George Wheeler goes high of UK five-mile rankings

With 23:04 on the Wolverton 5, Wheeler tops 2024 lists as Clare Elms’ record-breaking exploits proceed in our newest highway racing round-up

WOLVERTON 5, Buckinghamshire, October 26

Whereas George Wheeler received total in a greater than helpful 23:04, there was a British and possible world masters finest time of 30:44 from W60 Clare Elms.

In his debut over the gap, Wheeler’s time comfortably took the 26-year-old, who ran 28:26.80 for 10,000m in the course of the summer season, to the highest of the UK five-mile rankings for the 12 months. Behind, Harry Brodie was almost a minute down and his 24:00 was just some seconds outdoors his finest.

Ladies’s part winner, New Zealander Martina Conner, has not too long ago recovered from 4 years of damage earlier than operating sub-17 minutes in two 5km runs. Right here the 22-year-old narrowly headed Bedford’s Rebecca Murray as each posted private bests led by Conner’s 27:35.

Elms was seventh girl house and her 30:44 was six seconds higher than Kate Wright’s beforehand unratified British masters finest time and might be a world finest W60 time however no official marks are stored. The 8km time listed of 31:28 means that Elms’ time is the most effective recorded for 5 miles.

General: 1 G Wheeler (MK Dist) 23:04; 2 H Brodie (Mattress C) 24:00; 3 B Davies (Mattress C) 24:25; 4 L Elbayan (Lut) 24:53; 5 S Winters (Mattress C) 24;56; 6 J Carr (C&C) 24;57; 7 J Minter (Mattress C) 25:07; 8 D Dibaba (Kent) 25:07

M45: 1 G Crush (Norw) 26:09

M65: 1 J Chapman (Stops) 33;16

M70: 1 C Lamont (Stops) 36:32

U20: 1 J Edwards (Mil Ok) 26:15

Ladies: 1 M Conner (Belg) 27:35; 2 R Murray (Mattress C) 27:43; 3 I King (Mil Ok) 29:16; 4 S Barrett (Norw, U20) 29:28; 5 A Lambert (Mattress C) 29:33; 6 S Kent (Mattress C) 30:44; 7 C Elms (Kent, W60) 30:44

W55: 1 D Ditchfield (Mattress H) 35:25; 2 S Bishop 35:49

W60: 2 R Edwards (Redway) 37:38

BRIGG POPPY 10km, Lincolnshire, October 27

General: 1 M Bowser (Linc W, M40) 31:30

M60: 1 P Lane (Danum) 38:12

Ladies: 1 S Wallis (Linc W) 33:41

FEN 10, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, October 27

General: 1 B Heron (Assist) 52;30; 2 J McRae (Hallam) 52:35; 3 A Jakeman (March) 54:50

M50: 1 T Farrer (Hunt) 59:48

M60: 1 S Elvin (Bure) 64:42

Ladies: 1 S Barton (Higham) 61:22

FLEET 10km, Hampshire, October 27

Max Davis received by almost two minutes in a private finest 29:33.

General: 1 M Davis (B&W) 29:33; 2 S Blake (AFD) 31:18

M50: 1 A Hamilton (BMH) 35:14

M60: 1 D Angel (Horsh J) 39:27

Ladies: 1 D McDermot (Tun W, W45) 37:06; 2 L Locks (AFD, W45) 37:12

LEIGH-ON-SEA 10km, Essex, October 27

General: 1 A Hickey (S’finish) 31:39

Ladies: 1 C Brooks (E Ex Tri) 38;10

NEW FOREST 10, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, October 27

Somalian refugee Abdinasir Mohamoud Elmi received from Bournemouth clubmate Joe Arundel by greater than two minutes in 49:01.

General: 1 A Elhmi (B’mth) 49:01; 2 J Arundel (B’mth) 51:14; 3 J Grose (Poole) 53:42

M55: 1 G Doughty 60:51

Ladies: 1 E Willmers (Win RC, W35) 64:55

W50: 1 S Gurney (Win RC) 66:48

STROUD HALF-MARATHON, Gloucestershire, October 27

General: 1 D Gillett (W tempo) 68:12; 2 T Evetts (W tempo) 70:24; 3 L James (T Bathtub) 70:51

M50: 1 I Leonard (Emersons) 78:28

Ladies: 1 D Irving-Hyman (THH) 79:23

W50: 1 E Millman (Severn) 92:19

TAVY 7, Tavistock, Devon, October 27

General: 1 M Wilsmore (Tamar) 37:20; 2 J Cole (Tav RP, M40) 37:49; 3 M Jenkin (Bide, M45) 38:03

M70: 1 J Shapland (Bide) 49:47

Ladies: 1 H Smith (Tav) 45:04

W55: 1 J McFadzean (SWRR) 48:27; 2 H Harbottle (S Moult) 48:49

WORKSOP HALLOWEEN HALF-MARATHON, Nottinghamshire, October 27

General: 1 S Roberts (Retford) 68:04; 2 J Lonsdale (Worksop) 68:48

M55: 1 D Parkin (Leeds) 80:03

M65: 1 A Whitehouse (Totley) 95:03

Ladies: 1 E Warren (St Ther) 82:31

MARATHON ERYRI, Llanberis, Snowdonia, October 26

In beautiful autumnal climate, Andy Davies and Louise Flynn triumphed on the 40^th version of Marathon Eryri.

Dubbed at one of many UK’s hardest marathons, the final miles of this race are notoriously arduous, as they head to the very best level of the race at mile 24, nearly 380m above sea degree and an ascent of over 200 metres in only one mile.

Davies had not run in Eryri since 2011 the place he completed fourth however he returned in 2024 to take this historic title, but in addition with an eye fixed on not solely the course report of two:31:21, held by Marshall Smith from 2023, but in addition that of the race report held by Jeff Norman, a time of two:28:02 relationship again to 1985.

General: 1 A Davies (Maldwyn) 2:28:41; 2 M Kallenberg (Swan) 2:33:40; 3 M Younger (W Chesh) 2:37:25

Ladies: 1 L Flynn (Les C, W40) 2:59:27

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

While Ollie Garrod notched up his fifth victory on this collection of 2024, the motion behind was from under-17 runners.

Second man house was Brentwood Beagles’ Max Sanderson, the England 3000m silver medallist in 15:50 and it was clubmate Olivia Forrest, the English Colleges cross-country champion, who took the ladies’s part in 17:08.

General: 1 O Garrod (Belg) 15:26

M60: 1 D Taylor (Herne H) 17:51; 2 S Plummer (ESM) 18:24

M80: 1 T Rea (H’area) 26:09

U17: 1 M Sanderson (B’wooden) 15:50

Ladies: 1 O Forrest (B’wooden, U17) 17:08

W50: 1 A Farrell (Tun W) 19:59

W55: 1 S McDonald (S Lon) 19:48

W60: 1 L Woolhouse (Vets) 21:04; 2 T Taylor (Tun W) 21:57

W70: 1 A Riddell (Serp) 26:41

W75: 1 R Tabor (Dulw) 26:10

U15: 1 T Ferguson (WSEH) 17:22; 2 H Woodley (B’wooden) 17:25; 3 I Morrison (HW) 17:45

WESTON PROM 5, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, October 24 

General: 1 J Williamson (S’burn) 25:38

M50: 1 Ok Summers (Weston) 27:43

M70: 1 J Malone (Nailsea) 37:06

Ladies: 1 A Hammersley (B&W) 30;13; 2 V Ratcliffe (T Bathtub, W45) 31:10

W50: 1 N Davies (Weston) 33:01

POLLOK PARK 10km, Glasgow, October 27

General: John Carr 35:04

Ladies: Georgia Freeman-Mills 39:53

JEDBURGH HALF MARATHON AND 10km, Jedburgh, October 27

General (HM): T Windley (Kesw, M40) 73:53
M60: S Ingledew (Edin) 89:21
Ladies: J Tovey (Corst) 88:00
W50: Kathy Henly 97:11
W60: Valerie Snell 1:41:46
General (10km): B Submit (NED, U20) 34:43
M60: G Bracken (NSP) 38:19

PATH OF CONDIE HALF-MARATHON, Milnathort, October 26
General: S Paterson (Ochil) 75:09
M50: R Van Gompel (Dund H) 82:41
M70: T Martin (Fife) 1:43:04
Ladies: J Dickson (Fife, W50) 89:57

3km ON THE GREEN, Glasgow Inexperienced, October 25

General: C Muir (Shett) 8:57
Ladies: L Haggarty (Kil’okay, W40) 10:31

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