The Paris Olympics is underway but club athletes continue to compete in force around the country
NORTH EAST GRAND PRIX T&F, Monkton Stadium, Jarrow, July 24
The fifth meeting of the North East series saw Adrian Bailes squeeze home ahead in the 1500m in 3:57.1 and it was just close for Ben Schofield with his 48.85 400m win.
Philippa Stone, the England Athletics silver medallist, had it easier in the women’s 1500 metres when clocking 4:21.9.
Selected results
Men
400: 1 B Schofield (Gate) 48.85; 2 L Robson (Gate) 49.09; 3 L Townson (Gate) 49.53
1500: 1 A Bailes (Birt) 3:57.1; 2 J Blevins (Gate) 3:57.5; 3 A Russell (Darl) 3:58.6
Women:
400: 1 L Creaby (Gate) 56.87; 2 Pold (NSP) 57.08
1500: 1 P Stone M&C) 4:21.9; 2 S Haston (Gate) 4:30.6
Ben Schofield (199), Lewis Robson (367) and Liam Townson (227) (Davd Hewitson)
EGLINTON 5km, Derry, Northern Ireland, July 28
Declan Reid, the 2017 British & Irish International Cross-Country M40 bronze medallist, won overall in 15:35 to go third on the M50 rankings for the year.
Overall: 1 D Reed (Derry, M50) 15:35
M60: 1 D McCarthy (Derry) 19:06
U15: 1 E Tosh (B’mena & A) 15:58
Women: 1 S Stewart (Anna, W40) 20:00
W55: 1 H Shields (Derry) 20:34
W60: 1 A Paul (Derry) 21:00
BATTERSEA PARK HALF-MARATHON, London, July 27
Overall: 1 U Ultan (Belg) 69:48; 2 S Friend (Hunter) 70:48
M45: 1 S Johnson (Edin) 73:55
Women: 1 T Baxter (New J) 81:54; 2 V Nakrosiute 81:55
MAGOR 10km, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, July 27
Welsh Trail running champion Jacob Tasker improved his personal best to win by over a minute-and-a-half in 30:57.
Further down the field, Sandy Masters the 2024 top ranked and twice London Marathon W65 winner, went fourth on her age group rankings for the year with 44;14.
Overall: 1 J Tasker (Ogmore) 30:57; 2 T Evetts (W Tempo) 32:34; 3 S Griffiths (Caldicot) 32:54
M55: 1 L Aherne (P Bryn) 34:56; 2 T Wright (Corn) 35:15
M60: 1 A Marshall (Chep) 37:59
Women: 1 A Evans (les C) 35:58
W50: 1 K Hughes (W’bury) 39:45
W55: 1 N Morgan (Chep) 41:27
W60: 1 L Porter (Bitt) 44:37; 2 E Warmby (Brackla) 45:24; 3 G Marshall 45:38
W65: 1 S Masters (W’bury) 44:14
W70: 1 B Avery (Chep) 55:33
SHREWSBURY 5km FESTIVAL, Shropshire, July 27
John Gilbert had his first outing over the distance in nearly five years and won narrowly from Andrew Davies to go top of the UK M40 rankings for the year with a 14:42 clocking, a time that was also a lifetime 5km best.
This came after a long line of solid distance runs for the Kent AC runner who also won the 2017 South of the…
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