JAMES Bolton was denied his first Mota-vation victory of the year as Oxford City’s Aaron Burgess held off his late challenge at Combe.

The two runners were given the same time in the penultimate round.

City’s Maxwell Robinson led from the start, but dropped back to third as the runners re-entered the village for the second time.

At that stage, Bolton was three seconds down on Burgess, who won the men’s title as a result, but was within feet by the finish.

Witney’s Tony Lock landed his fourth divisional victory to land the vet 50 championship with a race to spare.

Woodstock’s Sophie Carter, who runs for Belgrave Harriers, remains in the hunt for the ladies crown and vet 35 title heading into the final round at Oxford on September 1.

But she finished 38 seconds behind Diane Moore, of Headington, in the latest round to come home 39th overall.

l BOLTON bounced back three days later to win the Hooky 6.

He finished 33 seconds ahead of Abingdon’s Paul Fernandez, while clubmate David Cantwell was eighth.

Carter was the first female runner home in 13th overall.

RESULTS

(senior men unless stated)

MOTA-VATION SERIES

Witney: 28 A Lock (V50) 25.32, 38 C Colbeck (V40) 26.15, 42 G Ferris (V40) 26.37, 56 M Lock (U19) 27.33, 72 A Leary 28.14, 79 J Field (V40) 28.33, 91 R Green (V50) 29.1, 94 L Davis (LV35) 29.15, 97 G Le Good (V60) 29.20, 102 D Wymer 29.33, 118 R Stanley-Evans (LV35) 30.18, 121 A Church (V50) 30.30, 134 J Hewlett (SL) 31.11, 139 B Rendell 31.19, 140 A Burkett (V40) 31.25, 155 R Redford (V40) 31.59, 156 C Morris (V50) 32.03,161 J Jones (V40) 32.28, 171 L Jones (LV35) 33.4, 172 G Rayner (LV45) 33.42, 174 O Powell (SL) 33.49, 194 B Briens (LV35) 34.45, 195 J Moore (LV35) 34.46, 199 H Noons (SL) 35.18, 201 N Moss (V40) 35.25, 219 T Moss (LV45) 37.15, 224 S Christie (LV45) 37.33, 228 J McCormac (V60) 37.47, 245 R Lally (LV35) 39.54, 252 A Rouget (LV45) 41.15.

HOOKY 6

Eynsham: 21 G Bridges (2nd V50) 38.14.

Witney: 18 C Colbeck (V40) 38.11, 34 M Lock (U19) 39.54, 40 A Lock (V50) 40.25, 74 R Green (V50) 43.06, 75 P Ainslie (V50) 43.06, 79 R Stanley-Evans (3rd LV35) 43.22, 91 L Harris (1st LV45) 44.17, 95 B Moore (V50) 44.49, 97 C Miles 44.54, 123 J Whelan (V50) 47.19, 135 J McCormac (V60) 48.44, 142 J More (LV35) 49.27, 166 L Holland (LV45) 51.51, 174 N Moss (V40) 53.07, 181 S Christie (LV45) 54.02, 227 I Fowler (V50) 62.33.

ISLE OF MULL HALF MARATHON

Eynsham: 28 K Williamson (2nd LV50) 1.49.01.

MENDIP MARAUDER

Eynsham: M Kempson (LV35) 6.16.16.

OXFORD PARKRUN

Witney: 19 W Downey 20.47, 25 G Le Good (V60) 21.13, 34 S Howard (LV40) 21.53, 70 S Rhodes (V45) 24.34, 98 H Howard (JLU14) 25.52, 168 E Howard (JLU14) 31.57.

ABERYSTWYTH PARKRUN

Witney: 3 T Garrod (V45) 18.46.

FULHAM PALACE PARKRUN

Witney: 28 S Le Good 19.58, 40 S Green (SL) 20.57.

SUNSET PARK 5KM, LAS VEGAS

Witney: 4 F Howard (1st V40) 19.09.

l VISIT witneygazette.co.uk/sport for more results.