Rock musician Peter Giles runs 22:29 in the M80 age group and Sarah Roberts clocks a British W75 best of 22:31.
BRITISH MASTERS 5km Championships, Battersea, London, 1 December
In wet and windy conditions, rocker Peter Giles bested Steve Charlton’s 17-year-old British M80 in 23:41.His chip time was 22:28.
The World Masters 5000m, cross country and 10km champion actually beat all M75 rivals too and went faster than Charlton’s M80 course record of 22:44.55.
Giles finished just ahead of another multiple world champion, Sarah Roberts, who set a W75 British best of 22:31 with a chip time of 22:29.
That time took more than a minute off Angela Copson’s 23:47 last year in this race, but it was clear she was aiming for a much faster time, as she ran 21:24 in November and her last two 10km runs were 44 was .33 and 44:39, which is a faster pace than he recorded here.
His first kilometer was around four minutes and he was well ahead of Giles at the start.
He remarkably beat all the M75 men despite his slower second half and would go on to win the W70 event and medal in the W65s.
A day after winning The Kent Masters titleClaire Elms continued her unbeaten record in the age group this year as she pulled back with 4km to go but powered through the final kilometer to take the W60 title by two minutes in 18:57.
He would then earn medals in the W40, W45, W50 and W55 age groups.
In the overall women’s race W40 Gabrielle Carnuath (17:18) leads W35 Jenny Bannerman (17:25).
British Masters 5km (Cliff Hide)
The pick of the men’s performances in terms of quality was the M60 race, with world champion Andrew Leach winning in 16:38 to finish equal third all-time, with world 800m and 1500m champion Andrew Ridley second in 16:56.
Such was the quality, former world masters 5000m champion Ben Reynolds, former international masters cross-county winner Steve Whatmow and former Commonwealth Games marathoner David Taylor were all left out of the medals, and the top 10 in this age group would be in the top five In the M55 age group.
Other quality winners who won at major international tracks this year were M45 Kojo Kyereme and M55 Mark Symes.
Kyereme, who is hitting the M50 this month, took gold in 15:32 with Symes winning in 16:25.
Leeds’ Adam Baker, who ran 14:44 for the November Podium 5km, was the overall men’s winner in 15:00 to take M35 gold.
Adam Baker (Cliff Hide)
M35: 1 A Baker 3pm; 2 M Revier 15:05; 3 C Loudon 15:22; 4 C Gracie 15:45; 5 R Banias 16:05; 6 R Jowett 4.29pm
M40: 1 A Winchester 15:47: 2 T Okamoto 16:20; 3 M Impey 16:22; 4 M Coffey 16:27; 5 S MacDougall 16:48; 6 S Ahmed 16:55
TEAM M35. 1 Soton 48:43; 2 North Herts 50:46; 3 D&C 54:13
M45: 1 K Kyereme 15:32; 2 S Hoenig 15:55; 3 S Prosser 16:08; 4 D Lipscomb 16:10; 5 Russell 16:24; 6 C West 16:34; 7 J Ellis 16:50; 8 B Hurley 16:57
M50: 1 A Mussett 15:42; 2 J Perst 16:07; 3 C Blackburn 16:12; 4 S Cooper 16:26; 5 S Coombes 16:32; 6 B Paviour 16:33; 7 A Parmenter 16:41; 8 C Jackson 16:53; 9 R Berry 17:02; 10 S Man 17:04
TEAM M45. 1 Herne H 50:09; 2 AFD 53:02; 3 Hall S 53:14
M55: 1M Symes 16:25; 2 T Pavilion 16:36; 3 J Gonzalez-Armas 17:06; 4 R Tomlinson 17:28; 5 D Atkins 5:50 p.m
M60: 1 A Leach 16:38; 2 A Ridley 16:56; 3 P Parry 17:03; 4 B Reynolds 17:17; 5 M Cursons 17:22; 6 R Metcalf 17:41; 7 K Miyazaki 17:46; 8 D Taylor 17:46; 9 M Tennyson 17:47; 10 S Watmough 5:48 p.m
TEAM M55. 1 AFD 51:59; 2 D&C 52:27; 3 Striders C 55:47
M65: 1 D Ogden 18:45; 2 P Tullett 19:53; 3 B Green 19:57; 4 S Cox 20:28; 5 S Anders 20:37; 6 P Hall 20:47; 7 J Straiton 20:49
M70: 1 D Bedwell 20:12; 2 D Pete 20:15; 3 G Ruffle 20:32; 4 J Tolhurst 22:05; 5 P Kennedy 22:22; 6 A Catton 23:06; 7 J Spencer-Wood 23:29
M75: 1 K Youngs 23:08; 2 C Taylor 24:20; 3 P Allen 28:55
Peter Giles (Cliff Hide)
M80: 1 P Giles 22:29 (UK best); 2 D Moorekite 26:01; 3 P Brennan 29:43
M85: J Aspinall 39:51
M65 TEAM. 1 Paddock Wood 67:46; 2 Horsham Joggers 70:36
Women W35. 1 J Bannerman 17:25; 2 S Winstone 17:31; 3 G Bailey 18:25; 4 L Wright 18:52
Gabriel Carnwath (Cliff Head)
W40: 1 G Carnwath 17:18; 2 R Wallace 18:48; 3 D Madi 19:41; 4 H Regan 8:39 p.m
W45: 1 N Densley 18:12; 2 Z Oldfield 18:13; 3 R Smith 19:28; 4 N Wilson 19:44; 5 T English 20:06; 6 S Stallwood 8:11 p.m
W50: 1 R Cooke 18:42; 2 A Kerr 19:58; 3 P Pilbeam 20:05; 4 R Berry 20:16; 5 E Pearson 20:16; 6 N Richmond 8:33 p.m
W35 TEAM. 1 KJV 58:18; 2 Herne H 67:36
TEAM W45. 1 Camberley 57:50; 2 AFD 61:08; 3 Kamb H 64:00
W55: 1 K Harris 6:30 p.m.; 2 H Sinclair 18:54; 3 K Ramsey 18:58; 4 S McDonald 19:18; 5 A Critchlow 7.30pm; 6 J Wilson 20:43; 7 S Dixon 20:54; 8 D Broom 21:22
W60: 1 C Elms 18:57; 2 R Baker 20:57; 3 S Harrison 9pm; 4 L Woolhouse 21:05; 5 J Smith 21:50; 6 S Davies 22:34
TEAM W55. 1 Horsham J 70:58; 2 Ilford 83:16
W65: 1 J Ray 21:02; 2 C Dutton 23:32;3 J Quantrill 24:30; 4 S Helen 24:33; 5 M Connolly 25:19
W70: 1 And Gordon 22:49; 2 To Garnier 22:49
W75: 1 S Roberts 22:31 (UK best); 2 R Tabor 26:23; 3 S Garner 26:48; 4 P Rich 32:55
W80: 1 P Elliott 31:43
Sarah Roberts (Cliff Hide)
BROMHAM 10km Pudding Run, Wiltshire, December 1st
In general. 1 L James (T Bath) 32:08
M50: 1 S Brace (T Bath) 35:22
Women. 1 R Barnes (Falm, W40) 36:19
W50: 1 J Carter (T Bath) 39:21
W60: 1 C Dale (T Bath) 45:45
Jimmy Anderson (David Hewitson)
BLYTH BEACH RUN, December 1
Heather Christopher and Jimmy Anderson came out on top of the run along the beach, with Anderson retaining her title.
Total (6 km) 1 J Anderson (NSP, M40)
Women. 1 H Christopher
Heather Christopher (David Hewitson)
MYERSCOUGH 10, Preston, Lancashire, December 1
In general. 1 T Charles (Chorl, M40) 51:33; 2 N Barry (Sale) 51:43; 3 M Clarke (Bury) 53:18; 4 D Morgan (L Goat) 55:00; 5 S Jones (Penny L, M40) 55:33
M50: 1 R Grantham (Wirral) 57:18
M55: 1 P Frere (Belgium) 56:08
Women. 1 A Bernstein (Rams, W35) 66:01
W55: 1 S McTigue (B’burn) 66:52
PERCY PUD 10km, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, December 1
In general. 1 T Power (Hallam) 30:03; 2 J Martin (Hallam) 30:05; 3 Jay Sagar (Leeds) 30:07; 4 E Brown (Hallam, M40) 30:57; 5 B Houghton (Hallam) 31:27; 6 S Moakes 31:28; 7 S Flanagan (Leeds) 31:32; 8 M Jones (Chief) 31:41; 9 D Byrne (Hallam) 31:52; 10 J Bartlett (Totley) 32:08
M70: 1 A Whitehouse (Totley) 41:47
Women. 1 F Collett 34:51; 2 E McLeos (Roth, W35) 35:54
W45: 1 C Birkamp (Totley) 38:49
W50: 1 S Harrison 39:58
W60: 1 A Hegarty (Totley) 44:57
W70: 1 D Kesterton (Steel) 46:45
PERIVALE 5, Middlesex, December 1
Josh Grace earned a £200 bonus by beating Ethiopian Kebede Dereje’s 22-year-old course best by 33 seconds in 24:03.
In general. 1 J Grace (AFD) 24:03; 2 M Merrick (Belgium) 24:36; 3 F Barritt-Cross (26:53
M50: 1 S Shaw (ESM) 27:00
M60: 1 F Ryan (Wat J) 30:16
Women. 1 R Ferguson (WSEH< U20) 29:25
W45: 1 J Triou (ESM) 31;14
W55: 1 B McLees (Ware) 36:22
RUNNING GP, GOODWOOD, West Sussex, December 1
Total (10 km). 1 C Trerise (Wok) 31:42
Women. 1 C McCullough 38:21
Total (13.1M). 1 K Burt-Fulcher (VP&TH) 70:53
Women. 1 M Davies 81:36
W50: 1 L Palmer (Tad) 95:40
Total (20M). 1 S Winder (E&E, M50) 2:02;26
Women. 1 N Sheather (W50) 2:33:42
Total (26.2M). 1 Jason Baker 2:32;55
THANET COASTAL 10, Cliftonville, Kent, December 1
In general. 1 C Gibbens 52:07; 2 D Tyler 55:45
VICTORIA PARK HALF-MARATHON, London, December 1
Adam Hickey, the 2019 cross-country winner, bettered his time of 65:41 from the Kent Half in September, marking a return to championship medals in 2025.
In general. 1 A Hickey (S’end) 65:41; 2 M Wilson 70:26; 3 S McCallum 70:30
Women. 1 K Fitzgibbon (W35) 80:43; 2 E Heseltine 80:45
W50: 1 J Singer (VP&TH) 92:49
WIN 5, Portsmouth, Hampshire, December 1
After winning the Hampshire League race the day before, Abdinasir Mohamud Elmi was soon back in action right along the coast to win the 78th running of this race in 24:21.
For the women, Melissa Courtney-Bryant, the 2018 Commonwealth bronze medalist in the 1500m, was in a class of her own when she went more than two minutes clear in 26:33 on her first outing.
In general. 1 A Elhmi (B’bth) 24:21; 2 J Cornish (HW) 24:37; 3 M Sharp (Ride) 24:40; 4 H Smith (Soton) 24:41; 5 J Arundel (B’mth) 24:45; 6 Jay Woods (Worth) 24:51; 7 J Domoni (Salis) 24:59; 8 T Evans (Victory, U20) 25:02; 9 T Loughlin (T Bath, U20) 25:13; 10 M Roostael (Ports) 25:39
M50: 1 E Hughes (Sopton) 28:10
M55: 1 C Dewey (And) 29:30
M60: 1 A Turner (Lees) 30:09
Women. 1 M Courtney-Bryant (Pool) 26:33; 2 B Proctor Kent) 29:09; 3 E Willmers (Win RC, W40) 29:44; 4 E Wicks (AFD, W35) 29:17; 5 T Bage (Phoe) 30:05
W40: 2 E Jolly (Ports) 30:33
W45: 1 L Valves (AFD) 30;15; 2 E Montiel (Ports) 31:57
W50: 1 N Moxham (Gosp) 30:31
W60: 1 L Tyler (Farn R) 35:54
SEELEY CUP 10km, Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 30
In general. 1 B Gibrebrhan (Anna) 29:59; 2 C McLean (CNDR) 30:00; 3 N Kelly (CNDR) 30:32; 4 T Moran (Dance) 30:37; 5 S Fielding (Derry) 30:46; 6 C McMeechan (N Down) 30:48; 7 C Srewart (Anna) 30:51; 8 L Dinsmore (Anna) 30:54; 9 C McCaughey (N Belf) 30:56; 10 R Hagan (Nuke) 31:05
M50: 1 M Muldoon (N Belf) 33:43
M55: 1 M Smith (Mallusk) 35:03
Women. 1 H Gilliland (Anna) 33:26; 2 N Burke (L’kenny, W35) 34:15; 3 C O’Connor (E Down, W35) 36:05
W45: 1 K Neeley (Lisb) 37:56
LAST FRIDAY 5km, Hyde Park, London, November 29
In general. 1 from Garrod (Belgium) 15:38
M60: 1 A Green (North Tri) 18:24
M80: 1 T Rae (H’field) 25:50
Women. 1 R Doherty (Higham, W35) 18:02
W45: 1 N Hornzee (Stragh) 18:58
W50: 1 A Farrell (Tun W) 19:56
W55: 1 S McDonald (S Lon) 19:47
W60: 1 T Taylor (Tun W) 21:50
WESTON PROM 5, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, November 28
In general. 1 J Williamson (S’burn) 25:22
M50: 1 K Summers (Weston) 27:49
M60: 1 Jay Malone (Niles) 36:37
Women. 1 H Taunton (Taunt) 28:26; 2 J Heffer (B&W) 30:07; 3 A Murray-Gourlay ((Mock) 30:10
W40: 1 A Smith (Weston) 30:45; 2 V Ratcliffe (T Bath) 31:00
W50: 1 N Davies (Weston) 33:40
W60: 1 S Capstick (R Forever) 36:33
CHASE THE MOON BATTERSEA PARK 5 & 10km, London, November 27
Total (5 km). 1 R Crowley 15:13
M50: 1 J Clifford 16:53
M80: 1 D Moorekite (Lark) 26:46
Women. 1 L Lynn (Belgium) 17:45
Total (10 km). 1 H Hart (Belgium) 31:41; 2 J Teece (Cent P) 32:07
Women. 1 M Mastrolonado 36:59
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