Wollaton Park in Nottingham staged the overall of the British Athletics Pass Problem on Saturday
The impressive backdrop of Wollaton Corridor once more gave an attractive backdrop to the season finale of the British Athletics Pass Problem as Brett Rushman and Jess Gibbon took the senior races, with the boys’s mid-afternoon race seeing unseasonably heat temperatures that reached 19C.
In contrast to at Parliament Hill for the English Nationwide two weeks previous, there was once no dust and races had been successfully parkland occasions over lessons that seemed to be nearer to the marketed distances than was once the case right here ultimate 12 months.
Simply as within the English Nationwide, it was once counties from the South of England who took many of the crew titles with Surrey on my own taking six in their 9 first placings to substantiate the place the centre of gravity over the rustic lies.
It was once Northern Eire who received the one different crew championship. North of England took 8 crew podium spots, Scottish spaces 3 and the Midlands one, however groups from Wales failed to bother the scorers within the medal hand-outs.
It was once a equivalent tale for person wins the place the South of England notched six to the Midlands 4.
(David Hewitson)
Males
Rushman was once all the time within the mixture of the overall race of the day, as was once eventual runner-up James Kingston, however 3rd spot was once up for grabs till the fourth and ultimate lap.
Then it was once Cameron Allen who got here thru to clutch the bronze medal from Omar Ahmed and Avon & Somerset’s Jack Millar.
Either one of those had appeared in competition for a podium spot previous, as had Suffolk’s John Millar, however it was once Warwickshire’s Ahmed who driven the tempo at the first brief 2km lap, and spread out about 10 or so metres on a big staff.
In there have been Kingston and the 2 Millars, who had been inflicting the announcers to get in fairly of a tangle, regardless of their strikingly otherwise colored vests.
The following to make an early bid for glory was once John Millar, who went forward and spread out a couple of metres on Ahmed, however Kingston, Jack Millar and the North East’s Cameron Allen had been shut.
In spite of everything, then it was once Rushman’s flip to turn forward as he took Kingston and Jack Millar transparent of the remainder. That gave the impression to be the top of it however Allen and Ahmed had now not given up and gave chase for the 3rd podium spot to relegate Jack Millar to 5th.
Brett Rushman (David Hewitson)
The race regardless that belonged to Rushman, who piled down the overall hill to take the gold medal. He stated: “I have had the best cross-country season of my life but I was worried that James (Kingston) was going to get it.”
Speaking of the outlet skirmishes, Rushman, who had run a 28:48 10km at the highway in Valencia in January, added: “I wasn’t worried as it was early in the race.” He now is going for a quick Podium 5km run out.
Northern Eire took the crew race, led house by means of Conal McLeans 9th spot. In addition they ruled the nine-to-score problem however best 9 counties completed a complete supplement.
Males: 1 B Rushman (Herts) 29:45; 2 J Kingston (Kent) 29:55; 3 C Allen (N East) 30:18
TEAM (6 to attain): 1 N Eire 149; 2 Surrey 218; 3 Yorkshire 223
TEAM (9 to attain): 1 N Eire 383; 2 North East 707; 3 Lancashire 869
(David Hewitson)
Girls
After her commanding victory within the English Nationwide at Parliament Hill two weeks previous, Jess Gibbon was once the only to overcome and so it proved.
With the largest win of the day and in utterly other prerequisites to these at Hampstead Heath, the Studying AC runner was once in a category of her personal to ultimately win by means of 33 seconds over the 3 lap 8km race.
Sophie Tarver and Georgia Taylor-Brown had been there first of all prior to it was once Olympic silver and triathlon relay gold medallist Taylor-Brown who initially joined Gibbon on the entrance prior to conceding.
Georgia Taylor-Brown (David Hewitson)
For the second one part of the race there have been few adjustments because the gaps grew larger and the distance to 3rd positioned Tarver was once additionally transparent or all to peer.
Speaking about techniques, Gibbon stated: “I never know whether to go off hard or hang in, as I am a bit ambitious, but here Georgia pushed me.”
A couple of days after her English Nationwide win, the previous Eu champion was once smartly headed in a Battersea Park 5km however added that as she lived there, she would possibly or much less have achieved it anyway for slightly of velocity.
Speaking of her process outdoor athletics, Gibbon stated: “I work in finance for the On shoe brand, as part of their ambassador programme and they have supported me.”
Taylor-Brown stated of her run: “I chased her for two laps and thought I’d hang on for as long as I can but (earlier) I was surprised and committed at the start.”
Jess Gibbon (David Hewitson)
With the following Olympic Video games 3 years away and no triathlon within the subsequent Commonwealth Video games, Taylor-Brown stated she’s going to basically take a ruin from her No.1 game and opt for some cross-country and biking races.
With six to attain within the ladies’s crew race it was once the larger intensity of the Surrey squad that got here just right.
Girls: 1 J Gibbon (Oxon) 27:01; 2 G Taylor-Brown (G Manch) 17:34; 3 S Tarver (Mersey) 28:04
TEAM: 1 Surrey 120; 2 Yorkshire 215; 3 Lancashire 290
Younger athletes’ races
U20 males
Refugee Aron Gebremariam retained his under-20 males’s identify after monitoring the early leaders as a number of other juniors took turns in entrance.
After the primary lap, it was once Sebastian Beedell who led with Sam Plummer on his shoulder and Gebremariam tucked in at the inside of. Joseph Grange and Sidney Tilley had been additionally there in a number one staff of 9.
Ultimately the ruin got here and Gebremariam took William Rabjohns and Beedell clear of the remainder for a predictable win. “My trainer instructed me to not cross with them, however the whole lot was once deliberate.
Aron Gebremariam (David Hewitson)
“I have been out injured for two to three months,” endured the Birchfield runner who, as soon as once more pleaded for assist along with his British passport software.
Gebremariam now is going for a Podium 5km time in his subsequent race.
U20 Males: 1 A Gebremariam (Warks) 25:00; 2 W Rabjohns (Dors) 25:05; 3 S Beedell (Cambs) 25:08
TEAM: 1 Essex 54; 2 Suffolk 102; 3 Warwickshire 104
U17 males
Alex Lennon was once the only to overcome within the under-17 males’s race over two laps totaling 6km and so it proved as not one of the others may however it was once all very shut within the early phases as no runner actually sought after to take issues on.
Lennon stated: “I ran a very strong last mile and it was my best race and I got away up the hill. I heard people shouting and they said: ‘you’ve got it’.”
Chasing within the Sutton & District runner’s wake, James Alexander were given closest and wound up a transparent 2d as Luke Dunham beat Sam Wilson for 3rd.
Alex Lennon (David Hewitson)
After a slip up within the Surrey championships, this was once Lennon’s 3rd main win of 2025 following South of England and English Nationwide victories.
U17 Males: 1 A Lennon (Surrey) 18:56; 2 J Alexander (Scot W) 19:02; 3 L Dunham (Herts) 19:13
TEAM: 1 Surrey 65; 2 Yorkshire 66; 3 Scotland West 91
U15 boys race (David Hewitson)
U15 Boys
Ewan Withnall appeared in regulate of the under-15 boys’ championship all through and entrance ran a managed race regardless of force from minor position takers Finn MacLennan and Caspian Holmes. This was once the nearest end to a race all day however Jake Eire who ultimately tailed off relatively in fourth was once having a look like a medalist mid-race.
This victory secured the British Athletics Pass Problem best prize and the Burton Midland champion stated: “After a bad National (where he was seventh) I wanted to win and was more or less in front the whole way but you have to pace yourself.”
Ewan Withnall (David Hewitson)
U15 Boys: 1 E Withnall (Der) 13:56; 2 F MacLennan (Camb) 13:37; 4 C Holmes (Surrey) 13:39
TEAM: 1 Surrey 75; 2 Yorkshire 82; 3 Sussex 115
U13 Boys
Jack Shingler was once a transparent winner some six seconds transparent of a scramble for silver that simply noticed Zak Rush head James-Dean Docherty on the line as Philip Kounoupas-Prastalo simply misplaced out on a podium position.
This was once the Cheltenham runner’s first large race of the 12 months and the most productive of his brief occupation to this point and adopted a 9th spot within the behind schedule English Nationwide ultimate September.
Jack Shingler (David Hewitson)
U13 Boys: 1 J Schindler (Glouc) 10:59; 2 Z Rush (Warwks) 11:05; 3 J Docherty (Herts) 11:05
TEAM: 1 Berkshire 102; 2 Kent 103; 3 Middlesex 124
U20 Girls
Zoe Gilbody took an early lead and endured on the entrance for many of the race after opening an opening at the relaxation. A detailed 2d to the more youthful Katie Pye within the earlier week’s English Faculties Pass Nation Cup Ultimate, the Telford runner appeared to have the junior ladies’s race sewn up however then appeared to run out of steam up the ultimate hill.
It was once the diminutive Freya Bradley who powered up the overall climb to Wollaton Corridor to overhaul the long-time chief after which come away for what gave the look of a very simple victory however in reality it was once now not so simple as that.
Freya Bradley and Zoe Gilbody (David Hewitson)
Bradley, who had received September’s English Nationwide from Gilbody, stated: “Hills always do me well and I wanted to get a good start for the English Schools race.”
At the back of, it was once Charlotte Dillon, 5th in that Faculties Cup race however best 7th within the Northern Championships, who took 3rd to present northern based totally runners a unprecedented medal right here.
U20 Girls: 1 F Bradley (Avon & S) 21:51; 2 Z Gilbody (Shrop) 22:04; 3 C Dillon (NE) 22:11
TEAM: 1 Kent 83; 2 Berkshire 96; 3 Surrey 98
U17 ladies
Katie Pye led the all-conquering Surrey squad to but some other crew win after being driven all the was once by means of Banbury’s Isla McGowan, 2d right here, who secured the Pass Problem prize.
Regardless of a win within the South of England Championship at Beckenham, the Aldershot runner stated: “I’ve not been too well and have been ill since September but have now been diagnosed with Coeliac Disease.” That is an hypersensitive reaction to gluten a prime constituent of the wheat flour utilized in bread.
Katie Pye (David Hewitson)
“This week was the first race that I really got the tactics right,” added Pye.
McGowan, the Euro under-18 1500m silver medallist, installed her perfect efficiency of the iciness to simply take 2d from Sabrina Coppola-Johansen.
U17 ladies: 1 Okay Pye (Surrey) 18:29; 2 I McGowan (Oxon) 18:34; 3 S Coppola-Johansen (Surrey) 18:54
TEAM: 1 Surrey 57; 2 Yorkshire 96; 3 Scotland East 98
U15 Women
Kitty Scott gave Aldershot’s women their 2d identify because the afternoon wore on and lead but some other Surrey win within the Inter-Counties stakes, as their 4 scorers had been all house within the best 17 runners to complete.
“I was trying to win but there were a lot of good girls, then that hill told on the last lap,” stated Scott, who had received her age staff in that Faculties Cup the former week.
As soon as once more, the struggle for minor placings was once shut and it was once Gabrielle Pinder, who had headed Scott within the English Nationwide two weeks previous, who headed Freya Brown for silver.
Kitty Scott (David Hewitson)
U15 Women: 1 Okay Scott (Surrey) 14:53; 2 G Pinder (NE) 15:00; 3 F Brown (Scot E) 15:04
TEAM: 1 Surrey 35; 2 Scotland E 91; 3 Essex 170
U13 Women
After a disappointing12th spot within the English Nationwide at Parliament Hill, South of England champion Madison Kindler bounced again to take the youngest women age staff but in addition the British Athletics Pass Problem best award.
The margin over 2d positioned Elizabeth Griffiths can have been best seven seconds with Elizabeth Griffiths simply snatching 3rd from Jessica Thake and Eve Beddow
Madison Kindler (David Hewitson)
U13 Women: 1 M Kindler (Essex) 11:58; 2 E Griffiths (Leic & R) 12:05; 3 E Hutchings (Avon & S) 12:11
TEAM: 1 Surrey 46; 2 Merseyside 66; 3 Berkshire 111
The assembly had opened with a para-athletics match and Sam Fernando and Ella Richards, either one of whom have co-ordination impairment, had been the primary female and male house from a box of 15.
Sam Fernando (David Hewitson)
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