Sophie Carter powered to victory in the Cotswold Classic road race at Witney.

The Belgrave Harriers athlete, from Woodstock, completed the undulating ten-mile course in 1hr 1min 38secs to finish 12th overall.

Carter beat fellow vet 35 lady Rachel Masser (Wood-stock Harriers), who was second in 1.03.34 The race doubled up as the Oxfordshire ten-mile county championships.

Eynsham Road Runners’ Hannah Hale was the first open and county senior lady home, finishing 35th in a club record time of 1.06.42.

Meanwhile, James Bolton led the way as Woodstock Harriers finished fifth in the vet 40 race at the South of England Road Relay Championships.

Bolton clocked the second fastest vet 40 split at Rush-moor Arena, Aldershot, clocking 19mins 35secs for the hilly two-lap six kilometre course.

Brian O’Connor (21.04), Bryan Vaughan (23.05) and Kevin Game (21.47) completed their team.

Had Vaughan raced in the vet 60 event, he would have recorded the second fastest time for his age group.

RESULTS ROUND-UP

(senior men unless stated)

COTSWOLD CLASSIC 10

Eynsham RR: 9 R Storey (2nd Oxon V40) 1.00.15, 28 G Bridges 1.05.59, 35 H Hale (1st SL, club record) 1.06.42, 60 T Baker 1.11.57, 70 S Walker (V40) 1.13.45, 79 M Creasey (V50) 1.14.41, 83 L Hillsdon 1.15.31, 105 A McEwan-James 1.19.16, 129 J Pinnock (2nd Oxon LV45) 1.22.28, 141 T Evans (LV35) 1.24.08, 150 R Hale (V60) 1.25.26, 156 T Hale 1.25.58, 180 K Baker (V60) 1.30.54, 185 A Pinnock (V60) 1.33.50.

Witney RR: 4 T Jones 58.39, 14 G Petts 1.02.31, 20 J Young 1.03.31, 29 C Colbeck (V40) 1.06.04, 46 F Snare (SL) 1.08.56, 49 P Sharp 1.09.44, 58 N Moglia (V50) 1.11.38, 76 N Smith 1.14.35, 77 K Bamber (SL) 1.14.38, 81 N Morley (V40) 1.15.13, 82 S Howard (LV35) 1.15.26, 85 D Brown (SL) 1.15.51, 88 J Field (V40) 1.16.32, 89 A Church (V50) 1.16.32, 117 B Briens (LV35) 1.21.15, 120 R Redford (V40) 1.21.34, 145 J Mackenzie 1.24.23, 151 R Laban 1.25.30, 157 N Moss (V40) 1.25.58, 162 N Henman (LV35) 1.26.28, 164 H Smith (LV45) 1.27.03, 177 J Le Good (LV55) 1.30.06, 181 C Morris (V50) 1.31.32, 204 A Rouget (LV45) 1.38.02.

LONGWORTH 10K

Witney RR: 13 G Ferris (1st V40) 39.15, 19 W Downey 40.46.