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Now in its 21^st year, the Loch Ness Marathon is renowned for being one of the most beautiful marathons in the world and is on the bucket list of many runners around the world.

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While all attention was on M40 Mo Farah, there were also UK records for M70 Mike Sheridan and W60 Treena Johnson plus a world masters best for American Jenny Hitchings

While much of the media focussed on Mo Farahs relative demise on Sunday at the TCS London Marathon he still destroyed Andrew Davies British M40 record of 2:14:20 with 2:10:28 and his superb halfway time of 63:38 was quicker than the official British half-marathon best although Paul Evans ran 63:15 in the Great North Run in 2001.

Farahs 10km splits were 29:53, 30:28, 30:31 and 32:31 and his second half was a painful 66:50.

Chris Thompson, Farahs conqueror in the 2003 European under-23 5000m Championships, also broke the old record with 2:11:50 with a slightly more controlled 30:54, 31:08, 31:12 and 31:32.

Two other British M40s broke 2:20 Bramley 20 winner Ron Richmond and former Southern cross-country champion John Gilbert.

The masters performance of the race though arguably came from Jenny Hitchings.

The American who ran 2:46:05 at Boston and 2:46:35 at Sacramento in 2021 did not get her times accepted due to the downhill courses. Therefore the listed world masters record was credited to Krishna Stanton in London last October. The Australian, who was the Commonwealth Games silver medallist in Manchester in 2002, ran 2:48:06 in London but Hitchings ran 2:45:27 and she turns 60 in July.

Her splits were a controlled slowing down of 38:15, 39:05, 39:15 and 40:02 and she passed halfway in 81:36.

Alice Riddell-Webster was the leading Brit in second in 2:58:45 just outside her PB of 2:58:19 from last year.

John Sheridan, 73, who ranks second all-time in the M65 category, won the M70 age group by just under 15 minutes.

His chip time was a British best 2:59:13 compared to the 2:59:37 he ran in 2021 and 3:00:58 attributed to the official UK BMAF best by John Keston in 1996.

In 2021 however, Sheridan was denied a UK best even though gun times should be deemed irrelevant for older runners due to safety reasons forcing them to start too high up to save time, as he took many minutes to cross the line this time he took a mere one minute 25 to get across the line so can claim a 3:00:38 gun time at the very least.

His splits show his great experience 42:41, 43:35, 42:37 and a stunning 41:08 for the 30km onwards.

He said: I had a rough patch from about mile eight to beyond halfway and thought of jogging in. Then I realised that if I did that if I gave up, I would regret if for the rest of my life!

That was too much, and so I then made a decision to just run as hard as could to the finish and see what happens. If I crash and burn, at least I tried. Almost instantly I felt better mentally and physically I began to run through the pack and the crowd support was immense all the way to the finish. They can always spot a runner carving through the field.

While the W55 race saw a world mark, the W60 race saw a British record and major revision of the all-time list.

Five years ago, Angharad Mair and Treena Johnson fought out a great battle in London and Mairs 2:54:49 was a UK W55 record and Johnson, with 2:55:34, also smashed the previous record.

This time Mair set off quickly with opening 10km splits of 40:21 and 41:27 to reach halfway well inside record schedule with 86:22. However, she struggled on the second half with 10km splits of 42:34 and then 45:55.

Johnson paced it better with 41:41 and then 42:07 to pass halfway two minutes down in 88:19. While the Welsh athlete ahead was slowing, she ran another 42:07 and although then slowing to 44:04 she overtook her before 40km to take 12 minutes off the British record with 3:00:19.

Both runners covered the last 2195m in 10:37 with Mair also taking a chunk off the UK best with 3:00:54.

Mair said: It was Treenas day. She ran a far better race than I did and she deserves the win and the record. I went off too fast and for the last eight miles just concentrated on putting one foot in front of the other and I also stopped a few times with cramp.

Though 11 minutes down on the pair ahead, former record-holder Mary Slocum, who has dual nationality, finished third in a PB 3:11:44 and her chip time of 3:11:53 is actually quicker than current record-holder Sue Harrison achieved as a gun time in Seville (3:12:06) this year, though Harrisons chip of 3:11:47 is marginally quicker.

According to the World Masters Association, the world W70 record is Helga Mikettas 3:35:29 but Yuko Gordon wont be claiming any records although she ran 3:28:20 to win her category by over half a hour.

While the WMA dont recognise it, many statisticians regard Jeannie Rice (3:24:48 in Berlin in 2019) as the genuine world best.

The Hong Kong Olympian holds the British best with 3:25:30 from London 2021 but here felt she started too fast as she was nearer the front of the start than normal after being interviewed by the BBC and she ran her early 10km splits in 47:30 and 48:37 to reach halfway in 1:41:23 well inside all record schedules. Though she held the pace with a 48:15 split up to 30km, she unusually suffered with a 51:41 up to 40km to eventually fall over three minutes outside of her target.

With an absence of leading masters on the womens elite field, Helen Gaunt won the W40 race in a startling manner. With a half-marathon PB of 77:46, she blasted through halfway in 75:26 having run 35:14 and 36:19 for her first two 10km splits. She inevitably slowed with 37:06 and 38:32 but held on with 2:35:38 to take over three minutes off of her PB.

Alice Braham, who won the English National junior race in 1995, won the W45 title in 2:41:07 which is her quickest marathon for 15 years and almost identical to the time she ran in Toronto in 2007 when finishing fifth as part of a British team. Her PB is 2:35:20.

Jacqueline Rockliffe came within 16 seconds of Sue McDonalds UK W50 best of 2:51:27 though its worth noting that Zelah Morrall has a 2:50:02 chip time that hasnt been ratified as no gun times were available.

Rockliffe ran superb even splits with 10km times of 40:31, 40:57, 40:51 and 40:42.

Northern Irelands Norman Mawhinney running his 30th race of the year, won the M65 age group by over 10 minutes as his 2:54:47 went third all-time in the age group in the UK. He put together 10km splits of 40:31, 40:20, 40:08 and 43:08.

Jon Walton regained the M50 title he won in 2021 after being second last year with 2:30:26.

Other age-group winners included W65 Jane Kidd (3:33:21), W75 Gina Little (4:38:42), W80 Eileen Hieron (5:57:36), M45 Juan Moreno (2:29:28), M55 Joost de Raymaeker (2:36:03), M60 Jaime Gillen (2:50:18), M75 Graham Walsh (3:42:07), M80 Joseph Stewart (4:29:11) and M85 Harry Newton (5:28:53).

We include leading elite times below the masters but dont have a full listing yet from Power of 10 and the mass finish times look unreliable.

With cheating making the news of late and even making a major appearance on Have I got News From You, according to the results on Tuesday lunchtime the first woman on the mass start was Rebecca McConnell (2:30:29). However, judging by the official results website she started a hour after the initial runners but only appeared on the chip times at 30km with a world record 1:25:12 and then proceeded to the finish at just inside four-hour pace.

Former Boston winner Yuko Kawauchi was the first from the masses with 2:13:18 but Briton Oliver Ward was credited with a 2:13:39. He too started a hour after the elite but only suddenly appeared in the results at 40km with a world-class 2:02:16 over a minute faster than Mo Farah ran but then ran barely four-hour pace to the finish!

The first genuine British finisher on the masses was Hillingdon 20 winner and South of England runner-up Alex Lepretre who smashed his PB with 2:15:01 after a brave 65:59 halfway time. His PB (from his very early days) is listed as 3:03:18 on Power of 10.

We will list additional results from the masses once Power of 10/Run Britain have processed them.

M40 (chip times):
1 Mo Farah (NEB) 2:10:28
2 Chris Thompson (AFD) 2:11:50
3 Ebrahim Abdulaziz (NOR) 2:18:41
4 Ron Richmond (Bide) 2:19:00
5 John Gilbert (Kent) 2:19:28
6 Gavin Tomlinson (Chorl) 2:23:41
7 Pat Martin (Wavly) 2:24:31
8 Matthew Watson (Barlick) 2:24:38
9 Michael Eccles (Bure) 2:24:44
10 Nick Impey (Dulw R) 2:26:41

M45:
1 Juan Moreno (CLC) 2:29:28
2 Brian Underwood (Poole) 2:30:05
3 Martin Green (N Wales) 2:30:43
4 Andrew McCarron (QPH) 2:32:21
5 Kevin Francis (Ware) 2:32:43
6 Ben Hope (Kent) 2:33:15
7 Graham Doig (PH Racing) 2:33:21
8 Ady Whitwam (Morp) 2:34:09
9 Michael Morgan (IRL) 2:34:12
10 Alan Ford (Barns) 2:34:34

M50:
1 Jon Walton (Leeds) 2:30:26
2 Paul Jones (Shrews) 2:32:03
3 Steve Hobbs (VP&TH) 2:34:38
4 Yuji Yamanaka (JPN) 2:36:12
5 David Williams (S Lon) 2:36:22
6 Rob Grantham (Wirr) 2:36:45
7 Joan Madina (L Goat) 2:36:48
8 Milani Massimiliano (ITA) 2:37:32
9 Simon Shaw (ESM) 2:38:33
10 Zhanbulat Kadyrov (KAZ) 2:38:55

M55:
1 Joost de Raymaeker (BEL) 2:36:03
2 Pierre Senac (FRA) 2:39:24
3 Graham Bale (Pstock) 2:40:48
4 Richard Shipway (Western) 2:44:46
5 Paul Holley (New J) 2:45:27
6 Jon Ratcliffe (Herne H) 2:46:26
7 Mark Allen (Ips J) 2:47:27
8 Christophe Vergot (BEL) 2:47:30
9 Richard Ashton (Mil K) 2:47:31
10 Rob McGrath (Sport W) 2:48:23

M60:
1 Jaime Guillen (USA) 2:50:18
2 Stuart Mills (Uck) 2:54:21
3 Greg Penn (NSP) 2:54:57
4 Ian James (Wrex) 2:55:18
5 Ifan Lloyd (Swans) 2:55:27
6 Cato Thunes (NOR) 2:56:43
7 Stephen Plummer (ESM) 2:58:49
8 Garth Morris (Ware) 3:00:34
9 Bruce Whitehead (Wboro) 3:00:41
10 James Saunders (Teign) 3:00:49

M65:
1 Norman Mawhinney (Scrabo) 2:54:47
2 Dale Thornley 3:06:38
3 E Nielsen (NOR) 3:07:35
4 James Cottle (IRL) 3:09:25
5 A Castello (ESP) 3:11:30
6 Graham Chapman (Ely) 3:14:44
7 A Madge (Holme P) 3:16:21
8 Tim Boone (Arun) 3:19:04
9 Simon Tyrrell (Pickering) 3:22:17
10 Mark Momerak (USA) 3:25:19

M70:
1 Mike Sheridan Newb) 2:59:13
2 David Butler (Billcay) 3:13:52
3 John Woodnutt (Morn) 3:28:56
4 Smali Khennas (ALG) 3:30:53
5 Kevin Byrne (Head RR) 3:36:30
6 Michael Williams (North RR) 3:43:05
7 James McGlynn (Wig) 3:44:05
8 Einar Madsen (NOR) 3:45:00
9 Gerrard Moss (Shelton) 3:47:42
10 Edward White (NE Vets) 3:49:08

M75:
1 Graham Walsh (Wym) 3:42:07
2 Andrew Jeyes (Ivanhoe) 3:49:30
3 Stuart Mann (Herts P) 3:50:05
4 David Winch (Thanet) 4:05:22
5 Peter McDonald 4:09:51
6 Philippe Rossiter (Hart) 4:25:47
7 Robin Scott (Kilb) 4:25:57
8 Gianfranco Gelormini (ITA) 4:27:40
9 Peter OBrien (AUS) 4:28:19
10 Ronnie Simpson 4:39:37

M80:
1 Joseph Stewart (IRL) 4:29:11
2 Jonathan Kane (Win) 4:57:08
3 Alan Bent (Brack F) 5:31:29
4 Roy Mayhew 6:37:54
5 Derek James (Bark) 6:45:28
6 Robin Farrar (Bungay) 6:53:38
7 Malcolm Speake (26.2RRC) 6:56:16
8 David Picksley 7:16:46
9 Robert Sielski (USA) 7:17:59
10 Ed Shillabeer (Ilford, Walker) 7:36:09

M85:
1 Harry Newton (Macc) 5:28:53

Women
W40:
1 Helen Gaunt (Ton) 2:35:38
2 Marina Wong (Belg/AUS) 2:42:47
3 Johanna (OReagan (Rside) 2:43:46
4 Dara Green (Gala) 2:44:41
5 Sarah Holt (Strag) 2:45:04
6 Sophie Delderfield (VoA) 2:45:23
7 Katy Woodward (Ware) 2:46:05
8 Sarah Lowery (Roth) 2:48:46
9 Caroline Turner (L Goat) 2:49:54
10 Keely Smith (W Chesh) 2:50:22

W45:
1 Alice Braham (Ealing E) 2:41:07
2 Annabel Granger (B&W) 2:45:21
3 C Nic Fhogarthaigh (Kent/IRL) 2:47:37
4 Claire Grima (HW) 2:50:01
5 Kate Rennie (Dac) 2:50:42
6 Helen Waugh (Alnwick) 2:50:45
7 Sarah Flaherty (Bing) 2:53:06
8 Victoria Ratcliffe (Somer) 2:53:23
9 Helen Mussen (Wat J) 2:54:22
10 Rosamund Ponder (W4H) 2:54:32

W50:
1 Jacqueline Rockliffe (W Tempo) 2:51:43
2 Sarah Swinhoe (Lon H) 2:55:23
3 Nicky Brookes 2:57:19
4 Val Sesto (Lym) 2:57:58
5 Dani Tarlton (Arena) 2:58:10
6 Bernadette Versey (Lhill) 2:58:13
7 Jan Cooke (Shrews) 2:59:05
8 Bernie McAdam (IRL) 2:59:51
9 Sasha Birkin (Metros) 3:01:41
10 Dawn Godwin (Mhead) 3:01:45

W55:
1 Jenny Hitchings (USA) 2:45:27
2 Alice Riddell-Webster (Fulham) 2:58:45
3 Fee Maycock (W Tempo) 3:02:07
4 Jeannette (Johnson (Launc) 3:07:55
5 Ruth Hutton (S Lon) 3:11:18
6 Jacky Murdy (S Shields) 3:12:30
7 Anglina Vanadrichem (NED) 3:17:03
8 Michelle Lennon (Dulw R) 3:18:09
9 Julie Amble (USA) 3:20:05
10 Jill Phillips (Orp) 3:23:47

W60:
1 Treena Johnson (Dews) 3:00:19
2 Angharad Mair (Les C) 3:00:54
3 Mary Slocum (IRL) 3:11:44
4 Katrin Flikschuh (VP&TH) 3:14:33
5 Roselle (Oberhoizer (Blaydon) 3:16:50
6 Susanna Harrison (G&G) 3:17:44
7 Colleen Middleton (AUS) 3:18:54
8 Kerry Munn (Kett) 3:24:00
9 Catherine Ferguson (Serp) 3:24:37
10 Sandra Petrovskis (USA) 3:24:58

W65:
1 Jane Kidd (Kenil) 3:33:21
2 Sandy Masters (Wbury) 3:34:33
3 Jane Bremmer (Tamar) 3:35:36
4 Nancy Smith (USA) 3:46:01
5 Maria Fernandez (ESP) 3:49:02
6 Lisa Bradley (USA) 3:49:15
7 Kristin Isachsen (NOR) 3:50:04
8 Tricia Hirst (Maldwyn) 3:53:47
9 Andrea Simmons (Hayle) 3:55:57
10 Bridgit Weekes (Soaks) 3:57:14

W70:
1 Yuko Gordon (FVS) 3:28:20
2 Joy Radford (Win) 4:03:37
3 Jane Davies (E&E) 4:05:38
4 Jackie Tombs (Gosp) 4:20:21
5 Jane Wall 4:21:27
6 Jacqueline Millett (Best A) 4:21:33
7 Hilda Coulsey (Ilk) 4:23:31
8 Maria MacDonald (Camb H) 4:27:21
9 Hazel Davies 4:30:46
10 Anne Graveling 4:37:31

W75:
1 Gina Little (100 Mara) 4:38:42
2 Linda Ashmore (Eg H) 4:45:31
3 Sue Nicholls (Burnham-on-Sea) 4:55:31
4 Jane Ashby (Ryst) 5:00:45
5 Elle Perkins 5:54:57
6 Cherry Owens (W Wight) 5:57:55
7 Jenny Osborn 6:03:20
8 Violet Davidson (Bdrain) 6:09:05
9 Patricia-Jane Gibson (RRC) 6:09:57
10 Eleanor De Vries (NZL) 6:41:18

W80:
1 Eileen Hieron (Durs) 5:57:36
2 Raquel Ponte (ESP) 6:19:46
3 Pat Seabrook (Finch) 6:53:55
4 Flora Frank 7:04:19

Masters results courtesy of Martin Duff

Elite Mar:

1 Kelvin Kiptum KEN 2:01:25
2 Geoffrey Kamworor KEN 2:04:23
3 Tamirat Tola ETH 2:04:59
4 Leul Gebrselassie ETH 2:05:45
5 Seifu Tura ETH 2:06:38
6 Emile Cairess 2:08:07
7 Brett Robinson AUS 2:10:19
8 Phil Sesemann 2:10:23
9 Mo Farah 2:10:28
10 Chris Thompson 2:11:50
11 Frank Lara USA 2:13:29
12 Tom Gröschel GER 2:13:29
13 Luke Caldwell 2:13:29
14 Weynay Ghebreselassie 2:15:41
15 Ben Connor 2:15:47
16 Ross Braden 2:15:47
17 Nick Bowker 2:16:18
18 Alex Milne 2:16:30
19 Dewi Griffiths 2:16:51
20 Fraser Stewart 2:18:34
21 Ronnie Richmond 2:19:00
22 Matthew Dickinson 2:19:25
23 Alex Monroe USA 2:22:00
24 Nick Earl 2:24:32
Paulos Surafel DNF, Kenenisa Bekele ETH DNF, Josh Lunn DNF, Kinde Atanaw ETH DNF, Berhanu Legesse ETH DNF, Amos Kipruto KEN DNF

Women Elite Mar:

1 Sifan Hassan NED 2:18:33 NR
2 Alemu Megertu ETH 2:18:37
3 Peres Jepchirchir KEN 2:18:38
4 Sheila Kiprotich KEN 2:18:51
5 Yalemzerf Yehualaw ETH 2:18:53
6 Judith Korir KEN 2:20:41
7 Almaz Ayana ETH 2:20:44
8 Tadu Teshome ETH 2:21:31
9 Sofiya Yaremchuk ITA 2:24:02
10 Susanna Sullivan USA 2:24:27
11 Samantha Harrison 2:25:59
12 Dominique Scott Efurd RSA 2:29:19
13 Ellie Pashley AUS 2:29:37
Genzebe Dibaba ETH DNF, Brigid Kosgei KEN DNF, Alice Wright DNF, Sutume Asefa ETH DNF.

Mass race: Yuki Kawauchi JPN 2:13:18; (O Ward) Alex Lepretre (High) 2:15:01; James Hoad (THH) 2:18:38; Sean Hogan (GBR) 2:18:47; Charles Sandison (GBR) 2:19:22; John Gilbert (Kent) 2:19:28

Women: (R McConnell) 1 Diana Bogantes Gonzalez (CRC) 2:33:40; 2 Rachel Hodgkinson (Liv H) 2:34:46; 3 Helen Gaunt (Ton, W40) 2:35:38; 4 Hanne Maridal (NOR) 2:35:50; 5 Chelsea Baker (B&W) 2:36:06; 6 Heather Townsend (Leeds) 2:37:01

Additional results to be added

Advice on how to get into shape to conquer 26.2 miles

Considering that the origins of the marathon go back over around 2,500 years it is only relatively recently that it has become an event that takes place outside of the Olympic Games.

However now most major cities have a marathon event each year and there is even the phenomenon of marathon tourism with runners aiming to compete as far afield as Berlin and New York and London and Boston. Some events that also include elite athletes come with the added attraction of sports betting on who the winner will be and even what time they will achieve.

There are various different kinds of marathon outside the standard 26.2 miles ranging from the 13.1 mile half marathon up to the ultra events that can be the equivalent of four standard distances or more. But the one thing that all these s have in common is that anyone planning to participate needs to prepare carefully if they aim to perform well and achieve their individual goals.

There are four key areas that the marathon runner has to be aware of and combine if this is going to happen and, in order of importance, they are as follows.

Running training

Obviously, the most critical element of training, whether its your first ever marathon or your 50^th, is to get plenty of miles into your legs.

Look around online and you will find many training plans in which there is a structured build-up to the day of the race. It will be a combination of shorter, higher intensity runs and longer ones that are nearer the pace at which you think youll be running the actual marathon.

Its also important to consider the route that youll be running on the day. There is little point in training on the flat if youre going to be encountering hills around the course. Plus theres the old runners saying of hills for fitness. So if you train on some gradients its sure to increase your stamina and help you to run even faster on the flat.

General strength and fitness

This seems like a good moment to mention other kinds of fitness training to include in your regime.

Strength and resistance training might not seem to be immediately relevant for running, but it is an invaluable element of race preparation. Hitting the gym and doing exercises like lunges, squats, deadlifts and stretches will build power, develop muscle and increase your stamina. It can even help to prevent injuries.

Its a good idea to focus on two key areas core strength and the lower body as these will be the most engaged in running. The former will ensure a good running posture and the latter will make your legs more powerful and capable of propelling you for longer periods of time and at higher speeds.

Nutrition and hydration

Like a car, the performance that you can expect from your body is only as good as the fuel that goes into it. Plus, as well as providing the energy for your runs, the quality of the food you eat will also be vital for helping your body recover and replenish yourself.

Maintaining the right kind of nutrition is generally a question of common sense. You will find that a typical marathon diet plan focuses on getting the right balance of the macronutrients of carbohydrates, fats and protein.

It might surprise some that carbs are important but they provide the immediately-accessible energy that runners need. Fats are also good for providing calories in a fairly concentrated form while proteins are vital for muscle development and repair.

Remaining properly hydrated especially during and after training runs is also very important.

Getting in the right headspace

One of the biggest obstacles that prevent runners from performing at their best is their state of mind. Often the brain can place artificial limitations on what we believe we can realistically achieve.

A way to overcome this is through the now well-recognised practice of positive visualisation. So if we can imagine ourselves achieving a sub-four-hour time, the greater our chances of actually managing it.

In a nutshell, believing is achieving.

Its also important to make training for the marathon an enjoyable process in itself. Plenty of runners manage this by listening to podcasts or music when they run. This can put you into a neutral zone where its possible that the minutes or hours spent training seem to positively fly by.

A final thought

Using a combination of all of the above will soon get you into good shape for a marathon. But one thing that can ruin your plans along the way is injury.

If you do pick up a niggle then dont run on reckoning it will go away its likely to get worse.

So rest up until its better and follow any advice a doctor or physio gives you.

Then youll soon be back on the road to making that marathon starting line.

Tonbridge runner equals her 5km PB at Battersea while there is a UK age 14 800m best for Shaikira King in Gillingham and more ultra records

FRIDAY NIGHT 5km UNDER THE LIGHTS, Battersea, London, April 21

In Marchs Friday Night Under the Lights 5km Lucy Reid set a PB 15:53 with a 15:52 chip time. This time the Tonbridge athlete matched both times to the second as she was first woman by 10 seconds from Hannah Irwin with Holly Dixon third across the line though Verity Hopkins was a second quicker on gun time in the next wave though Dixon had the marginally better chip time.

Further back, Clare Elms, who is 60 later in the year, set a world age-59 best of 18:28.

Shaun Antell was first man to finish in 14:25 but curiously the next two Jed Noblett and Luke McCarron got faster chip times with 14:24.

It was close up front with just nine seconds covering the first 11 which became eight seconds on chip.

A few days after winning a National 12-stage medal for Kent AC, Chris Greenwood, who reaches the M50 age group later this year, ran a time of 15:00 which is equal to Martin Reess 20 year-old UK M50 best though Greenwoods 14:56 chip time puts him in the all-time top 10 in the M45 age group.

Men:
1 Shaun Antell M35 14:25
2 Jed Noblett 14:25
3 Luke McCarron 14:27
4 Tom Butler 14:29
5 Cameron Dockerill Kent 14:29
6 Flurry Grierson Highgate 14:30
7 Hugo Donovan WSEH 14:30
8 Owen Hind Kent 14:31
9 Logan Smith 14:31
10 John Beattie Leeds M35 14:33
11 Sam Bramwell Herne Hill 14:34
12 Timothy Lefroy 14:37

U20: 1 Tom Chandler 14:46; 2 F McGrath 14:53

M45: 1 Chris Greenwood Kent 15:00; 2 Andy Bond Dul 15:42

M50: Ben Paviour Herne H 15:49

M55: 1 Andrew Leach 16:21

Women:
1 Lucy Reid Ton 15:53
2 Hannah Irwin C& C 16:03
3 Verity Hopkins Ton 16:16
4 Holly Dixon Camb H 16:18
5 Yvie Lock 16:23
6 Megan Marchant Camb H 16:31
7 Nancy Scott 16:47
8 Sarah Winstone W35 16:50
9 Ella Burfitt Chelt 16:51
10 Elizabeth Apsley THH 16:58
11 Emily Thompson 17:02
12 Lauren Major 17:15
13 Izzie Shirley U20 17:16
14 Hannah Pullen 17:21

W55: Clare Elms Kent 18:28

CENTURION 100 mile, Bedford, April 22

Men:
1 Dan Lawson 12:37:10 (World M50 100 Mile &  12 Hr,  European 50M, GB 6 Hour rec)
2 Luka Videtic SLO 13:35:19 (Slovenian 12 hour & 100M rec)
3 Ciaran Mcaneny 16:17:20
50M: Tristan Stephenson 5:54:07 (UK M40 50M rec)

Women:
1 Ingrid Lid NOR 14:13:15 Norwegian 100 mile, 12 hour & 50 mile
2 Sarah Sawyer 16:43:32
3 Chavet Hills 16:58:01

WALLSEND H TERRY OGARA MEMORIAL 5km, April 23

Sophie Harris was a clear womens winner in 16:23 from local Wallsend athlete Danielle Hodgkinson.

Alex Brown was equally dominant in the mens race.

Men:
1 Alex Brown Morpeth H 14:29
2 Joe Wales Gates H 14:55
3 Chris Coulson Houghton H 14:59=
4 Peter Smallcombe Morpeth H 15:18
5 James Tilley Morpeth H 15:29

Women:
1 Sophie Harris Elswick 16:23
2 Danielle Hodgkinson Walls W35 16:48
3 Holly Waugh NSP 16:49

RUN MALLORY PARK (IncL. LEICS & RUTLAND 5km CHAMPIONSHIPS), Kirkby Mallory, April 23

Overall (5km):
1 D Van Aardt (W&SV, U17) 15:30; 2 I Wood (Mil K, M40) 15:56; 3 P Bradley (Hale, M35) 16:13

M45: 1 R Keal (Notts) 16:19

M50: 1 M Turner (Hale) 16:59

M55: 1 G Lee (Leic C) 17:39

M60: 1 B Benson (Hunc) 18:03

U15: 1 L Paddison (W&SV) 17:07

Women:
1 R Harrison (Linc W) 17:39; 2 K Edwards (Leam, W45) 17:52; 3 J Male (W End) 18:00

W50: 1 A Davies (Chead) 19:48

W60: 1 C Higgs (Trent) 21:56

W65: 1 B Stevens (Red) 22:52; 2 J Davidson (GAC) 23:37

RUNTHROUGH LEE VALLEY VELO PARK, Lee Valley, April 22

Overall (5km):
1 I Matias (M35) 18:02; 2 L Rothwell (C&C, U15) 18:32; 3 F Damptey 19:02

Women:
1 A Killick (L Buzz, U20) 19:12; 2 S Allen (VP&TH) 19:26; 3 T Beales (W40) 20:30

Overall (10km):
1 B Vitaly  36:48; 2 P Allen (TRC, M35) 41:53; 3 D Beatty (M50) 42:21

Women:
1 H Pollard (Newmkt J, W40) 44:23; 2 A Gagliardi (ITA, W40) 50:29; 3 J Davies 50:52

Overall (10M):
1 G Carey 60:29; 2 G Nimwegen (M35) 64:05; 3 S Cresswell (With RC, M50) 67:45

Women:
1 C Ellison (Eal E, W45) 81:00; 2 A OHare 81:22; 3 A Anderson  82:31

Overall (HM):
1 D Hobson (St Alb S) 83:20; 2 J Burrows  88:42; 3 B MacK (M40) 90:52

Women:
1 R Studer (W40) 95:35; 2 M Adams (Serp, W35) 96:22; 3 A Fehrenbach 1:40:28

FARM YARD FIVE, Lancaster, April 19

Overall: 1 D Taylor 29:25; 2 M Gaddas 30:57; 3 D Cookson 31:40

Women: 1 R Mewis 38:22; 2 C Shewbridge 39:50; 3 L Kidd 44:15

RUN EXE SUMMER 5km SERIES, Exeter, April 18

Overall:
1 J Pullinger (SWRR) 16:06; 2 D Brooks (Torq M45) 16:14; 3 S Hopton (SWRR) 16:14

M70: 1 J Shapland (Bide) 20:29

Women:
1 A Murray-Gourlay (Taun) 16:51; 2 M Davis (Newq RR) 17:00; 3 K Knowles (Newq RR) 17:30

W45: 1 K Booth (Taun) 18:19.

W60: 1 C Newman (Exm H) 19:26; 2 J Reay (Exm H) 21:03

U15: 1 P Quinn (Torb) 17:58

BRIGHAM 10km, April 23

Overall:
1 A Holliday (Border) 33;18; 2 J Callis (Leeds) 35:39; 3 P Coon (Salf, M40) 35:46

Women:
1 S Holliday (Cumb, W40) 43:20; 2 T Hodgson (Nether, W40) 45:17; 3 H Davis (Keswick, W55) 45:55

BRIGHOUSE 10km, April 23

Overall:
1 M Holden (M40) 34:47; 2 M Hoyle (M40) 36:36; 3 A Hannay 36:43

M50: 1 M Booth 37:21; 2 M Gyaro 37:56

Women:
1 A Spencer (W50) 40:36; 2 J McGregor-Stead 41:48; 3 J Milnes 44;45

SAND DANCER MT 10km, Gypsies Green. South Shields, April 23

Overall:
1 L Taylor (Sund) 33:31; 2 L Stewart (S Shields, U20) 35:41; 3 M Harcourt (Darl) 36:09

Women:
1 F Smith (Elsw, W45) 41:47; 2 C Guieu (W35) 42:43; 3 C Simpson (S Shields, W45) 43:08

WRAY SCAREROW 10km, Lune Valley, Lancashire, April 23

Overall:
1 J McLeod (Accr, M40) 36:54; 2 A Waddilove 37:04; 3 D Love (Bowland, M40) 37:45

Women:
1 J Armitage (Ilk, W40) 39:37; 2 L Hall (W45) 46:16; 3 H Caulfield (Chor, W40) 47:42

WORTHING SPLASH POINT 5km, West Sussex, April 19

Overall:
1 T Gedin (B&H) 16:56; 2 L Smith 17:06; 3 N Barter (Lancing) 17:19

Women:
1 M Connolly (Vegan) 18:45; 2 B Rye (Lancing, W35) 19:41; 3 S Bastow (Worth, W45) 20:47

BMC REGIONAL RACES, Gillingham, April 23

Shaikira King had a notable winter winning the English National and Midland cross-country titles and finishing runner-up in the CAU Inter Counties and English Schools but her summer could be special too as the 14-year-old took three seconds off of her 800m PB to win the womens race in 2:06.21 a UK age 14 best.

Charles Crick won the mens race in 1:50.75.

Men: 800: A: 1 C Crick (Ton) 1:50.75; 3 C Foley (K&P, U20) 1:54.69; 5 E Enser (Brack, U20) 1:55.29. B: 1 F Shepherd (M&M, U17) 1:56.10; 5 C Lill (Bas, U17) 1:56.85; 6 J Robinson (Send, U17) 1:58.99. C: 4 J Scanes (B&B, U15) 2:01.69

Women: 800: A: 1 S King (W&SV, U17) 2:06.21; 3 G Tuesday (Lewes, U17) 2:11.85; 4 A Hedge (St Alb, U20) 2:11.99; 5 A Matthews (M&M, U17) 2:13.78; 6 C Kelly-Gordon (B&B, U20) 2:14.28

Full results here

MEDWAY & MAIDSTONE AC SUMMER OPEN MEETING, Gillingham, April 23

Mixed events: 100: A1 (0.7): 1 J Nwawulor (Harrow) 10.75. A2 (0.5): 5 V Redman (Folk, U15) 11.31. B1 (-1.3): 1 J Nwawulor (Harrow) 10.65; 8 V Redman (Folk, U15) 11.44. 200: r8 (-0.9): 1 D Putnam (B&B) 21.21. 300: r1: 1 D Putnam (B&B) 33.07; 3 K Kazemaks (Woking, M35) 37.08; 4 M Rothery (M&M, M45) 39.40. 400: r1: 1 D Purton (M&M, U20) 48.23; 2 D Kinlock (Croy) 48.51. 800: r1: 2 S McNally (Dartf, M45) 2:09.14U20: DT: 1 B Duncan (B&B) 40.94

U17: 400H: 1 C West (M&M) 55.23

Women: 400H: 1 J Tappin (TVH) 57.78. JT: 1 L Farley (B&B) 51.51

U13: 70H (1.4): 1 T Junaid-evans (Dartf) 11.66

W65: JT: 1 C Lynch (Swale) 14.25

Full results here

DEVON OPEN 1, Exeter, April 23

Mixed events: 100: r8 (1.1): 1 O Hayes (Torb, U17W) 12.50. r14 (2.8): 1 E Roots (Torb, U20W) 12.29. HJ: B: 1 E Isaias (Ply, U20W) 1.66. DT: 2 C Petty (N Dev, M70) 27.83

U20 men: DT: 1 B Crosby (Taun) 41.32

U17: 400: 1 N Maczugowski (Ply) 50.44. 100H (2.2): 1 J Taylor (Exe) 13.32. 400H: 1 N Maczugowski (Ply) 56.02

Women: 400: 1 E Bonnett (Yeov O, W35) 60.00. HT: 1 H Gellatly (Ply) 48.17

U20: 400H: 1 H Ulvede (N Abb) 64.71

Full results here

SWANSEA HARRIERS AC OPEN MEETING, Swansea, April 23

Mixed events: HJ: B: 1 S Davies (Swan, U20) 2.00. PV: A: 1 T Davies (Swan, U15) 2.85; 2 L Roberts (Lnelli, U15W) 2.50. B: 1 E Bryden (WSEH) 4.40; 2 I Hosgood (Swan) 4.30; 3 C Shuall (Swan, U17) 3.60; 4 G Price (Swan, M55) 3.60; 7 A Beynon (Swan, U17W) 2.80. LJ: A: 1 B Morgan (Carm, U15W) 5.33/1.5. TJ: 4 A McKinty (Orangegrove, U20W) 11.38/1.6

Men: DT: 1 P Roberts (Swan, M50) 37.33

U20: HT: 1 S Thomas (Neath) 44.52; 2 C Richardson (Adare) 44.02

U17: 100H (-1.9): 1 C Eley (Newp) 13.83. SP: 1 L Jones (Swan) 13.78. JT: 1 L Jones (Swan) 49.81

Women: DT: 1 L Harris (Swan, U20) 41.15

U17: HT: 1 A Mitchell (Neath, U15) 39.11; 2 S Haeney (Neath, U15) 38.60

Full results here

WATFORD HARRIERS OPEN GRADED MEETINGS, Watford, April 19

Olympic 1500m runner Revee Walcott-Nolan ran 2:04.64 in a mixed 800m.

Mixed events: 400: r4: 1 A Beck (Win, U20) 48.90. 800: r11: 3 A Hedge (St Alb, U20W) 2:14.16. r12: 4 L Unwin (Reig, U17W) 2:12.10; 8 N Wynn (WG&EL, U15W) 2:13.62; 9 N Sewell (Have, U20W) 2:14.25. r14: 6 R Walcott-Nolan (Lut, W) 2:04.64; 11 K Mhlanga (Herts P, W) 2:06.18. r15: 1 A Pinder (Chilt, U17) 1:59.52. r16: 3 S Stapley (Reig, U17) 1:56.55. r17: 3 M Waterworth (Phoe, U20) 1:54.13. r6: 1 J Davis (Lut, U13) 2:18.98. 3000: r1: 8 N Hughes (Chilt, M50) 9:58.89; 10 E Loosley (C&C, U20W) 10:01.38; 11 M Hughes (Chilt, U20W) 10:02.92; 12 L Wilkinson (Chilt, U17W) 10:05.29; 16 O Forrest (B Beagles, U15W) 10:11.74; 17 M Barker (Have, U20W) 10:12.78; 18 B Homer (W&SV, U20W) 10:13.14; 19 J Leggate (C&C, U20W) 10:14.34; 21 A Fearn (W&SV, U17W) 10:22.87; 24 K Webb (Mil K, U15W) 10:44.67; 25 S Chapman (Mil K, U15W) 10:46.48; 26 L Webb (Mil K, U15W) 10:47.03. r2: 1 A Riley (B&H, U20) 8:36.35; 6 H Sheffield (Stroud, U17) 8:46.46; 16 I Wood (Mil K, M40) 9:03.44; 19 N Homer (W&SV, U15) 9:06.75