PAUL Fernandez and Fiona Bunn pulled off an Abingdon AC double at the Rugged Radnage 10K.
Fernandez retained his men’s title, while Bunn claimed the overall and under 18 ladies’ crowns.
The challenging multi-terrain course in Buckinghamshire proved to be to Fernandez’s liking again as he powered to victory in 37mins 11secs.
Fernandez finished almost three minutes clear of runner-up Simon Sikora (40.00).
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Bunn, who is just 15, finished 19th overall in 43.41, which also broke the course record.
Abingdon’s Chris Bedford was sixth and the first vet 50 man home in 41.32.
Clubmate Paul Keating was 14th in 42.59, which completed Abingdon’s winning team.
- HEADINGTON Road Runners’ Rachel Hallam was the second lady home in the Autumn Shakespeare Half Marathon.
Hallam clocked 1hr 27mins 54secs for the 13.1-mile multi-lap course round the old Long Marston airfield, near Stratford-upon-Avon.
She finished 35th overall and just 36 seconds behind winner Steph Reynolds.
- SOPHIE Carter set a new personal best at the super fast Leeds Abbey Dash 10K.
The 35-year-old Belgrave Harriers athlete, from Woodstock, recorded a chip time of 36mins 30secs.
But such was the depth of the field that she was only the 37th lady home and 414th overall.
Carter, however, finished ninth in the vet 35 age group and Belgrave were the third ladies' team in the national 10k championships.
- DAISY Brown was the second lady home at the Broadway Marathon.
Brown (Witney Road Runners) completed the multi-terrain course in 4hrs 17mins 32secs for 22nd overall.
- A NEW website has been launched to promote running in Oxfordshire.
The site, runoxford.org.uk, features news, results, photos and stories from across the county.
Creator Andrew Smith, a member of Headington Road Runners, said: “I am a local runner who has, over the past few years, become addicted to running.
“I started out with the Blenheim 7k race and have now completed two marathons.”
RESULTS
(senior men unless stated)
RUGGED RADNAGE
Abingdon AC: 1 P Fernandez (V40) 37.11, 6 C Bedford (1st V50) 41.32, 14 P Keating 42.59, 19 F Bunn (1st Lady and 1st U18F) 43.41(U18F course record), 21 M Lewy (V50) 43.53, 25 J Bruce 44.07, 37 J Harvey (V40) 45.40, 44 N Hamilton (V50) 46.05, 45 J Moore (V50) 46.12, 49 S Lackman (SW) 46.30, 70 T Clarke (V40) 48.44, 99 S Smith (V50) 50.39, 102 T Scott-Langley 50.45, 117 P Stepney (V50) 51.37, 125 C Sharpe 51.58, 132 P Goddard 52.26, 137 J Wigmore (V60) 52.37, 146 D Smyth 53.12, 176 J Wiblin (LV40) 55.08, 184 L Bedford (LV40) 55.38, 190 B Compton (LV40) 56.04, 224 J Newton (V40) 58.47, 232 C Scott-Langley (SW) 1.00.07, 246 A Milliken-Tull (LV40) 1.01.06, 250 M Hamilton (LV40) 1.01.38, 266 P Wilson (LV50) 1.02.31, 268 C Hutchings (SW) 1.02.49, 298 J Styles (V50) 1.06.53, 301 H Smith (SW) 1.07.23, 303 C Willcock (V40) 1.07.37, 334 B Evans (V60) 1.12.22, 363 E Moore (LV40) 1.20.22.
Kidlington: 5 M Dilks 41.18, 53 J Finnigan 46.54, 114 A Finnigan (LV35) 51.27, 304 V Russell (LV45) 1.07.39.
Woodstock H: 64 C Gray (V50) 48.12.
BROADWAY MARATHON
Witney RR: 19 K Hennessy (V40) 4.15.37, 22 D Brown (2nd lady) 4.17.32, 33 M Sheehan 4.28.55.
BROADWAY HALF MARATHON
Witney RR: 4 J Young 1.44.31 , 24 S Howard (LV35) 2.00.53.
Woodstock H: 8 K Game (V40) 1.50.56.
SWINDON 10K
Witney RR: 18 C Colbeck (V40) 37.02, 284 M Tipping (V60) 51.24.
GOSPORT HALF MARATHON
Headington RR: 62 R Skilbeck (V40) 1.19.38, 565 J Chambers (V55) 1.41.46, 670 G Burke (V45) 1.45.29.
RACEWAYS AUTUMN SHAKESPEARE MARATHON
Didcot Runners: 27 R Sharp (MV45) 3.21.45.
RACEWAYS AUTUMN SHAKESPEARE HALF MARATHON
Woodstock H: 159 C Travi (V40) 1.54.42.
ABINGDON PARKRUN
Abingdon AC: 4 P Keating 19.20, 11 S Lavender (V40) 20.36, 13 M Lewy (V50) 20.55, 19 T Clarke (V45) 21.28, 39 C Seabrook (V45) 22.48, 46 M Wilson (V50) 23.08, 49 E Lawton (JM11-14) 23.14, 55 S Fahl (JM10) 23.39 pb, 61 S Smith (V55) 23.51, 66 S Lawton (JM10) 24.15, 76 R Buckley (JL10) 24.57, 83 S Hopgood (LV40) 25.14, 86 C Penton (V50) 25.34, 98 C Scott-Langley (SL) 26.16, 108 A Dawkins (V60) 26.58, 113 P Wilson (LV55) 27.25, 114 J Newton (V40) 27.27, 129 A Moger (LV55) 28.07, 132 N Steinke (SL) 28.15, 134 H Smith (SL) 28.25, 136 K Pulford (LV60) 28.41, 155 C Bolton (LV35) 30.48, 166 J Worth (LV40) 32.25, 174 J Styles (V50) 32.57, 186 K Walters (LV45) 35.19, 211 S Pomeroy (V50) 42.22 pb, 215 J Howard (LV55) 43.01, 217 M Hamilton (LV45) 43.49, 224 P Goddard (V35) 48.43.
Didcot Runners: 3 M Suggate 18.53, 64 P Griffiths (V50) 23.59, 68 E Naughton 24.18, 85 J Coudret (V50) 25.23, 109 S Powell (LV40) 27.04, 159 H Seymour 31.27, 179 G Jackson (V80) 33.25, 195 S Henderson (LV55) 36.24, 196 T Bradley (LV50) 36.25.
Witney RR: 201 M Downey (JM) 39.00, 204 W Downey (JM) 39.53 , 205 W Downey 39.53
OXFORD PARKRUN
Abingdon AC: 53 I Isom (JL11-14) 23.49 pb.
Witney RR: 10 G Hunter (V40) 19.53, 24 G Le Good (V60) 21.33, 40 S Green 22.52, 85 J Le Good (LV55) 26.47.
HARCOURT HILL PARKRUN
Abingdon AC: 9 J Bruce (V35) 19.09 (pb).
PONTYPOOL PARKRUN
Witney RR: 2 S Le Good 19.28.
WOODLEY PARKRUN
Witney RR: 86 H Howard (JL) 24.11, 87 F Howard 24.12, 128 S Howard (LV35) 25.43, 133 E Howard (JL) 25.54.
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