HEADINGTON Roadrunners are celebrating after winning promotion to Division 1 of the Chiltern Cross Country League in the final round at Milton Keynes.
The club finished second overall in Division 2, while they won the combined senior, women’s and veteran team prizes.
Headington also came second in the men’s as well as the women’s veteran team categories.
There was individual success for Diane Moore in the veteran 35, with Chris Dettmar first and Fergus Campbell third in the veteran 40.
Kenny Lowies was second veteran 50, while Laurie Hurman won the veteran 60 honour.
In Division 1, Oxford City won the last race, but narrowly missed out on the title to Milton Keynes.
Four City runners finished in the top-ten overall standings, with Maxwell Robinson taking second.
Bicester’s Ben West won the under 17 Division 2 title, with clubmates Tom Gould and Max Nicolle taking third in the under 20 and 15 categories respectively.
RESULTS
(senior men unless stated)
CHILTERN CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE
Oxford City: 4 J Holmans 27.23, 5 M Robinson 27.28, 12 D Blake 28.12, 13 A Burgess 28.15, 19 L Newell (V40) 28.35, 20 S Fisher 28.36, 36 E Gault 29.03, 38 M Rallison 29.06, 39 B Upjohn 29.06, 49 M Tyrrell 29.54, 56 D Anderton 30.05, 60 E Nicholas 30.19, 65 A Simpson 30.32, 108 N Marley 32.14, 110 A Bayliss 32.21, 188 R Grant (V60) 35.29, 201 R Treadwell (V60) 36.20.
Headington RR – Men (only Div 2 runners): 7 C Dettmar (V40) 30.11, 8 F Campbell (V40) 30.23, 11 P Leek 30.34, 16 K Lowies (V50) 31.20, 18 R Skilbeck (V40) 31.38, 21 A Hanner Hopwood (V40) 31.53, 30 D Gavaghan (V50) 33.00, 41 D Simpson (V50) 34.17, 63 C Turnbull 37.05, 67 L Hurman (V60) 37.36, 105 P Lister (V60) 45.42.
Women (only Div 2 runners): 3 D Moore (LV35) 21.57, 7 A Johnson 23.39, 14 H Griffiths 24.41, 17 M Ding 25.11, 22 C Scott (LV35) 26.02, 27 M Reid (LV35) 26.29, 30 H Turley (LV55) 26.53, 44 R Winder (LV35) 29.16, 47 K King (LV35) 29.35, 59 S Harding-Brown (LV45) 31.33, 65 J Duvall (LV55) 32.22, 66 E Carter-Biggs (LV35) 33.19, 71 F Tavener Ballester 38.08.
DURSLEY DOZEN
Abingdon: 209 L Shelton (SL) 2.02.32.
Witney RR: 40 G Ferris (2nd V50) 1.38.31, 137 R Stanley-Evans (2nd LV40) 1.53.59, 139 T Clarke (V45) 1.54.00, 202 A Church (V50) 2.01.33, 203 J Jones (V40) 2.01.32, 207 J Hewlett (SL) 2.02.03, 335 H Smith (LV50) 2.17.47, 427 N Moss (V40) 2.40.01, 429 K Holtom (LV35) 2.40.28.
WOKINGHAM
HALF-MARATHON
Abingdon: 349 B Watson (V40) 1.31.45, 421 N Hamilton (V50) 1.34.37, 520 S Smith (V50) 1.38.06, 756 D Morgan (V40) 1.45.12, 1256 L Hamilton (LV55) 2.00.26pb.
Didcot Runners: E Naughton (SL) 1.37.48, T Lamble (LV35) 2.00.24.
Kidlington: 566 A Finnigan (LV35) 1.38.28, 989 N Holford (LV45) 1.49.45, 1106 M Search (V60) 1.53.20.
Witney: 208 C Colbeck (V45-49) 1.25.40, 209, W Downey 1.25.39, 314 L Davies (LV35-39)1.30.05, 328 R Green (V50-59) 1.30.42, 338 C Gibbon (V45-49) 1.31.00pb, 396 F Snare (SL) 1.33.11, 1157 J Whelan (V50-59) 1.54.54, 1403 P Rushby (V50-59) 2.01.45, 1428 V Hopkins (SL) 2.02.56, 1429 L Hopkins (LV60) 2.02.56sb, 1437 R Lally (LV35-39) 2.03.15sb.
White Horse Harriers: 242 M Lane (V40) 1.27.25pb, 251 I Lambourn (V50) 1.27.58, 575 S Sheehy 1.39.45pb, 727 R Bennett (LV40) 1.43.59.
SLAUGHTERS 10KM
Witney: 35 L Penaluna (3rd SL) 50.19.
OXFORD PARKRUN
Witney: 6 M Lock (2nd S18-19) 18.58, 36 S Howard (1st LV40-44) 21.54, 37 G Le Good (1st V60-64) 21.57, 60 H Howard (2nd JL11-14) 23.01, 61 F Howard (V40-44) 23.02, 92 L Penaluna (2nd SL30-34) 24.31, 133 J Le Good (1st LV60-64) 26.46, 193 H West (LV60-64) 29.54, 194 I Fowler (V50-54) 29.56pb.
ABINGDON PARKRUN
Witney: 35 L Smith (2nd LV40-44) 22.47pb.
FULHAM PALACE PARKRUN
Witney: 25 S Green (2nd SL) 19.58pb, 218 L Harris (LV45-49) 28.08.
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