Former Woodstock Harriers runner Steve Naylor won the third round of the Oxfordshire Mota-Vation series at Combe in style last Thursday.
Now competing for Bedford and County AC, Naylor, crossed the line in 19mins 51sec.
Although Naylor was 16 seconds slower than last year when he won it, he beat second-placed Oxford City’s Les Newell (20.41) by 50 seconds.
Witney Roadrunners’ Tegid Jones was fifth (20.48) and Woodstock Harriers’ James Bolton seventh in 20.59.
Woodstock’s Vet 35 Sophie Carter, competing for Belgrave Harriers, was first woman home in 22.43.
Eynsham Roadrunners finished sixth in the Ridgeway Relay in 10.14.43. Oxford City (9.24.03) won it.
Meanwhile, Witney Road Runners' Gareth Petts was victorious in the Swansea Marathon on Sunday in 2.40.52.
RESULTS
(senior men unless stated)
MOTA-VATION SERIES – RACE 3 COMBE
1 S Naylor (Bed) 19mins 51secs, 5 T Jones (Wit) 20.48, 7 J Bolton (Wds, V40) 20.59, 12 D Blake (Wit) 22.02, 22 S Carter (Bel, VL35) 22.43, 23 C Williams (Eyn) 22.50, 37 T Garrod (Wit, V40) 23.29, 39 C Ellis (Wit) 23.33, 42 D Cantwell (Wds, V40) 23.39, 43 E Kay (Wit) 23.42, 44 G Ferris (Wit, V40) 23.44, 49 J Webb (Wds, SL) 24.00, 51 W Downey (Wit) 24.11, 58 A McEwan-James (Eyn) 24.28, 59 M Ray (Eyn, U19) 24.31, 63 J Rhodes (Wit, U19) 24.38, 66 M Lock (Wit, U19) 24.38, 74 H Hale (Eyn, SL) 25.04, 76 M Schofield (Eyn, V40) 25.19, 78 D Blackburn (Wds) 25.21, 82 C McLoughlin (Wit, SL) 25.26, 86 N Moglia (Wit, V50) 25.26, 92 D Eisenhandler (Wds, V40) 25.54, 93 T Clarke (Wit, V40) 25.54, 95 M Sheehan (Wit) 25.55, 99 S Walker (Eyn, V40) 26.13.
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