Cirencester AC and Triathlon Club

Stroud Half Marathon, 13.1miles, road.

DAVE BELL raced to another thrilling win in the big race of the week, the Stroud Half Marathon, which also proved the clincher in the Club Championship.

Consistent vet Steve Yates came in 22nd and it was good to see Constant Fisher competing again.

Tim Collings, also just back to competing and with no consistent training, ran a really promising race.

Nicola Denning finished with an ankle injury, while Kate Sackett was third FV50 and set a club FV55 record.

Tim Ingham had a decent run “at last” and Rupert Chesmore ran with club juniors coach Caroline Buck to come in under 1:50. The other contenders were all satisfied with their runs and Liza Darroch was pleased to come through without further injury.

RESULTS: 1, David Bell 1:10.09; 29, Steve Yates 1:22.03; 133, Constant Fischer 1:33.14; 159, Tim Collings 1:34.54; 218, Nicola Denning 1:36.52; 251, Kate Sackett 1:38.32; 363, Tim Ingham 1:43.41; 483, Rupert Chesmore 1:48.13; 484, Caroline Buck 1:48.13; 532, Laura Quinn 1:49.57; 582, Mark Edwards 1:51.23; 620, Rachel Ranger 1:52.28; 872, Liza Darroch 2:02.21; 963, Barbara Thomas 2:07.39; 997, Samantha Timms 2:09.43. 1,384 finished.

Abingdon Marathon, 26.2miles road.

AFTER months of hard training Mark Sysum ran a commendable 3:01.35 to finish 90th in this very competitive race.

Paul Fernandez (Abingdon AC) 2:30.38 won and 693 finished.

Great South Run, Portsmouth, 10miles road.

ANOTHER solid run from club vet Terry Ranger (1:18.29) who finished 2,091st in the top 15 per cent and a little further back Clare Blampied (1:38.44) was 8,610th out of a mammoth 14,583 finishers. Chris Thompson (Aldershot, Farnham and District) won in 47.23.

Parkruns, 5km trails.

RUTH FULFORD and Carol Clarke were both first FV65s in their respective races and Gordon Jones had a strong race.

Medina Parkrun, Isle of Wight, 5km trail.

1, Stuart Backhouse (Ryde Harriers) 18.53; 25, Colin Tapley 21.56; 160, Clare Blampied 30.43. 255 finished.

Stonehouse Parkrun, 5km trail.

1, Michael Stevenson (Stroud & District AC) 19.37; 15, Peter Rowland 25.11; 63 finished.

Cheltenham Parkrun, 5km trail.

1. Phil Beastall (Cheltenham Harriers) 15.53; 232, Ruth Fulford 27.59 – first FV65. 415 finished.

Swindon Parkrun, 5km trail.

1, James Oke (Army AA) 17.48; 41, Gordon Jones 21.41; 159, Barbara Thomas 26.02; 174, Carol Clarke 26.47 – first FV65. 392 finished.