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Gemma Steel: Darlington 10km winner

DAVID HEWITSON

ROAD

AUGUST 7

SHERWOODS DARLINGTON 10km Darlington, Co.Durham

FORMER European cross-country champion Gemma Steel was a surprise entry in the women’s race and was a clear winner, Les Venmore reports.

Passing halfway in 16:25, she held a 49-second lead over Rosie Smith, which was increased to 78 seconds by the finish line.

Mary Ferrier finished a distant third ahead of the ever-improving Alice Smith.

Meanwhile, at the front, Ethiopian Tadele Geremew proved too strong for Eritrean Abraham Tewelde at the finish,.

The North East-based pair quickly went to the front of the 1600-strong field and were joined by Mark Fenwick and Dan Jenkin.

At halfway, reached in 15:44, Jenkin was five metres behind the leading trio and Fenwick was the next to drop back at 7km. Geremew who was second last year, made his bid for victory in the final kilometre, pulling away to a four-seconds win.

The windy conditions meant all course records remained safe for another year. Fenwick finished third ahead of Jenkin, who led Durham to a narrow team victory over Sunderland.

Overall: 1 T Mulugeta (Els) 31:26; 2 A Tewelde (Salt) 31:30; 3 M Fenwick (Tyne Br) 31:55; 4 D Jenkin (Dur) 32:05; 5 I Harding (Morp) 32:10; 6 D Newton (New M, U20) 32:45; 7 T Scott (Tyne Br, M40) 32:59; 8 M Joyeux (Quak) 33:03; 9 K Jeffress (Sun, M35) 33:06; 10 T Learoyd (New M) 33:07; 11 M Hornsby (Dur) 33:24; 12 G Wallace (Black B) 33:33; 13 S McMahon (Sun, M35) 33:41; 14 G Steel (Charn, W) 33:47; 15 I Dixon (M40) 33:48; 16 K Walker (Sedge, U20) 33:50; 17 M Grimes (Dur) 33:53; 18 M Jefferies (R&Z) 33:57; 19 A Kiel (Quak) 34:02; 20 A Mitchell (M&C) 34:16; 21 A Powell (Sun) 34:23; 22 M Thompson (Sun, M45) 34:31; 23 A Oliver (Slea) 34:31; 24 C Balmer (Ryst) 34:36; 25 G Dunn (T&S, M45) 34:37; 26 M Barker (Sun) 34:44; 27 L Gamble-Thompson (New M) 34:47; 28 G Pritchard (Elv) 34:57 M50: 1 K Smith (Tyne Br) 35:02; 2 M Murray (New M) 35:37; 3 D Watkins (N Yks M) 37:23. M55: 1 B Martin (Quak) 38:07; 2 P Teece (Darl) 38:20; 3 P Routledge (Tyne Br) 38:39. M60: 1 J James (Heat) 39:54. M65: 1 M McNally (Els) 41:54. M75: 1 R Sherwood (N Marske) 51:55. U20: 3 R Dalton (Ripon) 35:42 TEAM (3 to score): 1 Durham City H 31; 2 Sunderland H 36; 3 Tyne Bridge H 38 Women: 1 Steel 33:47; 2 R Smith (Dur) 35:05; 3 M Ferrier (Gate) 37:44; 4 A Smith (Sun) 38:05; 5 A Dargie (Tyne Br, W40) 38:12; 6 A Matthews (Darl, W35) 39:00; 7 L Talman )Darl) 40:09; 8 K Aspin (New M, W45) 41:02; 9 R Adams (R&Z) 41:17 W45: 2 L Trainor (Quak) 42:59. W50: 1 S Phillips (Darl) 41:35; 2 J Keavney (R&Z) 42:27; 3 L Noble (Darl) 42:36; 4 S Gill (H’gate) 43:53; 5 K Bentley (Dur) 44:41 TEAM (3 to score): 1 Darlington Harriers 23; 2 Tyne Bridge H 51; 3 Durham City H 52 Junior Run (3km)Overall: 1 A Ord (Dur, U13) 10:22; 2 W Simpson (Bill MH, U13) 11:00; 3 C Harland (U15) 11:06 Girls: 1 E Keeler-Clarke (Dur, U13) 11:14; 2 E Hart (Darl, U13) 11:49; 3 H Rogers (Darl, U13) 12:18

Chris Thompson: Ipswich 5km victory

ASDA FOUNDATION YORK 10km, York

Overall: 1 A Stacey (M35) 33:00; 2 J Sagar 33:27; 3 R Stead 33:45; 4 J Howe 33:58; 5 D Smithers (Knaves, M40) 34:35; 6 J Smith 34:40; 7 S Farmer (Fulham, M35) 34:42 M45: 1 J Walton (Leeds C) 35:19; 2 M Fillingham (Salt) 35:59. M55: 1 R Rigby (SB) 37:36

Women: 1 B Garland (Chich) 38:38; 2 E Yates (Knaves, W45) 39:36 W35: 1 N Steel (Wake) 40:20. W50: 1 J Masterman (GVS) 41:11. W55: 1 J Nodder (Serp) 45:45; 2 K Dickinson 46:38

BLACKPOOL AIR SHOW 10km Overall: 1 A Jones (Doha, M35) 32:49; 2 R Danson (Wesh) 33:52; 3 N Jones (Warr, M40) 34:29 M45: 1 M Dalkins (Chead) 35:19. M55: 1 M Hall (Otl) 36:20; 2 A Rowe (Wesh) 38:34. M60: 1 S Owen (Salf) 39:11; 2 P Quibell (Salf) 39:29

Women: 1 J Goorney (Lyth, W45) 41:25; 2 A Davies (Chead, W40) 41:39 W45: 2 B Massey (Barns) 42:46. W60: 1 M Hesketh (Prest) 47:09; 2 D Kesterton (N Vets) 48:50

GLOUCESTER CITY MARATHON

BRITISH M40 record-holder Steve Way claimed another marathon title with victory by around a mile in 2:29:45.

Further back, Hannah Oldroyd, in her seventh marathon in 2016, enjoyed a similar margin over top veteran Shona Crombie Hicks when posting her fourth women’s victory of the year over the distance in 2:57:58.

Overall: 1 S Way (B’mth, M40) 2:29:45; 2 J McKenna (B&W) 2:35:21; 3 M Graham 2:43:11; 4 J Taylor 2:44:59; 5 A Tuckey (B’end, M40) 2:48:28 M50: 1 S Darby (UK net) 2:57:07; 2 P Davies 2:58:32

Women: 1 H Oldroyd (Salt) 2:57:58; 2 S Crombie-Hicks (Chelt, W45) 3:08:10; 3 L Holton (Frome) 3:09:31; 4 I Wykes 3:15:40 W50: 1 G Vitale-Cumper 3:24:56; 2 T Woolley (Cent) 3:3924; 3 I Harris 3:45:00

HOOKY 6, Hook Norton

Overall: 1 J Bolton (W’stock, M40) 32:25; 2 P Fernandez (Abing, M40) 32:58; 3 S O’neill (Head) 33:56; 4 I Keen 35:06; 5 J Atyeo (Oxf C, M40) 35:17 M50: 1 K Lowies (Head) 36:40. M60: 1 P Gregory (VoA) 35:24; 2 B Vaughan (W’stock) 38:12; 3 R Treadwell (Oxf C) 39:35

Women: 1 S Carter (Belg, W35) 37:14; 2 D Moore (Head, W35) 38:10; 3 C Wilkinson (Spa, W45) 39:37 W55: 1 S Tawney (Leam AA) 42:58; 2 G Hueter (Oxf C) 46:34

FEILE 10km, Teach Basil

Overall: 1 P Goss (NBH) 35:37; 2 B Grew (M35) 37:42; 3 P O’neill 39:05

Women: 1 S Duffy (W35) 44:23; 2 L Taylor 46:12; 3 S Croy (W35) 48:48

ISLE OF MULL 10km/HALF-MARATHON, Craignure

Overall (10km): 1 R Gilroy (Cambus, M40) 36:34; 2 J Joy (A’deen) 37:12; 3 G Cormack (A’deen, W) 40:08

Women: 1 Cormack 40:08; 2 A Jones (Usk, W50) 43:15; 3 M Martin 47:15

Overall (HM): 1 W Mackay (A’deen) 72:22; 2 M Crawley (Dur) 72:51; 3 B Mackie (Edin, M35) 75:21

Women: 1 F Ross (Shett) 79:27; 2 C Jones (Perth RR) 1:42:43; 3 J Maskova 1:43:53 W70: 1 K Williamson (Eynsh) 1:49:01

REGENT’S PARK SUMMER 10km SERIES, London Regent’s Park

Overall: 1 T Richardson (Bas) 33:10; 2 J Johnson ( ) 36:49; 3 S Diffy ( ) 37:20 Women: 1 V Rylance (Vic P) 43:53; 2 H Miles ( ) 44:09; 3 B Ashmead Latham ( ) 44:36

RISBOROUGH RUN IN THE PARK 5km, Princes Risborough

Overall: 1 D Adam 19:35; 2 I Ward 21:31; 3 P Douglass (BMH) 22:00 Women: 1 H Golla 22:28; 2 F Matthews (U20) 23:14; 3 L Waterton 23:54

RIVERSIDE 10, Lancaster

Overall: 1 M Kallenberg (Card) 53:16; 2 W Onek (L&M) 55:34; 3 R Affleck (Prest, M40) 55:36

Women: 1 R Jones (Salf, W45) 61:18; 2 J Bloor (Royt) 67:56; 3 S Johnstone (Wilm, W40) 68:24 W45: 2 S Finlay (Dumf) 69:56. W50: 1 D Shaw (Royt) 73:54. W60: 1 S Cain (C’land) 80:58

RIVERSIDE RUNNERS ANNIVERSARY 10km, St Neots

Overall: 1 C Darling (C&C) 34:16; 2 D Olefir (Newm) 34:52; 3 D Hudson (Team Derby Runner) 35:29

Women: 1 R Frake (Camb U HH) 40:37; 2 F Halls (Saff, W40) 43:15; 3 N Mcbride (C&C, W45) 43:33

AUGUST 6

ARDBEG ISLAY HALF-MARATHON, Bowmore

Overall: 1 K Campbell (Camp’tn, M40) 74:32; 2 S McGeachy (Camp’tn) 78:11; 3 E Sedman 79:27 M50: 1 K Klidzia (SoC) 81:03; 2 D Watt (Cald) 82:23. M60: T Coyle 87:26