Large north-west of England occasion kicks off our weekend UK-wide endurance racing round-up.
ADIDAS MANCHESTER MARATHON, April 19
Frenchman Yohan Lidove received general in a private finest 2:15:19 from veteran Will Strangeway’s 2:15:43, a efficiency that was not solely his second marathon of the 12 months but additionally a lifetime finest by nicely over two minutes on the age of 40.
Together with Charlie Brisley, Alex Carter and Norman Shreeve they had been by the 10km marker in 32:03 and after 15km (48:16) solely Shreeve had dropped off of the lead tempo.
The others had been nonetheless collectively on the half-marathon distance with Strangeway simply exhibiting forward at 68:05.
Then it was Brisley who led, together with Lidove, on the strategy to the 30km board and the pair, with Carter in tow, went 10 seconds away from Strangeway, because the clock confirmed 95:58.
At 35km, Lidove and Brisley had been nonetheless disputing the lead as Strangeway and Carter had been collectively at 1:52:26.
While Lidove went on to take the race with a powerful end, Brisley had no reply to Strangeway’s previous couple of kilometres, because the Lincoln Wellington 40-year-old discovered a second gear and took the silver medal place.
Within the girls’s race, Naomi Robinson was forward for a lot of the race regardless of a spirited problem from Heather Townsend however the Leeds W35 was by no means actually in touch and completed almost a minute down in 2:37:42.
It was BRAT’s Robinson who claimed her second Manchester Marathon title in 2:36:56, after having beforehand received in 2023.
Total: 1 Y Lidove (FRA) 2:15:19; 2 W Strangeway (Linc W, M40) 2:15:43; 3 C Brisley (NEB) 2:16:04; 4 A Carter (T Tub) 2:16:26; 5 N Shreeve (C&C) 2:17:26; 6 P Roddy (THH) 2:19:26; 7 C Sarsfield (Helsby) 2:19:35; 8 J Holman (Norw) 2:21:01; 9 S Roberts (Retford) 2:21;22; 10 C Davidson (Salf) 2:21;53; 11 G Ravenhall (Aire) 2:22:05; 12 M Kallenberg (Swan) 2:22:26; 13 C Newnham (Ryde) 2:22:43; 14 M Brown (Salf) 2:23:10; 15 R Payne (Clee) 2:23:58
M40: 2 T Cornthwaite (Salf) 2:24:15; 3 T Charles (Chorl) 2:25:32; 4 M Thackwray (Ilk) 2:26:47
M50: 1 G O’Hanlon (Clonliffe) 2:26:37
M55: 1 J Walton (Leeds) 2:38:19; 2 D Parkin (Leeds) 2:36:37
M60: 1 R McGrath (N Masters) 2:51:56
Girls: 1 N Robinson (BRAT) 2:36:57; 2 H Townsend (Leeds, W35) 2:37:42
W40: 1 L Flynn (Les C) 2:44;23
W50: 1 S Shedden (Win R) 2:55:53
W55: 1 T Medley (Border) 3:08:56; 2 J Johnson (Launc) 3:09:19
W60: 1 J Ward (Sedgley) 3:15:48
W65: 1 N Haggart (Mattress H) 3:31:07
COVENTRY HALF-MARATHON, West Midlands, April 19
Total: 1 A Lazenby (CoH) 71:03
M40: 1 Ok Fairbank (I&I) 72:24
Girls: 1 E Watters (Bir) 87:45
W50: 1 S Rose 90:45
NORTHSTOWE HALF-MARATHON, Cambridge, April 19
Total: 1 C Anderson (Kent) 71:01; 2 M Sampson (Hunts) 71:12; 3 B Jones (C&C) 71:34
Girls; 1 G Ruddy (W35) 89:01
BRISTOL TRACK CLUB 5km, Tub, Somerset, April 18
Kadar Omar, who had set a private finest 13:44 for the space in a Podium occasion a month earlier, was simply outdoors that mark with 13:48 after handing out a defeat to Jonathan Escalante-Phillips, within the third wave of starters on this graded assembly.
For the ladies, who raced in wave two, Rebecca Flaherty smashed her earlier finest by 23 seconds, with 15:56 after heading Esme Davies’ 16:06.
The controversial new younger athletes‘ age laws, that upended all the historic rating lists, had been introduced into play and, among the many males, under-16 Theo Creed ran 15:20 and under-18 Tom Loughlin clocked 14:46.
Flaherty was beforehand deemed to be an under-20 however the brand new laws declare her to be a senior.
Males (Wave 3): 1 Ok Omar (Bir) 13:48; 2 J Escalante-Phillips (C&C) 14:02; 3 A Barber (Harb) 14:08; 4 D James (W Tempo) 14:19; 5 T Chandler (AFD) 14:19; 6 J Cornish (HW) 14:20; 7 R Serif (Belg) 14:25; 8 T Doran (AFD) 14:26; 9 R Harvie (Brack) 14:28; 10 S Moakes (Unsanc) 14:21; 11 B Felton (Chelm) 14:38; 12 M Roostaei (Ports) 14:38
M40: 1 M Battenby (B&W) 15:12
U18: 1 T Loughlin (T Tub) 14:46
U16: 1 T Creed (HW) 15:20; 2 O Cobbold (Swan) 15:25
Total (Wave 2): 1 C Sales space (Swan) 15:48
M60: 1 J James (Wells) 16:57; 2 M Robinson (B&W) 17:58
Girls: 1 R Flaherty (Bing) 15:56; 2 E Davies (Border) 16:06; 3 C Baker (B&W, W35) 16:09; 4 R Ramierez (TVH) 16:19; 5 Ok O’Neill (Hav’g) 16:20; 6 J Leggate (C&C) 16:26; 7 B Boyce (Card, U18) 16:27; 8 M Marchant (W Tempo) 16:31; 9 I Harrison (HW, U18) 16:48; 10 H Andrejczuk ((THH) 16:50
Total (Wave 1, chosen)
W50: 1 V Ratcliffe (T Tub) 19:11; 2 T Hinxman (Glouc) 19:44
W55: 1 J Rockliffe (W Tempo) 18:38; 2 C Jolliffe (B^W) 20:23; 3 S Everitt (B&W) 21:04
CHESTER SPRING 5, Cheshire, April 15
Total: 1 L Morris (W Chesh) 25:02; 2 T Charles (Chorl, M40) 25:06; 3 A Doyle (Vale R) 25:07
M40: 2 N Barry (Sale) 26:04
M45: 1 M Gittins (Helsby) 26:34
M55: 1 P Hancock (S Chesh) 29:24
M60: 1 C Hollinshead (C&S) 30:39
Girls: 1 G Stanfield (Trenth) 28:45; 2 L Lee (Penny L) 29:16
W40: 1 N Reece (Wilms) 30:07
W45: 1 F Kenny (Wilms) 32:38
W50: 1 S Harrison (Wilms) 33:33; 2 D Bygrave (Wilm) 35:09
W55: 1 D Broad (Vale R) 35:48
W60: 1 C Higgs (Trenth) 34:45
HEREFORD COURIERS 5km SPRING SERIES, April 15
Total: 1 H White (Right here, U20) 15:22
M55: 1 C Stainton (Warley) 17:58
M60: 1 J Mower (W Tempo) 18:42
M75: 1 A Daley (Glouc) 22:51
Girls: 1 L Hillary (W Tempo, U18) 18:47
W55: 1 M Bowley (Right here) 21:23
RUN EXE SUMMER 5km, Exeter, Devon, April 14
Total: 1 N Avery (Halden) 15:34
M40: 1 B Neale (Tav) 15:45
M55: 1 T Wright (Corn) 17:16
M60: 1 P Monaghan (Torbay) 17:26
Girls: 1 L Knox (Storm Plym) 17:34
W60: 1 S Capstick (R perpetually) 23:20
FLAT’N FAST 5km, Linlithgow, April 8
Males: 1 R Martin (Stir U) 14:10; 2 P Bradshaw (I’clyde) 14:13; 3 F Ross-Davie (Garsc) 14:13; 4 S Chalmers (A’deen) 14:15; 5 H Henriksen (Edin U) 14:16; 6 J Donald (Dudn H) 14:18
M40: G Baillie (E Kilb) 15:43
M50: M Gallacher (Cambus) 16:54
M60: C Upson (Cambus) 18:04
U20: J Alexander (Garsc) 14:24
U18: H MacMillan (Felk VH) 15:11
Girls: 1 E Haggard-Kearney (Warri) 16:18; 2 N Scott (Edin) 16:19; 3 M Gadsby (Stride) 16:25; 4 Ok Walker (Edin) 16:31; 5 M Breese (Morp) 16:42; 6 I Holt (B’burn) 16:44
W40: N Gauld (Metro) 18:40
W50: R Van Rensburg (Fife) 19:15
U20: C-R Burton (Edin U) 17:23
U18: E Taylor (A’deen) 17:45
U16: N Clark (E Kilb) 17:59
GLASGOW RUNNING FESTIVAL DAY 2, Glasgow Inexperienced, April 19
Total (HM): Stephen Coach 73:22
W40 (5km): Simone Enrici 17:36
GLASGOW RUNNING FESTIVAL DAY 1, Glasgow Inexperienced, April 18
Total (HM): Robbie Maher 74:13
W50: Colleen Lennix 96:01
Multi-terrain
GARTMORN TRAIL 10km, Sauchie, April 19
Total: 1 S Walker (Pit) 34:45; 2 A Wright (PHRC, M50) 36:18; 3 S Feltbower (Ochil) 38:31
M60: P Cruickshank (RTCW) 43:53
M70: M Hammond (PHRC) 46:44
Girls: 1 L-J Bishop (Wee C) 44:14; 2 A Berwick (RTCW, W50) 44:32; 3 Mel Zobel (W40) 44:48
W60: F Wooden (L’gow) 47:53
W70: I Bracegirdle (Fife) 52:10
Fell
BLACKSTONE EDGE (English championships counter), Littleborough, April 18
Total (5.6km/366m): 1 F Grant (Darkish Pk) 26:46; 2 T Wooden (Oxf U) 26:53; 3 O Dawson (N Fells) 27:42; 4 E Corden (Darkish Pk) 28:08; 5 C Larkin (N’land F) 28:32; 6 J Battrick (Kesw) 28:35; 7 D Haworth (Mat) 28:37; 8 S Bentham (Ilkley) 28:45; 9 M Howard (Calder V) 28:47; 10 M Kenyon (Darkish Pk) 29:11; 11 L Foley (Horw) 29:28; 12 G Foster (Kesw, M40) 29:35; 13 J Mercer (Penn) 29:40; 14 O Murphy (Ilkley) 29:49; 15 H Webb (Darkish Pk) 29:50; 16 T Day (Kesw) 29:53; 17 W Walker (Clay) 29:57; 18 M Lamb (Kesw) 30:00; 19 S Gunning (Cybi) 30:03; 20 M Jones (Darkish Pk) 30:04
M50: R Hope (Horw) 30:46
M60: I Holmes (Bing) 32:28
M65: M Johnson (Bowl) 37:08
M70: D Neill (Staffs M) 39:29
M70: R Spendlove (Stain) 49:01
TEAM: 1 Darkish Pk 50; 2 Kesw 73; 3 Calder V 155; 4 Horw 204; 5 Penn 252; 6 Wharf 307
Girls: 1 E Cowper-Coles (Darkish Pk) 33:40; 2 C Lambert (Kesw) 33:44; 3 A Whitaker (Amble) 33:47; 4 S Willhoit (Mercia) 33:54; 5 I Trinder (G’dale) 35:03; 6 P Cooke (Ack) 35:16; 7 L Watson (Darkish Pk) 35:17; 8 H Smith (Wharf, W40) 36:01; 9 E Moran (Bing) 36:02; 10 H Haigh (Holm, W50) 36:04; 11 S McCormack (Amble) 36:11; 12 M Browne (Wharf) 36:15
W55: J Powell (Wharf) 41:44
W60: E Patt (Darkish Pk) 42:29
W65: J Meeks (B’dale F) 43:58
TEAM: 1 Darkish Pk 26; 2 Wharf 37; 3 Kesw 49; 4 Mercia 66; 5 Tod 97; 6 Calder V 98
BEN CHONZIE (SHR championships counter), Crieff, April 18
Total (13M/3740ft): 1 L Fisher (C’thy) 1:53:43; 2 P Vokes (HHR) 1:56:27; 3 B Nikolich (Penn) 1:59:54; 4 A Masson (C’thy) 2:00:49; 5 H Pagett (S’earn) 2:01:13; 6 A Thornton (Ochil) 2:01:36; 7 C Balogh (C’thy) 2:01:56; 8 M Irvine (HHR) 2:02:36; 9 H Pulham (Q Park) 2:02:48; 10 S Fisher (Ochil) 2:05:02; 11 A Campbell (Q Park) 2:05:15; 12 T Owens (L’ber, M40) 2:07:25; 13 D Coombs (HBT) 2:08:11; 14 T Otton (C’thy) 2:08:37; 15 A Smith (C’thy) 2:10:14
M50: E Coull (HHR) 2:18:12
M55: Ok Richmond (Q Park) 2:23:14
M60: S Whitlie (C’thy) 2:42:11
M65: A Smith (Dees R) 2:45:18
M70: R Pugh (Kil’okay) 3:34:11
TEAM (provisional): 1 C’thy 26; 2 HHR 56; 3 Q Park 57; 4 Ochil 68
Girls: 1 E McNicol (C’thy) 2:14:47; 2 G Pow (C’thy) 2:23:50; 3 Ok Oldham (Dund H) 2:24:52; 4 E Downs (W’lands CC) 2:28:25; 5 Claire White 2:28:26; 6 A McCavana (C’thy) 2:29:57; 7 S Hodgson (HHR) 2:33:57; 8 S Wallis (Dees R, W40) 2:34:54; 9 M McClelland (HBT, W40) 2:35:07; 10 L Mclelland (L’ber) 2:40:04
W55: V Oldham (Cosmic) 3:03:39
W60: L Payne (Dees R) 3:12:51
TEAM: 1 C’thy 9; 2 W’lands CC 39; 3 Q Park 47; 4 HHR 52
NEWLANDS MEMORIAL, Newlands, April 18
Total (18.5km/1100m): 1 W Robson (N’land F) 1:41:10; 2 J Daly (SHUOC) 1:41:30; 3 J Wright (Amble) 1:41:46; 4 M McGleenan (Kesw) 1:41:52; 5 C Garvey (VPH&TH) 1:43:47; 6 W Barton (Amble) 1:45:41
M40: M McGoldrick (Sett) 1:47:06
M50: J Butters (N’land F) 2:04:16
M60: C Balderson (Bowl) 2:08:10
TEAM: 1 Amble 19; 2 Kesw 45; 3 N’land F 96
Girls: 1 H Russell (Helm H) 1:59:13; 2 C MacDonald (Morp) 2:07:45; 3 Alice Stephenson 2:10:42; 3 Lara Coates 2:15:50
W40: C Nance (Lons) 2:21:08
W50: J Caddick (Darkish Pk) 2:36:17
W60: G Atkinson (Kesw) 2:42:53
TEAM: 1 Helm H 38; 2 Kesw 44; 3 Lons 57
TEENAGER WITH ALTITUDE, Newlands, April 18
Total (24.7km/2300m): 1 Jose Concha 2:50:36; 2 M Elkington (Amble) 2:50:55; 3 C Tinnion (Kesw) 2:54:40; 4 M Atkinson (Kesw) 2:54:52; 5 S Leckey (Amble) 3:14:30; 6 W Silvie (B Combe) 3:15:15
M40: J Chapman (Eden) 3:19:21
M50: M Whittaker (Clay) 3:45:42
M60: P Coope (Bowl) 4:21:42
TEAM: 1 Tring 88; 2 Kesw 101; 3 Eden 131
Girls: 1 T Raab (Kesw) 3:42:33; 2 Ok Mckay (Amble) 3:48:50; 3 J Oates (Helm H) 3:53:43; 4 R Rose (Darkish Pk, W40) 3:58:58
W50: J Greenhalgh (Misplaced) 4:22:28
TEAM: 1 Amble 18; 2 Darkish Pk 37
CASTLEWELLAN, N Eire, April 16
Total (8km/400m):1 T Crudgington (Newc) 27:25; 2 J Scott (Mourne, M35) 29:18; 3 A Tees (BARF, M45) 30:37; 4 L Vallely (Armagh, M45) 31:01; 5 Aaron Macauley 31:17; 6 W Shields (Mourne, M35) 31:36
M55: N O’Gorman (Annad) 34:30
M60: S Boyle (N Boyle) L Down) 38:48
M65: M Burton (Lagan VO) 38:53
M75: E Corridor (Newc) 43:37
U20: F Gibney (E Down) 32:31
Girls: 1 Katie Napier (U20) 35:02; 2 Rachel Quinn 35:10; 3 E Dickson (Newry, W40) 35:42; 4 Ok Wilton (Jog Lisb, W50) 36:15
W55: A Andrews (N Down) 42:09
W60: A McNeill (Drom) 43:59
W70: M Mackin (Drom) 45:40
KAIM HILL RACE, Fairlie, April 15
Total (5.5km/380m): 1 T Spencer (Darkish Pk) 27:30; 2 Ok Cooper (C’thy) 30:03; 3 A Thornton (Ochil) 30:55; 4 J Reed (Ochil) 33:20; 5 R Wilkins (Ochil, M40) 33:32; 6 C Pantrey (Q Park, M40) 33:35
M50: G Mackinnon (L’ber) 39:49
M60: D Reid (W’lands CC) 40:05
M70: R Pugh (Kil’okay) 49:44
Girls: 1 E Peters (W’lands CC) 35:28; 2 F Henry (Glas U) 39:20; 3 E Foreman (W’lands CC) 39:38; 4 A Richards (W’lands CC) 40:56
W40: G Macbeth (W’lands CC) 46:00
W60: Kay McGreevy 53:40
BUNNY RUN 2, Keighley, April 14
Total (2.7M/300ft): 1 T Mckee (Calder V) 16:07; 2 S Chotai (Ilkley) 16:29; 3 A Robinson (Bail) 16:48; 4 R Carter (Bing, U16) 17:13; 5 C Mckee (Calder V, U18W) 17:20; 6 J Raven (Ok&C, M40) 17:30
M50: C Holmes (Wharf) 18:08
M60: C Patterson (Saltaire) 21:55
M70: M Pickering (Wharf) 25:08
U14: R Elmsley (Bing) 17:53
TEAM: Ilkley 20
Girls: 1 Mckee 17:20; 2 H Carter (Bing, U14) 19:17; 3 M Morgan (Ilkley) 20:34; 4 A Hassel (Wharf) 20:58
W40: R Pilling (P&B) 31:13
W50: R Carter (Ilkley) 22:16
W60: A Eagle (Upp Wharf) 24:48
TEAM: Bing 18
