Jonny Mellor impresses with 10km win at Knutsford

A 2:09 marathon runner enjoys victory in Cheshire as we present a round-up of our latest endurance race results.

KNUTSFORD 10km, Cheshire, September 29

Jonny Mellor, who ran a personal best of 2:09:06 at the Seville Marathon in February, comfortably won the Knutsford 10km.

The Brit is gathering for his second race over 26.2 miles in New York this year and warmed up well with a 29:44 win in Cheshire.

Mellor also clocked 28:47 at the Manchester 10km in May, not far from his personal best of 28:30 two years ago.

Martha Thibault also won the Knutsford 10km and beat her best by almost a minute, running 34:23.

Overall: 1 J Mellor (Liv) 29:44; 2 N Postill (Border) 31:13; 3 B McIntosh (Vale R) 31:14; 4 J Hart (W&B, M45) 31:18; 5 R Moore (Vale R) 31:26; 6 M Clarke (Berry) 31:26; 7 A McGrady (Vic P) 31:30; 8 B Johnson (S’port W) 31:34; 9 O Blake (Osw) 31:36; 10 T Chadwick (St Hel) 31:37

M40: 1 S Henderson (Sale) 33:09

M45: 2 P Speake (Willm) 33:24

M50: 1 D Shepherd (S’worth) 35:01

M55: 1 A Porter (B’hall) 34:18; 2 D Bennett (Roch) 35:09

M60: 1 M Wolstencroft (Bolt) 38:17

M75: 1 M Hitchen (Nwich) 50:12

Women: 1 M Thibot (Saddle) 34:23; 2 L Milner (Chesh Dr, W35) 34:26; 3 K Longley (Liv PS, W45) 35:25; 4 V Cronin (Traff) 35:27; 5 S Taylor (Bury) 35:26; 6 A Warburton (Bury) 36:52

W40: 1 N Reece (Willm) 37:44

W50: 1 D Jepson (Fylde) 38:03

W60: 1 S Green (Warr) 46:40

W65: 1 S O’Brien (Widnes) 49:18

W70: 1 H Todd (Stock) 52:47

 

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BARNES GREEN HALF MARATHON, West Sussex, 29 September

Overall: 1 N Rowland 72:27

M50: 1 P Average 79:27

M60: 1 B Edgar (Ath NI) 83:51; 2 G Kakav (Male) 85:35

Ladies: 1 A Robinson 83:58

W55. 1 S Rodley (Hay H) 98:20

W60: 1 P Flynn (Stragh) 1:40:02

BOURTON HALF MARATHON, Burton-on-Water, Gloucestershire, 29 September

Overall: 1 K Kruse (Strat, M40) 72:19

M60: 1 D Walmsley (N Cots Tri_) 91:27

Ladies: 1 C Baker (B&W) 85:10

W50. 1 J Fairbairn (Chelt) 96:09

BURE VALLEY 10, Aylsham, Norfolk, September 29

Overall: 1 C Bowen-Jones (NEB) 52:46

M40: 1 M Eccles (Bure) 55:33

M50: 1 T Mardall (R Next Sea) 57:57

M55: 1 M Tuff (Fland) 63:08

M60: 1 Jay Moore (Norf G) 64:28

M65: 1 T Sevilla (Dim) 67:57

M75: 1 G Walsh (Wym) 80:30

Ladies: 1 R Moore 71:54

W55: 1 C McCormick (Norway) 75:12

W60. 1 S Roberts (Colt) 76:16; 2 R Gainsford (Colt) 80:31

W65: 1 J Freeman (Norf G) 84:27

W70: 1 R Jackson (Colt) 90:41

 

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EALING HALF MARATHON, Middlesex, 29 September

John Fielding regained the title he won in 2022 and did so in a personal best of 67:55.

Hattie Freeman, who ran 73:40 in Malaga last December, also beat Alice Johnson by more than four minutes in 75:28.

Overall: 1 J Fielding (ESM) 67:55; 2 C Davies (RAF) 69:29; 3 P Piper (W4H, M40) 70:33

M40: 2 J Poole (Serp) 70:56

M50: 1 T Makin 79:25

M60: 1 K Murray 85:47; 2 S Valentine (Norw RR) 87:06

Women: 1 H Freeman (Applause) 75:28; 2 A Johnson (Less C) 79:45

W45: 1 I Rea (W4H) 88:04

W50: 1 D Godwin (M’head) 88:51

HANLEY ECONOMIC BS POTTER’S HY Dashnaktsutyun MARATHONSTOKE, September 29.

Total: 1 L Bidell 70:30; 2 A Miles (Vale R) 71:22

Women: 1 E Talor (Stoke) 80:34

HUMBER BRIDGE HALF MARATHON, Hesle, September 29

Overall: 1 T Adams (Ilk, M40) 69:37; 2 D MacKinnon (Gull) 70:42

M65: 1 C Thornley (Wolds) 90:05

M70: 1 J Basford (K’way) 98:21

Women: 1L Cooper (W pace) 80:56

W55. 1 K Park (W Hull) 89:04

LEIGHTON 10, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire, September 29

Overall: 1 P Bouttier-Butler (Leic C) 55:32

M60: 1 N Rackham (Metros) 62;32

Women: 1 H Gibbs (Shanley) 65:53

MARAZION 10km, Cornwall, September 29

Overall: 1 D Soltys (Corn) 32:32

Ladies: 1 A Harrold (Truro, W40) 35:54

W50: 1 E Stepto (maize) 42:49

W55: 1 G Aspden (Maize) 45:11

W60: 1 J Towers (Hayle) 47:31

W70: 1 D Warren (Hayle) 53:42

MORECOMBE MARATHON & HALF, Lancashire, September 29

Total (26.2m): 1 North Holland (N Der, M40) 2;35:18

Women: 1 E Wills (W35) 3:09:01

Overall (13.1M): 1 E Brown (Hallam) 70:30

Ladies: 1 L Eastman (Ack, W35) 85:35

 

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ROBIN HOOD HALF MARATHON, Nottingham, 29 September

David Bishop won the Robin Hood Half Marathon in 68:18 and the top M45 athlete was Paralympic gold medalist Richard Whitehead in 75:11.

The women’s race title was retained by World Rowing Cup bronze medalist Olivia Bates, who improved nearly five minutes on her winning time from 2023 with a personal best of 79:22.

Overall: 1 D Bishop (Durs) 68:18; 2 G Phillips 69:20; 3 A Watson (Notts, M45) 69:34; 4 S Segger-Staveley (Settle) 70:10; 5 A Bradbury (R’cliffe) 70:14′ 6 D Narborough (Mickle) 70:33; 7 R Hall (L Eaton) 70:34; 8 L Brunt (Charn) 70:59; 9 D Archer (Hallam), M40 71:06; 10 D Hudson (Hants, M40) 71:08

M45: 1 R Whitehead (S’well, Class T61) 75:11

M50: 1 M Dennison (L Fall) 79:46

M55: 1 R Tomlinson (M&M) 79:56

M60: 1 A Bramham 85:19

Ladies: 1 O Bates 79:22; 2 A Lowe (W’lands) 80:21

W60: 1 C Heaton (Holme P) 99:26

W65: 1 S Pinder (Heanor) 1:49:08

AROUND THE LAKES 10km, Poole, Dorset, 29 September

Overall: 1 A Mahamoud (B’mth) 31:02; 2 J Arundel (B’mth) 31:42; 3 J Dominay (Salis) 31:50

M40: 1 C Peck (eg H) 32;49

M50: 1 D Hicks (Pool) 34;49

M60: 1 J Critchlow (Purb) 36:56

M70: 1 H Murray (Purb) 44:14

Women: 1 W Ingham (Poole R, W35) 36:39

RUN KENT TONBRIDGE HALF MARATHON, September 29

Adam Hickey, who won the short Essex Half Marathon title two weeks ago, ran 65:44 in the Run Kent Tonbridge Half Marathon to win by six and a half minutes over M45’s Ben Shearer.

Total: 1 Hikey (End) 65:44; 2 B Shearer (Camb H, M45) 72:14

M40: 1 N McClements (Ton) 72:53

M55: 1 N Daters 74:17

M60: 1 S Moss (Beck) 88:45

Women: 1 L Whitehead (Tun W) 86:49

W45: 1 N Hanekom (S’oaks) 79:56

W50. 1 N Gaudilat (Beck) 94:09

W55. 1 D Mewis (Beck) 97:48; 2 K Marchant (Beck) 98:34

W60: 1 G Arnot (Beck) 91:55

SHEFFIELD MUTUAL 10km, South Yorkshire, September 29

Andrew Hayes clocked 29:44 in Sheffield to win by less than a minute.

Overall: 1 A Heyes (Hallam) 29:44; 2 J Martin (Hallam) 30:23; 3 M Jones (Chief RC) 31:31; 4 J Wergan (Hallam) 31:44; 5 M Craig (Hallam) 31:59; 5 A Smith Hallam) 32:09

Women: 1 M Hanby 39:31

SHELFORD 5km, Cambridgeshire, September 29

Georgina Schwiening won the Shelford 5km in 16:04, her third race since the 2022 Valencia Marathon, and beat her eight-year personal best by 29 seconds.

Total: 1g Christmas (C&C) 3:46 p.m

M65: 1 P Thompson (C&C) 19:21

M75: 1 Jay Socker Hunts) 11.01pm

Women: 1 G Schwiening (Camb R) 16:04

W45: 1 E Leggate (C&C) 17:06

W55: 1 N McBride (C&C) 19:36; 2 C Payne (Granth) 20:14

SHREWSBURY HALF MARATHON, Shropshire, 29 September

Overall: 1 S Jewson (Croft) 71:45

M40: 1 J Hickinbottom (Shrews) 73:33

Women: 1 E Pitcher (Shrews) 82:51

W45: 1 D Searle (Chesh Dr) 87:54

W50: 1 J Pattison (Staff) 97:06

W55: 1 J Marriott (Croft) 1:42:10

TADLEY 10, Hampshire, September 29

Overall: 1 D Hawkins (Newb) 53:56

M40: 1 B Nutley (BMU) 57:45

M50: 1 L Northcliffe 60:53

Women: 1 Ecclesiastes 72:41

TAUNTON 10km, Somerset, 29 September

Overall: 1 D Millard (Taunt, U20) 32:43

M50: 1 J O’Connell (Taunting) 35:47

U17: 1 T Vesty (Mock) 34:13

Women: 1 K Booth (Mock, W45) 37:20

W60: 1 S Capstick (R F’ever) 47:09

START FITNESS NORTH EAST HARRIER LEAGUE, Peterlee, Tyne & Wear, September 28.

The seven-race league soon kicked off the 2024/25 season at Thornley Hall Farm and saw a comfortable victory for Morpeth’s Josh Fiddaman.

The 2023 BUCS champion beat Alex Bellew by over a minute and a half.

It was much closer in the women’s race as Birtley’s Lydia Turner beat Houghton junior Charlotte Dillon by 100m.

The 27-year-old former European Under-20 bronze medalist has also represented Great Britain at the 2018 Under-23 Championships since 2014, but has had a few years off since earlier this year.

Dillon finished eighth in the under-20 cross-country race earlier in 2024 after a couple of North East Harrier wins.

In the age group races, Kitty Graham, the 2023 Northern Counties bronze medallist, won the Under 15 event.

Men (c. 9km): 1 J Fiddaman (Morp) 30:16; 2 A Bellew (Birt) 32:52; 3 R Hart (Crook, U20) 33:15; 4 D Bickerstaff (Durh) 33;20; 5 R Woods (Durh) 33:40; 6 Jay Willis (Sund, U20) 33:43

M40: 1 R Bateson (Blyth) 34:22; 2 A Bell (Elsw) 34:46; 3 R Christie (Wearside) 34:50

M45: 1 Jones (Blyth) 35:31

M50: 1 D Milligan (Elvet) 35:31; 2 Jay Allen (Alnw) 36:05

M60: 1 I Norman (Heaton) 38:45

M65 (approx 7km): 1 M Meaney (Ponte) 29:58; 2 R Hewitson (Durh) 31:41; 3 M Standbridge (Crook) 32:03

U17: 1 Cook (Gate) 15:51; 2 A Delullo (T’dale) 16:04; 3 W Jardine (Durh) 4:30 p.m

U15: 1 K Pearson (Wind) 10:52; 2 W Pugh (T’dale) 11:10; 3 D Lee (Durh) 11:26

U13: 1 M Gaylor (Morp) 11:41; 2 J McManus (Gosph) 12:07; 3 W McLean (L Fall) 12:09

Women (approx 6km): 1 L Turner (Birt) 23:03; 2 C Dillon (Joughton, U20) 23:26; 3 E Fellows (Blay) 25:03; 4 A Leadbetter (Newc U, U20) 25:51; 5 M Doherty (Newwc U) 26:04; 6 I Dee (Newc U) 26:12

W45: 1 K Stephenson (Sund) 28:31

W55: 1 K Robertson (T’dale) 27:05

U17: 1 E Booth (J&H) 20:15; 2 L Burden (CleS) 20:23; 3 G Carter (Durh) 21:10

U15: 1 K Graeme (Birt) 12:49; 2 F Heatley (Morp) 13:02; 3 E Stobbart (T’dale) 13:21

U13: 1 H Wilkinson (Morp) 13:27; 2 M Carr (Prudhoe) 13:30; 3 Jay Davies (Sedge) 13:34

MIDDLESEX 10km, Victoria Park, London, September 29

Total: 1 M Cattini (Harr, U20) 31;30; 2 T Aldred (Lon H, M45) 31:31

M50: 1 A Bond (Dulw R) 34:05

M55: 1 R Shulman (Lon H) 37:17

M60: 1 P Kelland 38:48

M75: 1 M Mann (Dalv R) 48:19

Women: 1 R Whyte-Wilding (Lewes) 36:26

W50. 1 T Addison (Lon H) 42:52

W55: 1 S Buckton (Lon H) 43:52; 2 A Judd (Lon H) 43:53

W60: 1 C Shelley (Serp) 46:00

WINDSOR HALF MARATHON, Berkshire, September 29

Jonathan Escalante-Phillips, who was fourth in 13:53 over the 5km at the Home Nations in August, ran his fastest half of the year in 66:00.

In second place was Tevelde Menges, who ran 66:11. his season best is 63:51, which he ran in Barcelona in February.

Overall: 1 J Escalante-Phillips (C&C) 66:00; 2 T Menges (M&M) 66:11; 3 A:

M40: 1 A Lee (W Tempo) 73:37

M55: 1 S Morris (ESM) 70:52

Women: 1L Locks (AFD, W45) 84:31

H50: 1 R Nkoane (Chlt) 96:38

W55: 1 P Grez4 98:03

W60:1 J Carnaffin 98:19

SERPENTINE LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km, Hyde Park, London, 27 September

Total: 1 T Rehal (Chelm) 15:51

M50: 1 S Coombes (L Buzz) 4.45pm

M60: 1 A Leach (NHRR) 1712

Women: 1 M James (S Lon, W45) 7pm

W50: 1 A Farrall 9Tun W) 8:10 p.m

W55: 1 R Hutton (S Lon) 20:55; 2 A Barber (Kent) 22:10; 3 S Chan (S Lon) 22:11

W60: 1 L Woolhouse (Vets) 21:02

W65: 1 G Coulson (S Lon) 23:35

W70: 1 A Riddell (Serp) 26:39

LEEDS 5km SERIES, West Yorkshire, September 25

Overall: 1 B Rothery (Ilk) 15:14

Women: 1 J Grant (St Ther, W35) 18:01

W55: 1 A Spencer (Valley St) 20:29

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