Sunderland stages area championships as we bring you our latest round-up from the UK distance running scene

SUNDERLAND HARRIERS 5km, inc Northern Championships, Silksworth, Tyne & Wear, July 11

Chris Coulson came out on top to win the Northern 5km Championships in one of two races where men and women were split.

The Houghton Harrier won by 11 seconds from Finn Brodie, with a personal best 14:26, in a race where the top five were inside 15 minutes. This was an improvement of 26 seconds on his previous mark.

In seventh, Darrell Hastie, the British & Irish Masters M40 cross-country champion, took the Northern Masters title in 15:01, just four seconds outside his personal best.

The women had a separate race with the over-50 men and it was Stacey Smith who crossed the line first from a bevy of M50 masters led by Lindsay McEwen.

The former double English Schools 800m silver medallist, from 16 years earlier, was 38 seconds outside her best set earlier this year with a 16:29 clocking.

It was an 18-second personal best for McEwan with his 17:00 timing, that saw him home six seconds clear of triathlon international Paul Dobson to claim the M50 title.

Men (Sen & M40): 1 C Coulson (Hought) 14:26; 2 F Brodie (Morp) 14:37; 3 E Leech (FopD) 14:44; 4 P Smallcombe (Morp) 14:51; 5 G Lowry (Morp) 14:56; 6 G Jayasuriya (M&C) 15:01; 7 D Hastie (Gala, M40) 15:01; 8 C Marshall (Morp) 15:02; 9 L Davies (NE Proj) 15:02; 10W Cork (Morp) 15:04

M40: 2 S Jackson (Sund) 15:06

M45: 1 A Hepple (Gosf) 16:09

M50 & Women: 1 S Smith (NSP, W) 16:29; 2 L McEwen (Elvet, M50) 17:00; 3 P Robson (Wear Tri, M50) 17:06; 4 D Milligan (Elvet, M50) 17:07; 5 S Hammil (Durh, M50) 17:09; 6 J Douglas (Elsw, M50) 17:12

M60: 1 G Penn (NSP) 18:07; 2 E Sweeney (Sund) 19:20

M70: 1 C Featherstone (Durh) 22:54

Women: 2 S Haston (Gate) 17:29; 3 J Penn NSP) 17:36

W40: 1 A Dodd (J&H) 18:32

W50: 1 M Stead (Morp) 18:12; 2 L Lennox (Tyne Br) 20:01; 3 J Johnstone (Gala) 20:15; 4 E Turnbull (Elsw) 21:44; 5 F Christie-de-Jong (Jesm) 21:44

W55: 1 S Stephenson (Elsw) 21:44

W60: 1 H Robinson (J&H) 21:56; 2 M Minchella (S Shields) 21:58

W70: 1 P Woodcock (Morp) 27:49

Overall Junior 2M: 1 K Sridhar (Darl, U15) 10:29; 2 W Young (Sund, U15) 10:36; 3 J Duthie-Brown (Wend, U15) 10:57

U13: 1 D Callaghan (Darl) 11:41

U15 Girls: 1 D Bradley (Durh) 11:52; 2 I Hall (Birt) 12:36

SAUCONY LONDON 10km, Westminster, July 14

The latest in the big non-UK licenced races in the capital saw Seyfu Jamaal lead home over 12,000 runners in 29:41, but none of their times will figure in UK Athletics Power of 10 rankings.

It was the London Heathside runners eighth road win of the year and came after a close battle with Jared Ward, the Rio Olympic Marathon sixth placer.

The Americans 29:44 got him home three seconds clear of Matthew Sharp, with another visitor from across the Atlantic, Philo Germano, a distant fourth, as seven of the top 10 were overseas entrants.

It was another American visitor, Aubery Frenthaway Nielsen who won the womens section from countrywoman Vanessa Fraser in 32:51.

Overall: 1 S Jamaal (Lon H) 29:41; 2 J Ward (USA) 29:44; 3 M Sharp (Ryde) 29:47; 4 P Germano (USA) 31:07; 5 A Bednarek (POL) 31:14; 6 A Tormensis (NOR) 31:21; 7 R Bogan (GER) 31:27; 8 B le Toquin (FRA) 31:30; 9 D Voet (BEL) 31:36; 10 A McCaskill 31:45; 11 D Wallis (G&G) 31:49; 12 C Newham (Ryde) 32:25

Women: 1 A Frentheway Nielsen (USA) 32:51; 2 V Fraser (USA) 33:24; 3 B Briggs (CoH) 34:34; 4 J Sjölind-Kohtamäki (FIN) 35:56; 6 A Braham (Ealing E, W45) 35:57

WILMSLOW SUMMER 10km, Cheshire, July 14

Omah Ahmed won by more that two minutes in 28:46, for his 11th straight road win of the year, as Matt Clowes took second in 30:50.

It was the Birchfield-based Ethiopians quickest time of the year by one second.

The womens race saw a 21-second winning margin for Northern cross-country champion Lauren McNeil in 32:31. It was her first race since a 17th spot in the European half-marathon championship in Rome last month.

Further down the field, Fiona Matheson was outside her W60 British best of 38:08, with a 38:44 clocking.

Overall: 1 O Ahmed (Bir) 28:46; 2 M Clowes (Wrex) 30:50; 3 C Perry (Vale R) 30:52; 4 H Johnson (Hali) 30:58; 5 N Barry (Sale) 30:59; 6 A Doyle (Vale R) 31:00; 7 J Birmingham (Salf) 31:18; 8 S Whitehead (Vale R) 31:19; 9 B McIntosh (Vale R) 31:23; 10 M Abshire (Leeds) 31:30; 11 L Messenger-Jones) 31:37; 12 R Moore (Vale R) 31:38; 13 N Postill (Border) 31;36; 14 J Bartley (Stock) 31:47; 15 P Robertson (Sale) 31:58

M40: 1 P Aston (Shrews) 33:07; 2 L Parrington (L&M) 33:31

M45: 1 R Coen (Wilm) 33:04; 2 S McCarron (Sale) 33:53

M50: 1 R Grantham (Wirr) 34:14; 2 A Pickford (Alt) 34:33; 3 R OSullivan (C&S) 35:17

M60: 1 G Dale (Salf) 38:23; 2 D Lee (Prest) 38:26; 3 G Matheson (Falk) 38:42

M65: 1 G Webb (Horw) 40:42

M70: 1 A Metcalf (Lossley) $2:47

M75: 1 M Hitchen (Nwich) 49:36

Women: 1 L McNeil (Hallam) 32:31; 2 H Townsend (Leeds) 33:52; 3 C McKnespiey (Leeds) 34:13; 4 S Dufor-Jackson (Vale R) 34:17; 5 K Walsh (Leeds) 35:05; 6 C Grieve (York) 35:18; 7 K Longley (Liv PS, W45) 35:25; 8 V Cronin (Traff) 35:39; 9 T Rogers (Buckley, W35) 36:00; 10 S Hunter (Ack, W35) 36:11

W45: 2 B Brennan (Bhall) 38:26; 3 D McVie (Wilm) 39:22

W50: 1 D Jepson (Fylde) 38:07; 2 F Davies 39:51; 3 K Metcalfe (Eden) 41:19

W55: 1 S Stevens (Chorl) 43:56

W60: 1 F Matheson (Falk) 38:54

W65: 1 A Ashton (Marple) 49:31

W75: 1 S Stewart (Sport W) 56:43

W80: 1 E Statham (Cong) 62:51

HUMPTY DUMPTY 10km, Reedham, Norfolk, July 14

Overall: 1 N Earl (Norw) 32:31; 2 N Adams (NNBR, M45) 34:13

M60: 1 J Moore (Norf G) 39:11

M70: 1 G Nelson 45:06

M75: 1 J Stocker (Hunt) 47:15

Women: 1 S Jeffries (Norw) 36:20

W60: 1 P Carr (G Yae) 46:19; 2 S Roberts (Colt) 46:43

W65: 1 A Stewart (Norw RR) 48:30

ILKLEY HALF-MARATHON, West Yorkshire, July 14

Last years Leeds Marathon winner Nathan Edmonson took the race from City of Leeds veteran Gram Rush by just over a minute in a personal best 66:25, more than two seconds inside his previous mark.

Overall: 1 N Edmondson (Ilk) 66:25; 2 G Rush (Leeds, M40) 67:32; 3 J Cummings (Ilk) 68:07 4 J Payne (VP&TH) 71:16; 5 J Scott-Farrington (Horw) 71:45; 6 J Kelly 72:08

M60: 1 D West (Hgate) 82:46

Women: 1 C Bell (Hyde P) 83:11; 2 S Flaherty (Bing, W50) 84:40; 3 B Reid (NB R, W40) 84:41

W50: 2 S Cumber (Hali) 88:18; 3 A Spencer (Valley) 90:44

MIC MORRIS TORFAEN 10km, Monmouthshire, July 14

Former Welsh junior 800m champion Ben Miles was nearly a minute outside his best when winning in 30:57.

Overall: 1 B Miles (Card) 30:57; 2 E Appleby (Builth) 31:26; 3 R Jones (Kirkby) 32:43

M40: 1 M OGrady (Neath) 33:05; 2 D Nicholls 33:26; 3 P White (Pont-y-pawl) 33:31

M50: 1 D Sheldon (Penarth) 35:46; 2 P Francis (les C) 35:56

M60: 1 J Cox (Les C) 39:05

Women: 1 P Sommers (Sarn) 37:01

W50: 1 C Jacobs (Les C) 40:44

W60: 1 K Talbot (Llis) 46:08

NEWCASTLE HALF-MARATHON & 10km, Tyne & Wear, July 14

Overall (13.1M): 1 D Young (Heaton) 71:26

M55: 1 R Bellamy 81:05

M65: 1 C Cook 94:24

Women: 1 L Wellburn 87:22

W45: 1 K Lowery (Sund Str) 88:39

W50: 1 M Sterling 94:45

Overall (10km): 1 S Ghafari (High) 31:55; 2 A Swinburne ((Ld Crew) 33:02

Women: 1 N Rich 38:40

NORMANBY HALL 10km, Lincolnshire, July 14

Overall: 1 W Strangeway (Linc W) 31:41

M70: 1 D Gibson 46:14

Women: 1 A Watson (W45) 38:56

W60: 1 J Masterman (Goole) 46:19

W70: 1 D Ellmore (Wolds) 50:12

NEW ROMNEY 10km, Kent, July 14

Maria Heslop, who was the top over-55 in the British Masters Road Relays in May, was first home in the womens section in 38:01, to confirm her second place in the W55 rankings for the year.

Overall: 1 W Zerom (Ashf) 32:22

M50: 1 T Webb (Kent) 36:32

M55: 1 R Tomlinson (M&M) 36:55

M60: 1 T Jesson (Folk) 38:28

M75: 1 M Davies (SKYRAC) 44:58

Women: 1 M Heslop (Ton, W55) 38:01; 2 K Sung (M&M, W50) 39:34

W55: 2 T Oldershaw (Ton) 44:26; 3 M Watson (S Kent) 44:46

W70: 1 A McMurray (Battle) 57:24

WELLINGBOROUGH 5, Northamptonshire, July 14

Overall: 1 M Hill 25:28

Women: 1 M Stenhouse (R&N) 28:43; 2 A Walters (U20) 29:27; 3 R Nealon (Hunc) 29:52

W45: 1 K Sharman 32:53

W60: 1 R Loutit (Yax) 33:40

ELMORE 7, Chipstead, Surrey, July 13

Georgie Bruinvels continued her clean-up of road races in Surrey and, since winning the South-of-the-Thames 7.5 cross-country championship in December, it was her seventh, in addition to the Surrey senior cross event.

The winning runs have included Fleet, Richmond and Worthing half-marathons as well as a 10km and 10-miler.

Overall: 1 J Hutchins (Wok, M40) 37:09; 2 J Lyne (S Lon) 37:38; 3 P Robins (Rane) 38:00

M50: 1 D Williams (S Lon) 40:04

M55: 1 T Booth (G&G) 42:48

M60: 1 S Dancigar (Barnes) 42:48

Women: 1 G Bruinvels (AFD, W35) 40:48; 2 K Grinyer (G&G) 41:48; 3 G Reynolds (Herne H, W40) 42:35

W55: 1 S McDonald (S Lon) 47:57

W60: 1 S Harrison (G&G) 50:54

W75: 1 S Garner (Ling) 66:15

NO WALK IN THE PARK 5km, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, July 13

Overall: 1 S Gilson (Roth) 15:00

M55: 1 A Ward (N Der) 18:01

Women: 1 E Holt (Cfield Tri) 18:37

DONFASTER 5km, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, July 12

Overall: 1 E Morton (Roth) 15:30

M60: 1 P Lane (Danum) 18:03

M70: 1 M Page (Donc) 21:52

Women: 1 L Skinner (OTCF, W40) 17:05

W50: 1 L Broom (Steel) 19:56

TARA KINDLE MEMORIAL 10km, Elvaston Castle, Derby, July 12

Overall: 1 R Hall (L Eaton) 32:38; 2 T Potter (Ivanhoe) 32:46

M40: 1 D Magalela (L Eaton) 33:11

M75: 1 C Mason (S Der) 37:47

Women: 1 E Pick (Peel) 38:45

W50: 1 H James (100 Mara) 43;10

WALKINGTON 10km, Beverley, East Yorkshire, July 12

Overall: 1 D McKinnon (Goole) 32:08

Women: 1 N Drakeford (Barns) 36:40

W60: 1 T Gibson (Wolds) 45:22

YORK 5km SERIES, North Yorkshire, July 12

Leeds Marathon winner Joe Sagar won by 26 seconds in 14:35 as womens leader Samantha Mason improved her personal best by 12 seconds with her 16:34 timing.

Overall: 1 J Sagar (Leeds) 14:35; 2 K Walker (NE Proj) 15:01; 3 J Johnson (Bev) 15:04

M50: 1 M Smithers (Knaves) 16:54

M60: 1 J Convery (Bing) 17:53; 2 A Pearson (Pstone) 18:07

Women: 1 S Mason (Salf) 16:34

W40: 1 D Hatfield (Bev) 17:19

EMGP MILTON KEYNES 10km, Buckinghamshire, July 10

In the penultimate event of the eight-race programme, it was Dominic Jones who came out on top in 30:37 and post victory by 87 seconds over James Minter.

It was the Cambridge & Coleridge mans fifth series win over the past three years and comes after a 2:19:10 in the London Marathon and a 66:29 half at Derby.

The womens race went to long time Milton Keynes servant W40 Lara Bromilow in 37:04.

Overall: 1 D Jones (C&C) 30:37; 2 J Minter (Bed C) 32:04

M45: 1 P Melling (R&N) 33:09

M50: 1 J Lawler 9High) 34:21

M60: 1 A Jordan (St Alb) 38:04; 2 A Green (North Tri) 38:15

TEAM: 1 R&N 95:56

M40 TEAM: 1 R&N 98:02

Women: 1 L Bromilow (Mil K, W40) 37:04

W45: 1 K Godof (Olney) 38:11

W50: 1 R Cooke (Bucks & Stowe) 39:07; 2 H Mulhall (Bbrook) 40:37; 3 H Heley (Silson) 40:40

W60: 1 K Bond (Dav) 46:29

W65: 1 J Hill (Squirrels) 49:00

W75: 1 A Copson (R&N) 53:08

TEAM (3 to score): 1 R&N 1:55:40

W35 TEAM: 1 R&N 2:02:52

SCOTTS MIDWEEK LEAGUE MOB MATCH 10km, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, July 10

Overall: 1 J Parslow (Dac) 33:09

M40: 1 S Buckle (St Alb) 34:01

M50: 1 E De Los Rios (St Alb) 35:45; 2 S Aiken (Trent P) 36:00

TEAM: 1 Garden City R 386

M40 TEAM: 1 St Albans 101

Women: 1 T Woodhouse (Hetrts P, U20) 36:46; 2 K Rennie (Dac, W45) 37:14

W45: 2 H Turner (Dac) 39:43

W55: 1 P Habbick (St Alb) 41:09; 2 V Simpson (B Stort) 43:55

W65: 1 S Roberts (Dac) 48:05

TEAM: 1 St Albans 196

W35 TEAM: 1 Dacorum 35

SEFTON PARK FIVE MILER, Liverpool, Merseyside, July 10

Alistair Rutherford improved his personal best set earlier this year by more than a minute to 24:34 as he headed his Liverpool team-mate Dylan Naylor by six seconds.

The womens race saw 2023 world 50km fourth placer Anna Bracegirdle compete in her maiden 5-miler and win in 27:02.

Overall: 1 A Rutherford (Liv) 24:34; 2 D Naylor (Liv) 24:40; 3 M Scaife (Liv) 25:53

M50: 1 D McDonough (Kirkby) 28:16

Women: 1 A Bracegirdle (Salf) 27:02; 2 J Morgan (Liv) 27:46; 3 F OHare (Liv) 27:58

W65: 1 S OBrien (Widnes) 38:38

W70: 1 C Bonner (Widnes) 42:30

YEOVIL 5km SPRING & SUMMER SERIES, Yeovilton, Somerset, July 10

Simon Fox repeated his victory from this July race last year in 14:58 as former Euro and world junior cross-country international, Amber Gascoigne, now 44, took the womens race in 17:16, 26 years after she set her personal best of 16:44.

Overall: 1 S Fox (Exe) 14:58; 2 N Heal (Taunt, U20) 15:22

M50: 1 K Summers (Weston) 16:51; 2 E Pickering (SWRR) 16:58

M70: 1 J Shapland (Bide) 20:44

Women: 1 A Gascoigne (T Bath, W40) 17:16

W45: 1 K Booth (Taunt) 17:45

W55: 1 S Capstick (R Forever) 22:22

W65: 1 E Wood (Avon VR) 22:54

AVR WESTBURY 5km, Wiltshire, Luly 9

Second ranked under-15 Tobi-Lee Loughlin improved his best to 15:28 when winning overall by 18 seconds from Adam Holland.

Sarah Wilson had a margin of more than two minutes when adding the womens section in a personal best 16:42.

Overall: 1 T Loughlin (T Bath, U15) 15:28; 2 A Holland 15:46

M60: 1 P Reddaway (Corsh) 18:12

Women: 1 S Wilson (T Bath) 16:42

W50: 1 J Hudson 21:19

W60: 1 D Hier (Avon VR) 21:23

GOSPORT 5km, SUMMER SERIES, Hampshire, July 9

Overall: 1 J Copeland 15:48

M45: 1 J Baker (Chich R) 16:37

M60: 1 D Shepherd (Lhill) 19:06

Women: 1 V Edwards 19:24