Triathlon star returns to her roots with victory over Verity Ockenden, as Logan Rees takes males’s race in our weekly street racing assessment
PULFORD 10km, Cheshire, March 23
Fife AC’s Logan Rees headed Falkirk’s Scott Stirling to win general in 28:38 and declare the £500 first prize over what’s claimed to be one of many quickest routes within the UK.
Rees, the Scottish cross-country champion, was simply exterior his private finest, a destiny that additionally fell for Stirling, the 2024 Inter-Counties bronze medallist.
Beth Potter, the 2024 Olympic triathlon bronze medallist, took the ladies’s race and high prize cash in 31:18, as runner-up Verity Ockenden ran 31:35.
For Potter, her Paris Olympics medal got here eight years after a run out within the Rio Olympics within the 10,000m, however her worldwide profession started lengthy earlier than that and featured a Tenth-place end within the 3000m on the 2007 World Youth Championships in Ostrava.
Potter’s 31:18 was comfortably a private finest and, in accordance with The Energy of 10, is her first outing in a mainstream working occasion for 4 years.
Ockenden, who was second within the 2024 UK 5000m championship and who received right here final yr, was additionally effectively inside her earlier finest.
Logan Rees (Invoice Scriven)
General: 1 L Rees (Fife) 28:38; 2 S Stirling (Falk) 28:44; 3 A Manthorpe (Hallam) 28:58; 4 A Hayes (Hallam) 29:24; 5 E Sjerps (NED) 29:26; 6 A Fife (Belg) 29:31; 7 D Evans (SB) 29:32; 8 C Johnson (Gate) 29:33; 9 J O’Connell (AFD) 29:37; 10 J Grey (C&C) 29:38; 11 F Ross-Davie (Gars) 29:41; 12 N Martin (Sale) 29:41; 13 J O’Farrell (Liv) 29:46; 14 F McGrath (B&W) 29:51; 15 T Ter Haar (NED) 29:59
M40: 1 Ok Darcy (Salf) 31:44
M50: 1 M Inexperienced (Merr’ydd) 33:52
M65: 1 A Clark (Osw) 40:02
M80: 1 E Davies ((Rhedyr) 50:37
Girls: 1 B Potter (VP Glas) 31:18; 2 V Ockenden ((Swan) 31:35; 3 P Anderson (Herne H) 32;17; 4 J Nesbitt (P’pridd) 32:19; 5 A Quirk (Brack) 32:28; 6 H Irwin (C&C) 32:31; 7 A Bell (P&B) 32:48; 8 E Haggard-Kearney (Warriors) 32:52; 9 M Gadsby (Norw) 33:26; 10 B Gunn (Bir) 33:30; 11 C Dannatt (Camb’ly) 33:34; 12 S Dufour-Jackson (Vale R) 33:53; 13 E Davies (Bord) 34:06; 14 S Samuels (Sale, W45) 34:14; 15 J Walsh (Leeds) 34:30
W50: 1 L Tait-Harris (W&B) 39:50
W55: 1 S Avery (Chesh Dr) 39:57
Beth Potter (Invoice Scriven)
READING HALF MARATHON, Berkshire, March 23
Swedish nationwide David Nilsson, whose finest is 61:40 from 2020, took this race in 64:59 however latest outings for this occasion are effectively under these of earlier years.
In second place, Windsor’s Blake Moore, the 2024 England 5000m runner-up, ran 65:07 in his debut over the space.
General: 1 D Nilsson (SWE) 64:59; 2 B Moore (WSEH) 65:07; 3 J Davies (Learn) 65:10; 4 C Davis 66:12; 5 G Grassley (Belg) 68:08; 6 P Matthews (M45) 68:14; 7 H Abrha ((Learn) 68:28; 8 N Kevern (Brack) 68:37; 9 G Suthon (Learn) 68:37; 10 A Miell-Ingram (Radley) 68:52; 11 C Newnham (Ryde) 69:07; 12 T Holliday (VP&TH) 69:08
M40: 1 L Jolly (Learn) 70:06
M50: 1 M Thomas 74:07; 2 C Compton (Kent) 74:34; 3 M Couldwell (Charn) 74:44; 4 A Rennie (Learn) 75:56
M65: 1 S Sincock (Oke) 88:25; 2 M Bower 89:50
Girls: 1 Ok Eastlea-Morris (AFD) 74:15; 2 S Weddell (St Alb) 75:19; 3 A Braham (Ealing E, W45) 76:02; 4 J Robertson (Newb) 77:41; 5 E Warren (Learn J) 77:43; 6 E Apsley (THH) 78:22; 7 N Lee (Learn) 80:06; 8 J Hinton (Lon H, W40) 80:58
W50: 1 C Quinn (Newb) 89:24; 2 A Emmerson 91:19
W55: 1 C Hoskins (Learn RR) 92;29
W60: 1 D Steer (St Alb) 1:43:04
ASHBY 20, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, March 23
General: 1 D Narborough (Mickle) 1:52:22; 2 S Marks (R&N) 1:53:39; 3 T Shaw (Worksop) 1:54:18
M50: 1 H Davies 1:58:40
Girls: 1 E Choose (Peel) 2:03:18; 2 A Bourne (R&N) 2:06:29; 3 A Wright (Sale) 2:08:59
W60: 1 Ok Wright (Strat) 2:18:41
BANBURY 15, Oxfordshire, March 23
General: 1 M Lock (Wit) 84:53; 2 J Bolton (W’inventory, M50) 86:31
Girls: 1 R Weston (Banb) 99:04
BERKLEY 20 & HALF FISSION, Gloucestershire, March 23
General (20M): 1 S Juson (Croft A) 1:49:28; 2 T Evetts (W Tempo) 1:50:54; 3 N Pegg (Stroud) 1:55:10
M50: 1 J Jones (Llis) 1:58:28
Girls: 1 N Frith (Chelt) 2:13:12
W45: 1 D Wright 2:20:59
W55: 1 T Hill (Stroud) 2:55:47
General (13.1M): 1 A Grigg (B&W) 72:19
M40: 1 R Matthews (P Bryn) 72:22
Girls: 1 C Merwood (Cdf) 81:10
BRENTWOOD HALF-MARATHON, Essex, March 23
After two wins over the space late final yr, Adam Hickey continued his foray into half-marathons with one other victory, this time in 65:33.
General: 1 A Hickey (S’finish) 65:33; 2 O Adedeji (NEB) 68:51; 3 S Unusual (Ton) 69:32
M50: 1 B Glasgow (orion) 77:04
M55: 1 R Thorpe (B Stort) 79:29
M60: 1 N Rankin (B’fleet) 86:08
Girls: 1 L Reed (Hav’g, W40) 78:18; 2 Ok O’Neill (Hav’g) 78:54; 3 Ok Kite (Lon H, W35) 80:22
W50: 1 C Jennings (TRA) 88:50
W60: 1 L Butler (B’fleet) 1:51:34
BTR LIVERPOOL HALF-MARATHON & 10, Merseyside, March 23
General (13.1M): 1 I Lawton (Prime Tri, M40) 68:42; 2 A Clarke (Herne H) 69:30; 3 J Boden (Wall’sy) 70:25
M50: 1 D Wilkinson (S’port W) 78:04; 2 P Reilly (Marsh L) 78:21
M60: 1 R McGrath (S’port W) 80:12
Girls: 1 L Fairclough (St Hel S) 78:22; 2 I Jones 78:45; 3 Ok Brown (Lon H) 79:19
W50: 1 L Horrell (Vegan) 94:29
General (10M): 1 P Edwards (Mikkeller) 55:24
Girls: 1 E Hunter (BAD Tri) 67:27
EASTLEIGH 10km, Hampshire, March 23
General: 1 J Copeland (SC Vets, M40) 30:41; 2 A Lennan (Soton) 30:47; 3 D Studley (B&W) 31:01; 4 P Hart (Soton) 31:22; 5 S Tyas (Belg) 31:30; 6 J O’Hara (Soton) 31:53
M40: 1 A Greenleaf (Win) 32:08
M50: 1 W Inexperienced (Serp) 33:08
M55: 1 T Sales space (G&G) 35:42
Girls: 1 S Winstone (Soton, W354) 35:12
W40: 1 E Willmers (Win RC) 36:32
W45: 1 Ok Mardle (Finish Hub) 37:40
HILLINGDON 20, inc Herts Champion ship, Ruislip, Middlesex, March 23
Jack Millar, who was fifth within the Inter-Counties cross-country two weeks earlier, received general in 1:47:00, however the Hertfordshire championship went to Tenth-placed Oliver Hill.
It’s extremely uncommon for an over-55 girl to win a race however that was the case right here as Karima Harris ran to a 2:06:22 clocking, a time that’s greater than 9 minutes higher that the beforehand listed British W55 all-time finest in accordance with the Energy of 10 web site.
The London Marathon now beckons for the Highgate runner and a British finest is on the playing cards and Harris stated: “I attempted 3:55 tempo per kilometre right here and it was okay and Hillingdon just isn’t flat.”
In second spot, Catherine O’Connor took the county title.
General: 1 J Millar (B&W) 1:47:00; 2 S Gebreselassie (Belg) 1:48:57; 3 C Sandison (HW) 1:48:58; 4 T Payne (S Lon) 1:49:11; 5 M Parker (Hales) 1:49;12; 6 J Brockman (THH) 1:49:30; 7 S Renfer (Excessive) 1:51:54; 8 J Poole (Serp, M40) 1:51:54; 9 C Haywood (Excessive) 1:52:07; 10 O Hill (Wat J) 1:53;46
M40: 2 J Eves (Mattress C) 1:56:08
M50: 1 Ok Sambridge (Ware) 1:59:31
M60: 1 N Rackham (Metros) 2:06:22
Girls: 1 Ok Harris (Excessive, W55) 2:06:14; 2 C O’Connor (St Alb) 2:14:32
W40: A Gabb (Dac) 2:17;15
W50: 1 T Beloou (Greatest A) 2:26;48
W60: 1 H Bolt (Datch) 2:46:16
KEITH HALL MEMORIAL 10km, Thorney, Cambridgeshire, March 23
General: 1 D Rock (Felix, M40) 31:55
M60: 1 M Cann 36:09
Girls: 1 E Leggate (C&C, W45) 34:44; 2 G Metal (Charn, W35) 35:25
SHEFFIELD MUTUAL HALF-MARATHON, Yorkshire, March 23
General: 1 T Energy (Hallam) 68:22; 2 E Smales (Roth) 69:05; 3 S Flannagan (Leeds) 70:06
M40: 1 T Bailey (Hallam) 72:57
M50: 1 S Pope (Totle) 79:46
Girls: 1 C Frankland (W Finish) 77:52; 2 L Smith (Hallam) 78:52
W50: 1 C Jackson 86:32
STAFFORD HALF-MARATHON, March 23
General: 1 J Bnnett (Bir) 70:13; 2A Miles (Vale R) 70:31; 3 C Gidlow (Stoke) 70:43
Girls: 1 C Hawkins (Stoke) 84:24
WILMSLOW HALF-MARATHON, Cheshire, March 23
Kenyan Robert Mwei, who ran 60:21 six years in the past, received the higher of Jonny Mellor after a 62:35 clocking because the Liverpool Harrier ran 63:10.
Mellor had run 2:11:22 in November’s New York Marathon after which 28:15 10km in Holland in February.
In third, John Gilbert proved himself the one to beat within the veteran ranks with a 65:21 clocking, which was simply three second shy of his lifetime finest set again in 20:18.
It was one other Kenyan, Sharon Kimchumba who received the ladies’s part with a 70:50 clocking two minutes away from Birchfield Harriers Lily Partridge, who had run a 70:29 in Barcelona one month earlier, which adopted a 2:30:55 marathon in New York.
General: 1 R Mwei (KEN) 62:35; 2 J Mellor (Liv) 63:10; 3 J Gilbert (Kent, M40) 65:21; 4 G Cunliffe (R’dle) 66:28; 5 J Sagar (Leeds) 66:34; 6 A Davis (Maldwyn, M45) 66:51; 7 J Carnelly (Ok&C) 66:55; 8 M Campion (B&W) 66:56; 9 J Corridor (Leeds) 67:03; 10 P Robertson (Sale) 67:57; 11 G Beardmore (Sale) 68:00; 12 J Martin (Hallam) 68:10; 13 J Visitor (Stoke) 68:12; 14 A Doyle (Vale R) 68:13; 15 F Davies (Heaton) 68:13
M45: 2 D Hawley (L Eaton) 71:38
M50: 1 R Keal (Beest) 70:10
M55: 1 A Porter (B’corridor) 77:28
M60: G Davies (Hoad H) 86:24
Girls: 1 S Kimchumba (KEN) 70:50; 2 L Partridge (Bir) 72:56; 3 H Townsend (Leeds) 73:22; 4 N Mithell (BRAT) &4:07; 5 E Taylor (Stoke, W35) 78:55; 6 F Hughes (Wirral, W40) 80:06
W40: 2 A Hollingworth (Newc St) 81:20
W50: 1 J Johnston 88:53; 2 L Dixon (Newc St) 89:27; 3 J Bentley (Velo) 89:56
W55: 1 C Aryeetey 94:09; 2 S Taylor (Trenth) 94:13
W65: 1 J Moore (Wig) 1:51:53
W70: 1 H Todd (Inventory) 1:59:23
WOLVERHAMPTON 10km, West Midlands, March 23
Birchfield’s Omah Ahmed received general by effectively over two minutes in 29:23.
General: 1 O Ahmed (Bir) 29:23; 2 R Carpenter (Tip) 31:51
Girls: 1 L Callaghan (Trenth, W50) 40:00
WYMONDHAM 20, Norfolk, March 23
General: 1 D Williamson (Col H) 1L47:40; 2 C Bowen-Jones (NEB) 1:52:01; 3 Ok Bowling (Col H) 1:52:25; 4 B Shearer (Camb H, M45) 1:52;36; 5 M Tub (Norw RR) 1:53:10; 6 M Westley (Harl) 1:56:59
M50: 1 S Mann (Norw) 2:04:25
Girls: 1 E Grubb (Norw, W40) 2:10:57; 2 Ok Murrell (Norw RR, W40) 2:12:56
W45: 1 C Cummings (Norw) 2:17:19
WELSH ROAD RELAYS, Pembrey Nation Park, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, March 22
Dewi Griffiths anchored Swansea to a different Welsh title with the quickest lap however, by the point of his 15:53 clocking for the 4.54km journey, his membership have been already minutes clear.
With every stage being run over two laps, Swansea ultimately completed greater than 4 minutes away from rivals Cardiff.
A Swansea man led the oping stage as effectively but it surely was Jac Hopkins from the B group earlier than Jonathan Butler took the A Group narrowly forward mid-race.
Swansea made it a double as their girls then received but it surely was nearer as Parc Bryn Bach held them to 95 seconds and it was Lauren Cooper who gave her membership the lead on the opener with a quickest time of 18:59.
Nonetheless, her Parc Bryn have been unable to carry on to the early benefit as Kate Roberts took Swansea forward mid-race.
Swansea additionally took the Masters M35 title after their Marc Hobbs was sooner than all however Griffiths with a 16:08 cut up on the opening stage, a time that was then topped by James Thie’s 16:04 on the second stage for M45 winner Pontypridd.
Speaking in regards to the males’s race, Swansea supremo George Edwards stated: There was no one to beat.”
Usually this occasion would additionally function the junior age teams however Welsh athletics stated: “It has change into needed to separate the occasions as a result of numbers competing within the senior race, the place it now requires a further race within the programme,” so the junior races will now happen within the autumn.
Males (4×5.4km): 1 Swansea 66:10 (M Verran 17:27, J Butler 16:36, D Jones 16:14, D Griffiths 15:53); 2 Cardiff 70:36 (H Evans 17:39, M Ward 16:29, E Esterban-Prothero 17:51, B Alainzay18:37); 3 Neath 71:40 (S Williams 17:45, J Perry 17:43, S Williams 17:58, T Loynes 18:14); 4 Swansea B 72:32; 5 Les Croupiers 72:50; 6 Swansea C 74:32
Quickest: D Griffiths 15:53; D Jones 16:14; Ward 16:29
M35 (3×5.4km): 1 Swansea 49:04 (M Hobbs 16:08, M Harvey 16:29, C Jones 16:27); 2 Swansea B 49:55; 3 Neath 53:25
Quickest: Hobbs 16:08; D Newton (Swan B) 16:23; R Everett (A’dare) 16:26
M45 (3×5.4km): 1 Pontypridd 49:34 (J Vanstone 16:55, J Thie 16:04, A Howe 16:35); Neath 54:12; Swansea 54:50
Quickest: Thie 16:04;
M55 (3×5.4km): 1 Les Croupiers 55:53 (A Mason 18:02, C Granger 18:47, A Blair 19:04); 2 P Bryn 56:22; 3 TROTS 62:25
Quickest: L A’Hearne (P Bryn) 16:45; Mason 18:02; P Lloyd (3M) 18:24
M65 (3×5.4km): 1 3M 73:45
Quickest: D Hardie (3M) 21:06
Girls (4×5.4km): 1 Swansea 78:14 (M Gold 19:17, Ok Roberts 19:43, S Howells 19:55, G Tutton 19:49); 2 P Brun Bach 80:19 (L Cooper 18:59, E Clesielska 20:29, L Stockley 20:29, E Mattey 20:22); 3 Les Croupiers 82:24 (L Flynn 19:53, A Beyon-Thomas 19:49, R Younger 21:22, A Griffiths 20:52); 4 Swansea B 83:59, 5 Swansea C 90:03; 6 P Bryn B 89:52
Quickest: Cooper 18:59; M Williams (Swan B) 19:06; Gold 19:17
W35 (3×5.4km): 1 Swansea 54:28 (J Callan 19:03, M Kowal 18:02, C Edwards 17:23); Les Croupiers 55:39; 3 Aberdare 59:07
Quickest: Edwards 17:23; L Flynn (Les C)/A Benyon-Thomas (Les C) 17:52
W45 (3×5.4km): 1 Les Croupiers 62:31 (C Goddard 21:00, M Amblin 23:43, L Morgan 17:48; Swansea 62:46; 3 Bridgend 64:09
Quickest: Morgan 17:48; G Dando (B’finish) 19:53; J Hartley-Inexperienced (Swan) 20:23
W55 (3×5.4km): 1 TROTS 65:05 (M Anthony 21:30, M Holliday 22:42, L Gayer 20:53); 2 Swansea 67:51; 3 Les C 76:24
Quickest: Hayer 20:53; Anthony 21:30; A Delaney (Swan) 21:39
W65 (3×5.4km): 1 TROTS 86:08
Quickest: M Colbourne (TROTS) 27:18
WESTON PROM RUN 5, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, March 20
Girls’s race winner Charlotte Taylor improved her private finest to 26:43 with a repeat win alongside the Weston Promenade.
General: J Williamson (S’burn) 25:18
M50: 1 Ok Summers (Weston) 28:13; 2 S Wooden (Cleve) 28:18
M70: 1 J Malone (Nailsea) 36:20
Girls: 1 C Taylor (B&W) 26:43
W60: 1 S Capstick (R Eternally) 37:25
CHICHESTER CORPORATE CHALLENGE West Sussex, March 19
General (4.5km): 1 C Walker-Powell (Solent Finish) 13:06; 2 P Navesey (Solent Finish) 1;16; 3 T Beasley (Solent Enf) 13:25
Girls: 1 M Smithers (Chich R, U17) 14:52; 2 R Laurie (Chich R) 14:54; 3 C Jones 15:46
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