OXFORD City broke the vet 65 course record when winning gold at the British Masters Cross Country Relay Championships in Long Eaton, near Nottingham.

Their team of Stewart Thorp, Roy Treadwell and John Exley, who each ran 3km legs, triumphed in 37mins 37secs, beating Barnet & District by 21 seconds.

Oxford University’s Jamie Parkinson continued his fine form when smashing the course record by more than two minutes to win the Ascott-under-Wychwood Charity 10k.

The Thames Hare & Hounds member, 19, built on his victory at the Headington 5, by beating the time set by Abingdon’s Paul Fernandez in 2014.

Parkinson triumphed in 33mins 4secs, beating Witney duo Tegs Jones and Sam Upton.

Headington’s Kenny Lowies was fourth.

Abingdon duo Paul Fernandez and Melissa Venables excelled in the Changan Ford Ultra-Challenge in China.

In challenging terrain and hot conditions, Fernandez finished seventh in the 50k event, and was the second British runner home.

Venables, whose second-claim club is Abingdon, was the first GB athlete home in the 100k event, finishing in the top ten overall.

Headington’s Harry Geddes won the Thames Trot Ultra.

He completed the 50-mile route from Iffley to Henley in 6hrs 18mins 45secs.

Fresh from setting a personal best at the Abingdon Marathon the previous week, Cal MacLennan also competed.

The Abingdon member finished his first ultra distance race as the top vet 50 in eighth overall.

RESULTS

(senior men unless stated)

ASCOTT-UNDER-WYCHWOOD 10KM MULTI-TERRAIN

Kidlington AC: 14 M Pink 47.49, 19 A Finnigan (LV35) 49.12, 39 M Search (V70) 1.00.52.

Witney RR: 2 T Jones (V40) 35.44, 3 S Upton 36.03.

ASCOTT-UNDER-WYCHWOOD 5KM

Kidlington AC: 8 M Finnigan (U9) 25.36, 9 J Finnigan (SM) 25.36.

THAMES TROT 50MILE ULTRA

Abingdon AC: 8 C MacLennan (1st V50) 7.12.

Headington RR: 1 H Geddes 6.18.45, 54 M Richards (V50) 9.23.21.

SNOWDONIA MARATHON

Witney RR: 7 G Petts 2.51.04, 49 M Lock 3.11.26, 201 G Ferris (V50) 3.34.46, 281 J Clark 3.43.15, 356 C Hodnett 3.51.03, 406 F Howard (V40) 3.52.31, 436 R Green (V50) 3.54.09, 493 A Leary (V40) 3.58.13, 571 J Hewlett (SL) 4.02.33, 870 L Smith (LV45) 4.19.14, 900 R Redford (V45) 4.22.18, 1054 J Whelan (V60) 4.29.54, 1131 S Appleby (SL) 4.33.41, S Hopkins (V60) 5.13.31.

MIDLAND RACE WALK WINTER LEAGUE 2018, BIRMINGHAM 10K

Abingdon AC: N Blatchford (LV70) 1.07.28.

CHANGAN FORD ULTRA-CHALLENGE, CHINA

Abingdon AC – 50k: 7 P Fernandez (V40) 3.33.26. 100k: M Venables 9.29.00.

GLOUCESTER 10KM

Witney RR: 60 W Downey 38.11.

WITNEY PARKRUN

2 J Godwood (1st S20) 18.47, 4 M Thompson (2nd S30) 19.08, 9 B Godwood (V45) 21.3, 13 N Dalton (1st V50) 22.04, 16 C Miles (S30) 22.33, 24 P Ainslie (2nd V55) 23.05, 25 T Westbrook (1st JL11, 1st lady) 23.06, 31 G Le Good (1st V65) 23.19, 45 R Jones (2nd J10) 23.56pb, 48 B Jones (2nd JL11) 24.08, 49 A McIlveen (1st SL20) 24.14, 53 M Sherwood (3rd JL11) 24.21,

59 L Sherwood (JL11) 24.49, 86 L Harris (LV45) 26.44, 90 A Rouget (1st LV50) 26.52pb, 93 D Rouget (1st V60) 27.10pb, 109 J Howlett (S25) 27.45, 119 A Burch (J11) 28.33, 121 J Le Good (1st LV60) 28.39, 211 M Hustler (LV50) 36.09, 247 A Thomas (LV40) 41.11, 274 N Smith (V35) 53.02.

ABINGDON PARKRUN

Witney RR: 1 S Upton (S25) 16.32pb, 251 J Horsman (SL25) 30.17pb.

CANTERBURY PARKRUN

Witney RR: 17 T Clarke (V45) 23.10.

GUNNERSBURY PARKRUN

Witney RR: 71 D Wymer (V35) 21.26, 426 T Wymer (LV35) 31.17.

STEVENAGE PARKRUN

Witney RR: 129 F Bisp (J11) 28.07.

NORTHALA FIELDS PARKRUN

Witney RR: 76 T Burkett (V50) 25.03.

POMPHREY HILL PARKRUN

Witney RR: 71 A Green (S25) 25.05pb.

STREET PARKRUN

Witney RR: 23 S Roberts (V55) 23.23.

LOCHORE PARKRUN

Witney RR: 14 V Munday (1st SL25) 22.55pb.