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Sue Haslam runs UK W70 best for 10 miles

Sue Haslam runs UK W70 best for 10 miles

Scarborough athlete clocks 73:13 at the Ferriby 10 road race last weekend

FERRIBY 10, Skidby, East Yorkshire, January 26

While Rob Payne won overall in 51:45, there was a British Masters W70 best ever time set by Scarborough’s Sue Haslam, of 73:13, a time 54 seconds quicker than Yuko Gordon’s two-year-old previous best.

Overall: 1 R Payne (Clee) 51:45; 2 O Donkin (Barton) 51:53; 3 J Johnson (Bev) 52:15; 4 K Lecher (CoH) 52:25

M40: 1 R Greaves (CoH) 53:38

M50: 1 J Bailey (Mansf) 55:45

M60: 1 J Harlock (CoH) 64:06

M65: 1 P Cartwright (CoH) 66:56

Women: 1 B Briggs (CoH) 58:12; 2 N Drakeford (Barns) 58:45; 3 L Skinner (off Couch, W40) 59:01

W60: 1 S Gill (Harr) 72:55

W70: 1 S Haslam (Scar) 73:13

BODDINGTON 10, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, January 26

Dom James just ducked under the 50-minute barrier, as his Western Tempo club dominated with the first five home.

His club were conspicuous by their absence from the previous day’s Midland cross-country championship at Mallory Park but here James posted 49:56 to narrowly get the better of Dylan Gillett’s 50-minute dead.

These two were well clear of third placed team mate Charlie Jones.

Overall: 1 D James (W Tempo) 49:56; 2 D Gullett (W Tempo) 50:00; 3 C Jones (W Tempo) 51:25; 4 J Pickering (W Tempo) 52:42; 5 A Lee (W Tempo, M40) 53:11; 6 L Stopford (W Tempo, M40) 53:16

M50: 1 A Bailey (W Tempo) 59:15

M55: 1 T Wright (Corn) 58:21

Women: 1 G Greenwood (Stroud) 62:16

W45: 1 K Jacobs (Ciren) 63:28

W50: 1 T Hinxman (Glouc) 64:17

W55: 1 F Mayock (W Tempo) 66:59

CANTERBURY 10, Kent, January 26

Overall: 1 C Gibbens (Ton) 51:10; 2 M Smith (Ashf) 52:08

M40: 1 B Stephenson (Dart) 53:59

Women: 1 R Weston (Inv EK) 57:17; C Baker (B&W) 57:45

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