PAUL Jegou made a solid start to the cross country season by finishing fourth in the first race of the Wessex League at Canford Heath in Dorset.

Raced over five laps, White Horse Harrier Jegou crossed in 30mins 51secs.

  • CLARE Norrish put in another excellent performance to finish as the second female at the Water of Life half marathon.

Norrish, of White Horse Harriers, came home ninth overall in a time of 1.28.07 in a race that started and finished at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre.

l THE Oxford Mail Cross Country League gets under way on Sunday, November 1, in Ascott-under-Wychwood.

Witney Road Runners are hosting the first round, which begins at 9.55am with the under 9 girls and boys race.

RESULTS (senior men unless stated)

GREAT SOUTH RUN

Abingdon AC: 446 C Lewis (V50) 1.08.01, 3782 E Woosey-Griffin (LV40) 1.25.59.

Didcot Runners: 2333 D Eggleton (V40) 1.20.15.

GREAT SOUTH JUNIOR RUN

Abingdon AC: 25 I Jones (U13G) 9.49.

WESSEX LEAGUE XC - CANFORD

White Horse Harriers: 5 P Jegou (V40) 30.51.

BRISTOL TO BATH MARATHON

Abingdon AC: 2306 A Francis-Brewerton (SW) 4.22.03pb.

WATER OF LIFE HALF MARATHON

White Horse Harriers: 9 C Norrish (2nd female) 1.29.07.

Abingdon AC: 110 M Seager (V50) 1.59.26, 147 L Herbert (SW) 2.14.19.

CALNE 10K

White Horse Harriers: 26 K Rogers 40.17 CANDLEFORD CANTER 10K Abingdon AC: 30 S Walters (LV55) 52.48.

RON SKILTON MEMORIAL HALF MARATHON

White Horse Harriers: 22 A Harvey 1.54.08.

ABINGDON PARKRUN

Abingdon AC: 7 M Lewy (V50) 19.50, 10 C Walters (V50) 20.30, 12 D Richards (V55) 20.43, 13 S Smith (V55) 20.49, 14 N Hamilton (V55) 20.52, 31 T Scott-Langley 22.06, 49 G Bartley (V50) 23.36, 55 G Fernandez (JM11-14) 23.48, 79 S Tumelaire (LV45) 25.17, 91 A Walker 25.52, 95 G Lean 26.05, 97 S Walters (LV55) 26.11, 98 B Mabbutt (V45) 26.13,111 A Newton (JM10) 26.48, 121 J Styles (V50) 27.27, 126 K Pulford (LV60) 27.36, 135 C Onions (LV55) 28.15, 140 E Woosey-Griffin (LV40) 28.33, 144 A Moger (LV55) 28.38, 153 A Dawkins (V60) 29.16, 164 K Lean (LV40) 30.24, 170 J Worth (LV40) 30.56, 174 R Buckley (JW10) 31.05, 193 D Hunter (V50) 32.37, 194 K O’Neill (SW) 32.39pb, 222 L Astbury (LV45) 35.03, 231 E Moore (LV50) 36.24, 249 C Newton (JW10) 39.22, 250 J Newton (V40) 39.23, 253 D Heller (LV70) 40.32, 254 E Heller (V75) 40.33, 259 H Bower (LV35) 45.00.

DIDCOT PARKRUN

Didcot Runners: 3 M Walker 18.53, 6 R Sharp (V45) 20.29, 7 A Keen 20.48, 9 R Neal 21.01. 17 E Naughton 21.51, 23 N Francis (V55) 22.30, 24 J Talbot (V45) 22.31, 34 J L Coudret (V50) 24.27, 41 I Pickering (V55) 25.25, 59 H Seymour 27.51, 71 A Gordon (V35) 28.58, 80 G Jackson (V80) 31.32, 96 A Gordon (VL35) 35.06, 97 T Talbot (VL45) 35.07.

Abingdon AC: 60 L Herbert (SW) 27.56pb.

OXFORD PARKRUN

Abingdon AC: 146 H Smith (LV35) 28.03.