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VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON

Jason Henderson,
editor

Command performance
THE results of last year’s independent review into British
Athletics’ handling of the Lottery-funded World Class
Programme are out. In this issue we exclusively bring you
the findings (see p12-16) and it is a revealing, honest and at
times explosive summary of the national governing body’s
management of elite athletes and its relationship with the
wider sport.
Don’t be fooled by the dry title of the ‘executive summary’
piece on p14. The author Vikki McPherson – an ex-athlete
who competed at five world cross country championships
and who led this review – pulls no punches as she
describes the departure of performance director Neil Black
less than a year before the Tokyo Olympics as being “of
acute concern” and
Neil Black that “the absence of
an authoritative coach
within the governing
body leadership
team is viewed with
incredulity”.
McPherson adds:
DIGEST
“Staff turnover at
6 Midland Counties to start affiliation scheme
(UKA) board and
7 Malcolm Arnold receives prestigious IOC coaching award
CEO level escalated 8 Christian Taylor on the new athletics association
MARK SHEARMAN

tensions, confused 10 Birmingham ready to stage The National Running Show

roles and blurred 11 Tributes pour in for former agent Maurie Plant
accountability” and that “concerns were expressed with
regards to the impact the narrow medal-winning focus LOOKING AHEAD TO LONDON
has on the wider sport”. 18 MARATHON FEVER
It is a warts-and-all summary which talks about “a lack We set the scene for what looks like being a monumental Virgin
of trust in the governing body” and which tackles the thorny Money London Marathon on April 26
topic of selection for major championships. To their credit, 20 KENENISA BEKELE & DAVID WEIR
UKA encouraged AW to print it word for word and their
Ethiopian great has been inspired by Eliud Kipchoge’s feats and is
admission of fault and transparency is a major step when it
hoping to break the Kenyan’s marathon world record plus eight-
comes to regaining the sport’s trust.
time champion David Weir gets ready for his 21st London race
Writing on behalf of UKA, Sarah Rowell admits there
has been “a period of uncertainty” and is keen for the 22 STEPHANIE DAVIS
review to act as a catalyst for positive change. Rowell, 2:27 marathoner finds herself in the hunt for Olympic qualification
the interim chair of UKA during much of 2019, also talks after just a short time at the sharp end of endurance running
about improving communication between the elite and 26 DEWI GRIFFITHS
grassroots, more effort to develop top-class home-grown Welshman eyeing what would be the perfect birthday gift as he
coaches and greater connectivity with the club system.
continues his comeback from debilitating illness and injury
It will be music to the ears of many AW readers.
30 10 COMMANDMENTS OF MARATHON TRAINING
■ IF you’re running a spring marathon you could do worse London Marathon veteran Steve Smythe offers his advice on how
than read Steve Smythe’s advice on p30-31. to get the most out of your marathon performance

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Endurance strength – p42

COVER: Eliud Kipchoge, Jess Piasecki,

Dewi Griffiths and Chris Thompson
Images: Mark Shearman

REGULARS
12 UKA VIEW
Sarah Rowell comments on the recent elite athlete
performance review with an additional ‘executive summary’
by the independent analyst, Vikki McPherson, who oversaw
the process
62 DIP FINISH
Stephen Scullion unleashes his inner animal to run a
marathon PB at the Houston Marathon

TALKING POINT Nike Vaporfly

32 NIKE VAPORFLY discussion – p32
Our resident shoe guru Paul Freary looks at the
controversial Nike Vaporfly in a week where the debate
has really taken off
SPOTLIGHT
36 CHARLIE SPEDDING
PERFORMANCE Former London Marathon winner has brought out a new
41 Warm-ups – special focus on ‘blade jumpers’ book and here we offer another extract – this time about
42 Strength training for distance running – the second of a evolution and its links to athletics
two-part article by coach David Lowes
RESULTS & FIXTURES
STATISTICS 46 Results round-up includes news from the Houston Marathon
38 2019 PARKRUN RANKINGS and Half-Marathon, London Games, BMC Cardiff Open and
Leading marks across the country in various age groups Lotto CrossCup in Belgium
from young athletes through to masters 59 What’s On fixtures guide

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Midlands to start
ailiation scheme
MIDLAND COUNTIES ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION SET TO FOLLOW NORTHERN ATHLETICS’ LEAD

T
HE Midland Counties Athletics

GARY MITCHELL
MCAA: keen to ensure that area competition can
Association is planning be provided for all athletes in the Midlands

MARK SHEARMAN
to introduce an affiliation
scheme similar to the one
currently operating in the North.
Northern Athletics brought in
their scheme in an effort to gain
financial independence from
England Athletics and now the
MCAA is following their lead.
Keith Brackstone, chairman of
cross country at the MCAA, said:
“The committee is looking forward
to introducing a regional affiliation
scheme very similar to that which
is currently applied by Northern
Counties. We’re not sure how long
it will take us to get this up and
running, but Stewart Barnes, the
(MCAA) chairman, has spoken
to Tony Wood (Northern Athletics
chairman) to find out how they
operate their system.
“We’re not sure our system

Your area cross

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DAVID HEWITSON

Northern Athletics: started

English area cross country we’re looking at England Athletics scheme in effort to gain stand alone to deliver what we
championships in next administrating the scheme on financial independence say will deliver to athletes in the
week’s AW. our behalf to begin with but the Midlands.”
The Derby Runner money will come to the Midlands When Northern Athletics brought
Midland Championships and with that income stream we in a similar scheme, its chair Tony
is at Prestwold Hall near hope we will ensure going forward Wood told AW: “This move was
Loughborough on January 25. that the Midlands will provide area absolutely necessary in order
The South of England competition for all athletes in the to ensure the future of Northern
Champs is also on Saturday Midlands. Doing that is our role Athletics. Without this income from
at Parliament Hill, while the in life and we want to ensure it affiliation fees, Northern Athletics
Northern Champs is at Camp happens going forward regardless would not have survived.”
Hill Estate, Bedale, North of what happens with England or UK The South of England has also
Yorkshire. Athletics in future. said in the past that they are
“If they (EA or UKA) have financial considering such a scheme, too.

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In brief
Award for Arnold
MALCOLM ARNOLD was awarded the prestigious International
Olympic Committee Coaches Lifetime Achievement award at the
IOC awards in Lausanne last weekend.
The 79-year-old’s coaching career has spanned 13 Olympics
and he guided John Akii-Bua, Mark McKoy, Dai Greene and Colin
Jackson to global titles.

England retires
HANNAH ENGLAND, the world
1500m silver medallist
in 2011, plans to remain
in athletics, inspiring
young runners to follow
in her footsteps after she
announced her retirement
Controversial Nike shoes this month from elite
have divided opinion
athletics. In recent years
the 32-year-old has been

Vaporfly fever deepens

a member of the European
Athletics Athlete Committee,
chaired the UKA Athletes’
Commission, represented athletes on the UKA Members’ Council
THE Vaporfly debate has reached fever pitch banned before the Tokyo Olympics while the and helped set up the Birmingham Athletics Academy.
in recent days with Rob de Castella, the 1983 Guardian claimed they are unlikely to be
world marathon champion from Australia, banned. Brits head to the Marugame Half
saying: “The concept of running with springs “These shoes have to be outlawed,” says CALLUM HAWKINS, Charlotte Purdue and Sinead Diver are among
the fields for the Marugame Half Marathon in Japan on February 2.
on your feet is just ludicrous.” Tim Hutchings, who was fourth in the 1984
De Castella, who wore adidas during his Olympics 5000m. “It’s a technology that has Top fields announced for US indoor meets
career, added: “It definitely needs to be lifted performances so dramatically that SYDNEY McLAUGHLIN (left) will race
addressed. I’m not for technology where it is it has actually spoilt the sport of it. People 500m, Donavan Brazier the 600m
providing an unfair or unnatural advantage.” are setting personal bests and breaking and Brianna McNeal and Nia Ali will
Speculation surrounds the verdict of national records and course records, even face off in the 60m hurdles at the
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in
World Athletics on the controversial Nike setting world records like Brigid Kosgei did
Boston on Saturday (Jan 25).
shoes, plus similar footwear from rival in Chicago, which is just ridiculous.”
Meanwhile, additions to the
brands which are appearing this year with ■ Read our shoe guru Paul Freary’s
fields for the Millrose Games on
carbon fibre plates through the midsole. verdict on the Nike Vaporfly February 8 include Ryan Crouser
The Times reported that the shoes will be controversy on p32-34 and Joe Kovacs in the shot put,
Grant Holloway and Omar McLeod

Anti-doping successes in the 60m hurdles, plus Laura Muir,

MARK SHEARMAN

Shelayna Oskan-Clarke and Ajee

Wilson in the 800m.
THE Athletics Integrity Unit has enjoyed
a busy week with Michelle Lee-Ahye,
the Commonwealth 100m champion,
given a two-year suspension for a
world youth 800m final (which he won
from Britain’s Kyle Langford) and 2016
Olympic final (where he wound up
seventh).
’ Quote of the Week
Maybe my purpose isn’t about
‘whereabouts’ failure. Kipketer also won the world excellence and 2:08 and an
The 27-year-old has run 10.82 for under-20 800m title in 2014 and has a
100m and 22.25 for 200m and was PB of 1:42.87.
Olympics bronze medal. Maybe

’
provisionally suspended prior to the Marathon runner Al Mahjoub Dazza my purpose is to inspire a young
World Championships in Doha. has been suspended for biological kid from Ireland to not make the
Middle-distance runner Alfred passport abnormalities. mistakes I made
Kipketer has also been suspended Dazza won marathons in Prague and STEPHEN SCULLION, speaking to the Irish Examiner
for breaking ‘whereabouts’ rules. The Fukuoka last year and set a Moroccan before his 2:11:51 marathon PB last weekend
Kenyan is best known for front-running record of 2:05:26 in the Valencia (see Dip Finish, p62)
blisteringly fast first laps at the 2013 Marathon in 2018.

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Why is our spor

CHAMPION TRIPLE JUMPER DISMAYED AT THE AMOUNT OF GROUND
WHICH THE NEW ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION IS LOOKING TO MAKE UP

C
HRISTIAN TAYLOR has been By that stage he hopes to have it very clear to them this is not us
inundated with support turned a “concept” into something boycotting anything, but this is us
since the creation of The rather more formal. saying ‘we’re not happy with the
Athletics Association – a “It’s been extremely positive,” he direction we’re going in and we
new union which aims to give elite says of the reaction to The Athletics think we can produce something
track and field athletes a greater Association’s creation. “There has better if we work together’.
say in the future of the sport, writes been a lot of support from both “All efforts have been focused on
Euan Crumley. The hard, and time- inside and outside of the sport. getting things in place so the next
consuming, part has been shaping “The thing I had to learn quickly time we meet it will be a case of
all of that goodwill and feedback was basically how to juggle it all. ‘this is the team we have behind
into a force to be reckoned with. This is not the first time this has us, this is our advisory board, this is
The American two-time Olympic been attempted so I’m trying to get the number of members we have
and four-time world triple jump as much feedback and historical behind us now’. That will give us
champion announced the information of what has been tried something to stand on.
association’s formation in the wake so we don’t repeat that and go “We’ve reached out to say that
of World Athletics’ controversial down the same road but also use we’d like a follow-up meeting at the
changes to the Diamond that to our advantage and put our World Indoors, maybe a few days
League, with the 200m, 3000m, own little twist on it. before so that it’s not distracting the
steeplechase, triple jump and “The reaction has been so good. athletes and taking attention away
discus for both men and women The conversation or thinking of from what’s important.
cut from this year’s programme. rebellion or protesting does come “But we’d like to go to Nanjing, to
The decision followed on from the up initially but I wanted to make it sit at the table and be able to say
news that the furthest distance very clear that I wanted to work with ‘we met at the gala and now this
contested on the track in the World Athletics because they are is what we have in place’ but also
Diamond League would be 3000m. our governing body, they are people to express, going into the outdoor
Taylor’s dismay centred around who have things in place. season, that this is a real thing.”
how those decisions were reached “We’re just saying that we don’t Taylor admits that the issues
and the athletes’ apparent lack of agree with what’s going on and how concerning athlete welfare which
involvement in the process. The aim can we work together to make a crop up are the same as those
of The Athletics Association is to give better product?.” he first heard being discussed as
those at the heart of competition Some current, and plenty of someone new to the sport as a
a far greater voice in how the sport former, athletes have been professional in 2011.
is run. engaged in the process. Having talked with other sports
Taylor insists he does not want it “We met (World Athletics) at the about what they have in place
to be a case of ‘us v them’, rather a gala and expressed what we’re to help their competitors, the
way for all parties to work together. about,” adds Taylor. “At the end of the 29-year-old has been taken aback
He hopes a meeting with World day, until we have it formalised and by just how far off the pace athletics
Athletics at the end of season gala until we have terms, conditions and has fallen in this regard.
in November will be followed up at all these things in place then it’s “We’re working with associations
the World Indoor Championships in essentially an idea, a concept. outside of the sport because it’s
March, an event at which Taylor had “I told them I’m very serious very important to get a different
hoped to compete but, with training and that there are many other perspective,” he says. “It’s important
curtailed due to his increasing champions who have been at the to know what’s been tried in other
workload away from the track, he top of the sport and are not feeling sports. For me it was a blessing to
will instead focus on making a happy or that we’re moving in the get so much reaction from other
difference in another way in Nanjing. right direction. I wanted to make sports to say ‘hey, this is what we’ve

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t so far behind?
It seems that so

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Christian
Taylor: lots
of work to do
many other sports
away from had this in place
the track
and we’re the ones
playing catch-up.
It was kind of a kick
in the butt

’
done and this is how it works’. It
made me think ‘how are we so far
behind?’.
“It seems that so many other
sports have already had this in
place and we’re the ones playing
catch-up. It was kind of a kick in the
butt. Track and Field is one of the
original Olympic sports and to think
that we’re still so far behind with
something like this - the athletes
having a voice and having influence
– I thought was a real shame.”
World Athletics does have an
Athletes’ Commission, to which
six new members – including
French pole vault world record-
holder Renaud Lavillenie and
New Zealand’s two-time Olympic
shot put gold medallist Valerie
Adams – were recently elected.
Two members of the commission
hold voting positions on the World
Athletics council.
Taylor, however, insists that an
independent body is crucial.
He adds: “There are so many
ways we can improve but for me
and for The Athletes’ Association
the first thing is how can the
athletes have a voice? The Athletes’
Commission is in place under the
World Athletics umbrella and yet
decisions are being made to take
out disciplines from the athletic
presentation and to me that doesn’t
make sense.
“Just give us the opportunity to
give our perspective.”

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Running Show begins

BIRMINGHAM’S NEC WELCOMES BIG ANNUAL EXHIBITION, WHICH IS NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR

T
HE National Running Show Nicky Spinks, Anita Bean and Nick
There is
goes from strength to something Butter, while Susie Chan and Iwan
strength as it takes place for every Thomas are acting as hosts.
runner at this
this weekend (January 25-26) weekend’s Attractions include a running
at the NEC in Birmingham for the National skills theatre, all-terrain running
Running
third time. Show zone, ultra zone, OCR zone, trail
The show is in partnership with zone, a 3D gait analysis section,
Children with Cancer UK and opens nutrition advice zone, podiatry
its doors at 9am on Saturday clinic, Steve Cram’s training camp,
as thousands of runners, sports running bookshop, run café and
brands, retailers, nutrition experts treadmill challenge.
and race organisers gather under Mike Seaman, chief executive of
one roof for a two-day celebration Raccoon Events, said: “This will be
of running. our third edition of the event and we
With the 2020 show offering a have so much planned to ensure
larger floor space than in previous that it really is the most successful
years (Halls 17-18), visitors will be show yet. No matter how far or how
able to discover the latest kit, tech, fast you run, there is something for
nutrition and races from over 250 everyone – from our superb feature
exhibitors, learn from inspiring areas through to our incredible
speakers and improve their running range of exhibitors covering
technique thanks to the hands-on everything from apparel, footwear,
feature areas. accessories, tech and nutrition to
Opening what promises to be two race entry and charity fundraising.
packed days will be Linford Christie “As always, our speaker line-up
and Sally Gunnell (9am, Jan 25) is incredible, and we cannot wait to
followed by Kriss Akabusi and Dean be thrilled and inspired by all those
Karnazes (9am, Jan 26). taking to the stage.”
Further speakers include Steve ■ See nationalrunningshow.
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Farah has hope of returning to the roads in 2021

MO FARAH is not part of the delighted to welcome Mo back Farah has also found himself
Mo Farah:
mouth-watering Virgin Money in 2021. It’s always great to in the news in the past week on track
London Marathon fields this have him at our events. We’ve after UK Anti-Doping admitted for Tokyo

year but there is talk he will supported Mo since he was a it would resist any attempt by
return to the event in 2021. schoolboy.” the World Anti-Doping Agency
The 36-year-old is currently Farah has also revealed to gain access to his urine and
training at altitude in Kenya that a small injury prior to the blood samples as part of the
with Andy Butchart and others Chicago Marathon last autumn investigation into his former
as he attempts to defend his contributed to his underpar coach Alberto Salazar.
Olympic 10,000m title at the run. “The race was a disaster UK Anti-Doping’s reason is
Tokyo Olympics. really,” he told the Standard. that they would rather keep
But he is likely to return to “Having run so many track the samples intact for several
the roads after the Games and races in the past and with Tokyo more years until the science
the London race director Hugh around the corner, you go for improves sufficiently to re-test
MARK SHEARMAN

Brasher said: “We would be what you knew best.” them more thoroughly.

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Maurie Plant (left): with Cathy Freeman and Nic Bideau

Coach Puica passes
ION PUICA, the coach and
husband of 1984 Olympic
3000m gold medallist Maricica
Puica, has died aged 89. In
addition, the Romanian coach
guided Doina Melinte and Paula
Ivan to Olympic titles.

John Neale
JOHN NEALE,
a long-time
athletics
official in the
UK and official
marksman
at the 2002 Commonwealth
Games in Manchester, died on
December 26 aged 89 after a
short illness. Neale was also

Tributes gush in for Maurie Plant South England as officials

coordinator for several years.

SEB COE, Usain Bolt, Cathy Freeman, glowing tributes for Plant last as we all come to terms with losing Runner dies in accident
David Rudisha and Sally Pearson weekend with World Athletics the best there was in our sport.” CHRIS MOSES, the president
were among those to pay tribute president Coe leading the way when Freeman, the Sydney Olympics of Helensburgh AC and race
to Maurie Plant after the popular he said: “Athletics has lost one of its 400m champion, added: “If you director of the Babcock
Australian died on Sunday aged 66 truest and passionate friends and were lucky enough to know him, his Helensburgh 10km, died aged
after a period of deteriorating health. so many of us have lost a great presence, personality and charm 37 from a freak accident this
Plant was a well-known figure mate. Maurie Plant we will miss you just sucked you right in.” month while undertaking work
at British televised events, usually so much.” A former sprinter and hurdler in as a professional tree surgeon.
working as athletes’ liaison for the A statement from Athletics his youth he went on to work as an Moses, who was from Plymouth
event organisers and BBC, but he Australia described him as “Mr athletes’ agent, event promoter and originally, also served in Iraq and
held many varying roles across Athletics”, while Australian sprint commentator – to name just three Afghanistan for 13 years in the
the global athletics circuit during a hurdler Pearson said: “The sadness of his roles – as he became one of Royal Marines and was a keen
lengthy period working in the sport. has hit and the tears are flowing. the best-known figures due to his runner with a 10km best of 33:53.
Social media was awash with You’ll hate the fuss but it’s a must warm personality and lightning wit.

Running legends enjoy Manchester get together

MIKE TRAVIS

A RARE reunion of British running Dooling, says they “reminisced with

Ron Hill, Geoff Smith and Jeff Norman were
greats took place in Manchester lucidity, shared their competitive among the running legends at Stretford event
this month with Ron Hill, Geoff stories, recalled great career
Smith and Jeff Norman among highpoints and entertained
the gathering. with humour and laughter their
Along with Olympic marathon anecdotal stories”.
runners Hill, Smith and Norman He adds: “Though now wizen and
at the event at Stretford AC there grey-haired, their collective wisdom
was also legendary runners Mike on what made theirs a great era
Freary, Steve Kenyon, Mike Baxter, by comparison to contemporary
Peter Morris, Steve Anders, Steve running was both interesting and
Edmunds, Kevin Jacques and Colin compelling.
Robinson. “Younger runners present
Fechin McCormick, who listened with awe to their running
organised the event with Mike ‘grandfathers’.”

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Performance
review indings
SARAH ROWELL BRINGS AW READERS AN EXCLUSIVE UPDATE ON THE
PERFORMANCE REVIEW WHICH WAS CARRIED OUT LAST YEAR PICTURES: GARY MITCHELL & MARK SHEARMAN

A
S READERS will recall over
the summer of 2019, UK
Athletics commissioned
two independent reviews.
One was of our performance
system, which included the UK
Sport World Class Programme but
was not limited to it, rather it looked
wider across all disciplines and
performance-focused support such
as non-Olympic disciplines, Futures
and GB teams. The other one looked
more specifically at performance
coaching.
I would like to thank Vikki
McPherson and Malcolm Brown for
their work on the reviews, as well
as everyone who contributed their
thoughts and ideas, whether via the Safeguarding is now one
online survey or in interview with of UKA’s core principles
either Vikki or Malcolm.
As expected, the reviews n Team selection: ensuring Building on the following three performance remit. Developing how
generated much to think about, the balance is right between core principles that the UKA board it operates and integrates with other
highlighting both positives and achievability and aspiration – and have signed up to, it gives us aspects of performance will be a
areas where UKA and the sport can also that the selection process is a real opportunity to embed a key part of our next steps in
do better (the executive summary clear and seen to be objective and new performance approach and developing a new performance
produced by Vikki follows this article non-biased. philosophy that will put athletes approach for UKA.
and is reproduced verbatim). n Communication and and coaches at the centre of our
In particular, five themes were connection: we must ensure performance system. Core UKA principles to set our
clear where change was most that there is much better Giving them a strong voice as conscience and guide our values:
commonly called for: communication between those well as supporting strong talent 1. We have a culture of
n Performance leadership: in involved with the performance and pathways will ensure the heart of transparency, honesty and fair play.
terms of key staff roles such as talent programmes and the wider our sport – the clubs – are fully 2. No one is beyond reproach..
performance director and head sport and that there is greater engaged in helping ensure our 3. Safeguarding comes first for all
coaches, as well as how such transparency around recruitment of athletic and coaching talent can not participating (safety and respect)
individuals best interact with the coaching and team staff positions. only reach their potential but also
UKA board. This will ensure that the connectivity help fulfil our objective of “inspiring So what sort of changes could you
n Performance coaching/ between the clubs/wider sport and the nation”. see based on the findings outlined
coaches: how performance- the performance programme is Too often the UK Sport-funded above? The following paragraphs
focused coaches are both stronger going forward. World Class Programme (WCP) is set out our current thinking, which,
developed to be the best they can n Support provision: getting the viewed as the performance subject to feedback from the UKA
be and then supported to work with right balance of local, regional and programme. Although it does play a members’ council, the athletes’
aspiring and international athletes. central services. significant role, it is part of a bigger commission and the wider sport,

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We must ensure that there is much

‘
stepping-stones to senior regional talent hubs as part of
better communication between performance. Similarly, athletes the joined up approach between
and coaches must have confidence the home country athletics
those involved with the performance

’
in selection processes so they federations and UKA to develop a
and talent programmes and the are seen as clear, objective and more structured talent pathway,
wider sport non-biased. For this reason, we coupled with better support for
will be making changes to the athletes and their coaches, also
will be used to both drive our own coach there are strong British Olympic selection policy, so that affords the opportunity to revisit
performance strategy as well as options for them to consider. the acceptance of the recently how best to deliver science,
inform our submission for UK Sport Firstly, we need to do more to introduced invitation places medical and therapy support to
funding post-Tokyo. help develop coaching talent; is clearly linked to objective athletes. These considerations
creating both structured as well as performance measures. must be for the benefit of athletes
Performance more informal learning and in the UK as well as abroad, and in
leadership development opportunities. Communication and doing so we must also ensure that
While we have complete faith in Secondly, we need to re-visit how connectivity the role of the National Performance
our current interim leadership, we we invest in this area so that those The World Class Programme is Institute (NPI) remains fit for purpose
recognise that a change is required coaching our best up and coming – and must be seen as – part of as we move forward.
post-Tokyo to allow us to meet athletes are rewarded and the sport rather than something Most importantly UKA will, in
our aspirations. We must ensure recognised for doing so. Finally, we separate to it, operating in its own future, measure the success of its
that we have both the longer-term must ensure there are better silo. We must ensure that there performance programme and the
strategic leadership and oversight mechanisms for the collective is much better communication WCP using a balanced and more
of the whole talent and views of coaches to be heard. between those involved with the diverse score card. Medals will still
performance pathway, as well World Class Programme and be important – they are the core
as good coaching and technical Team selection talent programmes and the wider part of UK Sport’s investment –
leadership. As highlighted, selection is an area sport, and that there is greater but so will measures related to
The latter must be focused with strong but often polarised transparency around recruitment. culture as well as athlete and
on supporting the current best views. We need to continue to These improvements are all vital coach progression.
athlete-coach pairs, as well as focus on ensuring the balance is to helping ensure that the UK Athletics strongly believes
developing the future generations right between achievability and connectivity between the clubs that with the above focus we can
of coaches and athletes. This is aspiration, especially at a senior and performance is stronger build on our successes to date
likely to mean a more traditional level. going forward. and come out of what has been
model of a performance director At the lower age groups, the a period of uncertainty, working
working closely with Olympic and policies and standards set should Support provision closely with our home country
Paralympic head coaches, plus reflect their role as experiential The continued emergence of partners and the whole sport to
technical experts. create a performance structure
We also need to ensure that Changes to the which supports and enables all
employed performance staff have Olympic selection to maximise their potential; and
policy are imminent
the right balance of check and does so by building on our
challenge and support from the current strengths, responding to
board and the wider sport. This will new opportunities and addressing
mean revisiting the makeup and the gaps and weaknesses
also, the terms of reference of the highlighted within the reviews.
current performance oversight This year clearly has a Tokyo
committee. focus for many. It is however also
Finally, as highlighted in the the time to develop the detail
report, we need to ensure there is which will turn the above into
real clarity around which roles are actions on the ground in a way
focused solely on WCP delivery which matches our aspirations
– and those that have a wider and expectations alongside
performance system remit. practical affordability and
sustainability.
Coaching We are currently considering
It is very clear that not enough is how best to engage with the wider
being done to best develop British sport to get their views on the
performance-focused coaches. above and in the meantime would
Our aspiration is that every time an encourage anyone to email
athlete decides they want to change review@uka.org.uk with their views.

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Executive
VIKKI McPHERSON
PULLS NO PUNCHES
IN HER INDEPENDENT
SUMMARY OF

summary
THE RECENT
PERFORMANCE
REVIEW
PICTURES: GETTY IMAGES
FOR UKA & MARK SHEARMAN

T
HE interviews with the Athlete Plans these individual The Performance Director
Olympic athletes and their relationships have been the focus, (PD) has played a pivotal role in
personal coaches which and are the strength, of the World maintaining relationships with
were carried out as part of Class Programme (WCP). In each several Podium-level Olympic
an earlier piece of work indicated instance, time had been devoted athletes and was the team leader
significant progress has been made to developing the right relationship at all major able-bodied events over
in the current cycle in the provision with the athlete, their coaches and the last seven years. Given this, the
of individualised support to athletes the other stakeholders supporting impact of his departure from post
based at the National Performance them. The relationships required less than a year before the Tokyo
Institute (NPI), elsewhere in the to manage these challenging Games should be of acute concern.
UK and overseas. Whilst there dynamics had been built up over Identification of and rapid
is room for improvement in the many years and in some case over response to injury was commonly
documentation of Individual decades. cited as best illustrating the positive
impact of the WCP. The programme
also invests heavily in the logistical
delivery of training camps, holding
camps and support within the
competition environment. Delivery
in this area is widely acclaimed by
athletes, coaches and staff and
recognised as being a competitive
advantage over rival nations.
The focused attention in these
areas has, however, been at
the expense of other activities,
particularly managing relationships
with internal and external
stakeholders and communicating
to the wider athletics community.
Tensions between the Chair of the
Performance Oversight Committee
(POC) and the PD were well known in
the WCP community and were not
well managed by either individual,
or by the interim CEO. Staff turnover
at Board and CEO level escalated
tensions, confused roles and
blurred accountability. Clarification
of and adherence to respective
remits will be vital to regain trust
and provide the Board with the
necessary assurance around the
future strategy and operational
Vikki McPherson (33): carried delivery of the WCP.
out the review into UKA’s
performance structure
Whilst there is a strong desire
to ensure that the perspective of

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‘
Neil Black: the performance
director left his post after the
World Championships in Doha

Given this, the impact of his

‘
departure from post less than
a year before the Tokyo Games
should be of acute concern
Comment on NEIL BLACK’S position

’
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athletes helps shape the evolution the success of the WCP noted
of the WCP the UKA Athlete limited to no contact with the
Commission is at an embryonic Chair, CEO and PD and expressed
stage of development and is a reluctance to commit to further
struggling to identify its place and supporting the programme
focus. With new representatives when the perceived values of the
recently recruited on to the governing body did not align with
Commission this is an opportune their own.
time to revisit its primary objectives The athletics governing bodies
and put in place the support do not have exclusive jurisdiction
required to achieve them. of the sport in the UK, with
Whilst the vision of the WCP independent initiatives around road
was considered clear, concerns running, such as the free weekly
were expressed with regards to the parkrun, particularly common.
impact the narrow medal winning London Marathon Events Ltd
focus has on the wider sport. The What impact does UKA’s narrow medal-winning focus have on the wider sport? currently support the WCP, and
fact that the staff employed by the invest in other governing body
WCP no longer perform leadership in expectations beyond the remit The lack of an overarching initiatives, but were very open about
roles for the sport as a whole is a of the role, confused accountability strategy for the governing body their desire to develop a vision for
point of confusion and tension in and the potential for overload. made it difficult to progress the endurance running in the UK which
equal measure. The absence of It is impossible to reconcile aspiration for an all-embracing is broader and longer term than
an authoritative coach within the the polarised perspectives of Performance Strategy for Athletics funding constraints have enabled
governing body leadership team is maximising opportunities for in the UK. Over the course of the UKA to be.
viewed with incredulity. athletes to ‘gain a vest’ and review it was confirmed that its Their motivation was described
The level of integration between providing increased levels of focus should be on meeting as a desire to develop a collective
the Olympic and Paralympic support to smaller team sizes the UKS deadlines for the WCP vision as opposed to one owned
programmes is highlighted as a focused on athletes with current, strategy, with the other areas of by any one organisation and their
strength at an operational level, or future, medal winning potential. the Performance Strategy to be preference would be for UKA to be
however since the departure of Renewed efforts to establish, developed over a longer, slower a key stakeholder, but they have
the Deputy Performance Director communicate and adhere to a timeline aligned with the evolution independently commenced a
UKS have consistently expressed philosophy around the selection of of the overall strategy for British consultation process. The absence
concerns around the strategic athletes to compete for GB&NI are Athletics. of a senior individual within UK
leadership and oversight of the essential to reduce the tensions in In the disciplines of mountain Athletics tasked with managing the
WCP. The lack of Paralympic this area. This will be particularly running and ultra running there relationship with London Marathon
representation on the Performance key if, as anticipated, UKS require are existing advisory groups well places both the opportunity to
Senior Leadership Team (SLT) governing bodies to contribute placed to lead on the development engage in this consultation process
is perceived to be a risk and towards the costs of fielding GB&NI of a strategy for their respective and their future investment in the
the Paralympic Head Coach is teams in future. areas. There are no equivalent WCP at risk.
engaged with as a PD by external The pockets of excellence in bodies for cross country and road The status of the sport of
stakeholder organisations, resulting the culture of the WCP do not, yet, running. The insight into the volume athletics meant there was a
extend to the programme as a of voluntary work undertaken by collective desire on the part of all
whole. This is exacerbated by the a small number of individuals in external stakeholders consulted
fact that when WCP athletes come the mountain running and ultra to be associated with it and for
together in a camp environment running community gleaned all members of the athletics
they will be joined by athletes not through the interview process community interviewed to
supported by the programme, was truly humbling and these contribute to it. Their collective
inevitability giving rise to tensions communities would be well served hope is that the new leadership
between the ‘haves’ and ‘have by a single Performance Strategy team will herald a new dawn.
nots’. The impression is there is which captures and promotes their
The absence of

‘
more of a sense of team within disciplines.
the Paralympic programme than The WCP is operating in a an authoritative
the Olympic programme. The challenging context characterised
coach within the
successful turn-around in the relay by a lack of trust in the governing
team culture was also highlighted, body as a whole amongst external
governing body
with an opportunity for lessons stakeholders and the athletics leadership team
learnt to be disseminated more community. Representatives of is viewed with
Paula Dunn: Paralympic coach
widely. stakeholder organisations key to incredulity
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The
running
show
FROM ATHLETIC GREATS FACING OFF
AGAINST EACH OTHER TO THE RACES
FOR BRITISH OLYMPIC SPOTS, THIS
YEAR’S VIRGIN MONEY LONDON
MARATHON WILL BE ONE TO REMEMBER
MARK SHEARMAN

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T
HE Virgin Money London Marathon
is always an event worth
watching but this year’s edition
promises to be one of the very
best yet – and not just because it will
be the 40th staging of this annual
celebration of athletic endeavour.
The elite men’s and women’s races
are, as you would expect, bursting with
talent and both feature the current
world record-holders in Eliud Kipchoge
and Brigid Kosgei, while the prospect of
the Kenyan sub-two star and Kenenisa
Bekele, two of the greatest endurance
athletes in history, taking each other
on in the UK capital is nothing short of
mouthwatering.
It is not only at the very, very front of
the field where the headline stories will
be written, however. Arguably the most
intriguing battles could come from
the races which will take place within
the races as British hopefuls line up in
pursuit not just of national titles but,
more importantly, places on the
Olympic team bound for Japan this
summer.
Only Callum Hawkins has been
allowed to sit this one out and begin his
preparations for the heat of Sapporo well
in advance thanks to his pre-selection.
That leaves two spots for the men
– Welshman Dewi Griffiths, returning
from illness and injury, is fastest in the
field – to fight for as they also pursue the
qualifying standard of 2:11:30.
On the women’s side, however, the
competition is even fiercer. The top two
will be assured of an Olympic place, with
a third discretionary spot also potentially
on offer, but no fewer than four athletes
have the qualifying standard to their
name.
For Jess Piasecki, Charlie Purdue,
Steph Twell and Steph Davis the stakes
could barely be higher.
Everywhere you look in London, there
will be something worth watching and
over the coming pages we look ahead to
the races in prospect and speak to
some of the key figures involved, as well
This year’s Virgin Money London Marathon as delving into the footwear debate
features Eliud Kipchoge versus Kenenisa
Bekele plus some mouthwatering domestic which continues to rage and offering
dust-ups with Tokyo selection at stake some marathon training guidance for
you to follow if you have your own
26.2-mile challenge ahead of you.
Let the games begin.

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Bekele casts his eye on

Kipchoge’s London crown
ETHIOPIAN DISTANCE GREAT IS DREAMING OF THE MARATHON WORLD RECORD -
AND ALSO BREAKING THE TWO-HOUR BARRIER, WRITES JESSICA WHITTINGTON

K
ENENISA BEKELE says

MARK SHEARMAN
Eliud Kipchoge’s sub-
two-hour marathon in
Vienna provided him with
some serious motivation and
the Ethiopian believes he could
emulate his fellow distance running
great by breaking the fabled
barrier should he have a similar
opportunity.
The pair are separated by just two
seconds when it comes to official
marathon times and both believe
the world record could fall when the
two titans clash at the Virgin Money
London Marathon on April 26.
Kenya’s Kipchoge ran 2:01:39
in Berlin in 2018 before Bekele
stormed to success in the same
city 12 months later with a time of
2:01:41, but last October’s INEOS 1:59
Challenge – a non-record eligible
time trial held in highly controlled
conditions – saw Kipchoge make
further history with his impressive
1:59:41 run. Kenenisa Bekele:
breaking the world record
“When Eliud Kipchoge ran under in London would be a
two hours in Vienna, of course it dream for the Ethiopian
is not recognised by the IAAF, but
it made me very motivated,” said world record and an amazing Marathon, Kipchoge has come out in world-class times. I am really
Bekele. “If someone like me also performance will happen at the on top in each one, but Bekele has looking forward to what I can do in
gets this chance we will do a similar London Marathon,” said the 37-year- the better overall head-to-head London.”
thing or do better. old, who has claimed three Olympic record over all distances and Reflecting on his Berlin run,
“I believe in myself – you need gold medals on the track as well surfaces. Bekele added: “I’m very happy with
the opportunity of course but some as 17 world titles on the track, cross “I am looking forward to racing my result last year.
athletes will do a similar thing.” country and indoors. against Eliud once again,” Bekele “Before last year I was struggling
Improving Kipchoge’s official “Breaking the record in London said. “We have had many great with injury. Everyone knows I’m a
world record and gaining a third would be double happiness battles over the years on the strong athlete from 15 years on
global mark to go with his world because London is the best race track, roads and cross country. the track. When we came to the
5000m and 10,000m records from ever in the world. He is a special athlete who proved marathon I’ve struggled maybe to
2004 and 2005 respectively is “I hope my dream will come true.” that again with his magnificent achieve good results many times
Bekele’s more immediate aim and Of the four times Kipchoge and achievements last year. but of course this is because of
achieving that in the UK capital Bekele have met over the marathon “I feel like my win in Berlin proved injury, not a lack of my training or
would mean even more. distance, which includes the 2016 that I am still capable of winning my personality. Because of injury I
“My big dream is to break the and 2018 editions of the London the biggest races in the world and was a bit behind for some years but

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VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON

Eliud Kipchoge:
chasing London
victory No.5 Weir seeks uneventful
marathon build-up
DAVID WEIR will be hoping for a say anything, but halfway through
smoother build-up and race day I thought ‘I don’t feel right, I’ll just
for this year’s Virgin Money London hang on and see what I can do’.
Marathon, with the eight-time “I went to see the doctor and
champion revealing that he had found out that I’ve got a small
to overcome injury and a heart hole at the top of my heart that
murmur to make it to the start I’ve had since birth, they reckon.
line of last year’s event, writes They said it is quite common but
Jessica Whittington. they were quite shocked when
Recent confirmation of they saw it, to be honest.”
his place in this year’s elite Despite this recent diagnosis,
wheelchair field, which will be Weir has had a highly successful
Weir’s 21st consecutive edition, elite career which has seen him
provided the chance for reflection compete at five Paralympic
and the 40-year-old is looking Games, with six gold medals
forward to getting back into action won, while his CV also includes
my health came back and now I’m both those athletes? I’m delighted as he works toward his sixth and multiple major marathon wins.
doing a lot better in the marathon.” we’ve got that race in London. With final Paralympic Games in Tokyo. After reversing his international
Whether the men’s world record that and the women’s race, all “It was a few days after the retirement decision to target
is broken or not, Virgin Money being well it could be two fantastic London Marathon press day last Tokyo, he insists his Paralympic
London Marathon’s head of elite races.” year that I got quite ill and was in career will end in 2020.
athletes believes the clash between Brigid Kosgei returns to defend hospital with cellulitis for five or six “It’s going to be weird because
Kipchoge and Bekele will certainly her women’s title and a world days,” recalls Weir, who went on to I’m not racing on the track,” says
live up to the hype. record could also be on the cards finish fifth in the race. Weir, who made his Paralympic
Spencer Barden and his team there, with the Kenyan having “I wasn’t admitted but I was debut in Atlanta in 1996. “I don’t
have put together another set of smashed Paula Radcliffe’s 16-year- there every day because I had think it will have that added
stacked fields for the iconic 26.2- old marathon mark at the Bank an infection. That hampered my pressure like Rio or London or all
mile event and he said: “People of America Chicago Marathon in preparation. Then I got another the others because I did track and
are talking about the world record, October with a time of 2:14:04. infection in my foot just after my road. I’m going to treat it like I’m
you just don’t know. It might take a In London the race will offer training camp in March, it was going away for a weekend like I do
world record to win it, it might not, athletes the opportunity to target from a blister. That’s why I pulled for the city marathons.”
but I think it’s the head-to-head that Mary Keitany’s women-only world out of Boston. I didn’t do any prep On the prospect of claiming
everybody wants to see and for our record of 2:17:01 which was set in marathons for London and I felt it.” another medal for his country,
40th race it’s going to be such a London in 2017. On his race day drama, he he adds: “It would be an honour.
great race. “There will be a number of girls adds: “I had a heart murmur on It’s a different ball game in the
“Wouldn’t it be great to have both I think that will go at 2:17 pace,” the day of the marathon. I was Paralympic marathon and it’s
of them come along Embankment Barden adds. “Mary’s women’s-only thinking ‘what’s going on?’ I felt going to be tough but I’m up for
with a couple of miles to go, really world record and course record is all right in warm-up so I didn’t the challenge.”
fighting it out with each other? If seriously under threat. There’s such
VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON

that’s a 2:03 or 2:04 race, or if it’s a depth in that field alone.

2:01 or 2:02 race, I don’t think that “Vivian Cheruiyot (2018 champion)
really matters too much. At the end is coming back, Joyciline Jepkosgei
of the day, it’s one of the duels that is in there as well and Ruth
people want to see and it might be Chepngetich, the world champion.
the only time we see that head-to- “It’s likely to be one of the
head. strongest women’s races we’ve ever
“Kenenisa has made it quite clear had.”
that he’s probably unlikely to run in
Tokyo in the Olympics, I think Eliud n See p25 for more from
David Weir: heart murmur
probably will and then, after that, Spencer Barden on the British before last year’s race
who knows what the future holds for battles in London

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Raising
her game
STEPHANIE DAVIS HAS COME A LONG WAY IN A VERY SHORT TIME.
JESSICA WHITTINGTON SPEAKS WITH A PART-TIME ATHLETE
LOOKING TO TAKE ANOTHER HUGE STRIDE FORWARD IN LONDON

W
HEN it comes to standard) was definitely possible but are sticking here I’m going to take this
marathon running, I didn’t know what side of that I would risk and stay’.
Stephanie Davis has be on or how close. “I was really determined to stick
excelled in every event “It has really shaken things up. I and not be dropped. I hope for London
she has encountered. However, the haven’t had an international vest yet, that will be the same. I really don’t
29-year-old knows that this year’s so potentially the first one I get could want to end up running solo.”
Virgin Money London Marathon will be going to the Olympics, which is Seeing others achieve the sorts of
take things up another notch. quite crazy!” times they have – with Piasecki having
Davis has already made huge Davis is well aware that competition run 2:25:28 to win in Florence, Purdue
strides in the sport, despite only taking will be fierce, however. Domestically, clocking 2:25:38 in London and Twell
her running seriously in the past women’s marathon running has never breaking the Scottish record with
couple of years, and now finds herself been stronger and joining Davis on 2:26:40 in Frankfurt – has also left
well and truly among the frontrunners the start line in London, which is the Davis open to future possibilities.
in the British race to this summer’s GB Olympic trial race, will be three “When you see now there’s four of
Olympics. other Britons who have also achieved us that have achieved that sub-2:29:30,
A 2:41:16 marathon debut in Berlin the required standard – Jess Piasecki, it makes you think ‘maybe I could do
in 2018 was followed by an impressive Charlotte Purdue and Steph Twell. it’,” she says. “If you put in the hard work,
2:32:38 off the mass start in London The first two British women across training and consistency then it’s not
before another improvement – to the finish line on The Mall will secure completely unachievable. It motivates
2:27:40 in Valencia in December – selection, while the third spot will be you to know it’s not impossible.”
catapulted her into the spotlight and filled at the discretion of selectors, Davis took part in athletics as a
put her among the top 10 on the UK and there are a number of other UK youngster, racing in cross country
all-time rankings. athletes for whom the standard is and a few 800m events, and then ran
Never before has Davis lined up within touching distance. for the University of Edinburgh, albeit
in an elite field rather than with the “This will be a whole new learning mainly for fun and fitness.
masses but, on April 26, she will curve, running in a female-only race Her running journey really began
do so with realistic ambitions of and potentially it being a bit more of a few years later, when she moved
reaching Japan. a lonely race. I am a very competitive to London and joined the Clapham
“It has still not fully sunk in because person, which is what I think brought Chasers.
it has all come around so quickly,” me to that 2:27 in Valencia,” says Davis, She then met her coach, Phil Kissi,
says Davis, who juggles training and who took a lot of confidence from her who trains out of Battersea, and the
racing with a full-time job in finance in performance in Spain. Berlin Marathon was their first race
the UK capital. “I was in a group where the pacer working together.
“I didn’t really believe that I would was meant to be doing 2:29:30. He “I think in Berlin I had potential to go
run 2:27 in Valencia. With some went too quickly but there were some quicker but maybe didn’t push myself
hiccups in training I thought that other people in that group that I hard enough in the earlier stages of
2:29:30 (the Olympic qualifying recognised and I was thinking ‘if they the race,” Davis recalls.

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Stephanie Davis
clocked 2:32:38
from the mass
start in London

I didn’t really believe that I would run 2:27

‘ in Valencia. It has really shaken things up.

I haven’t had an international vest yet so
potentially the first one I get could be going
to the Olympics, which is quite crazy!
“As it was my first marathon, I
was just expecting to get to that six
miles to go mark, hit a wall and die! I
think that made me a little bit more
’
“The hip injury taught me that I was
better not being a high-volume athlete
on the running miles side, so I tend to
focus a lot on keeping my mileage
reserved in my racing because I really around 60 to 70 miles a week and then
didn’t want to get to that state!” I do a lot of cross training,” she explains.
She aimed to build on her 2:41 “I also cycle to and from work
in London but training got off to a every day. The focus is on quality,
rocky start when she suffered a hip rather than quantity, she adds.
Stephanie Davis injury. Rather than see it as a setback, “Typically, I try to have two days a
surprised herself
with her run of however, Davis used the experience week where I just cross train. Those
2:27:40 in Valencia to shape her future training and it has tend to be a Monday and a Friday. I’ll
clearly paid off. swim and then I’ll jump on the cross

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trainer. I only have one day a week
where I have a double run day. My
sessions tend to be over more higher
volume to make those 60-70 miles up.”
Tuesday track night can include
sessions such as 12x1km or 25x400m,
while Thursdays will offer longer
intervals and Sunday is long run day.
“My coach tends to give me mini
motivational pep talks before and after
training sessions,” says Davis, who
speaks with coach Kissi every day.
“He has dealt with a lot of emotions
in training and races so we are very
close.
“You’ve really got to trust your coach,
the things they say and the goals they
give you, otherwise it’s hard to believe
that it’s possible that you can hit those
targets.”
As well as having support from
her family, coach and club, Davis is
grateful for the flexibility her employer,
Lazard Asset Management, allows her
when it comes to her working hours.
“I can factor in double training days
and get the extra sleep and recovery
time that I need,” she says. “I think
my ideal situation would be to work
part-time and train, to be a semi-
professional athlete. Because I think
the balance of going into work, seeing
other people, switching off, would be a
good balance.”
Although becoming a full-time
athlete would be “amazing”, she adds.
“Maybe I could go part-time for a bit
and transition into that just depending
on what path I end up going down and
how London goes.”
Davis is currently unsponsored
and happy to share her views when it
comes to the current shoe debate. The
Scot ran her 2:27 while wearing the
Nike Vaporfly Next%, while her London
run saw her sporting the 4% model,
but she remains open to trying other My coach tends to give me mini motivational “I have got some adidas shoes that

‘
footwear. I am going to try in my runs. If they feel
pep talks before and after training

’
“In Valencia, most of the people I good then I would definitely be open
was running with were wearing the sessions. He has dealt with a lot of emotions to wearing them but if they don’t feel
(Nike Vaporfly) shoes,” she says. “I did in training and races so we are very close good then it would make no sense to.”
wear them because I guess I jumped Nike shoes or not, Davis hopes for
on the hype of what everyone else was then the Next% because my 4% shoes “I wear another Nike shoe for a lot of continued health and happiness as
doing. I haven’t tested a lot of shoes, I were finished, the miles were done my tempo and speed sessions. But, she works towards securing her first
don’t actually personally feel there’s in them and I needed a new pair so in saying that, because of this debate I British vest.
any difference between the Next% and it made sense for me to transition to don’t want people to think ‘oh, she only “I don’t know what my race plan will
the 4%. I wore the 4% in London and that shoe. ran 2:27 because she wore the shoe’. be for London yet. I guess for this race

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Stephanie Davis has thrived under

the guidance of her coach Phil Kissi Other Brits to watch out for in London
Jess Piasecki Charlotte Purdue Steph Twell
Age: 29 Age: 28 Age: 30
Marathon best: 2:25:28 Marathon best: 2:25:38 Marathon best: 2:26:40
The former European under-23 The British marathon champion Broke the Scottish record with her
cross country champion became secured her place for the World October run in Frankfurt, taking
the third-fastest Championships 12 seconds off
female in British in Doha with a Liz McColgan’s
marathon run in London 22-year-old
history with last year which mark. She is
her winning moved her up to now sixth on
performance now sit the British
in Florence last fourth on the marathon
year. In 2015 UK all-time list. all-time list
she tore her plantar fascia while She struggled with the horrendous behind only Paula Radcliffe, Mara
well on target for a Rio Olympic conditions in Qatar and was Yamauchi, Piasecki, Purdue and
qualifying time. forced to drop out. Veronique Marot.

Lily Partridge 2:29:24 Jenny Spink 2:31:14 Helen Davies 2:34:06

Tracy Barlow 2:30:42 Hayley Carruthers 2:32:42 Rebecca Murray 2:39:37
Tish Jones 2:31:00 Eleanor Davis 2:33:24 Alice Wright Debut

Stephanie Davis with her Clapham Chasers clubmates at the London Marathon start line last year

Home stars to receive a helping hand

SPENCER BARDEN, the head of elite athletes at the London “The women’s race is really interesting because we’ve got four
it might not be such a specific race Marathon, says a key element when putting together this year’s ladies now who have got the qualifying time and there’s a few
plan because it might depend on the fields was again to make sure that British athletes will receive just outside. That could be a really fascinating race,” says Barden.
tactics on the day,” she says. support in their Olympic qualification aims, writes Jessica “Again, we’ll support the Brits there with pacemakers. For them,
Whittington. it’s not about the qualifying time, it’s about how fast do they want
“Obviously, I’ve made the jump from
In the men’s race, pacemakers will be available to help to run?
2:41, to 2:32, to 2:27, so there will be
athletes achieve the 2:11:30 qualifying time, while Barden adds: “We’ll work with them over the next month or two to work out
some expectation on where I can go
“We’ve got other athletes from other nationalities to race with what the most suitable pace is for that group of British athletes,
next but we’ll see. I just want to stay them, so hopefully we can get two or three athletes, or even more, if it’s 2:25, if it’s 2:24, whatever that might be. Again, we’ve got
injury-free and healthy and at the running inside the qualifying time and on the plane to Tokyo.” other athletes from other nationalities in there to support them, to
moment that is the case, so hopefully For the women’s race, it will be a case of finding out just how make it almost a race within a race.”
things can just continue going as fast the leading contenders wish to go. n Dewi Griffiths eyes the perfect gift in London, p26
they are.”

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W
ITH the benefit of “Without knowing it, my eyes were
hindsight, Dewi Griffiths overworking and it was causing
now realises that a some of the headaches I was getting.
stumble as he went to Because my body was in a bit of a
pick up his drinks bottle during the stress mode constantly due to that
London Marathon last year was a I probably picked up everything that
signal that something was wrong. was going wrong then. I kept on
His time of 2:11:46 in finishing getting ill and I probably dipped into
third Briton had still earned him a bit of overtraining syndrome then
a place on the team for the World as well.
Championships in Doha but the “It was a classic case of when things
Welshman would ultimately not start going wrong then everything goes
make it to Qatar. wrong. From what I was told it was
The 28-year-old who had probably caused by a virus. I probably
impressed so many with his marathon had it in me for about a year, year and
debut time of 2:09:49 in 2017 could a half, without even knowing.”
not put his finger on why he didn’t feel With the root cause identified,
right – and things got worse. however, Griffiths’ turnaround has
His third place at the ASICS 10k been surprisingly quick.
in London in July proved to be his “It’s a weird thing and I was
only road race of the summer as fortunate that my physio thought
headaches and chronic fatigue outside the box,” he says. “He knew
meant that his training eventually a vestibular physio and within one
ground to a halt and priorities were month I’d gone from not feeling
forced to change. “It wasn’t just a great to thinking ‘you know what, I’m
case of when I’d be back running it actually feeling alright here!’.
was more a case of ‘can I just have “Having gone through all summer
a normal day?’,” he admits. not feeling great – I got to the point
Not knowing the cause simply where, even just walking down the
added to the anxiety and frustration road, I’d be really tired – it was kind
and Griffiths admits that he began of funny how quickly things turned
to wonder if he would ever be able to around. I went from not being great
compete again. to ‘I think I’ll go for a run today’ and it
It wasn’t until October, thanks to a kind of kicked on from there, really.
physio “thinking outside of the box” “When I started to feel better things
that Griffiths uncovered the source just fell into place. I’m looking after
of his problems. myself and making sure things
The vestibular system includes don’t return but I don’t do anything to
parts of the inner ear and brain combat anything at the moment. It
that help to control balance and was the case that, when I finally got
eye movements. If that system is the diagnosis, I was then able to fix it
disrupted in any way by illness or quite quickly.”
injury then symptoms such as That didn’t stop there being more
vertigo and dizziness can develop. than a little trepidation for Griffiths
“I eventually found out I had a when he began to take his first steps
vestibular problem which meant my on the road to recovery.
balance was out,” explains Griffiths. “It “My first run was with my girlfriend,”
probably explains why I fell over the he says. “She’s used to being on the
table in London when I went to pick bike during my long runs but we’d
the bottle up. never actually run together as she’d

My balance was out. Without knowing it my

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eyes were overworking and it was causing
headaches. My body was in a constant stress
mode. I got to the point where, even just
walking down the road, I’d be really tired
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MARK SHEARMAN
The
perfect
gift
EUAN CRUMLEY SPEAKS
TO DEWI GRIFFITHS, A
MARATHON RUNNER WHO
IS PLANNING TO CAP HIS
COMEBACK FROM ILLNESS AND
INJURY BY EXCELLING IN LONDON
AND SETTING UP A BIRTHDAY RUN
TO REMEMBER IN JAPAN

Dewi Griffiths racing

in London last year

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complain she could never keep up
but that first run was about 8:30
miling, I think.
“It was nothing that was going to
scare anyone or a pace that anyone
would think twice about but for me
that was my first run for about three
or four months where there were no
side-effects and since then it’s been
progressing and progressing.”
The couple decided to take part
in the New Year’s Eve Nos Galen road
races, staged in the Welsh town of
Mountain Ash. At the time of entering,
Griffiths’ main ambition had been little
more than to get round but little did
he know that the 5km would represent
a landmark in his comeback. A 15th
place finish has never felt so good.
“We entered Nos Galen in the
summer as a bit of a laugh. I was
winding my girlfriend up that she
could get an elite entry because
she’d run under 25 minutes for 5km
and I’d said to her at the time ‘if I’m
not healthy then I’ll just run with you’
but it got to the point where I thought
‘actually, I’m going alright here and
I’ll give it a go properly’,” he says of his
15:18 performance.
“I was never going to be fit and it
was probably the first sub five-minute
mile I’ve run for about six months but
it was kind of the kickstart I needed.
“I needed to just draw a line in the
sand, to see where I am, and I think
I was probably in better shape than
the time suggests due to the nature
of the course. If I’d had another go at Callum started running 2:10 a couple of years hamstring while competing for Great

‘
it I probably would have run quicker Britain at the European Cross Country
ago, then everyone thought he could run

’
the following day. My body was just Championships in Samorin.
getting used to that pace again. quicker. I saw Callum doing it and thought Then 2018 brought with it a stress
“I just enjoyed the experience. It ‘well if he can do it why can’t I?’ fracture to his hip which ruled him out
was nice to be back just toeing the of the Commonwealth Games and
line. The support I had was amazing – understandable, given that Griffiths had four minutes quicker per mile?’. You the European Championships, before
everyone was happy to see me back.” been unsure as to whether he might always wondered ‘can I do it again?’ his illness issues prevented him from
That delight was shared by the ever be able race seriously again. but, luckily, I was guided well, things taking up that hard-won place in Doha.
athlete himself. “Those thoughts were crossing my have turned around and I was able to All of that will be forgotten, however,
“We set off and I thought ‘I’m not a mind,” he admits. “I kept joking to my start fresh. Hopefully this is the start of if an Olympic place and the chance
million miles away, here. There might friends throughout that ‘oh, I’m retired’ the rest of my career, I guess.” to spend his 29th birthday competing
be some life left in the legs’. A mile but part of me was thinking ‘what if I A change of fortune would certainly in Sapporo can be secured.
down the road I started to think ‘oh, never get back to a level again?’. be welcome, too. Griffiths will enter this year’s Virgin
jeez’ but when the watch beeped for “Even when I started jogging, eight- Just a few weeks on from that Money London Marathon as the
the first mile and it was 4:38 I thought minute miling was hard work and 2:09 in Frankfurt, which he insists fastest Briton in the field, given the
‘alright, that’s not bad’. It was just a joy my heart rate was sky high just doing would have been quicker but for the pre-selection of Callum Hawkins, and
being back racing.” that so I was thinking ‘can I have the cramps which began to afflict him would dearly love to rediscover the
That emotion was all the more same heart rate but run three or with 12km remaining, Griffiths tore his kind of form he showed in Frankfurt

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MARK SHEARMAN
Dewi Griffiths believes the
likes of Callum Hawkins have
helped drive up standards in
Other Brits to watch out for in London “You have
Chris Thompson
British marathon running
Age: 38 Marathon best: 2:11:19 got to wear
The 2010 European 10,000m silver medallist
will be looking to underline his athletic longevity prototypes
by landing his first Olympic appearance since
competing over the 25-lap distance in London
if you want
2012. His marathon best came in London in
2014 and this will be his fourth time of competing in the UK capital
to compete”
showpiece. DEWI GRIFFITHS insists that marathon
runners have little choice but to wear
prototype footwear if they are to stand
Derek Hawkins
a chance of competing at the top level
Age: 30 Marathon best: 2:12:49
of the sport.
Derek will be looking to join brother Callum in
The ASICS-sponsored athlete may
the Olympic marathon for the second time after not necessarily agree with the use
both featured in Rio. The 30-year-old has suffered of the technologies to be found in
badly with injuries since 2016, but is firmly on the shoes such as Nike’s much talked
way back after recording a marathon personal about models but, with other brands
best of 2:12:49 in Frankfurt last autumn and started 2020 by coming developing their own footwear in
within two seconds of a 10km personal best in Valencia with 29:26. response, Griffiths admits he is likely
to be wearing his sponsor’s equivalent
Ben Connor when he lines up in London.
“It’s proven that it does help you a
Age: 27 Marathon best: Debut
lot,” says Griffiths, when asked about
The British 10,000m champion has enjoyed track
the debate around Nike’s Vaporfly and
and cross country success of late and it will be
Alphafly shoes. “I’ll probably be wearing
intriguing to see how the Derby athlete, who has the ASICS prototypes in London. They
a half-marathon PB of 61:11, fares in what will be obviously help and whether they help
his debut over 26.2 miles. as much as the Nike ones, who knows?
But in this day and age you can’t not be
Charlie Hulson 2:14:22 Adam Hickey 2:16:56 wearing them.”
Josh Griffiths 2:14:25 Aaron Scott 2:16:57 Racing without enhanced footwear,
Nick Earl 2:14:38 Paul Navesey 2:17:16 says Griffiths, is almost the equivalent
Robbie Simpson 2:14:56 Ollie Lockley 2:25:28 of giving yourself a time penalty.
Nicholas Torry 2:15:04 Andy Vernon NM “One of my favourite TV programmes
growing up was Gladiators and it’s a
Peter Le Grice 2:16:22 Josh Lunn Debut
bit like that bit at the end ‘you will go
on my first whistle, you will go on my
two years ago when he became miss the World Championships but he could run quicker,” he says of the second whistle’ and you can’t afford
to do that when every second counts
Wales’ second-fastest marathon hopefully I don’t have to miss an rising British standards. “I saw Callum
in the elite field,” he adds. “You have to
runner in history. Olympics as well. doing it and thought ‘well if he can do
wear them.
“I still think that if I hadn’t cramped “That’s the focus at the moment it, why can’t I do it?’.
“Whether I agree with them in
up that there was a 2:08 there or and if I make the Olympics then the “I think you see on the scene, with the wide context, probably not. As a
even a 2:07 – that’s how good I felt at last two years won’t really matter – I’ll the 10kms and the half-marathons, Welshman I want to compare as much
30km,” he says. “I remember at that have made the one that everyone everyone’s going quicker and quicker as I can to Jonesy (former world
time that you could have given me wants to make.” and the depth is getting better.” record-holder Steve Jones) and see
any session and I would have PB’d it. To do that will mean overcoming He adds: “From here to there I’ll give how my times compare. It’s a totally
I was just in that shape. Fortunately some strong British opposition. With it my best shot and if I don’t make it, I different era now and I won’t be able to
I was able to show what I could do Hawkins pre-selected and Mo Farah don’t make it but no regrets. Even just do that wearing these shoes.
and six weeks later I was running at having moved back to the track there to think about going there and being “That’s a shame because if I do one
day break his record (2:07:13) I want to
the European Cross and then tore my are two places up for grabs, provided competitive is quite a jump from
do it because I’m a better athlete than
hamstring. It was a purple patch and the standard of 2:11:30 has also been where I was six weeks to two months
he was, not because I’ve got springs in
I was fortunate to run that marathon secured and Griffiths acknowledges it ago. Things are going pretty well
my shoes. In today’s climate, if you’re
before things broke down, I guess. will be no easy task. and I think that, if I can do this now, not wearing them then you’re not going
“Since then I’ve had to miss the “I think you’ve seen Callum, when then give me three months more of to compete unfortunately.”
Commonwealth Games, miss the he started running 2:10 a couple of training without interruption then who n The Nike Vaporfly debate: p32-34
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DIY marathon training

STEVE SMYTHE, WHO HAS RUN A SUB-3:00 MARATHON IN FIVE DIFFERENT DECADES,
SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE OF TRAINING FOR A MARATHON FOR 45 CONSECUTIVE YEARS

A
T THE tail end of 1980, I
Ten commandments: our tips
started training for the first will hopefully get you to
London Marathon. I already the finish line with a
pleasing time
had five years of marathon
training and racing behind me.
I trained diligently to break 2:30
for the first time. I have entered
every London Marathon since,
though I pulled out of running in
1983 to focus on another event,
but the training principles have not
changed much during that time.
With over 40 years’ experience
of the London Marathon, these are
what I consider to be the 10 most
important things I have learned
about covering the distance.

1 Train with a target

time in mind
If you know what time you are
aiming for, it makes training paces
and required training a lot easier.
If you have previously run a
marathon, it should give you an
idea of what time you are capable
of but base your target time on a
recent 10km or half-marathon. A good, challenging target should but after a long run early April, 4 Getting the pace right
However, be realistic – especially if help with motivation but be flexible the taper should see a gradual While the focus of the weekend run
this is your first marathon. and adjust that target if you have reduction in mileage and long runs. is to build endurance at a slower
gained a lot of speed or fitness or Treat long runs like a race – be pace, it is an idea to occasionally
downgrade if you have struggled well hydrated and test out gels in (for example once a month) put
Marathon potential
with training or been ill or injured. training rather than just leaving some running in at marathon
10km Half-Marathon Marathon
28:00 (4:31) 60:00 (4:35) 2:05 (4:46)
them for race day. pace. I would favour a five-mile
30:00 (4:50) 65:00 (4:57) 2:15 (5:09) 2 Focus on the long section between 10 and 15 miles,
32:00 (5:10) 70:00 (5:20) 2:25 (5:32) run 3 Patience - marathon which should be hard enough to
33:00 (5:20) 72:30 (5:32) 2:30 (5:43) The most important run is the training is not a sprint be a challenge but not so hard it
35:00 (5:39) 77:30 (5:55) 2:40 (6:06) long weekend run as it is closest Running 26 miles at marathon will demoralise you if it feels too
37:00 (5:58) 82:30 (6:17) 2:50 (6:29) to the marathon itself and builds pace could take you a month or difficult.
39:00 (6:17) 87:00 (6:38) 3:00 (6:52) endurance. longer to recover from and even 20- I would suggest doing some sort
42:00 (6:46) 94:00 (7:11) 3:15 (7:26) The runs should be slower than 23 miles could be very destructive of tempo session once a week –
45:00 (7:15) 1:40:30 (7:40) 3:30 (8:00) targeted marathon pace (most unless you are extremely fit and when you run sections at marathon
48:00 (7:45) 1:47:30 (8:12) 3:45 (8:35) prefer a minute a mile slower) and experienced. Training too hard and or half-marathon pace to improve
51:00 (8:14) 1:54:00 (8:42) 4:00 (9:09) you should gradually build up the fast at the weekend may increase speed endurance.
54:00 (8:43) 2:01:00 (9:14) 4:15 (9:44) distance over your training period. your confidence but if you are tired
57:00 (9:12) 2:08:00 (9:46) 4:30 (10:18)
Supposing a late April marathon, and fatigued the week after you will 5 You will be fresher
60:00 (9:41) 2:15:00 (10:18) 4:45 (10:53)
(Based on doing sufficient marathon training to
the long runs could average 15-17 potentially train poorly during the and fitter on race day
hold a good pace) miles in January, 18-20 miles in week and increase the chance of There are times when you are
February and 20-22 miles in March injury and illness. struggling through 20-milers at

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nowhere near marathon pace when should mean you can maintain the
your target time can look near pace for longer.
impossible. However, remember you I prefer doing different interval
are building up fitness to be ready distances each week (that is, 400m,
for a future date. 800m, 1000m and 1600m).
In the last few weeks you will
get a taper to re-energise yourself 7 Train consistently
and on race day have the stimulus Most training schedules are over
of competition, as well as all the periods of 12-15 weeks.
adrenaline. There will also be the It is best to have 12 weeks of
support and company of those good training rather than three
running at a similar pace which weeks of brilliant training followed
might have been missing through by a month of moderate training
those January and February runs. because you initially overdid it.
Think of the first month as the
6 Speedwork - Even early miles, where you are slightly
26.2 miles require within yourself, the second month
speed as reaching the halfway point and
Running 26.2 miles may not beyond still in control. The third
require 800m or mile speed but month is getting near the latter
most training schedules include stages where you are trying to
speedwork and a track or speed maintain the level over the first half
session every week, while many run but with the knowledge that you are
their best marathon when they are tired yet nearing the end.
in their best 10km shape. Apart from the main sessions,
Your marathon potential is linked there should also be a longer
to how fast you can run a half- midweek run and a few shorter,
marathon, which is linked to your easy runs. Train patiently to reap the rewards on the big race day
10km speed.
The faster you can run 10km, the 8 Race occasionally up the training and gives a better 10 Injuries and illness
more comfortable you should be It makes a lot of sense to do some idea of knowing if you are on target If you train too hard, the chances
running at marathon pace, which races in the build-up as it breaks for your aims. It also gives you are you may well succumb to injury
a chance to practice using your or illness. Most runners will suffer
True test of stamina: the marathon is a brutal race racing kit and to test your pace some sort of illness or injury in a
judgement. three to four-month training block
Some may choose to run a half- but the key is to ease back initially
marathon at marathon pace rather – a few days off, giving the body a
than race pace but there should chance to recharge, is better than
not be a problem in racing a half- trying to run through it.
marathon over a month before the If injured, get treatment as soon
marathon. as you can and if necessary take a
A few cross-country events or longer break and then be prepared
parkruns could also be beneficial. to adjust your targets if you have
missed too much training,
9 Rest and recovery For a more detailed programme
You cannot train hard in preparation see our DIY marathon schedule:
for 26.2 miles every day without athleticsweekly.com/performance/
paying the price. I prefer to have diy-marathon-training-plan-
easier running days on Mondays 1039927310/
and Fridays.
Some sort of rest or down days n AW’s Euan Crumley is
are essential. following the schedule
A day off from hard training does ahead of this year’s London
not mean you will lose fitness and Marathon and you can keep
you will potentially gain as you give track of his progress through
the body a rest and do a better his regular training blog at
session the next day. athleticsweekly.com

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AW’s SHOE GURU PAUL FREARY OFFERS SOME INSIGHT TO THE

VAPORFLY DEBATE AND THE CURRENT FOOTWEAR ARMS RACE

The Vaporfly
M
AINSTREAM media and and creators of undoubtably great
broadsheet newspapers footwear, launched a mainstream
went into a frenzy last shoe on the back of the attempt,
week reporting that Nike’s based on the prototype model
ZoomX Vaporfly Next% shoe was set that Kipchoge himself wore on
to be banned by World Athletics. the motor racing circuit.
Ultimately these reports were The shoe – the Nike Vaporfly
largely based on speculation and 4% – was so named after research
although WA says an inquiry is suggested it effectively offers a
taking place, no such findings 4% improvement in efficiency for
have yet been revealed. a marathon runner. It was a great
If a shoe or shoes were likely success and runners bought them
to be banned, it would probably in their droves.
only take effect on models The shoe was made up of a
going forward and the likelihood combination of a carbon fibre plate
of records or race wins being and revolutionary foam (see panel).
retrospectively erased or even But this wasn’t the first time carbon 1. Nike’s fastest:
“asterisked” is unlikely. fibre had been used in a shoe. Paul ZoomX/retuned
midsole system.
So, why the controversy? Tergat’s marathon world record of Carbon fibre plate +
Since Eliud Kipchoge’s Breaking2 2:04:55 in Berlin in 2003 was set in more ZoomX
Foam in forefoot.
attempt in Monza in 2017, the world the Fila Racer, a shoe with a carbon = Added stability,
of footwear has been in a spin. plate to provide a little extra spring. energy conservation.
Propulsive feel
Nike, the masters of marketing The Nike shoe was then updated

Mo Farah is one of
many athletes who
have used the Nike
Vaporfly in road races

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2. Intelligent surfaces:
Reduce weight. The sport is divided over whether the Vaporfly should be
- Minimal/deconstructed upper. banned and World Athletics is due to issue its verdict
- Minimise water/sweat retention.
VaporWeave = strong and breathable.

conundrum

ZoomX Foam and a

carbon plate in the
midsole give the
Vaporfly NEXT% its
“spring-like” feel

in early 2019 to the current again the focus was firmly fixed on
model, the ZoomX Vaporfly Next%, his shoe, which was the new and
which was given this name yet-to-be-released ‘Alphafly’.
because it took things on a level, This prototype model included
offering more of the ZoomX foam a multi layered carbon fibre plate
cushioning to provide even greater system and even more of the
benefits. ZoomX foam, measuring around
By this time, though, other 50mm thick.
4. Redesigned brands had begun to release It is in these prototypes where
traction:
Athlete learnings their own models: HOKA One One the controversy lies, and indeed
3. New look = deeper grooves/ releasing the Carbon X at an event stems from. WA (IAAF) rules state
of speed: shallower
Anatomical tongue. depressions. in Sacramento resulting in a 50km that with regards to equipment
- avoid irritation. Improve traction
Foam pad =
world record from Jim Walmsley. and footwear, that it should be
without adding
heel fit. weight. When Kipchoge eventually broke “reasonably available to all”.
Heel collar =
engineered for
the two-hour barrier at the INEOS The Vaporfly 4% and the Next%
stability. 1:59 Challenge in Vienna last year, were indeed reasonably available

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The Vaporfly’s
distinctive colour Vaporfly Next%:
range is dominating how does it work?
the start line of
road races
WHAT makes the Nike ZoomX Vaporfly
Next% different is its combination of
two things: the brand’s ZoomX foam
and the carbon fibre plate sandwiched
between the layers of foam.
The foam itself is a unique blend of
foam rubber and Pebax. The material
Pebax is a form of plastic with many
uses but in this instance it helps create
a material that quickly and easily
returns to its original form, making it
somewhat springy.
Carbon fibre is a strong and
lightweight material that can be made
in sheets, and again has some spring-
like characteristics. Here Nike have
pre-formed a curve into the carbon and
to all, if they wanted to pay the to both implement and enforce as Legislation could simply rule
inserted it into the ZoomX cushioning.
£200-plus price tag, but price most manufacturers have shoes on prototype models being used Together, this combination loads
alone cannot be a deciding factor. due for release in the next month or in competition, emphasising the the spring on impact with the rear of
Of course, nowadays social two containing carbon fibre plates. current rule of “being reasonably the shoe and as the foot rolls through
media and advertising allows a It’s the success of the Nike shoe available”. We’ve seen many the gait on to the forefoot, the foam and
brand to deliver a message far and that has led the current footwear examples of this recently, with plate quickly return to shape, giving the
wide in seconds, and perhaps the arms race. Athletes under contract Laura Muir’s track spikes drawing enhanced push-off and springboard
enormous success of these shoes to other brands have chosen to attention during last year’s indoor effect.
could ultimately lead to some wear the Nike shoes (in some season. Callum Hawkins wore a The plate also has the effect of
creating a larger lever in the forefoot,
restrictions in future. But what can instances in a disguised manner) version of New Balance’s soon-
essentially allowing the foot to put its
rules restrict? for fear of being at a disadvantage to-be-released carbon-plated
power into the ground in a bigger area
Current rules limit the height of in competitions when racing marathon shoe when he finished
for greater effect. It also reduces some
high jump shoes, for example, to against runners wearing the Next% fourth at the World Championships of the flex at the ankle joint, again
19mm in the heel, so the overall shoes. This is where they feel in Doha and Eilish McColgan has creating a faster, smooth forward motion.
stack height (depth of cushioning) the “reasonably available to all” been wearing a prototype ASICS Remember the overall effect was
could be one area to control future argument applies. shoe during her recent road races. designed to allow an athlete such as
development. The current Next% Yet ultimately we must assume Also, in what promises to be an Eliud Kipchoge to run a faster marathon,
has probably the highest stack they were reasonable happy with epic clash at the 2020 Virgin Money so it was as much about improving
height on the market at present at their sponsor’s kit when they signed London Marathon between the two long-term efficiency as it was out-and-
39mm, so that could be a yardstick. on the dotted line and indeed in fastest men of all time – Eliud out speed.
Limiting the use of specific many cases took the pay cheque to Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele – it
materials could be more difficult accompany their contract. will be interesting to see what shoes
these two Nike athletes will wear.
Will Kipchoge return to his prototype
Alphafly and, if so, will it be available
to his closest competitor? Nike’s
One thing that is guaranteed is NEXT%
shoe
that this debate will go on and on, has got
and as brands continue to develop everyone
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 SPOTLIGHT CHARLIE SPEDDING

Evolution and
why it matters
IN HIS NEW BOOK,

GARY MITCHELL
acid in our stomach is a stronger
acid than other primates. The only
STOP FEEDING US other animals with equally acidic
LIES, CHARLIE stomachs are all scavengers.
SPEDDING EXPLAINS The ancestors of lions, tigers and
HOW THE HUMAN cheetahs were busy catching the
BRAIN HAS GROWN ancestors of gazelle and impala,
THANKS TO RUNNING but meat is meat and they were
quite happy to eat our ancestors

G
ENETIC research has too. Big cats don’t like to get too hot
shown that our nearest and they hunt in the early morning
cousins in the animal or evening when it is cooler. Early
world are the chimpanzees humans realised they were much
and we both evolved from a less likely to be eaten themselves
common, tree-living ancestor about if they went hunting for food in the
seven million years ago. Experts middle of the day. A typical grass-
believe a major change in the eating animal, like the antelopes
climate caused a huge loss of trees of today, would be chewing grass
in the African rainforest, which led to for hours while watching out for
the formation of open grasslands lions and tigers. They evolved to
and, because of this, our ancestors sprint away from a big cat but had
were forced to adapt and change. no need to keep running for a long
Man’s ability to run stems
They stopped living in the trees like from the need to hunt for
time. They either got away or they
other apes and began to walk on food many years ago didn’t. Both they and the big cats
two feet instead of four. Their diet were very poor at losing body heat
had to change too and the groups What are the main changes that we became taller and could see and would sprint for a few seconds
that survived ate a variety of new we have undergone in the last few further, which helped us to spot both and then pant, like a domestic dog,
foods. During those seven million million years? We have straightened food and danger. to cool down.
years the brain of the chimpanzee our spines and hips so we stand We do not possess the enzymes We couldn’t sprint fast enough to
has remained roughly the same but and walk upright; we have lost our to digest grass and there are not catch any of these animals, so we
our brain has trebled in size. body hair and developed sweat many other plants growing on a took a different approach. We would
The process that made us what glands so that we are very good at large expanse of grassland we work in a group and chase one
we are today emerged about two losing excess heat; and we have could eat. However, the animals animal in the heat of the day. Our
million years ago. That is, when developed much bigger and better that do eat grass provide a very prey would easily get away at first
people evolved who were clearly brains. nutritious meal as long as you but we would catch up to it again
like the humans of today and, What did we do to make these can catch them. Hunting animals before it had time to cool down. It
with that timescale, you and I are changes happen? Instead of sitting on the African Savanna a million would run away again and again
descendants of about 100,000 in a tree reaching out for the fruit years ago is what made us what but each time it would be getting
generations of two-footed, human- and nuts around us, we were forced we are today. The changes we had hotter. Eventually, it would collapse
like mammals. An enormous to search for food when the trees to make to survive are clear in the from heat exhaustion and we could
amount of adaptation to the disappeared. Standing up straight DNA we have inherited. We probably walk up to it and enjoy a large and
environment must have happened and walking on two feet was faster started eating animal flesh as nutritious meal. Our bodies adapted
through so many ancestors and this and more efficient than using all scavengers: making the most of to this way of life because all of our
information has been passed down four limbs, the way chimpanzees leftovers from a big cat’s kill. It is a ancestors were using the same
to you and me in our genes. do. As we became more upright, logical idea and explains why the method to hunt. The Bushmen

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of the Kalahari still hunt for food docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These herbivores need it but do not eat not have allowed this situation to
in exactly this way. The animals are only found in animal food it, how do they survive? Vitamin develop unless our ancestors were
we hunted didn’t need to change sources. DHA makes up about 14% B12 is made by the bacteria that eating a regular supply of B12-rich
because the herds they lived in of our brain structure, and therefore, thrive in the rumen, or caecum, of animal foods.
survived well by sprinting away from our ancestors must have had a plant-eating animals. The human As we evolved, our brains
danger. prolonged source of this essential digestive tract does not contain became bigger and they needed
These early humans had not nutrient. an equivalent compartment. We considerably more energy.
yet developed any tools but they While fatty acids in the brain possess B12-producing bacteria According to a metabolic constant
only needed a rock or pointed stick strongly suggest our ancestors in our colons, but by a quirk of known as Kleiber’s Law, when one
to finish off an animal that had were primarily carnivores, the evolutionary fate, we cannot absorb organ in an animal’s body starts
collapsed from heat stroke. We evidence from vitamin B12 makes any of it from the large intestine. to use more energy it is necessary
avoided heat stroke by losing our it irrefutable. Among other things, All of the vitamin B12 we make for another organ to use less. It was
body hair and developing extensive vitamin B12 is responsible for the goes down the toilet. We can only our digestive tract that grew smaller
sweat glands. Sweating by itself production of red blood cells, as absorb this nutrient from the small while our brains enlarged. In order
does not cause cooling of the body: well as the myelin sheath which intestine to absorb the fats we needed
it is evaporation of water from the covers all of our nerve fibres. and the for a growing brain, from
surface of the skin that does so. Animals with both a circulatory bacteria shrinking intestines, we must
Body hair keeps warmth in but also and nervous system must absorb living there have been eating nutrient-
restricts evaporation from the skin. adequate levels of B12 in order to cannot dense, easily-absorbed foods.
So, the combination of hair loss and live. Plants have neither of these make it. Animals are the only possible
sweating allowed us to develop the systems and, therefore, contain Evolution source of such nourishment.
ability to run in the midday heat. none of this essential nutrient. If could Other primates that eat a
This is an ability we still have plant-based diet, like gorillas,
today, as demonstrated by elite London Marathon 1985: Charlie have large intestines and small
marathon runners. In fact, humans Spedding (right) ran a long-standing brains.
English record of 2:08:33 behind
are one of the very few animals on Steve Jones (centre) and ahead of One of the reasons we have
the planet with the ability to travel Allister Hutton (left) such well-developed brains has
long distances on foot. Horses and only been discovered recently
wolves, which belong to a group of and it is all to do with running after
animals called ungulates, are the that nutritious food. Successfully
only other creatures with a similar hunting an animal, until it
ability. However, they cannot lose collapsed from heat exhaustion,
body heat as we do. Our loss of required several different skills. Our
hair and the development of sweat ancestors had to work as a group,
glands are a clear indication that which required communication
our ancestors had to run and and cooperation. They also needed
walk long distances to catch the spatial awareness, a sense of
food they needed to survive. We direction and memory. These are
could not have developed these all functions of a well-developed
exceptional abilities if our diet brain. It turns out that all the
consisted of plants. running, walking and chasing
When our ancestors caught developed the brain directly.
an animal they would eat all Our distant ancestors had to
of it, including the liver, heart, solve a wide range of problems
brains and fat. Indeed, fat was when finding and catching food.
the most precious part. There Chasing after their dinner, which
are many references to fat in involved solving problems and
ancient literature: ‘living off the producing nerve growth factors,
fat of the land’; ‘kill the fatted was the process that put humans
calf’. Animal fat provides the on the evolutionary road to the
most important nutrients for the intelligence and brain power we
human brain because 60% of the enjoy today.
structure of the brain consists of
fat molecules (excluding water). ■ Charlie Spedding is a
The most important fats for the former winner of the London
MARK SHEARMAN

brain are omega-3 fatty acids; Marathon and Olympic

eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA); and bronze medallist

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 STATISTICS

2019 parkrun rankings

WHO WERE BRITAIN’S FASTEST PARKRUNNERS DURING LAST YEAR? (Courtesy of Run Britain)

OVERALL MEN

MARK SHEARMAN
Andrew Heyes and, right, Jack Gray
1 14:00 Adam Clarke Dulwich Nov 23
2 14:17 Andrew Heyes Bakewell Apr 6
3 14:27 Cameron Boyek Albert Nov 16
4 14:32 Paul Martelletti (M40) Gunpowder Aug 24
5 14:34 Marc Scott South Park Mar 30
6 14:35 Kieran Clements Kesgrave Sep 14
7 14:36 Jonathan Hay Bushy Park Aug 3
7 14:36 Ellis Cross (U23) Pegwell Bay Aug 17
9 14:38 Peter Le Grice Penrose Jan 1
9 14:38 Joshua Cowperthwaite (U20) Albert Oct 12
11 14:39 Daniel Jarvis Birkenhead Dec 21
12 14:40 Tom Marshall Aberdare Sep 7
13 14:41 Kristian Jones Perth Jun 22
13 14:41 Finn McNally Hove Promenade Nov 16
13 14:41 Tomer Tarragano (U20) Dulwich Dec 28
16 14:43 Jake Wightman Worthing May 25
17 14:44 Jonathan Hopkins Cardiff Jan 12
17 14:44 Tom Merson Exmouth Apr 20
17 14:44 Frank Baddick Long Eaton Sep 21
20 14:45 Tom Evans Worthing Feb 16
21 14:47 Jack Rowe Bushy Park Dec 25
22 14:48 Nicholas Torry (M40) Dulwich Jun 29
23 14:50 Thomas Trimble (U20) Long Eaton Mar 30
23 14:50 Alexander Teuten Southampton Mar 30
23 14:50 Jack Gray York Sep 28
23 14:50 Seyfu Jamaal (U20) Dulwich Nov 30
27 14:52 Andrew Milligan (U23) Belfast Victoria Dec 21
28 14:53 Matthew Willis (U20) Long Eaton Oct 5
28 14:53 Nick Earl (M35) Maribyrnong, AUS Dec 28
30 14:54 Ben Branagh Waterworks Nov 23
31 14:56 John Beattie Rother Valley Jun 1
32 14:57 James Hunt (U23) Porthcawl Apr 13 36 14:58 Ciaran Lewis (U23) Cardiff Dec 25 4 16:55 Henry Sheffield Severn Bridge Dec 28
32 14:57 George King Hackney Marshes Jun 29 38 14:59 John Gilbert (M35) Dulwich Apr 20 6 16:56 Blake Williams Eden Project Mar 23
32 14:57 Gus Cockle (U23) Bushy Park Sep 7 38 14:59 Neil Johnston Belfast Victoria Aug 24 6 16:56 Charlie Hague Exmouth Sep 14
32 14:57 James Teagle Long Eaton Sep 28 40 15:00 Jonathan Cornish Bushy Park Feb 16 M40
36 14:58 Will Richardson (U23) Cannon Hill Sep 7 40 15:00 Thomas Beasley Cannon Hill Dec 25 1-3 above
42 15:01 Joseph Smith (U23) York Apr 20 4 15:20 Tom Aldred Dulwich Oct 5
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42 15:01 Louis Small (U17) Pegwell Bay Sep 7 5 15:24 Jamie Arnold Isabel Trail Feb 23
Adam Clarke:
42 15:01 Gavin Hill South Manchester Nov 16 6 15:32 Martin Williams Wolverhampton Sep 14
14:00 at Dulwich
45 15:02 Charlie Brisley (U17) Pegwell Bay Jan 1 7 15:35 Richard McDowell Clapham Common Apr 20
in November
45 15:02 Ryan Thomson (U23) Greenock Apr 27 8 15:36 Ben Shearer Dulwich Jul 6
45 15:02 Ian Leitch (M40) Brighton & Hove Aug 3 9 15:39 Andrew Inglis Dulwich Apr 20
48 15:03 Elliott Dorey Bushy Park Feb 16 9 15:39 Gareth Hill Belfast Victoria Dec 21
48 15:03 Bradley Goater Dulwich Feb 16 M45
48 15:03 Maxwell Dumbrell Worthing Oct 5 1 15:35 Chris Greenwood Dulwich Apr 20
48 15:03 George Mills (U23) Hove Promenade Nov 16 2 15:38 Adrian Mussett Mersea Island Oct 5
U20 3 15:40 Michael Aldridge Northala Fields Mar 23
1-5 above 4 15:48 Roger Maidment Hackney Marshes Jul 20
6 15:13 Daniel Dixon Blyth Links Dec 7 5 15:50 Simon Baines Dulwich Jun 22
7 15:15 Freddie Carcas Long Eaton Mar 2 6 15:58 Andy Bond Victoria Dock May 11
8 15:18 Benjamin Davies Redcar Jul 27 6 15:58 Simon Coombes Great Denham Oct 5
9 15:21 Fynn Batkin Long Eaton Oct 5 M50
9 15:21 Miles Clisham Wynnum, AUS Dec 28 1 16:13 John Herbert Ferry Meadows Dec 21
U17 2 16:15 Jonathan Walton York Oct 5
1-2 above 3 16:19 Tony Wright Cannon Hill Jan 26
3 15:19 James Penrose Cardiff Mar 30 4 16:22 Andrew White Greenock Feb 23
4 15:26 Sam Tull Minehead May 4 4 16:22 Tim Hartley DishleY Aug 24
5 15:29 Archie Lowe Albert Mar 23 6 16:25 Mark Jefford Belloluogo Sep 28
6 15:33 Mohamed Ali Northala Fields Mar 2 M55
U15 1 16:33 Guy Bracken Blyth Links Jun 1
1 15:41 Louis Small Ashford Jul 6 1 16:33 Andrew Ridley Poole Oct 5
2 15:44 Archie Coates Henstridge Airfield Dec 25 3 16:46 Stephen Watmough Stretford Aug 3
3 15:47 Jake Stevens Pegwell Bay Nov 30 4 16:50 Stuart Mills Worthing Oct 12
4 15:55 Jake Wilson Stretford Dec 21 5 16:55 Phil Makepeace Dishley Mar 30
5 16:06 Ben Brown Gorky Park, RUS Aug 31 6 16:57 Jon James Burnham Jul 13
6 16:08 Joe Ponter Longrun Meadow Mar 30 M60
6 16:08 Ryan Martin Bushy Park May 4 1 17:43 Steve Mason Hull Dec 25
U13 2 17:45 Stuart Hodge Greenock Apr 6
1 16:48 Jake Stevens Pegwell Bay Jul 13 3 17:50 Andy Clements Poole Sep 7
2 16:51 James Lewis Richmond Park May 25 4 17:56 Simon Bean Nonsuch Apr 13
3 16:54 Alden Collier Rickmansworth Sep 7 4 17:56 Jeff Farquhar Victoria May 11
4 16:55 William Rabjohns Poole Jul 27 6 17:57 Andy Wetherill Long Eaton Apr 6

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M65 13 16:36 Becky Briggs (U20) Hull Mar 2
1 18:18 Nigel Gates Weymouth Jun 29 14 16:39 Lizzie Clarke (U20) Hastings Mar 23
2 18:33 David Butler Dulwich Dec 28 14 16:39 Dani Chattenton Bushy Park Nov 30
3 18:36 Paul Whelpton Worthing Jun 15 16 16:41 Liz Davies (W40) Dulwich Dec 21
4 18:49 Derek Jackson Kingsbury Water Jun 29 17 16:46 Grace Carson (U20) Cookstown Apr 20
5 18:50 Austin Soane Mile End May 4 17 16:46 Beatrice Wood (U15) Salisbury Aug 31
M70 17 16:46 Kirsty Longley (W40 Croxteth Hall Sep 14
1 19:49 Mike Sheridan Woodley Sep 28 20 16:48 Tamara Beach Cardiff Mar 2
2 19:53 1 Mike Walker Southport Jun 22 20 16:48 Annabel Gummow Ellenbrook Fields Apr 20
3 19:57 Anthony Nixon Felixstowe Jun 1 22 16:50 Dani Nimmock Gunpowder Mar 30
4 20:01 1 Michael Curley Manchester Stretford Oct 19 23 16:51 Jessica Craig Belfast Victoria Jul 20
5 20:04 Brian Hilton Armley May 25 24 16:52 Chloe Sharp (U20) Pegwell Bay Dec 7
M75 24 16:52 Holly Archer Albert Dec 21
1 20:53 Peter Giles Bushy Park Nov 30 26 16:54 Bryony Gunn (U23) Cannon Hill Apr 20
2 21:11 Geoffrey Howard York May 11 27 16:55 Eleanor Davis Preston Jan 12
2 21:11 Victor Shirley Scunthorpe May 18 27 16:55 Jessica Gibbon Higginson, Marlow Sep 7
4 21:37 Bobby Young Springburn Apr 20 27 16:55 Vikki Hubbard Kingsbury Water Sep 7
5 22:03 Martin Ford Cheltenham Jul 13 27 16:55 Lisa MacDonald (W35) Vogrie Dec 28
M80 31 16:57 Sophie Coldwell Long Eaton Feb 23
1 24:34 George Black St Andrews Dec 28 31 16:57 Chloe Richardson Cannon Hill Mar 9
2 25:17 Bill Raue Eden Project Sep 7 31 16:57 Saskia Millard (U20) Cannon Hill May 4
3 25:21 Frederick Shilleto Croxteth Hall May 25 31 16:57 Tracy Barlow Great Denham Jul 27
4 25:26 Douglas Milsom Northala Fields Sep 7 35 16:58 Lauren Cooper Bryn Bach May 11
5 26:03 Jack Cowlishaw Sheffield Hallam Sep 14 35 16:58 Adelle Tracey Cheltenham Nov 9
M85 37 16:59 Emma Pallant Bushy Park Jan 19
1 28:47 Gordon Brown Croxteth Hall May 11 37 16:59 Hannah Irwin Bushy Park Feb 23 Scarlett
2 29:44 Colin Spivey Huddersfield Oct 12 39 17:00 Emma Waudby (U17) Heslington Feb 23
Livingstone:
3 29:47 Ian Barnes Darlington South Park Dec 25 40 17:01 Sarah Astin Bushy Park Mar 2
17:52 to lead
the U13 girls
4 30:18 Geoff Oliver Braunstone Apr 13 41 17:03 Rebecca Robinson (W35) Morecambe Prom Jul 13
5 30:36 Tom Everitt Hackney Marshes Nov 16 41 17:03 Jessica Learmonth Rothwell Jul 27
M90 43 17:04 Laura Hesketh (W35) Stretford Apr 13 W50
1 33:56 Harry Tempan Mole Valley Mar 23 44 17:05 Morag Millar Aviemore May 18 1 18:07 Elspeth Turner Victoria Nov 16
44 17:05 Ellie Baker (U23) Cassiobury Nov 16 2 18:26 Susan McDonald Worthing Apr 13
OVERALL WOMEN 46 17:10 Leah Harris (U23) Worthing May 11 3 18:30 Alice Riddell-Webster Fulham Palace Jul 13
1 15:50 Charlotte Arter Cardiff Jan 5 46 17:10 Maisie Trafford (U23) Worthing May 11 4 18:32 Debbie Walters Walsall Arboretum Mar 23
2 15:51 Jess Piasecki Long Eaton Mar 2 46 17:10 Khahisa Mhlanga (U20) Exeter Riverside Aug 24 4 18:32 Caroline Hoskins Woodley Mar 30
3 15:58 Hayley Carruthers Walsall Arboretum Jul 13 46 17:10 Ty Brockley-Langford (U17) Worsley Woods Dec 21 6 18:34 Philippa Taylor Rutland Water Jan 5
4 16:08 Stephanie Davis Dulwich Jun 29 50 17:11 Alyson Dixon (W40) Riverside Feb 16 W55
5 16:25 Lucy Charles Gunpowder Sep 21 U20 1 18:10 Clare Elms Beckenham Place Apr 13
6 16:30 Clara Evans Cardiff Mar 2 1-6 above 2 18:44 Fiona Matheson Drumpellier Country Sep 14
6 16:30 Jennifer Nesbitt Cardiff Jun 29 7 17:14 Georgia Hayes Newbury Jan 5 3 19:01 Treena Johnson Huddersfield Apr 20
8 16:31 Abbie Donnelly (U23) Market Rasen Dec 28 8 17:24 Lauren McNeil Bakewell Dec 25 4 19:21 Gill Fullen Bedford Nov 30
9 16:32 Pippa Woolven Black Park Jan 5 9 17:26 Emily Thompson Cannon Hill Nov 23 5 19:30 Karen Timothy Kingsbury Water Jan 5
10 16:33 Elinor Kirk Swansea Bay Apr 20 10 17:27 Tamar Pelmont Ally Pally Dec 21 5 19:30 Wendy Roethenbaugh Long Eaton May 18
10 16:33 Nicole Taylor Bromley May 4 U17 W60
12 16:35 Naomi Taschimowitz Hackney Marshes May 18 1-2 above 1 19:05 Carolyn Milne Aberdeen Oct 12
3 17:20 Cera Gemmell Edinburgh Apr 20 2 19:50 Claudine Benstead Exeter Riverside Aug 31
MARK SHEARMAN

4 17:29 Mia Atkinson Dishley Jun 22 3 19:55 Linda Lawton Leicester Victoria Aug 10
4 17:29 Anna Hedley St Andrews Nov 16 4 20:21 Lynne Higgins Cleethorpes Apr 13
6 17:33 Alexandra Millard Pegwell Bay Jan 12 5 20:29 Carole Page Druridge Bay Oct 12
U15 6 20:48 Jenny Reay Exmouth Jun 1
1 above W65
2 17:15 Ella Greenway Cleethorpes Mar 30 1 20:45 Lynne Higgins Cleethorpes Dec 28
3 17:26 Anna Hedley Bushy Park Feb 16 2 21:44 Jeanette Craig Victoria Jun 22
4 17:40 Grace Roberts Delamere Dec 21 3 21:57 Dot Kesterton Sheffield Hallam Feb 23
5 17:47 Kirsti Foster Belfast Victoria Dec 21 4 22:10 Alison Bourgeois Woking May 25
6 17:52 Holly Weedall Bushy Park Jul 27 5 22:14 Jane Holmes Fountains Abbey Dec 7
U13 5 22:14 Sue Haslam Dalby Forest Dec 21
1 17:52 Scarlett Livingstone Dulwich Apr 20 W70
2 18:14 Lily Slack Hastings Apr 13 1 22:29 Angela Copson Northampton Aug 24
3 18:16 Helana White C Burnley Jun 22 2 22:33 Penny Forse Lee-on-the-Solent Oct 5
4 18:17 Freya Murdoch Portobello Dec 28 3 23:08 Margaret Moody Newbury Mar 30
5 18:18 Bethany Trow Shrewsbury Jun 1 4 23:20 Jane Davies Bushy Park Aug 31
6 18:26 Freya Woodhead Bideford Oct 12 5 23:24 Dot Fellows Walsall Arboretum Mar 30
W40 W75
1-3 above 1 24:17 Val Naylor Hastings Mar 30
4 17:16 Elizabeth Renondeau Burgess Sep 7 1 24:17 Gill Edwards Birkenhead Dec 21
5 17:20 Lucie Custance Dulwich Sep 28 3 25:44 Julie Lawlor Mudjimba Beach, AUS
6 17:24 Claire Grima Exmouth Apr 20 Sep 7
7 17:27 Victoria Knight Holkham Jun 15 4 25:52 Penny Elliott Littlehampton Prom May 18
8 17:33 Claire Martin Walsall Arboretum Aug 17 5 27:01 Jackie Jenkins Salisbury Aug 31
9 17:36 Lesley Bell Victoria Jan 1 5 27:01 Doreen Abbot Bromley Oct 5
10 17:38 Charlotte Morgan Edinburgh Jun 22 W80
W45 1 29:43 Joan Royal Blandford Jan 5
1 17:29 Claire Martin Walsall Arboretum Dec 21 2 31:18 Joyce Archibold Newcastle Sep 21
2 17:47 Jo Andrews Catton Apr 20 3 31:21 Mary Anstey Bushy Park Apr 20
Charlotte Arter: 2 17:47 Emma Prideaux Bushy Park Aug 24 4 32:23 Margaret Williams Conwy May 25
15:50 in Cardiff – 4 17:50 Caroline Hoyte Old Showfield Oct 26 5 32:57 Rhona Goodwin N Brockenhurst Jun 1
fastest ever by 5 17:56 Lucie Tait-Harris Walsall Arboretum Aug 17 W85
a woman in 6 17:58 Michelle Dillon Bushy Park Jan 26 1 40:52 Ruth Craven Shrewsbury Jun 8
a parkrun 6 17:58 Emma Stepto Penrose Jun 29 2 41:04 Margaret Smith Brueton Apr 13
8 17:59 Mara Yamauchi Bushy Park Jun 15 3 42:16 Eileen Bedwell Albert Jan 1

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 PERFORMANCE WARM-UPS

Blade jumpers
DOES MARKUS REHM
HAVE A BETTER
TAKE-OFF THAN
NON-AMPUTEE LONG
JUMPERS, ASKS

LUC PERCIVAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE IPC

the research covered here that
JOHN SHEPHERD T44 jumpers are able to create a
greater vertical velocity at take-off.

M
ARKUS REHM is the T44 Long jump distance is determined
world record-holder for the at take-off by the combination of
long jump. His best jump speed across the board and speed
of 8.40m and his regular Markus Rehm: up off the board. Everything else
ability to jump more than eight research indicates being equal the jumper with the
his blade offers a
metres has led to a debate about take-off advantage greatest combination of the two
whether his prosthetic limb gives “speeds” will jump furthest.
him an advantage at take-off. The sports scientists go on to say
There has of course, been debate that they “did not find a difference in
at the highest level of the sport as the overall vertical force from both
to whether he should be allowed to legs of athletes with BKA (below-
compete in non-para competitions. the-knee amputations) compared
And researchers writing in Science to non-amputees”.
Reports have looked into the And in terms of whether BKA
biomechanics of Rehm (and other long jumpers should compete with
below-the-knee amputee jumpers) non-BKA jumpers the researchers
and it was discovered that he has a However, Rehm is unable to than elite female non-para long wrote: “Our results suggest that due
more effective take-off, which offers generate as much horizontal jump exponents which therefore to different movement strategies,
him and other T44 athletes a 0.13m speed at take-off when compared again points to an “advantage” athletes with and without BKA
advantage over their non-para to non-para jumpers. The author with the blades used. This is further should likely compete in separate
athlete counterparts. is aware of his speed being slower substantiated by the findings from categories in the long jump.”

Para high jump take-off EXERCISE FOCUS

CABLE HAMSTRING CURL
Exercise type: Weights.
LESS debate ensues around the high jump in Suitable for: All athletes and events.
comparison to the long jump in para athletics Benefits: Increased hamstring strength and resilience. As was
in terms of whether its event group athletes indicated in last week’s AW the hamstrings (together with the
should compete against non-amputee adductors) may be the more significant leg muscles when it
athletes. This no doubt reflects the “lower” comes to sprinting.
standard compared to non para athletes (well How to: Position the pulley of a low pulley cable machine toward
compared to Rehm’s prodigious long jumps). the bottom of its rack having selected a suitable weight. Hook
The T44 men’s record is 2.19m – held by your foot through the stirrup attachment. Keeping your body
Poland’s Maciej Lepiato with 2.16m. and thighs in contact with the floor curl the leg up and then
slowly lower. To enable a greater range of movement (and not
In contrast to the long jump it seems that
have it interrupted by the floor) lying on a low platform will be
T44 high jumpers take off less effectively than
advantageous – try a step aerobics step.
their long jump counterparts. Researchers in How many: Do 3x12 on both legs.
Prosthetics and Orthotics International noted
transtibial amputee athletes displayed:
n Slower vertical approach speed
n Lower vertical take-off speed
Maciej Lepiato: n A more upright take-off position
T44 high jump n More hip motion during the take-off
world record-
holder This led the researchers to state: “These
differences may be associated with the
constraints of taking off from the prosthetic
limb on the previous step, resulting in having
to adopt a different posture at touch-down
compared to non-amputees.”

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Endurance strength
IN LAST WEEK’S AW, DAVID LOWES EXPLAINED THE RATIONALE FOR
ENDURANCE RUNNERS INCLUDING STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING EXERCISES
IN THEIR TRAINING AND NOW PROVIDES EXAMPLES OF SPECIFIC EXERCISES

I
HAVE pulled together this workout – most • Keep working leg’s knee extended and lift leg
Single leg calf
of the exercises are “old school” and fairly raise down as high as possible before lowering.
simplistic, however, this doesn’t mean they are • After completing target number of reps, turn
not effective. And a benefit is that they require over and repeat on opposite leg.
less skill to perform and therefore are more likely Options: advance the exercise by holding the
to be performed safely and effectively. Do note leg in an elevated position for 5-10sec and/or by
there is an almost limitless cache of exercises using a Theraband.
that could be chosen. These are just some useful Do: 10 reps on each leg and progress reps
examples that I have found to be of benefit. and sets and time held, where relevant
systematically.
Single leg calf raise
Benefits: enhances calf muscle strength Squat to shoulder press
and that of other soft tissue of and around the Benefits: hamstrings, glutes, quads, deltoids,
Achilles tendon and ankle. The exercise is best triceps and core. This is a great exercise for
done in bare feet to optimise range of motion. developing all over strength and balance.
How to: How to:
• Stand on low step preferably facing a wall. • Start with dumbbells in line with shoulders.
• Heels should overhang with balls of feet on step. • Focus eyes ahead and maintain the natural
• Ensure balance with fingertips only. curves of your spine, whilst bracing your core.
• On one foot, raise hips as high as possible • Squat by lowering the hips and not letting the
squeezing calf hard in process. knees bend lower than 90 degrees.
• Lower heel until below level of step until a • On the way up press the dumbbells to arms
stretch is felt. Side leg raise extended and lower under control as you move
• Knee of working leg should remain straight. Benefits: improves abductor muscle strength. into the next rep.
Do: 10 reps each leg and increase as strength How to: Options: can be advanced by adding weight
improves and/or add sets. • Lie on one side. incrementally and also by performing on a

Single leg Side leg raise

calf raise up

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Superman and Superman • Lift body upward using posterior muscles, so

with medicine ball that arms and legs lift from floor.
Benefits: lower back, hamstrings, glutes. A great • Focus on slow, rhythmic movements.
counter gravity exercise. Options: progress by holding a light medicine
How to: ball.
• Lie face down with your arms outstretched in Do: 2x10 and progress reps and sets
front. systematically.

Superman

Squat to
shoulder
press start
position

Superman with
medicine ball

Squat to
shoulder
press finish Knee crunch
position

wobble or BOSU (“both sides up board”) to

improve all-over stability.
Do: 2x10 and progress reps and sets
systematically.

Knee crunch
Benefits: core and hip flexors
How to:
• Lie on back with eyes looking up and knees
slightly bent.
• Cross arms over chest.
• Curl body up (“squeeze” abs), keeping lower
back on floor and return to starting position.

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• Lift hips until a straight line is reached from

Press-up
knees to upper back.
• Hold and lower slowly.
Options: progress to lifting one leg from the
floor and holding for a designated time, before
lowering and lifting other leg.
Do: 2x10 and progress reps and sets
systematically.

Kickbacks

Press-up Lunge with

Benefits: chest, deltoids, triceps, core. The press- medicine ball
up is one of the oldest and simplest exercises
around but is as effective as ever.
How to:
• Start with hands slightly wider than shoulder- Kickback
width apart. Benefits: targets the glutes – key to powerful
• Lower body by bending elbows - keep legs, running.
bottom and back in alignment. How to:
• Push back up to complete rep and repeat. • On hands and knees, bring one knee into chest.
Options: can be advanced by adding a leg raise • Extend leg back and as high as possible before
– hold and alternate legs. Other variants include returning to starting position.
press-ups performed with narrow or wider hand • Change to other leg once target reps have been
spacing. completed.
Do: 3x13 and progress reps and sets Options: advance the exercise by extending left
systematically arm with right leg and vice-versa.
• Push back through the heel of the lunging leg to Do: 2x10 and progress reps and sets
Lunge and lunge with return to the start position. systematically.
medicine ball • Repeat with other leg.
Benefits: strengthens the quads, glutes, Options: a side lunge can be added which Kickback with raised arm
hamstrings and core. has the benefit of engaging the adductors and
How to: abductors. Further advances can be made by
• Stand upright with feet together and eyes holding a suitable weight medicine ball (start
focused ahead. with 2kg) and by adding a twist left, right and
• Arms can be held in various positions (straight back to centre from the torso once in the lunge
in front, to the side or even reaching straight up). position.
• Take a long step forward to land on a flat foot. Do: 2x10 and progress reps and sets
Try to keep 90-degree angles at both knees. systematically. Conclusion
The number of reps, sets, extra resistance, weight added
Lunge Hip raise and time held should be increased incrementally and
Benefits: glutes, core (including hip muscles). when relevant.
How to: Do expect to feel some soreness or stiffness the
following day or two if unfamiliar with some or all of the
• Lie on back with knees bent and legs and feet
workouts and exercises but this should not be debilitating.
flat on floor.
Try to include the workout once or twice a week and you
could even include some of the exercises in your warm-ups
Hip raises or cools downs. All the selected exercises, although basic,
require good technique and cover most of the muscle
groups needed to enhance “running robustness” and
increase speed and power.

n David Lowes is a freelance level 4

coach, athletics writer and photographer
as well as BMC secretary, academy chair
and event organiser

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Performance of the week: Hitomi Niiya

So Niiya and so far

VICTAH SAILER
Hitomi Niiya: Houston Half win

THIRTEEN YEARS ago Hitomi Niiya sensationally

won the Tokyo Marathon aged just 18.
She went on to finish fifth in the 2013 World
Championships 10,000m but due to a foot injury
STEVE SMYTHE
never really fulfilled her potential, especially
RESULTS EDITOR
on the road, and after the Moscow race she
effectively retired.
She returned internationally in 2019 and was
11th at the World Championships 10,000m.
Two very fast Ekiden runs (sub-31 10km) pointed
to good form and she proved it in with 5km splits
of 15:37, 15:34, 15:52 and 16:10 to run a Japanese
record 66:38 and five-minute PB in Houston.
Watch out for her in the Olympics.

Men: 10kmXC: 1 D Ferreira do Nascimento Le Mans, January 19 Spanish Town, January 18

OVERSEAS 32:07. Women: 10kmXC: 1 T Raquel da Men: 9kmXC: 1 K Kiprop (KEN) 26:04; 2 M Men: DT: 1 F Dacres 65.83; 2 T Smikle 63.31;
TALKING POINTS Silva 37:55 Amdouni 26:21; 3 M Outalha (MAR) 26:30. 3 R Jagers (USA) 61.24. Women: 60 (-0.3): 1
Hitomi and miss
AUSTRALIA Women: 7.7km: 1 J Cherono (KEN) 24:50; 2 M N Morrison 7.52
Geelong, January 11 BULGARIA Chemutai (KEN) 25:11; 3 C Negasa (ETH) 25:20;
IT DID seem a Japanese Men: 100 (1.7): 1 J Hale 10.27 Mogilyov, January 12 4 L Westphal 25:31 JAPAN
victory was better received Men: SP: 1 A Nichypar 20.10. Kita, Ku, January 13
BAHAMAS GERMANY Men: HM: 1 J Bunuka (KEN) 61:44
than yet another African win Nassau, January 11 CANADA Leverkeusen, January 19 Kyoto, January 12
in Houston but Hitomi Niiya Men: HJ: 1 J Wilson 2.30 Edmonton, January 17-19 Women: HJ: 1 J Scheper (LCA) 1.92 Women: Ekiden: 1 Kyoto 2:16:15.; 2 Miyagi
Men: 60: Ht5: 2 PRAISE OLATOKE 6.82 Hannover, January 19 2:16:25; 3 Tokyo 2:16:36
does seem a real character, BELGIUM Women: HJ: 1 I Onnen 1.91 Kumamoto, January 19
insisting she hates running. Lotto Cross Cup, Hannut, January 19 CHINA Men: HM: 1 J Mwara (KEN) 60:44; 2 J Thuku

It’s a pity she will not be in

ANDY VERNON finished second to Germany’s China Coast Marathon, Hong Kong, GREECE (KEN) 61:49; 3 H Ichida 62:21. Women: HM: 1
Samuel Fitwi in the EA permit race. January 19 Athina-Elleniko, January 18 M Ichiyama 70:25
the Olympic marathon in the Men: 9.6km: 1 S Fitwi (GER) 30:07; 2 ANDY Men: Mar: 1 HARRY LOASBY 2:42:56.. HM: 1 Women: PV: 1 E Polak 4.65
marathon obsessed Japan. VERNON 30:12; 3 S Bouchikhi 30:13. Women: EDWARD GUMBLEY (M40) 77:51 KENYA
6.5km: 1 A Gosk (POL) 23:27; 2 R Barca (ROM) INDIA North Rift Cross Country
23:36.; 3 STEPHANIE BARNES 23:39 CZECH REPUBLIC Tata Mumbai Marathon, January 19 Championships, Lodwar, January 18
Houston records Jablonec, January 18 IN her first marathon for well over a year, Men; 8km XC: 1 B Kosgei 23:03; 2 B Kipkurui
FURTHER back there were BERMUDA Men: SP: 5 SCOTT LINCOLN 18.89. Ethiopia’s Amane Beriso won by more than 23:04; 3 S Kiplagat 23:07. Women: 10kmXC:
Hamilton, Janujary 17-18 two minutes in a time of 2:24:51. 1 M Chirchir 32:47; 2 J Korir 32:53; 3 I Cheptai
other records. FRANCE
EILISH McCOLGAN continued her winning ways Derara Hurisa won the men’s race in a 33:03
In the half-marathon GB’s with a mile and 10km victory at a low key Bompass, January 19 course record and Indian all-comers record
Matt (62:57) and top M55 event in windy conditions in Bermuda. Men: HepI: 5 DANIEL GREEN 4190 (7.38, 1.66, of 2:08:09. That meant he left India $60,000 NETHERLANDS
Men: 1M/10km: P Casey 4:15. 10km: 1 9.81, 6.23, 9.50, 3.90, 3:08.26). better off with his winning prize and course Kerkrade, January 19
Andrew Leach (71:10) became Casey 33:28; 10 TEDDY SHUM 34:56.. Women: Bordeaux, January 18 record bonus. BRITAIN’S Mahamed Mahamed won narrowly
the fastest ever father and 1M/10km: 1 EILISH McCOLGAN 4:46/33:28 WORLD record-holder Renaud Lavillenie won Men: Mar: 1 D Hurisa (ETH) 2:08:09; 2 A by four seconds.
his first meeting of 2020 with a 5.80m vault. Abshero (ETH) 2:08:20; 3. B Teshome (ETH) Men: 10.5km: 1 MAHAMAD MAHAMAD 33:07;
son in the same race while in BRAZIL Men: PV: 1 R Lavillenie 5.80; 2 V Lavillenie 2:08:26; 4 J Kiprop (UGA) 2:08:41; 5 A Ali (BRN) 2 N Schutte 33:11; 3 J van der Wielen 33:16.
the marathon, Steve Schmidt Brazilian Cross-Country 5.73; 3 C Stecchi (ITA) 5.73. Women: PV: 1 I N 2:08:56; 6 P Maina (KEN) 2:09:01; 7 A Kuma (ETH) Women: 7.4kmXC: 1 B Ummels 26:32.
Championships, Serra, January 18 Guillon-Romarin 4.33 2:09:15; 8 K Wami (ETH) 2:10:04; 9 M Kesete
(2:58:07) edged Antonio (ERI) 2:10:36; 10 B Seboka (ETH) 2:10:37 LATVIA
PROCAM INTERNATIONAL

Arreola (2:58:18) to become Derara Hurisa:

Women: Mar: 1 A Beriso (ETH) 2:24:51; Kuldiga, January 18
2 R Jepkorir (KEN) 2:27:14; 3 H Hailu (ETH) Men: 400: r4: 3 CHRISTIAN BYRON 49.41.
the first to break three hours wins in Mumbai
2:28:55; 4 F Dejene (ETH) 2:30:11; 5 M Hayelom 60H: ht1: 3 DAJON WRIGHT 8.44. Ht3: 4 JOSH
in six different decades. (ETH) 2:31:26; 6 M Gadise (ETH) 2:31:53; 7 A ARMSTRONG 8.45. LJ: 2 JACK ROACH 7.23.
Arreola had the consolation Alemaheyu (ETH) 2:33:05; 10 S Singh 2:45:30 Women: 60: 5 C Wingfield (MLT) 7.62. Ht1:
2 Wingfield 7.60. 60H: 2 SAMANTHA HARRIS
of extending the longest sub- IRELAND (U20) 8.59. Ht1: 1 HARRIS 8.75. LJ: 1 REBECCA
3 span to 43 years. NIA, Dublin, January 14 CHAPMAN 5.90
U14 Women: 600: r2: 2 KATIE MCCLEERY
Hooked (U15) 1:43.28 NEW ZEALAND
Irish Life Health National Combined Wellington, January 14
LAST week I mentioned Events Championships, Athlone, Men: 5km: 2 JEROME EDWARDS
YouTube for XC races and January 18 (M45) 16:15
M40: PenI: 1 TREVOR MCGLYNN 2945 (9.26,
I can also recommend 1.63, 9.88, 5.19, 3:21.99). Women: PenI: QATAR
tacdistancerunners.com/ 2 LAURA FREY 3239 (9.65, 1.49, 10.15, 4.92, Al Daayen, January 16
2:23.78). W35 PenI: 2 D Newington (AUS) 2159 Men: 5km: 2 KOJO KYEREME (V45) 15:00.
race-videos-winter-201920. (11.29, 1.40, 5.97, 4.24, 3:06.25) Women: 10km: 1 LIZ NUTTALL (W55) 39:54
html. Mark Hookway often
supplies us with photos.
JAMAICA ROMANIA
Kingston, January 11 Bucharest, January 17
Men: DT: 1 F Dacres 63.04 Men: SP: 1 A Toader 20.60

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Scullion Olympic-bound as Twell smashes PB

PICTURES:: VICTAH SAILER

was Stephen Scullion’s fifth place in 2:11:52 Fargo, January 18 Nashville, January 17/18
USA which means he will qualify for the Olympics Stephen Scullion: Olympic Men: 60H: 1 JACK SUMNERS 8.18. Ht1: 1 STEEPECHASER Jermaine Coleman improved
Houston, January 19 for Ireland by virtue of finishing inside the top qualifier SUMNERS 8.27. LJ: 1 SUMNERS 7.21. his mile PB to 3:59.19 on this oversized
JAPAN’S Hitomi Niiya won in a national five of a World Athletics Gold Label Marathon. Women: WT: 3 AMY HERRINGTON 18.86 indoor track.
half-marathon record of 66:38 depite windy The women’s race saw yet more Fayetteville, January 17/18 Men: 60: 1 D Kemp (BAH) 6.55; 2 R Chambers
conditions. Ethiopian success as Askale Merachi won Men: 60: 1 K Cotton 6.60. 200: 1 K Lighter (JAM) 6.57 400: 1 T Burgess 46.63 Mile: r1:
Niiya won by over a minute and by so far in 2:23:29 after a 70:10 first half to defeat 20.83. 1000: r2: 2 JACOB BROWN 2:24.62; 5 1 W Suliman 3:57.03 3 JAMAINE COLEMAN
that very few in the chasing pack realised reigning champion Biruktayit Degefa CAMERON FIELD 2:26.44. Mile: r3: 3 SCOTT 3:59.19. PV: 1 A Coulon 5.60. WT: 9 BAYLEY
she was way ahead. (2:24:47). BEATTIE 4:09.69; 6 ISAAC AKERS 4:15.70. CAMPBELL 17.68; 10 EDWARD JEANS 17.30.
She is down to pace at the Osaka Just as in the half-marathon, there was Women: 60: 1 S Conley 7.27 Women: Mile: r2: 9 BETHAN EVANS 5:08.76.
Marathon (aiding Kayoko Fukushi to make her a Canadian record with 39-year-old Malindi Hanover, January 18 3000: 7 ELLIE WALLACE 9:41.13. SP: J
fifth Olympic team) and on this form could Elmore running 2:24:50. Men: 1000: r2: 5 HARRISON SMITH 2:34.74. Ramsey 18.95.
have been a factor in the Olympic marathon That means she will qualify for her TJ: 1 DANIEL IGBOKWE 13.77. Women: 1000: New York, January 19
but is said to be planning an assault on the second Olympic Games 16 years after 4 KOSANA WEIR 2:58.98; 9 GEORGIA FEAR Women: HM: 11 NATALIE BUNCE 86:45
Japanese 10,000m record in April. contesting the 1500m in Athens 2004. 3:06.69. Mile: 3 GEMMA SHEPHERD 5:03.17 Normal, January 17
Back in eighth, Steph Twell took almost Men: HM: 1 J Yimer (ETH) 59:25; 2 B Ngeno Houston, January 17/18 Men: TJ: 1 EMMANUEL ODUBANJO 14.39
two minutes off her PB to go fifth all-time (KEN) 59:26; 3 S Kimining (KEN) 59:27; 4 P THE 100m hurdles world record-holder Northhampton, January 18
in Britain on record suitable courses and Kiplimo (KEN) 59:28; 5 A Kipchumba (KEN) Kendra Harrison showed sharp flat form with Women: 600: r3: 1 KATIE OLDING 1:39.99
second in Scotland. 59:35; 6 G Koech (KEN) 59:36); 7 G Geay (TAN) 7.23 and 23.18 times at 60m and 200m. Reno, January 17
“Thrilled with a strong start to 2020,” 59:42; 8 S Shure Kitata (ETH) 59:47; 9 A Belihu Men: 60: 1 C Burrell 6.62. 400: 1 M Harris Men; PV: 1 J Wooten 5.80; 2. M Ludwig
Twell, who is aiming for Olympic marathon (ETH) 59:42; 10 J Robertson (NZL) 60:12; 11 N 46.61. LJ: 1 S McCarter 8.02. SP: 6 SAMUEL 5.80; 3 C Nielsen 5.70; 4 C Walsh 5.60; 5, A
selection, told AW. “I came to Houston to Montanez 61:34; 12 J Ward 61:36; 35 MATT WOODLEY 14.59. Women: 60: 1 K Harrison Irwin 5.60; 6 C Waters 5.60. Women: HJ: 1
race in a competitive field before I begin LEACH 62:57; 147 ANDREW LEACH (M55) 71:10; 7.26 (7.23 ht). 200: Harrison 23.18. 400: r5: L Gunnarsson 4.50; 2 L Jacobus (4.50; .3 K
my London (marathon) build-up. A fantastic 186 NATHAN BISHOP 74:00; 1012 JOHN MORRIS Charleston, January 19 1 JESSICA LAMBERT (U20) 58.34. 800: r3: 1 Nageotte/ D Caballero Vega M Clark 4.40
event and one made more special with so (M70) 1:41:43. Mar: 1 K Gezahegn (ETH) DEANNA PRICE, the world hammer champion, KATHRYN GILLESPIE 2:08.15. Seattle, January 18
many athletes on their 2020 pursuits.” 2:08:36; 2 B Dida (ETH) 2:10:37; 3 A Mesel (ETH) went sixth all-time in the weight with a 3000: 3 GILLESPIE 9:54.52. 60H: 2 K Carter Men: 1000: r1: 1 S Tanner 2:21.78; 4 JAMES
The standard was indeed high - Natasha 2:11:04; 4 B Seurei (BRN) 2:11:51; 5 S Scullion 24.71m throw. 8.26. Ht2: 5 OLIVIA DOBSON (U20) 9.22. SP: WEST 2:23.02. 1M: 1 B Blankenship 3:57.67;
Wodak set a Canadian record and could only (IRL) 2:11:52. Women: HM: 1 H Niiya 66:38; Women: WT: 1 D Price 24.71 4 DOBSON 12.58. WT: 2 TARA SIMPSON- 2 B Kidder 3:58.43, 3000: r2: 12 CHARLES
finish 17th as 19 women broke 70 minutes. 2 B Jepkorir (KEN) 68:08; 3 C Kipkirui (KEN) Clemson, January 17/18 SULLIVAN 17.27 HICKS (U20) 8:20.14. 60H: 1 G Swift (BAR)
Sarah Inglis set a PB of 70:24 and could 68:13; 4 G Gebrslase (ETH) 68:19; 5 D Tuitoek LORRAINE UGEN started her 2020 season Iowa City, January 17/18 7.66. Ht4: 5 OLLIE THORNER (U20) 8.83.
only finish 25th. (KEN) 68:24; 6 R Aga (ETH) 68:25); 7 C Rotich in style with a world-leading long jump of GEORGE CADDICK, in just his fourth individual Women: 60: 2 B Reese 7.38. 3000: 1 R Yee
(KEN) 68:53; 8 STEPH TWELL 68:55; 9 S Hall 6.74m, which is in excess of all her 2019 race since finishing sixth in the 2017 British (CAN) 8:58.25; 2 E Donaghu 8:58.31. PV: 1 O
Steph 68:58; 10 G Burka (ETH) 69:05; 17 N Wodak leaps. Championships 400m, showed good Gruver 4.66
Twell: (CAN) 69:47 (rec); 25 SARAH INGLIS 70:24; 173 Men: 200: 1 M Parker 20.84. 60H: 1 P endurance with a 1:18.60 600m. Staten Island, January 17/18
PB time ALI MATTHEWS (W40) 93:25. Mar: 1 A Merachi Williams 7.72; 5 SAM BENNETT (U20) 8.03; Men: 60: 1 B Carnes 6.58; 2 KWalter 6.58; 3 Men: 800: r1: 1 NATHAN GILLIS 1:51.55. Mile:
(ETH) 2:23:29; 2 B Degefa (ETH) 2:24:47; 3 M 6 MAYOWA OSUNSAMI 8.19. Ht1: 2 BENNETT M Bracy 6.66; 4 O Skeen (JAM) 6.67. 600: 1 W r1: 1 : A Dimitrakis (GRE) 3:59.22 (rec); 6 JAMIE
Elmore (CAN, W35) 2:24:50 (rec); 146 JILLIAN (U20) 8.08. Ht2: 3 MAYOWA OSUNSAMI 8.27. Lawrence jr. (JAM) 1:16.55; 2 R Roomes 1:16.57; DEE 4:09.00. r2: 2 JAC HOPKINS 4:11.83.
NORMAN (W40) 3:09:17. Women: 200: 1 D Williams (JAM) 23.12. 3 E Sowinski 1:16.64. r3: 1 GEORGE CADDICK Women: Mile: r1: 1 MILLIE HOWARD
Akron, January 17 400: r2: 1 MAYA BRUNEY 54.26. 60H: 1 1:18.60. .1000: 3 JACK MEIJER 2:30.32. Mile: 4:51.01
Women: PV: 1 LUCY BRYAN 4.42 C Clemons 8.05; 2 J Stowers 8.18. LJ: 1 2 MEIJER 4:12.26. 60H: 1 A Mallett 7.59; 2 D USA Championships, San Diego,
Allendale, January 17 LORRAINE UGEN 6.74. TJ: 4 SIMI FAJEMISIN Roberts 7.67; 3 D Allen 7.73. 4 DAVID KING 7.95. January 18
Men: 600: r1: 1 BEN LEE (U20) 1:19.34 12.55; 5 MAYI HUGHES 12.40.. SP: 1 B Crew Ht1: 2 KING 7.91. PV: 1 KC Lightfoot 5.70. SP: 1 Men; 10km XC: 1 A Rotich 30:36; 2 E Bor
Ann Arbor, January 18 (CAN) 18.05; 4 SARAH OMOREGIE 15.20 N Ponzio 20.72; 2 N Skarvelis (GRE) 20.38 (rec). 30:58; 3 L Lalang 31:00. 8kmXC: 1 C Gorgas
Men: 60H: 1 JOSHUA ZELLER 7.90. Ht1: 1 College Park, January 18 Women: 60: 1 K Parker 7.25 (7.23 ht). 60H: 25:45. Women: 10km XC: 1 N Rogers
ZELLER 7.91. Women: 60H: 3 EMMA NWOFOR Women: WT: B: 1 ALICE BARNSDALE 17.01 1 J Brown (JAM) 8.01; 2 D Charlton (BAH) 8.08; 35:44; 2 P Stoner 36:07; 3 C Verdon 36:24.
8.57. Ht1: 2 NWOFOR 8.53 College Station, January 17/18 4 K Castlin 8.20 (8.16 ht). SP: 1 R Fatherly U20: 6km: 1 B Rauber 22:11
Belton, January 4 Men: 300: 1 R Grant 32.91. Women: 60: 6 18.44; 2 J Stevens 18.24; 3 C Ealey 18.22’; 4 S US AF Academy January 18
Women: PV: 1 J Suhr 4.71 VERA CHINEDU 7.67. r1: 3 CHINEDU 7.59. Mile: Mitton (CAN) 18.00 Men: PV: 1 K Pater 5.82. Women: HJ: 1 L
Birmingham, January 19 r2: 3 JULIE EMMERSON 5:08.24. 3000: 3 MYA Lexington, January 17 Patterson 1.90
Women: 60H: 1 CHELSEA WALKER 8.80. TAYLOR (U20) 10:29.96. Men: 3000: r2: 2 GRANT ANDERSON 8:41.68; Winston-Salem, January 19
Ht2: 1 WALKER 9.17 HJ: eq4 CHARLOTTE KERR (U20) 1.63.. LJ: 1 3 JAKE LONSDALE 8:42.20; 4 NATHAN BAKER Men: 1000: r1: 1 ADAM WRIGHT 2:27.49.
Blacksburg, January 17/18 D Acquah (GHA) 6.57 (rec). WT: B: 9 MAGGIE 8:44.76 Women: 1000: r1: 1 STEVIE LAWRENCE
The men’s race was also top class as HIGH JUMPER Darryl Sullivan improved from OKUL 14.61 Lincoln, January 17 3:00.00. Mile: r1: 1 EMILY KEARNEY 4:52.55.
nine were inside the hour after the lead pack from a PB of 2.26m to a world-leading Columbia, January 17 Women: WT: B: 4 ANNA PURCHASE 17.87 3000: r1: 1 KEARNEY 9:30.90. HJ: 2 LUCY
went through 10km in 28:07. 2.33m TAMARI DAVIS set a world U18 60m record of Lubbock, January 17/18 WALLIKER (W) 1.66. WT: B: 5 CANDY LOCKETT
Jemal Yimer won a tight finish in 59:25 Men: 300: 1 J Patterson 32.28. 500: 1 B 7.19 for the 60m. Men: 200: 1 A O´Connor 20.76. 400: 1 G 14.63
from Kenyans Bernard Ngeno (59:26), Spratling 1:01.21. 1M: 1 W Fink 3:59.60. HJ: Men: 60: 1 C Charleston 6.59; 2 R Ekevwo Roberts 46.33. 600yds: 1 M Mpoke (RSA) Youngstown, January 17
Shadrack Kimining (59:27) and Philemon 1 D Sullivan 2.33. SP: 1 D McArthur 20.35. (NGR) 6.61. 400: 1 M Pringle 46.38. 3000: r1: 68.95 60H: 1 D Thomas 7.69. HJ: 1 J Harrison Men: LJ: D: 4 SAM CHALLIS 6.93
Kiplimo (59:28). Women: 300: 1 C Tate 37.15. 60H: Ht3: 4 6 JAYMEE DOMONEY 8:29.66. 60H: 1 J Eaton 2.26. WT: 3 JAKE NORRIS 19.87. Women: Rock n Roll Arizona Half-Marathon,
In the marathon, Kelike Gezahegn led an ALIX STILL 9.13. Ht7: 4 ISABEL WAKEFIELD 7.72. Women: 60: 1 T Davis (U18) 7.19 (world 60: 1 K Johnson 7.23; 2 S Mason 7.24. 400: Tempe (296m short)
Ethiopian one-two, winning in 2:08:36, though 8.70. HJ: 5 REBECCA HAWKINS 1.67. LJ: B: 12 U18 rec); 2 K Grant (JAM) 7.22; 3 J Oliver 7.22. r2: 1 KATY-ANN MCDONALD 56.70. 60H: 1 T Men HM: 1 P Mkungo (KEN) 60:26; 23 RHYS
from a European perspective the big news ISABEL WAKEFIELD 5.50 5000: r1: 4 RHIAN PURVES 18:25.88 Marshall 7.86 PARK 67:34. HM: 1 K Taylor 69:14
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Women: PV: 1 A Bengtsson 4.67 (UGA) 59:56; 3 V Chebor (KEN) 60:47. Men: 9.9km: 1 T Worku f(ETH, U20) 27:31; 2 P
RUSSIA Women: HM: 1 V Chepkurui (KEN) 69:28; 2 Chelimo (USA) 27:47; 3 R Yator (KEN) 27:48; 6 C TURKEY
Chelyabinsk, January 16 SPAIN N Kiprop (KEN) 69:32; VICTORIA CARTER (W45) Mayo 28:29 U20 men 7.605km: 2 JOSHUA Istanbul, January 19
WORLD silver medallist Mikhail Akimenko Antequera, January 18 89:58; JOAN LENNON (W60) 1:47:56 COWPERTHWAITE 23:41; 3 HENRY MCLUCKIE Men: 60: 1 U Uysal, (U20) 6.69 (U20 rec). 300:
won the high jump with a world-leading PB U20 women: 800: 2 HAVANA ALLISTONE- Santiponce, January 19 24:01. Women: 9.135km: 1 M Kipkemboi 1 I Canakci 33.41 (rec).
of 2.31m. Men: HJ: 1 M Akimenko 2.31; 2 D GREAVES 2:14.83. MARGARET KIPKEMBOI from Kenya won the (KEN) 28:37; 2 B Chebet (KEN) 28:49; 3 T
Tsyplakov 2.23; 3 N Anishchenkov 2.23. PV: TJ: 2 JASMINE HULLAND 11.56 women’s 9.1km as world champion Hellen Gemechu( ETH) 29:00.; 4 H Obiri (KEN) 29:27; 10 UKRAINE
1 T Morgunov 5.71; 2 D Zhelyabin 5.61; 3 G Jaen, January 18 Obiri had a rare off day and finished fourth. KATE AVERY 31:03; 14 DANI CHATTENTON 31:12; 19 Lviv, January 18
Gorokhov 5.51; 4 I Mudrov 5.51. Women: HJ: Men: 10km: 1 F Carro 29:29. Last week’s AW cover star Kate Avery was 10th. JESSICA GIBBON 31:46; 25 HANNAH IRWIN 32:28. WORLD high jump silver medallist Yaroslava
1 A Chicherova (W35) 1.94; 2 D Slepova 1.88; Women: 10km: 1 G Tsegay (ETH) 32:18; 2 N Ethiopia’s Tadese Worku followed up his U20: 5.235km: 1 GEORGIA HAYES 18:06; 4 Mahuchikh (18) improved the world indoor U20
eq 3 K Korolyova/N Andryukhina (U20) 1.88. Gudeta 32:18 victory in Elgoibar with another dominant HOLLY SMITH 18:41; 5 IMOGEN WOOD 18:51; 6 record and world lead with a third attempt
PV: 1 A Krasnova 4.66; 2 L Petrova 4.51; 3 , A Madrid, January 12 win in the men’s race, 16 seconds ahead of COURTNEY HOWARD 19:07 leap of 2.01m, which also equalled the
Gataullina 4.41; 4 I Ivanova 4.41 Men; 2000sc: 1 V Ruiz 5:28.77; 2 I Ezzaydouni Olympic 5000m silver medallist Paul Chelimo. Ukrainian indoor record.
5:29.32 Georgia Hayes won the junior women’s TAIWAN Men: HJ: 1 O Doroshchuk (U20) i2.21; 2 D
SWEDEN Santa Pola, January 19 race while Josh Cowperthwaite was second in Taipei, January 19 Nikitin 2.20. Women; HJ: 1 Y Mahuchikh 2.01
Vaxjo, January 19 Men: HM: 1 A Mutiso (KEN) 59:09; 2 G Kusuro the junior men’s race. Men: HM: 13 JAMES DRAKEFORD 72:46 (world U20 rec);

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7.48. 60H: r1: 1 T Johnson (Bir 8.99. r2: 1 N 1 D Cooke (Yeov O, M65) 28.50; 2 D Marginson 1 L Coward (Inv EK) 4:31.37; 2 S Crumly (Read) (Giff N, U15W) 26.19. Ht3: 2 M MacKenzie (Giff
TRACK & FIELD Mills (Charn) 8.95; 2 T Johnson (Bir) 9.00. LJ: 1 (Swan, M60) 28.70; 3 G Sutton (Newp, M70) 4:32.27; 3 J Cooke (Bir) 4:34.17; 4 N Collier (Bir) N, U13W) 28.27. J1: 2 E Clark (Lark, U13W)
J Compton (D&S) 6.35 28.74; 4 K McDonnell (Les C, M60) 28.90. 400: 4:36.50; 5 I Cotham (W&B) 4:37.19; 6 Y Austridge 28.21. M2: 2 T Ikechukwu Okonkwo (Law,
JANUARY 16 U15: LJ: 1 E Charles (Hale) 5.74 r1: 2 J Chadwick (Guern, U20) 50.30. r5: 1 M (B&B) 4:43.35; 7 J Cooper (Der, U20) 4:48.91. U13W) 26.76. 400: A1: 1 K Aiken (SB) 48.52; 2 C
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR RACE U13: 60H: r1: 1 O Dieppe (Droit) 9.98; 2 A Gardiner (Chelt, M50) 55.76. r7: 1 B Davis (Newp, r2: 1 E Strathdee (Edin) 4:44.77; 3 J Evans Blango (SB) 49.00; 3 W Doyle (Pit, U20) 49.07; 4
WALKING OPEN 3000, Leeds (B) Reilly (Shef/Dearn) 10.85. r2: 1 O Dieppe (Droit) M55) 60.02. r8: 1 P Mountain (B&W, M60) 65.78. (Card, U17) 4:51.93. r3: 4 H Davies (Wrec, W50) J Mcintosh (A’deen, U20) 49.75; 5 S Hannaway
Men: 3000W: 1 T Partington (Manx) 12:30.7; 2 9.83; 2 A Reilly (Shef/Dearn) 10.46; 3 R Dale 800: r1: 1 P Copeland (W’borne) 1:49.80; 2 5:29.89; 6 L Jeffries (Bath, W60) 6:09.70; 7 K (G’nock, U20) 49.95. A2: 2 G Stephens (Worth,
A Kowalska (HPH, W) 14:48.6; 3 P Spooner (HPH, (R&N) 10.92 Z Curran (WSEH) 1:50.71; 3 T Randolph (Tam) Morton (Chelt, W60) 6:12.71; 8 H Lutley (Emlyn, M40) 51.76. C2: 2 M Tarnawsky (Dund H, M45)
U20W) 15:22.2; 4 E Pontarollo (HPH, W) 15:53.3 Women: 60: r1: 1 H Jones (WSEH) 7.90; 2 J 1:51.05; 4 T Chamberlain (Holm) 1:53.01. r2: 1 W70) 7:16.56. 3000: 1 G Kersey (Bas) 9:32.45; 2 57.17; 4 K Foss (Giff N, U20W) 57.80. C3: 2 P
Frost (B&R, W40) 8.10; 5 P Williams (Strat, W45) K Eland (Ton) 1:54.98; 4 R Elston (Charn, U20) B Gunn (Bir) 9:36.67; 3 L Marland (Card) 9:40.12; Allan (Pit, M45) 57.93. D1: 1 L Keisler (Law,
INDOOR 8.59. r2: 1 H Jones (WSEH) 7.98; 4 P Williams
(Strat, W45) 8.71. 60H: r1: 1 D Hales (Tel, U20)
1:55.82. r5: 1 J Grainger (Soton, M55) 2:17.45;
2 B Davis (Newp, M55) 2:17.69; 3 S Anderson
4 K Maltby (B&W) 9:49.98. 60H: 1 C Granville
(Swan) 8.53; 2 L Matthews (Bir, U20) 8.63; 3 O
U20W) 57.29; 4 P Forbes (Edin, M60) 62.28. D2:
3 G Gemmell (Bella H, M55) 62.48. 800: A1:
8.90. r2: 1 D Hales (Tel, U20) 8.97. LJ: 1 K (Ply, M55) 2:18.32; 5 S Burns (Ply, M55) 2:20.23. Walker (C&S) 8.68; 4 C Mapps (Card Arch, U20) 1 E Dyer (WG&EL) 1:53.37; 2 C Steven (Lass)
JANUARY 18-19 Eleyae (WG&EL) 5.87; 2 E Greenway (Bir, U20) r6: 1 M Cole (Worc, M60) 2:29.79. 1500: r1: 1 G 8.95; 5 F Ikpeme (Chelt, U20) 8.95; 6 E Bee (Ply, 1:54.48; 4 L Watt (A’deen, U17) 1:56.47; 5 A Hay
MIDLAND COUNTIES OPEN SERIES, 5.49; 4 J Frost (B&R, W40) 5.13. TJ: 1 E Bower Mills (Phoe) 3:44.68; 2 E Pierce (NEB) 3:49.86; U20) 8.99; 7 C Bates (Cov) 9.13. HJ: 1 L Evans (I’clyde, U20) 1:57.01. B1: 1 A Brown (Dunbar
Birmingham (Leam, U15) 10.12 3 J Heneghan (Card) 3:50.23; 4 R Lutakome (Card) 1.70; 2 D Kealy (Card) 1.70; 3 H Tapley RC, M40) 2:01.38; 5 M Hendry (VPCG, W) 2:07.34;
EUROPEAN U18 finalist Jordan Ricketts began U20: 60: r1: 1 L Okorhi (Bir) 7.86; 2 S McIntosh- (Sutt) 3:51.33; 5 B Reynolds (Card, U20) 3:52.48; (Card) 1.65; 4 A Weightman Dauda (WSEH, U17) 8 K Johnson (Edin, U17W) 2:12.15. B2: 3 O
his season with 8.04 over the 60m hurdles,. Walcott (Bir) 7.92. r2: 1 S McIntosh-Walcott (Bir) 6 A Wright (Willow) 3:52.76; 7 J Howorth (Bath) 1.65; 5 K Onuiri (SB, U20) 1.65. PV: 1 F Hockey Vareille (Falk, W) 2:12.99; 6 A O’Connor (IRL,
David Brown reports. 7.84; 1 L Okorhi (Bir) 7.84 3:53.45; 8 J Tuffin (Rush) 3:53.75; 9 B Moore (BWF) 3.81; 2 I Thomas (Card, U17) 3.71; 3 C U17W) 2:15.84. C1: 1 P Mcmonagle (C’nauld,
Under-13 Ollie Dieppe ran the 60m U17: 60: r1.1: 1 I Thomas-Male (RSC) 7.92; 2 (WSEH) 3:57.34. r2: 1 C Crawford-Walker Jones (Swan) 3.61; 4 M Griffiths (Card) 3.61; 5 A M50) 2:16.92; 3 P Forbes (Edin, M60) 2:18.84;
hurdles with lifetime bests of 9.98 and 9.83 N Gotthardt-Mills (B&R) 7.99; 3 S Deans (Bir) (Anna) 3:52.60; 2 G Groom (SB) 3:55.65; 3 D Haslam (Sale, U20) 3.41; 6 M Jenkins (Cardiff 6 G Gemmell (Bella H, M55) 2:21.56. D1: 2 A
respectively. 8.09; 4 E Sisson (Charn) 8.19. r1.2: 1 E Carthy Cheeseman (York) 3:58.52; 4 D Maud (Charn, Met Uni) 3.21; 7 E Wainwright (Newp, U17) 3.21; 8 Marr (PH Racing, M60) 2:26.83. 1500: A1: 1 B
Another U13 in form was Welsh junior (Bir) 8.20. r2.1: 1 I Thomas-Male (RSC) 7.90; 2 N U20) 3:59.18; 6 D Locke (Card, U20) 4:01.66; 9 E Lawrence (Swan, U20) 3.01; 9 M Hamer (Card Greenwood (Perth) 3:50.84; 2 J Donald (Dund
champion Nell Desir who produced a 7.92 Gotthardt-Mills (B&R) 7.94; 3 S Deans (Bir) 8.10; J Reynolds (Card, U17) 4:09.89. r3: 1 J Davies Arch, U20) 2.91. LJ: 1 L Smith (Taun, U17) 5.74; H) 3:56.97; 3 B Sandilands (Fife, U20) 4:02.40;
over 60m. 4 E Carthy (Bir) 8.13. r2.2: 1 L Samuels (Tip) (Bath, U20) 4:01.25. r4: 2 S Anderson (Ply, 2 E Thomas (Card Arch) 5.63; 4 E Isaac (Card 4 L Davidson (I’ness, U20) 4:03.38. B1: 3 J
In the field, there were new leaders for the 8.17. 60H: r1.1: 1 S Deans (Bir) 8.96; 2 W Gibb M55) 4:47.30; 3 T Roper (B&W, M55) 4:53.91; Arch, U17) 5.29; 5 G Powell (Neath, U20) 5.22; 14 Bannerman (I’ness, W) 4:38.62. B2: 1 C Clare
senior men’s long and triple jump. Former (SG) 9.06; 3 A Briggs-Goode (Notts) 9.29; 4 M 5 D Bedwell (B&W, M65) 4:54.71; 6 M Cole M Garland (Worc, W55) 4.55; 19 I Holder (Worc, (Lass, U20W) 4:37.90; 2 C Upson (Cambus,
world junior representative Alex Farquharson Stewart (Worc) 9.42. r2.1: 1 S Deans (Bir) 8.90; (Worc, M60) 5:05.13. r5: 1 D Oxland (Notts, W75) 2.58. SP: 1 A Strickler (TVH) 17.20; 2 A M55) 4:40.17; 6 M Reid (N Ayr, U17W) 4:48.53; 7 J
leads the rankings following an opening 2 A Briggs-Goode (Notts) 9.07; 3 W Gibb (SG) M65) 5:08.70; 2 N Holliday (Chelt, M60) 5:13.99; Nicoll (Bir) 15.98; 3 G Lewis (Swan) 11.13; 4 H Thomson (Fife, M60) 4:57.88. B3: 6 L Bell (Gars,
7.67m, ahead of 2016 European triple jump 9.21; 4 M Stewart (Worc) 9.43. LJ: 1 A Hughes 3 D Jackson (Bla PJ, M65) 5:15.36; 4 E Lepore Steward (Team K) 11.05 W45) 4:55.01. C1: 3 R Stueven (U17W) 4:54.77;
medallist Julian Reid (7.50m). (Worc) 5.18 (Les C, M65) 5:24.12. 3000: 1 A Clarke (AFD) 4 M Mcclelland-Brooks (Banc, U15W) 4:56.43.
For the triple jump, south of England U16: LJ: 1 L Clifford (Bir, U15) 4.93 7:59.42; 2 I Thomas (Card) 8:06.01; 3 S Stabler GEOFF CAPES SHOTACULAR, Bourne C2: 1 F Campbell (Giff N, U13W) 5:04.21. C3:
champion Jonathan Ilori jumped 15.85m to U15: 60: r1.1: 1 G Wright (Tip) 7.91; 2 N Desir (W&SV) 8:10.55; 4 B Bradley (AFD) 8:11.86; 5 M Men: SP: 1 D Brunt (Shef/Dearn, M40) 12.95. 1 Z Redmond (Kilb, U13W) 5:14.16; 2 J Wilson
lead the rankings, ahead of English Schools’ (Card Arch, U13) 7.92; 3 I Asante (Tip) 8.04. r1.6: Ward (Card) 8:14.26; 6 J Wigfield (Wirr) 8:20.11; SP: 1 J Dodds (Unattached, U20) 13.99; 2 J (I’ness, W50) 5:20.20; 3 C Ferry (Edin, W45)
champion Daniel Falode (15.70m PB). 1 K Martin (Bir) 8.18. r2.2: 1 G Wright (Tip) 7.85; 7 J McCrae (Hallam) 8:22.83; 8 R Franks (HW) Twiddle (KuH, M50) 12.94; 3 C Archer (Ret, U20) 5:26.02. D3: 1 J Alexander (Gars, U13) 4:55.20.
World Masters indoor medallist Joanne 2 N Desir (Card Arch, U13) 7.92; 3 K Martin (Bir) 8:22.86; 9 K Reilly (Ton) 8:22.90; 10 J Trigwell 12.76; 4 G Grinsted (Lut, M50) 10.27. SP: 1 E HJ: A: 1 L McGuire (SB) 2.13; 2 M Morton (Glas
Frost took the UK W40 long jump lead with 8.00; 4 I Asante (Tip) 8.11; 5 T Kuluziza (BRAT) (NEB) 8:25.74; 11 C Eastaugh (HW) 8:28.44. Moorhouse (PNV, U20W) 11.50 C) 1.98; 3 A Kumar (Glas C) 1.93; 3 R Woods
5.13m. 8.26. r2.3: 1 E Burrows (B&R) 8.28. 60H: r1.1: 60H: 1 M Curtis (B&W) 8.64; 2 K Mtshweni (Win) (Pit, U20) 1.93; 6 S Turnbull (Pit, U17) 1.88; 8
Men: 60: r1.1: 1 R Gorman (Notts) 6.84; 2 A 1 K Brant (Burt) 9.63; 2 T Jackson (B&W) 9.66. 8.67. HJ: 1 D Cussen (Old Abbey AC) 2.10; 2 S JANUARY 18 N Manson (Giff N, W) 1.83; 10 C McGarvey (SB,
Campbell (Bir) 6.95; 3 K Ennis (R&N) 7.00. r1.2: r2.1: 1 T Jackson (B&W) 9.66 Clatworthy (Chelm, U20) 1.95. PV: 1 M Mellor SCOTTISH NATIONAL OPEN, U20W) 1.73. B: 1 A Orr (VPCG, U17W) 1.63. PV: A:
1 D Brooks (Yate) 6.97. r1.4: 4 J Colclough U13: 60: r1.1: 1 A De Mello Leitao (Charn) 8.49; (Card Arch, U20) 4.45; 2 I Hosgood (Swan, U20) Emirates Arena 2 H Lawler (VPCG, W) 3.58. LJ: A: 1 C Richards
(BRAT, M40) 7.88. r1.5: 1 S Terry-Short (C&S, 2 T May (Bir) 8.59; 3 E Darby (N’pton) 8.63; 4 O 4.35; 3 Z Harrop (Sale) 4.15; 4 W Trott (Swan, U17 mixed events: 300: A1: 1 R Grieve (Pit, (WG&EL) 7.37; 2 S MacKenzie (Pit, U20) 7.28; 3 R
M45) 8.03; 3 D Wilson (Strat, M50) 8.39. r2.1: Monk (R&N) 8.70; 5 S Slater (Slea) 8.78. r1.4: 1 T U17) 4.15; 5 B Hillman (Card, U20) 4.05; 6 G U17W) 40.17; 2 S Wallwork (Pit, U17W) 41.50; 3 Farquhar (A’deen, U20) 7.08; 6 S Warnock (Edin,
1 A Campbell (Bir) 6.95; 2 D Brooks (Yate) 6.99. White (Hale) 8.75; 2 F Thomas-Male (RSC) 8.78. Price (Swan, M50) 3.85; 7 E Hoogendoorn (Card S Nwabuzor (Glas Sc Sp, U17W) 41.75. C1: 4 C W) 6.16; 9 A Burns (Edin, W) 5.66; 11 K Burr
r2.2: 2 D Bradley (C&N, M40) 7.21. r2.4: 2 J r2.1: 1 E Darby (N’pton) 8.64; 2 T White (Hale) Arch, U17) 3.65. LJ: 1 J Schlueter (SB, U20) 6.76; Mcholm (Lark, U15W) 42.78 (VPCG, U17W) 5.46. B: 5 J Davidson (A’deen,
Colclough (BRAT, M40) 7.82; 3 S Terry-Short 8.66; 3 O Monk (R&N) 8.80. 60H: r1.1: 1 S Slater 5 O D’Rozario (Taun, U17) 6.41; 11 P Guest (Yeov Mixed events: 60: A1: 1 A Thomas (Glas U20W) 5.50; 6 L Davison (Edin, U20W) 5.35; 7
(C&S, M45) 8.07. 60H: r1: 1 J Porter (Bir) 8.05. (Slea) 10.04; 2 M Bird (Staffs M) 10.58; 3 L Boyes O, M55) 5.12; 12 D Shaw (Worc, M60) 4.67. SP: 1 C) 6.96; 2 F Angus (Giff N) 6.99; 3 R Farquhar L Callaghan (IRL, U20W) 5.23; 9 D Black (Dunf,
r2: 1 J Porter (Bir) 8.05. HJ: C: 1 L Okosieme (R&N) 10.82. r1.2: 1 E Darby (N’pton) 10.91; 2 O P Swan (Corn) 16.13 (A’deen, U20) 7.03. A2: 1 J Stevenson (VPCG, U15W) 5.15. C: 2 L White (Ayr S, U15W) 5.11. TJ:
(Camb H, U20) 2.06; 2 A Brooks (Yate) 2.03; 3 J Monk (R&N) 10.96. r2.1: 1 S Slater (Slea) 10.07; 2 Mixed events: TJ: 4 G Scoot (Torb, U17W) U20) 7.13; 3 A Robertson (Moth, M40) 7.32. B1: A: 1 C Onyia (Kent) 15.50; 2 M Ahmed (Glas Sc
Bailey (Card) 2.00; 4 M Grapes (Norw) 1.93; 5 L M Bird (Staffs M) 10.55; 3 L Boyes (R&N) 10.80 11.40; 5 C Gallagher (N Dev, W) 11.26 2 R Voss (Dunf, U17) 7.32; 3 B Gallagher (Aird, Sp, U20) 14.77; 3 B Ajala (Edin, U20) 14.49; 4 N
Ball (Yate, U17) 1.89. LJ: 1 A Farquharson (Cov) U20: 60H: 1 D Murathodzic (Card Arch) 8.23; 2 U17) 7.41; 7 D Agnew (Dunf, M40) 7.62. B2: 3 Mordi (Edin, W) 12.69; 7 C Harvey (Ayr S, W) 11.97;
7.67; 2 J Reid (Sale) 7.50; 3 J Burkey (Bath) 6.84 JANUARY 19 T Thompson (P’broke) 8.62 E Cunningham (Falk, U15) 7.62; 4 A Bell (Giff 9 G Furlong (Waterford AC, W) 11.57; 10 I Lewis
Mixed events: HJ: B: 1 F Bayong (Bir, U17) NON THOMAS NEW YEAR OPEN INC. Women: 60: 1 M Moore (Bir) 7.56; 2 T Jackson N, U17W) 7.68; 5 K Purves (Edin, W) 7.83. B3: (Lass, U17W) 11.16; 11 A Machugh (Naas AC,
1.83; 3 L Zialor (Mil K, W) 1.70; 9 R Walker SW ENGLAND, WELSH MASTERS & (B&W, U20) 7.67; 3 E Kone (Card, U20) 7.70; 4 A 1 D Patterson (Lark, U15) 7.41; 2 E Muirhead U17W) 10.91; 12 L Callaghan (IRL, U20W) 10.89;
(Shrews, U20W) 1.65; 11 P Husbands (B&R, M50) WELSH 3000m CHAMPIONSHIPS, Galpin (Guern) 7.74; 5 S Griffiths (Chelt) 7.78; (Worth, U17) 7.44; 3 E Craven (Worth, U17) 7.48; 13 N McGuire (Glas Sc Sp, U20W) 10.64. B: 1
1.60. PV: A1: 3 B Turbard (Chelt, U15) 2.60; 7 M Cardiff 6 A Peake (Mend, U20) 7.81; 7 E Adikpe (Cov) 5 M Davidson (A’deen, M50) 7.90; 5 K Craven S Nwabuzor (Glas Sc Sp, U17W) 11.07; 2 E Hall
Hepke (Hale, W45) 2.40. A2: 1 C Williams-Stein PIERS COPELAND went inside 1:50 in winning 7.83. Ht1: 1 M Moore (Bir) 7.58; 2 T Jackson (Worth, M50) 7.90. C1: 2 J Bell (Carl, U15) 7.64; (Tm E Loth, U17W) 10.67; 4 E Creamer (Banc,
(Leam, U20) 4.10; 2 D Hateley (Nun, M50) 3.20; the 800m and George Mills was a clear winner (B&W, U20) 7.70; 3 I Tustin (Card, U20) 7.71; 4 5 A Goodman (Dund H, W) 7.85; 6 J Davidson U17W) 10.47; 10 K Harvie (Lass, U15W) 10.12
4 A Birkett (R&N, U20W) 3.00; 7 A Cook (Tam, in the 1500m in 3:44.68 while Adam Clarke S Griffiths (Chelt) 7.75; 5 A Galpin (Guern) 7.77; (A’deen, U20W) 7.98. C2: 1 R Grieve (Pit, U17W) U20 men: 60H: 1 A Hoole (Tm E Loth) 8.64
U17W) 2.70; 8 M Woodman-Booth (Bir, U17W) went inside eight minutes in the 3000m. 6 A Peake (Mend, U20) 7.84; 7 E Kone (Card, 7.85; 2 A Mayer (Giff N, U15W) 7.95; 4 D Rae (Tev, U17: 60H: 1 R Morgan (VPCG) 8.40; 2 C Forbes
2.70; 9 F Williams-Stein (Leam, U13) 2.20. TJ: David Bedwell may have a been a minute U20) 7.87; 8 R Roots (Torb) 7.95. Ht2: 1 E Adikpe M45) 8.02; 5 T Fowlie (A’deen, U17W) 8.11; 7 G (Edin) 8.74. SP: A: 1 S Ugbe (Mont) 13.12; 2 R
A: 2 E Watford (N’pton, U20W) 11.07; 5 E Francis outside his lifetime best set 30 years ago but (Cov) 7.82; 2 E Leech (Torb) 7.92; 3 L Smith Leek (Edin, M55) 8.26. C3: 6 L Fraser (Perth, Morgan (VPCG) 12.05
(Bath, U17W) 10.62; 7 E Troop (SSH, U17W) 10.45. his 4:54.71 100m went fourth all-time in the (Taun, U17) 7.97; 4 F Ikpeme (Chelt, U20) 7.99; U17W) 8.18. D1: 1 E Campbell (Giff N, W) 7.97; 2 U13: 60H: r1: 1 L Macleod (Banc) 10.74
B: 4 J Gittens (Leeds C, M55) 11.37; 5 E Bakare M65 indoor rankings. 5 T Iannetelli (Swin) 7.99. Ht3: 1 L Stennett S Wallwork (Pit, U17W) 8.03. D2: 2 F Cowan (Giff M35: 60H: 1 P Irving (Jer) 8.62
(B&W, W) 11.21; 6 T Fajemisin (Oxf C, U20W) Sam Gordon won the 60m in 6.70 after (Taun, U20) 7.93. Ht4: 1 K Placide (Card, U17) N, U20W) 8.07. E1: 2 E Ramsay (Giff N, U15W) M50: 60H: 1 M Davidson (A’deen) 9.53
11.17; 7 A Warre (Swin, U17W) 10.92; 8 C Yates a 6.72 heat. 8.14. Ht5: 8 J Sidney (Newp, W50) 8.65. Ht6: 8.25. E2: 2 M Murdoch (Lark, U15W) 8.17. E3: 4 Women: 60H: r1: 1 K Purves (Edin) 8.68; 2
(Amber, U17W) 10.74. C: 1 J Ilori (B&B) 15.85; 2 Men: 60: 1 S Gordon (Card) 6.70; 2 D Beadsley 1 A Williams (Chelt) 7.99; 2 E Jones (Newp, N Cessford (TLJT, W35) 8.63; 6 G Breslin (Cors, H McArthur (Edin) 8.84; 3 J Davidson (A’deen,
D Falode (Camb H, U20) 15.70; 3 J Gilkes (Cov) (Swan) 6.84; 3 A Owen (Card) 6.87; 4 M Heavens W35) 8.48; 3 A McLellan (Dees, W35) 8.69; 7 M55) 8.70. F2: 3 E Clark (Lark, U13W) 8.62. F3: U20) 8.95; 4 E Campbell (Giff N) 9.00. r2: 1 B
14.18; 4 J Booth (Traff, U20) 13.90; 5 M Fasipe (Inv EK) 6.97; 5 S Azu (Card) 7.00. Ht1: 1 S M Garland (Worc, W55) 9.04; 8 C Powell (B&W, 2 S Thomas (Dunf, U13W) 8.69. G1: 1 N Scott Cook (Centr, U20) 9.34. SP: A: 1 T Tchoudja
(E&H, W) 12.76; 7 S Hibbert (WG&EL, W) 12.45 Gordon (Card) 6.72; 2 J Azu (Card, U20) 6.82; W65) 9.13. Ht7: 2 L Kirby (Newp, W50) 9.58; 4 A (Ayr S, U13) 8.50; 3 E Williams (Giff N, U13W) (Shett, U20) 10.93. SP: B: 1 S Gough (Law, U17)
U20: 60: r1.1: 1 V Duah (Bir) 6.93; 2 M Habib 3 D Beadsley (Swan) 6.86; 4 A Owen (Card) Bryant (FoD, W55) 9.65; 7 N Buckwell (Ton, W60) 8.77. G2: 1 T Ikechukwu Okonkwo (Law, U13W) 11.12; 3 C Cameron (VPCG, W60) 9.50
(Bir) 7.15; 3 T Pritchard (Chelt) 7.20; 4 A Douglas 6.91. Ht2: 4 J Chadwick (Guern, U20) 7.06. 10.64; 8 I Holder (Worc, W75) 11.39. 200: r12: 8.16; 2 O Murphy (Law, U13) 8.42; 5 J McCauley U17: 60H: r1: 1 C Cook (Centr) 9.23; 2 E
(Stoke) 7.20. r2.1: 1 V Duah (Bir) 7.01; 2 M Habib Ht3: 2 A Azu (Card, U20) 7.20. Ht4: 3 O Miller 1 J Sidney (Newp, W50) 29.41; 2 J Willoughby (Newry AC, W45) 8.98. G3: 3 E Forbes (Edin, Creamer (Banc) 9.31; 3 R Hewitson (VPCG) 9.44
(Bir) 7.10; 3 A Douglas (Stoke) 7.20. 60H: r1.1: 1 (Mend, U17) 7.41. Ht7: 1 C Webb (Cwmb, U17) (Glouc, W55) 30.12; 3 C Powell (B&W, W65) W45) 9.24. Ht1: 6 F Jordan (C’dale, W50) 9.35. U15: 60H: r1: 1 D Black (Dunf) 9.53; 2 L Carr
J Ricketts (Bir) 8.04; 2 C Williams (Strat) 8.21; 3 7.50. Ht8: 2 R Mojsak (Swin, M40) 7.55. Ht9: 1 31.28. r13: 1 M Garland (Worc, W55) 31.24. r14: I1: 1 M MacKenzie (Giff N, U13W) 8.63. I2: 1 G (VPCG) 9.76
T Wilcock (N’pton) 8.22. r1.2: 1 D Naylor (C&N) R Whiting (Worth, M50) 7.93; 2 M Ellery (B&W, 4 D Fraser (Linc W, W80) 57.12. 400: r7: 1 T Davis (Glas Sc Sp, U17) 7.36. J2: 1 B Dunlop U13: 60H: r1: 1 V Anestik (Falk) 10.38; 2 A
8.83; 2 O Sproston (Stoke) 8.91. r2: 1 T Wilcock M55) 8.47; 3 K Powell (Newp, M55) 8.59; 5 D Wickens (Glouc, W50) 66.47. r8: 3 R Townsend- (Ayr S, U15) 7.54; 2 H Adakomola (Giff N, U13W) Mitchell (VPCG) 10.57; 3 H Whittaker (Elgin)
(N’pton) 8.16; 2 O Sproston (Stoke) 8.78; 3 D Shaw (Worc, M60) 8.62; 6 I Broadhurst (Wrex, Hope (Worc, W65) 83.30. 800: r1: 1 F Brint 8.71. 200: A1: 1 K Aiken (SB) 21.79. A2: 1 J 10.91. r2: 1 A Jenkinson (Dunf) 10.73; 2 A
Naylor (C&N) 8.81 M65) 8.72; 7 K McDonnell (Les C, M60) 8.89; (Sale) 2:11.42; 2 C Crossman (G&G) 2:11.84; 3 Mcintosh (A’deen, U20) 22.25; 3 G Stephens Kennedy (Kil’k) 10.74. SP: 1 A Kennedy (Kil’k)
U17: 60: r1.1: 1 F Bayong (Bir) 7.31; 2 C 8 T Downward (Taun, M65) 9.38. Ht10: 1 D L Harris (Card) 2:13.44; 4 M Lyons (Card, U17) (Worth, M40) 22.89. B2: 1 D Patterson (Lark, 8.85
Brassington-Meehan (Worc) 7.36; 3 J Compton Marginson (Swan, M60) 8.68; 4 P Wright (Mid M, 2:14.69. r2: 1 E Jenkinson (Soton) 2:15.42; 2 L U15) 23.34. C2: 3 J Bell (Carl, U15) 24.19. C3: 5
(D&S) 7.44; 4 I Ogoula (Bir) 7.48. r1.4: 1 J M70) 9.84; 6 M James (Les C, M75) 10.07. 200: Chalmers (WSEH, U17) 2:20.50. r4: 1 G Parnell A Bell (Giff N, U17W) 25.15. D1: 5 M Tarnawsky JANUARY 16
Campbell (RSC) 7.46. r2.1: 1 F Bayong (Bir) r11: 2 R Whiting (Worth, M50) 26.41. r12: 1 P (Chep, W35) 2:27.82; 2 T Wickens (Glouc, W50) (Dund H, M45) 25.46. D3: 4 S Wallwork (Pit, ABERDEEN POLE VAULT OPEN,
7.37; 2 C Brassington-Meehan (Worc) 7.39; 3 J Guest (Yeov O, M55) 26.64; 2 I Broadhurst (Wrex, 2:34.69; 3 L Jeffries (Bath, W60) 2:53.84; 4 R U17W) 25.97. E2: 3 A Mayer (Giff N, U15W) 26.14. Men: PV: 1 W Hodi (Nairn, U17) 3.50; 2 B
Campbell (RSC) 7.44. r2.2: 1 J Forrest (W&B) M65) 27.75; 3 D Shaw (Worc, M60) 27.99. r13: Townsend-Hope (Worc, W65) 3:08.67. 1500: r1: F1: 2 P Allan (Pit, M45) 25.83. F2: 3 E Ramsay Masson (A’deen, M70) 2.60

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CJ Ujah shows good form at London Games

PICTURES: MARK HOOKWAY

Broadbelt-Blake (TVH) 8.57; 3 A Hopkins (Oxf C)
JANUARY 18-19 8.64; 4 H McLean (SB) 8.66; 5 E Russell (Chich,
LONDON U20/SENIOR GAMES, U20) 8.75; 6 M Cluley (B&B, U20) 8.78. r2.3:
Lee Valley 1 T Hopeson-Moffat (Croy) 8.76; 2 M Jessop
CJ UJAH showed sharp form with a 6.61 (SB, U20) 8.85; 3 Y Uwakwe (E&H, U20) 8.89;
60m and followed that up with a 6.62 4 F Marriott (C&C) 8.89; 5 L Parris (Chelm,
clocking while Theo Etienne also bagged a U20) 9.06; 6 J Smith (E&H, U20) 9.15. r2.4: 1
world indoor qualifier with a 6.63 in Ujah’s I Breeden (Card, U20) 9.20; 2 K Sait-Stewart
second race. (Norw, U20) 9.26. HJ: 1 S Ioannidou (Cyprus,
English Schools 200m champion Toby U20) 1.76; 2 H Mills (And) 1.70; 3 L Holt (Chilt,
Makoyawo showed unprecedented short U20) 1.70; 4 K Walters (SB, U17) 1.65; 5 L
distance speed with a 6.73 clocking to top Brunning (Bigg, U20) 1.65; 6 J Morrish (Brack)
the under-20 rankings. 1.65. PV: A: eq1 K Saha (BMH, W40) 2.62; 8
Last year’s England under-17 100m S Yeomans (St Alb, W65) 2.32; eq9 R Zeffertt
hurdles champion Joseph Harding showed (SB, W55) 2.17. B: 1 E Andersson (SB) 3.98; 2
Spencer
sharp form in the under-20 60m hurdles J Robinson (WSEH) 3.83; 3 S Ashurst (Sale,
Thomas (843):
with a 7.95 PB. U20) 3.83; 4 E Macdonald (Brack) 3.38; 5 J
narrowly
World junior champion Amy Hunt Presho (WSEH, U20) 3.38.. C: 1 E Breen (Herts
wins the
improved her UK under-20 60m lead to 7.36 P) 3.38; 2 C Parkinson (Wyc P, W35) 3.23;
800m from
in a close race with Ami Pipi who won the 3 S Rapacchi (SNH) 3.23; 4 T O’Connor (SB,
Archie Davis
200m in 23.69. U20) 3.23; 5 K Nowers (WSEH, U20) 3.08; 6 N
Former European under-20 champion Ivanov (SB, U15) 3.08; 7 N Munir (Wyc P, U20)
Khahisa Mhlanga won the 800m in 2:05.21 U20) 1:52.97; 6 D Mees (NEB) 1:53.50. A2: 1 S 2 C Murphy (M&M) 50.45. 60H: r1.1: 1 J P) 56.78. r3: 1 R McClay (Brack) 57.51; 2 G Vans 3.08; 8 S Hawtin (Herts P, W40) 2.93. LJ: 1 S
while British 800m champion Spencer Coppard (Ton, U20) 1:53.94; 2 I Crowe-Wright Harding (Bas) 8.01; 2 O Heard (Harrow) 8.23; Agnew (Craw) 57.89; 4 F de Mauny (Herne H, Simeonova (Harrow) 6.02. TJ: A: 7 R Zeffertt
Thomas won the men’s race in 1:50.93, (B&H) 1:54.13; 3 S Molloy (Ton) 1:54.48; 4 M 3 R Cottell (B&B) 8.24; 4 J Watson (B&B) W35) 60.94. r4: 2 E Bokor-Ingram (HW, W35) (SB, W55) 7.80. B: 1 C Azzopardi (Malta) 11.95;
just two hundredths of a second ahead of Berridge (BMH, M35) 1:55.31; 5 B Gardiner 8.32; 5 H Digby (Croy) 8.55; 6 R Williams (SB) 60.80. 800: r1: 1 K Mhlanga (Herts P) 2:05.21; 2 V Oshunremi (Bas) 11.91; 3 G Sullivan (Ashf)
Brighton Phoenix clubmate Archie Davis. (B&B, U20) 1:55.90. A3: 1 L Cotterill (N&P, U20) 8.78. r1.2: 1 M Ogunbanjo (Hill) 8.53. r2.1: 2 B Feldmeier (USA) 2:06.57; 3 B Kidger (Phoe) 11.34; 4 (Uni of Portsmouth, M) 10.98. SP: 1 H
Yasmine Miller won the 60m hurdles 1:55.93; 2 L Dunne (Chich, U20) 1:57.51. A4: 1 1 J Harding (Bas) 7.95; 2 O Heard (Harrow) 2:12.26; 4 C Edwards (BMH, U20) 2:15.40; 5 E Mills (And) 12.22
in 8.26 and Hannah Williams the 400m J Gaston (VP&TH, U20) 1:57.01. B2: 1 H Fisher 8.08; 3 J Watson (B&B) 8.29; 4 H Digby (Croy) Farrow (Ports, U20) 2:15.95; 6 P Grech (Malta) U20: 60: r1.1: 1 A Obijiaku (S Lon) 7.66; 2
in 54.19. (B&B, U20) 1:57.63; 3 D Brown (PNV, M40) 8.47; 5 M Ogunbanjo (Hill) 8.47. LJ: 1 B 2:17.11. r2: 1 C Sharp (Central P) 2:13.52; 2 A M Sey (B&B) 7.70; 3 A Ndiaye (Serp) 7.80; 4 D
Men: 60: A1.1: 1 C Ujah (E&H) 6.61; 2 A 2:05.59. 60H: r1.1: 1 J Porter (Bir) 8.03; 2 J Davies-Pughe (SB) 6.63. SP: 1 J Wise (Soton) Casey (TVH) 2:15.14; 3 A Mundell (Salis) 2:15.98; Ansah (Croy) 7.95; 5 C Hussey (Herne H) 7.99.
Robertson (Sale) 6.66; 3 T Etienne (HW) 6.70; Hatton (TVH) 8.19; 3 J Weaver (E&H) 8.27; 4 K 14.16; 2 Z Davies (Brack) 13.23; 3 K Linton (S 4 L Polloni (B&B, U20) 2:18.08. r3: 1 H Cargill r1.2: 1 Z Thomas (B&B) 7.90; 2 M Cluley (B&B)
4 R Arthur (E&H) 6.78; 5 R Bouju (Bed C, Patarov (Bir) 8.48; 5 O Cresswell (Strat) 8.50; 6 Factor) 12.02 (Walton, W35) 2:16.03; 2 E Freibergerova (Oxf 7.97; 3 S Grace (Norw) 7.98; 4 C Iwunze (SB)
U20) 6.80; 6 D Chambers (Belg, M40) 6.80; A Byron (St Alb) 8.71. r1.2: 1 W Adeyeye (NEB, M35: 60H: r1: 1 M Shortall (Thurr) 8.94. r2: 1 U) 2:16.39; 3 I Hadley (B&B, U17) 2:19.18. r4: 1 8.01. r1.3: 1 S Osahon (B&B, U17) 8.02; 2 C
7 O Grant (Harrow) 6.89. A1.2: 1 O Bromby U20) 8.42; 2 S Clarke (C&C) 8.56; 3 J Appiah M Shortall (Thurr) 8.99 E Ravenscroft (K&S) 2:14.68. r5: 4 L Webb (SB, Adrien (SB) 8.04. r1.4: 1 S Bartolo (Malta) 7.99;
(Soton) 6.72; 2 E Amo-Dadzie (WG&EL) 6.75; (Kent, M45) 8.85; 4 G Huxley (Kent) 8.97. r1.3: Women: 60: A1.1: 1 A Hunt (Charn, U20) W50) 2:36.04. 60H: r1.1: 1 Y Miller (Der) 8.26; 2 R Pace (Malta) 8.10. r1.6: 1 J Smith (E&H)
3 D Tobais (WSEH) 6.83; 4 B Mingeli (Camb H) 1 R Woolgar (B’mth) 8.71; 2 K Kazemaks 7.36; 2 A Pipi (E&H) 7.36; 3 R Miller (TVH) 7.49; 2 H Paton (Bir) 8.35; 3 M Nwawulor-Kazemaks 8.04. r2.1: 1 M Sey (B&B) 7.61; 2 A Obijiaku (S
6.96. A1.3: 1 J Nwawulor (Harrow, U20) 6.89; (Woking, M35) 8.91. r2.1: 1 J Porter (Bir) 8.00; 4 D Walker (Bir) 7.51; 5 P Fairclough (SB) 7.61; (Harrow) 8.44; 4 M Abdul-Rashid (NEB) 8.49; Lon) 7.64; 3 A Ndiaye (Serp) 7.84; 4 M Cluley
2 K Oludoyi (Harrow) 6.96; 3 S Ige (Belg) 6.97; 2 J Hatton (TVH) 8.10; 3 K Patarov (Bir) 8.11; 4 6 R Fabunmi-Alade (Swan) 7.70; 7 D Kuypers 5 J Hunter (SB) 8.56; 6 A Broadbelt-Blake (B&B) 7.88; 5 D Ansah (Croy) 7.91; 6 Z Thomas
4 O Abiodun (WG&EL) 6.98. A1.4: 1 O Isaac J Weaver (E&H) 8.21; 5 W Adeyeye (NEB, U20) (B&B) 7.79. A1.2: 1 L Morris (WSEH) 7.57; 2 S (TVH) 8.59; 7 M Marrs (WSEH) 8.61. r1.2: 1 A (B&B) 7.93; 7 S Grace (Norw) 7.95. r2.2: 1 J
(WG&EL) 6.88; 2 H Henry (Orion) 6.92; 3 B 8.24; 6 O Cresswell (Strat) 8.68. r2.2: 1 S Skervin (Notts) 7.76; 3 A Ellis (E&H) 7.80; 4 T Davies (B&B) 8.49; 2 M Sey (B&B, U20) 8.54; Smith (E&H) 7.91; 2 C Iwunze (SB) 7.91; 3 C
Wright (E’bne) 6.97. A1.5: 1 J Watson-Brown Clarke (C&C) 8.47; 2 A Byron (St Alb) 8.56; 3 J Hopeson-Moffat (Croy) 7.81; 5 H Jones (WSEH) 3 H McLean (SB) 8.65; 4 A Hopkins (Oxf C) Hussey (Herne H) 7.92; 4 S Bartolo (Malta) 7.96;
(SB) 6.96; 2 A Beechey (Soton) 6.99; 3 D Appiah (Kent, M45) 8.68; 4 R Woolgar (B’mth) 7.83; 6 I Bryant (Soton) 7.93; 7 E Fuja (Herne H) 8.69; 5 E Russell (Chich, U20) 8.79; 6 M Cluley 5 C Adrien (SB) 7.99; 6 S Osahon (B&B, U17)
Trueman (Stroud) 7.00. A2.1: 1 C Ujah (E&H) 8.71; 5 K Kazemaks (Woking, M35) 9.04. r2.3: 7.95. A1.3: 1 E Bandy (Herts P) 7.70; 2 L Hoad (B&B, U20) 8.83; 7 K Ruff (Lough S) 9.06. r1.3: 8.03. r2.3: 1 B Aban-Owusu (ESM) 7.98; 2 R
6.62; 2 T Etienne (HW) 6.63; 3 O Bromby 1 G Huxley (Kent) 9.00. HJ: B: 1 A Coward (SB) (Sutt) 7.83; 3 E Smith-Hahn (Herne H) 7.87; 4 J 1 J Smith (WSEH, U20) 8.83; 2 M Jessop (SB, Pace (Malta) 8.06; 3 A Andrew (NEB) 8.10. 200:
(Soton) 6.68; 4 A Robertson (Sale) 6.72; 5 R 2.05; 2 C Knott (SB, U20) 2.02; 3 J Ennis (Croy, Richard (Malta) 7.90; 5 J McClutchie (And) 7.95; U20) 8.92; 3 Y Uwakwe (E&H, U20) 8.96; 4 F r1: 1 K Dubarry-Gay (VP&TH) 24.37; 2 H Mpassy
Arthur (E&H) 6.75; 6 E Amo-Dadzie (WG&EL) U20) 1.98; eq4 K Pampaka (Cyprus, U20)/T 6 M Walsh (B&B) 7.99; 7 Y Pace (Malta) 8.00. Marriott (C&C) 9.00; 5 T Hopeson-Moffat (Croy) (B&B) 25.42. 400: r1: 1 H Foster (SB) 57.11; 2 N
6.75. A2.2: 1 R Bouju (Bed C, U20) 6.75; 2 D Nichols (Harrow) 1.93; 6 L Owona (WSEH, U20) A1.4: 1 J Armah (WSEH, W35) 7.92; 2 V Grant 9.07; 6 J Smith (E&H, U20) 9.09; 7 I Breeden Dubarry-Gay (VP&TH) 58.29; 3 E Morris (Brack)
Chambers (Belg, M40) 6.76; 3 O Grant (Harrow) 1.93; 7 C Wood (C&C) 1.93. PV: A: 1 E Kitteridge (Herne H, W35) 8.05. A2.1: 1 A Hunt (Charn, (Card, U20) 9.24. r1.4: 1 L Parris (Chelm, U20) 58.61; 4 C Buckley (TVH) 58.96; 6 A Sibley
6.80; 4 J Nwawulor (Harrow, U20) 6.83; 5 D (B&B, U20) 4.03; 7 A Leiper (AFD, M55) 2.98. U20) 7.38; 2 A Pipi (E&H) 7.41; 3 D Walker (Bir) 9.01; 2 J Hopkins (Chelm, U20) 9.38. r2.1: 1 (B&B, U17) 59.44. LJ: 1 O Adamson (Herne
Tobais (WSEH) 6.86; 6 O Isaac (WG&EL) 6.87. B: 1 R Miranda (Harrow) 5.38; 2 N Stylianou 7.51; 4 R Miller (TVH) 7.57; 5 L Morris (WSEH) Y Miller (Der) 8.28; 2 M Abdul-Rashid (NEB) H) 5.74; 2 A Ekoku (E&E) 5.36; 3 A Macdonald
A2.3: 1 B Mingeli (Camb H) 6.88; 2 H Henry (E&H) 5.28; eq3 E Breen (Herts P)/O Heard 7.60; 6 P Fairclough (SB) 7.63; 7 R Fabunmi- 8.37; 3 H Paton (Bir) 8.37; 4 A Davies (B&B) (WG&EL) 5.27. SP: 1 J Hopkins (Chelm) 12.10;
(Orion) 6.88; 3 B Wright (E’bne) 6.90; 4 K (Harrow, U20) 4.38; eq5 E Thompson (E&H)/C Alade (Swan) 7.63. A2.2: 1 E Bandy (Herts P) 8.38; 5 M Nwawulor-Kazemaks (Harrow) 2 C Okpalauko (Have) 10.98; 3 J Smith (WSEH)
Oludoyi (Harrow) 6.92; 5 J Watson-Brown (SB) Court (Card) 4.23; 7 S Tremelling (Chelm, 7.66; 2 S Skervin (Notts) 7.69; 3 A Ellis (E&H) 8.38; 6 J Hunter (SB) 8.51; 7 M Sey (B&B, 10.55; 4 Z Shepherd (K&P) 10.22; 5 H Thurgood
6.99. A2.4: 1 A Beechey (Soton) 6.95. B1.1: 1 U20) 4.23; 8 B Breen (Herts P, U20) 4.08; 9 A 7.79; 4 H Jones (WSEH) 7.80; 5 T Hopeson- U20) 8.72. r2.2: 1 M Marrs (WSEH) 8.55; 2 A (Ports) 10.05
D Offiah (Soton) 6.95; 2 M Damoah (B&B) 6.95. Prenn (Belg) 4.08; 10 L Chashchin (Harl) 4.08; Moffat (Croy) 7.81; 6 L Hoad (Sutt) 7.86. A2.3:
B2.1: 1 D Offiah (Soton) 6.95. C1.3: 3 J Wood 11 I Parkinson (Wyc P, M40) 3.93. LJ: B: 1 E 1 J Richard (Malta) 7.82; 2 J McClutchie (And)
(Harrow, M45) 7.38; 4 P Hall (Notts, M40) 7.42. Uwaifo (Harrow) 7.23. TJ: 2 I Laseinde (U20) 7.87; 3 J Armah (WSEH, W35) 7.95; 4 M Walsh
C1.5: 6 S Channon (Walton, M40) 7.51. C2.4: 13.35; 3 N Odejimi-Riley (SNH, U20) 13.30. SP: (B&B) 7.96; 5 E Fuja (Herne H) 7.97; 6 I Bryant
1 J Wood (Harrow, M45) 7.35. C2.5: 4 P Hall 1 G Degutis (NEB, M45) 14.24; 2 E Thompson (Soton) 7.97; 7 E Smith-Hahn (Herne H) 7.99.
(Notts, M40) 7.40. C2.6: 2 S Channon (Walton, (E&H) 13.28 A2.4: 1 Y Pace (Malta) 8.00; 2 V Grant (Herne
M40) 7.57. D1.2: 7 T Joo (TVH, M40) 7.82. D1.3: U20: 60: A1.1: 1 T Makoyawo (WSEH) 6.73; H, W35) 8.02. B1.1: 1 C Azzopardi (Malta) 7.91.
6 W Odele (Camb H, M50) 8.21. D1.4: 6 B King 2 O Lloyd Hughes (Neath) 6.82; 3 J Hanson B1.2: 1 J Ryan (Loughton) 7.99; 2 L Boland
(Harrow, M50) 8.45. D1.5: 6 D Hinds (Serp, (Woking) 6.89; 4 J Quainoo (B&B) 6.95; 5 (E&E, W35) 8.21; 4 G Skervin (Notts, W45) 8.28.
M65) 9.04. D2.4: 1 T Joo (TVH, M40) 7.77; 7 W J Harding (Bas) 6.95; 6 A Bachorski (Ton) B1.4: 1 K Valente (SC Vets, W40) 8.31. B1.5:
Odele (Camb H, M50) 8.14. D2.5: 4 B King 7.05; 7 S Onigbanjo (WG&EL) 7.08. A1.2: 1 M 2 N Harrison (SB, W35) 8.76; 4 J Trimble (K&P,
(Harrow, M50) 8.41; 5 D Hinds (Serp, M65) 9.05. Adum-Yeboah (WG&EL) 7.05; 2 Z Nwogwugwu W65) 9.68; 5 R Zeffertt (SB, W55) 10.05. B2.1:
200: r9: 5 D Hinds (Serp, M65) 30.61. 400: (B&B, U17) 7.07; 3 N Shaw (SB) 7.19; 4 J 1 C Azzopardi (Malta) 7.94. B2.2: 1 L Boland
r1: 1 C Dodds (E&H) 48.09; 2 D Putnam (B&B) Kalala (VP&TH) 7.20. A1.3: 1 M Xavier (B&B) (E&E, W35) 8.20; 4 G Skervin (Notts, W45) 8.33;
48.67; 3 A Leeson (R&N) 49.01; 4 V Dos Santos 7.19. A2.1: 1 O Lloyd Hughes (Neath) 6.79; 2 6 K Valente (SC Vets, W40) 8.42. B2.4: 1 N
Soares (TVH) 49.25; 5 L Davey (NEB) 49.47; 6 J Quainoo (B&B) 6.90; 3 J Hanson (Woking) Norris (Brack, W40) 8.50. B2.5: 4 J Trimble
O Smith (Harrow) 49.86. r2: 1 D Ryan (Herne 6.94; 4 A Bachorski (Ton) 6.97; 5 J Harding (K&P, W65) 9.62; 5 R Zeffertt (SB, W55) 10.00.
H) 49.12; 2 M Buckner (Brack) 49.72. r8: 4 (Bas) 6.98. A2.2: 1 S Onigbanjo (WG&EL) 7.04; 200: r1: 1 A Pipi (E&H) 23.69; 2 H Brier (Swan)
P Benedickter (Bed C, M50) 58.68. r9: 2 W 2 Z Nwogwugwu (B&B, U17) 7.07; 3 M Xavier 24.94; 3 M Abichi (E&H) 24.97. r4: 5 G Skervin
Odele (Camb H, M50) 59.43; 5 T James (Bed (B&B) 7.18; 4 N Shaw (SB) 7.19. A2.3: 1 O (Notts, W45) 28.80. 400: r1: 1 H Williams Khahisa
C, M60) 62.16. r10: 2 P Stansbury (D&T, M55) Orimoloye (TVH) 7.19. B1.4: 1 P Chinda (E&H) (Herts P) 54.19; 2 L Nielsen (E&H) 54.96; 3 H Mhlanga:
62.21. 800: A1: 1 S Thomas (Phoe) 1:50.93; 2 A 7.20. B2.1: 1 P Chinda (E&H) 7.08. 200: r1: 1 McLean (SB) 55.31; 4 L Evans (B&B) 55.49; 5 women’s
Davis (Phoe) 1:50.95; 3 C Dodds (E&H) 1:51.80; O Lloyd Hughes (Neath) 21.64; 2 A Bachorski H Turner (Craw) 56.64. r2: 1 J Richard (Malta) 800m win
4 B Murphy (Ton) 1:52.83; 5 D Howells (AFD, (Ton) 22.39. 400: r1: 1 S Jones (Swan) 49.66; 55.77; 2 Z Pollock (Oxf C) 55.98; 3 L Rule (Herts

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TEAM: Div.1: 1 Vall 194; 2 R’hay 280; 3 Hyde P to operate there that would be subject to
CROSS COUNTRY 594; 4 Saltaire 646; 5 K’stall 1251; 6 Ack 1457 negotiation with whoever the new owners are
Div.2: Horsforth 436 and what cost would be involved.
JANUARY 19 Div.3: St Ther 915 New Zealander Ben Anderson and Max
FNB GUERNSEY LEAGUE, Footes Lane VETS TEAM: 1 Saltaire 686; 2 Vall 922; 3 Walker went to the front soon after the start,
Overall (6M): 1 J Priest (Guern) 34:56; 2 R Horsf 943 pulling steadily away. Anderson, who finished
Friedrich (Guern, M35) 35:22; 3 S Lesley (Guern) Women 12th in the Surrey championships, then went
35:50; 4 C Holden (Guern, M35) 36:48; 5 P TEAM: Div.1: 1 Horsf 158; 2 R’hay 220; 3 Harr ahead to win by 40 metres.
Taylor (Guern, M35) 37:05; 6 J De Garis (Guern, 306; 4 Abbey 415; 5 Chapel A 542; 6 Ack 608 Overall: 1 B Anderson (Rane) 25:11; 2 M
M40) 39:42 Div.2: Wharf 234 Walker (Milo) 25:18; 3 P Killingley (Rane, M40)
M40: 2 P Smith (Guern) 39:48. U20: 1 I Powers Div.3: R’well 463 26:29; 4 T Gifford (BoE) 27:15; 5 R Jordan
(Guern) 39:48 VETS TEAM: 1 R’hay 387; 2 Harr 568; 3 (Milo) 27:20; 6 A Barned (BoE, M40) 27:23; 7 J
Overall (4M): 1 S Mercier (Guern, W) 24:58; 2 Weth 750 Smith (Milo) 27:32; 8 D Lawley (Rane) 27:38; 9
T Nichols (Guern) 25:07; 3 E Woodhead (Guern, O Garner (THH) 27:47; 10 P Haarer (Rane, M50)
U20) 25:12; 4 J James (Guern, W35) 25:44; WEST YORKSHIRE WINTER LEAGUE, 28:01; 11 E Catmur (THH) 28:24; 12 E Forbes
5 C Norman (Guern) 25:58; 6 C Bain (Guern, Queensbury (Rane, M40) 28:42
U17) 26:05 Overall: 1 T Collinge (Queensb) NTT; 2 J Hood M60: J Shaw (Rane) 30:19
M50: 1 I Scholes (Guern) 26:14. M55: 1 S (Barlick, M40); 3 G Mulholland (Stainl, M45); 4 Women: 1 L Broughton (BoE) 31:15; 2 S Gerrie
Galpin (Guern) 26:44. U20: 2 L Le Cheminant M Malyon (Bail, M35); 5 M Holden (Dews, M35); (ESM, W35) 32:14; 3 S Harris (ESM, W40) 32:28
(Guern) 27:38 6 M Livesey (Puds P, M35); 7 S Courtney (Stad TEAM (6-to-score): 1 Ranelagh 41; 2
Women: 1 Mercier 24:58; 2 James 25:44; 3 R, M35); 8 A Robinson (Bail); 9 T Jagger (Stad R, Milocarian 82; 3 Bank of England 90; 4
L Perrio (Guern, W35) 27:14; 4 N Petit (Guern) M40); 10 Q Lewis (Bail, M40) Thames Hare & Hounds 167; 5 Ealing, S& M
28:05; 5 L Smith (Guern, W40) 29:14; 6 R TEAM: 1 Puds P 3366; 2 Bail 3345; 3 Leeds 268; 6 Beckenham RC 270; 7 Elmbridge RC
Eventual winner Tom Collinge leads the West Yorks Winter League
Williams (Guern) 31:00 Brad TC 3295; 4 Q’bury 3253; 5 Stadium 422; 8 Dulwich Park Runners 470
Overall (3M): 1 T Le Cheminant (Guern, U15) 3223; 6 N’wram P 3147; 7 Stain 3145; 8 S
19:09; 2 S Woodhead (Guern, U15W) 19:12; 3 Forrest (R&Z) 36:41; 3 J Hunter (Loft) 37:01 2 S Quinn (Bill MH, U11W) 6:14; 3 H Kirkbride Leeds L 3079 BERKSHIRE SCHOOLS’
G Montgomery (Guern, U15) 19:17; 4 H Lister TEAM: 1 R&Z 71; 2 Hart 103; 3 Darl 109; 4 M&C (A’ton J, U11) 6:25; 4 E Walsh (Loft, U11W) 6:28; TEAM (M&W): 1 Bail 5307; 2 Puds P 5267; 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS, Newbury
(Guern, U17) 19:49; 5 R Moroney (Guern, U15) 152; 5 Bill MH 174; 6 N Yrk M 222; 7 Loft 263; 8 5 N Phillipson (Derwent Valley Trail Runners, Leeds Brad TC 5265; 4 Stain 5088; 5 Q’bury U20 men (7.22km): 1 O Hall 24:50; 2
20:56; 6 L Smith (Guern, U17W) 21:16 Stock Str 358 U11W) 6:36 5080; 6 N’wram P 5019; 7 Stadium 4909; 8 S H Chappell 25:13; 3 M Borgnis 25:18; 4 C
M45: 1 S Gaudion (Guern) 21:41. M55: 1 J Mew U17 men/senior women Overall Leeds L 4734 Broadbent 25:23; 5 H Coop 25:31; 6 J Callis
(Guern) 23:31; 2 P Robilliard (Guern) 23:49. (6.2km): 1 C Stephenson (R&Z, U17) 23:03; 2 H PECO LEAGUE, Harrogate VETS TEAM (M&W): 1 Bail 1481; 2 Stain 1459; 25:40; 7 B Reynolds 26:02; 8 B Rollings 26:07; 9
M60: 1 B Green (Guern) 23:55 Outhwaite (A’ton J, U17) 24:45; 3 J Adams (R&Z, Overall (5M): 1 M Angel Valero Palacios 3 Puds P 1457 J Rennie 26:18; 10 B Rowe 26:28
Women: 1 Woodhead 19:12; 2 Smith 21:16; W) 25:05; 4 N Nicholson (Bill MH, U17) 25:18; 5 (Roundhay Runners) 31:36; 2 T Forrest (Ack, V50+ TEAM: Q’bury 1369 U17 (5.75km): 1 S Hodgson 19:05; 2 L
3 C Creed (Guern, W50) 21:50; 4 R Whitmore H Plaschkes (Darl, W) 25:24; 6 S Davies (Easin, M35) 32:30; 3 W Smith (Hal, M40) 33:15; 4 J Women: 1 F Birkby (Puds P); 2 M Margret Birdseye 19:24; 3 O Craggs 19:32; 4 W Goddard
(Guern, W40) 23:34; 5 B Smith (Guern, W45) W40) 25:33; 7 J Thrower (New M, U20W) 26:00; 8 Hobbs (Vall, M40) 33:21; 5 B Douglas (HPH) Beever (Stainl, W40); 3 R Hawker (Leeds & Br); 19:38; 5 C Parker 19:43; 6 N Hackley 19:47; 7
24:05; 6 T Shires (Guern, W45) 24:33 A Edwards (Bill MH, U17) 26:16; 9 B Caygill (Darl, 33:30; 6 P Boynton (Horsf) 33:44; 7 P Millgate 4 L Collins (Stainl, W35); 5 B Tate (Leeds & Br); M Stevens 19:59; 8 J Palmer 20:11; 9 S Nath
W50: 2 G Rowe (Guern) 24:39 W40) 26:28; 10 K Neesam (New M, W50) 26:54 (Weth, M45) 33:49; 8 T Venning (Vall, M40) 6 L Baston (Bail); 7 D Edmondson (Idle, W45); 20:38; 10 L Baker 20:43
U15 (2M): 1 T Merrien (Guern, U13) 12:19; 2 M65: 1 R Burn (T&S) 28:36. M80: 1 R Sherwood 33:56; 9 W Kerr (Salt, M40) 34:01; 10 S Robins 8 K Allen (Bail, W45); 9 A Swindells (Tod); 10 P U15 (3.91km): 1 A Dias 12:58; 2 S Johnston
J Le Tissier (Guern) 12:32; 3 C Hynes (Guern, (New M) 36:33. U17: 5 S Pearson (New M) 26:58; (Chapel A) 34:04; 11 D Grant (Vall) 34:45; 12 J May (Tod, W35) 13:06; 3 B Dewar 13:20; 4 G Thomas 13:24; 5
U13) 12:39; 4 R Wilson (Guern, U13) 13:16; 5 H 6 L Reed (Bill MH) 28:27 Young (Vall) 34:51; 13 A Lomas (HPH) 34:52; 14 TEAM: 1 Leeds Brad TC 1970; 2 Bail 1962; H Daniel 13:31; 6 O Snoxall 13:32; 7 J Barnes
Hodgson (Guern) 13:20; 6 P Le Poidevin (Guern, U17 TEAM: Bill MH 13 R Armstrong (Abbey R) 34:54; 15 D McKeown 3 Stain 1943; 4 Puds P 1901; 5 Skip 1893; 6 13:33; 8 N Rollins 13:49; 9 T Bradburne 13:51;
U13) 14:16; 7 D Hodgson (Guern, U13W) 14:30; 8 Women: 1 Adams 25:05; 2 Plaschkes 25:24; (Ilkley, M40) 34:56; 16 S Gott (Ilkley, M40) 34:59; N’wram P 1872; 7 Dews 1869; 8 Craven E 1843 10 M Neave 14:05
E Jamieson (Guern, U13W) 15:05 3 Davies 25:33; 4 Thrower 26:00; 5 Caygill 17 A Brown (Salt, M50) 35:04; 18 T Beyene U13 (2.91km): 1 M Gillas 10:06; 2 D Lewis
26:28; 6 Neesam 26:54; 7 G Harcombe-Moore (Roundhay Runners, U20) 35:12; 19 R Panesar JANUARY 18 10:14; 3 G Branston 10:23; 4 J Titmas 10:28; 5
MCGRADY FINANCIAL SERVICES (New M) 27:00; 8 L Talman (Darl, W35) 27:03; 9 (Vall, M35) 35:14; 20 S Green (Eryri) 35:15 AVON SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS, W Dart 10:43; 6 J Smith 10:55; 7 J Youd 11:07; 8
JUNIOR SERIES, N Simpson (R&Z, W45) 27:14; 10 H Scott (M&C, M45: 2 M Bryant (H’gate) 35:45; 3 I Willis Kingswood School R Najera 11:08; 9 O Lloyd 11:11; 10 J Lewis 11:28
Delamont Park W35) 27:20 (Keigh) 36:25. M50: 2 J Forey (DRC) 37:28; 3 U20 men (XC): 1 A Parsons NTT; 2 A Hocking; U20 women (3.91km): 1 A Young 14:05; 2
U17 men (XC): 1 M Murray (E Down) 7:09; 2 W35: 3 A Pickworth (Darl) 28:14. W40: 3 J M Lofthouse (Nidd) 38:11. M55: 1 A Forsyth 3 J Davies; 4 S Gentry; 5 B Hamblin; 6 O L Wells 14:33; 3 S Tydeman 14:44; 4 A Jones
R Corrigan (Newcastle AC) 8:22; 3 T Brown (E Graham (M&C) 28:01. W45: 2 L Bennett (New (Ask) 37:59; 2 S Dunbar (Salt) 38:26; 3 A Todd Harper; 7 G Hayward; 8 O Lock; 9 J Harrod; 14:46; 5 K Sittampalam-main 14:55; 6 I
Down) 8:58 M) 28:38; 3 S Stephenson (R&Z) 29:16. W50: (Nidd) 39:22. M60: 1 J McCarthy (R’well) 40:36; 10 W Cheek) Shirley 14:59; 7 A Hancock 15:03; 8 L
U15 (XC): 1 O Robinson (E Down) 5:41; 2 O 2 K Aspin (New M) 28:49; 3 J Scott (Hart) 29:30. 2 P Stockburn (H’gate) 41:16; 3 G King (H’gate) U17 (XC): 1 R Thomas; 2 S Robinson; 3 W Ambridge 15:05; 9 E van Heerde 15:14; 10 I
Corrigan (Newcastle AC) 6:35 W55: 1 S Phillipson (Darl) 29:37; 2 P Brown 41:31. M65: 1 J Ward (Abbey R) 46:36. M70: 1 D Scott; 4 J Milton; 5 A Savage-Swaine; 6 C Craven 15:17;
U13 (XC): 1 Q Devlin (Newcastle AC) 4:34; (Darl) 29:38. W60: 1 V Clarke (Darl) 30:31. U20: Leaf (St Th) 46:15 Jones; 7 S Kerfoot; 8 F Goodhew; 9 A Wilson; U17 (3.91km): 1 C Dewar 13:30; 2 J Young
2 F Gibney (E Down) 4:43; 3 A Robinson (E 2 L Havis (M’bro) 28:40; 3 R Smith (R&Z) 31:08. Women: 1 A Leake (Leeds C) 36:05; 2 A 10 W Maine 14:02; 3 M Waldmann 14:47; 4 M Dave 15:06;
Down) 4:47 U17: 1 G Cook (Loft) 28:06 Graham (Wharf) 37:49; 3 S Martin (Wharf) U15 (XC): 1 J Markey; 2 D Stoneman; 3 A 5 L Hall 15:12; 6 J Hatch 15:19; 7 L Robertson
U13 (XC): 1 A Lennon (E Down) 5:43; 2 R Women TEAM: 1 Darl 31; 2 N Marske 38; 3 39:11; 4 P Munro (H’gate, W50) 39:18; 5 A Smith Knight; 4 G Peacock; 5 S Holloway; 6 A Hearn; 7 15:24; 8 J Davies 15:27; 9 A Bailey 15:32; 10
Nicholl (Drom) 5:46; 3 E Mcintosh (Newcastle R&Z 54; 4 M&C 81; 5 Hart 105; 6 Loft 108; 7 N Yrk (Horsf) 39:33; 6 S Hunter (Ack) 39:40; 7 E Raven E O’Halloran; 8 I Bradley; 9 N Pestell; 10 S Scott A Gale 15:38
AC) 6:13 M 120; 8 Easing 155 (Wharf, W35) 39:42; 8 R Naylor (Horsf) 39:49; 9 U13 (XC): 1 H Wagstaff; 2 B Collins; 3 M U15 (2.91km): 1 F Ruffels 10:18; 2 J Robertson
U17 women (XC): 1 C Savage (Newcastle Overall (4.4km): 1 T O’Mahoney (R&Z, U15) S Lewis (Roundhay Runners, W40) 40:19; 10 G Bennett; 4 J Martineau; 5 C Haines; 6 S Leeney; 10:27; 3 N McGovern 10:31; 4 E Newman 10:34;
AC) 8:19; 2 K Mccartan (Drom) 8:21; 3 R Evans 16:27; 2 B Hodgson (Bill MH, U15) 16:28; 3 J Baynes (Horsf) 40:26; 11 N Jackson (Roundhay 7 J Fleming; 8 A Rawlinson; 9 A Auton-Green; 5 H Haldane 10:41; 6 J Heller 10:43; 7 E Elson
(Drom) 8:26; Wilcock (Darl, U15) 17:32; 4 M Boon (Darl, U15W) Runners, W40) 40:41; 12 I Rowe (H’gate) 40:47; 10 W Jephcott (Avon) 10:44; 8 F Wilcox 10:46; 9 K Fraser 10:48; 10 I
U15 (XC): 1 L Madine (E Down) 9:01; 2 A Gardiner 17:48; 5 A Main (Bill MH, U17) 17:55; 6 F Allan 13 M Padilla (Wharf, W35) 40:57; 14 R Carter U20 women (XC): 1 R Hamilton-James; 2 Thorpe 10:53
(E Down) 9:02; 3 K Trainor (E Down) 10:13; (Bill MH, U15) 18:00; 7 D Wilson (Darl, U15) 18:19; (Ilkley, W40) 41:07; 15 N Walmsley (Roundhay C Spice; 3 F Spruit; 4 I Ibbotson; 5 A Richards; U13 (2km): 1 M Fieldsend 8:33; 2 E Davies
U15 (XC): 1 E Burns (E Down) 6:26; 2 E 8 Z Hill (M’bro, U15W) 18:27; 9 J Farrel (New M, Runners, W35) 41:11 6 L Narbett; 7 R Paton; 8 E Whitaker; 9 B Knox; 8:48; 3 A Marden 8:50; 4 H Van Blerk 9:03; 5
Mcalarney (Newcastle AC) 7:04; 3 A Mccartan U15) 18:38; 10 M Wetherill (Darl, U15W) 18:46 W45: 1 C Howard (Roundhay Runners) 42:16; 10 D Goodluck Z Allen 9:13; 6 N Matthews 9:19; 7 T Moodley
(Drom) 7:05; U15 TEAM: 1 Bill MH 11; 2 N Marske 28 2 J Say (Roundhay Runners) 42:59. W50: U15 (XC): 1 K Devereux; 2 E Ruck (Avon, U13); 3 9:21; 8 K Gaye 9:23; 9 G Laugdon 9:28; 10 I
U13 (XC): 1 A Mc Ardle (Burren) 5:04; 2 F Women: 1 Boon 17:48; 2 Hill 18:27; 3 Wetherill 2 L Mawer (H’gate) 41:58. W55: 1 L Eadon M Redman; 4 C Warren; 5 C Lee; 6 L Silverton; Holley 9:3
May Morgan (Burren) 5:18; 3 C Finnegan 18:46; 4 E McNeill (M’bro, U15) 19:03; 5 M Kelly (Weth) 46:05; 2 C Wright (H’gate) 46:34. W65: 7 A Woodworth; 8 I Cotterill; 9 E Smith; 10 T
(Burren) 5:27; (Darl, U15) 19:17; 6 I Herbert (Midd (Mandale) 1 J Holmes (Harrogate TC) 51:42; 2 S Morley Hughes N CORNWALL SCHOOLS’
U13 (XC): 1 L Rimmer (Drom) 5:23; 2 S A.C., U15) 20:32 (Knare) 55:04 U13 (XC): 1 H Sanigar; 2 T Butler; 3 F Lowe; 4 J CHAMPIONSHIPS, Newquay
Stevenson (Drom) 6:15; 3 A Butterfield U15 girls TEAM: 1 Darl 9; 2 M ‘bro 12 U17 (2M): 1 F Roden (Abbey R, U15) 14:28; 2 A Spear; 5 E Nottendon; 6 E Kitching; 7 O Mckean; U20 men (5.61km): 1 E Mitchell 20:21; 2 I
(Burren) 6:26 Overall (3.7km): 1 A Boyer (Darl, U13) 14:28; Peaker (Keigh, U13) 14:50; 3 D Linstrum (Weth, 8 C Oyelumade; 9 A Rusforth; 10 L Kenyon Murray 20:32; 3 L Ratcliffe 21:37; 4 B McCartney
2 O Duthie (Hart Youth, U13) 15:18; 3 M Downs U15) 14:55; 4 T Midwood (H’gate, U15) 15:28; 5 A 21:53; 5 Z Clemens 22:09; 6 B McLellan
NORTH YORKSHIRE & SOUTH (New M, U13) 15:29; 4 E Kelley (Darl, U13) 15:47; Wolfenden (Ilkley, U13) 15:41; 6 L Langan (York, BANK OF ENGLAND INTER-CLUB 22:31; 7 M Railton 22:57; 8 J Franke 23:22; 9 L
DURHAM LEAGUE, Ormesby Hall 5 L Brett (Darl, U13) 15:52; 6 Z Jones (Darl, U13W) 15:48; 7 E Gibbins (Ilkley, U15W) 15:48; 4.9M, Richmond Park Downing 23:54; 10 D Staples 24:39
Overall (9.3km): 1 G Jayasuriya (M&C) 31:22; U13W) 16:17; 7 O Middleton (R&Z, U13) 16:22; 8 8 J Walker (Vall, U15) 16:03; 9 A Budding (Ilkley, AFTER almost a century, this may have been U15 (4.014km): 1 B Grant-Williams 15:57; 2 R
2 L Aldridge (Bill MH) 31:32; 3 R Scott (R&Z) G Walsh (Loft, U13) 16:29; 9 K Wallinger (Marsh U13) 16:09; 10 M Binner (Weth, U15) 16:15; 21 the last cross country race organised by Bowden-Inoue 16:20; 3 L Mills 16:21; 4 J Hardy
32:56; 4 J Stephenson (R&Z, U20) 33:16; 5 C H, U13) 16:32; 10 A Colmer (New M, U13) 16:36 H Forrest (H’gate, U13W) 16:57; 24 A Aylesbury the Bank of England in Richmond Park, Tom 16:23; 5 D Stevens 16:59; 6 A Mallett 17:06; 7 J
Jones (R&Z, M45) 34:09; 6 S Bennett (Hart, U13 TEAM: 1 Darl 10; 2 N Marske 22 (Unatt, U15W) 17:14; 25 C Chambers (Keigh, Pollak reports. Leigh 17:18; 8 K Gibson 17:19; 9 F Costa 17:36;
M35) 34:32; 7 W Tarn (Darl, M40) 34:39; 8 B Women: 1 Jones 16:17; 2 L Hammond (Darl, U13W) 17:18; 27 L Brooks (York, U13W) 17:37; 30 The first was staged in the 1920s and their 10 E Lusty 17:46;
Bergstrand (M’bro, U20) 34:46; 9 D Inglis (Darl, U13) 17:34; 3 S Tarn (Darl, U13) 17:38; 4 K Terry K McCooke (H’gate, U15W) 17:52 future is under threat following the Bank of U13 (2.881km): 1 C Luke 12:06; 2 F Abbiss
M35) 34:56; 10 L Ionita (Darl) 35:01 (Tyne, U13) 18:01; 5 T Buckley (Darl, U13) 18:12; 6 U11 (1M): 1 D Campbell (York) 7:41; 2 D England’s decision to sell off the sports club 12:07; 3 H English 12:12; 4 J Wylie 12:39; 5 J
M40: 2 R Darling (Hart) 35:26. M45: 2 P G Pettit (M’bro, U13) 18:25 Kennedy (York) 7:41; 3 L Cree (Wake, U11W) in Roehampton which was opened around Barnard 12:52; 6 I Railton 13:02; 7 R Stretton
Stephenson (Hart) 37:13. M50: 1 A Hardy (Bill U13 girls TEAM: Darl 6 8:02; 8 J Baxter (Sky, U11W) 8:21; 12 I Madden 1900. It has received 30 bids for the site and 13:03; 8 M Wilson 13:07; 9 S Hill 13:15; 10 O
MH) 37:53. M55: 1 A Carey (Hart) 35:49; 2 M Overall (1.5km): 1 C Jones (M’bro, U11) 5:44; (Selb, U11W) 8:29 although the sports clubs hope to continue Garland 13:17

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Morpeth and Birtley win the Birtley XC Relays

11:06); 4 Sunderland H 33:35; 5 Birtley 33:46; 36:29 (C Price 12:39, L Turner 11:54, S Burnett

DAVID HEWITSON
JANUARY 19 6 Ponteland Runners 35:00; 7 Sunderland 11:56); 2 Morpeth H 37:09 (R Bennett 12:05,
BIRTLEY RELAYS, Lord Lawson Strollers 35:17; 8 Sunderland H B 35:19; 9 L Quinn 13:13, J Hodgson 11:51); 3 Elswick
Academy, Birtley, Gateshead Elswick H 35:25; 10 Derwentside 35:50 H 39:09 (A Fuller 11:47, R Naylor 13:57, C
MORPETH HARRIERS retained the men’s title Fastest: Franks (M35) 10:19; M Anderson (Sun Lowes 13:25); 4 Wallsend H 39:11 (S Robson
while host club Birtley gained victory in the S, M35) 10:27; C Jackson (Sun, M40) 10:47; D 13:21, A Hemsley 13:15, J Heslop 12:35); 5
women’s event, Les Venmore reports. Purvis (Birt, M40) 10:49, Graham (M35) 10:53; J Tyne Bridge H 40:19 (S Marr 12:50, E Peters
After an early morning heavy frost, Donneky (Derw, M40) 10:59 13:57, E Jeffreys 13:32); 6 Claremont 41:12; 7
temperatures had risen considerably in the M45-54: 1 Sunderland H 34:38 (T Field Gateshead H 41:26; 8 North Shields Poly 42:27;
bright sunshine and the going changed from 11:53, M Thompson 11:25, P Blakey 11:20); 2 9 Birtley B 42:59; 10 Sunderland H 43:09
‘firm’ to ‘soft’ as the meeting progressed. Tynedale H 35:29 (A Green 11:24, J O’Reilly Fastest: Fuller 11:47; Hodgson (W35) 11:51;
Morpeth’s B team led on leg one through 12:18, P Vincent 11:47); 3 Morpeth H 36:15 Turner 11:54; Burnett 11:56; Bennett (U20) 12:05
Joe Armstrong from youngster Ethan McGlen (J Johnson 12:11, J Dawson 12:23, L Bennett Veteran women (3 x 3.2km)
of Gateshead, with Michael Hedley from Tyne 11:41); 4 Tyne Bridge H 36:39; 5 Sunderland H W35-44: 1 Gateshead H 40:21 (K Simpson
Bridge in third place. Start of the women’s races B 38:13; 6 Morpeth H B 38:46 13:15, F Summerfield 14:01, J Giles 13:05);
Kieran Hedley still led for the B squad on Fastest: Blakey (M45) 11:20; Green (M50) 2 Blaydon H 40:35 (C Collinson 13:06, J
leg two as Ross Floyd had moved the main Sophie Burnett retained the advantage for H B 30:40 (J Armstrong 9:55, K Hedley 10:16, 11:24; Thompson (M50) 11:25. M55: K Smith Ramshaw 14:36, L Witham 12:53); 3 Jarrow
team up three places into second position Birtley on the final leg, with Jane Hodgson L Roarty 10:29); 4 Sunderland H 31:03 (A (Tyne Br) 11:55 & Hebburn 43:10 (A Dodd 12:37, H Robinson
just ahead of Tyne Bridge veteran Terry Scott. narrowing the gap for 2019 winners, Morpeth, Powell 10:11, L Taylor 10:21, S Rankin 10:31); M55-64: 1 Morpeth H 38:47 (T Miley 12:32, 14:33, M Jobling 16:00); 4 Crook & District
Alex Brown soon took the lead for Morpeth, by five seconds. Elswick maintained third. 5 Gateshead H 32:24 (E McGlen 10:06, D P Bellingham 13:18, N McAnany 12:57); 2 43:23; 5 Birtley 43:37; 6 Washington 44:25
strongly challenged by Carl Smith of Tyne The programme also incorporated the Waller 11:32, D Alexander 10:46); 6 Tyne Bridge Sunderland H 39:04; 3 Sunderland Strollers Fastest: Dodd (W35) 12:37; L Short (Birt,
Bridge. Brown proved stronger on the second North East Masters Championships. H B 32:27; 7 Jarrow & Hebburn 34:19; 8 Tyne 39:27; 4 Jarrow & Hebburn 40:22; 5 Morpeth H W40) 13:00; Giles (W50) 13:05; Simpson
of the two laps, taking Morpeth to victory by a Gateshead led all the way in the M35 race, Bridge H C 34:30; 9 Jesmond Joggers 34:36; B 40:29; 6 Claremont 41:21 (W35) 13:15; J Raine (Crook, W35) 13:26. W55:
margin of 15 seconds. with first leg runner Conrad Franks clocking 10 Sunderland H B 35:14; 11 Gateshead H B Fastest: P Redman (Sun, M55) 12:27; Miley Robinson 14:33
He also clocked the day’s fastest time. the fastest time. Gateshead also won the W35 35:45; 12 Heaton H 35:52 (M55) 12:32; R Gerry (Sun S, M55) 12:50. M60: T W45-54: 1 Tynedale H 41:25 (K Anderson
Morpeth B finished in third place. event, with Alexis Dodd of Jarrow & Hebburn Fastest: Brown 9:47; Armstrong 9:55; Smith Tinsley (Clare) 12:59 12:55, J Brady 13:22, S Scott 15:08); 2 North
In the women’s race, Elswick led on the fastest in this age-group, though she 10:01; Floyd 10:06; McGlen (U17) 10:06; Hedley M65+: 1 Blaydon H 42:18 (D Graham 13:27, Shields Poly 42:45 (B Coleman 13:05, C
leg one, with Amy Fuller coming home 18 was three seconds behind the W45 leader (U20) 10:07. M45: Scott 10:14 S Beryl 14:39, A Storey 14:12); 2 Elswick H Adams 16:03, A Smith 13:37); 3 Elswick H
seconds ahead of Robyn Bennett of Morpeth. Wendy Chapman of Sunderland Strollers Veteran men (3x3.2km) (M70) 46:30 (M McNally 14:08, G Leslie 15:46, 43:32 (J Brown 13:45, A Arnott 15:17, A Banner
The in-form Fuller also clocked the fastest on leg one. M35-44: 1 Gateshead H 32:42 (C Franks H Matthews 16:36); 3 Sunderland Strollers 14:30); 4 Gateshead H 46:21; 5 Crook & District
time. The race was over after leg two, as Senior men (3 x 3.2km): 1 Morpeth H 10:19, K Connolly 11:23, S Medd 11:00); 2 Tyne 46:55; 4 Claremont 55:03 46:40; 6 Sunderland Strollers 47:35
Lydia Turner moved Birtley from fifth position, 30:07 (T Glover 10:14, R Floyd 10:06, A Brown Bridge H 33:12 ( P O’Mara 11:05, P Turnbull Fastest: Graham (M65) 13:27; McNally Fastest: W Chapman (Sun S, W50) 12:32;
crossing the line 45 seconds ahead of 9:47); 2 Tyne Bridge H 30:22 (M Hedley 11:03, C Stockdale 11:04); 3 Wallsend H (M70) 14:08 Anderson (W45) 12:55; Coleman (W45) 13:05.
Morpeth, with Elswick now in third position. 10:07, T Scott 10:14, C Smith 10:01); 3 Morpeth 33:19 (A Graham 10:53, K Wilson 11:20, S Lyon Senior women (3 x 3.2km): 1 Birtley W60: D Elliott (Sun S) 14:23

U20 women (4.014km): 1 M Luke 16:45; 2 A U17 (5.7km): 1 S Mills 21:16; 2 A Leworthy Walker 12:55; 8 A Temple-Thurston 13:03; 9 I 14:43; 5 I Stoneham 14:45; 6 I Amos 14:46; 7 Z 14:44; 8 I Holt 14:46; 9 S Livingstone 14:58; 10
Jose 17:18; 3 E Burt 17:30; 4 C Lister 17:34; 5 I 21:22; 3 T Perry 21:36; 4 F Powe 21:48; 5 S Farquharson 13:06; 10 K Hele 13:07 White 14:49; 8 C Young 14:52; 9 M Rose 15:06; M Betmead 15:08
Edworthy 18:38; 6 R Benney 18:39; 7 L Webster Priday 21:52; 6 E Phillipson 21:55; 7 D Dayman U13 (2.2km): 1 F Woodhead 8:22; 2 D Rowe 10 J Swandale 15:12; U13 (2km): 1 G Scott 9:14; 2 S Yates 9:21; 3
18:46; 8 L Parrott 19:02; 9 A Downing 19:52; 10 A 22:06; 8 G Thomas 22:14; 9 W Russell 22:41; 8:26; 3 M Jones 8:54; 4 L Dix 9:12; 5 A Drake U15 (3.1km): 1 L Slack 11:02; 2 S Slack 11:20; I Borrowdale 9:38; 4 C Robertshaw 9:41; 5 I
Harris Lovett 20:14; 10 J Dix 22:44 9:20; 6 I Morris 9:21; 7 I Mayne 9:40; 8 D Carroll 3 N Austin 11:29; 4 M Mooney-Clarke 11:31; 5 Robinson 9:42; 6 J Anderson 9:51; 7 A Jones
U15 (3.216km): 1 G Clarke 13:02; 2 H Reid U15 (3.6km): 1 W Pengelly 13:14; 2 T Jones 9:42; 9 H Easy 9:43; 10 F Abram-Bridges 9:45 C Firth 11:32; 6 P Horne 11:40; 7 G MacAuley 9:54; 8 J Lunn 9:58; 9 E Halford 10:01; 10 K
13:14; 3 A English 13:46; 4 N Harris 14:42; 5 J 13:19; 3 M Standen 13:29; 4 M Richards 13:38; 12:01; 8 G Conroy 12:03; 9 L Johnson 12:06; 10 Wash 10:06
Eccleston 14:53; 6 M Lister 14:54; 7 L Julian 5 S Gammon 13:46; 6 C Hague 13:51; 7 E Dix JERSEY ADVISA LEAGUE, T Ndikanwu 12:09
14:59; 8 X Perkin 15:17; 9 Z Williams 15:45; 10 14:04; 8 L Pascoe 14:16; 9 T Capps 14:18; 10 J Queens Valley NORTH DOWN AC FESTIVAL, Bangor
I Wood 15:47 Culwick 14:20 U15 boys (XC): 1 B Andrerws (Jer, U13) 12:15; LANCASHIRE SCHOOLS’ Men (6.5km): 1 P Carroll (Anna, M40) 25:03; 2
U13 (2.33km): 1 J Brown 9:56; 2 P Turriff U13 (3.1km): 1 C Oliveira 11:13; 2 R Sughayer 2 R Baines (Jer, U13) 12:16; 3 G Carney (Jer, CHAMPIONSHIPS, Blackburn E Dunn (Loughview AC) 25:25; 3 N Carty (NBH,
10:24; 3 H Hautot 10:26; 4 D Hassell 10:27; 11:40; 3 B Day 12:15; 4 F Baker 12:17; 5 S Smart U13) 13:19; 4 R Depledge (Jer, U13) 13:37; 5 U20 men (7.1km): 1 M Knowles 24:42; M40) 25:54; 4 D Turtle (E Ant, M40) 26:47; 5 D
5 I Ford 10:36; 6 A Young 11:05; 7 O Mclellan 12:31; 6 S Wood 12:40; 7 Z Abram -Bridges W Rigby (Jer, U13) 14:10; 6 R Baines (Jer, U13) 2 M Mckay 24:43; 3 M Ramsden 24:44; 4 Proctor (Willow, M35) 26:57; 6 T McCorry (Anna,
11:07; 8 D Leigh 11:10; 9 A Browning 11:26; 10 12:46; 8 R Coll 12:56; 9 F Bucknill 13:00; 10 C 14:31; 7 J Bradbury (Jer, U13) 14:59; 8 A Wood M Fazakerley 24:53; 5 B Preddy 25:20; 6 M M45) 27:29; 7 S Mccullough (Jog Lisburn)
P Bartlett 11:40 Beeton 13:03 (Jer, U13) 15:59 Cunningham 25:24; 7 S Hodkinson 25:35; 8 27:32; 8 I Singleton (Unatt) 27:37; 9 R Jordan
U20 women (3.6km): 1 C Olford 14:25; 2 M U11 (1.6km): 1 Z Simpson (Jer) 6:40; 2 T Sterry O Sutcliffe 26:35; 9 W Backhouse 26:46; 10 L (Scrabo Striders) 28:29; 10 E O’Reilly (N Down,
DEVON SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS, Canham 14:32; 3 F Corrick 14:54; 4 A Denton (Jer) 6:51; 3 J Maher (Jer) 6:52 Eichmeyer 26:53 M45) 28:34
Newton Abbot 15:13; 5 K Harries 15:16; 6 J Stone 15:28; 7 U15 girls (XC): 1 E Hall (Jer, U13) 13:38; 2 H U17 (5.5km): 1 R Ashton 19:12; 2 J Geary M50: 1 M Brown (N Down) 30:59. M60: 1 N
U20 men (6.5km): 1 F Jennings 22:09; 2 J T Sullivan 15:36; 8 A Roggott 15:50; 9 I Page Griffin (Jer, U13) 14:42; 3 E Duxbury (Jer, U13) 19:26; 3 D Valentine 19:38; 4 L Rawcliffe 20:01; Mawhinney (Scrabo Striders) 32:14
Livingstone 22:28; 3 L Hamley 22:53; 4 F Ball 16:04; 10 K Marriot 16:06 15:26; 4 C Lelai (Jer, U13) 15:29; 5 T Iezzoni (Jer, 5 J Dickinson 20:05; 6 J Hughes 20:12; 7 J U17 (3.9km): 1 C Mcdonagh (Burren) 15:12;
22:59; 5 B Woodland 23:01; 6 J Alcock 24:02; 7 U15 (3.1km): 1 S Livingstone 11:51; 2 M U13) 15:59; 6 C Ginnis (Jer, U13) 16:40; 7 I Smith Villiers 20:20; 8 D Lilley 20:32; 9 H Ashworth 2 F Mcgrady (Lag V) 15:39; 3 K Thompson
W Figes 24:42; 8 E Purchase 24:44; 9 J Frost Shorey 12:01; 3 M Gilby 12:37; 4 I Fitzgerald (Jer, U13) 17:00; 8 S Butler (Jer, U13) 17:14 20:43; 10 T Barnes 20:47 (Loughview AC, U15) 15:46; 4 U O’callaghan
25:01; 10 G Greensmith 25:27 12:46; 5 E Robinson 12:47; 6 V Tank 12:47; 7 C U11 (1.6km): 1 I Hall (Jer) 6:40; 2 H Sterry (Jer) U15 (3.9km): 1 W Walker 14:32; 2 I Butler (St Colman’s) 16:12; 5 R Mayne (Loughview AC,
7:14; 3 R Cole (Jer) 7:41 14:36; 3 D Thompson 14:40; 4 W Hall 14:52; 5 U15) 16:14; 6 C Martin (Loughview AC, U17W)
MARK HOOKWAY

M Barr 14:55; 6 P Barnowski 15:04; 7 J Warren 16:27; 7 T Mckeveney (Burren) 17:03; 8 R Lyness
KENT SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS, 15:04; 8 B Winnemore 15:16; 9 B Stratton 15:16; (N Down, U15) 17:09; 9 I Perry (Loughview AC,
Dover 10 J Ormrod 15:18 U15W) 17:10; 10 R Rosster (Loughview AC, U17W)
U20 men (7km): 1 M Stonier 22:10; 2 J U13 (2km): 1 S Stephenson 8:18; 2 F Rudd 17:12; 12 L Cheatley (N Down, U15W) 17:28;
Kingston 22:28; 3 A Beeston 22:47; 4 T Higgins 8:21; 3 W Wareing 8:23; 4 M Clarke 8:24; 5 G U13 (2.6km): 1 F Mayne (Loughview AC)
22:51; 5 A van der Plas 23:01; 6 C Macrae Ballatyne 8:25; 6 H Stokes 8:26; 7 H Smith 10:33; 2 O Playfair (N Down) 11:16; 3 S Doyle (N
23:17; 7 J Higgins 23:26; 8 F Gordon 23:38; 9 A 8:28; 8 S Collinson 8:37; 9 T Fitzpatrick 8:40; 10 Down) 11:28; 4 E Monro (Loughview AC) 11:36;
Sandberg 23:46; 10 F Kavanagh 24:01 E Nolan 8:46; 11 O Gill 8:47; 5 L Cheatley (N Down, U13W) 12:06; 6 Z Kirk (N
U17 (6km): 1 M Taylor 18:37; 2 J Small 18:55; U20 women (3.9km): 1 P Hayashi 15:34; 2 D Down, U13W) 13:11; 7 C Mccracken (N Down)
3 H Taylor 19:05; 4 M Dubery 19:19; 5 T Brash Lonsdale 16:44; 3 N Moynihan 16:58; 4 B Holt 13:15; 8 E Gibson (N Down, U13W) 13:16
19:22; 6 D Humber-kelly 19:24; 7 T Hutton 17:02; 5 A Darbyshire 17:36; 6 B Spence 18:36; U11 (1km): 1 A Keag (N Down) 5:02; 2 E Tosh
19:28; 8 J Keir 19:48; 9 F Davoren 19:57; 10 E 7 M Stubbs 18:55 (Templepatrick PS) 5:07; 3 I Dunne (N Dev) 5:13;
Gear 20:02 U17 (3.9km): 1 G Hodson 15:41; 2 A Lloyd 6 H Blease (N Down, U11W) 5:23; 11 E Playfair
U15 (4km): 1 J Stevens 12:51; 2 H Gear 13:03; 15:56; 3 A Straton 15:56; 4 M Burns 16:01; (Ballyholme PS, U11W) 5:37; 15 D Mcguigan
3 G Hopkins 13:12; 4 J Prendergast 13:27; 5 5 I Blackwell 16:23; 6 O Leigh 16:29; 7 I (Ballymagee PS, U11W) 5:48;
L Ashford 13:30; 6 A Starvis 13:30; 7 A Dack Cunningham 16:31; 8 K Mathison 16:33; 9 E Women (3.9km): 1 K Wilton (Jog Lisburn,
13:35; 8 K Gogol 13:40; 9 T Claridge 13:52; 10 F Dorrington 16:37; 10 O Miller 16:47 W35) 16:49; 2 D Logue (B’drain, W35) 17:53;
Matt Stonier (713): won the Ashford 13:54 U15 (3.2km): 1 J Waiting 14:12; 2 S Bohanan 3 H Kelly (Unatt, W35) 18:23; 4 D Mcconnell
Kent Schools senior boys title U20 women (4km): 1 A Millard 13:44; 2 K 14:30; 3 L Rickerby 14:32; 4 H White 14:35; 5 (Jog Lisburn) 18:26; 5 R Morrison (Co Ant,
Goodge 14:03; 3 A Palmer 14:28; 4 H Clark E Wareing 14:40; 6 M Leigh 14:42; 7 G Raynor W35) 20:18; 6 Z Fulton (N Down, W35) 20:50;

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7 J Mcminn (N Down, W35) 20:59; 8 P Phillips Women: 1 Cormack 24:45; 2 Fraser 25:39; Racing) 34:32. M45: 2 M Newton (Kinr) 36:12; U17/U15 TEAM: 1 Edin 33; 2 A’deen 40; 3 Falk The women’s race also attracted a good
(N Down, W35) 21:22; 9 G Jordan (Saintfield 3 T Wilson (JSK) 26:29; 4 M Slater (Moray, 3 P Kieran (PH Racing) 36:23. M50: 1 D Knight VH 41; 4 Centr 45; 5 Cors 52; 6 Pit 66 field of nearly 90 and as they too raced over
Striders, W35) 22:44; 10 H Baird (Co Ant, W40) 27:24; 5 H Ross (Unatt) 27:36; 6 S Evans (Perth RR) 36:13; 2 R Watson (Muss) 36:36; 3 S U13 (3.2km): 1 O Robbins (Tm E Loth) 12:40; five miles.
W35) 23:31 (Forres, W45) 28:02; 7 R McCuaig (N’hant RR, Robertson (Perth RR) 36:37. M55: 1 M McQuaid 2 M McKay (Edin) 12:44; 3 D MacDonald (Edin) Emma Footman, formerly Macready,
W50) 28:17; 8 G Whelan (Unatt) 28:21; 9 J (Falk) 37:58; 2 M Ferguson (Edin) 38:09; 3 D 12:50; 4 L Cant (Falk) 13:06; 5 L Todd (A’deen) continued her comeback from starting a
NORTH YORKSHIRE SCHOOLS’ Robertson (Ply, W40) 28:30; 10 S Barwise- Eckersley (Centr) 38:37. M60: 1 J Farquhar 13:11; 6 A Baillie (Pit) 13:12; 7 G Cook (Dund H) family by opening out the biggest margin of
CHAMPIONSHIPS, Tadcaster munro (Unatt) 28:31 (Pit) 39:40; 2 J Crookston (PH Racing) 39:58; 3 13:14; 8 K Hedges (Falk) 13:18; 9 E Lee (Team the day, of 41 seconds, over second placed
U20 men (6.3km): 1 J Dickinson 20:54; 2 F W40: 3 S Mcnairney (Moray) 28:47. W50: 2 H W Jarvie (P’bello) 41:16. M65: 1 T Martin (Falk Borders) 13:27; 10 K Sandilands (Fife) 13:29 Amelia Brown.
Hutchinson 21:43; 3 S Segger-Staveley 22:07; Gardener (I’ness) 30:16 TR) 41:25. M70: 1 T Scott (Fife) 46:54. U20: 6 D TEAM: 1 Edin 17; 2 Dund H 36; 3 Falk VH 39; 4 Third in the all age group race,
4 J Carnelly 22:17; 5 M Lambert 22:25; 6 A TEAM: 1 I’ness 287; 2 Moray 281; 3 Forres 277; Bunn (Edinburgh Univ Hare & Hounds) 34:09; 7 T Bord 55; 5 Lass 56; 6 A’deen 77 54-year-old Elspeth Turner, the 1986 Great
Lawson 22:32; 7 L Hudson 22:40; 8 T Antcliff 4 P’head 268 T Gray (Centr) 34:15; 8 C Phillip (Centr) 34:16; 9 U11 (1.6km): 1 C Wright (Tm E Loth) 6:34; 2 E North Run fifth-placer, took the W45 gold from
22:58; 9 J Briggs 23:04; 10 W Thompson 23:13 U15 (4.6km): 1 B Evans (Forres) 18:23; A Brown (A’deen) 34:18; 10 J Liddle (Edinburgh Christie (Falk) 6:37; 3 F Brown (Haddington) 6:38 Dani Tarleton.
U17 (5km): 1 C Stevenson 17:20; 2 J 2 S Burnett (I’ness) 18:55; 3 G Naughton Univ Hare & Hounds) 34:18 TEAM: 1 Hadd 26; 2 Edin 30; 3 Harm 38 Further back, World Masters W55 bronze
O’brien 17:27; 3 O Stringer 17:45; 4 S Smith (Deveron) 19:01; 4 J Henderson (I’ness) 19:13; TEAM: 1 Centr 49; 2 Edin U 63; 3 Cors 145; 4 Overall female: 1 Edin 159; 2 Falk VH 263; medallist Caroline Wood moved up from
17:58; 5 T Shaw 18:03; 6 S Headley 18:16; 7 L 5 A Jamieson (I’ness) 20:06; 6 Z Fearn (Ross HBT 260; 5 A’deen 287; 6 Edin 326; 7 Fife 339; 3 Dund H 479 second last year for W55 gold.
Mastrolonardo 18:18; 8 G Couttie 18:21; 9 D C) 20:25; 7 B Webster (I’ness) 20:37; 8 R Ellen 8 Metro 455 Final standings – Men: 1 Centr 160; 2 Edin M40 men (5M): 1 M Bradford (Lewes) 26:45;
Francis 18:26; 10 T O’Mahoney 18:37 (Ross C) 20:42; 9 C Wilson (I’ness) 20:43; 10 C VETS TEAM: 1 Cors 19; 2 Centr 32; 3 Edin 39 U 335; 3 Cors 468 2 C Halsey (B&H) 27:12; 3 C Gilbert (Lewes,
U15 (3.8km): 1 J Hammett 13:31; 2 A Gray Mcleod (I’ness) 20:55 U17 (6.4km): 1 A McGill (Living) 21:26; 2 D U17: 1 Dund H 76; 2 Falk VH 165; 3 PHRC 219 M45) 28:04; 4 A Vaughan (Lewes) 28:33; 5 J
13:43; 3 D Segger-staveley 13:51; 4 L Stabler TEAM: 1 I’ness 292; 2 Ross C 188 Addison (Cors) 21:59; 3 H Henriksen (Lass) U15: 1 Harm 122; 2 A’deen 124; 3 Cors 148 Peters (Chich, M45) 28:39; 6 M Kimmins (Hay
13:55; 5 L How 13:57; 6 J Morales-macais 14:06; U13 (3km): 1 A Baird (Ross C) 12:10; 2 M Miller 22:12; 4 S Griffin (A’deen) 22:32; 5 F Holman U13: 1 Edin 74; 2 Harm 144; 3 Centr 76 H, M45) 29:06; 7 A Simpson (Belg, M45) 29:15;
7 S Bentham 14:09; 8 C O’hare 14:11; 9 M Plant (I’ness) 12:18; 3 K Gibson (Ellon) 12:40; 4 N (Living) 22:35; 6 A Other (Dees R) 23:00; 7 R U11: 1 Edin 56; 2 Harm 61; 3 Pit 205 8 T Ireland (B&H) 29:18; 9 P Wallek (Burg HR)
14:13; 10 H Chrichton 14:19; Carson (Ross C) 12:41; 5 F Weir (Moray) 12:47; 6 Smith (Dund H) 23:14; 8 A Marshall (Living) Women: 1 Edin 151; 2 Fife 235; 3 Gala 294 29:27; 10 T Jukes (Phoe) 29:44; 11 A Bonzi
U13 (2.15km): 1 I Stabler 8:13; 2 J Sandwell S Ellen (Ross C) 12:50; 7 G Ross (Ross C) 13:00; 23:22; 9 C Little (Falk) 23:26; 10 A Other U17/U15: 1 Edin 68; 2 A’deen 109; 3 Falk (Phoe) 29:49; 12 M Greenall (Phoe, M45) 29:57;
8:16; 3 S Skaife-clark 8:20; 4 T Hooper 8:21; 8 L Paterson (Moray) 13:16 (Dunfermline Track & Field AC) 23:31 VH 135 13 J Roberts (Arena) 30:03; 14 L Taub (B&H)
5 O Ashdown 8:23; 6 J Greening 8:24; 7 J TEAM: 1 Ross C 292; 2 I’ness 282; 3 Moray 279 TEAM: 1 Living 14; 2 Falk VH 32; 3 Dund H 45; U13: 1 Falk VH 118; 2 Edin 130; 3 Dund H 136 30:06; 15 P Luttman (Saint&S, M45) 30:33; 16 R
Sanderson 8:26; 8 C Aylesbury 8:27; 9 E U11 (1.5km): 1 C Duthie (Ross C) 5:48; 2 H 4 PHRC 58; 5 A’deen 92; 6 Lass 94 U11: 1 Edin 75; 2 Harm 104; 3 Falk VH 120 Watts (Hay H) 31:01; 17 B Hodgson (Lewes, M45)
Wilkinson 8:30; 10 D Ridehalgh 8:39 Burnett (I’ness) 5:53; 3 A Smith (NAAAC) 6:04 U15 (4km): 1 C Bell (Centr) 13:39; 2 S Bennet Overall male: 1 1 A’deen 1635; 2 Falk VH 31:03; 18 A Hind (Hay H) 31:06; 19 N Fenimor-
U20 women (4km): 1 M Scatchard 15:22; 2 TEAM: 1 I’ness 289; 2 Ross C 287; 3 Moray 265 (Fife) 14:06; 3 A Wright (Tm E Loth) 14:20; 4 T 3041; 3 Dund H 3145 Collins (Chich, M45) 31:38; 20 S Grundy (RAW,
B Bergstrand 15:56; 3 E Jones 16:32; 4 M Allen U17 women (4.6km): 1 A Cairns (I’ness, U15) Nyabadza (Harm) 14:25; 5 C Harper (Tev) 14:25; Overall female: 1 Edin 687; 2 Falk VH 790; M45) 31:45
17:00; 5 K Atkinson 17:16; 6 P Hall 17:45; 7 H 19:35; 2 A Gollan (E Suth) 20:03; 3 G MacDonald 6 L Beagley (Living) 14:31; 7 H Mckay (A’deen) 3 Centr 1248 M40 TEAM: 1 Lewes 25; 2 Phoenix 62; 3
Moss 18:43; 8 I Walton 19:42 (I’ness, U15) 20:05; 4 E Smith (Moray) 20:34; 5 14:33; 8 E Christie (Team Borders) 14:39; 9 P Chich R 69; 4 Haywards H 77; 5 Arena 115; 6
U17 (3.8km): 1 A Jones 14:11; 2 L Carr 14:15; B Urquhart (Moray, U15) 20:37; 6 E Astley (Ellon) Milne (Cors) 14:41; 10 C Gorman (A’deen) 14:45 SHEFFIELD OPEN, Graves Park Saints & S 130
3 E Whitaker 14:22; 4 R Forrest 14:46; 5 J 21:18; 7 K Slimon (High H, U15) 21:19; 8 H Taylor TEAM: 1 Cors 39; 2 A’deen 40; 3 Harm 43; 4 T Men (10km): 1 D Brown (Ton) 36:05; 2 J M50 (5M): 1 D Powell (Phoe) 28:25; 2 G
Jones 14:56; 6 I Khaddi 15:11; 7 T Brooks 15:24; (Ellon, U15) 21:35; 9 E Bell (Ross C, U15) 22:24; Bord 60; 5 Tev 61; 6 E Loth 82 Sweetnam-Powell (Steel) 37:45; 3 D Millns Godden (B&H) 28:43; 3 S Gregory (PHH, M55)
8 E Jameson 15:32; 9 L Whitaker 15:36; 10 L 10 M Duffy (I’ness, U15) 22:48 U13 (3.2km): 1 R Whitworth (Living) 11:28; (Sheff RC) 39:01; 4 D Addenbrooke (Sheff RC) 28:58; 4 A Haines (Craw) 29:59; 5 P Cousins
Gaskin 15:38 U17 TEAM: Moray 196 2 A McWilliam (Lass) 11:36; 3 I Wright (Tm E 40:31; 5 G Clarkson (KuH, M35) 40:58; 6 K Doyle (Hay H, M55) 30:43; 6 D Angell (Horsh J, M55)
U15 (3.2km): 1 L Langan 12:30; 2 H Forrest U15 TEAM: 1 I’ness 293; 2 Moray 282; 3 Loth) 11:38; 4 D Daunt (Edin) 11:43; 5 R Taylor (K’worth, M40) 41:28; 7 J Nuttgens (Steel) 41:39; 31:03; 7 A Dunstan (Horsh BS) 31:09; 8 J
12:43; 3 A Aylesbury 12:49; 4 W Baker 12:53; 5 Ellon 275 (Lass) 11:49; 6 Z Field (Team Borders) 11:53; 7 I 8 J Rose (Steel, M40) 41:53; 9 B Lomas (Congle, Garland (Chich, M55) 31:11; 9 M Bell (Hail) 31:15;
S Robinson 13:00; 6 K Barker 13:03; 7 S Melling U13 (3km): 1 K Meek (I’ness) 12:14; 2 K Macdonald (Edin) 11:58; 8 A Suttie (Fife) 12:00; 9 M50) 42:04; 10 J Hartley (Hallam, M40) 42:46 10 J Burrell (Lewes, M55) 31:21; 11 J Edgar
13:18; 8 K McCooke 13:20; 9 A Harrison 13:27; 10 Burnett (I’ness) 12:21; 3 R Birnie (Keith) 13:06; A Middleton (Centr) 12:01; 10 P Pim (Edin) 12:05 M50: 2 C Earl (K’worth) 44:46. M60: 1 A Buck (Chich) 31:27; 12 A Buckle (Ton, M60) 31:32; 13
A Hobson 13:28 4 C Heggie (Ross C) 13:19; 5 C Mcalister TEAM: 1 Edin 21; 2 Harm 51; 3 A’deen 61; 4 (Steel) 47:30 K Newton (Herne H, M55) 31:39; 14 J Lowden
U13 (2.15km): 1 O Barley 8:33; 2 E Dickson (I’ness) 14:51 Lass 67; 5 Perth S 76; 6 Centr 81 U15 (4km): 1 S Boy Hughes (Barns) 14:27; 2 (B&H, M60) 31:40; 15 R James (Arena) 31:56; 16
8:40; 3 L Kirkley 8:52; 4 M Sigsworth 8:55; 5 N TEAM: 1 I’ness 295; 2 P’head 186 U11 (1.6km): 1 F Ross (Harm) 6:01; 2 R Taylor T Bradley (Bradfield School) 14:44; 3 K Green D Rayner (Craw) 32:09; 17 P Whelpton (Phoe,
Wilson 8:56; 6 A O’Sullivan 8:59; 7 L Pickles U11 (1.5km): 1 L Mcrae (I’ness) 6:07; 2 I Burns (Falk) 6:02; 3 D McIntyre (Harm) 6:15 (Holm) 15:12 M65) 32:16; 18 S Wigmore (Horsh J, M55) 32:33;
9:06; 8 G Derry 9:14; 9 E Johnson 9:16; 10 M (I’ness) 6:13; 3 J Needs (Ply) 6:26 TEAM: 1 Falk VH 14; 2 Harm 17; 3 Edin 18 U13 (3km): 1 J Hughes (Barns) 10:39; 2 R 19 S Thomas (LAE) 32:45; 20 J Hollingdale
Longstaff 9:17 TEAM: 1 I’ness 295; 2 Moray 275; 3 P’head 266 Overall male: 1 Centr 482; 2 A’deen 546; Hughes (Barns) 11:15; 3 K Davies (Scun) 12:04; (Arena) 32:52; 27 R Miles (Chich, M60) 34:07;
3 Cors 547 4 D Beckitt (Roth) 12:54 28 I Barnett (BLA, M60) 34:10; 31 T Hicks (Hay H,
RUN4IT SCOTTISH NORTH DISTRICT SCOTTISH EAST DISTRICT LEAGUE, Women (6.4km): 1 Z Pflug (Gala, U20) 23:41; U11 (2.5km): 1 B Hughes (Barns) 11:01; 2 M60) 34:27; 32 G Purdye (Hail, M60) 34:30; 39
LEAGUE, Peterhead Livingston 2 H Page (Dartf, U20) 23:45; 3 R Johnson (High) L Fairey (Mat) 11:21; 3 F Rogers (Penistone D Prince-Iles (Lewes, M65) 35:21;;60 D Beattie
Men (9.5km): 1 R Gollan (E Suth) 33:29; 2 K Men (9.6km): 1 H Hickey (Centr, U20) 31:08; 2 24:06; 4 J Christie (Falk, U20) 24:26; 5 S Tait Fpr) 11:22 (Craw, M70) 37:54; 63 M Kemp (Phoe, M70)
Wilson (Moray) 33:48; 3 E Davidson (PNV) 35:30; A Cheplin (Carnethy Hill Racing Club) 31:22; 3 E (Lass, U20) 24:39; 6 C Nankjvell (Edinburgh Women (6.5km): 1 L Fletcher (Hallam) 38:16; 66 J Miles (Chich, M65) 38:54; 67 A Haig
4 J Wilson (Moray) 35:51; 5 S Gardener (I’ness, de Mello (R&N) 31:27; 4 A Hay (Centr) 31:30; 5 L Univ Hare & Hounds, U20) 24:45; 7 J Spence 26:58; 2 C Brock (Steel, W35) 27:00; 3 E Mcleod (Phoe, M70) 38:57; 77 T Blaylock (Chich, M65)
U20) 36:16; 6 E Coull (Ross C, M40) 37:12; 7 Rodgers (Fife) 31:34; 6 J Dunn (Cors) 31:39; 7 A (Fife) 24:46; 8 M Crawford (Fife) 24:50; 9 K Gore (Sheff RC) 27:49; 4 C Leaver-Hewitt (Holm, 39:43; 89 J Betts (Chich, M70) 44:24
A Beaven (High H) 37:41; 8 G Jenkins (Moray, Carcas (Edin) 31:50; 8 D Colley (Centr) 31:53; 9 E (Lass) 25:01; 10 K Maxwell (Gala) 25:03; 11 E W35) 28:27; 5 R Rose (Sheff RC, W35) 29:01; 6 J M50 TEAM: 1 B&R 34; 2 Horsh J 42; 3 Phoenix
M45) 37:52; 9 R Burnett (I’ness, M40) 38:41; 10 Narbett (Edinburgh Univ Hare & Hounds) 31:56; Revitt (Edin) 25:14; 12 S Collins (HBT) 25:24; 13 Buckley (T’ley, W35) 29:51; 7 J Bolton (K’worth, 43; 4 Crawley 46; 5 Chich R 56; 6 Horsh BS
R Aird (Ply) 39:01 10 A Muir (Newb) 32:07; 11 M Sutherland (Centr) C Buchanan (Centr) 25:24; 14 S Green (Gala, W45) 31:16; 8 H Barnett (N Der) 31:21; 9 R Poole 74; 7 Arena 79; 8 Phoenix B 80. M60 TEAM:
M40: 3 R Hughes (Forres) 39:35. M45: 2 W 32:12; 12 M Wright (Centr) 32:26; 13 B MacMillan W35) 25:28; 15 E Eadie (Edin) 25:30; 16 N (Hallam, W50) 32:12; 10 L Broom (Steel City 1 Chich R 25; 2 Hay H 26; 3 Phoenix 39; 4
Dashper (Moray) 39:29. M50: 1 J Urquhart (Centr, U20) 32:28; 14 C Tharme (Gala, U20) Gibson (Edin) 25:43; 17 J Maclean (Edin, W45) Striders, W45) 32:22 Hailsham 54; 5 Burgess HR 78; 6 Chich R B 82
(Moray) 40:44; 2 C Green (Moray) 40:52 32:38; 15 R Houston (Centr, M40) 32:40; 16 26:14; 18 H Rees (Fife) 26:16; 19 M Wright (HBT, W55: 1 L Westlake (Barns) 38:36; M35 women (5M): 1 E Footman (Worth)
TEAM: 1 Moray 294; 2 P’head 258; 3 HHR 253; C Graham (Lass, U20) 32:47; 17 C McKenzie W45) 26:23; 20 F Matheson (Falk, W55) 26:29 U17 (4km): 1 G Speakman (Hal) 20:12 30:40; 2 A Brown (Craw, W40) 31:21; 3 E Turner
4 Forres 236; 5 Fraser 232 (Cors) 32:55; 18 J Waldie (HBT) 32:55; 19 S W35: 2 C Houston (Centr) 26:47; 3 K Jones U15 (3km): 1 A Theobald (Bradfield School) (Horsh BS, W50) 31:37; 4 A Ellis (Hail, W40)
U17 men and senior women Overall Brember (Centr, M45) 32:58; 20 B Ivandjikov (Fife) 27:48. W40: 1 K Barden (Gala) 27:22; 2 M 14:35 31:43; 5 D Tarleton (Arena, W45) 31:47; 6 F
(6.1km): 1 L Cairns (I’ness, U17) 22:25; 2 A (Edinburgh Univ Hare & Hounds, U20) 33:08; 21 Williams (Centr) 27:39; 3 S Ridley (Edin) 27:53. U13 (3km): 1 M Leckie (High Storrs School) Clark (Arena) 32:39; 7 T Shanahan (Arena,
Smith (I’ness, U17) 23:44; 3 B Milne (Moray, U17) M Breen (Cors) 33:10; 22 D Reid (E Kilb) 33:12; W45: 3 C Douglas (Perth RR) 29:16. W50: 1 V 12:15; 2 E Bradley (Bradfield School) 13:01 W45) 32:46; 8 M Campbell (LEW, W45) 32:54;
24:15; 4 E Rollo (I’ness, U17) 24:16; 5 F Rutter 23 P Moffet (Falk) 33:18; 24 S Livingstone (Cors, Oldham (A’deen) 26:34; 2 K Dobbie (Edin) 28:51. U11 (1.5km): 1 L Roden (Roth) 6:00; 2 R Phillips 9 F Leman (B&H, W40) 32:56; 10 J Roberts
(I’ness, U17) 24:39; 6 G Cormack (I’ness, W) M35) 33:23; 25 R Russell (Centr, M35) 33:29; W55: 2 R Anderson (Dunb) 28:10; 3 Y Crilly (W Ches) 6:05; 3 K Betts (Scun) 6:07 (Arena, W40) 33:13; 11 S Fry (EAS) 33:14; 12 A
24:45; 7 K Sutherland (Ross C, U17) 25:16; 8 A 26 L Fanottoli (Centr) 33:34; 27 F Tornay (Edin) (Loth) 28:29. W60: 1 I Burnett (C’gie) 30:01. Matthews (Craw, W45) 33:16; 13 R Holdaway
Ellen (Ross C, U17) 25:24; 9 C Fraser (I’ness, W) 33:37; 28 G Malcolm (Fife) 33:44; 29 S Fraser W65: 1 J Waterhouse (Centr) 32:49. U20: 6 B SUSSEX MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS, (EAS) 33:19; 14 L Lumber (EAS) 33:37; 15 H Sida
25:39; 10 F Raynor (I’ness, U17) 25:43 (HBT) 33:47; 30 A Odentz (A’deen) 33:51 Hobbs (Moorf) 26:47; 7 K Craig (Living) 27:12; 8 Combe Farm, Lancing (Lewes, W50) 33:57; 16 E Martin (Phoe) 34:00;
U17 TEAM: 1 I’ness 296; 2 Moray 190 M40: 2 L Johnston (Edin) 34:03; 3 A Davis (PH M Eades (Edinburgh Univ Hare & Hounds) 28:47 ALTHOUGH Lancing Manor is still unavailable 17 K O’Hara (Arena, W45) 34:09; 18 C Wood
TEAM: 1 Edin U 12; 2 Fife 57; 3 Gala 75; 4 for cross-country races the veterans again (Arena, W55) 34:24; 19 E Lillywhite Iredale (MID)
TONY WATERHOUSE

The women’s race at Livingston Edin 79; 5 Lass 125; 6 Centr 126; 7 Falk VH found a home just along the road and took 34:41; 20 S Leader (Phoe, W50) 34:42; 24 C
142; 8 HBT 215 full advantage, despite the mud, Martin Duff Ulliott (B&H, W55) 35:41; 28 S Ridley (Hay H,
VETS TEAM: 1 Edin 18; 2 Perth R 99; 3 Gala 49 reports. W50) 36:50; 30 J Rymell (Arena, W55) 37:31;
U17 (4km): 1 G Ledingham (Cors) 15:39; 2 I Matt Bradford turned 40 in September and 41 C Naylor (Arena, W65) 40:11; 42 S Brumwell
Thoms (Fife, U15) 15:48; 3 K Purcell (A’deen) justified his favourite’s tag by claiming the M40 (Arena, W55) 40:13; 50 A Miners (Arena, W60)
15:51; 4 I Paterson (Team Borders, U15) 15:55; title comfortably from Craig Halsey en route to 42:00; 52 Y Patrick (Arena, W60) 42:09; 53 J
5 K Christie (Falk, U15) 16:06; 6 A Macaulay Orr helping his Lewes club to team golds. Carder (B&H, W60) 42:10; 58 S Baker (Chich,
(Edin, U15) 16:06; 7 A Other (Tm E Loth, U15) Great North Run M50 winner David Powell W65) 43:35; 77 W Whelan (Chich, W70) 49:57;
16:10; 8 R Wright (George Heriots School, U15) took his age group from Graham Godden, W35 TEAM: 1 Eastbourne 24; 2 Arena 25; 3
16:14; 9 C Purcell (A’deen) 16:15; 10 A Morrison whose Brighton trio again took the team award B&H 37; 4 Hailsham 42; 5 Chich R 45. W45: 1
(Pit, U15) 16:17; 11 S Shepherd (Edin, U15) 16:21; as Alan Buckle added the M60 title ahead of Arena 12; 2 Lewes 31; 3 B&H 33; 4 Hay H 46; 5
12 S Maclean (Centr, U15) 16:28; 13 C Kane previous winner John Lowden. Chich R 57; 6 B&H Women RC 77 W55 TEAM:
(Centr, U15) 16:39; 14 K MacLeod (Cors) 16:43; The two age groups ran together and 1 Arena 8; 2 Arena B 21; 3 Chich R 36; 4 B&H
15 O Meikle (Lass, U15) 16:51 had the largest field of around 100 over-50s. Women RC 47

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SOUTH-EAST LANCASHIRE LEAGUE, 38:18; 9 P Hinchcliffe (Roch H) 38:30; 10 A Taylor (E Ches) 16:17; 9 M Byrnes (E Ches, U15W) 17:00; Women (8km): 1 L Peploe (Leigh) 30:07;

HARRY SHAKESHAFT
Heaton Park (Salf, M45) 38:48; 11 K Waterhouse (Salf M, M35) 10 O Bolton (O&R) 17:10; 11 E Platt (O&R, U15W) 2 H Simpson (E Ches) 30:49; 3 K Sharp
LEAH PEPLOE was an impressive winner of 38:49; 12 D Cottle (Prestwich, M40) 38:50; 13 M 17:16; 12 T Webb (O&R) 17:37; 13 R Carson (Bury, (G’dale) 31:32; 4 H Hughes (M/r YMCA)
the women’s race, which was moved from Clark (Prestwich) 38:52; 14 G Briggs (Dark Pk, U15W) 17:39; 14 L Philbin (Bolt, U15W) 17:45; 31:43; 5 R Bailey (Bolt, U20) 32:11; 6 B
the original venue of Tandle Hill due to parts M45) 38:59; 15 T Greenald (E Ches, M45) 39:09; 15 S Clough (Roch H) 17:45; 16 J Swan (G’dale, Saunders (Salf M) 32:42; 7 R Lovegrove
of the course being waterlogged, Stephen 16 P Babb (Bury) 39:12; 17 M Mannings (O&R) U15W) 18:09 (Salf M, W35) 33:04; 8 A Stepanchuk (Roth,
Green reports. 39:14; 18 R Brook (Salf, M40) 39:15; 19 J Jordan U15 boys TEAM: 1 Oldham 17; 2 R’dale 29 W35) 33:12; 9 B McManus (E Ches) 33:29; 10
The Leigh Harrier was quickly into the (Roch H, M35) 39:18; 20 D Rankin (E Ches, M45) U15 girls TEAM: 1 Bury 18; 2 E Ches 24 J Tinker (O&R, W35) 33:41; 11 M Vaughan (E
lead on the downhill start, with only Hayley 39:26; 21 D Bennett (Roch H, M50) 39:33; 22 U13 mixed (3km): 1 H Peacocke (Roch H) Ches, W45) 33:51; 12 A Shadbolt (Mossley AFC,
Simpson for company. D McDermott (Salf M, U20) 39:37; 23 D Smith 13:02; 2 E Davies (Leigh) 13:14; 3 T Mercer W40) 33:55; 13 F Deakin (Salf M) 34:06; 14 J
Through the series of steady climbs and (E Ches, M40) 39:49; 24 S Reading (Royt, M45) (Salford Mets) 13:19; 4 J Watson (Traff) 13:30; 5 T Brocklehurst (Salf M, W50) 34:22; 15 H Gregory
boggy sections she enjoyed an advantage of 40:04; 25 L Robinson (O&R, M40) 40:17 Elgar (E Ches) 13:36; 6 S Barlow (Leigh) 13:40; 7 (S Liv, W45) 34:37; 16 G Kinloch (Burn RR,
over 40 seconds over Simpson when breaking M50: 2 T Shanker (M/r Ymca) 40:50; 3 K Jones D Evans (Chor ATC) 13:48; 8 O Bentley (E Ches) W60) 34:42; 17 R Fawcett (E Ches, W35) 35:04;
the tape. Kirsty Sharp was third, around (S’worth) 42:03. M55: 1 S Nolan (Horw) 42:53; Leah 13:50; 9 A Smethurst (Chor ATC, U13W) 14:02; 10 18 L Livesey (Chor ATC) 35:06; 19 R Jones
another 100m down. 2 A Barnes (S’worth) 43:39.. M60: 1 D Christie- Peploe: A Bundy (E Ches) 14:08; 11 F Kehoe (Prestwich) (M/r YMCA) 35:10; 20 A Ferguson (Burn RR,
Joe Hudak prevailed after a close tussle lowe (G’dale) 45:56; 2 K Thomas (Burn RR) win at 14:17; 12 H Newton (Alt, U13W) 14:32; 14 E W60) 35:11
with Lewis Hinchliffe. Both were locked 46:02. M65: 1 S Williams (Horw) 45:40. M70: Heaton Bradley (Horw, U13W) 14:48; 15 C Swan (G’dale, W45: 3 K Fleming (E Ches) 35:58. W50: 2
together through the woods at the end of the 1 N Eames (Roch H) 49:08. U20: 2 J Taylor (E U13W) 14:54; 16 M Rooke (E Ches, U13W) 15:00 L Darbyshire (Burn RR) 35:44; 3 E Macqueen
first of two large laps. East Cheshire Harrier Ches) 41:28; 3 C Brierley (E Ches) 42:46 29:17; 5 M Lewis (E Ches, U17W) 29:51; 6 S U13 boys TEAM: 1 E Ches 19; 2 Salf M 24 (E Ches) 37:27. W55: 1 A Blomfield (Roch H)
Hudak moved 18 seconds clear coming up TEAM: 1 P’wich 35; 2 Roch 37; 3 E Ches 40; 4 Smith (Prestwich) 30:15; 7 A Pullan (Radc) U13 girls TEAM: E Ches 19 36:24. W65: 1 G Brierley (M/r Ymca) 38:04; 2 J
the sharp incline into the finish. Oldham 73; 5 Manc Y 91; 6 Salf M 115; 7 M’ton 30:47; 8 B Reid (Chor ATC, U17W) 31:03; 9 A U11 (1.5km): 1 H Ward (Chor ATC) 6:05; 2 M Needham (Roch H) 39:38
Paul Savage held down third place, 160; 8 Astley 189 Heaton (Chor ATC, U17W) 33:49; 10 H Clough Winstanley (Chor ATC) 6:06; 3 A Manser (E TEAM: 1 Salf M 21; 2 E Ches 22; 3 B’den RR
around 200m behind Hinchcliffe. VETS TEAM: 1 P’wich 11; 2 E Ches 19; 3 (Roch H, U17W) 34:12 Ches) 6:16; 5 G Mort (Horw, U11W) 6:49; 7 N 58; 4 Manc Y 58; 5 Mossley 64; 6 R’dale 107; 7
Men (10km): 1 J Hudak (E Ches) 36:06; Salf 48 U17 women TEAM: 1 Chorley 16; 2 Oldham 21 Cope (Prestwich, U11W) 6:56; 8 L Dent (Bury, P’wich 133; 8 M’ton 134
2 L Hinchcliffe (Roch H) 36:24; 3 P Savage M50+ TEAM: B’den RR 26 U15 mixed (4km): 1 I Battye (Horw) 14:47; 2 U11W) 6:58 VETS TEAM: 1 Salf M 9; 2 E Ches 26; 3
(Prestwich, M40) 37:02; 4 D Carroll (O&R, M60+: M’ton 36 L Brown (E Ches) 15:44; 3 L Dixon (Sale, U15W) U11 boys TEAM: 1 E Ches 12; 2 P’wich 52; B’den RR 30
M35) 37:08; 5 C Jones (M/r Ymca, M40) 37:33; U17 (6.5km): 1 M Obi (O&R) 26:40; 2 L Hackett 15:49; 4 F Potts (Bury, U15W) 15:59; 5 B Knight 3 Bury 68 W40+ TEAM: B’den RR 19
6 R Horner (E Ches, M40) 37:46; 7 R Fowler (W&B, U17W) 27:42; 3 B Stanley (Salf M) 29:03; (Salf M) 16:13; 6 R Erzanessian (Bolton Utd, U11 girls TEAM: 1 E Ches 20; 2 Salf M 26; W45+ TEAM: B’den RR 15
(Prestwich, M40) 38:08; 8 D Proctor (Sale) 4 A Davies (Rochdale Triathlon Club, U17W) U15W) 16:14; 7 C Fricker (O&R) 16:16; 8 C Green 3 Chorley 28 W50+ TEAM: B’den RR 6

VETERANS AC MASTERS OPEN 4.5, WEST MIDLANDS SCHOOLS’ U13 (1.9km): 1 M White 6:51; 2 Z Asbury 6:54; 20th year saw races at RAF Halton over 10km (Soton) 38:09; 11 A Miles (Vale R) 38:20; 12 P
Wimbledon Common CHAMPIONSHIPS, Warley Wood 3 A Stark 6:58; 4 K Nee 7:02; 5 J Dale 7:05; 6 F for men and 6km for women. Cardy (Ports, M35) 38:40; 13 P Vernon (PACTRAC,
REIGNING champion Richard McDowell had U20 men (4.8km): 1 W Kay 16:32; 2 D Swain Brusch 7:07; 7 C Bevan 7:11; 8 P Allen 7:13; 9 C Brancker was Air Vice-Marshal of the RAF, M40) 38:58; 14 K White (HW, M40) 39:16; 15 R
to concede the title to younger runner Mike 16:37; 3 P Clisham 16:57; 4 J Cooper 17:10; 5 F Brook 7:14; 10 E Fox-Payne 7:19 a member of the Civil Service and official Stevenson (RAF Wittering) 39:33; 16 A Hobley
Cummings who was making his debut in the White 17:16; 6 T Keenan 17:18; 7 R Kite 17:24; for Middlesex AA until his death in an airship (Herne H) 39:41; 17 M Whitfield (Shrews, M40)
event having turned 35 at the end of August, 8 A Stapleton 17:27; 9 S Mannings 17:28U15 WILTSHIRE SCHOOLS’ crash in France in 1930. 39:52
Tom Pollak reports. (3.2km): 1 J O’Leary 11:59; 2 M Chappelle CHAMPIONSHIPS, The trophy was presented in his memory Women (6km): 1 C Richardson (RAF Brize
McDowell who was suffering from very 12:16; 3 A Burgess 12:19; 4 W Walker 12:24; Chippenham jointly by the RAF AA, Civil Service AA and Norton) 23:47; 2 T Rutter (DMRC Stanford Hall
low Vitamin D and an aggravated adductor 5 C Adams 12:30; 6 E Cook 12:35; 7 T Lucas U20 men (XC): 1 D Poynting 15:10; 2 T Brawn Middlesex AA for athletic competition between (RAF), W35) 25:02; 3 N Sheel (Serp) 25:22; 4 M
attachment, had to let Cummings go at the 12:40; 8 N Edwards 12:44; 9 G Elwell 12:47; 10 15:21; 3 O Campbell 15:30; 4 B Pettit 15:32; the three associations. The race also now Jones-Walters (Soton) 26:01; 5 K Davis (South
top of the hill on the second lap. K Fellows 12:49 5 P Mochan 15:34; 6 E Cole 16:05; 7 O Lythell incorporates a separate match v Police AA Shields Poly, W35) 26:05; 6 N Frith (Soton)
The Herne Hill Harrier, who medalled over U13 (2.5km): 1 W Stead 9:46; 2 D Garnett 16:20; 8 N Smith Mills 16:39; 9 W Morris 16:41; and Fire Service AA. 26:10; 7 K Trehane (Norf G, W35) 26:25; 8 N
800m and 1500m at the European Masters, 9:49; 3 P Mitchell 9:58; 4 B Duncan 10:05; 5 10 A Pierce 17:16 The trophy has been won by RAF for the Nokes (Stone MM) 26:33; 9 V Carter (TVH, W45)
won by 16 seconds. W Etheridge 10:06; 6 A Brain 10:24; 7 A Taylor U17 (5.55km): 1 L Bailey 19:43; 2 R Jones past eight years but this year the Civil Service 26:41; 10 K Alpe (Met P) 26:46; 11 M Skinner
Both the first two broke the course record 10:25; 8 E Boden 10:27; 9 O Greening 10:37; 10 19:53; 3 H Woods 20:02; 4 J Gunning 20:15; 5 J fielded their strongest cross country team for (Than, W45) 26:48; 12 R Edgar (THH, W35) 27:34
of 24:48 set by Lance Nortcliff in 2016. K Hand 10:43 Dinkele 20:23; 6 G Mitchell 20:58; 7 M Hopcraft many years around the grounds of RAF Halton
First woman Megan De Silva clocked U20 women (3.2km): 1 L Carey 12:56; 2 21:00; 8 M Lythell 21:10; 9 A Loweth 21:15; 10 against the backdrop of the Chilterns. From JANUARY 14
28:08, the second best for the course behind E Taylor 13:25; 3 J Charlton 13:28; 4 B Dyall T Baker 21:21 the outset the Civil Service packed well up SUSSEX SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS,
the 27:44 record set by Clare Elms, then a 13:31; 5 R Bachelor 13:31; 6 F Bennett 13:33; 7 U15 (3.83km): 1 J Burns 13:43; 2 W Taverner front with Tom Adams, Owen Hind, Tom Aldred, Waterhall, Brighton,
W50, in 2016. M Calleia 13:36; 8 A Taylor 13:49; 9 E Buchanan 14:04; 3 P Monaghan 14:06; 4 H Maxwell James McCrae and Marc Hobbs all pushing East Sussex
These records will stand forever as the 13:53; 10 A Westbury 14:00 14:10; 5 M Nocton 14:15; 6 L Crapper 14:17; the pace early on and the first RAF runner, BETH COOK duly added her fourth county
Wimbledon Common conservators have U15 (2.5km): 1 I Jones 9:47; 2 A Hamilton 7 H Cotineau 14:18; 8 J Maxwell 14:38; 9 J Will Gardner, outside the top eight. schools title but it was touch and go whether
asked for the course to be changed to avoid 10:06; 3 C Prince 10:08; 4 B Homer 10:09; 5 Pritchard 14:39; 10 J Andrews 14:43 On the second lap, however, top fell the event would go ahead at all, due to the
golf courses. L Huckerby 10:27; 6 M Wood 10:29; 7 F Allen U13 (2.67km): 1 O Jones 10:31; 2 W runner Adams led a breakaway group with inclement weather, Martin Duff reports.
World Masters silver medallist Sue 10:34; 8 K Bennett 10:40; 9 M Williams 10:42; Sanderson 10:32; 3 J Fricker 10:33; 4 J Redding Kent AC’s Hind, Lon Heathside’s Aldred and In the end it did and the English Schools
McDonald was second here just three seconds 10 E Symes 10:46 10:35; 5 L Wood 10:35; 6 B Firbank 10:36; 7 Hallam’s McCrae in pursuit and Gardner now champion battled the adverse conditions
up on fellow W50 Alice Ridell-Webster. O Upton 10:36; 8 E Pearce Smith 10:43; 9 O moved up into the top six. successfully but the following senior boys
CLIFF HIDE

Overall: 1 M Cummings (Herne H, M35) 23:47; Leech 10:43; 10 T English 10:48 However on the final lap the Civil Service and girls were called off with organisers
2 R McDowell (HW, M40) 24:03; 3 M Munro U20 women (3.83km): 1 B Wood 13:49; and Kent champion Hind had taken control citing safety reasons. The lashing rain and
(Herne H, M40) 25:52; 4 R Jones (Herne H, M45) 2 D Baker 14:39; 3 K Marsh 14:41; 4 I Wolsey with only Adams still in touch and a 20-yard strengthening winds caused equipment to be
25:57; 5 R Berry (W4H, M45) 26:35; 6 T Rose 14:44; 5 I Tanner 15:21; 6 I Horsfield 15:35; 7 F gap back to Aldred and McCrae. Hind eased blown over and distress to the officials as the
(Usk, M45) 26:52; 7 G Ironmonger (Herne H, Buglass 15:40; 8 O Cranston 15:41; 9 L Smyth away at the finish to win the race and join a athletes were also considered.
M55) 27:11; 8 M Tennyson (G&G, M55) 27:53; 9 Osbourne 15:45; 10 R Rayner 15:47 list of illustrious past winners such as Dave Triathlete Cook mastered the mud and
J Ratcliffe (Herne H, M50) 27:57; 10 M De Silva U15 (3.25km): 1 N Costa Jafrate 12:49; 2 M Bedford, and Roger Hackney. waterlogged ground and wound up some 43
(Rane, W35) 28:08 Gray 13:03; 3 S Makin 13:08; 4 M Nickell 13:09; The women’s race was dominated by seconds to the good of runner-up Amelia Cox
M55: 3 M Boyle (Herne H) 29:07. M60: 1 P Tullett 5 M McCalla 13:13; 6 A Niker 13:16; 7 H Norton new RAF recruit Chloe Richardson, who was in the intermediate event.
(Chelm) 28:24. M70: 1 M Mann (Dulw) 34:49. 13:17; 8 O Glover 13:21; 9 F Davidse 13:25; 10 Z accompanied by RAF champion Tamsyn Rutter The junior girls race saw Eleanor Strevens
M75: 1 P Giles (HW) 33:32. M80: 1 D Milsom Thomas 13:29 on the first lap but soon pulled away on the retain her title but the closest race was in
(Hill) 46:30 U13 (2.34km): 1 Z Wood 9:28; 2 Z Wood 9:29; final lap. However, with the Civil Service team the inter boys event, where just a few ticks
Women: 1 De Silva 28:08; 2 S McDonald (S 3 B Blanche Newton 9:45; 4 S Warner 9:45; 5 taking the next five places, the SEAX trophy separated the top four. It was Ferdie Parsons
Lon, W50) 29:00; 3 A Riddell-Webster (Fulham, E Roan 9:56; 6 N Cousins 9:57; 7 B Ryder 9:57; was won by the Civil Service, led home by who just got the nod.
W50) 29:03; 4 A Critchlow (W4H, W50) 29:45; 8 M Richards 9:57; 9 P Richards 10:08; 10 S champion and Serpentine athlete Natasha Inter boys: 1 F Parsons 19:12; 2 J Callard
5 L Woolhouse (Vets, W55) 30:53; 6 J Hadfield Johnson 10:14 Sheel just 20 seconds behind. 19:13; 3 T Kimber 19:14
(Elm, W45) 30:57; 7 M Synnott-Wells (Rane, Men (10km): 1 O Hind (Kent) 36:01; 2 T Adams Juniors: 1 C Ferris 16:32; 2 A Riley 16:38; 3 L
W55) 33:53; 8 M Setyabule (Herne H, W50) JANUARY 15 (Ilkley, M35) 36:08; 3 T Aldred (Lon Hth, M40) Newton 16:41
34:06; 9 H Davies (HW, W50) 34:15; 10 M Stacey SEFTON BRANKNER CUP (Inc RAF V 36:19; 4 J McCrae (Hallam) 36:39; 5 G Dollner Inter girls: 1 B Cook 13:35; 2 A Cox 14:18; 3 I
(26.2, W50) 34:59 POLICE), RAF Halton (G&G) 37:03; 6 W Gardner (Read) 37:07; 7 M Guirdham 14:23
Mike Cummings:
W65: 1 J Georghiou (Farn) 37:20. W75: 1 L on his way to Vets AC victory THE Sir Sefton Brancker Trophy match, now in Hobbs (Swan, M35) 37:13; 8 C Smith (TVH, M40) Juniors: 1 E Strevens 12:00; 2 O Breed 12;21;
Bowcott (Wimb W) 44:54 its 90th year, and women’s SEAX trophy in its 37:45; 9 R Wood (BMH) 38:01; 10 B Brewster 3 Y Kashdan 12:22

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JANUARY 12 15:18; 8 C McCauley (St Michael’s Enniskillen) 10:48; 2 A Drake (N Dev) 11:55; 3 L Goaman (Leigh S) 35:20; 14 B Aldridge (B’cay, W45) Tankard (Oxf C) 37:50. M60: 1 J Nelson (Alch)
KENT FITNESS LEAGUE, Birchington 15:40; 9 E Magee (St Michael’s Enniskillen) (Kingsley School) 12:00; 4 O Joslin (N Dev) 35:21; 15 S Jeffery (S’end) 35:42 40:04. M65: 1 S Thorp (Oxf C) 41:07. M70:
Overall: 1 J Chambers (M’stone) 36:51; 2 J 15:58; 10 D McDaid (St Michael’s Enniskillen) 12:18; 5 S Land (N Dev) 12:37; 6 E Dodwell (Park W40: 3 K Spicer (Leigh S) 37:09 W45: 1 M 1 M Sheridan (Newb) 46:27; 2 G Anderson
Mason (S’oaks, M35) 36:58; 3 H Young (Padd W, 15:59; 12 R Rossiter (Loughview AC, U15W) Community School) 12:56; 7 L Reeves (Bide) Brown (Bark RR) 38:57; 2 H Sheikh (Dag 88) (Newb) 47:06;
U20) 37:03; 4 J Bradley (Than) 37:14; 5 N Wright 16:02; 13 I Perry (Loughview AC, U15W) 16:07; 16 13:00; 8 F Abram- Bridges (N Dev) 13:13 40:435. W50: 1 G Alexander (Leigh S) 40:45; U17 (4.95km): 1 J James (Rad, U15) 17:31; 2
(M&M, M40) 37:17; 6 C Rampling (M&M) 37:31; 7 N McGarry (Springw, U15W) 16:57; 21 H Massey U11 (1.6km): 1 S Webster (Marwood School) 2 J Swanson-Sprent (Dag 88) 47:14. W55: 1 B Cumberland (Rad) 17:34; 3 R Miell-Ingram
B Royden (M&M, M50) 37:36; 8 H Collins (M&M) (N Down, U15W) 18:01; 24 M Reilly (NBH, U17W) 7:40; 2 I Roome (Marwood School) 7:43; 3 C C Drake (Leigh S) 40:49; 2 J W65: 1 S Horton (Rad) 17:52; 4 H Jinks (Bic) 17:57; 5 W D-arcy
37:44; 9 B Maillardet (NEJ Running Club, M35) 20:17; 25 K McCartan (Drom, U15W) 20:26 Reis-fielder (Woolacombe School) 7:53 (Ben) 54:39 (Rad, U15) 18:14; 6 P Mochan (Swin) 18:16; 7 E
37:57; 10 Y Christodoulou (Cant, M35) 38:08 U15 (2km): 1 A Gardiner (E Down, U13W) 7:00; Jolliffe (Bic) 18:19; 8 Q Miell-Ingram (Rad, U15)
M40: 2 P Jones (W’hurst) 38:32; 3 A Tibbals 2 H Reilly (NBH) 7:01; 3 O Robinson (E Down, RYSTON RUNNERS OPEN LEAGUE, THREE COUNTIES LEAGUE, 18:26; 9 B Sims (Oxf C, U15) 18:41; 10 K Francis
(Padd W) 38:41 M45: 1 K Howarth (Petts) 38:32; U13) 7:06; 4 S Corry (St Michael’s Enniskillen) Shouldham Warren Dunstable (Abing) 18:47; 11 L Bushby (Banb) 19:07; 12 D
2 C Brenchley (Than) 38:45; 3 G Mackay (Petts) 7:08; 5 J Morris (Willow) 7:08; 6 I McCarron (Lag Overall (5km): 1 C Stanforth (Ryst) 16:02; Overall: 1 T Harris (Ampt, M35) NT; 2 C Palmer Hogger (Oxf C) 19:14; 13 O Conway (Bic, U15)
39:46;. M50: 2 A Rodgers (M&M) 39:29; 3 A V, U13W) 7:17; 7 M Reid (NBH) 7:19; 8 C Rehill 2 C Wakefield (St Ed, U17) 16:39; 3 B Keeley (B’mth) NT; 3 J Fox (Read, U20) NT; 4 J Strange 19:16; 14 L Enskat (Oxf C) 19:34; 15 J Conway
Green (Dartf RR) 39:42. M55: 1 D Sampson (St Michael’s Enniskillen) 7:21; 9 C Rasdale (St (Ryst) 16:55; 4 R Simmonds (Ryst) 17:12; 5 A (Bed C) NT; 5 R Barnes (Stop) NT; 6 A Fairley (Bic) 19:44;
(Padd W) 41:08; 2 A Noble (Ashf D) 41:47; 3 D Michael’s Enniskillen) 7:22; 10 F Buchanan Simmonds (Ryst, M35) 17:21; 6 J Kaiser (Norw, (Woot RR, M40) NT; 7 I Halpin (Ampt, M35) NT; 8 U13 (2.97km): 1 J Laird (Oxf C) 11:29; 2 J
Lawless (M’stone) 41:49. M60: 1 P McAuliffe (St Michael’s Enniskillen) 7:25; 13 O Playfair (N M45) 17:25 W Bell (N Herts, M40) NT; 9 P Farmer (Ampthill Bagot (Swin) 11:32; 3 O Stocker (Bic) 11:41; 4
(Larkf) 43:02; 2 M Abousselam (Orp) 45:28. Down, U13) 7:36; 14 L Rimmer (Drom, U13W) M40: 1 J Hopgood (Ryst) 17:36; 2 S Burge & Flitwick Flyers, M40) NT; 10 C Littlejohn C Cumberland (Rad) 11:46; 5 F Walton (Rad)
M65: 1 J Winter (S’oaks) 46:21; 2 J Graham 7:39; 18 J Foster (Willow, U13W) 7:44; 20 N (Unatt) 18:14; 3 T Levinson (Ely) 18:32. M45: (Ampt, M40) NT 11:55; 6 C Adams (Newb) 12:03; 7 C Morgan
(S’oaks) 47:13; 3 P Howe (Brom Vets) 47:49. MacDonald (Lisb, U15W) 7:47; 21 M Clements 2 P Ward (B’ville) 18:27; 3 A Merritt (RAF) 19:19. Women: 1 C Lathwell (Stop, W40) NT; 2 H (Abing) 12:06; 8 W Shayler (Wit) 12:09; 9 T Cole
M70: 1 T Edgley (I&I) 49:23 M75: 1 V Thomas (Springw, U13W) 7:47 M50: 1 N Bensley (Ryst) 17:50; 2 A Macdonald Broom (Bigg, W35) NT; 3 K Harbon (N Herts) (Rad) 12:10; 10 P Goodrich Jones (Oxf C) 12:11
(Plumstead Rnnrs) 58:30 U13 (1km): 1 S Owen (Lag V) 3:35; 2 L (LonelyGoat) 18:43; 3 J Wing (Unatt) 19:29. NT; 4 G Fullen (Bed H, W55) NT; 5 K Barnett U11 (1.55km): 1 R Wilson (Rad) 5:52; 2 J
Women: 1 J Cliff (Deal TC, W50) 40:15; 2 O’Doherty (Mid U) 3:40; 3 D Tarvids (Ennis) M55: 1 K Vaughan (Thet) 18:06; 2 H Beasley (St (W’boro) NT; 6 N Garner (Bigg) NT; 7 A McKeown Tipping (Rad) 5:59; 3 A Garry (Oxf C) 6:01
R McDonnell (Deal TC, W45) 40:19; 3 E Hale 3:46; 4 J Duggan (Armagh) 3:47; 5 A Curran Eds) 18:45; 3 S Holmes (Camb T) 19:21. M60: (N Herts, W45) NT; 8 L Scott (Tm East H) NT; 9 Women (6.62km): 1 J Gibbon (Read) 24:10;
(M&M) 40:58; 4 N Evans (Ton, W35) 43:19; 5 T (Lag V, U13W) 3:49; 6 L McAleer (B&A) 3:50; 1 P Thompson (Nor Gaz) 22:09; 2 R Morgan N Morgan (Bigg, W40) NT; 10 L Smith (W’boro, 2 S Lloyd (W Horse) 26:18; 3 R Browne (Cher
McPherson (M&M, W40) 43:39; 6 L Champion 7 E Montgomery (Willow, U13W) 3:52; 8 O (St Eds) 22:13. M65: 1 N Dickins (Pboro&NVH) W35) NT R&J) 26:22; 4 R Duxbury (OTC) 26:37; 5 C Parker
(I&I, W50) 45:11; 7 C Linney (S’oaks, W50) 45:16; Donoghue (St Michael’s Enniskillen) 3:54; 9 22:54. M70: 1 N Anderton (Dere) 23:06. U17: 2 (Abing) 27:05; 6 B Hodgson (W Horse) 27:13; 7
8 S Cronin (Dartf RR) 45:21; 9 J Norrington K Foster (Willow, U13W) 3:55; 10 C Mckenna B Took (Ryst) 17:56; 3 R Lingwood (Dere) 18:19 JANUARY 5 J Franklin (Newb, W40) 27:15; 8 C Creak (Kid)
(Cant, W35) 45:29; 10 L Portway (NEJ Running (Saint Canice Dungiven) 3:55; 13 I Steen (Lisb, Women: 1 N Roger (Ryst, W45) 19:45; 2 E Daly KENT FITNESS LEAGUE, Gravesend 27:16; 9 L McAllister (Eynsh, W40) 27:23; 10 F
Club, W35) 45:35 U13W) 4:01; 15 C Mcdermott (Willow, U13W) (Dere, W35) 19:47; 3 R Cousins (W Norf) 20:03; Overall: 1 J Chambers (M’stone) 32:26; 2 S Snare (Wit) 27:50; 11 L Rycroft (W Horse, U20)
W40: 2 V Gilmartin (S’oaks) 46:46; 3 G Young 4:04; 16 E Morris (Willow, U13W) 4:06; 17 L 4 E Wood (Ryst) 20:25; 5 R Booth (Ryst, U17) Taylor (Petts) 32:39; 3 J Mason (S’oaks, M35) 28:24; 12 E Haley (Rad) 28:33; 13 J Ralf (Wit)
(M’stone) 47:12. W45: 2 S Haffenden (B&B) Cheatley (N Down, U13W) 4:08; 20 H Blease (N 20:58; 6 C Wilshaw (Camb Tri, W35) 21:23 32:46; 4 S Jones (Cant, M40) 32:52; 5 N Wright 28:41; 14 E Huepfl (Rad, W45) 28:53; 15 D Allen
46:23; 3 M Barker (Padd W) 47:27. W50: 4 Down, U13W) 4:10 W35: 3 T Killingbeck (Vegan) 22:01. W40: 1 (M&M, M40) 32:55; 6 C Rampling (M&M) 33:01; (Hook N) 29:00; 16 C True (Alch) 29:04; 17 R
C Pluckrose (Cant) 46:06; 5 G Schaer (Petts) U11 (0.8km): 1 A Cusick (Lisb, U13) 2:22; 2 S A Seaman (Ryst) 23:08.. W45: 2 L Robins 7 J Bradley (Than) 33:12; 8 P Jones (W’hurst, Allen (Newb, W45) 29:29; 18 H Claydon (Hook
46:47; 6 D Parris (Cant) 47:34. W55: 1 P Dalton King (Magilligan AC) 2:24; 3 E Tosh (Hi Elbow (Ryst) 21:43; 3 D James (Ryst) 21:59. W50: 1 M40) 33:14; 9 J Witton (S’oaks, M40) 33:25; 10 H N, W35) 29:33; 19 R Davies (Abing) 29:39; 20 E
(S’oaks) 48:51. W60: 1 B Wenman (Cant) 47:29; Triathlon) 2:28; 4 E Morris (Willow, U11W) 2:30; L Marshall (Ryst) 23:02; 2 V Duffy (Dere) 25:04. Young (Padd W, U20) 33:37 McLoughlin (Did R) 29:47
2 B Weekes (S’oaks) 50:36; 3 C Marsh (N Elth) 14 A McAllister (Springw, U11W) 2:42; 17 A W55: 1 D Marshall (St Eds) 25:56. W60: 1 J M45: 1 K Howarth (Petts) 34:10; 2 C Brenchley W45: 3 S Rendell (Alch) 29:50. W50: 1 S
51:40. W70: 1 T Jones (Cant) 61:29 Doran (Armagh, U11W) 2:43 Morgan (St Eds) 24:15; 2 B Sauerzapf (Bung) (Than) 34:23; 3 S Turpie (M&M) 35:09;. M50: 1 B Francis (Read) 31:44; 2 S Rees (Hook N) 33:32.
26:01. W70: 1 J Ashby (Ryst) 26:34. W75: 1 E Royden (M&M) 34:46; 2 A Rodgers (M&M) 35:38; W55: 1 R Kelling (Banb) 32:00; 2 P Terry (Abing)
MATHIESON SHIELD & CUP, Mallusk GLIDDON & SQUIRE NORTH DEVON Osborne (Wym) 28:10. U17: 2 T Moore (Ryst) 3 M Champion (I&I) 35:47. M55: 1 D Sampson 34:09. W60: 1 J Davies (Read RR) 30:33; 2 J
Women (held with M60+) (6km): 1 K LEAGUE (Inc NORTH DEVON 22:11; 3 E McNulty (Dere) 22:52 (Padd W) 36:23; 2 A Noble (Ashf D) 36:52. M60: Fabes (Abing) 34:45. W65: 1 H Turley (Head)
Wilton (Jog Lisburn, W45) 23:50; 2 A Bulman CHAMPIONSHIPS), Shebbear College U15 (3km): 1 A Mukuya (Gt Yar, U13W) 11:43; 2 1 P McAuliffe (Larkf) 40:46; 2 M Abousselam 34:05
(Willow, W35) 23:52; 3 C Tonry (Dub Bel, W) U20 men and senior women (4.8km): 1 L Preston (Dere) 11:44; 3 L Gilding (Dere) 11:58; (Bromley Vets AC) 41:06; 3 P Butler (Dartf U17 (3.91km): 1 O Martin (Abing, U15) 15:18; 2
24:20; 4 J Murphy (Lag V, W40) 24:37; 5 J Black D Dayman (N Dev, U17) 22:06; 2 A Grigg (Exeter 4 M Benson (NNorfolk, U13) 11:59; 5 M Symonds RR) 41:35. M65: 1 J Winter (S’oaks) 41:55. T Westbrook (Abing, U15) 15:41; 3 A Jolliffe (Bic,
(VP&Conns, W40) 24:51; 6 L Gibson (VP&Conns, College, U20) 22:27; 3 H Blair (Ply, W) 23:18; 4 A (Norw, U15W) 12:01; 6 B Wilson (Thet, U13W) M70: 1 T Edgley (I&I) 45:08. M75: 1 V Thomas U15) 16:11; 4 N Lee (Read) 16:20; 5 T Lainchbury
W40) 24:51; 7 P Lindsay (NBH, W50) 24:53; 8 Alford (Appledore School, W) 24:18; 5 C Dixon 12:12; 7 C Wing (Thet, U13) 12:18; 8 A Findlay (Plumstead Rnnrs) 54:28. U20: 2 C George (Banb, U15) 16:24; 6 M Bedlington (Abing)
C Quigley (N Down, W40) 25:01; 9 K Rafferty (St Margaret’s, W) 25:50; 6 N Cornish (Just Jog (Thet, U13) 12:21; 9 E Abbott (Norw, U15W) (Padd W) 34:38 16:34; 7 G Halfhead (Abing) 16:45; 8 B Darwent
(Armagh, W35) 25:04; 10 A Stocks (B’drain, Bideford, W) 26:07; 7 A Tanner (Unatt, W) 26:23; 12:21; 10 I Winslow (Harling, U15W) 12:22; 11 T Women: 1 E Hale (Medway & Mstn AC) 36:24; (Abing) 16:47; 9 L McGrath (Bic, U15) 16:53; 10
W35) 25:06; 11 S O’Kane (Lag V, W50) 25:11; 8 M Blair (Torr, W60) 26:30; 9 D Brown (St Mary’s Cheesbrough (Dere, U13) 12:25; 12 W Wassmer 2 J Cliff (Deal TC, W50) 36:57; 3 V Croucher A Gale (Team K, U15) 16:55; 11 J Critchley (Bic,
12 R Rocks (Newry) 25:16; 13 D Logue (B’drain, C of E School, W) 26:32; 10 L Newcombe (Bide, (Gt Yar, U13) 12:35; 13 G Shirley (Norw, U13W) (S’oaks) 38:17; 4 N Evans (Larkf, W35) 38:57; 5 U15) 16:57; 12 L Godfrey (Read, U15) 17:35; 13
W40) 25:18; 14 A Perry (B’drain, W45) 25:25; 15 W) 26:42 12:49; ; 17 E Goldring (Ryst, U15W) 13:12; 18 M Skinner (Than, W45) 39:24; 6 T Mcpherson L Denne (Banb, U15) 17:40; 14 S Bhatt (Newb,
E Nicholl (Armagh) 25:26 Women: 1 Blair 23:18; 2 Alford 24:18; 3 Dixon R Smith (Renegade Run, U13W) 13:16; 20 E (Medway & Mstn AC, W40) 39:45; 7 K Vick U15) 17:43; 15 H Jewell (Rad) 17:49
W45: 3 A Gilliland (Willow) 26:38. W50: 3 J 25:50; 4 Cornish 26:07; 5 Tanner 26:23; 6 Blair Kidman (KLTC, U13W) 14:17 (I&I) 40:14; 8 S Cronin (Dartf RR) 40:54; 9 S U13 (2.97km): 1 I Martin (Abing) 11:51; 2 K
Plumb (NBH) 25:38. W55: 1 M Elliott (Unatt) 26:30; 7 Brown 26:32; 8 Newcombe 26:42; 9 U11 (2km): 1 J Linstead (Norw, U11) 8:08; 2 E Haffenden (Petts, W45) 41:01; 10 C Pluckrose Fraser (Brack) 12:03; 3 I McGowan (Banb) 12:22;
28:08; 2 P Shields (Murlough) 30:19; 3 I H Webbe (St Mary’s C of E School) 27:47; 10 S Barton (Norw, U11W) 8:09; 3 A Rowe (Ryst) 8:20 (Cant, W50) 41:17 4 E Powell (Abing) 12:47; 5 R Davies (Rad) 13:04;
McCambridge (NBH) 30:55. W60: 1 J Mcminn Thomas (App Sch) 28:54 W40: 2 R Beneley (Petts) 41:37.. W45: 3 M 6 A Corby (VoA) 13:06; 7 E Corby (VoA) 13:10; 8 E
(N Down) 30:22; 2 L Turton (Scrabo Striders) W45: 1 A Reeves (Bide) 29:53 SOUTH ESSEX LEAGUE, One Tree Hill Barker (Padd W) 41:22.. W50: 3 C Linney Channon (Oxf C) 13:21; 9 E Betts (Abing) 13:42;
31:50; 3 A McCormick (Murlough) 33:00 Men (6.4km): 1 P Cooke (S Molt, M35) Overall: 1 T Beedell (WG&EL) 26:57; 2 L (S’oaks) 41:29; 4 L Champion (I&I) 41:48. W55: 10 A Smith (Team K) 13:52;
M60: 1 N Mawhinney (Scrabo Striders) 25:14; 2 28:07; 2 J Mckibbin (S Molt) 28:08; 3 R Foster Baynton (Ben) 27:41; 3 J Calden (Ben) 28:01; 1 P Dalton (S’oaks) 42:38. W60: 1 B Wenman U11 (1.55km): 1 C Huepfl (Rad) 6:06; 2 E
G O’Doherty (Springw) 25:15; 3 E Montgomery (Bradworthy Primary) 30:00; 4 J Mackenzie 4 M Matibini (Leigh S) 28:07; 5 C Wayman (Cant) 44:44. W65: 1 B Ockenden (I&I) 52:30. Jacobs (Bic, U13) 6:18; 3 S Kentish (Oxf C) 6:44
(Lag V) 26:49. M65: 1 P Rocks (Newry) 27:28; 2 (Ilfracombe) 30:13; 5 S Tithecott (N Dev, M45) (Ben) 28:31; 6 L Gill (E Esx) 28:46; 7 M Wilkes W70: 1 T Jones (Cant) 54:14
B Todd (Orangegrove) 29:30. M70: 1 M Smith 31:24; 6 M Curtis (Bide) 32:10; 7 S Pirie (Unatt) (Rochford, M40) 28:51; 8 G Elliott (B’cay) 29:00; THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE,
(Dub Bel) 29:28; 2 D Seaton (N Down) 29:39 32:15; 8 M Mccann (Unatt) 34:07; 9 M East 9 D Doel (Brent RC) 29:05; 10 B Sporle (Leigh OXFORDSHIRE LEAGUE Lightwater
Men (8km): 1 M Mckinstry (NBH, M35) 26:41; (Bide) 34:35; 10 I Shute (Unatt) 35:00 S) 29:07; 11 A Joel (B’cay, W35) 29:10; 12 M (Inc OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY Overall: 1 N Kevern (Brack) 34:56; 2 J Gregory
2 E White (NBH, M45) 27:33; 3 A Bogle (Derry, U20 women and U15 boys (4km): 1 W Feltham (Ben) 29:34; 13 I Toal (Rochford, M40) CHAMPIONSHIPS), Adderbury (Read RR) 35:46; 3 G Robinson (Sand J, M35)
M35) 27:53; 4 C Ferris (Springw) 27:54; 5 S Pengelly (N Dev, U15) 16:51; 2 C Pirie (N Dev, 29:36; 14 S Cable (Leigh S) 29:40; 15 W Wu Men (9.16km): 1 J Cornish (HW) 31:26; 2 A 36:29; 4 D Lee (Datch, M40) 36:33; 5 G Winning
Wylie (VP&Conns, M35) 28:09; 6 N Weir (Willow, U15) 18:38; 3 M Silverlock (N Dev, U15) 19:04; 4 (B’cay, M40) 29:41; 16 T Metcalf (Leigh S) 29:45; Miell-Ingram (Rad) 32:47; 3 S Byrne (Swin) (Brack, M40) 36:54; 6 C Burt (Read RR) 37:37;
M40) 28:11; 7 P Carroll (Anna, M50) 28:13; 8 C Pilkington (Bide, U15) 19:15; 5 H Reeves (Bide, 17 K Feltham (Ben) 29:58; 18 P Barrett (Brent 33:18; 4 C Steer (Abing, U20) 33:29; 5 C 7 M Apsey (Read RR) 37:47; 8 L Busby (Burn J)
P McIntyre (IRL, M35) 28:21; 9 O Cassidy (St U15) 19:36; 6 E Banbury (N Dev, U17W) 19:55; 7 I RC, M40) 30:02; 19 J Stacey (Bark RR) 30:10; 20 Chessell (Swin, M35) 33:49; 6 J Bolton (W’stock, 38:04; 9 A Humphrey (Burn J) 38:09; 10 J Faglio
Michael’s Enniskillen, U20) 28:29; 10 J Haynes Edworthy (Bude, U20W) 20:25; 8 B Tolson (Bide, A Gosling (Leigh S) 30:19 M45) 33:53; 7 J Goodwin (Kid, U20) 33:57; 8 S (Brack) 38:14
(Armagh, U17) 28:45; 11 B Guiney (Beech) U15) 20:40; 9 H Coad (Torr, U15) 24:27; 10 S M45: 1 A Muir (Brent RC) 33:23; 2 N Marlow Marshall (Kent) 34:00; 9 J Craggs (Newb, M40) M40: 3 A Grenville (TV Tri) 38:20;
28:48; 12 T Stanley (Beech, M40) 28:49; 13 G Shute (Bude, U20W) 24:46 (Leigh S) 33:25; 3 I Pike (Ben) 33:30. M50: 1 34:07; 10 J Chettle (THH) 34:38; 11 S Upton (Wit) Women: 1 F Martin (Tadl) 40:03; 2 C Rees
Graham (E Down, M35) 28:51; 14 N Carty (NBH, U15 (2.8km): 1 C Oliveira (N Dev, U13) 11:32; 2 J Burns (Leigh S) 31:43; 2 J Bethell (Leigh S) 34:40; 12 J Haynes (Oxf C) 34:48; 13 J Bowness (Windle Valley) 40:19; 3 B Atkinson (M’head,
M50) 28:56; 15 P Rowan (Willow, M50) 29:10 M Standen (N Dev, U13) 12:01; 3 H Birchall (Exe, 31:44; 3 R Bonham (Castle P) 32:27; 4 I O’Neill (Oxf U) 35:05; 14 L Byrne (Swin, M35) 35:09; 15 S W35) 41:30; 4 L Hannaway (Windle Valley)
M40: 3 K Scullion (Ballym R) 29:17. M45: 2 A U13) 12:35; 4 D Williams (Tiv, U13) 12:43; 5 B (Brent RC) 33:01 M55: 1 T Knightley (Ilf) 33:27; Watanabe (Oxf C) 35:10; 16 M Lock (Wit) 35:16; 42:24; 5 C Percival (Read RR) 43:19; 6 A Vance
Duffield (Willow) 30:12; 3 M Mckenna (Armagh) Gard (Park Community school, U13) 13:21; 6 Z 2 J MacNish Porter (Brent RC) 36:40. M60: 1 R 17 E Pierce (Swin, U20) 35:26; 18 M Wheeler (Burn J) 44:22; 7 C Hatchett-walker (Warg,
30:26. M55: 1 I Bailey (Lag V) 33:50; 2 G Abram- Bridges (N Dev, U13) 13:27; 7 J Parker Burns (Leigh S) 36:59; 2 P Champion (Leigh S) (Newb) 35:45; 19 J Richardson (Oxf C, M50) W35) 44:25; 8 K Matthews (M’head) 44:38; 9
Keenan (VP&Conns) 33:52; 3 K Dines (Willow) (Bide, U15W) 13:30; 8 O Goldsworthy (Bide, U13) 37:48. M65: 1 D Butler (B’cay) 30:34 35:49; 20 M Robbins (Newb) 35:50; 21 B Lines A Jones (M’head, U20) 44:42; 10 D Godwin
34:09. M60: 1 N Mawhinney (Scrabo Striders) 13:33; 9 B Johns (Kingsley School, U13) 13:39; Women: 1 A Joel (B’cay, W35) 29:10; 2 S Clark (Swin) 35:56; 22 A Ind (Newb, M45) 35:57; 23 (Windle Valley, W35) 44:53
36:43. U20: 2 M Carville (B’drain) 29:22; 3 P 10 R Coll (N Dev, U13) 13:41; 11 T Powe (Bide, (Ben, U20) 31:06; 3 S Worley (Swan) 31:36; 4 M Jobson (W Horse) 36:00; 24 P Haarer (Rane,
Bennett (St Michael’s Enniskillen) 31:04 U15W) 13:50;; 16 S Wren (N Dev, U15W) 14:39; C Baglin (B’cay) 32:46; 5 E Johnson (Leigh S) M50) 36:04; 25 H Bampton (Oxf C, M50) 36:06; WEST YORKSHIRE WINTER LEAGUE,
U17 (4km): 1 M Beveridge (Springw) 13:47; 20 M Fordham (N Dev, U15W) 15:11; 33:00; 6 S Miliorini (Leigh S) 33:05; 7 K Short 26 J Knight (Newb, M45) 36:09; 27 J Mcginley Pudsey
2 L Ferris (St Mal, U15) 13:55; 3 K Thompson U11 (1.6km): 1 W Birchall (Exe) 6:52; 2 C Boon (Brent RC, W40) 33:06; 8 S Cone (Leigh S, W35) (Swin) 36:11; 28 A Briscoe (W Horse) 36:15; Overall: 1 A Worster (Tod) NTT; 2 T Collinge
(Loughview AC, U15) 14:25; 4 M Murray (E Down, (Northam Schools Federation) 7:35; 3 C Martin 33:16; 9 H Linehan (Unatt) 33:57; 10 E Smith 29 C Hornby (Alch, M40) 36:17; 30 A Smith (Queensb) NT; 3 J Hood (Barlick, M40) NT; 4 G
U15) 14:26; 5 J Gilliland (Willow, U15) 14:27; 6 C (Woolacombe School) 7:43 (Brent RC) 34:04; 11 D Coyle (Bark RR, W40) (Guern) 36:18 Mulholland (Stainland Lions Runnin,, M45) NT;
Doran (Lag V) 14:48; 7 L Foster (Willow, U15W) U13 girls (2.4km): 1 F Woodhead (Bide) 34:42; 12 E Ballard (B’cay) 35:02; 13 H Boyd M40: 3 P Leverton (Alch) 36:26. M55: 1 M 5 J Harding (SLL, M35) NT; 6 M Malyon (Bail,

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Andy Douglas feels the Burns win at Selkirk

DAVE WOODHEAD
Women: 1 C Rylance (Amble, U21) 35:51; 2
FELL B Dyer (Hlem H, W40) 37:11; 3 R Mather (Sadd,
W40) 37:22
JANUARY 19 W50: L Askew (Helm H) 40:51. W60: D Pelly
FEEL THE BURNS, (Ambe) 46:40
Selkirk
Overall (21.4km/800m): 1 A Douglas JANUARY 18
(I’clyde) 85:03; 2 J Britton (C’thy, M40) 93:58; 3 BOX HILL, Dorking
D Flanagan (C’thy, M40) 94:55; 4 E Sedman Overall (7.5M/1800ft): 1 A Barrington
(C’thy, M40) 95:39; 5 R Purkis (HBT) 97:16; 6 J (VP&TH) 54:36; 2 J Ramm (Dulw) 54:56; 3 M
Connaghan (Shett, M40) 99:19 Nicholls 55:37; 4 W Stanley (VP&TH) 57:55; 5 S
M60: C Donnelly (Cambus) 1:46:07. M70: S Birch-Machin (Dark Pk) 59:47; 6 H Torry (Serp,
Clough (Norham) 2:30:49 M40) 59:52
Women: 1 J Stephen (HBT) 1:46:09; 2 A M50: F Dawson (D&MV) 65:25. M60: C
Mudge (C’thy, W40) 1:48:52; 3 S Barr (W40) Jackson 78:44. M70: C Shaw (HAVOC) 99:58
1:51:52; 4 K Maxwell (Gala) 1:52:37 Women: 1 B Phillips (Serp) 69:13; 2 M Lomba
W50: M Hetherington (C’thy) 2:06:39 Andy Douglas: Selkirk victory (Wimb W) 69:23; 3 K Williams (Serp) 70:57; 4 A
Duncan (Clap C) 71:11
WHITESTONE, Staveley-in-Cartmel 2 M Preedy (Ross) 31:08; 3 J Rylance (Amble, Lowther (Eden, M40) 52:07 Beaumont (Dallam) 40:24. M70: K Taylor W40: B Atkinson (M’head) 73:03. W50: S
Overall (4M/650ft): 1 C Ing (Calder V) 31:07; M40) 31:19; 4 B Goodfellow (Dallam) 31:53; 5 C M50: J Baron (Helm H) 35:44. M60: G (Ross) 42:32 Upton (Str of Croy) 85:0

PICTURES: ANTHONY BARBAT

Phil Robertson: delighted
to win a Merseyside title

Kirsty Longley: wins

at Stadt Moors Park

M35) NT; 7 S Hall (Stainl) NT; 8 M Livesey (Puds (Liv H) 47:12; 14 P Fairclough (St H Str) 47:14; Dwerryhouse (Liv H) 36:03; 3 F Izquierdo- Ellis (WESPA, U11W) 6:19; 8 L Vesey (Wirr, U11W) W50: 2 S Monahan (SHS) 39:04; 3 M Heard
P, M35) NT; 9 P Greenwood (Queensb, M35) NT; 15 J Heap (Wirr, M45) 47:49; 16 D Hamilton Bernard (Wirr) 37:28; 4 A Kearney (Wirr) 38:13; 5 6:29; 13 B Hughes (Liv H, U11W) 6:39 (Penny L) 39:33. W55: 1 C James (S’port W)
10 S Courtney (Stad R, M35) (S’port W, M50) 47:55; 17 R Owens (Knows, A Norton (W’sey) 39:03; 6 M Hurst (Wirr) 42:34 Women (8km): 1 K Longley (Liv PS, W40) 41:56; 2 J Barbat (W’sey) 42:53. W65: 1 M Rees
Women: 1 F Birkby (Puds P) NT; 2 L Collins M35) 48:13; 18 J Mackie (Wirr, M45) 48:15; 19 U17 (6km): 1 C Roberts (SHS) 20:21; 2 F 29:39; 2 S Tarver (Wirr) 30:00; 3 E Kearney (Wirr) (W’sey) 43:44
(Stainland Lions Runnin,, W35) NT; 3 M Margret R Deller (Wirr) 48:33; 20 S Anders (SHS, M40) Johnston (Liv H) 20:35; 3 C Teare (Liv H) 20:46; 4 30:26; 4 S Howard (Liv H) 31:57; 5 A O’Brien (Liv U20 (4.5km): 1 E McNiven (Liv H) 18:44; 2 O
Seever (Stainland Lions Runnin ,, W40) NT; 48:38; 21 L Eccles (Penny L, M35) 48:55; 22 M L Johnston (Wirr) 20:58; 5 J Hale (Wirr) 21:01; 6 D H, W35) 32:29; 6 K Bagley (Wirr, W35) 32:49; 7 C Logan (S’port W, U17) 18:49; 3 E Kearney (Wirr,
4 B Tate (Leeds & Bradford Triatl) NT; 5 D Goodwin (UTS, M35) 49:00; 23 J Walker (W’sey, Hayes (Wirr) 21:27; 7 M Brennan (Liv H) 21:39; 8 L Wilson Dewhurst (Liv H) 33:33; 8 R Fairclough U17) 19:13; 4 L Milling (S’port W, U17) 19:56; 5 R
Edmondson (Idle, W45) NT; 6 L Baston (Bail) NT; M35) 49:07; 24 L Luscombe (Liv H) 49:13; 25 M Hampshire (W’sey) 21:43; 9 J Ford (Liv H) 22:11; (St H Str, W35) 33:42; 9 S Kearney (Wirr, W45) Theobald (Wirr, U17) 20:04; 6 F Ireland (Liv H)
7 K Allen (Bail, W45) NT; 8 P May (Tod, W35) NT; 9 Hughes (Liv H) 49:25; 26 K Green (St H Str, M40) 10 C Deakin (Kirkby Milers) 22:23 33:50; 10 D Webb (Liv H) 34:19; 11 K Hamilton 20:25; 7 I Hodder (Wirr, U17) 21:01; 8 J Morgan
H Livingstone (Leeds & Bradford Triatl, W50) NT; 49:31; 27 M Powell (Kirkby Milers) 49:53; 28 P U15 (4km): 1 W Strickley (Wirr) 14:58; 2 L (St H Str) 35:03; 12 J Smith (SHS) 35:25; 13 H (Liv H) 21:14; 9 N Donnelly (Liv H) 21:20; 10 L
10 R Pritchard (Leeds & Bradford Triatl) Gray (Penny L, M50) 49:56; 29 C Potts (Liv H, McCay (Liv H) 15:03; 3 E Brady-Jones (Wirr) 15:25; Whittaker (St H Str) 35:40; 14 L Mahon (UTS, Grayson (S’port W, U17) 21:52;
M45) 50:05; 30 S Spence (Wirr, M50) 50:10; 31 4 M Henderson (Liv PS) 15:30; 5 J Dumbarton W35) 35:49; 15 R Blacklock (W’sey) 36:08; 16 U15 (4km): 1 K Brady-Jones (Wirr) 16:19; 2 H
JANUARY 4 R Pearse (W’sey, M45) 50:29; 32 J Hunt (Pens, (Wirr) 16:00; 6 J Bernhem (UTS) 16:09; 7 J H Langham (Leeds C) 36:13; 17 L Jackson Bain (Liv H) 17:43; 3 E McMutrie (Liv H) 17:58; 4
MERSEYSIDE CHAMPIONSHIPS, M45) 50:35; 33 T Harkin (Liv PS, M45) 50:42; Strickley (Wirr) 16:14; 8 A Storch (Liv PS) 16:18; 9 (Knows) 36:48; 18 P Thorn (Wirr, W45) 37:01; 19 G Tobin (Liv H) 18:22; 5 G Phelan (Wirr) 18:28; 6
Stadt Moors Park 34 S McKenzie (Kirkby Milers, M40) 50:51; 35 L G Lucas (Liv PS) 16:20; 10 B Roach (Liv H) 16:30; J Irvin (UTS, W40) 37:03; 20 K Barlow (St H Str) Z White (Wirr) 18:35; 7 E Fildes (Wirr) 18:40; 8 E
Men (12km): 1 P Robertson (Sale) 42:15; 2 Midghall (Liv H, M45) 51:09; 36 R Davies (Wirr, U13 (3.5km): 1 O Kearney (Wirr) 13:55; 2 M 37:12; 21 S Samson (Penny L, W40) 37:14; 22 L Gittens (Liv H) 19:28; 9 E Heap (Wirr) 19:38; 10 L
R Burney (Liv H, M40) 43:11; 3 J Tartt (S’port W, M35) 51:12; 37 M Wilkinson (Wirr) 51:16; 38 S Barr (S’port W) 13:56; 3 O Kewley (WESPA) 14:12; Whitfield (Spec, W40) 37:41; 23 S Phelan (Wirr, Clitheroe (SHS) 19:55
M35) 43:41; 4 B Johnson (S’port W) 44:07; 5 J Brealey (RAF, M40) 51:18; 39 I Magill (Liv RC, 4 B Cronshaw (Wirr) 14:20; 5 L Hatton (Wirr) W40) 37:55; 24 R Wilcock (St H Str) 38:02; 25 U13 (3.5km): 1 M Hoshiko (Wirr) 15:03; 2 H
Doherty (SHS) 44:17; 6 L Siemaszko (Liv H, M35) M50) 51:24; 40 A Wilson (SHS, M45) 51:33 14:25; 6 R Malone (Liv H) 14:31; 7 M Webster (Liv L Vidamour (Penny L, W35) 38:07; 26 L Cheers Cross (WESPA) 15:13; 3 S Fludger (WESPA)
44:20; 7 T Rogerson (Liv H) 44:59; 8 C Maher (Liv M55: 1 J Sprackland (S’port W) 53:06. M60: H) 14:34; 8 J Talbot (Wirr) 14:36; 9 J Heap (Wirr) (St H Str, W35) 38:13; 27 M Cooper (Wirr, W50) 15:40; 4 B Cole (Liv H) 15:50; 5 E Dean (S’port W)
PS) 45:01; 9 G Cooke (Liv H) 45:45; 10 A Salmon 1 R Johnson (S’port W) 56:48; 2 T Devoy 14:37; 10 S Samaradiwakara (Liv H) 14:38 38:19; 28 H Stansfield (W’sey, W35) 38:34; 15:53; 6 L Bellingham (Liv H) 15:54; 7 E Smith
(Liv H) 46:27; 11 K Usher (Liv PS, M50) 46:33; 12 (Wirr) 58:00; U11 (1.5km): 1 D Poulston (Wirr) 5:59; 2 J 29 N Simpson (S’port W, W35) 38:36; 30 D (Wirr) 15:56; 8 V Teare (Liv H) 15:58; 9 E Poulston
A Kershaw (S’port W) 46:42; 13 A Rutherford U20 (9km): 1 J Niven (Liv PS) 35:18; 2 M Davies (Liv H) 6:06; 3 J Hatton (Wirr) 6:10; 6 L Fairclough (Liv RC, W40) 38:54 (Wirr) 16:12; 10 S Haslam (W Ches) 16:23

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Mower (Glouc) 28:23; 2 D Rantell (Chelt) 29:29.

MARK EASTON
WALKS M70: T Shelbourne (Ciren) 37:42
Women: 1 R Felton (SB, W40) 27:57; 2 T
JANUARY 18 Hinxman (Glouc, W45) 29:10; 3 H Knight (CLC,
ENFIELD LEAGUE, Enfield W35) 31:26
5MW: 1 D Annetts (N Herts, M55) 38:00; 2 G W40: A Sheer (Almost A) 33:38. W45: 2 N
Wilkinson (E&H, U20) 39:04; 3 M Shott (Belg, W) Shoemark (Bourt) 33:10; 3 A Mullins (CLC)
39:11; 4 S Alves (Barn, W45) 44:57; 5 M Morris 34:14; 4 E Millman (Angels) 34:18. W55: 1 R
(Ashf, U20W) 45:37; 6 T Jones (Steyn, M60) Wheeler (FoD) 35:25; 2 K Sackett (Ciren) 36:09;
45:54; 7 J Benson (Ashf, W) 46:30; 8 M Martin 3 K Higuera 36:54
(Sy WC, M60) 46:43; 9 S Uttley (Ilf, M60) 46:58;
10 G Chapman (Head, M65) 47:23; 14 M Peddle FRED HUGHES 10, St Albans,
(Loughton, W50) 48:38; 16 C Duhig (Ryst, W65) Hertfordshire
50:02; 18 H Middleton (E&H, W55) 50:37; 23 J Overall: 1 A Bampton (High) 52:36; 2 M
Borgars (Herts P, M70) 53:04; 24 N Blatchford Kitching (QPH) 52;47; 3 P Adams (St Alb)
(Abing, W70) 53:18; 25 S Barnett (Enfield H 54:20; 4 J Tipper 54:46; 5 P Hawkings 54:49;
AC, W70) 53:24; 30 D Braverman (Enfield H 6 G Creagh (High, M40) 56:48; 7 R Mahen
AC, W65) 56:44; 31 T Casserley (Gard CR, M80) (C&C) 56:55
56:58; 35 A Thomson (E&H, M80) 58:16; 36 S M40: 2 J Scott (St Alb) 57:09. M55: A Jordan
Lightman (Sy WC, M75) 59:14 Start of the Enfield League walk (Harp) 63:16. M60: M Hurford (Morn) 63:13.
3MW: 1 P Hannell (Sy WC, M75) 38:00 Herts Champs: Adams
Women: 1 Shaw 18:44; 2 C Mitchell (Carlisle (Exe) 33:38; 65 D Nation (D&S, M35) 33:44; 66 N ESSENDEN COUNTRY CLUB 10km, M40: Creagh. M50: A Jordan (Harp) 63:16.
DECEMBER 26 Junior Tri Club, U20) 22:03; 3 C Casson (C’land, Roberts (B&W) 33:47; 67 J Like (Torfaen) 33:50; Hatfield, Hertfordshire M60: Hurford. M70: R Hewson (Wat J) 89:53
BRIGHTON BOXING DAY RACE, W40) 24:05 68 Z Hurrell (Wells) 33:52; 69 A Drake (B&W, Overall: 1 L Clark (Wat) 37:23; 2 I McMurray Women: 1 H Oldroyd (Ribble V) 61:43; 2 J
Preston Park, Brighton, East Sussex M35) 33:52; 70 H James (Chelt, U20) 33:53; 71 (Ware) 37:58; 3 A Hughes 38:24 Sharples (L Buzz) 63:17; 3 T Doherty (Highham)
Overall (5.5M): 1 T James (Steyn) 53:24; 2 SNETTERTON RACE TRACK 10km, C Gore (Bitt) 33:55; 72 O Morris (Les C) 33:55; Women: 1 E Hunter 38:54; 2 V McDonald- 63:22; 4 P Turnbull (On Run) 64:37; 5 B
J Drake (Arena, W50) 56:08; 3 D Kemp (Arena, Snetterton 73 A Lavender (Osw, W) 34:06; 74 K Woodard Clink (C&C) 45:19; 3 J Haziered (Edmon) 47:59 McKenzie (QPH) 64:36; 6 C Lathwell (Stops,
M60) 56:08; 4 R Penfold (Steyn, M75) 59:38 Overall: 1 S Ramsey (Had H) 33:00; 2 H Davies (Torbay Tri, M35) 34:10; 75 M Flynn (Tewkesbury W40) 65:28; 7 H Turner (Harp, W40) 65:38; 8 H
M75: 2 S Lightman (Sy WC) 67:39 (Ips J, W40) 33:15; 3 A Reynolds 34:27; 4 C RC, M35) 34:15; 76 O Parry (Glouc, M35) 34:16; FOLKSWORTH 15, Cambridgeshire Black (Lon H, W45) 66:02; 9 K Harris (QPH, W45)
Women: 1 Drake 56:08; 2 J Carder (B&H, Cooke (St Ed, M55) 34:33 77 T Radley (Chelt) 34:24; 78 R Campbell (Worc, Overall: 1 D Snipe (Yax) 96:59; 2 D Whitwell 66:10; 10 K Ardley (Dac & T, W40) 66:53
W60) 64:38 M45: 1 K Peirce (Ips) 35:09. M55: 2 J Moore M35) 34:25; 79 C Walker (Wells, M45) 34:26; 98:13; 3 D Hillier (Eye) 99:54 W45: 3 K Wilkins (Harp) 71:43. W50: 1 N
(Norf G) 37:31. M60: 1 P Mingay (Col H) 35:41 80 S Honight (B&W, M35) 34:28; 81 W Smith Women: 1 S Sneddon (Yax) 1:54:10; 2 K Laitner (St Alb) 74:43; 2 F Russell (Morn) 75:00.
ROAD Women: 1 Davies 33:15; 2 L Shewbridge (Had
H) 38:30; 3 S Imbush 40:27
(S’ville, M35) 34:31; 82 C Roxburgh (Chelt, M35)
34:33; 83 J McWilliams (Mt B, M35) 34:34; 84 C
Balmer (Yax, W35) 1:56:10; 3 C Piercy (Yax,
W45) 2:05:33
W55: V Shadbolt (Gard CR) 78:06. W65: I
Wilson 85:17
Overall (5km): 1 M Pyatt (Dere, M40) 16:37; Campion (L’nelli, U20) 34:36; 85 P Parry (B&W, Herts Champs: Turnbull
JANUARY 19 2 J Grand (Norw RR) 17:33; 3 J Moore (Norf G, M55) 34:36; 86 M Gilbert (Calne RC, M40) 34:44; FOUR VILLAGES HALF-MARATHON, W35: Turner. W45: Wilkins. W55: Shadbolt.
BRAUNTON 10, Devon M55) 17:43 87 C Macpherson (M40) 34:52 Helsby W65: Wilson
Overall: 1 K Shapland (Bide, M40) 57:24; 2 J Women: 1 L Bull 20:12; 2 L Pyatt (Renegade M40: 10 K Walters (P’pridd R) 35:29. M45: 3 M MOHAMMAD ABU-REZEQ won in a time of 66:14.
Blackburn 57:27; 3 M Tapp (S Molton) 60:04 Runners, W40) 20:43; 3 L Smitherman (Norf Hurford (Les C) 35:18. M50: 1 S Bartlett (P’pridd Overall: 1 M Abu Rezeq 66:14; 2 M Kallenberg JANUARY 16
Women: 1 J Dixon (Bide, W45) 67:09; 2 J Page G, W35) 20:48 R) 35:13; 2 S Goss (Exe) 36:12. M60: 1 D James 67:03; 3 M Shaw 79:19 WESTON PROM 5,
(Oke) 71:14; 3 B Barrington (Ilfra, W35) 71:32 W50: 1 L Hurr (Norf G) 21:03 (Les C) 37:09. M65: 1 S Owen (Chep) 40:12. Women: 1 E Whyman-Davis 74:33; 2 K Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
U20: 5 M Golledge (Caer) 35:42 Longley (W40) 76:34; 3 S Wood 78:21 Overall: 1 M Bialogonski (B&W) 26:04; 2 M
BLAST RUNNING SPRING SERIES, SPEEDWAY 10km, Beachley Women: 1 Ockenden 33:08; 2 Lavender Ellis (W’bury, M40) 26:07; 3 C McMillan (West)
Edinburgh Overall: 1 O Ahmed (Bir) 28:58; 2 P Norman 34:06; 3 L Niemz 35:18; 4 A Beynon-Thomas LINDA FRANKS 5, Cheltenham, 26:28; 4 A Cooke (M40) 26:49
Overall (5km): 1 R Scott 21:25; 2 M Duffy (WG&EL) 29:15; 3 J Grace (AFD) 29:31; 4 J (Swan) 36:08; 5 K Matthews (Chep, W40) 36:29; Gloucestershire M40: 3 K Summers (Weston) 28:03. M45:
23:37; 3 M Ting Jason Wong 28:03 Cornish (HW) 29:38; 5 P Graham (P’pridd R) 6 N Lewis (Bath) 36:48; 7 O Tsim (Card) 37:13; 8 RACHEL FELTON took the women’s section in 1 S Wood (Cleve) 29:10; 2 M Evans (Cleve)
Women: 1 K Kilanowski 34:50 29:42; 6 B Cole (Ton) 29:43; 7 D Musson (Notts) R Davies (Swan) 37:41; 9 M Neal (N Abb) 37:47; 27:57 to post a hat-trick of victories and did so 29:49. M50: M Wheeler (Weston) 29:43.
Overall (10km): 1 A Kamenski 40:49; 2 C 29:44; 8 K Abdullahi (Bir) 29:44; 9 D James 10 E Wookey (Llis) 38:24; 11 B Francis (Avon in her fastest time since 2016. M60: J Goodland (GWR) 31:30. M65: D Wintle
McCall (Gala, M45) 41:23; 3 P Chowdry 43:00 (Chelt) 29:48; 10 J Lunn (Bed C) 29:48; 11 T VR) 38:42; 12 N Morgan (Chep, W50) 38:56; 13 The 47-year-old Tracy Hinxman repeated (GWR) 32:28
Women: 1 N Thomas 49:31; 2 C Ashley 51:43; Merson (Exm H) 29:49; 12 N Shreeve (C&C) D Nott (Calne RC, W45) 38:59; 14 H Oliver (Les her second spot from 2019 and did so by Women: 1 C Treble (W’bury) 30:41; 2 F
3 V Moore 54:37 30:01; 13 J Millar (B&W) 30:17; 14 T Gostelow C) 39:29; 15 S Harris (FoD, W40) 39:33; 16 L taking a minute from her personal best with Rawlings (Cleve, W40) 31:00; 3 C Williams
(Charn, U20) 30:40; 15 A Chambers (B&W, Gentry (Teign, W40) 39:52; 17 V Tester (W’bury, 29:10. For the men, overall winner James (GWR) 31:21; 4 S Duncan (Weston) 31:36; 5 R
BUILTH WELLS RESOLUTION 5km, M35) 30:40; 16 M Tanner (Bir) 30:42; 17 A Lee W35) 39:58 Bellward was also in new territory as he set Ellis (Nailsea, W40) 31:59
Llanelwedd (Chelt, M35) 30:45; 18 M Wilsmore (B&W) W45: 2 N Jukes (Parc BB) 40:03. W50: 2 C a big PB of 24:10 to take the event by nearly W40: 3 H Clark (Bitt)m 33:08. W45: 1 L
Overall: 1 T Iveson (Builth, M35) 17:05; 2 G 30:47; 19 L Sheppard (Card, U17) 30:59; 20 Fowler (Chep) 42:20; 3 L Summers (Torfaen) three minutes. Croker (Cleve) 34:36; 2 D Powell (Cleve) 34:59.
Lawrence (Brec) 18:39; 3 J Iveson (Builth & A Crossland (High) 31:01; 21 D Kashi (Sale) 43:23. W55: 1 S Davies (B&W) 42:59; 2 C Overall: 1 J Bellward (RAF) 24:10; 2 S Kenyon W50: S Mumford (GWR) 34:25. W55: H Ball
District Running Club) 19:15 31:02; 22 A Rutherford (Liv H) 31:05; 23 H Allen Hawling (Chelt) 44:44. W60: 1 A Lewis (Durs) (Glouc) 27:04; 3 A Bailey (Chelt, M40) 27:28 (Cleve) 37:38
Women: 1 A Ferguson (A’dare) 21:25; 2 J (B&W) 31:13; 24 J Rodgers (N Som) 31:17; 25 47:23 M40: 2 M James (Cjelt) 28:04; 3 D Long (Bourt) WAVES ON THE PROM, Minehead
Farrow (Builth, W40) 22:45; 3 K Jones (Builth & C Booth (Chelt) 31:18; 26 J Moody (B&W) 31:19; 28:24; 4 M Shephard (Glouc) 28:30. M50: 1 J Overall: 1 D Doyle 19:40; 2 m Shoots (M50)
District Running Club) 22:57 27 M Welsh (Belg) 31:28; 28 J Turner (Chelt) STORM FORCE 10, Camborne
MICK HALL

W55: 1 G Troelsen (Builth) 22:58 31:28; 29 A Pritchard (Bath) 31:30; 30 D Eagon Overall: 1 T Brewer (Mile H, M35) 55:03; 2 M
(B&W) 31:30; 31 J Smith (A’dare) 31:31; 32 B Yates (Corn) 55:36; 3 P Smith (Corn, M45) 55:53;
CARLISLE RESOLUTION 10km, Courtney-Pinn (Belgrave Harriers) 31:33; 33 4 T Wright (Corn, M50) 56:34
Carlisle B Miles (Ponty, U20) 31:35; 34 O Corea (Bir, M40: 1 C Murphy (Mile H) 57:09. M50: 2 P Whear
Overall: 1 J Cox (Eden) 32:08; 2 R Keefe M40) 31:35; 35 A Woodward (Notts, M35) 31:38; (Corn) 59:22. M55: 1 S Wherry (Hayle) 62:12;
(S30) 33:47; 3 N Postill (Bord H, U20) 33:54; 36 J Turner (Pembrokeshire Harriers) 31:43; 2 N Cookson (Hayle) 64:23. M60: 1 M Davis
4 R Milligan (Tev) 34:00; 5 J French (Eden, 37 J Hope (Kett) 31:46; 38 H Davies (Parc BB) (Newq RR) 66:06
M40) 34:36 31:47; 39 J Barraclough (Bed C) 31:48; 40 M Women: 1 H Tregenza (Corn) 60:03; 2 E Stepto
M45: 1 K Wallace (C’land) 35:38. M50: 1 S Rees (Swan) 32:01; 41 S Goodchild (Cardiff Met (Corn, W45) 60:44; 3 T Beach (Corn) 60:58; 4
Martin (Kil’k) 36:34. M55: 1 G Thorpe (Amble) Athletic) 32:04; 42 R Jackson-Hookins (Les S Hoskin (Mile H, W35) 63:20; 5 H Rush (Avon
38:28. M60: 1 M Allison (Eden) 39:18 C, M35) 32:10; 43 B Butler-Madden (P’pridd R, VR, W40) 65:38; 6 S Hearn (Corn) 66:06; 7 E
Women: 1 L Stobbart (C’land) 38:52; 2 I M35) 32:20; 44 J Bingham (Chelt, M40) 32:26; Warren 66:51
Scott-pearce 39:16; 3 S Likeman (C’land F, 45 D Aubrey (Chelt) 32:31; 46 D Mapp (Bide) W45: 2 E Mossop (Falm) 71:07. W50: 1 D
S30) 40:21 32:42; 47 S Lewis (P’pridd R, M40) 32:45; 48 Harrison-Webb (Hayle) 72:48. W55: 1 R Crowle
W45: 1 F Todd (Bord H) 41:01; 2 E Nielsen A Cooke (B&W, M40) 32:50; 49 J Parry (Parc (E Corn) 70:46; 2 P Solomon (PB) 70:59; 3 J
(Eden) 41:24; 3 A Banks (Tyne) 41:38. W50: BB) 32:52; 50 N Jones (VoA, U17) 32:54; 51 Hynes (Laun RR) 75:04. W60: 1 J Bremner
1 T Medley (Bord H) 42:12; 2 S Toppin (Team B Maliphant (B&W) 32:58; 52 P Bains (B&W) (Tamar) 72:43. W65: 1 D Warren (Hayle) 81:15
Mountain Fuel) 42:44; 3 H Davies (Bodyfit) 33:04; 53 V Ockenden (Swan, W) 33:08; 54
43:00. W55: 1 J Chalmers 46:03. W60: 1 S L Murray (Cleve, M40) 33:12; 55 M Horsman TEMPO 10km SERIES,
Cain (C’land) 45:38; 2 K Proctor (Kesw) 48:40; (P’pridd R, M40) 33:18; 56 M Dunsford (B&W) Stratford-upon-Avon
3 A Stuart 49:53 33:20; 57 J Hinton (B&W, M35) 33:20; 58 C Overall: 1 R Shephard (Strat, M35) 37:57; 2
Green (Wells) 33:21; 59 B Leggate (Ciren, M40) M Burdus-Cook (Strat, M40) 38:03; 3 D Clarke
Overall (5km): 1 J Hamilton (Carl Tc, S30) 33:21; 60 G O’Brien (Swin, M45) 33:22; 61 J (Dav RR) 38:25
18:37; 2 N Shaw (C’land, W) 18:44; 3 S Hackley James (Wells, M55) 33:23; 62 A Price (Les C) Women: 1 N White (N’brook, W35) 42:06; 2 E Mohammad Abu-Rezeq: floating to a Four Villages win
(Derw C, M40) 18:49 33:26; 63 M Norton (Llis) 33:36; 64 C Crawford Ford (Kenil) 43:32; 3 R Miller (Kenil, W40) 45:31

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MAST RACE 10km, Bolton 38:48; 3 A Thomas (M40) 38:56 GORING HANGOVER 5, West Sussex BIRD MARATHON DOUBLE (DAY 2),
MULTI-TERRAIN Overall: 1 S Walsh 41:10; 2 D Cottle Women: 1 M Marchant (Camb H) 40:09; 2 Overall: 1 T Nisbet (T Syn, U20) 31:03; 2 J Liverpool
(Prestwich, M40) 43:31; 3 M Brennan L Arthur (W35) 41:12; 3 C Pusey (Burn J, Barnett (Horsh BS) 31:40; 3 B Burke (Horsh Overall: 1 D Howlett (Kirkby Milers, M35)
JANUARY 19 (Prestwich) 44:55 W45) 42:54 J) 31:58 2:48:02; 2 J Bird (Liverpool) 3:14:36; 3 C
FALKIRK EPIC TRAIL 10km, Falkirk Women: 1 L Bell (LonelyGoat) 49:57; 2 S Overall (5km): 1 T Lebeau (U20) 19:04; 2 S Women: 1 L Growns (P’slade) 36:43; 2 K Johnstone (UKRunChat, M45) 3:15:33
Overall: 1 S Paterson (Grange TC) 33:50; 2 T Coulthurst (Wesh, W50) 50:16; 3 J Johnson Singh (Datch, M40) 19:26; 3 M Benson 21:00 Armstrong (Burg HR) 37:16; 3 A Mathews Women: 1 K Smith (Liverpool) 3:43:22; 2 S
Mcguire (W50) 34:39; 3 K Fraser (W) 34:48 (P’stone, W55) 50:25 Women: 1 B Hayden (Gard CR) 21:23; 2 L (Saints) 37:49 Birnie (Liverpool) 3:55:25; 3 A Green (Liverpool)
Women: 1 Mcguire 34:39; 2 Fraser 34:48; 3 Hodgson (Marl S, W40) 23:32; 3 H Mannion TEAM (M&W): 1 Worthing 123; 2 Lewes 115; 4:28:25
J Gulland 43:20 PHOENIX ZEUS & THE THUNDERBOLT (Brack, U15) 25:10 3eq Chich R/Portslade 114
6-HOUR, Walton-on-Thames NYD RESOLUTION RUN 5km, Deganwy
BENFLEET 15, Benfleet Overall (HM): 1 C Lobodzinski 86:55; 2 B SOUTH BY FIVE 5km, Glasgow JOHN SCHOFIELD NEW YEAR Overall: 1 N Brook (Eryri, M45) 18:03; 2
Overall: 1 R Osman (Col H) 92:56; 2 A Graves Jarvis 93:32; 3 A Barnes 96:25 Overall: 1 C Walsh (Giff N, M45) 18:26; 2 C AWAKENER, Whitworth J Smith (Gog Triathlon) 18:08; 3 T Kettle
(T’tree) 94:33; 3 K Swan (Brain) 95:08 Women: 1 E Castelnuovo 1:42:57; 2 A Whitby (Irv, M35) 19:08; 3 R Cooper (Cambus, Overall (5km): 1 S Corbishley (Tip) 18:20; 2 (W40) 19:11
Women: 1 L Colman (Vegan) 1:49:15; 2 N Bradbury 1:46:36; 3 S Lam 2:10:32 M45) 19:12 J Dearnley-Lane (Roch) 19:07; 3 B Edwards Women: 1 Kettle 19:11; 2 G Moore (Eryri, W35)
Woodyard (Spring S, W40) 1:50:29; 3 J Ansell Overall (Mar): 1 P Galt 3:13:14; 2 L Field Women: 1 J Brown (W40) 22:10; 2 K Mcleish (Bury, M40) 19:51 19:36; 3 S Forbes 23:01
(E Lon) 1:50:34 3:13:44; 3 M Pike 3:33:29 (W40) 23:43; 3 S Murray (W40) 23:55 Women: 1 S Harrison (Roch) 22:42; 2 L
Women: 1 G Martin 3:46:47; 2 S Galt 4:03:08; Fisher (W60) 23:33; 3 J Pilling (Roch) 24:21 PRINCE OF WALES NEW YEAR’S
CF64 WINTER 6.4, Penarth 3 D Abraham 4:13:27 WILDEST PEAKS TRAIL 10.6km, DAY 4, Kenfig
Overall: 1 J Morris (Les C, M35) 38:43; 2 D Overall (6H): 1 G Allen 52.8; 3 M Longshaw JANUARY 1 Overall: 1 J Griffiths (Neath, U17) 20:39; 2 J
Bishop (P’pridd R, M35) 39:16; 3 S Kelly (Rhon Riseborough (W) 52.8 Overall: 1 A Tarry (N Der, M50) 51:31; 2 I Welch FLITCH WAY NEW YEAR’S DAY Thie (Card, M40) 21:00; 3 A Hodgson (B’end,
V, M40) 41:06 Women: 2 Riseborough 52.8 53:28; 3 P Dawes 57:43 MARATHON, Great Notley M45) 21:22
Women: 1 T Nurse (W45) 45:55; 2 B Griffiths Women: 1 J Fawcett 60:06; 2 N Owen (Belp, Overall: 1 N Spicer (Leigh S, M40) 2:52:54; 2 Women: 1 K Roberts (Swan) 22:34; 2 N
(W Rock) 47:54; 3 L May (P’pridd R, W40) 48:25 SATURN RUNNING RUNNER OF W50) 63:52; 3 P Robinson (W40) 69:15 S Lashmar (B’cay, M45) 3:17:07; 3 F Imamura Clatworthy (Card, U17) 23:28; 3 D Roberts
AZKABAN 6.5-HOUR, (Trail Running Association, M40) 3:29:43 (Porth, W45) 25:53
EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPICE 10km, Thatcham WILDEST PEAKS TRAIL 25.6km, Women: 1 A Galvin (Hum E, S30) 3:57:04; 2
Great Harwood Overall (50km): 1 C Szabady (Newb, M40) Longshaw L Reid (W45) 4:12:43; 3 K Rose (Ely Tri Club, RACE OVER THE GLENS 5.5,
Overall: 1 S Corbishley (Tip) 34:34; 2 B 4:52:14; 2 n Wheeler (M35) 5:03:40; 3 K Overall: 1 M Zaleski (Mat) 1:59:16; 2 M Hunt W50) 4:16:49 Glenariff Forest Park
Walmsley (RVH, M35) 35:11; 3 J Strachan O’Sullivan (W35) 5:19:02 (Form 1) 2:06:03; 3 A Charlton 2:07:43 Overall: 1 Z Hanna (Newc) 33:33; 2 J Steede
(Trawd) 35:17 Women: 1 Osullivan 5:19:02; 2 T Fendom Women: 1 L Gossage (W40) 2:20:16; 2 L LAMBERHURST NEW YEAR’S DAY (Glens) 35:21; 3 J Martin (B’drain, U20) 36:18
Women: 1 S Ridehalgh (Acc, W40) 41:48; 2 (W35) 6:32:55 Deacon (Notts, W40) 2:24:20; 3 J Stevens 10km, Lamberhurst Women: 1 K Wilton (Jog Lisburn, W45)
P Pilling (Rams, W40) 42:38; 3 C Derbyshire Overall (Mar): 1 S Collum (Wat J, M35) (Steel, W45) 2:24:57 Overall: 1 J Baker 34:54; 2 E Brown 36:08; 3 41:20; 2 P Lindsay (NBH) 42:26; 3 I Monaghan
(Acc, W40) 43:54 3:03:04; 2 G Malt (M50) 3:49:57; 3 J Krause S Walker (Bev, M40) 36:54 (Lisb) 44:06
(Wimb W, M55) 4:02:19 JANUARY 17 Women: 1 A Charters (VP&TH, W35) 39:50; 2
HALLOWEEN HELLRAISER 7, Women: 1 B Mizen (W35) 4:15:44; 2 J Ebbrell DASH IN THE DARK, T Oldershaw (Ton, W50) 41:38; 3 L Watts (Hast, DECEMBER 31
Nantwich (W35) 4:26:09; 3 A Robinson (W35) 4:35:47 Llandegla W35) 42:43 DONALD CRAWFORD CUP,
Overall: 1 O Williams (Vale R) 46:55; 2 M Overall (7H): 1 A Cittern-jones (M35) 60.0; 3 Overall (4M/750ft): 1 W Renkel (R Free) Overall (5km): 1 N Chapman (Ton, M35) Kilbarchan
Basnett (Newc S, M35) 47:25; 3 M Fowler S Scott (M50) 35.2 22:43; 2 L Lermite (R Free) 23:15; 3 B 16:52; 2 H Crush (Ton, U15) 18:19; 3 O Carey Overall (10.6M, all Kilb, age not
(Wilm, M55) 48:07 Women: 2 L Croggon (W50) 28.2 Lightowler 24:15; 4 S Roberts (Buck) 25:11; 5 R (Hast) 18:24 declared): 1 L Hannigan 60:18; 2 C
Women: 1 K Latham (S Ches) 53:26; 2 Peters (Clwyd RR) 25:25 Women: 1 B Morrish (Ton) 19:50; 2 K Thomson 61:12; 3 D Petrie 71:01
G Barnett (Vale R, W35) 55:11; 3 C Godfrey SLOUGH NEW YEAR 10km, Slough Women: 1 G Moore (Eryri) 26:16; 2 S M Ellis (R Lavender 20:24; 3 N Ridge (Ton, W45) Women: 1 K Kynaston 88:57; 2 T Reddy
(W45) 59:49 Overall: 1 T Dell (Mil K) 35:47; 2 A Hunt (U20) Free) 27:29; 3 K Seddon (Ches TC) 30:24 20:49 94:55

19:53; 3 B Timpson 20:13 W40: 2 S Holt (W’sey) 34:07. W50: 1 A Halsall Overall (5km) 1 M Walters 17:48; 2 M DECEMBER 21 WESTON PROM RUN 5,
Women: 1 S Tull (W40) 26:16; 2 J Pye (W55) (Hels) 34:00; 2 C Cook (Buckley Runners ) Bouloux 19:26; 3 N Mccalla 19:42 LANCASTER CHRISTMAS CRACKER Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
26:51; 3 C Wake (W50) 28:42 34:29. W55: 1 T Shipley (Ches TC) 36:42. W65: Women: 1 L Donnelly 22:05; 2 L Bleasdale 10km, Lancaster FAVOURABLE conditions drew the best field
1 R Symms (Ches TC) 38:54. W70: 1 C Birch 22:25; 3 J Joseph (Track East) 25:01 Overall: 1 J Monk (Prest) 31:32; 2 E Fletcher of the year for the monthly five-miler along
JANUARY 15 (A’gele) 40:40; Overall (HM): 1 W Hudson (Clap C) 75:26; 2 C (Kesw) 36:11; 3 J Dunderdale (Clayton-le- the promenade and Jon Thewlis was just
DERBY MIDWEEK RACES, Lobodzinski (M35) 80:55; 3 P Piper (M35) 81:07 Moors Harriers, M35) 36:40 four seconds outside his best with a 24:39
Raynesway, Derby DRAYCOTE WATER WINTER Women: 1 A Gabb (D&T, W35) 86:09; 2 L Women: 1 H Fletcher (Sedbergh, S30) clocking, Martin Duff reports.
Overall (5km, windy): 1 W McKerney (B’ville) 10km SERIES, Kites Hardwick Evans (Lon Hth, W65) 91:51; 3 K Nelyudova 41:39; 2 N Unsworth (BWF, W45) 46:00; 3 L Also ducking under the par time of 25
16:44; 2 C Peach (Der) 16:49; 3 J Rogers 16:50 Overall: 1 K Powell (Leic Tc) 35:39; 2 C Vale (W35) 1:40:01 Scholes (FCR, W40) 48:08 minutes was Harry Allen, who led a strong
Women: 1 M Atkinson (Charn) 17:28; 2 E (Nott U) 35:58; 3 M Scarsbrook 38:13 squad from the Bristol & West club with a
Eldridge (Vegan, W40) 21:25; 3 S Sutton Women: 1 C True 42:03; 2 R Beasley (Kenil) RUNTHROUGH TATTON PARK 10km, OWEN McGHEE QUAICH, 24:50 effort, in his first race over the distance.
(Sinfin) 21:31 43:29; 3 I Davis (Knowle & Dorridge) 43:40 Knutsford Greenock It was less competitive in the women’s
W50: M Pardon (Beest) 23:10 Overall: 1 S Shepherd (Total Tri Training) 34:54; Overall (3.9M, all I’clyde): 1 J section where Hannah Taunton was also
Overall (1M, windy): 1 M Kerr (Shelton) OUNDLE NEW YEAR 10km, 2 C Townsend (B’burn) 35:10; 3 E Coney (Dees, Hammerman (M40) 21:59; 2 G Hyett 22:04; 3 taking on the distance for the first time
5:06; 2 J Daykin (Der) 5:23; 3 R Sidani (Ivan, Oundle U20) 36:26 S Gaffney 22:31 and wound up with victory by well over two
M40) 5:24 Overall: 1 J Herbert (Helpston, M50) 33:24; 2 M55: 1 T Neild (Bollington) 38:18 minutes in 29:05. This came after only being
Women: 1 E Sharratt (Burton, U15) 6:34; 2 J M Kingston-Lee (GRC, M40) 35:31; 3 M Nicolas Women: 1 M Williams (Stock H) 36:47; 2 TAVY 5km, Tavistock headed once in road and parkruns during
Lynas (Heanor, W40) 6:49; 3 E Eldridge (Vegan, (Birst) 35:54 S Thomas (Bury Athletic) 39:05; 3 R Fennell Overall: 1 C Rimmer (TRP) 16:17; 2 E Horn the year.
W40) 7:03 M60: 1 B Whitehead (Kett) 40:05 (Stock H) 41:59 (Tav) 17:04; 3 J Cutlan (StA RR) 17:24 Overall: 1 J Thewlis (Notts) 24;39; 2 H Allen
Women: 1 H Oldroyd (RVH) 37:43; 2 F Women: 1 A Yetton (Ply H, W35) 19:07; 2 E (B&W) 24:50; 3 K Taylor 25:12; 4 A Watt (B&W)
JANUARY 12 Stanyard (Redditch STARS, W40) 40:42; 3 L DECEMBER 22 Ryder (Tav, U20) 19:20; 3 S Robinson (Plymouth 25:33; 5 A Crossland (Cleve) 25:44; 6 C Jones
BORDERS LEAGUE, Pensarn Watts (W’boro, U17) 43:01 SOUTH BY FIVE 5km, Musketeers, W40) 22:38 (B&W) 25:59; 7 D Eagon (B&W) 26:04; 8 J Moody
Overall: 1 R Samuel (Eryri) 25:46; 2 J Mills W65: 1 J Walker (Corby) 50:18. W70: 1 J Braker Linn Park, Glasgow (B&W) 26:06; 9 C McMillan (Weston) 26:16; 10
(Wrex) 25:48; 3 J Morrison (W Ches, U20) 25:50; (GRC) 55:19 Overall: 1 K Cooper (St And U, U20) 18:02; 2 DECEMBER 19 A Cooke (M40) 26:20; 11 A Male (B&W) 26:26;
4 R Challinor (Buckley Runners ) 26:01; 5 R Overall (5km): 1 T Bacon (Saff, M35) 17:49; R Cooper (Cambus, M45) 19:56; 3 C Walsh (Giff GRAVESEND CYCLOPARK 12 D Priest (Leam) 26:28; 13 M Ellis (W’bury,
Davis (Wrex) 26:14 2 M Anderson (Harb, M45) 20:10; 3 A Ford N, M45) 20:06 WINTER SERIES, Gravesend M40) 26:48
M40: 1 D Bennett (Elles P) 26:17; 2 S Forsyth (LonelyGoat) 20:11 Women (all W40): 1 L Wallace (Ayr S) 24:02; Overall (5km): 1 W Knight (Ashf, U20) 17:09; M40: 3 S Summers (Weston) 28:05; 4 B
(P’atyn) 26:46. M45: 1 M Green (Wrex) 27:47; Women: 1 T Robinson (Kett, U20) 24:08; 2 J 2 J Brown 24:21; 3 K Mcleish 25:40 2 A Lane (Ashf, U20) 17:14; 3 J Gevers (Kent, Haines (Weston) 28:11; 5 D Beazley-Long (N
2 R Pearse (W’sey) 28:16. M50: 1 J Armstrong Buzuk (Kett, U20) 25:31; 3 N Anand (W50) M50) 19:07 Som) 28:20; 6 C Palmer (W’bury) 28:28. M60: J
(W’sey) 30:28. M55: 1 N Hershaw (W Ches) 25:55 WARD GREEN 6, Women: 1 S Dixon (Camb H, W50) 22:18; 2 Goodland (GWR) 30:45
31:37. M60: 1 I Cannings (W’sey) 32:58. M65: Barnsley S Carr (Camb H, W45) 24:34; 3 S Dand (I&I, Women: 1 H Taunton (Taunt) 29:05; 2 F
1 B Beecroft (Wirr) 35:41. M70: 1 G Hughes RUNTHROUGH FINSBURY PARK Overall: 1 S Hinchcliffe (P’stone) 30:16; 2 W35) 26:34 Rawlings (Cleve, W40) 31:46; 3 C Williams
(P’atyn) 41:17 10km, London Finsbury Park M Burrett (Leeds C, M40) 31:16; 3 M Craig Overall (10km): 1 J Smith (Dartf RR, M35) (GWR) 31:53
Women: 1 C Towers (Ches TC) 30:32; 2 K Overall: 1 R Bowles 37:07; 2 S Fraser 37:15; 3 (Hallam) 31:39 33:56; 2 C Sharp (Central P, U20W) 37:26; 3 P W40: 2 R Ellis (Nailsea) 32:58; 3 L Croker
Bagley (Wirr, W35) 32:20; 3 N Whitfield-bird J Hadeler 37:15 Women: 1 C Laking (Barns, W35) 36:45; 2 Woodward (Crow, M35) 37:39 (Cleve) 33:54. W50: S Mumford (GWR) 34:09.
(Elles P, W40) 32:34; 4 S Kearney (Wirr, W45) Women: 1 N Whitty 44:00; 2 S Grainger 44:41; B Coomber (Denb DT, W55) 38:15; 3 L Race Women: 1 Sharp 37:26; 2 S Shepheard 44:41; W55: H Ball (Cleve) 37:44. W60: F Russell
32:45; 5 J Rambaldi (Buckley Runners ) 33:39 3 H Watt 45:53 (Barns, W35) 39:28 3 A Link (RR Med, W45) 46:25 (B&W) 38:41

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NORTH WALES SENIOR LEAGUE Wednesday February 5 SCOTTISH NATIONAL MASTERS’

CROSS-COUNTRY Marches School, Oswestry. 2pm. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
northwalesxc.com CHAMPS McMaster Community Sports Centre,
Saturday January 25 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE SCHOOLS Stowe School, Stowe. Johnstone.
DERBY RUNNER MIDLAND CHAMPS bucksschoolsathleticsassociation. events.scottishathletics.org.uk
CHAMPIONSHIPS Berry Hill Park, Mansfield. com/county-xc-champs SOUTH WEST SCHOOLS’ CHAMPS 5km and 2km events. For more
Prestwold Hall, Loughborough. nottsaaa.org EAST ANGLIAN LEAGUE Kings Park, Bournemouth. info, see greatrunlocal.org
midlandathletics.org.uk RUN4IT SCOTTISH NORTH DISTRICT Thetford RFC, Thetford. avonschoolsathletics.org.uk/calendar. Wythenshawe Park: 9am Sunday
NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS LEAGUE eaccl.webs.com/winter-events- html Debdale Park: 9am Sunday
Camp Hill Estate, Bedale. 10.30am. Nairn. 1.15pm. locations SPORTSYSTEMS SURREY LADIES’
Boggart Hole Clough: 9am Sunday
northernathletics.co.uk northleague.co.uk EAST LOTHIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS LEAGUE DIVISION 1/2
Birchfields Park: 11am Sunday
NORTHERN IRELAND & ULSTER SHROPSHIRE SCHOOLS CHAMPS CHAMPS Richmond Park. Noon.
INTERMEDIATE & MASTERS’ TBC. Foxlake Adventure Centre, Dunbar. surreyleague.org Salford Quays: 6.45pm Thursday
CHAMPIONSHIPS activeeastlothian.co.uk SPORTSYSTEMS SURREY MEN’S Burrs Country Park: 9.30am Sunday
Gosford Forest Park. Sunday February 2 ESSEX SCHOOLS’ YEAR 7 & 8 LEAGUE Gibside: 9.15am Sunday
athleticsni.org BORDERS WINTER SERIES CHAMPS Lloyd Park. (all divisions) Sunderland: 9.30am Sunday
SOUTH OF ENGLAND Hawick. 11.30am. Stubbers Activity Centre. surreyleague.org Souter Lighthouse: 9.30am Sunday
CHAMPIONSHIPS bordersxc.co.uk facebook.com/ START FITNESS GWENT LEAGUE Stockton: 9.30am Sunday
Parliament Hill, London. 11am. DBJ LEAGUE EssexCountySchoolsAthletics Chepstow Race Course, Chepstow.
Glasgow Quays: 6.30pm Wednesday
seaa.org.uk Andover. 1.15pm. Association gwent-league.org.uk
Southwold: 9.30am Sunday
TEAM EAST LOTHIAN OPEN bmhac.co.uk/dbj-xc-league LONDON SCHOOLS CHAMPS START FITNESS METROPOLITAN
Foxlake Adventure Centre, Dunbar. DERBY RUNNER LEAGUE DIVISION Wormwood Scrubs. LEAGUE Needham Lake: 9.30am Sunday
activeeastlothian.co.uk DERBY/STAFFORDSHIRE londonschoolsaa.net Trent Park. Ashford Kingsnorth: 9.30am Sunday
Boothorpe. 11am. NORTHERN POLICE LEAGUE metleague.co.uk Holbrook: 9am Sunday
Sunday January 26 derbyrunnerleague.com Altcar. 1.30pm. START FITNESS NORTH EASTERN Newmarket: 11am Sunday
DERBY RUNNER LEAGUE DIVISION FROSTBITE FRIENDLY LEAGUE slateman.co.uk/npccl HARRIER LEAGUE Birmingham Ley Hill: 9.30am Saturday
LEICESTER/DERBY Bourne Woods. 10.15am. Thornley Hall Farm, Peterlee. Noon. The Vale Birmingham: 10.30am
Grace Dieu. 11am. frostbiteleague.org.uk Thursday February 6 harrierleague.com
Sunday
derbyrunnerleague.com GLIDDON & SQUIRE NORTH DEVON SDS EAST SERIES STOCKPORT HARRIERS PRIMARY
Edgbaston: 9.30am Sunday
EAST SUSSEX LEAGUE LEAGUE Beverage Park, Kirkcaldy. SCHOOLS LEAGUE
Heathfield Park. 10.30am. West Buckland School, Barnstaple. 10am. Woodbank Park, Stockport. Portsmouth Lakeside: 9.30am Sunday
eastsussexcrosscountry.co.uk northdevonxcleague.weebly.com Saturday February 8 stockportharriers.co.uk/files/docs/ Lancing Beach Green: 9.30am Sunday
GWENT LEISURE CENTRE LEAGUE ALTON SPORTS HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE SHAC-Winter-guide-2019.pdf Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park:
Wednesday January 29 Usk Campus. 11am. Popham Airfield, Basingstoke. Noon. STORMONT OPEN 9.30am Sunday
ARMY CHAMPIONSHIPS sites.google.com/site/glclrunning/ hampshireathletics.org.uk/events/ Stormont, Belfast. 11am.
Minley. home/cross-country hxcl.html nics-ac.com
armysportcontrolboard.com/fixtures HEREFORDSHIRE LEAGUE BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE SUSSEX LEAGUE PECO LEAGUE
EAST ANGLIAN LEAGUE Presteigne. 10.45am. 1: Newbold Comyn. 2: Telford. Bexhill. West Park.
Blickling Park. facebook.com/groups/ 3: Gloucester. sussexathletics.net pecoxc.co.uk
eaccl.webs.com/winter-events- WyeValleyRunners birminghamccleague.co.uk RYSTON RUNNERS OPEN LEAGUE
locations NEWBURY BORDER LEAGUE CHILTERN LEAGUE Sunday February 9 Shouldham Warren. 11am.
Guildford. Campbell Park, Milton Keynes. 11.30am. BA STORES OPEN rystonrunners.org.uk
Saturday February 1 maidenheadac.org/xc/border-league chilternccl.co.uk Broomhill Farm, Westhill. SOUTH ESSEX LEAGUE
BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS NORTH WEST SUNDAY LEAGUE JERSEY ADVISA LEAGUE EAST YORKSHIRE LEAGUE Weald Park.
Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. Croxteth Hall Country Park, West Derby. Les Quennevais. 12.30pm. Welton Dale, Welton. 10am. facebook.com/
bucs.org.uk 10am. jerseyspartan.com bridlingtonrr.co.uk/page14.html SouthEssexCrossCountryLeague
CHESHIRE SCHOOLS CHAMPS stevesaunders.co.uk KENT LEAGUE KENT FITNESS LEAGUE SUNDAY LEAGUE
Knights Grange, Winsford. OXFORDSHIRE LEAGUE Norman Park, Bromley. Blean Woods, Rough Common, Royston. 10.30am.
cheshireschoolsaa.co.uk/fixture-list Lawns Park, Swindon. 9.55am. Noon. Canterbury. runherts.com
GREATER MANCHESTER SCHOOLS oxonxc.org.uk kcaa.org.uk kfl.canterburyharriers.org/index.php WEST GLAMORGAN LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIPS SPRINGBURN HARRIERS SCHOOLS’ MANCHESTER AREA LEAGUE LIVERPOOL & DISTRICT LEAGUE Margam Park, Port Talbot. 11am.
Heaton Park, Manchester. OPEN Heaton Park, Manchester. Noon. Clarke Gardens, Liverpool. 11am. westglamleague.co.uk
gmaa.org.uk/schools Kirkintilloch Leisure Centre, Kirkintilloch. maccl.co.uk lps-athletics.co.uk/ld-cross-country WEST MIDLAND YOUNG ATHLETES’
HERTFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS CHAMPS springburnharriers.co.uk MID LANCS LEAGUE NTH ESSEX & STH SUFFOLK LEAGUE LEAGUE
Westminster Lodge, St Albans. Blackpool. Noon. Abbey Fields, Colchester. 10am. Aldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton. 11am.
hsaa.info Monday February 3 midlancs.org.uk nessxc.org.uk wmyaccl.com
LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND SSAA SCOTTISH SECONDARY MIDLAND WOMEN’S LEAGUE NOTTS MINI LEAGUE WEST YORKSHIRE WINTER LEAGUE
SCHOOLS CHAMPS SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS 1: Leamington. Rushcliffe Country Park, Rushcliffe. 11am. Stadium. 10am.
Ratcliffe College, Leicester. Hopetoun House Estate, Queensferry. 2: Aldridge Airport. notts-minileague.co.uk/Cross- westyorkshirewinterleague.blogspot.
lraa.org.uk/schools.aspx ssaa.co.uk midlandathletics.org.uk country.htm co.uk

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INDOOR Emirates Arena, Glasgow. Village Hall, South Wheatley, Notts. 9am. St John the Baptist Church, Huntley, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow.
scottishathletics.org.uk hobopace.com Gloucestershire. 10am. therunbible.com/our-events-from-
Saturday January 25 WINDSOR, SLOUGH, ETON & WINTER WYCHAVON WAY 40 trimaxevents.com trb/sx5
LONDON U13/U15/U17 GAMES HOUNSLOW AC WINTER SERIES Droitwich, Worcestershire. NEWCASTLE WINTER WARMER SOUTH SHIELDS WINTER TRAIL 5km
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visitleevalley.org.uk/athletics wseh.info Sunday January 26 Exhibition Park, Newcastle. 10am. runeatsleep.co.uk/wintertrails2019
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Gateshead. Wednesday February 5 Musette Cafe, Aldbury, Hertfordshire. PATELEY PIE ‘N’ PINT 5/10/15/20/ Littlehampton, West Sussex.
WELSH SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS BMC SHEFFIELD OPEN SERIES runthewild.co.uk MARATHON/ULTRA ruralrunningevents.com/event/
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welshathletics.org britishmilersclub.com High Easter, Chelmsford, Essex. itsgrimupnorthrunning.co.uk STOURBRIDGE STAGGER 7km/10M
NEWHAM & ESSEX BEAGLES 60m www,springfieldstriders,org.uk PILGRIM CHALLENGE 66 Mary Stevens Pk, Stourbridge, 10.30am.
Sunday January 26 OPEN SPRINT SERIES DIRT RUN 5km/10km/15km Sandy Farm Business Pk, Farnham, Hants. srclub.co.uk
NORFOLK CHAMPIONSHIPS (Inc Newham. Irchester Country Park, Little Irchester, xnrg.co.uk/events/details/the-
KEITH WARD MEMORIAL OPEN)
King’s Lynn.
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Northamptonshire. 10am.
gobeyondsport.co.uk
pilgrim-challenge-2018.aspx
RANSCOMBE WINTER CHALLENGE
ROAD
athleticsnorfolk.org.uk 02012020070051.pdf FLITCH WAY 100km 8-HOUR (DAY 1)
SALE HARRIERS OPEN SERIES SCOTTISH SCHOOLS CHAMPS Granary Halt, Rayne, Braintree, Essex. Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve, Cuxton, Saturday January 25
Sportcity. 10.30am. Emirates Arena, Glasgow. Until Thursday challenge-running.co.uk Kent. 8am. RUNTHROUGH LEE VALLEY VELOPARK
saleharriersmanchester.com February 6. FOUR SEASONS WINTER 6-HOUR saxon-shore.com MILE/5km/10km/10M/HALF-
SCOTTISH NATIONAL U17/SENIOR ssaa.co.uk Marston Mortaine Country Park, Marston RUN FOREST RUN – ANTRIM MARATHON
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Sheffield. Boxmoor CC, Hemel Hempstead, 7-HOUR BLAST RUNNING SPRING 5km/10km
sheffieldfestival.org Thursday February 6 Hertfordshire. 9.30am. Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. 9.30am. Silverknowes Esplanade, Edinburgh.
GATESHEAD HARRIERS OPEN SERIES gadevalleyharriers.co.uk saturnrunning.co.uk 10.30am.
Monday January 27 Gateshead. HADLEIGH 2012 LEGACY 10km SPERRIN HS DRUM MANOR 10km blastrunning.co.uk
ABERDEEN HIGH JUMP OPEN gatesheadharriers.com Hadleigh Country Park, Essex. 10.30am. Drum Manor Forest Park, Cookstown. Noon. BRASS MONKEY 10km
Aberdeen. nice-work.org.uk sperrinharriers.co.uk Rockingham Speedway Circuit, Corby,
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Wednesday January 29 Lee Valley. Until Sunday February 9. mccpromotions.com Cardimill Valley, Church Stretton, CANTERBURY 10
AYO FALOLA DREAM MILE/3000m easternaa.co.uk PHOENIX HERCULES ONE 6-HOUR Shropshire. 9am. Christchurch University Sports Centre,
OPEN MASTER GRAND PRIX Redricks Lane, Sawbridgeworth, Essex. codrc.co.uk Canterbury, Kent. 10am.
Lee Valley. Sheffield. 9.30am. canterbury10.co.uk
soarrunning.com SCOTTISH STUDENT ATHLETICS phoenixrunning.co.uk Sunday February 2 FARNBOROUGH WINTER 5km/HALF-
BMC LEE VALLEY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS RUNTHROUGH BRIXTON 10km BEDGEBURY FOREST 5/10 MARATHON
Lee Valley. 7.30pm. Emirates Arena. Brockwell Park, London. 9.30am. Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest, The Hub, Farnborough Business Park,
britishmilersclub.com scottishstudentsport.com/sports/ runthrough.co.uk Goudhurst, Kent. 9am. Farnborough, Hampshire. 9am.
LONDON UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES athletics VALE GALLOP 10km nice-work.org.uk farnboroughhalf.co.uk
LUCA CHAMPIONSHIPS Hurst Rd, Walton on the Hill, Surrey. 10am. BOWERHILL BOMBER 5km/10km FERRIBY 10
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MULTI-TERRAIN thevalegallop.co.uk
WINTER BUILD UP SERIES 6km
Bowerhill Sports Field, Lancaster Road,
Bowerhill, Wiltshire. 10.30am.
Cottingham High School, Skidby, East
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Musettes Cafe, Aldbury, Herts. 8.30am. entrycentral.com/festival/1548 cityofhullac.co.uk
Thursday January 30 Saturday January 25 runthewild.co.uk/adventures/detail/ CENTURION GRAND PRIX 5 FREETHORPE 10
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February 2. Knettishall Heath, Rushford, Suffolk. 8am. saturnrunning.co.uk St John the Baptist Church, Huntley, MELTHAM 10km
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SOUTH OF ENGLAND AA U20/SENIOR PHOENIX RACE TO BLING 6-HOUR Saturday February 1 trimaxevents.com Yorkshire. 9.30am.
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VAULT MANCHESTER RUN RICHMOND PARK 5km/10km ENDURANCELIFE CTS SOUTH DEVON PORTLAND COASTAL 10km/HALF- therunbible.com
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Scullion uses animal instincts

MARATHON MAN QUALIFIES FOR OLYMPICS AFTER ROLLERCOASTER RUNNING JOURNEY

T
HREE years ago Stephen leg caught in the wire and thought not been without their hiccups,
Scullion was overweight, “what am I doing?” though. At the World Championships
smoking, drinking and Since then he has buckled down in Doha last October, for example,
playing rugby. – tapping into what he describes he considered quitting again after
But since then the talented as his inner ‘animal’ – and spent a disappointing 43rd in 2:21:31 but
Belfast runner has turned his countless weeks at altitude in only a few weeks later he finished
life around and last weekend Flagstaff, Arizona, in a quest to runner-up in the Dublin Marathon
qualified for the Tokyo Olympics make the Olympics. in what was, at the time, a big PB
after finishing fifth in the Houston Such is his dedication, while of 2:12:01.
Marathon in 2:11:52 PB. most people were enjoying All of which has been chronicled
The 31-year-old has always Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in a regular ‘road to Tokyo’ podcast
been a gifted runner but has gone at home last month, he spent that and last weekend he improved
off the rails several times over period flying out to Flagstaff again again despite windy conditions.
the years and was in danger of for another spell of training before “It (the wind) made me angry,
squandering his ability until he had Houston. that I needed to run fast,” he said.
what alcoholics call a moment of Indeed, no stone has been left “But I had to relax and not make
clarity during an entanglement unturned as he has incorporated excuses, focus on every mile and
with a barbed wire fence. numerous sessions of yoga and run like a f***ing animal would,
He was staggering back from a Stephen Scullion: Belfast runner has massage into his weekly routine. ignoring the elements and race
New Year’s Eve party when he got his cleaned up his lifestyle to run 2:11:52 His recent improvements have competitively until the job’s done.”

Where’s Wally hits Olympic Park

THE annual Where’s Wally
fun run will be staged in
character as they tackle 1km,
5km or 10km for the National
Verjee
London’s Queen Elizabeth
Olympic Park for the first
Literacy Trust.
Former Blue Peter creates
history
time this spring. presenter Konnie Huq is also
The event began eight supporting this year’s event.
years ago and sees runners See literacytrust.org.uk/
dressed as the comic WheresWally to enter.
SABRINA VERJEE handled everything
Storm Brendan threw at her this
month to become the first female to
win the Montane Spine Race outright.
The seven-day, non-stop,
ultramarathon sees athletes covers
268 miles on the Pennine Way
National Trail and the weather lately
saw wind speeds reach 80mph on
high ground.
“A lot of people said I shouldn’t do the
winter race because I’m not good in the cold,”
said Verjee. “But I thought, yeah, that’s a real
challenge then. I thought the winter race could
get really hairy, and it did get really hairy,”
added Verjee, who finished in 82hr 19min to
beat Jasmin Paris’ women’s course record.
Where’s Wally?
The answer is
the Olympic Park Outright victory: Sabrina Verjee in the Spine Race

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