An under-13 and over-60 end within the high three at London occasion as we deliver you our newest street racing round-up.
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km, Hyde Park, London, February 27
There cannot be too many open street races the place an under-13 and a 62-year-old have completed within the high three, Steve Smythe experiences.
Current English Nationwide cross-country under-13 fifth placer Sophia Davies gained the ladies’s race in a PB 17:35 regardless of breezy circumstances and a removed from flat course on this month-to-month occasion.
Eleven seconds again January winner Catherine O’Connor was second whereas W60 Clare Elms gained a dash for third.
Elms additionally acquired an award on the day for simply being the highest athlete within the occasion in 2025 based mostly on the six finest age-graded outcomes of final 12 months the place she averaged over 100pc on age-grading.
This right here was considerably her finest age for age run on the course, as her 18:19 was not solely a W60 course document however solely fell 4 seconds in need of her world finest set on a a lot flatter course at Battersea final December.
The multi age-group world record-breaker was coming back from per week of sickness the place she was unable to run in any respect sophisticated with household issues which included her mom dying on the weekend and having to go to her father in hospital each day.
Elms began slowly however a 3:30 remaining kilometre gave her third place and improved her time from December by 4 seconds and, remarkably, now holds all course information from W40 to W60. It was additionally her quickest time on the course since 2019 when she set a then world W55 better of 17:39.
Fellow world champion Andrew Leach produced the following finest age-graded efficiency (94.2pc) and the M60’s 17:07 gave him eleventh general.
Total: 1 M Mellor (Tun W) 16:08
M45: 1 J O’Mahony (Camb H) 16:34
M60: 1 A Leach (N Herts) 17:07
M80: 1 T Rea (H’area) 27:33
Girls: 1 S Davies (Brent B, U13) 17:35; 2 C O’Connor (St Alb) 17:46; 3 C Elms (Kent, W60) 18:19
W50: 1 E Skinner (Kent) 19:10
W55: 1 A Critchlow (W4) 19:40: 2 S McDonald (S Lon) 20:04
W60: 2 R Hutton (S Lon) 21:04; 3 L Woolhouse (Vets) 21:31
W70: 1 Okay Hancock (Serp) 25:42
W75: 1 M Rayner (W4) 29:00
ANGLESEY HALF-MARATHON, North Wales, March 1
Total: 1 A Jago 71:51
M50: 1 R Mansell (Cybi) 80:05
Girls: 1 G Moore (Eryri) 82:43
BERKHAMPSTEAD HALF-MARATHON, Hertfordshire, March 1
Total: 1 T Charles (Chorl, M40) 69:54; 2 Okay Lindars (VoA) 70:37; 3 J Davis (Dac) 70:43
M60: 1 S Townsend (Dac) 84:42
Girls: 1 F Weddell (St Alb) 78:42
W40: 1 B Raftery (Tring) 83:55
W50: 1 A Younger (Chilt) 95:38
W60: 1 R Eykelbosch (Dac) 1:43:15
BRIGHTON HALF-MARATHON, East Sussex, March 1
Seyfu Jamaal retained the title he gained right here final 12 months albeit in a time a minute slower at 65:28 and comes after profitable on the Hampton Court docket Half two weeks earlier.
The London Heathside runner’s time was getting on for a minute away from Tosin Adedeji, who was a minute inside his earlier finest with 66:21. Additionally in new territory was third positioned Reuben Hoyte with 66:41.
The ladies’s race was gained by native Phoenix runner Maisie Trafford with 77:32, a time some 4 minutes faster than her earlier finest and got here after a return to working in 2025.
Total: 1 S Jamaal (Lon H) 65:28; 2 T Adeji (NEB) 66:21; 3 R Hoyte (Phoe) 66:41; 4 S Anthoney (C&C) 67:24; 5 S Prepare dinner 68:39; 6 N Lawson (Altra) 68:52; 7 J McGraw (BRAT) 69:21; 8 J Fielding (ESM) 69:33; 9 A Jones (Ports, M40) 69:46; 10 C Lorimer (B&H) 70:00
M50: 1 P Center 77:22
M65: 1 A Benn (Shoreham) 89:40
Girls: 1 M Trafford (Phoe) 77:32; 2 R Whyte-Wilding (Lewes) 78:14; 3 L Lavender (Tri Lav, W35) 78:44; 4 S Chapman 80:00
W40: 1 R Hillman (Lewes) 82:53
W50: 1 A Wright 95:04
W55: 1 B Pradham 96:15
W60: 1 L Chislett (Enviornment) 1:40:07
BURGHLEY 7, Lincolnshire, March 1
Total: 1 M Kallenberg (Swan) 36:01
Girls: 1 T Clayton-Woods 42:23
CITY OF NEWPORT HALF-MARATHON, South Wales, March 1
Total: 1 A Cambell (Llis) 69:38; 2 M Roderick (Tri Laborious) 69:34
M50: 1 R Hartley (P’pridd) 80:44
Girls: 1 M Sutton (Vegan) 77:43; 2 C Merwood (CDF) 69:53
W60: 1 J Roscoe (Chep) 1:41:26
W70: 1 J Orme (Portis) 1:48:00
GREAT YARMOUTH SEAFRONT HALF-MARATHON, Norfolk, Marh 1
Total: 1 M Tub 69:38
Girls: 1 D Web page 88:38
LEICESTER 10km, March 1
Total: 1 H Robinson (Nun) 33:07
M50: 1 C Nicholl (Der Tri) 35:33
Girls: 1 C Frankland (W Finish) 35:44
LIVERSEDGE HALF-MARATHON, West Yorkshire, March 1
Total: 1 J Sagar Leeds) 71:21
Girls: 1 S Armitage (Ilk, W45) 88:29
LONDON HALF-MARATHON, Stratford, March 1
Total: 1 H Fry (Belg) 67:54
Girls: 1 E Davison 82:08
MIDDLESBROUGH HALF-MARATHON, March 1
Total: 1 R McLeod (Morp, M40) 67:06; 2 A Theaker (Loftus & W) 69:11; 3 N Postill (Border) 69:13
M40: 2 J Anderson (NSP) 70:56
M60: 1 G O’Connor) 84:35
Girls: 1 R Blain (Tyne Br) 83:16
W45: 1 W Pawsey (NSP) 86:50
W50: 1 T Biney (NY Moors) 86:41
W55: 1 Okay Neesam (N Marske) 89:58; 2 C Howard (R’hay) 90:33
W60: 1 H Corridor (NE Proj) 93:20
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE 10km & HALF-MARATHON, Scunthorpe, March 1
Total (10km): 1 T Straw (Linc W) 31:25; 2 R Pge (Linc W) 31:36
Girls: 1 H Gill (Mansf, W50) 37:48
Total (13.1M): 1 R Psyne (Clle) 68:28; 2 J Lonsdale (Worksop) 68:50; 3 A Plows 69:22
Girls: 1 C Thornton (Linc W) 75:47; 2 E Holt (C’area Tri) 80:12
TAUNTON HALF-MARATHON, Somerset, March 1
Total: 1 J Williamson (B&W) 68:03; 2 C Hewitt (Tiv) 69:28
M60: 1 M Shoots (Mine) 85:59
Girls: 1 S Stone (Bide, W45) 89:10
TRAFFORD 10km, Larger Manchester, March 1
It was Scottish invaders who took the main honours within the males’s race however Abbie Donnelly upheld English spirits by simply taking the ladies’s part in 32:06.
Cambuslang’s Kevin Campbell was comfortably the most effective of the 2 Scots with a 30-second victory margin over Falkirk’s Scott Stirling as Derby’s David Bishop led 11 extra males inside or on the 30-minute barrier.
For 38-year-old Campbell a 28:49 return was comfortably a private finest and got here after a 2:17:38 for third within the Manchester Marathon final 12 months.
Donnelly was not fairly in private finest territory as her better of 31:42 was set in her house Lincoln race in 2023 nevertheless it has been over the nation the place the 29-year-old has excelled in recent times with Euro and World championship vests in addition to victory within the 2025 Inter-County championships.
Right here it was contact and go after a battle which Emily Haggard-Kearney simply misplaced out on however was rewarded with a 32:07 huge new private finest.
Third positioned Charlotte Dannatt was additionally in new territory with a private finest 32:14 in third spot.
Total: 1 Okay Campbell (Cambus) 28:49; 2 S Stirling (Falk) 29:20; 2 D Bishop (Der) 29:25; 4 M Peare (BRAT) 29:27; 5 L Jagger (Newark) 29:29; 6 J Harrison (Corn) 29:42; 7 S Loughlin (Liv PS) 29:46; 8 M Clowes (Wrex) 29:50; 9 J Beattie (Leeds, M40) 29:56; 10 J Niven (Liv) 29:57; 11 J Firth (Tad) 29:59; 12 J Gilbert (Kent, M45) 29:59; 13 O Roberts (Merr’dd) 30:00; 14 R Owen (Merr’dd) 30:00; 15 R Donkin (Barton) 30:01
M40: 2 A Baker (Leeds) 31:14
M45: 2 A Davies (Mald) 30:34; 3 J Horman (Liv) 30:47
M50: 1 P Sneake (Wilm) 33:09; 2 J Prest (Traff) 34:19; 3 A Haney (Chorl) 35:05
M55: 1 W Pearson (Criminal) 34:52; 2 D Bennett (Roch) 35:42; 3 A Porter (Bramhall) 35:53
M60: 1 R Johnson (Alt) 36:29; 2 R Evans (Alt) 36:41; 3 B Park (S’port W) 37:29
Girls: 1 A Donnelly (Linc W) 32:06; 2 E Haggard-Kearney (Warriors) 32:07; 3 C Dannatt (Camb’ly) 32:14; 4 S Dufour-Jackson (Vale R) 32:46; 5 E Twentyman (R&N) 33:04; 6 L Hesketh (CleM, W40) 33:23; 7 N Phillips (Dund H) 33:33; 8 J Piasecki(Inventory) 33:36; 9 H Townsend (Leeds, W40) 33:52; 10 D Corradi (Leeds) 33;57; 11 S Pennycook (Leeds) 33:58; 12 R Brown (Border, W40) 34:22; 13 Okay Latham (Nant, W40) 34:52; 14 C Arnell 35:13; 15 R Jackson (Wilm) 35:20
W40: 4 E Taylor (Stoke) 36:25
W60: 1 C Higgs (Trenth) 43:49
W65: 1 J Cordingley (Sale) 46:43
CHICHESTER CORPORATE CHALLENGE, Race 1, West Sussex, February 25
December’s Victory 5 winner, Lachlan Wellington, who additionally ran 28:41.60 over 10,000m within the USA final 12 months, was a run-away victor over 4 laps totalling 4.5km in a time of 12:54.
This was nicely away from Onjuro Sumba who, simply as within the remaining race of final spring, took second.
Total (4.5km):1 L Wellington (Ports) 12:54; 2 O Sumba 13:27; 3 O Priston) 13:44
Girls: 1 A Faul 15:28; 2 B Naylor-Davis (Seaf Col) 15:40; 3 C Jones (Ports) 15:57
INTER-SCHOOLS ROAD RUNNING CHALLENGE, race 1, Chichester, West Sussex, March 29
Within the age group races, 12 months 7 Riley Ayre bettered the year7/8 course document with 6:38 for the the two.1km journey.
Boys 12 months 9 & 10 (2.8km): 1 L De Giovani (Petersfield) 8:14; 2 M Gayle (B Luffa) 8:18; 3 J Stewart (B Luffa) 8:19
12 months 7&8 (2.1km):
1 R Ayre (O Romero) 6:38;2 C Carman (Dwelling) 6:41; 3 F Smith (Cams H) 6:49
Women 12 months 9/10 (2.1km): 1 B Lendrum (B Luffa) 6:54; 2 I Shaw (Swanmore) 7:16; 3 F Fooks (Ports GS) 7:20
12 months 7/8: 1 E Pemberton (Churcher’s) 7:06; 2 L Jones (Meon) 7:17; 3 E Fowler (Meon) 7:25
LEEDS 5km SERIES 5km, West Yorkshire, February 25
Total: 1 T Hodgson (Salf) 15:37
M50: 1 D Smithers (York) 17:05
Girls: 1 I Burke (Sale) 17:29
LASSWADE 10, Rosewell, March 1
Total: 1 R Anderson (Tev) 56:17; 2 G Walker (Tev, M40) 56:47
M60: D Cross (Edin) 67:37
Girls: 1 A Frankland (Lass) 63:01; 2 J Dickson (Fife, W50) 66:33
W60: M Scott (E Edin) 76:30
SMOKIES WOMEN’S 10, Arbroath, March 1
Girls: Sarah Leverage 66:41
HFBC NAIRN 10km, March 1
Total: 1 Ross Gollan (E Suth) 30:19; 2 S Chalmers (A’deen) 30:37; 3 F Roberts (HHR) 31:26; 4 S Cumming (E Suth) 32:00; 5 F Murray (E Suth) 32:58; 6 S Gardiner (I’ness) 33:04
M40: G Lennox (E Suth) 33:52
M50: G Jenkins (Moray) 36:08
TEAM: 1 E Suth 95:18; 2 HHR 1:40:25; 3 Moray 1:44:39
Girls: 1 R Pinder (A’deen) 36:23; 2 C Graves (HHR) 38:01; 3 A Gollan (Dees R) 38:26; 4 C Prepare dinner (Metro) 38:39
W40: S Naysmith (N’burgh D) 39:45
W50: J Barker (Moray) 43:30
U20: J Wants (A’deen) 42:30
TEAM: 1 Moray (W40) 2:10:33; 2 N’brgh D (W40) 2:18:32; 3 Moray B 2:23:09