Road racing round-up from around the UK includes the Watford Half-Marathon, Alsager 5 and Chichester 10km
DORNEY LAKE, Buckinghamshire, February 1
Overall (5km): 1 J Badenoch 15:24
Women: 1 M Kindler (B’wood, U13) 17:28
Overall (13.1M): 1 J Holman (Norw) 68:35
Women: 1 E Robbins (Belg) 76:11
ALSAGER 5, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, February 2
Overall: 1 D Hames (Der) 25:15; 2 J Thomas (Stoke) 25:50; 3 J Lally (Stoke) 25:53
M45: 1 J Arnold (Stoke) 25:55
M65: 1 M Eustace (C&S) 31:40
M75: 1 D Juggins 38:51
Women: 1 N Mitchell (BRAT) 27:42; 2 P Lamb (Wreake) 29:40
W45: 1 D Sherwin (Stoke) 30:30
W50: 1 J Stanfield (Trenth) 32:01
W60: 1 C Higgs (Trenth) 33:50
W80: 1 E Statham (Congle) 50:53
CHICHESTER 10km, inc BRITISH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS, West Sussex, February 2
The British Masters championships was somewhat lost within this long-standing race that is now based at and finishes on, the Goodwood motor racing circuit.
First home overall was Sussex runner Jack Woods in 30:05, with Kevin Quinn, the best of the veterans and taking the M45 prize in second spot, with a 30:27 clocking.
Top M50 Adrian Mussett impressed with a 31:50 time but many of the older British Masters gave the event a miss.
For the women, it was 2024 BUCS short-course cross-country champion Charlotte Alexander who topped the timing boards, in 34:07 as second placed Lauren Reed, who ran 2:38:02 in last year’s London Marathon, the top W40, with 34:28.
Overall: 1 J Woods (Worth) 30:05; 2 K Quinn (S Lon, M45) 30:27; 3 M Grndrod (B&H) 30:47; 4 G Suthon (Read) 30:51; 5 T Higgs (S Lon) 30:56; 6 K Barnes (B&H) 31:07; 7 B Tyler (M&M, M35) 31:19; 8 L Beale (Newb) 31:27; 9 P Navesey (Ports, M35) 31;38; 10 R Lovejoy (AFD, M35) 31:40
M40: 1 J Hutchins (Wok) 32:02
M45: 2 J Baker (Chich R) 32:30
M50: 1 A Mussett (Col H) 31:50
M55: 1 D Atkins (AFD) 35:45
M60: 1 S Mills (Uck) 36:42
M70: 1 R Burton (BMH) 39:48
Women: 1 C Alexander (Ton) 34:07; 2 L Reed (Hav’g, W40) 34:28; 3 K Drew 34;50; 4 D Bruce (B&W, W35) 35:05; 5 G Baker (Hast) 35:08; 6 H Seager (Charn) 35:21
W45: 1 A Bergland-Palmadottir (UFA) 36:40
W50: 1 S Rushforth (Phoe) 37:45
W55: 1 L Lumber (E’brne) 42:52
W65: 1 H Dean (Chich R) 46:55
W70: 1 J Georgiou (Farn R) 53:23
Chris Davies (Mark Easton)
WATFORD HALF-MARATHON, Hertfordshire, inc Herts Vets Champs, February 2
Overall: 1 C Davies (Harr) 70:14; 2 J Bell (SB) 71:09; 3 E Molloy (Tring) 77:18; 4 M Kitchings (QPH) 71:19
Women: 1 H Musson (Wat J, W45) 85:31
W50: 1 T Beloou (Best A) 91:22
W55: 1 S Barnard (QPH) 95:21
W65: 1 L Hembury (Tring) 95:17
DEWSBURY 10km, Yorkshire, February 2
City of Leeds took the top three slots in both men’s and women’s races as Joe Sagar and Heather Townsend came out on top.
Overall: 1 J Sagar (Leeds) 30:06; 2 M Bostock (Leeds) 30:22; 3 J Hall (Leeds) 30:36; 4 J Cummings (Ilk) 31:09; 5 A Humphries (Aire) 31:16; 6 F Eyob (TS) 31:41
M40: 1 D Tate (Selby) 32:24
M45: 1 H Parapia (Otley) 32:56
M50: 1 P Badger (Donc) 33:40; 2 A Grinnell (St Ther) 33:49
M60: 1 J Convery (Bing) 36:26
M65: 1 M Hall (Ilk) 36:27
Women: 1 H Townsend (Leeds) 33:25; 2 K Ballantyne-Chalmers (Leeds) 33:49; 3 J Walsh (Leeds) 33:53
W45: 1 K Longley (Liv PS) 34:13
W50: 1 N Neville (Steel) 39:03
W55: 1 A Sencer (Vall St) 40:51
GREAT BENTLEY HALF-MARATHON, Essex, February 2
Overall: 1 P Whittaker (LoS) 67:59; 2 J Morley (Col H) 69:59; 3 C Cullum (Brain) 71:28
M40: 1 R Williams (Grange F&D) 71:47
M45: 1 S Haines (W’bridge) 72:00
M60: 1 C Ridley (Col H) 81:02
M65: 1 P Mingay (Col H) 80:14
Women: 1 H Davis (Ips J) 77:01
W40: 1 S Williams (Grange F&D) 83:26
W50: 1 W Smith (St Ed) 94:57
W55: 1 M Lloyd (B’wood RC) 95:15
W60: 1 V Jennings (Ips J) 1:40:49
NEWQUAY 10km, Cornwall, February 2
Overall: 1 T Morton (N&P) 32:00; 2 B Williams (N&P, U20) 32:08; 3 F Fielding (Corn) 32:09
Women: 1 K Walker (Corn) 36:18; 2 S Hoskin (Mile H, W40) 37;18
W55: 1 Z Morrell (Corn) 40:55
RYDE 10, Isle-of-Wight, Hampshire
Overall: 1 M Sharp (Ryde) 53:06; 2 C Newnham (Ryde) 53:49
M40: 1 G Marshall (Ryde) 56:01
M45: 1 P Avery (Liss) 58:29
M50: 1 D Furmidge (Ryde) 59:51
Women: 1 S Gurney (Win RC, W50) 65:40
W45: 1 S Sheddon (Win RC) 66:47
W60: 1 L Tyler (Farn R) 75:30
VICTORIA PARK HALF-MARATHON, London, February 2
M40 James Connor took his second victory over the distance this year, following his Battersea win in early January and improved by nearly a minute to 66:53, a time two minutes clear of the field.
The Havering man has his sights on being top veteran in the London marathon with a sub-2:18 timing.
Overall: 1 J Connor (Hav’g, M40) 66:53; 2 S Crawford (L Eaton) 68:59; 3 A Finck (C&C) 72:46
Women: 1 C Williams (Candy) 79:00
W50: 1 E Prideaux (S’field) 89:50
WARWICK HALF-MARATHON, February 2
Overall: 1 J Davies (Read) 67:06; 2 I Allen (Spa) 67:40; 3 C Davies (BRAT) 68:31; 4 M Scarsbrook (NEB) 69:07; 5 A Lawrence (Strat) 69:23; 6 K Gibson ((THH) 69:46
M50: 1 S Winder (E&E) 75:43
M65: 1 R Walsh (Evesh) 89:38
Women: 1 N White (N’brook, W40) 79:57; 2 A Walters (Corby, U20) 80:59
W50: 1 S Fowle (Kenil) 96:45
W55: 1 T Tosh (Hunc) 1:40:41
W60: 1 K Wright (Strat) 87:54
LAST FRIDAY OF MONTH 5km, Hyde Park, London, January 31
Overall: 1 H Hart (Belg) 15:22; 2 O Garrod (Belg) 15:23
M60: 1 S Corfield (SoC) 18:19; 2 A Green (North Tri) 18:39
M80: 1 T Rea (H’field) 25:49
U17: 1 N Taylor (W’minst Sch) 15:50
Women: 1 A Malin (Fulham) 18:11
W45: 1 H Wilkinson (Ealing E) 19:00
W50: 1 A Farrell (Tun W) 19:46
W55: 1 A Critchlow (W4H) 19:19; 2 S McDonald (S Lon) 19:29
W60: 1 C Elms (Dulw R) 18:42; 2 L Woolhouse (Vets) 21:10
W65: 1 L Wilson (Ealing E) 24:21
W70: 1 N Stanford (Serp) 26:42
W75: 1 R Tabor (Dulw R) 26:37; 2 M Rayner (W4h) 28:09
SEVILLE HALF-MARATHON, Spain, January 26
Claudine Benstead hacked three minutes from Angela Copson’s British Masters W65 previous best with a 91:39 clocking, which was chip timed at 90:54.
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