Newcastle-Gateshead event kicks off our latest UK-wide distance running results round-up
QUAYSIDE 5km, Newcastle-Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, August 7
Finishing in the shadow of the old Baltic Flour Mill, Scott Beattie won by 10 seconds from Jonathan-Escalante-Phillips, in 13:46, to retain his title in exactly the same time as in 2023 and go fifth on the 2024 UK 5km rankings.
It was the Morpeth Harrier’s first outing on the roads this year and followed a fourth placing in the UK 5000m championships.
Escalante-Phillips 13:56 was a personal best by seven seconds after 13 years of effort over the distance.
Lily Partridge won the women’s section by 16 seconds in a personal best 15:42, two seconds inside her only previous outing over the distance.
Partridge ran 2:25:12 in December’s Valencia Marathon in an attempt to make the UK team for the Paris Olympic marathon.
Poppy Tank, the 2023 UK steeplechase champion and 11th placed runner in December’s Euro Cross, was in her first 5km road race for nearly six years, so it was no surprise that her 16:00 was a personal best by more than a minute.
The race followed the quayside of the River Tyne from the Newcastle side of the Millennium Bridge, under the famous Tyne Bridge before crossing the Millennium Bridge to the finish in Baltic Square and offered increased prize money this year.
With 265 finishers in the A race things were crowded, hence the need for a B race around the tight course and 358 finished that one and was where some of the leading older age groups among the women competed.
Scott Beatte (David Hewitson)
Overall: 1 S Beattie (Morp) 13:46; 2 J Escalante-Phillips (C&C) 13:58; 3 B Connor (Der) 14:04; 4 R Allen (Leeds) 14:06; 5 S Gebreselassie (Belg) 14:13; 6 C Stewart-Avery) 14:29; 7 C Coulson (Hought) 14:39; 8 L Minale (Gate) 14:42; 9 A Bailes (Birt) 14:46; 10 W De Vere Owen (Morp, U20) 15:06; 11 G Jayasuriya (M&C) 15:07; 12 L Liddle (Gate) 15:11; 13 A Brown (Morp) 15:19; 14 N Postill (Border) 15:23; 15 J Ridding (Sund) 15:23
M40: 1 D Hastie (Gala) 15:26
M50: 1 A Johnson (Gosf) 16:33
M55: 1 J Duthie (Wallsend) 17:46
M60: 1 G Penn (NSP) 18:00; 2 G Bracken (NSP) 18:05; 3 R Andrew (Aln) 18:12
U17: 1 M Murray (Gate) 15:36
U15: 1 G Martin (Sedbergh) 17:16
Lily Partridge (David Hewitson)
Women: 1 L Partridge (Bir) 15:42; 2 P Tank (Plym) 16:00; 3 P Stone (Midd Mandale) 16:29; 4 M McKnespiey (Leeds) 16:46
W45: 1 K Longley (Liv PS) 17:04; 2 D Foster (T’dale) 18:23
W50: 1 T Fearn (Caistor) 19:57; 2 J Johnstone (Gala) 20:20; 3 A Banks (Elsw) 21:02
B Race
W50: 1 J Lee (Tyne Br) 21:06; 2 D Spoor (Elsw) 21:48
W55: 1 H Allaway (Tyne Br) 22:53
W60: 1 R Oberholzer 21:22 (Blay); 2 M Minchella (S Shields) 21:57
W65: 1 L Valentine (Wash’ton) 24:07
Overall U17 (3km): 1 A Cook (Gate, U15) 9:18; 2 A Turner (U15) 9:33; 3 K Sridhar (Darl, U15) 9:36
U13: 1 H Englehart) (Durh) 10:12; 2 D Callaghan (Darl) 10:28
U17 Women: 1 D Bell (Gate) 10:43; 2 I Hall (Birt, U13) 11:09; 3 A Blight (Elsw, U13) 11:33
BURTON 10km, Staffordshire, August 11
Overall: 1 L Biddell (Mercia, M40) 33:02
Women: 1 A Lowe (W’lands) 38:14
GUILDFORD 10km, Surrey, August 11
Overall: 1 A Pointon (AFD) 31:00; 2 S Blake (AFD) 31:25; 3 J Morwood (AFD) 31:25
M50: 1 H Spooner (Best A) 35:54
Women: 1 H Freeman (Candy) 35:38
ISLE OF MAN HALF-MARATHON, Ramsay, August 11
Local runner Corrin Leeming improved his best by 44 seconds when winning in 67:11 and heading Ollie Lockley, who runs for Leeds in national road relays by 39 seconds.
Overall: 1 C Leeming (Western) 67:11; 2 O Lockley (Manx) 67:50
M55: 1 R Shipway (Western) 82:22
Women: 1 D Atherton (Western, W40) 90:06
W50: 1 H Taylor (Western) 94:06
LIGHTNING BOLT FAST 10km, Langley Burrell, Chippenham, Wilshire, August 11
Overall: 1 A Carter (T Bath) 30;36; 2 R Richmond (Bide, M40) 31:24; 3 O Thorogood (SWRR) 31;54; 4 B Lines (Swin) 32;25; 5 B Neale (Tav) 32:41; 6 A Daniel (T Bath) 32:50
M45: O Beale (W’bury) 34:12
M55: 1 H Bampton (Chelt) 37:11
M60: 1 P Reddaway (Corsh) 39;16
Women: 1 M Porter (W Tempo) 35:20; 2 M Davis (Corn) 35:33; 3 R Ezra-Ham (Tamar) 35:51
W50: 1 J Rockliffe (T Bath) 38:36; 2 A Thorn (Erme V) 38:40
W60: 1 L Clements (Bide) 47:19
PRESTON 10, Walmerbridge, Lancashire, August 11
Overall: 1 C Jones (Salf) 55:28
M60: 1 M Hall (Ilk) 62:53
Women: 1 L Blizzard (Warr, W45) 62:45
RUN DORNEY 10km, Windsor, Berkshire, August 11
Overall: 1 S Kerfoot (B&W) 32:54
Women: 1 E Hilliar (Poole, W35) 37:54
SOLIHULL HALF-MARATHON, Warwickshire, August 11
Winner Matt Scarsbrook snipped four seconds from his best when winning by more than three minutes in 69:01.
Overall: 1 M Scarsbrook (Bir) 69:01; 2 K Condlyffe (Stoke) 72:09
M40: 1 D Bate (Tip) 73:21
M60: 1 K Harrison (Sneyd) 90:17
M65: 1 M Walters (Holme P) 89:57
Women: 1 S Brown 86:03
W40: 1 L Thomas (B&R) 87:14
W50: 1 C McAskill 93:01
BEST RACE SERIES, Battersea Park, London, August 10
Andrea Clement, who had six years out of racing prior to the pandemic, returned to take the British Masters cross-country championship in 2022 and here set a personal best 74:22 to go top of the W40 rankings for the year.
Overall (13.1M): 1 P Maher (12 in 12) 71:25; 2 E Ahmed (ESM) 72:30; 3 F Smithers (Serp) 72;12
M50: 1 D Marsden (S’oaks) 74:19
Women: 1 A Clement (B&B, W40) 74:22
W50: 1 M Vaughan (E Chesh) 94:49
Overall (10km): 1 A Winchester (Dulw R, M40) 32:55
Women: 1 K Rodda (Read) 36:05; 2 C Cain (Best A) 36:47
LITTENDALE FETE 4, Arncliffe, Skipton, North Yorkshire, August 10
English Schools fourth and Inter-Counties under-17 fifth placer Jack Sanderson won by 36 seconds from fellow under-17 Jake Norris in 20:32.
Overall: 1 J Sanderson (Settle, U17) 20:32; 2 J Borris (Bing) 21:08
M45: 1 M Burrett (Leeds) 22:04
Women: 1 A Jones (Wharf) 24:57
W45: 1 J Buckley (Bing) 26:25
COLCHESTER FAST FRIDAY NIGHT RUN 5km, Essex, August 9
Oliver Conway, the European Junior Cup triathlon third placer, made a rare appearance in open running competition to narrowly win from 2019 Inter-Counties champion Adam Hickey in 14:22.
However, it was Hickey’s 14:25 that secured the Essex title.
Further back Arthur Ballard, the English Schools 3000m fourth placer, went second on the 2024 under-17 lists with 14:46.
The women’s race saw Jess Gibbon, the 2022 English National cross-country champion, improve upon her July time from Battersea Park by two seconds to clock 16:05 and head Holly Archer by 26 seconds.
Next home in the women’s race was ‘race-anywhere’ Olivia Forrest, who has a string of national titles to her credit this year and heads the under-15 girls’ rankings with 16:42, but who clocked 16:54 here.
Overall: 1 O Conway (Radley, U20) 14:22; 2 A Hickey (S’end) 14;25; 3 F Richardson (C&T) 14:312; 4 S Cousins (S’field) 14:34; 5 P Whitaker (RRC) 14:37; 6 A Gladley (C&T) 14:39; 7 O Mills (Hunts) 14:40; 8 C Charlston (helm) 14:43; 9 A Ballard (Chelm, U17) 14:46; 10 M Parker (Hales) 14:51; 11 C Dillon (Thurr) 14:52; 12 D Williamson (Col H) 14:52; 13 D Smale (S’emd) 14:56; 14 J Morley (Col H) 14:57; 15 S Pedley (B Stort) 14:57; 16 L Gumbung (St Ed, U17) 14:58; 17 P Coates (Brain ) 15:01; 18 T Jones (S’end, U17) 15:01; 19 B Barber (Ips H, U17:0 15:01; 20 A Ford (Hav’g) 15:02
M50: 1 M Waller (S’end) 15:17; 2 C Holmes (S’end) 16:16; 3 J Lawler (High) 16:26
M55: 1 S Philcox (Ilf) 17:25; 2 M Allen (Ips J) 17:29
M60: 1 C Ridley (Col H) 17;45; 2 P Spowage (Col H) 18:02
M65: 1 P Tullett (Chelm) 19:59
M70: 1 D Butler (Bill’cay) 19:41
Women: 1 J Gibbon (Read) 16:05; 2 H Archer (C&C) 16:31; 3 O Forrest (B’wood, U15) 16:54; 4 L Reed (Hav’ing, W40) 17:08; 5 A Hobday (Herne H) 17:18; 6 C Carnwath (Herne H, W40) 17:38
W45: 1 Z Oldfield (Lought) 18:38
W50: 1 A Oakman (Col H) 20:09; 2 B Aldridge (Bill’cay) 20:37
W55: 1 K Lyons (Orion) 22:48; 2 S Thorogood 22:52
W60: 1 V Jennings (Ips J) 22:14
W65: 1 S Clarke (Mis Ex) 23:05; 2 S Lockart 23:30
SLEAFORD STRIDERS SUMMER 10km, Lincolnshire, August 9
Overall: 1 J Wilkinson (Bing) 31:48; 2 J Bailey (Mansf, M45) 32;50
Women: 1 R Cole (Linc W, W35) 38:58
W55: 1 F Usher (Linc &D) 42:06
WISTOW 10km, Selby, North Yorkshire, August 9
Overall: 1 D McKinnon (Goole) 32;59
M60: 1 A Pearson (Peni) 37:25
Women: 1 C Bush (Tam) 37:50
W70: 1 S Haslam (Scar) 43:52
YORK 5km SERIES, North Yorkshire, August 9
Both men’s and women’s winners James Johnson and Ruby Sykes set personal bests.
Overall: 1 J Johnson (Bev) 14:58; 2 J Young 15:18
M50: 1 A Grinnell (St Ther) 16:46
M70: 1 L Taylor (NY Moors) 20:31
U20: 1 D Asmelash (TS H) 15:42
Women: 1 R Sykes (Holm) 16:58
W40: 1 D Hatfield (Bev) 17:42
W45: 1 N Curgenven 18:46
W50: 1 S Cumber (Hali) 19:19
W60: 1 H Hall (NE Proj) 24:23
JOY CANN 5, Enderby, Leicestershire, August 7
Mo Hussein was half-a-minute inside his previous best when winning by 40 seconds in 24:28, while Midland cross-country champion Gemma Steel won her 10th women’s race of the year, having only been headed once.
Overall: 1 M Hussein (R’hoggs) 24:28; 2 M Scarsbrook (Badgers) 25:08
M45: 1 P Featherstone (W End) 26:31
M50: 1 A Quigley (W End) 27:27; 2 M Makin (Herm) 27:57
M55: 1 P Critchlow (Beau) 28:59; 2 C Bell (Hunc) 29:10
M60: 1 B Benson (Hunc) 29:28; 2 A Green (Hunc) 30:40
Women: 1 G Steel (Charn, W35) 28:01; 2 C Frankland (W End) 28:34; 3 R Nealon (Hunc) 29:15; 4 C Nurse (W End) 29:47; 5 A Lester (Barrow) 30:02
W50: 1 K Evans (R’hoggs) 34:50
W55: 1 N Nealon (Hunc) 34:09; 2 P Masser (Hinck) 35:33
W60: 1 E Whittlestone (Birst) 35:35; 2 F Castle (R’hoggs) 37:11
YATELEY 10KM, Hampshire, August 7
Overall: 1 R Lovejoy (AFD) 32:56
M50: 1 N Tearle (G&G) 35;10
Women: 1 L Locks (AFD, W45) 38:27
W55: 1 R Bennett (Hasle) 44:46
BUGATTI 10km, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, August 7
Overall: 1 B Price (W Temp, M40) 32:42
M50: 1 A Bailey (W Tempo) 37:30
Women: 1 S Lane (Chelt) 39:20
W45: 1 H Knight (CLC) 41:00
PETERBOROUGH 5km GRAND-PRIX SERIES, Cambridgeshire, August 7
Overall: 1 T Preston (P’boro &NV, U17) 15:16
M50: 1 S Mead (Hunts) 17:12
Women: 1 C Thurgood (C&C, W40) 18:30
W55: 1 S Davis (R&N) 21:16
W60: 1 R Loutit (Yax) 20:16; 2 C Sayers (Rut) 23;13
W65: 1 S Ball (Yax) 25:25
RUN EXE SUMMER 10km, Exeter, Devon
In his first run-out on the roads, Inter-Counties cross-country fourth placer Rory Barclay-Watt went top of the UK 2024 under-15 rankings over the 5km distance with a four-second victory in 15:24.
Further back, second ranked W60 Claudine Benstead continued her class domination here with her fourth W60 victory of the series, this time with 20:33. However as the Okehampton runner has just turned 65, the time went to the top of the W65 rankings for the year ahead of another Devon runner Jenny Reay.
Overall: 1 R Barclay-Watt) Exe) 15:24; 2 J Landers (Tamar) 15:28
Women: 1 L Milner (Exe, U20) 17:40
W45: 1 S Stone (Bide) 19:47
W50: 1 A Thorne (Erme V) 19:09; 2 J McFadzean (SWRR) 20:10; 3 P Davies (SWRR) 20:13
W60: 1 C Benstead (Oke, W65) 20:33
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