PAUL Fernandez finished as the first British runner across the dunes of the Gobi Desert in China.

The Abingdon AC athlete, ninth overall and the first Vet 40 athlete, completed the 62km desert course in 3hrs 52mins 35secs.

RESULTS

(senior men unless stated)

CHANGAN FORD KUGA GOBI ULTRA-MARATHON – JIUQUAN, CHINA

Abingdon AC: 9 P Fernandez (1st V40) 3.52.35.

CHILTERN LEAGUE XC, MILTON KEYNES Abingdon – SW: 178 S Tumelaire 30.38. U17M: 115 C Pierre 27.31. U13G: 46 B Darwent 11.46, 60 I Jones 12.00. U11G: 70 I Kemp 8.54.

ABINGDON PARKRUN

Abingdon: 2 P Keating 19.05, 3 R Kembleton 19.39, 6 M Lewy (V50) 20.10, 9 G Wallace (V45) 20.42, 16 C Lewis (V50) 21.32, 20 N Hamilton (V55) 21.55, 24 D Richards (V55) 22.05, 26 D Smyth 22.27, 29 J Fernandez (JM11-14) 22.48, 30 T Scott-Langley 22.49, 35 G Fernandez (JM11-14) 23.20, 48 G Bartley (V50) 24.10, 56 J Wigmore (V60) 24.46, 57 M O’Neill 24.49, 58 P Goddard 24.51, 75 B Compton (LV40) 25.58, 79 E Woosey-Griffin (LV40) 27.15, 81 A Newton (JM10) 27.18, 82 J Newton (V40) 27.19, 83 L Blackmore (SW) 27.22, 85 P Terry (LV50) 27.26, 96 J Styles (V50) 28.07, 104 H Bower (LV35) 28.51, 105 K Pulford (LV60) 28.51, 111 C Penton (V50) 29.16, 112 N-J Steinke (LV35) 29.20, 113 A Dawkins (V60) 29.26, 116 C Kembleton (LV35) 29.54, 135 D Hunter (V50) 31.49, 162 B Kirk (LV40) 35.37, 163 M Coates (LV45) 35.37, 168 L Astbury (LV45) 36.32, 169 H White (LV40) 36.32, 170 S Egerton (LV45) 36.51, 176 G Lean 40.21.

DIDCOT PARKRUN

Didcot Runners: 10 E Naughton 22.47, 23 S Murfin (V35) 25.01, 33 K Heard (LV35) 27.49, 39 H Seymour 28.27, 68 G Jackson (V80) 32.57, 74 T Bradley (LV50) 35.50, 75 T Talbot (LV45) 36.46, 76 S Henderson (LV60) 36.48, 80 C Martin (LV60) 37.26. Abingdon: 21 S Lawton (JM10) 24.54, 24 J Pennington (LV45) 25.02pb, 54 L Herbert (SW) 29.45.

HARCOURT HILL PARKRUN

Abingdon: 7 C Walters (V50) 21.10, 18 M Shepley (V50) 22.37, 41 S Hopgood (LV40) 29.02.

OXFORD PARKRUN

Abingdon: 134 H Burton (LV35) 28.44.

LONG MEADOW, TAUNTON PARKRUN

Abingdon: 171 E Moore (LV50) 35.50.