INVERNESS HALF MARATHON (inc. Scottish championships), Inverness, March 9
Jamie Crowe claimed his first Scottish half marathon title after storming to an impressive victory in one of the most competitive races in the 40-year history of the event, Denis Shepherd reports.
The outcome was in doubt throughout as a large group of runners forced the pace in the Highland capital, but with less than one kilometre remaining, Crowe unleashed a devastating surge which gave him the breathing space he craved, although he wasn’t able to relax until the finish line was reached in 65:19 with the fast-finishing Sean Chalmers and Ryan Thomson chasing him every step of the way.
Edinburgh AC athlete Nancy Scott was in commanding form as she followed up her Scottish cross-country silver medal with gold in the women’s race, this assured performance coming after a busy spell of racing over the past month. The 25-year-old stopped the clock at 73:24 to finish ahead of GB and NI mountain running international Naomi Lang and surprise package Brogan Wallace, both of whom were setting lifetime bests.
Overall: 1 J Crowe (Centr) 65:19; 2 S Chalmers (A’deen) 65:20; 3 R Thomson (Cambus) 65:22; 4 T Ghafari (Shett) 65:39; 5 E Narbett (C’thy) 65:44; 6 L Rodgers (Fife) 65:47
M40: J Lenehan (Edin) 70:21
M50: M Scotney (S’earn) 74:22
M60: M Ferguson (Edin) 88:40
M70: T Martin (Fife) 92:28
TEAM: Shett 26
Nancy Scott
Women: 1 N Scott (Edin) 73:20; 2 N Lang (C’thy) 74:39; 3 B Wallace (Shett) 74:57; 4 K Walker (Edin) 75:27; 5 R Donaldson (Shett) 77:21
W40: A McNeilly (Dund R) 83:36
W50: J Dickson (Fife) 87:19
W60: A Webster (JS W’hill) 95:32
W70: S Linklater (Shet’d) 1:50:47
TEAM: Edin 30
BIDEFORD HALF-MARATHON, Devon, March 9
Veteran Ronnie Richmond won overall in 67:27 but, deep in the field, Claudine Benstead improved her own over 65 British best, set only in January, by nearly two minutes to 89:45.
A second age group best then came from Jenny Mills who improved Lou Gilchrist’s 17-year-old W75 mark by a minute to 1:50:37.
Overall: 1 R Richmond (Bide, M40) 67:27; 2 S Fox (Exe) 67;37; 3 D Mapp (Bide) 70:43
M50: 1 K Summers (Weston) 75:06
M60: 1 P Norris 83:23
M65: 1 S Sincock (Oke) 89:20
Women: 1 K Drew 76:36
W45: 1 S Stone (Bide) 87:16
W50: 1 S May (Bide) 92:30
W55: 1 J Jeeves (Tav) 98:29
W60: 1 C Newman (Exe) 88:43
W65: 1 C Benstead (Oke) 89:45
W75: 1 J Mills (Launc) 1:50:37
CAMBRIDGE HALF-MARATHON, March 9
In her first outing since a 2:37:54 clocking in December’s Valencia Marathon, Sarah Potter took the women’s race in 73:48.
For the men, Jonathan Escalante-Phillips saw off a challenge from Peter Molloy to win overall in 66:12.
Overall: 1 J Escalante-Phillips (C&C) 66:12; 2 P Molloy (Central) 66:21; 3 K Taylor (B&W) 66:40; 4 I Allen (Spa) 66:43; 5 J Hancock (Belg) 66:52; 6 D Bishop (Der) 67:05; 7 M Kallenberg (Swan) 67:09; 8 N Bester (Best A) 67:15; 9 M Roberts (Herne H) 67:35; 10 C Jones (W Tempo) 67:36; 11 P Roddy (THH) 68:05; 12 T Adams (Ilk, M40) 68:07; 13 S Davis (Abs Tri) 68:19; 14 A Wilkinson 68:57; 15 D Berhanes (Lon H) 69:08
M40: 2 C Poulding (St Ed) 71:21
M45: 1 J O’Brien (St Ed) 71:15; 2 P Martelletti (VP&TH) 71:15
M50: 1 K Sambridge (Ware) 74:21; 2 M Taylor (Hi) 74:29
M55: 1 R Lowe (Harlow) 79:47
M60: 1 M Cann 78:23
M65: 1 B Whitehead (W’boro) 88:53
Women: 1 S Potter (Leeds) 73:48; 2 H Archer (C&C) 75:43; 3 E Fennelly (Belg) 76:22; 4 K Longley (Liv PS, W40) 76:40; 5 E Bradley (Belg) 77:23; 6 K Popaditch (Belg) 77:21; 7 A Lawson (Clap) 78:04; 8 E Roche (Mil K) 78:53; 9 E Kerswell (C&C) 80:39; 10 L Barnes 80:40
W40: 1 K Sheedy (Dulw R) 80:44
W50: 1 C Carter (New J) 88:51; 2 M Mitchell (Ware) 93:27; 3 K Smith (Boxted) 3:34
W55: 1 A Spencer (Vall St) 90:51; 2 V Simpson (B Stort) 94:25
W60: 1 K Angwin (Head RR) 96:45
W65: 1 V Gallucci 1:43:41
CHESTER 10km, Cheshire, March 9
Overall: 1 M Clowes (Wrex) 31:03
M55: 1 L Jones (Dees) 35:43
M60: 1 C Phelan (S Lon) 39:40
Women: 1 A Bracegirdle (Salf) 33:50; 2 G Steel (Charn, W35) 35:15
W40: 1 F Hughes (Wirral) 37:24
HIGH LEGH Robert Moffatt MEMORIAL 10km, Knutsford, Cheshire, March 9
Veteran John Gilbert won overall by well over three minutes in 30:16.
Overall: 1 J Gilbert (Kent, M40) 30:16
M50: 1 R Felton (Spect) 35:57
Women: 1 A Bagnall (Chesh Dr) 37:41
KINGSTON BREAK-FEST RUNS, Surrey, March 9
George Grassley won the 20-miler overall in 1:46:28, but Reading Road Runner Katherine Streams went to the top of the UK W55 all-time 20-mile lists with a personal best 2:15:11 clocking.
Overall (20M): 1 G Grassley (Belg) 1:46:28; 2 O Garrod (Belg) 1:49:20; 3 H Read (Abing) 1:54:31
M40: 1 G Hopkins (Rane) 1:57:13
M45: 1 D Moran 1:58:12
M60: 1 K Woodward (E&E) 2:17:07
M65: 1 G Moyse (Poole R) 2:24:28
Women: 1 S McCall (Clap) 2:03:21; 2 K West (Read) 2:11:27; 3 F Hayward (THH) 2:13:54
W40: 1 K Stacey (26.2RRC) 2:20:27
W45: 1 T Murphy (Kent) 2:17:27
W50: 1 J Mann (Marlow) 2:35:27
W55: 1 K Streams (Read RR) 2:15:11
Overall (16M): 1 S Lauder (Llis, W45) 83:33
Overall (8M): 1 D Wolff (Belg) 45:01
Women: 1 C Johnson 52:23
PADDOCK WOOD HALF-MARATHON, Inc BRITISH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP, Kent, March 9
Cole Gibbens, who won overall with a 65:00, together with open runner-up Max Milarvie were comfortably ahead of the rest of the runners on a sunny but breezy day but much focus was on the veterans taking part in the British Masters Championship.
It was a two-minute personal best for South of the Thames winner Gibbens while Milarvie was also in new territory with his 65:19.
Chris Buseileh, with 70:13 and age group best ever Nick Torry, topped the M40 and M45 categories whilst long-time Kent running servant Ben Reynolds topped the M60 lists here with 81:18.
Not far down, top M65 Ifan Lloyd headed third all-time ranked Norman Mawhinney to take the age group title comfortably with 81:56.
The leading woman in the open race was Herne Hill’s Lucy Jones, whose debut over the distance in 72:28 gave a four-minute margin over second placed Rebecca Weston but the better competition was further up the women’s age groups.
Sarah Gee (Mark Hookway)
It was the older women who provided the most competitive action and W60 winner Sarah Gee headed all of the over-50 women. The former London Marathon double W45 age group winner went second on the over-60 all-time lists with an 85:05 clocking after being on schedule to better Treena Johnson’s 84:26 at the half-way point. This moves the Reading Road Runner up a notch and ahead of former world marathon runner Angharad Mair.
Gee, who took 14 years off of racing before coming back last autumn, said: “I was on target to beat the record of 84:28 and went through half-way in 42:11 but don’t have the training in me yet to maintain that pace for 13-miles.”
There was also a top class run from top W70 Sue Haslam as the Scarborough runner comfortably beat the top ranked former Olympian Yuko Gordon who went second on the over-70 all-time lists with 98:12, as fifth ranked Dot Kesterton exactly matched her best W70 effort of 1:46:37.
Overall: 1 C Gibbens (Ton) 65:00; 2 M Milarvie (Dulw R) 65:19; 3 B Tyler (M&M) 69:02; 4 G Suthon (Read) 69:14; 5 O Carrington (HW) 69:21; 6 O Knowles (Petts W) 69:36
M40: 1 C Buseileh (Kent) 70:13; 2 N Impey (Dulw R) 71:18
M45: 1 N Torry (Kent) 71:05; 2 S Hoenig (Soton) 71:32
M50: 1 W Green (Serp) 70:55; 2 C Blackburn (Holl Sp) 74:39; 3 S Winder (E&E) 75:55
M55: 1 J Gonzales-Arnas (Vets) 78:42; 2 M Allen (Ips J) 79:29
M60: 1 B Reynolds (Ton) 81;18; 2 S Mills (Uck) 83:02
M65: 1 I Lloyd (Swan) 81:56; 2 N Mawhinney (Scrabo) 88:16
M70: 1 N Critoph (Vets) 1:40:14
M75: 1 M Mann (Dulw R) 1:52:53
Women: 1 L Jones (Herne H) 72:28; 2 L Weston (Inv EK) 76:57; 3 C Baker (B&W) 77:39; 4 L Smith (Hallam) 78:08
W35: 1 A Fennell (Tun W) 82:27
W45: 1 M James (S Lon) 83:10; 2 H Ibbotson (Vets) 84:02
W50: 1 S Lamb (Bets) 88:56; 2 G Stoneley (Rei P) 91:20
W55: 1 A Riddell-Webster (Vets) 87:34; 2 J Kent (Barn) 94:51
W60: 1 S Gee (Read RR) 85:05; 2 M Slocum (Ward P/IRE) 90:27; 3 K Flikschuh (VP&TH) 94:44
W65: 1 M Minchella (S Shields) 1:40:29; 2 M Davis (Vets) 1:45:28; 3 J Quantrill (S Lon) 1:50:58
W70: 1 S Haslam (Scar) 98:12; 2 Y Gordon (FVS) 1:43:53; 3 D Kesterton (Steel) 1:46:37
TRIMPLE 20, Lancaster, March 9
Overall: 1 B Coop (Bury) 1:54:00; 2 M Nicholson (Sale) 154:58
M50: 1 C Horton (Badgers) 2:01:51; 2 A Hanney (Chorl) 2:02:18
Women: 1 C Elliott (Sale) 2:16:42
W50: 1 J Stanfeld 2:17:17
WALLED CITY 10, Derry, Northern Ireland, March 9
Overall: 1 T Johnston (Anna) 52:53; 2 S Rankin (Foyle) 53:10; 3 S O’Donnell (Rosses) 54:58
M40: 1 M Lynch (Milford) 55:43
M45: 1 P McCullagh (Sparan) 55:13
Women: 1 H McCreedy (Rosses, W35) 60:45
TAMESIDE 5km, Ashton-u-Lyne, Greater Manchester, March 8
Overall: 1 H Wakefield (Salf) 14:15; 2 T Hodgson (Salf) 15:05; 3 J Moores (Salf) 15:09
M50: 1 J Prest (Traff) 16:41
Women: 1 A Wharton (Bury) 17:39
CHICHESTER CORPORATE CHALLENGE, West Sussex, March 5
Overall (4.5km): 1 C Walker-Powell (Solent End) 13:22; 2 B Healey (Solent End) 14:01; 3 O Tipping (Havant) 14:14
Women: 1 R Laurie (Chich C) 15:25
DOWN BY THE RIVER 10km, Partick, Glasgow, March 9
Overall: R Muir (Cambus) 31:38; 2 O Coetzee (Bella R, M40) 32:57; 3 C Reilly (Cambus, M40) 33:17; 4 K Osborne (Bella R, M40) 33:26; 5 J Carr (Bella H) 33:32; 6 Alexander Woodward 33:36
M50 J Carter (Cambus) 34:49
M60: C Upson (Cambus) 35:41
M70: Johnny Mair 47;26
U20: J Phillips (Kil’k) 34:03
Women: 1 S Tucker (Cambus) 35:18; 2 A Paton (C’nauld) 38:03; 3 K Lownie (PHRC, W40) 39:28; 4 H Gilchrist (Shett) 39:41
W50: C Wharton (Bella R) 43:14
W60: C McKay (Bella H) 47:33
JACK CRAWFORD 10km, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, March 9
Overall: 1 Lee Thomson 33:35; 2 M Mcconnell (Perth R) 34:17; 3 J Macleod (Garsc, M40) 34:26
M50: J Speirs (Kil’k) 35:11
M60: G Walker (Clwb RW) 39:24
Women: 1 M Blair (Garsc) 36:22; 2 JW Golder (Stir U) 37:22; 3 J Williams (Loth) 37:48
W40: E Tomasso (Garsc) 41:34
W50: A Wilson (Garsc) 44:37
W60: A Smith (Aird) 47:55
CROSS-COUNTRY
LINDSAYS SCOTTISH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Camperdown Park, Dundee
M40 to M60 (8km): 1 D Hastie (Gala, M40) 26:07; 2 I Whitaker (Edin, M40) 26:57; 3 D Macaulay (Cors, M40) 27:01
M45: 1 G Baillie (E Kilb) 27:38; 2 S Johnston (Edin) 27:45; 3 A Fallas (C’thy) 27:47
M40 to M45 TEAM: 1 Edin 43; 2 Cors 50; 3 Metro 54
M50: 1 S Brember (Centr) 27:53; 2 B Brodie (Bella H) 28:47; 3 J Carter (Cambus) 28:58
M55: 1 D Gardiner (Moth) 29:16; 2 S Cairns (HBT) 29:48; 3 W Henderson (C’nauld) 31:11
M60: 1 C Upson (Cambus) 29:39; 2 G Matheson (Falk) 32:38; 3 M McQuaid (Falk) 33:10
M50 to M60 TEAM: 1 Centr 34; 2 Cambus 50; 3 Perth R 52
M65+ (6km): 1 C Donnelly (Cambus, M65) 25:24; 2 J Farquhar (Pit, M65) 27:11; 3 B Aitken (Fife, M65) 27:12
M70: 1 A Martin (Fife) 29:23; 2 M Hammond (PHRC) 31:05; 3 J Treasurer (L’ber) 33:12
M75: 1 A Sutherland (I’ness) 31:37; 2 R Marshall (Morp) 35:25; 3 G Hernandez (Dund H) 36:16
M80: 1 R Young (C’dale) 35:47; 2 K Naismith (HHR) 38:19
W40+ (6km): 1 H Leigh (I’ness, W40) 24:34; 2 S Green (Gala, W40) 24:40; 3 M Sandison (Spr’brn, W40) 24:57
W45: 1 K Barden (Gala) 25:52; 2 K Kelly (Kil’k) 26:19; 3 C Gordon (HBT) 26:57
W40 to W45 TEAM: 1 HBT 28; 2 Garsc 46; 3 Dund R 58
W50: 1 C Heasman (Helen) 26:41; 2 J Menzies (PHC) 27:01; 3 A Chong (Giff N) 27:11
W55: 1 J Dunbar (Edin) 26:44; 2 S Ridley (Edin) 28:31; 3 K Dobbie (Edin) 29:10
W60: 1 F Matheson (Falk VH) 27:34; 2 C Moss (Moorf) 28:20; 3 H Ritchie (Fife) 29:52
W65: 1 I Burnett (C’gie) 30:57; 2 M Taggart (Dund R) 32:10; 3 M Martin (Fife) 32:28
W70: 1 S Linklater (Shet’d) 33:17; 2 M Fleming (Pit) 40:33
W75: S Boyd (Kil’k) 40:20
W50+ TEAM: 1 Edin 27; 2 Giff N 37; 3 Gala 7
BIRTLEY JUNIOR RELAYS, Tyne & Wear, March 9
U17 Men (3x3km): 1 Tyne Bridge 31;57 (F Palmer 10:07, L Powell 10:59, E Snell 10:51); 2 Sunderland 32:54
Fastest: Palmer 10:07; E Moore (NSP) 10:11; W Young (Sund) 10:30
U15 Men (3x3km): 1 NSP 33;22 (M Carey 11:05, P Hetton 11:03, J Wilson 11:14); 2 Darlington 33:55
Fastest: D Tarn (Darl) 10:40; W Hart (Darl) 10:52; J :’Anson (Darl) 10:53
U13 (3×1.5km): 1 Elswick 17:04
Fastest: G McManus (Gosf) 5:29
U17 Women (3x3km): 1 Birtley 38:52 (T Bishopp 13:01, K Graham 12:46, N Phillips 13:05); 2 NSP 39:25
Fastest: D Graham (Birt) 12:21; E Booth (J&H) 12:35; I Christie (Derw) 12:42
U15 (3x3km): 1 Tyne Bridge 40:06 (E Palmer 13:29, M Bourgenot-Lewis 13:42, A Carr 12:55); 2 Gosforth 41;28
Fastest: C Das (Gosf) 12:39, A Carr ((Tyne Br) 12:55
U13 (3×1.5km): 1 Durham 17:55
Fastest: E Kleiser (Durh) 5:27
DOWNS LEAGUE, Epsom, March 2
U20 Men: 1 N D’Haese (K&P) 10:24
TEAM: 1 Tiffin
U17: 1 P Pancho (Tiffin) 10:06; 2 E Sone (S Lon) 10;18; 3 A Bryan (Herne H) 10:27
TEAM: 1 Tiffin
U15: 1 E Cunliffe (Herne H) 10:42, 2 J Clements-Nash (Herne H) 10:53; 3 A Duann (Herne H) 10:54
TEAM: 1 Herne Hill
U13: 1 E White (Belg) 11:25
TEAM: 1 Herne Hill
U20 Women: 1 G Scally (E&E) 13:58
U17: 1 G Brough (S&D) 12:27; 2 M Minielly (Herne H) 1234; 3 G Edwards (K&P) 12:50
TEAM: 1 South London
U15: 1 I Kaur (S&D) 12:51; 2 A Thurmakulasingam (S&D) 12:33; 3 I Crotty (S Lon) 12:37
TEAM: 1 S London
U13: 1 S O’Brien (Herne H) 12:02
TEAM: 1 S London
Multi-terrain
JOHN MUIR WAY ULTRA, Prestonpans, March 8
Overall (50km): 1 C Houston (HBT) 3:28:37; 2 Frankie Murray 3:33:43; 3 B Clapperton-Surfleet (NBR, M40) 3:44:01; 4 T Lines (C’thy) 3:50:22; 5 Aidan O’Byrne (M40) 3:52:19; 6 N Wolverson (Edin, M40) 3:53:32
M50: P McMurtrie (Harm) 4:20:24
M60: G Craig (Loth) 5:05:37
Women: 1 Rhiannon Kirk 4:07:11; 2 Alice Baird 4:18:31; 3 L Astley (Glas FR) 4:24:00; 4 A Watson (Mary) 4:26:42
W40: N Dawson (W’lands CC) 4:45:27
W50: K Robertson (Harm) 4:48:13
W60: Petra Knops 5:31:42
D33 ULTRA, Aberdeen and Deeside, March 8
Overall (33M): 1 A Christie (Metro, M40) 3:33:40; 2 J Dargie (Gren R) 3:54:39; 3 Jamie Pallister 4:05:01; 4 Andrew Campbell 4:08:28; 5 Tom Longhurst (M40) 4:14:23; 6 Jon Grant (M40) 4:14:55
Women: 1 Maisie Baptist 4:40:26; 2 F Watt (Five Star, W40) 4:45:15; 3 S Farquharson (Forfar) 4:45:36; 4 S Naysmith (N’burgh D, W40) 4:48:23
Fell running
GLENARIFFE MOUNTAIN RACE, Waterfoot, March 8
Overall (9.7km/370m): 1 A Crutchley (Newc) 45:16; 2 J McAtee (Mourne) 45:46; 3 N McCartan (BARF) 47:28; 4 D Hicks (Newc, M40) 48:04; 5 J Duncan (BARF) 48:22; 6 J Scott (Mourne) 48:38
M45: J Marrs (Glens) 50:20
M50: D Fleck (B’mena) 52:20
M55: Mark Dugan 57:55
M60: D Mather (Mourne) 60:00
Women: 1 T Cumming (Newc, W40) 56:30; 2 N McCurry (Glens) 57:43; 3 K McAuley (Glens) 57:52; 4 N Marrs (Glens, W40) 60:24
W50: A Tomb (Spr’well) 63:32
W55: A McNeill (Drom) 67:26
W60: K Monteverde (Barf) 74:27
BLACK COMBE, Silecroft, Millom, March 8
Overall (13km/1000m): 1 F Grant (Dark Pk) 69:49; 2 C Allmond (Amble) 71:06; 3 D Lewis (Dark Pk) 72:45; 4 C Tinnion (Kesw) 74:24; 5 T Simpson (Amble) 74:42; 6 G Greenhow (Amble, M40) 74:52
M50: R Jebb (Helm H) 75:06
M60: C Balderson (Bowl) 96:19
M70: R Bellaries (Cla2:04:10
Women: 1 C Taylor (B Combe) 91:37; 2 B Jenkinson (Eryri) 97:11; 3 K Mckay (Amble) 97:13; 4 B Dyer (Helm H, W50) 1:45:15
W60: R Browne (Bowl) 1:51:08
W70: W Dodds (Dallam) 2:14:02
HAWORTH HOBBLE, Oxenhope, March 8
Overall (32M/4400ft): 1 A Worster (Calder V) 4:05:05; 2 E Hyland (Calder V, M40) 4:12:19; 3 B Plummer (Helm H) 4:14:39; 4 S Green (Wharf) 4:22:22; 5 R Anderson (Holm) 4:23:53; 6 Josh Haworth 4:27:41
M50: K Hoult (Calder V) 4:46:48
M60: I Ferguson (Bing) 5:52:02
M70: Tony Wimbush 7:07:50
Women (all W40): 1 K Klunder (Chorley) 4:48:06; 2 R Marshall (Scar) 4:59:49; 3 E Hopkinson (Wharf) 5:22:11; 4 N Dijkman (Lauder) 5:32:52
W50: Louise Goddard 5:48:24
W60: S Marshall (Skip) 6:58:40
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