Paul Jegou produced a stunning comeback to win the Compton Harriers 20-mile Downland Challenge, despite falling seven minutes off the pace when going off course, writes JACK JOHNSON.
The White Horse Harrier has now won the event a record four times in the last six years.
However, the vet 40 runner claimed this title the hard way.
The leading pack, which included Jegou, strayed off course after six miles.
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But he climbed to fourth with eight-and-a-half miles to go and finished strongly to claim victory by 31 seconds.
At the Good Friday Triathlon at Radley College, the highest placed Oxfordshire affiliated athlete was Rory Johnson (Oxford City), who finished the sprint race – 400m swim, 22k bike and 5.6k run – in fifth.
In the novice event – 200m swim, 11k bike and 2.8k run – Abingdon’s Sarah Lackman came home in fourth place.
RESULTS ROUND-UP
RADLEY TRIATHLON
Sprint: 1 K White (Loughborough Uni) 1hr 1min 33secs, 2 C Birch (Alton, V35) 1.03.36, 3 D Pleming (KPMG) 1.04.54, 4 A Cackett (Basingstoke & Mid Hants) 1.06.15, 5 R Johnson (Oxford City) 1.07.07.
Novice: 1 M Andrews 38.53, 2 T ProcterLegg 41.25, 3 A Conley 42.08, 4 S Lackman (Abingdon AC) 43.14, 5 J Fletcher 45.53.
COMPTON 40-MILE DOWNLAND CHALLENGE
Didcot: 52 D Eggleton (V40) 8.14.45.
Headington RR: 4 M Luff 5.59.07.
White Horse Harriers: 41 J McCabe (V45) 7.40.07.
COMPTON 20-MILE DOWNLAND CHALLENGE
Didcot: 94 J Harrigan 3.30.41.
Headington RR: K Byrne (V60) 3.30.41.
White Horse Harriers: 1 P Jegou (V40) 2.28.41, 6 I Lambourn (V50) 2.38.32, 64 R Bennett (V45) 3.19.13.
Witney RR: 7 G Ferris (V40) 2.35.00, 36 D Badger 3.09.00.
MAIDENHEAD EASTER 10
Abingdon AC: 45 M Ineson 59.42, 125 L Bailey 1.05.04, 213 T Clarke (V40) 1.09.01, 225 D Smyth 1.09.43, 337 K Dixon (V40) 1.14.31, 402 A Blaney (SW) 1.16.55, 531 E Woosey-Griffin (V35) 1.23.06, 558 A MillikenTull (V45) 1.23.55, 588 A Kinnaird (V35) 1.25.00, 783 C Hutchings (SW) 1.37.29, 793 H Bower (V35) 1.38.41, 811 C Willcock (V40) 1.39.44, 834 J Howard (V55) 1.42.27.
Alchester RC: 69 S O’Gorman (V40) 1.01.38, 156 S Usher (V35) 1.06.07, 235 S Best (V50) 1.09.48.
Eynsham RR: 115 G Bridges (V40) 1.04.31, 490 T Evans (V35) 1.20.55.
Witney RR: 28 T Jones 57.44, 30 T Lock (V40) 58.07, 65 C Colbeck (V40) 1.01.27, 228 R Green (V40) 1.09.49, 283 P Ainslie (V50) 1.12.21, 315 B Moore (V50) 1.13.41, 379 N Morley (V40) 1.16.20, 452 T Moss (V45) 1.19.30, 540 R Redford 1.23.35, 541 S Morley (V35) 1.23.37, 542 N Moss (V40) 1.23.37, 545 J Jones 1.23.44, 5
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