The Brit clocks stunning time at the Standalone 10km in Hertfordshire and knocks over five minutes off the previous British W75 10km record
STANDALONE 10km, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, October 6
Sarah Roberts has created even more history by running a world age 75 best of 44:33 over 10km.
The Brit, who ran the time on Sunday, did so on her 75th birthday and took over five minutes off the previous British W75 10km record (49:41).
Amazingly, it was a personal best for Roberts and much faster than the 47:12 she ran last year.
Roberts, who is the reigning W70 champion over 800m, 1500m and 5000m, also went quicker than the best time by a British M75 athlete this year, which is 44:38.
For context, her pace per kilometre was 4:27 and that’s quicker than the W75 world 3000m record pace of 4:31.
In the main Standalone 10km race, Annabel Gummow’s won in a course record 34:25.
Overall: 1 O Adedeji (NEB) 31:59
M50: 1 S Harrison 35:11
M60: 1 Leach (NHRR) 34:34
M70: 1 S Chalk 44:58
Women: 1 A Gummow (Herts P) 34:25
W55: 1 V Simpson-Thomas (B Stort) 42:11; 2 J Kent (Barn) 43:06
W65: 1 L Hembury (Tring) 44:20
W75: 1 S Roberts (Dac) 44:33
ALCESTER 10km, Oxfordshire, October 6
Overall: 1 A Lawrence (Strat) 31:53
M65: 1 T Taylor (W Tempo) 39:48
Women: 1 H Burt (Leam, U17) 38:14; 2 L Thomas (B&R, W40) 38:22
W50: 1 L Lewis-Painter (Evesham) 42:54
Georgina Schwiening (Mark Shearman)
CAMBRIDGE TOWN & GOWN 10km, October 6
John Millar retained his Cambridge title in 30:12 and this year the race was measured at the correct distance as against last year, when his 29:28 was adjudged to be on a short course.
Georgina Schwiening, who ran 2:26:28 for the marathon in Valencia last December, won the women’s section in a personal best 33:09.
Overall: 1 J Millar (Ips H) 30:12; 2 J Nixon (C&C) 30:39; 3 J Connor (Hav’g, M40) 30:49; 4 C Smith (Hunts) 30:53; 5 A Gladley (WSEH) 31:07; 6 M Walk (C&C) 31:21; 7 J Brook (St Mary’s) 31:53; 8 T Henson (St Ed) 31:57
M40: 2 D Hudson (Hunts) 32:34
Women: 1 G Schwiening (C&C) 33:09; 2 D Glover (Fram) 33:42; 3 M Jordan-lee (Stow) 34:48; 4 K O’Neill IHav’g) 35:20; 5 K Lowery (C&C) 36:13; 6 L Stevens (R&N) 36:28
W40: 1 E Hodgson 36:32; 2 C Thurgood (C&C) 37:09
W50: 1 S Warren (C&C) 41:39
W60: 1 J Smith 45:23
DORNEY MARATHON & HALF, Buckinghamshire, October 6
Overall (26.2M): 1 P Coates (Brain, M40) 2:32:51
Women: 1 K Bracegirdle 3:18:40
Overall (13.1M): 1 F Stewart (Brack) 71:28
M50: 1 H Jones (T Kennet) 79:36
M60: 1 A Jordan (St Alb) 84:59
Women: 1 A Malin (Fulham)…
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