There were no major events in the UK over the Christmas period. Notable marks in Britain and by British athletes around the globe were as follows:
Dec 31 Barcelona, ESP
w10KRd 2 Louise Brown 34:16
Dec 31 Bolzano, ITA
w5KRd 3 Joanne Pavey 16:11.3
Dec 31 Londonderry NH, USA
1MRd 5 Harry Norton 4:04
Dec 31 Madrid, ESP
10KRd 6 Nick McCormick 28:57
w10KRd 1 Paula Radcliffe 31:16, 5 Jo Ankier 33:55, 11 Julia Bleasdale 35:00
Dec 31 Southwell
10KRd 1 Matt O'Dowd 30:43
w10KRd 1 Debbie Mason (W35) 34:17, 2 Juliet Potter 34:39
Dec 28 Glasgow {indoors}
mxPV 2 Courtney MacGuire (U17) 3.40 [UKAT-U17 3rd=]
mxSP 1 Neil Elliott 15.62
Dec 27 Belper
w5KRd 1 Debbie Mason (W35) 16:41
Dec 27 Clitheroe
10KRd 1 Tomas Abyu 29:33, 2 Alan Buckley 29:50, 3 Andi Jones 29:51, 4 Matthew Watson 30:07, ..9 Chris Hart (J) 30:53
w10KRd 1 Helen Clitheroe 32:20 [UKAT 9th=], 2 Lucy Elliott (W35) 33:43, 3 Jenny Clague 33:48, 4 Catherine Riley 35:09
Dec 27 Manchester (W)
5MRd 1 Andy Norman 23:57
w5MRd 1 Pauline Powell 28:10
Dec 26 Clevedon
4MRd 1 Ben Noad 18:35, 2 James Thie 19:25
w4MRd 1 Kate Reed 20:51
Dec 26 Glynneath
w5MRd 1 Non Stanford (J) 27:35
Dec 26 Witham
w5MRd 1 Andrea Whitcombe 27:53
There were no major events in the UK last weekend. Notable marks in Britain and by British athletes around the globe were as follows:
Dec 18 Boscombe
5KRd 1 Colin McCourt 14:29
Dec 18 Brussels, BEL - IAAF Permit
10500XC 27 Ben Tickner 37:40, 32 Luke Gunn 38:00, 34 Andrew Hunt 38:07, 36 Lewis Cadman 38:16, 39 James Walsh 38:24
w6000XC 9 Hattie Dean 23:31, 12 Gemma Phillips 23:43, 15 Lizzie Hall 24:01, 16 Louise Brown 24:07, 21 Faye Fullerton 24:33, 26 Tara Krzywicki 24:55, 29 Rachel Townend 25:07, 30 Nicola Bamford 25:16, 31 Jenni Pereira 25:43
U20-6000XC 1 Andy Vernon 20:52, 2 Daniel Watts 21:47, 3 Adam Hickey 21:47, 6 Kelvin Hardy 22:05
U20-w4000XC 2 Jessica Sparke 16:37, 3 Joanne Harvey 16:38, 4 Frances Cliffe 17:02, 6 Jessica Coulson 17:25
U15-2500XC 1 Kurt Wolfe 9:09
Dec 18 Los Palacios-Seville, ESP
HM 9 Dan Robinson 1:04:29, 12 Toby Lambert 1:06:52
Dec 18 Manchester {indoors}
60 1r1/1r6 Allyn Condon 6.96 & 6.97
PV 1 Luke Cutts (J) 4.90, 2 Julien Raffalli (FRA) 4.80
w60 1r3 Becky McLinden (U17) 7.81
w60H 1r1 Katey Read (J) 8.87
mxPV ..2 Abigail Haywood (U17) 3.30 [UKAT-U17 6th=]
U17-w60 1r1 McLinden 7.81, 2r1 Jennifer Taker 7.83
U17-w60H 1 Taker 8.94
U15-w60/w200 1r1/1r1 Shaunna Thompson 7.89 & 25.08 [UKAT-U15 6th=]
Dec 18 Perth, AUS
800 1 Chris Reynolds 1:51.41
wHJ 2 Lindsey-Ann McDonnell 1.78
Dec 18 St. John's (IOM)
10KRW-hcap Steve Partington (M40) 44:58
w10KRW-hcap Bridget Kaneen (W40) 56:00
Dec 18 Telford
10KRd 1 Chris Davies 29:21, 2 David Webb 30:10
w10KRd 1 Debbie Mason (W35) 34:20
Dec 18 Venta de Baños, ESP
10680XC 6 Mohamed Farah 32:23, 12 Michael Skinner 33:06
w6640XC 8 Liz Yelling 21:49
Dec 17 Auckland, NZL
1500 2r1 Tom Mayo 3:48.26
Dec 17 Birmingham
mxWT 1 Alex Smith (J) 22.35(25lb) [mixed event GBR Jun best], 2 Amir Williamson (J) 19.55(25lb), 3 Shirley Webb 18.60(20lb), 4 Mike Bomba (J) 17.04(25lb), 5 Glen Kerr 16.80(35lb), 6 Lesley Brannen 16.13(20lb) [mixed event WAL best, UKAT 4th], 7 Monique Buchanan (J) 14.61(20lb)
Dec 17 Cardiff {indoors}
400 1 Ryan Preddy 48.50
3000 1 Simon Lawson (U17) 8:46.5 [GBR U17 & age 15 best] (8:46.33 irregular)
PV 1 Christian North 5.15, 2 Scott Simpson 5.05, ..4 Tony Hillier (U17) 4.20
wPV 1-2 Emma Lyons (J) 3.40 [UKAT-J 17th=] & Lyndsey Maund (J) 3.40 [UKAT-J 17th=]
Dec 17 Dublin, IRL
20KRW 1 Peter Kaneen (M40) 1:33:47 [UKAT 99th]
Dec 17 London (WP) - South of Thames "Senior" Champs
7.5MXC 1 John McFarlane 40:30; Team (6-to-score) 1 Herne Hill H 76; Team (12-to-score) 1 Brighton & Hove City 566
w7.5MXC 1 Joanne Ronaldson (W35) 48:05; Team 1 Ranelagh H 88
Dec 17 Loughborough {indoors}
60 1r1 Seyi Smith (CAN-J) 6.94
PV 1 Ashley Swain 5.00, 2 Steven Lewis (J) 5.00, 3 Alan Richardson 4.60, 4 Paul Walker 4.60
wPV (solo) Kate Dennison 4.12
mx60 2r3/2r5 Emma Bailey 7.70 & 7.64
Dec 17 Nottingham - MCAA Champs
7MXC 1 Gary Blackman (gst) 34:36, 2 Rob Birchall (M35) 35:14; Team 1 Notts 55
w5MXC 1 Juliet Potter 27:37; Team 1 Notts 40
Dec 17 Stowe - Bedfordshire Champs
12000XC 1 Darren Deed 41:18; Team 1 Leighton Buzzard 92
w6000XC 1 Karen Worrall (W40) 26:31; Team 1 Biggleswade 9
Dec 17 Stowe - Buckinghamshire Champs
12000XC 1 Owain Jones 41:37; Team 1 Milton Keynes 53
w6000XC 1 Gemma Turtle (J) 23:42; Team 1 Chiltern H 9
Dec 17 Uxbridge {indoors}
60 5 Antonio Infantino (U17) 7.14 (2h2 7.18, 4rB 7.18)
w60 1 Amy Godsell (J) 7.82 (1h1 7.79)
Dec 14 Hamilton, NZL
800 2 Tom Mayo 1:51.42
Last weekend the focus was on the European Cross Country Championships in Tilburg. Performances by the British team plus other notable marks in Britain and by British athletes around the globe were as follows:
Dec 11 Bedford
wHM 1 Tracey Morris (W35) 1:16:36
Dec 11 Bolton - Greater Manchester Champs
c12000XC 1 Dave Norman 38:23; Team 1 Salford H 40
wc6000XC 1 Victoria Mason (J) 22:43; Team 1 Sale H Manchester 13
Dec 11 Brecon - Welsh Inter-Regional Champs
10400XC 1 Andrew Hunt 34:40; Team 1 South 94
w5900XC 1 Sam Gray 23:37; Team no team closed in
Team-Overall 1 South 176, 2 West 149, 3 East 128, 4 North 89
Dec 11 Carshalton
mxWT 1 Amir Williamson (J) 20.45(25lb) [mixed event GBR Jun best], 2 Richard Al-Ameen (U17) 18.96(20lb), 3 Joe Stockton (U17) 17.74(20lb), 4 Joe Bloomfield (U17) 16.67(20lb), 5 Andrew Jordon (U15) 16.26(20lb) [mixed event GBR U15 best], 6 Kevin Davies 16.20(35lb), 7 Alistair Tawanaee-Williamson (J) 13.87(35lb) [mixed event GBR Youth best], 8 Rachel Blackie (J) 13.49(20lb), 9 Victoria Thomas (J) 12.34(20lb)
Dec 11 Christchurch
10KRd 1 Williard Chinhanhu (ZIM) 30:05, 2 Carl Morris 30:06
Dec 11 Eton {indoors} - Middlesex Champs
60H 1 Richard Baderin 8.38
U17-TJ 1 Nathan Fox 13.25
U15-60 1 Matthew Webster 7.39
Dec 11 Godalming - Hogs Back Race
8.1MRd 1 Kevin Nash 41:49
w8.1MRd 1 Fiona Kennedy (W45) 49:36
Dec 11 Granollers, ESP
w6500XC 3 Louise Brown 21:22
Dec 11 Liverpool (Hale Village)
w5MRd 1 Jenny Clague 27:19, 2 Laura Carney 27:32, 3 Juliet Potter 27:58
Dec 11 Penrith - Cumbria Champs
9100XC 1 Michael Sawrey (J) 34:15; Team 1 Ellenborough
w7100XC 1 Gemma Phillips 27:25; Team 1 Derwent
Dec 11 Stockport
10MRd 1 Mike Aspinall 50:57
w10MRd 1 Pauline Powell 57:57
Dec 11 Tilburg, NED - European Cross Country Champs
9840XC 12 Gary Murray (IRL) 27:41, 21 Mohamed Farah 27:57, 35 Michael Skinner 28:20, 36 Steve Vernon 28:21, 37 Frank Tickner 28:22, 54 Peter Riley 28:43, 60 Gareth Turnbull (IRL) 28:56, 68 Tom Humphries 29:05; Team 7 GBR 129
w6500XC 6 Hayley Yelling 20:16, 8 Liz Yelling 20:17, 16 Kate Reed 20:29, 24 Natalie Harvey 20:39, 33 Eleanor Baker 20:45, 37 Lucy Elliott (W35) 21:00; Team SILVER GBR 54
U20-6500XC SILVER ANDY VERNON 18:42, 13 Adam Hickey 19:00, 24 Kelvin Hardy 19:06, 29 Tom Minshull 19:09, 33 Anthony Moran 19:14, 69 Keith Gerrard 19:45; Team SILVER GBR 68
U20-w4830XC SILVER EMILY PIDGEON 15:25, 6 Morag MacLarty 15:42, 7 Stephanie Twell 15:45, 15 Sian Edwards 15:55, 17 Gemma Turtle 15:57, 21 Nicola Sykes 16:01; Team GOLD GBR 30
Medals 1 GBR 1-4-0, 2 ROM 1-1-1, 3 FRA 1-0-2
Dec 10 Aberdeen - Scottish East District Champs
9600XC 1 Robert Russell 31:52; Team 1 Central 57
w6400XC 1 Freya Murray 23:46; Team 1 Central 38
Dec 10 Allston MA, USA {indoors}
w3000 3 Aine Hoban 9:36.24
Dec 10 Bexley
w5KRW 1 Sophie Hales 24:01
Dec 10 Bishop Auckland - North Eastern Counties Champs
12000XC 1 Dave Wardle 39:11; Team 1 Sunderland H 90
w7800XC 1 Rosie Smith 29:20; Team 1 Durham City 17
Dec 10 Carshalton {indoors}
SP 1 Chris Gearing (J) 16.69
U15-SP 1 Michael Wheeler 16.22 [UKAT-U15 3rd] (& 17.05mx exhibition)
Dec 10 Glasgow - British Schools International {indoors}
U18-Pent 1 Will Lambourne (E) 3601 (60H-8.54, SP-12.12, 200-23.43, LJ-6.46, 800-2:03.81), 2 Nathan Woodward (E) 3287, 3 Martin Lipton (S) 3271, 4 Jonathon Simonson (W) 3217, 5 Liam Duff (W) 3213; Team 1 ENG 10041, 2 WAL 9315, 3 SCO 8969, 4 IRE 8669
U18-wPent 1 Mairead Murphy (I) 3630 (SP-10.10, 60H-8.82, LJ-5.22, HJ-1.68, 800-2:29.78), 2 Serita Shone (E) 3520 (10.05, 9.10, 5.62, 1.59, 2:34.38), 3 Meghan Beesley (E) 3454 [UKAT-U17 8th] (8.24, 8.96, 5.37, 1.56, 2:24.10), 4 Lucy Boggis (E) 3341 (9.97, 8.95, 5.28, 1.53, 2:37.52), 5 Caryl Granville (W) 3308 (7.50, 9.07, 5.15, 1.53, 2:22.49), 6 Pamela Hughes (I) 3292, 7 Hannah Francis-Smithson (E) 3271 (60H-8.84), 8 Kalyn Sheehan (I) 3269, 9 Jessie Barr (I) 3232; Team 1 ENG 10315, 2 IRE 10191, 3 WAL 8844, 4 SCO 7837
U16-Pent 1 Ashley Bryant (E) 3227 (60H-8.93, LJ-5.98, 200-24.19, SP-12.93, 800-2:13.56), 2 Calum Innes (S) 3183 (8.59, 6.01, 24.25, 10.82, 2:13.32), 3 David Guest (W) 3150 [GBR U15 best with 200] (8.84, 6.00, 24.81, 11.96, 2:12.83), 4 Jason Harvey (I) 2998 (8.86, 5.64, 24.38, 10.36, 2:13.58), 5 Alex MacGregor (E) 2985 (8.97, 6.26, 24.78, 12.24, 2:28.30), 6 Ben Gibb (E) 2893, 7 Shaun Leigh (E) 2876; Team 1 ENG 9105, 2 WAL 8450, 3 IRE 8317, 4 SCO 8230
U16-wPent 1 Claire Rockall (I) 3446 (LJ-5.04, 60H-9.47, HJ-1.62, SP-8.69, 800-2:17.39), 2 Harriet Cross (I) 3350 (5.23, 9.28, 1.47, 10.92, 2:29.64), 3 Chanel Taite (E) 3232 [GBR age 13 best, UKAT-U15 3rd] (5.11, 9.19, 1.59, 8.50, 2:36.29), 4 Emma Simpson (E) 3096 (5.09, 9.78, 1.47, 10.08, 2:34.70), 5 Jill Brooks (S) 3054 (4.97, 9.58, 1.59, 7.64, 2:36.69), 6 Hannah Lewis (I) 3021, 7 Sarah Dacey (W) 2992; Team 1 IRE 9817, 2 ENG 9265, 3 SCO 8926, 4 WAL 8468
Dec 10 Irvine - Scottish West District Champs
10000XC 1 Glen Stewart (M35) 31:05; Team 1 Ronhill Cambuslang H 64
w6400XC 1 Suzanne Benyon 23:25; Team 1 Bellahouston RR 17
Dec 10 Melbourne (BH), AUS
wPV 1 Irie Hill (W35) 3.80
Dec 10 Perth, AUS
wHJ 1 Lindsey-Ann McDonnell 1.75
Dec 10 Princeton NJ, USA {indoors}
LJ 2 Nick Newman 7.17
Dec 10 RAF Barnham - SEAA Inter-Counties
U23-10000XC 1 Phil Wicks 32:35; Team 1 Essex 40
U23-w6000XC 1 Victoria Webster 22:22; Team 1 Hertfordshire 25
U20-w6000XC 1 Jessica Sparke 22:45; Team 1 Essex 12
U17-c5000XC 1 Jack Tyler 16:47; Team 1 Essex 17
U17-wc5000XC 1 Katie Richardson 19:45; Tean 1 Essex 28
U15-c4000XC 1 Ryan Parker 12:41; Team 1 Middlesex 52
U15-wc4000XC 1 Charlotte Purdue 14:09; Team 1 Kent 45
U13-wc3000XC 1 Camilla Freeman 11:24; Team 1 Surrey 21
Dec 10 Rotherham
50MTrail 1 Jeremy Bragg 6:33:56
w50MTrail 1 Sharon Gayter (W40) 7:59:27
Dec 10 Sheffield {indoors}
300 1r1 Richard Buck (J) 33.96 [GBR Jun Best, UKAT 8th=], 2r1 Ryan Preddy 34.11
mx1000 2r4 Sarah Hopkinson (U17) 2:49.49 [mixed race GBR U17 best], 3r4 Ellie Stevens 2:50.00
mx3000W 3 Rebecca Mersh (J) 14:35.16, 7 Natalie Myers (U15) 16:16.63 [mixed race GBR U15 best]
U15-w200 1r1 Shaunna Thompson 25.63
Dec 8-9 Lincoln NE, USA {indoors}
mxSP 1 Carl Myerscough 20.34 (x, 20.34, 20.14, 19.88, 20.24, x)
Last weekend was relatively quiet with no major events in the UK. Notable marks in Britain and by British athletes around the globe were as follows:
Dec 4 Bath {indoors}
PV 2 Tony Hillier (U17) 4.30
wPV 1 Katherine Ogden (U17) 3.30 [UKAT-U17 6th=]
Dec 4 East Kilbride
w10KRd 1 Hayley Haining 34:06
Dec 4 Eton {indoors}
60 1r1 Matt Shirvington (AUS) 6.83
Dec 4 Exeter - South West Counties Champs
c9000XC 1 Rob Bugden 26:51
wc5000XC 1 Joanne Harvey (U17) 17:04
Dec 4 Fukuoka, JPN
Mar 8 Huw Lobb 2:15:27 (10K-31:20, 20K-1:02:44, HM-1:06:17, 25K-1:18:41, 30K-1:34:29)
Dec 4 Garstang
10MRd 1 Billy Burns (M35) 50:52
Dec 4 London (RP)
10KRd 1 Ben Noad 30:20
Dec 4 Peel-Douglas (IOM)
10MRW 1 Steve Partington (M40) 1:13:56
w10MRW 1 Carolyn Brown 1:24:56 [IOM Best, UKAT 7th=], 2 Marie Latham (W45) 1:32:24
Dec 4 Portsmouth
5MRd 1 Angus Maclean 23:45, 2 Stuart Stokes 23:55, 3 Williard Chinhanhu (ZIM) 24:08, 4 Kevin Sheppard 24:10
w5MRd 1 Jade Wright 27:30, 2 Birhan Dagne 28:01
Dec 4 Sheffield
10KRd 1 Jason Ward 30:04
Dec 4 Singapore, SIN
wMar 11 Holly May 2:52:27
Dec 4 Solihull {indoors}
wHJ 1 Jessica Leach (J) 1.75
Dec 4 West Palm Beach FL, USA
HM 3 Eddie Ernest-Jones 1:06:37
Dec 3 Leeds - ESAA Cup
U17-c4000XC 1 Chris Bull 14:37; Team 1 Hayesbrook School (Tonbridge) 77
U17-wc3000XC 1 Sarah Hopkinson 10:38; Team 1 Coopers Company & Coborn School (Upminster) 56
U15-c3000XC 1 Tom Curr 10:27; Team 1 Lincroft MS (Oakley) 75
U15-wc2500XC 1 Nicole Raymond 9:42; Team 1 Coopers Company & Coborn School (Upminster) 23
Dec 3 Leeds
6x2.25MRd 1 St. Mary's College 1:04:10; Fastest: Ed Jackson 10:08
w3x2.25MRd 1 Loughborough Students 36:07; Fastest: Lisa Dobriskey 11:11
Dec 3 London (WP) - Varsity Match
7.5MXC 1 Jonathan Blackledge (O) 38:07; Team 1 Oxford U 30, 2 Cambridge U 51
w4MXC 1 Courtney Birch (O) 23:52; Team 1 Oxford U 11, 2 Cambridge U 31
Dec 2 Pittsburgh PA, USA {indoors}
PV 1 Keith Higham 5.21 [UKAT 17th=]
Dec 1 Melbourne, AUS
400H 7 Daniel Brandwood 53.37
wHJ 3 Susan Jones-Moncrieff 1.80
Dec 1 Riverdale NY, USA {indoors}
TJ 2 Nick Newman 14.71
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