Fast times in Ribble Valley despite the wind, plus news of internationals running the Chevin Chase and an unofficial UK five miles best for Dewi Griffiths over the festive season
RIBBLE VALLEY 10km, December 31
In windy conditions, Marc Scott got the better of Emile Cairess by five seconds with a 28:47 win with a strong final kick.
World indoor 3000m medallist Scott had run 28:36 at Telford earlier in the month.
Cairess, who ran 2:08:07 in the TCS London Marathon last April, was competing for the first time since a 60:52 half-marathon in Copenhagen in mid September.
Well over 200 metres back, former world steeplechase finalist Zak Seddon won the battle for third ahead of Richard Allen and Jacob Cann in 29:40.
Jess Warner-Judd, a brilliant eighth in the World Championships 10,000m in 2023, won this event in 31:18 in 2022 but found the conditions tougher this time although her 32:42 still gave her a near 400m victory over Emily Kearney.
Jess Warner-Judd (Graham Smith)
Kearney improved on her fourth spot in 2022 and also ran quicker with a 33:59 just ahead of Olivia Mason, who ran in Britain’s winning under-23 team in the European Cross-Country. Mason ran a PB of 34:00 though clocked 33:57 on chip time, two seconds faster than Kearney’s chip time which was identical to her gun time.
1 Marc Scott Richmond & Zetland H 28:47
2 Emile Cairess Leeds City 28:52
3 Zak Seddon Bracknell 29:40
4 Richard Allen Leeds City 29:43
5 Jacob Cann Newham &Amp; Essex B 29:45
6 Daniel Bebbington Blackburn h 29:48
7 Matt Ramsden Blackburn H 29:52
8 James Young Morpeth H 29:55
9 David Devine Liverpool H 29:58
10 Daniel Racle Altrincham 30:01
U20: 1 Jacob Deacon Salford H 30:07
M40: 1 Ben Fish Blackburn H 32:00
M45: 1 Gareth Raven East Cheshire H 33:33
M50: 1 Colin Walker Pudsey &Amp; Bramley 36:21
M55: 1 Daniel Bennett Rochdale H 35:40
M60: 1 Chris Upson Cambuslang H 36:51#
M70: 1 Stanley Owen Salford H 41:54; 2 Anthony Whitehouse Totley 42:01
Women:
1 Jess Warner-Judd Blackburn H 32:42
2 Emily Kearney Warriors Pentathlon 33:59
3 Olivia Mason Border H 34:00
4 Esme Davies Border H 34:02
5 Millie Mcknespiey Leeds City 34:32
6 Sally O’Gorman Stockport h 34:36
7 Rhianne Hughes Leeds City 34:40
8 Carla Davies Preston H W35 34:57
9 Jennifer Walsh Leeds City 35:03
10 Eve Pannone 35:16
U20: 1 Faye O’Hare Liverpool H 36:07
W40: 1 Rebecca Robinson Kendal 35:19
W50: 1 Sarah Louise Cumber Halifax H 40:39
W55: 1 Sara Avery Cheshire Dragons 40:55
W60: 1 Cathy Flitcroft Preston H 45:26
W65: 1 Erica…
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