19 J Cieluszecki (B’mth) 34:54; 20 T Muddiman (Soton) 35:00; 21 S Munro (B’mth) 35:18; 22 M Hibberd (Soton) 35:21; 23 K Welch (B’mth) 35:23; 24 D Lewis (Read, U20) 35:33; 25 C Dixon (Havant, M40) 35:56; 26 E Haimes (Salis) 35:59; 27 D Fry (BMH) 36:00; 28 J Gregory (Read) 36:02; 29 C Neil (And, U20) 36:05; 30 A Sampson (Poole, U20) 36:15; 31 S Smith-Bannister (AFD, M40) 36:19; 32 T Stevens (E’leigh) 36:23; 33 T Watson (BMH, U20) 36:25; 34 A Omar (And) 36:26; 35 J Roberts (Read, U20) 36:29M50: 1 P Stoodley (Win) 37:22; 2 K Donkin (AFD) 37:26; 3 T Ellis (BMH) 37:52TEAM: Div 1: 1 AFD 53; 2 Bournemouth 82; 3 Southampton 101; 4 B&MH 163 M40 TEAM: Div 1: 1 Aldershot 19; 2 Basingstoke 43; 3 Overton H 52U17: 1 J Davies (Read) 15:54; 2 H Curling (AFD) 16:03; 3 T Smith (AFD) 16:17; 4 S Eglen (AFD) 16:31; 5 B Bradley (AFD) 16:39; 6 B Westhenry (Poole) 16:47; 7 M Arnold (AFD) 16:53; 8 D Mulryan (Poole R) 16:55; 9 J King (B’mth) 17:19; 10 R Bevis (Ports) 17:20TEAM: 1 AFD 9; 2 Read 33; 3 BMH 52U15: 1 O Butler (BMH) 14:28; 2 T Newnham (IoW) 14:48; 3 C Gregory (Read) 14:56; 4 P Ellis (Soton) 15:01; 5 C Upton (Win) 15:11; 6 G Butler (Soton) 15:14; 7 R McCawley (Camb’ley) 15:15; 8 T East (Poole R) 15:20; 9 M Smith (Ports) 15:21; 10 J Davison (BMH) 15:25TEAM: 1 Southampton 26; 2 Basingstoke 37; 3 Camberley 39U13: 1 P Copeland (Wimb) 11:19; 2 I Farnworth (Read) 11:24; 3 T Verney (Ports) 11:25; 4 J Fleming (Camb’ley) 11:28; 5 J Domoney (Salis) 11:30; 6 D Cooke (Camb’ley) 11:32; 7 H Grace (AFD) 11:36; 8 T Bourne (Wimb) 11:37; 9 R Coupland (AFD) 11:38; 10 M Rawlings (Read) 11:41TEAM: 1 AFD 28; 2 Read31; 3 Wimb 39
2XU SURREY LEAGUEDivision 1, Wimbledon CommonHERNE HILL continued where they left off last year with a dominant team display on a tinder-dry and dusty Wimbledon Common, but individual honours here went to Paskar Owor, who has been having a purple patch locally, Martin Duff reports.
The Belgrave runner trailed his team-mate Richard Ward on the first lap before the drop down to the bottom of the course but, by the end of the first circuit had assumed the lead from his impetuous stable companion.
Owor clear away for a comfortable victory before lamenting the lack of decent competition that might have made for a more competitive race. “I feel I could have run another lap and was very strong and relaxed but needed someone with me,” said the Ugandan Olympian.
Joe Morwood led the charge for Herne Hill on the first lap, remaining in reasonable contention before Chris Busaileh seemed to wake up in the second half of the race and moved through to take second, relegating Morwood to third.
Brian Wilder’s win in the M40 and new M60 Ian Kitching were the pick of the vets.
Herne Hill scored a near record low score of 99 points to easily outpace rivals Thames Hare & Hounds and look set, even at this early stage, to retain their title.Men: 1 P Owor (BEL) 26:09; 2 C Busaileh (Herne H) 26:42; 3 J Morwood (Herne H) 26:50; 4 R Ward (BEL) 26:58; 5 R Gregory (Rane) 27:01; 6 B Paviour (Herne H) 27:13; 7 B Wilder (Herne H, M40) 27:19; 8 D Taylor (Herne H, M45) 27:20; 9 P Killingley (Rane) 27:22; 10 M Dooley (Herne H) 27:24; 11 B Thursby-Pelham (THH) 27:27; 12 G Brook (Strag) 27:27; 13 M Cummings (Herne H) 27:31; 14 K Newton (Herne H, M45) 27:36; 15 R Evans (S Lon) 27:39; 16 N Gould (THH) 27:41; 17 S Coombes (Herne H) 27:43; 18 M Shore (THH) 27:46; 19 J Kettle (Herne H) 27:47; 20 D Benton (Rane, M45) 27:48; 21 G Pearce (THH) 27:51; 22 W Cockerell (BEL) 27:52; 23 J Mason (Herne H) 28:11; 24 A Przedrzymirski (HW) 28:13; 25 J Ellis (Clap C) 28:17; 26 S Wurr (THH) 28:19; 27 M Holm (BEL) 28:23; 28 M Sharp (HW) 28:28; 29 M Chapman (S Lon) 28:38; 30 R Kowenicki (THH) 28:40; 31 A Lawrence (THH) 28:42; 32 D Symons (THH, M40) 28:43; 33 D Alcock (THH) 28:44; 34 L Eguia (BEL) 28:46; 35 J Henderson (Herne H) 28:51; 36 N Hodges (DMV) 28:55; 37 J Creegan (Rane) 28:55; 38 J Hinton (THH) 28:57; 39 A Robinson (THH, M45) 29:01; 40 D Mason (BEL) 29:06; 41 B Wallace
(Herne H) 29:09; 42 J Flood (Strag) 29:10; 43 F Dawson (DMV, M40) 29:14; 44 K Lennard (S Lon, M40) 29:21; 45 R Reeder (Strag, M40) 29:24; 46 S Ford (Strag) 29:25; 47 B Reynolds (Clap C) 29:26; 48 P Glynn (HW) 29:34; 49 I Harkness (THH, M40) 29:34; 50 B Harrold (DMV) 29:35; 51 S Knight (Herne H) 29:37; 52 B Osborn (Strag) 29:38; 53 J White (Clap C) 29:40; 54 G Terra (Clap C) 29:42; 55 V Maughan (Herne H, M45) 29:43; 56 C Holmes (Gst) 29:44; 57 J Muir (Herne H) 29:45; 58 K Hegvold (BEL, M50) 29:54; 59 I Connor (Clap C) 29:57; 60 C Phelan (S Lon, M50) 29:58M45: 8 P Lee (HW) 30:02. M50: 3 J Shaw (Rane) 31:00; 3 A Fay (DMV) 31:09; 4 J Foss (S Lon) 31:23. M55: 1 C Owens (Rane) 32:53. M60: 1 I Kitching (S Lon) 30:39; 2 C Dickinson (Belg) 32:57TEAM: 1 Herne Hill H 99; 2 Thames Hare & Hounds 249; 3 Belgrave H 397; 4 Ranelagh H 472; 5 Stragglers 515; 6 South London H 537; 7 Clapham Chasers 561; 8 Hercules Wimbledon 570; 9 Dorking & Mole Valley 695U17: 1 T Holden (S Lon, U15) 13:49; 2 T Livingstone (HW, U17) 14:12; 3 B Palmer (HW, U17) 14:13; 4 I Ali (Herne H, U17) 14:25; 5 A Jisow (Herne H, U17) 14:29; 6 C Hyde (HW, U15) 14:37; 7 T Trees (Belg, U15) 14:58U15M: 4 I Lyne (S Lon) 15:14TEAM: 1 Hercules Wimbledon 35; 2 Herne Hill H 48; 3 S London 69U13: 1 P Burgess (Herne H) 15:35; 2 L Pope (S Lon) 15:51; 3 C Barker (Herne H) 15:57; 4 S Helm (HW) 16:07; 5 O Millard (Herne H) 16:17; 6 T Daniel (DMV) 16:22TEAM: 1 Herne Hill H 49; 2 Hercules Wimbledon 50; 3 S London 100
Division 2: Richmond ParkMen: 1 J Gilbert (Kent) 26:38; 2 C Greenwood (Kent) 27:35; 3 J Hamblen (Walton) 27:41; 4 S Harris (Reig) 28:19; 5 P Rodgers (Reig) 28:19; 6 R Munn (Kent) 28:48; 7 C Price (K&P) 28:53; 8 R Harris (Reig) 29:07; 9 J Robertson (K&P) 29:10; 10 E McKay (Reig) 29:12; 11 J Harvey (Walton) 29:29; 12 C Lound (Dulw, M40) 29:32; 13 T Robinson (FOT) 29:33; 14 W Clark (E&E) 29:34; 15 R Mathie (K&P) 29:35; 16 D Hale (Kent) 29:36; 17 T Tuohy (Dulw, M45) 29:42; 18 A Walker (Reig) 29:44; 19 S Anderson (FOT) 29:46; 20 A Moses (Reig) 29:49; 21 S Benney (Kent) 29:49; 22 R Morian (Kent) 29:49; 23 M Williams (Dulw) 29:55; 24 A Stirk (G&G) 29:58; 25 T Griffiths (G&G) 30:05; 26 B Evans (G&G) 30:08; 27 P Knowles (FOT, M40) 30:14; 28 L Flanagan (SoC) 30:15; 29 J Wilson (Kent) 30:17; 30 A Hawkins (E&E) 30:23; 31 W Lashley (Dulw) 30:28; 32 L
Armitage (Kent, M45) 30:30M50: 1 S Smythe (Dulw) 32:29. M60: 1 M Mann (Dulw) 34:33TEAM: 1 Kent 211; 2 Reigate Priory 236; 3 Kingston & Polytechnic 380; 4 Guildford & Godalming 428; 5Dulwich R 495; 6 Epsom & Ewell 548; 7 Ful-on-Tri 551; 8 Walton 612; 9 Stiders of Croydon 636 U17: 1 D Waccis (G&G, U17) 13:53; 2 W Robinson (Reig, U17) 14:13; 3 C Kissane-Wood (Walton, U17) 14:21; 4 P Bearman (K&P, U15) 14:52; 5 S Gabo (Kent, U15) 15:25; 6 H Spawforth (H&G, U15) 14:34; 7 M Caulfield (E&E, U15) 15:39TEAM: 1 Guildford 41; 2 Reigate Priory 68; 3 Walton 79U13: 1 H Reynolds (K&P) 15:58; 2 S Cheeseman (G&G) 17:46; 3 J Butler (Walton) 17:49TEAM: Kingston & Polytechnic 79
Division 3 LightwaterMen: 1 S Mitchell (W4H) 28:26; 2 L Greatorex (Sutt R) 28:51; 3 D White (Croy) 29:22; 4 D Carine (Runn) 29:28; 5 B Hales (Runn) 30:05; 6 E Christie (Wimb W) 30:12; 7 C Coles (Wimb W) 30:20; 8 P Toropov (Wimb W) 30:24; 9 R Berry (W4H) 30:30; 10 P O’Callaghan (Tad) 30:33; 11 D Freeman (Tad, M40) 30:48; 12 A Simms (Croy) 30:55; 13 D Williamson (Tad, M40) 31:02; 14 S Clayton (Croy) 31:08; 15 M Rabbetts (Wimb W, M40) 31:24;M50: 1 D Flynn (26.2RRC) 32:14; 2 M Taylor (BA) 32:18. M60: 1 M Bruce (Elm) 35:43. M65: 1 G Newton (Tad) 35:29TEAM: 1 Wimbledon Windmilers 184; 2 Tadworth 316; 3 Runneymede R 375; 4 Croydon 389; 5 Sutton R 458; 6 West 4 H 483U17: 1 P Chambers (Croy, U17) 17:35; 2 J Hancock (Sutt R, U15) 19:00; 3 J Rady (Holl Sp, U15) 19:21; 4 S Knight (Holl Sp, U17) 20:08; 5 W Rady (Holl Sp, U17) 20:45U15M: 3 J Knight (Holl Sp) 22:09TEAM: Holland Sports 28U13: 1 O Oharhara (Croy) 20:25; 2 C Lee (Holl Sp) 20:53; 3 R Green (Woking) 22:51TEAM: Woking
Division 4, Lightwater Men: 1 L Kemp (W’ley) 28:12; 2 S Bishop (Holl Sp, M40) 29:42; 3 G Grundy (Woking) 29:59M40: 2 J Harris (Woking) 30:36; 3 R Bryant (Coll) 32:44. M50: 1 M Wayne (Woking) 32:02. M60: 1 G Williams (Woking) 37:21; 2 J Brown (Woking) 37:40; 3 D Wardle (Vets) 38:56TEAM: 1 Woking 127; 2 Holland Sports 263; 3 Epsom oddballs 340; 4 Collingwood 394; 5 Waverley 519; 6 Lingfield 516
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APEX SPORTS CHILTERN LEAGUEWigmore Valley, Luton, BedfordshireJOHN McDONNELL and Neilson Hall spent most of the senior men’s race locked together, but it was the less experienced 19-year-old McDonnell who took the race on the final sprint, denying Hall, who last won a league race in 2006.
It has been five years since Carolyn Boosey last ran in the league, prior to spending three years in the USA. She led the women’s race most of the way. Rebecca Murray built up a commanding lead on the second lap of the combined junior and under-17 women’s race, coming home nearly a minute ahead of Alice Burgin.
In the younger age groups the outstanding run came from Hope Goddard, who dominated the under-13 girls’ race.Men: 1 J McDonnell (Lut) 27:16; 2 N Hall (Bed C) 27:19; 3 J Goodwin (Bed C, U20) 27:45; 4 M Withey (Lut) 27:56; 5 M Bergin (Bed C, U20) 28:15; 6 D Woodgate (Lut) 28:19; 7 A Inskip (Bed C) 28:21; 8 M Carey (Harrow) 28:42; 9 T Comerford (Mil K) 28:45; 10 S Tuttle (Mil K) 29:16; 11 D Bellinger (Oxf C) 29:22; 12 C May (VoA) 29:25; 13 D Nevins (Harrow) 29:27; 14 C Dettmar (Head, M40) 29:28; 15 J Cooper (Harrow) 29:31; 16 M Willmott (Mil K) 29:43; 17 M Judson (Harrow) 29:45; 18 K Al-Abaidy (WSEH, U20) 29:49; 19 P Stewart (Bed C, U20) 29:51; 20 T Mead (Lut, U20) 29:53; 21 S Deathe (Mil K) 29:56; 22 W Gurton (VoA, U20) 29:57; 23 A Goodall (WSEH, U20) 30:01; 24 J Repper (Chilt) 30:15; 25 S Millett (WSEH) 30:20; 26 L McNabola (Lut) 30:30; 27 M Eager (Mil K) 30:33; 28 C Lambert (Mil K, U20) 30:39; 29 D Lipscomb (Bed C) 30:48; 30 M Cursons (Harrow, M40) 30:48; 31 D Gurton (VoA, U20) 30:49; 32 D Hamblin (VoA, M40) 30:52; 33 P Norris (Harrow) 30:53; 34 L Delderfield (Tring) 31:01; 35 R Taylor (VoA) 31:12; 36 S Green (Mil K) 31:14; 37 B Corfield (L Buzz) 31:15; 38 R Burling (Mil K, U20) 31:16; 39 C Hearn (Mil K) 31:19; 40 J Critchlow (Harrow, M50) 31:25M50: 2 S Taverner (Head) 32:31; 3 R Francis (Harrow) 33:18. M60: 1 J Skelton (Mil K) 34:35; 2 D Parsons (Oxf C) 34:37; 3 R Treadwell (Oxf C) 35:02TEAM: 1 Milton K 1903; 2 Harrow 1848; 3 Bedford & C 1785; 4 Aylesbury 1664; 5 Luton 1540; 6 Windsor 1351M40 TEAM: 1 Harrow 681; 2 Headington 632; 3 Aylesbury 557U20 TEAM: 1 Bedford & C 623; 2 Windsor 564; 3 Aylesbury 556; 4 Milton K 542; 5 Luton 354; 6 Harrow 313U17: 1 J Rowe (WSEH) 19:35; 2 M Harrison (Bed C) 19:37; 3 P Taylor (VoA) 19:58; 4 R Harvie (WSEH) 20:03; 5 J Douglas (Bed C) 20:17; 6 G Gillingwater (Chilt) 20:20; 7 J Davis (VoA) 20:25; 8 M Goddard (Chilt) 20:26; 9 D McGuigan (Harrow) 20:28; 10 M Bray (Bed C) 20:34TEAM: 1 Bedford & C 147; 2 Windsor 142; 3 Chiltern H 104; 4 Aylesbury 100; 5 Milton K 92; 6 Harrow 89U15: 1 J McCarthy (Chilt) 14:48; 2 J Barraclough (Bed C) 14:50; 3 J Janes (Bed C) 15:14; 4 J Aherne (Chilt) 15:29; 5 G Gathercole (WSEH) 15:32; 6 S Headley (Bed C) 15:41; 7 K Lindars (VoA) 15:47; 8 B Hughes (Chilt) 15:52; 9 S Butcher (Chilt) 16:04; 10 F Jenkins (Bed C) 16:11TEAM: 1 Bedford & C 127; 2 Chiltern H 126; 3 Milton K 83; 4 Windsor 75; 5 Leighton B 42; 6 Harrow 38U13: 1 T Angell (Bed C) 10:17; 2 A Yabsley (Mil K) 10:30; 3 D Murphy
(Mil K) 10:32; 4 R Hall (Chilt) 10:33; 5 S Henning (Chilt) 10:39; 6 W Mullins (Bed C) 10:47; 7 W Perkin (Chilt) 10:49; 8 T Conway (Chilt) 10:54; 9 O O’Cuill (Harrow) 10:56; 10 A Denison-Smith (Chilt) 10:57TEAM: 1 Chiltern H 208; 2 Bedford & C 193; 3 Milton K 178; 4 Harrow 155; 5 Windsor 132; 6 Luton 106Women: 1 C Boosey (VoA) 21:56; 2 T Taylor (Mil K) 22:17; 3 S Thomas (Chilt) 22:31; 4 B Swords (Mil K) 22:39; 5 C Firth (WSEH) 22:47; 6 N Peters (Bed C) 22:53; 7 K Eravisto (WSEH) 23:12; 8 C McMahon (Lut) 23:23; 9 M Stedman (WSEH, W45) 23:33; 10 G Duckworth (L Buzz, W55) 23:41; 11 J Austin (VoA, W45) 23:41; 12 W Webber (Mil K) 23:52; 13 L James (WSEH) 23:54; 14 A Young (Chilt, W35) 23:56; 15 A McGuigan (Harrow) 23:59; 16 L Napier (Oxf C) 24:08; 17 E Curtis-Smith (Bear J) 24:14; 18 S Delderfield (VoA) 24:17; 19 C Lathwell (Lut, W35) 24:21; 20 L Mayer (Bear J, W35) 24:22W45: 3 G Hueter (Oxf C) 25:51; 4 M Ward (Tring) 25:53. W55: 2 P Fudge (WSEH) 26:12; 3 B Ralph (Chilt) 27:58TEAM: 1 Windsor 330; 2 Aylesbury 308; 3 Milton K 306; 4 Chiltern H. 292; 5 Bearbrook 277; 6 Luton 253;W35 TEAM: 1 Chiltern H. 237; 2 Aylesbury 230; 3 Bearbrook 190U20/U17: 1 R Murray (Bed C, U17) 18:28; 2 A Burgin (Bed C, U20) 19:26; 3 R Walcott-Nolan (Lut, U17) 19:36; 4 S Draper (Harrow, U17) 19:39; 5 M Haynes (WSEH, U20) 19:43; 6 E Still (Lut, U17) 20:19; 7 E Roche (Mil K, U20) 20:23; 8 B Hanson (Lut, U17) 20:26; 9 R Marshall (Mil K, U17) 20:31; 10 M Davison (WSEH, U17) 20:32TEAM: 1 Luton 91; 2 Bedford & C 89; 3 Windsor 82U15: 1 C Lewis (Chilt) 12:59; 2 H Morton (Chilt) 13:02; 3 L Russell (Bed C) 13:25; 4 S Chapman (WSEH) 13:47; 5 K Rodd (Bed C) 13:53; 6 A Radford (Mil K) 14:03; 7 B Hawtin (Oxf C) 14:15; 8 A Botham (Mil K) 14:26; 9 K Bench (Chilt) 14:31; 10 S Kerr (Bed C) 14:31TEAM: 1 Chiltern H 164; 2 Bedford & C 148; 3 Milton K 144U13: 1 A Barbour (WSEH) 11:11; 2 M Whitfield (Harrow) 11:14; 3 H Thear (Chilt) 11:16; 4 E McCaffray (Bed C) 11:27; 5 E Cockle (WSEH) 11:30; 6 E Higton (WSEH) 11:35; 7 E Lawton (Bed C) 11:37; 8 L Murphy (Mil K) 11:53; 9 N Scott (WSEH) 11:55; 10 Z Steele (Bed C) 11:58TEAM: 1 Windsor 195; 2 Bedford & C 184; 3 Chiltern . 164OVERALL(M&W Combined): 1 Marshall Milton Keynes 2931; 2 Bedford & County 2844; 3 Harrow 2487Division 2 LutonMen: 1 M Salt (D&T, U20) 29:04; 2 A Cracknell (D&T) 29:07; 3 H Mitchell (Brack) 29:26; 4 W Langley (Wyc P) 29:52; 5 P Farmer (A&F) 30:21; 6 R Larsen (Brack) 30:27; 7 L Newell (Abing) 30:36; 8 C Hilton (SNH, U20) 30:40; 9 D Poulton (SNH) 30:44; 10 J Parslow (D&T) 31:18; 11 A Byerley (Thame, M40) 31:27; 12 D Martin (Wat) 31:41; 13 F Fulcher (Handy C, M40) 31:41; 14 T Chisnall (Wyc P) 32:03; 15 T Offord (Banb) 32:14M40: 3 P Daly (Brack) 32:51; 4 P Jones (Wyc P) 33:48; 5 G West (St Alb Str) 35:13. M50: 1 H Taylor (Handy C) 36:38; 2 F Nolan (QPH) 36:43; 3 S North (Wyc P) 36:50. M60: 1 B Hendrie (Banb) 38:30; 2 G Smith (Banb) 41:11; 3 A Allen (D&T) 41:37TEAM: 1 Dacorum 606; 2 Wycombe 467; 3 Watford 444; 4 Bracknell 442; 5 Maidenhead 383; 6 Team Balancise 383
M40 TEAM: 1 Handy Cross 218; 2 Wycombe 207; 3 Bracknell 181; 4 Thame 160; 5 Watford 157; 6 Team Balancise 141U17: 1 J McMurray (St Alb) 19:09; 2 M Axe (Wyc P) 19:32; 3 S Halstead (Brack) 20:05; 4 M Seddon (Brack) 20:14; 5 T Biegel (Banb) 20:16TEAM: 1 Wycombe 53; 2 Bracknell 46; 3 St Albans 37U15: 1 J Gentle (St Alb) 14:27; 2 C Von Eitzen (Rad) 15:06; 3 D Riddington (Brack) 15:36; 4 J Down (St Alb) 15:37; 5 B Lawrence (Wyc P) 15:59TEAM: 1 St Albans 81; 2 Wycombe 73; 3 Bracknell 72U13: 1 A Clayton (Brack) 10:34; 2 S Howell (D&T) 10:51; 3 A Wilmshurst (St Alb) 10:55; 4 S Barton (Bigg) 11:04; 5 R James (St Alb) 11:13TEAM: 1 Dacorum 77; 2 St Albans 74; 3 Bracknell 55Women: 1 L Rogers (Wyc P) 23:08; 2 R Kelling (Banb, W45) 23:32; 3 H Hall (Brack) 23:40; 4 M Bartlett (Banb, W35) 23:56; 5 C Davies (D&T, W45) 24:18; 6 K Burwood (M’head, W35) 24:27; 7 M Allen (Wyc P, W35) 24:31; 8 Z Lowe (St Alb Str, W45) 24:42; 9 E O’Sullivan (Team BAL, W45) 25:10; 10 J Coulcher (Thame, W35) 26:10W35: 5 W Pearson (D&T) 27:04. W45: 5 R Biegel (Banb) 26:40. W55: 1 M Moody (Handy C) 27:11; 2 S McEwan (M’head) 29:09TEAM: 1 Banbury 156; 2 Dacorum 148; 3 Handy Cross 141; 4 Maidenhead 114; 5 Thame 111; 6 Team Balancise 108W35 TEAM: 1 Banbury 156; 2 Dacorum 127; 3 Thame 111; 4 St. Albans Str 106U20/U17: 1 F Brereton (Brack, U17) 20:05; 2 R McClay (Brack, U20) 20:13; 3 B Berger-North (Brack, U17) 20:21; 4 S Lloyd (W Horse, U17) 20:28; 5 M Steer (St Alb, U17) 20:49TEAM: 1 Bracknell 57; 2 St Albans 36; 3 Stevenage 35U15: 1 S Rayment (Brack) 13:22; 2 M Humphreys (Rad) 13:45; 3 E Delgado (Wyc P) 14:12; 4 H Ridley (Bigg) 14:25; 5 C Dearman (Wat) 14:29TEAM: 1 St Albans 63; 2 Bracknell 62; 3 Stevenage 48U13: 1 H Goddard (Brack) 10:32; 2 A Bowers (Brack) 11:37; 3 T Weddell (St Alb) 11:43; 4 E Read (Brack) 11:45; 5 M Tomsett (Brack) 11:57TEAM: 1 Bracknell 107; 2 St Albans 97; 3 Stevenage 66OVERALL (M&W combined): 1 Dacorum 937; 2 Bracknell 890; 3 Wycombe 810; 4 Watford 651; 5 Maidenhead 550; 6 Banbury 538; 7 Stevenage 521; 8 Team Balancise 491; 9 Queens Park H 429; 10 Handy Cross 416
CUMBRIA LEAGUE CockermouthMen (8.4km): 1 R Maddams (Kesw, Gst) 29:16; 2 J Luxmoore (Kesw) 31:23; 3 J Hebson (Kesw) 31:41; 4 S Angus (Bord, M40) 32;15; 5 I Davies (Kesw) 32:32 M60: D Overton (Kesw) 35:40Handicap: 1 A Pipes 35:11; 2 G Russell (Kesw, Gst) 35:16; 3 J Thorpe (Tri-Lak) 35:29TEAM: 1 Keswick 15; 2 Eden Runners 42; 3 Wigton 55U17 (4.2km): 1 G Hall (Eden R) 15;24; 2 B Edmondson (Ellen) 15:34; 3 G Lloyd (Amble) 15:46U15 (3km): 1 C Campbell (Carl) nt; 2 J Hull (Bord) 9:25; 3 S White ntU13 (2.6km): 1 S Wilson (Carl) 7;16; 2 E Matier (Carl, Gst) 7:18; 3 R McKay (Nith) 7:51U11 (1.5km): 1 T Humphries (Eden R) 6:09; 2 R Askew (Helm H) 6:34; 3 P Harris (Helm H) 6;49
TEAM: Carlisle Aspatria 10Women (8.4km): 1 P Maddams (Kesw, W35) 32:17; 2 T Beetham (Kesw, W35) 38:09; 3 R Hetherington (Eden R, W35) 39:30; 4 H Winskill (Kesw, W35) 40:02W60: J Wren (Wig) 44:53Handicap: 1 Maddams 35:17; 2 Hetherington 39:30; 3 Winskill 40:02TEAM: Keswick 9U17 (4.2km): 1 A Hetherington (Carl) 15;50; 2 E Ulyatt (Derw) 18:17; 3 L Munro-Bennett (Helm H) 18:33Handicap: 1 Hetherington 18:50; 2 R Watson 19:02; 3 R Glendinning (Annan) 21:00U15 (3km): 1 I Sharrock (Eden R) nt; 2 S Hamilton (Carl); 3 A Pringle (Annan)U13 (2.6km, all Helm H): 1 M Senior 8:41; 2 H Murray 8:44; 3 I Burrow 8:50TEAM: Helm Hill 6U11 (1.5km): 1 S Atkinson (Helm H) 6:05; 2 H Howson (Carl) 6:51; 3 O Mason (C’land F) 6:57
ESSEX LEAGUE, BraintreeTHE first event of the season was held over the dry terrain at Braintree with George Elliott first in the under-15 boys’ race and Jessica Judd, at the age of 16, winning the senior women’s race.
The senior men’s race was comfortably won by Adam Hickey. Men: 1 A Hickey (S’end) 25:24; 2 A Mussett (Col H, M35) 25:53; 3 A Short (Chelm, U20) 26:07; 4 M Samford (Chelm) 26:33; 5 B Hunter (S’end) 26:35; 6 L Pickering (Chelm) 26:40; 7 G Twist (Hav M) 26:43; 8 J Tydeman (Bas) 26:46; 9 R Warner (Hav M) 26:53; 10 J Fitsall (Bas, U20) 27:05; 11 A Law (Bas, U20) 27:12; 12 J Briggs (Bas) 27:30; 13 S Rand (Hav M, M35) 27:52; 14 N Houghton (Thurr) 27:59; 15 J Williams (Chelm) 28:02; 16 A Houghton (Thurr) 28:04; 17 A Richards (Ilf, U20) 28:06; 18 A Smalls (Col H, M40) 28:10; 19 S Rice (Thurr, M40) 28:23; 20 W Wright (Chelm) 28:25; 21 J Nunn (B’cay, M35) 28:37; 22 M Bridgeland (Chelm, M50) 28:40; 23 J Barker (Thrift, M45) 28:51; 24 C Parker (S’end, U20) 28:54; 25 M Bland (Hav M, M40) 28:56; 26 J Lendon (Hav M, M35) 28:59; 27 C Youell (Chelm, U20) 29:04; 28 P Spowage (Col H, M45) 29:09; 29 K Harris (Spring S, M40) 29:10; 30 A Coleman (B’cay, M40) 29:11M45: 3 J Freeman (Chelm) 30:18. M50: 2 E Shelley (Thurr) 30:26; 3 J Metcalf (Thurr) 31:30. M55: 1 A Catton (Ilf) 34:44; 2 R Taylor (Spring S) 35:35. M60: 1 P Binns (S’end) 33:09TEAM: 1 Chelmsford 93; 2 Havering M 122; 3 Southend 174U17: 1 H Gikugu (Hav M) 20:28; 2 J Alexander (C&T) 21:13; 3 T Richardson (Thurr) 21:40; 4 S Hancock (S’end) 21:44; 5 S Robinson (Chelm) 21:47; 6 B Franklin (S’end) 21:51; 7 R Frith (S’end) 22:10; 8 J Gibbon (C&T) 22:16; 9 R Stennett (S’end) 22:28; 10 A Capel (S’end) 22:42TEAM: 1 Southend 26; 2 Colchester & Tnd 46; 3 Havering M 53U15: 1 G Elliot (Chelm) 13:20; 2 J Nadin (S’end) 13:26; 3 L Willmore (S’end) 13:41; 4 A Houchell (Bas) 14:01; 5 A Jordan (S’end) 14:12; 6 D Ashley (Bas) 14:30; 7 J Mann (S’end) 14:38; 8 G Cahill (Thurr) 14:47; 9 J Ray (S’end) 14:53; 10 H Banks (Chelm) 15:01TEAM: 1 Southend 17; 2 Basildon 36; 3 Havering M 70U13: 1 M Jones (Bas) 10:55; 2 B Thorpe (S’end) 11:01; 3 D Richards (Orion) 11:08; 4 M Webb (Bas) 11:13; 5 O Cantwell (Bas) 11:18; 6 M Williams (C&T) 11:22; 7 N Brearley (Chelm) 11:24; 8 J Woolfe (S’end) 11:29; 9 L Harknett (Harl, U11) 11:30; 10 G Withers (Ben) 11:31
TEAM: 1 Basildon 21; 2 Southend 50; 3 Orion H 56Women: 1 J Judd (Chelm, U17) 21:04; 2 G Kersey (Bas, U20) 21:41; 3 A Joel (Hav M) 21:58; 4 D Appleton (Hav M, W35) 23:00; 5 N Rogers (Bas) 23:33; 6 D Ballard (Ben) 23:42; 7 W King (Chelm, W35) 24:07; 8 V Smith (Hav M) 24:09; 9 C Sutton (Chelm) 24:50; 10 C Thurgood (Orion) 24:52; 11 K Whitmarsh (Bas) 24:55; 12 N De Villiers (Chelm) 24:59; 13 S Jeffery (S’end) 25:29; 14 D Morley (Col H, W40) 25:33; 15 T Lagden (S’end, W35) 25:35; 16 S Colbert (Spring S, W40) 25:47; 17 C Stunt (Ben, W35) 25:53; 18 K Holland (S’end) 25:57; 19 G Brown (Bas) 26:05; 20 L Latham (Ben) 26:22W45: 1 G Howard (B’cay) 27:05; 2 N Pyle (Spring S) 28:25; 3 T Harrington (T’tree) 29:05. W50: 1 A Heeks (Loughton) 29:52. W55: 1 L Tanner (Spring S) 28:09; 2 M Jarvis (Chelm) 31:13TEAM: 1 Chelmsford 29; 2 Basildon 37; 3 Havering M 42U20/U17: 1 S Riches (Chelm, U17) 18:36; 2 H Archer (W Suff) 19:28; 3 S Redgrave (Col H) 19:45; 4 K Johanson (Chelm, U17) 19:56; 5 C Beckett (Brain) 19:57; 6 K Tuttlebury (Chelm) 20:06; 7 B Hall (Hav M, U17) 20:24; 8 B Woods (Hav M, U17) 20:29; 9 R Wade (Chelm, U17) 20:29; 10 B Stanley (Hav M, U17) 20:36TEAM: 1 Chelmsford 20; 2 Havering M 41; 3 Basildon 50U15: 1 G Holloway (Thurr) 14:47; 2 L Hallam (Hav M) 15:18; 3 M Smith (Chelm) 15:40; 4 K Solis (Chelm) 15:47; 5 M Jones (Bas) 15:54; 6 E Jarvis (S’end) 15:56; 7 R Prideaux (Chelm) 16:00; 8 K Watts (Col H) 16:25; 9 H Surman-Wells (Hav M) 16:34; 10 S Eepeute (Orion) 16:35TEAM: 1 Chelmsford 26; Havering 53; 3 Southend 56U13: 1 S Tooley (W Suff) 11:15; 2 K Mhlanga (Chelm) 11:19; 3 J Judd (Chelm) 11:40; 4 I Hoy (Orion) 11:47; 5 K Tippet (Chelm) 11:59; 6 J Walker (Bas) 12:00; 7 S Clark (Ben) 12:07; 8 N Smith (Bas) 12:33; 9 N May (S’end) 12:35; 10 E Marshall (Hav M) 12:40TEAM: 1 Chelmsford 24; 2 Orion 55; 3 Basildon 61
GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEAGUE, Guiting PowerMen: 1 R Simkiss (Kenil) 30:04; 2 R Harper (Leam) 30:19; 3 L Carroll (Chelt, U20) 30:29; 4 J Parker (CLC, M35) 30:41; 5 L Roberts (Worc, U20) 31:09; 6 J Carr (Worc, U20) 31:35; 7 J Bradley (Chelt) 31:46; 8 A Hussey (Chelt, M45) 31:48; 9 F Van Arkel (FoD, U17) 31:52; 10 R Evershed (CLC) 31:52; 11 S Rose (Bath, M35) 31:54; 12 J Rose (Severn)
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31:54; 13 M Blackmore (Bitt) 31:54; 14 D Owen (Chelt, U20) 32:00; 15 W Miles (Worc, M45) 32:10; 16 D Walmsley (Bourt, M45) 32:15; 17 P Horsfall (Thornb) 32:26; 18 E Prince (Chelt) 32:27; 19 C Winwod (Bourt, U20) 32:29; 20 A Gore (Chelt, M40) 32:48M40: 2 J Hayes (Bitt) 33:10; 3 L Perry 33:11. M45: 4 N Hides (Cleve) 33:42; 5 K Lanckham (B&R) 34:04. M50: 1 M Johnson (Kenil) 33:10; 2 D Randall (Chelt) 33:57; 3 I Smith (Severn) 34:28. M55: 1 A Norman (Severn) 35:50; 2 S Cunliffe (FoD) 36:40; 3 B Park (K&S) 36:41. M60: 1 D Lightstone (Severn) 37:38; 2 P Hawcroft (B&R) 38:56. M65: 1 T Jefferies (W’bury) 39:31. M70: 1 K Buckle (Chelt) 42:13TEAM: 1 Cheltenham H 70; 2 Kenilworth 238; 3 Leamington 247VETS TEAM:1 Cheltenham H 100; 2 Clevedon 181; 3 Bitton RR 218U17: 1 A Carter (Bath) 15:16; 2 A George (Glouc) 15:22; 3 K Hale (Severn) 15:35; 4 C Coetzee (N Som) 16:10; 5 T George (Glouc) 16:11; 6 M Doyle (Stroud) 16:12; 7 T Stock (Worc) 16:28; 8 R Lloyd (Chelt) 17:13; 9 M Parr (Chelt) 17:17; 10 S Beardwell (W’bury) 17:20TEAM: 1 Gloucester 25; 2 Worcester 38U15: 1 D McManus (Worc) 16:11; 2 H Mahoney (Chelt) 16:43; 3 J Skelton (Yate) 16:53; 4 C Wassell (Stroud) 17:28; 5 G Chapman (Bath) 17:40; 6 R Hearn (Glouc) 17:53; 7 J Bevan (Yate) 17:55; 8 B Marrott (N Som) 18:13; 9 C Creed (FoD) 18:24; 10 J Pickering (Chelt) 18:45TEAM: 1 Cheltenham H 23; 2 Westbury H 25U13: 1 J Howorth (Bath) 9:50; 2 G Hudson (Here) 9:56; 3 D Warnes (N Som) 10:02; 4 H Dixon (Bath) 10:16; 5 B Clarke (Worc) 10:23; 6 G Watson (Chelt) 10:27; 7 B Roberts (Chelt) 10:29; 8 J Greenleaf (Chelt) 10:30; 9 B Cureton (N Som) 10:37; 10 J Mathews (FoD) 10:37TEAM: 1 Cheltenham H 21; 2 Team Bath 24; 3 North Somerset 28U11: 1 R Howorth (Bath) 4:37; 2 M Curtis (Tockington Manor School) 5:02; 3 G Torres (Tockington Manor School) 5:09TEAM: 1 Cheltenham H 25; 2 Tockington Manor School 32; 3 Bourton RR 36Women: 1 A Chalk (B&W, W35) 23:04; 2 A Stainthorpe (Bath, U20) 23:20; 3 R Pierce (Bath) 24:11; 4 J Wassell
(Stroud, W45) 24:19; 5 M Williamson (Leam, W50) 24:27; 6 L Kent (CLC, W35) 24:49; 7 S Hogan (B&R, U20) 25:21; 8 M Kerfoot (Bitt, W40) 25:40; 9 B Wynn (Bourt, U20) 25:49; 10 S Holley (CLC) 25:58W35: 3 E Skeen (CLC) 26:13; 4 L Merigold (Chelt) 26:50; 5 K Britten (Cleve) 26:55.W40: 2 J Phillips (K&S) 26:04; 3 K Hawkins (Chelt) 27:17; 4 A Steer (CLC) 28:00. W45: 2 M Parsons (Eve) 26:23; 3 L Porter (Somer) 26:42; 4 J Shaw (Chelt) 27:34; 5 C Cresswell (K&S) 28:13. W50: 2 S Tawney (Leam) 27:26; 3 A Lane (Bourt) 28:00; 4 F Turner (FoD) 28:08; 5 J Webb (Bitt) 28:18. W55: 1 B Sampson (Glouc) 30:29. W60: 1 P Dable (Kenil) 35:41. U20: 4 C Evans (Here) 26:19; 5 E Journeaux (Yate) 27:08; 6 B Teague (Bourt) 27:11TEAM: 1 CLC Striders 28; 2 Cheltenham H 55; 3 Team Bath 55VETS TEAM: 1 CLC Striders 50; 2 Bitton RR 63; 3 Cheltenham H 70U17: 1 J Nesbitt (Worc) 17:13; 2 S Carroll (Chelt) 21:11; 3 R Parsons (N Som) 21:21; 4 R See (Chelt) 21:21; 5 C Bradley (N Som) 22:58U15: 1 K Grinyer (N Som) 19:08; 2 N Turner (Worc) 19:23; 3 H Jubb (Worc) 19:53; 4 F Madley (Chelt) 19:56; 5 E Dowle (FoD) 19:58; 6 C Anderson (N Som) 20:13; 7 A Dixon (Bath) 20:27; 8 S Melhuish (FoD) 20:40; 9 C Ovens (Chelt) 20:42; 10 J Klein (Worc) 21:00TEAM: 1 North Somerset 18; 2 Cheltenham H 36U13: 1 E Wallace (N Som) 10:35; 2 Z Wassell (Stroud) 10:54; 3 A Withers (N Som) 11:08; 4 S Flower (N Som) 11:11; 5 M Hawkins (Worc) 11:16; 6 R Mutsaars (Bourt) 11:18; 7 S Tothill (Worc) 11:29; 8 T Sladen (FoD) 11:36; 9 I Ovens (Chelt) 11:43; 10 M Creed (FoD) 11:59TEAM: 1 North Somerset 8; 2 Cheltenham H 33; 3 Stroud &District 35U11: 1 H Emery (N Som) 5:24; 2 F Darwent (Bourt) 5:30; 3 K Kearsey (FoD) 5:37TEAM: 1 North Somerset 13; 2 Forest of Dean 17; 3 Bourton RR 24
KENT JUNIOR LEAGUE, SwanleyU20 men: 1 G Proctor (B&B) 18:05; 2 W Uden (Ashf) 19:02; 3 S Hudson (Inv EK) 19:19; 4 A Noel (Inv EK) 19:48; 5 B Burton (Inv EK) 20:56; 6 W Hayward (Than) 23:13
TEAM: Invicta East Kent 12U17 men: 1 C Joslin-Allen (Ton) 16:26; 2 C De’Ath (Ton) 16:44; 3 M Nicholls (Ton) 16:53; 4 J West (M&M) 17:05; 5 W Somogyi (Bexley) 17:19; 6 T Wright (Bexley) 17:28; 7 N Armstrong (Bexley) 17:51; 8 C Olley (Ton) 17:58; 9 C Knapp (Ton) 18:00; 10 G Vaughan (M&M) 18:07TEAM: 1 Tonbridge 6; 2 Bexley 18; 3 Medway & Maidstone 35U15: 1 G Duggan (Ton) 13:48; 2 J Goss (Ashf) 14:00; 3 J O’Hara (Bexley) 14:46; 4 J Pitcher (Inv EK) 14:49; 5 E Nicholls (Ton) 15:07; 6 R Webb (B&B) 15:09; 7 J Holland (Padd W) 15:10; 8 C Ward (Dartf) 15:11; 9 W Fuller (B&B) 15:13; 10 T Ralph (Ton) 15:18TEAM: 1 Tonbridge 16; 2 Blackheath & Bromley 29; 3 Bexley 32U13: 1 T Kendrick (Ton) 11:26; 2 A Kinlock (Than) 11:39; 3 S Rowatt (M&M) 11:48; 4 J Barber (B&B) 12:01; 5 J Goodge (Ton) 12:07; 6 S Crick (Ton) 12:13; 7 B Brooks (Ton) 12:18; 8 J Bourne (M&M) 12:20; 9 C Davis (B&B) 12:29; 10 J Potter (B&B) 12:32TEAM: 1 Tonbridge 12; 2 Blackheath & Bromley 23; 3 Medway & Maidstone 28U17 women: 1 N Taylor (Ton) 13:56; 2 S Foremen (Ton) 14:05; 3 A Jones (Ashf) 14:20; 4 S Salih (Ton) 14:20; 5 N Ogilvie (Ton) 14:28; 6 S Parks (Camb H) 14:46; 7 A Reed (B&B) 14:50; 8 E Newark (Bexley) 15:05; 9 E McKane (Inv EK) 15:06; 10 J Sneddon (Ton) 15:37TEAM: 1 Tonbridge 7; 2 Blackheath & Bromley 32; 3 Bexley 45U15: 1 B Clay (Inv EK) 11:24; 2 S Driscoll (Ton) 12:01; 3 A Weston (Inv EK) 12:01; 4 L Melvin (Ton) 12:19; 5 T Ellis-Jarman (Than) 12:38; 6 A Old (Inv EK) 12:47; 7 L Everson (B&B) 12:49; 8 C Harwood (M&M) 12:51; 9 L Sidey (B&B) 12:51; 10 L Coward (Inv EK) 12:56TEAM: 1 Invicta East Kent 10; 2 Tonbridge 24; 3 B&B 29U13: 1 S Sinha-Coe (Camb H) 9:13; 2 J Keen (B&B) 9:38; 3 N Kineston (B&B) 9:52; 4 G Taylor (B&B) 9:56; 5 K Fuss (Than) 9:59; 6 S Keegan (M&M) 9:59; 7 M Marchant (Camb H) 10:01; 8 E Bond (Than) 10:07; 9 E Cohen (Ton) 10:09; 10 M Warner (M&M) 10:15TEAM: 1 B&B
KENT MEN’S LEAGUE, SwanleyDEAN LACY’S 26-second victory over Mike Coleman hardly tells the full story, Steve Roe reports.
Coleman was leading and looking comfortable when he and the chasing Lacy took the wrong route.
Tom Collins and Jason Prickett, who had run the right line, each had a short spell at the front before order was restored and Lacy went ahead.
Coleman followed his big rival but was unable to stay in touch once Lacy had surged clear on the second lap.
Prickett, one of the youngest in the race, held on to third place.Men: 1 D Lacy (Camb H) 31:28; 2 M Coleman (M&M) 31:54; 3 J Prickett (Inv EK, U20) 32:22; 4 C Lassonde (Green Tri) 32:24; 5 B Cole (Ton) 32:29; 6 T Collins (M&M) 32:35; 7 J Tyler (M&M) 32:41; 8 S Coombes (Dartf) 33:09; 9 B Tyler (M&M) 33:11; 10 J Durrant (Camb H) 33:17; 11 A Lowther (M&M) 33:18; 12 J Rendall (Ton) 33:21; 13 A Gibbons (B&B) 33:21; 14 R Driscoll (Ton, U20) 33:26; 15 M Wilkins (Inv EK) 33:40; 16 C Minns (Beck) 33:45; 17 K Reilly (Inv EK, U20) 33:54; 18 J Bryant (Ton, U20) 34:03; 19 G Cole (Ton) 34:17; 20 A Gilbert (M&M, U20) 34:25; 21 D Brewer (B&B) 34:27; 22 C Holmes (Inv EK) 34:33; 23 T Erskine (M’stone) 34:35; 24 J Keywood (Ton, U20) 34:38; 25 G Robb (Padd W) 34:40; 26 D McKinley
(B&B) 35:02; 27 W Mercer (B&B, U20) 35:12; 28 K Habibi (Ton) 35:15; 29 M Cram (M&M) 35:22; 30 J Armstrong (Bexley, M45) 35:35M40: 1 S Nimmo (Orp RR) 35:41; 2 R Tomlinson (M&M) 35:47; 3 A Green (Dartf RR) 36:17. M45: 2 T Durey (Dartf) 37:07. M50: 1 G Heslop (Ashf) 37:40; 2 S Keywood (Ton) 37:47; 3 C Dixon (Camb H) 38:00TEAM: 1 Medway & Maidstone 24; 2 Tonbridge 49; 3 Invicta East Kent 57; 4 Blackheath & Bromley 87; 5 Cambridge H 95
KENT WOMEN’S LEAGUE, SwanleyDETERMINATION and an enviable turn of speed were the factors which took Grace Nicholls of Tonbridge to her first victory of the season, Steve Roe reports.
For most of the race she was following team-mate and occasional training partner Deidre McDermot after the pair had broken clear of Beth Armstrong, the early leader in Swanley Park.
McDermot, the defending champion, was strong and fluent at the front and Nicholls, it seemed, was struggling to stay with her.
When McDermot made an early run for the line and went 10 metres or so clear, the contest looked to be over, but Nicholls struck back in the finishing straight and then outkicked her rival to secure victory by a second.Women: 1 G Nicholls (Ton, U20) 18:27; 2 D McDermot (Ton) 18:28; 3 E Hosker-Thornhill (Inv EK, U20) 19:26; 4 H Penfold (M&M) 19:31; 5 B Armstrong (Bexley, U20) 19:34; 6 C Reeves (Bexley) 19:52; 7 N Groom (Lark) 19:53; 8 H Wilson (Ton, U20) 19:55; 9 C Granfield (Inv EK) 19:57; 10 J Bradshaw (B&B, W35) 20:05; 11 C Symons (Ton) 20:24; 12 S Yates (Orp RR) 20:32; 13 K Nikalauskiene (Bexley) 20:38; 14 N Smyth (Folk) 20:43; 15 K Hassall (Folk) 20:50; 16 P Clements (Tun W, W35) 20:54; 17 L Fawke (Folk) 20:57; 18 S Dowling (B&B, W40) 20:57; 19 C Oliver (Dartf, W35) 20:59; 20 R Ward (Dartf) 21:03W35: 4 S Elmqvist (B&B) 21:15; 5 K Aldridge (Camb H) 21:17. W40: 2 L Hawkins (Dartf) 21:13. W45: 1 R Ferguson (B&B) 21:44. W50: 1 P Blackstone (Ton) 22:08. W60: 1 S James (Padd W) 23:30. U20W: 5 C Parkin (B&B) 21:23; 6 J Owen (Ton) 21:25TEAM: 1 Tonbridge 11; 2 Bexley 24; 3 Folkestone Rc 46; 4 Blackheath & Bromley 50; 5 Dartford H 60
LONDON CITY RUNNER METROPOLITAN LEAGUE, ClayburyWOODFORD GREEN & Essex Ladies men’s team set out their stall early on to try to gain their fourth consecutive victory in the league, Alastair Aitken reports.
After a mile completed on the dry undulating course, Mohmud Aadan, Harun Abdi and Nathan White were at the front of a group of a dozen. That was just before they turned up the steeper climb for the first time.
At that stage Niall Fleming was running steadily but several positions further back.
Aadan, studying petroleum engineering at South Bank University, eased away in the closing stages but Fleming came through for second ahead of Abdi.
Becky Penty, who improved her marathon time to 2:36:19 in Berlin, a few weeks earlier, appeared to have no ill effects and went away from the start.
Sylvie Lloyd moved into second place after one lap and stayed there until the finish, ahead of Lorna Russell.Men: 1 M Aadan (TVH) 24:54; 2 N Fleming (SB, U20) 24:57; 3 H Abdi (NEB, U20) 25:03; 4 N Torry (Serp) 25:05; 5 R McKinlay (High) 25:22; 6 H Lobb (Bed C, M35) 25:24; 7 N White (Met P) 25:26; 8 D Agustus (WG&EL) 25:29; 9 B Pochee (High, M40) 25:34; 10 H Dodwell (High, M35) 25:35; 11 A Greenleaf (Win) 25:43; 12 H Care (WG&EL) 25:50; 13 S Wenk (WG&EL) 25:53; 14 R Phillips (Serp, M35) 25:54; 15 T Beedell (WG&EL) 25:56; 16 E Shepherd (Herts P, U20) 25:58; 17 A Cornwell (WG&EL, U20) 26:05; 18 J Shelley (SB) 26:11; 19 H Zietsman (Serp, M40) 26:11; 20 M Addison (Met P) 26:17; 21 H Torry (Serp) 26:18; 22 N Dawit (TVH, U20) 26:23; 23 S Renfer (TVH) 26:30; 24 S Whelan (LFR, M45) 26:36; 25 J Laing (Hill, U20) 26:37; 26 T Crouch (St Alb S) 26:38; 27 B Hope (WG&EL) 26:41; 28 M Fayers (Hill, U20) 26:51; 29 J Trapmore (SB, M35) 27:01; 30 T Branco (POR) 27:03; 31 D Thompson (Hill) 27:04; 32 A Holford (WG&EL) 27:06; 33 A Barber (NEB, M35) 27:08; 34 C Panayiotou (High) 27:15; 35 O Heeks (WG&EL) 27:17; 36 J Scott (E&H, M45) 27:19; 37 T Philips (WG&EL) 27:24; 38 G Stewart (Lon Hth, M40) 27:34; 39 J Parker (High) 27:35; 40 M Bateman (Hill, M35) 27:36; 41 T Aldred (Lon Hth) 27:41; 42 B Waterman (ESM, U20) 27:42; 43 T Bower (NEB, U20) 27:43; 44 J Deane (High) 27:44; 45 C Hepworth (ESM) 27:45; 46 B Powell (WG&EL) 27:47; 47 A Orr (Serp) 27:48; 48 K Murphy (WG&EL, M35) 27:51; 49 A Reeves (Serp, M40) 27:53; 50 W Pinder (ESM, U20) 28:03TEAM: 1 Woodford Green 1203; 2 Serpentine RC 1146; 3 Highgate H 878U17: 1 M Callegari (SB) 13:17; 2 P Crout (SB) 13:34; 3 P Asgodom (E&H, U15) 13:44; 4 P Asgodom (E&H, U15) 14:07; 5 S Wilson (SB) 14:13; 6 H Cayssials (TVH) 14:18; 7 H Muse (E&H) 14:19; 8 J Saissi (Hill) 14:25; 9 P Rowan (WG&EL, U15) 14:26; 10 N Doyle (Herts P) 14:45TEAM: 1 Shaftesbury B 193; 2 Enfield & Haringey 182; 3 Thames Valley H 139U13: 1 C Solomon (WG&EL) 10:47; 2 J Philpott (Herts P) 11:09; 3 B Haynes (NEB) 11:21; 4 A Spink (ESM) 11:25; 5 C Ackland (NEB) 11:33; 6 W Stibbs (SB) 11:38; 7 A Mendes Da Costa (TVH) 11:40; 8 J Harper (SB) 11:41; 9 N Cowley-Andrea (TVH) 11:47; 10 F Bordet-Stead (SB) 11:48TEAM: 1 Shaftesbury B 92; 2 Thames Valley 86; 3 Herts Phoenix 79Women: 1 B Penty (High) 20:23; 2 S Lloyd (Serp) 20:47; 3 L Russell (E&H) 21:22; 4 D Allen (E&H) 21:27; 5 E Evans (High, W35) 21:42; 6 H Munn (E&H) 21:47; 7 P Aukett (SB) 22:09; 8 B Glover (Serp) 22:10; 9 S Wilson (Serp) 22:12; 10 L Da Silva (TVH) 22:15; 11 K Mellor (TVH) 22:26; 12 S Peterson (High) 22:32; 13 D Niccol (NEB) 22:42; 14 J Singer (VP&TH, W35) 23:02; 15 S Onn (St Alb S) 23:03; 16 G Bell (SB, U20) 23:07; 17 M Hall (Gard CR, W35) 23:12; 18 K Meredith (High) 23:16; 19 K Gundersen (WG&EL, W35) 23:19; 20 L Tolmie (VP&TH) 23:30; 21 L McGregor (WG&EL, U20) 23:35; 22 V Crawford (Serp) 23:41; 23 F Kennedy (ESM, W50) 23:42; 24 G Lebray (High, W35) 23:49; 25 B Pritchett (WG&EL, W40) 23:52; 26 L Aukett (SB) 23:55; 27 R Lund (WG&EL) 24:00; 28 E Serventi (WG&EL, W35) 24:06; 29 T Barlow (TVH) 24:09; 30 C Mullen (Herts P, U20) 24:14M40: 5 M Potter (Lon Hth) 28:26; 6 M Jubb (Der) 28:49. M45: 3 A Magnall (SB) 28:31; 4 R Dzikowski (WG&EL)
Grace Nicholls: wins the Kent Women’s League at Swanley
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28:42; 5 C Martin (Serp) 28:48; 6 P Greaves (Herts P) 29:25. M50: 1 I Campbell (Met P) 28:20; 2 T Pamphilon (WG&EL) 29:14; 3 R Jenkin (Hill) 29:39; 4 C Braybrook (St Alb S) 30:39; 5 A Rugg (WG&EL) 30:50; 6 T Harran (Met P) 31:04. M55: 1 D Desborough (Gard CR) 30:09; 2 J Lynch (Morn) 32:35; 3 C Heap (Lon Hth) 33:30. M60: 1 S Sharp (WG&EL) 34:38. M65: 1 S Mann (Herts P) 34:50; 2 R Bloom (Herts P) 35:44; 3 Women: 1 B Penty (High) 20:23; 2 S Lloyd (Serp) 20:47; 3 L Russell (Win) 21:22; 4 D Allen (E&H) 21:27; 5 E Evans (High, W35) 21:42; 6 H Munn (Kett) 21:47; 7 P Aukett (SB) 22:09; 8 B Glover (Serp) 22:10; 9 S Wilson (Serp) 22:12; 10 L Da Silva (TVH) 22:15; 11 K Mellor (York) 22:26; 12 S Peterson (High) 22:32; 13 D Niccol (B&W) 22:42; 14 J Singer (VP&TH, W35) 23:02; 15 S Onn (St Alb S) 23:03; 16 G Bell (SB, U20) 23:07; 17 M Hall (Gard CR, W35) 23:12; 18 K Meredith (High) 23:16; 19 K Gundersen (WG&EL, W35) 23:19; 20 L Tolmie (Rad) 23:30; 21 L MacGregor (WG&EL, U20) 23:35; 22 V Crawford (Serp) 23:41; 23 F Kennedy (ESM, W50) 23:42; 24 G Lebray (High, W35) 23:49; 25 B Pritchett (WG&EL, W40) 23:52; 26 L Aukett (SB) 23:55; 27 R Lund (WG&EL) 24:00; 28 E Serventi (WG&EL, W35) 24:06; 29 T Barlow (TVH) 24:09; 30 C Mullen (Herts P, U20) 24:14W35: 7 L Faherty (High) 24:20; 8 T Gaillard de Laubenque (Dulw) 24:44; 9 G Jubb (St Alb S) 24:49; 10 P Lenton (Serp) 25:31. W40: 2 I Raykov (Lon Hth) 24:24; 3 A Howe (Lon Hth) 24:47; 4 C Hale (Gard CR) 24:56; 5 S Knox (Serp) 25:40. W45: 1 H Hoyle (Barn) 25:12; 2 P Thomas (ESM) 25:20; 3 L McGuinness (Morn) 26:18; 4 J Reid (Met P) 28:07; 5 L Powell (St Alb S) 28:54; 6 L Vacher (VP&TH) 29:15; 7 V Metcalf (Serp) 30:17; 8 P Carden (VP&TH) 32:17; 9 C Read (Trent P) 35:50. W50: 2 T Brady (Serp) 25:47; 3 G Morgan (ESM) 26:02. W55: 1 A Sanders-Reece (Morn) 26:48; 2 A Riddell (Morn) 27:23TEAM: 1 Highgate H 277; 2 Serpentine RC 258; 3 Woodford Green 222U17: 1 N Connor (SB, U15) 16:10; 2 A Barrett (WG&EL, U15) 16:18; 3 H Novakovic (SMR, U15) 17:01; 4 E Baker (Herts P, U15) 17:11; 5 L Parry (Herts P, U15) 17:15; 6 C Dunnett (E&H, U15) 17:28; 7 E Lloyd (Herts P) 17:38; 8 J Burgess (WG&EL, U15) 17:40; 9 F Stansall-Seiler (Herts P, U15) 17:45; 10 I Levine (WG&EL, U15) 17:46TEAM: 1 Herts Phoenix 119; 2 Woodford Green 106; 3 Shaftesbury Barnet 99U13: 1 R Poole (WG&EL) 12:12; 2 C Marshall (ESM) 12:38; 3 J Ratcliff (WG&EL) 12:46; 4 K Petyt (WG&EL) 12:53; 5 H Booth (Herts P) 13:20; 6 M Bonser (Herts P) 13:36; 7 E Wallace (ESM) 13:38; 8 I Walker (Herts P) 13:42; 9 E Breen (Herts P) 13:46; 10 M Atherton (ESM) 13:59TEAM : 1 Woodford Green 40; 2 Herts Phoenix 32; 3 Ealing, Southall & Middlesex 26
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY RELAYS, Wythenshawe ParkOverall (6x2.1M): 1 Team Bath 64:47 (M Jackson 10:20, J Townsend 10:29, J Gorecki 10:39, F McNally 11:08, D Cliffe 10:53, H Harper 11:18); 2 Team Chamon 65:14 (S Robinson 11:06, D Cliffe 10:41, A Riddley 10:59, M Jackson 10:47, T Jervis 10:59, J Gorecki 10:42); 3 Salford H 67:01 (J Bailey 10:19, N Kilcourse 10:50, D Lockett 11:39, R Hughes 11:26, H Mead 11:49, B Riddell 10:58); 4 Team Howarth 67:07 (J Gratton 10:52,
C Booker 11:15, G Belcher 11:20, S Robinson 11:25, J T-C 11:15, J Townsend 11:00); 5 Nottingham U 68:27 (J Taylor 11:04,T Crowley 10:54, A Watt 11:27, R Smith 11:58. B Costello 11:36, J Simplins 11:33); 6 Sale H Manchester 68:46 (S Mills 11:59, N Brooks 10:59, D Bradford 11:34, B Scarlett 11:25, I Wetherall 11:34, J Bailey 11:15); 7 Team T37 69:15; 8 Leeds Met U 69:27; 9 Leeds U 69:33; 10 Trafford 69:44; 11 Oxford U 70:15; 12 Durham U 70:42; 13 Manchester U Boys 71:31; 14 Sheffield U 73:16; 15 Team Baldaro 73:39Women (3x2.1M): 1 Birmingham U B 36:00 (L Howarth 11:37, B Linney 12:22, H Walker 12:01); 2 Birmingham U 36:26 (H Walker 11:41, T Armoush 12:49, L Howarth 11:56); 3 Birmingham U D 36:44 (C Blew 11;53, C Pring 12:15, P Wolven 12:36); 4 Birmingham U C 37:26 (B Straw 12:20, V Walker 12:36, I Lake 12:30); 5 Salford H 37:37 ( T Walker 12:31, B Jenkins 12:35, H Kuter 12:31); 6 Accrington RR 38:57 (A Parkinson 12:49, S Ridehalgh 13:21, T Krzywicki 12:47); 7 Sale H Manchester 39:34; 8 Birmingham U E 39:38; 9 Edinburgh U 40:35; 10 Trafford 40:44; 11 Birmingham U F 41:02; 12 Nottingham U 41:20; 13 Sheffield U 41:54; 14 OBRAC 42:03; 15 Birmingham U G 42:16
NORTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE, DerbyMen: 1 A Scott (Notts) 31:37; 2 D Westbury (Der) 32:06; 3 K Farrow (Der, M35) 32:12; 4 T Straw (Linc W) 32:44; 5 B Pick (Notts, U20) 32:50; 6 M Couldwell (Charn, M35) 33:07; 7 S Mears (Charn) 33:11; 8 P Butcher (S’well, M45) 33:13; 9 A Smith (Red, M45) 33:16; 10 R Harris (Long E, M35) 33:27; 11 S Lisgo (Mans) 33:40; 12 T Phillips (Der) 33:42; 13 J Williams (Charn, M35) 33:47; 14 J Harrison (Leic Tc, U20) 33:49; 15 S Hurt (Nene V, U20) 33:50; 16 M Clapp (Red, M40) 34:06; 17 T Lawrence (Der) 34:31; 18 L Stubbs (Red) 34:35; 19 S Gregory (Holme P, M45) 34:39; 20 J Perkins (Notts) 34:55; 21 T Meakin (OWLS) 34:58; 22 O Teasel (N Der) 35:00; 23 A Hurdman (Hatt D) 35:01; 24 S Cotton (Leic C, M40) 35:02; 25 C Allwood (SinA, M35) 35:06; 26 J Muddiman (Notts) 35:13; 27 A Weatherill (Red, M50) 35:22; 28 J Short (Leic C, U20) 35:29; 29 J Fletcher (Der) 35:34; 30 J Knibb (Der, M45) 35:35M50: 2 R Sheen (Leic C) 36:45; 3 P Stafford (Mans) 37:24. M55: 1 C Morrison (Sinf) 39:59. M65: 1 C Russell (Mat) 44:24U17: 1 J Coles (Kett) 22:56; 2 J Rackham (Nene V) 23:07; 3 N Staniforth (C’field) 23:17; 4 A Benfield (Burt) 23:26; 5 M Williams (Notts) 23:38; 6 K Jack (Nene V) 23:46; 7 T Hooley (Der) 23:50; 8 C Allison (Nene V) 24:04; 9 J Asbrey (Linc W) 24:07; 10 E Bilton (C’field) 24:09U15: 1 D Haynes (Derb Sch) 15:17; 2 L Ashmore (Mans) 15:19; 3 J Hatton (Leic C) 15:42; 4 S Johnson (Mans) 15:45; 5 J Hornby (Gran) 15:55; 6 B Mugnier (Nene V) 16:09; 7 A Hampson (Nene V) 16:11; 8 J Hope (Kett) 16:11; 9 J McRae (Nene V) 16:15; 10 S Hassall (Der) 16:23U13: 1 H Milner (Der) 11:35; 2 A Rayner (Mans) 12:15; 3 S Barker (Mans) 12:20; 4 J Lonsdale (Works) 12:24; 5 H Freeman (Corby) 12:28; 6 A Stackhouse (Burt) 12:32; 7 O Bowling (Nene V) 13:01; 8 D Jones (Amber) 13:09; 9 A Kinibb (Amber) 13:13; 10 G Smith (Kett) 13:14; 11 B Allen (Nene V) 13:17; 12 W Barker (Mans) 13:34; 13 C Howitt (Amber) 13:38; 14 B Burnham (SinA) 13:52; 15 E Bell (Charn) 13:58
U11: 1 L Ward (Der) 4:15; 2 F Hernon (Amber) 4:26; 3 J Cooper (Der, U11W) 4:27Women: 1 S Harris (Long E, W35) 24:11; 2 K Hope (Notts) 24:36; 3 R Stone (P’boro) 25:21; 4 N Roder (Leic Tc) 25:26; 5 S Bull (Notts) 25:29; 6 N Pembleton (SinA) 25:33; 7 L Palmer (Hean) 25:35; 8 A Ruan (Der) 26:16; 9 T Greenday (Der, W45) 26:23; 10 Z Procter (Birst) 26:41; 11 A Rainey (Notts) 26:44; 12 J Pidgeon (Notts, W45) 26:52; 13 C Morris (Leic C) 26:54; 14 L Shipley (Der) 26:55; 15 C Foley (NVH) 26:57; 16 J Bradford (Leic C) 26:58; 17 J Reed (Notts) 26:59; 18 R Jones (NVH) 27:02; 19 B Cowper (LW) 27:32; 20 L Knights (SinA, W40) 27:34W35: 2 S Spencer (Der) 28:05. W40: 2 N Thomson (Charn) 27:45; 3 T Taylor (Nene V) 27:57; 4 N Morgan (Nene V) 28:22; 5 M Kruger (Charn) 28:55; 6 G Grainger (Holme P) 30:56; 7 J Howett (Ripley) 31:27; 8 W Kane (Notts) 31:28; 9 T Pike (Corby) 32:07; 10 J Goodwin (Mat) 33:00; 11 S Armitage (Mans) 33:02; 12 A Whittingham (SinA) 33:39; 13 G Whiteside (Rolls R) 37:47. W50: 1 S Isley (Belp) 29:43. W55: 1 A Ford (Red) 29:46. W60: 1 E Robinson (Ripley) 32:53; 2 M Collinge (Mans) 33:09. W65: 1 S Poole (Holme P) 37:11; 2 F Plant (Holme P) 37:46; 3 P Allen (Notts) 37:50. U20: 1 H Blount (Mans) 28:26; 2 T Kelleway (Lough S) 29:16; 3 A Turner (Amber) 30:01; 4 E Taylor (Kett) 30:13; 5 P Field (P’boro) 31:20; 6 K Rayner (Mans) 32:43U17: 1 A Griffiths (Leic C) 16:09; 2 G Mullins (Nene V) 16:51; 3 N Collier (Gran) 17:01; 4 C Hubbard (Newk) 17:02; 5 K Shipman (Der) 17:13; 6 B Haywood (Linc W) 17:20; 7 V Wills (Der) 17:57; 8 L Morgan (C’field) 18:22; 9 A Cobb (Mans) 18:33; 10 H Robbins (Notts) 18:56U15: 1 A Donnelly (Linc W) 12:31; 2 M Johnson (Mans) 12:40; 3 G Clarke (Notts) 13:21; 4 M Newton (Hean) 13:26; 5 E Welch (Corby) 13:32; 6 J Stevenson (Der) 13:35; 7 J Willison (Der) 13:39; 8 C Thomas (Linc W) 13:41; 9 F Ashworth (Kett) 13:45; 10 T Boam (C’field) 13:47U13: 1 K Gigg (C’field) 10:40; 2 T Walford (Kett) 10:50; 3 T Birkin (Mans) 10:53; 4 O Mathias (Newk) 10:58; 5 J Oldfield (Nene V, U15) 10:59; 6 A Curtis (Corby) 11:14; 7 E White (Mans) 11:17; 8 N Emmerson (Amber) 11:24; 9 J Tomlinson (Mans) 11:26; 10 J Rattray (Charn) 11:35
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE LEAGUE, WinsfordMen: 1 R Holroyd (Staffs M, U20) 34:48; 2 S Duffy (Stroud) 34:55; 3 M Hartley (Staffs M) 35:13; 4 C Perrin (C&S, U20) 35:54; 5 S Doyle (Vale R, M40) 36:01; 6 D Rowlands (Wrex, M40) 36:24; 7 S Bazell (Stoke, M35) 36:30; 8 R Tudor (W Ches, M45) 37:04; 9 J Ross (Staffs M, U20) 37:07; 10 M Harding (Stoke, U20) 37:15; 11 H Valentine (S Ches, U20) 37:20; 12 J Burgess (Staffs M, M35) 37:27; 13 M Griffiths (Newc S, M35) 37:31; 14 J Danahay (Stoke, M45) 37:36; 15 J Pringle (Newc S, M35) 37:40; 16 J Wood (Congle) 37:47; 17 D Alexander (W Ches, M40) 37:49; 18 D Bratt (Stoke) 37:53; 19 G Briggs (Staffs M, M35) 37:59; 20 J Wyatt (Stoke, M40) 38:01; 21 P Lester (C&S, M40) 38:08; 22 O Langford (Stoke) 38:11; 23 P Mallison (S Ches, M40) 38:12; 24 C Moulton (Boalloy) 38:24; 25 C Jeffrey (Staffs M) 38:26; 26 J Goodwin (Boalloy, M40) 38:29; 27 A Miles (Vale R, U20) 38:35; 28 R Hope (Staffs M, M40) 38:38; 29 C Platt (Trent) 38:40;
30 A Clague (W Ches, M40) 38:46M45: 3 D Allen (Staffs M) 38:56; 4 M Flint (Newc S) 39:24; 5 A Allen (Stoke) 39:40. M50: 1 M Hatton (S Ches) 39:09; 2 K Amos (Chead) 40:05; 3 M Hull (Trent) 40:15. M55: 1 T Archer (Vale R) 43:41; 2 J Cooke (Stone MM) 45:37. M60: 1 M Beardmore (Chead) 46:12. M65: 1 B Boynton (Congle) 46:28. M70: 1 M Whitmore (Newc S) 49:37. U20: 6 A Miles (Vale R) 38:35; 7 A Brecker (Stoke) 38:54U17: 1 R Owen (C&N) 17:44; 2 Z Bamber (Vale R) 18:02; 3 N Jones (Col B) 18:17; 4 D Sheldon (Stoke) 18:26; 5 P Stradling (Vale R) 19:04; 6 N Sabin (Staff H) 19:06; 7 R Poole (C&N) 19:35; 8 T Goodwin (Boalloy) 19:37; 9 R Moore (Vale R) 19:40; 10 A Roslow (Staff TC) 19:47U15: 1 E Bowker (Vale R) 15:32; 2 L Evans (Stoke) 16:21; 3 L Baggley (Stoke) 17:02; 4 J Brown (C&N) 17:09; 5 R Lander (Stoke) 17:17; 6 O Sadler (Staffs M) 17:31; 7 E Nevill (C&N) 17:46; 8 T Brookes (Staffs M) 17:46; 9 C Harrop (W Ches) 17:53; 10 N Stoddard (Stoke) 18:03U13: 1 J Fradley (Newc S) 12:11; 2 W Nowel (Vale R) 12:19; 3 C Ahern (Macc) 12:21; 4 T Evans (Wrex) 12:44; 5 C Weaver (W Ches) 12:46; 6 M Roberts (Col B) 12:52; 7 T Sabin (Staff H) 13:11; 8 M Vaughan (Col B) 13:24; 9 S Mellor (Bux) 13:29; 10 C Maddock (Stoke) 13:30U11: 1 B Lee (Vale R) 8:23; 2 F Parsonage (Uttox) 8:32; 3 C Bentley (Newc S) 8:34Women: 1 K Holt (Stoke, U20) 18:42; 2 S Johnson (C&S) 19:01; 3 A Mellor (Stoke, U20) 19:44; 4 K Dulla (Newc S) 20:08; 5 K Marchant (Staffs M, W35) 20:32; 6 M Vernon (Trent, W40) 20:38; 7 S Hollinshead (Trent, W40) 20:50; 8 J Matheson (Newc S, W45) 20:56; 9 R Watchorn-Rice (Staffs M, W40) 21:07; 10 J Donnelly (Trent, W35) 21:20; 11 L Haywood (Staff TC, W35) 21:26; 12 R Harrison (Chead) 21:29; 13 C Holmes (Trent) 21:30; 14 A Salt (Staffs M, W35) 21:36; 15 L Callaghan (Trent) 21:57; 16 C Hulme (C&S, U20) 22:06; 17 J Maitland (Staffs M) 22:09; 18 D Thomas (Trent) 22:12; 19 R Marshall (S Ches, W40) 22:39; 20 N Skilton (Staff H, W40) 22:43W45: 2 S Kneill-Boxley (C&S) 22:52; 3 C Skellern (Staff H) 22:56. W50: 1 L Cooke (Stone MM) 23:57; 2 R Wilson (Trent) 24:00; 3 J Thorne (Vale R) 24:18. W55: 1 L Clutton (Chead) 25:02; 2 P Davies (Stone MM) 26:15. W65: 1 M Radford (W Ches) 33:36. U20: 4 J Addison (Staff H) 23:51; 5 J Addison (Staff H) 24:06; 6 T Hulme (C&S) 24:22U17: 1 L Hayes (Stoke) 17:38; 2 D Wallis (Macc) 18:23; 3 J Griffiths (Stoke) 18:54; 4 J Evans (Vale R) 19:04; 5 H Bishop (Vale R) 19:57; 6 M Harding (Stoke) 20:51U15: 1 T Stone (Stoke) 12:45; 2 R Hughes (Staffs M) 13:12; 3 A Backshall (Col B) 13:14; 4 M Cogan (Stoke) 13:17; 5 S Griffiths (Stoke) 13:28; 6 N Clowes (Stoke) 13:40; 7 J Heath (Stoke) 13:52; 8 L Snelston (Macc) 14:10; 9 L Hancock (Staffs M) 14:12; 10 C Egan (Newc S) 14:16U13: 1 K Hughes (Staffs M) 8:12; 2 E Walker (Staff H) 8:20; 3 G Rafferty (Stoke) 8:38; 4 I Mellor (Stoke) 8:40; 5 A Carter (Macc) 8:49; 6 R Williams (Wrex) 8:51; 7 K Lowry (Macc) 8:54; 8 H Talbot (Staff H) 8:56; 9 K Finney (Stoke) 8:57; 10 S Goodfellow (Newc S) 9:02U11: 1 C Peters (C&S) 8:40; 2 R Carter (Macc) 8:48; 3 L O’Donovan (Macc) 8:52
RED ROSE LEAGUE, LeighMen (9.4km approx): 1 D Proctor (Roch) 31:31; 2 KBillington (B’burn, U20) 31:34; 3 T Carson (Bolt, U20) 31:34; 4 G Cunliffe (Ross) 32:51; 5 M Tillotson (Bolt) 33:04; 6 J Johnston (Ross, U20) 33:10; 7 M O’Neill (Wig P, Gst) 33:14; 8 C Fell (Ross) 33:22; 9 N Pendlebury (Leigh) 33:25; 10 T Henders (Leigh) 33:36; 11 L Betts (Chor, U20) 33:42; 12 T Battersby (Leigh) 33:57; 13 N Schofield (Ross, M45) 34:01; 14 L Thompson (Leogh) 34:07; 15 G Shaw (Clay) 34:40; 16 M Shakeshaft (Bury) 34:47; 17 J Moores (Ross, U20) 34:55; 18 M Aspinall (Clay, M50) 34:59; 19 J Lloyd (Tod) 35:02; 20 L Eccleston (Astley, U20) 35:17; 21 P Bolton (Ross) 35:19; 22 S Nolan (B’den RR, M50) 35:20; 23 AN Other 35:41; 24 C Rigby (Astley, M40) 35:44; 25 A Grenfell (Ross) 36:00M55: G Schofield (Horw) 36:59. M60: P Booth (Clay) 40:27. M70: T Orrell (Clay) 47:02.TEAM: 1 Rossendale H 65; 2 Leigh H 133; 3 Clayton Le Moors H 191; 4 Astley & Tyldesley RR 219; 5 Blackburn H 229VETS TEAM: 1 Clayton Le Moors H 49; 2 A&T 62; 3 Blackburn H 74U20 TEAM: Rossendale H 23U17 (4.7k approx): 1 A Howard (O&R) 16:44; 2 D Mahoney (B’burn) 17:02; 3 M Shaughnessy (O&R) 17:07; 4 J Kay (Bolt) 17:35; 5 R Scicca (Chor) 17:42l 6 J Steward (E Ches, Gst) 17:53TEAM: 1 Bolton United H 29; 2 Bury 76U15 (4k approx): 1 R Wong (B’burn) 12:01; 2 C Mahoney (B’burn) 12:05; 3 J Hindle (B’burn) 12:08; 4 F Tallon (Chor) 12:10; 5 C Brown (O&R) 12:10; 6 N Townsend (Horw) 12:14TEAM: 1 Blackburn H 17; 2 Oldham & Royton 60; 3 Moston 64U13 (2.5k approx): 1 J Lonsdale (Traff, Gst) 7:01; 2 J La Manna (O&R) 7;06; 3 T Crorken (Pend) 7;13; 4 M Barnes (Pend) 7:14; 5 B Abbott (B’burn) 7:19; 6 S Wardle (Leigh) 7;20TEAM: 1 Pendle 36; 2 Blckburn H 53; 3 Oldham & Royton 77U11 (1.5k approx): 1 B Forrest (Bury) 5:22; 2 K Atkins (Pend) 5:24; 3 G Robinson (BWF, Gst) 5:28Women (4.7k approx): 1 L Riches (Leigh, U20) 18:39; 2 L Thompson (Leigh) 18:44; 3 L Brindle (Horw) 19;12; 4 S Yeomans (Ross) 19:18; 5 C Heys (Clay) 19:35; 6 R Taylor (B’burn, U20) 19:48; 7 E Flanagan (Ross) 19:50; 8 S Johnson (Leigh, U20) 20:01; 9 K Buckley (Bury, U20) 20:02; 10 K Geelan (Bury, W35) 20:25; 11 B Jones (Leigh, U20) 20:32; 12 J Davison (Roch, U20) 20:35; 13 S Budgett (Horw, W45) 20:45; 14 J Riley (Gst, W40) 21:30; 15 A Blomfield (Roch, W50) 21:41W55: J Needham (Roch) 22:41.TEAM: 1 Leigh H 22; 2 Rossendale H 60; 3 Bury 93; 4 Clayton Le Moors 104U17: 1 J Davison (B’burn) 22:08; 2 H Ballantyne (B’burn) 22:43; 3 H Knellor (Leigh) 24:05U15 (3km approx): 1 S Hill (Most) 12:58; 2 C Cook (Bury) 13:16; 3 R Flanagan (Ross) 13:24; 4 R Wickham (B’burn) 13:36; 5 L Peploe (Bolt) 13;37; 6 S Searson (B’burn) 14:07TEAM: 1 Blackburn H 18; 2 Rossendale H 24; 3 Bury 28U13 (2km approx): 1 E Greenwood (B’burn) 7:09; 2 M McPolin (Leigh) 7:54; 3 S Williamson (Ross) 8:12; 4 C Waddington (Ross) 8:12; 5 G Brady (Most) 8:16; 6 R Bailey (Bolt) 8:17TEAM: 1 Rossendale H 16; 2 Blackburn H 21; 3 Leigh H 25U11 (1.5km approx): 1 N Nugent (Roch) 5:36; 2 H Cookson (B’burn) 5:36; 3 N Irvine (Clay) 5:49
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ATHLETICS WEEKLY48
Cross CountryResults
SCOTTISH EAST DISTRICT RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS, DundeeMen (4x4km): 1 Central 48:26 (M Wright 12:14, A Hendry 11:51, J Newsom 12:00, L Millar 12:21); 2 Central B 49:59 (A Hay 12:03, S Green 12:17, A Anthony 12:54, C Milne 49:59); 3 Edinburgh 50:19 (A Crichton 11:52, J Wightman 12:43, T Ryan 12:43, D Clarkson 13:01); 4 Corstorphine 50:21 (M Breen 12:20, T Ferrington 12:55, A Christy 12:43, K Hood 12:23); 5 Aberdeen 51:02 (M Haskett 11:55, E Durkan 12:50, D Smith 13:29, C Strachan 12:48); 6 Corstorphine B 52:13 (K Berry 12:35, S O’Brien 13:10, B Clark 13:20, S Pilkingotn 13:08); 7 Lasswade 53:32; 8 Central C 53:41; 9 Dundee Hawkhill H 53:54; 10 Edinburgh B 53:59; 11 Metro Aberdeen RC 55:14; 12 Gala H 55:26; 13 Carnegie H (M40) 55:5; 14 Fife 56:12; 15 Metro Aberdeen RC B 56:15Fastest: 1 M Strain (HBT) 11:44; 2 Hendry 11:51; 3 Crichton 11:52; 4 Haskett 11:55; 5 Newsom 12:00; 6 Hay 12:03Young males (3x2.5km): 1 Edinburgh 24:00 (P Ireland 8:51, Josh Kerr 7:27, C Ponton 7:42); 2 Pitreavie 24:02 (C Morris 8:14, A Thompson 7:57, B Potrykus 7:51); 3 Fife 24:11 (A Scott 8:30, L Rees 7:53, B Millar 7:48); 4 Edinburgh B 24:27; 5 Fife B 24:29; 6 Corstorphine 24:51Fastest – U17: 1 Galloway 7:40; 2 Ponton 7:42U15: 1 Kerr 7:27; 2 R Bough (Edin B) 7:45U13: 1 Morris 8:14; 2 A Addison (Corst) 8:16Women (3x4km): 1 Fife 41:59 (H Sharpe 14:03, M Crawford 14:28, H Dix 13:28); 2 Central 43:00 (J Emsley 14:21, K Montador 14:10, E Raven 43:00); 3 Fife B 44:10 (H Rees 14:24, M Windram-Geddes 14:37, A McGill 15:09); 4 Edinburgh 44:21 (L Sharp 14:20, J MacLean 14:05, J Thom 15:56); 5 Central B 44:47 (L Morrison 14:45, A Docherty 14:30, K Glover 15:32); 6 Hunters Bog Trotters 45:08; 7 Falkirk
Victoria H 46:20; 8 Dundee Hawkhill H 46:49; 9 Edinburgh B 47:01; 10 Fife C 47:02.Fastest: 1 Dix 13:28; 2 L Muir (Dund C) 13:57; 3 Sharpe 14:03; 4 MacLean 14:05; 5 F Matheson (Falk) 14:07Young females (3x2.5km): 1 Edinburgh 26:51 (H Lewin 9:11, A Hunter 9:03, E Dunnett 8:37); 2 Edinburgh AC B 27:29 (F Still 9:33, S Findlay 9:04, O Dunnett 8:52); 3 Pitreavie AAC 27:41 (L Davie 8:53, K Turner 8:43, M Brown 10:05); 4 Central 28:08; 5 Edin C 28:10; 6 Edin D 28:19Fastest – U17: 1 E Dunnett 8:37; 2 O Dunnett 8:52U15: 1 Turner 8:43; 2 Hunter 9:03U13: 1 Davie 8:53; 2 Lewin 9:11
SCOTTISH WEST DISTRICT RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS, CoatbridgeMen (4x4km): 1 Shettleston H 50:01 (Michael Gillespie 12:32, T Mengisteab 12:22, M Deason 12:51, Matt Gillepsie 12:16); 2 Ronhill Cambuslang H 51:07 (R Gilroy 12:58, J Hamilton 12:44, S Gibson 12:38, S Orr 12:47); 3 Victoria Park Glasgow 51:47 (S Fontana 12:44, D Gibb 12:57, a Ramsay 13:24, D Vernon 12:42); 4 Kilbarchan 52:34 (D Hawkins 12:02, C McNulty 12:34, G Evans 13:36, C Haxton 14:22); 5 Shettleston H B 52:40 (P Sorrie 12:42, T Fay 12:55, L Wilson 13:19, A Dearie 13:44); 6 Giffnock North 52:44 (D PHee 13:00, G Muir 13:11, M Lott 13:45, L Traynor 12:48); 7 Ronhill Cambuslang C 53:49; 8 Kilmarnock H 54:11; 9 Inverclyde 55:01; 10 Victoria Park Glasgow B; 11 Greenock Glenpark H 55:45; 12 Ronhill Cambuslang H B 55:49; 13 Ronhill Cambuslang H D 56:13; 14 Law & District 56:41; 15 Bellahouston RR 57:17Fastest: 1 Hawkins 12:02; 2 C Ruddy (Inver) 12:08; 3 Matt Gillespie 12:16; 4 T Mengisteab 12:22; 5 Michael Gillespie 12:32; 6 Gibson 12:38Young males (3x2.5km): 1 Inverclyde 24:24 (R Gray 8:22, J Glen 8:06, G Williams 7:56); 2 Kilbarchan 24:47
(C Thomson 9:01, E Gillham 7:47, R Mountford 7:59); 3 Victoria Park Glasgow 25:00 (J MacKinnon 8:39, L Turner 8:43, M Aitchison 7:38); 4 Giffnock North 25:11; 5 Victoria Park Glasgow B 25:21; 6 Kilbarchan B 25:29Fastest – U17: 1 Aitchison 7:38; 2 F Rae (Ayr S) 7:44U15: 1 Gillham 7:47; 2 G McArdle (Kilb B) 7:50U13: 1 Gray 8:22; 2 MacKinnon 8:39Women (3x4km): 1 Kilbarchan 45:01 (E Curran 14:24, C Rankin 15:19, N Sharp 15:18); 2 Victoria Park Glasgow 47:33 (L Warren 15:42, R Dawes 15:54, C McCracken 15:57); 3 Giffnock North 48:02 (C Lockie 15:39, M McCutcheon 16:49, R Joss 15:34); 4 Springburn H 48:35 (F Gentles 15:44, D Brown 15:24, B Knox 17;27); 5 Victoria Park Glasgow B 48:47 (S Potter 14;46, A Maclellan 18:05, H Young 15:56); 6 Garscube H 49:43; 7 Kilbarchan B 50:22; 8 Clydesdale H 52:25; 9 Kilmarnock H 52:30; 10 F Maxwell (Cald) 52:37Fastest: 1 Curran 14:24; 2 Potter (U20) 14:46; 3 Sharp 15:18; 4 Rankin 15:19; 5 K Tait (Kil’k) 15:22Young females (3x2.5k): 1 Kilbarchan 27:53 (L Stark 9:18, G Gillham 9:20, S Dempsey 9:15); 2 Giffnock North 28:15 (H Still 9:36, E Wallace 9:09, C Cowan 9:30); 3 Victoria Park Glasgow 28:16 (H Little 9:26, G Black 9:08, D Beattie 9:42); 4 Kilbarchan B 29:33; 5 Ronhill Cambuslang H 29:47; 6 Giffnock North B 29:49Fastest – U17: 1 L Penrice (Shett) 9:23; 2 S Taylor (Glas SoS) 9:27U15: 1 Black 9:08; 2 Dempsey 9:15U13: 1 Wallace 9:09; 2 Stark 9:18
SURREY LADIES’ LEAGUE , Lightwater Country ParkA GUESTING Lily Partridge proved that her problems early in the summer with the serious and debilitating effects of hay fever were well and truly behind her, Martin Duff reports.
Held over one short and two medium laps, the course was bone-dry and fast and the near-record women’s field of nearly 300 squeezed through the narrow tracks on the opening lap as Rose Nicholson set the early pace.
Partridge tracked the Woking runner before moving ahead as Nicholson faded, allowing Fiona Clark to continue her summer-long return to form and move up to second overall and first in the league.Women: 1 L Partridge (AFD, Gst) 22:46; 2 F Clark (Reig) 23:06; 3 P Edwards (FOT) 23:35; 4 R Nicholson (Woking) 23:47; 5 B Woodland (S Lon) 23:51; 6 C Grima (HW) 24:03; 7 L Gent (Reig, U17) 24:12; 8 R Clifton (THH) 24:15; 9 J Rodriguez (Woking) 24:17; 10 E Alden (E&E) 24:19; 11 A Shaw (Dulw) 24:24; 12 E Robinson (FOT) 24:27; 13 I Rea (W4H, W35) 24:32; 14 S Pemberton
(Eps O) 24:41; 15 M Casaveija (Walton) 25:02; 16 Z West (E&E, W35) 25:05; 17 C Bryson (Belg) 25:08; 18 K Ellison (Herne H) 25:12; 19 N Wilson (Reig, W35) 25:14; 20 N Quispell (Belg) 25:20; 21 A Foulkes (Herne H, U20) 25:28; 22 S Bandeira (Strag, W35) 25:30; 23 A Aronson (HW) 25:34; 24 E Thorndyke (Dulw) 25:40; 25 J Folk (HW) 25:42W35: 5 S Robson (HW) 25:58; 6 K Hemekar (Clap C) 26:09. W40: 1 O Balme (Dulw) 25:53; 2 N Richmond (Dulw) 26:42. W45: 1 M Synnott-Wells (Rane) 25:50; 2 R Hutton (SLH) 26:14. W50: 1 R Thevent-Smith (Wok) 26:32; 2 P Iannella (SLH) 26:45. W55: 1 A Garnier (THH) 27:34. W60: 1 R Tabor (Dulw) 29:00; 2 M Statham (HS) 31:12TEAM Div 1: 1 Hercules Wimbledon 101; 2 Reigate Priory 108; 3 Woking 115; 4 Dulwich R 127; 5 Thames Hare & Hounds 139; 6 Herne Hill H 150; 7 Ful-on-Tri 160; 8 West 4 H 216; 9 South London H 217; 10 Stragglers 225. Div 2: 1 Belgrave H 44; 2 Walton 136; 3 Striders of Croydon 151U17: 1 E Harrison (G&G, U17) 15:50; 2 H Haile (Croy, U15) 15:58; 3 A Chandler (Reig, U15) 16:15; 4 S O’Shaughessey (Herne H, U15) 16:27; 5 V Picken (Herne H, U15) 16:31; 6 L Thompson (K&P, U17) 16:35; 7 R Dingemans (G&G, U15) 16:38; 8 S Lawrence (Croy, U15) 16:42; 9 G Hay (Herne H, U15) 16:44; 10 M Thompson (K&P, U17) 16:52U17 TEAM: 1 Herne H 35; 2 G&G 51; 3 Kingston & Polytechnic 51U15 TEAM: 1 Herne H 25; 2 Guildford 43; 3 Reigate Priory 48U13: 1 B Campbell (Herne H) 12:06; 2 N Brown (Reig) 12:42; 3 S Millard (Herne H) 12:46; 4 G Holden (S Lon) 12:53; 5 M Winslade (DMV) 13:13; 6 H Morris (DMV) 13:17; 7 B Allan (DMV) 13:22; 8 L Brett (DMV) 13:31; 9 E Parnham (DMV) 13:34; 10 A Whitworth (DMV) 13:54TEAM: 1 Dorking & Mole Valley 26; 2 Herne Hill H 35; 3 South London H 60
START FITNESS NORTH EAST HARRIER LEAGUE, East CramlingtonMen (9.5km Handicap): 1 P Aiston (Walls) 33:25; 2 J Neeson (Tyne Br) 33:50; 3 L Ayton (Dur, U20) 34:17; 4 J Morley (Tyne Br) 34:55; 5 M Hegarty (Morp) 35:00; 6 C Dunn (Sun S) 35:21; 7 P Merrison (Sun, M50) 35:32; 8 P Edge (Desf) 35:43; 9 S Greenwood (Gate, U20) 35:53; 10 J Baty (NSP, M45) 36:02; 11 N McAllister (Sun S) 36:09; 12 J McEnaney (Birt) 36:13; 13 G Campbell (Aln, M40) 36:21; 14 I Robinson (Heat) 36:28; 15 J Thompson (Salt, M40) 36:30Fastest: G Taylor (J&H) 31:55; M Dawson (Morp) 32:19; L Adams (SSh) 33:11 TEAM (6 to Score): Div 1: 1 Gateshead H 113; 2 Morpeth H 126; 3 Heaton H 133; 4 North Shields Poly 156; 5 South
Shields H 181; 6 Wallsend H 189U17 (6.2km H’cap): 1 G Chambers (Gate) 22:26; 2 A Wallett (NSP) 22:46; 3 P Crombie (Sun) 23:28; 4 C Peverley (Birt) 23:51; 5 C Nicholson (Gate) 23:56; 6 R Loraine (Gate) 23:59Fastest: Chambers 22:26; J Reed (Gosf) 22:39; P Caldwell (Morp) 22:44 TEAM (3 to Score): 1 Gateshead H 12; 2 Sunderland H 41; 3 Blyth 53U15 (3.2km Handicap): 1 R Green (Morp) 11:23; 2 F Robinson (Tyne) 11:34; 3 J Howard (Gate) 11:43; 4 M Jackson (Blyth) 11:47; 5 A Weightman (Aln) 11:49; 6 A Hill (Walls) 12:00Fastest: T Coyne (J&H) 10:59; T Goulding (CleS) 11:05; E Kelly (Morp) 11:08TEAM (3 to Score): 1 Alnwick H 34; 2 Gateshead H 35; 3 Tynedale H 40U13 (3.2km Handicap): 1 M Wakefield (Ssh) 12:15; 2 K Hedley (Morp) 12:30; 3 E Jones (Morp) 12:39; 4 B Kelly (Aln) 12:57; 5 H Sanderson (Tyne) 13:00; 6 S Collins (Els) 13:04Fastest: M Lonsdale (Gate) 11:25; M Jackson (Tyne) 11:33; J Hopkins (Morp) 12:06TEAM (3 to Score): 1 Morpeth H 17; 2 Alnwick H 26; 3 Tynedale H 27Women (6.2km Handicap): 1 C Acaster (Blay, W40) 26:15; 2 M Crawford (Heat) 26:43; 3 H Christopher (Blyth, W40) 27:24; 4 J Zoppi (Heat) 27:31; 5 H Shillitoe (Heat) 27:59; 6 U McNelis (Jes J) 28:04; 7 M Murdoch (Clare) 28:20; 8 A Roxby (Ssh) 28:26; 9 S Lindale (Gate) 28:29; 10 A Thorpe (Sun S) 29:30Fastest: Zoppi 25:31; A Dargie (Els, W35) 25:44; S Morley (Tyne, W45) 25:46TEAM (3 to Score): 1 Heaton H 11; 2 Tynedale H 60; 3 Elvet Striders 70U20 (6.2km Handicap): 1 S Forster (Birt, U17) 26:17; 2 A Seadon (Sun, U20) 27:17; 3 P Gilhespy (Birt, U17) 27:47; 4 A Coulson (Sun, U17) 28:43; 5 C Price (Dur, U17) 28:54; 6 M Murton (Aln, U17) 29:05Fastest: Price 25:54; R Pease (Gate, U17) 26:06; Forster 26:17TEAM (3 to Score): 1 Birtley 18; 2 Gateshead H 30; 3 Elswick H 43U15 (3.2km Handicap): 1 P Chambers (Gate) 12:22; 2 F McPate (Gosf) 12:55; 3 R Murton (Aln) 13:07; 4 S Barwise-Munro (Aln) 13:10; 5 A Leigh (Gosf) 13:12; 6 E Daglish (H&P) 13:21Fastest: L Turner (Birt) 11:47; Chambers 12:22; A Fawcett (Birt) 12:25TEAM (3 to Score): 1 Gateshead H 22; 2 Gosforth H 29; 3 Birtley 34U13(3.2km Handicap): 1 K Waugh (Gate) 12:43; 2 M Cassidy (Els) 13:29; 3 O Bateman (Birt) 14:25; 4 I Riley (Els) 14:37; 5 A Thorpe (Aln) 14:38; 6 L Robson (Blyth) 14:45Fastest: Waugh 12:43; Bateman 12:45; E Mahon (Gate) 13:07TEAM (3 to Score): 1 Elswick H 17; 2 Birtley 42; 3 Jarrow & Hebburn 50
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ROADABERYSTWYTH TWIN PEAKS 7Overall: 1 G Jones (Maldwyn, U17) 47:23; 2 G Price (Sarn H, M40) 47:30; 3 J Battrick 48:38Women: 1 A Fox (Dur) 53:11; 2 R Ansell (Aberys, U20) 60:58
ARMAGH ADIDAS 10Overall: 1 A Ledwith (IRL) 50:10; 2 G Roberts (Derry) 50:42; 3 V Mulvey (IRL) 50:47; 4 E McGinley (Liv H) 50:49; 5 J Travers (IRL) 52:26; 6 J McAllister (St Mal) 52:57; 7 C O’Leary 54:13; 8 D Grant (Derry) 54:36; 9 S Taylor (Anna) 54:42; 10 E White (NBH, M40) 56:32; 11 P Ward (IRL, M40) 56:34; 12 O Carleton (Anna) 56:42; 13 B Leahy (IRL) 56:53M50: 1 D Kerr (Armagh) 57:10; 2 G O’Connell (NE Wal Sch) 58:07. U20: 1 R Holt (Willow) 57:06; 2 A Magowan (Orch) 58:25Women: 1 B Connolly (NBH) 58:59; 2 J Turley (Drom) 59:06; 3 S Henry (B&B) 64:06; 4 H Ardis (Lisb) 66:45; 5 R Dornan (N Down, W35) 66:52W40: 1 D Evans (IRL) 67:06
CITY OF SALISBURY HALF-MARATHONOverall: 1 R Nickerson 77:12; 2 D Doherty (BMH) 78:10; 3 C Southern (Salis) 81:42Women: 1 S Jordan-Whittaker (Gill’ham, W40) 98:06; 2 S McHale (IIF) 1:40:24
CONGLETON HALF-MARATHONOverall: 1 R Downs (Wilm, M45) 75:05; 2 S Doyle (Vale R, M40) 75:32; 3 M Cain 76:08
M60: 1 G Farmer (Oak P) 90:13. M65: 1 S Winterton (Trent) 95:42. M70: 1 A Lewis (Trent) 1:42:27Women: 1 B Wright (BWF, W50) 90:16; 2 S Brookes 90:27W50: 2 C Madden (Royt) 92:29
COTLEIGH CANTER 10km &5kmOverall: 1 A Todd (Axe V, M35) 35:39; 2 L Bolam (Sidm) 35:56; 3 A Watson (Axe V) 38:59Women: 1 A Greenhalgh (Axe V) 41:25; 2 R Britton (Axe V, W55) 43:47Overall (5km): 1 G Grierson (Exe, U15) 19:43; 2 L Owen (Sidm, W45) 20:01; 3 H Riddle (Honi, U17) 20:42Women: 1 Owen 20:01; 2 M Davy (Honi, U17) 28:15
GIFFORDTOWN 5kmScotlandOverall: 1 S Clark (Fife) 17:08; 2 Z Delaney (Fife, U20) 17:17; 3 C Poxton 17:36Women: 1 H Sharpe (Fife) 18:02; 2 H Rees (Fife, U20) 18:04; 3 A McGill (Fife) 18:55
GIVAUDAN ASHFORD 10kmOverall: 1 P Anthony (Inv EK) 30:57; 2 M Nicholls (Ton, U17) 34:35; 3 M Footman (Worth) 34:37M50: 1 K Williams (Ashf) 36:24. M55: 1 B Attwell 39:00. M60: 1 D Beattie (Craw) 40:57. M65: 1 M Rouse (Inv EK) 42:18Women: 1 R Loubser (Folk) 37:19; 2 G Nicholls (Ton, U20) 37:27; 3 L Vallier (Arena, W45) 38:06; 4 J Cliff (Deal TC, W40) 38:54; 5 J Samson (W40) 38:56; 6 S Hawkins (M’stone, W45) 39:05; 7 N Groom (Larkfied Ac) 39:18W55: 1 L Hall (Ashf) 43:05
GOLD HILL 9.5km, ShaftesburyOverall: 1 I Habgood (B’mth) 33:31; 2 W Chinhanhu (Poole R, M35) 34:02; 3 G Miller (Poole R) 34:34; 4 S Way (B’mth, M35) 35:03M50: 1 A Beavers (Eg H) 38:41. U17M: 1 C Kennedy (W’borne) 37:01Women: 1 J Chapman (B’mth, W40) 41:26; 2 N Sandell (Littled, W35) 43:30W50: 1 C Thomas (Poole R) 44:41. W70: 1 J Royal (Dors) 54:43
HANNEY 5, East HanneyOveralll: 1 S Frear (W’stock) 25:59; 2 D Bellenger (Oxf C) 26:28; 3 S Male (Oxf C, M45) 26:43M45: 2 J Atyeo (Oxf C) 28:16. M50: 1 J Nelson (Alch) 29:58. M55: 1 T Hughes (W Horse) 27:30; 2 B Gardner (Swin) 29:07; 3 B Vaughan (W’stock) 29:32. M60: 1 M Hager (Tip) 27:40. U20M: 1 J Cornish (W Horse) 27:37TEAM: 1 Oxford City 16; 2 Woodstock H 26; 3 White Horse H 82Oxfordshire Champs. Overall: 1 Frear; 2 Male; 3 BoltonM40: Male. M50: Vaughan. M60: G Pritchard (Banb) 35:20Women: 1 S Carter (W’stock) 29:46; 2 A Hirst (W45) 30:45; 3 J Rice (Brackley, W45) 30:59; 4 J Webb (W’stock) 31:06W50: 1 L Gettins (Comp) 33:50TEAM: 1 Woodstock H 109; 2 Alchester RC 207; 3 Headington RR 232Oxfordshire Champs: Overall: 1 Carter; 2 Hirst. Webb. W35: S Usher (Alch) 32:55. W45: Hirst
HENLEY HALF-MARATHONOverall: 1 M Hawcroft (B&R) 71:40; 2 B Reynolds (THH, M45) 75:41; 3 H Johnston (Purple P) 77:24M70: R MacNeil (Read RR) 1:43:27
Women: 1 S Amend (Belg) 82:28; 2 M Spalton (Belg) 87:27W50: L Whiley (Read RR, W50) 91:08Overall (10km): 1 I Phillips 38:11; 2 J Sherman 38:45; 3 C Bedford 40:10Women: 1 J O’Connor (W40) 47:25; 2 A Gorton 48:23
ISLE OF WIGHT MARATHON, RydeOverall (tough 26.2M): 1 L Cupis (Ryde, M40) 3:06:40; 2 K Balchin (Strat) 3:14:26; 3 C Allen (Strag, M40) 3:15:47M50: 1 D Halford (N’brook) 3:22:24TEAM: 1 Ryde H 54; 2 Wight Tri 93; 3 100 Marathon Club 100M40 TEAM: 100 Marathon ClubWomen: 1 M Norman (Ryde, W45) 3:27:57; 2 J Clarke (S’bridge, W55) 3:41:29
LEICESTER HALF MARATHON & MARATHONOverall (HM): 1 M Amos (Nun) 73:13; 2 C Southam (Stilt, M45) 74:49; 3 M Poynton (Wreak) 77:03Women: 1 T Taylor (Nene V, W40) 92:48; 2 H Talbot (Nun, W35) 93:22Overall (Mar): 1 W Kidgell (Walton) 2:45:13; 2 C Jordan (Hinck) 2:47:18; 3 P Stockdale (Uk net) 2:48:03; 4 R Hall-McNair (Hinck, M40) 2:48:35Women: 1 J Lamb (Wigston, W45) 3:06:53; 2 J Robinson (Barr R, W35) 3:26:10
LYTHAM HALL AUTUMN 5kmOverall: 1 J Fletcher (Bord H) 15:57; 2 P Leybourne (Salf, M40) 16:10; 3 L Minns (BWF) 16:15M45: 1 J Wrigley (BWF) 16:37. M55: 1 G Webster (Lyth) 18:26. M60: 1 A Melling (Ast&T) 19:41. M65: 1 M Walker (Burn
RR) 20:43. U20: 1 D Quarmby (BWF) 16:49Women: 1 C Betmead (BWF, W35) 18:01; 2 S Samme (Lyth, W45) 18:20W55: 1 S Cooper (S’port W) 20:41
MARTY GALLAGHER 5km, DerryOverall: 1 C Bradley (Derry) 15:45; 2 S Rankin (Foyle V) 15:53; 3 J Williamson (Derry, U20) 16:08M40: 1 C Roberts (Derry) 16:19. M45: 1 P Nicell (Foyle V) 17:23. M50: 1 D Mcginty (CoL) 17:19. M55: 1 P Lilburn (Derry) 18:30; 2 S McAnaney (Derry) 18:32Women: 1 C Lilburn (Derry) 19:07; 2 D Quinn (Foyle V) 19:40W60: 1 R Lynch (Derry) 23:06
MERRILL COLLEGE/SHELTON STRIDERS 10km, DerbyOverall: 1 J Wildrianne (Der) 34:28; 2 N Watson (Amaz F) 34:54; 3 T Peoples (Der TC) 35:55U20: 1 C Parker (Burt) 35:59Women: 1 N Clay (Stilt, W35) 37:04; 2 L Insley (S Der, W40) 40:16W35: 2 C McKittrick (Charn) 40:59. W45: 1 J Burke (Hean) 41:10. W50: 1 Y Hobday (Hean) 43:40
NEIL McCOVER MEMORIAL HALF MARATHON, KirkintillochOverall: 1 T Mengisteab (Shett) 70:20; 2 C McNulty (Kilb) 70:37; 3 R Gilroy (Cambus, M35) 70:46M45: 1 M McLoone (G’nock) 78:46. M60: 1 A McLinden (Ham) 82:43; 2 J McLaughlin (Gars) 83:14. M65: 1 R Scott (Kilb) 92:51. U20: 1 R Milne (Centr) 79:52Women: 1 K White (Gars) 84:04; 2 R Johnson (Bella RR, W40) 87:56
OCTOBER 9PERKINS GREAT EASTERN RUN, Peterborough LIZ YELLING continued her comeback from injury with victory, while Edwin Kiptoo ensured the race due to hold next year’s UK championships became the fastest half-marathon on a loop course in England so far in 2011.
Behind the Kenyan’s 62:28, Yelling produced her best run since her disappointing Virgin London Marathon in April.
She crossed the line in 72:14 for 14th overall on a fast, flat course albeit the runners were hampered at times by a strong breeze.
Surrounded by male runners most of the way, the 36-year-old went through halfway in 35:40 and slowed
slightly in the second half.“It was a solid run,” said Yelling,
who clocked 72:00 for the Reading Half in March and has a best of 69:28 from 2007. “I was hoping for a little bit quicker if I’m honest, but the second half was quite blustery and it kept affecting the consistency of the pace.”
She had won the Oxford Half-marathon two weeks earlier n 74:40 on heavy legs so was expecting to be quicker here.
Finishing strongly in second place was GB international triathlete Jess Petersson. The 34-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough by taking more than four minutes from her 2007 best with 73:42.
She overtook Kenya’s Edinah Kwambai and Aldershot, Farnham & District’s Emma Pallant as she completed a 34:16 second half.
Pallant, who was seventh over 5000m at this year’s European Under-23 Championships, was making a rare excursion over the distance in support of the McCain Track and Field campaign, which she helps promote, and set a 40-second PB.
The Peterborough race, first run in 1982 and brought back in 2006 after a 10-year hiatus, is now established as one of the fastest in Britain, boosted by decent prize money and bonuses.
Kiptoo, who took £1000 for the win, just missed out by 29 seconds on another £750 laid down for a sub-62-minute clocking. He crossed the line more than three minutes ahead of compatriot Edwin Kipkorir.
Only the Bupa Great North Run,
staged on a slightly downhill point-to-point course, and the Run Glasgow Half-marathon have been won in quicker times in the UK this year.
England international steeplechaser Glen Watts finished fourth with a PB of 66:21. Ensuring a great day for the Watts family, who hail from nearby March, next across the line was his twin, Dan, also setting a best with 69:36.
As well as incorporating the UK championships next year, this race will act as the final of the RunBritain Grand Prix.Overall: 1 E Kiptoo (KEN) 62:28; 2 E Kipkorir (KEN) 65:42; 3 S Koros Arusei (KEN) 65:42; 4 G Watts (SB) 66:21; 5 D Watts (SB) 69:36; 6 C Wright (Leeds C) 70:01; 7 M Rushbrook 70:02; 8 J Pike (NEB) 70:33; 9 A Tate (MMM) 70:57; 10 W Lincoln (Norw, M45) 71:41; 11 C Holgate (Ely) 71:45; 12 P Halford (Werr J) 71:48; 13 A Challenger (Hallam) 71:58; 14 L Yelling (Bed C, W35, W) 72:14; 15 F Del Valle 72:18; 16 T Jenkins (Hallam) 72:26; 17 B Beattie (Hallam) 72:57; 18 J Tomlinson (B&H) 73:09; 19 M Clarkson 73:26; 20 A Other 73:29; 21 C Curtis (Corby) 73:40; 22 J Petersson (Strag, W) 73:45; 23 J Horman (Liv) 73:47; 24 T Bracegirdle (MMM) 74:01; 25 D Carr (Cov) 74:27; 26 A Buckingham (T Bath, M40) 74:43M40: 2 S Earley (Bed C) 75:03; 3 W Downey (Camb) 77:33; 4 J Manlow (Ely) 77:41. M45: 2 D Laing (Ips J) 76:48; 3 S Pettit (Ely) 77:46; 4 C Ridley 78:11; 5 W Campbell (Ips J) 78:57. M50: 1 D Child (Kent) 75:30; 2
S Kemble (Gard CR) 77:46; 3 J Oakes (C&C) 78:11; 4 M Delgado 78:17; 5 J Pullinger (Bed H) 82:54. M60: 1 B Adams (M Aber) 86:14; 2 M Dempster (Bed H) 90:20. M65: 1 V Barltrop (100MC) 96:09Women: 1 L Yelling (Bed C, W35) 72:14; 2 J Petersson (Strag) 73:45; 3 E Kwambai (KEN) 75:01; 4 E Pallant (AFD) 75:44; 5 D Chesang (KEN) 75:58; 6 E Rodriguez (Camb Tri) 79:36;
7 P Taylor (Nene V, W40) 80:58; 8 J Ovington (Mil K, W40) 81:01; 9 P Keen (Camb U) 81:08; 10 K Gallagher (Woot B, W35) 82:59; 11 E Leggate (Ciren) 83:39; 12 N Wilkinson (Lon F) 83:59; 13 E Richmond (Werr J) 85:18; 14 M Frazier (Grave) 86:01; 15 P Irons (W35) 86:10; 16 N Alford (Norw) 86:42W40: 3 A Stearns (Grave) 87:38; 4 M Williamson (Bed H) 90:00. W55: 1 Y Parker (RRC) 97:25; 2 C Sharp 99:28
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ROYAL PARKS HALF-MARATHON, Hyde Park Overall: 1 A Farah 68:39; 2 F Thompson (AFD) 69:17; 3 P Sandali 70:04; 4 S Barnes 73:10; 5 C Rybeck 74:06; 6 C Pardoe 74:52Women: 1 T Jones 83:28; 2 K Mapham (FOT) 83:28; 3 N McAndrew (TVH) 85:20; 4 V Austin 85:27
RUN LIVERPOOL MARATHON, LiverpoolOverall: 1 J McCole (Liv H) 2:34:41; 2 I Streeter 2:36:12; 3 J Cherriman (Orp) 2:39:05; 4 P Wright (Tadw) 2:39:16; 5 A Rouse (M35) 2:44:56; 6 B Murphy (Liv PS, M45) 2:47:02; 7 P Taylor (Brid) 2:47:33; 8 M Clarehugh (S’port W, M40) 2:48:05; 9 M Cunningham 2:49:43; 10 D Raby (Chor H, M35) 2:49:50M40: 2 C Heijndrickx 2:51:02; 3 J Ratcliffe 2:52:24. M45: 2 S Ziebowicz 2:56:34. M70: 1 F Shilleto (N Vets) 3:44:06Women: 1 A Sedman (Belle V, W45) 3:08:22; 2 J Clague (Liv H, W35) 3:11:17; 3 J Roxburgh (Arran, W35) 3:12:44; 4 Z Tarrach 3:13:42; 5 K Brougham (Mersey Tri) 3:14:09W55: 1 J Griffiths 3:32:07; 2 P Costello (Redc) 3:38:12. W60: 1 Y Twelvetree (T’ley) 3:56:14; 2 P Vernazza 3:57:59
MBNA CHESTER MARATHON, ChesterBEN FISH took a clear win to add to previous victories this year which have included the Finchley 20, Blackburn 10km and Lake Vyrnwy Half-marathon. His splits were remarkably even at 73:37 and 73:48.
Debbie Mason, who was fourth in the 2002 Commonwealth Games marathon, ran the fastest marathon by a British W40 so far this year.
Runner-up Liz Hartney also went top of the W45 rankings with her 2:52:48. Another rankings-topper was Angela Copson, who completed her first marathon since her British record two years ago in London.Overall: 1 B Fish (B’burn) 2:27:25;
2 J Clarke (NEB, M40) 2:31:57; 3 T Hawkins (Wells, M40) 2:36:25; 4 D Weston (Wrex) 2:37:32; 5 M Neeld (Stone MM, M40) 2:40:30; 6 R Lowson (Knaves) 2:42:13; 7 A Timmins (Warr, M40) 2:42:38; 8 A Green (Warr, M45) 2:43:04; 9 S Robertson 2:43:08; 10 T Pilkington (Wig D, M35) 2:43:37; 11 R Whittington (Bella RR, M40) 2:44:03; 12 J Moles (Man FR, M35) 2:44:52; 13 M Boardman (N’burgh N, M45) 2:44:54; 14 I McBride (Royt) 2:45:07; 15 T Lambert (Swaled, M40) 2:45:52; 16 S Thomas (Isl, M40) 2:46:27; 17 R Shute (Read RR) 2:47:18; 18 S Hopkins (Kenil, M35) 2:48:02; 19 E Lees (FOT, M35) 2:48:06; 20 A Aked (Roth, M45) 2:48:10; 21 D Mason (Roth, W40) 2:48:11; 22 M Swannell (Bolt, M35) 2:49:34M40: 8 E Hardy (Killa) 2:50:09; 9 M Rix (Farn) 2:51:37; 10 P Payne (Stock H) 2:52:45; 11 J Corden (Stock H) 2:52:45. M45: 4 P Rose (Yeov T) 2:50:33; 5 S Jones (Stock H) 2:56:00. M50: 1 M Hall (Dews) 2:52:46; 2 S Sharpe 2:57:37; 3 T Morris (Wilm) 2:58:00; 4 P Hutchinson (Wold) 2:59:20. M60: 1 K Fancett (Beck) 3:08:43; 2 A Appleby (Prest) 3:14:08; 3 R Blake (Gt Yar RR) 3:14:52. M65: 1 K Burgess (Alt) 3:23:57. M70: 1 J Gardener 3:49:43Women: 1 Mason 2:48:11; 2 L Hartney (Read RR, W45) 2:52:48; 3 S Lomas (Stock H) 2:54:34; 4 A Crook (S’port W) 2:55:48; 5 H Cross (Pock) 2:58:00; 6 M Buckle (Newc S, W35) 2:59:05; 7 M Clarke (Tel, W35) 3:03:12; 8 N Shaw (W40) 3:03:19; 9 K Wood-Doyle (Stock H, W45) 3:07:36; 10 S Robson 3:08:13; 11 L Grantham (Wirr, W35) 3:08:21; 12 A Green (Keigh) 3:08:40; 13 S May (Tod) 3:09:53; 14 J Taylor (Wig D, W50) 3:10:12; 15 D Mitson (S Ches, W35) 3:11:47; 16 K Masson (C&C, W45) 3:13:06; 17 S Ford 3:13:40; 18 L Blizzard (Belg, W35) 3:14:41W40: 3 J Lawton (Stock H) 3:16:45. W45: 4 S Bignell (Holme P) 3:17:14; 5 C Heaton (Holme P) 3:20:23; 6 J Jarvis (Osw) 3:20:26; 7 C Hemming (Spec) 3:21:40; 8 J Rogers (Ches TC)
3:27:13. W50: 2 S Ransome (Puds P) 3:23:43; 3 A Sweeney (Prest) 3:24:51; 4 S Sunderland (Vall) 3:36:09; 5 H Hove Duke (Holme P) 3:38:44. W60: 1 A Copson (R&N) 3:20:58; 2 J Winn 3:25:07; 3 R Rogers (Deestr) 3:54:49
SOLENT HALF-MARATHON, BlackfieldANDY GREENLEAF won on a windy, but sunny, morning in a useful 69:57, well clear of second placed Julian Manning and this after running in the Metropolitan Cross-country League the previous day.
For some of the course runners enjoyed the spectacle of a stampeding herd of New Forest ponies which added to the atmosphere but did not interfere with the procedings.
The ladies race was much closer with Laura Allen winning by only only 25 seconds from Emma Patel.Overall: 1 A Greenleaf (Win) 69:58; 2 J Manning (Denm) 73:33; 3 M West (Win) 75:07M40: 1 T Powell (New F) 75:48; 2 S Holmes (Over) 76:17; 3 S Stevens (Win) 77:25. M60: 1 H Doe (New F) 90:44TEAM: 1 Winchester & District; 2 Overton H; 3 Stubbington Green RWomen: 1 L Allen (Denm) 91:49; 2 E Patel (Win) 92:10W55: 1 V Collins (Tott) 98:48; 2 S Rhimes (E’leigh) 1:44:30; 3 S Dyson-Laurie (Win) 1:44:47TEAM: 1 Winchester & District; 2 Denmead Striders; 3 Totton Rc
SWINDON HALF-MARATHONOverall: 1 D Roper (Chelt) 72:58; 2 J Stead (Herne H) 73:37; 3 T Fisher (Avon) 73:59M40: 1 G O’Brien (Swin) 76:54Women: 1 E D’Alton (W’bury) 80:06; 2 D Hier (War,, W45) 93:08W50: 1 J Binns (Datch) 98:40. W60: 1 J Adams 1:47:39
TIPTREE 10 (INC ESSEX CHAMPS)Overall: 1 T Payn (Win) 52:22; 2 J Connor (Kent) 52:55; 3 N Shasha (Orion) 54:42; 4 M Woodman (Staff) 55:33; 5 C Bloomfield (Bill’cay) 56:05; 6 C Sellens (Bide) 56:45M45: 1 S Murtagh (Harl RC) 57:51. M50: 1 E Paul (Orion) 59:41; 2 P Mingay (T’tree) 60:02. M55: 1 D Butler (Bill’cay) 57:26. M60: 1 R Steven (Harl RC) 66:04. M70: 1 P Dobbs (Thurr) 73:42TEAM: Orion HEssex Champs. Overall: Shasha. M40: Murtagh. M50: Butler. M60: StevenWomen: 1 J Allen (Spring S) 63:08; 2 S Ivory (Col H) 63:54W40: 1 K Mills (Spring S) 69:31. W45: 1 D Cattermole (Col H) 71:43. W50: 1 T Rayner 72:30. W55: 1 L Tanner (Spring S) 74:21Essex Champs: Overall: Allen. W35: F Halls (Saffron) 69:31. W45: Cattermole. W55: Tanner
OCTOBER 8LINDA NORGROVE FOUNDATION 10km, Valtos Peninsula, Isle of LewisOverall: 1 A Dunlop (Storn, M55) 36:19; 2 A Davenhill (Shett) 37:50Women: 1 F Toor 48:40; 2 J Millar
OCTOBER 7METRO PROMENADE 3km SERIES, AberdeenOverall: 1 E Durkan (A’deen) 9:51; 2 R Creswell (A’deen, M40) 9:52; 3 A McLean (A’deen U) 9:58Women: 1 V Bruce (Metro) 11:23; 2 C Milne (W45) 11:32U15: L McLeod (Metro) 12:08
OCTOBER 6RAMSEY BAKERY FIREMAN’S RUNS SERIES, RamseyOverall (5M): 1 I Lockley 28:25; 2 N Armstrong 28:36; 3 T Cringle 29:20Women: 1 R Tewkesbury 32:49; 2 N Boyd 34:02Overall (1.7M): 1 R Fairclough 9:17; 2 A Corlett 9:58; 3 R Lace 12:31Women: 1 N Goddard 12:53; 2 MJ Linker 12:57
OCTOBER 4CHINGFORD LEAGUE – HOG HILL 5kmOverall (tough 5km): 1 S Collins (E&H) 16:07; 2 T Heslop (VP&TH) 17:00; 3 D Moses (Orion) 17:14; 4 R McCormick (Barn, M45) 17:29M55: 1 D Wilcock (Barn) 18:51. M60: 1 D Michael (Barn) 20:05TEAM: 1 Orion 68; 2 Barnet 77; 3 Trent P 143B TEAM: 1 Barnet 1555; 2 Orion 258; 3 Trent P 304M40 TEAM: 1 Barnet 115; 2 Orion 138; 3 Eton M 223Women: 1 A Gounelas (Eton M) 18:48; 2 J Kent (Barn, W35) 19:26W35: 2 J Singer (VP&TH) 19:41. W45: 1 N Froud (Barn) 20:19. W55: 1 J Barrow-Green (VP&TH) 24:48TEAM: 1 Barnet 52; 2 Eton M 91; 3 Trent P 122W35 TEAM: 1 Trent P 160; 2 Orion 176; 3 Barnet 181U17 men (2M): 1 B Silverstone (Orion) 10:35; 2 G Faulkner-Mellor (E&H) 10:59; 3 A Green (Trent P) 11:12TEAM: 1 Orion 16; 2 Trent P 30U13 (1M): 1 D Richards (Orion) 6:20; 2 T McArdle (Trent P) 6:26; 3 J Callis (Orion) 6:44; 4 G Day (Orion) 6:47; 5 W McArdle (Trent P) 6:48TEAM: 1 Orion 18; 2 Trent P 22; 3 Woodford G & EL 57U15 (2M): 1 D Gaskin (Trent P) 10:39; 2 D Wellard-Jeffs (Orion) 11:33; 3 C Weston (Orion) 11:34TEAM: 1 Orion 14; 2 Trent P 31; 3 Woodford G & EL 39U17 women (2M): 1 C Huggins (Orion) 13:07; 2 I Moss (WG&EL) 13:34; 3 L Hayes (WG&EL) 13:51TEAM: 1 Woodford G & EL 15; 2 Orion 16; 3 VP&TH 19
U15 (2M): 1 J Dos Santos (Trent P) 12:23; 2 A Clark (Loughton) 12:32; 3 J Burgess (WG&EL) 12:39; 4 S Espeute (Orion) 12:45; 5 D Aslam (E&H) 12:56TEAM: 1 Orion 29; 2 Trent P 51; 3 Woodford G & EL 51U13 (1M): 1 I Hoy (Orion) 6:38; 2 K Inch (Orion) 7:15; 3 G Norton (Trent P) 7:20; 4 N Callagher (Orion) 7:22; 5 R Nugent (Trent P) 7:25TEAM: 1 Orion 16; 2 Trent P 21
CRYSTAL PALACE CANTER 5kmOverall: 1 O Balme (Dulw, W40) 19:22; 2 P Dry (M55) 20:23Women: 1 Balme 19:22; 2 C Wyngard (Dulw, W50) 22:19; 3 J Quantrill (S Lon, W55) 22:42
CLEETHORPES 5km SERIESOverall: 1 T Whiteman (SB) 15:22; 2 E Stones (Scun, U17) 16:37; 3 F Thompson (U17) 17:01M60: S Green (Wolds) 19:31Women: 1 M Aisthorpe (Clee, W45) 21:17; 2 D Simpson (Louth, W35) 22:08
OCTOBER 2BLENHEIM PALACE 10km, WoodstockOverall (10km approx): 1 D Watkinson 37:55; 2 P Oxley (Head) 38:02; 3 B Salmon 39:55Women: 1 L Williams 43:42; 2 E Allsop 44:35
SEPTEMBER 24MOD NAN EILEAN 5km, StornowayOverall: I MacCorquodale 16:27Women: R. Munro (Storn, U17) 22:40
SEPTEMBER 2PITTENCRIEFF PARK EVENING SERIES 2, DunfermlineOverall: 1 D Elfield (Beacon) 11:38; 2 C McGaw (C’gie H, U20) 12:00; 3 R Milton (C’gie H, M40) 12:02
AUGUST 31CROXBY ONE-LAPOverall (4.44M): 1 P Goodey (Clee) 26:28; 2 P Evison (Clee, M40) 27:13; 3 R Hallam (Mable, M45) 27:37Women: 1 N Farrow (Linc W) 27:50; 2 L Foster (Clee) 30:35; 3 M Craig (Wolds, W40) 30:55
Debbie Mason in the Chester Marathon
Even pace: Ben Fish wins the Chester Marathon
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AINTREE DIABETES 10km Croxteth Park, LiverpoolOverall: 1 B Murphy (Liv PS, M45) 33:13(rec); 2 I Lawton (Liv H) 33:15; 3 G Groves (Liv H, M40) 33:34M45: 2 G Callaghan (Liv PS) 35:36. M55: D Ashcroft (Penny L) 38:37Women: 1 C Wilson (Liv H) 42:26; 2 E Lawton (Penny L) 43:52
AUGUST 26NEWSTEAD ABBEY DASH 3, NewsteadOverall: 1 P Butcher (S’well, M45) 15:28; 2 R Harris (Long E) 15:42; 3 L Stubbs (Red) 15:48. M40: 2 P Tallents (Ret) 16:03. M45: 3 P Whittingham (SinA) 16:32. M50: 1 N Watkin (S’well) 16:55; 2 R Fox (Long E) 17:11; 3 P Stafford (Mans) 17:28.Women: 1 S Harris (Long E, W35) 16:24; 2 N Pembleton (SinA, U20) 17:51; 3 J Pidgeon (Notts, W45) 18:46. W35: 2 C Hill (Form 1) 20:00. W40: 3 M Hodson (SinA) 21:17. W45: 3 M Mills (Holme P) 21:56; 4 A English (Red) 22:04. W50: 2 J Mather (Long E) 19:53; 5 C Rowe (Long E) 22:26. W60: 1 M Collinge (Mans) 22:56. W65: 2 S Poole (Holme P) 24:44
AUGUST 24HYDE PARK HARRIERS SUMMER MILE, LeedsOverall: 1 D Garbutt (Leeds C’gie) 4:44; 2 I Nixon (P&B) 4:58; 3 S Midwood (Vall) 5:01M45: S Darby 5:19Women: 1 K Parry (Leeds C) 5:21; 2 J Buckley (P’stone FPR, W55) 5:46
AUGUST 21ANTHONY NOLAN 5km ROYAL ROMP, LondonOverall: 1 D Evans 17:40; 2 O Flores 18:18Women: 1 J Henderson 18:24; 2 J Folk 20:14
AUGUST 20QUIRAING 10km, Uig, SkyeOverall: 1 H Campbell (Skye) 33:32; 2 J Coull 40:26; 3 S Curley 40:50Women: 1 S Stevenson (Skye) 47:36; 2 W MacRury (Skye) 47:37
AUGUST 18FOXDALE 6Isle of ManMen: 1 O Lockley (Manx, U17) 34:04; 2 M Garrett (Manx, M40) 34:29; 3 M Fox (Armash) 34:37M50: M Lambden (MH) 37:44. M55: P Cain (MH) 39:17Women: 1 R Tewkesbury (NAC) 39:52; 2 N Boyde (Nthn (IOM), W40) 39:52; 3 R Wallace (Manx, W) 40:26
AUGUST 1ROON THE WATTER 6, Gatehouse of FleetOverall (all Dumf): 1 S Smith 34:44; 2 D Parish 35:32; 3 A Baxter 36:50U17: S Whitehead 42:06Women: 1 A Wilson 42:17; 2 J McNeill 42:19U17: G Faed (Berw) 52:43
JULY 24INVERCLYDE WATERFRONT 5km, GreenockOverall: 1 A Henderson (G’nock) 16:28; 2 S Gaffney (Inver) 16:40; 3 C Barlas (Inver) 16:46M45: M McLoone (G’nock) 16:51. M50: D McLaughlin (G’nock) 17:49. M55: G McGrattan (G’nock) 18:46U14: R Gray (Inver) 17:22Women: 1 L O’Donnell 19:54; 2 A King (G’nock, W35) 20:16
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OCTOBER 8ENFIELD LEAGUE, Lee ValleyMen (5M): 1 F Reis (Ilf, M50) 38:55; 2 T Jones (Steyn, M55) 40:44; 3 D Fabian 40:56; 4 S Uttley (Ilf, M50) 41:51; 5 S Allen (Barn, M55) 42:53; 6 J Hall (Belg, M60) 43:59; 7 S Allen (Ilf, M50) 45:23; 8 A Seddon (E&H, M70) 45:28; 9 A Ellam (E&H, M55) 45:33M70: M Harran (Herne H) 47:50. M75: A Thomson (E&H) 46:05Women: 1 S Miles (Hill) 45:35; 2 H Middleton (E&H, W45) 46:25; 3 A Belchambers (Steyn, W55) 49:43; 4 S Barnett (C&C, W60) 50:16; 5 A Alstrachen (Glouc, W45 51:44
SEPTEMBER 2450th NATIONAL POSTMEN’S UNIFORM WALK, Mount Pleasant, LondonMen (6M): 1 D Turner (Brig) 51:58; 2 S Allen (Mt P) 54:12; 3 D Jackson (York) 54:17; 4 S Martindale (York) 54:50Guest (not in uniform): P Barnard 48:43TEAM: 1 Mount Pleasant 26; 2 York 28; 3 Edinburgh 60Women (3M): 1 C Partingdon (IOM) 25:04 (rec); 2 K Howard (Benf) 30:45; 3 M Quayle (IOM) 31:22TEAM: 1 IOM 12; 2 Mt Pleasant 15; 3 Benfleet 25
FELLOCTOBER 9BEEFY’S NAB, OxenhopeOverall (3M/650ft): 1 S Bailey (Mercia) 21:09; 2 J Crossfield (Hali) 21:41; 3 A Jebb (Bing) 21:48Women: 1 H Nylan (Tod) 27:32; 2 T Melechi (Ilkley, U14) 27:33; 3 K Boden (Bing, U14) 29:05
BREIDDEN HILLS, CrigigonOverall (7M/2300ft, all Mercia): 1 S Cale 53:18; 2 T Davies 55:16; 3 P Jones (M40) 57:05Women: 1 A Bartlett (Shrews, W40) 63:26; 2 M Price (Mercia) 66:15; 3 A Rowlands (Eryri) 68:11
PENTLAND SKYLINE, Hillend, EdinburghOverall (16M/6200ft): 1 A. Anthony (Ochil) 2:38;13; 2 M Harris (Fife, M40) 2:39:04; 3 S Whitlie (C’thy, M40) 2:39:25Women: 1 J Paris (C’thy) 2:54:34; 2 S Bird (N Belf) 3:01:42; 3 C Morgan 3:04:03
BENNACHIE HILL RACE, OyneOverall (8M/1800ft): 1 K Greig (Forres) 55:39; 2 A Keith (HBT, M40) 58:45; 3 D Wilby (High HR) 59:02TEAM: Highland HRWomen: 1 V Oldham (Cosmic, W40) 69:55; 2 S Styles (Metro) 73:43; 3 L Delaney (Cosmic) 76:24. TEAM: Cosmic HillbashersMixed TEAM: Aberdeen UU18 (5km/100m): F Drummond (Cosmic) 20:58U15: 1eq E Kerridge (Dees R)/D Rees (Banc) 21:33U15 women: E. Sealy (Banc) 25:41
MENDIP MUDDLE, CharterhouseOverall (12.4M/1400ft): 1 A Woods (Bath, M40) 85:05; 2 P Fews (M50) 90:57; 3 K Dixon (Frome TC) 91:22Women (all W40): 1 N. Linfield 1:40:04; 2 L Porter (Bitt) 1:41:12; 3 N Morgan (Chep) 1:41:22WINDGATHER, Buxton
Overall (13.5M/2500ft): 1 J Brown (Salf, M40) 96:34; 2 P Hodges (Dark Pk) 99:58; 3 T Bush (Alt) 1:41:31Women: 1 O Walwyn Bush (Alt) 1:42:27; 2 H Elmore (Dark Pk) 1:59;21; 3 C Aspinall (Pennine) 2:00:05
OCTOBER 8SLIEVE GALLION, Iniscarn ForestOverall (4.6M/440ft): 1 J Steede (B’mena) 41:27; 2 A Annett (Mourne, U20) 42:11; 3 D Mathers (Newry, M45) 44:59Women: 1 S O’Kane (Lagan V, W40) 50:20; 2 A Sandford (Newc NI, W45) 53;56; 3 C Polland (BARF, W50) 56:18
GOOD SHEPHERD, MytholmroydOverall (15M/2000ft): 1 J Logue (Calder V, M40) 1:42:20; 2 M Lowden (M’ton) 1:50:36; 3 C Davies (Sadd, M50) 1:51:54Women: 1 A Johnson (Calder V, W40) 2:03:06; 2 M Blackhurst (Tod. W40) 2:19:15; 3 L Hague (Puds P) 2:21:17
LANGDALE HORSESHOEOverall (14M/4000ft): 1 C Bell (Howg) 2:09:13; 2 O Johnson (Dark Pk) 2:10:45; 3 B Abdelnoor (Amble) 2:11:34TEAM: Ambleside 64Women: 1 H Robinson (Amble) 2:36:57; 2 R Saxton (Otl) 2:45:33; 3 N Fellowes (Chor H) 2:58:26TEAM: Ambleside 54
MANOR WATER HILL RACE, PeeblesOverall (10M/2300ft): 1 J Waldie (C’thy, U20) 68:36; 2 C Donnelly (L’ber, M50) 73:12; 3 B Marshall (HELP, M40) 75:34Women: 1 J Higginbottom (C’thy, W40) 89:05; 2 E. Wardlaw (HBT) 91:31; 3 H. Bonsor (C’thy) 93:51
WINTER HILL LEAGUE, CringleOverall (2.5M/250ft, all Manx F): 1 L. Taggart (M40) 15:22; 2 S Skillicorn 16:32; 3 T Cringle 16:46Women: 1 J Lee (Manx F) 18:20; 2 K Burge 19:14; 3 R Craine (Northern) 20:49
WASDALE SHOWOverall (2.5M/2400ft): 1 A Dunn (Helm, H) 35:54; 2 S Watson (Wharf) 37:33; 3 C Newman (Wharf) 38:20Women: 1 K Hall (Wharf) 54:02; 2 C Bradley (Wharf) 54:41; 3 M Gillie (Clwyd) 54:46U17 (2M/1200ft approx): 1 D Bulmer
(Wharf) 19:01; 2 D Wilson (wharf) 21:49U17 women: 1 N Narey (Wharf) 35:32; 2 L Bird 35:54U14 (1M/500ft approx): 1 C Lambert (Wharf) 8:10; 2 R Mon-Williams (Ilkley) 8:27; 3 E Lambert (Wharf, W) 9:27U14 women: 1 Lambert 9:27; 2 L Hodson 10:00; 3 G Stevens (Helm H) 10:31U12: 1 J Aubrey (Helm H) 8:21; 2 T Nelson (Clader V) 8;34; 3 J Newbold (Wharf) 8:49U12 women: 1 C Atkinson (C’land F) 9:15; 2 S Hastings (Wharf) 9:331
OCTOBER 1THE FALLOWS, RostrevorOverall (10M/2600ft): 1 D Simpson (Corst) 79:03; 2 Deon McNeily (Newc NO, M45) 79:15; 3 A Annett (Mourne, U20) 79:48Women: 1 D Wilson (Lagan V, W40) 84:55; 2 S O’Kane (Lagan V, W40) 95:44; 3 A Sandford (Newc NI, W45) 1:42:52
MULTI-TERRAINOCTOBER 9SALOMON KIELDER MARATHON, FalstoneRICKY LIGHTFOOT was an emphatic winner of the second edition of this race.
On the picturesque but very testing course, Lightfoot headed the 1200-strong field from the start, passing halfway in 75:05, four minutes clear, and extending his advantage at the finish line to 12 minutes 12 seconds.
Marcus Scotney took second place ahead of the leading veteran Steve Cairns, who like Lightfoot is a former winner of the prestigious Brampton to Carlisle Road Race.
The third man to cross the line was later disqualified after admitting to catching the bus around part of the course (see p10), leaving Cairns upgraded to third.
Jane Hodgson, making her debut over the distance, won the women’s race, finishing in 12th position overall.
Hodgson passed long-time leader and 2010 third-placer Lucie Constance approaching the 23-mile point.Overall: 1 R Lightfoot (Ellen) 2:35:17; 2 M Scotney (Dumf, M35) 2:47:29; 3 S Cairns (HBT, M40) 2:55:25; 4 G Turner (B&B) 2:58:51; 5 T Marshall (Dulw) 3:03:01; 6 D Smithers 3:03:19; 7 A Green 3:03:43; 8 J Bethell (Harl RC) 3:04:39; 9 M Crocker (Portis) 3:06:08; 10 A Chadfield (Bill MH, M35) 3:06:21Women: 1 J Hodgson (Morp) 3:06:45; 2 L Constance (Clap C) 3:08:09; 3 K Threadgall (Edin) 3:12:45; 4 H Gilbert (VP&TH) 3:21:35; 5 C Reid (WG&EL)
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OCTOBER 8Parkrun 5kmLeading age-graded JULIE BUCKLEY, with 19:39, took the top age-graded performance, even though her time at Barnsley was a minute down on her best at Sheffield a few months ago.
She narrowly pipped older athletes Shirley Gibson and Lesley Griffin. Barnsley: J Buckley 19:39 W 91.86%.Middlesbrough Albert: S Gibson 22:41 W65 91.77%Braunstone: L Griffin 21:49 W60 91.21% Frimley Lodge: J Georghiou 21:06 W55 90.28%Newcastle: J Archibold 27:45 W75 90.21%Swindon: I Reade 16:16 M45 88.52%Wimbledon Common: L O’Hare 18:58 M60 86.82%Durham: I Twaddle 15:52 M40 86.66%Waterworks: M Shields 18:03 M55 86.61%Riddlesdown: C Costiff 19:34 W50 86.46%Leeds Hyde Park: J Wills 15:07 SM 86.33%Bromley: H James 29:00 W75 86.32%Cannon Hill: M Williams 15:14 SM 86.11%Coventry: R Elliott 18:48 M60 86.08%Barnsley: L Leggett 20:33 W50 85.56%Brighton & Hove: J Lennon 20:50 W50 85.44%Main Beach: K Tudor 17:50 M50 85.42%Coventry: J Trollope 15:08 SM 85.24%Woodbank: R Taylor 19:11 M60 85.06%Aberdeen: R Simpson 15:31 JM15-19 84.96%Black Park: M Mardall 24:11 W60 84.77%Norwich: R Parker 15:26 SM 84.45%
Colwick: J Potter 17:32 SW 84.41%Norwich: P Edwards 21:40 W55 84.38%Bolton: A Oliver 27:14 W70 84.15%Nonsuch: N Reissland 17:07 M45 84.13%Glasgow: L Chisholm 17:51 W35 84.13%
Fastest menIT was close for the fastest man with Jonathan Wills edging it.
The Northern 5000m champion clocked a parkrun best of 15:07 at Leeds to pip James Trollope’s Coventry time by a second.Leeds Hyde Park: J Wills 15:07 Coventry: J Trollope 15:08 Cannon Hill: M Williams 15:14 Norwich: R Parker 15:26 Banstead Woods: K Quinn 15:30 Aberdeen: R Simpson 15:31 Huddersfield: D Turnbull 15:47 Edinburgh: N Renault 15:48 Durham: I Twaddle 15:52 Bushy Park: M Wood 16:01 Cambridge: S Robinson 16:04 Bolton: M Aspinall 16:06 Glasgow: M Sullivan 16:13 Swindon: I Reade 16:16 Banstead Woods: P Bal 16:20
Fastest womenJANE POTTER clocked the day’s fastest time of 17:32. The Charnwood athlete, who lies second in the UK rankings at 10 miles this year, was 19 seconds quicker than Scot Lesley Chisholm.Colwick: J Potter 17:32Glasgow: L Chisholm 17:51Edinburgh: C Cox 17:56Edinburgh: J Knowles 18:00Kings Lynn: M French 18:09Andover: S Bowers 18:18Bolton: L Gardner 18:33Sheffield: N Grant 18:51Edinburgh: C Couper 18:54Black Park: J Christie 18:56Aberdeen: F Rudkin 19:05Coventry: A Smith 19:08
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ALTON DOWNLAND CHALLENGE 10kmOverall: 1 P Turrelll (Denm, M50) 39:14; 2 S Low (M50) 40:06; 3 P Guest (Ports J, M55) 40:19; 4 T Frost (Liss, M40) 40:37Women: 1 A Green 44:56; 2 A Klym (W40) 47:58
BESTWOOD COUNTRY PARK 10km, ArnoldOverall: 1 G Lowe (Clowne, M35) 36:53; 2 T Pavis 37:48; 3 M Pearson (M40) 40:20Women: 1 J Bosman (Red) 40:39; 2 S Antcliff 42:38
BOURNVILLE LEAFY 10kmOverall: 1 O Corea (B’ville, M35) 35:51; 2 K Hale (Severn, U17) 36:51; 3 A Halliday (B’ville, M35) 37:18Women: 1 R Matson (Hav M) 43:32; 2 K Holliday (B’ville) 44:47
EDEN PROJECT HALF MARATHON & MARATHON, BodelvaOverall (HM): 1 A Moreton (Kent) 80:29; 2 D Rodgers (Laun RR) 80:44; 3 D Milford (Teign, M35) 82:50Women: 1 J Haley 90:29; 2 R Elkins (CLC) 93:22Overall (Mar): 1 P Roper (Poole, M45) 2:43:12; 2 O Gibson (Newq RR) 2:48:52; 3 D Stone (Exm H, M40) 2:53:45Women: 1 K Pardoe (W40) 3:16:14; 2 I Wykes (Truro) 3:24:17
HELLHOLE 10km, StanleyOverall: 1 Y Hagos 31:22; 2 C Smith (Leeds C) 33:49; 3 F Brodie (Gosf, U20) 37:41; 4 P Duffy (Crook, M35) 37:45; 5 S Smith (Sun) 38:49; 6 S Hirst (M50) 39:11M60: 1 D McGuckin (CleS) 42:41Women: 1 S Lister (Black B, W35) 43:17; 2 A Crooks (Pb Fit) 46:22; 3 J
Raper (Sedge, W45) 47:29W55: 1 S Ramage (Birt) 49:25
HERTS 10km CHALLENGE, HarpendenOverall: 1 M Glowacki (Hill) 33:26; 2 J Lings 34:03; 3 T Crouch (St Alb) 34:48M50: D Green (Harp) 37:18Women: 1 G Dench 40:58; 2 P Habbick 42:18
JOG SHOP JOG 20, BrightonOverall: 1 J Baker (Chich) 2:06:31; 2 H Zietsmann (SAF, M40) 2:12:11; 3 T Farsides (Phoe) 2:35:15M55: 1 C Clemerson (H’field) 2:45:17. M65: 1 S Mann (Herts P) 3:01:28Women: 1 N Swan (Seaf, W35) 2:51:28; 2 L Carritt 2:55:02
PETTS WOOD 10kmOverall: 1 B Louch 35:22; 2 J Addison (Beck) 36:29; 3 R Britton 37:45; 4 A Blackwell (SBC) 37:59M40: 1 G Kitchingham (Orp RR) 38:02Women: 1 C Reeves (Bexley) 41:07; 2 S Yates (Orp RR) 43:04W35: 1 C Penlington 43:12. W45: 1 H Garrett (Beck) 45:08. U20W: 1 A Reed (B&B) 44:17
RACE 100 PER CENT 10km, Gibraltar Barracks,Overall: 1 A Buchan 37:48; 2 B Watts 39:16; 3 A Thakore 39:46Women: 1 J Bernays 43:58; 2 A Thomas 47:03
RESERVOIR JOGS 9, GlossopOverall: 1 A Jones (Salf) 52:02; 2 S Willis (S’worth, M40) 58:26; 3 C Merchant (Roch, M35) 58:39Women: 1 D Jones (Sale) 59:36; 2 C Howard (Mat, W40) 64:00RIDGEWAY RUN 15.5km, TringOverall: 1 J Buis (Heat) 54:47; 2 A Cracknell (D&T) 56:34; 3 D Roberts (M40) 62:52Women: 1 C Boosey (VoA) 64:51; 2 I Craft 70:06
SHAUN LEE JOHNSTONE MEMORIAL 10, BoroughbridgeOverall: 1 A Dobby (Harr) 60:44; 2 J Hood (York Ac) 63:24; 3 M Appleton (Ripon) 64:58M50: J Oliver (Knave) 67:31Women: 1 J Greenwood (Wake, W35) 72:51; 2 A Dale (Weth, W35) 74:51; 3 J Keavney (Swale, W45) 77:08
SURREY BADGER HALF-MARATHON, DorkingOverall (13.1M): 1 V Camp 76:26; 2 G Barnard (Herne H) 76:38; 3 T Elsey (Herne H) 77:36M40: 1 D Freeman (Tad) 81:32. M50: 1 J Foss (S Lon) 88:09Women: 1 C Grima (HW) 85:21; 2 R Clifton (THH) 86:28
OCTOBER 8REDSPOTTEDHANDY KIELDER TRAIL 10km, Kielder ForestOverall: 1 R Sloan 38:10; 2 M Elsdon 40:21; 3 J Mulroy 41:04Women: 1 H Steel 47:39; 2 L Donaldson 48:07
EDF ENERGY DUNBAR 10Overall: 1 C Reid (HELP) 57;44; 2 R Meade (Edin) 58:40; 3 C Green (Portob) 59:05; 4 K Chapman (SVHC, M40) 61:04; 5 G MacInnes (C’thy, M40) 61:54M50: G Gilhooley (Dunb) 66:07Women: 1 E Mooney (Loth, W35) 62:57; 2 M Wright (HBT, W35) 64:49; 3 R Anderson (Dunb, W45) 68:32; 4 J McWhinnie (Fife, W45) 71:04
OCTOBER 2FOSTON & THORNTON LE CLAY CASTLE HOWARD 10km, YorkOverall: 1 J Rogers 35:14; 2 B Hamilton 36:44; 3 N Ramsden (M45) 37:00Women: 1 Z Plummer (W40) 42:41; 2 K Coulson 44:29Overall (6km, age/gender not declared): 1 A Bedingham 23:49; 2 M Woollons 28:54; 3 P Woollons 29:09
LIZ SMITHIES 10km, HalifaxOverall: 1 R Hand 41:24; 2 L Sugden 44:32; 3 J Ferguson 45:29Women: 1 S Greenwood 45:44; 2 A Baldwin 47:32
SEPTEMBER 27WIRRAL SUMMER LEAGUE, Arrowe ParkMen (4.5M): 1 A Peers (Liv H) 24:23; 2 R Grantham (Elles P) 25:05; 3 V Van Woerkom (Ches TC) 25:25; 4 R Evans (Wirr, U20) 26:33; 5 I Magill (Liv RC, M40) 25:36; 6 P Qune (Liv H, M50) 25:40; 7 D Jarvis (Wirr, U20) 25:56; 8 M Clair (Liv RC) 26:02M55: M Whitfield (Elles P) 30:21. M60: P Weatherhead (Wirr) 30:33TEAM: 1 Wirral 59; 2 Wallasey 80; 3 Liverpool RC 100; 4 Wallasey B 182Women: 1 L Grantham (Wirr) 28:30; 2 S Kearney (Wirr) 28:49; 3 S Atkinson (Tatten, W40) 30:09; 4 S Jarvis (Liv H) 30:12; 5 N Bird (Elles P) 30:25W50: R Isaacs (Pens) 30:52TEAM: 1 Wirral 9; 2 Liverpool H 22; 3 Tattenhall Runners 31; 4 Chester TC 42U15 (2.25M, all Wirr): 1 W Patterson 14:22; 2 C Quinn 14:58; 3 G Reeve 16:25U15 women (all Wirr): 1 H Nuttall 16:45; 2 S Kearney 17:48; 3 N Harris 18:10Final standings: men: Grantham 74; 2eq S Desse (Wirr)/Van Woerkom 70TEAM: 1 Wirral 235; 2 Wallasey 295; 3 Liverpool RC 445 Women: 1 Grantham 75; 2 Kearney 72; 3 Jarvis 69U15 boys: N Flanagan (Wirr) 75. Girls: Nuttall 75
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AFTER an Aldershot, Farnham & District one-two at the Southern
Relays last month, the club’s women’s squad will be seeking gold here, writes Martin Du� .
Charlotte Purdue anchored the A-squad and Steph Twell made an earlier-than-expected return from her broken ankle in the B-team.
Though Twell is unavailable this time, they will be trying to claim their fi fth victory in a row after last year winning by 36 seconds over Charnwood. New team manager Tim Eglen said: “We’re hoping to have a couple of strong teams. Charlie is defi nitely running.”
Charnwood failed to fi eld a team in the Midland relays, but their team manager, Sarah Whitmore, said: “We are looking forward to the national road relays as this is an event that we all really enjoy. I am waiting for fi nal updates as some of the athletes have had recent injuries and illnesses.”
Bristol & West, who won the Midlands Relays, will have Lucy MacAlister back to boost their team and they could pose the closest challenge to Aldershot.
Chester-le-Street won the Northern women’s title last year but defections to Morpeth
allowed their North Eastern rivals to take that title this year, so they are possible medallists.
Bedford & County came through on the fi nal stage of the men’s race last year as Scottish invaders Shettleston, with a strong Eritrean contingent, also nipped past Tipton on the last leg. Bedford & County team manager Tony Forrest said: “I expect [us] to be stronger than at the Southerns as I’ll have Darren Deed coming in and may possibly also have Mark Draper. If I have both then I think we’ll be up there, but we always do
better at the National than the Southern, so who knows? Last year I thought we had a 50-50 chance of medalling and we won because everyone ran well.”
City of Leeds regained their area title after a close battle with Morpeth and both are likely to be stronger at Sutton Park. Leeds should bring in Paul Buckley and World Championships marathoner Dave Webb, while Morpeth hope Nick McCormick and Jonny Taylor will boost their sextet.
“We have never won the Nationals and that has always been our aim,” said Leeds’ Simon Deakin after their Northern win.
Newham & Essex Beagles, winners here in 2006 and 2009, comfortably won the South of England event.
Aldershot will have Andy Vernon and possibly Ben Moreau to add to their Southern squad and manager Mike Boucher said: “I am still waiting to hear back from Chris Thompson but also have Josh Gorecki and Fraser Thompson available.”
Alan Mead said after Belgrave’s Southern fi fth place,
where Paskar Owor was second fastest: “Hopefully it will be a bit stronger.”
He seeks to halt a slide in the former champions’ form. They won seven times between 2001 and 2008.
In the age-group races, Aldershot’s girls won the under-17 and under-15 races last year but slipped up in the Southern as Chelmsford AC and Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow respectively ended their domination.
Bracknell’s under-13 girls, led by the Goddard twins, Hope and Grace, should again come out on top, while Tonbridge will hope to win at least two boys’ titles.
One for the roadPreviewERRA National Road Relays, Sutton Park, October 15-16
Could Bedford & County defend their
National title?
AFD AND BEDFORD SEEK DEFENCES OF THEIR NATIONAL ROAD RELAY TITLES THIS WEEKEND
TimetableSaturdayNoon Women (4x4315m)1.30pm Men (6x5847m)SundayYoung athletes (3x3861m)11.15am U13 Girls12.10pm U13 Boys 1.05pm U15 Girls 2pm U15 Boys 2.45pm U17 Women3.30pm U17 Men Hope (left) and Grace Goddard were successful in the cross country relays last
weekend but can they repeat that success on the roads this weekend?
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CROSS-COUNTRYSaturday October 15AYRSHIRE AAA RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS (CLOSED EVENT)Beach Park, Irvine. [email protected] MASTERS’ OPENQUB Malone Playing Fields, Belfast. [email protected] 10kmWoolmer. 10am.www.brutalrun.co.ukEntry: £15. CHINGFORD LEAGUETrent Park. 2.30pm.www.attwoodbc.co.uk/chingford_league.htmDUNBARTONSHIRE AAA RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPSDuchess Woods, Helensburgh. [email protected] DISTRICT LEAGUEStirling University. 1pm.www.eastleague.co.ukGUERNSEY LEAGUEDelancey Park. 2pm.www.guernseyathletics.org.ggLANARKSHIRE AAA RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPSDrumpellier Park. Noon.NEWRY OPENKilbroney Park, Rostrevor. Noon.www.newrycityrunners.comSTOCKPORT HARRIERS SCHOOLS’ LEAGUEWoodbank Park Stadium, Stockport. 10.30am.www.stockportharriers.comSURREY MASTERS’ CHAMPIONSHIPSPetersham. www.surreyathletics.org.uk
Sunday October 16BOOTH DECORATORS LEAGUEShipley Park Visitors Centre. 11am.
EAST SUSSEX SUNDAY LEAGUEWhitbread Hollow, Eastbourne. 10.30am.www.eastsussexcrosscountry.co.ukMEDIS ISLE OF MAN LEAGUEBallannette. www.iomaa.infoNOTTS MINI LEAGUEBilborough Park, Nottingham. 11am.www.notts-minileague.co.ukRENFREWSHIRE AAA COUNTY RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPSPollok Park, Glasgow. [email protected] YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUEOswestry.
Wednesday October 19LONDON COLLEGES LEAGUEParliament Hill. 3.15pm.http://ulathletics.co.uk/london_colleges_league.php
Saturday October 22BROOKS SUSSEX LEAGUEGoodwood. www.sussexathletics.org.ukBRUCE JUDD JUNIOR RELAYSStoke Park, Guildford. 1pm.www.surreyathletics.org.ukEntry: £1/runner. CUMBRIA LEAGUE (Inc CUMBRIA VETERANS’ CHAMPS)Frenchfields, Penrith. Noon.www.athleticscumbria.org.ukEntry: £2. GRAND PRIX EXPRESS NORTH WALES JUNIOR LEAGUESt David’s College, Llandudno. 10.30am.www.northwalesxc.comEntry: £2. GRAND PRIX EXPRESS NORTH WALES LEAGUESt David’s College, Llandudno. 2pm.www.northwalesxc.comGUERNSEY LEAGUEMillennium Stone. 2pm.
www.guernseyathletics.org.ggLIDDIARD TROPHYFryent Country Park, Kingsbury. 2.30pm.http://qph.weebly.comMANCHESTER AREA LEAGUEHeaton Park, Manchester. 12.30pm.www.bbresults.co.uk/wpMIDLAND RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPSWest Bromwich. www.midlandathletics.org.ukNW LONDON YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUEBannister Stadium, Harrow. ORION HARRIERS CENTENARY MOB MATCHChingford. www.orionharriers.org.ukRED ROSE LEAGUE Wilson Playing Field, Clayton-le-Moors. www.redrosecrosscountry.co.ukSCOTTISH NATIONAL RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPSCumbernauld. 12.30pm.www.scottishathletics.org.ukSHERMAN CUP/DAVIDSON SHIELD Temple Park, South Shields. 12.30pm.VETERANS AC OPENWimbledon Common. 2.30pm.www.vetsac.org.uk
Sunday October 2353-12 LEAGUE Springfield. www.53-12xc.comAMPTHILL TROPHYAmpthill Park, Ampthill. 11am.www.ampthilltrophy.org.ukDERBY RUNNER LEAGUEBagworth Heath. 10.30am.www.derbyrunnerleague.co.ukGRAEME LE MAISTRE SERIESSt Catherine’s Woods. 9am.www.jerseyspartan.comHEREFORDSHIRE WINTER LEAGUE Moor Park, Ludlow. 11am.NI & ULSTER EVEN JUVENILE
CHAMPIONSHIPSBallybofey, Donegal. www.niathletics.orgNORTH YORKSHIRE & SOUTH DURHAM LEAGUEMount Oliver. http://new-marske-harriers.co.uk/xcountry/xc.htmlSUNDAY LEAGUECheshunt Park, Broxbourne. 11am.www.runherts.com/xc.htmUP AND RUNNING SOUTH YORKSHIRE LEAGUEClifton Park, Rotherham. www.sycaa.co.uk
Saturday October 29BROSE WARWICK RELAYSCryfield Sports Pavillion, University of Warwick. 11.30am.www.brosewarwickrelays.comCOMPLETE RUNNER WEST YORKSHIRE LEAGUETBC. www.westyorkshireathletics.org.ukEAST SURREY LEAGUELloyd Park, Croydon. ESSEX LEAGUE Basildon. JERSEY JUNIOR LEAGUE St Georges’ School. 1.15pm.www.jerseyspartan.comKENT LEAGUESSomerhill School, Tonbridge. Noon.www.dartfordharriersac.co.uk/kxclLIVERPOOL & DISTRICT LEAGUEBeacon Park. 2pm.www.lps-athletics.co.ukMID LANCS LEAGUETowneley Park, Burnley. 12.30pm.www.midlancs.org.ukNIGHT FRIGHT 6kmChantries Woodlands. 6pm.Entry: £17. NORTH OF THE THAMES CHAMPIONSHIPSFryent Country Park, Kingsbury. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE LEAGUEPark Hall Country Park, Weston
Coyney. 12.30pm.www.nsccl.co.ukRAF v EASTERN COUNTIES v CAMBRIDGEMagog, Cambridge. www.raf.mod.uk/rafathleticsRUN 4 IT NORTH DISTRICT LEAGUEKeith. 1.15pm.www.northleague.co.ukSTART FITNESS NORTH EAST HARRIER LEAGUEFarringdon. 12.30pm.
Sunday October 30FENN WRIGHT WINTER LEAGUEFramlingham. LINCOLNSHIRE LEAGUEPrinces Parade, Skegness. www.granthamac.com/xc NORTH WEST SUNDAY LEAGUEClarke Gardens, Liverpool. 10am.www.stevesaunders.co.ukSOUTH EAST LANCASHIRE LEAGUEClayton Vale. 1pm.www.selcc.co.ukTHAMES VALLEY LEAGUEMad Bess Woods. http://tvxc.org.ukTHREE COUNTIES LEAGUEWellingborough. www.woottonroadrunners.co.uk/xcountry.html
Wednesday November 2EAST ANGLIA LEAGUEGreat Yarmouth. 2.30pm.LONDON COLLEGES LEAGUERichmond Park. 3.15pm.NORTHERN POLICE LEAGUECleveland. 2pm.
What’s On TV guideEUROSPORTSunday Oct 16: 8.30am – Live coverage of Amsterdam Marathon.CHANNEL 5Sunday Oct 16: 4.05am – Bupa Great Yorkshire Run.
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INDOORSunday October 16TOM PINK RELAYSLee Valley.
MULTI-TERRAINSaturday October 15BAY2BAE2 10kmCemaes Bay, Anglesey. 10am.www.thisonecounts.co.ukEntry: £21. HOGWEED MUGGLES 5.5/10.9/15.9Village Hall, Hawkesbury Upton, Gloucestershire. [email protected] www.hogweedmuggles.co.ukEntry: £8/£10/£10. MOUTH TO MOUTH 10kmSandymouth, Bude, Cornwall. [email protected]: £13. Extra on day: £4. NEW FOREST CHALLENGE 10/25/50kmRed Shoot Camping Park, Linwood, Hampshire. From 9am.www.nakedstrength.co.ukEntry: £12/£26/£48. NORTHUMBERLAND 10km/HALF-MARATHON/MARATHON/ULTRABamburgh Castle, Bamburgh, Northumberland. From 8.15am.www.endurancelife.comEntry: £29/£39/£49/£59. ORBITAL RUSH 10kmHillsborough Stadium, Owlerton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. 10.30am.www.shelter.org.uk/orbitalrushEntry: £15. RICHMOND RIVERSIDE 10kmRiverside car park, Richmond Park, London. [email protected] www.thefixevents.comEntry: £16. ROWBOTHAMS ROUND ROTHERHAM 50Dearne Valley College Sports, Wath, South Yorkshire. 6am.www.rotherhamharriers.orgEntry: £13. Extra on day: £5.
Sunday October 16BAKERS AND LARNERS OF HOLT 10kmGresham’s School, Holt, Norfolk. 10.30am.www.nnbr.co.ukEntry: £8. BELFAST WINTER WARMER 6/11kmOrmeau Park, Belfast. From 11am.www.bhf.org.uk/winterwarmerEntry: £10. Extra on day: £5. BLACKS SINGLE-TRACK 5/10kmChilterns Gateway Centre, Dunstable, Bedfordshire. 10.15am.www.blackstrailrun.co.ukEntry: £20. Extra on day: £5. BOUNDER 9Playing Fields, Broughton, Hampshire. 11am.www.thebounder.orgEntry: £8. BUCKINGHAM 10kmBuckingham Bull Ring, Buckingham. 10am.www.buckinghamcircle.weebly.comEntry: £12. Extra on day: £3. CASTLE CARY 10kmCaryford Leisure Centre, Castle
Cary, Somerset. 10am.www.totalbuzzevents.comEntry: £8. Extra on day: £2. CLAPHAM COMMON 5/10km SERIESClapham Common, London. [email protected] www.innovationsports.co.ukEntry: £10/£15. Extra on day: £5. CRANMORE CHASE 10kmCranmore Steam Railway Station, Cranmore, Somerset. 11am.www.wellscityharriers.org.ukEntry: £6. Extra on day: £2. FOREST ROW 10kmScout Hut, Station Road, Forest Row, East Sussex. [email protected]: £10. FRIETH HILLY 10kmFrieth Cec School, Frieth, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. [email protected] www.friethhilly10k.co.ukEntry: £11. Extra on day: £4. GUILDFORD RIVERSIDE PARK 10kmSpectrum Sports Centre, Guildford, Surrey. 10.45am.www.kellystore.orgEntry: £15. JILL OLIVER 10kmLee Valley Athletics Centre, Enfield, Middlesex. 10am.www.edmontonrc.co.ukEntry: £8. Extra on day: £2. LANGDON 5Langdon Visitor Centre, Basildon, Essex. 10.30am.www.essexwt.org.ukEntry: £6. Extra on day: £1. NEW FOREST LADIES ONLY 5/10kmRed Shoot Camping Park, Linwood, Hampshire. 9/11am.www.nakedstrength.co.ukEntry: £9/£12. NEW WARE 10GlaxoSmithKline CC, Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire. 10.30am.www.ware-joggers.co.ukEntry: £13. Extra on day: £2. PATTINGHAM BELLS 7Pattingham, near Wolverhampton, West Midlands. 11am.www.pattingham-church.orgEntry: £12. RESOLUTION 15kmHyde Park, London. 11am.www.stroke.org.ukEntry: £15. Extra on day: £5. RON SKILTON HALF-MARATHONNewydd Arms Hotel, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys. 11am.www.green-events.co.ukEntry: £9. Extra on day: £2. SANDBACH 10kmElworth Cricket Club, Elworth, Cheshire. 11am.www.sandbachstriders.co.ukEntry: £8. Extra on day: £2. SAXONS 5Carlton Park Recreational Club, Saxmundham, Suffolk. 11am.www.thesaxons.org.ukEntry: £5. Extra on day: £2. SPIRES & STEEPLES CHALLENGE 13/26Sports Field, Princes Street, Metheringham, Lincolnshire. 9.30am.http://spiresandsteeples.comEntry: £12. Extra on day: £3.
STEEPDOWN CHALLENGE 5Lancing Manor Leisure Centre, Lancing, West Sussex. 11am.www.lancingeagles.co.ukEntry: £2. Extra on day: £3. STUDLAND STAMPEDE 12kmStudland Visitors’ Centre, Studland Bay, Dorset. 10am.www.studlandstampede.co.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £5. THE BOUNDER 9Sports Field, Broughton, Hampshire. 11am.http://thebounder.orgEntry: £8. Extra on day: £2. WELCOMBE WOBBLER 10kmThe Welcombe Hills, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. 11am.www.stratfordac.co.ukEntry: £7. Extra on day: £2. WESTBURY LIONS 10kmWhite Horse Country Park, Westbury, Wiltshire. [email protected]: £8. Extra on day: £1. WIBBLY WOBBLY LOG JOG 5.5Fire Road 6, Mayday Farm, Brandon, Suffolk. 11am.www.bfh.org.ukEntry: £6.
Saturday October 22BEACHY HEAD MARATHONEastbourne. 9am.www.beachyheadmarathon.org.ukBURNHAM BEECHES 10kmLord Mayor’s Drive, Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire. 10.30am.www.burnhambeeches10K.comEntry: £15. GR8 DUNDRUM RUN 8.4Main Street, Dundrum, Co Down. 1pm.www.gr8dundrumrun.comEntry: £12. ROTHER VALLEY 6Rother Valley Country Park, Wales Bar, South Yorkshire. 11am.www.sheffieldathletics.co.ukEntry: £8. Extra on day: £1. STANDISH HALL AUTUMN 10kmBritannia Hotel, Standish, Lancashire. 2.30pm.www.wiganphoenix.org.ukEntry: £4. Extra on day: £1. WEYMOUTH 10Weymouth Pavilion, Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset. 10.30am.http://egdonheathharriers.comEntry: £13.
Sunday October 23ALF SHRUBB MEMORIAL 5Slinfold CC, Slinfold, West Sussex. 11am.www.sussexraces.co.ukEntry: £7. Extra on day: £3. BATH RACECOURSE 10kmBath Racecourse, Lansdown, Bath, Somerset. 11am. www.southlondonfives.co.ukEntry: £10. BLACKWATER VALLEY 5km TIME TRIAL SERIESMytchett Quays Lake, Mytchett, Surrey. www.tripain.comEntry: £5 on the day. BRADLEY WOODLAND CHALLENGE 10kmBradley Scout Camp, Brighouse,
West Yorkshire. 10.30am.www.woodlandchallenge.co.uk/2011Entry: £10. CHARTERHOUSE 5/10/15kmCharterhouse Club, Dukes Drive, Charterhouse, Surrey. 10am.www.charterhouseclub.co.ukEntry: £7/£11/£16. Extra on day: £2. EDINBURGH BIG FUN RUN 5kmHolyrood Park, Edinburgh. 11am.www.bigfunrun.comEntry: £12. EXMOOR STUMBLE 6/STAGGER 15.1West Somerset Community College, Minehead, Somerset. 11am.www.mineheadrunningclub.co.ukEntry: £8/£12. Extra on day: £2. GLASGOW WINTER WARMER 5/10kmPollok Park, Glasgow. From 11am.www.bhf.org.uk/winterwarmerEntry: £10. Extra on day: £5. GREENSAND MARATHONPriory School, Dorking, Surrey. 10am.www.trionium.com/greensandEntry: £37. MINSTEAD STINGER 9Ocknell Caravan Park and Campsite, Fritham, Hampshire. 10am.www.tottonrc.weebly.comEntry: £12. Extra on day: £2. OVER THE EDGE 17.5Much Wenlock, Shropshire. 8am.www.wenlockedgenationaltrust.blogspot.comEntry: £12.50. PEEL TO DOUGLASTown Hall, Peel, Isle of Man. 9am.www.manxathletics.comPICKERING AND MOORS 10kmSt Joseph’s Primary School, Pickering, North Yorkshire. 11am.www.pickeringandmoors.co.ukEntry: £7. Extra on day: £1. RESOLUTION 5kmSanders Park, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. 11am.www.stroke.org.uk/resolutionEntry: £15. Extra on day: £5. THURLOW 10Village Hall, Great Thurlow, Suffolk. 10am.www.haverhillrunningclub.org.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £1. WOODLAND CHALLENGE 10kmBradley Scout Camp, Brighouse, West Yorkshire. 10.30am.www.woodlandchallenge.co.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £2.
Friday October 28SKELETON 5Beacon Hill Country Park, Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire. 7.30pm.www.purepersonaltraining.co.uk Entry: £11. Extra on day: £5.
Saturday October 29AN CREGAN 5An Cregan Heritage Centre, Creggan, Co Tyrone. Noon.www.sperrinharriers.co.ukEntry: £3. BRENTWOOD 10kmWeald Country Park, Brentwood, Essex. 11am.http://gobeyondultra.co.ukEntry: £12. Extra on day: £3. GLASGOW BIG FUN RUN 5km
Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. 11am.www.bigfunrun.comEntry: £12. MORETON MORRELL HALLOWEEN HORROR 4Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire. 9pm.www.raceways.euEntry: £10. Extra on day: £2. SOURTON SCRAMBLE 10kmVillage Hall, Sourton, Devon. 11am.http://sites.google.com/site/sourtonscrambleEntry: £8. Extra on day: £4. TRAIL-ATHON 26.2kmRother Valley Country Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. 8.30am.http://esrunning.co.uk/2011/07/22/the-2011-trail-athonEntry: £10.
Sunday October 30AMBERSWOOD 4Spring View Community Sports Association, Wigan, Lancashire. 11am.www.springviewfc.co.ukEntry: £7. Extra on day: £1.50. BRENTWOOD HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONWeald Country Park, Brentwood, Essex. 10am.http://gobeyondultra.co.ukHALLOWEEN HELLRAISER 9Crewe Vagrants, Willaston, Cheshire. 10am.www.southcheshireharriers.org.ukEntry: £8. Extra on day: £2. HANKLEY HALLOWEEN HUSTLE 10km/10mileHankley Common DZ Huts, Thursley, Surrey. 10am.www.bvrunners.org.ukEntry: £10/£12. JEKYLL & HYDE HALLOWEEN 5Bush Pub, Market Street, Hyde, Cheshire. 9.30am.http://sites.google.com/site/kiwiclassicevents/homeEntry: £5. Extra on day: £1. LIVERPOOL CROXTETH PARK HALLOWEEN 6.66kmCroxteth Country Park, Croxteth Hall Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside. 11am.www.legendevents.org.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £3. MOUNT EDGCUMBE 10kmMount Edgcumbe Country Park, Cremyll, Cornwall. 11am.www.shredevents.comEntry: £10. Extra on day: £3. NEWPORT MARATHONHigh Street, Newport, Gwent. 9am.www.newportmarathon.org.ukEntry: £30. POPPY RUN 5kmAshby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. 11am.Barnet, London. 11am.Bedgebury Forest, Kent. 11am.Farmoor Reservoir, Oxfordshire. 11am.Riseholme Campus, University of Lincoln, Lincoln. 11am.Colwick Park, Nottingham. 11am.Rendlesham Forest, Tangham Outstation, Suffolk. 11am.www.poppy-run.comEntry: £12. SHEFFIELD TENTENTEN 10kmEndcliffe Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. 10am.www.sheffield10k.comEntry: £18. Extra on day: £2.
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SOUTHSIDE SIX 26kmQueen’s Park, Glasgow. 11am.www.southsidesix.org.ukEntry: £6. STICKLER 10.1Shillingstone Primary School, Shillingstone, Dorset. 10.30am.www.thestickler.co.ukEntry: £8. Extra on day: £2. WELLINGBOROUGH PUMPKIN RUN 5/10km/HALF-MARATHONStanwick Lakes, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. 10am.www.ultramarathon.org.ukEntry: £10/£16/£19.
ROADFriday October 14POOLE RUNNERS WINTER 5km SERIESBoscombe, Dorset. [email protected] www.poolerunners.comEntry: £2.
Saturday October 15DISCOVERY RUN 5/10kmMayflower School, Harwich, Essex. From 10.45am.www.discoveryrun.co.ukEntry: £5/£6. Extra on day: £1. ERRA NATIONAL MEN’S 6-STAGE/WOMEN’S 4-STAGE RELAYSSutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. www.englishroadrunningassociation.co.uk
Sunday October 16ABINGDON MARATHON (Inc BMAF CHAMPS)Tilsley Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. 9am.www.abingdonmarathon.org.ukEntry: £30. AVIEMORE HIGHLAND 10km/HALF-MARATHONBadaguish Centre, Aviemore, Highlands. 11am.www.aviemorehalfmarathon.orgBORDERS LEAGUENova Centre, Prestatyn. 11am.www.bordersleague.org.ukBRIDLINGTON HALF-MARATHONLeisure World, Bridlington, East Yorkshire. Noon.www.bridlingtonrr.co.ukEntry: £9. Extra on day: £1. CABBAGE PATCH 10Cabbage Patch, Twickenham, Middlesex. 10am.www.cabbagepatch10.comEntry: £17. CARDIFF HALF-MARATHON (Inc WELSH CHAMPS)City Hall, Cardiff. [email protected] www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.ukEntry: £27. CASTLEPOINT 5kmLittledown Centre, Bournemouth, Dorset. 12.30pm.www.castlepointshopping.comEntry: £5. Extra on day: £1. CHALKE VALLEY CHALLENGE 10kmBroadchalke Sports Field, Broadchalke, Wiltshire. 10.30am.www.chalkevalleychallenge.co.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £1. CROYDON 10km
Lloyd Park Avenue, Croydon, Surrey. 10.15am.www.nice-work.org.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £2. DARTMOOR VALE 10km/HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONEast Gold Works, Newton Abbot, Devon. 9.15am.www.dmvmarathon.org.ukEntry: £14/£18/£22. DENMEAD 10kmKing George Playing Field, Denmead, Hampshire. 10.30am.www.pjc.org.ukEntry: £9. DURRELL DASH 6/13kmDurrell Wildlife Park, Trinity, Jersey. [email protected] www.durrell.orgEntry: £10. Extra on day: £10. EAST CARLTON 5East Carlton Park, East Carlton, Northamptonshire. 11am.www.corbyac.comEntry: £6.50. Extra on day: £2. ERRA NATIONAL YOUNG ATHLETES’ RELAYSSutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. www.englishroadrunningassociation.co.ukFELSTED 5Felsted School, Felsted, Essex. 10.30am.www.grangefarmdunmowrunners.co.ukEntry: £8. Extra on day: £1. GREEN DRIVE 5Lytham CE Primary School, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. [email protected] www.lythamrunners.org.ukEntry: £7. Extra on day: £1. LEIGH-ON-SEA 10kmGolf Driving Range, Two Tree Island, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. 9.30am.www.losstriders.co.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £2. MAIDSTONE HALF-MARATHONValley Park School, Maidstone, Kent. 9.30am.www.maidstoneharriers.co.ukEntry: £18. Extra on day: £4. ON YOUR MARKS LUTON! 5/10kmVauxhall Recreation Centre, Luton, Bedfordshire. 9am.www.boxfit.org.uk/webEntry: £10/£14. RICHMOND CASTLE 10kmMarket Place, Richmond, North Yorkshire. 11am.www.swaledaleroadrunners.co.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £2. ROBIN HOOD 10kmSherwood Pines Forest Park, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire. [email protected] www.onestepbeyond.org.ukEntry: £14. ROTARY BLENHEIM 10kmBlenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. 10.30am.www.woodstockrotary.org.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £3. TADLEY RUNNERS 10Hurst Community College, Tadley, Hampshire. 10am.www.tadleyrunners.hampshire.org.ukEntry: £10. TAMWORTH 10kmTamworth Castle, Tamworth,
Staffordshire. 10.30am.www.kpevents.netEntry: £12. UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM 5kmUniversity of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham. 11.30am.http://uni5k.org.ukEntry: £8. Extra on day: £4. WIX 5Village Hall, Wix, Essex. www.harwichrunners.co.uk
Wednesday October 19DERBY MIDWEEK MILE/5km TRAINING RACEAlvaston & Boulton Cricket Club, Raynesway, Derby. 7pm.www.runningwithdavid.comEntry: £3 on the night. HENLOW 10RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire. 12.30pm.www.raf.mod.uk/rafathleticsEntry: £15.
Thursday October 20WESTON PROM 5 SERIESPavilion Bar, Upper Church Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. 7.30pm.www.westonac.co.uk/promrunEntry: £4.
Saturday October 22DK 10kmDinnet, Aberdeenshire. [email protected]: £8. SELF TRANSCENDENCE 5kmSouth Carriage Drive, Battersea Park, London. [email protected] http://uk.srichinmoyraces.orgEntry: £4. Extra on day: £1. SHOCK ABSORBER WOMEN ONLY 5/10kmRichmond Park, Surrey. [email protected] www.humanrace.co.ukEntry: £16/£20.
Sunday October 23BLACKPOOL AUTUMN BREAKER 10kmStanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire. 10.30am.www.fylde-coast-running.comEntry: £10. Extra on day: £2. BROOKS TAVY 7Plaster Down, Tavistock, Devon. Noon.www.tavy7.comEntry: £12. BUPA GREAT BIRMINGHAM HALF-MARATHONBirmingham. 10am.www.greatrun.orgEntry: £30. EAST COAST RUN 10kmSt George’s Park, Trafalgar Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. 10.30am.www.gyrr.co.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £2.50. FLEET 10kmHarlington Centre, Fleet, Hampshire. 10.30am.www.fleetandcrookhamac.org.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £2. GAINSBOROUGH 5kmWest Lindsey Leisure Centre, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. 10am.www.westlindseyrunseries.co.ukEntry: £6.
LEA TOWN 10kmDarkinson lane, Lea Town, Salwick, Lancashire. 11am.www.weshamroadrunners.comEntry: £7. Extra on day: £1. MILFORD 5Hurst Road, Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire. 10.30am.www.runningtree.co.ukEntry: £7. PETER DRIVER MEMORIAL FLEET 10kmHarlington Centre, Fleet, Hampshire. 10.30am.www.fleetandcrookhamac.org.ukEntry: £10. RUGBY 10Barby CC, Barby, Rugby, Warwickshire. 11am.www.randnac.orgEntry: £7. Extra on day: £1. STROUD HALF-MARATHONCainscross Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire. 10am.www.stroudathleticclub.co.ukEntry: £16. WISTOW 10 Jubilee Hall, Wistow, North Yorkshire. 11am.www.selbystriders.org.ukEntry: £11.
Monday October 24ST MARY’S 5km SERIESSt Mary’s School Sports Centre, Calne, Wiltshire. 6pm.http://smcsports.co.ukEntry: £6.
Tuesday October 25BRIDGE INN (BRISTOL) 5km SERIESBridge Inn, Bridge Road, Shortwood, Bristol. 7.30pm.www.bristolandwestac.org.ukEntry: £5 on the night.
Friday October 28ATKINS 3km ON THE GREENMcLellans Arch, Glasgow Green, Glasgow. [email protected]: £2. BROOKS SERPENTINE LAST FRIDAY 5kmThe Bandstand, Hyde Park, London. [email protected] www.serpentine.org.ukEntry: £2 in advance only.
Saturday October 29ALLAN SCALLY RELAY (Inc SCOTTISH UNIVERSITY CHAMPS)Bannerman HS, Baillieston, Glasgow. 2pm.www.shettlestonharriers.org.ukBRIGHTON WHITE NIGHT MIDNIGHT HALF-MARATHON Old Paddling Pool, Kings Road Arches, Brighton, East Sussex. Noon.www.bhf.org.uk/whitenightEntry: £10. BROOKS SNOWDONIA MARATHONCommunity Centre, Llanberis, Gwynedd. 10.30am.www.snowdoniamarathon.comBUPA GREAT SOUTH RUN 5kmSouth Sea, Portsmouth, Hampshire. 10am.www.greatrun.orgEntry: £20.
DRUMLANRIG DEMON 10kmDrumlanrig Castle, Thornhill, Dumfries & Galloway. 11am.www.whahalfmarathon.comEntry: £12. Extra on day: £2. QUEENSBERRY HALF-MARATHONDrumlanrig Castle, Thornhill, Dumfries & Galloway. 11.15am.www.whahalfmarathon.comEntry: £12. Extra on day: £2. SCOTTISH PRIMARY SCHOOLS RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPSGrangemouth. 12.15pm.www.ssaa.co.ukSPOOKY SPRINT 10kmNational Water Sports Centre, Nottingham. 6pm.www.parkinsons.org.uk/10kEntry: £18.
Sunday October 30ACCRINGTON 10kmAccrington CC, Accrington, Lancashire. 10am.www.accrington-road-runners.co.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £1.50. BARNS GREEN HALF-MARATHON (Inc SUSSEX CHAMPS)Village Hall, Barns Green, West Sussex. 11am.www.barnsgreen-half.org.ukEntry: £18. Extra on day: £7. BUPA GREAT SOUTH 10Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire. 9am.www.greatrun.orgEntry: £38. CALNE LEISURE CENTRE CLOCK CHALLENGE 10kmCalne Leisure Centre, White Horse Way, Calne, Wiltshire. 11am.www.calneleisure.co.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £1. CANDLEFORD CANTER LADIES ONLY 10kmVillage Hall, Fringford, Oxfordshire. 11am.www.alchester-runningclub.co.ukEntry: £9. EDINBURGH WINTER WARMER 5/10kmHolyrood Park, Edinburgh. 11am.www.bhf.org.uk/winterwarmerEntry: £10. EMER CASEY MEMORIAL 10kmBrockwell Park, Herne Hill, London. 11am.www.hernehillharriers.comEntry: £10. Extra on day: £2. FENLAND 10Marshland High School, West Walton, Cambridgeshire. 10am.www.fenlandrunners.org.ukEntry: £8.50. FIREWORKS 5The Ice Rink, Telford, Shropshire. 11am.http://wrekinroadrunners.org.ukEntry: £9. Extra on day: £1. GLASGOW HALLOWEEN HOWLER 6.66Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green, Glasgow. 3pm.www.stroke.org.uk/halloweenEntry: £5. HALTEMPRICE 10kmHaltemprice Leisure Centre, Haltemprice, Humberside. 11am.Entry: £7. HOLMFIRTH 15Holmfirth High School, Heys Road, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. 10am.
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www.holmfirthharriers.com/events/h15.htmlEntry: £10. Extra on day: £2. JEDBURGH 10km/HALF-MARATHONLothian park, Jedburgh, Borders. 11am.www.jedburghhalfmarathon.org.ukEntry: £10/£15. McCAIN YORKSHIRE COAST 10kmScarborough Spa Complex, South Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire. 10am.Entry: £11.50. NEWCASTLE TOWN MOOR MARATHONCafe, Exhibition Park. Newcastle upon Tyne. 9.30am.www.communigate.co.uk/ne/northeastveteransathleticsclubEntry: £15. POPPY PLOD 5kmRoyal British Legion Club, Green Lane, Hardwicke, Gloucestershire. [email protected]: £5. POPPY RUN 5kmThe B-Hive, Punchbowl Lane, Boston, Lincolnshire. 11am.www.poppy-run.comEntry: £12. RONHILL SURREY CLASSIC 10km (STAGE 1)Oxshott Sports Club, Oxshott, Surrey. 9am.www.runningwithdavid.comEntry: £8. Extra on day: £2. THRESHOLD 10km SERIESIlmington Sports & Social Club, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. 10.30am.www.runstratford.co.ukEntry: £8. Extra on day: £2. WOMBOURNE HALF-MARATHONWombourne Leisure Centre, Wombourne, Staffordshire. 9.30am.www.stuweb.co.uk/eventsEntry: £15. Extra on day: £5. WORKSOP HALF-MARATHONMarket Place, Newgate Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire. 10.30am.www.worksopharriers.co.ukEntry: £15. Extra on day: £5.
Tuesday November 1CHINGFORD LEAGUE – HOG HILL 5kmHog Hill, Redbridge, Essex. 8pm.www.attwoodbc.co.uk/chingford_league.htmCRYSTAL PALACE CANTER 5kmTop car park, NSC, Crystal Palace, London, SE19. [email protected]: Free.
Wednesday November 2MINEHEAD SEAFRONT 3 SERIESCarousel Amusement Arcade, Minehead, Somerset. 7.25pm.www.mineheadrunningclub.co.ukEntry: £10.
Friday November 4RUN-4-IT METRO PROMS 3km SERIESAberdeen Beach Promenade, Aberdeen. 1pm.www.metroaberdeen.co.ukEntry: £2.
PARKRUNSAberdeen – Beach Esplanade. 9.30am.Abingdon – Rye Meadow. Andover – Charlton Playing Fields. Ashford – Bedfont Lakes Country Park. Banstead – Banstead Woods. Barnsley – Locke Park.Barrow-in-Furness – Barrow Park.Basingstoke – War Memorial Park. Bedford – Bedford Park.Belfast – Victoria Park. Belfast – Waterworks Park. Birmingham – Cannon Hill Park.Bolton – Leverhulme Park.Bradford – Lister Park. Bramhall – Bramhall Park. Brighton – Hove Park. Bristol – Ashton Court EstateCamberley – Frimley Lodge Park. Cambridge – Milton Country Park. Cardiff – Blackweir. Cheam – Nonsuch Park.Conkers – near Ashby de la Zouch. Coventry – War Memorial Park. Croydon – Lloyd Park. Croydon – Riddlesdown.Croydon – Roundshaw Downs. Durham – Graham Sports Centre.Eastleigh – Lakeside County Park. Edinburgh – Silverknowes Promenade. 9.30am.Edmonton – Pymmes Park.Enfield – Grovelands Park. Falkirk – Callendar Park. 9.30am.Forest of Dean – Covenham Enclosure. Glasgow – Pollock Park. 9.30am.Great Yarmouth – Gorleston Cliffs. Greenwich – Avery Hill Park. Hanley – Hanley Park.Huddersfield – Greenhead Park. Hull – East Park. Inverness – Bught Park. 9.30am. Isle of Wight – Medina.King’s Lynn – The Walk.Kingston – Canbury Gardens. Killerton – near Exeter. Leamington – Newbold Comyn. Leeds – Hyde Park. Leeds – Roundhay Park. Leicester – Braunstone Park.Leigh – Pennington Flash.Liverpool – Princes Park. London – Brockwell Park. London – Bushy Park.London – Crystal Palace Park. London – Finsbury Park.London – Hackney Marshes. London – Hampstead Heath.London – Norman Park. London – Oak Hill Park.London – Wanstead Flats.London – Wimbledon Common. London – Wormwood Scrubs. Middlesbrough – Albert Park. Manchester – Heaton Park. Manchester – Platt Fields Park.Manchester – Wythenshawe Park.Milton Keynes – Willen Lake. Newcastle – Exhibition Park. Newport – Tredegar House. Norwich – Eaton Park. Nottingham – Colwick.Oldham – Alexandra Park.Pontefract – Pontefract Racecourse. Poole – Poole Park.Richmond – Old Deer Park.Richmond – Richmond Park. Reading – Thames Valley Park.
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FOURTEEN hours. That was the time it took for the 2012 Grizzly on Sunday March 11 to sell out.
“It’s quite a surprise but that’s the way the race has been going in recent years,” said race director Gary Perratt of Axe Valley Runners.
Last year it took just under four days for the 2500 entries to fi ll up. The limit was reduced to 2200 for the 25th anniversary of this iconic event due to traffi c concerns in Seaton, east Devon, where the race starts and fi nishes and perhaps it was in response to that reduced limit that entries flew in faster than ever before.
I’m not sure if records are held for the quickest-fi lling races in Britain but if they were then the Grizzly would surely be a
contender for the No 1 spot.“I’ve heard that the Ultra Trail du
Mont Blanc took just eight minutes to reach its limit but apart from that I don’t know,” added Perratt.
Various ironman events are also known to have sold out in a matter of minutes when online entries open.
Perratt and his team are promising a race to remember for the 25th anniversary and believe the course, which takes in the dramatic and extremely hilly coastal countryside around east Devon, will be as hard, if not harder, than the 24th event held earlier this year.
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Labour of love in marathonLabour of love in marathonLabour of love in marathonFarah’s on the caseMO FARAH has not quite had the perfect year. As AW went to press earlier this week he had been waiting almost two weeks for bags that Lufthansa had lost during his flight to Portland in the United States.
In the world champion’s four suitcases he had orthotics, clothes for his family plus some of his daughter’s toys. Not to mention, of course, lots of running gear and shoes.
CHRISSIE WELLINGTON, the British triathlete who won her fourth ironman world title last weekend in Hawaii, is due to bring out her autobiography soon. And she must hope it will receive better reviews than another major ironman book that was published recently.
Iron War tells the story of the classic race between Mark Allen and Dave Scott in the 1989 Hawaii Ironman. It is written by Matt Fitzgerald, but Allen and Scott have slated the book and even taken the publishers, Velo Press, to court.
Allen and Scott said they identified 400
incorrect, objectionable statements in an advanced reading copy of the book, but the most painful is his depiction of the pair as “psychologically unbalanced”.
The ironman duo wrote an open letter to the triathlon community, which said: “While some might applaud Fitzgerald for his creative writing, we must express our deep disappointment over the many falsehoods and errors in his book.
“He has very little respect for journalistic integrity, the essence of which is truth. Fitzgerald also shows no respect for our privacy by disclosing and discussing very personal information that has nothing to do with our rivalry or accomplishments.”
Fitzgerald and Velo Press stand by the way the book was put together, they are disappointed by the legal action and say early reviews from the public have been great.
A WOMAN who fi nished the Chicago Marathon last weekend gave birth just hours later.
Amber Miller felt contractions just minutes after crossing the fi nish line in Chicago on Sunday. And shortly afterwards the 27-year-old Chicago woman, who completed the event in 6:25:50 while nearly 39 weeks pregnant, delivered a healthy baby girl.
“For me, it wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. I was running up until that point anyway,” Miller told The Associated Press. “I am crazy about running.”
Miller had found out she was pregnant with her second child
days after signing up for the Chicago race but decided to carry on training anyway.
After getting the go-ahead from her doctor on the eve of the race, she completed it with a half-run, half-walk strategy.
“Lots of people were cheering me on: ‘Go pregnant lady!’” she said. “I was expecting some negative comments. I don’t remember anything.”
Amazingly, it is not the fi rst time she has run a marathon while pregnant either. She has done it twice before, albeit in much earlier stages of the pregnancy.
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