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Attitude and altitudeEDITOR’S LETTER

ACTION06 European Cross Country ChampionshipsBritain dominates the championships with Emelia Gorecka and Emma Pallant leading the medal rush

REGULARS48 NewsKeitany leads London Marathon fi eldBekele set for Great Edinburgh CrossHistoric Manchester Marathon returnsDiack warning by IOC over payments

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52 Your SayReaders letters

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Cover: Emelia Gorecka on her way to junior gold at the European Cross Country Championships in Slovenia last weekend (Mark Shearman)

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DID all the doom-mongers who have despaired at falling endurance standards really think British runners would roll over and give up? The distance decline during the past 20 years has convinced critics we are wasting our time. Good job the athletes weren’t listening.

The GB team has now topped the medals table at the European Cross Country Championships every year since 2003 and on Sunday won an amazing six golds, fi ve silvers and one bronze.

In addition, this was with a team missing Mo Farah and Chris Thompson, together with female marathoners like Paula Radcliff e, Jo Pavey, Liz Yelling and Mara Yamauchi, plus track stars such as Lisa Dobriskey and Helen Clitheroe.

What’s the secret? Two words: attitude and altitude.

» SADLY, this year’s BBC Sports Personality Awards will have a large shadow over it due to the BBC’s decision to let “lads mags” act as judges.

The Beeb say that Nuts and Zoo are on

the panel because they have “a dedicated sports section which every week covers a range of sports including women’s sport and minority sports”.

I’d argue that. As far as I can see, their sports coverage is dominated by football and fi ghting.

This aside, a new study has shown that the public fi nd it hard to diff erentiate between the language used by convicted sex off enders and that used in lads mags.

In addition, last year a Zoo agony uncle told a reader that he should “cut his ex’s face, so no one will want her”. The magazine blamed a “regrettable production error”.

All of which is surely embarrassing for the BBC and its showcase awards.

Then there is the Manchester Evening News, who named retired French footballer Patrick Vieira among its top 10 on the SPOTY shortlist.

So good luck to Mo Farah and Dai Greene a week from today, but I’m not sure I’ll bother watching.

Jason Henderson, Editor

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ACTION For more action, go toathleticsweekly.comEuropean Cross-Country Championships Velenje, Slovenia, December 11

Paved with goldBRITS SEE RICH PICKINGS IN EURO ZONE WITH A RECORD MEDAL HAULREPORT: PAUL HALFORD IN VELENJE. PICTURES: MARK SHEARMAN

FOR followers of international cross-country, there was a familiar ring to these championships – someone by

the name of Bekele won the men’s event, while Ireland’s Fionnuala Britton joined several other “Great Britons”, who maintained the country’s status as the leading cross-country nation on the continent.

Six golds, fi ve silver and a bronze for Britain is the best medal haul by any nation in the 18 editions of these championships. No country had come away with more than four golds before, while the total of 12 matches Britain’s record from 2008 and 2009.

Britain has topped the medal table at every championships since 2003 and did so comfortably here. Individually, Emma Pallant and Emelia Gorecka took gold medals in the under-23 and

under-20 races. Their team-mates in those categories helped secure gold in the team stakes, while the under-20 men and senior women were top too.

Ian Stewart, Great Britain’s team leader, said: “Everyone’s won a medal and it’s the best result we’ve ever had, the senior men were just fantastic fi ghting for that silver in the last race.

“I’m so proud of everyone; we’ve come such a long way in such a short time and I’m absolutely over the moon – it’s just brilliant for British endurance running.”

The course in Velenje was mainly dry and flat in sharp contrast to the boggy conditions runners experienced when the event was held here in 1999.

On that occasion, Britain won the senior men’s team gold, led by Jon Brown in third, while a certain Mo Farah was fi fth in the junior race.

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Paved with gold

Medal tableG S B Total

1 GBR 6 5 1 12

2 FRA 2 0 2 4

3 RUS 1 2 1 4

4 NOR 1 0 1 2

5 BEL 1 0 0 1

5 IRL 1 0 0 1

7 POR 0 2 2 4

8 GER 0 1 3 4

9 ESP 0 1 1 2

10 ROU 0 1 0 1

11 SRB 0 0 1 1

GB medal summaryU20 women Emelia Gorecka Gold

U20 women Team Gold

U20 men Richard Goodman Silver

U20 men Team Gold

U23 women Emma Pallant Gold

U23 women Naomi Taschimowitz Gold

U23 women Team Gold

U23 men James Wilkinson Silver

U23 men Team Silver

Senior women Gemma Steel Bronze

Senior women Team Gold

Senior men Team Silver

G S B Total

AFD 6 3 4 13

FRA 5 4 2 11

UKR 5 2 7

TUR 4 1 2 7

ESP 3 6 1 10

NED 3 1 2 6

GBR* 2 8 5 15

ROU 2 1 2 5

ITA 2 1 3

BEL 2 1 3

HUN 2 2

RUS 1 4 3 8

POR 1 2 6 9

NOR 1 2 1 4

IRL 1 1 2

SRB 3 3 6

SWE 1 3 4

GER 1 1 2

POL 1 1 2

BLR 1 1

*excluding medals won by AFD athletes

AFD dominate medals tableIf Aldershot, Farnham & District had been entered as a separate nation at the past seven editions of the European Cross-Country Championships, they would top the overall combined medals table, based on medals won in individual races only.



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ON A day when Britain dominated, appropriately it was Fionnuala Britton who swept to victory in

the senior women’s race.The Irishwoman took gold at

her ninth attempt, emulating her countrywoman Catherina McKiernan in the inaugural championships in 1994.

Britton, who just missed out on a medal last year, edged away from just after halfway and the only time her lead looked threatened was when Britain’s Gemma Steel was closing on her at the start of the last lap.

In the event, Steel was passed by Portugal’s Dulce Felix, but her surprise bronze was a great achievement. She also helped Britain to team gold in this event for the fi rst time since 2003. Portugal, the champions since 2008, were nine points adrift in fact, so after the two were level on points going into the fi nal lap, it wasn’t even that close.

Britton, Felix and Italy’s Nadia Ejjafi ni stretched away early on the second 1500m lap from 2km onwards. Steel, who had been running in the early stages with team-mate Freya Murray in about 10th, moved through rapidly over the second half of that lap, though. Turkey’s Binnaz Uslu, who beat Britton for the bronze last year

even though they were both given the same time, was dropping back and later pulled out.

Moving through into fourth, Steel was just four seconds off a medal place after 3.5km. Felix then started to lose ground on Britton and Ejjafi ni and was caught by Steel at about 4.5km. The Briton continued to move up

just as the Irishwoman went clear.At 6.5km and with a lap to go,

Steel was two seconds adrift of Britton and it looked as though she may have the momentum to take a most unlikely victory.

However, she tired on the second half of the last lap, while Felix had something in hand and, made up the four seconds she

was behind at the bell to catch up to and then pass Steel.

Britton’s popular victory was no doubt motivated by her narrowly missing out on a medal last year to a former drugs cheat, Uslu, and her 11th place in Dublin two years ago when she had been tipped to win on home soil.

“After last year, this is the only

Great Britton dominates“After last year, this is the only medal I wanted. In a way, it’s been on my mind for the whole year.”FIONNUALA BRITTON

Fionnuala Britton: was in control for the whole race and won by a comfortable margin

Trials winner Hatti Dean was just the fi fth best Brit in Velenje




medal I wanted. In a way, it’s been on my mind for the whole year,” said the 27-year-old, who competed in the steeplechase at the World Championships last summer but failed to progress from the heats.

Steel, who was 27th last year and 54th in the World Cross, continues her vast improvement over the last few years. Though better known as Britain’s most successful road runner on the domestic scene at the moment, she performs well over the country too and was second at the trials behind Hatti Dean.

“That was a bit of a shock,” said Steel, who was being watched by Hayley Yelling, who won the race two years ago and was acting as GB junior

women’s team manager here. “Not in my wildest dreams did I think I might get a medal.”

Regarding her thoughts at the bell as she tracked down the leader, she said: “I wasn’t thinking about how far I had to go. I felt like I was dreaming and I was spaced out, not thinking about the laps. I was just trying to concentrate on maintaining my place and not blowing up and trying to catch Fionnuala.”

Having had her fi rst serious season on the track this year, Steel’s goal in 2012, she confi rmed, will be to make the team for the 5000m or 10,000m at the Olympics.

Freya Murray, Julia Bleasdale and Elle Baker placed 12th to 14th for Britain to close out a

winning team score of 42.Murray, who has recently

returned from a lengthy spell out through injury, said: “I’m not over the moon, I’m not disappointed. It was just a solid run. And it was a brilliant result for the team.”

Murray will head to Kenya to train in January before moving on to Bolder in the United States to train under her coach, the former world marathon-record holder Steve Jones. “Hopefully those two spells of training will really bring me on,” said the Scot.

Bleasdale, who made her international senior debut in placing 59th at the World Cross this year, added to a great 2011 with her result and said: “I’ve had a cold all week and I thought

if I could come here and do a good job for the team, it was the only way I could feel better. “

Baker said: “I knew we were in with a shout of the gold and I was hoping I’d be in the top four scorers.

The Stockport Harrier has returned to near top form this autumn and winter after fi nishing 60th at the World Cross in 2007.

“I’ve had a hard few years since around 2006-2007 with quite a bad heel injury on both sides,” she said. “I’ve had two operations, the last in 2009, but it’s been a long road back.”

Hatti Dean, who was seventh last year, placed 18th, while Emily Wicks dropped out as she suff ered a recurrence of stomach pains that she had been suff ering from all week.

Gold: Hatti Dean, Julia Bleasdale, Elle Baker, Freya Murray and Gemma Steel

Julia Bleasdale: 13th on Euro Cross debut

Gemma Steel: fearless approach resulted in

surprise bronze medal

Fionnuala Britton’s memories of being beaten by drugs cheat Binnaz Uslu (left) had motivated her for 12 months

Elle Baker (left) and Freya Murray (right): both fi nished in the top 15




EMMA PALLANT took her fi rst major championship title as Britain gained a comfortable team

victory with three in the top four.Naomi Taschimowitz took

silver, while Germany’s Corina Harrer denied GB the fi rst-ever medal sweep in this under-23 women’s category by passing Steph Twell for bronze in the fi nishing straight.

The race may have featured 17 nationalities, but it had an almost domestic feel to it as Twell, Pallant and Taschimowitz were prominent among a leading group which was whittled down to about 10 by halfway. Birchfi eld Harrier Hannah Walker was in the pack too, while Leigh Harrier Lauren Howarth was just off the back.

The three top Brits started moving away 14 minutes into the race and had a two-second lead going into the last lap. Shortly afterwards, with 1km remaining, Pallant – who took bronze last year – made a bid for victory and stretched away confi dently. A GB 1-2-3 had looked a strong possibility, but Harrer and the chasers were reeling in the other two Brits slightly over the second half of the last lap.

Taschimowitz, who was eighth overall and third Briton at the trial, moved away from Twell with 300m to go to head towards her best international fi nish to date. Meanwhile, Harrer ended hopes of a dream return to international action for Twell, who fractured her ankle in February.

Pallant was only fourth under-23 in the trials in Liverpool, but the flat and hard course here suited her better. She said: “Mick (Woods, her coach) said, ‘Aim for a medal, but there are

no limits. Just go out there and run as hard you can and see how you feel,’ and I felt good.

“Mick said I’d been strong in training and was giving me feedback on my times and stuff so I felt confi dent.”

She added: “I felt relaxed then and I kept thinking I’ll wait. Even if I had to leave it to the last 500m, I felt strong enough that I could pick up the pace to win, but I just naturally went away a bit on the hill and stuck with it from then.”

Taschimowitz, who was 46th in the World Cross this year, said: “I’m really happy and really surprised. I was concentrating on keeping the German girl off me at the end I came through.

I was worried that I had gone off too hard because Emma and Steph were running really strongly together and I kept with them. I was a bit worried on the third lap but I felt quite good.”

Losing out on a medal in the last few strides meant Twell had mixed emotions, but overall the 2006, 2007 and 2008 European junior champion was delighted to be competing well in a GB vest again, just nine months after the freak accident while racing in Belgium threatened to wreck her career.

“I am pleased,” said Twell. “I gave what I could in the race. It’s a little bit disappointing to work so hard for it for at least a lap

Pallant leads near-medal sweep

Steph Twell’s competitive instinct kicked in once she got going

At one point it looked as though a clean sweep of the medals would be likely

Great Britain’s Steph Twell, Hannah Walker, Lauren Howarth, Emma Pallant, Naomi Taschimowitz and Lily Partridge celebrate winning the under-23 women’s team title




Pallant leads near-medal sweep

and a half to come up short so close to the fi nish line.

“But I’ve got to be happy with it. It’s such a high compared to the start of my 2011.”

She added: “It’s frustrating because when you’re in a GB vest you want to feel like yourself again. Your basic instinct comes out and you want to push, but I’m still just lacking slightly.”

After needing a metal plate inserted into her ankle, she returned to running on an Alter-G gravity treadmill in mid-July. She started light-volume running in mid-August and began her “full training template” in September.

It was at the end of that month that she fi nished eighth fastest at the Southern road relays as she assessed her fi tness. However, she suff ered a setback when new insoles from a podiatrist aggravated her foot more and she needed two weeks off .

But the turning point was the UKA-arranged training stint in Iten, Kenya, in October and November.

She said: “Kenya was great because it was just mileage, no distractions, getting to run with girls because I was cross-training on my own a lot and it’s nice to be with people.”

She entered the trials at Liverpool on the last day that

entries were being accepted, having earlier thought Velenje wasn’t on the cards.

“At one point my coach (Mick Woods) and I didn’t think I’d be doing the European Cross as I didn’t want any pressure,” she said.

Finishing fi fth overall and second under-23 in Liverpool, she showed she was making a swift return to fi tness. Though her ankle now feels stiff fi rst thing in the morning, it gives her no problems when she is warmed up, even though the metal plate means she is better suited to running on flatter courses because she has less range than before.

Walker, who was top under-23 fi nisher at the trials in fourth, was slightly disappointed.

“I was hoping to be a bit higher up there, maybe in the medals but it’s my fi rst European Cross,” she said. “I’m happy to be in the scoring four and maybe if I’d had an extra 2km like the trial I could have got up there a bit more.

“I kept it pretty even-paced throughout. I tried to pick it up in the last lap when I was feeling quite strong.”

As these four closed in a remarkable tally of 14 to beat runners-up Germany by 27 points, Howarth and Lily Partridge, in 13th and 20th respectively, were outside the scoring team.

“I kept thinking I’ll wait. Even if I had to leave it to the last 500m, I felt strong enough that I could pick up the pace to win”EMMA PALLANT

“When you’re in a GB vest you want to feel like yourself again. Your basic instinct comes out

and you want to push, but I’m still just lacking slightly”

STEPH TWELL

Emma Pallant ran a confi dent and well-timed

race to win her fi rst international title

Training partners Emma Pallant and Steph Twell embrace after the race

Hannah Walker: was slightly

disappointed with seventh




In the most exciting race of the championships, Emelia Gorecka got Britain’s campaign off to a superb start, with a

great fi nish over the fi nal lap of the under-20 event to take gold.

Covering the last 1500m at under 3:15 kilometre pace to make up ground on early leaders Ioana Doaga of Romania and Amela Terzic of Serbia, the Aldershot, Farnham & District athlete improved on her bronze of last year.

Her performance helped ensure that Britain collected the team title for the fi fth time in six years, though the margin of victory was only three points over Russia.

Doaga, who was eighth last year, was the fi rst to show at the head of the group and, along with Terzic and Ukraine’s Mariya Hodakyvska, was moving away in the fi rst half-kilometre. The Ukrainian was quickly dropped also, while Gorecka was hanging a few seconds back.

With one 1500m lap of the 4km remaining, Gorecka was up into third but still three seconds down on Doaga and Terzic.

It was Terzic, runner-up behind Charlotte Purdue last year, and the European junior 1500m and 3000m champion in the summer, who made the next move a couple of minutes later, but Gorecka was gaining all the time.

She passed Doaga with 400m

remaining and then Terzic on the fi nal bend. Meanwhile, the Serbian was caught by Doaga, suff ered badly and fi nished eight seconds adrift in the end.

Gorecka’s win followed that of Purdue last year and Steph Twell’s in 2006 to 2009 – both are training partners of hers and all are coached by Mick Woods, the under-23 men’s team manager here.

Gorecka said of her tactics at the start: “They’re all 1500m runners as well so I thought they might have been getting excited, but they did hold on really well, they weren’t giving in.

“They didn’t come back to me as quickly as I thought they would do, so I had to do a lot more work in the race that I didn’t expect to have to do.”

The tense last moments required plenty of mental strength, too. “I just had to keep concentrating. I thought if there’s a time to concentrate any time in my life it was then in the last two minutes. That’s all I needed to do and I did it. “

She admitted that, once in the home straight, “I I kept turning around. I don’t normally do that, but I wanted to make sure it was all clear. I’ve been working on my

sprint fi nish because last year I was beaten by one second by the Serbian in a sprint fi nish.”

Gorecka, who next year will aim for the World Junior Championships, said: “I was pretty nervous compared to last year when I was more of an underdog and no one really knew me. And I knew the girls that much better so I knew what to expect so that probably made it a bit more nerve-wracking.”

With two more full years as a junior, Gorecka could go on to emulate her training partner Twell, a three-time winner of the junior women’s race at the European Cross.

Or perhaps Bristol & West’s Annabel Gummow could be the one to continue Britain’s winning streak next year. The European

under-20 5000m bronze medallist placed sixth and will be eligible for the junior race in Budapest.

Gummow, who was 70th in last winter’s World Cross, said: “It was okay. I was a bit disappointed. I wanted to be in with the medals. But I prefer longer, muddier, that sort of course. I got a good start in the fi rst 70 metres and then it all got cramped and I found I was fi ghting a lot of the time and I wasn’t where I wanted to be. I saw Emelia a long way in front. I just thought I’ve got to keep battling for all the places I can get. I can’t be too hard on myself. I’m still young. I’ve got next year as well.“

Gemma Kersey and Katie Holt in 16th and 17th respectively completed Britain’s scoring team, while Laura Muir and Beth Carter were 31st and 33rd.

Golden Gorecka shinesEmelia Gorecka: held back during the early stages

before launching her attack on the fi nal lap

Ioana Doaga and Amela Terzic: the early leaders

Katie Holt, Beth Carter, Laura Muir, Gemma Kersey, Annabel Gummow and Emelia Gorecka with their team gold medals




WE ARE used to seeing a Bekele running away with races, but not in a

Belgian vest and this one was the lesser known Atelaw. No relation to the six-time world long-course champion Kenenisa, he was born in Ethiopia and moved to Belgium at the age of 16. Eight years later and with a checkered championships history behind him, he gained his country’s third gold medal in the history of these championships with a senior men’s victory.

He was just as dominant as his countryman and namesake too. Taking the lead from the start over a large group, he pulled away before the start of the fi rst big lap at 2.5km and extended the gap to nine seconds over the next 1500m. He was being caught in the closing stages, but held on for a fi ve-second victory over Spain’s Ayad Lamdassem, the runner-up in 2009. Portugal’s Jose Rocha was third, a further second adrift.

Sergiy Lebid’s campaign to win a 10th European cross-country title ended when he stepped off the course after dropping well out of the top 10 late in the race. The Ukrainian defending champion, who is the only athlete to compete in every one of these championships, had indicated beforehand that he was unclear of his fi tness having missed a period of training. Velenje is clearly not his favourite city as he was only seventh here in 1999, one year

after his fi rst title.Andy Vernon was Britain’s top

fi nisher in ninth. This was four places below his pre-race target, but he led Britain to silver medals. Since the last Velenje Euros when Britain took its most recent team gold, this event has been the nation’s least successful, so silver was a good return, particularly as they were three points behind Portugal in fourth with a lap to go.

Vernon, the winner of the trials in Liverpool, suff ered for being isolated for much of the second half of the race. He said of his

performance: “It wasn’t too bad. It went off a bit harder than I expected and I stuck back a bit. On the second big lap, I tried to get them back a bit and I got back to them but then 400m later they started to go. I had a bit left at the fi nish and had I been closer maybe I could have been in the mix with the sprint at the end.”

James Walsh, twice a member of World Cross teams, enjoyed his best international cross-country performance in 18th and said: “I was happy with the way the race went until the last

lap when I had a bad patch and started feeling really sick and had to ease off a bit. I’d have taken that at the start of the race, though, for sure.”

Ryan McLeod was pleased with his 20th, saying afterwards that he picked up six places over the last 400m. Mark Draper, the runner-up at the trials, was 13 places higher than last year with 24th.

Andy Baddeley, a 1500m specialist with a 3:34 PB, crossed the line 27th. His 13:20 5000m speed shows he has strength too and the course being fast and flat should have suited him, some thought. “That’s what people keep telling me,” he said. “They’re forgetting it’s 10km, though!”

Meanwhile, Frank Tickner, Britain’s top athlete on the domestic mud scene a couple of years ago, was 38th, his recent return to form having earned him a place on the team.

Familiar name, new faceGolden Gorecka shines

after his fi rst title.

Relative unknown Atelaw Bekele was one of the biggest surprises of the weekend

James Walsh and Ryan McLeod: pleased with their 18th

and 20th places

Atelaw Bekele did not stick with the lead pack for long before making his early move

Andy Vernon: felt he left it too late




Carvalho cruises to goldF

LORIAN CARVALHO produced the most dominant performance of the day, to which his

margin of victory of only three seconds over Britain’s James Wilkinson did not do justice.

The Frenchman added Europe’s under-23 cross-country title to his 1500m version from earlier in the year and improved from fourth and second in the last two years.

A steady start left a big group in tact until Carvalho sprinted away from the fi eld at the start of the fi nal 1500m lap, opening up about 10 meters in the space of 30 seconds and demonstrating his 3:33 1500m speed.

Just a few minutes earlier, Wilkinson and team-mate Mitch Goose had tried to inject some pace by hitting the front, but it wasn’t decisive. Whereas Goose drifted backwards to eventually place eighth, steeplechaser Wilkinson stayed involved in a three-way battle for the minor medals. He overtook Norway’s Sondre Nordstad Moen in the fi nal 200m to secure silver, while Germany’s Richard Ringer held on for fourth.

However, Moen led Norway to the country’s second gold medal in the history of these championships, their other scorers fi nishing ninth, 15th and 32nd. That was enough to put them 17 ahead of Britain.

Wilkinson was delighted to gain silver and put behind him his disaster at the trials, which he went into as one of the favourites before a fall early on ultimately contributed to a 22nd overall and sixth under-23.

The Bedford & County athlete had been flying early-autumn and enjoyed a good spell of training at altitude in Kenya, but the mishap in Liverpool aff ected him.

“I was feeling good for Liverpool but it knocked my confi dence,” he said.

Wilkinson, who has an 8:36 steeplechase PB and is seeking the Olympic ‘A’ standard next year, explained he was concerned with the slow pace at the start.

“I said to Mitch, ‘one of us is going to have to do something because there’s so many’. I took it on and it thinned down a bit but there were still six or seven with a lap to go.”

But he was shocked by Carvalho’s pace. “I didn’t know it was going to be that hard,” said Wilkinson, who was third junior

two years ago, but did not fi nish last year’s under-23 race due to illness. “That was fast. I went with it and I thought, ‘This is it. This is where it’s going to be won and lost.’”

Goose, who was at his fi fth consecutive European Cross, was disappointed with his run. “I was fi fth two years ago and I thought I was in better shape this year,” he said. “The early

pace was very slow, I thought. The way it was ran I expected it to suit me down to the ground. I usually can fi nish fast in the last couple of kilometres.”

The other GB runners to help the team to silver, 18 points ahead of France, were Derek Hawkins (26th), and Phillip Berntsen (40th), while Matthew Gillespie (41st) and Matthew Graham (45th) were non-scorers.

James Wilkinson led briefly before Florian Carvalho took off in pursuit of victory

Florian Carvalho could aff ord to ease down before the fi nish

Mitch Goose tried to push the pace, but slipped back on the fi nal lap, fi nishing eighth




RUSSIAN Ilgizar Safi ulin came out on top in a three-way sprint fi nish to beat a delighted Brit

Richard Goodman and another Russian, Vladimir Nikitin in the under-20 men’s race.

Safi ulin, the winner of the European junior steeplechase gold last summer, powered away to win by two seconds.

The eventual winner had been prominent early on and, after the fi rst of the four 1500m laps, he and his fellow Russians Nikitin and Andrey Rusakov and Brits Goodman and Jonny Hay, were at the front of a large group.

The Russians led the charge at the halfway mark, but soon afterwards Hay took closer order. Having won the trial and been top European fi nisher at the World Cross last winter, he was among the favourites, but he drifted back on the last lap.

It was instead Goodman, who was second in Liverpool, that hung on to the Russians to improve on his fi fth place of two years ago.

The Shaftesbury Barnet Harrier, who is coached by Geoff Williams, could barely stop talking about his delight afterwards.

“I thought beforehand I could defi nitely be in the top 10,” he said. “I wanted to be really patient today. I thought, ‘I only have to be in the top fi ve on the last lap and I know there’s one guy who could beat me on

the sprint,’ and that was Jonny because he’s beaten me so many times in that situation and Jonny wasn’t there so I thought, ‘I could be in with a shout here.’

“When there was just me and the Russians, I thought, ‘I want this so bad’. There’s nothing on this planet that I want more than to win medals. I would turn down [winning] the Lottery just for this. To be on that podium means so much to me.

“Silver to me is like gold, that’s how much it means to me.”

Choosing to wear 15mm spikes was perhaps surprising given the underfoot conditions, but as he said: “Any spikes would have done it justice, but especially around those bends I really got a good grip. I just tried to stay wide – I didn’t want to get bashed around. I’m not the biggest of guys and some were really rough.”

With Hay eighth, Kieren

Clements one place behind and Niall Fleming eleventh, it was a comfortable victory for Britain in the team stakes. Russia had three in the top 10 too, but their fourth scorer was 49th and they were 30 points behind. Mark Shaw in 17th and Jack Goodwin in 25th proved good British back up. Encouragingly, all but Clements and Fleming are also eligible to compete at the next edition in Budapest next year.

Goodman’s silver breaks up Russians

“There’s nothing on this planet that I want more than to win medals.”RICHARD GOODMAN

It looked as though Jonny Hay would be the most likely challenger to Russia’s Ilgizar Safi ulin, but it was Richard Goodman who came through to win silver

Kieren Clements: fi nished ninth

Niall Fleming and Mark Shaw: 11th and 17th respectively Richard Goodman says winning silver is as good as winning gold


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ACTIONEuropean Cross-Country Championships, Velenje, Slovenia, December 11

Senior men: 1 A Y Bekele (BEL) 29:15; 2 A Lamdassem (ESP) 29:20; 3 J Rocha (POR) 29:21; 4 H Chahdi (FRA) 29:22; 5 J Sweeney (IRL) 29:23; 6 J Guerra (ESP) 29:24; 7 M Amdouni (FRA) 29:26; 8 K Choukoud (NED) 29:27; 9 ANDY VERNON 29:39; 10 M T Munkholm (DEN) 29:42; 11 M Benhari (FRA) 29:43; 12 B Malaty (FRA) 29:44; 13 RYAN MCLEOD 29:45; 14 S La Rosa (ITA) 29:45; 15 JAMES WALSH 29:46; 16 T Costa (POR) 29:46; 17 G De Nard (ITA) 29:46; 18 M Kocourek (CZE) 29:47; 19 R Teixeira (POR) 29:48; 20 D Mayaud (FRA) 29:50; 21 L Tijtgat (BEL) 29:50; 22 MARK DRAPER 29:51; 23 K Slimani (ITA) 29:55; 24 U Buta (NOR) 29:55; 25 ANDY BADDELEY 29:57; 26 P Pollock (IRL) 29:57; 27 R Serrano (ESP) 29:58; 28 Y Nikolayev (RUS) 29:59; 29 P Desmet (BEL) 30:01; 30 Y Floriani (ITA) 30:04; 31 A Bouafi f (SWE) 30:05; 32 Y Aakaou (ESP) 30:14; 33 T Nurme (EST) 30:15; 34 S Uliczka (GER) 30:16; 35 A Ledwith (IRL) 30:17; 36 D Solis (ESP) 30:23; 37 FRANK TICKNER 30:24; 38 B Jesus (POR) 30:25; 39 J Flügel (GER) 30:25; 40 J Faurschou (DEN) 30:25; 41 F Ghirmai (GER) 30:26; 42 J Damkjær (DEN) 30:30; 43 M Nielsen (DEN) 30:31; 44 R Pertile (ITA) 30:33; 45 R Ribas (POR) 30:39; 46 R Schwarz (GER) 30:43; 47 P Ribeiro (POR) 30:47; 48 R Rüfenacht (SUI) 30:50; 49 A Nordtveit (NOR) 30:56; 50 M Hanrahan (IRL) 30:56; 51 B Buc (SLO) 31:02; 52 S Hallmann (GER) 31:05; 53 D Živanovic (SRB) 31:10; 54 G Thornton (IRL) 31:15; 55 S Weyer (GER) 31:18; 56 Ø Sylta (NOR) 31:22; 57 M Kosovelj (SLO) 31:27; 58 K Briska (LAT) 31:46; 59 A Kosmac (SLO) 31:46; 60 Y Nikolov (BUL) 31:50; 61 G Milicic (SRB) 31:52; 62 S Yeghikyan (ARM) 31:52; 63 A Lozano (ESP) 32:21; 64 S Tšerepannikov (EST) 32:31; 65 R Novak (SLO) 32:35; 66 V Bojovic (SRB) 32:38; 67 T Pliberšek (SLO) 32:40; 68 R Kotnik (SLO) 32:57; 69 C Sander (AUT) 32:59; 70 S Kristijan (SRB) 33:11; 71 A Bareikis (LAT) 33:53; 72 D Bjeljarevic (BIH) 34:32; 73 K Ajanovski (MKD) 37:01; S Lebid (UKR)/A Meftah (FRA)/F Battistel (MON) DNFTEAM: 1 France 34; 2 GREAT BRITAIN & NI 59; 3 Spain 67; 4 Portugal 76; 5 Italy 84; 6 Ireland 116; 7 Denmark 135; 8 Germany 160; 9 Slovenia 232; 10 Serbia 250U23 men: 1 F Carvalho (FRA) 23:44; 2 JAMES WILKINSON 23:47; 3 S N Moen (NOR) 23:48; 4 R Ringer (GER) 23:48; 5 S Platonau (BLR) 23:51; 6 A Nageeye (NED) 23:54; 7 S Denissel (FRA) 23:56; 8 MITCH GOOSE 23:57; 9 S Buraas (NOR) 24:02; 10 C Ulus (TUR) 24:03; 11 P Nasti (ITA) 24:04; 12 J Van Der Wielen (NED) 24:04; 13 A Åhwall (SWE) 24:04; 14 K Naert (BEL) 24:05; 15 H Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 24:05; 16 I Strebkov (UKR) 24:05; 17 D Mateo (ESP) 24:06; 18 D Siruk (UKR) 24:07; 19 V Shalamov (RUS) 24:09; 20 M Lunders (BEL) 24:09; 21 R Alaiz (ESP) 24:11; 22 F Orth (GER) 24:12; 23 R Akhmadiyev (RUS) 24:13; 24 C Ryff el (SUI) 24:16; 25 A Fernández (ESP) 24:17; 26 DEREK HAWKINS 24:18; 27 M Ekvall (SWE) 24:18; 28 R Pozdyaykin (RUS) 24:19; 29 A H Ulad (DEN) 24:20; 30 N Verwer (NED) 24:20; 31 S Garain (BEL) 24:21; 32 H K Fløystad (NOR) 24:23; 33 M Mulhare (IRL) 24:24; 34 S Martos (ESP) 24:24; 35 A Vojta (AUT) 24:25;

36 H Pak (TUR) 24:25; 37 A Kuzmin (RUS) 24:26; 38 A Merzoughi (ESP) 24:31; 39 V Günen (TUR) 24:32; 40 PHILLIP BERNTSEN 24:32; 41 MATTHEW GILLESPIE 24:32; 42 M Garel (FRA) 24:33; 43 J Lysell (SWE) 24:35; 44 B Cantero (FRA) 24:35; 45 MATTHEW GRAHAM 24:35; 46 M Schramm (GER) 24:36; 47 S Petrov (RUS) 24:39; 48 Ø Grønnevig (NOR) 24:40; 49 O Zhulinskyi (UKR) 24:42; 50 M Lonjou (FRA) 24:43; 51 N A Soare (ROU) 24:46; 52 J Santa Cruz (POR) 24:51; 53 C Alonso (ESP) 24:51; 54 M Fontana (ITA) 24:57; 55 L E Malde (NOR) 24:58; 56 J Viškers (LAT) 24:58; 57 E Jennings (IRL) 25:01; 58 I Porozov (UKR) 25:02; 59 T Göhler (GER) 25:04; 60 L Mendes (POR) 25:06; 61 A Danielson (SWE) 25:08; 62 A Lehmann (SUI) 25:09; 63 E Leysen (BEL) 25:09; 64 P Vieira (POR) 25:11; 65 A Scoleri (ITA) 25:11; 66 F Caelen (BEL) 25:14; 67 D Gregório (POR) 25:15; 68 A Dani (HUN) 25:16; 69 M Krevs (SLO) 25:18; 70 R Figueiredo (POR) 25:22; 71 S Szabó (HUN) 25:24; 72 R Sterni (ITA) 25:26; 73 L Schröder-Groeneveld (GER) 25:29; 74 A Kazban (UKR) 25:29; 75 P Oblak (SLO) 25:30; 76 L Tremble (IRL) 25:33; 77 O Kalered (SWE) 25:35; 78 J Bajza (CZE) 25:37; 79 G Csere (HUN) 25:43; 80 A Tasdemir (TUR) 25:50; 81 D Kállay (HUN) 25:50; 82 M Hasanovic (SRB) 25:50; 83 H Daniel (POR) 25:55; 84 D Fitzmaurice (IRL) 25:57; 85 V Zevnik (SLO) 25:59; 86 H Pak (TUR) 26:04; 87 D Flynn (IRL) 26:11; 88 G Grdenic (CRO) 26:18; 89 A Czindrity (HUN) 26:21; 90 L Oslizlo (POL) 26:32; 91 R Potocnik (SLO) 26:42; 92 B Erent (CRO) 26:45; 93 J Ljajic (SRB) 26:52; 94 G Bregar (SLO) 26:57; 95 J Halimoskins (LAT) 27:43; 96 J Pastars (LAT) 27:57; 97 A Stojanovski (MKD) 28:05; A Hadjam (FRA) DNFTEAM: 1 Norway 59; 2 GREAT BRITAIN & NI 76; 3 France 94; 4 Spain 97; 5 Russia 107; 6 Belgium 128; 7 Germany 131; 8 Ukraine 141; 9 Sweden 144; 10 Turkey 165; 11 Italy 202; 12 Portugal 243; 13 Ireland 250; 14 Hungary 299; 15 Slovenia 320.U20 men: 1 I Safi ulin (RUS) 17:49; 2 RICHARD GOODMAN 17:51; 3 V Nikitin (RUS) 17:51; 4 R Collenot-Spiret (FRA) 17:53; 5 P-J Hannes (BEL) 17:58; 6 R Pinto (POR) 18:01; 7 A Rusakov (RUS) 18:07; 8 JONATHAN HAY 18:09; 9 KIEREN CLEMENTS 18:10; 10 Y Zhukov (UKR) 18:15; 11 NIALL FLEMING 18:18; 12 D Arce (ESP) 18:20; 13 M Tærsbøl (DEN)

18:20; 14 Y E Cavuslu (TUR) 18:21; 15 M E Tan (TUR) 18:21; 16 Y Vykhopen (UKR) 18:27; 17 MARK SHAW 18:27; 18 S Rehberg (GER) 18:27; 19 E Rolim (POR) 18:27; 20 G Gerratana (ITA) 18:29; 21 D Bedrani (FRA) 18:29; 22 H Pfeiff er (GER) 18:29; 23 D Makevic (SRB) 18:30; 24 J Byrne (IRL) 18:32; 25 JACK GOODWIN 18:33; 26 J Detre (FRA) 18:34; 27 M Van Der Steen (NED) 18:34; 28 F K Edman (NOR) 18:36; 29 V Hustin (BEL) 18:38; 30 D Bošnjak (CRO) 18:39; 31 J Harboe (DEN) 18:40; 32 O Kuzmichov (UKR) 18:41; 33 M Tsenov (BUL) 18:41; 34 F Carro (ESP) 18:42; 35 M Maik (POL) 18:42; 36 H Dilling (NED) 18:42; 37 J Ø Markussen (DEN) 18:42; 38 U Jereb (SLO) 18:42; 39 P Glans (DEN) 18:43; 40 V Puyuelo (ESP) 18:45; 41 E Lejeune (BEL) 18:46; 42 J Motschmann (GER) 18:47; 43 D Basemans (BEL) 18:48; 44 F Jucker (SUI) 18:49; 45 B Grau (GER) 18:49; 46 S Tobin (IRL) 18:51; 47 A Ed Derraz (ITA) 18:53; 48 A Ronco (ESP) 18:53; 49 M Strelkov (RUS) 18:53; 50 B Kowalczyk (POL) 18:55; 51 B Kostiv (UKR) 18:55; 52 F Barrer (FRA) 18:56; 53 M Grau (GER) 18:56; 54 M Dahl-Jessen (DEN) 18:57; 55 E De Vries (NED) 18:57; 56 U Arroyo (ESP) 18:58; 57 M Siikaluoma (FIN) 18:59; 58 C Cimpoieru (ROU) 18:59; 59 S Yildirimci (TUR) 18:59; 60 V Moiseyev (RUS) 19:00; 61 J De Mare (NED) 19:00; 62 R Puhar (SLO) 19:00; 63 D Lourenço (POR) 19:02; 64 R Silva (POR) 19:04; 65 K Blummenfelt (NOR) 19:04; 66 R Finnegan (IRL) 19:04; 67 S Boulekouane (FRA) 19:06; 68 T Nijhuis (DEN) 19:07; 69 M Vedvik (NOR) 19:07; 70 M Salmeron (FRA) 19:08; 71 M Steininger (GER) 19:09; 72 B Kamstra (NED) 19:09; 73 A Tóth (HUN) 19:09; 74 A Rodrigues (POR) 19:10; 75 T Moukrime (BEL) 19:11; 76 C Matkó (HUN) 19:14; 77 B-I Horodyskyy (UKR) 19:15; 78 A Rogiewicz (POL) 19:16; 79 E U Pedersen (NOR) 19:17; 80 A Noot (EST) 19:17; 81 V Ruiz (ESP) 19:18; 82 K Dooney (IRL) 19:18; 83 J Dovc (SLO) 19:19; 84 D Cimermancic (SLO) 19:25; 85 N Radanovic (SRB) 19:25; 86 S Szabó (HUN) 19:27; 87 B Przedwojewski (POL) 19:28; 88 A Engelhardt (SUI) 19:30; 89 S Dirli (TUR) 19:31; 90 S Loecthing (NOR) 19:31; 91 S Massimi (ITA) 19:32; 92 D Kilián (HUN) 19:33; 93 A Staicu (ROU) 19:35; 94 B Pantic (SRB) 19:36; 95 C Bisca (ROU) 19:37; 96 R Matuszczak (POL) 19:39; 97 L Brady (IRL) 19:40; 98 B Stolic (SRB) 19:43; 99 Y Jäger

(SUI) 19:47; 100 N Kojic (SRB) 19:48; 101 J F Boe (NOR) 19:51; 102 J Semrov (SLO) 19:52; 103 C G Caldaroui (ROU) 20:01; 104 M Pettenazzo (ITA) 20:02; 105 N Komur (TUR) 20:14; 106 M Srša (CRO) 20:27; 107 P Kaminski (CZE) 20:32; 108 T Kukec (CRO) 21:13; 109 J Samide (SLO) 21:54; B Szalai (HUN)/I Malic (CRO)/S Barata (POR) DNFTEAM: 1 GREAT BRITAIN & NI 30; 2 Russia 60; 3 France 103; 4 Ukraine 109; 5 Belgium 118; 6 Denmark 120; 7 Germany 127; 8 Spain 134; 9 Portugal 152; 10 Turkey 177; 11 Netherlands 179; 12 Ireland 218; 13 Norway 241; 14 Poland 250; 15 Italy 262; 16 Slovenia 267; 17 Serbia 300; 18 Hungary 327; 19 Romania 349

Senior women: 1 F Britton (IRL) 25:55; 2 D Félix (POR) 26:02; 3 GEMMA STEEL 26:04; 4 N Ejjafi ni (ITA) 26:13; 5 A Herzog (NED) 26:34; 6 S Duarte (FRA) 26:36; 7 R Bârca (ROU) 26:39; 8 L Carneiro (POR) 26:39; 9 S Restle (GER) 26:40; 10 V Straneo (ITA) 26:42; 11 C Bardelle (FRA) 26:50; 12 FREYA MURRAY 26:51; 13 JULIA BLEASDALE 26:58; 14 ELLE BAKER 26:59; 15 C Frumuz (ROU) 27:01; 16 S Mockenhaupt (GER) 27:02; 17 A Rosa (POR) 27:02; 18 HATTIE DEAN 27:07; 19 B Maveau (BEL) 27:13; 20 T I Hjalmarsen (NOR) 27:18; 21 O Jevtic (SRB) 27:23; 22 M Silvestre (ESP) 27:28; 23 S Schenkel (BEL) 27:30; 24 A Dias (POR) 27:32; 25 C Casandra (ROU) 27:34; 26 I Pelayo (ESP) 27:37; 27 C B Holth (NOR) 27:39; 28 V Dreier (GER) 27:40; 29 S Roman (SLO) 27:44; 30 S Hahn (GER) 27:44; 31 D Peixoto (POR) 27:44; 32 P Laubertie (FRA) 27:45; 33 J Martín (ESP) 27:47; 34 S Hamel (FRA) 27:48; 35 L Rodríguez (ESP) 27:52; 36 E Machado (POR) 27:56; 37 J Patjuk (EST) 28:00; 38 E Lindgren (FIN) 28:01; 39 G Epis (ITA) 28:05; 40 L Picoche (FRA) 28:13; 41 A Bobocel (ROU) 28:17; 42 E Navascues (ESP) 28:19; 43 C Mccarthy (IRL) 28:23; 44 E Kelly (IRL) 28:29; 45 K Harty (IRL) 28:33; 46 A Byrne (IRL) 28:38; 47 E M Espeso (ESP) 28:47; 48 V Costanza (ITA) 29:28; 49 B Belušic (CRO) 30:24; B Uslu (TUR)/F Klilech-Fauvel (FRA)/A Subotic (SRB)/EMILY WICKS/D Grandovec (SLO) DNFTEAM: 1 GREAT BRITAIN & NI 42; 2 Portugal 51; 3 Germany 83; 4 France 83; 5 Romania 88; 6 Italy 101; 7 Spain 116; 8 Ireland 133.U23 women: 1 EMMA PALLANT 19:57; 2 NAOMI TASCHIMOWITZ 20:02; 3 C Harrer (GER) 20:03; 4 STEPHANIE TWELL 20:03; 5 A Hahner (GER) 20:05; 6 V Pohoryelska (UKR) 20:08; 7 HANNAH WALKER 20:12; 8 C Calvin (FRA) 20:16; 9 C S Rocha (POR) 20:20; 10 J Wenth (AUT) 20:26; 11 L Suur (EST) 20:28; 12 L Hahner (GER) 20:31; 13 LAUREN HOWARTH 20:34; 14 S Eriksson (FIN) 20:42; 15 C Ribeiro (POR) 20:43; 16 G Mingir (TUR) 20:46; 17 B Buyukbezgin (TUR) 20:46; 18 S Treacy (IRL) 20:53; 19 D Cunha (POR) 20:54; 20 LILY PARTRIDGE 20:58; 21 J Soethout (GER) 21:00; 22 S Mosquera (ESP) 21:00; 23 M Matoševic (CRO) 21:00; 24 L Sekanová (CZE) 21:03; 25 S A Pereira (ESP) 21:04; 26 M Corradi (FRA) 21:10; 27 E Tobal (ESP) 21:12; 28 C Robles (ESP) 21:21; 29 A I Gutiérrez (ESP) 21:28; 30 F Schlumpf (SUI) 21:31; 31 E Karabulut (TUR) 21:32; 32 A Lonjou (FRA) 21:36; 33 S Beuviere (FRA) 21:49; 34 S C Lima

(POR) 22:10; 35 B Ferreira (POR) 22:10; 36 T Eberhart (AUT) 22:19; 37 E Gullu (TUR) 22:25; 38 U Britton (IRL) 22:35; 39 E Julien (FRA) 22:41; 40 A Midrijane (LAT) 22:53; 41 T Bercic (SLO) 23:29; 42 V Gavranovic (BIH) 24:40; A Cassan Ferrier (FRA) DNFTEAM: 1 GREAT BRITAIN & NI 14; 2 Germany 41; 3 Portugal 77; 4 France 99; 5 Turkey 101; 6 Spain 102U20 women: 1 EMELIA GORECKA 13:13; 2 I Doaga (ROU) 13:14; 3 A Terzic (SRB) 13:22; 4 G Fazlitdinova (RUS) 13:24; 5 Z Vangansbeke (BEL) 13:32; 6 ANNABEL GUMMOW 13:34; 7 S Ryazantseva (RUS) 13:37; 8 E Aydemir (TUR) 13:41; 9 G-F Krause (GER) 13:42; 10 M Rehberg (GER) 13:47; 11 E Burkard (GER) 13:50; 12 M Hodakyvska (UKR) 13:51; 13 A Gulyaeva (RUS) 13:51; 14 M Florea (ROU) 13:52; 15 G Bulut (TUR) 13:52; 16 GEMMA KERSEY 13:53; 17 KATIE HOLT 13:56; 18 P Auf Der Maur (SUI) 13:57; 19 V Vasilyeva (RUS) 13:57; 20 J John (GER) 13:58; 21 M Mismas (SLO) 13:58; 22 I Truyers (BEL) 13:59; 23 A M Bunea (ROU) 13:59; 24 B Caspar (ESP) 14:01; 25 M Van Hal (NED) 14:03; 26 J Vastenburg (NED) 14:04; 27 B Fernández (ESP) 14:04; 28 I Van Lieshout (NED) 14:05; 29 S Dias (POR) 14:05; 30 V Rantanen (FIN) 14:06; 31 LAURA MUIR 14:06; 32 P Kopciewska (POL) 14:07; 33 BETH CARTER 14:07; 34 M J Pérez (ESP) 14:08; 35 V M Abate (ITA) 14:09; 36 E Panaet (ROU) 14:11; 37 S Vilic (CRO) 14:17; 38 J Van Velthoven (NED) 14:18; 39 I Østerås (NOR) 14:19; 40 E Deboth (BEL) 14:22; 41 M Perez (ESP) 14:22; 42 O Kettunen (FIN) 14:23; 43 C Gonçalves (POR) 14:23; 44 M Martins (POR) 14:26; 45 P Furmanska (POL) 14:27; 46 S Eytemis (TUR) 14:27; 47 N Savina (BLR) 14:28; 48 N Puzakova (BLR) 14:29; 49 S Cleirigh-Buttner (IRL) 14:30; 50 B Esteban (ESP) 14:30; 51 C Mccarthy (IRL) 14:30; 52 C Carvalho (POR) 14:31; 53 K Dulak (POL) 14:32; 54 P Mikiewicz (POL) 14:32; 55 J Wyns (BEL) 14:32; 56 I Sanchez-Escribano (ESP) 14:32; 57 K Veale (IRL) 14:33; 58 M Pokrivac (SLO) 14:34; 59 A Reischmann (GER) 14:34; 60 C Laplace (FRA) 14:35; 61 S Riou (FRA) 14:35; 62 M Legrand (FRA) 14:37; 63 Y Can (TUR) 14:39; 64 T Simovic (SRB) 14:40; 65 D Almeida (POR) 14:42; 66 M Merlo (ITA) 14:43; 67 M Loman (NED) 14:43; 68 E Van Havere (BEL) 14:43; 69 K Kreundl (AUT) 14:43; 70 A Haukilahti (FIN) 14:44; 71 M Mulhare (IRL) 14:50; 72 A Bourgeix (FRA) 14:50; 73 C Jarousseau (FRA) 14:53; 74 M Asamer (AUT) 14:59; 75 I Välimäki (FIN) 15:00; 76 M Parlov (CRO) 15:02; 77 K Grzesik (POL) 15:06; 78 E H Tuna (TUR) 15:08; 79 U Karacadir (TUR) 15:11; 80 M O’sullivan (IRL) 15:11; 81 S Wallner (AUT) 15:15; 82 C Santos (POR) 15:19; 83 V Markovic (SRB) 15:20; 84 K Baizid (FRA) 15:21; 85 M Adamczyk (POL) 15:24; 86 D Jankovic (SRB) 15:43; 87 S Mair (AUT) 15:43; 88 A Zagar (SLO) 15:44; 89 L Jansone (LAT) 16:04; 90 S Neger (SLO) 16:16; 91 J Smonkar (SLO) 16:32; 92 K Ljubi (SLO) 16:46; J Schulz (GER) DNFTEAM: 1 GREAT BRITAIN & NI 40; 2 Russia 43; 3 Germany 50; 4 Romania 75; 5 Netherlands 117; 6 Belgium 122; 7 Spain 126; 8 Turkey 132; 9 Portugal 168; 10 Poland 184; 11 Finland 217; 12 Ireland 228; 13 Serbia 236; 14 France 255; 15 Slovenia 257; 16 Austria 311

RESULTS

Hatti Dean and Gemma Steel were level during the early stages before Dean dropped back and Steel went on to win a medal

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The Lifestyle Renault Tunbridge Wells half-Marathon is set to attract some of the UK’s best runners to the award winning race on Sunday 26th February 2012. For the first time in the 29-year history of the event, the sponsors, Lifestyle Renault, are putting up £1000 cash bonus for breaking the course record. The bonus will be paid to both winning male and female runners if they both break their respective records. The records currently stand at 65.33 (Barry Royden, 1999) and for the women 73.56 (Liz Yelling, 2011). The course is a challenging one however, with a 1.5 mile-long lung-busting hill coming at 7.5 miles into the race so breaking the records won’t be an easy task. “The second fastest time on the course we’ve ever had was Florian Neuschwander of Germany who ran 68:49 in 2009,” commented Race Director, Sarah Russell. “In fact, Barry’s record of 65:33 has stood for 13 years and it will take someone at the top of their game to beat it. We’re really keen to attract some of the UK’s best runners to our race and hope we see some fantastic racing on the day.”

The event is set to attract over 2800 runners and is considered one of the best races in the South east, combining excellent organisation with value for money and a great atmosphere. Organised by volunteers from the local club, Tunbridge Wells harriers, all race profits go directly to charity and over the last five years, the event has raised over £50,000. Charities set to benefit from the event in 2012 are the Dame Kelly holmes Legacy Trust and The Pickering Cancer Drop in Centre. Winners will also receive prizes from Newton, 2XU, GU, StrideUK and Mammoth Sport. All runners receive a bespoke medal, technical T-shirt and other goodies. entries are selling out fast though and the race is expected to be full by early January 2012. For more information and terms and conditions about the course record bonus and full list of prizes go to www.twharriers.org.uk

Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon 2012puts up £1000 for course records

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ATHLETICS WEEKLY

Spotlight

» Athletics Weekly underwent some minor bodywork over the Christmas period and the January 6 edition marked the launch of the newly redesigned magazine. Coverstar Louise Hazel talked extensively to AW about coaching crises, injuries and becoming the

Commonwealth heptathlon champion.

» Is there a more picturesque setting than snow-laden Holyrood Park to start the 2011 cross-country season? The outcomes set the tone for the forthcoming season as Mo Farah ran clear from Galen Rupp over 8km while Kenya took victories in the international races through Eliud Kipchoge and Linet Masai.

» Charlotte Purdue defeated her more experienced domestic rivals for fourth in Edinburgh and the 19-year-old followed up this showing with victories in Cardiff and Belfast.

» David Weir played an instrumental role in helping Britain achieve their best-ever medal haul at the IPC World Championships in Christchurch. He defeated arch-rival Marcel Hug for T54 800m, 1500m and 5000m golds.

» Dan Greaves not only won the F44 discus but set a world record of 58.98m.

» Germany won the annual Aviva International at Kelvin Hall although the British athletes produced the most eye-catching performances. Jenny Meadows front-ran to another victory on this track in the 800m in 2:01.17 and Helen Clitheroe won the 3000m in a world-leading 8:52.31.

» For the second year in succession, Jessica Ennis upstaged US ace Lolo Jones in the 60m hurdles. Ennis was just outside her national record at 7.97 while the world indoor champion was a distant fourth.

» Jones could be forgiven for a lethargic performance as the American contingent endured an arduous journey to make this fi xture although some travelled better than others. David Oliver produced an exciting 60m hurdles victory in 7.51.

» Aries Merritt, however, usurped his compatriot Oliver with a 7.46 performance in Houston.

February

2011WHAT A YEAR!

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Commonwealth heptathlon champion.

January

RIGHT: Jenny Meadows started the year with a win in Glasgow

BELOW: Mo Farah beat new training partner Galen Rupp in the Great Edinburgh Cross

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TOP: Taking his fourth successive UK 60m title, Dwain Chambers reminded everyone why he’s still UK sprint No.1

ABOVE: Steve Vernon with Mike Skinner at the National Cross

LEFT: Phillips Idowu enjoyed some good mid-winter triple jump competitions

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DAVID G

RIFFITHS

» Dwain Chambers powered to his fourth successive UK indoor 60m title in a UK-leading 6.57 in Sheffi eld. Sixteen years his junior, Jodie Williams established a European indoor age-17 60m best of 7.24 in defeating one of the best-ever domestic sprint line-ups.

» Just a week after beating Nuria Fernandez and Milcah Chemos in Spain, Stephanie Twell suff ered an horrifi c triple ankle break after slipping on a muddy descent in a cross-country race in Hannut.

» Excitement for 2012 continued to grow with the release of the Olympic timetable although the scheduling meant Jessica Ennis would not be able to contest the 100m hurdles which starts less than 48 hours after the second day of the heptathlon.

» With so many courses resembling nothing more than glorifi ed track races, the course at the Saucony National Cross-Country Championships at Alton Towers was one to gladden the traditionalists although the conditions perhaps over-tested some of the runners. St John Ambulance were overstretched and the organisers took the decision to shorten the senior races.

» Steve Vernon won his fi rst national cross-country title at 30 and Louise Damen prevailed in the 6km race. As expected, AFD’s Jonny Hay and Charlotte Purdue won the under-20 races.

» The organisers of the Aviva Indoor Grand Prix can confi dently assert their indoor meeting is the best on the circuit and a capacity crowd was treated to a feast, topped off by Mo Farah’s European indoor 5000m record of 13:10.60.

» Dwain Chambers powered to his fourth successive UK indoor 60m title in a UK-leading 6.57 in Sheffi eld. Sixteen

February

» Phillips Idowu showed sparkling form with victory in Birmingham with 17.57m followed by a repeat win in Stockholm although the Berlin world champion opted out of the European Indoor Championships along with Jessica Ennis through injury

» Ashton Eaton improved his world indoor heptathlon record to 6568 while Teddy Tamgho geared up for the European Indoor Championships

with an improvement of his world indoor record to

17.91m.

» We didn’t hear too much from them during the summer but Isaiah Koech and Yenew Alamirew established themselves as potential rivals to Great Britain’s Mo Farah at the London

Olympics next year. On their indoor debuts, 17-year-old Koech clocked 12:53.29 for 5000m and Alamirew posted 7:27.80 for 3000m.


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Spotlight

» Mo Farah retained his European indoor 3000m title in Paris although the last lap proved a nail-biter. Hayle Ibrahimov looked poised to challenge off the fi nal bend but Farah, who held the inside line, dug deep to defeat the Azerbaijani by a mere 0.33.

» At 37 (for anyone who still doesn’t know her age!), Helen Clitheroe became the second oldest-ever European indoor gold medallist as she powered to a popular victory in the women’s equivalent. The Preston athlete has often shown fallibility in a sprint fi nish but Clitheroe produced a sub-30 fi nal circuit to defeat Olesya Syreva by the thickness of a vest.

» A major gold medal still proved elusive for Jenny Meadows, who narrowly succumbed to little-known Evgeniya Zinurova in the 800m.

» Tiff any Porter overturned inauspicious early-season form to almost nab the gold medal in a very high-quality 60m hurdles fi nal. Carolin Nytra from Germany was given the verdict in the photo-fi nish although Porter was credited with a UK record of 7.80.

» Tickets for the Palais Omnisport venue were almost sold out by the New Year and capacity crowds saw Les Tricolores scoop fi ve gold medals. Teddy Tamgho leapt 17.92m in the second and fourth rounds to add another centimetre to his world indoor record and Renaud Lavillenie cleared a national pole-vault record of 6.03m.

» After the 2015 bid fell through, UKA confi rmed they were submitting a bid to host the 2017 World

Championships.

» Agent and coach Mark Block was suspended for ten years on doping

charges, including administering banned

products to his wife, Zhanna Block.

» Talks of Mo Farah’s marathon potential heightened after he showed his adaptability by winning his half-marathon debut in New York in a UK best of 60:23. Farah outsprinted Gebregziabher Gebremariam, who went on to post a sub-2:05 marathon the following month.

» Declining interest from media and athletes alike has been a common talking point of the IAAF World Cross-Country Championships although the Punta Umbria event staged an enjoyable meeting. Imane Merga won the men’s senior race and Vivian Cheruiyot upset Linet Masai for the women’s title.

» Charlotte Purdue delivered the best performance by a British woman since 2004 as she fi nished 14th on her senior debut while club-mates Jonny Hay and Emelia Gorecka were the fi rst European fi nishers in the junior divisions.

March

FAR RIGHT: Mo Farah ran a UK half-marathon best of 60:32 in New York

BELOW: Helen Clitheroe with her European Indoor 3000m gold medal

BELOW RIGHT: Louise Small of AFD won two medals in Milton Keynes in March



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» It was announced this month that Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell were set to meet in Birmingham and London. But as happens so often, neither materialised – Gay missed the majority of the European season with a hip injury and Powell also withdrew from London with a groin strain.

» The organisers were given the green light to start and finish the 2012 Olympic marathon in the centre of London. Continuing the trend of recent championships, the race will finish on The Mall instead of the Olympic Stadium.

» Charlotte Purdue notched up two high-profile victories in 24 hours. After anchoring AFD to the national road-relay title on April 9, Purdue won the Bupa Great Ireland 10km the following day in 32:42.

» Ben Kiptoo won the Paris Marathon in 2:06:31 to become the 75th athlete to break the sub-2:07 barrier. Wilson Chebet went faster with 2:05:27 in Rotterdam.

» Alyson Dixon reaped the benefits of training in spartan conditions in Kenya, slashing eight-minutes from her PB for victory in Brighton in 2:34:51.

» Grete Waitz lost her battle to cancer. The Norwegian distance-running icon passed away on April 19.

» Emmanuel Mutai set a course record of 2:04:40 in the Virgin London Marathon although this performance was overshadowed by a world-best of 2:03:02 by namesake Geoffrey Mutai in Boston.

» Mary Keitany denied Liliya Shobukhova a three-peat, claiming

victory in 2:19:19. In the greatest-ever women’s marathon in

depth, Jo Pavey finished down in 19th, albeit in 2:28:24 with Louise Damen 22nd in 2:30:00 on their respective debuts.

» applications for Olympic Games tickets closed at the

end of the month but high prices and a lack of seating plans

deterred some fans from trying their luck in the ticket lottery.

April

TOP: Alyson Dixon won the Brighton Marathon

ABOVE: Virgin London Marathon race director with 2011 champions Mary Keitany and Emmanuel Mutai

LEFT: Grete Waitz, the Norwegian running legend, died after a long battle with cancer


» Persistent rain failed to hinder the growing reputation of the Powerade Great City Games. Allyson Felix won the 200m straight in 22.12 while Tyson Gay won the 150m in 14.51. Andy Turner repeated his 110m hurdles/200m hurdles double.

» Tributes were paid to Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru, who died in unclear circumstances in his homeland at the age of 24.

» Jessica Ennis took another unchallenged victory in Gotzis to extend her multi-events win streak. Her score of 6790 was her best non-championships mark and Ennis fi nished 251 points ahead of Tatyana Chernova.

» A tearful Paula Radcliff e called her comeback race ‘a bit of a disaster.’ The world marathon record-holder was third in the Bupa London 10,000 in 33:17 – almost three minutes slower than her world record.

» Jo Pavey came through to win in 32:22 and hand Radcliff e – bar the two Olympic marathons – her fi rst defeat to a British athlete since 1995. Mo Farah won the men’s race again in 29:15.

» Tiff any Porter continued the UK record-breaking spree with 12.77 for 100m hurdles in Hengelo. Jessica Judd set a UK under-17 1500m record of 4:14.21 in Manchester.

» Usain Bolt beat Asafa Powell in Rome before a 9.91 win in Ostrava. Veronica Campbell-Brown even upstaged Bolt in Ostrava with a 100m PB of 10.76.

» One of the forgotten performances of the summer was Chris Thompson’s 10,000m PB of 27:27.36 in Stanford to move ahead of Mo Farah on the UK all-time lists.

» Malcolm Arnold-coached Jack Green broke through at the BUCS Championships with the Daegu B standard of 49.55. This performance also earned him his fi rst AW cover appearance, beating training partner Dai Greene for this accolade.

» Competing as a guest, Sophie Hitchon broke the British hammer record in one of her fi rst competitions as a senior. The world junior champion threw 69.43m.

» The world hammer record was also shattered this month by Betty Heidler in Halle. With a best of 79.42m, the German’s worst of her six throws was 75.43m!

» London’s 2017 rival Doha held the fi rst leg of the Diamond League series with the highlight being Yenew Alamirew’s 7:27.26 for 3000m.

» Helen Clitheroe continued her resurgence with a dominant victory at the Bupa Manchester Run. The Preston athlete pulled clear from Commonwealth 10,000m champion Grace Momanyi in the closing kilometres for a 31:45 PB.

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Spotlight

May

» Chris Thompson gave Haile Gebrselassie close company in the Bupa Great Manchester Run 10km until the Ethiopian changed gears in the fi nal 2km for his fourth victory in 28:10.

ABOVE: Jack Green started his season in great form over 400m hurdles

ABOVE RIGHT: Paula Radcliff e endured a miserable performance at the Bupa 10,000 in London

BELOW RIGHT: Haile Gebrselassie and Chris Thompson share a laugh after the Bupa Great Manchester Run



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» his double gold medal-winning performance at the european championships might not have captured an international audience but Mo Farah produced a performance of world-class magnitude at the Prefontaine classic. as well as smashing the european record with 26:46.57, he defeated one of the strongest-ever 10,000m fields as nine athletes ducked under the 27-minute barrier.

» Brendan Foster called the 10,000m at next year’s Olympic Games ‘the hottest ticket in town’ but such was the demand, the allocation of tickets from the ballot left many without any tickets at all. Across all sports, it was reported one in seven failed to gain a single ticket.

» eugene has a rich endurance tradition but perfect conditions led to some world-class sprinting performances including a 10.70 world-lead for carmelita Jeter and a 12.94 victory for David Oliver over liu Xiang in the 110m hurdles.

» Tyson Gay competed in a low-key meeting in Clermont, Florida, where he set a world-leading 100m mark of 9.79.

» european champion sandra Perkovic recorded the world’s best discus mark in 12 years of 69.99m although the croat failed a doping test soon afterwards.

» Mark Edwards was also suspended for three years after testing positive for a mixture of banned substances.

» Bad weather and overlapping scheduling marred the Oslo and New york Diamond leagues. Usain Bolt’s 19.86 200m and Paul koech’s 8:01.83 ‘chase were the highlights.

» Tatyana Chernova’s challenge to Jessica Ennis gained momentum in Kladno as the Russian improved her PB of 6773 despite a few substandard results along the way.

» Mid-June was dominated by ‘twitter-gate’ which ensued a war of words, and tweets, between Phillips idowu and charles Van commenee. the head coach criticised the world champion for announcing his european team championships withdrawal via twitter although idowu insisted he’d already informed Uka.

» Van Commenee deemed Team GB’s performance at the European Team Championships ‘disappointing’. But Charlene Thomas defeated a world-class 1500m field and Goldie Sayers finished ahead of the Olympic champion and silver medallist for second in the javelin.

» Nathan woodward beat Jack Green in an epic 400m hurdles race at the european Under-23 trials. Jodie williams won a sprint double at the england U20 champs.

» Tyson Gay withdrew from the US Championships due to injury. Walter Dix took a sprint double, while Adam Nelson won a high-class shot put with 22.09m.

JuneRIGHT: Usain Bolt delights the fans in Oslo with a 200m victory

BOTTOM LEFT: New GB recruit Tiffany Porter finished second in the sprint hurdles at the European Team Championships

BOTTOM RIGHT: Charlene Thomas won an exciting 1500m at the Euro Team Champs, while Goldie Sayers won the javelin at the same meet in Stockholm


» Holly Bleasdale enjoyed a magnifi cent performance in Mannheim. She improved her pole vault PB three times, culminating with a world age-19 best and UK record of 4.70m.

» Nathan Woodward also continued his upward trajectory with a UK under-23 400m hurdles best of 48.71 in La-Chaux-de-Fonds.

» Chris Tomlinson regained the UK long jump record with 8.35m in Paris with Greg Rutherford close behind at 8.27m.

» Mo Farah produced a fi nal 800m of 1:53.04 to defeat a high-calibre 5000m fi eld at the Birmingham Diamond League. Phillips Idowu defeated an out-of-sorts Teddy Tamgho in the triple jump and Dai Greene broke Ed Moses’ stadium record in the 400m hurdles.

» Britain won fi ve medals at the World Youth Championships in Lille including golds from Desiree Henry in the 200m and Louisa James in the hammer. Despite being the youngest athlete in the fi nal, Henry won the 200m in a PB of 23.25 while James set a PB of 57.13m for a shock gold medal.

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Spotlight

July» New Zealander Jacko Gill improved his world youth shot put record from 23.86m to 24.35m to win by exactly four metres. This was even

with the handicap of a fi nger injury!

» Taking advantage of the perfect throwing conditions in Hendon, Lawrence Okoye surprisingly smashed Perriss Wilkins’ UK discus record. Okoye improved to 67.63m while Abdul Buhari also surpassed the 65m-line.

» The medal haul of 19 marked the best-ever for the British contingent at the European Under-23 Championships. Fresh from UK records, Holly Bleasdale and

Lawrence Okoye easily won their respective events while Jack Green prevailed in a keenly contested 400m hurdles.

» Team GB also enjoyed a prosperous showing at the European Junior Championships where Jodie Williams contributed a pair of gold medals.

Williams won the 100m in a UK junior and European age-17 best of 11.18 before prevailing in

the 200m in 22.94.

» Any lingering doubts about Farah’s medal-winning ability in Daegu were dispelled as he outsprinted the supreme championship racer Bernard Lagat in Monaco, setting a UK record of 12:53.11. Tiff any Ofi li-Porter also lowered her UK 100m hurdles record to 12.60.

» Usain Bolt’s 9.88 100m victory was overshadowed by Brimin Kipruto, who came within one-hundredth of the world steeplechase record. David Rudisha’s 1:42.61 800m and Barbora Spotakova’s 69.45m javelin also topped the bill.

» The close proximity of the World Youth Championships diminished some of the interest in the Aviva English Schools Championships although leading performances came from Ahtollah Rose, who set a championship record of 12.88m in the triple jump and Clovis Asong’s 47.39 400m.

RIGHT: Ahtollah Rose was one of the start performers at the Aviva English Schools Championships

BELOW: Jodie Williams broke her own UK junior 100m record when winning the European junior title in Tallinn

OPPOSITE: Mo Farah easily disposed of his rivals at the Birmingham Diamond League

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» The best performance at the Russian Championships was undoubtedly Anna Chicherova’s 2.07m clearance in the high jump.

» Perri Shakes-Drayton completed an improbable 400m/400m hurdles double at the UK Championships in Birmingham. Shakes-Drayton upset Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu on the 400m flat before prevailing in her specialist event the following day.

» Jessica Ennis had a busy weekend although it proved fruitful for the reigning world champion who produced marks of 12.96 for the hurdles, 1.89m for the high jump, 6.44m for the long jump, 42.93m for the javelin and 14.25m for the shot.

» Vivian Cheruiyot recorded a world-leading 5000m mark of 14:20.88 in the Stockholm Diamond League.


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ABOVE LEFT: Perri Shakes-Drayton won an historic 400m flat and hurdles double at the UK Trials

LEFT: Jessica Ennis was in good form at the Trials

Adam Cotton: 1500m victory at the European Junior Championships


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» Mo Farah fi nalised his preparations for Daegu with a confi dent sharpener over 3000m at Crystal Palace. The winning time of 7:40.15 was secondary to Farah’s startling closing speed as he covered the fi nal 400m in 54.5 and the fi nal 200m in 25.7.

» Having just won her fi rst UK outdoor title, Jenny Meadows dispatched in-form Kenia Sinclair with a season’s best of 1:58.60 in the 800m.

» Transferring his cross-country skills on to the track, Andy Vernon won the 5000m at the World University Games in Shenzhen.

» Just weeks after improving his 100m PB to 9.80, Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings tested positive for the second time for furosemide. Mike Rodgers was also suspended after testing positive for a stimulant.

» In light of this news, it was pleasing to hear the IAAF announcing blood samples would be taken from all athletes in Daegu. While there were some legitimate withdrawals, others caused raised eyebrows.

» Revision of the false-start rule polarised the athletics community and debate intensifi ed after Usain Bolt crashed out of the 100m World Championships fi nal in one of the most dramatic scenes at such level of competition. Meagre consolation came for the world record-holder as his successor to the crown was training partner Yohan Blake, who won in an anti-climactic 9.92.

August

» Phillips Idowu had a spot of bother in London as the reigning world champion was unusually off -form with just one jump over 17m. Christian Taylor marked his international breakthrough with a PB of 17.68m.

ABOVE: Usain Bolt’s disqualifi cation in Daegu became one of the biggest talking points of the year

RIGHT: Christian Taylor upset Phillips Idowu at both the London Diamond League and the World Championships



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» Bolt was by no means the only favourite to falter. In what became known as the curse of the daily programme cover, Steve Hooker, Dayron Robles and Yelena Isinbayeva also saw their World Championships campaigns come to an unsatisfactory conclusion. Olga Kaniskina, however, broke the curse on the fifth day in the 20km walk.

» Robles was disqualified for obstructing Liu Xiang in the 110m hurdles final, meaning Britain’s Andy Turner was upgraded to a bronze medal.

» Nobody really accounted for Japan-based Ethiopian Ibrahim Jeylan in the 10,000m. Mo Farah really did as much as he could, producing a final lap of 53.16, but Jeylan arguably timed his sprint finish with a bit more precision. The challenge from Kenenisa Bekele failed to materialise as he dropped out after the halfway point.

» Jessica Ennis also produced a battling performance in the heptathlon but Russian Tatyana Chernova finally delivered the goods at a major event. Her score of 6880 was in excess of Ennis’ PB although the reigning champion’s chances dissipated after her worst javelin performance in four years.

» Kirani James and Amantle Montsho prevailed in a pulsating pair of 400m finals and Valerie Adams equalled Natalya

Lisovskaya’s 24-year-old championship record of 21.24m in the shot put.

» Gaining just as much, if not more column inches than Britain’s medal-winning performances was

Channel 4’s debut in hosting the World Championships. Viewers were irked by constant advert breaks and amateurish presenting although Katharine Merry, Dean Macey and Rob Walker proved popular recruits.

» 1984 Olympic pole-vault champion Pierre Quinon committed suicide and former world 10-mile record-holder Mel Batty died of a heart attack at the end of the month.

TOP: Steve Mullings’ lifetime ban was one of the most noteworthy drugs bans of 2011

ABOVE: A star is born, in the form of world 400m champion Kirani James of Grenada

LEFT: Andy Turner was upgraded to world bronze after Dayron Robles was disqualified

BELOW: Jessica Ennis had to settle for silver behind her stronger Russian rival, Tatyana Chernova


» Usain Bolt got his mojo back after the seismic shock of his 100m disqualifi cation. The world record-holder was perhaps smarting a little bit as he was the slowest away in the 200m fi nal but Bolt still eased clear of Walter Dix. From an athlete who says he wasn’t near best form, his winning time of 19.40 was still the fourth fastest ever.

» The 4x100m was moved to the fi nal day of the programme and Daegu closed on an euphoric note as Bolt anchored his quartet to a world record of 37.04. When Asafa Powell returns, sub-37 must be on the cards for London.

» Dai Greene’s winning time of 48.26 in the 400m hurdles was the slowest in World Championships history but this was immaterial as the Welshman held his technique together while the American favourites faltered in the fi nal.

» Defeat in the 10,000m forced Farah to have a rethink for the 5000m and he got his tactics spot-on. Farah displayed much more patience on the last lap and he left something in reserve to hold off Bernard Lagat in the home straight.

» Phillips Idowu produced his second best-ever jump of 17.77m but the reigning champion was denied by a monstrous eff ort from multi-talented Christian Taylor, who sailed out to 17.96m in the fourth round.

» Sally Pearson ran the world’s fastest 100m hurdles in 19 years to win gold in 12.28 while Vivian Cheruiyot won a 5000/10,000m double.

» Anyone suff ering withdrawal symptoms must have perked up with the mouth-watering prospect of another global championships on their doorstep when London offi cially launched their bid for the 2017 World Championships.

» Zurich provided a chance for redemption for those who didn’t deliver

at the World Championships. Kaliese Spencer, 53.36 in the 400m hurdles and

Christina Obergfoll, 69.57m in the javelin, were impressive after fi nishing adrift of the

podium in Daegu. Yohan Blake set a 100m PB of 9.82 to beat Asafa Powell.

» Rieti is renowned as the must-visit track for any middle-distance runner looking for a fast time and world-class performances came thick and fast. David Rudisha ran the fi fth fastest 800m time ever of

1:41.33 while Mohammed Aman set a world youth record of 1:43.37.

» A large crowd at the 1936 Olympic stadium in Berlin saw Yohan Blake equal his 100m PB and

Betty Heidler win the hammer with 77.40m.

» Usain Bolt’s 9.85 100m, Dayron Robles’ 13.00 110m hurdles and Nixon Chepseba’s

3:30.94 for 1500m were the highlights of the annual Zagreb meeting.

» Louisa James continued to establish herself as a major

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September

» Britain’sHannah England

came away with a surprise silver medal in the 1500m fi nal behind

shock gold medallist Jenny Simpson.

RIGHT: Hannah England’s 1500m silver was one of the biggest British surprises of the World Championships

INSET: After defeat in the 10,000m, Mo Farah came back to win the world 5000m gold

BELOW: Sally Pearson clocked a stunning 12.28 to win the world 100m hurdles title


performer as she improved her hammer PB to 58.10m to win at the Commonwealth Youth Games. Sophie Papps, Emelia Gorecka and Zak Seddon also impressed.

» Anybody who claimed Yohan Blake’s 100m gold medal was a hollow victory were silenced as the Jamaican showed he’s every bit as good as his compatriots who were missing from the Daegu final. Blake stormed to a staggering 200m victory in Brussels in 19.26 which was just seven-hundredths shy of Usain Bolt’s world record.

» In one of the best-ever one-day meetings, Usain Bolt won the 100m in 9.76 and Kenenisa Bekele returned from injury with a world-leading 10,000m mark of 26:43.16.

» USA dominated the Great North City Games on Tyneside although Mo Farah, who turned down the chance of a lucrative pay-day in Brussels, eased to victory in the two-miles.

» Martin Mathathi set a course-record of 58:56 at the Bupa Great North Run and Lucy Kabuu marked her return from maternity leave with a front-running 67:06 victory.

» It wasn’t a great day for Haile Gebrselassie who dropped out of the Berlin Marathon and was forced to relinquish his world record to Patrick Makau, who set new figures of 2:03:38. Haile stayed with Makau through halfway in 61:43 but he was forced to stop with a stitch at the 27km point before dropping out at 35km.

» Scott Overall excelled on his marathon debut, finishing fifth in 2:10:55.

» Paula Radcliffe admitted she’d contemplated retirement but the world record-holder was vindicated in her decision to stick with the sport as she finished third on German soil in 2:23:46 to qualify for her fifth Olympics team.

» Not at her very best yet, Radcliffe couldn’t keep pace with Florence Kiplagat who became the 11th athlete to break the 2:20-barrier at 2:19:44.

» Another athlete on the road to recovery was Steph Twell, who marked her return to racing with a low-key run-out in the AFD ‘B’ team at the South of England Road Relays.

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LEFT: Team USA won the Great North City Games on Tyneside

BELOW: Dai Greene became the first British man to win a world 400m hurdles title

BELOW LEFT: Steph Twell returned to action at the South of England Road Relays, seven months after a severe ankle fracture


» Winning times at the Great Edinburgh Run were respectable given the tough course and diffi cult conditions. Repeat victories came courtesy of Martin Mathathi in 28:03 and Lucy Kabuu in 32:28.

» The Bupa series continued a week later in Sheffi eld where Gemma Steel, rather fi ttingly, won the women’s race ahead of Jo Pavey in 32:52. Micah Kogo proved too strong for Chris Thompson in the men’s 10km.

» Liliya Shobukhova regained her mantle as the world’s leading female exponent with a 2:18:20 victory in the Chicago Marathon to move to No.2 on the world all-time lists. Claire Hallissey also impressed, fi nishing sixth in 2:29:27 to put herself in contention for Olympic selection.

» After a 2:03:06 debut in Boston, Moses Mosop also strengthened his Olympic credentials with victory in the men’s race in 2:05:37 although he was on 2:04-pace, even at the 40km mark.

» The depth in Amsterdam was imperious as the top six athletes ducked below the 2:07-barrier. Just as impressive as Wilson Chebet’s 2:05:53 victory was Eric Ndiema’s world junior record of 2:06:07.

» Mo Farah was deservedly named European male athlete of the year while Jodie Williams received the female rising star accolade.

» An always contentious talking point is the allocation of Lottery funding and among those controversially missing out included Jemma Simpson and injury-prone Olympic silver medallist Germaine Mason.

» AFD took a club-double at the National 6-Stage and 4-Stage Relays in Sutton Park.

» Jess Coulson staged an outstanding breakthrough over 10-miles in Twickenham. Having drifted away from the forefront of the domestic scene, Coulson went to No.8 on the UK all-time lists with 52:53.

» Haile Gebrselassie was the headline act of the inaugural Great Birmingham Run and the Ethiopian legend showed no ill-eff ects of a recent DNF in Berlin. Geb won the men’s half-marathon in 61:29 while Gemma Steel won the women’s race in 72:21.

» Gebrselassie may have lost his world marathon record but his ten-mile mark remained intact as Leonard Komon fell some way adrift after an impetuous start at the Great South Run. He was almost two minutes adrift at 46:18.

» Aselefech Mergia won the women’s race in 52:55 while Charlotte Purdue took fourth on her ten-mile debut in 53:45.

» A disappointing 400m campaign provided the impetus for Kelly Sotherton to revert back to the heptathlon in the build-up to the 2012 Olympics.

» Super-fast times were recorded in Frankfurt as Wilson Kipsang narrowly missed the world record at 2:03:42 as the top-six went sub-2:07.

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BELOW: AFD took top honours in both the men’s 6-stage and women’s 4-stage relays in Sutton Park, Birmingham

ABOVE RIGHT: Haile Gebrselassie and Gemma Steel after their wins at the Great Birmingham Run



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» London defeated Doha in the race to hold the 2017 edition. Lord Coe said the bid was very much in-keeping with the promise of the Olympic stadium’s legacy after the 2012 Games.

» Geoffrey Mutai obliterated the course-record in the New York Marathon. A sub-2:06 on such an undulating course would have been deemed an impossibility until recently but the Kenyan marathon-running revolution continued as he powered to victory in 2:05:05.

» Mary Keitany opened the women’s race at a fierce tempo although, perhaps overly keen to regain her world-leading mark, the Kenyan wallowed badly after an opening half of 67:56. She eventually finished third in 2:23:38 behind Ethiopian winner Firehiwot Dado.

» Continuing his return from injury, Chris Thompson won a 5km race in New York in 13:52.

» Stockport won the men’s race at the ECCA Relays in Mansfield while Charnwood, anchored by Gemma Steel, defeated AFD in the women’s race.

» For the third time in four years, Usain Bolt was named IAAF Athlete of the Year ahead of team-mate Yohan Blake, whose 19.26 200m from Brussels was lauded as the Performance of the Year.

» Sally Pearson won the women’s equivalent ahead of Valerie Adams and Vivian Cheruiyot, who had to settle for the Performance of the Year award after her 5000/10,000m double in Daegu.

» After an injury-plagued 18 months, Mara Yamauchi finished third in the Yokohama Marathon in 2:27:24.

» Meanwhile, Paula Radcliffe’s 2:15:25 performance was re-established as the official world marathon record having been temporarily relegated to a world-best due to male assistance.

» Jessica Ennis received an MBE from the Prince of Wales during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

» Having won this race for the first time back in 1994, Haile Gebrselassie took his third win at the Seven Hills 15km race in Nijmegen in 42:42.

» Andy Vernon reeled in Mark Draper at the European Cross Country Trials in Liverpool while Hatti Dean defeated in-form Gemma Steel in the women’s race.

» Stephanie Twell was delighted with her performance in her first high-profile race post-injury. Twell finished fifth overall but has opted for the under-23 race at the European Cross Country Championships.

November

December» The first athletics team selections were made for the 2012 London Olympics with marathon runners Paula Radcliffe, Mara Yamauchi and Scott Overall all being named.

» World champions Mo Farah and Dai Greene were included on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist.

» Great Britain enjoyed another successful campaign at the European Cross-Country Championships, returning from Velenje with a record medal haul. Emelia Gorecka and Emma Pallant won individual gold, while all teams came away with medals, four of them gold.

ABOVE: A muddy Sefton Park in Liverpool played host to the European Cross Trials

BELOW: The women’s under-23 team won one of six gold medals for Britain at the European Cross-Country Championships in Velenje, Slovenia in December


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Spotlight Amantle Montsho

In a dramatic 400m fi nal, Amantle Montsho held off Allyson Felix to win an historic world gold for Botswana

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GREATNESSAmantle of

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WHEN she stepped on to the track for the 400m final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, Amantle Montsho had more pressure than most to be the first athlete across the line. As Botswana’s only world-class

athlete, the 28-year-old carries the weight of expectation of her country’s two million people on her shoulders. This huge responsibility has led the tiny nation’s biggest sporting star to buckle several times, but on August 29, Montsho delivered, winning gold in a national record of 49.56.

Montsho enjoyed a dream season. In addition to her world victory, she took Diamond League wins in Monaco, Lausanne, Birmingham and Oslo, before sealing the Diamond League jackpot prize with her triumph at the final in Brussels. Having endured a tough upbringing, she could be forgiven for enjoying her money prize more than her world title, but she is quick to put things straight.

She says: “I was pleased to win the Diamond League, but that does not come close to how happy I was to win the World Championships. That gold medal is what I have trained for. It made up for my poor showings in global championships in 2008 and 2009. This year has been perfect for me, as I have won the best prize on offer and I have improved my times.”

Although Montsho had already established herself as an athlete who can rise to the occasion of a major championships, those close to her felt she had underperformed at the 2008 Olympics and 2009 World Championships, as she finished eighth in both events. In Beijing, she became the first woman athlete from Botswana to reach an Olympic final, but having clocked her second fastest time ever of 50.54 to finish second in her semi-final, she was expecting more from herself in the final.

In an almost repeat of the year before, Montsho again ran brilliantly in her semi-final in Berlin, finishing second in her second ever sub-50 clocking (49.89), but was unable to play a part in the final, finishing last.

This second eighth placing two years in a row was perceived as a failure back in her homeland and the Botswana Athletics Association made plans to relocate her to a training centre in the USA to boost her career. However, Montsho stuck to her guns and insisted that she return to her training base in Dakar after her end of season break. Her subsequent improvement has shown she was right.

She recalls: “I was disappointed with my performances in

Beijing and Berlin, but I was proud that I had reached that stage of the competition and I learned a lot. These disappointments spurred me on to success this year. The Botswana Association wanted me to go to Alabama but I am pleased I didn’t go. In Dakar I can do my own thing and it works for me. In America I would be influenced by other top athletes and I would feel under pressure and that isn’t my style.”

Botswana is not a country known for athletics and Montsho is the first female athlete to reach world level. Born in the village of Mabudutsa in the far north of the sparsely populated country, schooling was not compulsory, but Montsho’s parents saw education as vitally important for their daughter. It was here that Montsho first started attracting attention for how fast she could run.

Her teacher, Innocent Tapela, discovered her talent and told a young Montsho: “Running is better for you than academics.”

With that Montsho put her heart and soul into her sport and won title after title over 100m and 200m. However, it was her switch to 400m in 2003 that was an important milestone for the fast-improving athlete and she won her first national title with 55.03.

Montsho’s rise to fame has not happened overnight, but has been somewhat dramatic all the same. She has set 12 national records since she ran 53.9 in the National Championships in June 2004. It was in 2004 that she was spotted by Dakar’s sprint coach, Anthony Koffi, who was on a recruiting tour on behalf of the IAAF Member Services Director, Elio Locatelli. She did not join the Dakar High Performance Centre until the end of 2005, but since that day, she has never looked back.

She has developed a successful partnership with Koffi and the Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium in Senegal has become her training home.

However, 2004 marked something of a breakthrough for Montsho, as she broke both 200m and 400m national records and improved her 400m mark to 53.77 at the


LEFT: Amantle Montsho is one of the most consistent performers on the international circuit

AMANTLE MONTSHO ROSE FROM THE SMALL NATION OF BOTSWANA TO WIN THE WORLD 400M TITLEWORDS: EMILY MOSS. PICTURES: Mark ShEarMan


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Olympic Games in Athens. She had not obtained the standard for the Olympics, but was entered on a wild card for countries who have no qualifi ed athletes.

Her sixth place in her heat with her second national record for the distance that year gave a glimpse of her talent. It was Montsho’s fi rst trip to Europe and she had become the fi rst female athlete from Botswana to compete in the Olympics.

In 2005, Montsho benefi ted from being sent to a training camp in Germany ahead of the World Championships in Helsinki. Exposed to higher quality opposition than usual, she was able to take her performances to another level, improving her best time by over a second to 52.59. However, she could only manage 53.97 in the World Championships.

Just a few weeks later, a fi re completely ruined her home in Mabudutsa and she lost all her belongings except for the clothes she was wearing. But Montsho does not complain. The ambitious young woman says: “I had moved away to Dakar for training and it had been hard to leave family and friends. I only came back once to visit and this was when the fi re happened.

“But you can’t do anything about things like that, so I just tried to concentrate on my training and doing what I need to do. Dakar is good for me, as it is good for my athletics and it has also developed other skills of mine, as I had to learn a foreign language (French) to survive there.”

Moving to Dakar not only helped her improve her times, but also improved her racing skills. Coming into the African Championships in 2006, she was the 11th quickest on paper with 52.14, yet she showed what a good competitor she is and coped well with the windy conditions to fi nish second to Senegal’s former world champion, Amy Mbacke Thiam, earning her a place on the African relay team that went on to place sixth in the World Cup.

In 2007 she defi ed the odds to claim a historic gold for Botswana with 51.13. Although Montsho could only fi nish fourth in her semi-fi nal at the World Championships that year, her 50.90 was her fourth national record of the season, and she was edging ever closer to the world’s true elite one lappers.

The 2008 African Games was always a target for Montsho. She explains: “I had prepared well and at altitude so I knew I was in good form.” Her confi dence was not superfi cial, as she clocked 49.83 to take the gold and confi rm her supremacy as the fourth fastest ever in Africa and joint leader in the 2008 world rankings. After her disappointment in Beijing, she was rewarded for her successes by becoming the fi rst woman to win Botswana’s Sportsperson of the year award.

As a leading athlete in Dakar, Montsho spends most of the year out of her country. She prepared for 2009 in Dakar, with training camps in Rabat (Morocco), Boulouris (France) and Formia (Italy) prior to Berlin. She made a rare

RIGHT: Amantle Montsho was a commanding winner of the Commonwealth 400m title in Delhi last year

FACTFILE AMANTLE MONTSHOBorn: July 4, 1983Coach: Anthony KoffiHeight: 1.73mWeight: 63kgPBs: 11.60 (2011); 22.94 (2011);

49.56 (2011)All Botswana national records

Achievements:2006 African Championships 2nd2007 All African Games 1st; World

Championships sf 4th2008 African Championships 1st;

Olympic Games 8th; World Athletics Final 4th

2009 World Championships 8th; World Athletics Final 5th2010 World Indoor Championships 4th;

African Championships 1st;Commonwealth Games 1st

2011 World Championships 1st

appearance in front of her home crowd to win the 400 and 200 at the South African Championships, which were her fi rst races in Botswana since 2005.

Last year marked a turning point for Montsho on the world stage and indicated that she could be a real threat in future global events. She fi nished fourth in the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 52.53, having set another national record in the fi rst round. In April, she was crowned Botswana sportsperson of the year for the second time; an unprecedented feat in the history of Botswana.

Her outdoor season continued in much the same fashion, with her repeatedly breaking new ground. She took fi ve victories and defended her African title in 50.03 – the fourth fastest time in the world and more than one second clear of her nearest rival.

Although she was a joint leader of the Diamond League with Allyson Felix before the African Championships, Montsho could not continue her winning streak and had to settle for second place overall in the series. She went on to win the Commonwealth title later that year in a championships record; thus signalling herself as a major contender for 2011.

Although Montsho was the only Botswana athlete to achieve the A standard for Daegu, she ensured that she put her country on the map for sporting success. Due to her successes, she sees herself as a role model for people in Botswana. She says: “I am the only world-class athlete, so I hope I can inspire more people into sport. The reception I received after my world title was amazing and showed me that everybody in Botswana is behind me.”

Crediting her increased speed for her big improvement this year, Montsho reveals that she will use the same training programme this winter in an attempt to win Olympic gold in London next year. Training alone with her coach, the pair seem to have found what makes Montsho tick.

She is not an athlete who lets the enthusiasm for her successes in her homeland go to her head. Instead, she prefers to quietly go about her business, away from the media light in her quest to become one of the world’s greatest all-time quarter milers.



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I FIRST met Gerard Hartmann exactly 11 years ago and I would describe him as one of the most intriguing, successful and, above all, charismatic people I have come across in athletics. His job – a physical therapist – does not sound glamorous, but his sixth sense for pinpointing injuries and guiding athletes back to full

fi tness has made him nothing short of a legendary fi gure in elite sporting circles.

During the past 20 years he has treated more than 60 Olympic medallists, plus world champions and record-holders such as Paula Radcliff e. Kenyan athletes simply refer to him as their “Daktari”, which is Swahili for doctor. Douglas Wakiihuri, the former world and London Marathon

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champion, once sent him a thank you message which read: “I will always run to your healing hands.”

I first started writing full-time for AW in mid-1997 and soon started to hear about a mysterious Irishman who, it seemed, was a secret weapon employed by many of the world’s top athletes. Curious about why his small clinic in Limerick had become a magnet for injured world-beaters, I began a somewhat lengthy process of trying to arrange an interview.

Maybe it was my imagination, but Hartmann seemed to spend the next few months sussing me out. Then, finally, I was given an invitation to go over to see him. There would be no rushed phone calls with this particular interview, for I would later discover that when Hartmann does something, he does it well.

From the moment I arrived in Limerick, it was a fascinating adventure. The taxi driver who Hartmann had despatched to meet me at Shannon Airport told me tales of all the Olympic champions who he had regularly picked up. Later, I saw Hartmann at work as he literally reduced Colin Jackson to tears with intensive therapy on his legs.

Searching for answers, I asked him what his secrets were. “There’s no magic,” he told me, “I’m here working 10 hours a day mostly and athletes get very good results out of me.”

However, he added: “If I had to pick on something, it would be that I have energy, like a Duracell battery … the highest power you can get … and this energy is infectious and spreads to the athletes.”

The ensuing article, printed in AW in January 2001 under the headline “The Irish Midas”, also quoted Radcliffe as saying: “I believe he has a special gift or sense that enables him to identify and treat injuries and problems.” Irish running legends such as Noel Carroll and Marcus O’Sullivan have also described Hartmann as having

“missionary zeal” and of having a “healing power”, while the Portuguese distance runner Domingos Castro once said: “When I arrive in Shannon and I know I’m seeing Gerard, I’m getting better already.”

Since then I’ve watched Hartmann from afar as he became, in my view, a key factor in turning Radcliffe from an excellent distance runner into a truly invincible marathoner. His talents were also spotted by Nike, who asked him to help promote their barefoot-based FREE concept (his ‘plaster cast’ analogy remains, to me, the best description of why barefoot running is beneficial). In addition, while his bread and butter business is track and field athletics, he has also treated some of Ireland’s top sportsmen, plus Hollywood actors like John Travolta and world-famous rock stars such as U2.

In 2003 I was daft enough to enter the Hawaii Ironman, with Hartmann also entered in what was the race’s 25th anniversary. There, I witnessed his positive energy first hand as he put my terrified mind at ease shortly before the start at 7am and then, close to midnight, came out on to the roads a couple of miles from the finish to spur me on (he had finished several hours earlier despite using a borrowed bike!).

From my experience on that day, he was as inspirational as any coach could be. It made me realise that his energy, motivational ability and general knowledge of training and racing means that when he

takes athletes under his wing in Limerick he becomes far more than a mere therapist to them. He is, at the same time, a coach, motivator, healer of injuries and, sometimes, even a training partner.

In 2005, I returned to Ireland to see the opening of a museum in his new clinic at the University of Limerick. Guests included Ron Delany, the 1956 Olympic 1500m champion, and items on

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ABOVE (right to left): Gerard Hartmann, Olympic 1500m champion Ron Delany and University of Limerick president Professor Don Barry at the opening of the ‘Hartmann Collection’ in 2007

ABOVE LEFT: Winning team – Hartmann with Paula Radcliffe moments after she had set the amazing world marathon record of 2:15:25 OPPOSITE: Gerard Hartmann with the many Kenyans who have just one name for him – ‘Daktari’ OPPOSITE BOTTOM:Hartmann with one of his most successful athletes, double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes


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display in his “Hartmann Collection” included gifts and signed memorabilia from people such as Lance Armstrong. It was more impressive than anything I have seen in England.

So, given this, I eagerly looked forward to the launch of his autobiography earlier this winter. By now, I thought I knew him well, but I still wondered if any of the ‘magic’ would be explained. The idea that he had disappeared to Lanzarote for a few weeks to bash it out – all in long-hand – merely added to the intrigue.

The fi rst thing that surprises me about his book – Born to Perform: how sport has shaped my life – is that so much of it focuses on his early life as a triathlon pioneer. Long before he took up physical therapy, he was a seven-time Irish triathlon champion and Hawaii Ironman competitor during the Eighties and felt a duty to describe in the book the early days of a sport that was, at the time, in its infancy.

Given this, the book will be of huge interest to triathlon fanatics. He explains his races and training in great detail and with huge honesty as he talks about the rivalries and occasional bust ups with bureaucracy. This part of his life ends in tragedy, too, because a serious bike accident in 1991 when his wheels hit an armadillo while doing mile reps on a Florida highway. He would not compete seriously in triathlon again, but he took the same triathlon work ethic and elite athlete mentality into a career in sports injuries prevention with stunning eff ects.

His fi rst Olympics, therefore, was not as a triathlete as he hoped but as a therapist in 1992. But he immediately found he had a skill for helping injured athletes get back on their feet and he immersed himself in the job. By accident, he had found his true niche in life.

As Sonia O’Sullivan writes in the book’s foreword: “It’s not just that he is the best physio I know. It’s the positivity and belief he brings out in me … Gerard is the most energising person I know … and the most pro-active person that an athlete from any sport can have in their corner.”

The second half of Born to Perform tells the story of his experiences with athletes such as Dame Kelly Holmes and Radcliff e. He says, though, that when asked who the greatest athlete he has ever worked with is, he usually says Moses Kiptanui. “I have never witnessed an athlete run with such rhythm and grace,” he writes.

After treating dozens of top Kenyan runners over the years and subsequently opening a clinic in Kenya itself, Hartmann is well placed to explain why they are so good.

RIGHT: Hartmann at his new clinic in Iten, Kenya, with Mo Farah (left) and 2010 world cross champion Joseph Ebuya

BELOW: When not treating athletes, Hartmann is a keen veteran cyclist and is seen here climbing Alpe d’Huez en route to winning his age category in the gruelling Marmotte race in 2009

He says in the book that it cannot all be down to their physical ability. “I strongly believe that it is willpower and Christian belief on top of drive and an enormous work ethic that gives them the competitive edge,” he explains.

Yet one of the most impressive sights, he says, was watching Noureddine Morceli run 8x400m, with every rep under 52 seconds. Moreso, it was the fact Morceli did not jog between eff orts but instead stood on the spot “incurring acidosis and lactic acid at the highest level”. Hartmann adds: “He suff ered like I had never seen any runner suff er.”

Hartmann’s book is full of inspirational stories and lessons, not all about African athletes either. He tells, of course, the story of Radcliff e and how she went from teenage also-ran in the English National Cross to world record-holder in the marathon. Similarly, he says fellow Irishman Marcus O’Sullivan had very little speed as a child and was not tipped for the top, but went on to win the world indoor 1500m title three times in addition to running 100 sub-four-minute miles.

“Neither Paula nor Marcus had obvious athletic talent in the beginning,” writes Hartmann. “Their talent lay in their ability to persevere, to train hard and to endure pain – and, above all, they shared the desire to succeed and the self-belief to achieve whatever it was they set out to do.”

The stories of O’Sullivan, Radcliff e and indeed Hartmann himself sum up the real ethos of the book. Triathlon history and elite athlete anecdotes aside, the biggest feature of Born to Perform is the advice that anyone can rise from adversity and succeed if they fi nd something in life they are truly passionate about. Hartmann’s book also contains valuable and well-written lessons about the beauty and benefi ts of sport and also about why keeping a balance in your life is so important.

At major events in the past, such as the 2000 Olympics, Hartmann has been part of the British athletics team, but UKA stopped using him during the Dave Collins era in order to focus on building its own GB-based medical support systems. It will be Britain’s loss next year, because Hartmann is part of the Irish Olympic team’s back-up squad in London 2012 and at the biggest sporting event on the planet he is defi nitely the kind of man you want on your side.

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Michael Johnson


T HE AMERICAN SPRINTER who specialised at the 200 metres and 400 metres was born on 13 September, 1967, in Dallas. As is often quoted “every thing in Texas is big” and this could not be more true of the phenomenal performances Johnson achieved. He won four Olympic gold medals (three individual and one relay) and at World level his record was even more outstanding with eight golds (six individual and two relay).Currently (2011) he still holds the World and Olympic records for the 400 metres and also the 4 x 400m

metres relay as part of a USA team. He is considered by many as the greatest ‘long’ sprinter ever and in this sprints section he has been voted by Athletics Weekly readers as number one. His usual one lap tactics of running at near top speed for the first 100 metres, before switching to ‘auto-pilot’ for the next 150 metres, then engaging ‘turbo-boost’ for the final 150 metres, was not only successful - it destroyed his oppenents.He held the world record at 200 metres for over 12 years before Usain Bolt came along in 2008 and made it his own property. To date he still holds the world’s best

Most textbooks say that to run at speed you must have a high knee-lift - Michael Johnson ridiculed that with his unique style – stiff upright stance and short staccato steps – and how it worked!

MICHAEL JOHNSON

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A team. He is considered by many as the greatest ‘long’ sprinter ever and in this sprints section he has been voted by Athletics Weekly readers as number one. His usual one lap tactics of running at near top speed for the first 100 metres, before switching to ‘auto-pilot’ for the next 150 metres, then engaging ‘turbo-boost’ for the final 150 metres, was not only successful - it destroyed his oppenents.He held the world record at 200 metres for over 12 years before Usain Bolt came along in 2008 and made o date he still holds the world’s best

Most textbooks say that to run at speed you must have a high knee-lift - Michael Johnson ridiculed that with his unique style – stiff upright stance and short staccato steps – and how it worked!

MICHAEL JOHNSON

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FLORENCE GRIFFITH-JOYNER

MARIE-JOSÉ PÉRECMARIE-JOSE PEREC was an athlete of

the highest-class with a triple gold

medal haul at the Olympic Games and a

double at both the World and European

Championships. The French athlete

was sometimes referred to as “The

Gazelle” which was due to her elegance

and graceful running style and speed

around the track.

She was born on 9 May, 1968 in

Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe and specialised

at the 200m and 400m events. Her

first major title was claimed in the 1991

World Championships in Tokyo where

she took the 400m title in 49.13 from

German athlete Grit Breuer who clocked

49.42. Perec had hinted at greater

things to come with a third placing

the previous year at the European

THE GREAT Florence Delorez Griffith-

Joyner was better known to the world

as “Flo-Jo” and is the fastest female

of all-time. Her world records at 100m

and 200m set in 1988 have never been

remotely challenged. She was born in

Los Angeles on 21 December, 1959,

and was renowned almost as much

for her flamboyant personal style as

her lightning speed on the track. Her

husband was 1984 Olympic triple jump

champion Al Joyner and her sister-in-

law was Jackie Joyner-Kersee who won

a total of three Olympic gold medals at

heptathlon and long jump.

Flo Jo finished fourth in the 200m

at the first World Championships in

1983 and the following year she gained

almost as much attention due to her

extravagantly long finger nails than

her silver medal performance over

200m at the Los Angeles Games. At

the 1987 World’s she again took the

runners-up spot and consolidated her

position as one of the best sprinters in

the world.In 1988 though, she stunned the

athletics world with a 100m world

record of 10.49 in the quarter-finals

of the US Olympic Trials. The wind

gauge reading was 0.0, indicating no

PERSONAL BESTS

100m 10.49 Indianapolis 1988

200m 21.34 Seoul 1988

PERSONAL BESTS

200m 21.99 Villeneuve-d’Ascq 1993

400m 48.25 Atlanta 1996

wind, many thought that there was

noteworthy wind, and wind speeds of

up to seven metres per second were

noted at other times during the event.

At the Seoul Olympic Games she was

a huge favourite for both sprints and

in the 100m final she delivered taking

the gold in a wind-assisted 10.54,

well ahead of her team-mate Evelyn

Ashford. In the 200m quarter-final, she

set a world record and then revised it

again in the final with a 21.34 clocking.

She also ran in the 4 x 100m and

4 x 400m relay teams winning another

gold in the former and a silver in the

latter. She retired after those Games.

In 1998 she died in her sleep at the

age of 38. The unexpected death was

investigated by the sheriff-coroner’s

office which announced that the cause

of death was suffocation during a

severe epileptic seizure. The coroner

also noted that the autopsy records

showed that she did not die from drugs

or any banned substances.

Her world record times are considered

by many to be untouchable and

that her 100m at the US Trials was

definitely wind-assisted. There are

those who say her success could only

be attained by the use of steroids or Championships in Split behind Breuer,

although she was well over a second

behind on that occasion.

The following year her life would

change dramatically with her first

Olympic gold medal in the Barcelona

Games. Perec ran the perfect race

to take the title in 48.83 with Olga

Bryzgina running for under the flag

of the Unified team taking the silver.

She now had a World and an Olympic

title - but this was just the start. Two

years later she took the European title

in Helsinki and also helped the French

team to victory in the 4 x 400m relay

and 12 months later in Gothenburg

defended her World title.

1996 was Olympic year in Atlanta and

here she elevate herself to super-star

status. First up was her specialist event,

the 400m. In the final, the battle for

the medals seemed open, but Perec had

stamped her authority with a 49.19 semi-

final and she started as the favourite. The

long and graceful stride of Perec covered

the track with consummate ease and she

sped around to an Olympic record of 48.25

with Australia’s Cathy Freeman, who

would four years later light up the track in

Sydney, taking a fine silver medal in 48.63.

Three days later she was back to

attempt to claim her second gold medal.

After running 22.07 in her semi-final

it appeared she was on course to take

the Olympic title, however in the other

semi-final, the great Jamaican athlete,

Merlene Ottey had other ideas and

sped through the line in a time only

one-hundredth of a second slower. The

final was going to be a tense affair, and

one misjudgement by either could be

costly. The pressure was immense and

in a close run race Perec managed to

hold her composure and took the title

in 22.12 with Ottey a couple of strides

behind. The final was of the highest

standard with the last place athlete still

recording 22.61.

She failed to compete in the 2000

Sydney Games citing that the press had

harassed her since her arrival in Australia.

other performance-enhancing drugs

with her physique showing marked

gains in muscle mass. Her performances

certainly improved over a short period of

time, but drug tests during competition

never revealed any anomalies.

1984 LOS ANGELES � 200m

Gold Valerie Brisco-Hooks (USA) 21.81

Silver Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 22.04

Bronze Merlene Ottey (JAM) 22.09

1988 SEOUL � 100m

Gold Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 10.54

Silver Evelyn Ashford (USA) 10.83

Bronze Heike Drechsler (GDR) 10.85

1988 SEOUL � 200m

Gold Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.34

Silver Grace Jackson (JAM) 21.72

Bronze Heike Drechsler (GDR) 21.95

1992 BARCELONA � 400m

Gold Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 48.83

Silver Olga Bryzgina (EUN) 49.05

Bronze Ximena Restrepo (COL) 49.60

1996 ATLANTA � 200m


Silver Merlene Ottey (JAM) 22.24

Bronze Mary Onyali (GDR) 22.38

1996 ATLANTA � 400m


Silver Cathy Freeman (AUS) 48.63

Bronze Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) 49.10

Championships in Split behind Breuer,

although she was well over a second

Olympic gold medal in the Barcelona

Bryzgina running for under the flag

of the Unified team taking the silver.

She now had a World and an Olympic

title - but this was just the start. Two

years later she took the European title

in Helsinki and also helped the French

team to victory in the 4 x 400m relay

and 12 months later in Gothenburg

1996 was Olympic year in Atlanta and

here she elevate herself to super-star

status. First up was her specialist event,

the 400m. In the final, the battle for

the medals seemed open, but Perec had

stamped her authority with a 49.19 semi-

final and she started as the favourite. The

long and graceful stride of Perec covered

the track with consummate ease and she

sped around to an Olympic record of 48.25

with Australia’s Cathy Freeman, who

would four years later light up the track in

Sydney, taking a fine silver medal in 48.63.

Three days later she was back to

attempt to claim her second gold medal.

After running 22.07 in her semi-final

it appeared she was on course to take

the Olympic title, however in the other

semi-final, the great Jamaican athlete,

Merlene Ottey had other ideas and

sped through the line in a time only

one-hundredth of a second slower. The

final was going to be a tense affair, and

one misjudgement by either could be

costly. The pressure was immense and

in a close run race Perec managed to

hold her composure and took the title

in 22.12 with Ottey a couple of strides

behind. The final was of the highest

standard with the last place athlete still

recording 22.61.

She failed to compete in the 2000

Sydney Games citing that the press had

harassed her since her arrival in Australia.

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It takes many years to mature as a decathlete and Thompson was learning his trade rapidly. He famously always trained on Christmas Day to make sure that he kept ahead of his rivals. In 1977 he won the European Junior title and in 1978 he landed the first of his three Commonwealth titles in Edmonton. In his only decathlon of 1979 he failed to finish but showed his versatility by winning the long jump at the UK Championships.In 1980 - the year of the Moscow Olympics - Thompson’s life would change forever. He began the season with world decathlon record of 8,648 points in the spring at the prestigious Götzis meeting in Austria. If that was sensational, then so was his performance in the Russian capital to take the coveted gold medal beating two Russian’s. On the first day his awesome talent saw him pile up 4,542 points to enjoy a very comfortable cushion of 264 ahead of his rivals, who even before that point realised they were fighting for the silver medal, barring a major set-back. He showed his intentions from the start, winning his 100 metre heat in 10.62 to win by six metres. His long jump performance was sensational - eight metres into a 1.37m/sec headwind - a legal personal best. In the shot circle he launched the

metal ball out to 15.18m for another best performance in a decathlon. His high jump was described by himself as “so so” with a clearance of 2.08m and he finished the day over 400 metres clocking 48.01 in very blustery conditions. Given no assistance by the weather, he literally went through the motions on the second day to clinch his first Olympic gold. His score of 8,495 points wasn’t quite as good as his earlier mark, but it was 164 points ahead of his nearest rival Yuriy Kutsenko. He was now without question, the best all-rounder in the world.After a relatively quiet year in 1981, he went back to Götzis in 1982 and his form was impressive again. He set new world figures again, raising the points score to 8,730. That mark didn’t last long - at the European Championships in Athens he added another 44 points to take it up to 8,774 and beat his great rival Jürgen Hingsen off West Germany into second place by 254 points. It was a hectic year - with little time to rest on his laurels - a mere month later in Brisbane he added his second Commonwealth title to his now growing portfolio. In 1983 he won the World title in Helsinki and became the first decathlete to hold the Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles simultaneously.

In 1984 he had spent much of the summer in California preparing for the defence of his Olympic title with Hingsen, who was now considered to be a major threat and the favourite in many experts eyes to take the gold medal. He had broken the Britain’s world record with a total of 8,832 points in Mannheim in the early part of the summer. Thompson was later quoted as saying “When I lost my world record I took it like a man - I only cried for 10 hours!”At the Games in Los Angeles the Great Britain athlete took the lead in the first event, the 100 metres, clocking 10.44 which demoralised Hingsen, it was also Thompson’s fastest-ever legal time of his career. A personal best in the long jump saw him break the sand at 8.01 metres and just to prove who was the greatest he sped around the last event of the day, the 400 metres in 46.97 and record a best-ever first day score of 4,633 points. On day two, Hingsen failed to capitalise on his better 110 metre hurdles skills, while Thompson stuttered in the second event of the day with below par discus throws of 37.90 metres and 41.42 metres. The German had thrown a personal best of 50.82 metres but as ever Thompson rose to the

challenge with a very satisfactory 46.56 metres - just short of his personal best. However, Thompson’s lead was now down to just 32 points. Again, he responded with victory in the pole vault and managed a five metre advantage in the javelin.That left Thompson, with one event remaining, the gruelling 1500 metres – he was now well on target to break Hingsen’s two-month-old world record of 8,798 points. He had maintained his lead throughout the competition but forever the showman, he eased off towards the end and this cost him the opportunity to tie the world record by a single agonising point. However, when the photo-finish pictures were examined, it was found that he should have been credited with one more point in the 110 metres hurdles. He had in reality, equalled Hingsen’s record. Later when the new scoring tables were introduced, Thompson became the sole record holder again with a re-calulated score of 8,847 points.

In 1986 he completed a hat-trick of Commonwealth titles in Edinburgh and collected his second European title in Stuttgart. After nine years without defeat he finally sucumbed in 1987 when he finished in a lowly

Left: Moscow 1980: Thompson finishes the gruelling 1500m to take the Olympic title.Right: Moscow 1980: Scraping over the bar to claim more valuable points on his way to victory.

Los Angeles 1984: Thompson shows the aggression needed to be an Olympic champion.

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challenge with a very satisfactory 46.56 metres - just short of his personal best. However, Thompson’s lead was now down to just 32 points. Again, he responded with victory in the pole vault and managed a five metre That left Thompson, with one event remaining, the gruelling 1500 metres – he was now well on target to break Hingsen’s two-month-old world record of 8,798 points. He had maintained his lead throughout the competition but forever the showman, he eased off towards the end and this cost him the opportunity to tie the world record by a single agonising point. However, when the photo-finish pictures were examined, it was found that he should have been credited with one more point in the 110 metres hurdles. He had in reality, equalled Hingsen’s record. Later when the new scoring tables were introduced, Thompson became the sole record holder again with a re-calulated score

n 1986 he completed a hat-trick of Commonwealth titles in Edinburgh and collected his second European tuttgart. After nine years without defeat he finally sucumbed in 1987 when he finished in a lowly

100 Harrison Dillard USA 10.3 Barney Ewell USA 10.4 Lloyd LaBeach PAN 10.4

200: Mel Patton USA 21.1 Barney Ewell USA 21.1 Lloyd LaBeach PAN 21.2

400: Arthur Wint JAM 46.3 Herb McKenley JAM 46.6 Mal Whitfield USA 47.0

800: Mal Whitfield USA 1:49.3 Arthur Wint JAM 1:49.8 Marcel Hansenne FRA 1:50.1

1500: Henry Eriksson SWE 3:49.8 Lennart Strand SWE 3:50.4 William Slijkhuis NED 3:50.4

5000: Gaston Reiff BEL 14:17.6 Emil Zátopek CZE 14:17.8 Willem Slijkhuis NED 14:26.8

10,000: Emil Zátopek CZE 29:59.6 Alain Mimoun FRA 30:47.4 Bertil Albertsson SWE 30:53.6

3000sc: Tore Sjöstrand SWE 9:04.6 Erik Elmsäter SWE 9:08.2 Göte Hagström SWE 9:11.8

Mar: Delfo Cabrera ARG 2:34:51.6 Tom Richards GBR 2:35:07.6 Etienne Gailly BEL 2:35:33.6

110H: William Porter USA 13.9 Clyde Scott USA 14.1 Craig Dixon USA 14.1

400H: Roy Cochran USA 51.1 Duncan White SRI 51.8 Rune Larsson SWE 52.2

HJ: John Winter AUS 1.98 Bjørn Paulson NOR 1.95 George Stanich USA 1.95

PV: Guinn Smith USA 4.30 Erkki Kataja FIN 4.20 Bob Richards USA 4.20

LJ: Willie Steele USA 7.825 Theo Bruce AUS 7.555 Herb Douglas USA 7.545

TJ: Ame Ahman SWE 15.40 George Avery AUS 15.36 Rudi Sarialp TUR 15.02

SP: Wilbur Thompson USA 17.12 Jim Delaney USA 16.68 Jim Fuchs USA 16.42

DT: Adolfo Consolini ITA 52.78 Giuseppe Tosi ITA 51.78 Fortune Gordien USA 50.77

HT: Imre Németh HUN 56.07 Ivan Gubijan YUG 54.27 Robert Bennett USA 53.73

JT: Tapio Rautavaara FIN 69.77 Steve Seymour USA 67.56 József Várszegi HUN 67.03

Dec: Bob Mathias USA 7139 Ignace Heinrich FRA 6974 Floyd Simmons USA 6950

10kmW John Mikaelsson (SWE) 45:13.2 Ingemar Johansson (SWE) 45:43.8 Fritz Schwab (SUI) 46:00.2

50kmW: John Ljunggren SWE 4:41:52 Gaston Godel SUI 4:48:17 Tebbs Lloyd-Johnson GBR 4:48:31

4x100: USA 40.7 Great Britain 41.5 Italy 41.8

4x400: USA 3:10.4 France 3:14.8 Sweden 3:16.0

1948 LONDON – MEN

100 Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 12.2 Dorothy Manley GBR 12.4 Shirley Strickland AUS 12.6

200: Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 24.4 Audrey Williamson GBR 25.2 Audrey Patterson USA 25.3

80H: Fanny Blankers Koen (NED) 11.4 Maureen Gardner GBR 11.5 Shirley Strickland AUS 11.5

HJ: Alice Coachman USA 1.68 Dorothy Tyler GBR 1.68 Micheline Ostermeyer FRA 1.61

LJ: Olga Gyarmati HUN 5.695 Noémi de Portela ARG 5.60 Ann-Britt Leyman SWE 5.575

SP: Micheline Ostermeyer FRA 13.75 Amelia Piccinini ITA 13.09 Ina Schäffer AUT 13.08

DT: Micheline Ostermeyer FRA 41.92 Edera Gentile ITA 41.17 Jacqueline Mazéas FRA 40.47

JT: Hermine Bauma AUT 45.57 Kaisa Parviainen FIN 43.79 Lily Carlstedt DEN 42.08

4x100: Netherlands 47.5 Australia 47.6 Canada 47.8

100 Lindy Remigino USA 10.79 Herbert McKenley JAM 10.80 Emmanuel Bailey GBR 10.83

200: Andy Stanfield USA 20.81 Thane Baker USA 20.97 James Gathers USA 21.08

400: George Rhoden JAM 46.09 Herb McKenley JAM 46.20 Ollie Matson USA 46.94

800: Mal Whitfield USA 1:49.34 Aurthur Wint JAM 1:49.63 Heinz Ulzheimer GER 1:49.78

1500: Josy Barthel LUX 3:45.28 Bob McMillen USA 3:45.39 Werner Lueg GER 3:45.67

5000: Emil Zátopek CZE 14:06.72 Alain Mimoun FRA 14:07.58 Herbert Schade GER 14:08.80

10,000: Emil Zátopek CZE 29:17.0 Alain Mimoun FRA 29:32.8 Aleksandr Anufriyev URS 29:48.2

3000sc: Horace Ashenfelter USA 8:45.68 Vladimir Kazantsev URS 8:51.52 John Disley GBR 8:51.94

Mar: Emil Zátopek CZE 2:23:03.2 Reinaldo Gorno ARG 2:25:35.0 Gustaf Jansson SWE 2:26:07.0

110H: Harrison Dillard USA 13.91 Jack Davis USA 14.00 Art Barnard USA 14.40

400H: Charlie Moore USA 51.06 Yuriy Lituyev URS 51.51 John Holland NZL 52.26

HJ: Walt Davis USA 2.04 Ken Wiesner USA 2.01 José da Conceicão BRA 1.98

PV: Bob Richards USA 4.55 Don Laz USA 4.50 Ragnar Lundberg SWE 4.40

LJ: Jerome Biffle USA 7.57 Meredith Gourdine USA 7.53 Odön Földessy HUN 7.30

TJ: Adhemar Da Silva BRA 16.22 Leonid Shcherbakov URS 15.98 Arnoldo Devonish VEN 15.52

SP: Parry O’Brien USA 17.41 Darrow Hooper USA 17.39 Jim Fuchs USA 17.06

DT: Sim Iness USA 55.03 Adolfo Consolini ITA 53.78 James Dillion USA 53.28

HT: József Csermák HUN 60.34 Karl Storch GER 58.86 Imre Németh HUN 57.74

JT: Cyrus Young USA 73.78 Bill Miller USA 72.46 Toivo Hyytiainen FIN 71.89

10KW John Mikaelsson (SWE) 45:02.85 Fritz Schwab (SUI) 45:41.03 Bruno Junk (URS) 45:41.05

50KW: Giuseppe Dordoni ITA 4:28:07.8 Josef Dolezal CZE 4:30:17.8 Antal Róka HUN 4:31:27.2

4x100: USA 40.26 USSR 40.58 Hungary 40.83

4x400: Jamaica 3:04.04 United States,3:04.21 Germany 3:06.78

100 Marjorie Jackson AUS 11.67 Daphne Hasenjager RSA 12.05 Shirley Strickland AUS 12.12

200: Marjorie Jackson AUS 23.89 Bertha Brouwer NED 24.25 Nadyezhda Khnykina URS 24.37

80H: Shirley Strickland AUS 11.01 Mariya Golubnichaya URS 11.24 Maria Sander GER 11.38

HJ: Esther Brand RSA 1.67 Sheila Lerwill GBR 1.65 Aleksandra Chudina URS 1.63

LJ: Yvette Williams NZL 6.24 Aleksandra Chudina URS 6.14 Shirley Cawley GBR 5.92

SP: Galina Zybina URS 15.28 Marianne Werner GER 14.57 Klavdiya Tochonova URS 14.50

DT: Nina Romashkova URS 51.42 Yelizaveta Bagriantseva URS 47.08 Nina Dumbadze URS 46.29

JT: Dana Zátopková CZE 50.47 Aleksandra Chudina URS 50.01 Yelena Gorchakova URS 49.76

4x100: USA 46.14 Germany 46.18 Great Britain 46.41

1952 HELSINKI – MEN

1948 LONDON – WOMEN 1952 HELSINKI – WOMEN

100 Bobby Morrow USA 10.62 Thane Baker USA 10.77 Hector Hogan AUS 10.77

200: Bobby Morrow USA 20.75 Andy Stanfield USA 20.97 Thane Baker USA 21.05

400: Charles Jenkins USA 46.85 Karl-Friedrich Haas GER 47.12 Voitto Hellsten FIN/Ardalion

Ignatyev URS 47.15

800: Tom Courtney USA 1:47.75 Derek Johnson GBR 1:47.88 Audun Boysen NOR 1:48.25

1500: Ron Delany IRL 3:41.49 Klaus Richtzenhain GER 3:42.02 John Landy AUS 3:42.03

5000: Vladimir Kuts URS 13:39.86 Gordon Pirie GBR 13:50.78 Derek Ibbotson GBR 13:54.00

3000sc: Chris Brasher GBR 8:41.35 Sándor Rozsnyói HUN 8:43.68 Ernst Larsen NOR 8:44.05

Mar: Alain Mimoun FRA 2:25:00 Franjo Mihalic YUG 2:26:32 Veikko Karvonen FIN 2:27:47

110H: Lee Calhoun USA 13.70 Jack Davis USA 13.73 Joel Shankle USA 14.25

400H: Glenn Davis USA 50.29 Eddie Southern USA 50.94 Josh Culbreath USA 51.74

HJ: Charles Dumas USA 2.12 Chilla Porter AUS 2.10 Igor Kashkarov URS 2.08

PV: Bob Richards USA 4.56 Bob Gutowski USA 4.53 Yorgos Roubanis GRE 4.50

LJ: Greg Bell USA 7.83 John Bennett USA 7.68 Jorma Valkama FIN 7.48

TJ: Adhemar Da Silva BRA 16.35 Vihjalmur Einarsson ISL 16.26 Vitold Kreyer URS 16.02

SP: Parry O’Brien USA 18.57 Bill Nieder USA 18.18 Jiri Skobla CZE 17.65

DT: Al Oerter USA 56.36 Fortune Gordien USA 54.81 Des Koch USA 54.40

HT: Harold Connolly USA 63.19 Mikhail Krivonosov URS 63.03 Anatoliy Samotsvetov URS 62.56

JT: Egil Danielsen NOR 85.71 Janusz Sidlo POL 79.98 Viktor Tsybulenko URS 79.50

Dec: Milt Campbell USA 7937 Rafer Johnson USA 7587 Vasiliy Kuznetsov URS 7465

20KW: Leonid Spirin URS 1:31:27.4 Antonas Mikenas URS 1:323:03.0 Bruno Junk URS 1:32:12.0

50KW: Norman Read NZL 4:30:42.8 evgeniy Maskinskov URS 4:32:57.0 John Ljunggren SWE 4:35:02.0

4x100: USA 39.60 USSR 39.93

Germany 40.34

4x400: USA 3:04.81 Australia 3:06.19 Great Britain 3:07.19

1956 MELBOURNE – MEN

100 Betty Cuthbert AUS 11.82 Christa Stubnick GDR 11.92 Marlene Matthews AUS 11.94

200: Betty Cuthbert AUS 23.55 Christa Stubnick GER 23.89 Marlene Mathews AUS 24.10

80H: Shirley Strickland AUS 10.96 Gisela Kohler GER 11.12 Norma Thrower AUS 11.25

HJ: Mildred McDaniel USA 1.76 Maria Pisareva URS/Thelma Hopkins GBR 1.67

LJ: Elzbieta Krzesinska POL 6.35 Willye White USA 6.09 Nadyezda Dvalishvili URS 6.07

SP: Tamara Tyshkevich URS 16.59 Galina Zybina URS 16.53 Marianne Werner GER 15.61

DT: Olga Fikotová CZE 53.69 Irina Beglyakova URS 52.54 Nina Ponomaryova URS 52.02

JT: Inese Jaunzeme URS 53.86 Marlene Ahrens CHI 50.38 Nadyezda Konyayeva URS 50.28

4x100: Australia 44.65 Great Britain 44.70 United States,45.04

100 Armin Hary GER 10.32 David Sime USA 10.35 Peter Radford GBR 10.42

200: Livio Berruti ITA 20.62 Lester Carney USA 20.69 Abdoulaye Seye FRA 20.83

400: Otis Davis USA 45.07 Carl Kaufmann GER 45.08 Malcolm Spence RSA 45.60

800: Peter Snell NZL 1:46.48 Roger Moens BEL 1:46.55 George Kerr BWI 1:47.25

1500: Herb Elliott AUS 3:35.6 Michel Jazy FRA 3:38.4 István Rózsavölgyi HUN 3:39.2

5000: Murray Halberg NZL 13:43.76 Hans Grodotzki GER 13:45.01 Kazimierz Zimny POL 13:45.09

10,000: Pyotr Bolotnikov URS 28:32.18 Hans Gordotzki GER 28:37.22 David Power AUS 28:37.65

3000sc: Zdzislaw Kryszkowiak POL 8:34.30 Nikolay Sokolov URS 8:36.55 Semyon Rzhishchin URS 8:42.34

Mar: Abebe Bikila ETH 2:15:16.2 Rhadi ben Abdesselem MAR 2:15:41.6 Barry Magee NZL 2:17:18.2

110H: Lee Calhoun USA 13.98 Willie May USA 13.99 Hayes Jones USA 14.17

400H: Glenn Davis USA 49.51 Clifton Cushman USA 49.77 Dick Howard USA 49.90

HJ: Robert Shavlakadze URS 2.16 Valeriy Brumel URS 2.16 John Thomas USA 2.14

PV: Don Bragg USA 4.70 Ron Morris USA 4.60 Eeles Landström FIN 4.55

LJ: Ralph Boston USA 8.12 Bo Roberson USA 8.11 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan URS 8.04

TJ: Józef Schmidt POL 16.81 Vladimir Goryayev URS 16.63 Vitold Kreyer URS 16.43

SP: Bill Nieder USA 19.68 Parry O’Brien USA 19.11 Dallas Long USA 19.01

DT: Al Oerter USA 59.18 Rink Babka USA 58.02 Dick Cochran USA 57.16

HT: Vasiliy Rudenkov URS 67.10 Gyula Zsivótzky HUN 65.79 Tadeusz Rut POL 65.64

JT: Viktor Tsybulenko URS 84.64 Walter Kr ger GER 79.36 Gergely Kulcsár HUN 78.57

Dec: Rafer Johnson USA 8392 Yang Chuan-Kwang TPE 8334 Vasiliy Kuznetsov URS 7809

20KW: Volodymyr Holubnichiy URS 1:34:07.2 Noel Freeman AUS 1:34:16.4 Stan Vickers GBR 1:34:56.4

50KW: Don Thompson GBR 4:25:30.0 John Ljunggren SWE 4:25:47.0 Abdon Pamich ITA 4:27:55.4

4x100: Germany 39.66 USSR 40.24 Great Britain 40.32

4x400: USA 3:02.37 Germany 3:02.84 British West Indies 3:04.13

100 Wilma Rudolph USA 11.18 Dorothy Hyman GBR 11.43 Giuseppina Leone ITA 11.48

200: Wilma Rudolph USA 24.13 Jutta Heine GER 24.58 Dorothy Hyman GBR 24.82

800: Lyudmila Shevtsova URS 2:04.50 Brenda Jones AUS 2:04.58 Ursula Donath GDR 2:05.73

80H: Irina Press URS 10.93 Carole Quinton GBR 10.99 Gisela Birkemeyer GER 11.13

HJ; Iolanda Balas ROM 1.85 Jaroslawa Józwiakowska POL/Dorothy Shirley GBR 1.71

LJ: Vera Krepkina URS 6.37 Elzbieta Krzesinska POL 6.27 Hildrun Claus GDR 6.21

SP: Tamara Press URS 17.32 Johanna Lüttge GER 16.61 Earlene Brown USA 16.42

DT: Nina Ponomaryova URS 55.10 Tamara Press URS 52.59 Lia Manoliu ROM 52.36

JT: Elvira Ozolina URS 55.98 Dana Zátopková CZE 53.78 Birute Kalediene URS 53.45

4x100: USA 44.72 Germany 45.00 Poland 45.19

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and basketball between 1980-1985. In 1998 she was honoured as one of the 15 greatest players in UCLA women’s basketball and in 2001 was voted the “Top Woman Collegiate Athlete of the Past 25 Years.”At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles she competed in the heptathlon and won the silver medal with a score of 6385 which was a mere five points behind the winner Glynis Nunn of Australia. Only 27 points covered the medal positions with Sabine Everts from West Germany taking the bronze.In 1986 at the Goodwill Games in Moscow, which was an international sports competition created in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games, Joyner-Kersee became the first woman to score over 7,000 points in a heptathlon event and this was to be the start of her dominace at both seven events and the long jump at the highest level.She went to the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul as the favourite for the heptathlon and also as one of those considered to challenge for the long jump title. What she did at those Games was simply unbelievable. She annihilated the opposition in the heptathlon with a winning margin of 394 points - it was simply no contest. Her score of 7,291 points was a world record and still remains so 23 years later - it was a performance that ranked so highly it is considered almost unbeatable. In the first discipline she flew over the 100 metre hurdles clocking 12.69 - it was contest over before it started for her astonished competitors. Over in the high jump she cleared a satisfactory 1.86m and then in the shot put her mark thudded down to an excellent 15.80m. The final event of the first day

saw her streak down the track to stop the clock at 22.56 for the 200 metres.The next day she began where she left off with an amazing long jump of 7.27m. If her competitors were waiting for her to make a mistake, then this was proof that the only medals to fight for were the silver and bronze versions. They were simply witnessing the greatest performance in history by a female heptathlete. The penultimate event was the javelin and she flung the spear to 45.66m to leave her a proverbial mile ahead of the competition. She could virtually jog the final event, the 800 metres, if she felt enough was enough. It wasn’t, and she blazed the two laps to rapturous applause in a life-time best of 2:08.51. Her rivals, the crowd and the millions watching on TV had witnessed a block-buster of a performance - it was an awesome display of speed, strength, endurance and technical ability from a naturally gifted athlete.The long jump was still to come and Joyner-Kersee was in a bouyant mood. However, earlier in the summer the Russian athlete Galina Chistyakova had smashed the world record with a 7.52 metre wonder leap in Leningrad. The competition was also loaded with seven metre jumpers, so it was going to be tough to get a medal of any colour, but she was in confident mood after her 7.27m in the heptathlon. Chistyakova stated her intentions right from the start with what would be her best jump of 7.11m. The American started with a good leap of 7.00m before fouling in round two but finally took the lead in round three by a mere five centimetres with 7.16m. Heike Drechsler of East Germany lit the touch paper in round four with a magnificent leap

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WHEN London last hosted the Olympics in 1948, some of the members of the Great Britain team famously had to travel by bus to the stadium, went straight home afterwards and back to work the next day or even the same

day. Any suggestion they could make a living from their sport would have been laughed off .

However, 63 years on, as the capital prepares to stage the world’s greatest sporting event again, the world is very diff erent. Not only is professionalism out in the open, but – such is the opposition and their similar circumstances – the athlete who can make it the top while not training full-time is a rarity.

As sprinter James Ellington last week proved by gaining sponsorship on Ebay, Britain’s athletes have arguably never had it so good when it comes to endorsements.

Thanks to the impact of the nation hosting next year’s Olympics, perhaps more athletes than ever before are benefi tting from some sort of funding.

Even when less fortunate athletes are struggling, innovative athletes like Ellington (see opposite) can often create a means of paying their way in the sport and in life.

However, are the athletes in for a hangover period post-Olympics when companies turn back to other sports and the economic downturn takes hold? And how can they maximise their assets to attract the eyes of businesses with money to invest?

David Cushnan, editor of leading industry magazine Sports Pro, concedes the London 2012 eff ect is currently making a big diff erence when it comes to sponsorship.

“Being a home Olympics, that has a clear impact,” he says. “There are a lot of athletes who wouldn’t have got the sponsorship, endorsement or ambassadorial deals that they have, had the next Olympics not been in London.”

But what about when the party is over? Cushnan admits: “I think generally over the next few years it’s going to be a lot tougher,” though he adds: “I don’t think Jessica Ennis is going to have a problem retaining or gaining new sponsors, assuming she does well at the Olympics.

“I don’t think it being a home Olympics necessarily changes things for someone like her who is expected to win medals at every major championships, but it’s the secondary tier of athletes who don’t have the brand or exposure for whom it’s going to be a struggle after the Olympics, just because there will naturally not be such a focus on the British athletes. The focus will turn to whatever the big event for 2013 is and the football World Cup in 2014. “Inevitably across the board there will be a bit of a downturn

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but just after the Games, assuming there’s success we’ll probably see a bit of a bounce because of the feelgood factor – the parade through London and the awards at the end of the year will keep them in the public eye. But after the end of 2012, it’ll become tougher because sponsors attached to those athletes will not get as much exposure as they are now or during the Games.”

Yet for the moment, the 2012 effect is even managing to outweigh the economic situation. Summarising the state of affairs over all sports, Cushnan says: “At the very top level there is still a demand for the big global stars. I don’t think anything’s changed int that regard.”

However, many athletes still find themselves struggling to make ends meet, perhaps taking on part-time or full-time work in order to get by and thus not able to focus fully on their training.

Richard Buck, who less than 12 months ago took bronze in the European Indoor Championships, was recently in the news as, having had his Lottery funding cut, he admitted he was forced to stack shelves in Tesco to pay his way through his life and sport.

Another GB 4x400m relay regular, Andrew Steele, turned to a crowd-funding website to try to gain some income. However, his attempts were not nearly as successful as Ellington’s Ebay experiment, although he intentionally went for a more low-key approach.

These two are far from alone. Many more would love to be able to give up part-time work in order to have more time to train. So what can these do to help themselves?

Cushnan explains: “The Ebay example is a very good one. The point is that you have to do something to get attention if you’re not a well-known name. Do something that is

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LEFT: Sprinter James Ellington’s novel approach to securing some sponsorship received widespread press coverage and helped boost the final total

SpRInTER James Ellington admits that he did not expect his attempt to auction himself on Ebay to be quite so successful.

The World Championships 200m runner this week advertised for sponsors on the online bidding site. He explained he would wear the logo of the winning bidder, as long as the reserve of £30,000 was met. Thanks to receiving significant newspaper and internet coverage, this was achieved in under seven hours and the auction does not close until this Saturday (December 17).

Speaking the day after the minimum was met, he admitted: “I thought it would get some interest, but I wasn’t sure whether people would take it seriously. I didn’t think it would blow up as it has. Yesterday was crazy.”

Despite going out in the heats of the World Championships this year, Ellington was rated no.2 on Athletics Weekly’s annual merit rankings for 200m, due

to be published in the December 29 edition. His personal best of 20.52 set his year ranked him third in Britain behind two performances which were achieved at a height only just below the official high-altitude mark.

However, he has been placed on only the lower relay level of funding. With only a part-time job in coaching, he needed to find additional support.

“I had sent letters and emails out to companies but to no avail,” he said. “It’s always the same reply: ‘We can’t sponsor anyone individually’.

So he began thinking about more alternative methods. He explained: “Me and a group of friends got together and were just throwing different ways at each other about getting sponsorship and one of the guys said what about Ebay and I thought it was a great idea and we just pushed it forward and they used some of their pR links and it went from there.”

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diff erent. But it’s very diffi cult to do something diff erent when the sponsorship market is as cluttered as it is.”

It almost goes without saying, too, being seen in the media is a necessity for those looking for funding.

“What’s really important with something like athletics, because television coverage is more limited than for some other sports,” Cushnan says, “is that you have to be prepared to make yourself available, whether that’s interviews or even things like Question of Sport.

“It’s having a good general understanding of the media and how it works.”

Relying on the traditional media is no longer enough, though. “Things like Twitter and Facebook are fundamental in building your brand outside traditional media,” Cushnan says. “Something like Twitter is very useful to show off an athlete’s personality. Sometimes it gets people in trouble, as we’ve seen, but people like that and like to see people giving real honest opinions rather than everything stage-managed and packaged up.”

Talking of “stage-managed”, what does Cushnan think of the current trend for interviews to be driven only product-advertising? Athletes are generally now less accessible to the media than years ago, unless it’s set up by a public relations company in return for a plug for an event or product. This has its benefi ts for the athlete, of course, but can it backfi re?

“I think it can do,” says Cushnan. “Generally, consumers whether readers of magazines or television viewers, they’re not idiots. They’re savvy in understanding that someone is doing a particular TV show or a magazine feature because they’re plugging a product.”

Another issue that has recently hit the headlines is the regulations surrounding logos on athletes’ kit.

At the moment, the IAAF allows just one small logo, that

of the manufacturer to be displayed on athletes’ kit. But there is talk that soon the world governing body will allow for a second logo.

Cushnan says of the current rules: “It does seem quite restrictive, but I guess necessarily so. It’s a balance for these to make sure you’re not looking at a cluttered image and, if athletes are decked out with logos, there could be an impact for the overall events sponsor so it’s a diffi cult balance.”

USAIN BOLT may be one of the biggest names in sport, but he is a pauper compared to some of thetop earners in the business.

According to results of a survey published last week by German agency Sport-Informations-Dienstes, the world’s fastest man earns €10 million annually from endorsements. However, this leaves him well outside the top 10 with a sum that is less than one fi fth that earned by golfer Tiger Woods.

The American, despite a loss of form in recent years, tops the list with €56 million, while 10th place goes to US basketballer LeBron James, a name not familiar to many this side of the Atlantic.

The agency also listed the top 10 German earners, which showed that F1 driver Michael Schumacher (€25 million) and four others collected more than Bolt in sponsorship.

Former world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis is among the top earners in British athletics, her deal with Adidas being worth a reported £320,000 a year.

However, despite that, a survey published in November revealed that sponsorship of women’s sport in Britain accounted for just 0.5 per cent of the total market between January 2010 and August 2011. The sponsorship of men’s events totalled 61.1 per cent with the remainder going to mixed sports, according to the study by the Commission on the Future of Women’s Sport.

Top 10 international earners annually (est. € millions)1 Tiger Woods (USA) Golf 56.02 Phil Mickelson (USA) Golf 46.03 Floyd Mayweather Jnr (USA) Boxing 45.04 Roger Federer (SUI) Tennis 36.05 Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Football 35.06 Manny Pacquiao (PHI) Boxing 32.07 Lionel Messi (ARG) Football 31.08 Fernando Alonso (ESP) F1 30.59 David Beckham (GBR) Football 30.010 LeBron James (USA) Basketball 27.5– Usain Bolt (JAM) Athletics 10.0

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DEFENDING champion Mary Keitany of Kenya leads one of the strongest women’s fi elds ever assembled for the Virgin London Marathon on April 22.

The world half-marathon record-holder moved to sixth on the all-time list with her 2:19:19 in last year’s race.

On that occasion a record 20 women ran below 2:30 and organisers will be hoping for a similarly high-quality aff air with six sub-2:23 women in the fi eld.

Keitany is tipped to go faster yet at some stage. In the New York Marathon last month she was not far off world-record pace until halfway before blowing up to fi nish third.

Aside from the Kenyan, the race will also feature Germany’s Irina Mikitenko, the 2008 and 2009 winner, who has also clocked 2:19:19.

Florence Kiplagat, who beat Paula Radcliff e into third at this year’s Berlin Marathon is another who has dipped below 2:20.

Edna Kiplagat, who won the 2010 New York, will be hoping to improve on her third from London last year.

The consistent Prisca Jeptoo will be hoping to continue her record of not having fi nished outside the top two in her fi ve marathons so far. She won the Paris Marathon this year with 2:22:51 and took silver at the World Championships in Daegu.

Ethiopia’s challenge comes from 2010 Paris winner Atsede Baysa, Toronto Marathon champion Korene Jelila, 2010 Berlin Marathon winner Aberu Kebede, world fourth-placer Bezunesh Bekele and 2004

Olympic 10,000m silver medallist Ejegayehu Dibaba,

Olympic champion Constantina Dita may be past her best, but is another notable inclusion in the fi eld.

With the GB selectors already having picked Paula Radcliff e and Mara Yamauchi, for the Olympics, the list is missing the country’s top two.

However, several Brits will be using the race to try to gain the third spot for London 2012 on the day of the selection deadline. Jo Pavey, who is favourite to take that, is so far missing from the elite list. After discovering last week she had not been given an early berth into the team, she said she had not yet decided whether to contest a spring marathon to try to improve on her PB set this year of 2:28:24.

Claire Hallissey and Louise Damen also have the Olympic ‘A’ standard of 2:31:00, but know they will almost certainly have to go quicker yet on April 22.

Others chasing the ‘A’ mark include Liz Yelling, who has fi nished 25th and 26th in the last two Olympic marathons, Alyson Dixon and Susan Partridge, who

represented Britain in this year’s World Championships marathon and potential debutante Freya Murray.

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Wilson news dueBRITISH sprinter Bernice Wilson was announced by the IAAF via its online newsletter on Tuesday as having received a four-year ban for testing positive for clenbuterol in June. However, the information was removed within hours.

The 27-year-old, who represented Britain in the 60m at the European Indoor Championships last winter, was provisionally suspended in July pending a hearing. UK Anti-Doping said on Tuesday: “This case is currently under appeal and only when a final decision has been determined will we publish the outcome.”

According to UKAD rules, four-year bans can only be given for “aggravated circumstances”, trafficking or attempted trafficking, or “administration or attempted administration” of a prohibited method.

Elite women’s � eldMary Keitany (KEN) 2:19:19Irina Mikitenko (GER) 2:19:19Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 2:19:44Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2:20:46Constantina Dita (ROU) 2:21:30Atsede Baysa (ETH) 2:22:04Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) 2:22:09Inga Abitova (RUS) 2:22:19Korene Jelila (ETH) 2:22:43Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) 2:22:51Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 2:23:09Isabellah Andersson (SWE) 2:23:41Mariya Konovalova (RUS) 2:23:50Aberu Kebede (ETH) 2:23:58Jessica Augusto (POR) 2:24:33Nadia Ejjafini (ITA) 2:26:15Yuliya Ruban (UKR) 2:27:00Liz Yelling (GBR) 2:28:33Claire Hallissey (GBR) 2:29:27Louise Damen (GBR) 2:30:00Susan Partridge (GBR) 2:34:13Alyson Dixon (GBR) 2:34:51Amy Whitehead (GBR) 2:35:39Helen Decker (GBR) 2:35:43Rebecca Robinson (GBR) 2:37:14Freya Murray (GBR) DebutSonia Samuels (GBR) Debut

Bekele says he’s ready for FarahKENENISA BEKELE is relishing taking on Britain’s Mo Farah at the Olympics next year as he begins his campaign in Scotland in January.

The Ethiopian claims to be in fine form as he prepares to make his return to British soil at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country 3km on January 7.

He came back from a sustained period of injury to clock the fastest 10,000m of the year of 26:43.16 in September. Although he was apparently not ready for the World Championships 10,000m final three weeks earlier, from which he dropped out, his next match-up with world 5000m champion Farah will be one of the most keenly anticipated in the sport.

Bekele, who scored the most recent of his six world long-course titles when the event was held in Edinburgh at the same Holyrood Park venue in 2008, said: “My training is going well after my victory with the fastest time of the year in the Brussels 10,000m. I feel good and ready for the Olympic year ahead.”

Thinking ahead to London itself, he said: “I am looking forward to competing with Mo Farah in front of

his home crowd, which could be one of the greatest races of the Games.”

Bekele, who has won the 9km at the Edinburgh event three times, will take on Kenya’s Asbel Kiprop and Brimin Kipruto, the Olympic 1500m and 3000m steeplechase champions respectively in the

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WITH four months until the return of the historic Greater Manchester Marathon, the organisers are planning to eventually stage “the biggest and best marathon north of London”.

With 5000 entries already, including from several top club runners, a fast course promised, a proud history and a prime location, the marathon appears capable of challenging all but London in terms of popularity in Britain.

The date of April 29 could also appeal as an alternative to London in future years too.

The fi rst edition of the Manchester Marathon in 1908 was over 20 miles and it changed to the now standardised distance in 1909 to match that

used in the London Olympics the previous year. After a pause it then ran from 1923-1928, 1931-1936, 1969-1973, 1981-1985 and 1996-2002.

Organisers Xtra Mile Events have previously concentrated on triathlons, but have big plans for their fi rst 26-miler.

With the race taking place just two weeks after the Brighton Marathon next year, the organisers are keen to replicate the rapid success of the south coast marathon, which is set for its third running.

Organiser Simon Hill said: “We’ve looked at Brighton as an example of what can be done. We’re hoping for 8-10,000 this year (2012), 15,000 next year (2013) and it would be nice to get up to 20,000.”

Starting and fi nishing in Traff ord just like the fi rst Manchester Marathon, the route circles the south of Greater Manchester and has a claimed

80m of elevation with only one incline of about a mile.

Located in Britain’s biggest northern city, it looks set to be one of the most successful in a recent series of new marathons in the UK which have capitalised on what was a dearth of 26-milers until recently.

But stressing the need for a gradual approach, Hill said: “We just want a nice big race substantial spectacle in year one. We want everything to be bang on in the fi rst year.”

The race, for which sprinter Darren Campbell is set to act as the starter, off ers podium prizes of £750, £500 and £250 for UK runners.

Elite places are off ered for sub-2:30 men and sub-2:50 women.

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5000m A 15:15 15:20

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400m H A 55.40 55.50

B 56.55 56.65

Shot A 18.35 18.30

B 17.30 17.20

Javelin A 61.50 61.00

Diack rapped over payments IAAF PRESIDENT Lamine Diack has received a public warning from the IOC over payments of 52,680 Swiss francs received from the company ISL/ISMM. The IOC’s ethics commission had recommended the action after an investigation into allegations made on the BBC’s Panorama programme last year.

Diack admitted receiving the payments in 1993 when he was IAAF vice president. A marketing contract between IAAF and ISL was signed in 1993, although Diack claimed not to have been party to the negotiation.

The president explained to the ethics commission the payments were a gift from a friend, an executive at ISL, after his house burned down.

The commission noted “a conflict of interests situation” and the damage to the Olympic movement caused by the revelations, but took into account that Diack was not an IOC member at the time, as well as his personal tragedy. It recommended the IOC executive board “remind Mr Lamine Diack of his obligation to respect the Olympic Charter the Code of Ethics”.

THE IAAF has slightly eased its Olympic selection standards for next year in six events, and UKA is set to adjust its criteria accordingly.

The world governing body made the adjustments in line with performance at this year’s world championships in order to try to ensure the right amount of competitors for each event.

For British athletes, performances achieved in 2012 are the most crucial, though marks from this year come into the criteria under some circumstances.

IAAF lower some 2012 Olympic standards

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ENGLAND ATHLETICS says its affi liation fi gures are on the rise despite a survey last week indicating a 28 per cent drop in club memberships over the last two years, writes Paul Halford.

Sport England’s annual “Active People Survey” last week revealed that, of the 2.7 million people that competed in athletics once a month, only 4.46 per cent were members of a club. This was down from 5.66 per cent two years ago.

The number of participants that were members of a club was down from 151,100 in 2008-9 and 141,900 in 2009-10 to 122,200 in 2010-2011. This had dropped only 4700 from 2007-8 as there was a sharp rise the following year.

However, EA’s fi gures indicate that the number of athletes holding a competition licence had risen from 96,225 in 2007-8 to 113,909 in 2010-2011. The running total for the current year was already within 300 of last year so another increase is expected by the end of the affi liation year in March.

Not all members of clubs are affi liated to England Athletics as some choose to run only in road races linked to the Association of Road Races, while others do not compete at all.

However, EA says it is addressing the public’s tendency to be less likely to be members of a club.

“There is clearly no room for any complacency,” said a statement from EA. “Looking across all the sports included in the Sport England data we see how many people are moving towards participating in sport

and exercise in a more informal way – without joining a club. Therefore, while the number of athletes holding competition licences has risen in recent years we need to address this challenge which is faced across all sports.”

EA points to schemes it claims off er a transition to the club set-up, such as Run England groups, the “Run!” project in London that is helping to reach inner areas that had little access to athletics, and pilot schemes to deliver track and fi eld sessions to local business employers and leisure providers.

For youngsters, the Sportshall and QuadKids formats, Aviva UKA Academy Awards and Athletics 365 were also mentioned in this regard.

The latest edition of the multi-faceted APS research also revealed a concerning decrease in the number of 16-19-year-olds

Survey notes worrying trend

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taking part in sport, although it did categorise this by sport.

However, participation in athletics had increased. The study said once-a-week participation in “athletics” was up by 4.47 per cent on the previous months at 1.90 million. This fi gure has risen by 15 per cent over the last three years.

However, the rise is not surprising given the increase in entries in road races and fun runs. The survey cannot reveal how many of these participants are competing to a reasonable level and more than once a week.

Athletics remains the third most popular activity in terms of funded sports behind swimming and football (see table), but a tally of those competing in track and fi eld and high-level road and cross-country would no doubt paint a very diff erent picture.

Once-a-week participation in a sport in EnglandOct 2010-Oct 20111 Swimming 2.80 million2 Football 2.123 Athletics 1.904 Cycling 1.765 Golf 0.83

» “Athletics” does not include fell running but another part of the survey reported 19,000 once-a-month participants in this.» Once a week participation is defi ned as at least four days or more in the previous 28 days, moderate intensity, 30 minutes.

Former sprinter Bada diesFORMER world indoor 400m champion Sunday Bada died at the age of 42 in his native Nigeria on Monday.

Bada, who had been working as technical director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, was said to have collapsed while at the National Stadium in Lagos.

As well as beating Jamie Baulch to the world indoor title in 1997, he won Olympic silver with Nigeria in the 4x400m in 2000.

Club membership is proving less attractive, admits England Athletics

Swimming tops the list

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Young athlete

THE irony of Tommy Ramdhan’s status as the UK’s top ranked under-15

100 metres runner this year is that he only took up athletics to keep fi t for rugby, which he has played since the age of six.

Having represented Kent and being a member of the famous Saracens Academy, Tommy always displayed the necessary speed for Rugby and felt joining an athletics club would help at least maintain it.

So he signed for his local club, Erith-based Bexley AC, where his main coach is Liz Slater, with imput from Paul Hatfi eld.

“The coaching twice a week is enjoyable,” says the Greenwich-born 14-year-old. “They both push me and work me hard, but have a nice approachable manner.”

His current training sessions, adds Tommy, centre on hill running, strength and conditioning and pyramids.

“Strength and conditioning is my favourite,” says the athlete whose 10.9 100m puts him sixth on the under-15 all-time list. “I like the feeling afterwards – the feeling that I’ve worked hard.”

It has not however all been plain sailing in Tommy’s so far short time in athletics. In 2009, not long after joining Bexley, he broke a metatarsal bone playing rugby and had to wear a cast for six weeks.

Apart from the fact part of his foot had lost muscle and defi nition when the cast was removed, Tommy missed most of the following winter season.

All he could do to stay fi t was swim and do stretching each night – a regime that he still maintains to this day.

But in the summer of 2010, and after winning various Kent championship medals, Tommy was sidelined once more.

The problem this time – a groin injury – was caused when he played rugby; and again virtually all of the next winter was wiped out.

He did not fully recover until earlier this year; yet just as the fi rst injury was a prelude to success on the track so was the second, for this summer the tall teenager won county, England Athletics and English Schools medals.

It was when winning a silver at the English Schools event

that Tommy produced his most satisfying performance to date.

Once stretching and exercises cured his groin problem – and after he had been given the all clear by a surgeon who at one time considered an operation – Tommy returned to action, reached the schools under-15 100m fi nal and there faced Rueben Arthur of Middlesex.

An exciting race at Gateshead saw Arthur win with 11.03 to Tommy’s 11.06. The following month both athletes reached the fi nal of the England championships at Bedford. Tommy again won a silver medal – but was this time ahead of his friendly rival from Enfi eld & Haringey.

It was his last race of the season, and the Kent champion has since been asking himself a question which, in view of his past injuries, seems to have an obvious answer; should he concentrate solely on one sport?

“Well, at the moment,” says Tommy, “I feel athletics is more important. I prefer the training and of course like the competition.”

The rugby club has not put any pressure on him. “They

understand boys will often be involved in two sports,” says his dad Rob, who like his son is a born and bred south Londoner.

Rob and his wife, Helen, drive Tommy to all his training and racing venues, but the lad also receives help from other quarters – principally fi nancial sponsorship from Bexley Council, sponsored by Coca-Cola, through a scheme called ‘The Sporting Best’.

Usain Bolt is Tommy’s favourite fellow sprinter, and of the fabulous Jamaican he says: “I’ve seen him in action, watched his videos, read his autobiography and picked up tips from his technique.”

No doubt, then, that Tommy will be glued to his TV set next summer when Bolt competes in the Olympics, yet athletes from our own country are the ones that will interest him most. “I think,” he says, “we can win anything from fi ve to eight medals in track and fi eld.

“And Jessica Ennis is the best bet for gold.”

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Born: November 28, 1996Club: BexleyCoaches: Liz Slater & Paul HatfieldPB: 60 (i): 7.33. 100: 10.9. 200: 23.4Achievements: 2011 (U15) 60 (i): 1st Kent champs. 100: 1st Kent champs; 1st Kent schools; 1st South East Schools Inter- Counties; 2nd English Schools; 2nd England champs2010 (U15) 60(i): 2nd Kent champs. 100: 1st Kent champs; 3rd Kent Schools

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» U17 anomalyTHE proposal to stop under-17 athletes competing against seniors has clearly not been thought through. They may compete on the road with seniors at distances up to 15km (9.9 miles).Arthur Daley, Gloucester

» Kids v adultsON the subject of under-17s competing against seniors, looking at the Olympics and

international sporting stage I wonder how people in other sports would feel if a similar rule was brought in?

We have footballers, swimmers, gymnasts, divers and many other sports people from England and around the world competing against seniors in all sports for their country/club yet here we have an organisation proposing to go the other way.

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» Cardiac concern for ex-distance runnersTHANK you Martin Duff for the thought-provoking article regarding the eff ects of distance training in a bygone age (AW, Dec 8). Also, for the common sense advice he off ered.

I was an ultra-distance runner in the Sixties who, without doing the super big mileages of some, nevertheless did 80 to 90 miles a week, every week, year after year ignoring illness and injury and mostly ‘eyeballs out’. That’s what runners then thought we had to do, and did it.

Now in my 70s, I can’t really complain that for one reason or another my running is now limited to recreational only and I am really not quite sure if ‘running through’ illness had a detrimental eff ect. Nevertheless if the ghost of my future had come to me in about 1966 and said “don’t do that 30 mile training run tomorrow, you will pay for it in 40 years’ time”, he

would have been ignored.However, lessons are there

to be learnt from mistakes that with hindsight were made. And now as a coach of distance runners, almost as important to me as providing good training sessions is the setting of some basic ground rules similar to those in the conclusion to Martin’s article.

Rules such as: do not ‘run through’ injuries, allow them to heal. Or don’t run when ill. When you have had a hard race (which can involve muscle fi bre damage) take it easy for a few days at least after and allow the body to repair itself. And of course plan and execute a taper in training before an important race.

These are things that I mostly never did and now regret.Pete Bennett, Crawley AC (ex-Portsmouth and Reading AC)

Excerpts from the discussion on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year

“Why does anyone take this award seriously? Any award where Nuts magazine has a say in who is shortlisted should be boycotted by any reasonable sports fan.”marsh rat

“I think the BBC SPOTY still has a place. However, with the Giggs vote two years ago and now the lack of any female nominations, there is a danger of it losing all credibility.

“Giggs was certainly worthy of a lifetime award at some point, but he spent much of 2009 warming the bench while his team-mates won trophies. He won SPOTY on a sentimental public vote of Man Utd and Welsh fans, supplemented by block voting from betting syndicates who influenced the surprise nomination then backed Giggs at long odds.

Everyone in the betting fraternity knew about the gamble as it gathered pace. Farcical is the only way to describe it, but bound to happen sometimes with public phone-in votes.”Laps

“I tend to the view that the best sportspeople (by sheer achievement in individual performances) tend to be male – show me a woman that can run 9.58s 100m? The best golf is played by men, the best football is played by men, the fastest runners are men, the highest jumpers are men, the best tennis players are men. I don’t think its overtly sexist to recognise that.”larkim

“I do. Are you telling me that Scott Overall running 2:10:55 is a better ‘sheer achievement in individual performance’ than Paula Radcliff e running 2:15:25?”mump boy

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compete against seniors at club level how can they be allowed to compete at international level against seniors?Kevin Winson, via email

» Life bans, please!WITH the Norwegian research indicating that the benefi ts of performance enhancing drugs remain to some extent when the athlete stops taking them (Dip Finish, AW, Dec 8) it’s now time to punish drugs cheats with automatic life bans from athletics competition.

Presumably the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the UK Anti-Doping Agency are committed to eradicating illegal drugs use in sport. Now is the time for the drug agencies ‘to show their teeth’ and bring in

automatic life bans.Why not? Who wants to pay

good money to watch the cheats?Surely these drug

enforcement agencies know of the aforementioned research, don’t they? It simply won’t do to allow the cheats to continue competing against those who abide by the rules.

So why no automatic life bans for fi rst off ences? Are the drug agencies perhaps afraid of expensive court cases being brought by the cheats?

If that is so then it would be far better to be bankrupted by losing a court action and going out of business, rather than to continue with a policy that will in no way eradicate illegal drugs use in sport.Chris Sowden, Bideford

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Nike Vapor Flash JacketALTHOUGH only released in the last couple of months, this jacket immediately takes its place at the top of the charts in terms of reflectivity! Forget “day-glow” colours and “high-viz” trim, there is quite simply nothing else like it. It is made entirely from a fabric that reflects direct light and on lit or unlit roads it gives the wearer a sense of safety knowing that other road users will be aware of them. It’s reversible too, for daytime use as well as being wind and waterproof.Cost: £199.99

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Garmin Forerunner 610AN amazing bit of kit, this GPS watch is the

best we’ve ever tried. It keeps everything in one small unit that now remains discreet on your wrist unlike the wrist-mounted “bricks” of a year or two ago.

Everything is at your fi ngertips:

pace, speed, distance, time, laps, heart rate, intervals and much

more. The computer interface is sleek, easy-to-understand and provides an enjoyable analysis of your workouts.Cost: £329.99

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WEBSITES » Send your questions for Dr Leon Creaney to [email protected]. Answers cannot replace face-to-face consultation with a sports physician, so only general guidance is given above

What’s up, doc?» I AM a 16-year-old female who trains fi ve times per week and I always seem to be having trouble with soreness in my shins. Why is this and what can I do?

» COACHES and athletes call this “shin splints”. There are three main causes, namely: medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), a stress fracture of the tibia or fi bula bones, and chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS).

MTSS is an impact-related injury to a bone called the periosteum or its surface. Some people also think it is related to traction of the tibialis anterior muscle on the medial (inner) aspect of the shin. When people with this condition are checked out with an MRI or bone scan, there is often diff use inflammation at the surface of the medial tibia, along with a signifi cant portion of its length. This may represent millions of tiny bone stress fractures lined in sequence.

We know that overpronation is a risk factor. This causes a degree of internal rotation of the tibia when running, leading to a tortional stress of the tibia. In some people, it may be purely due to repeated impact. It usually comes on when the training load is increased, or there has been some impact training such as plyometrics. In some studies lower bone mineral density in the tibia has been demonstrated. It responds to rest and correction of biomechanical faults. Strengthening all of the muscles around the ankle and knee helps too.

A stress fracture of bone is more serious. There will be pinpoint tenderness on the bone. These injures need to be managed by complete rest on crutches, or in an Aircast boot.

CECS is usually due to hypertrophy (increased size) of the tibialis anterior muscle. Through training it grows bigger, but is contained with a connective tissue compartment (fascia). When running, the muscle swells, the pressure rises and the blood cannot get into the muscle. The pain settles with rest, but comes back when you start to run again. This is diffi cult to diagnose reliably and requires a needle measurement of muscle pressure during running. Often it only settles after surgery.

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repeated impact. It usually comes on when the training load is increased, or there has been some impact training such as plyometrics. In some studies lower bone mineral density in the tibia has been demonstrated. It responds to rest and correction of biomechanical faults.

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muscle. Through training it grows bigger, but is contained with a connective tissue compartment (fascia). When running, the muscle swells, the pressure rises and the blood cannot get into the muscle. The pain settles with rest, but comes back when you start to run again. This is diffi cult to

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PERFORMANCEUltra-distance

Topping up the tankULTRA-RUNNER CHRIS CARVER OUTLINES THE NUTRITION STRATEGY FOR THE LONGER DISTANCES

THE basic training requirement for ultra-running is much the same as for other long distance runners – but ultra-distance racing has its

own special requirements. Most of this is down to nutrition and hydration because it is impossible to race for 12 hours or more without taking on board many calories.

The training of runners such as Lizzy Hawker, the world 24-hour record-holder and prolifi c ultra runner, and William Sichel, the winner of the recent eight-day race in Monaco, is similar to that of a top marathon runner in that long runs, tempo runs, hill reps and speed work all play their part in the race build-up. Most of these hardy folk run two long runs per week though, usually on consecutive days, to accustom their bodies to running with tired legs.

Cross-training is also the norm as cycling, swimming, and weights are all used to enhance fi tness and strength. Running for 12 hours or more really does expose any weaknesses in the human body and running alone often cannot address these issues. Indeed, they only come to light during the races themselves. When asked after a race how I feel, I usually reply that I literally ache all over – inside and out. Cycling and swimming are often used for enhancing endurance and weights are used to build muscular strength to enable the muscles to perform for hours (or days) on end with no signifi cant rest.

All of this training carries a nutritional cost and, apart from a balanced and healthy diet, the two most important day-to-day considerations are fuel for training and recovery from training. Carbohydrates from isotonic sports drinks provide most of the fuel for training. For longer training runs many runners also take small snacks such as gels, sweets or dried fruit. Training,

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Topping up the tank

even in winter, produces sweat and this liquid needs replacing, so one advantage of isotonic drinks is that to some extent it does the two jobs at the same time – rehydration and fuelling. Most runners need to replace about 200ml per hour and this quantity of, for instance, Lucozade Sport Body Fuel, has about 28kcal per 100ml.

It is best for each runner to try to determine their hydration needs by measuring their sweat rate. This can easily be done by taking their weight before and after a training run. Because one litre of sweat or sports drink both weigh one kilogram this can easily be done by weighing oneself before and after training; the diff erence between the two fi gures (kg) added to the amount of drink consumed while running (litres) equals the amount of sweat lost (litres). To convert this into a sweat rate per hour just divide the answer by the time spent running (in hours).

Taking calories on board during training is another thing to consider. A fairly recent theory has it that, by training in a fasted state, the body learns how to use fat better as a fuel, which is essential in long ultra-distance races. The traditional theory is that by using carbohydrates when training, the body knows what to do when it receives them during races.

After training, the nutritional needs to consider are hydration, carbohydrates and protein. Hydrate to replace the lost sweat – aim to replace the amount lost over a few hours following training. Research has shown muscle recovery to be quicker when protein and carbohydrate are consumed at the same time in the ratio of about one-part protein to three-parts carbohydrate. Some widely available drinks now have all the nutrients necessary for a good recovery

such as: For Goodness Shakes, High5 Protein, Lucozade Sport Recovery and SiS Rego.

In ultra-distance races lasting 12 hours or more, it is imperative that the principles of hydration and fuel are adhered to and my nutritional strategy for very long races is as follows:

First, I consider hydration – lost sweat (and urine) needs replacing. In a long ultra, it’s impossible to replace all of it – the digestive system couldn’t cope with that volume of liquid over a long period of time while running. Trial and error have shown I can manage to replace about 40 per cent.

Secondly, that liquid, if not water, will contain such things as calories and carbohydrates. I know that I can take on board about 300 calories per hour during a race but most of that needs to be carbohydrates and the rest mainly proteins. Running uses more than 500 calories per hour but the human body fi nds it diffi cult to digest food and run at the same time and, for me, about 300 calories per hour is the limit.

Some runners struggle with that amount and can manage less than 200 whereas a lucky few can get away with 350 or more. It’s all down to trial and error and what works best for the individual. Thirdly, the food has to be palatable because the most nutritionally perfect food in the world is useless if it tastes awful.

We all have diff erent tastes and it’s just a case of trying things out in minor races and long training runs. I eat mainly rice pudding, custard, fruit, jaff a cakes and Turkish Delight. Be aware though – eating near the end of a four or fi ve-hour training run is not the same as eating after 20 hours of racing. Somehow things taste diff erent and may be less easy to chew or swallow.

Lastly, but possibly most importantly, are the electrolytes – particularly sodium and potassium, but also calcium and magnesium. These are lost through sweat

and urine and need to be replaced, but too much at once can cause the body distress. The consequences of not replacing lost electrolytes (or over-compensating) can include mental confusion, shortness of breath and a rapid heart rate, poor food acceptance, cramping, dizziness on standing up, puff y hands and wrists, nausea, vomiting – all not good when racing.

Electrolyte tablets such as those produced by Nuun and Shotz are a good investment, but I also monitor exactly how many milligrams of electrolytes my food and drink contains. One litre of sweat contains 750-1375mg sodium, 175-250mg potassium and about 25mg calcium and 20mg magnesium. These fi gures vary from one person to the next and are also dependent on fi tness and level of acclimatisation. In line with the liquids, I aim to replace 40 per cent.

At this point, it is a good idea to mention the use of food supplements, mainly vitamins, minerals and similar products. I would stress that these should not be used as a substitute for a normal healthy diet. Many ultra distance runners – myself included – use them in addition to good food choices. During a 24-hour race, though, it is almost impossible to maintain such a diet and this is where vitamins and mineral supplements may make up any shortfall. There have been very few studies, if any, that show that using supplements can increase performance in ultra-distance races.

The bottom line is that there are a few training and nutritional guidelines to follow, but we are all diff erent and must experiment in training and in less important races. The diffi culty is that in the UK there aren’t many races in which to carry out these experiments so we must learn quickly to see what works for us.

FACTFILE CHRIS CARVER50 km 4:25:35 (2010)50 miles 7:12:49 (2010)100 km 9:00:10 (2010)150 km 14:07:30 (2010)100 miles 15:21:13 (2010)200 km 19:47:42 (2009)150 miles 29:42:57 (2009)250 km 30:54:22 (2009)300 km 39:22:23 (2009)200 miles 42:11:30 (2009)6 hours 68.052km (2010)12 hours 130.199km (2010)24 hours 238.286km (2010) 48 hours 350.836km (2009)

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PERFORMANCEAqua jogging

Getting wet this winterAQUA-JOGGING ISN’T JUST FOR THE INJURED, SAYS JACQUELINE WADSWORTH, IT HAS A USEFUL ROLE TO PLAY IN THE TRAINING PLANS OF ANY ATHLETE

MENTION aqua-jogging on a club night and you’re likely to be met with either ridicule or scepticism. “Isn’t that aerobics in water?”

“Surely only Paula Radcliff e does that when she’s injured?” It’s no wonder then that aqua-jogging has never really been taken seriously in the UK, which is unfortunate as training in water has a great deal to off er athletes – fi t or injured.

Water running is equivalent to running on a treadmill. There’s no impact, injury risk is minimal and muscle soreness is almost eliminated.

Linda Ward, who is an aqua-fi tness coach, said: “A bonus is that you’re out of the wind and rain where there’s always a chance of slipping or falling. It also improves your posture, running style, strengthens your core, and you can train at a high intensity even with an injury because the water supports the body.”

Perhaps aqua-jogging should be re-branded as “water-running” as this is a far more accurate description where athletes are concerned. Water running is best described as running on the spot in your own patch of water, it doesn’t involve racing up and down the pool. The athlete wears a flotation belt around the waist and is suspended in deep water, immersed up to shoulder depth. There is no contact with the

bottom of the pool. The legs should move up and down rather than “cycling” in a circular motion. Together with the arms, they work against the resistance of the water, giving a cardiovascular workout as well as developing muscular strength without the jarring that comes from running on terra fi rma.

Those who are wary of deep water will be relieved to hear that pool running can also be done at chest-depth, with the feet touching the bottom – this means there will be some impact on the legs but the core area will not have to work as hard. Elite athletes such as Kelly Holmes and Paula Radcliff e have long praised water-running as a way of maintaining fi tness while injured and Mo Farah has also been training in water in the US, although on a submerged treadmill.

Water-running has never been fully accepted in the UK. “Many runners remain ignorant of the benefi ts of water-running, perhaps because “aquafi t” still tends to be associated with women in rubber hats dancing around in the water,” said Ward. Her classes at Chepstow and Caldicot in South Wales now attract up to 40 people per session, including runners and triathletes, and numbers are also growing at her Bristol base. “What we need is more organised sessions run by coaches who understand how to run in water,” she added.

The key to successful water-running is good technique. Once that has been mastered, everything else will fall into place. Ideally, athletes should do their sessions with a water-running coach who can monitor technique. Unfortunately, there aren’t many

such coaches around, so the next best thing is for athletes to go water-running together and keep an eye on each other’s technique. The following is a guide to water-running for novices.

Equipment THE only piece of equipment you need to start water-running is a flotation belt. Worn around the waist, you should be submerged to shoulder depth. Some athletes without much body fat will sink below this level – in which case, attach an inflated swimming armband to the front of the belt. Do the belt up as tightly as you can. Females often prefer narrower belts. “There’s no need to pay more than £20 for a belt to begin with,” Ward emphasises. “You certainly shouldn’t worry about zero-gravity bodysuits, dumbbells or weighted socks when you’re starting off . Also, take a drinks bottle to the poolside – you’ll sweat in a heated pool.”

TechniqueGOOD water-running technique is essential and can take several sessions to master. Make sure your arms and legs are working together and use core strength to support your body.

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Getting wet this winterWhat to doFOCUS on a “long back” with a level pelvis – hips point forward like headlights. Hold arms with elbows fi xed at 90 degrees, make a gentle fi st with thumbs on top. Move the arms backwards close to the body, then forward like a pendulum. Relax. When it comes to the legs, don’t cycle. With the knee bent at right angles, there is no conscious eff ort to lift the knee. Instead focus on a downward movement, pushing the heel below the hip.

What not to doDON’T allow the lower leg to move in front of the knee. Don’t bob up and down – this means your movement is assisted by the buoyancy belt. Avoid losing concentration – if you feel that you’re not working very hard then it may be that your technique is getting sloppy.

How to train TRAINING in the pool follows the same principles as training on land – the more intense the session, the harder your heart and lungs work. Just as on land, water-running can be done at aerobic, threshold or anaerobic pace, either as intervals (see

sample sessions) or perhaps as a more relaxed fartlek workout. Or course you can just opt for a steady run instead.

To intensify the workout, increase the cadence of your arms and legs. When you’re working hard, try to stay on the same spot and aim not to lean forward more than three degrees. Ward believes the best way to measure intensity is by perceived eff ort rather than by a heart-rate monitor or a cadence bleeper. “When you’re concentrating on getting everything right in the water, it’s a nuisance to have to concentrate on equipment too,” she said. “I use a scale of one to fi ve based around the Borg RPE (rate of perceived exertion) Scale, with one being easy walking pace and fi ve being flat-out.”

If you do choose to use a heart rate monitor, be aware that the heart rate slows by around 10 per cent when immersed in water. This doesn’t mean you’re not working hard, just that the heart is working more effi ciently. Whatever session you choose, running in water will always be developing your muscular strength. Water-resistance on all sides means that opposing muscles (biceps/triceps, quads/hamstrings) are forced to work equally. It’s not just your legs that will feel the benefi t, but also the upper body, which must pump the arms, and the core muscles, which keep the body upright, providing a stable “platform” from which the limbs can work. A key aspect is that if you feel yourself losing posture, slow down and concentrate on good technique again.

Some common faults observed in hard-working beginners:» Tense, stiff shoulders» Failure to activate core abdominals» Poor body posture

Warming up and cooling downTHIS should be done in the water wearing a flotation belt. Novices should prepare for a training session with 10 minutes at a brisk walking pace, focusing on posture and technique. The muscles should be ready for action and not lulled to sleep by the water. When training is over, maintain body temperature with a few minutes of brisk walking, while stretching the calves, hamstrings and quads, holding the side of the pool if necessary.

Lactic acid that accumulates during anaerobic sessions will be flushed away more easily by the warm, massaging eff ects of water and the hydrostatic pressure which pushes fluids upwards. The same processes also reduce swelling in the body, allowing joints to move more freely.

Sample sessionsTHESE introductory sessions use the aforementioned RPE scale (one being very easy with fi ve a maximum eff ort). Have a stopwatch available before you start.

Aerobic workout (45-50 minutes)» Warm-up: 10 minutes at level 2 (brisk walk pace).» Five minutes at level 3 (brisk jog). 15 seconds at level 3.5. 45 seconds at level 4 (quite hard). One minute at level 2 (brisk walk) active recovery. Repeat. Four minutes at level 3. 25 seconds at level 3.5. 35 seconds at level 4. One minute at level 2. Three minutes at level 3. 40 seconds at level 3.5. 20 seconds at level 4. One minute at level 2.» Cool-down/stretch at level 1-1.5 for fi ve to 10 minutes.

Speed-building session (50-60 minutes)» Warm-up: Five to 10 minutes at level 1-1.5.» 2 x (Three minutes at level 3, One minute at level 1). » Two minutes at level 3.5, One minute at level 1. » 4 x (90 seconds at level 4, two minutes at level 1).» 6 x (30 seconds at level 5, two minutes at level 1).» Cool-down/stretch at level 1-1.5 for fi ve to 10 minutes.

» For more information on water-running, contact Linda Ward at [email protected]

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OVERSEASAUSTRALIAMelbourne, December 10Men: 100yd (-0.3): J Ross 9.79. 300: T Sayer 33.85. 10,000: 1 E Bett (KEN) 27:39.33; 2 B Karoki (KEN) 27:40.11; 3 M Kogo (KEN) 27:50.50; 4 B St. Lawrence 28:01.68; 7 C Mottram 28:52.20. Women: 10,000: 1 E Chebet (KEN) 31:30.22; 3 E Brichacek 33:02.55. 3000SC: R Kosgei 8:39.38. Women: 1500: B Delaney 4:15.76; 2 L Corrigan 4:16.90. DT: D Samuels 59.10Australian Walk Championships, Melbourne, December 11Men: 50KW: 1 J Tallent 3:49:33; 2 N Deakes 3:50:34; 3 C Erickson 3:51:58; 4 I Rayson 3:57:55. Women: 20KW: 1 R Lamble 1:32:06; 2 B Lee 1:33:09Bankstown, November 10Men: 400: 6 DANIEL BRANDWOOD 48.58. TJ: 1 STEVEN TRIPNEY 15.04/2.9

CANADAHamilton, November 6Men HM: 7 ALISTAIR MUNRO (M45) 75:45

CHINAShanghai, December 4Men Mar: 51 JEFF CUNNINGHAM 2:41:42

FRANCEHéricourt, December 11Women: 10km: 2 STEPHANIE BARNES 35:31Orleans, December 10EUROPEAN under-23 champion Holly Bleasdale improved her own UK indoor and overall record to 4.71m on the first attempt. She only competed as she wanted a break from winter training. She cleared heights of 4.21m, 4.36m and 4.51m at the first attempt. Her 4.61m at the second attempt wrapped up victory before she then went one centimetre above her UK national record, which had been set outdoors. She exited the competition with three failed attempts at 4.81m, a height that only three vaulters managed in 2011.

The previous UK indoor best was 4.60m, set by Kate Dennison in 2010.

Bleasdale now lies 12th on the world indoor all-time list and her 4.71m is the highest-ever vault achieved in December

Katie Byres jumped 4.16m for fifth place and a new UK indoor junior record.Men: PV: 1 R Mesnil 4.71. B: 4 ANDREW SUTCLIFFE 5.21. r8: 5 MURRAY HILBORNE (M45) 2.91. Women: PV: 1 HOLLY BLEASDALE 4.71 (UK rec); 2 V Boslak 4.51; 5 KATIE BYRES (U20) 4.16Tarbes, November 20Men HM: 1 RICHARD HOBBY 66:57

HONG KONGHong Kong, December 4Women 10km: 1 ALISON SHAW (W35) 37:19; 2 ANGELINA KONG (W40) 38:55; 6 CHARLOTTE CUTLER (W35) 40:34

IRELANDWOODIE’S DIY NOVICE & JUVENILE UNEVEN AGES CROSS COUNTRY, Curragh Camp, December 11Men: 6km: 2 KEVIN SEAWARD 20:16; 6 CONOR BRADLEY 20:38; 7 STEPHEN ROONEY 20:39; 15 AIDEN MCGOWAN 20:59; 18 MICHAEL MCKILLOP 21:04; 20 JOHN PAUL WILLIAMSON (U20) 21:07; 24 AIDAN McCORMACK 21:15; 38 NOEL LOGAN 21:34; 45 SCOTT RANKIN 21:37. U19 (no times in YA): 6km: 7 ROBBIE RANKIN. U17: 5km: 2 CONALL KIRK. U15: 3.5km: 5 JONATHAN WHAN. U13 2km: 4 CHRISTY CONLON Women: 3km: 26 CATHERINE LILBURN 12:19; 28 DOLORES QUINN 12:22; 46 JACKIE MCGINLEY (W40) 12:36. U19: 5km: 4 LORNA FITZPATRICK; 6 EVA LAVERTY; 7 ELAINE BURCH. U17 4.5km: 1 YASMIN WILSON

MEXICOMazatlan, December 4Men: Mar: 1 S Njoroge (KEN) 2:11:05. Women: Mar: K Perez 2:36:12

MONACOMARATHON world record-holder Paula Radcliffe successfully returned from training camp in Kenya with a 32:06 on a hilly course. That placed her fourth overall and was her fastest 10km for six years.Men: 10km: 1 O Bachir 31:05. Women: 10km: 1 PAULA RADCLIFFE 32:06; 2 K Kherroubi 35:14

SPAINGranollers, December 11Men: 10kmXC: 1 H Kipchumba (KEN) 28:30; 2 K Menjo (KEN) 28:49; 3 I Fifa (MAR) 29:08; 7 A Casado 29:54. Women: 6.5kmXC: 1 J Chelimo (KEN) 21:23; 2 G Barrachina 21:54Sabadell, December 11Women : 800: 1 MARIA THOMAS 2:13.00Castellon (Inc Spanish Champs), December 11Men: Mar: 1 C Castillejo 2:10:08; 2 D Kemboi (KEN) 2:13:51; 3 I Galan 2:15:37. Women: Mar: J Jelagat (KEN) 2:28:34; 2 V Veiga 2:32:27; 3 B Ros 2:33:12

SWITZERLANDZurich, December 11Men: 8.8km: 1 P Kipkorir (KEN) 25:23.0; 2 B Matheka (KEN) 25:33.3; 3 D Marwa 25:46.9; 7 P Bandi 26:16.5. Women: 6.3km: 1 C Chepkwony (KEN) 20:22.2; 2 J Muia (KEN) 20:24.7; 3 M Strahl 20:46.0Sion, December 10Men: 7km: 1 T Mbishei (KEN) 19:25.0; 2 A Tadesse (ERI) 19:42.3; 3 B Matheka

(KEN) 19:50.6. Women: 5km: 1 C Chepwkony (KEN) 15:51.2; 2 J Muia (KEN) 15:57.6; 3 JESSICA COULSON 16:06.0; 5 STEPHANIE BARNES 16:47.4

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESDubai , December 9Men HM: 3 NEIL TAIT (M45) 77:59; 16 TERRY HISLOP (M50) 82:32; 90 CHRIS COLEMAN (M65) 94:01. Women: HM: 2 JANE KHAN 83:05; 4 DEBBIE POWELL (W40) 88:37; 7 SALLY-ANNE JOHNSTON (W45) 93:23.

USAHonolulu, December 11STRONG winds and high humidity slowed times in the 39th running of the event, which saw close and exciting races.Men: Mar: 1 N Chelimo (KEN) 2:14:55; 2 P Ivuti (KEN) 2:14:58; 3 J Boit (KEN) 2:15:40. Women: Mar: 1 W Girma (ETH) 2:31:41; 2 M Mekonnin Demissie (ETH) 2:31:53; 3 V Galimova (RUS) 2:31:55; 5 S Zakharova (RUS, W40) 2:33:17Miami Beach, December 11Women: HM: S Flanagan 69:58; 2 K Goucher 72:59Kent, December 10Men: SP: J Rodhe 20.77Bloomington, December 10Men: 5000: D Estrada 13:39.54USATF Club Championships, Seattle, December 10Men: 10kmXC: J Grey 29:38; 2 A Braun 29:48; 3 P Reid, 29:48; 4 M Centrowitz 29:50. TEAM: McMillan Elite (Flagstaff). Women: 6kmXC: 1 B Felnagle 19:54; 2 N Spence 19:58. TEAM: adidas/Team Rogue Elite (Austin)Foot Locker Championships, San Diego, December 10Boys: 5km: E Cheserek 14:51.5. Girls: 5km: M Seidel 17:21.4Manhattan, December 10Men: 60H: D Faulk 7.67. HJ: E Kynard 2.31Cambridge, December 10Men: 1M: 3 JAMES MEE 4:18.13Bloomington, December 9Men: 1000: 1 KRIS GAUSON 2:21.03; 3 TOM CURR (U20) 2:24.35. 3000: 4 HARRY ELLIS 8:30.91. Women: Mile: 2 KATIE CLARK 4:45.80Dallas, December 4Men HM: 4 CHRIS GOWELL 69:46Broomfield, November 24Women 10km: 1 C Dita (ROM) 35:55; 2 KATHY BUTLER (W35) 36:54

INDOORDECEMBER 11METASWITCH GAMES, Lee ValleyMen: 200: r1: 1 A Bradnick (Worc, U20) 22.32. 800: r4: 4 J Metcalf (Thurr, M50) 2:15.1. LJ: 1 J Dewar (WG&EL, U17) 6.60Mixed events: LJ: 1 G Green (E&H, U17W) 5.19; 3 D Brimecome (Havant, U15W) 4.97. TJ: 2 G Greenwood (Worc, U17W) 10.55; 5 F McQuire (Wat, U15W) 9.52U17: 60: r1.1: 1 S Muhammad (Harrow) 7.07; 2 Dewar 7.07; 3 M Popoola (Herne H) 7.20; 4 M Chant (And) 7.29; 5 E Dickson-Earle (Bigg) 7.37. r1.2: 1 G Marsh (E’bne) 7.26; 2 A Martin (VP&TH) 7.34; 3 J Kirby (Hill) 7.49. r1.3: 1 J Bell (SMR) 7.45. r1.5: 1 N Samuyiwa (Craw) 7.25. r2.1: 1 Muhammad 7.10; 2 Dewar 7.17; 3 Popoola 7.20; 4 Marsh 7.20; 5 Samuyiwa 7.23; 6 A Martin (VP&TH) 7.37. r2.2: 1 Bell 7.40. 60H: r1.1: 1 Dickson-Earle 8.19; 2 J Kirby (Hill) 8.70; 3 J Hadley (VoA) 8.81; 4 M Dorey (WSEH) 8.85; 5 Bell 8.97. r1.2: 1 B Thornhill (Hill) 8.65. r2.1: 1

Dickson-Earle 8.27; 2 Thornhill 8.46; 3 Kirby 8.74; 4 Bell 8.96. r2.2: 1 J Weaver (E&H) 8.93U15: 60: r1.1: 1 W Kennedy (Bath) 7.39; 2 K Oludoyi (Harrow) 7.62; 3 T Kerr-Chin (R&N) 7.63; 4 K Allen (Herne H) 7.68. r2.1: 1 Kennedy 7.42; 2 Oludoyi 7.59; 3 Kerr-Chin 7.59. 200: r1: 1 W Kennedy (Bath) 24.20. 60H: r1.1: 1 L Batup (Brack) 9.18. r2: 1 Batup 9.23U13: 60: r1: 1 B Lewis-Shallow (Read) 8.25; 2 J Campbell (E&H) 8.51; 3 D Agboola (BCHL) 8.59. r2: 1 Lewis-Shallow 8.20; 2 Campbell 8.40Women: 800: r1: 2 B Pritchett (WG&EL, W40) 2:24.5. PV: 1 A Try (AFD, U17) 2.85; 2 M Gutteridge (Hav M, U17) 2.80; 3 D Scott (Salis, U17) 2.74; 4 S Yeomans (Unatt, W55) 2.54. LJ: 10 C St. John-Coleman (Chelm, W50) 3.86U17: 60: r1.1: 1 K Miller (Harrow) 7.90; 2 A Pipi (E&H) 7.97; 3 O Caesar (WSEH) 8.08; 4 T Chambers (Ilf) 8.15. r2.1: 1 Miller 7.90; 2 Pipi 8.04; 3 Caesar 8.05; 4 Chambers 8.11. 60H: r1.1: 1 G Green (E&H) 9.20. r2.1: 1 Green 9.15; 2 H Paton (Worc) 9.38U15: 60: r1.1: 1 T Beckles (E&H) 7.93. r1.2: 1 C McCarthy (Wat) 8.27. r1.3: 1 I Orogun (Dartf, U13) 8.29. r2.1: 1 Beckles 7.90; 2 M Obijiaku (Herne H, U17) 8.13; 3 McCarthy 8.30. 200: r1: 4 Orogun 27.57. 60H: r1.1: 1 K Ellis (Chelm) 9.63. r2.1: 1 Ellis 9.76U13: 60: r1.1: 1 A Hornbuckle (E&H) 8.31. r1.2: 1 D Marshall-Brown (Herne H) 8.68. r2.1: 1 Hornbuckle 8.40. 800: 1 S Millard (Herne H) 2:29.1. 60H: r1: 1 Hornbuckle 9.86; 2 M Sims (P’boro) 10.65. r2: 1 Hornbuckle 9.75; 2 Sims 10.57

ABERDEEN INDOOR OPEN GRADEDMixed events: 60: r1.4: 3 K Madigan (A’deen, W40) 8.5. r1.5: 3 F Rule (A’deen, U13) 8.7; 6 T Madigan (A’deen, M65) 9.1. r1.6: 4 L Bell (Moray, U13W) 8.8. r2.2: 1 L Young (Banc, U17W) 8.2; 3 A Rees (Banc, U15W) 8.2. r2.3: 3 K Lyon (A’deen, M50) 8.5; 5 K Madigan 8.6. r2.4: 5 T Madigan 9.1. LJ: 4 Lyon 5.16; 10 F Davidson (A’deen, W35) 4.60U13 girls: 60H: 1 L Bell (Moray) 10.4

DECEMBER 10LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS AC OPEN MEETING, LoughboroughMen: 60: r2.1: 1 C Dack (Lough S) 6.99; 2 E Phiri (Tam) 7.00. r2.2: 5 J Spence (Corby, U17) 7.40. 60H: 1 D Guest (Lough S) 8.39; 2 S Lyashenko (Lough S) 8.81. r1: 1 D Feeney (Lough S) 8.06; 2 A Blow (Lough S) 8.23; 3 D Guest (Lough S) 8.32; 4 Lyashenko 8.95. PV: 1 S Baker (Corby, U20) 4.20; 2 D Campbell (Sale, U17) 3.40; 3 E Walsh (Charn, U17) 3.25. LJ: 1 D Guest (Lough S) 7.18; 2 F Maisey-Curtis (Lough S) 6.87. SP: 1 D Feeney (Lough S) 13.04; 2 J Twiddle (KuH, M40) 12.56Women: 60: r1: 1 K Robilliard (Lough S) 7.60; 2 M Kellyman (Tam, U20) 8.08. r2: 1 Robilliard 7.69. 60H: 1 J Dotzek (Sale) 9.28. PV: eq1 E Andersson (Lough S)/R Thomas (Liv H) 3.10; 3 G Pickles (C&N, U17) 3.10

DECEMBER 7SESSA CHAMPIONSHIPS, Lee ValleyMen: 60: 1 A Gemili (B&D, U20) 6.7; 2 M Obiri-Darko (LSE, U20) 7.0; 3 C Archer (Oak C, U20) 7.1; 5 P Pilgrim (Newham 6F, U20) 7.2. Ht1: 1 Gemili 6.8. Ht2: 1 Obiri-Darko 7.1; 2 D Coelho (Oxf, U20) 7.1. Ht4: 1 Archer 7.1; 2 R O’Sullivan (Seevic, U20) 7.2. Ht6: 1 Pilgrim 7.2; 2 R Elsby (Camb, U20) 7.2. SF1: 1 A Gemili (B&D, U20) 6.9; 2 C Archer (Oaklands, U20) 7.1; 3 P Pilgrim (Newham, U20) 7.2. SF2: 1 M Obiri-Darko (LSE, U20)

7.0. SF3: 2 D Coelho (Oxford, U20) 7.2. 4x200: r1: 1 Oakilands 1:34.4. HJ: 1 B Flatley (Read Uni) 2.00; 2 S Johnson (Bed) 1.95. PV: 1 A Kaye (Seevic, U20) 4.80; eq2 M Etheridge (Seevic, U20)/L Yarwood (Seevic, U20) 4.20Women: 60: A: 1 F Slater (Oak, U20) 7.6; 2 L Clark (MDX) 8.0; 3 N Mills (Richmond C, U20) 8.0; 4 L Thompson (Port U, U20) 8.1. Ht2: 1 Slater 7.8. 400: 1 V Hewett (Ports) 57.6; 2 R Buchanan (Win) 57.7. Ht1: 1 Buchanan 57.6. 3000: 1 E Bliss (ULU, U20) 10:24.2; 2 L Farrar (Oak, U20) 10:25.4. 4x200: 1 Ports 1:52.0. PV: 1 K Gibbs (Bed) 3.20

DECEMBER 4SOLIHULL HIGH JUMP GROUP INDOOR OPEN, SolihullMen: HJ: 1 M Simms (Tip) 2.00; 2 P Stewart (Bir) 2.00U20: HJ: 1 J Roach (Tam) 1.90U17: HJ: 1 J Hill (SSH) 1.95U15: HJ: 1 R Dwyer (Strat) 1.80; 2 R Esien (SSH) 1.70U17 women: HJ: 1 N Ndure (Telford) 1.65; 3 H Perrin (Rad) 1.60U15: HJ: 1 A Gamble (Strat) 1.65

DECEMBER 3BRITISH SCHOOLS PENTATHLON INTERNATIONAL, Kelvin Hall, GlasgowAdditional: U18: MATCH: 1 England 10,232; 2 Wales 10,004; 3 Ireland 9,837; 4 Scotland 9,205U16: MATCH: 1 Eng 9,286; 2 Ire 8,684; 3 Wal 8,304; 4 Scot 7,407U18 women: MATCH: 1 Eng 9,869; 2 Ire 9,362; 3 Wal 9,031; 4 Scot 8,557U16: MATCH: 1 Eng 9,482; 2 Ire 8,758; 3 Scot 8,606; 4 Wal 8,098

TRACKDECEMBER 10SECTA CHRISTMAS THROWS PENTATHLON, EwellM50 men: PenWt: 1 C Privett (Belg) 3396 (46.00, 11.80, 37.07, 30.86, 16.95)M55: PenWt: 1 K Bricis (Worth, M60) 1990 (29.92, 9.23, 30.38, 25.70, NM)M60: PenWt: 1 T Richards (Croy) 2715 (27.33, 10.65, 31.41, 30.98, 11.43)M65: PenWt: 1 C Melluish (Camb H) 3112 (42.60, 9.04, 29.46, 16.08, 14.85))M70: PenWt: 1 J Webster (HW) 2499 (30.51, 7.05, 17.29, 27.13, 11.02)M75: PenWt: 1 C Brand (B&B) 3382 (26.49, 9.44, 29.80, 33.16, 9.56); 2 G Hickey (B&B) 2817W35 women: PenWt: 1 M Davies (Serp) 1716 (25.05, 6.99, 16.93, 16.29, 8.61)W40: PenWt: 1 C Thrush (K&P) 3109 (36.15, 10.04, 32.35, 24.21, 11.63)W60: PenWt: 1 A Bramford (C&C) 2359 (23.68, 5.92, 15.00, 12.38, 10.38)W65: PenWt: 1 L Sissons (E&E) 3835 (26.90, 9.41, 21.10, 23.64, 11.27)W75: PenWt: 1 B Dunsford (E&E) 2085 (17.03, 5.19, 10.64, 7.35, 6.11)

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ROADDECEMBER 11ANDY READING 10km, ChestertonOverall: 1 S Hazell (Cov) 32:45; 2 N Shasha (Orion, M35) 33:12; 3 M Setlack 33:24; 4 M Robinson (Head) 33:58; 5 C Hepworth (ESM) 34:01; 6 M Beadle (CoH, M50) 34:07; 7 N Marley (Cov) 34:18; 8 S Marshall (W Horse) 34:31; 9 A Burgess (Oxf C) 34:33; 10 A Money (Newb, M35) 34:34; 11 M Maxwell (Oxf C, M40) 34:37; 12 R Brackston (Wit) 34:42; 13 A Duff (Abing) 34:46; 14 O Saville (Lut) 34:49M40: 2 J Richardson (Oxf C) 35:01; 3 S Herring (Mil K) 35:07. M55: 1 P Gregory (VoA) 35:05; 2 B Vaughan (W’stock) 36:49; 3 S Thorp (Oxf C) 37:53. M60: 1 R Treadwell (Oxf C) 37:55; 2 J Exley (Oxf C) 39:06Women: 1 E Setlack 35:31; 2 L Richens (S’ville) 37:02; 3 L Waterlow (St Alb S) 38:29; 4 D Moore (Head, W35) 38:37; 5 D Steer (St Alb S, W45) 38:47; 6 A Hirst (W45) 39:02; 7 J Perrin (Read RR, W45) 39:31; 8 E Curtis-Smith (Bear RC) 39:35W50: 1 L Gettins (Comp) 42:44; 2 G Hueter (Oxf C) 44:29. W55: 1 T Gallagher (W’ley) 46:11. W65: 1 K Williamson (Eynsh) 46:40; 2 J Johnson (Leam) 52:44

BEDFORD HALF-MARATHONKIWI Paul Martelletti continued his winning streak with what was at least his 24th victory of the year in the useful time of 68:49, Martin Duff reports.

Following Martelletti home was another import, Paulo Natali, while the first home-born runner was third-placed Andrew Inskip.

It was a more domestic field in the women’s race where Ironman triathlete Lucy Gossage just missed out on cracking the 80-minute barrier. Veteran Louise Peters was also inside 81 minutes.Overall: 1 P Martelletti (VP&TH/NZL) 68:49; 2 P Natali (ITA) 71:26; 3 A Inskip (Bed C) 71:49; 4 P Adams (St Alb) 72:15; 5 N Aitken (Clap) 72:38; 6 T Bracegirdle (MMM) 73:09; 7 D Davies (SB) 73:15; 8 A Tate (MMM) 73:33; 9 T Stasionis (E Manor) 73:35; 10 R Weston (Serp) 73:44; 11 E Banks (Brat) 74:42; 12 A Walsh (Oxf U) 74:47; 13 M Causer (THH, M40) 74:53; 14 T Doran (AFD) 74:57M40: 2 S Earley (Bed C) 76:10; 3 B Martin-Dye (Brack F) 77:23; 4 P Bond (Worth) 77:31. M45: N Rackham (metros) 76:25. M50: 1 J Oakes (C&C) 80:39; 2 D Green (Harp) 82:38. M55: J Lawlor (Slea) 85:52. M60: J Skelton (Mil K) 87:51. M65: 1 S Mann (Herts P) 96:07; 2 G Stacey (RRC) 98:36. M70: J Thomas (Corby) 98:49. M75: J McKellar (Mil K) 2:14:21Women: 1 L Gossage (Camb Tri) 80:04; 2 L Peters (Stops, W35) 80:57; 3 J Ovington (Mil K, W40) 83:46; 4 M Hall (Gard CR, W35) 83:53; 5 A Hynes 84:19; 6 I Rea (W35) 86:49W45: S Enhard (Compt) 89:07. W50: P Mburu (Compt) 98:51. W55: 1 N Haggart (Bed H) 1:41:03; 2 D Hindmarsh (Mil K) 1:42:00; 3 C Sharp 1:42:13; 4 F Cooke (March) 1:43:55

BORDERS LEAGUE, TattenhallOverall (approx 10km): 1 M Rose (Buck) 33:01; 2 D Weston (Wrex) 33:41; 3 R Challinor (Liv H) 33:46; 4 V Van Woerkom (Ches TC, M35) 33:51; 5 J Evans (Eryri) 33:52; 6 R Grantham (Elles P, M35) 34:00; 7 J Docherty (W Ches) 34:34; 8 I Cooper (Elles P, M45) 34:38; 9 A Hall (Ches TC) 34:45; 10 R

Farrar (Wirr, M40) 35:09 TEAM: 1 Chester Tri 388; 2 Wallasey 432; 3 Wirral 438M40: 2 J Johnson (Birk) 35:21; 3 S Roberts (Buck) 35:41. M45: 2 R Webster (W’sey) 36:35; 3 P Scarrett (Wirr) 36:45. M50: 1 T Barbat (W’sey) 36:15; 2 I Lancaster (Tatten) 36:40. M55: 1 G Ratcliffe (Wirr) 36:00; 2 L Coathup (Buck) 38:29. M65: 1 I Jones (Wrec) 43:29; 2 P Roberts (Buck) 43:52. M70: 1 J Thomas (Buck) 52:40. U20: 1 C McArdle (W’sey) 35:47; 2 A Parr (W Ches) 36:50; 3 G Oliver (Dees) 40:31 . U17: 1 M Blackwell (Dees) 38:31 Women: 1 E Robinson (Buck) 37:04; 2 M Kitching (Tatten, W40) 38:02; 3 S Kearney (Wirr, W35) 38:31; 4 L Grantham (Wirr, W35) 39:51; 5 N Bird (W Ches) 41:22; 6 J Webb (Ches TC, W45) 42:04 W60: 1 C Birch (A’gele) 46:05 TEAM: 1 Wirral 29; 2 Chester Tri 48; 3 Tattenhall 61

CHRISTCHURCH CHRISTMAS 10kmOverall: 1 I Habgood (B’mth) 32:14; 2 S Way (B’mth, M35) 32:22; 3 K Rojas (B&H) 32:35; 4 R McTaggart (B’mth) 32:36; 5 B Davis (Eg H) 32:38; 6 J Cieluszecki (B’mth) 32:38; 7 S Coombes (Herne H, M35) 32:38; 8 G Miller (Poole R) 34:15M50: 1 J Aylmore (Poole R) 37:23. M60: 1 H Doe (New F) 40:20; 2 I Graham (B’mth) 40:56. M65: 1 M Renyard (Hard) 41:05Women: 1 E Dews (Littled, W35) 37:01; 2 K Bailey (Win, W40) 38:02; 3 H Dyke (Poole R, W35) 38:44W40: 2 J Chapman (B’mth) 40:16. W50: 1 K Fooks (Littled) 44:26. W65: 1 J Jenkins (New F) 52:49. W70: 1 J Royal (Dors) 50:01; 2 R Goodwin (New F) 58:51

EAST MALLING TURKEY RUN 6.5Overall: 1 T Collins (M&M) 36:51; 2 R Tomlinson (M&M, M40) 39:19; 3 B Mailardet (N Elth) 40:04; 4 N Chapman (Larkf) 40:16; 5 M Taylor (Larkf, M40) 40:24; 6 A Howes (Larkf) 40:53M55: 1 M Martin (Padd W) 41:15. M60: 1 D Thornby (M’stone) 45:36. Women: 1 N Groom (Larkf) 44:26; 2 B Ostrehan (Larkf, W40) 47:11; 3 H Roberts (Petts) 47:21; 4 P Stockton (M’stone, W45) 48:38; 5 S Barnett (M’stone, W35) 48:47W55: 1 P Halstead (Dartf) 50:37. W60: 1 S James (Padd W) 53:30

KEYWORTH TURKEY TROT HALF-MARATHONOverall: 1 M Poynton (Wreak) 73:21; 2 L Stubbs (Red) 73:32; 3 R Harris (Long E, M35) 73:39; 4 C Southam (M45) 73:49M50: 1 G Newill (Barr R) 82:02. M55: 1 P Mensley (Charn) 86:19; 2 C Morrison (Sinf) 86:47. M65: 1 B Jarvis (Holme P) 96:29Women: 1 J Doyle (Charn) 77:25; 2 S Harris (Long E, W35) 80:03W45: 1 G Tutty 88:51; 2 C Heaton (Holme P) 89:45. W50: 1 S Ilsley (Belp) 92:45. W60: 1 L Griffin (Birst) 1:40:06. W65: 1 F Plant (Holme P) 1:59:13; 2 P Allen (Notts) 1:59:45

LONGRIDGE 7Overall: 1 A Norman (Alt) 37:50; 2 G Kay (Horw, M35) 41:21; 3 P Chritchlow (Beau L, M40) 41:51M50: 1 K Horrigan ( ) 42:30; 2 A Metcalf (Prest) 44:55. M60: 1 A Hudson (Wesh) 46:54Women: 1 S Cumber (Hal, W40) 47:13; 2 J Goorney (Wesh, W40) 47:41W60: 1 J Adams (N Vets) 57:43. W65: 1 S Gittins (Lyth) 64:36

LOSSIEMOUTH TURKEY TROT 10W45 MASTERS International winner Melissa Whyte dipped under 60 minutes, clocking 59:16 to follow home only four men, headed by Gordon Lennox, who ran 56:41.Overall: 1 G Lennox (Cambus) 56:41; 2 P Rogan (Forres, M40) 57:08; 3 W Jackson 58:15M50: 1 D Weir (Fife) 61:21TEAM: Forres H 21Women: 1 M Whyte (I’ness, W45) 59:16; 2 V Bruce (Metro) 64:09; 3 S Liebnitz (I’ness) 65:27; 4 O Wilson (Moray, W45) 65:35; 5 L Cartmell (Moray) 66:47W55: 1 M Lindsay (Metro) 71:37; 2 S Houston (Moray) 73:41. W65: 1 A Docherty (Forres) 90:19TEAM: Moray 119

SNEYD STRIDERS CHRISTMAS PUDDING 10, BloxwichOverall: 1 M Matthews (BRAT, M35) 54:04; 2 P Butcher (S’well, M45) 54:08; 3 G Cudd (B’ville) 56:40; 4 N Corker (RSC, M35) 56:43M50: 1 M Eustace (Tip) 57:13; 2 R Fox (Long E) 61:15; 3 H Anderson (Cov G) 61:31. M55: 1 P Piper (Mmac Lichfield Rc) 62:34; 2 R Stanier (Mmac Tipton Harriers) 62:39Women: 1 C Harlan Marks (B’ville) 65:37; 2 C Howard (Mat, W40) 65:46; 3 L Knights (Mmac Sutton-In-Ashfield Ac, W40) 66:20; 4 L Howell (B’ville) 66:42W45: 1 R Cook 68:46. W50: 1 D Jones 72:29. W55: 1 C Kilkenny (C&S) 70:59. W60: 1 C Sedman Smith (K&S) 81:03

SOUTHEND RUDOLPH RUN 5Overall: 1 T Knightley (Ilf, M50) 26:14; 2 A Masterson (S’end, U17) 26:36; 3 S Seigar (WG&EL, M35) 27:54Women: 1 C Horden (W45) 29:04; 2 M Panting (S’end, W55) 31:41

STOCKPORT 10MATT BARNES followed up his win in the previous week’s Manchester League with a PB performance. Olivia Walwyn-Bush took three seconds off her PB to win the women’s race,Overall: 1 M Barnes (Alt) 50:55; 2 M Abu-rezeq (Alt) 51:44; 3 A Ford (Sale) 51:47; 4 D Norman (Alt) 53:34; 5 P Hoole (Roth) 53:39; 6 C Prior (Chester Tri) 53:43; 7 J Scott-Buccleuch (Stock H) 53:58; 8 M Rimmer (Liv PS) 55:47; 9 P Brook 56:00; 10 A May (Vall, M35) 56:17; 11 C O’Hara (Penny L, M35) 56:18M45: 1 G Astin (Stock H) 59:40; 2 G Roberts (A’gele) 59:48; 3 D Roberts (A’gele) 59:53. M50: 1 S Doxy (Swint) 61:14. M55: 1 C Davies (S’worth) 62:26. M65: 1 B Blyth (Macc) 68:01; 2 K Burgess (Alt) 70:34; 3 ? Tinker 71:08Women: 1 O Walwyn-Bush (Norw) 58:44; 2 S Lomas (Stock H) 60:47; 3 R Wood (B’burn) 65:20; 4 K Wood-Doyle (Stock H, W45) 66:32W40: 1 B Massey (Barns) 69:40. W45: 2 A Sedman (Belle V) 67:58. W55: 1 J Jackson (N Vets) 75:35. W75: 1 E Elkington (L&M) 99:56

UP & RUNNING 10km, Milton KeynesOverall: 1 F Downs (Chilt) 34:52; 2 O Langford (Stoke) 36:28; 3 M Leach (N Herts) 36:54Women: 1 L Williams (BTF ) 44:48; 2 R Martin (Serp) 48:27

WYVERN CHRISTMAS CRACKER 10km, Weston-super-Mare, SomersetCORNISH champion Kevin Heywood dominated this festive event with a runaway victory over Bristol’s Shaun Antell in 31:31.Overall: 1 K Heywood (Bide) 31:31; 2 S

Antell (B&W) 32:54; 3 L Jacobs (B&W) 34:23M45: 1 P Monaghan (Torb) 35:38; 2 M Jacobs (B&W) 35:52. M50: 1 L Collins (SW Vets) 36:27; 2 J Shapland (N Dev) 36:31; 3 P Westlake (Bitt) 37:08Women: 1 A Grainger (B&W) 37:17; 2 M Powell (Cleve, W45) 39:50W40: N Linfield 40:20. W50: 1 P Curtis (Hogweed) 42:56; 2 J Webb (Bitt) 44:13

DECEMBER 10MORETON MORRELL CHRISTMAS CRACKER 10km & 20kmOverall (10km): 1 J Trollope (Bir) 33:44; 2 T Spencer (Cov) 33:45; 3 C McCarthy (Tip) 34:03Women: 1 M Venables (Spa, W35) 42:34; 2 D Clark 44:00Overall (20km): 1 J Richards (Bl C, M40) 85:11; 2 A Newman 87:39; 3 S Lester (M40) 87:52Women: 1 E Atkins 1:40:30; 2 C Sharratt (W50) 1:46:35

RUDOLPH ESKRA 10km, EskraOverall: 1 S Duncan (Omagh, M35) 31:44; 2 O Gahan (Leeds C) 35:01; 3 M Cox (Omagh) 35:11Women: 1 S Moore (Omagh, U20) 41:47; 2 C Millar (Omagh) 44:57

DECEMBER 7MINEHEAD SEAFRONT 3SomersetOverall: 1 C Hewitt (Tiv, U17) 16:59; 2 S Creech (Mine) 17:07; 3 S Jones 17:09Women: 1 L Parker (Wells) 17:59; 2 R Langbein (Taun, U20) 19:10W40: 1 H Hole (Mine) 21:01. W45: 1 C Hewitt (Tiv) 20:10. W55: 1 E Pascall 22:15; 2 A Harrison (Mine) 23:04

DECEMBER 6CLEETHORPES 5kmOverall: 1 A Legido (Scun) 16:49; 2 G Mann (Scun) 17:05; 3 F Thompson (Linc W, U16) 17:25M55: 1 C Bromfield 19:36. M60: S Green 20:07Women: 1 N Farrow (Linc W) 18:11; 2 M Craig (Wolds, W40) 19:55

CRYSTAL PALACE CANTER 5kmMen: 1 S Donaghy (Herne H, M45) 19:19; 2 M Mann (Dulw, M60) 19:37; 3 P Fry (Stragg, M55) 20:52 Women: 1 1 J Folk (HW) 20:01; 2 O Balme (Dulw, W40) 20:25; 3 R Tabor (Dul, W60) 21:00W50: C Wyngard (Dulw) 22:39. W55: J Quantrill (S Lon) 22:52

DECEMBER 3SKYE & LOCHALSH WINTER SERIES 5, BraesOverall (all Skye): 1 P Dewar 28:57; 2 L Mather 30:07; 3 A MacSween 32:13Women: 1 W MacRury 35:02; 2 S Stephenson 35:07

NOVEMBER 23MET POLICE 10km CHAMPIONSHIPS, Battersea ParkOverall: 1 J Franklin (Met P) 33:22; 2 S Riley (Met P) 34:44; 3 K Free (Met P) 35:27Women: 1 C Walsh (Met P) 38:04; 2 A Pickup (W40) 39:25W40: 2 C Horden 41:01

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CROSS-COUNTRYDECEMBER 11AVON SOMERSET & WILTSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIPSBath UniversityOLIVIA SADLER and former English Schools champion Charlie Maclean enjoyed runaway victories in this tripartite county event, Kevin Fahey reports.

Sadler ran with the confidence of an athlete who made her first appearance in England junior colours in Spain only last month and the 17-year-old quickly stamped her authority on the combined under-20/17 women’s race.

“I felt pretty comfortable and enjoyed that,” said Sadler.

Likewise 20-year-old Maclean, who finished 39th overall and eighth in the under-23 age group at the European Championships trials in Liverpool last month, quickly stamped his authority on the under-20/17 men’s race.

“I am feeling really strong and my intention was to hit the front and stretch it out straightaway,” said Maclean.

In his fourth year as a student at the university, 21-year-old Ben Nagy could probably have run the course blind-folded. That may have helped his rivals as the sports and exercise student, who ran the race as a guest, showed good form to finish well clear of the field.

“My coach (Dave Saker) told me I could get a run and while I had thought of going over to Cardiff to run the indoors I’ll wait until after Christmas to do that,” said Nagy.

The women’s race was dominated by Team Bath AC with Laura Parsonage leading a clean sweep of the podium places.Men: 1 B Nagy (E&H) 32:20; 2 N Young (B&W, U20) 32:59; 3 G Halliwell (Yate, U20) 33:15; 4 D Woolford (B&W) 34:03; 5 M Ellis (W’bury) 34:18; 6 J Collier (W’bury) 34:30; 7 J Bancroft (Wells) 34:40; 8 M Towler (Avon VR) 34:49; 9 A Glover (W’bury, M35) 35:10; 10 A Buckingham (Bath, M40) 35:20; 11 D Jones (Bath) 35:31; 12 B Pointing (Taun) 35:46; 13 S Mochan (Swin) 35:51; 14 J Terry (W’bury, M35) 36:01; 15 S Henderson (Corsh, M35) 36:13; 16 H Bampton (Swin, M40) 36:28; 17 D Pidgeon (Swin) 36:34; 18 D Coales (Bath, M40) 36:37; 19 S Newcastle (Avon VR, M40) 36:47; 20 R Caburn (Taun, M40) 37:07M50: 1 N Somerville (Wells) 38:24. M55: 1 B Gardner (Swin) 37:25U20: 1 C MacLean (B&W) 20:21; 2 B Brown (Taun) 20:28; 3 A Hill (Bath) 20:42; 4 A Speake (B&W) 21:45; 5 S Nott (John B School) 21:51; 6 F McGrath (W’bury) 22:43U17: 1 W Christofi (B&W) 21:05; 2 Z Tobias (B&W) 21:08; 3 A Carter (Bath) 21:24; 4 M Patch (Taun) 21:42; 5 N Clinton (Swin) 22:03; 6 W Ballard (Swin) 22:07U15: 1 O Fox (Wells) 12:15; 2 C Martin (Wells) 12:34; 3 S Somerville (Wells) 12:36; 4 G Chapman (Bath) 12:39; 5 C Cooper (Swin) 12:47; 6 G Robb (N Som) 12:51U13: 1 B Jones (QCT) 9:58; 2 F Marsh (Mend) 10:10; 3 O Dickinson (Wells) 10:14; 4 J Bridge (Wells) 10:15; 5 B Cureton (N Som) 10:23; 6 T Krause (B&W) 10:24U11: 1 C Ellis (Wells) 7:09; 2 D Dukes (Wells) 7:18; 3 J Richardson (Oxf C) 7:19Women: 1 L Parsonage (Bath) 23:52; 2 G Wood (Bath) 25:07; 3 R Pierce (Bath) 25:12; 4 D Kennedy (B&W) 25:27; 5 K Jacobs (Swin) 25:30; 6 V Tester

(W’bury) 25:49; 7 L Smith (W’bury) 26:14; 8 M Maxwell (Chipp, W35) 26:32; 9 C Green (B&W) 26:40; 10 H Taunton (Taun) 27:26; 11 K Prior (Wells, W35) 27:42; 12 K Winstone (Yate) 27:48; 13 J Mumford (Avon VR, W40) 28:13; 14 C Jolliffe (B&W, W45) 28:33; 15 M Nichols (Avon VR) 28:45W40: 2 E Oughton (GWR) 28:46. W45: 2 S Everitt (B&W) 28:55. W60: 1 R Barber (Avon VR) 34:14U20: 1 O Sadler (B&W) 16:35; 2 A Stainthorpe (Bath) 16:55; 3 K Turner (Bath) 17:32; 4 R Landbein (Taun) 18:36; 5 F Scrafton (Yate) 18:55; 6 A Dewar (King Tri) 19:48U17: 1 E Smith (Yeov O) 17:41; 2 A Mundell (Salis) 18:07; 3 L Hawkins (Wells) 18:19; 4 H Rogers (Taun) 18:26; 5 J Kelly (W’bury) 18:53; 6 K Leat (Yate) 19:22U15: 1 I Glaisher (Wells) 13:15; 2 H Brown (Taun) 13:31; 3 K Grinyer (N Som) 13:59; 4 C Huynh (Swin) 14:15; 5 C George (Swin) 14:20; 6 K Stanley (Bath) 14:23U13: 1 E Wallace (N Som) 10:20; 2 L Baldwin (Wells) 10:29; 3 A Vance (Taun) 10:35; 4 E Leather (W’bury) 10:36; 5 S Flower (N Som) 11:08; 6 J Brown (Taun) 11:10U11: 1 S Jones (QCT) 6:58; 2 H Emery (N Som) 7:29; 3 A Jones (W’bury) 7:41

THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE, BradehamOverall: 1 B Livesey (Bir) 30:57; 2 R Kinnersley (Read) 33:08; 3 A Miller (Datch) 33:33; 4 T Stevens (Datch) 33:34; 5 G Robinson (Gard CR) 34:17; 6 C Langley (Warg) 34:57; 7 A Baumber (Brack FR, W) 35:02; 8 M Fallowfield-Smith (Sand J) 35:09; 9 D Lee (Datch) 35:36; 10 R Usher (Read RR) 35:58M40: 1 J Ratcliffe (Sand J) 36:44. M45: 1 P Mason (Datch) 37:03. M50: 1 S Fleck (Tadl) 38:53. M55: 1 A Soane (Sand J) 39:04Women: 1 Baumber 35:02; 2 J Robinson (Sand J) 38:02; 3 E Barnes (Read RR) 39:00; 4 L Whiley (Read RR, W50) 40:09; 5 C Yarrow (Finch C, W35) 40:33; 6 H Garforth (TV Tri, W35) 42:38; 7 E Armour (Brack FR, W40) 42:49; 8 M Martinez (Sheen, W35) 43:22; 9 J Stringer (Burn J, W40) 43:52; 10 S Hyatt (Sand J) 44:13W45: 1 M Janssen (Read RR) 45:27. W55: 1 P Fairlamb (Burn J) 46:07. W60: 1 A Bowles (Marl S) 48:58COMBINED TEAM: 1 Sandhurst 109; 2 Read RR 132; 3 Datchet 135; 4 Bracknell 249; 5 TVT 342

53-12 LEAGUE, HalsteadMen (no time taken): 1 P Molyneux (Spring S) ; 2 T Windley (Spring S); 3 M Muir (Spring S); 4 W Benton (Col H); 5 R Scott (Spring S); 6 P Dobson (Spring S, M40)TEAM: 1 Spring 69; 2 Col 128; 3 Ips J 213; 4 Harwich 257; 5 Halstead 341Women: 1 D Davies (Ips J, W35); 2 L Higgs (Col H); 3 L Shewbridge (T’tree); 4 K Hodgkiss (Harw); 5 J Chewter (Spring S); 6 E Zethraeus (Gt B) TEAM: 1 Spring 43; 2 Gt B 49; 3 Ips J 54; 4 Harwich 58; 5 Col H 70

EAST YORKSHIRE LEAGUE, Langdale EndOverall: 1 S Carmichael (Bev, M40) 36:37; 2 J Kraft (Scar) 37:40; 3 J Pearson (Bev, M35) 38:34; 4 T Mckee (CoH) 38:40; 5 C Adams (CoH) 39:47; 6 C Duck (Scar, M35) 39:50; 7 N Ridsdale (Drif, M50) 40:27; 8 A Morrell (Bev, M40) 40:36; 9 P Baker (CoH, M35) 41:13; 10 B Hamilton (Selb, M35) 41:25; 11 R Flood (Bev) 41:28; 12 J Morgan

(Drif, M45) 42:10; 13 P Gulc (Brid, M35) 42:11; 14 S Rycroft (Pock, M35) 42:15; 15 S Little (Bev) 42:35M40: 3 M Corner (Brid) 43:02. M45: 2 K Norman (Pock) 44:36; 3 J Purdey (Drif) 45:02. M50: 2 J Edeson (Drif) 43:29; 3 S Buchan (CoH) 45:56. M55: 1 M Booth (GVS) 42:56; 2 T Kraft (Scar) 43:35; 3 S Mcdermott (Drif) 44:04. M60: 1 N Scruton (Scar) 44:45. M65: 1 B Eyre (Brid) 55:59TEAM: 1 CoH 76; 2 Bev 89; 3 Scar 92; 4 Driff 117; 5 Goole 232; 6 Pock 266; 7 Brid 296; 8 Selby 390Women: 1 C Stansfield (Bev) 42:37; 2 K Rawnsley (Scar, W35) 42:58; 3 N Jackson (CoH) 44:38; 4 H Butterworth (Scar, W40) 46:16; 5 C Edge (Scar, U20) 47:24; 6 K Pearson (CoH) 47:43; 7 S Morgan (Drif, W45) 48:16; 8 E Brown (Brid, W35) 49:20; 9 S Allen (Bev, W40) 50:24; 10 J Donald (Bev, W40) 53:03W45: 2 A Corner (Brid) 53:57; 3 J Dowson (Pock) 55:07. W50: 1 J Dale (Bev) 53:13. W55: 1 J Potter (Brid) 58:00. W60: 1 J Allison (Brid) 55:28TEAM: 1 Scar 11; 2 Bev 20; 3 CoH 21; 4 Brid 40; 5 Driff 46; 6 Pock 61; 7 Goole 109; 8 Selby 117Standings after 3 races: Men: 1 CoH 186; 2 Bev 219; 3 Scar 454; 4 Driff 533; 5 Pock 621; 6 Goole 712; 7 Brid 872; 8 Selby 1104Women: 1 CoH 54; 2 Bev 80; 3 Brid 102; 4 Scar 118; 5 Driff 121; 6 Pock 174; 7 Goole 305; 8 Selby 330

UP & RUNNING SOUTH YORKSHIRE LEAGUE & CHAMPIONSHIPS, DoncasterMen: 1 R Little (Hallam) 33:37; 2 J Clark (Sheff, U20) 33:44; 3 A Newton (Sheff, U20) 33:46; 4 J Gray (Sheff, U20) 34:00; 5 T Jenkins (Hallam, M35) 34:09; 6 R Teare (Sheff TC) 34:20; 7 H Wood (Sheff) 34:25; 8 R Baker (Hallam) 34:32; 9 D Thompson (Barns, M35) 34:33; 10 P Cooper (Hallam) 34:39; 11 G Felton (Barns, M40) 35:02; 12 D Claus (Steel) 35:15; 13 M Sprot (Hallam) 35:33; 14 K Craib (Roth, U20) 35:36; 15 S Newton (Barns H) 35:52; 16 R Hastey (Roth) 36:00; 17 I Withers (Sheff U) 36:05; 18 D Furniss (Hallam, M40) 36:12; 19 S Wright (Donc, M45) 36:16; 20 A Johnson (Roth) 36:20M40: 3 G Claxton (Roth) 36:40. M45: 2 S Rashid (Liv PS) 37:16; 3 J Comrie (Roth) 37:21. M50: 1 C Ireland (Sheff RC) 36:43; 2 K Newman (Donc) 37:19; 3 D Brooksbank (Barns) 37:31; 4 M Thompson (Sheff) 38:08. M55: 1 M Egner (P’stone) 37:24. U20: 5 G Robinson (Hallam Un) 36:34; 6 C Maris (Roth) 37:18; 7 G Burrell (Sheff U) 39:02; 8 S Wardle (Sheff U) 39:21TEAM: 1 Hallam 55; 2 Sheff 124; 3 Roth 171U17: 1 J Lancaster (Sheff) 23:25; 2 N Myers (Roth) 23:28; 3 L Cotter (Roth) 23:35; 4 E Smales (Roth) 24:03; 5 B Houghton (Donc) 24:13; 6 D Moreton (Barns) 25:26TEAM: Roth 16U15: 1 R Beale (Roth) 15:05; 2 C Milnes (P’stone) 15:22; 3 D Stead (Roth) 15:31; 4 J Walton (Hallam) 15:41; 5 D Neary (Donc) 15:50; 6 J Hibbert (Sheff) 15:56; 7 C Wilson (Donc) 16:00; 8 M Chaib (Sheff) 16:11TEAM: Donc 36U13: 1 A Manthorpe (Sheff) 14:01; 2 K Smith (Roth) 14:30; 3 J Morton (Sheff) 14:50; 4 J Steade (Hallam) 15:03; 5 H Shelbourne (P’stone) 15:57; 6 S Mason (Roth, U15) 16:10U11: 1 K Walker (Sheff) 5:53; 2 J Dickinson (Guest) 6:01; 3 D Lewis (Hallam) 6:15TEAM: Sheff 52

M65: 1 S Tanner (Sheff RC) 30:21; 2 M Cochrane (Roth) 30:36; 3 R Scholes (Barns) 30:38Women: 1 J Allen (Roth) 25:16; 2 S Burns (Roth, U20) 25:38; 3 S Johnson (Roth) 25:46; 4 C Patton (Hallam, W35) 25:49; 5 C Robson (Hallam) 25:56; 6 L Gray (K’worth) 26:12; 7 R Proctor (Hallam) 26:16; 8 R Kane (Sheff RC) 26:27; 9 N Hatswell (Roth, U20) 26:36; 10 F Davies (Kingstone, W35) 26:43; 11 C Spencer (K’worth) 26:44; 12 J Horne (Sheff RC) 26:59; 13 J Baldwin (Donc, W45) 27:11; 14 K MacKenzie (Barns H, W35) 27:14; 15 R Lanceley (Roth, U20) 27:26W45: 2 D Broom (Barns H) 27:40; 3 J Hindley (Roth) 29:00TEAM: 1 Roth 15; 2 K’worth 62; 3 Hallam 68U17: 1 N Hackett (Hallam) 18:08; 2 F Bell (Hallam) 18:48; 3 H Fletcher (Hallam) 19:23; 4 B Ansell (Sheff) 19:33; 5 E Pound (Sheff) 20:12; 6 J Mangham (Roth) 20:26; 7 C Thompson (Sheff) 20:33; 8 E Dutton (Roth) 20:43TEAM: Sheff 27U15: 1 E Curran (Sheff) 12:15; 2 C Slack (Hallam) 12:38; 3 E Crownshaw (Hallam) 12:43; 4 S Taylor (Sheff) 13:03; 5 A Atkinson (Sheff) 13:06; 6 C Dodds (Roth) 13:16; 7 G Hird (Sheff) 13:36; 8 H Townend (Barns) 13:52TEAM: Hallam 27U13: 1 I Wilson (Hallam) 12:17; 2 M McCarthy (Hallam) 12:23; 3 A Lancaster (Sheff) 12:26; 4 M Pearce (Hallam) 12:57; 5 A Moore (Womb) 13:35; 6 C Tevendale (Hallam) 13:43; 7 M Storey (Sheff) 13:46; 8 E Simpson (Sheff) 13:49TEAM: Hallam 13U11: 1 E Wilkinson (Hallam) 6:17; 2 S Huxham (Hallam) 6:24; 3 A Johnson (Roth) 6:28TEAM: Hallam 9

SUNDAY LEAGUE, WatfordMen (5.5M): 1 H Zietsman (Serp, M40) 31:42; 2 E Blake (St Alb) 32:46; 3 E Noble (Serp) 33:15; 4 P Williams (Trent P) 3:32; 5 R Mathie (Serp) 33:51; 6 P Warrell (Watf J) 34:03; 7 S Petterson (Wald Tri) 34:10; 8 T Grimes (ELR) 34:20; 9 M Ford (Brox) 34:23; 10 A Baci (Trent P) 34:29; 11 S Aiken (Trent P, M40) 34:30; 12 S Metcalfe (Team Tri) 34:41M50: P Thompson (Wald Tri) 35:10Women: 1 D Rushman (Wald Tri, W45) 38:06; 2 F Halls (Wald Tri, W35) 38:34; 3 W Vandoolaeghe (Serp) 40:11; 4 K Flannery (Trent P, W35) 40:22; 5 C Davidson (Harp) 40:55; 6 C Devereux (GCR) 40:58TEAM (Combined): 1 Trent Park 1239; 2 Team Trisports 1318; 3 Harpenden Aro 1411; 4 Walden Tri 1416; 5 St Albans Striders 1445

DECEMBER 10DORSET CHAMPIONSHIPS, FerndownALTHOUGH Dorset lacks quantity, former England Schools internationals Benedict Westhenry and Ben Wilson demonstrated quality as they battled for the under-17 title, Nigel Harding reports.

Both under-13 champions, Piers Copeland and Bridget Dence, who was run close by Copeland’s younger sister Grace, are double Hampshire League winners this season. U17 men: 1 B Westhenry (Wey SP) 19:08; 2 B Wilson (Poole R) 19:28; 3 D Mulryan (Poole R) 19:41; 4 J King (B’mth) 20:29; 5 C Kennedy (W’borne) 20:43; 6 D Toth (B’mth) 21:27; 7 B Kirkton (B’mth) 22:45

TEAM: Bournemouth 17U15: 1 A Smith (Poole R) 15:03; 2 L Kellaway (Poole R) 15:11; 3 T East (Poole R) 15:21; 4 R Walbridge (W’borne) 15:29; 5 C Norton (B’mth) 15:52; 6 K Phillips (Poole R) 16:02; 7 F Johnson (Dor) 16:05; 8 L Golden (B’mth) 16:12 TEAM: 1 Poole Runners 6; 2 Poole Runners B 25U13: 1 P Copeland (W’borne) 10:18; 2 T Bourne (W’borne) 10:57; 3 L Baker (Wells) 11:21; 4 T Boulton (W’borne) 11:33; 5 G Balfour (B’mth) 11:57; 6 R Long (W’borne) 12:24; 7 M Biss (Wells) 12:54; 8 A Dumbrell (Dor) 13:38TEAM: Wimborne 7U17 women: 1 H Hansford (Dor) 17:59; 2 A Roberts-Wray (Colfox) 18:21; 3 M Edwards (Dor) 18:54; 4 W Robertshaw (Dor) 20:08; 5 O O’Brien (B’mth) 22:12TEAM: Dorchester 8U15: 1 E Butterworth (Poole) 14:04; 2 T Chittenden (Dor) 14:11; 3 A Hine (W’borne) 14:27; 4 C Baker (Wells) 14:33; 5 A Phillips (Poole R) 14:41; 6 A Buttle (Dor) 15:07; 7 A Arnold (Wells) 15:19; 8 C Morris (W’borne) 15:26TEAM: Wimborne 20U13:1 B Dence (B’mth) 11:22; 2 G Copeland (W’borne) 11:25; 3 B Bickel (Poole R) 11:38; 4 R Jones (Colfox) 11::40; 5 R Jefferies (Poole) 11:41; 6 M Williams (W’borne) 12:07; 7 A Davis (Poole) 12:17; 8 A Rutter (Poole) 12:19TEAM: 1 Poole AC 20; 2 Poole Runners 23; 3 Colfox School 33Senior and U20 Championships to be staged

DYSART CUP/ELLIS TROPHY, Richmond ParkMen: 1 D Morgan (Serp) 30:24; 2 J Flood (Strag, M35) 30:29; 3 P Hayman (P’boro) 30:38; 4 P Wright (Tadw) 31:19; 5 F Rider (Milo) 31:37; 6 R Reeder (Strag, M45) 31:56; 7 S Lane (Milo) 31:58; 8 J Brown (Milo) 32:00; 9 C Selya-Hammer (Rane) 32:03; 10 M Snaith (Rane) 32:08; 11 B Southin (Serp, M35) 32:20; 12 M Matthews (Milo) 32:58; 13 J Hogg (Serp, M35) 33:40; 14 B Cope (Serp) 33:52; 15 T Maguire (Rane, M45) 33:58; 16 T Mockett (Rane) 34:05; 17 J Thompson (Serp, M35) 34:18; 18 C Lescott (Serp, M35) 34:39; 19 A Andel (Serp, M40) 34:48; 20 A Bickerstaff (Rane, M50) 34:50M40: 2 C Allen (Strag) 35:04; 3 E O’dwyer (Strag) 36:05. M45: 3 N Rothwell (Strag) 35:40. M50: 2 M Stainton (Serp) 36:17. M55: 1 A Roberts (Serp) 40:05. M60: 1 S Rowland (Rane) 42:14; 2 N Wood (Milo) 43:24; 3 B Cradden (Milo) 44:27; 4 A Davidson (Liss) 44:50MEN’S TEAM (ELLIS TROPHY 10 to score): 1 Serpentine 105; 2 Ranelagh 169; 3 Stragglers 191TEAM (6 to score): 1 Serp 55; 2 Milocarians 70; 3 Rane 86; 4 Stragg89Women: 1 L Wynn (Serp) 26:50; 2 A Cope (Serp) 28:25; 3 K Woodhouse (Rane, W35) 28:51; 4 A Ferguson (Serp) 29:23; 5 L Werrett (Rane, W35) 29:26; 6 K Weir (Rane, W35) 29:48; 7 J Haworth (Strag, W50) 29:58; 8 W Kortum (Rane, W40) 30:01; 9 S Prosser (Rane, W40) 30:56; 10 S Rowland (Rane, W55) 30:58W40: 3 C Sacks (Serp) 33:29. W45: 1 C Davis (Strag) 31:17. W50: 2 M Davis (Strag) 31:12; 3 S Bamford (Rane) 33:53; 4 G Caruana (Strag) 36:49. W55: 2 H Nance (Rane) 33:07; 3 C Glew (Strag) 35:09WOMEN’S TEAM (DYSART CUP): 1 Ranelagh H 31; 2 Serpentine 32; 3 Stragglers 57


FNB GUERNSEY LEAGUE,Delancy Park, GuernseyHAMPSHIRE champion Steve Dawes won the fifth and final race to complete a series clean sweep and win the championships for the ninth successive year.

Louise Perrio was again the most impressive woman on show in fifth overall, while Sara Queripel was the leading woman in the supporting four-mile event.

Katie Rowe, last season’s under-13 Inter-Counties champion, was a comfortable winner of the three-mile event, but her younger brother Alex had to yield to Ed Mason in the under-13 two-mile race.

Their father Alan was the first veteran to finish in the main race.Div 1: Overal (all runners Guernsey AC)l: 1 S Dawes 32:12; 2 T Robilliard 33:04; 3 M Wilesmith 33:05; 4 A Rowe (M45) 33:07; 5 L Perrio (W) 34:18; 6 D Crosland 34:36; 7 D Smith 34:39; 8 M Vabulis 34:44; 9 J Gower 35:30; 10 T Grice 38:05Women: 1 Perrio 34:18Div 2: Overall: 1 G Mason (U17) 22:57; 2 M Thornton (U15) 23:25; 3 I Merrien 24:03; 4 S Queripel (W) 24:06; 5 N Neal (W40) 24:14; 6 I Scholes (M40) 24:34; 7 D Emerty 24:41; 8 M Naftel (M40) 24:46; 9 S Cooper 25:33; 10 J Sexton 25:42M40: 3 J Mew 28:00; 4 P Frank 28:17; 5 D Hockey 28:29; 6 S Roussel 28:48. M50: 1 G Robert 26:34; 2 B Green 27:36; 3 L Hughes 27:41; 4 D Green 29:00; 5 S Mosely31:17. M55: 1 C O’Neill 26:01Women: 1 Queripel 24:06; 2 Neal 24:14; 3 E Leask 26:18; 4 K Robin (W35) 26:47; 5 C Creed (W40) 28:23; 6 C Green 29:00W45: 1 L Mahy 30:02Div 3: Overall: 1 K Rowe (U15W) 17:58; 2 C Way (U15) 19:22; 3 C Dorey (M50) 21:17; 4 M Dean 21:20; 5 R Toms (M40) 21:25; 6 G Rowe (W) 22:02; 7 M Case 22:13; 8 J Bisson (M40) 22:18; 9 L Dowding (W) 22:59; 10 B Johnson (M50) 23:26M50: 3 T Harnden 24:09Women: 1 Rowe 17:58; 2 Rowe 22:02; 3 Dowding 22:59; 4 A Setters (W50) 23:46Div 4: Overall: 1 E Mason (U13) 11:25; 2 A Rowe (U13) 11:52; 3 J Yeaman (U13) 13:00; 4 R Toll (U13W) 13:02; 5 R Hubert (U13W) 13:40; 6 A Le Sauvage (U15W) 13:41; 7 A Scholes (U13) 13:52; 8 A Sharpe (U13W) 14:29; 9 D Matthews (W) 14:40; 10 A Creed (U13) 14:48Women: 1 Toll 13:02; 2 Hubert 13:40; 3 Le Sauvage 13:41; 4 Sharpe 14:29; 5 Matthews 14:40; 6 J Gallienne (U13) 14:55W45: 1 G Quigley 17:20. W50: 1 H Solway 18:47. U15: 2 C Powell 18:54. U13: 5 K Avery 15:36; 6 C Roberts 15:45; 7 K Goovaerts 17:18

HERCULES WIMBLEDON INTER-CLUBWimbledon Common, SurreyMatch: 1 Hercules 21; 2 Vets AC 55Overall (HW unless stated): 1 M Sharp 28:58; 2 P Glynn 29:22; 3 D Grima 31;22; 4 A Davies 31:32; 5 L White (U20) 32:19; 6 A Urban 33:28M50: C Hampden-Smith 33:53. M55: A Murray (Vets/Dulw R) 34:37. M60: 1 M Mann (Vets/Dulw R) 34:10; 2 D Betts 36:24Women: 1 S Robson (W35) 34:19; 2 R Tabor (Vets/Dulw R, W60) 37:29; 3 S Connellan (HW) 38:21; 4 M De Luca (HW, W35) 39:00; 5 C Wyngard (Vets/Dulw, W50) 40:23

SEAA INTER-COUNTIES,Lloyd Park, CroydonJESSICA JUDD was the star attraction as honours were shared around the counties, Martin Duff reports.

The 16-year-old had opted to miss the European Junior Championships taking place last weekend, having finished second at the trial. “I’ve got a lot of schoolwork and my main aim is the track this year and I’m using the domestic season as a building block,” said the Chelmsford runner, adding: “I love this event.”

Judd was followed at a distance by Southern under-15 champion Grace Baker who had Alex Clay for company for the entire race.

Like Judd, under-15 winner Surrey’s Tom Holden galloped straight into the lead but was tracked by George Duggan before finally shaking off his Kent rival over the last mile.

Norfolk were last in most of the team competitions but had their moment of glory when Tom Hook sprinted home to take the under-17 men’s race from James McMurray and Charlie Joslyn.

The senior women’s race saw eventual winner Cassie Thorp, Georgie Bruinvels and Alexa Joel battling for supremacy for the first lap and into the start of the second. Thorp eventually won by four seconds from Joel with Bruinvels taking the under-23 title.

Earlier Caanan Solomon got the better of Tom Kendrick in a tight under-13 boys’ race but the under-13 girls saw a rare race without the Hope twins, whose county, Berkshire, were absent. It was left to Khai Mhlaanga to just get the nod from Sabrina Sinha.U17 men: 1 T Hook (Norf) 16:39; 2 J McMurray (Hert) 16:41; 3 C Joslin-Allen (Kent) 16:42; 4 L Probert (Kent) 16:50; 5 M Callegari (Hert) 16:56; 6 M Axe (Buck) 16:59; 7 H Curling (Hants) 17:00; 8 P Chambers (Sy) 17:01; 9 T Smith (Hants) 17:02; 10 M Nicholls (Kent) 17:07; 11 P Crout (Hert) 17:08; 12 L Dee (Hert) 17:10; 13 W Durkin (Ssx) 17:11; 14 S Woodford (Esx) 17:11; 15 B Bradley (Sy) 17:17; 16 C De’Ath (Kent) 17:19; 17 B Rochford (Hert) 17:22; 18 J Rowe (Sy) 17:23; 19 L Dawson (Kent) 17:24; 20 S Eglen (Sy) 17:25; 21 D Nolan (Sy) 17:25; 22 K Wye (Buck) 17:30; 23 T Starling (Hants) 17:32; 24 D Brown (Kent) 17:34; 25 D Wallis (Sy) 17:38; 26 J Alexander (Esx) 17:40; 27 I Crowe-Wright (Ssx) 17:40; 28 M Bray (Bed) 17:41; 29 S Wilson (Mx) 17:44; 30 W Somogyi (Kent) 17:46TEAM: 1 Hertfordshire 30; 2 Kent 33; 3 Surrey 61; 4 Hampshire 71; 5 Bucks 104; 6 Essex 118; 7 Sussex 125; 8 Bedfordshire 165; 9 Norfolk 181U15: 1 T Holden (Sy) 12:50; 2 G Duggan (Kent) 13:09; 3 P Asgodom (Mx) 13:15; 4 J Dee (Hert) 13:15; 5 B White (Ssx) 13:17; 6 P Asgodom (Mx) 13:18; 7 R Lightowler (Hert) 13:21; 8 G Butler (Hants) 13:32; 9 G Elliott (Esx) 13:33; 10 J Barraclough (Hert) 13:33; 11 J McCarthy (Buck) 13:36; 12 P Ellis (Hants) 13:38; 13 G Cockle (Sy) 13:42; 14 P Rowan (Esx) 13:43; 15 J Lewis (Bed) 13:43; 16 J Rowe (Esx) 13:44; 17 H Leleu (Ssx) 13:46; 18 J Goss (Kent) 13:49; 19 J Bowden (Sy) 13:52; 20 G Gathercole (Sy) 13:53; 21 L Willmore (Esx) 13:54; 22 T Manjengwa (Buck) 13:57; 23 J Alger (Ssx) 13:58; 24 B Golding (Ssx) 14:01; 25 A Houchell (Esx) 14:02; 26 C Upton (Hants) 14:03; 27 L Hussey (Sy) 14:07; 28 J Nadin (Esx) 14:08; 29 M Smith (Hants) 14:09; 30 J Pitcher (Kent) 14:13TEAM: 1 Herts 51; 2 Surrey 53; 3 Essex

60; 4 Sussex 69; 5 Hampshire 75; 6 Middlesex 82; 7 Bucks 111; 8 Kent 115; 9 Bedfordshire 185; 10 Suffolk 222; 11 Norfolk 244U13: 1 C Soloman (Esx) 11:16; 2 T Kendrick (Kent) 11:18; 3 P Burgess (Sy) 11:26; 4 T Angell (Bed) 11:32; 5 S Henning (Buck) 11:38; 6 R Hall (Buck) 11:54; 7 D Murphy (Buck) 11:55; 8 J Philpott (Hert) 11:55; 9 M Jones (Esx) 11:58; 10 D Richards (Esx) 11:59; 11 T Verney (Hants) 12:02; 12 W Perkins (Buck) 12:03; 13 W Mullins (Bed) 12:04; 14 A Davis (Ssx) 12:05; 15 A Spink (Mx) 12:06; 16 B Thorpe (Esx) 12:06; 17 M Williams (Esx) 12:06; 18 J Meredith (Esx) 12:08; 19 S Pocknee (Hants) 12:08; 20 K Mahiddine (Mx) 12:10; 21 T Fawden (Mx) 12:11; 22 J Goodge (Kent) 12:11; 23 H McCann (Sy) 12:12; 24 A Denison-Smith (Buck) 12:13; 25 H Reynolds (Sy) 12:16; 26 S Barton (Bed) 12:17; 27 B Haines (Esx) 12:18; 28 O Drabwell (Bed) 12:19; 29 C Davis (Kent) 12:20; 30 L Spear (Suffolk) 12:21TEAM: 1 Bucks 30; 2 Essex 36; 3 Bedford 71; 4 Surrey 83; 5 Hampshire 95; 6 Middlesex 102; 7 Kent 112; 8 Herts 135; 9 Sussex 161; 10 Suffolk 213; 11 Norfolk 243Women: 1 C Thorp (Hants) 23:49; 2 A Joel (Esx) 23:53; 3 G Bruinvels (Sy) 24:09; 4 E Evans (Middlesex, W35) 24:47; 5 R Clifton (Sy) 24:54; 6 L Lattimore (Mx) 25:00; 7 E Alden (Sy) 25:09; 8 S Henry (Kent) 25:19; 9 B Woodland (Sy) 25:27; 10 R Newstead (Hert) 25:35; 11 A Whitfield (Esx) 25:37; 12 F Powell (Ssx) 25:43; 13 G Sales (Esx) 25:48; 14 K Meredith (Mx) 25:50; 15 S Rust (Mx) 26:02; 16 M Frazier (Kent) 26:05; 17 A Heather-Hayes (Kent, W35) 26:06; 18 K Ellison (Sy) 26:13; 19 E Matthews (Norf) 26:16; 20 N Weed (Kent, W40) 26:19; 21 S Swinhoe (Middlesex, W40) 26:21; 22 C Thurgood (Esx) 26:28; 23 K Whitmarsh (was Goode) (Esx) 26:30; 24 C Grima (Sy) 26:30; 25 S Elder (Sussex, W40) 26:32; 26 C McMahon (Bed) 26:32; 27 J Rodriguez (Sy) 26:39; 28 V Smith (Esx) 26:41; 29 E Richards (Ssx) 26:43; 30 K Mellor (Mx) 26:45; 31 H Howard (Hants) 26:47; 32 C Gaskill (Kent, W35) 26:49; 33 C Grandfield (Kent) 26:57; 34 V Sesto (Hampshire, W35) 27:03; 35 N Groom (Kent) 27:11; 36 N Alford (Norf) 27:14; 37 C Sutton (Esx) 27:33; 38 Z West (Surrey, W35) 27:38; 39 A Dungar (Norf) 27:54; 40 S True (Hampshire, W35) 28:30U23: 1 Bruinvels; 2 Latimer; 3 NewsteadTEAM: 1 Surrey 24; 2 Middlesex 39; 3 Essex 48; 4 Kent 61; 5 Hampshire 106; 6 Sussex 106; 7 Norfolk 135U20: 1 G Nicholls (Kent) 24:24; 2 P Woolven (Buck) 24:40; 3 J Chen (Hants) 24:53; 4 K Snowden (Sy) 25:15; 5 A Burgin (Bed) 25:39; 6 S McCall (Sy) 26:04; 7 E Hosker Thornhill (Kent) 26:15; 8 R Weston (Kent) 26:31; 9 M Haynes (Buck) 26:34; 10 G Phillips (Esx) 26:59; 11 C Mullen (Hert) 27:18; 12 R Hiles (Ssx) 27:21; 13 J McLachlan (Hants) 27:33; 14 G Bell (Mx) 27:41; 15 G Bird (Norf) 27:42; 16 R Titheradge (Ssx) 27:50; 17 G Wilson (Ssx) 27:53; 18 S Johnstone (Esx) 28:02; 19 C Ford (Kent) 28:12; 20 J Mobed (Mx) 28:18; 21 A Webb (Esx) 28:26; 22 D Critchley (Kent) 28:47; 23 M Kane (Kent) 28:53; 24 R Inman (Ssx) 28:57; 25 A Bream (Hants) 29:15TEAM: 1 Kent 35; 2 Hampshire 67; 3 Surrey 68;4 Sussex 69; 5 Essex 78; 6 Middlesex 98U17: 1 J Judd (Esx) 18:20; 2 G Baker (Ssx) 18:47; 3 A Clay (Kent) 18:49; 4 R Howard (Hants) 19:16; 5 R Stewart

(Hants) 19:47; 6 R Bourne (Sy) 19:56; 7 S Riches (Esx) 20:00; 8 C Chalwin (Hants) 20:03; 9 R Walcott-Nolan (Bed) 20:06; 10 K Johansen (Esx) 20:13; 11 H Wright (Norf) 20:17; 12 C Plowden-Roberts (Hants) 20:25; 13 K Curran (Kent) 20:25; 14 S Foreman (Sy) 20:26; 15 G Childs (Buck) 20:28; 16 E Harrison (Sy) 20:32; 17 C Cowan (Ssx) 20:33; 18 N Potgieter (Norf) 20:34; 19 M Beckett (Norf) 20:49; 20 M Smith (Ssx) 20:54; 21 S Parkes (Kent) 21:03; 22 J Peel (Esx) 21:07; 23 B Garland (Ssx) 21:09; 24 B Woods (Esx) 21:16; 25 E McKane (Kent) 21:18; 26 E Hoogkamer (Norf) 21:18; 27 A Smith (Hert) 21:20; 28 M Davison (Buck) 21:22; 29 L Bourne (Ssx) 21:22; 30 A Reed (Kent) 21:23TEAM: 1 Hampshire 29; 2 Essex 40; 3 Sussex 62; 4 Kent 62; 5 Surrey 73; 6 Norfolk 74; 7 Bucks 114; 8 Herts 152; 9 Suffolk 215; 10 Middlesex 225U15: 1 B Clay (Kent) 14:30; 2 G Tuckfield (Esx) 14:49; 3 G Holloway (Esx) 14:57; 4 N Connor (Hert) 15:07; 5 R Croft (Buck) 15:16; 6 C Lewis (Buck) 15:20; 7 G Cook (Ssx) 15:22; 8 R Elphick (Ssx) 15:22; 9 H Knapton (Hants) 15:24; 10 K Rodd (Bed) 15:26; 11 A Weston (Kent) 15:26; 12 M Soanes (Suffolk) 15:34; 13 E Stoodley (Hants) 15:40; 14 L Hallam (Esx) 15:43; 15 K Solis (Esx) 15:44; 16 E Davison (Buck) 15:45; 17 A Barrett (Esx) 15:45; 18 L Nash (Ssx) 15:48; 19 M Smith (Esx) 15:48; 20 A Chandler (Sy) 15:48; 21 A Edwards (Bed) 15:49; 22 J Saville (Sy) 15:50; 23 E Baker (Hert) 15:57; 24 M Jones (Esx) 15:58; 25 T Ellis-Jarman (Kent) 16:00; 26 L Russell (Bed) 16:01; 27 H Ridley (Bed) 16:05; 28 S Kerr (Bed) 16:06; 29 A Spiers (Hants) 16:06; 30 G Wildash (Hants) 16:09TEAM: 1 Essex 32; 2 Sussex 70; 3 Hampshire 77;4 Kent 79; 5 Bedford 80; 6 Bucks 89; 7 Surrey 107; 8 Herts 127; 9 Suffolk 151; 10 Middlesex 198; 11 Norfolk 213U13: 1 K Mhlanga (Esx) 12:37; 2 S Sinha (Kent) 12:37; 3 S Millard (Sy) 12:48; 4 N Kingston (Kent) 12:50; 5 N Brown (Sy) 12:51; 6 L Wildash (Hants) 12:52; 7 B Campbell (Sy) 12:53; 8 N Smith (Esx) 12:54; 9 J Keene (Kent) 12:54; 10 S Tooley (Suffolk) 12:55; 11 G Taylor (Kent) 12:57; 12 J Judd (Esx) 12:58; 13 E Cohen (Kent) 12:58; 14 B Allan (Sy) 12:59; 15 I Hoy (Esx) 13:00; 16 K Tippet (Esx) 13:02; 17 E McCaffray (Bed) 13:08; 18 R Chee (Ssx) 13:09; 19 H Morris (Sy) 13:10; 20 T Weddell (Hert) 13:10; 21 K Fuss (Kent) 13:15; 22 L Payne (Hants) 13:17; 23 L Murphy (Buck) 13:18; 24 R Poole (Esx) 13:20; 25 S Morton (Hert) 13:21; 26 M Warner (Kent) 13:22; 27 G Holden (Sy) 13:23; 28 E Bond (Kent) 13:24; 29 A Medlicott (Ssx) 13:25; 30 S Burrows (Hants) 13:25TEAM: 1 Kent 26; 2 Surrey 29; 3 Essex 36; 4 Hampshire 90; 5 Sussex 121; 6 Herts 132; 7 Bucks 145; 8 Middlesex 175; 9 Suffolk 184; 10 Bedford 184; 11 Norfolk 245

SOUTH OF ENGLAND AA MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS,Lloyd Park, Croydon, SurreyDESPITE an unfortunate clash with the Kent veterans’ championships just down the road in Tunbridge Wells, this Masters event had good competition throughout the age groups, except where the hugely in-form Julie Briggs dominated the front of the women’s event, Martin Duff reports.

Briggs was ahead from the start before winning the women’s 6km race by nearly a minute from top W35 Juliet Minter.

Second-placed Minter, the Buckinghamshire champion, repeated her position from Biggleswade in last winter’s event and spent most of the race isolated.

Jane Clarke was third overall, just ahead of second W40 Karen Hazlitt to comfortably take the W50 gold medal. With Tracey Curl backing up well, Clarke led City of Norwich to the W45 team golds.

Paula Fudge was the first W55 to finish but opted to drop down an age group to help Windsor to W45 team bronze medals with second W45, 51-year-old Marina Stedman, whose own opt down unexpectedly brought the first W45 placing.

The first race away had been the men’s M50-69 event and Rob Cheverton staged a fast start before going on to take the M55 gold. The in-form Andy Tindall began steadily and worked his way through for a comfortable victory over Mike Boyle and Michael Bridgeland depite briefly going the wrong way.

There was a tight finish to the M60 division when Ian Kitching just squeezed home ahead of Peter Young.

M65 winner Malcolm Renyard built on his win at the Masters International with another victory, a minute clear of England team-mate Geoff Newton.

The final event of the afternoon saw new veteran John Clarke produce a last-gasp winning sprint to deny Andy Morgan-Lee.

“I didn’t know what to expect as I did an ultra last week in the Brecon Beacons,” said Clarke.

Fourth-placed Dave Benton was always well placed and wound up top M45 ahead of Andy Robinson and Ben Reynolds. “M40: 1 J Clarke (NEB) 33:34; 2 A Morgan-Lee (THH) 33:37; 3 A Murchison (Win) 33:59; 4 D Benton (B&H, M45) 34:22; 5 S Major (NEB) 34:48; 6 A Robinson (THH, M45) 34:51; 7 B Reynolds (THH, M45) 35:01; 8 C Dettmar (Head) 35:16; 9 A Weir (THH) 35:49; 10 F Fulcher (Handy C) 36:02; 11 A Howse (THH, M45) 36:20; 12 N Reissland (Coll, M45) 36:35; 13 P Grime (NEB) 36:53; 14 S Fraser (HW, M45) 36:59; 15 A Tribe (AFD) 37:03; 16 D Rayner (Craw, M45) 37:07; 17 S Beard (Nene V, M45) 37:19; 18 P

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Lemmon (Lon Hth, M45) 37:22; 19 R Campbell (Ely, M45) 37:24; 20 D Moore (DMV, M45) 37:26; 21 P Lee (HW, M45) 37:31; 22 N Jacobs (AFD) 37:43; 23 A Haines (Craw) 37:48; 24 D Gillett (S Lon) 37:49; 25 J Flahive (Lon Hth, M45) 37:51; 26 S Norris (TVH) 37:53; 27 P Froud (B&H, M45) 38:10; 28 V Maughn (Herne H, M45) 38:11; 29 D Williamson (Tadw) 38:35; 30 G Warren (St Alb S) 39:06; 31 S Starvis (SoC) 39:08; 32 E Barrow (Herne H) 39:11; 33 A Strachan (Tadw) 39:28; 34 J Moores (Craw, M45) 39:39; 35 M Norman (AFD, M45) 39:46; 36 D Bates (St Alb S) 40:14; 37 M Halls (B&H, M45) 40:18; 38 P Wetton (TVH) 40:35; 39 P Mitchell (S Lon, M45) 41:07; 40 D Elliott (Phoe, M45) 41:20M50: 1 A Tindall (S Lon) 37:15; 2 M Boyle (Herne H) 37:32; 3 M Bridgeland (Chelm) 37:35; 4 T Pamphilon (WG&EL) 37:50; 5 J Watson (THH) 37:54; 6 P Stoodley (Win) 37:57; 7 S Tavener (Head) 38:07; 8 R Cheverton (Norw, M55) 38:13; 9 C Phelan (S Lon) 38:14; 10 B Creed (Craw) 38:16; 11 R Jenkin (Hill) 38:18; 12 J Foss (S Lon) 38:21; 13 M Parry (Craw) 39:02; 14 A Cunningham (Barn) 39:06; 15 A Martins (Reig) 39:16; 16 S Claridge (Hill) 39:17; 17 G Evans (Lon Hth) 39:21; 18 D Ogden (S Lon) 39:25; 19 A Fay (DMV, M55) 39:26; 20 D Wilcock (Barn, M55) 39:42; 21 T Ulliott (B&H, M55) 39:51; 22 I Kitching (S Lon, M60) 40:00; 23 P Young (Ryde, M60) 40:01; 24 T Harran (Herne H) 40:06; 25 D Newman (Hill) 40:27; 26 C Heap (Lon Hth, M55) 40:32; 27 P Ellis (Barn) 40:35; 28 P Jeggo (Springfield Striders) 40:41; 29 R Hoogkamer (Norw) 40:52; 30 D Michael (Barn, M60) 41:01; 31 B Blackwell (B&H, M60) 41:05; 32 L Benjamin (TVH) 41:09; 33 S Bush (DMV) 41:14; 34 H Nahal (Lon Hth) 41:20; 35 N Stevens (DMV) 41:27; 36 L O’Hare (Barn, M60) 41:33; 37 C Oxlade (Croy) 41:56; 38 T Crossley (E Grin, M55) 41:58; 39 A Catton (Ilf, M55) 42:01; 40 M Renyard (Hard, M65) 42:05; 41 R Turner (THH, M55) 42:08; 42 D Cook (Craw) 42:11; 43 K Murray (Serp) 42:12; 44 F Nolan (QPH, M55) 42:18; 45 J O’Neill (ESM) 42:19; 46 L Hurman (Head, M55) 42:38; 47 D Buckeridge (ESM) 42:55; 48 T Lintern (Craw, M55) 42:59; 49 G Newton (Tadw, M65) 43:04; 50 A Field (Phoe, M60) 43:05; 51 M West (Soton, M55) 43:07; 52 P Rand (Tadw, M60) 43:07; 53 P McCubbins (Serp) 43:09; 54 P Witcomb (B&H, M60) 43:09; 55 S Knight (Herne H, M60) 43:17M65: 2 S Mann (Herts P) 46:44; 3 E Wingrove (Read RR) 51:05; 4 D Wilson (Herne H) 52:06; 5 P Fenton (Tadw) 56:05M40 TEAM: 1 Thames Hare & Hounds 15; 2 Newham & Essex Beagles 19;

3 Brighton & Hove 68; 4 Aldershot F&D 72; 5 Crawley 73; 6 Hercules Wimbledon 76; 7 Thames Valley H 106; 8 South London H 106M50 TEAM: 1 S London 22; 2 Hillingdon 50; 3 Barnet 59; 4 Crawley 59; 5 London Heathside 71; 6 Herne Hill H 76; 7 Dorking & ole Valley 79; 8 Thames H&H 94; 9 City of Norwich 99; 10 Winchester 105; 11 Croydon h 136; 12 TVH 138; 13 Serpentine 139; 14 East Grinstead 154M60 TEAM: 1 Barnet 29; 2 S London 32; 3 Hardley R 42; 4 Herts Phoenix 46; 5 Brighton & H 51; 6 Tadworth 52; 7 Serpentine 75; 8 Reading RR 86; 9 Hillingdon 86M70 (held in women’s race): 1 R Cnudde (Hill) 34:21; 2 D Milsom (Hill) 36:01; 3 J Taylor (Hail) 36:16; 4 M Miller (Hill) 38:02M75: J Steed (Herts P) 36:28; 2 B Shave (Herne H) 41:24; 3 R Johnson (Hill) 44:26;M70 TEAM: 1 Hillingdon 8W35+: 1 J Briggs (Arena, W40) 25:11; 2 J Minter (Oln) 26:04; 3 J Clarke (Norw, W50) 26:26; 4 K Hazlitt (Win, W40) 26:30; 5 J Gandee (Win, W40) 26:42; 6 M Stedman (WSEH, W50) 27:07; 7 M McCallum (Win, W45) 27:10; 8 K Rushton (SW Vets, W40) 27:13; 9 C Wood (Arena, W45) 27:28; 10 T Curl (Norw, W45) 27:38; 11 K Reeves (Ton) 27:40; 12 N Wilson (Reig) 27:43; 13 G Wu (Serp, W40) 27:49; 14 M Synnott-Wells (Rane, W45) 27:49; 15 V Carter (Serp, W40) 27:50; 16 R Hutton (S Lon, W45) 28:11; 17 R Black (DMV, W40) 28:13; 18 C Anthony (W Suff, W45) 28:18; 19 C Costiff (S Lon, W50) 28:18; 20 C Ulliott (B&H, W45) 28:22; 21 S Edmunds (Serp) 28:26; 22 P Major (THH, W45) 28:32; 23 Z Lowe (St Alb S, W45) 28:35; 24 S Harrison (Woking, W45) 28:39; 25 I Raykov (Lon Hth, W40) 28:43; 26 K Trinder (Woking, W45) 28:44; 27 D Smale (WSEH, W50) 28:49; 28 V Filsell (THH, W40) 28:51; 29 R Thevenet-Smith (Woking, W50) 28:51; 30 C Aquilina (Arena, W50) 28:55; 31 P Iannella (S Lon, W50) 28:56; 32 L Ionascu (DMV, W40) 28:57; 33 L Whiley (Read RR, W50) 29:00; 34 L Hales (Woking, W40) 29:08; 35 C Shelley (Serp, W45) 29:09; 36 P Thomas (ESM, W45) 29:28; 37 V Caulfield (E&E, W45) 29:36; 38 L Whitaker (Win, W50) 29:41; 39 P Fudge (WSEH, W55) 29:48; 40 G Jubb (St Alb S) 29:52; 41 L Jones (DMV) 30:05; 42 L Wilkinson (Norw, W45) 30:19; 43 G Morgan (ESM, W50) 30:21; 44 U Wilson (Lon Hth) 30:26; 45 S Knox (Serp, W40) 30:32; 46 L Schlaeppi (DMV, W45) 30:41; 47 L Burgess-Gamble (Arena) 30:49; 48 K Crowe (Serp) 30:53; 49 J Conn (Serp, W40) 30:57; 50 R Miller (Lon Hth, W50) 30:57W55: 2 C Naylor (Arena) 31:24; 3 J

Radford (Win) 31:35; 4 L Tanner (Spring S) 32:22; 5 J Quantrill (S Lon) 32:52; 6 H Fenton (Tadw) 36:38. W60: 1 S Dyson-Laurie (Win) 33:22; 2J Farmer (Serp) 36:36; 3 N Pinkerton (S Lon) 39:27. W65: R Young (Serp) 40:57. W70: S Lambert (Serp) 37:19W35 TEAM: 1 Serpentine 28; 2 Winchester 30; 3 Dorking & MV 41; 4 Arena 80 49W45 TEAM: 1 City of Norwich 31; 2 S London 34; 3 Windsor SE&H 41; 4 Woking 43; 5 Winchester 55; 6 Arena 55; 7 St Albans Striders 82W55 TEAM: 1 Winchester 19; 2 Serpentine 22

GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEAGUE, CheltenhamMen: 1 D Roper (Chelt) 27:44; 2 J Dalgleish (Stroud) 28:08; 3 R Park (B&W, U20) 28:20; 4 R Harper (Leam) 28:30; 5 L Carroll (Chelt, U20) 28:42; 6 D Owen (Chelt, U20) 29:18; 7 R de-Camps (Glouc) 29:25; 8 J Wilkie (Chelt, M35) 29:33; 9 L Roberts (Worc, U20) 29:46; 10 B Leggate (Ciren, M35) 29:52; 11 D Walmsley (Bourt, M45) 29:56; 12 R Mullins (Chelt, M35) 30:00; 13 A de-Camps (Glouc) 30:12; 14 B Price (Chelt) 30:15; 15 J Carr (Worc, U20) 30:16; 16 W Miles (Worc, M45) 30:23; 17 B Robinson (B&W) 30:25; 18 D Jubb (Worc, U20) 30:30; 19 A Gore (Chelt, M40) 30:44; 20 D Pidgeon (Swin) 30:47; 21 S Bowden (B&R, U20) 30:56; 22 D Salisbury (Bla PJ, M45) 31:07; 23 E Prince (Chelt) 31:08; 24 D Coales (Bath, M40) 31:10; 25 R Evershed (CLC) 31:11; 26 J Humm (M40) 31:38; 27 J Rose (Severn) 31:40; 28 A Wilks (Worc, M35) 31:41; 29 I Jennings (Eve) 31:48; 30 D Harris (Eve, M35) 31:48M40: 4 D Rantell (Chelt) 31:58; 5 S Fortnam (Glouc) 32:11. M45: 4 A Hope (Severn) 31:58; 5 N Hides (Cleve) 32:00. M50: 1 I Smith (Severn) 32:04; 2 D Randall (Chelt) 32:45; 3 D Vaudin (Bath) 33:13. M55: 1 A Norman (Severn) 34:05; 2 T Goodwill (Bourt) 35:15; 3 P King (Bath) 36:01. M60: 1 D Lightstone (Severn) 36:32; 2 P Hawcroft (B&R) 36:43; 3 A Daley (Glouc) 37:40. M65: 1 T Jefferies (W’bury) 37:46; 2 D Spackman (Glouc) 38:40TEAM: 1 Chelt 46; 2 Worc 199; 3 Severn 237; 4 Chelt B 250; 5 Glouc 279; 6 CLC 289MASTERS TEAM: 1 Chelt154; 2 Severn 166; 3 B&R 282U17: 1 K Hale (Severn) 15:42; 2 A George (Glouc) 16:06; 3 M Doyle (Stroud) 16:16; 4 T George (Glouc) 16:31; 5 H Bishop (Severn) 17:22; 6 M Parr (Chelt) 17:43TEAM: 1 Glouc 18; 2 Severn 19 U15: 1 D McManus (Worc) 16:30; 2 D Stuart (Stroud, U17) 16:33; 3 D Tutton (Glouc) 16:55; 4 H Mahoney (Chelt) 17:01; 5 R Hearn (Glouc) 17:18; 6 E Gibney (Worc) 18:010TEAM: 1 Chelt 20U13: 1 B Clarke (Worc) 8:36; 2 G Bygrave 8:38; 3 J Howorth (Bath) 8:40; 4 R Howorth (Bath) 8:45; 5 G Hudson (Here) 8:50; 6 D Warnes (N Som) 8:51TEAM: 1 Chelt 25; 2 Bath 32; 3 Leam 45U11: 1 R Howorth (Bath) 4:41; 2 J Veakins (Bath) 4:56; 3 M Curtis (Tockington M) 4:57TEAM: 1 Tock M 15; 2 Chelt 27; 3 N Som 37Women: 1 H Fell (Bath) 21:31; 2 S Harrison (Leam, W40) 21:39; 3 J Wassall (Stroud, W45) 21:54; 4 J Cooke (Chelt) 21:59; 5 A Watson (Stroud, U20) 22:05; 6 C Evans (Here, U20) 22:20; 7 S Hogan (B&R, U20) 22:37; 8 L Kent

(CLC, W35) 22:43; 9 H Agate (CLC) 22:48; 10 S Lane (Bourt) 22:51; 11 N Whiteman (Chelt) 22:58; 12 N Eaton (Stroud) 23:03; 13 C Barnes (Worc, U20) 23:11; 14 B Wynn (Bourt, U20) 23:17; 15 J Phillips (K&S, W40) 23:21; 16 L Doughty (Swin S, W40) 23:27; 17 V Wilkinson (Chelt, W35) 23:32; 18 Z Blower (Leam) 23:33; 19 J Wilkie (CLC) 23:39; 20 R Elkins (CLC) 23:42W35: 3 K Britten (Cleve) 24:12; 4 E Skeen (CLC) 24:23; 5 A Johnston (CLC) 24:32. W40: 4 A Steer (CLC) 24:20; 5 K Hawkins (Chelt) 24:41. W45: 2 J Shaw (Chelt) 24:27; 3 T Miles (Worc) 24:36. W50: 1 S Tawney (Leam) 24:34; 2 K Morton (Stroud) 24:41; 3 A Carr 25:33. W55: 1 B Sampson (Glouc) 27:38; 2 B O’Gorman (B&R) 28:52; 3 J Barrus (Stroud) 28:57. W60: 1 C Cowley (Tewk) 26:53; 2 P Dable (Kenil) 31:43. U20: 6 E Journeaux (Yate) 24:02; 7 E Sandham (Worc) 24:24TEAM: 1 Stroud 20; 2 Chelt 32; 3 CLC 36; 4 Leam 50; 5 CLC B 66; 6 B&R 68VETS TEAM: 1 CLC 59; 2 Chelt 78; 3 Leam 80U17: 1 A Park (B&W) 18:29; 2 R See (Chelt) 21:26; 3 O Ball (B&R) 21:52; 4 C Bradley (N Som) 22:02; 5 J Thomson (Stroud) 23:44U15: 1 K Grinyer (N Som) 19:10; 2 N Turner (Worc) 19:27; 3 F Madley (Chelt) 19:44; 4 E Dowle (FoD) 20:06; 5 H Jubb (Worc) 20:22; 6 C Andersen (N Som) 20:24TEAM: 1 Worc 15; 2 N Som 18; 3 Stroud 36U13: 1 E Wallace (N Som) 9:06; 2 Z Wassall (Stroud) 9:12; 3 M Hawkins (Worc) 9:29; 4 S Flower (N Som) 9:42; 5 R Mutsaars (Bourt) 9:42; 6 E Hathaway (FoD) 9:58TEAM: 1 FoD 27; 2 Chelt 29; 3 N Som 31U11: 1 H Emery (N Som) 5:11; 2 E Minshill (Cov) 5:19; 3 F Darwent (Bourt) 5:27TEAM: 1 N Som 21; 2 Chelt 27; 3 Bourt 31

KETTERING CHARITY CUPMen: 1 B Sharman (Kett) 34:49; 2 R Grant (R&N, U20) 34:52; 3 D Green (B&W) 35:00; 4 S Nelson (R&N, M35) 35:17; 5 D Carr (Kett) 35:29; 6 J Goringe (Kett) 36:03; 7 T Garrity (Corby, M35) 36:09; 8 D Keating (Corby) 37:29; 9 G Spellman (R&N, M45) 37:37; 10 R Bowe (W’boro) 38:56; 11 R Male (R&N, U20) 39:29; 12 P West (Kett, M40) 39:55; 13 N Roberts (R&N, M40) 39:59; 14 B Summers (R&N, M45) 40:39; 15 S Heighway (Woot RR, M40) 40:52M55: P Gray (Eye) 44:39U17: 1 L Greer (N’hamp U) 23:28; 2 J Coles (Kett) 23:56; 3 M Stewart (Kett) 25:38; 4 L Kirk (Kett) 25:53; 5 S Furey (Corby) 26:48; 6 H White (W’boro) 27:13U15: 1 J Cara (Kett) 16:01; 2 J Hope (Kett) 16:49; 3 J Brackenbury (W’boro) 17:38; 4 E Cannell (Kett) 18:06; 5 C White (W’boro) 19:04; 6 B Minter (W’boro) 19:04U13: 1 H Freeman (Corby) 11:39; 2 E Mehmet (Kett) 12:02; 3 G Smith (Kett) 12:14; 4 A Searle (R&N) 12:19; 5 T Glennon (R&N) 12:40; 6 R Barritt (Kett) 12:44U11: 1 R Kelly (R&N) 7:46; 2 M Potter (Corby) 7:51; 3 A Mcclone (Ound) 8:02Women: 1 N Roberts (Bir, U20) 18:48; 2 K Whigham (Woot RR) 19:11; 3 K Harewood (Corby, W35) 20:27; 4 A Cooper (R&N, W35) 21:12; 5 A Copson (R&N, W60) 21:44; 6 K Williams (R&N, W50) 21:59; 7 T Pike (Corby, W40) 23:12; 8 L Byrd (R&N, U20) 23:23U17: 1 K Walford (Kett) 20:56; 2 A

Cooney (Dav) 22:31; 3 A Harris (Corby) 23:14; 4 T Kenrick (Corby) 24:52U15: 1 T Mobley (Banb) 18:00; 2 F Ashworth (Kett) 18:39; 3 E Welch (Corby) 19:48; 4 L Mehmet (Kett) 20:02; 5 I Hughes (R&N) 20:43; 6 E Byrd (R&N) 21:24U13: 1 L Carmichael (R&N) 12:47; 2 A Curtis (Corby) 12:55; 3 D Gaskell (Kett) 13:31; 4 G Willix (R&N) 13:48; 5 I Cara (Kett) 13:52; 6 R Hughes (Kett) 14:09U11: 1 E Bolsover (Ound) 8:40; 2 F Robinson (Isham School) 9:38; 3 A Freeman (Corby) 9:45

LEEDS UNIVERSITY RELAYSMen (4x2.25M): 1 Leeds C 41:52 (A Buckley 10:16, J Wills 10:16, C Birchall 10:41, S Bucknall 10:39); 2 Lough 42:11 (J Poole 9:57, G Wiltshire 10:55, C Matthews 10:40, B Akin 10:39); 3 Birm U 42:22 (J Townsend 9:55, D Clorley 9:51, D Miller 11:34, D Whitehouse 11:02); 4 Durham U 42:27 (P Vis 10:23, B Douglas 10:44, A Clarke 10:59, M Proctor 10:21); 5 Owls 42:30 (S Stabler 10:00, L Smart 10:47, N McSharry 11:32, J Norman 10:11); 6 Leeds University 42:37 (E Jackson 10:24, F Slemeck 10:42, J Clark 10:35, J Stone 10:56); 7 Leeds Met U B 43:52; 8 Leeds Met U 43:37; 9 Lough C 44:02; 10 P&B 44:06Fastest: 1 Clorley 9:51; 2 A Whiteman (Doss, M40) 9:54; 3 I Mitchell (Leeds Met B) 9:55; 4 J Townsend (Birm U) 9:55; 5 J Poole (Lough) 9:57Women (3x2.25M): 1 Lough 34:24 (S Stockton 10:40, K Addy 11:44, K Brown 12:00); 2 Leeds Met U B 35:17 (C Thomas 10:52, K Parry 11:45, G Keir 12:40); 3 Lough Past 36:21 (R Pearson 11:38, E Daman 12:14, K McHale 12:29); 4 Doss 36:48 (C Duck 11:32, G Smith 12:21, L Needham 12:55); 5 Leeds Met U 36:56. 6 Leeds U 37:27; 7 Leeds C 37:38; 8 Bing 37:47Fastest: Women: 1 Stockton 10:40; 2 Thomas 10:52; 3 Stockton (Lough C) 11:01; 4 L Weightman (Leeds Met) 11:11; 5 Thomas 11:22 (Leeds Met C)

LIVERPOOL & DISTRICT LEAGUE, Stadt MoersOverall: 1 J Mellor (Liv H) 29:46; 2 B Russell (Liv H) 30:33; 3 L Siemaszco (Liv RB) 30:45; 4 J McCole (Liv H) 31:13; 5 I Wetherall (WestChes) 32:03; 6 R Burney (Liv H, M35) 32:11; 7 A Ashton (Liv H, M40) 32:16; 8 G Houghton (Spec, M35) 32:24; 9 G Groves (Liv H, M40) 32:44; 10 R Dewhirst (Liv RB) 33:38; 11 J Mcnally (PLS) 33:49; 12 S Kirkbride (Liv PS, U20) 34:10; 13 M Swenson (PLS) 34:11; 14 J Ashworth (Skelm) 34:24; 15 M Hulmston (Wirr, M35) 34:26; 16 K Buxton (Wirr, M50) 34:32; 17 P Cuthbert (W’sey, M35) 34:37; 18 K Pickstock (Walls) 34:45; 19 P Scarrett (Wirr, M45) 34:46; 20 G Ratcliffe (Wirr, M55) 35:01M60: 1 P Weatherhead (Wirr) 41:34; 2 S Williams (W’sey) 42:34 M65: 1 J Dobie (Liv PS) 41:42; 2 N Pratten (Wirr) 46:00. M70: 1 A Peers (Spec) 48:15Women: 1 L Grantham (Wirr, W35) 38:17; 2 S Whiteside (Liv H) 38:19; 3 C Wilson (Liv H) 39:04; 4 N Palin (Liv RC) 41:50; 5 A Draper (Spec) 42:03; 6 K Litherland (ChesTri) 42:17; 7 H Thompson (Skelm) 42:37; 8 C Quirk (Skelm, W50) 44:19; 9 G Darby (PLS) 45:30; 10 S Lamont (W’sey, W45) 46:53TEAM (M&W): 1 Liv H 23; 2 W’sey 143; 3 Wirr 146; 4 Liv PS 186; 5 Penny L 224; 5 Skelm B 345; 7 Spec 361; 8 Liv RC 436Standings after 3 races: 1 Liv H 118; 2 Wirr 474; 3 W’sey 586; 4 Liv PS 698; 5 Spec 1224; 6 Skelm B 1558

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MID LANCASHIRE LEAGUE, ChorleyMen: 1 P Huck (Barr) 34:52; 2 J Douglas (Bord H) 36:09; 3 J Tartt (S’port W) 36:45; 4 L Minns (BWF) 36:49; 5 S Robinson (BWF) 37:57; 6 J Bartlett (Barr) 38:02; 7 I Quinn (Barr) 38:13; 8 A Buttery (Ross, M40) 38:14; 9 D Hope (P&B) 38:14; 10 G Booth (Horw, M40) 38:21; 11 J Vis (S’port W, U20) 38:27; 12 L Betts (Chor AC, U20) 38:38; 13 M O’neill (Wig P) 38:41; 14 R Warner (B’burn, U20) 38:45; 15 B Atkinson (Barr, M50) 38:48; 16 G Butler (Prest, M40) 38:49; 17 B Johnson (S’port W) 38:50; 18 C Mason (L&M, U20) 39:20; 19 P Waite (Barr) 39:22; 20 M Saunders (Hoad) 39:37; 21 R Shearer (S’port W, M40) 39:39; 22 M Thompson (S’port W, M40) 39:42; 23 M Nuttall (B’burn, M40) 39:46; 24 L Eccleston (Ast&T, U20) 39:50; 25 P Miller (Barr, M40) 39:52; 26 P Bradshaw (B’burn) 39:54; 27 R Walker (Barr, M35) 40:15; 28 S Wilkinson (S’port W, M35) 40:16; 29 A Foster (Ast&T) 40:18; 30 B Smith (L&M, U20) 40:36M50: 2 P Hall (Clay) 41:24; 3 A Rowe (Wesh) 42:30. M55: 1 K Hesketh (Prest) 44:44. M60: 1 M Walsh (Kend) 44:51 M70: 1 S James (S’port W) 53:58TEAM: 1 Barr 70; 2 S’port W 97; 3 Prest 305; 4 L&M 316; 5 S’port W B 328; 6 Wig P 333; 7 Glaxo 351; 8 Horw 377VETS TEAM: 1 S’port W 32; 2 Prest 65; 3 S’port W B 110. M50+ TEAM: 1 Wesh 28; 2 S’port W 29; 3 Prest 36. M60+ TEAM: 1 S’port W 23; 2 Clay 30; 3 Wig P 56U20 TEAM: L&M 17U17: 1 J Coleman (Prest) 22:34; 2 W Turner (Liv PS) 22:36; 3 A Weymouth (Eden) 22:55; 4 A Nelson (Liv PS) 23:13; 5 N Cullen (S’port W) 23:40; 6 R Blackwell (Liv PS) 23:47TEAM: 1 Liv PS 12; 2 Prest 20; 3 S’port W 33; 4 Liv PS 53U15: 1 P Dever (Prest) 14:44; 2 D Boardman (Pend) 15:17; 3 C Richards (Helm) 15:33; 4 C Durney (Prest) 15:41; 5 W Eccleston (BWF) 15:42; 6 M Panes (S’port W) 15:49TEAM: Prest 31; 2 S’port W 49U13: 1 S Wilson (Carl) 12:24; 2 E Matier (Carl) 12:28; 3 A Moorcroft (Liv H) 12:32; 4 M Barnes (Pend) 12:34; 5 D Tierney (Prest) 12:37; 6 B Abbott (B’burn) 12:39TEAM: 1 Pend 29; 2 Prest 59; 3 Liv PS 63; 4 Ross 85U11: 1 M Brame (B’burn) 7:08; 2 G Robinson (BWF) 7:15; 3 S Fagerholt (L&M) 7:18Women: 1 K Longley (Liv PS, W35) 25:30; 2 S Samme (Lyth, W45) 25:34; 3 R Thompson (Alt) 25:38; 4 M Hyder (Helm, U20) 25:41; 5 C McKeown (Bord H, W40) 25:43; 6 C Betmead (BWF, W40) 25:44; 7 S Ridehalgh (Acc, W35) 25:53; 8 K Titlow (Warr) 27:22; 9 E Flanagan (Ross, U20) 27:29; 10 D Campbell (Horw) 27:33; 11 J Rashleigh (W50) 27:52; 12 J Goorney (Wesh, W40) 28:04; 13 S Budgett (Horw, W45) 28:16; 14 D Gowans (Acc, W45) 28:22; 15 C Constable (S’port W, W40) 28:34; 16 H Booth (L&M) 28:36; 17 K Bridge (Eden, W40) 28:41; 18 A Leonard (B’burn) 28:43; 19 L Goddard (L&M, W40) 28:50; 20 B Curtis (Chor H) 28:52W35: 3 G Whittaker (Clay) 29:33. W50: 2 P Walsh (Prest) 29:23. W55: 1 M Hesketh (Prest) 31:08; 2 S Cooper (S’port W) 31:50. W60: 1 L Lyness (Barr) 30:55U20: 3 S Smith (BWF) 31:05TEAM: 1 Horw 23; 2 Acc RR 38; 3 Liv PS 51; 4 BWF 63; 5 L&M 80; 6 Prest 82VETS TEAM: 1 Acc RR 32; 2 BWF 39; 3 Prest 50. W45+ TEAM: 1 Prest 39; 2

Wesh 42; 3 S’port W 52. W55+ TEAM: S’port W 20U17: 1 A Hetherington (Carl) 16:59; 2 M Davies (G Man Sch) 17:14; 3 L Gowland (BWF) 18:20; 4 H Leathley (Clay) 18:52; 5 L Sullivan (Prest) 19:02; 6 L Munrobennet (Helm) 19:10U15: 1 M Betmead (BWF) 12:30; 2 R Johnson (Liv PS) 13:03; 3 A Johnson (BWF) 13:05; 4 A Wood (Ribb) 13:16; 5 B Blackwell (Prest) 13:22; 6 R Flanangan (Ross) 13:37TEAM: 1 BWF 39; 2 Prest 52U13: 1 G Handley (Prest) 11:17; 2 D Impett (BWF) 11:37; 3 C Howorth (Ross) 11:50; 4 A McTiffin (Hynd) 11:55; 5 C Waddington (Ross) 11:56; 6 C Crook (Prest) 11:58 TEAM: 1 BWF 36; 2 Ross 36; 3 Prest 52U11: 1 S Atkinson (Helm, U13) 7:14; 2 L Miller (Liv H) 7:23; 3 N Irvine (Clay) 7:41

SCOTTISH EAST DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS, AberdeenMURRAY STRAIN and Jennifer MacLean landed their first district titles in conditions which could not have been more different from the storms of 36 hours earlier, Denis Shepherd reports.

The calm, sunny and crisp weather produced firm underfoot conditions which suited some more than others and, in the absence of three-time senior champion Alistair Hay, Strain knew this would be an open race.

Stain and Alexander Hendry gradually forged ahead mid-race before Strain got the upper hand on an uphill stretch at the start of the final lap. Hendry then took a 10-metre lead on the faster section only to be reeled in by the winner who kicked 10 seconds clear on the final uphill stretch.

“I liked the hills but couldn’t hold off Alexander between them,” said the winner, who is also Scottish hill-running and British orienteering champion and admits athletics is his second priority after orienteering.

Hendry, who led Central to a successful defence of the team title, finished 10 seconds adrift and 30 ahead of local hero Ben Hukins. Former Snowdon race winner Robbie Simpson was first junior in fourth with Grant Wilkie taking the masters’ title.

MacLean also pulled clear at the start of the last lap in the women’s race, but in her case no one pegged her back and she coincidentally also won by 10 seconds from Keira Murray, sister of Freya, and Sarah McCormack. Louisa Stewart, the first under-20 in sixth, joined MacLean in the winning Edinburgh team.

“I knew I was running well but I am surprised and very pleased to win,” said the winner. “I broke when I did because I was getting fed up of tripping over other runners in the leading group.”

MacLean (38) won Scottish veteran titles in 2008 and 2009 and may be able to go for a third, but this will depend on the constantly changing age definition of veteran women. In this instance she was not eligible for the East veteran title, which went to W45 Veronique Oldham.

Jamie Crowe broke clear early to take the under-17 men’s title but found the conditions hard. “I prefer it softer – and less cold!” he said.

Eilidh Prise, in contrast, relished the conditions on her home course and was never headed in the under-17 women’s event where she was out to add to her district medal haul of three in the last four seasons. “I didn’t expect to win, but I couldn’t believe how easily

I was able to set up a lead,” she said. In this joint race, first-year under-15 Leia Glading remarkably finished third, ahead of several schoolgirl under-17 internationals.

Whereas Josh Kerr was the easiest winner of the day, taking the under-15 boys’ title by 53 seconds, the closest finish was in the under-13 race where Connor Morris held off Ben Greenwood by two seconds. Leah Davie was another who relished the conditions and was always well clear of the under-13 girls’ field.Men (9.7km): 1 M Strain (HBT) 31:21; 2 A Hendry (Centr) 31:31; 3 B Hukins (A’deen) 32:01; 4 R Simpson (Dees R, U20) 32:12; 5 K Hood (Cors, M35) 32:28; 6 R Houston (Centr) 32:36; 7 R Matheson (Lass, U20) 32:52; 8 M Sutherland (Centr) 32:58; 9 B Phillips (Lass) 33:03; 10 M Haskett (A’deen) 33:07; 11 K Berry (Cors) 33:12; 12 M Wright (Centr) 33:24; 13 A Christy (Cors, U20) 33:29; 14 E Durkan (IRL) 33:40; 15 A Wright (C’gie, M35) 33:45; 16 J Wightman (Edin, U20) 33:47; 17 B Clark (Cors) 33:51; 18 L Millar (Centr) 33:55; 19 S McDonald (Centr) 33:57; 20 M White (Dund H) 33:59; 21 C McKenzie (Cors) 34:00; 22 A Priestley (Cors) 34:02; 23 S O’Brien (Cors) 34:14; 24 A Anthony (Centr) 34:19; 25 M Anderson (Cors, M35) 34:23; 26 D Wright (HBT, M35) 34:24; 27 R Milne (Moray) 34:27; 28 M McNeill (Loth, U20) 34:29; 29 Z Delaney (Fife, U20) 34:49; 30 C O’Brien (Cors) 34:52M40: 1 G Wilkie (Cors) 35:05; 2 D Knight (Perth RR) 35:41; 3 M Strachan (Dund H) 37:51. M45: 1 M McQuaid (Falk) 37:14; 2 K Farquhar 38:01; 3 M Ferguson (Edin) 38:09. M50: 1 J Farquhar (Pit) 36:21; 2 R Taylor (Metro) 38:02; 3 I Stewart (C’gie) 38:06. M55: 1 D Nightingale (Gala) 41:55. M60: 1 D Armitage (A’deen) 42:57. M65: 1 T Bowie (C’gie) 48:39. M75: 1 L Nicol (Metro) 51:21. U20: 7 S Burgess (A’deen) 35:08; 8 D Smith (A’deen) 35:23; 9 C Smith (Cors) 36:18; 10 P Cameron (Edin) 37:38TEAM: 1 Centr 65; 2 Corst 89; 3 A’deen 140; 4 Edin 239; 5 HBT 267; 6 C’gie 284U20 TEAM: 1 Corst25; 2 A’deen 27

VETS TEAM: 1 C’gie 29; 2 Corst 45; 3 Centr 61U17 (6.5km): 1 J Crowe (Dund H) 22:40; 2 A Craig (TLJT) 22:51; 3 D Colley (Falk) 23:18; 4 C Ponton (Edin) 23:36; 5 C Galloway (Cors) 23:41; 6 M Ferguson (Banc) 23:47; 7 J Kerr (Edin) 23:47; 8 S McAlpine (Pit) 23:59; 9 J Mclean (Moorf) 24:18; 10 M Cameron (Edin) 24:47TEAM: 1 Edin 21; 2 Falk 34; 3 Moorf 35U15 (4.3km): 1 J Kerr (Edin) 14:20; 2 A Thompson (Pit) 15:13; 3 J Lewis (Perth) 15:38; 4 L Rees (Fife) 15:47; 5 D Davidson (Fife) 15:52; 6 S Murray (A’deen) 15:56; 7 A Carcas (Edin) 16:01; 8 J Stanners (Moorf) 16:06; 9 M Galloway (Cors) 16:09; 10 E McMillan (Banc) 16:14TEAM: 1 Edin 20; 2 Fife 22; 3 Perth 30U13 (3.2km): 1 C Morris (Pit) 11:24; 2 B Greenwood (Perth) 11:26; 3 A Addison (Cors) 11:31; 4 M Crawford (Centr) 11:39; 5 B Renton (A’deen) 11:41; 6 A Scott (Fife) 11:42; 7 J Ingledew (Fife) 11:49; 8 S Millar (A’deen) 11:57; 9 R McLaren (Pit) 12:08; 10 F Strachan (A’deen) 12:09TEAM: 1 Aberdeen 23; 2 Fife 28; 3 Pit 28Women (6.5km): 1 J Maclean (Edin, W35) 24:06; 2 K Murray (Lass) 24:16; 3 S McCormack (Lanc U) 24:24; 4 M Windram-Geddes (Fife) 24:28; 5 S Inglis (Loth) 24:31; 6 L Stewart (Edin, U20) 24:32; 7 D Lauder (Gala, W35) 24:37; 8 H Sharpe (Fife) 24:45; 9 J Emsley (Centr) 24:48; 10 T Hill (High) 24:55; 11 R Auckland (Banc, U20) 25:00; 12 L Morrison (Centr) 25:22; 13 M Crawford (Fife) 25:27; 14 E McKechanie (HBT) 25:48; 15 L Dunn (Edin) 26:01; 16 G Cormack (A’deen, U20) 26:05; 17 V Lomax (Edin) 26:11; 18 J Thom (Edin) 26:22; 19 V Oldham (Norh, W45) 26:31; 20 S Adkin (Moorf, U20) 26:41W35: 3 R Fagan (Gala) 27:36. W40: 1 A Howe (Lon Hth) 27:55. W45: 2 R Buchan (A’deen) 27:59. W50: 1 S Armitage (A’deen) 28:23; 2 L Mahady (A’deen) 29:05. W55: 1 J Waterhouse (Centr) 29:53. W65: 1 E Gilchrist (Ferran) 34:27. U20: 5 B Dunphy (Arb) 27:03; 6 F Bracegirdle (Fife)

27:33; 7 I Brodie (Dund H) 27:44; 8 J Cruickshanks (Fife) 28:49; 9 L Turnbull (Loth) 29:13; 10 H Murray (Falk) 30:05TEAM: 1 Edin 39; 2 Fife 49; 3 HBT 72; 4 A’deen 101U17 (4.3km): 1 E Prise (A’deen) 16:46; 2 R Dunn (Edin) 17:01; 3 E Dunnett (Edin) 17:10; 4 O Dunnett (Edin) 17:18; 5 R Stewart (Edin) 17:30; 6 S Pennycook (Fife) 17:35; 7 L Mercer (Tev) 17:50; 8 L Henderson-Morris (Gala) 17:54; 9 A Frankland (Lass) 17:57; 10 S Collins (Moorf) 18:03TEAM: 1 Edin 9; 2 Gala 32; 3 Fife 35U15 (4.3km): 1 L Glading (Falk) 17:04; 2 A Hunter (Edin) 17:12; 3 S Findlay (Edin) 17:46; 4 H Addison (Cors) 18:00; 5 H Cameron (Edin) 18:08; 6 L McLeod (A’deen) 18:11; 7 B McGregor (Edin) 18:13; 8 E Cant (Edin) 18:21; 9 K Turner (Pit) 18:34; 10 E Maccorquodale (Centr) 18:36TEAM: 1 Edin 10; 2 A’deen 43U13 (3.2km): 1 L Davie (Pit) 12:00; 2 R Eggeling (A’deen) 12:36; 3 H Lewin (Edin) 12:50; 4 Z Aziz (Moorf) 13:04; 5 A Brocklebank (Fife) 13:12; 6 L Dickson (Lass) 13:19; 7 K Aitken (Fife) 13:24; 8 A Armstrong (Edin) 13:25; 9 E Stewart (Edin) 13:25; 10 J Laughland (Edin) 13:26TEAM: 1 Edin 20; 2 Fife 34; 3 Dund 47

SCOTTISH WEST DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS, IrvineANDREW DOUGLAS took his first district title, while Lindsay MacNell became the women’s champion for the third time.

Douglas, who comes from the north of Scotland but runs for Inverclyde, set up a lead from the start and, over a rain-sodden Beach Park, defending champion Craig Ruddy could not find the speed to get on terms, finishing 38 seconds adrift.

Scottish students champion Lachlan Oates held third place for some time but was overtaken by former Scottish champion Mark Pollard, who made it an Inverclyde one-two-three. This was not enough to prevent Shettleston from retaining the team prize and Oates took a share in this as well as the under-20 title. David Millar was top veteran in 12th.

Christina Rankin led the women’s field for three quarters of the race, but MacNeill, whose three wins in the event span 12 seasons, proved stronger in the last half-mile and asserted her superiority by four seconds. This also clinched the team title for Shettleston as they won by two points from Garscube, with help also from first veteran Shona Robertson. Sarah Potter, who like older sister Beth is also a top-class swimmer, won the scrap for bronze and was also first under-20.

Max Aitchison, who earlier this year became the first and so far only Scot to win a London mini-marathon, continued his recent good form in the under-17 race but had to hold off Neil Gourley, who was only three seconds adrift.

Euan Gillham, fresh from his victory in the McCain Cross Challenge at Liverpool, gradually pulled away from a leading group of three to take the under-15 title by 11 seconds and Ryan Gray was the comfortable under-13 winner.

Brogan Wallace led Glasgow School of Sport to their only individual and team win in the under-17 women’s event. However, they were eclipsed by the under-15 medallists including all-the-way winner Kirstin Oakley and the fast-finishing Eve MacKinnon.

Kirsty Longley: Mid Lancs League winner

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Recent under-13 revelation Erin Wallace finished 10 seconds ahead of Laura Stark, who had also shown top form this season.Men (9.6km): 1 A Douglas (I’clyde) 29:33; 2 C Ruddy (I’clyde) 30:11; 3 M Pollard (Belg) 30:33; 4 L Oates (Shett, U20) 30:49; 5 M Gillespie (Shett) 31:09; 6 J Hamilton (Cambus, U20) 31:12; 7 S Gibson (Cambus) 31:14; 8 S Fontana (VPCG) 31:20; 9 J Lennox (Shett) 31:26; 10 D Phee (Giff N) 31:37; 11 I MacCorquodale (Cambus) 31:39; 12 D Millar (Irv, M40) 31:43; 13 M Deason (Shett) 31:49; 14 C Devenney (Kilb) 32:04; 15 M Sullivan (Bed C) 32:10; 16 A Peters (Shett) 32:14; 17 R Gilroy (Cambus) 32:16; 18 J Reid (Cambus) 32:20; 19 K Wilson (Cambus, M40) 32:28; 20 B Melby (Gars) 32:29; 21 E Sloan-Dennison (VPCG, U20) 32:29; 22 T Owens (Shett) 32:55; 23 S Trainer (G’nock) 32:59; 24 L Traynor (Giff N, U20) 33:06; 25 B Richardson (Irv, M40) 33:08; 26 A Ramsay (VPCG) 33:13; 27 P Leck (Kilb) 33:16; 28 M Austin (Gars, U20) 33:23; 29 I Connell (Kil’k, M40) 33:25; 30 G Turner (Giff N, U20) 33:29M45: 1 A Derrick (Cald) 35:10; 2 E MacKay (Gars) 36:00; 3 T Loehndorf (G’nock) 36:02. M50: 1 G Gaffney (I’clyde) 35:47; 2 D Petrie (Kilb) 36:22; 3 J Oates (Shett) 37:17. M55: 1 P Thompson (Helen) 35:12. M60: 1 J McLaughlin (Gars) 37:19. U20: 7 C Watson (Law) 34:05; 8 B Bristow (Cambus) 34:29; 9 G McBride (Shett) 35:20; 10 T McDonald (Bella H) 35:22TEAM: 1 Shett 62; 2 Cambus 78; 3 Inver 159; 4 VPCG 228; 5 Irv 306; 6 Gars 35VETS TEAM: 1 Irv 72; 1 Cambus 85; 3 Gars 201U20 TEAM: 1 VPCG 112; 2 Shett 113; 3 Cambus 118U17 (6.4km): 1 M Aitchison (VPCG) 21:13; 2 N Gourley (Giff N) 21:16; 3 F Rae (Ayr S) 21:19; 4 L Boyle (VPCG) 21:29; 5 R Thomson (Cambus) 21:37; 6 C Matthews (Kilb) 21:53; 7 L McLoone (VPCG) 22:07; 8 S Roe (Cambus) 22:09; 9 G Williams (I’clyde) 22:14; 10 A Lawler (Law) 22:29TEAM: 1 VPCG 12; 2 Cambus 24; 3 Giff N 34U15 (4.4km): 1 E Gillham (Kilb) 14:16; 2 G McArdle (Kilb) 14:27; 3 J Glen (I’clyde) 14:31; 4 M Lancaster (Giff N) 15:37; 5 C Jardine (VPCG) 15:43; 6 F Glass (VPCG) 15:46; 7 D Robertson (Cambus) 15:51; 8 S McLardie (Kilb) 15:52; 9 T Murray (Kilb) 15:55; 10 E Urquhart (VPCG) 16:07TEAM: 1 Kilb 11; 2 VPCG 21; 3 Inver 31

U13 (3.2km): 1 R Gray (I’clyde) 11:05; 2 I Wilson (N Ayr) 11:19; 3 J MacKinnon (VPCG) 11:22; 4 A Johnson (VPCG) 11:32; 5 S Paton (Cambus) 11:43; 6 G Gillespie (Law) 11:44; 7 C Thomson (Kilb) 11:48; 8 M Lynas (E Kilb) 11:51; 9 E Warwick (G’nock) 12:00; 10 T Ryan (Cambus) 12:08TEAM: 1 VPCG 18; 2 Kilb 40; 3 Camb 45Women (6.5km): 1 L MacNeill (Shett) 23:48; 2 C Rankin (Kilb) 23:52; 3 S Potter (VPCG, U20) 23:53; 4 L Chisholm (Gars, W35) 23:59; 5 R Joss (Giff N) 24:24; 6 K White (Gars) 24:36; 7 H Young (VPCG, U20) 24:42; 8 K Pennel (Pit, U20) 25:08; 9 S Robertson (Shett, W40) 25:20; 10 E Rice (I’clyde, U20) 25:31; 11 H McGrath (Law, W45) 25:35; 12 J Martin (Kilb) 25:36; 13 L Hill-Stirling (Girv, U20) 25:42; 14 L Hamilton (Kilb, W35) 26:02; 15 D Brown (Spring) 26:07; 16 K Bristow (Cambus, U20) 26:12; 17 H Waugh (Abbey) 26:13; 18 A Mason (Shett, W35) 26:16; 19 A Lamond (Kirk O, U20) 26:20; 20 A Winship (Gars, W40) 26:24.W45: 2 M McCutcheon (Giff N) 28:07. W50: 1 A Noble (Troon) 30:03. W55: 1 E Christie (Bella H) 29:29; 2 P Hands (Moth) 29:37. U20: 8 R Dawes (VPCG) 26:30; 9 E Eadie (Kilb) 26:30; 10 N Mulholland (Kilb) 27:31TEAM: 1 Shett 28; 2 Gars 30; 3 VPCG 31; 4 Kilb 33VETS TEAM: 1 C’dale 138; 2 Bella RR 153; 3 G’nock 187U20 TEAM: 1 VPCG 31; 2 Inver 81U17 (4.4km): 1 B Wallace (Glas Sc Sp) 17:18; 2 S Taylor (Kil’k) 17:24; 3 S Winters (Shett) 17:29; 4 L Penrice (Shett) 18:13; 5 R Bonomi (Cambus) 18:59; 6 D Beattie (VPCG) 19:00; 7 M Milliken (VPCG) 19:08; 8 E Edgar (Glas Sc Sp) 19:12; 9 R Munn (I’clyde) 19:12; 10 A Humes (Kil’k) 19:28TEAM: 1 Glas SoS 11; 2 Shett 28; 3 Giff N 49U15 (4.4km): 1 K Oakley (Ayr S) 16:54; 2 E Mackinnon (Cambus) 17:00; 3 C Graves (Gars) 17:13; 4 G Gillham (Kilb) 17:20; 5 C Cowan (Giff N) 17:31; 6 G Black (VPCG) 17:33; 7 K Turnbull (Kilb) 17:55; 8 A Paisley (Annan) 18:06; 9 S Dempsey (Kilb) 18:18; 10 J Reekie (Kilb) 18:24TEAM: 1 Kilb 20; 2 VPCG 32; 3 Ayr S 43U13 (3.2km): 1 E Wallace (Giff N) 11:58; 2 L Stark (Kilb) 12:08; 3 H Little (VPCG) 12:23; 4 H Still (Giff N) 12:25; 5 K MacAngus (Kilb) 12:31; 6 N Brown (Cambus) 12:39; 7 R Craig (Kilb) 12:56; 8 S Eunson (Giff N) 12:57; 9 I Miller (Kilb) 13:00; 10 R Tytler (Kilb) 13:05TEAM: 1 Giff N 13; 2 Kilb 14; 3 VPCG 42

NORTH EASTERN COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS, East CramlingtonRICKY STEVENSON gained his first senior title at these championships, which were being staged for the 106th time, while women’s winner Rosie Smith added to her wins in 2005 and 2009, Les Venmore reports.

The hard overnight frost had cleared with the weather, although overcast, remaining dry.

Patrick Martin, the 2009 champion, soon headed the 300-strong field, closely followed by Stevenson. The pair had opened up a 50m gap over Andy Wiles and Patrick’s brother, Martin, after the first of the three laps. Martin still held a slight lead after lap two, with Jack having now moved into a clear third.

Stevenson, who had won the under-20 title in 2008 and 2009, overhauled his rival 800m into the final lap, pulling away to an 18-second advantage over Patrick Martin.

Smith, who was second last year, soon dominated the record field of 109 runners in the women’s race.

As she held a 100m advantage over defending champion Kirsty Legg after the first of the two laps, Ashley Gibson occupied third ahead of Morpeth clubmate Jane Hodgson. There was little change in the positions on the final lap as Smith came home 25 seconds clear of Legg, with Gibson in third place and Hodgson fourth.

Cameron Boyek won a close under-20 race from Lewis Hogg and Calum Johnson.

The combined under-20/17 race was won by Amy Etherington from Zoe Hewitson. They occupied the first two places in the under-17 competition, while third-placed Sarah McDonald took the under-20 title. Men (12.1km): 1 R Stevenson (N Marske) 39:09; 2 P Martin (Stock H) 39:27; 3 J Martin (Stock H) 40:16; 4 A Wiles (N Marske) 40:49; 5 M Nicholson (Morp) 40:54; 6 D Garbutt (Dur) 41:46; 7 M Crawley (Dur) 41:56; 8 M Elliott (Gate) 42:21; 9 J Buis (Heat) 42:43; 10 R Stephenson (Gate) 42:58; 11 R Morrell (N Marske) 43:20; 12 L Adams (SSh) 43:26; 13 I Twaddle (NSP, M40) 43:31; 14 C Franks (Gate) 43:40; 15 T Calder (Gate) 43:54; 16 B Abdelnoor (Amble) 43:59; 17 D Bradford (Shett) 44:05; 18 M Dawson (Morp) 44:16; 19 K Calvert (Sun) 44:26; 20 A Piggford (N Marske) 44:21; 21 G Jayasoriya (M&C) 44:41; 22 H Coates (Walls) 44:50; 23 S Bell (CleS, M40) 44:58; 24 P Sanderson (Elv, M40) 45:02; 25 D Old (Gate) 45:14; 26 G Jones (Morp) 45:19; 27 J Askew (Dur) 45:20; 28 D Jenkin (Dur) 45:42; 29 J Rutherford (Darl) 45:49; 30 L Kernohan (Walls) 45:56M50: P Merrison (Walls) 47:49TEAM (6 to score): 1 Gateshead H 131; 2 Morpeth H 164; 3 Durham C 293; 4 Tyne Bridge H 297; 5 Sund H 303; 6 Wallsend H 361 U20 (8.2km): 1 C Boyek (Shil) 28:08; 2 L Hogg (Gate) 28:10; 3 C Johnson (Gate) 28:18; 4 M Grimes (Dur) 28:25; 5 O James (Sun) 28:43; 6 D Hardy (Shil) 28:54; 7 L McCourt (Gate) 29:03; 8 L Ayton (Dur) 29:407TEAM: 1 Gateshead H 12; 2 Durham City H 38; 3 Shildon 38U17 (6.3km): 1 W Parker (N Marske) 22:36; 2 B Maskell (Gate) 22:49; 3 J Nisbet (Morp) 23:07; 4 L Clark (SSh) 23:11; 5 G Chambers (Gate) 23:12; 6 A Barr (Gate) 23:15; 7 J Reed (Gosf) 23:32; 8 I Dunn (Black B) 23:34TEAM: 1 Gateshead H 12; 2 South Shields H 40; 3 Morpeth H 54

U15 (4.2km): 1 P Winkler (Morp) 15:09; 2 T Coyne (J&H) 15:10; 3 T Goulding (CleS) 15:18; 4 L Emmett (SSh) 15:20; 5 J Cripwell (Gate) 15:25; 6 E Kelly (Morp) 15:27; 7 H Johnson (Shil) 15:29; 8 M Bailey (M’bro) 15:439TEAM: 1 Morpeth H 20; 2 Shildon 42; 3 Tynedale H 59U13 (2.9km): 1 M Lonsdale (Gate) 10:27; 2 J Hopkins (Morp) 10:40; 3 E Cassidy (Els) 10:45; 4 J Allen (M’bro) 10:47; 5 K Hedley (Morp) 10:51; 6 J Wood (Darl) 11:06; 7 M Wakefield (SSh) 11:10; 8 A Brown (Hough) 11:13TEAM: 1 Middlesbrough AC (Mandale) 27; 2 Morpeth H 29; 3 Elswick H 36Women (8.2km): 1 R Smith (Dur) 31:39; 2 K Legg (M’bro) 32:04; 3 A Giibson (Morp) 32:23; 4 J Hodgson (Morp) 32:51; 5 A Snook (J&H n/s) 33:42; 6 S Wilkinson (Morp, W40) 33:45; 7 D Hodgkinson (Walls) 34:05; 8 B Phillips (N Marske) 34:15; 9 A Turvey (Heat) 34:23; 10 A Fox (Dur) 34:33; 11 M Holt (Sun) 34:55; 12 J Zoppi (Heat) 34:56; 13 K Simpson (Dur) 35:10; 14 V Hindson (Walls) 35:17; 15 H Robinson (CleS, W50) 35:23; 16 K Anderson (Tyne, W40) 35:35; 17 M Ferrier (Gate) 35:40; 18 C McManus (NSP, W35) 35:46; 19 S Graham (Morp) 36:05; 20 D Hales (Dur, W40) 36:43; 21 C Dixon (Gate) 37:15; 22 G Flloyd (Morp) 37:17; 23 I Hope (Sun, W50) 37:41; 24 A Bagshaw (Morp) 38:03; 25 H Christopher (Blyth, W40) 38:07 TEAM (3 to score): 1 Morpeth H 13; 2 Durham City H 24; 3 Heaton H 53; 4 Wallsend H 62; 5 Sunderland H 68; 6 Gateshead H 71U20 (4.9km): 1 S McDonald (J&H) 20:03; 2 P Williams (Els) 20:06; 3 R Lundgren (Gosf) 20:56; 4 G Wallett (NSP) 21:15; 5 A McGregor (Morp) 21:21; 6 H Rank (Morp) 22:33; 7 E Wood (Shil) 22:39; 8 R Oram (Gate) 23:07U17 (4.9km): 1 A Etherington (Shil) 19:20; 2 Z Hewitson (Shil) 19:38; 3 C Loredo (N Marske) 20:04; 4 H Warburton (Gosf) 20:06; 5 S Forster (Birt) 20:11; 6 R Pease (Gate) 21:06; 7 H Buswell (Gosf) 21:30; 8 A Hearman (Sedge) 21:45TEAM: 1 Shildon 21; 2 Gosforth H 26; 3 Gateshead H 51U15 (4.2km): 1 L Turner (Birt) 16:35; 2 P Stone (M’bro) 16:52; 3 E Wortley (M’bro) 17:03; 4 P Chambers (Gate) 17:07; 5 R Waugh (Gate) 17:27; 6 B Thomas (Blay) 17:46; 7 G Clark (M’bro) 17:54; 8 A Brown (Morp) 18:10TEAM (3 to score): 1 Middlesbrough A.C (Mandale) 12; 2 Gateshead H 32; 3 Birtley 33U13 (2.9km): 1 K Waugh (Gate) 11:20; 2 M Cassidy (Els) 12:01; 3 L Cramb (Shil) 12:13; 4 L Hunter (Darl) 12:14; 5 R Browne (Blay) 12:25; 6 H Featherstone (Sedge) 12:29; 7 R Mott (Sedge) 12:37; 8 A Leslie (J&H) 12:473TEAM: 1 Jarrow & Hebburn 27; 2 Darlington H 27; 3 Sedgefield H 35Middlebrough & Cleveland Overall Trophy: 1 Gateshead H 31; 2 Morpeth H 31; 3 Shildon 15JC Kennedy Trophy (Overall Women): 1 Morpeth H

SOUTH-EAST LANCASHIRE LEAGUE, Boggart Hole CloughMen: I McBride (Royt) 37:04; 2 J Hudak (E Ches, U20) 38:10; 3 D Simpson (Roch) 39:11; 4 M Grace (Salf) 39:12; 5 H Mead (Salf) 39:14; 6 T Knellor (Leigh, U20) 39:29; 7 H Oldham (E Ches) 39:36; 8 J Knowles (Burn RR, M40) 39:54; 9 D Garner (Manc Y, M45) 39:57; 10 I Roberts (Roch) 40:03M40: 2 P Jacques (E Ches) 41:09. M45: 2 S Grundy (E Ches) 40:23. M50: 1 S Robinson (E Ches) 41:04; 2 D Crewe (Salf) 41:14; 3 G Matthews (E Ches) 42:06. M60: 1 F Day (E Ches) 45:56TEAM: 1 E Ches 65; 2 Salf 100; 3 Roch 178; 4 Leigh 196; 5 Radc 296VETS TEAM: 1 E Ches 12; 2 B’den RR 35; 3 Salf 45U17: 1 C Middleton (E Ches) 16:58; 2 J Steward (E Ches) 17:22; 3 L Moore (Leigh) 17:46; 4 A Howarth (Leigh) 18:01; 5 A Jamson (Leigh) 19:14; 6 N Milligan (Bury) 19:37 TEAM: 1 E Ches 10; 2 Leigh 12U15: 1 T McGuinness (E Ches) 12:31; 2 B Heywood (Bury) 12:54; 3 C Brown (O&R) 12:58; 4 A Proctor (O&R) 13:34; 5 J Wardle (Leigh) 13:46; 6 P O’Brien (E Ches) 13:55TEAM: 1 O&R 14; 2 E Ches 16; 3 Leigh 35U13: 1 J Lamanna (O&R) 8:31; 2 G Lewis (E Ches) 8:34; 3 S Brooks (Bury) 9:27; 4 J Kershaw (O&R) 9:36; 5 P Whitham (O&R) 9:42; 6 K Lee (Ross) 9:43TEAM: 1 O&R 10; 2 E Ches 16; 3 Roch 34U11: 1 Glasgow-litibeaulier (O&R) 5:17; 2 B Forrest (Bury) 5:24; 3 G Yates (Bury) 5:32TEAM: 1 O&R 14; 2 Bury 14; 3 Leigh 17Women: 1 B Jenkins (Salf, W40) 28:21; 2 A Howarth (Leigh, U20) 29:14; 3 E Lee (Leigh, U20) 30:17; 4 D Cartwright (Radc, W35) 30:36; 5 H Teague (E Ches) 31:02; 6 J Divison (Roch, U20) 31:15; 7 J Ridgard (E Ches, W45) 32:15; 8 S Staveley (Burn RR, W45) 32:38; 9 E Macqueen (E Ches, W40) 32:57; 10 J Grint (E Ches, W35) 33:05W50: 1 J Crowther (E Ches) 37:53. W55: 1 J Needham (Roch) 33:14. W60: 1 P Hudson (O&R) 41:18. W65: 1 C Eckersley (M’ton) 42:46. U20: 4 O McDermott (Salf M) 34:58TEAM: 1 E Ches 21; 2 Leigh 30; 3 Roch 40; 4 B’den 48; 5 Radc 56; 6 Belle V 58VETS TEAM: 1 E Ches 11; 2 Roch 37; 3 Belle V 52U17: 1 G Leck (Leigh) 21:24; 2 R Mather (O&R) 23:47; 3 H Knellor (Leigh) 25:31U15: 1 P Howe (Horw) 14:39; 2 C Simms (Salf M) 14:56; 3 A Kean (Bury) 15:38; 4 L Whittaker (Salf M) 15:53; 5 J Smalley (Bury) 16:03; 6 E Burman (O&R) 16:24TEAM: 1 Bury 16; 2 O&R 26U13: 1 L McGuinness (E Ches) 9:31; 2 C Lockett (E Ches) 10:04; 3 E Flynn (E Ches) 10:04; 4 L Haywoodpercival (Salf M) 10:15; 5 E Bond (Leigh) 10:18; 6 E Morrison (O&R) 10:20TEAM: 1 E Ches 6; 2 Leigh 22; 3 O&R 31U11: 1 N Nugent (Roch) 5:37; 2 S Hall (O&R) 6:16; 3 S Simmer (Salf M) 6:18TEAM: 1 E Ches 24; 2 O&R 28; 3 Roch 30

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Rosie Smith: on her way to North East gold

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NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE LEAGUE, LeekMen: 1 R Holroyd (Staffs M, U20) 32:39; 2 S Duffy (Stroud) 33:18; 3 S Doyle (Vale R, M40) 33:19; 4 M Hartley (Staffs M) 33:57; 5 J Burgess (Staffs M, M35) 34:07; 6 J Ross (Staffs M, U20) 34:12; 7 A Brecker (Stoke, U20) 34:15; 8 S Bazell (Stoke, M35) 34:27; 9 D Alexander (W Ches, M40) 34:41; 10 C Moulton (Boalloy) 34:52; 11 J Pringle (Newc S, M35) 34:56; 12 J Wood (Congle, M35) 35:01; 13 H Valentine (S Ches, U20) 35:03; 14 M Smith (S Ches, M35) 35:17; 15 G Briggs (Staffs M, M35) 35:23; 16 C Jeffrey (Staffs M) 35:26; 17 T Halloway (Staffs M, U20) 35:30; 18 S Skates (W Ches) 35:32; 19 S Walley (Trent) 35:45; 20 M Flint (Newc S, M45) 35:57; 21 A Clews (Vale R, U20) 36:11; 22 J Goodwin (Boalloy, M40) 36:12; 23 S Reid (Tel H, M35) 36:17; 24 J Danahay (Stoke, M45) 36:18; 25 R Barron (Chor H) 36:27; 26 C Platt (Trent) 36:34; 27 M Hatton (S Ches, M50) 36:39; 28 M Hull (Trent, M50) 36:48M50: 3 K Amos (Chead) 37:39; 4 J Carter (Vale R) 38:41. M55: 1 T Archer (Vale R) 41:12; 2 P Maher (Vale R) 42:56; 3 S Loundes (Chase) 43:37. M60: 1 M Beardmore (Chead) 44:26; 2 K Uzzell (Stone MM) 46:33; 3 D Hough (W Ches) 47:22U17: 1 Z Bamber (Vale R) 22:12; 2 R Owen (C&N) 22:38; 3 M Vennard (Vale R) 22:49; 4 S Botham (Stoke) 23:11; 5 P Stradling (Vale R) 23:48; 6 R Moore (Vale R) 24:08U15: 1 E Bowker (Vale R) 18:26; 2 M Sheen (Vale R) 19:38; 3 R Lander (Stoke) 20:25; 4 O Sadler (Staffs M) 20:43; 5 E Nevill (C&N) 20:48; 6 L Baggley (Stoke) 21:05U13: 1 W Nowel (Vale R) 11:46; 2 C Ahern (Macc) 11:50; 3 T Sabin (Staff H) 12:16; 4 F Dobberson (C&N) 12:19; 5 J Hinchley (Vale R) 12:20; 6 S Mellor (Bux) 12:29U11: 1 C Bentley (Newc S, U13) 8:30; 2 E Meylan (Bux) 8:41; 3 W Kesteven (C&N) 8:42Women: 1 A Mellor (Stoke, U20) 25:05; 2 S Johnson (Trent) 25:12; 3 J Donnelly (Trent, W35) 25:34; 4 K Spillsbury (Vale R) 25:38; 5 K Marchant (Staffs M, W35) 25:48; 6 R Watchorn-Rice (Staffs M, W40) 26:02; 7 C Dulla (Newc S) 26:07; 8 S Hollinshead (Trent, W40) 26:18; 9 L Thompson (Trent) 26:53; 10 M Buckle (Newc S, W35) 26:54; 11 M Vernon (Trent, W40) 26:56; 12 C Holmes (Trent) 27:05; 13 D Thomas (Trent) 27:23; 14 L Bestow (W Ches) 27:26; 15 J Maitland (Staffs M) 27:47; 16 K Hulme (C&S, U20) 27:59; 17 R Barry (Congle) 28:24; 18 A Salt (Staffs M, W35) 28:38;

19 T Hulme (C&S, U20) 28:40; 20 M Young (Newc S) 28:44W45: 1 S Kneill-Boxley (C&S) 30:12; 2 C Skellern (Staff H) 30:24 W50: 1 L Cooke (Stone MM) 30:43; 2 R Wilson (Trent) 30:52; 3 D Hill (Congle) 31:02. W55: 1 J Clarke (S’bridge) 32:25; 2 L Clutton (Chead) 33:59; 3 L Cole (S Ches) 36:06. W60: 1 P Davies (Vale R) 33:35; 2 P Davies (Stone MM) 34:03. W65: 1 M Radford (W Ches) 45:19U17: 1 L Hayes (Stoke) 21:20; 2 J Evans (Vale R) 23:36; 3 J Griffiths (Stoke) 24:39U15: 1 L Holt (Stoke) 11:56; 2 A Hinchley (Vale R) 12:33; 3 R Hughes (Staffs M) 12:36; 4 T Stone (Stoke) 12:39; 5 J Heath (Stoke) 12:58; 6 A Backshall (Col B) 13:05U13: 1 K Hughes (Staffs M) 8:06; 2 E Walker (Staff H) 8:22; 3 G Rafferty (Stoke) 8:30; 4 K Lowery (Macc) 8:50; 5 H Talbot (Staff H) 9:07; 6 H Massey (Boalloy) 9:08U11: 1 C Peters (C&S) 8:49; 2 R Carter (Macc) 9:17; 3 C Vaughan (Col B) 9:42

KENT COUNTY MASTERS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS, Tunbridge WellsGRAEME SAKER produced the star performance by going one place better than he did in the Masters International at Glasgow by winning easily from London Marathon M50 runner-up Dave Childs as previous winners Alan Camp and Nick Kinsey followed.

Saker’s time was quicker than that of the M40 winner Andy Green as he beat the 2010 champion Stephen McGrory, who was a member of Northern Ireland’s silver medal winning M40 team in Glasgow.

Clare Elms took the women’s W35 gold medal as she moved down an age group to help her team. Her only opposition came from another who ran in Scotland, Welsh international Paul Ross-Davies, who won the M60 race held in conjuction but lost 100m to to Elms in the last kilometre.M40 men: 1 A Green (Dartf RR) 30:44; 2 S McGrory (Anna) 31:01; 3 C Ferri (Beck) 31:25; 4 S Nimmo (Orp) 32:02; 5 L Armitage (Kent, M45) 32:23; 6 R Tomlinson (M&M) 32:28; 7 A Styles (Ton) 32:44; 8 B Royden (M&M) 32:53; 9 S Loach (Kent) 33:03; 10 M Lemon (Dartf RR) 33:12; 11 R White (Dartf RR) 33:16; 12 M Thomson (Tun W) 33:17; 13 J Creane (S Kent) 33:23; 14 P Mason (Larkf) 33:30; 15 G Kitchingham (Orp) 33:37; 16 N Varley (Swanley) 33:42; 17 T Durey (Dartf, M45) 33:44; 18 D Hadaway (Tun W, M45) 33:49; 19 M Taylor (Larkf) 34:00; 20 A Archer (I&I) 34:06TEAM: 1 Kent 39; 2 Dartf RR 48; 3 M&M 96M50: 1 G Saker (Ton) 30:31; 2 D Child (Kent) 32:03; 3 A Camp (B&B, M55) 32:12; 4 N Kinsey (B&B) 32:22; 5 K Williams (Ashf) 33:00; 6 D O’Donnell (Tun W) 33:35; 6 S Keywood (Ton) 33:39; ; 8 C Dixon (Camb H) 34:10; 9 S Smythe (Dulw) 35:05; 10 R Whittaker (Inv EK) 35:08; 11 M Watling (B&B) 35:17; 12 M Cross (Camb H) 35:56; 13 I Taylor (B&B) 36:13; 14 T Masson (Dartf RR) 36:26; 15 S Pairman (B&B) 36:27; 16 C Bradley (Ton) 36:31; 17 B Lee (Kent) 36:40; 18 P Butler (Dartf RR) 36:54; 19 A Girling (Deal TC) 37:25; 20 L Beautridge (Deal TC) 37:28TEAM: 1 B&B 18; 2 Ton 24; 3 Camb H 49M60: 1 P Ross-Davies (B&B) 19:15; 2 G Coates (B&B) 19:42; 3 P Wallace (M&M) 20:43; 4 C Marshall (Brom Vets) 20:49; 5 T Edgley (Inv EK) 20:54; 6 R Brown (B&B) 21:08; 7 A McMaster

(Cant) 22:00; 8 J Denyer (S’oaks) 22:01; 9 I Marshall (Camb H) 22:05; 10 G Kitchener (S’oaks) 22:09; 11 L Collins (S’oaks) 22:26; 12 J Fenwick (B&B) 22:31; 13 M Morley (Dulw) 23:04; 14 S Tovey (Camb H) 23:07; 15 G Eke (Folk) 23:23TEAM: 1 B&B 9; 2 Sev 29; 3 Camb H 41 M70: 1 M Conway (Inv EK) 25:08; 2 R Smith (Sitt) 26:43; 3 J Johnson (Tun W) 27:53; 4 R Pitcairn-Knowles (S’oaks, M75) 29:50W35: 1 C Elms (Dulw, W45) 18:57; 2 J Bradshaw (B&B) 20:06; 3 C Oliver (Dartf RR) 20:31; 4 P Clements (Tun W) 20:40; 5 S Bailey (Tun W) 21:05; 6 S Dowling (B&B, W40) 21:13; 7 E Ibell (Dulw, W40) 21:15; 8 B Harrop (M&M) 21:26; 9 A Farrell (Kent) 21:54; 10 N McKenna (Kent, W40) 21:56; 11 J Reynolds (B&B) 21:59; 12 K Pratten (B&B) 22:13; 13 R Stewart (M&M) 22:23; 14 K Deeney (Tun W) 22:37; 15 M Nield (GTRI) 22:46TEAM: 1 B&B 19; 2 TWH 23; 3 Dulw 33W45: 1 S Hawkins (M’stone) 20:37; 2 T Taylor (Tun W) 20:58; 3 J White (Tun W) 21:04; 4 P Blackstone (Ton, W50) 21:12; 5 R Ferguson (B&B) 21:21; 6 J Brown (Ashf, W50) 21:52; 7 D Bradley (Ton, W50) 22:13; 8 K Williams (Kent) 22:19; 9 J Blackmore (Swanley) 23:19; 10 C Burley (Swanley) 24:17; 11 S Mcguiness (Swan) 24:38; 12 K Gardiner (Folk) 25:03; 13 A Jeffries (Kent, W50) 25:10; 14 S Wood (Dartf) 25:11; 15 C Wiseman (Deal TC) 25:44TEAM: 1 TWH 22; 2 Swan 30; 3 Kent 43W55: 1 L Hall (Ashf) 22:51; 2 S James (PWAC) 23:24; 3 P Halstead (Dartf) 23:36; 4 H Godsell (B&B) 24:12; 5 A McDonough (B&B) 27:02

WARE CUP, LoughtonOverall: 1 B Hall (Orion) 28:30; 2 T Heslop (VP&TH) 28:49; 3 B Wickham (VP&TH) 29:03; 4 B Jenkins (Orion) 29:23; 5 N Cook (VP&TH) 29:30; 6 G Bagnall (VP&TH, M40) 29:40; 7 T Mcneill (VP&TH) 30:06; 8 E Paul (Orion, M50) 30:08; 9 T Lashmar (VP&TH, M35) 30:11; 10 C Jacobs (VP&TH, M40) 30:59M40: 3 P Brandon (Eton M) 34:47. M45: 1 N Swift (Orion) 31:11; 2 D Rose (Orion) 32:04. M50: 2 I Lambert (Eton M) 33:01; 3 P Stockings (WG&EL) 33:53. M55: 1 R Sargent (Dag 88) 36:30. M65: 1 R Berry (Orion) 36:37. M75: 1 T Everitt (Eton M) 44:23Women: 1 A Gounelas (Eton M) 31:03; 2 K Malcolm (Eton M, W35) 32:36; 3 T McPherson (Eton M, W35) 35:22; 4 H Real (Loughton) 36:10; 5 L Gaffney (Loughton, W40) 36:54; 6 S Boustor (Eton M) 37:00W45: 1 Z Woodward (Eton M) 39:00. W50: 1 G Shillaker (Loughton) 38:41. W55: 1 J Barrow-Green (VP&TH) 40:13. W60: 1 J Hobbs (Loughton) 43:18

WELSH INTER-REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, Builth WellsMen: 1 P Matthews (East) 33:35; 2 R Samuel (North) 33:49; 3 M Hobbs (West) 34:06; 4 R Roberts (North) 34:32; 5 A Davies (East, M45) 34:35; 6 D Mountford (North) 35:05; 7 M Kallenberg (West) 35:19; 8 M Collins (East) 36:01; 9 L Pierce (North) 36:06; 10 M Jennings (East) 36:29; 11 R Challinor (North) 36:36; 12 M Rose (North) 36:41; 13 D Weston (North) 36:46; 14 M Symes (East) 36:57; 15 C Pristavec (South) 37:034U20: 1 C Hulson (North) 22:50; 2 L Lloyd (West) 22:59; 3 C Carpanini (East) 23:01; 4 J Griffiths (West) 23:24; 5 J Roberts (North) 24:01; 6 E Penny (East) 24:03; 7 M Thomas (West)

24:25; 8 M Drury (South) 24:58; 9 T Davis (South) 25:07; 10 P Tobin (West) 25:19U17: 1 M Edwards (South) 17:43; 2 L Heckler (West) 17:55; 3 M Ward (South) 18:02; 4 C Davies (West) 18:10; 5 N Jones (North) 18:37; 6 G Jones (North) 18:44; 7 J Gooch (South) 19:08; 8 R Llyr (West) 19:19; 9 S Longville (South) 19:27; 10 J Fear (East) 19:28U15: 1 J Hopkins (West) 12:56; 2 I Hughes (North) 13:14; 3 J Spill (North) 13:18; 4 J Cove (South) 13:24; 5 C Lovatt (West) 13:25; 6 C Lewis (South) 13:30; 7 N Neary (West) 13:39; 8 B Paxton (North) 13:51; 9 A Rees (West) 13:56; 10 D Morgan (South) 13:59U13: 1 J Heywood (South) 8:08; 2 M Petersen (West) 8:17; 3 T Acreman (South) 8:19; 4 M Roberts (North) 8:25; 5 A Evans (South) 8:29; 6 J Critchley (North) 8:30; 7 C Barry (South) 8:37; 8 B Edwards (South) 8:39; 9 O Jones (West) 8:40; 10 C Penny (East) 8:48M40: 1 L Jones (North) 31:18; 2 S Simms (East) 31:20; 3 P Coles (South) 31:46; 4 I Lloyd (West, M50) 32:07; 5 C Fulcher (West) 32:15; 6 P Ward (East) 32:20; 7 A Hodgson (South) 32:25; 8 R Owen (North, M50) 32:35; 9 P Kendrick (East, M50) 33:08; 10 T Guest (West) 33:09; 11 S Penny (East) 33:10; 12 P Crane (East) 33:11; 13 S Rees (East) 33:12; 14 K Jones (North) 33:33; 15 R Bullen (South, M50) 33:38; 16 R Hunt (South) 33:46; 17 G Jones (North, M50) 33:55; 18 R Self (South) 34:00; 19 M Robbins (North) 34:01; 20 D Davies (East, M50) 34:02; 21 P Sowerby (East) 34:06; 22 R Jones (North) 34:16; 23 K Griffiths (West) 34:24; 24 M Harvard (South) 34:26; 25 M Atherton (North) 34:29; 26 S Davies (North, M50) 34:41; 27 M Williams (South) 34:42; 28 A Bethell (North) 34:43; 29 I Webb (West, M50) 34:54; 30 P Coker (South, M50) 34:59M55: R Davis (Porthcawl) 37:57. M60: D Smout (Parc Bryn) 40:52. M65: 1 G Hughes (Prestatyn) 43:09M70 (held in women’s race): 1 B Gough (Pontypridd R) 26:00; 2 R Harrison-Jones (Prestatyn) 28:45; 3 M Tattersall (Neath) 29:55. M75: A Smith (3M) 30:14Women: 1 C Jones (West) 25:19; 2 N Knapp (East) 26:25; 3 D Rees (South) 26:35; 4 K Beecher (South) 27:49; 5 M Allen (South) 28:13; 6 R Jinny-Jones (East) 28:33; 7 A Davies (West, U20) 28:44; 8 E Brown (East) 28:52; 9 H Marshall (West) 29:29; 10 B Law (North) 29:39; 11 R Barratt (South) 29:57; 12 C Beatty (South) 30:32; 13 E Jones (West) 30:36; 14 N Allen (South) 31:04; 15 W Trimbel (North) 31:25U20: 1 F Price (East) 20:30; 2 R Price (East) 21:08; 3 S Livett (North) 22:06; 4 J Osborn (West) 22:50; 5 K Reynolds (West) 23:12; 6 C Skinner (East) 23:46U17: 1 M Rezougui (East) 18:31; 2 E Davies (West) 18:40; 3 G Garner (North) 18:49; 4 R Evans (South) 18:52; 5 M Turner (West) 18:57; 6 K O’Neill (West) 19:06; 7 C Thompson (West) 19:10; 8 R Homer (West) 19:16; 9 L Bell (West) 19:32; 10 J Jacques (South) 19:34U15: 1 O Gwynn (West) 14:58; 2 E Atkinson (South) 15:15; 3 A Cawthra (North) 15:17; 4 M Davies (North) 15:19; 5 H Davies (East) 15:30; 6 C Harries (West) 15:41; 7 K Seary (South) 15:51; 8 C Page (West) 15:57; 9 L Philippart (West) 16:05; 10 R Yates (South) 16:17U13: 1 C Hughes (North) 8:38; 2 S Allin (South) 8:45; 3 B Evans (South) 9:03; 4 J Bradley (West) 9:12; 5 B Harries (West) 9:17; 6 H Jehu (South) 9:20; 7 A Jones (West) 9:24; 8 I Davies (West)

9:25; 9 I Dodd (South) 9:28; 10 E Coupar (South) 9:30W35: 1 M Kitching (North, W40) 21:07; 2 M Watson (West, W45) 22:04; 3 A Nixon (East, W45) 22:06; 4 S Leech (West) 22:22; 5 S Haikala (East) 22:37; 6 C White (West, W45) 22:42; 7 A O’Neill (West) 22:52; 8 A Jones (East, W45) 23:32; 9 N Gethin (East) 23:32; 10 A Hayes (South) 23:39; 11 J Coker (South, W45) 23:41; 12 D Reed (West, W45) 23:43; 13 A Williams (North, W45) 23:45; 14 J Heming (North) 23:47; 15 V Lawson (East) 23:48; 16 J Phillips (West, W45) 23:50; 17 J Becker (South) 23:55; 18 A Harris (East) 23:58; 19 T Lewis-jones (North) 24:05; 20 A Vaughan (North) 24:31W60: R Hambrook (Porthcawl) 28:37

DUMFRIES RC CHAMPIONSHIPS, IrvineMen (9.6km, all Dumf): 1 D Parrish 35:10; 2 J Buchanan (M40) 36:10; 3 A Baxter (U17) 38:07Women (6.5km): 1 A Wilson 28:48; 2 S Gallagher 31:08; 3 G Leadbetter 35:51

THAMES H&H ALUMNI RACES, Roehampton Vale, SurreyON A perfect day for running, a record field set off in this annual race.

Eighteen schools sent old boys’ teams and two more sent squads of current pupils. In a northern tussle, Sedbergh won the King Henry VIII Cup handsomely with 39 points from Ampleforth, with Oundle close behind.

Martin Shore of Queen Elizabeth, Bristol, came home ahead of Peter Harrison and Simon Wurr. Caroline Fitzer of Sedbergh topped the women’s section.Overall: 1 M Shore (QEH, Bris) 26:02; 2 P Harrison (Sed) 26:18; 3 S Wurr (Warw) 26:25; 4 C Sykes (Sed) 27:54; 5 L Bulson (Dulw) 28:02; 6 A Brazier (Ample) 28:12; 7 S Lee (West, U20) 28:14; 8 C Hammond (Oundle, M40) 28:17; 9 J Spence (S’oaks, U20) 28;19; 10 C Olley (S’oaks, u20) 28:20; 11 A Calvert-Ansari (West) 28:21; 12 E Knudsen (Sherb) 28:37; 13 J Potts (Oundle) 28:42; 14 H Lorriman (Ample) 29:00; 15 B Walton (Winch) 29:05M40: 2 R Hand (Sed) 29:20.M50: 1 J Watson (Dulw) 29:14; 2 J Shaw (Winch) 30:39; 3 D Teesdale (Winch) 31:16. M60: G Ball (West) 33:45TEAM: 1 Sedbergh 39; 2 Ampleforth 53; 3 Oundle 57; 4 Dulwich 78; 5 Winchester 89; 6 Westminster 96M40 TEAM: 1 Dulwich 16; 2 Winchester 26; 3 Oundle 47M50 TEAM: 1 Winchester 12; 2 Denstone 35; 3 Charterhouse 369M60 TEAM: 1 Westminster 12; 2 Denstone 41; 3 Winchester 52Women: 1 C Fitzner (Sed) 33:19; 2 N Ogilvie (S’oaks, U20) 34:13

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PARKRUNDECEMBER 10Parkrun 5kmLeading age-gradedNorwich: A Martin 26:41 W75 90.88%Hackney: R Hope 15:24 M40 89.30%Cambridge: M Holmes 27:21 W75 88.67%Bushy: J McDonnell 14:48 U20M 88.10%Bushy: J Singh 16:10 U15M 87.77%Leicester: G Hillier 17:01 SW 86.97%Leicester: L Cocks 17:11 W35 86.96%Inverness: G Mitchell 19:32 M65 86.67%Bushy: B Goater 15:37 U20M 86.50%Bushy: M Shields 18:09 M55 86.11%Colwick: A Ford 22:00 W55 85.73%Cardiff Blackweir: R Gardiner 15:51 M35 84.85%Basingstoke: S Bowers 17:50 W35 84.43%Bushy: J Killip 16:05 U20M 83.99%Brockwell: R Bentley 15:24 SM 83.98%Cardiff Blackweir: S Johnston 19:27 M60 83.93%Brockwell: C Steward 22:30 W55 83.83%Bushy: E Smith 16:07 U20M 83.81%Bushy: R Stannard 15:58 M35 83.62%Bushy: J Finnigan 16:39 U15M 83.61%Cardiff Blackweir: N Lane 15:46 M35 83.59%Oak Hill: J Kent 18:52 W40 83.43%Bushy: J West 16:15 M35 83.38%Brighton: J Guilmant 15:30 SM 83.23%Frimley: R Brookling 16:55 M40 83.17%Bushy: E O’Brien 16:16 U17M 83.04%Bushy: M Trees 17:38 M45 82.97%Cambridge: T Heylen 17:29 U15M 82.96%Slough: M Mardall 24:28 W60 82.84%Bushy: C Goose 15:36 SM 82.69%Durham: J Zakrzewski 18:06 W35 82.56%Bromley: E Murty 17:58 SW 82.37%Bushy: B Mulvany 18:22 M50 82.28%Reading: A Busser 24:42 W60 82.06%Brighton: D Stepney 15:44 SM 81.99%Brighton: P Gasson 19:15 M55 81.88%Bushy: G Corcoran 16:18 U20M 81.84%Worcester: B Swindells 22:09 M70 81.64%Belfast Victoria: T Eakin 20:02 M60 81.49%Bushy: R Killip 19:18 U15W 81.41%Hackney: B Powell 15:51 SM 81.39%Frimley: K Spacie 23:43 M75 81.34%Bushy: K Iliffe 18:51 U17W 81.19%Durham: K Lowery 17:37 M45 81.11%Wimbledon: I Johnson 17:30 M45 81.01%

Male winnersBushy Park: J McDonnell 14:48Brockwell Park: R Bentley 15:24Hackney Marshes: R Hope 15:24Brighton Hove: J Guilmant 15:30Cardiff Blackweir Park: N Lane 15:46Bromley: A Rayner 16:12Coventry: R Ward 16:14Norwich: J Preston 16:34Hull: J Pearson 16:37Frimley: M Greenwood 16:40Enfield: R MacAulay 16:46Newcastle: C Bradshaw 16:58

Leicester: D Limmer 16:59Greenwich: M Van Der Hoeven 17:00Cambridge: G Rush 17:07Solihull: D Rebeiro 17:14Bramhall: B Allen 17:23Cannon Hill Park: B Clarson 17:23Basingstoke: M Shaylor 17:24Eastleigh: J Curtis 17:26Swindon: M Shannon 17:26

Fastest non-winning menBushy Park: C Goose 15:36Bushy Park: B Goater 15:37Brighton Hove: D Stepney 15:44Cardiff Blackweir: R Gardiner 15:51Hackney Marshes: B Powell 15:51Bushy Park: T Haughian 15:57Bushy Park: R Stannard 15:58Bushy Park: A Jackson 16:01Bushy Park:A Other 16:02Bushy Park: J Killip 16:05Bushy Park: E Smith 16:07Brockwell Park: M Ismail 16:08Bushy Park: J Singh 16:10Brockwell Park:A Other 16:12Brockwell Park: A Other 16:14Bushy Park: J West 16:15Bushy Park: E O’Brien 16:16Bushy Park: G Corcoran 16:18Cardiff: L Winfield Young 16:23

Female winnersLeicester: G Hillier 17:01Bushy Park: J Petersson 17:20Basingstoke: S Bowers 17:50Bromley: E Murty 17:58Reading: A Baumber 18:27Hull: M Stone 18:47Bramhall: J Slack 19:16Brockwell Park: N Sturzaker 19:18Cardiff: S Haselhurst 19:33Hackney Marshes: H Gilbert 19:35Newcastle: J Lee 19:46Edinburgh: J Kirby 20:09Finsbury Park: L James 20:13Norwich: R Leary 20:15Slough: P Boyd 20:19Cambridge: D Chalmers 20:19Milton Keynes: M Jesson 20:27Eastleigh: S Darling 20:39Brighton Hove Park: T Bage 20:40Leeds Hyde Park: R Pilling 20:50Wimbledon: G Galbraith 20:50

Non winning womenLeicester: L Cocks 17:11Bushy Park: F Bloor 18:31Bushy Park: K Iliffe 18:51Bushy Park: L Kipling 18:56Bushy Park: M Riglin 19:15Bushy Park: R Killip 19:18Bushy Park: F Moorehead-Lane 19:27

Other winning womenCannon Hill Park: S Lauder 21:25Solihull: C Fox 21:26Crystal Palace: S Freeburn 21:28Glasgow Pollok Park: A Gerlach 21:29Richmond Park: D Mingham 21:30Stockport: S Williams 21:33Middlesbrough Albert Park: C Ellis 21:44Forest of Dean: L Summers 21:47Whitstable: A Fisk 21:48Bedfont: O Smyth 22:09

Other winning menMiddlesbrough Albert Park: G Wilson 17:41Slough: C Bradfield 17:42Finsbury Park: G Landon 17:42Reading: J Sherman 17:49Leeds Hyde Park: U Athlete 17:52Glasgow Pollok Park: S MacDougall 18:04Bedfont: M Herbert 18:06Edinburgh Silverknowes: C Poxton 18:06Great Yarmouth: C Scott 18:08Forest of Dean: E Hiscocks 18:12

MULTI-TERRAINDECEMBER 11FROSTBITE FRIENDLY LEAGUE, Hinchingbrooke ParkMen (5M): 1 A Scott (Notts) 26:29; 2 S Smith (C&C, M35) 26:41; 3 J Pike (Nene V) 27:14; 4 M Salt (C&C, M40) 27:37; 5 D Connell (Hunts, M35) 28:13; 6 J Phillips (C&C) 28:22; 7 J Murray (PACTRAC) 28:24; 8 J Trow (Fen, U20) 28:51; 9 N Carroll (C&C) 29:02; 10 G Wilberforce (Ely) 29:13; 11 K Liddle (C&C) 29:14; 12 A Pritchard (C&C, M35) 29:17; 13 A Turnbull (Bed C, M45) 30:10; 14 I Day (Hunts, M40) 30:17; 15 S Halsall (BRJ) 30:20M45: 2 S Beard (Nene V) 31:05; 3 J Ferguson (C&C) 31:24. M50: 1 V Roberts (Bourne) 31:17; 2 S Hunt (Hunts) 31:43. M55: 1 P Redden (Riv) 32:28. M60: 1 K Brookes (Nene V) 33:53. M70: 1 G Wesley (Fen) 37:38Women: 1 R Jones (Nene V) 32:26; 2 R Cousins (Fen) 32:33; 3 M Boardman (C&C) 33:48; 4 K Sherwood (C&C) 33:58; 5 E Smith (Hunts, U17) 34:10; 6 D Rutledge (Hunts) 34:33; 7 M Prior (Rams) 34:44; 8 H Grant (C&C, W45) 34:58; 9 T Patmore (C&C, W40) 35:07; 10 D Wait (March, W45) 35:18W35: 1 M Murdoch (Fen) 36:22. W40: 2 S Windebank (Riv) 36:17. W50: 1 J Thomas (Werr J) 37:21U17: 1 T Heylen (C&C, U15) 8:53; 2 K Wood (C&C) 8:58; 3 D Cade (C&C) 9:00; 4 T Cobden (C&C) 9:17; 5 C Murphy (C&C, U15W) 9:39; 6 L Ward (Thorn, U15) 9:43; 7 N Tweedie (Werr J) 9:45; 8 D Rutterford (Werr J, U15) 9:46; 9 J Howells (Bourne) 9:55; 10 R Sewell (C&C) 9:57; 11 P Mckay (Riv) 10:01; 12 D Chalmers (C&C, U15W) 10:03; 13 K Scoley (C&C, U17W) 10:06; 14 M Clarke (Bourne, U15) 10:10; 15 A Chalmers (C&C, U13W) 10:12Other girls: 5 A Newcombe (C&C) 10:22; 6 R Seabright (Ely); 7 L Rose (Werr) 10:38; 8 L Murphy

NORFOLK GAZELLES’ 10th ANNIVERSARY BUXTON 5kmORIENTEER Luke Watson dressed up as the Fairy Queen to head veteran Steve Jones’ Father Christmas as Darth Vader (Andy Waters) was third.Overall: 1 L Watson (TROTS) 17:37; 2 S Jones (NNBR, M40) 18:20; 3 A Waters (Norf G) 18:43M60: M Yeomans (Norw RR) 20:10. M65: J Hayes (NNBR) 21:55. M75: M Ball (NNBR) 27:01Women: 1 E Mann (Norw RR, W35) 21:05; 2 C Ricketts (Norw RR) 21:53W45: L Collyer (Norw RR) 22:15. W60: H Hollister (Colt) 26:26

MINCE PIE 10, PeacehavenOverall: 1 J Baker (Chich) 56:34; 2 M Dooley (Herne H) 57:39; 3 A Mynott (Saff, M35) 60:41; 4 T Morris (Lewes) 60:55; 5 D Hards (Phoe) 61:08; 6 C Rudwick (Arena, M45) 62:57; 7 M Bradford (Lewes) 63:18; 8 L Pritchard 64:30M45: 2 S Wigmore (Horsh J) 65:58. M50: 1 B Hards (Stubb G) 70:19. M55: 1 D Doe (Poole R) 71:46Women: 1 S Alvarez (Hail, W40) 70:45; 2 S Casebourne (Bexhill, W40) 72:26; 3 N Swan (Arena, W35) 75:34; 4 E Turner (Horsh BS, W45) 75:44

TATTON YULE YOMP 10km, KnutsfordOverall: 1 M Fowler (Wilm, M45) 36:46; 2 M Rushbrook (Knutsford Tri Club) 37:09; 3 D Phillips 39:12Women: 1 S Brown 40:15; 2 V Johnson (Ches HHH) 47:15

DECEMBER 10COCKINGTON CHRISTMAS CAPER 7, Overall: 1 A Tocknell (Torb) 50:05; 2 C Peters (M45) 55:31; 3 A Hurych (M35) 55:53Women: 1 W Urban (Torb, W45) 58:57; 2 E Sutcliffe 59:01

DRUM MANOR 10km, CookstownOverall: 1 A Bogle (Derry) 35:22; 2 J Steede (Ballym R) 36:53; 3 C Moore (Omagh) 37:17Women: 1 K Alexander (Sper) 39:59; 2 C Cardwell (Sper, W35) 45:59

GATHERING WINTER FOOLS RELAY, KeighleyOverall (31.5M in pairs): 1 Bing 3:38:41; 2 Wharf 3:41:28; 3 Bing B 3:49:33; 4 Bail 3:57:23; 5 K&C 4:03:30Mixed: 1 Saltaire 4:13:48; 2 Bing 4:40:45Women: 1 Ilkley 4:48:10; 2 Abbey R 4:59:45; 3 K&C 5:10:56Fastest: Leg 1 (9M): C Holmes/D Kirkam (Wharf) 63:13. Leg 2 (9.5M): S Carney/J Senior (Bing) 68:42. Leg 3 (6M): G Callan/S Broadbent (Bing) 35:59. Leg 4 (7M): M Peace/J Robinson (Bing) 46:54Mixed: Leg 3: D Campbell/G Hey (Bail) 44:03Women: Leg 1: A Bennett/K Archer 79:20. Leg 2: A Eagle/N Jaquiery (Ilkley) 84:58. Leg 3: V Kerr/J Foster (Ilkley) 48:20. Leg 4: L Crosland/K Ballntine (K&C) 63:05

DECEMBER 9FIFE NIGHTMARE SERIES, KinghornOverall (2.9M): 1 C Russell (Fife, M40) 16:50; 2 J Lowis (Dunf, U20) 17:25; 3 C Love (Dund, M40) 17:50; 4 I McNulty (Dund, M40) 17:56M50: J Kay (Fife) 18:15Women: 1 K Gibbs (Fife) 22:07; 2 J Dunlop (Dund R) 22:45; 3 J Frame (Beacon) 24:25

NOVEMBER 13ST MICHAEL’S MOUNT REMEMBRANCE 4.2, MarazionOverall: 1 M Robinson (Mt B) 28:57; 2 M King (Corn, M45) 31:48; 3 G Letchford (Mt B, M60) 31:57; 4 S Kenworthy (Hayle, W) 31:59; 5 P Gwynne (Falm, M45) 32:14Women: 1 Kenworthy 31:59; 2 A Nicholas (Mt B) 33:13; 3 L Heather (W40) 39:40

FELLDECEMBER 11MORTIMERS FOREST 10, OvertonOverall (10M/1600ft): 1 R Roberts (Eryri) 67:08; 2 J Pugh (Builth) 69:47; 3 C Carson (Kenil, M40) 69:53Women: 1 A Bartlett (Shrews, W40) 80:06; 2 M Price (Mercia) 80:57; 3 A Rowlands (Eryri) 81:15

MYTHOLMROYD, HalifaxOverall (7M/1350ft): 1 S Chew (Wharf) 52:15; 2 S Gregory (Holme, M45) 52:38; 3 K Livesey (Wharf, M40) 52:53TEAM: Sale 17Women: 1 S Becconsall (Bing) 63:42; 2 K Chapman (Bish Stort) 67:46; 3 C Harding (P&B) 68:48

SIMONSIDE CAIRNS, RothburyOverall (10.4M/1670ft): 1 J Taylor (N’land F) 78:15; 2 A Fletcher (Berw, M45) 78:42; 3 S Turland (Ilkley, M40) 80:57Women: 1 K Robertson (N’land F, W40) 89:19; 2 B Gregory-Smith (Tyne) 97:12; 3 H Cox (T&S, W40) 99:34

NOVEMBER 12WADSWORTH HALF TROG, Hebden BridgeOverall (9M/1550ft): 1 J Logue (Calder V, M40) 67:25; 2 L Taggart (Dark Pk, M40) 67:25; 3 S Godsman (Calder V) 69:17Women: 1 S Ridgway (Eryri) 82:27; 2 J Lee (Eryri) 84:46; 3 A Johnson (Calder V, W45) 84:59

RUN AND BECOME TINTO, SymingtonOverall (4.5M/1500ft): 1 P Prasad (Squadra P) 30:52; 2 A Anthony (Ochil) 32:44; 3 J Waldie (C’thy) 32:52Women: 1 C Morgan 38:52; 2 S Robertson (Shett, W40) 39:27; 3 E Wardlaw (HBT) 40:30U16 (4.5M/1500ft): 1 A Lawler (Law) 15:04; 2 L Cheskin (Moorf) 16:08U16 women: M Breckenridge (Shett) 20:00

NOVEMBER 6CLWYDIAN HILLS, CilcainOverall (10M/3100ft): 1 J Ellis (Warr) 76:24; 2 A Smith (Amble, M40) 76:41; 3 W Horsley (N’land F) 77:03Women: 1 A Rowlands (Eryri) 86:19; 2 S Hammond (Tatten, W40) 87:47; 3 M Gillie (Clwyd) 94:03TEAM (M&W): 1 Tattenhall RC 44; 2 Eryri H 58; 3 Clwydian Range Runners 62

NOVEMBER 5SHEPHERDS SKYLINE (2km/400ft, gender not declared): 1 G Weight (Bing) 15:06; 2 L Williamson 20:17; 3 N Narey (Wharf) 21:21U14 (1.3km/300ft): 1 J Marchant (Pend) 8:32; 2 H Muir (Wharf) 8:37; 3 E Cairess (Bing) 8:44

WALKSDECEMBER 11UP & RUNNING WINTER LEAGUE, St. JohnsOverall: 10kmW: 1 A Eaton (Manx, U17) 48:52; 2 M George (Manx, M45) 49:00; 3 R Gerrard (Manx, M35) 53:08; 4 A Cowin (Manx, U20) 53:54; 5 D Walker (Manx) 55:21; 6 V Lynch (Manx, M50) 56:33; 7 R Wild (MH, M40) 58:18; 8 J Bellando (Manx, U17) 60:28M65: D Corrin (IOM Vet) 68:092kmW: 1 G Melvin (Northern A.C., U13) 13:59; 2 T Partington (MH, U13) 14:16. Women: 10kmW: 1 H Hunter 62:45; 2 B Stoffberg (W40) 65:475kmW: 1 M Jackson (Manx, W50) 28:38; 2 A Ross (Manx, U17) 29:37; 3 D Oates (Manx, U17) 30:20

SARNIA HILL: CLIMB WALK, Le Val des Terres, GuernseyMen (815m): 1 S Le Noury 4:37; 2 T Bates (M60) 5:23; 3 P Lockwood 5:23Women: 1 J Le Noury (W50) 6.41; 2 C Bates (W55) 6:53; 3 R Druckes (W65) 7.17

DECEMBER 10SURREY WALKING CLUB CHRISTMAS CUP 5km, SelsdonMen:1 M Easton (Sy WC, M45) 24:06; 2 F Reis (Ilf, M50) 24:15; 3 S Uttley (Ilf, M50) 26:08; 4 S Allen (Barn, M55) 26:44; 5 G Thomas (Ton, U17) 28:32; 6 R Elmsley (Steyn, M55) 29:05; 7 L Atterbury (Sy WC, M60) 29:24 ; 8 S Lightman (Sy WC, M65) 29:39; 9. R Penfold (Steyn, M70) 30:06; 10 L Legon (Bexley, U15) 30:32; 11 M Harran (Sy WC M70) 30:38; 12 P Hannell (Sy WC, M65) 31:00Women: 1 H Middleton (E&H, W45) 28:35; 2 C Cotterill (Ton U20) 31:19


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CROSS-COUNTRYSaturday December 17EAST HULL HARRIERS WINTER LEAGUEEHH Clubhouse, Hull. 2.10pm.http://easthullharriers.comEntry: Free.ESSEX LEAGUEColchester.LONDON CITY RUNNER METROPOLITAN LEAGUERuislip. 1.15pm.www.metleague.co.ukSEVERN AC CHRISTMAS 5km HANDICAPPlock Court, Gloucester. 2.30pmwww.severnac.co.uk SOUTH OF THAMES CHAMPIONSHIPSRoehampton.

Sunday December 18GRAEME LE MAISTRE SERIESPont Marquet Park. 9am.www.jerseyspartan.comIRVINE CYCLISTS v HARRIERS RACEIrvine Sports Club. 1pm.www.irvineac.co.ukNOTTS MINI LEAGUEWorksop College. 11am.www.notts-minileague.co.ukPECO LEAGUEMiddleton Park. 11am.www.pecoxc.co.ukRYSTON RUNNERS OPEN LEAGUEShouldham Warren, West Norfolk. 11am.www.rystonrunners.org.ukTHAMES VALLEY LEAGUEBearwood College.http://tvxc.org.ukTHREE COUNTIES LEAGUEStopsley.www.woottonroadrunners.co.uk/xcountry.html

Monday December 26GUERNSEY BOXING DAY OPENL’Ancresse.www.guernseyathletics.org.gg

Tuesday December 27NOTTS AC CHRISTMAS RELAY (4x2.75)Wollaton Park, Nottingham. 11am.www.nottsac.co.uk

Saturday December 31ILFORD AC 10Hainault Forest Country Park, Chigwell Row. 11am.www.ilfordathleticclub.co.ukSHEFFIELD OPENGraves Park, Sheffi eld.http://she� eldrunningclub.org.uk

Sunday January 1GUERNSEY HANDICAP 4.75Rocque Ballan. 11am.www.guernseyathletics.org.gg

Monday January 2KENT FITNESS LEAGUEAvery Hill Park, New Eltham.http://kfl .canterburyharriers.org/index.phpTODAY’S RUNNER LEAGUELord Wandsworth College.http://web.me.com/bob_ayer/runner/index.html

Saturday January 7BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSWing.www.bedfordshireaaa.org.ukBERKSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSNewbury Showground, Newbury.www.berkshireathletics.org.ukBROOKS SUSSEX COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSStanmer Park, Brighton.www.sussexathletics.org.ukBUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSWing.www.bucksaa.org.ukBUPA EDINBURGH INTERNATIONALHolyrood Park, Edinburgh.www.greatrun.orgCHESHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSWinsford.cheshireaa.comCUMBRIA LEAGUEFitz Park, Keswick.www.athleticscumbria.org.ukDERBYSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSMarkeaton Park, Derby. 11am.www.dcaa.org.ukESSEX COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSGloucester Park, Basildon.www.essexathletics.org.ukGLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSPlock Court, Gloucester.www.glosaaa.org.ukGREATER MANCHESTER CHAMPIONSHIPSWoodbank Stadium, Stockport.www.greatermanchesteraa.co.ukHAMPSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSDibden Inclosure.www.athletics.hampshire.org.ukHUMBERSIDE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSQuibell Park, Scunthorpe. 10.45amEdwin Bellamy. 01652 633422.KENT COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSWillmington GS, Dartford.www.kcaa.org.ukMERSEYSIDE AA COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSSherdley Park, St Helens.www.merseysideathletics.orgMIDDLESEX COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSWormwood Scrubs.www.middlesexaa.org.ukSCOTTISH INTER DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPSHolyrood Park, Edinburgh.www.scottishathletics.org.ukSURREY COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSDenbies Vineyard, Dorking.www.surreyathletics.org.ukYORKSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSThornes Park, Wakefi eld.fi [email protected]

Sunday January 8CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSPriory Park, St Neots.www.cambsaa.org.ukCC6 LEAGUEBadgers Farm, Winchester.

www.cc6.co.ukEAST SUSSEX SUNDAY LEAGUEVillage Hall, Pett.www.eastsussexcrosscountry.co.ukHEREFORDSHIRE WINTER LEAGUE (Inc HEREFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPS)Monkhall Farm.http://herefordrunner.blogspot.comHERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSStevenage.www.hertscaaa.org.ukKENT FITNESS LEAGUEMinnis Bay, Birchington.http://kfl .canterburyharriers.org/index.phpLINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSLondon Road, Louth.www.lincsathletics.org.ukNORTHERN VETERANS’ JANUARY 5/10kmSmithills, Bolton.www.nvac.co.ukOXFORD MAIL LEAGUEMiddleton Cheney.www.oxonxc.orgSOUH WEST INTER COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPSBicton.THAMES VALLEY LEAGUEBaughurst.http://tvxc.org.ukWEST GLAMORGAN LEAGUEMargam Park.www.westglamleague.co.uk

Wednesday January 11CLEVELAND SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPSLaurence Jackson School, Guisborough.EAST ANGLIA LEAGUERAF Marham.NORTHERN POLICE LEAGUELeeds Stadium.www.slateman.co.uk/npccl

Saturday January 142:09 EVENTS HAMPSHIRE LEAGUEKing’s Park.www.athletics.hampshire.org.uk2XU SURREY LEAGUE1: Coulsdon. 2: Reigate. 3-4: TBC.www.surreyathletics.org.ukAPEX SPORTS CHILTERN LEAGUESlough.www.chilternccl.co.ukBIRMINGHAM LEAGUE1: Coventry. 2: Sphinx. 3: Baggeridge Country Park.www.birminghamccleague.co.ukBROOKS SUSSEX LEAGUEBexhill.www.sussexathletics.org.ukEAST DISTRICT LEAGUEBroxburn.www.eastleague.co.ukESSEX LEAGUEOrion.GRAND PRIX EXPRESS NORTH WALES LEAGUETelford.www.nwrab.garethsmedia.co.uk/nwccl.htmLONDON CITY RUNNER METROPOLITAN LEAGUETrent Park.www.metleague.co.ukMID LANCS LEAGUEWilson Playing Fields, Hyndburn.

www.midlancs.org.ukMIDLAND WOMEN’S LEAGUEBaggeridge Country Park, Dudley.www.midlandathletics.org.ukNORTH MIDLANDS LEAGUENottingham.www.northmidsxcleague.co.ukRUN 4 IT NORTH DISTRICT LEAGUERoss.www.northleague.fsnet.co.ukSURREY LADIES’ LEAGUECoulsdon.www.surreyathletics.org.uk

Sunday January 1553-12 LEAGUEHadleigh.www.53-12xc.comBOOTH DECORATORS LEAGUEShipley Park CC, Heanor.BROOKS WESTWARD LEAGUEBideford.www.ironbridgerunnerevents.co.uk/westwardDERBY RUNNER LEAGUEGrace Dieu School.www.derbyrunnerleague.co.ukEAST YORKSHIRE LEAGUEThixendale.www.beverleyac.comGWENT LEISURE CENTRE LEAGUECouncil Offi ces, Pontllanfraith.www.gri� thstownharriers.co.uk/glcl.htmlKENT FITNESS LEAGUENurstead Court, Meopham.kfl .canterburyharriers.org/index.phpMANCHESTER AREA LEAGUEWoodbank Park, Stockport.www.bbresults.co.uk/wpMcCAIN UK CROSS CHALLENGE SERIESCardiff .www.uka.org.ukNORH DEVON LEAGUESt Michael’s School, Tawstock.www.ksbxc.co.uk/page2.htmNORTH WEST SUNDAY LEAGUETown Park, Runcorn.www.stevesaunders.co.ukNORTH YORKSHIRE & SOUTH DURHAM LEAGUEUpsall Hall Rural Centre, Nunthorpe.new-marske-harriers.co.uk/xcountry/xc.htmlPECO LEAGUEKirkstall.www.pecoxc.co.ukRYSTON RUNNERS OPEN LEAGUEShouldham Warren, West Norfolk.www.rystonrunners.org.ukSUNDAY LEAGUEWelwyn. 10.30am.www.runherts.coM/xc.htmTHREE COUNTIES LEAGUEWootton.www.woottonroadrunners.co.uk/xcountry.html

Wednesday January 18RAF v POLICE v FIRE SERVICERAF Halton.www.raf.mod.uk/rafathletics

Saturday January 21CORNWALL COUNTY SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPSTruro School, Truro.www.cornwallathletics.orgMcCAIN UK CROSS CHALLENGE SERIESAntrim.

www.uka.org.ukSOUTH EAST LANCASHIRE LEAGUELeigh Sports Village, Leigh.www.selcc.co.ukSTOCKPORT HARRIERS SCHOOLS’ LEAGUEWoodbank Park Stadium, Stockport.www.stockportharriers.comSURREY SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPSReigate.www.surreyathletics.org.ukSUSSEX SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPSLancing.www.sussexathletics.org.ukTHAMES H&H MOB MATCHCoulsdon.www.thameshareandhounds.org.ukVETERANS AC CHAMPIONSHIPSWimbledon Common.www.vetsac.org.uk

Sunday January 22MEDIS ISLE OF MAN LEAGUE (Inc ISLE OF MAN CHAMPS)Ballannette.www.iomaa.infoTHAMES VALLEY LEAGUELightwater Country Park.http://tvxc.org.ukTHE RUNNING SHOP WINTER SERIESHaddo.www.therunningshop.uk.com/eventinformation.cfmWESSEX LEAGUEStoke-sub-Hamden.www.wessexleague.comWEST GLAMORGAN LEAGUETata Steel, Port Talbot.www.westglamleague.co.ukWEST MIDLAND YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUEPingles.www.midlandathletics.org.uk

Wednesday January 25EAST ANGLIA LEAGUERAF Wattisham.ERIC HUMPHRIES MEMORIAL RACEDelapre Park, Northampton.Ken Willis. 01604-764101. [email protected] COLLEGES LEAGUEProspect park, reading.http://ulathletics.co.uk/london_colleges_league.php

Thursday January 26EAST SUSSEX SUNDAY LEAGUEAshdown Forest.www.eastsussexcrosscountry.co.uk

Saturday January 28MIDLAND CHAMPIONSHIPSWollaton Park, Nottingham.www.midlandathletics.org.ukNORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPSPontefract.www.noeaa-athletics.org.ukRHUG ORGANIC NORTH WALES CHAMPIONSHIPCorwen.www.nwrab.garethsmedia.co.ukRUN 4 IT NORTH DISTRICT LEAGUEMoray.www.northleague.fsnet.co.ukSEAA CHAMPIONSHIPSStanmer Park, Brighton.www.seaa.org.uk

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Sunday January 2953-12 LEAGUEIpswich.www.53-12xc.comTODAY’S RUNNER LEAGUEManor farm country park.http://web.me.com/bob_ayer/runner/index.html

Wednesday February 1NORTHERN POLICE LEAGUE Hull Ionians Elloughton.www.slateman.co.uk/npcclRAF CHAMPIONSHIPSRAF Halton.www.raf.mod.uk/rafathletics

Saturday February 4BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPSTBC.www.bucs.org.ukEAST SURREY LEAGUEWimbledon common.GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEAGUETewkesbury School, Tewkesbury.www.glosaaa.org.ukGRAND PRIX EXPRESS NORTH WALES LEAGUEOswestry.www.nwrab.garethsmedia.co.uk/nwccl.htmMIDDLESEX COUNTY VETERANS’ CHAMPIONSHIPSMad Bess Woods, Ruislip.www.middlesexaa.org.ukNORTH OF THE THAMES CHAMPIONSHIPSFryent Country Park, Kingsbury.NORTH WEST LONDON YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUEWormwood Scrubs.SCHOOLS’ INTER COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPSLaurence Jackson School, Guisborough.www.esaa.netSCOTTISH NATIONAL MASTERS’ CHAMPIONSHIPSKilmarnock.scottishmastersathletics.webnode.com/SOUTH EAST SCHOOLS’ INTER COUNTIESHighlands Park.

Sunday February 5FROSTBITE FRIENDLY LEAGUEBourne Woods.www.frostbiteleague.org.ukGWENT LEISURE CENTRE LEAGUEParc Bryn Bach.www.gri� thstownharriers.co.uk/glcl.htmlHEREFORDSHIRE WINTER LEAGUEPresteigne.herefordrunner.blogspot.comNORH DEVON LEAGUEWest Buckland School, Barnstaple.www.ksbxc.co.uk/page2.htmNORTH WEST SUNDAY LEAGUEWalton Hall Park, Liverpool.www.stevesaunders.co.ukNORTH YORKSHIRE & SOUTH DURHAM LEAGUECaedmon School, Whitby.http://new-marske-harriers.co.uk/xcountry/xc.htmlOXFORD MAIL LEAGUECirencester.www.oxonxc.orgTHAMES VALLEY LEAGUETBC.

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Wednesday February 8EAST ANGLIA LEAGUEEaston college.LONDON COLLEGES LEAGUEAlexandra Park. 3.15pm.http://ulathletics.co.uk/london_colleges_league.php

Saturday February 112:09 EVENTS HAMPSHIRE LEAGUEHudson’s Field.www.athletics.hampshire.org.uk2XU SURREY LEAGUE1: Wimbledon Common. 2: Esher. 3-4: Croydon.www.surreyathletics.org.uk APEX SPORTS CHILTERN LEAGUEWing.www.chilternccl.co.ukBIRMINGHAM LEAGUE1: Cheltenham. 2: Wolverhampton. 3: Staff ord.www.birminghamccleague.co.ukGWENT LEAGUEPenlan Leisure Centre, Brecon.www.gwent-league.org.ukKENT MEN’S/WOMEN’S LEAGUEParkwood School, Swanley.www.dartfordharriersac.co.uk/kxclLONDON CITY RUNNER METROPOLITAN LEAGUEHorsenden Hill.www.metleague.co.ukMANCHESTER AREA LEAGUEClayton Vale, Manchester.www.bbresults.co.uk/wpMID LANCS LEAGUEThorncliff e, Barrow In Furness.www.midlancs.org.ukMIDLAND WOMEN’S LEAGUEPitville Park, Cheltenham.www.midlandathletics.org.ukRUN 4 IT NORTH DISTRICT LEAGUENairn.www.northleague.fsnet.co.ukSTART FITNESS NORTH EAST HARRIER LEAGUEWrekenton.SURREY LADIES LEAGUEEsher.www.surreyathletics.org.uk/crosscountry/leagues/2011/slccl/fi xtures.php?y

Sunday February 1253-12 LEAGUEWitham.www.53-12xc.comARMY CHAMPIONSHIPSRMAS.www.army.mod.uk/eventsBOOTH DECORATORS LEAGUEHolmebrook Valley Park, Newbold.BROOKS WESTWARD LEAGUEBovey Tracey.www.ironbridgerunnerevents.co.uk/westwardCC6 LEAGUEBolderwood, New Forest.www.cc6.co.ukCLEETHORPES BEACH OPENLeisure Centre, Cleethorpes. 11.30am.www.cleethorpesac.co.ukEAST SUSSEX SUNDAY LEAGUESnape Wood, Wadhurst.www.eastsussexcrosscountry.co.ukEAST YORKSHIRE LEAGUEWelton.www.beverleyac.com

GUERNSEY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPSFootes Lane.www.guernseyathletics.org.ggMEDIS ISLE OF MAN LEAGUEGlen Lough.www.iomaa.infoRYSTON RUNNERS OPEN LEAGUEShouldham Warren.www.rystonrunners.org.uk

Saturday February 18BROOKS SUSSEX LEAGUELancing.www.sussexathletics.org.ukESSEX RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPSChingford.www.essexathletics.org.ukSCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPSCallendar Park, Falkirk.www.scottishathletics.org.ukWELSH CHAMPIONSHIPSTBC.www.welshathletics.org

INDOORThursday December 15GATESHEAD COLLEGE [email protected]

Saturday December 17NORTHERN ATHLETICS OPENEIS Sheffi eld.www.noeaa-athletics.org.uk

Sunday December 18MANCHESTER OPENSportcity.www.saleharriersmanchester.com

Wednesday December 28GAA METRIC MILER MEETINGGlasgow. 1.30pm

Monday January 2NEW YEAR SPRINT MEETING (Inc 800m Races)Lee Valley.www.leevalleypark.org.uk

Tuesday January 3GAA METRIC MILER MEETINGGlasgow. 1.30pm

Wednesday January 4GRANGEMOUTH STADIUM GRADED OPENGrangemouth. [email protected] www.falkirk.gov.uk

Saturday January 7ENGLAND COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPSSheffi eld. Until Sunday January 8.www.noeaa-athletics.org.uk

Sunday January 8BMC SHEFFIELD OPENSheffi eld.www.britishmilersclub.comMANCHESTER OPENSportcity.www.saleharriersmanchester.comMETASWITCH GAMESLee Valley. 12.30pm.www.ehac.co.ukSCOTTISH ATHLETICS LEAGUEKelvin Hall, Glasgow. 10am.www.scottishathletics.org.uk

UWIC GRAND PRIXCardiff .www.welshathletics.orgWINDSOR, SLOUGH, ETON & HOUNSLOW AC WINTER SERIESEton. 1pm.www.wseh.infoEntry: £5 on the day.

Thursday January 12HORSHAM SPRINTS OPENHorsham. 7pm.www.horshambluestarharriers.org.uk

Saturday January 14BRUNEL UNIVERSITY INDOOR SPEED MEETINGUxbridge.LEE VALLEY U13/U15 OPENLee Valley. 1.30pm.www.leevalleypark.org.ukMIDLAND COUNTIES OPENBirmingham HPC. Until Sunday January 15.www.midlandathletics.org.ukNORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPSEIS Sheffi eld. Until Sunday January 15.www.noeaa-athletics.org.uk

Sunday January 15SEAA PENTATHLON CHAMPSLee Valley.www.seaa.org.uk

Thursday January 19GATESHEAD COLLEGE [email protected]

Saturday January 21LSAC OPEN MEETINGHiPAC Loughborough.www.loughboroughsport.comSCOTTISH NATIONAL OPENKelvin Hall, Glasgow.www.scottishathletics.org.ukSEAA CHAMPIONSHIPSLee Valley. Until Sunday January 22.www.seaa.org.ukWELSH U13/U15/SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSCardiff . Until Sunday January 22.www.welshathletics.org

Saturday January 28AVIVA INTERNATIONAL Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.LONDON U20/SENIOR GAMESLee Valley. Until Sunday January 29.www.leevalleypark.org.uk

Sunday January 29CELTIC CUP (Inc SCHOOLS’ INTERNATIONAL)Cardiff .www.welshathletics.org

Wednesday February 1GRANGEMOUTH STADIUM GRADED OPENGrangemouth.www.falkirk.gov.uk

Thursday February 2HORSHAM SPRINTS OPENHorsham.

Saturday February 4BIRMINGHAM GAMESBirmingham NIA. Until February 5.www.midlandathletics.org.uk

LONDON U15/U17 GAMESLee Valley.www.leevalleypark.org.ukLSAC OPEN MEETINGHiPAC Loughborough.www.loughboroughsport.comMCCAIN CITY CHALLENGESheffi eld.www.uka.org.ukNORTHERN MASTERS’ OPENEIS Sheffi eld.www.noeaa-athletics.org.ukSCOTTISH UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPSKelvin Hall, [email protected], SLOUGH, ETON & HOUNSLOW AC WINTER SERIESEton.www.wseh.info

Sunday February 5BMAF PENTATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPSEIS Sheffi eld.www.bmaf.org.ukWELSH U17/U20 CHAMPIONSHIPSCardiff .www.welshathletics.org

Wednesday February 8SSAA SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ POLE VAULT CHAMPIONSHIPSKelvin Hall, Glasgow.www.ssaa.co.uk

Thursday February 9SSAA SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPSKelvin Hall, Glasgow.www.ssaa.co.uk

Saturday February 11AVIVA EUROPEAN INDOOR TRIALS & UK CHAMPIONSHIPSSheffi eld. Until Sunday February 12.www.uka.org.ukESSEX & EASTERN COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPSLee Valley. Until February 12.www.essexathletics.org.ukMIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPSBirmingham NIA. Until Feb 12.www.midlandathletics.org.ukSCOTTISH COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPSKelvin Hall, Glasgow. Until Sunday February 12.www.scottishathletics.org.ukSCOTTISH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Inc U18/U20/SEN 3000m CHAMPIONSHIPS)Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.www.scottishathletics.org.uk

Sunday February 12SCOTTISH RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPSKelvin Hall, Glasgow.www.scottishathletics.org.uk

Thursday February 16GATESHEAD COLLEGE [email protected]

Saturday February 18AVIVA GRAND PRIXBirmingham.SCOTTISH SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSKelvin Hall, Glasgow.www.scottishathletics.org.uk

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MULTI-TERRAINSaturday December 17BATH SKYLINE 10km SERIESSports Training Village, University of Bath, Bath. 11am.www.relishrunningraces.comEntry: £10. Extra on day: £5.BATTLE CHRISTMAS PUDDING DASH 5Ashburnham Place, Battle, Kent. 10.30am.www.nice-work.org.ukEntry: £11. Extra on day: £2.

Sunday December 18FOREST OF DEAN CHRISTMAS TREE 5Coleford, Gloucestershire. 10.30am.www.fodac.org.ukHOOKY CHRISTMAS CANTER 7The Bourne, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire. 11am.http://hooknortonharriers.orgHURST GREEN TURKEY 5Bayley Arms, Avenue Road, Hurst Green, Lancashire. [email protected]: £5. Extra on day: £2.KENT CHRISTMAS CRACKER 5Fowlmead Country Park, Sholden, Kent. 10.30am.www.nice-work.org.ukEntry: £11. Extra on day: £2.LOFTUS POULTRY RUN 8Loftus Leisure Centre, Loftus, Cleveland. 11am.www.loftus-ac.co.ukEntry: £12. Extra on day: £3.LYNNE EDMONDSON MEMORIAL COWM RESERVOIR 6.6kmSportsman Pub, Market Street, Whitworth, Lancashire. [email protected]: £5. Extra on day: £1.MERTHYR MAWR PUDDING RUN 6Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan. 10am.www.bracklaharriers.co.ukEntry: £12.PORTSMOUTH COASTAL WATERSIDE MARATHONLangstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire. 9.30am.www.fi tprorob.bizEntry: £24.TITTESWORTH RESERVOIR CHRISTMAS CRACKER 8Tittesworth Reservoir Visitor Centre, near Leek, Staff ordshire. 11am.www.loftus-ac.co.ukWELLINGTON MONUMENT 6.27Village Square, Hemyock, Somerset. 10.30am.

Wednesday December 21CHRISTMAS ENIGMA MARATHON DOUBLE (DAY 1)Furzton Lake Premier Inn, Furzton, Bedfordshire. 9.30am.www.enigmarunning.co.uk

Thursday December 22CHRISTMAS ENIGMA MARATHON DOUBLE (DAY 2)Furzton Lake Premier Inn, Furzton, Bedfordshire. 9.30am.

Saturday December 24BLACKPOOL RUDOLF RED NOSE RACEBlackpool Fire Station, Forest Gate,

Blackpool, Lancashire. 11:00.www.weshamroadrunners.com

Monday December 26BUNTINGFORD BREWERY BOXING DAY 3.2Recreation Ground, Pirton, Hertfordshire. 10.45am.www.boxingdayrun.co.ukCHEVIN CHASE 7Guiseley, West Yorkshire. 11am.www.guiseley.co.uk/airecentre-pacersCLEETHORPES TURKEY TROT 5.2Submarine Pub, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire. 11am.www.woldsvets.co.ukCROWN TO CROWN 5kmWestley Heights Country Park, Basildon, Essex. 11am.www.pitsearunningclub.org.ukSALTWOOD BOXING DAY 3Village Green, Saltwood, Kent. Noon.www.boxingdayrun.org.ukSHELL CHESTER ROUND THE WALLS 4.5Chester Racecourse, Chester. 11am.westcheshireac.co.ukTURNERS HILL 4.5St Leonard’s Church, Turners Hill, West Sussex. 11am.www.sussexraces.co.uk

Tuesday December 27CASTLEWELLAN CHRISTMAS CRACKER 15kmCastlewellan, Co Down. 1pm.www.newcastleac.orgHOLLY WINTER CHALLENGE ULTRATelford, Shropshire. 8.20am.www.codrc.co.ukVELOCITY END OF ‘11 RUN 14kmHigh Street, Staplehurst, Kent. 10am.www.velocity-events.co.ukWARMINSTER PLAIN CRAZY 12Land Warfare Centre, Warminster, Wiltshire. 11am.www.warminsterbritishlegion.co.uk

Saturday December 31GUT BUSTER 10km/10MileButlers Lands Farm, Mortimer, Berkshire. 9am.www.2mevents.com/index.php/event/the-gut-busterLAURISTON 5Wimbledon Common. 2pm.www.herculeswimbledonac.org.uk

Sunday January 1BOX HILL KNACKER CRACKER 10kmRyker’s Cafe car park, Box Hill, Mickleham, Surrey. 11am.www.trionium.com/knackercrackerBROWN WILLY RUN (Approx 7M)Jamaica Inn, Cornwall. 11am.http://trurorunningclub.org.ukNEW YEAR’S DAY RESOLUTION RUN 10kmExhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. Noon.www.allterrainevents.comSTANWICK NEW YEAR RECOVERY RUN 5km/10km/HALF MARATHONStanwick Lakes, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. 11am.www.ultramarathon.org.uk

Monday January 2CLIVEDEN 6National Trust Cliveden House,

Taplow, Buckinghamshire. 10am.www.burnhamjoggers.org.ukFLADBURY FESTIVE 5.5Evesham Vale Growers Greenhouses, Lower Moor, Worcestershire. 10.30am.www.fl adburyfestivefi ve.orgLUMPHANAN DETOX 10kmVillage Hall, Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire. 11.30am.www.lumphanan.netSEVEN SINS 7Organs Green Picnic Site, Blakeney, Gloucestershire. 10am.httpp://www.sevensinsrun.comSOMERLEY 10kmSomerley Estate, Ringwood, Hampshire. 11:00.www.charity-run.co.ukTADWORTH 10Tattenham Corner, Epsom Downs, Epsom, Surrey. 1pm.www.tadworth.org.ukWINTER ENIGMA MARATHONCaldecotte Arms Premier Inn, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire. 10am.www.enigmarunning.co.ukWORTHING HANGOVER 5Hillbarn Recreation Ground, Worthing, Sussex. 11.30am.www.westsussexfunrunleague.org.uk

Sunday January 8AXMOUTH HALF CHALLENGE 5/CHALLENGE 10Village Hall, Axmouth, Devon. 11am.www.axevalleyrunners.org.ukCENTURION GRAND PRIX 5John Henry Newman Catholic College, Birmingham. 11am.www.centurions.org.ukHIT THE TRAIL 5Carousel Public House, Stockport, Cheshire. 11am.http://sites.google.com/site/hitthetrailraceJANUARY JAUNT 10kmSpeedway Track, Marsh Mills, Plymouth, Devon. 9.30am.www.plymouth.roundtable.co.uk

Saturday January 14COUNTRY TO CAPITAL 45Wendover, Buckinghamshire. 8.30am.www.gobeyondultra.co.ukEAST HULL HARRIERS WINTER LEAGUEPaull Lighthouse, Hull, East Yorkshire. 2.10pm.http://easthullharriers.comG3 10km SERIESNewlands Corner, Drove Road, Guildford, Surrey. 8.30am.www.g3series.co.uk

Sunday January 15BATH RUN SERIES (8km)Bath University, Claverton Down, Bath.www.runnerbath.co.ukBROMLEY 10kmNorman Park Track, Bromley, London.www.mccpromotions10kseries.com/bromley-10K.php FROSTBITE FRIENDLY LEAGUEWhitemoor Prison, March.www.frostbiteleague.org.ukOH MY OBELISK 11Dawlish Leisure Centre, Dawlish, Devon.

www.dawlishcoasters.co.uk ROPSLEY RAID 6/13Village Hall, Ropsley, Lincolnshire. 10am.http://ropsleyroadrunners.co.ukROUGH ‘N’ TUMBLE 10Village Hall, Milton Lilbourne, Wiltshire.www.grassrootsevents.co.ukTHORNBURY RIVERBANK ROLLICK 9Thornbury, Bristol. 11am.www.thornburyrunningclub.co.ukWELLINGBOROUGH 5/10/15km SERIESIrchester Country Park, Irchester, Near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.www.justracinguk.com

Saturday January 21AN CREGAN 5An Cregan Heritage Centre, Creggan, Co Tyrone.www.sperrinharriers.co.ukASICS WILD MAN 10/15kmHankley, Surrey.www.humanrace.co.ukBUCHLYVIE 10kmVillage Hall, Buchlyvie, Stirling. 1.30pm.http://entrycentral.comENDURANCELIFE CTS ANGLESEY 10km/HALF MARATHON/MARATHON/ULTRABreakwater Country Park, Holyhead, Anglesey.www.endurancelife.comULTRARACE 45Park Inn, Northampton. 8am.www.ultrarace.co.uk

Sunday January 22BENFLEET 15Canvey Island, Essex. 10.30am.www.benfl eetrunningclub.com/benfl eet15BLYMHILL 10kmSchool Lane, Blymhill, Shropshire. 11am.http://dkrunningclub.co.ukFRED HUGHES 10St Columba School, St Albans, Hertfordshire. 9.30am.www.stalbansstriders.comMOORLAND COMMUNITY CHALLENGE 10kmAvon Riding Centre, Henbury, Bristol. 11am.http://tach.org.uk/races.phpULTRARACE 45Pendley Manor, Tring, Hertfordshire. 8am.www.ultrarace.co.uk

Saturday January 28ADVENTUREHUB YORKSHIRE MARATHON/50Whitby Abbey, Whitby, North Yorkshire. 8am.www.adventurehub.com

Sunday January 29BATH SKYLINE 10km SERIESSports Training Village, University of Bath, Bath.www.relishrunningraces.com/skyline-10K.phpMOUNT EDGCUMBE 10Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, Cremyll, Cornwall.www.shredstore.co.ukPERCH XIII 6.25kmMansion House, Nonsuch Park,

Epsom, Surrey. 10.30am.www.epsomoddballs.orgROMSEY 5Broadlands, Romsey, Essex. 10am.www.conceptsport.co.uk

Saturday February 4ASICS TUFF MAN 8kmPippingford Park Estate, East Sussex.www.humanrace.co.uk/events/o� -road/tu� man-2012DRUM MANOR 10kmDrum Manor, Cookstown, Co Tyrone.www.sperrinharriers.co.ukG3 10km SERIESNewlands Corner, Drove Road, Guildford, Surrey.www.g3series.co.uk GB ULTRA THAMES TROT 50Oxford. 8.30am.www.gobeyondultra.co.ukRAUCEBY RIPPER 8.5South Rauceby, Lincolnshire . 10:30.http://theraucebyripper.webnode.comRUN RICHMOND PARK 5/10kmRichmond Park, Richmond, Surey. 10.10am.www.thefi xevents.com

Sunday February 5BOOKHAM 10kmPolesden Lacey Infant School, Bookham, Surrey.www.eventstolive.co.uk CENTURION GRAND PRIX 5John Henry Newman Catholic College, Birmingham. 11am.www.centurions.org.ukCHRIS REASON TRIBUTE 5Ivybridge, Devon. 11am.www.ermevalleyharriers.co.ukMAY HILL MASSACRE 8.7Old Sawmills, Newent Lane, Huntley, Gloucestershire. 11am.www.blacksheepsports.co.ukNONSUCH PARK 10kmNonsuch Mansions, Cheam, Surrey.www.mccpromotions10kseries.comREEPHAM RUNNERS 10kmOld Railway Station, Whitwell Road, Reepham, Norfolk. 10am.www.reephamrunners.webs.comST. WILFRED’S MUDDY BOOTS 10kmSt Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School, Ripon, North Yorkshire.www.riponrunners.co.ukSTOURBRIDGE LADIES ONLY 7kmMary Stevens Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands.www.srclub.co.ukSTOURBRIDGE STAGGER 10Mary Stevens Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands.www.srclub.co.ukWELLINGBOROUGH 5/10/15km SERIESIrchester Country Park, Irchester, Near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.www.justracinguk.comX’TREME CHALLENGE 10kmCatton Hall Estate, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. 10.30am.www.kpevents.net

Saturday February 11ACTION DUCHENNE LOVE RUN 10kmBute Park, Cardiff . 11am.Finsbury Park, Harringey, London. 11am.








Heaton Park, Manchester. 11am.www.actionduchenne.org

Sunday February 12ABSENT FRIENDS 5Cowpen Bewley, Co Durham. 11am.www.marsh-house.orgBERE PEN FOOT-DRAGGERBere Alston, Devon. 11am.www.berealstontrekkers.btck.co.ukDURSLEY 12Dursley Sports Centre, Dursley, Gloucestershire.www.g4cio.demon.co.uk/ddozen.htm KIMMY KILLER 10kmRotherham, South Yorkshire. 11am.MEON VALLEY PLOD 21Clanfi eld Scout Hall, Waterlooville, Hampshire.www.pjc.org.uk MUDDY WOODY 6Hereford.PORTSMOUTH COASTAL HALF MARATHONPyramids Centre, Southsea, Hampshire. 10.15am.www.fi tprorob.bizVIGO VALENTINES RUN 10Vigo RFC, Vigo, Kent. 10.30am.www.pitchero.com/clubs/vigorfc/s/team-info-24435.html

Saturday February 18ENDURANCELIFE CTS SOUTH DEVON 10km/HALF MARATHON/MARATHON/ULTRABeesands, Kingsbridge, Devon.www.endurancelife.comSTANDISH HALL 10kmBritannia Hotel, Standish, Lancashire. 2.30pm.www.wiganphoenix.org.uk

ROADThursday December 15WESTON PROM 5 SERIESPavilion Bar, Upper Church Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. [email protected] www.westonac.co.uk/promrunEntry: £4.

Friday December 16POOLE RUNNERS WINTER 5km SERIESBoscombe, Dorset. [email protected] www.poolerunners.comEntry: £2.

Saturday December 17QUEDGELEY CHRISTMAS 5Quedgeley Methodist Church, Gloucester. 2.30pm.www.beyondthelimitations.co.ukRONNIE WALKER SALTWELL 10kmSaltwell Park, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. 12.30pm.www.saltwellharriers.org.ukEntry: £10. Extra on day: £1.

Sunday December 18CHRISTMAS JINGLE 4Burnham Swim and Sports Academy, Burnham on Sea, Somerset. 10.30am.www.bospool.comDERBY RUNNER BOLSOVER 10kmBolsover School, Bolsover, Derbyshire. 10.30am.

http://northderbyshirerc.jimdo.comEntry: £10.EDINBURGH AC ANNUAL QUEENS DRIVEHolyrood Park, Edinburgh. 1pm.http://edinburghac.org.ukRONHILL SURREY CLASSIC 10km (STAGE 3)Equus Equestrian Centre, Horton Country Park, Epsom, Surrey. 9am.www.runningwithdavid.comEntry: £8. Extra on day: £2.TELFORD 10kmTelford Town Park, Telford, Shropshire. 10.30am.www.telfordathleticclub.co.ukEntry: £6.TRAVELLERS 6Denby Dale Pie Hall, near Wakefi eld, West Yorkshire. 11am.www.denbydaletravellers.org.ukWVAC TURKEY TROT 10Beccles Sports Centre, Beccles, Suff olk. 11am.www.waveneyvalley.org

Monday December 19ST MARY’S 5km SERIESSt Mary’s School Sports Centre, Calne, Wiltshire. 6pm.http://smcsports.co.uk

Monday December 26AYLESBURY BOXING DAY 5kmAylesbury, Buckinghamshire.www.voaac.org.ukAYRODYNAMIC TURKEY TROT 10kmCitadel Leisure Centre, Ayr. 11am.www.ayrodynamic.co.ukCLEVEDON BOXING DAY 4Salthouse Fields, Clevedon, Avon.www.clevedonac.co.ukEHH BOXING DAY 10kmHull, East Yorkshire.easthullharriers.comFIFE BOXING DAY HANDICAP 1.3Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy. Noon.www.fi feac.co.ukFIFE BOXING DAY HANDICAP MILE/2 MILECraigtoun Park, St Andrews. 2.30pm.www.fi feac.co.ukGLYNNEATH 5Glynneath Social Club, Glynneath, West Glamorgan. 11am.www.glynneath5.co.ukGREENCASTLE 5Community Centre, Greencastle, Co Tyrone. 1pm.www.greencastle5.comJERSEY BOXING DAY 10kmJersey. 10am.www.jerseyspartan.comKELVEDON BOXING DAY 5Kelvedon, Essex.www.withamrc.org.ukLEYLAND BOXING DAY 10kmWorden Park, Leyland, Lancashire. 11am.www.redroseroadrunners.org.ukPOOLE ROUND THE LAKES 10kmPoole Park, Poole, Dorset.www.pooleac.co.ukPORTHCAWL LIONS 38 FURLONGS (4.75)Hi Tide Inn, Porthcawl, Vale of Glamorgan. 11am.http://porthcawllions.org.uk/funrun.htmlSTOKE STAMPEDE 10kmStoke St Gregory, near Taunton,

Somerset. 11am.www.stokestampede.co.ukWARD GREEN 6Genn Lane Community Centre, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. 11.30am.www.barnsleyac.co.ukWEYHILL BOXING DAY 3.5Crown & Cushion, Weyhill, Surrey. 11am.www.boxingdayrun.orgWITHAM BOXING DAY 5Witham FC, Witham, Essex. 11am.www.withamrc.org.uk

Tuesday December 27BUNTINGFORD YEAR END 10Edwinstree School, Buntingford, Hertfordshire. 10.30am.www.roystonrunners.orgGLOUCESTER PILOT INN CHRISTMAS 4Pilot Inn, Hardwicke, Gloucestershire. 11.30am.www.severnac.co.ukJOLLY HOLLY JOG 10kmRipon, North Yorkshire.www.riponrunners.org.ukLANCASTER FESTIVE 4kmSalt Ayre Leisure Centre, Lancaster. 11am.www.lancasterathletics.co.ukQUEEN’S HEAD CANTER 5kmQueen’s Head pub, Milford, Derbyshire. Noon.www.runningwithdavid.comRIBBLE VALLEY 10km (INC NORTHERN CHAMPS)Roefi eld Leisure Centre, Edisford Bridge, Clitheroe, Lancashire. 10.30am.www.blackburnharriers.co.uk/ribblevalleySEVERN LOOP 5kmQuarry Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 10.30am.www.shrewsburyac.org.ukTHRESHOLD 10km SERIESIlmington Sports & Social Club, Ilmington, Warwickshire. 10.30am.www.runstratford.co.ukTODMORDEN HOT TODDYTodmorden, West Yorkshire. 11am.WHEATON ASTON ROMAN 10kmSt Mary’s School, Wheaton Aston, Staff ordshire. 11am.www.newportrunningclub.co.ukWYTHENSHAWE FESTIVE 5Athletics Track, Wythenshawe Park, Manchester. 9.30am.www.saleharriersmanchester.com

Wednesday December 28MASSEY FERGUSON PACE RACE 3.55War Memorial Park, Coventry, Warwickshire. 11am.www.masseyrunners.co.uk

Friday December 30BROOKS SERPENTINE LAST FRIDAY 5kmThe Bandstand, Hyde Park, London. 12.30pm.www.serpentine.org.uk

Saturday December 31BOULEY BAY HILL CLIMBBouley Bay, Jersey. 2.30pm.www.jerseyspartan.comELY NEW YEAR’S EVE 10kmEly, Cambridgeshire.www.elyrunners.co.uk/

newyearseve10kLIVERBIRD MARATHON DOUBLE (DAY 1)Liverpool, Merseyside. Noon.www.100marathonclub.org.ukNOS GALAN 5kmMountain Ash, Glamorgan. 7pm.www.nosgalan.co.ukPEDNOR INTERNATIONAL 10Chesham, Buckinghamshire. 10am.www.chiltern-harriers.org.ukWATERSIDE 5Buckden, near St Neots, Cambridgeshire. 10am.www.nicetri.co.uk

Sunday January 1BROOKS SERPENTINE NEW YEARS DAY 10kmThe Boathouse, Hyde Park, London. 11am.www.serpentine.org.ukCHARD FLYER NEW YEAR’S DAY 10kmChard CC, Chard, Somerset. 11am.chardfl yer.btck.co.ukCLEETHORPES NEW YEAR’S DAY 10kmCleethorpes CC, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire. 11.15am.www.cleethorpesac.co.ukHEREFORD NEW YEAR’S DAY 10kmRowing Club, Hereford.wyevalleyrunners.co.ukKEWSTOKE HANGOVER 10kmVillage Hall, Kewstoke, Somerset. 11am.www.westonac.co.ukLIVERBIRD MARATHON DOUBLE (DAY 2)Liverpool, Merseyside. Noon.www.100marathonclub.org.ukMORPETH 11kmGrange House Field, Morpeth, Northumberland. 1pm.www.morpethharriers.freeservers.comPORTOBELLO PROMATHON 4Edinburgh.SEVERN AC NEW YEAR’S DAY 5Pilot Inn, Hardwicke, Gloucestershire. 11.30am.www.severnac.co.ukWHATSTANDWELL HANGOVER 5Derwent Hotel, Whatstandwell, Derbyshire. 11am.www.runningwithdavid.comWYMONDHAM NEW YEAR’S DAY 10kmEx-Servicemen’s Club, Wymondham, Norfolk. 11.30am.www.wymondhamac.org.uk

Monday January 2BEITH HARRIERS NEW YEAR 4.8Lochshore Industrial Estate, Glengarnock, North Ayrshire. 11.30am.www.beithharriers.btik.comCENTRAL LANCASHIRE NEW YEAR’S HALF-MARATHONVillage Hall, Catforth, Lancashire. 10am.www.fyldecoastrunning.comGODIVA NEW YEAR 5Kirby Corner Road, Coventry, Warwickshire.www.coventry-godiva-harriers.org.ukJUNCTION QUARTER-MARATHONJunction Sports Centre, Broadstone, Dorset. 10.30am.poolerunners.comOLD FATHER TIME MASTERS 5 (Inc WELSH MASTERS CHAMPS)

Llandaff RFC, Western Avenue, Cardiff .www.lescroupiersrunningclub.org.uk/old-father-time

Tuesday January 3CLEETHORPES 5km SERIESCleethorpes CC, Chichester Road, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. 6.45pm.www.cleethorpesathleticclub.co.ukCRYSTAL PALACE CANTER 5kmTop car park, NSC, Crystal Palace, London, SE19. [email protected]

Wednesday January 4MINEHEAD SEAFRONT 3 SERIESCarousel Amusement Arcade, Minehead, Somerset. 7.25pm.www.mineheadrunningclub.co.uk/seafront_races.html

Thursday January 5RAMSAY BAKERY FIREMAN’S RUNS SERIESFire Station, Ramsey, Isle of Man. 7pm.www.iomnac.co.uk

Friday January 6RUN-4-IT METRO PROMS 3km SERIESAberdeen Beach Promenade. 1pm.www.metroaberdeen.co.uk

Saturday January 7CHESTERFIELD NO WALK IN THE PARK 5kmQueens Park, Chesterfi eld, Derbyshire. 9.30am.http://northderbyshirerc.jimdo.com

Sunday January 8BORDERS LEAGUEAbergele.www.bordersleague.org.ukFIRST CHANCE 10kmQuay Climbing Centre, Exeter, Devon. 10.30am.www.fi rstchance10k.co.ukGARSTANG 10kmGarstang High School, Garstang, Lancashire. 11am.www.shoestringresults.comGLOUCESTER NEW YEAR 10Severnvale Sports Centre, Quedgeley, Gloucester. 10.30am.www.gloucesterac.co.uk/newyear10GORING, WOODCOTE AND DISTRICT 10kmVillage Green, Woodcote, Berkshire. 10.03am.www.lions-gwd.org.ukMILBORNE 9.97Milborne St Andrew, Dorset. [email protected] CHASERS WINTER 10km SERIESThe Hub, Regent’s Park, London. 9am.www.chaser.me.uk

Wednesday January 11ARMADA ATHLETICS NETWORK 3km TIME TRIALCentral Park, Plymouth, Devon. 7pm.www.armadaathletics.comDERBY MIDWEEK MILE/5km TRAINING RACEAlvaston & Boulton CC, Raynesway, Derby. 7.20pm.www.runningwithdavid.comSTREET 5km SERIES





United Reformed Church Hall, Street, Somerset. 7.30pm.www.wellscityharriers.org.uk

Sunday January 15SIMPLYRUN NOT THE ROMAN 9NFU Sports & Social Club, Tiddington, Warwickshire. 11am.www.stratfordac.co.ukSTUBBINGTON GREEN 10kmStubbington, Hampshire.http://sgrac.net

Thursday January 19WESTON PROM 5 SERIESPavilion Bar, Upper Church Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. 7.30pm.www.westonac.co.uk

Friday January 20POOLE RUNNERS WINTER 5km SERIESBoscombe, Dorset. 7.30pm.www.poolerunners.com

Saturday January 21COLWYN BAY TWIN PIERS 10kmColwyn Bay.

Sunday January 22BLACKPOOL PROMENADE 5Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, Lancashire. 11am.BRASS MONKEY HALF-MARATHONYork, North Yorkshire. 10am.www.yorkknavesmireharriers.co.ukESSAR FOUR VILLAGES HALF-MARATHONCommunity Sports Club, Chester Road, Helsby, Cheshire. 11am.www.helsbyrunningclub.org.ukFOLKSWORTH 15Village School, Folksworth, Cambridgeshire. 11am.www.yaxleyrunners.org.ukGLOUCESTER MARATHON/50kmSeven Vale Sports Centre, Quedgeley, Gloucester. 10.30am.www.beyondthelimitations.co.ukGUERNSEY 10Guernsey.www.guernseyathletics.org.ggINSKIP DERBY ARMS HALF-MARATHONDerby Arms, Preston Road, Inskip, Lancashire. [email protected] WITTON DARTFORD 10Princes Park, Dartford, Essex. 9.30am.http://dartfordroadrunners.co.ukMAXIFUEL WINTER 5/10kmDorney Lake, Eton, Berkshire.www.f3events.co.ukMENAI 10kmYsgol David Hughes School, Menai, Anglesey. 10.30am.www.cybistriders.webs.comSTORM FORCE 10Camborne, Cornwall.www.carnrunners.co.ukTHRESHOLD 10km SERIESIlmington Sports & Social Club, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire.www.runstratford.co.uk

Monday January 23ST MARY’S 5km SERIESSt Mary’s School Sports Centre, Calne, Wiltshire.http://smcsports.co.uk

Friday January 27BROOKS SERPENTINE LAST FRIDAY 5kmThe Bandstand, Hyde Park, London. 12.30pm.www.serpentine.org.uk

Sunday January 29BRASS MONKEY 10kmRockingham Speedway Circuit, Corby, Northamptonshire. 11am.www.lakelandshospice.org.ukBRAUNTON 10Braunton Athletics Track, Braunton, Devon. 11am.www.northdevonroadrunners.comCHERNOBYL 10kmWelcome Inn, Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire. 11am.www.ukroadraces.infoFERRIBY 10Cottingham High School, Cottingham, East Yorkshire. 11am.www.cityofhullac.co.ukHESTERCOMBE HUMDINGER 5km/9.5MileHestercombe Gardens, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset. 10.30am.www.thehestercombehumdinger.co.ukLLISWERRY 8Newport Athletics Stadium, Newport, Gwent. 11am.www.lliswerryrunners.org.ukLSK SUPPLIES OPEN MASTERS RELAYStrathclyde Park, Motherwell, Lanarkshire.http://scottishmastersathletics.webnode.comREEDHAM 10Village Hall, Reedham, Norfolk. 11am.www.gydac.org.ukSLAUGHTERFORD 9Chippenham, Wiltshire.www.fullonsport.co.ukWORTHING LIDO 4Worthing, Sussex.

Tuesday January 31BRIDGE INN (BRISTOL) 5km SERIESBridge Inn, Bridge Road, Shortwood, Bristol.www.bristolandwestac.org.uk

Wednesday February 1MINEHEAD SEAFRONT 3 SERIESCarousel Amusement Arcade, Minehead, Somerset.www.mineheadrunningclub.co.uk/seafront_races.html

Thursday February 2RAMSAY BAKERY FIREMAN’S RUNS SERIESFire Station, Ramsey, Isle Of Man.www.iomnac.co.uk

Friday February 3POOLE RUNNERS WINTER 5km SERIESBoscombe, Dorset.www.poolerunners.comRUN-4-IT METRO PROMS 3kmAberdeen Beach Promenade, Aberdeen.www.metroaberdeen.co.uk

Saturday February 4CHESTERFIELD NO WALK IN THE PARK 5km

Queens Park, Chesterfi eld, Derbyshire. 9.30am.northderbyshirerc.jimdo.comSunday February 5ASHFORD & DISTRICT LIONS 10kmSandyacres, Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford, Kent. 11am.ashfordanddistrict10k.co.ukASICS ALASGER 5 (Inc INTER AREA MATCH)Alsager Leisure Centre, Alsager, Staff ordshire. 11am.www.alsager5.co.ukASICS WATFORD HALF MARATHONWatford, Hertfordshire. 10.30am.BLACKBURN WINTER WARMER 10kmWitton Country Park, Blackburn, Lancashire. 11am.www.blackburnroadrunners.netBLACKMORE VALE LIONS HALF MARATHONBishops Caundle, Dorset. 11am.www.bvlions.co.ukCHICHESTER PRIORY 10kmNorthgate car park, Chichester, Sussex.chichester10krace.org.ukDEWSBURY 10kmDewsbury, West Yorkshire.www.dewsburyroadrunners.co.ukFULFORDS 5Exmouth Sports Centre, Exmouth, Devon. 11am.www.exmouth-harriers.co.ukGREAT BENTLEY HALF MARATHONVillage Hall, Great Bentley, Essex. 10.30am.www.gbrc.org.uk/gbrc_half.htmLONGLEAT 10kmLongleat Estate, Warminster, Wiltshire. 10am.www.209events.comMARAZION 10kmSt Ives, Cornwall. 11am.www.haylerunners.org.ukMORNINGTON CHASERS WINTER 10km SERIESThe Hub, Regent’s Park, London. 9am.www.chaser.me.ukRENFREWSHIRE AAA COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPSBattery Park, [email protected] 10Ryde Rowing Club, Ryde, Isle of Wight. 11am.www.rydeharriers.co.ukTSFA WEST HAM PARK 5km WINTER SERIESWest Ham Park, London. Noon.www.newhamclassic10k.com/parkrun2011winter

Tuesday February 7CLEETHORPES 5km SERIESCleethorpes CC, Chichester Road, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. 6.45pm.www.cleethorpesathleticclub.co.ukCRYSTAL PALACE CANTER 5kmTop car park, NSC, Crystal Palace, London, SE19. [email protected] February 8ARMADA ATHLETICS NETWORK 3km TIME TRIALCentral Park, Plymouth, Devon.www.armadaathletics.coMSTREET 5km SERIESUnited Reformed Church Hall, Street, Somerset.www.wellscityharriers.org.uk

Saturday February 11ALTHORP 10kmAlthorp Estate, Northampton. 9.30am.www.onyourmarksevents.org

Sunday February 12BRAMLEY 10/20Bramley.CHESSINGTON VALENTINES 10kmChessington Community College, Chessington. 9am.www.valentines10k.co.ukDEAL HALF MARATHONFowlmead Country Park, Sholden, Kent. 10.30am.www.dealtri.co.ukEXETER HALF MARATHONExeter.KESWICK 34kmFitz Park, Keswick, Cumbria. 11am.keswick-ac.org.ukLIVERSEDGE HALF MARATHONRoberttown Community Centre, Roberttown, West Yorkshire.www.roberttownroadrunners.co.ukLLANDUDNO NICK BEER 10kmLlandudno.RAS CORS CARON HALF MARATHONTregaron Leisure Centre, Tregaron, Dyfed. [email protected] 5University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire. 11am.www.nice-work.org.ukSIDCUP 10Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School, Sidcup, Kent.kentac.org.ukSOUTHPORT MAD DOG SEASIDE 10kmStanley High School, Southport, Merseyside.www.maddog10k.co.ukST VALENTINE’S 30kmStamford, Lincolnshire.SWANTON ABBOTT VALENTINE 10kmSwanton Abbott Primary School, Swanton Abbott, Norfolk. 10.30am.www.norfolkgazelles.co.ukTSFA WEST HAM PARK 5km WINTER SERIESWest Ham Park, London. Noon.www.newhamclassic10k.com/parkrun2011winterWILTSHIRE 10King George V Playing Field, Melksham, Wiltshire.www.stampedesports.co.ukYORKSHIRE VETERANS’ GRAND PRIXHorsforth, Yorkshire. 10.30am.www.yvaa.org

Wednesday February 15DERBY MIDWEEK MILE/5km TRAINING RACEAlvaston & Boulton Cricket Club, Raynesway, Derby.www.runningwithdavid.com

Thursday February 16WESTON PROM 5 SERIESWeston-Super-Mare, Somerset.

Saturday February 18BORDERS LEAGUEWrexham.RACE YOUR PACE HALF MARATHONDorney Lake, Eton, Berkshire.

PARKRUNSAberdeen – Beach Esplanade. 9.30am.Abingdon – Rye Meadow.Andover – Charlton Playing Fields.Ashford – Bedfont Lakes Country Park.Banstead – Banstead Woods.Barnsley – Locke Park.Barrow-in-Furness – Barrow Park.Basingstoke – War Memorial Park.Bedford – Bedford Park.Belfast – Victoria Park.Belfast – Waterworks Park.Birmingham – Cannon Hill Park.Bolton – Leverhulme Park.Bradford – Lister Park.Bramhall – Bramhall Park.Brighton – Hove Park.Bristol – Ashton Court EstateCamberley – Frimley Lodge Park.Cambridge – Milton Country Park.Cardi� – Blackweir.Cheam – Nonsuch Park.Conkers – near Ashby de la Zouch.Coventry – War Memorial Park.Croydon – Lloyd Park.Croydon – Riddlesdown.Croydon – Roundshaw Downs.Durham – Graham Sports Centre.Eastleigh – Lakeside County Park.Edinburgh – Silverknowes Promenade. 9.30am.Edmonton – Pymmes Park.Enfi eld – Grovelands Park.Falkirk – Callendar Park. 9.30am.Forest of Dean – Covenham Enclosure.Glasgow – Pollock Park. 9.30am.Great Yarmouth – Gorleston Cli� s.Greenwich – Avery Hill Park.Hanley – Hanley Park.Huddersfi eld – Greenhead Park.Hull – East Park.Inverness – Bught Park. 9.30am. Isle of Wight – Medina.King’s Lynn – The Walk.Kingston – Canbury Gardens.Killerton – near Exeter.Leamington – Newbold Comyn.Leeds – Hyde Park.Leeds – Roundhay Park.Leicester – Braunstone Park.Leigh – Pennington Flash.Liverpool – Princes Park.London – Brockwell Park.London – Bushy Park.London – Crystal Palace Park.London – Finsbury Park.London – Hackney Marshes.London – Hampstead Heath.London – Norman Park.London – Oak Hill Park.London – Wanstead Flats.London – Wimbledon Common.London – Wormwood Scrubs.Middlesbrough – Albert Park.Manchester – Heaton Park.Manchester – Platt Fields Park.Manchester – Wythenshawe Park.Milton Keynes – Willen Lake.Newcastle – Exhibition Park.Newport – Tredegar House.Norwich – Eaton Park.Nottingham – Colwick.Oldham – Alexandra Park.Pontefract – Pontefract Racecourse.Poole – Poole Park.Richmond – Old Deer Park.Richmond – Richmond Park.Reading – Thames Valley Park.


Redbridge – Valentines Park.She� eld – Concord Sports Centre. She� eld – Endcli� e Park.Slough – Black Park Country Park.Solihull – Brueton Park.Stockport – Woodbank Park.Strathclyde – Strathclyde Country Park. 9.30am.Sunderland – Silksworth Sports Complex.Swindon – Lydiard Park.Trowbridge – Southwick Country Park.Whitstable – Promenade.Worcester – Worcester Woods.Entry: Free. Recurs every Saturday. 9am unless stated.www.parkrun.com

TRACKSaturday December 17ANDOVER TRACK MARATHONCharlton Lakes Athletics Track, Andover, Hampshire. 10.10am.www.tzruns.com/andover

Saturday December 31NEW YEAR SPRINT MEETINGMusselburgh Racecourse. Until Sunday January 1.www.sportingworld.co.uk/newyearsprint/index.html

Monday February 6BROOKS WINTER 3km SERIESExeter. 7pm.www.ironbridgerunnerevents.co.uk/html/3k.html

Saturday February 18MMTG STRONGEST MAN/WOMEN (Inc HEAVY WEIGHT WORLD CUP)Derby. 10am.www.mmtg.org.uk

WALKSSaturday December 17ALF PALMER MEMORIALHorsham. 11am.www.steyningac.co.ukILFORD AC OPENRedbridge Cycle Circuit, Hainault. 1pm.www.ilfordathleticclub.co.uk

Sunday December 18SARNIA WALKING CLUB 3L’Ancresse. [email protected]

Monday December 26ENFIELD BOXING DAY OPENLee Valley, London. 10.30am.www.racewalkuk.com

Saturday January 7SURREY WC OPEN 10kmMonks Hill, Surrey. 2pm.www.surreywalkingclub.org.uk

Sunday January 8SARNIA WALKING CLUB 3km HANDICAPOsmond Priaulx. [email protected] YORKSHIRE WINTER LEAGUESouth Bank Club, York, North Yorkshire.www.racewalkuk.com

Saturday January 14STEYNING OPEN 15kmSteyning. 2pm.www.steyningac.co.uk

Saturday January 21ENFIELD LEAGUELee Valley, London. 1pm.www.racewalkuk.comFRED PEARCE TROPHY RELAY (3x5km)Simister, Manchester.www.racewalkuk.com

Sunday January 22SARNIA WALKING CLUB 10Albecq. 9am.http://sarnia.wordpress.com SARNIA WALKING CLUB 5L’Ancresse. 9.45am.

Sunday February 5LONDON OPEN (Inc SOUTHERN YAG CHAMPS)Victoria Park, London.www.racewalkuk.comSARNIA WALKING CLUB 10km HANDICAPPleinmont.YORKSHIRE WINTER LEAGUEDrighlington, Norh Yorkshire.www.racewalkuk.com

Saturday February 11ALLISON TROPHY 15kmChorley, Lancashire. 1.30pm.www.racewalkuk.comCAMBRIDGE HARRIERS WINTER LEAGUEBexley, Kent. 2pm.www.cambridgeharriers.org.ukMIDLAND CHAMPIONSHIPSTBC.

Sunday February 12SARNIA WALKING CLUB 5La passee.http://sarnia.wordpress.com

Saturday February 18ENFIELD LEAGUE (Inc MIDDLESEX CHAMPS)Lee Valley, London. 1pm.www.racewalkuk.com

OVERSEASSunday December 18LOTTO CROSS CUPBrussels, Belgium.www.lottocrosscup.be

Friday January 6IAAF CROSS-COUNTRY PERMITSan Giorgio, Italy.www.iaaf.org

Sunday January 15EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CROSS-COUNTRY PERMITRovereto, Italy.www.european-athletics.orgIAAF CROSS-COUNTRY PERMITSeville, Spain.www.iaaf.org

Saturday January 21EAA INDOOR AREA PERMIT MEETINGReykjavik, Iceland.www.european-athletics.org

Sunday January 22EAA CROSS COUNTRY PERMITElgoibar, Spain.www.european-athletics.orgLOTTO CROSS CUPHannut, Belgium.www.lottocrosscup.be

Saturday January 28IAAF INDOOR PERMIT MEETINGNew York NY, USA.www.iaaf.org

Sunday January 29EAA CROSS COUNTRY PERMITBelgrade, Serbia.OSAKA INTERNATIONAL LADIES’ MARATHONOsaka, Japan.

Friday February 3EAA INDOOR COMBINED EVENTSTallinn, Estonia. Until February 4.www.european-athletics.org

Saturday February 4EAA INDOOR AREA PERMIT MEETINGTampere, Finland.

Sunday February 5IAAF INDOOR PERMIT MEETINGMoscow, Russia.

Tuesday February 7EAA INDOOR AREA PERMIT MEETINGVaasa, Finland.

Wednesday February 8EAA INDOOR PERMIT MEETINGBanska Bystrica, Slovalia.Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Thursday February 9EAA INDOOR AREA PERMIT MEETINGDobrich, Bulgaria.

Friday February 10EAA INDOOR PERMIT MEETINGDusseldorf, Germany.

Saturday February 11EAA INDOOR PERMIT MEETINGDonetsk, Ukraine.www.european-athletics.org

Sunday February 12IAAF CROSS-COUNTRY PERMITChiba, Japan.Diekirch, Luxembourg.IAAF INDOOR PERMIT MEETINGKarlsruhe, Germany.www.iaaf.orgLOTTO CROSS CUPHulshout, Belgium.www.lottocrosscup.be

Tuesday February 14IAAF INDOOR PERMIT MEETINGLievin, France.www.iaaf.org

Wednesday February 15EAA INDOOR PERMIT MEETINGMoscow, Russia.www.european-athletics.org

Saturday February 18IAAF CROSS-COUNTRY PERMITNairobi, Kenya.

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LEE RILEY, a former Royal Marine, last month smashed the world best for running one mile with a 40lb pack.

The personal trainer beat the previous best of 5:35, which was set in 1993, by 19 seconds as he clocked 5:16.9 in Crewe. What’s more, he did it on his 30th birthday.

The Nantwich runner was wearing his poppy on his vest with pride, as he was doing the run for the soldiers of Britain, past and present. “This is a victory for you guys, and I salute you,” he said.

Riley, who was carrying a weight on his back equivalent to

two car tyres, said: “I annihilated it. Over a one-mile distance to knock 19 seconds off , since I equalled the old record in training two weeks ago is ridiculous.”

He added: “I did far better than I expected, it’s like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders! With eight weeks of intensive training and sacrifi ce, I had never felt pressure like it.”

The feat means he now holds the world best marks for running a mile, half-marathon and marathon wearing a 40lb pack. Among those supporting him was Ann Packer, the 1964 Olympic 800m champion.

Marine beats mile rucksack record

SLOVENIAN home nation hope at last weekend’s Euro Cross, Bostjan Buc, races with a piece of apple in his mouth to prevent breathing problems caused by acid in his stomach.

Buc, who placed 51st in the men’s race in Velenje, told a BBC statistician at the pre-race press conference: “Three or four years ago I had a problem with acid coming up when running and I couldn’t get any air when running intensely. So I tried a couple of things and one time I had an apple with me and I didn’t have any problems, so I decided to put some apple somewhere and take it with me in case I had some problems.”

He added: “I don’t like to take ordinary medicine. So as long as I can take apple, I will take apple. Someone saw me at the start of a 3000m in Stuttgart and thought I had a sore tooth because they saw the lump in my mouth.”

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Favor-Hamilton has a point

Sprinter drops out ofEuropean cross race

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MONACO sent a sole competitor to the European Cross Country Championships last weekend.

Bizarrely, the principality entered Florent Battistel in the men’s race, but he failed to fi nish – maybe because he is better known as a 400m runner with a PB of 49.59.

Battistel follows in the footsteps of Trevor Misipeka, a hammer thrower from American Samoa who was last in his 100m heat at the 2001 Worlds in 14.28.

SUZY FAVOR-HAMILTON, a three-time Olympian and former sub-four-minute 1500m runner, joined competitors in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Stiletto Dash recently.

The 43-year-old American still looks great, too, and she won the ‘celebrity division’.

The main race was won by schoolteacher Melissa Sanders, who took the $5000 fi rst prize on off er.

Suzy Favor-Hamilton (second from left) with Stiletto Dash competitors

Pack-man: Lee Riley ran a mile in 5:16 carrying a 40lb load

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