OVERSEAS/INDOORS/TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY/MULTI-TERRAIN
BUSY SEPTEMBER
ALTHOUGH some discliplines are seasonal, September sees everything happening at once. The road and road relay season is in full swing, the track season is ending and cross country is starting. The inclusion, too, of fell, mountain-running, multi-terrain, parkrun and walks meant last weekend was one of the busiest this year for results.
Steve Smythe, results editor
FAST TIMES IN EUROPE
DENMARK
Copenhagen Half-marathon, September 18
JAMES MWANGI WANGARI led seven runners under the one-hour mark.
The 22-year-old set off at a staggering pace and was well inside world-record pace as he passed 10km in a world-leading 27:15. He was slowing significantly by 15km, but the 41:32 time was also a world leader.
A headwind slowed him further, but he nevertheless clocked a course record of 59:07 with fellow Kenyans Stephen Kibet (59:28) and Albert Kangogo (59:29) completing the top three.
He said: “The speed was excellent on the first half, but the wind was very strong. I really feel I am in shape to beat the world record.”
Ethiopia’s Hiwot Gebrekiden set a women’s course record of 68:00 ahead of Bahrain’s Eunice Chumba, whose 68:04 was a national record. Men HM: 1 J Mwangi Wangari (KEN) 59:07; 2 S Kibet (KEN) 59:28; 3 A Kangogo (KEN) 59:29; 4 G Masai (KEN) 59:31; 5 B Karoki (KEN) 59:32; 6 A Kiptum (KEN) 59:36; 7 E Rotich (KEN) 59:54; 8 T Ayeko (UGA) 60:26; 9 G Yegon (KEN) 60:26; 10 A Oloitiptip (KEN) 60;33; 11 A Cheroben (BRN) 61:00 ) rec); 12 J Korir (KEN) 61:00; 13 A Haftu (ETH) 61:02; 14 M Kisorio (KEN) 61:41; 18 L Komon (KEN) 62:50; 43 JONATHAN TIPPER 70:06; 45 OLLIE GARROD 70:17; 47 BEN SAVILL 70:20; 48 TOM WADE 70:22; 60 PHIL GALE 71:34; 79 PATRICK LEESE 72:49; 314 KEVIN MURRAY (M55) 81:58.
Women: HM: 1 H Gebrekiden (ETH) 68:00; 2 E Chumba (BRN) 68:04; 3 V Wanjiru (KEN) 68:06; 4 G Chesire (KEN) 68:20; 5 B Kitur (KEN) 70:00; 398 CATHERINE WRIGHT (W60) 1:43:59
Alice Aprot: 51:59 10-mile winner in Netherlands
NETHERLANDS
Dam Tot Damloop, Amsterdam, September 18 OLYMPIC 10,000m fourth-placer Alice Aprot from Kenya won in 51:59, well clear of Bahrain’s Tejitu Daba.
Edwin Kiptoo made it a Kenyan double as, like Aprot, he set a world-leading time of 45:25 ahead of Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei, who was also inside 46 minutes. Britain’s Jonathan Mellor finished 10th in 48:17.
Men: 10M: 1 E Kiptoo (KEN) 45:25; 2 J Cheptegei (UGA) 45:38; 3 A Osman (ERI) 46:12; 10 JONATHAN MELLOR 48:17; 27 SHAUN DIXON 51:09.
Women: 10M: 1 A Aprot (KEN) 51:59; 2 T Daba (BRN) 52:34; 3 L Karimi (KEN) 53:03; 4 M Melkamu (ETH) 53:12
Runners go under the Sydney Harbour Bridge at the Blackmores Sydney Marathon
OVERSEAS
AUSTRALIA
Blackmores Sydney Marathon, September 18
Men: Mar:1 T Tanigawa (JPN) 2:12:13; 2 B Ameta 2:13:09. HM: 4 BEN MOREAU 68:24. Women: HM: 1 M Harun 2:32:22
AUSTRIA
Krems, September 18
Men: Mar: 1 BEN GAMBLE 2:32:59
Vienna, August 27-28
Women: Hep: 3 ANNABELLE PASK (U20) 4561 (15.67/-3.1, 1.63, 11.50, 27.32/-3.5, 5.05/1.3, 35.59, 2:40.59)
CANADA
Vancouver, September 17 Men: 10km: 23 KEVIN O’CONNOR (M45) 33:52. Women: 10km: 14 ELLIE GREENWOOD (W35) 37:19.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Usti Nad Labem, September 17
BARSELIUS KIPYEGO won in a PB of 59:15 while world half-marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir won the women’s race in 67:24 despite stopping at the 18km mark to adjust her shoe. Men: HM: 1 B Kipyego (KEN) 59:15; 2 A Takele (ETH) 61:31; 3 A Kipyatich (KEN) 61:40. Women: HM: 1 P Jepchirchir (KEN) 67:24; 2 L Cheruiyot (KEN) 68:17; 3 A Godfay (ETH) 68:32
European Kids Athletics Games, Brno, September 6
U15 men: SP: 4 ARAN THOMAS (U15) 12.71. JT: A: 6 ARAN THOMAS (U15) 46.11. U14: 60: r1 (2.9): 2 ZAK WIMPENNY (U15) 7.55. A (0.5): 2 ZAK WIMPENNY (U15) 7.54. U13: 60: r3(3.9): 1 JARED FELIX-DELOP (U13) 8.51. U15 women: 60: r3 (3.0): 3 LEIGHA SUMMERS (U15) 8.22. B (1.5): 4 LEIGHA SUMMERS (U15) 8.20. U13: 150: r1(2.0): 7 SORAYA CRODDEN (U13) 21.54
FRANCE
Talence, September 18
NADINE BROERSEN won with a season’s best 6377, while Oleksiy Kasyanov won a tight decathlon with 8077. Olympic silver medallist Kevin Mayer dropped out.
Men: Dec: 1 O Kasyanov (UKR) 8077; 2 M Uibo (EST) 8071; 3 P Lepage (CAN) 8027. Women: Hep: 1 N Broersen (NED) 6377; 2 Y Rodríguez (CUB) 6373; 3 C Rath (GER) 6310; 4 G Zsivoczky-Farkas (HUN) 6248, 5 A Nana Djimou 6180; 6 X Krizsan (HUN) 6095; 7 E Aguilar (COL) 6061
ITALY
Trofeo Citta Di Majano Games, Majano, September 3
Men: DT: 4 ARAN THOMAS (U15) 34.24.
U15: 4x100: r1: 1 KIRKLEES 48.56.
U13: SP: 14 SAM THOMPSON 11.35
LITHUANIA
Vilnius, September 11
Men Mar: 1 C Zablocki (Chic/USA) 2:25:55
LUXEMBOURG
Schifflange, September 10-11
Men: Dec: - CAL MCLENNAN (U20) 6195 (11.71/0.5, 6.23/-0.7, 1.71, 13.48, 51.18, 16.25/-0.3, 42.22, 37.15, 2.90, 4:33.84)
Nadine Broersen: won in Talence with 6377 points
JP DURAND VICTAH SAILER
NORWAY
BMW Oslo Maraton, September 17 Men:
Mar: 15 JOSHUA SAMBROOK 2:42:08; 45 MATT HALL (M40) 2:52:40.
Women: HM: 1 REBECCA HILLAND (W35) 76:48
SOUTH AFRICA
Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, Cape Town, September 18
ASEFA NEGEWO of Ethiopia won in 2:08:42, the fastest ever time on South African soil.
Belgrave Harrier Tish Jones won the women’s race in a PB 2:36:13.
Men: Mar: 1 A Negewo (ETH) 2:08:42.
Women: Mar: 1 TISH JONES 2:36:13
SPAIN
European Champion Clubs Cup – junior men (group A), Castellón, September 17
A YOUNG and relatively inexperienced Shaftesbury Barnet team pulled off a surprise victory with only four top-year juniors.
The morning track session began well with a surprise win from Niall Carney in the 400m hurdles. He ran a conservative race for the first 300m and then stormed down the home straight to beat the much fancied Turkish champion. The 100m saw late replacement Dita Jaja finish second, which was matched by Billy Praim-Singh in a tight hammer competition.
George Evans won the shot easily and, at the end of the morning session, Shaftesbury led by five points.
The first win of the afternoon came from Jacob Spence, who had a surprisingly easy win in the 110m hurdles with a PB of 14.25.
Another victory for Shaftesbury came when Omar Parsons controlled the 800m all the way. Meanwhile, their Matthew Pagan was a class apart in the 400m.
Abbas Adejonwo then set a PB in the triple jump to finish fourth and Shaftesbury’s lead was then 11 points.
That lead increased further in the 3000m steeplechase.
George Groom was making his debut at the longer distance and he ran a perfect race, saving his energy for the last lap where his finishing burst ensured a seven-second win.
Team captain Gerald Matthew then ensured more success in the 200m to repeat the victory he achieved in 2015 in Istanbul.
In a very slow-paced 1500m Hamza Kadir, the England under-17 champion, blasted a 40-second final 300m but was just pipped on the line by the Turkish and Spanish runners.
After a fourth at 3000m for English Schools 1500m champion Jeremy Dempsey, the lead was just four points, Unfortunately for Shaftesbury, late replacement Adejonwo injured himself in the first round of the long jump, but did at least gain a mark in the second round to score a point.
Evans then completed his throws double in the discus and then the sprint relay team finished fifth. Ethan Walsh’s second place in the pole vault meant they started the final event, the 4x400m, a point down.
In a nosy and exciting climax, the SB quartet of Jack Fitzpatrick (51.7), Niall Carney (49.8), Omar Parsons (48.5), Pagan (48.0) ran themselves into the ground to finish in a club junior record 3.17.92, but they were runners-up just behind Fenerbahce and it seemed they were going to have to settle for second in the match.
However, after a delay the result was finally announced: after the Turkish relay team were disqualified, Shaftesbury had won the race and the title by seven points.
U20 men: TEAM: 1 Shaftesbury Barnet 123; 2 Fenerbahce (TUR) 116; 3 Playas de Castellon (ESP) 93; 4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 93; 5 Vicentina (ITA) 86; 6 Nike Klaipeda 64; 7 COA Lausanne-Riviera 53; 8 Audentes Sports Club 53
100 (-1.6): 2 DITA JAJA (U17) 11.16. 200 (0.7): 1 GERALD MATTHEW 21.78. 400: 1 MATTHEW PAGAN 48.47. 800: 1 OMAR PARSONS 1:53.54. 3000: 4 JEREMY DEMPSEY (U17) 8:49.74. 110H (-1.4): 1 JACOB SPENCE 14.25. 400H: 1 NIALL CARNEY 54.55. 3000SC: 1 GEORGE GROOM (U17) 9:29.17. 4x100: 5 SHAFTESBURY BARNET 43.70. 4x400: 1 SHAFTESBURY BARNET 3:17.92. HJ: 5 LEWIS MCGUIRE 1.95. PV: 2 ETHAN WALSH 4.80. TJ: 4 ABBAS ADEJONWO (U17) 14.24/0.0. SP: 1 GEORGE EVANS 16.65. DT: 1 EVANS 55.14. HT: 2 BILLY PRAIM-SINGH 60.36. JT: 4 ALFIE INGHAM 52.52
European Champion Clubs Cup – junior women (group A), Castellón, September 17
BLACKHEATH & BROMLEY enjoyed a successful day, finishing second to Fenerbahce of Turkey.
Tish Jones: 2:36:13 Cape Town Marathon win for the Brit
They felt they could have won but for a late withdrawal from the throws caused by an American university threatenening to withdraw her scholarship had she competed.