Scottish champs occasion kicks off a weekly UK-wide endurance working race round-up that features the Paddock Wooden Half Marathon
INVERNESS HALF MARATHON (inc. Scottish championships), Inverness, March 9
Jamie Crowe claimed his first Scottish half marathon title after storming to a powerful victory in some of the aggressive races within the 40-year historical past of the occasion, Denis Shepherd stories.
The end result was unsure all through as a big group of runners compelled the tempo within the Highland capital, however with lower than one kilometre remaining, Crowe unleashed a devastating surge which gave him the respiration area he craved, though he wasn’t in a position to loosen up till the end line was reached in 65:19 with the fast-finishing Sean Chalmers and Ryan Thomson chasing him each step of the best way.
Edinburgh AC athlete Nancy Scott was in commanding type as she adopted up her Scottish cross-country silver medal with gold within the girls’s race, this assured efficiency coming after a busy spell of racing over the previous month. The 25-year-old stopped the clock at 73:24 to complete forward of GB and NI mountain working worldwide Naomi Lang and shock bundle Brogan Wallace, each of whom had been setting lifetime bests.
Total: 1 J Crowe (Centr) 65:19; 2 S Chalmers (A’deen) 65:20; 3 R Thomson (Cambus) 65:22; 4 T Ghafari (Shett) 65:39; 5 E Narbett (C’thy) 65:44; 6 L Rodgers (Fife) 65:47
M40: J Lenehan (Edin) 70:21
M50: M Scotney (S’earn) 74:22
M60: M Ferguson (Edin) 88:40
M70: T Martin (Fife) 92:28
TEAM: Shett 26

Nancy Scott
Ladies: 1 N Scott (Edin) 73:20; 2 N Lang (C’thy) 74:39; 3 B Wallace (Shett) 74:57; 4 Ok Walker (Edin) 75:27; 5 R Donaldson (Shett) 77:21
W40: A McNeilly (Dund R) 83:36
W50: J Dickson (Fife) 87:19
W60: A Webster (JS W’hill) 95:32
W70: S Linklater (Shet’d) 1:50:47
TEAM: Edin 30
BIDEFORD HALF-MARATHON, Devon, March 9
Veteran Ronnie Richmond gained general in 67:27 however, deep within the subject, Claudine Benstead improved her personal over 65 British finest, set solely in January, by practically two minutes to 89:45.
A second age group finest then got here from Jenny Mills who improved Lou Gilchrist’s 17-year-old W75 mark by a minute to 1:50:37.
Total: 1 R Richmond (Bide, M40) 67:27; 2 S Fox (Exe) 67;37; 3 D Mapp (Bide) 70:43
M50: 1 Ok Summers (Weston) 75:06
M60: 1 P Norris 83:23
M65: 1 S Sincock (Oke) 89:20
Ladies: 1 Ok Drew 76:36
W45: 1 S Stone (Bide) 87:16
W50: 1 S Could (Bide) 92:30
W55: 1 J Jeeves (Tav) 98:29
W60: 1 C Newman (Exe) 88:43
W65: 1 C Benstead (Oke) 89:45
W75: 1 J Mills (Launc) 1:50:37
CAMBRIDGE HALF-MARATHON, March 9
In her first outing since a 2:37:54 clocking in December’s Valencia Marathon, Sarah Potter took the ladies’s race in 73:48.
For the lads, Jonathan Escalante-Phillips noticed off a problem from Peter Molloy to win general in 66:12.
Total: 1 J Escalante-Phillips (C&C) 66:12; 2 P Molloy (Central) 66:21; 3 Ok Taylor (B&W) 66:40; 4 I Allen (Spa) 66:43; 5 J Hancock (Belg) 66:52; 6 D Bishop (Der) 67:05; 7 M Kallenberg (Swan) 67:09; 8 N Bester (Finest A) 67:15; 9 M Roberts (Herne H) 67:35; 10 C Jones (W Tempo) 67:36; 11 P Roddy (THH) 68:05; 12 T Adams (Ilk, M40) 68:07; 13 S Davis (Abs Tri) 68:19; 14 A Wilkinson 68:57; 15 D Berhanes (Lon H) 69:08
M40: 2 C Poulding (St Ed) 71:21
M45: 1 J O’Brien (St Ed) 71:15; 2 P Martelletti (VP&TH) 71:15
M50: 1 Ok Sambridge (Ware) 74:21; 2 M Taylor (Hello) 74:29
M55: 1 R Lowe (Harlow) 79:47
M60: 1 M Cann 78:23
M65: 1 B Whitehead (W’boro) 88:53
Ladies: 1 S Potter (Leeds) 73:48; 2 H Archer (C&C) 75:43; 3 E Fennelly (Belg) 76:22; 4 Ok Longley (Liv PS, W40) 76:40; 5 E Bradley (Belg) 77:23; 6 Ok Popaditch (Belg) 77:21; 7 A Lawson (Clap) 78:04; 8 E Roche (Mil Ok) 78:53; 9 E Kerswell (C&C) 80:39; 10 L Barnes 80:40
W40: 1 Ok Sheedy (Dulw R) 80:44
W50: 1 C Carter (New J) 88:51; 2 M Mitchell (Ware) 93:27; 3 Ok Smith (Boxted) 3:34
W55: 1 A Spencer (Vall St) 90:51; 2 V Simpson (B Stort) 94:25
W60: 1 Ok Angwin (Head RR) 96:45
W65: 1 V Gallucci 1:43:41
CHESTER 10km, Cheshire, March 9
Total: 1 M Clowes (Wrex) 31:03
M55: 1 L Jones (Dees) 35:43
M60: 1 C Phelan (S Lon) 39:40
Ladies: 1 A Bracegirdle (Salf) 33:50; 2 G Metal (Charn, W35) 35:15
W40: 1 F Hughes (Wirral) 37:24
HIGH LEGH Robert Moffatt MEMORIAL 10km, Knutsford, Cheshire, March 9
Veteran John Gilbert gained general by nicely over three minutes in 30:16.
Total: 1 J Gilbert (Kent, M40) 30:16
M50: 1 R Felton (Spect) 35:57
Ladies: 1 A Bagnall (Chesh Dr) 37:41
KINGSTON BREAK-FEST RUNS, Surrey, March 9
George Grassley gained the 20-miler general in 1:46:28, however Studying Street Runner Katherine Streams went to the highest of the UK W55 all-time 20-mile lists with a private finest 2:15:11 clocking.
Total (20M): 1 G Grassley (Belg) 1:46:28; 2 O Garrod (Belg) 1:49:20; 3 H Learn (Abing) 1:54:31
M40: 1 G Hopkins (Rane) 1:57:13
M45: 1 D Moran 1:58:12
M60: 1 Ok Woodward (E&E) 2:17:07
M65: 1 G Moyse (Poole R) 2:24:28
Ladies: 1 S McCall (Clap) 2:03:21; 2 Ok West (Learn) 2:11:27; 3 F Hayward (THH) 2:13:54
W40: 1 Ok Stacey (26.2RRC) 2:20:27
W45: 1 T Murphy (Kent) 2:17:27
W50: 1 J Mann (Marlow) 2:35:27
W55: 1 Ok Streams (Learn RR) 2:15:11
Total (16M): 1 S Lauder (Llis, W45) 83:33
Total (8M): 1 D Wolff (Belg) 45:01
Ladies: 1 C Johnson 52:23
PADDOCK WOOD HALF-MARATHON, Inc BRITISH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP, Kent, March 9
Cole Gibbens, who gained general with a 65:00, along with open runner-up Max Milarvie had been comfortably forward of the remainder of the runners on a sunny however breezy day however a lot focus was on the veterans collaborating within the British Masters Championship.
It was a two-minute private finest for South of the Thames winner Gibbens whereas Milarvie was additionally in new territory together with his 65:19.
Chris Buseileh, with 70:13 and age group finest ever Nick Torry, topped the M40 and M45 classes while long-time Kent working servant Ben Reynolds topped the M60 lists right here with 81:18.
Not far down, high M65 Ifan Lloyd headed third all-time ranked Norman Mawhinney to take the age group title comfortably with 81:56.
The main girl within the open race was Herne Hill’s Lucy Jones, whose debut over the space in 72:28 gave a four-minute margin over second positioned Rebecca Weston however the higher competitors was additional up the ladies’s age teams.

Sarah Gee (Mark Hookway)
It was the older girls who offered probably the most aggressive motion and W60 winner Sarah Gee headed the entire over-50 girls. The previous London Marathon double W45 age group winner went second on the over-60 all-time lists with an 85:05 clocking after being on schedule to raised Treena Johnson’s 84:26 on the half-way level. This strikes the Studying Street Runner up a notch and forward of former world marathon runner Angharad Mair.
Gee, who took 14 years off of racing earlier than coming again final autumn, stated: “I used to be on course to beat the report of 84:28 and went by half-way in 42:11 however don’t have the coaching in me but to take care of that tempo for 13-miles.”
Behind, Alice Riddell-Webster went fifth on that very same W60 itemizing.
There was additionally a high class run from high W70 Sue Haslam as the Scarborough runner comfortably beat the highest ranked former Olympian Yuko Gordon who went second on the over-70 all-time lists with 98:12, as fifth ranked Dot Kesterton precisely matched her finest W70 effort of 1:46:37.
Total: 1 C Gibbens (Ton) 65:00; 2 M Milarvie (Dulw R) 65:19; 3 B Tyler (M&M) 69:02; 4 G Suthon (Learn) 69:14; 5 O Carrington (HW) 69:21; 6 O Knowles (Petts W) 69:36
M40: 1 C Buseileh (Kent) 70:13; 2 N Impey (Dulw R) 71:18
M45: 1 N Torry (Kent) 71:05; 2 S Hoenig (Soton) 71:32
M50: 1 W Inexperienced (Serp) 70:55; 2 C Blackburn (Holl Sp) 74:39; 3 S Winder (E&E) 75:55
M55: 1 J Gonzales-Arnas (Vets) 78:42; 2 M Allen (Ips J) 79:29
M60: 1 B Reynolds (Ton) 81;18; 2 S Mills (Uck) 83:02
M65: 1 I Lloyd (Swan) 81:56; 2 N Mawhinney (Scrabo) 88:16
M70: 1 N Critoph (Vets) 1:40:14
M75: 1 M Mann (Dulw R) 1:52:53
Ladies: 1 L Jones (Herne H) 72:28; 2 L Weston (Inv EK) 76:57; 3 C Baker (B&W) 77:39; 4 L Smith (Hallam) 78:08
W35: 1 A Fennell (Tun W) 82:27
W45: 1 M James (S Lon) 83:10; 2 H Ibbotson (Vets) 84:02
W50: 1 S Lamb (Bets) 88:56; 2 G Stoneley (Rei P) 91:20
W55: 1 A Riddell-Webster (Vets) 87:34; 2 J Kent (Barn) 94:51
W60: 1 S Gee (Learn RR) 85:05; 2 M Slocum (Ward P/IRE) 90:27; 3 Ok Flikschuh (VP&TH) 94:44
W65: 1 M Minchella (S Shields) 1:40:29; 2 M Davis (Vets) 1:45:28; 3 J Quantrill (S Lon) 1:50:58
W70: 1 S Haslam (Scar) 98:12; 2 Y Gordon (FVS) 1:43:53; 3 D Kesterton (Metal) 1:46:37
TRIMPLE 20, Lancaster, March 9
Total: 1 B Coop (Bury) 1:54:00; 2 M Nicholson (Sale) 154:58
M50: 1 C Horton (Badgers) 2:01:51; 2 A Hanney (Chorl) 2:02:18
Ladies: 1 C Elliott (Sale) 2:16:42
W50: 1 J Stanfeld 2:17:17
WALLED CITY 10, Derry, Northern Eire, March 9
Total: 1 T Johnston (Anna) 52:53; 2 S Rankin (Foyle) 53:10; 3 S O’Donnell (Rosses) 54:58
M40: 1 M Lynch (Milford) 55:43
M45: 1 P McCullagh (Sparan) 55:13
Ladies: 1 H McCreedy (Rosses, W35) 60:45
TAMESIDE 5km, Ashton-u-Lyne, Better Manchester, March 8
Total: 1 H Wakefield (Salf) 14:15; 2 T Hodgson (Salf) 15:05; 3 J Moores (Salf) 15:09
M50: 1 J Prest (Traff) 16:41
Ladies: 1 A Wharton (Bury) 17:39
CHICHESTER CORPORATE CHALLENGE, West Sussex, March 5
Total (4.5km): 1 C Walker-Powell (Solent Finish) 13:22; 2 B Healey (Solent Finish) 14:01; 3 O Tipping (Havant) 14:14
Ladies: 1 R Laurie (Chich C) 15:25
DOWN BY THE RIVER 10km, Partick, Glasgow, March 9
Total: R Muir (Cambus) 31:38; 2 O Coetzee (Bella R, M40) 32:57; 3 C Reilly (Cambus, M40) 33:17; 4 Ok Osborne (Bella R, M40) 33:26; 5 J Carr (Bella H) 33:32; 6 Alexander Woodward 33:36
M50 J Carter (Cambus) 34:49
M60: C Upson (Cambus) 35:41
M70: Johnny Mair 47;26
U20: J Phillips (Kil’ok) 34:03
Ladies: 1 S Tucker (Cambus) 35:18; 2 A Paton (C’nauld) 38:03; 3 Ok Lownie (PHRC, W40) 39:28; 4 H Gilchrist (Shett) 39:41
W50: C Wharton (Bella R) 43:14
W60: C McKay (Bella H) 47:33
JACK CRAWFORD 10km, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, March 9
Total: 1 Lee Thomson 33:35; 2 M Mcconnell (Perth R) 34:17; 3 J Macleod (Garsc, M40) 34:26
M50: J Speirs (Kil’ok) 35:11
M60: G Walker (Clwb RW) 39:24
Ladies: 1 M Blair (Garsc) 36:22; 2 JW Golder (Stir U) 37:22; 3 J Williams (Loth) 37:48
W40: E Tomasso (Garsc) 41:34
W50: A Wilson (Garsc) 44:37
W60: A Smith (Aird) 47:55
CROSS-COUNTRY
LINDSAYS SCOTTISH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Camperdown Park, Dundee
M40 to M60 (8km): 1 D Hastie (Gala, M40) 26:07; 2 I Whitaker (Edin, M40) 26:57; 3 D Macaulay (Cors, M40) 27:01
M45: 1 G Baillie (E Kilb) 27:38; 2 S Johnston (Edin) 27:45; 3 A Fallas (C’thy) 27:47
M40 to M45 TEAM: 1 Edin 43; 2 Cors 50; 3 Metro 54
M50: 1 S Brember (Centr) 27:53; 2 B Brodie (Bella H) 28:47; 3 J Carter (Cambus) 28:58
M55: 1 D Gardiner (Moth) 29:16; 2 S Cairns (HBT) 29:48; 3 W Henderson (C’nauld) 31:11
M60: 1 C Upson (Cambus) 29:39; 2 G Matheson (Falk) 32:38; 3 M McQuaid (Falk) 33:10
M50 to M60 TEAM: 1 Centr 34; 2 Cambus 50; 3 Perth R 52
M65+ (6km): 1 C Donnelly (Cambus, M65) 25:24; 2 J Farquhar (Pit, M65) 27:11; 3 B Aitken (Fife, M65) 27:12
M70: 1 A Martin (Fife) 29:23; 2 M Hammond (PHRC) 31:05; 3 J Treasurer (L’ber) 33:12
M75: 1 A Sutherland (I’ness) 31:37; 2 R Marshall (Morp) 35:25; 3 G Hernandez (Dund H) 36:16
M80: 1 R Younger (C’dale) 35:47; 2 Ok Naismith (HHR) 38:19
W40+ (6km): 1 H Leigh (I’ness, W40) 24:34; 2 S Inexperienced (Gala, W40) 24:40; 3 M Sandison (Spr’brn, W40) 24:57
W45: 1 Ok Barden (Gala) 25:52; 2 Ok Kelly (Kil’ok) 26:19; 3 C Gordon (HBT) 26:57
W40 to W45 TEAM: 1 HBT 28; 2 Garsc 46; 3 Dund R 58
W50: 1 C Heasman (Helen) 26:41; 2 J Menzies (PHC) 27:01; 3 A Chong (Giff N) 27:11
W55: 1 J Dunbar (Edin) 26:44; 2 S Ridley (Edin) 28:31; 3 Ok Dobbie (Edin) 29:10
W60: 1 F Matheson (Falk VH) 27:34; 2 C Moss (Moorf) 28:20; 3 H Ritchie (Fife) 29:52
W65: 1 I Burnett (C’gie) 30:57; 2 M Taggart (Dund R) 32:10; 3 M Martin (Fife) 32:28
W70: 1 S Linklater (Shet’d) 33:17; 2 M Fleming (Pit) 40:33
W75: S Boyd (Kil’ok) 40:20
W50+ TEAM: 1 Edin 27; 2 Giff N 37; 3 Gala 7
BIRTLEY JUNIOR RELAYS, Tyne & Put on, March 9
U17 Males (3x3km): 1 Tyne Bridge 31;57 (F Palmer 10:07, L Powell 10:59, E Snell 10:51); 2 Sunderland 32:54
Quickest: Palmer 10:07; E Moore (NSP) 10:11; W Younger (Sund) 10:30
U15 Males (3x3km): 1 NSP 33;22 (M Carey 11:05, P Hetton 11:03, J Wilson 11:14); 2 Darlington 33:55
Quickest: D Tarn (Darl) 10:40; W Hart (Darl) 10:52; J :’Anson (Darl) 10:53
U13 (3×1.5km): 1 Elswick 17:04
Quickest: G McManus (Gosf) 5:29
U17 Ladies (3x3km): 1 Birtley 38:52 (T Bishopp 13:01, Ok Graham 12:46, N Phillips 13:05); 2 NSP 39:25
Quickest: D Graham (Birt) 12:21; E Sales space (J&H) 12:35; I Christie (Derw) 12:42
U15 (3x3km): 1 Tyne Bridge 40:06 (E Palmer 13:29, M Bourgenot-Lewis 13:42, A Carr 12:55); 2 Gosforth 41;28
Quickest: C Das (Gosf) 12:39, A Carr ((Tyne Br) 12:55
U13 (3×1.5km): 1 Durham 17:55
Quickest: E Kleiser (Durh) 5:27
DOWNS LEAGUE, Epsom, March 2
U20 Males: 1 N D’Haese (Ok&P) 10:24
TEAM: 1 Tiffin
U17: 1 P Pancho (Tiffin) 10:06; 2 E Sone (S Lon) 10;18; 3 A Bryan (Herne H) 10:27
TEAM: 1 Tiffin
U15: 1 E Cunliffe (Herne H) 10:42, 2 J Clements-Nash (Herne H) 10:53; 3 A Duann (Herne H) 10:54
TEAM: 1 Herne Hill
U13: 1 E White (Belg) 11:25
TEAM: 1 Herne Hill
U20 Ladies: 1 G Scally (E&E) 13:58
U17: 1 G Brough (S&D) 12:27; 2 M Minielly (Herne H) 1234; 3 G Edwards (Ok&P) 12:50
TEAM: 1 South London
U15: 1 I Kaur (S&D) 12:51; 2 A Thurmakulasingam (S&D) 12:33; 3 I Crotty (S Lon) 12:37
TEAM: 1 S London
U13: 1 S O’Brien (Herne H) 12:02
TEAM: 1 S London
Multi-terrain
JOHN MUIR WAY ULTRA, Prestonpans, March 8
Total (50km): 1 C Houston (HBT) 3:28:37; 2 Frankie Murray 3:33:43; 3 B Clapperton-Surfleet (NBR, M40) 3:44:01; 4 T Strains (C’thy) 3:50:22; 5 Aidan O’Byrne (M40) 3:52:19; 6 N Wolverson (Edin, M40) 3:53:32
M50: P McMurtrie (Hurt) 4:20:24
M60: G Craig (Loth) 5:05:37
Ladies: 1 Rhiannon Kirk 4:07:11; 2 Alice Baird 4:18:31; 3 L Astley (Glas FR) 4:24:00; 4 A Watson (Mary) 4:26:42
W40: N Dawson (W’lands CC) 4:45:27
W50: Ok Robertson (Hurt) 4:48:13
W60: Petra Knops 5:31:42
D33 ULTRA, Aberdeen and Deeside, March 8
Total (33M): 1 A Christie (Metro, M40) 3:33:40; 2 J Dargie (Gren R) 3:54:39; 3 Jamie Pallister 4:05:01; 4 Andrew Campbell 4:08:28; 5 Tom Longhurst (M40) 4:14:23; 6 Jon Grant (M40) 4:14:55
Ladies: 1 Maisie Baptist 4:40:26; 2 F Watt (5 Star, W40) 4:45:15; 3 S Farquharson (Forfar) 4:45:36; 4 S Naysmith (N’burgh D, W40) 4:48:23
Fell working
GLENARIFFE MOUNTAIN RACE, Waterfoot, March 8
Total (9.7km/370m): 1 A Crutchley (Newc) 45:16; 2 J McAtee (Mourne) 45:46; 3 N McCartan (BARF) 47:28; 4 D Hicks (Newc, M40) 48:04; 5 J Duncan (BARF) 48:22; 6 J Scott (Mourne) 48:38
M45: J Marrs (Glens) 50:20
M50: D Fleck (B’mena) 52:20
M55: Mark Dugan 57:55
M60: D Mather (Mourne) 60:00
Ladies: 1 T Cumming (Newc, W40) 56:30; 2 N McCurry (Glens) 57:43; 3 Ok McAuley (Glens) 57:52; 4 N Marrs (Glens, W40) 60:24
W50: A Tomb (Spr’nicely) 63:32
W55: A McNeill (Drom) 67:26
W60: Ok Monteverde (Barf) 74:27
BLACK COMBE, Silecroft, Millom, March 8
Total (13km/1000m): 1 F Grant (Darkish Pk) 69:49; 2 C Allmond (Amble) 71:06; 3 D Lewis (Darkish Pk) 72:45; 4 C Tinnion (Kesw) 74:24; 5 T Simpson (Amble) 74:42; 6 G Greenhow (Amble, M40) 74:52
M50: R Jebb (Helm H) 75:06
M60: C Balderson (Bowl) 96:19
M70: R Bellaries (Cla2:04:10
Ladies: 1 C Taylor (B Combe) 91:37; 2 B Jenkinson (Eryri) 97:11; 3 Ok Mckay (Amble) 97:13; 4 B Dyer (Helm H, W50) 1:45:15
W60: R Browne (Bowl) 1:51:08
W70: W Dodds (Dallam) 2:14:02
HAWORTH HOBBLE, Oxenhope, March 8
Total (32M/4400ft): 1 A Worster (Calder V) 4:05:05; 2 E Hyland (Calder V, M40) 4:12:19; 3 B Plummer (Helm H) 4:14:39; 4 S Inexperienced (Wharf) 4:22:22; 5 R Anderson (Holm) 4:23:53; 6 Josh Haworth 4:27:41
M50: Ok Hoult (Calder V) 4:46:48
M60: I Ferguson (Bing) 5:52:02
M70: Tony Wimbush 7:07:50
Ladies (all W40): 1 Ok Klunder (Chorley) 4:48:06; 2 R Marshall (Scar) 4:59:49; 3 E Hopkinson (Wharf) 5:22:11; 4 N Dijkman (Lauder) 5:32:52
W50: Louise Goddard 5:48:24
W60: S Marshall (Skip) 6:58:40
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