Gemma Steel wins the Great Birmingham Run 10km

Charnwood runner, now aged 38, is among the winners in our latest results round-up

AJ BELL GREAT BIRMINGHAM RUN, West Midlands, May 5

Gemma Steel, the 2014 European cross-country champion, took the women’s 10km in 34:06, more than a minute clear of fellow W35 Carla Davies.

There was no competition in the half-marathon as Omar Ahmed won overall by almost seven minutes.

Overall (10km): 1 S Blake (AFD) 31:16

M50: 1 A Mussett (Col H) 32:05

M55: 1 S Mugglestone (Bide) 35:36

Women: 1 G Steel (Charn, W35) 34:06; 2 C Davies (Preston, W35) 35:22; 3 H Gaunt (Ton, W40) 35:36; 4 S Winstone (Soton, W35) 35:59

Overall (13.1M): 1 O Ahmed (Bir) 65:35; 2 T Scruton (Warw U) 72:31; 3 E Lynch (Birm U) 74:18

Women: 1 A Van Dyck (Run 4U) 81:17; 2 L Cooper (Shrews) 83:20

AYLSHAM 10km, Norfolk, May 5

Overall: 1 S Bacon (NNBR, M40) 33:57

M50: 1 C Bullock (Wym) 36:42

Women: 1 A Horney (Norw RR) 38:14 

CHORLEY 10km, Lancashire, May 5

Overall: 1 C Leeming (Western) 31:51

M40: 1 C Livesey (Preston) 33:58

Women: 1 R Ward (B’burn) 45:33

GATESHEAD 10km, Half & Full Marathon, Tyne & Wear, May 5

Overall (10km): 1 M Watson (High) 31:45

M60: 1 I Norman (Heaton) 38:13

Women: 1 R Cole (NE Project, W35) 38:25

Overall (13.1M): 1 T Wilcock (Tyne Br) 75:41

Women: 1 E Reed (Heaton, W40) 85:02

Overall (26.2M): 1 M Graham (Kirk) 2:39:49

Women: 1 C Griffiths 2:58:32

Matthew Graham (David Hewitson)

BELFAST MARATHON, May 5

Kenyans Mathew Kemboi and Beatrice Kepkemei came out on top where the best UK runners were Cardiff’s Dan Nash in 2:18:32 and Gladys Ganiel with 2:40:21

Overall: 1 Mathew Kemboi (KEN) 2:14:44; 2 A Yimer 2:14:52; 3 M Tuyange 2:15:10; 4 D Nash (Card) 2:18:32; 5 Matthew Kemboi (KEN) 2:19:36; 6 J Nixon (C&C) 2:20:04; 7 A Gladley 2:20:33; 8 W Strangeway (Linc W) 2:21:52; 9 E Turkiosman (Anna) 2:22:22; 10 A Bowden (B’end, M40) 2:23:04

Women: 1 B Kepkemoi (Ken) 2:35:03; 2 L Aziza 2:35:20; S Woldemescal 2:39:58; 4 G Ganiel (N Belf) 2:40:21

HITCHIN TOWN CENTRE 10km, Hertfordshire

Overall: 1 B Hadman (NHRR) 34:20

Women: 1 H Kealy (Herts P) 37:27 

MELMERBY 10km, Ripon, May 5

Overall: 1 M Thackwray (Ilk) 32:45

Women: 1 D Ellis (H’gate, W40) 37:57

MID SUSSEX HAYWARDS HEATH 10, West Sussex, May 5

Overall: 1 G Tomlinson (Horsh J, M45); 57:05

Women: 1 A Denning (Hails) 66:14

LANGTOFT 10km, Lincolnshire, May 5

Overall: 1 B Heron (Help) 32;12; 2 T Preston (P’boro &NV) 32:45

Women: 1 K Longfoot (Yax) 40:06

RECIPHARM GREAT EAST ANGLIAN 10km, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, May 5

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