Oxford City’s gold medallists (from left): John Exley, Stewart Thorp, Roy Treadwell and Julian Richardson
OXFORD City athletes won four gold medals in the British Masters Athletic Federation (BMAF) ten-mile championship.
The race was incorporated within the Lychett Manor 10 and saw City’s Julian Richardson cruise to vet 45 honours.
Richardson completed the hilly course in 57mins 40secs to finish eighth overall and win his category by almost two minutes.
Clubmate Stewart Thorp clocked 1hr 5mins 7secs to take the vet 60 crown from Michael Desmond (Barnet & District) by 49 seconds.
City’s Roy Treadwell had a real battle to claim the vet 65 prize, recording 1.04.52 to pip Cheltenham’s Martin Ford by just seven seconds.
Thorp, Treadwell and John Exley (1.14.29) secured the vet 55-64 team title for Oxford.
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