Wolverton 5 at 23:04 Wheeler tops the 2024 lists as Claire Elms’ record-breaking exploits continue in our latest round of road racing.
WOLVERTON 5, Buckinghamshire, October 26
While George Wheeler won the overall in a more than serviceable 23:04, W60 Claire Elms posted a British and likely World Masters best time of 30:44.
On his debut over the distance, Wheeler’s time comfortably took the 26-year-old, who ran 28:26.80 over 10,000 meters over the summer, to the top of the UK five-mile rankings for the year. Harry Brodie was almost a minute behind, his 24:00 just a few seconds off his best.
The winner of the women’s section, New Zealand’s Martina Conner, recently recovered from a four-year injury to run under 17 minutes in two 5km runs. Here the 22-year-old narrowly edged out Bedford’s Rebecca Murray as both ran personal bests led by Connery’s 27:35.
Martina Conner
Elms was the seventh woman home and her 30:44 was six seconds better than Kate Wright’s previously unverified British masters best time and could be the world’s best W60 time, but official marks are not kept. A listed 8km time of 31:28 shows Elms’ time to be the best ever recorded over five miles.
In general. 1 G Wheeler (MK Dist) 23:04; 2 H Brodie (Bed C) 24:00; 3 B Davies (Bed C) 24:25; 4 L Elbayan (Luth) 24:53; 5 S Winters (Bed C) 24;56; 6 J Carr (C&C) 24;57; 7 J Minter (Bed C) 25:07; 8 D Dibaba (Kent) 25:07
M45: 1 G Crush (Norway) 26:09
M65: 1 Jay Chapman (Stops) 33;16
M70: 1 C Lamont (Stops) 36:32
U20: 1 J Edwards (Mil K) 26:15
Women. 1 M Konner (Belgium) 27:35; 2 R Murray (Bed C) 27:43; 3 A King (Mil K) 29:16; 4 S Barrett (Norway, U20) 29:28; 5 A Lambert (Bed C) 29:33; 6 S Kent (Bed C) 30:44; 7 C Elms (Kent, W60) 30:44
W55: 1 D Ditchfield (Bed H) 35:25; 2 S bishop 35:49
W60: 2 R Edwards (Redway) 37:38
Claire Elms
BRIGG POPPY 10km, Lincolnshire, October 27
In general. 1 M Bowser (Linc W, M40) 31:30
M60: 1 P Lane (Water) 38:12
Women. 1 S Wallis (Linc W) 33:41
FEN 10, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, 27 October
In general. 1 B Heron (Assist) 52;30; 2 J McRae (Hallam) 52:35; 3 A Jakeman (March) 54:50
M50: 1 T Farrer (Hunt) 59:48
M60: 1 S Alvin (Bure) 64:42
Women. 1 S Barton (Higham) 61:22
FLEET 10km, Hampshire, October 27
Max Davis won by nearly two minutes in a personal best of 29:33.
In general. 1 M Davies (B&W) 29:33; 2 S Blake (AFD) 31:18
M50: 1 A Hamilton (BMU) 35:14
M60: 1 D Angel (Horsh J) 39:27
Women. 1 D McDermott (Tun W, W45) 37:06; 2 L Valves (AFD, W45) 37:12
LEIGH-ON-SEA 10km, Essex, October 27
In general. 1 A Hickey (S’end) 31:39
Women. 1 C Brooks (E Ex Tri) 38;10
NEW FOREST 10, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, October 27
Somali refugee Abdinasir Mohamud Elmi won 49:01, more than two minutes ahead of Bournemouth clubmate Joe Arundel.
In general. 1 A Elhmi (B’mth) 49:01; 2 J Arundel (B’mth) 51:14; 3 J Gross (Pool) 53:42
M55: 1 G Doughty 60:51
Women. 1 E Willmers (Win RC, W35) 64:55
W50: 1 S Gurney (Win RC) 66:48
STROUD HALF MARATHON, Gloucestershire, 27th October
In general. 1 D Gillette (V tempo) 68:12; 2 T Evetts (V Temp) 70:24; 3 L James (T Bath) 70:51
M50: 1 I Leonard (Emersons) 78:28
Women. 1 D Irving-Hyman (TSH) 79:23
W50: 1 E Millman (Severn) 92:19
TAVY 7, Tavistock, Devon, 27 October
In general. 1 M Willsmore (Tamar) 37:20; 2 J Cole (Tav RP, M40) 37:49; 3 M Jenkin (Bide, U45) 38:03
M70: 1 J Shapland (Bide) 49:47
Women. 1 H Smith (Tav) 45:04
W55: 1 J McFadzen (SWRR) 48:27; 2 H Harbottle (S Moult) 48:49
WORKSOP HALLOWEEN HALF MARATHON, Nottinghamshire, 27 October
In general. 1 S Roberts (Retford) 68:04; 2 J Lonsdale (Worksop) 68:48
M55: 1 D Parkin (Leeds) 80:03
M65: 1 A Whitehouse (Totley) 95:03
Women. 1 E Warren (St Ther) 82:31
Louise Flynn and Andy Davies (Erie Marathon)
ERYRI MARATHON, Llanberis, Snowdonia, 26 October
Andy Davies and Louise Flynn won the 40 in stunning autumn weatherth Edition of Marathon Eryri.
Named one of the toughest marathons in the UK, the final miles of this race are notoriously difficult as they head towards the highest point of the race at mile 24, almost 380m above sea level and 200m of elevation gain in just one mile.
Davies hadn’t run in Erie since 2011, where he finished fourth, but he returned in 2024 to win this historic title, but also set his sights on not only the 2:31:21 record held by Marshall Smith from 2023, but also. the race record was held by Jeff Norman, a time of 2:28:02, dating back to 1985.
In general. 1 A Davies (Montgomery) 2:28:41; 2 M Kallenberg (Swan) 2:33:40; 3 M Young (W Chesh) 2:37:25
Women. 1 L Flynn (Les C, W40) 2:59:27
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km, Hyde Park, London, October 25
While Ollie Garrod took his fifth win in the 2024 series, the action at the back was from the Under 17s.
Second male home was Brentwood Beagles’ Max Sanderson, England’s 3000m silver medalist in 15:50, while clubmate Olivia Forrest, the English Schools’ cross country champion, won the women’s division in 17:08.
In general. 1 from Garrod (Belgium) 15:26
M60: 1 D Taylor (Herne H) 17:51; 2 S Plummer (ESM) 18:24
M80: 1 T Rea (H’field) 26:09
U17: 1 M Sanderson (B’wood) 15:50
Women. 1 O Forrest (B’wood, U17) 17:08
W50: 1 A Farrell (Tun W) 19:59
W55: 1 S McDonald (S Lon) 19:48
W60: 1 L Woolhouse (Vets) 21:04; 2 T Taylor (Tun W) 21:57
W70: 1 A Riddell (Serp) 26:41
W75: 1 R Tabor (Dulv) 26:10
U15: 1 T Ferguson (WSEH) 17:22; 2 H Woodley (B’wood) 17:25; 3 I Morrison (HW) 17:45
WESTON PROM 5, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, October 24
In general. 1 J Williamson (S’burn) 25:38
M50: 1 K Summers (Weston) 27:43
M70: 1 Jay Malone (Niles) 37:06
Women. 1 A Hammersley (B & W) 30;13; 2 V Ratcliffe (T Bath, W45) 31:10
W50: 1 N Davies (Weston) 33:01
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