ESSEX & SUFFOLK COUNTY RELAYS, Colchester, Essex, April 12
Mohammed Elbayan led Colchester Harriers to the senior males’s title however his time of 14:49 was bettered by Braintree’s Steve Foggo with a 14:47 clocking.
Each have been, nevertheless, upstaged by prime veteran James Connor, who began off effectively for M40 winners Havering with a 14:26 effort.
Colchester got here out on prime of the ladies’s race however Hannah Bolton was quickest total for second positioned Chelmsford. Second quickest total was prime veteran Kate Creak for Colchester’s prime W40 crew.
Among the many junior age teams, it was Brentwood Beagles’ ladies who got here out on prime with the primary three groups total. The under-17’s had Olivia Forrest of their facet, who quickest with 8:41, however their two under-15’s Heidi Woodley and Summer season Smith each posted 8:39 runs.
Inter-Counties champion Madison Kindler was, predictably, quickest under-13 with an 8:53 return.
Mohammed Elbayan and James Stewart (Essex & Suffolk County Relays)
Males (4x3M approx): 1 Colchester (Essex) 60:32 (M Elbayan 14:49, Okay Bowling 14:55, B Whyte 15:15, C Ryan 15:30); 2 Braintree 61:56; 3 Ipswich Jaffa (Suffolk) 64:43
Quickest: S Foggo (Mind) 14:47; Elbayan 14:49; J Stewart (Hav’g) 14:52
Suffolk: O Rees (Ips J) 15:02
M40 (3x3M approx): 1 Havering 46:59 (J Connor 14:26, B Smith 16:14, R Warner 16:17); 2 Newmarket J 48:15
Quickest: Connor 14:26
M50: 1 Orion 48:26 (N Shasha 16:14, S Reed 16:26, R Maidment 15:46); 2 Ilford 50:24
Quickest: Maidment 15:46
M60: 1 Colchester H 50:26
Quickest: C Ridley (Col H) 17:25
Beneath 17 (3×1.5M approx): 1 St Edmunds Pacers 23:18 (S Melero 7:32, S Blackwell 7:43, A Jeffery 8:02); 2 Basildon 24:02; 3 Southend 24:58
Quickest: Melero 7:32; Blackwell 7:43; D Curran (Bas) 7:50
Beneath 15 (3×1.5M approx): 1 Southend 26:12 (L Jopling 8:34, H Fairbrass 9:08, H Potter 8:29); 2 Basildon 26:14; 3 Colchester & T 26:25
Quickest: A Derrick (C&T) 8:25; J Gilbey (Bas) 8:26; A Doherty (Hav’g) 8:29
U13 (3×1.5M approx): 1 St Edmunds P 27:45
Quickest: D Marshall (St Ed) 8:24
Girls (3x3M approx): 1 Colchester H 52:51 (V Primmer 17:50, J Sheekey 17:35, H Hogan-Steele 17:25); 2 Chelmsford 53:31; 3 Halstead 54:30
Quickest: H Bolton (Chelm) 17:12; Okay Creak (Col H) 17:16; Hogan-Steele 17:25
W40 (3x3M approx): 1 Colchester H 58:09 (M Lock 20:38, E Cumner 20:13, Okay Creak 17:16); 2 Springfield 58:44; 3 Grange F & D 59:49
Quickest: Creak 17:16
W50: 1 Colchester H 60:44
Quickest: A Oakman (Col H) 19:44
Beneath 17 (3×1.5M approx): 1 Brentwood Beagles 27:32 (E Warn 9:07, J Knightsbridge 9:43, O Forrest 8:41); 2 St Edmunds P 28:47; 3 Southend 29:45
Quickest: Forrest 8:41
Beneath 15 (3×1.5M approx): 1 Brentwood B 27:05 (H Woodley 8:39, I Forrest 9:46, S Smith 8:39); 2 Havering 28:50; 3 St Edmunds P 29:13
Quickest: Smith/Woodley 8:39
Beneath 13 (3×1.5M approx): 1 Brentwood B 27:50 (A Twydell 9:41, S Bickerstaff 9:15, M Kindler 8:53)
Quickest: Kindler 8:53
ABP NEWPORT MARATHON FESTIVAL, South Wales, April 13
The half-marathon noticed veteran Ronni Richmond preserve his two-year unbeaten M40 streak and win total in 66:54 as, additional again, Ifan Lloyd went third on the M65 all-time lists with 80:40.
For the ladies, the half noticed Grace Leyland win with a greater than three-minute private better of 77:53.
Asylum seekers Abdi Elmi and Omah Ahmed battled out the 10km however slower occasions have been the order of the day, with newer arrival Elmi prevailing in 31:17.
After three races in Spain this yr, Beth Kidger received the ladies’s 10km in 32:55.
Total (26.2M): 1 D Husbands (Shrews) 2:27:57; 2 S Humphrey (Penarth, M40) 2:32:15; 3 C Prepare dinner (Runhead) 2:32:34
M50: 1 J Moles (Chorl) 2:40:48
M60: 1 P Norris 2:56:06
Girls: 1 M Gibson (Ealing E, W40) 2:38:31
W55: 1 F Carter (L Goat) 3:11:22
Total (13.1M): 1 R Richmond (Bide, M40) 66:54; 2 T Morton (N&P) 68:16; 3 S Goodchild (Corn) 68:33
M65: 1 I Lloyd (Swan) 80:40
Girls: 1 G Leyland (Herne H) 77:53; 2 R Robinson (Kendal, W40) 79:53
W55: 1 N Morgan (Chep) 90:04
W65: 1 A Engledew (Erme V) 1:52:37
Total (10km): 1 A Elmi (B’mth) 31:17; 2 O Ahmed (Bir) 31:25; 3 L White (Tun W) 3:43
M45: 1 P Matthews (P Bryn) 31:48
M50: 1 R Jones (Llis) 33:58
Girls: 1 B Kidger (Phoe) 32:55; 2 D Bruce (B&W, W35) 35:31; 3 S Antell (Bide) 35:39
W40: 1 D Morris (Builth) 36:25
W55: 1 T Jenkins 41:02
LITTLE BROMLEY 10km, Harwich, Essex, April 13
Adam Hickey received total in 29:30, as Holly Archer took the ladies’s part in 34:10 however deeper within the area there was an try on the British W65 finest time.
Claudine Benstead has been breaking earlier finest occasions of late and right here received inside two seconds of Angela Copson’s British better of 40:30 by enhancing to second on the age group lists with a 40:33.
Total: 1 A Hickey (S’finish) 29:30; 2 J Nixon (St Ed) 30:59
M50: 1 Mussett (Col H) 32:15
M55: 1 M Allen (Ips J) 36:07
M60: 1 C Ridley (Col H) 37:24
Girls: 1 H Archer (C&C) 34:10
W50: 1 A Hayes (Ips H) 38:52
W65: 1 C Benstead (Oke) 40:33
YORK 5km SERIES, April 11
Total: 1 Okay Walker (NE Proj) 15:08; 2 J Douglas (Border) 15:18; 3 P Kelly (Leeds) 15:21
M45: 1 J Brotherton (B’burn) 16:06
M60: 1 J Convery (Bing) 17:41
M65: 1 M Corridor (Ilk) 17:53
Girls: 1 B Penty (Knaves, W40) 71:21
W55: 1 T Fearn (Roth) 19:49
W65: 1 J Boynton (York A) 23:46
CHASE THE MOON OLYMPIC PARK 5km, Stratford, London, April 9
Total (5km): 1 D Marsden (S’oaks, M50) 16:03
Girls: 1 E Clarle (Lon H) 17:58
Total (10km): 1 R Williams (Grange F&D, M40) 32:06
Girls: 1 L Finch (Bure) 36:59
CHESTER SPRING 5, Cheshire, April 9
Total: 1 B Taylor (Pensby) 25:36
M45: 1 J Arnold (Stoke) 25:53
M55: 1 R Felton (Spect) 28:30
Girls: 1 F Hughes (Wirral, W40) 28:48; 2 N Reece (Wilms, W40) 30:40
W45: 1 L Blizzard (Warr) 32;32
W50: 1 J Stansfield (Trenth) 30:56; 2 L Callaghan (Trenth) 31:35
W55: 1 S Taylor (Trenth) 32:55
W60: 1 J Hickman (W Chesh) 36:00; 2 T Carr (Liv) 36:40; 3 Y Hill (Osw) 36:58
W65: 1 N Mowat (Wilm) 39:12
W70: 1 R Symms (Chester Tri) 41:51
Alex Sneddon (David Hewiston)
SAND DANCER MT 10km, South Shields, Tyne & Put on, April 13
Liam Taylor and Alex Sneddon conquered the seaside run the very best.
Total: 1 L Taylor 34:24; 2 S Hamil (Durg, M50) 36:58; 3 S Could (S Shields, M40) 37:15
Girls: 1 A Sneddon (J&H) 39:56; 2J Z Krzewski (Durh, W45) 40:33; 3 J Murdy (S Shields, W55) 42:15
LAKESIDE 5km, Portsmouth, Hampshire, April 9
Total: 1 t Beasley (Havant) 15:43
M45: 1 J Baker (Chich R) 16:06
Girls: 1 E Willmers (Win RC, W40) 17:14
W60: 1 J Harrop (Chich R) 20:57
YEOVILTON 5km SERIES, Somerset, April 9
Total: 1 Z Hurrell (Wells) 15:34
M60: 1 R Drage (Tav) 18:18
M70: 1 J Shapland (Bide) 20:55
Girls: 1 S Nicholls (Wells) 17:12
W45: 1 Z Tucker (Bitt) 17:45
W55: 1 D Broom (Peni) 21:19; 2 N Rowbottom (Yeo) 21:38; 3 S Capstick (F’ever) 22:08
VETS AC 5km, Battersea Park, London, April 8
It was routine within the youthful veteran age teams however competitors was intense additional down the sphere amongst the older runners, Steve Smythe experiences
M50 Che Compton received total in 16:14 however it was shut within the M60 group the place Graeme Moyse simply received the nod on Steve Corfield, as each got occasions of 17:54 and there have been three M70s, led by Ged Ruffle’s 20:15, inside 21 minutes.
Girls’s winner Zoe Oldfield went second within the 2025 UK W45 rankings along with her 17:58. Ending third lady total, Clare Elms narrowly failed so as to add to the 26 British data or bests she at the moment holds on observe and highway, as her 18:24 fell two seconds in need of Scot Fiona Matheson’s UK W60 finest.
It was Elms’ first race since profitable 4 particular person and two crew golds on the World Masters Indoor championships in Florida. In need of latest coaching she slowed within the fourth kilometre and, regardless of a robust end, needed to be content material going second all-time and operating an unofficial English finest.
Though she was behind W60 Elms, Sarah Swinhoe’s 19:01 put her prime of the W50 rankings for 2025.
W70 Anna Garnier (23:27) and W80 Penny Elliott (30:58) additionally produced ranking-topping performances whereas Pamela Whitter (21:16) went second on the W65 rankings this yr.
Excessive up within the males’s age teams, holder of the British M80 5km finest – with 22:29 from December – Peter Giles clocked 24:11.
Total: 1 C Compton (Kent, M50) 16:14
M55: 1 T Sales space (G&G) 16:46; 2 T Webb (Vets) 17:25
M60: 1 G Moyse (Herne H) 17:54; 2 S Corfield (SoC) 17:54
M65: 1 Okay Murray (Serp) 18:04
M70: 1 G Ruffle (Hart) 20:15; 2 M Forder (Wimb W) 20:25; 3 D Pitt (Serp) 20:50
M75: 1 M Mann (Dulw R) 23:51
M80: 1 P Giles (HW) 24:11
Girls: 1 Z Oldfield (Lought, W45) 18:00; 2 R Luxton (Chelm, W40) 18;23; 3 C Elms (Kent, W60) 18:24
W45: 2 C Nic Flogartaigh (Kent) 18:45
W50: 1 S Swinhoe (Lon H) 19:01; 2 G Stoneley (Rei P) 19:53; 3 R Taylor 19:58
W55: 1 Okay Ramsey (Charn) 19:03; 2 A Critchlow (W4H) 19:19; 3 P Main (S Lon) 22:43
W60: 2 L Woolhouse (Vets) 20:48; 3 C Shelley (Serp) 21;57
W65: 1 P Whitter Strag) 21:16; 2 J Harrison (B&W) 22:02
W70: 1 A Garnier (THH) 23:27
W75: 1 M Rayner (W4H) 28:01
W80: 1 P Elliott (Wav’ly) 30:58
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