Cross-country round-up includes news from Essex League, Surrey Masters Champs and Manchester University Relays
KENT LEAGUE, Somerhill, October 26
Ben Cole who was third in this fixture last year and recently 15th in the rescheduled English National, came out on top as his Tonbridge club dominated the men’s race.
Men: 1 B Cole (Ton) 26:07; 2 B Murphy (Ton) 26:39; 3 J Higgins (Ton) 36:28; 4 T Higgins (Ton) 27:28; 5 J Teece (Cent P) 27:42; 6 J Crombie (Ton) 27:48
M40: 1 A Webb (M&M) 28:45
M50: 1 R Newsome (S Kent) 30:59
M55: 1 R Tomlinson (M&M) 31:32
M60: 1 G Lewis (Cent P) 34:49
M65: 1 S Smythe (Camb H) 38:52
TEAM (6 to score): 1 Tonbridge 10; 2 Cambridge GH 58; 3 Central Park 75
TEAM (12 to score): 1 Tonbridge 213
M70 (5km): 1 J Tolhurst (Padd W) 27:02; 2 A Newman (Ton) 28:20
U20: 1 J Hunt (Ton) 17:38; 2 E Prendergast (Ton, U17) 17:41; 3 O Buck (Camb H) 17:50
U20 TEAM: 1 Tonbridge 8
U17 TEAM: 1 Tonbridge 10
U15: 1 F Gibson (M&M) 13:30; 2 C Warren (Ton) 13:55; 3 L Gear (M&M) 14:11
TEAM: 1 Tonbridge 14
U13: 1 E Aldridge (B&B) 10:13; 2 G Powers (Padd W) 10:37; 3 H Beeraje(B&B) 10:36
TEAM: 1 Blackheath & Bromley 12
Chloe Sharp (Mark Hookway)
Women: 1 C Sharp (B&B) 31:27; 2 M Smith (B&B) 32;20; 3 C Young (M&M) 32:43; 4 J Keene (B&B) 33:18
W50: 1 J Butler (B&B) 36:01
W55: 1 A Pickup (Beck) 38:54
W60: 1 R Baker (Camb H) 40:14
TEAM (4 to score): 1 Blackheath & Bromley 7
TEAM (6 to score): 1 Blackheath & Bromley 58
U20/U17: 1 H Clark B&B) 19:24; 2 E Webb (M&M) 20;4; 3 A Royden (M&M) 20:31
U17: H Diprose (S’oaks) 20:48
U20 TEAM: 1 Medway & Maidstone 11
U17 TEAM: 1 Medway & Maidstone 20
U15: 1 A Foley (Ton) 15:36; 2 A McDonagh (B&B) 15:53; 3 E De Bruyn (B&B) 16:00
TEAM: 1 Blackheath & Bromley 11
U13: 1 T Thomas (Dart) 11:26; 2 A Watts (Ton) 11:47; 3 E Hiietamm (S’oaks) 11:53
TEAM: 1 Cambridge H 23
Ben Cole ESSEX LEAGUE, Match 3. Basildon, October 26
Gloucester Park played host to the first of an Adam Hickey weekend double that firstly saw victory here over junior Joseph Grange, before a win in the Leigh-on-Sea 10km less than 24 hours later.
Kate O’Neill, the 2020 junior Inter-Counties bronze medallist, took the women’s race and has returned to the UK this autumn after time racing in the United States, where she put in a good series of indoor distance races.
Men:
1 A Hickey (S’end) 26:46; 2 J Grange (Chelm, U20) 26:51; 3 C Charlston (AFD) 27:10; 4 J Connor (Hav’g, M40) 27:16; 5 B Sporle (S’end) 28:18; 6 T Rehal (Chelm) 28:24
M50: 1 R Maidment (Orion) 30:34
M60: 1 C Ridley (Col H) 33:37
M70: 1 D Butler (Bill’cat) 37:24
TEAM Div 1: 1 Southend 60; 2 Havering 81; 3 Colchester H 125
U17: 1 F Evison (Bas) 18:55; 2 L Norden (WG&EL) 19:14; 3 S Horsley (Hav’g) 19;17
TEAM (3 to score): 1 Basildon 19
U15: 1 G Watkins (Harl) 14:33 ; 2 J Hearn (B’wood) 14:44; 3 C Calver (W Suff) 14:44
TEAM: 1 Basildon 51; 2 Colchester H 66; 3 Brentwood Beagles 73
U13: 1 M Sanford (Chelm) 10:36; 2 E Frith (WG&EL) 11;19; 3 S Brown (SS A) 11:22
TEAM: 1 SS Athletics 18; 2 Havering 57; 3 Chelmsford 66
Women
1 K O’Neill (Hav’g) 27:05; 2 C Brooks (E Ex Tri) 27:52; 3 R Luxton (Chelm, W40) 27:55; 4 Z Oldfield (Lought, W45) 28:35; 5 K Fitzgibbon (Bas) 28:39; 6 A Rex (Bas) 28:43
TEAM Div 1: 1 Havering
U17: 1 D Stollery (Chelm) 21:10; 2 Z Morley (Bas) 22:25; 3 J Walker (Chelm) 23:47
TEAM: 1 Chelmsford 8
U15: 1 H Woodley (B’wood) 15:59; 2 F Phillips (Chelms) 16:33; 3 O Friel (Hav’g) 16:37
TEAM: 1 Havering 27; 2 Brentwood 46; 3 Basildon 66
U13: 1 M Kindler (B’wood) 10:41; 2 I Kehoe (Chelm) 12:02; 3 A Twydell (B’wood) 12:25
TEAM: 1 Chelmsford 35; 2 SS Athletics 38; 3 Brentwood 41
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY CROSS-COUNTRY RELAYS, Wythenshawe, October 26
Last year Birmingham University took the first two places in the men’s race but went one better this time with the top three six-man squads home.
Tyler Bilyard, the BUCS 1500m champion, ran out fastest overall after just getting the nod on his Birmingham University team-mate Brett Rushman, who was in their D team as both ran the first 3km leg.
The domination was not quite the same in the women’s race as the Birmingham squad also came out on top and had their Jess Bailey comfortably post the quickest lap mid-race.
Men (6x3km): 1 Birmingham U 54:24; 2 Birm U B 55:23; 3 Birm U D 55:35
Fastest: T Bilyard 8:29; B Rushman 8:30; T Bellingham 8:30
56 men’s teams finished
Mixed (3x3km): 1 Birm U 59:54; 2 York U 61:20; 3 Lancaster U 61:58
41 mixed teams finished
Women (3x3km): 1 Birmingham U 30:26; 2 Manchester U 32:11; 3 Salford H 32:53
Fastest: J Bailey 9:36; S Lecoutre 10:04; T Brockley-Langford (Salf) 10:08
83 women’s teams finished
SURREY MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP, Nonsuch Park, Ewell, October 26
Phil Wicks and Georgie Bruinvels emerged champions in a well-supported county event.
Men M35 (8km): 1 P Wicks (Belg, M40) 30:55; 2 J Hutchins (Wok, M40) 31:31; 3 D Lipscombe (E&E, M45) 33:02
M50: 1 B Paviour (Herne H) 32:09; 2 S Winder (E&E) 32;18
M55: 1 T Booth (G&G) 33;16
M60: 1 M Tennyson (G^G) 35:51
M35 TEAM: 1 S London 6
M45 TEAM: 1 Epsom & Ewell 6
M55 TEAM: 1 Herne H 15
M65 (6km): 1 G Ogden (S Lon) 25:07; 2 M Darville (S Lon) 25:46; 3 S Bean (E&E) 25:58
M70: 1 M Forder ((Wimb W) 29:04
M65 TEAM: 1 S London 6
Women W35 (6km): 1 G Bruinvels (AFD) 22:45; 2 E Wicks (AFD) 23:11; 3 S Whatmough (Rane) 23;25
W40: 1 G Carnwath (Herne H) 23;47
W45: 1 N Hornzee (Strag) 24:50
W50: 1 N Cahusac ((G&G) 25:54
W55: 1 S McDonald (S Lon) 25:49
W60: 1 P Flynn (Strag) 28:01; 2 S Harrison (G&G) 28;10
W65: 1 P Ianella (S Lon) 29:42
W70: 1 M Statham-Berry) 31;56
W35 TEAM: 1 Herne H 12
W45 TEAM: 1 Epsom & Ewell 11
W55: TEAM: 1 S London 6
LONDON COLLEGES LEAGUE, Parliament Hill, London, October 24
Men: 1 H Donovan (UCL) 29:38; 2 I Makkar (Imp C) 29;40; 3 T O’Mahoney (St George’s) 29:45
Women: 1 E Warren (Surrey) 21:40; 2 G Leyland (St George’s) 21;45; 3 J Alononso-Gautrais (UCL) 22:34
SCOTTISH EAST DISTRICT LEAGUE, Kirkcaldy, October 26
Men
TEAM: 1 Centr 48; 2 Fife123; 3 Cors 183
M40+
TEAM: 1 Metro 9; 2 Cors 27; 3 PHRC 36
U17
TEAM: 1 Harm 7; 2 Falk VH 21; 3 Metro 46
U15
TEAM: 1 Edin 11; 2 T Bord 21; 3 Harm 48
U13
TEAM: 1 Edin 30; 2 Harm 26; 3 S’earn 51
U11
TEAM: 1 Edin 22; 2 Cors 58; 3 Harm 67
Women
TEAM: 1 Cors 31; 2 Centr 61; 3 Edin 68
W40+
TEAM: 1 HBT 11; 2 Dund R 30; 3 Gala 41
U17/U15
TEAM: 1 Harm 28; 2 Lass 28; 3 T Bord 33
U13
TEAM: 1 Edin 22; 2 T Bord 33; 3 Harm 49
U11
TEAM: 1 Edin 12; 1 A’deen 46; 3 T Bord 52
Fell running
ORIGINAL MOUNTAIN MARATHON, Glen Artney, Comrie, October 26-27
Elite class (day 1 37.8km/2520m, day 2 335.3km/1800m, in pairs) – overall: 1 Phil Rutter/Finlay Wild 11:29:23 (5:58:15, 5:31:08); 2 F Wilson (Bulld)/D Ashwood (C’thy) 11:31:07 (5:57:05, 5:34:02); 3 J Paterson/S Chepelin (Sund Lorne) 11:42:55 (6:02:34, 5:40:21)
M40+: Patrick Wallis/Paul Williams 16:52:39 (8:51:34, 8:01:05)
Women: 1 Catriona Graves/Naomi Lang 15:48:18 (8:03:06, 7:45:12); 2 D Berdeni/L Watson (Dark Pk) 16:48:34 (8:40:28, 8:08:06)
JEDBURGH THREE PEAKS ULTRA, Jedburgh, October 26
Overall (37.8M/3219ft): 1 Angus Irvine 4:56:46; 2 Paulius Peciura 5:01:29; 3 Charles Houston 5:10:54; 4 Grant MacKellar 5:35:06; 5 Waldemar Krogulec 5:41:29; 6 Matthew Curry 5:45:55 Ben Cole.
M50: Richard Taylor 6:32:28
M60: Glen McGowan 6:45:36
M70: Paddy McDonald 9:12:25
Women: 1 Catherine Cowie 6:39:04; 2 Maria Mott 7:07:09; 3 Donna Clark 7:16:13; 4 Kim Buckley 7:22:19
W50: Moira Paterson 7:33:45
W60: Kirsty Burnett 8:27:53
RACE YOU TO THE SUMMIT, Littleborough, October 26
Overall (4M/800ft): 1 A Worster (Calder V) 30:01; 2 A Wright (Tod) 30:55; 3 D Leckie (Tod) 32:23; 4 A Bundy (Salf, U17) 33:05; 5 S Bent (Salf, W) 34:17; 6 D Ryder (Ach ClC, M45) 34:36
M50: M Whittington (B’den RR) 37:10
M55: C Stansfield (Ross) 38:12
M60: S Horsman (B’den RR) 41:15
M65: D Collins (Tod) 44:36
M70: A Bibby (Tod) 47:54
Women: 1 Bent 34:17; 2 J McGregor Stead (Tod) 38:23; 3 E Eastwood-Derring (Leeds U) 41:29; 4 K Edwards (Tod, W50) 42:12
W60: K Brierley (Tod) 43:04
W70: N Edery (Holm) 52:18
U21: K Warren (Leeds U) 42:25
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