The cross-city round includes news from the Start Fitness NE Harrier League and the Ron Hill University of Manchester Relays.
ESSEX LEAGUE, One Tree Hill, September 25
England U20 1500m bronze medalist Jacob Hurrell added to his Essex title from last January by winning the league.
For the women, it was Grace Burrell’s top spot in her first British race since returning from college in the US. However, before that the Chelmsford runner had a number of age group wins in this league until 2019.
In the age group race, boys and girls of each age group ran together, with Maddison Kindler of the Brentwood Beagles second fastest under 13s.
Men. 1 J Hurrell (Chelm, U20) 25:40; 2 T Rhys-Jones (S’end) 25:54; 3 B Coates (Brain) 26:43; 4 S Boxhall (S’end) 26:47; 5 K O’Hara (Hav’g) 26:54; 6 R McGavock (B’fleet) 27:02
TEAM:
Division 1: 1 Southend 93; 2 Colchester H 97; 3 Having 147
Division 2: 1 Basildon205
Division 3: 1 Brentwood RC 571
M40: 1 Orion 148; 2 Having 252; 3 Brentwood Beagles 294
U17: 1 O Eaton (WG&EL) 21:44; 2 S Horsley (Hav’g) 21:47; 3 H Stockhill (WG&EL) 22;14
TEAM (to score 3 goals): 1 Having 17; 2 Chelmsford 19; 3 Southend 38
U15: 1 J Gilbey (Chelm) 13:26; 2 C Calver (W Suff) 13:33; 3 C McGurk (Bass) 14:04
TEAM: 1 Basildon 33; 2 SS Athletics 53; 3 Chelmsford 66
U13: 1 M Sanford (Chelm) 11:33; 2 D Law (Chelm) 11:49; 3 R Stringer (C&T) 11:51
TEAM: 1 SS Athletics 34; 2 Chelmsford 39; 3 Colchester H 43
Women
1 G Burrell (Bass) 24:11; 2 C Brooks (E Ex Tri) 24:42; 3 M Barker (Hav’g) 24:56; 4 H Rex (Bass) 25:29; 5 M Williams (Chelm) 25:33; 6 S Williams (Grange F&D) 25:36
W45: 1 Z Oldfield (Lought) 26:15
TEAM:
Division 1: 1 Chelmsford 49; 2 Having 67; 3 Colchester H 101
Division 2: 1 Springfield 169
Division 3: 1 Basildon 51
W35: 1 Grange F & D 94; 2 Leigh-on-Sea 98; 3 Lofton 98
U17: 1 Z Morley (B’wood) 25:22; 2 O Friel (Hav’g) 26:29; 3 D Buckler-Kugler (Bass) 26:53
TEAM: 1 Having 15; 2 Brentwood Beagles 19; 3 Basildon 33
U15: 1 H Woodley (B’wood) 14:21; 2 I Kehoe (Chelm) 15:09; 3 L Sanford (Chelm) 15:26
TEAM: 1 Chelmsford 15; 2 Brentwood Beagles 33; 3 SS Athletics 41:00
U13: 1 M Kindler (B’wood) 11:4r3; 2 L Esterhuysen (B’wood) 12:39; 3 R Reeve (Col H) 1 p.m
TEAM: 1 Brentwood Beagles 26; 2 SS Athletics53; 3 Basildon 100
START FITNESS NORTH EASTERN HARRIER LEAGUE, Lambton, October 25
Newcastle University’s Jamie Swindale was first home overall but, starting with a different team, Duncan Hughes was over a minute quicker and second home overall, well ahead of his starting position.
Starting further back and further down, former winner Adrian Bales was even fastest on net time with a return of 34:50.
In the women’s race, Megan Stenhouse was also fastest overall by over a minute, but deeper in the field, W45 Justyna Heslop was not only first home in her age group, but fourth fastest overall on net time.
In general. 1 Jay Swindale (Nuke U) 36:57; 2 D Hughes (B’hill) 38:02; 3 L Gardner (Jesmond) 38:38
M40: 1 M Stott (Blyth) 39:24
M50: 1 S Potts (Sunday) 40:47
M55: 1 K McPhearson (Tyne Br) 43:13
M60: 1 P Clough (Elvet) 44:24
M65 (Alt Start). 1 P Tominey (Durh) 35:36
Fastest (net time). 1 A Bailes (Birt) 34:50; 2 Hughes 35:26; 3 L McDonough (Alnw, U20) 35:34
M40: Stott 39:24
M50: Potts 40:47
M55: McPearson 43:13
M60: Clough 44:24
M65 (Alt Start). Tominei 33:10
U17: 1 N Williamson (NE Proj) 19:37; A Cook (Gate) 19:49
Fastest: Chef 17:13
U15: 1 T McCann (Wallsend) 13:05
U13: 1 L Thompson (Morp) 14:54
Fastest: Jay Hopper (J&H) 1:30 p.m
Women. 1 M Stenhouse (Durh U) 28:08; 2 C McDonald (Morp) 29:52; 3 L Potts (Newc U, U20) 30:48
W40: 1 S Hawdon (S Shields) 33:17
W45: 1 J Heslop (Elsw) 32:55
W50: 1 L Short (T’dale) 34:55
W55: 1 K Anderson (T’dale) 34:44
W60: 1 J Turner (Byrt) 34:15
Fastest: Stenhouse 25:42; 2 A Pigford (Hought) 27:23; 3 McDonald 27:25
W45: Heslop 27:39
W50: Short 29:39
W55: Anderson 12:18 p.m
W60: Jay Murdy (S Shields) 30:45
U17: 1 E Collingwood Gate) 10.05pm
Fastest: M Roche (Morp) 21:59
U15: 1 A Blight (Elsw) 14:43
Fastest: O Murphy (Birt) 13:47
U13: 1 I Cosstick (T’dale) 4:13 p.m
Fastest: M Carr (Prudhoe) 14:4
NORTH LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP, Parliament Hill, October 25
Men. 1 B Kelly (Lon H) 25:55
TEAM: 1 London Heathside 56; 2 Serpentine 80; 3 Highgate 175
Women. 1 K Casterton (Sertp) 30:25
TEAM: 1 VP&TH 25; 2 Serpentine 34; 3 VP&TH B 58
SURREY MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Nonsuch Park, Ewell, October 25
Former Surrey champion Phil Weeks led all the young runners to win the M40 circuit title, but the team race was slightly under-numbered in his age group, in contrast to the older age groups where there were significantly more entries.
Chris Blackburn retained his M50 title, leading all the young M45s along the way, while Terry Booth led his Guildford & Godal ming club to the M55 team title from the front.
Over the shorter distance, David Ogden dominated the M65 race to help his south London club to an easy team victory.
In the women’s race, Emily Weeks, another former Surrey senior champion, made it a family double, once again leading all the young W35 entrants to take the W40 title.
It was a similar story in the W45 team race, where W50s Mary James and Nikki Sturzaker led their younger W45 sisters.
M35: 1 P Wicks (Belg, M40) 29:57; 2 A Ramsier (S Lon) 31:17; 3 J Ludlow (Wok) 31:35
M40: 2 J Craner (Vets) 32:21; 3 R Joines (E&E) 33:34
TEAM M35. 1 S London 6:
M45: 1 C Blackburn (Hol Sp, M50) 32:05; 2 B Harold (S Lawn) 32:10; 3 D Lipscombe (E&E) 32;39
M50: 2 B Paviour (Herne H) 32:35; 3 S Winder (E&E) 32:43
TEAM M45. 1 Epsom & E 16; 2 Holland Sp 31; 3 Guildford & G 42
M55: 1 T Booth (G&G) 33:33; 2 D Gillette (S Lawn) 35:33; 3 D Williams (G&G, M60) 34:28
M60: 2 M Tennyson (G&G) 34:38; 3 S Corfield (SoC) 36:35
TEAM M55. 1 Guildford & G 6; 2 Dorking & MV 12; 3 S London 40:
M65: 1 D Ogden (S Lawn) 24:46; 2 M Fletcher (Stragh) 26:17; 3 G Quarton (S Lon) 27:16
M70: 1 M Crocker (Wimb W) 30:17; 2 R Turner (THH) 30:20; 3 M Banffy (Wimb W) 30:36
TEAM: 1 S London 8; 2 Stragglers 13; 3 Wimbledon Windmiller 34
M75: 1 J Quaintance (S Lon) 33:21
M80: 1 P Giles (HW) 31;37
Women W35. 1 E Wicks (AFD, W40) 22:43; 2 C Davies (Herne H) 23:32; 3 S Overington S Lon) 11:53 p.m
W40: 2 E Stringer (26.2RRC) 24:50; 3 D Madi (DMV) 26:27
TEAM: 1 Wimbledon Windmiller 6:00 p.m
Women W45. 1 M James (S Lon, W50) 23:57; 2 N Sturzaker (Herne H, W50) 24:24; 3 J Vickers (S Lon) 25:15
W50: 3 N Cahusak (G&G) 25:53
TEAM: 1 S London 9; 2 G&G 15; 3 E&E 9 p.m
Women’s W55. 1 N Richmond (Dulw R) 26:07; 2 V Philsell (THH) 26:29; 3 A Smith (S Lon) 27:12
W60: 1 L Woolhouse (Vets) 27:39; 2 R Hutton (S Lon) 28:30; 3 S Harrison (G&G) 28:56
TEAM: 1 S London 11; 2 Dulw R 11; 3 Stranglers 25
Women’s W65. 1 P Iannella (S Lon) 30:26; 2 P McHutchon (STrag) 30:31; 3 M Davies (Stragh) 31;24
W75: 1 J Davies (E&E) 34:10
RON HILL MANCHESTER RELAYS, Wythenshawe Park, October 25
After an absence of 19 years, the Manchester University Relays returned to Wythenshawe Park and a total of 219 teams completed three races, Chris Paul reports.
Most of the men’s fastest laps came in the first 3km, and there were four or five teams still locked in as the first race headed back to the changeover point.
At the line, Arlo Ludevik, who had been flirting with the lead, took the win, moving from third to first in the final 30 meters. Trafford’s Finnish prophet Archie Patterson held off the line with Leeds University’s Harry Hewitt just over a second in fourth.
After a fireworks first leg, it was a case of back-to-back legs between Leeds Beckett, Leeds University and Sheffield University, with Beckett’s Abdimalid Darwood cruising to a comfortable win over Leeds, who lost touch in the fifth leg.
Sam Greenstein made a valiant effort to close Sheffield’s wafer-thin five-second lead over Birmingham at the start of the last leg to move up to third, but Kay Davies rallied to take the place for Yorkshire’s one-two-three.
In the women’s race, the University of Birmingham dominated the early stages with the top three teams trailing and two in the top three for most of the distance. Manchester Metropolitan would also be strong in the race, but allocated their strongest runners, Lucy Armitage and Ty Brockley-Langford, to the mixed race because of its importance as Varsity districts.
Manchester University President Beth Ansell was the fastest finisher by some margin, displacing former Manchester University runners (third place).
In the mixed race, team managers allowed their three male and three female legs as they wished, the detailed placement becoming clear only in the closing stages. This year was no exception, with York’s Cam Davies edging the University of Birmingham by less than 10 seconds for the win.
Men (6 x 3000 m). 1 Leeds Beckett 55:14, course record (H Yelling 9:06, J Blevins 9:06, J Salt 9:10, A Burgess 9:15, J Ali 9:24, A Darwood 9:13); 2 Leeds University 55:45 (H Hewitt 8:50, W McAlinden 9:21, P Clisham 9:17, H Maxwell 9:18, J Sampson-Wallace 9:42, A Dunn 9:17); 3 University of Sheffield 56:02 (G O’Connor 9:05, J Hayman 9:33, A Engster 9:27, I Battye 9:11, J Wood-Doyle 9:23, K Davies 9:23); 4 Birmingham University 56:04 (D Fisher 9:05, W Nuttall 9:04, S Hopkins, 9:25, J Vaughan, 9:46, A Parkinson. 9:27, S Greenstein 9:17); 5 Birmingham University B 57.33 (J Geddes 9:12, F Whitelock 9:33, I Rothwell 10:21, W Strictly 9:14, N Bennett 9:33, R Lennoire 9:40); 6 Lagan Valley AC 57:39
Fastest: A Ludwick (Man U) 8:47; A Pattinson (Burmese U)/F Proffit (Traff) 8:48; Hewitt (Leeds U) 8:50; S Hopkins (Burma U) 8:56; N Kavanagh (Laggan V) 8:57
Women (3 x 3000m)
1 University of Birmingham 31:55, course record (E Powell 10:32, H Kinane 10:29, W Baker 10:54) 2 University of Nottingham 32:42 (A Wallace 10:46, F Kimber 10:36, E Jones 11:20); 3 University of Manchester Past 32:58 (K Fitzpatrick 11:14, M Savill 11:11, B Ansell 10:33); 4 Birmingham University B 33:05 (A Clough 10:29; S Clough 10:42, E Yelling 11:54); 5 Durham University 33:16 (G Kuhn 10:36, K Sutcliffe 11:41, L Chance 10:53)
Fastest: L Armitage (Man Met) 10:24; Clough/Keenan 10:29; T Brockley-Langford (Man Met) 10:31; Powell 10:32; Ansel 10:33
Mixed (6 x 3000 m)
1 Birmingham University 63:10, course record (S Greenstein 9:35, L Saxon 10:53; S Myers 9:37, A Nicholas 11:51, K Johnson 11:23, S Clarke 9:51); 2 University of York 63:19 (W Walker 9:19; N McLaughlin 11:04, J Bemand 12:03, L Haynes 10:28, J Dover 11:03, C Bryson 9:22) 3 Lancaster University 63:28 (J McKenny C:5,1: 11:51, A Bloomfield 10:58, C Daley 9:36, J Millburn 11:59); 4 Manchester Metropolitan University 63:33; 5 Manchester University 64:43
