Membership runners battle for honours at English space highway relays

Experiences, outcomes and images from Redcar, Sutton Park and Milton Keynes from final weekend

NORTH OF ENGLAND MEN’S 12 & WOMEN’S 6 STAGE, Redcar, North Yorkshire, March 30

Metropolis of Leeds comfortably took the ladies’s race, the place two lengthy legs had been included however their males had been unable to make it a double after being headed by Salford Harriers who took the lead on stage 4 then, aside from a minor blemish on lap seven held it to the top, successful by round a minute.

Circumstances had been windy on the Redcar coastal course, which appeared to sluggish occasions in every single place.

Males

It was Liverpool who led after stage one from Sale & Rossendale however Salford had been a detailed fourth and shortly moved up, to second, on stage two after which the lead on the quick stage 4 by means of Harry Wakefield’s 14:48.

It was Leeds’ Richard Allen who briefly interrupted the Salford get together with a fast 28:19 on leg seven to provide his membership hopes of double however it was to not be as Joe Moore’s 15:14 on leg eight restored issues for Salford after which went ton to win due to a succession of regular runs that included a 15:01 cut up by Chris Richards on the penultimate stage of the race.

Third positioned Morpeth had been left properly off the tempo of the main two within the second half of the race after a comparatively poorly begin left them enjoying catch up for the remainder of the 4 hours. They managed to get to 3rd on lap 5 and might need hoped that their Carl Avery, on lengthy leg seven may, have challenged however Leeds had thrown in Allen forward of them so the hole to second acquired greater due to his 28:19 cut up.

Away from the rostrum locations, Liverpool had been greater than 10 minutes shy of a group medal with a distant fourth, albeit simply holding on forward of Salford.

Males (legs 1, 3, 5 & 7 9.5km, others 6.5km): 1 Salford 4:02:52 (G Beardmore 29:39, S Hopkins 15:38, C Rowlinson 30:30, H Wakefield 14:48, C Davidson 30:54, Ok Darcy 15:38, D Barratt 29:29, J Moores 15;14, R Smyk 15:18, J Birmingham 15:17, C Richards 15:01, T Hodgson 15:42); 2 Leeds 4:03:54 (J Corridor 29:45, J Allison 17;11, J Woodcock-Shaw 29:59, G Taylor 15:18, J Sagar 29;55, M Abshir 15:48, R Allen 28;19, A Dunn 15:31, L Wheeler 15:56, A Cole 15:16, S Flanagan 15:34, J Lunn 15:17); 3 Morpeth 4:06:09 (J Dixon 31:16, G Lowry 15:38, F Brodie 30;12, C Parr 15:46, L McCourt 30:05, A Brown 15:12, C Avery 29:07, C Marshall 15:31, S Hancox 15:47, E Kelso 16;18, T Prentice 15:54, J Fiddaman 15:17); 4 Liverpool 4:17:11 (J O’Farrell 29:19, S Campbell 16:09, M McCarthy 31:14, M Ryan 16:56, J Niven 31;44, H Lupton 16:07, T Rogerson 31:49, D Naylor 15:43, H care 16:49, B Moorcroft 16:39, E Dunn 16:38, R Whiston 18:00); 5 Salford 4:17:15 (R Cornthwaite 30;29, M Russell 17:05, C Jones 31:42, R Clarke 16:31, M Cooper 32:07, E Williams 16:47, A Chambers 30:56, P Henderson 16;16, Ok Waterhouse 16:45, M Latham 16:38, B Lima 15:51, G Priestley 16:01); 6 Rossendale 4:18:43 (G Cunliffe 29:29, A Mellor 16:11, J Johnston 31;29, R Webb 16:58, J Cleaver 33:04, M Harris 15:42, A Barker 32:07, S Corbishley 16:36, J Hilton 17:09, M Corbishley 17:04, J Ormrod 16:26, B Kirkman 16:03); 7 Sale 4:19:32; 8 Rotherham 4;19:58; 9 Sunderland 4:20:56; 10 Tyne Bridge 4:23:14

Quickest (9.5km): Allen 28:19; Avery 29:07; N Martin (Sale)/O’Farrell 29:19; Barratt/Cunliffe 29:29

Quickest (6.5km): Wakefield 14:48; Richards 15:01; J Armstrong (Sund) 15:05; Brown 15:12; Moores 15:14; Cole 15;16

39 groups completed

Girls

After being narrowly overwhelmed by Sale Harriers final yr, Leeds made no errors this time and soundly thrashed all-comers with a close to six-minute victory over Tyne Bridge however simply 32 groups managed to area a group of six runners.

Leeds began with very long time servant Jennifer Walsh, who ran 34:22 for the 9.5km leg, comfortably forward of North Shields Poly’s Charlotte Penfold, whose 35:02 was third finest total they usually then held the lead for your complete race.

Ruth Jones then prolonged the lead with an 18;07 cut up on leg two as Tyne Bridge moved as much as third on the second however quick stage by means of Jessica Eaton earlier than advancing additional to mid-race due to Sarah Platten however they’d no reply to Leeds who continued to extend the margin to the top.

The second lengthy leg for Leeds was run by Katrina Ballantyne and her 34:31 was the second quickest of the ladies’s race

North Shields Poly spent the race shuffling between third and fourth spots earlier than Jacqueline Penn’s 18:37 ultimate run noticed them dwelling forward of fourth positioned Bury.

Down the sector, the quickest quick lap went to Liverpool’s Faye O’Hare with a 17:02 cut up on stage two.

Leeds wound up with Georgia Malir’s 17:27 which was the third finest quick effort behind Sophie Pickett’s 17:23 for Elswick on stage three tat gained 9 locations to eighth at that stage of the race.

Border Harriers managed to get themselves disqualified regardless of having Rachel Brown run a nippy 35:13 on the opener, while notable absentees had been Lincoln Wellington who’ve sufficient helpful runners on their books to make an influence.

Girls (legs 1 & 4 9.5km, others 6.5km): 1 Metropolis of Leeds 2:21:44 (J Walsh 34:22, R Jones 18:06, R Buddy 19:07; Ok Ballantyne 34:31, E Curran 18:09, G Malir 17:27); 2 Tyne Bridge 2;27:30 (H Warburton 36:18, J Eaton 18:07, S Platten 19:02, E Downes 36:39, H Stewart 18:43, R Blain 18:38); 3 NSP 2:29:33 (C Penfold 35:02, V Simpson 19:35, J Ede 19:51, M Tempo 35:53, W Pawsey 20:43, J Penn 18:27); 4 Bury 2:30:47 (A Warburton 36:04, C Johnson 19:02, A Braithwaite 19:04, S Taylor 36:18, R Marshall 19:08, S Hill 21:09); 5 Trafford 2:31;19 (B Reid 35:41, Ok Meeson 20:07, L Robinson 19:21, V Cronin 36:38, Z Storr 20;38, S Hudak 18:50); 6 Salford 2:31:40 (E Russell 38:06, A Bratt 18:46, O Hardman 20:40, L Lombard 36:57, I Appleby 18:11, B Donnelly 18;58); 7 Liverpool 2:31:44; 8 Metal Metropolis 2:36:55; 9 York Knavesmere 2:38;11; 10 Elswick 2:38:55   

Quickest (9.5km): Walsh 34:22; Ballantyne 34:31; Penfold 35:02; B Penty (Knaves) 35:21; Tempo 35:53

Quickest (6.5km): F O’Hare (Liv) 17:02; S Pickett (Elsw) 17:23; Malir 17:27; Jones 18:06; Eaton 18:07; Curran 18:09

36 groups completed

SOUTH OF ENGLAND 12 & WOMEN’S 6 STAGE ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, March 30

Common winners Highgate Harriers took the boys’s race however there was a brand new title on the ladies’s trophy as Jess Gibbon, the Euro twelfth and English Nationwide first placer, impressed Studying AC to their first girls’s South of England relay title.

Entries had been low particularly within the girls’s race the place there have been some fairly lonely runs across the lake within the wind, particularly on the lengthy phases they usually had been lengthy at 8.6km.

Males

Highgate retained their males’s title albeit some 32 seconds slower than in 2024 and once more did so from Cambridge & Coleridge however needed to come from behind after being almost a minute down on the opening 8.6km stage.

Then it was Newham & Essex Beagles’ Charlie Brisley who took the honours with a 25:53 clocking that was to stay as quickest lengthy stage for the remainder of the afternoon. He was adopted dwelling by Woodford Inexperienced’s Phil Norman and Jonathan Escalante Phillips for Cambridge & Coleridge, whose occasions additionally remained untouched for the remainder of the race.

Newham, had been intent on some early glory as they continued on the entrance on the quick stage two, as Mank Hanrahan’s 14:48 noticed them properly away from the remainder of the groups, along with his time was the third finest 4.9km stage.

Highgate then made their intentions clear on the third leg as Roger Poolman’s 26:08 was quickest and equal fourth finest total, to take them into the lead total.

His time was matched by Cambridge’s Jack Grey on the fifth, earlier than Highgate misplaced the result in Michael Bartrum’s 15:15 on stage six.

Peter Chambers then regained the benefit for Highgate with a 26:20 on stage 9 and Flurry Grierson elevated the Highgate lead on the penultimate stage.

Thomas Eager pegged again 11 seconds for Cambridge & Coleridge on the twelfth and ultimate stage, however it was too late because the holders received by 95 seconds.

Males (6×8.6km & 6 x 4.9km alternately): 1 Highgate 4:10:27 (S Jinks 26:48, T Chadwick 15:20, R Poolman 26:08, M Watson 15:28, J Allen 26:09, S Renfer 15:45, A Lepretre 25:31, A Bampton 15:33, P Chambers 26:20, D Lewis 15:27, F Grierson 27:02, J Younger 14:57) 2 Cambridge & Coleridge 4:11:52 (J Escalante-Phillips 26:05, N Shreeve 15:29, O Newman 27:03, C Benyan 15:31, J Grey 26:08, M Bartram 15:15, N Mapperley 26:03, I Morgan 15:32, G Ogden 26:55, M Morgan 15:18, J Nixon 27:47, T Eager 14:46); 3 Tonbridge 4:14:08 (S Molloy 27:20, L Mills 15:29, C Gibbens 26:16, J Crombie 15:39, M Selby 27:11, J Higgins 15:07, S Unusual 27:08, B Murphy 15:50, W Beeston 27:24, H Fraser 15:24, B Cole 26:48, T Higgins 14:34); 4 Hercules Wimbledon 4:14:20 (C Sanderson 27:47, J lally 15:16, J Cornish 26:32, C Whylie 15:07, F Slemeck 27:27, G Mallett 15:29, A Penney 25:53, J Stockings 15:58, R Boorman 27:18, C Eastaugh 15:40, F Hessian 26:24, H Beauchemin 15:33); 5 VP&TH 4:18:33 (A Lawrence 26:20, H Wells 15:29, A Gladley 27:02, R Bartram 15:10, P Martelletti 27:47, D Howarth 15:44, J Hotham 27:41, A Millberry 16:15, T Holliday 27:27, L Milnale 15:23, A Dickson-Bell 28:06, D Bolt 15:49); 6 AFD 4:18:41 (A Pointon 27:03, F Cross 15:54, C Charleston 26:59, O Smith 15:19, L Stone 28:23, L Vilimanovic 16:35, S Eglen 26:14, G Morris 15:56, J O’Connell 26:15, R Lovejoy 15:22, T Doran 27:43, J Boswell 16:58); 7 Belgrave 4:19:02; 8 Herne H 4:20:17; 9 Kent 4:20:34; 10 WG&EL 4:22:53

Quickest (8.6km): C Brisley (NEB) 25:53; P Norman (WG&EL) 26:00; Escalante-Phillips 26:05; Grey/Poolman 26:08; Allen 26:09

Quickest (4.9km): Higgins 14:34; Eager 14:46; M Hanrahan (NEB) 14:48; A Riley (B&H) 14:54; T Preston (P’boro &NV) Younger 14:57

47 groups completed

Girls

Studying didn’t contest the ladies’s race in 2024 however right here made their intentions clear from the beginning as Mia Waldmann ran a 16:20 cut up for the 4.9km opener forward of Brighton Phoenix’s Holly Parker.

It was all change on the second, however lengthy, 8.6km stage as Beth Kidger took Phoenix properly away from the sector with a 29:32 clocking. Deeper within the area, that point was simply topped by Rebecca Murray’s 29;30 for Bedford & County.

Nonetheless, after two phases Phoenix had a lead of over a minute forward of Cambridge & Coleridge the place mom Ellen Leggate had adopted daughter Jenny on the openers.

After dropping again on stage two, Naomi Harris regained some floor on the third quick leg, for Studying, earlier than Gibbon took over and ran a 28:27 blaster to provide her membership an all-but successful lead.

Belgrave had seemed good on that third leg the place Christina Popaditch ran a stage finest 17:23 earlier than handing over to Ella Fennelly, whose 30:31 was fourth finest lengthy stage.

Victoria Hiscock and Sophie Crumley accomplished the job for Studying, regardless of Belgrave’s Ruby Whyte-Wilding and Juliet Hodder nibbling away on the lead. Nonetheless, Studying’s margin of 41 seconds was nonetheless substantial sufficient.

Simply 23 girls’s groups of six completed however at the least it was higher than the meagre 16 groups who bothered to finish the gap final yr.

Girls (4.9km, 8.6km, 4.9km, 8.6km, 2×4.9km): 1 Studying 2:10:27 (M Waldmann 16:20, E Howsham 32:05, N Harris 18:04, J Gibbon 28:27, V Hiscock 18:11, S Crumley 17:21); 2 Belgrave 2:11:08 (A Barbour 17:14, M Connor 30:52, Ok Popaditch 17:23, E Fennelly 30:31, R Whyte-Wilding 18:02, J Hodder 17:05); 3 Bedford & C 2;16:01 (L Nicholls 17:01, R Murray 29:30, E Bousfield 19:24, A Lambert 31:41, L Danobrega 18:37, L Blizard 18:52); 4 Cambridge & Coleridge 2:17:53 (J Leggate 16:50, E Leggate 30:33, J Edmunds 19;10, J Colley 33:34, I Mastrolonardo 19:28, L Drummond 18:18); 5 Herne H 2:18;11 (S Grover 17:48, R Hughes 33:03, L Biemolt 18:04, G Reynolds 31:07, J Wedmore 19:58, B Proctor 18;11); 6 Belgrave B 2:18:42 (M Canham 18:P05, G Holden 32;12, N Bowley 17:40, P Oliver 33:42, E Goff 18:50, L Mangan 18:12); 7 Highgate 2:19:14; 8 Phoenix 2:19:35; 9 AFD 2:20:28; 10 Milton Keynes 2:22:44

Quickest (8.6km): Gibbon 28:27; Murray 29:30; B Kidger (Phoe) 29:32; Fennelly 30:31; E Leggate 30:33; H Preedy (AFD) 30:49

Quickest (4.9km):  Waldmann 16:20; H Parker (Phoe) 16:46; J Leggate 16:50; Hodder 17:05; Crumley 17:21; Popaditch 17:23

Solely 25 groups completed

MIDLANDS MEN 12 & WOMEN 6 STAGE ROAD RELAYS, Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, March 29

Bristol & West led all through the boys’s race in an occasion the place Birmingham Metropolis Council, the overseers of Sutton Park, decreed that as all park gates had been to stay open, no operating out on the dog-leg to Streetley Gate could be doable.

This meant that the race was over 12 of the traditional quick stage laps of three.165-miles, a scenario that’s more likely to prevail for the ERRA Nationwide 12-stage and girls’s six on April 12.

There may be even discuss that in future years the lengthy phases could be run over two truncated laps.

Western Tempo retained their girls’s title over six phases, all of which had been over the traditional quick stage lap.

Males

Bristol’s was a complete victory however, though they led for the entire dozen 3.165-mile phases, the margin of victory for the English Nationwide cross-country champions was a modest two-and-a-bit-minutes after over three hours of operating.

That they had been despatched on their method by Felix McGrath, fifth within the Midland cross-country, whose 15:10 appeared to set a bench-mark for his membership, as veteran Jon Thewlis was their slowest with a 15:55 effort on stage three.

McGrath famous that the win on the best way out to the Jamboree Stone flip was “in your face” however that “the Rugby runner took it on after which I glided by him.” This was Luke Greer, who drew the Bristol lead off man properly away from third positioned man, junior Ash Burgess who was very quick on the downhill begin.

This got here after Ben Robinson had opened out a giant lead of on the second circuit with a their quickest, a 15:04 clocking, that noticed Bristol properly over a minute away from Edward Banks’ Birchfield.

Regardless of being their slowest runner, Thewlis elevated the lead after three phases and Milan Campion took it out to over two minutes on stage 4.

With the quickest occasions of the race coming in the midst of the sector, Eliott Smith-Rasmusson posted the quickest time of the race up to now with a 15:04 that took Newark as much as seventh.

Jack Millar, who received the Hillingdon 20 six days earlier in 1:47:00, prolonged the Bristol lead out in the direction of three minutes however his time of 15:10, was unsurprisingly slower than his 14:56 quickest leg time from final yr. Miller then admitted that his membership had barely front-loaded their operating order. On this fifth leg, prime M45 Alastair Watson ran 15:22 for Notts.

The mid-way level noticed Luke Burgess’ 15:10 enhance the Bristol benefit to over-three-and-a-half-minutes earlier than Joe Morrow and Dylan Rigby had been pegged again to simply over two.

Western Tempo had been second for a while earlier than Jacob Cann, in his first outing for the Cheltenham primarily based membership, popped in a race finest 14:33 to pare again their rival’s lead, to a shade over two minutes on the finish of stage eight.

This got here after a greater than helpful five-miler of 23:30 again in January for the 2024 Sussex champion who has now moved from Newham & Essex Beagles.

Birmingham Operating & Triathlon (BRAT) had been operating steadily inside the highest twenty groups earlier than European championship steeplechaser Mark Pearce took them into the highest ten with the day’s third finest effort of 14:47. That point was then to be topped by group mate Joesph Tuffin’s 14:45 on the penultimate stage as they edged up earlier than John Stolberg took them to the rostrum with a 15:13 within the finale.

This was all too late for entry to the highest steps, as Dan Studley for Bristol and Jacob Pickering for Western Tempo secured the highest spots.

Males (12×3.165M): 1 Bristol & West 3:05:16 (F McGrath (1) 15:10, B Robinson (1) 15:04, J Thewlis (1) 15:55, M Campion (1) 15:33, J Millar (1) 15:11, L Burgess (1) 15:10, J Morrow (1) 15:26, D Rigby (1) 15:48, F Jennings (1) 15:20, D Minors (1) 15:34, M Davis (1) 15:19, D Studley (1) 15:46); 2 Western Tempo  3:07:39 (D Owen (12) 15:55, A Lee (7) 16:09, D Coombes (5) 16:03, C Jones (2) 15:38, P Wylie (2) 15:50, M Kelly (2) 16:01, D James (2) 15:13, J Cann (2) 14:33, B Value (2) 15:42, L Davis (2) 15:32, D Gillett (2) 15:19, J Pickering (2) 15:44); 3 Birmingham Operating Athletics 3:16:34 (D Robinson (21) 16:30, M Ince (22) 17:12, R Vaughan (15) 16:36, L Griffin (16) 17:10, D Bissuel (15) 17:04, O Jones (14) 17:09, S Turner (15) 16:59, M Hill (14) 17:07, M Pearce (9) 14:47, A Lanz (5) 16:02, J Tuffin (4) 14:45, J Stolberg (3) 15:13); 4 Swindon 3:16:50 (B Strains (5) 15:39, C Chessell (10) 16:34, H Edwards (8) 16:29, J Burns (8) 17:16, B Mcintyre (10) 16:47, D Griffiths (8) 16:10, H Woods (4) 15:38, M Woodward (3) 16:12, F Hart (3) 16:30, D Giles (3) 16:43, I Mould (3) 15:58, I Mcadam (4) 16:54); 5 Notts 3:19:20 (P Clark (24) 16:40, J Muddeman (27) 17:40, A Percy (18) 16:09, M Williams (14) 16:48, A Watson (8) 15:22, J Holland (7) 16:07, J Perkins (5) 17:04, A Woodward (5) 16:25, R Hayle (4) 16:18, T Hartley (4) 17:17, D Ryan (5) 17:17, H Richards (5) 16:13); 6 Mansfield 3:19:39 (A Hampson (4) 15:38, J Ali (5) 16:20, E Sankey (3) 15:49, D Nugent (5) 16:34, J Boam (5) 17:08, L Boswell (6) 17:10, J Henstock (8) 17:52, D Wheat (6) 16:56, M Bottomore (11) 17:34, S Gilliver (8) 16:07, Ok Watson (6) 16:18, C Patterson (6) 16:13); 7 W Tempo B 3:20:31 (H James (15) 16:05, L Carroll (11) 16:23, N Thorne (9) 16:35, T Cotton (10) 17:13, T Radley (13) 17:03, D Moody (12) 17:08, I Bate (12) 16:47, L Colahan (8) 16:26, S Corridor (10) 17:10, S Butler (10) 16:48, D Aubrey (9) 16:51, G Jones (7) 16:02); 8 Bristol & West B 3:21:28 (A Stokes (25) 16:42, A Grigg (16) 16:34, A Matheson (12) 16:20, R Elston (12) 16:58, S Parsons (12) 16:25, A Anderson (10) 16:50, A Bruce (10) 16:54, J Palmer (7) 16:56, L Gawler (6) 16:52, D Shepherd (6) 16:15, M Chandler (8) 17:41, A Burleigh (8) 17:01); 9 Rugby & Northampton 3:21:50 (L Greer (2) 15:14, P Melling (8) 16:52, A Wright (7) 16:22, J Musgrove (17) 19:28, A Tilt (17) 18:05, I Achchi (15) 16:17, M Hill (13) 15:59, A McDonnell (13) 17:04, J Comerford (13) 16:39, T Brinkley (11) 17:13, M Everett (10) 16:31, L Buttrick (9) 16:06); 10 Tipton H 3:22:50 (R Carpenter (8) 15:42, Ok Quiney (14) 17:32, R Quiney (17) 17:12, I Williams (13) 16:41, R Deakin (14) 16:43, L Vine (11) 16:03, N Fort (9) 16:49, A Barnes (9) 17:05, R Meredith (8) 16:47, E Compton (9) 16:50, G Whitehouse (11) 18:22, J Learn (11) 17:04); 11 North Somerset 3:24:58; 12 Wolverhampton & Bilston 3:26:28; 13 Newark:26:55; 14  Bromsgrove & Redditch 3:29:44; 15 Coventry Godiva 3:30:15; 16 Royal Sutton Coldfield 3:31:27; 17 Worcester 3:32:23; 18 Birchfield 3:34:48; 19 Nuneaton 3:36:38; 20 Halesowen 3:37:44

Quickest (3.165M): J Cann (W Tempo) 14:33; J Tuffin (BRAT) 14:45; M Pearce (BRAT) 14:47; E Smith-Rasmusson (Newark) 15:03; B Robinson (B&W) 15:04; E Buck (Newark) 15:09

59 groups completed

Girls

Not like within the males’s race, the six-stage girls’s outing noticed the lead change fingers within the early phases earlier than Megan Marchant took Western Tempo forward on stage 4. The Cheltenham primarily based outfit then went on to win by 42 seconds from Birchfield, who had been at all times within the prime two.

The highest three and 6 of the highest ten occasions all got here on the opening stage and it was Coventry Godiva’s Triathlete Sian Rainsley who led them out, with a 16:53 effort. This drew Birchfield’s Bryony Gunn and Newark’s Pat Jackman to hitch her with prime three clockings.

Rainsley, who reckons she is ranked about quantity 5 in UK girls’s Triathlons, was within the successful Coventry Godiva group from the 2022 occasion when second quickest on an extended leg. That was the final time that the 27-year-old turned out in operating solely competitors.

Speaking of her liking for Sutton Park relays, Rainsley stated: “I’ve raced right here since my under-13 days and it’s good to come back out, however it’s hillier than I remembered.”

Coventry quickly drifted again down the sector, however Gunn’s good begin enabled Elizabeth Walters and Sophie Banks to maneuver into the lead for Birchfield by the mid-race level.

Then it was Western Tempo forward for the remainder of the race as their quickest, Marchant noticed them forward with a 17:36 time that was then to face because the fourth better of the afternoon.

“I burnt it exhausting at first, stated Marchant however requested why her membership had missed a number of the main cross-country occasion, Marchant added; “we’re primarily highway runners and we’ve come right here to defend our title.”

She additionally defended the choice to maneuver to an all-short-stage race by saying that “it’s good for the weaker groups.”

As Birchfield slipped again, they had been nonetheless second on the finish of stage 4 however Tempo’s lead was already over a minute.

Coventry had a mid-race Renaissance as Francesca Gibbs 17:41 moved them again as much as third however the revival was to not final as Saffron Latham noticed Metropolis of Stoke third on the penultimate circuit.

Up forward Rae Nicholls who stated “I acquired nearer,” pegged again Tempo’s Bethany Wallis, who famous that it was windy on the again of the course, for Birchfield.

Then it was throughout as Abbie Milnes stored the holders forward on the glory leg, as Freya Bradley staged a final gasp three place achieve to provide Westbury the bronze medals.

Milnes stated: “I had a very good assured begin” and was blissful to reward her group and stated “we prepare collectively and spend all week in Cheltenham.”

Additional again, veterans Kate Ramsey (56) and Gemma Metal (37), who ran 17:52 for sixth finest, rounded issues off for former winners Charnwood, in sixth spot, with Metal saying: “I must get again in form.”

Girls (6×3.165M): 1 W Tempo 1:51:13 (T Robin Redmond (6) 18:06, N Eaton (6) 19:16, A Watson (2) 19:09, M Marchant (1) 17:36, B Wallis (1) 19:00, A Milnes (1) 18:06); 2 Birchfield 1:51:55 (B Gunn (2) 17:10, E Watters (1) 19:25, S Banks (1) 19:53, S McManus (2) 18:44, R Nicholls (2) 18:26, A Testar (2) 18:17); 3 Westbury H 1:55:32 (R Paton (4) 17:48, C Treble (3) 19:01, V Tester (5) 21:01, B Dow (6) 19:50, Ok Hughes (6) 19:48, F Bradley (3) 18:04); 4 Bristol & West 1:55:47 (C Baker (5) 17:56, Ok Entwistle (2) 18:45, M Jones (4) 20:43, M King (5) 19:26, E Carney (4) 20:18, A Hammersley (4) 18:39); 5 Stoke 1:55:54 (E Merrison (10) 18:29, D Sherwin (7) 18:55, N Nokes (3) 19:19, C Hawkins (4) 19:40, S Latham (3) 19:20, I Shaw (5) 20:11); 6 Charnwood 1:56:17 (O Bonshor (28) 20:47, A Seager (12) 18:51, J Anthony (8) 18:52, Ok Jalland (8) 19:20, Ok Ramsey (7) 20:35, G Metal (6) 17:52); 7 N Somerset 1:57:37 (J Gallagher (22) 19:58, Ok Devereux (16) 20:02, C Taylor Inexperienced (12) 19:30, E Wallace (7) 18:15, T Hughes (5) 19:27, A Bridger-Morales (7) 20:25); 8 Mansfield 2:00:01 (H Gill (11) 18:30, G Manson (10) 20:14, C Hay (6) 19:14, S Toyn (10) 20:46, Ok Malone-Brumfitt (10) 20:44, P Hampson (8) 20:33); 9 Tipton 2:00:34 (B Tabor (9) 18:27, C Holden (9) 19:48, A Hadley (9) 20:30, J Charlton (9) 19:20, L Calrow (8) 20:25, J Walker (9) 22:04); 10 Worcester 2:02:29 (H (20) 19:39, S Paterson (20) 21:31, E James (22) 21:52, M Dobson (18) 20:32, N Turner (14) 19:16, E Robertson (10) 19:39); 11 Royal Sutton Coldfield 2:03:37; 12 Bristol & West B 2:03:43; 13 Trentham 2:04:18; 14 Stoke B 2:04:22; 15 Birchfield B 2:04:34; 16 Coventry Godiva 2:04:41; 17 Rugby & Northampton 2:04:59; 18 Western Tempo B 2:06:19; 19 Nuneaton 2:06:43

Quickest (3.165M): S Rainsley (Cov G) 16:53; B Gunn (Bir) 17:10; P Jackman (Newark) 17:16; M Marchant (W Tempo) 17:36; F Gibbs (Cov G) 17:41; R Paton (W’bury) 17:48

66 groups completed

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