The massive West Nation highway race kicks off our UK-wide endurance operating round-up
AJ BELL GREAT BRISTOL RUN, Could 11
Max Davis received the boys’s half-marathon title by half-a-minute from Joe O’Connell in 66:24 as Jack Millar took third greater than a minute down.
With the town bathed in sunshine and heat temperatures, private bests have been few and much between among the many main males within the 13.1-mile race though for O’Connell it was his first outing over the space.
For Davis, it was his first race of the yr, that means that Bristol & West’s English Nationwide and 12-stage highway relay victories weren’t on his CV.

Rosie Hamilton-James was almost a minute outdoors her better of 75:07 set at Wokingham earlier this yr, along with her two-and-a-half-minute ladies’s victory in 75:58.
Dage Minors and Gemma Metal received the boys’s and ladies’s 10km races in 30:24 and 34:59 respectively.

Total (half): 1 M Davies (B&W) 66:24; 2 J O’Connell (AFD) 66:54; 3 J Millar (B&W) 68:08; 4 L James (T Bathtub) 69:34; 5 S Gomez (M45) 70:18; 6 G Grassley (DMV) 70:49
M50: 1 M Aldridge (Woott RR) 72:32; 2 S Winder (E&E) 77:17
M65: 1 R Walsh (Evesh) 89:19
M70: 1 G Ruffle (Hart) 95:52
Total (10km): 1 D Minors (B&W/BMU) 30:24; 2 M Roberts (HHH) 30:52; 3 G Hayward (W’bury) 31:14

Girls: 1 R Hamilton-James (W’bury) 75:58; 2 H Alderson (T Bathtub) 78:38
W50: 1 T Pritchard (Les C) 87:44; 2 S Clare (T Bathtub) 91:47
W55: 1 S Watson (Les C) 98:00; 2 J McFadzean 98:32
W60: 1 L Clements (Bide) 99:51
W65: 1 M Grace (Yate & Sodbury) 1:50:47
W70: 1 J Tombs (Gosp) 1:56:48
W75: 1 A Dockery (W’bury) 2:01:23
10km: 1 G Metal (Charn) 34:59; 2 Rhiannon Kirk (Military) 36:32; 3 Sarah Trahair-Williams (Greatest Aths) 37:33

ALTON 10, Hampshire, Could 11
Total: 1 A Elmi B’mth) 50:10; 2 C Newnham (Ryde) 54:47
Girls: 1 E Willmers (Win RC, W40) 61:14
W60: 1 L Tyler (Farn R) 75:45
BIDEFORD 10km, Devon, Could 11
Total: 1 P Norman (WG&EL) 30:08; 2 R Richmond (Bide, M40) 31:01
M50: 1 J Hartop (Serp) 34:24; 2 J McConnell (Taunt) 34:30
M55: 1 T Wright (Corn) 36:03; 2 J Matthews (N Dev) 36:14
M60: 1 C Harry (Corn) 38:17
Girls: 1 Z Oldfield (Lought, W45) 37:33
W55: 1 H Stout (L Eaton) 41:00; 2 S Could (Bide) 41:38
W60: 1 R Baker (Camb H) 45:24; 2 D Hier (Avon VR) 45:52
W65: 1 C Benstead (Oke) 41:06; 2 M Blair (Torr) 45:57
CAERPHILLY 10km, South Wales, Could 11
Total: 1 J Butler (Swan) 30:40; 2 M Ward (P’pridd) 30:50; 3 A Bull (P’pridd) 31;20
Girls: 1 O Tsim (P’pridd) 34:59; 2 A Benyon-Evans (Les C, W35) 35:51
COPENHAGEN MARATHON, Could 11
Karima Harris claimed a British W55 document after crossing the road with a chip time of two:45:45 in a race the place Berhane Tesfaye took the boys’s occasion with 2:08:25 and Sharon Kiptugen the ladies’s in 2:23:19.
Harris, who was by means of the half-distance in 82:01, mentioned: “I crossed the road inside just a few seconds of the gun time. I feel it’s a European document and simply want to search out one other 20 seconds for the World Report.
“It was chilly which helped, a totally flat course, beautiful crowds, not too busy in any respect and I clearly acquired my fuelling proper and am completely delighted with the outcome.”
COLCHESTER 10km, Essex, Could 11
Total: 1 D Williamson (Col H) 31:52; 2 P Coates (M40) 32:17; 3 A Mussett (Col H, M50) 32:39
M60: 1 C Ridley (Col H) 38:29
Girls: 1 R Rising (W35) 38:39
DEREHAM 10, Norfolk, Could 11
Total: 1 J Skipper 53:50
M55: 1 T Mardell (R Subsequent Sea) 61:50
Girls: 1 Ok Vargeson (L Goat, W40) 63:18
W50: 1 C Wakefield 71:32
W60: 1 C Brown (Wym) 79:47
LEXICON BRACKNELL HALF-MARATHON, Berkshire, Could 11
Sarah Gee, 61, received the ladies’s race total in 86:45 and mentioned: “It not seems on the Energy of 10, so I knew it wasn’t licensed and it is 200m elevation, plus very twisty and with numerous turns, with underpasses, so it’s not a quick course.
“It was a superb coaching run and beautiful to be first girl, however that will not be the case fairly often nevertheless it helps my native city, so pleased about that, however I received’t do it once more. It’s good to have received it 3 times and good for the over 60s.”
Total: 1 D Leahy (Brack F) 75:17
M50: 1 N Jeffs (RRC) 81:48
Girls: 1 S Gee (Learn RR, W60) 86:45
MARLOW 5, Buckinghamshire, Could 11
Total: 1 B Moore (WSEH) 24:37; 2 F Dyer 25:05; 3 J Lyne (Learn RR) 25:34
M50: 1 A Lee 26:47
M70: 1 A Jones (Hazle) 33:32
Girls: 1 L Wilkinson 27:25
W50: 1 H Pool (Learn RR) 32:59
W55: 1 Ok Streams (Learn RR) 31:13
RANELAGH HALF-MARATHON, Richmond, Surrey, Could 11
Total: 1 O Mills (Herne H) 71:25
M50: 1 S Shaw (ESM) 75:21; 2 N Tearle (G&G) 77:29
M55: 1 M Morris (Rane) 79:30; 2 T Webb (Kent) 79:36
Girls: 1 L Bailey (Strag, W40) 80:12
W45: 1 M James (S Lon) 85:00
W60: 1 R Hutton (S Lon) 97:21
W70: 1 M Statham-Berry (Ling) 1:50:17
W75: 1 J Davies (E&E) 1:59:51
ROB BURROW LEEDS MARATHON & HALF, West Yorkshire, Could 11
Total (26.2M): 1 T Charles (Chorl, M40) 2:28;14; 2 M Abshir (Leeds) 2:29;29
Girls: 1 M Gibson (Ealing E, W40) 2:42:17
Total (13.1M): 1 J Cummins 68:36; 2 R Gardiner (Leeds U) 69:04; 3 A Rolland (Hyde P) 71:16
M60: 1 J Convery (Bing) 81:36
Girls: 1 Ok Brown 79:33
RUN PLYMOUTH HALF-MARATHON, Devon, Could 11
Total: 1 J Landers (Tamar) 69:43; 2 J Hasson 70:02; 3 S McNerney 72:15
M50: 1 D Robinson (Plym) 79:27
M60: 1 G Bale (P’inventory) 79:30
Girls: 1 A Arnold (Plym) 81:27
W65: 1 A Engledew (Erme V) 1:50:26

SUNDERLAND HALF-MARATHON & 10km, Tyne & Put on, Could 11
Over-55 Jackie Murdy received the ladies’s part of the half in 88:57.
Total (13.1M): 1 M Watson (Excessive) 69:04; 2 L Walshaw 71;18
M50: 1 W Pearson 80:00
Girls: 1 J Murdy (S Shields, W55) 88:57
W60: 1 S Snook 1:41:45

Total (10km): 1 L Gamble-Thompson (N Marske) 30:45; 2 L Aldridge 30:53; 3 D Richardson 32:03
M60: 1 I Norman 38:36
Girls: 1 S Smith 36:26
W50: 1 W Chapman 39:23
W60: 1 P Ogilvie 44:12
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LIBERATION DAY 7, Rousse, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Could 9
Total: 1 J Priest (Guern) 38:07; 2 E Woodhead Guern) 39:01; 3 M Jamieson (Guern, M45) 39:08
M55: 1 S Ingrouille (Guern) 42:00
Girls: 1 L Sward 45:08
YORK 5km SERIES, North Yorkshire, Could 9
Total: 1 W Walker (York) 15:30
M65: 1 D L’Anson (St Ther) 19:23
Girls: 1 B Penty (Knaves, W40) 17:20
W50: 1 V Braham (Nidd) 20;17
W60: 1 J Scott (Darl) 22:44
BEST SERIES 5km, Battersea Park, Could 8
Following wins within the Serpentine 5km and Ted Pepper 10km, W60 Clare Elms gained her third successive total ladies’s victory in underneath a fortnight in 18:25, Steve Smythe experiences.
Sadly, in a completely solo run, two canines reduce proper throughout her within the last kilometre and introduced her to a standstill virtually actually costing Elms an opportunity to problem Fiona Matheson’s UK age group better of 18:22 which she missed by three seconds.
Behind in second spot, reigning British Masters W55 champion at Indoor 800m, 1500m and cross-country champion Kate Ramsey ran 19:35.
Total (5km): 1 B Chaplin (Stubb G) 16:26
Girls: 1 C Elms (Kent, W60) 18:25; 2 Ok Ramsey (Charn, W55) 19:35

HEREFORD COURIERS 5km, Could 7
Total: 1 H White (Right here, U20) 15:41
Girls: 1 D Morris (Builth, W40) 17:22
W50: 1 T Brenton (L Goat) 20:42
NORTH EAST MASTERS OPEN ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Jarrow, Tyne & Put on, Could 7
Sunderland Harriers led all through the race that included the youngest males’s age teams after Steve Rankin had an 8:52 cut up, for the two-lapper, a time that then stood up because the quickest M40 time of the night.
There was a faster time behind as Gateshead’s James Nettleton’s 8:37 was the very best among the many M35s as his membership have been second total.
Third positioned Elswick completed off with Andrew Bell, whose 8:55 was quickest M45 time.
The primary race of the night had been for all the ladies’s age teams and the over-65 males and Jenny Berry led all of them house on the opening stage with an 8:59 time that was to face up as the very best among the many ladies and her Wallsend membership held on to be first ladies’s staff house total.
The second quickest ladies’s time was from Elswick’s Justina Heslop, with 10:11, just some days after serving to her membership to the British masters W45 title at Mallory Park.
Males M35-M55
Males M35 (3x3km approx): 1 Sunderland 26:51 (S Rankin 8:52, M Barker 8:57, J Taylor 9:02); 2 Gateshead 26:53 (D Alexander 8:47, J Nettleton 8:37, P Grimoldby 9:29); 3 Elswick 27:14 (David Bell 9:04, Adam Bell 9:15, Andrew Bell 8:55)
Males M45 (3x3km approx): 1 Morpeth 29:04 (A Ball 9:33, J Butters 9:44, I Armstrong 9:47); 2 S Shields 30:00; 3 Houghton 30:44
Males M55 (3x3km approx): 1 Sunderland 31:47 (T Area 10:21, M Cherrington 10:47, P Collins 10:39); 2 Morpeth 31:48; 3 Jesmond 33:23
Quickest
M35: J Nettleton (Gate) 8:37. M40: Rankin 8:52. M45: David Bell 9:04. M50: M Anderson (Claremont) 9:38. M55: L Bennett (Morp) 10:06
M65 + & Girls
M65 (3x3km approx): 1 Houghton 34:50 (S Barry 11:43, D Wallace 11:43, D Gribben 11:24); 2 Morpeth 36:57; 3 Ponteland 37:08
Quickest
M65: G Bayne (Morp) 11:13. M70: R Sill (Morp) 12:59. M75: J Mowatt (Criminal) 15:40
Girls W35 (3x3km approx): 1 Wallsend 31:42 (J Berry 8:59, L Wallace 1024, E James 11;19); 2 J&H 33:19; 3 Sunderland Strollers 33:44
Girls W45 (3x3km approx): 1 South Shields 34:00 (J Murdy 10:57, Ok Snaith 11:53, Ok Beard-Foden 11;10); 2 Elswick 34:06; 3 Elswick B 37:19
Girls W55 (3x3km approx): 1 Birtley 37:56 (J Turner 12:46, Ok Bentley 13:00, Ok Farquhar 12:10); 2 Gateshead 39:02; 3 Heaton 40:49
Quickest
W35: Berry 9:59. W40: Wallace 10:24. W45: J Heslop (Elsw) 10:11. W50: Ok Snaith (S Shields) 11:53. W55: W Chapman (Sund Str) 10:43. W60: A Kirtley (Gate) 12:27
EMGP SILVERSTONE 10km, Northamptonshire, Could 6
Total: 1 L Morgan (Kenil) 31:23; 2 W Beeston (Ton) 32:01
M50: 1 S Fenwick (Harb) 35:03
M55: 1 P West (Kett) 36:28
M60: 1 A Inexperienced (North Tri) 37:55
M75: 1 C Gibson 47:48
TEAM: 1 R&N) 2:13:13
M40 TEAM: 1 R&N 2:06:35
Girls: 1 R Doherty (Higham, W35) 36:29
W45: 1 H Gibbs (Shenly) 38:27
W55: 1 T Derry 41:11
W65: 1 N Haggart (Mattress H) 46:02
W75: 1 A Copson (R&N) 54:02
TEAM: 1 R&N 1:59:00
W35 TEAM: 1 R&N 2:24:01
LOWCA 10km, Whitehaven, Cumbria, Could 6
Total: 1 M Brown (Salf) 32:05
Girls: 1 Ok Maltby (Border, W35) 35:50
RUN EXE SUMMER SERIES 5km, Exeter, Devon, Could 6
Ollie Thorogood received total it 15:18 however, deeper within the subject Claudine Benstead improved the Chip solely W65 all-time greatest to twenty:01 however her gun time of 21:04 was effectively outdoors Lynn Higgins 2019 mark of 20:05.
Total: 1 O Thorogood (SWRR) 15:18
M60: 1 P Monaghan 18:12
M65: 1 R Drage (Tav) 18:26
M70: 1 J Shapland (Bide) 22:04
Girls: 1 C Walker (Tav, U20) 17:51
W50: 1 E Mossop (Corn) 21:11
W65: 1 C Benstead (Oke) 21:04