Chris Larkin and Catriona MacDonald top the popular event in the North East of England.
START FITNESS NORTH EAST HARRIER LEAGUE, South Shields, January 31
Temple Memorial Park hosted the fifth race of the series as Chris Larkin was first home overall after moving up from second in the previous race of the series.
Larkin was 2nd fastest in that pre-season race.
This fifth league game also featured the Sherman Trophy and the Davidson Shield.
In the women’s race, Catriona Macdonald was first home, ahead of Jessica Fox, who was fastest of all women in the previous stage of the race.
Seventh home overall and just under a minute behind was North East favorite W45 Justina Heslop.
In general. 1 C Larkin (Heaton) 30:40; 2 C Franks (Gate, M40) 31:03; 3 M Linsley (Gate) 31:32
M45: 1 A Heppell (Gosf) 34:43
M50: 1 L McEwan (Elvet) 36:28
M55: 1 M Turnbull (Elsw) 37:54
M60: 1 S Everett (Durh) 40:05
M65: 1 D Walton (Elsw) 43:03
U20: 1 L McFonough (Alnw) 31:43
U17: 1 G Bryce (Blyth) 19:44; 2 W Haswell (Sund) 19:53; 3 D Heatley (Blyth) 20:21
U15: 1 A Johnston (Blyth) 11:03; 2 J Floyd (Blyth) 11;13; 3 J Johnson (Gate) 11:14
U13: 1 J Hopper (J&H) 11:32; 2 F Hutchinson (Durh) 11:37; 3 J Hardy (Heaton) 11:57
Women. 1 C MacDonald (Morp) 23:49; 2 J Fox (Sunday) 23:56; 3 A Etherington (Crook) 24:15
W40: 1 S Attwood (Crook) 25:22
W45: 1 J Heslop (Elsw) 24:36
W50: 1 L short (T’dale) 26:09
W55: 1 K Anderson (T’dale) 29:14
W65: 1 C Page (Alnw) 29:25
U17: 1 M Owens (Darl) 23:48; 2 C Owens (Darl) 23:02; 3 S Elliott (Gosf) 25:02
U15: 1 F Heatley (Morp) 12:38; 2 J Gould (Gate) 12:54; 2 C Das (Gosf) 14:01
U13: 1 J Davies (Sedge) 12:56; 2 M Pugh (T’dale) 13:03; 3 C De Lucas (Phoe Fly) 13:07
OXFORDSHIRE LEAGUE, Round 4, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, February 1.
Cotswold Farm Park at Guiting Power saw the league move outside of Oxfordshire and with it a win for 40-year-old Ben Cole, who registered his third league appearance of the winter.
Second claim Swindon Harriers opened a 30-metre win over team-mate Simon Byrne.
For the ladies, it was W35’s Victoria Boedeker who came out on top for Hook Norton Harriers.
In the younger age groups, James Mayneord was again in winning form, his third of the 2025/26 season.
In general. 1 B Cole (Swin, M40) 28:41; 2 S Byrne (Swin) 28:49; 3 J Davies (Oxf C_) 28:57
M40: 2 D Blake (Wise) 30:23
M50: 1 B Paviour (Read) 31:54; 2 J Bolton (W’stock) 32:45
M60: 1 M Slevin (Ch.RR) 38:09
M70: 1 M Sherids (Nub) 402:05
U17: 1 J Norton (New) 21:43; 2 h steel (abing) 21:59; 3 s Nixon-Gagg (Abing) 21:1
U15: 1 J Mayneord (Swin) 16:45; 2 L Moss (Newb) 16:55; 3 A Collins (Bic) 16:57
U13: 1 S Cousins ​​(Radley) 11:30; 2 Jay Lindsay (Abing) 11:32; 3 R Gray (Banb) 11:53
Women. 1 W Bodekker (Hook N, W35) 34:08; 2 L Robertson (Newb) 35:28; 3 L Morrison (Swin) 35:35
W40: 1 J Franklin (Newb) 35:36
W50: 1 J Stueber (H’worth) 39:51
W60: 1 K Bates (Ethnsh) 49:46
U17: 1 A Lorimer (Oxf C) 24:32; 2 S Kintish (Oxf C) 25:8; 3 K Barney (Radley) 26:34
U15: 1 N Parry-Spring (Radley) 19:20; 2 E Scrace (Swin) 19:30; 3 E Charlesworth (Swin) 19:52
U13: 1 B Brien (Swin) 11:10; 2 R Walker (Banb) 13:15; 3 P Wall (Swin) 13:28
RAF CHAMPIONSHIPS, RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire, 29 January
Men. 1 r Wood (Odiham) 32:38; 2 C Davies (MMB) 32:40; 3 and Baker (CrSanwell, M40) 32:50; 4 m Kallenberg (Wittering) 33; 10; 5 b Livesey (High Wyc, M40) 33:18; 6 B Evans (Cosf) 34:05
M50: 1 M Whitfield (Nwood) 35:28
Women. 1 C Richardson (Shawbury) 28:46; 2 L Rycroft (B Norton) 29:43; 3 C Cory (Stamford Hall) 31:19
W45: 1 J Johnson (B Norton) 33:51
