DARRELL Bellinger saw off the challenge of newcomer Danny Ray to claim victory at the Hanney 5.

The 29-year-old Oxford City athlete pulled away from Ray, 16, to win his own club’s five-mile race.

However, Ray, who has moved from Guernsey to attend Oxford’s Magdalen College School as a sixth former, showed the potential to suggest he will be a force on the Oxfordshire scene.

Bellinger clocked a personal best time of 25mins 27secs over the flat, fast course, with Ray coming home in 26.08.

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The teenager finished third in the intermediate boys’ 1,500m race at this year’s English Schools Track & Field Championships, so was further than his preferred distance.

Defending champion James Bolton (Woodstock Harriers) had to be content with third place, but still took the vet 40 honours in 26.46.

City’s Julian Richardson (26.58) edged out Headington’s James Eve (27.04) for fourth place and helped the host club to the men’s team title.

Tim Hughes (White Horse Harriers) took the vet 60 honours to climb to fifth place in the British rankings for 2014.

Hughes clocked 29.14 for 18th to show he is still going strong at the age of 61.

Abingdon’s Chris Bedford took the vet 50 men’s honours in 29.30, finishing 21st.

Headington Road Runners’ Diane Moore returned to winning ways by taking the ladies’ title by more than a minute in 29.19, finishing 19th overall.

This was the vet 35 athlete’s 17th victory in 18 races during an impressive 2014.

Her fellow veterans, Alchester pair Jenny McBain (30.27) and Sarah Rendell (31.07) were the second and third ladies home in 35th and 39th respectively.

Hannah Hale broke another Eynsham Road Runners ladies’ club record with a 31.11 clocking to finish 42nd overall and first senior.

McBain, Rendell and Samantha Usher (31.31) secured the ladies’ team title for Alchester.

Jane Coulcher (Thame Runners) won the vet 45 ladies’ prize in 35.31.

Eynsham’s Kate Williamson, 68, was the first vet 55 lady home in 36.32.

RESULTS CHECK

(senior men unless stated)
HANNEY 5
Top 10: 1 D Bellinger (Oxf) 25.27, 2 D Ray (MCS, JM) 26.08, 3 J Bolton (Wds, V40) 26.46, 4 J Richardson (Oxf, V40) 26.58, 5 J Eve (Hed, V40) 27.04, 6 P Wileman (Whh) 27.35, 7 E Mezzetti (Oxf) 27.36, 8 T Jones (Wit) 27.48, 9 R Storey (Eyn, V40) 27.55, 10 R Dean (Thame) 28.19.
Top 3 Ladies: 19 D Moore (Hed, LV35) 29.19, 35 J McBain (Alc, LV35) 30.27, 39 S Rendell (Alc, LV35) 31.07.
Abingdon: 14 M Ineson 28.52, 21 C Bedford (1st V50) 29.30 pb, 26 P Keating 30.03 pb, 36 M Lewy (V50) 30.35 pb, 49 J Moore (V50) 31.43 pb, 50 J Innes (U15M) 31.52 pb, 53 J Harvey (V45) 32.01 pb, 60 N Hamilton (V55) 32.24 pb, 77 S Lackman (SL) 33.40, 95 J Wigmore (V60) 35.38, 100 M Juffkins (V45) 36.03, 115 B Compton (LV40) 36.53 pb, 122 A Durham (V40) 37.35 pb, 132 M Edwards (V45) 38.15 pb, 133 L Bedford (LV45) 38.22 pb, 140 E Woosey-Griffin (LV40) 39.14 pb, 141 S Douglas (LV55) 39.17 pb 149 J Pennington (LV45) 39.42, 158 J Newton (V40) 40.40 pb, 171 P Wilson (LV55) 41.44, 174 J Styles (V50) 43.17, 178 M Hamilton (LV45) 44.20, 179 E Durkin (SL) 44.26 pb, 181 H Smith (SL) 44.35, 182 N Blatchford (LV65) 45.46, 183 J Howard (LV55) 46.28, 188 H Bower (LV35) 48.07, 189 B Kirk (LV40) 48.09, 190 A Garner (V55) 48.10, 196 B Evans (V65) 50.41, 199 E Moore (LV45) 54.53 pb.
Didcot Runners: 232 E Naughton 34.00.
Eynsham RR: 29 G Bridges (V40) 30.11, 42 H Hale (SL) 31.11 cr, 107 S Butler (V40) 36.22, 110 K Williamson (1st LV65) 36.32, 134 T Evans (LV35) 38.30, 163 T Lawfull (LV35) 41.42 pb.
Headington RR: 17 M Pearce 29.11, 20 R Skilbeck (V40) 29.24, 23 K Lowies (V45) 29.47, 32 T Clarke 30.16, 34 S Cayley 30.25, 46 J Griffiths (V55) 31.37, 56 R Thetford (V50) 32.10, 57 R Campbell (SL) 32.15, 80 R Shaw (LV35) 33.56, 84 C Slator (V50) 34.53, 85 P Brame (V40) 34.59, 92 K Byrne (V60) 35.30, 98 C Goodall (LV35) 35.44, 101 Z Pearce 36.05, 119 S Cowls (V50) 37.20, 120 M Johnson (V55) 37.26, 126 C Scott (LV35) 37.52, 127 H Marshall (V60) 37.52, 138 I Matthews (LV55) 39.02, 145 S Hodkin (V50) 39.36, 147 M Stone M 39.40, 162 G Jones (LV50) 41.27, 164 R Clarke (V50) 41.49, 172 E Carter (LV40) 43.06, 173 C Jones (V50) 43.06, 180 R Gibbs 44.33, 194 P Smith (LV65) 50.01, 198 K Villiers (V70) 53.57.
Kidlington: 41: J Bennett 31.09, 68 J Finnigan 32.55, 88 A Finnigan (LV35) 35.12, 106 R Bennett (SL) 36.19, 143 M Search (V60) 39.23, 166 N Holford (LV45) 41.52, 171 T Langrish (V60) 42.23, 185 S Poulson (SL) 47.02.
White Horse H: 18 T Hughes (1st V60) 29.14, 30 I Lambourn (V50) 30.13, 63 S Scott (V50) 32.37, 64 A Harvey 32.40, 82 D Day (V50) 34.02; 83 A Pixton (V50) 34.26, 99 H Chaundy (SL) 35.52, 114 S Bailey (LV60) 36.51, 121 R Bennett (LV40) 37.32, 135 G Smith (V55) 38.38; 159 C Wainwright (LV45) 40.57, 176 K Boyce (LV50) 43.43.
Witney RR: 11 D Bourne 28.31, 22 T Garrod (V40) 29.34, 40 K Read (V40) 31.08, 70 G Le Good (V60) 33.00, 95 C Miles 35.35, 114 S Morley (LV35) 36.48, 124 L Garrod (LV45) 37.35, 167 J Le Good (LV55) 41.56, 188 H West (LV55) 47.30, 194 J Adrams (V70) 48.15.
BHF BLENHEIM 10K
Abingdon: 135 S Hopgood (LV40) 51.39, 250 L Herbert (LV45) 55.31, 395 G Lean (V35) 59.19, 410 K Lean (LV40) 59.36.
Eynsham RR: 39 L Hillsdon 44.52
Witney RR: 320 J Gamage (LV45) 56.25.
BHF BLENHEIM HALF MARATHON
Abingdon: 568 M Seager (V45) 1.54.01.
Eynsham RR: 479 S Humphrey 1.51.31, 1002 O Nawalaniec (LV35) 2.09.13.
Witney RR: 11 C Colbeck (V40) 1.25.09, 24 W Downey 1.26.50, 109 J Field (V40) 1.37.05.
MAZARRON HALF MARATHON
Witney RR: 17 S Covell 1.28.48.
CRICKLADE HALF MARATHON
Witney RR: 72 A Church (V50) 1.39.47, 154 H Smith (LV55) 1.53.48.
White Horse H: 32 S Leech (V40) 1.30.53, 124 S Sheehy (4th SL) 1.48.36.
READING O2O 10K
Didcot Runners: 114 J Talbot 49.12, 184 A Gordon 53.42, 287 S Dunbar (LV40) 1.00.36, 343 A Gordon (V35) 1.06.25, 385 T Talbot 1.14.08.
BOURNEMOUTH HALF MARATHON
Didcot Runners: 977 S Powell (LV40) 1.53.34, 978 S Cousins (LV40) 1.53.34.
CHESTER MARATHON
White Horse H: 776 J McCabe (LV45) 3.40.52 pb.
WESSEX CROSS
COUNTRY LEAGUE
White Horse H: 3 P Jegou 32.37.

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