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Leeds and Herne Hill triumph at English Nationwide Highway Relays

Leeds Metropolis AC go back-to-back whereas Herne Hill declare victory at Sutton Park in Birmingham

ENGLISH ROAD RUNNING ASSOCIATION NATIONAL ROAD RELAYS, Sutton Park, West Midlands, October 5

Leeds Metropolis AC’s males and Herne Hill Harriers’ ladies got here out on prime within the senior races on the newest version of the England Highway Operating Affiliation Nationwide Highway Relays.

There was unbroken sunshine initially of the assembly – with temperatures rising to roughly 17 levels – and as the afternoon wore on, the wind picked up however there was no rain.

Total, golf equipment within the North picked up 5 workforce titles to the three claimed by these within the South.

Begin of senior males (Graham Smith)

Males

Leeds Metropolis AC began the occasion as favourites, particularly after drafting of their two Olympic marathon runners – Emile Cairess and Phil Sesemann.

It was no shock then that the Yorkshire membership retained their title and took the trophy house for the third time, as additionally they received it within the pre-Covid yr of 2019.

Veteran Graham Rush gave them a gradual begin, earlier than Cairess blasted Leeds Metropolis AC in entrance on stage two, operating 16:38 – simply 5 seconds off Mo Farah’s lap report across the present Sutton Park course.

Cairess, who clocked 2:07:29 to complete fourth within the marathon on the Olympics, was competing for the primary time since Paris and duly took Leeds Metropolis AC from thirteenth to a 14-second lead over Birchfield Harriers, who led the primary leg courtesy of Aron Gebremariam.

Gebremariam, who’s the English nationwide junior cross-country champion, clocked 16:54, simply forward of Highgate’s Jacob Allen (16:57) and Metropolis of York’s Angus McMillan (16:59). “I then led from 2km to go,” stated the Birchfield man, including: “I’m the brand new Mo Farah.”

Emile Cairess (Graham Smith)

Cairess dominated the second stage, with Zak Mahamed – who represented Nice Britain over 10,000m on the European Championships – operating 16:43, gaining 26 spots for Southampton AC to 3rd general at that time.

Cat Mills, who ran for Leeds Metropolis AC on the third leg, elevated their benefit to 25 seconds, with Cambridge & Coleridge and Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers in second and third respectively, courtesy of storming runs from Thomas Eager and Jeremey Dempsey.

Shaftesbury’s Jamie Dee ate into the Leeds Metropolis AC lead on the fourth leg, in order that when Richard Allen completed, the hole was 33 seconds earlier than Phil Sesemann set off.

Sesemann entrance ran a stage better of 16:58 to extend the Leeds margin to nearly a minute over Shaftesbury and Cambridge & Coleridge. He said that “the wind picked up and it’s onerous if you find yourself by yourself.”

Linton Taylor completed the job for the holders regardless of Liam Dee closing barely for Shaftesbury, who had been third in 2021 and got here house second.

Thomas Bridger secured Cambridge’s fourth third place medal within the final 5 occasions.

The Leeds successful time of 1:43:36 was the quickest of their three current wins within the occasion.

Leeds Metropolis AC (Graham Smith)

Males (6×5.847km): 1 Leeds 1:43:36 (G Rush (13) 17:30, E Cairess (1) 16:38, C Mills (1) 17:37, R Allen (1) 17:21, P Sesemann (1) 16:58, L Taylor (1) 17:32); 2 Shaftesbury 1:44:19 (I Hirsham-Chandler (7) 17:15, T Butler (10) 17:38, J Dempsey (3) 17:32, J Dee (2) 17:14, D Evans (2) 17:24, L Dee (2) 17:16); 3 Cambridge & Coleridge 1:44:51 (N Mapperley (5) 17:12, J Carr (6) 17:35, T Eager (2) 17:23, J Grey (3) 17:37, D Jones (3) 17:45, T Bridger (3) 17:19); 4 Bedford & County 1:45:42 (H Brodie (15) 17:35, J Goodwin (7) 17:14, B Davies (4) 17:47, S Winters (5) 17:58, E Blythman (4) 17:47, B Alcock (4) 17:21); 5 Aldershot Farnham & District 1:46:00 (L Stone (30) 17:57, T Chandler (24) 17:55, O Smith (18) 18:06, J O’Connell (11) 17:26, S Eglen (8) 17:40, W Barnicoat (5) 16:56); 6 Bristol & West 1:46:05 (Okay Taylor (8) 17:20, B Robinson (14) 17:54, M Campion (11) 17:50, M Davis (8) 17:58, J Morrow (9) 18:13, W Battershill (6) 16:50); 7 Highgate 1:47:15 (J Allen (2) 16:57, P Chambers (8) 17:54, T Fawden (8) 18:10, R Poolman (6) 17:44, H Allan (7) 18:15, J Younger (7) 18:15); 8 Morpeth 1:47:23 (F Brodie (9) 17:21, C Avery (4) 17:20, G Lowry (9) 18:21, J Fiddaman (7) 17:47, P Winkler (5) 17:47, S Hancox (8) 18:47); 9 Hercules Wimbledon 1:47:30 (C Wyllie (24) 17:49, S McCallum (13) 17:24, T Cooke (6) 17:33, J Cornish (4) 17:46, G Brown (6) 18:17, H Silverstein (9) 18:41); 10 Leeds B 1:47:48 (J Sagar (10) 17:23, E Bovingdon (12) 17:48, M Bostock (10) 17:52, A Dunn (10) 18:06, A Baker (10) 18:16, J Woodcock-Shaw (10) 18:23); 11 Salford 1:48:04 (H Wakefield (20) 17:42, A Ediker (21) 18:07, C Davidson (14) 17:39, J Birmingham (13) 18:21, G Beardmore (11) 17:54, T Cornthwaite (11) 18:21); 12 Birchfield 1:48:35 (A Gebremariam (1) 16:54, T Dodd (2) 17:28, J Bennett (5) 18:23, A Burgess (9) 18:22, D Swain (13) 19:12, E Banks (12) 18:16); 13 Birmingham Operating & Tri 1:48:59 (J Stolberg (17) 17:37, J Tuffin (11) 17:24, C Davis (12) 18:11, J McGraw (12) 18:15, A Lanz (12) 18:16, D Robinson (13) 19:16); 14 Tonbridge 1:49:03 (W Beeston (28) 17:55, M Selby (28) 18:13, C Chambers (39) 19:24, J Kingston (20) 16:53, L Mills (17) 18:38, T Higgins (14) 18:00); 15 Studying 1:49:15 (C Parker (32) 18:00, G Suthon (33) 18:26, L Jolly (29) 18:25, J Rennie (25) 18:12, S Rodda (25) 18:44, J Davies (15) 17:28); 16 Guildford & Godalming 1:49:16; 17 AFD B 1:49:19; 18 Brighton Phoenix 1:49:24; 19 Liverpool 1:49:56; 20 Kent 1:49:58

Quickest: Cairess 16:38; Mahamed 16:43; Battershill 16:50; Kingston 16:53; Gebremariam 16:54; Barnicoat 16:56

67 groups completed

Begin of senior ladies (Graham Smith)

Girls

Herne Hill Harriers had by no means received the ladies’s occasion earlier than and needed to thank Georgie Grgec for his or her victory, with the New Zealander comfortably the quickest general with a 13:30 lap.

They had been nevertheless pushed on the ultimate leg by Vale Royal’s Katie Ward’s 14:11, that closed the Herne Hill successful margin to 24 seconds.

Together with eventual third placer Thames Valley, they had been nicely down after the opening stage. Norwich’s Megan Gadsby squeezed house within the opening leg, forward of Belgrave Harriers’ Sarah Astin and Birchfield Harriers’ Bryony Gunn.

The eventual podium placers – Herne Hill, Vale Royal AC and Thames Valley – weren’t too far down on time, nevertheless, with the pack carefully bunched up.

This enabled Western Tempo’s Megan Marchant to maneuver up 21 locations to the lead on the second leg, clocking 14:23 in Birmingham.

There have been different speedy advances behind, as Charnwood’s Gemma Metal, Aldershot’s Kate Estlea-Morris and Highgate’s Hannah Viner accomplished the highest six on the half-way stage.

Senior ladies get underway (Graham Smith)

Aldershot had completed first and second right here final yr – plus been champions on 13 events since 2007 – and had been hindered not solely by withdrawals but additionally being caught in standstill site visitors on the M40 en-route to the occasion.

Herne Hill had been practically a minute away from the lead however Grgec’s sensational run of 13:39 – the third quickest by a feminine athlete for the reason that occasion moved to Sutton Park in 1990 – took them to victory.

Solely Paula Radcliffe (13:26) – over a barely longer 4.35km lap in 1993 – and Amelia Quirk (13:35) have gone faster.

Grgec said that “it was enjoyable seeing the numbers being handed however it’s all about the way you tempo it and I used to be sooner than final yr.”

She now desires to enhance her private half-marathon better of 72:58 in Valencia in a few weeks, plus has eyes on the New Zealand Commonwealth Video games workforce in 2026.

Lucy Jones then completed it off for Herne Hill with 14:33 and celebrated in type throughout the end.

Lucy Jones (Graham Smith)

Girls (4×4.315km): 1 Herne Hill 58:12 (D Hey (20) 14:41, G Reynolds (11) 15:19, G Grgec (1) 13:39, L Jones (1) 14:33); 2 Vale Royal 58:36 (S Dufour-Jackson (15) 14:39, H Weedall (2) 14:31, C Dooley (6) 15:15, Okay Ward (2) 14:11); 3 Thames Valley 58:42 (C Buckley (11) 14:36, A Mundell (8) 15:10, Okay Olding (3) 14:28, Okay Weir (3) 14:28); 4 AFD 58:44 (H Preedy (21) 14:42, Okay Estlea-Morris (5) 14:39, N Brown (2) 14:27, M Jordan-Lee (4) 14:56); 5 Western Tempo 59:26 (M Porter (22) 14:42, M Marchant (1) 14:23, A Milnes (5) 15:11, L Cooper (5) 15:10); 6 Cambridge & Coleridge 59:32 (J Leggate (12) 14:36, Okay Lowery (7) 15:00, E Leggate (7) 15:06, E Ruane (6) 14:50); 7 Leeds 59:48 (J Walsh (6) 14:28, E Curran (9) 15:19, C McKnespiey (8) 14:59, S Stockton (7) 15:02); 8 Belgrave 59:54 (S Astin (2) 14:12, E Bradley (3) 15:02, Okay Popadich (4) 15:01, S Hewitt (8) 15:39); 9 Salford 59:56 (Okay Hawkins (16) 14:39, F Murdoch (13) 15:27, S Roiditis (10) 15:18, E Platt (9) 14:32); 10 Sale 60:32 (L Armitage (10) 14:35, I Burke (14) 15:41, A Wright (11) 15:08, M Davies (10) 15:08); 11 Liverpool 61:02 (J Morgan (7) 14:31, L Quine (16) 15:56, A O’Brien (17) 15:25, F O’Hare (11) 15:10); 12 Highgate 61:07 (L Russell (19) 14:41, H Viner (6) 14:53, E Chong (16) 16:15, Y Goater (12) 15:18); 13 Tonbridge 61:09 (C Alexander (5) 14:26, Okay Goodge (17) 16:03, P Barker (9) 14:28, L Thompson (13) 16:12); 14 Charnwood 61:12 (H Seager (13) 14:37, G Metal (4) 14:38, A Seager (12) 16:12, Okay Parker (14) 15:45); 15 WSEH 61:21 (R Clutterbuck (30) 15:20, A Barbour (12) 14:44, E Bartlett (15) 15:42, J Ridley (15) 15:35); 16 AFD B 61:38; 17 Belgrave B 61:51; 18Guildford & D 61:54; 19 Herne H B 62:07; 20 Bristol & W 62;12

Quickest: Grgec 13:30; Gadsby/Ward 14:11; Astin/Gunn 14:12; S Tarver (Wirral) 14:18

61 groups completed

 

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U17 Males

Salford Harriers received the under-17-men’s occasion, courtesy of Evan Grime – who clocked the third quickest leg general with 13:30 – Jamie Barber and Jack Marwood.

Sutton & District AC had been seven seconds behind Salford in second (35:34) whereas Blackheath & Bromley Harriers took third (35:38).

The quickest leg general was produced by Metropolis of Norwich’s Michael Clark, along with his 11:21 the third quickest ever for the age group, behind Ben Dijkstra’s and Mo Farah’s 11:19 from 2014 and 1999 respectively.

Clark has had few weeks, successful the delayed English Nationwide Cross Nation Championships after which excelling on the Southern Relays.

Salford Harriers U17 males (Martin Duff)

U17 males (3×3.88km): 1 Salford  35:27 (E Grime (2) 11:30, J Barber (1) 12:16, J Marwood (1) 11:41); 2 Sutton & District 35:34 (T Cloves (23) 12:14, E Newell (4) 11:51, A Lennon (2) 11:29); 3 Blackheath & Bromley 35:38 (J Starvis (13) 11:56, J Hill (3) 12:09, J Scanes (3) 11:33); 4 Mansfield 36:18 (J Ryan (8) 11:53, E Holden (8) 12:20, J Nugent (4) 12:05); 5 Tonbridge 36:26 (O Head (26) 12:16, T Bawtree (5) 11:51, W Bachelor (5) 12:19);  6  Trafford AC  ‘A’    36:32 (T Austin (15) 12:01, P Aron (2) 12:04, F Dobsonemmas (6) 12:27); 7 Keighley & Craven 36:43 (O Ashdown (24) 12:15, A Peaker (9) 12:10, E Wilkinson (7) 12:18); 8 Blackburn 37:00 (O Gill (16) 12:01, S Aspey (13) 12:28, J Wooden (8) 12:31); 9 Norwich 37:01 (M Clark (1) 11:21, M Parsley (7) 12:48, W Percival (9) 12:52); 10 Wreake & Soar Valley 37:02 (S Collins (10) 11:54, Okay James (16) 12:40, L Paddison (10) 12:28); 11 Wolverhampton & Bilston  37:05 (S Thursfield (28) 12:20, J Stockton (18) 12:20, O Cresswell (11) 12:25); 12 Bedford & County 37:06 (A Henderson (21) 12:11, T Beale (12) 12:17, M Kotrys (12) 12:38); 13 York 37:10 (I Stabler (12) 11:56, S Dickinson (10) 12:31, C McAndrew (13) 12:43); 14 North Shields Polytechnic 37:11 (D Watson (6) 11:52, C Furness (15) 12:40, Z Brannon (14) 12:39); 15 Sutton & District B 37:12 (R Haigh (25) 12:15, M Hudson (17) 12:20, C Cull (15) 12:37); 16 WSEH 37:15; 17 Chiltern 37:17; 18 Havering 37:18; 19 Bromsgrove & Redditch 37:28; 20 AFD 37:38

Quickest: Clark 11:21; Lennon 11:29; Grime 11:30; Bacon 11:31; Scanes 11;33; A Lane (Leam) 11:34

60 groups completed

Begin of U15 boys (Martin Duff)

U15 Boys

Cambridge & Coleridge had been adjudged to be the under-15 boys’ champions regardless of ending second on the line and a few 26 seconds behind Dacorum.

The Hertfordshire trio had been disqualified by the referee, as all three of their runners had been deemed to have been paced, believed to have been by a coach on a bicycle.

Dacorum’s Teddy Murphy was quickest within the opening leg with 12:06 earlier than Toby Pritchard and Oliver McDonald introduced them house throughout the road first.

Nevertheless, the title went to Cambridge with Finn Maclennan – the English Faculties 1500m silver medallist – coming house second on the opener in 12:13 and was later awarded the official quickest lap medal.

U15 (3×3.88km): 1 Cambridge & Coleridge 37:39 (F MacLennan (2) 12:13, H Cantell (3) 13:05, H Pearson (2) 12:21); 2 Herne Hill 37:50 (C Holmes (9) 12:36, T Clerkin (2) 12:22, L Roch (3) 12:52); 3 Swindon 38:27 (J Mayneord (13) 12:48, J Bryant (6) 13:05, F Byrne (4) 12:34); 4 Southport Waterloo 38:49 (W Delamere (3) 12:18, E Clark (7) 13:37, C Nonetheless (5) 12:54); 5 Wycombe Phoenix 38:54 (L Bray (14) 12:48, D Leigh (11) 13:21, F Hayward (6) 12:45); 6 Telford 39:04 (L Howard (6) 12:24, S Ball (4) 12:58, A Pugh (7) 13:42); 7 Bracknell 39:08 (B Lucas (16) 12:56, J Legg (14) 13:19, E Langley-Aybar (8) 12:53); 8 Blackheath & Bromley 39:09 (Okay Farrell (28) 13:18, D Horgan (16) 12:59, J Shaw (9) 12:52); 9 Herne Hill B 39:28 (E Cunniffe (24) 13:09, Z Morris (15) 13:07, L Boulton (10) 13:12); 10 Tonbridge B 39:29 (C Warren (17) 12:57, E Brooks (9) 13:03, C Dutoit (11) 13:29); 11 Royal Sutton Coldfield 39:35 (O Gunther (21) 13:06, O Alsop (13) 13:09, G Harradence (12) 13:20); 12 Huntingdonshire 39:36 (M Grey (4) 12:21, E Locke (10) 13:45, F Benstead (13) 13:30); 13 Derby 39:49 (L Fairey (19) 13:05, O Blake (8) 12:54, F Harrison (14) 13:50); 14 Lincoln Wellington 39:51 (A Phillipson (15) 12:50, E Eccles (17) 13:33, F Phillipson (15) 13:28); 15 Portsmouth 39:52 (O Knipe (8) 12:34, L Degiovanni (5) 13:01, J Klepacz (16) 14:17); 16 Bristol & West 40:16; 17 Blackheath & Bromley B 40:20; 18 WSEH 40:22; 19 North Somerset 40:26; 20 Charnwood 40:39

Quickest: MacLennan 12:13; Delamere 12:18; Grey/Pearson 12:21; Clerkin 12:22; Phelan 12:23

54 groups completed

U13 boys winners (Martin Duff)

U13 boys

The youngest boys’ age group title went to Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow and their trio should thank their anchor leg runner Ted Bainbridge for his or her gold medals.

It had all been very shut over the primary two phases, with Wolverhampton’s Rocco Hawley narrowly being the quickest over the primary 3.88km stage with 13:12, earlier than Thomas Hennigan noticed Southern champions Hercules Wimbledon simply edge the lead from Liverpool and Windsor on the finish of leg two.

Then Bainbridge matched that point of 13:12 to anchor Windsor to victory.

U13 (3×3.88km): 1 WSEH 40:00 (A Evans (2) 13:13, B Welch (3) 13:35, T Bainbridge (1) 13:12); 2 Hercules Wimbledon 40:06 (I Derian (5) 13:16, T Hennigan (1) 13:29, M Harrison (2) 13:21); 3 Liverpool 40:13 (B McEvoy (3) 13:14, S Lambert (2) 13:31, L Guyett (3) 13:28); 4 Cheltenham 40:22 (A Spurr (6) 13:22, M Wilkins (4) 13:46, J Shingler (4) 13:14); 5 Wolverhampton & Bilston 40:32 (R Hawley (1) 13:12, T Ulfig (5) 13:58, J Yang (5) 13:22); 6 Warriors Pentathlon 41:17 (H Redhead (12) 13:40, B Hughes (9) 14:18, O Oswick (6) 13:19); 7 Blackheath & Bromley 41:21 (E Aldridge (8) 13:26, Z Evans (6) 14:05, H Beeraje (7) 13:50); 8 Studying 41:39 (I Paviour (21) 14:21, W Might (10) 13:45, N Mazieres (8) 13:33); 9 North Somerset 42:13 (E Stoate (20) 14:17, S Baker (17) 14:36, O Finch (9) 13:20); 10 Solihull & Small Heath 42:40 (Z Rush (7) 13:25, J Larkin (8) 14:15, J Auster-Berry (10) 15:00); 11 Sale 42:45 (L Alves (16) 14:02, A O’Hare (13) 14:38, N Phillips (11) 14:05); 12 Bristol 42:52 (E Colclough (17) 14:03, T Redfern (16) 14:48, C Barnes (12) 14:01); 13 Royal Sutton Coldfield 43:08 (Y Sidhu (15) 13:58, S Howell (7) 13:36, W Taylor (13) 15:34); 14 Shrewsbury 43:09 (L Watkin (39) 15:29, O Adams (18) 13:27, C Stuart (14) 14:13); 15 Shaftesbury 43:19 (D Pascal (9) 13:37, J Day (19) 15:21, B Kaspar (15) 14:21); 16 Wolverhampton & Bilston B 43:21; 17 Portsmouth 43:30; 18 Lincoln Wellington 43:32; 19 Derby 43:51; 20 Charnwood 44:08

Quickest: Bainbridge/Hawley 13:12; Evans 13:13; Johnson/McEvoy/Shingler 13:14

44 groups completed

U17 ladies’s winners (Martin Duff)

U17 ladies

Lincoln Wellington’s women have had yr and so they took the under-17 ladies’s title by practically a minute from Aldershot.

Isla Porter – the English Faculties 1500m fourth placer – gave them begin by putting second on the primary 3.88km stage with 13:19. This was behind Windsor’s quick enhancing Marnie Fieldsend (13:18), with the pair fifth and sixth quickest within the age group respectively.

Mollie Grant took Lincoln forward mid-race with a stage better of 13:49 that was practically matched by Molly Carvel, who moved Liverpool up seven locations to second, however the Merseyside workforce had been 32 seconds adrift of the lead after which dropped away.

Lastly, it was the in-form Ellarose Whitworth, who was second within the delayed English Nationwide under-15 race three weeks earlier, who gave Lincoln Wellington a cushty win, with the third greatest time of 13:12.

Nevertheless, there have been sooner instances behind as Katie Pye – the English Faculties Cross Nation bronze medallist – ran 13:07 for second place Aldershot and Ava James clocked 13:04 for third place Lewes.

 

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U17 ladies (3×3.88km): 1 Lincoln Wellington 40:20 (I Porter (2) 13:19, M Grant (1) 13:49, E Whitworth (1) 13:12); 2 AFD 41:14 (M Jobbins (4) 13:34, L Quinn (5) 14:33, Okay Pye (2) 13:07); 3 Lewes 41:39 (E Stephenson (7) 13:44, E Winton (8) 14:51, A James (3) 13:04); 4 Portsmouth 41:54 (C Jones (12) 13:53, B North (7) 14:35, F East (4) 13:26); 5 Chelmsford 41:56 (L Wilkin (6) 13:43, S Shipton (6) 14:25, D Stollery (5) 13:48); 6 Salford 42:17 (H (5) 13:42, J Wright (3) 14:04, S Nation (6) 14:31); 7 WSEH 42:18 (M Fieldsend (1) 13:18, Y Grant (4) 14:33, L Smith (7) 14:27); 8 Liverpool 42:58 (H Cross (9) 13:50, M Carvell (2) 13:50, E Redmond (8) 15:18); 9 Wreake & Soar Valley 43:03 (R West (14) 13:58, L Donaghey (13) 15:18, S King (9) 13:47); 10 Stoke 43:20 (T Thursfield (16) 14:09, D Cowden (9) 14:30, G Burge (10) 14:41); 11 Herne Hill 43:46 (S Jack (20) 14:23, L Wright (11) 14:36, M Minielly (11) 14:47); 12 Halesowen 43:56 (L Hellingsworth (17) 14:12, J Dale (16) 15:25, F Collins (12) 14:19); 13 Banbury 44:29 (L Denne (28) 15:11, C Corridor (26) 15:46, I McGowan (13) 13:32); 14 AFD B 44:32 (Okay Ealden (13) 13:54, C Mitchell (15) 15:26, R Riedlinger (14) 15:12); 15 WSEH B 44:51 (G Colley (23) 14:37, A Passos (14) 14:41, C Bavazzano (15) 15:33); 16 Blackheath & Bromley 45:04; 17 Norwich 45:12; 18 Derby; 19 Harrow 45:46; 20 Rotherham 45:51

Quickest: James 13:05; Pye 13:07; Whitworth 13:12; I McGowan (Banb) 13:10; Fieldsend 13;18; Porter 13:19

34 groups completed

U15 women winners (Martin Duff)

U15 women

Aldershot got here out on prime right here nevertheless it was a close-run factor towards Windsor.

Windsor’s Kara Gorman, who had received the postponed English Nationwide under-13 race three weeks earlier, ran 13:10 to guide on the opening stage, simply forward of Chelmsford’s Ezra Harrold.

Tara Ferguson saved the lead for Windsor on leg two, though Aldershot’s Poppy Visitor did nicely to shut the hole with an excellent run of 13:14.

That set the foundations within the final leg as Windsor’s benefit ebbed away, with Aldershot’s Kitty Scott after which Chelmsford’s Jorja March going by means of for the highest two medals.

Aldershot’s successful time of 40:07 was a course report for the age group.

U15 (3×3.88km): 1 AFD 40:07 (M Robertson (6) 13:31, P Visitor (2) 13:14, Okay Scott (1) 13:22); 2 Chelmsford 40:14 (E Harrold (2) 13:11, E Kelly (3) 13:44, J March (2) 13:19); 3 WSEH 40:36 (Okay Gorman (1) 13:10, T Ferguson (1) 13:20, Z Allan (3) 14:06); 4 Chelmsford B 42:12 (A King (5) 13:30, L Sanford (4) 14:07, H Harrison (4) 14:35); 5 Wreake & Soar Valley 42:13 (M Mullett (13) 14:17, L Energy (8) 14:35, P Langlands (5) 13:21); 6 Sale 42:27 (R Heywood-Younger (11) 14:08, O McManus (7) 14:18, B Soper (6) 14:01); 7 Houghton 42:46 (T Miller (37) 15:27, Okay Pye (12) 13:52, H Robison (7) 13:27); 8 AFD B 42:52 (Okay McBride (7) 13:39, O Garcia-Davis (6) 14:31, N Walmsley (8) 14:42); 9 Liverpool 42:56 (R Murphy (4) 13:27, M Williams (5) 14:23, G Veevers (9) 15:06); 10 Rotherham 43:45 (M Schofield (17) 14:32, H Bacon (11) 14:45, M Holmes (10) 14:28); 11 Stoke 43:53 (Z Bratt (25) 14:53, L Dundas (15) 14:43, H Turner (11) 14:17); 12 Sale B 44:05 (C Wetters (22) 14:41, I Anderson (14) 14:47, M Boyer (12) 14:37); 13 Tonbridge 44:09 (A Foley (14) 14:23, P Hutchings (13) 14:56, I Gowing (13) 14:50); 14 Derby 44:18 (I Powell (32) 15:08, A Lincoln (26) 15:35, O Lee (14) 13:35); 15 Wreake & Soar Valley B 44:24 (S Evans (21) 14:38, E Hart (10) 14:37, A Towlson (15) 15:09); 16 Blackheath & Bromley 44:29; 17 Blackburn 44:36; 18 Kettering 44:41; 19 Charnwood 45:15; 20 Lincoln Wellington 45:16

Quickest: Gorman 13:10; Harrold 13:11; Visitor 13:14; Christmas 13:17; March 13:19; Feguson 13:20

55 groups completed

U13 women winners (Martin Duff)

U13 women

The brand new Merseyside Warriors Pentathlon & Athletic Membership took their first nationwide title, courtesy of twins Isobel and Evie Beddow and Daisy McVicar, beating Lincoln Wellington by 44 seconds.

Nevertheless, it had been Rugby & Northampton’s Bella Lamb who took the opening lap from St Edmunds Pacers’ Sophie Bolton, with Isobel Beddow third.

On the second leg, Then McVicar noticed the Warriors go forward of Lincoln’s Holly Norris, who had moved up her membership up seven locations with 14:01.

Within the ultimate stage, Evie Beddow introduced her membership house for a strong victory. The twins defined that they each competed in pentathlons whereas McVicar did triathlons.

Additional again Madison Kindler – UK under-13 indoor 1500m record-holder, superior 14 locations, to fifth for one more newish membership, Brentwood Beagles, with the age group greatest time of 13:14.

Kindler’s time was comfortably one of the best on report for the under-13s and bettered Naomi Speake’s 13:36 for Bristol & West again in 2006.

U13 (3×3.88km): 1 Warriors Pentathlon 43:05 (I Beddow (3) 14:23, D McVicar (1) 14:19, E Beddow (1) 14:23); 2 Lincoln Wellington 43:49 (F Goulsbra (9) 14:49, H Norris (2) 14:01, A Ronnie (2) 14:59); 3 Saint Edmund Pacers 43:52 (S Bolton (2) 14:11, C Johnson (3) 14:50, A Mcvittie (3) 14:51); 4 Liverpool 43:58 (B Rawcliffe (4) 14:25, D Rushton (4) 14:48, I Parry (4) 14:45); 5 Brentwood Beagles 44:43 (A Twydell (18) 15:35, A Sabado (19) 15:54, M Kindler (5) 13:14); 6 Shrewsbury 44:54 (S Vuli (22) 15:43, L Coss (14) 15:11, R Kohring (6) 14:00); 7 Portsmouth 45:22 (E Fowler (13) 15:20, F Klepacz (7) 14:47, R Baker (7) 15:15); 8 Chelmsford 45:39 (I Kehoe (5) 14:30, B Cooke (6) 15:07, O Martin (8) 16:02); 9 Bracknell 45:43 (H Lucas (10) 15:02, M Hamilton-Martin (10) 15:44, T Davies-Dixon (9) 14:57); 10 Cheltenham 46:13 (Okay Hodgkinson (17) 15:32, I Wightman (9) 15:13, E Nolan (10) 15:28); 11 Sale 46:18 (A Gubas (29) 15:59, L O’Brien (15) 14:56, E Dowling (11) 15:23); 12 Rugby & Northampton 46:19 (B Lamb (1) 14:05, E Rudkin-Wilson (5) 15:25, A Lee (12) 16:49); 13 Corby 46:29 (E Griffiths (8) 14:46, Okay Dubois (13) 16:07, F Ives (13) 15:36); 14 Warriors Pentathlon B 46:49 (C MacKie (12) 15:02, D Cross (12) 15:50, P Boden (14) 15:57); 15 Wreake & Soar Valley 46:54 (F Rudkin (36) 16:11, A Drage (28) 16:11, A Kemp (15) 14:32); 16 Tonbridge 47:03; 17 Liverpool B 47:08; 18 Salford 47:17; 19 Stoke 48:00; 20 Wreake & Soar Valley B 48:26

Quickest: Kindler 13:14; R Khoring (Shrews) 14:00; 3 Norris 14:01; Lamb 14:05; Bolton 14:11; McVicar 14:19

53 groups completed

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