Triathlon star returns to her roots with victory over Verity Ockenden, as Logan Rees takes males’s race in our weekly street racing overview
PULFORD 10km, Cheshire, March 23
Fife AC’s Logan Rees headed Falkirk’s Scott Stirling to win total in 28:38 and declare the £500 first prize over what’s claimed to be one of many quickest routes within the UK.
Rees, the Scottish cross-country champion, was simply exterior his private greatest, a destiny that additionally fell for Stirling, the 2024 Inter-Counties bronze medallist.
Beth Potter, the 2024 Olympic triathlon bronze medallist, took the ladies’s race and high prize cash in 31:18, as runner-up Verity Ockenden ran 31:35.
For Potter, her Paris Olympics medal got here eight years after a run out within the Rio Olympics within the 10,000m, however her worldwide profession started lengthy earlier than that and featured a Tenth-place end within the 3000m on the 2007 World Youth Championships in Ostrava.
Potter’s 31:18 was comfortably a private greatest and, based on The Energy of 10, is her first outing in a mainstream working occasion for 4 years.
Ockenden, who was second within the 2024 UK 5000m championship and who gained right here final yr, was additionally effectively inside her earlier greatest.
Logan Rees (Invoice Scriven)
Total: 1 L Rees (Fife) 28:38; 2 S Stirling (Falk) 28:44; 3 A Manthorpe (Hallam) 28:58; 4 A Hayes (Hallam) 29:24; 5 E Sjerps (NED) 29:26; 6 A Fife (Belg) 29:31; 7 D Evans (SB) 29:32; 8 C Johnson (Gate) 29:33; 9 J O’Connell (AFD) 29:37; 10 J Grey (C&C) 29:38; 11 F Ross-Davie (Gars) 29:41; 12 N Martin (Sale) 29:41; 13 J O’Farrell (Liv) 29:46; 14 F McGrath (B&W) 29:51; 15 T Ter Haar (NED) 29:59
M40: 1 Okay Darcy (Salf) 31:44
M50: 1 M Inexperienced (Merr’ydd) 33:52
M65: 1 A Clark (Osw) 40:02
M80: 1 E Davies ((Rhedyr) 50:37
Girls: 1 B Potter (VP Glas) 31:18; 2 V Ockenden ((Swan) 31:35; 3 P Anderson (Herne H) 32;17; 4 J Nesbitt (P’pridd) 32:19; 5 A Quirk (Brack) 32:28; 6 H Irwin (C&C) 32:31; 7 A Bell (P&B) 32:48; 8 E Haggard-Kearney (Warriors) 32:52; 9 M Gadsby (Norw) 33:26; 10 B Gunn (Bir) 33:30; 11 C Dannatt (Camb’ly) 33:34; 12 S Dufour-Jackson (Vale R) 33:53; 13 E Davies (Bord) 34:06; 14 S Samuels (Sale, W45) 34:14; 15 J Walsh (Leeds) 34:30
W50: 1 L Tait-Harris (W&B) 39:50
W55: 1 S Avery (Chesh Dr) 39:57
Beth Potter (Invoice Scriven)
READING HALF MARATHON, Berkshire, March 23
Swedish nationwide David Nilsson, whose greatest is 61:40 from 2020, took this race in 64:59 however current outings for this occasion are effectively beneath these of earlier years.
In second place, Windsor’s Blake Moore, the 2024 England 5000m runner-up, ran 65:07 in his debut over the gap.
Total: 1 D Nilsson (SWE) 64:59; 2 B Moore (WSEH) 65:07; 3 J Davies (Learn) 65:10; 4 C Davis 66:12; 5 G Grassley (Belg) 68:08; 6 P Matthews (M45) 68:14; 7 H Abrha ((Learn) 68:28; 8 N Kevern (Brack) 68:37; 9 G Suthon (Learn) 68:37; 10 A Miell-Ingram (Radley) 68:52; 11 C Newnham (Ryde) 69:07; 12 T Holliday (VP&TH) 69:08
M40: 1 L Jolly (Learn) 70:06
M50: 1 M Thomas 74:07; 2 C Compton (Kent) 74:34; 3 M Couldwell (Charn) 74:44; 4 A Rennie (Learn) 75:56
M65: 1 S Sincock (Oke) 88:25; 2 M Bower 89:50
Girls: 1 Okay Eastlea-Morris (AFD) 74:15; 2 S Weddell (St Alb) 75:19; 3 A Braham (Ealing E, W45) 76:02; 4 J Robertson (Newb) 77:41; 5 E Warren (Learn J) 77:43; 6 E Apsley (THH) 78:22; 7 N Lee (Learn) 80:06; 8 J Hinton (Lon H, W40) 80:58
W50: 1 C Quinn (Newb) 89:24; 2 A Emmerson 91:19
W55: 1 C Hoskins (Learn RR) 92;29
W60: 1 D Steer (St Alb) 1:43:04
ASHBY 20, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, March 23
Total: 1 D Narborough (Mickle) 1:52:22; 2 S Marks (R&N) 1:53:39; 3 T Shaw (Worksop) 1:54:18
M50: 1 H Davies 1:58:40
Girls: 1 E Choose (Peel) 2:03:18; 2 A Bourne (R&N) 2:06:29; 3 A Wright (Sale) 2:08:59
W60: 1 Okay Wright (Strat) 2:18:41
BANBURY 15, Oxfordshire, March 23
Total: 1 M Lock (Wit) 84:53; 2 J Bolton (W’inventory, M50) 86:31
Girls: 1 R Weston (Banb) 99:04
BERKLEY 20 & HALF FISSION, Gloucestershire, March 23
Total (20M): 1 S Juson (Croft A) 1:49:28; 2 T Evetts (W Tempo) 1:50:54; 3 N Pegg (Stroud) 1:55:10
M50: 1 J Jones (Llis) 1:58:28
Girls: 1 N Frith (Chelt) 2:13:12
W45: 1 D Wright 2:20:59
W55: 1 T Hill (Stroud) 2:55:47
Total (13.1M): 1 A Grigg (B&W) 72:19
M40: 1 R Matthews (P Bryn) 72:22
Girls: 1 C Merwood (Cdf) 81:10
BRENTWOOD HALF-MARATHON, Essex, March 23
After two wins over the gap late final yr, Adam Hickey continued his foray into half-marathons with one other victory, this time in 65:33.
Total: 1 A Hickey (S’finish) 65:33; 2 O Adedeji (NEB) 68:51; 3 S Unusual (Ton) 69:32
M50: 1 B Glasgow (orion) 77:04
M55: 1 R Thorpe (B Stort) 79:29
M60: 1 N Rankin (B’fleet) 86:08
Girls: 1 L Reed (Hav’g, W40) 78:18; 2 Okay O’Neill (Hav’g) 78:54; 3 Okay Kite (Lon H, W35) 80:22
W50: 1 C Jennings (TRA) 88:50
W60: 1 L Butler (B’fleet) 1:51:34
BTR LIVERPOOL HALF-MARATHON & 10, Merseyside, March 23
Total (13.1M): 1 I Lawton (Prime Tri, M40) 68:42; 2 A Clarke (Herne H) 69:30; 3 J Boden (Wall’sy) 70:25
M50: 1 D Wilkinson (S’port W) 78:04; 2 P Reilly (Marsh L) 78:21
M60: 1 R McGrath (S’port W) 80:12
Girls: 1 L Fairclough (St Hel S) 78:22; 2 I Jones 78:45; 3 Okay Brown (Lon H) 79:19
W50: 1 L Horrell (Vegan) 94:29
Total (10M): 1 P Edwards (Mikkeller) 55:24
Girls: 1 E Hunter (BAD Tri) 67:27
EASTLEIGH 10km, Hampshire, March 23
Total: 1 J Copeland (SC Vets, M40) 30:41; 2 A Lennan (Soton) 30:47; 3 D Studley (B&W) 31:01; 4 P Hart (Soton) 31:22; 5 S Tyas (Belg) 31:30; 6 J O’Hara (Soton) 31:53
M40: 1 A Greenleaf (Win) 32:08
M50: 1 W Inexperienced (Serp) 33:08
M55: 1 T Sales space (G&G) 35:42
Girls: 1 S Winstone (Soton, W354) 35:12
W40: 1 E Willmers (Win RC) 36:32
W45: 1 Okay Mardle (Finish Hub) 37:40
HILLINGDON 20, inc Herts Champion ship, Ruislip, Middlesex, March 23
Jack Millar, who was fifth within the Inter-Counties cross-country two weeks earlier, gained total in 1:47:00, however the Hertfordshire championship went to Tenth-placed Oliver Hill.
It’s extremely uncommon for an over-55 lady to win a race however that was the case right here as Karima Harris ran to a 2:06:22 clocking, a time that’s greater than 9 minutes higher that the beforehand listed British W55 all-time greatest based on the Energy of 10 web site.
The London Marathon now beckons for the Highgate runner and a British greatest is on the playing cards and Harris mentioned: “I attempted 3:55 tempo per kilometre right here and it was okay and Hillingdon shouldn’t be flat.”
In second spot, Catherine O’Connor took the county title.
Total: 1 J Millar (B&W) 1:47:00; 2 S Gebreselassie (Belg) 1:48:57; 3 C Sandison (HW) 1:48:58; 4 T Payne (S Lon) 1:49:11; 5 M Parker (Hales) 1:49;12; 6 J Brockman (THH) 1:49:30; 7 S Renfer (Excessive) 1:51:54; 8 J Poole (Serp, M40) 1:51:54; 9 C Haywood (Excessive) 1:52:07; 10 O Hill (Wat J) 1:53;46
M40: 2 J Eves (Mattress C) 1:56:08
M50: 1 Okay Sambridge (Ware) 1:59:31
M60: 1 N Rackham (Metros) 2:06:22
Girls: 1 Okay Harris (Excessive, W55) 2:06:14; 2 C O’Connor (St Alb) 2:14:32
W40: A Gabb (Dac) 2:17;15
W50: 1 T Beloou (Greatest A) 2:26;48
W60: 1 H Bolt (Datch) 2:46:16
KEITH HALL MEMORIAL 10km, Thorney, Cambridgeshire, March 23
Total: 1 D Rock (Felix, M40) 31:55
M60: 1 M Cann 36:09
Girls: 1 E Leggate (C&C, W45) 34:44; 2 G Metal (Charn, W35) 35:25
SHEFFIELD MUTUAL HALF-MARATHON, Yorkshire, March 23
Total: 1 T Energy (Hallam) 68:22; 2 E Smales (Roth) 69:05; 3 S Flannagan (Leeds) 70:06
M40: 1 T Bailey (Hallam) 72:57
M50: 1 S Pope (Totle) 79:46
Girls: 1 C Frankland (W Finish) 77:52; 2 L Smith (Hallam) 78:52
W50: 1 C Jackson 86:32
STAFFORD HALF-MARATHON, March 23
Total: 1 J Bnnett (Bir) 70:13; 2A Miles (Vale R) 70:31; 3 C Gidlow (Stoke) 70:43
Girls: 1 C Hawkins (Stoke) 84:24
WILMSLOW HALF-MARATHON, Cheshire, March 23
Kenyan Robert Mwei, who ran 60:21 six years in the past, bought the higher of Jonny Mellor after a 62:35 clocking because the Liverpool Harrier ran 63:10.
Mellor had run 2:11:22 in November’s New York Marathon after which 28:15 10km in Holland in February.
In third, John Gilbert proved himself the one to beat within the veteran ranks with a 65:21 clocking, which was simply three second shy of his lifetime greatest set again in 20:18.
It was one other Kenyan, Sharon Kimchumba who gained the ladies’s part with a 70:50 clocking two minutes away from Birchfield Harriers Lily Partridge, who had run a 70:29 in Barcelona one month earlier, which adopted a 2:30:55 marathon in New York.
Total: 1 R Mwei (KEN) 62:35; 2 J Mellor (Liv) 63:10; 3 J Gilbert (Kent, M40) 65:21; 4 G Cunliffe (R’dle) 66:28; 5 J Sagar (Leeds) 66:34; 6 A Davis (Maldwyn, M45) 66:51; 7 J Carnelly (Okay&C) 66:55; 8 M Campion (B&W) 66:56; 9 J Corridor (Leeds) 67:03; 10 P Robertson (Sale) 67:57; 11 G Beardmore (Sale) 68:00; 12 J Martin (Hallam) 68:10; 13 J Visitor (Stoke) 68:12; 14 A Doyle (Vale R) 68:13; 15 F Davies (Heaton) 68:13
M45: 2 D Hawley (L Eaton) 71:38
M50: 1 R Keal (Beest) 70:10
M55: 1 A Porter (B’corridor) 77:28
M60: G Davies (Hoad H) 86:24
Girls: 1 S Kimchumba (KEN) 70:50; 2 L Partridge (Bir) 72:56; 3 H Townsend (Leeds) 73:22; 4 N Mithell (BRAT) &4:07; 5 E Taylor (Stoke, W35) 78:55; 6 F Hughes (Wirral, W40) 80:06
W40: 2 A Hollingworth (Newc St) 81:20
W50: 1 J Johnston 88:53; 2 L Dixon (Newc St) 89:27; 3 J Bentley (Velo) 89:56
W55: 1 C Aryeetey 94:09; 2 S Taylor (Trenth) 94:13
W65: 1 J Moore (Wig) 1:51:53
W70: 1 H Todd (Inventory) 1:59:23
WOLVERHAMPTON 10km, West Midlands, March 23
Birchfield’s Omah Ahmed gained total by effectively over two minutes in 29:23.
Total: 1 O Ahmed (Bir) 29:23; 2 R Carpenter (Tip) 31:51
Girls: 1 L Callaghan (Trenth, W50) 40:00
WYMONDHAM 20, Norfolk, March 23
Total: 1 D Williamson (Col H) 1L47:40; 2 C Bowen-Jones (NEB) 1:52:01; 3 Okay Bowling (Col H) 1:52:25; 4 B Shearer (Camb H, M45) 1:52;36; 5 M Tub (Norw RR) 1:53:10; 6 M Westley (Harl) 1:56:59
M50: 1 S Mann (Norw) 2:04:25
Girls: 1 E Grubb (Norw, W40) 2:10:57; 2 Okay Murrell (Norw RR, W40) 2:12:56
W45: 1 C Cummings (Norw) 2:17:19
WELSH ROAD RELAYS, Pembrey Nation Park, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, March 22
Dewi Griffiths anchored Swansea to a different Welsh title with the quickest lap however, by the point of his 15:53 clocking for the 4.54km journey, his membership have been already minutes clear.
With every stage being run over two laps, Swansea ultimately completed greater than 4 minutes away from rivals Cardiff.
A Swansea man led the oping stage as effectively nevertheless it was Jac Hopkins from the B group earlier than Jonathan Butler took the A Group narrowly forward mid-race.
Swansea made it a double as their ladies then gained nevertheless it was nearer as Parc Bryn Bach held them to 95 seconds and it was Lauren Cooper who gave her membership the lead on the opener with a quickest time of 18:59.
Nevertheless, her Parc Bryn have been unable to carry on to the early benefit as Kate Roberts took Swansea forward mid-race.
Swansea additionally took the Masters M35 title after their Marc Hobbs was quicker than all however Griffiths with a 16:08 break up on the opening stage, a time that was then topped by James Thie’s 16:04 on the second stage for M45 winner Pontypridd.
Speaking concerning the males’s race, Swansea supremo George Edwards mentioned: There was no one to beat.”
Usually this occasion would additionally function the junior age teams however Welsh athletics mentioned: “It has change into essential to separate the occasions as a result of numbers competing within the senior race, the place it now requires a further race within the programme,” so the junior races will now happen within the autumn.
Males (4×5.4km): 1 Swansea 66:10 (M Verran 17:27, J Butler 16:36, D Jones 16:14, D Griffiths 15:53); 2 Cardiff 70:36 (H Evans 17:39, M Ward 16:29, E Esterban-Prothero 17:51, B Alainzay18:37); 3 Neath 71:40 (S Williams 17:45, J Perry 17:43, S Williams 17:58, T Loynes 18:14); 4 Swansea B 72:32; 5 Les Croupiers 72:50; 6 Swansea C 74:32
Quickest: D Griffiths 15:53; D Jones 16:14; Ward 16:29
M35 (3×5.4km): 1 Swansea 49:04 (M Hobbs 16:08, M Harvey 16:29, C Jones 16:27); 2 Swansea B 49:55; 3 Neath 53:25
Quickest: Hobbs 16:08; D Newton (Swan B) 16:23; R Everett (A’dare) 16:26
M45 (3×5.4km): 1 Pontypridd 49:34 (J Vanstone 16:55, J Thie 16:04, A Howe 16:35); Neath 54:12; Swansea 54:50
Quickest: Thie 16:04;
M55 (3×5.4km): 1 Les Croupiers 55:53 (A Mason 18:02, C Granger 18:47, A Blair 19:04); 2 P Bryn 56:22; 3 TROTS 62:25
Quickest: L A’Hearne (P Bryn) 16:45; Mason 18:02; P Lloyd (3M) 18:24
M65 (3×5.4km): 1 3M 73:45
Quickest: D Hardie (3M) 21:06
Girls (4×5.4km): 1 Swansea 78:14 (M Gold 19:17, Okay Roberts 19:43, S Howells 19:55, G Tutton 19:49); 2 P Brun Bach 80:19 (L Cooper 18:59, E Clesielska 20:29, L Stockley 20:29, E Mattey 20:22); 3 Les Croupiers 82:24 (L Flynn 19:53, A Beyon-Thomas 19:49, R Younger 21:22, A Griffiths 20:52); 4 Swansea B 83:59, 5 Swansea C 90:03; 6 P Bryn B 89:52
Quickest: Cooper 18:59; M Williams (Swan B) 19:06; Gold 19:17
W35 (3×5.4km): 1 Swansea 54:28 (J Callan 19:03, M Kowal 18:02, C Edwards 17:23); Les Croupiers 55:39; 3 Aberdare 59:07
Quickest: Edwards 17:23; L Flynn (Les C)/A Benyon-Thomas (Les C) 17:52
W45 (3×5.4km): 1 Les Croupiers 62:31 (C Goddard 21:00, M Amblin 23:43, L Morgan 17:48; Swansea 62:46; 3 Bridgend 64:09
Quickest: Morgan 17:48; G Dando (B’finish) 19:53; J Hartley-Inexperienced (Swan) 20:23
W55 (3×5.4km): 1 TROTS 65:05 (M Anthony 21:30, M Holliday 22:42, L Gayer 20:53); 2 Swansea 67:51; 3 Les C 76:24
Quickest: Hayer 20:53; Anthony 21:30; A Delaney (Swan) 21:39
W65 (3×5.4km): 1 TROTS 86:08
Quickest: M Colbourne (TROTS) 27:18
WESTON PROM RUN 5, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, March 20
Girls’s race winner Charlotte Taylor improved her private greatest to 26:43 with a repeat win alongside the Weston Promenade.
Total: J Williamson (S’burn) 25:18
M50: 1 Okay Summers (Weston) 28:13; 2 S Wooden (Cleve) 28:18
M70: 1 J Malone (Nailsea) 36:20
Girls: 1 C Taylor (B&W) 26:43
W60: 1 S Capstick (R Eternally) 37:25
CHICHESTER CORPORATE CHALLENGE West Sussex, March 19
Total (4.5km): 1 C Walker-Powell (Solent Finish) 13:06; 2 P Navesey (Solent Finish) 1;16; 3 T Beasley (Solent Enf) 13:25
Girls: 1 M Smithers (Chich R, U17) 14:52; 2 R Laurie (Chich R) 14:54; 3 C Jones 15:46
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