ABINGDON’s male runners dominated the team event in unseasonably hot conditions at the White Horse Half Marathon in Grove.
Paul Fernandez, Sebastian Garrigues, Michael Deering and Daniel Wilson helped the club win the men’s prize.
Abingdon also won county team gold, with the help of Jack Miller’s efforts.
Veteran 40 runner Fernandez finished second overall, just under two minutes behind race-winner James Bolton, of Woodstock Harriers.
Jamie McBrien led the way for host club White Horse Harriers, crossing in fourth place and leading the senior men’s category.
l ABINGDON, fielding a ladies team for the first time, finished 27th at the ERRA National Road Relay Championships in Sutton Park, Birmingham.
RESULTS
(senior men unless stated)
WHITE HORSE HALF MARATHON
Abingdon: 2 P Fernandez (2nd V40, 2nd County) 1.13.23, 7 S Garrigues (V40) 1.20.15, 8 M Deering (3rd SM, 2nd County) 1.21.08, 11 D Wilson 1.22.27pb, 13 T Coney (V40) 1.22.36, 45 J Miller 1.30.22, 55 C Whitehead 1.31.58pb, 62 M Hills 1.32.11, 73 M Livingstone-Learmonth 1.33.37, 83 J Clayton 1.35.33, 85 J Moore (V50) 1.36.06, 87 D Smyth 1.36.09pb, 110 A Francis (V40) 1.39.03, 116 A Muir (V40) 1.39.45, 118 N Hamilton (V50) 1.39.49, 126 A Pixton V50) 1.40.30pb, 131 P Brown (V40) 1.41.15pb, 132 K Dixon (V40) 1.41.17, 208 J Oliver (V60) 01.48.39, 234 T Clarke (V40) 1.51.34, 235 M Lewy (V50) 1.51.35, 248 J Pennington (LV45) 1.53.10, 251 B Compton (LV35) 1.53.27, 257 D Morgan (V40) 1.53.48, 292 J Brown (V40) 1.58.05, 315 J Newton (V40) 2.01.34, 357 L Hamilton (LV55) 2.08.03, 394 T Francis (V50) 2.13.06, 401 P Wilson (LV55) 2.14.23, 408 B Hedges 2.15.30, 454 H Nash (LV45) 2.26.36, 473 S Blacker (LV45) 2.32.36. Team – 1 Abingdon (P Fernandez, S Garrigues, M Deering & D Wilson). Gold medal County Men’s Team – 1 Abingdon (P Fernandez, M Deering, D Wilson & J Miller).
White Horse Harriers: 4 J McBrien 1.17.15, 28 I Lambourn (V50) 1.27.15, 30 M Lane (V40) 1.27.55, 43 D Peace (V40) 1.29.56, 168 L Singer (LV45) 1.45.15, 146 S Sheehy 1.47.44, 224 P Mack (LV35) 1.50.35, 250 R Gilmour (V50) 1.52.35, 271 R Bennett (LV45) 1.54.40, 318 S. Bell 2.01.56, 424 V Saert (LV45) 2.18.34, 464 K Rixon (LV45) 2.27.57, 472 E Lawson (LV35) 2.30.37.
WATFORD OPEN
GRADED MEETING
Abingdon - 3000m: 23 A Ede (U17M) 9.22.66.
CHEDWORTH ROMAN
TRAIL 10 MILES
Abingdon: 39 S Lackman (SL) 1.16.37.
BRIGHTON MARATHON
Abingdon: 159 L Shelton (SL) 3.42.32.
ERRA NATIONAL ROAD
RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Abingdon – Leg 1: F Wiggins 34.03. Leg 2: L Siddle 22.33. Leg 3: V Tilling 23.13. Leg 4: C Parker 33.39. Leg 5: K Adams 23.59. Leg 6: S Davey 20.37. Team: 27 Abingdon 2.38.04.
DEVIZES HALF MARATHON
White Horse Harriers: 419 J Smeddle (V50) 2.25.14.
COMPTON 20
White Horse Harriers: 130 R Colliass (LV50) 4.10.30.
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