YORK Acorn Running Club’s Mark Dowson won his category at the 31st Lincolnshire Wolds “Tough 10” Mile Road Race organised by the Wolds Veterans Running Club.

A team of 12 York Acorn athletes competed in the race, which is held over a scenic undulating course starting in the village of Rothwell.

Dowson led home the Acorn members, winning the M35 section in a time of one hour three minutes and 12 seconds.

Mike Royce, competing in the male open, clocked 1:16-06, while M60 runner Howard Winzar came home in 1:17-08, Paul Richardson, in the M50 category, finished in 1:19-03, and John Tattersall timed 1:19-35 in the M60.

Gill Boynton, running the F50 section, clocked 1:20-20, Helen Spring, in the female open event, 1:21-45, Michael Tasker was second in the M70 section after coming home in 1:22-34, F45 runner Jane Lawson finished in 1:25-01, and male open entrant Andy Fawcett completed the course in 1:26-37.

A new open age course record was set by winner Aaron Scott, of Notts AC, who clocked 50-38 minutes.

The record was previously held by John Clark, from Grimsby Harriers, in a time of 50-41 – a record which had stood since 1984.

The women’s race record was also broken – for the first time since 1996 – by Philippa Taylor, of Nene Valley Harriers.

She clocked 60-45, beating the previous record held by Jane Colebrook, from Wolds Veterans, who was timed at 61-58.