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REGULARS6 NewsSheffi eld Half farce annoys runnersMo Farah ready for 26-mile test57 Your Say73 Alf TupperComic book legend returns82 Dip FinishLatest quirky news in the athletics world

ACTION16 National road relaysLeeds and AFD take victories24 Manchester MarathonWins for Andi Jones and Emily Wicks26 Brighton MarathonKenyans dominate fi fth staging

ANALYSIS52 Championship historyWomen’s marathon54 Cross merit rankings 2013-4AW’s countdown of the top senior men

SPOTLIGHT46 Jean Pickering ScholarshipsBenefi ciary Zane Duquemin profi led48 Brooks Super 7Meet some female runners on the rise

PERFORMANCE58 How They TrainRunner and triathlete Ben Dijkstra60 Marathon tipsWords of advice from Lee Merrien62 Marathon nutritionWhat to eat before and during the race63 Barry FudgeUKA endurance head on Mo Farah

EVENTS30 London Marathon previewThe runners and riders in the main race, plus top contenders in IPC, wheelchair, mini and veteran events38 Course map40 Kenyan dominanceWhy does one nation so lead the way in marathon running?44 London ever-presentsThe remarkable stories of ‘the real marathon men’

64 Results75 What’s On

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Comical comebackFORGET the Kenyans and Ethiopians, there is only one runner Mo Farah should be worried about on Sunday. His name is Alf Tupper and the comic strip hero has been brought out of retirement by AW this week to race in the London Marathon (see p73).

For readers of a certain age, Alf needs no introduction. Younger athletes, though, might benefi t from a quick history lesson.

Known aff ectionately as ‘the tough of the track’, the working-class runner has featured in boys’ comics such as The Rover and The Victor since the 1950s. Typically, he would join a race half a lap late after being up half the night welding before enjoying a last-gasp victory against the snooty upper-class twits from a nearby university.

A member of Greystone Harriers and forever the underdog, Alf seemingly survived off a diet of fi sh n’

chips and no comic strip tale was complete without his catchphrase: “I ran ’em all!” Indeed, such was his popularity, those words are enough to put a chill of

excitement down the spine of anyone who grew up reading about him.Despite being a fi ctional character he was adored by many real-life athletes. Ron

Hill, for example, was inspired to start running after reading about Alf’s exploits and he would go on to win European, Commonwealth and Boston marathon titles.

Brendan Foster was also a fan and told AW last week that if Alf’s race goes well in London this weekend then he is welcome to tackle the Great North Run in September!

Roughly once a month, AW will be bringing you one of Alf’s new adventures. It promises to be an exciting journey and I, for one, am wondering what he’ll make of the GPS watches, energy gels and huge influx of female runners that have emerged since his last resurrection.

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Water farce!CLUB runners are supported by the jogging boom, but as in last Sunday’s Sheffi eld Half-marathon sometimes hindered by it too.

Many of them wouldn’t have wanted nor needed to take on any water anyway, but those who view running as a sport play

second fi ddle nowadays to funrunners and fundraisers.

Organisers could have been petrifi ed about threats of legal action should they have let the race offi cially go ahead, but it is time the health and safety brigade gave way to some common sense.Paul Halford, Deputy editor

Runners livid over race cancellationTOP club runners have led complaints regarding the organisation of the Sheffi eld Half-marathon last Sunday, which was cancelled due to a lack of drinking water on the course.

The news was the main sports item on some national TV bulletins after water did not arrive on time, leading to announcements over the tannoy at the start that the race was being called off .

Adding to the confusion, many decided to run anyway. Police initially tried to stop them before deciding with the organisers that it would be safer to keep the roads closed and let them proceed along the marshalled route. Some runners were not even aware until they fi nished that the race had been cancelled as they did not hear the announcement.

Margaret Lilley, chair of the organising committee for the 33rd running of the event, said: “At previous events we have always taken delivery of the water on the morning of the race and our suppliers have proven very reliable

in this respect. However, this was not the case for the 2014 event.”

However, the supposed suppliers, Water Direct,responded on Tuesday that they quoted for a similar service to that which they provided last year and that the organisers placed an order, but the terms stated that payment was required in advance of delivery. Water Direct say that no

payment was forthcoming despite reminders.

They have off ered to provide the water services for free next year as a gesture of goodwill.

Coventry Godiva’s Toby Spencer, who had been hoping to get near to his PB of 67:00, was the fi rst across the line in 70 minutes.

He told AW: “I was in good shape so I’m disappointed I wasn’t able to do it under race conditions. It ended up being a training run.

“We were just jogging at the start as we had police around us and they were trying to stop us and then eventually when they gave up trying to stop us it ended up being a race atmosphere but at the back of your mind you know it’s not going to count for anything.

“You don’t rely on the water to come an hour before the race. That’s something that should be sorted weeks in advance. It’s one of the fundamental things. At least they should have said you can run it at your own risk, but health and safety these days is too over the top.”

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Rewarded for disobeying marshals?Steel out of LondonGEMMA STEEL, who would have been Britain’s leading hope in the women’s race at the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday, has dropped out with a calf injury.

The injury was sustained during the NYC Half last month, from which Steel was forced to drop out.

The Charnwood AC athlete would have been making an eagerly awaited debut for the distance and much is expected of her at what UKA’s performance team believe should be her best event ultimately.

Steel won the Bupa Great Birmingham Run with a personal best 70:19 on a hilly course last autumn.

Also withdrawing from the event last week was Kenya’s Martin Mathathi, who won the Fukuoka Marathon in December. He has been suffering with a hamstring injury. VIRGIN Money London Marathon preview starts on p30

ALTHOUGH press reports and social media comments praised the “spirit” shown by runners who unofficially ran the Sheffield Half-marathon last Sunday, some were left annoyed that they were penalised for observing organisers’ instructions that the race was cancelled.

Former women’s winner Jenny Chambers, who hails from Sheffield and is now a leading W60 athlete, was among several top club runners who stepped out of the starting pen as, in her words, “they saw little point in completing what would have then been an unofficial fun run”.

But she was furious that those who carried on until the end, some of whom were perhaps unaware of

the announcement, received medals, T-shirts and finishing times at the end.

“We are always told to listen to and obey the marshals, which I did,” said Chambers, who has run the race 15 times. “Those who took matters

into their own hands should not be seen as ‘courageous’ and ‘brave’, which was reported in the press. They were acting against the advice given by both police and organisers. I am taking legal advice on this, and in the face of the stonewalling from the race organisers, I would like to suggest that they should never undertake the organisation of a race ever again.”

The race was held under UKA rules, which stipulate that for races of 10km and above, water must be supplied at 5km intervals.

Most club runners would barely need one drink stop for a half-marathon, but several fun runners would have taken more than three hours.

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TRIBUTES have been paid to former athlete and coach Gerry North, who has died from cancer aged 77.

Having won gold at the English National Cross Country Championships as a junior in 1958, North went on to claim the senior title in 1962 and added a national veteran victory in 1987 to his long list of achievements.

Following his senior win at the English National, which saw him make the Athletics Weekly cover, he went on to place eighth at the International Cross Country Championships at Sheffi eld two weeks later, although he believed he could have won but for a heavy fall during the race. He also won the Inter-Counties Cross Country in 1960 and 1962, the North of England titles in 1960 and 1961 and the Southern equivalent in 1967. He was twice a AAA bronze medallist at 10 miles.

A regular racer, he was known to race twice in a weekend. Loyal to his club, he won 13 Surrey League races during his career.

In 1975 Athletics Weekly ran a

survey to decide Britain’s most consistent post-war cross-country runner and North came out top ahead of Frank Sando and Mike Turner.

Born in Chester in 1936, North was a member of Blackpool & Fylde AC, Belgrave Harriers and City of Portsmouth AC during his long career, with his best times including 3:57.2 for 1500m, 14:06.1 for 5000m and 29:06.2 for 10,000m.

“Gerry was one of the all-time greats of cross-country running – a national champion as a junior,

senior and veteran,” read a tribute from Belgrave Harriers, of which he was former president. “Always of a cheerful disposition, he lived for athletics and was one of those few people of whom one could truly say that nobody seemed to have a bad word to say about him.”

Later on in his career, North moved to Portsmouth where he took up coaching and organised many road events, including the Victory 5 road race.

A statement on City of Portsmouth AC’s website read: “Gerry was already legendary

in the wide world of athletics before he set foot in Portsmouth, however the unstinting eff orts on behalf of the club as coach, team manager and road race supremo has insured that the title will be perpetuated in this smaller corner of the athletics world.

“Honest, steadfast and modest, how do you replace this irreplaceable man?”

Long-time AW correspondent Alastair Aitken paid tribute by saying: “I remember Gerry winning the Southern in 1967, as he bounded over Hampstead Heath, with his long stride considering his diminutive size and also with his trademark white handkerchief tied round his right hand fi ngers that gave him a special look for those watching him running. He had immense knowledge of athletics, which was hardly ever tapped by those who knew far less.”

North said in an interview seven years ago: “It’s my life. I am a person where athletics comes fi rst.”

The funeral will take place on April 14 at Portchester Crematorium, starting at 3pm. The funeral procession will start from the Mountbatten Centre at 2pm and the wake will be at the Mountbatten Centre’s function suite immediately after the funeral.

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LESS than a year after only one athlete showed up for the women’s national 10,000m championships, the 25-lap distance looks set for a major revival at Highgate on May 10, writes Paul Halford.

The Highgate Harriers Night of the 10,000m PBs has already attracted quality and quantity, including Andy Vernon, Andrew Lemoncello, Alistair Brownlee, Jo Pavey, Charlotte Purdue and last year’s Trials winner and sole female competitor Alyson Dixon.

The event is enjoying a massive leap up in prestige since last year’s inaugural event, in which an athlete-centred approach and great atmosphere, breathed life into a discipline that has been dying on the track in recent years. This year acting as the national championships and trials for the European Championships and Commonwealth Games, it has pulled a suitably quality fi eld.

Several graded races will be part of the programme, serving both the elite and good club runner. As last year, marshals will encourage the spectators, who will gain free entry, to cheer on the athletes from lane four, which together with live music will help

create a special atmosphere.However, among the athletes

who have indicated they will be hoping to go below or close to the European qualifying time of 28:40 will be Vernon, Lemoncello, John Beattie, Brownlee, Jonny Mellor, Ryan McLeod, Nick Torry, Luke Cragg, Matt Hynes, Dewi Griffi ths and Callum Hawkins.

Whereas last year Lemoncello won a sprint fi nish in 29:28.72, six athletes due to start have PBs quicker than 29 minutes.

Andy Ward, who recently ran 29:38 for 10km on the roads, will look to break the world best for a 44-year-old of 29:55.10, as well as the UK veteran mark of 29:25.55.

The women’s race looks promising too and Dixon will have female company this time – unlike during the UK Championships event in Birmingham last summer when she ran with 13 men after the races were merged late on.

Pavey, the 2012 Olympic seventh placer at the distance, is making her comeback following childbirth last summer.

France’s 2013 Euro Cross champion Sophie Duarte may challenge and Purdue is looking to beat her PB of 32:03 and seems to be one of several women capable of the European mark of 33:00.

Caryl Jones, the 2013 UK champion, Freya Ross, Elle

Vernon, Sonia Samuels, Tish Jones and Jessica Coulson also have a strong chance.

Organiser Ben Pochee is encouraging athletes to let him know if they are unable to run so that athletes can be brought in from the reserve lists and he can ensure full line-ups.

“At the end of the day UK athletes are crying out for quality domestic 10,000m events, as the fear is a return to running solo with one just one man and his dog watching, therefore our Highgate Night of the 10,000m PBs lives and dies by the athletes’ ability to work with us to ensure full fi elds,” he said.

“After our test event in 2013 we had the platform to talk to England Athletics and British Athletics regarding incorporating their national championships and European trials into our 2014 event. I also believe the use of a transparent, constantly updated entry list and staggered qualifying times helped create word-of-mouth momentum about the runners entered and quality of fi elds. From there the momentum quickly escalated to fi ll all fi ve 10,000m races by early March.”

Top fields for Highgate 10,000 PBs meetingDISTANCE: VERNON, LEMONCELLO AND PAVEY HEAD ENTRIES FOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIAL RACES

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OLYMPIC shot put champion Valerie Adams has voiced her anger over her rival Nadzeya Ostapchuk’s ban of only four years imposed by the IAAF.

The Belarusian tested positive after “winning” the London 2012 final only to be stripped of the gold medal, which was handed to Adams.

It was announced last year that retests of Ostapchuk’s samples after she won the 2005 world title were also positive.

Normally two such offences would lead to an automatic life ban, but it emerged last week that she had

escaped with a four-year ban because of the timing of the announcements.

The IAAF said in a statement: “Under IAAF Rules, for the purposes of imposing sanctions in doping cases, a violation is only considered as a second violation – warranting a sanction of between eight years and life for two standard offences – if it has been committed after notification of the first violation (Rule 40.7).”

The IAAF opted for the maximum sanction available rather than the standard two years because she was known to have doped more than once.

It will be retroactively imposed and last until August 4, 2016, meaning she will not be able to compete at the Rio Olympics.

Adams, who was critical of Ostapchuk after her 2012 negative result was revealed, last week tweeted: “4 years is not enough. WTF!!! Oh well, it doesn’t change what I do tomorrow!!! #drugcheat #belarussians”

Her agent, Nick Cowan, commented: “Our understanding is that Ostapchuk has tested positive twice for drugs. You would normally

expect that you could face a life ban.“To be honest we were expecting for

it to be a bit heftier than four years but it is what it is.”

Cowan added that he had concerns over how well Ostapchuk would be tested on her return. He said: “On the surface, it looks like she could do that for the next 18 months, come off the drugs, compete the week after Rio and break the world record.”

However, it is understood that Ostapchuk would need to be tested for at least 12 months before being allowed to compete.

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MARK CROWLEY, a former GB junior high jumper, is running the Virgin Money London Marathon this weekend for the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund and in memory of Ed Prickett, the promising distance runner who died in a car accident in 2004, writes Jason Henderson.

Crowley and Prickett were good friends and on the same business course at university in Nottingham. The duo were also together when a speeding taxi hit Prickett as he crossed the road with Crowley outside Gateshead Stadium, where the British Universities Championships were being held.

The death of Prickett, who had won AAA 5000m gold as a junior, followed only a few days after Sam Haughian, another of Britain’s most talented young runners, was killed in a car accident in South Africa.

The driver of the car involved in the Prickett incident was jailed for the death of the 21-year-old and now, as the 10-year anniversary of the incident approaches on May 2, the 6ft 3in Crowley is going to tackle 26.2 miles in memory of his friend.

“Ed’s family chose the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund at the time,” Crowley explains. “And the year after he died some of

his university friends decided to run the London Marathon for the charity due to their links with Ed.”

After having made the GB team for the 2002 World Junior Championships – and with a best of 2.16m – Crowley was still training as a high jumper. But now, a decade later, he is keen to swap events for a good cause.

“When Jean Pickering passed away last year, it meant there was even more reason for me to really want to do it,” he says. “I received a grant from the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund when I was younger.”

Crowley’s high jump aspirations

gradually petered out when he got into his twenties and began to work full-time. “I reached a plateau and didn’t really see myself improving much further,” he says, with few regrets.

“The marathon training has been very tough, but I’ve enjoyed it,” he adds. “I used to complain if I had to run two laps as a warm-up as a high jumper so it’s been hard building up to running 20 miles at the weekend.

“I haven’t trained too hard, though, and am going into the race feeling quite healthy and fresh.”

Other “Ronners” who are “running for Ron” this weekend include Vince Wilson, who as a promising middle-distance runner was among the fi rst-ever recipients of a Ron Pickering Memorial Fund grant, plus former 800m runner Karen Cudby (nee Harewood).

Athletics Weekly has teamed up with the RPMF to issue goody bags to the “Ronners”. Included are a “Run for Ron” vest or T-shirt supplied by Ronhill, a £10 sweatshop gift voucher, AW’s Great Marathon Runners bookazine, plus goodies from For Goodness Shakes, Beet-It and Natural Hero. http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/MarkSeanCrowley

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Young athlete bene� ts from Ennis coachingJESSICA ENNIS-HILL may be taking it easier during her pregnancy, but that didn’t stop her delighting an aspiring javelin thrower who won a training session with the Olympic heptathlete in a competition.

Katie Barrow, a 16-year-old who was ranked sixth under-15 in the UK in 2012, received the prize as a gift after it was won at an auction

held in support of the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund at the charity’s Hall of Fame evening last year.

The Aldershot, Farnham & District athlete, who has a PB of 32.13m, enjoyed two hours of tuition in Sheffi eld from Ennis-Hill and the heptathlete’s coach,

Toni Minichiello, before they all had lunch together.

Katie Barrow, with Tony Minichiello and Jessica Ennis-Hill

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Katie Barrow, a 16-year-old who was ranked sixth under-15 in the UK in 2012, received the prize

held in support of the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund at the charity’s Hall of Fame evening last year.

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ENGLAND ATHLETICS has agreed to maintain its funding level of the three area associations, but the long-term fi nancial sustainability of competition at that level could still be under threat.

After a meeting between England Athletics, Northern Athletics, Midland Counties Athletic Association and South of England AA, it was announced that the funding of the three bodies for the year 2014-15 would be the same as for 2013-14.

Northern Athletics warned in January that, without any funding from EA nor sponsorship, its annual shortfall would grow from £50,000 to more than £100,000.

It added that it may have to stop putting on meetings like the track and fi eld, cross-country and relay championships for the North of England after 2015 as it feared that EA’s input would decrease. EA has had to tighten its budget following a reduction in funding from Sport England and the reining in of planned affi liation fee increases.

However, area-level competition appears to have received a momentary reprieve at least.

The MCAA and SEAA say they are in no immediate jeopardy fi nancially, but admitted it was a

long-term concern.EA said the meeting “included

initial discussions covering the longer-term funding and organisation of competition along with a competition pathway. These were collaborative and productive and all parties have agreed to continue this dialogue with a view to achieving long-term sustainability for the benefi t of clubs, athletes and offi cials.”

Chair of England Athletics Peter King said: “Competition provision is a vitally important part of athletics. It remains important for the whole sport to work together

to identify how we best provide competition, particularly in the face of funding challenges.”

John Gandee, chair of SEAA Competition Limited, added: “The SEAA is committed to holding competitions across the age groups and disciplines that will provide a stepping stone to national level and welcomes this joint approach. We look forward to working with England Athletics and the other areas to devise a funding stream that will enable us to continue to off er development opportunities for athletes, offi cials and meeting and team managers.”

A survey conducted by NA and completed by more than 600 people showed 92% would be willing to pay a £3 per year affi liation fee tothe competition provider which would ensure the sustainability of all the events.

However, NA chair Brian Heywood told AW this week that they had since realised it may not be possible to implement this, the cost of collecting it being one reason.

He added: “Longer-term the competitions are still in jeopardy, but we’re very pleased that the funding levels have been maintained for the current year.”

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WORLD Championships relay bronze medallist Lee McConnell has retired from athletics at the age of 35.

The Scot, who have birth last October, trained through her pregnancy and afterwards with a view to being fit for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer.

However, the 400m runner said last week she felt the time was right for her to concentrate on being a mother to Ethan and pursuing lines of work including in the media. She said: “2014 is obviously a huge year for Scotland and this was not an easy decision to

make as it means not competing in a home Commonwealth Games. Now is my time, however. I am excited for the new opportunities and challenges that retiring from athletics will bring me and look forward to getting involved with a home games – just not as a competing athlete!”

McConnell is the 11th quickest Brit in history at 400m with her 50.82 from 2002, the year she won European bronze and Commonwealth silver.

She was seventh in the 2003 World Championships and went to the Olympics in 2004, 2008 and 2012,

reaching the semi-final on every occasion.

However, she competed for Britain in the 4x400m at a major championships every year from 2001 to 2012 and was unfortunate not to be upgraded to a bronze medallist at the 2004 Olympics after one of the member of the winning American squad was later found to have doped.

She started out as a 1.88m high jumper and also dabbled with the 400m hurdles winning Commonwealth bronze in 2006 and setting a best of 55.25.

Bolt to miss RomeUSAIN BOLT will miss his planned season-opener at the Rome Diamond League on June 5 because of an injury problem, according to the organisers.

He is now due to compete first in the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava on June 17 and is also set for Paris on July 5 and Malmo on August 5.

Rudisha returnsDAVID RUDISHA will return to action at the Diamond League in Doha on May 9.

The Olympic 800m champion and world record-holder missed much of last

season because of a knee injury.On March 31 it was reported

Rudisha had retired from athletics, but it was later confirmed this was an April Fools’ joke released early.

Braunschweig selectionGREAT BRITAIN & Northern Ireland will look to match or improve on last year’s position of third at the European Team Championships in Braunschweig, Germany, on June 21-22, says UK Athletics, who announced the selection policy last week.

The team selected on June 9 will be based on point-scoring potential, current form, head to heads, major competition history and injury status.

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DAVID RUDISHAreturn to action at the Diamond League in Doha on May 9.

season because of a knee injury.

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OLYMPIC AND WORLD TRACK CHAMPION SAYS LONDON WILL GO WELL IF HE BREAKS STEVE JONES’ UK RECORDWords: Jason Henderson

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WIN OR LOSE, Mo Farah says his marathon debut on Sunday will be a success if he breaks the British

record. “It’s my main target,” he said on Tuesday at his race-week press conference at the Tower Hotel in London.

Kenenisa Bekele’s debut marathon victory in Paris last Sunday, he added, has given him the belief that he can also make a good transition from the track to marathon. “His performance gives me good confi dence,” he said. “If Bekele can do it, then why can’t I? Although this race (in London) is completely diff erent to Paris. London is by far the toughest fi eld.”

Steve Jones’ UK record of 2:07:13 was set in Chicago in 1985. In addition, of course, Farah will be trying to become the fi rst British male winner of the London Marathon since Eamonn Martin in 1993.

Farah was in a relaxed and a

jokey mood, albeit he initially looked a bit stage-struck by the huge gathering of media in town to follow his every move. Sporting a cool goaty beard and running kit (Nike) that was somewhat at odds with one of the offi cial sponsors (adidas), he appeared to relax as the marathon session of interviews unfolded and lightened the mood on several occasions with a number of light-hearted one-liners.

When quizzed about his recent fall and defeat to Geoff rey Mutai in the NYC Half, for example, he said: “My coach, Alberto Salazar, has been there and done it and he said to me ‘get up, Mo. Stop faking it’.”

More seriously, though, he added: “After New York, I’m fi ne, I’m good. I fell early on and once you fall down it’s hard, mentally and physically. I gave it 110% and during last four miles I was feeling it and could see stars.”

He added: “The fall was more of a worry than collapsing afterwards. I just had a few scratches on my hip and back but mainly I was fi ne.”

Farah also said his training had not gone absolutely perfectly in the build-up to London. “There have been a few hiccups. It never goes totally smooth,” he said. “But it’s gone as well as I wanted.”

When pressed on the details of the “hiccups”, though, he said he

was only referring to the general problems that every athlete struggles with when training for a marathon.

Farah faces a red-hot fi eld on Sunday which includes Kenya’s marathon world record-holder Wilson Kipsang, Uganda’s world and Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich, Ethiopia’s reigning London Marathon champion Tsegaye Kebede, and Kenya’s London Marathon course record-holder Emmanuel Mutai.

When asked what his rivals might be thinking, though, Farah said he could only guess. “I don’t know too much to tell you the truth,” he said. “I’ve seen the races they won last year. With my track background, I should be there (with them), but the distance is a challenge for me.”

Another big theme of the interviews was the way he has developed from a teenage runner who won the Mini London Marathon three times to a potential senior winner of the main 26.2-mile event.

“I’ve been looking forward to it since I won the Mini Marathon as a kid,” said Farah, who has also benefi ted from London Marathon funding during his altitude training camps in Kenya and as a student at St Mary’s more than a decade ago.

Hugh Brasher, the race director, added: “One of our founding principles when the race was founded was to improve the standard of British marathon running and it’s been 21 years since a British male winner, so I’m delighted Mo is racing this year with a real chance of winning.”

But after his world and Olympic track triumphs, isn’t a risk to step on to the roads in the marathon? “Every race is a risk,” Farah said, before making one last joke about the stellar line-up he faces on Sunday.

“I’d like to thank Dave Bedford for making this an easy race for me!”

Ready for the Mo Show

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ACTION ERRA National Road Relay Championships Sutton Park, Birmingham, April 5 For more action, go to athleticsweekly.com

ALDERSHOT, Farnham & District’s women took their fifth successive women’s six-stage title, while City of

Leeds claimed the men’s event.With the breeze blowing away

all of the pollution of the previous week, conditions were perfect for running.

Also blown away were nearly four decades of statistics for the men’s race as the laps were shortened for a variety

of reasons, prime among them being health and safety considerations.

Emelia Gorecka took the fastest lap overall with 13:51 for the truncated women’s stage of 2.69 miles, while Niall Brooks was the men’s fastest with 12:39. The quickest time for the men’s long stage of 5.08 miles was shared by Andrew Butchart and Ieuan Thoas at 24:20.

This was just seven seconds quicker than Dave Moorcroft’s course record time for the

historic lap distance of 5.38 miles. Watching stalwarts Billy Adcocks and Jim Alder were not amused.

One feature of the event was the poor entry on the men’s side. Of the 80 teams qualifying only 67 bothered to put their names forward and just 57 finished and two of them were disqualified. Most notable among the non-entries were 2010 winners Newham & Essex Beagles. Things were little better in the women’s race, where 67 entered, 57

A stroll in the park for AFDALDERSHOT MAKE IT FIVE ON THE TROT, WHILE LEEDS DEFEND THEIR TITLE TOOReports: Martin Du�


The first of 12 stages gets under way at Sutton Park

TOP 10 TEAMS AT A GLANCEMEN STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 STAGE 5 STAGE 6 STAGE 7 STAGE 8 STAGE 9 STAGE 10 STAGE 11 STAGE 12

1 Leeds City 3:50:41 S Deakin (7) 25:09 J Wills (9) 13:26 J Walsh (7) 25:18 G Benson (1) 12:42 S Lisgo (3) 25:28 D Easter (3) 13:26 J Wilkinson (1) 24:27 D Davis (1) 12:41 C Smith (1) 25:09 T Edwards (1) 14:00 L Cragg (1) 25:18 N Hooker (1) 13:37

2 Morpeth H 3:51:38 J Taylor (2) 24:41 N Shrubb (3) 13:20 L Timmins (4) 25:28 R Stephenson (7) 13:49 N Swinburn (4) 25:01 P Pinheiro (2) 12:44 R Morrell (4) 26:24 A Whitwam (4) 13:23 I Hudspith (3) 25:20 M Nicholson (3) 13:08 P Newton (2) 24:51 R Floyd (2) 13:29

3 AFD 3:51:57 A Harris (5) 24:59 J Rowe (4) 13:03 C Rooke (5) 25:38 R Allen (5) 13:18 S Connor (2) 25:04 J Grace (1) 12:58 T Wade (2) 25:18 J Wyllie (2) 13:38 I Bailey (2) 25:03 N Phillips (2) 13:40 E Robinson (3) 25:48 J Ashton (3) 13:30

4 Central 3:53:37 S McDonald (14) 25:30 S Reilly (13) 13:25 R Russell (8) 25:03 D Colley (9) 13:50 D MacNamee (10) 26:05 T Watson (10) 13:48 R Houston (11) 26:02 J Crowe (11) 13:58 A Hendry (10) 25:19 C McCaughey (9) 13:25 A Butchart (5) 24:20 A Hay (4) 12:52

5 Notts AC 3:54:00 S Spencer (9) 25:18 M Williams (14) 13:41 K Farrow (14) 26:25 J Perkins (13) 13:50 C Warburton (14) 25:39 M Whitehouse (13) 13:24 S Mitchell (7) 24:29 R Smith (8) 13:55 J Thewlis (5) 24:49 R Needham (5) 13:17 P Hodkinson (4) 25:55 T Hartley (5) 13:18

6 Tipton H 3:54:16 R Kay (6) 25:00 D Dalmedo (10) 13:36 I Rawlinson (6) 25:13 T Holden (10) 14:10 J Lilly (7) 24:40 P Wilson (7) 13:45 M Granger (10) 26:44 L Roberts (9) 13:35 Mike Aspinall (9) 25:38 A Holliday (6) 12:57 I Williams (7) 25:55 P Nicholls (6) 13:03

7 Bedford & C 3:54:34 L Humphreys (18) 25:43 M Leach (8) 12:51 D Deed (3) 24:41 M Harrison (3) 13:33 S Naylor (5) 25:42 J Christopher (4) 13:18 N Hall (3) 25:25 M Bergin (3) 12:46 W Mackay (4) 26:27 D Bradford (4) 13:24 J Lunn (6) 27:01 J Douglas (7) 13:43

8 Sale H 3:55:38 N Samuels (19) 25:46 N Brooks (6) 12:39 J Bailey (11) 26:12 S Horsfield (8) 12:53 A Ford (6) 25:05 C Middleton (8) 13:53 G Hill (6) 26:05 C Hulson (6) 13:13 J Roden (7) 26:10 R Moore (8) 14:28 G Raven (9) 25:49 R Worland (8) 13:25

9 Highgate H 3:56:07 S Dixon (3) 24:54 R Bahelbi (5) 13:18 A Nordtveit (1) 24:48 B Pochee (2) 13:43 D Russell (1) 25:00 P Downie (5) 14:08 B Noad (5) 25:46 H Dodwell (5) 14:00 R Scott (6) 26:19 J Deane (7) 14:01 B Pochee (9) 13:56 R Stephenson (9) 15:02

10 Swansea H 3:56:52 K Jones (21) 25:48 J Tobin (18) 13:57 C Carpanini (20) 26:17 L Lloyd (20) 14:12 M Hobbs (16) 25:17 D Rothwell (14) 13:39 P Matthews (13) 26:20 J Griffiths (13) 13:20 S Smith (13) 26:06 G Smith (13) 13:07 D Griffiths (10) 24:52 L Hobbs (10) 13:57

FASTEST: I Thomas (Card) 24:20 N Brooks (Sale) 12:39 D Deed (Bed C) 24:41 G Benson (Leeds) 12:42 J Lilly (Tip) 24:40 P Pinheiro (Morp) 12:44 J Wilkinson (Leeds) 24:27 D Davis (Leeds) 12:41 A Sanchez (Derr) 24:37 A Holliday (Tip) 12:57 A Butchart (Cent) 24:20 A Hay (Cent) 12:52

J Taylor (Morp) 24:41 C Bannon (Cov) 12:43 A Nordtvelt (High) 24:48 S Horsfield (Sale) 12:53 N Studley (B&W) 24:47 J Grace (AFD) 12:58 S Mitchell (Notts) 24:29 M Bergin (Bed C) 12:46 J Thewlis (Notts) 24:49 G Smith (Swan) 13:07 P Newton (Morp) 24:51 P Nicholls (Tip) 13:03

S Dixon (High) 24:54 W Gray (B&H) 12:49 P Tompson (BRAT) 24:57 T Marshall (Card) 12:54 N Torry (Serp) 24:57 W Cristofi B&W) 13:14 L Gunn (Der) 24:59 C Hardman (Salf) 12:53 I Bailey (AFD) 25:03 M Nicholson (Morp) 13:08 D Griffiths (Swan) 24:52 T Hartley (Notts) 13:18

R Bentley (Kent) 24:59 M Leach (Bed C) 12:51 J Connor (Kent) 25:01 I Crowe-Wright (B&H) 13:17 R Weir (Der) 24:59 J Christopher (Bed C) 13:18 T Wade (AFD) 25:18 D Brown (Ton) 13:03 C Smith (Leeds) 25:09 R Needham (Notts) 13:17 L Cragg (Leeds) 25:18 R Worland (Sale) 13:25

A Harris (AFD) 24:59 C Parr (Gate) 12:53 R Russell (Cent) 25:03 R Allen (AFD) 13:18 D Russell (High) 25:00 M Whitehouse (Notts) 13:24 C Ruddyu (Belg) 25:19 C Hulson (Sale) 13:13 J Gilbert (Kent) 25:11 D Bradford (Bed C) 13:24 J Martin (Stock) 25:20 R Floyd (Morp) 13:29

BIGGEST MOVER C Bannon (Cov) 32-17 J Bull (Der) 31-21 J Morley (Tyne) 36-29 P Owor (Belg) 46-34 A Gibbins (B&B) 46-38 C Ruddy (Belg) 32-23 A Abdi (Bir) 44-38 J Taylor-Caldwell (ESM) 43-37 A Holliday (Tip) 9-6 E Shepherd (WG&EL) 29-23 S Long (Notts B) 44-38

Emelia Gorecka: with her team and fastest lap medals

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started but just 40 fi nished a full team of six.

Charnwood AC, the 2009 winners, did not complete a team.

Leeds’ men also received last year’s medals because Belgrave Harriers, fi rst across the line in 2013, voluntarily handed the title to the Yorkshire club after one of their stage runners, Alberto Lozano, tested positive for drugs last July, although there is no evidence the Spaniard was doping at the time.

MenLEEDS started the fi rst stage back in seventh, dropped to ninth after the second leg, then hit the front through Gordon Benson on stage four before slipping back. It was James Wilkinson, restored

to full fi tness, who gave them a 24-second lead at the end of the seventh stage, which they held to the end.

Aldershot were a clear second for fi ve stages and even took the lead through Josh Grace on six before Morpeth nicked silver over the fi nal two legs. They missed Nick McCormick, who won the BM 10km in Brighton very early the following morning, while Aldershot missed Chris Thompson, who helped them to the Southern title. These races are always about ifs and buts, but it was Leeds who got them all out on the day.

One man who received a last minute call-up to the Leeds squad was Tom Edwards. “I was at a Law Society black-tie dinner and got a call to run at 7.20 last

night, so I had to forego the wine,” said the nevertheless delighted Edwards.

On the shortened course the fi rst stage was competitive with Jonny Taylor doing most of the work before Thomas sprinted clear on the run back to clock 24:20, but just fi ve men broke 25 minutes. “He took it hard and kicked at the top of the hill but I tried to stay relaxed and clawed back his lead then used the downhill to try to go fast and feel the legs turning over,” said Thomas, who added that he had really wanted a short stage.

The second leg is always a good one for fast times and Sale’s 3:38 1500m man Brooks took full advantage to gain 13 places and move up to sixth with the best short-stage time of 12:39. The

run came after he was suddenly catapulted on to the second leg when Leeds’ scheduled runner got himself lost on the way to the course. “I was supposed to do leg six and got just 10 minutes warm-up,” said the former European junior silver medallist.

Highgate Harriers had a moment of glory on leg three through their Norwegian international Auden Nortveit, who had a battle with Kent’s James Connor for the lead. He quickly went to the front but later admitted:”I should have waited until the top of the hill.” The two ran together for much of the stage. “We exchanged the lead,” said Connor. The fastest, though, was Bedford’s Darren Deed with 24:41, who gained fi ve spots to move his team up to third.

TOP 10 TEAMS AT A GLANCEMEN STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 STAGE 5 STAGE 6 STAGE 7 STAGE 8 STAGE 9 STAGE 10 STAGE 11 STAGE 12

1 Leeds City 3:50:41 S Deakin (7) 25:09 J Wills (9) 13:26 J Walsh (7) 25:18 G Benson (1) 12:42 S Lisgo (3) 25:28 D Easter (3) 13:26 J Wilkinson (1) 24:27 D Davis (1) 12:41 C Smith (1) 25:09 T Edwards (1) 14:00 L Cragg (1) 25:18 N Hooker (1) 13:37

2 Morpeth H 3:51:38 J Taylor (2) 24:41 N Shrubb (3) 13:20 L Timmins (4) 25:28 R Stephenson (7) 13:49 N Swinburn (4) 25:01 P Pinheiro (2) 12:44 R Morrell (4) 26:24 A Whitwam (4) 13:23 I Hudspith (3) 25:20 M Nicholson (3) 13:08 P Newton (2) 24:51 R Floyd (2) 13:29

3 AFD 3:51:57 A Harris (5) 24:59 J Rowe (4) 13:03 C Rooke (5) 25:38 R Allen (5) 13:18 S Connor (2) 25:04 J Grace (1) 12:58 T Wade (2) 25:18 J Wyllie (2) 13:38 I Bailey (2) 25:03 N Phillips (2) 13:40 E Robinson (3) 25:48 J Ashton (3) 13:30

4 Central 3:53:37 S McDonald (14) 25:30 S Reilly (13) 13:25 R Russell (8) 25:03 D Colley (9) 13:50 D MacNamee (10) 26:05 T Watson (10) 13:48 R Houston (11) 26:02 J Crowe (11) 13:58 A Hendry (10) 25:19 C McCaughey (9) 13:25 A Butchart (5) 24:20 A Hay (4) 12:52

5 Notts AC 3:54:00 S Spencer (9) 25:18 M Williams (14) 13:41 K Farrow (14) 26:25 J Perkins (13) 13:50 C Warburton (14) 25:39 M Whitehouse (13) 13:24 S Mitchell (7) 24:29 R Smith (8) 13:55 J Thewlis (5) 24:49 R Needham (5) 13:17 P Hodkinson (4) 25:55 T Hartley (5) 13:18

6 Tipton H 3:54:16 R Kay (6) 25:00 D Dalmedo (10) 13:36 I Rawlinson (6) 25:13 T Holden (10) 14:10 J Lilly (7) 24:40 P Wilson (7) 13:45 M Granger (10) 26:44 L Roberts (9) 13:35 Mike Aspinall (9) 25:38 A Holliday (6) 12:57 I Williams (7) 25:55 P Nicholls (6) 13:03

7 Bedford & C 3:54:34 L Humphreys (18) 25:43 M Leach (8) 12:51 D Deed (3) 24:41 M Harrison (3) 13:33 S Naylor (5) 25:42 J Christopher (4) 13:18 N Hall (3) 25:25 M Bergin (3) 12:46 W Mackay (4) 26:27 D Bradford (4) 13:24 J Lunn (6) 27:01 J Douglas (7) 13:43

8 Sale H 3:55:38 N Samuels (19) 25:46 N Brooks (6) 12:39 J Bailey (11) 26:12 S Horsfi eld (8) 12:53 A Ford (6) 25:05 C Middleton (8) 13:53 G Hill (6) 26:05 C Hulson (6) 13:13 J Roden (7) 26:10 R Moore (8) 14:28 G Raven (9) 25:49 R Worland (8) 13:25

9 Highgate H 3:56:07 S Dixon (3) 24:54 R Bahelbi (5) 13:18 A Nordtveit (1) 24:48 B Pochee (2) 13:43 D Russell (1) 25:00 P Downie (5) 14:08 B Noad (5) 25:46 H Dodwell (5) 14:00 R Scott (6) 26:19 J Deane (7) 14:01 B Pochee (9) 13:56 R Stephenson (9) 15:02

10 Swansea H 3:56:52 K Jones (21) 25:48 J Tobin (18) 13:57 C Carpanini (20) 26:17 L Lloyd (20) 14:12 M Hobbs (16) 25:17 D Rothwell (14) 13:39 P Matthews (13) 26:20 J Griffi ths (13) 13:20 S Smith (13) 26:06 G Smith (13) 13:07 D Griffi ths (10) 24:52 L Hobbs (10) 13:57

FASTEST: I Thomas (Card) 24:20 N Brooks (Sale) 12:39 D Deed (Bed C) 24:41 G Benson (Leeds) 12:42 J Lilly (Tip) 24:40 P Pinheiro (Morp) 12:44 J Wilkinson (Leeds) 24:27 D Davis (Leeds) 12:41 A Sanchez (Derr) 24:37 A Holliday (Tip) 12:57 A Butchart (Cent) 24:20 A Hay (Cent) 12:52

J Taylor (Morp) 24:41 C Bannon (Cov) 12:43 A Nordtvelt (High) 24:48 S Horsfi eld (Sale) 12:53 N Studley (B&W) 24:47 J Grace (AFD) 12:58 S Mitchell (Notts) 24:29 M Bergin (Bed C) 12:46 J Thewlis (Notts) 24:49 G Smith (Swan) 13:07 P Newton (Morp) 24:51 P Nicholls (Tip) 13:03

S Dixon (High) 24:54 W Gray (B&H) 12:49 P Tompson (BRAT) 24:57 T Marshall (Card) 12:54 N Torry (Serp) 24:57 W Cristofi B&W) 13:14 L Gunn (Der) 24:59 C Hardman (Salf) 12:53 I Bailey (AFD) 25:03 M Nicholson (Morp) 13:08 D Griffi ths (Swan) 24:52 T Hartley (Notts) 13:18

R Bentley (Kent) 24:59 M Leach (Bed C) 12:51 J Connor (Kent) 25:01 I Crowe-Wright (B&H) 13:17 R Weir (Der) 24:59 J Christopher (Bed C) 13:18 T Wade (AFD) 25:18 D Brown (Ton) 13:03 C Smith (Leeds) 25:09 R Needham (Notts) 13:17 L Cragg (Leeds) 25:18 R Worland (Sale) 13:25

A Harris (AFD) 24:59 C Parr (Gate) 12:53 R Russell (Cent) 25:03 R Allen (AFD) 13:18 D Russell (High) 25:00 M Whitehouse (Notts) 13:24 C Ruddyu (Belg) 25:19 C Hulson (Sale) 13:13 J Gilbert (Kent) 25:11 D Bradford (Bed C) 13:24 J Martin (Stock) 25:20 R Floyd (Morp) 13:29

BIGGEST MOVER C Bannon (Cov) 32-17 J Bull (Der) 31-21 J Morley (Tyne) 36-29 P Owor (Belg) 46-34 A Gibbins (B&B) 46-38 C Ruddy (Belg) 32-23 A Abdi (Bir) 44-38 J Taylor-Caldwell (ESM) 43-37 A Holliday (Tip) 9-6 E Shepherd (WG&EL) 29-23 S Long (Notts B) 44-38

Gordon Benson:put Leeds in front on the fourth stage

Ieuan Thomas:equal fastest long leg with 24:20

Aaron Harris:AFD’s opening runner


Benson had gained six places on the fourth leg to give Leeds an early taster of the lead with the day’s third quickest 2.69- mile time of 12:42 before Danny Russell gave Highgate another shot at the lead on the fifth stage. There were eight clubs within less than a minute at the front at this point.

At halfway Grace made it a fourth different club to have a taste of glory, giving Aldershot, Farnham & District a narrow lead. After taking over in second, he said: “I caught him (the Highgate man) at the top of the hill then the Morpeth runner (Paulo Pinheiro) caught me but I outsprinted him up the hill.”

James Wilkinson then settled things down for Leeds with the third quickest long stage time of 24:27, which reduced the challengers to just five at the

end of the seventh stage. Back to fitness, Wilkinson said: “I’m getting there but little things crop up and I was a bit ill in the Northern.”

The Leeds advantage was then compounded by Danny Davis on the short eighth stage, his 12:41 being the second quickest of the afternoon.

“It was windy out there but I’ve been injured since the Surrey League and haven’t done any speed work,” he said.

Leeds were then more than a minute ahead and, although Neil Phillips pegged back 20 seconds for Aldershot on stage 10, changes behind ensured that the holders were never challenged on the run-in.

Peter Newton moved Morpeth

up to second on the penultimate stage, but Leeds’ Luke Cragg ran a canny leg.

“I didn’t want to go too hard until halfway, then I got a bit of a twinge in a hamstring on the way back,” he said.

He need not have worried as Nick Hooker duly completed things for the Northern champions and victory was theirs after a close race by nearly a minute. He took his time coming up the final hill, waving at and high-fiving the crowd. “I did nothing silly and didn’t want to exert myself, just do the job for Leeds,” he said.

Scottish champions Central staged a late rally to take fourth. They were still a distant ninth with just two legs to go, but

first Butchart and then Alastair Hay moved them right up but could not get a sniff of a medal. Butchart, who is hoping to run for Scotland in the 1500m at the Commonwealth Games this year, said: “I had folks to catch and it was a good run today.”



After crossing the line nearly a minute clear, Leeds celebrate victory properly this

year after the 2013 title was ceded to them after the event by Belgrave Harriers

Jonathan Taylor:second quickest on stage one

Niall Brooks:quickest on the short stage with 12:39

Ieuan Thomas and Andrew Butchart: with medals for the day’s fastest long stages

Nick Hooker:brought Leeds home to win

James Wilkinson:

moved Leeds back

in front


WomenALDERSHOT, Farnham & District duly completed their fi fth win in a row and, although they were never challenged after Louise Small gave them a 19-second lead on leg two, their margin of victory was the smallest of the fi ve. Last year they won on the longer course by more than six minutes from Bristol & West, who were also in the hunt here, winding up third albeit fi ve minutes down on the winners.

Small said: “It’s my fi rst race back for a long time after a stress response in my femur. I’ve only done two sessions but it’s good to get a race under my belt.” She will next go to Portugal for warm-weather training.

Also on that leg was Susan Partridge, albeit off the pace. Of

her run in the IAAF World Half-marathon Championships the previous week, she said: “I wasn’t 100% but I am still building up for the marathon (at the Commonwealth Games).”

Jess Andrews increased the lead on the third stage with 14:45, as Caryl Jones moved Swansea up to second, a position they held to the end. “It was a little bit windy but it was my fi rst race here as I’ve previously been injured (for the event),” said Andrews.

Lily Partridge posted the day’s fourth best time of 14:17 on the



TOP 10 TEAMS AT A GLANCEWOMEN STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4 STAGE 5 STAGE 6

1 AFD 87:00 A Griffi ths (3) 14:26 L Small (1) 14:53 J Andrews (1) 14:45 L Partridge (1) 14:17 G Bruinvels (1) 14:48 E Gorecka (1) 13:51

2 Swansea H 89:28 A Beynon-Thomas (5) 14:41 K Roberts (3) 15:03 C Jones (2) 14:51 A Whitcombe (2) 14:35 H Lawrence (2) 15:28 S Edwards (2) 14:50

3 Bristol & West 92:03 J Sanzo (11) 14:55 G France (8) 16:04 J Jagger (6) 15:07 A Gummow (6) 15:39 H Sharpe (4) 15:16 K Goodhead (3) 15:02

4 Birchfield H 92:26 S Treacy (2) 14:22 G Taylor (22) 17:38 S Johnson (11) 15:01 S Khan (9) 15:44 E Stevens (6) 15:18 C Blew (4) 14:23)

5 Morpeth H 92:47 S Graham (38) 16:44 L Weightman (7) 14:03 M Stead (7) 15:33 A Gibson (4) 14:41 D James (5) 16:29 S Wilkinson (5) 15:17

6 Rotherham H 93:15 S Johnson (4) 14:41 L Spence (4) 15:06 S Burns (3) 15:32 R Lanceley (3) 15:35 A Grady (3) 15:54 J Fawcett (6) 16:27

7 Stockport H 95:02 L Rudd (29) 15:57 C Jarvis (17) 15:39 E Baker (5) 14:24 F Waterhouse (10) 17:02 S Ratcliff e (7) 16:07 L Clarke (7) 15:53

8 Bedford & C 95:04 A Burgin (32) 16:05 N Peters (20) 15:45 E Wallbank (18) 16:12 A Harris (17) 16:47 R Gibbs (14) 15:35 R Murray (8) 14:40

9 WSEH n/s 95:20 M Haynes (7) 14:50 L James (10) 16:12 C Firth (9) 15:33 D Barnes (8) 16:09 K Marshall (8) 16:47 L Lingley (9) 15:49

10 Belgrave 95:52 Z Doyle (24) 15:48 S Murphy (26) 16:34 J Rhodes (21) 16:14 M Wilkins (18) 16:18 T Jones (9) 14:39 N Quispel (10) 16:19

FASTEST: L Whittle (RSC) 14:06 L Weightman (Morp) 14:03 E Baker (Stock) 14:24 L Partridge (AFD) 14:17 T Jones (Belg) 14:39 E Gorecka (AFD) 13:51

S Treacy (Bir) 14:22 S Partridge Leeds) 14:43 J Andrews (AFD) 14:45 A Whitcombe (Swan) 14:35 G Bruinvels (AFD) 14:48 C Blew (Bir) 14:23

A Griffi ths (AFD) 14:26 L Small (AFD) 14:53 C Jones (Swan) 14:51 A Gibson (Morp) 14:41 H Sharpe (B&W) 15:16 R Murray (Bed C) 14:40

S Johnson (Roth) 14:41 H England (Oxf C) 14:55 S Johnson (Bir) 15:01 R Lanceley (Roth) 15:35 E Stevens (Bir) 15:18 S Edwards (Swan) 14:50

A Benyon-Thomas (Swan) 14:41 K Roberts (Swan) 15:03 J Jagger (B&W) 15:07 A Gummow (B&W) 15:39 H Lawrence (Swan) 15:28 K Goodhead (B&W) 15:02

BIGGEST MOVER L Weightman (Morp) 38-7 E Vernon (Stock) 17-5 E Egan (Liv) 22-16 T Jones (Belg) 18-9 T McCormick (Vale R) 23-16

Laura Whittle (RSC, 245) heads toward a leg-one lead over Sara Treacy (Birchfi eld, 206)

Jess Andrews:increased AFD’s lead on leg three

Laura Weightman:moved Morpeth up 31 places

Jess Sanzo:third on

leg one for Bristol



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RESULTS


fourth leg, but veteran Andrea Whitcombe kept Aldershot within sight with a 14:35 clocking. “I’ve been a bit tired all week,” said Partridge. This was after her 32:51.26 Commonwealth and European 10,000m qualifying time in Portugal a week earlier.

Whitcombe, a three-time National cross-country champion was, though, less than pleased with her 14:35. “I thought I could run better than that,” said the 42-year-old.

Georgie Bruinvels added another 40 seconds to the AFD lead on the penultimate stage, but endured a lonely run. “I didn’t see anyone but I did pass a few

men,” said the 25-year-old, who also goes to Portugal this week. With Gorecka to come, victory looked by then assured.

So it was after her 13:51 split, the quickest of the day by 12 seconds. Gorecka is taking a different path and is off to the United States to do a 5km in Boston 5km and a 5000m in Stanford.

The European junior champion was quick to point out she will not miss any studying. “I shall do my exams while I am out there,” she said.

Gorecka admitted that she had also had a cold and had not really tapered for the relay. “I

Lily Partridge: fourth fastest

overall

Andrea Whitcombe: Swansea’s quickest


didn’t expect that one, but the training has been going really well, but I haven’t done a race for a long time,” she said. By that she meant other than relay legs. Of any dreams for a major championship place this summer she was more reticent. “I just want to do a quick 5000m then I might get somewhere,” she said.

Earlier Laura Whittle had won the fi rst stage from the fastest runner over the same course in the Midland relay, Sara Treacy. Whittle said: “I got a bit of a gap and decided to push on from there. I’m really pleased and it’s a nice confi dence booster for the summer.”


Seymour (44) 30:34, S Long (38) 14:14); 39 Blackheath And Bromley H 4:21:29 (F Parkinson (57) 28:36, J Poole (46) 13:20, R Braden (48) 28:47, B Cockburn (47) 14:23, M Steinle (46) 27:57, A Gibbins (38) 13:52, D Brewer (37) 28:18, W Ruiz (37) 14:56, G Vacharopoulos (39) 29:04, S Cooper (37) 15:13, D Kennedy (42) 31:28, D McKinlay (39) 15:35); 40 City Of Stoke 4:22:28 (S Duffy (40) 27:11, A Brecker (34) 13:23, D Barker (41) 28:56, D Sheldon (37) 13:52, C Dillon (36) 28:07, D Washington (43) 15:57, S Bazell (42) 28:33, K Blanch (42) 15:30, L Hendricken (43) 29:14, J Danahay (42) 15:28, D Bratt (37) 28:12, K Hendricken (40) 18:05); 41 Rotherham H 4:23:10 (P Hoole (28) 26:15, R Hastey (33) 14:13, R Harris (29) 26:51, C Ryan (34) 15:51, G Sampson (35) 27:34, G Claxton (35) 15:43, K Craib (36) 28:24, N Brookes (40) 16:05, E Smales (38) 28:10, H Darwin (39) 16:36, J Comrie (41) 29:56, A Johnson (42) 17:32); 42 Bed C B 4:23:22 (C Wright (52) 27:59, M Bray (50) 14:13, A Bellew (44) 27:42, M Dendani (41) 14:18, S Herring (44) 28:47, R Isaacson (40) 14:11, A Turnbull (40) 28:21, S Knee-Robinson (39) 14:48, S Proctor (42) 29:57, C Thornley (40) 15:40, C Emmerson (43) 30:23, J Black (43) 17:03); 43 Cambridge & Coleridge 4:23:52 (O Park (47) 27:38, K Wood (38) 13:21, G Kennedy (47) 29:37, D Barber (50) 15:39, I Wood (50) 29:41, N Carrington (52) 15:55, A Eggeman (52) 29:32, D Cade (51) 15:26, J Chettle (49) 26:58, M Slater (47) 14:57, R Park (46) 29:32, J Ferguson (44) 15:36); 44 Kent B 4:24:14 (TLawrence (53) 28:01, L Adams (47) 14:06, S Beaney (46) 28:23, G Parry (48) 15:13, T Alexander (49) 29:25, L Reilly (49) 15:35, C Fraser (48) 28:54, M Longley (48) 15:27, T Muddiman (50) 29:48, P Lighting (49) 14:48, P Bell (45) 28:36, R Archer (45) 15:58); 4 Thames Valley H 4:24:45 (A Yahye (58) 29:27, K Sexton (55) 14:12, S Renfer (52) 27:33, R Vallance (51) 15:05, C Smith (42) 26:22, C Morris (44) 15:04, A Mitchell (45) 29:10, S Baptist (46) 16:23, M DaSilva (45) 29:23, P Wetton (48) 16:46, S Norris (47) 28:52, G Bennett (46) 16:28); 46 Neath H 4:26:05 (S Rees (35) 26:47, A Reynolds (41) 14:27, M Harvey (33)

26:45, S John (38) 15:35, P Griffiths (41) 29:02, P Talbot (45) 15:34, C Ellis (46) 28:47, A Lewis (45) 16:00, C Jenkins (46) 29:53, G Davey (46) 15:46, Peter Crane (49) 30:06, Philip Crane (47) 17:23); 47 B&W B 4:30:55 (R Stewart (55) 28:12, M Chandler (53) 14:34, A Chambers (53) 29:23, G Betty (57) 16:18, M Krelle (52) 28:16, J Millar (51) 14:40, D Jewell (53) 30:05, P Lucker (50) 15:21, R Grainger (51) 29:51, J Hogan (51) 15:26, C Traer (50) 31:57, D Beggs (48) 16:52); 48 Bromsgrove & Redditch 4:32:20 (J Smith (45) 27:30, A Freeman (54) 15:32, M Appleton (54) 29:09, J Hood (52) 15:22, A Lloyd (51) 28:31, S Bowden (50) 15:06, S Lanckham (51) 29:39, J Dancyger (53) 16:53, M Duff (53) 31:01, M Henney (52) 16:15, D Hartshorne (51) 31:02, I Keyte (49) 16:20); 49 Worcester 4:34:04 (L Roberts (31) 26:20, O Roberts (43) 15:04, J Carr (38) 27:26, M Stock (43) 15:29, B Abbott (43) 28:30, M Fairlamb (48) 16:02, D O’Brien (49) 31:23, L Hart (52) 17:18, A Peach (52) 30:58, D Waldron (54) 18:14, S Sternkopf (52) 30:18, P Bullock (50) 17:02); 50 Tipton 4:35:55 (O Ellis (43) 27:26, A Grice (61) 18:15, C Fullerton (58) 28:37, S Abrahams (56) 14:08, A Soley(53) 29:02, C Somerfield (55) 17:46, D Hill (54) 29:11, J Millington (54) 15:09, L Heathcock (54) 31:09, J Hunt (53) 15:59, B Mills (55) 34:33, P Clamp (51) 14:40); 51 Royal Sutton Coldfield 4:36:34; 52 Knowle & Dorridge 4:36:40; 53 Serpentine B 4:38:06; 54 Wolverhampton & Bilston 4:39:15; 55 Trentham RC 4:48:18Non scoring: Ealing, Southall & Middlesex 4:23:30; Keighley & Craven 4:37:19Fastest (5.08M): A Butchart (Cent)/I Thomas (Card) 24:20; J Wilkinson (Leeds) 24:27; S Mitchell (Notts) 24:29; A Sanchez (Derb) 24:37; J Lilly (Tip) 24:40; D Deed (Bed C)/J Taylor (Morp) 24:41; D Studley (B&W) 24:47; A Nordtveit (High) 24:48Fastest (2.69M): N Brooks (Sale) 12:39; D Davis (Leeds) 12:41; G Benson (Leeds) 12:42; C Bannon (Cov) 12:43; P Pinheiro (Morp) 12:44; M Bergin (Bed C) 12:46; W Grasy (B&H) 12:49;M Leach (Bed C) 12;51; A Hay (Cent) 12:52; S Horsfield (Sale) 12:53

Women (6x2.69M): 1 AFD 87:00 (A Griffiths (3) 14:26, L Small (1) 14:53, J Andrews (1) 14:45, L Partridge (1) 14:17, G Bruinvels (1) 14:48, E Gorecka (1) 13:51); 2 Swansea H 89:28 (A Beynon-Thomas (5) 14:41, K Roberts (3) 15:03, C Jones (2) 14:51, A Whitcombe (2) 14:35, H Lawrence (2) 15:28, S Edwards (2) 14:50); 3 B&W 92:03 (J Sanzo (11) 14:55, G France (8) 16:04, J Jagger (6) 15:07, A Gummow (6) 15:39, H Sharpe (4) 15:16, K Goodhead (3) 15:02) 4 Birchfield H 92:26 (S Treacy (2) 14:22, G Taylor (22) 17:38, S Johnson (11) 15:01, S Khan (9) 15:44, E Stevens (6) 15:18, C Blew (4) 14:23); 5 Morpeth H 92:47 (S Graham (38) 16:44, L Weightman (7) 14:03, M Stead (7) 15:33, A Gibson (4) 14:41, D James (5) 16:29, S Wilkinson (5) 15:17); 6 Rotherham H 93:15 (S Johnson (4) 14:41, L Spence (4) 15:06, S Burns (3) 15:32, R Lanceley (3) 15:35, A Grady (3) 15:54, J Fawcett (6) 16:27); 7 Stockport H 95:02 (L Rudd (29) 15:57, C Jarvis (17) 15:39, E Baker (5) 14:24, F Waterhouse (10) 17:02, S Ratcliffe (7) 16:07, L Clarke (7) 15:53); 8 Bed C 95:04 (A Burgin (32) 16:05, N Peters (20) 15:45, E Wallbank (18) 16:12, A Harris (17) 16:47, R Gibbs (14) 15:35, R Murray (8) 14:40); 9 Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow n/s 95:20 (M Haynes (7) 14:50, L James (10) 16:12, C Firth (9) 15:33, D Barnes (8) 16:09, K Marshall (8) 16:47, L Lingley (9) 15:49); 10 Belgrave 95:52 (Z Doyle (24) 15:48, S Murphy (26) 16:34, J Rhodes (21) 16:14, M Wilkins (18) 16:18, T Jones (9) 14:39, N Quispel (10) 16:19); 11 Notts 97:15 (L Day (6) 14:45, C Charlton (9) 16:16, L Deacon (12) 16:19, J Reed (12) 16:13, J Finch (12) 16:29, J Birtwistle (11) 17:13); 12 Serpentine 97:38 (V Crawford (17) 15:25, E Whitla (29) 17:14, H Gaunt (23) 16:11, L Wynn (19) 16:16, S Ludlow-Taylor (17) 16:32, S Pemberton (12) 16:00); 13 AFD B 98:39 (B Proctor (23) 15:46, L Gent (15) 15:35, R Robinson (8) 15:12, E Mitchell (7) 16:01, S Shiel-Rankin (11) 17:26, C Stewart (13) 18:39); 14 Leigh H 98:54 (A Howarth (18) 15:30, S Griffiths (14) 15:50, D Allen (10) 15:24, G Leck (11) 16:22, D Allen (10) 16:44, E Moore (14) 19:04, 15 TVH 99:08 (A Critchlow (36) 16:26, L Da Silva (23) 15:36, K

Addy (16) 15:55, T Barlow (13) 15:49, S Jones (15) 17:39, M Gorman (15) 17:43); 16 Vale Royal 99:10 (K Moulds (21) 15:42, A Pettitt (16) 15:50, J Evans (25) 17:39, E Pyatt (24) 17:24, E Cox (23) 17:15, T McCormick (16) 15:20); 17 Leeds 1:40:07 (R Bamford (10) 14:55, S Partridge (2) 14:43, C Wills (4) 16:05, K Parry (5) 15:42, S Punter (13) 18:45, J Nixon (17) 19:57; 18 Oxf C 1:41:10 (M Hawtin (13) 15:05, H England (5) 14:55, L Hawtin (13) 17:23, M Lloyd (15) 17:18, S Davies (18) 17:41, L Sammons (18) 18:48); 19 Swansea B 1:41:15 (C Glover (19) 15:33, A Jones (18) 16:08, E Davies (28) 18:06, C Santos (23) 16:45, D Reed (25) 17:47, I Evans (19) 16:56); 20 RSC 1:41:22 (L Whittle (1) 14:06, M McBrien (6) 16:08, A Johnson (14) 17:15, K McBrien (14) 16:43, V Richardson (26) 20:15, L Partridge (20) 16:55); 21 Tonbridge 1:41:30 (L Reid (35) 16:24, N Taylor (24) 15:40, A Shepherd-Barron (26) 17:24, C Symons (21) 16:21, S Salih (22) 17:36, C Bird (21) 18:05); 22 B&W B 1:41:47 (H Newberry (30) 15:58, T Loftus (32) 17:19, E Harrison (29) 17:07, S Everitt (28) 16:56, L Newing (28) 17:41, J Belyavin (22) 16:46); 23 Highgate 1:42:28 (A Scott (31) 16:00, B Penty (25) 16:11, K Meredith (20) 16:11, A Trafford (20) 17:06, S Sheldrake (21) 17:23, N Cendrowitz (23) 19:37); 24 Soton 1:42:46 (L Brenton (12) 15:04, N Blandford (21) 16:52, K Rushton (17) 16:06, F Arnott (22) 17:50, K Hewitson (20) 16:47, K Shutler (24) 20:07); 25 Serpentine B 1:42:49 (C Denneny (40) 16:50, L Denison (36) 16:55, V Brown (30) 16:52, C Harper (30) 17:33, N Sheel (29) 17:30, M Roberts (25) 17:09); 26 Trafford 1:43:44 (S Hudak (14) 15:16, E Beedham (12) 15:59, V Cronin (19) 17:07, J Lott (27) 18:24, F Neill (27) 17:59, R Beresford (26) 18:59); 27 W&B 1:44:03 (T Clarke (25) 15:49, K Morgans (31) 17:24, H Richards (32) 17:52, M Beddows (31) 17:55, A Wilson (30) 16:53, D Blakeman (27) 18:10); 28 CLC Striders 1:44:37 (H Agate (28) 15:55, J Wilkie (33) 17:27, A Steer (31) 17:26, V Veness (32) 18:23, V Lewis (31) 17:37, R Vines (28) 17:49); 29 B&B 1:45:21 (J Butler (44) 17:06, C Penlington (39) 17:30, M Kane (35) 17:03, S Belaon (33) 18:01, J Neal

(32) 17:33, C Messent (29) 18:08); 30 Salford 1:45:47 (S Murphy (45) 17:26, B Simons (34) 16:14, T Walker (27) 15:58, T Hernandez (25) 16:59, H Kuter (19) 15:46, C McDonagh (30) 23:24); 31 Bournville 1:46:31 (N Sykes (8) 14:51, L Howell (30) 18:03, L Cartwright (34) 18:41, L Leslie (34) 18:07, L Gale (34) 18:57, S Rock (31) 17:52); 32 BRAT 1:46:39 (H Eastham (43) 16:57, G Brook (41) 18:44, D Bogue (40) 17:06, N Pullen (36) 18:00, D Wilson (36) 18:12, A Walder (32) 17:40); 33 B&R 1:48:43 (T Ball (46) 17:31, S Hogan (37) 16:28, K Anderson (33) 17:11, M Hepke (35) 18:40, C Ball (35) 19:01, O Ball (33) 19:52); 34 C&C 1:49:15 (N Griffith (27) 15:55, K Samuelson (27) 16:38, C Garvey (37) 19:48, S Chiappa (39) 19:07, J Eggeman (39) 18:55, V Coe (34) 18:52); 35 Holmfirth 1:49:46 (L Ewart (50) 18:30, H Fines (40) 16:22, J Johnson (41) 18:17, H Pettit (38) 18:18, C Leaver (33) 17:12, E Serjeant (35) 21:07); 36 Worcester 1:49:49 (M Browne (37) 16:42, J Nesbitt (19) 15:04, C Jackson (38) 20:40, A O’Connell (40) 19:18, S Lane (38) 18:26, T Miles (36) 19:39); 37 Birchfield B 1:50:39 (G Measso (26) 15:54, S Hopcroft (35) 17:47, R Marshallsay (36) 18:27, L Watters (37) 18:57, V Carter (37) 18:33, K Thomas (37) 21:01); 38 Harborough 1:50:49 (N Bugla (55) 20:22, S Blencowe (48) 20:42, Y Scarrott (48) 18:12, F Alexander (44) 17:43, D Napier (41) 17:01, H Eveleigh (38) 16:49); 39 Clapham 1:52:39 (F Crozier (42) 16:55, R Gibson (43) 19:24, H Cooper (44) 18:50, K Tyler (43) 19:06, S Jones (43) 20:38, C Healy (39) 17:46); 40 W&B 2:03:43 (V Ornsby (53) 19:32, H Creemer (47) 20:44, C Hingley (47) 18:57, J Wilson (45) 18:14, L Timmins (44) 24:43, M Hunter (40) 21:33)Fastest (2.69M): E Gorecka (AFD 13:51; L Weightman (Morp) 14:03; L Whittle (RSC) 14:06; L Partridge (AFD) 14:17; S Treacy (Bir)14:22; 6 C Blew (Bir) 14:23; E Baker (Stock) 14:24; A Griffiths (AFD) 14:26; A Whitcombe (Swan, W40)14:35; T Jones (Belg) 14:39; R Murray (Bed) 14:40; A Gibson (Morp)/S Johnson (Roth)/A Benyon-Thomas (Swan) 14:41; S Partridge (Leeds) 14:43


Laura Whittle: 14:06 was third

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Emelia Gorecka: 13:51 on

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“But I have done it. I have always wanted to win a marathon and I have always wanted to win this marathon,” added the former Salford Harrier, who went through 10km in 32:26, 10 miles in 51:46, halfway in 68:08 and 20 miles in 1:43.55.

“A bit quicker wouldn’t have gone amiss but I can’t argue with the time,” smiled Jones, whose winning time was a course best.

“I was in two minds before the race whether to run with them and race them. Or, just to get on with it and see what time could bring,” he explained.

“I ran conservatively all the way through, especially for me. At 24 miles, it started to hurt but by that stage you only have two miles to run so you just get it done.”

Jones, a schoolteacher in Rochdale, probably hasn’t done enough to earn back-to-back Commonwealth Games selections.

However, he hasn’t given up hope of another major international vest before heading for a new life in the Middle East.

“Ideally, I’d like to sneak on to the European marathon team. I don’t know if that time is going to stack up this year, but there are three places up for grabs for the Commonwealths and six for the Europeans.

“You can’t do them both because they are in the same month.” If no call-up is forthcoming, he will defend his Snowdon Mountain title before flying out to Qatar with his family to take up a teaching post.

“I will be out there for at least two years, hopefully forever,” he explained. “It’s time to do something different.

“Me and my wife will run and train every day and there are loads of races out there,” he enthused. “Qatar is very much into sport at the moment.

“If they haven’t got it, they will buy it. The set-up out there is awesome,” added 35-year-old Jones who first visited in 2010.

Welshman Andy Davies

finished runner-up, clocking a personal best of 2:17:51 to gain a Welsh qualifying time for Glasgow 2014.

The mountain running international displayed his usual typical conservative pacing in going through halfway in around 69:42 and then speeding up to 68:09 for the last 13.1 miles, also covering the last 10km in 31:47.

“It was a bit windy, but we had a good group with the pacemaker who went off perfectly. I sheltered behind them for the first half,” explained the 34-year-old Maldwyn Harrier, improving on last year’s Frankfurt Marathon time of 2:20:35.


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NEARLY man Andi Jones finally became the main man, ending two years of hurt to win the ASICS

Greater Manchester Marathon.In the shadow of a statue

commemorating Manchester United’s “Holy Trinity” of Denis Law, George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton, three was the magic number for Stockport Harrier Jones.

Runner-up in 2012 and 2013 to Altrincham & District AC’s Dave Norman, Jones led from gun to tape to claim the £750 first prize plus a £500 bonus for breaking 2:20.

“I have never been more pleased to see Old Trafford,” smiled the Manchester City-supporting new champion, crossing the line outside the “Theatre of Dreams” in 2:16:59.

“You see the stadium round the course and you think ‘it is there, it’s there’. Then you turn away and think ‘heck, it is still a long way’.

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Andi Jones (2) is to the fore in the early stages with defending champion Dave Norman on his right shoulder

The chase is on: runners pursue the

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Andi Jones: Man City fan has never been

happier to see Old Trafford at the finish

“A bit quicker wouldn’t have gone amiss but I can’t argue with the time. I was in two minds before the race whether to run with them and race them. Or, just to get on with it and see what time could bring”Men’s winner ANDI JONES

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“Then, I managed to pull away with a couple of miles to go. So, I am really pleased I came here because I came for a Commonwealth time and by the looks of things it has paid off .

“I needed 2:18 and I made it with eight seconds to spare,” added Davies, like Jones a school teacher, in his case at MPTC in Newtown. “We all have plenty of time off ,” he grinned.

Cardiff ’s Kevin Seaward, on his marathon debut, was third in 2:18:46 while defending champion Norman fi nished fourth in a lifetime best of 2:19:11.

“I knew if Andi went off at the pace he said he was going to, I wouldn’t be able to match that,” admitted Norman, whose brother Andy was eighth in his fi rst marathon with 2:24:30.

“So, I stuck to my own pace again. I still fi nished over a minute faster than I ran last year so I can’t complain. I did everything I could in my preparation and everything I could on the day, but unfortunately I was beaten by three better runners.

“I always knew it wasn’t going to be a two-horse race this year. And what has happened is going to see this marathon move forward.

“To have four lads under 2:20 is fantastic. You may not get four lads under 2:20 in London, which is going to revitalise this race and move it on to the next level.”

Emily Wicks became the third diff erent winner of the women’s race as the personal bests kept on tumbling.

The Guildford-based actuary added her name to a roll of honour

including Rebecca Johnson (3:05:26) and Issy Menzies (2:42:24).

In doing so the 29-year-old Aldershot, Farnham & District runner established a course best time of 2:38:26.

“But I might not to be too popular here,” she smiled. “My husband (GB international Phil) and dad both support Liverpool.”

However, Wicks was very much at home on her Manchester debut. “I did London last year so I thought I would try something diff erent,” she explained.

“But it’s been tough battling with a full-time job and training for a marathon,” added Wicks whose winning time was a PB by a minute. “I’m looking forward to a bit of a break now.

Wicks, second English woman fi nisher at London last year, added: “I thought perhaps I might go 2:35 but the wind was quite strong in the fi rst half of the race. In the end I just thought I would go for a PB and try to enjoy it.”

Glasgow 2014 hopeful Gemma Rankin, 29, knows she can forget

her goal of running on home territory later this year.

However, a personal best of 2:40:39 was decent compensation. “I had hoped to get under 2:40,” she explained. “But it was pretty windy and in the end I am pleased I made it over the line. You can’t control the weather.”

Dr Ron Hill, former Commonwealth and European marathon gold medallist, started the race and then laced up his own shoes to preserve a remarkable record for another day.

Hyde-based Hill, 76 later this year and who hasn’t missed a day’s running since December 20, 1964, completed 11km before heading back to the fi nish to greet the new champion.

Overall: 1 A Jones (Stock H, M35) 2:16:59; 2 A Davies (Maldwyn) 2:17:51; 3 K Seaward (Card) 2:18:46; 4 D Norman (Alt, M35) 2:19:11; 5 A Scott (Notts) 2:22:31; 6 M Williams (Tip, M35) 2:22:41; 7 P Molyneux (Spring S) 2:23:28; 8 A Norman (Alt) 2:24:30; 9 I McBride (Royt) 2:24:46; 10 J Newsom (Centr) 2:24:48; 11 T Charles (Traff) 2:25:38; 12 M Burrett (Leeds C, M35) 2:31:00; 13 R Samuel (Eryri) 2:31:09; 14 G Butler (Prest, M45) 2:31:46; 15 M Swensson (Penny L, M35) 2:32:19; 16 J Franklin (Met P) 2:33:37; 17 M Battensby 2:33:56; 18 D Weston (Wrex) 2:37:14; 19 N Barber (Tod, M35) 2:37:22; 20 J Loxam (Stock H, M35) 2:37:33; 21 A Murray (Horw, M35) 2:38:16; 22 E Wicks (AFD, W) 2:38:26; 23 S Pope (M45) 2:39:21; 24 A Pearson (New M, M40) 2:39:26; 25 G Frost (Bath) 2:39:49; 26 C Adams (Roth) 2:40:09; 27 P Speake (Wilm, M35) 2:40:13; 28 B Riddell (Salf) 2:40:29; 29 G Rankin (Kilb, W) 2:40:39; 30 J Lloyd (Cald V, M35) 2:41:42; 31 B

McCormack (Chorlton, M35) 2:42:47; 32 R Fryer (Ports) 2:43:08; 33 J Bragg (B’mth) 2:43:14; 34 S O’neill 2:43:21; 35 C Davenport (Mat) 2:43:42; 36 D Ramsden 2:44:09; 37 S Amend (Belg, W) 2:44:21; 38 I Bloomfield (Chester-Le-Street Ac, M60) 2:44:35; 39 J Turner 2:44:50; 40 D Siddons (Shelt) 2:45:09; 41 M Salt (C&C, M40) 2:45:19; 42 J Whitworth 2:45:22; 43 D Alderson (Alt, M40) 2:45:32; 44 P Rogers (Stock H, M45) 2:45:51; 45 J Moles (Man FR, M40) 2:46:17; 46 S Livesey (M40) 2:46:25; 47 C Bourroughs (Elm, M35) 2:46:34; 48 G Connolly (SHS, W) 2:46:40; 49 S Middleton (T&S, M35) 2:46:46; 50 G Mcparland (M45) 2:46:52; 51 M Gittins (Read) 2:46:54; 52 C Southern (Salis) 2:46:57; 53 G Tomlinson (Traff) 2:47:05; 54 A Bradley 2:47:27; 55 C Varley 2:47:33; 56 S Laker (Wirr, M40) 2:47:49; 57 D Clark (C’gie, M35) 2:47:53; 58 G Edenro (M40) 2:48:11; 59 C Stone 2:48:14; 60 N Wilks (Knutsford Tri Club) 2:48:40;

61 N Rankin (Ben, M50) 2:48:43; 62 K Dickinson (Wirr, M40) 2:48:45; 63 E Grant (M40) 2:48:50; 64 P Taylor (Nene V, W45) 2:48:51; 65 C Lamb (R&N) 2:49:03; 66 G Rooney (Liv H) 2:49:06; 67 T Heming (Bourt, M35) 2:49:07; 68 D Chryssides (Eal E, M35) 2:49:10; 69 J Ardin (M40) 2:49:11; 70 C Overton (Eal E, M35) 2:49:18; 71 J Hobbs 2:49:42; 72 K Mckenzie 2:49:43; 73 S Themistocleous 2:49:56M40: 11 D Monaghan (Mull) 2:50:41; 12 C Warren (Gt B) 2:50:46; 13 S Murphy 2:50:53; 14 J Murray (Newq RR) 2:51:42; 15 A Taylor 2:52:03; 16 B Velez De Medizabal (Donostiarrak Ke) 2:52:51; 17 C Allen (Strag) 2:52:55; 18 A Miller (W&B) 2:54:00. M45: 5 C Carney 2:50:20; 6 R Wilson (Wilm) 2:50:43; 7 S Darby (Barns) 2:52:02; 8 R Holden 2:52:20; 9 T McNally (Stock H) 2:52:23; 10 R Webster (W’sey) 2:53:16; 11 T Morgan (Knows) 2:55:52; 12 P Hesketh (Clay) 2:56:27; 13 J Tarran (Vall) 2:56:49. M50: 2 G Taylor (Giff N)

2:52:15; 3 M Higgs (S’bridge) 2:54:12; 4 M Chorley (RRC) 2:54:19; 5 T Partridge (Wrex) 2:55:23; 6 A Roy 2:56:12; 7 P Teece (Bill MH) 2:57:58; 8 P Foster (Dur) 2:58:05; 9 D Cox 2:59:21. M55: 1 M Firth (Queensb) 2:55:10; 2 M Crabtree (Hal) 2:59:16; 3 D Clamp (Knutsford Tri Club) 3:00:18; 4 G Perkins (Wold) 3:05:41. M60: 2 S Lamprakis 2:51:24; 3 M Quinn (Sheff RC) 3:15:50. U20: 1 G Cooke 2:55:20

Women: 1 Wicks 2:38:26; 2 Rankin 2:40:39; 3 Amend 2:44:21; 4 Connolly 2:46:40; 5 Taylor 2:48:51; 6 J Knass (Stock H) 2:55:46; 7 K White (Gars) 2:56:57; 8 A Costelloe 2:59:22; 9 A Emmerson (W40) 3:01:13; 10 V Carter (TVH, W40) 3:01:31; 11 V Slack (Manc TC, W35) 3:01:41; 12 N McNally (Denb DT, W45) 3:02:28; 13 I Menzies (Edin) 3:02:56; 14 N Warr (Burt, W35) 3:04:12; 15 M Beever (Stainl, W35) 3:04:25; 16 H Oldroyd (Uk net) 3:05:47; 17 R Barber-brock (Ciren) 3:05:55; 18 L

Thompson (Stainl) 3:05:58; 19 D Moore 3:06:01; 20 S Dudgeon (Serp, W35) 3:09:16; 21 S Wightman (C&C, W35) 3:09:45; 22 A Kerr (VPCG, W35) 3:11:16; 23 E Laver (Read RR, W35) 3:11:53; 24 T Simmonds (W35) 3:13:50; 25 T Spillings 3:14:30W40: 3 J Counsell (Lost) 3:17:13; 4 S Caton (Stainl) 3:19:15. W45: 3 A Zito (Stainl) 3:17:44; 4 C Payne (GRC) 3:23:33; 5 A Sterling (Keigh) 3:26:49; 6 U Stensrud Hansen 3:28:18. W50: 1 A Dennison (Bing) 3:20:36; 2 D Lemoir (GW) 3:21:02; 3 M Epson (Dulw) 3:27:09; 4 S Miles 3:27:46; 5 J Jarvis (Osw) 3:31:11; 6 S Allen (Ballym R) 3:34:43; 7 A Blomfield (Roch) 3:37:24. W55: 1 S Gilbert (Soton) 3:33:52; 2 F Skidmore (Dews) 3:42:47; 3 V Hawkins (Bitt) 3:44:52; 4 J Maye 3:46:50. W60: 1 B Hart 3:48:56; 2 P Costello (Redc) 3:53:32; 3 Y Twelvetree (T’ley) 3:54:20. W65: 1 A Vestergaard (Stubb G) 4:18:18; 2 J Ashby (Ryst) 4:24:10. W70: 1 C Donegan 4:36:18

RESULTS

Andy Davies: Welsh qualifi er for Glasgow

Emily Wicks: course record of 2:38:26

Gemma Rankin: PB just outside 2:40

“It’s been tough battling with a full-time job and training for a marathon. I’m looking forward to a bit of a break now”Women’s winner EMILY WICKS

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to outsprint Dominic Kangor and set a course record of 2:09:25 and collect a cheque for £6000.

In the women’s section, more pacemakers set off to break Dixon’s 2:31:10 from last year but it was too fast and, although Alice Milgo held on to win, she lost five minutes in the last few kilometres before clocking 2:35:33.

Three more Africans faded badly but Rebecca Robinson, well off the pace in the early stages came through for a fine third in 2:37:41.

It was a similar story in the men’s marathon where Ian Kimpton, on his debut over the distance, maintained a conservative pace before working through to sixth in 2:18:04, passing five overseas runners en route.

MarathonON each subsequent running in its five-year history the men’s record has been improved. The pacemakers carried out their task in the first half of the race with precision but too many of the front group of nine found the going tough and faded badly. In the end it came down to a shoot-out between Chebor and last year’s winner, Dominic Kangor.

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THERE were race records and personal bests in this double-header in Brighton, but also some very tired runners at

the end of the marathon, as many who followed the pacemakers came unstuck.

First away at 8.30am were the 10km runners and Nick McCormick was first home in 29:11.

Eighth overall was Alyson Dixon, the winner of the marathon here last year. Confirming her great 2014 form that saw a 70:38 in the World Half-Marathon Championships a week earlier, the 35-year-old took 18 seconds from her 10km best with 32:35.

In the marathon, a trio of pacemakers led a speedy group of Africans through halfway at sub-2:10 pace. Most of them faded but William Chebor held on

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Eamonn Martin and Paula Radcliffe were on hand to see men’s winner William Chebor break the tape at the finish

Dominic Kangor, winner William Chebor and Wilfred Murgor with Paula Radcliffe

Second-placed Dominic Kangor crosses the line

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Chebor stopped to tie a shoelace at seven miles but gradually clawed back the 60m lost, so that the group was more or less still together as the course passed the famous pier at the 20km mark. The time there was 62:00, which showed that a sub 2:10 time was on the cards, but they slowed to 65:22 by halfway.

A group of eight African runners were still on the pace but the sole Japanese elite, Tomoyuki Morita, had let go, eventually fading to 2:22:03, despite having a PB of 2:09:12. There was a slight headwind out towards Hove but the last few miles saw an increase in pace aided by the wind.

“I didn’t expect to win. It was at the 37km mark that I managed to break away from Dominic. It was very competitive, but it was also

very windy,” said Chebor. Once he had made the break, with a 4:39 mile, the eventual winner, who has a PB of 2:08:21, was chased home by holder Kangor as the rest folded. Wilfred Murgor, Belete Mekonen and Robert Langat, the latter on his debut over the distance, each lost over three minutes.

In the early stages, Kimpton was well off the pace and around three minutes behind in tenth at 20km, before gradually reeling in the fading Africans, some of whom called it a day.

Kimpton, who passed halfway in 68:40, said: “The hills are all early and I thought that once I got through them it would be okay. I had a pacemaker for the fi rst six miles who kept me sensible and I was then able to push on after keeping the fi rst miles in check.”

Four followed the women’s fi eld pacemakers for the fi rst half

of their race on schedule to beat Dixon’s course record. The time at 20km was inside 71 minutes with Robinson about three minutes down. The pace was too hot for them all as Selam Abere and Hellen Mugo let go. Eventual winner Milgo was tracked by Purity Kimetto, but they too began to fade.

Abere found a second wind and passed Kimetto – as did Robinson. Milgo held on but lost around fi ve minutes over the last couple of miles crossing the line in 2:35:33 before collapsing.

Despite it being a personal best for Milgo, it could have been even better. She said: “I was very slow because I had a hip injury and at 35km, had to slow down, but I feel okay. With that time, I feel as though I am now at my best.”

Robinson was pleased with her run and said: “I was around the time I wanted, but it has taken me

four years to get back to fi tness again so I am happy. I pushed the pace as much as possible to the halfway mark (in about 78 minutes) and then I had to slow down, but I am pleased with my time even though it was just outside my PB.”

Winner Alice Milgo, Selam Abere and Rebecca Robinson with Paula Radcliff eAlice Milgo (second from left) settles in behind a couple of male pacemakers

Winner Alice Milgo is greeted at the fi nish by Brighton mayor Denise Cobb and Paula Radcliff e

Selam Abere: runner-up

Rebecca Robinson:

fi rst British woman

Ian Kimpton: 2:18:04

on debut



Overall: 1 W Chebor 2:09:25; 2 D Kangor 2:09:36; 3 W Murgor 2:12:17; 4 B Mekonen 2:13:23; 5 R Langat 2:13:49; 6 I Kimpton (Lut) 2:18:04; 7 T Morita 2:22:03; 8 A Lesuuda 2:23:56; 9 P Rizzo 2:26:49; 10 A Milgo (unatt, W) 2:35:33; 11 A Other 2:36:25; 12 S Abere (W) 2:36:37; 13 R Robinson (Kend, W) 2:37:41; 14 P Kimetto (KEN, W) 2:38:47; 15 H Mugo (W) 2:39:42; 16 M Gedin (Arena, M50) 2:40:16; 17 S Luton (unatt, M35) 2:40:28; 18 L Taub (B&H, M35) 2:40:36; 19 S Thackeray (Beck, M35) 2:40:37; 20 R Evans 2:40:53; 21 S Buckley (SWRR) 2:42:09; 22 T Maxwell

(RSA, W35) 2:43:34; 23 P Baker (Unatt, M35) 2:47:15; 24 B Williams 2:47:31; 25 D Vaughan (Arena, M40) 2:47:40; 26 T Bremer (Hallam) 2:47:56; 27 P Barnes (unatt, M35) 2:48:08; 28 S Webber 2:48:26; 29 T Craggs 2:48:34; 30 P Eccleston (Burn RR, M35) 2:49:23M40: 2 M Hurford (Les C) 2:50:32. M45: 1 L Sida (Lewes) 2:51:04; 2 J Graham 2:52:14; 3 Y Katagiri 2:55:09; 4 M Lundie 2:56:56. M60: 1 P Mensley (Charn) 3:15:33

Women: 1 Milgo 2:35:33; 2 Abere 2:36:37; 3 Robinson 2:37:41; 4 Kimetto

2:38:47; 5 Mugo 2:39:42; 6 Maxwell 2:43:34; 7 A Folland (Bed H, W40) 2:59:14; 8 S Kingston (unatt, W35) 3:00:20; 9 S Thomas (Chilt) 3:01:43; 10 E Proto (Arena) 3:06:34; 11 G Maine (Les C) 3:06:45; 12 M Feltham 3:09:07; 13 M Holden (Wimb W, W40) 3:10:20; 14 J Shamedje (Cant, W40) 3:11:40; 15 P Adams (RM Port, W45) 3:12:15; 16 L Porter (Somer, W50) 3:13:24; 17 K Trehane (Norf G) 3:14:07; 18 A Schofield 3:14:17; 19 S Wright (unatt, W35) 3:14:48; 20 L Shewbridge (Col H) 3:14:58W45: 2 E Turner (Horsh BS) 3:15:38; 3

K MacPherson 3:24:20; 4 S Johnston 3:25:50; 5 A Sadler 3:27:41. W50: 2 K Galpin (Almost) 3:22:18. W55: 1 M Davis (Elm) 3:29:12; 2 F Anderson (Eg H) 3:34:39; 3 P Mburu (Comp) 3:36:57; 4 J Barker 3:44:18; 5 J Avery 3:48:41. W65: 1 B Kinch (N Norf) 4:23:58; 2 C Palmer (Chich) 4:26:59. W70: 1 V Pawlyn (Eve) 4:41:08

BRIGHTON 10km, BrightonOverall: 1 N McCormick (Morp) 29:11; 2 A Hickey (S’end) 29:53; 3 R Simpson (Dees R) 30:01; 4 C Powner (Win) 30:14; 5 P Huck (Barr) 30:33; 6 A Ford

(Sale) 30:46; 7 O Lockley (Manx, U20) 31:38; 8 A Dixon (Sun S, W35) 32:35; 9 K Rojas (B&H) 32:36; 10 D Watt (Ton) 33:11; 11 G Godden (B&H, M45) 33:24; 12 L Russell (Win, W) 33:33; 13 M Fouquet 33:54; 14 K Lennard (S Lon, M40) 34:05; 15 P Acaye (Phoe) 34:24; 16 L Damen (Win, W) 34:36M60: 1 B Novis (Phoe) 39:45

Women: 1 Dixon 32:35; 2 Russell 33:33; 3 Damen 34:36; 4 R Felton (SB) 35:08; 5 H Tobin (B&H) 36:31; 6 N Harvey (S Lon, W35) 37:29W40: 1 Y Gratton (Nene V) 40:17

RESULTS

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Brighton Marathon Iconiq Shlurp Mini MilePreston Park, April 5AROUND 2500 boys and girls took part in the associated mile races, which were moved this year to Preston Park, the start venue for the marathon the following day.

Two race records were set, firstly from Worthing & District Harrier Tom Ridley in the under-11 boys’ category and then Almi Nerurkar of local club Phoenix in the under-15 girls’ event.

Ridley clocked 5:48 in the first race of the day to shave two seconds from the previous mark, while Nerurkar hacked 15 seconds from the under-15 girls’ best with 5:29 – 35 seconds faster than she ran in the same event last year.U15 boys (nt): 1 J Goodge (Ton); 2 R Hoyte (Phoe); 3 J Puxty (Ton)U13: 1J Arnold (B&H) 5:36; 2 B Walters (Lewes) 5:38; 3 T Wright (B&H) 5:43U11: 1 T Ridley (Worth) 5:48; 2 S Duncan (B&H) 5:57; 3 A Brothwell Phoe) 5:58Girls U15: 1 A Nerurkar (Phoe) 5:29U13: 1 M Hardman (Phoe) 6:00; 2 K Burgess (Ton) 6:05; 3 K Goodge (Ton) 6:16U11: 1 C Cameron-Chevannes (Bees) 6:22; 2 R Chard (Phoe) 6:27; 3 M Dickinson (Phoe) 6:28

BM 10kmNICK McCORMICK was helped by Sussex runners Jon Pepper and Adam Clarke in the early stages. They hit halfway in 14:26 but, running alone in the second half and facing a bit of breeze, the Morpeth Harrier could not hold the pace and just missed the £1000 bonus on off er for a sub-29, clocking 29:11.

“It was still a good run but the course was a little bit wet and slippery underfoot,” said McCormick, who next heads to the United States for a 5km in Boston and a 5000m in Stanford.

Adam Hickey and Robbie Simpson were together for much of the second half of the race with former junior star Hickey getting away to break his PB for the second time in two weeks with 29:53.

Simpson had been a clear second at 5km in 14:43, with

Hickey part of a group of four at 14:56 before closing the gap then easing away in an even-split race.

Alyson Dixon took her time bonus and was pleased with her second PB in eight days. “I had a bit of a head cold this week and didn’t know what to expect but I felt okay and, once I got into a rhythm, it went well, but was a little bit windy. Brighton seems to be good for me,” she said.

Second-placed Lorna Russell set a PB of 33:33 ahead of Louise Damen.

McCormick and Dixon winAlyson Dixon: PBs on successive weekends

Chard (Phoe) 6:27; 3 M Dickinson (Phoe) 6:28

Hickey part of a group of four at 14:56 before closing the gap then easing away in an even-split race.

Alyson Dixon took her time bonus and was pleased with her

Nick McCormick: winner clocked

29:11

Adam Hickey, Antony Ford and Peter Huck battle it out for the 10km podium places


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FEW MARATHON debuts have attracted as much interest as that of Mo Farah, the Olympic 5000m and 10,000m

champion.Though the Brit made his fi rst

marathon start last year, he had always intended to drop out at halfway and he gained some insight into the pace required to win the world’s No.1 elite marathon.

Though reported to be in great shape (see p12-13), so much can happen over 26 miles and he is just one of many that is capable of winning on the right day.

In fact, some have written off Farah’s chances of winning and say breaking Steve Jones’ 29-year-old UK record of 2:07:13 would be a more realistic target.

Former world record-holder Haile Gebrselassie will act the most high-profi le pacemaker in history, the 40-year-old said to be supposed to be taking the leaders through to 30km (18.6 miles) on world record pace.

However, to run at the 2:03:23 tempo, he would need to be in shape to run around 60:20 for a half-marathon, which would be the equivalent level of diffi culty, and he has not been for a couple of years.

But the men’s race in London tends to be highly tactical rather than run at world record pace so he may not have to run too hard.

No. 1 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) PB: 2:04:38The defenderTHE 27-year-old came from well behind last

year to regain the title he won three years earlier. That continued a great record in big marathons, as

he has also won Chicago in 2012 and in total has eight podium places in World Marathon Majors events since 2009.

He has also won the high-calibre Paris and Fukuoka events and was third in the 2008 Olympics and 2009 Worlds.

His PB was set in Chicago in 2012 and he has two other sub-2:06 times to his name.

As he showed in London 12 months ago when nearly a minute behind at 35km, he should never be written off .

No.2 Wilson Kipsang (KEN) 2:03:23The world record-holderIF THE runners go out

at a lightening pace, it could favour the 32-year-old world record-holder, who knows he has the ability to run as quick as anyone on his day.

Not only does he have that mark from Berlin last year but he ran 2:03:42 to miss the world record by four seconds in Frankfurt in 2011.

He won here in 2012 with 2:04:44, but his last two appearances in the capital have been less successful. He took bronze in the Olympics and 12 months ago was just fi fth.

No.3 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:03:52The course record-holderTHE quickest ever on

the streets of London is ultra-dependable considering his fi ve top-four places in the last fi ve years here.

He destroyed a top fi eld here in 2011 when clocking 2:04:40 and went even quicker when second to Dennis Kimetto in Chicago last October with 2:03:52.

Having fi nished second in New York in 2010 and 2011, the 2009 world silver medallist is a great performer, although his one major blip was fi nishing just 12th in the London Olympics in 2:14:49.

In last year’s race he was the bridesmaid yet again as he let a big lead slip away in the last 7km.

No.4 Geo� rey Mutai (KEN) 2:04:15The form man NO RELATION to the course record-holder,

Geoff rey Mutai is best known recently for beating Mo Farah in last month’s NYC Half.

However, he is the quickest marathoner in history, having clocked 2:03:02 to win the

2011 Boston, although it is not recognised as a world record due to the overall downhill gradient of the course.

He has an outstanding record with four wins in his last fi ve World Marathon Majors events, but failed to fi nish last year’s race.

As the one to capitalise by picking up the pace when Farah fell in New York, Mutai is clearly a great tactician too, which is often more crucial in London than the ability to run at world record pace.

No.5 Ayele Abshero (ETH) 2:04:23The Dubai wonderTHE relative newcomer to the scene fi rst made

an impact in January 2012 when breaking Haile Gebrselassie’s course record in Dubai with 2:04:23 at the age of just 21.

But that his one victory of note and he dropped out of the Olympics and was third and sixth respectively in London and Chicago last year.

No.6 Tsegaye Mekonnen (ETH) 2:04:32The young sensationEVEN fresher to the marathon than Abshero,

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Mekonnen was this year’s Dubai revelation when clocking a world junior best of 2:04:32 at the age of just 18.

Victory there in the third fastest debut time in history marks him out as a possible future world record-holder if London 2014 is too soon for him.

Although he had been a pacemaker in Dubai 12 months earlier, he was relatively unknown before that.

No.7 Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) 2:04:52The dark horse?THE 2011 world bronze medallist is not one of the favourites, but the

24-year-old proved he can live with the best when clocking 2:04:52 to place second 14 seconds behind Tsegaye Kebede.

He has one other sub-2:06 to his name and his most notable achievement to date is probably bronze in the 2011 Worlds.

However, he DNF’d in the Worlds in 2013 and in the Frankfurt Marathon last autumn and he was just

seventh in the Ras Al Khaimah half-marathon in February.

No.8 Stanley Biwott (KEN) 2:05:12The late starterSIX years after his marathon career began,

Biwott hit the big time with victory

in the 2012 Paris Marathon in 2:0512. His other victories have come in Chunchon and Sao Paulo.

He was eighth last year.

No.9 Marilson dos Santos (BRA) 2:06:34Former New York winnerTHE twice New York

winner set his best when fourth in London in 2011, having previously fi nished sixth and eighth in the race. He was eighth again last year, but at 36 his best days could be behind him.

No.11 Stephen Kiprotich (UGA) 2:07:20The Olympic champion THE surprise Olympic champion proved his

victory there was no fluke when adding the world title last year.

He beat Wilson Kipsang and Abel Kirui in London 2012, but his record in big-city marathons not as impressive. He was sixth in London last year and 12th in New York seven months later, although he won in Enschede in 2011 with a time that remains his PB.

No.26 Mo Farah (GBR) debutThe top debutantVIRTUALLY unbeatable on the track since 2011, the double Olympic

champion and three-time world

champion face arguably the biggest test of his career.

Although he has run 60:10 for the half-marathon, the full distance is always an unknown despite the Brit’s no doubt meticulous preparation.

No one before Farah has gone into a marathon seriously with 3:28 1500m speed so if he is still in touch with the leaders at 25 miles he would look a solid favourite to become the fi rst British male to win London since Eamonn Martin in 1993.

Although he dropped out at half way of last year’s race, he is well familiar with the last three miles of the course, having won the Mini Marathon in London three times between 1998 and 2000.

His recent form is a bit of an unkown as, while he was second behind Geoff rey Mutai in the NYC Half-marathon last month, he suff ered a fall before clocking 61:07.

The Newham & Essex Beagle showed he is beatable when losing out to Kenenisa Bekele in a sprint fi nish at the Bupa Great North Run last autumn. Before that he was undefeated on the roads in 2011, 2012 and 2013 with his spell including a 60:23 half-marathon. He also holds the UK best for 10km on the road with his 27:44 in London in 2010.

No.27 Ibrahim Jeilan (ETH) debutThe Farah-slayerTHE man who outkicked Mo Farah to win the 2011 world 10,000m title will

be out to spring another surprise here.

But he was just 10th in a rare half-marathon appearance at Ras Al Khaimah with 61:47 in February.

The 2013 world 10,000m silver medallist has plenty of experience over the roads, though.

Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) pacemakerTHE double Olympic 10,000m champion and former world record-holder for the marathon

is deserving of a special mention

even though he will drop out before the fi nish.

Gebrselassie has often struggled in the London Marathon, suff ering with allergies that are particularly bad in the capital in the spring.

No.12 Samuel Tsegay (ERI) 2:07:28No.14 Amanuel Mesel (ERI) 2:08:17No.15 Paula Roberto Paula (BRA) 2:10:23No.17 Reid Coolsaet (CAN) 2:10:55No.18 Ryan Vail (USA) 2:11:45

The domestic battleALTHOUGH the attention will be fi rmly on Farah, another eagerly awaited debut will be made by Chris Thompson.

He has played down expectations, but many feel the marathon could be the best distance ultimately for the man who ran 61:00 at the 2012 Bupa Great North Run.

If disaster doesn’t befall Farah, Thompson (below) could help ensure that for the fi rst time since the 1997 London two Brits are under 2:10 in the same race.

For three Brits sub-2:10 in the same race you have to go back to 1985 and with Scott Overall also in the race that disappointing stat could be fi nally altered.

Overall ran 2:10:55 on his debut in Berlin in 2011 and feels he is capable of better but has been disappointed with his eff orts since.

Few others are expected to join the absent Nick Torry in gaining the European Championships qualifying mark of 2:15:30. Paul Martelletti, Phil Anthony, Craig Hopkins, Ben Livesey and John Gilbert appear to have the best chances.

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Women’s raceTHE women’s race looks a cracker, but it pretty much seems a straight forward Kenya versus Ethiopia battle. The Kenyans are headed by defending champion Priscah Jeptoo and the two Kiplagats, Florence and Edna and are against Ethiopia’s Olympic champion Tiki Gelana, improving runners Aberu Kebede and Feysa Tadesse, but the most exciting factor of the race is Tirunesh Dibaba’s much-anticipated debut.

Ukraine’s Tetyana Gamera-Shmyrko is the only other athlete likely to break into the top six.

Considering Britain has the world record-holder and there are major Games places on off er in Glasgow and Zurich, the UK challenge is rather underwhelming.

No. 101 Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) 2:20:14The defenderAPART from her London victory last year, she can

also boast an Olympic silver medal from London.

There, she missed out on Olympic gold by just fi ve seconds and her time would have won every other Olympics.

She clearly enjoys running in the capital as her winning London time of last year of 2:20:15 missed her still-standing PB of the year before when she was third.

She also has previously won a medal in the World Championships

in 2011 and last year won the World Marathon Majors title to confi rm her position as the world No.1.

Probably her best run, though, was the 2012 BUPA Great North Run where a 4:34 mile and a 30:06 10km split between 10km and 20km gave her a 65:45 time and left behind both Tirunesh Dibaba and Meseret Defar, which indicates a sub-2:17 marathon is within her capabilities.

She has already shown good form in 2014 with a 67:02 win in Ras Al Khaimah.

No. 102 Tiki Gelana (ETH) PB: 2:18:58The Olympic championLAST year the Olympic

champion’s chances were ended by a collision with one of the wheelchair athletes.

She got back up and rejoined the leaders but it clearly took its toll and she ended up a sorry 16th in 2:36:55.

Things went much smoother in her previous run at London when a sub-70 second half gave her

an Olympic record 2:23:07 and a narrow win over many of her big rivals here.

She also survived an early fall in the Olympics. Earlier in the year she had set an Ethiopian record of 2:18:58.

However, she didn’t have a great 2014, as she dropped out of the World Championships marathon as she struggled with the hot and humid conditions. That won’t be a problem in London and she will be hard to beat – if she stays on her feet!

No. 103 Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 2:19:44The world half-marathon record-holder

KIPLAGAT won in Berlin last year in 2:19:44, but the biggest indicator of her great shape was when she won over the half-marathon in Barcelona in 65:12, to set a new world record.

Her fastest marathon was set in 2011 when she won Berlin in 2:19:44 as she defeated world record-holder Paula Radcliff e.

She is a former winner of the world cross-country title and set a Kenyan 10,000m record on the track of 30:11.53 in 2009. Her record at London though is not so auspicious. She was fourth in 2012 and her 2:20:57 proved insuffi cient for Olympic selection and last year she was sixth in 2:27:05 after being among the leaders at 25km.

She was previously married to 2:03:06 performer Moses Mosop.

No. 104 Edna Kiplagat (KEN) PB: 2:19:50Double world championTHE other Kiplagat

has a superb consistent record in London, having been on the podium in all her three appearances, but it is World Championships golds that impress most.

She became the fi rst woman to retain a world marathon title in Moscow, when she ran a classy 2:25:44 in sweltering temperature. There were similar conditions in 2011 in Daegu when she led a Kenyan clean sweep and survived a

Priscah Jeptoo: won last year in 2:20:15

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drink stations fall at 38km.However, her London record

suggests she doesn’t thrive only in the heat. She ran 2:20:46 for third in 2011 before a 2:19:50 second place in 2012 guaranteed her a spot in the Olympic team and last year she was runner-up in 2:21:32.

Her one blip in London came in the Olympics where she was only 20th.

Her last marathon was also a disappointment as she was only ninth in New York outside 2:30.

She is a good bet though for another podium spot.

No. 105 Aberu Kebede (ETH) 2:20:30Tokyo winnerJUST 24 years of age, her best marathons are

surely ahead of her and she can already boast a 2:20:30 PB and three wins in Marathon majors, twice being top of the podium at Berlin and also winning at Tokyo last year.

She has impressed less in World Championships, with 12th and 13th in the last two.

Her PB was set winning in Berlin in 2012. She has reasonable speed with a sub-31 track 10,000m PB.

No. 106 Feysa Tadesse (ETH) PB: 2:21:06Paris winnerAT 25, another improving young

Ethiopian, who won in Paris last year in 2:21:06. She failed to fi nish the world marathon championships.

No. 107 Tetyana Gamera-Shmyrko (UKR) PB: 2:23:58The EuropeanTHE Ukrainian is making her London debut, and

indeed her World Marathon Majors debut but she shouldn’t be under-rated.

She fi nished fi fth in the Olympics in a Ukrainian record 2:24:32 and has since won the last two editions of Osaka in 2:23:58 and then 2:24:37 this January.

No. 108: Jéssica Augusto (POR) PB: 2:24:33Consistent performerSHE is running her fourth London, having

twice been eighth, and she was seventh in the 2012 Olympics.

The former Great North Run winner should be in the top 10 but is unlikely to be on the podium.

No. 109 Kim Smith (NZL) PB: 2:25:21Kiwi hopefulTHE New Zealander’s PB dates back to 2010

to her only London Marathon, where she was seventh. She was 15th in the Olympics but has yet to realise her potential over 26.2 miles.

No: 110 Ana Dulce Félix (POR) 2:25:40European 10,000m championTHE European

10,000m champion makes her London debut keen to improve on her three year-old PB set in New York. She was 21st in the Olympics.

No. 115 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) debut The track championARGUABLY the greatest female distance runner

of all time, She has fi ve Olympic medals and fi ve world track titles and has also won fi ve world cross-country titles. Her fi rst major title came at the age of 17 when she won the world 5000m title in Paris in 2003.

She won double Olympic gold at the 2008 Olympics over 5000m and 10,000m and defended her 10,000m title in London, but a hamstring injury meant she was third at 5000m.

She has dabbled on the roads and won the Great North Run in 2012, but was well beaten by Jeptoo in the 2013 race despite a 66:56 PB. Possessor of a silky smooth style and blistering kick, she should win if she is in contention in the last mile.

117 Lyudmyla Kovalenko (UKR) debut118 Yuko Shimizu (JPN) debut SHIMIZU

Rest of the elite � eldOTHERS in the elite line up from overseas include former Moroccan and now Italian Nadia Ejjafi ni, who has a PB of 2:26:15, and Burundi’s Diane Nukuri-Johnson, who has a 2:29:54 PB, and both are making their London debuts.

Ukraine’s European 5000m silver medallist Lyudmila Kovalenko debuts and she won the Philadelphia Rock ‘n’ Roll Half-marathon in 68:59 last September to hint at sub-2:25 potential. Japan’s Tuko Shimuzu also makes her debut.

The domestic battleWITH Gemma Steel’s debut put on hold, only two Brits line up on the elite start.No: 113 Amy Whitehead (GBR) PB: 2:33:44 This will be Whitehead’s sixth London appearance and she set her PB of 2:33:44 in 2012.

Internationally her best run was 15th in the 1999 World Cross Country Championships.No: 114 Emma Stepto (GBR) PB: 2:35:05 Though 44, Stepto is still improving. She was fourth woman off the mass start in 2012 and has since reduced her best to 2:35:05 in Amsterdam last year

However, she needs to improve a further fi ve seconds to gain an England Commonwealth Games qualifying mark.

The fi rst eligible athlete with the qualifying time will be automatically nominated for selection, but this only applies to the elite start.

Those running with the masses from the women’s championship start include W40 Hayley Haining. She has run 2:36 in each of her last two marathons and ran a 34:31 10km in her only race so far in 2014. She is almost certainly to be named in the Scottish team for the Commonwealth Games.

Shona McIntosh, who ran 2:42:24 last year for fourth place off the mass start and set a PB in Paris recently, is hopeful of being in the mix for the Scottish team – as is last year’s Scottish champion from Loch Ness, Megan Crawford.

Others who may be among the leading runners off this start are sub-2:40 runner Amy Chalk, Chester half-marathon winner Amanda Crook and the consistent Sam Amend, who has a 2:42:11 PB.

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THE WORLD’S TOP WHEELCHAIR RACER, DAVID WEIR, ATTEMPTS TO CREATE HISTORY ON THE ROADS ON SUNDAY

A POST-Paralympics lull in form led to David Weir losing the London Marathon wheelchair race in 2013 to Australian Kurt

Fearnley. But after taking a partial break to recharge his batteries, the Briton says he is back to full strength and is going for a record seventh title this weekend.

Weir equalled Tanni Grey-Thompson’s record of six London victories in 2012, but he was only fi fth last year when he was beaten in a group sprint.

This year, Fearnley will not defend his title due to the birth of his second child, which leaves Switzerland’s Marcel Hug as Weir’s probable main rival. The Swiss racer has been second three times in recent years and won fi ve golds at the IPC World Championships last year, including the marathon, not to mention the New York City

Marathon title in November.This isn’t a two-horse race,

though. Also in the fi eld is the offi cial world record holder Heinz Frei, also of Switzerland, who won three London Marathon titles in the 1990s and triumphed at the Berlin Marathon last September.

Added to this there is 2010

London champion Josh Cassidy and nine-time Boston Marathon winner Ernst van Dyk. Cassidy recorded the fastest time ever on the downhill Boston course two years ago and the Canadian will feel he has unfi nished business here after his much-publicised collision with Olympic marathon champion Tiki Gelana last year.

Van Dyk also has a point to prove in London. Despite his dominance in Boston, the South African has never won the London Marathon, fi nishing second in 2000 and third in 2009 and 2013. He has represented South Africa at every Paralympics since the Barcelona Games in 1992 and shows no sign of slowing down. He won the Chicago Marathon last October ahead of Fearnley and was only narrowly beaten by Hug in New York.

Boston doubleA NEW competition for wheelchair athletes competing at both the Boston and London marathons started in 2013 with an additional $35,000 in prize money available for the top three men and women over the two races.

Australia’s Kurt Fearnley and US athlete Tatyana McFadden were the inaugural winners and wheelchair racers doubling up this year include David Weir, Tatyana McFadden and Shelly Woods.

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Weir is after win No. 7

THE amazing Tatyana McFadden is one of the most intriguing characters in this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon. Last year she smashed the London course record only six days after winning the Boston Marathon title. Then, earlier this year, she won silver in the cross-country skiing at the Sochi Winter Olympics.

As if this wasn’t enough, she won six gold medals at the IPC World Championships in Lyon last summer and then took victory in the New York City and Chicago marathons in the autumn.

She faces tough opposition if she is going to retain her title in London this year, though – mainly from

fellow American wheelchair racers. Amanda McGrory, a close second in 2013 and winner in 2009 and 2011, returns in addition to Shirley Reilly, the 2012 London Paralympics gold medallist, also competes.

Sandra Graf of Switzerland, Wakako Tsuchida of Japan and Shelly Woods of Britain complete a strong field. Woods, a Paralympic silver medallist in 2012, was fifth last year but she was an emphatic winner in 2012 and will be pushing for her third victory this time.

Woods will be joined by Jade Jones, an 18-year-old three-time London Mini Marathon winner who now steps up to the senior event for the first time.

McFadden set to shine

IPC Marathon World CupTHE 2014 London Marathon incorporates the second IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup. This includes races for athletes with a visual impairment (IPC athletics classes T11-T13), athletes with limb impairments, such as amputations (T42-T46) and wheelchair athletes (T51-T54).

The London Marathon signed a four-year deal with IPC in July 2013. This ensures the IPC Athletics World Cup will be part of the London Marathon until at least 2017.

Competitors include Richard Whitehead, who won the Paralympics 200m in 2012 and then last September ran 40 marathons in 40 days from John O’Groats to Land’s End to raise money for charity.

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MANY YOUNGSTERS WILL MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM MUD TO TARMAC AT THIS WEEKEND’S VIRGIN MONEY GIVING MINI LONDON MARATHON

MANY of the teenage stars of the recent cross-country season will be going for gold on the roads of London on

Sunday.

Under-13 boysJAMIE HARPER of Barnet is favourite in the London Boroughs challenge and may take the overall win. Runner up at National Cross and the top-ranked under-13 over 1500m last year, he will be challenged by Turkay Korkmaz of Lambeth and National Cross champion Jamie Cowperthwaite from the North East. The South-East should challenge for the team title and their strongest runners include Inter-Counties chamion Zak Mahamed, Harry Digby and 1500m runner Charlie Crick.

Under-15 boysNORTH EAST’S Markhim Lonsdale has had a brilliant indoor season. He faces another good 1500m runner, Canaan Solomon from the East.

Isaac Akers was runner-up at the Inter-Counties and is the strong hope for the East Midlands while budding triathlete Matthew Willis represents the North West. Scotland’s Ben Greenwood, meanwhile, was the UK’s top ranked under-15 at 1500m and is Scottish cross country champion. South East’s hopes rest with Southern Cross champion Alastair Kinloch.

Under-17 menLAST year’s Boroughs winner Alex Yee is favourite to take the title again. The East also has a good squad with Jamie Dee and Jordan

Rowe but the team title favourites are the North West with Northern Cross champ Elliot Bowker and National Cross winner Zak Miller.

Under-15 course record-holder Ewan Gilham runs for Scotland while Jack Crabtree and Mahamed Mahamed represent the South East.

Under-13 girlsTHE South East’s Josie Czura should improve on her sixth place of last year after a strong winter season. Inter-Counties runner up Laura McNab runs for the South-West, while Yorkshire and Humberside’s team includes England’s leading under-13 racewalker, Anna Garcia.

Under-15 girlsTHE 2013 under-13 winner Katy-Ann McDonald of Wandsworth moves up an age group. The strong

South East team includes sisters Hope and Grace Goddard, the latter a former winner of this race.

Under-17 womenTHE under-17 race always contains a classy line up and this year is no diff erent with National Cross winner Lydia Turner racing for the North East. Havering’s Lydia Hallam won the Boroughs race last time out and also returns to defend her title. They will face strong competition from 2014 Inter-Counties and last year’s Mini Marathon under-15 champion Harriet Knowles Jones for the East.

GB hill runner Catriona Graves runs for Scotland fresh for her victory in the Scottish Road Race Championships, while former winner Annabel Mason is the strong hope for Yorkshire and Humberside.

Wheelchair racesLAST year’s under-14 winner Isaac Towers returns in the under-17 age group and will hope to improve on his course record time. In the girls’ race the favourite is under-14 Kare Adenegan who was multiple English under-14 champion on the track last year.

All athletes will be following in the footsteps of Mo Farah, who won the Mini Marathon for Hounslow from 1998-2000, world triathlon champion Non Stanford, who won four times from 2001-05, plus wheelchair racers David Weir and Shelly Woods, triathletes Jonny and Alistair Brownlee, plus runners Martyn Rooney, Jess Judd, Charlie Purdue and many more.

First held in 1986, since 2011 it has been the offi cial UKA Young Athletes Road Race Championship, making it one of the biggest and most prestigious endurance running events for British youngsters. Held on the morning of the main 26.2-mile race itself, more than 2000 athletes take part and races start at Old Billingsgate and used to be 2.6 miles but are now three miles and fi nish under the main London Marathon gantry on The Mall. See next week’s AW for Mini Marathon news and photos

Current 800m star Jessica Judd is a

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MARTIN DUFF LOOKS AT THE LIKELY MASTERS CATEGORY CONTENDERS ON SUNDAY IN LONDON

THERE will be a lot of new veteran winners this year as a series of British women age group record holders all miss

the race.W55 Vicky Perry has fi nally

had to give in to her troublesome Achilles tendon after seven consecutive veteran age group wins, while Sally Musson (W60) and Angela Copson (W65) are all also likely to be back in future years. Perry said: “I want to do another one but don’t want to go into it feeling bad.”

With the race recognising veterans from the age of 40, Hayley Haining won the section last year in 2:36:52. Emma Stepto has a good 2:00:26 20-miler to her credit this year and is a possible medallist and also tops the half-marathon lists with 73:50. Farnham’s Sarah Hill was fourth W40 last year and is improving this, having won the Brighton Half-Marathon and the Worthing 20 outright.

Philippa Taylor won the W45 group in 2013, in 2:50:39 and is entered again but took advantage of an Elite entry for the Manchester Marathon instead, running as part of her preparation for the Anglo-Celtic Plate where she has been selected to run for England over

100km. The W50 group could see Treena Johnson, second last year, move up to take the medal following a 2:11:22 PB for 20 miles in Lancaster last month, while W60 Jane Georghiou also has a good 20-miler in the bank. She said: “After training for two years and not doing a marathon, as 2012 Stratford was cancelled and, last year, I pulled a muscle just before my last long run for London, I am on the club start this time.”

After a good 1:58:10 top M50 placing in the Finchley 20, Metros’ Nigel Rackham looks set for a London age group medal. In that race, he headed Adrian Mason by three minutes so battle could be joined again. Both will have to beat new M50 Ben Reynolds.

He said: “I’m just praying that Martin Rees doesn’t come charging past me on the Embankment as I do my usual fade over the last few miles. If I was lucky enough to win the M50 it would spoil things if I was slaughtered by an M60.”

He should be okay as Rees is not on the entry list.

David Butler ran 2:50:46 in London in 2012 but, now in the over-60 group and with a better 20-mile time under his belt, of 2:08:19 from the Essex 20, could take the M60 medal. Jon Bateman was second in the M60 group last year but, having moved up to the M65 age section and with a 2:16:59

20-miler from Bramley, his best since 2009, should score in his new age group. He also tops the Run Britain half-marathon rankings.

Martin Ford has taken the over-70 age group by storm this past year and a repeat of his 2013 London time of 3:52:23 should mean that he is probably the one to watch in his age group.

One famous entrant in the veterans section is that of Douglas Wakiihuri, 25 years after winning the race outright. The Kenyan is running to raise money for the charity Beyond Zero but, judging by what he told an interviewer last year, he might well cause a few surprises in the M50 class. “I am continuously staring at the calendar wondering when September will reach, so that I turn 50 and challenge the World Masters Marathon,” he said.

Darran Bilton had previously won six age group M40 and M45 titles in a row but is taking a break from London but hopes to be back in future. The best veteran man last year was Rotherham’s Paul Marchant in 2:27:29.

Most of the ever-presents are well into the veteran ranks and the youngest is 55-year-old Chris Finill, who has run 33 successive sub-three-hour London Marathons. His time last year was 2:58:35 while 75-year-old Pat Dobbs says he hope to just “get round” this year to maintain his streak


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Race start times8:40am: Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon 8:55am: Elite wheelchair races, men & women9:00am: IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup 9:15am: Elite women10am: Elite men, British Athletics and England Athletics Championships and the mass race

The battle for age-group gloryBritish veteran marathon recordsMenM40: 2:15:46 Ron Hill New Orleans, 1979M45: 2:19:10 Don McGregor Glasgow, 1984M50: 2:24:58 Derek Lawson London, 1986M55: 2:34:24 Bill McBrinn London, 1986M60: 2:46:26 Bill McBrinn Lochaber, 1991M65: 2:51:35 Hugh Currie Inverclyde, 1990M70: 3:00:58 John Keston Twin Cities, 1996M75: 3:19:01 John Keston Oregon, 2002M80: 3:47:04 Gordon Porteous Inverclyde, 1995M85: 5:48:09 Alf Gibson London, 1993

WomenW35: 2:23:12 Mara Yamauchi London, 2009W40: 2:26:51 Priscilla Welch London, 1987W45: 2:32:48 Joyce Smith Los Angeles, 1984W50: 2:52:33 Jo Thompson Dublin, 2010 (2:52:30 chip)W55: 3:03:51 Vicky Perry London, 2013 (3:03:45 chip)W60: 3:15:18 Angela Copson London, 2009 (3:14:50 chip)W65: 3:19:05 Angela Copson Berlin, 2013 (3:17:10 chip)W70: 3:48:14 Pat Trickett Stone, 1993W75: 4:21:40 Jose Waller Gosport, 1997W80: 5:47:19 Jenny Wood-Allen London, 1992W85: 6:59:26 Jenny Wood-Allen London, 1997W90: 11:34:00 Jenny Wood-Allen London, 2002

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WITH Kenenisa Bekele having made his marathon debut in Paris last weekend, Mo Farah is set to do the same

in London this Sunday.Yet while Bekele opted for

the sensible and arguably unadventurous decision (depending on whom you’re asking) to race in the French capital, Farah has chosen to dive into the deep end at this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon.

Farah, who last year famously ran half of the London Marathon course, will this year take on the full challenge against arguably the strongest marathon fi eld ever. The list of athletes standing in the way of his quest to become the fi rst British winner of the race since Eamonn Martin in 1993 include several leading Kenyans, reigning champion Tsegaye Kebede from Ethiopia and world and Olympic champion Stephen Kiprotich.

Leading the Kenyan charge is world record-holder, Wilson Kipsang, who has won six Gold Label marathons including London in 2012. Alongside him will be 2011 winner Emmanuel Mutai, Stanley Biwott and Geoff rey Mutai, the man who ran the fastest marathon race in history (but not a world record) at the downhill 2011 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:03:02.

While this is an incredibly impressive fi eld, it only represents a sliver of the proverbial cheesecake that is Kenyan

marathon running; closely behind Kipsang are 12 other runners from the nation who have run under 2:05 for the distance.

As for the time Farah is expected to better in London this April – Steve Jones’ British record of 2:07:13 – 93 Kenyans have run faster.

In fact it is diffi cult to remember a time when the East African nation wasn’t dominating, yet it wasn’t until the 1983 Chicago Marathon that Joseph Nzau became the fi rst Kenyan to go under 2:10.

Since that day the nation’s athletes have never looked back and with the help of their perfect high-altitude training conditions, camps, agents and a high level of competition, 327 runners have followed in Nzau’s footsteps on a total of 870 occasions.

So what is the secret? What is it that drives them to train three times a day?

According to former world half and cross-country champion Lornah Kiplagat, who in 1999 founded the High Altitude Training Centre in Iten, what makes the athletes so special is training in big groups, often of 50 or 60

athletes. “The fact that athletes train together makes them strong,” she says.

This was a view echoed by Hannah van de Veen, a representative for Global Sports Management, which looks after Kipsang, Geoff rey Mutai and Dennis Kimetto, the third fastest man in history. For Van de Veen the key aspect of the training groups is respect. “No matter how fast or slow you are as an athlete, all athletes treat each other as champions,” she says. “They assist each other from their hearts. Whether you are a world record-holder or your PB is 2:15 for a marathon, everybody respects each other.”

Such a high level of respect is perhaps what pushes the athletes on to better the times of their peers or even just to emulate them. Anyone who has read the book Running with the Kenyans will know about the challenge that each athlete must take on in order to become one of the best or even to be considered by a manager. While the likes of Kipsang have always had natural talent, so did so many of his friends and counterparts, who may now work as farmers

after failing to make the dream a reality.

The diff erence will often come down to that one lucky break. Maybe they ran the race of their lives at one of the Discovery Cross Country races, allowing someone like Van de Veen to spot them, or maybe they were lucky enough to have a friend, who was already a runner in one of the many training camps, who was able to recommend them to their coach and ask if they could join.

With so many athletes to choose from, Van de Veen told me, she can aff ord to be, and has to be, very rigorous in the selection of athletes they take on. “We get a lot of requests from athletes from all over Kenya and it’s sometimes hard to tell them that we can’t help them, just because their level is not high enough,” she says. “We are really selective and only invite young talents if we are sure they have run top-fi ve in Kenya. We know that level is needed to run worldwide and to be able to keep up with other world-class athletes.”

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athlete’s potential, there is also a focus on making sure they don’t burn out too early. According to high-profi le manager Jos Hermens, who looks after 2:04 runner Eliud Kipchoge as well as Ethiopian greats Bekele and Haile Gebrselassie, the usual age for a male athlete to be picked up is 18, while girls are slightly younger at 15 or 16.

The diff erence, Hermens explains, is due to the gap in maturity. “Probably the youngest (male) is 17 but usually 18 or over, because they need some time to mature,” he says. “If they start racing too much, too early, it’s not good, so it’s a fi ne balance. With the girls it can be younger, maybe 15 or 16, because they are more mature than the men and they seem to do better already at that young age.”

The fi ne balance that Hermens indicates is to make sure that the athletes neither overtrain nor get carried away with their success. With wealth coming with each victory there can often be the problem of being reckless with their money, especially if, like many of the athletes, it is an experience they have never had before.

With that in mind Hermens believes that in his role as manager, the most important thing is to give them guidance, explain about their life and their career, to take it easy and not to burn the candle at both ends. These kinds of things are the whole philosophy around running and training.

“We tell them about taking their

time, because they get impatient or they have one or two wins and they think they can continue doing that very easily, but in three or four years they are burned out,” he says.

The story of world record-holder Kipsang is slightly diff erent, although he had been competing internationally before he joined Global Sports Management, he had not hit the big time. Working on a farm and cycling around selling charcoal and maize while training hard, Kipsang’s break came by chance.

Van de Veen says: “Wilson Kipsang had run abroad already before he joined Volare Sports. By coincidence we had a place available. One of our athletes

was injured and that meant that we could replace that person. The contact to Wilson Kipsang came through one of our other athletes. He told us about how well he was doing in training. So by that spot coming free, Kipsang got the chance to compete in the Netherlands and Germany. The rest is history.”

What a history he has created for himself. Kipsang has won six major marathons, ran under 2:04 twice, won an Olympic medal, owns his own hotel, church and school, and most importantly is world record-holder. His targets certainly don’t stop there and Kipsang is expected by many to break his own world mark in the near future, many even

speculatively talking about him getting close to the two-hour mark.

What maybe makes Kipsang’s achievement so special and probably more gratifying is how hard he has had to work for them. Many will forget that he is already 32 and that his fi rst marathon win didn’t come until he was 29.

Like most athletes, Kispang had a hero, someone whose achievements he wanted to emulate and eventually overtake. That man was Paul Tergat. Tergat was a fi ve-time world cross-country champion and collected two Olympic medals and three world medals.

However, his biggest achievement probably came when he and Sammy Korir became the fi rst men to break 2:05 for the marathon in an amazing face-off at the 2003 Berlin Marathon. His time of 2:04:55 was a world record and impressively stood for four years, with no Kenyan even running faster than 2:05:15 for fi ve and a half years.

Now retired, Tergat is a member of the IOC and is one of the Kenyan athletes to have invested his winnings wisely However, the same cannot be said for all successful runners the nation has produced. The problem, Hermens explains, is that once the athletes have money everyone wants help.

He says: “When they start earning, family, extended family, everybody is coming for support and then you are lost. You can give your brother a taxi or a matatu (a


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privately owned minibus), but then when the matatu breaks down what are you going to have to do? You are going to have to fi x the matatu.

“So it is diffi cult for them to focus and concentrate if they are not in the training camps.”

While it is diffi cult to choose where exactly their money should go, many will invest in property just as Kipsang has done with his hotel. Others will buy land for their families. The main aim, Van de Veen says, is “to help the people who also used to help them.”

Wherever they put their money they know that it is important to do so because once they stop running it can be tough to earn anywhere near as much money.

According to Duncan Kibet, joint seventh fastest Kenyan of all time, “Investment is the top priority.”

The most poignant example of an athlete struggling with his new-found wealth and expensive lifestyle is that of 2008 Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru, who after becoming the youngest Olympic champion since 1932, tragically fell to his death three years later. It has been rumoured that on the night of his death his wife had caught Wanjiru with another woman. The December before his death, Wanjiru was charged with threatening to kill his wife, Triza Njeri, assault and the illegal possession of an AK-47 assault rifle.

While Wanjuru’s case is a rare one, it must be diffi cult for an

athlete to stay focused once he is suddenly better off . However, with the help of training camps and the advice of the athlete managers and coaches it is easy for the athletes to step away from the confi nes of their home lives.

According to Hermens the camps act as a deterrent of these problems and create a boarding school-type opportunity that allows the athletes to go back to their families during the weekends.

While it might be considered a sacrifi ce to leave their families to train, Hermens maintains that this is not a problem. “I never hear them complain,” he says.

The camps, of which there are

20 to 30, are spread all around the country from Nairobi to Iten, each catering for a diff erent level of quality, many set up by former athletes like Kiplagat. Depending on their prestige and positioning, some attract foreign athletes or tourists looking to sample the Kenyan dream, to try to fi nd and benefi t from some of the trade secrets as well as the favourable conditions. Arguably the most prominent and well-known camp, especially for oversees athletes, is Kiplagat’s centre in Iten.

The camp, which was founded in 1999 by Kiplagat and her husband Pieter Langerhorst, was one of the fi rst of its kind and was established by Kiplagat to support female runners.

Now 15 years old, the camp, which was built with her money, has been extended over time and now has 72 beds as well as having a state-of-the-art gym. Having grown in both publicity and prestige Kiplagat says that changes have been huge. “It has grown from almost nothing to being in the news every day. So there have been big changes,” she says.

That growth is only going to continue, especially with the newly established Virgin London Marathon-funded world-class

Tartan running track in Iten, which Kiplagat helped open. With that in mind the Kenyan-born Dutchwoman says that things are only going to improve for their athletes: “The athletes will keep on improving thanks to our investments, especially with the gym and Tartan track.”

Despite the facilities playing a big part in the athletes’ development it would appear that the personnel involved also help to inspire the athletes. On Kiplagat’s influence a Kenyan athlete at the camp told me: “It’s a big inspiration because she is four-times world champion and has a lot of knowledge and experience. She is there to advise.”

With regards to the foreign factor of the camp it appears to work in two ways both with the Kenyans enjoying the company and overseas athletes benefi ting from their training partners’ amazing ability and hard-core training sessions. One international athlete told me: “We are pushed much more than in any other place in the world because we train with the best.”

As for what he thought was the secret to his counterparts’ success he said: “Training together and training smart, not just hard.”

With such rigorous training sessions and clearly amazing conditions as well as a clinical drive to succeed, it would appear that the Kenya production merry-go-round will to continue to spin on an endless cycle.

With attributes such as the state of the art training camps and the all-weather tracks now fully in the equation it seems inevitable that the quality and quantity of athletes the nation will continue to produce will increase.

With that in mind many athletes deserve to believe that they have a chance to become the next Paul Tergat or Wilson Kipsang, and that is why the sentiment given to me by one Kenyan athlete probably relates to a thousand others: “There is always hope because every race another athlete comes through; why can’t the next one be me?”

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DALE LYONS, ONE OF THE LONDON MARATHON “EVER- PRESENTS” TELLS AW SOME FINDINGS FROM HIS RESEARCH FOR A BOOK ON THIS REMARKABLE GROUP OF RUNNERS

IN THE 1981 New York Marathon a runner carried a 10-foot pole with running numbers attached showing that he’d run every one

of the 11 editions up to that point.That image surfaced in my mind

while I was standing at the green start in the 2012 London Marathon. “The ever-presents must have a lasting tribute,” I thought. But being in a majority of one, I was nominated to write the book!

Of the 39 surviving ever-presents 27 responded to the research on which the book was based. It covers their sporting CVs, records, charity work, community lives and

memorable moments. Additionally the website www.everpresent.org.uk provided a wealth of material, and statistics.

This then is the story of the ever-presents of London ...

In 1981, 42 runners among the 7741 starters in the fi rst London Marathon were destined to become a unique group of marathon runners, though they didn’t know it. In 1995 Chris Brasher, the London Marathon founder, decided to grant “ever-present” status to those who had run all 15 consecutive Londons. A beautiful inscribed medallion and letter confi rmed Brasher’s decision.

These runners had little in common. They were a disparate group in age, ability, club affi liation, nationality and profession – from the youngest, Chris Finill, a youthful 22, to the oldest, Fred Burbidge, a mature 55.

Marathon times were just as polarised with the fastest, Dr Harold Chadwick, in a blistering

2:24:10 to the slowest Don Martin in 4:10:00.

Thirty-four running clubs covered the ever-presents, who were a mix of nationalities from the Commonwealth, the Americas, Scandinavia and the British Isles. They also had a range of trades and professions, including hairdressers, gardeners, chefs, radio technicians, doctors, lawyers, solicitors, and teachers. In fact, their only bond was their ability to run long distances and in particular 26.2 miles or further.

Now after 33 years the ever-presents have been decimated by accident, illness, injury and death with only 15 remaining to turn out on April 13, 2014. Tom McCook, former president of Birchfi eld Harriers and a London Marathon veteran, provides an insight to the ever-presents’ motivation. “It is diffi cult to comprehend the extraordinary level of determination, single-minded dedication combined with a touch

of madness that it takes to be an ever-present,”he says.

The ever-presents’ CVs are bursting with remarkable stories of achievement and heartbreak. Mick McGeoch bowed out with an Achilles injury but had an incredible marathon haul of 40 runs under 2:20. Alastair Aitken was only three days away from the 1999 marathon when he was hit by a motorcycle suff ering multiple fractures. Despite a recurring neck injury suff ered when an errant BMW driver crashed into his bike, Bill O’Conner still ran the London in 3:13! I broke my leg after a bike accident but still ran the 1989 London with a crutch and tossed pancakes all the way!

A number of ever-presents have run with broken toes, wrecked knees, fractured fi bulas and an assortment of illnesses that beggar belief just to maintain their streak. Mac Speake underlined this resolve, saying: “I wouldn’t run London if I wasn’t an ever-present,


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but it’s a bloody obsession!” Geoff Wightman, London

Marathon fi nish line organiser, emphasises this point: “It is an unbelievable achievement – just getting to the start line for all those years is diffi cult enough!”

But it’s not just the London Marathon that attracted the ever-presents to challenges across the UK and the world. The 53-mile London to Brighton run has drawn a clutch of London Marathon ever-presents. Norway’s Erik Falck-Therkelsen has run the South Downs Way ultra 10 times. Of the seven ever-presents who have run the New York Marathon, American Roger Low takes the plaudits for running the iconic fi ve boroughs run 20 times.

Staying in North America, fi ve ever-presents ran the 1996 Boston then shrugging off jet-lag and post-marathon aches proceeded to run

the 16th London seven days later!In Europe the most popular

marathon is Berlin where 10 London ever-presents completed the fast course flanked by a 26.2-mile wall of ecstatic spectators.

Of course the most iconic marathon to do is Athens, being the one starting all this rigmarole. Despite 40C temperatures, false starts, stifling pollution and tainted water, Peter Shepheard still managed a remarkable 2:50:54, fi nishing second over-40! Adding a slice of masochism and distance to your runs you have to add the Comrades Marathon, a 53-mile South African ultra to test the best. Rainer Burchett managed both “up” and “down” versions twice, 11 years apart, the fi rst in 1997 in a hot time of 8:42.

But if you want weird then you can do no better than the Marathon du Medoc, “Le Plus Longue

Marathon du Monde”, near Bordeaux. This one is a circus feste of fancy dress coupled with an “anything goes” for transportation to the fi nish – whether on scooter, bike or chariot, although some of the 8000 actually run it!

The 2012 edition was run in 35C temperatures so they relaxed the six-hour cut-off to eight hours, for which I was grateful, having left my carbohydrate gels on the bus!

The ever-presents have journeyed over fi ve continents and competed in the toughest, highest, longest, farthest and best runs across the world. The real question is, why do they do it?

Motivational theories aside, ever-presents will ingenuously give the answer as “love of running”. They just like to be challenged. As former winner of the Boston Marathon John J Kelley stated: “We runners are all a bit nutty – we just


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want to enjoy our healthy, primitive challenge.”

However, challenges come in all shapes and sizes – some at a personal level. Witness Steve Wehrle’s personal high-water mark of breaking the three-hour barrier by one second. Ultra man Mike Wilkinson is at the other end of the scale with four 24-hour races under his belt.

All these pale into relative insignifi cance when compared to Chris Finill’s run across the United States of 3100 miles in 79 days in 2011 at a phenomenal daily average of 53 miles.

Ever-presents have raised more than £250,000 for over 30 charities, individuals and groups, showing an altruistic side to their marathon running. Abused children were the benefi ciaries in a £25,000 donation to the NSPCC thanks to one of them, Terry Macey. Great Ormond Street children benefi ted by almost £9000 through the running of Charles Cousens. Action Aid for emerging countries have received £25,000 through the eff orts of Rainer Burchett. I was part of a Trans-American relay of 12 runners which netted £20,000 for McMillan Nurses.

The ever-presents are a diminished breed in a club that no one can join and are declining at the rate about two per annum so 2022 will probably see the last man running.

Whoever it will be, the legacy of this unique marathon group will still be talked about by the marathon cognoscenti for many years to come.

The Real Marathon Men is available from author Dale Lyons via email [email protected]. The cost is £7.99 + p&p £2.60

Pics (clockwise, from top left): author Dale Lyons fi nishes a ‘triple London’ in 1998 and briefly leads in 2000; Lyons, again, in the third and fourth images; the ‘ever-presents’ in 2010; Mike Peel in 2012; ‘ever-presents’ again; fi nally, Lyons with Harry Carpenter

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AT JUST 22 years of age, thrower Zane Duquemin knows it’s likely to be a fair few years until he reaches

his peak, but he believes that being included on the fi ve-strong Jean Pickering Olympic Scholarships programme will help him move from top domestic athlete to international contender.

Last year the Jersey-based athlete was Britain’s No.1 in the shot put as well as No.2 in the discus and with a solid winter season under his belt he’s looking forward to a big summer with both the Commonwealth Games and European Championships in his sights, ahead of his more ambitious aims including World Championships and Olympic Games in the coming years.

Having won shot put gold and fi nished fourth in the discus at the 2012 British Olympic trials

and then placing fourth in the shot at last year’s European Under-23 Championships, Duquemin continues to impress. He’s picked up from where he left off in 2014, winning his fi rst senior title with shot victory at the UK Indoor Championships as well as going second on the UK indoor discus all-time list with 59.53m in Sweden, where he also threw 18.86m in the shot to currently sit top of the UK rankings in both events.

“I’m really pleased with how I am right now,” explains Duquemin. “I think that 59m is actually my second biggest throw for two years, so to do that indoors with no wind and still being in pretty hard training I think that’s a very promising sign for discus this year.”

As a result, last month saw the rising star named as one of fi ve athletes selected to receive

funding and support through the new Ron Pickering Memorial Fund scholarships.

The RPMF was set up by the late Jean Pickering following the death of her husband Ron, the athletics coach and commentator, in 1991 with the aim of supporting future generations of British athletes.

The group of fi ve athletes will benefi t from a total of £62,500 in grants and Duquemin says the support has come at the ideal time to help him further his career.

“It’s given me a massive boost because fi nancially I’ve been in a bit of trouble recently, trying to train full-time on a very limited budget,” says the Shaftesbury Harrier.

“It’s come at a perfect time for me. There’s only fi ve athletes so I feel very lucky to be a part of it.”

Coached by John Hillier since

he was 12, the multi-talented thrower has made steady progress, recording his shot personal best of 19.42m in 2013 and his discus best of 63.46m in 2012.

After graduating from St Mary’s University last year with a degree in sports science, Duquemin returned to Jersey and currently balances training and competition with work as a coach. Although highly self-motivated, Duquemin has no doubt that working in a higher-performance environment is the next step and this is something the extra funding will allow him to do.

“I’ve been working as a strength and conditioning coach in the evenings to get a little bit of extra money in, so it’s been pretty tight but fortunately my parents have let me live at home rent free,” says Duquemin, who

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is also grateful for the support he currently receives through The One Foundation and Lottery funding.

“We looked at maybe moving to London or Loughborough more permanently, but I simply couldn’t aff ord it,” he explains. “At the moment the one thing I’m missing is that training environment with other high-performance athletes and other throwers who are going over 20m in the shot and 65m in the discus.

“Right now it’s looking like the best option might be to stay based in Jersey and use the money to go on training camps to train with other groups and other throwers. I need to surround myself with those sorts of people more often.”

Having spent the last decade under the guidance of London-based Hillier, Duquemin is quick to credit his coach and something which makes his involvement with the Jean Pickering Olympic Scholarships even more special is that Hillier was coached by Ron Pickering himself.

“John was delighted when he heard the news. He’s obviously been very supportive of the fund and the link that he has got with it,” says Duquemin.

“He was really pleased for me. I’ve been working with him for over 10 years now and he knows how much commitment I’ve put in.”

Speaking of commitment, Duquemin understands it is going to take continued hard work to see his hopes of competing well, and possibly even winning a medal, at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer where he will be proud to once

again pull on the Jersey vest. Although he has not yet made the qualifying marks of 20m in the shot and 63m (during the qualifying period) for the discus, he also hopes to compete in Zurich.

“I’m really looking forward to seeing what I can do this summer. I really think I can produce something quite special,” says the 122kg Channel Islander, who explains he has been paying particular attention to his strength work having done a 300kg deadlift this year for the fi rst time as well as 245kg squats and 175kg bench press, that fi nal mark one he describes as being “still pretty weak” for a thrower.

“20m in the shot and 65m in the discus – those are the distance aims for me. They are kind of the world-class barriers I need to break through.”

Having lost a bit of weight since last year, the 1.85m-tall thrower feels it’s all working well.

“We felt I was a little bit heavy to do both last year, which is why my discus didn’t go so well,” he says.

“The strength work is transferring across. We’ve noticed a diff erence. It’s all looking good for the outdoor season,” continues Duquemin, who knows he will have to up his game if he is to really make a mark in Scotland this summer.

“I don’t really know what everyone else is going to do when we get there,” he says of his competition in Glasgow, with Duquemin having fi nished 10th in the discus and 12th in the shot at the Delhi Games in 2010 as a 19-year-old. “The standard has jumped up massively in both events over the last four years.

“In Delhi, 19.99m got the bronze in the shot and I think it could take that just to even make top eight at the moment, the way things are looking, so I’ve really got to step it up.”

While he also wishes to gain experience by competing at the World Championships in 2015 and the Olympic Games the year after, Duquemin knows Tokyo four years later is likely to be when he will be at his best.

“Being a thrower my peak age is going to be a little bit later than other events, but

obviously I want to go to

Rio as well and put on a good

show there.“I need to

get involved in these global

championships more and more often to give me that experience.”

With experience

in mind, the

versatile athlete explains how he intends to continue with both the shot and discus for the time being.

“At the moment they are both going well and also for me, still being a young thrower, I need to get as much experience as I can, so if I can qualify for the big events in both shot and discus it gives me double the experience eff ectively.”

And with scholarship support through to 2016 alongside his

Lottery funding more aimed at 2020 success, Duquemin is looking forward to what the future might hold.

“It’s great to know I’ve got the support going all the way through,” he says. “I’m really excited for the next few years to see what sort of distances I can put out there and try to be a bit more competitive with the big guys.”

“I’m really looking forward to seeing what

I can do this summer. I really think I can

produce something quite special”ZANE DUQUEMIN

I’m missing is that training environment with other high-performance athletes and other throwers who are going over 20m in the shot and 65m in the discus.

“Right now it’s looking like the best option might be to stay based in Jersey and use the money to go on training camps to

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female athletes that is oozing with potential. Such is their talent,

if the Brooks Super 7 does not make an impact in Glasgow this summer

then there is the European Athletics Championships in Zurich, not to mention

the run-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2017 IAAF World Championships in London. In the century since it was founded,

Brooks has supported female athletes such as ironman legend Chrissie Wellington. It once

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Claire TarpleeBorn: September 22, 1988PBs: 800: 2:03.46. 1500: 4:11.35Coach: George GandyDESPITE winning the UK indoor 800m title last year, Claire Tarplee sees her future more at 1500m and hopes to make an impact at the European Championships this summer representing Ireland.

Currently on a pre-season altitude trip to Boulder, Colorado, and Mount Laguna, California, she will return to Loughborough, where she is

finishing her masters in sociology of sport, next month to begin

the quest to chip further chunks off her track PBs.

The George Gandy-coached athlete is

building up good international experience, too. Earlier this year she

ran at the IAAF World Indoors in Poland, while last year

she finished sixth in the World University Games 1500m in Russia.

“It was such a big experience,” she says. “I

had never been to an outdoor championship before and it was a

massive learning curve.”


Laura WhittleBorn: June 27, 1985PBs: 1500: 4:09.16. 3000: 8:50.37. 5000: 15:26.96.Coach: George GandyUNLIKE many athletes, Laura Whittle has already secured selection for the Commonwealth Games – the 28-year-old is set to race the 5000m for the host nation this summer. “My main goal is to stay healthy in the run-up to the Games and it’d be great to beat my PBs,” says the former European under-23 5000m champion.

Yet how does an athlete who was born in Blackpool, runs for Royal Sutton Coldfield and who now lives in Leicestershire manage to represent Scotland? Despite her English accent, Scottish blood is coursing through her veins. Laura’s mum was born in Glasgow and met her English father, the former 2:17 marathon man Paul Kenney, at Dundee University before they later lived for a while in Inverness.

“My dad says the marathon is in my genes, but I’m not in a rush to move up!” says Laura, whose races in 2014 have included victory in the Brooks Armagh 3km. “I’d really like to give the Commonwealths my best shot on the track.”

Laura had some time out in 2011-12 where she didn’t race much. “But watching London

2012 made me want to come back,” she says.

“I watched the marathon, where my friend Ava Hutchinson was

running for Ireland, plus a morning session in the Olympic Stadium with the 5000m heats with Mo Farah. It

was inspirational.”Now, Laura is keen to be part of a

similar experience in Glasgow. “I’ve had some calf problems in the

past, but I really get on with Brooks shoes. I’m a neutral striker so I like the Ghost.”

Jess CoulsonBorn: April 18, 1990PBs: 1500: 4:18.75. 3000: 9:14.07. 5000: 16:23.60.

Coach: Mick WoodsIT HAS been a frustrating time for Jess Coulson since she won the European under-23 cross country title 17 months ago. After winning gold in a snowy Szentendre in late 2012, she has barely

raced and spent most of 2013 re-habbing from a foot operation she underwent this time last year.The Stockport athlete has turned the corner,

though, and is now running every day with an eye on revising track PBs that do not yet do justice to her massive ability.

A former national champion at 1500m and 3000m, Jess has suffered her fair share of injuries in her short senior career and now runs with metal pins in her foot after surgeons reinforced a navicular bone in her foot.

“The operation was the day before my birthday – April 18 – last year. My foot wasn’t happy, I hit snags and the re-hab process took a long time. But in January, I started to put a plan together with my coach, Mick Woods and things are going well at the moment,” she says.

For Jess, given her recent history, the simple act of putting one foot in front of the other without pain is a Run Happy moment.

Gemma KerseyBorn: February 6, 1992PBs: 800: 2:06.11. 1500: 4:13.54. 3000: 9:10.48Coach: Eamonn MartinAS a student of fashion design at Middlesex University, Gemma Kersey particularly enjoyed taking part in the photo shoot that produced the pictures in this feature.

“Runners usually have their photo taken when they’re sweaty and racing hard,” she says. “So it was nice to have our hair and make-up done for a change and wear the new spring and summer clothing.”

Coached by Eamonn Martin, Gemma is keen to chip more time off her 1500m PB this summer. “One day I might move up to 5000m, too,” she adds.

But this is a tough period for the young runner as she is working on her dissertation and spending large sections each day sewing. “When I go for a run, it feels like a break from work,” she laughs.

With bags of potential and, just turned 22, plenty of time on her side as well, Gemma is in no rush. “I feel the pressure is off as I enter my first few years as a senior,” she explains.

Yet at the same time she says Brooks’ support – she has been with them for three years now – which includes shoes, kit and a grant, will undoubtedly help her reach her potential under the experienced eye of former London Marathon winner Martin.




Katrina WoottonBorn: September 2, 1985PBs: 800: 2:04.00. 1500: 4:06.69. 3000: 8:50.69i. 5000: 15:30.82Coach: Harvey RoseYOU probably won’t see Katrina Wootton racing much this summer, if at all. She’s on the comeback trail from surgery, but the good news is that an operation she had in November will hopefully enable her to attack her personal best performances in 2015.

Pain in her heel turned out to be Haglund’s Deformity – where the heel bone protrudes too far and rubs on the Achilles. So while most people were whizzing

around the shops in December, Katrina had to buy her Christmas presents online due to wearing

a cast.Only now is the Coventry-based

athlete finally back training, with a simple 45 minutes every other day where she alternates jogging and walking. For a runner who has been winning big races for many years – she was a National

cross country champion with Mo Farah in Newark in 1999 –

it’s been tough to sit out the winter.

“It was my first-ever operation,” she says. “But I hope now to come back and I’d like to get my road 10km under 32 minutes before racing 5000m and maybe 10,000m on the track next summer.”

Sonia SamuelsBorn: May 16, 1979PBs: 5000: 15:44.24. 10,000: 32:57.23. Marathon: 2:30:56Coach: Terrence MahonBEST known as a marathon runner, with a best just outside 2:30, Sonia Samuels is currently trying to trim her track PBs before returning to 26.2 miles in the autumn or in 2015.

After racing in Stanford, California, last weekend – where she ran 15:46.70 for 5000m – she has now hooked up with her coach Terrence Mahon in Boston for a spell of training, plus a 5km road race in the city on Boston Marathon weekend, before returning to Stanford for another track race in early May.

After finishing 16th in the IAAF World Championships marathon last August, Sonia struggled physically and mentally during the early part of the winter and had a brief break before starting to train hard again during a training trip to Kenya in January. “Marathon training takes so much out of you,” she says.

With this limited training background, it means there is no marathon in London this Sunday for the Wallsend athlete, but she is looking forward to smashing the 2:30 barrier in future under the guidance of Mahon.

Until recently her husband, Nick, coached her. Himself a 2:30 marathoner, Nick is also a pretty good runner. Well, most of the time, that is.

“He was pacing me in the Berlin Half last year,” Sonia recalls, “but I was a bit surprised when he did a track session the day before the race. Then, in the race itself, he disappeared at 18km!”

Ordinarily, though, Nick helps her through countless training sessions. In addition, as an IT expert for a big mobile phone company, he helps with her blog – which, unusually for an athlete, is regularly updated (and highly recommended!) – and he will fly out to

Stanford soon to meet up with her before her next track race in May.

Since her early days as a national junior cross-country champion, Sonia has enjoyed success at many

distances and over various terrains. On the country, she has won the Northern title and raced in four World Cross events. On the track, she’s won the national 10,000m title. On the roads, she was fourth Briton in the 2012 London Marathon. She’s even dabbled with steeplechase.

With Commonwealth selection for 3000m over the barriers being slightly easier than some other events, is a return to hurdling an option? “Er, no,” she smiles. “I think I’ll stick with 5/10km and the marathon!”


Lucy HallBorn: February 21, 1992PBs: 10km: 36:57 (Lucy’s main sport is triathlon)Coach: Jack Maitland and Malcolm BrownA TALENTED triathlete, Lucy’s swimming is so strong she is nicknamed “la Sirène”, or the mermaid, when she races in France. She is, however, a decent runner as well and has been at the sharp end of national cross country events in recent years, in addition to winning the Leicestershire title.

In 2000, aged only 20, she finished 33rd in the Olympic triathlon – competing as a ‘domestique’ for Helen Jenkins – and is part of British Triathlon’s podium potential squad, which is based in the triathlon epicentre of Leeds.

Currently racing in New Zealand and Australia, she emailed AW from Down Under to explain how she hopes improvements in the running stage of the triathlon will lead to medals in future.

“I swim 1500m and bike 40km before the 10km run so every run is different,” she says. “I’m still learning how to run a ‘good’ 10km of the bike and my personal target is to run my second 5km as a negative split.”


Women’s marathonTHE fi rst women’s major championship marathon, in 1982, was appropriately held in Athens and the European Championships beat the Worlds (1983), Olympics (1984) and Commonwealth (1986) to the honour.

The winner was the now marathon legend Rosa Mota, who was making her debut at the distance. She had fi nished just 12th in the 3000m but won a race held 20 minutes after the men’s race in 2:36:04.

Carla Beurskens of the Netherlands led at 20km and 30km and it was another future marathon legend Ingrid Kristiansen who showed ahead at 35km, but Mota was leading at 40km and opened up a gap of 25 seconds over the Italian Laura Fogli, with Kristiansen a further 35 seconds back in third. Kath Binns was the leading Briton in ninth.

Altogether, 23 of the fi eld of 27 fi nished compared to the men’s 25 from 35.

Stuttgart in 1986 saw the same champion as Mota dominated from the off . She had a one-minute lead at halfway and it grew to three at 30km as she won by more than four minutes in a top-class 2:28:38.

Fogli was again second. Buerskens was again in a medal position for much of the race but eventually faded to seventh.

Rather disappointingly for Britain, only Veronique Marot gained selection and she failed to fi nish.

Interestingly both the fi rst two women’s marathons were superior in time to the fi rst two men’s marathons.

Mota sealed her position as an all-time great in Split in 1990 by winning for the third time, but it was a much harder-fought victory than her other two. She seemed to be cruising to victory and had a 39-second lead at 30km.

However, Russian Valentina Yegorova, who was to become Olympic champion two years later, fought her way back to her. Mota showed her competitiveness and won by fi ve seconds.

The athlete nicknamed Rosinha de Portugal in her home country also won the 1987 World and 1988 Olympic titles.

In 1994 at Helsinki, the marathon stayed in Portugal’s hands as 1990 10th-placer Manuela Machado controlled the race from the off but ran a faster second half to win by more than half a minute from Italy’s Maria Curatolo.

With the race hosting the European Cup, Britain fi elded fi ve runners and they were led home by Danielle Sanderson in 11th.

The fi fth European marathon in Budapest saw the fi fth Portuguese winner as Machado, who was the 1995 world champion, again won easily.

She covered 30km to 35km in a blistering 16:11 and she won by 51 seconds from Russian Marina Biktagirova. The time was a new championship record of 2:27:10 and the 47-strong fi eld didn’t contain a single UK runner.

In Munich 2002, for the fi rst time, there was a non-Portuguese winner as Maria Guida took the title. The Italian was chasing the German Luminita Zaituc, who had a big lead at halfway in 71:55 but was caught at 27km. Guida

fi nished strongly and she won in a championship record 2:26:05.

The 2006 marathon in Gothenburg was of a more modest standard but a good race.

German Ulrike Maisch was only eighth at 30km, 18 seconds off the lead but at 35km she was up to fourth, though 41 seconds down on the leader. However, she fi nished superbly and won in a modest PB of 2:30:01, having covered the second half in a much quicker 73:16.

The 2010 race was also a modest aff air and seemingly won by Lithuania’s Zivile Balciunaite by over a minute in 2:31:14 but she was later disqualifi ed due to a doping infringement and gold went to Italy’s Anna Incerti.

The 2012 championships did not feature a marathon because of the proximity to the Olympics.

IN THE COUNTDOWN TO THIS YEAR’S MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, WE CONTINUE OUR SERIES LOOKING BACK AT THEIR HISTORIES EVENT BY EVENT

European champs


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Gold medal winners1982 Rosa Mota (POR) 2:36:04

1986 Rosa Mota (POR) 2:28:38

1990 Rosa Mota (POR) 2:31:27

1994 Manuela Machado (POR) 2:39:54

1998 Manuela Machado (POR) 2:27:10

2002 Maria Guida (ITA) 2:26:05

2006 Ulrike Maisch (GER) 2:30:01

2010 Anna Incerti (ITA) 2:27:48

British medallistsNoneMost successful athlete: Rosa Mota won gold in the first three marathons.Most successful Briton: Britain has a dire record and has never had a top-eight athlete. Kathy Binns’ ninth is the highest placing.

Rosa Mota: three-time Euro champion

Maria Guida: Italian 2002

winner

Ulrike Maisch: gold for Germany in ’06

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Women’s marathonTHE Commonwealth was, as ever, slow off the mark and four years after Europe had held a women’s championship over 26.2 miles, the Commonwealth had to wait until Edinburgh in 1986.

Lisa Martin made a classy start to the event as she virtually time-trialled her way to a world-class 2:26:07, which moved her to fi fth on the all-time list.

A former 400m hurdler, she was married to American marathoner Kenny Martin and had fi nished seventh in the fi rst Olympic marathon in 1984.

Martin won by two minutes from New Zealand’s Lorraine Moller, who had previously won medals at 1500m and 3000m and who would go on to gain Olympic marathon bronze in 1992.

Scotland’s Lorna Irving was the fi rst Briton in fi fth among the fi eld of just 12. The African and Caribbean boycott meant just one African nation, Botswana, had any representation.

Auckland in 1990 saw Martin defend her title as the 1988 Olympic silver medallist and she was by then divorced and about to marry Kenyan Yobes Ondieki, who was to win the 1991 world 5000m title.

She started quickly and annihilated the fi eld, winning by more than seven minutes from fellow Aussie Tani Ruckle. Her time of 2:25:08 hasn’t been approached since and she would have easily won the fi rst fi ve Commonwealth men’s marathons.

The standard of the event, Martin aside, wasn’t great and

Angie Pain, fi fth in 1986, won a bronze medal in 2:36:35 as England had three of the top fi ve along a boring course out and back along the Auckland coastline.

The 1994 event in Victoria, Canada was of a modest quality, but it proved a good race between the French-Canadians Carole Rouillard and Lizanne Bussieres, who were both at their third Games and delighted the home crowd with Rouillard winning in 2:30:41.

Yvonne Danson, who was based in the Far East, won a bronze for England. Unusually, it was a bad marathon for Australia as Ruckle was last outside three hours, Sue Hobson dropped out and Kerryn McCann fi nished tenth.

The 1998 event in the high humidity of Kuala Lumpur was a disappointing event and had just 11 starters and nine fi nishers.

Australia was back on top as mother of four Heather Turland became the second oldest Commonwealth winner at any event at the age of 38 and the slowest winner of a marathon in these Games since Duncan Wright’s inaugural victory in 1930. Turland had remarkably recovered from a broken leg suff ered earlier in the year when a motor cyclist hit her while training.

Lisa Dick took silver for Australia and the leading Briton was 43-year-old Gillian Horowitz.

Australia also dominated the 2002 Games in Manchester, but even more so as they took all three medals. McCann, 10th eight years earlier, won easily in 2:30:05 and beat her team-mate Krishna Stanton by almost fi ve minutes.

Debbie Robinson of England was

Commonwealth Gamesfourth, almost 10 minutes down on the winner in another poor-standard event.

After thrashing the opposition in England, McCann had a much closer race in her home country in Melbourne in 2006. She won by two seconds from Kenyan Hellen Cherono Koskei. She died of breast cancer in 2008 aged just 41.

England won a medal as Liz Yelling excelled to take third place and was followed next by Tracey Morris.

The 2010 race fi nally saw a Kenyan victory and the African nation went one-two with Irene Jerotich Kosgei and Irene Kemunto Mogake separated by just 11 seconds and Lisa Weightman keeping Australia on the podium.

Michelle Ross-Cope, who was also fi rst Briton in the Europeans, fi nished sixth but in a time outside 2hr 45min.

British medallistsBronze: Angie Pain (Eng: 1990), Yvonne Danson (Eng: 1998), Liz Yelling (Eng: 2006)Most successful athlete: Lisa Martin and Kerryn McCann both won two gold medals, but the latter also had an additional tenth place.Most successful Briton: Three English athletes have won bronze medals.

Gold medal winners1986 Lisa Martin (AUS) 2:26:07

1990 Lisa Martin (AUS) 2:25:28

1994 Carole Rouillard (CAN) 2:30:41

1998 Heather Turland (AUS) 2:41:24

2002 Kerryn McCann (AUS) 2:30:05

2006 Kerryn McCann (AUS) 2:30:54

2010 Irene Jerotich (KEN) 2:34:32

Heather Turland: handled the heat of Kuala Lumpur

Carole Rouillard: took 1994 title on home soil in Canada

Lisa Martin: Australian won gold in 1986 and 1990

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Senior menANDY VERNON didn’t run the National or Inter-Counties as he focused on making the world indoor 3000m fi nal, but he is still an easy choice as UK No.1 this year.

He won bronze in the European Cross, triumphed at Liverpool and was never headed by a British athlete on the country.

Richard Goodman looked to improve race by race, and while only 21st in the European under-23 race, he won the Inter-Counties, South of England and British university titles and was second in the National.

If the season was on points, Goodman would win easily!

He raced far more often than National winner Steve Vernon, whom he beat in the Inter-Counties and so takes second spot in the rankings.

Three American-based athletes

make the rankings. Tom Farrell and Luke Caldwell might have ranked higher had they done more domestic races but Andrew Heyes only enhanced his ranking with great form after he arrived back home in England.

1 Andy Vernon (AFD) (4: 2013)Unbeaten by a British athlete with a superb but truncated season.3 Euro, 2 Edin, 1 Liverpool, 6 Antrim, 6 BrusselsHigh: European. Low: AntrimHead-to-head: 1-0 v Goodman, 1-0 v S Vernon, 1-0 v Farrell

2 Richard Goodman (SB) (unranked: 2013)Improved all season, winning three major titles and those wins make up for some athletes who beat him earlier in the winter having a better win-loss record.1 IC, 2 National, 1 South, 1 BUCS, 4

Liverpool, 21 Euro U23High: Inter-Counties. Low: European under-23Head-to-head: 1-1 v S Vernon, 0-1 v Caldwell, 0-2 v Hawkins

3 Steve Vernon (Stock) (2: 2013)National win was the highlight, but due to injury there was not enough other form to rank higher.1 National, 2 IC, 14 EdinHigh: National. Low: EdinburghHead-to-head: 1-0 v Caldwell, 0-1 v Hawkins

4 Luke Caldwell (DMV) (unranked: 2013)First Briton in the NCAA Championships followed by strong run in Europeans made up for absence of form in 2014. 10 NCAA, 5 Euro U23, 22 Edin, 6 NCAA Mtn, 2 Mount W, 7 MadisonHigh: Euro under-23s. Low: Edinburgh

WE KICK OFF THE 2013-14 UK CROSS-COUNTRY SEASON DOMESTIC RANKINGS WITH A COUNTDOWN OF THE TOP 20 SENIOR MEN Pictures: Mark Shearman

Cross country rankings


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KeyBUCS = British universitiesEdin = EdinburghEuro = EuropeanHI = Home InternationalIC = Inter-CountiesMids = MidlandsNCAA = American Collegiate ChampsNE = North EastNth = NorthSOT = South of ThamesSth = South

Liverpool, December 2013: Andy Vernon (884) leads from Keith Gerrard (942), Jonny Hay (980) and Richard Goodman (1039)

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Head-to-head: 1-0 v Hawkins, 1-0 v Farrell, 1-0 v Hay 1-0 v Griffi ths

5 Callum Hawkins (Kilbarchan) (unranked: 2013)The Scottish champion had a consistent season with no lows.6 Edin, 6 Liverpool, 7 Euro U23, 1 ScotHigh: European under-23. Low: noneHead-to-head: 0-1 v Gerrard, 2-1 v Hay

6 Tom Farrell (Bord) (1: 2013)Last year’s top-ranked athlete was less impressive this season but still performed well in the Europeans.12 European, 16 NCAA, 7 NCAA MidW, 5 Big 12, 6 OklahomaHigh: European. Low: NCAAHead-to-head: 1-0 v Heyes, 1-0 v Gerrard, 1-0 v Hickey

7 Andrew Heyes (Hallam/Tulsa U) (15: 2013)Showed excellent form in the late season after disappointing in the NCAA Championships.3 National, 4 IC, 1 HI, 11 Edin (short), 106 NCAA, 4 Conf USA, 6 NCAA Mid W, 30 Terre Haut, 61 Notre DameHigh: National. Low: NCAAHead-to-head: 1-0 v Hay, 2-0 v Hickey

8 Jonny Hay (AFD) (unranked: 2013)Perfomed at a consistent level all season and it proved impossible to pick a low.5 IC, 10 Edin, 3 Cardiff , 2 BUCS, 2 Liverpool, 3 Bristol, 12 Euro U23High: Liverpool. Low: n/aHead-to-head: 1-0 v Gerrard, 3-3 v Griffi ths, 3-2 v Hickey

9 Keith Gerrard (N&EB) (6: 2013)Needed more races to rank higher as nothing after the Europeans.3 Liverpool, 20 EuroHigh: Liverpool. Low: EuropeanHead-to-head: 2-0 v Hickey, 1-0 v Griffi ths

10 Adam Hickey (Southend) (unranked: 2013)Busy and generally consistent

season but slightly down on form in the two domestic championships.25 Euro, 5 Liverpool, 15 Edin, 8 IC, 12 National, 1 Cardiff , 2 Bristol, 24 Soria. 10 AntrimHigh: Cardiff . Low: NationalHead-to-head: 4-2 v Griffi ths

11 Dewi Griffi ths (Swansea) (unranked: 2013)Another with a heavy season and consistent form throughout, but the weight of races probably worked against him as he suff ered losses to go with his wins at the Welsh and Bristol events.3 IC, 1 Welsh, 16 Edin, 12 Antrim, 2 Cardiff , 7 Liverpool, 16 Euro U23, 1 BristolHigh: Bristol. Low: EdinburghHead-to-head: 2-0 v Tickner, 2-0 v Hulson, 2-0 v Thewlis

12 Jonathan Thewlis (unranked: 2013)The Midland champion ran well at Liverpool and the Inter-Counties, which just about made up for a poor National.High: Midlands. Low: National7 IC, 11 Liverpool, 1 Mids, 54 National, 20 Seville, 19 Brussels, 1 Gwent L 19.10Head-to-head: Hulson 0-1, Tickner 1-0

13 Nick Swinburn (Morpeth) (unranked: 2013)4 National, 4 Nth, 5 NE, 1 Sherman CupHigh: National. Low: North East

14 James Wilkinson (Leeds) (10: 2013)5 National, 8 Nth, 13 Edin (short)Head-to-head: 1-0 v Hulson

15 Charlie Hulson (Sale) (8 U20: 2013)Just did enough to warrant a high ranking on his Liverpool run, but less impressive in his other races.8 Liverpool, 37 Euro U23, 23 Edin, 1 Manchester LeagueHigh: Liverpool. Low: EdinburghHead-to-head: 2-1 v Tickner

14 Frank Tickner (Wells) (7: 2013)Not at the same level as previous years but made another British championships team again.19 Edin, 12 Liverpool, 47 Euro, 2 Sth, 5 BristolHigh: South. Low: EuropeanHead-to-head: 1-0 v Gilbert, 1-0 v Torry

17 John Gilbert (Kent) (unranked: 2013)Didn’t contest some bigger

events such as Liverpool and Inter-Counties but solid run in the National.6 National, 3 South, 1 Kent, 2 SOT 5/7.5MHead-to-head: 2-0 v Torry, 1-0 v Garbutt

18 Nick Torry (Serp)Solid form in the championships but indiff erent form elsewhere and lost a county and Met League race.6 IC, 8 National, 8 SthHead-to-head: 2-0 v Garbutt, 1-0 v Goodwin

19 Dan Garbutt (Durham) (14: 2013)Won the Northern title and had some good domestic runs but let down by his National and Liverpool performances.9 IC, 2 Home Countries, 1 Nth, 1 NE, 14 National, 57 LiverpoolHigh: North. Low: LiverpoolHead-to-head: 1-1 v Goodwin

20 Jack Goodwin (Bedford) (unranked: 2013)Just did enough on his 2013 form to make the rankings but disappointing late season.9 Liverpool, 17 Antrim, 20 Edin, 8 BUCS, 15 National, 33 Euro U23High: Liverpool. Low: National

Jonny Hay, Dewi Griffi ths and

Callum Hawkins: all enjoyed a solid winter

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A case for full teamsI WHOLEHEARTEDLY support Paul Halford’s “The Case for Full Teams” (AW, March 27).

Raising the bar so high actually deters not only the athletes concerned, but also other athletes in those events. With ‘B’ standards in the fi eld events already set so that fewer athletes in the world can achieve them, the last thing they need is a policy which further undermines their ambition

Furthermore, the policy of making an athlete who has already competed at a major champs, achieve an ‘A’ standard in order to be eligible for selection is a further deterrent. The treatment of Alex Smith and others in his position is appalling, especially since throwers reach their peak at a later age.

My only proviso would be that athletes must show appropriate form in the current season. Dennis Johnson, via email

Coach educationWILL COCKERELL’s article on his experiences in getting on the fi rst rung of the coaching ladder is a massive condemnation of the existing coaching structure.

The elongated and expensive course where intended coaches are expected to learn the rudiments of all the athletics events is a sheer waste of time.

Until UKA/EA wake up and realise their current structure is a deterrent rather than an incentive, our sport will continue to suff er a lack of new coaches long term.Dennis Daly, WSEH

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Masterful coverage is just what vets deserve

WHAT wonderful coverage of the World Masters Indoor Championships in last week’s edition. Thank you, Editor, Steve Smythe and photographer Tom Phillips. Masters athletics has never before had such media coverage.

In Budapest it was fantastic to see so many new athletes joining the masters scene. The success of the GB team was inspirational.

The athletics community needs to embrace masters and recognise the growing involvement and participation of older athletes.

Currently masters get no support from UKA in terms of funding. The Government should encourage and support us as they do for disabled athletes.

Society is changing, our population is living longer: in 1951 a man aged 65 could expect on average to live to the age of 77.

Today it is 86 and by 2050 to 91. There are also 16,000 people aged 100 or over nowadays.

This changing population structure will aff ect all of society just as with global warming and we can’t aff ord to ignore it. We need to encourage people to keep active and lead healthy lifestyles. Involvement in masters athletics is a perfect means to achieve this.

Your positive coverage and insightful comments are exactly what masters athletics needs and deserves.

Thank you, AW.Averil McClelland, masters athlete and GP, Lancaster

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BEN DIJKSTRA’S fi rst race was at the age of four when he took part in a fun run in Boulder, Colorado, at 5300ft

above sea-level. On his return to the UK after his mother fi nished working abroad, he started to take more interest at around age eight when he attended primary school in Burton-on-the-Wolds in Leicestershire where he prepared for the local and county cross-country races.

He says: “I would train once a week on a Friday at my school with my teachers, Alistair Parkin and Derek Mullan. I see them at races even now and it’s always good to catch up. I won my fi rst race at Leicester’s Western Park and was undefeated at every primary schools cross-country race after that. In year four, I began training with Alan Maddocks, who is still my coach today.”

Dijkstra’s fi rst real success was

breaking the national mile record when he was 10 years old with a time of 5:27, which still stands as an unoffi cial record.

As for naming his favourite surface he is less than certain and says: “It’s hard for me to say

which surface I prefer because they all have diff erent atmospheres associated with them.

“I love cross country because of the off -road training and the simplicity and joy of running through lots of mud and up and down hills. However, at track races the atmosphere at major competitions such as the English Schools is electric, much bigger than you’ll fi nd at the majority of cross-country races.

“My road racing experience has only come from racing in the Mini London Marathon – once you turn right on to Birdcage Walk, the crowds are so loud and in some places up to 10 deep!”

So why was the recent cross-country season so hugely successful for him? Dijkstra has no doubt and explains: “A lot of cross training (running, swimming and cycling). I get the same volume of training, but work diff erent


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Marathon mania!MOST athletics fans will have their eyes fi xated on a TV screen this Sunday morning with the Virgin Money London Marathon taking pride of place. Of course, many will be taking part in the 34th running of the prestigious event and I wish each and

every one a trouble-free and enjoyable run.

This week we off er no excuses about our allegiance to marathon and endurance

running. Sprinters, jumpers and throwers don’t worry, your time will come!

We start off with endurance prospect Ben Dijkstra who mixes his training across two sports, athletics and triathlon/duathlon. His training is eye-opening too in his quest for success.

Elsewehere, Lee Merrien gives some useful top tips for Sunday, while we have a marathon nutrition article dealing with eating and drinking. Look out also for UKA endurance head, Barry Fudge, talking about his challenges and Mo Farah.David Lowes, Coaching editor

PERFORMANCE GUIDE How They Train – Ben Dijkstra London mapped out – Lee Merrien’s top tips Coaching corner – Barefoot v traditional shoes Avoiding the wall – Marathon nutrition In good shape – Barry Fudge

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Ben Dijkstra: on a winning streak

Born October 31, 1998Coach Alan Maddocks (running), Jonathan Riall (Charnwood Triathlon Club), Steve Casson (Triathlon Regional Academy and Swim Smooth)Clubs Leicester Coritanian/Beacon Hill StridersPBs 1500m 4:04.50 (2013); 3000m 8:53.0 (2013)Achievements2014 Inter-Counties Cross U15 gold; English Cross U15 gold; English Schools’ Cross inter gold; SIAB Schools’ Cross inter gold2013 England U15 3000m gold; English Schools’ junior 1500m gold; English Cross U15 silver; English Schools’ Cross junior gold; SIAB Schools’ Cross junior gold2012 Inter-Counties Cross U15 6th; English Cross U15 4th2011 Inter-Counties Cross U13 26th; English Cross U13 13th2010 English Cross U13 67th

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muscle groups and reduce stress on specifi c muscles. So far, I have been lucky with few injuries or illnesses plus I also have great running and triathlon coaches.”

The multiple national champion has been coached by Maddocks since he was nine. He remarks: “Alan carefully plans my training sessions and which races I take part in before the season begins and his memory of previous results is incredible!”

His triathlon coaches Jonathan Riall and Steve Casson make sure he does the correct type of training at the right time of the year. They also work with Maddocks to make sure each sport knows what commitments and goals are set for that year.

The Leicester athlete states his short-term target is having a successful track season, although his priorities will be focused on triathlon this summer. He says: “I still hope to improve both my 1500m and 3000m PBs and lower them to around 3:59 and 8:35.”

The longer distance is his favourite. “It’s an endurance event, which I like,” he says. “My PB of 8:53, which was achieved last year, put me at the top of the UK rankings by around 11 seconds and was also the sixth fastest of all time. However, I love the speed and

tactics involved in a 1500m race.”Before this winter season began,

did Dijkstra think it was going to be as successful as it has been? He ponders before adding: “I knew that, off the back of my previous track season, I was in good form. I had spoken to my coach regarding which races I would target or miss and he carefully created my training plan. However, you can never predict how a season will materialise because of the chances of picking up an injury or illness and other athletes improving greatly on their previous results.”

Apart from his running goals, he is also targeting a top-three place at the British elite junior duathlons

and triathlons and also to be selected to represent GB at the European triathlon youth relays in Penza, Russia, this season.

Dijkstra values the help and guidance of his coaches and says: “They are absolutely critical. They have the skills that you need to do the right type and volume of training. Running is not highly technical, but the right preparation for it is. Despite the common misconception of thinking that for middle and long-distance running you need a lot of volume and mileage, it is the specifi c sessions which are vital in making you faster and stronger. And triathlon demands a range of skills, techniques and strategies for the swim, for the transitions and the bike rides.”

With eight national titles thus far, which one does he rate as his best performance? “That’s easy,” he says. “Winning this year’s English Schools cross country and the Schools International because I was in the bottom age group and managed to win against boys a year older than me and it was the fi rst time for over 40 years that someone had won junior and intermediate championships back to back.”

The 15-year-old claims his favourite sessions are his long runs around Bradgate Park. “They are always enjoyable runs and the guys I train with are really friendly and everyone gets along well so there is always something to talk about,” he

says. “I love the simplicity and joy of going out for a run – all you really need is a pair of shoes and then the world is your oyster.”

What sport will we see the Loughborough Grammar School student doing in future years – running or triathlon? “I’m giving both a good shot at the moment. Fortunately the cross-country season ends as the triathlon season starts. I know in a couple of years I will have to choose which path to follow, but for the moment I am enjoying both and giving them 100%. I do love the gadgets that come with triathlons though – especially the nice bikes!”

A couple of weeks ago Dijkstra continued his winning ways at the British Elite Duathlon Championships in Corby.

The youngster who has seemingly forgotten what it is like to lose, is very appreciative of his primary school of all those years ago for getting him into running and last year donated the “Ben Dijkstra Shield” to the school.

This gesture sees the shield awarded annually to the child who has persevered most with sport. In a presentation he told the eager children about how he started out and what he has achieved so far, saying: “I look forward to returning to the school again this year with a copy of my article in AW.”

So what about the somewhat unusual surname? Dijkstra explains: “It’s Dutch, specifi cally a Friesian name from the northern part of the Netherlands. There it is as common as Smith. My dad is Dutch and my mum is from Trinidad – so apparently a winning combination.”

Dijkstra was looking forward to this weekend’s London Mini Marathon but it unfortunately clashes with a triathlon training camp in Mallorca.


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TYPICAL TRAINING WEEKMonday 1 hour swim (about 2500m), followed by one hour bike

turbo session in winter and a bike ride or run in spring and summer.

Tuesday 90 minutes swim (total distance about 5000m).Wednesday 90 minutes run – the sessions can vary depending on

the time in the season and whether racing the following weekend.

Thursday 90 minutes swim total distance (about 4500-5000m).Friday A short run session (half hour) if day before a race.

Otherwise, 2 hour swim during the triathlon season with a total distance of up to 6500m.

Saturday 90 minutes run, which varies according to the time of year – it may be hillwork, VO2max or a tempo run. This summer he will do a 60-minute swim before the run session.

Sunday 80-minute long run in open countryside or a long bike ride.

Dijkstra is part of the East Midlands Regional Academy for triathletes. Once a month there is a training day, which runs from 8.45am and finishes at 5pm and covers swimming, nutrition, mental preparedness, transitions, cycling and running.

The above sessions are specifi c to the individual athlete and may not be suitable for other athletes.

Ben Dijkstra: VO2max testing has helped him to start training with the National Junior Triathlon squad

Ben Dijkstra: just at ease in water



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WTH a marathon PB of 2:13:41 set in 2012 on the course that many of you will be hoping to negotiate

with ease this Sunday, Guernsey’s Lee Merrien is well placed to provide you with some last-minute tips around the streets of London.

Sleep HAVING placed 12th in the 2010 event and being the highest British fi nisher in both 2011 and 2012, Merrien explains his normal rest pattern in terms of sleep the night before the 26.2 miles around the capital. He says: “Generally speaking, I try to get my usual amount of sleep, but I don’t stress about not sleeping as much the night before the race if I have been sleeping well in the run-up in terms of the previous seven days or so. I might try and get in bed 30 minutes earlier the night before, but I don’t try and make up the

diff erence as such – as I say, sleep is more important in the week leading into the race and one night of less sleep isn’t really an issue for me.”

Race morningThe Newham & Essex Beagles athlete, who was fi rst British fi nisher in 30th place at the London Olympics two years ago, talks us through his morning routine. He says: “I have tended to get up around 60-90 minutes earlier than normal, usually setting my alarm for around 5.30am to 5.45am with a view to having breakfast

London mapped outCoaching corner I HAVE some barefoot and minimalist shoes along with some much more traditional shoes that I have tended to drift back into lately. Do you think it would be a good idea to use the barefoot or minimalist shoes on some shorter runs instead of my higher-mileage shoes?

THE answer to these interesting questions will unfortunately be self-opinionated as I have no first-hand experience of such shoes. However, over the years I’ve quizzed many runners both here and in the US for their opinions and reasoning for wearing them.

Ask yourself why you would wear such a shoe – in fact any type of shoe for that matter? It has to be said that many minimalist shoes (see our recent reviews) are now much more protective than previous editions. The barefoot Vibram Five Finger shoe, for example, is basically a glove on your feet and why anyone would wear them is beyond me!

Nevertheless, I did have a long chat with a user that I raced against a few years ago (and beat!) and he said it took an age to get used to them and had severely wrecked his calf muscles too. He did race the Boston Marathon in them though – so that was the ultimate test.

From a personal perspective, I would say they are definitely not for everyone. I’ve never seen a world-class star wearing them and winning a gold medal. If you feel your biomechanics can withstand the feel of the ground, then perhaps some shorter sessions maybe okay.

Food for thought: those who wear spikes have unknowingly been going minimalist or even barefoot each and every time they wear them without even realising it.

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at around 6am, which gives me around four hours before the start of the race.” He stresses the need to retain a sense of normality of routine wherever possible and adds: “I’m usually up at around 7am back at home anyway, so it’s not that much earlier than normal.”

BreakfastMerrien says: “I like to stick to what I am familiar with. I pretty much always have porridge with milk and fruit, sometimes with a bit of yoghurt for added protein and generally on the morning of the race. This is at least three-and-a-half to four hours before the race. I will then have a small snack around 90 minutes before the race and be drinking fluids regularly – usually just water with perhaps a little sports drink.” With a touch of humour, he cautions: “I tend to avoid too many fluids and sport drinks in the last 20-30 minutes before the race – to avoid the sugar spike and fi lling my bladder!”

Race in progressThe 34-year-old, who is coached by John Nuttall, has been able to make use of the personalised drink stations at every 5km which are available to elite athletes.

He explains: “The drink will contain both carbohydrate and electrolyte.

“I have used various products in the past as I have no affi liation with any brand, but in order to maximise my energy intake I ensure little and often and also take on one or two

gels during the race on top of the sports drinks.”

Merrien urges you to be prepared to improvise when you wake up on race day. He says: “If temperatures are warmer, I will also use water in between, but I don’t tend to take all that much extra at London as it tends to be more favourable conditions, unlike some of the championships I have raced at. I remember that Barcelona (where he placed eighth at the 2010 European championships) was 30C plus in the shade and with the added burden of high humidity, staying cool and hydrated was a real battle for me.”

Mental approachWith a HND in coach education and sports performance from the esteemed University of Bath, Merrien is well placed to articulate the fi ner points of the need to have a psychological approach to Sunday’s race. He says: “I tend to use memorable words or acronyms – something my sports

psychologist calls ‘snap-outs’. These help me to maintain focus and they have been worked into my mental preparations over the weeks and months leading into the race. That way they are more familiar and have a more powerful eff ect when used.”

The man who provides coaching support to a diverse group of athletes via leemerrienrunning.com says there is a time and place to focus during the race and equally there are parts of the race where one can proverbially switch off . He says: “Mental techniques tend to come into play more over the fi nal third of the race. I tend to see the fi rst half of the race as something of a ‘going through the motions’ and get to that point unscathed and ready for the business end of the race.”

The courseThe Commonwealth Games representative for Guernsey in 2002, 2006 and 2010 recalls: “The Mall and going down past Big Ben

is fantastic because there are lots of enthusiastic supporters.” He encourages you to make the most of the carnival atmosphere on the course and says: “Just after the halfway point, when you’ve crossed Tower Bridge, turn right and are heading towards Canary Wharf at around 14 miles, the route narrows somewhat and the supporters are quite close so the atmosphere is great.”

Having recovered from a hernia-related injury in 2013 and fi nding himself without a kit sponsor, Merrien is no stranger to adversity. The 34-year-old acknowledges that parts of the London route will be a challenge.

He adds: “I have found it tough at around 20 miles and just after leaving Canary Wharf you go from lots of crowd support to a much quieter section of the course.”

Merrien, who has already been pre-selected to represent Guernsey in his fourth Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer, will not be busting a gut around the streets of London this Sunday. Instead, he will have his feet up in front of a TV screen cheering you all on. So as you tune in to the Glasgow Games on the morning of Sunday July 27 to watch the marathon, whichever home country you are rooting for, remember to return the favour and give Lee Merrien a cheer!

Dr Matt Long is a British Athletics coach education tutor and a winner of the BMC Horwill scholarship award for coach education. David Lowes is AW coaching editor and BMC academy course director


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Lee Merrien: looking forward to his fourth Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer

“I have found it tough at around 20 miles and just after leaving Canary Wharf you go from lots of crowd support to a much quieter section of the course”LEE MERRIEN

John Nuttall: coach to Lee Merrien

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WITH THE WORLD FOCUSING ON THE STREETS OF LONDON THIS SUNDAY, ALEX COOK SAYS METICULOUS PREPARATION IS VITAL FOR A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME

THE MARATHON is the ultimate goal for many runners and at 26 miles 385 yards there is no doubt there is something

charismatic about the adventure of training, the event itself and the ensuing recovery period. No matter what your level or experience, preparation is defi nitely the key ingredient.

Careful thought about training and nutrition is imperative and there is such a fi ne line between achieving goals and hitting the dreaded wall. The metabolic demand on the body over this distance is immense. Correct fuelling is essential, and if done wrongly, the last few miles may be painful!

The main nutrients used to power runners over the distance are carbohydrate and fat, with

the relative contribution of each depending upon factors such as training status and pace. Carbohydrate is required not only to fuel running, but also to restore muscle and liver glycogen levels during recovery.

The week beforeAlthough too late to alter plans for this weekend’s epic event, adequate fuelling the week before a marathon race is vital, as poorly fuelled muscles cause needless fatigue. The aim of pre-race nutrition is to optimise fuel stores (muscle glycogen) and hydration status. Reducing training load while consuming a high-carbohydrate diet (8-10g per kg of bodyweight per day) for 2-3 days before the race will ensure muscle glycogen levels will be replenished and ready for racing. Putting on some weight in this phase is common. Every gram of glycogen stored holds 3g of water, but don’t be too concerned as this stored fuel will help power you through your race.

The high-carbohydrate intake

and reduction in exercise the week leading up to the event can leave an athlete feeling full and sluggish, so eating little and often will help to avoid this. Trying new foods on the days leading up to a race is not advisable and could lead to disastrous results on event day. On the morning of a marathon race, a light and carbohydrate-rich breakfast such as cereal and toast or pancakes with jam will top up energy stores and ensure enough time is left for digestion.

An hour before the race topping up with a high carbohydrate snack will ensure energy stores are maximised. If gut tolerance is an issue, try an energy gel or sports drink in addition to 500ml of fluid to ensure maximum hydration at the start.

During the race Staying hydrated is vital. In average temperatures, aim to drink 150ml every 15 minutes (average a cup every two miles). The drink stations can be crowded, especially in the early stages, so be prepared!

During the marathon, intake of carbohydrate is advisable. As a general rule, 30-60g/hr of carbohydrate should meet race demands (one energy gel = 27g carbohydrate and a 500ml sports drink = 32g carbohydrate).

Studies have shown that ingestion of even small amounts of carbohydrate can improve performance, so if you can’t manage much, a little is better than nothing. Solids and liquid carbohydrate will provide the same in terms of fuel, with sports drinks and some gels having the added advantage of replacing lost electrolytes lost through sweating.

Energy gels or bars can be used, but may be less well tolerated by the gut. Intake should start soon after starting and continue at 15-minute intervals. With sports drinks, it is impossible to measure how much you are having so 6-8 mouthfuls every 15 minutes is a rough guide. You can test all these approaches during training and see what works best for you. Remember the golden rule: “Never do anything new on race day”.

After the raceAfter you’ve completed the distance your energy stores will be empty. It is common to lose your appetite for the fi rst few hours, but try to eat something within 30 minutes of fi nishing. Muscle glycogen is slow to replenish, so follow this up as soon as you can with a carbohydrate and protein-rich meal to help start the recovery process. Continuing to hydrate is important, so drink water regularly for a few hours post-race. The week following your gargantuan eff orts, focus on a balanced diet rich in carbohydrate and protein to continue the recovery process and, if you are craving something, listen to your body!

The most important thing to remember is we are all individuals and, although there is generic advice, one plan does not suit all.

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Avoiding the wall!

Drinking before, during and after a

marathon is essential

Staying hydrated is vital to get you through a marathon

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AFTER taking on the role of UK Athletics head of endurance and sport science in December last year, Barry

Fudge tells us: “It’s a challenge balancing the demands of the two roles as both are fundamentally trying to achieve the same result, which helps in many ways to mesh the pair together. In general terms that is to ensure our best runners stand on the start line and are the best prepared in the world.”

Challenges aheadThe man who served as a senior physiologist at the English Institute of Sport before taking on his current role adds: “In endurance terms, my work involves working with athletes and coaches on a day-to-day basis, sitting in meetings, planning, looking at the overarching strategy and reviewing progress.

“I have spent the last three months listening, learning and reviewing our current endurance set-up in the UK. There is not going to be a revolution in the coming months – more of an evolution. Ian Stewart and Spencer Barden previously did a fantastic job in laying down the foundations for the coming years.”

So what are the main challenges facing British endurance running at present? Fudge has no doubt in saying: “The biggest challenge is trying to support the layer of athletes and coaches just below the World Class Performance Programme (UK Sport-funded athletes) given that the development of endurance runners is generally a slow burner.”

With a doctorate in physiology obtained from Glasgow University in 2007 which explored elite Kenyan athletes, Fudge brings a keen eye for the methodical level of detail needed in the planning process.

He explains: “Fortunately, Virgin London Marathon along with British Athletics and the home nation countries invest signifi cantly in the pathway as a whole. We are working hard to pull together a budget that will allow us to work towards our new vision, which is for British endurance runners to be successful on the global and European stage in order to inspire and motivate runners of all abilities.”

Working with Mo FarahHow is Fudge currently assisting Britain’s Olympic and world 5000m and 10,000m champion? He says: “My role with Mo has not changed a whole lot to be honest. I have been part of the planning for his debut marathon in London in a similar way to what has happened in the past for his major track events. For example, in October and December last year I travelled to Portland to complete a series of tests with him on the treadmill and to work with his coach Alberto Salazar on a plan.”

Earlier this year Fudge spent two blocks of two weeks in Kenya supporting British athletes

who were altitude training and Farah was part of this set-up. With typical modesty, he is keen to credit the wider support team and says: “In addition to myself, there was an additional physiologist, nutritionist, strength and conditioning coach and physiotherapists. There were also a number of coaches in attendance all pulling together in the best interests of the athletes on camp. As always with these things, it is a team eff ort at all points with everyone working towards the same goal, which in this case is that Mo stands on the start line at the Virgin London Marathon, looks down the line and knows that he is the best prepared endurance runner in the world on that particular day.”

If the Mobot was to appear once again as a shaven-headed fi gure flashes past Big Ben and Buckingham Palace this Sunday to become Britain’s fi rst male winner for 21 years, spare a thought for a modest and softly spoken Scot whose backstage diligence will have allowed Farah to take centre stage on the Mall.

David Lowes is coaching editor of AW and a former international athlete. Dr Matt Long is a British Milers’ Club Academy Squad lead coach and volunteer coach with Birmingham University AC

Experiment during training to see what suits you and once you have a race-day plan, you can stand at the start line with confi dence. Relax and enjoy – the marathon is a race you will never forget!

Top tips The week before, reduce training load and follow a diet high in carbohydrate (10g/kg bodyweight) two to three days before you race (high carbohydrate foods include, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes and remember plenty of fruit and vegetables) If you suff er from GI problems when you run, you may want to reduce your fi bre intake a few days before (limiting fruit and vegetables and opting for such things as white bread or pasta) On the day, have a light breakfast that is high in carbohydrate, leaving plenty of time for digestion Start hydrating as soon as you wake up. During the race aim for 150ml every 15 minutes Take on carbohydrate during the race (30-60g/hr). Sports drinks, bars and gels provide the same in terms of fuel, but sports drinks and some gels replace electrolytes lost in sweat The focus on nutrition doesn’t stop post-race. Eat a snack within 30 minutes of fi nishing and make sure this is followed up by a carbohydrate and protein-rich meal as soon as you can tolerate it.

Keep hydrating!

Alexandra Cook BSc P.g. Dip RD is a sports dietitian and a club runner with Thames Hare & Hounds. Alexandra Nutrition is a private dietetic and nutrition consultancy covering Rutland, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. See alexandranutrition.co.uk

In good shapeUK ATHLETICS HEAD OF ENDURANCE DR BARRY FUDGE SPOKE TO DAVID LOWES AND MATT LONG ABOUT HIS ROLE AND WORK WITH MO FARAH

Barry Fudge: doing a lactate test with Steph

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OVERSEASAUSTRALIAAUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Albert Park, APRIL 3-6SALLY PEARSON won the 100m and 100m hurdles double for the sixth time in her career in these championships.

A 4.1m/sec headwind slowed her to a modest 11.70 on the flat, but conditions were far more favourable in the hurdles where she recorded 12.72.

Another former world champion, Dani Samuels, improved her PB by nearly a metre with 66.81m as she won her eighth discus title by 11 metres.

Phillips Idowu, the 2009 world champion, improved his triple jump best since May 2012 when he won with a windy 16.71m.

Brooke Streatton took the long jump with 6.70m, while Dane Bird Smith won the 10,000m walk in a 2014 world lead of 38:57.16.

Steve Solomon won the 400m in 45.36 to just miss the tough standard of 45.30 set by Australian selectors for Glasgow 2014.Men: 100 (-1.2): 1 T Leathart 10.56. 200 (-0.2): 1 M Makur Chuot 21.08. 400: 1 S Solomon 45.30. 800: 1 J Ralph 1:46.57; 2 A Rowe 1:46.68. 1500: 1 J Riseley 3:46.47; 2 R Gregson 3:48.01. 5000: 1 C Birmingham 13:44.55; 2 B St Lawrence 13:48.83. 3000sc: 1 J Nipperess 8:38.87. 110H (-2.9): 1 N Hough 14.12: Ht1 (-0.2): 7 CRAIG BAKER 15.28. 400H: 1 I Dewwhurst 49.52. TJ: 1 PHILLIPS IDOWU 16.71/2.4. Q2: 1 IDOWU 15.67/-2.1. PV: 1 J Pocklington 5.25. LJ: 1 R Crowther 8.03/1.7; 2 F Lapierre 7.87/2.6. SP: D Birkinhead 19.04. DT: B Harradine 62.23. JT: 1 J Robinson 82.48; 2 H Peacock 80.51. 10,000W: D Bird-Smith 38:57.16. Women: 100 (-4.1): 1 S Pearson 11.70. Ht4 (1.5): 5 ELAINE O’NEILL 12.26. 200 (0.5): 1 E Nelson 23.47. 400: 1 M Mitchell 52.22; 2 A Rubie 52.35. 800: 1 B McGowan 2:02.15; 8 CLAIRE GIBSON 2:09.92. Ht3: 4 GIBSON 2:08.78. 1500: 1 Z Buckman 4:10.86. 5000: 1 E Brichacek 15:52.65; 2 E Wellings 15:53.62. 100H (0.1): 1 Pearson 12.72; 6 LOUISE WOOD 13.61. Ht 1 (0.5): 1 Pearson 12.91. Ht2

(-1.5): 4 WOOD 13.73. 400H: 1 L Wells 56.76. HJ: 1 E Patterson 1.92; 2 S Cowley 1.89. LJ: 1 B Stratton 6.70/1.4. DT: 1 D Samuels 66.81. JT: 1 K Mickle 64.28Perth Bridges 10km, Perth, April 6Women: 10km: 1 LINDA SPENCER 35:19

CANADASechelt, April 6Men HM: 2 KEVIN O’CONNOR (M45) 69:12. Women HM: 2 ELLIE GREENWOOD (W35) 77:42; 9 JANETTE PURDHAM (W45) 89:06

CZECH REPUBLICPrague Half-marathon, Prague, April 5JOYCE CHEPKIRUI won by more than two minutes in 66:19, taking 44 seconds off her PB set in Prague two years ago. Aided by her husband, Erick Kibet, she powered through 5km in 15:16. She was still on world record schedule at 10km, which she passed in 30:56 (15:40), but that proved too fast as she faded with 15:57 and 15:56 for her last two splits.

Fast times were also set in the men’s race, in which Peter Kirui improved his best from 59:39 to 59:23 after a big group passed 10km in 28:07. His next 5km was a 13:54 and he eventually won by half a minute.Men: HM: 1 P Kirui (KEN) 59:22 (28:07, 42:01, 56:19); 2 M Geremew (ETH) 59:54; 3 D Wanjiru (KEN) 59:59; 4, N Kipkemboi (KEN) 60:11; 5 H Kiplagat (KEN) 60:24; 6 B Bett (KEN) 60:47; 7 E Kiplagat (KEN) 60:55; 8, N Bor (KEN) 61:25; 9 M Feysa (ETH) 61:26; 10 H Mesfin (ETH) 61:50; 11 D Weldesilassie (ERI) 61:54; 475 JIM SCOTT (M60) 89:55. Women: HM: 1, J Chepkirui

(KEN) 66:19 (15:16, 30:56, 46:59, 62:55); 2 E Chebet (KEN) 68:28; 3 W Ayalew (ETH) 69:2; 4, E Chemtai (KEN) 69:40; 5 A Godfay (ETH) 69:52; 6 W Mekasha (ETH) 70:23

FRANCEAjaccio, April 6Women: Mar: 8 JULIET CHAMPION 3:10:30

IRELANDSPAR Great Ireland Run 10km, Dublin, April 6WORLD cross-country champion Japhet Korir pulled off an easy victory in 29:12 as the windy conditions slowed times. Andy Vernon chased him hard all the way and finished seven seconds behind.

Korir said: “I’m happy. There was a lot of wind but it was a very nice course.”

Poland’s Iwona Lewandowska was a surprise women’s winner.

The Pole, who was using the race as a warm-up for this week’s Warsaw Marathon, won easily from France’s European champion Sophie Duarte.

Local favourite Fionnuala Britton was fourth and former European indoor 3000m champion Helen Clitheroe was fifth. The 44-year-old former European cross country champion, Catherina McKiernan, finished seventh in 35:03, claiming silver in the Irish championships held in conjunction.

The Polish winner said: “I didn’t think I would win. Those girls are very good so I’m surprised. The race was very difficult. The course was very hilly and it was very windy.”Men 10km: 1 J Korir (KEN) 29:12; 2 ANDY VERNON 29:19; 3 M Shelley

Overseas Results

Marathon seasonLAST week saw the fi rst big weekend of the spring marathon season. In the UK there were big events in Manchester, Brighton and Blackpool

and overseas Paris had over 40,000 starters and added to its growing reputation, helped by one of the

world’s greatest ever runners making their debut there. Had Bekele run in London, he would have been lost among the other great champions, but Paris was able to build the whole race around him.Steve Smythe, Results editor

64 Overseas, Indoor

66 Track, Walks

68 Road

71 Fell

71 Multi-terrain

71 Cross-Country

RESULTS GUIDE


Bekele impresses in debutFRANCEPARIS MARATHON, Paris, April 6KENENISA BEKELE made a spectacular marathon debut in Paris as ran 2:05:04 to beat Stanley Biwott’s course record by eight seconds.

Pacemakers Abraham Kiplimo, Silas Kipruto and Erick Leon Ndiema led a large group of 16 runners through 5km in 14:43 and 10km in 29:35 with the Ethiopian great in the pack.

The group was down to 12 runners at 15km, which was passed in 44:15, and halfway was reached in 62:09 with nine still in the pack led by Kipruto.

At 25km, passed in 73:53, Kipruto dropped out and, 2km later, Bekele pushed on with fellow Ethiopian Tamirat Tola. Mike Kigen, Limenih Getachew and Gideon Kipketer were the nearest pursuers 20 metres behind.

Shortly after passing 30km in 1:28:39, Bekele pushed on alone.

He passed 35km in 1:43:36 with a 45-second lead over Getachew as Tola faded. His last full 5km took him 14:55 as he went through 40km in 1:58:31.

His time is the fastest debut by a runner over 30 and sixth best debut on a record-eligible course.

Getachew finished a clear second in 2:06:49 while Luca Kanda came through strongly for third in 2:08:02.

“I had no marathon experience before today and it was very tough,” said Bekele. “But I ran the time that I expected.

“After 25km I pushed on alone. My hamstring was cramping after 25km to 30km so I was a bit worried and it was very tough, but it was okay in the end.”

Flomena Cheyech was an easy winner of the women’s race.

Part of a large pack of women runners at 10km in 34:12, she was clear at 15km in 51:04 and then covered the next 5km in a fast 16:32. Through halfway in 71:15, she ran the next 5km even quicker in 16:24 and then 16:30 to reach 30km in 1:40:30. She couldn’t quite maintain that pace, her next two 5km splits being 17:05 and 17:26, and she reached the finish in 2:22:44 with a kilometre lead over her pursuers.

A record 39,116 finished.

Men: Mar: 1 K Bekele (ETH) 2:05:04; 2 L Getachew (ETH) 2:06:49; 3 L Kanda (KEN) 2:08:02; 4 R Kwambai (KEN) 2:08:48; 5 J Limo (KEN) 2:09:06; 6 G Kipketer (KEN) 2:10:36; 7 M Kigen (KEN) 2:10:59; 8 K Behailu (ETH) 2:13:23; 9 M Kiptoo (KEN) 2:13:59; 10 A Ezzobayry 2:15:35; 169 KEITH SANDERS 2:44:53; 210 ANDREW PACE (M40) 2:47:32; 489 GRAHAM HEDGER (M50) 2:58:41. Women: Mar: 1 F Cheyech (KEN) 2:22:44; 2 Y Melese (ETH) 2:26:21; 3 Z Ahmed (ETH) 2:29:35; 4 F Chemaoi (KEN) 2:31:59; 5 G Godana Derbi (ETH) 2:36:27; 6 M Komu 2:36:33; 20 ABBEY MCGHEE 3:03:08; 29 LUCY VERRILL (W35) 3:08:49; 59 RHONA ANDERSON (W50) 3:14:13; 58 CLARA HORSWELL 3:14:43

VICTAH SAILER

Joyce Chepkirui: 66:19 in Prague

half-marathon

Kenenisa Bekele: fastest debut by someone over 30

The start of the SPAR Great Ireland Run, won by Iwona Lewandowska

SPORTSFILE

AW April 10 Results 64-65.indd 2 08/04/2014 18:27:44

(AUS) 29:33; 4 A Meftah (FRA) 29:47; 5 MATTHEW HYNES 30:01; 10 JONATHAN MELLOR 30:45; 12 ALEX BRUCE-LITTLEWOOD 30:55; 52 JAMES BROWN (M40) 34:34; 55 PAUL MCCLARNON (M40) 34:37. 1M: 1 P Robinson 4:02; 2 J Travers 4:04; 3 3 ROSS MURRAY 4:06. Women: 10km: 1 I Lewandowska (POL) 33:39; 2 S Duarte (FRA) 33:48; 3 A Aguilar (ESP) 33:49; 4 F Britton 34:31; 5 HELEN CLITHEROE (W40) 34:31; 11 LAUREN QUEE 38:17Dublin, April 5Men: DT: 2 ANDREW BARKLEY (U17) 48.81. JT: 6 NIALL MCGRATTAN (U20) 48.02Women DT: 2 KATHY HETHERINGTON 39.31.

GERMANYBonn, April 6Men: Mar: 9 ANDY PEET (M45) 2:50:20Freiburg, April 6Men: Mar: 5 KEITH MACINTOSH (M40) 2:43:40

ITALYMilan, April 6Men: Mar: 1 F Kiprop (KEN) 2:08:53; 2 S Tum (KEN) 2:10:41; 3 K Ghebrezgiabher (ERI) 2:11:12. Women: Mar: 1 V Jepkesho (KEN) 2:28:40; 2 M Jepkoech (KEN) 2:34:49; 3 M Tafa Megersa (ETH) 2:35:41; 17 JULIA WEALL 3:13:59Casalmaggiore, March 23Women: 5KW: 7 MOLLY DAVEY (U17) 25:40

JAMAICAKingston, April 4/5Men: 100 (0.5): 1 DELANO WILLIAMS 10.43. Ht2 (0.9): 1 WILLIAMS 10.53. 200 (-1.6): 1 WILLIAMS 20.96. Ht4 (0.4): 1 WILLIAMS 21.60

KOREADaegu, April 6YEMANE TSEGAY ADHANE won in a course record 2:06:51.Men: Mar: 1 Y Adhaned (ETH) 2:06:51; 2 G Abraha (ETH) 2:06:21; 3 N Kurgat (KEN) 2:08:29; 4 E Kemboi (KEN) 2:07:43; 5 J Kibet Kendagor (KEN) 2:07:53. Women: Mar: 1 M Seboka (ETH) 2:25:23

SPAINMadrid, April 6Men HM: 28 SEBASTIAN DUFFY 70:55; 31 DAN NASH (U20) 71:30; 54 DAVID COWLISHAW (M45) 74:34Málaga, April 6Men HM: 47 DAVID LOCKETT (M45) 78:31. Women HM: MARYANN DEVALLY (W40) 91:06SCOTTISH VETERANS’ 5km ROAD RACE, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, March 11Overall: 1 JUDE BOULTON (M40) 18:14; 2 HUGH LAVERTY (M55) 19:37; 3 PAMELA McCROSSAN (W50) 20:30; 4 CAMERON SPENCE (M60) 22:49; 5 CHRISTINE DUNCANSON (W50) 23:05

SWITZERLANDZürich, April 6Men: Mar: 29 FABIAN DOWNS 2:33:40; 60 STEVEN HARGREAVES 2:40:33

UNITED STATESCherry Blossom 10, Washington, April 6Men: 10M: 85 IAIN RIDGWAY 55:58.Women: 10M: 21 TINA MUIR 56:37; 29 CLAIRE HALLISSEY 58:18.New York, April 5Men 10km: 17 BEN LEESE 32:50; 19 PAUL THOMPSON (M45) 33:05; 81 KEVIN SHELTON-SMITH (V50) 36:23Reston, March 30Women: HM: 2 DEEDEE LOUGHRAN (W55) 93:44Daytona, April 5Men: 200 (2.6): 1 RYAN OSWALD 21.02. Ht5 (0.8): 1 RYAN OSWALD 21.89Fayetteville, April 5Women: 800: 2 OLIVIA O’HARE (U20) 2:19.25. 3000: 3 NATASHA COCKRAM 9:53.95; 16 OLIVIA O’HARE (U20) 10:16.36. 100H: r2 (-0.5): 6 HOLLY PATTIE-BELLELI 15.35. 3000SC: 4 STACIE TAYLOR (U20) 11:12.47; 5 NATASHA COCKRAM 11:41.08Baton Rouge, April 5Men: 3000: 3 ANDREW MONAGHAN 8:28.24Pella, April 5Men: 400H: r2: 1 PAUL CAVE 54.99Williamsburg, April 3-5Men: 400: r4: 2 KARL GOODMAN 49.78. 5000: r1: 1 DANIEL CLORLEY 14:06.16; 2 MATTHEW GILLESPIE 14:07.37; 3 KIERAN CLEMENTS 14:10.52; 20 ETHAN HEYWOOD 14:54.73. 3000SC: r1: 6 NEIL GOURLEY (U20) 9:19.10. HJ: eq6 ANGUS SINCLAIR (U20) 1.94Tuscaloosa, April 5Women: 5000: 1 HANNAH WALKER 16:13.77; 2 GEORGIA PEEL 16:38.06. 3000SC: 2 PIPPA WOOLVEN 10:14.16Daytona, April 5Men: 200 (2.6): 1 RYAN OSWALD 21.02. Ht5 (0.8): 1 OSWALD 21.89Emporia, April 5Men: 3000: r2: 1 DAVID MOUNTFORD 8:37.13. 3000SC: 1 STEPHEN BROADHURST 9:28.22FLORIDA RELAYS, Gainsville, April 3-5DESIREE HENRY moved past the likes of Kathy Cook to go third on the UK junior all-time list with 11.23 behind Joanna Atkins’ 11.09. Her previous legal best was just 11.50. The woman in second on all that all-time list, Jodie Williams, was close by in third in 11.30.

Despite a respectable 22.91 clocking at 200m, Williams was a distant second to Atkins, who ran a world-leading 22.27.

Dedric Dukes won the men’s event in 19.97 to also go top of the world rankings.

James Ellington won his 100m heat in 10.16, just ahead of Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, who ran 10.17 as both beat Churandy Martina. The pair teamed up with world 60m champion Richard Kilty

and Danny Talbot to post a respectable 38.64 for third in the sprint relay.

Michael Bingham produced a UK lead for 2014 at 400m of 45.49 as he finished third to triple jumper Christian Taylor’s 45.37. Arman Hall ran 45.19 in a different race.

Roxroy Cato ran 48.67 in the 400m hurdles, while Florida, with Hall and Dukes in their team, ran a world lead in the 4x400 relay.

Another well known relay exponent, Martyn Rooney, ran the 800m. When he ran 1:50.55 as an 18-year-old, many were thinking he could be a future champion one day over two laps, but in his first longer race for eight years, he ran 1:53.52. Rooney ran a 45.8 leg in the relay, while Bingham clocked 45.6.

One British athlete was involved in a world best: Tiffany Porter was part of a team in the rarely run 4x100m hurdles as her quartet ran 50.66 for an average of under 12.7 per athlete.Men: 100: r1 (1.0): 1 JAMES ELLINGTON 10.16; 2 HARRY AIKINES-ARYEETEY 10.17; 3 C Martina 10.25. r2 (2.4): 1 T McQuay 10.13. 200: r1 (-0.6): 1 D Dukes 19.97; 2 A Brown 20.19; 3 A Hall 20.46; 4 C Nkanata 20.56; 6 SAM WATTS 21.08. r2: (-0.1): 1 B Byram 20.27; 2 T Lawrence 20.72; 3 C Smith 20.75; 4 D Verburg 20.77; 5 M Mitchell 20.78. r3: (0.0): 1 C Parros 20.66; 2 B Rodney (CAN) 20.76; 3 K Clement 20.78. r4: (0.2): K Wilson 20.81. r5: (0.1) 1 C Ways 20.56; 2 D Stewart 20.68; 3 J Smith 20.72. 400: r1: 1 C Taylor 45.37; 2 A Henriques (BRA) 45.46; 3 MICHAEL BINGHAM 45.49; 6 JAMIE BOWIE 47.17. r2: 1 A Hall 45.19; 2 H Grahm 45.56. r7: 6 DAVID LAGERBERG 48.37. 800: r1: 8 MARTYN ROONEY 1:53.52. 1500: r2: 5 OLIVER JAMES 3:53.13; 7 LUKE JOHNSTON 3:54.08. 5000: 7 RYAN HOLROYD 14:38.36. 110H: r1 (2.9): 1 R Brathwaite (TTO) 13.45; 2 M Thomas (TRI) 13.51; 3 J Eaton 13.59. r3 (1.6): 1 ALEX AL-AMEEN 13.84.400H: r1: 1 R Cato (JAM) 48.67; 2 J Gibson (BAH) 48.95; 3 E Alejandro (PUR) 49.12. r2: 1 K Hayes 49.59. r6: 1 MARTIN LIPTON 53.62 TJ: 20 ADAM WALKER-KHAN (U20) 14.55/0.0; 21 EFE UWAIFO (U20) 14.49/1.7. DT: 7 ADAM DAMADZIC 53.33.4x100:: 1 Pure Athletics 38.55; 2 Florida 38.55; 3 GBR (ELLINGTON, AIKINES-ARYEETEY, RICHARD KILTY, DANNY TALBOT) 38.64; 3 Jen Flash Runners 38.88. 4x200: Pure Athletics 1:20.69. 4x400: 1, Florida 2:59.73; 2, Gainesville Elite 2:59.76; 3, IMG Academy 3:01.51; 4, G.W.Express.Nike (inc BINGHAM 45.6) 3:01.98; 5 BRA 3:04.41., r3: 5 BIRCHFIELD 3:11.25. r8: 2 SCOTLAND 3:15.59 also ROONEY 45.8, MATTHEW HUDSON-SMITH 46.4; TALBOT 48.4. 4x110H: 1 Star A54.97. Women: 100: r1 (1.2): 1 J Atkins 11.09; 2 DESIREE HENRY (U20) 11.23; 3 C McGrone 11.26; 4 JODIE WILLIAMS 11.30. 200: r1 (1.3): 1 Atkins 22.27; 2 WILLIAMS 22.91; 3 S Facey (JAM) 22.97; 4 D Trotter 23.05. r2: (-1.6): 1 D Bryant 22.88. r3:(0.3): 1 T Gaither 22.99. r4: (-0.6): 1 K Jefferson 22.78. 400: r1: 1 R Reynolds 51.57; 2 A Eutsey 52.33. r2: 3 GEMMA NICOL 53.49. r7: 2 ZOEY CLARK 54.63. 800: 1 M Uceny 2:04.40. 1500: r1: 5 MOLLY RENFER 4:24.33. 100H: r1 (0.7): 1 J Coward 12.91; 2 T Jones 12.93; 6 ANGELITA BROADBELT-BLAKE 13.73. r2 (1.9): 1 B Owens 12.90; 2 T McReynolds 12.98. 400H: 1 K Harrison 56.60. PV: 1 K Nageotte 4.35. LJ: 1 W Gipson 6.44/1.0; 2 LORRAINE UGEN 6.35/0.0. TJ: 13 KEMI OLONADE 12.47/0.5. 4x100: 1 Pure Athletics 43.32; 2 GBR A (TIFFANY PORTER, ANYIKE ONUORA,

ANNABELLE LEWIS, HENRY) 43.42; 3 GBR B (SOPHIE PAPPS, WILLIAMS, HAYLEY JONES, B WILLIAMS) 43.59. r2: 1 Florida 43.41; 2 Kentucky 43.65. 4x200: 1, USC 1:30.99; 2, Pure Athletics 1:31.45. 4x400: 1 Florida 3:27.38. 4x100H: Boogie Johnson TC (K Castlin, B Rollins, Q Harrison, PORTER) 50.66 (world best); 2, Star Athletics (Wells, T Jones, Idlette DOM, Coward) 52.07; 3, FC Elite 53.27l r2: Florida 54.25Eugene, April 5Women: 5000: 6 MEL NEWBERY 17:05.66Princeton, April 5Men: 800: r1: 6 HENRY TUFNELL 1:52.54. 1500: r1: 2 WILLIAM PAULSON 3:49.91. Women: 1500: r1: 7 ELIZABETH BIRD 4:29.07. 5000: r1: 2 OLIVIA SADLER 16:54.41San Francisco, April 5Women: 5000: r1: 11 SARAH LIVETT 16:59.45Nacogdoches, April 5Men: 1500: 2 MICHAEL KERSHAW 3:59.25; 3 AARON BENNETT 3:59.68; 6 SEAN CHALMERS (U20) 4:00.95. 5000: 6 JONATHAN BURGESS 15:02.23Stanford, April 5THERE were some UK leading times in this meeting.

Over 25 laps, Elinor Kirk virtually guaranteed herself a spot in Wales team for the Commonwealth Games with a spectacular 32:17.05 debut. Andrew Lemoncello went top of the men’s lists with his 28:42.68, leading fellow Scot Callum Hawkins and Adam Bitchell, who set a Welsh qualifying mark. Just 20 seconds covered the fastest 25 runners!

Over 5000m, Kate Avery went top of the UK 5000m rankings and Katie Brough was also inside 15:30.

Lennie Waite won the steeplechase in a PB and UK lead of 9:48.17 to go top of the UK rankingsconsolidate her position in seventh on the all time lists.Men: 1500: r1: 3 KRIS GAUSON 3:43.13. r2: 4 MARCUS BRIDGER-WILKINSON 3:45.05; 6 HARVEY DIXON 3:45.37; 8 JAKE SHELLEY 3:45.74; 11 TOM CURR 3:48.73. r4: 7 MATTHEW FAYERS 3:50.85. r6: 1 ROSS MATHESON 3:47.77. 5000: r4: 21 RHYS PARK 14:38.40. 10000: r1: 1 J Witt 28:36.64; 10 ANDREW LEMONCELLO 28:42.68; 17 CALLUM HAWKINS 28:49.57; 18 ADAM BITCHELL 28:50.43. r2: 6 BEN CONNOR 29:18.62; 32 TOM ANDERSON 30:20.12. Women: 800: r4: 3 CHLOE ANDERSON 2:09.93. r5: 2 CHARLOTTE ARTER 2:11.35.1500: r1: 5 ARTER 4:19.46. r2: 6 CHLOE ANDERSON 4:23.11. r4: 1 KIRSTY LEGG 4:24.28. r5: 4 HOLLY ARCHER 4:29.91. 5000: r1: 1M Hall 15:19.26; 2 A Williams 15:19.79; 4 KATE AVERY 15:27.90; 5 KATIE BROUGH (WAS BRENNAN) 15:29.94; 12 BETH POTTER 15:45.88; 14 SONIA SAMUELS 15:46.70. r4: 18 GINA PALETTA 17:04.12. 10,000: r1: 1 J Vastenburg 32:11.90; 2 ELINOR KIRK 32:17.05; 3 L Marchant (CAN) 32:29.61; 24 KATIE GOOD 34:13.26; 26 LEIGH LATTIMORE 34:19.82. r2: 9 KATE BROWN 34:14.31. 3000SC: r1: 1 LENNIE WAITE 9:48.17. r2: 9 LOUISE WEBB 10:22.26Auburn, April 5Men: 3000: 1 JOE GRATTON 8:35.56. Women: 400H: r1: 1 ESE OKORO 56.78. DT: 4 PHOEBE DOWSON 46.65. HT: 15 DOWSON 43.97Fort Collins, April 5Men: 800: 1 HARRY FISHER 1:51.73. Women: HJ: 3 ISOBEL BROWN 1.67Charlottesville, April 5Women: 800: 4 VICKY FOUHY 2:10.10. 1500: 3 FOUHY 4:24.94

INDOORMARCH 30LEE VALLEY U13/U15 PENTATHLON & OPEN EVENTS, Lee ValleyU15 boys: 60: r1.1: 1 B Shibchurn (WG&EL) 7.70. r2.1: 1 B Shibchurn (WG&EL) 7.58. 800: 1 N Mckenzie (VP&TH) 2:06.93. PenI: 1 S Yamakawa (Walton) 2441 (9.19, 5.58, 11.01, 1.59, 2:37.69); 2 W Adeyeye (Thurr) 2366; U13: 60H: 1 O Heard (C’ley) 10.82U15 girls: 60: r2.1: 1 C Forman (Chelm) 8.08; 2 E Yeboah (TVH) 8.23; 3 E Mace (Norw) 8.29. 800: r1: 1 F Waters (VP&TH, U13) 2:28.57. 60H: r2: 1 L Snape (Slough J) 9.79.PenI: 1 B Burley (W’borne) 2673 (10.08, 4.31, 10.12, 1.35, 2:37.85); 2 R Hawkins (Bexley) 2671; 3 H Badger (Chelm) 2565U13: 60: r1.1: 1 K Marshall (Craw) 8.53; 3 F Olajide (Thurr) 8.80. r1.3: 1 C Hetherington (Herts P) 8.57; 2 J Walker-Payne (SB) 8.77. r2.1: 1 C Hetherington (Herts P) 8.48; 2 K Marshall (Craw) 8.68; 4 K Wealls (Col H) 8.78; 5 J Walker-Payne (SB) 8.79. 60H: r1: 1 F Olajide (Thurr) 10.34; 2 H Smith (Brain) 10.38. PenI: 1 M Penfold (Orion) 2669 (9.95, 4.47, 7.82, 1.50, 2:44.90); 2 S Harris (Erme) 2398 (9.89, 4.17, 7.46, 1.32, 2:44.34); 3 J Curtis (Ashf) 2247

MARCH 16SCOTTISH ATHLETICS INDOOR LEAGUE, Emirates ArenaU20 men: MATCH: 1 VPCG 20; 2 Edin 27; 3 Kilb 37; 4 Giff N 38; 5 Lass 43. 200: 1 B Robbins (Edin) 22.34. 400: 1 R Shankland (Edin) 49.91. HJ: 1 J Lochans (Kilb, SEN) 2.11; 2 M Morton (VPCG) 1.90U17: MATCH: 1 Edin 23; 2 Centr 25; 3 Giff N 34; 4 C’nauld 36; 5 VPCG 36. 60: 1 M Olsen (Edin) 7.19. 200: 1 C Tindle (Edin) 22.51. 60H: 1 T Chandler (Centr) 8.62; 2 C Wray (VPCG) 8.88U15: MATCH: 1 Ayr S 19; 2 Edin 24; 3 VPCG 27; 4 Giff N 27; 5 Centr 30. 60: 1 F Angus (Ayr S) 7.50; 2 A Moses (Giff N) 7.63. 200: 1 F Angus (Ayr S) 23.87. 60H: 1 F Angus (Ayr S) 9.29; 2 M Dennis (Edin) 9.38. HJ: 1 J Stewart (VPCG) 1.72. SP:1 A Peck (Ayr S) 12.31U13: MATCH: 1 Edin 15.5; 2 Giff N 22; 3 Centr 23; 4 VPCG 24.5; 5 Edin B 31800: 1 H Armitt (Giff N) 2:22.3; 2 L Librizzi (Edin) 2:24.1. 60H: 1 E Smith (Centr) 10.62; 2 D Scott (VPCG) 10.79; 3 E Ross (Giff N) 10.94. LJ: 1 R Nairne (Giff N) 4.78U20 women: MATCH: 1 Ayr S 19; 2 Centr 21; 3 Edin 34; 4 C’dale 41; 5 Kilb. 400: 1 M Hendry (VPCG) 56.75; 2 H Cameron (Edin) 58.71. 800: 1 K Gillespie (Cent) 2:13.0; 2 H Cameron (Edin) 2:15.6. 60H: 1 C Hilley (Cent) 9.37U17: MATCH: 1 Giff N 16; 2 Edin 24; 3 Centr 29; 4 VPCG 35; 5 Aird 36. 60: 1 J Wrisberg (Giff N) 7.91; 2 I Moody (Edin) 8.11. 60H: 1 S Parsons (Centr) 9.35; 2 I Menzies (Giff N) 9.37; 3 E McGinty (Edin) 9.39. HJ: 1 C Palmer (Giff N) 1.60. LJ:1 R Alexander (Giff N) 5.63U15: MATCH: 1 Edin 17; 2 Centr 22; 3 Giff N 26; 4 Aird 26; 5 Ayr S 33. 60: 1 S Malone (Edin) 8.11; 2 A Donaghy (Giff N) 8.12. 200: 1 A Donaghy (Giff N) 26.21. 800: 1 C Cameron (Edin) 2:18.0; 2 E Wallace (Giff N) 2:20.4; 3 L Sommerville (Aird) 2:21.7. 60H: 1 J Cleland (Centr) 9.47; 2 R Fergusson (Edin) 9.64. LJ: 1 S Malone (Edin) 5.07U13: MATCH: 1 Centr 9; 2 Edin 16.5; 3 Giff N 22; 4 Ayr S 30; 5 Giff N b 32. 60: 1 S McGlynn (Edin) 8.75. 200: 1 S McGlynn (Edin) 28.38; 2 A Davison (Centr) 28.44. 60H: 1 L Smith (Centr) 10.92. HJ: 1 L Davison (Centr) 1.40


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TRACKAPRIL 6CITY OF PLYMOUTH SPRING WARM UP MEETING, PlymouthMen: 200: r2 (0.2): 1 A Beechey (Ply) 21.79; 2 S Peters (Exe) 21.96. 3000SC: 1 M Bradley (Ply) 9:49.21; 2 S Lane de Courtin (Tav, U20) 10:01.87Mixed events: 1500: 5 M Canham (N Abb, U13W) 5:05.25U17: DT: 1 P Swan (Corn) 45.00. HT: 1 P Swan (Corn) 42.65Women: 400H: 1 C Robertson (Erme, U20) 64.71. DT: 2 M Pearson (SW Vets, W65) 21.46U15: 75H (0.0): 1 I Wakefield (N Dev) 12.19U13: 100: r2 (3.3): 1 C Sutton (N Dev) 13.49. 150: 1 C Sutton (N Dev) 20.53

HERCULES WIMBLEDON YOUNG ATHLETES’ OPEN, WimbledonU20 men: 100: r1 (-0.8): 1 Z Plummer (SB) 11.00. 800: 1 L Chiossone (BMH) 1:56.86. Mile: 1 T Holden (S Lon) 4:27.93; 2 J West (Ton) 4:28.11. SP: 1 L Mascarenhas (B&B) 14.04. DT: 1 L Mascarenhas (B&B) 49.03U17: 100: r3 (-0.1): 1 I Abdul Karim (Herne H) 11.19. 800: r1: 1 E Olsen (Herne H) 1:58.41; 2 N Inkester (S Lon) 1:58.98. HJ: 1 O Schwartz (Holl S) 1.90. SP: 1 N Fergus (S Lon) 13.19. DT: 1 N Fergus (S Lon) 42.03U15: 100: r5 (0.3): 1 C Miller (HW) 11.93. 200: r1 (0.5): 1 J Massimo (Craw) 23.48. 800: r3: 1 N Mckenzie (VP&TH) 2:09.32. 1500: 1 M Pearson (Tyne) 4:27.01; 7 D Craig-McFeely (Herne H, U13) 4:56.91. LJ: 1 S Yamakawa (Walton) 5.98U13: 100: r1 (0.4): 1 C Hagan (Croy) 12.30. 1500: 1 L MInale (VP&TH) 4:51.53; 2 M Ali (Herne H) 4:52.64. LJ: 1 M Xavier (B&B) 4.87U20 women: 100 (-0.7): 1 A Short (B&H) 12.40. Mile: 1 A Old (Inv EK) 5:08.98; 2 E McKane (Inv EK) 5:09.31; 3 S Lawrence (Croy) 5:17.47U17: 200: r1: 1 I Orogun (Dartf) 25.25. 1500: 1 G Fear (High) 4:41.6. JT: 1 E Fossett (Croy) 38.14U15: 100: r1 (0.3): 1 A Anning (B&H) 12.84. 200: r1 (1.2): 1 I Aliu (Dartf) 25.97. 800: r1: 1 E Bond (Inv EK) 2:19.68; 2 I Weir (TVH) 2:20.81. 1500: 1 M O’Sullivan (K&P) 4:37.72; 2 A Brown (Herne H) 4:43.23; 3 C Sharp (Dartf) 4:51.63; 4 K Weir (TVH) 4:57.47. SP: 1 E Locke (B&B) 10.52. DT: 1 E Keith (B&B) 26.43U13: 200: r1 (0.1): 1 M Sey (Croy) 28.06; 2 K Marshall (Craw) 28.38. 800: r1: 1 Y Marghini (Belg) 2:29.39. 1500: 1 A Clair (Belg) 5:05.67; 2 F Waters (VP&TH) 5:08.13. LJ: 1 O Adamson (Herne H) 4.64. SP: 1 M Eldridge (Team K) 9.10

YATE SPRINTS & HURDLES OPENMixed events: 60: r1 (3.7): 1 K Kofi (B&W, U13W) 8.47. r5 (3.7): 1 J Wareham (Bath, U13) 8.27; 3 J Donoghue (B&W, U13) 8.60. r6 (5.6): 1 I Tustin (Card, U13W) 8.44; 2 T Jackson (B&W, U13W) 8.51. r7 (4.6): 1 T Pallot (Yate, U17) 7.31; 4 S Gibbs (Newp, U17W) 8.14. r8 (3.9): 1 L Lorenzi (Yate, U20) 7.15; 2 C Hardy (Glouc, U17W) 7.72; 3 Z Nash (B’end, U17W) 7.79. r9 (5.4): 1 R Young (B’end, U17) 7.47; 3 K Muhumuza (Bath, U17) 7.48. r10 (4.7): 1 D Trueman (Stroud, U20) 6.86; 2 W Kennedy (Bath, U17) 6.99.100: r8 (5.3): 2 I Tustin (Card, U13W) 13.30. r11 (4.5): 1 F Waddon (Newp, U15W) 12.62. r13 (4.0): 1 A Chaundy (Swin, U20W) 12.35; 2 C Hardy (Glouc, U17W) 12.35; 3 Y Westwood (Yate, U17W) 12.45; 6 G

Reddington (WSEH, M50) 12.64. r14 (3.3): 6 Z Nash (B’end, U17W) 12.62. r16 (3.2): 4 D Morgan (B&W, M45) 11.86. r17 (3.9): 1 P Chen (Rad, U20) 10.88. r18 (3.6): 1 K Jones (Card, U17) 10.80; 2 R James (Card, U17) 11.12. r19 (2.4): 1 G Hopkins (Card) 10.84; 2 A Da Silva (Card, U20) 10.84; 3 E Prendergast (B&W, U20) 10.95; 4 W Kennedy (Bath, U17) 10.98. 200: r7 (2.8): 2 I Tustin (Card, U13W) 27.75. r10 (4.7): 1 F Waddon (Newp, U15W) 25.79. r11 (3.7): 7 I Willoughby (Glouc, M60) 28.78. r16 (3.7): 1 T Reynolds (Cwmb, U17) 22.90. r17 (3.8): 1 R James (Card, U17) 22.43. r18 (4.8): 1 D Dell (Card) 21.75; 2 G Hopkins (Card) 21.81; 3 K Jones (Card, U17) 21.86; 4 D Trueman (Stroud, U20) 22.25. 300: r3: 1 J Evans (Yate, U20) 35.37; 2 M Cottam (Yate, U20) 36.29. 400: r6: 1 C Greenaway (Soton) 49.88U17 men: 100H (2.2): 1 W Stirling-Stainsby (Win) 13.92U15: 80H (3.2): 1 J Moore (Yate) 12.76M50: 100H (2.2): 1 G Reddington (WSEH) 15.22M60: 300H: 1 I Willoughby (Glouc) 51.11Women: 100H (2.2): 1 M Courtney (Chelt, U20) 14.50. 400H: 1 E Bonnett (Yeov O) 64.74U17: 80H (2.2): 1 L Gauntlett (Bath) 12.15U15: 75H: r2 (3.3): 1 C Walder (N Som) 11.85; 2 S Parker (N Som) 12.05U13: 70H (3.1): 1 G Morgan (Card Arch) 12.00

YEOVIL SPRING OPEN, YeovilMen: HJ: 2 S Faulkner (Yeov O, M60) 1.45. JT: 1 M Smith (Exe) 62.74U20: SP: 1 J Davies (Yeov O) 14.31. JT: 1 C Granville (Taun) 50.59U17: 400: 1 E Scott (Taun) 51.3. SP: 1 M Trickey (Yeov O) 12.26; 2 J Slipper (Taun) 12.11. DT: 1 J Briggs (BRAT) 40.95; 2 T Peters (B’mth) 39.75. HT: 1 J Briggs (BRAT) 50.79; 2 L Nightingill (Taun) 44.72; 3 T Peters (B’mth) 43.21. JT: 1 D Allen (Exe) 56.67Women: HT: 1 C Beatty (B&W) 56.05U17: HJ: 1 E Barber (Yeov O) 1.60U15: LJ: 1 N Isherwood (Mend) 5.06. DT: 1 C Clayton (B&W) 26.01. HT: 1 C Clayton (B&W) 32.12

WATFORD EARLY SEASON MINORS MEETING, WatfordU13 boys: 800: 1 A Williams (Chilt) 2:23.5U13 girls: 70H: 1 O Brennan (WSEH) 12.4

APRIL 5/6WAA & KINGSTON & POLY OPEN THROWS MEETING, KingstonMen: SP: 1 C Dack (K&P) 14.61; 2 G Cook (K&P, M45) 12.20. DT: 1 T Norman (WG&EL) 54.52; 3 G Cook (K&P, M45) 35.15. HT: 1 G Cook (K&P, M45) 49.93; 4 C Knight (Walton, U20) 42.04; 3 S Simmonds (K&P, M45) 35.39U20: DT: 1 C Knight (Walton) 39.31. HT: 1 C Knight (Walton) 49.59M50: SP: 1 R Di-Libero (K&P) 10.16M55: HT: 1 M Bale (Hay H) 31.83M60: SP: 1 T Richards (Croy) 11.55. DT: 1 T Richards (Croy) 40.00M70: DT: 1 B Harlick (E&E) 27.57; 2 H Thomas (Lewes, M75) 22.21. HT: 1 B Harlick (E&E) 28.42; 2 H Thomas (Lewes, M75) 25.86M75: SP: 1 H Thomas (Lewes) 7.64Women: SP: 1 E Gatrell (Woking, W35) 15.00; 2 P Wingate (K&P) 11.85; 3 R Stansbury (Ports, W35) 9.60. DT: 1 P Wingate (K&P) 41.01; 2 H Connor (SMR, U20) 32.45; 3 W Dunsford (E&E, W50) 23.55. HT: 1 P Wingate (K&P) 47.83; 3 R Stansbury (Ports, W35) 37.96W50: SP: 1 W Dunsford (E&E) 8.67. HT:

1 K Weir (SMR) 34.76; 2 W Dunsford (E&E) 31.12

APRIL 5BASINGSTOKE & MID HANTS YOUNG ATHLETES OPEN MEETING, BasingstokeMen: 300: 1 D Showler-Davis (BMH) 34.73U17: 100H (-2.8): 1 T Miller (Havant) 14.64. LJ: 1 J Crookes (BMH) 6.44U15: 800: r1: 1 C Kemp (Read) 2:06.26; 2 H Richardson (BMH) 2:06.82. r2: 1 J Howorth (Bath) 2:09.87. 80H (-2.8): 1 E Thorne (Slough J) 12.34; 2 J Zeller (Brack) 12.52.HJ: 1 M Gair (BMH) 1.78. LJ: 1 E Thorne (Slough J) 6.12. DT: 1 O Hewitt (Team K) 35.07. HT: 1 K Mumford (And) 43.96; 2 A Richards (BMH) 35.42U13: 800: r1: 1 B Pattison (BMH) 2:12.38; 2 R Howorth (Bath) 2:14.95. 75H: r1 (-2.1): 1 R Howorth (Bath) 13.70. SP: 1 K Duxbury (Ports) 9.80. JT: 1 K Duxbury (Ports) 36.29; 2 J McCafferty (Brack) 34.61U17 women: 1500: 1 Y Ryder (Unatt) 4:51.72. 80H (-1.8): 1 A Hall (Rad) 11.88. LJ: 1 I Gray (Win) 5.19. DT: 1 M Whitton (Newb) 33.48; 2 E Wilcox (BMH) 32.49; 3 A Herrington (Read) 31.69. HT: 1 A Herrington (Read) 54.15U15: 1500: 1 T Horton (AFD) 4:53.87; 2 M Deadman (BMH) 4:59.85. 75H: r1 (-2.3): 1 H Dubber (Banb) 12.11; 2 D Fleming (Team K) 12.20; 3 K Slade (Read) 12.40; 4 A Cook (BMH) 12.48. r2 (-1.7): 1 H Haugvik (BMH) 11.84. SP: 1 A Cook (BMH) 10.42. DT: 1 C Stacey (Read) 28.40. HT: 1 L Runnacles (Read) 37.86; 2 G Leeming (BMH) 25.64U13: 200 (-1.6): 1 C Edwards (BMH) 28.50. 70H: r1 (-3.8): 1 L Gohara (Newb) 12.44. SP: 1 M Eldridge (Team K) 8.84

ABERDEEN AAC OPEN GRADED MEETING, AberdeenMixed events: 60: r1 (-4.8): 5 F Davidson (A’deen, W40) 8.72. r3 (-3.1): 2 M Davidson (A’deen, M45) 7.97; 5 M Leyland (Shet, M55) 8.40. 400: r2: 2 K Stewart (A’deen, U20W) 56.02. 800: r3: 1 H Hall (A’deen, U13) 2:23.62. HJ: 1 G Robertson (A’deen, U17) 1.90; 6 R Masson (A’deen, M65) 1.30. LJ: 11 M Leyland (Shet, M55) 4.72. TJ: 2 F Davidson (A’deen, W40) 10.79Men: DT: 3 R Masson (A’deen, M65) 26.05. JT: 5 R Masson (A’deen, M65) 30.39U20: 110H (-1.2): 1 R Hewitson (A’deen) 15.83U15: 80H (-0.9): 1 J McFarlane (Arb) 12.75; 2 A McFarlane (I’ness) 12.80Women: 1500: 3 C Milne (Gari, W50) 5:16.16. LJ: 1 L Ferguson (Edin) 5.98/1.7U17: 300: r1: 1 A Rees (Banc) 41.90U15: 75H: r2 (-2.6): 1 G Carter (A’deen) 12.32

WOODFORD GREEN OPEN, WoodfordU11 mixed events: 75: r1: 1 S Igbokwe (WG&EL) 10.85; 2 J Igbokwe (WG&EL) 10.87Mixed events: 100: r3 (3.6): 1 D Mapamboloi (Lon Sch, U13W) 13.08. r7 (3.4): 3 B S (WG&EL, U15) 11.67. r8 (0.6): 1 T Olubi (B&B) 10.94. 200: r3 (4.0): 1 D Mapamboloi (Lon Sch, U13W) 27.24. r7 (3.1): 4 B Shibchurn (WG&EL, U15) 24.14. 400: r3: 1 D Rowden (WG&EL, U17) 51.19. 800: r4: 3 M Oyelola (NEB, U15) 2:04.49. 1500: 4 L Wheeler (Thurr, U13) 4:56.95; 5 M Bridgeland (Chelm, M55) 4:58.50; 6 Z Bridgeland (Chelm, U13) 4:58.86; 7 W King (Chelm, W40) 5:04.42. 3000: 1 P Martelletti (VP&TH) 8:29.04; 7 M Bridgeland (Chelm, M55) 9:57.73; 10 T Pamphilon (WG&EL, M55) 10:35.64. HJ: 4 M Penfold (Orion, U13W) 1.50. PV: 2 S Connolly (TVH, U20W) 3.10. LJ: 4 J Rowland (Craw, W) 5.62. TJ: 4 S Bishop (Norw, U15W) 10.33Men: 110H (3.8): 1 R Reeks (Craw) 14.00; 2 M Hewitt (B&H) 15.11; 3 C Mcmullen (Orion) 15.22; 4 M Cryer (B&B) 15.66. SP: 1 A Bryant (WSEH) 13.50. DT: 1 N Aarre (Bir, U20) 45.97; 2 A Bryant (WSEH) 45.38. HT: 1 H Clarke (WG&EL) 57.81; 2 P Clarke (WG&EL) 51.71; 3 F Harford (WG&EL, M45) 33.36U20: SP: 1 H Williams (WG&EL) 12.34. DT: 1 D Jibunoh (Have) 46.81. HT: 1 T Campbell (WSEH) 71.07U17: 100H: r3 (2.7): 1 B Isaac (Ashf) 14.30; 2 C Amedee (Ashf) 14.63. 400H: 1 Z Wahid (LDN) 57.02; 2 T Pitkin (Have) 57.70; 3 M Oku-Ampofo (NEB) 57.78. SP: 1 H Sutherland (Wyc P) 14.44. DT: 1 H Sutherland (Wyc P) 40.98. HT: 1 L Causton (Bas) 56.08U15: 80H: r1 (4.2): 1 K Johnson (NEB) 12.29. HT: 1 B Campbell (WSEH) 44.50Women: 100H: r2 (2.5): 1 J Rowland (Craw) 14.97. DT: 1 A Holder (Read, U20) 43.16; 2 L Britane (TVH) 41.08. HT: 1 L Marshall (WG&EL) 55.91; 2 L Impey (Mil K, U20) 41.73; 3 K Thompson (SB, U20) 39.66. JT: 1 L Britane (TVH) 39.41; 3 K West (Read, U20) 35.94U15: HT: 2 L Dodd (Orion) 27.11U13: 70H (3.8): 1 M Penfold (Orion) 11.70; 2 K Bainsfair (Bas) 12.40

NOTTS AC SPRING SPRUCE OPEN, DerbyMen: 200: r3 (0.8): 1 E Skervin (Notts) 21.80. 400H: 1 L Morbey (Bir) 55.41. LJ: 2 J Thompson (Der, U17) 6.43. TJ: 1 M Madden (Notts) 14.07; 2 E Barbour (Amber, U17) 12.95. SP: 1 M Francis (Der) 13.79; 2 W Suart (Cov, M40) 12.21. DT: A: 1 M Francis (Der) 50.07Mixed events: 1500: 2 G Lowry (Amber, M50) 4:39.29. HJ: 1 J Thompson (Der, U17) 1.85. PV: A: 1 B Newton (Notts, U17W) 2.96. B: 1 J Ilyk (Notts, U17)

4.04; 2 R Palmer (Notts, U17) 3.60; 3 J Robbins (Notts, U20W) 3.50; 4 H Rubery (Tel, W) 3.30U20: HT: 1 R Douglas (Charn) 57.30U17: 100: r2 (0.8): 1 R Gorman (Notts) 10.95. 200: r2 (0.8): 1 R Gorman (Notts) 21.73. 100H (0.5): 1 S Thompson (C&S) 14.13U15: 80H (-0.4): 1 J Sumners (Strat) 12.23; 2 S Tutt (R&N) 12.95M50: SP: 1 S Woolley (Mans, M55) 10.77. DT: 1 S Woolley (Mans, M55) 35.01. HT: 1 S Woolley (Mans, M55) 39.40; 2 I Cooley (Roth, M55) 35.14; 3 A Mitchell (SinA, M55) 31.21. JT: 1 S Woolley (Mans, M55) 32.90M60: SP/DT: 1 B Renshaw (Roth) 10.11/39.01. HT: 1 Renshaw 33.12; 2 R Whyler (Linc W) 29.77Women: 100 (1.6): 1 G Burton (C&S, U20) 12.41. 400: 2 R Norris (Notts, U20) 58.65; 3 M Spence (Notts, U20) 59.00. TJ: 1 B Mortiboy (Notts, U20) 11.15. SP: 1 A Rodger (Sale) 13.40. DT: A: 1 K Law (Sale) 48.63. HT: 1 R Gair (Traff) 56.50; 2 A Palmer (Notts) 52.23; 4 R Purchase (Notts, U20) 34.54U17: 100: r2 (1.2)/200 (0.7): 1 C McLennaghan (Notts) 12.02/24.10. 300H: 1 N Emerson (Amber) 45.26U15: 75H: r2 (1.7): 1 C Jones (Der) 12.12. SP: 1 E Dakin (Ret) 10.69. HT: 1 C Brown (Amber) 36.42; 2 A Purchase (Notts) 33.28. JT: 1 R Walton (Der) 35.41U13: 200: r4 (1.4): 1 A Tivey (Notts) 28.43. 70H: r2 (2.5): 1 V Johnson (Charn) 11.42; 2 N Lannie (Donc) 12.17; 3 A Poole (Cov) 12.47

PAR OPEN, CornwallMixed events: 100: r5 (2.1): 3 N Tunstall (Corn, M50) 12.4. 150: r3 (3.0): 2 C Weston (Ply, U15W) 20.3; 3 S Harris (Erme, U13W) 21.4. r4 (2.4): 4 K Williams (N&P, U15W) 20.8. r5 (3.6): 4 H Marshall (N&P, U20W) 19.7. r6 (4.2): 1 J Wightman (N&P, U20) 16.8; 2 F Clark (Corn, U20) 17.2. 300: r4: 5 M Hardacre (Exe, U20W) 40.9. r5: 1 Wightman 35.8. 600: r1: 1 Wightman 1:22.6; 2 J Ansell (Kent) 1:23.4; 4 A Sweet (N&P, W) 1:39.8Men: 300H: 1 L Hamilton (N&P) 37.5. PV: 1 F Caudery (Corn, U17) 3.50. TJ: 1 J Walklett (Corn, U17) 13.41/3.7. DT: 1 M Plowman (RAF) 47.04; 2 D Dawson (Exe) 41.67U20: SP: 1 J Banevicius (Corn) 13.55; 2 K Westlake (Corn) 12.35U17: SP/DT/HT: 1 P Swan (Corn) 12.94/43.11./44.63M50: 100H (4.2): 1 N Tunstall (Corn) 14.3Women: HJ: 1 M Caudery (Corn, U15) 1.55. PV: 1 Caudery3.20; 2 R Gray (Corn, U17) 3.10. DT: 1 M Brown (Corn, U17) 31.51; 3 M Pearson (SWVAC, W65) 22.45U17: 1500SC: 1 T Masselink (Tav) 5:18.6U13: 70H (1.6): 1 S Harris (Erme) 11.8W65: SP: 1 M Pearson (SWVAC) 8.66


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UK 3000m leaders MEN WOMEN7:45.12i Lee Emanuel Sen 8:56,20i Kate Avery8:06.58i Matt Shirling U20 9:52.7 Claire Wilson9:39.8 Harry Topham U17 9:53.01 Jessica Keene10:01.26i James Adam U15 10:16.59i Erin Wallace8:20.84i James Thie V35 10:10.28i Lesley Chisholm8:36.94i Ian Gillespie V40 9:09.96i+ Helen Clitheroe9:10.90i Darren Symes V45 10:18.96 Julie Briggs8:58.29i Guy Bracken V50 10:11.17i Clare Elms9:52.20i Michael Bridgeland V55 11:55.40i Anna Garnier10:07.10i David Butler V60 12:14.76i Ros Tabor10:20.10i Pete Molloy V65 11:58.38i Angela Copson 11:45.76i John Batchelor V70 15:57.27i Ann Gray14:10.75i Edmond Simpson V75 16:30.60i Anne Martin17:07.47i Richard Pitcairn-Knowles V80 nm (i = indoor, + intermediate mark)


BEDFORDSHIRE AAA OPEN MEETING, SandyU15 mixed: 4x100: 1 SB (U13) 55.6Mixed events: 100: r1: 7 J McGrath (Bigg, M50) 12.1. 200: r5: 4 E Caux (Lut, W55) 31.4. 800: r1: 1 S Jones (St Alb, U20) 1:56.3. r2: 2 J McGrath (Bigg, M50) 2:15.4. 1500: r1: 4 T Walford (Bed C, U15W) 4:49.3; 5 B Roberts (Nene V, U13) 4:50.4. r2: 4 E Macintosh (C&C, U13W) 5:11.6; 5 T Wilson (Bed C, U13W) 5:13.3. 3000: 3 C Wilson (C&C, U20W) 9:52.7; 5 A Newcombe (C&C, U17W) 10:40.0. PV: 1 S Birrell (Norw, U20W) 2.90U20 men: 110H: 1 L Hunt (C&C) 16.0. HJ: 1 S Bird (Lut, U17) 2.00; 2 J Watson (Bigg) 1.90; 3 M Lally (SB, U17) 1.90. JT: 1 A Pavelin (C&C) 48.78; 2 M Hill (Lut) 48.49U17: HT: 1 J Rogers (Bed C) 52.84; 2 W Kerr (Bed C) 41.88M60: HT: 1 T Saunders-Mullins (St Alb) 33.81Women: SP: 1 A Jenkins (Nene V, W35) 10.10. DT: 1 A Jenkins (Nene V, W35) 41.94. HT: 1 A Jenkins (Nene V, W35) 45.65W60: SP: 1 J Saunders-Mullins (SNH) 8.12. JT: 1 J Saunders-Mullins (SNH) 24.52

CITY OF STOKE OPEN MEETING (Inc STAFFORDSHIRE 5000m CHAMPIONSHIPS), StokeMen: 5000: 1 P Wilson (Tip) 15:28.3. 400H: 1 J Taylor (Wig D, U20) 55.3. DT: 1 N Fox (Bir) 46.61U20: 110H: 1 J Taylor (Wig D) 15.3. JT: 1 H Marshall (C&S) 51.47U17: 1500: 1 J Mann (Stoke) 4:09.9. SP: 1 W Knight (Stoke) 14.05. DT: 1 W Knight (Stoke) 41.39U15: 1500: 1 C Abberley (Burt) 4:27.4. 80H: 1 S Derbyshire (Stoke) 12.1; 2 T Shea (Stoke) 12.4. LJ: 1 C Steven (Stoke) 5.86U13: 150: 1 A Douglas (Stoke) 20.7U11: 75: 1 K Mann (Stoke) 10.9Women: JT: 1 K Addis (W&B, W40) 27.75U20: 100: 1 C Jones (Bir) 12.5. 3000: 1 L Holt (Stoke) 10:11.8U17: 1500: 1 G Rafferty (Stoke) 4:43.1. 80H: 1 C Esegbona (Stoke) 12.1. 300H: 1 C Esegbona (Stoke) 45.7. LJ: 1 C Lindop (Newc S) 5.16U15: 1500: 1 A Samuels (W&B) 4:58.6. HT: 1 L Hill (C’field) 40.07U13: 150: 1 M Millington (Stoke) 22.0. 1200: 1 E Waters (Stoke) 4:19.7

WIGAN HARRIERS SPRING OPEN, WiganMen: PV: 1 M Wright (BWF) 4.70; 2 T Dobbs (Wig D, U17) 4.30; 3 M Walker (BWF) 4.10; 4 F Walker (BWF, U20) 4.00. SP: 1 T Smith (Wig D) 13.26. DT: 1 T Smith (Wig D) 40.51Mixed events: 200: 3 L Goulding (Pendle, M45) 25.8. TJ: 3 K Laughton (Horw, W45) 9.94U20: SP: 1 J Sheldon (Sale) 12.80. HT: 1 S Livett (Menai) 45.69Women: 400H: 1 M Brindle (Wig D) 65.2. PV: 1 L McCrudden (BWF) 3.05; 2 H Newell (BWF, U17) 2.70. LJ: 3 J Jolly (Prest, U13) 4.74. SP: 1 F Thomas (Sky, W35) 10.38. DT:9 J Hirst (Hal, U17) 30.13; 1 Z Aspell (Wirr, U15) 26.75. HT: 1 B Thomas (Sky, U20) 35.34U17: 300H: 1 Z Hughes (Wig D) 48.5. SP: 1 G Kinsley (Wig D) 11.11. HT: 1 C Price (Liv H) 43.76; 2 J Hirst (Hal) 40.60; 4 C Stuchbury (U15) 25.98U13: SP: 1 Z Price (Liv H) 9.44

APRIL 5SHETTLESTON YOUNG ATHLETE CHAMPIONSHIPS, CrownpointU17 men: SP: 1 C Scanlan (Shett) 12.96

APRIL 2ASHFORD LEISURE TRUST OPEN Men: 5000: 1 D Burton (Ashf, U17) 16:22.96

LIVINGSTON OPEN, LivingstonMixed events: 100: r6: 4 J Smith (Moth, M65) 14.95. 400: r1: 1 G Plenderleith (Falk) 48.32

MARCH 30TEAM N CUMBRIA OPEN, CarlisleU17 men: HT: 1 M James (Bord H) 40.09U20 women: JT: 1 N Wilson (Sale) 43.85; 2 T Stephens (Card) 38.29U15: JT: 1 E Dibble (L&M) 31.55

MARCH 29BRACKNELL AC OPENU17 men: 100H (-1.3): 1 L Batup (Brack) 14.58. LJ: 1 J Crookes (BMH) 6.42. HT: 1 J Norris (WSEH) 57.89U15: 100: r1 (-1.1): 1 J Massimo (Craw) 11.74. 200: r1 (-0.4): 1 J Massimo (Craw)

23.06; 2 R King (Read) 24.24. 800: r1: 1 H Richardson (BMH) 2:07.78; 2 A Day (Slough J) 2:09.44. 1500: 1 C Kemp (Read) 4:24.23. 80H (-2.3): 1 C Ashdown-Taylor (Brack) 12.88. HJ: 1 M Gair (BMH) 1.79; 2 Ashdown-Taylor 1.70. SP: 1 Ashdown-Taylor 13.44U13: 80: r4 (-2.8): 1 K Fenty (VoA) 11.08. 150: r3 (-2.3): 1 M Tchangwa (WSEH) 21.33. HJ: 1 D Animashaun (Read) 1.45U17 women: 100: r1 (-0.8): 1 A Hall (Read) 12.55; 2 L Bomphrey (BMH) 12.63. 300: r1: 1 H McClay (Brack) 40.27; 2 M Forsythe (WSEH) 41.60. 800: r2: 1 E Davison (WSEH) 2:21.19. LJ: 1 L Darcey (K&P) 5.19. DT: 1 E Wilcox (BMH) 31.59. HT: 1 A Herrington (Read) 48.80U15: 1500: 1 E Carey (Brack) 4:54.32. 75H: r1 (-1.7): 1 H Haugvik (BMH) 11.76. r2 (-2.0): 1 E Russell (Harrow) 12.16; 2 D Fleming (Team K) 12.38; 3 A Cook (BMH) 12.45. LJ:1 I Deacon (Brack)

4.99. SP: 1 A Cook (BMH) 10.31. DT: 1 C Stacey (Read) 28.62. HT: 1 L Runnacles (Read) 39.51; 2 G Leeming (BMH) 28.27U13: 80: r1 (-1.1): 1 E Belgrave (Read) 11.65; 2 C Edwards (BMH) 11.71. r3 (-1.1): 1 A Lowe (Read) 11.60; 2 E Whybrow (Read) 11.64. r4 (-1.6): 1 C Williams (Brack) 11.60; 2 M Robinson (Brack) 11.79. r5 (-1.6): 1 M Henson (Chilt) 11.41; 2 O Breslin (Brack) 11.44. r7 (-2.6): 1 Y Grosvenor (Brack) 11.98. 150: r1 (-3.1): 1 E Whybrow (Read) 21.34; 2 O Breslin (Brack) 21.60. r2 (-3.5): 1 C Edwards (BMH) 21.52. r9 (-1.9): 1 Z Owolana (Hill) 20.81. 600: r3: 1 O Lowrie (Wyc P) 1:44.75. 1000: r1: 1 S Mair (Brack) 3:28.63.r2: 1 M Brown (Team K) 3:19.60; 2 S Stapinoiu (C’ley) 3:20.69; 3 A Woolston (Brack) 3:28.45. 70H: r1 (-0.8): 1 O Brennan (WSEH) 12.26. r2 (-1.9): 1 Z Owolana (Hill) 12.35; 2 A Lowe (Read) 12.45. LJ: A: 1 Z Owolana (Hill) 4.61. SP: 1 M Eldridge (Team K) 8.75

CENTRAL AC PRE SEASON OPEN MEETING, GrangemouthMen: HT: 1 C Wright (Falk, U20) 50.65U20: HT: 1 R Douglas (Charn) 51.62U15: HT: 1 A Costello (Kilb) 46.87U13: 75H: 1 R Nairne (Giff N) 13.6Women: HT: 1 K Reed (Edin, U20) 48.99U17: 300H: r2: 1 P McNicol (Law) 45.6U15: HT: 1 K Costello (Kilb, U13) 29.72; 2 E Collier (Falk) 28.65

HERNE HILL HARRIERS’ ONE HOUR RACE, Tooting BecMixed events: Hour: 1 J Stead (Herne H) 18027; 2 R Jones (Herne H, M40) 16618; 3 T Boswell (Herne H) 15611; 4 E Dol (Herne H) 14830; 5 R Chalmers (Serp, W) 13984; 6 A Grigg (Herne H) 13442; 8 N Zara (Herne H, W35) 12133

MARCH 26BRISTOL DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION, WhitehallU15 girls: DT: 1 C Clayton (B&W) 28.50


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WALKSAPRIL 6RWA 20km & AGE-GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS, SheffieldA TOUGH climb and steep downhill on each of the 1km circuits and a strong wind made it difficult for those who harboured ambitions of chasing the UKA qualifying time for the IAAF World Race Walking Cup and major summer championships, Ian Richards reports.

As a result, several of the leading senior walkers decided to focus instead on EAA Race Walking Permit Meeting in Podebrady this weekend. The best race of the day and the best performances came in the junior women’s 10km.

Leeds City AC’s Ellie Dooley, who tops the UK rankings with 49:29 from Coventry last month, set the pace and was tracked by Leicester Race Walking Club’s Emma Achurch, who set a PB in Lugano three weeks ago (49:30).

On the fourth lap Dooley had to stop to tie her shoelace and lost 40 seconds, handing Achurch the lead. Dooley gradually closed her down before pulling away for victory in 50:50, crucially inside the qualifying time for the World Race Walking Cup in China next month. Achurch took second in 51:04.

In the senior men’s 20km, the early pace was set by Ben Wears, Spain’s Alberto Amezcua and Australia’s Ian Rayson, who competed in the 50km in the IAAF World Championships in Moscow last year. Rayson was removed by the chief judge after just 4km.

The remaining duo passed halfway in just under 45 minutes, but the strong winds and the climb began to take their toll.

Amezcua dropped out at the 12km point, leaving Wears to cruise home to take the title in 93:33. Second place was taken by Amezcua’s compatriot, 18-year-old Fabian Bernabe, who despite being eligible for the junior 10km, decided to opt for a debut over 20km.

The women’s 20km was taken by the Isle of Man’s Michelle Turner, who had clocked a PB of 1:45:23 in Lugano to rank third in the UK in 2014. Turner dominated from start to finish to clock 1:50:37.

The junior men’s 10km saw an intriguing battle between Callum Wilkinson, Cameron Corbishley and Alex Eaton.

Corbishley was the first to struggle with the pace and was later to drop out.

Eaton tried to break Wilkinson after the halfway point, but paid for this by being removed by the judges, leaving the way clear for Wilkinson to take the title in 47:02, just slower than the 46:36 he clocked in Lugano.Men: 20kmW: 1 B Wears (Redc) 93:33; 2 F Bernabe (Spain) 95:34; 3 R Gerrard (IOM Vet, M40) 1:48:11; 4 A Cowin (Manx) 1:49:38; 5 F Reis (Ilf, M50) 1:49:43; 6 S Allen (Barn, M55) 1:54:50; 7 S Uttley (Ilf, M55) 1:55:11; 8 D Farquhar (Manx) 1:57:55; 9 C Hobbs (Ashf, M55) 1:59:15; 10 M Martin (Padd W, M55) 2:02:20; 11 C Berwick (Leic WC, M65) 2:09:09; 12 P King (Belg, M60) 2:13:21; 13 S Lightman (Sy WC, M70) 2:14:56; 14 C Flint (Sy WC, M65) 2:17:11; 15 S Pender (E&H, M60) 2:18:28; 16 P Hannell (Sy WC, M70) 2:19:10U20: 10kmW: 1 C Wilkinson (E&H) 47:02. U17: 5kmW: 1 T Snook (AFD) 26:12; 2 T Partington (Manx) 26:17; 3 C Zack (AFD) 31:15. U15: 3kmW: 1 B Allen (Leic WC) 17:41. U13:2kmW: 1 G Wilkinson (Enf) 14:22; 2 A Walter (Manx) 15:54. Women: 20kmW: 1 M Turner (Nthn (IOM), W40) 1:50:37; 2 A Barber (HPH) 1:55:21; 3 S Brown (Sy WC, W65) 1:59:36; 4 A Martin (Padd W, W45) 2:22:34; 5 S Campbell (Sy WC, W45) 2:38:30. U20: 10kmW: 1 E Dooley (HPH) 50:50; 2 E Achurch (Leic WC) 51:04; 3 J Nicholls (Leic WC) 56:02; 4 R Greatbatch (Manx) 63:51. U17: 5kmW: 1 S Lewis Ward (Camb H) 25:53; 2 H Butcher (Camb H) 28:19; 3 I Burgin (Camb H) 31:44U15: 3kmW: 1 E Butcher (Camb H) 16:30; 2 A Zeidler (Sheff) 16:41; 3 M Thomas (Swan) 17:19. U13: 2kmW: 1 K Lane (Bir) 11:24; 2 L Lewis Ward (Camb H) 11:49; 3 J Finney (Tip) 11:54; 4 M Hanley (Sheff) 12:12; 5 E Sharkey (Sheff) 13:05; 6 L Goddard (Nthn (IOM)) 13:57; 7 A Adams (Old Park Sch3) 14:27

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RoadResults

ROADAPRIL 6BLACKPOOL HALF-MARATHON/MARATHON, BlackpoolOverall (HM): 1 D Carr (Cov) 76:03; 2 J Beech (Pencoed TC) 77:11; 3 S Reed (Eden, M35) 78:06M50: 1 P Lowery (L&M) 80:14. M65: 1 T Hawley (Roth) 97:50Women: 1 E Ballantyne (York) 86:31; 2 K Bridge (Eden, W40) 93:38Overall (Mar): 1 C Holgate (Ely, M35) 2:34:52; 2 C Allwood (SinA, M35) 2:46:33; 3 A Payne (unatt, M45) 2:51:42M65: 1 M Johnson (Horsf) 3:14:52Women: 1 M Henderson (P’bello, W40) 3:13:27; 2 R Evans (Run4All, W40) 3:23:06W55: 1 M Lindsay (Metro) 3:35:24

BORDERS LEAGUE, WirralOverall: 1 L Jones (Dees, M40) 27:09; 2 C Prior (Ches TC, M35) 27:27 ; 3 T Roberts (P’atyn) 27:35 ; 4 A Edwards (Deestr) 27:44 ; 5 R Challinor (Liv H) 28:00 ; 6 P Robertson (Wirr) 28:07 ; 7 X Desse (Wirr, M40) 28:17 ; 8 D Alcock (Wirr) 29:01 ; 9 K Pickstock (W’sey) 29:03 ; 10 J Brown (Buck, M40) 29:10 M50: 1 C Bishop (Hels) 30:16. M55: 1 G Ratcliffe (Wirr) 30:37. M60: 1 G Nixon (P’atyn) 35:12. M65: 1 D Hough (W Ch) 37:40 . M70: 1 J Morris (Buck) 39:08TEAM: Div.l: 1 Wirr 292; 2 W’sey 365; 3 Dees 457; 4 Buck 512; 5 W Ches 723; 6 Ches TC 791; 7 P’atyn 794. Div.2: A’gele 462Women: 1 S Kearney (Wirr, W40) 32:26 ; 2 E Kearney (Wirr, U20) 33:03 ; 3 A Cole (Elles P, W35) 33:40 ; 4 N Bird (W Ches) 34:55 ; 5 A Halsall (Hels, W40) 35:41 W40: 3 C Hall (Wirr) 35:44. W45: 1 S Atkinson (Tatten) 36:53. W50: 1 A Taylor-Kilbane (W’sey) 38:25. W55: 1 C Willgoose (Hal) 39:44 . W65: 1 C Birch (A’gele) 40:39TEAM: Div.1: 1 Wirr 20; 2 Tatten 40; 3 W’sey 67; 4 Hels 81; 5 Buck 98; 6 Cybi 171; 7 Ches TC 265Div.2: Elles P 46VETS TEAM (M&W): 1 Wirr 193; 2 Buck 211; 3 W’sey 247

BRIDGEWATER 10km, SomersetOverall: 1 N Young (Wells) 33:27; 2 K Young (Wells, U20) 35:21; 3 C Neal (Bath U, U20) 35:36Women: 1 E Davies 38:34; 2 S Newberry (R For) 43:37

CITY OF LINCOLN 10km, LincolnOverall: 1 R Brown (Linc W) 32:10; 2 L Taylor (unatt) 32:32; 3 T Straw (Linc W) 32:38; 4 R Wilson (Linc W) 32:57; 5 P Williams (Roch) 33:02; 6 D Hogg (Linc W) 33:08; 7 M Bickerstaff (Hean, U20) 33:13; 8 S Robinson (Linc W) 33:45; 9 G Southern (Slea TR, M45) 34:04; 10 J Stone (Linc W) 34:04; 11 P Tallents (Ret, M40) 34:10; 12 D Page (Clowne) 34:29; 13 J Campbell (unatt) 34:42; 14 A Oliver (Slea) 34:44; 15 J Wilkinson (Linc W, U20) 34:48; 16 M Tuff (Ryst, M45) 34:56; 17 J Ferreira (Bost) 34:58; 18 R Cottam (unatt, M45) 35:00M45: 4 S Barkes (Linc W) 35:59Women: 1 J Maddick (KuH) 36:18; 2 E Foran (Slea TR, W35) 38:32; 3 M French (Ryst) 38:44; 4 L Thomas (Ips) 39:59W55: 1 C Holmes (unatt) 46:56

CAMBRIDGE CAMBOURNE 10kmOverall: 1 A Mynott 34:18; 2 K McMorran 34:49; 3 O Park 35:14Women: 1 N Griffiths 40:12; 2 L Marriott 41:27

DARENT VALLEY 10km, EynsfordOverall: 1 S Coombes (Dartf) 34:02; 2 A Pickett (Dartf) 35:12; 3 R Jackaman (Camb H) 35:42M50: 1 T Tuohy (Dulw) 37:05Women: 1 J Neal (N Elth, W35) 44:09; 2 N Swan (Arena, W40) 44:18

DESFORD 6, LeicestershireOverall: 1 G Lee (Leic C, M45) 31:41; 2 M Powell (Leic C) 32:05; 3 M Adcock (Herm) 32:29; 4 T Meakin (OWLS) 32:54; 5 S Spencer (Barrow) 32:56; 6 T Lupton (Charn) 33:16; 7 M Couldwell (Charn) 33:25; 8 J Hall (Barrow) 33;29; 9 S Allen (OWLS) 33:36M45: 2 D Pearce (Leic C) 34:12; 3 M Kingsbury (Charn) 34:21. M50: R Sheen (Leic C) 34:37. M60: 1 C Mason (S Der)

39:09; 2 M Harris (Barrow) 40:19. M65: A Jeyes (Ivan) 42:32Women: 1 C McKittrick (Charn, W40) 38:11; 2 N Cuthbert (Barrow) 38:58; 3 H Talbot (Nun) 39:15W40: 2 H James (Barrow) 40:11. W45: K Ramsey (Charn) 42:13

FLITWICK 10km, Flitwick, BedfordshireOverall: 1 J Lewis (SB, U17) 27:44; 2 P Holland (Ampt, M35) 28:13; 3 T Crouch (St Alb S) 29:01Women: 1 J Ovington (Mil K, W40) 32:53; 2 D Steer (St Alb S, W50) 34:37

HORNSEA ONE-THIRD MARATHON (8.74), Great HatfieldOverall: 1 P Taylor (Brid) 48:31; 2 M Hayes (E Hull, M40) 49:41; 3 A Gibson (E Hull) 50:21Women: 1 C Stansfield (Bev) 56:27; 2 A Bullingham 59:35

JIM DINGWALL ROUND THE HOUSES 10km, GrangemouthOverall: 1 K Mclennan (Edin U HH) 31:27; 2 R Gilroy (Cambus, M35) 31:42; 3 P Sorrie (Shett, M35) 31:58; 4 P Gierjatowicz (Edin U HH) 32:03; 5 K Wilson (Cambus, M40) 32:46; 6 R Beattie (Falk) 32:49; 7 B Mackie (Edin, M35) 32:51; 8 A Lawler (Edin U HH, U20) 33:17; 9 J Bowness (Glas Cal U) 33:24; 10 B Bristow (Strath U) 33:27; 11 J Barnes (Chelt) 34:14; 12 J Crowe (Centr, U20) 34:20; 13 S Johnston (Edin, M35) 34:34; 14 R Clark (HBT) 34:37; 15 A Thurlbeck (Glas U HH, U20) 34:49; 16 A Hill (Stir U, U20) 34:57M45: 1 J Healy (Cambus) 35:50. M55: 1 K Rankin (Falk) 36:36. M60: 1 A McLinden (Ham) 37:48. U20: 5 G Boyne (Glas U HH) 35:08Women: 1 F Rudkin (Metro) 36:59; 2 K Bristow (Cambus, U20) 37:12; 3 L Chisholm (Gars, W35) 37:29; 4 K Maxwell (Gala) 38:45; 5 B Junnier (Falk, W50) 39:22; 6 Y Thandrayen (P’bello, W40) 39:23; 7 J Gordon (Kinr, W35) 39:30; 8 R Gibson (Cors) 39:31; 9 L Mercer (Edin U HH, U20) 39:33; 10 G Tindley (Edin U HH) 39:40; 11 L Currie

(Dumb, W40) 39:41; 12 M Wright (Edin) 39:45; 13 A Carroll (Edin U HH) 39:54; 14 J Telford (SPS, W40) 40:00W40: 4 R Fagan (Gala) 41:24. W55: 1 E Christie (Bella H) 44:00. W60: 1 H Bradley (Anst) 45:39. W65: 1 P Hampton (Harm) 52:50LANCASTER THREE BRIDGES 10kmOverall: 1 D Rigby (Prest) 34:06; 2 C Tully (Prest, M35) 34:59; 3 K Rowlands (L&M) 35:49Women: 1 C Baxter (L&M) 40:45; 2 C Carrdus (unatt, W40) 41:52W65: 1 C Douglas (R Rose) 52:12

KINGSTON HALF-MARATHON, KingstonOverall: 1 T Lambert (Win) 71:21; 2 J Mohamed (NEB) 73:40; 3 M Bisson (Lords, M35) 76:01Women: 1 D Godwin (unatt, W40) 87:54; 2 M Cecconi (unatt) 88:29

LOCHABER MARATHON, Fort WilliamOverall: 1 R van Gompel (Dund H, M40) 2:40:26; 2 A Murray (Merrell UK) 2:42:30; 3 D Houston (Glas U HH) 2:45:22; 4 D Stewart (Hatt D) 2:46:23; 5 N Robertson (Glas TC) 2:48:57; 6 S Campbell (G’nock, M40) 2:49:47M45: 1 G Kirby (Fife) 2:56:22. M50: 1 S Hay (Dunb) 2:55:35; 2 J Cairns (Kil’k) 2:59:20. M60: 1 R Greenaway (Centr) 3:05:53Women: 1 D Finlayson (Vic P) 3:11:32; 2 K Henly (P’bello, W40) 3:21:38W45: 1 H Leggett (L’aber) 3:28:43. W50: 1 P McCrossan (C’dale) 3:23:47. W55: 1 J Brown (Bitt) 3:28:46; 2 A Pollard (unatt) 3:49:16

LOWESTOFT PROMENADE DASH 5Overall: 1 C Prewer (Low, M40) 28:24; 2 M Hewetson (Norw RR, M35) 28:57; 3 P Martin (Norw RR, M35) 31:15Women: 1 C Ricketts (Wym, W35) 33:19; 2 G Clarry (unatt) 35:46

PEN SELWOOD 10km, Pen SelwoodOverall: 1 T Hawkins (Wells, M40) 36:46; 2 J Oakes (C&C, M55) 38:40; 3 D Merciere (Poole R, M40) 39:02

Women: 1 L Hutchings (W’borne, W45) 46:43; 2 D Baggs (unatt) 48:05

REGENTS PARK SUMMER 10kmLondonOverall: 1 W Brewin 33:44; 2 A Price 34:29; 3 S Parker-Harding (Phoe) 34:46M50: R Rigby (SB) 37:24Women: 1 I Rea (W4H, W35) 40:05; 2 C Kelly 40:36W45: E Machin 43:03

RUNDERBY 10kmDerbyOverall: 1 R Weir (Der) 31:17; 2 J Wadelin (Ere V, M35) 33:15; 3 C Peach (Herne H) 33:26; 4 S Price (Uk net) 33:35; 5 A Benfield (Burt, U20) 34:10; 6 C Parker (Burt, U20) 34:22; 7 S Pearch (Shelt, M35) 34:23; 8 C Nicoll (Der TC, M40) 34:26; 9 M Dawson (unatt) 34:27; 10 A Biggs (Hean) 34:32; 11 J Walker (Shelt) 34:38; 12 S Harper (unatt) 34:40; 13 S Dickens (Form 1, M35) 34:51; 14 J Potter (Charn, W) 34:52; 15 J Fearn (unatt) 34:55; 16 T Hooley (Der, U20) 34:58; 17 C Patterson (Ashb) 35:00M50: 1 R Parkin (Der) 36:20; 2 K Lilley (Sheff RC) 36:23. M65: 1 M Weir (Belp) 42:56Women: 1 Potter 34:52; 2 L Palmer (Hean, W35) 36:29; 3 K Walsha (unatt, W40) 37:25; 4 L Insley (Hean, W40) 37:54; 5 C Booth (unatt) 38:24; 6 E Lambert (Hinck) 38:37; 7 R Olivant (Der) 39:05; 8 M Neal (March, W35) 39:21; 9 C Howard (Mat, W40) 39:49W40: 4 S Holford (Der) 41:20. W50: 1 J Burke (Hean) 41:55

SNOWDONIA HALF-MARATHON, LlanrwstOverall: 1 B Rothery (Eryri, M35) 82:21; 2 J Dance (Salf, M35) 83:44; 3 J Ford (NWRRC, M40) 87:12Women: 1 H Davies (Wrex, W45) 99:44; 2 K Worthington (Eryri, W35) 1:45:29

TAUNTON HALF-MARATHON & MARATHONOverall: 1 T Mason (unatt) 68:55; 2 A Miller (Exm H, M35) 76:07; 3 A Tocknell (Torb) 76:50M50: 1 T Vialls (SWRR) 82:17; 2 L Mason (Teign) 82:41. M55: 1 S Hay (Torr) 86:10. M65: 1 P Snelling (Weston) 94:46Women: 1 L MacAlister (B&W, W35) 78:05; 2 H Dyke (Poole R, W40) 86:39W45: 1 K Sincock (SWRR) 92:34. W55: 1 A Luke (Tamar) 87:08; 2 M Hunt (Fetch) 95:55Overall (Mar): 1 A Ryder (Plymouth Musketeers, M50) 2:47:21; 2 C Ray (unatt, M45) 2:52:58; 3 D Stock (unatt, M40) 2:54:44M50: 2 M Pearse (unatt) 2:55:32. M60: 1 R Boulter (Yeov T) 3:14:24Women: 1 P Richards (Weston, W35) 3:10:33; 2 D Roy (E Corn, W50) 3:16:04W50: 2 C Campbell (S Molt) 3:38:01

TAY TEN 10, PerthOverall: 1 G Simpson (Perth RR, M35) 57:56; 2 G McCabe (Kirk O, M40) 58:38; 3 J Lawson (P’bello, M35) 58:46M50: 1 W Mackay (Strathe) 61:16. M55: 1 W Jarvie (P’bello) 61:30; 2 C Ross (Fife) 64:52. M70: 1 B Brown (Perth RR) 77:23Women: 1 L Henderson (Forf, W40) 66:01; 2 C Thompson (VPCG, W35) 67:20W45: 1 G Murdoch (C’gie) 69:54. W50: 1 M Western (C’gie) 72:05. W55: 1 J Dobson (Kinr) 76:22. W60: 1 M Fleming (C’gie) 78:47

WAKEFIELD HOSPICE 10kmOverall: 1 N Williams (N Yks M) 33:14; 2 D Palmer (Steel, M40) 33:45; 3 D


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Sedgwick (Donc, M35) 34:15; 4 S Newton (Barns, M35) 34:32M50: 1 P McNamara (Wake) 37:24Women: 1 H Singleton (Wake) 36:26; 2 J Latham (Wake) 37:08; 3 H Cross (Pock) 37:38W40: 1 N Green (Ilkey Harriers) 40:26. W45: 1 A Hannon (Pontefract) 42:30

BELFAST TITANIC QUARTER 10kmTHREE races in nine days proved no obstacle for the apparently indefatigable Paul Pollock as he romped to a facile victory, Malcolm McCausland reports.

Pollock asserted his authority from the gun and was already well clear by the halfway mark, reached in a swift 15:13. The Hollywood doctor kept the pressure on to come home more than a minute clear of the field in 30:40. Joe McAlister, who had been in Israel accompanying his St Malachy’s School cross country squad during the week, took second in 32:00 with Foyle Valley’s Scott Rankin repeating his third place of the Queens 5km in 32:30.

The women’s result was deja vu too as Lifford AC duo Anne Marie McGlynn and Natasha Adams repeated their midweek one-two finish with 35:18 and 36:24 timings respectively. Beechmount’s Gerrie Short had her best run in some time for a third place in 39:53. Almost 1500 runners completed the race, which is the official warm-up event for the Belfast Marathon on May 5.Overall: 1 P Pollock (Kent) 30:40; 2 J McAllister (St Mal) 32:00; 3 S Rankin (Foyle V) 32:30; 4 C Duffy (Glasl) 32:51; 5 P Rowan (Willow, M45) 33:16; 6 E White (NBH, M45) 33:40; 7 J Falls (B&A) 33:59; 8 A Glover (Yate, M35) 34:28; 9 C Madden (Lisb) 34:33; 10 C Curran (NBH, M35) 34:50M50: 1 C Hutchinson (Larne) 36:37. M60: 1 T Eakin (N Down) 40:10. M70: 1 J Carberry (NBH) 46:05Women: 1 A McGlynn (IRL) 35:18; 2 N Adams (Lifford, W35) 36:24; 3 G Short (Beech, W40) 39:53W65: 1 B Quinn (Ballym R) 51:31; 2 J Dolan (Alt) 52:07

WHITE HORSE HALF-MARATHON, GroveFROM THE start a group of five athletes had made a significant break and included the eventual winner, David Bruce, as well as local athlete Jonnie Cornish.

Last year’s winner, Paul Fernandez, was slightly adrift in the early stages, but fought his way back into contention to eventually claim third ahead of fellow veteran James Bolton.

As the race unfolded the younger men started to stamp their authority on the race and at eight miles Bruce and Daniel Hamilton began to build a lead that would see them through to the finish.

Bruce eventually stretched out an 11-second advantage as he won in 70:57.

Veteran Shona Crombie-Hicks took the women’s race by a minute in 84:53. Overall: 1 D Bruce (High) 70:57; 2 D Hamilton (Abing) 71:10; 3 P Fernandez (Abing, M40) 71:50; 4 J Bolton (W’stock, M40) 72:03; 5 J Eve (Head, M35) 72:42; 6 M Cullen (Trent P, M45) 73:30; 7 L Chalk (Stubb G) 74:53M45: 2 R Storey (Eynsh) 79:36. M60: 1 B Vaughan (W’stock) 86:32; 2 J Knowles (G&G) 88:47; 3 N Hoult (Read RR) 90:01. M65: 1 D Parsons (Oxf C) 91:45TEAM: 1 Woodstock H; 2 Abingdon Amblers; 3 Headington RR

Oxfordshire Champs: 1 Bruce; Hamilton; 3 FernandezM40: Fernandez. M50: I Lambourne (W Horse). M60: VaughanTEAM: 1 Woodstock; 2 Abingdon; 3 Head RRWomen: 1 S Crombie-Hicks (Bourt, W40) 84:53; 2 R Masser (W’stock, W40) 85:54W40: 3 S Wheeler (Strat) 87:15. W65: 1 K Williamson (Eynsh) 1:42:07TEAM: 1 Head RR; 2 Alchester RC; 3 Eynsham RROxfordshire Champs: 1 Masser; 2 Wheeler; 3 H hale (Eynsh)W35: Masser. W45: C McBeth (Swin St)TEAM: 1 Head RR; 2 Alchester; 3 Eynsham

APRIL 5NO WALK IN THE PARK 5kmChesterfield, DerbyshireOverall: 1 T Humblet 16:54; 2 S Gascoyne (N Der) 17:41; 3 P Sorrell (N Der) 17:47Women: 1 L Beckett (C’field) 18:44; 2 K Wilkinson (Steel) 19:21

DUNBAR 10km, DunbarOverall: 1 P Avent (Penic) 32:59; 2 D Simpson (unatt) 33:26; 3 R Hall (unatt) 34:36; 4 R Turner (Edin, M40) 34:55M40: 2 P Faulkner (C’thy) 35:01Women: 1 C Moss (Moorf, W45) 41:20; 2 V Bailie (Edin, W35) 41:58

LEITRIM 5, CastlewellanOverall: 1 B Teer (E Down) 26:21; 2 D Mathers (Newry, M35) 28:27; 3 M Wilcox (E Down, M40) 29:19Women: 1 S Murtagh (unatt) 33:01; 2 C O’connor (E Down) 33:19

NORTH WEST 5km GRAND PRIX, LiverpoolOverall: 1 G Groves (Liv H, M45) 16:45; 2 G Roberts (S Liv) 16:48; 3 P Skipper (Mersey Tri) 17:02M60: 1 B Middleton (St H Str) 19:54

Women: 1 L Gawthorne (Liv PS) 19:15; 2 S Samson (Knows) 19:27W40: 1 C Constable (S’port W) 19:32. W45: 1 A Morgan (Knows) 20:30; 2 A Delaney (S’port W) 20:58. W55: 1 P Horsfall (St H Str) 21:47

SELF TRANSCENDENCE 10km, London Battersea ParkOverall: 1 B Barwick (Win) 34:17; 2 S Whiting (High, M45) 34:23; 3 R Cox (WG&EL) 34:33; 4 G Davies (unatt) 34:53M40: 1 L Martin (Spring S) 35:22; 2 P Davies (Bigg) 35:28. M60: 1 D Cox (WG&EL) 36:45Women: 1 S Rust (Lon Hth, W35) 38:41; 2 R Baker (Clap C) 40:03W45: 1 M Synnott-Wells (Rane) 42:33. W50: 1 T Antell (Porvoon Urheilijat) 43:58

SPORT IN ACTION 10, CarlisleOverall: 1 R Maddams (Kesw, M40) 55:51; 2 R Anderson (Holm) 55:59; 3 S Ellis (NSP) 56:47M45: 1 P Walker (Morp) 59:45. M55: 1 J Stephens (Low F) 64:25Women: 1 J Zakrzewski (Dumf, W35) 61:12; 2 S Marr (Tyne Br) 67:37W55: 1 S Cain (Penny L) 77:00

APRIL 4EALING MILE, EalingOverall: 1 K Millar (High, U20) 4:59; 2 D Mutlow (VP&TH) 5:06; 3 S McDuell (HW, M45) 5:18Women: 1 J Watt (unatt) 6:03; 2 P Thomas (unatt) 6:46

APRIL 3DUMFRIES RC MONTHLY 5km HANDICAP, DumfriesOverall (all Dumf RC): 1 S Mohan (M50) 21:17; 2 M Hall 21:23; 3 T McCaulay 22:41Women: 1 S Jeffrey 22:48; 2 F Jardine (W45) 25:38Handicap: G Edgar (M50) 28:21


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APRIL 6TRANSPED BLYTH VALLEY 10km, Blyth Quayside, NorthumberlandGRAEME COOK won overall, but Rosie Smith stole the honours, Les Venmore reports.

The wind strengthened as the race developed but Smith, who was defending the North East title here, finished ninth amid the 530-strong field, smashing the six-year-old course best set by Rebecca Robinson by 35 seconds.

At the front of the field, Cook left it until the final mile to pull clear, crossing the line 11 seconds ahead of John Butters with Craig Isherwood taking third.

Morpeth completed a fine weekend by winning the team event. Smith was chased home by three veterans, Steph Maclean-Dann, Alison Dargie and Claire McManus, with North Shields Poly taking the team honours. Men: 1 G Cook (NSP) 33:24; 2 J Butters (Morp, M35) 33:35; 3 C Isherwood (Sun) 33:41; 4 T Straughan (Morp) 33:43; 5 K Jeffress (Sun-n/s) 33:52; 6 C Smith (Walls) 33:55; 7 S Morley (Tyne Br) 34:06; 8 R Smith (Dur, SW) 34:12; 9 S Hancox (Morp, U20) 34:26; 10 T Scott (M40) 34:28; 11 T Durcan (Derw’t) 34:40; 12 P Turner (Els, M40) 34:45; 13 J Dunce (Tyne

Br) 34:47; 14 T Pavell (Traff) 35:02; 15 S Duffy (Sun) 35:04; 16 G Moore (NSP, M40) 35:06; 17 L Longman (Heat) 35:11; 18 P Duffy (Black B, M35) 35:15; 19 B Clough (Blyth) 35:26; 20 B Hetherington (Walls, M50) 35:31; 21 P Sanderson (Els, M45) 35:49; 22 A Graham (Walls) 35:50; 23 P Houghton (NSP) 35:54; 24 D Best (Black B, M35) 36:00M55: 1 P Roper (Sun S) 36:46TEAM (3 to score): 1 Morpeth H 14; 2 North Shields Poly 38; 3 Sunderland H 42Women: 1 Smith 34:12 (rec); 2 S Maclean-Dann (NSP, W35) 37:22; 3 A Dargie (Tyne Br, W35) 37:31; 4 C McManus (NSP, W35) 37:59; 5 E Holt (Morp) 38:47; 6 L Wallace (Walls) 39:25; 7 J Lee (Tyne, W40) 40:20; 8 A Geragusian (Traff) 40:44; 9 L MacDonald (Morp) 41:08; 10 J Brown (Pont, W40) 41:18; 11 R Pease (Gate, U20) 41:39; 12 H Steel (Clare) 41:49; 13 G Howarth (Els) 42:34W50: 1 L Jackson-Bell (PB Fit) 43:26; 2 V Wilson (Els) 44:41. W55: 1 A Cummings (NSP) 43:50; 2 M Loraine (Gate) 44:33. W70: 1 C Lee (Els) 55:55TEAM (3 to score): 1 North Shields Poly 24NECAA Championship: 1 Cook; 2 Butters; 3 IsherwoodWomen: 1 Smith; 2 Maclean-Dann;

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ASSEMBLY LEAGUE 3M, BeckenhamPAUL MARTELLETTI eased to a clear victory in 14:49 and then completed a second circuit well before some runners had finished their one lap.

Clare Elms, tired from five races in Budapest the previous week, suffered a rare defeat on her home course to Sarah Watson, who pulled away up the final hill. Watson also led Kent AC to their first women’s victory in this event.Overall: 1 P Martelletti (VPHTH) 14:49; 2 S Wurr (Stock E) 15:05; 3 A Myers (VPHTH) 15:42; 4 C Wyles (Aquila) 15:48; 5 J Hillier (Stock E) 15:54; 6A Barnes (Stock E) 16:05; 7 J Addison (Beck, M40) 16:18; 8 M Hall (Kent) 16:20; 9 E Hill (Dulw) 16:21; 10 P Devine (Dulw) 16:25M50: 1 T Tuohy (Dulw) 16:27; 2 E Prill (Dulw) 17:33. M55: 1 C Loizou (Dulw) M60: 1 D Butler (Lloyds) 16:31. M65: 1 M Mann (Dulw) 19:01. M70: 1 J Few (Eton M) 21:44TEAM: 1 Stock E 35;2 VPHTH 37; 3 Dulw 46; 4 Kent 102; 5 Camb H 121; 6 Eton M 124 B TEAM: 1 Dulw 139; 2 VPHTH 139; 3 Kent 198Women; 1 S Watson (Kent) 17:13; 2 C Elms (Dulw, W50) 17:29; 3 A Gounelas (Eton M) 17:40; 4 A Clements (Kent) 17:40; 5 S Bint (VPH, W35) 18:40W40: 1 C Oliver (Dulw) 19:15. W45: 1 A Pickup (Dulw) 19:03; 2 O Balme (Dulw) 19:29. W60: 1 R Tabor (Dulw) 21:04TEAM: 1 Kent 13; 2 Dulw 18; 3 Eton M 30; 4 VPHTH 42; 5 Kent B 45; 6 Dulw B 59

BURNHAM ON SEA WINTER 5km SERIES, Burnham-on-seaOverall: 1 L Prior (Wells, U17) 17:01; 2 L Collins (Wells, M50) 17:27; 3 O Rogers (N Som, U15) 18:03Women: 1 M Powell (Cleve, W45) 20:34; 2 V Emmett (BoS Academy) 21:13

SELWOOD 10km, Pen SelwoodOverall: 1 T Hawkins (Wells, M40) 36:46; 2 J Oakes (C&C, M55) 38:40; 3 D Merciere (Poole R, M40) 39:02Women: 1 L Hutchings (W’borne, W45) 46:43; 2 D Baggs (unatt) 48:05

APRIL 2COLIN AND BRENDA ROBINSON 5km, LittleboroughOverall: 1 I McBride (Royt RR) 15:45; 2 W Smith (K&C) 16:29; 3 S Roberts (Hali, U20) 16:42M40: J Wright (Tod) 16:45. M50: J Covery (Bing) 16:57. M60: S Jordan (Bing) 18:53. M65: G Cumber (Hali) 20:26Women: 1 B Jenkins (Salf, W40) 18:14; 2 A Green (K&C) 18:46W80: L Gilchrist (Vall) 28:48

LITTLEBOROUGH 5km SERIES, LittleboroughOverall: 1 A Whittem (Cald V) 17:01; 2 T Brewster (Clay) 17:26; 3 R James (unatt) 17:35Women: 1 K Rutherford (Ribb, U15) 22:33; 2 A Allerton (unatt, W40) 23:25

QUEENS SPORT 5km, BelfastPAUL POLLOCK took little time to rest on his laurels after finishing fifth European and running a Northern Ireland record of 62:09 in the IAAF World Half-marathon Championships, Malcolm McCaughney reports.

Just four days after his exertions in Copenhagen, Pollock cruised to victory.

The Annadale Strider had to overcome the early challenge of 4:01 miler Conor Bradley, who had just returned from a training camp in Portugal.

Paced by training partner Daniel Mooney, Bradley led in the early stages but dropped out after Pollock edged in front after two kilometres. From then

on, it was just a question of by how much the Hollywood doctor would win by on this occasion.

The Irish cross-country champion kept the pressure on around the final lap to break the tape in 14:21, six seconds faster than Stephen Scullion’s course record set 12 months earlier. Pollock’s clubmate Glen Phair snatched second on the line in 14:52, edging out Foyle Valley’s Scott Rankin by a second.

Lifford AC supplied the first two in the women’s race. Ann-Marie McGlynn was an impressive winner in a fast 16:15 with Natasha Adams taking second in 16:53. .

Fast times were the order of the night despite the cold conditions but the 15:44 clocking by 15-year-old Beechmount Harrier Christy Conlon was exceptional.Overall: 1 P Pollock (Kent) 14:21; 2 G Phair (Leeds C) 14:52; 3 S Rankin (Foyle V) 14:53; 4 A Agnew (Anna) 15:06; 5 G Hill (B&A) 15:20; 6 A Wright (Willow, U20) 15:31; 7 N Johnston (Springw, U20) 15:38; 8 C Conlon (Beech, U15) 15:44; 9 P Rowan (Willow, M45) 15:46; 10 J Budde (N Down) 15:51; 11 G Corey (Sper, U20) 16:00; 12 N Logan (Derry) 16:00M40: 1 N Mckibbin (Drom) 16:36. M45: 2 M Wray (B&A) 16:34; 3 F Marsh (N Down) 16:43. M50: 1 C Hutchinson (Larne) 17:07; 2 N Connor (Ballym R) 17:40. M55: 1 L Johnston (NBH) 17:51; 2 G O Doherty (Springw) 18:36; 3 R Wilson (Willow) 18:50. M60: 1 P Elliott (NBH) 17:25; 2 T Eakin (N Down) 18:33. U20: 4 R Sharkey (Lag V) 16:13. U17: 1 O O’Callaghan (Newry) 16:40Women: 1 A McGlynn (IRL) 16:15; 2 N Adams (Lifford, W35) 16:53; 3 L Quee (Glas U) 17:53; 4 H Stockdale (Finn, W45) 18:07; 5 C Connor (NBH) 18:12; 6 R Gibson (N Down) 18:16; 7 L Fitzpatrick (Beech) 18:21; 8 H Foley (NBH) 18:27; 9 G Burns (Drom, W40) 18:28; 10 J Graham (NBH) 18:52; 11 C McGloin (Bal H, U17) 18:53W40: 2 G Short (Beech) 19:08. W45: 2 D Matchett (B’drain) 19:31. W50: 1 S Allen (Ballym R) 21:21. W55: 1 R Magill (Lag V) 19:36

APRIL 1MOTHERWELL AAC MONTHLY 4, Strathclyde ParkOverall (all Moth): 1 N Hughes 23:14; 2 G McArthur 23:56; 3 R Barton 24:20Handicap: D McCaffer (M60) 30:50Women: 1 C Hughes 25:31; 2 C Barr (W40) 27:55Handicap: H MacLean 35:08

RAVENSCRAIG PARK SERIES 2 MILE, KirkcaldyOverall: 1 A Thompson (Pit, U17) 9:46; 2 L Rees (Fife, U17) 9:53; 3 A Scott (Fife, U15) 10:19M50: 1 K Anthony (Fife) 11:41. M55: 1 A Gibson (unatt) 12:28Women: 1 J Turner (C’gie, W40) 12:09; 2 J Dunlop (Dund RR) 13:44

RUN EXE SUMMER 5km SERIES, ExeterOverall: 1 S Antell (Bide) 15:24; 2 A Richmond (Bide) 15:42; 3 J Drew (Sidm, U17) 16:21M50: 1 K Roberts (Tiv) 17:54. M55: 1 R Drage (Tav) 17:25. M60: 1 B Minting (B&B) 19:53Women: 1 A Cutts (SWRR, W35) 19:13; 2 K Humphreys (Exe) 19:16W55: 1 K Cook (SWRR) 20:21

CRYSTAL PALACE CANTER 5KMOverall: 1 P Walsh (M50) 21:36; 2 A Adu 22:12; 3 C Scamell (M50) 23:36

DUMBARTON AAC 4km, DumbartonOverall (al Dumb and M40): 1 J McLoughlan 13:26; 2 M Walsh 13:27; 3 P Currie 13:38M50: J Goldie 15:44Women: 1 L Currie (W35) 14:42; 2 C Kelly 15:18; 3 L Lennox 15:28W45: M Wyllie 15:42

TROON TORTOISES’ 5km SERIESOverall (all Troon): 1 J Philip 18:18; 2 M Pearce 19:00; 3 S Wand 20:12Women: 1 A Noble (W35) 22:13; 2 C Mackie 22:46

RAVENSCRAIG PARK SERIES 2 MILE, KirkcaldyOverall: 1 A Thompson (Pit, U17) 9:46; 2 L Rees (Fife, U17) 9:53; 3 A Scott (Fife, U15) 10:19M50: 1 K Anthony (Fife) 11:41. M55: 1 A Gibson (unatt) 12:28Women: 1 J Turner (C’gie, W40) 12:09; 2 J Dunlop (Dund RR) 13:44

SPRINGBURN HARRIERS TIME TRIAL, Bishopbriggs, GlasgowOverall (3.3M, all Spring): 1 T Northcote 20:19; 2 C McLean 20:36; 3 C Watson 21:16Women: 1 K Knox 23:36; 2 G Wallis 26:59

MARCH 25ROUND THE HORN, DumbartonOverall (3.5M, all Dumb and M40): 1 M Walsh 20:09; 2 J McLoughlan 20:35; 3 P Currie 20:45M50: W Goldie 22:16Women: 1 L Currie (W40) 22:11; 2 L Lennox 22:55

MARCH 23LOCH KATRINE RUNNING FESTIVALOverall (Mar): 1 A Murray (Merrell) 2:49:35; 2 A Dancer (McGee Sp) 2:56:16; 3 G Craig (VPCG, M40) 2:59:12Women: 1 S Young (FUDS, W35) 3:35:57; 2 M Stanley (W35) 3:37:17Overall (HM): 1 C Harvey (Squadra P) 79:26; 2 S Macdougall (Bella H) 80:35; 3 L Strachan (Fife) 81:31Women: 1 J Doncaster 88:55; 2 M Hetherington (Helen, W40) 91:17Overall (10km): 1 A Hume 36:58; 2 S Reid 37:11; 3 R Greenaway (Centr, M60) 39:14Women: 1 J Turner (W35) 41:02; 2 M Robinson 43:35

MARCH 22DOCHERTY CUP 10, GourockOverall (all G’nock): 1 S Trainer 53:31; 2 P Monaghan (M40) 58:28; 3 A White (M40) 61:30Women: 1 R White (W35) 73:20; 2 J Haggerty 78:55U15 women (2.5km): 1 S Morrison10:12; 2 N Doohan 10:18; 3 M Forrest 11:11U13 overall (2.5km): 1 A Mollins 10:29; 2 T Forrest 10:53; 3 B McKenna (W) 12:03; 4 L Hanlon (W) 12:30U11 (1.2km) overall: H McGill 4:39U11 women: A Cummings 6:38

MARCH 17ALTAMUSKIN 5, AltamuskinOverall: 1 S Duncan (Omagh, M40) 26:36; 2 C Moore (Omagh) 28:54; 3 F Mcgirr 29:13Women: 1 P Mcgurren 32:22; 2 T Moore (Omagh, U17) 36:30

LADIES ONLY HALF-MARATHON & 10kmWomen (13.1M): 1 N Yevco (W50) 97:30; 2 S Bareham 1:41:01Women (10km): 1 J Pritchard 44:21; 2 R Bown (W40) 44:22

MULTI-TERRAINAPRIL 6BLUEBELL RUN 12kmPewsey, WiltshireOverall: 1 I Luke (Poole R) 50:19; 2 P Valeski (Avon VR) 51:49; 3 D Wright (Ciren, M50) 52:04M60: G Anderson (Newb) 58:44Women: 1 F Gordon (Swin St, W45) 56:30; 2 J Ford (Avon VR) 61:27W45: 2 H Brown (Calme S) 63:58

BAILDON BOUNDARY WAY HALF MARATHON, BaildonOverall: 1 T Hooper (Bing) 83:39; 2 C Walker (P&B, M40) 83:53; 3 C Miller (H’gate) 84:10M50: 1 S Wilkinson (Keigh) 88:17Women: 1 J Beaumont (Sky) 97:06; 2 R César De Sá (Sky, W35) 98:40W45: 1 H Livingstone (unatt) 99:09. W50: 1 B Coomber (Denb DT) 1:40:47. W60: 1 A Baldwin (Stainl) 1:57:59

BUNGAY HALF MARATHON, DitchinghamOverall: 1 D Oliver (Norw, U20) 78:57; 2 N Davison (Norw, M45) 79:33; 3 A Howlett (unatt, M40) 80:05Women: 1 J Fawcett (Bung, W40) 94:29; 2 A Charters (Morn) 1:40:42W40: 2 J Cox (Bung) 1:42:19. W45: 1 D Carver (Norw RR) 1:47:29. W50: 1 R Pittman (Spring S) 1:43:09. W65: 1 V Manly (E Vets) 1:58:38.

BUNGAY MARATHON, DitchinghamOverall: 1 A Smalls (Col H, M45) 2:47:12; 2 R Watkinson (unatt, M40) 2:51:28; 3 M Sands (unatt, M40) 2:51:56M50: 1 S Howard (Ely) 3:13:22. M60: 1 P Johnson (100MC) 3:31:10Women: 1 T Harrington (T’tree, W45) 3:42:42; 2 L Symonds (unatt, W35) 3:47:16

THE GAUNTLET 12kmFinchingfield, EssexOverall: 1 L Allen 56:36; 2 D Whitmarsh 57:46; 3 K Cournane 60:23Women: 1 K Norrman 68:29; 2 A O’Hare 75:31

GRANTHAM CUP 10km TRAIL RACELincolnshireOverall: 1 B Livesey (Bir) 40:09; 2 B Holdsworth (CleM) 41:50; 3 N Watkin (S’well, M55) 45:25Women: 1 L Porter (W end, W55) 51:29; 2 D Adamson (W35) 52:02

HONITON HIPPO 7, DevonOverall: 1 R Ellis 52:20; 2 A Pieris 53:10; 3 T Humphrey (Plym) 55:11M50: P Thomas (SWRR) 56:21Women: 1 E Dyson (Teign V) 59:26; 2 J Sealey (W35) 64:45W55: E Wood (Axe V) 66:11

NORTH HIGHLAND MINI MUDDER RACES, BilbsterOverall (8M, all NHH unless stated): 1 K Cormack 65:00; 2 R Erridge 65:12; 3 D Spencer 68:22; 4 R Sutherland 69:20; 5 B Newlands 74:10Women: 1 J Klimas 83:55; 2 L Stanger (W40) 86:14; 3 L Macdougall 1:43:57Overall (5M): 1 G. Cormack (unatt) 53:55; 2 N James 58:11; 3 A Sutherland (W) 58:16Women: 1 Sutherland 58:16; 2 S Dunnett 59:26; 3 L Kennedy 60:19

REIGATE RAMPAGE, SurreyOverall (4.5M approx): 1 J Griffiths 24:01; 2 T Fairman 24:35; 3 N Funnell 25:43Women: 1 J Koehler 27:34; 2 K Stephens 27:54


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APRIL 5BMI BOLT ROUND THE HOLT 21/10/5km, Farnham, SurreyOverall (21km): 1 C Jordaan 84:12; 2 C Hueston (M40) 84:28; 3 S Diffey 88:18Women: 1 H Ibbotson 95:59; 2 J Barham 99:23Overall 10km: 1 D Hull 36:43; 2 J Males 37:44; 3 J Clarke 38:38Women: 1 S Norwood 43:15; 2 J Lawson 44:12Overall (5km): 1 G Peach 18:00; 2 H Boyd 18:31; 3 M Seavill 19:35Women: 1 N James 22:22; 2 L Rushforth 23:35

FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 5km, Norton Common, LetchworthOverall: 1 R Harris (NHRR) 17:39; 2 T Morris-Pond (NHRR) 17:47; 3 T Ward 17:53Women: 1 A Scott (TriSport) 21:20; 2 L Gray (FVS) 24:23

RUN ETON/DORNEY 20, 10 & 5kmBuckinghamshireOverall (20km): 1 D Buckler 83:34; 2 M Fell 84:36; 3 R Campbell 85:47Women: 1 E Cochrane (Serp) 90:24; 2 A Prince (W40) 90:55Overall (10km): 1 T Fricker (Read U, U20) 34:07; 2 M Higgins (M40) 36:36; 3 S Roberts (Handy X, M50) 38:04Women: 1 S Reynolds 39:02; 2 K Cherry 40:55Overall (5km): 1 N Warmingham 20:48; 2 S de Lara (Soton, M50) 20:26; 3 G Cardy (Oxf Tri, W40) 21:10Women: 1 Cardy 21:10; 2 R Jones (AFD) 22:41

RUN RICHMOND PARK 10km & 5kmOverall: 1 E Kul 39:32; 2 E Matheson 40:02; 3 S Yeats (W40) 41:10Women: 1 Yeats 41:10; 2 S Grant 45:05Overall (5km): 1 J Daglish 19:03; 2 D Blackwell (M40) 19:41; 3 C Ryans 19:59Women: 1 K Stephens 22:00; 2 A Skrezyna 22:39

APRIL 1SKRUNCE HILL SERIES, South Kirkhill nr AberdeenOverall (4M/740ft, Cosmic unless

stated): 1 B Hukins (Cambus) 22:16 (rec); 2 S Peachey 23:27; 3 K Harper 23:49; 4 B Abrahams 24:32; 5 D Marshall 24:52 M40: C Tomlin 25:06 (rec). M50: A Smith (Dees R) 26:19. M60: B Manning 32:27U15: L Clark (A’deen) 29:05 Women: 1 M Davie (Forres) 26:04; 2 L McLeod (A’deen, U17) 30:51; 3 B Glasgow 31:21; 4 L Clark (A’deen) 33:00W40: K Robson 33:49. W50: A Hamilton 35:44

MARCH 29AVON VALLEY RUNNERS JUNIOR 2km, WiltshireOverall (U15): 1 O Weedon (Avon VR) 7:06; 2 C Wosika (T Bath, G) 7:14; 3 J Litlechild (T Bath, G) 7:20U13: 1 J Pickford Holy T) 8:31; 2 T Firkins (T Bath) 8:34Girls: 1 C Wosika (T Bath, G) 7:14; 2 J Litlechild (T Bath) 7:20U13: 1 S Wilson (T Bath) 7:29; 2 D Rawlings J Gaunt) 8:57

BADBURY RINGS QUARTER & HALF MARATHON, WiltshireOverall (HM): 1 C Kennedy (Burn, M40) 83:05; 2 P Wooldridge (Win) 83:17; 3 S Shaw (M40) 88:37Women: 1 C Loader (B’mth J, W35) 99:45; 2 L Sahlstrom (SWE) 1:41:36Overall (QM): 1 J House 43:27; 2 L Parsonage (T Bath, W) 44:16; 3 B Hitchcock (Dors D, M50) 46:10Women: 1 Parsonage 44:16; 2 G Roberts 50:18

FELLAPRIL 6PENDLE JUNIOR RACES (English championship counter), BurnleyU16 (4.4km/245m): 1 J Hindle (B’burn) 21:28; 2 J Marchant (Pend) 22:18; 3 C Davidson (Ross) 22:47; 4 G Lewis (E Ches) 22:56; 5 B Starling (Mercia) 23:35U16 women: 1 R Wickham (B’burn) 26:39; 2 L Williamson (Ilkley) 26:51; 3 E Robinson (K&C) 26:54; 4 P Howe (B’burn) 28:36

U14 (3.98km/199m): 1 J Boyle (Hynd) 16:12; 2 J Lund (K&C) 17:21; 3 T Nelson (Wharf) 17:41; 4 M Barnes (Pend) 17:55; 5 T Marchant (Pend) 17:59U14 women: 1 G Handley (B’burn) 18:19; 2 N Irvine (B’burn) 19:37; 3 V Merrick (Bing) 20:17; 4 T Melechi (Ilkley) 20:51; 5 D Impett (B’burn) 21:15U12 (2.58km/112m): 1 L Parker (Pennine) 13:18; 2 O Rees (Holm) 13:29; 3 B Forrest (Bury) 13:56; 4 B Batho (Stock H) 14:19; 5 C Crabtree (Wharf) 14:24U12 women: 1 E Tinman (Ross) 15:07; 2 K Atkinson (K&C) 15:10; 3 F Reed (Notts) 15:37; 4 A Stiles (Manc H) 15:42; 5 B Reed 15:56

MOW COP, Stoke-on-TrentOverall (6.5M/1300ft): 1 D Nichols (Wilm) 44:53; 2 A Lamont (Macc) 44:59; 3 J Goodwin (Boall, M40) 46:24; 4 R Houghton (M40) 49:16; 5 A Frost (Dark Pk, M40) 50:00M60: A Watts (Wilm) 58:44Women: 1 O Walwyn (Alt) 50:59; 2 K Marchant (Staffs M, W40) 54:02; 3 S Gilliver (Wilm, W50) 59:45

WREKIN, TelfordOverall (5.5M/1703ft): 1 T Werrett (MErcia, M40) 40:13; 2 P Jones (Mercia, M40) 40:22; 3 D Jones (Shrops S) 41:17M50: P Jeggo (Spring S) 45:49. M55: M Ludford (BRAT) 50:23. M60: P Johnson (Mercia) 54:30Women: 1 E Gould (Mercia) 46:32; 2 M Price (Mercia, W40) 46:44; 3 V Swingler (Shrops S, W45) 50:18

BLUBBERHOUSES MOOR, HarrogateOverall (25M/2720ft, h:m only): 1 D Haygarth (Wharf, M40) 3:13; 2 L Rawson (M40) 3:18; 3 C Easton (Chapel A) 3:24; 4 A Holloway (M45) 3:28; 5 I Waller (M50) 3:28Women: 1 K Hall (Wharf, W40) 4:00; 2 J Shotter (Holm, W50) 4:04

APRIL 5FRON FOUR, CaernarfonOverall (4.2M/1378ft, shortened course, Eryri unless stated): 1 J Parkinson (M40) 51:30; 2 M Fortes 52:00; 3 R Grantham (Ches TC, M40) 53:33M50: N Craine 56:26Women: 1 J Heming (W40) 62:40; 2 E Collins (Denbigh, W50|) 69:37; 3eq M Oliver (W60)/M Hughes 95:30U14 (2M/400ft): 1 S Jones (Menai) 16:44 (rec); 2 G Evans 24:55

CHICKEN RUN, HayfieldSIMON COLDRICK and Mary Edgerton set the inaugural records in this race which will be held annually in aid of Hayfield school funds.Overall (9.5km/322m, Pennine unless stated): 1 S Coldrick 38:40; 2 N Craig 41:20; 3 D Chan 42:03M50: T Taylor (Wirr) 46:38. M60: K Taylor 48:57Women: 1 R Blight (Stock H) 52:09; 2 M Edgerton 57:27; 3 M Jeal (Denbigh) 67:50

PENDLE (English championship event), BurnleyMen (4.5M/1500ft): 1 T Addison (Helm H) 32:55; 2 R Hope (P&B) 33:05; 3 S Bailey (Mercia) 33:23; 4 T Adams (Ilkley) 33:36; 5 M Donnelly (B’dale F, M40) 33:58; 6 R Jebb (Bing) 34:04; 7 J Hall (Wharf, U18) 34:50; 8 R Findlay-Robinson (Dark Pk) 34:55; 9 T Ellis (Calder V) 34:58; 10 I Holmes (Bing, M40) 35:02; 11 J Mercer (Horw) 35:12; 12 M Roberts (Eryri) 35:14; 13 K Gray (Calder V, M40) 35:15; 14 M Addison

(Helm, H) 35:17; 15 R Little (Dark Pk) 35:26M50: M Roberts (B’dale F) 38:10. M60: D Loan (Kesw) 43:13. M70: N Bush (Ilkley) 49:56TEAM: 1 Cald V 57; 2 P&B 84; 3 Dk Pk 86Women: 1 V Wilkinson (Bing) 38:54; 2 H Page (Calder V) 40:40; 3 A Mason (Wake, U18) 41:20; 4 R Sheffield (amble) 41:33; 5 C Rice (G’dale) 41:36; 6 S Taylor (Helm H) 41:52; 7 L Brindle (Horw) 41:55; 8 E Gould (Mercia) 42:25; 9 A Gibbs (Amble) 42:28; 10 M Price (Mercia, W40) 42:35W50: S Newman (Calder V) 43:38. W60: A-M Jones (Alt) 49:08TEAM: 1 Amble 69; 2 Calder V 97; 3 Wharf 102

NEW DUNGEON GHYLL, Great LangdaleOverall (3.5M/2100ft): 1 M Robinson (Dark Pk, M40) 43:16; 2 D Jackson (Ach ClC) 45:00; 3 P Riley (Conis) 46:14Women: 1 L Murgatroyd (Calder V, W40) 62:05; 2 L Buck (C’land F, W50) 65:305

GLEN MONA, Isle of ManOverall (6.8M/2133ft, Manx F unless stated): 1 T Cringle 67:33; 2 I Gale (M50) 70:49; 3 B Corkill 71:25M60: R Webb (IOMV) 90:31Women: 1 J Lee-Taggart 73:01; 2 K Burge (unatt, W40) 82:28; 3 J Quane (Northern, W40) 89:17W60: R Hooton 1:50:10

LLANBEDR TO BLAENAFONOverall (16.2M/4500ft): 1 H Aggleton (MDC) 2:10:44; 2 M Palmer (Mynyd dD, M50) 2:17:33; 3 C Jones (MDC) 2:19:09M60: T Woolridge (Durn) 3:04:18Women: 1 H Jarvis (Mynydd D) 2:40:56; 2 K Roby (MDC) 2:51:06; 3 A Bartlett (MErcia, W40) 2:52:01

LAKES MOUNTAIN RACE, AskhamOverall (37.3M/6562ft): 1 C Winter (N’land F) 8:43:18; 2 I Symington (Calder V) 6:56:41; 3 M Neale (M40) 8:58:20M50: A Sunter (Horw) 9:53:42. M60: R Sutcliffe 12:20:30Women: 1 M Gillie (Clwyd) 9:13:37; 2 J Greenhalgh (Horw, W40) 9:52:36; 3 S Ozane (TMH) 9:59:11W50: K Nash (Prest) 10:34:12. W60: H Winder (Macc) 12:48:58

LIVER HILL RACE, RawtenstallOverall (5M/800ft): 1 L Burthem (Warr, U23) 34:25; 2 D Kay (P&B, M40) 34:45; 3 C Davidson (Ross, U18) 36:14; 4 K Steinegger (Amble) 36:34; 5 D Clarke 36:39

M45: M Walsh (Darw D) 37:13. M50: A Staveley (B’den RR) 38:56. M55: D Kell (Ross) 40:09. M60: A Corbishley (Ross) 44:48. M70: P Heneghan (Horw) 49:27U16: Z Talbot (Ross) 40:37Women: 1 C Rice (G’dale) 39:55; 2 J McIson (Darw D, W40) 41:37; 3 L Hopley (Ross, W40) 42:39W45: D Gowans (Acc CC) 43:26.W50: J Ridgard (E Ches) 46:14. W60: J Rawlinson (Barl) 57:05U16: C Howorth (Ross) 45:24U14 (5km /600ft, all Ross): 1 B Green 20:45; 2 T Hopley 21:42; 3 I Evans 21:54U14 women: 1 E Tinman 22:45; 2 A Chadfield 23:51; 3 E Morgan 24:14U12 (3km/600ft): 1 O Goggins 15:43; 2 C Parkinson 15:44; 3 R Heneghan 15:49U12 women: 1 L Gregg 15:55; 2 O Holt 17:20; 3 S Morgan 18:09

APRIL 1BUNNY RUN 1, KeighleyOverall (3M/300ft): 1 J Hall (Wharf, U18) 14:49; 2 T Adams (Ilkley) 15:02; 3 J Simpson (Leeds C) 15:57; 4 M Wharton (Calder V) 16:08; 5 B Lindsay 16:23M40: P Tiffany (Bing) 16:49. M50: A Wright 19:50. M60: M Pickering (Ilkley) 20:45.U16: J Denton (Calder V) 16:41. U14: O Rees (Holm) 17:56 Women: 1 K Walshaw (Holm) 17:48; 2 L Haines (Ilkley, U16) 19:09; 3 J Elgood (Ilkley, U16) 19:27W40: T Seager (Stain) 19:54. W50: G Myers (Wharf) 19:56 (rec). W60: A Baldwin (Stain) 23:16U14: T Knappy (K&C) 22:02

CROSS-COUNTRYAPRIL 3PSUK CHAMPIONSHIPS, HarthillMen (XC): 1 C Wilson (Scot) 35:14; 2 J Denne (Dev/C) 35:43; 3 B Brewster (Wilts) 36:14; 4 J Cooper (Met P, M40) 36:22; 5 I Wetherall (Ches, M45) 36:28; 6 H Paton (Lond) 36:57; 7 J Miller (Glos) 37:02; 8 V Van Woerkom (Ches) 37:07; 9 R Jackaman (Met P) 37:25; 10 I Ritchie (Nthum) 37:29; 11 P Sanford (Norf) 37:45; 12 I Campbell (Met P, M50) 37:47; 13 M Penny (Kent) 37:51; 14 L Kuklinski (Wilt) 38:03M60: 1 D Michael (Herts) 43:20Women (XC): 1 D Lauder (Scot, W35) 25:34; 2 C Howard (Derbys, W40) 28:43; 3 L Griffin (Lancs, W40) 29:08; 4 R Love (Humb, W40) 30:03; 5 N Davies (Dyfed P) 30:14; 6 G Duncan (PScot, W40) 31:00; 7 T Llewellyn (N Wales, W35) 31:09; 8 S Mchugh (Met P, W35) 31:31; 9 L Chamberlain (Ches, W40) 31:34; 10 J Ravenhill (Met P, W35) 31:35


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Thursday April 17MILFORD MURDER 5Milford Common, Brocton Road, Milford, Staff ordshire. 7pm.www.stonemm.co.uk

Friday April 18GOOD FRIDAY CRICKET CLUB MARATHONStratford-on-Avon CC, Stratford-on-Avon.KILMINGTON KANTER 7Kilmington Primary School, Kilmington, Devon. 10.30am.www.kilmingtonprimary.co.uk

Saturday April 19COMPTON DOWNLAND CHALLENGE 20/40The Downs School, Compton, Berkshire. 9am.comptonharriers.org.ukISEL CROSS 5.5Kirkgate, Cockermouth, Cumbria. 11am.www.derwentac.comISLE OF MAN EASTER FESTIVAL PEEL HILL 3House of Manannan, Peel, Isle of Man. 2pm.www.easterfestival.infoNEWPORT TO RYDE 7Methodist Church Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight. 3pm.www.rydeharriers.co.ukRUN AROUND THE RESERVOIR

MARATHON (DAY 1)Holiday Inn Hotel, Northampton. 9am.www.madeyarun.com

Sunday April 20GUISELEY GALLOP 10kmWest Side Retail Park, Guiseley, West Yorkshire. 10.30am.www.skyrac.org.ukHANHAM HORROR 6Vicarage Road Playing Field, Hanham, Bristol. 11am.www.bittonroadrunners.co.ukHELMSLEY 10kmHelmsley, North Yorkshire. 10am.www.helmsleysports.orgNORTHAMPTON RUN FEST 10km/HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONDelepre Abbey, Northampton. 10am.gobeyondsport.co.ukRUN AROUND THE RESERVOIR MARATHON (DAY 2)Holiday Inn Hotel, Northampton. 9am.www.madeyarun.com

Monday April 21BEACONSFIELD 5Beaconsfi eld RFC, Oak Lodge Meadow, Beaconsfi eld, Buckinghamshire. 10am.www.burnhamjoggers.org.ukGILWERN GRUNT 10Brynmawr Foundation School, Brynmawr, Gwent. 11am.www.rogueruns.co.ukHOLLINGWORTH LAKE 5kmHollingworth Lake Visitor Centre, Littleborough, Lancashire. 9.45am.www.cannonballevents.co.ukMAYOR OF HUNTINGDON’S CHARITY 5Jubilee Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. 11am.www.huntingdontown.gov.uk/5mileONLY FOOLS NOT HORSES 10kmBlack Horse Inn, Chesham. 11am.www.black-horse-inn.co.ukSHAPWICK BUNNY HOP 7Village Hall, Shapwick, Somerset. 10am.www.shapwickrunners.co.ukWEST WIGHT THREE HILLS 8West Wight Swimming Pool, Freshwater, Isle of Wight. Noon.www.rydeharriers.co.uk

Tuesday April 22CHAMPAGNE LEAGUEBeverley Westwood, East Yorkshire. 7.15pm.www.cityofhullac.co.ukFOREST MILELakers School, Coleford, Gloucestershire.www.fodac.org.uk

Thursday April 24BARLASTON UPS AND DOWNS 5Oulton CC, Oulton, Staff ordshire. 7pm.www.stonemm.co.uk

MOBBERLEY ROUND THE RUNWAY 5.3Railway Inn, Station Road, Mobberley, Cheshire. 7.30pm.www.wilmslowrunningclub.org

Saturday April 26BATH BEAT 12.5/17/21/26.5Ralph Allen School, Bath. 8.30am.www.thebathbeat.co.ukCHIEVELEY CHASE 5.7Village Hall, Chieveley, Berkshire. 10.30am.www.mychieveley.co.ukCLANDON PARK RUN 10kmGeorge Abbot School, Guildford, Surrey. 9.30am.www.clandonparkrun.co.ukFONTHILL PARK 10kmFonthill Park CC, Fonthill Bishop, Wiltshire. [email protected] HEARTBEAT 8.5Exeter Racecourse, Exeter, Devon. 11am.www.haldonheartbeat.org.ukHOKA HIGHLAND FLING 53Milngavie, Highlands.www.highlandfl ingrace.orgHURSTBOURNE 5George V Playing Fields, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire. 11am.www.hbt.org.ukLIVABILITY’S EASTER RABBIT RUN 5/10/15kmClapham Common, London. 11am.www.livability.org.ukRUN RICHMOND PARK 5/10kmRichmond Park, Richmond, Surrey. 10.10am.www.thefi xevents.comSOUTH DEVON 10kmSouth Devon College, Paignton, Devon. Noon.sdcfriends.co.ukTRENT PARK 5km HANDICAPSnakes Lane, Oakwood, Middlesex. 9.30am.www.trentparkrc.org

Sunday April 27BELLE VUE HOUSE 10kmEdge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire. 10.30am.www.bellevuehouse10k.org.ukCLAPHAM COMMON 5/10/15km SERIESClapham Common, Clapham, London. 10am.www.innovationsports.co.ukDANESFIELD DASH 10kmWittington House, Henley Road, Marlow, Buckinghamshire. 10am.www.purplepatchrunning.comDROVERS 10kmLangford Lakes, Steeple Langford, Salisbury, Wiltshire. 10.30am.www.dtar.co.ukEVESHAM HALF-MARATHON/ULTRA 45

Town Hall, Evesham, Worcestershire. 10.30am.www.cotswoldrunning.co.ukFAIROAKS 5/10Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, Surrey. 10.30am.www.barnesfi tness.co.ukFOUNTAINS 10kmFountains C of E School,Grantley, Ripon, North Yorkshire. 11am.www.fountains10k.co.ukFULLERS THAMES TOWPATH 10Hartington Road, Chiswick, London. 9.30am.www.west4harriers.comGOUDHURST 5/10kmRisebridge HHealth & Sports Club, Goudhurst, Kent. 10.30am.www.nice-work.org.ukHOGSMILL LADIES’ 5Harrier Centre, Poole Road, West Ewell, Surrey. 10am.www.epsomallsorts.org.ukHOUGHTON 11kmVillage Hall, Houghton, Hampshire. 10.15am.www.houghton-trail-event.org.ukICKWORTH 10km HOOHAAHThe Rotunda, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suff olk. 10am.www.hoohaah.co.ukKIELDER 50/100km ULTRAKielder Forest Park, Kielder, Northumberland.www.highterrainevents.co.ukKYMIN DASH 7.1Hadnock Raod, Monmouth. 11am.www.kymindash.co.ukLEICESTER COLOUR BLAST DASH 5kmVictoria Park, Leicester. 9am.www.colourblastdash.orgRADCLIFFE 10kmCams Lane Primary School, Radcliff e, Manchester. 11am.www.radcli� eac.org.uk


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TV guideSaturday April 12Channel 47-8am – Brighton Marathon highlightsSunday April 13British Eurosport3.30-5am – Paris Marathon highlightsBBC18.30am-2.30pm – Live coverage of the Virgin Money London Marathon.British Eurosport 9am-12.15pm – London MarathonBBC25.30-6.30pm – Highlights of the London Marathon.



What’s OnEvents www.brooksrunning.co.uk


RIDGE OFF ROADER 10kmBledlow Ridge School, Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire. 10am.www.ridgeo� roader.co.ukRUN BALMORAL 15Balmoral Estates, Crathie, Aberdeenshire. 11.15am.www.runbalmoral.comRUN IN THE FOREST 5Conkers, Swadlincote, Derbyshire. 10.30am.SHOBDON WOOD 9kmForestry Research Station, Uphampton, Herefordshire. 11am.www.croftambreyrunningclub.co.ukTREE HOUSE SCHOOL 10kmBeeching Way, Wallingford, Oxfordshire. 9.30am.www.thetreehouseschool.org.ukUFD HACKNEY HALF-MARATHONHackney Marshes, Homerton Road, London. 11am.www.ufdance.co.uk

Tuesday April 29PENTYRCH 6.8Village Hall, Pentyrch, Cardiff .

Wednesday April 30ASH TOWN TREE 7Ash Primary School, Ash, Somerset. 7pm.www.ashexcellenteight.comDAVINA RAIDY’S BIRTHDAY BROWNHOUSE WHAM DASH 5kmOxford Pub, Rochdale, Lancashire. [email protected]

Thursday May 1WRINGTON WOODLAND 10kmThe Lord Nelson, Cleeve, Somerset. 7.15pm.www.tach.org.uk

Saturday May 3ABNEY CHEADLE RUN 5kmAbney Hall, Cheadle, Cheshire. 9.30am.www.abneycheadlerun.co.ukBEAST IN THE EAST 10kmCanada Height, Button Street, Swanley, Kent.www.grimchallenge.co.uk/beast-in-the-eastENDURANCELIFE CTS PEMBROKESHIRE 10km/HALF-MARATHON/MARATHON/ULTRALittle Haven, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.www.endurancelife.comLETCHWORTH FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 5kmLetchworth Outdoor Pool, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire. 9am.www.fi rstsaturday5km.org.ukNEILSTON PAD 6.4kmShowground, Neilston. 10am.www.neilstontrust.co.ukRED KITE CHALLENGE 10km/HALF-MARATHON (Inc WELSH TRAIL CHAMPS)Woodlands Caravan Site, Devil’s Bridge, Ceredigion. 1pm.www.redkite-barcudcoch.org.uk

Sunday May 4KILLERTON 10km/HALF-MARATHONKillerton, Devon. 11am.www.relishrunningraces.com

Monday May 5WATFORD 10kmCassiobury Park, Watford, Hertfordshire. 11.30am.www.watford10k.org.uk

Tuesday May 6CHAMPAGNE LEAGUEVillage Hall, Lockington, East Yorkshire. 7.15pm.www.cityofhullac.co.ukSELF TRANSCENDENCE 2Milton Country Park, Cambridge. 6.30pm.uk.srichinmoyraces.org/cambridgeTERRY NORTLEY 4x2M RELAYClose Park, Radcliff e, Manchester. 11am.www.radcli� eac.org.uk

Wednesday May 7CHORLEY H ASTLEY PARK 7km SERIESBaron Rest Pub, Astley, Chorley, Lancashire. 7.30pm.www.chorleyharriers.co.uk

Friday May 9POOLE RUNNERS SUMMER 3.5 SERIESUpton Country Park, Poole, Dorset. 7.30pm.www.poolerunners.com

Saturday May 10KINTYRE WAY ULTRA 35.5/67Tayinloan, Argyll. 9.30am.www.kintyrewayrelay.co.ukKIRKLEES 10km CHALLENGECathedral House, Huddersfi eld, West Yorkshire. 10am.www.huddersfi eldchristianfellowship.comLULWORTH LUNG BUSTER 15Lulworth Camp Site, Lulworth, Dorset.www.team-bravura.co.uk

Sunday May 11COLCHESTER 10kmColchester Garrison Running Track, Colchester, Essex. 10.30am.colchestercharityraces.orgDUKERIES ULTRA 30/40Walesby Sports Club, Walesby, Nottinghamshire. 9am.www.dukeriesultra.co.ukPORTHKERRY 5Porthkerry Park, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan. 10am.penarthanddinasrunners.org.ukRUNTHROUGH WIMBLEDON COMMON 10kmWimbledon Common, Wimbledon. 10am.www.runthrough.co.uk

ROADFriday April 11RAMSEY PARK HANDICAP 3.8Mooragh Park, Ramsey, Isle of Man. 7pm.www.iomnac.co.uk/parkruns.aspx

Saturday April 12BUXTON PAVILION GARDENS 5kmPavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire. 9am.buxtonac.org.ukGORTIN 5/10kmMain Street, Gortin. [email protected]

RUN NORTHUMBERLAND CRAGSIDE 10kmCragside, Rothbury, Northumberland. 9.45am.runnorthumberland.orgSHEFFIELD FESTIVAL OF ATHLETICS 10kmRother Valley County Park, Sheffi eld, South Yorkshire. 10.30am.www.she eldfestival.orgSIBLYBACK LAKE 5km SERIESSiblyback Lake, Liskeard, Cornwall. 10am.www.digdeepuk.orgSUSSEX RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPSChrists Hospital, Horsham, Sussex.www.sussexathletics.org.uk

Sunday April 13BOLTON 10kmBolton.www.bolton10k.orgFLEETWOOD 10kmMarine Hall, The Esplanade, Fleetwood, Lancashire. 10am.www.fyldecoastrunning.comFRENCHAY 10kmUWE Glenside Campus, Stapleton, Bristol. 11am.www.frenchay10k.co.ukGARSTANG GALLOP 10kmSports and Social Club, Garstang, Lancashire. 11am.www.garstangrc.co.ukGLENLIVET 10kmGlenlivet Distillery, Glenlivet, Moray. 11am.www.theglenlivet10k.comGREAT WELSH HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONLlanelli, Carmarthenshire. 9am.www.humanbeingactive.org/marathonISLAY SINGLE MALT MARATHONBowmore, Isle of Islay.www.lordsoftheisles.comJERSEY EASTER MARATHONLes Quennevais Sport Centre, Jersey.www.hareandtortoiseevents.co.ukRONNIE BOWKER FOUNDATION 10kmCannon Hill Park, Moseley, Birmingham. 10am.www.facebook.com/ronniebowkerfoundationTOM SCOTT MEMORIAL 10 (Inc SCOTTISH CHAMPS)/6kmJohn Cumming Stadium, Carluke, South Lanarkshire. 10am.www.tomscottroadraces.co.ukVIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHONwww.virginlondonmarathon.comWHITLEY 10kmVillage Hall, Whitley, Cheshire. 11am.www.whitley10k.wemakejam.org

Tuesday April 15EHH NEW ELLERBY 5Railway Inn, New Ellerby, East Yorkshire. 7pm.easthullharriers.com

Wednesday April 16CHESTER SPRING 5Cheshire County Sports Club, Chester. 7pm.westcheshireac.co.ukDERBY MIDWEEK MILE/5km TRAINING RACEAlvaston & Boulton CC, Raynesway, Derby. 7pm.

www.runningwithdavid.comST ANDREWS 5kmUniversity of St Andrews, St Andrews. 7.30pm.

Friday April 18BRIDLINGTON EASTER 5Lime Kiln Lane, Bridlington, North Yorkshire. 10am.www.nice-work.org.ukCALDERVALE COUNTRY 10Village Hall, Caldervale, Lancashire. 1pm.ukroadraces.infoELSWICK GOOD FRIDAY RACESNewburn Riverside Park, Lemington, Newcastle, Tyne & Wear. 11am.www.elswickharriers.org.ukFOLKESTONE 10The Green, Cinque Ports Avenue, Hythe, Kent. 11am.www.nice-work.org.ukISLE OF MAN EASTER FESTIVAL 10kmPort Erin, Isle of Man. 5.30pm.www.easterfestival.infoKPMG GUERNSEY EASTER 10kmRovers Athletic Club, Port Soif, Guernsey. 10.30am.www.guernseyathletics.org.ggMAIDENHEAD EASTER 10Maidenhead Offi ce Park, Maidenhead, Berkshire. 9.30am.www.maidenheadac.co.ukNEW MARSKE MERMAID 10kmMermaid, Redcar Road, Marske by the Sea, Teeside. 10.15am.www.new-marske-harriers.co.ukNEWTOWN CHOCOHOLICS 5kmMaldwyn Leisure Centre, Newtown, Powys. 11.30am.www.maldwynharriers.org.ukSALFORD 10kmSalford Sports Village, Salford, Manchester. 10am.www.salfordharriers.co.ukSUDBURY FUN RUN 5Kingfi sher Leisure Centre, Sudbury, Essex.www.sudburyfunrun.co.ukTARGET 10kmStantonbury Stadium, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. 10am.fqevents.co.uk/t10k-2

Saturday April 19ANGUS HALF-MARATHONMonikie Country Park, Dundee. 10.30am.www.eventfull.bizBERAGH RED KNIGHTS 5km/5 MILESt Marys Park, Beragh. [email protected] EASTER 5kmPromenade, Llandudno, Conwy. 10.30am.www.nice-work.org.ukMAXIFUEL WINTER 5/10/15/20km SERIESDorney Lake, Eton, Berkshire. Noon.www.f3events.co.ukROTARY EASTER QUARTER MARATHONBoscombe Pier, Bournemouth, Dorset. 11am.www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=1564SEVERN AC EASTER 10kmWhite Horse, Sandhurst, Gloucester. 11.30am.www.severnathletic.org.uk

VALIANTS HALF-MARATHONValiants Equestrian Centre, Out Rawcliff e, Lancashire. [email protected] PARK OPEN 5St Augustine’s Hall, Victoria Park, Hackney, London. 2.30pm.www.vphthac.org.uk

Sunday April 20AIR PRODUCTS 10kmManchester Metropolitan University, Crewe, Cheshire. 10.15am.www.southcheshireharriers.org.ukBALLYGALGET COMMUNITY 10kmBallygalget Road, Portaferry. Noon.www.eastdownac.co.ukCAPITAL RUNNERS RICHMOND PARK 10kmEast Sheen Gate, Richmond Park, Richmond, Surrey. 10am.www.capitalrunners.comGOLDEN GALLOP 10kmFairfi eld High School, Peterchurch, Herefordshire. 10am.www.peakperformanceevents.co.nfISLE OF MAN EASTER FESTIVAL 5km RELAYPromenade, Douglas, Isle of Man. 10am. www.easterfestival.infoMASSEY FERGUSON EASTER SUNDAY 5War Memorial Park, Coventry, Warwickshire. 10am.www.masseyrunners.co.ukNORTH TYNESIDE 10kmCobalt Business Park, North Shields, North Tyneside. 10am.www.northtyneside.gov.ukRUNCORN RUN THE BRIDGE 5Picow Farm Road, Runcorn, Cheshire. 9.30am. www.runhalton.co.ukRUNTHROUGH CLAPHAM COMMON 5/10kmClapham Common, London. 10am.www.runthrough.co.ukSTAXIGOE HALL EASTER 10kmStaxigoe Hall, Staxigoe, Highlands. 2pm. northighlandharriers.co.ukTEIFI 10 (Inc WELSH CHAMPS)North Road, Lampeter, Ceredigion. Noon. sarnhelen.org.ukTROWSE 10kmNorfolk Snowsports Club, Norwich, Norfolk. 9am.www.conac.org.uk

Monday April 21BAMPTON TO TIVERTON 7White Horse, Bampton, Devon. 10.30am. tiverton-harriers.co.ukKPMG GUERNSEY EASTER HALF-MARATHONAlbert Pier, St Peter Port. 9am.www.guernseyathletics.org.ggLONDON EASTER 10kmRegent’s Park, London. 10.30am.www.nice-work.org.ukNOTTS AC EASTER 10kmWollaton Park, Nottingham. 11am.www.nottsac.co.ukNUTFIELD VILLAGE 5Nutfi eld, Surrey.www.nutfi eldlink.co.uk/roadraceSTANWICK 10kmStanwick, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. 10.30am.www.stanwickraces.org.ukWHITEHEAD EASTER MONDAY 5Kings Road, Whitehead. Noon.www.whitehead-ni.comYEOVILTON EASTER BUNNY 10km


Nuffi eld Bar, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset. 11am.www.yeoviltownrrc.com

Wednesday April 23BORDERS LEAGUEDeeside.www.bordersleague.org.ukGREAT YARMOUTH PROMENADE 5 SERIESMarine Parade, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. 7.15pm.gyrr.co.ukSOUTH YORKSHIRE ROAD LEAGUELodge Moor, South Yorkshire.www.sycaa.co.uk/sycaa/road/fi xtures

Thursday April 24KINROSS 10kmLoch Leven Community Campus, Kinross, Perthshire. 7.30pm.www.kinrosshigh.pkc.sch.ukWESTON PROM 5Pavilion Bar, Upper Church Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. 7.30pm.www.westonac.co.uk/promrun

Friday April 253km ON THE GREEN SERIESMcLellans Arch, Glasgow Green, Glasgow. 12.30pm.www.3konthegreen.comBEVERIDGE PARK 5km SERIESBeveridge Park, Kirkcaldy, Fife. 7.30pm.www.fi feac.orgBROOKS SERPENTINE LAST FRIDAY 5kmThe Bandstand, Hyde Park, London. 12.30pm.www.serpentine.org.ukFORDHOUSES FAST 5kmFordhouses CC, Wolverhampton, West Midlands. 7pm.www.wolvesandbilstonac.co.ukRAMSEY PARK HANDICAP 3.8Mooragh Park, Ramsey, Isle of Man. 7pm.www.iomnac.co.uk/parkruns.aspxSPERRIN HARRIERS CLASSIC 5Parkmore Road, Magherafelt. 7.30pm.www.sperrinharriers.co.uk

Saturday April 26BALLYNAHINCH LIONS 10kmThe Square, Ballynahinch. 2pm.www.ballynahinchlionsclub.co.ukGREAT LANGDALE ST GEORGE’S DAY 10km (DAY 1)Stickle Barn, Great Langdale, Cumbria. Noon.www.greatlangdaleroadraces.co.ukRUN BALMORAL CONOCOPHILLIPS 5km/STENA DRILLING TARTAN 10kmBalmoral Estates, Crathie, Aberdeenshire. 12.30pm.www.runbalmoral.comWRAY SCARECROW 10kmWray, Lancashire. 1pm.www.wrayvillage.co.ukWREXHAM OPEN 10 (Inc NORTH WALES CHAMPS)Wrexham Industrial Estate, Wrexham. 2pm.wrexhamroadrunners.org.uk

Sunday April 27ABBOTS BROMLEY 10kmAbbots Bromley CC, Abbots Bromley, Staff ordshire. 11am.

[email protected] ANNUAL 10kmWoodpeckers CC, Ashleworth, Gloucestershire. 10.30am.angelsrunningclub.wordpress.com/beacon-10kBALFRON 10kmBalfron Campus, Balfron, Glagow. 11am.www.balfron10k.org.ukBRACKNELL HALF-MARATHONSouth Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire. 9am.www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/leisureandcultureBRAINTREE 5Discovery Centre, Great Notley Country Park, Braintree, Essex. 11am.www.braintreeanddistrictac.co.ukBUPA GREAT EDINBURGH 10Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh. 9.30am.www.greatrun.orgCORSHAM ST GEORGE’S 10kmCorsham FC, Corsham, Wiltshire. 11am.www.corshamrunningclub.co.ukCRINAN PUFFER 8.5Pier Square, Ardrishaig, Argyll. 10am.www.midargyllcycleclub.co.ukENYS 10kmFalmouth Beach Hotel, Falmouth, Cornwall. 11am.www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=1051FORDINGBRIDGE FIRE STATION 10kmFordingbridge Fire Station, Fordingbridge, Hampshire. 11am.www.fordingbridgefi restation.comGREAT LANGDALE ST GEORGE’S DAY 10km (DAY 2)Stickle Barn, Great Langdale, Cumbria. Noon.www.greatlangdaleroadraces.co.ukHIGHWORTH 5Warneford School, Highworth, Wiltshire. 11am.www.highworthrunningclub.co.ukHOTELYMPIA 10kmExcel, London. 9am.2014.hotelympia10k.comLIVINGSTON RELAYSBraunston Leisure Centre, Leicester.www.livingstonrelays.co.uk/index.htmlNEUROCARE HEAD START 5/10kmRother Valley Country Park, Sheffi eld, South Yorkshire. 9am.www.neurocare.org.ukNORTH WALES 10Wrexham.wrexhamroadrunners.org.ukORMIDALE 10kmOrmidale Pavilion, Brodick, Isle of Arran. Noon.www.ormidale-hotel.co.ukPENSFORD 10kmMemorial Hall, Pensford, Avon. 1pm.www.pensford10k.comPLYMOUTH HALF-MARATHONPlymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. 9am.www.plymouthhalfmarathon.comROTARY SHAKESPEARE HALF-MARATHON/MARATHONStratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. 9am.www.shakespearemarathon.org.ukRUN ARMAGH 10kmArmagh Planetarium, Armagh. 2pm.SOUTHBOURNE FAST & FLAT

5/10kmSt Katharines School, Southbourne, Sussex. 11am.southbournefastandfl at.infoSSE AIRTRICITY 10Ebrington Square, Londonderry. 11am.www.thewalledcitymarathon.comSTURTON STRIDE 5kmSturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire. 10.30am.www.sturton.notts.sch.ukTULIP 10kmSpringfi elds Exhibition Centre, Spalding, Lincolnshire. 10am.www.spaldingtri.co.uk

Tuesday April 29EHH SPROATLEY 6Constable Arms, Sproatley, East Yorkshire. 7.15pm.www.easthullharriers.comPOMPHREY SPORTS 5km SUMMER SERIESPomphrey Hill Playing Fields, Mangotsfi eld, Bristol. 7.30pm.www.bristolandwestac.org.ukRAVENSCRAIG PARK SERIES MILERavenscraig Park Kirkcaldy, Fife. 7pm.www.fi feac.orgWELCOME TAVERN TUESDAY 5km SERIESWelcome Tavern, Walton Park, Preston, Lancashire. 7pm.www.ukroadraces.info

Wednesday April 30LAKESIDE 5km SERIESHilsea Lido, Portsmouth, Hampshire. 7.15pm.www.portsmouthathletic.co.ukNEW MARSKE SPRING COAST ROAD 5kmRedcar RFC, Green Lane, Redcar, Teesside. 7pm.www.new-marske-harriers.co.ukPURPLE LADIES 5kmJoey Dunlop Leisure Centre, Ballymoney. 7.30pm.www.springwellrunners.comSOUTH YORKSHIRE ROAD LEAGUELow Bradfi eld, South Yorkshire.www.sycaa.co.uk/sycaa/road/fi xturesSTRATHKINNESS TO BLEBO CRAIGSStrathkinness, Fife. 7.30pm.www.fi feac.orgWYE VALLEY HEREFORD 10kmRowing Club, Greyfriars Avenue, Hereford. 7.30pm.www.wyevalleyrunners.co.uk

Friday May 2CARDIFF SUMMER SERIES MILEPontcanna Fields, Cardiff . 7.30pm.www.cardi� runningevents.orgDAVE PHILLIPS MEMORIAL 4.75 SERIESSt John’s FC, St John’s, Isle of Man. 7pm.www.westernac.orgEALING MILELammas Park, Ealing, London. 12.30pm.www.ealingmile.com

Saturday May 3ANGLO CELTIC PLATE 100km INTERNATIONAL (Inc ENGLISH 50km ULTRA CHAMPIONSHIPS)Cyclopark, The Tollgate, Gravesend, Kent.www.englandathletics.org

CHESTERFIELD NO WALK IN THE PARK 5kmQueens Park, Chesterfi eld, Derbyshire. 9.30am.northderbyshirerc.jimdo.comEDINBURGH TO NORTH BERWICK 20Portobello Promenade, Edinburgh. 11am.www.entrycentral.comNORTH WEST 5km GRAND PRIXEnvironment Centre, Okell Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside. 10am.www.knowsleyharriers.comSELF TRANSCENDENCE 10kmBattersea Park, London. 8am.www.uk.srichinmoyraces.org/races/londonTIREE 10km/HALF-MARATHONAn Talla, Isle of Tiree.www.tireefi tness.co.uk

Sunday May 4ALEXANDRA PARK WOMEN’S 5km SERIESAlexandra Park, Moss Side, Manchester. 10am.www.openathletics.orgLANGTOFT 10kmLangtoft.www.langtoftroadrun.btck.co.ukLICHFIELD HALF-MARATHONKing Edward VI School, Lichfi eld, Staff ordshire. 10.30am.www.kpevents.netNEWTOWN 10kmLatham Park, Newtown, Powys. 11.30am.www.maldwynharriers.org.ukNORTH LINCOLNSHIRE HALF-MARATHONGlanford Park, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. 9am.www.northlincshalf.co.ukREGENT’S PARK SUMMER 10km SERIESThe Hub, Regent’s Park, London. 9.30am.www.regentsparkraces.orgSUNDERLAND CITY 10km/HALF-MARATHONStadium of Light, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. 10am.

www.sunderlandcity10K.comSVHC WALTER ROSS OPEN MASTERS’ 10kmCartha Rugby Club, Glasgow. 1.30pm.www.scottishmastersathletics.webnode.com/

Monday May 5BELFAST CITY MARATHONCity Hall, Belfast. 9am.www.belfastcitymarathon.comCARDIFF BAY 5Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff . 10.30am.www.cardi� bay5mile.orgCARMARTHEN MAYORS 5kmCarmarthen.www.rasusymaer.org.uk/english/newsCWRTNEWYDD 4Cwrtnewydd School, Cwrtnewydd, Ceredigion. 1.30pm.www.sarnhelen.org.ukMILTON KEYNES MARATHONStadium MK, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. 10am.www.miltonkeynesmarathon.co.uk

Tuesday May 6BRECON AC 3Village Hall, Llanfrynach, Brecon, Powys. 7.15pm.www.breconac.org.ukCRYSTAL PALACE CANTER 5kmTop car park, NSC, Crystal Palace, London, SE19. [email protected] DOGGETT MEMORIAL 5kmCock & Magpie, Whitworth, Lancashire. [email protected] MIRACLE MILEMarkinch.www.fi feac.org

Wednesday May 7CROXBY 4.44Croxby Crossroads, Croxby, Lincolnshire. 7pm.www.woldsvets.co.ukGREAT YARMOUTH PROMENADE 5 SERIESMarine Parade, Great Yarmouth,




NEXT month’s Bespak Grand East Anglian Run incorporates the British masters 10km road championships for 2014.

The May 4 event in King’s Lynn, which is often known as “GEAR” for short, was fi rst run in 2006 and continues to go from strength to strength as a fast, flat, one-lap course.

Gemma Steel, with 32:51 in 2011, is among the former winners, while the men’s course record of 30:18 is held by Tadele Geremew, an Elswick Harrier who has, in the past, trained with distance legend and fellow Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie.

The race began as a regeneration idea to promote King’s Lynn and it has grown to feature a fi eld of around 2000 runners, with a 1.2-mile fun run attracting 600-plus youngsters.

In 2009 the event received

a gold grading from the British Association of Road Races, which it has retained each year as a high-quality event. See grandeastangliarun.co.uk

EVENT SPOTLIGHT: BESPAK GRAND EAST ANGLIAN RUN




Norfolk. 7.15pm.HEREFORD COURIERS 5km SERIESHereford Leisure Centre, Holmer Road, Hereford. 7.15pm.www.herefordcouriers.wordpress.comSELF TRANSCENDENCE 5km (Inc SCOTTISH CHAMPS)Silverknowes, Edinburgh. 7.30pm.www.uk.srichinmoyraces.org/races/edinburghSVHC SNOWBALL RACE 4.8Outdoor Sports Centre, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. 7.30pm.www.scottishmastersathletics.webnode.comTROON TORTOISES 10kmWalker Halls, South Beach, Troon, Ayrshire. 7.30pm.www.troontortoises.org.uk

Saturday May 10ALL NATIONS 5/10kmDorney Lake, Eton, Berkshire. 9.30am.www.thefi xevents.comBUXTON PAVILION GARDENS 5kmPavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire. 9am.www.buxtonac.org.ukLOCH LEVEN HALF-MARATHONKinross.www.kinrossroadrunners.co.ukPENICUIK 10kmBog Road, Penicuik. 2.15pm.www.penicuikharriers.org.ukTHREE LAKES 7Drumcullen Road, Downpatrick. 11am.www.eastdownac.co.uk

WALKSSunday April 27SARNIA WALKING CLUB 10kmQuayside, Guernsey. 9.30am.sarnia.wordpress.com

Friday May 9SOUTH YORKSHIRE LEAGUEMillhouses Park, Sheffi eld.www.sycaa.co.uk/sycaa

Sunday May 11SARNIA WC GRAHAM MANN CUP HANICAP 3kmLes Amarreurs, Vale, Guernsey. 9.30am.sarnia.wordpress.com

TRACKFriday April 11SARNIA WALKING CLUB 2M WALK OPENOsmond Priaulx. 6.30pm.www.sarnia.wordpress.com

Saturday April 12CHARNWOOD AC WARM-UP MEETINGLoughborough. 11am.www.charnwoodac.co.ukHAVANT AC OPEN MEETINGPortsmouth.www.havantac.org.ukHERNE HILL H OPEN MEETINGTooting Bec. 12.30pm.www.hernehillharriers.orgLEE VALLEY OPENLee Valley.www.vistleevalley.org.uk/athleticsLIVERPOOL THROWS & JUMPS OPENLiverpool. 10am.

www.liverpoolthrowsjumps.co.ukMMTG WTC WORLD 56LB CHAMPIONSHIPSDerby.www.mmtg.org.ukRUGBY SPRING MEDAL OPENRugby.www.randnac.orgTAYSIDE & FIFE COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATION OPENDunfermline. Until Sunday April 13.www.pitreavie-aac.co.uk

Sunday April 13ANNE MARIE READSHAW MEMORIAL OPENShildon. 11am.www.shildonrunning.co.ukAVON LEAGUEYate. Noon.www.avonleague.org.ukAYRSHIRE H OPEN MEETINGAyr. 11.30am.www.kilmarnockharriers.comBORDER H OPEN MEETINGCarlisle.www. borderharriers.co.ukDEESIDE OPEN MEETINGConnah’s Quay. 11am.www.deesideathleticclub.comEASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUENorwich, St. Albans, Thurrock, Woodford.www.eyal.org.ukINVERNESS H OPEN MEETINGInverness.www.invernessharriers.org.ukKINGSTON UPON HULL SPRING OPENHull. 10.15am.www.kuhac.comLINCOLNSHIRE LEAGUEGrantham.www.lincsathletics.org.ukLIVERPOOL H ERNIE GALLAGHER MEMORIAL MEDAL MEETINGLiverpool. 10am.www.liverpoolharriers.co.ukLIVERPOOL H TOM O’MAHONEY MEMORIAL OPEN MEETINGLiverpool. 2.30pm.www.liverpoolharriers.co.ukMEDWAY & MAIDSTONE AC OPENGillingham.www.mandmac.orgOXFORDSHIRE JUNIOR LEAGUEHorspath.www.oxfordcityathleticclub.com SHEFFIELD FESTIVAL OF ATHLETICS OPENSheffi eld.www.she� eldfestival.orgTRIANGULAR LEAGUEWolverhampton.dashac.co.ukWESSEX YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUESouthampton, Swindon.www.wessexleaguetandf.co.uk

Tuesday April 15NORTH DOWN AC OPEN MEETINGBangor. 6pm.www.nirunning.co.uk/july-2013NORTH YORKSHIRE & SOUTH DURHAM LEAGUEMiddlesbrough. 6pm.www.new-marske-harriers.co.ukWORCESTER AC OPENWorcester. 6.30pm.

Wednesday April 16ISLE OF MAN AA OPEN MEETINGDouglas.www.iomaa.info/track&fi eld.htmOXFORD CITY AC OPEN GRADED MEETINGHorspath.www.oxfordcityathleticclub.comSOUTHAMPTON AC GRADED OPEN MEETINGSouthampton. 6pm.www.southamptonathleticclub.org.uk

Thursday April 17LAGAN VALLEY YOUNG ATHLETES’ OPEN MEETINGBelfast. 6pm.www.laganvalleyac.co.uk

Friday April 18HERTS PHOENIX GRADED OPENWelwyn Garden City.www.hertsphoenix.com

Saturday April 19CHELMSFORD DANNY MULLANE OPEN MEETINGChelmsford. 10am.www.chelmsford.gov.uk/athletic-eventsCUMBRIA LEAGUECopeland.HUMBERSIDE LEAGUEGrimsby. 10.30am.JSB PLUMBING FORTH VALLEY LEAGUEGrangemouth. 10am.www.jsbplumbing-forthvalley.fsnet.co.ukKETTERING OPEN MEETINGKettering.www.ktharriers.comMMTG SLINGBALL & IRON SLINGBALL OPENDerby.www.mmtg.org.ukSOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE1: Bromley, Lee Valley, Norwich, Peterborough. 2 North: Ipswich, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Perivale. 2 South: Abingdon, Andover, Ashford, Eltham. 3 North: Braintree, King’s Lynn, Uxbridge, Watford. 3 South: Bracknell, Eastbourne, Hastings, Plymouth.www.southernathletics.org.ukWINDSOR SLOUGH ETON & HOUNSLOW OPEN MEETINGEton.www.wseh.info

Sunday April 20CRAWLEY EASTER SUNDAY OPEN MEETINGCrawley.www.crawleyac.org.ukGATESHEAD YOUNG ATHLETES’ OPEN MEETINGGateshead.www.gateshead-harriers.co.ukSCOTTISH ATHLETICS LEAGUE1: Grangemouth. 2: Grangemouth.www.scottishleague.org.ukSCOTTISH WOMEN’S ATHLETIC LEAGUEAberdeen. [email protected]

Monday April 21BILL WHISTLECROFT MEMORIAL HURDLES OPENYeovil.

www.yeovilolympiads.com BMC GOLD STANDARD RACESStretford. 8pm.www.britishmilersclub.comLONDON INTER-CLUB CHALLENGELee Valley.www. londonathletics.org/LICCTONBRIDGE AC EASTER MONDAY OPEN MEETINGTonbridge.www.tonbridgeac.co.ukTRAFFORD AC MEDAL MEETINGStretford. Noon.www.tra� ordac.co.uk

Tuesday April 22INTERTRUST SERIES 1St Peter Port.www.guernseyathletics.org.gg

Wednesday April 23LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND COUNTY 10,000m CHAMPIONSHIPSLeicester.www.lraa.org.ukNORTH EASTERN OPEN GRAND PRIX SERIES (Inc NECAA OPEN 10,000M CHAMPS)Jarrow. 7pm.www.necaa.infoWATFORD OPEN GRADED MEETINGWatford. 7pm.www.watfordharriers.org.uk

Friday April 25BMC REGIONAL RACESHutchesons’ Grammar, Glasgow. 6.30pm.www.britishmilersclub.comINVERNESS H JUMPS & THROWS FESTIVALInverness.www.invernessharriers.org.uk

Saturday April 26BIRCHFIELD H OPENAlexander Stadium, Birmingham.www.birchfi eldharriers.netCRAWLEY AIM 6-HOUR/12-HOUR OPENCrawley. 7am.www. crawley6and12hourraces.comDERBYSHIRE MINI LEAGUEDerby. 10am.www. derbyshireathletics.org.uk/MiniTField.htmlKENT YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUEAshford. 11am.www.kcaa.org.uk KINNAIRD & SWARD TROPHIESKingston.www.kingstonandpoly.orgLILY B GIRLS’ LEAGUEGuildford.MID LANCASHIRE LEAGUEWigan.www.midlancs.org.ukNOTTS MINI LEAGUEBingham.www.notts-minileague.co.ukSCOTTISH UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPSGrangemouth. 11am.SOMERSET COUNTY COMBINED EVENTS & RACE WALKING CHAMPIONSHIPSStreet. Until Sunday April 27.www. somersetschoolsathletics.org.ukSOUTH YORKSHIRE LEAGUERotherham. 10am.

www.sycaa.co.ukWELSH U15 LEAGUEEast: Cwmbran. West: Carmarthen.www.welshathletics.orgWEST YORKSHIRE LEAGUECleckheaton. 1pm.www.wakefi eld-harriers.co.uk

Sunday April 27NORTH EASTERN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE1: Hexham. 2 N: Jarrow. 2 S: Middlesbrough.www.necaa.infoSLAN TROPHY MEETING OPENTooting Bec.www.slanetwork.org.ukYOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUEMidland East 1: Coventry. Midland East 2: Derby. Midland Premier 1: Birmingham. Midland Premier 2: Stoke. Midland West 1: Gloucester. Midland West 2a: Cwmbran. Midland West 2b: Kidderminster. Northern East 1: Sheffi eld. Northern East 2: Grimsby. Northern Premier 1: Edinburgh. Northern Premier 2: Dunfermline. Northern West 1: Bebington. Northern West 2: Ashton-under-Lyne. Southern North 1: Mile End. Southern North 2: Watford. Southern Premier 1: Norwich. Southern Premier 2: Newham. Southern South 1: Southampton. Southern South 2a: Dartford. Southern South 2b: Hillingdon.www.ukydl.org.ukWESSEX YOUNG ATHLETES’ LEAGUEBasingstoke, Winchester.www.wessexleaguetandf.co.uk

Monday April 28LONDON DISABILITY CHAMPIONSHIPSLee Valley.www.vistleevalley.org.uk/athleticsSOUTHERN COUNTIES VETERANS’ LEAGUEHants and Surrey: Portsmouth. Herts and North Middlesex: Lee Valley. Kent: Sutcliff e Park. South West London: Kingston.www.scvac.org.uk

Tuesday April 29ABERDEEN AAC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS & OPEN MEETINGAberdeen. 6pm.www.aberdeenaac.co.ukBRISTOL & WEST OPEN MEETINGStoke Giff ord. 6.30pm.www.bristolandwestac.orgNORTH YORKSHIRE & SOUTH DURHAM LEAGUEDarlington. 6pm.www.new-marske-harriers.co.uk

Wednesday April 30ASHFORD LEISURE TRUST OPEN MEETINGAshford. 6.20pm.www.justiming-live.co.uk/ashford2014.htmlBMC REGIONAL RACESCoventry.www.britishmilersclub.com/fi xtures/bmcfi xtures.aspxMANX HARRIERS LEAGUEDouglas.www.manxharriers.com





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Saturday May 3BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPSBedford. Until Monday May 5.www.bucs.org.ukSOUTHERN MEN’S LEAGUE1C: Wimbledon. 1E: Lee Valley. 1W: Guildford.www.southernmensleague.org.ukYOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUEMidland East 1: Leicester. Midland East 2b: Derby. Midland Premier 1: Swansea. Midland Premier 2: Nottingham. Midland West 1: Yate. Midland West 2a: Braunton. Midland West 2b: Solihull. Midland West 2c: Kidderminster. Northern East 1: Middlesbrough. Northern East 2: Cleckheaton. Northern North 1: Basildon. Northern North 2: Hillingdon. Northern North 3: Mile End. Northern Premier 1: Sportcity. Northern Premier 2: Sheffi eld. Northern South 1: Ashford. Northern South 2: TBC. Northern South 3a: Carshalton. Northern South 3b: Woking. Northern South 3c: Medway. Northern Southern 1: Southampton. Northern Southern 2: Bournemouth. Northern West 1: Ellesmere Port. Northern West 2: Ashton under Lyne. Northern West 3: Leigh. Northern West 4: Blackpool.www.ukydl.org.uk

Sunday May 4DEVON OPEN SERIESBraunton.www.tavistockathletics.co.uk/devonleague/indexdevonleague.htmEAST ANGLIAN LEAGUEBury St Edmonds, Colchester, Norwich.www.cambsathletics.org.uk/page13.htmNORTH OF ENGLAND LEAGUE1: Hull. 2E: Middlesbrough. 2EC: Leeds. 2W: Stretford. 2WC: Bolton. 3E: Darlington. 3EC: Grimsby. 3W: Carlisle. 3WC: Cleckheaton. 4E: Jarrow. 4EC: Cudworth. 4W: Litherland. 4WC: Oldham.www.noeaa-athletics.org.ukMIDLAND JOINT LEAGUE1: Birmingham. 2: Coventry. 3:

Worcester. 4: TBC. 5: Sutton in Ashfi eld. 6: Leamington.www.midlandathletics.org.ukYOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUEScotland 1: Grangemouth. Scotland 2: Wishaw. Scotland NE: Dundee.www.ukydl.org.ukWELSH SENIOR LEAGUECardiff .www.welshathletics.org

Monday May 5BMC PB CLASSICStreet. 5.45pm.www.britishmilersclub.comBMC REGIONAL MEETINGStreet. 5.45pm.www.britishmilersclub.com BREWER GAMES OPEN MEETINGCheltenham.cheltenhamharriers.co.ukGRIMSBY H OPENGrimsby.www.grimsbyharriers.org.ukHAMPSHIRE COUNTY COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPSPortsmouth.www.athletics.hampshire.org.ukHERNE HILL H OPEN MEETINGTooting Bec. 12.30pm.www.hernehillharriers.orgHERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY AAA OPEN (Inc VETERANS’ CHAMPS)Stevenage.www.hertscaaa.org.ukSOUTHERN COUNTIES VETERANS’ LEAGUE WESTERN DIVISIONHorspath.www.scvac.org.ukTRAFFORD AC MEDAL MEETINGStretford. Noon.www.tra� ordac.co.uk

Tuesday May 660TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SUB-FOUR MINUTE MILEMarkinch.www.scottishathletics.org.ukBMC REGIONAL RACESBelfast.www.britishmilersclub.com CORBY AC OPENCorby. 7pm.www.smyton.org/corbyacnTONBRIDGE AC EVENING OPEN MEETINGTonbridge.www.tonbridgeac.co.ukTRAFFORD GRAND PRIX (DISTANCE/THROWS ONLY)Stretford. 6pm.www.tra� ordac.co.uk

Wednesday May 7BMC GOLD STANDARD RACESWatford. 7.30pm.www.britishmilersclub.com CHARNWOOD AC OPEN MEETINGLoughborough. 6.30pm.www.charnwoodac.co.ukGRANGEMOUTH STADIUM OPEN GRADED MEETINGGrangemouth. 6.45pm.www.falkirkcommunitytrust.orgNORTH EASTERN OPEN GRAND PRIX SERIESJarrow. 7pm.www.necaa.infoROSENHEIM LEAGUE WEST DIVISIONWalton. 6.45pm.www.kingstonandpoly.org

WATFORD OPEN GRADED MEETINGWatford. 7pm.www.watfordharriers.org.ukWELSH MASTERS’ LEAGUECardiff .www.welshmastersathletics.com

Thursday May 8ABERDEEN AAC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS & OPEN MEETINGAberdeen. 6pm.www.aberdeenaac.co.uk

OVERSEASSaturday April 12IAAF RACE WALK CHALLENGEPodebrady, Czech Republic.www.iaaf.org

Sunday April 13ORLEN WARSAW MARATHONWarsaw, Poland.www.orlenmarathon.plROTTERDAM MARATHONRotterdam, Netherlands.www.marathonrotterdam.orgVIENNA CITY MARATHONVienna, Austria.www.vienna-marathon.com

Monday April 21BOSTON MARATHONBoston MA, USA.www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon.aspx

Sunday April 27MADRID MARATHONMadrid, Spain.www.esmadrid.com

Friday May 2IAAF COMBINED EVENTS CHALLENGEFlorence, Italy. Until Saturday May 3.www.iaaf.org

Saturday May 3IAAF WORLD CHALLENGEKingston, Jamaica.www.iaaf.orgIAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUPTaicang, China. Until Sunday May 4.www.iaaf.org

Sunday May 4BIG 25 BERLIN 25kmBerlin, Germanywww.berlin-laeuft.de/big-25-berlin.html

Friday May 9IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUEDoha, Qatar.www.diamondleague.com

Saturday May 10EUROPEAN ATHLETICS PREMIUM MEETINGSAthens, Greece.www.european-athletics.org

Sunday May 11IAAF WORLD CHALLENGETokyo, Japan.www.iaaf.orgVOLKSWAGEN PRAGUE MARATHONPrague, Czech.www.runczech.com



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WITH talented runners increasingly tempted to try triathlon (How They Train, p58) last weekend saw several runners enjoying success at the British Schools’ Modern Biathlon Championships at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

Emily Jenkinson, 17, a 2:05.72 800m runner from Hampshire who ran for Britain in the World Youth Championships last year, won her eighth successive national title in biathlon, which involves a 200m swim followed by a 1600m run.

Jenkinson is pictured on the left with Mhairi Spence, a London 2012 Olympian and 2012 modern pentathlon world champion, after her victory in the capital last weekend.

In addition, cross country star Sabrina Sinha took her third national biathlon title, while Laura McNab, runner-up in the Inter-Counties last month, won the under-13 biathlon gold.


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RUNNERS and team managers were appalled by a decision to shorten the traditional course at last weekend’s national 12- and 6-stage road relays, but it seems that there is no going back.

The course lengths of 5.38 miles and 2.995 miles at Sutton Park were fi rst used in 1974 and Dave Moorcroft (24:27 from 1982) and Chris Davies (13:23 from 2004) held the lap records.

Women joined the event in 2000 and Steph Twell held the 2.995M women’s best at 15:15.

But these times will never now be beaten after several factors came have conspired to rob the

national event of its history. These include the tight turns by Keepers Pool leading to a number of fallers in recent years.

Talks with the Mayor of Birmingham and a spokesman for Sutton Park, concluded that there was no going back.

Team managers complained because there was no mention on the entry forms about diff erent lap lengths and Aldershot team manager Mike Boucher said it was only through the preview in AW that he learned about the change. This aff ected his instructions to runners who were given start times based on the old lap distances.

Road rage seen at Sutton Park

ATHLETICS WEEKLY often features athletes long before they become superstars, but we’re not sure we’ve ever done it with a jockey before.

Leighton Aspell (right), who rode the Grand National winner Pineau de Re last weekend, actually appeared in this column three years ago when we ran a story about his impressive running ability.

At that stage the Irishman had “only” won the Welsh National and fi nished runner-up in the 2004 Grand National on a 40/1 shot Supreme Glory. But he caught our eye with a few victories in local multi-terrain distance races – on foot, that is, as opposed to on top of a horse.

He won the Fittleworth Flyers 5 –

a multi-terrain race organised by UKA chairman Ed Warner’s club, for example, plus the Roundhill Romp at Steyning, the Southwater Valentines 3.5 and Hove Park 5km.

We even got in touch with him at the time and he said: “I have always run for fi tness and

mainly to keep my weight down. Being 5ft 11in, I’m quite tall for a jockey so weight-control is important.”

As a member of Arunners Running Club in Sussex, he even did most of his running training on horse race courses!

Coincidentally, his 10km PB on Power of 10 of 34:53 is also just one second quicker than another celebrity sporting runner – snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan.

AW man Aspinall’s a success!

It’s all downhill from here

MPs chase Parris’ PBA RECORD nine Members of Parliament will run the Virgin Money London Marathon this weekend but none are likely to come close to the all-time MPs record of 2:32:57 held by Matthew Parris.

The former Conservative politician, now a lobby correspondent, clocked that time in 1985 and in fact his fi ve London

Marathon times are all faster than the next quickest MP, Labour’s Doug Henderson, who has run 2:52:24.

This year’s marathon MPs includes fi ve from the Labour Party, all shadow ministers, plus four Tories. Among them will be Labour’s Jim Murphy, who was the fastest MP last year with a time of 3:31:44.

All change: this bridge is one of several features to vanish from the Sutton Park relays course

by a 1600m run.

the left with Mhairi Spence, a London 2012 Olympian and 2012 modern pentathlon world champion, after her victory in the capital last weekend.It’s all downhill from here

MARK SH

EARMAN

THE world’s fastest mile failed to live up to its name in Auckland, New Zealand, last weekend.

The Queen Street Golden Mile once saw Mike Boit of Kenya clock 3:28.36 on its downhill slopes in

1983, while John Walker and Steve Scott also ran fast times. But the latest event – which was revived last year after a 30-year break – was won in a mere 4:05 by Hamish Carson of New Zealand.

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