SAMANTHA Amend defended her ladies’ title at the Andy Reading 10k race.

The event, hosted jointly by Alchester and Bicester Running Club in memory of the former member, saw more than 400 runners take to the roads.

Amend (291), of Belgrave Harriers, finished in 36mins 56secs, three minutes ahead of Emma Neil, who made the long trip down from Barrow.

The men’s race went to Alexander Miller, from Datchet Runners, in 33.07.

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Alex Jones (Enfield & Harringay AC) was second, with Jonathon Jorge (Bichfield Harriers) third.

The first local runner was Sam O’Neill, of Headington Road Runners, whose time of 34.15 was four seconds ahead of Oxford City’s Matthieu Marshall.

There was Oxfordshire success in the vet 40 race, where Banbury Harriers stalwart Simon Pritchard just got the better of Mike O’Doherty (Abingdon).

Both runners clocked 37.02, but Pritchard got the verdict.

Kenny Lowies, from Headington, was only two seconds adrift to complete the podium.

CLUB RESULTS

Andy Reading 10k Abingdon AC: 7 O Stepney 34.41pb, 17 A Vessey 36.45, 20 N O’Doherty (V40) 37.00, 40 C Bedford (V50) 39.10, 90 T Clarke (V40) 42.50, 179 L Bedford (LV45) 48.19 pb, 201 J Lenik 49.16, 242 J Styles (V50) 52.13 pb.

Alchester: 124 L Sonogyi (SL) 45.00, 246 K Griffiths 53.43 (LV35), 323 G Warson 59.58 (LV45), S Clutterbuck 61.20 (LV35).

Kidlington AC: 107 A Finnigan (LV35) 43.51, 137 C Rogers 45.52, 138 W Bunce (V60) 45.35, 216 M Search (V60) 50.20, 283 M Collins (V60) 55.43, H Talbot (LV35) 1.04.56.

Witney RR: D Blake 36.11, C Colbeck (VM40) 37.28, C McLoughlin 42.38 (3rd SL), R Redford (V40) 47.01, P Rushby 50.41, H West (LV55) 58.12.

Eynsham RR: 30 C Williams 38.01 pb, 36 D Warburton 38.22, 44 G Bridges (V40) 39.32, 55 S Walker (V40) 39.51 pb, 56 B Pollard (V40) 39.51, 63 A McEwan-James 40.21 pb, 73 M Schofield (V40) 41.28, 76 L Hillsdon 41.45, 111 M Creasey (V50) 44.10, 131 M Chuilon (LV35) 45.29 pb, 144 G Ferrier (LV35) 46.20, 148 J Pinnock (LV45) 46.37, 149 K Williamson (LV55) 46.38, 158 S Butler (V40) 47.00, 160 T Evans (LV35) 47.00 pb, 169 A Graham 47.40, 186 N Roberts (V40) 48.37, 190 H Morris (V50) 48.52, 228 T Lawfull (LV45) 51.11, 261 P Creasey (V70) 54.05, 293 M Keeley (LV55) 56.10, 296 N Coppuck (LV35) 56.50, 312 J Pool (LV35) 58.37, 313 E Butler (LV45) 58.38, 369 J Ryan (LV55) 1.09.23, 370 R Gascoigne 1.09.50.

UP & RUNNING MILTON KEYNES WINTER HALF MARATHON

Abingdon AC: 425 M Seager (V50) 1.52.51.

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