Wilson clocks 72:13 as Ahmed runs 63:13 at popular event in South Wales on Sunday
SWANSEA UNIVERSITY HALF-MARATHON, South Wales, June 7
Omar Ahmed again got the better of local favourite Dewi Griffiths when winning by nearly two minutes in 63:13.
Further down the field, Swansea’s Alan Davies hacked over a minute from David Phillips previously unrecognised M70 82:54 from 2015 with an 81:51 clocking.
The women’s race saw Natasha Wilson win in 72:13 from Louise Small’s 72:59. The former Natasha Cockram repeated her victory here from 2022 when running 72:48 after a 70:47 earlier that year in Cardiff. That was followed by a 2:26:14 in Valencia in December 2022 whereas she ran 2:27:12 this April in Hamburg.
Back in fourth, Anna Harrold went second on the W40 all-time lists with a 74:14 personal best.
Not too far down, British W55 all-time best holder Karima Harris was a couple of minutes outside her previous mark, but 79:32 is still a top class W55 effort.
Overall: 1 O Ahmed (Bir) 63:13; 2 D Griffiths (Swan) 65:04; 3 O Lockley (Leeds) 65:57; 4 D Williamson (Col H) 66:32; 5 P Matthews (P Bryn, M45) 67:57; 6 T Higgs (S Lon) 68:12; 7 A Horsfall-Turner 69:23; 8 B Stephenson (Dart, M40) 69:26; 9 M Rees (Swan) 69:34; 10 W Ewens (Ayr) 70:01
M40: 2 J Anderson (NSP) 71:11
M45: 2 H Calvert (AFD) 71:37
M50: 1 M Jennings (MM) 74:40; 2 F Olumu (Army) 75:14; 3 D Furmidge (Ryde) 75:14
M55: 1 J Matthews (N Dev) 77:43; 2 W Pearson (Elvet) 78:45
M60: 1 C Partridge (Arun) 82:55
M65: 1 D Warren (Cardigan) 84:34; 2 D James (Les C) 87:37; 3 M Walters (Holme P) 87:51
M70: 1 A Davies (Swan) 81:51; 2 D Gibson (Tri Hard) 88:03
M75: 1 J McGlynn (Wig) 1:43:15
Women: 1 M Wilson (MM) 72:13; 2 L Small (AFD) 72:59; 3 C Baker (B&W) 74:10; 4 A Harrold (Truro, W40) 74:14; 5 E Marchant (Swan) 75:37; 6 T Barlow (TVH, W35) 76:13; 7 H Pullen (AFD, W35) 77:21; 8 K Na (Phoe) 77:30; 9 A Van Dijk (R4U, W35) 77:38; 10 D Morris (Builth, W40) 78:12
W40: 3 S Holt (Strag) 79:25
W45: 1 L Ebbs (Rei P) 83:43
W50: 1 C Hay (Mansf) 81:16; 2 A Granger (B&W) 82:04; 3 N McDonnell (Inv EV) 86:07; 4 J Cook (Shrews) 87:00; 5 K Sung (M&M) 87:24; 6 S Eadsforth (Der) 87:46
W55: 1 K Harris (High) 79:32; 2 N Morgan (Chep) 88:24; 3 T Jenkins (P’cawl) 89:09
W60: 1 T Taylor (Tun W) 94:03; 2 E Wharmby (Brackla) 94:09; 3 L Geyer (TROTS) 94:40
W65: 1 S Lockhart (Ips J) 1:42:41; 2 N Haggart (Bed H) 1:42:54; 3 M Davis (Strag) 1:43:21
W70: 1 A Simmonds (Hayle) 1:42;39
BRIGHTON 10, East Sussex, June 7
Overall: 1 J Winbourne 55;15
Women: 1 A Morris (Bath U) 63:16
W50: 1…
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