The Mediterranean round includes news from the Essex League, Surrey Masters Champs and Manchester University Relays.
KENTY LEAGUE, Somerhill, October 26
Ben Cole, third in the event last year and 15th for England recently, came out on top as his Tonbridge club dominated the men’s race.
Men. 1 B Cole (Ton) 26:07; 2 B Murphy (Ton) 26:39; 3 J Higgins (Ton) 36:28; 4 T Higgins (Ton) 27:28; 5 J Teece (Cent P) 27:42; 6 J Crombie (Ton) 27:48
M40: 1 A Webb (M&M) 28:45
M50: 1 R Newsome (S Kent) 30:59
M55: 1 R Tomlinson (M&M) 31:32
M60: 1 G Lewis (Cent P) 34:49
M65: 1 S Smythe (Camb H) 38:52
TEAM (6 goals). 1 Tonbridge 10; 2 Cambridge GH 58; 3 Central Park 75
TEAM (12 goals). 1 Tonbridge 213
M70 (5 km). 1 J Tolhurst (Padd W) 27:02; 2 A Newman (Ton) 28:20
U20: 1 J Hunt (Ton) 17:38; 2 E Prendergast (Ton, U17) 17:41; 3 O Buck (Camb H) 5.50pm
U20 TEAM. 1 Tonbridge 8
U17 TEAM. 1 Tonbridge 10
U15: 1 F Gibson (M&M) 1.30pm; 2 C Warren (Ton) 13:55; 3 L Gear (M&M) 2:11 p.m
TEAM: 1 Tonkamurj 14:00
U13: 1 E Aldridge (B&B) 10:13; 2 G Powers (Padd W) 10:37; 3 H Beeraje(B&B) 10:36
TEAM: 1 Blackheath and Bromley 12 p.m
Chloe Sharp (Mark Hookway)
Women. 1 C Sharp (B&B) 31:27; 2 M Smith (B&B) 32;20; 3 C Young (M&M) 32:43; 4 J Keene (B&B) 33:18
W50: 1 J Butler (B&B) 36:01
W55: 1 A Pickup (Beck) 38:54
W60: 1 R Baker (Camb H) 40:14
TEAM (to score 4 goals): 1 Blackheath and Bromley 7
TEAM (6 goals). 1 Blackheath and Bromley 58
U20/U17. 1 H Clark B&B) 19:24; 2 E Webb (M&M) 20;4; 3 A Royden (M&M) 20:31
U17: H Diprose (S’oaks) 20:48
U20 TEAM. 1 Medway & Maidstone 11am
U17 TEAM. 1 Medway & Maidstone 8 p.m
U15: 1 A Foley (Ton) 15:36; 2 A McDonagh (B&B) 15:53; 3 E De Bruyn (B&B) 4 p.m.
TEAM: 1 Blackheath v Bromley 11
U13: 1 T Thomas (Dart) 11:26; 2 A Watts (ton) 11:47; 3 E Hiietam (S’oaks) 11:53
TEAM: 1 Cambridge H 23:
ESSEX LEAGUE, Match 3: Basildon, 26 October
Gloucester Park played host to the first of a weekend double for Adam Hickey, who won here first time out over Joseph Grange Jr, before winning at Leigh-on-Sea less than 10km 24 hours later.
Kate O’Neill, the 2020 cross-country junior bronze medallist, competed in the women’s race and returned to the UK this autumn after racing in the United States, where she had a good run of indoor distance races.
Men.
1 A Hickey (S’end) 26:46; 2 J Grange (Chelm, U20) 26:51; 3 C Charleston (AFD) 27:10; 4 J Connor (Hav’g, M40) 27:16; 5 B Sporle (S’end) 28:18; 6 T Rehal (Chelm) 28:24
M50: 1 R Maidment (Orion) 30:34
M60: 1 C Ridley (Col H) 33:37
M70: 1 D Butler (Bill’cat) 37:24
TEAM Div 1: 1 Southend 60; 2 Having 81; 3 Colchester H 125
U17: 1 F Evison (Bass) 18:55; 2 L Norden (WG&EL) 19:14; 3 S Horsley (Hav’g) 19;17
TEAM (to score 3 goals): 1 Basildon 7 p.m
U15: 1 G Watkins (Harl) 14:33; 2 J Hearn (B’wood) 14:44; 3 C Calver (W Suff) 14:44
TEAM: 1 Basildon 51; 2 Colchester H 66; 3 Brentwood Beagles 73
U13: 1 M Sanford (Chelm) 10:36; 2 E Frith (WG&EL) 11;19; 3 S Brown (SS A) 11:22
TEAM: 1 SS Athletics 18; 2 Having 57; 3 Chelmsford 66
Women
1 K O’Neill (Hav’g) 27:05; 2 C Brooks (E Ex Tri) 27:52; 3 R Luxton (Chelm, W40) 27:55; 4 Z Oldfield (Lought, W45) 28:35; 5 K Fitzgibbon (Bass) 28:39; 6 A Rex (Bass) 28:43
TEAM Div 1: 1 garden ring
U17: 1 D Stoleri (Chelm) 21:10; 2 Z Morley (Bass) 22:25; 3 J Walker (Chelm) 23:47
TEAM: 1 Chelmsford 8:00
U15: 1 H Woodley (B’wood) 15:59; 2 F Phillips (Chelms) 16:33; 3 O Friel (Hav’g) 16:37
TEAM: 1 Having 27; 2 Brentwood 46; 3 Basildon 66
U13: 1 M Kindler (B’wood) 10:41; 2 I Kehoe (Chelm) 12:02; 3 A Twydell (B’wood) 12:25
TEAM: 1 Chelmsford 35; 2 SS Athletics 38; 3 Brentwood 41
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY RELAYS, Wythenshawe, 26 October
The University of Birmingham took the top two spots in the men’s race last year, but went one better this time around, taking home the top three teams of six.
Tyler Billiard, the BUCS 1500m champion, ran fastest overall after beating his University of Birmingham team-mate Brett Rushman, who was on their D team, as they both ran the first 3km.
The dominance wasn’t quite the same in the women’s race as the Birmingham team also came out on top and their Jess Bailey comfortably set the fastest lap midway through the race.
But (6×3 km). 1 Birmingham U 54:24; 2 Birm UB 55:23; 3 Birm UD 55:35
Fastest: T Billiards 8:29; B Rushman 8:30; T Bellingham 8:30 a.m
56 men’s teams finished
Mixed (3×3 km). 1 Birm U 59:54; 2 York U 61:20; 3 Lancaster U 61:58
41 mixed teams completed
Women (3×3 km). 1 Birmingham U 30:26; 2 Manchester United 32:11; 3 Salford H 32:53
Fastest: J Bailey 9:36; S Lecoutre 10:04; T Brockley-Langford (Salf) 10.08
83 women’s teams finished
SURREY MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP, Nonsuch Park, Ewell, October 26
Phil Weeks and Georgie Bruynwells were crowned champions in a well-supported county event.
Men M35 (8km). 1 P Wicks (Belg, M40) 30:55; 2 J Hutchins (Wok, M40) 31:31; 3 D Lipscombe (E&E, M45) 33:02
M50: 1 B Paviur (Herne H) 32:09; 2 S Winder (E&E) 32;18
M55: 1 T Booth (G&G) 33;16
M60: 1 M Tennyson (G^G) 35:51
TEAM M35. 1 S London 6:
TEAM M45. 1 Epsom & Ewell 6:
TEAM M55. 1 Herne H 15:
M65 (6km). 1 G Ogden (S Lawn) 25:07; 2 M Darvill (S Lawn) 25:46; 3 S Bean (E&E) 25:58
M70: 1 M Forder ((Wimb W) 29:04
M65 TEAM. 1 S London 6:
Women’s W35 (6km). 1 G Bruinvels (AFD) 22:45; 2 E Wicks (AFD) 23:11; 3 S Whatmough (Rane) 23;25
W40: 1 G Carnwath (Herne H) 23;47
W45: 1 N Hornzee (Stragh) 24:50
W50: 1 N Cahusac ((G&G) 25:54).
W55: 1 S McDonald (S Lon) 25:49
W60: 1 P Flynn (Stragh) 28:01; 2 S Harrison (G&G) 28;10
W65: 1 P Ianella (S Lon) 29:42
W70: 1 M Statham-Berry) 31;56
TEAM W35. 1 Herne H 12:
TEAM W45. 1 Epsom & Ewell 11:00
W55: TEAM: 1 S London 6:
LONDON COLLEGE LEAGUE, Parliament Hill, London, 24 October
Men. 1 H Donovan (UCL) 29:38; 2 I Makkar (Imp C) 29;40; 3 T O’Mahoney (St George’s) 29:45
Women. 1 E Warren (Surrey) 21:40; 2 G Leyland (St George’s) 21;45; 3 J Alonsonso-Gautreis (UCL) 22:34
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