Headington Roadrunner Gary Harris smashed his club's 15-mile road race record by a massive five minutes as he romped to victory in the Banbury 15 on Sunday.

Harris took first place in convincing style, finishing almost a minute clear of second-placed Michael Moore (Leamington) in 1hr 26mins 12secs.

Last year's winner, Dominic Croft, of Woodstock Harriers, came third in 1.27.19.

John Atyeo (Witney Roadrunners) and Jason Cooke (White Horse Harriers), who clocked 1.27.29 and 1.28.07 respectively for fifth and sixth places, were followed home by Woodstock duo Greg Dell and Bryan Vaughan.

Dell was first in the Vet 40 category, recording 1.28.28, and Vaughan took the honours in the Vet 50 age group in 1.28.41.

In the team competition, Woodstock continued their winning ways in the Oxon Grand Prix competition thanks to Croft, Dell, Vaughan and Richard Beaumont (1.30.43), while Witney Roadrunners were second through the efforts of Atyeo, Tony Lock (1.29.53), Mike Baillie (1.32.48) and Laz Boden (1.33.14).

Despite Harris's victory, Headington's team had to settle for third.

Lucy Flanner, from Oxford University, was first in the senior ladies' race, crossing the line in 1.41.44, while Alchester's Jenny Pyper took third place in 1.44.00.

Sally Pitts, of Witney Roadrunners, was third in the Vet 35 ladies' category in 1.50.22, while White Horse Harrier Sheila Bailey secured second place in the LV45 category in 1.52.27.

Headington's women easily won the team prize, thanks to Sarah Keay-Bright, Diane Moore and Clare Page.

It capped a good day for Headington, with two other club records being broken.

Marie-Anne Fischer lowered the mark in the Vet 35 age group, and Kit Villiers became the club's new Vet 60 record-holder. RESULTS CHECK BANBURY 15

Abingdon Amblers: P Egerton 1.34.01, J-L Coudrey 1.54.38, A Garner 1.57.47, H Smith 2.01.17, A Church 2.01.17, E North 2.10.30, J Bones 2.19.18, N Blatchford 2.27.30pb, D King 2.45.36.

Alchester: J Burgess 1.42.21, G Wilby 1.42.51, J Pyper (3rd senior lady) 1.44.00, P Chivers 1.45.28, A Hucker 1.48.48, N Trinder 1.51.08, S Howard 1.52.12, A Kingdon 1.56.27, N Cherry 1.56.45, A Beaumont 1.59.38, D Basham 2.00.35, P Dunn 2.03.16, N Lambert 2.03.55, J Oley 2.10.50, K Varney 2.11.05, A Whitehead 2.16.02, P Bursnall 2.26.42, D Bursnall 2.31.24.

Headington RR: G Harris 1.26.12cr, 19 I Meadowcroft 1.36.02, J Keay-Bright 1.36.14, G Bird 1.40.51, H Nickau 1.43.11, C Nellins 1.43.18, J Dugan 1.43.37, J McLaughlin 1.44.20, S Keay-Bright (4th senior lady) 1.44.20cr, A Jeffrey 1.47.19, D Moore 1.51.22, I Osborne 1.51.55, C Page 1.52.43, R Ramsbottom 1.57.22, T Witts 1.57.29, Fischer 1.57.38cr, K Villiers 2.06.38cr, M Stone 2.09.55, S Burrough 2.11.32, R Buswell 2.13.55, Robert Logan 2.19.29, Ross Logan 2.20.30.

Kidlington: G Cripps 1.46.58, T Langrish (V50) 2.01.15, J Warnock (V50) 2.02.43.

Witney RR: J Atyeo 1.27.30, T Lock 1.29.54, M Baillie 1.32.43, L Boden 1.33.15, P Bowden 1.42.53, P Ainslie 1.44.03, A Giles 1.44.34, J-M Briens 1.45.25, R Simpson 1.45.45, G LeGood 1.47.05, N Dalton 1.47.38, K Chard 1.48.03, M Butler 1.49.45, S Pitts (3rd LV35) 1.50.23, K Morgan 2.06.29, J LeGood 2.09.00, H Gibbons 2.11.09pb, D Barnby 2.18.30.

Woodstock H: C Thompson (V40) 1.35.42, K Adams 1.39.22pb, M Shipway (V60) 1.40.04, J Ashworth 1.40.53pb, T Maddison 1.48.36pb, L Brooke-Little 1.55.49pb, J Hill (V50) 2.01.24, J Christopher (V40) 2.02.20, G Taylor (V50) 2.05.27.

SILVERSTONE HALF MARATHON

Alchester: A Bruce 1.33.32pb, W Hunter 1.45.12pb.

Eynsham RR: K Kavanagh (V50) 1.43.34pb, H Frenken (LV45) 1.48.15pb, J Kavanagh (LV45) 1.57.04pb.

Woodstock H: D Sheppard 1.21.10pb, A Pike 1.25.42, N Hall 1.33.28, P Daniels 1.45.15, S Evans (senior lady) 1.45.15, G Shirley (V50) 1.55.22.

FINCHLEY 20

Eynsham RR: J Larbalestier (LV45) 3.11.15, P Whitlock (LV45) 3.13.18.

EASTLEIGH 10K

Headington RR: S Hands 34.52.

Woodstock H: R Shipway 33.31, S Mead 34.15.