Our highway racing round-up consists of motion from the Brighton Half, Podium 5km at Battersea and extra
ALTRA BRIGHTON HALF-MARATHON, East Sussex, March 2
The constant London Heathside runner Seyfu Jamaal notched up one other race victory, his fifth of the 12 months, with victory by greater than three minutes in 64:30. This was over Ed Shepherd’s 67:53 as Hugh Sadler took third.
After a sequence of second locations in highway races, Christa Cain was simply 17 seconds exterior her finest when taking the ladies’s part in 76:19.
Deep within the area, high over-60 Geraldine Moffat posted a private finest 87:06 to go fourth on the all-time W60 rating listing.
Seyfu Jamaal (Luca Sage)
General: 1 S Jamaal (Lon H) 64:30; 2 E Shepherd (WG&EL) 67:53; 3 H Sadler 68:15; 4 S Cook dinner 68:47; 5 R Hoyte (Phoe) 68:50; 6 N Bester (Greatest A) 68:51
M45: 1 J Baker (Chich R) 71:04
M50: 1 N Juba 80:00
M60: 1 J Wade 84:38
M65: 1 J Orden 90:00
M70: 1 S Coman 99:54
Christa Cain (Luca Sage)
Ladies: 1 C Cain (Greatest A, W35) 76:19; 2 R Laurie 78:00; 3 R Whyte-Wilding 78:21; 4 I Matthews 79:41; 5 F Gold 80:38
W40: 1 H Tarasewicz 81:32
W45: 1 H Gaunt 83:38
W50: 1 Okay Sung 89:48
W55: 1 J Livingstone 94:50
W60: 1 G Moffat (P’slade) 87:06
ANGLESEY HALF-MARATHON, North Wales, March 2
General: 1 J Morris (W&B) 70:31
Ladies: 1 E Alfs Cybi) 86:15
BERKHAMPSTEAD HALF-MARATHON, Hertfordshire, March 2
Lynda Hembury, the second ranked all-time W65 veteran with 91:07, was just some ticks exterior her age group finest with 91:13.
General: 1 J Davis 70:49; 2 A Milne (HW) 71:03; 3 O Hill (Wat J) 71:45
Ladies: 1 B Rafferty (Tring, W40) 81:11; 2 E Hollis (Thame) 82:05
W50: 1 A Younger (Chilt) 91:07
W65: 1 L Hembury (Tring) 91:13
BURGHLEY 7, Lincolnshire, March 3
General: 1 A Hampson 36:03; 2 J Janes 36:27; 3 F Rounds 37:05
M40: 1 M Johnson 38:31
M60: 1 M Cann 42:19
Ladies: 1 L MacNab 42:55
W55: 1 P Taylor 45:30
CHIPPENHAM SPRING 10, Wiltshire, March 2
General: 1 S Hull (SW Vets, M45) 55:20
M65: 1 P Reddaway (Ware) 64:04
Ladies: 1 D Bruce (B&W) 59:49
W40: 1 R Orchard (Corn) 64:44
W65: 1 S Masters (W’bury) 73:25; 2 J Thompson (T Tub) 73:28
CITY OF NEWPORT HALF-MARATHON, South Wales, March 2
General: 1 J Williamson (S’burn) 67;18
M60: 1 Okay Grey (F’water) 88:51
Ladies: 1 D Morris (Builth, W40) 80:25
W50: 1 M Carpenter (T Tub) 88:39; 2 J Hudson (Caer’ly)92:39
DARTFORD HALF-MARATHON, Kent, March 2
General: 1 J Payne (VP&TH) 70:58
M50: 1 S Thornhill (Petts W) 81:28
Ladies: 1 N Hanekom (S’oaks, W45) 81;29
W50: 1 A Farrell (Tun W) 96:02
W60: 1 T Taylor (Tun W) (6:22; 2 R Baker (Camb H) 1:40;59
GREAT YARMOUTH HALF-MARATHON, Norfolk, March 2
General: 1 C Braisher (Ware, W45) 68:42
M50: 1 L Wade (Norw) 77:59
Ladies: 1 M Bate (W40) 85:18
W50: 1 L Knights (Vegan) 94:34
HAWESWATER HALF-MARATHON, Bampton, Cumbria, March 2
General: 1 J Crutchley 69:00
M40: 1 M Emmerson (Border) 72:12
Ladies: 1 Y Small (Bing) 86:19
W50: 1 Okay Metcalf (Eden) 93:59
LEICESTER 10km, March 2
General: 1 M Scarsbrook (NEB) 31:36
M50: 1 C Nichol (Derb Tri) 34:36
Ladies: 1 E Wilmers 36:42
LIVERSEDGE HALF-MARATHON, West Yorkshire, March 2
General: 1 A Friends (Wake) 71:45
M40: 1 L Athersmith (Wharfe) 73:29
Ladies: 1 A Stewart (Hali) 87:59
MIDDLESBROUGH HALF-MARATHON, March 2
Doug Musson gained general by 70 metres or so over Dean Williamson in 66:07.
General: 1 D Musson (Notts) 66:07; 2 D Williamson (Col H) 66:22; 3 L Gamble-Thompson (N Marske) 68:23; 4 A Theaker (Loftus) 69:11; 5 J Anderson (NSP, M40) 69:29; 6 F Eyob (TS) 69:40
M50: 1 A Grinnell (St Ther) 74:21
M55: 1 R Bellamy 79:11
M60: 1 A Chambers (Ivanhoe) 85:14
Ladies: 1 J Clark (Tees) 78:22; 2 J Grant (St Ther) 80:22
W50: 1 C Howard (R’hay) 91:56
W55: 1 Okay Neesam (N Marske) 88:25
W60: 1 R Oberholzer (Blay) 93:29
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE HALF-MARATHON & 10km, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, March 2
Gavin Chalmers hacked greater than three minutes from his finest when narrowly successful from Will Strangeway in 66:14.
Ladies’s champion Charlie Thornton was additionally in new territory with a 40 second pb enchancment to 75:33.
The supporting 10km race noticed Sophie Wallis wind up 20 seconds exterior her private finest with a 32:22 return.
General (13.1M): 1 G Chalmers (Leeds) 66:14; 2 W Strangeway (Linc W) 66:20; 3 J Johnson (Bev) 67:17; 4 D James (Clee) 68:48; 5 S O’Neill (L’lithgow) 68:35; 6 J Straw (Linc W) 69:07
M40: 1 S Garaghty (Scun) 70:30; 2 T Windley (Kesw) 70:35
M50: 1 W Langley-Watts (100 Mara) 78:58; 2 S Spencer (Linc &D) 79:25; 3 D Sharpe (Wolds) 79:35
M55: 1 J Walton (Leeds) 73:59; 2 N Marsh (Linc W) 78:19
M60: 1 P Lane (Danum) 81:41; 2 R Tailford (Tyne Br) 83:11
M75: 1 M Casey (Wolds) 97:51
Ladies: 1 C Thornton (Linc W) 75:33; 2 Okay Ballantyne (Leeds) 75:49; 3 E Soanes (Bev) 76:55;
W40: 1 L Skinner (Off Sofa) 79;19
W50: 1 A Inexperienced (Pensby) 93:05
W55: 1 J Rooney 91:28
W60: 1 C McCarthy (P’fract) 1:42:02
General (10km): 1 R Payne (Clee) 30:34; 2 A Baker (Leeds) 30:41; 3 D Garbutt (Durh) 30:47
M40: 1 Okay Watson (Mansf) 32:12
M55: 1 D Vickers (Scun) 36:53
M65: 1 S Boynton (York A) 40:52
M70: 1 M Rose (N Der) 42:15
Ladies: 1 S Wallis (Linc W) 32:22; 2 N Drakeford (Barns) 35:42;
W40: 1 N Curtis (Off Sofa) 36:04
W55: 1 T Fearn (Roth) 41:25
W60: 1 F Usher (Linc &D) 42;28
W70: 1 L Rowley (Metal) 49:51
OUNDLE 20, Northamptonshire, March 2
General: 1 J Chennell (Higham) 1:54:07; 2 B Darlow (W Finish) 1;56;10
Ladies: 1 S Barton (Higham) 2:10:45; 2 E Brown (Rutland Tri, W40) 2:13:27
W55: 1 J Martin (Redway) 2:44:51
OULTON PARK RUNNING GP, Cheshire, March 2
General (10km): 1 B Sharrock (Hallam) 31:48
Ladies: 1 N Morrison (W45) 42:21
General (13.1M): 1 C Sarsfield (Helsby) 69:29
ST HELENS 10km, Merseyside, March 2
General: 1 J Doherty (Liv) 31:17; 2 C Hannon (St Hel) 31:54; 3 H Lupton (Charn) 31:57
M50: 1 S Warr (Liv RC) 35:16
Ladies: 1 L Fairclough (St Hel Sutt) 35:25
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km, Hyde Park, London, February 28
In virtually good sunny spring-like situations, the 2023 Guernsey Marathon winner Rick Weston and 39-year-old Heather Hann, with a private finest 17:50, gained race victories within the standard month-to-month occasion, Steve Smythe reviews.
Nevertheless, the highest race efficiency got here from third girl and masters monitor world record-breaker Clare Elms.
The W40, W45, W50 and W55 course record-holder, improved her W60 mark from 18:51 in December and 18:42 in January to 18:28 right here because of a 3:30 last kilometre. Elms gained an general race report of 101.6 per cent on the age-graded tables.
Although she was not focusing on any particular instances on a removed from flat course, her efficiency fell simply six seconds wanting Scot Fiona Matheson’s UK W60 finest and constituted an unofficial English finest.
For a lot of the race Elms was chasing former general South of England masters cross-country champion Carole Coulon, who was operating her first competitors since operating a 2:53 marathon in Berlin. Coulon finally completed fifth and first W50 in 18:37.
General: 1 R Weston (Guern) 15:42; 2 G Wilkinson (Orion, M40) 15:50
M50: 1 G Towers (Eton M) 16:37; 2 S Coombes (Herne H) 16:41
M55: 1 T Sales space (G&G) 17:47
M60: 1 S Corfield (SoC) 18:03; 2 S Plummer (WESM) 18:29; 3 P Jewell (Learn) 18:41
M70: 1 P Millward (Fulham) 20:53
M80: 1 T Rea (H’area) 26:34
Ladies: 1 H Hann (St Alb, W35) 17:50
W40: 1 E Antcliffe (Harr) 18:24
W45: 1 M Wilkinson (Ealing E) 18:53
W50: 1 C Coulon (B&B) 18:37; 2 A Farrell (Tun W) 19:49; 3 H Pool (Learn RR) 19:51
W55: 1 S McDonald (S Lon) 19:28; 2 R Hutton (S Lon) 20:41
W60: 1 C Elms (Dulw R) 18:28; 2 L Woolhouse (Vets) 21:03
W70: 1 P Clarke (Sutt R) 26:53; 2 A Riddell (Serp) 27:42
Podium 5km at Battersea (Cliff Conceal)
FRIDAY NIGHT UNDER THE LIGHTS PODIUM 5km, Battersea Park, London, February 27
Jack Kavanagh was forward for a lot of the manner because the Friday sequence moved ahead a day to keep away from a conflict of occasions.
The Holland Sports activities supremo wound up with a 13:42 private finest clocking and a six second victory margin over Joe Wigfield however was challenged by the half distance by Belgrave Harriers’ Matthew Merrick.
The pair had been timed simply after the two.5km mark in 7:22, with Wirral’s Wigfield simply behind however forward of a gaggle of a rating or so.
Thereafter it was Kavanagh who took over to protect his unbeaten 2025 streak and the gaps began appearing earlier than it was Irishman Feargal Curtin who took third as simply 5 had been inside 14 minutes.
Earlier than the principle occasion, with its two waves of starters, there have been three waves in what was termed Race 1 and it was within the third wave that the highest ladies began and had been finally led house by India Weir who bought effectively away from Lucy Jones and South of England champion Megan Gadsby to win in 15:44.
At that mark simply after 5km, the trio had been on the head of affairs a tick of two forward of a trio led by eventual fourth placer, Russia’s Dina Aleksandrova.
For Weir, again this 12 months from the College of Washington, after a few years away, it was a primary outing on the roads since her London Marathon Younger athletes race outings practically a decade earlier.
Jones had gained each 2025 outings of the Surrey ladies’s league and her 15:48 was an enormous private finest as was Gadsby’s 15:54.
After successful the English Nationwide 5 days earlier, at a muddy Parliament Hill, Jess Gibbon who’s at all times extra at house over the nation anyway, discovered the tempo a bit nippy and completed down in seventh spot, in 16:19.
General (Race 1, wave 1): 1 C Williams (Newp) 14:37; 2 S Lewis (VP&TH) 14:42; 3 J English (Kent) 14:45
(Wave 2): 1 J Crombie (Ton) 14:59
M40: 1 J Poole (Serp) 15:17
Ladies (Wave 3): 1 I Weir (TVH) 15:44; 2 L Jones (Herne H) 15:48; 3 M Gadsby (Norw) 15:54; 4 D Aleksandrova (RUS) 15:54; 5 V Hopkins (Ton) 16:10; 6 A Eyklebosch (Dac) 16:18; 7 J Gibbon (Learn) 16:19; 8 E Ravencroft (Soton) 16:26; 9 A Brooke (Belg) 16:29; 10 M Wilmer (Lough) 16:31; 11 J Hodder (Belg) 16:38; 12 H Marie-Clarke (B&B) 16:41; 13 D Corradi (leeds) 16:43; 14 E Lowery (belg) 16:46; 15 E Carroll (TVH) 16:47
W40: 1 E Wilmers (Win RC) 17:44
General (Race 2, wave 1): 1 J Kavanagh (Holl Sp) 13:42; 2 J Wigfield (Wirral) 13:48; 3 F Curtin (IRE) 13:52; 4 L Jagger (Newark) 13:57; 5 M Fyfe (Belg) 13:59; 6 M Merrick (Belg) 14:00; 7 C Brisley (NEB) 14:03; 8 J Armstrong (Sund) 14:03; 9 S Bramwell (Herne H) 14:04; 10 O Hind (Kent) 14:05; 11 D Nolan (Croy) 14:07; 12 A Riley (B&H) 14:08; 13 T Energy (Hallam) 14:08; 14 H Hart (belg) 14:09; 15 S Jamaal (Lon H) 14:11; 16 P Chambers (Excessive) 14:11; 17 M Jackson (Liv) 14:11; 18 R Miell-Ingram (Radley) 14:19; 19 R Harvie (Brack) 14:21; 20 A Gruen (MK Dist) 14:21
(Wave 2): 1 R Serif (Belg) 14:27; 2 H Johnson (Lut) 14:28; 3 B Claridge (Abing) 14:31
LEEDS 5km SERIES, Yorkshire, February 26
General: 1 J Salt (Border) 15:04
M40: 1 T Adams (Ilk) 15:30
M65: 1 D L’Anson (St Ther) 19:42
Ladies: 1 C Knowles (Abbey) 17:18
W45: 1 S Lewis (R’hay) 19:09
W50: 1 A Preston (W’hurst) 21:02
W60: 1 L Eadon (R&Z) 22:06
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