Our latest road race across the UK kicks off with this popular Tyne & Wear event.
NORMAN WOODCOCK RELAYS, Gosforth High Park, Tyne & Wear, 2 November
With three runners in each team and each team’s finalist being a female, this memorial was won by Morpeth Harriers.
They started with Alice Hetherington, whose lap time of 1.66 miles on the park’s trails remained the best of the race at 7:40.
He was followed home on the first stage by Heaton’s Jacob Garthwaite, whose own time of 7:50 was second fastest.
Jess Eaton, anchor of the third-placed Tyne Bridge team, was fastest among the women.
Men (3×1.66M). 1 Morpeth 24:48 (E Hetherington 7:40, C Marshall 7:59, H Lawrence (W) 9:09); 2 Heaton 24:58 (J Garthwaite 7:50, E Knight 7:57, J Woodcock (W) 9:11); 3 Tyne Bridge 25:06 (M Hedley 7:59, T Charteris 8:02, J Eaton (W) 9:05); 4 Sunderland 26:17; 5 Gosforth 26:47; 6 Sunderland B 27:13
Fastest: Hetherington 7:40; Garthwaite 7:50; R Slater (Gosph) 7:55
Women. Eaton 9:05 Lawrence 9:09; Woodcock 9:11 a.m
M/W40 (3×1.66M). 1 Sunderland 27:13 (N Younger 8:31, R Harrison 8:44, K Stephenson (W) 9:58); 2 PHC 28:05; 3 Tyne Bridge 30;11
M40: A Heppell Gosf) 8:24
W40: J Heslop (Elsw, W45) 9:16
M/W50 (3×1.66M). 1 Tynedale 30:52. Fastest: M Dennison (Low F) 8:29
Women. A Fletcher (Gosph) 10:22
M/W60. Heaton 34:22. Fastest: I Norman (Heat) 9:58
W60: K Williams (Cook) 12:54
BIDEFORD 10, Devon, November 2
Veteran Ronnie Richmond won his home club race in 51:52, but the British Masters W75 was best later in the field.
This was from Launceston’s Jenny Mills, with a British all-time best of 80:35, while British W65 all-time mark holder Claudine Benstead was also in action despite having the best time in her age group.
In general. 1 Refill (B, M41:52; 2 Cwitt (Tiv) 52:57; 3 J Dee (Sts) 53:21; 4 F Holman (Plym) 53:33; 5 And the South Son (Rad) 53:41
M40: 2 O White (Ex’mth) 54:35; 3 R Hardy (Axe V) 55:17
M45: 1 R Snell (Axe V) 57:31
M50: 1 j Kothing 58:58; 2 J Colaco (new rr) 59:0
M55: 1 T Wright (Maize) 59:07
M65: 1 K Shelton-Smith 65:27
Women. 1 N Kelly (Tav) 60:36
W40: 1 R Orchard (Corn) 63:51
W55: 1 N Morgan (Chep) 66:08
W60: 1 C Newman (Ex’mth) 65:28
W65: 1 C Benstead (Oke) 70:38
W75: 1 this Jill (Last) “03
SIRENSTER HALF MARATHON, Gloucestershire, 2nd November
In general. 1 T Dunford (B & W) & 1:47
M65: 1 M Creditott 82:57
Women. 1 I Stubbs (Witt) 82:58
W50: 1 J Matthew 94:24
W55: 1 T Hill (Stroud) 97:29
DEEPDALE DASH 10km, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, November 2
In general. 1 O Donkin (Barton) 31:18
Women. 1 B Ramsey (CoH) 39:25
DERWENTWATER 10, Keswick, Cumberland, November 2
In general. 1 J Battrick (Kesw) 52:13; 2 T Humphries (Border) 54:25; 3 R Lightfoot (E’boro, M40) 53:28; 4 O Dawson (Wolf) 54:01; 5 S Stead (Kesv) 54:09; 6 D Carter (York Post) 55:38
M40: 2 B Jarvis (Holmf) 56:53
M60: 1 C Upson (Cambus) 61:03
Women. 1 M McCnespie Leeds) 62:23
W50: 1 E Nielsen (Eden) 70:40; 2 L Osborn (Kesw) 71:41
EAST COAST 10km, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, 2 November
In general. 1 D Adams Norw) 30:57; 2 G Gay (Norway) 31:52; 3 N Bath (Norw RR) 31:56
M50: 1 K Holland (Dim) 34:50
M60: 1 M Tuff (Fland) 38:45
Women. 1 E Grubb (Norway, W40) 35:45
FLYING FOX 10, Standon, Staffordshire, November 2
In general. 1 L Gratton (Ruge) 51:15; 2 J Thomas (Stex) 53;12; 3 C Gidlow (SZkee, M45) 53:56
Women. 1 G Moore (Snowdonia, W40) 63:12
W50: 1 J Cook (Shrews) 67:57
W60: 1 C Higgs (Trent) 76:11
GUY FAWKES 5, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, November 2
In general. 1 M Kelly 25:27
M50: 1 M Thomas 27:48
M60: 1 J Mower 30:37
Women. 1 A Tredgett 29;14; 2 B Times (W35) 29;19; 3 G Greenwood 29;36
W45: 1 K Jacobs 31:54
W55: 1 K Ramsey (Charn) 31:57; 2 F Maycock (W Tempo) 33;57
W75: 1 S Smith 38:22
GUY FAWKES 10, Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, November 2
In general. 1 E Hobbs (First) 54:40
Women. 1 H Cross (Pock, W40) 69:24
HERTFORDSHIRE HALF MARATHON, Knebworth, 2nd November
In general. 1 A Milne (HW) 6t8:10; 2 M Waddington (War) 69:10
Women. 1 r Woolfe (thh) 82:03
RICHARD BURTON 10km, Cwmavon, South Wales, 2 November
Dewey Griffiths added to his tally of wins for the 2025 race with a 29-25 win over Swansea team-mate Jonathan Butler.
It was his fifth consecutive victory in the race and ninth of the year for Griffiths, who set a personal best of 28:20 in Manchester last year.
For the women, Paris Olympic marathon runner Clara Evans edged out Pontypridd clubmate Olivia Zim in 33:34.
In general. 1 D Griffiths (Swan) 29:25; 2 J Butler (Swan) 30:23; 3 J Giffiths (Swan) 31:44
M60: 1 A Blair (Les C) 39:41
Women. 1 C Evans (P’pridd) 33:34; 2 of Tsim (P’pridd) 35:07
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km, Hyde Park, London, October 31
In general. 1 L Laylee (Herne H) 15:27
M60: 1 S Corfield (SoC) 18:28; 2 A Green (North Tri) 18:53; 3 K McDonald (Hill) 6:56 p.m
M80: 1 T Rea (H’field) 26:11
Women. 1 C Davies (Herne H) 17:43
W45: 1 E Skinner (Kent) 19:11
W50: 1 M James (S Lawn) 18:45; 2 A Farrall (Tun W) 20:40; 3 P Blackledge (B&H) 20:48
W55: 1 A Critchlow (W4H) 19:50; 2 J Kennelly (B&H) 21:06
W60: 1 C Elms (Dulw R) 19:14; 2 L Woolhouse (Vets) 21:34; 3 R Hutton (S Lon) 22:17; 4 P Major (S Lon) 22:41; 5 D Steer (St Alb’s) 23:04
W65: 1 A Morris (Rei P) 25:06; 2 G Coulson (Vets) 25:31
