Adrian Bailes wins the Stan Long Mile

Birtley runner enjoys victory in Jarrow as we bring you our latest endurance racing round-up from around the UK

NORTH EAST GRAND-PRIX, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, June 18

Adrian Bailes was a narrow winner of the prestigious event promoted in memory of Brendan Foster’s coach Stan Long.

The Birtley Harrier won in a season’s best 4:16.19, a second clear of a personal best from Lewis Liddle. Back in fourth there was also a PB by junior Zak Kettle with 4:22.05.

Stan Long Mile: 1 A Bailes (Birt) 4:16.19; 2 L Liddle (Gate) 4:17.24; 3 L McConnell (Birt) 4:20.56; 4 Z Kettle (Tyne Br) 4:22:05

BATTERSEA PARK 10km, London, June 22

Overall: 1 W Green (Serp, M50) 32:30

Women: 1 A Korotov 34:16

W45: 1 A Penn 40:19

BELFAST CITY WOMEN’S 10km, Northern Ireland, June 22

Women: 1 L Adamson (Anna) 36:11

W40: 1 N Black (RRC) 38:11

W50: 1 L Smith (N Belf) 40:27

W60: 1 C Forth (Pace RC) 47:35

W65: 1 P Brown (Newry) 48:20

LIGHTNING BOLT 10km, Chippenham, Wiltshire, June 22

Overall: 1 L Tiessl 31:28

RICHMOND 10km, inc Surrey Championships, June 22

Overall: 1 S Stevens (Norw) 31:45

M55: 1 T Booth (G&G) 35:48

M60: 1 S Corfield (SoC) 39:10; 2 K Woodward (E&E) 39:29; 3 M Tennyson (G&G) 39:32

M65: 1 D Ogden (S Lon) 39:27

M70: 1 R Turner (THH) 46:08

TEAM: 1 Thames Hare & Hounds

Women: 1 E Apsley (THH) 35:20; 2 T Barlow (TVH, W35) 35:58; 3 L Bailey (Strag, W40) 36:29

W40: 2 S Holt (Strag) 37:24

W60: 1 S Harrison (G&G) 47:07

W65: 1 R Ronksley (STrag) 47:51

TEAM: 1 Stragglers

TAVY 5, Tavistock, Devon, June 21

Selected Results (5km)

M60: 1 G Bale (Plymstock) 17:56 (race record)

BEDFORDSHIRE AAA 10km CHAMPIONSHIP, Bedford, June 20

Overall: 1 M Kotrys (Bed C) 33:04

M50: 1 S Coombes (L Buzz) 35:38

M60: 1 I Sells (R’side) 39:49; 2 A Blair (Bed C) 39;50

Women: 1 A Lambert (Bed C) 38:22

W45: 1 C Lathwell (Stops) 41:38

BURY FRIDAY 5, Bury t Edmunds, Suffolk, June 20

Overall: 1 J Millar (Ips H) 25:39

M40: 1 J Nixon (C&C) 26:17

M45: 1 A Mynott (H’hill) 27:53

Women: 1 J Colley (C&C) 31:22

W45: 1 H Weir (Col H) 33:18

W60: 1 R Pittman (S’field) 38:14

W70: 1 J Wall (St Ed) 43:05

LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km, Hyde Park, London, June 20

Overall: 1 F Smithers (Serp) 15:58

M60: 1 A Green (North Tri) 19:02

Women: 1 R Doherty (Higham, W35) 18:28

W45: 1 H Wilkinson (Ealing E) 18:54; 2 E Antcliffe (Harr) 19:14; 3 E Skinner (Kent) 20:02

W50: 1 A Farrell (Tun W) 21:05

W55: 1 A Critchlow (W4H) 20:06

W60: 1 L Thoms (HW) 21:42; 2 R Hutton (S Lon) 21:56; 3 P Major (S Lon)…