Juliet Potter led residence the race for feminine masters and over-65 males, whereas Lee Gratton gained the occasion for the younger male masters classes by greater than a minute, Martin Duff experiences.
Over a tricky course, particularly the primary area that was rutted with tractor tyre treads and power sapping barely soggy fields and a water bounce, Potter ran out a comparatively slender winner over fellow W40 Rebecca Luxton and Jessica Franklyn as high W45 Jess Sanzo was fourth.
There was a noticeable lack of ladies’s entries from the youngest W35 age group as again in sixth spot Lucy Elliott, who has set W55 highway bests over 5km and 10km lately headed Kate Ramsey by properly over a minute in her age group.
Elliott mentioned: “I couldn’t sustain with the main group so ended up very a lot working by myself. It was my first cross-country race this season (due to membership points) and my first race in my new membership colors of Winchester Operating Membership.”
With the course out within the nation Elliott added: “A few of the runners have been met by an enormous herd of deer as they reached the far finish of the course.”
Properly behind, Angela Copson, who has 14 age group victories within the British & Irish Masters Worldwide, was high W75.
For the lads, Gratton, who gained the lads Masters Worldwide M35 title final November, was a snug winner over high M45 Grant Bailey as one other M35 Ben Robinson took third total forward of second M45 Mike Burrett.
In fifth spot was high M55 Paul Ward, who had beforehand gained two masters M50 titles.
Males 35-64, 10km): Â 1 L Gratton (Ruge) 28:04; 2 G Bailey (E Kilb, M45) 29:24; 3 B Robinson (B&W) 29:28; 4 M Burrett (Leeds, M45) 30:35; 5 P Ward (Telf, M55) 30:52; 6 D Norman (Alt, M45) 30:55
M40: 1 A Grenfell (Ross) 31:06; 2 J Cunningham (Herne H) 31:14
M50: 1 H Evans (P Bryn) 31:10; 2 J Prest (Traff) 32:32
M55: 1 S Cairns (HBT) 31:22; 2 F Rafferty (S’port W) 31:59
M60: 1 M Whyatt (Eyri) 32:43; 2 P Knight (Mid M) 33:41
M65+ (8km): 1 M Eustace (C&S) 26:24; 2 L Johnson (N Belf) 26:41; 3 3 C Feachan (Cambus) 26:42; 4 P Merrison (Sund) 26:44
M70: 1 N Owen (Prest’tn) 30:44; 2 M Quinn (Sheff RC) 33:05
M75: 1 J Exley (Oxf C) 33:20
M80: 1 E Davies (Rhed) 34:48
Girls: Â 1 J Potter (Charn, W40) 26:14; 2 R Luxton (Chelt, W40) 27:25; 3 J Franklin (Newb, W40) 26:33; 4 J Sanzo (B&W, W45) 26:40; 5 J Henderson (Denb, W45) 27:16
W35: 1 H Jarvis (Rossendale) 27:47; 2 F Sharpley (Northern Masters) 28:48; 3 L Brief (Southampton) 29:13
W45: 3 C Martin (Telf) 28:38
W50: 1 R Coupe (Telf) 29:29; 2 S Parkinson (Win RC) 29:33; 3 N Shipp (Osw) 29:37
W55: 1 L Elliott (Win RC) 27:32; 2 Ok Ramsey (Charn) 29:11
W60: 1 M Williamson (Leam) 29:19; 2 C Wooden (Area) 31:20
W65: 1 D Gibbs (York A) 33:19
W70: 1 S Haslam (Scarb) 33:35
W75: 1 A Copson (R&N) 39:13
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