CHRIS Dettmar battled through the heat to top the vet 45 category at the Virgin London Marathon.

Despite temperatures of 24C, the Headington Roadrunners member finished 47th overall in 2hrs 32mins 51secs.

White Horse Harriers’ Ian Lambourn (V55) and Lise Harrow (LV40) finished inside the top 100 in their age groups.

Clubmate Alex Mills posted a sub three-hour marathon with a time of 2hrs 58mins 55secs.

Helen Smyth, who finished in 4.41.42, said: “The support was awesome, from the crowds on Tower Bridge chanting my name to the man at 20 miles who handed me an orange segment and saved my race.”

Eight Abingdon AC members also finished.

Peter Akrill crossed in 3.06.11 and Thomas Coney in 3.11.29.

Five Bicester Triathlon Club members also dug deep during the hot conditions.

Paul Leverton finished in a time of 2hrs 58mins, with Christopher Finister recording a pb of 3.11.43.

Garry James (3.25.45), Amanda McReynolds (5.51.19) and Kate Lowe (5.55.23) all made their debuts in the event.

Meanwhile, Bicester AC’s Ben West impressed in the London Mini Marathon, finishing 17th in the under 17 boy’s race.

At the other end of the scale, four Abingdon runners braved the rain and wind at the Boston Marathon in the United States.

Sarah Dudgeon was the first British female home in a time of 3.00.28.

Max Livingstone-Learmonth, Julian Moore and Richard Savage also finished.

Elsewhere, Bicester AC made a strong start to their Youth Development League campaign in Leicester.

The north Oxfordshire club finished third in the first round of the Midland 1C lower age group division.

RESULTS

(senior men unless stated)

VIRGIN LONDON MARATHON

Abingdon AC: 1564 P Akrill (V45) 3.06.11, 2045 T Coney (V40) 3.11.29, 6377 L Shelton (SL) 3.43.06, 12225 F Betts (LV40) 4.13.25, 18480 J Newton (V40) 4.41.15, 26507 J Worth (LV40) 5.16.26, 29921 H Nash (LV50) 5.32.53, 35064 S Stroud (LV45) 6.05.52.

Kidlington: 27006 R Jeacock (LV40) 5.18.37.

Eynsham RR: 3180 R Hume (V40) 3.21.54, 26792 R Martin (V50) 5.17.40, 28729 K Weller (LV45) 5.26.32, 33476 C Ogden (LV45) 5.54.06.

Headington RR: 47 C Dettmar (V45) 2.32.51, 1300 H Geddes 3.02.36, 2439 C Gaden (V50) 3.15.07, 4405 T Betts (V50) 3.30.25, 5425 K Lowies (V50) 3.37.18, 5682 K Daniels (SL) 3.38.43, 5737 P Brochado 3.39.01, 6602 W Fennell 3.44.32, 8211 F Martin (SL) 3.53.19, 8370 L Lee 3.54.06, 8627 S Conway (V40) 3.55.16, 9656 N Giannousi-Varney (LV45) 3.59.50, 11389 C Hidalgo (SL) 4.09.17, 11755 J Chambers (V60) 4.11.05, 12271 D Sawyer (V60) 4.13.39, 12904 K Byrne (V65) 4.16.37, 13231 A Phelps (V55) 4.18.01, 16259 M Khan (V40) 4.31.34, 17688 C Childs (LV45) 4.37.49, 17971 G Rogers (SL) 4.39.02, 18180 S Gada (V50) 4.39.54, 21200 R Mann (LV40) 4.52.25, 22280 R Strickland (SL) 4.56.50, 25115 S Hodkin (V50) 5.09.36, 25344 S Cassettari (LV55) 5.10.39, 26113 S Valentine (LV45) 5.14.38, 27122 G Day (V50) 5.19.05, 29177 L Jennings (LV55) 5.29.05, 32015 T Osman (V45) 5.44.48.

White Horse Harriers: 983 A Mills 2.58.55, 2163 A Godwin 3.12.41, 3018 I Lambourn (V55) 3.20.22, 4413 L Harrow (LV40) 3.30.27, 8398 R Lagden (V40) 3.54.14, 10417 R Bennett (LV45) 4.04.18, 13394 R Bedford (SL) 4.18.44, 18596 H Smyth (SL) 4.41.42.

Witney RR: 1102 S Upton 2.59.55, 2673 P Ainslie (V55) 3.17.23, 2934 F Snare (SL) 3.19.46, 3367 G Ferris (V50) 3.23.18, 5312 W Downey 3.36.37, 6847 L Butler (LV40) 3.46.04, 8039 J Clark 3.52.25, 10309 B Moore (V50) 4.03.37, 10641 R Green (V50) 4.05.28, 21316 C Morley (LV50) 4.52.03, 24074 N Morley (V45) 5.04.37.

BOSTON MARATHON

Abingdon AC: 1867 S Dudgeon (4th LV40) 3.00.28, 2310 M Livingstone-Learmonth (V40) 3.03.33, 7591 J Moore (V50) 3.28.54, 11945 R Savage (V40) 3.45.30.

Witney RR: 11471 A Church (V50) 3.42.47, 17284 H Smith (LV45) 4.07.45.

SOUTHAMPTON MARATHON

Abingdon AC: 703 C Fisher (LV40) 4.44.58, 775 M Shayler (V50) 4.55.48.

SOUTHAMPTON HALF-MARATHON

Abingdon AC: 123 R Boswell (SL) 1.34.16pb, 1400 T Clarke (V40) 1.59.22.

SOUTHAMPTON 10K

Abingdon AC: 216 S Tumelaire (LV50) 51.50.

RUN THE CLAYDONS

Kidlington: 67 W Bunce (1st V60) 57.40, 103 M Search ( V60) 1.04.43.

WATFORD OPEN GRADED MEETING

Abingdon AC - 1500m – Race 2: 5 G Halfhead (U15G) 5.18.16. 800m – Race 4: 1 G Halfhead (U15G) 2.36.28pb. 800m – Race 10: 1 H Read 2.14.59.

ABINGDON PARKRUN

Witney RR: 60 L Smith (1st LV45) 21.44, 134 V Munday (SL25) 25.10.

WITNEY PARKRUN

Witney RR: 2 S Upton 19.19, 5 M Lock 20.39pb, 6 C Ellis (2nd V40) 21.30, 9 B Rendell 22.21, 24 G Le Good (1st V65) 23.31pb, 25 W Downey (2nd V35) 23.33pb, 32 H Howard (1st JL11-14) 24.59pb, 78 J McCormac (V65) 30.21, 79 E Howard (2nd JL15) 30.23pb, 110 L Hopkins (3rd LV60) 33.18pb, 111 H West (LV60) 33.18, 140 J Horsman (SL25) 37.52pb, 156 T Wymer (LV35) 48.39.

HIGHBURY FIELDS PARKRUN

Witney RR: 215 T Standard 27.15.

FULHAM PALACE PARKRUN

Witney RR: 266 L Harris (2nd LV45) 27.01.

CHICHESTER PARKRUN

Witney RR: 2 J Goodwood 17.57pb.