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Steel second as Kenya dominate Swansea Bay 10km

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Sunday 26th September 2010

GEMMA Steel finished runner-up as Kenyan athletes dominated the 30th Anniversary edition of the Admiral Swansea Bay 10km race.

The 24-year-old England international representing Charnwood AC clocked a time of 33mins 33secs to secure second place as Kenyan Miriam Makewa won the title with a breakaway performance in 32:48 with Bristol’s Kate Goodhead third in 35:12.

In the men’s race Bupa Great North 10k champion Edwin Kipkorir led a powerful Kenyan 1-2-3 over the line winning in 28:28 nine seconds clear of compatriot Gordon Mugi (28:37), winner of the recent Experian Nottingham half marathon, with Edwin Kipyego completing the trio in third with 28:39.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.swanseabay10k.com/media/pdf/9/l/2010Swansea10kResult.pdf

Laalou and Rowbury win Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Sunday 26th September 2010

AMINE Laalou of Morocco and Shannon Rowbury of the United States won the 30th Anniversary edition of the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City.

In the event inaugurated in 1981 by New York Road Runners to give middle-distance stars a chance to shine on New York City’s most famous street Amine Laalou, competing in New York for the first time, clocked 3mins 52.83secs to defeat the 2007 double world champion Bernard Lagat of the United States, who finished second (3:53.30), with defending champion Andy Baddeley of Great Britain (3:53.34) third.

Compatriots Tom Lancashire finished 8th in 3:55.22 with Tim Bayley 16th in 3:58.29, whilst, early leader Ireland’s Alistair Cragg clocked 3:58.59 to secure 17th place.

San Franciscan Shannon Rowbury, the reigning World Championships 1500m bronze medalist, crossed over to the East coast to prevail in the women’s race in 4:24.12 successfully defending her 2009 title with a surge in the final metres that relegated fellow Americans Sara Hall to second place (4:24.34) and Erin Donohue to third (4:24.40).

Great Britain’s Hannah England, a former NCAA 1500m champion, clocked 4:25.29 to take fourth place.

In the mass participation race Mark Ryall from the Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets club won the men’s title in 4:19.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full Results:
Men
1 Amine Laalou Morocco 3:52.83
2 Bernard Lagat USA 3:53.30
3 Andy Baddeley Great Britain 3:53.34
4 Alan Webb USA 3:53.72
5 Leonel Manzano USA 3:54.17
6 Nick Willis New Zealand 3:54.81
7 Will Leer USA 3:55.02
8 Tom Lancashire Great Britain 3:55.22
9 David Torrence USA 3:55.43
10 Adrian Blincoe New Zealand 3:56.07
11 Garrett Heath USA 3:56.15
12 Daniel Huling USA 3:56.77
13 Pedro Antonio Esteso Spain 3:56.96
14 Haron Lagat Kenya 3:57.43
15 Taylor Milne Canada 3:58.05
16 Tim Bayley Great Britain 3:58.29
17 Alistair Cragg Ireland 3:58.59
18 Abiyot Endale Ethiopia 4:02.41
19 Sean Brosnan USA 4:04.92
20 Jon Rankin Cayman Islan d 4:12.06
Women
1 Shannon Rowbury USA 4:24.12
2 Sara Hall USA 4:24.34
3 Erin Donohue USA 4:24.40
4 Hannah England Great Britain 4:25.29
5 Molly Huddle USA 4:25.92
6 Morgan Uceny USA 4:26.27
7 Amy Mortimer USA 4:27.07
8 Carmen Douma-Hussar Canada 4:27.53
9 Elisa Cusma Piccione Italy 4:28.50
10 Treniere Moser USA 4:28.84
11 Nicole Edwards Canada 4:29.14
12 Gabriele Anderson 24 USA B 4:30.95
13 Heather Dorniden USA 4:31.05
14 Hilary Stellingwerff Canada 4:32.06
15 Megan Wright Canada 4:35.28
16 Liz Maloy USA 4:37.06
17 Aziza Aliyu Ethiopia 4:37.84
18 Brenda Martinez USA 4:46.36

Video highlights are available on the following link: www.runnerspace.com/video.php?do=view&video_id=32053

Makau and Kebede win rain-swept Berlin Marathon

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Sunday 26th September 2010

PATRICK Makau of Kenya and Aberu Kebede representing Ethiopia won the realr Berlin Marathon, the latest round of the World Marathon Majors Series, held in rain-swept conditions in the German capital.

Makau prevailed in a time of two hours five minutes and eight seconds to defeat fellow Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai by just two seconds in a sprint finish, with Ethiopia's Bazu Worku a further 15 seconds adrift.

There had been hopes of attacking Haile Gebrselassie's world record of 2:03:59 on the flat, fast course, but those were ended by cold, wet and foggy conditions.

"Every time I have been here I have won," said 25-year-old Makau, referring to his brace of victories at the Vattenfall Berlin half marathons before stepping up to the longer distance 18 months ago.

"Of course due to the weather it affected our pace and that was why it was slow."

Ethiopia's Aberu Kebede won the women's race in a personal best of 2:23:58. Compatriot Bezunesh Bekele finished exactly a minute behind with Japan's Tomo Morimoto third.

Komon smashes world 10km road record

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Sunday 26th September 2010

KENYAN Leonard Patrick Komon has broken the world 10km road record at the ABN AMRO Singelloop race in Utrecht, The Netherlands, clocking a stunning time of 26mins 44secs.

The 22-year-old surpassed the previous record by a margin of 17 seconds held by compatriot Micah Kogo Kipkemboi becoming the first athlete in history to run under 27 minutes for the 10 km distance on the road.

Perfect 10 as Charnwood retain Midlands relays title

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

2010 Saucony Midlands AAA Men's 6 Stage & Women's 4 Stage Territorial Road Relays Championships

Sutton Park, Birmingham

Saturday 25th September 2010

CHARNWOOD's women’s team underlined their position as the United Kingdom’s most successful relay squad of the past decade as the Loughborough-based club comfortably retained their Saucony Midlands AAA 4-Stage Territorial Road Relays title for the sixth consecutive year securing a remarkable tenth success in the event over their 35-year history in fine style claiming victory as with the past three-years over Bristol & West at Birmingham’s Sutton Park.

The team comprising of British internationals Hannah Whitmore, Tara Krzywicki and Jane Potter combined with Gemma Hillier crossed the line with a combined time of one hour 28 seconds ensuring victory by a margin of over half-a-minute clear of their West Country rivals with Coventry Godiva Harriers completing the podium places.

Whitmore set the team on their way, having returned to racing at the recent adidas women’s 5k in Hyde Park the 26-year-old clocked an opening stage of 14:28 to give Charnwood an early lead with Gloucester in second.

On stage two former United Kingdom 3,000m steeplechase record-holder Tina Brown set the fastest overall individual time with 14:24 to push Coventry into a narrow lead as Charnwood with Loughborough graduate Gemma Hillier having recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in South Africa clocking 16:04 to keep Charnwood in the title chase in second.

Jane Potter, as with Whitmore a world cross-country representative for Team GB in Amman 2009, on the penultimate stage set a time of 15:07 restoring Charnwood’s advantage ahead of Bristol with Coventry now in third to give Tara Krzywicki the platform to secure the victory.

Krzywicki lined-up for the defending champions on the anchor leg, just in time too! as the 36-year-old following an epic journey to make the start line in Birmingham having been held up in traffic behind a large load on the M6 arriving with little or no time to warm-up went virtually straight out of the car and down to the start.

Full credit is due however as Krzywicki set the third fastest time of the day with 14:49 to secure the Loughborough club a remarkable sixth straight victory and a tenth title win in their history.

Bristol & West (1:01:00) finished runners-up with Coventry Godiva Harriers (1:02:18) taking third, whilst, the Charnwood ‘B’ squad of Amber Magee (17:26), Beverley Gray (16:10), Clare McKittrick (16:00) and Clare Mensley (16:57) finished 9th with a combined time of 1:06.33.

Charnwood team manager Sarah Whitmore was delighted with the performance commenting: “The team did really well today as most of them are just returning from various illness and injuries. We nearly didn't have a 4th leg runner as Tara was stuck in traffic behind a wide load on the M6 and although was phoning me with their progress - arrived with just under 5 minutes before she was due to run. All credit to Tara for then running the 3rd fastest leg of the day.”

Loughborough University student Emily Pidgeon, a week after making her debut over the half marathon at the Bupa Great North Run clocked a individual stage time of 15:00 as Stroud & District finished 13th overall, whilst, Loughborough Alumni Sarah Bull (16:13) anchored Notts AC to 8th place.

In the Men’s 6-Stage race there was an equally impressive victory for Notts AC as their team of Rob Keal, Matt Blunden, Tim Hartley, Jonathan Thewis, Martin Whitehouse and Bruce Raeside claimed victory in a time of 1:48.25 ahead of the West Midlands powerhouse clubs Tipton Harriers and Birchfield Harriers. 

The Leicester Coritanian team secured a fine top-ten finish with the team of Gordon Lee, Ashley Sabin, Gareth Deacon, Simon Cotton, Derek Guess and winner of the recent Experian Nottingham Marathon Tommy Hughes crossing the line in a combined time of 1:55:52.

Tom Meakin led the OWLS to a solid 12th place overall with their squad of Paul Miles, Daniel Hallam, Tom Bell, Paul Richardson and Lewis Smart finishing in 1:56:17.

Charnwood AC finished inside the top-twenty places (2:00.24) with their team of Mark Couldwell, Steve Mears, Paul Harmer, Mark Crofts, Ben Lacey and Scott Baxter.

William Clapp combined with Sean Fenwick, Andy Robinson, Matt Driver, Martin Gore and Adam Brooks to anchor Harborough AC to 28th place overall in 2:04.23.

The Charnwood ‘B’ team of Philip Wharton, Kevin Pye, George Buttery, Sam Densham, Glen North and Michael Brind finished in 37th place as the Leicester Coritanian ‘B’ squad of Craig Sabin, Liam Phelan, Craig Austin, Andy Hart, Robin Crookes and Danny Keating finished one place adrift in 38th.

Hermitage Harriers claimed 47th place with their team of Alastair Watson, Andy Ashton, Darren Wilson, Matt Hardy, Darren Weston and Shaun Coulton.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full Results are available on the following links:

Men 6 Stage

www.race-results.co.uk/results/2010/m610.htm

Women 4 Stage

www.race-results.co.uk/results/2010/m410.htm

Gebrselassie and Adere complete Ethiopian double victory

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

2010 Bupa Great North Run

Newcastle to South Shields

Sunday 19th September 2010

HAILE Gebrselassie and Berhane Adere ensured an Ethiopian double victory at the 30th Anniversary edition of the Bupa Great North Run as the duo completed impressive breakaway wins in the damp cold conditions along the South Shields seafront.

Gebrselassie, the 37-year-old athletics superstar has an unmatched CV in the sport of athletics comprising of 26 world records, four world titles indoors and outdoors and two Olympic golds, and the reigning marathon world record-holder preferring to make his Great North Run debut in Newcastle rather chase a record fourth title at the Berlin Marathon next week, broke away at the halfway point to claim victory under the hour mark well ahead of Kenya's Kiplimo Kimutai clocking a time of 59mins 33secs.

Gebrselassie finished almost half-a-minute outside the course record of 59:05secs with Morocco's Jaouad Gharib securing third. USA-based Andrew Lemoncello was the top British finisher in 9th place with a time of 1:03:48

Former world 10,000m champion Berhane Adere repeated her Great North victory of 2006 finishing in 68:49 to take the win for Ethiopia in the women's race finishing ahead of the Portuguese duo of Ana Dulce Felix and Marisa Barros. Great Britain’s Mara Yamauchi bidding to become the first home winner since Paula Radcliffe in 2003 faded to fifth place as she prepares for November’s ING New York City Marathon.

Loughborough University graduate Louise Damen claimed a top-ten finish in 7th with 1:13:24, whilst, current student Emily Pidgeon on her Great North and half-marathon debut clocked 1:15:26 to claim 11th finishing one place ahead of the Beijing Olympic champion Constantina Dita.

Britain's Paralympic medallists David Weir and Shelly Woods won the men's and women's wheelchair races respectively.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Leading Results:
Men
1 H Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) 59:33
2 K Kimutai (Kenya) 61:23
3 J Gharib (Morocco) 62:00
4 D Ritzenhein (USA) 62:35
5 A Bouramdane (Morocco) 62:40
6 J Utriainen (Finland) 62:42
7 M Fagan (Ireland) 63:24
8 J-M Martinez (Spain) 63:26
9 A Lemoncello (GB) 63:48
10 P Wicks (GB) 64:09
Women
1 B Adere (Ethiopia) 68:49
2 A-D Felix (Portugal) 69:01
3 M Barros (Por) 69:09
4 S Moreira (Por) 70:08
5 M Yamauchi (GB) 70:39
6 A Aguilar (Spain) 73:20
7 L Damen (GB) 73:24
8 A Dixon (GB) 74:15
9 M McCambridge (Ireland) 74:32
10 R Robinson (GB) 75:02
11 E Pidgeon (GB) 75:26

Full results are available on the following link: www.greatrun.org/Results/Default.aspx

Coritanian Hughes wins Nottingham Marathon

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

2010 Experian Robin Hood Marathon

Victoria Embankment, Nottingham

Sunday 12th September 2010

TOMMY Hughes representing the Leicester Coritanians won the 30th Anniversary edition of the Experian Robin Hood Marathon with a time of two hours 29 minutes and 13 seconds.

The 50-year-old Ulsterman finished almost six minutes ahead of second place runner Stewart Spencer of Barrow Runners in the record field of 2,376 taking part in the full marathon.

Walsh commented afterwards: "I ran with a group of half marathon runners at first as they were going at the pace that I wanted to go at.

"I reached halfway in about 75 minutes and was pretty much on my own from then. I'm really amazed that I won and I really enjoyed the marathon course and the support along the way."

Gordon Mugi Mahugu of Kenya won the men's half marathon in one hour four minutes 47 seconds - one second ahead of compatriot Edwin Kidyego, winner over the distance in Bristol the previous week.

Great Britain's Paralympian Richard Whitehead, who in Rome last year became the first ever leg amputee to break the three-hour barrier for the marathon with a time of 2:56:45, completed the half marathon in Nottingham in one hour 25 minutes and 14 seconds.

Sarah Jeriwoi Kiptoo, third in Bristol, secured a double victory for Kenya winning the women's half marathon in 1:16.54 with Kidst Yichenku runner-up in 1:18.40.

Full results are available on the following link: www.experianfestivalofrunning.co.uk/2010results.htm

Nydisenga and Hallissey win Cardiff 10k

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Sunday 12th September 2010

JEAN Nydisenga of Burundi and Claire Hallissey representing Team England were the runaway winners of the 25th Anniversary HSBC Cardiff 10km.

In perfect conditions around the city centre of the Welsh capital Nydisenga clocked under the 30-minute barrier to win the men’s race in a time of 29mins 25secs as the 29-year-old from Bromsgrove outpaced the chasing pack led by the eventually runner-up and winner of the Welsh championships incorporated into the race Mike Johnson representing the hosts Cardiff AAC (29:50) with the OWLS Paul Richardson securing third in 30:03.

In the women’s race Team England filled the top three positions as Bristol half-marathon winner Claire Hallissey, the 27-year-old representing Bristol & West AC in Cardiff preparing for November's ING New York Marathon claimed victory in 33:01, crossing the line fifteen seconds clear of the ever-improving Gemma Steel (Charnwood) who finished runner-up with a new lifetime best of 33:16 ahead of Loughborough University graduate Laura Kenney (Royal Sutton Coldfield), third in 33:41.

Full results are available on the following link: www.cardiffaac.org/files/Cardiff10K%20Results%202010.pdf

Thompson edged by Mottram in Steel City

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Sunday 5th September 2010

EUROPEAN 10,000 metres silver medallist Chris Thompson finished runner-up to Australian Craig Mottram following a sprint finish at the Bupa Great Yorkshire Run in Sheffield.

Loughborough University Alumni Thompson was beaten by a margin of just one second over the line as Mottram, surprisingly omitted from the Australian Commonwealth selections, secured victory in a time of 28 minutes and 50 seconds with Finland's Jussi Utriainen third in 29:02.

Thompson was delighted with his performance commenting: "I'm chuffed with how I ran today, I led early on and felt good, but in the end it came to a head-to-head with Craig and he proved stronger - but I've no complaints I ran a good race."

Scotland's Freya Murray who will race over 10,000m for Scotland at the Commonwealths won the women's race ahead of England's highly talented teenager Charlotte Purdue.

Murray edged victory by five seconds in a time of 33:01 with Charnwood's Gemma Steel third in 33:57.

Highlights of the race will be shown on Saturday 11th September on Five at 10.30am.

Leading Results:
Men
1 C Mottram (AUS) 28:50
2 C Thompson (GBR) 28:51
3 J Utriainen (FIN) 29:02
4 A Lemoncello (GBR) 29:08
5 G Thornton (IRE) 29:30
6 S Baldini (ITA) 29:33
7 S Stokes (GBR) 30:03
8 J-M Martinez (SPA) 30:10
9 L Merrien (GBR) 30:13
10 J Beattie (GBR) 30:22
Women
1 F Murray (GBR) 33:01
2 C Purdue (GBR) 33:06
3 G Steel (GBR) 33:57
4 A Dixon (GBR) 34:17
5 S Hignett (GBR) 35:10
6 T Laws (GBR) 36:53
7 A Norman (GBR) 38:22
8 N Grant (GBR) 38:54
9 L McColgan (GBR) 39:30
10 G Sowerby (GBR) 40:12

Masai storms to adidas Challenge victory

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Sunday 5th September 2010

LINET Masai, the reigning World 10,000m champion stormed to victory at the adidas Women’s 5k Challenge in London’s Hyde Park with a dominant performance.

Masai, having finished runner-up last year the 20-year-old made light work of the flat fast course crossing the line in a time of 15mins 06secs to defeat Kenyan compatriot Sylvia Kibet.

Kibet finished second over 20 metres adrift in 15:10 as Great Britain’s inform Steph Twell claimed third in 15:32 holding off the challenge of Ethiopia’s Worknesh Kidane and American Lauren Fleshman.

“That was a very good race for me,” said Masai. “I improved my personal best for 5k on the road and it was great to come back this year and win after losing so narrowly last time.”

Jo Pavey finished in seventh place in 15:53 in her first race appearing following a toe injury, which subsequently resulted in the Exeter athlete missing the Barcelona European Championships, whilst, Charnwood's Hannah Whitmore clocked 16:38 to finish 13th.
Leading Results:
1 Linet Masai (KEN) 15:06
2 Sylvia Kibet (KEN) 15:10
3 Stephanie Twell (GBR) 15:32
4 Werknesh Kidane (ETH) 15:35
5 Lauren Fleshman (USA) 15:36
6 Anna Dulce Felix (POR) 15:48
7 Jo Pavey (GBR) 15:53
8 Inga Abitova (RUS) 16:05
9 Justina Heslop (GBR) 16:06
10 Lidia Chojecka (POL) 16:25
13 Hannah Whitmore (GBR) 16:38

Makaza and Harrison win IAU World 50km titles

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Sunday 29th August 2010

COLLEN Makaza of Zimbabwe and Sue Harrison representing Team England won the IAU World 50km individual titles in Galway, Ireland, this following very impressive performances.

The Radisson Blu Galway City Marathon (26.2 miles) was run in conjunction with the IAU World 50km (31 miles) Trophy Final.

The race consisted of two Half Marathon loops followed by four short loops around the centre of the city to complete the 50km. The course was undulating but with lengthy flat sections. The most challenging part of the course was the hill present at 13km (and again at 34km) that was a kilometre long.

Zimbabwean athlete Collen Makaza recorded a unique double by winning both the marathon and the World 50km crown, as Leamington’s Sue Harrison also doubled up successfully in the women’s category.

Makaza crossed the line in 2:47.21 to take victory ahead of South African Sandile Ngunuzza and Michael Wardian of the USA with the England team of Julian Rendall, 10th in 3:09:19, Paul Fernandez 13th in 3:13:00 and Tim Doran on his international debut finishing 18th in 3:20:17.

Harrison finished in an impressive 15th place overall in a time of 3:15:42 to secure the women’s title ahead of Italian Andrea Anselmi with compatriots Helen Taranowski finishing 22nd in 3:37:42 and Adela Salt 23rd in 3:40:09.

There were 13 selection races held from Canada and Argentina to Japan and Australia to select athletes for the World Trophy Final. The criteria for selection included a sub 3:20 (men) and sub 3:50 (women) run. The winners of the series races were automatically selected and following the preliminary selections the fastest finishers were invited until the selection pool was filled. In addition a few runners had invitations extended on the basis of their marathon times.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full Results (Mixed):
1 Collen Makaza (ZIM) 2:47:21.89
2 Sandile Ngunuzza (RSA) 2:53:05.71
3 Michael Wardian (USA) 2:54:56.45
4 Kaito Iwayama 2:56:19.03
5 Lucas Nonyana 2:56:56.85
6 Malcom Campbell 2:58:18.59
7 Joseph Mphuthi 3:02:40.09
8 Marco Boffo 3:06:53.65
9 Evgenii Glyva 3:09:10.51
10 Julian Rendall (ENG) 3:09:19.42
11 Daniel Oralek 3:10:15.50
12 Ben Nephew 3:10:18.99
13 Paul Fernandez (ENG) 3:13:00.79
14 Ralf Preibish 3:13:09.89
15 Susan Harrison (ENG) 3:15:42.91
16 Andrea Anselmi 3:17:14.22
17 John Byrne 3:19:00.23
18 Tim Doran (ENG) 3:20:17.36
19 Daniel Verrington 3:21:14.64
20 Mary Coordt 3:28:30.58
21 Irene Kalter 3:34:21.44
22 Helen Taranowski (ENG) 3:37:42.92
23 Adela Salt (ENG) 3:40:09.31
24 Karen Ruston 3:41:46.58
25 June Petrie 3:42:18.12
26 Lesley Train 3:45:25.04
27 Paola Sanna 3:46:09.58
28 Malcolm Gamble 3:47:07.17
29 Michael O'Loughlin 3:49:04.77
30 Tressa Lindberg 3:55:15.18
31 Colman Greene 4:05:02.37
32 Jen Salter 4:12:52.82
33 Peter Osbourne 4:22:15.09
34 Aidan Blake 4:39:23.36
35 Roy Pirrung 4:43:00.0

2011 runbritain Grand Prix series launched

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Friday 27th August 2010

RUNBRITAIN have announced the launch of the 2011 runbritain Grand Prix series linking five of Britain's leading road races for a total prize purse in excess of £55,000.

The prize fund announced for the Grand prix series will be available for athletes eligible to compete for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and will be awarded on a points-for-places system.

Athletes finishing in the top 250 male or female finishers in any of the series' races will receive points with their best four performances out of five scoring opportunities counting towards the final standings.
The races involved in the 2011 Grand Prix series are:
Reading Half Marathon – Sunday 20th March
Bristol 10k – Sunday 15th May
BUPA London 10,000 – Monday 30th May
Admiral Swansea Bay 10k - Sunday 25th September
EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon – Sunday 23rd October

runbritain MD, Geoff Wightman said "This is a pilot format and in future years we will aim to extend the width and depth of the runbritain grand prix series. We want to raise the standards of domestic race fields and put in the incentives and quality racing opportunities that will enable Brits to step up.

"All of these are very well organised races, with PB opportunities. As well as currently backing home-grown runners, they have been strong supporters of all runbritain initiatives so far this year and have agreed to hold back places for grand prix scorers.

More information on the series including the structure of time bonuses can we seen at www.runbritain.com/grandprix/

Supreme Steel dominates at Hermitage 10k

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

2010 Hermitage 10km

(Incorp. Leicestershire County Championships)

Whitwick, Leicestershire

Sunday 15th August 2010

ENGLAND international Gemma Steel stepped out of her front door jogged down to the start line and then promptly raced around her local 10k course to smash the 2008 record set by Felicity Milton en-route to collecting the Leicestershire County Championship title by finishing in second place overall in the process – a Sunday morning well spent!

The 24-year-old representing Charnwood AC has been in sparkling form over the 10k distance this year setting a lifetime best of 33:29 at the national championships in Bristol back in May and then subsequently leading the Team England challenge at the Berlin Vattenfall City-Night event finishing runner-up to the two-time London Marathon champion Irina Mikitenko.

Steel steamed over the finish line along the disused Charnwood Forest Railway in Whitwick like an express train to take victory in the women’s race with a time of 34:34 well ahead of Barrow’s Catherine Draper (40:11) and third placed Rachel Swan of Hinckley (46:11).

In the men’s race David Lipscomb prevailed for the OWLS with a time of 34:29 to claim his first major championship title and road-race victory improving his previous lifetime best of 36:19 set in race twelve months ago. The vastly experienced Gareth Deacon representing Leicester Coritanians secured second place twenty-three seconds adrift of the leader with Shrewsbury’s Tim Pillow third (36:42).

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.hermitageharriers.co.uk/results.asp?RaceDateID=HER10&RunnerClub=NULL

Steel wins Meerbrook 15k

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Wednesday 11th August 2010

GEMMA Steel’s fine run of form continued with a gun-to-tape victory at the challenging Meerbrook 15k race near Leek, Staffordshire.

Having finished runner-up to the two-time London Marathon champion Irina Mikitenko at the Vattenfall City-Night 10km in Berlin last month when representing Team England, the 24-year-old Charnwood athlete set a lifetime best over the rarely run 15k distance setting a course-record time of 56mins 42secs to secure the win ahead of Telford’s Claire Martin, second in 1:00.05, and third placed Sarah Johnson (1:00.57) of Trentham Runners.

Steel’s winning margin sliced over five minutes off the previous course-record.

Kenyan Edwin Kipkorir, winner of the recent Bupa Great North 10k in Sunderland, prevailed in a very high quality men’s race clocking a time of 49:15 ahead of course record-holder, Great Britain’s Andi Jones, who was returning to racing having been forced to pull-out of the SPAR European Championships marathon in Barcelona the previous week sighting heat exhaustion.

Jones finished runner-up in 49:36 with Birchfield Harrier Jean Burundi third in 54:23 ahead of Beaumont Running Club’s Philip Chritchlow, fourth in 54:48, and fifth placed Australian John Dutton (55:10).

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.ukresults.net/2010/meer15k.html

David Moorcroft leads University team for Anthony Nolan charity at round Leicester relay

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Wednesday 4th August 2010

FORMER 5,000m world record holder David Moorcroft, OBE, is heading up a Loughborough University team competing in the Round Leicester Relay for Anthony Nolan, the charity that takes back lives from leukaemia by recruiting to and managing the UK’s most successful bone marrow register.

Moorcroft, the UK Athletics President and Loughborough PE and Sports Science graduate, is part of a team of staff, research students and alumni that includes former English National XC winner Angela Newport and current GB XC Team member Sonia Samuels.

The 13-strong University team will complete the 92-mile relay on Sunday 26th September to raise awareness of the importance of the Anthony Nolan charity that relies on public donations to continue saving lives.

University staff and members of local club Barrow Runners have organised the challenge in support of Dean of Engineering, Steve Rothberg who is undergoing treatment for leukaemia. This follows on from a donor drive for Anthony Nolan at the University in May that attracted the highest number of recruits from any UK university to date. Since then, a donor has been found for Steve, however there are 1,400 adults and children in the UK and 16,000 people worldwide still in need of a bone marrow transplant.

Now in its 21st year, the Round Leicester Relay roughly follows the Leicester Round footpath taking in some of the county's landmarks such as the Iron Age fort at Burrough Hill, Bosworth Battlefield, Bradgate Park and Beacon Hill. In addition to competing for Loughborough University, David Moorcroft will be presenting the prizes at Mowmacre Hill School Sports Hall, Tedworth Green, Leicester at approximately 6.30pm.

Loughborough University Vice Chancellor, Professor Shirley Pearce, said: “Bringing together a team of past and present staff and students from the University through a sporting challenge is a fantastic way to support the Anthony Nolan charity.” She continues, “This is such a worthy cause that has a personal meaning to so many of us at Loughborough, as a consequence of Steve Rothberg’s engagement with the Trust, and it is great to see such support from across the University including our alumni network. I wish Steve a speedy and full recovery and to our runners, an enjoyable race.”

The Round Leicester Relay is an un-marshalled race and therefore any extra help with transport, crowd support and water will be greatly appreciated. If you would like to help support the event, please contact Abigail Bartholomew.

a.a.bartholomew@lboro.ac.uk

www.round-leicester-relay.info/

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Raeside and Mensley win Huncote 5

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Wednesday 4th August 2010

BRUCE Raeside (Notts AC) and Clare Mensley (Charnwood) were the individual winners of the penultimate race of the Leicestershire Summer Road Running League campaign staged over the tough and demanding Joy Cann Memorial 5 mile course in Huncote.

In the race that attracted a record field of over 550 runners, held in memory of Huncote Harrier Joy Cann and has raised over £12,000 for local charities Scotland’s Bruce Raeside, the 28-year-old coached by Trevor Muxlow, continued his fine run of victories on the roads in 2010 completing his third win over the 5 mile distance having won at Long Eaton and Nottingham this summer crossing the line over the testing course surrounding Narborough in a time of 24mins 27secs finishing just six seconds outside of the course-record well over a minute clear of the highly talented middle-distance teenager Danny Hallam (OWLS) with Nigel Stirk (Leicester Coritanians) third.

Clare Mensley completed victory in the women’s race outpacing Catherine Draper (Barrow Runners) by a margin of just five seconds over the line as the 22-year-old Loughborough University student, part of Charnwood’s hugely successful relay squad and winner of the Ashby 5 LRRL winter league race back in January, clocked a time of 29:51 with Nicola Roder (Leicester TRI) securing third in 30:23.

Report by Mark Woolley.

The final fixture of the 2010 LRRL Summer League is the John Fraser 10 Mile that takes place on Sunday 5th September - Start time 10.30am. Entry forms are available on the following link: www.wigstonphoenix.co.uk/johnfraser10/

Full Results (Mixed):
1 00:24:27 350 Bruce Raeside Notts AC MV20
2 00:25:38 520 Danny Hallam OWLS AC MV20
3 00:25:44 507 Nigel Stirk Leicester Coritanians SM
4 00:25:52 390 Mark Powell Wigston Phoenix SM
5 00:25:59 437 Conor Murphy Leicester Triathlon Club SM
6 00:26:09 218 Alastair Watson Hermitage Harriers SM
7 00:26:15 562 Paul Lewis Long Eaton SM
8 00:26:25 60 Stuart Spencer Barrow Runners SM
9 00:26:39 556 Stephen Mears Charnwood AC SM
10 00:26:48 32 Gareth Deacon Leicester Coritanians MV40
11 00:26:57 409 Phil Chritchlow Beaumont RC MV40
12 00:27:11 503 Thomas Hughes Leicester Coritanians MV50
13 00:27:12 190 Richard Brown Charnwood AC SM
14 00:27:14 427 Tom Wardman Leicester Triathlon Club SM
15 00:27:19 494 Chris Southam Stilton Striders RC MV45
16 00:27:21 415 Ian Murdey Beaumont RC SM
17 00:27:26 155 Derek Guess Leicester Coritanians MV45
18 00:27:35 157 Rob Sheen Leicester Coritanians MV45
19 00:28:12 379 Alex Webster Wigston Phoenix MV40
20 00:28:19 342 Mark Crofts Charnwood AC SM
21 00:28:22 426 Dunc Shea-Simmonds Leicester Triathlon Club SM
22 00:28:23 528 David Eggington Huncote Harriers AC MV40
23 00:28:25 345 Glenn North Charnwood AC MV45
24 00:28:26 460 Andy Gore Hinckley Running Club MV40
25 00:28:31 252 Adam Taylor Fleckney and Kibworth RC SM
26 00:28:34 325 Danny Keating Leicester Coritanians MV40
27 00:28:36 524 Ian Smith Hinckley Running Club SM
28 00:28:38 97 Nick Cobley Roadhoggs Leicester AC SM
29 00:28:45 391 Chris Manning Wigston Phoenix MV40
30 00:28:46 27 Martin Makin Charnwood AC SM
31 00:28:48 369 Neil Carter Wigston Phoenix SM
32 00:28:50 341 David Battersby Barrow Runners SM
33 00:28:53 207 Paul Gregory Hermitage Harriers SM
34 00:29:04 596 Gihan Amarasiriwardena Unattached SM
35 00:29:05 26 Nick Brown Stilton Striders RC MV45
36 00:29:07 204 Shaun Coulton Hermitage Harriers MV45
37 00:29:08 117 Richard Bettsworth Wreake Runners MV45
38 00:29:09 484 Paul Harmer Charnwood AC SM
39 00:29:15 130 Bruno Nikoloff Wreake Runners MV45
40 00:29:18 539 Ian Benskin Shepshed Running Club SM
41 00:29:20 22 Brian Stout Ivanhoe Runners SM
42 00:29:24 31 Carl Voisey Leicester Coritanians SM
43 00:29:26 250 Stacey Voss Fleckney and Kibworth RC SM
44 00:29:28 251 Karl Beardall Fleckney and Kibworth RC SM
45 00:29:29 96 Mark Chamberlain Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV40
46 00:29:29 501 Andrew Hugh Ivanhoe Runners MV45
47 00:29:35 518 Chris Scott Charnwood AC SM
48 00:29:37 166 Kingsley Cook Huncote Harriers AC MV40
49 00:29:40 233 Peter Bryan Kenilworth Runners MV45
50 00:29:42 29 Jason Weetman Wreake Runners MV40
51 00:29:43 150 Alistair Chambers Ivanhoe Runners MV45
52 00:29:45 530 Alex Toll Barrow Runners MV40
53 00:29:46 195 Mick Kingsbury Charnwood AC MV45
54 00:29:48 256 Steve Bishop Fleckney and Kibworth RC SM
55 00:29:50 145 Ady King Harborough AC MV40
56 00:29:51 183 Clare Mensley Charnwood AC SF
57 00:29:51 255 Jamie Strange Fleckney and Kibworth RC SM
58 00:29:55 197 Daniel Anderson Beaumont RC SM
59 00:29:56 151 Catherine Draper Barrow Runners SF
60 00:29:59 58 Brian Harris Wreake Runners MV40
61 00:30:04 282 Richard Billington Desford Striders MV40
62 00:30:09 510 David Saunders Leicester Coritanians MV45
63 00:30:10 147 Geoff Newill Barrow Runners MV50
64 00:30:14 3 Ivor Davies Ivanhoe Runners MV40
65 00:30:15 557 Matt Driver Harborough AC MV20
66 00:30:19 235 Neville Francis Leicester Coritanians MV45
67 00:30:21 270 Chris Burke Fleckney and Kibworth RC MV20
68 00:30:23 594 Jonny Cornish Unattached MV20
69 00:30:23 429 Nicola Roder Leicester Triathlon Club SF
70 00:30:24 351 Paul Guest Huncote Harriers AC SM
71 00:30:27 129 Jim Ketteringham Wreake Runners MV45
72 00:30:31 219 Darren Wilson Hermitage Harriers SM
73 00:30:35 191 Mark Gregory Huncote Harriers AC SM
74 00:30:42 382 Paul Hood Wigston Phoenix SM
75 00:30:43 526 Ian Scardott Barrow Runners SM
76 00:30:46 586 Joshua Slingsby Wreake Runners MV20
77 00:30:48 320 Laurent Robinson Stilton Striders RC MV20
78 00:30:53 515 Darron Weston Hermitage Harriers SM
79 00:30:53 203 Andy Buck Hermitage Harriers MV45
80 00:30:57 383 Martin Hulbert Wigston Phoenix SM
81 00:31:00 589 Jamie Harper Barrow Runners SM
82 00:31:00 78 Ceri Davies Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV40
83 00:31:04 363 Colin Baxter Wigston Phoenix MV40
84 00:31:07 479 Steve Copeland Huncote Harriers AC MV45
85 00:31:07 447 Patrick McNeight Stilton Striders RC MV40
86 00:31:08 205 Matt Dumelow Hermitage Harriers SM
87 00:31:10 462 Simon Earley Hinckley Running Club MV40
88 00:31:12 201 Mark Bradford Hermitage Harriers MV40
89 00:31:13 52 Darren Beswick Barrow Runners SM
90 00:31:13 331 Andy Woolley Huncote Harriers AC MV45
91 00:31:14 132 Harry Longman Wreake Runners MV45
92 00:31:17 430 Chris Sherwood Leicester Triathlon Club MV40
93 00:31:19 87 Peter Sloneczny Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV45
94 00:31:20 125 Jamie Stuart Wreake Runners MV40
95 00:31:22 573 Will Mason Wigston Phoenix SM
96 00:31:26 384 Robert Gregory Wigston Phoenix MV40
97 00:31:27 86 Ludovic Renou Roadhoggs Leicester AC SM
98 00:31:28 176 Emily Ault Barrow Runners SF
99 00:31:30 452 Jason Brotherhood Hinckley Running Club SM
100 00:31:32 504 Adrian Judge West End Runners MV40
101 00:31:33 496 Anthony Norman Nuneaton Harriers MV60
102 00:31:38 54 Terence Reece West End Runners MV45
103 00:31:40 248 Andrew Hurd Desford Striders SM
104 00:31:42 303 Steve Powell Birstall RC MV40
105 00:31:46 123 Mark Jelley Wreake Runners MV50
106 00:31:49 186 Adam Brooks Harborough AC SM
107 00:31:52 175 Kelvin Banbury Ivanhoe Runners SM
108 00:31:52 488 Gary Rutherford Stilton Striders RC SM
109 00:31:55 253 Alex Prettyman Fleckney and Kibworth RC MV20
110 00:31:56 467 Steve Mason Hinckley Running Club SM
111 00:32:04 413 Steve Sayers Beaumont RC MV45
112 00:32:05 527 Russell Lewin Barrow Runners SM
113 00:32:07 367 Mike Stiff Wigston Phoenix MV45
114 00:32:11 567 Frederick Banda West End Runners MV50
115 00:32:12 182 Peter Mensley Charnwood AC MV55
116 00:32:19 64 Graham Hobbs Desford Striders MV45
117 00:32:21 188 Gavin Poynton Wreake Runners SM
118 00:32:23 174 John Carnegie Huncote Harriers AC MV45
119 00:32:27 356 Amber Magee Charnwood AC LV20
120 00:32:28 247 Neil Ackland Desford Striders SM
121 00:32:30 472 Alan White Hinckley Running Club MV55
122 00:32:32 552 David Ballard Barrow Runners SM
123 00:32:32 551 Shane Godrich Wreake Runners MV40
124 00:32:33 112 Gary Postle Stilton Striders RC MV40
125 00:32:39 495 Michael Brind Charnwood AC MV20
126 00:32:42 389 Clive Jones Wigston Phoenix MV40
127 00:32:43 570 Phil Davis Pudsey B MV40
128 00:32:43 590 Mike Sheldon Charnwood AC MV50
129 00:32:45 173 Stephen Wyatt Ivanhoe Runners MV20
130 00:32:47 517 Kevin Brown Redhill Runners SM
131 00:32:47 290 Liz Cocks Birstall RC SF
132 00:32:47 208 Matt Hardy Hermitage Harriers SM
133 00:32:49 121 Duncan Percy Desford Striders MV50
134 00:32:51 249 David Wheeler Fleckney and Kibworth RC MV50
135 00:32:52 131 Mark Bush Wreake Runners SM
136 00:32:52 124 Jon Finnemore Wreake Runners MV45
137 00:32:53 436 Claire Shea-Simmonds Leicester Triathlon Club SM
138 00:32:54 23 Kate Ramsey Barrow Runners LV40
139 00:32:55 364 Les Chesterton Wigston Phoenix MV55
140 00:32:57 431 Richard Hollis Leicester Triathlon Club SM
141 00:32:58 425 Andy Foster Leicester Triathlon Club MV40
142 00:32:59 80 Dale Jenkins Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV50
143 00:33:03 133 Ash Hollis Wreake Runners MV45
144 00:33:04 523 Gina Vaughan Leicester Triathlon Club LV50
145 00:33:05 396 Julie Lamb Wigston Phoenix LV40
147 00:33:09 159 Matthew Poynton Unattached SM
148 00:33:10 236 Zoe Smith Rutland Runners SF
149 00:33:16 500 Tony Cusack West End Runners MV45
150 00:33:17 106 Gary Harrison Leicester Triathlon Club MV40
151 00:33:18 284 Andy Baldwin Birstall RC SM
152 00:33:20 449 Alastair Woollard Huncote Harriers AC SM
153 00:33:21 69 Adrian Cave Desford Striders SM
154 00:33:22 33 Stephen Snow Unattached SM
155 00:33:23 271 Ben Sharman Fleckney and Kibworth RC SM
156 00:33:26 550 Angela McWilliam Charnwood AC SF
157 00:33:29 544 Richard Gray Stilton Striders RC SM
158 00:33:30 1 Mick Jordan Wigston Phoenix MV40
159 00:33:33 459 Paul Tomkins Hinckley Running Club MV50
160 00:33:35 312 Ian Wilkins Birstall RC MV40
161 00:33:36 423 Laura Johnson Charnwood AC SF
162 00:33:40 307 James Snutch Birstall RC SM
163 00:33:41 428 Julian Howe Leicester Triathlon Club MV60
164 00:33:42 227 David Morse Ivanhoe Runners MV45
165 00:33:42 128 Phillip Wilson Wreake Runners MV45
166 00:33:43 511 Rob Hirst West End Runners SM
167 00:33:43 228 Claire Quigley Huncote Harriers AC LV35
168 00:33:44 272 Andrea Sommer Huncote Harriers AC SF
169 00:33:51 376 Rob Pullen Wigston Phoenix SM
170 00:33:55 365 Nigel Ayres Wigston Phoenix MV45
171 00:33:56 477 Chris Dawkins Barrow Runners SM
172 00:33:57 306 Marvin Smith Birstall RC MV40
173 00:33:57 221 Steve Bloxham Unattached SM
174 00:33:58 241 Gareth Chivers Unattached SM
175 00:34:00 198 Wayne Hackett Stilton Striders RC SM
176 00:34:03 563 Jason Shelton Stilton Striders RC MV40
177 00:34:03 273 Chris Parkes Bowen Fleckney and Kibworth RC MV20
178 00:34:06 424 Keith Yendall Barrow Runners SM
179 00:34:10 587 James Williams Barrow Runners SM
180 00:34:12 68 Liz Cave Desford Striders LV35
181 00:34:19 422 Simon Fryer Roadhoggs Leicester AC SM
182 00:34:21 457 Neil Smith Hinckley Running Club SM
183 00:34:23 298 John Ladd Birstall RC MV45
184 00:34:24 319 Natalie Antkowiak Birstall RC SF
185 00:34:24 386 John Mason Wigston Phoenix MV60
186 00:34:27 432 Dale Norris Leicester Triathlon Club MV40
187 00:34:28 493 Allan Birch Ivanhoe Runners MV40
188 00:34:29 84 Clare O'Neill Roadhoggs Leicester AC LV35
189 00:34:32 79 Miguel Flores Roadhoggs Leicester AC SM
190 00:34:39 15 Craig Dyke Unattached SM
191 00:34:40 19 Alex Barker Unattached SM
192 00:34:41 360 Gerard Rooney Unattached SM
193 00:34:42 548 David Beale Leicester Triathlon Club SM
194 00:34:42 211 Dean Kelleher Hermitage Harriers MV40
195 00:34:43 597 Ashley Gray Barrow Runners SM
196 00:34:43 516 Malcolm Harris Barrow Runners MV55
197 00:34:44 98 Jon Heap Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV40
198 00:34:45 329 Andy Wilford Huncote Harriers AC MV45
199 00:34:46 492 Lee Pickering Fleckney and Kibworth RC SM
200 00:34:47 443 Pete Marvin Desford Striders SM
201 00:34:48 402 Maxine Powell Wigston Phoenix LV35
202 00:34:49 474 Steve Hatcher Hinckley Running Club MV45
203 00:34:50 115 Steven Kenny Barrow Runners SM
204 00:34:50 540 Paul Harris Ivanhoe Runners SM
205 00:34:50 442 Alan Brine Desford Striders MV40
206 00:34:55 538 Laurent Bonthoneau West End Runners SM
207 00:34:55 83 Dave Lodwick Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV45
208 00:34:56 262 Lorna Waters Fleckney and Kibworth RC SF
209 00:34:56 435 Luke Morgan Leicester Triathlon Club SM
210 00:34:56 334 Philip Caswell West End Runners MV45
211 00:34:56 399 Jane Fraser Wigston Phoenix LV50
212 00:34:56 322 Ivan Arkinstall Ivanhoe Runners MV45
213 00:35:04 498 Paul Zurawliw Barrow Runners MV55
214 00:35:08 529 Michael Tansey Huncote Harriers AC MV45
215 00:35:10 371 Craig Baker Wigston Phoenix MV45
216 00:35:12 412 Roger Moon Beaumont RC MV55
217 00:35:15 152 Michael Jelley Wreake Runners MV60
218 00:35:16 288 Tom Burbidge Birstall RC MV40
219 00:35:18 62 Simon Hart Huncote Harriers AC SM
220 00:35:19 118 Michael Walton Huncote Harriers AC MV40
221 00:35:21 549 David Robson Barrow Runners MV40
222 00:35:23 148 Nigel Hillier Barrow Runners MV50
223 00:35:24 7 Mark Read Unattached SM
224 00:35:26 453 Steve Barrowcliffe Hinckley Running Club SM
225 00:35:27 373 Dave Wilmot Wigston Phoenix MV60
226 00:35:28 10 Louise Pymm Shepshed Running Club SF
227 00:35:29 411 Peter Hickenbotham Beaumont RC MV45
228 00:35:30 543 Colin Staff Huncote Harriers AC MV40
229 00:35:31 239 Gary Davies West End Runners MV40
230 00:35:31 321 Andy Robinson Stilton Striders RC MV45
231 00:35:34 213 Peter Leake Hermitage Harriers MV65
232 00:35:37 210 Craig Johnson Hermitage Harriers SM
233 00:35:39 328 Jeff Wickham Huncote Harriers AC MV45
234 00:35:40 18 Monique Raaijmakers Barrow Runners LV45
235 00:35:42 304 Gareth Price Birstall RC SM
236 00:35:42 214 Jo Matthews Hermitage Harriers LV40
237 00:35:47 394 Tania Brandon Wigston Phoenix LV40
238 00:35:49 326 Anna Seddon Barrow Runners LV40
239 00:35:49 122 Will Goodbourn Wreake Runners MV20
240 00:35:50 135 Matthew Noble Wreake Runners MV45
241 00:35:50 513 Matthew Lester Unattached MV20
242 00:36:00 81 Angela Ladkin Roadhoggs Leicester AC LV45
243 00:36:02 209 Stephen Holmes Hermitage Harriers SM
244 00:36:07 542 Robert Stabo Stilton Striders RC SM
245 00:36:08 178 Gavin Speed Desford Striders SM
246 00:36:09 406 Ken Piggin Wigston Phoenix MV55
247 00:36:13 56 John Houghton Unattached MV40
248 00:36:14 35 Philip Douglas Stilton Striders RC MV50
249 00:36:17 327 John Heywood Huncote Harriers AC MV60
250 00:36:19 44 David Keown Unattached SM
251 00:36:20 224 Muhammad Ashraf West End Runners MV40
252 00:36:20 572 James Naylor Little Eaton Hornets MV50
253 00:36:21 258 Jamie Davies Fleckney and Kibworth RC MV50
254 00:36:23 480 Jo Copeland Huncote Harriers AC LV45
255 00:36:25 366 Ray Draycott Wigston Phoenix MV60
256 00:36:30 92 Stefan Turner Roadhoggs Leicester AC SM
257 00:36:33 489 Tam Nicol Stilton Striders RC MV45
258 00:36:34 555 Allan Ferrie Ivanhoe Runners SM
259 00:36:34 568 Paul Brown Barrow Runners SM
260 00:36:35 104 Clive Wright Stilton Striders RC MV50
261 00:36:36 254 Chris Wiley Fleckney and Kibworth RC SM
262 00:36:37 171 James Morrison Charnwood AC MV55
263 00:36:39 535 Leigh Davies Leicester Road Club SF
264 00:36:40 263 Claire Beach Fleckney and Kibworth RC LV40
265 00:36:40 279 Mark Sadler Barrow Runners MV50
266 00:36:40 553 Mick Ballard Barrow Runners MV60
267 00:36:41 20 Kevan Naylor Barrow Runners MV40
268 00:36:42 478 Addie Rose Shepshed Running Club LV35
269 00:36:42 454 Gill McGarry Hinckley Running Club LV40
270 00:36:44 283 Mhairi Billington Desford Striders LV40
271 00:36:47 308 Marie Squires Birstall RC LV40
272 00:36:47 13 Andrew Goodman Birstall RC MV60
273 00:36:50 75 Clinton Barratt Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV50
274 00:36:51 294 Lesley Griffin Birstall RC LV55
275 00:36:51 292 Nick Cutts Birstall RC MV45
276 00:36:56 85 Hitesh Pandya Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV45
277 00:36:57 168 Rebecca Bromwich Roadhoggs Leicester AC SF
278 00:36:58 259 John Redfearn Fleckney and Kibworth RC MV55
279 00:36:59 438 Liam Collins Leicester Triathlon Club SM
280 00:36:59 114 Steven Collins Unattached MV50
281 00:37:03 17 Richard Thomas Huncote Harriers AC MV50
282 00:37:03 189 Michael Horner Barrow Runners MV60
283 00:37:07 483 Linda Taylor Charnwood AC LV40
284 00:37:08 340 Henry Long Desford Striders MV50
285 00:37:08 439 Chris Allott Leicester Triathlon Club SM
286 00:37:09 285 Linda Billington Birstall RC LV40
287 00:37:10 374 Tim Fergusson Wigston Phoenix MV40
288 00:37:11 269 Helen Newbery Fleckney and Kibworth RC SF
289 00:37:13 149 Kirsty Hillier Barrow Runners SF
290 00:37:16 378 Tom Muddimer Wigston Phoenix SM
291 00:37:19 95 Steve Wheeler Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV40
292 00:37:20 280 Elsie Butler Charnwood AC LV20
293 00:37:21 547 Rebecca Soar Leicester Triathlon Club SF
294 00:37:22 163 Sean Tebbutt Desford Striders MV40
295 00:37:23 566 Matthew Sturgess Unattached SM
296 00:37:24 167 David Luyt Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV50
297 00:37:24 450 Robert Bordley Holme Pierrepoint SM
298 00:37:26 519 Simon Cook Hinckley Running Club SM
299 00:37:30 103 Vicki Lowe Stilton Striders RC LV40
300 00:37:31 446 Alex Doory Huncote Harriers AC MV45
301 00:37:31 237 Lisa Charlton Desford Striders LV40
302 00:37:34 164 Gary Grimsley Desford Striders MV50
303 00:37:40 451 Jonathan Derbyshire Holme Pierrepoint SM
304 00:37:55 470 Niki Waite Hinckley Running Club SF
305 00:37:56 381 Ian Fraser Wigston Phoenix MV50
306 00:38:05 408 Reza Zaraatkar Beaumont RC MV45
307 00:38:06 418 Charmaine Matthew Beaumont RC SF
308 00:38:09 456 Geoff Oliver Hinckley Running Club MV65
309 00:38:11 172 Julia Blewitt-Jenkins Ivanhoe Runners LV35
310 00:38:14 579 Mike Crane Unattached SM
311 00:38:15 343 Ian Mason Stilton Striders RC MV40
312 00:38:17 161 Carolyn Osborne Ivanhoe Runners LV45
313 00:38:19 244 Kevin Wood Unattached MV45
314 00:38:19 264 Lucie Butwell Fleckney and Kibworth RC SF
315 00:38:20 466 Andy Lauder Hinckley Running Club MV40
316 00:38:21 41 Craig Lane Unattached SM
317 00:38:24 63 Denis Thompson West End Runners MV55
318 00:38:26 417 Andrew Darnell Beaumont RC SM
319 00:38:29 497 Paul Richardson Barrow Runners SM
320 00:38:29 38 Abigail Arnott Stilton Striders RC LV35
321 00:38:29 226 Julie Shepherd Huncote Harriers AC LV45
322 00:38:31 311 Adam Warner Birstall RC MV45
323 00:38:32 388 Phoenix Hoyle Wigston Phoenix MV45
324 00:38:35 266 Bernadette Owen Fleckney and Kibworth RC LV50
325 00:38:36 512 Andrew Lester Unattached MV45
326 00:38:37 16 Duncan Foley Huncote Harriers AC SM
327 00:38:38 2 Deb Hulbert Huncote Harriers AC LV45
328 00:38:40 344 Heather North Charnwood AC LV45
329 00:38:41 560 Michael Gilding West End Runners MV50
330 00:38:41 144 Alison Stuart Wreake Runners LV40
331 00:38:45 309 John Starbuck Birstall RC MV55
332 00:38:46 76 Jackie Brown Roadhoggs Leicester AC LV45
333 00:38:47 286 Ian Black Birstall RC MV50
334 00:38:49 275 Ben Leitch Whetstone Harriers AC SM
335 00:38:50 354 David Playford Desford Striders MV50
336 00:38:50 90 Robert Taylor Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV50
337 00:38:51 215 Kate Reeves Hermitage Harriers SF
338 00:38:52 5 Sarah Tresler Huncote Harriers AC SF
339 00:38:52 46 Bill Phillips Barrow Runners MV60
340 00:38:52 315 Maive Wynn-Williams Birstall RC LV45
341 00:38:56 554 Mel Ferrie Ivanhoe Runners LV35
342 00:38:57 184 Elizabeth Collingham Wreake Runners LV35
343 00:38:57 6 Iain Longford Huncote Harriers AC MV50
344 00:38:59 521 Ann Hillier Barrow Runners LV50
345 00:39:04 180 Judith Webster-Sanders Ivanhoe Runners LV50
346 00:39:09 225 Amy Fearn Wigston Phoenix SF
347 00:39:10 338 Matthew Cumberland Barrow Runners SM
348 00:39:16 410 Mike Higgott Beaumont RC MV40
349 00:39:17 169 Paul Butler Roadhoggs Leicester AC SM
350 00:39:19 414 Trevor Coe Beaumont RC MV60
351 00:39:20 34 Paul Winterton West End Runners MV65
352 00:39:22 514 Carl Timson Unattached MV40
353 00:39:22 536 Sam Richardson Unattached SM
354 00:39:26 136 Jane Mayes Wreake Runners SF
355 00:39:29 177 Emily Crowe Desford Striders SF
356 00:39:31 77 Keith Dakin Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV55
357 00:39:33 55 Martin Capell Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV50
358 00:39:34 508 John Wright West End Runners MV55
359 00:39:36 564 Angela Beresford Unattached SF
360 00:39:37 100 Dave Swan Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV60
361 00:39:37 499 Sue Zurawliw Barrow Runners LV50
362 00:39:39 465 Emma Lewis Hinckley Running Club LV40
363 00:39:40 316 Steve Hickingbottom Birstall RC MV50
364 00:39:42 281 Mary Hardwick Rutland Runners LV50
365 00:39:44 116 Rachel Kenny Barrow Runners LV40
366 00:39:45 355 Marie Playford Desford Striders MV50
367 00:39:48 257 Jon Stone Fleckney and Kibworth RC MV40
368 00:39:48 357 Ashley Holt Unattached MV45
369 00:39:49 588 Ian Craig Barrow Runners MV45
370 00:39:50 347 Keith Riddleston Beaumont RC MV55
371 00:39:56 139 Alice Goodbourn Wreake Runners LV20
372 00:39:57 138 Liz Goodbourn Wreake Runners LV45
373 00:39:59 531 Janet Watson Falmouth RC LV55
374 00:40:03 59 Laura Graves Ivanhoe Runners LV45
375 00:40:07 185 Seema Patel Huncote Harriers AC SF
376 00:40:08 142 Marie Collins Wreake Runners LV35
377 00:40:09 245 Dave Rose Unattached SM
378 00:40:10 333 Dean Grimbley Birstall RC MV45
379 00:40:26 242 Martin Gladders West End Runners MV50
380 00:40:35 45 Pete Wiseman Barrow Runners MV55
381 00:40:39 372 Mark Thompson Wigston Phoenix MV40
383 00:40:44 370 Dave Muddimer Wigston Phoenix MV55
384 00:40:49 43 Andrew Evans Unattached MV40
385 00:40:50 441 Ash Langton Leicester Triathlon Club SM
386 00:40:51 53 Bridie D'Arcy Barrow Runners SF
387 00:40:58 490 Amanda Bradbury Ivanhoe Runners LV40
388 00:40:59 324 Nicola Glover Desford Striders LV40
389 00:41:02 265 Aileen Collins Fleckney and Kibworth RC SF
390 00:41:08 362 Rhys Davies Wigston Phoenix MV45
391 00:41:10 482 Malc Bassett Hinckley Running Club MV60
392 00:41:12 240 Samatha Chivers Unattached SF
393 00:41:14 296 Liz Jones Birstall RC LV45
394 00:41:18 440 Mike Percival Leicester Triathlon Club MV50
395 00:41:20 349 Jason Merry Whetstone Harriers AC MV40
396 00:41:24 302 Veronica Powell Birstall RC SF
397 00:41:26 57 Louise Houghton Unattached LV40
398 00:41:26 66 Elaine Pladgeman Barrow Runners LV45
399 00:41:27 109 Jackie King Harborough AC LV45
400 00:41:28 276 Darren Wapples Whetstone Harriers AC MV40
401 00:41:29 126 Andrew Roberts Wreake Runners MV45
402 00:41:37 158 Trudi Unwin Huncote Harriers AC SF
403 00:41:38 475 Rachel Hallett Hinckley Running Club LV35
404 00:41:41 582 Matt Vears Unattached SM
405 00:41:51 559 Arron Rainton Unattached MV45
406 00:41:51 102 Catrin Perkins Desford Striders SF
407 00:41:52 301 Jackie O'Sullivan Birstall RC LV40
408 00:41:58 36 Jim Lawrence Unattached MV50
409 00:41:59 94 Stephen Martin Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV60
410 00:42:02 299 Gav Lane Birstall RC MV45
411 00:42:03 395 Carole Priestley Wigston Phoenix LV55
412 00:42:04 400 Julie Cornes Wigston Phoenix LV40
413 00:42:16 491 Teresa Talbot Ivanhoe Runners LV35
414 00:42:18 314 Deryk Woods Birstall RC MV60
415 00:42:19 361 Isabella Parlatore Roadhoggs Leicester AC SF
416 00:42:21 154 Pam Lord Desford Striders LV45
417 00:42:30 397 Johanna Steane Wigston Phoenix LV35
418 00:42:33 455 Nigel Bassnett Hinckley Running Club MV45
419 00:42:38 193 Everard Robinson Charnwood AC MV65
420 00:42:39 310 Matthew Underwood Birstall RC SM
421 00:42:44 143 Tracy Amor Wreake Runners LV50
422 00:42:47 146 Jayne Gittins Unattached SF
423 00:42:48 583 Ricky Day Unattached SM
424 00:42:48 525 Simon Munson Unattached SM
425 00:42:49 137 Karen Roberts Wreake Runners SF
426 00:42:49 387 Graham Garner Wigston Phoenix MV65
427 00:42:53 444 Sandra Ankers Huncote Harriers AC LV55
428 00:42:54 445 Keith Chambers Huncote Harriers AC MV50
429 00:42:58 216 Rachael Sellars Hermitage Harriers SF
430 00:43:01 419 Jennie Parkes Beaumont RC LV45
431 00:43:02 71 Jonathan Evans Desford Striders MV20
432 00:43:03 70 Ruth Evans Desford Striders LV45
433 00:43:04 49 Amy Rudkin Unattached SF
434 00:43:05 558 Celia Fox-Mapletole Stilton Striders RC SF
435 00:43:06 416 Andy Burnett Beaumont RC MV65
436 00:43:07 420 Sangita Khan Beaumont RC LV35
437 00:43:10 74 Sumina Azam Roadhoggs Leicester AC SF
438 00:43:11 110 Warren Bennett Unattached SM
439 00:43:13 200 Craig Bowley Hermitage Harriers SM
440 00:43:15 300 Mick Newton Birstall RC MV50
441 00:43:16 473 Trevor Batchelor Hinckley Running Club MV50
442 00:43:23 202 Judith Brand Hermitage Harriers LV55
443 00:43:23 336 Kath Spencer Barrow Runners LV45
444 00:43:25 469 Gemma Cockshott Hinckley Running Club SF
445 00:43:35 223 Tony Bloxham Unattached MV65
446 00:43:40 42 Danielle Gillett Unattached LV40
447 00:43:42 61 Heather Swan Ivanhoe Runners LV45
448 00:43:44 260 Richard Young Fleckney and Kibworth RC MV60
449 00:43:46 464 Bryan Sutton Hinckley Running Club MV65
450 00:43:49 571 Jo Martin Leeds Uni LV35
451 00:43:50 398 Sandra Long Wigston Phoenix LV45
452 00:43:51 580 Steve Crane Unattached MV50
453 00:43:52 246 Brian Rose Unattached MV55
454 00:43:55 305 Alison Rowlands Birstall RC LV50
455 00:44:01 51 Susan Wilson Unattached LV55
456 00:44:04 229 Christopher Birch Unattached SM
457 00:44:05 4 Clair Lavine Ivanhoe Runners SF
458 00:44:06 575 Tom Bandy Unattached SM
459 00:44:16 194 Stefan Wittering Desford Striders MV60
460 00:44:17 222 Wayne Smith Unattached SM
461 00:44:18 505 Paul Desborough Unattached MV40
462 00:44:21 537 Emma Kingham Unattached SF
463 00:44:23 11 Bryan Gallagher Barrow Runners MV65
464 00:44:31 401 Karen Rogers Wigston Phoenix LV45
465 00:44:33 509 Caroline Wathan Barrow Runners LV45
466 00:44:34 8 Bob Aird Barrow Runners MV65
467 00:44:35 141 Sophie Noble Wreake Runners LV45
468 00:44:45 522 Julie Younf Birstall RC SF
469 00:44:58 407 David Somerville Beaumont RC MV65
470 00:44:59 585 Katie Howard Unattached SF
471 00:45:00 108 Pauline Bawtree Barrow Runners LV40
472 00:45:02 261 John Hassall Fleckney and Kibworth RC MV55
473 00:45:02 65 Marie Hobbs Desford Striders LV40
474 00:45:04 359 Nicki Little Beaumont RC LV55
475 00:45:16 578 Uta Praekelt West End Runners LV55
476 00:45:16 476 Lisa Rees Charnwood AC LV40
477 00:45:19 576 Paul Lefley West End Runners MV45
478 00:45:25 105 Lucy Snape Barrow Runners LV35
479 00:45:25 89 Valerie Spezi Roadhoggs Leicester AC LV35
480 00:45:27 274 Hannah Bishop Roadhoggs Leicester AC SF
481 00:45:33 140 Lyndsey Wilson Wreake Runners LV40
482 00:45:37 107 Ann Popovich West End Runners LV50
483 00:45:42 471 Mike Daniels Hinckley Running Club MV45
484 00:45:45 404 Coral Graham Wigston Phoenix LV45
485 00:45:48 199 Aaron Bird Hermitage Harriers SM
486 00:45:55 577 Paul Dexter Unattached MV45
487 00:46:08 277 Jim Milner Whetstone Harriers AC MV65
488 00:46:20 82 Alison Lodwick Roadhoggs Leicester AC LV50
489 00:46:42 574 Ryan Ludlam Unattached SM
490 00:46:47 502 Linda Moss Fleckney and Kibworth RC LV50
491 00:46:51 448 Michelle McNeight Stilton Striders RC SF
492 00:46:59 332 Becky Peel Huncote Harriers AC LV40
493 00:47:00 346 Jennifer Riddleston Beaumont RC LV55
494 00:47:02 212 Claire Kiffin Hermitage Harriers SF
495 00:47:02 153 Christine Middleton West End Runners LV55
496 00:47:03 243 Murray Eden West End Runners MV50
497 00:47:11 486 Kelly Hammonds Unattached SF
498 00:47:21 487 Simon Hammonds Hermitage Harriers SM
499 00:47:31 999 Dorota Griffin Huncote Harriers AC LV50
500 00:47:38 14 Chris Berwick Leicester Coritanians MV60
501 00:47:46 111 Helen Bennett Huncote Harriers AC LV55
502 00:47:59 461 Andrea Earley Hinckley Running Club LV40
503 00:48:01 458 Erica Fisher Hinckley Running Club LV55
504 00:48:04 67 Rachel Trivett Huncote Harriers AC LV35
505 00:48:05 330 Donna Berry Huncote Harriers AC LV35
506 00:48:06 569 Staham Morris Unattached MV20
507 00:48:08 353 Julie West Huncote Harriers AC LV35
508 00:48:12 289 Chris Cobley Birstall RC LV55
509 00:48:37 278 Geoff Walpole Whetstone Harriers AC MV55
510 00:48:42 565 Nicola Mills Beaumont RC SF
511 00:48:43 546 Amy Pollock Unattached SF
512 00:48:46 113 Amyesha Boswell Stilton Striders RC LV40
513 00:48:47 463 Karen Burnett Hinckley Running Club LV40
514 00:48:53 421 Ellie French Beaumont RC SF
515 00:48:54 291 Jane Coltman Birstall RC LV35
516 00:48:55 295 Lorraine Jex Birstall RC LV35
517 00:48:56 337 Sharon Williams Barrow Runners LV45
518 00:49:05 335 Christine Spencer Barrow Runners LV40
519 00:49:06 88 Colin Smith Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV65
520 00:49:11 93 Barry Waterfield Roadhoggs Leicester AC MV65
521 00:49:35 127 Jason Addison Wreake Runners MV40
522 00:49:36 48 Richard Blyth Unattached MV45
523 00:49:38 534 Roy Myrins Unattached LV55
524 00:49:45 230 Catherine Manifield Unattached LV40
525 00:49:45 485 Esther Chamberlain West End Runners SF
526 00:50:00 584 Sheel Dhir Unattached SF
527 00:50:00 533 Becky Manship Birstall RC LV35
528 00:50:07 532 David Manship Wigston Phoenix MV50
529 00:50:09 561 Joanna Hughes West End Runners SF
530 00:50:09 232 Elaine Sheehan West End Runners LV35
531 00:50:12 593 Amjad Khan Unattached MV45
532 00:50:16 591 Jo Vavasour Unattached LV45
533 00:50:39 592 Laura Rossi Unattached LV40
534 00:51:07 545 Carolyn Acton Unattached LV40
535 00:51:10 293 Anne Faulkner Birstall RC LV50
536 00:51:10 595 Celia Bates Unattached LV50
537 00:51:14 50 Alison Rudkin Unattached LV35
538 00:51:26 403 Sonia Grant Wigston Phoenix LV40
539 00:51:27 392 Pete Sylvester Wigston Phoenix MV50
540 00:51:35 267 Anna Young Fleckney and Kibworth RC LV55
541 00:52:09 187 Joanne Johnson West End Runners LV35
542 00:52:17 268 Karen Rae Fleckney and Kibworth RC LV45
543 00:52:32 24 Linda Pullen Barrow Runners LV50
544 00:52:35 238 Sally O'Shea West End Runners LV45
545 00:52:53 541 Nichola McDermott Unattached LV35
546 00:53:25 196 Claire Roberts West End Runners LV35
547 00:55:39 348 Julia Deacon Unattached LV35
548 01:02:16 91 Fiona Turner Roadhoggs Leicester AC SF
549 01:06:24 120 Vicky Bass Huncote Harriers AC SF
550 317 Stella Hickingbottom Birstall RC LV45
551 162 Andy Newbold Unattached MV40
552 506 Steve Morris Desford Striders MV55

Swiss superman Rothlin wins European marathon gold

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

20th SPAR European Athletics Championships

Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

Sunday 1st August 2010 – Men’s Marathon

VIKTOR Rothlin of Switzerland returned from major health problems to improve on his silver medal four-years ago to win the men's European marathon title in Barcelona.

The 35-year-old sixth placer in the 2008 Beijing Olympics just a year after developing thrombosis which led to a pulmonary embolism and after having had heel surgery broke clear of the leading pack at the 15 miles point of the race and never looked back running solo for the vast majority of the race to cross the finish line in a time of 2hrs 15mins 31secs.

The gold medallist in Gothenburg 2006, Italy's Stefano Baldini, was forced to pull out at halfway as Spain’s Jose Manuel Martinez, the 2002 European Championships 10,000m gold medallist, to the delight of the large home crowd lining the streets of the Catalan capital on a very warm morning secured silver in 2:17.50 with Russian Dmitriy Safronov taking bronze in 2:18.16.

Channel Islander Lee Merrien led the British challenge with an impressive eighth place finish clocking 2:20.42 in only his second ever race over the distance.

Dave Webb finished 16th in 2:23.04, with Commonwealth bronze medallist Dan Robinson, 19th in 2:24.06, followed by Ben Moreau, 24th 2:27.08 and Martin Williams, 28th in 2:28.30. Andi Jones failed to finish.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/eaa2.asp?event_id=10000100000118

Steel runner-up to double London Marathon champion Mikitenko in Berlin

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Saturday 31st July 2010

CHARNWOOD’s Gemma Steel representing Team England finished runner-up to the two-time London Marathon champion Irina Mikitenko of Germany in the Vattenfall City-Night 10km staged in the city of Berlin.

Mikitenko, the German national record-holder over 5,000 and 10,000m and 2008 World Marathon Majors champion, clocked a time of 32:56 to take victory ahead of Steel who finished second in 33:59 with compatriot Justina Heslop third in 34:19 and Hollie Rowland fifth (34:57).

In the men's race Musa Roba Kinkal completed a double home victory for Germany prevailing in a time of 29:08 finishing 13 seconds clear of Kenyan Felix Limo (29:21), as England’s Phil Wicks secured third in 29:25 one place ahead of Anthony Ford (30:11) with Mark Warmby 9th (31:41).

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.scc-events.com/events/citynacht/2010/ergebnisse.php?&mode=form&events_id=206

Marathon success for Balciunaite as Great Britain win team bronze

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

20th SPAR European Athletics Championships

Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

Saturday 31st July 2010 – Women’s Marathon

ZIVILE Balciunaite representing Lithuania won the women's marathon title at the 20th European Athletics Championships over a picturesque Barcelona city centre course.

Balciunaite (31), clocked a time of 2hrs 31mins 14secs to improve on her fourth place in Gothenburg 2006, this following a runaway victory from the 25k point finishing ahead of Russian Nailya Yulamanova (2:32.15) and Italian Anna Incerti (2:32.48).

Romania’s Lidia Simon, the 2001 world champion in Edmonton, led the race up to the halfway point, however, the 36-year-old began to slow heading into the second half leaving Balciunaite to make her decisive move.

Michelle Ross-Cope lead the Greta Britain squad to a fine team bronze as the City of Stoke athlete came home in 2:38.45, followed by compatriot Susan Partridge, just 22 seconds behind in 2:39.07.

Holly Rush (2:42.44) and Helen Decker (2:43.00) were the next two over the line in 20th and 21st place, whilst, Rebecca Robinson (2:44.06) and Jo Wilkinson (2:44.11) completed the British team finishing in 24th and 25th place respectively to gain the podium place.

Report by Mark Woolley.

Full results are available on the following link: www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/eaa2.asp?event_id=10000100000118

2010 International Snowdon Race

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Friday 30th July 2010

THE 2010 International Snowdon Race / Ras-yr-Wyddfa lived up to all expectations on Saturday (24th July) as the field took on some of the worst conditions that the event has had to endure in recent years.

The athletes were greeted with mist and light rain as they took to the start line at 2pm, however these conditions were nothing compared to what awaited them on the upper slopes of Snowdon, with strong winds and driving rain awaiting them at the summit, some 5 miles away and at an elevation of over 3500 feet.

Four Leicestershire athletes took up this years challenge with Fleckney & Kibworth’s Adam Taylor, turning out in the colours of his second claim club Saddleworth, producing arguably his best performance over the fells to date with an outstanding 33rd place overall and placing 9th in the open event which took place alongside the main international head-to-head. Taylor took the summit in 52:15 and upon his return to Lanberis stopped the clock at 1:20:29. The other county runners were Ian Gladwell of West End Runners in 1hr 32min 14sec followed by Keith Markley (Wigston Phoenix) in 1.51.45 and Markley’s clubmate Stuart Fry, in 2.03.55.

Parc Padarn, the location for the race start, was described as one of the most colourful and best presented in years and despite the weather conditions a huge crowd of spectators gathered to watch the race start. In 2009 tragedy struck on the mountain as local man Mark Lear lost his life during the race. The anniversary of this sad event was marked by a minutes silence at five minutes to two, and was immaculately respected by the runners and crowd.

The event was one of great anticipation with the occasion of Kenny Stuart’s 1985 course record being marked with the man himself acting as race starter and guest of honour at the evening presentation, and once respects had been paid it was time to turn attentions to racing.

Also present was Ireland’s Robbie Bryson, the summit record holder of an amazing 39 min and 47 secs and Robbie was also running the race. Add into the fold the first African competitor in the shape of Wilson Chemweno, and a little bit of Welsh rain, and this one was always going to be special.

Stuart got the runners underway at bang on two o'clock and we were soon reminded of why this race is known as the International Snowdon race with the first 40 - 50 runners a sea of English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Danish and Italian vests. But it was Kenyan Chemweno who grasped the nettle as the 483 starters made their way onto the mountain and he established a sizeable lead by halfway. Behind Italian Rolando Piana was chasing hard, and as they approached Allt Goch, some three quarters into the ascent, the strongman from Italy passed Chemweno as the weather conditions began to take their toll on the African athlete.

Tucked in behind was 18 year-old Scotsman Robbie Simpson, and as events unfolded he was about to take his chance for glory as they turned for the return trip to Llanberis. As Piana summited in first place he inextricably took the wrong path to Rhyd Ddu, a mistake that was to lose him the race, Wilson was second at the top with Simpson third.

Times on top of the mountain were understandably not close to Bryson’s mark, however after the Italian’s mishap Wilson gallantly led the high-quality field as they headed for home. Unfortunately it was the tricky rocks of this famous mountain, made lethally wet by the driving rain, which were to be the African’s undoing as the British and Italian mountain men took their dive for the descent – and the young Scot would now revel in the conditions.

He quickly caught Chemweno and over the ensuing 5 miles Simpson opened up a sizeable gap on the older and hugely more experienced chasers. Amongst them three-time winner Ian Holmes, but he and the rest of the Italian and English internationals were unable to catch the Deeside youngster.

"I actually on knew that I had won as I rounded the finish straight and saw the ribbon across the line", he said, "I knew that they (Chemweno and Piana) were ahead at the top, but after I passed Wilson I was then expecting Piana to come into sight. When I hadn't caught him by half-way bridge I was thinking how fast is he going, as I thought that I was going really well! The support was amazing, it was such a great race for me. It feels great to win this race, especially at my first attempt too.”

The truth was to all unfold as the tales were told back at the finish area and it fellow Italian Alex Baldaccini who was to fly the Italian flag on the podium, outsprinting Ian Holmes for second by the slenderest of margins. It was to be a tough baptism on Snowdon for Kenyan Chemweno, who eventually finished in seventh place, however this man will never be forgotten as a possible trail-blazer for the African nation in British mountain racing, though when asked if he himself would be back again to race he simply said, "I don't think so, I hated coming down!"

Simpson’s time of 1:07:58 will not trouble the record books, however it will go down of the one of the greatest wins on this mountain.

First Welsman home was Andy Davies in 9th position, England easily took the team prize as Holmes was backed up by Richard Baker in 5th and Danny Hope in 6th . Shrewsbury's Steven Cale won the Open prize for non-international competitors in 10th place and Eryri Harriers Iain Ridgway, Matt Fortes and Hugh Connell secured a highly popular team win for the local club.

It was to be double delight for the Scottish team as Catriona Buchanan won the ladies event, and at just 18 years old the GB junior international also became the youngest female to win this prestigious mountain race. Runner-up Pippa Maddams is the reigning British fell running champion, but was unable to match the young Scot as Buchanan summitted in 52:23, some 50 seconds up on Maddams, and carried on to more or less hold the gap all way back to the finish at Parc Padarn.

Speaking later Buchanan said, “I’m so pleased. It was a very hard race out there, but I really enjoyed it and I am particularly happy to beat some very good English girls too.”

With Lauren Jeska in third place the English girls also won the team prize with back-up from Emma Clayton, who unfortunately took a heavy tumble on her way down. Nant Peris runner Sarah Ridgway won the female Open prize and also led the Eryri ladies team to the win, with back-up from Tammy Lewis-Jones and Katrina Spinney.

Report by David Wheeler.

Leading Results:
Men
1. Robbie Simpson (Scotland) 01:07:59
2. Alex Baldaccini(Italy) 01:09:11
3. Ian Homes(England) 01:09:11
Team:
England 11 points
First 3 british runners will be heading off to italy in October to represent Snowdon Race in the relay race in Morbengo, Italy
Women
1. Catriona Buchanan (Scotland) 01:21:19
2. Pippa Maddams (England) 01:21:56
3. Lauren Jeska (England) 01:24:33
First 2 british runners will be heading off to italy in October to represent Snowdon Race in the relay race in Morbengo, Italy
Team:
England 14 points