Occasion in Gateshead kicks off our weekly assessment of endurance racing leads to the UK
GREAT NORTH 10km, Gateshead, Tyne & Put on, July 6
Inter-Companies 5000m champion Dean Williamson was concerned in a detailed race with Lewis Hannigan earlier than simply prevailing in 30:20, to notch up his fourth victory on the street this yr, as Kieran Walker was a distant second.
One among Aldershot’s long-time servants, who has received extra workforce medals, than most, for her membership over a 15-year interval, Louise Small got here out on prime of the ladies’s part in 33:35. This was forward of one other long-time servant of membership and nation, Gemma Metal who, approaching her fortieth birthday later this yr, clocked 35:04.
There have been good high quality age group performances all through the sphere with M55 Francois Rafferty and M70 Alan Davies standing out among the many males and third lady total, W45 Ellen Leggate for the ladies
General: 1 D Williamson (Col H) 30:20; 2 L Hannigan (Kilb) 30:21; 3K Walker 30:54; 4 J Wilson (NE Proj) 31:03; 5 B Tyler (M&M) 31:43; 6 C Smith 31:48
M40: 1 B Stephenson (Dart) 32:05
M45: 1 J Hart (W&B) 32:30
M50: 1 B Corleys (B’subject) 34:09; 2 F Okumu (Military) 34:27; 3 S Davies (P Bryn) 34:41; 4 M Inexperienced (Merr’dd) 34:46; 5 S Cooper (AFD) 34:54
M55: 1 F Rafferty (S’port W) 34:59; 2 T Wright 35:55; 3 W Pearson (Elvet) 36:04; 4 D Rowlands (Wrex) 36:25; 5 S Cairns (HBT) 36:27
M60: 1 M Whyatt (Eryri) 36:27; 2 B Park (S’port W) 37:35; 3 M Tuff (F’land) 38:02; 4 D Parker (St Ther) 38:12; 5 G Penn (NSP) 38:38; 6 Ok Miyazaki (AFD) 38:39
M65: 1 P Mingay (Col H) 36:56
M70: 1 A Davies (Swan) 38:32
M75: 1 R Cattle (BRAT) 43:51
Girls: 1 L Small (AFD) 33:35; 2 G Metal (Charn, W345) 35:04; 3 E Leggate (C&C, W45) 35:27; 4 E Willmers (Win RC, W40) 35:55; 4 S Coss (Weth’by) 36:33
W40: 2 D Ellis (H’gate) 36:51
W45: 2 H Gill (Mansf) 36:52; 3 Z Oldfield (Lought) 37:48; 3 N Hornzee (Strag) 38:27; 4N Densley (Camb’ly) 37:28
W50: 1 S Rushforth (Phoe) 37:48; 2 G Stoneley (Rei P) 39:45; 3 H Heley (Silson) 40:20; 4 L Callaghan (Trenth) 40:42
W55: 1 M De Vila 39:10; 2 N McBride (C&C) 41:02; 3 A Deeley (Dees) 41:29
W60: 1 R Loutit (Yax) 42:20; 2 F Usher (Linc &D) 42:54
W65: 1 J Grey (J Tyne) 44:24; 2 J Cordingley (Sale) 46:48
W70: 1 D Kesterton (Metal) 49:15; 2 L Rowley (Metal) 50:39; 3 L Valentine 50:44
BRECON CARREG PORTHAWL 10km, July 6
Following on from their success within the Barry Island 10km final month, Omar Ahmed and Natasha Wilson have been as soon as once more topped winners on this occasion which was host to the third fixture of the 2025 Run4Wales 10km Sequence.
Set within the picturesque seaside city, the Brecon Carreg Porthcawl 10km makes use of a comparatively flat route and takes within the well-known Trecco Bay and newly renovated harbour space.
Natasha Wilson from Micky Morris Racing Staff claimed the ladies’s title this yr and set the brand new file with a time of 33:05. The title was beforehand set by Lily Partridge in 2023 who ran the race in a time of 33:57.
Cardiff Athletics’ Nia Clatworthy got here in second (35:48) with Tamara Seashore from Cornwall AC in third (35:55).
Wilson, who’s the second quickest Welsh marathoner in historical past with a greatest of two:26:14 and in addition third quickest at half-marathon with 70:04, stated: “It’s so good to be again in Wales. Final yr I missed the entire yr so I’m actually comfortable to be again racing in entrance of the house crowd. This wasn’t as brutal because the Barry Island 10km final month though it was as windy, if not windier, however the hills weren’t as unhealthy.
“I used to be fairly stunned to be working a number of this by myself as I believed Nia would give me a little bit of a race however I left her just about from the beginning line. I additionally bought left behind a little bit bit, I may see Mike Roderick – who is often round the place I need to be – about 200m in entrance, so I did a number of sprinting to meet up with him and maintain on to him for so long as I may.”
Birchfield Harriers’ Omar Ahmed was topped the boys’s winner with 29:25, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient to beat his course file from final yr which he ran in 29:08.
Ahmed has a close to clean-sheet of wins at R4W races and has received all of the races that type the 2025 R4W 10km Sequence in earlier years. He was certainly the winner right here 12 months in the past, ending forward of Dewi Griffiths in second and Josh Griffiths in third. Each the Swansea Harriers membership members claimed the second and third spots once more this yr – Dewi with a time of 29:50 and Josh in 30:43.
Ahmed stated: “I really feel all proper, I ran 3000m yesterday, so my legs have been nonetheless good. Immediately it was fairly windy however I went to work with Dewi on the primary kilometre, however after that he dropped and I carried on, so I’m so comfortable to win the race.
“I all the time prefer to run in entrance and if somebody is close to I prefer to work with them but when there’s no one with me, I’ll simply go for it.”
Males: 1 O Ahmed (Birch) 29:25; 2 D Griffiths (Swan) 29:50; 3 J Griffiths (Swan) 30:43; 4 L Sheppard Brown (Card Aths) 30:55; 5 A Bull (Pontypridd R) 31:26
Girls: 1 N Wilson (Micky Morris RT) 33:05; 2 N Clatworthy (Card Aths) 35:48; 3 T Seashore (Corn) 35:55; 4 A Evans (Les Croup) 36:16; 5 D Bruce (B&W) 36:38
BILLERICAY STRIDERS 10km, Essex, July 6
General: 1 S Boxall (S’finish) 31:58; 2 P Coates (Mind, M40) 32:06
M50: 1 M Waller (S’finish) 35:26
Girls: 1 J Stretton (Nuclear) 39:07
W50: 1 M Oxlade 43:07
GOODWOOD GRAND PRIX HALF-MARATHON, West Sussex, July 6
James Baker retains successful and this was the M45 veteran’s victory quantity 1196 in all competitions.
General: 1 J Baker (chich R, M45) 73:00
Girls: 1 E Williams 88:36
HOLLYBANK ECCUP 10, Leeds, West Yorkshire, July 6
General: 1 Y Gebregergis (Leeds) 50:36; 2 J Cumings (Ilk) 51:36; 3 N Barry (Sale) 52:49
M45: 1 S Grace (St Ther) 57:54; 2 R Casey (Sheff RC) %7:57
M55: 1 J Walton (Leeds) 60:05
M60: 1 J Convery (Bing) 62:56
Girls: 1 Ok Brown (Otley) 59:59; 2 C Bell (Hyde P) 62:28
W50: 1 L Horrel (Vegan) 72:02; 2 C Hern (P&B) 72:55
LORDSHILL 10km, Hampshire, July 6
General: 1 H Smith (Soton) 31:00; 2 J Copeland (SC Vets, M40) 31:05; 3 J Blacknell (AFD) 31:51
M60: 1 P Horler (Win RC) 39:24
M70: 1 C Fox (N For) 45:14; 2 S Goodwin (Win RC) 45:24
Girls: 1 L Locks (AFD, W40) 37:11
W50: 1 E Pearson (AFD) 43:30
W60: 1 L Tyler (Farn R) 44:39; 2 C Searle (And) 45:00
W70: 1 C Woodford (N For) 51:20
LOSTOCK HALL CARNIVAL 5km, Preston, Lancashire, July 5
General: 1 J Monk (Preston) 15:13; 2 D Bebbington (B’burn) 15:30
Girls: 1 A McAndrew 19:47
W55: 1 S Coulthurst (Wesh) 20:58
NEWPORT PAGNELL CARNIVAL 5km, Buckinghamshire, July 5
General: 1 M Elbayan (Col H) 15:16; 2 M Dicks (Mil Ok) 15:25
M50: 1 S Coombes (L Buzz) 16:14
Girls: 1 E Roche (Mil Ok) 17:20
W40: 1 S Ormerod (St Alb) 18:03
W45: 1 Ok Godof (Olney) 18:07; 2 H Gibbs (Shenley) 18:49
W50: 1 A Inexperienced 19:45
W55: 1 J Martin (Redway) 21:49
W60: 1 D Brent (Mil Ok) 23:06
DONFASTER 5km, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, July 4
General: 1 R Greaves (CoH, M40) 15:47
M50: 1 D Smithers (Knaves) 16:30
M60: 1 S Dunbar (S’aire) 18:59
Girls: 1 A Haley (Dunum) 18:48
W50: 1 N Whitaker (CoH) 19:56
W55: 1 J Rooney (Kimber) 21:15; 2 A Johnson (Stain) 21:17
GREAT BENTLEY FRIDAY 5, Essex, July 4
General: 1 O Rees (Ips Ph) 26:25
M60: 1 C Ridley (Col H) 30:04; 2 O Dare (Witham) 30:13; 3 P Spowage (Col H) 31:07
Girls: 1 H Hogan=Steele (Col H) 30:10
W50: 1 W King (Chelm) 33:41
W60: 1 R Pitman (S’subject) 37:21
W65: 1 J Morgan (St Ed) 38:00
SALE SIZZLERS 5km, Wythenshawe, Better Manchester, July 4
Harry Johnson, who was tenth within the Northern cross-country championships, introduced an finish to the current native run of successes by Daniel Cliffe by successful with 14:46 in a detailed race.
It was equally shut within the girls’s part the place Sarah Dufour-Jackson narrowly headed Sarah Potter after a 16:28 clocking.
In third spot, British W45 all-time quickest Kirsty Longley was a little bit exterior her greatest however nonetheless posted 16:59.
General: 1 H Johnson (Hali) 14:46; 2 D Cliffe (HW) 14:50; 3 M Clark (Bury) 15:05; 4 C Rowlinson (Salf) 15:08; 5 S Whitehead (Vale R) 15:21
M50: 1 A Heney (Chorl) 16:41
M55: 1 D Bennett (Roch) 16:58
M65: 1 D Norman (Warr) 19:17
M75: 1 G Williams 24:57
Girls: 1 S Dufour-Jackson (Vale R) 16:28; 2 S Potter (Leeds) 16:31; 3 Ok Longley (Liv PS, W45) 16:59
W40: 1 A Hollingworth (Newc Tri) 17:53
W50: 1 L Dixon (Newc St) 19:42; 2 A Cinoy (Sale) 20:10; 3 N Walker 20;40
W55: 1 J Riley (Riley’s) 20:24; 2 D Broad (Vale R) 21:22
W60: 1 G Shaw (Royt) 22:54; 2 L Sinclair (Inventory) 22:43; 3 T Dixon (Chesh DR) 23:35
W70: 1 A Jones (Macc) 26:08
VIC MUSGROVE FAST 5km, Telford, Shropshire, July 3
General: 1 T Bentley (Tip) 15:06
M40: 1 M Costello (Shrews) 15:43
M55: 1 P Jones (Shrews) 16:15
M70: 1 P Hough (Shrop) 21:10
Girls: 1 Ok Palfreyman (Hallam) 17:13
W45: 1 N McCluskey (Maldwyn) 19:40
W50: 1 J Cooke (Shrews) 19:09; 2 J Donnelley (Stoke) 19;50; 3 M Vernon (Stoke) 20:11; 4 R Coupe (Telf) 30:38
W55: 1 A Hodgson 21:03
W65: 1 G Bowden (Maldwyn) 23:26
WROXHAM 5km, Norwich, Norfolk, July 3
Logan Smith, who ran a private greatest 2:15:23 on this yr’s London Marathon, was 4 seconds inside his earlier greatest when successful in 14:29.
This was in a race the place there was high quality all through the age teams of a crowded subject the place effectively over 900 completed on a sizzling night.
General: 1 L Smith (Norw) 14:29; 2 W Cork (Norw) 14:43; 3 H Allcock (Norw) 15:04; 4 Z Houghton (Norw) 15:10; 5 B Eccles (Bure, U17) 15:13; 6 M Tub (Norw RR) 15:15
M45: 1 N Adams (NNBR) 15:42
M50: 1 S Mann (Norw) 16:41
M55: 1 N Bensley (Ryst) 17:38
M60: 1 T Lake (Wym) 18:49
Girls: 1 S Barrett (Norw) 17:06
W40: 1 E Grubb (Norw) 17:38; 2 H Carr (Wym) 17:48
W45: 1 C Cummings (Norw) 18:35
W50: 1 L Knights (Vegan) 21:07; 2 L Robbins (Ryst) 21:20; 3 T Adams (Norw) 21:36
W55: 1 L Hurr (Norf G) 22:03
W60: 1 C Brown (Wym) 21:52; 2 S Roberts (Colt) 22;18; 3 C Henery (Norw) 22;48; 4 P Carr (G Yar) 23:12
W65: 1 J Freeman (Norf G) 23:42; 2 J Clarke (Norw) 24:40
W70: 1 L Cusack (They) 24:56
PIE & PEAS 10km, Prudhoe, Northumberland, July 2
Ranging from the Adam & Eve Pub and run over a combination of Roads and tracks, it was Elswick Harriers; Dan Milton who narrowly led the race again to the pub the place the normal pie a& peas was out there.
It was a detailed race, as Liam Taylor was simply three seconds adrift of the successful 33:06 clocking of Milton, as Rebecca Blain took the ladies’s race.
General (half MT): 1 D Milton (Elswick) 33:06; 2 L Taylor (Sund) 33:09; 3 A Muir (Blay) 34:10
M55: 1 M Turnbull (Elsw) 37:07
M60: 1 G Penn (NSP) 38:55; 2 J Rippon (Elsw) 39:51
Girls: 1 R Blain (Elsw) 38:34; 2 I Bungay (Elsw) 39:00; 3 W Pawsey (NSP, W45) 39:29
W50: 1 R Dadswell (Birt) 40:42
W55: 1 S Stephenson (Elsw) 44:59
W65: 1 J Carnafin 44:23
YATELEY 10km, Hampshire, July 2
General: 1 A Matthews (AFD) 32:06
M50: 1 A Hamilton (BMH) 35:11
M60: 1 Ok Woodward (E&E) 38:53
Girls: 1 J Penny (Learn) 39:29
W55: 1 S Pankhurst (Brack F) 44:54
EMGP MILYON KEYNES 10km, Buckinghamshire, July 1
With this victory over 10km in 30:29, Dominic Jones not solely retained his title right here, however has now raced in and received, 4 street races this yr and all have been on this common night sequence.
General: 1 D Jones (C&C) 30:29; 2 F Ward (R&N) 31:03
M50: 1 S Fenwick (Harb) 35:37
M60: 1 A Inexperienced (North Tri) 38:43
M65: 1 I Van Lokven (Mil Ok) 40:04
TEAM: 1 R&N 96:03
M40 TEAM: 1 Kettering 2:29:45
Girls: 1 A Bourne (R&N) 39:00
W45: 1 H Gibbs (Shenley) 39:19; 2 Ok Godof (Olney) 39:35
W50: 1 R Cooke (Bucks & S) 41:49; 2 H Heley (Silson) 42:46
W60: 1 Ok Bond (Dav) 46:45
TEAM: 1 R&N 2:06:39
W35 TEAM: 1 Bucks & Stowe 2:07:06
HOLME PIERREPONT GRAND PRIX 5, Colwick, Nottinghamshire, July 1
General: 1 D Magelela (L Eaton, M45) 26:55
M55: 1 A Taplin (Beest) 28:20; 2 C Jackson (Barrow) 29:51; 3 P Newton (Purple RR) 30:02
Girls: 1 C Hay (Mansf, W50) 30:39
RUN EXE SUMMER 5km, Exeter, Devon, July 1
General: 1 R Barclay-Watt (Exe, U17) 15:06
M60: 1 P Monaghan (S Dev) 18:26
Girls: 1 A Gidey (Ex’mth) 16:59
W55: 1 Y Gablinger (SWRR) 20:59
W65: 1 C Benstead (Oke) 21:43; 2 J Reay (Ex’mth) 22;17; 3 S Davies (B&W) 23:34
