Britain’s Verity Ockenden and Matt Ramsden line up for the World Cross Country Champs in Florida on January 10.
Verity Ockenden and Matt Ramsden completed a festive season run of over 10km in Lancashire on Sunday (December 28). World Championship on January 10 in Tallahassee, Florida.
Ockenden was a clear winner in the Ribble Valley 10km race in 32:18 as junior Issy Holt came second.
Blackburn Harrier Ramsden ran in 29:05 when he pulled away from Ethiopian Biruk Aduna Kebede, who runs for Clayton le Moors, with around 250 meters to go as Ollie Lockley finished third.
Organized by RunThrough, the event included the North of England Championships.
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Men1 M Ramsden (Blackburn) 29:05; 2 B Kebede (ETH/Clayton le Moors) 29:12; 3 O Lockley (Leeds C) 29:30; 4 Jay Sanderson (G&G) 29:45; 5 G Chalmers (Leeds C) 29:48
Women1 v Ockenden (Swan) 32:18; 2: Holtin (Blackburn, U20) 33:32; 3 L Hesketh (Clayton Le Moors, W40) 33:55; 4m Stenhouse (Rugby and Northampton) 34:16; 5 E SIMM (Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde) 34:18
Full results here.
