Graham Rush and Kirsty Longley post fast masters marks at Doncaster 10km

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Darlington 10km, County Durham, August 4

Graham Rush went equal second on the British veterans M40 rankings for the year with a 30:26 clocking after a nine-second win over the North East Project’s Kieran Walker.

The City of Leeds winner sits fifth on the M40 all-time lists with his 29:30 from Wilmslow in November 2022.

It was at Wilmslow this year that women’s race winner Kirsty Longley set her third placed W45 ranking time, but here improved that by 16 seconds to 35:09 to strengthen that position in the tables.

The 2023 British & Irish Masters International fifth placer won this race by nearly two minutes from Imogen Bungay.

Overall: 1 G Rush (Leeds, M40); 30:26; 2 K Walker (NE Project) 30:35; 3 B Stephenson (Dart, M40) 31:29; 4 J Ridding (Sund) 31:52; 5 A Dumez (Midd &C) 32:06; 6 A Brown (Morp) 32:31

M45: 1 D Heslop (NE Project) 34:04

M50: 1 M Storr 34:15; 2 J Clifford (Darl) 34:38

M55: 1 R Williamson (Loftus & W) 37:09; 2 M Murray (N Marske) 37:14

M60: 1 G Dack (Bill’ham) 39:46

M70: 1 L Taylor (N York M) 44:35

M75: 1 Rowell (Durh) 49:30

M80: 1 L Cummings (Darl) 64:49

Women: 1 K Longley (Liv PS, W45) 35:09; 2 I Bungay (Elsw) 36:59

W50: 1 D Richardson (Quak) 41:26; 2 N Simpson (R&Z) 43:00

W55: 1 S Stephenson (Elsw) 45:17

W65: 1 V Clarke (Darl) 47:17

W75: 1 C Gale (N York M) 54:55

BEDFORD RUNNING GRAND-PRIX, August 4

Overall (13.1M): 1 J Nixon 69:56

M40: 1 D Hudson 71:10

M50: 1 D Raymen (Hoddes Tri) 70:20

Women: 1 I Cobb (Harp, W35) 82:57

W50: 1 G Threlfall (Hoddes Tri) 97:59

Overall (20M): 1 D Haylett (M45) 2:03:24

M60: 1 S Plummer (ESM) 2:10:36

Women: 1 L McDonnell (W45) 2:18:02

GARENDON GALLOP (multi-terrain) 10km, Loughborough, Leicestershire, August 4

Overall: 1 H Dixon (AFD) 35:00; 2 G Steel, Charn, W35) 36:28

GOSFORTH SUMMER RELAYS, Tyne & Wear), August 4

Men (3x2M): 1 Tyne Bridge 27:43. Fastest: A Slater (Gosf) 9:59

M40 (3x2M): 1 NSP 31:03. Fastest: I Dunn (NSP) 9:49

Women (3x2M): 1 Elswick W35. Fastest: E Reed (Heaton) 10:16. W45: J Heslop (Elsw)

71 teams finished

HOOKY 6, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, August 4

Overall: 1 M Lock (Wit) 31:30; 2 M Marshall (Head RR) 31:54

M50: 1 J Bolton (W’stock) 33:45

Women: 1 L Glasson (Head RR) 39:16

INDIAN QUEENS HALF-MARATHON, Cornwall, August 4

Overall: 1 O Garrod (Belg) 70:42; 2 T Morton (N&P) 71:03

Women: 1 K Walker (Corn) 85:38

W55: 1 G Aspden (Corn) 96:24

W70: 1 A Simmons (Hayle) 1:51:13

W75: 1 J Mills (Launc) 1:54:27

SOUTH SHIELDS 10, Tyne & Wear, August 4

Overall: 1 J Anderson (NSP, M40) 56:19

Women: 1 J Murdy (S Shields, W55) 69:32

YORK 10km, August 4

Eleanor Baker improved her best by two seconds to confirm her third position in the under-20 rankings for the year with a 34:37 clocking.

The Barnsley runner’s chip time was seven seconds better that her listed effort at 34:31.

Overall: 1 G Chalmers (Leeds) 31:49; 2 A Baker (Leeds) 32:18; 3 A Daniel (T Bath) 32:35

M40: 1 D Tate (Selby) 32:51

M50: 1 D Smithers (Knaves) 34;34; 2 J Walton (Leeds) 34:50; 3 A Croft 35:02; 4 P Fauset (Hallam) 35:18

M60: 1 R Rigby (SB) 39:26

M70: 1 C Digby (Fetch E) 46:12

Women: 1 E Baker (Barns) 34:37; 2 E Soans (Driff) 35:34; 3 J Briscoe (Wake, W40) 36:46

W40: 2 B Penty (Wake) 37:12

W55: 1 C Ward (Mid M) 44:20

W60: 1 J Masterman (Goole) 45:44; 2 C McCarthy (P’fract) 46:38

W70: 1 J Holmes 52;10

BASSINGHAM BASH 5, Lincolnshire, August 3

Linton Taylor, the 2020 English National bronze medallist, was just one second outside his best set when winning this race in 2021, with a 23:52 clocking as Edward Buck just as in 2023, was second in 24:08.

Women’s winner Sophie Wallis placed 11th overall and moved up from second last year to improve her personal best, set then, by 20 seconds when running 25:57. This placed the UK 5000m fifth placer not only top of the 2024 UK rankings but also sixth on the all-time list just ahead of AW publisher Wendy Sly.

Overall: 1 L Taylor (Leeds) 23:52; 2 E Buck (Newark) 24:08; 3 S Roberts (Retford) 24:27; 4 R Richmond (Bide, M40) 24:29; 5 W Strangeway (Linc W) 25:00; 6 S Gilliver (Mansf) 25:15

M40: 2 M Bowser (Linc W) 25:56; 3 J Bailey (Mansf) 26:10

M50: 1 G Southern (Slea) 29:11

Women: 1 S Wallis (Linc W) 25:57; 2 K Lowery (C&C) 29:20; 3 N Drakeford (Barns) 29:28; 4 C Allen (Hallam) 29:48

W40: 1 R Cole (Linc W) 30:49

W60: 1 F Usher (Linc &D) 33:43

SRI CHINMOY GREEN SPACE 10km, Battersea Park, Lon don, August 3

Amy Clements won the battle of the over-40s to take the women’s race by well over a minute from Rebecca Bunting in 34:18.

The time beat the 42-year-old’s previous best, set in 2018, by 23 seconds to go third on the over-40 rankings for the year.

Overall: 1 L White (Tun W) 31:04; 2 J Miller (Best A) 31:28; 3 T Holliday (VP&TH) 31:45; 4 A Matheson (B&W) 32;24; 5 D Prosser (B&W) 32:51; 6 O Hill (Wat J) 32:53

M40: 1 N Impey (Dulw R) 33;14

M50: 1 E De Los Rios (Trent P) 35:43

M55: 1 J Moore (Rane) 36:45

M60: 1 A Jordan (St Alb) 37:30

M80: 1 D Moorekite (Lark) 54:35

Women: 1 A Clements (Kent, W40) 34:18; 2 R Bunting (Lon H, W40) 35:48; 3 E Gordon (Belg) 36:31

W50: 1 K Sung (M&M) 39:33

W55: 1 M Lennon (Dulw R) 44;13

MAZE RUNNER 10km, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, August 2

Overall: 1 E Turki (Anna) 31:42; 2 R Hagan (Newc) 31:44; 3 G King (P’down) 32;17

Women: 1 G Ganiel (N Belf) 36:12; 2 P Kirk (RRAC) 37:14; 3 E Crawford (N Belf) 37:33

SOUTH DEVON 3km RELAYS, Paignton, August 2

Men (4x3km): 1 Teignbridge 37:24. Fastest: M Gilvear (Erne V) 9:01

M40 (4x3km): 1 Torbay Tri 41:06. Fastest: D Brown (Torbay Tri) 10:00

M50 (4x3km): 1 Teignbridge 42:42. Fastest: P Reynolds (Teign) 9:45

M60 (4x3km): 1 Teignbridge 48:34. Fastest: J Saunders (Teign) 11:08

M70 (4x3km): 1 Teignbridge 61:43. Fastest: R Small (Teign) 14:52

U17 (4x3km): 1 Plymouth 42:27. Fastest: I Lamerton (Plym, U15) 9:34

Women (4x3km): 1 Teignbridge 45:25. Fastest: L Knox (S Plym) 10:35

W40 (4x3km): 1 Torbay Tri 49:42. Fastest: J McFadzean ((SWRR) 11:14

W50 (4x3km): 1 Teignbridge 57:21. Fastest: K Knight 13;37

W60 (4x3km): 1 SWRR 59:11. Fastest: J Woon (Teign) 13:05

69 teams finished

SALE SIZZLERS 5km, Greater Manchester, August 1

Overall: 1 J Sagar (Leeds) 14:53; 2 G Beardmore (Salf) 15:02; 3 T Charles (Chorl, M40) 15:05; 4 C Williams (Vale R) 15:08; 5 H Pickard (Stock) 15:11; 6 M Clark (Bury) 15:18

M55: 1 D Bennett (Roch) 17:00; 2 A Porter (Bramhall) 17:15

M60: 1 R Evans (Alt) 17:42

M70: 1 M Curley (Chorl) 20:37

M75: 1 B Lucas (North M) 22:21

Women: 1 M Tibbott (Saddle) 16:39

W50: 1 E Weston (Congle) 19:46

W55: 1 J Cook (Salf) 21:10; 2 N Wood-Doyle (Stock) 21:36; 3 S Stevens (Chorl) 21:39

W60: 1 K Sutton (Wilm) 22:51; 2 T Bown (Wilm) 23:17; 3 T Dover (Chesh Dr) 23:24

W65: 1 S Burns (CleM) 21:45;2 A Ashton (Marple) 24:42

W70: 1 A Jones (Macc) 26:21

W75: 1 A Dinsmore 30;15

RYE SUMMER 10km, East Sussex, July 2

Overall: 1 R Skelton (Hy R) 31:26

M55: 1 S Male (Folk) 37:28

Women: 1 I Matthews (Chich R) 38:39

RUN SNETTERTON 10km, Norfolk, July 31

Daisy Glover beat her 15-year-old previous best to win the women’s section in fourth overall with 35:05.

Overall: 1 M Sampson (Histon & I) 33:02

Women: 1 D Glover (Fram) 35:05; 2 P Robinson 36:27

W60: 1 C Brown (Wym) 46:08

LINCOLN WELLINGTON 5km Series, Lincolnshire, July 30

Overall: 1 W Strangeway (Linc W) 15:16

Women: 1 E Whitworth (Linc W, U15) 17:16

W50: 1 H Pavey (Linc W) 22:00

W60: 1 T Gibson (Wolds) 22:29

SRI CHINMOY RELAYS, Battersea Park, London, July 30

Fastest Overall: P Roddy THH) 4:23; 2 J Hoad (THH) 4:24; A Lawrence (Sandbaggers) 4:26

Women: I Wolsey (Belg) 5:00; E Apsley (THH) 5:06; C Dooley (Optima) 5:08

W50: S Swinhoe (Lon H) 5:29

DUNOON COASTAL 10km, Dunoon, August 3

Overall: 1 G Yates (I’clyde, M40) 32:17; 2 J Roebuck (I’clyde) 34:31; 3 C Storrie (Dumf RC) 34:54; 4 I Tomb (HSH, M40) 35:00

M50: D Tamburini (I’clyde) 35:42

TEAM: 1 I’clyde 12; 2 Dunoon HR 117; 3 Dumf RC 174

Women: 1 H Ryding (I’clyde) 35:09; 2 N Mulholland (I’clyde) 35:39; 3 M McClelland-Brooks (I’clyde, U20) 35:53

W60: J Thomson (Cambus) 43:18

W70: J Binnie (Wee C) 56:24

TEAM: 1 I’clyde 24; 2 Dunnon HR 236; 3 Str’ven 419

ARDBEG HALF-MARATHON, Bowmore, August 3

Overall: Josh Wood 1:12:48

M50: Iain Hutchison 1:17:24

Women: Jill Smylie (W40) 1:29:52

QA 5km, Dunfermline, August 2

Overall (age not declared): 1 J Crowe (Centr) 14:13; 2 A Thompson (Centr) 14:44; 3 R Ferguson (Kilb) 14:48; 4 P Whittaker (RRC) 14:52; 5 L Rodgers (Fife) 14:56; 6 J Donald (Dund H) 14:58

Women: 1 M Millar (Centr) 16:12; 2 N Scott (Edin) 16:32; 3 M Breese (Morp) 17:15

Fell running

CHIP CHASE, Saddleworth, August 4

Overall (10km/400m): 1 L Hinchcliffe (Sadd) 44:05; 2 N Sheard (Sadd) 44:46; 3 M Tibbot (Sadd, W) 45:24; 4 M Fleming (Sadd, M40) 46:42; 5 J Lowe (Dark Pk) 48:29; 6 S Pole (Dark Pk) 48:30

M50: D Shepherd (Sadd) 49:22

M60: Stephen Booth 58:49

M70: William Murgatroyd 1:21:13

TEAM: 1 Sadd 6; 2 Sadd B 42; 3 Denb D 60

Women: 1 Tibbot 45:24; 2 G Keane (Sadd, W40) 56:35; 3 K Forster (Ross, W60) 64:15; 4 E Barber (Calder V) 64:21

W70: N Edery (Holm) 1:22:43

TEAM: 1 Sadd 9; 2 Denb D 35

WORSTHORNE MOOR, Burnley, August 4

Overall (10.9km/274m): 1 T Corrigan (Barl, M40) 40:20; 2 S Fairhurst (Horw) 41:01; 3 A Wale (Clay, M40) 43:45; 4 J Hall (Clay) 44:00; 5 C Holmes (Clay) 44:08; 6 Connor Lloyd 44:09

M55: P Needham (Traw) 46:05

M60: Adrian Bramham 47:16

M70: S Biscomb (Clay) 60:10

M75: T Hesketh (Horw) 75:38

Women: 1 L Brown (Barl, W40) 56:21; 2 S Burns (Clay, W65) 57:32; 3 C Tregaskis (Ross, W55) 57:51; 4 V Ridge (Wors-w-H, W40) 58:06

MOFFAT CHASE (SHR championships counter), Moffat, August 3

Overall (20M/6293ft): 1 A Douglas (W’lands CC) 3:30:40; 2 A Graves (Ochil) 3:04:26; 3 R Downie (L’ber) 3:05:16; 4 R Abernethy (Ochil) 3:09:00; 5 H Pulham (Shett) 3:12:26; 6 A Fallas (C’thy, M40) 3:16:58; 7 G Malcolm (Ochil) 3:18:21; 8 F Davies (Shett) 3:18:54; 9 R Chebbout (Shett) 3:20:50; 10 A Macrae (C’thy, M50) 3:30:19; 11 J Taylor (Ochil) 3:30:40; 12 K Richmond (Shett, M55) 3:30:55; 13 A Gilmore (HHR) 3:33:31; 14 I Pender (Shett, M40) 3:34:03; 15 M Wilkinson (Lauder) 3:35:35

M60: S Whitlie (C’thy) 3:46:25

M65: G Pryde (Lom) 4:42:26

TEAM (provisional): 1 Ochil 24; 2 Shett 34; 3 C’thy 56

Women: 1 E Foreman (W’lands CC) 3:53:42; 2 CJ Macphail (Shett) 3:57:08; 3 E Peters (W’lands CC) 4:00:07; 4 C-J Irvine (Dees R) 4:02:34; 5 G Griffiths (Shett) 4:04:51; 6 R Little (Insch TR, W40) 4:19:40; 7 S McKeeman (Fulham) 4:19:48; 8 N Spinks (Dark Pk, W55) 4:21:03; 9 L Flores (W’lands CC) 4:39:19; 10 G Macbeth (W’lands CC, W40) 4:41:21

W60: M Hetherington (C’thy) 4:43:52

SHR TEAM: 1 W’lands CC 13; 2 Insch TR 40

BORROWDALE, Rosthwaite, August 3

Overall (17M/6500ft):

1 T Simpson (Amble) 3:01:24; 2 H Davies (Mercia) 3:05:52; 3 S Tinnion (Kesw) 3:07:08; 4 H Bolton (Kesw) 3:07:14; 5 H Cooling (Howg) 3:09:15; 6 S Dixon (Helm, H) 3:10:11; 7 J Oldfield (Mat) 3:13:53; 8 T Harrison (Hallam) 3:15:08; 9 J Harris (Amble) 3:15:25; 10 S Bennett (C’land F) 3:16:57

M40: B Tetler (G’dale) 3:25:58

M50: I Holmes (Bing) 3:30:14

M60: P Cornforth (Amble) 3:50:50

M70: D Loan (Kesw) 5:24:31

TEAM: 1 Kesw 20; 2 Amble 34; 3 B Combe 70

Women: 1 N Jackson (Kesw) 3:26:16; 2 A Fan (Amble) 3:38:00; 3 H Wootten (Kesw) 3:47:41; 4 B Halcrow (Amble) 3:48:45; 5 R Mather (Knave) 3:51:13; 6 A Watkinson-Powell (Dark Pk) 3:54:51

W40: S Richmond (Penn) 4:26:15

W50: J Powell (Wharf) 4:47:22

W60: R Browne (Bowl) 5:02:21

W70: W Dodds (Dallam) 5:43:33

TEAM: 1 Kesw 11; 2 Amble 21; 3 Helm H 49

SALT CELLAR, Derwent, August 2

Overall (11.2km/93m): 1 J Harding (H&R) 55:44; 2 James Ross 55:54; 3 F Macdonald Oulds (Chorlton) 57:15; 4 G Parr (P’stone FPR) 58:17; 5 L Beresford (Mat, M40) 58:37; 6 C Andrade (INOV8) 59:36

M50: A Frost (Dark Pk) 68:36

M60: B Foreman (Mat) 1:10:22

M70: T Mackey (Dark Pk) 1:33:54

Women: 1 E Cowper-Coles (Dark Pk) 60:52; 2 L Lacey (H&R) 67:34; 3 S Thorne (Steel) 67:40; 4 R Rose (Dark Pk, W40) 69:50

W50: H Elmore (Dark Pk) 1:14:29

W60: P Goodall (Totley) 1:35:50

STONEY MIDDLETON, August 1

Overall (5M/700ft): 1 B Houghton (Dark Pk) 32:18; 2 M Prince (H&R) 35:00; 3 P Montgomery (Dark Pk) 35:04; 4 S Evans (Totley) 36:40; 5 B Rose (Dark Pk) 36:45; 6 J Delahunte (H&R) 37:14

M50: R Bradbury (Mat) 38:08

M55: S Patton (Dark Pk) 42:03

M60: A Barnett (Dark Pk) 43:30

M70: A Waterhouse (Totley) 44:25

Women: 1 S Evans (Steel) 40:19; 2 D Berdeni (Dark Pk) 40:42; 3 E Barnett (Dartk Pk) 41:01; 4 C Brock (Steel, W40) 42:25

W45: H Smith (Banf) 46:11

W55: C Woodhead (N Derbs) 48:22

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