October road action including Great South Run and Bath Half

The early part of this month features good times in Portsmouth over 10 miles and Bath at 13.1 miles

Great South Run, October 16

For a report from the Great South Run, see here.

Men (10M):
1 Ben Connor Derby 47:19
2 Ellis Cross AFD 47:32
3 Omar Ahmed Birchfield 47:49
4 Ross Millington Stockport 47:51
5 Calum Johnson Gateshead 48:00
6 Charlie Brisley N&EB 48:09
7 Joshua Grace AFD 48:43
8 Jake O’Regan St. Johns/IRL 48:55
9 Charlie Davis BRAT 49:18
10 Ben Alcock Bedford 49:23
11 Alex Pointon AFD 49:32
12 Ahmed Abdulle Ilford 49:55
13 George Beardmore Worcester 50:04
14 Marshall Smith Ashford 50:19
15 Tom Butler SB 50:38
16 Ed Bovingdon Istead & Ifield 50:56
17 Nick Dawson Worthing 50:58
18 Stephen Blake AFD 51:05
19 Ayoub Saji AFD 51:51
20 Adam Baker RAF 52:05

5km:
1 Zak Seddon 14:51
2 Victor Urquhart Smangs SWE 15:05
3 Harrison Brown 15:28

Women (10M):
1 Lily Partridge Birchfield 54:29
2 Natasha Cockram Micky Morris RT 54:35
3 Stephanie Twell AFD 54:51
4 Michelle Finn IRL 55:58
5 Olivia Tsim Pontypridd Roadents 56:26
6 Rebecca Murray Bedford 56:45
7 Kate Estlea AFD 57:45
8 Gemma Astin 58:08
9 Sarah Winstone Southampton 58:24
10 Hannah Pullen Waverley 59:31
11 Alice Murray-Gourlay Taunton 59:33
12 Lesley Locks AFD W45 59:43
13 Jen Granger 59:43
14 Bobby Searle Brighton Phoenix 60:57
15 Rachel Hillman Lewes 61:20
16 Emma Jolley Portsmouth W40 61:21
17 Megan Zoë Walker St Albans 61:27
18 Sophie Delderfield Vale of Aylesbury AC 61:27
19 Katie Simister Portsmouth 61:44
20 Rebecca Stubbs W40 61:51

5km
1 Cassie Thorp Portsmouth 16:47
2 Annie Mann Winchester 18:02
3 Laila Hellyer Worthing & District 18:36

Bath Half-Marathon, October 16

A total of 7000 runners took part in the 40th anniversary of the event which was first staged in 1982 and was returning after a two-year break.

This year there were a number of changes to reduce congestion, improve the runner experience and enhance the facilities of charity partners, including a new race village in Royal Victoria Park with wave starts and a re-configured course route, which appears to have been positively received.

The men’s race was won by Kadar Omar in a time of 65:03 and the women’s race by Atsede Gidey in 71:53.

Organisers reported that over a million pounds had already been raised on JustGiving before race day.

Men: 1 K Omar 65:03

Women: 1 A Gidey 71:53

Bath Half-Marathon

Cabbage Patch 10, October 16

Joe Wigfield was a clear men’s winner in a time of 48:44 in his first…