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Manchester Area Cross Country League, Kenworthy Woods, February 8
Sale Harrier Arlo Ludewick emerged a convincing winner of the senior men’s race, on a cold and biting Saturday afternoon, at Kenworthy Woods, Stephen Green reports.
Freddie Roden from the University of Manchester set a searing pace in the first two miles with Ludewick comfortable in the chasing pack. Around mid-race, he employed his 3:41 1500m speed to pull away on the flat area before the ‘Chorlton Alps’ series of climbs.
The Sale Harrier extended his lead to 16 seconds by the tape over under-20 Roden, with Callum Rowlinson moving in third around 40 metres down. Sale Harriers were the team winners, with three in the top 10.
Emily Haggard Kearney (Harry Shakeshaft)
Emily Haggard Kearney continued her remarkable streak of victories in the league to score a resounding victory in the senior women’s race. Haggard Kearney, fresh from a recent win at the Northern 3000m indoors, took control from the gun, making light of the playing fields and wooded sections.
Her margin of victory was over 90 seconds, with under-20 Olivia Lloyd Jones in second, and Salford Harrier Laura Lombard (W40) coming in third around 200 metres down.
Chorlton Runners, led by Katherine Fitzpatrick in fifth, took the team spoils on the day.
Liam Johnson of St Helen’s Sutton was a runaway winner of the under-17 men’s race, with Jay Hutchinson second, around 250 metres, in arrears and Michael Wood in third. In the under-17 women’s race Holly Cross of Liverpool came home 150 metres clear of Isobel Hall, with Constance Johnstone third.
Isla Yorke, of Warrior’s pulled 10 seconds clear of Robyn Heywood-Young, with Caitlin Wetters third, in the under-15 girls’ race. Macclesfield Harrier Jake Ireland scored a runaway win, a minute clear of Thomas Wood, with Harry Shatwell, third in the under-15 boys’ event.
Eve Beddow led a one-two for Warrior’s in the under-13 girls’ race pulling clear of Daisy McVicar, with Imogen Weatherhead, third. In the under-13 boys’ race, Noah Phillips of Sale edged Alistair Riley on the tape by two seconds, with Ethan Statham, third.
Men: 1 A Ludewick (Sale) 32;37; 2 F Roden (Manch U, U20) 32:53; 3 C Rowlinson (Salf) 32:55; 4 C Harding (Salf) 33:00; 5 A Doyle (Vale R) 33:22; 6 N Barry (Sale) 33:41
M40: 1 C Hardman (Salf) 33;48
M45: 1 N Barnes (Sale) 35:23
M50: 1 G Raven (Salf) 35:45
M55: 1 A Porter (Bramhall) 37;34
M60: 1 S Watmough (Warr) 39:10
M65: 1 A Raftery (Sale) 45:17
M70: 1 D Gee (Manch) 46:36
TEAM: 1 Sale 63; 2 Salford 73; 3 Chorlton 194
U17: 1 L Johnson (St Hel) 22:22; 2 J Hutchinson (Traff) 23:11; 3 M Wood (Macc) 23:20
TEAM: 1 Trafford 11; 2 St Helens Sutton 21; 3 Macclesfield 23
U15: 1 J Ireland (Macc) 16:28; 2 T Wood (Macc) 17:24; 3 H Shatwell (Stock) 17:26
TEAM: 1 Sale 9; 2 Liverpool 29; 3 Warriors Pentathlon 32
U13: 1 N Phillips (Sale) 14:19; 2 A Riley (Stock) 14:21; 3 E Statham (Bury) 14:28
TEAM: 1 Warriors 11; 2 Salford 16; 3 Sale 25
Women: 1 E Haggard-Kearney (Warriors) 20:20; 2 O Lloyd-Jones (Macc, U20) 31:25; 3 L Lombard (Salf, W40) 32;28; 4 V Cronin (Traff) 32:56; 5 K Fitzpatrick (Salf, W35) 33:01; 6 C McMurdock (Salf Met, W35) 33:06
W45: 1 J Rosenberg (Alt)35:21
W50: 1 A Chinoy (Sale) 36:25
W55: 1 W Higginbottom (Buxton) 36:37
W60: 1 L Rix (Manch Front) 41:53
W65: 1 J Cordingley (Sale) 41:33
W70: 1 H Todd (Stock) 48:22
TEAM: 1 Chorlton 57; 2 Sale 53; 3 Wilmslow 103
U17: 1 H Cross (Liv) 25:24; 2 I Hall (Sale) 26:53; 3 C Jennison (Buxt) 27:19
TEAM: 1 Trafford 11; 2 St Helens Sutton 21;3 Macclesfield 23
U15: 1 I Yorke (Warriors) 19:00; 2 R Haywood-Young (Sale) 19;10; 3 C Wetters (Sale) 19:32
TEAM: 1 Sale 9; 2 Liverpool 29; 3 Warriors 32
U13: 1 2 Beddow (Warriors) 15:13; 2 D McVicker (warriors) 15:34; 3 I Weatherhead (Salf) 15:40
TEAM: 1 Warriors 11; 2 Salford 16; 3 Sale 25
Callum Hanlon (Bryan Mills)
BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE, Division 1, Match 4, Leamington, Warwickshire, February 8
The division 1 match at Newbold Comyn, a venue that has hosted the Midland championships in recent years, stood alone this year as the women’s top flight opted to meet with the division two men’s fixture.
It was the host club’s Callum Hanlon who came out on top for the second match in a row after posting his maiden league win in the January race and with it the league title.
Second home was Western Tempo’s Dan Gillett, who led his club to a solid team win over Birmingham University, but the students had done enough in earlier rounds to just scrape home with the league title.
Further back, Birchfield’s Ed Banks, champion last winter, continued his run as top veteran in the league with another masterly performance.
Men: 1 C Hanlon (Leam) 31:40; 2 D Gillett (W Tempo) 31:46; 3 F Ward (R&N) 31:50; 4 B Kandola (Leam) 32:06; 5 L Greer (R&N) 32:29; 6 C Davis (Brat) 32:32
M40: 1 E Banks (Bir) 33:09; 2 B Price (W Temp) 33:35; 3 C Jones (W Tempo) 34:16
U20: 1 D Fisher (Birm U) 32:52
TEAM: 1 W Tempo 73; 2 Birmingham U 156; 3 Leamington 242
B TEAM: 1 W Tempo 345
M40 TEAM: 1 W Tempo 29; 2 Tipton 79; 3 Coventry Godiva 84
B TEAM: 1 Western Tempo 106
Final standings: 1 Hanlon
Callum Hanlon (Bryan Mills)
M40: Banks
U20: 1 M Gilvear (Warw U)
TEAM: 1 Birmingham U 520; 2 W Tempo 523; 3 Birchfield 994
B Team: 1 W Tempo 1886
Relegated: Worcester, S&SH and Loughborough SU
Birmingham League (Bryan Mills)
BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE Div 2, Match 4, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, February 8
The match was held alongside the first division of the Midland Women’s League, but there were no results available.
BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE Div 3, Match 4, Coventry, Warwickshire, February 8
Combe Abbey was used by joint hosts Sphinx and Northbrook and Dave Brewis scored a repeat win and it was again over Telford’s Jack Cole, who was adjudged the overall winner after four matches.
His Telford team dominated throughout and move up a peg in the league.
Men: 1 D Brewis (Sphinx, M40) 31:26; 2 J Cole (Telf) 31:33; 3 B Evans (Telf) 31:35
M40: 1 K Heeley (Am Ft) 31:55
TEAM: 1 Telford 45; 2 Kenilworth 110; 3 Bourneville 123
M40 TEAM: 1 Telford 58
Final Standings: 1 J Cole (Telf)
TEAM: 1 Telford
Promoted: Telford, Bourneville & Kenilworth
CHILTERN LEAGUE, Match 5, Oxford, February 8
The league’s final match was held over the long-serving Horspath course with it steep up and later fast downhill runs and Marcus Shantry moved up from third in the January match to win this and relegate January winner Jed Noblett to a beaten second.
Whilst Bedford & County retained control of the league overall, it was Wycombe Phoenix who came out overall on top here but there was an end of term feeling as numbers were don on previous rounds.
In the senior women’s event, it was Rebecca Murray who posted another victory, her tenth in the last few years.
The Denis Orme Trophy was awarded to Redway Runners who increased their participation in the league by 53.5 percent to 244. This was someway behind the club with the biggest numbers which was St Albans with 420.
Men: 1 M Shantry (Head RR) 31:34; 2 J Noblett (Lut) 31:49; 3 J Eykelbosch (Dac) 32:15; 4 M Cadell (Wyc P) 33:23; 5 C Lambert (Mil K) 33:27; 6 B Winfield (Lut) 33:28
M40: 1 T Lawrence (Chilt) 34:08
M50: 1 P Williamson (L Buzz Tri) 37:06
Div 1
Senior TEAM: 1 Wycombe 1607; 2 Headington RR 1527; 3 Milton Keynes 1438
Champions after 5 matches: Wycombe P
M40 TEAM: 1 Wycombe P 594
Champions after 5 matches: Chiltern
U20 TEAM: 1 Northampton 455
Champions after 5 matches: Northampton
U17: 1 2 M Kotrys (Bed C) 20:04; 2 E Johnson (Chilt) 20:10; 3 T Beale (Bed C) 20:33
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Bed C 139; 2 Chiltern 93; 3 Milton K 55
Champions after 5 matches: Bed C
U15: 1 T Ford (Chilt) 13:31; 2 E Langley-Aybar (Brack) 13:41; 3 F Hayward (Wyc P) 13:46
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Wycombe P 120; 2 Chiltern 112; 3 Bed C 108
Champions after 5 matches: Chiltern
U13: 1 E Gibbs (Bed C) 10:08; 2 J Docherty (Dac) 10:17; 3 C Treloar (St Alb) 10:40
TEAM
Div 1: 1 Chiltern 148; 2 St Albans 145; 3 Bed C 129
Champions after 5 matches: St Albans
Overall Men’s TEAM: 1 Wycombe Phoenix 1881
Champions after 5 matches: Bed C
Women: 1 R Murray (Bed C) 21:56; 2 E Butcher (Abing) 22:16; 3 G Bridge (Oxf C) 23:15; 4 M Blizzard (Bed C) 23:29; 5 E Thompson (Banb) 23:34; 6K Rennie (Dac, W50) 23:37
W45: 1 R Cooke (Bucks & Stowe) 25:54
W55: 1 S Barnard (QPH) 27:25
W65: 1 G Heuter (Oxf C) 32:56
Div 1
Senior TEAM: 1 Bed C 681; 2 St Albans 653; 3 Dacorum 622
Champions after 5 matches: Bed C
W35 TEAM: 1 Dacorum 395
Champions after 5 matches: Dacorum
U20/U17: 1 S Chapman (Mil K, U17) 19:30; 2 E Ford (Chilt, U17) 20:07; 3 I Haines-Gray (Oxf C) 20:15
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Milton K 109; 2 Chiltern 98; 3 Dacorum 89
Champions after 5 matches: Dacorum
U15: 1 I Bennetts (Northampton) 15:12; 2 A Lorimer (Oxf C) 15:15; 3 O Geary (Mil K) 15:25
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Chiltern 74; 2 Mil K 64; 3 Watford 58
Champions after 5 matches: Chiltern
U13: 1 J McDougall Chilt) 11:15; 2 B Brinza (Dav) 11:20; 3 Z Tate (Wyc P) 11:26
Div 1 TEAM: 1 Chiltern 191; 2 St Albans 154; 3 Mil K 141
Overall Women’s TEAM: 1 Chiltern 944
Champions after 5 matches: St Albans
Overall TEAM (M&W): 1 Wycombe P 2497; 2 Chiltern 2496; 3 ST Albans 2471
Champion s: Bedford & County 17047
Adam Hickey (Steve Wilkin)
ESSEX LEAGUE, Match 5, Hockley, February 8
Adam Hickey led his Southend club to another Essex League victory and did so by over a minute from team mate Sam Norris.
It was the 2020 Inter-Counties silver medallist’s second league win of the winter to go with his January Essex title and his club won the overall league championship.
Men: 1 A Hickey (S’end) 28:56; 2 S Norris (S’end) 30:00; 3 J Stewart (Hav’g) 30:11; 4 C Dhillon (Thurr) 30:46; 5 K O’Hara (Hav’g) 30:50; 6 D Schubert (S’end) 30:55
M40: 1 N Filer (Col H) 32:18
M45: 1 L Taylor (S’end) 32:23
M65: 1 P Tullett (Chelm) 39:34
M70: 1 D Butler (Bill’cay) 40:57
TEAM Div 1: 1 Southend 45; 2 Havering 119; 3 Colchester 161
M40 TEAM: 1 Orion 128; 2 Havering 164; 3 Leigh-on-Sea 180
Essex League
U17: 1 T Rhys-Jones (S’end) 17:37; 2 F Greenleaf (Col H) 17:56; 3 R Evison (Bas) 18:18
TEAM (3 to score): 1 Basildon 18; 2 Chelmsford 26; 3 Colchester 12 (only 2 runners)
U15: 1 J Hearn (B’wood) 14:58; 2 J Parrott (Chelm) 14:58; 3 J Delaney (Chelm) 15:23
TEAM: 1 Chelmsford 23; 2 Southend 53; 3 Basildon 68
U13: 1 G Bangs (B’wood) 11:38; 2 C Lee (SS) 11:39; 3 S Brown (SS) 11:41
TEAM: 1 SS Athletics 19; 2 Chelmsford 35; 3 Havering 44
Abby Rex (Steve Wilkin)
Women
1 A Rex (Bas) 26:22; 2 M Barker (Hav’g) 26:54; 3 M Williams (Chelm) 27:07; 4 S Williams (Grange F&D, W40) 27:23; 5 R Luxton (Chelm, W40) 27:25; 6 Z Oldfield (Lought, W45) 27:48
W50: 1 W King (Chelm) 31:39
W55: 1 M Lloyd (B’wood) 31:52
W65: 1 C Kennedy (Orion) 33:28
TEAM Div 1: 1 Chelmsford 29; 2 Havering 30; 3 Leigh-on-Sea 95
W35 TEAM: 1 Chelmsford 65; 2 Loughton 88; 3 Orion 95
U17:
1 L Tyler (Col H) 19:46; 2 E Warn (B’wood) 20:14; 3 M Thomas (B’wood) 20:25
TEAM: 1 Chelmsford 23; 2 Southend 27; 3 Basildon 30
U15
1 S Smith (B’wood) 16:09; 2 I Eida (Chelm) 17:20; 3 P Vines (Hav’g) 17:32
TEAM: 1 Brentwood Beagles 21; 2 Basildon 43; 3 Havering 54
U13:
1 S Bickerserstaff (B’wood) 12:01; 2 I Kehoe (Chelm) 12:20; 3 S Owen (SS) 12:38
TEAM: 1 SS Athletics 21; 2 Colchester & T 27; 3 Chelmsford 32
Liam White (1346), Bobby Babaker (985) (Mark Hookway)
KENT LEAGUE, Bromley, February 8
Eastern Championships runner-up Liam White had his biggest win to date when he comfortably won the final league fixture at a wet and muddy Norman Park, Steve Smythe reports.
The Tunbridge Wells Harrier led home a trio of Tonbridge athletes headed by Lewis Mills.
James Crombie and former UK under-18 800m record-holder Sean Molloy followed closely, as Tonbridge easily won on the day and over the season in the four to score event, though Medway and Maidstone won the 12-man trophy on the day.
Cambridge’s Bobby Babaker finished fifth despite very badly turning his ankle but had the consolation of winning the overall league, as M50 Allan Lee led home the masters contingent in sixth overall.
Chloe Sharp won her fifth successive league race and with it the women’ league title as she and Blackheath and Bromley continued their dominance of the women’s races.
Team-mate Millie Smith gained her fifth successive league runner-up spot as she again followed home Sharp and helped the hosts win both the four and six to score team events on the day and the season.
Kent Masters overall champion and W50 Renata McDonnnell of Invicta completed the top three.
Cambridge Harrier Amelia Lawrence was the leading under-20 in fifth.
Men (7.7km): 1 L White (TWR) 26:53; 2 L Mills (Ton) 27:13; 3 J Crombie (Ton) 27:21; 4 S Molloy (Ton) 27:25; 5 B Babaker (Camb H) 27:28; 6 A Lee (Sev, M50) 27:31; 7 C Laing (Ton) 27:47; 8 J Walsh (M&M) 27:53; 9 A Webb (M&M, M45) 27:55; 10 J O’Hara (Bex) 27:59
M45: 2 D Kendall (Camb H) 28:06
M55: 1 S Male (Folk) 30:18
M60: 1 G Saker (Ton) 32:14
M65: 1 Y Marsh (Sev) 37:57
M70: 1 A Lawes (B&B) 41:10
TEAM: 1 Tonbridge 16; 2 Medway & Maidstone 45; 3 Cambridge H 52
12 to score: 1 M&M 357; 2 Ton 403; 3 Blackheath & B 481
FINAL STANDINGS:
Men: 1 Babaker 27; 2 Walsh 30; 3 M Barry (CPA) 51
M40: 1 Webb (M45) 5; 2 Kendall (M45) 10; 3 B Shearer (Camb H, M45) 11
M50: 1 L Ercolani (B&B) 14; 2 D Varney (B&B) 16
M55: 1 A Rogers (M&M) 23; 2 O Van Zyl (Sev) 31
M60: 1 S Moss (Beck) 9; 2 S Neville (G Tri) 29
M65: 1 S Smythe (Camb H) 48; 2 Marsh 63
TEAM: 1 Ton 70; 2 Camb H 64; 3 M&M 63
12 to score: 1 Ton 31; 2 M&M 26; 3 Camb H 24
Chloe Sharp leads Millie Smith (Mark Hookway)
Women (7.7km): 1 C Sharp (B&B) 30:14; 2 M Smith (B&B) 30:59; 3 R McDonnell (Inv, W50) 32:01; 4 E Nash (TWH) 32:21; 5 A Lawrence (Camb H, U20) 32:25; 6 C Johnston (Maid) 32:30; 7 J Keene (B&B) 32:50; 8 E Hale (M&M) 33:30; 9 A Seager (Inv EK) 33:38; 10 H Behagg (Dart RR, W45) 33:48
W45: 2 E Owen (Ton) 33:58
W50: 1 A Farrall (TWH) 35:52
W55: 1 K Marchant (Beck) 36:46
W60: 1 T Taylor (TWH) 36:05
TEAM: 1 B&B 10; 2 Tunbridge Wells 36; 3 Ton 61
6 to score: 1 B&B 84; 2 Ash &D 176; 3 Ton 197
FINAL STANDINGS:
Women: 1 Sharp 4; 2 Smith 8; 3 Johnston 26
W35: 1 H Shannon (Beck) 7
W40: 1 T Nguyen (B&B) 15; 2 L Aldred (A&D) 23
W45: 1 Owen 10; 2 E Brookes (CPA) 21
W50: 1 K Sugden (B&B) 44; 2 O Cockell (Swa) 55
W55: 1 Marchant 11; 2 G Manzotti (Ton) 24
W60: 1 R Baker (Camb H) 16; 2 C Bond (Camb H) 20
TEAM: 1 B&B 59; 2 Ton 51; 3 Beckenham 44
6 to score: 1 B&B 33; 2 Ton 25; 3 Camb H 21
MIDLAND WOMEN’S LEAGUE, Division 1, Match 4, Aldersley, Wolverhampton, February 8
For something different the premier Midland Women’s League joined forces with the Birmingham men’s division second flight at Aldersley Stadium and the winner of the two previous rounds Megan Marchant made it three in a row to secure the overall title.
This was after a relatively close race with top junior Isobel Jones, but it was the students of Loughborough University who again came out on top in the team stakes.
Women: 1 M Marchant (W Tempo) 24:08; 2 I Jones (W&B, U20) 24:13; 3 E Muzio (Lough) 24:26; 4 B Gunn (Bir) 24:48; 5 K Godge (Birm U) 25:23; 6 G Campbell (Strat) 25:27
W45: 1 K Edwards (Leam) 25:48; 2 D Sherwin (Stoke) 29:05
W50: 1 L Tait-Harris (W&B) 27:39
TEAM: 1 Loughborough U 42; 2 W Tempo 55; 3 Birmingham U 62
W35 TEAM: 1 Stoke 14; 2 Wolverhampton & Bilston 37; 3 Halesowen 46
Final standings: 1 Marchant
TEAM: 1 Loughborough U
DIVISION 2, Match 4, Coventry, Warwickshire, February 8
The second flight joined forces with Birmingham League men’s division 3 at the historic Coombe Abbey and, in only her second outing for Coventry Godiva, junior Alison Kennedy came out on top but, in the team stakes, Royal Sutton Coldfield again came out on top.
Women: 1 A Kennedy (Cov G. U20) 24:26; 2 N White (N’brook, W40) 24:35; 3 L Routledge (RSC) 24:50
W45: 1 J Evans (Knowle & D) 25:00
W50: 1 J Stanfield (Trenth) 26:55
TEAM: 1 Royal Sutton Coldfield 59; 2 Northbrook 60; 3 Spa 76
W35 TEAM: 1 Trentham 22; 2 Knowle & D 33; 3 Spa 39
Final standings: 1 S Hurst (Cov G)
TEAM: 1 Royal Sutton Coldfield
SURREY LEAGUE Div 1, Match 4A, Epsom Downs, February 8
The top flight divisions in both the men’s and women’s sections made a long-awaited return to Epsom Downs after previously being told that the runners cut up the ground too much at this time of year.
Thames Hare & Hounds’ second claimer Jeremy Dempsey, the 2024 Inter-Counties sixth placer, notched up his first Surrey League win as Belgrave Harriers won the team plaudits on the day but could not prevent holders Hercules Wimbledon completing another league championship victory.
There may have been an absence of ‘names’ at the head of the field, but there were still nearly 250 runners from the ten competing clubs, but Woking and Epsom & Ewell were a little out of their depth in Division 1 and drop down a tier for next winter
In the young athletes’ races, Alex Lennon, the South of England champion two weeks earlier, again led his Sutton & District club to another team win in the under-17 age group after his third successive individual victory.
Lucy Jones, the 2024 London Champion, scored another league win, her third of the campaign and did so by nearly a minute over Belgrave Harriers’ Juliette Hodder. Her Herne Hill team just pipped their rivals in the team stakes on the day, but it was Belgrave who took the overall team title.
Sabrina Coppola-Johansen, the South of England under-17 bronze medallist, took her third league win of the winter and with it the overall individual title.
Men: 1 J Dempsey (THH) 25:02; 2 S Bramwell Herne H) 25:12; 3 J Sanderson &G&G) 25:22; 4 A Royer (G&G) 25:26; 5 T Cooke (HW) 25:28; 6 S Gebreselassie (Belg) 25:31
M40: 1 P Wicks (Belg) 25:52
M50: 1 N Chisholm (THH) 28:02; 2 A Bond (Dulw R) 28:51; 3 S Winder (E&E) 29:01
M55: 1 T Booth (G&G) 30:52
M60: 1 G Moyes (Herne H) 31:27; 2 M Tennyson (G&G) 32:14
M65: 1 S Bean (E&E) 35:322
TEAM (10 to score): 1 Belgrave 196; 2 Hercules W 251; 3 Herne Hill 349
B TEAM: 1 Belgrave 93
Champion: Sanderson 24
M35: J Ramm (Dulw R) 6. M45: Chisholm (W50) 8. M55: 1 M Tennyson (G&G) 9. M65: Bean 6
TEAM: Hercules W
Relegated: Woking and Epsom & Ewell
U17/U15: 1 A Lennon (S&D) 13:30; 2 O Jermy (G&G) 13:41; 3 C Cull (S&D) 13:46; 4 T Creed (HW, U15) 13:49; 5 M Hudson (S&D) 13:53; 6 A McGuigan (HW) 13:55
U15: 2 H Allen (HW) 14:34; 3 S Dyson (HW) 14:40
TEAM (4 to score): 1 Sutton & D 327; 2 Hercules Wimbledon 315; 3 Herne Hill 249
Champion U17: Lennon 3
U15: Creed 3
TEAM: S&D 1437
U13: 1 J Aldham (Herne H) 11;34; 2 A Other 11:38; 3 H Kucerov (Herne H) 11:39
TEAM: 1 Herne H 197; 2 HW 174; 3 Reigate P 155
Champion U13: M Harrison (HW) 4
TEAM: HW 663
Women: 1 L Jones (Herne H) 28:11; 2 J Hodder (Belg) 29:05; 3 S Tooley (Herne H) 29:15; 4 E Apsley (THH) 29:18; 5 E Fennelly (Belg) 29:19; 6 A Crane DMV) 29:24
W35: 1 G Bruinvels (S Lon) 29:31
W40: 1 G Reynolds (Herne H) 30:24
W45: 1 M James (S Lon) 32:16
W50: 1 S Biggs (Strag) 33:08
W55: 1 A Riddell-Webster (Ful) 33:21; 2 S McDonald (S Lon) 34;16
W65: 1 P Iannella (S Lon) 39:15
TEAM (5 to score): 1 Herne H 49; 2 Belgrave 50; 3 Stragglers 108
Champion: Jones 3
W35: S Holt (Strag) 7. W45: C Grima (HW) 3. W55: C Elms (Kent, W60) 3. W65: Ianella 3
TEAM: Belgrave 186
U17/U15: 1 S Coppola-Johansen (E&E) 15:52; 2 Z Hughes (OPT) 16:09; 3 B Naylor-Davies (Wav’ly, U15) 16:26
U15: 2 I Kaur (S&D) 16:27
U17 TEAM: 1 Hercules W 32; 2 E&E 70; 3 Woking 75
U15 TEAM: 1 Waverley 48; 2 S London 68; 3 HW 71
U17 Champion: Coppola-Johansen 3. U15: Harrison 3
U17 TEAM: HW 169
U15 TEAM: Waverley 165
U13: 1 S O’Brien (Herne H) 12:04; 2 A Wall (HW) 12:13; 3 S Johnson (S Lon) 12:16
TEAM: 1 S London 21; 3 HW 28; 3 Herne H 66
Champion: J Wood (HW) 4
TEAM: S London 108
SURREY LEAGUE, Match 4B, Croydon, February 8
Lloyd Park has been a banker venue for both the league and Surrey championships and, this time the three races for the lower divisions of the men’s league, went ahead along with the women’s division 2.
Holland Sports’ Jack Kavanagh continued his winning streak in the league and led his club to a team win and promotion to the top flight.
There he will find things a bit harder but his quality might well help his club succeed next winter when other recent promoted clubs have failed.
The margin of victory this time, from his Holland Sports’ second claim club mate Kieran Barnes, was much reduced, as top veteran Andy Coley–Maud who has switched from Guildford & Godalming after doing the same from Clapham, followed to make it an Holland Sports 1,2,3.
Ranelagh Harriers, a previous ever-present in Division 1 are condemned to another season out of the limelight after finishing third in the final standings.
The lower divisional women also raced and it was Hannah Norman, from London City who came out on top
Men Div 2
1 J Kavanagh (Holl Sp) 27:12; 2 K Barnes (Holl Sp) 27:25; 3 A Coley-Maud (Holl Sp, M40) 28:07; 4 B Chapman (Croy) 28:42; 5 J Gordon (Clap) 28:45; 6 P Symonds (Croy) 28:50
M45: 1 D Woolmer (Walt) 30:18
M50: 1 C Blackburn (Holl Sp) 29:49
M60: 1 S Corfield (SoC) 34:53
TEAM Div 2: 1 Holland Sports 151; 2 Croydon 250; 3 Clapham Chasers 271
B TEAM: 1 Clapham 102
Champion: Kavanagh 3
Promoted: Holland Sports & Croydon
Relegated: Wimbledon Windmilers & Striders of Croydon
Men Div 3 and 4
1 D Evans (DMV) nt; a Wright (Rei P) nt; 3 S Rolaston (Rei P, U20) nt
M40: 1 T Harvey (Ling, M45) nt
M50: 1 C Axe (Elmb) nt
TEAM Div 3: 1 Reigate Priory 172; 2 London City 344; 3 Dorking & MV 348
B TEAM: 1 Reigate P 167
Champion: S Rollaston (Rei P) 8
Promoted: Reigate Priory & DMV
Relegated: Tadworth & Sutton Striders
TEAM Div 4: 1 Lingfield 180
Promoted: Elmbridge & Lingfield
Women Div 2/3: 1 H Norman (L City) nt; 2 R Keddie (K&P) ; 3 L Drummond (Eps O) nt
W45: 1 E Proto (Holl Sp) nt
W50: 1 S Alexander (Ling) nt
W55: 1 D Wilkinson (Elb) nt
W65: 1 M Statham-Bwrry (Ling, W70) 40:27
D2 TEAM: 1 Dulw R 66; 2 -on-Tri 66; 3 Holl Sp 97
Promoted: Fulham Tri & Dulwich R
Div 3 TEAM: 1 Elmbridge 54; 2 SoC 89; 3 26.2 RRC 95
Promoted: Elmbridge & 26.2 RRC
Start Fitness Metropolitan League, Trent Park, February 8
Jamie Dee, son of international Billy Dee and from a running family, was only ninth in the previous Met League at Welwyn but he made no mistake at Trent Park, AlastairAitken reports.
It was a hard race in the mud and driving cold rain, but Dee was at his best on the day with 398 completing the mud strewn course, including Stuart Man at the age of 80.
Highgate Harriers scored all their 12 in the first 25 places to win the event outright for the 13th year running.
London Heathside had often been usually the winners of the women’s race in the last few years but Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets came home not only for the first team in the senior women’s league but also had the second team in as well!
Ciara Boyd-Squires was first woman home.
Ciara Boyd-Squires (Mark Easton)
WEST MIDLANDS YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE, Match 5, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, February 9
Archie Lane, who retained his Midland’s title last month, made it four wins in a row as another regular winner in the league Fred Jones won the under-15 event after missing that Midland championships.
Also not competing bin this year’s Midland was Olivia McGhee, the 2023 under-17 champion, who had a comfortable women’s race victory here.
U17 Men: 1 A Lane (Leam) 15:56; 2 G Wagstaff (B&R) 16:37; 3 S Lambert (Strat) 16:40
U15: 1 F Jones (W&B) 11;31; 2 J Smith (Leam) 11:42; 3 W Hovell (Strat) 11:48
U13: 1 R Hawley (W&B) 8:30; 2 F Stanton (C&S) 8:35; 3 J Yang (W&B) 8:39
U17 Women: 1 O McGhee (R&N) 14:44; 2 J Wright (Bir) 15:16; 3 L Smith (Stoke) 15:32
U15: 1 G Hendy (W&B) 12:50; 2 Z Bratt (Stoke) 13:07; 3 L Dundas (Stoke) 13:11
U13: 1 B Lamb &R&N) 9:32; 2 L Pearce ()W&B) 9:38; 3 E Rudkin-Wilson (R&N) 9:45
SUSSEX LEAGUE, Match 5, Brighton, February 8
Stanmer Park is always the fall-back option for the league with its tough chalky hills and steep downhill plunges and Brighton & Hove City’s James Turner took advantage of local knowledge to lead his club to a series of team wins.
It was his first race following an 11th spot in the World 100km championships in Bangalore in December.
The women’s race again also included, the under-17 women and Ava James made it a Brighton & Hove double with a narrow victory over Imogen Matthews.
It was James’ second win of the winter league after winning the November fixture in the colours of Lewes AC.
In the younger races, Isabella Buchanan, who was second in the delayed English National under-13 championships in December, notched up her third under-15 league win of the campaign.
Men: 1 J Turner (B&H) 29:14; 2 J Burgess (Lerwes) 29:44; 3 S Heath (Phoe) 30:06
M40: 1 Z Arasaretnam-Hale (B&H) 30:34
M45: 1 N Boniface (B&H) 32:24
M50: 1 S Turk (Steyn) 31:59
M55: 1 G Godden (B&H) 35:32
M60: 1 J Burrell Lewes) 36:05
M65: 1 T Hicks (Hay H) 43:18
M70: 1 T Linturn (Craw) 46:32
U20: 1 R Monti (B&H) 30:53
TEAM Div 1 (6 to score): 1 Brighton & H 35; 2 Phoenix 124; 3 B&H B 124
M35 TEAM: 1 B&H 9; 2 Phoenix 19; 3 Worthing 30
M50 TEAM: 1 Phoenix 22
U17: 1 F Matthews (B&H) 18:54; 2 T Barnett (B&H) 19:14; 3 A Khursheed (B&H) 19:24
TEAM: 1 B&H 6; 2 Horsham BS 21; 3 Crawley 24
U15: 1 G Armstrong-Smith (E’brne) 14:20; 2 F Lumber-Fry (E’brne) 14:21; 3 B Roberts (E’brne) 14:25
TEAM: 1 Eastbourne 6; 2 Chich R 21; 3 Lewes 27
U13: 1 F Nottage (Craw) 13:03; 2 G Urban (Crow) 13:27; 3 S Gill (B&H) 13:32
TEAM: 1 Crawley 12; 2 B&H 26; 3 Chich R 45
Women: 1 A James (B&H, U17) 20:50; 2 I Matthews (Chich R) 20:55; 3 F Pearce (E’brne) 21:32R Petrova (E’brne, U17) 20:21
W40: 1 A Dixon (HY) 22:15
W50: 1 L Schofield (B&H) 22:03
W60: 1 J Harrop (Chich R) 25:01
W70: 1 S Baker (Chich R) 35:24
U20: 1 A Barrett (Chich R) 21:55
U17: 3 A Cox (Craw) 22:19
TEAM Div 1 (4 to score): 1 B&H 24; 2 Chich R 53; 3 Phoenix 60
W35 TEAM (3 to score): 1 Arena 18; 2 Lewes 21; 3 Hy 31
W50 TEAM: 1 B&H 12
U17 TEAM: 1 Crawley 15; 2 B&H 24; 3 Phoenix 40
U15: 1 I Buchanen (Hy) 15:48; 2 E Hutchingson I(Hast) 16:03; 3 I Wheeler (Horsh) 16:23
TEAM: 1 Hy 14; 2 Chich R 30; 3 Crawley 37
U13: 1 S Widdows (B&H) 13:37; 2 E Bartholomew (Lewes) 14:10; 3 A Skelton (Hy) 14:23
TEAM: 1 Hy 26; 2 Phoenix 33; 3 B&H 36
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