One other week, one other alternative for quick racing. James Rhodes brings you the highlights within the Weekend Spherical Up.
By the Seaside
Adam Clarke (29:47) was a transparent winner of the Brighton 10k. He completed exactly twenty seconds away from the sphere in his first race since successful the Manchester Marathon in April. The course noticed runners face a headwind for the second half, though not as sturdy as initially predicted.
Behind, Paul Whittaker (30:07) ran his quickest 10k of the 12 months off the again of successful final month’s Tiptree 10. Two seconds behind was Jack Woods (30:09 PB) with Tonbridge’s Cole Gibbens (30:23 PB) fourth. In his first non-parkrun race since February, Dom Nolan completed fifth in 30:41.
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Cassie Thorp (34:02) gained in a aggressive ladies’s discipline. Her gun time of 34:02 matches her quickest of the 12 months, from Chichester in February, however was quicker by chip (33:57). Behind, fellow Manchester Marathon winner Charlie Arnell took over half a minute off her PB with 34:14 (31:13 chip). This was her first race since August’s Antrim Coast Half Marathon.
Alice Crane’s 34:16 (34:11) for third marked her first time beneath 35 minutes. She was intently adopted by Kate Estlea-Morris (34:24, 34:19 chip) and Cassie Gasson (34:28, 34:22 chip).
Quick in Fulham
RunThrough’s High Flight sequence continued on Sunday with the Fulham 10k. It was clearly a quick course on the streets of west London, with victories for Omar Ahmed (28:58) and Transfora Mussa (31:53). Omar is not any stranger to the sequence, and was competing in his eleventh 10k of the 12 months. His time is shy of his quickest, however his fifth quickest of 2024.
In second, Dylan Evans (29:03) improved his PB by one second with Charlie Brisley (29:08) third. Charlie equalled his second quickest 10k, seven seconds shy of his greatest from the Leeds Abbey Sprint final month. Impressively, George James (29:24) made his 10k debut (in keeping with Energy of 10), in his first race since his wonderful 2:11:19 at Frankfurt.
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Jonathan Escalante-Phillips (29:44) rounded out the top-five.
Within the ladies’s discipline, athletes in second and third have been too making their 10k debuts. Martina Conner (34:00) began operating for Belgrave simply this 12 months, and is coming off the again of a 16:45 5k and 27:35 5 miles in latest weeks. Kosana Weir (34:20 debut) completed third, with Hannah McGowan-Jones (35:25 PB) fourth and Kristina Popadich (35:28) fifth, one other debutant.
The High Flight sequence concludes on the Ribble Valley 10k on Sunday 29 December.
Extra 10ks
Fulham was not the one RunThrough race of the weekend. Thomas Dewey (33:16) and Tina Christmann (37:07) have been victorious on the Southampton 10k on the south coast. Wins on the QE Olympic Park 10k went to Nicholas Lightfoot (32:44) and Orla Sandlin (39:49). Bethan Walters (20:02) and Callum Stewart (16:13) gained the related 5k.
On Saturday, Joshua Griffiths (31:24) and Chloe Potter (37:54) have been comfy winners on the Alton Towers 10k. Hopefully they acquired to benefit from the rides as a post-race deal with! A day later, Gemma Wilks (86:21) and Jack Cummings (70:31) gained the related half marathon, and Aoibh Clarke (19:32) and Edward Pettitt (15:31) the 5k.
Again on the south coast, Oliver Regan (36:54) and Asmaa Hatim (44:27) gained the Coastbuster 10k in Ramsgate. Aislinn Darvell (39:59) and Jonathan Learnihan (36:18) crossed the end line first on the Crowborough 10k. Rachel Nealon (38:38) and William Brailey (36:24) set the quickest occasions on the Matthew Walker 10k.
Amy Fuller (43:57) and Andy Lawrence (35:13) have been victorious on the second race within the Tempo Winter Sequence 10k. Adam Pavey (38:07) and Fliss Tournant (43:22) gained the Watford Autumn 10k.
Longer Distances
Over 13.1 miles, there have been wins for Sam Stratford (73:52) and Keely Smith (84:45) on the Conwy Half Marathon and Will Grace (68:02) and Jen Granger (80:17) on the Gosport Half Marathon. Ben Jones (70:57) led a Cambridge & Coleridge one-two on the St Neots Half Marathon. Shannon Barton (80:54) was the quickest feminine.
Vicky Ingham (59:16) and Abdinassier Mohammed Elhmi (49:25) gained the Wimborne 10. The latter completed over one minute forward of the remainder of the sphere. Additionally racing over ten miles have been David Bishop (50:18) and Naomi Mitchell (56:29) who gained the Derby 10.
Wins on the Coastbuster 10 went to Alex Dugard (59:11) and Siobhan Burne (68:17). Roger Pruden (57:17) and Nicky Morris (66:28) gained the Morecambe 10. Lastly, Jason Corridor (50:42) and Charlotte Grieve (58:57) gained the Tadcaster 10.
A World Document
The NN Zevenheuvelenloop is famed for being one of many few races over 15km. Regardless of being named after the rolling hills its the route within the Netherlands takes in, it produces quick occasions. This 12 months was no completely different.
A formidable efficiency from Marc Scott (43:21) noticed him end third forward in a race gained by Jacob Kiplimo. Kiplimo’s time of 40:42 broke the World Document by 22 seconds. The earlier time was set by Joshua Cheptegai on the identical course in 2018 and equalled by Kiplimo final 12 months. Jake Smith (45:29) completed thirtieth, together with his eyes set on subsequent week’s Cross Problem in Liverpool.
