RHYS Glastonbury, from Long Hanborough, was edged out for a medal in the England Under 23 Championships at Bedford.

The 22-year-old Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow athlete finished fourth in the 1,500m, missing out on bronze by 0.35 seconds as he ran a personal best time of 3mins 46.77secs.

Glastonbury, who is a student at St Mary’s University in Twickenham, has made big strides this year, also clocking a significant 3,000m best of 8.11.93 at the Loughborough International in May.

  • STEVE Naylor added the Oxfordshire 5,000m crown to his host of county titles.

The 34-year-old, from Combe, clocked 15mins 8.9secs in a race ran as part of the Town v Gown meeting at Iffley Road, Oxford.

  • DAVE Cantwell finished a creditable third in the Humph’s Hilly Half race at Bourton-on-the-Water.

Cantwell (Woodstock Harr-iers) led for much of the half marathon before crossing the line in 1hr 18mins 52secs – 42 seconds behind winner Anthony Bailey (Cheltenham & County Harriers).

  • JAMES Bolton was edged out by two seconds in a bid to defend his Banbury 5 title.

The Woodstock Harrier finished second behind Kieran White (Hercules Wimbledon) after completing the course in 26mins exactly.

He was still the first vet 40 man home, while Woodstock also took the men’s team prize thanks to Bolton, Dave Cantwell (28.22), Bob Storey (28.24) and Kevin Game (28.53).

IN last week’s athletics report we used a picture purporting to be James Bolton. It was in fact Dave Cantwell. We apologise for the error.

RESULTS ROUND-UP

(senior men unless stated)

HUMPH’S HILLY HALF

Woodstock H: 3 D Cantwell (V45) 1.18.52, 56 G Bird (V45) 1.40.01.

RUN JERICHO 10K

Witney RR: W Downey 49.00.

F1 CHICKEN RUN 10K

Witney RR: M Helene Kite (SL) 57.06.

LE TRAIL DE BAVELLA

Woodstock H: 50 V Berryman-Bousquet (4th LV40) 1.58.13.

BANBURY 5

Woodstock H: 2 J Bolton (1st V40) 26.00, 15 D Cantwell (2nd V45) 28.22, 16 R Storey (3rd V45) 28.24, 20 K Game 28.53, 88 J Harrison (U20M) 32.55 pb, 89 C Gray (V50) 32.56, 90 W Hudson 32.57, 93 D Bridges (LV40) 33.07, 111 D Moseley (U20M) 33.49, 164 A Harrison (V45) 35.35 pb, 201 S Cantwell (LV40) 37.12, 242 L Clarke (LV40) 39.11, 280 A Smith (V40) 41.36.

OXFORD PARKRUN

Witney RR: R Lally (SL) 26.06, S Stopforth 27.22.

Woodstock H: 4 B Vaughan (V60) 19.22, 41 A Smith (V40) 24.30.

ABINGDON PARKRUN

Witney RR: W Downey 22.39.

Woodstock H: 80 S Haines (LV55) 25.53.