Oxford City secured an impressive four-timer in the Oxfordshire Road Relay Championships at Hook Norton.

City won the men’s, women’s boys’ and girls’ titles in a dominant day’s running.

The boys’ event (under 15) was the closest race, with City’s A team of Josh Tack, William Handscombe and Matthieu Marshall pipping Radley A by just six seconds in a time of 17mins 49secs.

Oxford’s girls’ trio of Lauren Hawtin, Imogen van Zyl and Imogen Kempton clocked 18.08 to win their race.

City’s B team of Storm Sunderland, Elisha Evans and Beth Hawtin were second in 19.21.

Despite fielding three vet 50 runners, Oxford City A beat Abingdon A, who were all aged under 40, by almost a minute in the men’s race.

‘Golden Oldies’ Brian Green, Trevor Dixon and Chris Sykes were joined by seniors Aaron Burgess, Markus Maxwell and John Roberston to win in 1.48.29.

Abingdon clocked a combined time of 1.49.28, with Paul Fernandez, on the final leg, recording the team’s quickest time of 17.34.

Completing the quartet, City’s A team of Milly Kempton, Jade Walker and Melissa Hawtin landed the women’s title in 1.10.45, more than two minutes ahead of Headington Roadrunners.

Headington, however, managed a double of their own in the veterans’ events.

Their men’s team of Laurie Hurman, Jim Thorn, Chris Prince, Andy Phelps, Alan Derbyshire and Crispin Hetherington were comfortable winners in 1.56.39.

The ladies’ race was incredibly tight as Headington A pipped Banbury Harriers A by two seconds thanks to a storming final leg from Jude Craft (18.46).

Joined by Sandra Wolanski and Adrienne Hopkins, Headington clocked 1.01.53 to Banbury’s 1.01.55.

RESULTS

Senior men 1 Oxford City 1.48.29 (A Burgess 17.37, M Maxwell 17.40, B Green 18.45, J Robertson 18.04, T Dixon 18.29, C Sykes 17.54), 2 Abingdon Amblers A 1.49.28 (L Newell 17.36, S Copley 18.49, S Fisher 18.10, P Egerton 18.28, D Smith 18.51, P Fernandez 17.34), 3 Banbury Harriers A 1.50.57 (J Simmons 17.17, S Pritchard 20.06, T Wright 17.24, J Burke 20.20, C Hepworth 19.07, S Smith 16.43).

Veteran men 1 Headington RR A 1.56.39 (L Hurman 20.04, J Thorn 18.48, C Prince 19.11, A Phelps 19.23, A Derbyshire 20.30, C Hetherington 18.43), 2 Woodstock H A 1.59.53 (R Bradley 19.09, D Cantwell 19.11, K Fowler 19.53, J Greenhill 21.04, G Bird 20.55, C Gray 19.41), 3 Witney RR A (G Ferris 20.01, G LeGood 21.52, K Chard 20.27, P Ainslie 20.35, R Parsons 19.54, N Dalton 21.18).

Senior women 1 Oxford City A 1.01.45 (M Kempton 21.26, J Walker 21.20, M Hawtin 18.59), 2 Headington RR A (H Barnes 19.10, R Shaw 22.21, C Urech 22.22), 3 Witney RR A (K Bamber 20.31, N Gomm 22.26, S Clayton 22.13).

Veteran women 1 Headington RR A (S Wolanski 21.35, A Hopkins 21.32, J Craft 18.46), 2 Banbury H A (M Bartlett 21.23, R Kelling 19.53, J Dixon 20.39), 3 Abingdon Amblers A (L Garrod 22.52, P Wilson 24.02, S Matthews 22.25).

Under 15 boys 1 Oxford City A 17.49 (J Tack 5.44, W Handscombe 6.15, M Marshall 5.50), 2 Radley A 17.55 (C Hewitt 5.50, K Webb 6.27, C von Eitzen 5.38), 3 Abingdon Amblers A 18.57 (T Fabes 6.24, O Stepney 5.49, J Clarke 6.44).

Under 15 girls 1 Oxford C A 18.08 (L Hawtin 5.57, I van Zyl 6.11, I Kempton 6.00), 2 Oxford C B 19.21 (S Sunderland 6.28, E Evans 6.47, B Hawtin 6.06), 3 Radley A 19.57 (E Birch 6.57, E Davies 6.43, M Humphreys 6.17).