The Great South Run may have been called off but there were still plenty of other races unfolding around the UK
ABINGDON MARATHON, Oxfordshire, October 20
Alex Kunov was first home in 2:26:24 as the winds of Storm Ashley slowed times and second woman and top W55 Karima Harris noted the “terrible conditions.”
Nevertheless, Harris’ 2:51:00 (2:50:57 chip) went second on the age group all-time listings.
Overall: 1 A Kunov (Read) 2:26:24; 2 A McBride (N’brook) 2:30:20; 3 J Cracknell (L Goat, M40) 2:30:30; 4 D Hudson (Hunts, M40) 2:34:26; 5 E Brooks (Oxf U, M40) 2:34:29; 6 O Webb (Card Tri) 2:35:26
M50: 1 K Summers (Weston) 2:42:38
M60: 1 S Danciger (Barnes) 2:59:06
Women: 1 R Piggott (Lon H) 2:48:59; 2 K Harris (High, W55) 2:51:00; 3 K Wood 2:51:40
BATTERSEA PARK HALF-MARATHON, London, October 20
Overall: 1 H Hart (Belg) 68:45; 2 P Hutton 68:50; 3 N Harris-Fry (Orion) 69:47; 4 C Xenos (VP&TH, M40) 72:22
M60: 1 H McIver (Stornoway) 84:09
Women: 1 K Weir (TVH) 79:34
W50: 1 S Walker (DMV) 93:26
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CABBAGE PATCH 10, Twickenham, Middlesex, October 20
Joe Wigfield took the race in 48:51, as Twelde Menges, Dylan Evans and Finn McNally were also inside the 50-minute mark.
The guess is that may runners were late entries following the cancellation of the Great South Run 10-miler at Portsmouth caused by the potential threat from storm Ashley. If so, Portsmouth’s loss was the Cabbage Patch’s gain.
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Verity Ockenden was listed in the official results as running 55:41 but it is believed that a man ran in the Swansea Harrier’s number and it was Annabel Gummow’s 56:10 that took the first prize on the day.
Overall: 1 J Wigfield (Wirral) 48:51; 2 T Menges M&M) 49:04; 3 D Evans (SB) 49:05; 4 F McNally (Phoe) 49:57; 5 J Sanderson (G&G) 50:58; 6 D Mulryan (TVH) 51:05; 7 J Hoad (THH) 51:19; 8 J Hobbs (B&H) 51:25; 9 M Hashi (ESM) 51:28; 10 P Roddy (THH) 51:29; 11 E Chuck (Dulw R) 51;45; 12 F Dyer (Belg) 1:57; 13 T Aldred Ilon H, M45) 52:16; 14 M Selby (Ton) 52;26; 15 J Poole (Serp, M40) 53:52
M40: 2 N Impy (Dulw R) 53;57
M45: 2 D Lipscombe (E&E) 54:42
M50: 1 S Shaw (ESM) 55:17; 2 D Hicks (Poole) 57:28
M60: 1 A Leach (NHRR) 57:33; 2 N Rackham (Metros) 60:14
Women: 1 A Gummow (Herts P) 56:10; 2 A Braham (Ealing E, W45) 58:17; 3 I Pickett t8:23; 4 L Bailey (Strag, W40) 58:49; 5 S Holt (Strag, W40) 59:33; 6 V Ingham (Poole R, W35) 59:37; 7 T McCormick IVale R) 59:56;…
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