Former Radley athlete Hatti Dean had to settle for third place as international cross country running returned to Gateshead after an absence of ten years.
Dean was competing for Hallamshire Harriers at the Gateshead International - part of the UK Cross Challenge.
Dean put in a solid performance, but was no match for Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow's Hayley Yelling, who won the senior women's 7.3km race in 25mins 43secs.
Aldershot, Farnham & District's Stephanie Twell was second in 26.08, with Dean crossing the line five seconds further adrift to take the bronze medal.
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