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THE BIG FEATURE16 HANNAH ENGLAND The 2011 world 1500m silver medallist

speaks to John Wragg about her Rio aims

COMPETITION24 MANCHESTER WEEKEND You could win a VIP package to the Great

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NEWS7 Trio appeal IAAF bans to CAS

8 Scots plan anti-doping measures

10 Talbot makes coaching change

13 Dame Kelly talks about marathon decision

PERFORMANCE38 Sports science news and stretch of the week

40 A routine to help offset shoulder injury risk

42 Club night – Thames Valley Harriers

43 Nationwide coaching courses

ACTION44 AREA CROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS Jonathan Hay, Jane Potter and Charlie

Hulson among the winners at the North,

South and Midlands Championships

STATISTICS26 ROAD TO RIO The history of the men’s 110 metres

hurdles at the Olympic Games

30 ALL-TIME BRITISH GREATS The top female hammer and javelin throwers

in the UK, according to Mel Watman’s

rankings system

RESULTS & FIXTURES60 Leading results from home and abroad

73 What’s On fixtures guide

PREVIEWS76 A look ahead to the BUCS Cross Country

Championships at Plock Court, Gloucester

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A T H L E T I C S W E E K L Y 5

editor’s commentA DRUGS STORY WITH A DIFFERENCE ...

THE Virgin Money London Marathon held its annual media lunch last week. The event, which was hosted by marathon-mad chef Michel Roux Jnr, featured an eclectic mix of runners ranging from Dame Kelly Holmes to celebrities from The Hunger Games and The Apprentice.

Not surprisingly, the press were keen to quiz Dame Kelly about the corruption and cheating in athletics. In a quiet corner of the room, though, I found a drugs story of a different kind.

The Running Charity is an organisation that uses the world’s most popular and simplest sport to help homeless people resurrect their lives. They give support to youngsters aged 16-24 and use running as a way to give them a goal in life and sense of achievement.

One of their runners, a Portuguese man called Steve, was at the media lunch. When The Running Charity found him he lived on the streets in London, weighed only seven stone and had substance abuse problems. But now he is 14 stone, training as a fitness instructor and aiming for a strong marathon performance in London on April 24. “Our biggest challenge,” said the charity’s co-founder Alex Eagle, “is holding him back and getting him to slow down a bit!”

Running, it seems, has become Steve’s new addiction.Such is the media’s intense focus on corruption and doping in athletics, you’d be

forgiven for thinking there is little more to the sport than that. But in reality thousands of athletes are largely-oblivious to elite-level cheating as they run, jump and throw at indoor competitions, cross country events, road races and parkruns.

At this time of year, there are also thousands of runners churning out the miles every day ahead of a spring marathon. Many will be raising money for organisations like The Running Charity. Others, like Steve, will be using the sport to literally out-run their problems.

Jason Henderson, editor

Most athletes press on with their sport oblivious to the corruption swirling

around elite circles

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WEIR IS HUNGRYFOR MORE AT 36

AVID WEIR is looking forward to a busy year as he gets set to go for a

record-breaking seventh victory at the Virgin Money London Marathon in April and then aims to secure further Paralympic success in Rio in September, writes Jessica Whittington.

Raring to get back to racing, the 36-year-old says he took a shorter than usual break after the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha and is encouraged by what he is achieving in training.

“I realise at my age you can’t really have too much time off anymore and I just felt the hunger to get back straight away and train,” said Weir, who had the end of his season disrupted through illness.

The six-time Paralympic gold medallist last won the London Marathon in 2012 and since then he has been eyeing a record seventh win over 26.2 miles in the British capital.

“I just want to do the best I possibly can,” said Weir. “I’d love to win it again and win it more after. I’ll give it my best shot like I do every year.

“I can’t really use London to judge how well I might do at the Paralympics,” he added. “Even though I won the London Marathon in 2012 and did well at the Games, I don’t judge it like that.

“Rio is September so you have got a lot of things before that. I always try and peak for two parts of the year.”

When it comes to which

events Weir might contest at the Games, he says the marathon is definitely set to feature but that track events are yet to be confirmed.

“I’d like to see the schedule first and then I can make my decision,” he said. “I’ve also been asked to do a few relays with the 4x400m squad this year. If I can help the team then I will do it.”

And Weir, who claimed two sprint medals at the 2004 Games in Athens as well as four medals at Beijing 2008 and four London 2012 golds, hasn’t completely ruled out continuing for another four years for further Paralympic competition in Tokyo, either.

After an initial “no” with a smile when asked if Tokyo 2020 is in his sights, he added: “I might do the marathon in Tokyo, I might not. It depends if they want to select me for just one event. Do I really want to go and do it? I don’t know.

“I definitely want to go up to London 2017 on the track.”

Whether he continues to Tokyo or not, one thing is for

sure: when he races he hopes it is on a level playing field.

Last month it was announced that Polish wheelchair racer Tomasz Hamerlak had received a four-year doping ban after he returned an adverse analytical finding for stanozolol metabolites in a urine sample provided last July.

Hamerlak, who won Paralympic T54 marathon bronze at Athens 2004, had been one of Weir’s regular rivals over the marathon distance.

Weir commented: “It’s scary really. You hope it wouldn’t go into Paralympic sports but obviously it has. Maybe I’ve just been a bit naive and stupid.

“It upsets me because you don’t want to question anyone.

“You want to hope that you are racing people on the same level playing field as you.

“I just hope that no one else is cheating but at the end of the day, I just do what I’ve got to do and I know I’m clean and I’m 100% just me – that’s my ability out there, nothing else.”

- Ben Coldwellstaff writer

LEGAL ACTIONTALK of life bans gives the impression that things are about to get rather litigious.

As athletes prepare for the forthcoming Olympic summer, it seems that parliamentary hearings and legal action are becoming commonplace.

Without an in-depth knowledge of the finer workings of domestic and European law, sport governance feels as though it’s on a collision course with one or other.

Athletics more than most faces an identity crisis, and the attempts to rid it of its evils could result in higher powers becoming involved.

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BRITAIN FULL OF PRIDE FOR JESSJESSICA ENNIS-HILL is the sporting hero Britons are most proud of, a Sport Relief survey concluded.

The world and Olympic heptathlon champion returned to the international scene in 2015, 13 months after giving birth to her first child, to win her second world outdoor title.

The survey was conducted in the run-up to the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games, which aims to inspire people to sign up to walk, run swim or cycle themselves proud.

Ennis-Hill received 27% of the votes just ahead of Andy Murray.

Mo Farah was also voted the sportsperson Londoners are most proud of.

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David Weir: won four gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympics

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THE TRIO who were handed life bans by the IAAF’s Ethics Commission have filed appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against their sanctions.

Valentin Balakhnichev, the former IAAF treasurer and president of the Russian national athletics federation, Papa Massata Diack, son of former IAAF president Lamine Diack, and Alexei Melnikov, former Russian endurance coach, were all issued bans for their part in the cover-up of Russian athlete Liliya Shobukhova’s positive drugs tests identified by her Athlete Biological Passport data, while anti-doping head Gabriel Dollé was handed a five-year ban for his involvement.

The three were found by both the IAAF Ethics Commission and the World Anti-Doping Agency Independent Commission report to have extorted the Russian marathon runner of €450,000, blackmailing her in exchange for the delay in her positive test being pursued.

Since the bans were announced on January 7, 2016, French police have also issued an international arrest warrant via Interpol for Diack Jr. He is

currently in his home country of Senegal, and the prime minister Mohammed Dionne recently stated that the wanted man would not be extradited.

A CAS statement read: “Three appeals have been filed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) ethics commission decision dated January 7, 2016.

“Valentin Balakhnichev, former president of the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF), Alexei Melnikov, former chief ARAF coach for long-distance walkers and runners, and Papa Massata Diack, former marketing consultant to

the IAAF, all seek to have their life bans from involvement in the sport of track and field annulled.

“CAS arbitration procedures are in progress. The CAS will not comment any further at this time.”

The IAAF Ethics Commission said when announcing the trio’s ban: “All three compounded the vice of what they did by conspiring to extort what were in substance bribes from LS (Shobukhova) by acts of blackmail.

“They acted dishonestly and corruptly and did unprecedented damage to the sport of track and field which, by their actions, they have brought into serious disrepute.”

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RUSSIANS TO SIGN DOPING CLAUSERUSSIAN athletes will be required

to sign an anti-doping agreement

with the national governing

body, the All-Russia Athletics

Federation (ARAF), as the country

aims to restore credibility to

its sport and return to the

international picture in time for

the Olympics.

Russia was suspended from

all international athletics in

November after a World Anti-

Doping Agency report found

the country’s governing body

and anti-doping association to

be complicit in the operation of

doping on a state level.

The country’s athletics team

is already set to miss out on

competing at the World Indoor

Championships in Portland,

Oregon, next month and is

currently banned from competing

at the Rio Olympics this coming

summer.

ARAF’s anti-doping coordinator,

Elena Ikonnikova informed

athletes and coaches last week

that every member will be

required to sign a document

agreeing to “prevent their

violations and to assist in the

revealing of these violations.”

The IAAF has issued a set of

verification criteria to ARAF which

it must abide by if it is to be

declared free to compete in Rio.

An IAAF taskforce is currently

overseeing the Russian anti-

doping reforms.

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SCOTTISH ATHLETICS has confirmed that it intends to prevent

any Scottish athlete who receives a serious doping ban from holding a national record.

The sport has had to endure negative headlines for the past 12 months regarding widespread corruption emanating from the top of both the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Russia’s national federation, including allegations of a systematic doping cover-up and extortion of athletes.

UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner sparked debate recently with the release of a 14-point plan focusing on the progression into a new “clean era” of athletics which included the suggestion of drawing a line under all existing IAAF world records.

Chairman of Scottish Athletics, Ian Beattie, has now confirmed that the federation is endorsing its own three-point plan surrounding the issue of doping by any Scottish athletes.

The third point in a statement reads: “We propose to introduce what we see as a very significant step in terms of Scottish national records.

“As guardians for those, Scottish Athletics have the right to set parameters on Scottish national records and we will amend the criteria to ensure that – from this point onwards – any athlete who in the future receives a suspension for a serious doping offence (two years or more) will not be eligible to hold a Scottish national record.”

The first two points laid out by Scottish Athletics reiterated that athletes entered into Scottish national events must agree to the anti-doping procedures undertaken on the day if requested to do so, and confirmed it will be issuing the latest banned substance guidelines to all its registered athletes.

While Scottish Athletics doesn’t have jurisdiction to dictate anti-doping matters, Beattie confirmed that the body is looking into conducting an examination of various questionable Scottish records.

He said: “We have as a board on a number of occasions over the past two years discussed issues relating to some long-standing Scottish national records, against which allegations have been made regarding the use of performance-enhancing substances by the athletes at that time.

“So far, we have not yet come up with the right framework to take action in a way which is fair to all athletes and takes account of the evidence available for historical performances. However, it remains on our agenda and a subject for more discussion.”


SCOTS TO CLAMP DOWN ON DOPERS

Scottish Athletics are planning new measures for athletes caught doping

Scottish Athletics’ chairman: Ian Beattie

BRIEFSCOMMONWEALTH YOUTHS 2017 GO TO BAHAMASTHE BAHAMAS will host the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, making it the first Caribbean country to host a Commonwealth event since Jamaica held the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston.

The sixth edition of the event will take place from July 19-23.

ENGLAND SELECT ACP ULTRA TEAM THE ENGLISH teams for the 22nd Anglo Celtic Plate (ACP) on March 27 have been announced.

Competing in the 100km race against Scotland and Wales will be Anthony Clark, Paul Navesey, Nathan Montague and Chris Singleton for the men and Gemma Carter, Katie Samuelson and Melissa Venables for the women.

LEWA MARATHON AMENDMENTTHE SAFARICOM Lewa Marathon, in Kenya, takes place on Saturday, June 25, not June 15 as stated in last week’s AW.

Taking place in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy the Lewa Marathon gives runners a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to race through a Kenyan game park. Visit somak.com/lewa-marathon-2016 for full details.

BIRCHFIELD LIFE MEMBER PASSESBIRCHFIELD HARRIERS’ life vice-president Brian Abbey died on January 17.

His funeral service will take place on Thursday, February 4 at 11.15am at the West Chapel, Streetly Crematorium, Walsall, WS9 0SG.

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LONDON 2017 organisers are hoping to use the interest generated from the London 2012 Paralympics to enable athletics to “own” the sporting calendar next summer.

Disability sport rose into a global phenomenon like never before during and immediately after the 2012 Games, but it struggled to stoke the public’s imagination last summer in Doha, resulting in various concerns being voiced about the state of the overall legacy of para-sport since 2012.

While London 2017 managing director Sally Bolton is hoping the World Championships carve out their own unique identity and are remembered in their own right, she is aware of the important role the memories of London 2012 will play in helping to rekindle the fire started four years ago.

Bolton said: “I think the Paralympics itself in 2012 and people’s experience of attending that event is our biggest springboard.

“When you hear people talk about it – particularly those who attended both the Olympics and the Paralympics – the

experience they had at the Paralympics and how that was a bit different, why they enjoyed it for different reasons and their different motivations for buying tickets are all interesting.

“I think that in itself, and the way it was so successfully delivered in 2012 gives us a really amazing springboard to work from, and I think para-sport in this country since that point has really seen an enormous growth in interest

and I think that will bode really well for us in 2017.”

The London 2017 organisers announced last week that tickets for those considered members of the “athletics family” – club members, coaches, officials, fans – will go on sale in advance of the general public as a gesture in recognition of the important role they play in allowing the sport to function at every level across the country.

2017 will be the first time in history the IPC championships will be held in the same city as those held by the IAAF.

Operationally, with the IPC World Athletics Championships taking place just two weeks prior to the IAAF event, it throws up a unique challenge for the former general manager of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, but Bolton insists there is no better place in the world to embrace such a task than London.

“It’s a really unique opportunity for the sport and the city,” she added.

“It’s the first time it’s ever been done and I think there isn’t a better city in the world to do it for the first time than London. What we’re aiming to demonstrate is that the sum is greater than the individual parts.

“Our aim is for athletics to own the summer of 2017. What we’re keen to have is people to attend both events, pick and choose tickets across both events and come along and enjoy two events that will be very similar in the way that they’re presented but will have slightly different characters as well.”

The 2012 Paralympics was a watershed moment for disability sport in the UK,

and London 2017 is hoping to help para-sport continue its upward trend

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GROWTH OF PARA-SPORT‘BODES WELL’ FOR 2017

THE BIDDING process for the 2019 IPC Athletics World Championships has opened.

The championships, the final major track and field event taking place prior to the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, expect to attract in excess of 1300 athletes from more than 100 countries.

The 2019 World Championships will also present a major opportunity for competitors to qualify for the Paralympics in the Japanese capital the year after.

Ryan Montgomery, IPC summer sports director, said: “The Para-Athletics World Championships is the world’s biggest single para-

sport event and has continually grown in size and scale each edition.

“The 2019 edition will take on extra significance as it is the last major international para-athletics event prior to Tokyo 2020, so we expect competition standards to be of an extremely high standard.

“The event brings many benefits to the host city and we aim for the 2019 hosts to capitalise on the continued growth of the sport, especially in the year leading up to Tokyo 2020.”

The IPC deadline for interested parties to submit their bids is September 1, 2016.

IPC WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 BIDDING IS UNDERWAY

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WITH JUST over seven months to the Olympic Games in Rio de

Janeiro 200m sprinter Danny Talbot has left his long-term coach Dan Cossins, writes Kevin Fahey.

Talbot, who last season reached the semi finals of the 200m at the World Championships and was second in the UK 200m Rankings behind Zharnel Hughes, has also opted to relocate his training base from Bath to Loughborough.

“It is a gamble and some people say it is a risk but to me it doesn’t feel like it is,” said Talbot.

“It is not that big a risk to make this change but it was giving me sleepless nights when I was in Tenerife recently and was stressing me out.

“So I just decided to make the decision and go for it.”

Cossins said he harboured no ill feelings towards Talbot whom he took on as a teenage sprinter from St Augustine’s School, Trowbridge and helped to transform him into a world class athlete.

“Obviously I am disappointed because after working with Danny for nine years and seven months I would have liked to have had the opportunity to get him to the Olympics in Rio,” said Cossins.

“But I have built a successful career on the back of Danny so there is no bitterness and I wish him well.”

Talbot has opted to move to Loughborough’s National Performance Institute and to work with the Swedish coach, Benke Blomqvist.

“I was not forced into making this decision by anyone and

it was taken all on my own,” insisted 24-year-old Talbot.

“It was not that I was unhappy with Dan, it was just a gradual thing. I just didn’t want to get to the end of the year and have any regrets if I didn’t try to do something different.

“I just wanted to give myself something extra this year and you only get one career so I made the decision to go for a change.

“I have been through a lot with Dan and I am very appreciative of what he has done for me and I would not be where I am without his help.”

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TALBOT COACHING CHANGE PRE-RIO

Danny Talbot (271): 24-year-old sprinter was ranked second in the UK in 2015 for

the 200m and has decided to switch coach and move to Loughborough for 2016

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BRIEFSCOMMONWEALTH 2021 IN BELFASTBELFAST will host the seventh Commonwealth Youth Games in 2021.

Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games chairman, Robert McVeigh, said: “This is a hugely significant day for local sport; the result of many years of lobbying and hard work.”

JACKSON BACKS WORLD HALFCOLIN JACKSON is urging runners to get involved in the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff on March 26.

He said: “It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner taking your first steps into running, if you commit to it and dedicate yourself to the training then you will be able to finish.”

JOIN YAMAUCHI FOR WORKSHOPMARA YAMAUCHI will be running a marathon workshop at Norman Park Running Track, Bromley, on Saturday February 27.

Yamauchi, second only to Paula Radcliffe in the British all-time marathon ranking, will talk about the essential steps of marathon training covering nutrition, hydration, recovery, and race preparation.

HERNE HILL GIVE LIFE MEMBERSHIPHERNE Hill Harriers awarded life membership to their young athlete middle distance coach James McDonald.

McDonald set about building a strong squad in 2003 and has enjoyed success, including 35 regional and national podium finishes from 2011-15.

PARALYMPIC medallist Blake Leeper has received a one-year suspension for an anti-doping violation.

The American, who won 400m silver behind Oscar Pistorius and 200m bronze behind Brazil’s Alan Oliveira and Pistorius in London, tested positive for benzoylecgonine – a metabolite of cocaine – from a

sample collected on June 21, 2015, at the US Paralympic Track & Field National Championships.

A statement from the US Anti-Doping Agency read: “It was determined that Mr Leeper’s use of cocaine was not intended to enhance performance, and in consideration of other mitigating

factors, he was deemed eligible for a reduced, one-year sanction.”

Leeper’s one-year suspension began on the date of his positive test in June last year.

All results as of June 19, 2015, have been annulled, and any medals, prizes or points he won shall be forfeited.

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SEB COE will be the “greatest” IAAF president if he proves capable of cleaning up the organisation after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ruled it was “embedded” with corruption at the highest level in a report on doping cover-ups and extortion of athletes, according to 2013 world hurdles champion, David Oliver.

The 33-year-old American told Reuters he believes the IAAF president must be given the opportunity to enact the changes he has promised to put in place, but questioned Coe’s honesty regarding his knowledge of the actions of senior IAAF officials in relation to the cover-up of positive drugs tests of Russian athletes.

The 2008 Olympic bronze medallist said: “For me, plausible deniability doesn’t work for somebody who is in power.

“He was elected so he should be able to oversee the efforts to clean everything up. He could be the greatest

president in IAAF history if he overcomes what is going on.”

The quadruple US 110m hurdles champion was speaking after the Camel City Elite meeting in Winston-Salem.

Oliver, who has also previously served as a member of the IAAF athletes commission, declared that he had lost faith in the sport following the damaging revelations over the past year.

He added: “Clean athletes can’t get a fair shake. If you

see an amazing performance, people say, ‘ah they are probably dirty’.

“I know I don’t really trust anything my eyes see anymore.”

The American also said that the crisis-hit international governing body needs to start from scratch.

“It (the IAAF) needs to be brought down and rebuilt from the ground,” Oliver said.

“If it touched anybody, either directly or indirectly, in this, everybody has just got to go.”

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RIO MARATHON TRIAL FOR RUPPOLYMPIC 10,000m silver medallist

Galen Rupp has announced his

intention to enter the marathon at

the US Olympic Trial on February

13. Rupp, who is Mo Farah’s training

partner, will compete in his first ever marathon in Los Angeles.

The Oregon-based double Olympian has completed two half marathons in his career, most recently running 1:01:20 in December in Portland.

NO INDOORS FOR INJURED VLASICBLANKA VLASIC has pulled out of competing at the World Indoor Championships in Portland.

The double world indoor and outdoor champion won a high jump meet in Split, Croatia, last Friday, but damaged her leg in the process and has decided to focus her efforts on regaining fitness for the Olympics in Rio.

Vlasic, 32, is second on the all-time list but has never taken Olympic gold, winning silver in Beijing eight years ago.

STACKED FIELD FOR IAAF 3000MREIGNING world indoor 3000m

champion Caleb Ndiku will race his

Ethiopian rivals Yenew Alamirew

and Yomif Kejelcha in Karlsruhe. The IAAF World Indoor Tour

event promises to offer an enticing prelude to the World Indoors taking place in Portland, Oregon, in March.

Ndiku won the 5000m silver medal at the World Championships in Beijing last year, with 18-year-old Kejelcha finishing fourth in the same race.

PEARSON SUFFERS INJURY SETBACKAUSTRALIA’S 100m hurdles

Olympic champion Sally Pearson

has suffered a setback on her road

to recovery after injury. The 2012 Olympic gold medallist

and 2011 world champion suffered a broken wrist after falling at the Rome Diamond League last June.

Having made a full recovery from the wrist fracture, Pearson has had a flare-up in her Achilles, and will not compete indoors this season in order to recover in time for Rio.

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David Oliver: the former world champion has lost trust in the sport

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OLIVER: COE COULD BE THE ‘GREATEST’

COLLINS TARGETS RECORDS IN RIOFORMER world 100m champion Kim Collins is planning on setting new records at the Rio Olympics this summer ahead of retirement at 40.

The St Kitts & Nevis sprinter has competed in the last five Olympics and hopes, at the age of 40 this summer, to make it a sixth.

The 2003 world champion set his personal best of 9.96 two years ago at the Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium in London, and has a sub-10 run in his mind ahead of what will be his final Olympics.

Collins told Jamaican paper The Gleaner: “First of all, I want to make the team, but for me personally I am looking to run under 10 at 40.

“That is my main goal and then whatever else happens, if I go out in the first round or whatever I would be happy with that because not everybody can hold up as a sprinter.”

The current M40 age-group world record of 10.29 is held by Dutchman Troy Douglas, set three years ago.

Collins also confirmed that he will run a reduced indoor season to help prepare for the Olympics.

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T HE INFLUENCE of international stars and King’s College London (KCL)

students Dina Asher-Smith and Laviai Nielsen is helping bring new people into the university’s athletics club.

The formation of the university’s first athletics club fortunately coincided with the arrival of the GB sprinters, who are both now in their second year of studies, and the club has since seen its membership increase by 75% in less than 18 months, jumping to 70 members from the previous 40.

Originally just a running club which met twice a week to jog round Regent’s Park, it has transformed under the guidance of research student and KCL’s athletics coach James Findon into a fully-fledged and functional university athletics club with field, sprints and endurance coaches.

Currently residing at Battersea Park Athletics Track,

KCL Athletics Club are in line to become co-residents of Southwark Athletics Track with London City AC if talks for the track’s redevelopment prove successful.

Findon heralded the duo’s impact on the sport’s rapid growth at the university and is proud the club is bucking the trend when it comes to drop-out rates and retaining young people in the sport.

He said: “They’ve both definitely had a very quick and

immediate impact, both on the ground at a practical level as well as being a general inspiration and motivating people to take up athletics.

“When we’re talking about reversing the trend of early 20s dropping out of athletics, their presence in the club has really helped to reverse that and to pick up people who would have gone into other sports.”

Alongside the direct impact both Asher-Smith and Nielsen have had on helping the sport

grow internally within the university’s sporting landscape, an increase of competitors – one in 2015 to 22 in 2016 – preparing to compete at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Indoor Championships later this month is testament to the clamour for competition that has developed.

While the two have commitments as students and elite athletes they offer their time to participate in coaching sessions when it fits their schedules; the two help with the King’s Sport sprint technique sessions aimed at boosting athletes’ acceleration and giving them a taste for the sport.

Asher-Smith said: “Over the last two years, I have seen the King’s College London Athletics Club develop rapidly and I am very proud to have been a part of its journey.

“It still has great potential and I am certain it will develop for years to come.”


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The 1991 world champion Kimmo Kinnunen helped out coaching in Loughborough

KIMMO KINNUNEN, the world javelin champion from Tokyo in 1991, has been lending his expertise in Loughborough to 65 javelin throwers from across the UK.

Kinnunen bought his son Jami with him from Finland to the second annual javelin camp, held at the Loughborough University High Performance Athletics Centre, to spend the weekend of January 23-24 coaching young throwers.

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mentor with England Athletics and lead throws coach at Loughborough University, is hoping the javelin camps – the next one is to be held on March 5-6 – and the attendance of greats such as Kinnunen help to inspire the younger generation of throwers.

“Ultimately it’s about getting UK javelin throwing back on the map,” he said.

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@athleticsweekly@athleticsweeklyHANNAH ENGLAND

IN THE attic of her home in the suburbs of Birmingham, Hannah England’s World Championship silver medal is back in its bag on a shelf. But not only does that 1500m medal from Daegu in 2011 represent the peak of her career, it’s helped save it and get her ready for this year’s Rio

Olympic Games.The blows have kept coming for England. A severe Achilles injury threatened

whether she would ever run again. Then there was illness. And finally UK Athletics effectively said in November they didn’t think she could win the big medals any more by dropping her from Lottery funding.

But in that bag, dusty as having not been opened lately, was her inspiration.



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“I hung up the medal in my attic for a few weeks a few winters ago when I was injured. I’ve got an exercise bike in my attic. It was the middle of the winter and I was like ‘Yes, this will help’,” she says.

“I put the medal up, looked at it, took inspiration, thought where I wanted to be again, and got back from injury.

“It’s not hung up now. I put it back in its bag and it’s just on a shelf again in the attic.

“It’s kind of weird what athletes do with their medals. It’s like what people say ‘Don’t look at a photo, just try and remember it’. It’s so much more than just the medal. It’s the whole process of doing it. Maybe when I retire it will be on show more.”

That retirement date was just around the corner when her Achilles was shredded in a race in Hengelo two months before the London Olympics.

Blood poisoning meant five days in hospital and, from a point where she couldn’t even walk properly, never mind run, England got herself to the Games, going out in the semi-finals.

“Am I stubborn? Hugely,” she smiles.“That’s why I train and have the same

people around me I’ve had for eight years. I won’t bow to change.

“If you go back to 2010, 2011, I’ve had my plan in place. I had a fair idea of how I wanted to map out my next seven or eight years. I’m just carrying on with that.

“So, yes, just stubbornly ignoring everything. Stubborn and resolve. Those words come into play. It’s the ethos of just doing the best you can every day.

“I’m just getting on with it. I don’t tend to get carried away about external things that might affect me. I don’t know, I just get my head down and get on with it.”

Birmingham University, where England trains, is a short drive, a run or a cycle for the group she works with.

“We’ve got our own little hub. We kind of think of ourselves as the mature postgraduates,” she smiles again.

Her plan is to run a lot this winter and she began a training camp in Albuquerque last month.

“That will be more base work as the indoor season is quite late. We’ll put the final touches together, come back to some indoors, get ready, and then Rio, hopefully. That’s the plan.”

The disruption that illness caused last summer meant England called it a day in July.

“I want to mentally draw a line under last summer. It was very frustrating. In the last 200 to 300m of races I was falling apart.”

She would wake up in the morning not knowing how her body would react, whether she could train, to what intensity, what was wrong?

“It was an awful summer in that way. It was very much waking up every day and going how do I feel today? Do I feel normal or do I feel exhausted? What can I do?

“I’ve experienced that type of thing in terms of injury and you can take your frustration out in the pool or on the bike, but with this it was frustrating.

“The lack of confidence in my body, that’s very annoying. Physical injury is different but when it’s something with your stomach, and you can’t necessarily have a concrete diagnosis, it is very frustrating.”

Did it make her angry, this elite athlete, trained for perfection, who didn’t know what was happening to her?

“You should probably ask my husband. He’d probably use a rude word.

“It’s not as fun as when it’s going well, that’s for sure. But I still like my job. That was the good thing, to come out of this and still say I want to do it. It’s not made me hate running.”

Her husband is Luke Gunn, a steeplechaser now turning to coaching and giving his input to England and her long-

time coach Bud Baldaro.This time of year is key for her. It was

January last year when England started feeling fatigued. The wisdom now is that she’d had a stomach bug for two months and was over training.

“I’ve had results back now and I’m clear. It took me a long time to get on top of my stomach and what was going on. I could never race at full capacity.

“We knew something was wrong but at the same time the athletics season doesn’t press pause so we had to try and do what we could. I wanted to have a shot at the British trials, I didn’t want to walk away wondering what would’ve happened, and the result was probably what we would have expected (she was eighth).

“Once it was clear I wouldn’t make the World Championships I thought I’d just stop early and get ready for Rio. That was the thinking behind stopping in July.

“I had a whole month off, which I never do. I did absolutely nothing. Genuinely doing nothing. No running, nothing.

“Bud and I couldn’t really figure out the point of starting training in mid July, it was too early, so we thought ‘sod it’. I went to Croatia for two weeks and to the Lakes for a week.

“I did some walking in the Lakes but just because I wanted to. So that was quite good to have a mental and physical break.

“I knew I wasn’t right and the minute I could stop and alleviate the stress it was massive.

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“But it was the unfittest I’ve ever been as an adult. It’s been slow and steady. When I stopped in July I knew being back in training in August, when everyone was doing the World Championships, that it would help me, that my scenario might be I’m ahead of other people for Rio.”

Fighting, successfully, just to make the London Olympics makes England proud. Her husband did not qualify and says he will never make up for the disappointment of missing the spectacular success of a home Games.

“I’ve got friends who are double Olympians or triple Olympians,” she says.

“That’s quite a special thing. Every year I strive to go to the biggest events. Hopefully I won’t have the same fight to get to Rio as I did to get to London.

“Oh yes, that was a mammoth challenge.“You look at the year I’ve had and you

think it’s already been an annoying build up, but Luke was saying it’s maybe a blessing if that is the worst thing that can happen.”

England had problems the previous year as well, missing a lot of winter training that left her under prepared for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

“I’ve had two years when my head doesn’t match my body. In my head I still want to be at the front of all these races and it’s very frustrating to not have your body match that.

“I hope the practice of picking myself

up, when I was still having to arrive at the track with a good mind set, will make me stronger this summer.”

The way England cut through the field at the end of the race in Daegu to put that silver medal in her attic is still a vivid reminder of what she can do when mind and body are in sync.

She went from seventh to second, picking off the opposition in a stunning finish.

“It was something I practised over and over again to execute that last 120m,” she says.

“I’ve watched enough races and been in enough races to know a lot can happen in that last 100m or so.

“It was almost like an automatic response, it wasn’t an emotional thing,

and I still think that’s the best way for me to run.

“You can tell the difference in the competitors who are being emotional, especially if you watch it on television.

“I’ve been guilty of it. Because it was such a close race in Daegu all seven of us thought we were going to get a medal. Jenny Simpson was the coolest head and won. The second coolest head came second.”

The detail of how England prepared for that race is interesting, if not exactly text book.

“I had a male friend who got too drunk all year at Uni to do anything with his own career, so he just abandoned his summer and looked after me and we practised it over and over again,” she says.

“The last 150m in every session, in every practice, it was about executing it and trying to beat him, basically. And that transferred right into Daegu.

“I guess it was a surprise that the race panned out like it did, that it suited me and it was a World Championship final. It all fell into place.”

But that was yesterday, tomorrow has yet to come. “I don’t watch that race,” England says. “My dad does. He does enjoy it.”

The injury, the illness and a sport that is submerged in accusation and recrimination why does she fight on?

Because, she says, not only can she see light at the end of the tunnel, she can see medals as the cheats and the corrupt are weeded out.

“First of all I feel very lucky that my career hasn’t been affected as some others.


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I’VE GOT FRIENDS WHO ARE DOUBLE OLYMPIANS OR TRIPLE OLYMPIANS. THAT’S QUITE A SPECIAL THING. EVERY YEAR I STRIVE TO GO TO THE BIGGEST EVENTS. HOPEFULLY I WON’T HAVE THE SAME FIGHT TO GET TO RIO ASI DID TO GET TO LONDON

High hopes: Hannah England has made regular trips to altitude in recent years to enable her to compete with the world’s best



THE BIG FEATURE“You look at Jenny Meadows, Helen

Clitheroe, Lisa Dobsriskey, Lynsey Sharp and it’s all been right in their faces. They have had medals taken away from them and I can’t say, hand on heart, that it has happened to me.

“I also feel very lucky that I’m in a country that you can believe in and that’s what keeps my faith in it. It might all be going to pot around the rest of the world but I totally believe in what the girls are doing here.

“If anything it makes me want to push back any plans for retirement because I believe the cleaner it gets, year by year, you think ‘Bloody hell, imagine what might happen!’

“It’s a knock-on effect. I go by the idea of getting into a championship final and then anything can happen. It’s not so much I feel I need people with medals to fail drug tests it’s that if there are less cheats about then maybe the chance I’ve got of making a final increases, the chance of arriving in the first three increases.

“You go ‘This is making it a bit more interesting’. The only negative is if the general public loses faith in the sport. It would be horrible to think that parents don’t want to take the kids to an athletics club because that’s what they think athletics is.

“And then it’s if people aren’t buying the tickets for the Diamond League and the money drops out the sport that way. Hopefully by the time the summer comes round we will have all the concrete answers.

“The alleged corruption at the IAAF – I just don’t understand. You just think ‘Why have you chosen a career path if you don’t believe in honour in athletics? Why on earth are you not doing something else?’

“I read one article that said all the stuff in football with FIFA was awful and had bigger financial consequences, but at least they didn’t ruin the integrity of the sport like these guys have done.

“I thought ‘Yes, that is why it is so bad’. I can’t even begin to emotionally invest in it and try and figure it out. It’s just greed.”

England puts her faith in Seb Coe to sort it out. But if we are talking faith, UK Athletics didn’t show a lot in her when the problems piled up and destroyed her form.

“I totally expected it,” she says. “British Athletics are quite good at frank conversations and I was told if I didn’t improve then it could happen. There may have been a case for medical exemption for me to stay on Lottery funding, but my circumstances were not quite black and white. I hadn’t got a clinical diagnosis so it wasn’t a surprise.

“For what they did for me in 2012, I will never be able to hold a grudge.

“You can see the enticement of potential against potentially broken. You can totally understand. It’s the same in all sports.

“Everyone is incredibly excited by the next new young thing and not so excited about what we already know and I think that is reflected in the support of all kinds of sports.

“But that’s life. I feel deserving of funding in the fact that I still believe in myself and what I can achieve would fill the funding criteria, but I’m very aware also that I haven’t earned it for the last couple of years. So that’s the way it is.

“It’s never been that funding has given me the belief to achieve something, so I don’t see how having it taking away should dissolve that.

“I have my self-confidence, that’s not been damaged. I am very fortunate in that I have financial things in place to make this okay. I know there are other athletes out there where that’s not the case.”

England has been financially careful and the wisdom of that will be her security now.

“Years ago Luke and I made financial


Born – March 6, 1987, Oxford Height – 5ft 10in Event – 1500m Club – Oxford City Coach – Bud Baldaro Achievements –

2011 World silver; 2013 World 4th; 2010/11/13 UK gold; 2012 Olympics semi-finals; 2008 NCAA (US collegiate) goldBorn in the same city that staged the world’s first sub-four-minute mile, the Oxford athlete has become one of the top female metric milers on the planet. In 2011 she won silver behind American Jenny Simpson in the world 1500m final and backed it up with a fine fourth at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow in 2013, although the past couple of season have seen her struggle to find her form.

The 28-year-old began life as a ballet dancer, reaching an impressive grade eight. But she soon discovered a rare running ability and was one of the first athletes picked to join the On Camp with Kelly support scheme in 2004.

A biochemistry graduate from Birmingham University, England is coached by Bud Baldaro and married steeplechaser Luke Gunn three years ago.

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decisions based on the fact that my money earning capacity might not match my desire to run,” she explains.

“We’ve saved. I never wanted to be in a situation where I would have to stop running because I couldn’t afford it. So we were sensible like that. We’ve made housing choices, location choices and Luke made job choices that would allow both of us to continue training and competing at the level we wanted to.

“I would never want to put myself in a position where I was relying on something that could be taken away. I’ve always been self-sufficient.

“I put money in the bank. I’ve had a contingency plan all along I guess.

“It’s an easier pill for me to swallow. I might be talking to you differently if that wasn’t the case, if I had needed it more.

“It doesn’t make me think any less of my abilities. I’m not done. I’m only 28.”

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MEN’S 110M HURDLESTHIS LOOKS like being an open event in

Rio and there are some doubts as to who

might be there as surprise world champion

Sergey Shubenkov’s appearance depends on the IAAF’s decision on

the Russian doping scandal. Knowing what three Americans will be in

Brazil isn’t easy either.

The most competitive race of the year may well be at the US

Olympic trials – six athletes ran 13.25 or faster in 2015. Defending

champion Aries Merritt is recovering from a kidney operation but pre op

showed he was in form with a third place finish in Beijing.

The 2013 world champion David Oliver was the fastest American in

2015 with four marks at 13.08 or faster but lacks consistency in major

events.

Aleec Harris, former world champion and Olympic bronze

medallist Jason Richardson and Ronnie Ash look the other

most likely challengers based on 2015 form.

Jamaica should also have a strong team headed by

Olympic and world silver medallist Hansle Parchment and

12.97 performer Omer McCleod.

Cuban world leader Orlando Ortega and France’s

enigmatic Pascal Martinot-Lagarde look the best of the rest.

Britain could well provide a finalist through either Andy

Pozzi, Will Sharman or 2012 fourth-placer Lawrence Clarke

or possibly even European under-23 champion David

Omoregie.

OLYMPIC HISTORYSTATISTICS

RIOROAD TO

OLYMPIC RECORDLiu Xiang 12.91Double champion: Lee Calhoun 1956/1960 and Roger Kingdom 1984/1988

Guy Drut: won in Montreal in 1976

Willie

Davenport: victory in

Mexico in 1968

Roger Kingdom: gold medallist in 1984 and 1988

IN A CONTINUING SERIES, STEVE SMYTHE LOOKS AT THE HISTORY OF EVENTS AT THE OLYMPICS, THIS WEEK FOCUSING ON THE MEN’S 110M HURDLES MARK SHEARMAN

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1896-2012THE inaugural Olympic final in Athens in 1896 had just two starters. American Thomas Curtis took the lead after the final hurdle to edge victory in 17.6. One of the original finalists decided to focus on the pole vault and another to assist a marathoner which was at the same time!

American domination continued as they won the next five Olympics, the best of which was a clean sweep of the medals in London in 1908 led by Forest Smithson’s world record in 15.0. USA had all four finalists in London and had five of the six finalists in Stockholm in 1912.

Post World War I in Antwerp in 1920 saw the first non-American win though Earl Thomson had lived in California since the age of eight. He won gold for his country of birth Canada in what was recognised as a world record 14.8, though he had run a superior time of 14.4 for the very slightly shorter 120 yards.

In Paris in 1924, Sydney Atkinson should have won but clipped the last hurdle and was pipped by American Dan Kinsey.

Four years later in Amsterdam, Atkinson’s South African team-mate George Weightman-Smith set a 14.6 world record in the semi-finals but could only finish fifth in the final as Atkinson made up for his loss with a narrow win in 14.8.

USA was back in command in Los Angeles in 1932. George Sailing won in 14.6 after a 14.4 semi-final. They also won

in 1936 in Berlin as Forest Towns won in a time of 14.2 after equalling his own world record of 14.1 in his semi-final.

After the war, American dominance was maintained. They won the next seven finals.

William Porter got the Olympic record below 14 seconds with a 13.9 world record in London in 1948 as America took the medals. World record-holder Harrison Dillard went out in the US hurdles trials but he did win the Olympic 100m before returning four years later to win gold in Helsinki in 13.7 but was helped by his main

rival Jack Davis hitting the ninth hurdle and the pair shared an Olympic record 13.5.

In Melbourne in 1956, Davis again shared the Olympic record and the winning time but this time his 13.5 fell short of team-mate Lee Calhoun. Calhoun also won in Rome in 1960.

Hayes Jones was third in Italy but he won gold in Tokyo in the fastest electrical time yet of 13.67. After four clean sweeps in the last four Games, this was only a USA one-two as US trial winner Willie Davenport injured himself in the semi-finals.


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Mark McCoy: Canadian won

gold in 1992

Cuban missile: Anier Garcia captured the 2000 Olympic title


Davenport was fully fit in Mexico City in 1968 and won in a fast 13.33 which at the time was given as 13.3 and equaling Ervin Hall’s semi-final time. Hall finished second.

Davenport finished fourth in 1972 in Munich as Rod Milburn powered to a world record equaling 13.2 (13.24 electrical).

France’s Guy Drut finished a metre

back in second and in Montreal in 1976 he became the first non-English speaking winner. In his fourth Olympics, Davenport finished third and also competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics.

There were no Americans in Moscow in 1980 due to the boycott over the Russian invasion of Afghanistan which almost

certainly cost world record-holder Renaldo Nehemiah the gold medal and a US clean-sweep. In their absence East Germany’s Thomas Munkelt won gold in the slowest time since 1964.

Americans were back but East Germany were absent in Los Angeles in 1984. Roger Kingdom surprised inaugural World champion Greg Foster and won in an Olympic record 13.20 to Foster’s 13.23.

Kingdom was the favourite in 1988 in Seoul after dominating his event that year and took gold with the biggest margin in 68 years as he reduced the Olympic record to below 13 seconds with victory in 12.98.

Mark McKoy had finished fourth in 1984 and seventh in 1988 and fled Seoul after Ben Johnson failed a drugs test, fearing testing having admitted to drugs use

himself. He was actually banned by the Canadian authorities for two years for not being available for the relay team there. He trained in Britain in 1991 and 1992 with British hope Colin Jackson and ultimately won comfortably in Barcelona.

In 1996 in Atlanta, world champion Allen Johnson reduced the Olympic

record to 12.95 despite knocking down eight hurdles.


MOST MEMORABLE OLYMPICS: ATHENS 2004LIU XIANG first came to global prominence with a third place in the 2003 World Championships.

Defending champion and four-time world champion Allen Johnson was eliminated in the quarter finals when falling.

After a 13.06 semi final win many thought Ladji Doucoure looked favourite but in the final it was Liu and American Terrence Trammell who were clear leaders. After halfway, Liu went well clear and pulled away to win easily by almost three metres. He was shocked to see it was not only a still standing Olympic record but he also equalled Jackson’s world record with a 12.91 clocking.

He became China’s first ever Olympic track gold medallist. In 2006 Liu improved the world record to 12.88 in Lausanne and won the 2007 world title. Under huge pressure in Beijing in 2008 as China’s biggest star he succumbed to injury.

In Athens Trammell finished second for the second Games after Doucoure, who had passed him clattered the last two hurdles and finished a tailed off last. Doucoure did go on to win the 2005 world title.

MEN’S 110m HURDLES1896: 1 Tom Curtis USA 17.6 2 Grantley Goulding GBR 17.7 –1900: 1 Alvin Kraenzlein USA 15.4 2 John McLean USA 15.5 3 Fred Moloney USA 15.6 1904: 1 Frederick Schule USA 16.0 2 Thaddeus Shideler USA 16.3 3 Lesley Ashburner USA 16.4 1906: 1 Bob Leavitt USA 16.2 2 Alfred Healey GBR 16.2 3 Vincent Duncker GER 16.3 1908: 1 Forrest Smithson USA 15.0 2 John Garrels USA 15.7 3 Arthur Shaw USA 15.8 1912: 1 Fred Kelly USA 15.1 2 James Wendell USA 15.2 3 Martin Hawkins USA 15.3 1920: 1 Earl Thomson CAN 14.8 2 Harold Barron USA 15.1 3 Frederick Murray USA 15.2 1924: 1 Dan Kinsey USA 15.0 2 Sidney Atkinson RSA 15.0 3 Sten Pettersson SWE 15.4 1928: 1 Sidney Atkinson RSA 14.8 2 Stephen Anderson USA 14.8 3 John Collier USA 14.9 1932: 1 George Saling USA 14.6 2 Percy Beard USA 14.7 3 Donald Finlay GBR 14.8 1936: 1 Forrest Towns USA 14.2 2 Donald Finlay GBR 14.4 3 Frederick Pollard USA 14.41948: 1 William Porter USA 13.9 2 Clyde Scott USA 14.1 3 Craig Dixon USA 14.11952: 1 Harrison Dillard USA 13.91 2 Jack Davis USA 14.00 3 Art Barnard USA 14.401956: 1 Lee Calhoun USA 13.70 2 Jack Davis USA 13.73 3 Joel Shankle USA 14.25 1960: 1 Lee Calhoun USA 13.98 2 Willie May USA 13.99 3 Hayes Jones USA 14.171964: 1 Hayes Jones USA 13.67 2 Blaine Lindgren USA 13.74 3 Anatoliy Mikhaylov URS 13.781968: 1 Willie Davenport USA 13.33 2 Ervin Hall USA 13.42 ` 3 Eddy Ottoz ITA 13.461972: 1 Rod Milburn USA 13.24 2 Guy Drut FRA 13.34 3 Tomas Hill USA 13.481976: 1 Guy Drut FRA 13.30 2 Alejandro Casanas CUB 13.33 3 Willie Davenport USA 13.381980: 1 Thomas Munkelt GDR 13.39 2 Alejandro Casanas CUB 13.40 3 Aleksandr Puchkov URS 13.441984: 1 Roger Kingdom USA 13.20 2 Greg Foster USA 13.23 3 Arto Bryggare FIN 13.401988: 1 Roger Kingdom USA 12.98 2 Colin Jackson GBR 13.28 3 Tonie Campbell USA 13.38 1992: 1 Mark McCoy CAN 13.12 2 Tony Dees USA 13.24 3 Jack Pierce USA 13.261996: 1 Allen Johnson USA 12.95 2 Mark Crear USA 13.09 3 Florian Schwarthoff GER 13.172000: 1 Anier Garcia CUB 13.00 2 Terrence Trammell USA 13.16 3 Mark Crear USA 13.222004: 1 Liu Xiang CHN 12.91 2 Terrence Trammell USA 13.18 3 Anier Garcia CUB 13.202008: 1 Dayron Robles CUB 12.93 2 David Payne USA 13.17 3 David Oliver USA 13.182012: 1 Aries Merritt USA 12.92 2 Jason Richardson USA 13.04 3 Hansle Parchment JAM 13.12

OLYMPIC HISTORYSTATISTICS

Rod Milburn: 1972 champion

Liu Xiang: glory in 2004 but failed to perform on home soil in Beijing four

years later

Allen Johnson: Atlanta winner


Johnson was favourite to defend in Sydney but knocked down all ten hurdles to finish fourth as gold decisively went to Anier Garcia in exactly 13.00.

USA also lost out on gold in both 2004 (see memorable Olympics) and 2008.

In the latter Games, Dayron Robles, who had set a world record of 12.87 earlier in the year, won Olympic gold in 12.93.

There was a similar time in London in 2012 with Aries Merritt winning comfortably in 12.92 to give USA their 20th gold medal as Robles pulled up injured. Merritt set a still-standing world record of 12.80 shortly after the Games.

BRITISH SUCCESSESBRITAIN was nearest to winning a gold medal in the very first Olympics in 1896.

Grantley Goulding led over the last hurdle but lost by inches and had to settle for silver though he didn’t actually beat a single runner as only two ran!

Britain’s next medal came in 1932. Don Finlay was originally placed fourth though for the first time in history, the judges changed the result after they studied film of the race. Finlay was actually handed his bronze medal in the Olympic village by the originally placed third athlete Jack Keller, who had won in 1932.

Finlay also medalled in Berlin in 1936 but this time advanced to silver.

Britain would have to wait 42 years for its next medal. Colin Jackson was well beaten by Kingdom in 1988 but was a clear second in 13.28. Britain also finished fifth and sixth through Jon Ridgeon and Tony Jarrett respectively.

He was clear favourite in 1992 in Barcelona and he ran the fastest ever heat time of 13.10. That would have sufficed for gold in the final but he had a poor final and lost his balance and finished seventh in 13.46 with Jarrett just missing a medal in fourth in 13.26.

Jackson won the 1993 world title in a world record 12.91 but he could only finish fourth in 13.19 in 1996.

In his fourth Olympic final – and he also made four World Championship finals – Jackson finished fifth in Sydney in 2000.

In 2012 Lawrence Clarke finished fourth and top European.

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CLOSEST MARGINS OF VICTORY (on electronic timing)

0.01 Thomas Munkelt 19800.01 Lee Calhoun 19600.03 Lee Calhoun 19560.03 Guy Drut 19760.03 Roger Kingdom 1984

BIGGEST WINS (on electronic timing)

0.30 Roger Kingdom 19880.27 Liu Xiang 20040.24 Dayron Robles 20080.16 Anier Garcia 20000.15 George Saling 1932

MEDALS WONUSA 57 GBR 5 CAN 5CUB 2 FRA 2 RSA 2URS 2

Colin Jackson:double world

champion won Olympic silver

in 1988

Aries Merritt: American (centre, left) took gold in London 2012 from Jason Richardson (centre, right)

Dayron Robles: Olympic gold medallist in Beijing

Tony Jarrett: Briton was fourth in 1992


TOP 10 WOMEN’S HAMMER AND JAVELIN THROWERS

TO MARK OUR 70TH ANNIVERSARY MEL WATMAN HAS UPDATED

HIS UK ALL-TIME RANKINGS, USING A POINTS SYSTEM TO TRY TO EVALUATE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BRITISH ATHLETES IN HISTORY

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SCORING SYSTEM:Olympics (from 1936): 1st – 30 points; 2nd – 20; 3rd – 10; 4th – 5World Championships (from 1983): 1st – 20; 2nd – 10; 3rd – 5World record-holder (from 1946): 15 (+ extra 2 points for each full year as record-holder); for records set 1934-1945: 10 points + 1 point per yearWorld record bonus: 5 points when set winning Olympic or world titleEuropean Championships: 1st – 10, 2nd – 5, 3rd – 3Commonwealth (formerly British Empire) Games: 1st – 6, 2nd – 4, 3rd – 2UK record (from 1934): 4 points (+ extra 1 point for each continuous 2-year period as record-holder)World ranking (from 1946): 1st – 5, 2nd – 3, 3rd – 2; (from 1934 to 1945) 1st - 3WAAA (or, from 2007, UK) titles: (including first UK finisher if in top three at WAAA Championships): 1 point


THE GREATEST ...STATISTICS

HAMMER(ranked from 1994; top 6 only)

1 Lorraine Shaw 321st 2002 Comm G (6), 2nd 1998 (4), 3rd 2006 (2)UK record: 59.58 on 11.6.1994, 59.74 & 60.56 on 22.4.1995, 61.56 on 29.4.1995, 62.30 on 13.5.1995, 62.52, 63.52 & 63.80 on 5.6.1995, 64.90 on 10.6.1995, 65.27 on 25.4.1999, 66.37 on 23.5.1999, 66.75 on 30.5.1999, 67.10 on 9.8.1999, 67.44 on 15.7.2000, 68.15 on 17.3.2001, 68.93 on 8.6.2003 (held for 16 years) (12)AAA: 1994, 1995 (3rd), 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (8)

Lorraine Shaw: Commonwealth champion from Manchester 2002

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2 Sophie Hitchon 123rd 2014 Comm G (2)UK record: 69.43 on 1.5.2011, 69.59 on 16.7.2011, 70.40 on 3.3.2012, 70.47 on 21.4.2012, 71.61 on 26.4.2012, 71.98 on 8.8.2012, 72.97 on 23.6.2013, 73.86 on 27.8.2015 (held for 4 years) (6)AAA: 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 (4)

3 Zoe Derham 63rd 2010 Comm G (2)AAA: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (4)

4 Carys Parry 42nd 2010 Comm G (4)

5 Lyn Sprules 3AAA: 1996, 1997, 1999 (3)

6 Shirley Webb 2AAA: 2005, 2006 (2nd) (2)

JAVELIN1 Fatima Whitbread 1252nd 1988 Olympics (20), 3rd 1984 (10)1st 1987 World (20), 2nd 1983 (10)1st 1986 Eur (10)2nd 1986 Comm G (4), 3rd 1982 (2)World record: 77.44 on 28.8.1986 (15)World ranked: 1st 1986, 1987 (10), 2nd 1985, 1988 (6), 3rd 1983 (2)UK record: 77.44 on 28.8.1986 (held for 12 years; until javelin specification changed in 1999) (10)WAAA: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 (6)


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Carys Parry (left) with Zoe Derham at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

in New Delhi

Sophie Hitchon: UK record-holder

Fatima Whitbread: javelin No.1


5 Gladys Lunn 141st 1934 Comm G (6), 3rd 1938 (2)UK record: 32.61 on 15.8.1934, 32.99 on 6.5.1935 (4)WAAA: 1935 (2nd), 1937 (2)

6 Kathleen Connal (later Stukeley) 13UK record: 35.99 on 18.7.1936, 36.81 on 10.7.1937 (held for 13 years) (10)WAAA: 1936, 1938, 1939 (3)

7 Diane Coates 12UK record: 39.32 on 3.9.1949, 39.57, 41.00 & 42.42 on 8.5.1950, 45.30 on 14.6.1952 (held for 8 years) (8)WAAA: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955 (4)

8 Karen Martin 112nd 1998 Comm G (4)UK record: (new specification) 59.50 on 14.7.1999 (held for 2 years) (5)AAA: 1997, 2001 (2)

THE GREATEST ...STATISTICS


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2 Tessa Sanderson 901st 1984 Olympics (30), 4th 1992 (5)2nd 1978 Eur (5)1st 1978, 1986 & 1990 Comm G (18)World ranked: 2nd 1977, 1978, 1981 (9), 3rd 1984, 1986 (4)UK record: 56.14 on 11.6.1976, 57.18 on 23.7.1956, 57.20 on 30.8.1976, 58.90 on 4.6.1977, 60.24 on 12.6.1977, 64.42 on 1.7.1977, 67.20 on 17.7.1977, 69.70 on 5.6.1980, 70.82 on 7.6.1983, 73.58 on 26.6.1983 (held for 10 years) (9)WAAA: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, (AAA) 1992, 1996 (10)

3 Sue Platt 271st 1962 Comm G (6)UK record: 49.04 on 4.7.1959, 49.65 on 8.8.1959, 50.83 on 2.7.1960, 51.60 on 20.8.1960, 54.45 on 24.8.1961, 54.81 on 3.8.1964, 55.60 on 15.6.1969 (held for 16 years) (12)WAAA: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964 (2nd), 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 (9)

4 Goldie Sayers 244th 2008 Olympics (5)UK record: (new specification) 65.05 on 20.5.2007, 65.75 on 21.8.2008, 66.17 on 14.7.2012 (held for 8 years) (8)AAA: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 (11)

Goldie Sayers: 11-time national champion and fourth in the 2008 Olympics

9 Kelly Morgan 103rd 2002 Comm G (2)UK record: (new specification) 63.03 on 15.6.2002, 63.87 & 64.87 on 14.7.2002 (held for 4 years) (6)AAA: 2000, 2002 (2)

10 Averil Williams 93rd 1958 Comm G (2)UK record: 46.10 on 31.5.1958, 46.77 on 24.7.1958, 48.20 on 4.8. 1958 (4)WAAA: 1957, 1958, 1965 (2nd) (3)

Kelly Morgan: Commonwealth

medallist in 2002

Tessa Sanderson: 1984 Olympic gold medallist

Karen Martin: former UK

record-holder


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TALKING POINT

IN AUGUST 2015 I moved to Indianapolis in the US, to start a new chapter of my life as a student-athlete at Butler

University. After three years at the University of Cambridge, I had wanted a new challenge and things couldn’t get much more different than this.

I’d spent my time at Cambridge running about 20 miles a week and getting some semi-decent results despite never achieving anything particularly noteworthy. Like most athletes at university, finishing my studies presented me with a difficult choice; look for a ‘real job’ and start earning my way in the world, most likely resulting in a gradual decline in my running; or pursue further study enabling me to continue living the student life and hopefully dedicate myself a bit more fully to athletics than I’d managed during my undergraduate degree.

Don’t get me wrong, I considered myself highly dedicated and motivated to succeed, but running 20 miles a week seemed my limit. I’d been nagged by constant injuries, had never settled into a consistent coaching relationship and generally wore myself into the ground doing ridiculous sessions, only for my body to break down. This resulted in me being something of an enigma at Cambridge, as I turned around after 20 minutes yet again on the Sunday long run.

Despite never achieving outstanding success, a few decent outings over the mud and a quick 1500m race, meant that I had been contacted by a number of American university coaches about attending college in the USA on a sports scholarship. Unsure what I wanted to do with my life I realised that this might be just the chance I had been waiting for; the opportunity to finally see where my running could take me.

This is where my tale takes on relevance for a number of athletes in the UK. Going

to America to run is becoming increasingly common with the high level of competition, generous scholarships and amazing facilities proving too good to ignore. However, negotiating one’s way through the complex NCAA eligibility rules, numerous recruiting phone calls, that at times felt like harassment and sheer number of different universities was hugely stressful.

As studying in America becomes more and more popular I feel it would be beneficial if UK Athletics were able to create some guidelines and tips for athletes

STUDYINGSTATESIDE

TALKING POINT AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES

KATHERINE TURNER EXPLAINS HOW AN

AMERICAN SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP PROVED AN IDEAL MOVE FOR HER

Former Cambridge student Katherine Turner says

US university Butler is giving her great support

Butler University provides a fine platform for ambitious athletes

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attempting to navigate this complex process. The coaches are all sales people wanting you to buy into the picture they are painting you and a shrewd eye and detailed research are needed to avoid being blown away by their claims. After a few tears and a fair amount of stress, I settled on Butler University, signed the papers and prepared as best I could for my new life.

I can honestly say that attending university in America has been one of the best decisions of my life, both from a running and a personal standpoint. Granted there have been some hard lessons to learn and I’ve had to incorporate ‘workout’, ‘singlet’ and ‘buns’ into my vocabulary but the difficulties have been more than counter-balanced by the opportunities.

Typically we train early in the morning to avoid the heat in the summer and to prevent conflict with classes. This in itself was a challenge at first but having a group of teammates waiting for you makes venturing out at first light much more manageable. Runs and sessions are often followed by a trip to the training room where I can see the trainer, foam roll, ice bath and do my ‘pre-hab’ exercises.

Access to top medical facilities are just another of the benefits of the American system. I suddenly found myself surrounded by not just a group of team-mates, all as equally motivated and dedicated as me, who I could run with every day, but a team of experts to support me towards reaching my goals; a trainer, sports psychologist, doctor, masseur, and nutritionist have all contributed to my development as an athlete over the last few months.

Previously I always felt slightly embarrassed to admit to the amount of time, effort and money I was prepared to put into running but since I’ve come to Butler I’ve been encouraged to consider

every aspect of my training and share my goals and ambitions with those around me. Being part of a team and feeling supported by so many different people has been a huge change and a massive positive.

Standing on the start line of cross country races knowing I was running for my team as well as myself has been an amazing experience and something that I feel is rarely possible in the UK. I see my team-mates nearly every day and we often eat together, watch films together, and shop together. They are friends as well as team-mates so when I raced I felt less alone on that start line than ever before.

Probably the biggest change, for me personally, has been having a consistent coaching relationship. I can’t give enough praise to the coaches I have had in the UK but now I have a coach who is paid to do just that. He’s been prepared to spend hours in his office discussing my training, racing and anything else that I might want to talk about and it’s been really reassuring having someone giving me such consistent training and advice. Already I’ve learnt so much and if I had to come home tomorrow I’d have the tools to coach myself far better than I did before.

A regular routine of two ‘workouts’ a week, recovery runs and a Sunday long run have gradually become engrained. From believing my body somehow wasn’t equipped to run any longer than forty minutes, I’ve managed to increase my mileage and regularly run an at least semi-respectable long run.

I believe buying into the coaching philosophy is the most important thing for

anyone considering university in America. Having the ability to leave preconceived notions of what works and what doesn’t behind and embrace new ideas and new ways of doing things is really important if you want to get the most out of your time in the NCAA.

But what perhaps has been the most important lesson America has taught me has been to believe in myself a little more. While in Britain scepticism and self-deprecation are all pervasive, my coach and teammates in America have been quick to encourage my ambitions and genuinely congratulate me on what I would consider only small successes. I realise that not everyone has a good experience in America, and I am hugely grateful for the fact I ended up somewhere so perfectly suited to my needs, however I would encourage anyone who has the opportunity to consider America seriously.

I believe that the opportunities offered in the NCAA are too good to be passed up and UKA should actively encourage and guide people into the American system. I hope my running education can continue over the next year and a half and although it’s challenging moving to another country it’s good to know I can still get Athletics Weekly on my laptop!

Katherine Turner is a recent Cambridge University geography graduate now studying for a Masters in English literature at Butler University, Indianapolis. She has run 4:51 for the mile and 9:27 for 3000m in recent weeks during the US indoor season

Turner, right, believes British athletes should receive

more guidance about applying for US scholarships

US university athletics and cross country squads have a great team environment

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YOUNG ATHLETE

HAVING set a world age-13 best for 3000m in 2015, Switzerland-based Agnes McTighe’s aims are quite

simple for 2016. To keep fit, to keep winning, to be happy and to beat the world age 14 3000m record of 9:10.70.

The talented 14-year-old had not expected to run as fast as she did, although her coach at Stratford-upon-Avon Athletics Club, Paul Hawkins, had predicted his young charge would go close to her eventual 9:25.61 clocking.

“I wanted Agnes to go at 9:30 pace, but she thought this was too ambitious, so planned to aim for sub-10:00,” he says. “It was the Warwickshire 3000m championships and they made it a mixed race including under-17 men.

“When the gun went, Agnes went with one of her older training partners, Oscar Barbour, who was going at 9:30 pace. She kept it going brilliantly and was a little bit quicker than I thought she would do. I think I expected the performance more than Agnes or her family,” reveals Hawkins.

It was the second best time by a UK under-15, with only Emelia Gorecka having run faster with her 9:22.8 UK age group record. With another year in the age group, it is of little surprise that Agnes has set herself the target of getting her name in the record books as the fastest British under-15 athlete in history.

Reflecting back on her world record-breaking run, Agnes explains: “It was my first 3000m on the track, so I had no idea what to expect. With two laps to go I felt so strong so I pushed on. I could hear all the screaming; my family, Paul and all the Stratford athletes and I sprinted for the line. I felt amazing.”

Ten days later, Agnes lapped every other runner when winning the Midland title, a performance which her coach argues was possibly better, due to the fact she ran 9:28 completely on her own.

Agnes has enjoyed success in cross country too, claiming silver in the National

SWISS-BASED MIDDLE-DISTANCE TALENT AGNES McTIGHE IS ON THE RISE, WRITES EMILY MOSS

AGNES McTIGHE

CLOCKWORK

Warwickshire-born Agnes McTighe ran a world age 13 best for 3000m last year

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Name Agnes McTighe Born September 1, 2001 Club Stratford-upon-Avon Coach Paul Hawkins PBs 800m 2:15.00 (2015); 1500m

4:30.63 (2015); 3000m 9:25.61 (world age 13 best)

Achievements2016 Swiss Cross Cup race 1 gold; Swiss

Cross Cup race 2 gold2015 Swiss Championships under-16

2000m gold; Swiss West Region 2000m gold; Midland under-15 3000m gold; Mille-Gruyere National Final 1000m gold; Diamond League Zurich 1000m silver; Inter Counties Cross Country silver; English National silver; Warwickshire gold

2014 Swiss Championships under-16 2000m gold; Swiss Cross Country silver; Warwickshire Cross Country gold; Lausanne Marathon Junior Races gold

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Despite the success of his charge, who is most inspired by Genzebe Dibaba and Bobby Clay, Hawkins is taking things slowly. “As far as my philosophy is concerned, I want to keep the training load pretty light,” he says. “We have plenty of time to gradually increase the volume and intensity. Next season the main target is to improve her 3000m time, but she’ll do plenty of races at 800m and 1500m. Longer term, she has a lot of potential, but Agnes is young so doesn’t need any pressure.”

AGNES McTIGHE

and Inter-Counties last year. However, due to her Swiss base, this year she will not return to the UK for the major cross country championships, but will do the Swiss under-16 Cross Cup series. She has already got 2016 off to a good start, having won both of the series races so far this year.

“I love competition in anything, not just running. Running feels so natural. I love the stress before and the pain during. I have had to learn how to cope with defeat, as I didn’t win at the National or Inter-Counties. I love the mud, but I think I am better suited to the track and road,” she adds.

Living in Switzerland, it is of little surprise that Agnes does a lot of skiing and snowboarding. “I live in a ski resort,” she explains. “I am taught in French but always speak English at home. Half my friends are German speaking and half French, but everyone wants to speak English to me. I was born in Warwickshire but came out here with my family eight years ago,” she adds. She also swims four times a week in the elite squad with the Club Natation Sierre, which means she only runs twice a week, although she does enjoy running in the mountains. In fact, aged 11, it was

the 19km mountain race ‘Chandolin to Zinal’ that made her realise she was good at running. She trains alone, directed by Hawkins, but every summer returns to England for 6-8 weeks and links up with her coach and the other athletes at Stratford. “Going back to the UK gives me a chance to meet up with Paul, but the rest of the time, he keeps in touch each week via Skype,” she explains. “Stratford AC gives me the experience of training with a club. It’s so much fun and brilliant to train with other people.”

As well as her all-round sporting ability, Agnes hails from a sporting family. Her granddad ran against sprint legend McDonald Bailey, her aunt raced against Kathy Smallwood, her mum is a skier and works as a ski instructor and her dad is a swimmer. The family connections do not stop there, as her cousin Max Nicholls has represented Britain in the junior mountain races in 2015 and his sister, Grace, has represented England on the track. For good measure, Agnes’ mum’s cousin represented Wales as a sprinter. Speaking of her family’s sporting genes, Agnes says: “Sport is really important to the family.”

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CUTTING GLUTEN from the diet is a big trend in sport. Indeed, we recently covered the pros and cons of gluten-free diets in these very

pages. But it remains a controversial dietary step and many experts consider it little more than a fad, providing no benefit to performance.

Last year, a study involving 1000 competitive athletes in Australia stoked the fire as it found that many who follow the gluten-free approach may not get the results they are hoping for. In a new trial by the same Australian scientists, 13 male and female competitive athletes were invited to participate in a trial to investigate matters further.

All of the cyclists were then asked to follow a gluten-free diet, using specially designed sports bars – indistinguishable in taste, although one contained gluten and the other did not – along with other food provided by the researchers. For one week the cyclists were completely gluten-free, but for the other, unbeknown to them, they consumed a hefty amount in the form of the gluten-loaded sports bars.

After being assessed for intestinal inflammation, said to be a common side-effect of gluten consumption among athletes, and interviewed about how they felt they on the diet,

the results, published in Medicine and Science In Sports And Exercise, showed no significant differences between the two diets, with athletic performance virtually identical whether eating a gluten-free diet or not.

“We did not find a beneficial or negative effect of a gluten-free diet for athletes who had no clinical necessity for the diet,” said Dr Dana Lis, who led the study.

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Run and talkIN THIS week’s news pages in the Performance section we feature the findings of a shocking new study that shows 38% of female athletes at division one colleges exhibit symptoms of clinical depression at some time in their student career.

Its publication is timely as this week (February 4) the mental health charities Mind and Rethink 2016 promote ‘Time to Talk Day’, focussing on getting the nation talking about mental health.

It’s a campaign backed by England Athletics and double Olympian Andy Baddeley, who has spoken about his own struggles with depression, and they are encouraging people to ‘grab a friend and get out for a run, have a natter and de-stress’ using the hashtag #runandtalk

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39 Stretch of the week Lying pigeon pose

40 Conditioning Shoulder strength

42 Club night Thames Valley Harriers

43 Coaching corner Latest courses nationwide

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GLUTEN-FREE STUDY SPARKS DEBATE

TAKE A MAGNESIUM BATHSOAKING for a time in a bath containing magnesium flakes is billed as an ideal way to recuperate after a hard training session and now a pioneering ‘mineral bath soak’ has won the best sports product at a national awards ceremony.

BetterYou’s Magnesium Flakes (£9.95 – see betteryou.com) beat off all the opposition in the Natural Lifestyle Awards to win the top gong.

The flakes added to a warm bath are said to aid relief from muscle tension and cramping.

Hot baths could offer another advantage. A new study at Bangor University showed them to be a short-cut to heat acclimatisation for athletes.

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WHY RUNNERS RUNA MAJOR study to be carried out by university researchers at the IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships in the Welsh capital next month will investigate what motivates people to take up running.

Among those people participating in the research are the 500 first-time runners awarded free places through the IAAF’s Athletics

for a Better World social responsibility programme.

In addition to in-depth interviews, they will be offered two different injury-prevention programmes: online videos featuring tips, common injuries and where to seek

help as well as face-to-face workshops run by the University’s Inspire Performance Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy team, led by Professor Nicola Phillips.

“Knowing what motivates people to run in the half marathon and participate in regular exercise before and after the race and what can be done to help them continue to run, would be very useful for future mass race organisation,” says Dr Lib Sheeran, who is leading the research.

S T R E T C H O F T H E W E E K

THIS is a great all-round exercise which targets the ITB, piriformis, glutes, adductors, hip and hamstrings. Perfect after a weights sessions or when you have run hills or done speed work.

Lie on your back and hug your right leg into your abdomen. Place your left hand on your knee and extend your right arm along the floor, shoulder height. Breathe in. On an exhalation, draw your right knee over to your left. Aim to keep your right

shoulder on the floor and turn your head to the right. Hold for a while and then repeat on the other side. Lexie Williamson is a certified yoga instructor who

specialises in working with athletes. She is the author of Yoga for Runners (Bloomsbury, £16.99)

PREVENTING TIGHTNESS IN THE ILIOTIBIAL BAND (ITB) IS CRUCIAL TO AVOID PROBLEMS IN THE THICK LIGAMENTS THAT RUN DOWN THE OUTSIDE OF THE THIGH. LEXIE WILLIAMSON SHOWS YOU HOW TO DO IT

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are immune to or at a decreased risk for depression,” said Eugene

Hong, associate dean for primary care and community health at

the Drexel University College of Medicine, who led the study. “This

study shows that the rates of depression among athletes are

probably comparable to rates in the general college population.”

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CONDITIONING

SHOULDER THE LOADSHOULDERS ARE THE PRIME SITE OF INJURY FOR THROWERS AND VAULTERS. LEADING STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH NICK GRANTHAM OUTLINES A BASIC SHOULDER-CONDITIONING ROUTINE TO HELP OFFSET THE RISK

SHOULDER injuries are rife among throwers. Repetitive overhead activities

serve to overload the shoulder muscles, leading to pain and dysfunction. Poor posture (rounded shoulders and a forward head position) compounds the problem.

Among the most common problems are rotator cuff injuries. The rotator cuff is

a group of four muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis and teres minor) that extend from your scapula (shoulder blade) to the head of the humerus (the top of your upper arm) and they work together to provide stability and movement for the joint.

However, one thing you are not going to find as part of an effective injury-reduction strategy is a bunch of exercises

that attempt to isolate muscles around the shoulder. Mike Boyle, head strength and conditioning coach at Boston University for 15 years, hits the nail on the head when he says: “Most upper body injuries are linked to a lack of balance.”

But what does he mean? Boyle is telling you quite clearly that the majority of shoulder and rotator cuff problems can be traced back to an imbalance

and lack of conditioning between the muscles at the front of the body – the ones you see in the mirror – and the ones at the back – the ones you never look at.

In short, the shoulder is a complex joint, but rather than get caught up in minutiae, work to develop well-conditioned shoulders and back using the basic exercises below from a young age.

Round the world stretch (RTWS) Lie flat on a bench, maintaining five points of contact (left foot, right foot, lower

back, upper back and head). Using two light weights (1.25kg), perform large circular movements clockwise

and anticlockwise.

Flutters Lie face down on the floor with your arms out

to the side. Move your arms up and down, making

sure you initiate the movement from the scapulothoracic joint (shoulder blades). Movements should be small and controlled.

Tip: When performing the flutters, make sure you avoid letting the lats take over, pulling the arms down to the sides. Imagine you are trying to squeeze the juice out of an orange that has been placed between your shoulder blades. Try to keep your trapezius as relaxed as possible throughout the movement.

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floor or on a bench and, using your arms, create the letters ‘Y’, ‘T’, ‘W’ and ‘L’ in four separate movements. Make sure you initiate

the movement from the scapulothoracic joint (shoulder blades). The arm movement

should be small and controlled. When performing

the ‘T’, make sure you avoid letting the lats take over, pulling the arms down to the sides.

Rotator cuff risks Tendonitis: acute onset

of pain due to irritation and inflammation of the tendon Impingement syndrome:

irritation and inflammation of the tendon(s), leading to chronic pain in the shoulder Thrower’s shoulder:

caused by repetitive movements compounded by movement dysfunction due to muscle imbalances

Nick Grantham is a performance enhancement specialist working in high performance sport with a range of Olympic athletes and Premier League footballers. He is author of The Strength and Conditioning Bible (Bloomsbury, £20)

Truck drivers Stand with feet hip-

width apart. Hold a weight at

arm’s length (younger throwers can improvise with bands), with elbows slightly bent Rotate the weight as

far as possible to the right and then back to the left, as if turning the wheel of a truck.

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underneath your feet and, holding onto the ends, cross the band in front of you. Raise your arms above your

head in a ‘Y’ position. While maintaining your

posture, take small steps to the right Avoid unwanted movement

through the upper body Repeat to the left

Tip: This is an excellent exercise for the shoulder complex, but it’s also great conditioning for the upper back and hips.

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How it beganSEVEN aspiring cross-country runners created the club under the name of East Twickenham Harriers in 1887, using Peels coffee house in Richmond Road, west London, as a base for their training runs. The club flourished under chairman Robert “Titch” Anderson and, reflecting its growing membership, changed its name to Thames Valley Harriers in 1890. An early star was Steve Cottrell, who won the English Cross Country Championships in 1895 with the letters TVH tattooed on his chest. A succession of pubs acted as the club’s headquarters in the early days, including the King’s Head in Twickenham and the Coach and Horses in Isleworth, but the 1908 Olympics in nearby White City helped the club establish roots. A women’s team was formed in 1993.

Past achievementsGeorge Trainer was the club’s first Olympian in Berlin in 1936, when he contested the long jump alongside Jesse Owens. Ken Norris was almost unbeatable on the road in the 1950s, as well as earning a silver and two bronze

medals in the International Cross Country Championships. He also won the National in 1956, before going on to place fifth in the 10,000m at the Melbourne Olympic Games. Ron Hopcroft set world records for both the 50 and 100 miles. Legendary middle-distance coach Frank Horwill developed his methods at TVH, helping to create the British Milers’ Club, and the club was a founding member of the British Athletics League in 1969. From a platform of club success emerged TVH’s greatest ever athlete, Linford Christie, who won 10 major championship golds, including Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth 100m, before becoming a successful coach in his own right and TVH life president in 1997. Christie is still heavily involved in the club’s progress

Where they trainThe main training base is the Linford Christie Stadium, formerly known as the West London Stadium, while some off-road sessions are held on the adjacent Wormwood Scrubs recreation ground. A new gym was installed in the clubhouse recently and the covered ‘shed’ area of the stadium has been renovated thanks to a grant from the London Marathon Charitable Trust. A number of athletes also train at Willesden Stadium with Connie Henry’s Track Academy. Tuesday night training sessions attract 150 athletes to the Linford Christie Stadium.

Current coaches Coaches based at Linford Christie Stadium include: sprints – Mike Commissiong, Rez

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A RICH HISTORY ALLIED TO A STRONG BELIEF IN YOUNG ATHLETES HAVE HELPED THAMES VALLEY HARRIERS EARN ITS ACCOLADE OF TOP LONDON CLUB, SAYS RUTH JONES

The club’s UK Women’s Premier Division team won every one of their matches

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Cameron and Ron Roddan; jumps – Rez Cameron; middle and long-distance – Paul Oppe, John Husbands, Dave Wilkinson; long distance and walks – Artur Domingos; javelin – Samantha Brewer; pole vault – Mick Lyons; middle-distance juniors – Roy Clarridge, Geoff Hawes; young athletes – Amber Simukonda, Martina Skruzna, Jenni Slader, Ygor Santos.

CompetitionBritish Athletics League division 1, UK Women’s League Premier, Southern Athletics League division 1, UK Youth Development league, Start Fitness Metropolitan Cross Country league, North West London Young Athletes’ cross country league, Southern Counties Veterans League.

Recent successThe club benefitted from the London Olympic legacy, when many new young members joined. The late Rio Andrew, who became English Schools shot put champion just months after taking up the sport before his untimely death at the age of just 15, was one such example. Their UK Women’s League team captain, sprinter Zoey Clark, was crowned the British Universities 200m indoor champion, holds three Scottish titles and six club records, and also won a gold medal at the European Under-23 Championships as a member of Britain’s 4x400m quartet. One of TVH’s best cross-country runners, Chris Smith, has turned

his talents to the mountains, picking up multiple individual and team medals this summer, the highlight being a 10th place and a team bronze at the World Mountain Running Championships. Tracy Barlow, who was ranked 10th in the UK for marathon last year with 2:38:49, earned her first England vest in Toronto this year and became the latest of more than 100 club members who have competed for their country.

Need to knowThe Linford Christie Stadium and TVH clubhouse are located next to Wormwood Scrubs open space, behind Hammersmith hospital and the old Victorian prison. The formation of the club in the 1870s coincided with the Wormwood Scrubs Act of 1879, which aimed to allow for “the perpetual use by the inhabitants of the metropolis for exercise and recreation”.

CLUB STATSNumber of members: 350Fees: Joining fee: £25. Senior membership: £50, U20 and students: £40, U16: £30Main base: Linford Christie Stadium, Du Cane Road, Wormwood Scrubs W12 0DFClub colours: Light blue with two black vertical stripes Website: thamesvalleyharriers.comFacebook: Thames Valley HarriersTwitter: @TVH_Athletics

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Celebrations: BAL Division 2 champions in 2015

COACHING CORNER

GET QUALIFIEDPLACES are available on these coaching courses and workshops held in February.

Leadership in Running FitnessWhen: February 13Where: Burnholme Community Hub, Bad Bargain Lane, York

Coaching AssistantWhen: February 13-14Where: Brunel University, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, London

Leadership in Running FitnessWhen: February 13Where: Brunel University, Uxbridge, London

Leadership in Running FitnessWhen: February 13Where: [DEAF FRIENDLY] Caroline Chisholm School, Wooldale Centre For Learning, Wooldale Road, Wootton, Northamptonshire

Coaching AssistantWhen: February 13-14Where: University Academy Keighley, Green Head Road, Utley, Keighley

Leadership in Running FitnessWhen: February 13Where: Wodson Park Sports Centre, Ware, Herts

Coaching AssistantWhen: February 13Where: Grangemouth Stadium, Falkirk

Coaching AssistantWhen: February 13-14Where: St Helen and St Katharine, Faringdon Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Leadership in Running FitnessWhen: February 14Where: USN Bolton Arena, Arena Approach, Horwich, Bolton

Leading AthleticsWhen: February 17Where: North Hertfordshire College, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Leadership in Running FitnessWhen: February 20Where: Lee Valley HiPAC, 61 Meridian Way, Picketts Lock, London

Coaching AssistantWhen: February 20-21Where: Eastlands (Formally Sportcity) Gate 13, Rowsley Street, Manchester

Coach in Running FitnessWhen: February 20-21Where: Eggbuckland Community College Sports Centre, Westcott Close, Plymouth, Devon

For more about coaching courses and workshops in your area, visit:

England Athletics: englandathletics.org Scottish Athletics: scottishathletics.org.uk Welsh Athletics: welshathletics.org Athletics Northern Ireland: athleticsni.org


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CROSS-COUNTRY is alive and well in the South of England as good

numbers were attracted to the Championships at the iconic venue.

However while 5000 runners generated £35,000 in income in entries alone, the numbers turning out were closer to 3000 due to the closing date being around a month earlier than the other two area championships and many athletes’ fitness and health and plans changing in those seven weeks.

While the course is many runners’ favourite, the tough conditions and course may have put off some targetting other events and some top class runners entered didn’t turn up including most of last year’s defending champions.

The quality was there overall

though and the South will be well represented among the medallists in the National later in February at Castle Donington.

With that volume of entry fees, the organisers should be able to provide results better than they currently do. The other area results were available online on Saturday and runners had to wait until Monday for those in the South.

SENIOR MENTHE individual highlight for many was Jonathan Hay’s runaway win in the senior men’s event.

In his longest cross-country race to date, Hay easily won the senior men’s 15km race,

breaking clear with 2014 champion Richard Goodman on the tough, muddy course, which was run on a cool but sunny afternoon.

When Goodman dropped out around halfway, the 23-year-old, who is making his marathon debut at London, was able to ease to victory.

This was Hay’s first appearance in the senior race but he had won National titles on this course in both 2009 and 2012.

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The early pace wasn’t too exacting and a group of 13 were close together after just over 10 minutes of running as they entered the last kilometre of the first of three laps of approximately 5km which were slightly shorter than normal due to drainage work on the Heath.

Hay said: “I was wary of such a big group and with all the mud, I said to Richard, ‘Let’s push on’.”

As they climbed the muddy hill, a kilometre into the second lap, Hay and Goodman had a 13-second lead and it was clear the gold would come from the leading duo. Goodman, a year younger but with more experience of this course, looked strong. Over the years the pair have clashed regularly including a one-two in the under-17 National in 2009 with Hay holding a 22-8 win-loss record and the victory then.

Toward the top of the hill, Hay went ahead by a stride and shortly after, Goodman, reportedly with lower leg problems, dropped out.

“We really hit it hard when we stretched out and suddenly Richard wasn’t there anymore,” said Hay.

After 30 minutes of running on the latter part of the second lap the margin had grown to 30 seconds as behind a relaxed-looking Hay, the chasing group was led by Shane Dixon. The Highgate Harrier was having an inspired run, having been just 66th in Brighton last year, but he was hotly pursued by the Thames Valley pair of Silva and Chris Smith and Bedford’s Steve Naylor and Chichester’s American import Chris Zablocki.

South of Thames champion John Gilbert and Kojo Kyereme were still also close enough to target a medal as they began the last lap and threaded their way through the lapped runners.

Up front there was only one winner though and but for his well deserved celebrations, the margin would have been a minute as he won by 59 seconds in 49:08.

Hay said: “I’m really pleased. It’s the first time I’ve run here for five years and I always enjoy it. I’m doing the London Marathon and I will probably do the Bramley 20 and Bath Half-marathon but are not sure about any more cross-country races.”

Behind him, on the last lap it was Zablocki, who had finished second in Cardiff the previous week, ahead of future Northern champion Charlie Hulson, who had the most stamina. Not surprising when you consider the American had run 2:24, 2:20 and 2:18 marathons in successive weeks in the autumn!

There was only nine seconds between the next four with the non-English speaking Portuguese international Silva ensuring the medallists had a true international flavour.

Highgate won the team race from Serpentine Running Club and Bedford as all had their sixth scorers between 58th

and 65th but it was the North London club’s two in the first ten that tipped the balance.

The first M40 was world masters 10,000m champion Kyereme, who achieved his highest ever position in seventh, while British masters international winner Chris Greenwood was 11th.

There was also a quality M50 competition within the event as international rivals Andrew Leach followed Ben Reynolds for most of the 15km before edging past to finish 57th to Reynolds’ 61st. Former winner Dave Taylor was also inside the top 100.

SENIOR WOMENNAOMI TASCHIMOWITZ regained the women’s title she last won on this course five years ago. Only seventh in Brighton in 2015, she has shown better form this winter and won the 8km race in 30:34.

The clear leader up the first hill was Nene Valley’s Cat Foley-Wray. Having been 41st and 42nd the two previous years, she wasn’t expected to stay there but she was still up front after a kilometre as they climbed the big hill.

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Also prominent were Taschimowitz, Highgate’s Svenja Abel and Bedford’s Rachel Humphreys.

Gradually the pack reduced on the shorter opening lap of 3km. By the time they reached halfway, a lap later at the top of the hill, the eventual winner had a narrow lead of two seconds with Abel chasing hard. Three seconds back former National winner and UK steeplechase record-holder Liz Janes headed 2015 bronze medallist Emma Macready, area cross-country relay fastest Steph McCall with Georgie Bruinvels moving through.

Abel, who won the South of England Inter-Counties in December, but had been 11th in her previous outing here in 2011, never gave up. However, the Shaftesbury athlete went away again in the final kilometre to win by nine seconds from the plucky German.

The winner said: “It was really tough out there with the mud and the hills. I had a gap but Svenja kept fighting back. When I won five years ago, it led to a good string of results and I hope it will do so again this year.

“I will probably run the National and then try and focus on a good track season,”

A less than fully fit Bruinvels, who couldn’t train the early part of the winter due to injury, was pleased to snatch a bronze medal narrowly ahead of Janes, McCall and Macready as the quartet were separated by just eight seconds.

Pick of the veteran runs was Lucy Elliott’s 17th. The former medallist, who turns 50 in March, worked her way through with another W45, marathon international Emma Stepto, finishing 25th.

With 2015 champion Louise Damen not running, defending champions Winchester could only finish sixth but wouldn’t have won anyway as Bruinvels led Aldershot to an easy 100-point team victory over Serpentine and Herne Hill.

AGE GROUP RACESMAX NICHOLLS easily won the under-20 men’s 8km in 26:02. The 2011 under-15 champion was expecting more of a battle from favourite Mahamed Mahamed, who was suffering from a cold, and though he moved through the field, he never got close to challenging the Tonbridge athlete who had also finished second here in the

under-13 National in 2009.Nicholls said: “I felt good

and easy on the first lap and decided to bite the bullet and go for it. I felt strong on the last lap and never looked around. I love running here.”

A disappointed Mahamed finished over 100m back while Aldershot’s Jack Rowe took bronze.

The team race was a straight race between Tonbridge and Aldershot and the Kent club had a point advantage after three runners but a final scorer in 11th gave the Surrey club a three-point victory and Tonbridge lost despite having six in the first 17 and a better

score than any winning team in the other nine races.

Aldershot won the team event and also won the under-20 women’s race.

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Another runner who clearly enjoys running here is Thurrock’s Gemma Holloway

Holloway had been second in the Southern Inter-Counties in December but showed better form in finishing second in Elgoibar the week before Parliament Hill where she beat her Biggleswade conquerer Niamh Bridson-Hubbard.

That latter run gave her confidence as well as mental strength and last year’s bronze medallist blasted to a clear lead up the first hill.

Many expected last year’s runner-up Louise Small, who had been second senior the week before at Cardiff, to close up but Holloway held on to win easily in 22:26.

“I usually go off too quickly

and pay but I gained confidence from last week and now I think I’m mentally stronger too.”

National runner-up Phoebe Law moved through to second with Cornish athlete Tess Masselink a surprise third. A below par Baker was fourth and Bridson-Hubbard ninth.

Another athlete gaining confidence from the previous week was under-17 winner Rob Huckle, who won at the Cardiff Cross Challenge.

Only 35th at Brighton last year, the Cambridge and Coleridge athlete has vastly improved of late and he confidentally fought off the challenge of Kent Schools champion Jake Berry of Medway and led his team to victory.

He said: “I really pushed the second hill on the second lap. I went in expecting to win after last week.”

Aldershot’s Jack Boswell took third and though Tonbridge had fourth and fifth through last year’s under-15 champion James Puxty and Inter-Counties winner Alasdair Kinloch, the Kent club again had to settle for second.

Aldershot won both team and individual golds in the under-17 women’s race. In the absence of defending champion

Sabrina Sinha, the 2015 bronze medallist Niamh Brown won from team-mate Lucy Pygott, who was only 27th last year. Brown said: “I like the mud it was good and it was strange leading as I’m used to chasing Sabrina.”

Sabrina O’Connor who was third in the same time as Brown in the Inter-Counties last year at Birmingham, also finished third here.

National runner-up Zak Mahamed went one better than his older brother Mahamed to win the under-15 boys race over 5km in 16:18 from in-form Lachlan Wellington, who was third last year and won in Cardiff.

Aldershot won the team title.National champion Kathleen

Faes would have been a big favourite for the under-15 girls’ race but injury prevented her running and she would have to have been in her very best form to match Josie Czura.

Second last year to Faes, Czura made her move at the start of the second 2km lap and incredibly she took a whole minute off last year’s bronze medallist, Alex Brown.

City of Norwich won the team event from Brown’s Herne Hill.

Czura wasn’t the only Portsmouth winner as surprise package Nicole Ainsworth, who had only finished sixth in the Southern Inter-Counties before Christmas, won the under-13 title in style.

Ipswich narrowly won the team event.

Epsom’s Harley Norman impressed with a narrow win over 3km in the under-13 boys race

The son of the world masters pentathlon record-holder Diana, who ran in the senior race, followed up his win in Biggleswade with an accomplished tactical run.

Rowan Fuss of Blackheath was second again and not helped by a poor start as Tonbridge had their one team win on the day.

Niamh Brown: U17 winner

Harley Norman: claimed U13 win after a tactical run

Josie Czura: last year’s runner-up went one better in U15

Nicola Ainsworth: improved on Southern Inter-Counties finish to win U13 title

Zak Mahamed: won the U15 race

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RESULTSSenior men (15km): 1 J 1 J Hay (AFD) 49:08; 2 C Zablocki (Chich) 50:07; 3 A Silva (TVH) 50:18; 4 S Naylor (Bed C, M35) 50:21; 5 S Dixon (High) 50:25; 6 C Smith (TVH, M35) 50:27; 7 K Kyereme (SB, M40) 50:41; 8 A Maud (High) 50:47; 9 J Gilbert (Kent, M35) 50:50; 10 P Martelletti (Run Fast, M35) 50:58; 11 C Greenwood (Kent, M40) 51:18; 12 G Hughes (Serp) 51:21; 13 A Greenleaf (Serp) 51:29; 14 J Selley (Oxf U) 51:35; 15 F McNally (Phoe) 51:41; 16 J Eves (Bed C) 51:52; 17 C Rainsford (High) 51:55; 18 R Horton (SB) 51:59; 19 R Phillips (Serp, M40) 52:07; 20 B Cole (Ton) 52:15; 21 M Jenkin (Bide, M35) 52:25; 22 M Coleman (S Kent, M35) 52:31; 23 L Humphreys (Bed C, M35) 52:33; 24 D Thorne (Read) 52:40; 25 T Austin (Poole) 52:48; 26 J Sanderson (G&G) 52:52; 27 J Pepper (Phoe) 52:56; 28 C Ruddy (I’clyde) 52:59; 29 N Torry (Serp, M35) 53:06; 30 B Noad (High, M35) 53:12; 31 W Mycroft (E&H) 53:14; 32 J Knapp (Soton) 53:19; 33 H Bristow (B&H, M40) 53:25; 34 A Bruce-Littlewood (B&B) 53:30; 35 F Slemeck (HW) 53:33; 36 W Mackay (Bed C) 53:36; 37 S Evans (K&P) 53:40; 38 L Metselaar (Oxf U) 53:41; 39 J Waldron (NEB) 53:43; 40 T Payn (Run Fast, M35) 53:43; 41 A Kirk-Smith (Lon Hth) 53:44; 42 R Bahelbi (High) 53:46; 43 S Wurr (Herne H, M35) 53:48; 44 A Barnes (Herne H, M35) 53:51; 45 M Grant (SB) 53:55; 46 T Collins (M&M) 53:57; 47 T Corby (Ton) 53:58; 48 S Tuttle (Mil K) 54:02; 49 N Phillips (Kent, M35) 54:05; 50 M Dumbrell (B&H) 54:08; 51 J Chettle (THH) 54:12; 52 T Phillips (WG&EL) 54:16; 53 S Millett (WSEH) 54:22; 54 D Watt (Ton) 54:22; 55 D Morgan (Serp) 54:26; 56 P Navesey (Craw) 54:30; 57 A Leach (N Herts, M50) 54:32; 58 J Poole (Serp) 54:34; 59 R Boorman (A’dare) 54:36; 60 R Wilson (High) 54:38; 61 B Reynolds (THH, M50) 54:39; 62 J Lunn (Bed C) 54:41; 63 M Robinson (Oxf C) 54:44; 64 A Holford (WG&EL) 54:48; 65 A Inskip (Bed C) 54:51; 66 Z Abery (Belg) 54:53; 67 A Lowther (M&M) 54:53; 68 D Kendall (Camb H, M35) 54:57; 69 M McMahon (Herne H) 55:00; 70 J Clark (HW) 55:02; 71 J Baker (Chich, M35) 55:03; 72 P Mills (SoC) 55:06; 73 D Bradley (Ton) 55:08; 74 H Torry (Serp, M35) 55:08; 75 A Muir (Newb) 55:10; 76 C Wyles (Camb H) 55:12; 77 D Mapp (Bide) 55:13; 78 J Cornish (HW) 55:14; 79 R Weston (Serp) 55:15; 80 C Sellens (Col H) 55:21; 81 A Pointon (AFD) 55:27; 82 P Lowe (Belg) 55:29; 83 P Adams (St Alb S, M35) 55:35; 84 D Evangelidis (B&H, M35) 55:37; 85 O Maskell (Norw) 55:40; 86 C High (G&G) 55:42; 87 A Hamilton (BMH) 55:44; 88 R Gregory (Rane) 55:46; 89 R Henderson (Bed C) 55:49; 90 J Dunne (Herne H) 55:58; 91 D Taylor (B&B, M50) 56:00; 92 M Haskett (TVH) 56:02; 93 P Hawkings (High) 56:04; 94 V Mound (High) 56:07; 95 J Cooper (Harrow) 56:09; 96 A Burgess (Oxf C) 56:10; 97 J Ellis (TVH) 56:24; 98 J Turner (B&H) 56:25; 99 D Steel (WG&EL) 56:27; 100 J Kettle (Herne H, M35) 56:30; 101 T Harris (Ampt, M35) 56:31; 102 R Newsome (S Kent, M40) 56:34; 103 R Jackaman (Camb H) 56:36; 104 S Ashcroft (ESM) 56:38; 105 H Paton (Ton) 56:43; 106 M Wilkins (M&M, M35) 56:46; 107 J

Laybourn (High) 56:49; 108 D Smith (High) 56:51; 109 G Cole (Ton) 56:52; 110 T Jones (Oxf C, M40) 56:52; 111 S Wallbank (Bed C) 56:53; 112 J Ling (Ips J) 56:56; 113 J Bryant (Ton) 56:57; 114 A Hodges (C&C, M35) 56:58; 115 A Mercer (Ton) 56:59; 116 D Bruynooghe (WG&EL, M35) 57:00; 117 R Waldron (Soton) 57:01; 118 G Anderson (Kent) 57:02; 119 P O’Hare (C&C) 57:02; 120 D Brewer (B&B) 57:03; 121 J Cunningham (Herne H) 57:08; 122 M O’Connell (Serp) 57:09; 123 R Braden (B&B) 57:09; 124 J Everitt (WG&EL, M35) 57:10; 125 S Beedell (WG&EL) 57:11; 126 O Garrod (E&E) 57:13; 127 P Lighting (Kent, M35) 57:15; 128 A Gibbins (B&B, M35) 57:16; 129 C Hearn (Mil K) 57:16; 130 W Bell (NEB, M35) 57:20; 131 J Laing (Hill) 57:21; 132 S Beaney (Kent, M40) 57:23; 133 N Buckle (Belg) 57:27; 134 M Towler (Avon VR) 57:28; 135 R McDowell (HW, M35) 57:29; 136 B Boxer (Barn) 57:30; 137 B Pochee (High) 57:31; 138 G Pearce (K&P) 57:32; 139 C Hardy (Lon Hth) 57:33; 140 B McWhirter (Ilf) 57:34; 141 T Lawrence (Kent) 57:36; 142 H Wyber (WG&EL) 57:38; 143 J Tayleur (Herne H) 57:41; 144 S Antell (Bide) 57:41; 145 J Barbour (Serp) 57:43; 146 N Sutton (Than) 57:45; 147 T Cox (Ton) 57:50; 148 S Begg (Manc TC) 57:52; 149 M Vardy (Newb) 57:53; 150 M Jones (THH, M35) 57:53; 151 S Davies (Dulw) 57:54; 152 M Muir (Ilf, M40) 57:54; 153 J Dry (WSEH) 57:56; 154 N Smallwood (Belg) 58:05; 155 G Breen (WSEH, M35) 58:12; 156 G Cribier (High) 58:15; 157 M Worringham (Read RR, M35) 58:16; 158 R Langley (Tring) 58:17; 159 A Orr (Serp, M35) 58:17; 160 T Bowerman (AFD) 58:19; 161 A Ridley (Col H) 58:21; 162 S Kerr (Head) 58:23; 163 E Campbell (Hill) 58:25; 164 S Copley (Oxf C) 58:29; 165 C Fraser (Kent) 58:33; 166 R Park (C&C) 58:34; 167 M Judson (Harrow) 58:35; 168 A Barrington (VP&TH) 58:36; 169 R McCrickerd (Lon Hth) 58:38; 170 I Warren (VP&TH, M35) 58:40; 171 G Gay (Norw) 58:40; 172 T Russell (WG&EL) 58:40; 173 P Hogben (Cant) 58:41; 174 N Smeaton (Clap C) 58:42; 175 B Tyler (M&M) 58:43; 176 N Wilkins (Serp) 58:44; 177 A Brooker (Lon Hth) 58:46; 178 S Goodall (Norw) 58:47; 179 J Smith (Soton, M35) 58:48; 180 G Howard (Rane, M35) 58:51; 181 C McCarthy (Herne H) 58:54; 182 J Craggs (Newb, M35) 58:55; 183 T Alexander (Kent, M35) 58:58; 184 K Doulis (Lon Hth) 58:59; 185 M Munro (Herne H, M35) 59:02; 186 S Fitzpatrick (Herne H) 59:05; 187 M Alwin (DMV) 59:06; 188 S Shaw (ESM) 59:06; 189 S Reid (BMH) 59:08; 190 S Aiken (Trent P) 59:09; 191 D De Palol (Serp, M40) 59:10; 192 S Norris (Wat J, M35) 59:13; 193 R Wakefield (AFD) 59:15; 194 A Eggeman (C&C, M35) 59:19; 195 R Harris (Reig) 59:20; 196 T Millard (Cant) 59:22; 197 S Coombes (Herne H) 59:23; 198 X Gruot (Serp) 59:24; 199 N Hughes (Chilt) 59:25; 200 R Fursey (M&M) 59:27; 201 J Gillanders (Serp, M35) 59:27; 202 T Wright (Bexley) 59:29; 203 S Anderson (Eton M) 59:29; 204 H Cropper (Clap C) 59:30; 205 T Wilner-Reid (High) 59:31; 206 F Marsh (N Down, M50) 59:32; 207 D Jones (VP&TH) 59:32; 208 R Tan (Read) 59:33; 209 A Ozdemir (Hill) 59:34; 210 D Brennan (E&H, M35) 59:40; 211 A

Mcdohmnaill (Herne H) 59:45; 212 S Bass (Reig, M35) 59:46; 213 T Muddiman (Kent) 59:48; 214 S Jones (Cant) 59:50; 215 L Liote (High) 59:52; 216 S O’Neill (Head) 59:55; 217 J Quinlan (AFD) 59:56; 218 A Inchley (L Buzz, M35) 60:00; 219 C Selya-Hammer (Rane, M35) 60:03; 220 G Williams (M&M) 60:04; 221 R Hewitt (THH) 60:05; 222 D Davison (High) 60:10; 223 L Davis (Clap C) 60:11; 224 P Haarer (Rane) 60:11; 225 S Fraser (Ton, M35) 60:13; 226 J Keywood (Ton) 60:13; 227 A Begley (B&H, M40) 60:18; 228 G Jones (Mil K) 60:19; 229 A Mathur (SB) 60:20; 230 R Coles (Reig) 60:21; 231 D McKeown (Lon Hth, M35) 60:23; 232 R Tuer (HW) 60:24; 233 R O’Brien (Read RR) 60:24; 234 T Mullen (Hay H) 60:25; 235 M Gates (Poole) 60:25; 236 N Sheehan (NEB) 60:26; 237 A Ingle (Bide, M35) 60:26; 238 S Piper (Hast) 60:28; 239 T Lamont (Oxf U) 60:31; 240 A Rayner (B&B) 60:32; 241 P Lunn (Bed C, M40) 60:33; 242 S Confroth (Spring S) 60:34; 243 P Gould (Chilt) 60:34; 244 D Steen (VP&TH) 60:36; 245 S Barrett (Serp) 60:37; 246 M Tyrrell (Oxf C, M35) 60:38; 247 F Smithwick (High) 60:39; 248 J Bassinder (Poole) 60:46; 249 D Hellard (Lon Hth, M35) 60:48; 250 O Keane (High) 60:51 M55: 1 M Bridgeland (Chelm) 63:40. M60: 1 B Rogers (Ips J) 71:04. M65: 1 K Smith (Mil K) 76:52; 2 M Mann (Dulw) 77:07 TEAM: 1 Highgate 162; 2 Serpentine 186; 3 Bed C 206; 4 Tonbridge 408; 5 Kent 446; 6 Herne H 567; 7 WG&EL 580; 8 THH 664; 9 B&B 736; 10 Belgrave 737; 11 B&H 770; 12 M&M 814; 13 Herc W 877; 14 AFD 910; 15 Lon H 941; 16 Oxf C 969; 17 Shaftesbury 1092; 18 Bideford 1149; 19 TVH 1165; 20 Cambridge 1273; 21 C&C 1320; 22 Mil K 1376; 23 Hillingdon 1469; 24 VP&TH 1477; 25 G&G 1765; 26 Ranelagh 1808; 27 Clapham 1840; 28 Reading 1973; 29 Norwich 2058; 30 Poole 2066; 31 St Albans 2173; 32 Barnet 2191; 33 Trent P 2209; 34 L Buzz 2240; 35 ESM 2274; 36 Morn 2336; 37 Rei P 2409; 38 VoA 2446; 39 E Lon 2555; 40 Read RR 2576; 41 Tun W R 2662; 42 Canterbury 2663; 43 DMV 2673; 44 Nene V 2689; 45 Ips J 2727; 46 W4H 2783; 47 Dartford 2790; 48 Royston 2825; 49 Dulw R 2883; 50 Croydon 2912. 70 teams finishedU20 men (8km): 1 M Nicholls (Ton) 26:02; 2 M Mahamed (Soton) 26:25; 3 J Rowe (AFD) 26:35; 4 C Olley (Ton) 26:38; 5 E Cross (AFD) 26:55; 6 G Cockle (AFD) 26:56; 7 J Dee (SB) 27:14; 8 G Duggan (Ton) 27:22; 9 M Pearce (SB) 27:32; 10 R Tennant (C&C) 27:38; 11 M Arnold (AFD) 27:52; 12 M Bartram (W Suff) 27:59; 13 A Tsegay (Inv EK) 28:10; 14 M Cox (AFD) 28:10; 15 C De’Ath (Ton) 28:20; 16 N Marsh (Ton) 28:39; 17 E Nicholls (Ton) 28:43; 18 J Wooldrige (Lon Hth) 28:46; 19 B Rochford (SB) 28:48; 20 J Millar (Ips) 28:50; 21 S Knee-Robinson (Bed C) 28:57; 22 T Butler (Barn) 28:58; 23 R Lightowler (SB) 28:59; 24 N Gibson (AFD) 29:01; 25 S Anthony (W Suff) 29:09; 26 A Mahamed (Soton) 29:11; 27 B Sullivan (Win) 29:16; 28 A Hampson (Nene V) 29:23; 29 D Oliver (Norw) 29:24; 30 S Headley (Bed C) 29:36; 31 G Elliott (Bas) 29:39; 32 K McMorran (Ips J) 29:40; 33 S Griffiths (SB) 29:46; 34 A Other 29:47; 35 A

Cameron (Dartf) 29:48; 36 M Ellis (Ton) 29:51; 37 B Woods (HW) 29:53; 38 D Rickards (AFD) 29:55; 39 J Atkins (Dartf) 30:00; 40 D Carpenter (E&H) 30:01; 41 J Leitch (Worth) 30:13; 42 B Smith (AFD) 30:17; 43 R Vallance (TVH) 30:20; 44 A Headley (Bed C) 30:30; 45 B Lawrence (Wyc P) 30:34; 46 W Gardner (Oxf C) 30:40; 47 M Bray (Bed C) 30:42; 48 J Robertson (Nene V) 30:58; 49 T Cully (Soton) 31:02; 50 O Formby (Barn) 31:05 TEAM: 1 AFD 25; 2 Tonbridge 28; 3 Shaftesbury 58; 4 Bed C 142; 5 Norwich 209U17 men (6km): 1 R Huckle (C&C) 20:17; 2 J Berry (M&M) 20:28; 3 J Boswell (AFD) 20:29; 4 J Puxty (Ton) 20:44; 5 A Kinloch (Ton) 20:50; 6 J Philpott (Herts P) 20:54; 7 N Armitage-Hookes (Camb H) 20:54; 8 A Brown (C&C) 20:59; 9 A Kent (N&P) 21:06; 10 J Goodge (Ton) 21:08; 11 O Sewell (C&C) 21:11; 12 M Rawlings (Read) 21:11; 13 E Dee (SB) 21:12; 14 W Perkin (Chilt) 21:17; 15 P Cook (Read) 21:30; 16 J Beeks (BMH) 21:34; 17 S Rodda (Read) 21:38; 18 N Unger (WSEH) 21:41; 19 S Costley (Soton) 21:41; 20 T Fawnden (High) 21:42; 21 J Wood (C&C) 21:43; 22 T Adams (Ips) 21:43; 23 S Cheesman (G&G) 21:44; 24 R Coupland (AFD) 21:46; 25 J Lyne (S Lon) 21:46; 26 B Denholm (B&H) 21:48; 27 B Pitcairn-Knowles (Ton) 21:49; 28 J Dempsey (SB) 21:50; 29 M Bradly (WSEH) 21:53; 30 A Abdulle (Ilf) 21:54; 31 M Lennon (Read) 21:54; 32 J Heneghan (Win) 22:00; 33 R Lutakome (Sutt) 22:02; 34 J Croft (Hunts) 22:03; 35 M Arcuri (B&B) 22:04; 36 L Powell (Soton) 22:04; 37 S Barton (Bed C) 22:05; 38 O Percival (AFD) 22:06; 39 S Brown (Poole R) 22:07; 40 K Sullivan (Win) 22:11; 41 D Blades (Ton) 22:12; 42 S Pocknee (AFD) 22:13; 43 B Davies (Have) 22:16; 44 S Crick (Ton) 22:21; 45 T Angell (Bed C) 22:22; 46 J Goddard (WSEH) 22:26; 47 R Slade (Chilt) 22:28; 48 T Platts (Inv EK) 22:29; 49 S Maher (Jer) 22:29; 50 C Lindsay (Ton) 22:31; 51 A Sutton (Read) 22:33; 52 B Massey (Camb H) 22:34; 53 L Pope (Herne H) 22:37; 54 C Mullins (Bed C) 22:38; 55 W Brown (Jer) 22:41; 56 A Mason (SNH) 22:41; 57 C Kemp (Read) 22:43; 58 J Viney (Bed C) 22:47; 59 E Forsythe (Mil K) 22:48; 60 J Kelliher (W’borne) 22:50; 61 T Slattery (Corn) 22:50; 62 D Willmore (Poole R) 22:52; 63 O Dunn (Ton) 22:52; 64 G Crocker (Craw) 22:53; 65 A Sinko-Uribe (High) 22:53; 66 W Brown (Chilt) 22:56; 67 G Atkins (Rane) 22:57; 68 S Habtom (M&M) 22:58; 69 C Sanz Alejandre (C&C) 22:58; 70 L Spear (Norw) 22:58; 71 O Bowling (Nene V) 22:59; 72 T Freeman (Poole) 23:01; 73 J Rolls (Dartf) 23:01; 74 R Zaytsev (Cant) 23:02; 75 H Grace (AFD) 23:05 TEAM: 1 C&C 41; 2 Tonbridge 46; 3 Reading 75; 4 AFD 107; 5 Bed C 194; 6 WSEH 196; 7 Chiltern 218; 8 Cambridge 314; 9 Highgate 358; 10 Hav M 389; 11 Thurrock 424; 12 Herne H 435; 13 W Suff 444; 14 Nene V 470; 15 Wimborne 480; 16 Poole 546U15 boys (4.5km): 1 Z Mahamed (Soton) 16:18; 2 L Wellington (Ports) 16:28; 3 J Owen (Orion) 16:44; 4 J White (Norw) 16:44; 5 N Wiltshire (Read) 16:52; 6 J O’Hara (Ports) 16:59; 7 J Skilton (Poole) 17:01; 8 D Dow (C&C) 17:03; 9 F Birnie (N&P) 17:04; 10 C Page (Brain) 17:04; 11

J Greenwood (N&P) 17:04; 12 S Hart (Team K) 17:05; 13 L Van Oudtshoorn (AFD) 17:06; 14 B Lewis (Poole) 17:06; 15 J Stoney (Ton) 17:07; 16 D Stone (SB) 17:12; 17 T Keen (C&C) 17:13; 18 A Enser (Brack) 17:15; 19 D Brookling (WSEH) 17:16; 20 B Martin (Lewes) 17:17; 21 O Millard (Herne H) 17:21; 22 T Tarragano (B&H) 17:25; 23 C Roberts (Ton) 17:25; 24 M Heyden (AFD) 17:25; 25 M Shantry (AFD) 17:26; 26 S Hudson (WSEH) 17:28; 27 D McDougall (WSEH) 17:31; 28 T Patrick (SB) 17:32; 29 J Smith (Craw) 17:33; 30 T Hale (Soton) 17:35; 31 A Sink-uribe (High) 17:41; 32 L Brewer (Lewes) 17:43; 33 J Hulse (Ips) 17:44; 34 M Etheridge (Inv EK) 17:45; 35 E Cordery (Chelm) 17:47; 36 H Roe (Read) 17:49; 37 H Turner (Cookham) 17:51; 38 N Janmohamed (G&G) 17:51; 39 E Canning (AFD) 17:51; 40 H Digby (Brack) 17:52; 41 G Cardwell (Norw) 17:53; 42 O Davis (St Alb S) 17:53; 43 O McArthur (WSEH) 17:54; 44 F Harvey (SB) 17:54; 45 J Kingston (Ton) 17:54; 46 S Norris (S’end) 17:59; 47 J Higgins (Bexley) 18:00; 48 A Harrington (B&B) 18:00; 49 F Bell (Wyc P) 18:00; 50 M Davis (Avon VR) 18:01; 51 J O’Flaherty (Lon Hth) 18:02; 52 B Smith (Chilt) 18:02; 53 S Goodchild (Corn) 18:02; 54 K Klimek (Corn) 18:02; 55 M Stringer (WSEH) 18:02; 56 B Smith (AFD) 18:03; 57 Z Purnell (HW) 18:03; 58 W Mahoney (Norw) 18:04; 59 O Newman (C&C) 18:04; 60 D Schofield (Ton) 18:04; 61 N Harhalakis (C&C) 18:05; 62 A May (Dartf) 18:05; 63 L Stallarn (Chich) 18:09; 64 M Mohamud (Herne H) 18:09; 65 J Lumb (St Alb) 18:13; 66 J Griffiths (Inv EK) 18:13; 67 T Emm (Ton) 18:13; 68 I Gunn (Ton) 18:15; 69 T Mead (Thet) 18:15; 70 H Silverstein (HW) 18:17; 71 T Doran (AFD) 18:18; 72 L Wheeler (Thurr) 18:20; 73 R Handy (St Ed) 18:21; 74 J Krammer (Herne H) 18:22; 75 H Steele (St Ed) 18:23TEAM: 1 AFD 101; 2 WSEH 115; 3 Tonbridge 143; 4 C&C 145; 5 Shaftesbury 183; 6 Portsmouth 254; 7 Reading 264; 8 Norwich 277; 9 Bracknell 296; 10 Soton 318; 11 B&B 325; 12 Herc W 330; 13 Lewes 343; 14 Herne H 372; 15 Newquay & P 405; 16 St Albans 407; 17 Orion 431; 18 Ipswich 471; 19 St Ed P 476; 20 Southend 478; 21 Bed C 494; 22 Bexley 509; 23 Thurrock 518; 24 M&M 561; 25 Chiltern 582U13 boys (3km): 1 H Norman (E&E) 11:41; 2 R Fuss (B&B) 11:45; 3 A Williams (Chilt) 11:49; 4 J Kennedy (Herne H) 11:50; 5 F Vaughan (Reig) 12:11; 6 M Taylor (Ton) 12:15; 7 O Bright (Kent) 12:19; 8 F Gordon (Ton) 12:19; 9 I Elam (Hast) 12:22; 10 Z Colvin (Read) 12:22; 11 H Parker (Thurr) 12:23; 12 H Bell (Wyc P) 12:24; 13 S Martin (G&G) 12:26; 14 S Bodoano (AFD) 12:29; 15 T Blake (C&C) 12:30; 16 O Parmenter (C&C) 12:31; 17 J Crawley (Ton) 12:31; 18 M Benyan (C&C) 12:33; 19 J Weaver (Ips) 12:33; 20 B Ryan (M&M) 12:34; 21 R Martin (AFD) 12:36; 22 T Job (Chilt) 12:37; 23 L Stubbs (SB) 12:38; 24 E Henderson (AFD) 12:38; 25 A Aldred (Chilt) 12:41; 26 H Hyde (AFD) 12:42; 27 S Reardon (B&B) 12:42; 28 B Blamey (G&G) 12:42; 29 F Croll (Ton) 12:44; 30 C Coveney (BMH) 12:45; 31 A Brothwell (Phoe) 12:46; 32 O Wilson (K&P) 12:47; 33 T Blamey (G&G) 12:47; 34 H Reilly (M&M) 12:47;



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35 J Mardon (Ton) 12:48; 36 J Sharp (Mil K) 12:48; 37 O Brownston (Bed C) 12:48; 38 T Cheshire (AFD) 12:49; 39 C Nieto (Hast) 12:49; 40 A Ford (Have) 12:49; 41 J Gardner (Lewes) 12:50; 42 N Buckeridge (Craw) 12:52; 43 S Hodgson (WSEH) 12:53; 44 J Simpson (Sutt) 12:53; 45 N Smith (Reig) 12:54; 46 S Newson (Inv EK) 12:55; 47 J Alley (Herne H) 12:55; 48 D Hanslow (Craw) 12:55; 49 T Reynolds (Herne H) 12:55; 50 J Solon (Herne H) 12:56; 51 D Michel (SB) 12:56; 52 P Kyle (High) 12:56; 53 M Watson (High) 12:56; 54 D Bryant (Orion) 12:56; 55 H Taylor (Ton) 12:58; 56 G Manolis (AFD) 12:58; 57 J Morgan (Harl) 12:59; 58 T Bridger (C&C) 12:59; 59 F Patel (Ilf) 12:59; 60 J Harrison (Herne H) 13:00; 61 C Brodie (Bed C) 13:01; 62 J Vinnicombe (Bed C) 13:01; 63 R Hudson (WSEH) 13:01; 64 R Somogyi (High) 13:02; 65 T Roberts (B&H) 13:02; 66 M Godfrey (C&C) 13:03; 67 O Fasina (Ton) 13:04; 68 S Horn (Lewes) 13:05; 69 A Rushforth (C’ley) 13:05; 70 L Waldron (WG&EL) 13:05; 71 S Myers (C&C) 13:06; 72 G Wharam (Ips) 13:06; 73 L Minns (Orion) 13:07; 74 O Sheppard (G&G) 13:07; 75 L Stringers (M&M) 13:07 TEAM: 1 Tonbridge 60; 2 AFD 85; 3 C&C 107; 4 Chiltern 126; 5 G&G 148; 6 Herne H 150; 7 M&M 211; 8 Bed C 243; 9 Highgate 262; 10 B&B 268; 11 WSEH 283; 12 Rei P 303; 13 Reading 328; 14 Lewes 350; 15 Shaftesbury 352; 16 Hastings 409; 17 Crawley 457; 18 Norwich 485; 19 Wimborne 594; 20 B&H 594; 21 Poole 611; 22 Ilford 632; 23 VP&TH 636; 24 Hav M 640; 25 TVH 742

Senior women (8km): 1 N Taschimowitz (SB) 30:34; 2 S Abel (High) 30:43; 3 G Bruinvels (AFD) 30:58; 4 L Janes (Herts P) 31:00; 5 S McCall (S Lon) 31:02; 6 E Macready (Worth, W35) 31:06; 7 S Ward (Herne H) 31:18; 8 A Gibson (Ton) 31:41; 9 C Foley-Wray (Nene V) 31:43; 10 G Sanders (Rane) 31:48; 11 C Christensen (C&C) 31:50; 12 B Proctor (AFD) 31:53; 13 R Humphreys (Bed C) 31:55; 14 K Bingle (AFD) 31:57; 15 N Taylor (Ton) 31:58; 16 R Keane (Lut) 32:00; 17 L Elliott (Win, W45) 32:06; 18 C Firth (WSEH) 32:07; 19 I Brinsden (E&E) 32:08; 20 L Brenton (Soton) 32:12; 21 E Monks (Soton) 32:14; 22 R Barnes (Avon VR, W35) 32:20; 23 A Boniface (Read) 32:26; 24 A Clements (Kent) 32:42; 25 E Stepto (Corn, W45) 32:43; 26 V Walker (SB) 32:50; 27 L Hall (AFD) 32:56; 28 R Piggott (Lon Hth) 33:03; 29 A Burgin (Bed C) 33:04; 30 E Waldman (Lon Hth) 33:08; 31 S Turvey (WG&EL) 33:10; 32 S Pemberton (Serp) 33:12; 33 A Scott-Wilson (High) 33:21; 34 K Ellison (Herne H) 33:23; 35 C Rose (Norw) 33:23; 36 L Bromilow (Mil K) 33:26; 37 S Ludlow Taylor (Serp) 33:36; 38 G Mullins (Nene V) 33:45; 39 J Singer (VP&TH, W40) 33:49; 40 E Mace (Dulw) 33:52; 41 M Wilkins (Belg) 33:56; 42 R Nicholson (W’vney) 34:01; 43 K Williams (Serp) 34:03; 44 N Sheel (Serp) 34:05; 45 R Gardiner (SB) 34:08; 46 A Gounelas (Eton M) 34:09; 47 H Hale (Eynsh) 34:09; 48 J Evans (Lut) 34:10; 49 S Hazel (THH) 34:13; 50 H Thomas (AFD) 34:20; 51 J Meek (Win, W35) 34:24; 52 N Lewycky (Mil K, W35) 34:25; 53 J Kent (Barn, W45) 34:35; 54 S Johnson (TVH) 34:40; 55 S Judd (Chelm, W40) 34:43; 56 C Penlington (B&B, W40) 34:43; 57 A

O’Hare (Lon Hth) 34:44; 58 C Lathwell (Lut, W35) 34:45; 59 H Cooper (Clap C) 34:46; 60 C Stibbs (Kent, W40) 34:48; 61 L Waterlow (St Alb S, W35) 34:51; 62 C McMahon-Adie (Lut, W35) 35:01; 63 K Hedgethorne (C&C) 35:05; 64 H Tregenza (B’mth) 35:06; 65 N Mitchell (Read) 35:07; 66 R Lord (Stubb G) 35:07; 67 L Brooks (Bas) 35:08; 68 A Reed (B&B) 35:09; 69 E Burgess (High) 35:09; 70 S Shepheard (Padd W) 35:10; 71 M McCallum (Win, W45) 35:11; 72 K Moore (Herne H) 35:11; 73 G Barry (Chelm) 35:11; 74 S Rust (Lon Hth, W35) 35:12; 75 A Stevens (Herne H) 35:14; 76 M De Silva (Rane) 35:18; 77 J Bailey (Rane) 35:20; 78 A Hoogkamer (Norw) 35:24; 79 D Norman (E&E, W40) 35:26; 80 F Cole (Belg, W35) 35:33; 81 S Bint (VP&TH, W40) 35:36; 82 B Browness (Soton) 35:44; 83 G Childs (Mil K) 35:44; 84 N Sandell (B’mth, W35) 35:45; 85 M James (S Lon, W40) 35:45; 86 J Rhodes (Belg) 35:46; 87 J Folk (Read) 35:51; 88 C Wright (Lon Hth) 35:52; 89 A Johnson (Dartf, W40) 35:54; 90 L Hodgson (N&P, W40) 35:57; 91 R Frake (C&C) 35:57; 92 Y Goater (G&G) 36:02; 93 T Murphy (Kent, W35) 36:03; 94 R Coe-O’Brien (S Lon) 36:04; 95 S Sheldrake (High) 36:05; 96 T Oldershaw (Padd W, W45) 306:06; 97 K Rushton (Win, W45) 36:10; 98 S Hearn (M&M) 36:14; 99 L Barker (Head, W35) 36:17; 100 C Day (Padd W, W35) 36:17; 101 M Edwards (Dulw) 36:18; 102 S Caskey (P’boro) 36:20; 103 L James (Lon Hth) 36:20; 104 I Rea (W4H, W35) 36:22; 105 M Hall (Gard CR, W35) 36:25; 106 M Heslop (Padd W, W45) 36:26; 107 J Bowling (Win) 36:26; 108 S Belaon (Blackheath & Bromley Ha) 36:33; 109 S Gerrie (ESM) 36:37; 110 C Baglin (Dulw) 36:38; 111 H Wood (Read) 36:40; 112 R Wilby (Dartf) 36:41; 113 L Butt (AFD) 36:45; 114 S Gruber (Inv EK) 36:46; 115 N Morgan (Nene V) 36:52; 116 A Hollingsworth (Camb U HH) 36:53; 117 R Hall (Rane) 36:53; 118 T English (S’end, W35) 36:55; 119 W King (Chelm, W40) 36:57; 120 E Gelder (Dulw, W40) 36:58; 121 E Stavreski (THH, W40) 36:59; 122 J Watt (Eal E, W45) 37:00; 123 G Galbraith (HW, W35) 37:03; 124 M McCarthy (W Suff, W50) 37:04; 125 H Hughes (Poole) 37:05; 126 L Douglas (Bas) 37:07; 127 P Keast (Serp) 37:08; 128 T Carro Noya (Serp, W35) 37:08; 129 K Hassall (Folk) 37:10; 130 K Harbon (N Herts) 37:10; 131 J Rockliffe (Avon VR) 37:10; 132 S Kent (AFD) 37:12; 133 H Wells (Hill) 37:15; 134 J Smith (Kent, W35) 37:15; 135 N Lodge (Herne H) 37:18; 136 N Alford (Norw) 37:20; 137 S Shiel-Rankin (AFD) 37:21; 138 N Gentry (S Lon) 37:22; 139 B Van Wijk (Serp) 37:22; 140 L Thomas (HW) 37:23; 141 J Vickers (S Lon, W35) 37:28; 142 R Thomas (VP&TH) 37:33; 143 R Pitt (VP&TH) 37:33; 144 H Johal (Wat) 37:39; 145 S Richardson (ESM) 37:48; 146 A Critchlow (W4H, W45) 37:54; 147 C Monahan (Lon Hth) 37:55; 148 H Kitchen (Wat) 37:57; 149 B Morgan (Rane, W35) 38:01; 150 S Whatmough (Rane) 38:01 W50: 2 A Norris (Dulw) 38:17; 3 M Synnott-Wells (Rane) 39:06. W55: 1 P Iannella (S Lon) 39:33; 2 B Wenman (Cant) 40:53. W60: 1 M Statham (Holl S) 40:29; 2 J Georghiou (Farn) 44:25; 3 A Sanders-Reece (Morn) 46:19. W65: 1 P Forse (Stubb G) 42:09; 2 R Tabor (Dulw) 45:12

TEAM: 1 AFD 56; 2 Serpentine 156; 3 Herne H 188; 4 Lon H 189; 5 Highgate 199; 6 Winchester 236; 7 Ranelagh 280; 8 Reading 286; 9 Kent 311; 10 S London 322; 11 Mil K 329; 12 Luton 344; 13 C&C 351; 14 Dulw R 371; 15 Padd W 372; 16 Belgrave 373; 7 VP&TH 405; 18 B&B 468; 19 Avon V 518; 20 THH 560; 21 Tonbridge 601; 22 Bournemouth 604; 23 W4H 632; 24 Barnet 678; 25 G&G 710; 26 Bed C 731; 27 Hillingdon 771; 28 Ealing 818; 29 Herc W 841; 30 Stubb G 844; 31 Morn C 846; 32 St Albans 884; 33 Poole 918; 34 Eton M 918; 35 ESM 1059; 36 Dartford 1112; 37 Folkstone 1129; 38 Farn R 1201; 39 E Lon 1220; 40 Bideford 1229; 41 N Eltham 1265; 42 Royston 1267; 43 NHRR 1274; 44 Ware 1288; 45 TVH 1296; 46 SoC 1308; 47 Trent P 1330; 48 Ips J 1333; 49 Springfield 1396; 50 Bexley 1521U20 women (6km): 1 G Holloway (Thurr) 22:26; 2 P Law (K&P) 22:33; 3 T Masselink (Tav) 22:51; 4 G Baker (AFD) 23:06; 5 H Viner (High) 23:24; 6 R Howard (AFD) 23:38; 7 A Harris (Bed C) 24:04; 8 M Coyle (B&H) 24:07; 9 N Birdson-hubbard (B&B) 24:12; 10 J Gibbon (Read) 24:14; 11 K Shiel-Rankin (AFD) 24:17; 12 C Murphy (W Suff) 24:23; 13 S Reid (C&C) 24:34; 14 E Hood (Poole) 24:37; 15 C Wilson (C&C) 24:38; 16 G Fear (High) 24:45; 17 Y Ryder (Newb) 24:46; 18 R Ellis (Chich) 24:50; 19 A Old (Inv EK) 24:53; 20 F Johnson (WSEH) 25:00; 21 C Bird (Ton) 25:03; 22 R Seckl (Lon Hth) 25:10; 23 G Eglen (AFD) 25:20; 24 S Kerr (Bed C) 25:24; 25 M Humphreys (Oxf C) 25:25; 26 L Hallam (Have) 25:42; 27 R Parlour (St Alb S) 25:48; 28 H Novakovic (WSEH) 25:50; 29 E McKane (Inv EK) 25:53; 30 I Bradley (Kent) 26:02; 31 E Harrison (G&G) 26:09; 32 D D’Santos (AFD) 26:12; 33 C Johnstone (SB) 26:15; 34 C Reading (Chich) 26:18; 35 C Chalwin (BMH) 26:26; 36 S Foreman (Ton) 26:39; 37 L Howe (Norw) 26:41; 38 L Blythe (Read) 26:42; 39 M Butler (W’borne) 26:42; 40 F Arnott (Soton) 26:51; 41 I Rayner (WSEH) 26:51; 42 E Grice (AFD) 26:52; 43 S Alden (Norw) 26:56; 44 A Sharp (Soton) 27:01; 45 M Henderson (Chelm) 27:08; 46 A Wright (VoA) 27:11; 47 P Smith (Hunts) 27:16; 48 L Church (Read) 27:18; 49 S Markwich (Hast) 27:20; 50 E Rose Senior (Harrow) 27:34TEAM: 1 AFD 44; 2 Reading 168; 3 Tonbridge 186U17 women (5km): 1 N Brown (AFD) 19:59; 2 L Pygott (AFD) 20:08; 3 S O’Connor (Poole R) 20:27; 4 A Quirk (Brack) 20:32; 5 K Mhlanga (Chelm) 20:32; 6 M Newton (W Suff) 20:54; 7 J Paternain (C&C) 21:02; 8 K Walker (Read) 21:06; 9 F Bunn (Abing) 21:12; 10 P Barker (Ton) 21:12; 11 J Judd (Chelm) 21:19; 12 H Page (Dartf) 21:19; 13 S Burrows (AFD) 21:21; 14 M Deadman (BMH) 21:24; 15 J Keene (B&B) 21:29; 16 S Temple (N&P) 21:40; 17 E Cockle (AFD) 21:41; 18 Y Austridge (B&B) 21:44; 19 A Newcombe (C&C) 21:44; 20 T Horton (AFD) 21:48; 21 K Fuss (B&B) 21:56; 22 G Kyriacou (SB) 21:58; 23 Z Tompkins (Herne H) 22:03; 24 A Barbour (WSEH) 22:07; 25 E Martin (Poole) 22:12; 26 N Scott (AFD) 22:14; 27 R Broom (Chelm) 22:18; 28 B Dow (C&C) 22:19; 29 M Grice (AFD) 22:20; 30 L Wheeler (M&M) 22:20; 31 E Hedley (Ports) 22:22; 32 A Ralph (Ton) 22:28; 33 I Weir (TVH) 22:29; 34 T Cooke (Herne H) 22:31; 35

A Leach (B&B) 22:32; 36 E McCaffray (Bed C) 22:40; 37 H Barnard (Brack) 22:45; 38 E Newton (Herne H) 22:50; 39 G Allan (B&B) 22:58; 40 K Brown (Herne H) 23:02; 41 O Dowle (Craw) 23:04; 42 K Standen (AFD) 23:06; 43 K Bennett (Chich) 23:08; 44 H Morris (DMV) 23:09; 45 L Ballam (W’borne) 23:12; 46 F Worrall (Bed C) 23:13; 47 M Solway (Norw) 23:14; 48 L Squibbs (AFD) 23:15; 49 L Thompson (Ton) 23:25; 50 S Dowle (Craw) 23:26; 51 E Higton (AFD) 23:28; 52 N Taylor (Wyc P) 23:32; 53 H Davies (W Suff) 23:33; 54 E Carey (Brack) 23:36; 55 E Schaertlin Coffey (C&C) 23:37; 56 O Olsher (TVH) 23:39; 57 L Woodruff (Ips) 23:40; 58 R Padwick (Chilt) 23:41; 59 A Rees (Norw) 23:46; 60 C Weitzel (B&B) 23:49; 61 M Shaw (Herne H) 23:52; 62 G Wills (Chich) 23:57; 63 J Soane (WSEH) 23:58; 64 H Polden (Soton) 24:00; 65 L Nichols (Bed C) 24:01; 66 T Weddell (St Alb) 24:02; 67 J Carley (Inv EK) 24:03; 68 E Rose (Ports) 24:04; 69 A Stubbs (W’borne) 24:06; 70 A Ratcliffe (AFD) 24:07; 71 O Fawcett (Chilt) 24:10; 72 F Johnson (Dor) 24:13; 73 M Ellison (Nene V) 24:13; 74 R Burford (Dartf) 24:13; 75 G Taylor (B&B) 24:15TEAM: 1 AFD 33; 2 B&B 89; 3 C&C 109; 4 Chelmsford 122; 5 Herne H 135; 6 Tonbridge 167; 7 Bed C 251; 8 Reading 304; 9 Chich R 325; 10 WSEH 354; 11 Norwich 355; 12 Wimborne 362; 13 Chiltern 378; 14 St Albans 384; 15 Crawley 387; 16 St Ed P 580U15 girls (4km): 1 J Czura (Ports) 16:32; 2 A Brown (Herne H) 17:32; 3 S Flockhart (Hunts) 17:36; 4 K O’neil (Have) 17:38; 5 D Corradi (Sutt) 17:43; 6 M Winship (Norw) 17:48; 7 G Copeland (W’borne) 17:48; 8 G Brock (Corn) 17:51; 9 N Porter (Norw) 17:52; 10 A Wills (Brack) 17:59; 11 O McDonald (G&G) 18:09; 12 K Hopkins (Woking) 18:12; 13 E Griffin (Herne H) 18:23; 14 M Smith (B&B) 18:25; 15 K Balme (Herne H) 18:28; 16 T Wilson (Bed C) 18:31; 17 B Williams (Than) 18:32; 18 P Litler (High) 18:33; 19 K Shepherd Cross (VoA) 18:34; 20 A Millard (Inv EK) 18:36; 21 E Taylor (Norw) 18:38; 22 E Hunter (Norw) 18:39; 23 R Bullock (BMH) 18:40; 24 E Kenyon-Brown (Reig) 18:40; 25 O Stillman (Sutt) 18:45; 26 S Morton (Chilt) 18:47; 27 C Tyler (Ton) 18:48; 28 J Rimmington (S’end) 18:49; 29 K Goldsmith (Norw) 18:50; 30 R Poole (BMH) 18:52; 31 P Wardley (Reig) 18:55; 32 C Nicholls (Herne H) 18:56; 33 P Moriarty-Palios (Soton) 18:56; 34 M Johnson (Dor) 19:05; 35 J Mitchell (Have) 19:06; 36 R Watkins (Chilt) 19:07; 37 A Field (Dartf) 19:08; 38 N Reid-Smith (AFD) 19:09; 39 L Newton (Herne H) 19:11; 40 A Pigden (Ports) 19:14; 41 A Kelliher (W’borne) 19:15; 42 K Stern (St Alb S) 19:15; 43 D Knotkova-Hanley (Hay H) 19:15; 44 E Bacon (IoW) 19:17; 45 L Jay (Lut) 19:18; 46 L Rowedder (Harl) 19:19; 47 S Poole (Brack) 19:19; 48 B Sansom (Ports) 19:19; 49 P Clements (Win) 19:21; 50 S Fear (High) 19:24; 51 C Griffiths (G&G) 19:24; 52 S Puxty (Ton) 19:25; 53 K Brown (AFD) 19:27; 54 J Fortune (Nene V) 19:30; 55 H Slater (W’borne) 19:32; 56 E Deysel (Mil K) 19:33; 57 K Ria Wilks (Herne H) 19:33; 58 M Atkins (M&M) 19:34; 59 S Rand (Have) 19:34; 60 M Relton (Bed C) 19:35; 61 L Atkinson (Camb H) 19:35; 62 L Aitchinson (Chelm) 19:36; 63 I Mannion (BMH) 19:37; 64 R Bruce

(Norw) 19:38; 65 H Powell (Soton) 19:39; 66 O Monk (B&H) 19:40; 67 F Weddell (St Alb) 19:41; 68 E Coulson (Win) 19:41; 69 A Park (Nene V) 19:44; 70 S Dove (C’ley) 19:44; 71 M Couffon (TVH) 19:44; 72 I Allan (Win) 19:45; 73 A Wilks (Brack) 19:45; 74 S Loke (Norw) 19:46; 75 C Rogers (W’borne) 19:46 TEAM: 1 Norwich 58; 2 Herne H 62; 3 Wimborne 178; 4 Portsmouth 196; 5 Bracknell 218; 6 Hav M 220; 7 Chiltern 250; 8 G&G 296; 9 Winchester 299; 10 Highgate 302; 11 AFD 315; 12 Bed C 373; 13 Tonbridge 376; 14 Reading 406; 15 B&B 418; 16 Crawley 442; 17 Shaftesbury 453; 18 Thanet 483; 19 St Albans 488; 20 Cornwall 500; 21 TVH 509; 22 Dartford 532; 23 Newquay & P 566; 24 Wyc P 576; 25 ESM 695U13 girls (3km): 1 N Ainsworth (Ports) 12:36; 2 K Goodge (Ton) 12:42; 3 L King (Herne H) 12:42; 4 S Moore (Ports) 12:58; 5 H Fisher (Ips) 13:02; 6 S Tydeman (Ips) 13:03; 7 S Mair (Brack) 13:06; 8 S Perusko (Bed C) 13:08; 9 A Hill (Ips) 13:13; 10 F Brill (Nene V) 13:15; 11 O Thompson (S Lon) 13:15; 12 E Dolby (B&B) 13:19; 13 O Williams (Chilt) 13:21; 14 S Lecoutre (G&G) 13:21; 15 K Stilwell (Wyc P) 13:22; 16 M Cant (G&G) 13:24; 17 M Wise (Ton) 13:29; 18 M Squibb (B&B) 13:29; 19 R Hammond (Herne H) 13:29; 20 K Willis (Ryst) 13:30; 21 M Collis (Herne H) 13:31; 22 M Ramnarine (Hast) 13:36; 23 H Nixon (W’borne) 13:37; 24 A Henderson (Chilt) 13:40; 25 A Ives (Bas) 13:44; 26 A Barnes (Camb H) 13:44; 27 M Hughes (Chilt) 13:44; 28 K Burgess (Ton) 13:45; 29 N Toft (Belg) 13:46; 30 A Primdial (Hast) 13:47; 31 A Scrivener (Oxf C) 13:48; 32 H Henderson (Chilt) 13:48; 33 M Smith (Chelm) 13:49; 34 E Nicoll (Phoe) 13:49; 35 M Collings (Woking) 13:50; 36 B de Koning (Mil K) 13:51; 37 G Jermy (Norw) 13:53; 38 A Mulvihill (High) 13:54; 39 R Allan (B&B) 13:54; 40 J Tabraham (Herne H) 13:55; 41 G Whalley (Read) 13:57; 42 L Broderick (Reig) 13:58; 43 J Norkett (Thet) 14:00; 44 A Garner (AFD) 14:01; 45 D Palmer (Oxf C) 14:02; 46 O O’Driscoll (Read) 14:03; 47 B O’Hare (Than) 14:03; 48 A White (TVH) 14:03; 49 E Body (Hast) 14:04; 50 A Froggatt (Brack) 14:05; 51 N Harris (Read) 14:06; 52 J Young (WSEH) 14:06; 53 J Neal (B&B) 14:07; 54 T Aldis (Ips) 14:10; 55 G Ingles (Wat) 14:10; 56 T Borrett (C&C) 14:11; 57 L Wells (Team K) 14:12; 58 B Rouse (M&M) 14:12; 59 O Cameron (Chilt) 14:12; 60 N Gallagher (St Alb S) 14:12; 61 C Bullard (Ports) 14:13; 62 E Weir (HW) 14:13; 63 K Mair (Brack) 14:13; 64 R Losh (B&H) 14:13; 65 K Tasker (Nene V) 14:14; 66 L Taylor (SNH) 14:14; 67 O Newhouse (Oxf C) 14:15; 68 I Agius (S Lon) 14:15; 69 P Jensen (Strag) 14:16; 70 H Hodgskinson (Bed C) 14:16; 71 E Roncarati (SB) 14:16; 72 C Borgars (AFD) 14:16; 73 F Sweeting (Chelm) 14:17; 74 D Harper (B&B) 14:18; 75 P Roessler (Reig) 14:18TEAM: 1 Ips H 74; 2 Herne H 83; 3 Chiltern 96; 4 B&B 122; 5 Portsmouth 143; 6 Tonbridge 145; 7 Bracknell 199; 8 G&G 208; 9 Hastings 221; 10 Reading 228; 11 Oxf C 258; 12 Rei P 317; 13 Wyc P 141; 14 AFD 363; 15 TVH 370; 16 WSEH 375; 17 Bed C 386; 18 B&H 409; 19 Newquay & P 420; 20 S London 421; 21 Chelmsford 440; 22 Nene V 453; 23 Highgate 489; 24 Herc C 519; 25 Norwich 550


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NORTHERN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS BLACKBURN, JANUARY 30

BOTH Charlie Hulson and Claire Duck added their names to an illustrious roll of honour with maiden senior title wins at the Northern Championships at Witton Park in tough conditions at a Blackburn venue that saw plenty of quality performances in the young athletes’ races.

SENIOR MENCHARLIE HULSON, racing for only the second time in nine months, showed no sign of rustiness on an energy-sapping 12km course, powering home in 43:16 ahead of Barrow and Furness Striders’ Peter Huck.

And for the 22-year-old Sale Harrier, now based in Manchester, it confirmed his decision to join Steve Vernon’s New Balance group last November.

Vernon clearly sprinkled his magic dust over Hulson as he replaced another of the five-time winner’s charges, Andrew Davies, as champion.

But on a day of rain, sleet and hail showers finishers in all 10 races deserved credit for surviving dreadful conditions. Even a Mountain Rescue truck had to be extricated from the mud close to the finish area.

Hulson’s third place at the

Cardiff Cross Challenge a week earlier suggested he had fullyrecovered from his 2015 stress fracture.

“I was just a bit rusty in Cardiff but I knew that race had opened me out,” said last year’s English National cross country champion and top GB men’s finisher at the 2015 World Cross in China.

“But even though training had gone well and I believed I

what Steve told me, I was still surprised by how much of an endurance base I’d got.

“But even had anyone come to challenge me on the last lap, I still felt I could hold them off. I feel better than I have ever done.

“Steve is a good coach and ensured my rehab was perfect. He knew I could win it and he just told me to go when I felt good,” added Hulson whose previous successes, including the National, came while working with Paul Roden,

Ironically, Hulson becomes the first Sale Harrier to win a Northern men’s senior crown since Roden in 1997.

Huck established a new order in the medal positions, finishing eight seconds adrift in 43:24 with Stockport Harrier, Jack Morris third. Salford Harrier, Carl Hardman, the Greater Manchester champion, finished fourth 23 seconds clear of defending champion Davies. Roden’s son, Jamie, ran strongly to finish eighth in 44:55.

HULSON AND DUCKSTORM TO VICTORYSENIOR WINNERS TAKE THEIR FIRST NORTHERN TITLES IN STYLE

TREVOR BAXTER HARRY SHAKESHAFT

The senior women’s race unfolds at Witton Park

Northern gold: Charlie Hulson

Charlie Hulson(772): Sale runner stretches away from his rivals

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SENIOR WOMENCLAIRE DUCK, is revelling in the late blossoming of her career at the age of 30, and the Leeds City star outlasted Sarah Tunstall and Rosie Smith over the 7.7km distance.

Buoyed by the recent eighth place finish on her England debut in Antrim, the 2016 Yorkshire champion took to the course like a Duck to mud!

“I knew it was going to be a tough course because of the huge hill,” she explained after her win in 30:21. “But I usually do quite well in mud so I was happy to get out there and get stuck in.

“The hailstones were rough in the middle so I just stuck my head down. Besides it was the same for everyone,” said the Mike Baxter-coached athlete.

“This is a big achievement because I have never won a Northern age group title before.

“But this season has just gone so well. I am really happy to mix it with the big girls because I had not been at that level,” added Duck, sixth in 2015 behind Elle Vernon.

“I always ran when I was younger and went to the States and improved a bit. But nowhere near the level I have done now.

“Mike has been a big reason why I have got to where I am now,” said Duck, a sonographer by profession in Leeds.

“I am looking forward to the Nationals and potentially getting up there with the top girls.”

Runner-up Tunstall finished 20 seconds behind Duck “I hoped the course would suit me because I’ve had a couple of good races here before.

“In the week I started with a bad ankle and began worrying. In the end I just forgot about it and got down to racing.”

Smith, timed at 30:44, said: “The course was tough. It was a bit of a sprint finish in the end and that’s not my forte.”

Duck’s team-mate, Susan Partridge – champion in 2011 – finished fifth while Hatti Archer, a winner in 2007, 2010 and 2013, came sixth.

AGE GROUP RACESPATRICK DEVER knew the course better than most on soggy Saturday. The Preston Harrier, under-15 boys champion in 2012 and under-17 winner a year later, added the under-20 trophy to his collection on this occasion.

The Loughborough student’s latest win showed he’d fully recovered from a knee injury that prevented him running at last year’s European Trials.

“I also missed the English Schools at Witton Park last year because of injury so this is a

dream come true,” he said.“I’ve no idea how many

times I’ve run round here, especially coming to the track as well. I am sure home knowledge helped because I knew which were the best lines to run down,” added Dever, hoping for more success at this weekend’s Buckinghamshire Championships.

Dever clocked 27:09 for the 7.7km course with City of Sheffield’s Jonathan Shields runner-up in 27:15 and Liam Burthem third in 27:21

Scott Beattie became the first Morpeth Harrier since 1997 to claim victory in the under-17’s men race over 5.5km, telling friends ‘I’m not going down there to lose’.

In the end, Beattie, sixth at the English Schools at Witton Park in 2015, was true to his word though Derby’s Hugh Milner pushed him close.

Claire Duck: senior women’s victory

Patrick Dever: junior men’s

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Under-17 men battle for medals

Kate Waugh: under-17 women’s winner

Abbie Donnelly: under-20 winner


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Beattie crossed the line in 19:15, three seconds clear of Milner with Callum Bell in third. Daniel Slater, last year’s under-15 winner, came fourth.

Slater was replaced as champion by Josh Cowperthwaite from Middlesbrough AC.

Cowperthwaite, the under-13’s champion in 2014, shrugged off pre-race sickness and a knee problem to win his second Northern title in three years.

He was chased home by Warrington’s diminutive Sam Evans but held on for a great victory in 14:35. Evans was 12 seconds further back with John Humphries taking third.

“The hill was awful and one of the toughest courses I’ve done,” said Cowperthwaite.

“I’m not sure what I’ve done to the knee but I don’t think it’s too serious.”

Tommy Dawson earned Leeds City the first of the club’s two individual wins in the under-13 boys event over 3.1km. “It was one of the hardest courses I have ever raced on,” he confessed.

“It really took it out of your step.” Despite that Dawson from Garforth enjoyed the biggest margin of victory in any of the races celebrating his 13th birthday four days early.

Finishing in 11:59, he had time to catch his breath before Barnsley AC’s Scott Nutter crossed the line in second place, 39 seconds later. Sam Almond clinched bronze for Eden Runners.

“I knew I had a good chance,” he said down playing his favourites’ tag after last year’s English and Inter Counties successes plus recent Cardiff triumph. “I love the fact you can go faster than anyone and slowly break them down,” he smiled.

“The perfect cross country course,” was how junior women’s winner, Abbie Donnelly, described her slog over the 5.5km course.

“It was muddier than the last time I ran here,” said the Lincoln Wellington prospect, an English Schools winner on the same course last March.

“I wasn’t really sure who was going to be here. And about halfway round I knew (runner-up) Phillippa Stone was running really strongly. I just managed to stay ahead,” added Donnelly, grateful not to see an appearance from 2014 and 2015 Under 17 women’s winner, Harriet Knowles-Jones.

Katie Waugh finished runner-up to Knowles-Jones in 2015 so the Birtley athlete knew she had a great chance of taking

the first title of the day. Storm clouds hovered

above Witton Park as 60 teams lined up for the start of the Championships.

Waugh, who celebrates her 17th birthday on February 13, was always in contention with local hope, Elizabeth Greenwood, in hot pursuit.

Greenwood eventually dropped to third as Alice Bloor came through for silver. However, Waugh stayed strong and crossed the finish with a comfortable 18 seconds lead in 18:26.

“I wanted to come out and have a good race so I am really pleased,” smiled the Birtley Harrier. “I knew I had a good chance.

“The course was so tough and then going up the hill really hit me hard. But I pulled it through to stay strong.

“There’s plenty coming up but I am not sure which of the Nationals, Inter-Counties or English Schools I am going to do next.”

Olivia Mason, daughter of former GB international Natalie Tait and mentored by Steve Cram, was always one of the pre race favourites after her clean sweep of under 13 titles in 2015.

And in one of the Championship’s closest races

the Cockermouth youngster timed her run to perfection, bursting past Ella McNiven of Liverpool Harriers in the home straight to win by two seconds. Faye Ireland, also Liverpool, took third

“I raced Ella at Liverpool and left it until the last minute then as well,” she explained. “That wasn’t exactly my tactic on this occasion but that’s just how the race went. You have got to be flexible in what can happen in the race.”

Mum Natalie and dad Graeme Mason coach the promising Border Harrier with Cram in the background to offer words of advice. “I stay in touch with Steve whenever I can but try to see him once a month,” said Mason, delighted to have such world recognised advice to call upon.

Eve Jones gained the distinction of the 2016 Championships’ youngest winner. The 11-year-old Roundhay based Skyrac AC runner revelled in the grueling conditions

“I felt a bit nervous at the start and just wanted to stick with the leading group and see how it went,” she said after finishing in 13:30.

“It means everything to win. I just love cross country. It is the best thing.”

Josh Cowperthwaite: under-15 defied illness and injury

Tommy Dawson: under-13 winner

Olivia Mason: under-15 victory

Eve Jones: stormed to under-13 girls’ win


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RESULTSSenior men (12km): 1 C Hulson (Sale) 43:16; 2 P Huck (Barr) 43:24; 3 J Morris (Stock H) 43:32; 4 C Hardman (Salf) 43:44; 5 A Davies (Stock H) 44:07; 6 C Avery (Morp) 44:44; 7 M Bowser (Linc W) 44:52; 8 J Roden (Sale) 44:55; 9 S Bayton (Hallam) 45:02; 10 C Smith (Leeds C) 45:06; 11 C Farrell (Horw) 45:09; 12 S Hebblethwaite (Kesw) 45:12; 13 D Cliffe (Liv H) 45:17; 14 T Adams (Ilkley) 45:23; 15 R Burney (Liv H, M35) 45:25; 16 L Gunn (Der) 45:29; 17 B Houghton (Hallam) 45:33; 18 G Priestley (Salf) 45:36; 19 R Little (Hallam) 45:38; 20 A Buckley (Leeds C, M40) 45:47; 21 J Woodcockshaw (Leeds C) 45:50; 22 M McNeill (Salf) 45:52; 23 S Robinson (Salf, M35) 46:10; 24 T Cornthwaite (Salf) 46:24; 25 G Raven (Sale, M40) 46:28; 26 D Norman (Alt, M35) 46:32; 27 A Pilcher (Der) 46:48; 28 D Archer (Hallam) 46:52; 29 M Barnes (Sale, M35) 46:55; 30 D Jenkin (Dur) 46:57; 31 J Tighe (Salf) 46:59; 32 R Floyd (Morp) 47:02; 33 D Easter (Leeds C) 47:05; 34 J Douglas (Bord H) 47:06; 35 J Stone (Linc W) 47:08; 36 G Jayasuriya (M&C) 47:11; 37 M Lockyer (P&B) 47:23; 38 R Balmbra (Morp) 47:27; 39 K Critchley (Knaves, M40) 47:30; 40 M Burrett (Leeds C, M35) 47:32; 41 J Mercer (Horw) 47:35; 42 G Tomlinson (Traff, M35) 47:37; 43 E Smales (Roth) 47:37; 44 S Doyle (Vale R, M40) 47:49; 45 A Challenger (Hallam) 47:54; 46 H Coates (Walls) 47:57; 47 D Rich (Sale) 48:00; 48 S Stead (Kesw) 48:02; 49 T Straw (Linc W) 48:05; 50 J Straw (Linc W) 48:10; 51 M Shaw (Salf, M35) 48:16; 52 R Powell (Traff) 48:18; 53 R Danson (Wesh) 48:21; 54 K Craib (Roth) 48:22; 55 A Osborne (Leeds C, M35) 48:26; 56 A Johnson (Roth) 48:34; 57 S Worthington (L&M) 48:46; 58 W Onek (L&M) 48:48; 59 N Reed (Sun) 48:48; 60 R Warner (B’burn) 48:50; 61 J Kevan (Horw) 48:52; 62 F Jardine (Bolt) 48:55; 63 C Steel (Bord H) 49:00; 64 S O’Meara (Traff) 49:03; 65 P Hodges (Hallam) 49:05; 66 M Thompson (S’port W, M45) 49:06; 67 P Robertson (Wirr) 49:07; 68 S Hancox (Morp) 49:10; 69 W Beauchamp (Salf) 49:12; 70 B Moody (Barns) 49:13; 71 C Miller (H’gate) 49:13; 72 P Leybourne (Salf, M45) 49:14; 73 K Jeffress (Sun, M35) 49:18; 74 L Luscombe (Liv H) 49:21; 75 R London (Bord H) 49:21; 76 J Van Der Brande (York) 49:31; 77 J Vis (S’port W) 49:35; 78 K Calvert (Morp) 49:40; 79 N Martin (Sale) 49:43; 80 M Elliott (Gate) 49:54; 81 M Hilton (Leeds C, M40) 49:58; 82 A Bailes (Birt) 50:03; 83 M Hornsby (Dur, M35) 50:04; 84 M Roscoe (Leeds C, M50) 50:12; 85 R Webb (Ross) 50:16; 86 A Gibson (E Hull) 50:17; 87 N Barber (Hallam) 50:21; 88 G Butler (Prest, M45) 50:23; 89 T Mason (Wharf, M35) 50:24; 90 K Darcy (Bolt) 50:26; 91 K Jowett (E Ches) 50:28; 92 D Gezimu (Liv H) 50:29; 93 N Northrop (Hallam) 50:31; 94 R Brown (Linc W) 50:32; 95 A Benson (Prest) 50:32; 96 L Athersmith (Wharf) 50:33; 97 G Cooke (NSP) 50:41; 98 A Buttery (B’burn, M45) 50:45; 99 T Charles (Traff) 50:46; 100 M Berks (Alt) 50:47; 101 R Linten (Dur) 50:48; 102 R Harris (Roth, M40) 50:50; 103 O Williams (Vale R) 50:52; 104 B Beattie (Hallam) 50:53; 105 A White (Sale) 50:59; 106 B McMillan (J&H) 51:02; 107 P Marsden (Bolt) 51:05; 108 D Watson

(Holm, M45) 51:06; 109 C Auld (Crook) 51:06; 110 F Meade (Leeds C) 51:07; 111 A Polding (Tyne Br) 51:11; 112 M Swensson (Penny L, M40) 51:12; 113 C Fitzpatrick (Traff) 51:13; 114 P Massey (Horw) 51:14; 115 C Adams (E Hull) 51:16; 116 T Raynes (B’burn) 51:18; 117 D Jackson (Horw) 51:20; 118 J Kovacs (Salf, M40) 51:26; 119 J McNally (Liv H) 51:31; 120 I Robinson (Heat) 51:36; 121 L Foster (Leeds C) 51:39; 122 J Bradshaw (Wharf) 51:41; 123 S Livesey (B’burn, M40) 51:42; 124 J Dunce (Tyne Br) 51:43; 125 C Roberts (Knaves) 51:47; 126 J Oldfield (Sedge) 51:47; 127 J Scottbuccleuch (Stock H) 51:49; 128 M Hallam (Vall) 52:05; 129 S Clark (Bux) 52:08; 130 B Lima (Salf) 52:11; 131 O Newton (KuH) 52:12; 132 M Tanner (Sheff RC) 52:14; 133 S McMahon (Sun, M35) 52:23; 134 G Wallace (Black B) 52:25; 135 D Ansell (Traff) 52:27; 136 B Holdsworth (Clay) 52:29; 137 T McKee (CoH) 52:30; 138 N Sisson (E Hull, M45) 52:32; 139 R Hodgson (Bord H) 52:32; 140 B McCartney (Salf, M35) 52:47; 141 J Knowles (Bolt, M40) 52:49; 142 B Hobson (Chorlton) 52:54; 143 S Clegg (Roth) 52:57; 144 N Gaskell (Trawd, M45) 53:00; 145 C Bannothornton (Chorlton) 53:06; 146 M Hayes (E Hull, M40) 53:09; 147 M Dawson (N Der, M40) 53:14; 148 D Hibberd (Vall) 53:15; 149 J Pownall (Vall) 53:21; 150 I Dixon (Sun, M40) 53:25; 151 M Walker (Macc, M35) 53:26; 152 D Smith (Leigh, M35) 53:27; 153 R Buckle (E Hull, M35) 53:30; 154 A Crowe (Sun) 53:30; 155 K Reay (Birt) 53:32; 156 S Tilford (Wake) 53:32; 157 P Sankey (Liv H, M45) 53:33; 158 M Fitzimmons (Liv H) 53:35; 159 P Fotherby (Vall, M40) 53:37; 160 P Bradshaw (B’burn) 53:45; 161 O Macdonald (Chorlton) 53:47; 162 J Scott (Morp) 53:48; 163 C Mark (B’burn) 53:55; 164 J Muscart (Liv H) 53:57; 165 C Davies (B’burn, M35) 53:59; 166 P Sorrell (N Der, M35) 54:00; 167 T Edwards (Leeds C) 54:03; 168 R Smith (Leigh) 54:05; 169 P Bains (Traff) 54:06; 170 M Cockburn (Morp, M35) 54:07; 171 M Devlin (Sun) 54:09; 172 D Brockway (Wirr) 54:09; 173 T Cullen (Bury, M40) 54:15; 174 J Prest (Traff, M40) 54:17; 175 R Eaton (Dur) 54:17; 176 J Lloyd (Salf, M35) 54:20; 177 R Smith (Prest) 54:21; 178 O Wallace (Chorlton) 54:24; 179 M Leadbeatter (L&M, M35) 54:26; 180 M Clair (Knows, M35) 54:27; 181 A Bradford (Sale) 54:28; 182 T Fletcher (York) 54:29; 183 S Pymm (Horw) 54:31; 184 A Simms (Gate) 54:37; 185 P Crabtree (Wharf, M45) 54:41; 186 P Hoole (Roth, M35) 54:44; 187 B Wolfarth (Salf) 54:49; 188 M Kelly (Alt) 54:52; 189 A Graham (Dur) 54:55; 190 P Hewitt (Holm) 54:55; 191 K Doyle (K’worth) 54:56; 192 J Greenwood (Lyth) 54:56; 193 J Hudak (E Ches) 54:59; 194 C Tully (Salf, M35) 55:04; 195 D Moir (Tyne Br, M45) 55:06; 196 J Cain (Liv H, M35) 55:08; 197 J Harrison (Chorlton) 55:08; 198 P Fairclough (St H Str) 55:11; 199 M Griffiths (Manc Y) 55:11; 200 T Hartley (Kend) 55:14; 201 G Williams (SHS) 55:16; 202 L Longman (Heat) 55:18; 203 M Sprot (Hallam, M35) 55:21; 204 T Nicholson (Bord H) 55:23; 205 S Angus (Bord H, M45) 55:25; 206 T Clayton (N Der, M50) 55:26; 207 B McCormack (Chorlton, M40) 55:28; 208 J Sanderson (N Der, M35) 55:29; 209

C Helliwell (Clay) 55:29; 210 L Eccles (Penny L) 55:31; 211 M Harrington (Vale R, M40) 55:31; 212 J Toohey (Liv RC) 55:32; 213 T Davies (Leeds C) 55:33; 214 J Frost (KuH) 55:35; 215 D Worsdall (Roth, M35) 55:37; 216 S Medd (Gate, M35) 55:40; 217 N Wilmot (CoH, M35) 55:44; 218 S Kirkbride (Liv PS) 55:49; 219 M Green (W’sey, M40) 55:52; 220 A Whittingham (Wilm, M45) 55:55; 221 H Daniel (R&Z) 55:57; 222 P Scowcroft (Sale, M35) 55:58; 223 G Mcbride (Liv H) 56:01; 224 D Palmer (Steel, M45) 56:02; 225 S Wilson (Macc) 56:02; 226 D Shaw (Holm, M35) 56:05; 227 M Farran (Leeds C, M50) 56:10; 228 D Jones (Leeds U) 56:12; 229 F Rafferty (S’port W) 56:15; 230 R Blackburn (R’well) 56:17; 231 W Unknown (SSh) 56:21; 232 M Geoghegan (N Der) 56:23; 233 C Meek (Tyne Br, M45) 56:24; 234 K Harker (R&Z, M40) 56:25; 235 J Harris (Chorlton) 56:25; 236 P Merrison (Sun, M55) 56:26; 237 A Black (Tyne Br) 56:28; 238 A Ashton (Liv H, M45) 56:29; 239 A Staveley (Burn RR, M50) 56:30; 240 J Sawyer (CoH, M35) 56:35; 241 R Stirzaker (Roch) 56:36; 242 C Jones (Manc Y, M35) 56:41; 243 J Fellick (W’sey, M45) 56:41; 244 A Waddelove (S’port W) 56:45; 245 P Wilson (Hart, M35) 56:45; 246 A Green (Tyne, M45) 56:47; 247 O Gaillemin (Sale, M40) 56:48; 248 K Armitage (Ross) 56:48; 249 W Nicholson (Bord H) 56:49; 250 N Marsh (Louth, M45) 56:50 M55: 2 N Holding (W Penn) 56:54; 3 C Ireland (Sheff RC) 57:09. M60: 1 P Quibell (Salf) 60:35; 2 S Shaughnessy (Stock H) 61:11; 3 K Edwards (Hart) 62:24TEAM: 1 Salford 132; 2 Leeds 179; 3 Hallam 183; 4 Sale 189; 5 Morpeth 384; 6 Liverpool 470; 7 Horwich 527; 8 Trafford 5661; 9 Rotherham 584; 10 Border 720; 11 Blackburn 722; 12 Sunderland 740; 13 Linc W 837; 14 E Hull 852; 15 Durham 857; 16 Chorlton 1030; 17 Altrincham 1141; 18 Tyne B 1180; 19 S’port W 1265; 20 N Derby 1300; 21 York Knaves 1344; 22 Valley S 1409; 23 Vale R 1530; 24 Holmfirth 1543; 25 Preston 1617; 26 CleM 1667; 27 Hull 1761; 28 Macclesfield 1769; 29 Wirral 1829; 30 Crook 1912; 31 Wallasey 1988; 32 Sheffield 2050; 33 R&Z 2097; 34 S Shields 2118; 35 Birtley 2132; 36 Wesham 2226; 37 Low Fell 2288; 38 Darwen 2303; 39 Wigan 2504; 40 Steel 2552U20 men (7.8km): 1 P Dever (Prest) 27:09; 2 J Shields (Shef/Dearn) 27:15; 3 L Burthem (Liv H) 27:21; 4 D Haymes (Der) 27:34; 5 J Wilkinson (Linc W) 27:40; 6 R Beale (Roth) 27:56; 7 L Cotter (Roth) 28:06; 8 C Field (Liv H) 28:08; 9 L Byram (Holm) 28:16; 10 T McGuinness (E Ches) 28:22; 11 H Powell (KuH) 28:36; 12 H Hardcastle (Der) 28:43; 13 J Bell (Black B) 28:45; 14 C Milnes (Hallam) 28:47; 15 J Willis (M&C) 29:01; 16 D Bebbington (Prest) 29:04; 17 M Sheen (Vale R) 29:08; 18 C Richards (Helm) 29:15; 19 J Salsby (KuH) 29:18; 20 S Johnson (Der) 29:26; 21 R Campbell (Barr) 29:29; 22 M Smith (Sun) 29:32; 23 M Sutton (Traff) 29:33; 24 K Walker (Sedge) 29:35; 25 J Haberghan (Hal) 29:36; 26 C Davidson (Ross) 29:38; 27 A Jarvis (Liv PS) 29:47; 28 L Piper (E Ches) 29:53; 29 P Jarvis (York) 29:56; 30 C Law (P’stone) 30:03; 31 E Stones (Linc W) 30:08; 32 A Kershaw (S’port W) 30:10; 33 A

Robinson (Holm) 30:12; 34 J Hindle (B’burn) 30:19; 35 A Kettlewell (Holm) 30:21; 36 M Beacock (Sale) 30:24; 37 J McDonald (Clay) 30:28; 38 D Stead (Roth) 30:35; 39 M Preedy (Ross) 30:41; 40 W Collumb (R’well) 30:41; 41 N Hurton (Eden) 30:50; 42 J Walton (Hallam) 31:12; 43 J Loftus (Liv PS) 31:25; 44 J Tallentire (Sun) 31:26; 45 K Sunman (Holm) 31:35; 46 G Anderson (Stock H) 31:51; 47 C Craigjackson (Sky) 31:52; 48 J Okell (Manx) 31:57; 49 P Winkler (Morp) 32:04; 50 J Young (Morp) 32:24TEAM: Holmfirth 107U17 men (5.6km): 1 S Beattie (Morp) 19:15; 2 H Milner (Der) 19:18; 3 C Bell (Hallam) 19:42; 4 D Slater (Liv PS) 19:57; 5 J Betteley (Vale R) 20:10; 6 J Massingham (Roth) 20:18; 7 T Hutchinson (York) 20:25; 8 J Ford (Liv H) 20:29; 9 J Whitehead (Ross) 20:32; 10 C Weaver (Vale R) 20:33; 11 J Stubbings (Warr) 20:36; 12 S Waterman (Holm) 20:38; 13 J Dugdale (Cope) 20:39; 14 M Barnes (Pend) 20:47; 15 H Dexter (Vale R) 20:52; 16 C Larkin (H&F) 20:53; 17 J Wigfield (Wirr) 20:54; 18 J Lund (Keigh) 20:57; 19 M Caltonseal (York) 20:58; 20 A Dight (Vale R) 21:01; 21 G Phillips (Donc) 21:02; 22 D Jones (Liv PS) 21:04; 23 B Magnusson (KuH) 21:06; 24 K Hedley (Morp) 21:09; 25 N Dunn (Prest) 21:11; 26 N Smith (York) 21:15; 27 A McMillan (York) 21:16; 28 A Brown (H&P) 21:17; 29 E Burgess (H’gate) 21:17; 30 G Warburton (Prest) 21:19; 31 A Pagdin (Sky) 21:24; 32 L Massey (Horw) 21:31; 33 G Lewis (E Ches) 21:35; 34 E Greenland (W Ches) 21:37; 35 L Barrow (Prest) 21:37; 36 J Spilsbury (Sale) 21:39; 37 M McGuire (Darl) 21:40; 38 C Daly (Traff) 21:43; 39 B Bergstrand (M’bro) 21:47; 40 J Brothwell (KuH) 21:49; 41 S Tarry (Manc H) 21:54; 42 J Lonsdale (Prest) 21:55; 43 C Brett (Sale) 21:57; 44 M O’Malley (Traff) 21:59; 45 L Duffy (Bill MH) 22:07; 46 T Marchant (Pend) 22:11; 47 N O’Connell (Long) 22:13; 48 M Rooke (Wirr) 22:14; 49 A Birkett (Kend) 22:15; 50 R Gibson (Donc) 22:16; 51 J Brennan (H’gate) 22:19; 52 H Robson (R&Z) 22:26; 53 T Hillery (Weth) 22:27; 54 M Wakefield (Gate) 22:30; 55 J Crownshaw (Hallam) 22:34; 56 D Nuttall (Wirr) 22:39; 57 D Walkersmith (Roth) 22:42; 58 A Shewry (Morp) 22:45; 59 A Haddon (Gate) 22:50; 60 H Bentiba (New M) 22:51TEAM: 1 Vale R 50; 2 York 79; 3 Preston 132; 4 Morpeth 178; 5 Wirral 210; 6 Rotherham 227; 7 Trafford 229; 8 Sale 236; 9 R&Z 302U15 boys (4.2km): 1 J Cowperthwaite (M’bro) 14:35; 2 S Evans (Warr) 14:47; 3 J Humphries (Vale R) 14:57; 4 K Owen (E Ches) 15:02; 5 J Dickinson (York) 15:06; 6 T Barrett (Keigh) 15:10; 7 R Leonard (Morp) 15:13; 8 A Ediker (C’field) 15:14; 9 O Waring (Vale R) 15:15; 10 X O’Hare (Traff) 15:18; 11 J Hudson (Keigh) 15:19; 12 K Atkins (Pend) 15:19; 13 D Currie (M’bro) 15:20; 14 J Maurice (H’gate) 15:20; 15 L Stonehewer (Scun) 15:24; 16 T Spence (Wirr) 15:25; 17 B Lee (Vale R) 15:27; 18 M Dey (Bury) 15:28; 19 J Buckley (Warr) 15:29; 20 S Hannam (L&M) 15:29; 21 W Tighe (C’field) 15:32; 22 J Dee-Ingham (Wig D) 15:32; 23 A Doyle (Vale R) 15:35; 24 J Jones (Warr) 15:37; 25 J Stanley (L&M) 15:38; 26 J Wilkinson (Traff) 15:39; 27 M Stevens (Roth) 15:43; 28 R Mantle (Bing) 15:45; 29 D Gunn (New M)

15:45; 30 J Stephenson (R&Z) 15:50; 31 D Coy (Ilkley) 15:52; 32 M Brame (Liv H) 15:55; 33 M Burgin (Hal) 15:56; 34 M Hill (Wake) 15:56; 35 R Harrison (Liv PS) 15:57; 36 N Higham (Prest) 15:59; 37 K Wade (Leigh) 16:00; 38 O Dustin (Bord H) 16:01; 39 A Jones (Liv PS) 16:03; 40 S James (Eden) 16:03; 41 B Batho (Stock H) 16:04; 42 M Hurst (Wirr) 16:04; 43 J Edmondson (Amble) 16:06; 44 L Chesters (Sale) 16:06; 45 T Glover (Morp) 16:07; 46 D Preston (Liv H) 16:07; 47 A Kearney (Wirr) 16:08; 48 B Forrest (Bury) 16:08; 49 J Martin (Der) 16:09; 50 D Soles (Bux) 16:09; 51 M Mackay (Ross) 16:09; 52 O Gajdowski (Amble) 16:11; 53 K Lindsey (Sale) 16:11; 54 J Ward (Barns) 16:12; 55 C Reilly (Ilkley) 16:13; 56 D Byrne (Shef/Dearn) 16:14; 57 W Howard (L&M) 16:17; 58 H Greenbank (C’land F) 16:18; 59 J Georgejones (Louth) 16:19; 60 S Roberts (W Ches) 16:21; 61 J Cousins (C’field) 16:21; 62 W Tucker (GAC) 16:22; 63 J Stokes (Roth) 16:22; 64 R Charlton (Morp) 16:26; 65 P Cusack (Salf) 16:27; 66 J Buckley (C’field) 16:28; 67 B Stead (Roth) 16:28; 68 J Brophy (Wirr) 16:29; 69 D Dentith (W Ches) 16:31; 70 M Clark (Wirr) 16:37; 71 B Horsfield (CleS) 16:38; 72 J Goodall (W Ches) 16:38; 73 M Fazackerley (Prest) 16:39; 74 J Mattinson (Kesw) 16:39; 75 M Fuller (Shef/Dearn) 16:39TEAM: 1 Vale R 52; 2 Chesterfield 156; 3 Wirral 173; 4 K&C 189; 5 Morpeth 194; 6 Rotherham 238; 7 L&M 261; 8 W Cheshire 302; 9 Liv PS 320; 10 Preston 325; 11 Sale 335; 12 Leigh 411; 13 Stockport 420; 14 Salford 448U13 boys (3.2km): 1 T Dawson (Leeds C) 11:59; 2 S Nutter (Barns) 12:38; 3 S Almond (Eden) 12:39; 4 T Hill (Hallam) 12:49; 5 E McGlen (Gate) 12:50; 6 M Ramsden (B’burn) 12:51; 7 J Sherman (Sky) 12:53; 8 D Brown (C’field) 12:56; 9 J Bentall (Traff) 12:59; 10 H Johnson (H&P) 12:59; 11 L Johnston (Wirr) 13:00; 12 S Hopkins (Salf) 13:02; 13 T Knowles (Eden) 13:02; 14 M Knowles (L&M) 13:03; 15 F Sproul (Kend) 13:05; 16 T Spencer (C’field) 13:07; 17 F Woodcock (Bury) 13:08; 18 S Smith (Wharf) 13:10; 19 H Lewis (Keigh) 13:11; 20 R Watmough (Keigh) 13:12; 21 F Hutchinson (York) 13:16; 22 L Royle (Salf) 13:17; 23 C Harding (Eden) 13:20; 24 A Flaherty (Bing) 13:20; 25 E Pettitt (Vale R) 13:21; 26 L Johnson (Eden) 13:24; 27 S Flaherty (Liv H) 13:26; 28 F Proffitt (Macc) 13:28; 29 W Bellamy (H&P) 13:29; 30 A Lowe (New M) 13:29; 31 L Hudson (Keigh) 13:31; 32 M Cleugh (Birt) 13:32; 33 C Prior (Sun) 13:34; 34 S Soles (Bux) 13:35; 35 F Higton (Amber) 13:36; 36 J Teare (B’burn) 13:37; 37 J Smith (Kend) 13:38; 38 B Walker (Morp) 13:38; 39 S Patrick (Traff) 13:40; 40 I Taylor (Dur) 13:41; 41 A Irving (Eden) 13:43; 42 D Tom (Prest) 13:44; 43 J Daniels (Clee) 13:45; 44 J Smith (BWF) 13:46; 45 C Goacher (Barns) 13:47; 46 L Hayes (Warr) 13:48; 47 J McKay (Clay) 13:49; 48 O Cousins (C’field) 13:52; 49 H Norden (R’well) 13:53; 50 J Muir (Wharf) 13:53; 51 J Doorbar (Macc) 13:54; 52 W Aitken (Barns) 13:55; 53 J Stringer (Sale) 13:55; 54 K Green (Holm) 13:56; 55 A Peel (Keigh) 13:56; 56 S Gibson (Dur) 13:57; 57 D Jacob Wood (Stock H) 14:00; 58 L Brindle (Horw) 14:00; 59 W Ethan (Prest) 14:01; 60 M Brennan (Liv H) 14:02; 61 T Cunningham (Morp) 14:02; 62 E



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Wheelwright (Hal) 14:03; 63 T Bentall (Traff) 14:04; 64 J Scutt (Warr) 14:04; 65 T Wraith (Dur) 14:05; 66 Z Russell (Wirr) 14:06; 67 L Georgejones (Louth) 14:07; 68 I Tait (W Ches) 14:08; 69 A Bailey (Traff) 14:09; 70 L Milliken (Horw) 14:10; 71 O Choi (Traff) 14:11; 72 F Whitehead (Keigh) 14:12; 73 J Fountain (Wirr) 14:12; 74 M Mair (Horw) 14:12; 75 F Grant (C’field) 14:13TEAM: 1 Eden 65; 2 K&C 125; 3 Chesterfield 147; 4 Trafford 180; 5 Salford 226; 6 Liverpool 250; 7 Durham 260; 8 Wirral 264; 9 Kendal 270; 10 Horwich 292; 11 Blackburn 311; 12 Preston 313; 13 Vale R 363; 14 Stockport 383; 15 Halifax 395; 16 Houghton 426; 17 Rothwell 435; 18 Bingley 462; 19 Rotherham 492; 20 W Cheshire 504

Senior women (7.8km): 1 C Duck (Leeds C) 30:21; 2 S Tunstall (Kend) 30:41; 3 R Smith (Dur) 30:44; 4 S Cowper (Linc W) 31:10; 5 S Partridge (Leeds C, W35) 31:16; 6 H Archer (Hallam) 31:24; 7 E Holt (Morp) 31:26; 8 J Briscoe (Wake, W35) 31:28; 9 R Robinson (Kend) 31:38; 10 A Pettitt (Vale R) 31:40; 11 A Crook (S’port W) 31:41; 12 T Robinson (Salf, W35) 32:17; 13 S Murphy (Vale R, W35) 32:22; 14 L Rudd (Stock H, W40) 32:27; 15 C Ward (CoH) 32:30; 16 S Johnson (Roth) 32:35; 17 K Spilsbury (Vale R) 32:36; 18 E Adams (Hallam) 32:57; 19 C Lambert (Weth) 33:05; 20 Z Wray (Hallam) 33:08; 21 R Burns (Liv H, W35) 33:14; 22 V Cronin (Traff) 33:16; 23 J Cram (Morp) 33:26; 24 H Bateson (L&M) 33:31; 25 J Fawcett (Roth) 33:34; 26 H Fletcher (Hallam) 33:36; 27 E Japp (BWF) 33:38; 28 N Jackson (Prest) 33:49; 29 S Whiteside (Liv H) 33:49; 30 N Burns (Linc W) 33:59; 31 E Parkinson (Roth) 34:13; 32 J Buckley (Bing, W35) 34:45; 33 R Rigby (Prest) 34:50; 34 C Wiejak (Barr) 34:55; 35 S Howard (Liv H) 35:02; 36 A Dargie (Tyne Br, W40) 35:08; 37 J Nelson (Darw, W40) 35:10; 38 A Howarth (Leigh) 35:13; 39 A Stepanchuk (Roth, W35) 35:19; 40 C Betmead (BWF, W40) 35:26; 41 C Green (P&B) 35:30; 42 L Hesketh (Clay) 35:31; 43 L Candioli (Sale) 35:32; 44 M Ferrier (Gate) 35:35; 45 E Brailsford (Shef/Dearn) 35:36; 46 K Vogan (Knaves) 35:46; 47 H Buswell (Gosf) 35:50; 48 R Fairclough (St H Str) 35:51; 49 C Price (Birt) 35:51; 50 K Pearson (CoH) 35:53; 51 V Wright (Hyde, W35) 35:54; 52 A McDaid (Liv H) 35:54; 53 G Connolly (SHS) 35:56; 54 S Hudak (Traff) 36:02; 55 E Taylor (Acc) 36:10; 56 G Campbell (SSh) 36:17; 57 E Robinson (Unatt, W35) 36:19; 58 D Gowans (Acc, W50) 36:22; 59 C Leaverhewitt (Holm) 36:22; 60 K Robertson (Tyne, W45) 36:26; 61 K Titlow (Vale R) 36:26; 62 D Richardson (Quak, W40) 36:28; 63 A Murraygourlay (Kirks) 36:29; 64 H Smith (Vale R, W45) 36:34; 65 E Finney (Sale) 36:43; 66 E Beedham (Traff) 36:51; 67 J Rich (Steel) 36:52; 68 S Kearney (Wirr, W40) 36:54; 69 H Leathley (Clay) 36:59; 70 D Campbell (Horw) 37:03; 71 L Wallace (Black B) 37:22; 72 K Savage (Barr) 37:25; 73 S Roberts (Pens, W35) 37:28; 74 H Whitelam (Hallam) 37:29; 75 A Lancaster (Knaves, W40) 37:32; 76 R Adams (R&Z) 37:36; 77 M Jones (Vall) 37:36; 78 B Hirst (E Ches) 37:37; 79 L Needham (Wharf) 37:41; 80 A Rosbottom (Wirr, W40) 37:43; 81 L

Armoush (Leeds C) 37:46; 82 R Silson (Bord H) 37:48; 83 A Cauley (Bury) 37:51; 84 J Raine (Crook) 37:55; 85 E Pass (Wesh) 38:00; 86 L Short (Birt, W40) 38:02; 87 L Etchells (Man FR) 38:08; 88 K Wellam (Sale, W35) 38:08; 89 J Parker (York) 38:09; 90 M Sykes (Holm, W45) 38:14; 91 K Aspin (New M) 38:15; 92 J Taylor (Wig D) 38:19; 93 J Muston (Spen) 38:22; 94 L Blann (Alt, W35) 38:23; 95 K White (Sale, W35) 38:23; 96 A Chinoy (Sale, W40) 38:25; 97 S Douglas (Sale) 38:26; 98 C Holmes (Knaves) 38:26; 99 S Philips (Darl) 38:31; 100 J Ashbrook (Hels) 38:33; 101 J Keavney (Swaled, W50) 38:37; 102 J Seddon (Barr, W40) 38:42; 103 S Stone (Bing, W40) 38:44; 104 J Fallon (Darw, W40) 38:52; 105 S Attwood (Knaves) 38:53; 106 J Thomas (Sale) 38:53; 107 C Parkin (Low F, W35) 38:56; 108 K Storrar (Barns, W40) 38:58; 109 L Gilderdale (BWF) 39:00; 110 L Bennett (New M) 39:00; 111 N Woodward (Sun, W35) 39:00; 112 L Grantham (Pens) 39:02; 113 V Unsworth (Liv H) 39:03; 114 L Atkinson (Gate) 39:04; 115 R Breheny (SSh, W35) 39:14; 116 A McClean (Low F, W35) 39:19; 117 N Wright (Chorlton) 39:19; 118 E Smith (B’burn) 39:20; 119 L Watson (Bing, W40) 39:21; 120 E Adorni (Chorlton) 39:21; 121 S James (Liv RC, W40) 39:23; 122 L Matheson (Tyne Br, W40) 39:23; 123 R Ratcliffe (S’worth) 39:24; 124 M Monks (Traff) 39:26; 125 S O’Sullivan (Keigh, W35) 39:26; 126 H Sharman (Knows) 39:32; 127 D Pickles (Macc) 39:39; 128 R Davies (Pens) 39:51; 129 C Carrdus (Wesh, W40) 39:53; 130 A Drasdo (Traff, W45) 39:58; 131 T Robb (Low F) 40:02; 132 S Hunt (Wirr) 40:06; 133 A Tipping (Prest) 40:10; 134 J Hartley (Acc, W40) 40:12; 135 R Walker (Sheff RC) 40:12; 136 B Massey (Barns, W45) 40:13; 137 L Parker (Acc, W35) 40:21; 138 L Trainor (Quak, W45) 40:23; 139 K Crisp (Barr, W45) 40:24; 140 L Partridge (Pens, W35) 40:25; 141 K Davis (NSP) 40:31; 142 L Baynhamhughes (Hels) 40:33; 143 N Geere (Spen) 40:33; 144 R Donohue (Liv H) 40:33; 145 E Wood (Vall) 40:35; 146 C Turner (CoH) 40:36; 147 C Compson (Sun, W40) 40:36; 148 H Traynor (Liv H) 40:46; 149 E Wood (Crook) 40:49; 150 N Murphy (Ross, W45) 40:51 W50: 3 S Gill (H’gate) 41:27. W55: 1 L Fisher (Burn RR) 41:23; 2 S Sunderland (Vall) 41:37; 3 G Kinloch (Burn RR) 42:01. W60: 1 M Loraine (Gate) 41:11; 2 J Needham (Roch) 42:04; 3 M Rees (W’sey) 44:41. W65: 1 M Leigh (Leigh)

48:20. W70: 1 J Deakin (Prest) 56:57TEAM: 1 Hallam 70; 2 Vale R 101; 3 Rotherham 111; 4 Liverpool 137; 5 Trafford 225; 6 Sale 291; 7 York Knaves 324; 8 Preston 346; 9 Barrow & F 347; 10 Accrington 384; 11 BW&F 385; 12 Bingley 441; 13 Pensby 453; 14 CleM 476; 15 Hull 490; 16 Wirral 500; 17 S Shields 502; 18 Birtley 570; 19 Low Fell 575; 20 Darwen 576; 21 Sunderland 601; 22 Chorlton 605; 23 S’port W 621; 24 Valley S 639; 25 Crook 654; 26 Burnden 705; 27 R&Z 726; 28 St Helens 740; 29 Leigh 749; 30 Darlington 762; 31 Buxton 804; 32 Steel C 804; 33 Wharfdale 812; 34 Barnsley 817; 35 Elswick 856; 36 Macclesfield 895; 37 Heaton 945; 38 Wigan 958; 39 Wallasey 1019; 40 E Hull 1081U20 women (5.6km): 1 A Donnelly (Linc W) 21:54; 2 P Stone (M’bro) 22:16; 3 S Burnett (Birt) 22:35; 4 R Johnson (Liv PS) 22:49; 5 R Ward (Linc W) 23:11; 6 E Downs (Stock H) 23:21; 7 S Tarver (Wirr) 23:21; 8 Z Knappy (Keigh) 23:23; 9 V Wills (Der) 23:33; 10 D Booth (Der) 23:53; 11 A Johnson (BWF) 24:02; 12 J Fox (Sun) 24:09; 13 S Lee (Goole Y) 24:33; 14 J Penn (NSP) 24:35; 15 R Jones (Salf) 24:35; 16 L Lee (Dur) 24:38; 17 C Slack (Hallam) 24:44; 18 A Leigh (Birt) 24:58; 19 R Hibberd (Sale) 25:10; 20 G Hannamm (L&M) 25:26; 21 R McGoldrick (SHS) 25:29; 22 A Brown (Morp) 25:31; 23 H Mainprize (Scar) 25:32; 24 H Simpson (E Ches) 25:42; 25 C Pettitt (Vale R) 26:01; 26 R Sykes (Holm) 26:06; 27 E Crownshaw (Hallam) 26:22; 28 C Jewell (Morp) 26:25; 29 F Nuttall (Wirr) 26:30; 30 S Brennan (Liv H) 26:38 TEAM: 1 Birtley 63; 2 Wirral 67U17 women (4.8km): 1 K Waugh (Birt) 18:26; 2 A Moore (Barns) 18:44; 3 E Greenwood (B’burn) 18:49; 4 A Lancaster (Shef/Dearn) 19:02; 5 K Whiteoak (Stock H) 19:11; 6 K Lowery (Warr) 19:13; 7 M McCarthy (Hallam) 19:29; 8 L Ferris (Warr) 19:37; 9 B Strange (Liv H) 19:41; 10 O Sykes (Holm) 19:45; 11 J Elgood (Ilkley) 19:51; 12 J Downs (Stock H) 19:52; 13 B Williams (Linc W) 19:54; 14 H Richardson (Stock H) 19:57; 15 E Bolton (Ribb) 20:01; 16 E Byram (Holm) 20:08; 17 B Barlow (Manc H) 20:08; 18 L Whittingham (Macc) 20:14; 19 I Wherritt (M’bro) 20:15; 20 L Wilkinson (Linc W) 20:15; 21 B Briggs (Bev) 20:21; 22 K Clarke (W Ches) 20:26; 23 L Hedger (M’bro) 20:28; 24 I Burrow (Helm) 20:29; 25 I Wilson (Hallam) 20:30; 26 S Smith (Vale R) 20:31; 27 S

Pickering (Ilkley) 20:34; 28 L Thornton (Linc W) 20:36; 29 S Cross (Weth) 20:36; 30 O Green (Sale) 20:41; 31 E Tait (Gate) 20:43; 32 R Jones (Stock H) 20:44; 33 S Whittaker (Bury) 20:46; 34 H Matheson (Heat) 20:51; 35 C Gibbons (Vale R) 20:53; 36 E Bridge (Vale R) 20:55; 37 C Dooley (Vale R) 20:59; 38 L Byram (Holm) 21:00; 39 L Hunter (Darl) 21:01; 40 I Elliott (Wake) 21:03; 41 H Pinkney (Tyne) 21:05; 42 H Corden (Stock H) 21:06; 43 M Butterworth (Donc) 21:17; 44 L Goddard (Warr) 21:21; 45 E Barnbrook (New M) 21:27; 46 E Gajda (Stock H) 21:27; 47 C Newsham (Wig D) 21:30; 48 A Leslie (SSh) 21:31; 49 C Waddington (Ross) 21:31; 50 J Hutchinson (Darl) 21:35 TEAM: 1 Stockport 63; 2 Warrington 109; 3 Holmfirth 116; 4 Linc W 127; 5 Vale R 134; 6 Ilkley 197; 7 Sale 247; 8 Gateshead 308U15 girls (4.2km): 1 O Mason (Bord H) 16:18; 2 E McNiven (Liv H) 16:20; 3 F Ireland (Liv H) 16:35; 4 J Cooper (Der) 16:46; 5 J Cook (Liv H) 17:12; 6 B Morley (Ilkley) 17:20; 7 G Harris (Roth) 17:24; 8 K Miller (Liv H) 17:31; 9 A Stiles (Manc H) 17:34; 10 G Varley (Gate) 17:36; 11 K Hodgkinson (Leigh) 17:44; 12 A Brooke (Wake) 17:48; 13 L Miller (Liv H) 17:50; 14 H Smith (Vale R) 17:51; 15 E Crownshaw (Hallam) 17:53; 16 A Gibbons (Sale) 17:55; 17 L Hall (Hal) 17:57; 18 M Wood (Linc W) 17:58; 19 I Hayes (Warr) 18:01; 20 M Elliott (B’burn) 18:03; 21 K Thompson (Wirr) 18:06; 22 S Huxham (Hallam) 18:07; 23 L Trask (Hallam) 18:09; 24 I Pentland (Darl) 18:10; 25 I Clarke (W Ches) 18:11; 26 M Raine (Liv H) 18:12; 27 E Stewart (Sky) 18:12; 28 S Moss (Macc) 18:13; 29 I Chaudhry (Gate) 18:14; 30 C Dalton (Ripon) 18:15; 31 E Williams (Leigh) 18:20; 32 E Lowery (Macc) 18:23; 33 C Johnson (Most) 18:24; 34 E Gordon (Liv H) 18:24; 35 M Sproul (Kend) 18:25; 36 S Bland (Kend) 18:25; 37 M Taylor (Roth) 18:27; 38 L Wilcock (Chor ATC) 18:30; 39 I Castelow (Hal) 18:31; 40 S Knight (Sun) 18:32; 41 L Robinson (Macc) 18:36; 42 J Branford (Holm) 18:37; 43 I Robinson (NSP) 18:41; 44 F Moore (Weth) 18:41; 45 E Findlay (Bing) 18:41; 46 A Holyoake (Leeds C) 18:41; 47 A Browne (Gate) 18:43; 48 N Moore (Stock H) 18:44; 49 H Short (Birt) 18:44; 50 L Spiers (Nthn (IOM)) 18:46; 51 K Rennocks (Roth) 18:49; 52 N Mattinson (Bord H) 18:55; 53 B Holt (Clay) 18:56; 54 E Jones (Wharf) 18:57; 55 R Purves (Gosf) 19:00; 56 B Ward (Stock H) 19:02; 57 C Spencer (Wirr) 19:02; 58 A Garcia

(Shef/Dearn) 19:04; 59 E Davies (Eden) 19:06; 60 L Griffiths (Sale) 19:08; 61 L Hardie (H&P) 19:09; 62 H Witchalls (Sale) 19:10; 63 A Bairstow (Keigh) 19:11; 64 S Robson (J&H) 19:13; 65 C Hooper (Salf) 19:14; 66 E Jackson (Roth) 19:14; 67 P Croft (Wirr) 19:17; 68 A Allan (Kend) 19:19; 69 P Cooke (Leeds C) 19:20; 70 C Wellings (Gate) 19:20; 71 I Trevithick (Warr) 19:21; 72 E Phillips (Darl) 19:23; 73 S Williams (Macc) 19:27; 74 C Dimmick (Vale R) 19:28; 75 E McHale (Shef/Dearn) 19:31TEAM: 1 Liverpool 18; 2 Gateshead 156; 3 Roltherham 161; 4 Macclesfield 174; 5 Sale 214; 6 Wirral 242; 7 Leigh 280; 8 Vale R 294; 9 Halifax 316; 10 Sheff & D 352; 11 Birtley 375; 12 Ilkley 393; 13 E Chesh &T 413; 14 Sedgefield 483; 15 Billingham 565; 16 Bury 581U13 girls (3.2km): 1 E Jones (Sky) 13:30; 2 C Rylance (Amble) 13:49; 3 J Hill (Hallam) 13:51; 4 H Peck (Morp) 14:08; 5 L Barker (R’well) 14:11; 6 L Crawford (Sale) 14:14; 7 A Jones (Wharf) 14:15; 8 D Davies (C’field) 14:17; 9 S Heslop (Macc) 14:20; 10 G Fazakerley (Manc H) 14:21; 11 M Noble (Darl) 14:23; 12 A Mason (Bord H) 14:27; 13 M Caltonseal (York) 14:28; 14 O Katory (Gosf) 14:28; 15 A Davies (B’burn) 14:32; 16 E Plimmer (Leeds C) 14:35; 17 Z Hartley (Hallam) 14:38; 18 D Alissa (Prest) 14:39; 19 E Hart (Darl) 14:43; 20 R Firth (Bing) 14:45; 21 C Preddy (BWF) 14:45; 22 J Hall (Sedge) 14:45; 23 E Kearney (Wirr) 14:46; 24 L Heaton (Morp) 14:46; 25 N Phillips (H&P) 14:47; 26 H Weedall (Vale R) 14:47; 27 O Leigh (Chor ATC) 14:49; 28 A Darnell (C’field) 14:53; 29 M Wiseman (Sale) 14:54; 30 L Hayward (Roth) 14:56; 31 D Keigher (Stock H) 14:57; 32 I Curran (Gate) 15:01; 33 E Crossley (Keigh) 15:01; 34 C Haywoodpercival (Salf) 15:01; 35 F Bayman (Leigh) 15:04; 36 B Bergstrand (M’bro) 15:05; 37 E Russell (Salf) 15:06; 38 R Wren (Gosf) 15:07; 39 A Brooks (Sale) 15:08; 40 M Naylor (Hallam) 15:08; 41 M Atherton (Sale) 15:08; 42 E Collier (Salf) 15:11; 43 L Pyne (W Ches) 15:12; 44 R Hedley (Morp) 15:14; 45 E Brown (Linc W) 15:14; 46 D Lonsdale (Prest) 15:15; 47 M Quinn (Hallam) 15:20; 48 A Bratt (Salf) 15:20; 49 H Booker (Hallam) 15:21; 50 L Grayson (S’port W) 15:21; 51 H Winstanley (BWF) 15:21; 52 C Rogers (Stock H) 15:22; 53 M Richards (Eden) 15:24; 54 L Hole (Sale) 15:24; 55 E Charnley (B’burn) 15:26; 56 M Martin (Hallam) 15:27; 57 C Corrigan (B’burn) 15:28; 58 L Gregg (Ross) 15:28; 59 E Swarbrick (Amble) 15:29; 60 A Potter (Salf) 15:29; 61 B Roberts (Keigh) 15:31; 62 M Lewis (E Ches) 15:32; 63 P Anderson (Ilkley) 15:33; 64 A Proctor (H’gate) 15:34; 65 K Wood (SSh) 15:36; 66 P Townsend (Sale) 15:36; 67 S Oldham (L&M) 15:38; 68 L Welton (H’gate) 15:40; 69 H Rogers (Darl) 15:40; 70 T Walsh (York) 15:40; 71 K Adams (Hallam) 15:41; 72 M Petrucci (Keigh) 15:41; 73 T Wilson (Hallam) 15:44; 74 P Collins (Sedge) 15:45; 75 O Milburn (Tyne) 15:45TEAM: 1 Hallam 107; 2 Sale 115; 3 Salford 161; 4 Morpeth 161; 5 K&C 242; 6 Blackburn 243; 7 Stockport 319; 8 BW&F 346; 9 Wirral 359; 10 Leigh 381; 11 Vale R 403; 12 Liverpool 415; 13 Chorley 416; 14 Ilkley 431; 15 Holmfirth 506; 16 S’port W 515; 17 Manchester 517; 18 Halifax 576; 19 CleM 582; 20 Sunderland 612

NORTHERN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS

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WINS FOR BRECKER AND POTTER

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THE NEW course at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, which played host to the Brooks Midlands Cross Country Championships, proved a hit with athletes, spectators and officials alike despite the cold and windy conditions.

Race organisers were left hunting for an alternative venue after Stafford Common, where the championships were originally scheduled to take place, had to pull out due to flooding, and it wasn’t until three days before the event that Prestwold Hall was officially given the go ahead.

The new venue, which is the site of the Leicestershire Schools’ championships, made a strong case to be granted future fixtures.

SENIOR MENMANY expected last year’s winner, Alastair Watson, to retain his title over 12km. And at the halfway stage the Notts

athlete was leading and looking good for the win.

However, it was not to be as he was overtaken by City of Stoke’s Alex Brecker, who powered home in the latter stages to beat Watson by nine seconds in 37:22.

The victory continued Brecker’s fine winter season, so far adding to his Staffordshire

championship crown and recent top spot in the Birmingham League division one race in Coventry.

“I’m really pleased to have won. I’ve upped my mileage from 70 a week to around 85 and it’s really helped me this year. Plus I’ve grown into my body now so I feel a lot stronger,” said the 23-year-old.

“The course here was epic. I really liked it. It had a touch of Parliament Hills about it and was sapping on the legs in parts.”

Brecker is hoping to continue his rich vein of form in the BUCS and National before taking to the track in the summer.

“Previously I’ve run a lot of 800m and 1500m races on the track but I’m going to concentrate on the 3000m and 5000m as well as the 1500m

and not the 800m this season.”Although defending

champion Watson was disappointed not to retain his crown, he took consolation from his Notts AC team taking gold in the team competition, with Tipton and Owls AC Leicester bagging silver and bronze.

NEW VENUE PROVES A HIT WITH RUNNERS NICK PAGAN DAVID GRIFFITHS

Notts AC: came away with the senior men’s team trophy from Loughborough Winner: Brecker can’t hide his delight

Alex Brecker (right): the Stoke athlete was quickly into his stride

Alex Brecker: senior men’s

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SENIOR WOMENTHE Potter twins – Jane and Juliet – were tipped to be among the medals and so it proved as the two local women from Charnwood AC took home gold and bronze having been split by Stoke’s Katie Holt.

Amazingly, Jane – who defended her title over 8km in 27:29 – had worked a marathon shift the night before her race as part of her nursing degree. “I was really tired as I did a 13-hour shift at the hospital so it’s great I could win,” she said. “And at one

point the wind was so bad, the tape marking out the course tangled in my legs and I had to stop to take it off! But the race was great preparation for the National.”

She added: “While running I kept thinking of one of the children on the children’s ward where I work who has only got one leg and how lucky I am to be able to run.

“Even when it was really tough, thinking of them and the other children really inspired me to keep going.”

Potter was also delighted

for sister Juliet as she’d had a “nightmare” experience last year. The twins also won team bronze with Bristol and West claiming silver behind winners Birchfield Harriers.

This was the Stagbearers 31st victory since 1937 having last taken this trophy home three years ago.

AGE GROUP RACESTHESE provided some of the day’s top performances, with perhaps the best of the bunch from Birchfield’s Will Richardson, whose sister Chloe also finished fourth in the senior race.

The under-20 champion

Will Richardson: retained U20 title

“AT ONE POINT THE WIND WAS SO BAD THE TAPE MARKING OUT THE COURSE

TANGLED IN MY LEGS AND I HAD TO STOP

TO TAKE IT OFF!”JANE POTTER

Prestwold Hall proved a fine setting for the event after it switched venues

Jane Potter: stretches away from Katie HoltChampions again: Birchfield

Top women (l-r): Jane Potter, Katie Holt and Juliet Potter


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RESULTSSenior men (12km): 1 A Brecker (Stoke) 37:22; 2 A Watson (Notts, M35) 37:31; 3 J Thewlis (Notts) 37:42; 4 T Spencer (Cov) 38:05; 5 P Hodkinson (Notts) 38:11; 6 H Lupton (Charn) 38:24; 7 D Hallam (OWLS) 38:38; 8 A Scott (Notts) 39:25; 9 M Aspinall (Tip) 39:32; 10 S Duffy (Stoke) 39:36; 11 S Byrne (Tip) 39:53; 12 D Annable (Notts) 39:56; 13 R Keal (Notts, M40) 39:59; 14 T Bell (OWLS) 40:00; 15 S Myatt (Trent, M35) 40:06; 16 E Highton (OWLS) 40:12; 17 J Mckenna (B&W) 40:13; 18 I Williams (Tip) 40:30; 19 T Hartley (Notts, M45) 40:33; 20 M Couldwell (Charn, M40) 40:34; 21 J Smith (B&R) 40:40; 22 T Mahon (OWLS) 40:41; 23 S Hawkes (Amaz F, M35) 40:54; 24 M Blunden (Notts, M35) 41:03; 25 J Rainsford (Hean) 41:06; 26 S Hazell (Cov, M35) 41:11; 27 C Sharp (Knowle & Dorridge) 41:17; 28 A Woodward (Herm) 41:24; 29 J Muddeman (Leam) 41:29; 30 P Gould (Kenil, M35) 41:46; 31 S Ratcliffe (Newc S) 42:00; 32 S Barnsley (Tip) 42:08; 33 C Curtis (Corby, M35) 42:09; 34 A Soley (Tip) 42:11; 35 T Crowley (Notts) 42:14; 36 T Carter (BRAT) 42:17; 37 M Williams (Notts) 42:17; 38 C Gillespie (Tip) 42:20; 39 M Iwaniec (W’boro) 42:21; 40 C McMillan (OWLS) 42:22; 41 R Stewart (B&W) 42:25; 42 M Adcock (Herm, M35) 42:34; 43 K Hope (Kenil, M35) 42:39; 44 S Lanckham (B&R) 42:40; 45 T Garrity (Corby, M40) 42:40; 46 L Montgomery (Corby) 42:41; 47 J Read (Knowle & Dorridge) 42:41; 48 S Page (Kenil) 42:48; 49 G Burnett (Charn, M45) 42:49; 50 J Ross (Staffs M) 42:53; 51 C Gidlow (Stoke, M35) 42:58; 52 S King (Hean) 42:59; 53 J Watson (Leam) 43:01; 54 J Williams (Herm, M40) 43:01; 55 B Foster (Dud K) 43:07; 56 A Meenaghan (Holme P) 43:08; 57 M Lewis (Charn) 43:09; 58 S Bazell (Stoke, M40) 43:11; 59 C Dillon (Stoke) 43:14; 60 T Chew (RSC) 43:15; 61 S Rice (Hean) 43:17; 62 R Meredith (Dud K) 43:20; 63 S Gibson (Beau L) 43:35; 64 A Salmon (B&W) 43:36; 65 L Wrigley (Stoke) 43:41; 66 T Holden

(Tip) 43:47; 67 G Smith (Hean, M40) 43:50; 68 P Wolfe (C&S) 43:52; 69 G Standinger (B&W) 43:58; 70 S Green (OWLS, M35) 44:01; 71 R Powell (Tip) 44:12; 72 D Taylor (Cov) 44:16; 73 T Twentyman (Newc S, M50) 44:21; 74 R Nash (Tel) 44:23; 75 G Briggs (Dark Pk, M40) 44:29; 76 G Schule (Leam) 44:30; 77 A Hall (B&W, M35) 44:37; 78 M Hadley (Hale, M45) 44:41; 79 D Nation (D&S, M35) 44:46; 80 D Birtwhistle (Tel) 44:53; 81 A Botfield (Hale) 44:53; 82 D Bate (Tip) 44:55; 83 M Lawlor (BRAT, M40) 44:57; 84 B Moen (R&N, M45) 45:03; 85 M Curtis (Kenil, M45) 45:10; 86 K Bowen (Rush, M35) 45:12; 87 T Price (Knowle & Dorridge, M35) 45:14; 88 A Squire (Holme P, M35) 45:20; 89 N Haycock (C&S, M40) 45:20; 90 C Collins (B’ville, M35) 45:22; 91 K Wilkins (Beau L) 45:24; 92 A McDonnell (R&N) 45:27; 93 P Newton (Red, M45) 45:34; 94 E Prince (Chelt) 45:44; 95 P Jolliffe (Kings Hth) 45:51; 96 D Greenwood (Holme P, M40) 45:55; 97 M Andrews (R&N, M40) 45:59; 98 G Moffatt (Holme P, M45) 46:01; 99 S Chauh (Burt) 46:02; 100 I Cox (Barr R) 46:04; 101 A Loach (Holme P, M35) 46:12; 102 S Flowers (Wye V) 46:13; 103 Z Hassan (Tip) 46:17; 104 S Allen (OWLS) 46:20; 105 L Ingram (OWLS) 46:22; 106 J Brotherhood (Cov, M35) 46:24; 107 C Roberts (Cov) 46:29; 108 J Jefferson (Tip) 46:33; 109 R Latimer (R&N) 46:35; 110 M Morley (Bir, M50) 46:41; 111 C Allwood (SinA) 46:41; 112 E O’Flynn (Leam) 46:42; 113 R Stanier (Tip, M60) 46:44; 114 C Bridges (Bath) 46:47; 115 T Hutchinson (Strat, M45) 46:49; 116 V Carroll (R&N, M45) 46:49; 117 C Parker (Hean) 46:50; 118 H Jones (BRAT, M50) 46:52; 119 G Little (Notts) 47:05; 120 M Dyer (Kenil, M35) 47:05; 121 E Wilson (Trent) 47:11; 122 A Bodycote (Cov, M40) 47:17; 123 D Vaughan (W&B) 47:17; 124 A Freeman (B&R) 47:20; 125 G Maguire (Tip) 47:21; 126 N Roberts (R&N, M45) 47:22; 127 R Deakin (Bir) 47:28; 128 I Murdey (Beau L, M45) 47:31; 129 A Morris (Desf) 47:34; 130 J Seymour (Notts) 47:40; 131 B Beaumont (BRAT) 47:41; 132 M Gore (Harb, M45) 47:41;

133 M Allen (Hale, M35) 47:46; 134 M Pollard (B’ville) 47:50; 135 E Fowler (Nun, M50) 47:51; 136 M Harrigan (D&S) 47:56; 137 P McNally (Red, M50) 47:59; 138 D Edwards (W&B, M45) 48:01; 139 A Dickenson (Long E, M50) 48:01; 140 G Fowler (Leam) 48:05; 141 J Kemp (W’boro, M40) 48:08; 142 A Fellowes (Kings Heath) 48:08; 143 T Bagguley (Newk) 48:10; 144 C Holmes (SinA) 48:12; 145 M Whitehouse (W Brom, M40) 48:14; 146 J Drakeford (City of Birmingham Striders) 48:21; 147 C Astley (Chead, M45) 48:28; 148 T Hulse (Stone MM, M45) 48:30; 149 D Gapper (Tel H, M35) 48:34; 150 C Taylor (RSC) 48:36 M55: 1 S Calrow (W&B) 49:41; 2 J Donaldson (W’boro) 50:23; 3 T Egan (R&N) 50:24M60: 2 J Hill (Hale) 52:51; 3 M Beardmore (Chead) 54:50. M65: 1 M Weir (Belp) 55:20; 2 P Greenfield (Nun) 57:57; 3 K Uzzell (Stone MM) 59:21. M70: 1 B Mackey (Uttox) 66:17; 2 S Shillington (Kenil) 69:07 TEAM: 1 Notts 43; 2 Tipton 142; 3 OWLS 169; 4 Stoke 244; 5 Cov G 437; 6 Kenilworth 478; 7 Heanor 480; 8 Holme P 596; 9 R&N 624; 10 Charnwood 6278; 11 BRAT 675; 12 B&R 811; 13 Dudley Kings 821; 14 Halesowen 881; 15 Beaumont 966; 16 W&B 969; 17 Leamington 1000; 18 Trentham 1010; 19 Birchfield 1094; 20 W’boro 1124; 21 Newc Staffs 1138; 22 B’ville 1168; 23 Red RR 1210; 24 Cheadle 1261; 25 Sparkhill 1267; 26 L Eaton 1371; 27 Kings Heath 1196; 28 Stratford 1425; 29 Centurion 1538; 30 Aldridge 1577U20 men (8km): 1 W Richardson (Bir) 24:41; 2 S Stevens (Leic C) 25:21; 3 S Evans (RSC) 25:33; 4 Z Nolan (SSH) 25:58; 5 D Stock (Worc) 26:06; 6 A Rieley (Mans) 26:13; 7 J McCrae (Nene V) 26:18; 8 M O’Sullivan (OWLS) 26:19; 9 J Turner (Stroud) 26:20; 10 J Millar (B&W) 26:25; 11 L Vine (Tip) 26:32; 12 J Richardson (Nene V) 26:48; 13 J Cara (Kett) 26:59; 14 J Hope (Kett) 27:03; 15 G Griffiths (Tip) 27:10; 16 J Timmins (Hale) 27:18; 17 O Paulin (Cov) 27:19; 18 C Shankly (Bir) 27:30; 19 B Musgrove

(R&N) 27:32; 20 P Clark (Notts) 28:06; 21 E Garamslegi (W&B) 28:20; 22 H Beebee (Tel) 28:43; 23 T Hubbard (Newk) 28:44; 24 C McNally (Notts) 28:49; 25 A Percy (Wreak) 29:01; 26 J Austin (RSC) 29:10; 27 J McLeod (Cov) 29:13; 28 A Gill (Leic C) 29:13; 29 J Egleston (Tel) 29:22; 30 T Acha (Tip) 29:54TEAM: 1 Kettering 95; 2 Tipton 95; 3 Notts 118U17 men (6km): 1 A Rayner (Mans) 22:32; 2 A Thompson (Leic C) 22:52; 3 S Willis (Bed C) 23:08; 4 C Smith (B&R) 23:18; 5 T Corby (OWLS) 23:23; 6 K Hopley (Staffs M) 23:29; 7 O Freer (Leic C) 23:32; 8 G Burnett (Charn) 23:36; 9 J Pollard (Charn) 23:45; 10 A Meade (Cov) 24:09; 11 A Jolly (Cov) 24:18; 12 D Wilkinson (Leam) 24:30; 13 T Bower (Bath) 24:40; 14 A Jones (RSC) 24:43; 15 J Tuffin (Rush) 24:53; 16 L Sternkopf (Worc) 24:58; 17 F Allison (Strat) 25:03; 18 P Bouttier-Butler (Leic C) 25:05; 19 H Purdell (Leic C) 25:09; 20 J Condlyffe (Stoke) 25:11; 21 C Walker (Mans) 25:14; 22 O Barbour (Strat) 25:16; 23 K Chahal (Leam) 25:22; 24 M Buchan (Mans) 25:27; 25 X Woodcock (Stroud) 25:30; 26 L Berryman (W&SV) 25:34; 27 A Walmsley (Cov) 25:34; 28 G Marshall (W’bury) 25:38; 29 D Horner (Rush) 25:43; 30 A Goulding (Newk) 25:50; 31 F Lydon (Charn) 25:53; 32 G West (Leam) 25:57; 33 A Blackham (RSC) 25:58; 34 J Wizard (R&N) 26:06; 35 B Louie (SSH) 26:08; 36 T Loveday (Leam) 26:10; 37 J Reidy (Cov) 26:13; 38 G Alvey (W&SV) 26:19; 39 T Bury (Stroud) 26:24; 40 E Thomas (Leic C) 26:28TEAM: 1 Leic C 46; 2 Cov G 85; 3 Leamington 103; 4 R&N 178U15 boys (4km): 1 C Mitchelmore (Shrews) 17:07; 2 A Searle (R&N) 17:13; 3 J Ward (C&S) 17:27; 4 M Cawthra (Newk) 17:31; 5 O Rouse (Charn) 17:38; 6 J Musgrove (R&N) 17:45; 7 C McGlinchey (W&SV) 17:47; 8 F Batkin (Kett) 17:50; 9 B Rouse (Charn) 18:01; 10 L Nuttall (Charn) 18:08; 11 K Coleman-Smith (Nun) 18:11; 12 F Moffatt (Rush) 18:13; 13 M Chronicle (R&N) 18:14; 14 T Hughes (R&N) 18:16; 15 M Hassan (R&N) 18:19; 16 M

Campion (Notts) 18:21; 17 J Droogmans (Newc S) 18:25; 18 K Hopewell (SSH) 18:27; 19 H Greaves (4Life Tri) 18:38; 20 S Richardson (Notts) 18:39; 21 A Bowley (Charn) 18:45; 22 J Nixon (Newc S) 18:47; 23 M Rushton (R&N) 18:49; 24 A Noble (Yate) 18:53; 25 C McLeod (SSH) 19:08; 26 C Abberley (Burt) 19:09; 27 J Boote (C&S) 19:09; 28 S Harding-Hill (B&W) 19:15; 29 H Codling (Kett) 19:17; 30 J Carey (R&N) 19:20; 31 J Lally (Stoke) 19:21; 32 J Douglas (Charn) 19:31; 33 D Bendle (Stroud) 19:33; 34 D Swain (Bir) 19:34; 35 B Chesters (C&S) 19:34; 36 T Clayton (C&S) 19:37; 37 B Hope (R&N) 19:38; 38 J Cannell (Kett) 19:44; 39 S Unwin (Charn) 19:52; 40 N Marchant (B&W) 19:54; 41 M Potter (Corby) 19:55; 42 L Nagington (Newc S) 19:57; 43 N Casey (Bir) 20:04; 44 T Symmons (SSH) 20:11; 45 M Chambers (Leam AA) 20:17; 46 G Hayward (W’bury) 20:20; 47 L Harrison (Bir) 20:32; 48 J Price (SSH) 20:36; 49 R James (R&N) 20:38; 50 C Davis (Stroud) 20:40TEAM: 1 R&N 35; 2 Charnwood 45; 3 C&S 101; 4 S&SH 135; 5 Notts 149; 6 Birchfield 197; 7 Stafford 241U13 boys (3km): 1 A Parkinson (Corby) 12:38; 2 D Bowley (Kett) 12:50; 3 A Visram Cipolletta (SSH) 13:02; 4 J Wardle (Rush) 13:08; 5 H Rowland (Stroud) 13:12; 6 B Smith (Newk) 13:14; 7 L Rawlings (Osw) 13:16; 8 J Bannister (B&W) 13:22; 9 W Kay (Tel) 13:26; 10 J Sispal (Leam AA) 13:32; 11 A Coleston-Shields (Charn) 13:35; 12 A Stapleton (Bir) 13:38; 13 J Harrod (W’bury) 13:41; 14 T Rowland (Stroud) 13:43; 15 T Bentley (Tip) 13:44; 16 S Snelson (Banb) 13:46; 17 R Shields (Bir) 13:47; 18 L Edge (Rush) 13:48; 19 J Leavesley (Charn) 13:59; 20 R Watson Quilter (W&SV) 14:02; 21 J McCoubrie (Stroud) 14:02; 22 F Hawker (B&W) 14:04; 23 J Robins (B&R) 14:07; 24 J Masterson (SSH) 14:08; 25 J Worsfold (Stroud) 14:08; 26 A Pollock (Banb) 14:09; 27 N Bennett (R&N) 14:09; 28 S Morgan (Worc) 14:14; 29 D Meredith (Stoke) 14:15; 30 L Mayes (Corby) 14:16; 31 A Oscroft (B&W) 14:17; 32 J

defended his title in style with a winning margin of 40 seconds over his nearest rival to be first to the tape over 8km in 24:41.

“It was great to defend my title over such a good course. The mud slowed me down in parts and it was tough on the legs. I’m really looking forward to the National and the English Schools coming up soon.”

The medals in the under-20 team event went to Kettering, Tipton and Notts.

There was a combined under-17 and under-20 women’s race over 5km which was won by under-17 Lucy Jones from Charnwood in 21:35, which was 15

seconds quicker than the under-20 winner Ella Hughes of Mansfield.

“The course was absolutely brilliant. The layout was really

good and its big hills really got us working as a pack,” said Jones, who is now planning to run in the National and qualify for this summer’s World Junior Championships in Poland over 800m or 1500m.

Jones also won gold with Charnwood in the team event, while Halesowen and Westbury Harriers took the minor medals.

City of Stoke, Charnwood and Rugby & Northampton were the top three in the under-20 women’s race.

Mansfield’s Archie Rayner completed his set of medals with gold in the boys’ under-17 5km race with a 20-second win over Leicester Coritanian’s Alfie

Thompson in 22:32. Stanley Willis, one of the favourites, took third for Bedford.

Coritanians were the winners of the team race followed

Lucy Jones: took combined U17/20 race

Westbury’s Ellie Hobbs took U15 girls’ gold


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Hobbs (W’bury) 14:17; 33 S Rowe (Staffs M) 14:19; 34 D Carter (4Life Tri) 14:19; 35 D King (Bir) 14:25; 36 O Read (Kett) 14:26; 37 R Elston (Charn) 14:26; 38 J Angus (Strat) 14:27; 39 C Adams (Tel) 14:32; 40 O Kingston (B&W) 14:33; 41 L Watson-Quilter (W&SV) 14:35; 42 J Mead (B&W) 14:35; 43 B Holborow (Kett) 14:41; 44 C Edmonds (B&W) 14:42; 45 H Boynton (R&N) 14:45; 46 L Wolf-Pudney (4Life Tri) 14:46; 47 B Edwards (Tam) 14:47; 48 B Jones (Charn) 14:47; 49 M Price (Hale) 14:52; 50 C Foord (Charn) 14:58TEAM: 1 Stroud 65; 2 B&W 101; 3 Charnwood 115; 4 Birchfield 115; 5 Kettering 148; 6 Wreake 197; 7 R&N 216; 8 Stoke 234; 9 Stratford 298

Senior women (8km): 1 Jane Potter (Charn) 27:29; 2 K Holt (Stoke) 27:47; 3 Juliet Potter (Charn) 28:11; 4 C Richardson (Bir) 28:50; 5 E Fowler (Nun, W35) 29:01; 6 D Hodgkinson (Bir) 29:16; 7 H Munn (Win) 29:37; 8 L Hayes (Stoke) 29:49; 9 H Sharpe (B&W, W35) 29:56; 10 S Mackness (Tel) 29:57; 11 R Pierce (Bath) 29:58; 12 A Granger (BAD TC) 30:06; 13 T Clarke (W&B) 30:08; 14 M Vernon (Trent, W45) 30:12; 15 K Allen (Bir) 30:15; 16 M Browne (BRAT) 30:17; 17 L Palmer-Blount (Hean, W35) 30:17; 18 L Marshall (Notts) 30:27; 19 P Richardson (Cov, W35) 30:40; 20 M Willcocks (SinA) 31:07; 21 J Belyavin (B&W, W35) 31:18; 22 K Barnett (W’boro) 31:19; 23 P Keen (Nun) 31:21; 24 S Lynch (Tip) 31:26; 25 G Moriaty (R&N) 31:34; 26 K Barden (B&R, W35) 31:45; 27 E Neil (Barr R) 31:54; 28 A Binley (W&B) 31:54; 29 E Stevens (Bir) 32:01; 30 N Cuthbert (Barr R) 32:04; 31 E Monk (Hale) 32:08; 32 A Deathridge (RSC, W40) 32:21; 33 H Brown (FoD, W40) 32:30; 34 F Eddy (B&W) 32:31; 35 J Dickens (Trent, W45) 32:34; 36 D Thomas (Trent) 32:36; 37 T Hardman (R&N) 32:39; 38 S Conway (Bir) 32:47; 39 R Taylor (Newk) 32:55; 40 M Woodward (RSC, W35) 33:03; 41 F Emond (BAD TC) 33:03; 42 J Bartholomew (Spark, W45) 33:11; 43 A Wilson (W&B, W45) 33:14; 44 T

Freeman (B&R) 33:19; 45 Z Blower (Leam) 33:20; 46 L Tait-Harris (Tel, W40) 33:24; 47 J Jeeves (Leam AA) 33:30; 48 H Smith (Charn) 33:44; 49 C Hubbard (Newk) 34:06; 50 C Capper (BRAT) 34:23; 51 A Larriviere (Notts) 34:30; 52 L Davidson (Bir, W35) 34:35; 53 L Wignall (RSC) 34:42; 54 A Chahal (Leam AA) 34:45; 55 D Machackova (Wye V) 34:49; 56 P Barber (Tip, W55) 34:52; 57 L Andrews (Kenil, W40) 34:58; 58 G Gaigaliene (Wye V, W35) 35:03; 59 F Alexander (Harb, W40) 35:06; 60 A Gamble (Stone MM, W40) 35:08; 61 L Richmond (Charn, W35) 35:16; 62 G Weston (Notts) 35:22; 63 M Hensman (B’ville, W35) 35:24; 64 V Bone (Spark, W35) 35:39; 65 C Thornberry (Kenil) 35:43; 66 L Latimer (R&N) 35:46; 67 A Preece (Tel, W40) 35:47; 68 K Dixon (Trent) 36:05; 69 L Evans (W&B) 36:07; 70 S Davies (Tip) 36:22; 71 M Baptista (B’ville, W35) 36:32; 72 M Hepke (B&R, W40) 36:39; 73 N Ross (W Brom, W40) 36:48; 74 S Spencer (Hale, W50) 36:52; 75 K Dicks (GWR) 36:53; 76 C Fenn (N’brook, W45) 36:53; 77 C Tinker (Charn) 36:54; 78 V Doran (Tel H, W35) 36:55; 79 L Gale (B’ville, W35) 37:08; 80 V Carter (Bir, W45) 37:19; 81 A Mountford (Stone MM, W40) 37:22; 82 N Godfrey (Staff H) 37:24; 83 L Booker (Aldr, W35) 37:25; 84 K Meridith (Spark) 37:26; 85 H Beecham (Aldr) 37:29; 86 S Habib (Kenil, W35) 37:35; 87 J Mumford (Cov, W50) 37:37; 88 R Brooks (Kenil, W35) 37:45; 89 L Gould (Kenil, W40) 37:46; 90 S Arnold (Spark) 37:50; 91 C Bone (BRAT, W40) 37:57; 92 L Dallisson (Strat, W40) 38:00; 93 S Weatherburn (W&B, W60) 38:04; 94 S Coombs (Corby, W45) 38:07; 95 A Hardy (Mans, W50) 38:14; 96 H Jones (R&N) 38:15; 97 Z Batstone (Cov, W35) 38:25; 98 K Armstrong (PACTRAC, W50) 38:29; 99 R Leivers (Hean) 38:32; 100 F Morley (Bir) 38:35; 101 C Jagpal (Birm S, W55) 38:36; 102 S Flanagan (Tel H) 38:44; 103 C Kerr (GWR, W45) 38:59; 104 E Holden (B’ville, W35) 39:00; 105 J Clarke (S’bridge, W60) 39:01; 106 S Lovett (Kenil) 39:08; 107 S Wallis (BRAT) 39:14; 108 R Thebridge (RSC)

39:15; 109 C Skellern (Staff H, W50) 39:15; 110 K Burns (Desf) 39:25; 111 R Wilson (Trent, W55) 39:26; 112 A Burdis (N’brook) 39:27; 113 J Glynn (B’ville, W50) 39:48; 114 T Pike (Kett, W45) 39:53; 115 S Crinnian (Hale, W50) 39:54; 116 J Anderson (B&R, W50) 40:00; 117 S Odell (Strat, W45) 40:04; 118 C Butler (B’ville) 40:21; 119 J Hackett (Staffs M, W45) 40:25; 120 J Potter (Hean, W45) 40:30 W55: 4 C Ball (B&R) 40:52; 5 A Brind (Stone MM) 40:54. W60: 3 L Pymm (B’ville) 45:31; 4 P Parr (GWR) 52:39. W65: 1 T Smith (W&B) 42:58; 2 P Dable (Kenil) 44:03 TEAM: 1 Birchfield 54; 2 B&W 76; 3 Charnwood 113; 4 Trentham 153; 5 W&B 153; 6 R&N 224; 7 RSC 233; 8 B&R 258; 9 BRAT 264; 10 Tipton 279; 11 Sparkhill 280; 12 Leamington 286; 13 Kenilworth 296; 14 B’ville 317; 15 Halesowen 342; 16 Heanor 374; 17 Stafford 454; 18 Aldridge 469; 19 Northbrook 495; 20 Kettering 552; 21 Desford 553; 22 Beaumont 568; 23 Kings H 623; 24 Sphinx 648; 25 Hermitage 734U20 women (5km): 1 E Hughes (Mans) 21:50; 2 L Holt (Stoke) 21:54; 3 B Haines (Bir) 22:20; 4 R Weston (Banb) 23:24; 5 T Stone (Stoke) 23:50; 6 I Mander (W&B) 24:25; 7 H Cox (Charn) 24:39; 8 M Gilmore (Saff) 26:08; 9 G Clarke (Notts) 26:12; 10 M Getachew (Charn) 26:30; 11 K Goddard (R&N) 26:31; 12 T Lea (R&N) 27:03; 13 O Eskell (W’bury) 28:13; 14 C Tootell (Stroud) 29:38; 15 E Campion (RSC) 30:22TEAM: 1 Stoke 7; 2 Charnwood 17; 3 R&N 23U17 women (5km): 1 L Jones (Charn) 21:35; 2 H Hobbs (Yate) 21:47; 3 J Waine (Saff) 22:11; 4 L Mullin (Charn) 22:14; 5 C Roper (Saff) 22:51; 6 A Saker (Hale) 22:57; 7 G Curry (RSC) 23:03; 8 S Tothill (Worc) 23:06; 9 E Negus (Nun) 23:06; 10 K Amory (Bir) 23:12; 11 C Nevett (Kett) 23:16; 12 J Rattray (Charn) 23:24; 13 E Pennington (Notts) 23:25; 14 A Owens (Newk) 23:26; 15 R Twardochleb (Newc S) 23:28; 16 L Miller

(Newk) 23:37; 17 L Higgins (Hale) 23:53; 18 R Allen (Yate) 23:55; 19 B Hinett (Cov) 23:57; 20 E Albery (Kett) 24:30; 21 B Williams (Mans) 24:35; 22 K Simpson (Hale) 24:45; 23 A Hammersley (Charn) 24:49; 24 P Stevenson (Charn) 24:50; 25 E Armstrong (Ivan Rob) 24:53; 26 S Reed (Yate) 24:58; 27 S Moss (Kett) 25:00; 28 I Davis (Leam) 25:08; 29 N Watson (Harb) 25:10; 30 S Goodfellow (Newc S) 25:22; 31 M Roberts (Mans) 25:32; 32 E White (Newk) 25:45; 33 G Trotman (Newc S) 25:47; 34 M Watson (Harb) 25:57; 35 A Stevens (Charn) 26:00; 36 C Hearne (Kett) 26:04; 37 J Howlett (Newk) 26:16; 38 E Palmer (Kett) 26:28; 39 L Webber (SSH) 26:39; 40 A West (Saff) 26:42TEAM: 1 Charnwood 17; 2 Halesowen 45; 3 Westbury 46; 4 Saffron 48; 5 Kettering 578; 6 Newark 62; 7 Newc (Staffs) 78; 8 Mansfield 97U15 girls (4km): 1 E Hobbs (W’bury) 19:09; 2 L Coleman (SinA) 19:17; 3 L Winfield (Hean) 19:24; 4 A Smith (Newk) 19:26; 5 E Williams (Kett) 19:51; 6 E Richards (Saff) 20:04; 7 L Aryeetey (Charn) 20:14; 8 H Ord (Saff) 20:16; 9 A Armstrong (Hean) 20:16; 10 H Seager (Charn) 20:26; 11 M Hilton (Stroud) 20:27; 12 L Burles (Newk) 20:29; 13 L Gregory (Stoke) 20:32; 14 A Mijovic-Couldwell (B&R) 20:41; 15 L Davidson (Charn) 20:43; 16 R Cooper (Saff) 20:52; 17 E Humpherston (RSC) 21:02; 18 I Armstrong (Ivan Rob) 21:03; 19 N Bedwell (Staffs M) 21:04; 20 I Davies (C&S) 21:05; 21 A Testar (Stroud) 21:08; 22 A Battey (B&R) 21:11; 23 G Smith (Leic C) 21:12; 24 P Carmichael (R&N) 21:12; 25 B Moores (Leic C) 21:19; 26 M Taylor (Cov) 21:20; 27 A Pearce (R&N) 21:24; 28 A Starling (Cov) 21:27; 29 H Moore (R&N) 21:37; 30 A Stock-Clarke (Charn) 21:51; 31 L Stevens (R&N) 21:54; 32 Z Challenger (Saff) 21:59; 33 J Maddocks (C&S) 22:01; 34 I Sheppard (Strat) 22:06; 35 A Nicod (B&R) 22:07; 36 E Coombs (Corby) 22:09; 37 H Love (Worc) 22:10; 38 H Miles (Stroud) 22:15; 39 C Hayes (R&N) 22:19; 40 A Wootton (Strat) 22:20; 41 K Lancaster (Mans) 22:22; 42 C Allaway (Cov) 22:27; 43 F

Harrison (W&SV) 22:28; 44 M Hoejbjerg (Rush) 22:32; 45 E Moss (B&R) 22:33; 46 D Clarke (Worc) 22:36; 47 I Mcdaid (Saff) 22:40; 48 M Parker (Hale) 22:40; 49 E McKeown (Cov) 22:45; 50 A Oakley (Newc S) 22:48TEAM: 1 Charnwood 62; 2 Saffron 62; 3 R&N 111; 4 B&R 116; 5 Newark 134; 6 Cov G 145; 7 Stroud 153; 8 C&S 190; 9 Stratford 204U13 girls (3km): 1 J Ruane (K&S) 14:05; 2 M Stokes (Charn) 14:07; 3 E Schiller (Staffs M) 14:14; 4 M Williams (R&N) 14:21; 5 H Gamble (W&SV) 14:21; 6 R Timlock (W&SV) 14:27; 7 E Robinson (Saff) 14:29; 8 G Campbell (Strat) 14:32; 9 K Parker (W&SV) 14:35; 10 H Magill (Saff) 14:42; 11 R Nealon (W&SV) 14:50; 12 N Satchwell (R&N) 14:53; 13 M Todd McIntyre (Rush) 14:56; 14 C Burrows (Tel) 14:57; 15 F Batkin (Kett) 14:58; 16 G Tavner (Stroud) 15:01; 17 H Walker (R&N) 15:05; 18 I King (W&SV) 15:08; 19 A Hamer (Tam) 15:10; 20 L Mcloughlin (Charn) 15:13; 21 I Parnaby (Stroud) 15:16; 22 C Mander (Wrekin College Triathlon Club) 15:17; 23 S Thorpe (W&SV) 15:19; 24 L Clapp (Harb) 15:20; 25 K Mannix (Sils) 15:23; 26 O Bonshor (Charn) 15:24; 27 M Mayes (Corby) 15:24; 28 R Edwards (R&N) 15:25; 29 C Elliott (SinA) 15:28; 30 F Miskin-Young (W&SV) 15:29; 31 A Dickens (R&N) 15:33; 32 G Pritchard (Hale) 15:35; 33 L Siller (Hale) 15:38; 34 E Taylor (Strat) 15:42; 35 M Tinwell (Stoke) 15:44; 36 C Spencer (Mans) 15:46; 37 C Searle (R&N) 15:47; 38 N Bedwell (Staffs M) 15:48; 39 I Armstrong (BADYS) 15:48; 40 N Evans (Charn) 15:52; 41 N Clarke-Myers (Saff) 15:53; 42 J Rimmington (Rush) 15:53; 43 E Lay (R&N) 15:55; 44 G Peck (R&N) 15:56; 45 L Watts (W’boro) 15:59; 46 A Dalby (SSH) 16:00; 47 I Smith (Saff) 16:04; 48 K Scott (SSH) 16:05; 49 S Dyson (Saff, U17) 16:06; 50 G Newport (Charn) 16:06TEAM: 1 Wreake 31; 2 R&N 61; 3 Charnwood 88; 4 Saffron 105; 5 Stroud 168; 6 Halesowen 2015; 7 Stratford 211; 8 Tamworth 243; 9 Leamington 245; 10 Newark 305

by Coventry Godiva and Leamington.

In the younger age groups, Callum Mitchelmore won the 5km under-15 boys’

race in 17:07 becoming the first Shrewsbury AC individual winner of a Midlands Championship medal. Rugby and Northampton collected the team gold ahead of Charnwood and Cannock & Staffs.

Ellie Hobbs of Westbury Harriers was the winner of the under-15 girls’ title over 4km, while Charnwood won gold in the team event from Saffron by having their fourth place scorer finish two places higher in 30th after both teams finished equal.

The first winner of the day was Corby’s Archie Parkinson in the under-13 boys’ race over 3km, with Stroud & District taking the team prize.

Jodie Ruane of Kidderminster and Stourport won with one of the narrowest margins of the event by finishing two seconds ahead of

Charnwood’s Maya Stokes in the under-13 girls’ race.

Relative newcomers Wreake and Soar Valley won a fine team gold in the same event.

Wreake & Soar Valley took team gold in the under-13 girls’ race

Archie Parkinson:

under-13 boys

winner


OVERSEAS

AUSTRIAVienna Indoor, Vienna, January 30BRITISH athletes dominated the meeting.

The top performance came from European indoor bronze medallist Seren Bundy-Davies who set an indoor 400m PB of 51.60 to go top of the world lists.

There were impressive 800m victories and indoor PBs for both Adelle Tracey and Guy Learmonth. Tracey’s time was almost three seconds faster than she ran indoors last year though Learmonth’s was an indoor best by just three-hundredths of a second.

Sebastian Rodger in the men’s 400m with 46.55 and 60m sprinters Kyle de Escofet and Louise Bloor had respective wins in 6.71 and 7.35.

Dale Clutterback won the 1500m narrowly in 3:40.53.

There were also wins in the field with Scott Lincoln setting a PB of 18.69m in the shot while Bethan Partridge won the high jump and Julian Reid won the triple jump.Men: 60: A: 1 KYLE DE ESCOFET 6.71; 8 DANNISH WALKER-KHAN 6.87. Ht1: 3 DANNISH WALKER-KHAN 6.81. Ht2: 1 KYLE DE ESCOFET 6.76; 3 RICHARD STRACHAN 6.86. 200: r1: 1 RICHARD STRACHAN 21.77. r3: 1 CHRIS STONE 21.55. 400: r2: 1 SEBASTIAN RODGER 46.48; 2 B Altintas (TUR) 46,55. r3: 2 MICHAEL WARNER 48.39. r7: 2 WAYNE ASHALL 49.85. 800: r1: 1 GUY LEARMONTH 1:47.35; 2 F Sasinek (CZE) 1:48.24; 5 RICHARD CHARLES 1:49.11. r2: 1 JAMIE WEBB 1:48.28. 1500: r1: 1 DALE CLUTTERBUCK 3:40.53; 2 R Ozdenir (TUR) 3:40.66; 5 ROBBIE FITZGIBBON 3:43.90; 7 NICK GOOLAB 3:49.77. LJ: 2 DANIEL GARDINER 7.73. TJ: 1 JULIAN REID 15.77. SP: 1 SCOTT LINCOLN 18.61. B: 1 LINCOLN 18.69. Women: 60: 1 LOUISE BLOOR 7.35; 2 NICOLA GILBERT 7.38. Ht1: 1 BLOOR 7.39; Ht2: 1 NICOLA GILBERT 7.37. 200: r1: 1 KRISTIE EDWARDS (U20) 24.24; r4: 1 AMY ALLCOCK 24.41. 400: r1: 1 SEREN BUNDY-DAVIES 51.60 2 MARY IHEKE 53.70; r2: 1 ALLCOCK 54.95; r3: 1 ZOEY CLARK 53.02; r6: 1 NICOLE KENDALL 55.83. 800: r1: 1 ADELLE TRACEY 2:02.15; 2 S Troest (DEN) 2:02.81; 4 REVEE WALCOTT-NOLAN 2:03.48; 5 EMMA JACKSON 2:04.45. HJ: 1 BETHAN PARTRIDGE 1.84. PV: eq2 RACHEL GIBBENS 4.01

AUSTRALIAHunter Track Classic, Glendale, January 30Men: 100 (-2.8): 1 J Clarke 10.28. 800: 1 L Mathews 1:46.35. 3000: 1 R

Gregson 7:47.73; 2 S McEntee 7:48.35. B: 11 MARTIN MASHFORD 8:22.21; 16 ETHAN HEYWOOD 8:40.66. DT: 1 M Denny 60.03. JT: 1 H Peacock (NZL) 82.76Women: 400: 1 M Mitchell 52.04. 1500: 1 J Blundell 4:09.67. DT: 1 JADE LALLY 58.70Av Shield - Yellow Region, Aberfeldie, January 30Men: 5000: r1: 1 NICK EARL 15:06.8; 2 FRANKIE CONWAY 15:07.8. Women: 400H: r5: 1 GWEN THORNTON 63.35Perth, January 29Men: 1M: 1 M See 3:58.61Sippy Downs, January 28TWO-TIME Commonwealth champion Alana Boyd cleared an Oceanian pole vault record of 4.77m to improve her own mark of 4.76m. Women: PV: 1 A Boyd 4.77 (Oceania rec); 2 E McCartney (NZL) 4.61

CROATIASplit, January 29Women: HJ: 1 B Vlasic 1.95; 2 M Hruba (CZE, U20) 1.93 (U20 rec); 3 N Dusanova (UZB) 1.88

FRANCEDaunat 10km, St Gregoire, January 17Women: 10km: 1 LEAHARNA MARSDEN 39:20International Combined Events, Reims, January 30THERE were wins for Jorge Urena, who set a Spanish heptathlon record and world lead of 6076 points while Czech Eliska Klucinova won the Pentathlon.

Britain came last in the four a side match with Jessica Taylor’s third place with 4214 being the UK highlight.

Liam Ramsay who was third overnight, no heighted in the pole vault and dropped to 16th.MATCH: 1 CZE 29,694; 2 FRA 29,492; 3 ESP 28,646; 4 GBR 28,438 Men: HepI: 1 J Urena (ESP) 6076 (rec) (7.01, 7.21, 13.52, 2.03, 7.83, 5.02, 2:41.10); 2 A Helcelet (CZE) 5859; 10 MARTIN BROCKMAN 5605 (7.35, 7.08, 13.45, 1.97, 8.70, 4.82, 2:40.32); 13 JACK ANDREW 5375 (7.32, 6.64, 12.14, 1.88, 8.52, 4.72, 2:39.11) ; 15 DAVID HALL 5259 (7.15, 6.71, 12.23, 1.88, 8.67, 4.32, 2:43.14); 16 LIAM RAMSAY 5123 (6.96, 7.05, 13.51, 2.03, 8.10, NH, 2:36.37). Women: PenI: 1 E Klucinova (CZE) 4425 (8.85, 1.83, 14.22, 6.02, 2:21.49); 2 K Cachova (CZE) 4277; 3 JESSICA TAYLOR 4214 (8.47, 1.68, 12.39, 5.98, 2:19.54) ; 7 JO ROWLAND 4002 (9.19, 1.68, 12.50, 5.82, 2:20.85); 9 KATIE STAINTON 3983 (8.86, 1.68,

10.47, 5.87, 2:18.52); 10 MARILYN NWAWULOR 3940 (8.30, 1.71, 11.79, 5.52, 2:32.72)

GERMANYCologne, January 27Men: HJ: 1 E Rivera (MEX) 2.26; 2 J Baba (POL) 2.24; 4 CHRIS KANDU 2.23; 11 TOM PARSONS 2.16; 14 MIKE EDWARDS 2.12Cottbus, January 27Men: PV: 1 S Barber 5.77; 2 C Paech 5.70; 3 M Balner 5.70; 4 K Filippidis (GRE) 5.60; 5 P Lisek (POL) 5.60. Women: HJ: 1 A Palsyte (LTU) 1.97; 2 R Beitia (ESP) 1.94; 3 K Licwinko (POL) 1.94; 4 ISOBEL POOLEY 1.91; eq5 M Jungfleisch/U Gardzielewska (POL) 1.91; 8 A Friedrich `1.88Karlsruhe, January 23-24Men: LJ: 1 J Howard 7.83. SP: 1 T Dahm 19.77. Women: HJ: 1 M Jungfleisch 1.94Erfurt, January 29EUROPEAN indoor bronze medalist Julian Reus won the 60m in a world-leading 6.53 and equaled the German record of Sven Matthes from 1988.Men: 60: r2: 1 J Reus 6.57. R2: 1 Reus 6.53. 200: 1 Reus 21.02. 60H: 1 E Balnuweit 7.75. Women: 1500: 1 K Klosterhalfen (U20) 4:09.79. TJ: 1 J Elbe 13.76Zweibrucken, January 31FINLAND’S 17 year-old Wilma Murto twice set world junior records in the pole vault.

Her first record came as she cleared 4.65m at her first attempt and then she went over 4.71m at the second attempt. Both marks were also Finnish senior records.

There was a also a National record for Switzerland’s Nicole Buchler, who cleared 4.65m.Men: PV: 1 R Holzdeppe (GER) 5.71; 2 R Sobera (POL) 5.61; 3 K Menaldo (FRA) 5.61. Women: PV: 1 W Murto (FIN, U20) 4.71 (world U20 rec) (also 4.64 (world U20 rec); 2 N Buchler (SUI) 4.65 (rec); 3 M Nikkanen (FIN) 4.45; 4 S Spiegelburg 4.45

ITALYSan Vittore Olona, January 31Men: 11.5kmXC: 1 J Birech (KEN) 34:38; 2 A Ayalew (BRN) 34:39; 3 G Korir (KEN) 35:24; 5 L Dini 35:46 . Women: 5.6kmXC: 1 F Kipyegon (KEN) 18:15; 2 A Hawi (ETH) 19:03; 3 M Chelangat (UGA) 19:13; 4 LILY PARTRIDGE was 19:25.

JAMAICAQueen’s/Grace Jackson Meeting,

SLOVAKIAMíting Elán, Bratislava, January 31TOM BOSWORTH had the race of his life as he won the 5000m walk in a world-class British record 18:54.18 to take around 30 seconds off the UK mark.

Leading all the way, he beat a high quality field including Grzegorz Sudol from Poland, the 2013 world gold medalist Robert Heffernan of Ireland and the current world 50km champion Matej Toth.

Bosworth has made huge strides over the winter, improving significantly and looks Britain’s greatest walking talent for decades.

It was a memorable day for British walking as there was also a UK junior record for Callum Wilkinson, who also seems to be improving at a terrific rate as he produced a 19:39.69 clocking.

It wasn’t the only junior record as 17-year-old Naomi Ogbeta set a British junior indoor triple jump record of 12.99m.

Men: 60: AA: 1 ELLIOTT HURLEY 6.76. AB: 1 GABRIEL ODUJOBI 6.88; BA:1 HURLEY 6.72; 2 ODUJOBI 6.77. 800: A: 2 DOMINIC WALTON 1:51.85. 1500: A: 1 MICHAEL WILSMORE 3:48.47; 5 CANAAN SOLOMAN (U20) 3:56.35. 60H: AA: 1 GABRIEL ODUJOBI 7.96; eq2 JAKE PORTER 8.03. BA: 2 ODUJOBI 7.93; 4 PORTER 8.26. TJ: 2 NATHAN FOX 15.84. 5000W: 1 TOM BOSWORTH 18:54.18 (UK record); 2 G Sudol (POL) 19:09.62; 3 R Heffernan (IRL) 19:19.83; 4 M Toth 19:25.42. U20: 5000W: 1 CALLUM WILKINSON 19:39.69 (UK U20 rec). Women: 60: AA: 1 REBECCA CAMPSALL 7.47; 2 REBEKAH WILSON 7.52; BA: 1 REBECCA CAMPSALL 7.45; 4 REBEKAH WILSON 7.63. 800: 1 LEAH BARROW 2:05.77. 1500: 1 SARAH McDONALD 4:19.20; 2 LOUISE WEBB 4:26.07. 60H: AA: 1 ZARA HOHN 8.51; B: 1 ZARA HOHN 8.53. TJ: 2 SINEADE GUTZMORE 13.32; 4 NAOMI OGBETA (U20) 12.99. 3000W: 1 M Czakova 12:58.13; 3 EMMA ACHURCH 13:59.36

CROSS FINANCEThe £7 fee for an area championships entry doesn’t seem excessive compared to road race entry. The South of England, though, generated £35,000 from race entries for Parliament Hill. Serpentine’s

entry of 146 cost them over a £1000. The basic problem, apart from cross country being a team sport, is entries inexplicably closed early in December and £14,000 of entries were for runners who didn’t compete at Parliament Hill.

OVERSEAS


UK 10,000m leaders – 2015MEN WOMEN

26:50.97 Mo Farah O23 31:41.44 Kate Avery28:30.33 Marc Scott U23 32:22.79 Rhona Auckland30:23.29 Jack Rowe U20 36:41.35 Hannah Viner30:18.71 Alastair Watson V35 32:55.36 Alyson Dixon30:08.94 Kojo Kyereme V40 33:18.80 Jo Pavey31:55.78 Ben Pochee V45 37:40.24 Philippa Taylor33:25.53 Guy Bracken V50 38:34.0 Gail Griffiths35:23.61 Michael Bridgeland V55 38:36.64 Claire Donald36:51.0 David Cox V60 42:21.85 Alison Bourgeeois40:05.1 Arthur Daley V65 42:58.54 Angela Copson41:31.79 Peter Giles V70 53:21.06 Pauline Rich52:27.36 John Taylor V75 –63:05.4 R Pitcairn-Knowles V80 –THIS IS THE LAST OF OUR UK TRACK RANKINGS FOR 2015

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Kingston, January 30WORLD 200m finalist Zharnel Hughes showed good endurance with a 47.12 400m.Men: 400: 3 ZHARNEL HUGHES 47.12; 10 DELANO WILLIAMS 48.31

JAPANOsaka, January 31KAYOKO FUKUSHI almost certainly sealed her Olympic selection with an easy victory in a PB of 2:22:17.

She passed halfway in 70:27 but with nobody to challenge her over the second half, she slowed slightly on the second half as she won by over a mile and six minutes.Women: Mar: 1 K Fukushi 2:22:17; 2 M Horie 2:28:20; 3 R Takenaka 2:29:14; 4 D Lobacevske (LTU) 2:30:09

LUXEMBOURGVectis Indoor Meeting, Kirchberg, January 30POLISH European junior champion Ewa Swoboda won the 60m in a Polish senior and European junior record of 7.13.

Britain’s Josh Swaray won the men’s 60 metres in 6.69.Men: 60: 1 JOSH SWARAY 6.69. Ht1: 2 SWARAY 6.73. 400: r1: 2 TOMMY RAMDHAN 49.40. 3000: 1 G Kwemoi (KEN) 7:56.39. Women: 60: 1 E Swoboda (POL) 7.13 (rec/Eur U20 rec) (7.21 ht). 1500: 1 C Bobocea (ROM) 4:09.64

OMANMuscat Marathon, Muscat, January 29Men: Mar: 3 PAUL FAULKNER (M40) 2:52:21

NETHERLANDSBreda, January 31Men: 10.335km: 1 C Ogari (KEN) 31:52; 2 H El Mouaziz (MAR) 31:52. Women: 7.62km: 1 A Deelstra 26:31; 2 STEPHANIE BARNES 26:38

POLANDBrzeszcze, January 24Men: SP: M Haratyk 20.06 . Women: 60: 1 E Swoboda (U20) 7.43 (7.42 ht)

RUSSIAMoscow, January 29DANYIL LYSENKO bettered the European junior indoor high jump record with a 2.31m leap.Men: HJ: 1 D Lysenko (U20) 2.31; 2 D Semyonov 2.28; 3 A Dmitrik 2.24; 4 M Veryovkin, 2.24; 5 S Mudrov 2.20; 7 A Shustov 2.15Penza, January 27-29OKSANA GATAULLINA, daughter of 6.02m vaulter Rodion Gataullin, won the national indoor youth championships with a 4.10m vaultU18 women: PV: O Gataullina 4.10

SPAINSan Sebastian, January 31Men 10kmXC: 1 I Merga (ETH) 29:00; 2 D Kiptarus (KEN) 29:03; 3 G Kifle (ERI) 29:07; 4 A Abadia 29:51. Women: 6.3kmXC: 1 H Ayalew (ETH) 26:57; 2 B Oljira (ETH) 27:11; 3 D Martin 27:33; 4 STEPH TWELL 27:39

SOUTH AFRICAPotchefstroom, January 26Men: 200 (-0.3): 1 P Maslak (CZE)

20.66. Women: 200 (0.6): 1 Z Hejnova (CZE) 24.23

SWITZERLANDU18 women: 5kmXC: 1 AGNES McTIGHE 19:36.50

USANew Mexico Team Invitational, Albuquerque, January 30Men: 60: 1 R Baker 6.60 (6.58 ht) 6 SAM WATTS 6.86. Ht1: 2 SCOTT BAJERE 6.88. Ht3: 3 WATTS 6.83. 200: 1 Baker 20.60; 2 P Bluth 20.73. 400: 1 J Richards 46.39. WT: 4 NICHOLAS PERCY 18.41; 10 ADAM DAMADZIC 16.94. Women: 60: r1: 4 ABIGAIL SMITH (U20) 7.83. 600: r1: 4 REBECCA CROFT (U20) 1:34.50. 800: r1: 1 SOPHIE CONNOR 2:13.05; 3 EMILY HOSKER THORNHILL 2:16.60. Mile: r1: 1 CALLI THACKERY 4:45.54; 2 CONNOR 4:52.41; 3 HOSKER THORNHILL 4:57.17. HJ: 4 ISOBEL BROWN 1.70Indiana University Relays, Bloomington, January 30Men: 3000: 8 TOBY LOVERIDGE 8:26.00. 60H: 1 T Sommerville 7.59; 2 G Swift (BAR) 7.67. Women: 800: r2: 7 LAURA RICHES 2:17.28Brockport, January 30OLYMPIC champion Jenn Suhr broke the world indoor pole vault record as she cleared 5.03m

Suhr improved her own world indoor record by 1cm as she bettered her 5.02m set in March 2013 at the US Indoor Championships in Albuquerque.

The American opened with a 4.60m which she cleared at the second attempt then she achieved 4.82m at her first try and then she cleared the world record height of 5.03m at her third attempt.

Yelena Isinbayeva’s outdoor jump of 5.06m in Zurich in 2009 remains the highest women’s height cleared.

Her coach and husband Rick Suhr was reported as saying “World Record! Knew it was coming...we have a lot more in the tank just getting timing.”

Her next competition will be the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix meeting in Boston on February 14.Women: PV: J Suhr 5.03 (world rec)John Thomas Terrier Invitational, Boston, January 29/30CHRIS O’HARE showed excellent form to win the mile in a fast 3:56.00.Men: 200/500: 1 L Gordon (TTO) 20.78/63.13. 400: r2: 2 DAVID LAGERBERG 47.01. 800: 1 D Piazza 1:47.28. 1000: r1: 5 HARVEY DIXON 2:27.19. Mile: r1: 1 CHRIS O’HARE 3:56.00 (3:41.43 1500); 2 J Knight 3:56.87; 3 A Palamar 3:58.55; 4 H Wynne 3:58.74. 3000: 1 T Milne (CAN) 7:52.78. r8: 8 KIERAN CLEMENTS 8:00.82; 10 MITCH GOOSE 8:02.18. Women: Mile: r1: 6 IONA LAKE 4:44.28. 3000: r4: 4 MELISSA HAWTIN 10:16.23. 60H: r1: 1 GABRIELLA ADE-ONOJOBI 8.57Clemson, January 30Men: SP: 1 R Hoffa 20.50Razorback Invitational, Fayetteville, January 29/30Men: 60: 1 J Teters 6.54; 2 J Lawson 6.62. 200: 1 D Jenkins 20.77. 400: 1 M Cherry 45.78. 800: 1 C Orange 1:47.38. r2: 6 ZAC RANDALL 1:51.41; 7 MATTHEW FAYERS 1:52.01. 1M: 1 E Cheserek (KEN) 3:57.38. 3000: r2: 1 ALEX GEORGE 8:09.79. 60H: 1 A Mallett 7.72; 2 D Allen 7.74. LJ: 1 J Lawson 8.17; 9 JACOB FINCHAM-DUKES (U20) 7.36. 4x400: 1 LSU 3:04.46. Hep: 1 G Scantling 6020. Women: 60: 1 S Sanders 7.17; 2 J Todd 7.20. Ht5: 4 AMA PIPI 7.57. 200: 1 K Jefferson 22.72. r8: 1 PIPI 24.07. 400:1 T Ellis-Watson 52.26. 800: r1: 3 HOLLIE PARKER 2:09.61; 3 CHELSEA JARVIS 2:07.11. Open: 4 MONTENE SPEIGHT 2:08.49. 1M: 1 K Edwards 4:32.14. 60H: 1 S Wallace 8.05. Ht2: 4 JAHISHA THOMAS 8.58. LJ: 14 THOMAS 6.03. Pen: 1 K Williams 4558 Findlay, January 30Men: SP: 1 K Roberts 20.43Flagstaff, January 30Men: 60: 1 E Matadi 6.60; 2 W Koffi (CIV) 6.62; 3 A Webb 6.62. 400: 1 E Bailey 46.77. 800: r2: 1 JAMES BREWER 1:51.23. Women: 60: 1 M Lee 7.27; 2 L Lawson 7.31Houston Invitational, Houston, January 30TRINIDAD´S Michelle-Lee Ahye posted a world-leading 60m of 7.12.Men: 60: 1 M Rodgers 6.59; 2 C Walsh (ANT) 6.59. Mile: r4: 2 NATHAN GILLIS (U20) 4:26.03. 3000: r1: 1 ALEX DUNBAR 8:23.17; 5 STUART FERGUSON 8:35.21; 6 CONNOR MACLEAN (U20) 8:36.55. 60H: 1 S Brathwaite (BAR) 7.68. Women: 60: 1 M Ahye (TTO) 7.12; 4 N Hastings 7.32 (7.31 ht). Mile: r1: 5 HOLLY ARCHER 4:55.94. 3000: r1: 9 JUSTINE ANTHONY 10:09.38. 60H: 1 J Stowers 8.12; 2 P George (CAN) 8.13. LJ: 1 F Jimoh 6.54Thundering Herd Invitational, Huntington, January 29Men: 3000: r1: 2 JAMAINE COLEMAN 8:22.59. 5000: r1: 1 HARRY EARL 14:42.24Indianapolis, January 30Women: SP/Wt: F Johnson 18.36/22.11McNeese State Invitational, Lake Charles, January 29Men: 3000: r1: 1 OLIVER JAMES 8:23.22; 2 NATHAN JONES 8:23.66.

Women: 3000: 1 GEMMA BRIDGE 10:17.49Lawrence, January 29Men: 3000: 1 MARC SCOTT 8:12.77; 7 LUKE TRAYNOR 8:28.57. Women: 1000: 5 OLIVIA O’HARE 3:01.25. Mile: 5 STACIE TAYLOR 4:55.19Mt Vernon, January 30Men: LJ: 1 MICHAEL OHIOZE 6.83Minneapolis, January 29Pen: 8 OLIVIA MONTEZ-BROWN 3534 (8.93, 1.54, 10.50, 5.44, 2:29.57)Nashville, January 29/30Men: 60: 1 D Batson 6.61. Mile: r3: 9 DECLAN McMANUS (U20) 4:19.36. SP: 1 S Mozia (NGR) 21.11 (rec). WT: 4 DEMPSEY McGUIGAN (IRL) 19.66. Women: 60: 1 A Anderson 7.22. 3000: r1: 2 LUCY CROOKES 9:38.40; 7 REBECCA EVANS 10:01.05. 60H: 1 S Nelvis 7.99; 2 C Manning 8.00. SP: 1 R Saunders 18.98 Ogden, January 30Men: SP: 1 L Arrhenius (SWE) 20.00Pittsburg, January 29MenMile: r1: 1 JAMIE TAYLOR-CALDWELL 4:12.95. 5000: 5 DAVID MOUNTFORD 14:57.59. Women: 400: r2: 3 HOLLY PATTIE-BELLELI 57.63. 800: 8 EMMA GILMORE 2:17.44. Mile: r1: 7 SARA MOORE 5:10.52. 60H: 4 HOLLY PATTIE-BELLELI 8.59; Ht6: 1 HOLLY PATTIE-BELLELI 8.62Portland, January 29Men: 60/200: 1 J Morris 6.60/21.11. 800: 1 B Berian 1:46.00. 3000: 1 G Rupp 7:57.39. Women: 3000: 1 B Martinez 4:32.05; 2 T Moser 4:39.92Seattle, January 30Men: 60: r4: 2 ALEX McNALLY 7.00. 800: 1 S Walker 1:46.97. Mile: r1: 7 KRIS EVERETT 4:18.82. 3000: 1 D Elliott 7:53.15. r2: 5 EDWARD SHEPHERD 8:14.20; 9 RHYS PARK 8:16.31; 12 MATT LEACH 8:23.62. r3: 15 RYAN DRISCOLL 8:10.44; 17 ALEX SHORT 8:15.55. PV: 1 JAX THOIRS 5.46. Women: 1M: 1 A Efraimson 4:34.3560H: 1 D Harper 8.14. SF1: 2 HAZEL ROSS 8.80. Ht3: 1 ROSS 8.81. HJ: eq8 ROSS 1.65Staten Island, January 29Men: 60: 3 MAX MONDELLI 6.95. Ht2: 2 MONDELLI 6.93. TJ: 1 STEFAN AMOKWANDOH 15.16. Women: Mile: r2: 2 ELIZABETH BIRD 4:39.32. TJ: 2 KERRI DAVIDSON 11.86University Park, January 29Men: 800: 1 B Kidder 1:47.01; 2 R Manahan 1:47.43. 1000: 3 CHARLES COOPER 2:25.33. 3000: 7 JACK JIBB (U20) 8:37.29. SP: 1 J Jones 20.82. Women: 200: 1 D Williams (JAM) 23.80. 60H: 1 Williams 8.07 (8.07 ht)Winston Salem, January 30THERE were world-leading marks in the mile for both Matt Centrowitz who ran 3:54.02 and by Shannon Rowbury, who ran 4:26.01.

There were also fast wins in the hurdles for Brianna Rollins (7.95) and Aleec Harris (7.65).

Ashton Eaton finished fourth with 7.77 but ran a 7.70 heat.

World silver medallist Melissa Bishop won the 800m in 2:02.10.Men: 60: 1 R Gittens (BAR) 6.61. ht: A Eaton 6.82, 1M: 1 M Centrowitz 3:54.02; 2 C Leslie 3:56.25. 3000: 1 G Heath 7:48.48; 2 L Lalang (KEN) 7:50.07. 60H: 1 A Harris 7.65; 2 Eaton 7.77 (7.70 ht). Women: 60: 1 D Bryant 7.25 (7.23 ht). 800: 1 M Bishop (CAN) 2:02.10. 1M: 1 S Rowbury 4:26.01; 2 S Garcia 4:28.47; 3 H See 4:33.30. 3000: 1 K Gallagher 8:56.52. r2: 3 OLIVIA GWYNN (U20) 10:09.57. 60H: 1 B Rollins 7.95; 2 N Ali 8.03; 3 K Castlin 8.04; 4 L Jones 8.17. PV: 1 K Nagoette 4.61


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JANUARY 31ISLE OF WIGHT AC FROSTBITE THROWS SERIES, SandownM60 men: DT: 1 M Ferne (Soton, M65) 41.97 Women: HT: 1 A Church (Sutt) 43.01

INDOOR

JANUARY 30-31LONDON SENIOR & U20 GAMES, Lee ValleyUK 100m and 200m record-holder Dina Asher-Smith made a great start to Olympic year as she enjoyed 60m wins in 7.20 and 7.22.

Daryll Neita also looked in sharp form as she ran a PB 7.29 whilst it was good to see Sophie Papps return from injury with a 7.36 clocking

There were also quick times in the men’s 60m. Sean Safo-Antwi won in a PB of 6.57, with Andy Robertson, second in 6.62. Dwain Chambers ran times of 6.73 and 6.72 to go significantly quicker than he had in Iceland the previous week.

European Juniore 400m finalist Lina Nielsen won the 400m in an indoor PB of 53.74,

European Indoor bronze medallist Serita Solomon, who ran 7.49 on the flat, won the 60m hurdles in 8.10. Men: 60: A1.1: 1 S Safo-Antwi (E&H) 6.57; 2 A Robertson (Sale) 6.62; 3 A Ogunlewe (Chelm) 6.72; 4 D Chambers (Belg, M35) 6.73; 5 J Otugade (SB) 6.74; 6 C Lawson (SB) 6.84; 7 C Carty (Sutt) 6.84. A1.2: 1 R Arthur (E&H) 6.77; 2 O Bromby (Soton, U20) 6.81; 3 A Thomas (Brack) 6.82; 4 O Barton-Ellington (E&H) 6.90; 5 J Browne (Kent) 6.91; 6 J Alaka (B&B) 6.92. A1.3: 1 N Thomas (TVH) 6.83; 2 K Williams (E&H) 6.89; 3 A Murdock (VP&TH) 6.90. A1.4: 1 L McLaughlin (Croy) 6.90; 2 J Broome (Cov) 6.95; 3 N Iman (Sale) 6.96; 4 O Markland-Montgomery (Camb H) 6.97. A1.5: 1 J Van Gool (NED, U20) 6.89; 2 S Onanuga (Mil K) 6.94; 3 D Powell (Croy) 6.97. A2.1: 1 A Robertson (Sale) 6.63; 2 R Arthur (E&H) 6.71; 3 D Chambers (Belg, M35) 6.72; 4 J Otugade (SB) 6.84; 5 O Bromby (Soton, U20) 6.85. A2.2: 1 C Lawson (SB) 6.76; 2 A Thomas (Brack) 6.84; 3 K Williams (E&H) 6.85; 4 N Thomas (TVH) 6.85; 5 J Van Gool (NED, U20) 6.86; 6 C Carty (Sutt) 6.87; 7 O Barton-Ellington (E&H) 6.92. A2.3: 1 D Bramble (SB) 6.85; 2 J Browne (Kent) 6.85; 3 L McLaughlin (Croy) 6.88; 4 L Cain (TVH) 6.90; 5 A Murdock (VP&TH) 6.90; 6 J Alaka (B&B) 6.93. A2.4: 1 N Iman (Sale) 6.92; 2 L Bezzina (MALT) 6.93; 3 D Powell (Croy) 7.00. B1.1: 1 L Bezzina (MALT) 6.98. B1.3: 1 J Gill (Chic U) 7.00. B1.4: 1 L Cain (TVH) 6.92; 3 J Carty (ESM, M45) 7.19. B1.5: 1 D Bramble (SB) 6.91. B2.1: 1 M Hanson (E&H) 6.96; 2 J Gill (Chic U) 6.98. B2.4: 2 J Carty (ESM, M45) 7.14. D1.2: 5 M Charles (Harrow, M40) 7.70. D1.3: 6 W Odele (Camb H, M50) 8.03; 7 B King (Harrow, M50) 8.08. D1.4: 3 D Hinds (Serp, M65) 8.97. D2.2: 1 M Charles (Harrow, M40) 7.59. D2.4: 3 W Odele (Camb H, M50) 8.01; 4 B King (Harrow, M50) 8.10.D2.5: 1 D Hinds (Serp, M65) 8.95. 200: r1: 1 B Snaith (E&H) 21.38. r5: 4 G Gray (Harrow, M45) 25.72. r6: 3 T James (Bed C, M55) 26.24. r7: 4 D Spencer (Lon Hth, M65) 28.96. 400: r1: 1 R Morrissey (SB) 49.22; 2 N Pryce (RSC) 49.54; 3 R Olson (NEB) 49.59. r2: 1 M Williams (Birm U) 49.02. r6: 5 P Benedickter (Bed C, M45) 55.38. 800:

r1:1 D Stepney (Phoe) 1:52.71; 2 M Berridge (BMH) 1:53.10; 3 C Warburton (Notts) 1:54.35. r10: 2 T Roberts (Chelm, M50) 2:19.69. r2: 1 T Gifford (C&T) 1:53.52; 2 D Ragan (BMH) 1:53.98; 3 S Cheli (Camb U) 1:54.75; 4 D Eeles (Phoe, U20) 1:56.93. r6: 2 S Baldock (Hast, M45) 2:01.45. 60H: r1.1: 1 K Riley-La Borde (E&H) 7.84; 2 G Frankis (NEB) 7.88; 3 E Okoro (Bir) 7.90; 4 A Al-Ameen (NEB) 7.95; 5 V Vukicevic (NOR) 7.96; 6 A Blow (BMH) 8.11; 7 C Holmes (Bir) 8.33. r1.2: 1 J Kirby (Harrow) 8.17; 2 A Nwenwu (W&B) 8.30; 3 A Wilson (VP&TH) 8.33; 4 M Hewitt (B&H) 8.36; 5 B Reed (Chelm) 8.57; 6 J Appiah (Kent, M45) 8.57; 7 M Ryan (SB) 8.64. r1.3: 1 P Barrett (E&H) 8.79; 2 K Kazemaks (Woking) 8.89. r2.1: 1 E Okoro (Bir) 7.86; 2 G Frankis (NEB) 7.87; 3 V Vukicevic (NOR) 7.88; 4 A Al-Ameen (NEB) 7.94; 5 A Blow (BMH) 8.12; 6 J Kirby (Harrow) 8.13; 7 K Riley-La Borde (E&H) 8.41. r2.2: 1 A Nwenwu (W&B) 8.22; 2 C Holmes (Bir) 8.22; 3 A Wilson (VP&TH) 8.38; 4 M Hewitt (B&H) 8.39; 5 B Reed (Chelm) 8.50; 6 M Ryan (SB) 8.66; 7 J Appiah (Kent, M45) 8.78. r2.3: 1 P Barrett (E&H) 8.70. HJ: B: 1 T Andrews (Herne H) 1.96; 2 R Webb (W’borne, U20) 1.96; 5 J Winn (Thurr, U20) 1.91; 6 S Webster (WG&EL, U20) 1.91. PV: A: 1 J Lister (Harrow, U20) 4.90; 2 E Walsh (SB, U20) 4.60; 3 T Farres (Ports, U20) 4.60; 4 F Finke (USA) 4.45; 5 S Bass-Cooper (Soton) 4.45; 6 C Mills (WSEH, M40) 4.30; 7 N Gardner (SNH, U20) 4.30. B: 1 Q Gouil (Camb U) 4.40; 2 I Parkinson (Wyc P, M35) 4.10; 3 M Bartlett (Chelm) 4.10; 4 C Titman (P’boro) 4.10. LJ: A: 1 T French (B&H) 7.37; 2 A Dixon (CAN) 7.15; 3 E Da Silva (NEB) 7.10. TJ: A: 1 A Singh (IND) 15.52; 2 R Jaquite (POR) 15.41; 3 T Tshireletso (WG&EL) 15.08; 4 L Harvey (Traff) 14.65; 5 I Grech (MLT) 14.12; 6 M McKernan (Bir, M35) 14.10; 7 R Sutherland (Wyc P) 13.92; 8 L Guest (Yeov O) 13.92; 9 D Famakin (WSEH, U20) 13.78; 10 P Kirabo (WG&EL) 13.66; 11 T Melville (Nun) 13.64; 12 E Baines (Seat, U20) 13.43. B: 1 P Akin (NEB) 14.03. SP: 1 K Jones (NEB) 15.39; 2 G Degutis (NEB, M45) 14.70

U20: 60: r1.1: 1 G Matthew (SB) 6.91; 2 J Dearden (Norw) 6.99; 3 K Wright (Nene V) 7.01; 4 C Tankeh (Harl) 7.10; 5 M Barrie (Brain) 7.15. r1.2: 1 R Ewer (R&N) 6.97; 2 O Richardson (BMH) 7.03; 3 S Haverkamp (NED) 7.07; 4 G Yiadom (Ilf) 7.10. r1.3: 1 K Cranston (Herne H) 7.11; 2 C Harrison (S Lon) 7.16; 3 K Garrattley (Worc) 7.19. r1.4: 1 S Thomas-Campbell (B&B) 7.12; 2 D Burnham (Gt Yar) 7.12. r1.5: 1 L Dorrell (AFD) 7.08; 2 R Coles (Win) 7.19. r1.6: 1 N Bevan (E&H) 7.10; 2 O Giddings (Ips) 7.19. r1.8: 1 K Bruney (E&H) 7.20. r2.1: 1 R Ewer (R&N) 6.91; 2 O Richardson (BMH) 6.93; 3 J Dearden (Norw) 6.99; 4 K Wright (Nene V) 7.03; 5 S Haverkamp (NED) 7.09. r2.2: 1 L Dorrell (AFD) 7.02; 2 C Tankeh (Harl) 7.02; 3 S Thomas-Campbell (B&B) 7.08; 4 G Yiadom (Ilf) 7.18; 5 K Cranston (Herne H) 7.19. r2.3: 1 C Harrison (S Lon) 7.09; 2 M Barrie (Brain) 7.09; 3 K Garrattley (Worc) 7.12; 4 D Burnham (Gt Yar) 7.12. r2.4: 1 W Kennedy (Bath) 7.05; 2 K Bruney (E&H) 7.17; 3 K Williams (Cov) 7.18. r2.5: 1 D John (TVH) 7.20. r2.6: 1 K Allen (Herne H) 7.15; 2 C Sirker (SMR) 7.18; 3 R Francis (S Factor) 7.19. r2.10: 1 M Tonade (Brack, U17) 7.43. r2.14: 1 J Alason (Camb H) 7.19. 400: r1: 1 O Parsons (SB) 50.24. r2: 1 J Massimo (Craw, U17) 51.34. 60H: r1.1: 1 R Sakala (Croy) 7.92; 3 E Akanni (Bexley) 8.00; 4 G Vaughan (E&H) 8.27. r1.2: 1 C Fillery (B&H) 8.43; 2 R Collings (Chelm) 8.74; 3 J Thurgood (M&M) 8.95; 4 L Smith (Ashf) 9.00. r2.1: 1 E Akanni (Bexley) 8.01; 3 G Vaughan (E&H) 8.20; 4 C Fillery (B&H) 8.33.r2.2: 1 M Shields (Bas) 8.39; 2 J Thurgood (M&M) 8.90; 3 R Collings (Chelm) 8.92; 4 L Smith (Ashf) 8.97. SP: 1 O Hussey (Dartf) 12.71 M35: 60: r1.1: 1 M Elliott (Met P) 7.13; 2 I Rahoui (FRA) 7.18; 3 L Campbell (E Grin, M50) 7.68; 4 A Lewis (Harrow, M45) 7.69; 5 K Burgess (E Vets, M55) 8.00. r1.2: 1 T Ossai (SB, M40) 7.14; 2 D Beaumont (FRA) 7.19; 3 R Samuel (Harrow, M50) 7.62; 5 J Smith (Nene V, M45) 7.74; 6 L Golding (Pend, M45) 7.75. r2.1: 1 T Ossai (SB, M40) 7.09; 2 D Beaumont (FRA) 7.11; 3 I Rahoui (FRA) 7.13; 4 M Elliott (Met P) 7.14; 5 R

Samuel (Harrow, M50) 7.52; 6 L Campbell (E Grin, M50) 7.60. r2.2: 1 A Lewis (Harrow, M45) 7.58; 2 J Smith (Nene V, M45) 7.69; 3 L Golding (Pend, M45) 7.84; 4 K Burgess (E Vets, M55) 7.95. 200: 1 I Rahoui (FRA) 22.82; 3 G Minetti (Herne H, M45) 24.48; 5 L Golding (Pend, M45) 25.98. 400: 1 G Harrison (Serp, M40) 51.89; 2 J Tilt (Soton, M50) 56.00; 3 M Osunsami (NEB, M45) 56.25; 4 L Golding (Pend, M45) 57.98 M45: SP: 1 A Lewis (Harrow) 12.02 M55: SP: 1 A Leiper (AFD) 12.30 M65: SP: 1 T Richards (Croy) 10.69 M80: SP: 1 C Taylor (Belg) 8.35 Women: 60: r1.1: 1 D Asher-Smith (B&B) 7.20; 2 D Neita (SB) 7.32; 3 A Guenon (CIV) 7.33; 4 S Papps (WSEH) 7.36; 5 M Douglas (B&B) 7.50; 6 I Lansiquot (Sutt, U20) 7.53; 7 L Morris (WSEH) 7.56. r1.2: 1 C Humphreys (Orion) 7.51; 2 S Solomon (B&B) 7.53; 3 D Walker (Bir) 7.57; 4 S Harrison (S Lon) 7.67; 5 C Brady (IRL) 7.76. r1.3: 1 C Stephenson (Norw) 7.57; 2 B Dobbin (Edin) 7.70; 3 L Nielsen (E&H) 7.74; 4 S Busby (WG&EL) 7.75; 5 L Du Toit (RSA) 7.91; 6 J Phillips (Herne H) 7.96; 7 S Griffiths (Chelt) 8.00. r1.4: 1 E Bastmeijer (NED) 7.84; 2 A Francis (WG&EL) 8.00; 3 A Evans (NEB) 8.00; 4 L Owusu (WSEH, W35) 8.05. r1.5: 1 E Heath (G&G) 7.96; 6 M Thomas (Bir, W40) 8.32. r1.6: 3 N Norris (Brack, W35) 8.39; 5 S Raymond (TVH, W35) 8.59. r1.7: 6 A Bates (E&E, W50) 8.68. r1.8: 2 N Harrison (SB, W35) 8.76; 4 S Van Vuuren (Win, W45) 8.82. r1.9: 2 Y Broek (E&H, W50) 9.15; 3 J Trimble (K&P, W60) 9.20; 4 M Wakefield (Soton, W50) 9.23; 5 D Ricci (B&R, W45) 9.31; 7 G Clarke (Ryst, W55) 9.71. r2.1: 1 D Asher-Smith (B&B) 7.22; 2 A Guenon (CIV) 7.26; 3 D Neita (SB) 7.29; 4 S Papps (WSEH) 7.40; 5 M Douglas (B&B) 7.48; 6 S Solomon (B&B) 7.49; 7 C Humphreys (Orion) 7.49. r1.10: 4 R Zeffertt (SB, W50) 9.72; 5 A Nelson (E&E, W60) 10.21. r2.2: 1 L Morris (WSEH) 7.49; 2 D Walker (Bir) 7.53; 3 C Stephenson (Norw) 7.53; 4 S Harrison (S Lon) 7.55; 5 B Dobbin (Edin) 7.69; 6 S Busby (WG&EL) 7.73. r2.3: 1 C Brady (IRL) 7.71; 2 E Bastmeijer (NED) 7.80; 3 J Phillips (Herne H) 7.87; 4 L Du Toit (RSA) 7.93. r2.4:1 C Llovera (ESP) 7.97; 2 L Owusu (WSEH, W35) 8.06. r2.5: 6 M Thomas (Bir, W40) 8.26. r2.6: 1 N Norris (Brack, W35) 8.34. r2.7: 1 S Raymond (TVH, W35) 8.47; 5 A Bates (E&E, W50) 8.68. r2.8: 3 S Van Vuuren (Win, W45) 8.84; 6 J Trimble (K&P, W60) 9.18; 7 Y Broek (E&H, W50) 9.29. r2.9: 1 M Wakefield (Soton, W50) 9.35; 2 D Ricci (B&R, W45) 9.38; 4 G Clarke (Ryst, W55) 9.67; 6 A Nelson (E&E, W60) 10.24. 200: r1: 1 P Lowe (D&T) 24.68; 2 T Norum (Unatt) 24.79. r5: 2 J Trimble (K&P, W60) 31.85; 4 M West (Win, W65) 32.56. 400: r1: 1 L Nielsen (E&H) 53.74; 2 H Williams (Herts P, U20) 54.45; 3 J Knight (Herne H) 55.13; 4 R Dickens (B&B) 55.78. r2: 1 S Banjo (NEB) 57.73; 2 L Owusu (WSEH, W35) 58.35. r3: 5 S Read-Cayton (Vets, W50) 63.74. 800: r1: 1 I Boffey (E&H, U17) 2:09.18; 2 M Jones (AFD) 2:11.44; 3 C Bradley (Donc) 2:11.92; 4 A Hill (Herts P) 2:13.42; 5 A Shaw (G&G, U17) 2:16.31; 6 D Barnes (WSEH) 2:16.67. r2: 1 B Rottweiler (Harrow) 2:15.37; 3 J Locker (Walton, W35) 2:21.62. 60H: r1.1: 1 S Solomon (B&B) 8.21; 2 M Courtney (Chelt, U20) 8.41; 3 S Lavin (IRL) 8.41; 4 H Sarti (G&G, U20) 8.76; 5 L Thompson (Herts P) 8.93; 6 J Hunter (VoA) 8.94. r1.2: 1 A Barclay (Craw) 8.82; 2 K Aaltvedt (NOR) 8.86; 3 Z Lucas (Notts, U20) 8.91; 4 A Davies (B&B, U20) 8.97. r1.3: 1 A Hall (Read, U20) 8.75; 2

M Hildrew (G&G, U20) 8.77; 3 E Nwofor (NEB) 8.84; 4 C van Wulven (Have) 9.01; 5 S Connolly (N Down) 9.06; 6 A Beswick (E Grin, U20) 9.17. r1.4: 1 R Nakaye (Harrow) 9.21; 2 S Ugbo (NEB) 9.22; 3 F Marriott (C&C, U20) 9.24; 4 H Day (M&M, U20) 9.33. r1.5: 1 S Clitheroe (WSEH) 8.60. r1.6: 1 I Hilditch (B&B, U20) 8.91; 2 H Thomas (NEB) 9.04. r2.1: 1 S Solomon (B&B) 8.10; 2 Y Miller (Der) 8.18; 3 S Lavin (IRL) 8.38; 4 M Courtney (Chelt, U20) 8.42; 5 S Clitheroe (WSEH) 8.63; 6 H Sarti (G&G, U20) 8.73; 7 A Hall (Read, U20) 8.74. r2.2: 1 A Barclay (Craw) 8.76; 2 E Nwofor (NEB) 8.79; 3 M Lake (WSEH, U20) 8.82; 4 M Hildrew (G&G, U20) 8.83; 5 K Aaltvedt (NOR) 8.88; 6 Z Lucas (Notts, U20) 8.90. r2.3: 1 J Hunter (VoA) 8.63; 2 I Hilditch (B&B, U20) 8.86; 3 A Davies (B&B, U20) 8.88; 4 C van Wulven (Have) 9.11. r2.4: 1 S Connolly (N Down) 9.01; 2 R Nakaye (Harrow) 9.14; 3 F Marriott (C&C, U20) 9.19; 4 A Beswick (E Grin, U20) 9.22. r2.5: 1 L Bailey (Have, U20) 9.35. HJ: A: 1 C Vernon-Hamilton (SNH) 1.65; 2 E Cowell (Soton) 1.65; 3 K Hetherington (Oxf C, U17) 1.60; 8 G Clarke (Ryst, W55) 1.30. B: 1 C Hayes (AFD) 1.75; 2= L Zialor (Mil K, U20) 1.70; 2= D Martin (Ashf) 1.70; 4 B Siddons (Have) 1.65. PV: A: 1 O Curran (Bir) 3.60; 2 E Andersson (SB) 3.60; 3 S Dowson (Harrow, U20) 3.45; 3 L Edwards (Soton) 3.45; 5 I Deacon (Brack, U17) 3.45; 6 M Gutteridge (Have, U20) 3.30; 7 C Parkinson (Wyc P) 3.30; 8 C Moore (B&B) 3.30; 9 S Connolly (TVH) 3.15. B: 1 M McInnes (SB, U20) 3.30; 2 M Bailey (Harrow, U20) 3.30; 3 A Rossi (BRAT) 3.15; 4 E Macdonald (Brack, U17) 3.15; 4 E Breen (Herts P, U20) 3.15; 6 G Everson (G&G, U20) 3.15; 7 M Hemsley (Lewes, U20) 3.00; 8 T Quinlivan (Have, W35) 2.85; 9 S Yeomans (St Alb, W60) 2.70. C: 1 S Amabilino (Oxf U) 3.26. LJ: 1 K Eleyae (WG&EL) 5.68. TJ: A: 1 A Barrett (TVH) 12.84; 2 M Jackson (W Suff) 11.91; 3 R Sare (Bolt) 11.90; 4 C Hemmings (Camb H) 11.24; 5 J Fox (C&C) 11.16; 6 K Monks (Jer) 11.06; 8 S Clarkson (SB, U20) 10.66. B: 1 A Davies (B&B, U20) 11.48; 2 J Ware (Ton, U20) 10.96. SP: A: 1 C Vernon-Hamilton (SNH) 11.96; 2 M Sasegbon (SNH) 11.77 U20: 60: r1.1: 1 L Hughes (Nene V) 7.78; 2 H Williams (Herts P) 7.79; 3 V Olatunji (B&B) 7.81; 4 M Shokunbi (B&B) 7.82; 5 E Carr (Mil K) 7.83; 6 E Yeboah (TVH, U17) 7.94; 7 P Johnson (B&B) 7.95. r1.2: 1 B Robinson (TVH) 7.84; 2 L Aregbe (Harrow) 7.87; 3 Y Westwood (Yate) 8.01; 4 A Teal (Soton) 8.10. r1.3: 1 M Edwards (BMH, U17) 7.73; 2 L Dwaah (E&H) 7.88; 3 L Beckford (SB) 7.94; 4 D Kuypers (M&M) 8.05; 5 S Henlon (Sutt) 8.07; 6 E Ibidunni (B&B) 8.10. r1.4: 1 D Blake (Camb H) 7.80; 2 I Bryant (Soton) 7.89. r1.5: 1 S Dickerson (VoA) 8.10. r1.6: 1 S Seger (Oxf C, U17) 8.03. r1.7: 1 J Richard (MALT) 8.02. r2.1: 1 V Olatunji (B&B) 7.74; 2 M Edwards (BMH, U17) 7.76; 3 E Carr (Mil K) 7.80; 4 L Hughes (Nene V) 7.81; 5 D Blake (Camb H) 7.85; 6 M Shokunbi (B&B) 7.88. r2.2: 1 P Johnson (B&B) 7.77; 2 B Robinson (TVH) 7.80; 3 I Bryant (Soton) 7.86; 4 L Aregbe (Harrow) 7.87; 5 E Yeboah (TVH, U17) 7.93; 6 L Dwaah (E&H) 7.99. r2.3: 1 S Henlon (Sutt) 7.93; 2 Y Westwood (Yate) 7.95; 3 A Teal (Soton) 8.03; 4 J Richard (MALT) 8.04; 6 S Seger (Oxf C, U17) 8.16. r2.4: 1 S Dickerson (VoA) 8.05; 2 K Bello (E&H) 8.09. 200: r1: 1 O Lewis (VP&TH) 25.39. 400: r1: 1 J Richard (MLT) 57.06; 2 E Hack (Herts P) 58.40. LJ: 1 M Lake (WSEH) 6.07; 2 K Barker (BMH) 5.59; 3 A Beswick (E Grin) 5.54; 4 M Martin (E&H) 5.36

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JANUARY 31 WELSH ATHLETICS SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, CardiffTHERE were some quality performances in Cardiff.

The men’s 60m was the highlight with European 200m champion Adam Gemili clocking a 6.59 PB to beat his training partner European 100m champion James Dasaolu (

Gemeli was returning to competition after his serious hamstring injury last June when he broke 10 seconds for 100m for the first time.

Dasaolu finished half a metre back in 6.64 after a more encouraging 6.62 in his heat.

Fresh from being crowned junior champion in the 60m earlier in the month, Cardiff’s Kristian Jones was the fastest Welsh man in this senior race and the overall fastest in the 200m with a PB of 21.93.

Asha Philip took gold in the women’s 60m event, breaking the Welsh all-comers record with a time of 7.27 in her heat which she improved to 7.21 in the final. She shared the podium top spot with the ever improving Swansea Harrier, Hannah Brier who was crowned Welsh Champion with an impressive time of 7.39. Brier had earlier clocked a Welsh under-20 record of 7.37 to win her heat and was delighted with her performance. The remaining podium spots were claimed by Mica Moore and Newport Harrier Katie-Jane Priest

David King of City of Plymouth , took the crown in the 60m hurdles with a PB of 7.68 followed closely by European under-23 110m Hurdles champion, Cardiff AAC’s David Omeregie who was thrilled to have recorded a new PB. The

silver medal here went to Carmarthen Harriers Glen Elsdon and Aled Price took bronze.

The senior men’s shot put was a quality competition with Gareth Winter taking gold with 17.36m ahead of discus specialist Brett Morse’s 15.53m. Paralympic F42 discus champion Aled Davies threw 14.05m to win his first able-bodied medal.

In the women’s competition Birchfield Harrier’s Adelle Nicoll bettered the Welsh championship record of 13.53m with a new PB of 15.30m.

Chris Baker was in form in the high jump and he won with a clearance of 2.26m equalling his PB, while 18-year-old Rory Dwyer cleared an indoor PB of 2.14m in second.

The Welsh championship gold was won by Cardiff AAC athlete, Jonathan Bailey.

Julia Cooke took gold in the women’s 1500m recording a new PB of 4.18.20 followed by Amman Valley’s Jade Williams while in the men’s 1500m it was another string of PB’s with the Welsh title going to Matthew Edwards with a time of 3.58.69, followed by his coach and fellow Cardiff AAC athlete James Thie and Stephen Morris.

The latter, who is coached by Thie, lowered his British indoor T20 1500m record to 4:01.05.

Keeping it in the family; Sarah Omoregie claimed gold in the Under-17 women’s shot recording a PB of 13.54m. Younger brother of Brett, Jay Morse took bronze in the U17 men’s competition behind Deeside’s Nicholas Young and fellow club member Thomas Hanson who all recorded PB’s.

While Joe Brier, brother of Hannah, was crowned Welsh Champion in the senior men’s 400m.Men: 60: A: 1 A Gemili (B&B) 6.59; 2 J Dasaolu (Croy) 6.64; 3 T Campbell (B&W) 6.77; 4 S Osewa (Croy) 6.81; 5 L Reid (Bir) 6.82; 6 K Jones (Card, U20) 6.91; 7 C Davies (Swan, U20) 6.91; 8 S Childs (WSEH) 6.92. B: 1 A Da Silva (Card) 6.97; 8 B Paris (Card Arch, U17) 7.27. Ht1: 1 T Campbell (B&W) 6.87; 2 S Childs (WSEH) 6.88; 4 B Paris (Card Arch, U17) 7.15; 6 I Robinson-Booth (Card, U17) 7.46. Ht2: 1 S Osewa (Croy) 6.91; 2 K McClean (Lisb) 7.00; 3 A Owen (Card, U20) 7.11. Ht3: 1 A Gemili (B&B) 6.68; 4 R Lee (Card, U17)

7.28. Ht4: 1 L Reid (Bir) 6.75; 2 K Jones (Card, U20) 6.97; 5 C Greenslade (Cwmb, U20) 7.18; 6 N Price (W&B, U17) 7.36. Ht5: 1 J Dasaolu (Croy) 6.62; 2 C Davies (Swan, U20) 6.97. 200: 1 K Jones (Card, U20) 21.93. SF2: 1 K Jones (Card, U20) 21.69; 2 R Williams (Swan, U20) 22.49; 3 B Paris (Card Arch, U17) 22.52. Ht1: 1 B Paris (Card Arch, U17) 22.86. Ht4: 1 K Jones (Card, U20) 22.33; 2 R Williams (Swan, U20) 22.34. 400: 1 E Greatrex (W&B, U17) 49.34; 2 P Roberts Nash (W&B, U20) 49.73; 3 J Brier (Swan, U20) 49.85. Ht1: 1 Roberts Nash 49.93; 2 J Brier (Swan, U20) 50.11. Ht2: 1 E Greatrex (W&B, U17) 49.20. 800: 4 M Williams (P’broke, U20) 1:56.43. Ht2: 2 M Williams (P’broke, U20) 1:57.64. Ht3: 3 J Vincent (Card, U17) 1:58.20. 1500: 1 S Stabler (OWLS) 3:45.71; 2 M Edwards (Card) 3:58.69; 3 J Thie (Card, M35) 4:00.93; 4 S Morris (Card) 4:01.05; 5 T MacSwayne (Ports, U20) 4:02.64. 60H: 1 D King (Ply) 7.68; 2 D Omoregie (Card) 7.76; 3 V Szucs (Zalaegerszeg) 7.90; 4 G Elsdon (Carm) 8.34; 5 A Price (Carm) 8.54; 6 K Arnold (Newp) 8.61. HJ: 1 C Baker (Sale) 2.26; 2 R Dwyer (Strat, U20) 2.14; 3 J Bailey (Card) 2.00; 4 J Pearse (B’burn) 1.95. PV: 1 E Bryden (WSEH) 4.60; 2 R Grimwade (Card, U20) 4.27; 3 E Haddon (Swan) 4.27; 7 J Howe (Rhon, M70) 2.37. LJ: 1 S Clarence (B&R) 6.82; 5 K Jones (Newp, U17) 6.42. TJ: 1 N Childs (TVH) 14.46; 2 O Aghedo (Swan, U20) 14.45; 3 N Lenard (Swan) 14.16. SP: 1 G Winter (Shef/Dearn) 17.36; 2 B Morse (Card) 15.53 U17: 400: 1 G Thomas (Brec) 49.35; 2 I James (Col B) 51.45. SP: 1 N Young (Dees) 14.64; 2 T Hanson (Card) 14.30; 3 J Morse (Card) 13.43 U15: 300: 1 D John (Card) 38.93. 800:

1 J Penrose (Card Arch) 2:04.94; 2 C Richards (Newp) 2:05.62 Women: 60: 1 A Philip (NEB) 7.21; 2 A Foster (Lisb) 7.39; 3 H Brier (Swan, U20) 7.39; 4 C Wingfield (Card) 7.56; 5 C Manning (IRL) 7.66; 6 M Moore (Bir) 7.73; 7 E Wiltshire (R&N) 7.77; 8 K Priest (Newp) 7.83. Ht1: 1 H Brier (Swan, U20) 7.37; 2 A Foster (Lisb) 7.40; 3 C Manning (IRL) 7.61; 4 K Priest (Newp) 7.86; 5 H Williams (B&W) 7.93. Ht2:1 A Philip (NEB) 7.27; 2 C Wingfield (Card) 7.55; 3 M Moore (Bir) 7.67; 4 E Wiltshire (R&N) 7.83; 5 E Hill (Card, U17) 8.13. 200: Ht2: 1 S Wilson (SB) 24.98. 400: 1 M Rogers (Wrex) 56.12. Ht1: 1 L Williams (Swan, U20) 57.24; 2 E Williams (Cwmb, U20) 57.27. Ht2: 1 M Rogers (Wrex) 56.72. 800: 1 R Scott (Prest) 2:13.75; 2 I Parry-Jones (Cwmb, U20) 2:15.64. 1500: 1 J Cooke (Bir) 4:18.20; 2 J Williams (Amman) 4:21.74; 3 R McClay (Brack) 4:24.84; 4 C Green (B&W) 4:32.65; 5 E Hartnett (IRL) 4:39.15; 6 I Morris (Brec, U20) 4:49.04. 60H: 1 K Morris (Swan) 8.99; 2 H Jackson (B&W) 9.22. HJ: 1 L Evans (Card, U17) 1.67. PV: 1 L Maund (Swan) 3.77; 2 C Jones (Carm) 3.27; 3 M Hodgson (Card, U17) 3.27. LJ: 1 R Chapman (Card) 5.88; 3 M Fakande (Cwmb, U20) 5.37; 4 L Evans (Card, U17) 5.35; 5 M Jones (Cwmb, U17) 5.25; 6 C Lord (Card, U17) 5.21. TJ: 1 S Swanson (Swan) 11.26; 2 M Jones (Cwmb, U17) 10.50. SP: 1 A Nicoll (Bir) 15.30; 2 L Griffiths (Card) 13.54; 3 S Boyles (Bing) 12.99; 4 S Pam (P’boro) 12.82; 5 B Owen (Craw) 11.00 U17: 300: 1 L Culliford (Card) 41.96; 2 H Pachuta (B’end) 42.00. SP: 1 S Omoregie (Card) 13.54; 2 K Roberts (Card) 10.81; 3 D Jones (Carm) 10.69; 4 C Arnold (Newp) 10.54

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JANUARY 31 JANUARY 30SCOTTISH NATIONAL U17 / SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, Emirates ArenaRICHARD KILTY has warned his sprint rivals he’s gunning for another world indoor gold and a crack at Rio glory, Mark Woods reports.

The Teesside Tornado romped to 60m victory at the Scottish Indoor Championships in Glasgow in a blistering 6.65 seconds in his first outing of 2016. And with his title defence in Portland just six weeks away, the 26-year-old reckons he’s on track for another gold rush.

“Outside of championships, I try not to put too much pressure on myself,” he said.

“Last year, before I won the Europeans, I lost every single race. Before the worlds, I didn’t win a race until the heats. So I feel I want to learn from race to race.

“I’ll probably take a few defeats before the worlds in March but I like it that way. It shows me what I need to work on. But in a world-class field, I’m fairly certain that, once I’m on that starting line in Portland, I can run faster than anybody out there.”

Allan Smith edged out David Smith in the high jump after both leapt 2.20m with teenage hopeful Ben Greenwood underlining his potential by landing 800m gold in 1:51.78.

World 4x400 medallist Kirsten McAslan delivered a late burst to overhaul Mhairi Hendry and Maddie Murray in the 800m before vowing to hold off until 2017 before moving up to the distance full-time.

The Sale-based Scot, who ran a PB of 2:04.48, said: “It is exciting. I’ve done that off my winter training. I’ve not really added in any extras.

“I only had one session to prepare and that only worried me. I’ve only done one session of two minutes or longer. But if I can get more endurance,

“it gives me the confidence to see what I can do.”

Erin Wallace came fourth in a British under-17 best of 2:06.59.

Sarah Inglis claimed the women’s 1500m in 4:13.11, an indoor PB.

Anna Gordon won the women’s pole vault in 3.92m, a Scottish junior indoor record.

Gillian Cooke won her 30th Scottish Championship medals with a winning 11.60m in the women’s triple jump.Men: 60: 1 R Kilty (Gate) 6.65; 2 J Browning (B&A) 6.83; 3 C Tindle (Edin,

U20) 6.88; 4 S Dunlop (Glas) 6.93. SF1: 1 R Kilty (Gate) 6.73; 2 C Tindle (Edin, U20) 6.91. SF2: 1 J Browning (B&A) 6.89; 2 S Dunlop (Glas) 6.99. Ht1: 1 R Kilty (Gate) 6.97; 7 R Hunter (Cors, M50) 8.11. Ht2: 1 C Tindle (Edin, U20) 7.09; 6 G Leek (Edin, M55) 8.14. Ht3: 7 J Smith (Moth, M70) 9.05. 200: 1 S Dunlop (Glas) 21.86. 400: 1 C Chalmers (Guern, U20) 47.93; 2 D Ali (Unatt) 48.33; 3 A Young (Glas C) 48.51; 4 K Aiken (E&H) 49.51; 5 C Henderson (Glas C) 49.81. SF1: 1 C Chalmers (Guern, U20) 48.25; 2 D Ali (Unatt) 48.88. SF2: 1 A Young (Glas C) 48.90. Ht1: 1 J Bowie (Tm E Loth) 47.71; 2 D Ali (Unatt) 48.98. Ht2: 1 C Chalmers (Guern, U20) 47.70. Ht3: 1 A Young (Glas C) 49.60. 800: 1 B Greenwood (Perth, U20) 1:51.78; 2 A Gilbride (E Kilb, U20) 1:52.87; 3 J Walker (Giff N) 1:54.56. Ht1: 1 B Greenwood (Perth, U20) 1:54.9; 3 R Barr (VPCG, U20) 1:56.36; 5 C Steven (Lass, U20) 1:57.66. 1500: 1 K Kelly (IRL) 3:52.74; 2 D Colley (Centr) 3:56.13; 3 S Mackay (Glas C) 3:57.02; 4 L Oates (Shett) 3:57.40. 60H: 1 J McCall (VPCG) 8.21; 2 L Collins (N’land, M35) 8.48; 3 T Harris (Edin) 8.69. HJ: 1 A Smith (SB) 2.20; 2 D Smith (SB) 2.20; 3 R Ferguson (Shef/Dearn) 2.05; 4 M Morton (VPCG) 2.00; 5 L McGuire (Pit, U20) 1.95; 6 C Mackay (Giff N, U20) 1.90; 7 D Lambie (Giff N, U20) 1.90; 9 C McCorgray (Centr, U20) 1.90. PV: 1 C Moriarty (Pit, U20) 4.20; 2 D Mann (Glas C) 4.20. LJ: 1 P Muirhead (Shef/Dearn) 7.35; 2 J Charters (Sale) 7.34; 3 P Ogun (Croy) 7.12; 4 R McLachlan (Norw, U20) 7.09; 6 J Scanlan (VPCG, U20) 6.60. TJ: 1 C Onyia (A’deen) 15.29; 2 R Jeffs (Glas C) 14.60. SP: 1 A McInroy (SB) 13.85; 3 G Sweeney (Moray) 13.14; 6 G Ferguson (Law, M40) 12.39 U17: 60: 1 F Angus (Kil’k) 7.15; 2 J Maclennan (Centr) 7.17; 3 A Moses (Giff N) 7.40; 4 A Young (Lark) 7.43. Ht1: 1 F Angus (Kil’k) 7.25; 2 A Young (Lark) 7.46. Ht2: 1 J Maclennan (Centr) 7.23. Ht3: 1 A Moses (Giff N) 7.26. 800: 1 J Sturrock (Giff N) 1:58.32; 2 J Simpson (Burt) 1:58.86. 60H: 1 A Chalmers (Guern) 8.28; 2 S Monagle (unattached) 8.46; 3 J Armstrong (Lisb) 8.57; 4 J McFarlane (Arb) 8.63; 5 A McFarlane

(Sco Sch) 8.71; 6 M Chandler (Centr) 8.80; 7 M Cairns (Kilb) 8.82. Ht1: 1 A Chalmers (Guern) 8.44; 2 J Armstrong (Lisb) 8.72; 3 J McFarlane (Arb) 8.78. Ht2: 1 S Monagle (UNATTACHED) 8.61; 2 A McFarlane (Sco Sch) 8.74; 3 M Cairns (Kilb) 8.88.HJ: 1 J Keary (CRAUGHWELL AC) 1.90; 2 E Dear (Giff N) 1.85. PV: 1 A McFarlane (Sco Sch) 4.20; 2 S Connal (W’moss) 4.00; 3 D Thomson (Pit) 3.50. LJ: 1 A Schenini (Giff N) 7.00; 2 S Connal (W’moss) 6.78; 3 C Henderson (Edin) 6.46; 4 J McFarlane (Arb) 6.39. TJ: 1 A Quinn (Shett) 13.91. SP: 1 A Peck (VPCG) 12.86; 2 B Wightman (Perth) 12.14 Women: 60: 1 J Wrisberg (Giff N, U20) 7.64; 2 A Rees (Banc, U20) 7.66; 3 K Wyper (BWF) 7.66; 4 S Murray (IRL) 7.67; 5 S Downie (Edin) 7.78; 6 R Matheson (A’deen, U20) 7.85; 7 S Henderson (Falk, U20) 7.94. Ht1: 1 J Wrisberg (Giff N, U20) 7.74; 2 K Wyper (BWF) 7.76; 3 R Matheson (A’deen, U20) 7.91; 4 S Murray (IRL) 7.92. Ht2: 1 A Rees (Banc, U20) 7.67; 2 S Downie (Edin) 7.81; 3 C Lambert (VPCG) 7.86; 4 S Henderson (Falk, U20) 7.88; 5 J Tomlinson (Edin, U20) 7.95; 6 J Nimmo (Sale) 7.99. 200: 1 C Lambert (VPCG) 24.60; 2 S Downie (Edin) 24.76; 3 A Rees (Banc, U20) 24.86. Ht1: 1 A Rees (Banc, U20) 25.09. Ht2: 1 S Downie (Edin) 24.95; 3 R Matheson (A’deen, U20) 25.35. Ht3: 1 C Lambert (VPCG) 24.66; 2 J Cherry (VPCG, U20) 25.05. 400: 1 K Stewart (A’deen, U20) 57.10; 2 M Patience (VPCG) 57.72; 3 J Leslie (Bed C) 57.81; 4 A Jackson (Edin) 57.96. Ht1: 1 K Stewart (A’deen, U20) 58.41; 2 B Clark (Norw, U20) 58.97. Ht2: 1 J Leslie (Bed C) 57.44; 2 A Jackson (Edin) 57.95. 800: 1 K McAslan (Sale) 2:04.48; 2 M Hendry (VPCG) 2:04.97; 3 M Murray (Edin) 2:05.47; 4 E Wallace (Giff N, U17) 2:06.59; 5 P Millage (VPCG, W35) 2:07.73; 6 S Pennycook (Fife) 2:11.44; 7 J Reekie (Kilb, U20) 2:12.36. Ht1: 1 M Murray (Edin) 2:09.23; 2 P Millage (VPCG, W35) 2:09.43; 3 E Mcilveen (VPCG) 2:09.90; 4 S Pennycook (Fife) 2:10.11; 5 J Reekie (Kilb, U20) 2:10.71; 6 J Dobbin (VPCG) 2:12.34; 7 L Massie (I’ness, U20) 2:17.80. Ht2: 1 K McAslan (Sale)

2:11.94; 2 M Hendry (VPCG) 2:12.05; 3 E Wallace (Giff N, U17) 2:12.11; 4 C McAulay (Warr, U20) 2:12.32; 5 S Eunson (Giff N, U20) 2:14.67; 6 M Davidson (Edin) 2:14.93. 1500: 1 S Inglis (Loth) 4:13.11; 2 J Moultrie (VPCG) 4:13.68; 3 J Bannerman (I’ness) 4:41.54; 4 H Addison (Cors, U20) 4:43.05. 60H: 1 H Paton (Worc) 8.74; 2 C Pennet (Edin) 8.88; 3 K Purves (Edin) 9.09; 4 E Canning (W’moss, U20) 9.28. HJ: 1 N Manson (Giff N) 1.76; 2 G O’Rourke (DSD) 1.70; 3 E Lowry (Edin) 1.66; 4 G Moggan (IRL) 1.66; 5 C Palmer (Giff N, U20) 1.62; 6 J Carlyle (Edin, U20) 1.62. PV:1 A Gordon (Pit, U20) 3.92; 2 H Lawler (Edin) 3.42; 2 K Bradbeer (Pit) 3.42. LJ: 1 S Warnock (Edin) 6.13; 2 G Cooke (Edin) 5.74; 3 R Robertson (Lass) 5.73; 4 F Nicholson (Bed C) 5.66; 5 S Kingham (Elgin, U20) 5.29; 6 E Craig (W’moss, U20) 5.27. TJ: 1 G Cooke (Edin) 11.60; 2 C Harvey (Ayr S) 11.25; 3 H Shanley (Living, U20) 11.04; 4 S Kingham (Elgin, U20) 10.94; 5 S Ross (Kilb, U20) 10.84. SP:

1 K Yates (Edin) 13.69; 2 M Porterfield (VPCG) 12.99; 3 K Ord (VPCG) 11.12 U17: 60: 1 K Forbes (A’deen) 7.93; 2 L Greig (Kil’k) 7.95; 2 A Donaghy (Giff N) 7.95; 4 S Malone (Edin) 7.96; 5 J Cleland (Centr) 7.98; 6 B Malley (W’moss) 8.18. SF1: 1 S Malone (Edin) 7.94; 2 K Forbes (A’deen) 8.00; 3 J Cleland (Centr) 8.06; 4 V Mann (Guern) 8.17. SF2: 1 A Donaghy (Giff N) 8.02; 2 L Greig (Kil’k) 8.06; 3 B Malley (W’moss) 8.16; 4 A Galpin (Guern) 8.19. Ht1: 1 L Greig (Kil’k) 8.06; 2 A Galpin (Guern) 8.13. Ht2: 1 S Malone (Edin) 7.98; 2 B Malley (W’moss) 8.15. Ht3: 1 A Donaghy (Giff N) 8.04; 2 K Forbes (A’deen) 8.08; 3 V Mann (Guern) 8.17. Ht4: 1 J Cleland (Centr) 8.13. 200: 1 L Greig (Kil’k) 25.67; 2 S Malone (Edin) 25.77. 300: 1 H McArthur (W’moss) 40.42; 2 S Haldane (Giff N) 41.18; 3 C Laing (Centr) 41.26; 4 E Gallagher (Guern) 41.64; 5 N Brechany (VPCG) 41.93. Ht2: 1 S Haldane (Giff N) 41.64; 2 N Brechany (VPCG) 41.99.Ht3: 1 E Gallagher (Guern) 41.78; 2 C Laing (Centr) 41.87. 800: 1 O Vareille (Falk) 2:15.79; 2 L Dickson (Lass) 2:18.34; 3 I Crawford (Pit) 2:18.83; 4 A Murray (VPCG) 2:19.09. 1500: 1 K Gallagher (Centr) 4:44.78; 2 L Dickson (Lass) 4:50.24; 3 L Mckenna (Giff N) 4:50.56; 4 S Tait (Lass) 4:52.71; 5 C Nankivell (E Suth) 4:53.93. 60H: 1 J Henry (VPCG) 8.89; 2 A Still (A’deen) 9.03; 3 G Carter (A’deen) 9.04; 4 J Cleland (Centr) 9.19; 5 B McAndrew (Pit) 9.27; 6 A Doyle (CARRICK-ON-S) 9.28; 7 K MacKay (A’deen) 9.44; 8 B Tobin (C’nauld) 9.50. Ht1: 1 A Still (A’deen) 9.06; 2 J Cleland (Centr) 9.20. Ht2: 1 J Henry (VPCG) 9.03; 2 K MacKay (A’deen) 9.33; 3 A Doyle (Carr) 9.37; 4 B Tobin (C’nauld) 9.38. Ht3: 1 B McAndrew (Pit) 9.10; 2 G Carter (A’deen) 9.12. HJ: 1 K MacKay (A’deen) 1.66; 2 C Mcskimming (W’moss) 1.62. PV: 1 A Dunsmore (Pit) 3.02. LJ: 1 K Forbes (A’deen) 5.61; 2 H McArthur (W’moss) 5.52; 3 L Tenn Mills (Falk) 5.45; 4 M Busby (Carl) 5.40; 5 E Scott (VPCG) 5.29; 6 B Etchu (Shett) 5.24. TJ: 1 K Dobbie (Glas Sc Sp) 11.02; 2 K MacKay (A’deen) 10.48. SP: 1 S Crossan (Shett) 11.72

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Anna Gordon: Scottish under-20 pole vault record

Richard Kilty: 60m win in Glasgow




JANUARY 31SALE HARRIERS OPEN, SportcityMixed events: 60: r1.1: 1 O Teale (Col B) 6.96; 2 J Efoloko (Sale, U17) 7.03; 5 M Edwards (Bury, M35) 7.19. r1.2: 1 N Walsh (Tip, U20) 7.06; 4 L Omorere (Prest, U20) 7.20.r1.3: 2 S Nguie (Unattached, U17) 7.33. r1.5: 2 D Scott (SHS, M45) 7.29. r1.6: 4 A Leigh (C&N, M50) 7.70; 5 C Burgess (S’port W, M40) 7.71. r1.7: 4 S Lightfoot (Salf M, M50) 8.01; 5 G Reddington (WSEH, M50) 8.35. r1.8: 1 R Brown (Traff, U20) 7.17; 2 M Edwards (Bury, M35) 7.27. r1.9: 1 C Orton (Ellen, U20W) 7.76; 2 A Thompson (Hal, U20W) 7.77; 3 H Watson (Newk, W) 7.98; 4 H Cooper (Charn, U20W) 8.07. r1.12: 1 T Thomas (Charn, U17) 7.15; 2 H Flanagan (S’port W, U17) 7.33; 3 J Smith (Charn, U17) 7.35; 4 B Higgins (Charn, U17) 7.40. r1.13: 1 J Connelly (Carl, U17) 7.47. r1.14: 1 K Amaechi (Liv H, U17) 7.44. r1.15: 1 R Walker (E Ches, U17W) 7.89. r1.18: 1 R Singh (Leeds C, U15) 7.63; 2 K Duddfield (W&B, U15) 7.66. r1.20: 1 L Obi (Sale, U15W) 8.07; 2 V Johnson (Charn, U15W) 8.14; 3 L Lewis (Liv PS, U15W) 8.24; 4 G Goodsell (Bury, U15W) 8.27. r1.21: 1 C Newbigging (Sale, U15W) 8.08; 2 R Shonibare (Sale, U15W) 8.17; 3 M Lowndes (Sale, U15W) 8.22; 5 M Morrisroe (Liv H, U13W) 8.56. r1.22: 4 E Hinchliffe (Shef/Dearn, U13W) 8.69. r2.2: 2 N Walsh (Tip, U20) 7.12; 4 C Burgess (S’port W, M40) 7.71. r2.3: 2 C Orton (Ellen, U20W) 7.82; 3 R Walker (E Ches, U17W) 7.94; 4 A Thompson (Hal, U20W) 7.97. r2.4: 3 B Murray (Stock H, U17W) 8.20. 200: r1: 2 D Scott (SHS, M45) 22.91. r8: 1 C Burgess (S’port W, M40) 24.68.r20: 1 G Preston (Liv H, U17W) 25.96. r24: 1 E Sheffield (Burt, U15) 24.23. r28: 1 C Newbigging (Sale, U15W) 26.30. r29: 3 M Morrisroe (Liv H, U13W) 28.21. 600: r1: 1 Z Curran (WSEH) 1:17.52; 2 H Doran (Liv PS) 1:19.94; 3 T Clarke (Liv H, U20) 1:20.65; 4 R Ingley (Traff) 1:21.90; 5 N Geraghty (Hale, U20) 1:24.17; 6 D Ashcroft (Prest) 1:24.19. r2: 1 T Christie (W&B, U20) 1:24.43; 2 T Bennett-Williams (W&B, U20) 1:24.79; 3 D Corrigan (Liv H, U20) 1:26.00. r5: 1 G Coveney (ESM, W) 1:34.66; 2 G Morris (Col B, U20W) 1:41.88. r6: 1 T Grundy (Horw, U17) 1:26.23; 2 J Forth (Ribb, U17) 1:26.60; 3 T Evans (Wrex, U17) 1:26.91; 4 C Tighe (Liv H, U17) 1:28.96. r7: 1 J Trotman (E Ches, U17) 1:27.82; 4 M Browne (Macc, U17) 1:28.24. r8: 1 E Lowery (Macc, U17W) 1:43.68. r9: 2 E Misantoni (W Ches, U15W) 1:40.38; 3 E Twite (Sale, U15W) 1:40.70; 4 S Moss (Macc, U15W) 1:44.94. HJ: A: 1 M Hartley (Liv H) 1.95. LJ: B: 1 J Davies (Sale) 6.96; 2 M Lang (Liv H, U17W) 6.54; 3 C Steven (Stoke, U17) 6.32; 8 L James (Sale, W) 5.55; 10 D Weymont (Sale, U15W) 5.22; 11 G Bower (Sale, U17W) 5.17 U20 men: 60H: 1 W Aldred (Traff) 8.26; 2 R Brown (Traff) 8.32 U17: 60H: r1: 1 T Thomas (Charn) 8.09; 2 J Sumners (Strat) 8.42; 3 B Higgins (Charn) 8.83. SP: 1 J Connelly (Carl) 12.28 U15: 60H: 1 J Herrington (Warr) 9.25; 2 C Adenuga (Sale) 9.37 M50: 60H: 1 G Reddington (WSEH) 9.43 Women: 60H: 1 O Walker (C&S) 8.84 U17: 60H: 1 E Darroch (Wirr) 9.33; 2 T Higson (Wirr) 9.40. SP: 1 K Finlay (Leic C, U15) 11.40; 2 H Benson (Stock H, U15) 10.86; 3 G Bower (Sale) 10.58 U15: 60H: r1: 1 J Jolly (Prest) 9.22; 2 V Johnson (Charn) 9.25; 3 C Giller (Stock H) 9.70; 4 M Lowndes (Sale) 9.74; 5 A Pawlett (W Ches) 9.79LEEDS CITY OPEN MEETING, Leeds

Men: 60: r1: 1 B Whittaker (York, U17) 7.2; 2 T Sanni (Leeds C, U17) 7.4. r2: 1 J Mayers (Leeds C, U17) 7.4. r3: 1 M Hayes (Leeds C, U20) 7.2. r4: 1 R Banigo (Leeds C, U20) 7.2. HJ: 1 S Linsell (Leeds C, M50) 1.72; 2 A England (York, M40) 1.70 U15: HJ: 1 C Howes (Pontefract) 1.70 Women: 60: r1: 1 L Ashmeade (Wake, U17) 7.9; 2 C Madilo (Leeds C, U11) 8.2 U17: 60H: r1: 1 A Linaker (York) 9.0; 1 L Hadaway (York) 9.0. LJ: 1 L Hadaway (York) 5.67; 2 A Rolfe (York, U15) 5.07. SP: 1 L Hadaway (York) 11.45 U15: 60H: r1: 1 N Lannie (Donc) 9.6 U13: 60H: 1 G Whiteley (H’gate) 9.8 U11: 60: r2: 1 C Madilo (Leeds C) 9.1

SHEFFIELD OPEN, SheffieldMixed events: 60: r1: 1 J Williams (Liv H) 6.99; 4 J Cooper (KuH, U20) 7.19. r2: 1 J Hobson (Shef/Dearn, U20) 7.14. r4: 1 J Taylor (C&S, U17) 7.33. r9: 2 S Terry-Short (C&S, M45) 8.09; 7 P Edwards (C&S, M55) 8.71. r10: 1 C Paterson (KuH, U20W) 7.65; 2 M Hoult (KuH, W) 7.76; 3 C Boomer (Lag V, W) 7.78; 4 A Shaw (Wake, W) 7.96; 5 E Booker (Roth, U17W) 7.97; 7 E Rawson (Shef/Dearn, U20W) 8.02. r11: 1 E Ruddock (R&N, W35) 8.02; 2 A Benson (KuH, U17W) 8.02; 4 A Bowen (Tel, U20W) 8.06; 5 E Maxwell (M’bro, U17W) 8.18; 6 M Broad (Tel, U17W) 8.19. r19: 1 A Williams Hewitt (Hallam, U15W) 8.30. r23: 1 D Seidu (W&SV, U13) 8.45; 2 D Rhule (Unattached, U13) 8.60. 200: r1: 1 A Infantino (SB) 21.50; 2 J Williams (Liv H) 21.96. r10: 3 D Donald (Corby, M55) 25.72. r12: 4 T Wells (Corby, M65) 30.26. r13: 1 C Paterson (KuH, U20W) 24.66; 2 S Adams (Traff, W) 24.71; 4 E Booker (Roth, U17W) 25.30. r14: 1 E Ruddock (R&N, W35) 25.68. r16: 1 A Benson (KuH, U17W) 25.92. r28: 1 E Rush (Amber, U13W) 28.37. 400: r1: 1 C Clarke (Mil K) 48.29; 2 D Putnam (B&B) 48.42; 3 D Higham (Liv PS) 49.57. r2: 1 S Day (M’bro, U20) 49.82. r3: 2 M Coogan (E Ches, M40) 52.22.r4: 4 R Rubenis (Tel, M40) 52.34. r6: 4 K Pye (Charn, M55) 61.94. r7: 4 P Edwards (C&S, M55) 62.93. r9: 1 E Barrett (C’field, U20W) 57.66; 2 N Desai (Traff, W) 57.78. r11:1 E Maxwell (M’bro, U17W) 59.41; 5 J Hodgson (Dur, W45) 63.94. r12: 1 C Robinson (Roth, U17W) 60.65. 800: r1: 1 A Wright (R&N) 1:53.02. r2: 1 A Thorpe (Shef/Dearn, U20) 1:56.89; 2 J Beharrell (KuH, U20) 1:57.54. r5: 5 R Scholes (Barns, M70) 2:46.02. r6: 1 T Simpson (Hallam, U17W) 2:08.68; 2 S Coleby (Dur,

W) 2:11.79; 3 R Harrison (Linc W, W) 2:12.44; 4 E Thompson (Banb, U17W) 2:17.83; 5 K Simpson (Hale, U17W) 2:18.14. r7: 3 E Minshull (Cov, U17W) 2:21.74. r9: 1 A Saul-Braddock (W&B, U15) 2:06.03. r12: 1 A Taperell (Gate, U13W) 2:28.97; 2 R Simpson (Hallam, U13W) 2:29.46. 1500: r4: 1 N Collier (GAC, W) 4:42.47; 2 E Robinson (Keigh, U20W) 4:47.45 Men: LJ: 1 S Hall (Gate) 7.26. SP: 2 D Askew (Donc, M45) 11.12 U20: LJ: 1 J Hobson (Shef/Dearn) 6.83. SP: 1 J Hobson (Shef/Dearn) 13.26 Women: HJ: 4 J Morrish (WSEH) 1.68. SP: 1 L Holmes (Wake) 11.13 U17: HJ: 1 X May (Shef/Dearn) 1.60. LJ: 1 M Charles (Notts) 5.34. SP: 1 S Hunt (Leam) 11.18 U15: HJ: 1 H Moat (Scun) 1.55. SP: 1 H Barnden (Der) 10.30 U13: HJ: 1 R Burrell (Bir) 1.43

NORTH EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS, GatesheadMen: 60: A: 3 J Metcalfe (Darl, U17) 7.40. Ht3: 1 J Metcalfe (Darl, U17) 7.44. 60H: 1 D Njai (Blyth) 8.93. LJ: 1 J Roach (M’bro) 7.04. SP: 1 A Toward (E&H) 14.52; 2 P Corrigan (Walls, M50) 11.11 U20: 60: 1 B Todd (CleS) 7.09. Ht1: 1 B Todd (CleS) 7.11. 60H: 1 J Nicholson (Gate) 8.28. HJ: 1 L Reveley (Blay) 1.90 U17: 60: 1 W Curtis (Gate) 7.18; 2 E Crawford (Darl) 7.20; 3 S O’Hara (Morp) 7.30; 4 M Lowes (Darl) 7.36; 5 J Halpin (Gate) 7.39. Ht1: 1 E Crawford (Darl) 7.24; 2 S O’Hara (Morp) 7.37; 3 J Halpin (Gate) 7.39. Ht2: 1 W Curtis (Gate) 7.31; 2 M Lowes (Darl) 7.45. SP: 1 D Todd (CleS) 14.18 U15: 60: 1 K Walton (Shild) 7.44; 2 O Lewis (Gate) 7.65. Ht1: 1 K Walton (Shild) 7.44; 2 O Lewis (Gate) 7.68 U13: 60: 1 T Paterson (J&H) 8.51. HJ: 1 J Sawyer (Darl) 1.45. SP: 1 J Halpin (Gate) 10.67 M35: 60: r2: 1 D Swalwell (Blyth, M45) 7.72; 2 P Donaghy (Dur, M45) 7.94; 3 I Cowell (H&P, M50) 8.47; 4 S Ryan (Gate, M50) 8.50. r3: 1 S Todner (H&P, M60) 8.51; 2 E Smart (Gate, M55) 8.64; 3 C Fenwick (Tyne, M60) 8.84; 4 T Gair (Sun S, M60) 8.99; 5 D Peffer (Heat, M65) 9.23. 60H: 1 L Collins (N’land) 8.24. TJ: 3 D Peffer (Heat, M65) 8.73 M50: SP: 1 S Ryan (Gate) 13.13; 2 J Moreland (R&N, M55) 11.79; 3 P Corrigan (Walls) 11.64 M60: SP: 1 T Straker (NSP) 11.65; 2 J Wild (M&C) 9.88 M65: 60H: 1 A Webb (VAANE) 11.62

Women: 60: 1 R Highfield (Gate) 7.84; 2 S Addison (Gate) 7.89; 3 R Savidis (NSP, W40) 8.54. LJ: 1 H Pringle (Gate) 5.71. TJ: 1 H Pringle (Gate) 11.67. SP: 1 S Littlemore (Gate) 11.45; 2 M Marchildon (Dur U) 11.01 U20: 60: 1 R Findlay (Gate) 8.03. Ht1: 1 R Findlay (Gate) 8.07. 60H: 1 S Bronze (Gate) 9.33 U17: 60: A: 1 J Moss (Gate) 7.88; 2 N Caygill (J&H) 7.93. Ht1: 1 J Moss (Gate) 8.03. Ht2: 1 N Caygill (J&H) 8.00. 60H: 1 A Carter (New M) 9.40. HJ: 1 A Bateman (Gate) 1.60. SP: 1 G Kyle (Dur Sch) 11.29; 2 C Pickering-Pruvot (Morp) 11.13; 3 K Carmichael (M’bro) 11.02 U15: 60: 1 M Kettrick (Gate) 8.19; 2 C Richardson (Gate) 8.23; 3 T Miller (M’bro) 8.28. SF1: 1 M Kettrick (Gate) 8.29. SF2: 1 C Richardson (Gate) 8.27. Ht1: 1 C Richardson (Gate) 8.21. Ht3: 1 M Kettrick (Gate) 8.20. HJ: 1 E Morris (Blyth) 1.58; 2 B Studholme (Carl) 1.55 U13: 60: A: 1 J Eze (Gate) 8.32. Ht1: 1 J Eze (Gate) 8.51. 60H: 1 A Lott (Morp) 10.55 W35: 60: 1 N Mulholland (Crook, W40) 8.45; 2 H Richardson (M&C) 8.46; 3 R Savidis (NSP, W40) 8.47; 5 A Harris (Sun, W40) 8.90; 4 K Storey (Gate, W45) 8.92; 6 J Henderson (Crook, W50) 8.96

JANUARY 30VAULT MANCHESTER, SportcityFOUR athletes cleared a height of 5.32m but it was Luke Cutt, who gained victory on countback from Finland’s Niko Koskinen. European Junior champion Adam Hague and Andy Sutcliffe also cleared the winning height.Men: PV: A: 1 L Cutts (Shef/Dearn) 5.32; 2 N Koskinen (FIN) 5.32; 3 A Hague (Shef/Dearn, U20) 5.32; 4 A Sutcliffe (Sale) 5.32; 5 M Eaves (NEB) 5.17; 6 T Wecksten (FIN) 5.17; 7 J Leon Benitez (Notts, U20) 4.87; 8 N Cole (Shef/Dearn) 4.87; 9 M Cullen (Sale) 4.57. B: 1 R Searles (Shef/Dearn) 4.82; 2 M Wright (BWF) 4.62; 3 M Johnson (E&H, M50) 4.42; 4 J Lindley-Harris (Shef/Dearn, U17) 4.32; 5 Z Harrop (Sale, U20) 4.32; 6 R Palmer (Notts, U20) 4.17; 7 L Kirchmayr (M’field, U20) 4.02; 7 J Phillipson (Blay) 4.02. C: 1 C Lamb (Wig D, U17) 3.92; 4 B Saunders (Lewes, U17) 3.67; 5 C Woodage (Wat, U17) 3.52; 6 J Duffy (Prest, U17) 3.52; 7 J Harris (Lewes, U17) 3.52 Mixed events: PV: A: 1 V Barlow (Sale, U17W) 3.32; 2 F Llewellyn (B’end, U17W) 3.17; 3 A McGuckian (Prest, U17W) 3.17; 4 A Williams (Sale, U20W) 3.02; 5 L McCrudden (BWF, W) 3.02; 7 M Waters (Sale, U17W) 2.87; 7 I Scholes (Traff, M55) 2.87; 9 H Newell (BWF, U20W) 2.87. B: 2 L Warden (Bexley, U15W) 3.12; 3 B Newton (Notts, U20W) 3.02; 4 J Clark (Notts, U15) 2.92; 6 K Rushton (BWF, U15W) 2.92; 8 E Thomas (Bexley, U15W) 2.82; 8 F Miloro (SinA, U17W) 2.82. C: 1 L Darbyshire (Wig D, U15W) 3.02; 2 B Greenhalgh (Wig D, U17W) 2.92; 4 S Currie (Wig D, U15) 2.62; 5 A Shearman (BWF, U15W) 2.62; 6 C Wild (C’field, U15W) 2.62; 7 S Ashurst (Sale, U15W) 2.52. D: 1 J Carey (BWF, U15W) 2.52; 2 L Wolfenden (Sale, U15W) 2.42; 2 H Vaughan (Bury, U15W) 2.42 Women: PV: A: 1 S McKeever (Sale) 3.77; 1 A Roberts (Shef/D, U20) 3.77; 1 L Connor (Lewes, U20) 3.77; 4 J Swannack (Prest, U20) 3.77; 5 L Maund (Swan) 3.62; 6 K James (WG&EL) 3.47. B: 1 T Campbell (Craw, U20) 3.62; 2 J Robbins (Notts) 3.42; 2 F Hockey (BWF, U20) 3.42; 4 N Purchas (Craw, U17) 3.42; 5 E Edden (Bir) 3.42; 6 S Morrison (Wok) 3.27; 7 C Maurer (Wok) 3.27; 8 R Gray (Corn, U20)

3.27; 9 E Danson-Chappell (Sale, U20) 3.12; 9 A Eichelmann (Wok, U17) 3.12

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS AC OPEN, LoughboroughRACHEL WALLADER threw the shot 17.30m to go fifth on the UK all-time indoor list.

The other quality performance came in the men’s high jump as Olympic bronze medallist Robbie Grabarz cleared 2.29m to confirm he is getting back to his 2012 form for Rio. Gia Skervin set a British W40 record of 8.01 in the 60 metres.Men: 60: r1.1: 1 S Miller (Prest) 6.78; 2 T Skervin (Notts) 6.99. r1.2: 1 L Graham (Brack, U20) 7.19; 2 D Banks (Worc, U17) 7.24; 3 M Dunwell (Notts, M45) 7.31. r1.4: 5 D Powell (Notts, M50) 7.80. r1.6: 5 D Donald (Corby, M55) 7.90. r1.7: 2 J Statham (Charn, M55) 7.97; 3 C Georgiou (Leam, M50) 8.07; 5 C Ashmore (Mans, M50) 8.31. r1.8: 3 P Clayton (Notts, M55) 8.62; 4 T Wells (Corby, M65) 9.17. r2.1: 1 S Miller (Prest) 6.76; 4 L Graham (Brack, U20) 7.16; 5 D Banks (Worc, U17) 7.22. r2.2: 5 M Dunwell (Notts, M45) 7.59. r2.5: 3 A Thakker (Saff, U15) 7.70. r2.6: 1 D Powell (Notts, M50) 7.75. r2.7: 2 C Ashmore (Mans, M50) 8.40; 3 P Clayton (Notts, M55) 8.71. 60H: r1.1: 1 D Feeney (Amber) 8.01; 2 W Ritchie-Moulin (Bir) 8.49; 3 M Perera (Harrow) 8.78. r2.1: 1 D Feeney (Amber) 8.09; 2 W Ritchie-Moulin (Bir) 8.42; 3 M Perera (Harrow) 8.59; 4 M Scott (Bas) 8.90. r2.2: 1 B Burton (Shef/Dearn) 8.91. HJ: 1 R Grabarz (NEB) 2.29; 2 M Edwards (Bir) 2.16; eq3 C Mann (Bolt) 2.06; 3= J Broom-Edwards (NEB) 2.06; 5 J Taylor (Charn) 2.01; 6 C Borthwick (Wig D, U20) 1.96; 7 J Khan (Worc, U17) 1.96. PV: 1 F Johnson (Bed C, U17) 4.20; 2 T Seager (Bed C, U20) 4.10; 3 A Kruger (Notts, M50) 3.20. SP: 1 D Cartwright (Bir, U20) 14.85; 2 M Tinkler (Nene V) 14.34; 3 R Woodhall (D&S, M35) 13.91; 4 D Brunt (Shef/Dearn, M35) 13.83 U20: 60H: r1: 1 B Clarke (Worc) 8.91. r2: 1 B Clarke (Worc) 8.92. SP: 1 B Stephens (Notts) 13.53 M35: 60H: r1: 3 M Beer (C’field) 9.21. r2: 1 M Beer (C’field) 9.25 M50: SP: 1 A Kruger (Notts) 13.26 M65: 60H: r1: 1 T Wells (Corby) 10.46 Women: 60: r1.1: 1 A Barrett (C’field, U20) 7.77; 2 S Skervin (Notts, U17) 7.80; 3 S Palmer (Der) 7.81; 4 K Robilliard (SB) 7.91; 5 J Kiffin (Charn, U17) 7.92. r1.2: 1 D Samuels (Bir) 7.98; 2 G Skervin (Notts, W40) 8.01. r1.3: 1 C Clarke (Worc, U17) 8.12. r1.4: 2 C McDonald (Bir, U15) 8.25. r2.1: 1 S Skervin (Notts, U17) 7.77; 2 S Palmer (Der) 7.79; 3 K Robilliard (SB) 7.91; 4 D Samuels (Bir) 7.93; 5 J Kiffin (Charn, U17) 7.97. r2.2: 2 C Clarke (Worc, U17) 8.15. r2.3: 1 C McDonald (Bir, U15) 8.16. 60H: r1.1: 1 A Barrett (C’field, U20) 8.65; 2 K Drew (Shef/Dearn) 8.67; 3 S Palmer (Der) 8.90; 4 G Burton (C&S) 9.02; 5 N Emerson (Amber, U20) 9.20. r1.2: 1 T Hopeson (Croy) 8.82; 2 E De Lucis (P’boro) 8.92; 3 G Hollis-Lawrence (Shef/Dearn, U20) 9.38. r2.1: 1 A Barrett (C’field, U20) 8.56; 2 K Drew (Shef/Dearn) 8.64; 3 E De Lucis (P’boro) 8.96; 4 S Palmer (Der) 9.02; 5 T Hopeson (Croy) 9.28. r2.2: 1 G Burton (C&S) 9.06; 2 G Hollis-Lawrence (Shef/Dearn, U20) 9.33; 3 N Emerson (Amber, U20) 9.38. HJ: 1 E Borthwick (Wig D, U20) 1.73; 2 P Harland (Bir, U17) 1.66; 3 H Tapley (Worc, U20) 1.62. PV: 1 J Eastwood (Bed C, W35) 3.20. LJ: 1 K Garland (B&H, U20) 5.76; 2 S Quinn (Stock H, U20) 5.42; 11 L Hickey (Leigh, U15) 5.01; SP: 1 R Wallader (WSEH) 17.35; 2 D Opara (TVH) 13.41; 3 R Hall (Nene V) 11.85; 4 D Byrne (Mil K) 11.09

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JANUARY 28HORSHAM BS OPEN SERIES, HorshamMixed events: 50: r1.1: 1 R Jerges (Horsh BS, U13W) 7.6; 2 R Walker (Horsh BS, U13W) 7.8. r1.2: 1 C Tomlinson (Horsh BS, U13W) 7.6. r1.3: 1 E Hannyngton (Horsh BS, U15W) 7.3; 2 A Summerfield (Horsh BS, U15W) 7.5. r1.5: 3 S Martlew (E’bne, U15W) 7.3; 4 E Harnett (E Grin, U15W) 7.6. r1.6: 1 A Mcpherson (Horsh BS, U15W) 7.5; 2 A Giles (E’bne, U15W) 7.7. r1.7: 1 E Van Lieshout (E Grin, U17W) 7.3; 2 E Sharpe (Horsh BS, U17W) 7.3. r1.8: 1 M Adams (Horsh BS, U20W) 7.0; 2 C Sutherland (Horsh BS, U17W) 7.5. r1.9: 1 L Jenman (Phoe, U17) 6.4. r1.10: 1 B Wright (E’bne, U17) 6.4. r1.11: 1 J Seacombe (Worth, U20) 6.3; 3 P Rogers (E Grin, M45) 6.9. r1.12: 1 A Price (Horsh BS, U20) 6.3; 2 J Levey (Horsh BS, U17) 6.5. r2.2: 1 J Edgar (E Grin, U15W) 7.7; 2 R Walker (Horsh BS, U13W) 7.7. r2.3: 1 C Tomlinson (Horsh BS, U13W) 7.4; 2 R Jerges (Horsh BS, U13W) 7.5; 3 A Giles (E’bne, U15W) 7.6. r2.4: 1 M O’Dwyer (Horsh BS, U13) 7.3; 2 E Harnett (E Grin, U15W) 7.4; 3 C Sutherland (Horsh BS, U17W) 7.5; 4 A Mcpherson (Horsh BS, U15W) 7.6. r2.5: 1 S Martlew (E’bne, U15W) 7.2; 2 E Sharpe (Horsh BS, U17W) 7.5; 3 A Summerfield (Horsh BS, U15W) 7.5; 4 E Hannyngton (Horsh BS, U15W) 7.6. r2.6: 2 M Adams (Horsh BS, U20W) 7.0; 3 E Van Lieshout (E Grin, U17W) 7.3. r2.7: 4 P Rogers (E Grin, M45) 7.0. r2.8: 1 J Levey (Horsh BS, U17) 6.4; 2 J Lund (Worth, U17) 6.5. r2.9: 1 J Seacombe (Worth, U20) 6.2; 2 A Price (Horsh BS, U20) 6.3; 3 B Wright (E’bne, U17) 6.5; 4 L Jenman (Phoe, U17) 6.5. r3.1: 1 J Edgar (E Grin, U15W) 7.7. r3.2: 1 E Harnett (E Grin, U15W) 7.6. r3.3: 3 S Martlew (E’bne, U15W) 7.5. r3.4: 1 J Levey (Horsh BS, U17) 6.4; 4 P Rogers (E Grin, M45) 7.0. r3.5: 1 J Seacombe (Worth, U20) 6.2; 2 B Wright (E’bne, U17) 6.4; 3 L Jenman (Phoe, U17) 6.4 U17 men: 50H: r1: 1 L Kirby (Horsh BS) 7.8. r2: 1 L Kirby (Horsh BS) 7.9 U15: 50H: r1: 1 C Holder (Sutt) 8.3. r2: 1 C Holder (Sutt) 8.2 U15 girls: 50H: r1: 1 E Hannyngton (Horsh BS) 8.3; 2 E Harnett (E Grin) 8.7. r2: 1 E Hannyngton (Horsh BS) 8.5; 2 E Harnett (E Grin) 8.8 U13: 50H: r1: 1 C Tomlinson (Horsh BS) 8.8; 2 R Jerges (Horsh BS) 9.0. r2: 1 C Tomlinson (Horsh BS) 8.9; 2 R Jerges (Horsh BS) 9.0; 3 R Walker (Horsh BS) 9.7

JANUARY 27ABERDEEN HIGH JUMP COMPETITION, AberdeenMixed events: HJ: 2 K MacKay (A’deen, U17W) 1.61; eq4 J Macgregor (A’deen, M50)/C Neat (A’deen, U15W) 1.5

JANUARY 23-24WEST WALES CHAMPIONSHIPS, SwanseaMen: 60: 2 R Wood (Swan, M50) 8.36. TJ: 1 R Wood (Swan, M50) 10.18. SP: 2 P Roberts (Swan, M40) 11.01 U17: 60: 1 A John (P’broke) 7.39; 2 M Thompson (Swan) 7.40; 3 C Hopkins (Neath) 7.44. Ht1: 1 A John (P’broke) 7.43; 2 M Thompson (Swan) 7.46. Ht2: 1 C Hopkins (Neath) 7.43. 60H: 1 S Zygadlo (P’broke) 8.51; 2 M Thompson (Swan) 8.75. SP: 1 T Hanson (Card) 13.54 U15: 60H: 1 T Cook (Swan) 8.90; 2 T James (Swan) 9.28. Ht1: 1 T Cook (Swan)

8.96; 2 T James (Swan) 9.28. SP: 1 M Dickinson (Neath) 12.45; 2 W Hughes (P’broke) 11.72 U13: 60: 1 S Petherbridge (Swan) 8.43. 60H: 1 S Petherbridge (Swan) 10.26; 2 H James (Swan) 10.38. Ht1: 1 H James (Swan) 10.63. Ht2: 1 J Zygadlo (P’broke) 10.99.Ht3: 1 S Petherbridge (Swan) 10.52. SP: 1 A Williams (Swan) 10.71 Women: 60H: 1 K Morris (Swan) 9.06; 2 S Dacey (Swan) 9.16. LJ: 1 I Morrisson (Swan) 5.70. SP: 2 R Prells (Swan, W60) 7.00 U17: 60: 1 E Greer (P’broke) 8.19. 60H: 1 E Greer (P’broke) 9.06; 2 J Sivak (Swan) 9.45. Ht2: 1 E Greer (P’broke) 9.27; 2 J Sivak (Swan) 9.50. TJ: 1 O Michael (Neath) 10.42. SP: 1 J Sivak (Swan) 10.65; 2 D Jones (Carm) 10.52 U15: 60H: 1 G Lawrence (P’broke) 9.80 U13: 60: 1 C Bevan (L’nelli) 8.47; 2 E Collins (Swan) 8.75. Ht2: 1 E Collins (Swan) 8.79. Ht3: 1 C Reynolds-Cunliffe (Neath) 8.79. Ht4: 1 C Bevan (L’nelli) 8.54. 60H: 1 C Poole (Swan) 9.96; 2 E Collins (Swan) 10.31; 3 M Foley (P’broke) 10.60. Ht1: 1 E Collins (Swan) 10.44. Ht2: 1 C Poole (Swan) 10.17

JANUARY 23ATHLETICS NORTHERN IRELAND SPRINTS, HURDLES & SHOT COMPETITION, JordanstownMen: 60: A: 1 R Sexton (N Down, M45) 7.62. C: 3 G Thompson (Lisb, U20) 7.15; 4 C Newell (B&A, U20) 7.16; 5 J Carleton (Bord H, M35) 7.18. Ht1: 1 J Carleton (Bord H, M35) 7.20. Ht2: 1 J Browning (B&A) 6.96; 2 D Adams (B&A) 6.98; 4 G Thompson (Lisb, U20) 7.20. Ht3: 2 R Sexton (N Down, M45) 7.66. 60H: r1: 1 T Reynolds (WSEH) 8.52; 2 G McKenna (IRL) 8.55. r2: 1 G McKenna (IRL) 8.43; 2 T Reynolds (WSEH) 8.48; 3 A Hill (Lisb) 8.67 U20: 60H: r1: 1 B Fisher (WSEH) 8.47 U19: 60: r1: 1 B Fisher (WSEH, U20) 7.05 Women: 60: r1: 1 C Maguire (NBH, U20) 7.92. r2: 1 C Maguire (NBH, U20) 7.93. r3: 1 M Marrs (WSEH, U20) 7.72; 2 C McManus (IRL) 7.86. r4: 1 M Marrs (WSEH, U20) 7.77. 60H: r1: 1 M Marrs (WSEH, U20) 8.78; 1 C McManus (IRL) 8.78; 3 N Morgan (Derry) 9.03. A: 1 C McManus (IRL) 8.77; 2 M Marrs (WSEH, U20) 8.79; 3 N Morgan (Derry) 9.14 U17: 60: 1 L Roy (B&A) 8.01 W40: 60H: r1: 1 E Smith (Orangegrove) 10.80. r2: 1 E Smith (Orangegrove) 11.14

JANUARY 19ABERDEEN AAC POLE VAULT CHALLENGE, AberdeenMen: PV: 1 A McFarlane (I’ness, M50) 3.80 Mixed events: PV: eq2 K Lyon (A’deen, M55) 2.55

JANUARY 10CARDIFF MET GP2: NEW YEAR OPEN (Inc SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND & WELSH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS), CardiffMen: 60: A: 1 R Wells (Taun) 6.81; 2 J Griffiths (Card) 6.93; 4 W Kennedy (Bath, U20) 7.11; 5 D Walters (B&W, U20) 7.19. B: 2 D Brooks (Yate, U17) 7.23. Ht1: 1 R Wells (Taun) 6.78; 2 J Griffiths (Card) 6.94. Ht2: 2 D Brooks (Yate, U17) 7.25. Ht4: 5 N Tunstall (Corn, M50) 8.29. SFW: 1 W Kennedy (Bath, U20) 7.15; 2 D Walters (B&W, U20) 7.17; 8 M Ellery (B&W, M55) 8.40. 200: r1: 1 K Jones (Card, U20) 21.90. r2: 1 B Paris (Card Arch, U17) 22.71. r3: 3 M Ellery (B&W, M55) 27.04. 400: r4: 3 N Tunstall (Corn,

M50) 59.95. SFW1: 1 D Willis (Corby) 49.99. 800: r1: 1 A Coomber (Card) 1:51.09; 2 C Hill (Card) 1:51.83. 1500: r1: 1 M Wilsmore (B&W) 3:48.86; 2 A Phelps (Stroud) 3:55.46; 3 N Holt (Soton) 3:55.56; 4 A Walton (Taun, U20) 4:02.99. 3000: 1 A Wright (Willow) 8:20.11; 2 M Ward (Card) 8:22.34; 3 C Carpanini (Swan) 8:27.25; 4 M Edwards (Card) 8:38.20; 8 R Galligan (Glouc, W) 9:20.95; 9 L Marland (Card, W) 10:10.62. 60H: 1 J Tarrant (Craw) 8.98. HJ: 1 C Baker (Sale) 2.26; 2 B Pender (TVH) 2.26; 3 R Bonifas (BMH) 2.05; 4 T Gale (Bath, U20) 2.05; 5 H Von Lieres Und Wilkau (Cardiff Met Uni) 1.95. PV: 2 M Ellery (B&W, M55) 8.40; 1 A Sutcliffe (Sale) 5.31; 2 J Leon Benitez (Notts, U20) 5.21; 3 N Hunt (WG&EL, U20) 4.61; 4 E Bryden (WSEH) 4.41; 5 R Grimwade (Card, U20) 4.31; 6 E Haddon (Swan) 4.21; 7 F Caudery (Corn, U20) 4.11; 3 J Howe (Rhon, M70) 2.40. LJ: 1 N Clements (Yeov O) 6.86. TJ: 1 N Childs (TVH) 14.00; 3 O Aghedo (Swan, U20) 13.43 U20: SP: 1 P Swan (Corn) 13.73 M35: 200: r1: 1 P Guest (Yeov O, M50) 25.70; 2 N Tunstall (Corn, M50) 26.24. r5: 1 I Broadhurst (Wrex, M60) 26.52; 2 G Sutton (Newp, M70) 28.10. 800: 1 R White (Worc, M55) 2:14.06; 2 B Davis (Newp, M50) 2:18.26; 5 D Bedwell (B&W, M60) 2:22.15; 7 P Mountain (B&W, M55) 2:23.37. LJ: 5 B Williamson (Card, M65) 4.14; 6 A Cheers (BMH, M70) 3.75; 9 J Evans (R&N, M80) 3.21. TJ: 5 A Cheers (BMH, M70) 8.42; 6 J Evans (R&N, M80) 7.07 Women: 60: 1 R Chapman (Card) 7.69; 2 E Wright (B&W, U20) 7.84; 3 M Rogers (Wrex) 7.87; 4 Y Westwood (Yate, U20) 7.92; 5 K Priest (Newp) 7.94; 6 A Davies (Soton) 7.99; 7 S Smith (N Som, W35) 8.05; 8 A Lewis (Yate, U20) 8.10. Ht1: 1 R Chapman (Card) 7.77; 2 E Wright (B&W, U20) 7.77; 3 K Priest (Newp) 7.96; 5 M Thomas (Bir, W40) 8.32. Ht3: 1 M Rogers (Wrex) 7.93. SFW1: 1 A Davies (Soton) 7.94; 2 Y Westwood (Yate, U20) 7.96; 3 S Smith (N Som, W35) 8.00; 4 A Lewis (Yate, U20) 8.04. SFW2: 4 J Dickinson (B’mth, W45) 8.88. 400: 1 N Kendall (K&P) 55.95; 2 L Williams (Swan, U20) 58.29. SFW1: 1 C Cayton-Smith (Corn, U20) 57.95. SFW2: 1 L Bleaken (Bir) 56.56.800: r1: 1 C Cayton-Smith (Corn, U20) 2:12.65; 2 G Rous (High) 2:16.17; 3 I Parry-Jones (Cwmb, U20) 2:16.77. 1500: 1 C Tarplee (SSH) 4:16.50; 5 L Jeffries (Bath, W55) 5:43.51. 60H: 1 H Jackson (B&W) 9.23; 2 G Silcox (Yeov O, U20) 9.27. HJ: 1 E Grogan (Taun) 1.65; 2 S Omoregie (Card, U17) 1.60. PV: 1 C MacGuire (Edin) 3.80; 1 S McKeever (Sale) 3.73; 2 M Caudery (Corn, U17) 3.65; 3 L Maund (Swan) 3.65; 2 J Abraham (Card) 3.63; 3 A Try (WSEH, U20) 3.53; 4 F Llewellyn (B’end, U17) 3.23; 5 C Lavender (Mend, U20) 3.23; 6 M Hodgson (Card, U17) 3.00. LJ: 1 R Chapman (Card) 5.87; 2 I Morrisson (Swan) 5.84; 4 G Silcox (Yeov O, U20) 5.37; 5 M Martin (E&H, U20) 5.21. TJ: 1 S Swanson (Swan) 11.61; 2 M Jones (Cwmb, U17) 11.00; 3 L Evans (Card, U17) 10.78. SP: 1 S Omoregie (Card, U17) 12.29; 2 R Marston (B&W, U20) 11.98 W35: 200: r1: 2 J Dickinson (B’mth, W45) 29.23. r2: 1 A Wale (Wrex, W45) 29.85. 800: 4 P Gallagher (Yate, W70) 3:19.70. LJ: 1 J Dickinson (B’mth, W45) 4.65; 3 M Garland (Worc, W50) 4.26; 4 C St. John-Coleman (Chelm, W55) 3.58; 6 I Holder (Worc, W70) 3.12. TJ: 2 A Wale (Wrex, W45) 9.57; 3 M Garland (Worc, W50) 8.65; 5 C St. John-Coleman (Chelm, W55) 8.13; 7 I Holder (Worc, W70) 6.39


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JANUARY 30parkrun 5kmLeading age-graded Cambridge: M Holmes 28:48 W75 90.68%; Darlington: S Gibson 24:30 W65 89.40%; London Southwark: P Parry 16:48 M50 89.22%; Hull: S Mason 17:25 M55 88.98%; Poole: M Sheridan 19:02 M65 88.94%; Lytham Hall: P Muller 17:51 M55 88.31%; Manchester Heaton: A Oldham 22:43 W60 87.91%; Tewkesbury: C Cowley 23:32 W65 87.43%; St Albans: P Edwards 22:12 W60 87.39%; Raphael: B Nordin 21:36 W55 87.32%; Crawley: S Garner 25:07 W65 87.21%; Wilmslow: T McGaff 18:36 M60 87.00%; Brighton Hove: G Godden 16:42 M45 86.91%; Bedford: G Fullen 19:32 W50 86.90%; Moors Valley: J Jenkins 26:59 W70 86.77%; Shrewsbury Quarry: P Jones 16:23 M45 86.54%; Brighton Hove: C Hoyte 18:22 W45 86.47%; Aberdeen Hazlehead: C Milne 20:57 W55 86.43%; Lincoln: P Duncan 17:48 M55 86.33%; Cardiff Blackweir: J Reynolds 17:47 U15M 86.01%; Widnes: C Bishop 18:02 M55 85.94%; Swansea Bay: D Thompson 19:22 U15W 85.92%; Nonsuch: J Davies 24:44 W65 85.79%; Peterborough: L Lascelles 19:49 W50 85.66%; Weymouth: F Anderson 22:03 W55 85.54%; Bushy: N Reissland 17:23 M50 85.53%; Solihull: J Jennings 17:00 M45 85.38%; Shrewsbury Quarry: R Farrington 17:36 M50 85.17%; Frimley: A Soane 19:12 M60 85.03%; Leeds Hyde: J Convery 17:47 M50 84.98%; Peterborough: B Johnson 23:54 W60 84.81%; Southampton: H Wallington 19:06 W45 84.79%; Brighton Hove: J Lennon 21:57 W55 84.75%; Delamere Forest: B Jones 18:27 M55 84.71%; Richmond: L Louw 20:11 U11W 84.53%; Telford Town: A Burrows 15:48 U20M 84.43%; Gunnersbury: R Ponder 18:14 W40 84.40%; Coventry: J Johnson 26:50 W70 84.35%; Southampton: M Collett 25:37 W65 84.15%; Brighton Hove: C Wood 20:27 W50 84.06%; Shrewsbury Quarry: P Savill 19:36 M60 84.04%; Little Stoke: R Mushens 20:12 W50 84.03%; London Bishop’s: P Cheetham 16:37 M40 84.02%; Ormskirk: J Mitchell 25:20 W65 83.76%; Peterborough: A Newton 23:51 W60 83.73%; Aberdeen Beach Esplanade: N Gauld 17:46 SW 83.66%; Leicester: R Sheen 18:14 M50 83.58%; Leeds Hyde: R Allen 15:38 SM 83.41%; Sheffield Endcliffe: N Sparks 17:16 M45 83.40%; Cambridge: M Phillips 23:36 W60 83.39%; Poole: K Towerton 17:48 SW 83.35%; Leicester: L Griffin 25:05 W65 83.29%; Eastbourne: L Lumber 19:53 W45 83.29%; Workington: P Sesemann 15:31 SM 83.14%; Northampton: A Green 18:02 M50 83.12%; Pontypool: A Jones 19:56 W45 83.08%; Conkers: J Brand 25:09 W65 83.07%; Cassiobury: K Loach 21:14 W50 83.06%; Northampton: S Davis-Foxon 19:43 W45 83.03%; Cardiff Blackweir: D Nash 15:37 SM 82.93%; Brighton Preston: N Yeates 22:29 W55 82.74%

Fastest men Workington: P Sesemann 15:31 Cardiff Blackweir: D Nash 15:37 Leeds Hyde: R Allen 15:38 Telford Town: A Burrows 15:48 Thetford Abbey Meadows: T Beedell 15:56 Crawley: J Westlake 16:03 Bedford: J Bellward 16:11 London Southwark: C Assmundson 16:11 Brighton Preston: T Aldred 16:12 Maidstone: S Wenk 16:14 Cambridge: P Roddy 16:15 Gedling: J Kershaw 16:16 Dulwich: M Thackwray 16:17 Leeds Hyde: J Norman 16:17 Cambridge: J Escalante-Phillips 16:18 London Bishop’s: L Smith 16:18 Hockley Woods: A Hickey 16:19 Congleton: C Moulton 16:20 Walsall: A Brown 16:20 Ashford: R Latala 16:21 Shrewsbury Quarry: P Jones 16:23 Nonsuch: A Johnson 16:24 King’s Lynn: M Pyatt 16:25 Enniskillen: S Prentice 16:26 Crawley: N Boniface 16:26 Cassiobury: D Harrison 16:27 London Bishop’s: D Roper 16:27 Manchester Platts Field: A Sciacca 16:29 Chelmsford: S Cousins 16:30 Fastest women Aberdeen Beach Esplanade: N Gauld 17:46 Poole: K Towerton 17:48 Worsley Woods: S Bent 18:01 Manchester Platts: H Brown 18:13 Gunnersbury: R Ponder 18:14 Bognor Regis: R Moore 18:16 Brighton Hove: C Hoyte 18:22 Burnham-on-Sea: H Taunton 18:30 Maidenhead: S Crumly 18:32 Bedford: N Lawrence 18:36 Panshanger: V Pritchard 18:36 Northampton: J McLachlan 18:37 Daventry Country: N Susnik 18:38 Gunnersbury: S Chapman 18:40 Gateshead: A Sneddon 18:41 Leicester: T Green 18:49 Pontefract: A Antcliff 18:50 Fell Foot: S McCormack 18:51 Longford: M Harris 18:51 York: S Adkin 18:54 Dartford: C Sharp 18:58 Buckingham: A Berry 19:00 Norwich Eaton: S Imbush 19:00 Leeds Temple Newsam: S Kemshall 19:00 Inverness: S Liebnitz 19:01 Wilmslow: S Johnstone 19:01 Hull: B Wilkinson 19:05 Southampton: H Wallington 19:06 St Andrews: A Richardson 19:06 Northala Fields: C Rice 19:08 Aberdeen Hazlehead: E Prise 19:17 King’s Lynn: V Fysh 19:17 Manchester Platts Field: A Mackenzie 19:17 Longford: L Marsden 19:17 Wycombe Rye: C Hallissey 19:17 Congleton: K Mooney 19:18 Bournemouth: E Dews 19:19 Burgess: A Thomson 19:19 Poole: N Martin 19:19 Swansea Bay: D Thompson 19:22 Cassiobury: O Janke 19:23 Cardiff Blackweir: J Hegarty 19:24 Wolverhampton West: S Benson 19:25 Darlington: C Roberts 19:26

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RESULTSCROSS-COUNTRY

JANUARY 31DERBY RUNNER LEAGUE, GracedieuMen (5.5M): 1 N Walker (W End) 33:05; 2 C Nicoll (Der TC, M45) 33:45; 3 S Gibson (Beau L) 33:54; 4 B Harding (Hinck, M40) 33:56; 5 D Frankland (W End) 34:35; 6 J Williams (Herm, M40) 34:56; 7 M Lambell (W End, M35) 35:03; 8 R McGregor (Clap C) 35:11; 9 M Kerr (Shelt) 35:20; 10 K Wilkins (Beau L) 35:41; 11 J Walker (Shelt) 35:46; 12 D Sharman (S Der, M40) 35:48; 13 J Pinder (Badgers) 35:49; 14 J West (Leic Tc, U20) 35:50; 15 A Percy (Soar Valley, U20) 35:51; 16 I Murdey (Beau L, M45) 35:54; 17 D Gorley (Leic Tc) 36:12; 18 R Donald (Shelt) 36:15; 19 S Jelley (Leic Tc) 36:17; 20 K Malton (Shelt) 36:25; 21 B Taylor (Shelt) 36:27; 22 E Rodrigues (Derwent Valley) 36:31; 23 C Pearson (S Der, M40) 36:40; 24 I Cox (Barr R) 36:47; 25 J Willoughby (Herm, M35) 36:53; 26 S Coulton (Herm, M50) 37:05; 27 R Pullen (Wigston, M40) 37:07; 28 M Darling (Shelt, M45) 37:09; 29 S Knibbs (Derw R) 37:12; 30 D Booth (Herm, M35) 37:15 M50: 2 D Masser (Hinck) 38:47. M55: J Leek (Rolls R) 39:06. M60: 1 K Spare (Hatt D) 38:56. M65: 10 S Coe (Beau L) 52:57. U20: 3 J Smith (Poplar) 38:49Women (5.5M): 1 A Holyland (W&SV) 36:43; 2 T Greenway (Team Derby Runner, W50) 38:37; 3 N Cuthbert (Barr R) 39:32; 4 E Marvin (Desf, W35) 40:11; 5 P Holden (Shelt, W40) 40:24; 6 E Rowlinson-Neil (Barr R) 40:27; 7 W Lockton (Shep, W35) 40:51; 8 B Padbury (Hinck, U17) 40:57; 9 K Perkins (Hinck) 41:10; 10 R Gould (Hinck) 41:16; 11 A Flack (Derwent Valley) 41:17; 12 O Thompson (Der TC) 41:22; 13 S Thorp (W End, W35) 41:34; 14 D Gilman (Hatt D, W40) 41:38; 15 K George (Der TC) 42:03; 16 B Robinson (Herm) 42:20; 17 S Murphy (Leic Tc, W50) 42:27; 18 F Tipper (Ivan) 42:33; 19 N Davies (Hinck, W35) 42:54; 20 H Phillips (Derwent Valley) 42:59 W50: 3 L Mason (Herm) 43:26. W55: L Porter (W End) 46:44

EAST SUSSEX SUNDAY LEAGUE, FirleOverall: 1 S Richardson (Crow) 32:15; 2 J Burgess (Lewes) 32:38; 3 D Stidder (E’brne) 32:54; 4 M Ellicotte (Lewes, M40) 33:09; 5 C Gilbert (Lewes, M40) 33:32; 6 K Sida (Lewes, M40) 33:33; 7 D Bradford (Lewes) 33:34; 8 G Judges (Hails, M40) 33:48; 9 T Oliver (E’brne) 34:07; 10 S Pelling (E’brne) 34:27M40: 5 J Cox (H’field) 35:14. M50: J Burrell (Lewes) 35:42. M55: P Eccles (Hails) 38:40. M60: B Tapsell (Crow) 41:34Women: 1 I Coomber (Lewes) 35:51; 2 S Fry (Hails, W40) 37:44; 3 F Demauney (Hails) 37:59; 4 M Taylor (Lewes) 38:45W45: 1 H Sida (Lewes) 40:07; 2 L Lumber (Hails) 40:40; 3 S Casebourne (Bex) 41:10. W55: J Hughes (Arena) 44:08. W65: 1 S Marzailoi (Hast R) 53:42; 2 S Huggett (Hast R) 54:18TEAM (M&W combined): 1 Lewes 514; 2 Hailsham 638; 3 H’field 1218; 4 Hast R 1308; 5 Meads 1423; 6 Hastings 1455; 7 E’brne 1468; 8 Crow 1603; 9 Bexhill 1658; 10 RW Seaf 1756Standings after 5 matchesTEAM (M&W combined): 1eq Lewes/Hailsham 8; 3 Crow 22; 4 H’field 26; 5eq E’brne Hast R27; 7 Meads 29; 8 Hastings 33; 9 Bexhill 45; 10 RW Seaf 49

CC6 LEAGUE, Stoney CrossMen (4.2M): 1 R Waldron (Soton) NTT; 2 J Phillips (Lym Tri); 3 D Campion (Lords,

M35); 4 C Lopez (New F, U17); 5 M Gregory (Stubb G); 6 A Simpson (Stubb G, M40); 7 A Morgan Lee (Stew, M40); 8 A Lewis (E’leigh); 9 A Forbes (Stew); 10 M Bisson (Lords, M35) NT Women (4.2M): 1 H Froud (New F, U17); 2 V Shaw (Stubb G); 3 S Winstone (Lords); 4 N Roebuck (Stubb G, W35); 5 H Collier (New F, U17); 6 C Hoskins (Win, W35); 7 H Oliver (Win)

INVERNESS HARRIERS JUNIOR HANDICAP SERIES, Kinmylies, InvernessU15 (1.4M approx., all I’ness): 1eq L Cairns/B Johnstone 7:54; 3 E Rollo 8:30Handicap: G Nixon 11:19U15 women: 1 E Andrew 8:36; 2 R Johnstone 8:44; 3 S Young 8:54Handicap: R Wilson 13:50

JANUARY 30SCOTTISH NATIONAL MASTERS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS, ForresCAMBUSLANG dominated the 8km M40 race taking the first three spots.Kenny Campbell, who was seventh in the M40 Masters international at Dublin, had a narrow win over Kerry-Liam Wilson, who was seventh M45 in Ireland.

Nick Milovsorov was the leading M50 in 13th overall.

Former BMAF masters M50 champion Frankie Barton, made a successful debut in the M60s defeating Doug Cowie by 20 seconds.

Alex Sutherland won the M65 event over 6km.

The women’s race saw Lesley Chisholm comfortably retain her title.

Edel Mooney was the only runner within 400 metres of her.

Fifth overall, world masters W50 10,000m world record-holder Fiona Matheson easily won her age group.

In April she enters the W55 age group and could be in line for more record-breaking.

The other outstanding victory came from another frequent record breaker Janette Stevenson.

Stevenson won the W65 title by seven minutes and defeated W60 winner Jane Kerridge.M40 men (8km): 1 K Campbell (Cambus) 29:15; 2 K Wilson (Cambus, M45) 29:24; 3 J Reid (Cambus) 29:26; 4 J Tole (Metro) 29:28; 5 A Wright (Ochil) 29:49; 6 G Clarke (Cors) 29:58; 7 P Miller (I’ness, M45) 30:14; 8 G Jenkins (Moray, M45) 30:18; 9 K Hood (Cors) 30:22; 10 S Allan (Kirk O) 30:32; 11 C Greenhalgh (Giff N) 30:33; 12 G Barrie (Dund H) 30:46; 13 N Milovsorov (Metro, M50) 30:50; 14 G Hastie (Cambus, M45) 30:53; 15 A Allardyce (Irv, M45) 30:56; 16 P Rogan (Forres, M45) 31:06; 17 C Walsh (Bella H) 31:10; 18 J Buchanan (Dumf, M50) 31:14; 19 R Clark (C’gie, M45) 31:18; 20 E Stewart (Cambus, M55) 31:21; 21 C Mattocks (Gala) 31:24; 22 A MacRae (I’ness) 31:28; 23 S Campbell (Cors, M45) 31:33; 24 S Mackenzie (Cambus, M50) 31:34; 25 R Goddard (Strathe) 31:36; 26 G Glendinning (Bella RR) 31:41; 27 D Hogg (Kirk O, M45) 31:43; 28 H Elliott (Kirk O, M45) 31:48; 29 W Nicolson (High H) 31:54; 30 W Manners (Strathe, M45) 32:04; 31 C Upson (Cambus, M50) 32:07; 32 W Mackay (Strathe, M50) 32:08; 33 K Cormack (NHH, M45) 32:09; 34 B Gibson (Dund H) 32:12; 35 C Green (Moray, M45) 32:15; 36 A Keith (HBT, M50) 32:15; 37 K Steele (I’ness, M45) 32:21; 38 C Anderson (Metro, M45) 32:28; 39 D Weir (Forres, M55) 32:30;

40 G Reid (Kil’k) 32:36; 43 M Ferguson (Edin, M50) 32:41; 45 P O’Kane (Strathe, M50) 32:50; 51 G Fletcher (Cors, M50) 33:14; 52 S Worsley (High H, M50) 33:23; 58 R McLennan (Gars, M55) 33:48; 75 F Barton (Keith, M60) 34:32; 76 C Feechan (Cambus, M55) 34:33; 77 J Oates (Shett, M55) 34:39; 79 D Cowie (Forres, M60) 34:52; 83 J Farquhar (Pit, M55) 35:02; 84 B Johnson (Gala, M55) 35:04; 85 A Chisholm (Gars, M60) 35:06; 89 D Nightingale (Gala, M60) 35:14; 92 D Dickson (Gars, M55) 35:26; 105 A Law (VPCG, M60) 36:21; 110 M Caldwell (Cors, M60) 36:50; 111 C Ross (Fife, M60) 36:57; 113 R Wilson (G’nock, M60) 36:58; 121 R Livingstone (Perth RR, M60) 37:25; 123 G Clark (Fraser, M60) 37:40TEAM: 1 Cambus 20; 2 Cors 86; 3 Metro 104M50+ TEAM: Cambus 13M65 (6km): 1 A Sutherland (High H) 27:23; 2 T Kirk (I’ness, M70) 29:01; 3 C Noble (Fraser) 29:25; 4 A Lawson (Dund H) 29:41; 5 M Hulme (Cors) 29:43; 6 H Cameron (Forres) 29:58; 7 R Young (C’dale, M70) 30:14; 8 C Youngson (Forres) 31:00; 9 P Ogden (Cambus) 31:21; 10 D Parsons (Oxf C) 31:38; 11 G Fleming (W’lands, M70) 31:43; 12 G Burrows (L’gow, M60) 31:59; 13 K Naismith (High H, M70) 32:18; 14 B Howie (Edin) 32:59; 15 W Jones (C’dale, M75) 33:16; 16 D Lamont (I’ness) 34:10; 17 G Orr (W’lands) 34:28; 18 W McCaskey (Edin, M80) 35:53; 19 J Pittillo (Tev, M80) 39:28; 20 W Drysdale (Law, M80) 51:08 M40 women (6km): 1 L Chisholm (Gars) 23:37; 2 E Mooney (Loth) 23:58; 3 V Oldham (A’deen, W45) 25:33; 4 S Robertson (Shett) 25:41; 5 F Matheson (Falk, W50) 25:51; 6 M Wright (HBT) 26:07; 7 J Forbes (Gala) 26:28; 8 F Dalgleish (Gala) 26:34; 9 G Carr (Cors) 26:37; 10 K Jenkins (Gala) 26:39; 11 S Gollan (E Suth, W50) 26:41; 12 A Campbell (Gala, W45) 26:50; 13 F Thompson (C’gie, W50) 26:57; 14 M Baxter (Gari) 27:09; 15 R Anderson (Dunb, W50) 27:18; 16 A Wilson (I’ness, W45) 27:21; 17 M Western (C’gie, W50) 27:24; 18 H Cameron (Forres, W45) 27:27; 19 J Wilson (I’ness, W45) 27:33; 20 P McCrossan (C’dale, W50) 27:42; 21 S Johnston (Cors, W50) 27:44; 22 S McRitchie (Forres) 27:46; 23 F Shepherd (Gala, W45) 27:52; 24 F Britain (Forres, W45) 27:55; 25 S Armitage (A’deen, W55) 28:01; 26 A Whyte (C’gie, W45) 28:02; 27 L MacRuary (Cors, W45) 28:02; 28 R Fagan (Gala) 28:15; 29 I Burnett (C’gie, W55) 28:27; 30 G Cardno-strachan (Fraser) 28:34; 31 D Grant (Gala) 28:45; 32 A Smart (I’ness, W45) 28:54; 33 F Carver (Cors, W55) 28:58; 34 E Jenkins (Moray, W45) 29:15; 35 J Stevenson (Falk, W65) 29:20; 36 C Massie (Fraser, W50) 29:26; 37 H Gardiner (I’ness, W45) 29:31; 38 C Reilly (Moray) 29:35; 39 E Hogg (Kirk O, W45) 29:35; 40 S Beck (I’ness) 30:02; 41 J Kerridge (Dees R, W60) 30:08; 42 E Duncan (Fraser, W45) 30:27; 43 D Campbell (I’ness, W45) 30:34; 44 L Davis (Handy C, W45) 30:58; 45 J Grigor (Cors, W45) 31:00; 46 L Nicholson (Lass, W60) 31:00; 47 K Norvell (Moray, W45) 31:03; 48 M Thompson (Fraser, W35) 31:06; 49 J Nicol (Forres, W50) 31:08; 50 E Munro (Keith) 31:18; 51 C Lawless (Falk, W55) 31:25; 52 S Linklater (Shet, W60) 31:27; 53 P Hands (Moth, W60) 31:31; 65 P Mcadam (Tev, W60) 34:19; 69 A Docherty (Forres, W70) 35:16; 70 P Lemoncello (Fife, W65) 36:25; 74 M Woodhouse (I’ness, W65) 38:20TEAM: 1 Gala 25; 2 C’gie 56; 3 Cors 57


FELL / CROSS-COUNTRY

JANUARY 31TIGGER TOROverall (10M/1550ft): 1 S Franklin (Totley) 76:14; 2 D Taylor (Dark Pk, M50) 77:21; 3 W Bulcroft (Real F) 79:04; 4 O Hart (Totley, M40) 79:21; 5 B Shaw (Totley) 80:06; 6 M James (Porer V) 82:23; 7 J Street (Clowne) 82:34; 8 R James (CGCC) 82:39; 9 R Bradbury (Mat, M40) 82:52; 10 R Pattinson (Calder V, M50) 82:57M60: A Whitehouse (Totley) 98:36. M70: S Whittaker (E’wash) 2:11:32Women: 1 R Lundgren (UOS&XCC) 92:24; 2 B Gay (Sheff U) 1:40:49; 3 C Kay (Totley) 1:42:36; 4 P Sadler (Totley, W40) 1:44:48; 5 R Haddock (Fusion TC) 1:45:13; 6 J Brown (Totley) 1:45:40W50: J Crowson (Dark Pk) 1:45:49. W60: J Croskell 2:12:56

JANUARY 30KINDER TRIAL, HayfieldOverall (11M/2000ft): 1 T Brunt (Dark Pk, M40) 98:40; 2 S Coldrick (Penn) 1:42:20; 3 J Logue (Calder V, M45) 1:42:55; 4 S Patton (Dark Pk, M45) 1:49:20; 5 N Winfield (Penn) 1:55:05M50: D Soles (Penn) 2:03:26. M60: K Holmes (Dark Pk) 2:22:29. M65: R Hopkinson (Dark Pk) 3:08:00. M70: Y Tridimas (Bowl) 2:58:47Women: 1 K Bryan-Jones (Dark Pk, W45) 2:19:55; 2 S Richmond (Penn) 2:21:06; 3 Z Procter (Penn) 2:39:45W55: M Edgerton (Penn) 2:44:04

WILD NIGHT RUN, South BrentOverall (9.9M/1188ft): 1 M Robinson (Mud C) 71:48; 2 T Allan (Wild R) 73:41; 3 J Healey (Rattler) 78:18; 4 H Quinlivan (Wild R) 79:09; 5 D Shrubb 82:15M40: P Bradford 85:39. M50: N White (Wild R) 90:53. M60: G Newton (Axe V) 94:39Women: 1 F Carlson 90:35; 2 H Bown (Exm) 95:59; 3 M Quick (Wild R) 97:12W40: J Allison (Mud C) 97:55Overall (4.9M/600ft approx.): J Wills (Velo, M40) 39:39Women: S Daw W50) 44:51

HOOFSTONES, TodmordenOverall (8M/1394ft): 1 M Lalor (Barl) 70:12; 2 J Dale (Lon FT) 70:37; 3 A Worster (Tod) 71:34; 4 N Hardiman (Clay, M40) 76:09M50: B Beckett (Chorley) 83:50. M60: K Taylor (Ross) 84:17. M70: G Breeze (Wharf) 1:59:05TEAM: Traw 28

Women: 1 G Sugden (Calder V, W40) 77:39; 2 B Jenkinson (Eryri) 82:01; 3 K Brierley (Tod, W50) 92:11W60: L Lord (Clay) 1:55:45

TARREN HENDRE, TywynOverall (6M/2000ft): 1 O Roberts (Eryri, U20) 55:03; 2 K Steinegger (Amble) 55:44; 3 M Cliffe (Eryri, M40) 56:05; 4 S Edwards (Buck, M40) 57:03M50: S Toogood (Buck) 62:24. M60: C Taylor (Mercia) 70:16. M70: J Morris (Buck) 87:43Women: 1 M Grant (HBT) 62:57; 2 K Beecher (Mynydd D) 64:28; 3 K Cole 69:24W40: L Barker (Aberys) 69:41. W50: K O’Sullivan (Aberys) 77:42

ARD WHALLYN, BaldwinOverall (7.8M/2461ft, Manx F unless stated): 1 L Taggart (M40) 70:55; 2 B Corkill 71:44; 3 N Colburn 76:47; 4 N Armsttong (M40) 82:02M50: I Gale 82:53. M60: R Webb 1:47:19Women: 1 A Forster 83:19; 2 E Gawne 96:43; 3 R Craine (Northern, W40) 99:50W50: J Morgan (IOMV) 1:48:42. W60: R Hooton (Manx F) 2:04:16

JANUARY 24KENDAL WINTER LEAGUE WHITESTONES, Staveley-in-CartmelOverall (4M/650ft): 1 J Rylance (Amble, M40) 31:56; 2 P Aitken (Helm, H) 32:08; 3 A Hinchcliffe (Helm H) 32:12; 4 H Lord (B Combe) 32:27; 5 A Ashcroft (Howg) 32:32M60: M Egner (Sett) 34:28Women: 1 S Taylor (Helm H) 34:39; 2 H Russell (Helm, H) 35:44; 3 C Evans (Sett, W50) 39:02W60: W Dodds (Clay) 44:17U17 (1.5M/400ft approx.): 1 R Fox Copley (Dall) 10:54; 2 E Matier (Eden) 10:56; 3 J Edmondson (Amble) 10:57Women: 1 I Burrow (Helm H) 14:04; 2 H Durkin (Amble) 14:57; 3 K Russell (Helm H) 15:41U14 (1M/250ft approx.): 1 B Edmondson (Amble) 7:39; 2 T Marshall (Sett) 7:43; 3 C Harding (Eden) 8:01U14 women: 1 B Holt (Clay) 8:18; 2 C Rylance (Amble) 8:20; 3 L Carr (K&C) 8:30U12 (0.6M/150ft approx.): 1 S Smith (Wharf) 5:55; 2 J Bowen (Amble) 5:57; 3 O Sanders (Helm H) 5:58U12 women: 1 S Rylance (Amble) 6:49; 2 E Swarbrick (Brough) 6:55; 3 C Samson (Helm H) 7:13

FELL

Gayle Sugden: on her way to victory at Todmorden




NORTHERN IRELAND & ULSTER INTERMEDIATE AND MASTERS’ CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPSA PERFECTLY-EXECUTED race saw Springwell’s Neil Johnston land the premier title on offer on a muddy and heavy course at the University of Ulster, Coleraine, Malcolm McCausland reports.

Johnston who lives near the course bided his time for the first five laps of the 10km race before putting the foot down to overcome the challenge of pre-race favourite Conán McCaughey.

Johnston, McCaughey and Conal McCambridge were in the leading pack at the end of a fairly subdued opening lap with the team contest already looking like it could be a close affair.

McCambridge soon moved to the front dragging Johnston and McCaughey with him and away from the chasing pack. At the halfway point, it was difficult to predict which of the three was destined to lift the title although Johnston looked the most comfortable running a stride or so behind his two rivals.

The pacemaking eventually started to tell on the North Belfast Harrier and it was down to a straight duel between Johnston and McCaughey with two laps to go.

In the end the strength and speed of the 4:11 miler that saw him home ahead of the dogged Derry Track Club runner. McCambridge held on for third and soon found he had a double reason to celebrate.

It looked as though North Belfast were comfortably ahead of Acorns in the team contest at one point in the race but a strong finish from the mid Ulster men saw them get to within a point of their city opposition when the team scores were tallied.

British & Irish M50 champion Pauric McKinney bided his time to perfection in the Masters’ race. He tracked the impetuous new veteran Allan Bogle, who had shot to the front from the gun, to build up a 40 metre lead before slowly hauling him in and going on for a comfortable victory.

Bogle, a City of Derry Spartan, held on for second ahead of Eamon White whose North Belfast squad lost out on the team title by a point to Finn Valley after their fourth scorer had slipped back over the last lap.

While holding the women’s Intermediate and Masters’ championships simultaneously may have been confusing from a team perspective, there was no disputing that Newcastle’s Shalane McMurray was the outstanding woman on

the day. The 37-year-old mother of two was clear from the gun but it looked to as though she might have mistimed her efforts when she prematurely made for the finishing tunnel after two laps.

However, being directed out for another circuit caused her no anxiety as she ended up even further ahead when she finally did reach the finish line. Catriona Devine came out of the chasing pack to cross the line in second place. With McMurray opting to be included in the listings as an Intermediate, that meant the Finn Valley athlete was crowned provincial Masters’ champion.

Omagh Harrier Julie Butler was next across the line to claim the Masters’ silver medal ahead of defending champion Louise Smith who had the consolation of leading North Belfast Harriers to a successful defence of their team title.

Aife McSheffrey was next home in fifth to take the Intermediate individual silver medal and lay the foundation for team success for the local Springwell club.Men (10km): 1 N Johnston (Springw) 34:38; 2 C Mccaughey (Derry CT) 34:46; 3 C McCambridge (NBH, U20) 35:12; 4 D McKee (Acorns) 35:24; 5 P Mc Intyre (Foyle V) 35:33; 6 J Hamilton (Ballym R) 36:31; 7 P Goss (NBH) 36:36; 8 L Gordon (Lass) 36:44; 9 R McGilloway (Foyle V, U20) 37:00; 10 M Gallagher (Foyle V) 37:07; 11 D Mcelhinney (City of Norwich TC) 37:08; 12 M Melville (Newc) 37:20; 13 M Jennings (NBH) 37:29; 14 M McVey (Acorns) 37:33; 15 K Doherty (Derry) 37:37; 16 S Donnelly (Acorns) 37:59; 17 B Glass (Acorns) 38:00; 18 C Christie (Springw, U20) 38:05; 19 S Mcalary (Springw) 38:15; 20 D Porter (Inish) 38:18 M35 (8km): 1 P Mc Kinney (Inish, M50) 24:02; 2 A Bogle (Derry) 24:17; 3 E White (NBH, M45) 24:42; 4 N Weir (Willow) 24:52; 5 D Mc Elchar (Finn) 24:57; 6 B Morrow (Ballym R) 25:08; 7 A O’Hara (NBH) 25:14; 8 D Mcneilly (Newc) 25:18; 9 P Tweedie (Springw, M45) 25:22; 10 D Steele (Newc) 25:25; 11 M Mc Gee (Inish, M40) 25:28; 12 S Mc Nulty (Finn) 25:29; 13 J Mc Elhill (Finn) 25:30; 14 N Mckibbin (Drom, M45) 25:33; 15 R Birch (L’kenny) 25:35; 16 G Lyons (B’drain) 25:41; 17 N Carty (NBH, M45) 25:44; 18 D McNeilly (Newc, M50) 25:49; 19 I Toner (IRL) 25:51; 20 S O Donnell (Finn, M40) 25:56; 21 D Proctor (Willow) 26:00; 22 D Mathers (Mourne, M50) 26:06; 23 P McGlinchey (IRL) 26:10; 24 T Simmons (NBH) 26:11; 25 K Carlin (IRL, M45) 26:25; 26 K Crawford (L’kenny) 26:39; 27 I Taggart (Ballym R, M40) 26:41; 28 B Mc Crea (Finn) 26:46; 29 W Mcdowell (Drom) 27:01; 30 C Denton (Springw, M40) 27:02; 35 L Johnston (NBH, M55) 27:21; 36 N Connor (Ballym R, M50) 27:24; 45 J Kelly (Newc, M55) 28:20; 51 G O’Doherty (Springw, M60) 28:44; 64 R Curran (Ballym R, M60) 30:26; 67 P Lilburn (Derry, M60) 30:40M65 (4km): 1 G Lynch (Derry, M70) 18:55; 2 B Morris (Lisb) 19:22; 3 F Boal (IRL) 20:32; 4 M Smith (Laragh AC) 20:59; 5 J Harris (Orangegrove) 24:24; 6 H Young (B’drain, M75) 24:34; 7 J Quinn (E Down) 25:08 Women (4km): 1 S McMurray (Newc) 16:33; 2 A McSheffrey (Springw, U20) 17:15; 3 K Alexander (Acorns, W35) 17:31; 4 C McSherry (Springw) 17:40; 5 M Hell (NBH) 17:44; 6 M McMullan (Foyle V, W45) 17:46; 7 N Hall (Acorns) 17:47; 8 M Troeng (Newc) 17:57; 9 K Bamber (Ballym R) 17:59; 10 S Mcgeehan (L’kenny) 18:01; 11 A Fitzpatrick (NBH, W35) 18:29; 12 C McQuillan (Ballym R) 18:32; 13 G Mahon (Foyle V) 18:33; 14

G Marley (Milf, U20) 18:38; 15 D Gilliland (Springw) 18:52; 16 S Marie Doherty (Inish) 18:58; 17 R Hunter (Springw, U17) 19:01; 18 H Weir (NBH, W40) 19:16; 19 A McKinney (Springw, U17) 19:19; 20 T Campbell (NBH) 19:23; 21 D Diver (L’kenny) 19:27; 22 N Frizelle (Springw) 19:28; 23 O Chapman (Lag V) 19:33; 24 A Doherty (Inish) 19:37; 25 D Ward (Foyle V, W35) 19:38 W55: 1 R Hargan (Acorns) 21:02 W35 (4km): 1 C Devine (Finn, W40) 17:03; 2 J Butler (Omagh, W40) 17:09; 3 L Smith (NBH, W45) 17:11; 4 J Smith (N Down) 17:18; 5 J McMonagle (Derry, W45) 17:21; 6 F Diver (L’kenny) 17:22; 7 S Leetch (Ballym R, W40) 17:37; 8 H Shields (Derry, W50) 17:54; 9 D Evans (Finn, W45) 17:59; 10 J Plumb (NBH, W45) 18:04; 11 A Paul (Derry, W50) 18:07; 12 A Perry (B’drain, W40) 18:08; 13 A Connell (Springw) 18:10; 14 S O’Kane (Lag V, W45) 18:15; 15 R Hughes (NBH) 18:19; 16 J Murphy (Lag V) 18:25; 17 J Mcginley (L’kenny) 18:30; 18 G Branagh (NBH, W50) 18:31; 19 G Quigley (Ballym R, W40) 18:34; 20 K Mcilmoyle (Springw) 18:40; 21 S Higgins (Lag V) 18:44; 22 L Gibson (Vic P) 18:50; 23 J Mcilrath (Ballym R, W40) 18:53; 24 M Boyle (L’kenny) 18:56; 25 A Mc Brearty (Finn) 19:07; 26 L Sibbett (Ballym R, W45) 19:10; 27 E Mcdermott (Finn, W40) 19:12; 28 J Bill (NBH) 19:14; 29 H McLaughlin (Lag V, W40) 19:19; 30 F McFadden (Springw, W40) 19:29; 35 A McNeill (Drom, W50) 19:49; 40 P McGilloway (Derry, W50) 20:11; 41 R Perioli (Lag V, W55) 20:21; 51 E Holmes (NBH, W50) 21:50; 55 T Mccullough (NBH, W55) 22:16; 67 B Quinn (Ballym R, W70) 24:26

JANUARY 27LONDON COLLEGES LEAGUE, Alexandra PalaceA VERY muddy course at Alexandra Palace greeted university runners from across London at the penultimate league meeting.

Jacob Allen of St Mary’s, who ran despite being ill – came in second to Brunel’s Nyle Clinton. In the women’s race, Royal Veterinary College student, Emma Dixon marked her sensational improvement in form as she won her first race of the season.

University athletes will be looking towards BUCS this weekend with a record number of students from London entering. The London Colleges League concludes at Bushy Park on February 24.Men (XC): 1 N Clinton (Brunel) 24:15; 2 J Allen (St Mary’s) 25:04; 3 V Mound (UCL) 25:25; 4 T Hook (St Mary’s) 25:36; 5 C Thomas (Imperial) 25:38; 6 L Penney (St Mary’s) 25:46; 7 E Dorey (St Mary’s) 25:48; 8 J Wilkinson (St Mary’s) 25:56; 9 T Brimecome (St Mary’s) 26:05; 10 S Goldsworthy (Reading) 26:13; 11 C Haywood (UCL, U20) 26:19; 12 J Cove (Brunel, U20) 26:32; 13 M Douthwaite (Imperial) 26:35; 14 A Cameron (Brunel) 26:45; 15 M Crone (Imperial) 26:51; 16 H Matthews (St Mary’s II) 26:54; 17 S Kennard (RVC) 27:01; 18 G Grierson (UCL, U20) 27:14; 19 J Leafe (Reading) 27:15; 20 R Faulkner (Reading) 27:21 Women (XC): 1 E Dixon (RVC) 19:19; 2 T Christiaen (LSE) 19:22; 3 N Plummer (Reading) 19:37; 4 A Bond (King’s) 19:39; 5 A Mundell (Imperial, U20) 20:00; 6 R Gifford (Brunel) 20:06; 7 E McKane (Brunel, U20) 20:10; 8 A Lane (Reading) 20:31; 9 C Chalwin (St Mary’s) 20:41; 10 E Harrison (RVC) 20:44; 11 F Ashworth (King’s) 20:48; 12 S Lawrence (St Mary’s) 20:54; 13 M Corden-Lloyd (King’s)

21:21; 14 W Swann (Reading) 21:27; 15 C Turmel (St Mary’s) 21:31; 16 A Jenkins (RVC) 21:32; 17 E Johnstone (Imperial) 21:34; 18 B Rease (Barts) 21:40; 19 C Thompson (King’s) 21:54; 20 M Woods (St Mary’s) 22:10

NORFOLK SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS, NorwichU20 men (XC): 1 L Spear 21:58; 2 L Smith; 3 G Bowen; 4 B Spartling; 5 M Chaney Baxter; 6 J Bowen; 7 S Collins; 8 N Wells; 9 T Devlin; 10 T Savory NT U17 (XC): 1 J White (Norfolk, U15); 2 T Greenacre (Norfolk, U15); 3 J Stearman; 4 A Try; 5 G Cardwell; 6 J Stares; 7 E Cator; 8 J Stares; 9 H Swan; 10 M Horton (Norfolk, U15) NT U15 (XC): 1 W Simm 10:51; 2 W Mahoney 11:20; 3 C Dickinson 11:34; 4 B Yates 11:43; 5 J Smyth 11:45; 6 T Springett 11:47; 7 R Foyster 11:48; 8 F Howe 11:52; 9 A Clark 11:53; 10 J Armstrong 11:58 U13 (XC): 1 C Parsons 8:20; 2 D Adams 8:24; 3 R Andrews 8:29; 4 J Kights 8:31; 5 R Graver 8:37; 6 M Langley 8:41; 7 R Perry 8:43; 8 J McNulty 8:44; 9 J Hart 8:47; 10 I Bower 8:48 U20 women (XC): 1 S Alden 14:58; 2 A Rees; 3 A Clarke (Norfolk, U17); 4 A Bakewell (Norfolk, U17); 5 E Anderson; 6 K Fairman; 7 E Gilbert; 8 E Jones; 9 K Sly-jex; 10 E Sokolowski U17 (XC): 1 R Bruce; 2 B Roe; 3 Y Yen Loke; 4 M Solway; 5 L Emmett; 6 L Hemp; 7 J Douglas; 8 F Dell; 9 A Foster; 10 E Platt (Norfolk) U15 (XC): 1 M Winship 7:51; 2 N Porter 7:59; 3 K Goldsmith 8:01; 4 E Taylor 8:07; 5 E Hunter 8:08; 6 K Willis 8:13; 7 J Noratt 8:25; 8 B Wilson 8:33; 9 A Durand 8:35; 10 E Foster 8:36 U13 (XC): 1 G Jermy 5:58; 2 M Short 6:09; 3 M Willis 6:11; 4 G Forster 6:12; 5 M Bartram 6:17; 6 C Bramson 6:19; 7 I Moore 6:22; 8 M Brock 6:25; 9 I Moore 6:26; 10 H Bunn 6:28#

JANUARY 24INVERNESS HARRIERS JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, Whin Park, InvernessU17 men (1.6M, all I’ness): 1 J Geddes 8:36; 2 A Geddes 9:31; 3 S Gardiner 9:31U15: 1 M Brown 9:16; 2 B Johnstone 9:21; 3 C Wilson 9:26U13: 1 L Cairns 9:28; 2 D Macdonald 9:33; 3 B Sharpe 9:44U11: L Buchanan 10:09U15 girls: 1 E Andrew 10:10; 2 R Johnstone 10:19; 3 S Young 10:30U13: 1 C Garvie 10:09; 2 K Arnaud 10:24; 3 E Gardiner 10:37U11: Z Sharpe 10:47

SOUTH EAST ESSEX LEAGUE, One Tree HillMen (8.5km): 1 C Bloomfield (B’cay, M35) 30:41; 2 P Grange (Have, M35) 31:39; 3 K Swan (B’cay) 32:17; 4 J Caldon (Ben) 32:19; 5 C Gray (E Esx) 32:57; 6 L Baynton (E Esx) 32:57; 7 T Farrer (S’end, M40) 33:07; 8 J Hiscock (Ben, U20) 33:07; 9 M Matibini (Leigh S, M40) 33:08; 10 K O’Doherty (Read RR) 33:10; 11 M Bland (Have, M45) 33:11; 12 G Poulter (E Esx, M40) 33:20; 13 P Suett (Dag 88, M35) 33:23; 14 S Philcox (Ilf, M50) 33:28; 15 G Booty (Ben, M40) 33:47; 16 T Spooner (Ben, M40) 34:02; 17 N Swinburne (Dag 88, M35) 34:04; 18 P Ruffy (Ben, M35) 34:24; 19 S Welch (B’cay, M40) 34:28; 20 M Blee (Leigh S) 34:33 M45: 2 L Miles (B’cay) 35:37. M50: 2 R Jones (Ben) 36:43; 3 K Thornton (Thrift)

36:50. M55: 1 M Valbonesi (Ben) 35:27; 2 M Gowers (B’cay) 35:56. M60: 1 R Vialls (Bark RR) 40:52. M65: 1 P Binns (S’end) 39:24; 2 K Walker (B’cay) 44:49Women (8.5km): 1 H Hawes (E Esx, W35) 36:45; 2 I Athlete (Leigh S, W35) 36:50; 3 S Pennington (S’end) 38:42; 4 D Ballard (Ben) 39:01; 5 A Hughes (Leigh S, W35) 39:05; 6 S Pickett (Rochford) 39:47; 7 S Ager (Rochford, W35) 39:48; 8 J Sullivan (Have, W40) 40:08; 9 S Simpson (Leigh S) 40:12; 10 C Stunt (Ben, W40) 40:16 W40: 3 V Cooper (Bark RR) 40:26. W45: 1 J Watson (Ben) 43:54. W50: 1 J Brown (E Esx) 41:39; 2 D Mangham (Leigh S) 45:42.

JANUARY 23HAMPSHIRE SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS, SouthamptonU20 men (XC): 1 J Boswell 14:12; 2 N Gibson 14:25; 3 J Beeks 14:34; 4 S Costley 14:42; 5 J Heneghan 14:50; 6 C Lopez 14:56; 7 L Powell 14:57; 8 B Smith 14:58; 9 A Pierce 15:24; 10 S Metcalf 15:37; 11 M Illot 15:52; 12 M Howard 16:05; 13 H Rann 16:10; 14 A Toal 16:26; 15 C Cooper 16:31; 16 T Hopgood 18:20 U17 (XC): 1 Z Mahamed 13:08; 2 R Coupland 13:13; 3 K Sullivan 13:31; 4 J O’hara 13:49; 5 S Pocknee 13:58; 6 G Budden 14:12; 7 S Bramwell 14:14; 8 B Smith 14:15; 9 J Wergen 14:26; 10 M Prest 14:29U15 (XC): 1 T Hale 9:36; 2 H Mccluckie 9:41; 3 B Pattison 9:50; 4 C Crook 9:54; 5 J Goldfinch 9:59; 6 O Bulpett 9:59; 7 T Doran 10:00; 8 G Herring 10:00; 9 S Harnett 10:05; 10 O Harris 10:12U20 women (XC): 1 D D’Santos 10:24; 2 H Froud 10:29; 3 C Dannatt 10:32; 4 H Knapton 10:39; 5 A Sharp 11:05; 6 H Collier 11:14; 7 E Grice 11:17; 8 A Spiers 11:22; 9 H Polden 11:24; 10 A Reavey 11:25 U17 (XC): 1 J Czura 9:36; 2 M Deadman 10:09; 3 S Burrows 10:16; 4 M Grice 10:30; 5 R Bullock 10:32; 6 R Poole 10:39; 7 H Barnard 10:42; 8 E Coulson 10:44; 9 L Squibbs 10:47; 10 N Miles 10:47U15 (XC): 1 E Farrow 7:57; 2 N Ainsworth 7:59; 3 S Moore 8:03; 4 C Parsons 8:03; 5 T Jeffes 8:22; 6 I Richardson 8:24; 7 P Moriarty-Palios 8:28; 8 A Garner 8:28; 9 B Sansom 8:29; 10 M Billins 8:31

SOUTH-EAST LANCASHIRE LEAGUE, Tandle HillRevised team resultsMen TEAM: 1 E Ches 92; 2 Manc Y 185; 3 Royt 213; 4 Oldh 227; 5 Roch 239; 6 M’ton 340; 7 Belle V 377VETS TEAM: 1 E Ches 13; 2 Salf 28; 3 Rout 47M50+ TEAM: E Ches 9M60+ TEAM: Manc Y 13 U17 TEAM: E Ches 10U15 TEAM: 1 Leigh 15; 2 Oldh 15U13 TEAM: 1 Horw 12; 2 Leigh 20U11 TEAM: 1 Roch 19; 2 E Ches 35; 3 Oldh 35Women TEAM: 1 E Ches 18; 2 B’den RR 28; 3 Hyde V 65; 4 Radc 66; 5 Roch 69; 6 Leigh 80; 7 Royt 83; 8 Salf M 88 VETS TEAM: 1 E Ches 16; 2 B’den RR 27; 3 Roch 44W40+ TEAM E Ches 10W45+ TEAM: B’den RR 13W50+ TEAM: B’den RR 13U15 TEAM: 1 Leigh 12; 2 Chorley 27U13 TEAM: 1 Chorley 10; 2 Leigh 22; 3 Roch 40U11 TEAM: 1 Chorley 8; 2 Leigh 19; 3 E Ches 52

Pauric McKinney: Northern Ireland vets winner

Terry Eakin


RESULTSWARWICKSHIRE SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS, Stratford upon AvonU20 men (5.3km): 1 J Cara 17:20; 2 O Barbour 17:45; 3 F Allison 18:02; 4 S Doxey 18:07; 5 S Wadsworth 18:33; 6 S Waterhouse 18:35; 7 M Crisp 18:56; 8 J Childs 19:20; 9 H Rawnsley 19:48; 10 L Perkins 19:52U17 (5.3km): 1 D Wilkinson 17:23; 2 K Chahal 17:55; 3 R James 18:24; 4 G West 18:30; 5 E Malone 18:37; 6 B Kandola 18:43; 7 F Hutton 18:48; 8 C Grant 18:52; 9 J Oakley 19:04; 10 A Ibbs 19:09 U15 (3.2km): 1 C Hutton 16:22; 2 C Mckeany 16:29; 3 F Lunn 16:37; 4 O Lunn 16:40; 5 C Palmer 16:44; 6 C Williams-Stein 16:58; 7 M Martin 17:00; 8 W Crowfoot 17:03; 9 T Crowfoot 17:04; 10 D Chahal 17:16U13 (2.4km): 1 J Sispal 9:34; 2 E Unknown 9:41; 3 J Mitchell 9:46; 4 J Unknown 10:14; 5 B Unknown 10:19; 6 G Fox-Rowe 10:19; 7 F Brooker 10:27; 8 R Kleba 10:30; 9 J Middleton 10:41; 10 E Campbell 10:43U20 women (4km): 1 I Davies 19:49; 2 L Webber 20:22; 3 G Vaughan 21:57; 4 S Mahon 22:00; 5 H Flynn 23:43 U17 (4km): 1 E Negus 19:00; 2 H Cherry 19:25; 3 R Brayer 19:27; 4 E Minshull 19:28; 5 H Moore 20:08; 6 C Mckibbin 20:36; 7 J Sheppard 20:44; 8 O Sheehan 20:49; 9 M Gibbins 20:55; 10 A Roberts 21:33 U15 (3.2km): 1 H Brayer 11:51; 2 G Campbell 12:00; 3 N Satchwell 12:25; 4 G Woodward 12:39; 5 E Bryan 12:41; 6 A Dickens 12:48; 7 A Wootton 12:50; 8 G Hurt 12:51; 9 R Cale 12:55; 10 I Shepherd 12:59U13 (2.4km): 1 E Taylor 10:23; 2 A Hamer 10:29; 3 B Sheehan 10:40; 4 E Lovett 10:44; 5 M Minshull 10:47; 6 M Mackenzie 10:48; 7 A Murgatroyd 10:52; 8 S Hill 10:57; 9 A Douglas 11:04; 10 R Cherry 11:06

JANUARY 20MIDLANDS POLICE & SERVICES LEAGUE, NorthamptonOverall: 1 C Carre (M40) 41:03; 2 G Hall 41:44; 3 J Willoughby (Hermitage H., M35) 42:19; 4 J Mcculla (M40) 43:41; 5 N Ogden (Redditch/Bromsgrove, M40) 45:05; 6 G Patterson (Cheadle A.C., M45) 45:29 Women: 1 N Nokes (Stafford H.) 53:48; 2 A Winchester (Telford A.C., W35) 56:28; 3 K Williams (Rugby/Northants., W55) 57:46; 4 A Coghlan (W45) 60:45; 5 M Moutrie (Sison Joggers, W50) 62:45

JANUARY 19DYFED SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS, LlandeiloU20 men (XC): 1 M Williams 16:22; 2 M Petersen 17:19; 3 R Jenkins 17:42; 4 H De Smet 18:14; 5 S Lewis 18:21; 6 F Thompson 19:46 U17 (XC): 1 B Thomas 16:06; 2 M Llywelyn 16:32; 3 D Evans 16:51; 4 F Bowie 16:59; 5 S Tiplady 17:09; 6 T Jones 17:14; 7 J Parker 17:20; 8 J Booth 17:28; 9 R Davies 17:42; 10 C Lovatt 17:43 U15 (XC): 1 T Rees 11:58; 2 J Hill 12:05; 3 I Glynn 12:14; 4 G Thompson 12:16; 5 A Morgan 12:22; 6 D Morgan) 12:26; 7 R Lewis 12:36; 8 J Lloyd 12:38; 9 T Griffiths 12:39; 10 T Baldwin 12:39 U13 (XC): 1 I Humphreys 7:51; 2 C Harries 7:59; 3 L Edwards 8:02; 4 J Chapman 8:07; 5 I Lilley 8:09; 6 C Hughes 8:13; 7 G Owen 8:19; 8 M Batten 8:20; 9 D Jones 8:22; 10 C Williams 8:25

U20 women (XC): 1 J Bradley 15:37; 2 C Page 17:09; 3 A Carter 18:48; 4 R Thorne 18:52; 5 A Jones 20:28 U17 (XC): 1 A Williams 12:51; 2 L Omnet 13:15; 3 E Kiff 13:18; 4 S Glynn 13:44; 5 L Davies 14:15; 6 E Martin 14:24; 7 N Morgan 14:49; 8 M Thomas 15:15; 9 G Page 15:18; 10 M Weston 15:29U15 (XC): 1 A Evans 9:29; 2 M Morgan 9:40; 3 S Jones-Evans 9:52; 4 S Wallwork 9:59; 5 M Cressey-Rodgers 10:04; 6 D Cressey-Rodgers 10:09; 7 B Mai Roberts 10:11; 8 F Lloyd 10:13; 9 E Townsend 10:15; 10 H Hoare 10:17 U13 (XC): 1 D Thompson 8:04; 2 P Davis 8:23; 3 J Morris 9:03; 4 C James 9:23; 5 I Melrose 9:30; 6 P Noott 9:46; 7 K Cook 9:50; 8 R Finucane 9:53; 9 G Davies 9:55; 10 E Loweth 9:56

JANUARY 9CUMBRIA CHAMPIONSHIPS, CrooklandsSenior men (9km approx): 1 J Battrick (Kesw) 29:38; 2 S Hebblethwaite (Kesw) 29:40; 3 A Russell (Kend) 29:42; 4 M Brown (Kesw) 29:56; 5 R Anderson (Holm) 30:45; 6 R Lightfoot (Ellen) 30:59; 7 S Stead (Kesw) 31:12; 8 K Bell (Bord) 32:14; 9 D Fulford (Glaxo) 32:50; 10 P Graves (DHR) 33:28TEAM: Kesw 14U20 (7km approx): 1 C Plunkett (Bord) 24:00; 2 R Campbell (Barr) 24:09; 3 H Noah 24:28; 4 C McGurk (Kend) 24:46; 5 R Everett (Barr) 25:12; 6 G Lloyd (B Combe) 25:14U17 (5km): 1 E Matier (Carl) 17:51; 2 J Dugdale (Cumb F) 17:55; 3 C Blaikie (Kend) 18:37; 4 L Bowen (Amble) 18:58; 5 A Thomas (Carl) 19:09; 6 K Reynolds (Bord) 19:26TEAM: Helm H 26U15 (3km): 1 G Oliver (Amble) 10:01; 2 J Salt (Bord) 10:08; 3 J Edmondson (Amble) 10:13; 4 T Walton 10:17; 5 B Edmondson (Amble) 10:32; 6 J Mattinson (Bord) 10:34TEAM: Amble 9U13 (2.3km): 1 S Almond 7:29; 2 L Johnson 7:35; 3 F Sproul (Kend) 7:43; 4 C Harding 7:49; 5 R Regan 7:50; 8 T Knowles 7:53TEAM: Kend 18U11 (1.5km): 1 J Bowen (Amble) 5:10; 2 H Bowen (Amble) 5:220; 3 J Coates (Kesw) 5:32TEAM: Amble 16Senior women (9km approx): 1 R Robinson (Kend) 30:45; 2 L Stobbart (C’land AC) 39:00; 3 V Johnston (Bord) 39:27; 4 R Hetherington (Bord) 42:14; 5 W Dodds (Clay) 46:28TEAM: Kend 14U20 (7km approx): 1 N Beadle (OUCCC) 29:40; 2 R Vatter (Seat) 29:51U17 (5km): 1 S Dale (L&M) 19:02; 2 I Burrow (Helm H) 21:18; 3 H Murray (L&M) 22:35; 4 K Lewin 22:56; 5 J Litzke (Kend) 23:17; 6 E Wright (Carl) 23:44 U15 (3km): 1 O Mason (Bord) 10:37; 2 E Davies 11:31; 3 M Easthope (C’land F) 11:36; 4 A Cooke 11:58; 5 M Sproul (Kend) 12:04; 6 S Driscoll (Kend) 12:10TEAM: Kend 18U13 (2.3km): 1 C Rylance (Amble) 8:16; 2 A Mason (Bord) 8:26; 3 M Richards 8:35; 4 S Bowes (Bord) 8:41; 5 E Swarbrick (Amble) 8:58; 6 C Davies 9:04TEAM: Eden 20U11 (1.5km): 1 O Winder (Glaxo) 5:31; 2 S Rylance (Amble) 5:36; 3 M McIntosh (Bord) 5:51TEAM: Eden 43

SHROPSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS, ShrewsburyMen (12km): 1 T Bailey (Notts) 38:00; 2


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JANUARY 31CAMSTER TRIAL RUN, CamsterOverall (all NHH): 1 K Cormack 56:13; 2 P Fenwick 57:41; 3 B Newlands 58:57Women: 1 J Klimas 72:20; 2 A Sutherland 80:58; 3 A Walker 84:23

CHOCATHON 6 HOUR, DealOverall (4.4M): 1 D Bains 37:42; 2 G Everett (W) 42:19; 3 L Wheater (W) 44:08 Women: 1 Everett 42:19; 2 Wheater 44:08; 3 S Brindley 47:34 Overall (8.75M): 1 B Burnett (W) 70:58; 2 K Davey (W) 86:09; 3 H Black (W) 94:02 Women: 1 Burnett 70:58; 2 Davey 86:09; 3 Black 94:02 Overall (13.1M): 1 C King 1:47:06; 2 R Vercoe 1:51:02; 3 S Davies 1:56:12 Women: 1 H Schroepfer 2:08:52; 2 S Bushby 2:12:59; 3 E Penfold 2:20:43 Overall (17.5M): 1 K Foster (W) 2:39:22; 2 M Thomas (W) 2:47:00; 3 E Iaquaniello 2:52:36 Women: 1 Foster 2:39:22; 2 Thomas 2:47:00; 3 B Oaten 3:14:03 Overall (21.85M): 1 S Fear 3:14:18; 2 S Worrall 3:22:24; 3 C Lower (W) 4:14:14 Women: 1 Lower 4:14:14; 2 W Fear 4:14:14 Overall (26.2M): 1 C Brett 3:23:25; 2 L Mason 3:30:07; 3 P Bridges 3:39:03 Women: 1 F Trickett 4:05:40; 2 S Ingledew 4:27:59; 3 R Parry 4:32:57 Overall (30.5M): 1 G Wayman 5:36:39; 2 S Hewer (RRC, W) 6:09:01; 3 L Smith-wallace (B&H RS, W) 6:15:30 Women: 1 Hewer 6:09:01; 2 Smith-wallace 6:15:30 Overall (35M): 1 L Mcaffee (RR Med) 6:09:35

DARK STAR RIVER MARATHON, Shoreham, West SussexOverall: 1 S Mills (Uck) 3:32:08; 2 D Pompapairac 3:45:10; 3 D Barker (Tun WR) 3:47:39Women: 1 C Block (Bosh) 4:09:02; 2 S Harrington (Burg HR) 4:26:39; 3 L Goldsack 4:34:48

FLITCH WAY 100km, BraintreeOverall: 1 S Mathieu (FRA, M40) 9:13:00 rec; 2 T Zengerink (RSA) 9:49:00; 3 A Savile (M40) 9:53:00Women: 1 N Moss (W40) 10:24:00 rec; 2 T Harrington (T’tree, W50) 11:03:00

HOLDENBY 10km, NorthamptonshireOverall: 1 A Richardson 45:02; 2 A Green 46:15; 3 G Anderson 47:38Women: 1 M Zuscka 52:22; 2 E Bryans 60:16; 3 A Gallagher 61:12

MUD BATH TRAIL 10km, BathOverall (tough 10km): 1 S Swan (B&W) 47:09; 2 N Williams (B&W) 47:20; 3 O Astington 54:39Women: 1 M Smith 56:34; 2 Y Morrell (Corsh) 56:58; 3 S Curtis-White (Somer, W40) 59:25

RUBIX CHILLY HILLY 10km, QE Country Park, Nr Petersfield, HampshireOverall (tough 10km): 1 J Manning (Denm, M40) 41:23; 2 P Stephenson (Denm) 42:03; 3 K Pepperman-Hacket

(Hedge E) 42:19Women: 1 E Jolly 48:49; 2 H Nicholls (Stubb G, W35) 51:04; 3 E Brewin (Ports J) 53:57

RUN THROUGH VICTORIA PARK, LondonOverall (13.1M): 1 M Correal 80:51; 2 M Douglas (Redway) 81:57; 3 A Brooks (SB) 82:14M50: M Tillery 82:59. M65: L O’Hare (Barn) 95:58Women: 1 B Scott (Lon H) 84:39; 2 R de Rome 87:09; 3 C Kelly 87:26; 4 R Doran 88:25Overall (10km): 1 C Mullings (L City) 34:35; 2 T Sherman (L City) 36:35; 3 I Young 39:20Women: 1 L Wilkins 42:06; 2 D Mountain (L City) 42:24; 3 K Bull 42:56W40: E Wentworth (Buxton) 44:41Overall (5km): 1 R Bateman 18:51; 2 M Johal 21:25; 3 M Hakes 21:54Women: A Knox 24:03

RUBIX CHILLY HILLY 10km, QE Country Park, Nr Petersfield, HampshireOverall (tough 10km): 1 J Manning (Denm, M40) 41:23; 2 P Stephenson (Denm) 42:03; 3 K Pepperman-Hacket (Hedge E) 42:19Women: 1 E Jolly 48:49; 2 H Nicholls (Stubb G, W35) 51:04; 3 E Brewin (Ports J) 53:57

RUN THROUGH VICTORIA PARK, LondonOverall (13.1M): 1 M Correal 80:51; 2 M Douglas (Redway) 81:57; 3 A Brooks (SB) 82:14M50: M Tillery 82:59. M65: L O’Hare (Barn) 95:58Women: 1 B Scott (Lon H) 84:39; 2 R de Rome 87:09; 3 C Kelly 87:26; 4 R Doran 88:25Overall (10km): 1 C Mullings (L City) 34:35; 2 T Sherman (L City) 36:35; 3 I Young 39:20Women: 1 L Wilkins 42:06; 2 D Mountain (L City) 42:24; 3 K Bull 42:56W40: E Wentworth (Buxton) 44:41Overall (5km): 1 R Bateman 18:51; 2 M Johal 21:25; 3 M Hakes 21:54Women: A Knox 24:03

JANUARY 30CAKEATHON 6 HOUR, DealOverall (4.4M): 1 T Dumbarton (W) 47:22; 2 B Philp 54:24; 3 N Dewar (W) 54:24 Women: 1 Dumbarton 47:22; 2 Dewar 54:24; 3 A Nicholson 93:43 Overall (8.75M): 1 H Chalner (W) 85:36; 2 B Lapthorn 88:05; 3 A Dean 93:43 Women: 1 Chalner 85:36; 2 S Bendle 93:59; 3 S Hayler 93:59 Overall (13.1M): 1 G Wolfe 1:55:35; 2 E Ostler (W) 2:04:31; 3 S Buck (W) 2:07:38 Women: 1 Ostler 2:04:31; 2 Buck 2:07:38; 3 L Fitzgerald 2:08:14 Overall (17.5M): 1 M Catchpole 2:24:26; 2 G Southren (W) 2:39:14; 3 T Calnan (W) 2:59:17 Women: 1 Southren 2:39:14; 2 Calnan 2:59:17; 3 M Taylor 3:05:26 Overall (26.2M): 1 S Williams 3:17:52; 2 M Toy 3:31:39; 3 K Luxon 3:48:40 Women: 1 T Ranson 4:10:03; 2 R Parry 4:31:09; 3 L Baldwin 4:55:54 Overall (21.85M): 1 W Gibson 3:51:48

Overall (30.5M): 1 G Everett (W) 4:52:30; 2 K Camidge (Redway, W40) 5:00:29; 3 C Hearn (Roms) 5:13:20 Women: 1 Everett 4:52:30; 2 Camidge 5:00:29; 3 E Dean 5:15:58

FIT STUFF G3 10km Series, Newlands Corner, Guildford, SurreyOverall: 1 W Simmons 45:46; 2 R Sherwood (Clap) 46:58; 3 D Rollins (AFD, M45) 49:17Women: 1 C Pleasence (G&G) 55:45; 2 V Hall (H Warren) 58:24; 3 M Eyre 58:45

PEDDARS WAY 48, RushfordOverall: 1 N Greene (TRA M40) 6:34:00; 2 M Collinson (TRA, M35) 7:00:26; 3 R Tuddenham (Tod, M45) 7:08:43 Women: 1 K Doak (Tri-Anglia, W40) 7:59:24; 2 L Robins (Ryst, W40) 8:48:09; 3 H Rutherford (W45) 8:57:54

RUN RICHMOND PARK, SurreyOverall (10km): 1 M O’Regan 37:29; 2 M Grant 37:43; 3 O Saeed 37:57Women: 1 B Cameron-Smith 43:35; 2 L Fraser 45:27; 3 S Browne 45:55Overall (5km): 1 J Chivers 19:13; 2 O Jaegermann 20:09; 3 E Stringfellow 20:36Women: 1 S Goodall 20:10; 2 H Graz (W40) 21:28; 3 N Almuli 24:38

JANUARY 27TROSSACHS NIGHT TRAIL SERIES, CallanderOverall (5.4M/160ft): 1 R Simpson (W’lands CC) 29:50; 2 C Harvey (Squadra P, M40) 31:04; 3 G Stewart (W’lands CC) 31:29; 4 I Gilmore (C’thy) 31:41M50: N Gilmore (C’thy) 35:40. M60: B Brennan (W’lands CC) 41:31Women: 1 C Buchanan (Ochil) 34:01; 2 M Robinson (Helen) 34:47; 3 L MacDonald (Helen) 39:25W40: L Mahony (W’lands CC) 39:45. W50: H Cole (L’tays) 54:09

JANUARY 17STRATHEARN 5km, MethvenOverall (5km): 1 J Denovan (Tartan Warrior, M35) 19:35; 2 P Kealey (M45) 23:41; 3 J Quigley (Tartan Warrior, W) 23:46; 5 J Ramsay (Perth RR, W40) 24:42; 10 N Fielding (W) 26:22U17 (2.5km): 1 S Vigrow (Dund H, U13) 11:45; 2 G Ramsay (U13) 13:20; 3 E Forber (U11) 13:32; 4 A Wilson (Gars, U15W) 14:20; 5 L Macdonald (U11W) 15:03; 6 I England (U17W) 15:14

JANUARY 16MOUNT STEWART 10km, NewtownardsOverall: 1 W Mckee (Mourne) 33:31; 2 M Cornett (St Peters Louth) 36:03; 3 C Burns (Team Derby Runner, M45) 36:17 Women: 1 L Graham (Mourne) 36:54; 2 T Corcoran (W40) 37:15; 3 L Smith (NBH, W45) 38:10

RANSCOMBE WINTER CHALLENGE, CuxtonOverall (43.75M): 1 J Moore 7:13:29; 2 E Cottom (100MC, W) 7:42:32 Women: 1 Cottom 7:42:32

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R Campbell (High H) 39:36; 3 J Burrows (Tel, U20) 40:02; 4 P Jones (Osw, M45) 40:07; 5 R Heath (W&B) 40:25; 6 P Middleton (Shrews) 40:28; 7 P Butler (Osw) 41:20; 8 G Morris (Shrews) 41:20; 9 O Dickins (SYTRI, U20) 41:31; 10 N O’hanlon (Shrews) 41:36; 11 R Nash (Tel) 41:40; 12 R Furlong (Tel, U20) 41:46; 13 D Birtwistle (H’gate) 42:01; 14 H Newbould (SYTRI, U20) 42:03; 15 C Standrin (Tel) 42:10; 16 P Thomas (Market Drayton, M35) 42:18; 17 R Sedman-smith (Newp) 42:37; 18 M Costello (Wrek) 42:45; 19 R Guy (Newp, M35) 42:48; 20 M Hall (Shrews) 42:56; 21 C Bagshaw (Tel, M35) 42:56; 22 D Elliot (SYTRI, U20) 43:05; 23 J Phillips (Newp) 43:08; 24 S Hall (Shrews, M35) 43:17; 25 L Butler (Shrews) 43:18; 26 L Davis (Knochmallock AC, M35) 43:26; 27 R Price (Shrop S, M35) 43:27; 28 M Guilder (Shrews) 43:47; 29 T Gears (Osw, M35) 44:08; 30 D Kingston (Tel H, M45) 44:13 M40: 1 S Barkley (Osw) 44:16; 2 T Paul (Tel) 44:20; 3 L Rudd (Wrek) 44:43. M45: 3 K Francis (Shrews) 44:18. M50: 1 P Coupe (Tel) 45:04; 2 J Garmson (Tel) 45:24; 3 P Plant (Tel) 45:46. M55: 1 K Silvester (Shrop S) 46:00. M60: 1 P Savill (Shrews) 47:49;. M65: 1 M Ricketts (Tel H) 81:07. U20: 6 H Beebee (Tel) 45:11; 7 A Charlesworth (Wen) 45:14; 8 C Rogers (SYTRI) 46:37U17 (6km): 1 S Willis (Bed C) 21:44; 2 F Huxley-fielding (SYTRI) 21:59; 3 W Hayward (SYTRI) 23:25; 4 S Hatton (SYTRI) 23:54; 5 C Tait-Harris (SYTRI) 24:14; 6 C Van Onselen (Osw) 24:26; 7 D Gillett (T Cook) 24:44; 8 E Rochelle (T Cook) 24:49; 9 R Cooper (Wen) 24:53; 10 C Rimmer (Shrews) 24:55U15 (4km): 1 C Bentley (Adams State Uni) 15:53; 2 C Mitchelmore (Shrews) 15:57; 3 K Clarke (B’nth) 16:25; 4 O Carvell (B’nth) 16:31; 5 H Remnant (SYTRI) 17:06; 6 C Stanton (Shrews) 17:29; 7 J Cole (B’nth) 17:32; 8 T Wilde (Osw) 17:35; 9 T Pegge (SYTRI) 17:47; 10 S Western (B’nth) 18:01U13 (3km): 1 W Kay (Tel) 12:02; 2 L Rawlings (Osw) 12:26; 3 B Bithell (T Cook) 12:51; 4 C Brown (Lacon Childe School) 13:03; 5 L Tziortzis (Wen) 13:07; 6 O Hamilton-russell (W&B) 13:10; 7 C Smith (T Cook) 13:17; 8 J Williams (Lud) 13:21; 9 J Lewis (B’nth) 13:26; 10 C Adams (Tel) 13:34Women (8km): 1 D Rowlinson (W&B, U20) 25:38; 2 O Papaioannou (SYTRI, U20) 26:16; 3 M Clarke (Tel, W40) 26:23; 4 A Bartlett (Shrews, W35) 27:10; 5 S Willhoit (Shrews) 27:27; 6 C Mccarthy (Shrop S) 27:56; 7 L Tait-Harris (Tel, W40)

28:07; 8 R Coupe (Tel, W45) 28:29; 9 I Cotham (W&B, U20) 28:41; 10 T Trueman (Lawley, W35) 28:44; 11 A Reynolds (Tel) 29:04; 12 J Gears (Osw, W40) 29:14; 13 E Roberts (Lawley) 29:21; 14 J Macey (Shrews) 29:28; 15 M Wong (Tel, U20) 29:29 W35: 3 C Voyce (Shrop S) 29:38. W45: 2 A Tickner (Osw) 30:41; 3 L Yeomans (Tel H) 31:59. W50: 1 G Evans (Shrews) 31:52; 2 J Grandfield (Market Drayton) 32:45. W55: 1 J Turner (Tel H) 31:47; 2 S Hancock (Osw) 32:06. U20: 5 P Goddard (SYTRI) 30:23; 6 S Joyce (Shrews) 31:00; 7 A Potoskaya (SYTRI) 31:09; 8 M Pownall (SYTRI) 32:03; 9 J Spaeth (Wrek C Tri) 32:23; 10 H Doran (Wrek C Tri) 33:23U17 (5km): 1 E Wade (Tel) 20:17; 2 M Andrews (B’nth) 20:32; 3 M Mann (Shrews) 20:35; 4 G Benbow (Wrek C Tri) 21:27; 5 F Gilbert (Lud) 21:28; 6 O Mann (Shrews) 21:36; 7 M Jackman (Wrek C Tri) 22:29; 8 O Mccormack (Wrek C Tri) 22:58; 9 M Potts (Shrews) 23:10; 10 I Fawcett (Wen) 24:15 U15 (4km): 1 M Davies (SYTRI) 12:59; 2 J Maddocks (SYTRI) 13:36; 3 J Humphreys (Wrek C Tri) 13:51; 4 I Boden (SYTRI) 14:14; 5 K Pugh (Osw) 14:15; 6 R Carter (Shrews) 14:18; 7 L Elcock (B’nth) 14:25; 8 C Minifie (B’nth) 14:26; 9 M Williams (SYTRI) 14:34; 10 S Malpass (Wrek C Tri) 14:36 U13 (3km): 1 S Stewardson (B’nth) 7:00; 2 C Burrows (Tel) 7:50; 3 A Nolan (B’nth) 7:54; 4 C Mander (Wrek C Tri) 7:58; 5 E Humphries (William Carey) 8:19; 6 E Pyle (Shrews) 8:25; 7 K Sargent (Tel) 8:29; 8 A Edge (Priory School) 8:30; 9 M Shepherd (Wrek C Tri) 8:31; 10 E Charlesworth (Wen) 8:34

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JANUARY 31CANCER RESEARCH LONDON WINTER RUN 10km, Victoria Embankment, LondonDESPITE an entry fee quoted at £158 and the rival attraction of the Royal Parks 10km in Hyde Park, over 12,000 runners finished this race, Martin Duff reports.

Starting in Trafalgar Square, this second edition of the Cancer Charity fundraising event took the runners along the Embankment to the Tower of London and back.

It seems that the Worthing & District pairing of Martin Footman and girlfriend Emma Macready delivered a double victory for their club, although the published results suggested that two other women finished ahead of 35-year-old Macready’s 36:30.

Last year she was third in the Southern and, less than 24 hours before this race, Macready battled out the women’s race at Parliment Hill, finishing just eight seconds outside a medal in sixth spot.

Of her race on the Embankment, Macready said: “I was first over the line, so I am not sure I understand (why the results are different). It was hard after Parliament Hill yesterday.”

Footman enjoyed a narrow overall victory in 33:42.Overall: 1 M Footman (Worth) 33:42; 2 C Guessow (VP&TH) 33:48; 3 A Penfold (Croy) 33:51; 4 C Whitcombe 33:53; 5 B Vivian (St Alb) 34:01; 6 N Fridberg 34:53 Women: 1 E Macready (Worth, W35) 36:30; 2 S Unwin-Mann (Read RR) 37:24; 3 K Perkins (Orp) 39:20; 4 A Heath (Ware) 39:36; 5 A Stewart 39:47; 6 C Doyle 39:56No age groups given

CULTRA CHALLENGE 10km, BelfastOverall: 1 D Simpson (New C, M40) 39:03; 2 B Brady (Larne, M50) 41:30; 3 G Taylor 41:33 Women: 1 J Craig (N Down) 41:40; 2 R Mackin 44:16; 3 B Torrens (Murlough, W45) 44:17 Overall (5km): 1 B Bogle (M35) 23:34; 2 G Watton (Talented Loser, M45) 23:52; 3 R Weatherhead (S’park, U20W) 24:37 Women: 1 Weatherhead 24:37; 2 H Massey (Northants Tri Club, U20) 25:36; 3 R Brady (Larne, W40) 26:36

FREETHORPE 10, FreethorpeOverall: 1 C Stanforth (Ryst) 56:01; 2 D Rock (Felix) 56:43; 3 J Ashton (Norw RR) 57:22 M45: 1 N Bensley (Ryst) 59:04; 2 R Ginn (Pock) 59:48. M50: 1 R Hanson (Tri-Anglia) 61:23. M55: 1 N Arnold (Norf G) 60:18; 2 K Sherry (Norw RR) 63:42. M60: 1 P Johnson (Ryst) 63:37. M65: 1 K Bowman (Colt) 70:13 Women: 1 E Patel (Win) 62:48; 2 R Waterman (Tri-Anglia) 66:40; 3 A Smith (Wym, W40) 67:41 W40: 2 S Hurren (Wym) 70:00. W45: 1 Y Scarrott (Nene V) 68:43; 2 K Archbold (Low) 68:54. W50: 1 C Henery (Norw RR) 73:07. W55: 1 S Bower (Thet) 72:38. W60: 1 P Edwards (Norw RR) 74:40; 2 A Ellen (Norf G) 80:32. W65: 1 J Ashby (Ryst) 88:43. W70: 1 B Kinch (N Norf) 93:03; 2 C Spong (Gt Yar) 93:29

MELTHAM 10km, MelthamOverall: 1 M Pierson (Stainl) 34:26; 2 T Kaye 34:58; 3 P Eccleston (Burn RR, M35) 35:57 M55: 1 M Hall (Spen) 38:20 Women: 1 C Singleton (Trawd, W35) 40:34; 2 E Dudley (Robert, W50) 45:38; 3 A Caufield (Hal) 47:32

RISBOROUGH RUN IN THE PARK 5km, Princes RisboroughOverall: 1 A Vere 23:12; 2 M Lambert 23:14; 3 C Lambert (U20) 23:46 Women: 1 F Gatchell 25:44; 2 K Smith 26:27; 3 E Lumb 26:29

ROYAL PARKS WINTER 10km SERIES, London Hyde ParkOverall: 1 J Williams (Wimb W) 33:24; 2 E Auden (ONE Tri) 33:25; 3 R Weston 35:01 Women: 1 L Ashe (Metros) 38:40; 2 K Murray 38:50; 3 S Tomaszczyk 40:18

STAVERTON 10, StavertonOverall: 1 W Ferguson (CLC) 54:21; 2 M Jones (Sun) 55:50; 3 N Barry (CLC) 56:42 M40: 1 A Bailey (Chelt) 57:12. M65: 1 A Daley (Glouc) 69:00. M70: 1 T Shelbourn (Ciren) 71:56 Women: 1 S Crombie-Hicks (Chelt, W40) 64:10; 2 L Barry (CLC) 66:37; 3 J Fifield (Stroud, W35) 67:14 W40: 2 L Walmsley (Bourt) 69:25. W50: 1 S Higgins (Glouc) 72:52. W55: 1 A Lane (Bourt) 77:33

SWANAGE 10km. DorsetOverall: 1 K Welch (B’mth) 35:08; 2 A Mitchell 36:59; 3 M Papa 37:02M60: H Murray (Purb) 39:57Women: 1 S Hutchings (U20) 41:37; 2 C Martin (Purb) 43:09; 3 L Hutchings (W50) 45:35

JANUARY 30DUNGIVEN 10km, Dungiven, Northern IrelandOverall: 1 D Crossan (Derry CT) 35:27; 2 K McElhinney (Finn) 36:49; 3 D Hughes 37:15

Women: 1 S Brolly 43:49; 2 C Murray (Co Of) 46:34; 3 C Doran (Foyle V) 48:26 Overall (5km): 1 C Purvis (Acorns, U15) 16:46; 2 G Campbell 17:06; 3 D Lynch 17:18 Women: 1 C Purvis (Acorns) 23:36; 2 C Mclaughlin 25:26; 3 L Davidson (Acorns, W35) 26:31

JANUARY 293km ON THE GREEN SERIES, GlasgowOverall: 1 S Gibson (Cambus) 9:23; 2 G McCabe (Kirk O, M40) 10:06; 3 I Carroll 10:07 Women: 1 L Mcardle 12:35; 2 A Campbell (Bella H, W35) 13:24; 3 S Mulvey 13:43

BROOKS SERPENTINE LAST FRIDAY 5km, London Hyde ParkOverall: 1 M Gunby (WG&EL) 15:22; 2 T Bowen (Dulw) 16:17; 3 M Lovell (Clap C) 16:20 M40: 1 K MacIntosh (Wimb W) 16:40; 2 K Lennard (S Lon) 16:45. M60: 1 D Cox (WG&EL) 18:16 Women: 1 K Judd (Serp) 19:27; 2 S McDonald (S Lon, W45) 20:08; 3 S Musson (Ton, W60) 21:28 W50: 1 P Major (S Lon) 21:32. W65: 1 M Rayner (W4H) 24:10

JANUARY 28WACKY RACERS NIGHT SERIES, StornowayOverall (5km, all Storn): 1 M Maciver 17:53; 2 M Mackenzie 17:56; 3 A Murray 19:58Women: 1 K Mackenzie 24:29; 2 C Kennedy 27:35; 3 K Stewart 28:48Combined handicap: K Mackenzie 40:48

JANUARY 26AZTEC WEST FAST 5km, BristolOverall: 1 J Rodgers (N Som) 15:56; 2 J McKenna (B&W) 15:57; 3 B Robinson (B&W) 16:03 M40: 1 H Evans (Les C) 16:10; 2 D Jordan (Chelt) 16:38. M50: 1 P Murray (S’ville) 17:58. M60: 1 D Bedwell (B&W) 18:29. U17: 1 T Bower (Bath) 16:42 Women: 1 J Spink (B&W) 16:47; 2 R Barnes (Avon VR, W35) 17:07; 3 E Wallace (W’bury, U17) 17:35; 4 H Sharpe (B&W, W35) 18:39 W45: 1 C Jolliffe (B&W) 19:06; 2 J Rockliffe (Avon VR) 19:20; 3 F Price (Avon VR) 19:26; 4 R Mushens (B&W) 20:33. W55: 1 N Waters (Glouc) 022:55

JANUARY 24ROMSEY 5, RomseyOverall: 1 A Wall-Clarke (Soton) 24:24; 2 M Bennett (Soton) 24:42; 3 A Milne (E&H) 24:50; 4 B Brewster (Soton) 25:19; 5 P Baksh 25:24; 6 R Waldron (Soton) 25:38; 7 S Edgington (Soton) 26:08; 8 T Stevens (E’leigh) 26:16; 9 S Costley (Soton, U17) 26:57 M45: 1 M Brewster (Salis) 28:17; 2 C Dewey (And) 28:41. M50: 1 J Grainger (Soton) 29:27. M55: 1 N O Dowd (E’leigh) 29:57. M60: 1 A Soane (AFD) 28:54; 2 M West (Soton) 32:12. M70: 1 M Renyard (Hard) 33:12; 2 M Grigg (Vict) 36:28. U17: 2 C Lopez (New F) 27:49 Women: 1 E Monks (Soton) 29:03; 2 K Jacobs (Swin, W35) 29:17; 3 K Bailey (Win, W45) 29:20; 4 J Elkins (Run to Live) 29:56; 5 H Howard (E’leigh) 30:09; 6 N Blandford (Soton, W40) 31:28; 7 L Elmore (New F, W45) 31:48; 8 H Froud (New F, U17) 31:55; 9 R Ayerst 31:59

W45: 3 K Noyce (And) 33:52; 4 E Lopez (New F) 33:56. W50: 1 S Sidey (Bath) 34:25. W55: 1 L Beattie (Netley Abbey Runners) 35:53; 2 J Curtis (Win) 35:56; 3 J Jackson (New F) 37:14; 4 A Brown 37:40. W65: 1 B Walton (Lym Tri) 41:24; 2 B Topliss (Roms) 41:43; 3 R Barber (Avon VR) 42:38; 4 A Duignan (Roms) 43:13

LEICESTERSHIRE WINTER SERIES, Barrow upon SoarOverall: 1 G Lee (Leic C, M45) 32:18; 2 A Woodward (Herm) 32:23; 3 T Hartley (Notts, M45) 32:51; 4 G Birt (Hinck) 32:55; 5 M Adcock (Herm, M35) 33:18; 6 S Mears (Charn) 33:56; 7 S Gibson (Beau L) 34:07; 8 M Trott (Ivan) 34:13; 9 G Mcdermott (Herm, M45) 34:16; 10 P Maddocks (Leic C, U20) 34:21 M40: 1 L Renou (L Buzz Tri) 34:41; 2 P Gregory (Charn) 35:47. M45: 4 I Murdey (Beau L) 34:36; 5 R Whitelegg (Leic C) 34:53; 6 G Deacon (Leic C) 35:18. M50: 1 S Coulton (Herm) 35:59; 2 R Sheen (Leic C) 36:17; 3 B Nikoloff (Wreak) 36:50. M55: 1 S Leafe (S Der) 40:18; 2 G Slight (Hunc) 40:26. M60: 1 R Robinson (Beau L) 38:46. M65: 1 C Mason (S Der) 40:16; 2 A Norman (Nun) 40:47. M80: 1 G Oliver (Hinck) 54:02Women: 1 A Holyland (W&SV) 36:38; 2 N Cuthbert (Barr R) 37:54; 3 L Insley (Hean, W45) 38:06; 4 E Neil (Barr R) 38:25; 5 M Atterbury (Team A) 38:35; 6 M Locker (Charn, W40) 39:36; 7 N Holmes (Poplar Running Club) 40:36; 8 R Baxter (W&SV) 41:12W45: 2 C Fowell (Ivan) 42:34; 3 K Ramsey (Barr R) 42:56. W50: 1 L Mason (Herm) 43:01; 2 S Murphy (Leic Tc) 44:00. W55: 1 A Hillier (Barr) 49:35. W60: 1 B Owen (F&K) 45:57. W65: 1 L Griffin (Birst) 50:22

LINDA FRANKS 5, Cheltenham, GloucestershireOverall: 1 O Mott (Chelt) 25:45; 2 R Dare (Chelt) 26:47; 3 J Evans (Glouc) 27:53 M50: 1 J Mower (Glouc) 29:16. M70: 1 T Shelbourn (Ciren) 33:44; 2 D Spackman (Glouc) 37:33 Women: 1 S Crombie-Hicks (Chelt, W40) 30:00; 2 B Wynn (Chelt) 31:55; 3 S Lane (Bourt) 32:22 W40: 2 A Mullins (CLC) 33:47; 3 K Krzywiec (Bourt) 33:51. W50: 1 F Osborne (Tewk) 34:45; 2 K Galpin (Almost) 35:28. W55: 1 A Lane (Bourt) 36:36; 2 A Lewis (Durs) 37:42. W60: 1 M Hollamby (Bourt) 36:47; 2 L Hulcup (Bourt) 38:52. W65: 1 S Smith (RSE) 38:36; 2 L Darroch (Ciren) 43:16. W75: 1 V Pawlyn (Almost) 45:42

DECEMBER 19DARK RUN 5km, Ruislip Lido, MiddlesexOverall: 1 J Laing (Hill) 18:02; 2 M Bateman (Hill) 18:08; 3 P Cuddihy (Hill, M40) 18:51Women: 1 H Wells (Hill) 21:23; 2 C Williams (Hill) 22:17; 3 Z Dobbs (Hill, W45) 23:57

DECEMBER 13DULWICH RUNNERS TURKEY TROT HANDICAP 5kmHandicap: 1 P Hodge 35:42 (actual 22:32); 2 S Cooper (W) 37:44 (22:04); 3 E Ibell (W40) 38:06 (21:26)Fastest: 1 T Bowen 17:19; 2 T Tuohy (M50) 17:31; 3 A Locke 18:28Women: 1 M Edwards 19:58; 2 H Lister 21:11; 3 Ibell 21:26

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FIXTURES RACE AND EVENTS DIRECTORY


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For full details and to enter go to: www.riverthamesrunning.com

A half marathon on a scenic course

Bespoke medal and goody bag to all finishers Chip timing Start: Walton-on-Thames

Flat &

Fast

WATFORD HALF-MARATHONSunday 7th February 2016

10.30am start from Cassiobury Park, WD18 7HYTechnical T-shirt in men’s and women’s sizes and medal to all finishers.

Men’s and women’s prizes including 1st: £500, 2nd £250, 3rd £100.www.watfordharriers.org.uk

Manchester SportcityIndoor Open Meetings 2016Start: 10.30am Sunday: January 10, January 31,

March 6 & March 20.Events: 60m, 60m hurdles, high jump, pole vault,

long jump, Shot (U17 & U15 only) plus two distance events.

Online entries from Sportsoft (www.race-results.co.uk)

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LAGGAN 10K HIGHLAND ROAD RACE AND FUN RUN

Laggan, by Newtonmore, PH20 1AHSunday 29th May 2016. 2.00pm start

The course is out and back with slight inclines. Enter on the day or online at [email protected]

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CROSS-COUNTRY

Saturday February 6BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPSPlock Court, Gloucester.bucs.org.ukESSEX LEAGUEAbbey Fields. 10am.colchesterharriers.co.uk/competitions/essex-league-xcGRAND PRIX EXPRESS NORTH WALES SENIOR LEAGUEMarches School, Oswestry. 2pm.northwalesxc.comLANCASHIRE COUNTY SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPSTBC.LEWIS & HARRIS SERIESLews Castle, Stornoway.srac.org.ukMERSEYSIDE COUNTY SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPSCroxteth Park, Knowsley.mcsaa.webs.comNORTH WEST LONDON YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUEHarrow. 1pm.SCOTTISH NORTH DISTRICT LEAGUERoss.northleague.co.ukSOUTH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS’ INTER-COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPSLittle Common, Bexhill.seaa.org.ukSOUTH WEST SCHOOLS’ CHAMPSGloucestershire.cornwallathletics.orgSTOCKPORT HARRIERS SCHOOLS’ LEAGUEWoodbank Park, Stockport. 10.30am.stockportharriers.co.uk/club-races

Sunday February 7BOOTH DECORATORS LEAGUEHolmebrook Valley Park, Chesterfield. 11am.boothdecoratorsleague.co.ukBORDER LEAGUELightwater Country Park.CC6 LEAGUEDennywood, New Forest. 9.30am.cc6.co.ukEAST YORKSHIRE LEAGUEWelton. 11am.beverleyac.comFROSTBITE FRIENDLY LEAGUEBourne Woods. 10.15am.frostbiteleague.org.ukGLIDDON & SQUIRE NORTH DEVON LEAGUEWest Buckland School, Barnstaple. 10am.northdevonxcleague.weebly.comHEREFORDSHIRE LEAGUEPresteigne. 11am.KENT FITNESS LEAGUEBlean Woods, Rough Common, Canterbury.kfl.canterburyharriers.orgLIVERPOOL & DISTRICT LEAGUEClarkes Garden. 11am.lps-athletics.co.uk/ld-cross-countryNORTH YORKSHIRE & SOUTH DURHAM LEAGUEOld Racecourse, Richmond. 1pm.new-marske-harriers.co.ukNOTTS MINI LEAGUERushcliffe Country Park, Ruddington. 11am.notts-minileague.co.ukOXFORD MAIL LEAGUECirencester Park. 9.55am.oxonxc.orgPRESTEIGNE OPENPresteigne.presteignepacers.com

RYSTON RUNNERS OPEN LEAGUEShouldham Warren. 11am.rystonrunners.org.ukSOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUEChawton Park Wood (Date TBC). 11am.bobayer.com/trwlTHAMES VALLEY LEAGUEThames Valley.tvxc.org.ukWEST GLAMORGAN LEAGUEMargam Park, Margam.westglamleague.co.uk

Wednesday February 10EAST ANGLIAN LEAGUEOrwell Country Park, Ipswich.eaccl.webs.comWELSH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPSBrecon. 1pm.welshathletics.org

Saturday February 132XU SURREY MEN’S LEAGUE1: Wimbledon Common. 2: Lloyd Park. 3/4: Lloyd Park.surreyleague.orgALTON SPORTS HAMPSHIRE LEAGUEPopham Airfield, Basingstoke. Noon.athletics.hampshire.org.ukBIRMINGHAM LEAGUE1: Wolverhampton. 2: Gloucester. 3: Gloucester.birminghamccleague.co.ukBROOKS SUSSEX LEAGUEHickstead Showground.sussexathletics.org.ukGWENT LEAGUEMonmouth Showground, Monmouth.gwent-league.org.ukKENT LEAGUEFootscray Meadows. Noon.kcaa.org.ukMANCHESTER AREA LEAGUEWythenshawe Park, Manchester. Noon.manchesterareaccl.comMID LANCS LEAGUERossall School, Cleveleys. 12.30pm.midlancs.org.ukMIDLAND WOMEN’S LEAGUEAldersley Stadium, Wolverhampton.midlandathletics.org.ukRESULTS BASE CHILTERN LEAGUECampbell Park, Milton Keynes.chilternccl.co.ukSCOTTISH NORTH DISTRICT LEAGUEForres.northleague.co.ukSTART FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUEAlexandra Palace.metleague.co.ukSTART FITNESS NORTH EAST HARRIER LEAGUETown Moor, Newcastle. 12.15pm.harrierleague.comSURREY LADIES’ LEAGUERichmond Park. Noon.surreyleague.org

Sunday February 1453-12 LEAGUEChelmsford. 10am.53-12xc.comFRANK ELFORD SPORTS WESTWARD LEAGUEStover.city-runs.co.uk/westwardHARDWICK X-STREAM OPENManor House Farm, Hardwick. 11am.bearbrookrunningclub.co.ukMICROGAMING MANX LEAGUEBallanette, Lonan.iomaa.infoPECO LEAGUETBC.pecoxc.co.uk

SCOTTISH BORDERS LEAGUEGalashields. 11.30am.bordersxc.comSUNDAY LEAGUERoyston. 10.30am.runherts.comWEST MIDLAND YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUEPerry Park, Birmingham. 11am.wmyaccl.com

Wednesday February 17NORTHERN POLICE LEAGUEWoodbank Park, Stockport. 2pm.slateman.co.uk/npccl

Saturday February 20BLACKHEATH & BROMLEY H v RANELAGH H MOB MATCHRichmond Park.bandbhac.org.ukGLOUCESTERSHIRE LEAGUEWarwick University, Warwick. 11.45am.glosaaa.org.ukNORTHERN IRELAND & ULSTER SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSLurgan Park, Lurgan. 1.30pm.athleticsni.orgSOUTH EAST LANCASHIRE LEAGUEBoggart Hole Clough. 1pm.selcc.co.uk

Sunday February 21DERBY RUNNER LEAGUELutterworth. 11am.derbyrunnerleague.comDOWNS LEAGUEEpsom Downs. 10.45am.EAST SUSSEX LEAGUEVillage Hall, Pett. 10.30am.eastsussexcrosscountry.co.ukGWENT LEISURE CENTRE LEAGUEChepstow. 11am.griffithstownharriers.co.uk/glcl.htmlSOUTH EAST ESSEX LEAGUEWeald Park.east-essex-tri-club.co.uk/xcsundaySUFFOLK WINTER LEAGUEHeveningham Hall.bungayblackdogrunningclub.co.uk/cross-country.asp

INDOOR

Thursday February 4MONKTON GRAND PRIX SERIESJarrow.

Saturday February 6ESSEX & EASTERN AA CHAMPIONSHIPSLee Valley. Until Sunday February 7.essexathletics.org.ukNI & ULSTER CHAMPIONSHIPSMagherafelt. 9am. Until February 7.athleticsni.orgSCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES CHAMPIONSHIPSEmirates.

Sunday February 7MONKTON GRAND PRIX SERIESJarrow.NORTHERN ATHLETICS U13/U15 CHAMPIONSHIPSSheffield EIS.northernathletics.org.ukSCOTTISH ATHLETICS U12 SUPER TEAMSEmirates Arena.scottishathletics.org.ukVAULT LONDON 2016Carshalton.WELSH ATHLETICS INTERNATIONALCardiff.

welshathletics.orgWINDSOR, SLOUGH, ETON & HOUNSLOW AC WINTER SERIESEton. 12.30pm.wseh.info

Wednesday February 10NEWHAM ATHLETICS NETWORK 60M OPEN SERIESNewham. 11.30am.justiming-live.co.uk

Thursday February 11GATESHEAD HARRIERS OPEN SERIESGateshead.gatesheadharriers.comWAKEFIELD OPEN MEETINGWakefield.wakefield-harriers.co.uk

Saturday February 13BRUNEL SPEED SERIESUxbridge.brunelathletics.co.ukENGLAND ATHLETICS U15/U17/U20 CHAMPIONSHIPSSheffield EIS. Until Sunday February 14.englandathletics.orgLEE VALLEY U13/U15 OPENLee Valley. Noon.visitleevalley.org.uk/athleticsSCOTTISH NATIONAL COMBINED EVENTS/MASTERS/RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPSEmirates Arena. Until Sunday February 14.scottishathletics.org.uk

Sunday February 14BMAF PENTATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPSLee Valley. 10am.bmaf.org.uk

Wednesday February 17LEE VALLEY MIDDLE DISTANCE OPENLee Valley. 7pm.visitleevalley.org.uk/athletics

Thursday February 18HORSHAM BS OPEN SERIESBroadbridge Heath Leisure Centre, Horsham. 7pm.horshambluestarharriers.org.uk

Friday February 19BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPSSheffield EIS. Until Sunday February 21.bucs.org.uk

Saturday February 20MIDLAND COUNTIES OPEN SERIESAlexander Stadium, Birmingham. Until Sunday February 21.midlandathletics.org.uk NORTH EAST COUNTIES AA CHAMPIONSHIPSGateshead. Until Sunday February 21.necaa.infoGLASGOW GRAND PRIXGlasgow.iaaf.orgSCOTTISH NATIONAL JUNIOR RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPSEmirates Arena.scottishathletics.org.ukSUSSEX/SURREY COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSCarshalton. Until Sunday February 21.sussexathletics.org.uk

Sunday February 21ABERDEEN OPEN GRADED MEETINGAberdeen. 10am.aberdeenaac.co.ukSCVAC CHAMPIONSHIPSLee Valley. 10am.scvac.org.uk

MULTI-TERRAIN

Friday February 5ENIGMA QUADZILLA MARATHON DAY 2Caldecotte.enigmarunning.co.uk/events/2016_quadzilla.shtml

Saturday February 6ABNEY CHEADLE RUN 5kmAbney Hall, Cheadle, Cheshire. 9.30am.abneycheadlerun.co.ukANTRIM CASTLE GARDENS 10kmAntrim Castle Gardens, Antrim. 11am.born2runevents.com ENDURANCELIFE CTS SOUTH DEVON 7.4/13.6/28.5/34.9Beesands, Kingsbridge, Devon.endurancelife.comENIGMA QUADZILLA MARATHON DAY 3Caldecotte.enigmarunning.co.uk/events/2016_quadzilla.shtmlHEAD TORCH 5Lambton Castle, Chester le Street. 6.15pm.noegochallenge.comLETCHWORTH FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 5kmLetchworth Outdoor Pool, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire. 9am.firstsaturday5km.org.ukRAUCEBY RIPPER 9South Rauceby, Lincolnshire. 10:30am.theraucebyripper.webnode.comROLLERCOASTER 5kmPerimeter Road, Downpatrick.eastdownac.co.ukRUNTHROUGH OLYMPIC PARK 5km/10km/10MQueen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. 10am.runthrough.co.ukTHAMES TROT 50Iffley, Oxford.gobeyondultra.co.uk/events

Sunday February 7BOOKHAM 10kmPolesden Lacey Infant School, Bookham, Surrey. 10am.eventstolive.co.ukCENTURION GRAND PRIX 5John Henry Newman Catholic College, North Solihull, Birmingham. 11am.centurions.org.ukENIGMA QUADZILLA MARATHON DAY 4Caldecotte.enigmarunning.co.uk/events/2016_quadzilla.shtmlFROSTBITE TRAIL 5kmFalkland Estate, Fife.falklandtrailrunners.org.ukGRIZEDALE MONTANE 13/26Grizedale Visitor Centre, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria. 10am.trail26.comHENFIELD 9Henfield Leisure Centre, Henfield, West Sussex. 10.30am.henfieldleisurecentre.co.ukLUNGBUSTER 9Village Hall, Broad Hinton, Wiltshire. 10.30am.royalwoottonbassetthounds.co.ukMAY HILL MASSACRE 9Old Sawmills, Newent Lane, Huntley, Gloucestershire. 10am.trimaxevents.comMUDDY BOOTS 10kmSt Wilfrid’s RC Primary School, Ripon, North Yorkshire. 11am.riponrunners.org.uk


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FIXTURESNONSUCH PARK 10kmNonsuch Mansions, Epsom, Surrey. 11am.mccpromotions10kseries.comPORTLAND COASTAL 10km/HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONNational Sailing Academy, Portland, Dorset. 9am.bustinskin.comRUNTHROUGH GREENWICH PARK 5km/10kmGreenwich Park, London. 9.30am.runthrough.co.ukSTOURBRIDGE LADIES ONLY 7km/STOURBRIDGE STAGGER 10Mary Stevens Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands. 10.30am.srclub.co.ukTHORPE FOREST 10km SERIESForest Holidays, Shadwell, Norfolk. 11am.positivestepspt.co.uk/thorpefor-est-10kmseriesX’TREME CHALLENGE 10kmCatton Hall Estate, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. 10.30am.kpevents.net

Saturday February 13BHF OLYMPIC PARK 5km/10kmQueen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. 10am.https://bhf.org.ukDUKERIES 10Walesby Sports Club, Walesby, Nottinghamshire. 9am.dukeriesevents.co.ukEHH WINTER LEAGUE RIVERBANK 5.5Ennerdale Leisure Centre, Sutton Road, Hull, East Yorkshire. 2pm.easthullharriers.comPARBOLD HILL RACE 6.75Richard Durnings Endowed Primary School, Bispham, Lancashire. 2pm.skemboundaryharriers.co.ukSPERRIN HARRIERS PARKANAUR FOREST 10Parkanaur Forest, Castlecaulfield. Noon.sperrinharriers.co.ukTHE O’CAHAN’S TRAIL RUNRoe Valley Country Park, Limavady, Co Londonderry. Noon.northernvelocity.co.uk

Sunday February 14ABSENT FRIENDS 5Billingham.https://racebest.com/races/absent-friends-trail-runBATH SKYLINE 5km/10km SERIESSports Training Village, University of Bath, Bath. 11am.relishrunningraces.comBOURNEMOUTH RUN FOR HOT CHOCOLATE 5kmKings Park, Bournemouth, Dorset. 10am.runforchocolate.co.ukDURSLEY DOZEN 12Dursley Sports Centre, Dursley, Gloucestershire. 10.30am.dursleyac.org.ukHUMDINGER HALF-MARATHONWellsprings Leisure Centre, Taunton, Somerset. 11am.thehumdinger.co.ukHURTLE 5Wellsprings Leisure Centre, Taunton, Somerset. 11am.thehumdinger.co.ukMUDDY WOODY 6Haugh Woods, Hereford. 11am.wyevalleyrunners.co.ukPORTSMOUTH COASTAL HALF-MARATHONPyramids Centre, Southsea, Hampshire. 9.45am.fitprorob.biz

READING 5Whiteknights Campus, Reading, Berkshire. 11am.nice-work.org.ukSECOND SUNDAY 5Richardson Evans Memorial Fields, Roehampton Vale, London. 9.30am.secondsunday5.comSTRATHEARN 5kmBachilton House, Methven, Perth.q-buster.co.uk/strathearn-trail-seriesWORTHING HALF-MARATHONMarine Parade, Worthing, West Sussex. 9am.worthinghalf.co.uk

Monday February 15PHOENIX BREAKFAST RACE 6-HOURWeir Hotel, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. 9.30am.phoenixrunning.co.uk

Thursday February 18BEECHENHURST NIGHT RACE 10kmBeechenhurst Lodge, Lydney, Gloucestershire. 7.30pm.rogueruns.co.uk

Saturday February 205KOOL RUN 5kmTavistock College, Tavistock, Devon. 9.15am.skoolrun.eventsCASTLE WARD 4.2/8.4/LAST MAN STANDING ULTRACastle Ward, Strangford, Downpatrick. 10am.atlasrunning.co.ukFITSTUFF G3 10km SERIESNewlands Corner, Drove Road, Guildford, Surrey.g3series.co.ukROTHER VALLEY 5km/10kmRother Valley Country Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. 9am.tlsevents.co.ukSTANDISH HALL 10kmStandish.https://bookitzone.com/paul_car-roll_1/L22FFXWINDSOR RUN FOR HOT CHOCOLATE 10kmDorney Lake, Windsor, Berkshire. Noon.runforchocolate.co.uk

Sunday February 21ALEX HALL MEMORIAL 5kmBexhill on Sea, Sussex. 10am.bexhillrunnerstriathletes.co.ukCALNE SMARTT SMASHER 10kmTown Hall, Calne, Wiltshire. 10.15am.calnesmartt.co.ukCARNEGIE HARRIERS DEVILLA FOREST 5km/15kmDevilla Forest, Kincardine. 11am.carnegie-harriers.co.ukCASTLE HILL CORKER 10kmCastle Hill Estate, Filleigh, Devon. 11am.southmoltonstrugglers.co.ukCORNWALL FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE HALF-MARATHONDragon Leisure Centre, Bodmin, Cornwall. 10am.cornwall.gov.uk/halfmarathonHANBURY HALL 5Hanbury Hall, Droitwich, Worcestershire. 9.30am.dirtrun.co.ukHOKA ONE ONE HALF-MARATHONMargam Country Park, Port Talbot. 10am.keepactiveswansea.co.uk/hoka-one.htmlMEON VALLEY PLOD 21Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Clanfield, Hampshire. 10.30am.pjc.org.uk

NEATH 10Ynysygerwn CC, Aberdulais, Neath. 10am.neath-harriersac.moonfruit.comREIGATE PRIORY PARK 10kmPriory Park, Bell Street, Reigate, Surrey. 11am.mccpromotions10kseries.comRIVER AVON 6km/12kmKeynsham Marina, Keynsham, Bristol. 10am.aspirerunningevents.co.ukRUNTHROUGH OLYMPIC PARK 5km/10kmQueen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. 10am.runthrough.co.ukSLINDON SLOG 10Slindon Pits, Slindon, West Sussex. 10am.awesomesportsevents.co.ukTWO BAYS TOUGH 10Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. 11am.twobaystoughten.co.uk

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Friday February 5EALING MILELammas Park, Ealing, London. 12.30pm.riderhq.com/groups/the-mile-seriesRUN-4-IT METRO PROMS 3km WINTER SERIESPromenade, Aberdeen. 1pm.metroaberdeen.co.uk

Saturday February 6CHESTERFIELD NO WALK IN THE PARK 5kmQueens Park, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. 9.30am.northderbyshirerc.jimdo.comPROSTATE CANCER HALEWOOD 5km SERIESEnvironment Centre, Okell Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside. 10am.knowsleyharriers.comQEOP WINTER 10km SERIESQueen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. 9.30am.qeopraces.comRUN ETON DORNEY 5km/10km/HALF-MARATHONDorney Lake, Eton, Berkshire. 1.30pm.votwoevents.co.uk

Sunday February 7ASHFORD & DISTRICT LIONS 10kmSandyacres, Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford, Kent. 11am.ashfordanddistrict10k.co.ukBLACKBURN WINTER WARMER 10kmWitton Park, Blackburn, Lancashire. 11am.blackburnroadrunners.netBLACKMORE VALE LIONS 5/HALF-MARATHONBishops Caundle, Sherborne, Dorset. 11am.bvlions.yolasite.comBROOKS ALSAGER 5Alsager Leisure Centre, Alsager, Staffordshire. 11am.alsager5.co.ukCAYTHORPE DASH HALF-MARATHONOld Lincoln Road, Caythorpe, Lincolnshire. 11am.caythorpe.orgCHICHESTER PRIORY 10kmNorthgate car park, Chichester, Hampshire. 10am.chichester10krace.org.ukDEWSBURY 10kmDewsbury, West Yorkshire. 9am.dewsburyroadrunners.co.uk

FULFORDS 5Exmouth Sports Centre, Exmouth, Devon. 10am.exmouth-harriers.co.ukGREAT BENTLEY HALF-MARATHONVillage Hall, Great Bentley, Essex. 10.30am.gbrc.org.ukLONGLEAT 10kmLongleat Estate, Warminster, Wiltshire. 10am.209events.comMORNINGTON CHASERS’ REGENTS PARK 10km WINTER SERIESRegents Park, London. 9.15am.nice-work.org.ukNICK BEER 10kmPromenade, Llandudno, Conwy. Noon.nwrrc.co.ukRENFREWSHIRE AAA COUNTY ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Inc OPEN 5)Batery Park, Greenock.events.scottishathletics.org.ukRISBOROUGH RUN IN THE PARK 5kmPrinces Risborough, Buckinghamshire. 9am.risboroughruninthepark.weebly.comRYDE 10Esplanade, Ryde, Isle of Wight. 11am.rydeharriers.co.ukSOUTHPORT MAD DOG 10kmStanley High School, Southport, Merseyside. 10.40am.maddog10k.co.ukTODMORDEN HOT TODDY 10kmTodmorden CC,Todmorden, West Yorkshire. 11am.todharriers.co.ukWATFORD HALF-MARATHONCassiobury Park, Watford, Hertfordshire. 10.30am.watfordharriers.org.uk

Wednesday February 10ARMADA ATHLETICS NETWORK 3km SERIESCentral Park, Plymouth, Devon. 7pm.armadaathletics.co.ukSTREET 5km SERIESUnited Reformed Church Hall, Street, Somerset. 7.30pm.wellscityharriers.org.uk

Friday February 12CHARLES DARWIN HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONSports Village, Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 10am.codrc.co.uk

Saturday February 13BUXTON PAVILION GARDENS 5kmPavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire. 9am.buxtonac.org.ukEXETER HALF-MARATHON (DAY 1)Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre, Exeter, Devon. 10am.exetercityfitc.co.uk/exeter-half-mar-athonMAD DASH 10km/20kmMoreton Morrell Centre, Stratford, Warwickshire. 10am.raceways.euVALENTINES WEEKEND 10km (DAY 1)Salt Ayre Leisure Centre, Lancaster. 11am.ukroadraces.info

Sunday February 1426.2 VALENTINES 10kmChessington Sports Centre, Chessington, Surrey. 9am.26point2.co.uk/valentines10kBRAMLEY 10/20Bramley Primary School, Bramley,

Hampshire. 10.30am.readingroadrunners.org/bramley.htmlBROOKLANDS HALF-MARATHONMercedes-Benz World, Weybridge, Surrey. 9am.209events.comCALDER VALE MUDDY SHOES 5/11Village Hall, Caldervale, Lancashire. 10am.ukroadraces.infoCHERTSEY HOUSE 10St Peter Port, Guernsey. 10am.guernseyathletics.org.ggCRAVEN COTTAGE 10kmCraven Cottage, Stevenage Road, London. 9.30am.fulhamfc.comDEAL HALF-MARATHONFowlmead Country Park, Sholden, Kent. 10.30am.dealtri.co.ukDUNE CROSS BORDER HALF-MARATHONQuays Shopping Centre, Newry. 10am.dunehalfmarathon.comEXETER HALF-MARATHON (DAY 2)Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre, Exeter, Devon. 10am.exetercityfitc.co.uk/exeter-half-mar-athonHARROW HILL 10kmGarlands Lane, Harrow, Middlesex. 10.30am.metros.org.ukHEADCORN HALF-MARATHONVillage Green, North Street, Maidstone, Kent. 9am.runningandriding.co.ukKIRKINTILLOCH 12.5kmSt Agatha’s Primary School, Kirkintilloch. 10.30am.kirkintillocholympians.co.ukLIVERSEDGE HALF-MARATHONRoberttown Community Centre, Roberttown, West Yorkshire. 11am.roberttownroadrunners.co.ukLOVE WELWYN GARDEN CITY 10kmWelwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. 10am.activetrainingworld.co.ukLOVE2RUN VALENTINES 10kmVictoria Park, London. 11am.Exhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. 11am.run-nation.orgLYTCHETT MANOR 10Lytchett Manor Sports Centre, Poole, Dorset. 10.30am.lytchettmanorstriders.orgMARIE CURIE CANCER CARE & DIABETES UK 6km /12K/18kmStrathclyde Park, Motherwell. 10am.https://db12run.wordpress.comRAS CORS CARON HALF-MARATHONTregaron Leisure Centre, Tregaron, Dyfed. 11am.trots.org.uk/tregaron.shtmlRISBOROUGH RUN IN THE PARK 5kmPrinces Risborough, Buckinghamshire. 9am.risboroughruninthepark.weebly.comSLAUGHTER VALENTINES 10kmLower Slaughter, Gloucestershire. 10am.villageruns.wordpress.comST VALENTINES 30kmQueen Eleanor School, Green Lane, Stamford, Lincolnshire. 11am.stamfordstriders.co.ukVALENTINE 10km (Inc NORFOLK CHAMPIONSHIPS)Easton College, Easton, Norfolk. 10.30am.norfolkgazelles.co.ukVALENTINES WEEKEND 10km (DAY 2)Salt Ayre Leisure Centre, Lancaster. 11am.ukroadraces.infoWILTSHIRE 10





King George V Playing Field, Melksham, Wiltshire. 10am.stampedesports.co.ukWREXHAM VILLAGE BAKERY HALF-MARATHONWrexham Industrial Estate, Wrexham. 11am.cutefruitevents.com

Wednesday February 17DERBY MIDWEEK MILE/5km TRAINING RACEAlvaston & Boulton CC, Raynesway, Derby. 7pm.runningwithdavid.com

Thursday February 18BROOKS ARMAGH INTERNATIONAL ROAD RACESThe Mall, Armagh. 6.30pm.armaghroadrace.comWESTON PROM 5Pavilion Bar, Upper Church Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. 7.30pm.westonac.co.uk/promrun

Saturday February 209BAR WINTER RAILWAY ULTRA 28/36Woodbridge Public House, Coalport, Shropshire.codrc.co.ukCHINGFORD LEAGUE 5Victoria Park, London. 2.30pm.bob-orion.me.uk/ChingfordLeague.htmlOMAGH CBS 10kmOmagh CBS, Omagh. 11am.cbsomagh.orgWINDSOR & ETON WINTER RUN SERIES 5km/10km/15km/20kmDorney Lake, Eton, Berkshire. Noon.f3events.co.uk

Sunday February 21CASTLE COMBE CHILLY 10kmCastle Combe Race Circuit, Castle Combe, Wiltshire. 10am.dbmax.co.ukCENTRAL LANCASHIRE 5kmLeverhulme Park, Bolton, Lancashire. 10.30am.boltonunitedharriers.co.ukGOLDEN GALLOP 10kmFairfield High School, Peterchurch, Herefordshire. 8am.peakperformanceevents.co.nfGREAT NORTH WEST HALF-MARATHONHilton Hotel, North Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire. 11am.fyldecoastrunning.orgHAMPTON COURT HALF-MARATHONEsher College, Thames Ditton, Surrey. 8.30am.hamptoncourthalf.comKINLOSS TO LOSSIEMOUTH HALF-MARATHONLossiemouth Community Centre, Lossiemouth. 11am.morayroadrunners.comLEAS MARATHONWaterline Pub, South Shields, Tyneside.northeastmarathonclub.co.ukOLD DEER PARK RICHMOND HALF-MARATHONOld Deer Park, Richmond, London. 9am.energizedsports.comRHYL 10High Street, Rhyl, Denbighshire. Noon.runwales.com/events/rhyl-10-mileRISBOROUGH RUN IN THE PARK 5kmPrinces Risborough, Buckinghamshire. 9am.risboroughruninthepark.weebly.comSLEAFORD HALF-MARATHONRAF College Cranwell, Sleaford,

Lincolnshire. 10.30am.sleafordhalf.comSNAKE LANE 10Pocklington, East Yorkshire. 11am.snakelane.pockrunners.comTEMPO 10km SERIESMickleton Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. 10.30am.tempoevents.co.ukTENTERDEN 5Village Hall, Wittersham, Kent. 10.30am.nice-work.org.ukTEST TRACK 10Ford Motor Company, Laindon, Essex. 9.30am.stlukeshospice.comTUNBRIDGE WELLS HALF-MARATHONTunbridge Wells Sports Centre, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. 9am.twharriers.org.ukWINCHESTER 10kmGuildhall, Winchester, Hampshire. 9am.offbeat-events.comWOKINGHAM HALF-MARATHONCantley Park, Wokingham, Berkshire. 10am.wokinghamhalfmarathon.co.ukWOMBWELL 5Recreation Ground, Wombwell, South Yorkshire.wombwellsportingac.weebly.com

Tuesday February 23AZTEC WEST FAST 5kmAztec West Business Park, Bristol. 7.30pm.bristolandwestac.org.uk

Wednesday February 24CHICHESTER CORPORATE CHALLENGE 4.5kmNorth Street, Chichester, Hamsphire. 7.30pm.chichester-corporate-challenge.org.uk

Friday February 263km ON THE GREEN SERIESMcLellans Arch, Glasgow Green, Glasgow. 12.30pm.3konthegreen.comBROOKS SERPENTINE LAST FRIDAY 5kmThe Bandstand, Hyde Park, London. 12.30pm.serpentine.org.uk

TRACK

Wednesday February 10BARNSLEY AC WINTER SERIESCudworth.barnsleyac.co.uk

Saturday February 13THETFORD AC WINTER THROWSBury St. Edmunds.thetford-ac.co.uk

Saturday February 20MIDLAND COUNTIES OPEN SERIESBirmingham. Until Sunday February 21.midlandathletics.org MMTG THROWS OPENDerby.mmtg.org.uk

WALKS

Sunday February 7LONDON OPENHillingdon.UP AND RUNNING WINTER WALKING LEAGUE

Douglas, Isle of Man.manxathletics.com/manxharriers/home.htm

Saturday February 13SAM SHOEBOTTOM TROPHY 10kmSimister. 1.30pm.

Sunday February 14SARNIA WALKING CLUB 7Lancresse, Guernsey. 9.30am.sarnia.wordpress.com

Saturday February 20ENFIELD LEAGUETBC.MANX HARRIERS OPENDouglas, Isle of Man. 10am.manxathletics.com/manxharriers/home.htm

Sunday February 21SOUP & ROLL LEAGUEEwden Reservoir.

OVERSEAS

Thursday February 4EUROPEAN ATHLETICS INDOOR PERMIT MEETINGDüsseldorf, Germany.european-athletics.org

Friday February 5EUROPEAN ATHLETICS INDOOR PERMIT MEETINGLodz, Poland.european-athletics.org

Saturday February 6EUROPEAN ATHLETICS INDOOR AREA PERMIT MEETINGSMondeville, France.european-athletics.orgIAAF WORLD INDOOR MEETINGKarlsruhe, Germany.iaaf.org

Sunday February 7EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY PERMITBelgrade, Serbia.EUROPEAN CLUBS CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPSKastamonu, Turkey.

Tuesday February 9EUROPEAN ATHLETICS INDOOR AREA PERMITEaubonne, France.

Friday February 12EUROPEAN ATHLETICS INDOOR PERMITLinz, Austria.

Saturday February 13EUROPEAN ATHLETICS COMBINED EVENTS INDOOR PERMITLasnamäe, Estonia. Until February 14.EUROPEAN ATHLETICS INDOOR PERMITGhent, Belgium.IAAF CROSS-COUNTRY PERMITNairobi, Kenya.

Sunday February 14BARCELONA MARATHONBarcelona, Spain.IAAF CROSS-COUNTRY PERMITChiba, Japan.IAAF WORLD INDOOR MEETINGBoston MA, USA.LOTTO CROSS CUPRotselaar, Belgium.


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THE NATION’S finest student athletes will descend upon

Gloucester’s Plock Court grounds this weekend, with a largely flat course laid out by the University of Gloucestershire.

While the three university powerhouses: Birmingham, Loughborough and St Mary’s will feature prominently in the team standings, it is likely international experience will be required for individual success.

For the men, BUCS separates the championships into two races. The long race (10.2km) is for the cream of the crop and the short (7.3km) something of a free-for-all for those not chosen for their university’s first team.

The 2012 and 2015 champion Jonathan Hay has graduated from Birmingham, but seven of last year’s top-10 are set to return in Gloucester, with Callum Hawkins (University of the West of Scotland) and Jonathan Davies (Birmingham) leading the entries.

Until last month’s Great Edinburgh Cross Country, the Reading athlete had shown the better form on the mud with an under-23 European title in France, first at the Milton Keynes Cross Challenge and the fastest leg at the English Relays in Mansfield.

However, after a superb autumn road season, including a 2016 Olympic qualifying mark at the Frankfurt Marathon, Hawkins was second Briton behind Mo Farah in Edinburgh last month.

The 23-year-old Scot was 34 seconds ahead of Davies, and another 12 ahead of Richard Goodman (St Mary’s), that day, possibly making him the favourite here.

Davies was second in Brighton last year, but was only three seconds ahead of Hawkins, with Goodman another six seconds back, though the latter has shown better form this year than last.

Before finishing 19th in Edinburgh, the Shaftesbury Barnet runner was 11th

under-23 at the European Cross Country Championships and 11th at the Liverpool leg of the Cross Challenge, six seconds behind Davies, but also two behind team-mate Jacob Allen (St Mary’s).

Allen, 21, was 32nd last year, but has come on leaps and bounds in 2015 under the stewardship of Mick Woods. He ran 29:48 on his 10km debut at Leeds Abbey Dash in November, before finishing tenth at the European trials in Liverpool.

He followed up with 32nd in Hyères as fifth under-23 Briton, beaten by Henry Pearce (Loughborough) among others, who will be keen to replicate that finishing order in university colours on Saturday.

Pearce, heading into his fourth BUCS cross country, came in 30th and last at Edinburgh, but has good pedigree with 12th-place in Liverpool and tenth in this competition last year.

Emelia Gorecka (Royal Holloway) has raced just


BEREN CROSS LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR BUCS HONOURS MARK SHEARMAN

BUCS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, GLOUCESTER, FEBRUARY 6

STUDENTS TAKE TO THE MUDonce on the country since she won last year’s women’s championship in Brighton. The British indoor 3000m champion was out of action for half of last year with injury, but finally made a return in the Lotto Cross Cup on November 1 in Mol, Belgium.

However, the 22-year-old has not been seen since, with little known about her current form or whether she will even toe the start line in Gloucester.

The under-raced, two-time BUCS cross country champion will have to keep one eye on last year’s bronze medallist Amy Griffiths (St Mary’s) if she does compete.

The Mick Woods-coached athlete was a disappointing 38th in the junior race at the European Cross Country Championships, but was third under-20 in Liverpool.

Jenny Nesbitt (University of Bath) and Rebecca Murray (Birmingham) have been inseparable in recent weeks. Most recently, Nesbitt was 10 seconds ahead at an international meeting in Elgoibar, Spain, where they finished 11th and 12th respectively on January 24.

Fifteen days earlier in Edinburgh, Murray was 10 seconds ahead. In Hyères, Nesbitt was one second clear in 13th, with Murray 14th. Murray was seventh in this race last year, but can expect to be nearer the medals in 2016.

Jessica Judd (Loughborough), Louise Small (St Mary’s) and Mari Smith (Birmingham) are also names worth looking out for in Gloucester.

The two Jonnys – Hay (left) and Davies – are among the challengers for the men’s BUCS title

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Quiz answers for January 28Starter for 10: 1. 7; 2. 67.48m in 1981; 3. 3, in 1982, 1994 and 1998; 4. Denia Caballero; 5. Weltklasse Zurich; 6. 1982; 7. Sixth; 8. 3; 9. Gateshead; 10. 7cmWordsearch

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1Which reigning Olympic sprint hurdles champion is currently recovering from

a kidney operation?

2Mo Farah has chosen to run which spring half-marathon – a) New York

City b) Lisbon c) Cardiff?

3Name the Welsh duo who won the senior races at the British Athletics

Cross Challenge in Cardiff last week.

4This week’s cover star, Hannah England, finished runner-up in

the 1500m at the 2011 IAAF World Championships, but who beat her to gold?

5Scottish thrower Meg Ritchie has held the British record for the discus for 18

years. True or false?

6Linford Christie appears in which Channel 4 television sports contest

this month?

7Who became the first Briton to break seven metres in the women’s long

jump last year? a) Katarina Johnson-Thompson b) Shara Proctor c) Jessica Ennis-Hill?

8The cover star of the latest issue of Running Monthly magazine is targeting

which event at the Rio Olympics?

9Shirley Strong won a sprint

hurdles medal for Great Britain at which Olympics?

10Who holds the UK record

for 400m hurdles? a) Dai Greene b) David Hemery c) Kriss Akabusi?

Right: Linford Christie is on TV this month but on what show?

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DIP FINISH CRAZINESS AND CONTROVERSY IN THE WORLD OF ATHLETICS

ABRITISH ultra-runner has set a 12-hour treadmill world record after

covering 68.54 miles at Kingston University in London.

Susie Chan from Farnham, Surrey, beat the previous best of 66.79 miles

Her record was shown live on YouTube and social media messages were flashed on a screen in front of her during her multi-marathon effort.

Paula Radcliffe, for example, tweeted: “I’ve never watched someone run on a treadmill on my computer until now – Susie Chan you got me! Congrats on your new world record!”

The 40-year-old mother only took up running five years ago

when she completed a half-marathon.

She said: “I’m absolutely exhausted but elated. I would never have got there if it wasn’t for the team at Kingston University – I couldn’t have let them down.”

The ultra runner is the latest in a long list of athletes to have made use of the high performance facilities and academic expertise available at Kingston University. Last year, the university provided heat acclimatisation support

to almost 25 athletes training for the Marathon des Sables, including explorer and adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes. The annual footrace, which Chan herself has completed twice, sees those taking part run a total of six marathons over six days in the Sahara Desert, in temperatures of up to 50C.

BRIT PASSES 12-HOURTREADMILL TEST

Susie Chan: surrounded by her jubilant friends, family and support team

Chan’s record attempt spanned 12

hours as she covered 68.54 miles

THE Tour of Tameside returned last

year after an absence of more than a

decade and in 2016 it will expand to

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Sports Tours International

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in 1983, and says: “I was very proud

to see the Tour of Tameside back on

the race calendar in 2015 after an

absence of 15 years. Events like this

are difficult to organise in this day

and age but from the success of last

year’s event I am sure it will continue

to grow and put Tameside in the

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The tour begins with a 10km

followed by a six-mile fell run on

day two, then a half-marathon and a

seven-miler on the last day.

TOUR OF TAMESIDE EXPANDING

Ron Hill with Tour of Tameside ever-presents (l to r) Neville McGraw,

Neil Atherton, Tony Hillier

US PRESIDENTIAL candidate Bernie Sanders is in the running for the hot seat in the White House, but the Democratic politician is quite used to races as he used to be a good athlete in his youth.

Sanders (right), ran a 4:37 mile in high school and told CNN recently: “I was a very good athlete. I was a pretty good basketball player ... and I was a very good long-distance runner – not a great runner, but I was captain of my cross-country team, won a lot of cross-country meets and certainly won a lot of races.”

Ironically, Sanders’ health has been an issue during the presidential campaign. He is third favourite behind Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to succeed Barack Obama but if he wins he will be 75 when he takes office.

“Bernie is in great health,” his doctor says.

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FEBRUARY 2016CONTENTS

THE LONG ROUTETO YOUR BEST

AMARATHONmay be a long way, but theroute to becoming good at it – or, formost of us, merely doing ourselvesjustice at it – is a heck of a lot longer.

Sonia Samuels, our cover star this month, who islooking good to make her first Olympics when she will be37, knows this as well as anyone.

She has been around the top level nationally for sometime and, it should be added, has also competed atevents like the World Championships. However, she toldour reporter that there are no quick fixes for the 26-miledistance and that you have to look at the long term. It isan approach which last year brought her a personal bestof 2:28:04 and she now stands in pole position to makethe British team for Rio.

I hear of so many marathon debutants who expect fartoo much of themselves, treat it like just another distanceand end up blowing up after about 20 miles. It is so muchmore satisfying on your first one to set yourself a morepessimistic target and end up finishing strong, knowingyou can do better next time. Your first marathon is not thetime to go for broke.

Build up miles on the roads over the years, slowlyincrease strength in the gym, learn with each race and setyour sights on being the best you can be in the long runrather than in April.Paul Halford, Editor

04 NEWSFarah set to run World Half

08 SONIA SAMUELSChasing Rio marathon dream

12 PARKRUN TOURISMThe runners who do adifferent venue each week

14 CAN YOU BEET IT?The lowdown on beetrootjuice and running

16 THE LONG RUNHow long and how far?

19 TRAINING SCHEDULEAdvice from Nell McAndrew

20 PRODUCTSWe test out some runningshoes due this spring

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CLUBS GET CHANCEOF ETHIOPIA TRIPMO FARAH SET TO RUN

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GET IN THE GREAT NORTH RUN

The Great Club Challenge has returned for a fourthyear, giving runners the chance to win a trip to theGreat Ethiopian Run.

The competition will take place over sevenevents, Great Edinburgh Run (April 17), the GreatBirmingham 10k (May 1), the Great Bristol 10k (May 15),the Great Manchester Run (May 22), the Great North10k (July 3), the Great Newham London Run (July 17),and the Great North Run (September 11) and is open toclubs affiliated to England Athletics or Scottish Athletics.

In each race, the winning club will be the onewith the lowest average finishing time for theirfirst four men and women and will win 15 entriesfor the equivalent 2017 event, £500 towards clubdevelopment and entry into the prize draw for thetrip to the Great Ethiopian Run, where they will get tomeet the great Haile Gebrselassie.

Last year 14 members of Tyne Bridge Harriers(pictured above with Gebrselassie) enjoyed runningin Africa’s biggest road race after winning theGreat Club Challenge.

Entries can be made at greatrun.org, but runnersmust be sure to enter their club’s name to be part of

the challenge.

MO FARAH looks setto compete at theIIIAAAAAAAAF/CardifffffUniversity World

Half-Marathon Championshipsin the Welsh capital on March 26following news he has madehimself available for selection.

The GB team selection of thedouble Olympic track championand UK record-holder for thedistance appears a formality andwill be confirmed in early March.

Farah has never competed inthe championships but, followinghis 59:22 to retain his Great NorthRun title last year, he will be oneof the favourites.

TTThhheee fffiiivvveee-tttiiimmmeee wwwooorrrlllddd ccchhhaaammmpppiiiooonnnsaid: “It will be a good chance totry to claim another world title andI know that the British fans will beout in force. I always get amazing

support whennnever I race in the UKand I hope thhhis will help me alongthe way.

“My primaaary aim for 2016 is theOlympic Gammmes in Rio in August,but this race will be a good wayto build my eeendurance before Ireturn to the tttrack in the summer.I hear the couuurse in Cardiff is veryfast and it maaay take a personalbest to win thhhe race, but I’m upfor the challenge.”

On the occccasion of the 22ndedition, the championships willtake place in Britain for the firsttime since 200009.

Being helddd in conjunction witha mass race, 25,000 runners ofaaallllll ssstttaaannndddaaarrrdddsss will get the chanceto run behind Farah and the otherinternational aaathletes. Entries arestill open at cccardiff2016.co.uk andclose on Febrrruary 29.

Elite women are better atmaintaining an appropriatepace in races than theirmale counterparts,research has concluded.

A study from Leeds

Beckett University,published in the Journal ofSports Sciences, lookedat the profiles of 673 menand 549 women competingin World Championships

and Olympic marathonsbetween 2001 and 2015.

The data showedwomen were more likely torun even pace throughoutand less likely to drop out.

Previous researchpublished by the universityhad shown similardifferences between menand women at club andfun-runner level.

ELITE WOMEN ARE BETTER AT PACING

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THIS “heat map” ofthe UK revealswhere most ofBritain’s miles were

run in 2015 – as recorded onStrava, a social media site forrunners and cyclists.

According to data uploaded byStrava users from GPS devices,the average distance for each runwas 5.2 miles by men and 4.3miles by women.

The average pace was 8:30

per mile for men and 10:00 forwomen.

The fastest average pace (menand women) was recorded inGlasgow at 8:30 per mile, narrowlyahead of London and Aberdeen.

The stats show Powys inNorth Wales is the hilliest regionfor running in the country, butit seems this does not put offrunners there as they record thelongest average distance perouting (6.08 miles).11

The averageascent in metresof the averagerun in North EastLincolnshire,which accordingto Strava’s statsis the flattestregion of Britainfor runners.

Data from Strava

indicates the areaswith the heaviestconcentration of

miles logged in 2015

Scott Fraser: one ofBritain's top orienteers

SMALL STEPSbigdreams

FEATURE SONIA SAMUELS

SONIA SAMUELS explains how setting a series of mini goalshelped her attain the Olympic Marathon qualifying timeWORDS: Mark WoodsWORDS: Mark Woods

You’ve always got to dream,”Sonia Samuels declares inwhat has become a metaphorfor her running life. Live large.

Think big. It is an ethos that the GreatBritain international acknowledges hasserved her well in recent times, acting as amission statement during a rise that hashauled her back from the brink of athleticsextinction to the verge of a marathon placeat this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio.

Such enticing prospects seemed absurdfour winters ago when Wallsend-bornSamuels, now 36, was immersing herselffully in the creed of careerism despite anascent that had brought a smattering ofinternational call-ups. She had a degreefrom Loughborough University, was newlymarried and commencing a teaching careerthat ensured that, at times, there did notseem enough hours in each day.

Something had to give. “I neverintended to take a break,” she said. “Itwas just my circumstances that took over.”

A familiar predicament, even for thosewhose exertions extend no further than ajog round the park. Paying the mortgagesimply took precedence over the pursuitof performance, the Sale Harrier confirms.From elite achiever to fun runner, it was notthat Samuels had turned into a sloth. Merelythat the drive to push for more had beenfirmly placed in neutral.

How to engage even first gear againand accelerate once more? It neededsome gentle prodding from husband Nick,himself an accomplished middle-distanceperformer, posing a dilemma for his otherhalf on whether she would forever haveregrets at energies unspent.

“You need to decide – are you going tocarry on competing, in which case you needto do more, or you do it for fun?” he said.His wife pondered long and hard. “I thought,I’ve always had this dream to be the bestathlete I can and I want to find out what thatis,” she replied. The choice was to go hardor stay home.


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"I’VE ALWAYS HAD THIS DREAM TO BE THE BESTATHLETE I CAN AND I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT THATIS, THE CHOICE WAS TO GO HARD OR STAY HOME."

“That’s when I decided to giveathletics 100%, one last time, so I couldsay I had. And, although I just missed outon London 2012, I didn’t feel I could giveup after just one year.”

This, she affirms, was a spur, even onthe days when the sacrifices bit. Samuelsset steadily about turning thoughtsinto reality, laying down targets andestablishing benchmarks to achieve.

The ambitions were high but the stepsdeliberately small. “A lot of athletesdream of being an Olympian,” shedeclares. “You work back and think,‘what do I need to do to get there?’That’s when you set mini-goals and stepsto get there. You have to walk before youcan run. You set intermediate goals to getthe big dream.”

Living with her spouse nearLoughborough, there has been aconcerted effort to use experienceacquired as a counter-balance todiminishing youth. The appliance ofscience is helpful. Much of the differenceis counted in plain common sense.

“As you get older, you start lookinginto things a lot more and think, 'Is thereanything I could be eating that wouldhelp with my joints or other areas?'You want to take good care of yourselfas you get older when it takes longerto recover. The food side of thingsbecomes more important.”

Her chocolate addiction is stillnourished, she confesses. But there aresensible additives procured. Chia seedshave become an exotic post-workoutsnack. Outside their kitchen door, theSamuels have cultivated a garden ofhealthy delights, fresh ingredients thatfeature frequently in the recipes sheposts online.

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“But it’s mainly just about being ashealthy as possible. I look a lot into mydiet. It’s really helped. Because you cantrain and do all the other stuff, but it’sabout eating well and recovering well,

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Top-ranked and eligible for selection,she cannot sit complacently by and

expect that no challenger will emergeto thwart her bid before the deadlinearrives in April in London. There are noguarantees, which has kept her drivenand determined.

“You have to be a medal contender sofor me to sit back and think I might justget in would be silly. You have to be inLondon to make sure you get that spot.Before Christmas it was about making

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It has meant the tedium of sessionsin the gym, but also finding stimulationat home and abroad. Variety has beenan enticing spice since her rededication

to the cause. Seeking out new horizons,she adds, is healthy for the soul.

“I love Font Romeu in the summer. It’sjust amazing. It’s a beautiful place. Kenya’spretty inspiring because of the people. Youcan learn a lot from their mentality andhow they see life generally. They think:‘we might not have a lot but we’re okaywith what we’ve got, rather than worryingabout what they haven’t got.’

“I LOOK A LOT INTO MY DIET. IT’S REALLY HELPED. BECAUSE YOU CANTRAIN AND DO ALL THE OTHER STUFF, BUT IT’S ABOUT EATING WELL

AND RECOVERING WELL, WHICH PLAYS A BIG PART”

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Their attitude is addictive, she declares.Within the British DNA, there is a compulsionto cry foul when expectations are not met.“Do you want me to smack you in the face?It wasn’t unlucky, it just wasn’t right on theday,” she shrieks. “It’s as simple as that.” Itis apposite to the American attitude of self-reliance and uber-motivation that she hasembraced to the max.

“Everyone is so reserved here. It’s like‘if I could just do this…’ They are, ‘just

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“I liken it to building a car,” sheobserves. “The slower you take and thebetter job you do, the better the vehicleat the end of it. I’ve spent the last coupleof years working a lot in the gym to getstronger. I couldn’t just go straight intoa marathon. I had to build that strengthfirst. It’s always about the biggerpicture. How can I best achieve that?How can I get there without hurtingmyself? How can I achieve in themeantime? Yes, it’s about beingpatient.”

And, lest we forget,dreaming wishes that mightyet come true. RM

Patience is key when it comes toreaching the top in the marathon,

believes Britain's No.1 of 2015

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376 venues host parkrunsevery Saturday and somerunners are keen to visit asmany of them as possible


FEATURE PARKRUN TOURISM

PAUL HALFORD explores the trend of 'parkrun tourism'and spoke to one runner who barely ever goes

back to the same event

parklife

FOR many runners around Britain, getting upearly on a Saturday morning to do their localppaarkrun has become a healthy habit. However,some of them have turned doing a different

parkrun every weekend into something of a hobby.For example, Paul Fielding from Hatch Warren Runners has,

at the time of writing, done 287 parkruns and has revisited thesame venue only twice, notching up 265 different locations.

From Inverness to Lanhydrock in Cornwall, he traverses thecountry each Saturday – often staying over in hotels the nightbefore. Of the 376 venues, he has run more than three quartersof them.

He is one the most prolific of the “parkrun tourists”. Morethan 69 people have 100 or more different events to their nameand a Facebook group called “UK parkrun tourists” has morethan 300 members.

Fielding started out at Basingstoke in June 2009 and he hasdone that 22 times. Frimley Lodge is the only other he has goneback to, having done that twice.

“When I first started there weren't many parkruns and thenReading started and I liked it and it went from there,” he said.“It gets me off the sofa. It keeps me going and it means I gorunning just about every Saturday.”

As you would expect, he is full of admiration for the parkrunmovement and said: “It's very inclusive, very friendly. AtBasingstoke they're trying to get a visually impaired group going– parkrun lends itself very well to that sort of thing.”

Sometimes Fielding plans his locations around work tripsbut often he makes a special journey, preferring to go by publictransport on the day if possible.

He has missed just a small handful since he started as hevolunteers three times a year and tends to miss another when hegoes on skiing holidays. “The first ski resort that has a parkrungets my business,” he joked.

Other than perhaps hoping for a parkrun in the Alps, hesaid of events he is still seeking to undertake: “I always ratherfancied Portrush in Northern Ireland. That's on the beach and Iwill get round to it.”

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However, parkrun is about more than tourism for Fielding. Ithas provided a boost to his running too.

His first attempt took him 31 minutes, but by now the M55has improved to 21:17.

“Parkrun kept it (his running) going,” he explained. “When Iwas a teenager I used to do orienteering. I thought I might liketo get that going again to get fit. I found out about parkrun andorienteering hasn't happened yet.”

Fielding ranks second in terms of total number of venuesbehind Paul Freyne (see table).

However, they are by no means alone in their quest to take in asmany parkruns as possible. That is why runner Louise Ayling set upthe parkrun tourism Facebook group. It's a way of fellow-mindedindividuals meeting up and identifying each other each Saturday.

She explained: “About 15 months ago I was looking downmy Facebook friends list and I realised that about 40 of themwere people who were also on the most events table that I knewthrough parkrun but only bumped into by chance or at inaugural

parkruns. As we were being encouraged not to swarm to newparkruns on their first week, I thought setting up the groupmight allow us to arrange to meet outside of first events.”

Some of the members of the Facebook group explainedtheir motivations:

“PARKRUN IS GOOD BECAUSE ITIS OFTEN HIDDEN GEMS – LISTERPARK IN BRADFORD IS A PRIMEEXAMPLE – OF WONDERFUL OPENSPACE THAT YOU WOULD NEVERKNOW ABOUT OTHERWISE.”

“FOR ME IT ISN'T ABOUTNUMBER OF EVENTS (TOO MUCH).IT IS ABOUT EXPERIENCINGDIFFERENT TYPES OF COURSES,FROM PATH, TO CROSSCOUNTRY, TO HILLY AND FLAT,FROM SINGLE-LAP COURSESTO MULTIPLE LAPS, FROM OUT-AND-BACKS TO TWISTY TURNCOURSES.”

“THEY'RE ALL THE SAME INPRINCIPLE, BUT THEY'RE ALLDIFFERENT IN PERSONALITY– I LOVE SEEING THE PARKSAND PLACES I'D NEVER GOTO OTHERWISE, AND MAKESPICKING WHERE TO GO ONHOLIDAY MORE FUN.”

“FOR ME IT'S SOMETHING THATDAWNED ON ME WHEN DOINGSOME TOURISM DOWN UNDERA COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.PARKRUNS ARE ALWAYS THESAME AND ALWAYS DIFFERENT.IT'S THE VARIETY THAT KEEPS ITEXCITING.”

So if you're planning to travel to your local parkrun yet againthis weekend, how about venturing further afield instead?

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NUTRITION

Beetroot is unsurpassed as the ‘superfood’of choice for runners. But is the humble rootreally a guaranteed recipe for success,asks PETA BEE?

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ARELY a month seems topass without another studyeemmerging to confirm thebenefits of beetroot. Latest

findings from the world of exercisescience suggest the vegetable itself orshots of its juice can improve everythingfrom sprint speed to endurance capabilityand strength to recovery. With entireuniversity research teams now dedicatedto researching its effects on the body, itsreputation as a performance aid isseemingly based on more thanspeculation. Here, we dig up the evidence.

WHAT MAKESIT SO GOOD?Beetroot’s scientific credibility hangs on itbeing a rich source of nitrates, compoundsfound in the vegetable that are convertedby the body to nitrite and then nitric oxide,a molecule that not only relaxes and widensblood vessels, but influences how efficientlyour body’s cells use oxygen. A growingbody of evidence suggests nitrates play arole in improving blood flow, maintainingimmune function and cardiovascular health

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and potentially enhancing exerciseperformance. Nitrates and mitochondria,the energy-producing powerhouses ofour cells, are able to utilise oxygen moresparingly, thereby conserving energy.Numerous studies have suggested thata good dietary intake of nitrates lowersthe oxygen cost of exercise to such anextent that stamina rises by up to 15%.And most of these studies have involvedbeetroot, underpinning its stratosphericrise to vegetable greatness.

IS IT UNIQUE?What’s often overlooked is that beneficialnitrates certainly aren't exclusive tobeetroot. In fact, many other fruit andvegetables contain more. On a weightfor weight basis, rocket leaves supplyalmost four times the amount of nitratesfound in fresh beetroot and it just aboutmakes the top 10 of nitrate-rich foodswith Swiss chard, oak leaf lettuce andrhubarb all providing higher levels.

Even Andy Jones, professor ofapplied physiology at the University ofExeter and the man who has conducteddozens of studies on the benefits ofnitrates on performance, says: “It doesn’thave to be beetroot.” When it comes toperformance-enhancement, the red rootwins largely because of its convenience.“It’s not that it is better than other nitrate-containing foods, it’s the fact that it canbe juiced to provide the concentrated,measured dose needed in laboratorysettings and for the dietary precisionrequired by athletes,” says Jones.

HOW MUCH DOYOU NEED?Serious, competitive runners probablyneed somewhere in the region of 400gof nitrate-rich vegetables for a weekor so prior to competition, along withthe last-minute pre-event 70ml “shot”taken two to three hours before a race.More, says Jones, isn’t better as it has“a proven dose response”. If you arejust looking to better your health, thenan intake of 100-300g a day of leafygreen vegetables or fresh beetroot, will

provide sufficient nitrate for positiveeffects on blood pressure and your heart.Don’t bother buying organic varieties.“Where veg is grown and in what typeof soil has a huge impact on its nitratecontent,” Jones says. “Organic beetroottends to contain less and many juicemanufacturers use non-organic suppliesfor their higher nitrate products.”

ANY SIDE-EFFECTS?Many find their urine undergoes a dramaticcolour change. Cyclist Mark Cavendishsummed it up when he coined the hashtag“p***ing rainbows” as he tweeted: “Itdoesn’t matter how often it happens,taking a pee the day after drinking beetrootjuice will always freak you out”. Sincebacteria beneath the tongue is responsiblefor converting nitrate from food intoactive nitrates, no supplement or foodwill have the desired effect if used withan antibacterial mouthwash or gum. Bothdestroy the beneficial bacteria so thatthere is no performance response.

ARE THERE DOUBTERS?Some researchers argue that investing inbeetroot and nitrate supplementation isa waste of time and money. In one study,David Proctor, professor of kinesiologyand physiology at Penn State University,measured blood flow and vessel dilation

during a moderate-intensity handgripexercise but found no improvementsin blood flow to the exercising musclesafter consuming two 70ml beetrootjuice shots. Another trial publishedin the journal Medicine and Sciencein Sports and Exercise found that apre-run dose of potassium nitrate, theequivalent of that in beetroot, resulted inno improvements in oxygen efficiency orspeed recorded in a 5km run.

WORTH A SHOT?Ironically, beetroot shots are less likelyto help high-performing sports peoplethan the average gym-goer. “Most ofour research indicates that the effects ofdietary nitrates on endurance capacityand recovery are more pronounced inthe average person than someone whotrains hard for their sport and competesat a high level,” Jones says. There aremany possible explanations for why thisis, although the most likely reason is thatmany of the physiological adaptationsachieved by consuming nitrates arealready evident in a serious athlete. Eventhen, some people are classed as “non-responders” to dietary nitrate, meaningthey need a much larger dose thanwould normally be obtained in the diet toelicit any kind of response.

Taking beetroot is certainly notharmful. But don’t expect miracles.

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LONG RUN

A regular long run isessential if you want toimprove your distance times.Coach MATT LONG outlineshow best to tackle it.

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THE long, steady run should be astaple part of the diet of anylloonnger-distance runner. It helps arunner to develop aerobic

endurance or, in more scientific terms, theability of the body to perform repeatedmovements over a relatively long duration.Indeed, it was the legendary New Zealandcoach Arthur Lydiard who attributed hissuccesses with the likes of three-time Olympicchampion Peter Snell to what he called thistype of foundational “base training”.

In order to understand its importance inany training programme, we first need to lookat the science of it. The long run has manyphysiological benefits, including helping toincrease your V02max, which is the maximumvolume of oxygen that the body can utiliseeach minute during exercise. The heart will bestrengthened and stroke volume increased.In addition to this, ventilatory capacity will beimproved and the tiny blood vessels that transferoxygen and waste products into and out of cells,namely capillaries, will be opened further. What’smore, the energy-producing structures in cells,known as mitochondria, increase in density andthe concentration of the iron and oxygen bindingprotein known as myoglobin, is increased inthe muscle fibres and this is significant for thedevelopment of “slow twitch” (Type-1) fibres.

It’s the overall effect of these processesthat mean not only is energy sent to workingmuscles, but waste products can be flushedfrom tired muscles. Long, steady runs help thebody adapt to using fat more than glycogen(stored sugar) as a fuel source. By depletingmuscles of their stored glycogen, the long runhelps to teach the body to learn how to storemore as a way of helping stop future depletion.

HOW LONG?Richard Nerurkar, who ran for Britain over10,000m at the 1992 Olympics and then finishedfifth at the marathon at the 1996 Olympics, saysit is important to vary the duration of the longrun according to racing specificity. “For me themain difference was that when training for 10k Ioften did my long run with tired legs, coming theday after a race or a hard workout. In marathontraining the long run became a more importantworkout and so the day before I was usuallydoing just steady running. Long runs in 10ktraining were generally around 90-100 minutes;in a marathon build-up they were over twohours.” This challenges you to question what youare actually trying to get out of your long run interms of the specific training effect.

HOW FAST?Physiological research has indicated thatmaximal stimulation of Type-I slow-twitch musclefibres occurs at about 63-77 percent of VO2max.The golden rule in terms of pacing is that ifyou run too slowly, your body is not working inthe same biomechanical way as it would at afaster speed which you are more accustomedto and you risk not effecting significant trainingadaptation. If you run too quickly, on theother hand, it’s likely that your tiredness willbecome residual and will negatively impact onsubsequent sessions in the days after, thuspotentially leading to “over-reaching”.

Nerurkar, whose 1997 PB of 2:08:36 stillranks him fourth on the British all-time marathonlist behind Steve Jones, Mo Farah and CharlieSpedding, explained a further difference in hisapproach to the long run during a marathon

“WHEN I WAS TRAININGFOR THE 10K ORDURING A CROSS-COUNTRY SEASON, THELONG RUN WAS DONEMORE ON FEELING. IFI WAS TIRED, I’D RUNSLOWLY. IF I GOT INTOA GOOD PACE, I’D JUSTTRY TO STAY RELAXED."

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build-up. “When I was training for the 10k or during a cross-country season, the long run was done more on feeling. If I wastired, I’d run slowly. If I got into a good pace, I’d just try to stayrelaxed. But in marathon training, there was a more deliberateplan. It could have been 'slow and easy' – just time on my feet. Itcould have been trying to pick up the pace over the second half,or towards the end. And occasionally, the long run was a 30k or35k tempo run, aiming for specific 5k splits. It depended on wherethese runs came in the build-up.”

WHAT TERRAIN?Nerurkar started out as a cross-country runner and went on towin three English National titles in the early 1990s. He advises:“When I was training hard, roughly three quarters of my runningwas done off-road. That was deliberate, partly because off-roadis more enjoyable, but partly also to reduce the chance of injury.Being consistent in training played a big part in making me a

better athlete. This was roughly the same with my long runs.There was a time and a place to do some long runs on the road,but most of these miles were run off road”. So approximatelyone quarter of his long runs were done on the road, specificallyto prepare his body for the demands of the hard surfaces ofmarathon running.

Richard Nerurkar’s book Marathon Running: FromBeginner to Elite (A & C Black; fourth edition) is auseful guide for anyone training for the marathon.

Matt Long is a British Milers Club Academy coachand lecturer and is editor of BMC News magazine.

Richard Nerurkar: formerinternational says long run pacedepends on your target

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Marathon countdown

WHETHER you are a beginner or moreexperienced runner, a key component ofany marathon training plan is a weeklylong run. It is vital because it gets youused to being on your feet for a long timeand teaches your body to store and usefuel to keep you going. It also gives youan opportunity to practise for the race inorder to avoid problems on the day. Andthis phase of your training will typicallyinvolve your longest runs and highestweekly mileage.

When I broke three hours in 2012, Ibuilt up to be able to do a midweek run

of 12-14 miles and my longest run atthe weekend, carefully increasing thedistance each week. That meant I didsix 18-20 milers in the build-up plus acouple of 24-mile runs at the peak ofmy programme. In comparison, the firsttime I did the marathon in 2004 (when Ifinished in 3:22), I had only done one 20-mile run. I believe these long runs meantmy body could cope better on race day.I always did them at a speed that wasslower than my target marathon pace,so it didn’t tire me out for the rest of theweek’s training.

I mixed in recovery and fartleksessions, but aside from the longermidweek and weekend runs, mylengthiest was around 5-6 miles. I thinkthis was how my body was able to copewith the demands of an increase intraining alongside being a mum – doingthe shorter runs was manageable and itmeant I could recover in between. Forme, fitting in 10 miles a day seemeda lot, so splitting it into two-five mileruns – one in the morning and one in theafternoon – made things easier.

Running a marathon is a lot aboutfinding what works for you. But to helpyou along the way, here is a guide to thekind of training you need to be doing inweeks 9-12 of a 12-16 week build-up toaim for sub-three.

Nell McAndrew’s Guide to Runningis published by Bloomsbury (£12.99)

TV presenter and model NELL McANDREW, who hasrun the distance in 2:54:39, gives her advice on howyou should be training in February for an April 26-miler

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PRODUCTS SPRING FOOTWEAR 2016

HOKAVANQUISH2£120After establishing themselves in

the UK in 2015, Hoka will this year introduce

new lines and update existing ones. While

this is the second version bearing the

Vanquish name, it’s really a new shoe with

major changes to the previous model.

The shoe is one of Hoka’s ultra-size

models, offering the highest levels of

cushioning and the deepest of their midsoles,

with 31.5mm of cushioning in the heel and

a 4mm height drop into the forefoot. Despite

the deep cushioning, the shoe weighs just

280g (UK8). The midsole is a dual-layer

construction, with one cradling the other

for a supportive feel. This feel is further

enhanced by a clever heel counter inserted

between the two midsole pieces. This is

present to create stability rather than control

overpronation but, that said, many of our

testers found this to offer as much support

as they usually look for in aaa more controlling

shoe. When you are runninggg in the shoooe

cushioning is superb and thhhe gently curved

shape to the midsole rolls thhhe foot forward

for a very smooth, natural feeeel. It isn’ttt ultra-

soft, so it always feels in cooontrol and eeeven

when you push the pace theeere is a resssponsive

flick under the forefoot. Forrr those clocccking up

big miles and needing the bbbest in protttection

this could be the big shoe fooor 2016!

NEUTRALCUSHIONEDSHOES

PUMAIGNITESPEED600£90

For thooose seekinggg a sleek, responsive shoe

for faster-pppaced runs this model fits the bill.

The lllower-ppprofile midsole has a uniqqque

feel; cushioned on impppact, yyyet firm on

toe-off to ppprovide a race-like resppponse.

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up this season, the style iiis much

improved, testers welcommming the

more conventional look ooof the

shoe. Fit is great and haaas a soft,

natural shape to it. Thisss shoe

is worth seeking as annn option

for your next pair of shhhoes.

PUIGN£9

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361o - SENSATION£100

Coming from one of the biggest manufacturers of footwearrr in China, it’s

no surprise that this shoe has more than a passing resemblllance to other

brands.

The outsole, midsole and many parts of the upper have beeeen very

clearly “influenced” by Asics shoes, either older or current mmmmooodddeeelllsss!!!

This model offers mild support, with a small medial post innn the bottom

of the two layers of midsole cushioning. The midsole uses 36111o’s own

“Quick Dynamic Performance” (QDP) material combined with ttthe usual

CMEVA. Although support is minimal, cushioning is good and thhhe shoe feels

as good as anything else in the price bracket.

The upper is also as one might expect, a good fit – well madeee, supportive

and breathable. Our testers enjoyed running in the shoes, but theee difficulty

for this brand may be that many will want to stay with what they know rather

than pay £100 for what they recognise is a copy of an already estaaablished and

respected brand. Given the size of the manufacturers, let’s hope thhhey produce a

range of models for varying needs at competitive prices later in theee year.

MIZUNOWAVE INSPIRE12£110Always a popular model for Mizuno, this versionnn is the

most cushioned and softest so far. The shoe inssstantly

has a softer, plush feel to it, but it’s by no meansss

“squashy”, so there’s no need to be concerned about

it being a big departure from what regular wearrrers

have been used to. A larger area of Mizuno’s U444ic

cushioning material in the heel makes for a softtter and

smoother initial impact and from there the Waveee plate

provides the support and additional cushioning... Fit is

again good, thanks to the neat styling and supppportive

upper. The shoe remains a great, responsive anddd

supportive shoe, suitable for daily training.

ASICS -METARUN£200As you’’’d expect, when a shoe is launched and

the firsttt thing you notice about it is the price tag,

there isss rather a lot of accompanying marketing

literatuuure. This of course talks about the three

years ooof research and the new and exciting

innovatttions being introduced with the product.

Hereee we have a shoe that is claimed to be

lighter and more stable and has a bettttter fit and

improved cushioning over Asics’ other models.

So, hhhow does it feel and perffrform? Well, our

test paiiir weighed in at 320g compared to the

340g offf the latest GT2000-4 model from the

brand, ssso it was marginally but not noticeably

lighter. Many of our testers commented that

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acceptaaable in a training shoe.

One of our testers summed up the thoughts

of the ooothers when she said: “The shoes feel

great, bbbut they should at this price! The upper

is softtft aaand comforttrtable and fits well and the fit

around the heel is also very cooomforttrtableee, with

good padding and a smooth, sssofttft finish.””” In

terms of how the shoe compaaares to otheeers , one

tester said: “It feels a litttttle likeee a combinnnation of

a racer and a trainer, light anddd responsivvve, but

a bit heavier, with more cushioooning and aaa bit

more stabilityyty.”

So, the big question is, is it worttrth £20000? Well,

while undoubtedly there will bbbe many peeeople

who will buy the shoe (Asics hhhave “limittted”

production to 60,000 pairs wooorldwide), ooour

testers said theyyy ppprooobbbaaabbblllyyy wwwooouuullldddnnn’’’ttt. “““IIIttt’’’sss vvveeerrryyy

expensive and, evennn though it feels great, lots

of other shoes, incluuuding many other Asics’

models also feel gggreeeat and it just doesn’t feel

to be worttrth almost double the price,” said

one tester.

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affffford it,

you’ll love it,

but for many

it will remain a

dream.

SUPPORTSHOES

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BROOKSTRANSCEND3£140As Brooks’ range-topping shoe, this model

aims to “Transcend” the boundaries of neutral

and support shoes. Its guiderails and uniquely

shaped midsole help do that and create a shoe

that offers something for everyone. The cutaway

to the lateral side of the heel instantly allows

the foot to roll forward in a more controlled manner,

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support is a slightly more pronounced area of midsole. This, combined with the guiderail, which cups the foot into

the shoe, ensure the foot remains supported but not overly controlled to give a natural feel to the well-cushioned shoe.

The upper is supportive and hugs around the midfoot, spreading a little in the toe box area, also to allow a natural feel. It’s

a great-feeling shoe to run in, perfect for mild overpronators or those wanting a little control, particularly on longer runs.

BROOKSADRENALINEGTS16£115The best seller for Brooks, the Adrenaline, is now in its

16th incaaarnation and this one is the smoothest and most

cushioneeed version yet. New, deeper grooves which cut

into the mmmidsole throughout its length enhance the

cushioneeed feel and, with the lateral crash-pad segmented

right alonnng the length of the shoe, there is a smooth

and contttrolled motion as the foot travels through its

impact wwwith the ground. A new medial post has a second

density sssection inserted to give a progressive, measured

effect to the overpronation control. Other changes include

modifications to the upppppper, but the fit remains secure and suppppppooortive

while beinggg as plush and comfortable as we have become accussstomed to. It’s a

thumbs up all-round from our testers for this reliable workhorseee training shoe.

BROOKS -RAVENNA7£115Where the AAAdrenaline ppprovides out-and-out supppppport for overpppronators,

the RRRavenna is ideallyyy suited to those that roll over a little less

ooor want a shoe that is a little liggghter and more responsive.

Our testers called it “a faster runners’ support shoe”.

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with the responsive cushioning and overall stable

construction of the midsole, the feel is one of controlleeed

speed. The new upper is the most supportive yet in thisss

mooodel, with straps wrappinggg the midfoot and incorporatinggg

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SUPPORTSHOES

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ON -CLOUDFLYER£130On continue to use their unusual “cloud”

cushioning design and this is their most cushioned

and stable shoe to date. It’s by no means a support

or overpronation shoe, but it is very stable so mild

overpronators that tried it found it offered enough

support. The cushioning feels good; despite the

unusual look, it has quite a traditional feel to it

so there’s no need to be overly concerned. The fit

is quite slim but the construction of the shoe is

excellent with a very nice shape around the foot

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PUMA- IGNITESPEED1000S£100Despite being on the feet of the fastest man on earth, Puma shoes havvve become

somewhat of a niche brand in the UK, but for those that seek them outtt and for

our testers they have always been popular and represented good valuuue. This new

model is their range-topping supportive shoe and even at £100 it is cooompetitive for

what it offers. It’s packed with cushioning and testers commented thaaat it feels just

as good as every other brand’s flagship models. It’s a very plush-feeling shoe with

a somewhat springy feel which improves as the pace picks up. The cooonstruction of

the upper is excellent, with a knitted mesh forefoot combined with varrrious overlays

around the midfoot for support. The external heel-counter adds to the support

and gives it a bang-up-to-date look without being as futuristic as sommme of Puma’s

shoes that have appeared in recent years. Overall, testers really liked it.

ASICS -GT3000-4£130Managing to offer lots of support for overpronators but still being a very

runnable shoe, the 3000 offers an excellent blend of support, flexibility

and responsive feedback for a wide range of runners. The extended

medial post provides great support, which as it extends a little into the

forefoot helps with later-stage overpronation and keeps pressure off

the metatarsssal head of the big toe – helpful for bunion sufferers. The

upper in thisss area also has a stretch fabric insert, also to provide relief

should you hhhave bunions. Aside from this, the shoe feels very much

like other higggh-end support shoes, offering excellent cushioning and a

great fit. Asics’ Gel works well to soak up impact and provide durable

cushioning, evident throughout the life of the shoe. It’s a comfortable,

supportive, hhhigh-mileage model that performs mile after mile.

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PRODUCTS SPRRRING FOOTWEAR 2016

ASICS -DSTRAINER21£115One of the original racer-trainers, the 21st edition remainnns true to the cause,

with a blend of enough cushioning and support for regulllar use in a package

light enough to compete in. The shoe is a little lighter thiiis season, thanks to a

single-layer mesh construction to the upper with bondeddd overlays providing

the support to the foot. While the shoe features a medialll post for support, it’s

not really an antipronation shoe, the post being more to retain some stability

in an otherwise flexible shoe. When picking up the pace,,, the shoe feels great,

responsive under the forefoot and perfect perhaps for haaalf and marathon

distance races or as a lighter shoe for heavier runners.

PEARLIZUMIE:MOTIONROADNO£79.99Pearl Izumi’s lightest and most minimal shoe to date is

here in the shape of the new Road N0. We’ve noticed that

many manufacturers have fewer and fewer minimal-type

shoes in their ranges, so these are a good option for fans

of zero-heel-drop shoes, which are perfect for the faster,

efficient runners. The cushioning is of course low-profile

and perhaps best limited to maybe 10k on the roads for

all but those accustomed to this style of shoe. That said,

it does offer a nice feel between your foot and the ground

and feels very responsive. Testers liked the lightness

and natural feel, which is helped by the upper. We’ve

always been fans of the brand’s seamless uppers and this

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the foot. The overall feel could be compared to a track

spike – light, responsive and feels best when moving fast!

BROOKS -LAUNCH3 £90It’s nooo secret that we like the Launch. Testers have repeatedly found it to be a great shoooe

for racing, faster-paced training or even everyday use. It’s light, has good cushioning

and isss stable, but most importantly it’s very competitively priced in today’s marketplaccce.

The laaatest version continues in the style of the previous models and does so perfectly.

The bbbiggest change is to the upper; our testers loved the new look. The upper has a light,

mesh construction with bonded overlays to provide support. It fits well, is seam-free annnd

is in kkkeeping with the style of shoe. Elsewhere things remain as we have become used

to wittth just subtle changes designed to enhance the heel-to-toe transition and keep yooou

movinnng fast. The Launch remains one of our favourite shoes this season.

RACERS/LIGHTWEIGHTTRAINERS

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BROOKS -PUREFLOW5 £90This model is part of the Brooks Pure family of shoes anddd as such it is the

most responsive and natural-feeling shoe in the line-up. IIIt is designed to offer

cushioning and protection to those wanting to experienceee a more natural feel.

As such, the shoe works very well, with a nice fit that feeeels great from the

moment you put it on. It’s a seamless construction with ppprinted overlays that are

pre-formed around the toe box to create a wraparound fittt. The shoe’s midsole

is shaped to reflect the shape of the foot and in doing so it offers a smooth,

natural heel-to-toe transition. Deep grooves cut into the mmmidsole and through its

complete width and length offer a large range of flexibilittty and allow the shoe to

adapt to the contours of the ground and the range

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and eeencouraggges a more midfoot strike, but its not too far removed

frommm the norm to put anyone off. The cushioninggg remains sufficient

fooor most and once yyyou are accustomed to the shoe it should be

enough for even longer runs. Deep grooves in the midsole

allow a wide range of flexibility and add to the natural

feel. They feel like they are giving your feet an additional

workout, just as the makers intended, strengthening the feet

as you train. While it miggght not be enougggh for everyday use for

high-mileaggge runners, when used as an occasional traininggg shoe it

shouuuld add somethinggg to your regggime...

MIZUNO -WAVECATALYST £105CCCombininggg the liggght weiggght of a race shoe with the stability and cushioning

ooof a trainer, the Catalyst is gggreat for athletes wantinggg a shhhoe for fast-paced

rrrunninggg without sacrificinggg the features of their regggular tttraining shoes. The

1110mm heel-drop makes the shoe instantly feel recogggnisaaable and easy to

pull on and go. The brand’s Wave technology creates

stabilittty in the rearfoot as well as adding to the

cushioning and a blown rubber outsole in the

forefoooot further adds to the cushioning and gives a

nice unnnderfoot feel as you push off. As with all the

brand’sss shoes, the upper construction is great, neat

and weeell made for a lovely fit.

The shoe offers a nice balance of ppperformance and ppprotection and is

great fooor tempo runs and those who prefer a lighter traineeer.

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encouraging a smooth cadence. The rounded heel means even

heel-strikers are encouraged to land more smoothly, while the

low-profile guiderail system means the natural feel of the shoe

is one of gently rolling forward. Despite being a more minimalist

type shoe, it offers lots of cushioning and for runners with a

more efficient style it’s a smooth, cushioned ride. The seam-

free upper once again fits very well, with the 3D printed design

wrapping the shoe around the foot for a close, reassuring fit.

The lower-profile cushioning and slightly broader footprint also

mean that, despite not having supportive features, it remains

relatively stable and as such broadens its appeal.


EVENT SPOTLIGHT RACING CALENDAR

EVENNNNE TSST PPPS OOOP TLIGHTTTTHPlan your racing calendar in advance with our

pick of some of the races on offer in 2016

LAGGAN 10KMay 28Laggan, HighlandEntry is on the day or Online

The Laggan 10k and fun run are held annually in the scenic village

of Laggan. The races are organised by Gergask Primary School

parent council. With only eleven pupils in the school and seven

in nursery, this is no easy task. All parents pupils and staff get

behind the event, which is held on the last Saturday in May every

year, and all proceeds go back in to school funds.

The 10k is an out-and-back road race along a picturesque glen.

The race is started by a local piper and everyone is piped over the

finish line. There are medals to all fun run and 10k finishers.

The prize-giving is in Laggan Hall where refreshments are

provided by the church.

>> laggan.com

RIVER THAMESSPRINGHALF-MARATHONMarch 28, 8.30amWalton-on-Thames, SurreyEntry: £27 (affilliated)/ £29 unafilliated

The race takes place over a flat, fast and scenic course.The route follows roads and towpath to the south westof London. It is a perfect preparation event if you arerunning London or Brighton marathons or you just wantthe challenge of completing a half-marathon. There isample car parking close to the start. All finishers willreceive a bespoke medal and goody bag.>> riverthamesrunning.com

MORPETH TONEWCASTLE ROADRACEJuly 17Northumberland, North Tyneside and NewcastleEntry: £42 Marathon/£39 Half-MarathonStaged over 26 miles of closed roads through the picturesque county ofNorthumberland and finishing up in Newcastle city centre, the latest additionto the North East’s vibrant running scene looks set to sparkle.The event celebrates the historic Morpeth to Newcastle Road Race – afamous New Year’s Day celebration that drew entries from across the UK.Its century-old tradition has been revived after a decade away with a marathon,half-marathon and kids’ mile appealing to runners of all ages and experience.Set to become established as a firm favourite on the North East’s sporting scene,it’s already been backed by five times winner Mike McLeod and GB star Alyson Dixon.>> morpeth2newcastle.com


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BAXTERS LOCHNESSMARATHONSeptember 25Entry: £48 until March 1 (£46 if Scottish Athletics-affiliated)

With a tagline of “If you’re going to put yourself through hell, you might as well do it in

heaven”, few 26-mile races in Britain have a more idyllic and iconic location. The route

begins near Fort Augustus and makes its way along the length of the largest loch by

volume in the British isles, which is known for its legendary “monster”.

Although the start is higher than the finish on the point-to-point course, thehills

along the way mean you need not consider a PB to be “cheating”. Facilities for runners

include goody bag including finisher medal and technical T-shirt, post-race meal,

electronic timing, 15 fuel or fluid stations, coach transport to the start from Inverness

and baggage transfer.

With a festival including music and entertainment, charity and sports expo and family

fun activities, plus 10km, 10km corporate challenge, 5km fun run and “Wee Nessie” pre-

schoolers race (approximately 400m), there is sure to be something for everyone.

>> lochnessmarathon.com

THAMES PATHCHALLENGESeptember 10/11, 7/8 amEntry: £69 (for the full 100km, less for other options)

With 5000 participants, this is one of the most popular ultra events

and it returns for a fifth year.

Runners have several options, the bravest going for 100km from

Putney Bridge, not far from central London to Henley on Thames in

Oxfordshire. There are also 75km, 50km and 25km possibilities.

There is also the 25km Thames Bridge Trek through central

London and the new Oxford to Henley Double Marathon.

As for the main event, it’s fully signposted and has fuel stations.

You will need to have a 15-hour target time to enter as a runner

for the 7am. Otherwise you can choose the two-day challenge with

an overnight stay.

SPAR GREAT IRELANDRUNPhoenix Park, DublinApril 10Entry: €29The 10k course makes its way through one of Europe’s biggestcity centre parks. You might even spot some of the residentdeer as you make your way to the finish line! For the first timein 2016 the event will include a brand new SPAR Great Ireland5k, perfect for runners who are just getting started or thosewho prefer a shorter distance. The event is suitable for thewhole family and also includes the well-established junior andmini events for children aged 3-15. Runners in the 10k canalso compete in the All Ireland County Challenge or run withcolleagues in the Business Challenge.

>> greatrun.org/ireland

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EVENT SPOTLIGHT RACING CALENDAR

INVERNESSHALF-MARATHONMarch 13 2016Entry: £30 (£28 if Scottish Athletics-affiliated).Closes: February 23

Close to the most northerly point of Britain, theInverness Half invites you to go to the extreme inpursuit of a great race.

Returning for a 15th edition, the event offers agraded startline, goody bag, finisher medal, baggagefacilities and showers and changing at the finish atInverness Sports Centre. Toilets are available near thestart and at three and nine miles.

Free elite entries are available to those who haverun sub-69 (men) or sub-82 minutes within thequalifying period. Top prizes of £300 are on offer. Theevent also includes a 5km fun run.

>> invernesshalfmarathon.co.uk

CLOCK CHANGE CHALLENGEMarch 27 / October 30 2016Calne Leisure Centre, Calne, WiltshireEntry: £11 (10km)/ £7 (5km)

The biannual Clock Change Challenge incorporates a fast, flat and competitive5km and 10km chip-timed route for all abilities with trophies for the winners,bespoke medals for all finishers and a supporting 1.5km fun run. The 10kmroute for the October event is featured in the 2016 Wiltshire Road RaceLeague. The route offers some fantastic scenery set in the greener parts ofWiltshire.

The speed of the course for the UKA-affiliated race is shown by the 10kmrecord – set in 2014 at 30:27 by Patrick Martin.

Race facilities include lockers, baggage facilities and showers.Online entries are open now. This event was a sell-out in October 2015.

>> calneleisure.co.uk/events

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