Masters runner excels at the Burnham Beeches race as we bring you our latest UK-wide endurance round-up
BURNHAM BEECHES HALF-MARATHON, Buckinghamshire, August 17
There was a second W60 British all-time best for Sarah Gee when finishing third woman overall in 83:47, a time which beat Treena Johnson’s previous best by getting on for a minute.
Gee had, herself, won overall here 15 years ago as a W45 veteran in 79:30 after topping the 2010 W45 rankings for that year with a 77:43 from the Reading Half.
Here Gee was not too far down on women’s race winner Melissa Gibson’s 82:35. The Ealing runner was fifth in the World 100km championship in India in 2023.
James Laing won the men’s race with 72:56.
Gee said: “I was pleased with my time today and know that if weather is cooler and on the flat, I could go faster. I don’t mind the heat, but I think it has started to affect me more in my old age.”
She added: “The course is shaded, so not too bad with the sun, but it’s forever undulating and thereby never boring, however, I can’t believe that I did 76-minutes on the reverse course 15 years ago.”
Overall: 1 J Laing (Hill) 72:56
Women: 1 M Gibson (Ealing E, W40) 82:35
W50: 1 D Godwin (M’head) 96:41
W55: 1 K Streams (Read RR) 90:14
W60: 1 S Gee (Windle) 83:47
NORTH EAST GP6, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, August 13
The final meeting of the popular North East Grand Prix saw Matt Linsley produce a 1:50.63 800m win and Tom O’Mahoney an 8:37.83 3000m victory.
In an earlier 3000m race, Gabrielle Pinder, the English National and English Schools cross-country champion, who sits fourth on the under-15 girls UK all-time lists and second this year, ran 9:41.83 in a mixed competition. Her best of 9:31:54 was set in an earlier round of the Grand-Prix.
Selected results
Men
800 A race: 1 M Linsley (Gate) 1:50.63; 2 J Smith (Kendal) 1:52.43; 3 J Fiddamen (Morp) 1:53.15
3000 A race: 1 T O’Mahoney (Herne H) 8:37.83; 2 J Douglas (Gate) 8:42.42; 3 H Brown (M’boro, U20) 8:46.52
Women (in B 3000 mx)
800: 4 G Pinder (N Marske, U15G) 9:41.83
BIRCHWOOD 10km, Warrington, Cheshire, August 17
Overall: 1 J Doherty (Liv) 31:56
M50: 1 M Swensson (Penny L) 34:45
M55: 1 P Jones (Shrews) 33:57
M70: 1 G Crewe (Wilm) 42:44
Women: 1 A Davey (Sale) 37:28
W45: 1 S Armitage (Ilk) 39:35
W50: 1 S Harrison (Wilm) 41:55
W60: 1 K Sutton (Wilm) 46:37
CLACTON HALF-MARATHON, Essex, August 17
Overall: 1 F Stewart (Brack) 73:48
M60: 1 O Dare (Witham) 86:22
M70: 1 D Butler (Bill’cay) 94:58
Women: 1 E Wellham (G Bent, W40) 82:36
W55: 1 V Simpson-Thomas (B Stort) 96:11
ESCRICK 10km, North Yorkshire, August 17
Overall: 1 D McKinnon (Goole) 33:07
M50: 1 C Newton (N’thram) 34:38
Women: 1 C Stansfield (Goole) 37:54
W50: 1 S Oldfield 43:13
W60: 1 J Masterman (Goole) 46:43
HEADINGTON 5, Oxfordshire, August 17
Overall: 1 C Jardine (Abing) 25:55
M50: 1 J Bolton (W’stock) 27:06
M60: 1 A Leach (NHRR) 27:54
Women: 1 L Gent (AFD) 29:46
W50: 1 R Cooke (Bucks & Stowe) 31:54
W60: 1 K Angwin (Head RR) 34:45
W75: 1 K Williamson (Eynsh) 45:56
ISLE OF WIGHT HALF-MARATHON, Ryde, August 17
The 2023 English National cross-country champion James Kingston won by three-and-a-half-minutes in 67:58 the day after missing his Tonbridge club’s promotion to the National T&F League.
Overall: 1 J Kingston (Ton) 67:58; 2 C Newnham (Ryde) 71:28
M50: 1 D Furmidge (Ryde) 80:30
Women: 1 N White (N’brook, W35) 82:19
LIGHTNING BOLT 10km, Chippenham, Wiltshire, August 17
Overall: 1 H Smith (Soton) 30:09; 2 O Thorogood (SWRR) 31:28; 3 M England (M40) 31:57
M50: 1 S Brace (T Bath) 35:19
M70: 1 T Hutchison (T Bath) 43:27
Women: 1 D Bruce (B&W, W35) 35:55
W50: 1 J Rockliffe (W Tempo) 38:28
W75: 1 A Dockery (SW Vets) 51:39
NEWARK HALF-MARATHON, Nottinghamshire, August 17
Edward Buck won by more than four minutes in 65:36.
Overall: 1 E Buck (Newark) 65:36; 2 F Scarr (THH) 69:39; 3 D Bishop (Der) 69:57; 4 C Gidlow (Stoke, M45) 70:17; 5 K Swainson (Sheff RR, M40) 70:33; 6 C Parkin (Linc W) 70:51
M55: 1 N Marsh 82:22
M60: 1 S Roberts 86:53
M65: 1 I Van Lokven (Mil K) 86:44
Women: 1 A Chambers (Steel) 82:39
W40: 1 C Brock 83:53
W50: 1 C Lloyd (H’boro & R) 94:49
W60: 1 D Bower 99:08
TRI-HARD HARRIERS 5km, Swansea, South Wales, August 14
Dewi Griffith won by almost two minutes in 13:59.
Overall: 1 D Griffiths (Swan) 13:59; 2 M Roderick (Tri Hard) 15:53
Women: 1 N Sutton (Vegan) 18:00
W40: 1 S Gibson (Tri Hard) 19:41
W45: 1 K Williams (3M) 20:03
ELLESMERE PORT 5km, Chester, Cheshire, August 13
Connor Rogers won overall in 14:39 but was 10 seconds outside his best, set earlier this year in Scotland.
It was a similar story in the women’s race, where winner and holder of the British W45 all-time best of 16:24, Kirsty Longly, found 17:11 enough to win. Further back, another all-time best holder, Clare Elms was 10 seconds outside her W60 mark with 18:30.
Overall: 1 C Rogers (Wrex) 14:39; 2 J Griffiths (Swan) 14:47; 3 C Sarsfield (Helsby) 14:45; 4 T Charles (Chorl, M40) 15:05;5 R Davis (Rex) 15:11; 6 J Boden 15:18
M45: 1 M Gittins (Helsby) 16:09
M50: 1 R Grantham (Wirr) 16:21; 2 J MacKie (Wirr) 16:35; 3 M Wynne (S’port W) 16:38
M60: 1 S Watmough (Warr) 18:02; 2 B Park (S’port W) 18:13; 3 N Hershaw (W Chesh) 18:22; 4
M65: 1 A Clarke (Osw) 19:38
M80: 1 N Pratten (Pensby) 29:17
Women: 1 K Longley (Liv PS, W45) 17:11; 2 M Owen (Dees) 17:29
W50: 1 J Peck (Vale R) 20:00
W55: 1 D Broad (Vale R) 21:12
W60: 1 C Elms (Kent) 18:30; 2 J Hickman (W Chesh) 21:20; 3 E Collins (Denbigh) 22:01; 4 T Carr (Liv RB) 22:49; 5 V Griffiths (Helsby) 23:20
W65: 1 S Hancock (Helsby) 24:17
YATELEY 10km, Hampshire, August 13
A week after an 8:16.36 personal best in his signature 3000m steeplechase in Belgium, Olympian Zak Seddon tried his hand on the road for the first time this year and won by more than a minute in 30:40.
Overall: 1 Z Seddon (Brack) 30:40; 2 J Lynne (Read RR) 31:58
Women: 1 K West (Read) 36:10
YEOVIL 5km SERIES, Yeovilton, Somerset, August 13
Overall: 1 R Barclay-Watt (Exe, U20) 15:06; 2 C Hewitt (Tiv) 15:19
M60: 1 J James (Wells) 17:20
M70: 1 T Hutchinson (T Bath) 20:40
Women: 1 P Aspinal (Wells) 17:51
W50: 1 K Eyre (Axe V) 20:43
W55: 1 J McFadzean (SWRR) 20:02; 2 S Capstick (R Forever) 22:10
AVR WESTBURY 5km HANDICAP, Wiltshire, August 12
Fastest Overall (chip times): R Wadey (N Som) 15:09
M65: P Reddaway (Corsh) 18:46
Women: L orrison (Swin) 17:53
W50: M Carpenter (T Bath) 19:39
W60: C Dale (T Bath) 22:53
NO REST FOR THE WICKED 10km, Ramsey, Isle-of-Man, August 12
Christa Cain won overall in 34:56, just three seconds outside her best set when winning at Green Park, Reading in June.
Overall: 1 C Cain (IoM/Best A, W35) 34:56
M55: 1 M Garrett (IoM) 36:18
Women: 1 Cain (W35) 34;56
ROSE INN 4, Redwick, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, August 12
Overall: 1 D Griffith (Merr’dd) 20:11
M50: 1 M Jennings (MMM) 21:12; 2 R Jones (Llis) 21:51
M65: 1 P Dodd (Chep) 25:34
M75: 1 D Cundy (Les C) 29:11
Women: 1 L Jones (Les C, W40) 23;18
W45: 1 C Patterson (P Bryn) 25:00
W55: N Morgan (Chep) 26:29
