SUPERB RACING AT RUTHIN
The cream of British veteran runners descended on Ruthin for the second time in six years when Prestatyn Running Club hosted the British Masters' Cross-Country Championships at Ruthin School - and the result was some superb performances.
The most exciting race of the day was the opening event for all ladies over 35 and men over 65, with Claire Martin (Telford) and Helen Berry (Holmfirth) battling it out over the two laps and Lucy Elliott (Winchester) in third place.
As they entered the school field for the final time the Yorkshire runner held a narrow lead but Martin powered up the finishing straight to win by three seconds.
In the second race for men aged 35-64 the reigning Army cross-country champion Ady Whitwam stormed into the lead from the gun and was never challenged. He looked untroubled by the mud on the farm fields and won comfortably by 10 seconds from Mark Powell (Leicester).
In third place was Philip Hinch (Tipton), while just five seconds further back was the remarkable Brecon farmer Austin Davies, who is now in the M50 category, almost 10 years older than the three medallists.
Results. M35: 1 Whitwam 28.58, 2 Powell 29.08, 3 Hinch 29.14.
M40:1 N Jones (Warrington) 30.01, 2 I Twaddle (North Shields) 30.12, 3 D Newbould (Hallamshire) 30.36.
M45: 1 P Ward (Telford) 29.30, 2 A Weir (Thames Hare & Hounds) 30.30, 3 I Wetherall (Sale) 30.33.
M50: 1 A Davies (Brecon) 29.19, 2B Reynolds (Thames Hare & Hounds) 29.52, 3 P Butcher (Mansfield) 30.47.
M55: 1 I Lloyd (Swansea) 31.35, 2 C Bishop (Helsby) 32.24, 3 M Bridgeland (Chelmsford) 32.36.
M60: 1 M Hager (Tipton) 32.14, 2 G Dalton (Hull) 33.29, 3 S Owen (Salford).
M65: 1 P Young (Ryde) 25.27, 2 R Tintinger (Rotherham) 25.31, 3 G Anderson (Newbury) 26.26.
M70: 1 M Ford (Cheltenham) 26.18, 2 P Giles (Hercules Wimbledon) 27.33, 3 G Orme (Carmarthen) 27.56.
M75: 1 P Covey (Bingley) 29.50, 2 F Gibbs (Bingley) 29.59, 3 D Tomlinson (Bolton) 32.07.
M80: 1 W McCaskey (Edinburgh) 32.49, 2 J Pittillo (Teviotdale) 37.29, 3 A Walsham (Salford) 57.31.
Teams. M35-44: Salford M45-54: Thames Hare and Hounds. M55-64: Wirral. M65-74: Bingley.
Ladies: L35: 1 E Fowler (Nuneaton) 23.42, 2 H Kuter (Salford) 24.05, 3 C Lathwell (Luton) 24.44.
L40: 1 C Martin 22.52, 2 H Berry 22.55, 3 C McKeown (Border) 23.57
L45: 1 L Elliott (Winchester) 23.15, 2 K Bailey (Winchester) 23.50, 3 K Ruchton (Winchester) 23.52.
L50: 1 C Wood (Arena 80) 25.59, 2 M Watson (TROT) 26.39, 3 H Robinson (Jarrow and Hebburn) 26.43.
L55: 1 B Jackson (East Hull) 26.20, 2 S Tawney (Leamington) 27.03, 3 P Barber (Tipton) 27.08.
L60: 1 M Statham (Holland Sports) 27.23, 2 A-M Jones (Altrincham) 27.58, 3 M Hesketh (Preston) 28.11.
L65: 1 A Copson (Rugby and N'ton) 27.36, 2 R Tabor (Dulwich) 28.19, 3 L Lyness (Black Combe) 29.45.
L70: 1 D Fellows (Cannock and Staff) 31.13, 2 L Bowcott (Wimbledon) 35.27, 3 J Johnson (Leamington) 37.09.
L75: M Singleton (Colwyn Bay) 41.31.
Teams. L35-44: Wolverhampton and Bilston. L45-54: Winchester. L55-64: Burnden.
The cream of British veteran runners descended on Ruthin for the second time in six years when Prestatyn Running Club hosted the British Masters' Cross-Country Championships at Ruthin School - and the result was some superb performances.
The most exciting race of the day was the opening event for all ladies over 35 and men over 65, with Claire Martin (Telford) and Helen Berry (Holmfirth) battling it out over the two laps and Lucy Elliott (Winchester) in third place.
As they entered the school field for the final time the Yorkshire runner held a narrow lead but Martin powered up the finishing straight to win by three seconds.
In the second race for men aged 35-64 the reigning Army cross-country champion Ady Whitwam stormed into the lead from the gun and was never challenged. He looked untroubled by the mud on the farm fields and won comfortably by 10 seconds from Mark Powell (Leicester).
In third place was Philip Hinch (Tipton), while just five seconds further back was the remarkable Brecon farmer Austin Davies, who is now in the M50 category, almost 10 years older than the three medallists.
Results. M35: 1 Whitwam 28.58, 2 Powell 29.08, 3 Hinch 29.14.
M40:1 N Jones (Warrington) 30.01, 2 I Twaddle (North Shields) 30.12, 3 D Newbould (Hallamshire) 30.36.
M45: 1 P Ward (Telford) 29.30, 2 A Weir (Thames Hare & Hounds) 30.30, 3 I Wetherall (Sale) 30.33.
M50: 1 A Davies (Brecon) 29.19, 2B Reynolds (Thames Hare & Hounds) 29.52, 3 P Butcher (Mansfield) 30.47.
M55: 1 I Lloyd (Swansea) 31.35, 2 C Bishop (Helsby) 32.24, 3 M Bridgeland (Chelmsford) 32.36.
M60: 1 M Hager (Tipton) 32.14, 2 G Dalton (Hull) 33.29, 3 S Owen (Salford).
M65: 1 P Young (Ryde) 25.27, 2 R Tintinger (Rotherham) 25.31, 3 G Anderson (Newbury) 26.26.
M70: 1 M Ford (Cheltenham) 26.18, 2 P Giles (Hercules Wimbledon) 27.33, 3 G Orme (Carmarthen) 27.56.
M75: 1 P Covey (Bingley) 29.50, 2 F Gibbs (Bingley) 29.59, 3 D Tomlinson (Bolton) 32.07.
M80: 1 W McCaskey (Edinburgh) 32.49, 2 J Pittillo (Teviotdale) 37.29, 3 A Walsham (Salford) 57.31.
Teams. M35-44: Salford M45-54: Thames Hare and Hounds. M55-64: Wirral. M65-74: Bingley.
Ladies: L35: 1 E Fowler (Nuneaton) 23.42, 2 H Kuter (Salford) 24.05, 3 C Lathwell (Luton) 24.44.
L40: 1 C Martin 22.52, 2 H Berry 22.55, 3 C McKeown (Border) 23.57
L45: 1 L Elliott (Winchester) 23.15, 2 K Bailey (Winchester) 23.50, 3 K Ruchton (Winchester) 23.52.
L50: 1 C Wood (Arena 80) 25.59, 2 M Watson (TROT) 26.39, 3 H Robinson (Jarrow and Hebburn) 26.43.
L55: 1 B Jackson (East Hull) 26.20, 2 S Tawney (Leamington) 27.03, 3 P Barber (Tipton) 27.08.
L60: 1 M Statham (Holland Sports) 27.23, 2 A-M Jones (Altrincham) 27.58, 3 M Hesketh (Preston) 28.11.
L65: 1 A Copson (Rugby and N'ton) 27.36, 2 R Tabor (Dulwich) 28.19, 3 L Lyness (Black Combe) 29.45.
L70: 1 D Fellows (Cannock and Staff) 31.13, 2 L Bowcott (Wimbledon) 35.27, 3 J Johnson (Leamington) 37.09.
L75: M Singleton (Colwyn Bay) 41.31.
Teams. L35-44: Wolverhampton and Bilston. L45-54: Winchester. L55-64: Burnden.
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