Paul Jegou, of White Horse Harriers, finished second in the Compton 20 Off-road Downland Challenge, despite running a mile further than his rivals.

Jegou, who went off course in mid-race due to a lack of marshals or signs, completed the course in 2hrs 21mins 17secs, a mere two seconds behind the winner.

OTHER RESULTS

COMPTON DOWNLAND 40-MILE

Headington RR: 3 M Richards (1st V40) 5.39.24.

COMPTON DOWNLAND 20-MILE

Headington RR: 5 G Smith (2nd V50) 2.27.05, 17 N Baker 2.44.12, 19 F Burge (2nd SL) 2.45.56, 58 K Byrne 3.06.12, 80 R Treadwell 3.13.56, 97 M Allen 3.22.52, 101 F Bailey 3.27.27, 118 M-A Fischer (LV) 3.33.56, 163 J Payne (SL) 4.57.41.

Woodstock H: J Ashworth (V40) 2.48.40, J Greenhill (V45) 2.54.06, S Howell (V45) 3.04.21, G Howell (LV45) 3.04.22.

MAIDENHEAD 10

Headington RR: V Zverev 56.45, G Harris 56.51, J Smith 59.12, J Craft 1.00.40 cr, C Prince 1.00.54, A Darbyshire 1.06.42, A Baird 1.16.46.

Witney RR: 18 T Lock 56.56, 81 A Giles 1.01.52, 160 P Ainslie 1.05.57, 410 N Rhymes 1.14.30, 435 C Miles 1.15.25, 691 N Darby 1.21.54, 937 J Abrams 1.32.06, 938 S Christie 1.32.04, 1125 P Chard 1.48.56.

Oxford C: A Gleeson 1.02.43, D Parsons (1st V60) 1.05.05.

Woodstock H: P Rayner 1.06.19.

BERLIN HALF MARATHON

Headington RR: U Schulz 1.28.10.

  • THE 2009 Mota-vation Road Race series gets under way at Charlton-on-Otmoor on Thursday, May 7 (7.30pm).

Races will take place on the first Thursday of each month until September.

Full details and entry forms are available at kidlingtonrunning.org.uk or by calling 01865 847056.

  • OXFORD City’s Danielle Anderson moved to the top of the under 17 women’s UK rankings with a season’s best throw of 41.04m in the javelin as she won the ‘Jav’ festival at Bedford on Saturday.