Highway racing round-up from round the United Kingdom in contemporary days
FARNBOROUGH HALF-MARATHON, Surrey, February 9
Adam Clarke, who received the Manchester Marathon final yr in 2:16:29, races sparingly however added the Brighton 10km in November in 29:47 and right here posted a routing win after breaking clear of Max Milarvie, in 63:46, as most sensible veteran Kevin Quinn ran 66:54 in 3rd spot.
The ladies’s race used to be received by way of Ellie Priests in 75:56, a time that will have ranked fourth at the 2024 W40 age workforce listings.
Additionally having an have an effect on at the score lists used to be Studying Highway Runners’ Sarah Gee, who went 3rd at the all-time W60 tables with an 89:36 effort and this after the two-time London Marathon W45 age workforce winner returned to the game after 14 years away.
Gee mentioned: “I started cautiously as it was my first Half-marathon in many years and I was a little worried about the last 3 miles. But, as I warmed up, I was able to pick up the pace and sustain more or less a 4min/ km pace but it does take me a few miles to loosen up.”
Additionally in shape, a few of the older runners, used to be W70 scores topper Dot Kesterton who raced to at least one:45:05.
General: 1 A Clark (AFD) 63:46; 2 M Milarvie (Dulw R) 66:14; 3 Ok Quinn (S Lon, M45) 66:54; 4 A Pointon 67:36; 5 N Bester (Best possible A) 69:00; 6 B Tyler 69:16
M40: 1 B Stephenson 70:02
M50: 1 C Compton 75:04
M60: 1 O Dare 82:10; 2 S Townsend 82:15; 3 Ok Murray 82:40
Ladies: 1 E Priests (Soton, W40) 75:56; 2 C Cain 76:02; 3 L Bailey (Strag, W40) 78:32
W50: 1 A Granger (B&W) 83:21; 2 Ok Streams 83:54
W60: 1 S Gee (Learn RR) 86:36; 2 S Ridley 95:27
W70: 1 D Kesterton (Metal) 1:45:05
Sarah Gee
BOLSOVER 10km, Derbyshire, February 9
General: Ok Watson (Mansf) 32:37
M45: 1 D Hawley (Lengthy E) 33;19
M60: 1 J Lowe (Mansf) 38:35
M70: 1 T Barrable (Mat) 44:23
Ladies: 1 H Gill (Mansf, W45) 36:34
W50: 1 S Eadsforth (Der) 40:43
W60: 1 B Coomber (Denby D) 42:39
GOODWOOD GRAND PRIX, West Sussex, February 9
Veteran James Baker saved up his long-standing profitable streak with but any other victory, this time his 1168th in all competitions and it used to be his fourth win within the marathon collection right here, in 2:31:54, his quickest since 2022.
General (26.2M): 1 J Baker (Chich R, M45) 2:31:54; 2 A Hudson (S Lon) 2:41:38
M55: 1 R Dixon (Bide) 2:58:49
Ladies: 1 L Robbins (Clap) 2:54:12
General (20M): 1 D Elam (B&W) 1:58:48
Ladies: 1 L Leakey 2:27:52
General (13.1M): 1 C Riley (Clap) 72:02
Ladies: 1 E proto (Lewes, W35) 84:12
W55: 1 L Albrecht (Arun) 96:47
General (10km): 1 Ok Heeley (Amaz Toes, M40) 32:35
Ladies: 1 C Firth (WSEH), W40) 38:02
LYTCHETT 10, Dorset, February 9
General: 1 F Harris (Poole) 54:15; 2 C Peck (Eg H, M40) 54:24
M60: 1 J Critchlow (Purb) 62:13
M70: 1 H Murray (Purb) 73:51
Ladies: 1 N Lawrence (Eg H, W35) 63:23
W45: 1 S Hill 67:46
W50: 1 D Pearce (Lytch) 71:48
W60: 1 T Harrold (Ed H) 74:13
MAD DOG 10km, Southport, Lancashire, February 9
General: 1 I Lawton (M40) 31:52
Ladies: 1 R Taylor 39:01
RUN TATTON 10km, Knutsford, Cheshire, February 9
General: 1 C Holdsworth (CleM) 31:47
Ladies: 1 M Partitions (W40) 40:22
VALENTINE’S 10km, Easton Faculty, Norwich, Norfolk, February 9
General: 1 N Mapperley (C&C) 30:26; 2 L Smith (Norw) 30:36; 3 L Alden (Norw) 31:39
M40: 1 M Eccles (Bure) 32:29
M45: 1 J O’Brien (St Ed) 32:47
M60: 1 J Cordle (Norw RR) 38:42
Ladies: 1 H Archer (C&C) 34:12; 2 E Grubb (Norw) 35:56
W50: 1 J Andrews (Bungay) 37:23
W60: 1 C Brown (Wym) 45:09
VALENTINE’S 10km, Chessington, Surrey, February 9
General: 1 O Garrod (Belg) 32:34
M55: 1 C Allen (Strag) 36:50
M60: 1 S Turbines (Uck) 38:23
Ladies: 1 T McCormick (Vale R) 34:23
W60: 1 P Ronksley (Strag) 46:34
W75: 1 J Davies (E&E) 55:04
WILTSHIRE 10, Melksham, February 9
General: 1 P Grist (T Bathtub, M40) 54:57
M60: 1 P Reddaway (Ware) 63:17
Ladies: 1 A Halton-Hanley (Chipp, W40) 62:28
W50: 1 J Carter (T Bathtub) 64:38
W60: 1 L Porter (Bitt) 69:06
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