Former Radley ace Hatti Dean clocked an impressive 33mins 52 secs as she finished second behind New Zealander Kim Smith in Monday’s BUPA London 10K.

Dean claimed the notable scalp of Olympic marathon champion Constantina Dita, who finished third in 34.25.

A former British record holder for 3000m steeplechase, Dean caught Dita at the halfway mark and steadily pulled away over the second half.

"I was hoping for a slightly quicker time," said Dean, who set a personal best of 33.40 when she competed in Bristol earlier this month.

"But I think it's important to look at who I beat.

“I know she is a marathon specialist, but to beat an Olympic champion is really exciting."

Mo Farah won the race in a British record time of 27.50, knocking five seconds off the 25-year-old record of Mark Scruton.

Witney Roadrunners’ Ian Fowler was first Oxfordshire athlete home in 61.17.

l THE second round of the 2009 Mota-vation Series takes place at Bletchingdon near Bicester next Thursday (June 4).

There will be a restriction on new entries for the race following the record entry for the first round.

Postal entries will be accepted until the limit is reached, and there will be no entries on the night.

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