DAWN Gibbs, running for York Acorn Running Club, won the North Yorkshire Half-Marathon championship title in the Brass Monkey Half-Marathon Road Race at York.

Gibbs took the over 45 age category award finishing sixth female overall in 1 hr 24mins 41secs. Knavesmire Harriers' Mandy Clarke won bronze.

Knavesmire Harriers' Dave Chippett and Neil Strange took gold and bronze medals in the NYC and, together with Ian Anderson, also collected the team gold medal. They were ably supported by Andy Booth, all four Harriers finishing in under 76 minutes.

Knavesmire Harriers, the host club, restricted their entrants to just four men and two ladies as most club members and their partners were assisting with staging the popular event.

The open race winner Ian Fisher (Otley) who led from the start, was just 11 seconds away from collecting the £100 prize on offer for breaking his own course record, finishing in 66-46, nearly three minutes ahead of second place Ian Malone (Ackworth).

Melanie Hayward (Road Runners Club) made sure of her £100 by taking almost four minutes off the ladies' record and was nearly five minutes ahead of second placed Emma Latto (Herne Hill Harriers) who was visiting her parents Brian and Sheila Latto, both keen Knavesmire Harriers.

York Acorn's Dave Chaplin led 24 team-mates home in 1-18-10.

John Booth was first home for White rose Triathletes in 86th place while Paul Parkin-Coates (124th) and Jayne Chapman (561st) led Wigginton AC's challenge, with Paul Fowler (130th) first home for Selby Striders.

Andy Sheldon (257th) showed the way for Living Well gym, just one place ahead of South Hambleton's Brian Dobson (258th). York Postal's first man home was Nik Stokes (385th) while Courtneys' gym had Jill Heseltine (541st) and representing York CIU were popular local walkers, Walter Johnson and Anthony Mercer finishing together in 146 mins 43 secs.

In ideal running weather 20 York-area athletes competed in the Dewsbury Town centre 10km Classic race.

The first three runners, all internationals, finished together, the official places being Daniel Andrew Sipe 29-41 secs (Tanzania) from twins Ian and Mark Hudspith (Morpeth Harriers) just one second covering all three.

First of the York runners to finish was Matthew Turner (Hull/Knavesmire) in 60th-place followed by veteran Knavesmire Harrier David Varley who clocked 40-46. First York lady was Sue Maude (Living Well Gym) in 48-05.

Updated: 11:59 Thursday, February 14, 2002