Meet up with the most recent information from the UK home distance operating scene.
COLSHAW HALL 10km, Knutsford, Cheshire, June 14
As soon as once more, a Cheshire course has yielded quick instances and, in good situations, Omah Ahmed headed off a problem from Jonny Mellor to win, by 9 seconds, in 29:18.
It was the Ethiopian’s third outright win in Could and adopted his Nice Birmingham Half victory and his fourth of the yr.
Mellor is approaching veteran standing and this was the Liverpool Harrier’s first outing of the yr however adopted three Cheshire 10km victories in 2025.
There have been good performances up by way of the age teams and, particularly, Mike Whyatt’s 34:46 led seven over-60s underneath the 40-minute mark. The time was the 63-year-old’s quickest since 2009, after which the previous Garstang runner had various years out earlier than returning in 2015.
For the ladies, Louise Small notched up one other highway race victory by over two minutes from Aldershot staff mate Harriet Preedy, in a 32:36 lifetime greatest.
It’s eight years because the now 34-year-old set her earlier mark of 33:20 and follows a collection of current highway race victories and private bests over 5km and half-marathon.
Total: 1 O Ahmed (Bir) 29:18; 2 J Mellor (Liv) 29:27; 3 J Martin (Hallam) 29:43; 4 l Burgess (B&W) 29:57; 5 B Lawrence (Salf) 30:07; 6 J Crutchley (Beest) 30:25; 7 A Doyle (Vale R) 30:26; 8 A Davies (Maldwyn, M45) 30:29; 9 G Beardmore (Salf) 30:44; 10 J Moores (Salf) 30:47
M40: 1 T Charles (Chorl) 31:39; 2 P Martin 31:41
M45: 2 Ok Swainson (Sheff RC) 32:01; 3 J Hart (W&W) 32:22
M50: 1 J Arnold (Stoke) 31:41
M55: 1 P Jones (Shrews) 33:49; 3 D McDonough (Kirkby) 35:10; 3 C Coleman (S Chesh) 35:37
M60: 1 M Whyatt (Eryri) 34:46; 2 R Johnson (Alt) 35:32; 3 B Park (S’port W) 36:31; 4 S Watmough (Warr) 37:44
Girls: 1 L Small (AFD) 32:36; 2 H Preedy (AFD) 34:40; 3 Ok Latham (Vale R, W40) 35:09; 4 J Tomlinson (Bolt) 35:13; 5 E Taylor (Stoke, W40) 35:27; 6 S Latham (Stoke) 36:18; 7 G Weston (Charn) 36:21; 8 G Moore (Eryri, W40) 37:09
W40: 4 A Weyers (Chorl) 38:21
W45: 1 L Blann (Alt) 39:48
W50: 1 Ok Thorp (Macc) 40:58; 2 C Cardus (Lyth) 41:08; 3 L Blizzard (Warr) 42:40
W60: 1 C Higgs (Trenth) 43:35; 2 E Collins (Denbigh) 45:46
W65: 1 S Hancock (Osw) 49:46
LEEDS 10km, West Yorkshire, June 14
Total: 1 J Cummings (Ilk) 31:00; 2 A Ahmed (Leeds) 31:34; 3 C Taylor 31:35
M55: 1 J Walton (Leeds) 34:54
M60: 1 M Dillon 39:04
Girls: 1 S Cross (Weth’by) 36:10; 2 S Hunter (W Chesh) 36:33; 3 L Eastman (Ack) 36:44
W50: 1 L Horrel (Vegan) 42:16
MEERBROOK 15, Leek, Staffordshire, June 14
Total: 1 C Gidlow (Stoke, M40) 53:37
Girls: 1 A Kelly (Stoke, W40) 65:14
W55: 1 J Stanfield (Trenth) 65:51
ROTARY CLUB OF KENILWORTH TWO CASTLES 10km, Warwickshire, June 14
Total: 1 P Roddy (Kenil) 31:26
M55: 1 D Impey (R&N) 38:25
Girls: 1 M Tear-Verweij (Strat, U20) 40:46
W55: 1 E Sherwin (Spa0 44:28
SOUTHEND HALF-MARATHON, Shoeburyness, Essex, June 14
Total: 1 D Smale (S’finish) 68:32; 2 L Trice 70:40; 3 H Inexperienced (Thurr) 71:01
M50: 1 S Lynch (LoS) 79:33
Girls: 1 C Brooks (E Ex Tri) 77:31
W55: 1 R Moran (Edmon) 96:18
ST ALBANS HALF-MARATHON, Hertfordshire, June 14
Total: 1 J Davis (Dac) 71:24
M65: 1 A Smith (Dunst) 94:53
Girls: 1 F Weddell (Sat Alb) 77:44; 2 H Hann (St Alb), W40) 82:01
W45: 1 I Jalinciute 85:20
W50: 1 T Beloou (Greatest A) 94:06; 2 A Younger (hilt) 95:07
W60: 1 S Harris (St Alb) 1:45:01
W70: 1 C Findlay (Dac) 1:50:01
WOODHALL SPA 10km, Lincolnshire, June 14
After private bests over each 5km and marathon the place, within the latter the now 40-year-old ran 2:15:43 for second in Could’s Manchester Marathon, it was again to 10km for Will Strangeway and victory in 31:12 for his third outright race win of the yr.
Total: 1 W Strangeway (Linc W, M40) 31:12
M55: 1 S Spencer (Linc &D) 37:55
Girls: 1 S George (Linc W) 38:10
W55: 1 C Norton 43:53
W60: 1 F Usher (Linc &D) 42:48
LOTUS TEST TRACK 5km, Hethel, Wymondham, Norfolk, June 12
Total: 1 J Moynihan (Ely) 14:59; 2 J Senior (Norw) 15:30
M50: 1 S Mann (W Norf) 17:04
M60: 1 T Lake (Wym) 18:20
M65: 1 J Moore (Norf G) 19:19
Girls: 1 E Grubb (Norw, W40) 17:05
W45: 1 C Cummings (Norw) 19:13
W55: 1 C Wakefield (Ryst) 21:23
YORK 5km SERIES, June 12
Total: 1 M Hope (W’ship, M40) 15:37
M50: 1 M Holmes (Abbey) 17:01
U18: 1 H Swain (Ripon) 16:03
U16: 1 M Salter (Clee) 16:39
U14: 1 T Griffiths (Leeds) 16:34
Girls: 1 E Bell (Leeds, W35) 16:57
W40: 1 J Jagger (Holmf) 18:39
HAIG HALL 4, Wigan, Lancashire, June 10
Total: 1 B Fish (B’burn, M40) 21:14
Girls: 1 S Hudak (Traff, W35) 25:17
HEREFORD COURIERS 5km, June 10
Total: 1 H Whire (Right here, U20) 14:53; 2 M Brunnock (W Tempo) 15:09
M60: 1 J Mower (W Tempo) 18:42
M75: 1 A Daley (Glouc) 22;59
Girls: 1 A Kencjington 18:08
W50: 1 J Eddy (Right here) 20:37
W55: 1 M Bowley (Right here) 21:36; 2 J Knill (Wye V) 21:59
W65: 1 L Astin (Croft) 23:36
OTLEY 10, West Yorkshire, June 10
Total: 1 E Hobbs (Ilk) 51:41; 2 G Rush (Leeds, M40) 54:07; 3 M Edmonson (Ilk) 54:41
Girls: 1 J Elgood (Nidd) 61:34
W45: 1 H mercer-Jones (H’gate) 68:24
SHROPSHIRE 4, Telford, June 10
Total: 1 O Blake (Osw) 20:09; 2 Ok Salmon-Hodges (Tip, U18) 20:16
M55: 1 P Jones (Shrews) 22:02
Girls: 1 H Mortiboys (Tip) 23:11
W45: 1 D Sherwin (Stoke) 24:13
W55: 1 R Coupe (Tel) 27:45
WORKINGTON 5km SERIES, Cumbria, June 10
Total: 1 A Duncan (Cumb, U20) 16:16
Girls: 1 Ok Maltby (Border, W40) 17:00
W50: 1 Ok Metcalf (Eden) 20:37
W65: 1 S Cain (N’corridor) 24:35
YEOVIL 5km SERIES, Wiltshire, June 10
Total: 1 A Gibson 15:22; 2 C McMillan 15:31; 3 J Williams (Wells, U20) 15:33
M40: 1 B Tickner (Wells) 15:47
M50: 1 Ok Summers (SW Vets) 16:48
M60: 1 Ok Paul (Taunt) 18:47
Girls: 1 F Spruit (T Tub) 16:56
W45: 1 V Ryan (Wells) 19:03
W55: 1 S Capstick (R Eternally) 21:23
W65: 1 J Harrison (SW Vets) 22:25
