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 probably the most aggressive races within the 40-year historical past of the occasion, Denis Shepherd reviews.
The result was doubtful all through as a big group of runners pressured the tempo within the Highland capital, however with lower than one kilometre remaining, Crowe unleashed a devastating surge which gave him the respiratory area he craved, though he wasn’t capable of calm down 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 package deal Brogan Wallace, each of whom had been setting lifetime bests.
General: 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
Girls: 1 N Scott (Edin) 73:20; 2 N Lang (C’thy) 74:39; 3 B Wallace (Shett) 74:57; 4 Okay 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 received total in 67:27 however, deep within the area, Claudine Benstead improved her personal over 65 British greatest, set solely in January, by practically two minutes to 89:45.
A second age group greatest then got here from Jenny Mills who improved Lou Gilchrist’s 17-year-old W75 mark by a minute to 1:50:37.
General: 1 R Richmond (Bide, M40) 67:27; 2 S Fox (Exe) 67;37; 3 D Mapp (Bide) 70:43
M50: 1 Okay Summers (Weston) 75:06
M60: 1 P Norris 83:23
M65: 1 S Sincock (Oke) 89:20
Girls: 1 Okay Drew 76:36
W45: 1 S Stone (Bide) 87:16
W50: 1 S Might (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 boys, Jonathan Escalante-Phillips noticed off a problem from Peter Molloy to win total in 66:12.
General: 1 J Escalante-Phillips (C&C) 66:12; 2 P Molloy (Central) 66:21; 3 Okay 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 Okay 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
Girls: 1 S Potter (Leeds) 73:48; 2 H Archer (C&C) 75:43; 3 E Fennelly (Belg) 76:22; 4 Okay Longley (Liv PS, W40) 76:40; 5 E Bradley (Belg) 77:23; 6 Okay Popaditch (Belg) 77:21; 7 A Lawson (Clap) 78:04; 8 E Roche (Mil Okay) 78:53; 9 E Kerswell (C&C) 80:39; 10 L Barnes 80:40
W40: 1 Okay Sheedy (Dulw R) 80:44
W50: 1 C Carter (New J) 88:51; 2 M Mitchell (Ware) 93:27; 3 Okay Smith (Boxted) 3:34
W55: 1 A Spencer (Vall St) 90:51; 2 V Simpson (B Stort) 94:25
W60: 1 Okay Angwin (Head RR) 96:45
W65: 1 V Gallucci 1:43:41
CHESTER 10km, Cheshire, March 9
General: 1 M Clowes (Wrex) 31:03
M55: 1 L Jones (Dees) 35:43
M60: 1 C Phelan (S Lon) 39:40
Girls: 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 received total by effectively over three minutes in 30:16.
General: 1 J Gilbert (Kent, M40) 30:16
M50: 1 R Felton (Spect) 35:57
Girls: 1 A Bagnall (Chesh Dr) 37:41
KINGSTON BREAK-FEST RUNS, Surrey, March 9
George Grassley received the 20-miler total 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 greatest 2:15:11 clocking.
General (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 Okay Woodward (E&E) 2:17:07
M65: 1 G Moyse (Poole R) 2:24:28
Girls: 1 S McCall (Clap) 2:03:21; 2 Okay West (Learn) 2:11:27; 3 F Hayward (THH) 2:13:54
W40: 1 Okay Stacey (26.2RRC) 2:20:27
W45: 1 T Murphy (Kent) 2:17:27
W50: 1 J Mann (Marlow) 2:35:27
W55: 1 Okay Streams (Learn RR) 2:15:11
General (16M): 1 S Lauder (Llis, W45) 83:33
General (8M): 1 D Wolff (Belg) 45:01
Girls: 1 C Johnson 52:23
PADDOCK WOOD HALF-MARATHON, Inc BRITISH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP, Kent, March 9
Cole Gibbens, who received total 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 greatest for South of the Thames winner Gibbens whereas Milarvie was additionally in new territory along with his 65:19.
Chris Buseileh, with 70:13 and age group greatest 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 lady 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 supplied probably the most aggressive motion and W60 winner Sarah Gee headed all the 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 higher 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, mentioned: “I used to be on course to beat the file of 84:28 and went via half-way in 42:11 however don’t have the coaching in me but to keep up that tempo for 13-miles.”
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 greatest W70 effort of 1:46:37.
General: 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
Girls: 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 Okay 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
General: 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
Girls: 1 C Elliott (Sale) 2:16:42
W50: 1 J Stanfeld 2:17:17
WALLED CITY 10, Derry, Northern Eire, March 9
General: 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
Girls: 1 H McCreedy (Rosses, W35) 60:45
TAMESIDE 5km, Ashton-u-Lyne, Larger Manchester, March 8
General: 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
Girls: 1 A Wharton (Bury) 17:39
CHICHESTER CORPORATE CHALLENGE, West Sussex, March 5
General (4.5km): 1 C Walker-Powell (Solent Finish) 13:22; 2 B Healey (Solent Finish) 14:01; 3 O Tipping (Havant) 14:14
Girls: 1 R Laurie (Chich C) 15:25
DOWN BY THE RIVER 10km, Partick, Glasgow, March 9
General: R Muir (Cambus) 31:38; 2 O Coetzee (Bella R, M40) 32:57; 3 C Reilly (Cambus, M40) 33:17; 4 Okay 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
Girls: 1 S Tucker (Cambus) 35:18; 2 A Paton (C’nauld) 38:03; 3 Okay 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
General: 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
Girls: 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 Okay 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 Okay Barden (Gala) 25:52; 2 Okay 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 Okay 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 Girls (3x3km): 1 Birtley 38:52 (T Bishopp 13:01, Okay 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 (Okay&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 Girls: 1 G Scally (E&E) 13:58
U17: 1 G Brough (S&D) 12:27; 2 M Minielly (Herne H) 1234; 3 G Edwards (Okay&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
General (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
Girls: 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: Okay Robertson (Hurt) 4:48:13
W60: Petra Knops 5:31:42
D33 ULTRA, Aberdeen and Deeside, March 8
General (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
Girls: 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
General (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
Girls: 1 T Cumming (Newc, W40) 56:30; 2 N McCurry (Glens) 57:43; 3 Okay McAuley (Glens) 57:52; 4 N Marrs (Glens, W40) 60:24
W50: A Tomb (Spr’effectively) 63:32
W55: A McNeill (Drom) 67:26
W60: Okay Monteverde (Barf) 74:27
BLACK COMBE, Silecroft, Millom, March 8
General (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
Girls: 1 C Taylor (B Combe) 91:37; 2 B Jenkinson (Eryri) 97:11; 3 Okay 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
General (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: Okay Hoult (Calder V) 4:46:48
M60: I Ferguson (Bing) 5:52:02
M70: Tony Wimbush 7:07:50
Girls (all W40): 1 Okay 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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