PAUL Fernandez continued his good form when finishing second at the Banbury 15.
The veteran 40 runner crossed in 1hr 26mins 22secs to come home first in his age category and just under two minutes behind overall winner Ollie Garrod, of Epsom & Ewell.
Headington clinched the men’s team prize, with Samuel O’Neill and Michael Pearce leading the way in fourth and eighth respectively.
Eynsham’s Mark Baker also finished in the top ten, coming home seventh.
The women’s team award was won by Alchester.
Jenny McBain was the club’s top performer, finishing as the second female in 35th overall.
OXFORD City race-walker Gemma Bridge finished eighth in the Lugano Trophy, Switzerland.
Making her international debut for Great Britain, Bridge crossed in 1hr 37mins 36secs.
JACK Shayler, of Abingdon, was fourth overall – and first in the 16-18 age category – in the third race of the Windsor Winter Run Fun and Duathlon Series.
RESULTS
(senior men unless stated)
BANBURY 15
Abingdon: 2 P Fernandez (1st V40) 1.26.22, 14 D Wilson 1.36.41, 28 J Miller 1.42.02, 65 M Lewy (V50) 1.49.11, 69 J Clayton 1.49.41, 71 C MacLennan (V40) 1.49.52, 73 J Moore (V50) 1.50.09, 101 N Hamilton (V50) 1.55.59, 103 K Dixon (V40) 1.56.07, 122 L Shelton (SL) 1.59.18, 125 A Pixton (V50) 1.59.31, 137 D Smyth 2.01.07, 157 L McGill (LV35) 2.05.04, 187 W Millatt (LV55) 2.11.04, 222 B Compton (LV35) 2.18.57, 224 S Tumelaire (LV45) 2.19.17. Team – Men: 3 Abingdon (P Fernandez, D Wilson, J Miller, M Lewy).
Kidlington: 55 S Ireland (V40) 1.48.07, 66 L Hosier 1.49.28, 80 T Holdsworth 1.51.45, 188 L Needle 2.11.08, 190 A Finnigan (LV35) 2.11.32, 229 L Rahman (V40) 2.21.16, 243 T Langrish (V60) 2.27.04.
White Horse Harriers: 30 I Lambourn (V50) 1.42.16, 81 S Leech (V50) 1.51.50, 111 M Lane (V40) 1.57.18, 136 R Burgess (LV45) 2.00.34, 189 R Bennett (LV45) 2.11.13, 237 S Bell 2.24.34, 238 S Bailey (LV55) 2.24.34, 242 H Smyth (LV35) 2.26.51, 247 B Colliass (LV45) 2.28.54, 258 J McCabe (LV45) 2.33.22.
READING HALF-MARATHON
Abingdon: 3202 J Brown (V45) 2.01.22, 4576 A Milliken-Tull (LV50) 2.12.37, 4577 A Kinnaird (LV40) 2.12.37, 5578 P Terry (LV50) 2.20.55, 9270 T Francis (V55) 3.13.51.
Kidlington: 871 I MacLeod 1.33.41, 2400 N Holford (LV50) 1.46.39, 8350 H Talbot (LV35) 2.28.25.
White Horse Harriers: 1754 M Beales 1.37.17, 4160 S Sheehy (SL) 2.07.25.
GREEN PARK CHALLENGE
Abingdon: 105 C Morgan (U9) 12.14, 753 S Morgan (U7) 17.29, 754 D Morgan (V40) 17.29.
WINDSOR WINTER FUN RUN AND
DUATHLON SERIES – RACE 3
Abingdon: 4 J Shayler (1st 16-18) 1.09.17.
ENGLISH SCHOOLS’ XC
CHAMPIONSHIPS – NORWICH
Abingdon – Men – Under 17: 264 D Bunn 21.06. Under 15: 337 A Clay 15.21. Women – Under 20: 54 F Bunn 14.32, 207 L Siddle 16.02, 228 V Tilling 16.18. Under 17: 311 K Harris 15.21. Under 15: 217 M Bedlington 12.30, 335 I Jones 13.39.
White Horse Harriers – Women – Under 20: 221 L Rycroft 16.13.
HIGHWORTH 5
White Horse Harriers: 142 L Blackwell (LV) 41.16, 209 A Smith (LV) 47.05.
BARRIE STRANGE THROWS OPEN, HORSPATH
Abingdon – Under 15 – Javelin: 6 W Barrett 32.52. Discus: 6 W Barrett 23.90.
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