Catch up with our latest endurance running round-up from around the UK
ST IVES BAY BEACH & SAND DUNES 10km, Cornwall, August 13
Husband and wife duo Andrew and Lauren Heyes usually take in a race when down in the south west on holiday and this year was no exception, as they comfortably came out on top in this toughie.
The ultra credentials of Andrew Heyes and second placed Ollie Garrod, both of whom have represented Great Britain in world championships, saw them home. For Lauren, a European junior cross-country bronze medallist more than 15 years ago, a 2:31:33 marathon in December’s Valencia Marathon also proved her stamina.
Overall (tough 10km): 1 A Heyes (D Peak) 35:17; 2 O Garrod (Belg) 37:40
Women: 1 L Heyes (Hallam) 38:56
TARTAN GAMES, Gateshead, August 18
Selected result
Men 400m: 1 B Schofield (Gate) 49.42; 2 M Inman (Gate, U17) 50.17
NE GRAND PRIX 6, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, August 14
The sixth outing in the North East Grand Prix series again saw Philippa Stone, the Northern cross-country fourth placer, have a good outing, this time in the 3000m with 9:30.4.
Elsewhere, Matthew Linsley and Lewis Liddle were also among the winners, while the fastest women’s 800m was a personal best 2:11.0 from under-17 Lauren Creaby.
Matthew Linsley (David Hewitson)
Selected results
Men
800: 1 M Linsley (Gate) 1:53.5. U20: 1 J Close (Morp) 1:54.5
3000: 1 L Liddle (Gate) 8:33.5. U20: 1 W De Vere Owen (Morp) 8:35.1
Women:
800: L Creaby (Gate, U17) 2:11.0
3000: 1 P Stone (M’boro) 9:30.4
Philippa Stone leads (David Hewitson)
BIRCHWOOD 10km, Warrington, Cheshire, August 18
Overall: 1 T Charles (Chorl, M40) 31:13; 2 S Curley (Chorl, M40) 32:48
M50: 1 R Grantham (Wirr) 34:43
M70: 1 A Joyce (Knows) 45:14
M75: 1 B Lucas (North M) 47:27
Women: 1 L Fairclough (St Hel) 36:25
W45: 1 J Marsden (Chesh Dr) 37:56
W50: 1 G Tavernier (Lymm) 43:32
W55: 1 H Smith (Vale R) 44:05
W60: 1 L Sinclair (Stock) 46:25
W65: 1 G Richardson (Stock) 45:30
W70: 1 M Hesketh (Prest) 55:19
W75: 1 A Dinsmore (Stock) 58:27
BURNHAM BEECHES HALF-MARATHON, Buckinghamshire, August 18
Overall: 1 L Goldsworthy (Taunt) 70:37
M60: 1 M Turney (Chilt) 85:21
M70: 1 G Ruffle (Hart) 98:23
Women: 1 N Gray (Read RR, W40) 86:21
W50: 1 D Godwin (M’head) 91:44
W55: 1 A Rostern (Read RR) 98:40
W65: 1 L Henbury (Tring RC) 1:40:58
W70: 1 A Riddell (Serp) 2:05:50
DEREHAM 5km, Norfolk, August 18
Overall: 1 C Bowen-Jones (NEB) 15:22; 2 Z Dunne (Norw, U20) 15:26
M45: 1 N Adams (NNBR) 15:59
M60: 1 T Lake (Wym) 18:14
M70: 1 G Nelson 21:32
M75: 1 G Walsh (Wym) 25:00
Women: 1 J Andrews (Bungay, W50) 17:54
W45: 1 C Sandall (Norw RR) 20:03
W50: 1 T Adams 21:29; 2 L Robins (Ryst) 21:37
W55: 1 L Hurr (Norf G) 21:22
W60: 1 C Brown (Wym) 21:45; 2 C Henery (Norw) 22:31; 3 K Balcombe (NNBR) 23:18
W65: 1 E Hudson (Norf G) 25:39
CAERNARFON 10km, North Wales, August 18
Overall: 1 V Martin (Stoke) 32:04; 2 J Hickinbottom (Shrews, M40) 32:27
M50: 1 N Brook (Eryri) 35:13
M75: 1 S Johnson (NWRR) 47:02
M80: 1 E Davies (Rhedwyr) 49:12
Women: 1 T Rogers (Buckley, W35) 35:44
W45: 1 S Hawkins (Lawley) 38:39
W50: 1 J Stanfield (Trenth) 40:11
FORFAR 10km, Tayside, August 18
Overall: 1 M Abernethy (Fraser) 30;27
M50: 1 J Kingshorn (Vegan) 36:46
Women: 1 N Phillips (Dund H’hill) 34:23
PAISLEY 10km, August 18
Jamie Burns, a regular Scottish championship medallist as a young athlete 10 years earlier, improved his recently set personal best by 11 seconds to 30:24.
Overall: 1 J Burns (Shett) 30:13; 2 S Stirling (Falk) 30:22; 3 S Ghafari (Shett) 30:26; 4 R Good (Giff) 31:06; 5 R Ferguson (Kilb) 31:34; 6 J McBeth 31:38; 7 J Moore (M’well) 31:42; 8 S Donachie (Cambus) 31:32; 9 M O’Connor (Bella) 32:24; 10 R Gray (I’clyde) 32:27
M40: 1 G Robertson (Cambus) 32:41; 2 O Coatzee (Bella) 33:46; 3 K Osborn (Bella) 33:46
M45: 1 I Carroll (Bella) 34:18
M50: 1 D Tamburini (I’clyde) 35:23
M55: 1 S Allen (C’nauld) 35:31; 2 R Patterson (I’clyde) 35:32; 3 M King (Cambus) 35:37
M60: 1 G Walker 39:31; 2 R McCulloch (Kilb) 39:38
Women: 1 N Mulholland (I’clyde) 35:35; 2 R Donaldson (Bella) 36:27
W50: 1 D Gray (Bella) 39:39
W60: 1 J Thomson (Cambus) 41:22
SCOTTISH HALF-MARATHON & 10km, Musselburgh, August 18
Overall (13.1M): 1 L Fantolli (Cent) 68:38; 2 E Narbett (C’nethy) 68:52; 3 D Gordon (A’deen) 68:55; 4 S Jinks (High) 69:58; 5 K Campbell 71:24; 6 A Feguson (Corst) 71:59
M50: 1 M Hand (Law) 78:25
M60: 1 G Parker (Perth) 87:42
M65: 1 K Murphy (Serp) 86:04
Women: 1 J Watson (E’burgh) 78:37; 2 G Tindall (Cent) 81:07; 3 K Oldham 82:07
W45: 1 M MacLeod (Storn) 86:01
W50: 1 L Tyler (D’blane) 88:45
W55: 1 J Murdy (S Shields) 88:59
Overall (10km): 1 J Barrable (Corst) 32:33
M45: 1 I Hutchinson (Corst) 34:44
M50: 1 A Cunningham (Corst) 36:52
M60: 1 R Roulson (M A’deen) 39:57
Women: 1 N Wrangler (Sudbaden) 38:16
ATW RUN MALLORY PARK 5km, Inc LEICESTERSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP, August 17
In her first race since a 2:26:28 outing in the Valencia Marathon, back in December 2022, Georgina Schwiening ran her first 5km since 2017 in 16:54 to take the women’s race.
Overall: 1 B Kruze (Start) 15:31
Women: 1 G Schwiening (Camb R) 16:54
BATTERSEA PARK 5km & 10km, London, August 17
Overall (5km): 1 T Renshaw (AFD) 14:57; 2 A Hughes 15:17
M55: 1 N Hughes 16:53
Women: 1 K Palfreyman 17:08
W45: 1 H O’Connell (AFD) 19:58
Overall (10km): 1 M Hashi (ESM) 31:11; 2 F Roden (Abbey R, U20) 31:22; 3 N Bester (Best A) 31:23; 4 H Hart (Belg) 31:42; 5 S Kerfoot (B&W, U20) 32:12
M40: 1 M Burton 34:47
M50: 1 K Sambridge (Ware) 34:20
Women: 1 Y Lock (TVH) 33:59; 2 T Barlow (TVH, W35) 34:54; 3 J Nandi 36:39
W40: 1 K Woodward (Ware) 36:48
W50: 1 K Sung (M&M) 39:41
NAIRN HALF-MARATHON, Highlands, August 17
Overall: 1 W McKay (M A’deen) 70:57; 2 S Cumming (E Suth) 71:38
Women: 1 M Rasch (Poole) 83:36
STRATFORD 6, Warwickshire, August 16
Overall: 1 I Allen (Spa) 30;53
M45: 1 C Horton (Badgers) 33:30
M50: 1 S West (Kenil) 34:05
Women: 1 Z Hadfield (Leam) 38:15
ALCHESTER 5km, Oxfordshire, August 14
Overall: 1 M Shantry (Head RR) 14:52; 2 M Kallenberg (Swan) 14:53; 3 M Marshall (Head RR) 15:16
M50: 1 J Bolton (W’stock) 16:33
M55: 1 J Richardson (Oxf C) 17:16
Women: 1 S Giles (Alch) 17:59
W50: 1 R Cooke (Bucks & Stowe) 18:41
CASTLE RESOLUTION 10km, Carlisle, Cumbria, August 14
Overall: 1 R Lightfott (Ellens) 32:50
M50: 2 K Wallace (Cumb) 36:25
M60: 1 C Phelan (Eden) 40:25
Women: 1 H Russell (Helm H) 35:41
CHASE THE SUN SUMMER 10km, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire, August 14
Overall: 1 B Fish (B’burn) 32:44
Women: 1 S Brown 37:58
W55: 1 S Stevens 44:05
ELLESMERE PORT 5km, Cheshire, August 14
While junior Jamie Richardson took the overall race in 14:47, women’s winner Charlotte Dillon went third on the under-17 rankings for the year with a 16:45 clocking ahead of second ranked W45 Kirsty Longley, who improved her 2024 time to 16:50.
Overall: 1 J Richardson (Hallam, U20) 14:47; 2 T Charles (Chorl, M40) 14:53; 3 M McCarthy 14:59; 4 R Challinor (Buckley) 15:01; 5 J Boden (Wall’sy) 15:05; 6 R Davis (Wrex) 15:06; 7 O Blake (Osw) 15:06; 8 J Lambie (Shrews) 15:11; 8 H Blackburn (Liv) 15:25
M40: 2 S Curley (Chorl) 15:27
M45: 1 D Norman (Alt) 16:06
M50: 1 G Wells (W Chesh) 16:54
M55: 1 N Byrne) 18:09
M60: 1 S Watmough (Warr) 17:33; 2 N Hersham (W Chesh) 18:12; 3 J Gifford (W Chesh) 18:35
M65: 1 A Clarke 19:49
Women: 1 C Dillon (Hought, U17) 16:45; 2 K Longley (Liv PS, W45) 16:50; 3 R Carter 16:52
W40: 1 G Moore (Eryri) 18:15
W45: 1 J Marsden (Chesh Dr) 18:01
W50: 1 N Shipp (Osw) 19;50; 2 C Aryeetey 19;56; 3 J Doughton (Buckley) 20:22; 4 C Green (NWRR) 20:34
W55: 1 S Avery (Chesh Dr) 19:11
W60: 1 J Collins (Wig) 21:43; 2 E Collins (Denbigh) 21:54
W65: 1 C Wyn-Jones (Dees) 24:45; 2 D Read (Helsb) 25:46
W70: 1 R Syms (Chesh Tri) 25:49
SESAY SWIFT 5km, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, August 14
Overall: 1 D Cheeseman (York) 18:45; 2 T O’Mahoney (R&Z, U20) 18:58
Women: 1 A Barker (Stock, W40) 24:03
SOUTH WEST 5km PB Series, Bath, Somerset, August 14
Overall: 1 T Thayre (Craw) 15:18
Women: 1 D Bruce (B&W, W35) 17:06
W40: 1 K Egan (S’ville) 18:51
W55: 1 A Martin (Tewk) 21:51
YEOVIL 5km, Yeovilton, Somerset, August 14
Tom Webb, the English Schools 3000m silver medallist and fourth ranked UK under-17 over the 5km distance in 2024 with 14:47, found 15:19 enough for a comfortable victory, his second in the series.
Overall: 1 T Webb (Wells, U17) 15:19
M50: 1 K Shapland (Bide) 16:02
M60: 1 M McNaghton (Ex’mth) 19:04
Women: 1 S Nicholls (Wells) 17:04; 2 P Quinn (Torbay, U15) 17:18
W50: 1 G Pearson (Yeo) 18:23
W55: 1 S Capstick (R Forever) 22:24
U13: 1 L Simpson (B&W) 19:50
GOSPORT SUMMER SERIES 5km, Hampshire, August 13
Overall: 1 J Copeland (M40) 16:01
M60: 1 D Shepherd (L’hill) 18:59
M70: 1 D Kimber (Stubb G) 21:46
Women: 1 C Thorpe (Ports, W35) 17:09
NO REST FOR THE WICKED 10km, Ramsey, Isle of Man, August 13
Overall: 1 C Leeming (Western) 32:30
Women: 1 N Arthur (Manx FR, W35) 39:29
PAISLEY 10km, Paisley, August 18
Overall: 1 J Burns (Shett) 30:13; 2 S Stirling (Falk VH) 30:22; 3 S Taha Ghafari (Shett) 30:26; 4 R Good (Giff N) 31:06; 5 R Ferguson (Kilb) 31:34; 6 Johnny McBeth 31:38
M40: G Robertson (Cambus) 32:41
M50: D Tamburini (I’clyde) 35:23
M60: Gareth Walker 39:31
Women: 1 N Mulholland (I’clyde) 35:35; 2 R Donaldson (Bella H) 36:27; 3 S Dempsey (Kilb) 36:41; 4 E Creasey (Giff N) 36:57
W40: J Cox (G’nock) 38:47
W50: D Gray (Bella R) 39:39
W60: J Thomson (Cambus) 41:22
FORFAR 10km, Forfar, August 18
Overall: 1 M Abernethy (Fraser) 30:27; 2 M Drummond (Dund H) 32:40; 3 Kevin McAlley 33:19
M50: J Kinghorn (Vegan) 36:46
TEAM: 1 Dund R 15; 2 Forfar 55; 3 Metro 61
Women: 1 N Phillips (Dund H) 34:23; 2 A McNeilly (Dund R, W40) 40:03
W60: M Taggart (Dund R) 46:47
TEAM: 1 Dund R 23; 2 Arb Ftrs 29; 3 Forfar 54
FORTH ROAD BRIDGE 10km, North Queensferry, August 18
Overall: 1 S O’Neill (L’gow) 33:41; 2 I Whitaker (Edin, M40) 34:47
M50: M Fullerton (Edin) 36:56
TEAM: 1 Edin 13; 2 C’gie 25; 3 Falk VH 76
Women: J Dickson (Fife) 39:48
W60: J Gudgin (Fife) 46:20
TEAM: 1 C’gie 31; 2 PHRC 42; 3 L’gow 47
ISLE OF COLL HALF-MARATHON, Arinagour, August 17
Overall: Rory Dowd 1:16:38
M40: N Weston (E Antr) 1:18:14
Women: K Piggot (VPCG) 1:39:09
NAIRN HALF-MARATHON, Nairn, August 17
Overall: 1 W Mackay (Metro) 1:10:57; 2 S Cumming (E Suth) 1:11:38; 3 D Macaulay (Cors, M40) 1:14:21
M40: 2 G Lennox (E Suth) 1:15:17
Women: M Rasch (Poole) 1:23:35
Multi-terrain
SPEYSIDE WAY ULTRA, Ballindalloch, August 17
Overall (100km): Andrew Davis (M40) 9:39:30
M50: Steve Baguley 13:40:35
Women: Heather Young 11:46:55
Overall (50km): 1 Adam Gray 3:33:45; 2 Mathias Guillarfd 3:36:05; 3 Billy Gibson (M40) 3:41:41; 4 Euan Wheeleer 4:12:51; 5 James Robinson 4:26:55; 6 James Aldridge 4:28:34
M50: Caspian Woods 5:17:44
Women: 1 Adeline Armstrong (W40) 5:02:04; 2eq Kathryn Fairfield (W40)/Dawn Watson (W40) 5:15:09; 4 Lena Romain 5:16:56
W50: Shona Campbell 5:20:26
W60: Louise Lovie 5:22:05
Fell running
PIETHORNE, Rochdale, August 18
Overall (10km/275m): 1 A Wright (Tod) 39:57; 2 D Orr (Sheff RC) 40:13; 3 L Hinchcliffe (Sadd) 41:34; 4 D Shackleton (Tod) 43:12; 5 Jake Crawley 43:55; 6 A Roberts (Calder V, M40) 44:02
M50: J Wright (Tod) 45:33
M55: Bryan Wilson 448:48
M60: P Boardman (Wint HR) 54:12
U21: K Kujawski (Acc RR) 46:36
Women: 1 O Hardman (Salf) 48:56; 2 I Brandon (Roch) 49:36; 3 R Pymm (Sadd) 49:48; 4 Georgia Stokes 50:06
W50: E Fiedler (Tod) 53:19
W60: K Brierley (Tod) 55:02
W70: A Baldwin (Stain) 59:31
TAP O’NOTH (SHR championships counter), Rhynie, August 17
Overall (4.8M/1220ft): 1 J Crowe (Centr) 31:07; 2 A Douglas (W’lands CC) 31:19; 3 M Pryde (Loth) 31:19; 4 R Abernethy (Ochil) 32:43; 5 H Pulham (Shett) 33:23; 6 Angus Wright (Edin U) 33:33; 7 F Davies (Shett) 33:52; 8 G Malcolm (Ochil) 34:10; 9 H Hickey (Centr) 34:36; 10 R Sparks (Edin U) 35:05; 11 J Gamble (Insch TR) 35:10; 12 A Fallas (C’thy, M40) 35:22; 13 Andrew Wright (PHRC, M50) 36:47; 14 E Sedman (C’thy, M40) 36:49; 15 R Mackay (L’ber) 36:51
M60: J Mayers (Muss) 44:26
M70: M MacLeod (W’lands CC) 57:14
TEAM: 1 Shett 19; 2 C’thy 29; 3 Centr 31; 4 Ochil 38; 5 W’lands CC 43; 6 HHR 49
Women: 1 E Shaw (Edin U) 39:46; 2 J Stephen (Sees R, W40) 39:46; 3 H Leigh (I’ness) 40:28; 4 E Foreman (W’lands CC) 42:03; 5 S Wallis (Dees R, W40) 42:39; 6 C-J Irvine (Dees R) 43:23; 7 E Astley (S’clyde U) 43:43; 8 A Mudge (Ochil, W50) 43:52; 9 E Murdoch (Cosmic) 43:58; 10 G Griffiths (Shett) 44:42
W60: H Dean (Ochil) 51:21
TEAM: 1 Dees R 6; 2 Cosmic 20; 3 Shett 22
ECCLES PIKE, Buxworth, Whaley Bridge, August 14
Overall (3.5M/650ft): 1 William Longden 21:28; 2 C Winfield (Penn, U20) 21:36; 3 S Soles (Penn) 22:23; 4 M Wood (Macc, U20) 22:34; 5 E Clowes (Newc St TC, U20) 22:53; 6 D Soles (Penn) 22:59
M40: A Beavers (Macc) 25:36
M50: B Archbold (Wilm) 25:53
M55: M Lynas (Macc) 26:56
M65: B Foreman (Mat) 28:36
Women: 1 M Tibbot (Sadd) 23:32; 2 E Johnson (Macc, U20) 28:33; 3 Joanne Mosley 28:39; 4 G Whitla (Nels OC) 28:57
W50: J Higson (Penn) 29:41
W55: J Bednall (Bux) 31:22
W70: A-M Jones (Macc) 35:14
PILGRIMS CROSS, Haslingden. August 14
Overall (6M/1100ft): 1 M Howard (Calder V) 41:53; 2 A Worster (Calder V) 43:53; 3 J Ormrod (Ross) 45:45; 4 S Fairhurst (Horw) 45:57; 5 B Tetler (G’dale, M45) 46:31; 6 A Wright (Tod) 46:34; 7 N Jackson (Kesw, W) 47:06; 8 B Blosse (Tod) 47:43; 9 M Driver (Holc) 47:57; 10 M Fawthrop (Horw) 49:01
M50: T Harkin (Liv PS) 51:48
M55: M Coll (Ross) 54:05
M60: A Smith (Barl) 58:22
M65: B Greaves (Royt R) 63:55
M70: R Bellaries (Clay) 69:28
Women: 1 Jackson 47:06; 2 J McGregor-Stead (Tod) 54:51; 3 C Jackson (Calder V) 57:49; 4 K Wellsby (Roch, W40) 58:01; 5 C Chisholm (Calder V, W40) 58:34; 6 Zena Tefera 59:13
W50: S Chrisanthou (Calder V) 60:33
CROOK PEAK, Axbridge, August 14
Overall (3M/800ft): 1 C Green (Wells) 19:36; 2 J Williamson (Spr’burn) 20:09; 3 M Lusby (Wells) 20:35; 4 R Eaton (T Bath, M40) 21:24; 5 M Gilbert (BAD TC, M40) 21:50; 6 J Derrick (W’bury) 22:00
M50: Andy Malloy 23:47
M60: P Dodd (Chep) 25:04
M70: J Mallone (Nail) 28:31
U20: S Lawson (Chep) 24:23
Women: 1 J Faram (S’ville) 23:58; 2 V Ratcliffe (T Bath, W40) 24:21; 3 J Morgan (Chep) 25:58; 4 L Jeffrey (Chep, W50) 26:51
W60: A Bull (W’bury) 33:46
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