James Bolton added another title to his impressive collection with victory at the Headington 5.

Vet 40 star Bolton (Wood-stock Harriers) completed the five-mile road race in 26mins 6secs to finish 13 seconds clear of runner-up Andrew Inskip (Bedford & County).

Sophie Carter, from Wood-stock, was the second lady home.

Carter (Belgrave Harriers) clocked 28.56 to Diane Moore’s (Headington Road Runners) 28.49, while Hannah Hale set a new Eynsham Road Runners ladies’ record of 31.57.

Much of the course was also used in the final round of the Mota-Vation Series.

Bolton led the west Oxford-shire challenge by finishing fourth, completing the 4.03-mile route in 21.15.

He had already secured the series’ vet 40 title, but was edged out by Paul Fernandez (Abingdon) on the night.

Witney Road Runners’ Alan Reynolds finished second in the men’s vet 50 event, Eynsham’s Paul Creasey was the inaugural vet 70 winner and Witney were the third men’s team.

Abigail Clarke (Wood-stock) secured the under 19 ladies’ crown.

Carter missed the race, but had already won the senior ladies’ title, with Witney’s Frankie Snare second.

Eynsham’s Jacqueline Pinnock came third in the vet 45 event, while clubmate Kate Williamson was the second vet 55 lady.

RESULTS ROUND-UP

(senior men unless stated)

MOTA-VATION SERIES

5th round

Top 20: 4 J Bolton (Wds, V40) 21.15, 19 B O’Connor (Wds, V40) 22.42.

Top 5 ladies: 60 (2nd) H Hale (Eyn, SL) 25.21, 70 (4th) F Snare (Wit, SL) 25.49.

Witney RR: 25 T Lock (V40) 23.02, 32 C Ellis 23.39, 33 F Howard (V40) 23.43, 41 A Reynolds (V50) 24.01, 48 G Ferris (V40) 24.35, 49 C Colbeck (V40) 24.4, 51 E Kay 24.53, 53 K Read (V40) 25.02, 59 W Downey 25.20, 61 N Dalton (V40) 25.23, 65 G Reynolds 25.31, 81 M Butler (V40) 26.18, 82 T Clarke (V40) 26.22, 109 M Lock (U19M) 28.04, 113 N Morley (V40) 28.19, 115 D Wymer 28.23, 120 A Church (V50) 28.3, 123 M Jarrett (V40) 28.37, 128 D Brown (SL) 28.43, 131 D Brackston (V50) 28.5, 156 R Redford (V40) 30.04, 159 L Walker (SL) 30.24, 161 J Field (V40) 30.29, 181 M Gamage (V40) 31.32, 200 T Moss (LV45) 31.56, 202 L Jones (LV35) 31.58, 207 H Smith (LV45) 32.16, 209 C Morris (V50) 32.26, 217 C Morley (LV45) 32.48, 220 O Powell (U19L) 32.55, 251 A Rouget (LV45) 35.01, 256 K Cooper (SL) 35.18, 258 J Gamage (LV45) 35.19, 270 S Christie (LV45) 36.25, 277 H West (LV55) 37.22, 281 M Kite (LV35) 39.38, 290 E Baker (LV35) 42.25.

Final Standings

(best 4 of 5 races to count)

MEN

Vet 40: 1 J Bolton (Wds) 4pts.

Vet 50: 2 A Reynolds (Wit) 7.

Vet 70: 1 P Creasey (Eyn) 5.

Team: 3 Witney RR A 1009.

LADIES

Under 19: 1 A Clarke (Wds) 6.

Senior: 1 S Carter (Belgrave) 11, 2 F Snare (Wit) 12.

Vet 45: 3 J Pinnock (Eyn) 14.

Vet 55: 2 K Williamson (Eyn) 7.

HEADINGTON 5

Eynsham RR: 9 R Storey (3rd V40) 28.26, 20 B Pollard (V40) 29.42, 37 H Hale (SL) 31.57, 70 M Creasey (V50) 34.14, 97 K Williamson (1st LV55) 36.29.

Witney RR: 22 C Ellis 29.49, 29 C Colbeck (V40) 30.29, 44 W Downey 32.18, 72 K Hutchings (LV35) 34.19, 89 C Miles 36.03, 103 S Morley (LV35) 37.06, 115 L Garrod (LV45) 38.02.

COTSWOLD CLASSIC

MIDDLE DISTANCE TRIATHLON

Witney RR – men: 34 S Covell 4.33.36. Ladies: 13 F Snare 4.56.26.