Rock musician Peter Giles runs 22:29 in the M80 age group as Sarah Roberts clocks W75 British best of 22:31
BRITISH MASTERS 5km Championships, Battersea, London, December 1
In wet and breezy conditions, rock musician Peter Giles broke Steve Charlton’s 17-year-old UK M80 best of 23:41 with a time of 22:29. His chip time was 22:28.
The world masters 5000m, cross-country and 10km champion actually beat all the M75 competitors too and went faster than the M80 track record of Charlton’s 22:44.55.
Giles finished just ahead of another multiple world champion, Sarah Roberts, who set a W75 British best of 22:31 with a chip time of 22:29.
That time took over a minute off of Angela Copson’s 23:47 time from this race last year but it was clear she was targeting a much faster time as she ran a 21:24 parkrun in November and her last two 10km races have been 44:33 and 44:39, which is a faster pace than she achieved here.
Her first kilometre was close to four minutes and she was initially well ahead of Giles.
She remarkably beat all the M75 men despite her slowing second half and would have won the W70 event and won a medal in the W65s.
A day after winning the Kent masters cross-country title, Clare Elms continued her unbeaten age group record this year as she held back for 4km but blasted the last kilometre to win the W60 title by two minutes in 18:57.
That time would have earned medals in the W40, W45, W50 and W55 age groups.
The overall women’s race saw W40 Gabriel Carnwath (17:18) lead home W35 Jenny Bannerman (17:25).
British Masters 5km (Cliff Hide)
The pick of the men’s performances in terms of quality was the M60 race, where world champion Andrew Leach won in 16:38 to go equal third all-time, with world 800m and 1500m champion Andrew Ridley second in 16:56.
Such was the quality, former world masters 5000m champion Ben Reynolds, former masters international cross country winner Steve Watmough and former Commonwealth Games marathoner fourth-placer David Taylor were out of the medals and the first 10 on this age group would have made the top five in the younger M55 age group.
Other quality winners who have won big international track events this year were M45 Kojo Kyereme and M55 Mark Symes.
Kyereme, who hits the M50s this month, won gold in 15:32 while Symes won in 16:25.
Leeds’ Adam Baker, who ran 14:44 in November’s Podium 5km, was the overall men’s winner in 15:00 and took M35 gold.
Adam Baker (Cliff Hide)
M35: 1 A Baker 15:00; 2 M Revier 15:05; 3 C Loudon 15:22; 4 C Gracie 15:45; 5 R Banias 16:05; 6 R Jowett 16:29
M40: 1 A Winchester 15:47: 2 T Okamoto 16:20; 3 M Impey 16:22; 4 M Coffey 16:27; 5 S MacDougall 16:48; 6 S Ahmed 16:55
M35 TEAM: 1 Soton 48:43; 2 North Herts 50:46; 3 G&G 54:13
M45: 1 K Kyereme 15:32; 2 S Hoenig 15:55; 3 S Prosser 16:08; 4 D Lipscomb 16:10; 5 A Russell 16:24; 6 C West 16:34; 7 J Ellis 16:50; 8 B Hurley 16:57
M50: 1 A Mussett 15:42; 2 J Prest 16:07; 3 C Blackburn 16:12; 4 S Cooper 16:26; 5 S Coombes 16:32; 6 B Paviour 16:33; 7 A Parmenter 16:41; 8 C Jackson 16:53; 9 R Berry 17:02; 10 S Mann 17:04
M45 TEAM: 1 Herne H 50:09; 2 AFD 53:02; 3 Holl S 53:14
M55: 1 M Symes 16:25; 2 T Booth 16:36; 3 J Gonzalez-Armas 17:06; 4 R Tomlinson 17:28; 5 D Atkins 17:50
M60: 1 A Leach 16:38; 2 A Ridley 16:56; 3 P Parry 17:03; 4 B Reynolds 17:17; 5 M Cursons 17:22; 6 R Metcalf 17:41; 7 K Miyazaki 17:46; 8 D Taylor 17:46; 9 M Tennyson 17:47; 10 S Watmough 17:48
M55 TEAM: 1 AFD 51:59; 2 G&G 52:27; 3 Striders of C 55:47
M65: 1 D Ogden 18:45; 2 P Tullett 19:53; 3 B Green 19:57; 4 S Cox 20:28; 5 S Anders 20:37; 6 P Hall 20:47; 7 J Straiton 20:49
M70: 1 D Bedwell 20:12; 2 D Pitt 20:15; 3 G Ruffle 20:32; 4 J Tolhurst 22:05; 5 P Kennedy 22:22; 6 A Catton 23:06; 7 J Spencer-Wood 23:29
M75: 1 K Youngs 23:08; 2 C Taylor 24:20; 3 P Allen 28:55
Peter Giles (Cliff Hide)
M80: 1 P Giles 22:29 (UK best); 2 D Moorekite 26:01; 3 P Brennan 29:43
M85: J Aspinall 39:51
M65 TEAM: 1 Paddock Wood 67:46; 2 Horsham Joggers 70:36
Women W35: 1 J Bannerman 17:25; 2 S Winstone 17:31; 3 G Bailey 18:25; 4 L Wright 18:52
Gabriel Carnwath (Cliff Hide)
W40: 1 G Carnwath 17:18; 2 R Wallace 18:48; 3 D Madhi 19:41; 4 H Regan 20:39
W45: 1 N Densley 18:12; 2 Z Oldfield 18:13; 3 R Smith 19:28; 4 N Wilson 19:44; 5 T English 20:06; 6 S Stallwood 20:11
W50: 1 R Cooke 18:42; 2 A Kerr 19:58; 3 P Pilbeam 20:05; 4 R Berry 20:16; 5 E Pearson 20:16; 6 N Richmond 20:33
W35 TEAM: 1 AFD 58:18; 2 Herne H 67:36
W45 TEAM: 1 Camberley 57:50; 2 AFD 61:08; 3 Camb H 64:00
W55: 1 K Harris 18:30; 2 H Sinclair 18:54; 3 K Ramsey 18:58; 4 S McDonald 19:18; 5 A Critchlow 19:30; 6 J Wilson 20:43; 7 S Dixon 20:54; 8 D Broom 21:22
W60: 1 C Elms 18:57; 2 R Baker 20:57; 3 S Harrison 21:00; 4 L Woolhouse 21:05; 5 J Smith 21:50; 6 S Davies 22:34
W55 TEAM: 1 Horsham J 70:58; 2 Ilford 83:16
W65: 1 J Reay 21:02; 2 C Dutton 23:32;3 J Quantrill 24:30; 4 S Ellen 24:33; 5 M Connolly 25:19
W70: 1 Y Gordon 22:49; 2 A Garnier 22:49
W75: 1 S Roberts 22:31 (UK best); 2 R Tabor 26:23; 3 S Garner 26:48; 4 P Rich 32:55
W80: 1 P Elliott 31:43
Sarah Roberts (Cliff Hide)
BROMHAM 10km PUDDING RUN, Wiltshire, December 1
Overall: 1 L James (T Bath) 32:08
M50: 1 S Brace (T Bath) 35:22
Women: 1 R Barnes (Falm, W40) 36:19
W50: 1 J Carter (T Bath) 39:21
W60: 1 C Dale (T Bath) 45:45
Jimmy Anderson (David Hewitson)
BLYTH BEACH RUN, December 1
Heather Christopher and Jimmy Anderson came out on top of the run along the beach with Anderson retaining his title.
Overall (6km) 1 J Anderson (NSP, M40)
Women: 1 H Christopher
Heather Christopher (David Hewitson)
MYERSCOUGH 10, Preston, Lancashire, December 1
Overall: 1 T Charles (Chorl, M40) 51:33; 2 N Barry (Sale) 51:43; 3 M Clark (Bury) 53:18; 4 D Morgan (L Goat) 55:00; 5 S Jones (Penny L, M40) 55:33
M50: 1 R Grantham (Wirral) 57:18
M55: 1 P Freary (Belg) 56:08
Women: 1 A Bernstein (Rams, W35) 66:01
W55: 1 S McTigue (B’burn) 66:52
PERCY PUD 10km, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, December 1
Overall: 1 T Power (Hallam) 30:03; 2 J Martin (Hallam) 30:05; 3 J Sagar (Leeds) 30:07; 4 E Brown (Hallam, M40) 30:57; 5 B Houghton (Hallam) 31:27; 6 S Moakes 31:28; 7 S Flanagan (Leeds) 31:32; 8 M Jones (Sheff) 31:41; 9 D Byrne (Hallam) 31:52; 10 J Bartlett (Totley) 32:08
M70: 1 A Whitehouse (Totley) 41:47
Women: 1 F Collett 34:51; 2 E McLeos (Roth, W35) 35:54
W45: 1 C Biercamp (Totley) 38:49
W50: 1 S Harrison 39:58
W60: 1 A Hegarty (Totley) 44:57
W70: 1 D Kesterton (Steel) 46:45
PERIVALE 5, Middlesex, December 1
Josh Grace earned a £200 bonus by breaking Ethiopian Kebede Dereje’s 22-year-old course best by 33 seconds with 24:03.
Overall: 1 J Grace (AFD) 24:03; 2 M Merrick (Belg) 24:36; 3 F Barritt-Cross (26:53
M50: 1 S Shaw (ESM) 27:00
M60: 1 F Ryan (Wat J) 30:16
Women: 1 R Ferguson (WSEH< U20) 29:25
W45: 1 J Triou (ESM) 31;14
W55: 1 B McLees (Ware) 36:22
RUNNING GP, GOODWOOD, West Sussex, December 1
Overall (10km): 1 C Trerise (Wok) 31:42
Women: 1 C McCulough 38:21
Overall (13.1M): 1 K Burt-Fulcher (VP&TH) 70:53
Women: 1 M Davis 81:36
W50: 1 L Palmer (Tad) 95:40
Overall (20M): 1 S Winder (E&E, M50) 2:02;26
Women: 1 N Sheather (W50) 2:33:42
Overall (26.2M): 1 Jason Baker 2:32;55
THANET COASTAL 10, Cliftonville, Kent, December 1
Overall: 1 C Gibbens 52:07; 2 D Tyler 55:45
VICTORIA PARK HALF-MARATHON, London, December 1
Adam Hickey, the 2019 Inter-Counties winner bettered his time from the Kent Half in September with 65:41 to indicate that there might be a return to championship medals in 2025.
Overall: 1 A Hickey (S’end) 65:41; 2 M Wilson 70:26; 3 S McCallum 70:30
Women: 1 K Fitzgibbon (W35) 80:43; 2 E Heseltine 80:45
W50: 1 J Singer (VP&TH) 92:49
VICTORY 5, Portsmouth, Hampshire, December 1
After winning the Hampshire league race the previous day, Abdinasir Mohamoud Elmi was soon back in action just along the coast and winning the 78th running of this race in 24:21.
For the women, Melissa Courtney-Bryant, the 2018 Commonwealth 1500m bronze medallist, was in a class of her own when coming out well over two minutes clear in 26:33, in her first outing over the distance.
Overall: 1 A Elhmi (B’bth) 24:21; 2 J Cornish (HW) 24:37; 3 M Sharp (Ryde) 24:40; 4 H Smith (Soton) 24:41; 5 J Arundel (B’mth) 24:45; 6 J Woods (Worth) 24:51; 7 J Domoney (Salis) 24:59; 8 T Evans (Win, U20) 25:02; 9 T Loughlin (T Bath, U20) 25:13; 10 M Roostael (Ports) 25:39
M50: 1 E Hughes (Sopton) 28:10
M55: 1 C Dewey (And) 29:30
M60: 1 A Turner (Liss) 30:09
Women: 1 M Courtney-Bryant (Poole) 26:33; 2 B Proctor Kent) 29:09; 3 E Willmers (Win RC, W40) 29:44; 4 E Wicks (AFD, W35) 29:17; 5 T Bage (Phoe) 30:05
W40: 2 E Jolly (Ports) 30:33
W45: 1 L Locks (AFD) 30;15; 2 E Montiel (Ports) 31:57
W50: 1 N Moxham (Gosp) 30:31
W60: 1 L Tyler (Farn R) 35:54
SEELEY CUP 10km, Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 30
Overall: 1 B Gibrebrhan (Anna) 29:59; 2 C McLean (CNDR) 30:00; 3 N Kelly (CNDR) 30:32; 4 T Moran (Duns) 30:37; 5 C Fielding (Derry) 30:46; 6 C McMeechan (Â Â Â N Down) 30:48; 7 C Srewart (Anna) 30:51; 8 L Dinsmore (Anna) 30:54; 9 C McCaughey (N Belf) 30:56; 10 R Hagan (Newc) 31:05
M50: 1 M Muldoon (N Belf) 33:43
M55: 1 M Smith (Mallusk) 35:03
Women: 1 H Gilliland (Anna) 33:26; 2 N Burke (L’kenny, W35) 34:15; 3 C O’Connor (E Down, W35) 36:05
W45: 1 K Neeley (Lisb) 37:56
LAST FRIDAY 5km, Hyde Park, London, November 29
Overall: 1 O Garrod (Belg) 15:38
M60: 1 A Green (North Tri) 18:24
M80: 1 T Rae (H’field) 25:50
Women: 1 R Doherty (Higham, W35) 18:02
W45: 1 N Hornzee (Strag) 18:58
W50: 1 A Farrell (Tun W) 19:56
W55: 1 S McDonald (S Lon) 19:47
W60: 1 T Taylor (Tun W) 21:50
WESTON PROM 5, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, November 28
Overall: 1 J Williamson (S’burn) 25:22
M50: 1 K Summers (Weston) 27:49
M60: 1 J Malone (Nailsea) 36:37
Women: 1 H Taunton (Taunt) 28:26; 2 J Heffer (B&W) 30:07; 3 A Murray-Gourlay ((Taunt) 30:10
W40: 1 A Smith (Weston) 30:45; 2 V Ratcliffe (T Bath) 31:00
W50: 1 N Davis (Weston) 33:40
W60: 1 S Capstick (R Forever) 36:33
CHASE THE MOON BATTERSEA PARK 5 & 10km, London, November 27
Overall (5km): 1 R Crowley 15:13
M50: 1 J Clifford 16:53
M80: 1 D Moorekite (Lark) 26:46
Women: 1 L Lynn (Belg) 17:45
Overall (10km): 1 H Hart (Belg) 31:41; 2 J Teece (Cent P) 32:07
Women: 1 M Mastrolonado 36:59
EDINBURGH CHRISTMAS RUN, Inverleith Park, Edinburgh, December 1
Overall (10km): Haritz Galparsoro 36:30
Women: Barrie Lyell 38:39
W70: Carol Blamire 59:38
Overall (5km): 1 John Lenehan (M40) 16:01; 2 Arthur Crummie (M40) 16:23
Women: Katie Newal 20:45
W70: Eleanor Johnston 26:16
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