Manchester Marathon wins for Tessa McCormack and Josh Griffiths

It wasn’t all about London final weekend as we convey you a round-up from the endurance operating scene across the UK

ADIDAS MANCHESTER MARATHON, April 27

Josh Griffiths got here out on prime of an in depth battle as this Northern marathon provided an alternative choice to the London occasion.

Together with Matt Sharp, Kevin Campbell and Seyfu Jamaal, the Swansea Harrier completed inside the two:20 barrier with 2:16:56, a time some 5 minutes exterior his 2022 private greatest.

Second-placed Sharp was given 2:17:22 as third dwelling Kevin Campbell massively improved his eight-year-old private greatest to 2:18:03 and this follows a 48:37 ten-miler within the Tom Scott race in Motherwell.

Half-a-dozen runners had damaged away from the remaining by the 10km mark, handed in 32:24 and this stayed the identical by to the half-distance the place Will Strangeway simply confirmed in entrance.

Thereafter, Daniel Connelly started to fall again as Strangeway too misplaced contact by 30km.

This left Griffiths to narrowly lead Sharp, Campbell, and Jamaal although 30km in 97:33, earlier than the ultimate shoot out.

Tessa McCormick ran 2:33:45 in Valencia on the finish of 2023 and right here discovered 2:34:53 sufficient for a snug victory over Olivia Tsim, albeit by lower than a minute on the line.

The pair had gone by 10km collectively in 36:19 earlier than Tsim dropped again. McCormack then went on to undergo the half-distance in 76:31, 22 seconds clear.

Third finisher Nia Griffith had misplaced contact earlier than the 10km mark however held on nicely to complete in 2:36:46 and declare the W35 prize.

The mass begin race was gained by Jake Visitor in 2:25:47 as Clare Frankland was prime girl in 2:47:50

General (Elite): 1 J Griffiths (Swan) 2:16:56; 2 M Sharp (Ryde) 2:17:22; 3 Okay Campbell 2:17:38; 4 S Jamaal (Lon H) 2:18:03; 5 W Strangeway (Linc W) 2:20:07; 6 D Connolly (Mercia) 2:20:48

M40: 1 T Charles (Chorl) 2:28:07

M45: 1 A Wallace (St Cocas) 2:26:42

In Mass begin

M50: 1 J O’Brien Ballymore) 2:40:38

M55: 1 M Lynas (Macc) 2:47:48

M60: 1 V McCaffery 2:57:45

M65: 1 R Whitelegg 2:57:08

Girls (Elite): 1 T McCormack (Vale R) 2:34:53; 2 O Tsim (P’pridd) 2:35:43; 3 N Griffith (WSEH, W35) 2:36;46; 4 M Gibson (Ealing E, W40) 2:41:30; 5 L Corridor (AFD) 2:44:00; 6 S Antell (Bide, W35) 2:44;32

W50: 1 A Granger (B&W) 2:59:45

In Mass begin

W40: 1 J Hinton (Lon H) 2:52:08

W45: 1 Okay Kendall 2:53:25

W50: 1 A Donoghue (M’ton) 2:58:36

W65: 1 S Lockhart (Ips J) 3:40:11

BERKELEY 10km, Gloucestershire, April 27

English Faculties steeplechase fourth placer Erin Musty gained the ladies’s race in 36:35, as proper on the prime of the age teams, Sharon Smith went second on the all-time W75 age group listings with 48:36.

General: 1 M Kelly 32:10

Girls: 1 E Musty (Chelt, U17) 36:35

W45: 1 S Voller (W’bury) 40:51

W75: 1 S Smith (R Someplace Else) 48:36

COVENTRY HALF-MARATHON, Warwickshire, April 27

General: 1 A Hudson (S&D) 70:22; 2 J Bennett (B ir) 71:52

Girls: 1 Okay Edwards (Leam, W40) 80:40; 2 N White (N’brook, W40) 80:58

FRIDAY NIGHT UNDER THE LIGHTS 5km, Battersea Park, London, April 25

The most recent spherical of the night races underneath the lights hardly wanted them because of the longer spring evenings, however gave a chance to Newham & Essex Beagles’ Charlie Brisley to win the second race general in 14:06.

The higher girls have been spilt between race one’s wave 1 and wave 2 as Midland cross-country champion and one of many prime British triathletes Olivia Mathias was greatest with a 15:46 clocking.

The Newark runner was adopted dwelling by a dozen or extra males earlier than Ellie Ravenscroft took second place among the many girls with a 15:59 clocking, some 26 seconds inside her earlier greatest.

The subsequent 5 quickest girls have been cut up from the wave 1 runners and positioned in wave two, the place Belgrave’s Ella Fennelly was first dwelling with 16:26, narrowly forward of Guildford’s Suzanna Monk, as three extra Belgrave runners adopted in shut order.

General Race 1 Wave 1: 1 E Hanton (Belg) 15:09; 2 J Latanzio (Belg) 15:15; 3 D Bolt (VP&TH) 15:19

M40: 1 G Wilkinson (Orion) 15:44

M50: 1 C Blackburn (Holl Sp) 15:47; 2 S Combes (herne H) 16:133 G Towers (Eton M) 16:28

Girls: 1 O Mathias (Newark) 15:46; 2 E Ravenscroft (Soton) 15:59; 3 E Carroll (TVH) 16:43; 4 I Pickett (THH) 16:45; 5 G Jones (Soton U) 17:08

Race 1 Wave 2:

Chosen Males

M50: 1 N Shasha (Orion) 16:40

M55: 1 J Reid (HW) 17:02

Girls 1 E Fennelly (Belg) 16:26; 2 S Monk (G&G) 16:27; 3 I Wolsey (Belg) 16:27; 4 Okay Popaditch (Belg) 16:30; 5 E Bradley (Belg) 16:37

W40: 1 E Willmers (Win RC) 17:03; 2 L Biemolt (Herne H) 17:41

W45: 1 N Hornsea (Strag) 18:21; 2 B Whitfield (Hill) 17:26

General Race 2 Wave 1: 1 C Brisley (NEB) 14:06; 2 H Hart (Belg) 14:15; 3 H Smith (Soton) 14:24; 4 A Lennan (Soton) 14:27; 5 R Richmond (Bide, M40) 14:27; 6 S Winters (Mattress C) 14:35; 7 T Jones (S’finish, U20) 14:40; 8 J Attwell (Soton U) 14:40; 9 S Knee-Robinson (Mattress C) 14:42; 10 D Lewis (Excessive) 14:46

M45: 1 J Cieluszeck 15:19

U17: 1 C Wilson (Win RC) 15:23

LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km, Hyde Park, London, April 25

Belgrave Harrier Raif Serif, an England Athletics under-23 1500m finalist, used his sub-3:50 velocity to win by over a minute in 15:06 in his occasion debut at Hyde Park, Steve Smythe studies.

The ladies’s race was much more aggressive and gained by a runner nearly 40 years Serif’s senior, multi world masters champion Clare Elms.

In heat sunny circumstances with a breeze down the lengthy stretch beside the North Carriage Drive, the 61-year-old gained by 9 seconds from Holly Wilkinson.

Her time of 18:32 on the removed from flat course, was simply 10 seconds down on the UK W60 greatest however it was her twelfth general win on this occasion and got here 15 years after her first in 2010.

Former European 800m masters W50 champion Nikki Sturzaker was fourth girl in 19:05 for her quickest time since pulling her hamstring badly whereas battling for gold within the European Masters 3000m over a 12 months in the past.

Second W60 within the race behind Elms was the 2022 World Masters steeplechase champion Lisa Thomas, as W75 Ros Tabor, a multi world masters medallist in Florida, strengthened her maintain on third place within the UK rating with a 26:26 clocking.

General: 1 R Serif (Belg) 15:06

M55: 1 D Gillett (S Lon) 17:41

M60: 1 S Corfield (SoC) 18:10

M70: 1 M Millward (Fulham) 21:06

M80: 1 T Rea (H’discipline) 26:20

Girls: 1 C Elms (Kent, W60) 18:32

W45: 1 H Wilkinson (Ealing E) 18:41

W50: 1 N Sturzaker (Herne H) 19:05; 2 G Stoneley (Rei P) 19:33

W55: 1 A Critchlow (W4H) 19:41

W60: 2 L Thomas (HW) 20:50; 3 L Woolhouse (Vets) 21:21; 4 P Main (S Lon) 22:54

W65: 1 L Wilson (ESM) 23:59; 3 A Sanders-Reece (Serp) 25;20

W75: 1 R Tabor (Dulw R) 26:26; 2 M Raynor (W4H) 28:08

W80: 1 P Wealthy (Price RA) 33:07

MOTA-VATION SERIES, Race 1, Charlton-on-Otmoor, Oxfordshire, April 24

General (5M 346yds): 1 D Bunn (Abing) 26:22; 2 M Shantry (Head RR) 26:24; 3 C Jardine 26:30

M50: 1 J Bolton (W’inventory) 28:06; 2 P Fernandez (Abing) 30:03

M60: 1 N Bunn (Tring) 33;35

M70: 1 B Vaughn (Oxf C) 35:46

TEAM (6 to attain): 1 Headington RR 75; 2 Abingdon 85; 3 Witney 217

Girls: 1 E Dickens (Head RR) 31:20; 2 E Butcher (Excessive) 31:24

W50: 1 S Davies (Oxf C) 34:15

W60: 1 V Woodward (Abbey) 37:05; 2 Okay Angwin (Head RR) 37:42

TEAM (6 to attain): 1 Headington RR 54; 2 Oxford Metropolis 99; 3 Witney 163 

BAY ROAD 5km, Derry, Northern Eire, April 23

General: 1 Okay Kelly (Raheney) 14:41; 2 D Mooney (L’kenny) 14:44; 3 M Grennan (L’kenny) 15:26

M40: 1 M Cox 15:29

M50: 1 P Horan (N Belf) 16:41

M55: 1 M Smith (Mallusk) 15:39

M65: 1 L Johnston (N Belf) 18:47

M70: 1 B Stewart (N Belf) 21:16

Girls: 1 C O’Connor (E Down) 17:10

W50: G Queeney (B’mena) 20:33

W55: 1 S O’Kane (Lagan V) 19:22; 2 F Prue (S’nicely) 20:06

QUAYSIDE 5, Gateshead, Tyne & Put on, April 23

Calum Johnson adopted on from his quickest lap within the Elswick Relays a number of days earlier with a run-away victory on the banks of the River Tyne.

The Gateshead Harrier, who gained this occasion in 2022 in 14:12, went sooner this 12 months with a 14:06 clocking 45 seconds away from second positioned Joe Wilson. Johnson was additionally first dwelling right here in 2019 and 2021.

The ladies’s race was a lot nearer as, once more, simply as within the Elswick Relays the earlier weekend, it was Sophie Pikett, who received the higher of Lydia Turner. There was only one second between them in these relays, however right here Pikett got here dwelling 15 seconds to the nice in 16:22, a time simply three seconds exterior her greatest, set again in 2021.

General: 1 C Johnson (Gate) 14:06; 2 J Wilson (NE Proj) 14:51; 3 L Davis (W Tempo) 14:52; 4 L Creasey (Manale) 14:53; 5 Okay Walker (NE Mission) 14:55; 6 J Tilley (Morp) 14:55

M45: 1 A Heppell (Gosf) 15:51

M50: 1 D Milligan (Elvet) 16:47

M60: 1 R Andrew (Alnw) 18:11

Girls: 1 S Pikett (Elsw) 16:22; 2 L Turner (Birt) 16:37; 3 Okay Maltby (Border, W35 16:54

W50: 1 D Foster) T’dale) 18:58

W55: 1 W Chapman (Sund) 19:26

SPRING COAST ROAD 5km, Redcar, North Yorkshire, April 23

General: 1 L Gamble-Thompson (N Marske) 15:09

M55: 1 M Murray (N Marske) 18:05

M60: 1 M Forrest (R&Z) 18:05; 2 R Williamson (Loftus &W) 18:17

Girls: 1 C Williamson (Loftus &W, W40) 18:05

W50: 1 P Speedie (M Marske) 20:52

W60: 1 L Eadon (R&Z) 21:59; 2 Okay Bentley (Birt) 23:22

W75: 1 C Gale (N York M) 25:21

DALGETY BAY 10km, Dalgety Bay, Fife, April 27

General: A Thomson (Fife) 32:32

M60: Graham Breslin 41:00

W50: J Menzies (PHRC) 42:32

RUN BALMORAL STENNA DRILLING 10km, Balmoral, Deeside, April 26

General: 1 S Chalmers (A’deen) 30:55; 2 A Odentz (A’deen) 33:36

Girls: 1 Louise McKenzie 38:39; 2 N MacDonald (Metro) 38:43; 3 R Pinder (Metro) 39:05

RUN BALMORAL HARBOUR ENERGY 5km, Balmoral, Deeside, April 26

General: 1 S Chalmers (A’deen) 14:19; 2 F MacKenzie (Metro) 15:24; 3 A Odentz (A’deen) 15:29; 4 C Richardson (Metro) 15:49; 5 J Waldie (Perth R) 15:59

M60: R Holland (Metro) 19:08

U20: N Lawson (A’deen) 16:10

Girls: 1 F Brian (Metro) 17:25; 2 J Bannerman (I’ness) 17:48; 3 D Greig (Metro) 18:17; 4 N MacDonald (Metro) 18:23; 5 N Gauld (Metro, W40) 18:51

W50: H Cameron (Forres) 20:20

W60: A Webster (Insurgent) 22:21

W70: L Hadden (Metro) 28:40

SCURRY AROUND THE HELIX 10km, Falkirk, April 26

General: 1 S Burton (RTCW) 34:07; 2 M Euston (Penic) 34:16; 3 G MacGregor (RTCW) 34:23

M50: J Lawson (P’bello) 36:10

M70: J McFarlane (Wee C) 47:01

Girls: 1 Rachel Harman 37:08; 2 F Matheson (Falk VH, W60) 41:08; 3 Y Thandraven (P’bello, W50) 42:20

RON’S RUNNERS SPRING 5km, Irvine, April 24

General: M Monachello, Kil’ok, U20) 16:31

Girls (all Kil’ok): 1 L Haggarty (W40) 18:16; 2 L Baird 18:57; 3 Okay Kelly (W40) 19:22

Multi-terrain

DEVIL O’ THE HIGHLANDS, Tyndrum to Fort William, April 26

General (42M): 1 G Irvine (Pyllon, M40) 5:20:05; 2 P Peciura (W’lands CC) 5:31:08; 3 Okay Wilson (G’nock) 5:37:18; 4 A Christie (Metro, M40) 5:44:16; 5 J Bakker-Dyos (Navy) 5:46:18; 6 A Davis (PHRC, M40) 5:56:06

M50: I Collins (W’lands CC) 6:25:41

M60: I Burdett (Hadd) 7:52:17

M70: R Livingstone (Perth R) 9:38:21

Girls: 1 A McGill (Fife, W40) 6:18:49; 2 Alice Baird 6:50:19; 3 C Newman (C’thy, W40) 7:15:14; 4 C McWhirr (Metro, W40) 7:27:17

W50: Marlene Baillie 7:42:45

W60: Sian Morgan 8:31:31

BRISTOW TRAIL 15, Balmoral, Deeside, April 26

General: 1 Ruairidh Gollan (E Suth) 85:45; 2 Okay Greig (Alford B) 87:47; 3 A Odentz (A’deen) 90:22

Girls: 1 D Greig (Alford B) 1:45:04; 2 Rachel Smith 1:54:38; 3 J Scott (Insch TR) 2:00:19

Fell operating

THE FELLSMAN, Ingleton to Threshfield, April 26-27

General (62M/1100m): 1 Anna Llewellyn 10:18:16; 2 Evan Allan 10:43:04; 3 Daniel Weller 11:43:37; 4 Michael Odell 12:02:22

M50: Matt Neale 12:40:25

Girls: 1 Llewellyn 10:18:16; 2 Despena Berdeni 12:40:26; 3 Katherine Klunder 13:52:24 

W60: Karen Nash 16:07:54

THREE PEAKS, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, April 26

General (24M/4500ft): 1 B Rothery (Ilkley) 3:00:00; 2 C Chaverot (Inov8) 3:07:32; 3 A Brownlee (Bing) 3:08:00; 4 N Yannick (Inov8) 3:08:37; 5 L Taylor (Leeds C) 3:11:44; 6 B Townshend (Kesw) 3:16:21; 7 H Ruddell (P&B) 3:16:37; 8 R Lightfoot (Ellen, M40) 3:21:40; 9 Timothy Johnston 3:25:24; 10 W Barton (Amble) 3:26:23

M50: J Hunt (Darkish Pk) 3:40:54

M60: D Prosser (Kesw) 4:05:02

M70: Graham Barnes 5:10:35

TEAM: 1 Darkish Pk 126; 2 Sett 162; 3 Kesw 205

Girls: 1 N Jackson (Kesw) 3:45:55; 2 V Wilkinson (Bing, W40) 3:47:24; 3 L Eloy (Inov8) 3:47:34; 4 Hannah Russell 3:51:56; 5 M Browne (Wharf) 3:54:27; 6 A Watkinson-Powell (Darkish Pk) 3:54:59

W50: R Thackray (Bing) 4:21:22

W60: A Duckworth (Clay) 4:41:21

TEAM: 1 Inov8 11; 2 Bing 28; 3 N Leeds FR 65

SLIEVE MARTIN, Rostrevor, April 24

General (4.25M/1740ft): 1 A Crutchley (Newc) 34:44; 2 J Macatee (Mourne) 36:32; 3 J Scott (Mourne) 37:24; 4 M Stephens (Mourne) 37:40; 5 Paul Rooney (M40) 38:27; 6 Michael Patterson 38:31

M45: David Mcneilly 39:43

M50: W Fleck (B’mena) 42:35

M55: N O’Gorman (Annad) 43:12

M65: D McGreevy (Newc) 46:33

M70: M Morrow (Drom) 64:37

M80: J Adgey (N Down) 67:16

Girls: 1 E Dickson (Newry) 42:50; 2 Okay Wilton (Jog Lisb, W50) 43:27; 3 T Cumming (Newc, W40) 43:38; 4 M Hell (N Belf, W40) 45:50

W55: D Wilson (Drom) 46:20

W60: A McNeill (Drom) 56:29

W70: M MacKin (Drom) 57:23

TRUNCE SERIES, Oxspring, Sheffield, April 21

General (6.4km/208m): 1 T Energy (Hallam) 25:06; 2 R Cottam (P’stone FPR, M40) 27:06; 3 J Ellis (Denb DT) 27:26; 4 G Parr (P’stone FPR) 27:47; 5 Okay Ryder-Brown (Clowne) 28:27; 6 J Avenue (Clowne) 28:53

M50: D King (Hallam) 30:20

M60: C Earl (Okay’price) 30:44

M70: C Horsfall (Arms R) 40:33

Girls: 1 L Clarkson (Barns H) 33:15; 2 M Kunicka (Darkish Pk, W40) 33:31; 3 S Cromwell (Holm) 34:42; 4 H Ilsley (Holm, W40) 35:01

W50: A Marsden (Okay’price) 36:56

W60: S Braddock (Metal) 43:12

W70: B Hinchliffe (Holm) 42:07