ON Tuesday evening, the fourth race in the York & District Road Race League took place on the Knavesmire.
Unlike the previous events, this 10k was virtually flat! The route consisted of three and a half laps round the service track resulting in many runners being lapped which can be tough psychologically, but does give teammates opportunity to shout encouragement and congratulations to each other as they go round.
The 459 runners were lucky with the weather. After a stormy day, it was a blustery start but the rain held off and the track soon dried out in the evening sun leading to plenty of personal best 10k times.
Dom Carter (York Postal) continues his winning streak and once again led the charge for the finish line achieving a blistering time of 32 minutes 50 seconds.
He had to work hard for the top spot with Sam Allen (Haxby) only 5 seconds behind clocking 32:55 to claim second overall and 1st M35.
13 seconds later came Joey Wynne (York Knavesmire) to claim third place with his time of 33:08.
Laura Thompson (City of York) once again was the 1st female to cross the finish line in 36:58 which also bagged her the top spot in the F35 category.
Claire Jones (York Knavesmire) was 2nd female overall in 38:07 and Josie Rawes (Pickering), returning to racing after breaking her ankle, claimed 3rd place with her time of 38:48 which also earned her 2nd place in the F35 category.
Elizabeth Nairn (Selby Striders) was the 1st F40 clocking 40:45, cruising home 3 minutes ahead of her nearest rival.
Chrissie Dover (City of York) maintained her dominance in the F45 category with her time of 39:57.
It was a change of leader for the F50 with Sally Carro Goodwill (York Knavesmire) bagging gold in 43:58.
Julie Mastrolonardo (City of York) continues to be the undisputed leader in the F55 category with her time of 46:25.
The gold position in the F60 and F65 categories also remain unchanged with Anita Ruddock (York Knavesmire) reigning supreme for the F60s clocking 48:02 and Gill Boynton (York Acorn) continuing to dominate in the F65 category with her time of 48:16.
Sally-Anne Lardner (Easingwold) claimed gold for the F70s crossing the finish line in 62:27.
The 1st M40 to cross the finish line was Nick Flemming-Nichol (Easingwold) in 35:25 only 7 seconds ahead of Adrian Stipetic (York Knavesmire).
Darren Tomlinson (Tadcaster) was the 1st M45 with his time of 35:28.
Dave Smithers (York Knavesmire) claimed gold for the 4th race in a row in the M50 category.
His time of 35:14 placed him 6th overall, an incredible achievement.
Matthew Smithson (York Acorn) also reigned victorious for the 4th race in a row in the M55 category but only just.
His time of 37:52 was just 3 seconds ahead of Richard Ginn (Pocklington). Jon Blake (City of York) crossed the finish line in 41:44 to bag gold for the M60s.
Neil Strange (Haxby) and Paul Robinson (Pickering) also sealed their undisputed dominance with 4 category wins in a row.
Neil was 1st M65 in 42:10 and Paul was 1st M70 crossing the finish line in 47:28.
City of York and York Knavesmire continue to battle for the gold team prize for the ladies.
This week City of York claimed the top spot but there was only 1 point between them.
York Acorn claimed the top team prize for the men with York Knavesmire second.
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