Woodstock Harriers’ Rachel Masser set a course record on her way to winning the Ladies Individual Silver Plate at the Otmoor Challenge on Saturday.

Despite the hot, yet gusty, conditions, Masser beat her own course record from 2013 by 64 seconds to complete the halfmarathon road and track course in 1hour 26mins.

Masser was 13th overall, beating Headington Road Runners’ Diane Moore and Samantha Usher (Alchester).

The trio also took the first three places in the Ladies’ Veteran Nexel Cup.

Masser, Denise Bridges, Zoe White and Usher also helped Woodstock claim the Challenge Trophy.

Eynsham Road Runners’ Kate Williamson won the Women’s Institute Trophy for the Ladies’ Supervet.

In the men’s race, Witney’s Tony Lock finished fourth overall, and third in the Men’s Veteran Otmoor Cup.

Woodstock Harrriers A were third in the men’s team standings.

JAMES Bolton finished second at the Bletchingdon round of the Mota-vation series on Thursday.

The 42-year-old backed up a fourth-place finish in the first round by finishing nine seconds behind winner David Bruce (Oxford City AC) in 22mins 29secs.

Dan Blake (Witney), Brian O’Connor (Woodstock) and Vet 50 winner Robert Storey (Eynsham) finished 11th, 17th and 18th.

Woodstock’s Sophie Carter, running for Belgrave Harriers, was the first woman to cross in 16th overall in a time of 24.25.

Eynsham’s Kate Williamson was the Vet 65 winner, crossing in 181st.

WITNEY’S Will Downey finished fifth in the Chiltern Chase 10k race.

RESULTS

OTMOOR CHALLENGE

4 T Lock (Wit) 1hr 22mins 11secs, 9 D Cantwell (Wds) 1.24.46, 13 R Masser (Wds) 1.26.00, 20 G Ferris (Wit) 1.29.50, 33 J Harrison (Wds) 1.33.54, 49 A Harrison (Wds) 1.37.54, 57 N Preddy (Wds) 1.39.04, 64 A Church (Wit) 1.41.03, 71 C Williams (Eyn) 1.41.51, 73 L Brooke-Little (Wds) 1.42.02, 78 A McEwan-James (Eyn) 1.42.44, 83 M Creasey (Eyn) 1.43.22, 85 D Brown (Wit) 1.43.47, 86 L Hillsdon (Eyn) 1.43.48, 96 D Eisenhandler (Wds) 1.45.18.

MOTA-VATION RACE 2 – BLETCHINGDON
2 J Bolton (Wds, V40) 22mins 29secs, 11 D Blake (Wit, SM) 23.59, 16 S Carter (Bel, VL35) 24.25, 17 B O’Connor (Wds, V40) 24.28, 18 R Storey (Eyn, V50) 24.33, 24 C Williams (Eyn, SM) 25.04, 31 D Warburton (Eyn, SM) 25.28, 32 D Cantwell (Wds, V40) 25.35, 35 R Linnell (Wds, V40) 25.50, 41 E Kay (Wit, SM) 26.22, 46 W Downey (Wit, SM) 26.25, 49 G Ferris (Wit, V40) 26.29, 52 N Dalton (Wit, V40) 26.35, 54 M Ray (Eyn, U19) 26.36, 57 D Blackburn (Wds, SM) 26.44, 69 A James-McEwan (Eyn, SM) 27.11, 75 H Hale (Eyn, SL) 27.31, 84 J Rhodes (Wit, U19) 28.06, 86 M Lock (Wit, U19) 28.11, 87 N Moglia (Wit, V50) 28.12, 91 D Bridges (Wds, VL45) 28.19, 93 H Williams (Wds, V40) 28.29, 100 A Pike (Wds, V40) 28.46.