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 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) 81:16
GREAT CUMBRIAN RUN Half-Marathon, Carlisle, October 6
Overall: 1 A Holiday (Border) 72:05
M60: 1 C Phelan (Eden) 65:35
Women: 1 C Kendal (Border) 81:34
W50: 1 F Todd (Border) 81:23; 2 T Medley (Border) 91:25
JARROW 10km, Tyne & Wear, October 6
Omar Ahmed notched up his 16th open race victory of the year in 29:15 while W45 Masters cross-country international Kirsty Longley, who is ranked third over the distance, was the top woman in 35:03.
Overall: 1 O Ahmed (Bir) 29:15; 2 J Armstrong (Sund) 30:39; 3 A Brown (Morp) 30:49; 4 D Musson (Notts) 30:52; 5 J Wilson (NE Proj) 30:53; 6 M Watson (High) 30:54; 7 J Ridding (Sund) 31:25; 8 C Marshall (Morp) 31:55
M40: 1 C Franks (Gate) 32;26
M50: 1 J Douglas (Elsw) 35:00
M55: 1 W Pearson (Crook) 36:27
M60: 1 M Salkeld (J&H) 39:05
Women: 1 K Longley (Liv PS, W45) 35:03; 2 C Dillon (Hought) 35:32; 3 A Sheddon (W35) 36:34
Ricky Lightfoot (David Hewitson)
KIELDER MARATHON & HALF, Northumberland, October 6
Overall (26.2M): 1 R Lightfoot (E’boro) 2:34:24; 2 J McAteer (Eden) 2:49:52
M40: 1 C Van Der Land (Tyne Br) 2:54:11
M50: 1 R Maddams (Kesw) 2:58:11
Women: 1 J Hodgson (Morp, W40) 3:16:05
Overall (13.1M): 1 C Hanson (P&B) 74:29
M65: 1 P Summerley (Clowne) 90:33
Women: 1 L Hartley 90:30
W55: 1 W Chapman (Sund Str) 96:56
Jane Hodgson (David Hewitson)
KINGSTON HALF-MARATHON, Surrey, October 6
Overall: 1 U Altan (Belg) 68:14; 2 C Norris 68:32
M60: 1 R Wynne 86:55
Women: 1 P Law (K&H) 76:56
W45: 1 E Fogg (N For) 84:50
SOUTHEND 10km CLASSIC, Essex, October 6
Overall: 1 T Jones (S’end) 32:16; 2 A Mussett (Col H, M50) 32:19
M50: 2 S Reid (Orion) 36:30
Women: 1 H Lamkin (Halstead) 38;21; 2 A Joel (Bill’cay, W40) 38:24
STANDARD CHARTERED JERSEY MARATHON, St Helier, October 6
Frenchman Guillaume Ruel ran 2:23:27 and added the Jersey title to the one he got in Guernsey earlier in the year, and did so by nearly four minutes over ultra-runner Ollie Garrod.
Overall: 1 G Ruel (FRA) 2:23:27; 2 O Garrod (Belg) 2:27:08; 3 J Oliver 2:31:53
Women: 1 D Godwin (M’head, W50) 3:04:50
VICTORIA PARK 10km & HALF, London, October 6
Overall (10km): 1 L Gatland (M40) 32:27
Women: 1 F Weddell (St Alb) 36:06
Overall (13.1M): 1 T Jervis (HW) 71:28
Women: 1 K Lovegrove 84:25
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MBNA CHESTER MARATHON, October 6
Marshall Smith, who won the Chester Half-Marathon earlier this year after a 2:18:22 for second spot in the Manchester Marathon, improved his personal best to 2:16:59 for victory over Josh Griffiths by just over a minute.
Naomi Mitchell, who had won the Manchester Marathon last year in 2:31:27, added the women’s title in 2:41:14.
Further back, Annabel Granger – the British Masters W50 record holder with 2:47:44 from this race last year – was again top W50 with 2:52:04.
Overall: 1 M Smith (Ashf) 2:16:59; 2 J Griffiths (Swan) 2:18:06; 3 P Le Grice IB&W) 2:18:32; 4 M Creham (St Hel Sut) 2:21:31; 5 J Reeder (T Bath) 2:22:55; 6 R Payne (Clee) 2:23:32; 7 L Milburn (Roth) 2:26:02; 8 D Bate (Tip, M40) 2:26:50; 9 M Parker (Hales) 2:26:50; 10 M England (W Tempo, M40) 2:27:07
M40: 3 B Fish (B’burn) 2:31:23
M45: 1 R Coen (Wilm) 2:33:08
M50: 1 N Burton (Horsf) 2:36:11; 2 T Farrer (Hunts) 2:37:55
M55: 1 J Walton (Leeds) 2:32:33
M60: 1 R McGrath (N Mast) 2:50:07
Women: 1 N Mitchell (Read) 2:41:14; 2 L Milner (Chesh Dr, W35) 2:41:41; 3 A Johnson (Les C) 2:50:09; 4 A Granger (B&W, W50) 2:52:04; 5 S Barton (Higham) 2:52:08; 6 H Berry (Help) 2:52:56
W40: 1 A Dixon (Hy R) 2:57:26
W45: 1 V Ratcliffe (T Bath) 2:58:21
W50: 2 J Cook (Shrews) 2:57:30
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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE, Hainault Forest, October 5
Men (8km): 1 B Sporle (S’end) 27:17; 2 S Norris (S’end) 27:21; 3 T Newell (Thurr) 27:26
M40: 1 R Warner (Hav’g) 27:30
M50: 1 R Maidment (Orion) 28:31
M60: 1 P Spowage (Col H) 32:29
U17 (6km): 1 J Hurrell (Chem) 17:50
U15 (4km): 1 G Watkins (Harl) 13;19
U13 (3.8km): 1 S Brown 11:25
Women (6km): 1 R Luxton (Chelm, W40) 20:59; 2 M Williams (Chelm) 21:56; 3 Z Oldfield (Lought, W45) 22:00
W50: 1 W King (Chelm) 24:20
W55: 1 J Eley (Mid Ex) 26:26
U17 (6km): 1 O Forrest (B’wood) 20:21
U15 (4km): 1 S Smith (B’wood) 13:55
U13 (3.8km): 1 M Laws (C&T) 12:10
SURREY CLUBS CROSS-COUNTRY RELAYS, Nonsuch Park, Ewell, October 5
Men (4x5km): 1 Guildford & G 1:41:00. Fastest: J Kavanagh (Holl Sp) 14:35; B Street (HW) 15:32
M40 (4x5km): 1 Holland Sports 69:07. Fastest: L Davis (Holl Sp) 16:32
M50 (4x5km): 1 Epsom & Ewell 74:05. Fastest: M Cantwell (E&E) 18:12
M60 (3x5km): 1 S London 59:24. Fastest: N Reissland (S Lon) 19:07
U17 (3x3km): 1 Hercules W 31:36. Fastest: E Sone (S Lon) 10:10
U15 (3x3km): 1 Hercules W 32:01. Fastest: T Creed (HW) 10:16
U13 (3x3km): 1 Belgrave 35:14. Fastest: T White (Belg) 11:14
Women (4x5km): 1 Woking 75:41. Fastest: A Crane (DMV) 16:34
W35 (3x5km): 1 Ranelagh 59:56. Fastest: S Whatmough (Rane) 18:13
W45 (3x5km): 1 S London 60:44. Fastest: M James (S Lon) 19:15
W55 (3x5km): 1 S London 67:45. Fastest: V Filsell (THH) 21:15
U17 (3x3km): 1 Epsom & Ewell 37:22. Fastest: S Cappola-Johansen (E&E) 11:27
U15 (3x3km): 1 Hercules W 35:50. Fastest: I Harrison (HW) 11:27
U13 (3x3km): 1 S London 37:00. Fastest: S O’Brien (Herne H) 11:56
WOODSTOCK 12, Oxfordshire, October 5
Overall: 1 M Lock (Wit) 68:39; 2 G Moffatt (Head RR) 69:57
M60: 1 T Marshall (Chep) 77:19
Women: 1 K Jones (W’stock, W35) 80:37
W55: 1 K Allred (Abing) 87:54
DOWNS YA CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE, Epsom, Surrey, September 29
U20 Men: 1 A Pruthi (Tiffin) 10:16. TEAM: 1 Tiffin School 16
U17: 1 P Panchev (Tiffin) 10;12. TEAM: 1 S London 221
U15: 1 C Holmes (Herne H) 10;10. TEAM: 1 Herne Hill 24
U13: 1 E White (Belg) 11:24. TEAM: 1 Herne Hill 39
U20 Women: 1 L Brown (E&E) 14:27
U17: 1 L Cole (Croy) 12:14. TEAM: 1 S London 23
U15: 1 I Kaur (S&D) 11:40: TEAM: 1 Herne Hill 40
U13: 1 G Meek (Herne H) 11:09. TEAM: 1 S London 28
GOODWOOD & SUSSEX CROSS-COUNTRY RELAYS, West Sussex, September 28
Brighton & Hove City AC came out on top by nearly two minutes in the senior men’s race where the hosts’ Will Broom set a course record 11:24 for the 4km trip.
It was only the second outing of the year for Broom who was also fastest here in 2022 with an 11:40 clocking.
Worthing took the senior women’s race with their fastest overall, Linda Schofield, joined by the under-17 twins Lillie and Laila Hellyer.
Men (4x4000m): 1 Brighton & Hove 51:09 (M Grindrod 12:13, J Beckett 12:53, R Curtis 13;15, R Monti 12:48); 2 Phoenix 53:03; 3 Horsham Blue Star 53:53.
Fastest: W Broom (Chich R) 11:24; Grindrod 12:13; R Clark (Phoe) 12:18
U20: L Gorill (B’wks) 12:46
M40 (4x4000m): 1 B&H 52:44. Fastest: Z Hale (B&H) 12:22
M50 (4x4000m): 1 Haywards Heath 60:14. Fastest: T Miller (Hay H) 13:53
M60 (3x4000m): 1 B&H 49:20. Fastest: M McLoughlin 15:32
U17 (3x4000m): 1 B&H 38:58. Fastest: L Gorrill (B’wks) 12:46
U15 (3x2800m): 1 Eastbourne 27:00. Fastest: B Roberts (E’brne) 8:46
U13 (3x2800m): 1 Crawley 29:42. Fastest: A Rutledge-Hart (Craw) 12:39
Women (3x4000m): 1 Worthing 45:56 (L Saunders 14:25, Lillie Hellyer (U17) 15:53, Laila Hellyer 15:38); 2 Chichester R 46:32; 3 Phoenix 47:41
Fastest: Saunders 14:25; A Barrey (Chich R, U20) 14:39; C Reading (Chich R) 15:29
W35 (3x4000m): 1 Chichester R 49:25. Fastest: A Dixon (Hy AC 14:45
W45 (3x4000m): 1 B&H 46:26. Fastest: L Schofield (B&H) 14:20
W55 (3x4000m): 1 Chichester R 58:00. Fastest: J Hesketh (Steyn) 18:40
U17 (3x4000m): 1 Eastbourne 43:01. Fastest: A James (Lewes) 13:39
U15 (3x2800m): 1 Hy AC 41:32. Fastest: I Buchanen (Hy AC)/I Wheeler (Horsh BS) 9:53
U13 (3x2800m): 1 B&H 31:49. Fastest: S Widdows (B&H) 9:47
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