Steve Naylor, from Combe, finished 33rd in the English National Cross Country Championships at Herrington Park, Sunderland.

Naylor completed the 12km mudbath course in 43mins 39secs, helping   first-claim club Bedford & County to fourth place in the men’s team competition.

“An overnight dumping of snow, which continued well into Saturday morning, meant the course was white all over and also a mudbath,” said Naylor.

“It was one of the few times when my feet were like ice blocks and knees were blue on the start line.”

Naylor and James Bolton have both been named in Oxfordshire’s men’s team for the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships at Cofton Park, Birmingham on March 9.

l JAMES Bolton was the first veteran home in the High Bridge Jewellers Bourton-on-the-Water 10K.

The 40-year-old Woodstock Harrier recorded a personal best time of 32mins 59secs to finish fifth overall in cold conditions.

Bolton held his position well as runners faced a headwind on their way back into the village, coming home 12 seconds ahead of sixth-placed Harry Bishop (Severn), who was the first under 18.

Fellow Woodstock athlete Dave Cantwell clocked a best time of 34.59 to take second in the vet 45 category and 28th overall.

Tegid Jones was Witney Road Runners’ first man home, finishing 21st in 34.26.

Eynsham Road Runner Denise Bridges was the second vet 40 lady, clocking 40.43 for 129th overall.

l WOODSTOCK Harrier Bryan Vaughan, 59, recorded the Oxford Parkrun’s highest- ever age graded score.

Vaughan’s time of 18mins 58secs for fourth place gave him a percentage of 83.83.

RESULTS ROUND-UP

(senior men unless stated) 

BOURTON 10K

Eynsham RR: G Bridges 38.54, S Walker 40.38, D Bridges (2nd LV40) 40.43, M Schofield 41.28, L Dawson 43.39 pb, A McEwan-James 44.51 pb, R Saunders 45.01, K Williamson (1st LV60)45.20, J Bishop 46.37, S Butler 47.16 pb, A Currie (SL) 47.55, M Johnson 51.00, I Keeley 51.04, J Bishop (SL) 53.59, C Maskell (SL) 54.31, M Keeley (SL) 54.33 pb, J Pool (SL) 58.23, E Muir (SL) 1.00.43, J McGibbon (SL) 1.06.21.

Witney RR: T Jones 34.26, C Ellis 38.21, A Reynolds (3rd V50) 38.32, G Ferris (V40) 39.19, N Moglia (V50) 39.52, P Taylor 39.55, G Hunter (V50) 40.14, C Whitehead (V40) 40.31, A Giles 41.32, T Clarke 44.21, C Miles 44.47, J Field (V40) 44.52, M Sheehan 45.18, M Wise 45.18, L Sigworth 46.05, K Chard (V50) 46.09, J Jones 55.59, J McCormac (V60) 55.59, S Unsworth (SL) 1.00.27.

Woodstock H: 5 J Bolton (1st V40) 32.59 pb, 28 D Cantwell (2nd V45) 34.59 pb, 34 K Game 35.27, 147 J Harrison (J18) 41.27 pb, 160 C Mower (V40) 41.57, 181 A Harrison (V45) 44.35 pb, 318 L Clarke (LV40) 49.01 pb, 363 A Blincowe (LV40) 51.42 pb.

ABINGDON PARKRUN

Woodstock H: 60 D Richens 28.43.

OXFORD PARKRUN

Witney RR: H Reid (SL) 29.50 Woodstock H: 4 B Vaughan (V55) 18.58, 44 A Smith (V40) 26.24.